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This book examines reform of the Russian military since the end of the Cold War. It explores the legacy of the Soviet era, explaining why - at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union - radical reform was long overdue in the wake of changing military technology, new economic and political realities, and the emergence of new threats and challenges. It discusses the problems encountered by Gorbachev in his attempts to promote military reform in the late 1980s, and goes on to analyse in detail the mixed fortunes of the policies of his successors, Yeltsin and Putin. It describes how the onset of war in Chechnya in 1994 provided clear evidence of the weaknesses of the Russian military in modern conflicts, and shows that although the Chechnya debacle did provide some impetus for reforms in the armed forces in 1997-98, the momentum was not continued under the Putin government. It argues that Putin's policies of bolstering central control over all aspects of decision making has left untouched many key problems facing the Russian military, including infighting between different force structures, lack of transparency and independent scrutiny over defence spending, and absence of consensus on the main threats to Russia and optimum force posture. Moreover, it argues that in his attempts to concentrate all means of control to a corrupt and inefficient Kremlin bureaucracy, Putin has deprived himself of all alternative channels of independent scrutiny, control and oversight, thus exacerbating the problems that continue to plague the Russian military.
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Know and understand many things, from simple toys to complex fairground rides, are constructed from basic machines such as the lever.
Know and understand electric currents produce magnetic fields.
Know and understand the motor effect and that transformers are used to provide the required potential difference.
Key Activities / Homework's Learners will complete exam questions, six mark long answer questions and group work. Within the physics topic students will learn how to draw ray diagrams, understand the science behind correcting vision and calculate mechanical advantage.
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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — It's the moment when the light bulbs flash on that Andrea Pontsler cherishes the most. As the Title I reading teacher at Whitehouse Primary School, Pontsler's job is to work with K-4 students individually in the classroom or small groups to reach grade-level goals. "The little bit of extra we can give them makes the difference," said Pontsler. "When I have a student come up to me and say, 'Miss Pontsler, you've got to read this book!' it's the coolest thing." At the beginning of the school year, as Superinten-dent Dr. Jim Fritz was announcing the Teacher of the Year for the 2016-17 school year, he began by describing someone who is used to having children hanging from her legs. "I thought that sounded like me," Pontsler said. Still, she was completely surprised. She was nominated by principal Brad Rhodes. "Every day, Andrea consistently demonstrates enthusiastic kindness and compassion for both students and staff. Andrea is always willing to go the extra mile to see that the needs of her students and colleagues are met," Rhodes said in his nomination. "Andrea values every minute as an educator. She does an outstanding job changing what she does to meet the needs of students. She reflects on what is happening in her room and in her department on an ongoing basis and is always looking for ways to improve her practice." Growing up, her mom Cinda was a secretary at Waterville Primary School, but no one in her family was in education. Still, the 2003 AW graduate knew early on that she wanted to work with kids. "I always enjoyed being around kids, especially younger kids," she said. After earning a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Bowling Green State University, she started her career with Whitehouse Primary as a math tutor, then as a third-grade classroom teacher. This is her third year as a reading teacher and department chair. Her mornings start by greeting students as they enter the breezeway at Whitehouse Primary – with a smile, a fist bump and a word of encouragement. "I know that I might be the first person to give them a smile that morning," she said. "Sometimes they need a 'You've got this!' to start the day." Over the years, Pontsler has read hundreds of children's books, and Dr. Seuss remains among her favorites for the word play and craziness that kids love so much. "The books are so much fun, kids don't realize how much they're learning," she said. A consummate professional, Pontsler never has a complaint or negative word to say about anyone, Rhodes said. Instead, she makes it her goal to encourage others, he said. When she learned that Harold Smith was named Staff Member of the Year, she sent him a note and shared a story of how he helped her out last year during an away basketball game. Pontsler, who is the freshman girls coach, was coaching solo and advising the girls as they exited and entered the game. Smith, who had driven the team to the game, watched for a few minutes, then asked, "Do you mind if I help out?" Soon, they were a team, with Smith and Pontsler both offering advice and encouragement to the girls from his seat on the bench. And the girls loved it, she said.


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Japan's oldest partial human skeleton found in Okinawa
May 20, 2017	03:45 pm JST	 May 27, 2017 | 12:11 am JST
Harry_Gatto
May 20, 2017	10:32 pm JST
Only a matter of time before the US forces in Okinawa get the blame for this one too :-)
WA4TKG
Knock it off Harry;
I met a guy while staying in Naha, and he told me he had repelled down into a cave, that it appeared NO one even knew existed at that time, and went to report it to the local authorities...it was quite a job to get them to even pay attention. He mentioned about all kinds of artifacts that were present...I wonder if this is the same place. I imagine it IS.
So, do they think it is a Japanese person? Was Okinawa Japanese territory some 30,000 years ago? It's not 'Japan's oldest skeleton'. It's the oldest skeleton found in Japan.
CrucialS
@Disillusioned
Well, currently Okinawa is Japan so it's Japanese history in that sense.
Also, gentic tests show that Okinawan and Japanese people are nearly identical so this can help prove the theory that the same nomadic group populated the Ryukyu Chain and the Japanese Archapelgio.
Fijure
These comments are trying too hard to politicize a 30.000 years old skeleton, I don't think anyone is pushing a political agenda with this kind of stuff.
Also, even older artifacts of stone made by humans have been recovered in Japan, even in mainland Japan, so this is not the oldest sign of human habitation found in Japan, merely the oldest actual human. Japan was actually one of the first offshore archipelagos to be inhabited by people as far as we know, only Australia was older.
wtfjapan
Japan was actually one of the first offshore archipelagos to be inhabited by people as far as we know, only Australia was older. still genetic studies on over 6000 skulls from all over the world have shown all modern humans originated from Africa , sreading out some 50,000yrs ago, and did not evolve from different locations as some previously thought. so we are all related and not gentically unique to a location as some would believe.
I've never heard of anyone who seriously believes that humans just magically popped up in different locations at one point. Its fairly well established that we all descend from the populations spreading out of Africa, what I said was that Japan was one of the first places that was offshore but which humans made boats to sail out to and colonize. And also, modern Japanese most likely aren't descendents of these first arrivals, several waves of colonizers have arrived since, the Yayoi people from Korea and China around 200 BC being the most recent major one. At least, thats a popular theory.
tinawatanabe
the Yayoi people from Korea and China around 200 BC being the most recent major one.
During the Yayoi period, did Chinese and Koreans have ships to sail across the sea? It is well known that Japanese have different gene from Chinese and Koreans.
Not correct. The Japanese have same DNA as Chinese Han.
It is well known that Japanese have different gene from Chinese and Koreans. sorry Tina your brainwashing has been proven wrong through science and genetic evidence, It is now believed that the modern Japanese descend mostly from the interbreeding of the Jōmon Era people (15,000-500 BCE), composed of the above Ice Age settlers, and a later arrival from China and/or Korea. Around 500 BCE, the Yayoi people crossed the see from Korea to Kyushu, bringing with them a brand new culture, based on wet rice cultivation and horses.
DNA tests have confirmed the likelihood of this hypothesis. About 54% of paternal lineages and 66% the maternal lineages have been identified as being of Sino-Korean origin. so the imagined theory that Japanese are somehow genetically unique because they're an island national is just that , imagined. ..... http://www.wa-pedia.com/history/origins_japanese_people.shtml
Tina is not totally wrong but she is not very close to right either.
There is a notable genetic variation separating Japanese/Ryukyu peoples from the rest of Asia but as WTFJapan pointed out there is a lot that links them.
OssanAmerica
Tina Watanabe probably is referring to a genetic marker:
"The researchers began to realize that YA might prove useful when an initial study of Asian populations revealed that only men from Japan seemed to harbor the genetic marker. In Taiwan and Korea, for example, not a single man was found to possess YAP, Hammer and Horai reported in the American Journal of Genetic Studies suggest that Japan s original inhabitants, the Jomon, mixed with a later culture, the Yayoi. The Jomon's closest descendants today inhabit Japan's northern and southern islands."
http://www.pitt.edu/~annj/courses/notes/jomon_genes.html
There is a notable genetic variation separating Japanese/Ryukyu peoples from the rest of Asia but there are notable genetic markers in many strains of humans, but as science has shown us Japanese are genetic descendants of many peoples of Asia that ultimately date back to Africa, so yes we were all black at some point in our ancestry. what I find pathetic is these nationalist right nutters seem to want to believe that theyre somehow genetically different, special , superior from the rest of the human genome, science once again has proven this myth wrong.
The Japanese are more Chinese than uniquely Japanese.
Japanese DNA sequence is made up of:
4.8% Uniquely Japanese.
24.2% Korean.
25.8% Chinese.
8.1% Ainu.
16.1% Okinawan.
21% Unidentified.
https://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/yayoi-era-yields-up-rice/who-were-the-yayoi-people/making-sense-of-dna-data-and-origins-of-the-japanese/

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No-one Should be Fooled by Philip Morris' Global Rebranding Strategy: Creative Agencies are Urged to Quit Big Tobacco
June 19, 2019 (New York, USA) — Vital Strategies today issued the following statement in reaction to Philip Morris International being featured in Cannes Lions Festival's "Good" track, which is supposed to promote work that "makes the world a better place." The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is considered the world's biggest gathering for the creative marketing and communications community, with seminars, networking opportunities and the prestigious Cannes Lions Awards.
Vital Strategies Senior Vice President, Sandra Mullin, said:
"The inclusion of Philip Morris International in Cannes Lions as a 'Good Track' organization alongside the likes of Sesame Street, UN Women and Greenpeace is puzzling at best and deeply troubling at worst. What are the Cannes organizers thinking? PMI and other tobacco companies cause a worldwide toll of more than 7 million deaths a year. Their inclusion in this program is all the more ironic, as their main purpose remains to market products that also harm children, women and the environment – the very causes with which they are sharing a track.
"Their appearance at Cannes is a calculated effort by a deservedly maligned industry to remain relevant and to continue to thrive. They are positioning their latest marketing strategy as a conscience-driven, reputation-refurbishing mission of working towards a 'smoke free world.' This, despite the fact that they will produce 800 billion cigarettes in 2019, a testament to their empty rhetoric and their disregard for health.
"It's a shame that Cannes organizers fell for PMI's disguise. PMI is the opposite of social good: they continue to promote cigarettes to children, market flavored cigarettes, and aggressively market their products near schools.
"We urge creative agencies who care about doing good, and not perpetuating an industry whose products addict, sicken and kill, to not believe the hype and to Quit Big Tobacco."
The Cannes Lions Good Track
According to Cannes organizers, the festival's "Good" track is "where we shine a spotlight on life-changing work and initiatives which make the world a better place." Other organizations in the Good track include Greenpeace, Sesame Workshop, UN Women, and Change the Ref. This means PMI is sharing a track with Greenpeace when the tobacco industry is highly polluting and a cause of deforestation. It's sharing a track with Sesame Workshop when it works to addict youth to tobacco, for the sake of profit, and fights smokefree laws that protect children. It's sharing a track with Change The Ref, when tobacco kills more than 7 million people every year.
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Launched in March 2018, the Quit Big Tobacco campaign urges organizations to pledge not to work with the tobacco industry, or the advertising and PR companies that help big tobacco market its products. When companies are increasingly judged for their values, Quit Big Tobacco provides businesses with a great opportunity to showcase that they stand for health. More than 250 agencies and brands have already signed on to the campaign—brand, advertising and PR leaders like CVS Health, Truth Initiative, Crispin Porter Bogusky, MDC Partners, Edelman, GSD&M and many more. To learn more about the Quit Big Tobacco campaign and to sign the pledge, visit: www.quitbigtobacco.org.
For more information about Vital Strategies' work on tobacco control, visit https://www.vitalstrategies.org/programs/tobacco-control/
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This feature was published by Vital Strategies on Jun. 19, 2019 and filed under Press Room, Tobacco Control.


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Q: How to communicate directly to external client with IP and port I made a game writen in JAVA. It has two players, one will be the server.
A computer creates the game and serves it.
Another computer (outside) needs to connect to the server using its IP and port.
When they connect, the game starts and the client player send its moves to the server, the moves are computed there and the new client and server positions in the game map are returned and updated.
The problem is: when I create the game localy, the server and client in the same router, using local IP, the game starts successfuly. But when I create the game and try to connect from external computer, the server isn't found.
I read a bit and the problem is probably the computer firewall or router's NAT (what I didn't understand too much). Well, I found something called STUN, there say that it bypass firewall and router blocking using a STUN server, and found a list of free STUN servers (here) too. But I don't know what to do with it. The STUN servers will enable the server and client communication?
It's possible, without buying any online service, and with the two players computers (the server player and client player), make successfuly connection without portfoward or firewall disabling?
I want to share my game, but I can't ask to every player disable their firewall to play. =/

A: For direct (peer-to-peer) communication if you want to place server anywhere in network (especially behind NAT) you need to use black-magic technics known as "NAT Traversal".
Many details about this is described in article Peer-to-Peer Communication Across Network Address Translators. You need "TCP Hole Punching" section from there.
Anyway NAT traversal doesn't work in all cases (there are always exceptions when NAT works not as expected by traversal algorithm). So the best way to solve all problems is to place dedicated server somewhere with public IP address and use it.

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<?php declare(strict_types = 1);

namespace AES;

use AES\Context\CFB\{
    Context,
    EncryptionContext,
    DecryptionContext
};
use AES\Exception\IVLengthException;

class CFB extends Cipher
{
    private function init(Context $context, Key $key, string $iv)
    {
        if (strlen($iv) !== 16) {
            throw new IVLengthException;
        }

        $context->key = $key;
        $context->iv = $iv;
    }

    function initEncryption(Key $key, string $iv): EncryptionContext
    {
        $context = new EncryptionContext;
        $this->init($context, $key, $iv);
        return $context;
    }

    function initDecryption(Key $key, string $iv): DecryptionContext
    {
        $context = new DecryptionContext;
        $this->init($context, $key, $iv);
        return $context;
    }

    function streamEncrypt(EncryptionContext $context, string $message): string
    {
        $keyStream = $context->keyStream;

        // Since this is a stream mode the output doesn't have to be aligned to block boundaries.
        // However we only get a new IV when a block (i.e. keyStream) has been fully consumed.

        // It's possible that it may take several calls (i.e. short messages) to consume the block,
        // so the IV is built up as we go.

        // The len(iv) + len(keyStream) should always be equal to 16
        $ciphertext = $message ^ $keyStream;
        $iv = $context->iv . $ciphertext;

        // if the message was short and didn't consume the remaining
        // keyStream then 0 bytes are required and the loop is skipped
        $messageOffset = strlen($ciphertext);
        $bytesRequired = strlen($message) - $messageOffset;
        $bytesOver = $bytesRequired % 16;

        $blockCount = ($bytesRequired >> 4) + ($bytesOver > 0);
        while ($blockCount-- > 0) {
            $messageBlock = substr($message, $messageOffset, 16);
            $keyStream = $this->encryptBlock($context->key, $iv);

            // len(iv) can be less than 16 on the last block
            $encryptedBlock = $keyStream ^ $messageBlock;
            $iv = $encryptedBlock;
            $ciphertext .= $encryptedBlock;

            $messageOffset += 16;
        }

        $context->keyStream = substr($keyStream, strlen($iv));
        $context->iv = $iv;

        return $ciphertext;
    }

    function streamDecrypt(DecryptionContext $context, string $message): string
    {
        $keyStream = $context->keyStream;

        // Similar to encrypt, we only get a new iv for each block-aligned
        // piece of ciphertext, so we need to build it as we go in case of
        // many calls with small messages
        $plaintext = $message ^ $keyStream;
        $messageOffset = strlen($plaintext);
        $iv = $context->iv . substr($message, 0, $messageOffset);

        $bytesRequired = strlen($message) - $messageOffset;
        $bytesOver = $bytesRequired % 16;

        $blockCount = ($bytesRequired >> 4) + ($bytesOver > 0);
        while ($blockCount--) {
            $messageBlock = substr($message, $messageOffset, 16);
            $keyStream = $this->encryptBlock($context->key, $iv);

            $decryptedBlock = $keyStream ^ $messageBlock;
            $iv = $messageBlock;
            $plaintext .= $decryptedBlock;

            $messageOffset += 16;
        }

        $context->keyStream = substr($keyStream, strlen($iv));
        $context->iv = $iv;

        return $plaintext;
    }

    function encrypt(Key $key, string $iv, string $message): string
    {
        $context = $this->initEncryption($key, $iv);
        return $this->streamEncrypt($context, $message);
    }

    function decrypt(Key $key, string $iv, string $message): string
    {
        $context = $this->initDecryption($key, $iv);
        return $this->streamDecrypt($context, $message);
    }
}

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"You Can't Dig Coal With Bayonets"
July 11, 2018 July 11, 2018 by jessiekratz, posted in - World War II, Uncategorized
Today's post comes from Michael Hancock, a research and writing intern at the National Archives at Philadelphia.
Part of the legacy of World War II is rallying cries and imagery associated with "loose lips sink ships" and "we can do it." On the home front, coal miners coined their own slogan when the government threatened to call up the troops to act as strikebreakers to end their labor dispute, declaring: "You can't dig coal with bayonets!"
"Sacrifice for Freedom" poster, ca. 1943. (National Archives Identifier: 640355)
While most labor unions adhered to a no-strike pledge during World War II, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers (UMW), told President Franklin D. Roosevelt that his men were working under unfair conditions and would not be bound by any such pledge. Despite President Roosevelt's appeals to miner's patriotic responsibility to keep up coal production during wartime, 500,000 miners struck in April 1943.
On May 1, 1943, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9340, which placed coal mines under the control of the Federal Government. But even with the mines under government operation, the miners continued to fight and eventually won wage increases and pay for travel from the shaft head to the coal face.
"The President of the United States on May 2, 1943…" poster, ca. 1943. (National Archives Identifier: 640355)
Coal was critical to the war effort. As one of the largest raw material industries, coal was used to power locomotives; produce iron, steel, and electricity; and keep Americans' homes heated. Without an abundant supply of coal, Americans at home and abroad would suffer. For many, a large labor dispute surrounding the coal industry was an impediment to victory.
When striking miners ignored his order to return to work, President Roosevelt ordered Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to take over and operate all mines in which a strike or stoppage had occurred or was threatened. Secretary Ickes sent telegrams to 4,300 bituminous mine operators and 450 anthracite operators ordering them to continue production as "operating managers for the United States."
"Order for Taking Possession" poster, ca. 1943. (National Archives Identifier: 640355)
Coal output was of vital importance, and the personnel to accomplish the requirements were sorely needed. Congress passed legislation on May 6, 1943, making it a crime to instigate a strike in war plants or mines that had been taken over by the government. Those who challenged it were prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
According to an article that ran in the Wilkes-Barre Record on August 31, 1943, 27 miners were given suspended sentences and three years of probation after pleading "no contest" to fomenting strikes in government operated mines.
The need for men on the battlefields was great, but the need for men in the mines was just as significant. In response to the striking miners, Secretary Ickes asked the War Manpower Commission to recall anthracite miners from the armed services to augment production of the home heating fuel. President Roosevelt threatened to call out the troops unless miners returned to work—but miners merely shrugged and proclaimed what would become their classic phrase: "You can't dig coal with bayonets."
Negotiations to renew the contract scheduled to expire April 1, 1943, were begun between the miners and operators on March 10, 1943. The union demands included a basic wage increase, a guaranteed work week, pay for underground travel time, and double-time for Sunday work. An impasse was reached in the bargaining process, and after the operators had rejected a compromise proposal, the dispute was referred to the National War Labor Board (NWLB).
"Give It Your Best" poster, ca. 1943. (National Archives Identifier: 640355)
Executive Order 9017 on January 12, 1942, had established the NWLB in the Office for Emergency Management. Its purpose was to act as a final arbiter of wartime labor disputes and to pass on adjustments in particular wages and salaries.
As the NWLB considered the dispute, full production of coal resumed on May 4, 1943. The board rejected most of the union demands in its decision on May 25, 1943. In turn, the miners rejected the NWLB decision and operations at the mines continued to be interrupted. This marked the beginning of what would become a volatile period of negotiations with the miners striking on and off for months.
Finally, Secretary Ickes signed an interim agreement on November 3, 1943, to be applied in all mines under government control, and the miners returned to work under its terms. The contract was finally approved by the NWLB on May 19, 1944. Ultimately, the loss of production in the bituminous mines alone, as a result of the total sum of work stoppages during 1943, was estimated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 7,510,397 man-days of idleness and 39 million tons of coal.
" Pass the Ammunition" poster, ca. 1943. (National Archives Identifier: 640355)
The United Mine Workers' labor victory during World War II was a watershed moment, as a loss would have crippled one of the most powerful industrial unions in the United States. This victory strengthened the UMW and other Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) workers.
This is just one story among many of the complexities of wartime on the home front. The holdings of the National Archives provide a rich assortment of documents that chronicle this noteworthy and intriguing chapter of labor during World War II. The abundance of communications, memos, and official records in our collection yield a remarkable amount of information that illustrate the contrast between civic duty and labor relations during wartime.
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Q: When naming objects in an OOP language, what is the difference between "map" and "transform"? To me, naming is a critical concept in Software Engineering. For that reason, I'm a huge fan of Design Patterns because it gives me (what I think are) appropriate names for commonly found patterns/objects.
When creating objects whose purpose it is to convert one object to another, and vice versa, I usually use the name "map":
IDictionary<long, User> _userIdMap = new // ...

public class UserMapper
{
    UserModel ToModel(UserViewModelModel viewModelModel) { ... }
    UserViewModelModel ToViewModelModel(UserModel model) { ... }
}

However recently I joined a project where objects of this nature are called Transformers and I understand why they could also be called this.
It is my understanding that the term "map" is appropriate when there is a clear bidirectional one-to-one relationship: ObjectA can be "mapped" to ObjectB if ObjectB can be "mapped" to ObjectA. If the relationship is one-way then (my understanding is) that it's not truly a "map" in classic Computer Science terms.
Is there a standard, traditional distinction between mappers, transformers, converters, or other (not already mentioned here) names for objects that change one object into another, and if so, what delineations or rules of thumb should be considered when naming these objects?

A: In computer science, a "Map" is used to associate a known value/entity to another known value/entity e.g as in your question, ObjectA can be mapped to ObjectB.
A "Transform" is used to convert/transform any acceptable value into another using a function e.g. a "transform" to calculate x^2; x could be any value.
Hence as a "rule of thumb" a map should be used if a finite set of objects/values have a clear relationship, whereas a transform should be used if dealing with a non-finite set of values/entities where a value should be calculated using a function.


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NOM's Brian Brown 'Confident' Supreme Court Will Uphold Gay Marriage Bans
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), says he's "confident" the Supreme Court will uphold state gay marriage bans.
Reacting to the news that the high court will hear cases challenging marriage bans in four states, Brown predicted a win for marriage equality opponents at the Supreme Court.
(Related: Supreme Court agrees to hear four cases challenging gay marriage bans.)
"We are confident that the Supreme Court has chosen the 6th Circuit case in order to affirm the finding of the appeals court, just as it did in the cases of Windsor v. United States and Sabelius v. Hobby Lobby," Brown said in a statement. "We will be watching this case closely and anticipate an eventual victory for the democratic process, religious liberty, and the cherished institution of marriage which forms the very bedrock of our society."
Windsor is the 2013 case which struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), leading to federal recognition of the legal marriages of gay couples. The case has been widely cited by state and federal judges in cases challenging state bans. Brown has previously accused judges of "twisting" the decision.
"This activist judge is grossly twisting the Court's ruling in the DOMA case in order to justify a ruling that is completely at odds with the law," Brown said of US District Judge Timothy Black's reasoning in striking down a portion of Ohio's ban as unconstitutional.
At the end of 2013, Brown predicted victories for opponents of marriage equality in the new year. At the time, gay couples could marry in 16 states plus the District of Columbia. That number climbed to 35 in 2014 with Florida becoming the 36th state in the first week of January, 2015.
"[O]ne year of slight victories does not make a myth reality. Next year we'll show that history – and not myths – is what finally matters. And history is on our side!" he said.


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How many minutes is 5 hours and 55 minutes?
5 hours and 55 minutes is equal to 355 minutes.
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How many hours and minutres are in 355 minutres?
9 hours minus 55 minutes equals?
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How many hours does it take to travel 170 miles in a car?
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How many minutes equals to 5 hours?
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Finally, our long awaited river and mooring license discs have arrived. On the same day, and in the same garish green colour. So Willow's now officially registered on the Cam. I had a letter through from the Canals and Rivers Trust reminding me to licence it, and I hope that they've got the message that the boat has left their water.
Interestingly (to me anyway) we don't have an EA registration number, as although we are free to use EA water as part of having a Cam license, we aren't registered with them. And the Cam Con doesn't bother giving out new numbers if the boat already has one from somewhere else. So our Cam Con disc uses Willow's original C&RT number, 76857, which it has had since BW first issued numbers in the 80s (?).
Today, we took the Duck on one last cruise, out to Hartford Marina, where it is now on brokerage. It was dreadful weather- cold, drizzly and with the recent rain, the river was on the rise. But it was nice to be boating for one last time on the Duck, and apart from the Old West which is tiresome, it is a pretty route.
The plan had been to take it part way, but with Strong Stream Advice on the horizon although not yet issued, James took it all the way to the marina near Huntingdon, which has floating pontoons for safety, while I hopped off at St Ives to go back into town for rowing.
What a gloriously sunny bank holiday weekend! Saturday we went out to Waterbeach to move the Duck, and ended up visiting John Pippin, and going to the charity shop at Emmaus. We got a pretty good haul – some Willow pattern plates, some brass push plates, a spice rack and a little chest of drawers. I will post about them separately when I have some photographs. I've also picked out a lovely old bike from John's vast collection of old bikes, which he is going to do up for me, as mine was nicked the other day. I'm very excited about it!
By the evening however, James wasn't feeling too well. Unfortunately he continued to feel unwell throughout Sunday, and I didn't feel great either, so we both just lolled about at home, wishing we could either be out in the sun or getting on with work on Willow. Thankfully having a bigger boat meant that even with both of us ill and at home, we had space. We were also very thankful for friends who came around with a care package, so we didn't need to drag ourselves to the shops.
On Monday we were both feeling a bit better so we were able to get on with some jobs. James battened out and insulated the bathroom with Celotex and I sanded and oiled the kitchen worksurfaces. After we'd been to Emmaus on Saturday, John had sanded, cleaned and oiled the spice rack for us, and it looked so good that I resolved to come home and sort out my kitchen. I sanded the surfaces down first, and the few little splashes which had left marks were easily removed. Then, following John's advice, I cleaned all the surfaces with vinegar to remove the dust. Next I applied two coats of the oil which IKEA suggest for their worksurfaces. I also treated my big chopping board in the same way. The IKEA oil is certified for use on surfaces where food will be prepared. It's all looking very nice.
Despite being sidetracked by putting the Duck back on the market, we've still managed to get a bit done on Willow. I've given up calling them 'Days', because we fit in a bit here, a bit there and so it goes.
We are now sleeping in our actual bedroom. Not got any decent photos of it so I will put some up when I have them. We hung a clothes rail and put the chest of drawers under the bed, but we still need more storage. We also want to make the bed into a cross bed at some point, to give us more space around the bed.
The other thing we have planned for the bedroom is a lovely map for the bulkhead wall. If you remember, I said I wanted a map of the Severn… well, eBay came up trumps. This map was drawn by hand in 1950, and shows the Severn, the Gloucester and Sharpness and the Avon. It is quite beautiful. We plan to copy it rather than put up the original.
The other thing we've done is install our 'sideboard' cupboards in the living room. We felt that we needed more storage for bits and bobs that don't have a home in the kitchen or bathroom. There will be a worktop on top, the same as the ones on the kitchen, made of beech wood.
After Thursday's bad news, we resolved to have a Day Out on Saturday, and headed down to the Rickmansworth Canal Festival on the Grand Union Canal. It was a lovely day, and we had fun seeing boaty friends, looking at engines and whether they might fit in Willow, wandering around the stalls, and of course enjoying seeing all the historic boats.
Most fun was the tug of war! We sat on the opposite bank with Simon and Carrie (of Tortoise and Blackbird), watching the fun and drinking cheap cider. At one point we were called upon to provide ballast for tug Hayley so got to participate as well. The commentary was provided over the loudspeaker by our friend Chris and his mate Adrian, of the Rickmansworth Waterways Trust. They kept up such a stream of boaty banter that we stayed and watched the various rounds of competition all afternoon! The winner was the beautiful tug Frederick Whittington (unsurprisingly as it has a Gardner 6LW!).
James's brother Sam lives in nearby Watford (in fact he works in Ricky) and so we had a cuppa with him before heading home. All in all a good day and just what we needed!
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Lucky Duck is a 48ft traditional stern narrowboat first registered in 1986, with a reliable BMC 1.8 engine. It sleeps 2, makes a great live-aboard boat and is well adapted to coping with being away from shore power. Easy to handle and well laid out inside with a traditional 'saloon forward' layout, it would be a good starter boat for anyone looking to begin a life afloat, or enjoy some holiday cruising. All systems are in good working order.
Last backed August 2011, BSC until 2017. Hull survey carried out 2013 and available for viewing.
Over the last few evenings we've been beavering away painting the bedroom. And we're nearly there. The Farrow and Ball paint was a good choice – the finish is lovely, and the colours gorgeous! Although I did get asked if I'd done something awful to my hand – see picture 3 – because the dark red dried to a very blood-like shade on my skin!
At first we were a little worried – the red colour goes on a sort of dusky pink which we were not too fond of -see picture 2 – but once dried and with two coats it is a gloriously rich dark red which complements the cream above very well. We've still not decided what to do with the top of the bulkhead above the paneling. I have some old nautical charts which my dad acquired when the University of Exeter's Geography Department threw them out some years ago – one of the Thames, one of the River Exe where I grew up, and one fairly random one of Finland. They would work well as wallpaper. What I really want is a map of the Severn! But we might put up the Thames one for now.
We've also wired in the lights and switches too, so we have doubled the number of lights in the boat!
I keep a list of Old Boat Blogs, similar to Sarah's list (although some of my Old Boat blogs aren't about narrow boats) eg Misterton, Wendy Ann 2 and Bonnie. Recently, our friend Dan started a blog for the restoration of his historic BCN day boat no. 1645, which Willow used to be moored next to. He hopes to restore it sustainably, using reclaimed material where possible, a worthy aim!
In related news, I've also just taken on the role of managing the New Media communications for the Historic Narrow Boat Club, which can now be found on Twitter (@HistoricNBClub) and Facebook !
On Sunday we headed out to the GOBA moorings near Waterbeach, for a little gathering to celebrate Jackie Pippin's birthday. It was our first 'pleasure cruise' on Willow – all movements so far have been because we needed to be somewhere. So it was really nice to get out of town just for the fun of it. There were lots of rowers about as there was a race about to begin but we made it past without incident.
It was also Lyra's first proper cruise on Willow. We were interested to see how differently she reacted. At the front of the boat it is so quiet and there's hardly any vibration, so she seemed quite relaxed. I took her outside and on seeing the water all around she was more nervous.
We arrived at the GOBAs and moored alongside Light Enough To Travel. The BBQ was already lit and soon we were tucking into some delicious kebabs, sausages, bread and melted brie, fresh local asparagus, all washed down with Pimms and mojitos. Yum! After a while sitting outside, the clouds drew in and it began to rain, but Pippin was spacious enough to carry on the celebrations inside.
Later on, we decided to head back into town. Chris from Light Enough wanted to have a go steering Willow, so James and Chris took Willow, while Simone and I took Light Enough. I definitely got the best deal here – it was still raining, but Light Enough has a pram hood at the stern, so we stayed quite dry all the way into town!
Whilst I was away at the HNBC committee meeting on Saturday, James set to work making our bed frame: one step closer to moving in to our bedroom. It's high enough to allow the chest of drawers to fit underneath as well as other storage, but not as high as the one we had on the Duck. It can't be finished until we have painted the bedroom though, and we still have not received the paint we ordered.


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"Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" (Matthew 25:40).
On August 16, 1948, Sister Teresa laid aside her beloved habit, put on a simple sari, and stepped out the door. After twenty years she was no longer a teaching sister of Loreto, but she was embarking as God's servant on a great adventure. Only a heart entirely on fire with love for the Lord would see anything beautiful or any promise in this new calling. In fact, all she knew of it was that God wanted her to go out into the streets of India and serve the poor.
It had all started on a train trip to Darjeeling. She was on her way to make the annual retreat at the Loreto Convent, when she was suddenly seized with an intense awareness of India's suffering poor. Jesus began to speak to her heart of his particular desire. I thirst for souls. Do not deny me this. Go out and bring my light into the hovels of the poor. Serve me in them. Love me in them.
Teresa had struggled with how to implement this "call within a call." She was a religious and always would be a religious, but Jesus wanted her to leave what she knew and begin to serve the country's masses of poor people in a new way. She had confided only in her spiritual advisor, Father Celeste Van Exem, SJ. He then sent her to the archbishop. When she approached His Grace Ferdinand Périer, he listened attentively as she pleaded for permission to begin, "It is the Lord who asks, who commands, that I go to the poorest of the poor, to shine the light of his love on all those in need."
"But your vocation is to be a Loreto sister," the archbishop explained. "You are a gifted teacher, and God knows we need them these days. Now I don't want to hear anything more on this matter until I return from Rome."
So Sister Teresa put all her desires—and Jesus's plans—on hold. However, the archbishop had given some hope. He instructed her to spend the coming months formulating answers to some important questions: what exactly do I want to do and how will I go about doing it? who will follow me, and how will I form them? would it be better to join an existing congregation or form a secular group? what success could I hope for? I should also ask myself how the work will be supported, Sister Teresa had thought. And she had prayed as never before. That was the easy part because Jesus was always there for her with his comfort and his encouragement. When the archbishop returned to Calcutta he listened again to her plans and this time gave Sister Teresa permission to set out to serve the poor.
But now, months later on the street, she must be the comforter. She had all the necessary permissions and had taken a basic nursing course; she was eager to begin. Realizing that she too was now poor, with no position, no home, no money, she quickly sought a place to stay. She was able to rent a little room that lacked everything, where she gathered a few children for reading lessons. These children would help her gain the trust of the neighborhood. My neighborhood, she reflected. Here I am teaching children of the slum right in the streets behind our Loreto school, but I must expand out from here to find more of God's needy children.
As she walked the streets, Sister Teresa came upon a women lying in the trash. She was feverish and badly bitten by rodents and ants. "I have brought this poor woman to you for care," she announced to the local hospital staff.
"Sorry," they replied. "We cannot accommodate her."
"And why not?" Sister Teresa asked. "She is dying and needs to be cared for." The hospital attendants tried to make the little nun and the poor woman leave. Finally Sister Teresa sat down next to her charge and said, "I will not leave here until you admit her." Reluctantly they took in the woman. Sister Teresa later learned that the woman was restored to health. In her mind, however, she kept repeating what the woman had told her, "Imagine, Mother, it was my own son who tossed me there."
Who will take care of all these people? As Sister Teresa asked herself this question over and over she heard the voice of Jesus again insisting, I thirst for souls. Serve me in them. Love me in them. It became clear that what she must do is to seek out each needy individual. And, one by one, to show them the love of God, the face of Christ in her own smile and by her gentle touch. After all, she reflected, hadn't Jesus assured us that what we do to others in reality is done to him?
And so, Sister Teresa sought out the poor, the sick, the dying wherever she found them. She petitioned the local municipality for a place to shelter her charges. "They gave me a large building that had once been a hostel for pilgrims to the shrine of a Hindu goddess," she noted. Sister Teresa promptly turned this house over to Mary Immaculate, naming it Nirmal Hriday, "pure heart." This gesture of the government did not sit well with some of the local people. They wanted these Christians expelled from the property of the shrine. One day a politician who had promised action on the matter asked for a tour of the facility.
When he emerged outside to face the disgruntled crowd, he announced, "It is true I promised you that these nuns would leave, but that can happen only when you send your mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters to take their place. At the shrine there is a wooden goddess; here there are living goddesses."
With her work underway, Teresa's next big concern was how to do all this by herself. Lord, send me helpers. You see how much need surrounds me, she prayed. On a day in early 1949 Sister Teresa turned from the person she was serving to see a familiar face. It was one of the young women she had taught at the Loreto School.
Shubashini Das was an intelligent young woman from a well-to-do Indian family. "Mother, I am here to help with your work," she declared. Sister Teresa wanted to welcome her with a grateful embrace, but instead she sent the young woman away, telling her to think about it carefully. If she was still interested she could come back in a couple of months. Reluctantly her would-be companion walked away.
However, after two months had passed Shubashini Das was back. "Okay, Mother. Two months have passed and now I am here to stay." She became Sister Agnes, the first of many. Soon three more former students arrived to join their beloved teacher in her new work.
When a few more anxious new disciples arrived, Sister Teresa applied for canonical permission to form a new religious congregation "to serve the poorest of the poor." She explained, "We are to be called the Missionaries of Charity. In addition to the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, we will also take a vow of charity."
The constitutions she prepared in the evenings after caring for the sick were approved on the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in 1950. This allowed Teresa, now Mother Teresa, to begin her foundation within the Archdiocese of Calcutta. By 1965 the Missionaries of Charity had received approval from Pope Paul VI and had begun their worldwide expansion with the first house outside of India, in Venezuela. With God's blessing, the community and its works grew and prospered.
Often people are amazed at the poor living conditions of the Missionaries of Charity themselves. Mother Teresa was always ready to explain the sacrifices being made by her daughters:
We must suffer with Christ if we are to share in the sufferings of the poor. Our Congregation would die out if we did not embrace the poverty of the poor Christ. This strict poverty is a safeguard. Otherwise, we might end up as did other congregations in the history of the Church who began by serving the poor, but ended up sharing the life of the wealthy. Living poorly helps us to understand the poor. The radical difference is this: those we serve are poor against their will; we, however, are poor by choice.
Mother Teresa had become well known throughout India and the world for her selfless charity to the poorest of the poor. Equally well known was her beautiful countenance, that serene and smiling face, which graced countless magazine and book covers. Almost no one knew, however, what lay behind that smile. Mother Teresa admitted that she "smiled at Jesus in order to hide, if possible, my soul's pain and darkness even from him." In her correspondence with her spiritual director and the archbishop, she revealed that although prayer used to be easy for her, she had been living in spiritual darkness since she started "the work."
Despite having many sisters and collaborators Mother Teresa lived with deep loneliness as her "traveling companion." And although she continued to encourage her coworkers to offer themselves as "cheerful victims" to God, God remained hidden from her.
Mother Teresa had often noted that the greatest poverty in the world is loneliness. Did it ever occur to her that this gift of darkness that dwelt in her soul was given to help her truly identify with the desperate state of "the poorest of the poor"—those whose material and spiritual lives were shrouded in darkness? Her darkness was her share in the lot of the poor. It was her mysticism, her offering of love to her Beloved Jesus Crucified who had died without the consoling vision of his Father.
Archbishop Périer tried to reassure her that she must not worry too much. "God's blessing is on your work; thank him for it." He added that she should "tell the Lord, 'Do with me as you see fit,' and then refuse him nothing." Somehow, despite her own struggles, Jesus was making her a source of enlightenment to millions as he had promised to do when he first invited her to "come be my light."
When her own strength finally failed and death was near at hand, Mother Teresa must have relived her many struggles and victories. Perhaps she recalled all the people who had been rescued from the streets and nursed back to good health; the dying accompanied lovingly to the gates of heaven; the unwanted children who found a home; the lonely and abandoned she had befriended; the many religious who shared her calling to cast the light of the Lord wherever they went; and the many coworkers who labored with such love along with her sisters. They had all done so much good. Did she regret this "call within a call," which had taken her around the world in search of the poorest of the poor? No, it was all done at the request of God himself. She often repeated these words to Jesus, "I have never refused you anything." How much light her spirit continues to bring to the world today in the wonderful work that began with her heroic "yes."
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Prayer to Saint Teresa of Calcutta for children:
Blessed Teresa, God called you to serve the poorest of the poor and you courageously began by helping a man you found dying in the city streets. You knew that by helping just one person, you were serving God and making a difference in the world. You saw the face of Jesus in those people who seemed forgotten by others and who were in desperate need of food, clothing, shelter, and love. Pray for me that I might be grateful for the blessings in my life and that I might be moved by the suffering of others. May I, too, see Jesus present in everyone I meet. May my heart be filled with compassion and may I treat others with love, respect, and the dignity of children of God. Amen.
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This is an early Christmas present to all Marvel fans.
Beloved baddie Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) is officially back in the MCU, thanks to a shocking reveal in Disney+'s Hawkeye finale on Dec. 22. Fisk, a.k.a. The Kingpin, is a major villain from the since-cancelled Netflix series Daredevil.
"I was so thrilled that Kevin [Feige] asked me to come in and do [the role again]," D'Onofrio exclusively told E! News. "It was very similar to when I was creating the character for Daredevil originally. It's thrilling. I'm sure my reaction was very similar to how you would react if they asked you."
D'Onofrio knew how to immediately step back into the "shady dealings" as Fisk—albeit with a twist.
"I do think that he's in a different place than he was in Daredevil," the former Law & Order: Criminal Intent actor explained. "It's after the blip, and he's not as rich and as powerful as he was going out of Daredevil, but it was obvious that during Hawkeye, you knew that he was on his way. That was fun to be able to kind of think of him in terms of being…I don't want to say desperate, but in the mode of getting the city back, what he believes is his city."
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76% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Ambler completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
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Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Ambler offers 9 programs in total: 6 are for less than 1-year certificate programs and 3 are 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs.
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JNU sedition case: Court grants two months to police to get sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya
A Delhi court granted two more months to the Delhi Police today to get the requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak directed the police to get the requisite nod by 19th of February, the next date of hearing.
The court passed the directions after the police submitted that it was yet to receive the sanctions as the file was pending with the Delhi Government's Home Department.
On January 14, the police had filed a charge-sheet in the court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying they were leading a procession and supported the seditious slogans raised on the campus during an event on 9th of February 2016.
The court had earlier directed the police to ask the authorities concerned to expedite the process while granting it three weeks to secure the sanction needed to prosecute Kumar and the other accused in the case. (AIR NEWS)


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As a kid, the only two things I wanted to watch on the TV were Jim Carrey and horror movies. Being brought to tears with laughter, or being too terrified to turn the lights off when I went to bed – these were the two distinct feelings I became addicted to, and it wasn't long before I was putting my family video camera to good use to try to evoke these in others. Strangely enough, my passion only grew, and by the time I finished high school, I knew I wanted to make comedies and horror films for a living. I followed that interest to film school on full scholarship in Sacramento, where I quickly became established as a jack-of-all-trades, known in particular for my ability to create innovative images that strike the viewer to leave a lasting impression.
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Amazon-linked startup scouts East Austin for new global headquarters
The company says it will grow to 80 people in the next year. Photo courtesy of Endeavor Real Estate Group
Jungle Scout, a startup whose software helps entrepreneurs sell goods through e-commerce giant Amazon, has established its global headquarters in East Austin after previously operating with an entirely remote workforce.
Forty people currently work at Jungle Scout's new Austin office, which is inside an Endeavor Real Estate Group property at 2021 E. Fifth St. The Austin headcount is expected to grow to 80 within the next year as the company fills roles in engineering, marketing, and product management. Today, Jungle Scout employs more than 120 people around the world.
Greg Mercer, founder and CEO of Jungle Scout, says he was seeking a "thriving tech community" for his company to call home. Mercer launched the business in 2015.
"We were in a unique position because the business was already taking off, we were bootstrapped [and] profitable, and we had a growing workforce — but we had no headquarters," Mercer says in an October 8 release. "We could pick anywhere in the world. We knew Austin was our spot right away. The tech community is a powerful resource for our growth stage, and the talent here is second to none."
Aside from Austin, Jungle Scout recently opened offices in Vancouver, Canada, and Shenzhen, China.
Among the new hires in Austin are Michael Paulson, former head of product at Austin-based Bazaarvoice, as chief product officer; Bill Bowles, former head of analytics at Austin-based Vrbo (HomeAway), as chief financial officer; and Michael Scheschuk, former vice president of e-commerce, marketing, and operations at New York City-based Ziff Davis, as chief marketing officer.
Jungle Scout says its technology supports more than $1 billion in revenue generated on Amazon.
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Canon EF 24-70 mm f/2.8L II USM
As long as you work with the smaller APS-C sensor the distortion shouldn't be a big problem. Even at the widest angle of view its value, being officially -1.99%, doesn't exceed -2%, so it could be called moderate. Barrel distortions decrease swiftly and at 35 mm focal length they are already close to imperceptible values (officially on a level of -0.33%). At a slightly longer focal length they become zero and turn pincushion. At 45 mm you get already 0.21% which increases to 0.46% at 70 mm.
A bit more problems you can encounter on full frame. At 24 mm the distortion reaches -3.85%. It is not a high value – it's enough to mention that the Nikkor at 24 mm had the distortion on a level of -3.94% and for the Sigma we recorded even a worse result of -4.59%. Still it should be noticed that the Canon made the situation easier introducing moustache distortion. In full frame photos you can see a slight but definite bend to the other side.
At 28 mm focal length moustache distortions disappear and then we deal with just classic barrel, amounting to -2.30%. That type of distortion can be seen also at 35 mm focal length where its value we assessed as -0.67%. At 50 mm there is already pincushion distortion of 0.49% which increases to 0.95% when you pass to the maximum focal length.
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A study of how twentieth-century francophone and anglophone Quebec journalists confront the issue of objectivity differently, owing to divergent journalistic traditions and perceptions of their role in society.
Hazel, Kathryn-Jane. "The Problem of Objectivity in Quebec Journalism." British Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 13, no. 2 (1998): 337–346.


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Posted on 20 March, 2020, 02:25 pm EDT by Ian Courtney Contact Me
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — In the age of social distancing and quarantine, movie studios are adapting by shaking up their release schedules by making new movies available more quickly via streaming and home video.
Disney announced that its latest Disney-Pixar film Onward, which hit theaters in early March, will be available to purchase digitally starting on March 20th. The film will also land on Disney's streaming platform Disney+ starting on April.
Warner Bros. Joker spinoff Birds Of Prey, which is also currently in the few theaters that are still open, will be available to purchase digitally for $20 on a variety of DSP including Amazon and iTunes, starting March 24.
As previously reported in CelebrityAccess, NBCUniversal is also lining up a slate of its current movie offerings to be available online, starting on March 20th. The movies include Trolls World Tour, The Hunt, The Invisible Man, and Emma, which can all be rented for 48 hours for $19.95.
Lionsgate's I Still Believe, which opened theatrically on March 13th, will land on video on demand on March 27th.
Bloodshot, the Sony Pictures comic book re-imagining starring Vin Diesel just opened in theaters on March 13th but will be heading to digital streaming on March 24th.
Disney's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which hit theaters last December, landed on digital streaming platforms, including Prime Video, Vudu, Google Play, on March 13th.
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Q: Conditional script with for non existing column (yet)? I'm using SQL server for creating script to run in production .
If a table doesn't contain a specific column, then create that column.
I've already did that :
IF NOT EXISTS (
       SELECT 1
       FROM   INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns
       WHERE  COLUMN_NAME = 'SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice'
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'tblsubscriptiontype'
   )
BEGIN

    ALTER TABLE dbo.tblsubscriptiontype ADD SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice INT NULL

END

But now  I want to insert a new row to that modified table . So now my script looks like this :
IF NOT EXISTS (
       SELECT 1
       FROM   INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns
       WHERE  COLUMN_NAME = 'SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice'
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'tblsubscriptiontype'
   )
BEGIN

    ALTER TABLE dbo.tblsubscriptiontype ADD SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice INT NULL

    SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType] ON;

    BEGIN TRANSACTION

    INSERT INTO [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType]
      (
       ...
        [SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice]      <-------- ERROR
      )
    SELECT ...
           -365

    COMMIT;
    RAISERROR (
        N'[dbo].[tblSubscriptionType]: Insert Batch: 1.....Done!',
        10,
        1
    )
    WITH NOWAIT;

    SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType] OFF;
END
GO

But now I get an error ( which I perfectlly understand) :

Msg 207, Level 16, State 1, Line 29
Invalid column name 'SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice'.

Sure I can split the script into 2 seperate scripts , but then I'll have this condition twice :
IF NOT EXISTS (
       SELECT 1
       FROM   INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns
       WHERE  COLUMN_NAME = 'SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice'
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'tblsubscriptiontype'
   )

Question:
Is there any way to make SQL more relaxed about a column that do not exists yet ? (I already know about dynamic query (text) , but I wonder if there is another option.

A: Just wrap the code in dynamic T-SQL statement:
IF NOT EXISTS (
       SELECT 1
       FROM   INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns
       WHERE  COLUMN_NAME = 'SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice'
              AND TABLE_NAME = 'tblsubscriptiontype'
   )
BEGIN

    ALTER TABLE dbo.tblsubscriptiontype ADD SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice INT NULL

    SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType] ON;

    DECLARE @DynamicTSQLStatement NVARCHAR(MAX);

    SET @DynamicTSQLStatement = N'

     INSERT INTO [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType]
      (
       ...
        [SeeMaxDaysBackwardPrice]
      )
    SELECT ...
           -365

    ';

    BEGIN TRY

        BEGIN TRAN;

        EXEC sp_executesql @DynamicTSQLStatement;

        COMMIT TRAN;

    END TRY
    BEGIN CATCH

        ROLLBACK TRAN;

    END CATCH

    SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[tblSubscriptionType] OFF;
END
GO


Kansai Gaidai University is a multidisciplinary program offering courses focused on Japanese Language and Asian Studies during the summer semester.
These forms and information on how to complete them are provided in the Application Portal.
The program fee includes excursions to local sites. These may include, but are not limited to: field trips to historical sites, or businesses, etc.
More detailed information will be given upon acceptance.
Host University Website: Please see Kansai Gaidai for the Summer 2018 Program to view the most up to date information about the course offerings and course descriptions.
Please be aware, the updated program brochure is typically not released until December.
Course Equivalencies: Many courses available at Kansai Gaidai have already been evaluated for ISU credit. Please see the Course Equivalency guide for more information.
Summer program participants will be accommodated in a designated international student dormitory (i.e., Seminar House) with a roommate.
For additional dates pertaining to housing, orientation, and holidays, view the Kansai Gaidai Summer Program Brochure.
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Thank you all who came out last night. It was a very special night we spoke with KpfK and other media reporters covering the truth about our responsibility and Government. The evening was beautiful and the response towards the occupation of South Central Farm was instinctive and immediate! We only plan to make growth happen through raising up our neglected Youth through the American way.


Marvel Two-in-One #60: Happiness is a Warn Alien!
Ben is at home working out and indulging in a little self-reflection when Mr. Fantastic gives him a little push to get him up and motivated to get ready for an opening of his girlfriend Alicia Masters' art show. His preparations are interrupted by the Impossible Man, who succeeds in driving Ben to no end of distraction. Ben finally agrees to let Impy come along (disguised as Ben's hat).
The trip to pick up Alicia and get to the function is pretty innocuous for Ben, though the Impossible Man seems to have a lot of fun, and the fete is soon in full swing.
Page 26, panel 1. After having held himself back, Ben lets loose and smashes a couple of animated statues, and addresses the party-goers before doing so: "I'd advise all 'a you folks to get under cover for a minute-- 'cause I'm gonna straighten things out with these two granite goofballs right now! It's Clobberin' Time!"
This issue was reprinted in the 1988 The Project Pegasus Saga trade paperback. It has, however, nothing to do with Project Pegasus.
The three bad guys had previously appeared waaaay back in Fantastic Four volume 1 issue 23 and Strange Tales issues 122 and 129.


Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I RS -  Performance Figures, Specs and Technical Information.
Mitsubishi Lancer Transmission: This particular Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I RS has a 5 speed/ Manual gearbox with the power being delivered through it's AWD system.
Mitsubishi Lancer Power: The Lancer's 1997 cc (121.8 ci) engine reaches its peak power of 247 bhp (184 kW) @ 6000 rpm.
Mitsubishi Lancer Torque: The Mitsubishi Lancer produces torque measuring 228 lb-ft (334.8 Nm) @ 3000 rpm.
Mitsubishi Lancer Power to Weight: The Lancer weighs around 1240 kg (2733 lb). Power to weight can be calculated at 199.1 bhp per metric ton or alternatively as 183.8 lb-ft of torque per ton.
Mitsubishi Lancer Acceleration: This Lancer accelerates 0-60mph (96.6 kph) in 5.1 seconds or 0-100kph in 5.3 and can achieve an estimated 1/4 mile drag time in 13.53 seconds with a trap speed of 101.1 mph.