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using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace GraphX.Controls
{
    public class ViewFinderDisplay : FrameworkElement
    {
        static ViewFinderDisplay()
        {
            DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof (ViewFinderDisplay), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof (ViewFinderDisplay)));
        }

        public ViewFinderDisplay()
        {
            HookOnInitialize();
        }

        #region Hooks

        protected virtual void HookOnInitialize()
        {
        }

        #endregion

        #region Background Property

        public static readonly DependencyProperty BackgroundProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Background), typeof (Brush), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(0xC0, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)), FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public Brush Background
        {
            get { return (Brush) GetValue(BackgroundProperty); }
            set { SetValue(BackgroundProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ContentBounds Property

        private static readonly DependencyPropertyKey ContentBoundsPropertyKey =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterReadOnly(nameof(ContentBounds), typeof (Rect), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Rect.Empty, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsMeasure | FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ContentBoundsProperty = ContentBoundsPropertyKey.DependencyProperty;

        internal Rect ContentBounds
        {
            get { return (Rect) GetValue(ContentBoundsProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ContentBoundsPropertyKey, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ShadowBrush Property

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ShadowBrushProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ShadowBrush), typeof (Brush), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(0x80, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF)), FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public Brush ShadowBrush
        {
            get { return (Brush) GetValue(ShadowBrushProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ShadowBrushProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ViewportBrush Property

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewportBrushProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ViewportBrush), typeof (Brush), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Brushes.Transparent, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public Brush ViewportBrush
        {
            get { return (Brush) GetValue(ViewportBrushProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ViewportBrushProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ViewportPen Property

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewportPenProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ViewportPen), typeof (Pen), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(new Pen(new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)), 1d), FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public Pen ViewportPen
        {
            get { return (Pen) GetValue(ViewportPenProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ViewportPenProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ViewportRect Property

        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewportRectProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(ViewportRect), typeof (Rect), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Rect.Empty, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));

        public Rect ViewportRect
        {
            get { return (Rect) GetValue(ViewportRectProperty); }
            set { SetValue(ViewportRectProperty, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region VisualBrush Property

        private static readonly DependencyPropertyKey VisualBrushPropertyKey =
            DependencyProperty.RegisterReadOnly(nameof(VisualBrush), typeof (VisualBrush), typeof (ViewFinderDisplay),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata((VisualBrush) null));

        public static readonly DependencyProperty VisualBrushProperty = VisualBrushPropertyKey.DependencyProperty;

        internal VisualBrush VisualBrush
        {
            get { return (VisualBrush) GetValue(VisualBrushProperty); }
            set { SetValue(VisualBrushPropertyKey, value); }
        }

        #endregion

        #region AvailableSize Internal Property

        internal Size AvailableSize { get; private set; } = Size.Empty;

        #endregion

        #region Scale Internal Property

        internal double Scale { get; set; } = 1d;

        #endregion

        protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
        {
            // Note that we do not call the Arrange method on any children
            // because a ViewFinderDisplay has no children

            // the control's RenderSize should always match its DesiredSize
            return DesiredSize;
        }

        protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
        {
            // Note that we do not call the Measure method on any children
            // because a ViewFinderDisplay has no children.  It is merely used
            // as a surface for the view finder's VisualBrush.

            // store the available size for use by the Zoombox control
            AvailableSize = availableSize;

            // Simulate size-to-content for the display panel by ensuring a width and height
            // based on the content bounds. Otherwise, the display panel may have no size, since it doesn't
            // contain content.
            double width = DoubleHelper.IsNaN(ContentBounds.Width) ? 0 : Math.Max(0, ContentBounds.Width);
            double height = DoubleHelper.IsNaN(ContentBounds.Height) ? 0 : Math.Max(0, ContentBounds.Height);
            Size displayPanelSize = new Size(width, height);

            // Now ensure that the result fits within the available size while maintaining
            // the width/height ratio of the content bounds
            if (displayPanelSize.Width > availableSize.Width || displayPanelSize.Height > availableSize.Height)
            {
                double aspectX = availableSize.Width/displayPanelSize.Width;
                double aspectY = availableSize.Height/displayPanelSize.Height;
                double scale = (aspectX < aspectY) ? aspectX : aspectY;
                displayPanelSize = new Size(Math.Max(0, displayPanelSize.Width * scale), Math.Max(0, displayPanelSize.Height * scale));
            }

            return displayPanelSize;
        }

        protected override void OnRender(DrawingContext dc)
        {
            base.OnRender(dc);

            dc.DrawRectangle(Background, null, ContentBounds);

            dc.DrawRectangle(VisualBrush, null, ContentBounds);

            if (ViewportRect.IntersectsWith(new Rect(RenderSize)))
            {
                // draw shadow rectangles over the non-viewport regions
                Rect r1 = new Rect(new Point(0, 0), new Size(RenderSize.Width, Math.Max(0, ViewportRect.Top)));
                Rect r2 = new Rect(new Point(0, ViewportRect.Top), new Size(Math.Max(0, ViewportRect.Left), ViewportRect.Height));
                Rect r3 = new Rect(new Point(ViewportRect.Right, ViewportRect.Top), new Size(Math.Max(0, RenderSize.Width - ViewportRect.Right), ViewportRect.Height));
                Rect r4 = new Rect(new Point(0, ViewportRect.Bottom), new Size(RenderSize.Width, Math.Max(0, RenderSize.Height - ViewportRect.Bottom)));
                dc.DrawRectangle(ShadowBrush, null, r1);
                dc.DrawRectangle(ShadowBrush, null, r2);
                dc.DrawRectangle(ShadowBrush, null, r3);
                dc.DrawRectangle(ShadowBrush, null, r4);

                // draw the rectangle around the viewport region
                dc.DrawRectangle(ViewportBrush, ViewportPen, ViewportRect);
            }
            else
            {
                // if no part of the Rect is visible, just draw a
                // shadow over the entire content bounds
                dc.DrawRectangle(ShadowBrush, null, new Rect(RenderSize));
            }
        }
    }
}


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The ever popular children's cartoon book series by author and illustrator Richard Scarry about Busytown, comes to television, following the everyday daily lives of the Busytown citizens, mostly associated with Huckle Cat and his friend Lowly Worm, but also with neighbors such as Mr. Frumble, Bananas Gorilla, Sergeant Murphy, Wolfgang, Billy Dog, Hilda Hippo and Mr. Fix-It.
Airing Today, : Season 3, Episode 13: The Big Apple Christmas Caper
The Busy World of Richard Scarry Episodes
Season 1, Episode 1: The Talking Bread
Season 1, Episode 2: The Best Birthday Present Ever
Season 1, Episode 3: The Busiest Firefighters Ever
Season 1, Episode 4: Mr. Raccoon's Different Day
Season 1, Episode 5: The Best Mistake Ever
Season 1, Episode 6: Billy Dog's Bad Day
Season 1, Episode 7: The Snowstorm
Season 1, Episode 8: The Accident
Season 1, Episode 9: A Trip to the Moon
Season 1, Episode 10: Hat Pie
Season 1, Episode 11: A Big Operation
Season 1, Episode 12: Sgt. Murphy's Day Off
Season 1, Episode 13: Busytown Regetta
Season 2, Episode 1: The Big Story
Season 2, Episode 2: Scout's Field Day
Season 2, Episode 3: Captain Willy and the Pirates
Season 2, Episode 4: Young Vikings
Season 2, Episode 5: High Flyers
Season 2, Episode 6: The Big Move
Season 2, Episode 7: Ambulance Cake
Season 2, Episode 8: Sgt. Murphy's Deputy
Season 2, Episode 9: The Biggest Storm Ever
Season 2, Episode 10: No Time for Bananas
Season 2, Episode 11: Grand Hotel
Season 2, Episode 12: Lowly Breaks a Leg
Season 2, Episode 13: Huckle Gets a Job
Season 2, Episode 14: The Knights of Busytown
Season 2, Episode 15: Billy Dog Gets Glasses
Season 2, Episode 16: The Big Dare
Season 2, Episode 17: The Best Birthday Party Ever
Season 2, Episode 18: Dad's Neat Job
Season 2, Episode 19: Denys at Camp
Season 2, Episode 20: School Dance
Season 2, Episode 21: Mr. Frumble's Brother
Season 2, Episode 22: Tough Test
Season 2, Episode 23: Inventor of the Year
Season 2, Episode 24: Fun-Time Riddle Race
Season 2, Episode 25: The Best Amusement Park Ever
Season 2, Episode 26: Has Anyone Seen My Book?
Season 2, Episode 27: The Perfect Gentleman
Season 2, Episode 28: A Trip Back in Time
Season 2, Episode 29: Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine
Season 2, Episode 30: Peter's Visit
Season 2, Episode 31: End of the Rainbow
Season 2, Episode 32: Bananas the Magician
Season 2, Episode 33: Daylight Savings Time
Season 2, Episode 34: Triple-A Deliveries
Season 2, Episode 35: Mr. Fixit's Super Submarine
Season 2, Episode 36: Abe and Babe's Christmas Lesson
Season 2, Episode 37: The Best Car Trip Ever
Season 2, Episode 38: Fill'er Up, Scotty
Season 2, Episode 39: Who's Afraid of the Big Eclipse?
Season 3, Episode 1: The Mole Machine
Season 3, Episode 2: Superstitious Bananas
Season 3, Episode 3: King and Queen for a Day
Season 3, Episode 4: The Winners
Season 3, Episode 5: Never Too Small
Season 3, Episode 6: Mr. Gronkle Comes to Stay
Season 3, Episode 7: Match Makers
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Season 3, Episode 9: Mr. Gronkle Moves Away
Season 3, Episode 10: Huckle's Feathery Friend
Season 3, Episode 11: Count on Us
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Q: How to parse a CSV with multiple key-value pairs? I have a CSV in this format:
"Account Name","Full Name","Customer System Name","Sales Rep"
"0x7a69","Mike Smith","0x7a69","Tim Greaves"
"0x7a69","John Taylor","0x7a69","Brian Anthony"
"Apple","Steve Jobs","apple","Anthony Michael"
"Apple","Steve Jobs","apple","Brian Anthony"
"Apple","Tim Cook","apple","Tim Greaves"
...
I would like to parse this CSV (using Java) so that it becomes:
"Account Name","Full Name","Customer System Name","Sales Rep"
"0x7a69","Mike Smith, John Taylor","0x7a69","Tim Greaves, Brian Anthony"
"Apple","Steve Jobs, Tim Cook","apple","Anthony Michael, Brian Anthony, Tim Greaves"
Essentially I just want to condense the CSV so that there is one entry per account/company name.
Here is what I have so far:
String csvFile = "something.csv";
String line = "";
String cvsSplitBy = ",";

List<String> accountList = new ArrayList<String>();
List<String> nameList = new ArrayList<String>();
List<String> systemNameList = new ArrayList<String>();
List<String> salesList = new ArrayList<String>();

try (BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(csvFile)))
    {

        while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {

            // use comma as separator
            String[] csv = line.split(cvsSplitBy);

            accountList.add(csv[0]);
            nameList.add(csv[1]);
            systemNameList.add(csv[2]);
            salesList.add(csv[3]);

        }

So I was thinking of adding them all to their own lists, then looping through all of the lists and comparing the values, but I can't wrap my head around how that would work. Any tips or words of advice are much appreciated. Thanks!

A: By analyzing your requirements you can get a better idea of the data structures to use. Since you need to map keys (account/company) to values (name/rep) I would start with a HashMap. Since you want to condense the values to remove duplicates you'll probably want to use a Set.
I would have a Map<Key, Data> with
public class Key {
    private String account;
    private String companyName;

    //Getters/Setters/equals/hashcode
}

public class Data {
    private Key key;
    private Set<String> names = new HashSet<>();
    private Set<String> reps = new Hashset<>();

    public void addName(String name) {
        names.add(name);
    }

    public void addRep(String rep) {
        reps.add(rep);
    }

    //Additional getters/setters/equals/hashcode
}

Once you have your data structures in place, you can do the following to populate the data from your CSV and output it to its own CSV (in pseudocode)
    Loop each line in CSV
      Build Key from account/company
      Try to get data from Map
      If Data not found
        Create new data with Key and put key -> data mapping in map
      add name and rep to data

    Loop values in map
      Output to CSV

A: Well, I probably would create a class, let's say "Account", with the attributes "accountName", "fullName", "customerSystemName", "salesRep". Then I would define an empty ArrayList of type Account and then loop over the read lines. And for every read line I just would create a new object of this class, set the corresponding attributes and add the object to the list. But before creating the object I would iterate overe the already existing objects in the list to see whether there is one which already has this company name - and if this is the case, then, instead of creating the new object, just reset the salesRep attribute of the old one by adding the new value, separated by comma.
I hope this helps :)

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Develop and refine your creative process using inspiration from past and present composers. Express and apply this in different areas using a broad range of techniques and technologies. Recognised as the 'most musical city' in the UK (per capita) it is a fantastic place to study all genres of music.
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Music Technology Project.
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Advanced Performance Recital
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Gross value added (GVA) breakdown of Northern England by industry 2011
Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 5, 2014
This statistic shows a breakdown of gross value added (GVA) in Northern England for selected industries in 2011. The largest contributor to GVA in the north was manufacturing. At 15.1 percent this was 4.9 percentage points higher than the contribution manufacturing gave to the country as a whole.
Share of total gross value added (GVA) of selected industries in Northern England (UK) in 2011*
Share of GVA
United Kingdom (England)
*The North of England is defined by the source as the three most northerly former Government Office Regions: the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and The Humber.
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GOV.UK, & Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 5, 2014). Share of total gross value added (GVA) of selected industries in Northern England (UK) in 2011* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378889/gross-value-added-gva-breakdown-of-northern-england-by-industry/
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Low local distilleries are boosting communities – Clive Aslet
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From the Hebrides to Kent, enterprising distilleries are boosting local economies and providing us with spectacular spirits, writes Clive Aslet
Eight years ago, I visited an Englishman who had acquired a defunct Victorian distillery on Islay. To those who love Islay's wet bonfire style of whisky, smelling thickly of peat, this seemed an almost indecently agreeable way of blowing a few grand – at least he hadn't bought a powerful motorbike. As midlife crises go, it was not only harmless but, as I discovered when I met him, slightly self-mortifying.
Islay, for a déraciné Sassenach, had, quite literally, its limits, being a small island and (in the way of islands) entirely surrounded by sea. There was a restricted choice of voices in the pub, all of them Scottish. To make things worse, Islay was suffering an uncharacteristic period of drought. It hadn't rained for six weeks.
This was a serious matter, since his was the only distillery that used local water throughout the process of whisky-making, not simply to make the spirit but also dilute it to the legal requirement afterwards. These days, as I found on a recent visit, Islay is booming.
One of its problems – nice to have, for a remote community – is full employment. I was told this by Gordon Campbell Gray, who has just opened the Machrie, a hotel that does succeed in employing a large proportion of local people, but has difficulty in doing so. Bruichladdich, the distillery I had gone to see in 2010, was bought by Rémy Cointreau for £58 million two years later, making the owner's apparent act of folly seem sensible enough.
Since then, other distilleries have opened; there are now a dozen, with rumours of another two in the offing. Asia is a big market. So why doesn't everyone rush to Islay? The answer appears when you look at property websites. You might find a wind-blown cottage, but probably not a gentleman's residence. There are spectacular views over the marshes, with maybe a couple of Highland cattle in the frame and birdlife worth tweeting about. But the human population isn't much over 3,000.
While no doubt all of them are individually charming, deeply read and witty raconteurs, even the most passionate of Islay's supporters will admit that it's not a lot.When the fog comes down and the little airport closes, you'll be stuck with them. Fortunately, there's an alternative: Chatham.
This was the dockyard where Nelson's HMS Victory was built. Its zenith came at the end of the 19th century, when 207,500 tons of warship were launched over 16 years. When the dockyard closed in 1984, Chatham nosedived. Finally, though, it's climbing out of the tailspin, having become a marina – popular with those who want cheaper mooring fees than those offered by St Katharine Docks near Tower Bridge.
Overlooking the marina, St Mary's Island has become an enclave of smart apartment blocks and townhouses. Within a few miles are country houses with open views – Knight Frank is offering Luddesdown Court, claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in the kingdom, for £3.5 million, just 26 miles from Canary Wharf. Chatham also has a distillery, Copper Rivet, in the splendid Victorian pump house that was built to expel water from the dry dock.
Copper Rivet is amazing. Its gin is made from grain specifically grown for the purpose, in the possibly extreme belief that different varieties of barley will impart a different taste. They've patented their own still (which enables better control of the botanicals). They have some extremely stylish packaging, based on a flag motif (the first Union Jack was sewn in Chatham). Although my first taste was promising, the whisky isn't ready yet: it has to mature for the statutory three years in oak barrels, in this case from the Jim Beam bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
A stroke of brilliance, though, has been to put some of the unripe whisky through the gin still, the result being a transparent gin-like spirit which carries a faint suggestion of whisky, called Son of a Gun. Sensitive palates detect tropical fruits and an aftertaste of honey, vanilla and oats.
You can go to the distillery and buy it in the very good shop. Chatham isn't Islay, of course, but it's almost as much of an adventure to visit – and, for some of us, nearer.
Clive Aslet is a former editor of Country Life
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by Simona, on September 16, 2011, 17:00
In the past few years everyone's focus has been on improving fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions. In fact, new regulations are popping up all over the world pushing every auto maker to think of new environmental solutions and BMW is among the first to announce an impressive solution for the future. Their new "i" brand " is about the development of visionary vehicles and mobility services, inspiring design, and a new understanding of premium that is strongly defined by sustainability."
The first concept announced in the new i line-up is the i8 - a preview version of the production model set to follow in 2013. The BMW i8 Concept is a sports car that features intelligent and innovative technology. It is based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car and features a unique plug-in hybrid solution that combines a combustion engine and an electric drive system to create an extraordinary driving experience complemented by extremely low fuel consumption and emissions.
UPDATE 09/16/2011: During its official debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show BMW officials have confirmed that a production version of the i8 will arrive in 2014. That was the good news. The bad news is that despite the fact that the production version will keep most of the concept's powertrain features, the exterior and interior will be heavily modified. (AutoGuide)
UPDATE 12/23/2011: The new BMW i8 Concept has been the star in the latest Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol movie. Today we have added new images from the red carpet of the film's U.S. premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. Enjoy!
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The new i8's design language continues from where the Vision EfficientDynamics concept left. The most impressive feature of the new concept is the upward-swiveling doors fixed to the A-pillars that underline the car's sporting capability and opens up access to the front and rear seats at the same time.
The new i8 Concept features CFRP components made from resonated carbon fiber weave, a process that began in BMW's new M3 CRT. At the front of the i8 there is a stylistically modified and strikingly individual update on the kidney grille theme, with a blue background, distinctively shaped LED headlights at the outer edges of the front end, and the absence of the large cooling air intakes. The i8 features a transparent roof that reveals the intricate CFRP structure of the roof, but at the same time offers an optimum view out of the cars and allow the passengers inside to experience the outside world while on the move.
The concept also ensures an extremely low drag and impressive aerodynamics. For this, BMW has placed a series of air inlets that allow the air to flow through and around the vehicle and also allows airflow at the rear of the vehicle. Intakes behind the passenger cell and at the rear provide a cooling flow of air through the engine compartment, while outlets in the rear diffuser and the flow of air around the rear wheels ensure the car is extremely efficient in terms of lift and down-force at both axles.
The concept combines a Silver Flow shade of light silver and high-gloss Black contrasting with a bright Stream Blue used in the logo, the kidney grille, door sills, and rear apron.
The interior combines the same sporty character of the exterior with state of the art technologies. The i8 features one of the most impressive driver-focused environments that has ever been offered in a BMW vehicle. The purpose-built driver's position is geared squarely towards the person at the wheel and gives optimum access to all information and controls. The three-dimensional displays are crystal clear and flash up the relevant information for the driving situation at hand.
The interior consists of three different levels each colored in a different color to indicate which functions they accommodate. The first one, the outer layer, is white and forms the supporting structure for all interior geometries. The inner layer is the function-oriented level and opens up features such as seat surfaces and storage areas. A black level is being placed between the inner and outer layer and incorporates the technical components. It creates a visual link between the instrument panel, steering column, steering wheel (including instrument cluster), central information display (CID), and controls.
The BMW i8 is being offered with two different drive systems – an electric motor and an internal combustion engine that can be used together or separate. As a plug-in vehicle, the i8 will sprint from 0 to 60 mph in under 5 seconds and will offer a fuel economy of 94 mpg.
The electric motors drive the front axle, while the 220 HP turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine developing up to 221 lb-ft of torque drives the rear axle. The two motors will ensure the i8 will be capable of a top speed of 155 mph (electronically limited).
The electric motor is being supplied by a battery system installed between the front and rear axle modules and will provide an autonomy of 20 miles.
When will the production version follow?
This is just a first concept version of the production i8 set to be revealed sometime in 2013.
Despite the fact the i8 features one of the most innovation technologies currently available on the market, they are not the first ones to offer high-performance hybrid cars. Audi is also preparing an electric version of the R8, while Mercedes is currently developing the SLS AMG E-Cell.
The competition will be anything but an easy match, but, if BMW stays true to this concept, the i8 will be one of the more successful vehicles on the market.
Impressive technology
Great performance numbers
Just a concept for now
Production model probably won't have all of the cool features
(231) posted on 02.8.2012
The BMW i8 concept looks great with superior performance. It's the most innovative technology for hybrid cars.
(333) posted on 01.13.2012
This has a remarkable style and platform design even price. This has more innovative designs and total package of high technology car. The figure performance of this vehicle is definitely awesome.
The futuristic styling of the car will definitely leave you jaw-dropped just by looking at it. I like the elegance on its design. Plus the figure performance of the car is impressive as well.
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I more like this concept compare to the Vision EfficientDynamics. The engine performance of the car is more powerful as well. The styling is extremely an impressive creation.
Severely COOL! It looks great for a futuristic car. And I am impressed by its technology. It got the angst and a very promising features. But still its just a concept, and I don't think that they will include all this cool features once they produce this model.
Well, I'm not really a fan of a futuristic vehicle, just like this one, but I still appreciate the angst and the awesome looks of this concept. Anyway, I wonder if BMW had a plan to put it on the market?
Sad to say, I don't like the exterior appearance of this concept or even the whole features of it. I just find it too futuristic. However, I'm impressed that it had a great performance number.
This concept is really over dressed! I'm not so enchased with this one. It is too futuristic and so unreliable as well, but I can say that the interior of this one is sort of captivating.
Highly innovated car, look very focus and futuristic car even. Concept wise for every angle you may still appreciate the beauty of the car. Now dealing with the efficiency of its the interior and exterior.
I love the futuristic interior of this i8 concept even the scissor type door of it. The exterior design is so aggressive, but I think BMW doesn't have any plan to see this one production. Alas!
I like the concept of this car. The style and design of this car are great. This car is one of the best cars I've ever seen. The line in the body of the car is great. This design is one of the attractive designs to all the people who see the car on the road.
Car manufacturers are releasing lots of awesome concepts! I could not ask for more when it comes to the looks or appearance of them but sometimes they too much focus on the outside look to their car than to its figure performance.
BMW lunched a great car. Aside from being so stylish. The main concept of the i8 is be a fuel efficiency. Well, this a good news for a car collectors if they have this one.
I love the style of this car the half of the hood is black and the other is white. Unique style and the rims combination of color is great.
Wow! It's a very beautiful car. It has a perfect interior and exterior with high technology ever. It seems so a very fast car. The scissor type door is very cool.
Nice style and impressive platform! and its technologies that it had is quite really good and great but they are right that this car seems not so safe.
i8 concept really had an impressive design and interior technologies but I think it not reliable on the road. Surely it can lots of attention most especially the attention of the carnappers. hahaha
k. I have to admit that I'm impressed with the styling of the car for its futuristic design. However, I think its not that potent and its not safe.
I have to admit that I'm actually impressed with the styling of the car. However, its just miserable that they can't vindicate on how consistent is this vehicle. I want to a real presentation vehicle!
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Green Bay Packers 2012 schedule: Inside the numbers of this year's foes
By Jerry Tapp on August 5, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Five weeks from today the Packers open their 2012 season with a game at home against the San Francisco 49ers.
Here's a game-by-game look at the 2012 schedule and how the Packers have done in head-to-head competition against their 2012 foes.
September 9, vs. San Francisco: The Packers have won the last eight games and 13 of the last 14 games between the two teams. The Pack has won eight straight at home against the 49ers. The Packers last loss at home against S.F. was in 1999, and their last home loss to the 49ers was in 1990.
September 13 (Thursday) vs. Chicago: The Packers have won four straight at home against the Bears. Their last home loss to Chicago was on October 7, 2007. They have played the Bears once on a Thursday (October 17, 1991); the Bears won that game 10-0 in Green Bay.
September 24 (Monday) at Seattle: Packers are 2-2 in games at Seattle. They have a 10-5 advantage in the series. Have played the Seahawks twice on Monday; the Pack lost both contests.
September 30 vs. New Orleans: Green Bay has won nine of the 11 games versus the Saints at Lambeau Field. New Orleans has won three of the last five games between the two teams.
October 7 at Indianapolis: The Packers are 1-5-1 in the last seven games in Indianapolis.
October 14 at Houston: The two teams have played each twice. The Packers won in Houston in 2004; the Texans won in Green Bay in 2008.
October 21 at St. Louis: The Rams hold a 44-46-2 advantage in the all-time series between the two franchises. The Packers have won the last two games in St. Louis. The Packers have won four and lost three to the Rams since 2000.
October 28 vs. Jacksonville: The series is tied 2-2. Only one game was played in Green Bay (2004), which the Packers lost 28-25.
November 4 vs. Arizona: Green Bay is 6-2 since the Cardinals moved to Arizona. They have won eight straight games against the Cardinals played in Green Bay. The last Packers loss to the Cardinals in Green Bay was on October 6, 1949, when the Chicago Cardinals beat the Packers 39-17.
November 11: OPEN
November 18 at Detroit: The Packers are 8-4 in games against the Lions in Detroit since 2000. They have won 12 of their last 13 games against the Lions.
November 25 at New York Giants: The two teams have split the last 14 games played going back to 1985. The Packers have won the last four games played in New York, scoring 38, 35, 34 and 37 points in those contests.
December 2 vs. Minnesota: The Pack has won five of the last six games between the two teams in Green Bay. The Packers are 5-0 in games against the Vikings in December since 2000.
December 9 vs. Detroit: The Packers have won 21 straight games against the Lions in Green Bay. The last Packers loss to the Lions in Green Bay was on December 15, 1991.
December 16 at Chicago: The Packers are 9-4 in Chicago since 2000. The two teams have split the last eight December games they've played.
December 23 vs. Tennessee: Green Bay has won only four of the 10 games played between the two teams. The Titans have won the last three match-ups. The last Packers win over Tennessee was December 20, 1998 in Green Bay. The Packers are 1-4 against the Titans in games played in Green Bay.
December 30 at Minnesota: The Packers are 7-5 against the Vikings in games in Minnesota since 2000.


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Journal of Transportation Technologies > Vol.2 No.4, October 2012
Measuring Railway Efficiencies with Consideration of Input Congestion ()
Erwin T. J. Lin, Lawrence W. Lan, Jeng-Cheng Chang
Department of Business Innovation and Development, MingDao University, Taiwan.
Department of Global Marketing and Logistics, MingDao University, Changhua, Taiwan.
Department of Television & Internet Marketing Management, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology, Taiwan.
DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2012.24034 PDF 3,806 Downloads 6,487 Views Citations
Input congestion very likely existed in rail transport. However, early works measuring the rail transport efficiencies rarely took the input congestion into account; hence, the proposed strategies for enhancing efficiencies can be misleading. This study revisited the rail transport efficiencies with consideration of input congestion. We employed data envelopment analysis extension method to investigate the input congestion for some selected 24 European Union (EU) railways in 2006. The results indicated that there is no strong congestion in these 24 railways. However, 12 railways have been diagnosed with weak congestion in the available capacity of freight transport as well as the number of locomotives, 7 railways in the available capacity of passenger transport, and 4 railways in the number of employees. Based on our findings, the managerial implication is to contract the available capacity of freight transport (tonnages) as the most critical strategy, rather than laying-off the excess number of employees suggested by most previous studies, which did not consider the input congestion effects while measuring the rail transport efficiencies.
Data Envelopment Analysis; Input Slack; Input Congestion; Rail Transport
E. Lin, L. Lan and J. Chang, "Measuring Railway Efficiencies with Consideration of Input Congestion," Journal of Transportation Technologies, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp. 315-323. doi: 10.4236/jtts.2012.24034.
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Roadmap - Senior Retreat Day!
Please note: Roadmap has been cancelled due to there being very few registrations at this time.
Those who have registered will be notified and reimbursed. Thank you!
We are pleased to announce a new day long conference for juniors and seniors!
WHAT: Throughout the day - students will be given the opportunity to listen to some great presentations, enter into conversation with their peers, attend Mass, pray before our Lord in Adoration, play some games and share a couple meals together!


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Diplomat plays down leaked call; Germany's Merkel angry
By CyprusMail February 7, 2014 164
Victoria Nuland is set to meet Cyprus officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues
A top U.S. diplomat tried to play down the damage to Washington's diplomacy in Ukraine from a leaked telephone call, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel called an obscene remark about the EU "absolutely unacceptable."
U.S. officials blamed Moscow for the Internet leak of recordings of a senior State Department official and the U.S. ambassador discussing a possible future government for Ukraine, where Washington and Brussels back anti-Kremlin demonstrators.
Western officials described the leaks as a throwback to the cloak-and-dagger tactics of the Cold War, apparently aimed as much at sowing discord among Western allies as at discrediting the opposition in Ukraine, a country of 46 million people on the verge of bankruptcy, torn between east and west.
Senior State Department official Victoria Nuland is heard using an expletive to tell the U.S. ambassador it would be better if a new Ukrainian government is backed by the United Nations than the EU.
"Fuck the EU," she says. U.S. officials have not denied the authenticity of the recording and said Nuland apologised to EU colleagues for the comment.
Angela Merkel – already furious with Washington for several months over reports that U.S. officials bugged her own phone – found Nuland's remarks "totally unacceptable", a spokeswoman for the German chancellor said.
Merkel also expressed support for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who heads the bloc's Ukraine policy.
In a separate leaked recording, an Ashton aide is overheard complaining about the United States for telling Ukrainian opposition members that Brussels was "soft" in its reluctance to impose measures such as sanctions to hurt the pro-Russian government.
Nuland, who met President Viktor Yanukovich in Kiev on Thursday before the Ukrainian leader flew off to meet President Vladimir Putin at the Olympics in Russia, described the bugging and leaks as "pretty impressive tradecraft" but said it would not hurt her ties with the Ukrainian opposition.
Other U.S. officials directly blamed Moscow, noting that the leaked recording, posted anonymously, was first highlighted in a tweet from a Russian official.
"Tapping phone calls and releasing carefully selected bits to support propaganda efforts is an age-old method by some type of regimes," tweeted Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
In Nuland's bugged call, apparently recorded about 12 days ago when Ukrainian opposition leaders were considering an offer from Yanukovich to join his cabinet, she suggested that one of three leading figures might accept a post but two others should stay out. In the end, all three rejected the offer.
The diplomatic furore with the EU draws attention to a gulf between Washington and Brussels, who agree on the goal to draw Ukraine closer to the West but disagree over how to achieve it. Some U.S. officials want to threaten Yanukovich's government with sanctions, including travel bans on individuals. Many Europeans worry that such tactics could be counterproductive by driving Ukraine's elite closer to Moscow.
Relations between Washington and Moscow, frosty for years, have been bitter recently, with disputes over Syria, human rights and other issues leaving little to show for what the Barack Obama administration once billed as a diplomatic "reset".
Within Ukraine, economic and political events have been coming to a head three months into the political crisis that began with Yanukovich's decision to walk away from a free trade pact with the EU under Russian pressure.
The central bank imposed new capital controls overnight in a bid to shore up the sliding hryvnia currency. Officials said the measures – which include a six-day waiting period for hard currency purchases, a maximum of around $5,700 for private transfers abroad and a ban on buying hard currency to pay back foreign loans early or invest abroad – were only temporary.
"The result will be a flourishing black market (in dollars)," said Tatiana Orlova, an emerging markets strategist at RBS in London.
Central bank governor Ihor Sorkin said: "When the situation improves, these temporary measures will be removed."
On the political front, Yanukovich must name a new prime minister after sacking a pro-Russian loyalist in a concession to demonstrators only to fail to persuade opposition leaders to take his place.
Russia, which bailed out Ukraine with an offer of $15 billion in cheap gas and loans after Yanukovich snubbed the EU trade pact, has cut off the funds until it learns who the new prime minister will be. Yanukovich may discuss it with Putin.
Modern Ukraine is divided between eastern provinces that were districts of Russia for centuries and where most people speak Russian, and Western sections that were annexed by the Soviets from Poland and the former Austrian empire, where most people speak Ukrainian and many resent Russian domination.
Although many Ukrainians say they dream of integration with the West, the Soviet economic legacy gives Moscow extraordinary leverage: Ukraine's heavy industry depends on imports of energy, above all Russian natural gas.
Moscow portrays the anti-Yanukovich demonstrators as paid Western agents and seems to be pushing for Yanukovich to order a crackdown to clear the streets.
In some of the sharpest language yet, the Kremlin's point man on Ukraine, Sergei Glazyev, urged the Ukrainian leader to stop negotiating with "putschists". He accused Washington of arming, funding and training the opposition to take power.
Nuland called the remarks "pure fantasy".
"He could be a science fiction writer," she said.
Angela MerkelUkraineVictoria NulandViktor Yanukovich
Teen shot at father-of-two who scolded him
Crunch time in Cyprus as leaders face off


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THE FILMMAKER AS SYMBIONT:
opportunistic infections of the surveillance apparatus
(published in the NODE-LONDON READER 2006)
Filmmakers render aspects of nature, human activity and imagination visible. The documentary film continues to be a potent form in all its variety, from the personal video diary to "objective" fly-on-the-wall shoots, to the hybrid fact/fiction ("faction") film. But the most prolific documentarists are no longer to be found in film schools and TV stations. In some European and American cities, every street corner is under constant surveillance using recording closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras. Such cameras are typically operated by local government, police, private security firms, large corporations and small businesses, and private individuals, and may be automatic or controlled (zoomed and panned) from a remote control room. Filmmakers, and in particular documentarists of all flavours, should reflect on this constant gaze. Why bring in additional cameras, when much private and public urban space is already covered from numerous angles?
MANIFESTO FOR CCTV FILMMAKERS declares a set of rules, establishes effective procedures, and identifies further issues for filmmakers using pre-existing CCTV (surveillance) systems as a medium in the UK. The manifesto is constructed with reference to the Data Protection Act 1998 and related privacy legislation that gives the subjects of data records (including CCTV footage) access to copies of the data. The filmmaker's standard equipment is thus redundant; indeed, its use is prohibited. The manifesto can easily be adapted for different jurisdictions.
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MANIFESTO FOR CCTV FILMMAKERS (UK VERSION, 2004)
The filmmaker is not permitted to introduce any cameras or lighting into the location.
A protagonist ("data subject") is required to feature in all sequences.
Data Protection Act 1998; 1998 Chapter 29; Part II Section 7(1). **
[A]n individual is entitled –
(a) to be informed by any data controller whether personal data of which that individual is the data subject are being processed by or on behalf of that data controller,
(b) if that is the case, to be given by the data controller a description of –
(i) the personal data of which that individual is the data subject,
(ii) the purposes for which they are being or are to be processed, and
(iii) the recipients or classes of recipients to whom they are or may be disclosed,
(c) to have communicated to him in an intelligible form –
(i) the information constituting any personal data of which that individual is the data subject, and
(ii) any information available to the data controller as to the source of those data, and
(d) where the processing by automatic means of personal data of which that individual is the data subject for the purpose of evaluating matters relating to him such as, for example, his performance at work, his creditworthiness, his reliability or his conduct, has constituted or is likely to constitute the sole basis for any decision significantly affecting him, to be informed by the data controller of the logic involved in that decision-taking.
The documented activity of the protagonist must qualify as personal or sensitive data. The filmmaker is to establish this by locating a surveillance camera and circumscribing the field of action for the actors relative to it, so that incidents of biographical relevance (i.e. that reveal personal data) occur in the frame.
ICO CCTV systems and the Data Protection Act JB v.5 01/02/04 (***)
2. The court decided that for information to relate to an individual (and be covered by the DPA) it had to affect their privacy. To help judge this, the Court decided that two matters were important: that a person had to be the focus of information, the information tells you something significant about them.
The provisions of the 1998 Act are based on the requirements of a European Directive, which at, Article 2, defines, personal data as follows:
"Personal data" shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
The definition of personal data is not therefore limited to circumstances where a data controller can attribute a name to a particular image. If images of distinguishable individuals' features are processed and an individual can be identified from these images, they will amount to personal data.
All people other than the protagonist ("third parties") will be rendered unidentifiable on the data obtained from the CCTV operators. Typically, operators blur or mask out faces of third parties. The filmmaker is to consider the visual impact of this manipulation, and to establish a rule for the handling of footage delivered with ineffectual masking or blurring – for example, reporting the offence.
Right to Privacy in Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (****):
RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE
1. Everyone has the right to respect for private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights or freedoms of others.
DPA1998
4. On the other hand, the disclosure of third party information in compliance with a subject access request may also expose the data controller to complaint or action by the third party, for example [...] for breach of confidence.
6. The data controller should consider to what extent it is possible to communicate the information sought without disclosing any third party information [...] This might be achieved by editing the information to remove names or other identifying details.
The filmmaker is to choose sites that are covered by multiple surveillance cameras, preferably operated by a large business, private security firm or public authority – or, if operated by a small retailer, cameras of the kind that can be panned and zoomed remotely. Sites may be mobile – for example, a public bus.
ICO CCTV systems and the Data Protection Act JB v.5 01/02/04
If you have just a basic CCTV system your use may no longer be covered by the DPA. [...] Small retailers would not be covered who
– only have a couple of cameras,
– can't move them remotely,
– just record on video tape whatever the camera picks up,
– only give the recorded images to the police to investigate an incident in their shop.
For every camera used, the operator's name and contact details are to be noted.
Code of practice issued by the Data Protection Commissioner, under Section 51(3)(b) of the Data Protection Act 1998, 07/2000 (*****)
7. Signs should be placed so that the public are aware that they are entering a zone which is covered by surveillance equipment.
The signs should contain the following information:
Identity of the person or organisation responsible for the scheme.
The purposes of the scheme.
Details of whom to contact regarding the scheme.
(First Data Protection Principle).
After completing each shoot, the filmmaker is to address a written request ("subject access request letter") to the CCTV operator ("data controller") immediately to ensure that the data recovery process can be initiated while the recordings are still archived. (Mandatory retention periods vary.)
Code of practice issued by the Data Protection Commissioner, under Section 51(3)(b) of the Data Protection Act 1998, 07/2000
1. Once the retention period has expired, the images should be removed or erased (Fifth Data Protection Principle).
The subject access request letter is to state the place and time of the recording and include a picture of the protagonist, wearing the same clothes if possible, and a cheque for £10 (the maximum fee chargeable). Letters should be sent by a secure system which provides evidence of delivery. (Some data controllers may require the notarisation of the letter to legally establish identity.)
Data Protection Act 1998; 1998 Chapter 29, Part II Section 7(2)
A data controller is not obliged to supply any information under subsection (1) unless he has received –
(a) a request in writing, and
(b) except in prescribed cases, such fee (not exceeding the prescribed maximum) as he may require.
The filmmaker is to allow a maximum 40 days after sending the data request for an initial response.
A data controller must comply with a subject access request promptly, and in any event within forty days of receipt of the request or, if later, within forty days of receipt of:
the information required (i.e. to satisfy himself as to the identity of the person making the request and to locate the information which that person seeks); and the fee.
The filmmaker is to establish a set of rules for handling the various formats in which the data may be sent (video tape, DVD-video, digital files encoded with proprietary codecs, hard copies of frames).
CCTV systems are not permitted record sound. The filmmaker is to establish a set of rules for the soundtrack (if any) of the movie – for example, prohibiting field recordings.
Footage received is subject to complex copyright issues. The filmmaker is to take legal advice and establish a strategy.
(*) In addition to the boom in surveillance, the proliferation of miniature mobile cameras (many built into phones and other handheld devices) has led to the phenomenon of "sous-veillance" activities carried out by the population at large. News services now actively solicit amateur recordings from camcorders and even mobile phones, often combining them with CCTV footage where they have access to it, when reporting from scenes of crimes, accidents or natural disasters. The manifesto can be extended to provide a framework for films that work with acts of sous-veillance.
(**) Data Protection Act 1998 Chapter 29
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/19980029.htm
(***) CCTV systems and the Data Protection Act JB v.5
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
(****) Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (CCTV and the Human Rights Act)
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk/cctv13.htm
(*****) CCTV Guidance and the Data Protection Act - Good Practice Note
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=5740
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Concert for Kiama: come and lend your voice
January 28, 2016 · by Cathy Law	· in Community, Events, Gerringong, Jamberoo, Kiama, Kiama Council, Merger proposal.	·
As the process of deciding whether Kiama Council will be able to stay independent grinds on, the Keep Kiama Council Local Committee has organised a protest rally at a time to suit the whole community.
Some of the area's leading performers including bands John Littrich and the Water Runner, No Such Thing and The Kiama Pipe Band, singers Penny Hartgerink and Sean Emmett, and comedian Dave Evans have volunteered their services for the Concert for Kiama.
The concert format will alternate live performances with information about the consequences for the residents of Kiama, Kiama Downs, Gerringong, Jamberoo and Minnamurra if the NSW Government proceeds with its proposal to force Kiama Municipal Council to merge with the City of Shoalhaven.
"We have already had one community meeting attended by well over 1000 concerned residents," says Committee spokesman Nick Hartgerink said. "But we wanted to do something different at a more family-friendly hour, when families with young children could come out and join in.
"We encourage everyone to come along, have a picnic in the park, be entertained and also be informed about just what we stand to lose as a community if this forced merger goes ahead.
"Kiama Council has been a great supporter of cultural events over many years and we risk losing that in a forced merger. We thought a concert in Hindmarsh Park would be a way of demonstrating the great things we have in this community and what is at risk.
"We have local artists who have performed at Kiama's iconic annual music festivals that Council supports, the Kiama Jazz Festival and Folk By The Sea, as well as circus entertainer Dave Evans who, with his wife Tamara, puts on the annual KISS Arts Festival."
John Littrich and the Water Runners will be performing a special song they have written to highlight community concerns about the NSW Government proposal.
Speakers will address different aspects of the forced merger, providing information on how people can make submissions to the Government expressing their opposition to its plans.
"We'll be inviting Premier Mike Baird and Member for Kiama Gareth Ward, and hope they will come
and hear the voice of the community," says Nick. "It's going to be a lot of fun, but with a serious edge."
Details: Sunday 31 January, Hindmarsh Park, 4-7pm
← Kiama honours its own
Bollywood comes to Kiama →


I'm bringing you all of the info given so far about the new game, including features and the release date.
"Fallout 76" was finally addressed at this year's E3 2018, according to the Bethesda's press conference that occurred yesterday, June 10. The E3 press conferences have been in full swing since Saturday, June 9, and yesterday, Bethesda spoke about all of the upcoming titles to expect in the near and distant future.
While there were many exciting reveals for both Xbox [VIDEO] and PS4 [VIDEO] during the announcements, one of the most anticipated games of the year was revealed. "Fallout 76" was spoken about in detail and the release date was revealed. Read on to learn about what we learned about it at this year's E3 2018.
Todd Howard, the director of Bethesda, spoke in-depth about what makes this game different from previously released titles. The many popular universes from Bethesda are famous for their single-player structure, but Howard spoke of their dream to combine the elements of their games so far with the components of multiplayer. While the official reveal article on their website does not go as in-depth as Howard did at the conference, he did explain this choice. "Fallout 76" will be online, but the world you play in will only have dozens of players rather than thousands or more.
Howard mentioned in his explanation, "this is the apocalypse, not an amusement park," and rightfully so.
Players will be able to play with their friends against other small groups in this new world. You can also travel to your friends' locations and all of your progress will go with you. As mentioned before, if you are a player that prefers to go it alone, the original single player feel is still available to you. Howard also explained that you can still complete your quests and roam the wasteland without the need of other players. Your experience will also be improved by the new size of the map to accommodate the multi-player aspect, which is four times larger than "Fallout 4".
The website's official reveal article describes the story as follows: "Reclamation Day, 2102. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers - chosen from the nation's best and brightest - emerge into post-nuclear America." The new game is said to act as a prequel for the other additions to the series. The setting is in West Virginia, and the creators of the game also incorporated elements of the state's local folklore into the game.
In terms of the game's gameplay features, Howard addressed concerns about the difficulty level of survival.
He jokingly called the difficulty "softcore survival" in that dying does not affect any of your progress. Also, players are given access to nuclear missiles. These bases are scattered throughout the map and must be accessed with a combination of access codes, after which, if you can reach the launch controls, you can fire a nuclear missile anywhere you choose on the map. The destruction zone yields rare resources and highly radioactive monsters.
The press conference also revealed that the B.E.T.A., or the "Break-It Early Test Application" version is available through pre-order of the game, where you can try it out before anyone else.
In addition to this, the "Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition" is also available for pre-order and includes a "full-scale wearable T-51 power armor helmet" as well as collectible figurines and other limited edition merchandise. This exciting fan pack is available for $199.99 USD on the Bethesda website.
"Fallout 76" will launch on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC on November 14. They also revealed the trailer both on their Twitter account and on their official YouTube channel, which you can view below.
You can also purchase the game's theme song on iTunes to benefit Habitat for Humanity, as also revealed on their Twitter.
For "Fallout" franchise fans, this game is different, but still provides all of the original features we know and love from the series, along with exciting new material to explore.


Improve your Krav Maga skills with the new online support system! Every Practitioner and Graduate level technique demonstrated according to IKMF grading forms. You will be able to review and prefect your fighting, tactics and fitness technique skills, as those are exclusively on the grading techniques on demand system. Enjoy!


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Sri Lankan government revoked a three-month detention order against a Muslim doctor arrested on false charges, but a local court remanded him after protests by Buddhist monks.
The developments happened at Kurunegala court last evening when State Attorney acknowledged that there was no evidence to hold Mohamed Shafi but Buddhist monks and other groups opposed the release saying it could lead to violence.
The doctor was arrested on allegations that he sterilized some 4,000 Sinhala Buddhist women against their wishes.
The Criminal Investigations Department in a 210-page report made it clear to the magistrate that the allegations were false and that there is a police official involved in a massive fabrication of evidence to frame Dr Shafi.
The doctor was arrested on 24th May after allegations in wake of Easter Sunday attacks which killed over 250 people.
The doctor has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging his arrest.


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Q: Django 1.9 + Photologue: no such column I am using Django 1.9+ Photologue 3.x to build a photo gallery web app.
When I am trying to add photo or gallery, it returns 'NO SUCH COLUMN EXCEPTION'
Request Method: GET
Request URL:    http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/photologue/gallery/
Django Version: 1.9.5
Exception Type: OperationalError
Exception Value:
no such column: photologue_gallery.slug
Exception Location: //anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py in execute, line 323
Python Executable:  //anaconda/bin/python
Python Version: 2.7.12

Then I have checked the model file and view file.
In model.py
@python_2_unicode_compatible
class Gallery(models.Model):
    date_added = models.DateTimeField(_('date published'),
                                      default=now)
    title = models.CharField(_('title'),
                             max_length=250,
                             unique=True)
    slug = models.SlugField(_('title slug'),
                            unique=True,
                            max_length=250,
                            help_text=_('A "slug" is a unique URL-friendly title for an object.'))
    description = models.TextField(_('description'),
                               blank=True)
    is_public = models.BooleanField(_('is public'),
                                default=True,
                                help_text=_('Public galleries will be displayed '
                                            'in the default views.'))
    photos = SortedManyToManyField('photologue.Photo',
                               related_name='galleries',
                               verbose_name=_('photos'),
                               blank=True)
    sites = models.ManyToManyField(Site, verbose_name=_(u'sites'),
                               blank=True)

    objects = GalleryQuerySet.as_manager()

It seems to be right.
Since it is Django 1.9, no more syncdb or clear sql methods are available. And I tried migrate/makemigrations, sqlmigrates and none of them works.
My idea is to rebuild the sql table but how to achieve this, or any other approaches to solve this issue?
Thank you.
EDIT1: Tried flush command to flush the data in db, but still not working.
EDIT2: Tried inspectdb command, got
class PhotologueGallery(models.Model):
    id = models.IntegerField(primary_key=True)  # AutoField?
    date_added = models.DateTimeField()
    title = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=100)
    title_slug = models.CharField(unique=True, max_length=50)
    description = models.TextField()
    is_public = models.BooleanField()
    tags = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    class Meta:
        managed = False
        db_table = 'photologue_gallery'

Does it mean that the 'slug' field in model doesn't match the actual field 'title_slug' in the database?

A: Although syncdb command has removed from Django 1.9
There is python manage.py migrate appname --run-syncdb command.
Which sync the model with the database.

A: You say that the Django migration system - "python manage.py migrate" does not work.
What happens? Do you get an error message?