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package com.evolveum.midpoint.wf.impl.other;

import com.evolveum.midpoint.prism.PrismObject;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.constants.MidPointConstants;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.constants.SchemaConstants;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.internals.InternalsConfig;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.result.OperationResult;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.schema.util.WorkItemId;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.task.api.Task;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.test.IntegrationTestTools;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.test.asserter.ShadowAsserter;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.test.util.TestUtil;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.exception.ObjectNotFoundException;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.exception.SchemaException;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.logging.Trace;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.util.logging.TraceManager;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.wf.impl.AbstractWfTest;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.xml.ns._public.common.common_3.*;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.ClassMode;
import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
import org.testng.annotations.Listeners;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.*;

/**
 * This is an adaptation of model-intest manual resource test(s) aimed to verify workflow-related aspects
 * (e.g. completion, auditing, notifications) of manual provisioning cases.
 *
 * @author Radovan Semancik
 * @author mederly
 */
@ContextConfiguration(locations = {"classpath:ctx-workflow-test-main.xml"})
@DirtiesContext(classMode = ClassMode.AFTER_CLASS)
@Listeners({ com.evolveum.midpoint.tools.testng.AlphabeticalMethodInterceptor.class })
public class ManualResourceTest extends AbstractWfTest {

    private static final File TEST_DIR = new File("src/test/resources/manual/");

    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    private static final Trace LOGGER = TraceManager.getTrace(ManualResourceTest.class);

    private static final File SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION_FILE = new File(TEST_DIR, "system-configuration.xml");

    private static final File RESOURCE_MANUAL_FILE = new File(TEST_DIR, "resource-manual.xml");
    private static final String RESOURCE_MANUAL_OID = "ffb52158-63dc-4f5b-b998-fb6bfcfc546e";

    private static final File ROLE_ONE_MANUAL_FILE = new File(TEST_DIR, "role-one-manual.xml");
    private static final String ROLE_ONE_MANUAL_OID = "0379f623-a3e9-405a-ba52-b1f7ecd2d46f";

    private static final String USER_WILL_NAME = "will";
    private static final String USER_WILL_GIVEN_NAME = "Will";
    private static final String USER_WILL_FAMILY_NAME = "Turner";
    private static final String USER_WILL_FULL_NAME = "Will Turner";
    private static final String USER_WILL_PASSWORD_OLD = "3lizab3th";

    private static final String ATTR_USERNAME = "username";
    private static final QName ATTR_USERNAME_QNAME = new QName(MidPointConstants.NS_RI, ATTR_USERNAME);

    private static final String ATTR_FULLNAME = "fullname";
    private static final QName ATTR_FULLNAME_QNAME = new QName(MidPointConstants.NS_RI, ATTR_FULLNAME);

    private static final String ATTR_DESCRIPTION = "description";
    private static final QName ATTR_DESCRIPTION_QNAME = new QName(MidPointConstants.NS_RI, ATTR_DESCRIPTION);

    private String userWillOid;
    private String accountWillOid;

    private XMLGregorianCalendar accountWillCompletionTimestampStart;
    private XMLGregorianCalendar accountWillCompletionTimestampEnd;

    private String willLastCaseOid;

    @Override
    public void initSystem(Task initTask, OperationResult initResult) throws Exception {
        super.initSystem(initTask, initResult);

        importObjectFromFile(RESOURCE_MANUAL_FILE, initResult);

        assumeAssignmentPolicy(AssignmentPolicyEnforcementType.FULL);

        PrismObject<UserType> userWill = createUserWill();
        addObject(userWill, initTask, initResult);
        display("User will", userWill);
        userWillOid = userWill.getOid();

        importObjectFromFile(ROLE_ONE_MANUAL_FILE, initResult);

        // Turns on checks for connection in manual connector
        InternalsConfig.setSanityChecks(true);
    }

    @Override
    protected File getSystemConfigurationFile() {
        return SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION_FILE;
    }

    private PrismObject<UserType> createUserWill() throws SchemaException {
        PrismObject<UserType> user = prismContext.getSchemaRegistry().findObjectDefinitionByCompileTimeClass(UserType.class).instantiate();
        user.asObjectable()
            .name(USER_WILL_NAME)
            .givenName(USER_WILL_GIVEN_NAME)
            .familyName(USER_WILL_FAMILY_NAME)
            .fullName(USER_WILL_FULL_NAME)
            .beginActivation().administrativeStatus(ActivationStatusType.ENABLED).<UserType>end()
            .beginCredentials().beginPassword().beginValue().setClearValue(USER_WILL_PASSWORD_OLD);
        return user;
    }

    @Test
    public void test000Sanity() throws Exception {
        final String TEST_NAME = "test000Sanity";
        displayTestTitle(TEST_NAME);

        OperationResult result = new OperationResult(ManualResourceTest.class.getName() + "." + TEST_NAME);

        ResourceType repoResource = repositoryService.getObject(ResourceType.class, RESOURCE_MANUAL_OID,
                null, result).asObjectable();
        assertNotNull("No connector ref", repoResource.getConnectorRef());

        String connectorOid = repoResource.getConnectorRef().getOid();
        assertNotNull("No connector ref OID", connectorOid);
        ConnectorType repoConnector = repositoryService
                .getObject(ConnectorType.class, connectorOid, null, result).asObjectable();
        assertNotNull(repoConnector);
        display("Manual Connector", repoConnector);

        // Check connector schema
        IntegrationTestTools.assertConnectorSchemaSanity(repoConnector, prismContext);

        PrismObject<UserType> userWill = getUser(userWillOid);
        assertUser(userWill, userWillOid, USER_WILL_NAME, USER_WILL_FULL_NAME, USER_WILL_GIVEN_NAME, USER_WILL_FAMILY_NAME);
        assertAdministrativeStatus(userWill, ActivationStatusType.ENABLED);
        assertUserPassword(userWill, USER_WILL_PASSWORD_OLD);
    }

    @Test
    public void test012TestConnection() throws Exception {
        final String TEST_NAME = "test012TestConnection";
        displayTestTitle(TEST_NAME);

        // GIVEN
        Task task = createTask(TEST_NAME);

        // WHEN
        displayWhen(TEST_NAME);
        OperationResult testResult = modelService.testResource(RESOURCE_MANUAL_OID, task);

        // THEN
        displayThen(TEST_NAME);
        display("Test result", testResult);
        TestUtil.assertSuccess("Test resource failed (result)", testResult);
    }

    @Test
    public void test100AssignWillRoleOne() throws Exception {
        final String TEST_NAME = "test100AssignWillRoleOne";
        displayTestTitle(TEST_NAME);

        // GIVEN
        Task task = createTask(TEST_NAME);
        OperationResult result = task.getResult();

        dummyAuditService.clear();
        dummyTransport.clearMessages();

        // WHEN
        displayWhen(TEST_NAME);
        assignRole(userWillOid, ROLE_ONE_MANUAL_OID, task, result);

        // THEN
        displayThen(TEST_NAME);
        display("result", result);
        willLastCaseOid = assertInProgress(result);

        PrismObject<UserType> userAfter = getUser(userWillOid);
        display("User after", userAfter);
        accountWillOid = getSingleLinkOid(userAfter);

        assertAccountWillAfterAssign(USER_WILL_FULL_NAME);

        display("dummy audit", dummyAuditService);
        display("dummy transport", dummyTransport);
    }

    /**
     * Case is closed. The operation is complete.
     */
    @Test
    public void test110CloseCaseAndRecomputeWill() throws Exception {
        final String TEST_NAME = "test110CloseCaseAndRecomputeWill";
        displayTestTitle(TEST_NAME);
        // GIVEN
        Task task = createTask(TEST_NAME);
        OperationResult result = task.getResult();

        dummyAuditService.clear();
        dummyTransport.clearMessages();

        // WHEN
        displayWhen(TEST_NAME);

        CaseType caseBefore = getCase(willLastCaseOid);
        display("Case before work item completion", caseBefore);

        List<CaseWorkItemType> workItems = caseBefore.getWorkItem();
        assertEquals("Wrong # of work items", 2, workItems.size());
        assertEquals("Wrong assignees", new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(USER_ADMINISTRATOR_OID, userJackOid)), workItems.stream()
                .map(wi -> wi.getOriginalAssigneeRef().getOid())
                .collect(Collectors.toSet()));

        Optional<CaseWorkItemType> adminWorkItem = workItems.stream()
                .filter(wi -> USER_ADMINISTRATOR_OID.equals(wi.getOriginalAssigneeRef().getOid())).findAny();

        assertTrue("no admin work item", adminWorkItem.isPresent());

        workflowManager.completeWorkItem(WorkItemId.of(adminWorkItem.get()),
                new AbstractWorkItemOutputType(prismContext)
                        .outcome(OperationResultStatusType.SUCCESS.value()),
                null, task, result);

        accountWillCompletionTimestampStart = clock.currentTimeXMLGregorianCalendar();

        // We need reconcile and not recompute here. We need to fetch the updated case status.
        reconcileUser(userWillOid, task, result);

        // THEN
        displayThen(TEST_NAME);
        assertSuccess(result);

        CaseType caseAfter = getCase(willLastCaseOid);
        display("Case after work item completion", caseAfter);

        accountWillCompletionTimestampEnd = clock.currentTimeXMLGregorianCalendar();

        assertWillAfterCreateCaseClosed();

        display("dummy audit", dummyAuditService);
        display("dummy transport", dummyTransport);
    }

    private void assertAccountWillAfterAssign(String expectedFullName) throws Exception {
        ShadowAsserter<Void> shadowRepoAsserter = assertRepoShadow(accountWillOid)
            .assertConception()
            .pendingOperations()
                .singleOperation()
                    .assertId()
                    .assertExecutionStatus(PendingOperationExecutionStatusType.EXECUTING)
                    .delta()
                        .display()
                        .end()
                    .end()
                .end()
            .attributes()
                .assertValue(ATTR_USERNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_NAME)
                .end()
            .assertNoPassword();
        assertAttributeFromCache(shadowRepoAsserter, ATTR_FULLNAME_QNAME, expectedFullName);
        assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(shadowRepoAsserter.getObject(), ActivationStatusType.ENABLED);

        ShadowAsserter<Void> shadowModelAsserter =  assertModelShadow(accountWillOid)
            .assertName(USER_WILL_NAME)
            .assertKind(ShadowKindType.ACCOUNT)
            .assertConception()
            .attributes()
                .assertValue(ATTR_USERNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_NAME)
                .end()
            .assertNoPassword()
            .pendingOperations()
                .singleOperation()
                    .assertExecutionStatus(PendingOperationExecutionStatusType.EXECUTING)
                    .end()
                .end();
        assertAttributeFromCache(shadowModelAsserter, ATTR_FULLNAME_QNAME, expectedFullName);
        assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(shadowModelAsserter.getObject(), ActivationStatusType.ENABLED);

        assertWillCase(SchemaConstants.CASE_STATE_OPEN,
                shadowModelAsserter.pendingOperations().singleOperation().getOperation()
        );
    }

    private void assertWillCase(String expectedCaseState, PendingOperationType pendingOperation) throws ObjectNotFoundException, SchemaException {
        String pendingOperationRef = pendingOperation.getAsynchronousOperationReference();
        // Case number should be in willLastCaseOid. It will get there from operation result.
        assertNotNull("No async reference in pending operation", willLastCaseOid);
        assertCaseState(willLastCaseOid, expectedCaseState);
        assertEquals("Wrong case ID in pending operation", willLastCaseOid, pendingOperationRef);
    }

    private void assertWillAfterCreateCaseClosed() throws Exception {
        ShadowAsserter<Void> shadowRepoAsserter = assertRepoShadow(accountWillOid)
            .pendingOperations()
                .singleOperation()
                    .assertExecutionStatus(PendingOperationExecutionStatusType.COMPLETED)
                    .assertResultStatus(OperationResultStatusType.SUCCESS)
                    .assertCompletionTimestamp(accountWillCompletionTimestampStart, accountWillCompletionTimestampEnd)
                    .end()
                .end()
            .attributes()
                .assertValue(ATTR_USERNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_NAME)
                .end();
        assertAttributeFromCache(shadowRepoAsserter, ATTR_FULLNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_FULL_NAME);
        assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(shadowRepoAsserter, ActivationStatusType.ENABLED);

        ShadowAsserter<Void> shadowModelAsserter = assertModelShadow(accountWillOid)
            .assertName(USER_WILL_NAME)
            .assertKind(ShadowKindType.ACCOUNT)
            .attributes()
                .assertValue(ATTR_USERNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_NAME)
                .end();
        shadowRepoAsserter
            .assertLife();

        shadowModelAsserter
            .assertLife()
            .assertAdministrativeStatus(ActivationStatusType.ENABLED)
            .attributes()
                .assertValue(ATTR_FULLNAME_QNAME, USER_WILL_FULL_NAME)
                .end()
            .pendingOperations()
                .singleOperation()
                    .assertExecutionStatus(PendingOperationExecutionStatusType.COMPLETED)
                    .assertResultStatus(OperationResultStatusType.SUCCESS)
                    .assertCompletionTimestamp(accountWillCompletionTimestampStart, accountWillCompletionTimestampEnd)
                    .end()
                .end();
        assertAttributeFromBackingStore(shadowModelAsserter, ATTR_DESCRIPTION_QNAME);
        assertShadowPassword(shadowModelAsserter);

        assertCaseState(willLastCaseOid, SchemaConstants.CASE_STATE_CLOSED);
    }

    private <T> void assertAttribute(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, QName attrName, T... expectedValues) {
        assertAttribute(shadow.asObjectable(), attrName, expectedValues);
    }

    private void assertNoAttribute(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, QName attrName) {
        assertNoAttribute(shadow.asObjectable(), attrName);
    }

    private void assertAttributeFromCache(ShadowAsserter<?> shadowAsserter, QName attrQName, Object... attrVals) {
        assertAttributeFromCache(shadowAsserter.getObject(), attrQName, attrVals);
    }

    private void assertAttributeFromCache(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, QName attrQName, Object... attrVals) {
        assertAttribute(shadow, attrQName, attrVals);
    }

    private void assertAttributeFromBackingStore(ShadowAsserter<?> shadowAsserter, QName attrQName) {
        assertAttributeFromBackingStore(shadowAsserter.getObject(), attrQName);
    }

    private void assertAttributeFromBackingStore(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, QName attrQName) {
        assertNoAttribute(shadow, attrQName);
    }

    private void assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(ShadowAsserter<?> shadowAsserter, ActivationStatusType expectedStatus) {
        assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(shadowAsserter.getObject(), expectedStatus);
    }

    private void assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatusFromCache(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, ActivationStatusType expectedStatus) {
        assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatus(shadow, expectedStatus);
    }

    private void assertShadowActivationAdministrativeStatus(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow, ActivationStatusType expectedStatus) {
        assertActivationAdministrativeStatus(shadow, expectedStatus);
    }

    private void assertShadowPassword(ShadowAsserter<?> shadowAsserter) {
        assertShadowPassword(shadowAsserter.getObject());
    }

    private void assertShadowPassword(PrismObject<ShadowType> shadow) {
        // pure manual resource should never "read" password
        assertNoShadowPassword(shadow);
    }

}

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import logging

import pandas as pd
from pyhive import hive

def __get_hive_conn(host, username, port=10000, schema='default'):
    return hive.connect(host=host,
                        port=port,
                        username=username,
                        database=schema,
                        auth=None)

def __extract(csv_file_name):
    con = __get_hive_conn('localhost', 'hive')
    cur = con.cursor()

    query = """  SELECT
                    d."DB_ID" DATABASE_ID, d."NAME" DATABASE_NAME, d."DESC" DATABASE_DESC,
                    d."DB_LOCATION_URI" DATABASE_URI,
                    t."TBL_ID" TABLE_ID, t."TBL_NAME" TABLE_NAME, t."TBL_TYPE" TABLE_TYPE,
                    t."CREATE_TIME" TABLE_CREATE_TIME, t."LAST_ACCESS_TIME" TABLE_LAST_ACCESS_TIME,
                    s."LOCATION" TABLE_URI,
                    c."COLUMN_NAME" COLUMN_NAME, c."TYPE_NAME" COLUMN_TYPE, c."COMMENT" COLUMN_DESC,
                    c."INTEGER_IDX" COLUMN_INDEX
                    FROM "DBS" d
                    LEFT JOIN "TBLS" t on t."DB_ID" = d."DB_ID"
                    LEFT JOIN "SDS" s on s."SD_ID" = t."SD_ID"
                    LEFT JOIN "COLUMNS_V2" c on s."CD_ID" = c."CD_ID";
            """

    # Execute query
    cur.execute(query)

    # Put it all to a data frame
    sql_data = pd.DataFrame(cur.fetchall())
    sql_data.columns = [item[0] for item in cur.description]

    # Close the session
    con.close()

    # Show the data
    logging.info(sql_data.head())

    sql_data.to_csv(csv_file_name, sep=',', encoding='utf-8')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Enable logging
    logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stdout, level=logging.DEBUG)

    __extract('hive_full_dump.csv')


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/* jshint strict: false, sub: true */
/* global print db */
'use strict';

// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// / DISCLAIMER
// /
// / Copyright 2016 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// / Copyright 2014 triagens GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// /
// / Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
// / you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// / You may obtain a copy of the License at
// /
// /     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
// /
// / Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// / distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// / WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// / See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// / limitations under the License.
// /
// / Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
// /
// / @author Wilfried Goesgens
// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

const functionsDocumentation = {
  'java_driver': 'java client driver test',
};
const optionsDocumentation = [
  '   - `javasource`: directory of the java driver',
  '   - `javaOptions`: additional arguments to pass via the commandline',
  '                    can be found in arangodb-java-driver/src/test/java/utils/TestUtils.java'
];

const internal = require('internal');

const executeExternal = internal.executeExternal;
const executeExternalAndWait = internal.executeExternalAndWait;
const statusExternal = internal.statusExternal;

/* Modules: */
const _ = require('lodash');
const fs = require('fs');
const pu = require('@arangodb/testutils/process-utils');
const tu = require('@arangodb/testutils/test-utils');
const testRunnerBase = require('@arangodb/testutils/testrunner').testRunner;
const yaml = require('js-yaml');
const platform = require('internal').platform;
const time = require('internal').time;

// const BLUE = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_BLUE;
// const CYAN = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_CYAN;
// const GREEN = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_GREEN;
const RED = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_RED;
const RESET = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_RESET;
// const YELLOW = require('internal').COLORS.COLOR_YELLOW;

const testPaths = {
  'java_driver': []
};

// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// / @brief TEST: shell_http
// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function javaDriver (options) {
  class runInJavaTest extends testRunnerBase {
    constructor(options, testname, ...optionalArgs) {
      super(options, testname, ...optionalArgs);
      this.info = "runInJavaTest";
    }
    runOneTest(file) {
      let topology;
      let testResultsDir = fs.join(this.instanceManager.rootDir, 'javaresults');
      let results = {
        'message': ''
      };
      let matchTopology;
      if (this.options.cluster) {
        topology = 'CLUSTER';
        matchTopology = /^CLUSTER/;
      } else if (this.options.activefailover) {
        topology = 'ACTIVE_FAILOVER';
        matchTopology = /^ACTIVE_FAILOVER/;
      } else {
        topology = 'SINGLE_SERVER';
        matchTopology = /^SINGLE_SERVER/;
      }
      let enterprise = 'false';
      if (global.ARANGODB_CLIENT_VERSION(true).hasOwnProperty('enterprise-version')) {
        enterprise = 'true';
      }
      // strip i.e. http:// from the URL to conform with what the driver expects:
      let rx = /.*:\/\//gi;
      let args = [
        'test', '-U',
        '-Dgroups=api',
        '-Dtest.useProvidedDeployment=true',
        '-Dtest.arangodb.version='+ db._version(),
        '-Dtest.arangodb.isEnterprise=' + enterprise,
        '-Dtest.arangodb.hosts=' + this.instanceManager.url.replace(rx,''),
        '-Dtest.arangodb.authentication=root:',
        '-Dtest.arangodb.topology=' + topology,
        '-Dallure.results.directory=' + testResultsDir
      ];

      if (this.options.testCase) {
        args.push('-Dtest=' + this.options.testCase);
        args.push('-DfailIfNoTests=false'); // if we don't specify this, errors will occur.
      }
      if (this.options.hasOwnProperty('javaOptions')) {
        for (var key in this.options.javaOptions) {
          args.push('-D' + key + '=' + this.options.javaOptions[key]);
        }
      }
      if (this.options.extremeVerbosity) {
        print(args);
      }
      let start = Date();
      let status = true;
      const rc = executeExternalAndWait('mvn', args, false, [], this.options.javasource);
      if (rc.exit !== 0) {
        status = false;
      }

      let allResultJsons = {};
      let topLevelContainers = [];
      let allContainerJsons = {};
      let containerRe = /-container.json/;
      let resultRe = /-result.json/;
      let resultFiles = fs.list(testResultsDir).filter(file => {
        return file.match(resultRe) !== null;
      });
      //print(resultFiles)
      resultFiles.forEach(containerFile => {
        let resultJson = JSON.parse(fs.read(fs.join(testResultsDir, containerFile)));
        resultJson['parents'] = [];
        allResultJsons[resultJson.uuid] = resultJson;
      });

      let containerFiles = fs.list(testResultsDir).filter(file => file.match(containerRe) !== null);
      containerFiles.forEach(containerFile => {
        let container = JSON.parse(fs.read(fs.join(testResultsDir, containerFile)));
        container['childContainers'] = [];
        container['isToplevel'] = false;
        //print(container)
        container.children.forEach(child => {
          allResultJsons[child]['parents'].push(container.uuid);
        });
        allContainerJsons[container.uuid] = container;
      });

      for(let oneResultKey in allResultJsons) {
        allResultJsons[oneResultKey].parents =
          allResultJsons[oneResultKey].parents.sort(function(aUuid, bUuid) {
            let a = allContainerJsons[aUuid];
            let b = allContainerJsons[bUuid];
            if ((a.start !== b.start) || (a.stop !== b.stop)) {
              return (b.stop - b.start) - (a.stop - a.start);
            }
            if (a.children.length !== b.children.length) {
              return b.children.length - a.children.length;
            }
            //print(a)
            //print(b)
            //print('--------')
            return 0;
          });
        for (let i = 0; i + 1 < allResultJsons[oneResultKey].parents.length; i++) {
          let parent = allResultJsons[oneResultKey].parents[i];
          let child = allResultJsons[oneResultKey].parents[i + 1];
          if(i === 0) {
            topLevelContainers.push(parent);
          }
          if (!allContainerJsons[parent]['childContainers'].includes(child)) {
            allContainerJsons[parent]['childContainers'].push(child);
          }
          // print(allContainerJsons[parent])
        }
        //print(allResultJsons[oneResultKey])
        //print('vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv')
      }
      //print(topLevelContainers)
      topLevelContainers.forEach(id => {
        //print('zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz')
        let tlContainer = allContainerJsons[id];
        //print(tlContainer['childContainers'])

        let resultSet = {
          duration: tlContainer.stop - tlContainer.start,
          total: tlContainer.children.length,
          failed: 0,
          status: true
        };
        results[tlContainer.name] = resultSet;

        tlContainer['childContainers'].forEach(childContainerId => {
          let childContainer = allContainerJsons[childContainerId];
          let suiteResult = {};
          resultSet[childContainer.name] = suiteResult;
          //print(childContainer);
          childContainer['childContainers'].forEach(grandChildContainerId => {
            let grandChildContainer = allContainerJsons[grandChildContainerId];
            //print(grandChildContainer);
            let name = childContainer.name + "." + grandChildContainer.name;
            if (grandChildContainer.children.length !== 1) {
              print(RED+"This grandchild has more than one item - not supported!"+RESET);
              print(RED+grandChildContainer.children+RESET);
            }
            let gcTestResult = allResultJsons[grandChildContainer.children[0]];
            let message = "";
            if (gcTestResult.hasOwnProperty('statusDetails')) {
              message = gcTestResult.statusDetails.message + "\n\n" + gcTestResult.statusDetails.trace;
            }
            let myResult = {
              duration: gcTestResult.stop - gcTestResult.start,
              status: (gcTestResult.status === "passed") || (gcTestResult.status === "skipped"),
              message: message
            };

            suiteResult[grandChildContainer.name + '.' + gcTestResult.name] = myResult;
            if (!myResult.status) {
              status = false;
              suiteResult.status = false;
              // suiteResult.message = myResult.message;
              results.message += myResult.message;
            }
          });
        });
        //print('zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz')
      });
      results['timeout'] = false;
      results['status'] = status;
      return results;
    }
  }
  let localOptions = Object.assign({}, options, tu.testServerAuthInfo);
  if (localOptions.cluster && localOptions.dbServers < 3) {
    localOptions.dbServers = 3;
  }

  let rc = new runInJavaTest(localOptions, 'java_test').run([ 'java_test.js']);
  options.cleanup = options.cleanup && localOptions.cleanup;
  return rc;
}

exports.setup = function (testFns, defaultFns, opts, fnDocs, optionsDoc, allTestPaths) {
  Object.assign(allTestPaths, testPaths);
  testFns['java_driver'] = javaDriver;
  for (var attrname in functionsDocumentation) { fnDocs[attrname] = functionsDocumentation[attrname]; }
  for (var i = 0; i < optionsDocumentation.length; i++) { optionsDoc.push(optionsDocumentation[i]); }
};


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George Clooney nostalgic over 1997 'Batman & Robin' stint
by Pirah October 14, 2021
Hollywood charming, dashing actor George Clooney recently reflected on the past memory over his 1997 former stint as 'Batman & Robin'. During a Q&A session at New York City's DGA Theatre, the actor got candid and no9stalgic over his experience.
He took the start of the conversation by saying that he did one superhero movie and he expletive it up so bad they won't let him near the set.
He also went on to say that his work, where his bread is buttered, is the kind of movies that he grew up in the 60s and 70s, which is kind of the prime time for American filmmaking, read more… [1]The News
However, this is not the first time that the actor, George Clooney talked about his Batman fail, back in 2019, he told The Hollywood Reporter, He was not good in it and was not a good film.
"What he learned from that failure was that he had to relearn how he was working. Now, he wasn't just an actor getting a role, he was being held responsible for the film itself."
"So the next three films George did were Three Kings, Out of Sight and O Brother, Where Art Thou? That was a very specific choice for him to find better film projects."
It seems the actor has proved himself a best star in the Hollywood film industry by giving back-to-back hits. That's a big win for him that he has been a part of hit film projects after failing in 'Batman'.
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DAZ has been engaged with CyraCom through their Cloud ERP and Sales Cloud deployment, and identified a 3rd party custom system that was instrumental to the ERP Order Entry and Pricing process. Rather than pursue this system via traditional interface, DAZ proposed using Oracle PaaS to develop that custom tiered pricing and billing logic, and integrate this PaaS solution to the core Cloud ERP. DAZ developed the complete solution architecture, developed the footprint for PaaS with ERP Cloud, and drove the PaaS purchase to close as part of the Cloud ERP project timeline.


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Date25 October 2016
TypeCCA NewsPartner News
TopicFuelsLivelihoodsNewsOur PartnersStoves
Annual Stove Summit Educates, Engages, and Inspires
Last month, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves co-sponsored Stove Summit, a conference co-hosted by InStove and Stove Team International to share best practices around clean cookstoves, technology, food security, and livelihoods in international development.
The event was attended by more than 30 nonprofits and charitable foundations. Highlights included a hands-on workshops on how to build rocket-stoves from locally-available materials; presentations by three major stove sensor companies—Nexleaf Analytics, Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, and Sweet Sense; and a panel of funders—from small local foundations to those with endowments of over $1 billion—on how to secure support for cookstove research, development, fieldwork, and hiring of staff.
"It was an incredible event offering a great contribution to the work being done by so many in collaborating, networking, and learning together," said one funder who participated in the funder's panel. The Summit connected several projects with new funding sources—both grants and investment capital.
Leslie Cordes, Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships at the Alliance, gave the Keynote address, with a focus on how the Alliance's successes are enabled through effective partnerships.
"Given the burden of disease and a solid understanding of past successes and challenges, the Global Alliance has attempted to harness the power of non-traditional partnerships," said Cordes.
"I was already interested in cookstoves through my work," said Stephanie Martinez, graduate student at Columbia University and intern at the Population Council in New York City. "But this week has really turned that interest into a genuine excitement!"
"When it comes to finding solutions to human health and environmental issues, it's important that we work together," wrote Sebastian Africano, International Director for Trees, Water & People, a nonprofit that works primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean to solve integrated issues of conservation, food security, and renewable energy. "With clean cookstove heavy-weights like StoveTeam International, Institutional Stove Solutions (InStove), and BURN Design Lab, you know there will be lots of great collaboration and idea sharing."
Stove Summit takes place each summer in Lane County, Oregon, at the InStove campus in Cottage Grove. For more information contact info@instove.org, subject line, "Stove Summit."
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Coming back is never easy. Entering back into the league this year after coming off an Achilles injury, I didn't really know if I'd be able to play. But being on the field and playing all 16 games was a huge blessing. We had an up and down season from start to finish. We had a chance to make the playoffs and things were looking up, only to have our season come to an abrupt end when we lost against the Bengals in the last week.
But this season was an important one. In retrospect, I see the enormous value of the opportunity I was given to be in the locker room for one more year to influence and engage with my younger teammates. Every year it seems that the locker room is getting younger and younger, but then I realize I'm getting older and older. When I have conversations with the younger guys, I realize the influence I'm able to have on them simply because I've been in the league for so long.
About a month ago before it was announced, I was in the locker room when the community relations team told me I had been nominated by the Ravens organization to receive the Man of the Year Award. I was really surprised, humbled and excited. Only having been there for two years, the first of which I couldn't even play, I was not expecting this at all. But when they told me it was because of what my family and I had been doing in the community and overseas — leading trips for players in the league to do ministry, and because of my leadership and influence on the team — I was completely honored. I really appreciate it. I immediately told my wife, Kirsten, who was so proud, then called my parents, who outright shouted at me on the phone. Soon after, I was honored with the team's Ed Block Courage Award as well!
This year, I've been continually reminding myself to be grateful for every season, every game, every moment, every conversation, every laugh that we have in the locker room, and every opportunity I have to pour into other guys. Because everyone needs something, someone. I try to be available to be a person who can give advice, a listening ear, a word of encouragement or a shoulder to cry on.
Baltimore still feels a little new for me and it's already over. My two-year contract came and went so quickly and we don't know what's next for us yet. I've probably played my last game of football in the NFL. I haven't made a 100-percent decision whether or not I'll play again, but I'm open to where the Lord will lead me and my family next. The coming months will include speaking engagements, charity events and finishing up our boys' schooling in Baltimore. And then after that, we don't know. One thing we've always said is that God opens doors and He closes doors. My prayer is that He flings one wide open and slams one (or several) shut. My prayer is for clarity.
Reading through the Psalms lately, I'm reminded that our God is faithful to provide and direct our paths. I read that our Lord is our Rock and our Salvation (Psalm 18:2). I read about the heavens telling of the glory of the Lord (Psalm 19:1). I'm reminded that though some boast of chariots, we boast in the Lord our God (Psalm 20:7). Verse after verse shows David — a man after God's own heart — crying out to God, acknowledging that He is the One who sets our paths and guides are steps. We can trust in Him because of His faithfulness.
As I move into a season of uncertainty — deciding if my career in the NFL continues, whether or not to move into a new career and what that might be, and where we should live — I realize that I could try to answer all these questions by myself. But instead I need to turn to a God who knows everything and cares about every aspect. He has proven over and over again his faithfulness, love and provision for those who trust in Him.


Too much public interaction is not good because it can lead to time and resource wastage and so the need to have a home separate from them so that you can focus on your life. You are supposed to know that a piece of land is needed while building a home and you would be lucky if you already had one because the builder will begin the job immediately. Depending on the complexity of the construction process, you should hire a relevant home builder, and this means you will enjoy the perfect services. There are quite many home constructors whom you can hire to experience the best services ever, and therefore you need to bring one on board to experience the best services. However, you should know that not all these individuals are suitable for the job for some reasons and so you need to select the perfect one with great care. Therefore I will discuss the tips to consider while searching for the right home builder to bring on board and benefit from their services accordingly.
Firstly, you are supposed to go for the home builder who has been in the job for an extended period and so you will enjoy the letter. When you realize the complexity there is to hire the best home builder, and you should find some mechanism to use to convince the individual because this will be witnessed in the future while staying in the home. The financial demands of these home builders might be higher than the others because of the quality services they will offer to you and also because they are demanded all over by the homeowners.
Secondly, you should take some to assess the accreditation of the home builders so that you can confirm their suitability in the market and therefore have confidence in the services offered. You should demand to see the certificates of the home builder so that you can learn about their credibility in the job and therefore decide wisely on whether to hire him or her or not. You are supposed to emphasize more on the license of the home builder more than any other certificate because it represents their legality in the job.
You are not supposed to hire a home builder who lacks the necessary construction insurance cover. You are advised to activate the home insurance cover when the home builder begin the job so that you can protect them from the injuries which can occur.


Based in Danvers, Mass., the General Lighting unit manufactures incandescent, fluorescent and high-intensity discharge lamps at seven plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It provides general and specialty sales, marketing and distribution services throughout the U.S. to industrial, commercial and retail customers and to original equipment and other lamp manufacturers. This business unit also has a centralized customer support organization located in Westfield, Ind.


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Does this silence tell a bit about social democracy's collaboration with capital? Does it show that the silent "warriors" are actually part of the political wing of the dominating capital in those economies? Today, the working class has to find answers, in specific terms, not in general terms, to these questions if it is to organise its radical political march.
The assessment may shower shame on some, while, to the revolutionary political forces, may sound a bugle to class war by the exploited. This, the call to class war, is entirely political, entirely class-based, entirely under the leadership of the working class, and entirely free from non-governmental organisations politics – politics designed to secure capitalist-imperialist politics by theoretically, politically, and organisationally disarming the working class.
"Ironically, the only government that has not gone on an austerity binge is Japan." The reason behind this is that in Japan, there has been a weakness of some part of global capital. It should not be forgotten that Japan's economy became so weak that it experienced what has been called a period of lost decades. It is a highly developed capitalist economy, which misleads many persons, economically speaking, every year. [They often ask] where is the weakness, where is the strength, and what is the tact of capital in this economy?
Unions, not only in Japan, in many countries are organised/controlled/manipulated/crushed by capital by employing hoodlums, lumpen elements appearing to be members of the working class. It is a powerful way of capital to take the initiative. Even, literature on unions mostly goes silent on the issue – employing hoodlums. A more important issue, quite often absent in working class literature, is the role unions should take while confronting capital, and the relation between union and politics of the working class. It is a neutralised and/or sold-out leadership sitting at the head of the working class, leadership devoid of any revolutionary politics.
The professor of labour economics brings to notice this aspect: "[L]abour unions and political parties did little historically to build rank-and-file democracy and competencies or to engage members in radical, empowering education and actions [….].For some of the same reasons, workers are forsaking labour unions, and union densities continue to fall, everywhere." Actually, this absence of practicing rank-and-file democracy and educating members is a demonstration of capital's power, the power to corrupt, the power to inactivate as practicing democracy at grassroots level of union and political education enables union members to engage in combat with capital.
In a number of countries, the reality is no less bad: Individuals – either a bunch of blackguards or a band of betrayers to the class – usurp union leadership with a posture of being busy with "activities related" to the working class. And, in some countries, these are simple fortune seekers, careerists, and a new breed of predators, living by union money and money from dubious sources.
(1) Capitalism, specifically a faction of capital, finds no alternative other than resorting to an ideology and politics, which is nothing but backward, and harmful to its existence. For example, capital's exploitation of cheap labour – migrant labour – is driven out. The migrant labour is part of the reserve army of labour. This reserve army of labour could have worked as a bargaining chip with the labour in capital's own yard. Capital is failing to exploit cheap labour, although it is always running at fatal speed to maximise its profit, and exploiting cheap labour is one of the ways to maximise profit.
Fatal practice by part of the leadership – discrimination in union themselves – in the service of capital! And, this is power of capital, power that needs to be assessed by labour for identifying the approaches, attitudes, viewpoints, "friends", and forces that it needs to neutralise.
The chapter discusses the emergence of and set back in socialist blocks, and impact of revolutions in Russia and China on the world. "In the global North, especially in the advanced capitalist economies of Europe, the fear of a left-wing labour movement compelled capital to recognise and deal with workers affiliated with social democratic parties and governments. These parties were not radical; they neither foresaw [nor] favoured the overthrow of capitalism. They might appear socialist from the vantage point of the United States, but that sets a low bar. Their political programmes assumed the indefinite continuation of capitalism […]". This is also capital's power.
This power seems, at moments in history, all-powerful. So, "a sense of political powerlessness", writes Robert B. Reich, "is on the rise among citizens in Europe, Japan, and the United States"[i]. In the peripheral countries, the major portion in the world of capital, the reality is, generally, more than the "sense of powerlessness". A specific, country-by-country, assessment of political participation by people in the political process arranged by dominating capital and imperialism will show that there is no scope and space for participation by people in those countries.
Why is there a sense of powerlessness among citizens in the advanced bourgeois democracies? Why this absence of space for political participation in the peripheral countries? Professor Dani Rodrik of Harvard University points out a fact: "If we want more globalisation, we must either give up some democracy or some national sovereignty."[ii] No doubt, the globalisation professor Dani Rodrik mentions is capitalist globalisation. It is like taking a toll; the toll of de-democratisation, or, non-democracy; the toll of infringement/trampling of sovereignty.
"By almost any measure, global capitalism is triumphant. Most nations around the world are today part of a single, integrated, and turbocharged global market." The same is found by Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy at Brown University, as Blyth writes, "capital markets and capitalists set the rules that democratic governments must follow."[iii] Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London, also talks about this power of capital: "Today's capitalism is global. [….] Left to themselves, capitalists will not limit their activities to any given jurisdiction. If opportunities are global, so too, will be their activities."[iv] All these observations are from the mainstream, not from Marxist-Leninist literature.
The working class has to identify capital's power in every area of life including workplaces, unions and politics if it is to meaningfully encounter capital.
Today, in many countries the process of primitive accumulation continues with barbaric force. It is capital's power, indeed! In some countries, it is medieval in appearance, and in others, it is modern. It continues with imperialism's active participation. It continues mainly in the global South, the area imperialism considers its backyard. The working class has to dissect this reality while getting ready to charge it. Michael Yates assists in the assessment of capital's power with his book.


The purpose of the Net Price Index is to measure the development of the prices, less indirect taxes and duties and including price subsidies, charged to consumers for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. The Net Price Index is used as a measurement of price trends, excluding indirect taxes, and is a key economic figure, which is used by a large number of public and private companies. The index is used for regulating (indexation) contracts, pensions, wages and salaries, rents, etc.
The Net Price Index is calculated on the basis of the same sample as the Consumer Price Index: 25,000 prices collected from approx. 1,800 shops, companies and institutions throughout Denmark. The prices on the goods and services in the sample of the Net Price Index are weighted according to their share of total aggregate consumption in Denmark adjusted for indirect taxes and subsidies. Hence the Net Price Index measures the average price change of those goods and services that are purchased by the households excluding indirect taxes and subsidies.
The Net Price Index is published on the 10th or the first working day thereafter, following the month in which the data was collected. Apart from the aggregate Net Price Index the price development of approx. 160 sub-indices for different consumption groups are being published.


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» Pros and Cons of AI-Powered Content Creation
Pros and Cons of AI-Powered Content Creation
By Vindya Vithana
— June 4, 2022
Creating high-quality content is a science as much as it is an art. We, humans, are quite capable of the "art" aspect of it. We are able to infuse humor, comfort, information, and joy into the content that we write, imparting a sense of "wow!" and wonder in the minds of our readers. As the tech world is increasingly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools in every possible aspect of our day-to-day lives, there are amazing strides in using AI to power the creation and editing aspect of content as well.
The question is, should we use AI to create content? Is there something inferior about content that has not been written by a human? The answer to these questions is rather nuanced. While there is nothing fundamentally wrong with AI-powered content creation or using writing tools that automatically generate unique content under a certain topic, there should always be a human touch in the end to add more value and personality to such content.
In this article, we will look at what it means to generate content powered by AI, what kind of tools currently exist that deliver high-quality AI-generated content, the pros, and cons of using such content in your content marketing strategy, and finally how to minimize the cons by humanizing AI-generated content.
What is AI-Powered Content Generation?
AI-powered content generation is as exactly as it sounds—you are getting the help of an AI program to generate content under a certain topic. The capabilities of the AI tools meant for this purpose vary from getting a generic set of words which are obvious to any reader as computer-generated text to a properly reasoned and intelligent article that effectively mimics human writing. The process in which this happens is called NLG or Natural Language Generation, a technology that has been around and evolving for well over 50 years.
There are two main kinds of AI-generated content. Some of them are called "content spinners" which basically rewrite an existing piece of content so it would appear to be "unique" by the algorithms of search engines such as Google. The more advanced versions of AI-content generation tools are able to scan data related to your topic from the massive expansion of knowledge on the internet and put together unique content from scratch.
– Efficiency
Without the need for extensive human input, AI tools can produce content in a lesser amount of time and in higher quantities.
– Better Technical Quality Control
AI tools such as Quillbot are often better in perfecting the technical aspects of writing such as plagiarism checking, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar.
– Reducing Repetitive Research
Most human writers spend most of their writing time doing research for information that is often repetitive. A simple AI content generation tool such as Frase is able to largely reduce the time spent in repetitive research.
– Reducing Human Error
An overworked writer who is heavily producing research long-form content can easily make errors in their writing even though they do not do it on purpose. An AI tool can effectively eliminate these errors. Hemingway Editor is a great tool to help with clear, concise, and powerful writing.
– Easy Content Spinning Capability
With new publishing platforms coming up frequently, it is not always easy to write the same idea in several unique ways. AI content spinner tools such as Spin Rewriter help you by generating unique and human-quality content from an existing piece of writing.
– Cost
Using AI content generation tools often costs much less than getting a human writer to complete every step of a content generation especially due to the speed and efficiency of AI tools.
– Lack of Creativity
Creativity is an inherent human phenomenon, which involves being able to think of new and imaginative ways to express an idea. AI content generation tools are not capable of mimicking that.
– Lack of Personality and Familiarity
Content marketing is about making the reader feel personally connected to what the writer tries to express. AI tools are not able to add personality or familiarity to the content.
– Lack of Context
AI tools may get higher levels of accuracy when it comes to the data included in the generated content, but they are unable to include context that help explain the data.
– Lack of Nuance
Humans are complex. No matter the niche audience you are targeting, nothing is rarely black and white when creating valuable content. AI tools are unable to recognize the nuance and complexity of human emotions.
– Google's Dislike for Auto-Generated Content
Google specifically mentions in their Google Search Central that they may take negative actions on content generated through automated processes.
Humanizing AI-generated Content
One of the most alarming reasons that content marketers are afraid to involve any kind of AI tool in their content generation is that Google Webmaster Guidelines are clearly against automatically generated content.
Regardless of how advanced your AI content generation tools are if the webspam team of Google detects that your content is generated automatically, it is going to negatively affect your website's SEO. This is where the humanization of AI-generated content comes in. You can circumvent almost all the cons of AI-generated context by adding a little human touch to it.
Humanizing Al-generated content is all about human reviewers adding a touch of personality to the article to make it friendlier and more readable. Basically, the content you generated from an efficient AI tool should always be considered only as a first draft.
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Ryan Bridge: Why today is not the day for open rebellion within the National Party
Ryan Bridge
Credits: The AM Show
OPINION: It's a pivotal day in politics, there's an Easter Rising within the Nats.
It's an open rebellion.
Even Bridges' own camp is acknowledging that there is dissension in the ranks.
National MPs speaking out against leader Simon Bridges
Opinion: The arguments for Judith Collins as National leader
Duncan Garner: National's secret weapon is not Judith Collins
NZ prefers Judith Collins to Simon Bridges as Prime Minister - Newshub poll
I have heard the numbers are being done for Judith Collins as leader, but who knows when they'll pounce.
We have been here before - and after all that Bridges has had to wade through, he's long been a dead man walking.
But here's the thing. For National's own sake, today should NOT be the day. Here's why - I'm being told a capital gains tax is likely to be revealed today.
A caucus call is scheduled for midday. That's likely to be followed by a public announcement.
The capital gains tax is this Government's Achilles' heel. So here's some free advice for National: Let Labour shoot themselves in the foot.
Don't distract from that. And Simon, here's what you need to do - because this is like a cancer, if you don't cut it out, it will grow and it will kill you - if there is dissention in the ranks, and you know about it, get rid of these guys. Demote. Remove. Shuffle. That's what leadership is. Decisive and swift.
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Amaralia hypsiura és una espècie de peix de la família dels aspredínids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes.

Morfologia
 Els mascles poden assolir 13,3 cm de longitud total.

Hàbitat
És un peix d'aigua dolça i de clima tropical (22 °C-24 °C).

Distribució geogràfica
Es troba a Sud-amèrica: conca del riu Amazones a Bolívia, el Brasil, Colòmbia, l'Equador i el Perú.

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Bibliografia
 Anònim, 2002. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del Museu Americà d'Història Natural. Museu Americà d'Història Natural, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192 (Estats Units).

 De Pinna, M. C. C., 1996. A phylogenetic analysis of the Asian catfish families Sisoridae, Akysidae and Amblycipitidae, with a hypothesis on the relationships of the neotropical Aspredinidae (Teleostei, Ostariophysi). Fieldiana. Núm. 4:1-83.

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Professional development without professional teachers: Why maintaining and protecting teaching professionalism is integral to effective teacher development
Hannah Fox September 2021
Collaboration, networks and sector-wide approaches0 Comments9 min read
HANNAH FOX, DEPUTY HEAD OF ENGLISH, SJWMS; ASSOCIATE LECTURER, CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY, UK
Continuing professional development (CPD) is a crucial part of any educator's life in the UK. Understood as practices to develop a teacher's expertise and professional standards beyond their initial education, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning (DfE, 2016), it is imperative to consider how to action these practices sustainably and effectively. In order to develop, teachers must be permitted to try out new techniques. Affording teachers the trust and autonomy to make educated judgements is innately what makes them professionals (Carr, 2003; Fox, 2020). As a profession is defined as a job requiring ethical considerations, a professional must have the agency to make educated, values-based judgements (Carr, 2003; Fox, 2020). Teachers must be able see themselves as professionals with the autonomy to innovate and make educated judgements, in order for effective CPD to be possible.
The complexities of effective CPD
In order to see long-term, effective teacher development, the DfE (2016) advises that there should be a symbiotic relationship between teachers, school leaders and external providers. When reviewing this guidance, the Teacher Development Trust (TDF, 2016) concluded: 'Only when all three stakeholders act in concert will the CPD have long-term, positive impacts on students' learning.' Furthermore, teacher development and learning are not predictable, and school context must be taken into consideration rather than adopting an approach solely because it is evidence-based (Opfer and Pedder, 2011; Johannesson, 2020).
Teaching teachers is as complex a process as teaching students and should be treated as such; adapting to teacher working conditions and contexts rather than simply providing a range of activities based on external evidence and expecting them to work universally (Opfer and Pedder, 2011; Johannesson, 2020). Worth and Van Den Brande 2020 suggest that teachers having some autonomy in choosing CPD has been shown to be key to developing, motivating and retaining them. Legitimising teacher autonomy and choice, thus moving 'beyond benchmarked performativity' (Hayes and Cheng, 2020, p. 493), must be encouraged if an education system wishes to move beyond mediocrity into innovation and true professional development (Hennessy and McNamara, 2013).
The 'new' performative teacher and professional development
Under an increasingly performative education system, teacher autonomy and trust are undermined as aims become outcomes-focused, leaving little room for individual professional judgement (Ball, 2012; Fox, 2020). Instead of the innovation that might occur through trying out new methods learned through CPD sessions, performativity is driven to regulate. In turn, this creates a level of standardisation that can only lead to mediocrity at best (Hennessy and McNamara, 2013). Standardisation can lead to a culture of perpetually meeting, and not exceeding, the mark.
Holloway and Brass's (2018) study of early career teachers established that the neoliberal 'turn' over the last three decades towards performative marketisation meant that new teachers saw themselves as producers of data rather than professionals with expertise. This shift in teacher identity is one that replaces the value of process, such as how we teach or learn, with an identity that values output or 'knowledge production' (Ball, 2012; Holloway and Brass, 2018); it turns us from professionals into performers. If one's focus is only on output, then the teacher's judgement must shift and rely only on a given 'what works' rather than developing their understanding of their students, of pedagogy or of their subject in any new or innovative way – clearly these conditions will not move education forward (Ball, 2003; Fox, 2020; Hayes and Cheng, 2020).
The professional teacher and enacting change
Conversely, a professional's judgements are values-based and ethically considered (Carr, 2003; Sachs, 2016). In practice, this means replacing performative outcomes with holistic aims such as the wellbeing of individual students, and making judgements accordingly (Carr, 2003). Sachs (2003, p. 154) argues that a teacher should be 'educated and politically astute', and advocates for an activist teacher identity – a teacher who fights to teach what they believe is right for their students (Sachs, 2016). Teachers adopting this approach, alongside school leaders, could well be one way to create the space for teachers to make some educated professional judgements.
Studies have shown that if external demands, such as the demands of a school, education system and/or government, are performative, then this can affect the identities of those working within those systems (Sachs, 2016; Frostenson and Englund, 2020; Holloway and Brass, 2018). Short of an overhaul of the current UK education system, there are some steps we can take to make the best of our existing system.
Working around the performativity barrier to effective CPD
Performative and professional harmony
Frostenson and Englund (2020, p. 13) argue that it is possible to 'embrace both performativity as an ideal and professional values of a humanistic kind' and that these are, in fact, 'inseparable entities'. This relationship is possible because performative practices are mouldable and can be adapted to allow students a voice in their education. For example, performative practices such as course surveys and evaluations can be moulded to allow students to become effective judges of their education and to participate in their learning; results from such surveys as run by the individual teacher could create an ongoing dialogue with students and help to adapt education to their needs (Frostenson and Englund, 2020). However, the balance between the performative and the professional must be upheld – surveys should be self-imposed by the teacher and the results used for self-development rather than to rank teachers.
If the survey activity were applied to delivered CPD sessions, we would see staff being taught new practices, being trusted to enact them and then feeding back in a survey the perceived level of efficacy without fear of repercussions. Their voice would be listened to and the CPD session or activity in question would be adapted according to the teachers' collective professional judgements. Thus, CPD would be continually developed along with the teachers' practices: the performative and professional could work together (Frostenson and Englund, 2020).
Sculpting CPD for individual teachers
Despite studies demonstrating that, in order to be effective, CPD must be adapted to the needs of students and teaching staff (Zuccollo and Fletcher-Wood, 2020), schools 'rarely assess the type of CPD' to consider what would be most suitable (Bubb and Earley, 2007, p. 53). Teachers need to be helped to improve in a way that suits them, and CPD should be used to empower rather than be limited to 'what works' (Opfer and Pedder, 2011; Johannesson, 2020). It has been argued that studies showing crucial traits of effective CPD, such as teacher buy-in, subject-specific applicability and collaboration, are largely founded on flawed data (Sims and Fletcher-Wood, 2018). We would be better placed to examine the individual circumstances of a given school and teaching cohort, to consider how they learn and what needs developing, and then guide CPD around those findings (Bubb and Earley, 2007; Sims and Fletcher-Wood, 2018).
Research Learning Communities (RLCs)
Lastly, this leads to the symbiotic relationship suggested by the TDF (2016) as being paramount to the creation of effective CPD. School leaders and teachers can form working parties and come together to decide on the education aims that they wish to enact and deliberate on means of achieving these agreed goals. This relationship would encourage trust between teachers and school leaders, thus working towards re-professionalising them in valuing their opinions and providing some level of autonomy over their classroom practices. The EEF (Rose et al., 2018) found that, although outcomes were not substantially increased, RLCs did increase teacher engagement with research, and that this research engagement could fuel improved student outcomes.
In conclusion, we must move beyond focusing solely on 'benchmarked performativity' such as student outcomes when it comes to CPD, as this limits us to mediocrity and stifles innovation (Hennessy and McNamara, 2013; Hayes and Cheng, 2020). It can be argued that encouraging teachers to carve out their own professionalism within a performative system is a plausible, effective way to develop their practices.
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Ball S (2012) Performativity, commodification and commitment: An I-spy guide to the neoliberal university. British Journal of Educational Studies 60(1): 17–28.
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An evidence-based approach to CPD
By Robert Coe
Fostering Leaders in the Early Years: The urgent need for problem-focused leadership development through a social leadership lens
By Polly Crowther
The codification of leadership knowledge
By Jen Barker
Teacher excellence at the heart of leadership
By Jo Lomax
Implementing instructional coaching: A guide for school leaders
By Steve Farndon
Professional development for career progression: Through the lens of ethnic diversity and gender
By Youlande Harrowell
Heads coaching heads for school improvement
By Rebecca Raybould
Leadership coaching for systemic impact
By Ben Gibbs
Leadership through lockdown… and the need to recharge
By Suzanne Culshaw
A 'Big Education' for leaders
By Ellie Lister
Sustainable professional learning: A development of Lesson Study
By John Mynott
By Hannah Fox
Piloting a CPD quality assurance system
By Katy Chedzey
Staying connected: The informal learning of primary teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown to meet the challenges of emergency remote learning
By John Parkin
Creating the engine room for professional learning: Explaining a research-based model
By Rachel Lofthouse
Towards a national system of subject-specific CPD
By Charles Tracy
Developing girl-responsive educators
By Alison B. Monzo
Connecting research into pedagogy with foreign language teaching: A perspective from NCELP
By Peter J. Watson
Trust: The revolution in schools
By Jeanie Davies
Securing sustainable teacher development through an embedded, weekly professional learning program
By Scott Nevett
Schools are places of learning but are they learning organisations?
By Martin Byrne
Developing David Kolb's experiential learning cycle
By Zoe Enser
A culture of practitioner research: Growing teacher expertise
By Kirsten Tinsley
Podcast CPD: Putting teachers in control of their CPD
By Steve Taylor
The impact of video interaction guidance on the wellbeing of practitioners working with children and young people who have severe learning difficulties
By Penelope Cartwright
Rethinking CPD: How coaching as a means of professional development can support staff wellbeing
By Claire Pass
Leveraging change: The importance of practice
By Kate Edwards
Remote professional development: Reflections on the research in the context of secondary school CPD programmes during the 2020–21 pandemic
By CLAIRE BADGER
To what extent can social learning theory explain the way teachers learn in an age of online teaching and learning?
By Claudette Bailey-Morrissey
Induction: Establishing a foundation for professional development
By Robbie Campbell
A reflection on how a work–life balance can be achieved using professional development
By Suzanne Allies
Shinrin-yoku: A potentially effective approach to enhancing mental health and wellbeing
By Scott Buckler
Perspectives on coaching: What schools need to clarify
By Hayley Guest
Challenge the C in CPD: Should it be C3PD?
By David Bowman
Using professional development to support a cultural change in using technology in schools
By Phil Herd
How can we support beginning teachers to be deliberative, engaging in self-regulation, as they learn teaching?
By Tessa Blair
Assessing the potential to teach: Lessons from an education assessment centre and later classroom practice
By Richard Churches
What support and development will mentors need to deliver the Early Career Framework optimally?
By Katie Jump
Project Reset: A principle-led approach to initial teacher training
By Paul Maiden
Innovation-induced injection: A reflection on the reconceptualisation of the mentor's role in an ever-changing educational landscape
By Helen Joan Tyler
A reflection on course updates and quality assurance for a newly qualified teacher during the pandemic
By Saba Ahmed
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Мурленд () — місто () в США, в окрузі Генрі штату Індіана. Населення — 375 осіб (2010).

Географія
Мурленд розташований за координатами  (39.997404, -85.251346).  За даними Бюро перепису населення США в 2010 році місто мало площу 0,37 км², уся площа — суходіл.

Демографія

Згідно з переписом 2010 року, у місті мешкало 375 осіб у 145 домогосподарствах у складі 108 родин. Густота населення становила 1007 осіб/км².  Було 169 помешкань (454/км²).

Расовий склад населення:

До двох чи більше рас належало 2,7 %. Частка іспаномовних становила 1,6 % від усіх жителів.

За віковим діапазоном населення розподілялося таким чином: 29,6 % — особи молодші 18 років, 61,1 % — особи у віці 18—64 років, 9,3 % — особи у віці 65 років та старші. Медіана віку мешканця становила 37,4 року. На 100 осіб жіночої статі у місті припадало 82,0 чоловіків;  на 100 жінок у віці від 18 років та старших — 87,2 чоловіків також старших 18 років.

Середній дохід на одне домашнє господарство  становив  доларів США (медіана — ), а середній дохід на одну сім'ю —  доларів (медіана — ). За межею бідності перебувало 25,7 % осіб, у тому числі 48,8 % дітей у віці до 18 років та 9,5 % осіб у віці 65 років та старших.

Цивільне працевлаштоване населення становило 106 осіб. Основні галузі зайнятості: освіта, охорона здоров'я та соціальна допомога — 24,5 %, роздрібна торгівля — 16,0 %, виробництво — 15,1 %.

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Населені пункти округу Генрі (Індіана)


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Born: October 06, 2006
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Emily "Ems-Bo-Bems" Beattie, infant daughter of Doug Beattie and Darla Gauley, died December 9 after her 10-week battle with a rare autoimmune disorder. Emily is also survived by her sister Amanda and brother Matthew.
Born Oct. 6, 2006 at the Slave Lake Hospital, little Emily passed away at the age of 14 months and three days at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton.
She inspired many of her doctors and nurses with her strength and determination to fight as she overcame rare and terrible infections and severe septic shock. Only after her disease spread to her brain did Emily lose the ability to fight.
A funeral was held for her Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Bethany Christian Church in Smith and she was laid to rest in the Community Cemetery.
We grieve her passing like a twisting knife in our hearts but are relieved that her painful struggle is finally over. No more does she feel agony or despair. Rather, she exults in the power of the Holy Spirit, and will live forever in the hearts and minds of all who knew her. Our little angel is now one of God's angels who awaits our joyous reunion.
The family strongly encourages everyone to donate blood. During her fight, Emily was transfused with blood products from over 100 donors, over 40 units in the first week alone. Her family extends its deepest and most sincere thanks to everyone who supported them spiritually, emotionally, and financially.


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A loving senior affair. Aug 10, 2016 6:46:50 GMT -7
Post by JustJohn or JJ on Aug 10, 2016 6:46:50 GMT -7
Poland 'predatory pensioner' accused of drugging victims
From the section Europe
The woman is alleged to have used drugs to tranquilize her victims
A pensioner in Poland has appeared in court accused of drugging and robbing male pensioners she met through newspaper lonely hearts adverts.
The court heard the woman, 80, slipped a sleep-inducing drug into one 78-year-old man's food and stole cash and valuables after he fell asleep.
The woman has nine previous convictions for theft and fraud.
Identified only as Janina M, she has been nicknamed the predatory pensioner and could face up to 20 years in jail.
She has denied the charges at a regional court in Brzesko, southern Poland.
The BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw says that the pensioner was described by a prosecutor as a nice old lady at first glance - slim, with carefully applied make-up and a pretty hair cut.
She allegedly found her victims in the lonely hearts columns of local newspapers.
After winning one 78-year-old man's confidence, she was invited to his home in the village of Szczurow, near Brzesko.
The court heard that she slipped lorazepam, a drug prescribed for anxiety that can induce sleep, into his food.
The drug is also used to treat convulsions or seizures caused by epilepsy.
When the man was soundly asleep, she is alleged to have stolen cash, rings and a mobile telephone together worth the equivalent of $2,000 (£1,600).
A district prosecutor told Polish media he would never have imagined the lady, who he said did not look 80, being capable of committing such a crime.
Janina M is also suspected of drugging another elderly man in central Poland and stealing his valuables.
Evidence collected by police suggests the woman used the same technique to rob a string of lovelorn seniors.