I have often seen refrigerators on GFCI. The reasoning behind not having them on GFCI comes from the residential building and electric codes, with the idea being that a failure in the GFCI could cause problems with food storage. Once food starts to warm up, there is a chance for harmful bacteria/mold to grow. To prevent this from happening in the refrigerator, the appliance is placed on a non-GFCI circuit. For example, the home that I inspected yesterday was newly built, but there was no power at the exterior outlets. Once I went to the garage, I found that the Master GFCI outlet was not working so it had shut down power. I have seen this happen in my client's kitchens too: the Master outlet simply ceases to function. Since this is a possibility, food safety trumps the day, so practice has become to avoid having refrigerators on GFCI.
I think your site is great and I agree with the advice and stance you have on electrical safety. The one issue i disagree with, is not putting a GFCI on a refrigerator. My kids walk barefoot in my house and twice I have seen the unit fail in which it left a small puddle of water in front due to an electronic failure regulating the thermostat, my kids happy to walk through it. Consider if the failure was due to an electrical fault? Alot of the Another aspect of this, given the reliability of today's GFCI's, is I would _want_ to know if my refrigerator is tripping or not to understand the problem more. I have two refrigerators (basement + kitchen – replaced that bad one mentioned above) on GFCI's on AFCI circuits and have had not one issue in the two years since i installed them.
Personally, I have not experienced that problem during my home inspections. However, I could see where that might happen. The plate preventing children from sticking things into the socket is spring loaded. If this was not manufactured well, I could see these becoming hard to move. If it is bothering you enough to remove them, you can, but here are some things to consider. If you may sell the house in a few years, the new owners may want them, so it could become a sticking point after a home inspection.(This scenario is probably unlikely, but worth mentioning). If you do have children, this is a good safety feature (this is why I am beginning to change out mine). Maybe go to the hardware store or building supply center to check out other models to see if they are as hard to use. Lastly, this can be expensive if using an electrician throughout the home. (This can be a diy project. It involves using a screwdriver, and turning the power off). Good luck. If you are like most homeowners, you might only plug into a few outlets on a regular basis, so start with those first.
I HATE those TR outlets in my new home. TR (Tamper Resistant) I can not get plugs into them. I push with all my weight aginst them , but to no avail. I have cracked at least two plates since we moved in two months ago. Is there some sort of secret to wiggling them in? It is driving me absoulutley crazy. Nothing ticks me off more than these things. I'm thinking of repacing ALL OF THEM. I mean why not since I will be replacing all the cracked plates right???


Sweet Little Penguins on a Light Pink and Blue Backgrounds. White Snow. Lovely Posters for Boys and Girls. Infantile Style Design. Pastel Colors.
Old man and pigeons. Abstract acrylic painting.
Drawing logo schedule sport to the top, to victory.
From under the snow beautiful snowdrops grew with drops on the leaves.


Cortina Solid cabinet doors give any room in your house a boost of sophistication and class. Their high-quality design, with an attention to detail, promises to be an eye-catcher. Bring out the beauty of this unfinished cabinet door with any of our wood options.


This stunning two double bedroom, first floor (with lift) apartment is located in an elegant and contemporary building which is fully adapted for modern urban living, celebrating open spaces and the highest of specifications. Adelphi Terrace leaves no page unturned in its pursuit of presenting the perfect home. The bright, expansive dual aspect reception room boasts full height windows and a bespoke kitchen including exquisite timber & joinery, Taj Mahal marble, veneered walnut, antique dust lacquered brass fittings and electronic cabinet doors. There are Gaggenau appliances, including warming drawers, a dishwasher and a wine cooler. Both bedrooms have luxury carpets, generous fully fitted storage. The master ensuite bathroom has hand selected Italian marble, a luxurious free standing Corian bath and a separate walk in shower. The property also benefits from a separate deluxe bathroom and a utilities cupboard. There is underfloor heating and comfort cooling run throughout. There is an extremely helpful daytime weekday concierge service located in the well-appointed lobby area.
Perfectly poised between The Strand and Victoria Embankment, downhill you pass through Embankment Gardens to reach the River Thames, uphill you're in the heart of Covent Garden. Culture devotees couldn't ask for a better address, with the stage door of many of London's finest theatres just steps away from your own and visual art heavyweights such as The National Portrait Gallery and National Gallery also within easy walking distance, not to mention the English National Opera and Royal Opera House. Nine of London's Michelin-starred restaurants are within walking distance and countless other top level eateries are close to hand for more casual dining, along with an enviable range of independent cocktail & wine bars literally on the doorstep.


Started her Bollywood career almost 6 years ago, this Bangalore beauty exploded on the screen in no time. Where usually newbies take at least two to three movies to get noticed , Deepika had it all what most women crave for with just one release. Yes, we are talking about FAME!
Reportedly, the duo is all set to start work on director Imtiaz Ali's next film titled Tamasha.
Ram-Leela is an upcoming 2013 movie Hindi romantic-drama film directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone as the eponymous leads. The film is said to be an adaptation of Shakespeare's epic love story Romeo and Juliet, set in violent times.[1The film will be released on 15 November 2013.
Deepika Padukone (pronounced [d̪iːpɪkaː pəɖʊkoːɳ]; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian film actress and model. She has established a successful career in Hindi (Bollywood) films, and is cited in the media as one of the most popular and attractive Indian celebrities.
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Super Star Rajesh Khanna appeared with Deepika Padukone in Om Shanthi Om in which song?


Three companies have been formed in the first phase. The newly inducted OSAF personnel would be seen in action for the first time during the chariot festival on June 25 that draws lakhs of devotees from across the world.
"Raising three companies of OSAF will bridge the critical requirement of an elite force to deal with serious land and order situations," said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Q: Click a div to change/toggle class on an img I am stuck with an issue regarding an icon I want to change, when I click on a div. I am trying to make an accordion element with an arrow icon (using Iconoir) that toggles between classes "iconoir-nav-arrow-right" to "iconoir-nav-arrow-down" every time I click on it.
It seems the icon is being added to the div via classList toggle, and not changing the class of the img with class "arrowAcc". Not sure how to use the function to target the img when clicking on div. Perhaps a kind soul here can help me, or point me to a ressource that explains. Thanks a lot in advance!
The code (js, css, html):

function toggleIconAcc(element) {
  element.classList.toggle("iconoir-nav-arrow-right");
  element.classList.toggle("iconoir-nav-arrow-down");
}

var acc = document.getElementsByClassName("accordion");
var i;

for (i = 0; i < acc.length; i++) {
  acc[i].addEventListener("click", function () {
    this.classList.toggle("active");
    var panelAccordion = this.nextElementSibling;
    if (panelAccordion.style.maxHeight) {
      panelAccordion.style.maxHeight = null;
    } else {
      panelAccordion.style.maxHeight = panelAccordion.scrollHeight + "px";
    }
  });
}
:root {
    --Lato: "Lato", sans-serif;
    --WorkSans: "Work Sans", sans-serif;
    --hover-color: #084f58;
    --third-color: #028090;
    --fourth-color: #D7FAFE;
    --text-color: #2e2e2e;
    --bggradient: #fffdf5;
    --bggradient2: linear-gradient(220.55deg, #665da1 0%, #418CB7 100%);
    --light-gray: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.877)
}

#faq {
    display: flex;
    max-width: 55%;
    margin: auto;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding-top: 16vmin;
}

#faq h1 {
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-family: var(--WorkSans);
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 24px;
}

.accordion {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: var(--fourth-color);
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-family: var(--WorkSans);
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: none;
    padding: 12px;
    width: 100%;
    height: 60px;
    text-align: left;
    transition: 0.25s;
    outline: none;
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.active,
.accordion:hover {
    background-color: var(--hover-color);
    color: #f3f3f3;
}

.panelAccordion {
    padding: 0 18px;
    font-size: 14px;
    background-color: var(--bggradient);
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 0;
    transition: max-height 0.2s ease-out;
}

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lucaburgio/iconoir@master/css/iconoir.css">

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A: I changed your javascript to not be inline but instead to use addEventListener.
One issue that you have in your code is you have TWO click handlers for the accordion element. One is in your javascript and the other is inline but they are being called on the same element.
Cleaning that up and using only one click handler will solve your problems.
Plus you want to toggle iconoir-nav-arrow-right on your icon not the accordion div. Which is what was happening on your inline javascript click handler.

var acc = document.querySelectorAll(".accordion");

acc.forEach(function(el) {
  el.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
    this.classList.toggle("active");
    let icon = this.querySelector("i");
    icon.classList.toggle("iconoir-nav-arrow-right");
    icon.classList.toggle("iconoir-nav-arrow-down");
    let panelAccordion = this.nextElementSibling;
    if (panelAccordion.style.maxHeight) {
      panelAccordion.style.maxHeight = null;
    } else {
      panelAccordion.style.maxHeight = panelAccordion.scrollHeight + "px";
    }
  });
});
:root {
  --Lato: "Lato", sans-serif;
  --WorkSans: "Work Sans", sans-serif;
  --hover-color: #084f58;
  --third-color: #028090;
  --fourth-color: #D7FAFE;
  --text-color: #2e2e2e;
  --bggradient: #fffdf5;
  --bggradient2: linear-gradient(220.55deg, #665da1 0%, #418CB7 100%);
  --light-gray: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.877)
}

#faq {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 55%;
  margin: auto;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding-top: 16vmin;
}

#faq h1 {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-family: var(--WorkSans);
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 24px;
}

.accordion {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: var(--fourth-color);
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-family: var(--WorkSans);
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: none;
  padding: 12px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 60px;
  text-align: left;
  transition: 0.25s;
  outline: none;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.active,
.accordion:hover {
  background-color: var(--hover-color);
  color: #f3f3f3;
}

.panelAccordion {
  padding: 0 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  background-color: var(--bggradient);
  overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 0;
  transition: max-height 0.2s ease-out;
}

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/lucaburgio/iconoir@master/css/iconoir.css">

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"Capt. Lemuel WHITE was the first settler in Shrewsbury, coming thither from Rockingham, Vt., in the year 1777, settling on the farm now owned by Willard SMITH, where he cleared the first land and built the first house in the town. It was in this house that the charter meeting of the town was held, March 20, 1781, at which Mr. WHITE was chosen moderator, four years after his settlement. On the 23d of July, 1778, Lemuel was married to Zilpha BOWDISH, the first marriage ceremony that occurred, and was performed by Joseph BOWKER, a justice of the peace. As a fruit of this marriage, there was born to them a daughter, Anna, on 15th of August, 1779; being the first birth that occurred in the town. Lemuel was also captain of the first militia and first representative of the town, a man possessed of much shrewd, common sense, although he could neither read nor write. The following anecdote, which is related of him, may perhaps give some insight into his character: 'Farming tools were not so plenty in those days but that people had to borrow from one another. A Mr. ALDRICH sent to borrow Capt. WHITE's harrow. Capt. WHITE returned word that if Mr. ALDRICH would bring his land there he might use his harrow.' He died of the great epidemic of March. 1813, and many of his descendants still reside in Shrewsbury and vicinity."
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Harry Hall's is a family owned & run business. We cater for most aspects of cycling; commuters, children and enthusiasts alike. Our aim is to provide good quality kit with a friendly service. Established 1956.


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Our contact email: sales@mpcstuff.com
MPCstuff is a manufacturer and distributor of spare parts, accessories and upgrades for musical production equipment.
Although MPCstuff specializes in the Akai line of MPC samplers, we also offer parts for all other Akai units including the MPK, MPD and MAX. In addition, MPCstuff carries spare parts for other musical production equipment including the Roland MV Series and Native Instruments Maschines.
MPCstuff was established in 2005, when our owner was unable to find the spare parts he needed to repair his musical instruments. MPCstuff was initially a small company run out of a spare bedroom, before we moved our headquarters to North Carolina in 2008.
Following our move, we decided to grow the business, building a sister website for additional musical parts, instrumentalparts.com. As sales and product offerings increased, we recognized an opportunity to better serve all of our customers' needs. It was then that MPCstuff began to manufacture replacement parts that were no longer available from the original manufacturers, as well as developing custom, upgraded parts.
One of our best sellers is one of these parts - the custom faceplate skins for the Akai MPCs (as well as MPD and MPK units), which allows customization of the faces of the Akai series units.
MPCstuff is a family-run business, and our owner remains in charge of day-to-day operations of the company. Our commitment to excellent customer service is evident in all that we do, and he responds to most emails personally.
If you would like more information about our company, please email sales@mpcstuff.com .
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Cruise ship departs for N. Korean tour
The Hyundai Kumgang, a cruise ship operated by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, sets sail from Tonghae port on the east coast of South Korea on Nov. 18 for its first official sightseeing trip to North Korea's Mt. Kumgang. The first tourist ship service between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, is expected to become a major means of private-sector inter-Korean exchanges. ==Kyodo
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China-U.S. joint venture unveils new fleet brand of cruise ships
STORY: China-U.S. joint venture unveils new fleet brand of cruise ships DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cruise ship STORYLINE: CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a joint venture between China's largest shipbuilding company China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and the U.S.-based Carnival Corporation, on Friday released Adora Cruises, a brand of Chinese cruise ships. CSSC Carnival's first China-built cruise ship is currently under construction in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Corp. shipyard. It is expected to sail under the new brand upon a scheduled launch at the end of 2023. CSSC Carnival now has two ships in its fleet -- Costa Atlantica and Costa Mediterranea. The cruise company said its first two China-built large cruise ships currently under construction will sail under the new brand. The company said Adora Cruises ships will use Wusong in Shanghai as home port and operate on long routes along the Maritime Silk
Old oil tanker becomes new artificial reef for divers in Malta
STORY: Old oil tanker becomes new artificial reef for divers in Malta DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: GOZO, Malta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an oil tanker being scuttled STORYLINE: A 60-meter wide and 855-tonne heavy oil tanker was scuttled off Gozo island, Malta on Monday afternoon. It will start its new life as an artificial reef to attract divers from home and abroad. The tanker, formerly registered in Togo, ran aground on the coast of Malta in February 2018. It then retired from service as the repair cost was too high, according to Maltese media. Efforts to clean the tanker by removing all fuels and lubricants and some equipment as well had been done before it was scuttled. Maltese Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo told journalists at the scene that Malta has not scuttled a ship this size for a few years and it will help Malta attract more divers. Malta is an attractive destination for divers and diving is also a key component of the country's tourism sector. In the
Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak
STORY: Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cruise ship docking at La Goulette port 2. various of Tunisian welcoming foreign tourists STORYLINE: A cruise ship from Europe docked at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, Tunisia on Wednesday and hundreds of foreign tourists disembarked for sightseeing in Tunisia. It is the first foreign cruise ship to dock in Tunisia since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Tunisian Tourism Ministry announced in a statement in early March that it would strengthen safety and hygiene management to provide a good environment for tourists. The ministry said that the tourism industry in Tunisia will gradually recover from the impact of COVID-19 in 2022. More than 40 cruise ships are planned to dock at Tunisian ports this year, bringing a large number of foreign tourists to Tunisia and contributing to local economic development. Xinhua News Agency corres
British luxury liner docks at final destination in Osaka
OSAKA, Japan - The British-registered luxury cruise ship Regal Princess carrying about 1,500 passengers from the United States and Europ enters Osaka port on April 21. The 13-day tour kicked off April 9 from China's Tianjin, with the ship making stops at South Korea's Pusan and Vladivostok in Russia, among other places.


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Q: Grails save() doesn't save if called after relationship is added I have two domain classes - Person has many Books. If I create a
Person, call save(), then create+add Books to the Person, everything
is persisted to the database. If I create a Person, then create+add
Books, followed by save(), nothing get persisted.
Example code:
class Person {
   ...
   static hasMany = [books: Book]
}

class Book {
   ...
   static belongsTo = [person: Person]
}

Works, saves to database:
def person = new Person(...).save()
def book = new Book(...)
person.addToBooks(book)

Doesn't not work, doesn't save to database:
def person = new Person(...)
def book = new Book(...)
person.addToBooks(book)
person.save()

Why is this?
I'm running this from the Groovy console. I've tried calling ctx.sessionFactory.currentSession.clear() which doesn't help.
Resolved: The Book I was attaching to the Person had errors in it. By calling person.hasErrors() and getErrors() I was able to see that my Book was failing validation. This was being run from the Grails console so there wasn't any validation error messages.

A: You need to manually flush the hibernate session like this:
person.save(flush:true)

A: I don't know for sure but I presume it's because save() sets the ID of the Person which would be required to be able to add a Book to it's book collection.
I'd suggest doing some googling on Hibernate collection behaviour, it could be the way Hibernate works or maybe it's a bug in the version of Grails you're using.
Another thing to try is forcing a flush with person.save(flush:true)


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Pune: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) will launch the all-new version of its popular hatchback Swift at the upcoming Auto Expo.
The bookings for the new Swift, based on Suzuki's 5th generation HEARTECT platform, have been opened.
The model will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options.
While the petrol variant will have a 1.2 litre engine, the diesel option is powered by a 1.3 litre engine, the company said.
The new version is wider and has longer wheel base with more cabin space, headroom and luggage space than the current generation car.
The company said the all-new Swift is 40 mm wider with 20 mm longer wheel base.
The luggage space has been increased by 58 litres, around 28 per cent more than the second generation Swift and around 24 mm more headroom, it added.
In its newest avatar, the Swift undergoes a bold transformation to meet the aspiration of young and ever changing customer, he added.
Auto Expo 2018," Kalsi said.
Since its launch in May 2005, the Swift has sold 17.8 lakh units.


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using System.Drawing;

namespace Mdameer.Watermark
{
    public static class ParseUtils
    {
        public static int ParseInt(string value)
        {
            int _value = 0;
            if (int.TryParse(value, out _value))
            {
                return _value;
            }

            return 0;
        }

        public static T ParseEnum<T>(string value)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
            {
                return (T)Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)).GetValue(0);
            }

            return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value, true);
        }

        public static bool ParseBoolean(string value)
        {
            bool _value = false;
            if (bool.TryParse(value, out _value))
            {
                return _value;
            }

            return false;
        }

        public static Color ParseColor(string value)
        {
            if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
            {
                if (value.StartsWith("#"))
                {
                    return ColorTranslator.FromHtml(value);
                }
                else
                {
                    return Color.FromName(value);
                }
            }

            return Color.Black;
        }
    }
}

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Electronics store BAIT & Switch Scam to get more money. Legal action against them?
I purchased an expensive TV with a particular number for example XBR-75Z9D, I have paid this company thousands of dollars for this TV but have not received it.
The company has a bait & switch scam in which they bait you with the lowest price on the street than upsell you in order to purchase the same TV that you originally purchased.
For example, they will say you purchased the XBR-75Z9D( Commercial model) but you want the XBR-75Z9D ( Consumer model) to get better color processors.
The manufacturer said that there is only one XBR-75Z9D and there are no commercial models with that model number nor do they sell commercial models in this size or for this OLED technology.
So the bait is offering a low price for the XBR-75Z9D , the switch is forcing customers to call to confirm an order and being told they ordered an inferior version of the XBR-75Z9D ( which does not even exist).
There is only a single version of the XBR-75Z9D and as long as it said XBR-75Z9D its the XBR-75Z9D TV. XBR-75Z9D=XBR-75Z9D, there are no interior/commercial model of the XBR-75Z9D, that is an outright lie.
I ordered the XBR-75Z9D TV, I did not fall for the scam and asked for the XBR-75Z9D TV to be delivered.
Can I force them to delivery me the XBR-75Z9D that was advertised and that I paid for? Is there fraud in them saying that its a XBR-75Z9D which does not even exist to elicit thousands more.
To be clear, I DID NOT FALL FOR THE SCAM. I just told them to deliver the XBR-75Z9D and I did not pay 1 penny more than what was advertised when I purchased it from the website. They have failed to deliver the product. I am currently out the money however my resolution would to get them to deliver the product. The company does this with all the TV they sell, not just this model.
I have to post this again because my question was not being viewed by people answering the question because someone claim I had a magic link in my post that no one could see causing it to be invisible.
Hopefully this same problem will not happen again.
Your questions were already asked and answered, You deleted your thread.
You can't seriously expect the members of this forum to answer again.
I deleted my thread because no one could see my original question because of some phantom link which I still don't see. I was then forced to explain the situation over and over again and the responses came in did not even address any points of law. Almost every response I received had the wrong facts. I think maybe 1 guy understand the situation and most people were under the impression that I fell for the scam and paid the extra money when I did not. So the wrong question was answered.
I paid what was advertised and not a penny more and the seller has failed to keep their end of the deal since the item never shipped.
I want to compel the seller to provide what was paid for. Can that be done? I have seen a small claims court which ended up settling on Judge Judy in which an ebay seller sued a buyer for failing to complete the transaction and the seller won in court. I understand the Judge judy is a TV show not a real court but perhaps the principal remains the same.
Does this forum actually have lawyers because all I have seen are what amount to internet trolls laughing at people misfortune instead of providing points of law.
We all saw your original post. It was quoted in its entirety minus the commercial link.
You received numerous responses to the same questions you ask here and in your second thread. Responses included responses from attorneys.
You have had your questions addressed. You would still see the answers you received had you not deleted your thread.
I received answers saying that I was gullible and fell for the scam by paying for the more expensive TV when my original question stated that I had push back and demanded the advertised item for the advertised price. Plus both the inferior TV and the more experience TV were the identical TV with the identical model number.
For example " The OP doesn't appear to have been forced, rather s/he chose to purchase a different TV." - Zigner.
This guy thinks I bought a different TV. The scammer is not upselling to a different model, they are upselling to get the same model that you ordered by the residential vs commercial version.
I want to know how I can fight them in court and win. I want the item not my money back.
How do I get the item? That is my question. Dispute the credit card and run away and hide under my bed is not a legal strategy that will win in court. Plus the company will just keep scamming.
I want to get the TV that I paid for without having someone try to almost double my price by using a scam.
I read all of the posts in your thread. You changed the facts as the thread progressed, so the responses changed.
You received numerous responses. You seem to remember at least some of them. You probably would remember more if you had not deleted your thread.


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Renault Launches Fluence – Live From Launch
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Home » Car News » Renault Fluence » Renault Launches Fluence – Live From Launch
Renault has just now announced the launch of the Fluence in India. The French automaker is very bullish about its second innings in the country and will commence deliveries from the 22nd of June, 2011 across its 18 dealers. The Fluence is available in both diesel and petrol engine options with the diesel being priced at Rs. 12.99 lakhs and the petrol at Rs. 14.40 lakhs (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi). The Fluence is the first Renault branded car to be assembled at the company's Chennai facility.
The Fluence diesel is powered by a 1.5 liter motor producing 106 PS of power at 4000 RPM and 240 Nm of torque at 2000 RPM. The Fluence petrol is powered by a 2.0 liter engine producing 137 PS of power at 6000 RPM and 190 Nm of torque at 3700 RPM. The diesel Fluence is mated to a 6-speed manual transmisison, whereas the petrol is available with a 6-speed CVT transmission. The Fluence is brought in as CKD. The company is planing to increase localisation levels to 50% in the near future for the Fluence as well as the upcoming models.
Renault has not compromised on the equipment levels of the Fluence and the car features chrome touches, alloy wheels, rain sensing wipers, automatic headlights, button start, smart access, adjustable steering, dual zone climate control, driver seat lumbar support, leather seats, rear AC rear sunblinds, cruise control, Bluetooth connectivity, Dual SRS Airbags, ABS, EBD, ESP and ASR. Last year, Renault sold 1.30 lakh units of Fluence sedans globally. The company now plans to launch the Koleos SUV in October, followed by three new cars next year.
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R. Kelly Charged: Fast Facts About The Singer's Federal Charges of Child Porn, Enticement, And ObstructionKelly allegedly sexually abused five girls, and recorded four of the victims on multiple videos. A special agent said the Surviving R. Kelly documentary put a spotlight on this type of activity.
Former Top Federal Prosecutors Call On Sessions To End 'Zero Tolerance' At BorderThe most visible byproduct of the Trump administration's practice, known as "zero tolerance," has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents.
Trump Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Splits With His Own Legal TeamPresident Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has split with the legal team that has shepherded him through a criminal investigation that included a high-profile FBI raid, a source familiar with the change said Wednesday.
Feds: 'Sexually Explicit Videos' Found On Mel Reynolds' ComputerFederal prosecutors insist they know nothing about the contents of a computer carried by former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds when he was arrested in Atlanta last spring.
Feds Want 13 Years, $4.5M Fine For Man Who Set Fire At FAA FacilityWhen Brian Howard set a fire at an FAA radar facility in Aurora in a failed suicide attempt in 2014, he caused "one of the most severe disruptions to air travel in recent memory," federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memorandum.
Killer Cut Secret Deal To Defend Chicago Cops, Defense Attorney AllegesEarl Hawkins is a convicted killer whose lawyer once bribed a judge to try to beat a double murder case. State and federal prosecutors vowed that he wouldn't get out of prison until he was in his 70s.
Secret Testimony Of Chicago Twins Who Took On 'El Chapo'Prosecutors have pulled back the curtain a little on the largest drug case ever made in Illinois, publicly revealing for the first time the secret testimony that the Flores brothers turned against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and his powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.
Feds Charge 29 In $1.7M "Card-Cracking" Bank Fraud SchemeFederal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people who allegedly used rap music videos and social media to help convince people with debit cards to sell their PINs and passwords as part of a scheme to defraud banks out of more than $1.7 million.
Feds Seek 15 Years For Former City ComptrollerFederal prosecutors in Ohio argue Amer Ahmad—who skipped bail and fled to Pakistan in April after pleading guilty to a kickback scheme he ran while he was Ohio's deputy state treasurer—deserves the hefty sentence for "a remarkable abuse of office."
Feds: 'Dangerous' Animal Rights Activist Should Stay Behind BarsA Californian animal rights protestor who allegedly freed 2,000 mink from an Illinois fur farm is a "danger to the community" who should be kept locked up, federal prosecutors say.
Feds Drop Bank Fraud Charges, State Rep. Ford Pleads Guilty To Tax ChargeIn a rare and surprising move, federal prosecutors have dropped 17 felony bank fraud charges against state Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago), and allowed him to plead guilty instead to a single misdemeanor tax charge.
Federal Prosecutors Say Blagojevich Attorneys Misread RulingProsecutors responding to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich's appeal say the former governor's lawyers have misrepresented a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another case.
Lawmakers Delay Testimony On Quinn Anti-Violence Program Until OctoberA day after enduring several hours of political bickering, members of a legislative panel officially postponed further hearings into Gov. Pat Quinn's scandal-plagued Neighborhood Recovery Initiative to avoid possibly compromising a criminal investigation by the feds.
Hearing On Quinn Anti-Violence Program Bogged Down By Partisan DebateA bipartisan legislative panel was debating Wednesday morning whether to comply with a request from federal prosecutors to hold off on their own investigation a scandal-plagued anti-violence program Gov. Pat Quinn launched during his 2010 election run.
Legislative Panel To Vote Next Week On Feds' Request To Delay Probe Of Quinn ProgramThe co-chairman of a legislative panel investigating Gov. Pat Quinn's scandal-plagued anti-violence program said Thursday members of the commission will vote next week whether to comply with a request from federal prosecutors to hold off their probe for 90 days.


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I'm a great listener. I'm comfortable being in the presence of someone who might be vulnerable, tired, frustrated, or just in need of some company. I'm at ease with people in general, and happy to help with running errands.
I'm able to serve as a quiet presence and source of strength during the very intimate and emotional moments of an individual's final hours. I can provide peace and comfort directly or on the sidelines, but I'm also able to create enough boundaries so I don't become overwhelmed emotionally myself.
I have a passion for working with children who have suffered a loss. I relate to their special needs and am willing to learn more. I can assist leaders with crafts, games, and activities designed to help children identify and cope with their feelings.
I enjoy coordinating the details of office organization and data entry. No job is too small for me, such as filing or making copies. I know that working with even small details makes a vital contribution to Delaware Hospice and its mission.
I demonstrate strong communications skills and enjoy the idea of raising awareness about the special needs people face at the end of life. I'm comfortable with public speaking and/or writing, and I like the idea of promoting a philosophy in which I passionately believe.
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Massive Middle East airports expansion places aviation security on a high agenda
Posted: 13 November 2013 | Airport Show | No comments yet
Gulf airports aims at 450 million passengers a year by 2020…
Home to the world's fastest-growing airports and international airlines, the Arabian Gulf states are investing massively in airport security to eliminate potential risks and threats and ensure a seamless experience to millions of passengers who are passing through the world's new global travel crossroads.As demand for air travel continues to grow year on year, governments and aviation enforcement authorities face the need to adopt strict safety measures that will counter risks and threats before they occur whilst limiting the inconvenience faced by the passenger.
The global aviation security market, according to industry estimates, is worth over $22 billion.
Currently ranked world's number two for international passengers, Dubai International Airport has more than 4000 security personnel and over 7000 advanced cameras that help in the upkeep of its excellent track record – and it is still expanding, along with the fast development of the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai World Central (DWC).
Mohammed Ahli, Director General, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), remarked: "Aviation security is not, and should not be, of a transit nature, but a constantly evolving requirement. An airport is always judged by its security and service standards. It's crucial to adopt innovative technology, improve security and streamline efficiencies to offer a seamless passenger travel experience."
Major General Ahmad Mohammad Bin Thani, Director of General Directorate for Airport Security at Dubai Police, said: "Airports need elaborate and continuous security. Our security leadership places huge attention to the challenges faced by the aviation sector, especially in the light of the accelerating growth which calls for continuous investment and the best use of available resources and latest technology in addition to the continuous development of security standards at the Dubai airports."
The Airport Show 2014 edition will be held in Dubai from May 11 to 13 with the support of DCAA, Dubai Airports and Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) among others. International security companies like ARINC, CEM Systems and Smiths Detection are due to participate.
Daniyal Qureshi, Director of Airport Show, the largest airport industry event in the Middle East, Africa and Indian Subcontinent, said: "We have seen airport security remain a cornerstone of regional airport expansion and modernization. There is a huge business potential for international suppliers in the region as airport officials look at deploying the most innovative and advanced global security technologies at their facilities."
Stephen Horner, International Business Development Director, Integrated Security Solutions, ARINC, said: "There are many security and systems integration opportunities throughout the GCC region. ARINC has provided integration and security solutions for more than 30 years to a security industry of equal age. We are able to provide 'best fit' technology and solution to airports. We wish to showcase our wider capability in delivering integrated security solutions, command and control facility as well as airport solutions."
The company will be showcasing its Advanced information management (AIM) system at the show, a unified software platform that provides high levels of security systems integration and sub–system. As a product agnostic systems integrator, the challenge has always been to' keep in step' with the many new technologies and manufacturers coming into the security market place, he added.
Khaled Noeman, Managing Director, Intertech Vision Group, said: "The changing nature of global security threats necessitates that international airports deploy security solutions that go beyond the conventional. The Airport Show is a vital platform for us to showcase the most advanced technologies we offer to the airports industry".
With over 140 installations in the region, Intertech is the leading designer and integrator for professional Operation Centers and Control Rooms in the fields of Airports, Airlines, Telecommunications, Traffic, Utilities, Security, Surveillance, Process Control, Broadcast, Military and Defense.
Gulf airports are aiming at 450 million passengers a year by 2020. GCC airports recorded a 10 per cent CAGR in air traffic in the past decade. Total aircraft movements in the region, encompassing six states are projected to cross the 2.3 million mark by 2025.
Dubai, which is expected to handle 65 million passengers this year, is close to becoming the world's top airport for international passengers by 2015. Abu Dhabi is building a new $3 billion international airport terminal.
A new $15 billion airport for 28 million passengers a year is nearly complete in Doha. Dubai World Central is projected to attract 160 million passengers upon completion. The $400 million investment at Riyadh Airport is to be completed within the next 18 months.
A study by Global Industry Analysts, Airport Security Equipment: A Global Strategic Business Report, says that the growth of air traffic is creating a need for an efficient security solution capable of safeguarding the entire airport network, from the outer perimeter, to detect anomalies, to inside the airport, to identify intruders and detect suspicious movements.
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| tells 115, among "the more refined professors" of that religion. In his eleventh year, he was sent "to a seminary of the like," which, he says, was a school not only of learning, but religion. Two years after he was removed to a school where there "was far less religion," and from this to his eighteenth year he was "at various mixed schools, and among aliens." In his twentieth year he was again placed in a family of friends; and such were the religious impressions of his youth, that he seems at various times to have considered the acquisition of human learning as a crime. He pursued it, however, and began a course of medical studies in Ireland, which he continued in London, and finished in Holland, probably at Leyden, then the chief medical school in Europe. Even here he cannot help telling us, that "the object was all nature and physic, no grace." In 1723, having returned to his native country, he began practice, in what place he does not mention, but in the following year he "was transplanted to Dublin by a singular providence," and attained much reputation. Soon after, he began a scheme for the improvement of the Materia Medica, in which he persevered for upwards of forty years, and which produced a work which we shall shortly notice.
with a rebuke to false prophets, who had long given him offence: some censure, he adds, ensued from this. From L740 to 1745, he was engaged on the | "Natural History of the county of Dublin." This, however, was Dot published until 1772. He tells us, that now "he was led a long dance on birds, fishes, and fossils, and in compotations for information, and was greatly hurt in his spirituals by this means," &c. In truth, these compotations appear throughout the greater part of his life, to have been an almost constant source of uneasiness, and self-condemnation. In every page of his "Spiritual Diary," he laments over his doses of whiskey and the ill-humour they produced, although his friends assure us that, both as to temper and temperance, his conduct was rather exemplary than blameable. Yet he had acquired a habit of magnifying the least infirmities into crimes, and this pervades the whole of the volumes which he filled with his Diary.
The first publication by which he was known, in his professional character, in this country, was a very elaborate work, entitled, "A Methodical Synopsis of Mineral Waters, comprehending the most celebrated Medicinal waters, both cold and hot, of Great Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and Italy, and several other parts of the world, wherein their several impregnating minerals being previously described, and their characteristics investigated, each water is reduced to its proper genus; and besides the particular analysis, the virtues, uses, and abuses of the water are described, in a method entirely new. Interspersed with tables, tending to throw a light upon this intricate subject; and abstracts of the principal authors who have treated of mineral waters; and the accounts dispersed in the acts of most of the learned societies in Europe, are collected and properly digested," 1756, 4to. In the preface he informs us that his original intention was only to do justice to his own country, by giving a history of the mineral waters of Ireland, which appeared to him to be as considerable, both in number and variety, as those of any part of Europe of equal extent; but this inquiry obliging him to institute a comparison between the Irish waters, and those of other countries, he extended his plan at last to a general history of mineral waters. This, however, appears to have been unfortunate for the reputation of the work, by obliging him to give accounts, at second hand, of many mineral waters, particularly some remarkable ones in England, which he had no opportunity of examining and analyzing; and hence there are many inaccuracies in a work, otherwise valuable, and evidently the result of much study and extensive | inquiry. Dr. Rutty informs us that this work engaged him in a controversy for three years. With this we are unacquainted, having seen only a scurrilous pamphlet by one Lucas, an apothecary, and of some note as a mob-patriot, but which was spoken of in the literary journals of the day with the contempt which it appears to have amply deserved, and could scarcely have been worthy of Dr. Rutty's notice.
Dr. Rutty's next publication, in 1770, was "A Chronological History of the Weather and Seasons, and of the prevailing diseases in Dublin: with their various periods, successions, and revolutions, during the space of forty years. With a comparative view of the difference of the Irish climate and diseases, and those of England and other countries," 8vo. This was followed by "An Essay towards a Natural History of the County of Dublin," 1772, 2 vols. 8vo. This work, we have seen, he had begun in 1740. It was now published in consequence of the institution of the "Physico- historical Society" of Dublin, the object of which was to procure the natural and civil history of every county in the kingdom. Those of Waterford, Cork, and Kerry, had been written by Mr. Smith, and that of the county of Down by another hand, and Dr. Rutty undertook that of Dublin, which he executed, if in a manner less pleasing than Mr. Smith, to the general reader, was not less interesting to men of science.
1 Spiritiwl Diary passim. Monthly and Critical Reviews.


If you have a spare room, and want to make some extra money by sharing your home with someone, it might come as a surprise to know that you probably won't have to declare this handy source of extra income to the tax office. As long as you don't charge your lodger more than £4250 a year, you can pocket the extra cash with a clear conscience.
You can either rent out a room or a whole floor, or charge for laundry and food if you like. As long as the room you're renting out is furnished, not a separate flat, and you live in the same building, you qualify.
As long as your landlord agrees, you can offer a room in a rented property and the same rules will apply. Just make sure that you check with your landlord first, although they aren't allowed to refuse your request to sub-let without good reason.
It's easy to find someone to share with. People who might have bought their own place a few years ago are trying to save money and build up a decent deposit for when the housing market eventually recovers, and diverse working patterns mean that Monday to Friday lets are also more and more common.
A friend, or someone you know makes an ideal lodger – they are less likely to cause any problems. Sarah from Suffolk rented a room in her three bedroom house out to a friend's sister for a year, and found that it was a brilliant way to make extra money but was also good for company.
One place to find a lodger if you don't have any friends looking for a place to stay, could be one of the many room mate finding websites. Make sure that if you do find your lodger this way, you do all the same checks that you would if you were letting out the whole property. You have to share your living space with this person, it's vital that you can trust them and get along with them.
Judy Niner from Oxfordshire set up MondaytoFriday.com a room-share agency specialising in weekday lodging, after her own weekday rental arrangements proved successful. Fractional lodging suits people who work away from home during the week and prefer the familiarity of returning to their own room in a shared house instead of an impersonal bed and breakfast. It's up to you how much you offer. Dean from Sussex shares a two bedroom flat with William, who is on a long term contract away from home, from Monday to Thursday nights. It suits both men as Dean gets £12 per night from William and William gets the use of the room and to come and go as he pleases.
Dean found William on a room mate finding website and was surprised at how many responses he got to his initial advert.
If you own your home, make sure that you inform the mortgage company as soon as you take on a lodger.
Let your home insurance provider know that you have a lodger too – if you don't tell them and your new lodger disappears with all of your valuables, you'll find that your policy is invalid.
Set boundaries from the start. If you are happy for guests to come over, that's fine but it's your home so you decide. Be clear about what the rent covers, and how you expect it to be paid. Set rules about smoking.
Hi there, Have been asked to take on full tenancy of a two bedroomed flat with a view to sub letting the second room. Landlady tired of the churn and hassle involved in having two separate tenants. I'd be in the position where I'd have paid a deposit with the landlady and a sub tenant a deposit with me. Is that a ok? Would I be liable for the full amount council tax? What tenancy agreement would a sub tenant and I need? What tenancy agreement would the Landlady and I need? Any assistance in making things clear very much appreciated. Thank You James Horne.


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Prime Minister O'Neill Issues Era Kone Statement
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 23 November 2018
Issued by Chair of the 26th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill issued a statement following the 26th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.
Prime Minister O'Neill, who chaired the meeting, released the Era Kone Statement, which reflects his assessment of the prevailing views of all APEC member economies. Most economies agreed with the full text, while a small number had alternative or additional views on a couple of sentences.
Recognizing the significant challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region's economies, the statement said Leaders are resolved to take concrete steps on the following actions:
Embracing the Digital Future
Progressing the Bogor Goals
Post-2020 Vision
Improving Connectivity, Deepening Regional Economic Integration
Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Strengthening Inclusive Growth through Structural Reform
The statement also contains one annex: The APEC Action Agenda on the Digital Economy.
The statement and annex can be viewed here
In addition, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Papua New Guinea Rimbink Pato issued the APEC Ministerial Chair's Statement. The statement reflects the full discussion, including areas where member economies did not reach full consensus. The Statement addresses support for APEC 2018 priorities and strengthening APEC as an institution.
The Chair's Statement for the 30th Joint Ministerial Meeting also includes one annex: Cross Cutting Principles on Non-Tariff Measures.
Masyitha Baziad at mobile/WhatsApp +65 9751 2146 or mb@apec.org
Michael Chapnick at mobile/WhatsApp +65 9647 4847 or mc@apec.org


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Arthur Lewis Acker (July 17, 1891 – December 24, 1990) was an American football, basketball, baseball, track and field, tennis, and boxing coach. He served as the head football coach at Chico State College—renamed from Chico State Teachers College in 1935 and now known as California State University, Chico—from 1923 to 1937, compiling a record of 53–59–8. Acker was also the head basketball coach at Chico State from 1924 to 1947, tallying a mark of 339–205.

Acker graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois in 1917. At Millikin, he played football and basketball and ran track. Acker began his coaching career in 1917 when he was hired as head football coach at Owensboro High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. He coached the freshmen team at Stanford University in 1919 and 1920. Acker came to Chico State in 1923 after coach for three years at Preston School of Industry in Ione, California.

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Upgrading Your Auditorium
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Founded at the dawn of the 20th century, St. Thomas High School is the oldest college preparatory high school in Texas.
The campus, ranked by the Houston Press as one of the city's most architecturally beautiful, spans multiple interconnected buildings, including Cemo Auditorium, built in 2002 and recently treated to an AV systems upgrade.
The auditorium is heavily used for music programs, lectures, and plays, as well as for mass, but for many years it was plagued by poor quality sound.
That all changed when St. Thomas High School brought in Houston multimedia systems-integration firm Touch Thirty Three, which designed dual sound systems based on Renkus-Heinz digitally steerable loudspeakers.
"Our original system created a host of issues with sound reflecting off multiple hard surfaces," recounts St. Thomas High School IT Director Christopher Hodge. "When they tore the old building down, they reused a lot of the stone on the inside of the new building. This stone is one or two inches thick, there's a lot of it, and it goes up very high. We also have very high windows within a culvert, and sound bounces around there. So the sound we heard was muddled and unintelligible."
Another major issue was directionality.
"There was no directional feel," Hodge details. "Whether we were doing mass or a play, the sound was coming from above. So there was no real connection to the performers during plays or the celebrants during mass."
Because the auditorium serves multiple purposes, it has two separate focal points, which added to the challenge. A stage at one end of the space is the focus for performances and lectures, while mass is celebrated with seating 90 degrees to the left, in front of a crucifix along one side of the room. For Coffman, the solution was two separate sets of Renkus-Heinz loudspeakers.
For the stage, Coffman specified a left-center-right system with two IC2-FR digitally steerable array modules and one IC212S-FR subwoofer on each side, complemented by dual IC2-FR arrays in the center.
"The IC2 series are my favorite sounding high-powered loudspeakers, period," he asserts. "If you say I can have anybody's loudspeakers, the IC2s are my hands-down favorite. I love the way these speakers sound."
Coffman's LCR design resolved the stage's directionality issues. "The ability to use a dedicated center channel so the audience can hear someone whispering over on the corner of the stage has been phenomenal," Coffman confirms. "If you know how to adjust IC2s and set the beams and the arrays properly, they sound great everywhere. They sound terrific in this room. And they hang terrifically: They're dead hung against the wall, and I don't have to ask the contractor, 'hey can you come in and point them down another five degrees,' or 'can you twist them in,' as you normally do with a static array. I just yank out my laptop and try different settings. I defy anybody to come in here and put in an array that's going to sound better."
The system used for mass employs a left-right pair of Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Gen5 IC24-RN digitally steerable arrays mounted on either side of the crucifix.
"Our mass system is used for voice and for our choir," Hodge relates. "Because it's behind the celebrants, we do get a feeling of connection."
"It's mind blowing what you can do with the ICONYX Gen5," adds Coffman. "We put a pair of IC24s behind what is technically the stage. The celebrant is ten feet out into the speaker pattern. How do you do that and not have feedback, especially when you're doing open miking on top of an altar? With ICONYX, I can place a beam up high and shoot over the top of the stage and reach the people in the front rows. And the sound is clearly and intelligibly heard throughout the room, it's at a good volume level, and that connection between the person giving the message and the people hearing it is just locked."
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using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace IV_Play.Data.Models
{
  public class Display
  {
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string refresh { get; set; }
    [XmlAttribute]
    public short rotate { get; set; }
    [XmlAttribute]
    public int width { get; set; }
    [XmlAttribute]
    public int height { get; set; }
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string type { get; set; }
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string rag { get; set; }

    public override string ToString()
    {
      var rotation = rotate == 0 || rotate == 180 ? 'H' : 'V';
      return string.Format("{0}x{1} ({2}) {3} Hz", width, height, rotation, refresh.TrimEnd('0').TrimEnd('.'));
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Super Ubi Land title changes to Super Ubie Land following Ubisoft complaints (update)
By Jenna Pitcher May 16, 2013, 12:46am EDT
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Indie developer Notion Games renamed the title of the upcoming retro-styled platformer Super Ubi Land to Super Ubie Land following concerns from Ubisoft about possible brand infringement and confusion, the studio revealed via Twitter.
Notion games tweeted: "The great @NotionGamesLLC and @Ubisoft debate is over! We have settled on the name #SuperUbieLand! Ubisoft has been a great help!" and "'Super Ubie Land.' Same game, now with extra vitamin E."
Notion Games' founder Andrew Augustin explained to Polygon that Ubisoft didn't bang down the studio's doors to change the name. As Notion are official Nintendo developers, the company has been helping the studio out "here and there," so it was Nintendo who was a "bit curious" if Ubisoft would have a problem using the word Ubi.
"So just to make sure everything was fine, we sought out to get written approval from Ubisoft to ease Nintendo's mind," Augustin said.
Notion first used "Ubi" in early 2012, when it released an iOS game called Up Up Ubi with a main character called Ubi. As Augustin pointed out, Ubi is a word utilized in many languages and locations.
"So we didn't figure there would be a problem to use the word," he said. "Also the name came about from us trying to figure out something cute that would go well with the words 'Up Up' in the title."
When it came to the recent events, the developers were concerned that as a small studio, it didn't have the finances to do a "complete re-branding" of a product it has marketed for more than a year. So retaining the character's name was an issue for Notion, but at the same time the studio didn't want to "have bad blood with anyone in the industry."
"Ubisoft overall was pretty understanding and at the same time wanted to protect their company name as well," Augustin told Polygon. "We completely understand that because even we, a small business would do the same. So after a couple of discussions, we've settled with the name 'Ubie' and feel that should be enough to not confuse gamers. It also allows us to re-brand much much easier and everyone is happy."
Even during the name change fiasco, the indie developer stated it understood Ubisoft's stance and that the company was only "protecting their business just like any small business would."
Published by Maestro Interactive, the Super Ubie Land will see a release on Wii U, Windows PC, Mac and Linux. The game launched as a Kickstarter campaign in February, and surpassed its funding goal of $5,000 in April, with a total of $6,333 in pledges.
We have reached out to Notion Games for comment.
Update: This article was updated with Notion Games' comments.
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Q: Why are these files in an ext4 volume fragmented? I have a 900GB ext4 partition on a (magnetic) hard drive that has no defects and no bad sectors. The partition is completely empty except for an empty lost+found directory. The partition was formatted using default parameters except that I set the number of reserved filesystem blocks to 1%.
I downloaded the ~900MB file xubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.iso to the partition's mount point directory using wget. When the download was finished, I found that the file was split into four fragments:
filefrag -v /media/emma/red/xubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.iso
Filesystem type is: ef53
File size of /media/emma/red/xubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.iso is 1009778688 (246528 blocks of 4096 bytes)
 ext:     logical_offset:        physical_offset: length:   expected: flags:
   0:        0..   32767:      34816..     67583:  32768:
   1:    32768..   63487:      67584..     98303:  30720:
   2:    63488..   96255:     100352..    133119:  32768:      98304:
   3:    96256..  126975:     133120..    163839:  30720:
   4:   126976..  159743:     165888..    198655:  32768:     163840:
   5:   159744..  190463:     198656..    229375:  30720:
   6:   190464..  223231:     231424..    264191:  32768:     229376:
   7:   223232..  246527:     264192..    287487:  23296:             eof
/media/emma/red/xubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64.iso: 4 extents found

Thinking this might be releated to wget somehow, I removed the ISO file from the partition, making it empty again, then I copied the ~700MB file v1.mp4 to the partition using cp. This file was fragmented too. It was split into three fragments:
filefrag -v /media/emma/red/v1.mp4
Filesystem type is: ef53
File size of /media/emma/red/v1.mp4 is 737904458 (180153 blocks of 4096 bytes)
 ext:     logical_offset:        physical_offset: length:   expected: flags:
   0:        0..   32767:      34816..     67583:  32768:
   1:    32768..   63487:      67584..     98303:  30720:
   2:    63488..   96255:     100352..    133119:  32768:      98304:
   3:    96256..  126975:     133120..    163839:  30720:
   4:   126976..  159743:     165888..    198655:  32768:     163840:
   5:   159744..  180152:     198656..    219064:  20409:             eof
/media/emma/red/v1.mp4: 3 extents found

Why is this happening? And is there a way to prevent it from happening? I thought ext4 was meant to be resistant to fragmentation. Instead I find that it immediately fragments a solitary file when all the rest of the volume is unused. This seems to be worse than both FAT32 and NTFS.

A: I can't truly answer but I think this might help:
Notice how each fragment is, at most, 32768 blocks in size (a power of 2, that should raise a flag that something is going on, and also give you a hint for something to look for).
Also worth noting, those physical offsets between extents are pretty close to each other.
From: Ext4 Disk Layout

An ext4 file system is split into a series of block groups. To reduce performance difficulties due to fragmentation, the block allocator tries very hard to keep each file's blocks within the same group, thereby reducing seek times. The size of a block group is specified in sb.s_blocks_per_group blocks, though it can also calculated as 8 * block_size_in_bytes. With the default block size of 4KiB, each group will contain 32,768 blocks, for a length of 128MiB

And further down:

The first tool that ext4 uses to combat fragmentation is the multi-block allocator. When a file is first created, the block allocator speculatively allocates 8KiB of disk space to the file [...] A second related trick that ext4 uses is delayed allocation. Under this scheme, when a file needs more blocks to absorb file writes, the filesystem defers deciding the exact placement on the disk until all the dirty buffers are being written out to disk. By not committing to a particular placement until it's absolutely necessary (the commit timeout is hit, or sync() is called, or the kernel runs out of memory), the hope is that the filesystem can make better location decisions.

So I'd say the allocator only cares about data locality within the block group (those 32K blocks), but not about block groups being contiguous to each other.

A: 3 or 4 fragments in a 900mb file is very good.  Fragmentation becomes a problem when a file of that size has more like 100+ fragments.  It isn't uncommon for fat or ntfs to fragment such a file into several hundred pieces.
You generally won't see better than that at least on older ext4 filesystems because the maximum size of a block group is 128 MB, and so every 128 MB the contiguous space is broken by a few blocks for the allocation bitmaps and inode tables for the next block group.  A more recent ext4 feature called flex_bg allows packing a number of ( typically 16 ) block groups' worth of these tables together, leaving longer runs of allocatable blocks but depending on your distribution and what version of e2fsprogs was used to format it, this option may not have been used.
You can use tune2fs -l to check the features enabled when your filesystem was formatted.


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Before I came to TMC I was involved with the publication NASA Tech Briefs as chief copy editor. Because of my association with that engineering publication and frankly due to a lifelong interest in the subject, I try to keep up with news on the space program. Today I came across a news item from VOA News that discussed NASA's Constellation project.
Seems the engineers at NASA are moving ahead according to plan, hitting their milestones and preparing for the day that the new rockets and capsules they're developing today will be the primary vehicles for human space exploration after the current shuttle fleet is retired in 2010.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch. This milestone concludes the orbiter's environmental test program at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
One stated goal of NASA's current Constellation mission is a return to the Moon no later than 2020, with the further goal of extending human presence across the solar system and beyond.
In fact Constellation intends to lay the groundwork for scientists to use the Moon to prepare for future human and robotic missions to Mars and other destinations.
There are even plans to enable eventual settlement of the Moon.


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Everyone feels nervous or worried at times, but when feelings of fear or dread are unfocused, overwhelming, recurring, or not directly linked to stressful events, anxiety can have a serious impact on daily life, affecting how we think, feel, and act.
Anxiety on its own is a brief, normal, human response to stressful or uncertain situations. Anxiety disorders come into play when these feelings extend beyond short timeframes linked to specific events, and excessive uneasiness and apprehension begin to negatively affect our quality of life and daily functioning.
Anxiety is often characterized by significant distress (in severity or duration), inner turmoil, feelings of tension, thoughts of perceived danger, or negative predictions. There are often a lot of "what if" ruminations, typically with negative conclusions. There's a lot of worry, and a lot of stress. People with anxiety will often attempt to mitigate their symptoms by avoiding situations or places that provoke anxiety - unfortunately, this doesn't fix the root of the problem.
People with anxiety might feel anxious most of the time, or for brief intense episodes which can seem to occur for no reason. Your feelings of anxiety may be so uncomfortable that you avoid daily routines and activities in an effort to protect yourself. If you have an anxiety disorder, you are very likely already aware of the irrational and excessive nature of your fears - it's not just a matter of talking yourself out of them.
Knowing the specific type of anxiety disorder you're experiencing will help to determine the best possible route for treatment. The following are a few of the main categories.
Phobias: an intense fear around a specific thing, like an object, animal, or situation. More than simply being scared of something, phobias disrupt your daily life, in that people change the way they live in order to avoid the target of their phobia.
Panic Disorder: repeated and unexpected panic attacks. A panic attack is a sudden and intense feeling of fear that lasts for a short period of time, causing physical symptoms like a racing heart, shortness of breath, or nausea. With panic disorder, these attacks seem to happen, repeatedly, for no reason.
Social Anxiety: an intense fear of being embarrassed, judged or evaluated negatively by others. More than shyness, these people tend to avoid social situations because of this fear, which can have devastating impact on relationships, school and career prospects/performance.
Generalized Anxiety: an excessive, vague worry around a number of everyday problems for more than 6 months. The anxiety in this case is typically far more severe than expected, where people experience intense anxiety over what they know to be minor concerns. This type of anxiety has the added possible symptoms of fatigue, restlessness or feeling on edge, irritability, difficulty focusing, sleep problems, and/or muscle tension.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): no longer officially classed as an anxiety disorder, however anxiety and fear form a major part of this condition. With OCD, the person suffers unwanted thoughts, images, or urges that cause anxiety (obsessions), or feel compelled to perform specific repeated actions in order to avoid anxiety over something bad happening (compulsions).
The right counselling can help you achieve significant, lasting change in dealing with your anxiety. Your first session will be an opportunity for your counsellor to get to know you, to learn about the challenges you're facing, and to discuss your goals and any major obstacles. You'll be informing a treatment plan that's right for you, because each person is different.
Many people with anxiety do best with some iteration of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is a broad term that includes any number of potential approaches integrating (a) how you think, (b) how you feel, and (c) how you act, making therapeutic use of the significant ways in which each affects the other.
Your counsellor will work with you to determine the most helpful approach for your specific situation. For some that may look more like general everyday support, for others, a more concrete solution-focused plan, or a combination of the two. If you can't identify the source of your anxiety right away, that's okay. Therapy can help you develop coping skills to manage your symptoms, resume some of your regular daily tasks, and regain a sense of control while working towards finding that source with your counsellor.
In all cases, your counsellor will help you to explore the root cause of your anxiety, and will work with you to develop the appropriate tools, resources and skills to empower you to handle your anxiety successfully - and eventually, automatically - on your own.


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"Have courage and be kind". To be kind takes courage. Courage to step out of our comfort zone to help another person. It takes courage to be kind even if that means risking loss or rejection in offering our kindness. But if we are secure in who we are, and in God's love for us, then showing kindness is far easier, and we understand that being kind is not about us, but about who we are being kind to.
God is rich in kindness towards us, but sadly the society and religion have twisted the image people often have of God. They blame Him for all the unkindness and hurts that see in the world or may experience. But God is kind. And it's in experiencing God's kindness that often leads us back to Him.
Kindness is who He is, and the more we know Him and let ourselves receive His love and kindness, the more it starts to become apparent in our own lives.
God wants us to share kindness with those around us. With our family, our friends, workmates, and those we meet through the day. Why? Because people desperately need to see that kindness in us. Many go through the day never feeling the effects of kindness, never hearing a kind word, or encouraging smile. They are surrounded by negativity and hopelessness, and are struggling. To be honest these people are often the people we retreat from and avoid, because they seem to be struggling and/or are grumpy all the time. But kindness has the power to change that. Simple acts of kindness can soften a hardened heart, and heal a broken one.
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Today make the time to show kindness to those around you. It's good for your health, your brain, your mood; you may just make someone's day, and even meet your soul mate.
Prayer: Lord thank you for your great kindness towards me. Help me to share that kindness with others, and to look for opportunities to make someone's day. In Jesus Name. Amen.


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Q: Setting EDITOR environment variable to colon (:) to no-op editor Is setting the EDITOR environment variable to : to mean no-op supported behavior in Unix? Or is it special to Git?
I stumbled across this example of passing EDITOR=: to Git to short-circuit any attempt to launch an editor:
# Amend the commit, reusing the commit message
EDITOR=: git commit --amend

But hang on a sec. Why does that work? The EDITOR environment variable should be set to point to an editor executable in your PATH, like EDITOR=vim and such. After doing some digging, I've found that Git explicitly checks the editor value against : and does not launch an editor in that case. (See commit.c for the gory details.)
So to get back to the question, it seems Git supports : as a no-op editor, and it does this by special-casing. Is : even a legal value for EDITOR, or something of a convention supported by some programs? (An alternative would be to set EDITOR=echo or EDITOR=touch so that the editor is invoked as touch FILE, leaving FILE unmodified.)
Bonus
Using : to mean no-op for EDITOR seems oddly similar to how the : Bash builtin is the no-op command equivalent to true. Coincidence?
What is the use case of noop [:] in bash?

A: The use of : is likely a nod to Bourne shells (more reading on that), but as you note it is explicitly handled in Git. I don't know of anywhere documenting EDITOR=: as something that is expected to work globally.
Git support for EDITOR=: dates all the way back to 2007: https://github.com/git/git/commit/943316e96ca2dad67086af2f945e42467a27ddd6!