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MANY SEE INFLUENCE OF CTA IN GOV. BROWN'S SHAKEUP OF STATE BOARD OF ED: Proponents of charter schools are among the seven people removed from the board. The action portends a shift in the state's approach to reforms.
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/hQMw88
January 8, 2011 - In one of Gov. Jerry Brown's first official acts this week, he sacked the majority of the state Board of Education, replacing several vocal proponents of charter schools, parent empowerment and teacher accountability.
A broad range of educators, policy makers and others say the move was widely believed to be the handiwork of the California Teachers Assn., which heavily supported Brown in his gubernatorial campaign. The union's support will be vital if he, as expected, places measures on the June ballot to temporarily raise taxes to ease the state's budget deficit. It also appears to delay a key vote about parents' power to reshape failing schools — an effort opposed by the union — leading to strong criticism of the governor from fellow Democrats.
"No doubt about it, this is in part looking at the November election first and foremost, and then of course upcoming elections," said former state Sen. Gloria Romero, a Los Angeles Democrat.
The 11-member state Board of Education has a seemingly dry set of kindergarten-through-12th-grade education responsibilities but recently, it has inserted itself into the most controversial topics in California classrooms: the evaluation of teachers based on their students' performance, charter schools and the turnaround of failing schools.
Brown's seven new appointees will dramatically alter the panel's make-up in age, geography and educational resume, shifting it from a board containing vocal advocates for a reform agenda championed by the Obama administration to one that is more closely aligned with traditional education policy makers.
Although two of Brown's appointees — a CTA lobbyist and a tribal official — are viewed by some as obvious political payback to campaign loyalists, most of the new board members are widely regarded.
Carl Cohn led the Long Beach Unified School District to national acclaim during his decade-long tenure as superintendent there. Michael Kirst is seen as a powerful choice because of his deep understanding of the state's kindergarten-through-higher education needs and the state's political complexities. Trish Williams won respect from both sides of the political aisle while serving as the executive director of EdSource, a respected nonpartisan clearinghouse for education data. Bill Honig, whose appointment sparked controversy because the former state schools chief was convicted of conflict-of-interest charges 18 years ago, is regarded as an advocate for reading education.
Williamson M. Evers, a research fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution, called them "strong appointments" and urged patience.
"We don't really know till the state board starts acting. We don't want to put them in a box," he said. "Let's let them act."
This is the second go-round for Kirst and Honig, who served on the state board during Brown's earlier time as governor, from 1975 to 1983.
"Jerry Brown is trying to bring back the '70s and '80s to Sacramento, which raises some interesting possibilities but also some interesting challenges, because we're in such a different environment today in California than we were 30-plus years ago," said John Rogers, director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at UCLA.
Most notable are a financial crisis that has cost California schools billions of dollars in recent years and a burgeoning national education reform movement pushed by the Obama administration that Brown has publicly criticized as simplistic, unproven and overly "top-down, Washington-driven." Among other things, reform advocates have focused on dramatically altering the way teachers are hired, evaluated and fired, which has caused major clashes with teachers unions.
The board could have a greater voice in the Brown administration because Brown has decided to eliminate the position of education secretary as a budget-cutting measure.
Brown's appointment of seven new board members at once effectively eliminated several members who were viewed as strong voices for reform, including Ted Mitchell, the president of NewSchools Venture Fund; Johnathan Williams, founder of the Accelerated School, a charter organization in South-Central Los Angeles; Alan Arkatov, president of Changing.edu; and Ben Austin, chief executive of Parent Revolution.
Austin is a lifelong Democratic stalwart who worked in the Clinton White House. He was appointed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom he actively campaigned against, and fired by Brown, whom he voted for.
"I got yanked and replaced on his first full day in office by literally the lobbyist for his biggest campaign contributor," he said. "At the end of the day, what yesterday proved was an intellectually honest kids-first agenda is probably one of the most radical political agendas in the state of California."
CTA president David Sanchez said the union was thrilled by the new appointees because he believed the board had been stacked with too many members connected to charters, which are mostly nonunion.
He said that although there was no quid pro quo, "we did work our butts off with getting the word out" about Brown's candidacy, adding that he had told Brown of his concerns about the board numerous times. Sanchez also said that if Brown proposes June ballot measures to help fund schools, "we're going to invest time and money in it."
Critics say the string of appointees was more than payback for the union's support during the election, it was an effort to keep them and their coffers in Brown's corner. The union is a powerful voice in California politics and was instrumental in foiling several Schwarzenegger ballot measures in 2005.
A spokeswoman for Brown declined to comment on whether the appointments were politically motivated.
"As with all appointments, the governor consults with a variety and wide range of individuals to select the best qualified person for the job, and he's working to put his team together quickly," said spokeswoman Elizabeth Ashford.
The state board took on a more prominent role in the reform movement when the Obama administration began pushing its education agenda in 2009, using the Race to the Top competition as leverage. That competition for billions of federal dollars, at a time when many states were facing budget deficits, prodded California and other states to implement legislative changes aligned with the reforms.
California failed to qualify for the money, but one legacy of its effort is the "parent trigger," a school-turnaround law used for the first time in December by parents in Compton when they petitioned to convert an elementary school into a charter.
The state board is scheduled to finalize the regulations for the law on Friday, but the vote is expected to be delayed.
Romero, author of the legislation, said that although the law cannot be repealed by the new board, it can be harmed.
"They can put poison pills along the way, they can water it down and of course, they can delay, delay, delay," she said.
Brown has expressed skepticism about many elements of the reform movement, and education experts said this was evident in his shake-up of the board.
"The governor has selected some of the smartest policy thinkers in California. They're experienced, they're thoughtful and they're largely independent minded, with the exception of the CTA staffer," said Bruce Fuller, an education professor at UC Berkeley.
"But the move does signal that the governor is breaking from President Obama's reform agenda quite sharply.... The downside of that is, if not the Obama reform agenda, what is the governor's specific plan for lifting public schools? It's an independent, smart and sage group, but will they coalesce around a pointed and aggressive plan?"
California's new Board of Education: Gov. Jerry Brown's seven new appointees will dramatically alter the panel's make-up in age, geography and educational resume.
Carl Cohn: Co-director of the Urban Leadership Program at Claremont Graduate University; previously superintendent in San Diego and Long Beach.
Louis "Bill" Honig: President of the Consortium on Reading Excellence; state superintendent of public instruction from 1983 to 1993, resigned after being convicted of conflict-of-interest charges; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1983.
Michael Kirst: Professor emeritus at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1969; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1982.
Aida Molina: Executive director of academic improvement and accountability for Bakersfield City School District; previously on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; principal in Bakersfield and Sacramento.
James Ramos: Chairman of the San Manuel Band of Indians and member of the San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees.
Patricia Ann Rucker: Lobbyist for the California Teachers Assn.; previously a teacher in Sacramento.
Trish Boyd Williams: Executive director for EdSource.
DEPARTING MEMBERS
Ted Mitchell: President and chief executive of NewSchools Venture Fund; previously president of Occidental College.
Ruth Bloom: Long-time public school teacher; board member of Teach for America Los Angeles.
Johnathan Williams: Founder and co-director of the Accelerated School, a charter school organization in South Los Angeles.
David Lopez: President of the National Hispanic University.
Alan Arkatov: President of Changing.edu and founder of OnlineLearning.net; chairman of the California Postsecondary Education Commission.
Ben Austin: Chief executive of Parent Revolution; deputy mayor under former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan; senior advisor to First 5 California.
James Fang: President of Asian Week Newspaper; previously president of the San Francisco Examiner, director of commerce and trade for San Francisco.
Jim Aschwanden: Executive director of the California Agricultural Teachers' Assn.; serves on advisory councils for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and Chico State University; taught high school.
Greg Jones: Serves on boards of several education and business organizations; previously president and chief executive of State Farm General Insurance Co.
Yvonne Chan: Principal of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, a Pacoima charter, and on the Los Angeles City Commission for Community and Family Development.
Connor Cushman: Student member.
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Q: Forward class as super class I am trying to do a static library, which uses AFNetworking. I want to distribute the library only with .a and .h files.
However, one of my classes within the library is a subclass of AFHTTPSessionManager. So my previous .h file looked like this:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "AFNetworking.h"

@interface MyClass : AFHTTPSessionManager

+ (MyClass *) sharedInstance;

- (void) doMagic;

@end

When I compiled the library and imported the .a and .h files into a new test project I got an error "Lexical or Preprocessor Issue 'AFNetworking.h' file not found". Thought that the solution would be to use forward class declaration and move the #import "AFNetworking.h" to the .m file like this:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@class AFHTTPSessionManager;

@interface MyClass : AFHTTPSessionManager

+ (MyClass *) sharedInstance;

- (void) doMagic;

@end

Unfortunately, this approach throws an error "Attempting to use forward class 'AFHTTPSessionManager' as superclass of 'MyClass'".
As far as I understand forward class declaration you use it just to say "hey compiler classXXX exists, but you cannot see its methods and properties". Therefore, I am not sure if that's the solution to my problem.
Any suggestion how to subclass from a class but not import it?

A: You can't subclass a class whose header is unavailable. The best you can do is to make your subclass of AFHTTPSessionManager private and instead expose a class (a subclass of NSObject, say) which acts as a facade, forwarding messages to your private class.
You can also use a protocol as the interface for your class and just expose a method which returns an id<MyClassProtocol>. Something like:
@protocol MyClassProtocol
- (void) doMagic;
@end

id<MyClassProtocol> GetSharedInstance();

And then have a class like this which is not exposed from your library:
@interface MyClass<MyClassProtocol>: AFHTTPSessionManager
// ...
@end

Which you can instantiate and return from GetSharedInstance.

A: You should be importing the class here, not forward declaring it. Any class that uses your subclass should also have access to all of the public methods and variables part of the superclass without having to then also import it manually. The first error you mentioned shows that either your class is not included in the target or perhaps you are importing it wrong.
How are you including AFNetworking. Are you using cocoapods?
If so, try importing it this way.
#import <AFNetworking.h>

Otherwise, make sure that AFNetworking.h is actually part of your build target using the File Inspector Panel on the right side of Xcode.

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Jola Sonkin had no experience in the food industry. Now, her company's products are sold in more than 20,000 stores.
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In this ongoing column, The Digest, Entrepreneur.com News Director Stephen J. Bronner speaks with food entrepreneurs and executives to see what it took to get their products into the mouths of customers.
When Jola Sonkin started GoMacro, a protein and snack bar company, with her mother 14 years ago, the only experience she had was as a public school Latin teacher -- not much to go on when building a consumer packaged goods brand, she said. But instead of being intimidated, Sonkin said she leaned into her ignorance of the CPG space.
"Being a schoolteacher, I didn't know anything about the natural food industry, and daily I was dealing with situations and requests where I had no idea what to do," she said. "Rather than pretend that I did, I was honest and I would ask a lot of questions. I wasn't afraid to ask for help from the person I was trying to sell to, and as a result I built some amazing relationships."
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Now, GoMacro can be found in more than 20,000 U.S. stores, including CVS, Kroger, Sprouts, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. The company said it has grown by more than 500 percent from 2014 to 2017 and that its market share in the natural grocery channel is around 7 percent. It's considered a leader in the bar category.
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She remembers the fear she experienced when making her first sale to a local health food store. "I stood in line with everyone that had their groceries [holding] my mom's cookies," Sonkin said. "I was so nervous and literally shaking, and I just went ahead and told the cashier the entire story of my mom. And I just remember her looking at me and saying, 'I'm just the cashier.'" But at the cashier's urging, Sonkin met with the store's buyer, setting GoMacro on the path to success. She quit her job a year after GoMacro's launch -- at the end of the school year, of course.
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Taboo topics have changed over the decades, but families still have a hard time talking about money and death. Here are some ways to get the conversation started.
There's a big difference between saying you're okay talking about money and actually doing it. According to The TIAA 2017 Family Money Matters Survey, nearly three-quarters of the parents and just under 90% of adult children liked the concept of talking about finances, but the number who actually had those conversations were extremely low: 11% of parents and 37% of adult children.
That kind of a gap shows that that the topic of money is still problematic.
One example is charitable giving and volunteering. A study from the University of Indiana-Purdue University, found that parents who volunteer are more likely to have children who do the same. They also found that the when children volunteer, their parents are likely to do so also.
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Official visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Estonia (Tallinn, 1st October 2012)
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Going structural, going social, going green and going institutional will enable Indonesia to secure its path to prosperity and ensure inclusive and sustainable growth.
Let the Garuda soar – further steps to a stronger, cleaner and more inclusive Indonesian economy
OECD Secretary-General addresses Indonesia's ambitious economic targets at the official launch of the 2012 edition of the OECD's Economic Survey of Indonesia and the first Regulatory Reform Review of Indonesia.
Official visit of the OECD Secretary-General to Indonesia (Jakarta, 27th-28th September 2012)
Le riforme strutturali italiane
Discorso di chiusura di Angel Gurría, Segretario Generale OCSE, Conferenza internazionale sulle riforme strutturali in Italia
Italy's Structural Reforms
Riforme strutturali dell'Italia: Sforzi coraggiosi e molto ancora da fare
Visit of the Secretary-General to Italy (Rome, 24th September 2012)
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Supercarrier
A supercarrier is a ship belonging to the largest class of aircraft carrier, and generally has a displacement greater than 75,000 tons. Most countries that have carriers operate ones that have a displacement of less than 40,000 tons (such as Charles de Gaulle, INS Vikramaditya), and more often closer to 20,000 (such as HMS Invincible, INS Viraat). Supercarriers currently hold the world record of the largest warships ever built; however, they are not the largest ships ever built, as the world's largest supertankers are larger and heavier than supercarriers. Supercarrier is not an official designation.
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The 81,000-ton USS Forrestal was the first operational supercarrier, though USS United States would have been in service earlier, had it been completed; its cancellation triggered the "Revolt of the Admirals". United States would have had a nuclear strategic bombing role, rather than the multipurpose role that all subsequent supercarriers have had, carrying tactical fighters only for defense. The 72,000-ton armored Japanese carrier Shinano of the World War II era was almost heavy enough to be considered a supercarrier, but lacked several defining features, such as catapults, arrestor wires, and angled flight decks, and also did not possess the sheer size of modern supercarriers. Because of the angled deck and large deck area, supercarriers can have a far larger island than conventional carriers, greatly improving both their aviation capabilities and their capability as flagships.
The U.S. Navy is now the only major sea power building large aircraft carriers, of which the 100,000-ton Nimitz class is the most prolific. All completed supercarriers are American, although the Soviet Union did begin construction of Ulyanovsk, an 85,000-ton nuclear carrier comparable in size to earlier American supercarriers. Ulyanovsk was 40% complete when canceled, along with a follow-on vessel, due to lack of funding after the end of the Cold War in 1991. Admiral Kuznetsov was completed, but, while considerably larger than the earlier Kiev class, it is still too small to be considered a true supercarrier.
While not supercarriers as defined above, the two Queen Elizabeth class vessels will provide the United Kingdom with capabilities much closer to United States Navy carriers than their current Invincible class vessels. Indeed, they will be the second largest carriers in service, with a displacement of 65,000 tons possibly rising to 75,000 tons near end of service in the 2050 (due to refits and extra equipment fits) period. Giving evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee, the First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West explained that interoperability with the United States Navy was as much a deciding factor of the size of the carriers as the firepower of the carrier's airwing.
United States (USA, 1950s): Single-unit laid down, canceled along with four others
Forrestal class (USA, 1955): Four-unit class, all decommissioned
Kitty Hawk class (USA, 1961): Three-unit class, two decommissioned, one active
Enterprise (USA, 1961): Single-unit class, still active
John F. Kennedy (USA, 1968): Single-unit class, a modified Kitty Hawk design, decommissioned
Orel (USSR, 1970s): canceled
Nimitz-class (USA, 1975): Final unit (of ten) scheduled for completion in 2008, all units still active
Ulyanovsk (USSR, 1990s): Two units canceled after partial completion
Gerald R. Ford class (USA, 2013): One unit in construction, two pending, construction of more units likely over coming decades
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I have a daily ritual at our dinner table of asking my kids to tell me one thing they learned and one thing they enjoyed at school. I joke with them that I'll be asking the school for a refund if they can't come up with something they learned each day. But more times than not, they not only tell me what they learned but they also teach me something I never knew or something I long since forgot. It's great! I get to feel like I'm back in elementary school, even if for only a few minutes a day.
Consider the speculative information I now know about Keppler-22b: The planet's mass is thought to be 10-35 times that of Earth and the planet's radius is roughly 2.4 times that of Earth. Potentially the most amazing feature of Keppler-22b is that it is in what scientists call the "habitatable zone", a specific distance from the nearest star that provides optimum light/temperature to sustain life as we know it on Earth. And as referenced above, it's thought to be an ocean planet, covered mostly in water.
I don't know about you, but I've never heard of Keppler-22b. A planet with more water than Earth? Wow! The first thought that went through my mind was, "I wonder what the sailing is like on Keppler-22b?" So, as the lyrics from Knee Deep recommend, I'm gonna put the world away for a minute and pretend I don't live in it.
As I imagine it, sailing on Keppler-22b would come with warm, clear clean water, plentiful marine life (much of which is easy to catch with rod and reel!), zero over-developed shoreline, no commercial traffic to dodge, and plenty of uncharted water to explore. Of course Keppler-22b sailing would also involve VERY long passages and few anchorages since there's so much water and little, if any, land. I'm guessing there's no tight-knight cruising community on Keppler-22b either. And is there a Verizon signal out there so I can still write this blog?
Ok, back to planet Earth. Not only can Earth support life, the sailing here is pretty great too! Truth be told, it's just as exciting, exotic, and scary thinking about all the places I could sail to right here on my home planet. I'm ok if extrasolar sailing on Keppler-22b is just a goofy imaginary thought spurred by the learnings of a 9 year old.


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3 New Alphabet Collections That Are Letter-Perfect
By Brittany Siminitz | July 23, 2021
I hate to sound like a broken record, but initial jewelry is where it's at. It's got to be a key component to many a retailer's inventory, and it's not going anywhere, probably, like, ever.
Designers have a way of keeping things interesting, and three recently released lines of initial jewelry prove that fresh takes on a classic concept are always welcome.
Each collection possesses an edge mingled with sweetness. They're equally irresistible, and they'd coexist beautifully, should a customer be curating a menagerie of initial charms (a common theme as of late). While many more will come to play, here are three to consider now.
Alphabet City collection earrings in 22k yellow gold, $190 each; Auvere
Auvere's Alphabet City
For her Alphabet City collection, New York–based, Jamaican-born and -raised designer Gina Love was inspired by the Manhattan neighborhood of the same name, which provided the backdrop for the Broadway musical Rent. The line is composed of 22k yellow gold letters accented with pointed, arrow-like detail, and whose font blurs the lines between graceful and edgy.
"When I first moved to New York in the early 2000s, I lived in the East Village," says Love. "At that time, the city had lost its reputation for danger. Bloomberg was mayor, and by then much of Manhattan had become, or was in the midst of becoming, home to modern luxury buildings and high-end retail. But at least one neighborhood in Manhattan maintained its gritty reputation for a few more years to come—Alphabet City."
"This area was home to many immigrants arriving to New York City for the first time in the 1800s through the early 1900s," continues Love, "and in the 1970s and '80s it became a haven for artists. By the late 1980s, it was the locus of a violent anti-gentrification protest. Today, it is home to several gorgeous community gardens that were built on the footprints of former buildings and new real estate development. Even so, it still maintains a lot of its original scruffiness and youthful energy."
Alphabet City stud earrings in 22k yellow gold, $190 each; Auvere
"The conical finish of the jewelry derives specifically from the tops of the wrought iron gates found all over the neighborhood. The design is also a nod to the delicate balance of gritty toughness and intoxicating charm of this iconic New York City neighborhood."
Currently, the collection comprises stud earrings, but pendants will be available on the brand's website next week, and a line of bracelets will be introduced in September.
Graffito L charm in 14k yellow gold with sapphire and amethyst, $1,700; Gigi Ferranti
Gigi Ferranti's Graffito
Another collection draws inspiration from the same city, but this one pays tribute its graffiti art. Gina Ferranti isn't the first jewelry designer to launch a graffiti-inspired collection as of late (see Louison Rare + Fine's collaboration with tattoo artist Fernando Lions, also homage to the New York City and its art), but her version takes the colorfully painted murals of her home borough of Brooklyn and dusts them with ombré gemstones and glittering diamonds.
Graffito collection C charm in 14k yellow gold with diamonds, $2,100; Gigi Ferranti
The result is a line of letters so irresistible that it's hard to select just one—images of the pendants layered on the designer's Instagram inspire thoughts of spelling out words or collecting one for every member of the family. While the colorful gemstones are intended to mimic the look of spray-painted letters, I also see stained glass, another common—though very different—feature of the city's cultural and historical finds.
In addition to each letter of the alphabet, Graffito also offers a heart charm, a gorgeous addition or alternative to choice of initial.
Gothic Script L pendant in 18k yellow gold on Links necklace in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, $20,816; Rosa Van Parys
Rosa Van Parys' Gothic Script
Our Victoria Gomelsky featured this budding collection by architect and jewelry designer Rosa Van Parys back in April, rightly suggesting retailers stock their share of letter jewelry for spring.
Van Parys, who is set to exhibit at the upcoming Couture show with her new Gothic Script alphabet collection, was inspired by the edgy yet classic font from which the line takes its name.
Gothic Script R pendant in 18k yellow gold on Links necklace in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, $19,557; Rosa Van Parys
"As an architect and interior designer, I have been so obsessed with font design (and graphic design for that matter) since my late high school years, and I love to see and use new, interesting fonts for our presentations," explains Van Parys. "For this collection, I wanted to design meaningful statement fonts that are related to our brand's motto 'Elegance with an edge' and to our brand's design aesthetic. So these letters are elegant and edgy at the same time."
While the brand currently has produced a portion of the alphabet to show at Couture, each letter is designed and ready to be made to order as needed.
Top: Graffito collection pendants in 14k yellow gold with sapphire, amethyst, tsavorite, garnet, and diamonds, $1,700–$2,100; Gigi Ferranti
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Just wanted to say Happy Flag day! Today we commemorated Congresses adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.
To all my friends and fans, please have a wonderful Memorial day weekend. I plan to spend it with the love of my life, my dog Drake!
Please lets all remember all the Men and Women who have served and are serving our country. And a special thought to those who are away from their families this holiday weekend.
To my Mom, and all the other Mothers, Happy Mothers Day! To all remember your Mother today. Call her if you can, but think of her and all she has done for you.
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone.
The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862.


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Canadian pleads not guilty to Mumbai terror charges
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A Pakistani-born Canadian, accused of leading a double life as an international terrorist, pleaded not guilty Monday to playing a role in the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 49, also pleaded not guilty to charges that he helped to lay the groundwork for a terrorist attack on a Danish newspaper.
Mr. Rana appeared before Magistrate Judge Arlander Keys in the orange jumpsuit of a federal prisoner and wearing leg irons that rattled when they caught momentarily in the wheel of a courtroom chair.
If convicted, he could get life in prison.
Mr. Rana and one of his co-defendants, David Coleman Headley, 49, is charged with helping to lay the groundwork for the Mumbai attacks.
Ten terrorists rampaged through the city with guns and explosives in November 2008, killing 166 people and leaving a trail of destruction. Nine were eventually shot and killed and the tenth is in custody in India.
Mr. Rana, Headley and two other men, retired Pakistani military officer Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed and terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri, are charged in connection with plans for an attack on the Danish newspapers Jyllands Posten. That attack never came off.
The newspaper set off weeks of protests in the Muslim world after publishing a dozen cartoons in 2005 that depicted the Prophet Muhammad. One showed him with a bomb in his turban and many Muslims saw them as disrespectful.
Prosecutors say that the terrorist plans were tied to a Pakistan-based terrorist group, Lashkar e Taiba (Army of the Good) that has been in violent conflict with the government of India over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Mre. Headley, an American citizen who was born in the United States but went to school in Pakistan, is due to answer to the charges against him Wednesday.
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North Carolina SBI asked to look into shooting involving off-duty deputy
Published 12:05 pm Wednesday, January 12, 2022
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Monday that its agents have been asked to look into a fatal shooting involving an off-duty sheriff's deputy that sparked a local protest.
A news release said Fayetteville police Chief Gina Hawkins and the Cumberland County district attorney asked the NCSBI to conduct the investigation into the Saturday shooting.
Earlier Monday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office announced that Deputy Jeffrey Hash has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. Hash has been with the sheriff's office since 2005.
Fayetteville police said a preliminary investigation determined Jason Walker, 37, "ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle." Hash shot Walker and then called 911, police said. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene.
A group of protesters that gathered outside police headquarters Sunday disputed the department's account.
Elizabeth Ricks, who said she witnessed the incident and applied pressure to Walker's wound, told the crowd that Walker was attempting to cross the street to get to his home when he was struck by the deputy's truck and then shot by Hash.
Ricks told The News & Observer of Raleigh she was on the scene and watched the entire situation unfold.
Hawkins said during a news conference Sunday that investigators examined the black box computer of the truck, which did not record any impact with any person or thing.
In bystander video of the shooting's aftermath, it appears the off-duty deputy had been driving a red truck that wasn't a law enforcement vehicle. She said the only person at the scene who indicated they witnessed what happened said Walker was not struck by the truck.
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Q: Rails 4. ActiveModel timezone converted I have a Rails 4.0.1 application. Some reason my query take wrong timezone. I have a below query:
puts '=====================', Time.zone.now
@headlines ||= Headline.includes(:admin, :cover).recent.where('published=? AND    publish_at<=?', true, Time.zone.now).limit(4)

Output looks like this:
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2013-12-02 09:37:44 +0800
  Headline Load (1.3ms)  SELECT "contents".* FROM "contents"
  WHERE "contents"."headline" = 't'
  AND (published='t'
  AND publish_at<='2013-12-02 01:37:44.941741')
  ORDER BY "contents"."headline_position"
  DESC LIMIT 4

As you can see my current time is converted in my query. Why?

A: http://railscasts.com/episodes/106-time-zones-revised check that out... it's pretty short.
basically... you can set your timezone in the config/application.rb file, if it's static... and you'll also want to set up an around_filter in your application_controller.rb to apply the user's machine's timezone before any action is taken (if you have users signing in).
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  around_filter :user_time_zone, if: :current_user

private
  def user_time_zone(&block)
    Time.use_zone(current_user.location, &block)
  end
end


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Desert Diamond Casino West Valley to Get Blackjack
May 19th, 2017 by Site Admin
This week it was announced that the Tohono O'odham Nation and Arizona have come to an agreement that will let the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley offer blackjack to their customers.
The agreement settles a multi-year legal battle that's raged between the tribe and the state, and will likely give the casino an extra boost, as the site is located near major sports stadiums.
Under the terms of the deal the casino will get a Class III designation, which includes slot machines, blackjack, and poker games. The deal has to be signed off by the Trump administration but is thought to have high odds of passing.
In a statement, Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Edward Manuel said, "This is a day the Nation has long been working toward. It establishes an agreement concerning the Nation's right to conduct Class III gaming on its West Valley land and it brings to an end the final dispute that was constraining this important project. The Nation is eager to continue with its West Valley investment to create thousands of new jobs, positive economic development, and a world-class casino resort that all of Arizona can be proud of."
Florida Loses Blackjack Case in Federal Court
January 2nd, 2017 by Site Admin
An ongoing legal saga between the state of Florida and the Seminole Indian Tribe ended last week when a federal judge declined to re-evaluate his position on the case, where he noted the Sunshine State violated the terms of a compact with the Seminoles to allow them exclusive rights to offer blackjack in their casinos.
That ruling gave the Seminoles a 15 year extension on exclusive blackjack rights in Florida, and although the state sought a reversal of ruling from the judge, he declined, noting that: "The original opinion correctly analyzes the issues."
In 2010 the Seminoles and Florida entered a 5 year agreement that gave the tribe's casinos exclusive rights to offer shoe style casino games. That deal expired in 2015, but the Seminoles claimed Florida violated the contract by allowing dog and horse racing tracks to offer electronic versions of the games. Despite attempts on both sides to strike a deal, none was forthcoming, and the tribe continued to offer games in their casinos, causing Florida to seek an injunction.
That case was eventually ruled on in November in the tribe's favor, and the December decision by Judge Hinkle confirmed the decision. The only thing the state can do now is to appeal to a higher court and hope for the best, although for the time being, blackjack will continue to be offered in Seminole casinos.
Playtech Launches New Blackjack Game '21+3′
September 1st, 2016 by Site Admin
Internet betting giant Playtech has announced the release of their newest blackjack game 21+3, which is being licensed from Games Marketing.
The game allows players to place a side bet on their traditional round of blackjack, and brings an element of poker to the game as well. The game sees two cards dealt in a traditional blackjack hand, with a third card being the dealer's up card. The sees players attempting to form a poker hand from those three cards, and will pay out if a straight, flush, three of a kind, suited three of a kind, or straight flush are unveiled.
Games Marketing currently holds the exclusive rights to the game, meaning that only licensed providers are legally allowed to offer the game to casino operators.
The game will be deployed as part of Playtech's live dealer platform, which sees players participating in real world games that are broadcast over the internet from a game studio.
Commenting on the release Playtech Head of Live Casino Innovation Kevin Kilminster said, "The 21+3 side bet is a great addition to the classic live casino Blackjack game and puts the excitement of poker into every hand."
"It will appeal both to those players who are familiar with either card game, as well as new customers who have never played Blackjack before, and we're delighted to offer even more chances to win."
Player Posts Funny Live Blackjack Video
This week a punter posted a video to YouTube which shows him pranking a series of live blackjack dealers using the name P. Ness.
The video has been seen more than 1.5 million times on YouTube, and has Peter Ness using his abbreviated name to solicit laughs from the dealers who have to recite the name over the webcast. Many of the dealers end up busting out laughing, while others simply smirk, and some seem oblivious to the name at all.
Those interested in viewing the video can do so below:
Man Robs Bank to Continue Playing Blackjack
August 5th, 2016 by Site Admin
Occasionally you hear of a blackjack player chasing his or her losses, but nothing can compare to the tale of Kerry Johnson, who after a bad run went and robbed a bank before returning to continue playing the classic card game.
Johnson was at the Mardi Gras Casino in Washington state when he started gambling at 10am, leaving after he busted out at about 3pm. Unfortunately, Johnson was not finished with the game, and he proceeded to City National Bank, where he robbed the teller for cash. He then returned to the casino to continue playing.
As to how Johnson pulled off the robbery, Lieutenant Steve Cooper said, "He entered the bank, he presented a demand note and robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of cash."
Johnson was caught when it was discovered that he owned a green Mazda Miata, the same car used in the robbery. When police arrived to his house to interrogate him, they also noticed an out of place couch cushion, which had a large stack of currency hidden underneath.
The defendant is being held with a $50,000 cash bond, and could face 20 years in prison for felony bank robbery.
Blackjack Online will update this story as more details emerge.
Blackjack Dealer Charged With Overpaying Players
July 5th, 2016 by Site Admin
This week a blackjack dealer at the Sands Casino Resort in Pennsylvania was charged with theft and intent to defraud after it was reported he overpaid players on the popular casino game.
The defendant in the case is Sergio Sanchez-Roman, who lives in Allentown, and was found to have been overpaying players to the tune of roughly $2,200. He was found to have been overpaying toke bets, which are tips for blackjack dealers. The supposed theft took place from a period of June 12th through the 14th.
Sanchez-Roman was indicted in court and released on $5,000 bond, of which he posted 10%.
Blackjack Online will update this story as we learn more of the charges.
Captain America's Chris Evans Plays Frozen Blackjack With Jimmy Fallon
Captain America himself Chris Evans dropped by the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and ended up playing Frozen Blackjack with the show's host.
Frozen Blackjack is a concoction dreamed up by the show's producers, wherein players go through a standard hand of blackjack, but where the loser ends up getting a pitcher of ice water poured down their pants.
The three round game began with Evans taking the first hand, pouring ice cold water down Fallon's pants through a funnel that resembled a beer bong. Fallon struck back in the second round as he and Evans pushed, but Cap ended up taking the loss, getting his willy chilly in the process.
The third hand saw Evans also busting out, and this time, the producers brought out a five-gallon bucket of ice water, which ended up spilling all over the superhero, who seems shocked at how cold the water is.
A video of the game has been published to YouTube, and can be viewed below:
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Punter Wins £19,455 Blackjack Jackpot at Grosvenor Sheffield Casino
April 26th, 2016 by Site Admin
Recently a punter at Grosvenor Casino Sheffield won a blackjack jackpot for a large £19,455 cash prize.
The big winner isCarol Errington, who scored the win after she placed a sidebet in which she and the dealer both had to hold Ace King suited pairs. The bet hit, and she ended up taking home the large jackpot. The house edge in the game sits at over 19%, while master seed contribution is 4.45%, fixed pay contribution is 55.64%, and the envy bonus contribution rate is 2.74%
Under the terms of the sidebet, all other players at the table who placed sidebets on the hand also walked away with a £500 bonus payout.
Commenting on her big win Carol said, "It came as a huge shock, I couldn't believe it. I'm planning on spending some of the money on taking the grandchildren on a holiday abroad."
Grosvenor Sheffield General Manager Ian Turver also commented, noting: "It's always nice to have a big win in the casino as it creates a really exciting atmosphere and we hope we can get many more players walking away with the jackpot."
Three Blackjack Tournaments Open for This Weekend
April 8th, 2016 by Site Admin
This weekend three different US friendly casinos are offering blackjack tournaments to their customers, two offering $500 in prizes and the other offering a whopping $4,000.
The tournaments are being held at Lincoln Casino and Miami Club Casino with $500 in prizes. Both casinos are generally well regarded among players, with Miami Club holding a slight edge for its fast and reliable payout history.
The Lincoln tournament is dubbed Weekly Blackjack, as it is held every week. In this tournament, players buy in for $5 and are granted $125 in chips. Players are allowed unlimited rebuys at $5 per rebuy. The tournament ends Sunday.
The Miami Club Casino blackjack tournament is named Blackjack Winner, and features a $3 buy-in which gives you $100 in chips. Unlimited rebuys are also available, coming in at $2 each. This tournament also ends on Sunday.
The biggest of the tournaments is VIP Black Jack at Drake Casino. The tournament has a $4,000 prize pool, and runs for more than just the weekend. The buy-in for this tournament is $25, which gets you the required chips to begin participating. Unlimited rebuys are also provided in this game.
Blackjack tournaments are a popular, if somewhat limited experience within US friendly online casinos, as many sites continue to focus on the slot market. Thus, it is good to see that there are still a few sites offering large scale tournaments, and we look forward to hearing how you do at the tournaments this weekend.
Intertops and Juicy Stakes Offering Blackjack Contest
March 10th, 2016 by Site Admin
Blackjack players at Intertops and Juicy Stakes Casino are getting ready to compete for a large $2,000 cash prize competition, which will run between March 7th through the 15th.
Players taking part in the competition will earn points on the games Blackjack, Face Up 21, Double Draw, and Perfect Pair. Those who score a natural blackjack will earn 1 point for every dollar wagered on the hand. At the end of the tournament the 30 players with the highest number of points will split the $2,000 purse, with the top point earner winning $300.
The competition is not just exclusive to blackjack though, as players will have the ability to earn points playing video poker, where a Big Suite will earn 300 points for every dollar wagered on the game. Roulette is also up for grabs when players get five straight wins on low numbers (1-18), high numbers (18-36) or by hitting every number on the reels at least once.
The contest runs from the 7th through the 15th exclusively at Juicy Stakes and Intertops Casino.
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Sorry for the long break from posting. I've been busy working as a sideman and feel no need to tell everyone every little gig I do.
The original group is up and running and ready for the studio soon! Look for news about our new album in the works and upcoming gigs!
And come to our next gig at the Shrine this Sunday at 8pm.


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La muntanya de l'Amigó és una serra situada entre els municipis de Badalona, a la comarca del Barcelonès, Tiana a la del Maresme i Sant Fost de Campsentelles, a la comarca del Vallès Oriental. El seu cim més elevat és la Coscollada, amb una elevació màxima de 466 metres, i al capdamunt de la qual hi ha una torre de vigilància per a la prevenció d'incendis forestals.

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Q: Do I need to set assignTimestampsAndWatermarks if I set my time characteristic to IngestionTime in Flink 1.10? Do I need to set assignTimestampsAndWatermarks if I set my time characteristic to IngestionTime?
say I set my time characteristic of stream execution environment to Ingestion time as follows
streamExecutionEnvironment.setStreamTimeCharacteristic(TimeCharacteristic.IngestionTime);
do I need to call datastream.assignTimestampsAndWatermarks(AscendingTimestampExtractor) ?
I thought datastream.assignTimestampsAndWatermarks is mandatory only if time characteristic is event time. No? If not, I am wondering how can I set AscendingTimestampExtractor in a distributed environment? is there any way to add monotonically increasing long(AscendingTimestampExtractor) without any distributed locks?

A: No, there is no need to call assignTimestampsAndWatermarks when using ingestion time. With ingestion time, Flink assigns timestamps and watermarks automatically.
Also, there is never any need to worry about distributed locking when doing watermarking. Each local instance assigns watermarks locally, based on its knowledge of the local streams. For an AscendingTimestampExtractor it's enough that the timestamps are monotonically increasing in each instance.


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MAPNA Launches New Casting Line, Static Excitation System in Alborz Province
MAPNA Group has put into operation a new direct freeze- and single crystal-casting line in the outskirts of Karaj, Alborz Province.The new casting line was launched at MAPNA Turbine Blade Engineering and Manufacturing Company (PARTO) on Sunday, November 28, 2021, in a ceremony attended by Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and MAPNA President Abbas Aliabadi.The casting line will be used to manufacture blades for F-Class turbines.On the same day, MAPNA launched a modern static excitation system, dubbed MAPEX.Designed and manufactured by MAPNA Electric & Control Engineering & Manufacturing (MECO), MAPEX is designed for voltage control of medium and large generators, with a 470...
MAPNA Group Receives FAC for 2nd Steam Cycle of Jahrom Power Plant
MAPNA Group was granted final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the permanent delivery of the second steam unit of Jahrom Combined Cycle Power Plant, on Monday, November 5, 2018.MAPNA Combined Cycle Power Plants Construction & Development (MD-2) Company is the executor of the project.With the delivery of the unit, MD-2 has now received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for 99 units across the country with an aggregate capacity of 15,183 MWs.In October this year, MAPNA successfully synchronized the third steam unit of Jahrom Power Plant. The new cycle is equipped with MAPNA's E-type steam turbine with a capacity of 160 MWs. Jahrom Combined Cycle Power PlantTo convert gas...
MAPNA Launches Combined-Cycle Power Plant Construction Simulator
MAPNA Group has commercially launched its homebuilt simulator for the construction of the inner facilities of combined-cycle power plants.The simulator, dubbed "MAPNA OTS", features MGT-70 gas turbine and E-type steam turbines, as well as other cutting-edge technologies needed to build combined cycle blocks.It has been designed and developed by MAPNA Electric & Control Engineering & Manufacturing (MECO) and MAPNA Operation & Maintenance Company (O&M).The MAPNA OTS has been installed at the conglomerate's training center, situated in the outskirts of Karaj, Alborz Province, and is now ready to be commissioned.Experts and trainees can view and simulate...
Tehran Metro Line 6 Electrical, Mechanical Maintenance Assigned to MAPNA Group
MAPNA Group is set to play larger role in the development of Tehran Metro Line 6 megaproject by conducting routine repair maintenance of the electrical and mechanical equipment of the subway line.According to an agreement between the Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Company and MAPNA Rail Construction & Development Company (MRC), the MRC has been tasked with performing periodic and emergency maintenance, equipment procurement, and engineering on Line 6.The agreement, which took effect on October 23, 2021, will last for one year.Electrical equipment, controls systems and signals, facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, railways, escalators, elevators, air...


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openjava.ptree

Packages that use openjava.ptree

openjava.mop
Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the OpenJava
Meta-Object Protocols (MOP).

openjava.ptree

openjava.ptree.util

openjava.syntax

openjava.tools.parser

Classes in openjava.ptree used by openjava.mop

AllocationExpression

          The AllocationExpression class represents
 an expression which allocates a new object with its constructor.

ArrayAccess

          The ArrayAccess represents
 an array access.

ArrayAllocationExpression

          The ArrayAllocationExpression class represents
 an expression which allocates a new array object.

AssignmentExpression

          The AssignmentExpression class represents
 an assignment expression with an assignment operator.

CastExpression

          The CastExpression class represents
 a cast expression of parse tree.

ClassDeclaration

          The ClassDeclaration class presents class declaraton node of parse tree.

CompilationUnit

          The CompilationUnit class presents for the whole parse tree in a file.

ConstructorDeclaration

          The ConstructorDeclaration class represents
 constructor declaration node of the parse tree.

ConstructorInvocation

          The ConstructorInvocation class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

EnumConstant

Expression

          The Expression interface presents common interface
 to access Expression node of parse tree

 this interface is implements by

ExpressionList

          The ExpressionList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Expression

FieldAccess

          The FieldAccess class represents
 a field access like :

FieldDeclaration

          The FieldDeclaration class presents for node of parse tree.

MemberDeclarationList

          The MemberDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of MemberDeclaration

MethodCall

          The MethodCall class represents
 a method call expression.

MethodDeclaration

          The MethodDeclaration class presents method declaration node
 of parse tree.

ModifierList

          The ModifierList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of qualified name.

ParameterList

          The ParameterList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Parameter

ParseTree

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

Statement

          The Statement class presents common statement interface
 of parse tree.

StatementList

          The StatementList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Statement

TypeName

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

VariableDeclaration

          The VariableDeclaration class presents
 local variable declaration statement node of parse tree.

Classes in openjava.ptree used by openjava.ptree

ArrayInitializer

          The ArrayInitializer class presents initializer list of array elements.

CaseGroup

CaseGroupList

          The CaseGroupList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CaseGroup

CaseLabel

          The CaseLabel class presents for the ptree-node like
 "case 1 :"

CaseLabelList

          The CaseLabelList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CaseLabel

CatchBlock

          The CatchBlock class presents catch node of parse tree

CatchList

          The CatchList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CatchBlock

ClassDeclaration

          The ClassDeclaration class presents class declaraton node of parse tree.

ClassDeclarationList

          The ClassDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of ClassDeclaration

ConstructorInvocation

          The ConstructorInvocation class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

EnumConstant

EnumConstantList

Expression

          The Expression interface presents common interface
 to access Expression node of parse tree

 this interface is implements by

ExpressionList

          The ExpressionList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Expression

Leaf

          The Leaf class is a token-node in the parse tree of OpenJava.

List

          The List class presents for the list of parse trees.

Literal

          The Literal class represents
 a literal.

MemberDeclaration

          The MemberDeclaration interface types ptree-node into the member
 declaration in the body of class.

MemberDeclarationList

          The MemberDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of MemberDeclaration

ModifierList

          The ModifierList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of qualified name.

NonLeaf

          The NonLeaf class presents for node of parse tree.

ObjectList

          The ObjectList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Objects

Parameter

          The Parameter class represents parameter node of parse tree.

ParameterList

          The ParameterList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Parameter

ParseTree

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

ParseTreeException

ParseTreeObject

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

SelfAccess

          The class SelfAccess represents an access to

Statement

          The Statement class presents common statement interface
 of parse tree.

StatementList

          The StatementList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Statement

TypeName

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameter

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameterList

Variable

          The Variable class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

VariableDeclarator

          The VariableDeclarator class presents variable declarator node
 of parse tree

VariableInitializer

          The VariableInitializer class presents common interfaces
 to several initializer format

 interface VariableInitializer is implemented by
  Expression
  ArrayInitializer

Classes in openjava.ptree used by openjava.ptree.util

AllocationExpression

          The AllocationExpression class represents
 an expression which allocates a new object with its constructor.

ArrayAccess

          The ArrayAccess represents
 an array access.

ArrayAllocationExpression

          The ArrayAllocationExpression class represents
 an expression which allocates a new array object.

ArrayInitializer

          The ArrayInitializer class presents initializer list of array elements.

AssignmentExpression

          The AssignmentExpression class represents
 an assignment expression with an assignment operator.

BinaryExpression

          The BinaryExpression class represents
 an expression which consists of an operators and two operands.

Block

          The Block class represents a node of parse tree
 of block statement like :

BreakStatement

          The BreakStatement class represents
 a break statement node of parse tree.

CaseGroup

CaseGroupList

          The CaseGroupList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CaseGroup

CaseLabel

          The CaseLabel class presents for the ptree-node like
 "case 1 :"

CaseLabelList

          The CaseLabelList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CaseLabel

CastExpression

          The CastExpression class represents
 a cast expression of parse tree.

CatchBlock

          The CatchBlock class presents catch node of parse tree

CatchList

          The CatchList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of CatchBlock

ClassDeclaration

          The ClassDeclaration class presents class declaraton node of parse tree.

ClassDeclarationList

          The ClassDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of ClassDeclaration

ClassLiteral

          The ClassLiteral class represents
 an expression as a object of Class class,
 which is suppoted since JDK 1.1.

CompilationUnit

          The CompilationUnit class presents for the whole parse tree in a file.

ConditionalExpression

          The ConditionalExpression class represents
 a conditional expression like:

ConstructorDeclaration

          The ConstructorDeclaration class represents
 constructor declaration node of the parse tree.

ConstructorInvocation

          The ConstructorInvocation class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

ContinueStatement

          The ContinueStatement class represents
 a continue statement node of parse tree.

DoWhileStatement

          The DoWhileStatement class represents a do-while
 statement node of parse tree.

EmptyStatement

          The EmptyStatement class represents an empty statement node
 of parse tree.

EnumConstant

EnumConstantList

EnumDeclaration

Expression

          The Expression interface presents common interface
 to access Expression node of parse tree

 this interface is implements by

ExpressionList

          The ExpressionList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Expression

ExpressionStatement

          The ExpressionStatement class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

FieldAccess

          The FieldAccess class represents
 a field access like :

FieldDeclaration

          The FieldDeclaration class presents for node of parse tree.

ForStatement

          The ForStatement class represents a for statement
 node of parse tree.

IfStatement

          The IfStatement class represents a if statement node
 of parse tree

InstanceofExpression

          The InstanceofExpression represents
 the expression like :

LabeledStatement

          The LabeledStatement class presents labeled statement node
 of parse tree

Leaf

          The Leaf class is a token-node in the parse tree of OpenJava.

List

          The List class presents for the list of parse trees.

Literal

          The Literal class represents
 a literal.

MemberDeclaration

          The MemberDeclaration interface types ptree-node into the member
 declaration in the body of class.

MemberDeclarationList

          The MemberDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of MemberDeclaration

MemberInitializer

          The InstanceInitilizer class represents instance initializer block
 of parse tree.

MethodCall

          The MethodCall class represents
 a method call expression.

MethodDeclaration

          The MethodDeclaration class presents method declaration node
 of parse tree.

ModifierList

          The ModifierList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of qualified name.

NonLeaf

          The NonLeaf class presents for node of parse tree.

Parameter

          The Parameter class represents parameter node of parse tree.

ParameterList

          The ParameterList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Parameter

ParseTree

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

ParseTreeException

ParseTreeObject

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

ReturnStatement

          The ReturnStatement class represents
 a return statement node of parse tree.

SelfAccess

          The class SelfAccess represents an access to

Statement

          The Statement class presents common statement interface
 of parse tree.

StatementList

          The StatementList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Statement

SwitchStatement

          The SwitchStatement class represents switch statement node
 of parse tree.

SynchronizedStatement

          The SynchronizedStatement class represents
 a synchronized statement node of parse tree.

ThrowStatement

          The ThrowStatement class represents
 a throw statement node of parse tree.

TryStatement

          The TryStatement class represents
 a try statement node of parse tree.

TypeName

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameter

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameterList

UnaryExpression

          The UnaryExpression class presents for an expression which
 consists of unary operator with one Expression.

Variable

          The Variable class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

VariableDeclaration

          The VariableDeclaration class presents
 local variable declaration statement node of parse tree.

VariableDeclarator

          The VariableDeclarator class presents variable declarator node
 of parse tree

VariableInitializer

          The VariableInitializer class presents common interfaces
 to several initializer format

 interface VariableInitializer is implemented by
  Expression
  ArrayInitializer

WhileStatement

          The WhileStatement class presents while statement node
 of parse tree

Classes in openjava.ptree used by openjava.syntax

Block

          The Block class represents a node of parse tree
 of block statement like :

Expression

          The Expression interface presents common interface
 to access Expression node of parse tree

 this interface is implements by

ParseTree

          The ParseTree class presents for the node of parse tree.

Statement

          The Statement class presents common statement interface
 of parse tree.

TypeName

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

Variable

          The Variable class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

Classes in openjava.ptree used by openjava.tools.parser

ArrayAllocationExpression

          The ArrayAllocationExpression class represents
 an expression which allocates a new array object.

ArrayInitializer

          The ArrayInitializer class presents initializer list of array elements.

AssignmentExpression

          The AssignmentExpression class represents
 an assignment expression with an assignment operator.

Block

          The Block class represents a node of parse tree
 of block statement like :

BreakStatement

          The BreakStatement class represents
 a break statement node of parse tree.

CastExpression

          The CastExpression class represents
 a cast expression of parse tree.

ClassDeclaration

          The ClassDeclaration class presents class declaraton node of parse tree.

ClassDeclarationList

          The ClassDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of ClassDeclaration

ClassLiteral

          The ClassLiteral class represents
 an expression as a object of Class class,
 which is suppoted since JDK 1.1.

CompilationUnit

          The CompilationUnit class presents for the whole parse tree in a file.

ConstructorDeclaration

          The ConstructorDeclaration class represents
 constructor declaration node of the parse tree.

ConstructorInvocation

          The ConstructorInvocation class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

ContinueStatement

          The ContinueStatement class represents
 a continue statement node of parse tree.

DoWhileStatement

          The DoWhileStatement class represents a do-while
 statement node of parse tree.

EmptyStatement

          The EmptyStatement class represents an empty statement node
 of parse tree.

EnumConstant

Expression

          The Expression interface presents common interface
 to access Expression node of parse tree

 this interface is implements by

ExpressionList

          The ExpressionList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Expression

ExpressionStatement

          The ExpressionStatement class presents expression statement node
 of parse tree

FieldAccess

          The FieldAccess class represents
 a field access like :

ForStatement

          The ForStatement class represents a for statement
 node of parse tree.

IfStatement

          The IfStatement class represents a if statement node
 of parse tree

LabeledStatement

          The LabeledStatement class presents labeled statement node
 of parse tree

Literal

          The Literal class represents
 a literal.

MemberDeclaration

          The MemberDeclaration interface types ptree-node into the member
 declaration in the body of class.

MemberDeclarationList

          The MemberDeclarationList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of MemberDeclaration

MemberInitializer

          The InstanceInitilizer class represents instance initializer block
 of parse tree.

ModifierList

          The ModifierList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of qualified name.

Parameter

          The Parameter class represents parameter node of parse tree.

ParameterList

          The ParameterList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Parameter

ReturnStatement

          The ReturnStatement class represents
 a return statement node of parse tree.

Statement

          The Statement class presents common statement interface
 of parse tree.

StatementList

          The StatementList class presents for the node of parse tree
 of Statement

SwitchStatement

          The SwitchStatement class represents switch statement node
 of parse tree.

SynchronizedStatement

          The SynchronizedStatement class represents
 a synchronized statement node of parse tree.

ThrowStatement

          The ThrowStatement class represents
 a throw statement node of parse tree.

TryStatement

          The TryStatement class represents
 a try statement node of parse tree.

TypeName

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameter

          The TypeName class represents a type specifier
 node of parse tree.

TypeParameterList

VariableDeclarator

          The VariableDeclarator class presents variable declarator node
 of parse tree

VariableInitializer

          The VariableInitializer class presents common interfaces
 to several initializer format

 interface VariableInitializer is implemented by
  Expression
  ArrayInitializer

WhileStatement

          The WhileStatement class presents while statement node
 of parse tree

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Is Snapchat becoming the new darling of the digital advertising industry?
The company, which recently recorded the tech industry's biggest IPO in years at US$3.4 billion, has come into the spotlight by brands and agencies alike both for its organic content capabilities, as well as growing advertising options. Already, top-tier US companies are reportedly advertising on its Snapchat Discover media platform including BMW, Gatorade, T-Mobile, Sperry, Under Armour and Sony Pictures.
So what's the fuss? Snapchat is a popular social messaging app which allows users to share pictures, videos, chat and drawings. Originally a platform predominantly used by pre-teens and teens, today it has transformed into the social media player capturing a significant overall audience share.
Snapchat revealed last year it has four million active daily users in Australia and 150 million users globally. As a comparison, Facebook has 12 million local daily active users and its Instagram photo and video sharing platform has 7 million monthly active users.
According to Bloomberg, Snapchat has surpassed Twitter for number of daily active users - 158 million daily users versus 140 million users for Twitter. Recent local data also shows 31 per cent of Snapchat users are aged between 18-24, 28 per cent of users are aged between 25-34, 23 per cent are aged between 13-17 and 18 per cent aged 35 and over.
But arguably, the growing appeal from a brand perspective was the launch last year of Snapchat's first self-service ad offering locally, enabling businesses and consumers to create their own images, then select an area for them to be applied to Snapchats.
According to GroupM head of mobile, Vanessa Hunt, many of the media agency's brands have trialled Snapchat for both content delivery and advertising solutions.
"From Lenses for the AFL grand final, to unlocking GEO filters in stores, to the approach of vertical video, brands are embracing the unique features of the platform and more importantly the mobile phone to bring meaningful interactions with their consumers," she tells CMO.
For Hunt, there are several main benefits to using Snapchat, along with measureable results.
Hunt sees Snapchat as a formidable competitor, offering the market an alternative, viable outlet.
"Having a third force with Google and Facebook is a good thing to encourage choice, variety and keep the industry moving ahead. It has a different audience to the alternative social media sites capturing the attention of millennial's – not an easy task," Hunt says.
Hunt says Snapchat's growing list of utility features will unlock new audiences. Traditional publishers for example, like CNN, National Geographic and News Corp, are using it as a new way to seed content, while event organisers are providing back stage access to events never seen before. There's also the launch of snap codes (similar to QR codes) to unlock features, websites or content.
Digital marketing specialist, Mark Hayes, cites customer service as another of the myriad ways Snapchat is evolving as a platform.
Brands like the idea of using Snapchat for the real-time stories and the ability to share raw photos, videos and messages makes it more authentic.
Other ways to measure include getting a Completion Rate (the percentage of total viewers that watched a complete story); unique views (how many people viewed each of the snaps in a story; and screenshots (how many people took screenshots of your stories).
One big brand that's been using Snapchat for some time is KFC. The fast food group was one of the first brands in Australia to launch its own account in 2015, aimed at engaging a younger audience in an unfiltered, authentic way.
"Today, the brand produces organic content, alongside testing Snapchat's advertising offering – lenses, filters, and one of its newest ad units, webview," says KFC CMO, Catherine Tan.
"In January this year, KFC launched its first Snapchat lens, to celebrate the Big Bash League final, as part of its cricket sponsorship over summer. The lens placed a bucket over the user's head, in the style typical of cricket attendees.
Tan says the benefits of Snapchat are twofold. "On the one hand, we have the opportunity to speak to a hard-to-reach audience in a very personal way, and on the other hand, the advertising options allow us to test out newer, innovative formats and ways to engage our consumers," she says.
L'Oreal Australia has also engaged with Snapchat users for the past eight months particularly with its Maybelline and L'Oreal Paris brands, according to A/NZ head of digital media, Christophe Eymery.
Read more Are the Wild West days of influencer collaboration over?
"Snapchat has mass reach on par with Instagram, captures an audience that cannot necessarily be reached in other social media networks and offers an advertising format that can be very engaging for users," he says.
Eymery sees many benefits to using Snapchat that offer measurable results. "Snapchat was the first to create filters and the opportunity for brands to engage differently with consumers," he says. "Snapchat skews slightly more towards the new generation of social media users and given that it also offers age targeting for advertising, it gives the opportunity for brands to engage with a younger audience.
The challenge for brands is that Snapchat users expect more than traditional advertising, Eymery says.
Eymery reiterates the belief that Snapchat is no longer just for teens and pre-teens, but has new features that see it attracting a larger following.


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Rye prez: "No more room"
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By Don McHoull
With Ontario universities being called on to take on even more students next fall, Ryerson president Claude Lajeunesse says that there is simply no more room available at the university.
"If we have to take more students, we will need some more facilities," Lajeunesse said.
Ryerson is already planning to take on 750 extra students next year. But if two government surveys are correct, the university might find itself expected to take on hundreds of students on top of that.
Lajeunesse said he was unsure how many students would be coming.
"It seems, according to the various articles, that the government has other numbers they haven't shared with us," he said.
Estimates for the size of next year's double cohort graduation, where OAC and Grade 12 students will finish high school at the same time, were originally based on an assumption that only 60 per cent of Grade 12 students would graduate in four years.
However two surveys by the government of Ontario show that between 75 and 90 per cent of this year's Grade 12 students are planning to graduate this spring.
"Sixty per cent was the number that was assumed, now they're saying 80 per cent, but I simply don't have any data about that," Lajeunesse said.
Even if 80 per cent of those students actually graduate this year, it would create a demand for 8,400 new university spots next fall.
The National Post reported that if that happens, Ryerson will be asked to take an additional 590 students.
A survey by the Post last week found that among Ontario's 17 universities, only Lakehead, Laurentian and Wilfrid Laurier said they could take on any extra first-year students next year.
Combined, those three schools could accommodate less than 1,200 additional students.
University enrolments should continue to rise steadily for the next decade, according to a report released yesterday by the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada.
The report, entitled Trends in Higher Education, projected an increase in enrolment of up to 30 per cent by the year 2011.
This increased enrolment will require universities to hire as many as 40,000 new professors, and to increase total operating revenues by $6.2 billion.
As well, increased student growth at Ryerson and even increased government funding won't mean much unless the university can find more space for the students it may be accepting.
Lajeunesse said that Ryerson's space standards are at the bottom of a list of Ontario universities.
"Our space standards are so far below those of the Ontario [university] system, and the Ontario system is so far below the University of Toronto that if you look at it in any objective way Ryerson cannot take any more students beyond what we've already committed to."