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namespace HelixToolkit.Wpf
{
    using System;
    using System.IO;
    using System.Windows.Media.Media3D;
    using System.Windows.Threading;

    /// <summary>
    /// Class ModelReader.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class ModelReader : IModelReader
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ModelReader"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="dispatcher">The dispatcher.</param>
        protected ModelReader(Dispatcher dispatcher = null)
        {
            this.DefaultMaterial = Materials.Gold;
            this.Dispatcher = dispatcher;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the model should be frozen.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value><c>true</c> if model should be frozen; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
        public bool Freeze { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the default material.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// The default material.
        /// </value>
        public Material DefaultMaterial { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the dispatcher.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The dispatcher.</value>
        public Dispatcher Dispatcher { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the directory.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The directory.</value>
        public string Directory { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the texture path.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The texture path.</value>
        public string TexturePath
        {
            get
            {
                return this.Directory;
            }

            set
            {
                this.Directory = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the model from the specified path.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path">The path.</param>
        /// <returns>The model.</returns>
        public virtual Model3DGroup Read(string path)
        {
            this.Directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
            using (var s = File.OpenRead(path))
            {
                return this.Read(s);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Reads the model from the specified stream.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="s">The stream.</param>
        /// <returns>The model.</returns>
        public abstract Model3DGroup Read(Stream s);

        /// <summary>
        /// Invokes the specified action on the dispatcher.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="action">The action.</param>
        protected void Dispatch(Action action)
        {
            if (this.Dispatcher == null)
            {
                action();
                return;
            }

            this.Dispatcher.Invoke(action);
        }
    }
}


Now known as Nimrud in English, the site is known as كال Kalal in Arabic. It is associated with the biblical site כלח, transliterated as Kalakh or Calah. Nimrud was nestled on east bank of the Tigris, north of Ashur and Kar Tukulti Ninurta. Kalhu had been occupied in the Neolithic, but was founded Kalhu was founded as a provincial city circa 1280 BC in the Assyrian heartland by Assyrian king Shalmaneser I. By the 9th century BC the settlement mound had grown to a substantial height. In ~880 BC, Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II famously transformed Nimrud from a provincial town into the new glistening capital of Assyria. His building campaign began in 878 BC as soon as his first military victories provided him the necessary workforce. Ashurnasirpal II built a new city wall that was 7½km and enclosed 360ha, within which was a 20ha palace citadel built on the old settlement mound.
Significant finds at Nimrud include the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, found in the Central Palace erected by Shalmaneser III and Tiglath-Pileser IV. Also, the Nimrud Ivories, the remains of the royal furniture at Nimrud. Sargon II established Dur Sharrukin to replace Nimrud as capital of Assyria.
מִן-הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא, יָצָא אַשּׁוּר; וַיִּבֶן, אֶת-נִינְוֵה, וְאֶת-רְחֹבֹת עִיר, וְאֶת-כָּלַח. וְאֶת-רֶסֶן, בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח--הִוא, הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָה.
The royal palace of Ashurnasirpal II.
Fort Shalmaneser at Nimrud was sacked in 614 BC. The invaders took out all the ivory furniture that was stored there, tore off the gold and left the ivory.
According to Shalmaneser I's inscriptions there were about nine temples.
Assyrian reliefs often recount the majestic gardens of Assyrian gardens, packed with exotic flora and fauna.
There are three kinds of relief motifs throughout Nimrud.
Symbolic and religious imagery included the Tree of Life, signs of the gods and signs of the genii (good spirits). The king was often shown performing rituals. Reliefs depicting piety were situated in spots of great importance, such as behind the king's throne, as they reassured that the king was directly connected to the divinities.
Booty scenes showed ambassadors of different lands bringing tribute to the Assyrian capital. Booty scenes dominated the outer courtyard. Tribute scenes were found in the outer courtyard, where tributaries may have actually been presented.
Narrative scenes consisted of reliefs depicting the king's hunts military campaigns. The top and bottom portions had a continuous visual narrative, while through the middle was a standard inscription describing the events shown. Narrative scenes dominated the throne room, making it a place where both the king and his achievements were visible. Narrative reliefs were remarkably accurate in depicting a territory's landscape, inhabitants and material culture.


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Q: Write a JPG image file in C I read JPEG image file and store its bits to a text file. Now I wanna convert back to valid JPEG image using those bits in the text file. I have tried writing a binary file but it doesn't retrieve the image file.
Please steer me to the right direction. I'm busting my head into this for couple of days but no luck so far.
Here is my code for writing JPG file:
int length;
unsigned char *inData;
char Buffer[9];
int c = 0, x;
/* file.txt has single bit per line. */
FILE *reader = fopen(file.txt, "r");
FILE *writer = fopen("output.JPG","wb");

fseek(reader, 0, SEEK_END);
length=ftell(reader);
fseek(reader, 0, SEEK_SET);

for(x=0; x < length; x++){
    fscanf(reader, "%d", &inData);
    if(c <= 8){       /*  reading 8-bits  */
        Buffer[c] = inData;
    } else {
        fwrite(&Buffer, sizeof(Buffer), 1, writer);
        c = 0;
    }
    c++;
}

fclose(reader);
fclose(writer);

Here is the code snippet for reading input.JPG and writing its bits to file.txt
    char *buffer;
int fileLen;
FILE *file = fopen("inputIM.JPG", "rb");

fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
fileLen=ftell(file);
fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);

buffer=(char *)malloc(fileLen+1);
fread(buffer, fileLen, 1, file);
fclose(file);
convertToBit(&buffer, fileLen);
free(buffer);
}

// convert buffer data to bits and write them to a text file
convertToBit(void *buffer, int length)
{
int c=0;
int SIZE = length * 8;
unsigned char bits[SIZE + 1];
unsigned char mask = 1;
unsigned char byte ;
int i = 0;
FILE *bitWRT = fopen("file.txt", "w");

for (c=0;c<length;c++)
{
    byte = ((char *)&buffer)[c];

    for(i = 0; i < 8; i++){
        bits[i] = (byte >> i) & mask;
        fprintf(bitWRT, "%d\n", bits[i]);
    }
}
fclose(bitWRT);
}

Thanks,
-Sam

A: Try to rewrite as follow (please note that it's a very naive and untested implementation):
FILE* pInput = fopen("file.txt", "r");
FILE* pOutput = fopen("output.JPG","wb");

unsigned char index = 0, byte = 0;
char line[32]; // Arbitrary, few characters should be enough
while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), pInput))
{
    if (line[0] == '1')
        byte = (unsigned char)(byte | (1 << index));

    if (++index == 8)
    {
        fwrite(&byte, 1, 1, pOutput);

        index = 0;
        byte = 0;
    }
}

fclose(pInput);
fclose(pOutput);

Assumption: every single line of your input file is a single bit of the original file (it means that if the original file is, for example, 1024 bytes then you'll have 1024 * 8 = 8192 lines in the text file). Note that because of line terminators and (possibly) different encodings the total length of the file will be greater (at least double).
EDIT
To write you may use something like this:
void convertToBit(void* pBuffer, size_t length)
{
    FILE* pOutput = fopen("file.txt", "w");
    for (size_t i=0; i < length; ++i)
    {
        unsigned char byte = (unsigned char)pBuffer[i];
        for (int bitIndex=0; bitIndex < 8; ++bitIndex)
        {
            if ((byte & (1 << bitIndex)) != 0)
                fputs("1\n", pOutput);
            else
                fputs("0\n", pOutput);
        }
    }

    fclose(pOutput);
}

A: There's one important thing that must be considered, every file has, at the beginning, a header and at the end, a footer. The jpeg header is FF D8, so if you simply write to the file, you can corrupt this header and the file will be corrupted.
Another important thing, if you want to read an imagem file, have you ever tried to do that with binary mode using fread()/fwrite instead of trying to read it's content with a function that was originally designed to read/write caracters? (I don't know, maybe I'm saying something stupid here, but I would give it a shot)
Sorry about my poor english btw....

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VOD Viewers Scare Up Ratings Lift for Fox's 'Scream Queens' Premiere
Ad-Friendly Platforms to Boost Fox's Final C3 Ratings
By Anthony Crupi. Published on September 29, 2015.
'Scream Queens'
Credit: FOX
After a disappointing launch that seemed to suggest that young viewers may not have been all that fired up for Fox's "Scream Queens," new insight into delayed viewing of the pilot paints a much more rosy picture.
Setting aside the lift the "Scream Queens" premiere enjoyed thanks to viewers who caught up via their DVRs -- such gains are all but irrelevant to advertisers, as the primary function of time-shifting devices is to enable ad-skipping -- the additional views on VOD and streaming platforms appear to offer a much more legitimate assessment of the show's impact.
When three days of deliveries via VOD, Hulu and the FoxNow app are extracted from the generic live-plus-three-day data, "Scream Queens" improved 53% in the adults 18-49 demo, growing from a 1.7 rating on the premiere date to a 2.6. When broken down by platform, VOD accounted for a 0.42-point lift, while Hulu and FoxNow contributed a 0.44-point bump. That translates to an additional 1.09 million targeted viewers.
While every network pads its stats with DVR-enhanced data, the 0.86-point improvement for "Scream Queens" is significant because the three platforms under consideration do not allow for ad-skipping. Because trick functionality (fast-forwarding) is disabled, viewers can neither zip nor zap through the spots that are baked into the stream; in other words, unlike people who catch up via their DVRs, nearly all of those delayed "Scream Queens" samplers were exposed to the commercials.
If there's no way of telling precisely how the three-day VOD/Hulu/FoxNow uplift will impact the currency data -- the first batch of C3 numbers won't be available until the week of October 12 -- "Scream Queens" could see as much as a 0.5-point improvement from its 1.7 live-plus-same-day demo rating. Nielsen credits commercial views in VOD as long as the spot load is identical to the run of national ads that aired during the original live broadcast; such was the case with the "Scream Queens" VOD experience. The FoxNow deliveries also will get credited toward the final C3 rating.
While Fox was disappointed by the show's live deliveries, the network brass suspected that the premiere would improve significantly upon application of the delayed-viewing data. "'Scream Queens' is the model of the type of show that's going to appeal to the audience that is watching less and less live TV, and watching more on their own terms and on other devices," said Gary Newman, co-chairman/CEO Fox Television Group. "While [last] Wednesday wasn't my favorite day, we did anticipate that there would be substantial increases when we rolled up all the multiplatform viewing."
We've seen this kind of thing before at Fox, which has been very proactive in encouraging viewers to catch up via the most ad-friendly platforms. A VOD push helped the 2014 series premiere of "Gotham" lift its initial demo rating from a 3.3 to 4.2 in C3, this during a week that saw overall broadcast ratings gain just one-tenth of a point upon conversion to the currency. And while the red-hot "Empire" in its first season already averaged a gaudy 5.1 in live-same-day among adults 18-to-49, the coveted demo soared to a 5.9 in C3.
For Mr. Newman and his co-captain Dana Walden, the improved "Scream Queens" stats mark an inflection point of sorts for Fox. "I can say that we'll never be the same again," he said. "We love live-same-day viewers, but as long as people are watching within the relevant time frame and on a platform that discourages ad avoidance, we're happy."
Among the top advertisers that bought time in the premiere were Microsoft, Honda, Samsung Mobile, Subaru, AT&T and Universal Pictures ("Crimson Peak").
"Scream Queens" moves to its regular 9 p.m. time slot Tuesday night (Sept. 29), where it will lead out of the new comedies "Grandfathered" and "The Grinder."
Anthony Crupi

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Can The Electoral College Stop Donald Trump From Becoming President? A Group Called The 'Hamilton Electors' Is Trying To Make It Happen
Nathan Francis
Can the Electoral College still stop Donald Trump from becoming president?
One group is trying to make it happen, citing Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as inspiration for the unprecedented act of election defiance, The Atlantic reported. Calling their group the "Hamilton Electors," the two Democratic electors are calling on the Electoral College to follow the directions Hamilton laid out to ensure that "the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications."
On Election Day, Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote by a margin of 290 to 232 against Hillary Clinton despite losing the popular vote by a margin that could eventually exceed 2 million votes. But he is not officially elected president until the Electoral College actually votes on December 19, which a number of groups are now trying to block.
The so-called "Hamilton Electors" — Michael Baca from Colorado and Bret Chiafalo from Washington state — are pushing for the Electoral College voters to come together on what they call a "compromise candidate" like Mitt Romney or Ohio Governor John Kasich.
The two men are trying to build support for their plan by starting a Facebook page and website outlining their idea.
"The general strategy right now is to educate and support the Republican electors, to let them know that they have the right — the duty — to pick who they think is right for the presidency," Chiafalo told The Atlantic.
The idea of the Electoral College stopping Donald Trump is not just coming from the Hamilton Electors. In a letter to the New York Daily News, a group of three political scientists said it was the duty of the electors to prevent the election of Donald Trump.
The group — University of Austin professor Jeffrey Tulis, University of Texas Law School professor Sanford Levinson, and University of Texas professor Jeremi Suri — said it is the duty of the Electoral College to prevent the election of what they called "a demagogue who has manipulated and bullied voters, exploited fears and now threatens the very foundation of our republic."
Online petition asks Electoral College not to vote Trump https://t.co/yD9Fsbz8wr pic.twitter.com/qU7Jy4U7SV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 20, 2016
But instead of calling for the election of Hillary Clinton, the group echoed the Hamilton Electors and said the electors should choose "a highly qualified Republican who respects our noble traditions, values and laws."
"The electors have an obligation to think deeply about the sanctity of our democracy and the national interest — and they are sworn to vote not for the most popular candidate in their state, or any party candidate for that matter, but for the individual who they think will best protect the nation and the Constitution," the group wrote.
The group also made reference to Alexander Hamilton, saying the Founding Father intended for the electors only to "vote for some fit person as President." They called on Hillary Clinton's electors to lead the way, suggesting that Democrats organize to vote for someone other than Clinton in an effort to persuade Republican electors to follow suit.
The framers feared someone like @realDonaldTrump. And they created the electoral college to stop him https://t.co/tA3LHmxUrm
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) November 22, 2016
The idea that Hillary Clinton could win the electoral college vote goes a bit beyond speculation and internet campaigns. In an article for the left-leaning news outlet Daily Kos, one of the electors wrote that there is a growing sentiment among the group of 538 electors that they may actually follow the popular vote and choose someone other than Donald Trump to serve as the nation's next president.
"INDEED THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS IN AN HISTORIC PLAY. Where this goes is speculation but sentiment is building that the Electors cannot sit by and be ceremonial," wrote the Colorado elector, Robert Nemanich.
"This assertion is based on the above observations where each Elector I talked to is interested in participating in some form of action," he wrote.
"This includes the majority being Hillary supporters and party regulars. The reporters and political persons all tell me they are hearing similar, consistent, sentiments across this country. The fact that this election cycle has consistently been unprecedented, and unpredictable, and as those who know math, and mathematical trends, know that trends continue until the something stops that trend line."
But other political experts have said the idea of the Electoral College stopping Donald Trump from being president is far-fetched at best, or impossible at worst. Many states have laws against so-called "faithless electors," and experts note that never in the history of American presidential elections have enough electors changed their vote as to sway an election.
[Featured Image by Reed Saxon/AP Images]


In Cal Biz Lit's last post, we talked about how OEHHA had revised the safe harbor warning regulations in September, 2016 (with an effective date two years later) and had just recently revised the revisions. We focused on the changes in some of the definitions and what those changes might mean. Now, our review and analysis of the regulation changes continues.
The key here is section 25600.2, mentioned in CBL's last post. There are two major elements to this provision. One is a general statement about how manufacturers, producers, packagers, importers, suppliers or distributors meet the Proposition 65 requirements by providing the warning themselves, and the other how they may comply by shifting the requirement to retailers.
(b) The manufacturer, producer, packager, importer, supplier, or distributor of a product may comply with this article either by providing a warning on the product label or labeling affixing a label to the product bearing a warning that satisfies Section 25249.6 of the Act, or by providing a written notice directly to the authorized agent for a retail seller.
. . . Subarticles 1 and 2 apply when a clear and reasonable warning is required under [Proposition 65]. Subarticle 1 sets forth general provisions applicable throughout this article, including the allocation of responsibility among parties when a warning for a consumer product is required under the Act. Subarticle 2 provides "safe harbor" content and methods for providing a warning that have been determined "clear and reasonable" by [OEHHA].
(1) The notice must be renewed, and receipt of the renewed notice confirmed electronically or in writing by the retail seller's authorized agent within six months during the first year after the effective date of this section by no later than February 28, 2019, then annually thereafter during the period in which the product is sold in California by the retail seller.
In other words, no matter when the manufacturer or other upstream source first transfers responsibility to retailers, it must renew its notice, and the renewal's receipt must be confirmed no later than February 19, 2019.
Cal Biz Lit has t wo more posts coming on the recent revisions. The next one will address the "short form warning" changes.


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At The Forks Contributors
Adele Perry
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Sarah Carter FRSC is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair in the Department of History, Classics and Religious Studies, and Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. From Saskatoon, she received her B.A. Hon. and M.A. from the University of Saskatchewan and Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba. She taught at the University of Calgary from 1992 to 2006. Her research focuses on the history of settler colonialism in Canada and in comparative colonial and borderlands perspectives. Her 2016 book Imperial Plots won several awards including the Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research. Her most recent book is Ours By Every Law of Right and Justice: Women and the Vote in the Prairie Provinces (2020). In 2020 she was awarded the Killam Prize in the Humanities.
Honoure Black
Honoure Black is settler woman living in Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory. She is a PhD Candidate in Design and Planning at the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture and a 2021-2024 SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship recipient for her research. Her dissertation is currently titled: Insurgent Public Art, Decolonizing Settler Colonial Urban Space in Winnipeg, Treaty One. Honoure is also a sessional instructor for both the School of Art and the Faculty of Architecture, often teaching courses in art history, landscape theory, and interdisciplinary research methods. She is a mother to two young daughters and a loving partner. In her spare time, Honoure loves to garden, camp, and hike with her family.
William Osborne
William Osborne has a pre-Masters degree in education and counselling. He is a spiritual leader and the former leader for Pimicikamak Cree Nation. He has lived all his life in one of the 4 Pimicikamak communities known as Cross Lake. He is a spiritually-gifted Elder in the Circle of Life teachings, having attained and earned the right of the Elder status through ceremonies.
Anne Lindsay
Anne Lindsay's career has focused on archival primary source research, particularly in areas relating to settler interactions with Indigenous peoples, as well as fur trade-era history. She has worked and continues to work as a researcher for a number of Indigenous communities, including work focusing on the present implications for educational planning that stem from the colonial history of education in specific communities. In addition to this work, she has held positions in archives and research with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba and before that, with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. She continues to work both formally and informally with individuals trying to locate information about their own or their family's connections to Residential and Indian Hospital Schools. Prior to working with Residential Schools histories, her work with the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at the University of Winnipeg engaged with a wide range of fur trade-era histories. In addition to her studies, she is also currently involved in local dialogues around honouring the children buried in Residential School cemeteries.


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Benjamin-Henri Le Moine (August 15, 1811 – April 18, 1875) was a banker and political figure in Canada East. He represented Huntingdon in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1844 to 1848.

He was born in Quebec City, the son of Benjamin Le Moine and Julia Ann MacPherson, and apprenticed in business with C.A. Holt. Le Moine was a director of La Banque du Peuple, founded in 1835 by Jacob De Witt and Louis-Michel Viger, and served as president of the bank from 1870 until he retired in 1872. In 1836, he married his cousin, Sophia Eliza MacPherson. He did not run for re-election to the assembly in 1848. Le Moine died, probably in Montreal, at the age of 63.

References

1811 births
1875 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East
Politicians from Quebec City

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[Part 2] Flawless Movie-shooting Performance
By Yasushi Sugawara- 2015-06-25 2016-01-04
This series aims to verify the movie-shooting performance of the EOS 7D Mark II. Here in Part 2, we test the camera's apparent resolution and low light shooting capability. Let's see how close this model gets compared to the full-frame EOS 5D Mark III. (Edited by: Yasushi Sugawara)
A sniper-like camera that scores in telephoto shooting
The EOS 7D Mark II indeed outperforms its categorization as an APS-C camera. The model is capable of establishing AF miraculously swiftly on faraway objects as though it came with a built-in 1.6x extender—just like a sniper who never misses his targets.
This may sound too much to ask, but it is best to use both a full-frame model and the EOS 7D Mark II for different purposes, as the former is more suitable for wide-angle shots, while the latter can be employed in the same way as a telephoto extender. In fact, I use its predecessor, the EOS 7D, as my main camera for taking still shots of wild birds. Continuous shooting capability has improved from 8 fps to 10 fps, and AF performance is significantly enhanced. In fact, I often hear about photographers who have switched from the 7D to the 7D Mark II.
Unlike stills, all movies are subject to editing. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure that movies taken by different cameras have the same image quality. For example, I sometimes combine and edit movies taken using the EOS 5D Mark III with those taken using a professional camcorder. I therefore downloaded the "Video Camera X Series Look" Picture Style so that I could shoot with the contrast slightly toned down. Similarly, as the EOS 7D Mark II used for this write-up was a test model, I chose a Picture Style with a relatively low level of sharpness and contrast. The result showed that movies produced by the EOS 7D Mark II achieved a level of quality that matches that of the EOS 5D Mark III. If I were to mix footage by the former into that taken with the latter, there would be no significant disparity.
Apparent resolution comparable to the EOS 5D Mark III
As mentioned in the previous page, the image quality of the EOS 7D Mark II is high enough to produce natural results when footage from it is merged with that from the EOS 5D Mark III. Of course, if you were to examine the image quality of each frame closely, the EOS 5D Mark III produces a higher apparent resolution. However, the difference would probably not be obvious during normal playback.
EOS 5D Mark III
Although the cameras use different image sensors, the images produced are very similar. If you are already using the EOS 5D Mark III as your main camera, you should be able to add the use of the EOS 7D Mark II to that without any problem. While apparent resolution is higher with the EOS 5D Mark III (as can be seen in the trees behind the building and the roof), this difference is hardly noticeable during movie playback.
Compared to the EOS 5D Mark III, the auto white balance function of the EOS 7D Mark II tends to apply a more natural tone to the overall colour. There will not be any problem if you are using movies recorded by the EOS 7D Mark II on their own. However, if you wish to match them with the colour tone of movies taken using the EOS 5D Mark III, it would be better to select a white balance setting from the preset settings and fine tune it with the white balance correction function.
Mercury lamps are a light source I usually would avoid using as they make the images appear greenish. However, the white balance function of the EOS 7D Mark II subdues this green tone and allows the images to appear closer to what we actually see. Not only that, the resulting image looks natural since the auto white balance function adjusts the colour gradually and does not respond in any excessive way.
Whenever a new model is launched, its performance under low-light conditions would always be a cause for concern. The EOS 7D Mark II has a normal ISO speed (recommended exposure index) of up to ISO 16000, a number that seems extremely close to the performance limit for an APS-C camera. However, for actual movie shooting, ISO 16000 should be used only when the image must be captured by any means possible. Otherwise, ISO 12800 should be the maximum ISO used.
More importantly, the EOS 7D Mark II demonstrates its real capability under low-light settings, by recording moving objects with extraordinary AF performance. It is not uncommon to have to shoot videos of wild birds under low-light conditions, and lighting is always insufficient for shooting indoor sport events. In addition, the subjects are constantly moving, so it is sometimes necessary to obtain a shutter speed faster than 1/60 second. The ISO setting of the EOS 7D Mark II, however, easily meets such a requirement. Moreover, the aperture can be stopped down even under low-light conditions, allowing easier focusing with a deep depth of field.
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Revolutionary AF performance in dark locations
The biggest surprise about the EOS 7D Mark II's performance in dark settings is its AF capability in astro videography. AF does not work properly with tiny, spotted light sources such as stars, and this causes videographers a big headache when trying to establish focus on celestial objects. However, the AF of the EOS 7D Mark II can achieve focus even on planets of -2 magnitude—a revolutionary breakthrough in AF performance indeed, when it comes to celestial photography.
The first camera in the EOS series to have an interval timer function
Time-lapse movie shooting, which can capture clouds moving and flowers blooming, is quietly gaining popularity. The EOS 7D Mark II allows you to perform interval shooting without having to use a remote control. The image here was shot with only a small LED lamp as the light source. Altogether, 350 shots were taken at f/4 and ISO 5000 at 20 second intervals.
The required settings are very simple. You only need to select your desired interval and the number of shots to be taken. Note that this function cannot be used in the Live View mode.
Numerous functions for movie shooting
1.Diverse range of recording formats
In addition to MOV, the versatile MP4 has also been added to the list of recording formats. The EOS 7D Mark II is also the first EOS with the Full HD 59.94 fps mode, giving it an advantage in capturing moving objects.
2.Silent movie shooting
As with the EOS 5D Mark III, the EOS 7D Mark II is also equipped with the Silent Shooting feature for recording movies. Touch the inner part of the Quick Control Dial to adjust the settings. Silencing the mechanical noise is a convenient function when you are shooting a movie.
3.Cable protector provided
The EOS 7D Mark II comes with a cable protector for securing the USB or HDMI cable. The HDMI terminal allows captured images to be shown simultaneously on both the camera's LCD monitor as well as on an external monitor. At the rate of 24 fps, 4:2:2 uncompressed output is possible.
Yasushi Sugawara
Takes photographs of all sorts of living things, including birds, insects and plants, using special techniques such as time lapse, high speeds and three dimensional photography. Provides footage for TV, creates footage for exhibitions, writes for magazines and is active in many other areas. Member of the Society of Scientific Photography. Award recipient, EARTH VISION Global Environmental Film Festival (2000). Award recipient, Japan Wildlife Film Festival (2001).
Video Salon
Video Salon started publication in 1980, and is Japan's only niche magazine on videographic equipment. Catering to readers who range from serious amateurs to professionals, it enjoys an established reputation not only for the information it provides on video cameras and editing software, but also on its drive-run reviews on videography with the latest DSLR cameras and its expert tips and tutorials.
http://www.genkosha.co.jp/vs/
Published by GENKOSHA Co., Ltd
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OAAA 2016: Regina Jeffers on Jane Austen
April 19, 2016 erinthebooknut Feature, Guest Post, OAAA
As you guys know, I love Austen stories. So of course I was going to grab a bunch of Jane Austen Fan fiction (JAFF) writers for this year's even. I was surprised how many there were in Ohio. So let's take some time with one of the best known JAFF writers Regina Jeffers. Welcome!
As we celebrate those writers who bring us great joy, I thought it prudent to examine what makes "my" Jane Austen so popular, even after 200+ years. Austen's influence proves that the past is always in the process of being reinvented. Over 800 continuations, retellings, adaptations, and sequels to Austen's works have been produced by traditional and self-published authors.
In Ian Watt's Rise of the Novel, the author says that Austen "combines the internal and external approaches to character, and she has authenticity without diffuseness or trickery. Austen offers a sense of social order, which is not achieved at the expense of individuality and autonomy of the characters."
Repeatedly in interview questions, I am asked the proverbial question: Which historical figures would I invite to a dinner party? Along with Ernest Hemingway, George Custer, and Thomas Jefferson, Jane Austen would be at the top of my list. I am easily imagine a delightful evening, where I could sit close to Miss Austen and be privy to her observations on everyone in attendance. The two of us would take on the pompous meanderings of the gentlemen. I can imagine the pair of us avidly "people watching" and speculating on the driving forces behind some of history's most fascinating personalities.
Needless to say, the woman who created some of our most beloved humorous and larger-than-life characters would surely possess incredible insights. I can see the two of us with our heads together. I would wryly interject my opinions. Among my friends, I am known for my dry, sarcastic wit, and I seriously believe that Jane would "get it," and not only "get it," she would appreciate my efforts.
But more so, I would adore the chance to thank Jane Austen for her lovely stories, for her casts of characters so real I feel I know them, and for her clear-eyed pictures of the world around her.
As we all know, Austen conveys life stories, which are small, but perfect. Her subjects are common, ordinary families. Our Jane sees things as they are and as they ought to be. Her happy endings translate the heroine's moral assets into material ones.
So, what are some characteristics of Jane Austen's writing that can be easily translated into modern times?
Theme/Plot/Style
** Jane Austen wrote about the mundane, interior lives of deliberately commonplace characters. We all know people like the ones Austen described.
** Austen's stories are filled with strong irony and rigorous social critique. She wrote about the social and political conditions of the world in which she lived.
** The ironic take on society is delivered in a reassuring, sisterly voice, which sucks the reader in. We think upon Jane/the narrator is the kind of person with whom we would willingly share secrets.
** Her works deal with the believable, timeless obstacles of class, money, and misunderstandings, which make her works adaptable to any era. Certain universal truths never die.
** Austen's witty, satirical approach to her subjects resonates with contemporary readers. In Pride and Prejudice, for example, Elizabeth Bennet finds amusement in the foibles of others, but she is equally as severe on her own faults.
** Jane Austen looks at society through a comedic screen, examining the problems of a male dominated society. Comedy is the only socially accepted form of criticism. By using comedic elements, Austen is capable of removing the "sting" from her words.
** Jane Austen's novels focus on personal conduct and that within a complex system of estates, incomes, and social position, personal conduct is seen to create a bridge between private moral order and social order.
** "Family" is the building block of society.
** Austen's subject matter is universal, and theme permeates everything it touches. Austen was a thematic master, peeling away layers of the ideas to expose the core truth of the story.
** Focuses on themes that never die: marriage; social pressure; generation gap.
** Ordinary people can have interesting lives. The BeeGees' song, "Ordinary Life" says, "There was one small dream – incredible highs and lows, what little we knew living ordinary lives."
** Her novels focus on the tenuous position of women in society. Austen lived with the fact that she must marry in order to achieve social acceptance. This is not a new concept. It is a story as old as time.
** Adaptations of Jane Austen's novels hold a mirror to our own society – Jane Austen's keen analysis of the vicissitudes of class. Vicissitudes are typically changes in circumstances or fortunes, generally one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
** The reader is presented with a protagonist whose life and social position is similar to the reader. In characters, such as Elizabeth Bennet, we see ourselves. Elizabeth's quirks and flaws add up to a heroine to which readers of any time period can relate. She is coming to terms with the trials life presents her. Even with her growing affection for Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth admits that he does not change, she simply views him differently.
** Austen's women are women of sense; they embody the notion of rational love.
** Her characters speak to what we were, what we are, and what we want to be. They demonstrate how we interact with the world and those who inhabit it with us.
** Courtship offers the hero a paradoxical challenge in that he must follow normalizing rules of public behavior in order to create a uniquely personal emotional connection. Contrary to what is expected, the absurd expresses a truth worth claiming.
** The visual text escapes Austen's verbal control and encourages her audience to interpret it. In other words, Austen uses biting humor and delving insights. There is a good dose of moral responsibility in each of her tales.
** Modern readers appreciate the male hero's displaying his struggle to achieve emotional expression, which will bring him into balance. He physically displays the emotions that he cannot speak. We must recall that Austen likes to torment her male characters with snarky, tongue-in-cheek statements of potential theme, i.e., "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." Needless to say, Mr. Darcy is NOT wife hunting when he meets Elizabeth Bennet. In fact, a man of his social standing, wealth, and fine features would only need to snap his finger to claim any woman who caught his attention, that is, any woman except Elizabeth Bennet. That is the paradox. Darcy's best qualities are said to be his "handsome features, a noble mien, and a report of 10,000 per year. In reality, Darcy's true worth is his sense of honor.
** We create "masculine balance" according to our own emotion-based criteria, while Austen creates our ideas of masculinity. Her characters' internal contradictions become harmonized.
io for Regina Jeffers
Regina Jeffers is an award-winning author of historical cozy mysteries, Austenesque sequels and retellings, as well as Regency era romances. A teacher for thirty-nine years, Jeffers often serves as a consultant for Language Arts and Media Literacy programs. With multiple degrees, Regina has been a Time Warner Star Teacher, Columbus (OH) Teacher of the Year, and a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar. With seven new releases in 2015 and four upcoming releases for 2016, Jeffers is considered one of publishing's most prolific authors. Come check out some of her 25 novels: Darcy's Passions, Captain Frederick Wentworth's Persuasion, The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy, A Touch of Grace, A Touch of Honor, and The First Wives' Club.
Regina's career began when a former student challenged her to do what she so "righteously" told her class should be accomplished in writing. On a whim, she self-published her first book Darcy's Passions. "I even paid one of my former students to draw the cover. The book was for them and for me. I never thought anything would happen with it. Then one day, Ulysses Press contacted me. They had watched the sales of the book on Amazon, and they offered to print it. That was the beginning of this madness."
Branching out into Regency and contemporary romance, Jeffers insists, "Every woman dreams of her one great love, the man who inspires an emotional response with just a glance across a crowded room. A romance novel must by definition exist purely for the advancement of the hero's love affair with the heroine; yet, the reader must want the hero to win the woman's love. To be believable, there must be a connection beyond the sexual appeal; there must be some conflict, which is character-driven. The characters must have believable reasons to be drawn together, as well as to be frustrated by their dreams." This is the type of literature Jeffers writes–something truly beautiful and haunting.
Every Woman Dreams Blog reginajeffers.wordpress.com
Austen Authors Blog austenauthors.net
Regina Jeffers Website (excerpts, news and events, reviews, etc.) www.rjeffers.com
You may also find Regina at
Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Regina-Jeffers/e/B008G0UI0I/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1435251740&sr=8-2-ent
Twitter @reginajeffers https://twitter.com/reginajeffers
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Regina-Jeffers-Author-Page/141407102548455
Thanks Regina. Regina is giving away SEVERAL copies of her books as part of our giveaway!
From our shelves to yours,
Erin and Regina!
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One response to "OAAA 2016: Regina Jeffers on Jane Austen"
Regina Jeffers
Thanks for hosting me, Erin.


Guardian's of the Galaxy Volume 2 – New Trailer – 3WIREL!
Guardians of the Galaxy are rocking out to another adventure launching soon in theaters. But to tide the wait for it's release, Marvel Studios and Disney released a brand new trailer. It shows off the character dynamics, some great jokes and is further proof that the movie will likely be a fun experience. I loved the first Guardians personally and I'm very excited to see how this film plays out.


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Revamp planned for 123rd Street Shopping Center
Jon Bleiweis
jbleiweis@dmg.gannett.com
The 123rd Street Shopping Center in Ocean City is set to get revamped, along with a new name and new tenants.
Realtor and developer Peck Miller has entered into a lease purchase agreement for the 14,700-square-foot property.
Among the new tenants at what will be known as Uptown Center is a new restaurant by the owner of Dead Freddies Island Grill called The Parched Pelican, Miller said.
The Parched Pelican will take the place of the departed Hooters restaurant on the property, with a targeted opening date of July 1, Miller said, describing the new restaurant as a family-friendly spot with a playground on the lower level and fine dining upstairs.
Nice Ash Cigar Co. and Ice Cream Castle, which are under contract to be tenants at the shopping center for five and three years, respectively, will remain in the center, leaving about 5,500 square feet in space to lease out, Miller said.
Possible occupants for the remaining space could include a bakery, a surf shop or a candy store — "Things that are Ocean City," Miller said.
Miller hopes to have the shopping center fully completed by Jan. 1, 2017. He believes the property is at "a great location with tremendous possibility."
"It's on a traffic light. It is basically the entrance to Northside Park because of the traffic light," he said, as to what appealed to him about the shopping center's location. "It's the north end of town. It's nice when you put new things in different parts of town."
Miller is also the developer of the 67th Street Town Center, which is in its third season of operation under his watch after buying it the year before. In that time, several businesses have moved in, including Mione's Pizza, Atlantic Gold jewelry shop, Ron Jon Surf Shop and Longboard Cafe.
The land also includes a vacant lot north of the shopping center which could be developed into more stores or a small hotel, Miller said.
Representing the seller was a partnership between Sperry Van Ness and Rinnier Development Co. The property was listed for $5.5 million.
"If you look at the north end of Ocean City, it has kind of been a little stagnant for some time," said Matthew Trader or Rinnier Development Co. "Any time you bring in newer, fresher tenants and energy, there's always potential to bring in new life."
On Twitter @JonBleiweis and Facebook at Facebook.com/byjonbleiweis


This is a lovely handmade small plate depicting two puffins in a beautifully painted design. It's made from earthenware with a pale blue background and a really nice rough glaze, with graduated colours.
The underneath is signed "LML" and we're unable to identify the artist or where it's from.


Pitching in for 'Recognizing Nurses'!
Jason and Katie work with Karlee to build the Recognizing Nurses Informational Kits. Kim and others from Studio pitched in, as well.
One of the things I love about our sales team is that they are constantly pushing the envelope, especially when it comes to promoting local and ensuring that the Statesman is continually involved in important aspects of our community. The latest endeavor is an awards program and event called 'Recognizing Nurses.' The idea is simple: create a program that allows anyone in the Austin area to vote on a nurse that has impacted their life. From the nominees, seven nurses are selected to receive the Statesman's RN Best in Class Award at a red carpet event held at the iconic Paramount Theater on Thursday, May 18.
The Studio Link Pack is a collection of links to some of the best design, marketing and advertising trends, with articles, interviews and videos designed to inspire, amuse, broaden horizons and help the team become more innovative and creative. Hand-picked each week by Statesman Studio's Senior Graphic Designer, Kim Harrington.
As our 2nd birthday approaches we found it appropriate to do a few fun videos promoting ourselves and letting Austin know that we can design their marketing.
The Austin American-Statesman's in-house advertising agency is Austin, Texas' "best kept secret," according to Dan Hanrahan, director of Statesman Studio.
The studio was launched in 2014 and is approaching $3 million in sales revenue, raking in $350,000 per month in sales-generated revenue. In order to create a successful in-house advertising agency, Hanrahan said the first thing they did was create a process and an established set of services and worked to find out what the market wants by working with local businesses and offering a strong product. For Statesman Studio that includes advertising, creative services, campaigns, native advertising, video advertisements and time-based services that allow businesses to choose the product they want.
Avi Schaeffer, creative manager at the Austin American-Statesman's ad agency, Statesman Studio, was tasked with creating a new advertising campaign for Cedar Park Jewelry — and his inspiration came from a trending communication style: emoticons.
"This was when people were just getting emoticon crazy," Schaeffer says.


It isn't even loud enough.
Good quality/sound. Smaller than usual but worth it!
It's lightweight, and portable. The microphone works great! You can plug in a USB so you don't have to use Bluetooth. Great product!


mommy's reviews: Enhance Your Personal Security With Black Out!
Ever since I have been married I get LOADS of junk mail. It took awhile for companies to figure out that my name had changed but once they did...boy oh boy-I got more and more mail. In fact, 95% of my mail is junk mail. I wish there was a way to get the idea across to people that I love to get mail...just not THEIR mail. :) One thing that I have always had to do is shred my junk mail. You know, so crooks don't get their hands on it and steal my identity. That has never happened to me (to my knowledge) and I hope it never will!
If you, like me, are concerned about keeping your identity secure than you have to check out Black Out. This product is an "As Seen On TV" product that helps to prevent fraudulent use of your accounts, addresses and personal information.
Black Out is a neat set of "tools" that you and I can use on our papers to hide our information. Each Black Out kit comes with a self-inking security stamp and a security pen. The Black Out Stamp is a jumbled stamp pattern that "stamps out" important data. You can use this on bills, social security numbers and junk mail.
The Black Out Security Pen can be used when writing checks or signing important legal documents. The ink is permanent, waterproof and cannot be erased or changed.
For this review I was sent a Black Out kit to try out and to be honest, I don't think the stamp works very well. I had to stamp my information twice to really cover it and if I held it up to the light I could still see what was under the stamp.
It was not difficult at all to read it actually. So, I don't think that the stamp worked very well.
The pen writes beautifully and looks like a normal pen. To test it I wrote on some paper and then ran it under water. The ink ran a bit at first but still looked extremely clear. No matter how I rubbed it, the ink stayed put. The paper disintegrated, but the ink stayed the same...clear and readable. I don't see any problems with using this pen and it seems to do what it is supposed to do.
This Black Out kit can be purchased online for $10.99. It is not available in all stores.
So, in my opinion...Black Out is not a bad product. While I do not like the way the stamp works and doesn't hide my information...I can still use it for minor cover-ups. The pen is great! It stayed put when wet and really writes nicely. I do not really trust this kit to completely protect my identity but it definitely is a really neat idea!
Disclaimer: I received no monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a Black Out Kit for review purposes. All quotes and stock photos are from the Black Out website and email. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.
What a neat idea! I never thought about that before!
Hmmm...I guess if you stamped the area you needed covered a few times (and then once on the back of the paper) that might work. I do like the idea of a pen that won't run though.
Hmm. I don't quite get the purpose of the stamp? I just shred mail and numbers I wouldn't want people to see. Even if you don't have a shredder.. rip it up a bunch or cut it up.
The pen.. I could see that being good for people signing payroll checks and maybe for who you are writing a check out to so someone can't change it.
This seems like a neat idea but maybe needs to be perfected a little.


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<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Client;
use App\Client_user;
use App\Events\UserRegistered;
use App\User;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Session;

class ClientController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        if(!Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        $clients = Client::orderBy('name')->with('user')->get();
        return view('client.index')->with('clients', $clients);
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {
        if(!Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        $client = new Client();
        return view('client.create')->with('client', $client);
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        if(!Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        if(env("IS_DEMO", false)) {
            abort(402, "Not allowed in Demo Mode.");
        }

        $validatedData = $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required|unique:clients|max:255',
            'seasonStart' => 'required',
            'isMailinglistCommunication' => 'boolean',
            'weeklyServiceviewEmail' => 'boolean',
            'mailinglistAddress' => 'required_with:isMailinglistCommunication',
            'mailSenderName' => 'required|alpha_dash|max:255',
            'mailReplyAddress' => 'required|email|max:255',
            'defaultServiceStart' => 'required',
            'defaultServiceEnd' => 'required'
        ]);

        $client = new Client($request->all());
        $client->seasonStart = Carbon::createFromFormat('d.m', $request->get("seasonStart"));
        $client->weeklyServiceviewEmail = isset($request['weeklyServiceviewEmail']);
        $client->isMailinglistCommunication = isset($request['isMailinglistCommunication']);
        $client->save();

        $client_user = new Client_user(['user_id' => Auth::user()->id, 'client_id' => $client->id, 'isAdmin' => true]);
        $client_user->approved = true;
        $client_user->save();

        Session::flash('message', $client->name . ' erfolgreich angelegt!');
        return redirect(action('ClientController@show', [$client->id]));
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
        return $this->edit($id);
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit($id)
    {
        if (!Auth::user()->isAdminOfClient($id) && !Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()){
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        $client = Client::findOrFail($id);
        $usersOfClient = $client->noAdmins()->get();
        $adminsOfClient = $client->Admins()->get();
        $notrainingeditorsOfClient = $client->noTrainingEditors()->get();
        $trainingeditorsOfClient = $client->TrainingEditors()->get();

        return view('client.edit', compact('client', 'usersOfClient', 'adminsOfClient', 'notrainingeditorsOfClient', 'trainingeditorsOfClient'));
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(Request $request, $id)
    {
        if (!Auth::user()->isAdminOfClient($id) && !Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()){
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        if(env("IS_DEMO", false)) {
            abort(402, "Not allowed in Demo Mode.");
        }

        $validatedData = $request->validate([
            'seasonStart' => 'required',
            'isMailinglistCommunication' => 'boolean',
            'weeklyServiceviewEmail' => 'boolean',
            'mailinglistAddress' => 'required_with:isMailinglistCommunication',
            'mailSenderName' => 'required|max:255',
            'mailReplyAddress' => 'required|email|max:255',
            'defaultServiceStart' => 'required',
            'defaultServiceEnd' => 'required'
        ]);

        $client = Client::findorfail($id);
        $client->fill($request->except(['name']));
        $client->seasonStart = Carbon::createFromFormat('d.m', $request->get("seasonStart"));
        $client->weeklyServiceviewEmail = isset($request['weeklyServiceviewEmail']);
        $client->isMailinglistCommunication = isset($request['isMailinglistCommunication']);
        $client->save();

        Session::flash('message', $client->name . ' gespeichert!');
        return $this->edit($id);
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy($id)
    {
        if(!Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        if(env("IS_DEMO", false)) {
            abort(402, "Not allowed in Demo Mode.");
        }

        //Cascate deleting: user_client, news, qualifications, services (services->Position, services->Position->PositionCandidates)

        Client::findorfail($id)->Delete();

        return redirect(action('ClientController@index'));
    }

    /**
     * Set Admin rights to the specified resource and user.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return bool as String :D
     */
    public function adminClient_User(Request $request)
    {
        $clientuser = Client_user::where(['client_id' => $request->get('client_id'), 'user_id' => $request->get('user_id')])->first();

        if (!is_null($clientuser))
        {
            //kann nur von admins oder superadmin erfolgen.
            if(!Auth::user()->isAdminOfClient($request->get('client_id')) && !Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
                abort(402, "Nope.");
            }

            $isAdmin = $request->get('isAdmin');

            if ($isAdmin)
            { //set admin
                $clientuser->isAdmin = true;
                $clientuser->save();
                return "true";
            }
            else if(Client_user::where(['client_id' => $request->get('client_id'), 'isAdmin' => true, 'approved' => true])->count() > 1) //es muss immer min. 1 admin einem client zugeordnet sein
            { //remove admin
                $clientuser->isAdmin = false;
                $clientuser->save();
                return "true";
            }
        }
        return "false";
    }

    /**
     * Set TrainingEditor rights to the specified resource and user.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return bool as String :D
     */
    public function trainingeditorClient_User(Request $request)
    {
        $clientuser = Client_user::where(['client_id' => $request->get('client_id'), 'user_id' => $request->get('user_id')])->first();

        if ( !is_null($clientuser))
        {
            //kann nur von admins oder superadmin erfolgen.
            if(!Auth::user()->isAdminOfClient($request->get('client_id')) && !Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin()) {
                abort(402, "Nope.");
            }

            $clientuser->isTrainingEditor = $request->get('isTrainingEditor') == 1 ? true : false;
            $clientuser->save();
            return "true";
        }
        return "false";
    }

    public function apply()
    {
        $clients = Client::orderBy('name')->with('client_authuser')->get();
        return view('client.apply')->with('clients', $clients);
    }

    public function applyrequest($id)
    {
        if (!Client_user::where(['user_id' => Auth::user()->id, 'client_id' => $id])->count() > 0) {
            Client_user::create(['user_id' => Auth::user()->id, 'client_id' => $id]);
            event(new UserRegistered(Auth::user(), Client::find($id)));
        }
        return redirect()->back();
    }

    public function applyrevert($id)
    {
        Client_user::where(['user_id' => Auth::user()->id, 'client_id' => $id, 'approved' => 0])->forceDelete();
        return redirect()->back();
    }

    public function removeuser(Request $request, $client_id, $user_id)
    {
        if(Auth::user()->isAdminOfClient($request->get('client_id'))) {
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        if(env("IS_DEMO", false)) {
            abort(402, "Not allowed in Demo Mode.");
        }

        if ($user_id != Auth::user()->id)
        {
            $user = User::findOrFail($user_id);
            if ($user->currentclient_id == $client_id)
            {
                $user->currentclient_id = NULL;
                $user->save();
            }

            Client_user::where(['user_id' => $user_id, 'client_id' => $client_id])->forceDelete();
        }

        return redirect()->back();
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified module of this ressource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function module(Request $request)
    {
        if (!Auth::user()->isSuperAdmin() || !$request->has('client_id') || !$request->has('module') || !$request->has('state')){
            abort(402, "Nope.");
        }

        $client = Client::findorfail($request->get('client_id'));

        switch ($request->get('module')){
            case "module_survey":
                $client->module_survey = $request->get('state') == "true" ? 1 : 0;
                break;
            case "module_training":
                $client->module_training = $request->get('state') == "true" ? 1 : 0;
                break;
            case "module_training_credit":
                $client->module_training_credit = $request->get('state') == "true" ? 1 : 0;
                break;
            case "module_statistic":
                $client->module_statistic = $request->get('state') == "true" ? 1 : 0;
                break;
        }
        $client->save();

        Session::flash('alert-success', 'Modul erfolgreich gespeichert!');
        return "true";
    }
}

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Home Classical Music News Met Opera Shut Down After Human Ashes Thrown into Orchestra Pit
Met Opera Shut Down After Human Ashes Thrown into Orchestra Pit
The Metropolitan Opera was forced to cancel two performance on Saturday following an incident where a fan threw human ashes in the orchestra pit
The Metropolitan Opera in New York City was forced to cancel two performance on Saturday following an incident where a fan threw human ashes in the orchestra pit - sparking a terrorism alert.
It is understood that at approximately 4.30pm, during the second intermission of the matinee performance of "Guillaume Tell'', a 52 year old Dallas man approached the musician's pit before sprinkling an unidentified power substance over the edge.
Following alerts from concerned musicians, The Lincoln Center building was immediately evacuated and police and courter terrorism units called to investigate.
It was later revealed the incident was part of a promise the opera buff had made to a late friend to leave his ashes around the major opera houses of the world.
The scare also caused the cancellation of Saturday evening's performance of Rossini's 'L'Italiana in Algeri' - as police were still completing their investigation.
"This guy is not a bad guy - he's really just a friend who lost his friend and is following out his wishes … " a Police spokesman has told The New York Times.
"We appreciate opera lovers coming to the Met …. we hope they won't bring their ashes with them in the future …" Met General Manager Peter Gleb has said.
It's understood the man has not been charged with any crime.
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On a day in October 1979 the number of pupils attending maintained schools in the London borough of Brent who received free dinners was 4,983–13.4 per cent. of those present.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations he has had regarding the expected reduction in numbers 147W eligible for free school meals as a result of the proposals in the Education (No. 2) Bill.
My Department has received 10 letters on this matter.


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Missouri State University has remained silent about the current status of head football coach Dave Steckel despite numerous News-Leader requests for comment.
Steckel just led the Bears to his second 1-10 season as the program's head coach and he now has a 13-42 record in five seasons. He has two years remaining on his contract and a buyout would likely cost the university $540,000.
The longer MSU stays silent, the more people outside the university raise the question of whether the university is trying to round up the money to buy him out. Others wonder if MSU is not taking responsibility for another losing season when it plans on bringing Steckel back.
More:Dave Steckel on future: 'I'm thinking about how I can fix this football team right now'
Interest in the program has hit a low the university hasn't seen since 1986.
Missouri State drew a season-low of 3,352 fans during Saturday's loss to Indiana State. The turnout clinched the Bears their worst average attendance since 1986 and the program has dropped in average attendance the last three seasons.
Since Nov. 12, the News-Leader has made multiple requests that MSU Athletics Director Kyle Moats be available for comment following Saturday's game. He was not at the game on Saturday and was a part of the FCS playoffs selection committee in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Moats has commented on coaching statuses following past seasons. Notably, he tweeted following the 2015-16 men's basketball season that Paul Lusk would return and he was made immediately available after MSU's exit from the MVC Tournament the next year when he announced Lusk would return for another year.
Missouri State did not give a comment nor grant an interview before the News-Leader's 5 p.m. deadline. The News-Leader was told it was a travel day — as Moats made his way back from Indianapolis while others made their way back to Springfield from the Charleston Classic in South Carolina with the men's basketball team.
MSU Football: Bears' dreadful season ends with 1-10 record


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