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Q: Possible way of getting all user calendar events from meeting rooms in MS Exchange instead of just one at a time? As the title states, I am simply just trying to find a Graph Api call that lets me fetch all user calendar events instead of a specific calendar event at a time.
Currently I am able to fetch a user calendar one at a time by doing the follow api call https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/meetingroom1@zsrmk.onmicrosoft.com/calendar/events.
What I am looking for is something like this https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/calendar/events or https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/events <= a way of fetching all calendar events instead of providing the name and then only getting the events from the name that you provided.
I know what I am looking for is very niche and if any of this does not make sense please just ask for clarification.

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Former SAC Trader Launches Company Focused on Big Data
Nadir Khan hopes to help hedge funds and other organizations produce alpha by harnessing the power of data.
Nadir Khan was a senior at the Karachi American School in Pakistan when he read Trading to Win by Ari Kiev, the psychiatrist who famously coached traders at Steven Cohen's hedge fund firm, SAC Capital Advisors. After graduating from Columbia University in 2003, Khan, who collected thousands of pages of stock research data in his spare time, worked as a trader at Cohen's firm in Connecticut. Three years later he co-founded his own hedge fund firm, which relied on gathering data and drawing correlations between happenings around the world and asset prices.
The hedge fund, Timescape Global Capital Management, closed in 2010, but Khan is now reinventing the data strategy behind it. Using 230 researchers based in Pakistan, he is building a data company called Qineqt that fundamental stock researchers can use to find correlations and patterns that can lead to price moves. Khan is aiming the product at researchers at money management firms, including hedge funds, and Wall Street banks so they can input their investment process and raw information into Qineqt's data architecture.
As Khan explains, it's intense and tedious work to get data and information from primary sources. His researchers call stores around the globe to get information on inventory, contact farmers for fertilizer prices, and scout out Chinese ports to find out how many ships are docked. To get access to the necessary number of people to work the phones and systematically collect that kind of granular information, Khan hired experienced people in data processing and equity research in Karachi. Once Qineqt — which will go live with a pilot of five asset managers in December — has its foundation of data, it will use machine learning and other technologies to automate the collection process. Khan points out that many small hedge fund firms and others lose their intellectual capital, along with data developed over years, when star managers walk out the door. Though Qineqt will compete with Bloomberg, Standard & Poor's, FactSet, and start-ups such as Goldman Sachs Group–backed Kensho Technologies, Khan says his company has the advantage of building a data architecture from scratch in a way that meshes with current thinking and computing power. (Institutional Investor publishes several indexes based on Kensho's data, and Kensho co-founder and CEO Daniel Nadler writes a column for institutionalinvestor.com.)
Qineqt's business model centers on forming close partnerships with large money managers that may request, say, 50 data sets in a year and then get exclusive use of the information for a certain period of time after that. The data is then rolled into Qineqt's central knowledge bank, and other clients can use it. Khan says asset managers are not delivering adequate returns in part because they're all looking at the same data and crowding into the same trades. "Our platform will provide granular data that has been filtered by a human being," he says. "They'll get a clear read of information instead of staring at a screen full of computer-generated data that everyone else is also looking at."
Take satellite imagery. Khan says in a few years there will be more of this type of data available than most money managers can process on their own. Qineqt will have the ability to tell investors what the satellite images are signaling.
"The value is how it boils down to the earnings power of a company," he says.
He thinks of Qineqt as a neutral platform for data collection. As a hypothetical example, Khan says the company could negotiate with Uber Technologies for data, something another firm may not be able to do on its own because of cost or other reasons.
Qineqt's data will be enriched with every money manager that uses the database and adds data and insights.
"For us it's not what we have right now," Khan says. "It's what we'll have in the future."
Clearly, Qineqt's model also depends on security: All managers' investment strategies are behind firewalls, and no one has access to how any other client has used the data, Khan says.
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FULL MATCH PREVIEW: CRAWLEY TOWN v LUTON TOWN
All you need to know ahead of Crawley trip
Crawley Town v Luton Town
Sky Bet League 2
Saturday 17th October 2015, kick-off 3pm
Official live online commentary on Hatters Player
• Town unbeaten in five (W4 D1)
• Hatters won last two away games
• Leading scorers in top five leagues with 15 goals
• Crawley 18th in League 2 on 12 points
• Loan signing Sean Long in Town squad
• Craig Mackail-Smith fit for return
• Hatters never won at Crawley (D1 L1)
WHO? The Hatters' next port of call in League 2 is to Crawley Town, aka the Red Devils, from Crawley, West Sussex. Crawley lifted the Conference title in 2011 under Steve Evans to win promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history. The Red Devils subsequently then won promotion to League 1 the following season, but last term the club were relegated back to League 2 for the first time since 2012.
WHERE? Crawley play their home games at the Broadfield Stadium, which is also known as the Checkatrade.com Stadium. It's a 6,134 capacity ground which was opened in 1997. Hatters fans making the trip can choose from a covered, shallow terrace behind the goal, or covered seats beside the pitch. The stadium's record attendance stands at 5,880 when the Red Devils took on Reading in the FA Cup in 2013.
HOW TO GET THERE. It is 78.3 miles from the Maple Road car park to the Broadfield Stadium which should take you just under an hour and a half if driving by car. Take the M1 south and M25 anticlockwise. From the M25 then take the M23 southbound towards Gatwick Airport and Brighton. At the end of the M23 (before it becomes the A23) leave the motorway at the last exit, Junction 11 (sign-posted A264 Horsham, Pease Pottage Services). At the roundabout at the end of the motorway slip road turn right onto the A23 going towards Crawley. The ground is down on the left just before the next roundabout. Turn left at the roundabout and then left again for the stadium car park. The postcode for the ground is RH11 9RX.
MORE TRAVEL INFORMATION. We've put together this little travel guide on getting to Crawley. We've sold over 1,200 tickets - but remember you CANNOT pay on the day. Click here to read the travel guide in all its glory.
THIS TIME ROUND. Since their relegation from League 1 the Red Devils have continued to struggle this season under manager Mark Yates. Crawley had yet to win at the Broadfield Stadium, scoring just once at home until they beat Leyton Orient 3-2 last weekend. They lie 18th in the table with 12 points from 12 games. Yates' side have lost five of their last seven games in League 2, however.
HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE? Saturday's game will be the sixth meeting between the Town and Crawley. The Hatters haven't won their last four games against the Red Devils, with their sole victory coming at Kenilworth Road in September 2009 in the Conference. That night two goals from George Pilkington and one from Tom Craddock sealed a 3-0 win. Since that victory the Hatters have drawn one and lost three. At the Broadfield Stadium the Town lost 2-1 in February 2010 before earning a 1-1 draw on the night Crawley were presented with the Conference championship trophy in April 2011.
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU…Crawley have one former Town man their midst in the shape of midfielder Luke Rooney. The winger joined the Red Devils this summer having previously scored five goals in 19 appearances for the Hatters.
TOWN TEAM NEWS. John Still says Craig Mackail-Smith has trained this week and is fit to start after coming off at half-time against York with a hamstring twinge. Paul Benson is back in full training following a neck problem but won't be risked for another week but Scott Griffiths is in contention after being rested against York. Paddy McCourt is available for selection having been away on international duty with Northern Ireland. The Town completed the loan signing of Reading right-back Sean Long on loan on Friday. The 20-year-old will be included in the squad.
IN THE OTHER CAMP… Lanre Oyebanjo (knee), Gavin Tomlin (groin) and Joe McNerney (knee) are sidelined for Crawley, but Liam Donnelly and Josh Yorwerth are back in contention following their returns from international duty. Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman has returned to Newcastle after Tim Krul was ruled out for the rest of the season so teenage stopper Callum Preston could be entrusted with the gloves.
DID YOU KNOW? It's also Crawley's 119th birthday this weekend. They have created a special programme to mark the occasion.
REF WATCH. Gavin Ward is the man-in-the-middle this weekend. So far this term the Surrey official has shown 17 yellow cards and one red in the seven games he has overseen. The last time he took charge of a game involving the Town, we beat Mansfield 3-0 at Kenilworth Road in November. In October 2008 the whistler abandoned a Town game with Bournemouth at Kenilworth Road after seven minutes due to heavy snow.
LIVE AND ONLINE. As ever, we'll be reporting live from the Broadfield Stadium. Build-up starts at noon, so get on our early blog on the Wall for all the latest updates.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for photos, videos and all the behind-the-scenes action. Hatters Player subscribers will be able to listen to live commentary from just before 3pm with Simon Pitts in the press box.
Post-match, remember to check out the official website, YouTube channel and Player for reports, interviews and photographs and don't forget to tune in from midday on Sunday for all the highlights in glorious HD!


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The Economy after the Election
January 19 LAURETIE GOLDBERG, PERFORMERS
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Music of the 90's in England and the United States: 1590, 1690, 1790, 1890, 1990
February 2 MARCIA MILLMAN,
Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz
Warm Hearts and Cold Cash
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PERFORMERS from Theater of the Homeless,
Up from the Street
March 2 TILLIE MADDOX,
Docent at the Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
World War II through a Child's Eye
March 16 MICHAEL MC ADAMS,
Director, University of San Franicisco, Central Valley Regional Centers
Crisis in Former Yugoslavia
April 6 MICHAEL RUSTIGAN,
Professor of Criminology, San Francisco
Violence in America: Causes and Solutions
April 20 DEBORAH WALROD and canine companion OREGON,
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Global Sustainability: Charting the Course
May 18 VALERIE COLEMAN,
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Railway line construction
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The train station of Kisvárda is being built with an all-out effort
2019. 06, 18.
The construction works of project "Improvement of travel quality of Kisvárda train station, phase 2" are being carried out with an all-out effort.
Construction is done by Várda 2017 Konzorcium, the members of which are Homlok Építő Zrt. and Penta Industry Kft. During the operation, a pedestrian-bicycle underpass is being built, connecting two parts of the town below the tracks, ensuring a safer way of transport for the town's inhabitants.
Besides the underpass, the station's track network also changes, and the terminal station is also reconstructed, with new, modern by-passes are constructed. For the travelling public, a 300 m long platform is built, ensuring accessible transport from the pedestrian-bicycle underpass to the station building.
Construction works of the station began in the spring of 2018. Since then, the new overhead electrical supply poles have been erected, part of the cable system, important for the safety of train travel, have been renewed, and the ceiling structure of the underpass have been constructed.
This year, work operation commenced according to the schedule, so track building is going on at the moment, and the related facilities are also being built (platform, infiltration system, cable substructure).
According to plans, the two new main tracks running along the station will be handed over, together with the by-passes and the new, elevated middle platform, already available for the travelling public. The construction of the underpass is still going on, and it will be available for the town's inhabitants at the end of this year.
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The construction of the office wing added to the automotive test track in Zalaegerszeg has been completed
The MOL Project in Tiszaújváros has been completed
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BelleHavens equity destination club is offering new members who join before September 15 a "True Luxury BelleHavens Experience". The club will create and plan a dream vacation to a BelleHavens destination of your choice and pay for up to $10,000 of your expenses.
The "True Luxury Experience" can be redeemed at anytime during your first year of membership, including this fall and winter, and can even be spread across multiple vacations during this first year. Expenses that could be covered include first-class airfare, in-home massage or chef services, limousine rides or whatever you envision your dream vacation to include.
New Year's in Paris and Monte Carlo: Whisk your loved one away for a surprise trip to Paris and Monte Carlo for a once-in-a-lifetime romantic New Year's celebration. Fly first-class to Paris and spend several night's over New Year's in Stein's Le Colbert, where fresh flowers and champagne will be waiting for you when you arrive. Fine dining, New Year's celebrations and shopping along the Champs Elysees. Then fly over to Monaco for another exciting adventure at the Port Palace Hotel in Monte Carlo. Enjoy spa treatments and a luxury rental car during your stay.
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BelleHavens has several membership plan levels, starting from 15 nights for an initial fee of $125,000 and annual dues of $9,000. The initial fee is refundable at 90% of the current rate should you resign.
Several of the destination clubs offer joining incentives at various times during the year. For instance Ultimate Resort is currently offering double American Express rewards points. If you're looking at joining a club it's well worth asking if there are any current joining incentives. For other questions to ask prior to joining, download our 30 page guide to destination clubs, which includes a whole section on due diligence questions.
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For decades in Uganda, families' economic backgrounds have determined their children's educational outcomes and prospects in life. Uganda's poor children are 7 times more likely to drop out before completing primary school than their wealthier counterparts.
Even though great teaching and mentorship have the power to bridge the gap between poverty and educational success, today, young, brilliant Ugandan graduates rarely go into teaching as their first choice. This is due to decades of stigma associated with teaching as a low-paying profession, and one that lacks any professional development. As a result, rural and poor communities continue to attract under-qualified teachers as well as little private and public resources. In a bid to increase access to primary education, the government of Uganda passed the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Act of 1997. Consequently, enrollment increased from 3.1 million in 1996 to over 8.7 million children in primary school today. However, the increased enrollment numbers were not matched with the number of qualified teachers in schools. This led to a dramatic drop in the quality of teaching and learning nationally.
According to a 2016 UWEZO report titled "Are our children learning?", 7 out of 10 of the Ugandan children enrolled in primary school drop out before completing P.7. Of those who stay in school, majority are lagging behind. By P.3, 8 out of 10 students cannot read and understand a P.2 English story, and 7 out of 10 cannot do a P.2 math division problem. By P.7, 2 out of 10 students still cannot read and understand a P.2 English story, and 2 out of 10 still cannot do a P.2 math division problem.
Uganda's education crisis severely affects the learning outcomes of poor children, and entrenches already marginalized families and communities in a cycle of poverty.
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"Our call is to journey in a spirit of jubilee, which means not only receiving but giving, giving thanks, giving back, giving of ourselves, giving to others, giving life. If we journey together in this spirit of jubilee it will in itself be a celebration of that life which we have received from God and which we are called to share so that all may have life." (Sister Catherine Dolan, 1997)
Margaret Dolan was born December 24, 1940, in Liverpool, England. She made her novitiate at the Mother House in Béziers, France. Sister Catherine taught at the secondary level, was General Secretary under Sister Mary Milligan and Sister Patricia Connor, and was Provincial Superior of the English-Irish Province.
Elected at the 1995 General Chapter, Sister Catherine began her term of office on November 21, 1995. In response to the decisions of the General Chapter, which had the theme "Called to be Community," Sister Catherine led the Institute in a two-year reflection on the meaning of being community. She called together a task force to evaluate and suggest better ways to use structures to further mission.
Two new administrative units came into being during Sister Catherine's time as General Superior. In January 1997, Zambezi (previously part of the English-Irish Province) and Zimbabwe (previously part of the Eastern American Province) became the Zambezi Region. In November 1999, the English-Irish Province and the French Vice-Province were joined to become the Northern European


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Piraeus bunkering operations back to full strength after adverse weather
Bunkering operations at Piraeus in Greece are returning to normal after adverse weather conditions over the last couple of days, the port authority told S&P Global Platts.
Tuesday has seen an improvement in the weather and the port is fully operational once again, with bunkering resuming in the morning, the agency said.
A market source told Platts on Monday one vessel was waiting outside the port as it had been partially closed due to bad weather on Sunday and was expected to fully reopen Monday evening.
Strong winds at the port caused delays over the weekend and into Monday as barges were unable to berth safely, however, the weather cleared and is no longer causing any issues, a second source said Tuesday.
As a result, the barge schedule at Piraeus is very tight at the moment as many vessels' arrival has been delayed by weather.
This tightness is expected to remain in place at least until the end of the week and is not expected to completely clear until the end of March, sources said.
Platts assessed 380 CST fuel oil at Piraeus at $374/mt delivered Tuesday, up $1 from Monday's assessment of $373/mt delivered. The reopening of the port did not have much of an impact on bunker prices as the day-on-day Piraeus move was in line with day-on-day changes at other eastern Mediterranean ports such as Istanbul.
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Blenheim Estate: Woodland Bat Research 2018 – 2020
We have provided ecological support to the restoration of Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site for a number of years. This has included advice on the restoration of Blenheim Lake Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), on renovation work to the Palace and estate buildings, and with regard to the restoration of the iconic Grand Bridge.
For work on the bridge we applied thermal imaging technology to identify bat roosts within the structure and inform mitigation. During the course of the work, which also involved automated survey, we recorded a number of notable bat species, including barbastelle and lesser horseshoe bat. The restoration works and our findings generated media interest, leading to an article in the Oxford Mail concerning bats at Blenheim, a feature on Countryfile and a visit by the town council.
Bat Research
Due to our interest in understanding more about bat use of the estate, along with the interest shown by the estate and local people in the bat community, we commenced a research project at Blenheim in 2018.
This project aims to gather data on the woodland bat assemblage of the site over a two year period. It will establish whether nationally and / or locally rare bat species use the woodlands, and is likely to result in the location of roosts of species of particular conservation concern. The work is being led by Senior Ecologist Helen Simmons, who is working in close collaboration with the Oxford Bat Group to deliver the field survey, the scope of which includes conventional bat surveys using hand-held detectors, mist netting and harp trapping. This is being complemented by the erection of bat boxes (which are regularly checked).
During the second year of the project the intention is that there will be further mist netting, with some post-lactating female bats radio-tracked to determine roost locations. Emergence and re-entry surveys of these roosts will then be completed, in order to understand numbers of bats using them and their likely importance.
All work will be completed under licence.
The work will be used to inform management of woodland and trees within the estate, in order to both avoid contravention of legislation when undertaking estate work and effectively conserve the bat population. We would also anticipate presenting the results at conferences and to local interest groups.
A summary of the research outcomes will be published on our website. All bat data will also be held by the Oxford Bat Group and made available to the local biological records centre.
Left image: Senior Ecologist Helen Simmons undertaking a thermal imaging survey of Blenheim lake and the Grand Bridge.
Centre image taken by Helen Simmons: Rare Barbastelle bat mist-netted on site
Right image: Ecologist Mark Norris inspecting a crevice in the wall of the Grand Bridge.


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Here Comes The Long Awaited New Apple TV ➝
Just a few days after the Wall Street Journal claimed that Apple was building an online TV service, John Paczkowski reports that Apple is also preparing to announce new Apple TV hardware:
And now sources familiar with the company's plans tell BuzzFeed News that a successor to its dusty and recently discounted Apple TV set top box is headed to market as well. Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June along with a long-awaited App Store and a software development kit to help developers populate it.
I hadn't written about the WSJ rumor because I'm still a bit skeptical about their "people familiar with the matter." But, if Apple was working on a $30-40 television service then launching it alongside a new Apple TV sounds like the way to do it.
The Apple TV has always felt a little neglected by Apple, but I wonder if the company's other products have reached a level of maturity that would allow for them to dedicate more time to their set-top box. I've been dreaming about an App Store for the Apple TV since it was announced for the iPhone in 2008 and it looks like it will finally see the light of day.
It's worth noting — as John Gruber points out — the obvious foreshadowing of new Apple TV hardware with their "starting from $69" slide that announced the device's price cut at the Spring Forward event earlier this month.
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Mohamed H. Zakaria, Jeddah published Saturday 21 October 2006 (28 Ramadan 1427)
It is celebration time both in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Bangladeshis are celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize for Muhammad Yunus who began a revolution with his pioneering work in lending: giving tiny loans to millions of poor people whom no commercial bank would touch — destitute widows, abandoned wives, landless laborers, rickshaw drivers, sweepers and beggars. An amount of $27 was lent to 42 villagers living near Chittagong University where he was teaching "elegant theories of economics." The borrowers invested the money and repaid him in full, though they had no collateral and had signed no paper.
Islamabad is celebrating the signing of a contract with UAE-based construction firm Emaar for the construction of a new city of international standard on the twin islands of Bundar and Buddo, located close to Port Qasim. It is flattering to read about such mega-size projects in Pakistan. But do Pakistanis have the potential, infrastructure and resources to raise and spend such massive amount of money on housing? Emaar has not provided details of who will be their potential customers, who will finance the project and from where the water and electricity will come, an already scare commodity in Pakistan. At times, Islamabad ruling elite reminds me of Nero. Our Rome too is burning.
Most Pakistanis are living in extremely hard conditions. A majority of them have no proper roof over their heads. They have been watching, over the years, the elite class getting richer and richer. Such obscene show of wealth will only fan their anger into a blazing Rome.
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Immoral Women: Why We Need More of Them
March 4, 2012 March 5, 2012 Katherine Alejandra Cross
This article is due to be published on Border House this coming Tuesday. In case its raging nerdular nerdence doesn't give it away, it's about video games specifically. Enjoy!
One of the most irksome things I hear when I make arguments for 'good/positive portrayals' of characters from traditionally marginalised backgrounds is that my interlocutors immediately assume I'm calling for portrayals of moral paragons. They seem to think I'm saying "if you write a gay male character, he must be the most righteous dude ever."
In a word, no. That's what today's article is about, particularly with regards to women characters.
The reality of the situation is that the portrayal of women as pure, stainless alabaster icons of virtue is a huge problem that arises from cultural stereotypes of women. The notion that women are inherently more virtuous, kinder, and so on is part of the limiting and fetishising pedestalisation that serves to fence us off from being thought of as persons. Human beings are flawed characters with failings and weaknesses; angels are not.
When I call for 'good portrayals' I do not mean that all women should be virtuous. On the contrary, I actually want to see more women as villains, or as morally grey/dubious characters. The simple reason for this is that such figures can be fascinating, merit much discussion, and are fully human. Think of your own interests in fiction: what characters do you love to hate? Who is your favourite villain? What character could keep you up for hours at night as you discuss their philosophy and the writing behind them? Which characters have you debating their morality: good, evil, anti-hero? We all have answers to these questions, and that alone tells us why 'good portrayals' include morally flawed/villainous characters by necessity.
My objection to femme fatale villains is not that they are villains, but that women's agency is always reduced to sexuality in such portrayals. Consider the Drow from Dungeons & Dragons, for instance. The women are defined by rampant, unchained sexuality that is used to literally dominate men. There's nothing interesting in this, save as a rather specific form of pornography perhaps. Moral weakness, failure, compromise, and villainy are about much more complicated motivations than luring men to their dooms with T&A.
Kreia Being Awesome. (Older woman in Jedi robes, pallid with long pigtails, and three purple lightsabres orbiting her).
My favourite character of all time is a woman who is widely considered a villain: Kreia from Knights of the Old Republic II. My love letter about this character can be found here, but for the purposes of this article the main points to raise about are these: her character is defined by a philosophy, she is not reduced to sex, she is an agent whose motivations are complicated, her morality shades into a good deal of grey.
It's hard to peg Kreia as pure evil. She isn't. Her overarching, long-term goal is ultimately a positive one: she wants to eliminate the new Sith threat as much as you do (if you're a light-side character), but for her the ends justify the means. Throughout the story you're treated to many examples of Kreia's richly self-justified taint manifesting itself in odious actions that service the greater good she has in mind. She is utterly driven by hard-won truths in a life that has been struck by torture, betrayal, and the harshest kind of learning. It produces a figure who is conscious of how far she has fallen, but will use her last gasps of energy to train someone who "may yet be saved."
If you are a moral idealist, as I try to be, her incredibly well-written dialogue will force you to account in detail for why you believe what you believe. You may disagree strongly with what Kreia does, but you cannot deny she has her reasons—reasons she'll talk about at length which define her character.
This is far more interesting than what we usually get.
Another example of such a character comes to us in the form of Dragon Age 2's Knight Commander Meredith. She is horribly undermined by an ending that, in my view, reflects lazy writing and was perhaps the game's worst moment, but you are otherwise shown an equally morally compromised woman who struggles mightily to do what she feels is right. Machiavellian evil is fascinating because it most closely imitates the evil we see in the real world. Most people are not Snidely Whiplash-esque moustache twirling sociopaths who do evil because it's funny to them. Evil manifests itself in our world mainly in the form of people who are utterly convinced they are doing the right thing. Morality is rather tricky like that.
"Do not brand me a tyrant!" What I also find interesting about some of these characters is that they are portrayed as being older-- lines of middle age are visible on Meredith's face, for example, and Kreia is older still. It's a positive image for older women, to say the very least.
Knight-Commander Meredith is one such person. She is introduced to you quite forthrightly, her sword running through a powerful Mage on the verge of killing you. But she quickly evolves into an adversarial force. Meredith is a holy Templar commander driven by her desire to ensure that the Circle Mages under her command in Kirkwall are kept under control and do not become blood mages or abominations. With this in mind, she justifies increasingly onerous restrictions on their freedom. A literal red scare takes hold of her city as she sees the dreaded "blood mages" around every corner, purges becoming a regular feature of life in the city of Kirkwall. But through it all it's impossible to walk away feeling Meredith has not thought this through. She commits moral wrongs in the name of moral rectitude; her convictions are deeply held and premised on fear of Mages with freedom causing widespread destruction. Meredith has considered all the arguments against her ideology. She is, you learn, painfully aware of the hurt she causes but believes strongly that she is resolutely holding back the tide of a greater evil.
To challenge her is to only compel her to stand her ground, and in a stentorian voice that feels like living scripture, she enjoins you to give her a better solution to this Gordian knot of a crisis between Templars and Mages. If you cannot—and indeed your character cannot—"then do not brand me a tyrant!" she thunders.
This is how you write a villain, and this is how you portray a woman as a human.
The most compelling characters make you think, and sometimes the most intriguing villains are those who are not outright evil, but who are morally compromised. Good people corrupted by the difficulties they confront, who convince themselves that the ends they envision are worth wicked means.
Other examples include Mother Petrice from Dragon Age 2, a quietly zealous manipulator who, again, is committed to doing what she sees as right. In a beautiful moral contest, Grand Cleric Elthina—her superior— can be shown chastising her for her radicalism, telling her "Eternity is long enough that we do not need to rush to meet it." Elthina's moderation contrasts with Petrice's blossoming zeal. The struggle here is not one of cattiness, nor does it revolve around a man, but around a profound theological rift that each woman has her own struggles with.
Lord Zash, forcing someone to pay the price for their lack of vision. (Red robed, light skinned woman shooting lightning out of her hands.)
Moral complexity is wonderful, but you can also write complicated, interesting out-and-out evil. The Old Republic has a woman villain who, in an MMO with an enormous cast, manages to stand out: Lord Zash. While her physical beauty is occasionally remarked upon, what drives the story of the Sith Inquisitor class are Lord Zash's manipulations and a carefully planned game of chess that testifies to a truly devious and thoughtful mind. A scholarly genius and an intelligent (rather than brash, impulsive, and childish) Sith Lord, she plays a long game leaving you to wonder if you'll be ensnared next. Her evil is not the showy, infantile evil of your usual hyper-macho scarred Sith Lord (with the way some talk, it's not hard to imagine some go out of their way to kick puppies and steal candy from babies). It is, instead, the evil of careful, strategic planning born of a true intellect. Each strike is the solution of an equation, a carefully calculated blow rather than an impulsive iota of violence-for-the-sake-of-violence.
Speaking of such, I'm making a note here to say that GLaDOS was a triumph (if ever there was one).
There are many ways to write such characters, of course, but careful attention given to motivation ensures that a character's humanity—rather than a fetishised gender/race/sexuality—is what defines them as a narrative figure. Kreia is motivated by a drive to stop the Sith from using an ancient evil to consume all life in the galaxy, and by a long nursed hatred of the Force itself, as well as a desire for her as a teacher to have a successful student. Knight-Commander Meredith sees herself as the woman who must make painful choices to ensure peace and order in Kirkwall, and to stop Mages from becoming abominations that threaten the lives of all. In the name of all the above, they will commit to doing repulsive things.
At no point do we find ourselves harping on their looks, their sexuality, any femininity they may possess, or any other fetishised quality. Neither is turned into a man-hating caricature. And neither is a fundamentally morally righteous person; instead, they are human beings whose profound flaws are a part of their characters. What constitutes their "immorality" is also, crucially, not at all related to their sexualities.
Consider my title here: "Immoral Women." Even now it conjures images of promiscuous, 'loose', or otherwise proudly sexual women, which is a testament to the suffocating and dehumanisingly limited framework with which women are saddled. I want that notion of immorality to be expanded to be something more fully human.
Speaking of fuller humanity there is another note that must be made, one of great importance when it comes to conceptualising "women"– it is a reminder that the category "woman" includes women of colour. I adore all of these characters, and am always grateful I have all these examples of great morally compromised women to choose from… and yet also dismayed that they all are, or appear white. Everything I've said hitherto applies just as much if not more to the lack of morally compromised, strong women of colour in games. Isabela from Dragon Age 2 is not a villain but as a rogue/pirate/renegade, definitely skirts the outer limits of ethics– and her struggles therewith define her character well. But it's hard to think of many other women of colour with Kreia-level thought invested in their characters, regardless of whether they're heroes, villains, or anything in between.
This brings us back to the beginning: the role of moral diversity in character portrayals and my sincere desire to see more women (all-inclusive) as villains and compromised figures. Perhaps part of the communication problem I have is that I use the word "good" when I say "good portrayals," which leads people to think of it as a moral proposition. What I really mean is "well-written." This includes the full spectrum of morality, it includes amorality, it includes immorality, and everything in between and beyond. Humans are flawed, and humans are capable of that full range of emotion, motivation, and morality.
No human is a true moral paragon of perfect righteousness. This is not a pessimistic statement about human nature, far from it. It is merely recognition that many people have intricate characters to some degree, and that because women are human, we can commit great wrongs as well as do good. What influences our sense of ethics is a complicated melange that no Madonna/Whore dichotomy can ever hope to capture.
The key to getting past stereotypes is recognising this.
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Floria March 12, 2012 / 6:58 pm
It's been a while since I saw the anime, but from what I can remember, Limelda the sniper from Madlax is an interesting morally ambiguous woman of color, although her "issues" aren't philosophical in nature like Kreia and co.
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#pragma once

/**
 * This header file defines the PE file format structs.
 *
 * These are already defined in <windows.h>, but redefining them lets us build
 * (and use) this tool on platforms other than Windows.
 */

#include <inttypes.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

// Both VC and GCC should support this compiler directive.
#pragma pack(push, 4)

//
// Image Format
//

#define IMAGE_DOS_SIGNATURE 0x5A4D     // MZ
#define IMAGE_OS2_SIGNATURE 0x454E     // NE
#define IMAGE_OS2_SIGNATURE_LE 0x454C  // LE
#define IMAGE_VXD_SIGNATURE 0x454C     // LE
#define IMAGE_NT_SIGNATURE 0x00004550  // PE00

#pragma pack(push, 2)  // 16 bit headers are 2 byte packed

typedef struct _IMAGE_DOS_HEADER {  // DOS .EXE header
    uint16_t e_magic;               // Magic number
    uint16_t e_cblp;                // Bytes on last page of file
    uint16_t e_cp;                  // Pages in file
    uint16_t e_crlc;                // Relocations
    uint16_t e_cparhdr;             // Size of header in paragraphs
    uint16_t e_minalloc;            // Minimum extra paragraphs needed
    uint16_t e_maxalloc;            // Maximum extra paragraphs needed
    uint16_t e_ss;                  // Initial (relative) SS value
    uint16_t e_sp;                  // Initial SP value
    uint16_t e_csum;                // Checksum
    uint16_t e_ip;                  // Initial IP value
    uint16_t e_cs;                  // Initial (relative) CS value
    uint16_t e_lfarlc;              // File address of relocation table
    uint16_t e_ovno;                // Overlay number
    uint16_t e_res[4];              // Reserved words
    uint16_t e_oemid;               // OEM identifier (for e_oeminfo)
    uint16_t e_oeminfo;             // OEM information; e_oemid specific
    uint16_t e_res2[10];            // Reserved words
    int32_t e_lfanew;               // File address of new exe header
} IMAGE_DOS_HEADER, *PIMAGE_DOS_HEADER;

#pragma pack(pop)

//
// File header format.
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_FILE_HEADER {
    uint16_t Machine;
    uint16_t NumberOfSections;
    uint32_t TimeDateStamp;
    uint32_t PointerToSymbolTable;
    uint32_t NumberOfSymbols;
    uint16_t SizeOfOptionalHeader;
    uint16_t Characteristics;
} IMAGE_FILE_HEADER, *PIMAGE_FILE_HEADER;

#define IMAGE_SIZEOF_FILE_HEADER 20

#define IMAGE_FILE_RELOCS_STRIPPED \
    0x0001  // Relocation info stripped from file.
#define IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE \
    0x0002  // File is executable  (i.e. no unresolved external references).
#define IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED \
    0x0004  // Line nunbers stripped from file.
#define IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED \
    0x0008  // Local symbols stripped from file.
#define IMAGE_FILE_AGGRESIVE_WS_TRIM 0x0010    // Aggressively trim working set
#define IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE 0x0020  // App can handle >2gb addresses
#define IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO \
    0x0080                               // Bytes of machine word are reversed.
#define IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE 0x0100  // 32 bit word machine.
#define IMAGE_FILE_DEBUG_STRIPPED \
    0x0200  // Debugging info stripped from file in .DBG file
#define IMAGE_FILE_REMOVABLE_RUN_FROM_SWAP \
    0x0400  // If Image is on removable media, copy and run from the swap file.
#define IMAGE_FILE_NET_RUN_FROM_SWAP \
    0x0800  // If Image is on Net, copy and run from the swap file.
#define IMAGE_FILE_SYSTEM 0x1000  // System File.
#define IMAGE_FILE_DLL 0x2000     // File is a DLL.
#define IMAGE_FILE_UP_SYSTEM_ONLY \
    0x4000  // File should only be run on a UP machine
#define IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI \
    0x8000  // Bytes of machine word are reversed.

#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_UNKNOWN 0
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 0x014c   // Intel 386.
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_R3000 0x0162  // MIPS little-endian, 0x160 big-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_R4000 0x0166  // MIPS little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_R10000 0x0168     // MIPS little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_WCEMIPSV2 0x0169  // MIPS little-endian WCE v2
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ALPHA 0x0184      // Alpha_AXP
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH3 0x01a2        // SH3 little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH3DSP 0x01a3
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH3E 0x01a4   // SH3E little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH4 0x01a6    // SH4 little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_SH5 0x01a8    // SH5
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARM 0x01c0    // ARM Little-Endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_THUMB 0x01c2  // ARM Thumb/Thumb-2 Little-Endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ARMNT 0x01c4  // ARM Thumb-2 Little-Endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AM33 0x01d3
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPC 0x01F0  // IBM PowerPC Little-Endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_POWERPCFP 0x01f1
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_IA64 0x0200       // Intel 64
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPS16 0x0266     // MIPS
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ALPHA64 0x0284    // ALPHA64
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPSFPU 0x0366    // MIPS
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_MIPSFPU16 0x0466  // MIPS
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AXP64 IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_ALPHA64
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_TRICORE 0x0520  // Infineon
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_CEF 0x0CEF
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_EBC 0x0EBC    // EFI Byte Code
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64 0x8664  // AMD64 (K8)
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_M32R 0x9041   // M32R little-endian
#define IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_CEE 0xC0EE

//
// Directory format.
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_DATA_DIRECTORY {
    uint32_t VirtualAddress;
    uint32_t Size;
} IMAGE_DATA_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_DATA_DIRECTORY;

#define IMAGE_NUMBEROF_DIRECTORY_ENTRIES 16

//
// Optional header format.
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER {
    //
    // Standard fields.
    //

    uint16_t Magic;
    uint8_t MajorLinkerVersion;
    uint8_t MinorLinkerVersion;
    uint32_t SizeOfCode;
    uint32_t SizeOfInitializedData;
    uint32_t SizeOfUninitializedData;
    uint32_t AddressOfEntryPoint;
    uint32_t BaseOfCode;
    uint32_t BaseOfData;

    //
    // NT additional fields.
    //

    uint32_t ImageBase;
    uint32_t SectionAlignment;
    uint32_t FileAlignment;
    uint16_t MajorOperatingSystemVersion;
    uint16_t MinorOperatingSystemVersion;
    uint16_t MajorImageVersion;
    uint16_t MinorImageVersion;
    uint16_t MajorSubsystemVersion;
    uint16_t MinorSubsystemVersion;
    uint32_t Win32VersionValue;
    uint32_t SizeOfImage;
    uint32_t SizeOfHeaders;
    uint32_t CheckSum;
    uint16_t Subsystem;
    uint16_t DllCharacteristics;
    uint32_t SizeOfStackReserve;
    uint32_t SizeOfStackCommit;
    uint32_t SizeOfHeapReserve;
    uint32_t SizeOfHeapCommit;
    uint32_t LoaderFlags;
    uint32_t NumberOfRvaAndSizes;
    IMAGE_DATA_DIRECTORY DataDirectory[IMAGE_NUMBEROF_DIRECTORY_ENTRIES];
} IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER32, *PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER32;

typedef struct _IMAGE_ROM_OPTIONAL_HEADER {
    uint16_t Magic;
    uint8_t MajorLinkerVersion;
    uint8_t MinorLinkerVersion;
    uint32_t SizeOfCode;
    uint32_t SizeOfInitializedData;
    uint32_t SizeOfUninitializedData;
    uint32_t AddressOfEntryPoint;
    uint32_t BaseOfCode;
    uint32_t BaseOfData;
    uint32_t BaseOfBss;
    uint32_t GprMask;
    uint32_t CprMask[4];
    uint32_t GpValue;
} IMAGE_ROM_OPTIONAL_HEADER, *PIMAGE_ROM_OPTIONAL_HEADER;

typedef struct _IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER64 {
    uint16_t Magic;
    uint8_t MajorLinkerVersion;
    uint8_t MinorLinkerVersion;
    uint32_t SizeOfCode;
    uint32_t SizeOfInitializedData;
    uint32_t SizeOfUninitializedData;
    uint32_t AddressOfEntryPoint;
    uint32_t BaseOfCode;
    uint64_t ImageBase;
    uint32_t SectionAlignment;
    uint32_t FileAlignment;
    uint16_t MajorOperatingSystemVersion;
    uint16_t MinorOperatingSystemVersion;
    uint16_t MajorImageVersion;
    uint16_t MinorImageVersion;
    uint16_t MajorSubsystemVersion;
    uint16_t MinorSubsystemVersion;
    uint32_t Win32VersionValue;
    uint32_t SizeOfImage;
    uint32_t SizeOfHeaders;
    uint32_t CheckSum;
    uint16_t Subsystem;
    uint16_t DllCharacteristics;
    uint64_t SizeOfStackReserve;
    uint64_t SizeOfStackCommit;
    uint64_t SizeOfHeapReserve;
    uint64_t SizeOfHeapCommit;
    uint32_t LoaderFlags;
    uint32_t NumberOfRvaAndSizes;
    IMAGE_DATA_DIRECTORY DataDirectory[IMAGE_NUMBEROF_DIRECTORY_ENTRIES];
} IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER64, *PIMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER64;

#define IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR32_MAGIC 0x10b
#define IMAGE_NT_OPTIONAL_HDR64_MAGIC 0x20b
#define IMAGE_ROM_OPTIONAL_HDR_MAGIC 0x107

typedef struct _IMAGE_NT_HEADERS64 {
    uint32_t Signature;
    IMAGE_FILE_HEADER FileHeader;
    IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER64 OptionalHeader;
} IMAGE_NT_HEADERS64, *PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS64;

typedef struct _IMAGE_NT_HEADERS {
    uint32_t Signature;
    IMAGE_FILE_HEADER FileHeader;
    IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER32 OptionalHeader;
} IMAGE_NT_HEADERS32, *PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS32;

typedef struct _IMAGE_ROM_HEADERS {
    IMAGE_FILE_HEADER FileHeader;
    IMAGE_ROM_OPTIONAL_HEADER OptionalHeader;
} IMAGE_ROM_HEADERS, *PIMAGE_ROM_HEADERS;

// Directory Entries

#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXPORT 0     // Export Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT 1     // Import Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_RESOURCE 2   // Resource Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXCEPTION 3  // Exception Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_SECURITY 4   // Security Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BASERELOC 5  // Base Relocation Table
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_DEBUG 6      // Debug Directory
//      IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_COPYRIGHT       7   // (X86 usage)
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_ARCHITECTURE 7  // Architecture Specific Data
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_GLOBALPTR 8     // RVA of GP
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_TLS 9           // TLS Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_LOAD_CONFIG 10  // Load Configuration Directory
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_BOUND_IMPORT \
    11                                // Bound Import Directory in headers
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IAT 12  // Import Address Table
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_DELAY_IMPORT 13  // Delay Load Import Descriptors
#define IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_COM_DESCRIPTOR 14  // COM Runtime descriptor

//
// Export Format
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_EXPORT_DIRECTORY {
    uint32_t Characteristics;
    uint32_t TimeDateStamp;
    uint16_t MajorVersion;
    uint16_t MinorVersion;
    uint32_t Name;
    uint32_t Base;
    uint32_t NumberOfFunctions;
    uint32_t NumberOfNames;
    uint32_t AddressOfFunctions;     // RVA from base of image
    uint32_t AddressOfNames;         // RVA from base of image
    uint32_t AddressOfNameOrdinals;  // RVA from base of image
} IMAGE_EXPORT_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_EXPORT_DIRECTORY;

//
// Resource Format.
//

//
// Resource directory consists of two counts, following by a variable length
// array of directory entries.  The first count is the number of entries at
// beginning of the array that have actual names associated with each entry.
// The entries are in ascending order, case insensitive strings.  The second
// count is the number of entries that immediately follow the named entries.
// This second count identifies the number of entries that have 16-bit integer
// Ids as their name.  These entries are also sorted in ascending order.
//
// This structure allows fast lookup by either name or number, but for any
// given resource entry only one form of lookup is supported, not both.
// This is consistent with the syntax of the .RC file and the .RES file.
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY {
    uint32_t Characteristics;
    uint32_t TimeDateStamp;
    uint16_t MajorVersion;
    uint16_t MinorVersion;
    uint16_t NumberOfNamedEntries;
    uint16_t NumberOfIdEntries;
    //  IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY DirectoryEntries[];
} IMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_RESOURCE_DIRECTORY;

//
// Debug Format
//

typedef struct _IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY {
    uint32_t Characteristics;
    uint32_t TimeDateStamp;
    uint16_t MajorVersion;
    uint16_t MinorVersion;
    uint32_t Type;
    uint32_t SizeOfData;
    uint32_t AddressOfRawData;
    uint32_t PointerToRawData;
} IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY;

#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_UNKNOWN 0
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_COFF 1
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_CODEVIEW 2
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FPO 3
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_MISC 4
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_EXCEPTION 5
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FIXUP 6
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_OMAP_TO_SRC 7
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_OMAP_FROM_SRC 8
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_BORLAND 9
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_RESERVED10 10
#define IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_CLSID 11

//
// Section header format.
//

#define IMAGE_SIZEOF_SHORT_NAME 8

typedef struct _IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER {
    uint8_t Name[IMAGE_SIZEOF_SHORT_NAME];
    union {
        uint32_t PhysicalAddress;
        uint32_t VirtualSize;
    } Misc;
    uint32_t VirtualAddress;
    uint32_t SizeOfRawData;
    uint32_t PointerToRawData;
    uint32_t PointerToRelocations;
    uint32_t PointerToLinenumbers;
    uint16_t NumberOfRelocations;
    uint16_t NumberOfLinenumbers;
    uint32_t Characteristics;
} IMAGE_SECTION_HEADER, *PIMAGE_SECTION_HEADER;

#define IMAGE_SIZEOF_SECTION_HEADER 40

//
// CodeView Info
//
// Reference: http://www.debuginfo.com/articles/debuginfomatch.html
//

// This reads 'RSDS' in memory.
#define CV_INFO_SIGNATURE_PDB70 0x53445352

typedef struct {
    // CodeView signature, equal to "RSDS"
    uint32_t CvSignature;

    // A unique identifier, which changes with every rebuild of the executable
    // and PDB file.
    uint8_t Signature[16];

    // Ever-incrementing value, which is initially set to 1 and incremented
    // every time when a part of the PDB file is updated without rewriting the
    // whole file.
    uint32_t Age;

    // Null-terminated name of the PDB file. It can also contain full or partial
    // path to the file.
    char PdbFileName[1];
} CV_INFO_PDB70;

#pragma pack(pop)

#ifdef __cplusplus
} /* extern "C" */
#endif

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Irma Reichová (14 March 1859 – 5 June 1930) was a Czech operatic soprano who had an active career appearing in European opera houses during the latter half of the nineteenth century. A dramatic soprano, she was admired for both her musical and acting talent. She is best remembered for appearing in the world premieres of a number of operas by Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana.

Biography
Born Irma Keszlerová in Křivoklát, Reichová first sang publicly in 1874 at a festival honoring the building of a railway bridge near his hometown. Her local priest, , together with Prince Emil Furstenberg, were so amazed by her voice that they advised her parents to enroll her in singing lessons.  Her family accordingly sent her to Prague where she studied under František Pivoda, the Director of the Prague School of Singing.

She made her first public appearance in Prague as Senta in a concert version of Richard Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer. Shortly thereafter she was supposed to appear at the opera house in Teplice, but ill health prevented her from performing. She finally made her first staged opera appearance at the  Provisional Theatre the following year. Her portrayal of Marguerita in Charles Gounod's Faust was so well received that the theatre's manager, Johann Nepomuk Maýr, offered her a long-term contract. She accepted and appeared in a number of operettas over the next year.

In 1881 Bedřich Smetana invited Reichová to join his roster of artists at the then new Prague National Theatre. She accepted the offer, breaking her contract with the Provisional Theatre. She notably sang at the grand opening of the National Theatre on June 11, 1881 as the title heroine in the world premiere of Smetana's Libuše; a performance given in honor of the visit of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Unfortunately the new house was destroyed two months later by a fire and the company had to perform at the Nové České Divadlo (New Czech Theatre) until the theatre could be rebuilt. At the New Czech Theatre, Reichová notably portrayed Hedvika in the first production of  Smetana's The Devil's Wall on October 29, 1882 and Xenie Borisovna in the world premiere of Antonín Dvořák's Dimitrij on 8 October 1882. The National Theatre reopened on November 18, 1883 with a reprisal of Libuše with the same cast.

In 1887, Reichová's love for Italian music brought her to Italy where she became fluent in Italian and made intensive studies of the major Italian repertoire. In 1888 she appeared at the Hungarian State Opera House, where she raised such enthusiasm that she was offered a permanent contract. She spent the next seven years as Budapest's leading soprano.

In 1891 Reichová returned to Prague where she continued to sing and worked as a voice teacher. In 1927 she retired and lived the rest of her life in Bohemia.  She died in Prague.

References

1859 births
1930 deaths
People from Křivoklát
People from the Kingdom of Bohemia
Czech operatic sopranos
19th-century Czech women opera singers
20th-century Czech women opera singers


How do i Preserve a Table Calculation ?
So i have a cross tab which has a table calculation that calculates the rank down the table.
is there any way to preserve the table calculation, so that when i filter it by country it just shows me a single row corresponding to that particular country.
1. Re: How do i Preserve a Table Calculation ?
You shouldn't filter out the data. Instead, you should look at displaying/showing only the record(s) you need to view, and hide all the others.
2. Re: How do i Preserve a Table Calculation ?
You have to use calculated dimension for filtering instead of country.
3. Re: How do i Preserve a Table Calculation ?
Thanks, Hari. That works perfectly.
4. Re: How do i Preserve a Table Calculation ?


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2019 couldn't have started off any better! The children and tutors have returned from break, the school year has started, and La Aljaba is as busy as ever. We are incredibly happy to have the children back from their time off. We have missed their smiling faces and laughter. We have missed seeing them play futbol and have missed the creaking of the tramploline as they bounce and we have missed theirs joyful screams as they try to swing as high as they can. Not seeing them everyday is not fun. When we don't see the children everyday, we don't always have the necessary insight to how we can help them and their families. Since they are back, safe and sound, we are now all all caught up with our children and are ready to take on another year with them. We are extremely thankful, and consider ourselves blessed to continue fulfilling God's purpose with the children of Leticia.
We have had some changes this year to the La Aljaba staff. Our favorite office administrator, Sandra, has moved to Bogota to continue her education. She will be deeply missed but we pray that she is successful in her studies. Please keep her in your prayers as she makes this big transition. With Sandra's departure, we have moved Jessica, one of our tutors, to Sandra's role in the office. Jessica is going to be awesome in this new role. Also, a familiar face has rejoined La Aljaba, Ysolina. We are excited to have her back as our Group 3 tutor. Please join us in welcoming her back to where she belongs. :) We also brought back another familiar face, Manuel! Manuel worked for La Aljaba a few years ago before he left to be a professor at a local college. We are excited to have them both back with us. We know that they will only bring great things for our children. All of our other staff have returned and we are so thankful for their dedication and love for our children. It is such a blessing to have a team of individuals dedicated to teaching and showing Biblical truths to our children, each and everyday.
When our children return for the school year, we jump right in and are ready to get into the swing of things. We first introduce them to the staff. This is very important, especially when we have some new faces. We want our children comfortable with who they will be spending a majority of their time. We then go over La Aljaba rules, expectations and instructions for their time spent at La Aljaba. Our children are very well-behaved but we still needs those rules! :) The children then get reacquainted with their friends and share stories of what happened while on break. We then break them up into their groups and they began their normal daily routines of Biblical teaching, study time, play and sometimes, the much needed, rest time.
Every year, La Aljaba provides school kit supplies to each child which in an aid to their educational process. We pass this out on their first day. These kits are vital to their success at school. In many if not all cases, our children's families can't supply the necessary school supplies. We couldn't provide these kits to the children without your unwavering support for our home. We thank you very much!


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COVID-19 deaths among first responders continue to increase
Businesses mandate vaccines, implement new polices amid delta variant surge, White House says
During a White House COVID-19 briefing, Jeffrey Zients highlighted companies and businesses that are increasing vaccination mandates and implementing new policies and initiatives to help slow the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
First responders in the United States are dying from COVID-19 at growing rates and despite the increasing numbers, they are among some of the most hesitant to get the vaccine.
It's a stark contrast from the beginning of the vaccine rollout when first responders were prioritized for shots.
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 132 members of law enforcement agencies are known to have died of COVID-19 in 2021. In Florida alone last month, six people affiliated with law enforcement died over a 10-day period.
No national statistics show the vaccination rate for America's entire population of first responders, but individual police and fire departments across the country report figures far below the national rate of 74% of adults who have had at least one dose.
FILE - EMS paramedics transport to a woman suspected of experiencing a severe COVID-19 emergency on a medical gurney from her home into an ambulance on Sept. 6, 2021.
RELATED: More than 1 in 4 new COVID-19 cases are now in children, report says
Frustrated city leaders are enacting mandates for their municipal employees — including police officers and firefighters — as the delta variant surges.
The mandates affect tens of thousands of police officers, firefighters and others on the front lines across the country, many of whom are spurning the vaccine. That is happening despite mandates' consequences that range from weekly testing to suspension to termination — even though the virus is now the leading cause of U.S. law enforcement line-of-duty deaths.
Dr. Jennifer Bryan, a family physician and member of the Mississippi State Medical Association's Board of Trustees, says she's working to change minds a half-hour appointment at a time in a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. With first responders, she reminds them that they can become patients, too.
"It's harder when you want to protect those who are on the front lines," she said. "When you share air with someone, there's a risk. If you share more air with sick people and your job is more public-facing, then you are at risk."
RELATED: US COVID-19 deaths surpass 650,000 as delta variant fuels pandemic
"This vaccine really is about not just protecting yourself but protecting your coworkers, your community, people who go to your church, people in your kids' school," said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, whose city requires all employees to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 or face termination.
Unions across the country are fighting back. Shon Buford, president of San Francisco Firefighters Local 798, is urging city leaders to delay their Oct. 13 vaccinate-or-terminate deadline.
Twenty workers who did not disclose whether they had received a shot by a previous deadline may receive 10-day unpaid suspensions. One firefighter has sued San Francisco, which was the first major U.S. city to adopt a vaccine mandate for its workers. The overwhelming majority of the city's workforce of 36,000 is vaccinated, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
In Los Angeles, over 3,000 employees in the police department have been infected by the virus and the numbers continue to climb. Ten LAPD workers have died, as well as three spouses.
RELATED: 75% of US adults have received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine, CDC says
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that represents rank-and-file officers, has proposed required weekly testing for cops— like the New York City Police Department — in lieu of the mandate signed by Mayor Eric Garcetti on Aug. 20 that makes vaccinations part of city workers' job conditions.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore said 51% of the department has been vaccinated as of Aug. 31 and more than 100 personnel got their shots in the last week and a half.
In California's state prisons, a federal judge could order all correctional employees and inmate firefighters to be vaccinated under a class-action lawsuit. In mid-July, 41% of correctional officers statewide had at least one dose of a vaccine, compared to 75% of inmates.
Officials fear a repeat of last summer's outbreak at San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco, which sickened 75% of the prison's incarcerated population. Twenty-nine people, including a correctional officer, died.
RELATED: COVID-19 boosters: WHO chief urges countries halt extra shots for rest of 2021
"Every minute, every day, every week we delay, it's putting our clients at greater and greater risk," said Rita Lomio, a staff attorney at the nonprofit Prison Law Office, which is representing the state's incarcerated people in the lawsuit.
The summer that was supposed to mark America's independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly under the tyranny of the virus, with deaths per day back up to where they were in March.
The delta variant is filling hospitals, sickening alarming numbers of children and driving coronavirus deaths in some places to the highest levels of the entire pandemic. School systems that reopened their classrooms are abruptly switching back to remote learning because of outbreaks. Legal disputes, threats and violence have erupted over mask and vaccine requirements.
The U.S. death toll stands at more than 650,000, with one major forecast model projecting it will top 750,000 by Dec. 1.
Catherine Park contributed to this report.
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Good post – thank you!
Regarding backlog grooming and estimations, and regarding breaking to tasks: I find that some people translate this literally – e.g. the person that will develop the story will estimate it and break it to tasks. This is obviously not what you tried to say – but it may be worthwhile making it clear.
His workshop is most highly recommended!
Good point! Perhaps a better way to state this: A team of developers could estimate stories and create tasks, even if they are not directly involved with the story. However I would not recommend SM and PO to participate unless they are involved in or have direct knowledge of story and/or tasks. I am familiar with Chris's works. He spoke at SMU while I was working on my graduate degree. I refer to his work quite often.


The recently signed China Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) is a watershed moment in the Sino-Australian relationship. For Victorian exporters there is now unprecedented access to the China market. This combined with many Chinese firms looking to invest in Australia, presents significant opportunities for local regional communities.
To assist regional areas in being suitably prepared to take advantage of these opportunities, the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) is returning to Geelong with the Growing Business Opportunities with China series to unravel how the ChAFTA can best benefit the local business community.
To visit the ACBC China Business Network site and view a brief highlight video of the recent Understanding ChAFTA Gippsland Forum click here.
This event promises to give attendees insight into the complexities of the China market and provide expert advice on how your business can reap the awards offered by the ChAFTA.