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About a dozen lanes converge at the intersection of highways 9 and 204 in front of the Frontier Village Shopping Center in Lake Stevens. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)
Maybe 4 roundabouts can fix this nightmare intersection
There's a new plan for that junk of a junction where highways 9 and 204 meet in Lake Stevens.
Monday, February 25, 2019 7:16am
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LAKE STEVENS — The state Department of Transportation is back at the drawing board after an initial design to remodel the heavily used intersection of highways 9 and 204 was deemed too costly.
With about a dozen lanes converging at the spot, maneuvering around the Frontier Village Shopping Center can be a convoluted mess. For this driver to get from one place to another took a mix of right and left turns, with a few guesses thrown in.
"It just doesn't work," said John Spencer, mayor of Lake Stevens. "It's a very complicated situation there. In many aspects it's the central point in our town."
"People are sick and tired of it," he said.
Original plans called for a grade-separated interchange, with Highway 9 sitting below Highway 204. That would allow traffic to flow freely with no stop lights there on Highway 9. Construction of the $69.5 million project, funded in 2015, was supposed to start in 2019.
To place Highway 9 underneath required digging 30 feet into the ground in an area where WSDOT later learned the groundwater level was about 10 feet below the surface.
"With the groundwater table factored in, the cost of the design was about $30 million over the allotted project budget," said Harmony Weinberg, a spokesperson for WSDOT, in an email.
Going higher isn't an option, either.
"There are still walls and ramps that need to be built which have foundations that would have to go deep below the ground," Weinberg said.
The new plan for the intersection where highways 9 and 204 meet. (WSDOT)
At an open house on March 20, which starts at 6 p.m. at Hillcrest Elementary School, WSDOT will unveil a new plan that includes four roundabouts and no traffic lights.
"This alternative proved to be the most effective at moving traffic through that area, performing similarly to the grade-separated intersection," Weinberg said.
Roundabouts keep traffic moving and can make for safer intersections, Spencer said.
"You don't have head-on collisions or T-bones," he said.
The city of Lake Stevens plans to add a new road on the south end of the Frontier Village Shopping Center, which Spencer said would take some pressure off the intersection.
As WSDOT finishes the design for the intersection, the first phase of construction will start in the spring. Crews will be adding an additional southbound lane on Highway 9 south of Market Place NE.
With the redesign, Spencer predicts major work won't begin until late 2021 or 2022.
"It's still a long way off," he said. "We loved to have it done a lot sooner, but we realize the situation."
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Connection is the key to a lifetime of freedom from obesity. This is most difficult due to the benefits of isolation. Some want to maintain it for fear of rejection. Their shame in their appearance and not being able to succeed produces feelings of intense inferiority. Many also enjoy the benefits of invisibility. They are not looked at or addressed as real humans so they can fade into the background with no risk of getting hurt or being known.
The second essential for long term success is breaking through a common barrier that does not seem to make much sense for those in such desperate shape. I make a challenge to them that they all have something in common, a bond among all who cannot stop overeating. Each one feels he or she is the exception to the rule, and believes that I will not deliver on my assertion. But I do.
That commonality is a 'stubborn resistance' to do anything but what they have already done. When I say it out loud and explain how they resist giving up their old ways, refusing to work through old problems and staying away from quick fixes that never fix, they all nod in reluctant agreement. It is this stubborn resistance that keeps them on the same path, creating greater frustration and weight every year.
The anecdote to this stubborn resistance is a humble willingness. They must humble themselves, come off the pedestal of weight loss expert and into the role of willing learner and courageous explorer of new things in uncharted territory. Showing up at Living Light intensive or in a counselor's office is not a sign of willingness. It may merely be another attempt to prove that no one can help and weight loss is a lost cause. So I ask them to enter the process of willingness-willingness to listen, willingness to work on new areas, and willingness to connect.
The third essential for overeaters is to give up their fluctuating levels of effort to help and cure themselves. They have worked hard enough at severe diets, extreme exercise, and at trying to redeem themselves with greater efforts to win God's favor and earn His forgiveness. Even those who are incapacitated due to their weight need to be told that they do not have the ability themselves to fix their own problem. They must come to believe that while they can't save themselves, God can if they will let Him, even without trying to earn His favor.
And finally, they need to surrender their lives and will to God, seeking His presence, power and wisdom every day.
Most will not do it unless they change their perception of God. Unless they come to believe in a God who loves them, rather than an angry and vindictive God, there is little chance for surrender. The concept of grace must be accepted deep within. They must see that they have been given unmerited favor that needs no work to earn. It is the understanding of grace that leads so many to finally give up and surrender. Once surrendered, they can go to work on the deeper issues of inner longings, deep-seeded appetites, and their empty souls. This new work becomes the core of their connections with others and the beginning of the healing process.
Helping people work on the physical aspects of the problem will only add to their frustration and despair. Unresolved spiritual issues of the heart will keep them locked into their old patterns and dependencies. Of course, the same goes for the drug addict and the alcoholic.


In the framework of the capacity building pillar of the Programme the UNWTO Silk Road has run two capacity building training workshops for the inbound tour operators.
The workshops were organized in the collaboration with the Great Southern Touring Route Australia and Chinese Friendly company in the framework of the International Conference "1000 years of Almaty on the Silk Road: prospects for tourism". The workshops were hosted by the Almaty Department of Tourism.
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In a report issued on August 3, John Daniel from Piper Jaffray reiterated a Buy rating on Pioneer Energy (NYSE: PES), with a price target of $3. The company's shares closed yesterday at $2.25, close to its 52-week high of $7.20.
According to TipRanks.com, Daniel is ranked 0 out of 5 stars with an average return of -22.5% and a 13.1% success rate. Daniel covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc, Oil States International, and Mammoth Energy Services.
Pioneer Energy has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $3.
The company has a one year high of $7.20 and a one year low of $1.70. Currently, Pioneer Energy has an average volume of 1.03M.
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. engages in the provision of contract land drilling and production services. It operates through the Drilling Services and Production Services segments. The Drilling Services segment offers contract land drilling services to exploration production companies through drilling divisions in the U.S. and Colombia.


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The Huns, Rome and the Birth of Europe
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"The Huns have often been treated as primitive barbarians with no advanced political organisation. Their place of origin was the so-called 'backward steppe'. It has been argued that whatever political organisation they achieved they owed to the 'civilizing influence' of the Germanic peoples they encountered as they moved west. This book argues that the steppes of Inner Asia were far from 'backward' and that the image of the primitive Huns is vastly misleading. They already possessed a highly sophisticated political culture while still in Inner Asia and, far from being passive recipients of advanced culture from the West, they passed on important elements of Central Eurasian culture to early medieval Europe, which they helped create"--
Hyun Jin Kim is the Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow at the University of Sydney. His first book, published in 2009, was a comparative analysis of Greece and China: Ethnicity and Foreigners in Ancient Greece and China. He has taught Greek history and Greek literature at Sydney University and has also given numerous invited talks and special seminars in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Kazakhstan on topics related to comparative literature, Greece and the Near East, and the importance of wider Eurasia to the study of Greco-Roman civilization. He is currently undertaking a new research project funded by the Australian government titled Transfer of Hegemony: Geopolitical Revolutions in World History.
A comparative and interdisciplinary study arguing for a more sophisticated appreciation of the rise of the Hunnic Empire.
Argues that the political culture of the Huns was more sophisticated than is often believed and reassesses their role in the creation of early medieval Europe. Their expansion also marked the beginning of a millennium of virtual monopoly of world power by empires originating in the steppes of Inner Asia.
1. Introduction; 2. Rome's inner Asian enemies before the Huns; 3. The Huns in Central Asia; 4. The Huns in Europe; 5. The end of the Hunnic Empire in the West; 6. The later Huns and the birth of Europe; 7. Conclusion.
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I am wondering if knowledge implies certainty. In other words, if you are not certain of something, can you know that thing, or must you be certain in order to know it?
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Facebook suspends the Trump campaign's data-mining firm amid revelations of a major data breach
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Facebook has blocked Cambridge Analytica, which provided data to the Trump election campaign
The news: In a blog post late on March 16, Facebook's deputy general counsel said Strategic Communications Laboratories (SCL) and its political data arm, Cambridge Analytica, had their access to the platform suspended for violating data use policies.
The details: According to Facebook, Aleksander Kogan, a psychology professor at Cambridge University in the UK, had collected various kinds of personal data using an app on the social network. Billed as a research vehicle for psychologists, the app, downloaded by approximately 270,000 people, asked them to share things such as content they had liked and the city they'd listed on their Facebook profile.
The social network says that Kogan passed the information to SCL/Cambridge Analytica and Christopher Wylie of Eunoia Technologies in violation of its rules. When it discovered this in 2015, it removed the app and asked Kogan, SCL/Cambridge Analytica, and Wylie to certify they had destroyed the data collected. All three parties said they had done so.
But according to its post, Facebook recently received reports that not all the information had been deleted. The social network says it's looking into these claims and is suspending Kogan, Wylie, and SCL/Cambridge Analytica pending further information.
But wait, there's more: In a related story on March 17, the New York Times reported that Cambridge Analytica collected private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles without permission, in what it described as "one of the largest data leaks in the social network's history." The story cites documents and former employees, including on-the-record statements from Wylie.
Why this matters: The use of social media to target political messages during the 2016 election has caused plenty of controversy. Facebook's move will be seen as a sign it's taking seriously accusations that it was used to manipulate public opinion, but it also raises the question of whether other data was siphoned off without the network's knowledge.
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Cops: Mayor Busted With Crack Cocaine After Chase
Tim Currier threw a gram out the window of his car, sheriff's office says
By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff
Posted Dec 2, 2020 11:23 AM CST
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(Newser) – If politicians are involved in a chase, it usually has to do with votes or polling and not the cops, but the latter is the apparent plight of a small-town upstate New York mayor busted in an undercover sting. The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office says it arrested 55-year-old Tim Currier, the mayor of Massena, on Tuesday after a brief chase around high noon in which it says Currier tossed a gram of crack cocaine out his passenger window. As Fox News reports, Currier now faces charges including criminal possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, and failure to comply with a police officer. Currier has plenty of experience on the other side of the law—he's been mayor since 2014, but before that he was chief of the Massena Police Department. (This politician got busted fleeing a highly non-pandemic-sanctioned orgy.)


Guitarist and composer Stuart Weber is a native of the Northern Rocky Mountains and is deeply influenced by the spirit of the West. He credits the long, harsh winters in Montana for giving him time and space to develop as an artist.
Self taught on the guitar, and tutored by the sounds of the 1960's, his formal guitar training came in 1981 when he auditioned and was accepted to study with legendary American guitarist Christopher Parkening.
During the decades that followed, Weber produced six acclaimed recordings, dozens of original compositions and logged hundreds of miles between concerts.
His works have found their way into environmental documentaries, feature films and television. In 2005, in a daring collaboration with author Alan Kesselhiem, Weber participated in his first full length PBS documentary Confluance, a Duet of Words and Music. In 2010 he teamed up with violinist Angella Ahn to perform on the Emmy award winning PBS program 11th & Grant with Eric Funk.
Stuart Weber and his wife live on their farm at the bottom of the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana.


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Q: Triangle inequality for distance along a smooth path For a domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{C}$ and a $\rho: \Omega \rightarrow \mathbb{R}_0^+$, define the distance by:
$$d_\rho (z_1,z_2) = \inf\limits_{\gamma \in C^1 (z_1,z_2)} \int_0^1 \rho(\gamma(t))\cdot|\dot{\gamma}(t)| \,dt,$$
where $C^1(z_1,z_2)$ is the space of smooth paths $\gamma: [0,1] \rightarrow \Omega$ such that $\gamma(0)=z_1$ and $\gamma(1)=z_2$.
I need to show that this satisfies $d_\rho (z_1,z_2) \leq d_\rho (z_1,w) + d_\rho (w,z_2)$.
I'm not very confident in what I did, which was to choose two paths $\gamma_1 \in C^1(z_0,w)$ and $\gamma_2 \in C^1(w,z_1)$, with $\dot{\gamma}_1 (1) = \dot{\gamma}_2(0)$ and
$$\int_0^1 \rho(\gamma_1(t))\cdot|\dot{\gamma}_1(t)| \,dt = d_\rho (z_1,w) + \varepsilon/2,\\
\int_0^1 \rho(\gamma_2(t))\cdot|\dot{\gamma}_2(t)| \,dt = d_\rho (w,z_2) + \varepsilon/2$$
for some arbitrary $\varepsilon>0$.
Then a path $\gamma\in C^1(z_1,z_2)$ which is a concatenation of $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ has length
$$\int_0^1 \rho(\gamma(t))\cdot|\dot{\gamma}(t)| \,dt \leq d_\rho(z_1,w) + d_\rho(w,z_2) + \varepsilon.$$
Thence
$$d_\rho (z_1,z_2) \leq d_\rho(z_1,w) + d_\rho(w,z_2) + \varepsilon,$$
and since $\varepsilon$ is arbitrary,
$$d_\rho (z_1,z_2) \leq d_\rho(z_1,w) + d_\rho(w,z_2).$$

A: (a) Minor issue: it's better to write $\dots < d_\rho(z_1,w)+\varepsilon/2$ (instead of $=$) because this is what the definition of infimum tells you.
(b) Major issue: How do you know you can arrange $\dot \gamma_1(1)=\dot \gamma_2(0)$? Not clear at all. One way to fix this is to take $\gamma_1$ and $\gamma_2$ so that the inequalities of the form $\int \dots <  d_\rho(z_1,w)+\varepsilon/3$ hold, and then insert a connecting path in between. This extra path - call it $\gamma_{3/2}$ -- will begin and end at $w$ and will satisfy $\dot\gamma_{3/2}(0)=\dot \gamma_1(1)$ and $\dot\gamma_{3/2}(1)=\dot \gamma_2(0)$. It should also be smooth and very short -- so short that the integral over it will be $<\epsilon/3$.
One way to cook up this connector it to modify the familiar "polar flower" $r=\sin n\theta$ from calculus.

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Q: A number encoding all primes This may be a soft question, but it's just something I thought of one night before sleeping. It's not my field at all, so I am just asking out of curiosity. Has anyone studied the number which is the sum over primes $\sum{ 2^{-p}}$? Its binary expansion (clearly) has a 1 in each prime^th "decimal place", and a zero everywhere else, so, it should be important in number theory I would guess.

A: You might take a look at the paper by Forenc Adorjan, "Binary Mappings of monotonic sequences and the Aronson function".  It specifically discusses the number you describe.

A: See http://oeis.org/A051006 and http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PrimeConstant.html which cover this particular sequence.

A: Here is Hardy & Wright's answer from "An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers", (5th ed, p344), where they discuss a similar number:

"Although ... gives a 'formula' for the nth prime, it is not a very useful one. To calculate $p_n$ from this formula, it is necessary to know the value of $a$ correct to $2^n$ decimal places; and to do this, it is necessary to know the values of $p_1$, $p_2$, ..., $p_n$ ... There are a number of similar formulae which suffer from the same defect ... Any one of these formulae (or any similar one) would attain a different status if the exact value of the number $a$ which occurs in it could be expressed independently of the primes. There seems no likelihood of this, but it cannot be ruled out as entirely impossible."


So what have you heard more often: "Fox & Friends" shilling for President Trump or sophisticated people confiding their real reason for reading The New Yorker is the cartoons?
Ah, if only Bob Mankoff had long ago negotiated some piece of the action in a monetizable marketplace of knowing guffaws. He could have turned the reactions of so many readers each week into a fancy estate in the Hamptons.
As displayed in an HBO documentary, "Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists," Mankoff has long been the magazine's cartoon editor. He's been an eclectic and free spirit who's helped a very distinct mix of fun and sophistication into an iconic journalism staple.
Even the "Fox & Friends" spin on Jeff Sessions situation came up short as it replayed a snippet of his hear-no-evil-see-no-evil performance with Tucker Carlson. Co-host Brian Kilmeade even blamed Sen. Al Franken's "tortured question" as the problem. Yes, blame the messenger.
CNN's "New Day" touched upon the politics of the mess and whether a few Republicans can be brought into an anti-Sessions fold. The New York Times' Patrick Healy finds a "drip, drip, drip" of Trump acolytes meeting with Russians and presenting a political, if not legal quandary, while co-host Chris Cuomo argued that President Hillary Clinton would have been hammered far worse if confronted with the same facts.
On "CBS Evening News," Jan Crawford , the chief legal correspondent and my former colleague, said there's no way that her fellow Alabaman Jeff Session should be prosecuted for perjury before Congress. And David Martin was very good on a longtime bete noire of Sen. John McCain: the suspect construction strategies and outrageous cost overruns of the unfinished $13 billion aircraft carrier on which Trump spoke yesterday.
NBC's "Nightly News" agreed about the irrelevance of any perjury prosecution and Chuck Todd argued the Russian mess could not just consume the White House legislation agenda but even "this presidency" unless some independent apparatus is formed to investigate. Hmmm.
"Vice News Tonight" on HBO did inform of how the Syrian Army, backed by Russia, retook an ancient city and how Sweden (anxious about the Russians) is approving mandatory military service for men and men at age 18. Its own Sessions coverage was duplicative of its broadcasting competitors and, on possible actions, mentioned a special prosecutor. "Think Ken Starrand the Monica Lewinsky case," as if many of its target audience of millennials know of either.


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Oglethorpe Speedway Park celebrates it's 66th Anniversary in 2017. The half mile speedway has entertained race fans since March of 1951 when championship motorcycle racing debuted in Savannah. The first stock car race took place at the historic half mile in May of 1951. Johnnie Parsons was the first winner. Parsons was the defending Indy 500 winner that year.
The half mile clay speedway hosted the NASCAR Grand National Series (today's Sprint Cup Series) in March of 1954 and 1955. The winner of the race on March 28, 1954 was Al Keller in a 1954 Hudson. Lee Petty won on March 6, 1955. His son, Richard Petty, signed in as a crew member that day. Herb Thomas competed that day along with Curtis Turner, Junior Johnson and Buck Baker.
Many of today's most recognized racers have turned laps here at OSP Former NASCAR Winston Cup champions Ned Jarrett, Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, David Pearson, Joe Weatherly, Buddy Baker, Dale Earnhardt and Speedy Thompson have competed at Oglethorpe Speedway Park.
Current owners, The Stone Family, purchased the speedway in 1977. Since then, Oglethorpe Speedway Park has led the way for many tracks in the area. Mr. Stone was the first promoter to offer dirt racers a purse of over $45,000. He was also the first dirt track to sign on with the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.
In 1984, Oglethorpe Speedway Park re-entered the NASCAR record books. Oglethorpe Speedway Late Model champion David Into became the first national champion for NASCAR's short track series. Into took home a $25,000 pay day for his 1984 efforts.
The historic half mile speedway has sprouted careers and entertained hundreds of drivers for the past half century in the Late Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Go Karts, Enduro Series, Powder Puff, 440 Series and Queen Bees.
The tradition of championship racing in a family oriented facility lives on as Oglethorpe Speedway Park runs weekly racing events on Friday nights at 8:00pm. Late Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Pure Stocks, Mini Stocks, Super 4's and Amateur 4's make up the weekly schedule.
FACILITY: Oglethorpe Speedway Park offers a 4,000 seat state of the art aluminum grandstand complete with hand rails, handicap accessibility, rest rooms, award winning concessions, VIP suites, concrete walkways and a full service Pub. The VIP Tower is constructed of steel and sits eighty-five feet directly above the grandstand concourse. Hospitality areas can accommodate groups in excess of 300. The massive speedway infield hosts concert events, car shows, and large group outings. The 144-acre property is located adjacent to US Hwy 80 just three miles from the I-95 interchange.
FAN BASE: Oglethorpe Speedway Park draws spectators from Chatham, Bryan, Effingham, Liberty, Bulloch, Screven, Long, Tattnall, Appling, Wayne, Candler, Toombs, McIntosh, Jasper (SC), Beaufort (SC), Hampton (SC), Bamberg (SC) and Colleton (SC) counties. For special events, the speedway draws from across the country. The Showdown in Savannah draws a record number of drivers from across the nation. The Annual AMA Pro Motorcycle & AHRMA Vintage Motrocycle weekend features the world's fastest riders on two wheels.
ATTENDANCE: Oglethorpe Speedway Park has shown increases in attendance. The growth is attributed to promotional efforts, more community involvement, and an overall growth in interest for the sport of auto racing. This past season Oglethorpe Speedway Park entertained 106,832. The largest attendance of the year was for the Showdown in Savannah in October. The OSP Weekly Racing events average 1,400 fans, drivers and crew members each Friday night during the season. The special events for the Season Opener, and Season Championships reach higher attendance marks.
SPEEDWAY EVENTS: Oglethorpe Speedway Park is the area's first choice for motorsports. The Friday night race events are the centerpiece of entertainment. But, fans will also enjoy special events for Sprint Cars, Super Late Models, Truck and Tractor Pulls, Go Karts, Monster Trucks, Motorcycles and more.
OTHER EVENTS: OSP has hosted concerts, festivals, carnivals, bike races, trail runs, paintball, rides in race cars and much more.


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Q: Testing a REST API in Nancy I'm trying in vain to assert on a Json response from a Nancy endpoint.
Here's the module under test:
    public MyModule()
    {
        Get["/mypath", true] = async (parameters, ct) =>
        {
            ...

            return something.ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value);
        };
    }

How do I write a test that verifies the contents of the dictionary in the response?
I've tried all kind of things, such as:
            var bootstrapper = new MyBootstrapper();
            var browser = new Browser(bootstrapper);

            var result = browser.Get("/mypath",
                with =>
                {
                    with.Accept(new MediaRange("application/json"));
                });

            Assert.AreEqual(HttpStatusCode.OK, result.StatusCode, "Body: " + Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Body.ToArray()));
            Assert.That(result.GetModel<IDictionary<string, string>>()[SOME_KEY], Is.EqualTo("expected value"));

I've tried with and without hte MediaRange, and have tried to understand where the dictionary can be found in the response, but can't seem to find it anywhere. result.GetModel doesn't seem to contain the resulting dictionary at all.
The only way I was able to see the result is by watching Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Body.ToArray()). This gives the raw JSON. However:

*

*Manually decoding a byte array is ugly,

*I would rather prefer a JSON object, not a string. Is that possible at all?

A: Dictionary is within a body of response. You can use special methods from Nancy.Testing framework to deserialize body into specific format, such as  DeserializeJson:
// Replace dictionary type parameters with yours
var actualValue = result.Body.DeserializeJson<Dictionary<object, object>>();

More details about NancyFx testing in Marcus Hammarbergs blog: Nancy.Testing - test-dialogues with Requests and Response.


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Rachel Wolther and Alex H. Fischer
Rachel Wolther and Alex H. Fischer were both fans of Cocoon Central Dance Team — the gleefully absurd, entirely winning performance troupe consisting of Sunita Mani, Tallie Medel and Eleanore Pienta — when they decided to collaborate on an adaptation of Cocoon's stage show, Snowy Bing Bongs. The two had never directed together before: Fischer's CV consists of commercials, music videos and short comedic web pieces, while the majority of Wolther's credits are as a producer. (Among many other titles, she produced Nathan Silver's Stinking Heaven and Drew Tobia's See You Next Tuesday, starring Pienta.) But they had met, years ago, through Cocoon and had each seen multiple performances of the show. Deciding that Snowy Bing Bongs had to be a film, they sat down to discuss it over chicken-fried steak. "We talked about how we'd make it, and who would produce and who would direct," says Wolther. Remembers Fischer, "We thought, 'Why not just do it together?' — even though that's not a good idea most of the time!"
On the basis of Snowy Bing Bongs, which premiered this past June at BAMcinemaFest, the Wolther/Fischer/Cocoon collaboration was decidedly a good idea. The two directors, who also cowrote the short's screenplay, bring an astonishing level of visual invention and production smarts to a short that's unclassifiable in ways beyond its distribution-unfriendly 40-minute running time. Riffing on everything from 2001 to '90s music videos to Vincente Minnelli–style set pieces, Snowy Bing Bongs interweaves charmingly athletic production numbers with dramatic vignettes that sketch out the Cocoon characters' inner lives as struggling dance performers. Mostly, though, Snowy Bing Bongs just explodes with visual pleasure while never allowing its exuberance to be suffocated by nostalgia or affectation. "When you're doing comedy, the audience is more accepting of things being on the cornball side," says Wolther. "There's no cynicism in it," adds Fischer. "These women really love each other."
To manage their collaboration, the directors decided to be specific about their intentions in preproduction. "We did charts and animatics and elaborate stuff neither of us would have done if we were doing it alone," says Wolther. Fischer says Wolther brought the movie musical cinephilia ("Rachel was always telling me to watch scenes from Bye Bye Birdie on YouTube") and the ambition to "shoot the dance sequences very specifically and as a story — my idea would have been to cover them with a couple of different angles." Meanwhile, Wolther says Fischer was great at imagining the visuals "in a perfect moment, and then he knew how to build to that moment. And he's a lot better at letting the camera roll and the actors riff. We come to ideas from different angles, and then we combine our two approaches."
The duo are intending to extend their collaboration into features. About their next project, Fischer says, "You know how solipsists think no one else exists? We're writing a feature set in a world where that's literally true." — SM
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text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using FluentAssertions;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;

using P3Net.Kraken;
using P3Net.Kraken.UnitTesting;

namespace Tests.P3Net.Kraken
{
    public partial class TypeConversionTests
    {
        #region Byte

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToByteFromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<byte>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToByteFromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<byte>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((byte)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToByteFromLarger ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<byte>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToByteFromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<byte>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Decimal

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromInt64 ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromUInt64 ()
        {
            ulong expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromSingle ()
        {
            float expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeApproximately((decimal)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromDouble ()
        {
            double expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeApproximately((decimal)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromDecimal ()
        {
            decimal expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToDecimalFromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<decimal>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Double

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromInt64 ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromUInt64 ()
        {
            ulong expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromSingle ()
        {
            float expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeApproximately(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromDouble ()
        {
            double expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeApproximately(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromLarger ()
        {
            decimal expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<double>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToDoubleFromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<double>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Int16

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt16FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<short>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt16FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<short>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt16FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<short>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt16FromLarger ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<short>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt16FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<short>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Int32

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromLarger ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<int>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt32FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<int>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Int64

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromInt64 ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromUInt64 ()
        {
            ulong expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromLarger ()
        {
            decimal expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<long>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToInt64FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<long>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region SByte

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSByteFromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<sbyte>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSByteFromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<sbyte>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSByteFromLarger ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<byte>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSByteFromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<sbyte>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region Single

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromInt64 ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromUInt64 ()
        {
            ulong expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeExactly((int)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromSingle ()
        {
            float expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().BeApproximately(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromDouble ()
        {
            double expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleeFromLarger ()
        {
            decimal expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<float>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToSingleFromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<float>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region UInt16

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ushort)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ushort)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ushort)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromLarger ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt16FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<ushort>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region UInt32

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((uint)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((uint)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((uint)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((uint)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((uint)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromLarger ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt32FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<uint>("456");
        }
        #endregion

        #region UInt64

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromByte ()
        {
            byte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromSByte ()
        {
            sbyte expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromInt16 ()
        {
            short expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromUInt16 ()
        {
            ushort expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromInt32 ()
        {
            int expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromUInt32 ()
        {
            uint expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromInt64 ()
        {
            long expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromUInt64 ()
        {
            ulong expected = 10;

            //Act
            var actual = TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);

            //Assert
            actual.Should().Be((ulong)expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(InvalidCastException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromLarger ()
        {
            decimal expected = 10;

            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>(expected);
        }

        [TestMethod]
        [ExpectedException(typeof(ArgumentException))]
        public void Coerce_ToUInt64FromOther ()
        {
            //Act
            TypeConversion.Coerce<ulong>("456");
        }
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Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
About SWAAC
Equity Framework
Graduate Student Award of Merit >
Bourse au mérite pour étudiantes de cycles supérieurs
SWAAC Student Leadership Award >
Bourse de leadership pour étudiante
Student Award in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion >
Prix étudiante en matière d'égalité, de diversité et d'inclusion
Angela Hildyard Recognition Award
Recognition Award in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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2022 SWAAC GRADUATE AWARD OF MERIT WINNERS
Nicole Doria
Joline Guitard
Devon Lynn
Foroogh Mohammadi
Madeline Power
Nicole Doria is a dynamic researcher, award-winning advocate, and dedicated change-maker. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Guelph, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Health Promotion from Dalhousie University, a Master of Arts in Health Promotion from Dalhousie University, and is currently a PhD in Health Candidate at Dalhousie University. Her research and community work largely focuses on improving the health of marginalized and vulnerable populations. Nicole is a Vanier and Killam Scholar and has been recognized with numerous awards for her academic and civic contributions.
Nicole's doctoral work is the first of its kind to explore dating app facilitated sexualized violence against women in a Canadian context. As dating moves online and the number of dating app users continues to grow, she is examining how sexualized violence is also moving and being (re)produced online. To date, there is a scarcity of research examining dating app-facilitated sexualized violence against women, with nearly no qualitative studies on the phenomenon. Her research employs feminist thematic analysis to explore how the intersection of dating apps, gender, and sexualized violence are (re)producing and facilitating sexualized violence against women both on and offline.
Nicole is honoured to receive a SWAAC Graduate of Merit award. She strongly believes that female leadership is vital and fully supports the SWAAC initiative to develop, mentor and recognize female leadership in Canadian universities and beyond.
Joline Guitard is a Ph.D. candidate in experimental psychology at the Université de Moncton, campus de Moncton. Her thesis work focuses on positive psychology and attentional processes, more precisely, on how positive dispositions such as gratitude and mindfulness can impact attentional processes and biases. Moreover, Joline has been a leader on various research projects including international collaborations with professors from the University of Melbourne. Her research interests and experience are varied as she has been collaborating on projects related to gratitude, wellbeing, leadership, psychometry, education, affective forecasting, emotional facial expression recognition, covid-related stress, and the cognitive processing of taboo words in bilingual individuals. She has also been the recipient of a SSRHC scholarship at the master level and a SSHRC stipend at the doctorate level.
Over the course of her graduate studies, Joline has been highly involved in the supervision, mentoring and training of undergraduate and graduate students as a way of sharing her passions for research, learning, and psychology. These passions have also led her to be a lecturer for three different psychology courses and to win the award of lecturer of the year in 2020 for the Université de Moncton's School of Psychology.
Joline is currently the student ambassador for the Société Québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie at her university. She is also a member of the Université de Moncton's School of Psychology recruitment committee and is the representative for graduate students at the School's Assembly. Joline has been an administrator for Prisme, the university's LGBTQ2S+ association, and a representative of her grade in the student council of the School of Psychology.
Joline is deeply honoured and humbled to be a recipient of a SWAAC Graduate Award of Merit and hopes to continue sharing her passion for psychology through a career in academia.
Devon Lynn is a Ph.D. student of Environmental Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI). She specializes in the effect of light pollution on local indigenous and invasive crustaceans on Prince Edward Island. For this research she was awarded the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Program along with 14 other scholarships. She has published five peer-reviewed journal articles during her graduate studies with two more in the application process.
Devon is also involved in her campus and local community on many levels. She is the student representative for the university's Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee, the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, and the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. She has recently been working on outreach projects such as volunteering with a local high school to provide students with field experience in marine science, volunteering with New Student Orientation for incoming students at UPEI and working towards the establishment of a non-profit Marine Conservation group focused on removing litter and debris from the ocean surrounding PEI. She has also attended numerous conferences where she presented her work in neighbouring Atlantic provinces and Quebec.
Devon is passionate about the environment and the ocean; she is an enthusiastic SCUBA diver and hopes to be a positive impact on future marine conservation in Canada. She is truly grateful to be recognized by SWAAC and can only try her best to be worthy of the 2022 Graduate Award of Merit.
Foroogh Mohammadi is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUNL). She is a qualitative researcher specializing in the sociology of space and place, immigration and symbolic interaction. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Foroogh investigates how Iranian immigrants create, develop, or resist a sense of belonging through a symbolic interaction perspective. She compares the Iranian immigrants' experiences in the Atlantic provinces with experiences in Ontario. This comparison helps assess Atlantic cities' current function in attracting immigrants as the region seeks to retain more immigrants. Foroogh's research engages in conversations on developing a transnational social context for immigrants in Canada to facilitate their social cohesion and integration within society. It promotes an understanding of the dialogue between Canadian-born citizens and immigrant/refugee citizens, impacting how we construct the idea of what it means to be Canadian. The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) has awarded her a fellowship supporting her doctoral research.
Foroogh had been involved in various committees, including the Graduate Student Union. She is currently the Graduate Student Representative on the Sociology department's committee. She also advocates in a student-governing community in her department as a Communication Director to promote a sense of support, equity, diversity, and inclusive learning. Foroogh received the "WAMUN" Graduate Scholarship in 2018. She is now on the "38th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference" organizing committee, which will be held in June 2022 in St. John's, NL.
Foroogh is honoured to be a recipient of the SWAAC Graduate Student of Merit Award. She appreciates her community and the SWAAC committee for their trust in her academic and community contributions which she believes will immensely advance her efforts to become a stronger scholar and leader in her community.
Madeline Power (she/her) is an MSc student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where she explores how nutrients in our food interact with cell membrane proteins to influence health and disease. Her goal is to showcase the biological importance of nutrients and food additives, contributing to their potential in drug therapies and ability to inform safe food guidelines. She has presented her work at numerous conferences, where she was a finalist at the 2020 NBHRF Research Week, and her abstract was published as part of the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual conference in 2021. She is a coauthor of a paper currently under review and expects her work to lead to the publication of two articles as the first author and several future co-authorships. Above all, the most rewarding part of her master's degree has been the opportunity to mentor many undergraduate students. She is passionate about helping these students pursue their goals and remains dedicated to supporting them in unveiling their potential.
Alongside her academic commitments, she competed internationally in the sport of taekwondo representing Canada on the senior national team, becoming ranked 21st in the world. Madeline has also participated extensively with youth in her community and works as a reservist in the Canadian Armed Forces. She has served in multiple domestic operations, outreach projects in local and northern communities, and programs supporting girls pursuing careers in maledominated industries.
The quality of her academic and research contributions was recognized with numerous awards: the Robert Lewis Rice Memorial Fellowship, New Brunswick Innovation Fund STEM Graduate Scholarship, and NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master's.
Madeline is incredibly honoured to receive the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Award of Merit and would like to thank the organization for this recognition. She is excited to continue being a scientific leader in Canada and inspire future generations of scientists.


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The Note That a Homeless Man Gave This Student Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Grab a box of tissues for this one.
Sometimes, it only takes a small gesture of kindness to remember why life is worth living.
Such was the case for a homeless man who chanced upon a Southern New Hampshire Universitystudent named Casey Fischer who stopped at a to Dunkin' Donuts during a break between classes. According to her Facebook post, Casey saw him counting his change while on line, and, seeing that he only had about a dollar, she bought him a coffee and a bagel. She then asked him to sit down and chat.
"He told me a lot about how people are usually very mean to him because he's homeless, how drugs turned him into the person he hated, he lost his mom to cancer, he never knew his dad and he just wants to be someone his mom would be proud of," Casey wrote. "This lovely mans [sic] name was Chris and Chris was one of the most honest & sincere people I've ever met."
When Casey needed to get back to class, Chris asked her to wait a minute so that he could write a note, then handed Casey a crumbled up receipt, apologizing for his shaky hands.
When Casey opened the note, it said the following:
"I wanted to kill myself today, because of u I now do not. Thank u, beautiful person.' "
The incident appears to have occurred in May, but it's only going viral now after being shared on the Facebook page Love What Matters. And it's a good thing too, because it's a powerful example of why we shouldn't let ourselves get too busy to notice the people around us, because one tiny gesture of goodwill can make all of the difference in a stranger's life.
17 Photos That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Lonely, Homeless Man Gets A Family for Thanksgiving
The Touching Note a Starbucks Employee Handed a Deaf Man Will Brighten Your Day
Update: Viral Homeless Man Video May Be A Hoax
This Homeless Man Found Out He Actually Had a Fat Bank Account
Homeless Man Leaves Heartbreakingly Profound Note on the Street Corner Where He Used to Sit


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import java.util.Queue;
import org.apache.droids.api.Droid;
import org.apache.droids.api.Task;
import org.apache.droids.api.TaskMaster;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Manage common tasks in standard Droids
 */
public abstract class AbstractDroid<T extends Task> implements Droid<T>
{

  protected final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractDroid.class);
  protected final Queue<T> queue;
  protected final TaskMaster<T> taskMaster;

  public AbstractDroid(Queue<T> queue, TaskMaster<T> taskMaster)
  {
    this.queue = queue;
    this.taskMaster = taskMaster;
  }

  @Override
  public void start()
  {
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"Assumptions" undermine deed duress claim
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 2:05pm
In a case clarifying when an employee can claim they signed a deed of release under 'duress', the FWC has thrown out a director's unfair dismissal matter after finding he had ample opportunity to test his assumption that he would not be paid his entitlements if he did not put pen to paper.
Latest Aerocare deal fails BOOT as award reversion looms
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 12:22pm
The FWC has again thwarted major aviation services company Aerocare's long quest to replace its now-terminated 2012 agreement, finding that an updated 2018 deal still failed the BOOT despite attempts to allay split-shift concerns.
Coach could not employ spurned triallist, says A-League club
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 8:00am
A championship-winning A-League club has refuted a player's claims its senior coach assured him he would earn a contract in order to secure his services for free, maintaining the coach is not responsible for employing team members.
Bench quashes pre-undertakings deal approval
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 2:45pm
An FWC presidential member had no power to approve an agreement before he received written undertakings to satisfy the BOOT, a full bench has found in a ruling in which it also uncovered incorrect claims by the employer that employees would not be worse off.
Merivale class action targets "zombie" deal
A class action law firm claims an underpayments case on behalf of an estimated 8200 current and former hospitality workers reveals a widespread problem of employers relying on pre-Fair Work "zombie agreements" to undercut the award
BHP Coal required unreasonable overtime: Court
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 12:39pm
The Federal Court has held that a BMA coal loading facility breached a reasonable overtime clause in its enterprise agreement by requiring workers to perform more than eight additional hours per week.
"Contemptuous" company should have involved HR: FWC
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 11:35am
The FWC has found that it "reflects poorly indeed" on a printing company if it did not investigate sexual harassment complaints an unfairly dismissed female employee made to HR, while it has also referred the employer's "contemptuous" failure to comply with an order to attend the Commission to the tribunal's general manager for further action.
Workplace Express taking a Christmas break
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 1:34pm
Workplace Express is taking a Christmas break, and will resume publishing next year on Tuesday, January 14.
New three-year deal for Aunty awaiting FWC approval
The ABC and unions have struck a three-year deal that provides 2% annual pay rises, after the workforce voted down a unilateral management proposal earlier this year.
Teller's fraud "mistake" after 99 training courses; & more
Bank not blameless for teller's "fraud" despite 99 training courses; Building contractor coerced worker to resume CFMMEU membership; Guidelines for working in heat, smoke updated; NECA changes name, keeps acronym.
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Pro Football Retired Players Association to Extend Esports Presence Through Partnership with Thunder Studios
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pro Football Retired Players Association (PFRPA), a national membership organization that develops programs…
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pro Football Retired Players Association (PFRPA), a national membership organization that develops programs and benefits for retired NFL players, has entered into a strategic partnership with Thunder Studios, a Los Angeles-based full-service media company. The parties will collaborate to expand PFRPA's Gridiron Gaming initiative by creating tournaments and high-quality, produced content for the esports community.
"We're not only impressed with Thunder Studios' esports tournament and production expertise, we are also appreciative of their drive and passion, all of which make them an ideal partner," said Bob Schmidt, executive director/CEO of PFRPA. "We're in an era where both live and digital engagements have become more prominent and meaningful when strategically executed in concert, so we're committed to developing highly entertaining esports content while delivering truly worthwhile live and virtual events."
Thunder Studios plans to establish a Gridiron Gaming tournament series, featuring online and physical events that will be broadcast live on Twitch to a global audience. Each round of the tournament series will feature cash prize pools for the finalists, and will conclude with a championship event where finalists will have the opportunity to battle it out for a sizable grand prize.
"The PFRPA and its membership extoll the greatest life virtues necessary to overcome adversity, commit to perseverance and excel in your focused endeavors. Thunder is excited to collaborate with the PFRPA and produce live esports events and original programming using these virtues to bridge generations through the Gridiron Gaming initiative," said Rodric David, CEO of Thunder. "In the coming weeks, we'll announce the specifics of our tournament series, which will exceed more than 100 hours of live event competition and programming."
Gridiron Gaming is PFRPA's esports initiative that provides retired players an opportunity to compete again, while offering fans a chance to engage with their NFL heroes. PFRPA's partnership with Thunder Studios will also forge new paths in the esports industry, by connecting fans to retired NFL players, through original programming and interactive experiences.
"This partnership with Thunder is exciting," said Mike Singletary, NFL Hall of Famer and PFRPA Board Member. "I've had the opportunity to play against a younger generation of esports athletes, and I was enlightened and pleasantly surprised by the experience, and how competing in a new way made me feel. Our Gridiron Gaming initiative presents opportunities for different generations to connect and have a good time, so I'm looking forward to getting this collaboration underway."
About Pro Football Retired Players Association (PFRPA)
PFRPA is a champion for retired NFL players, dedicated to bettering the lives of those who contributed to the game. PFRPA, the first court-established retired NFL player organization, through its leadership and dedication, has been on a mission to solidify and preserve the legacy of retired NFL players. Through the Greater Good Fund, PFRPA's 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, PFRPA develops various health and welfare programs, designed exclusively for retired NFL players. To date, more than 10,000 retired players and more than 2,500 players' spouses have enrolled in PFRPA insurance benefits. For more information about PFRPA, visit www.pfrpa.com.
About Thunder Studios
Based in Long Beach, California, Thunder Studios is a vertically integrated, full-service broadcast production studio with a focus on esports, gaming events and programming that has developed and patented proprietary streaming technology. The Company works with the world's best talent in all content formats. Thunder's 150,000 square-foot Media Campus houses 10 Stages, an esports arena, 2 streaming stages, a live news broadcast stage, production offices, edit bays and equipment storage. The Company's mobile broadcasting business captures, produces and distributes live events throughout the USA and Mexico, including Baseball, Soccer, Boxing, Wrestling, MMA, esports, concerts, awards shows, corporate events and live streaming of anything. Esports and Gaming is Thunder's passion and the Company produces and broadcasts live gaming events every week from its esports arena. The Company believes that within the next few years, gaming and esports viewership will be the largest content format on the planet and Thunder sees its opportunity to be a leading global broadcaster distributing and monetizing gaming content to a worldwide audience.
www.thundergaming.com
www.thunderstudios.com
www.thunderbroadcast.com
Chelsie Pope
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Native Instruments has released a new video series with DJ and Producer Liebing, entitled The Techno Alchemist.
Designed to give you an insight into the world of underground techno, the three-part series kicks off with The Spirit of Techno, in which Chris explains what techno is and how it differs from EDM. Part two focuses on Leibing's hybrid Djing setup, and in the final video, In The Booth, you're treated to a two-hour performance from a DJ's perspective.


The 1967 hit (#2 in the UK, #15 in the US) by one of the most important and underrated British Invasion bands, a reflective song written by a person who was only 26.
This was the first hit in the second reincanation of The Animals as Eric Burdon and the Animals which "survived" 3 years (1966-8), but produced some quality hits such as Sky Pilot and San Francisco Nights.
Many consider this song as one of the early precursors on the heavy metal and punk rock that appeared later.
who wrote the song lyrics?


When it comes to the long hot days of summer, there's something so effortless about 7 For All Mankind's Beige Comfort Stretch Boy Shorts. A cute boyfriend fit design with a high-waist and flattering mid-thigh cut. Colored Comfort Stretch Beige is a classic neutral. Pair with crisp white, washed out stripes and dark denim layers for a flawless summertime vibe.


Hi. I would like a host an application that can potentially have lots of concurrent TCP connections (say, about 5000 to 10,000), wonder if it's supported. Thanks.
What kind of CPU/memory power do 5,000 to 10,000 connections require?
I'm curious, what app are you hosting that requires that much concurrent connections?


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Defense Ministry's lawsuit against air carrier will not be reviewed
MOSCOW, September 7 - RAPSI, Dmitry Shchitov. The Supreme Commercial Court has held against the Defense Ministrys request to review a lower-courts dismissal of its lawsuit against the Polyot air carrier, a court official told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).
The plaintiff sought 1.4 billion rubles ($50 million) and $22 million in damages.
The ministry is seeking the repayment of the air carriers debt, which the company accumulated through the nonpayment of its lease of an An-124 airplane, which it started renting from the ministry in 2000. The requested amount includes penalties for the aircrafts late acceptance and return.
Polyot, a Voronezh-based company, transports super-heavy and bulk cargo. It has made regular passenger flights since 2003. Its fleet includes Аn-124-100 Ruslan and Il-96-400Т cargo aircraft, as well as Saab 2000 passenger planes.
13:21 07/09/2011 The Supreme Commercial Court has held against the Defense Ministrys request to review a lower-courts dismissal of its lawsuit against the Polyot air carrier


Please find attached the BCC Events Diary for 2019 and a link for the latest newsletter from the British in Europe. https://britishineurope.org/category/news/.
The French Interior Ministry published its new Brexit website in December. You can access it in French here: https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/Le-ministere-de-l-Interieur-se-prepare-au-Brexit or read the attached unofficial translation into English into the link hereafter (prepared by The Connexion -- see https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Brexit/interior-ministry-advice-on-travelbetween-uk-and-france-after-brexit -- with the help of the BCC).
Qu'il s'agisse d'un passage de quelques jours en France ou d'un souhait d'installation pour une durée plus longue, le Brexit a des conséquences sur les droits des ressortissants britanniques et les formalités à accomplir pour séjourner en France.
The BCC have a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/BritishCommunityInFrance/, which has various posters of events; don't hesitate to 'like' and 'share' it with your friends and contacts.


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package com.sam_chordas.android.stockhawk.ui;

import android.database.Cursor;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;
import android.support.v4.app.LoaderManager;
import android.support.v4.content.CursorLoader;
import android.support.v4.content.Loader;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.sam_chordas.android.stockhawk.R;
import com.sam_chordas.android.stockhawk.data.QuoteColumns;
import com.sam_chordas.android.stockhawk.data.QuoteProvider;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * A fragment representing a single Stock detail screen.
 * This fragment is either contained in a {@link StockListActivity}
 * in two-pane mode (on tablets) or a {@link StockDetailActivity}
 * on handsets.
 */
public class StockDetailFragment extends Fragment implements LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<Cursor> {
    /**
     * The fragment argument representing the item ID that this fragment
     * represents.
     */
    public static final String ARG_SYMBOL = "symbol";
    private static final int CURSOR_LOADER_ID = 0;

    private String mSymbol = "";

    private TextView txt_symbol;
    private TextView txt_company;
    private TextView txt_price;
    private TextView txt_percent;
    private TextView txt_change_amt;

    /**
     * Mandatory empty constructor for the fragment manager to instantiate the
     * fragment (e.g. upon screen orientation changes).
     */
    public StockDetailFragment() {
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        if (getArguments().containsKey(ARG_SYMBOL)) {
            // Load the dummy content specified by the fragment
            // arguments. In a real-world scenario, use a Loader
            // to load content from a content provider.
            mSymbol = getArguments().getString(ARG_SYMBOL);

        }

    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.stock_detail, container, false);

        txt_symbol = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt_symbol);
        txt_symbol.setText(mSymbol);

        txt_company = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt_company);
        txt_price = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt_price);
        txt_percent = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt_percent);
        txt_change_amt = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.txt_change_amt);

        setupTabs(rootView);

        return rootView;
    }

    @Override
    public void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        // initialize this fragment's loader
        getLoaderManager().initLoader(CURSOR_LOADER_ID, null, this);

    }

    private void setupTabs(View rootView) {

        //for tab layout
        int numberOfTabs = 3;

        ViewPager mViewPager = (ViewPager) rootView.findViewById(R.id.view_pager);

        // Assigning ViewPager View and setting the adapter
        //If this Fragment is a child of another Fragment,
        // the FragmentManager returned here will be the parent's getChildFragmentManager().
        SamplePagerAdapter adapter = new SamplePagerAdapter(getChildFragmentManager(), numberOfTabs);
        mViewPager.setAdapter(adapter);

        TabLayout tabLayout = (TabLayout) rootView.findViewById(R.id.tabs);
        tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewPager);

        /*
        * In revision 4 of the Support Package, a method was added to ViewPager
        * which allows you to specify the number of offscreen pages to use, rather than the default which is 1.
        In your case, you want to specify 2, so that when you are on the third page, the first one is not destroyed, and vice-versa.
        * */
        mViewPager.setOffscreenPageLimit(2);

    }

    @Override
    public Loader onCreateLoader(int id, Bundle args) {
        // run when loader is initialized

        CursorLoader loader = null;

        if (id == CURSOR_LOADER_ID) {

            loader = new CursorLoader(getContext(), QuoteProvider.Quotes.CONTENT_URI,
                    new String[]{QuoteColumns._ID, QuoteColumns.SYMBOL, QuoteColumns.NAME, QuoteColumns.BIDPRICE,
                            QuoteColumns.PERCENT_CHANGE, QuoteColumns.CHANGE
                    },
                    QuoteColumns.SYMBOL + " = \"" + mSymbol + "\"",
                    null,
                    QuoteColumns._ID + " DESC");

        }

        return loader;
    }

    @Override
    public void onLoadFinished(Loader<Cursor> loader, Cursor cursor) {
        // Set the cursor in our CursorAdapter once the Cursor is loaded

        if (loader.getId() == CURSOR_LOADER_ID && cursor != null && cursor.moveToFirst()) {

            int columnCompanyIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(QuoteColumns.NAME);
            final String company = cursor.getString(columnCompanyIndex);
            txt_company.setText(company);

            int columnPriceIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(QuoteColumns.BIDPRICE);
            final String price = cursor.getString(columnPriceIndex);
            txt_price.setText(price);

            int columnPercentIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(QuoteColumns.PERCENT_CHANGE);
            final String percent = cursor.getString(columnPercentIndex);
            txt_percent.setText(percent);

            int columnChangeIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(QuoteColumns.CHANGE);
            final String change = cursor.getString(columnChangeIndex);
            txt_change_amt.setText(change);
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void onLoaderReset(Loader loader) {

    }

    public class SamplePagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

        private final String[] TITLES = {getString(R.string.one_week), getString(R.string.two_weeks), getString(R.string.one_month)};

        private final ArrayList<String> mTitles;

        public SamplePagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm, int numberOfTabs) {
            super(fm);
            mTitles = new ArrayList<>();
            for (int i = 0; i < numberOfTabs; i++) {
                mTitles.add(TITLES[i]);
            }
        }

        @Override
        public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
            return mTitles.get(position);
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            return TITLES.length;
        }

        @Override
        public Fragment getItem(int position) {
            Fragment fragment = null;
            //create bundle to pass symbol and startDate to the fragments

            Bundle arguments = new Bundle();
            arguments.putString("symbol", mSymbol);

            SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.getDefault());
            Date currentDate = new Date();
            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            calendar.setTime(currentDate);

            //1 week
            if (position == 0) {
                calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -7);
                Date newDate = calendar.getTime();

                String startDate = dateFormat.format(newDate.getTime());

                //put startDate in bundle
                arguments.putString("startDate", startDate);
                //put duration
                arguments.putInt("duration", position);

                fragment = new ChartFragment();
                fragment.setArguments(arguments);

            }

            //2 weeks
            if (position == 1) {
                calendar.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -14);
                Date newDate = calendar.getTime();

                String startDate = dateFormat.format(newDate.getTime());

                //put startDate in bundle
                arguments.putString("startDate", startDate);
                //put duration
                arguments.putInt("duration", position);

                fragment = new ChartFragment();
                fragment.setArguments(arguments);
            }

            //1 month
            if (position == 2) {

                calendar.add(Calendar.MONTH, -1);
                Date newDate = calendar.getTime();

                String startDate = dateFormat.format(newDate.getTime());

                //put startDate in bundle
                arguments.putString("startDate", startDate);
                arguments.putInt("duration", position);

                fragment = new ChartFragment();
                fragment.setArguments(arguments);

            }

            return fragment;
        }
    }
}


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