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HOV lanes create business opportunity for Jakarta's poor
Marketplace Staff Mar 1, 2011
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Kai Ryssdal: Next time you find yourself banging on your steering wheel because you're so frustrated with the traffic on your commute, take a deep breath and imagine Jakarta, Indonesia — a city with 8 million cars, not enough roads, and even fewer buses and trains. City traffic engineers have made some of the streets downtown carpool-only, which for some has become a business opportunity.
From Jakarta, Julia Simon reports.
Julia Simon: It's a little after 7 a.m. on a rainy Jakarta morning and Yuni and her daughter, Nurjana, are waiting by the side of the road as the cars pass. Yuni's 28 years old and Nurjana's…
Nurjana: Umur sepulu.
Ten years old. Like all the dozens of people standing up and down this street, Yuni has her hand out, and she's looking to hitch a ride.
Yuni and Nurjana are jockeys, and in Jakarta, that means that for a little more than a dollar they'll sit with you in your car. That way you comply with the three-in-one rule, a policy requiring three people in a car during rush hour on a few major Jakarta streets. I asked sociologist Yustina Sari: Who uses jockeys?
Yustina Sari: Me! I use the jockeys, executives use the jockeys. They are so creative. They are the real businessmen. They can do income from the critical situation.
Critical because a lot of Jakartans need to travel on those streets, people like software engineer Bastian Ramelan.
Simon: So how would you describe your relationship with the jockeys?
Bastian Ramelan: Supply and demand. I need someone to pass this area and he needs money for his daily life.
It's 6 p.m. and Bastian's leaving the office. He has his own driver. But to get back home, he needs one more person, a stranger. So he picks up 15-year-old jockey Ailulyagin. Bastian says they rarely talk, he just pays and the jockey goes.
Some jockeys told me they use the money to buy food. Others say they buy books for their children. What will Ailulyagin do with his money?
Ailulyagin: I will use the money for soccer camp.
But getting into a stranger's car can be dangerous: There are stories of jockeys getting raped and molested. Some have been hit by fast moving cars. And, of course, it's illegal. Patrons can be fined and Ailulyagin says once the police arrested him.
Ailulyagin: For a week, seven days, I had to wait to be bailed out of jail. My dad bailed me out for $30.
Jakata's governor for transportation, Sutanto Soehodo, says after 20 years, the city still doesn't have a policy on jockeys.
Sutanto Soehodo: We don't have a specific regulation or action to counter the the jockey. We let those people do what they are doing, as a business or whatever. So I myself think that three-in-one is not an effective scheme. In any way.
He says the government is looking to replace three-in-one with a Electronic Road Pricing — or ERP — system, turning those major streets into kinds of toll roads. It seems the government is learning from the jockeys.
Soehodo: Whenever you use jockey, your money goes to somebody else; it doesn't go to the government. But government needs ERP because we will get more revenue and this money can be used to improve the public transport.
Sutanto hopes Jakarta can get the ERP going by 2012, but jockey Ailulyagin thinks all the government plans are "omong kosong," empty talk. Still, if the government does get rid of the three-in-one and the jockeys, he has a back-up plan.
Ailulyagin: If I couldn't find any other work, I'd become an umbrella jockey.
Meaning he'd carry your umbrella for you, in the rain, for less than a dollar.
In Jakarta, I'm Julia Simon for Marketplace.
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Florida Citizens Protest to Governor Crist on Highway Safety, Tower Compliance, and Tow Truck Co. Standards
Dear Governor Crist,
Warm summer greetings from Orlando's city beautiful.
First I want to thank you for your outstanding and heartfelt service to our State and its people.
As you know Senator Victor D. Crist has been tirelessly working for years to reform legislation and toughen tower regulations before local law enforcement discard Florida citizens' automobiles to unscrupulous towers.
I urge you to give the utmost attention to this matter considering the safety and personal property of the people of Florida are at stake.
Please allow me to document a dreadful incident I experienced after I was hit by a repeat offending drunk driver in Volusia County at 4:40pm on July 8, 2008. Following a near deadly accident in which I was hit repeatedly by an out of control drunk driver who never thought to apply her brakes until she hit me and thereafter drove off the highway to hit another car parked at a restaurant, my car ended up in the restaurant drive way.
Deland Police Officer Quinn did an excellent job attending to the accident and filing the crash report 09675822. Another officer working for Deland's law enforcement however was very pushy and impatient with me when informing me that my car would have to be towed by reason of State law, which I was told required all vehicles be removed within 30 minutes.
I had every intention of removing the vehicle and bringing it back to my home in Orlando, but first needed to attend a brief interview for a Masters degree program in Mental Health Counseling at Stetson University two blocks down the road. Nevertheless the unknown officer was so overbearing I had no choice, but to comply after which the police assigned tow truck "Johnny's Auto Body" arrived to remove my car.
When I phoned Johnny's Auto Body (230 S Industrial Dr. Orange City, FL 32763) on the morning of July 9th to inquire as to the itemized charges, they were very unprofessional and rude to me. When I arrived at 9:00am on July 11th to pick up my car from the storage yard, the following series of events transpired.
My car was kept at Johnny's Auto Shop for 3 days, but they charged me for 4 days. Johnny's receptionist and owner refused to show me an itemization of charges and demanded I pay in cash beforehand.
Hence I could not see what I was paying for and was made to pay for highly questionable charges and fees that I knew nothing about before I could see an itemized invoice. When I looked at my car before the AAA tow truck arrived, Johnny's refused to allow me to take any of my personal items (like breath mints) out of my car.
As our relations immediately reached an impasse, the secretary and owner barking out orders behind the desk refused to give me their names when I asked. Beyond lacking professionalism, they were quite rude and condescending.
I felt like I was being treated like a criminal just released from jail on bond, but I was nothing of the sort as I had been hit by a drunk driver and just wanted to retrieve my car.
After paying $331.52, Johnny refused to allow me and my mechanic next door into Johnny's storage yard (which is marked "not responsible for vehicles or contents"). Johnny wanted $55 to move my car 20 yards on to the street so my mechanic could make a free estimate for repairs. Johnny himself offered me an estimate for $25 for repairs, which I refused. Furthermore, Johnny's refused to allow me to park my rental car in his massive empty parking lot, neither did the company allow me to wait in their lush AC showroom while AAA took 2 hours to come.
So after enduring being hit by a drunk driver and sustaining back and neck injuries, I had to wait outdoors in the hot sun to retrieve my vehicle from a tow company I in advance paid in full and was afterward treated by the company like a criminal.
Johnny's has big jugs of water from Crystal Springs but wouldn't give me a cup to have a drink when I was thirsty. Johnny's wanted to charge me $25 to use his bathroom.
When I finally received a somewhat itemized invoice for charges amounting to $331.52, the invoice was not legible as the ink was extremely faded. I kindly asked for another darker and more legible copy, but was told by the secretary that they were out of ink. I than asked for a copy to be mailed me once they purchased ink for their printer. Johnny immediately offered to mail me a legible copy for a fee of $25.
Upon walking around a bit and talking to Johnny's neighbors, I also discovered Johnny is disliked by some businessmen on his street. Auto Work next door told me, "Johnny's Auto Body is unprofessional in their approach. He treats people unfair and his neighboring businesses."
Auto Works are some very nice guys next to Johnny's Auto Shop. Auto Works told me that Johnny called the police on a woman who's battery died in front of his shop to have her arrested and her car removed.
Upon examining State records, I noticed numerous citations against Johnny's and owner John Brucato which are cause for safety concerns. This being said, as a matter of public safety I must ask:
1. What professional standards does the Statewide Traffic Incident Management Team adhere to when adding towers and tow truck companies to law enforcement's roster to render services to the general public?
2. Does the State of Florida not regulate towing companies responding to law enforcement requests for service? And if not, should not local law enforcement and the State of Florida be jointly liable for referring such faulty and fraudulent companies to the general public?
3. Is not the quality of towers being given business in response to law enforcement needs a matter of legitimate concern to the State of Florida? And if not, are not transportation systems across the State being grossly jeopardized?
4. Are there no proper site management practices to which towers should be made to adhere when working on behalf of law enforcement across the State of Florida?
5. To what extent is the State of Florida and its respective countries properly training towers and tow truck responders?
6. Is not the State of Florida, its counties, and cities liable for the negative impact of improper tow procedures if it willfully neglects the above mentioned?
7. Should there not be some mutually agreed and acceptable safety and business practices for all towers responding to calls from law enforcement?
8. What procedures are currently being discussed and implemented to reduce the number of emergency vehicle crashes across the State of Florida?
9. When a tower has a record of traffic violations should he be licensed and referred business from law enforcement in the State of Florida? Should this industry be no less regulated than the Department of Education that will not hire a teacher with a criminal record?
10. When more deaths and injuries occur on our highways daily than anywhere else, what can be said for a State that carelessly neglects to attend to these matters?
11. Is the State of Florida currently complying with the Federal Highway Administration guidelines? To what extent are towers and tow companies being made to comply with National ITS Standards?
12. How is towing dispatched by law enforcement regulated and contracted for across the State of Florida? What minimal qualifications are required of towers before law enforcement dispatches business to these towing companies?
13. How committed are you to establish a team that meets on a regular basis to evaluate and improve coordinated incident responses to law enforcement and to address these above mentioned problems?
14. Are towers in the State of Florida required to be certified under the Towing and Recovery Association of America's National Driver Certification Program?
Governor Crist, I respectfully urge you to strategically plan and quickly attend to the matter of towers conspiring to defraud the general public and breaching their fiduciary duty to law enforcement and Florida's citizens.
Such safety violations and unfair business practices as mentioned above will no longer be tolerated by the people of Florida.
Sincerely concerned and wholeheartedly committed,
Paul F Davis
www.PaulFDavis.com
Goldenrod, FL 32733
Paul F. Davis is a world-changing minister who has touched over 50 countries, more than 50 islands, and 6 continents building bridges cross-culturally and empowering people throughout the earth to live their dreams!
Paul is the author of 14 books. Paul has appeared on numerous internationally broadcast radio shows from Oprah & Friends to Fox News Radio to talk about conflict resolution, peacemaking, foreign policy, and diplomacy. Playboy Radio's Afternoon Advice host Tiffany Granath calls Paul an "awesome" relational coach and recommends his books on love, dating, and sexuality.
Academically outstanding Davis was trained in transformative mediation & conflict resolution (Hofstra Law School); strategic negotiations (Harvard Business School & U. of Washington); advanced interrogation (Reid & Associates founders of the polygraph); and NLP & Life Coaching (NLP & Coaching Institute of California).
Paul humorously and elegantly transforms individuals and organizations.
Paul's organization Dream-Maker Inc. builds dreams, transcends limitations, & reconciles nations.
Paul worked at Ground Zero in NYC during 9/11; helped rebuild a home at the tsunami epicenter; comforted victims of genocide in Rwanda; spoke to leaders in East Timor during the war; inspired students & monks in Myanmar; promoted peace & reconciliation in Pakistan; and has been so deep into the bush of rural Africa where villagers had never before seen a white man.
Paul empowers people to love passionately and live fearlessly.
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Tagged as citizens, compliance, governor crist, highway safety, protest, standards, tow truck, tower
Blockbuster And Netflix Unethical Contracts – Corporation Nation & Crude Capitalism, A New America
Blockbuster Online decided to alter and modify my existing movie rental contract, which initially allowed me unlimited rentals and exchanges at the store for a fixed price. On October 17, 2007 when I walked into the store to exchange a video the store rep told me I had met my limit for monthly exchanges and would have to pay over $2.00 per movie on any additional exchanges. The manager came out and agreed it was bogus and fraudulent, but said he couldn't change it.
Upon looking at Blockbuster Online they have since phased out unlimited rentals altogether on their website, but such was in operation when I was sold the contract by the Blockbuster representative.
I phoned the competition at Netflix who told me they only lowered their prices, unlike Blockbuster who has since significantly raised their prices. The idea according to my research is for Blockbuster to put the competition out of business for a short while by their online services, than alter their contracts after the competition has been eliminated – kind of like an anti-trust price gouging operation.
The Netflix website contract for similar services, which verbally the rep on the phone said there would not be any price increases……says otherwise. Read the fine print online and you will see a contractual stipulation stating "changes to terms of use."
Changes to Terms of Use
Netflix, Inc., reserves the right, from time to time, with or without notice to you, to change these Terms of Use in our sole and absolute discretion. The most current version of these Terms of Use can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" located at the bottom of the pages of the Netflix Web site. The most current version of the Terms of Use will supersede all previous versions. Your use of the Netflix Web site or continued use of our service after changes are made means that you agree to be bound by such changes.
This is the new corporation nation which cares not for consumers but financially raping and taking advantage of us. I say let's protest!
Write your Better Business Bureau and Congress representatives and cite these unethical billing practices and procedures. What we tolerate will dominate. Close the floodgates before capitalism overtakes we the people and honesty and integrity entirely leaves the marketplace.
Tonight on May 24th, 2008 when I went into Blockbuster's store I noticed the computer conveniently reduced my monthly exchanges from 5 to 3 when I recently updated my credit card information. I wonder how many people are being falsely taken advantage of every month by Blockbuster. It sounds to me like a class action lawsuit needs to be initiated soon. Blockbuster is always tipping the scales to screw the consumer and make themselves rich on the sly.
Paul F Davis – worldwide minister, international speaker, and author of United States of Arrogance
RevivingNations@yaho.com
Filed under business, economics, commerce, consumer advocacy, entertainment & filmmaking, legal matters
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Q: Visual Studios 2010 Windows Phone 7 to XNA 4.0 I'm currently using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for school. I recently completed a project for the Window Phone 7 platform and am now working on an XNA3D project, however I cannot seem to change my SDK environment from WP7 to XNA.
I've opened previous projects that were started using the XNA framework, but Visual Studios opens using Windows Phone 7, not XNA. I've tried creating a new project and creating it as XNA 4.0 but when Visual Studios loads up my workspace it is still using the Windows Phone 7 header in the drop down menu at the top of the screen. The program still loads the required XNA framework, and will run my program as XNA and will not load the Windows Phone 7 Emulator, so it's not a massive in-my-face kind of problem, but it is an annoyance, and one that neither myself, nor my teacher can solve. I've played around with some of the settings and properties but nothing seems to change it. VS2010 won't even let me click the drop down arrow and select XNA, it's greyed out.
What I'm asking, is has anyone encountered this issue before, and if so, how did you resolve it? Or, do you know how I can fix this and get on with my homework?

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And there is one more way, you can create new XNA project and link your all files to that project. Most of the things works there. Normally I do that while creating [Monogame] (http://monogame.net/) A nice opensource port of XNA.
I hope I understand your question correctly and able to answer that. Please let me know if any specific or more details required.

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Netgear Launches Nighthawk X4S AC3200 DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem Router
by Ganesh T S on July 11, 2017 8:30 AM EST
The 2017 CES saw various vendors introduce their first cable modem based on Broadcom's DOCSIS 3.1 BCM3390 chipset. Netgear's CM1000 was one of the first out of the gate, though it didn't come with future-proof features such as the dual Ethernet ports in the Linksys CM3132.
Today, Netgear is launching the C7800 cable modem router (being marketed under the Nighthawk X4S tag) based on the same platform as the CM1000. I won't go into the details of DOCSIS 3.1 and its advantages (already covered in the CM1000 launch article). The router and network processor segment is more interesting. Based on the AC3200 specifications, the C7800 appears to be heavily based on the Broadcom BCM93390 reference design (PDF) where the BCM3390 itself is the network processor with the integrated switch, and the Wi-Fi features enabled by the BCM4366 4x4 802.11ac Wave 2 radio. The BCM3390 integrates a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The BCM4366 has the proprietary QAM extensions to enable up to 550 Mbps for each 5 GHz spatial stream and up to 250 Mbps for each 2.4 GHz one (hence, the AC3200 tag). The CM1000, as mentioned earlier, is limited to 1 Gbps practically even if the ISP supports, say, 2 Gbps. However, the C7800's integrated switch ensures that the unit can support 1 Gbps+ speeds to the coax link (assuming ISP support) using just the wired LAN ports.
Netgear's differentiating aspects include the unique active antennae that moves some power amplifiers from the main board to the antennae in order to alleviate interference and simplify board design, while delivering better performance. Like other Netgear router products, the C7800 also supports the Netgear Genie app, ReadySHARE USB, and ReadySHARE Vault features . The ReadySHARE features enable a USB drive attached to the C7800 to act as a central backup destination.
The big growth in the Wi-Fi market has been in the area of whole-home Wi-Fi systems and mesh kits. For power users who need to make their Wi-Fi signals cover significant area, I would recommend a modem, a unified security gateway, a PoE switch, and a suitable number of Wi-Fi access points. However, such a solution is not for everybody. The most common configuration amongst people who don't use the cable ISP's supplied gateway is to use a discrete cable modem and a Wi-Fi router. This is logical, given that cable modem standards change at a much slower pace compared to Wi-Fi standards. The mesh kits also fit into that particular scenario. However, there are many cases (such as apartment units and relatively small houses) where a compact system that cuts down on the number of discrete units is preferable. Devices such as the C7800 target that market segment. The C7800 will be available for purchase this month, and will have a MSRP of $400.
In other Netgear product news, the Nighthawk X6S AC4000 router (R8000P) was launched late last month. This is an update to the first Broadcom 5G Wi-Fi product - the R8000 Nighthawk X6. Netgear's slide deck provides a helpful comparison between the two.
Netgear will continue to sell both units in the market. The Nighthawk X6S adopts a 64-bit Linux kernel, thanks to the use of the BCM4908 router SoC. The router is available for purchase on Amazon today.
dgingeri - Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - link
No, actually, all off the shelf routers, except those capable of running DDWRT/OpenWRT, cannot turn off WPS. It turns off the advertisement for WPS, but it does not turn off the feature. The feature stays on and it can still be very easily hacked. There are many sites and manufacturers that claim it can be turned off, but testing has shown that the feature is never actually disabled, only the advertisement for it. The only way DDWRT and OpenWRT do is to unload the drivers for it.
bigboxes - Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - link
I rarely log in to my router. Thanks for the reminder. Just updated my Asus router.
and yes, turn off SSID broadcast (and WPS)
chaos215bar2 - Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - link
SSID broadcast?! If anything that makes your network marginally more interesting to anyone who's actually going to put the effort into trying to break into it. It certainly doesn't do anything to hide it from anything but the most trivial scans.
Do turn off WPS, though.
bigboxes - Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - link
Please, just stop your outrage...ffs
fanofanand - Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - link
Having done quite a bit of research on routers recently, I can tell you that the biggest issue is not speed, it is distance and obstruction that is the problem. I have this modem/router's predecessor (sans the modem) and it's great, except it doesn't have the distance I wanted. I wish they would work on that instead of speed that there are few/no client adapters for.


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Lemonade Instead
A grief blog dedicated to remaining positive despite life's lemons
I'm Sorry You're Sorry
January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 Amy Buckley
When someone dies, people around that person often feel guilty (along with every other emotion ever felt). We feel guilt after a death for many reasons. Sometimes we wish we could've done something more to prevent it. Sometimes we wish we would've spent more time with that person or told them that we love them more often. And sometimes, we wish we had told them that we were sorry for being mean to them.
After my twin passed in 2011, I did not logon to social media (back then, it was mainly Facebook, no Instagram yet) until mid February, which was roughly a month and a half after her passing. It literally made me ill to think about all of the comments, all of the articles, all of the unintentional (mostly) stupid comments, and all of the pictures.
When I finally logged on, it was as bad as I thought it was going to be. I know that sounds negative and dramatic, but it's true. My Facebook was flooded with comments, pictures, articles, and messages. It made it all that more real and all that more terrible.
I had a lot of people telling me how sorry they were for my loss in the messages and I also had a few individuals telling me that they were sorry, not for my loss (well, that, too, I'm sure), but mainly for their behavior.
Spoiler alert: I never continued opening them all because it was way too difficult – too tiring, too depressing, too infuriating. I actually ended up deleting that Facebook. All of which is perfectly fine. I don't owe anyone an explanation for why I didn't open up a message and if I did open it and never responded, I also don't owe an explanation for that. Most of this time is blocked out of my memory anyways, so it's difficult for me to even recall who might've sent me something. I wrote more about my memory loss in my post, I changed my phone number.
Remember, my twin passed away very soon after we turned 20-years-old. Most 20-somethings can barely balance a social life and a job, let alone know how to appropriately act when a tragedy occurs. And I'm not faulting them for that, it's normal. I mean, the brain isn't even fully developed at this point in life.
With that being said, we can make some pretty stupid mistakes leading up to adulthood (even into adulthood). I know I was not exempt from this and I'm guessing you weren't either.
Back to the messages, these specific individuals were apologizing to me about how they treated myself and my twin (mainly in high school, if I'm remembering correctly). Out of respect, I will not get into the detail of these messages, but I've got a point here, so keep reading.
I'm guessing that I'm not the only one who has dealt with this or who will deal with this in the future. Death brings out the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. It's difficult to know how one will cope with it until it happens.
My intention is not to shame these individuals. In fact, it's quite the opposite. We're all human, meaning we all make mistakes, myself included. Since I'm all about transparency, I, too, have felt guilt for my behavior when someone has passed. Whether it was something I said to someone's face, behind their back, or not saying anything at all. It sucks and I can't imagine not feeling guilty for it, unless you're just plain mean.
To the people saying "I'm Sorry for My Behavior":
Like most people who have experienced traumatic loss, back in 2011, I did not have the ability to process this appropriately, like many things. But today, I see it for what it was, which is someone trying to apologize for behavior when it's too late to apologize. And I can honestly say that today, I accept the apologies and the intentions behind them. As I said before, I have not always displayed perfect behavior (newsflash: no one does), and I would rather someone apologize when it's too late than never apologize at all.
To the recipients of "I'm Sorry for My Behavior":
Unfortunately, the messages made me feel angry, sad, and very, very lonely. The only person I desperately wanted to talk to about it was my twin. It was a gutting feeling. I'm sorry you have to be in this situation. However you feel is justifiable and sometimes the only thing I can say that's helpful is that I can relate to you.
Sending love and hoping for kindness,
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How To Make Your Home A Place For The Remembrance Of Allah
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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The likeness of a house in which Allaah is remembered and the house in which Allaah is not remembered is that of the living and the dead, respectively."
We must make our homes places where Allaah is remembered in all kinds of ways, whether in our hearts, verbally, during prayer, by reading Qur'aan, by discussing Islamic issues, or by reading different kinds of Islamic books.
How many Muslim homes nowadays are dead because there is no remembrance of Allaah, as mentioned in the hadeeth. What must they be like when all that is heard therein is the music of Shaytaan with instruments and singing, and backbiting, slander and gossip?
What must they be like when they are filled with evil and sin, such as the haraam mixing of the sexes and wanton display between relatives who are not mahram or with neighbours who enter the home?
How can the angels enter a home like this? Revive your homes with all kinds of dhikr, may Allaah have mercy on you!
Make Your Homes A Qiblah
What is meant is taking the home as a place of worship. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And We inspired Moosa and his brother (saying): 'Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform al-salaah, and give glad tidings to the believers.'" [Yoonus 10:87]
Ibn 'Abbaas said: "They were commanded to take their dwellings as places of prayer [lit. mosques]."
Ibn Katheer said: "This – and Allaah knows best – was because of the intensity of the tribulation that they were facing from Pharaoh and his people. They were commanded to pray much, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 'O you who believe! Seek help with patience and prayer…' [al-Baqarah 2:153], and as it was reported in the hadeeth that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when he was distressed by something, would pray."
This explains the importance of worshipping at home, especially at times when the Muslims are in a position of weakness, as happens in some places where the Muslims cannot pray openly in front of the kuffaar. In this context we may think of the mihraab of Maryam, which was her place of worship, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "… Every time Zakariya entered the mihraab to visit her, he found her supplied with sustenance…" [Aal 'Imraan 3:37]
The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) used to be keen to pray at home – apart from the fard or obligatory prayers (which they prayed in congregation in the mosque) – and there is a moving story concerning this.
Mahmood ibn al-Rabee' al-Ansaari reported that 'Utbaan ibn Maalik – who was one of the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and was one of the Ansaar who had been present at Badr – came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: "I am losing my sight, and I lead my people in prayer.
When it rains, the valley between me and them gets flooded and I cannot get to their mosque to lead them in prayer. O Messenger of Allaah, I would like you to come and pray in my house so that I can take it as a place for prayer."
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "I will do that, in sha Allaah." 'Utbaan said: "The next day the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and Abu Bakr came in the morning.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked for permission to enter, and I gave him permission. He did not sit down until he entered the house, then he said, 'Where would you like me to pray in your house?'
I showed him a corner of the house, then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood up, said Takbeer, and we stood in a row behind him, and he prayed two rak'ahs and gave the salaam at the end of the prayer." (Reported by al -Bukhaari, al-Fath, 1519)
Spiritual training for the members of the household
'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to pray qiyaam at night, and when he prayed witr he would say, 'Get up and pray witr, O 'Aa'ishah'" (Reported by Muslim, Muslim bi Sharh al- Nawawi, 6/23).
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "May Allaah have mercy on a man who gets up at night and prays, then he wakes up his wife to pray, and if she refuses he throws water in her face." (Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawood. Saheeh al-Jaami', 3488).
Encouraging the women of one's household to give charity is another means of increasing faith. This is something very important which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged, when he said, "O women! Give in charity, for I have seen that you form the majority of the inhabitants of Hell." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 1/405).
One of the new ideas is to have a box at home for donations to the poor and needy: whatever is put in the box belongs to them, because it is their vessel in the Muslim home.
If the family members see an example among them fasting on al-Ayyaam al-Beed (the 13th, 14th and 15th of each Hijri month), Mondays and Thursdays, Taasoo'aa' and 'Aashooraa' (the 9th and 10th of Muharram), 'Arafaah, and frequently in Muharram and Sha'baan, this will be a motive for them to do likewise.
Paying attention to adhkaar and Sunnah du'aa's that have to do with the home
Adkhaar for entering the home:
Muslim reported in his Saheeh that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When any one of you enters his home and mentions the Name of Allaah when he enters and when he eats, the Shaytaan says: 'You have no place to stay and nothing to eat here.'
If he enters and does not mention the name of Allaah when he enters, [the Shaytaan] says, 'You have a place to stay.'
If he does not mention the name of Allaah when he eats, [the Shaytaan says], 'You have a place to stay and something to eat.'" (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 3/346; Muslim, 3/1599).
Abu Dawood reported in his Sunan that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If a man goes out of his house and says, 'Bismillaah, tawakkaltu 'ala Allaah, laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa Billaah (In the name of Allaah, I put my trust in Allaah, there is no help and no strength except in Allaah),' it will be said to him, 'This will take care of you, you are guided, you have what you need and you are protected.' The Shaytaan will stay away from him, and another shaytaan will say to him, 'What can you do with a man who is guided, provided for and protected?'" (Reported by Abu Dawood and al- Tirmidhi. Saheeh al-Jaami', no. 499)
Siwaak
Imaam Muslim reported in his Saheeh that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered his house, the first thing he would do was use siwaak." (Reported by Muslim, Kitaab al -Tahaarah, chapter 15, no. 44).
Continuously reciting Soorat al-Baqarah in the house to ward off the Shaytaan There are a number of ahaadeeth concerning this, such as:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do not make your houses into graves. The Shaytaan flees from a house in which Soorat al-Baqarah is recited." (Reported by Muslim, 1/539)
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Recite Soorat al-Baqarah in your houses, for the Shaytaan does not enter a house in which Soorat al- Baqarah is recited." (Reported by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak. 1/561; Saheeh al-Jaami', 1170).
Concerning the virtues of the last two aayaat of this soorah, and the effect of reciting them in one's house, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah wrote a document two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, which is kept near the Throne, and He revealed two aayaat of it with which He concluded Soorat al-Baqarah.
If they are recited in a house for three consecutive nights, the Shaytaan will not approach it." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad in al-Musnad, 4/274, and others. Saheeh al-Jaami', 1799).
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Pet Stores Caught Lying About Where Their Puppies Really Come From
By Christine
A man entered a series of pet shops in New York recently and he had some very simple questions for each location to answer. These locations were responsible for selling kittens and puppies. He merely wanted to know where these pet shops were getting their animals from. Seems reasonable enough, right? He also wanted how often mothers were being bred and the sort of conditions that the animals were growing up in.
He did not receive the answers that he was looking for. Some of the shops tried to claim that they were receiving their animals from hobby breeders. These answers did not make much sense. That's because they were far from the truth. Some of the shops even tried to tell him that puppy mills were no longer in existence. Of course, this was also a lie.
Puppy mills have yet to be shut down and continue to remain in existence. Since the man who was asking the questions happened to be an investigator for Companion Animal Protection Society, he knew that these people were misleading him. His undercover investigation certainly led to some disturbing discoveries. He had already seen the breeding facilities in question. He had even obtained recordings.
These facilities are responsible for supplying hundreds of dogs to pet shops all over the state of New York. A wide range of misrepresentations have taken place when it comes to these dogs. We are glad that someone is finally putting a stop to these types of behaviors. No animals deserve to live in these sorts of conditions and this is something that we should all feel very strongly about.
The results of the investigations have now been released to the general public. New York is now in the process of considering a ban for these types of pet stores. Maryland and California have already taken this crucial step. Pet shops should be working with local rescue organizations, as opposed to breeding animals who are forced to live in squalor.
This is the sort of decision that should be a true no brainer but there are a number of states that are not willing to consider it. With so many homeless animals out there in the world, we cannot believe that people are still looking for pets that are bred in substandard conditions. Please be sure to share this story with your closest friends and loved ones. Awareness must be raised about the plight of these animals!
h/t: TheDodo
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Your spot on my favorites list is well earned!
By the way, I think the only thing that could have made this a funnier series is if you'd just been too lazy to write the last one.
Oh and good series etc.
The thought had crossed my mind to have me in bed, talking to my reader(s) and then ending with the Asian girls, but I used that joke as my "Sloth" entry to whatever comic cup was about the 7 Deadly Sins.
Although re-using old jokes has never been an issue for me before.
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I'm waiting for Dr. Pedantic to spend the entire third panel pontificating on how oxymoronic "mass void" is.
Well, Dr. Pedantic isn't one of my alter-egos, but then again, neither is Haxx0r_K1ng, so I guess it wouldn't hurt.
Thanks, I live for your praise.


Imperative Entertainment has picked up the rights to the novel of the same name by James Scott and set Alice Birch to pen the adaptation.
Angelina Jolie is attached to star in The Kept, a period revenge thriller from Imperative Entertainment, the company behind All the Money in the World.
The project adapts the searing 2014 James Scott novel of the same name that was newly acquired by Imperative, which has set Alice Birch, who wrote the Florence Pugh-starring period drama Lady Macbeth, to pen the screenplay.
In addition to toplining The Kept, Jolie will produce, along with Imperative partners Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas.
Set in the winter of 1897 in rural New York, the story is set in motion when a woman returns to her isolated homestead to discover that her husband and four of her children were murdered. The woman is injured by a shot and is tended to by her remaining son, Caleb, who survived by hiding in the pantry. With her 12-year-old by her side, the woman sets out to find those responsible, but the gritty journey in blizzard conditions to a lake town will reveal secrets that will test the bond of mother and son.
Jillian Apfelbaum, Imperative's head of film, will oversee development and production.
Imperative is currently in production on The Mule, a crime drama being directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars along with Bradley Cooper. The company's All the Money in the World, directed by Ridley Scott, earned a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for Christopher Plummer.
Jolie last appeared onscreen in 2015's By the Sea and possibly won't be back until Maleficent 2, which Disney is set to bow in 2020. She is currently shooting Come Away, a drama that combines Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. The movie, directed by Brenda Chapman, does not yet have a distributor.
The actress is also lending her voice to The One and Only Ivan, Disney's CG/live-action hybrid that is set to be released on the studio's streaming service in 2019.


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/*****************************************************************

 * FILE : ExpediaUploadService.java

 * CREATE DATE : 2010-12-2

 * DESCRIPTION :

 *
 * CHANGE HISTORY LOG

 *---------------------------------------------------------------

 * NO.  |  DATE |   NAME   |   REASON   |  DESCRIPTION

 *---------------------------------------------------------------

 *
 *****************************************************************

 */
package com.thayer.idsservice.ids.expedia.update.service;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.exception.ExceptionUtils;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.AvailRateUpdateRQDocument;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.AuthenticationDocument.Authentication;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.AvailRateUpdateDocument.AvailRateUpdate;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.AvailRateUpdateRQDocument.AvailRateUpdateRQ;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.DateRangeDocument.DateRange;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.HotelDocument.Hotel;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.InventoryDocument.Inventory;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.PerDayDocument.PerDay;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.RateDocument.Rate;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.RatePlanDocument.RatePlan;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.RestrictionsDocument.Restrictions;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2011.x06.RoomTypeDocument.RoomType;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2007.x02.AvailRateUpdateRSDocument;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2007.x02.AvailRateUpdateRSDocument.AvailRateUpdateRS;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2007.x02.AvailRateUpdateRSDocument.AvailRateUpdateRS.Error;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2007.x02.AvailRateUpdateRSDocument.AvailRateUpdateRS.Success;
import com.expediaconnect.eqc.ar.x2007.x02.AvailRateUpdateRSDocument.AvailRateUpdateRS.Success.Warning;
import com.thayer.fog2.bo.RateDataBO;
import com.thayer.fog2.entity.AvailAllow;
import com.thayer.fog2.entity.AvailRate;
import com.thayer.idsservice.bean.mapping.MappingEnum;
import com.thayer.idsservice.bean.mapping.MappingResultBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.dao.EIdsCache;
import com.thayer.idsservice.dao.EIdsCacheKey;
import com.thayer.idsservice.exception.BizException;
import com.thayer.idsservice.exception.MappingException;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.update.bean.AvailBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.update.bean.ErrorBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.update.bean.RsStatusBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.update.bean.UpdateInfoBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.update.interf.AbstractUploadService;
import com.thayer.idsservice.util.CommonUtils;
import com.thayer.idsservice.util.Constents;
import com.thayer.idsservice.util.DateUtil;

/**
 * Function :

 * General Usage :

 * Special Usage :

 *
 * @author : Jean.Jiang

 * @since : 2010-12-2

 * @version : v1.0
 */
public class ExpediaUploadService extends AbstractUploadService {

	private static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ExpediaUploadService.class);

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @seecom.thayer.idsservice.task.update.interf.AbstractUploadService#
	 * getThirdRequestXml(com.thayer.idsservice.task. update.bean.AvailBean,
	 * java.util.List)
	 */
	@Override
	public List<UpdateInfoBean> getThirdRequestXml(AvailBean availBean,
			List<ErrorBean> errorlist) throws BizException, MappingException {
		List<UpdateInfoBean> results = new ArrayList<UpdateInfoBean>();
		List<RateDataBO> rateDataBOList = availBean.getRateDataBOList();
		List<UpdateInfoBean> updateInfoBeanList = new ArrayList();
		for (RateDataBO rateDataBO : rateDataBOList) {
			String planCode = rateDataBO.getPlanCode();
			String prop = rateDataBO.getProp();
			List<AvailAllow> rateList = rateDataBO.getRateList();
			List<MappingResultBean> mappingResultBeanList = getMapService()
					.getThirdHotelRateCodeByPlanLevel4Expedia(
							MappingEnum.EXPEDIA, prop, planCode);
			if (mappingResultBeanList.size() == 0 || rateList == null
					|| rateList.size() == 0) {
				// LOGGER.warn(MappingEnum.AGODA + ",prop:" + prop +
				// ",planCode:" + planCode);
				continue;
			}
			for (MappingResultBean mappingResultBean : mappingResultBeanList) {
				int i = 0;
				while (i < rateList.size()) {
					AvailAllow availAllow = rateList.get(i);
					String availDate = DateUtil.formatDate(availAllow
							.getAvailDate());
					String availDateTo = DateUtil.formatDate(availAllow
							.getAvailDate());
					// AvailRateUpdateRQ
					AvailRateUpdateRQDocument arRqDoc = AvailRateUpdateRQDocument.Factory
							.newInstance();
					AvailRateUpdateRQ rq = arRqDoc.addNewAvailRateUpdateRQ();

					// Authentication
					Authentication autDoc = rq.addNewAuthentication();
					autDoc.setUsername(mappingResultBean.getUserId());
					autDoc.setPassword(mappingResultBean.getPassword());

					// Hotel
					Hotel hotel = rq.addNewHotel();
					hotel
							.setId(new BigInteger(mappingResultBean
									.getHotelCode()));
					AvailRateUpdate availRateUpdate = rq
							.addNewAvailRateUpdate();
					DateRange dateRange = availRateUpdate.addNewDateRange();
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"1")) {
						dateRange.setSun(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setSun(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"2")) {
						dateRange.setMon(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setMon(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"3")) {
						dateRange.setTue(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setTue(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"4")) {
						dateRange.setWed(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setWed(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"5")) {
						dateRange.setThu(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setThu(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"6")) {
						dateRange.setFri(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setFri(true);
					}
					if (availBean.getWeeks() != null
							&& !Arrays.toString(availBean.getWeeks()).contains(
									"7")) {
						dateRange.setSat(false);
					} else {
						dateRange.setSat(true);
					}

					// RoomType
					RoomType addNewRoomType = availRateUpdate.addNewRoomType();
					String hotelRoomCode = mappingResultBean.getHotelRoomCode();
					addNewRoomType.setId(new BigInteger(hotelRoomCode));
					RatePlan addNewRatePlan = addNewRoomType.addNewRatePlan();
					String hotelRateCode = mappingResultBean.getHotelRateCode();
					addNewRatePlan.setId(new BigInteger(hotelRateCode));
					String avail = availAllow.getAvail();

					// room amount
					Inventory inventory = addNewRoomType.addNewInventory();
					int allot = availAllow.getAllotment() > 4999 ? 4999
							: availAllow.getAllotment();
					inventory.setFlexibleAllocation(allot);
					boolean isClose = true;
					if ("A".equalsIgnoreCase(avail)
							|| "L".equalsIgnoreCase(avail)
							|| "C".equalsIgnoreCase(avail)) {
						isClose = false;
						addNewRatePlan.setClosed(false);
					} else {
						isClose = true;
						addNewRatePlan.setClosed(true);
					}
					// Planid
					int minLos = 0;
					if (availAllow.getAvail() != null
							&& "A".equals(availAllow.getAvail().trim())) {
						addNewRatePlan.setClosed(false);
					} else if (availAllow.getAvail() != null
							&& "L".equals(availAllow.getAvail().trim())) {
						addNewRatePlan.setClosed(false);
						// restrictions restrictions
						Restrictions restrictions = addNewRatePlan
								.addNewRestrictions();
						minLos = availAllow.getMinLos();
						if (minLos < 1)
							minLos = 1;
						if (minLos > 28)
							minLos = 28;
						restrictions.setMinLOS(minLos);
						restrictions.setMaxLOS(availAllow.getMaxLos() > 28 ? 28
								: availAllow.getMaxLos());
					} else {
						addNewRatePlan.setClosed(false);
						inventory.setFlexibleAllocation(0);
					}

					// Rate
					Rate addNewRate = addNewRatePlan.addNewRate();
					AvailRate availRate = availAllow.getAvailRate();
					String currencyCode = availRate.getCurrencyCode();
					addNewRate.setCurrency(currencyCode);
					BigDecimal rate = new BigDecimal(0);
					if (availRate != null) {
						PerDay addNewPerDay = addNewRate.addNewPerDay();
						BigDecimal bd1 = BigDecimal.valueOf(availRate
								.getDoubleRate());
						addNewPerDay
								.setRate(bd1.setScale(2, bd1.ROUND_HALF_UP));
						rate = bd1.setScale(2, bd1.ROUND_HALF_UP);
					}

					int j = i + 1;
					while (j < rateList.size()) {
						AvailAllow availAllowNext = rateList.get(j);
						String availDateNext = DateUtil
								.formatDate(availAllowNext.getAvailDate());
						int allotNext = availAllowNext.getAllotment() > 4999 ? 4999
								: availAllowNext.getAllotment();
						String availNext = availAllowNext.getAvail();
						boolean isCloseNext = true;
						if ("A".equalsIgnoreCase(availNext)
								|| "L".equalsIgnoreCase(availNext)
								|| "C".equalsIgnoreCase(availNext)) {
							isCloseNext = false;
						} else {
							isCloseNext = true;
						}
						int minLosNext = 0;
						if (availNext != null && "L".equals(availNext.trim())) {
							minLosNext = availAllowNext.getMinLos();
							if (minLosNext < 1)
								minLosNext = 1;
							if (minLosNext > 28)
								minLosNext = 28;
						}
						AvailRate availRateNext = availAllowNext.getAvailRate();
						String currencyCodeNext = availRateNext
								.getCurrencyCode();
						BigDecimal rateNext = new BigDecimal(0);
						if (availRateNext != null) {
							BigDecimal bd1Next = BigDecimal
									.valueOf(availRateNext.getDoubleRate());
							rateNext = bd1Next.setScale(2,
									bd1Next.ROUND_HALF_UP);
						}

						if (allotNext == allot && (isCloseNext == isClose)
								&& minLosNext == minLos
								&& currencyCodeNext.equals(currencyCode)
								&& rateNext.doubleValue() == rate.doubleValue()) {
							availDateTo = availDateNext;
						} else {
							break;
						}

						j++;
					}

					// DateRange
					Calendar fromDate = Calendar.getInstance();
					fromDate.setTime(DateUtil.dateValue(availDate));
					fromDate.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
					fromDate.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
					fromDate.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
					Calendar toDate = Calendar.getInstance();
					toDate.setTime(DateUtil.dateValue(availDateTo));
					toDate.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 23);
					toDate.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 59);
					toDate.set(Calendar.SECOND, 59);
					dateRange.setFrom(fromDate);
					dateRange.setTo(toDate);

					//Day of Week的维护 日期有效性检查
					Calendar checkDate = fromDate;
					List<Integer> dayofWeeks = new ArrayList<Integer>();
					while (checkDate.compareTo(toDate) <= 0) {
						int dayOfWeek = checkDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK);
						dayofWeeks.add(dayOfWeek);
						checkDate.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, checkDate.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) + 1);
					}
					if (dateRange.getSun()) {
						if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(1))) {
							dateRange.setSun(false);
						}
					}
					if (dateRange.getMon()) {
						if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(2))) {
							dateRange.setMon(false);
						}
					}
					if (dateRange.getTue()) {
						if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(3))) {
							dateRange.setTue(false);
						}
					}
					if (dateRange.getWed()) {
						if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(4))) {
							dateRange.setWed(false);
						}
					}
					if (dateRange.getThu()) {
						if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(5))) {
							dateRange.setThu(false);
						}
					}
                    if (dateRange.getFri()) {
                    	if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(6))) {
							dateRange.setFri(false);
						}
					}
                    if (dateRange.getSat()) {
                    	if (!dayofWeeks.contains(Integer.valueOf(7))) {
							dateRange.setSat(false);
						}
					}

					if (dateRange.getSun()||dateRange.getMon()||dateRange.getTue()
							||dateRange.getWed()||dateRange.getThu()||dateRange.getFri()||dateRange.getSat()) {
					String ycsxmldocumentstr = arRqDoc.toString();
					ycsxmldocumentstr = ycsxmldocumentstr.replaceAll(
							"\\+08:00", "");
					UpdateInfoBean updateInfoBean = new UpdateInfoBean();
					updateInfoBean.setType(Constents.IDS_UPDATE_REQUEST_TYPE1);
					updateInfoBean.setRequestXml(ycsxmldocumentstr);
					LOGGER.info("getThirdRequestXml :\n" + ycsxmldocumentstr);
					updateInfoBean.setReqestURL(getThirdRequestXmlURL());
					//组装chacheKey hotelId + roomId+planeId
					String cacheKey = mappingResultBean.getHotelCode() +" " + hotelRoomCode + " " +hotelRateCode;
					updateInfoBean.setKey(cacheKey);
					updateInfoBeanList.add(updateInfoBean);
					}
					i = j;
				}

			}

		}
		return updateInfoBeanList;
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @seecom.thayer.idsservice.task.update.interf.AbstractUploadService#
	 * parseResponseXml(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
	 */
	@Override
	public RsStatusBean parseResponseXml(String updateResponseXml, String type)
			throws BizException {
		LOGGER.info("parseResponseXml : \n" + updateResponseXml);
		RsStatusBean rsStatusBean = new RsStatusBean();
		try {
			AvailRateUpdateRSDocument parse = AvailRateUpdateRSDocument.Factory
					.parse(updateResponseXml);
			AvailRateUpdateRS availRateUpdateRS = parse.getAvailRateUpdateRS();
			Success success = availRateUpdateRS.getSuccess();
			if (success != null) {
				rsStatusBean.setRsResult(true);
				rsStatusBean.setRsMsgId(CommonUtils.createRequestID());
				rsStatusBean.setRsStatus("success");
				Warning[] warningArray = success.getWarningArray();
				if (warningArray.length > 0) {
					rsStatusBean.setRsResult(false);
					rsStatusBean.setRsMsgId(CommonUtils.createRequestID());
				}
			}
			Error[] errorArray = availRateUpdateRS.getErrorArray();
			if (errorArray.length > 0) {
				rsStatusBean.setRsResult(false);
				rsStatusBean.setRsMsgId(CommonUtils.createRequestID());
				rsStatusBean.setRsStatus("error");
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			LOGGER.error(ExceptionUtils.getFullStackTrace(e));
			rsStatusBean.setRsResult(false);
			rsStatusBean.setRsMsgId(CommonUtils.createRequestID());
			rsStatusBean.setRsStatus("error");
		}

		return rsStatusBean;
	}

	@Override
	protected void addAvailAllowToCacheList(AvailAllow bean,
			AvailBean availBean, String plan, String prop, String ideType,
			List<EIdsCache> updateCacheList) {
		EIdsCache cache = new EIdsCache();
		EIdsCacheKey key = new EIdsCacheKey();
		key.setPlanCode(plan);
		key.setProp(prop);
		key.setIdsType(ideType);
		key.setAvailDate(bean.getAvailDate());
		cache.setWeeks(weeksArrayToString(availBean.getWeeks()));
		cache.seteIdsCacheKey(key);
		cache.setAllotment(bean.getAllotment());
		cache.setAvail(bean.getAvail());
		cache.setMinLos(bean.getMinLos());
		cache.setMaxLos(bean.getMaxLos());
		cache.setCurrencyCode(bean.getAvailRate().getCurrencyCode());
		cache.setSingleRate(bean.getAvailRate().getDoubleRate());
		cache.setDoubleRate(bean.getAvailRate().getDoubleRate());
		cache.setQuadRate(bean.getAvailRate().getDoubleRate());
		cache.setTripleRate(bean.getAvailRate().getDoubleRate());
		updateCacheList.add(cache);

	}

	@Override
	protected boolean validateEq(EIdsCache dist, AvailAllow src,
			AvailBean srcAvailBean) {
		boolean result = true;
		if (dist == null || src == null) {
			return false;
		}

		if (dist.getDoubleRate() != src.getAvailRate().getDoubleRate()) {
			result = false;
			return result;
		}

		if (!dist.getWeeks()
				.equals(weeksArrayToString(srcAvailBean.getWeeks()))) {
			result = false;
			return result;
		}

		int distAllot = dist.getAllotment() > 4999 ? 4999 : dist.getAllotment();
		distAllot = distAllot < 0 ? 0 : distAllot;
		int srctAllot = src.getAllotment() > 4999 ? 4999 : src.getAllotment();
		srctAllot = srctAllot < 0 ? 0 : srctAllot;
		if (distAllot != srctAllot) {
			result = false;
			return result;
		}
		String distAvail = dist.getAvail();
		String srcAvail = src.getAvail();

		if (!StringUtils.equals(distAvail, srcAvail)) {
			result = false;
			return result;
		}

		if ("L".equalsIgnoreCase(distAvail.trim())
				&& "L".equalsIgnoreCase(srcAvail.trim())) {
			int distMin = dist.getMinLos();
			int srcMin = src.getMinLos();
			if (distMin < 1)
				distMin = 1;
			if (srcMin < 1)
				srcMin = 1;
			if (distMin > 28)
				distMin = 28;
			if (srcMin > 28)
				srcMin = 28;
			if (distMin != srcMin) {
				result = false;
				return result;
			}
			int distMax = dist.getMaxLos() > 28 ? 28 : dist.getMaxLos();
			int srcMax = src.getMaxLos() > 28 ? 28 : src.getMaxLos();
			if (distMax != srcMax) {
				result = false;
				return result;
			}
		}

		return result;
	}

}


--Currently working as ''Science Communicator'' in National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo Japan.
--Development of new exhibition to tell the latest emerging science and innovation in ''Information Science and Technology for Socity'' area.
--Currently Emeritus Researcher of ENSAM Presence & Innovation laboratory. Working for research and development of virtual reality and computer entertainment systems.
//Computer entertainment industries are enlarging day by day. However, most commercial activities focus to graphics and sales in current market. When I had worked for Criterion, RenderWare, an official rendering engine on PlayStation2 platform, most game projects need beautiful computer graphics but they understand; graphics is not a goal, just a part of computer entertainment. Then I have decided to back to academia and got Ph.D diploma by "Future computer entertainment systems". It uses virtual reality techniques like haptics with full body interaction system. Actually, most current entertainment technologies, especially development of game contents by Japanese are build on experimental knowledge. In short, there are no actual researches to clear "Why we can enjoy with computer systems?
//Now, I'm working in Laval, a famous VR research city in west France. It has "Laval Virtual", annual VR festival and a great project of VR theme park that will be opened at 2007. My task is research, development and promotion for these projects, of course, I teach for master and doctor courses specialized for virtual reality development and research in Laval.
--Programming for computer science, especially for Interactions.
---Preparing a book about "WiiRemote programming on your PC"
-Platforms: Windows, Linux, PlayStation2 and/or some embedded systems.
-Programming: Microsoft Visual Studio series, gcc solutions, MS Office VBA, Macromedia Flash, etc... Especially real time computer graphics.
-Database: MySQL, MSDE, MSJet(Access), etc... Actual development experiences in factory.
-Networking: LAMP(Linux,Apache,MySQL,PHP) solution developments, MS server solutions (IIS/Apache+ASP/PHP+MSDE/MySQL) development, HTTP, SMTP, SSH, POP/IMAP, CMS/SNS/xoops, router, WIFI, security knowledge.
Research and development for entertainment virtual reality applications. Teaching for master courses.
-Post doctoral researcher in NHK Engineering.
NHK is national broadcasting company. I had worked for NiCT (National Institute of Information and Communication) project with NHK STRL (Science and Technology Research Institute) to realize ultra photo realistic real-time computer graphics environment for next generation TV platform.
I had developed image based rendering, modeling systems, global illumination rendering system on Maya platform, applications of Axi-Vision, a new depth camera system that was developed by NHK STRL, wire-based motion control camera system, etc in very short term. I had also learned project management and submission style for Japanese governmental research projects.
-Lead engineer and support ace engineer.
Criterion is a spinout of canon research institute, RenderWare, an official rendering engine on PlayStation2 platform, my task was launching Tokyo office to evaluate the next generational development style using RenderWare, optimized multi platform environment, to traditional Japanese game developers.
I had learned Japanese game developer tradition and techniques. Fortunately, RenderWare had been accepted a lot of game titles. The office has grown well then I could decide to back to academia. I also learned management of small company here.
Fortunately, I had assigned as a project management of development an inventory management system using wireless barcode reader. These experiments are very important in my engineering method. And countryside life in Fukushima Japan was impressive for me.
-Experience is listed in chronological order, with most recent at the top.
Accepted SIGGRAPH'98, "Foot interface, Fantastic Phantom Slipper".
Accepted 2 domestic short papers.
Activities and societies: Studied with assistant professor Yuichiro KUME in photo information processing laboratory.
Especially, real time computer graphics on PC and SGI platform. Phantom Sensation, special human cognition effect using vibrators.
Tutored for informatics courses in university.
Studied synthesis technologies of photograph, camera and printing papers. Chemistry, optics, electro mechanics, development images, simulation and evaluation of human vision.
I had study lay trace computer graphics in 3rd degree, got my diploma by "R&D of real time optical human interface devices".
Activities and societies: Joined to artistic photo club, then I had learned practical techniques in darkroom, camera shooting and studios.
I also have developed consumers' cooperative society with colleagues. I had leaded the team, catch other students opinions by drawing mangas.
-Innovative, active, communicative and open mind.
-Married at 1998, two sons (2003, 2007).


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Vlatko Hercegović (;  1428–1489), was the second and the last Herzog of Saint Sava,  succeeding his father Stjepan Vukčić in 1466.

Succession
After the fall of the Bosnian kingdom in 1463, herceg Stjepan Vukčić, lord of its southernmost province, lived for another three years, enough to see kingdom's complete dismantling. For this Stjepan blamed his eldest son Vladislav Hercegović. On 21 May 1466, old and terminally ill duke dictated his last words, recorded in a testament, and bypassing Vladislav he condemned him by saying that it was him who "brought the great Turk to Bosnia to the death and destruction of us all". The next day, on 22 May 1466, duke died.

Stjepan Vukčić was succeeded as herceg by his second and younger son Vlatko Hercegović, who struggled to retain as much of the territory he could.

Continued struggle
However, Blagaj, Kosača capital, fell in 1466, while Ključ fort between Nevesinje and Gacko was cut off from the main part of his territory, although Vlatko's actions against Ottomans were mostly concentrated around this fort with limited success.
A few years earlier, in August 1464, he was wounded and forced to take a refuge in the Republic of Ragusa. In 1467 he came with his Apulian bride to Ragusa.

Počitelj fell in 1471, however, herceg Vlatko already in 1470 realized that only radical change in his politics could bring him some release, so he pursued and achieved a peace with the Ottomans. In the same year, the Ottomans excluded Hum from the Bosnian Sanjak, and established a new, separate sanjak with its seat in Foča, Sanjak of Herzegovina.

The very last remnants of Bosnian state territory were these stretches of land held by Vlatko in Hum, while he moved residence to his last capital, Novi. He also gave up his agreement with Ottomans, after just a few years or so, just about the same time when his younger brother, Stjepan, assumed highest office of the Ottoman navy as Ahmed Pasha Hercegović (around 1473) in Istanbul. After his marriage in 1474, he reconciled with his older brother Vladislav.
Just before death of Sultan Mehmed II, Vlatko tried one more push to the heart of Bosnia, but abandoned by his allies his venture ended in disaster, after which he completely and finitely withdraw to his fortress in Novi.

Fall
These frequent attacks by Vlatko, and the death of Mehmed II, prompted new sultan, Bayezid II, to decide to take Novi and its harbor, along with whatever territory remained. In November 1481, Ajaz-Bey of the Sanjak of Herzegovina besieged Novi, however, just before 14th December of 1481 Vlatko gave up resisting, and agreed with the Ottomans to move with his family to Istanbul. Now entire territory of Herzegovina was reorganized into already established Sanjak of Herzegovina with the seat in Foča, and will later, in 1580, become one of the sanjaks of the Bosnia Eyalet.  This signified the ultimate disappearance of what was the last remaining independent point of the Bosnian state.

Ancestry

References

Bibliography

1420s births
1489 deaths
Ragusan nobility
Hercegović noble family

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Cumberland HeightsDecember 17, 20199 CommentsTags: American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), ASAM, Certifications, Treatment Center, Treatment for Addiction
NASHVILLE, TN DECEMBER 17, 2019 – Cumberland Heights is proud to announce it has become not only the first addiction treatment center in the state of Tennessee to achieve certification from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), but also one of the first in the nation.
The ASAM Level of Care certification, created in partnership with CARF International (CARF), provides an independent, comprehensive assessment of an addiction treatment program's capacity to deliver services consistent with Levels of Care described in The ASAM Criteria. The certification will help patients and payers identify treatment programs capable of delivering evidence-based care.
"This certification really speaks to the quality of care Cumberland Heights has been providing for more than 53 years. Today, there are so many options when it comes to addiction treatment. When you choose a facility that is ASAM certified, you know you or your loved one is going to a place that incorporates research, science, technology and compassion to create a path to life-long recovery," said CEO Jay Crosson.
Certification through ASAM marks a significant development in the addiction treatment industry which has long struggled to establish consistent standards nationwide. The ASAM Criteria is considered the nation's most respected, comprehensive and widely used set of standards for providing outcome-oriented care. It was developed over three decades of research and will help place patients in a care setting that suits their individual needs.
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Cumberland Heights' mission is to transform lives, giving hope and healing to those affected by alcohol or drug addiction. For more than 53 years we've helped those struggling rewrite their story and live a life free from addiction.
Cumberland HeightsOctober 4, 20191 CommentTags: addiction recovery, Drug Abuse Treatment, Gratitude in Recovery, Podcast
Todd M Podcast – Sobriety doesn't make you happy. It removes the things that make you unhappy.
Imagine your drug-addicted lifestyle being broadcast on national television. It happened to Todd M. on the popular A&E show "Intervention." The season 16 episode followed Todd as he smoked meth and downed pills in his parent's barn. The experience led him to Cumberland Heights where he now works with three years of sobriety under his belt. Hear how he felt watching that episode for the first time, and why the Californian decided to stick around Tennessee.
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Cumberland HeightsSeptember 29, 2019No CommentsTags: Community, Nashville, Optimism in Recovery, Recover Life, Recovery Fun, RecoveryFest, Sobriety
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As "National Recovery Month" wraps up, people from across Nashville showed their support to those who have struggled with substance abuse. RecoveryFest Nashville was held on Saturday to celebrate the positive impact of recovery from substance abuse and giving recovery the visibility it deserves.
"We need to recover out loud and events like this that bring recovery out in the open and helps break down stigma and shame of getting help is important," said Cumberland Heights' own Cindy Spelta, also co-chair of RecoveryFest Nashville, "there's too many people suffering in silence so we don't need recovery to be in silence."
Spelta has been recovering for 17 years. She said part of recovery is knowing you're not alone, that there is a community behind you and resources available to you.
At this event there were dozens of vendors with information regarding help and recovery, music and guest speakers. The event was held at East Park Greenspace and was free to the public.
Tennessee is one of the hardest-hit states when it comes to the opioid crisis. There were 1,268 opioid overdose deaths in Tennessee in 2017 and more than six million painkiller prescriptions in 2018.
At Cumberland Heights, we always put the patient first, and value the importance of active participation in the recovery process. Take the first step toward healing by calling us at (866) 899-5231 today.
Cumberland HeightsAugust 23, 2019No CommentsTags: Alcohol Abuse, Children, Consequences, Drug Abuse, Foster Care, News Channel 4, Parenting, Parents, Video
Story By: Rebecca Cardenas, WSMV News Channel 4
Since 2000, the number of children being placed in foster care because their parents use drugs has more than doubled, according to new research by JAMA Pediatrics.
"It just really hurts when the two people that are supposed to love you and care about you can't really do that because they have a disease," Brittany Hines, who knows that statistic firsthand, said. "I remember calling hospitals and jails and praying to God that she was in the hospital or in jail instead of just out using drugs and leaving us again," she recalled. Her parents were both addicts. She lived with six families before she turned 18, when she got custody of her younger brother.
"I did not ever want to be split up from my brothers or sisters. I was fearful they would be taken away," she said, calling many of her childhood memories traumatic.
The CEO of Cumberland Heights Jay Crosson said they've watched this trend with their own eyes. "It's a consequence of untreated addiction," he explained. "We see grandparents raising their own grandkids a lot."
He said the alarming rise of kids in foster care is largely due to the opioid crisis, and more broadly an addiction crisis. "There's an overall increase in acceptance of drug use overall by people."
"Every patient that we see wants to be a good dad and a good mom. The insanity of this disease is that despite knowing these consequences that are out there they still can't stop," Crosson added.
"I never ever once doubted that my mom and dad loved me," Hines said. She is a mother herself now, a role she's taken on since she was a child. One of her sisters is still in her custody and now, her brother's daughter. She works full time at an addiction treatment center
"Drug addicts are not bad people they're just really sick," she said. "My dad may not have been able to make it or get sober, but I hope somebody else's dad is able to get sober and they're able to get their dad back or their mom back."
If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, you can go to cumberlandheights.org.
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Audio August 8, 2019 Chris Lindsay
Liz Stanislawski from Cumberland Heights sits down with a several key figures in recovery to discuss life and what sobriety means to them.
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Travis Meadows Podcast – God did for me what I couldn't do for myself.
Liz talks candidly with "Nashville's Favorite Underdog" Travis Meadows about losing his brother at a young age, cancer, addiction and his treatment journal that inspired an album. Even with so much success, writing songs for Eric Church, Brothers Osborne and Wynonna Judd, Meadows says his biggest triumph is making it this far in his sobriety journey.
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Jaime G Podcast – Addiction is about isolation. Recovery is about connection.
Liz sits down with Jaime Gibbons – Cumberland Heights' Alumni Relations & Volunteer Coordinator – to talk about what 16 years of sobriety looks like and how engaging with friends in recovery kept Jaime clean. Also in this episode: relationships that make you sick, a spiritual awakening while free-falling 30 feet, and Jaime's greatest triumph in recovery. Hint: It's a person and he only stands about 2.5 feet tall.
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Alexis H Podcast – I'm 100% grateful I'm an addict.
When Alexis went to treatment the first time she decided she was going to prove everyone wrong and not take any suggestions. When that didn't work the first or second time, she decided to finally take all of the suggestions her third time in treatment. Now sober for 4.5 years, she talks about how recovery got her through her parents divorce, allowed her to experience true joy for the first time and made it possible for her to help other women like her struggling.
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Alex H Podcast – Life actually has meaning to me now.
Spending his early 20s in the restaurant industry meant late nights, free booze and social night caps. But as Alex explains, things got out of hand quickly and he found himself at Cumberland Heights. Fortunately, now in recovery, he's able to use his talents as a chef to serve others fighting similar demons.
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Imagine your drug-addicted lifestyle being broadcast on national television. It happened to Todd M. on the popular A&E show "Intervention." The season 16 episode followed Todd as he smoked meth downed pills in his parent's barn. The experience led him to Cumberland Heights where he now works with three years of sobriety under his belt. Hear how he felt watching that episode for the first time, and why the Californian decided to stick around Tennessee.
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Cumberland HeightsJune 26, 2019No CommentsTags: 2016 Donor Report, Donate, Donations, Giving
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2018 Annual Donor Report
Thank you for your gifts to Cumberland Heights in 2016. Your generosity enabled us to offer a foundation for recovery to those seeking our help. For more than 50 years, we've played a major role in helping build foundations and impacting lives for the thousands who have passed through our gate. We couldn't have done it without the caring support of our community.
With strong leadership from our Board and staff, we'll continue to expand in the next 50 years, offering many more patients an opportunity to recover life.
This donor report shares with you our achievements and recognizes those who partnered with us. Thank you for helping us build a place where many come to recover life…thank you for making a difference and changing hundreds of lives of individuals and their families today and for decades to come.
Jay Crosson, Chief Executive Officer
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Everything we accomplish is because of donors like you and the hundreds of others who generously give to Cumberland Heights every year.
What gifts we all have the most precious of which is each other — that we have one another and can help one another. Miracles happen, and they happen to us.
—Dr. Arch MacNair, Former Chaplain
Cumberland HeightsJune 20, 2019No CommentsTags: Addiction Treatment, Donations, Donor Report, Gifts, Recovery Programs
Gifts from generous donors like you make healing possible each year for hundreds of individuals and families who come to us to recover their lives from addiction. Your donations help us to enhance our services, provide patient assistance funding, improve our capital facilities and educate the community on the disease of addiction.
In this report, we have highlighted a few of the experiential therapies we use in treatment. These non-traditional therapies give the counselors ways to meet the patients where they can best relate and express themselves. The counselors can then address repressed feelings and emotions and give the patients ways to face issues or triggers without turning to drugs and alcohol.
Know that when a patient gets the chance to pick up a paint brush or play their own song, as part of a therapeutic activity, you have helped to make it possible. Your gift helps change lives one patient, one family at a time and creates a ripple effect for generations to come.


On Sunday, 9/20, I volunteered at a benefit for Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS), which featured a tribute to viol player Judith Davidoff, honoring her years of service to early music in NYC. Judith has founded and played in numerous early music groups, including the NY Consort of Viols, a group I've had the pleasure of singing with several times. (Coincidentally, on Friday I had just been to NYPL's Performing Arts library, where I had listened to a 1972 Waverly Consort album of the Cantigas de Santa Maria—some of which I'm working on—and there Judith was on the cover (and playing beautifully on the LP), along with Jan DeGaetani, among others.) It was great to meet and work with some of the behind-the-scenes people involved with GEMS, which, among other things, supports the production of the Play of Daniel that I'm in. (Daniel returns to Trinity Church's Twelfth Night Festival in January 2016.) The evening was a wonderful celebration of Judith's contributions. Plus I wound up leading a singalong—about the viola da gamba, naturally—with noted soprano Sheila Schonbrun (aka Judith's favorite singer)!
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The federal government's plan to have superannuation fund directors bound by ASX-listed company governance principles may 'flush out' trade union control, according to the assistant treasurer.
In an exclusive interview with ifa, Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos said the government was aware of the connections between some labour movement organisations such as trade unions and industry superannuation funds, claiming this link is one issue underpinning its proposals regarding super fund governance requirements.
However, the senator said this was not a party-political position, but rather a policy in line with the recommendation of the Howard government's Cooper Review to introduce more independence for super fund boards.
"This is not about 'getting' anyone – the unions or anyone else – it is about creating a more level playing field, so that ultimately the members have more of an idea of who is running what and in whose name," he said.
The comments follow a speech given to parliament in June by Coalition MP Paul Fletcher – now parliamentary secretary to communications minister Malcolm Turnbull – in which he argued Labor's Fair Work Australia commission exacerbated union connections with industry super under the term of the previous government.


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Wigner's theorem, proved by Eugene Wigner in 1931,  is a cornerstone of the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics. The theorem specifies how physical symmetries such as rotations, translations, and CPT are represented on the Hilbert space of states.

The physical states in a quantum theory are represented by unit vectors in Hilbert space up to a phase factor, i.e. by the complex line or ray the vector spans. In addition, by the Born rule the absolute value of the unit vectors inner product, or equivalently the cosine squared of the angle between the lines the vectors span, corresponds to the transition probability. Ray space, in mathematics known as projective Hilbert space, is the space of all unit vectors in Hilbert space up to the equivalence relation of differing by a phase factor. By Wigner's theorem, any transformation of ray space that preserves the absolute value of the inner products can be represented by a unitary or antiunitary transformation of Hilbert space, which is unique up to a phase factor. As a consequence, the representation of a symmetry group on ray space can be lifted to a projective representation or sometimes even an ordinary representation on Hilbert space.

Rays and ray space
It is a postulate of quantum mechanics that vectors in Hilbert space that are scalar nonzero multiples of each other represent the same pure state. A ray belonging to the vector  is the complex line through the origin

.

Two nonzero vectors  define the same ray, if and only if they differ by some nonzero complex number: , .
Alternatively, we can consider a ray  as a set of vectors with norm 1 that span the same line, a unit ray, by intersecting the line  with the unit sphere
.
Two unit vectors  then define the same unit ray  if they differ by a phase factor: .
This is the more usual picture in physics.
The set of rays is in one to one correspondence with the set of unit rays and we can identify them.
There is also a one-to-one correspondence between physical pure states  and (unit)rays  given by

where  is the orthogonal projection on the line . In either interpretation, if  or  then  is a representative of .

The space of all rays is called ray space. It can be defined in several ways. One may define an equivalence relation  on  by
 and define ray space as

Alternatively define a relation ≅ as an equivalence relation on the sphere .  The unit ray space , is an incarnation of ray space defined (making no notational distinction with ray space) as the set of equivalence classes

A third equivalent definition of ray space is as pure state ray space i.e. as density matrices that are orthogonal projections of rank 1

Each of these definitions make it clear that ray space is nothing but another name for projective Hilbert space.
If  is finite,  has real dimension .
In fact,  is a compact complex manifold of dimension  which (by choosing a basis) is isomorphic to the projective space . For example, the Bloch sphere

is isomorphic to the Riemann sphere .

Ray space (i.e. projective space) takes a little getting used to, but is a very well studied object that predates quantum mechanics going back to the study of perspective by renaissance artists. It is not a vector space with well-defined linear combinations of rays. However, for every two vectors  and ratio of complex numbers  (i.e. element of ) there is a well defined ray . Moreover, for distinct rays  (i.e. linearly independent lines) there is a projective line of rays of the form  in : all 1 dimensional complex lines in the 2 complex dimensional plane spanned by  and  in ).

The Hilbert space structure on  defines additional structure on ray space. Define the ray correlation (or ray product)

where  is the Hilbert space inner product, and  are representatives of  and . Note that the righthand side is independent of the choice of representatives.
The physical significance of this definition is that according to the Born rule, another postulate of quantum mechanics, the transition probabilities between normalised states  and  in Hilbert space is given by

i.e. we can define Born's rule on ray space by.

Geometrically, we can define an angle  with  between the lines
 and  by . The angle then turns out to satisfy the triangle inequality and defines a metric structure on ray space which comes from a Riemannian metric, the Fubini-Study metric.

Symmetry transformations
Loosely speaking, a symmetry transformation is a change in which "nothing happens" or a "change in our point of view" that does not change the outcomes of possible experiments. For example, translating a system in a homogeneous environment should have no qualitative effect on the outcomes of experiments made on the system. Likewise for rotating a system in an isotropic environment. This becomes even clearer when one considers the mathematically equivalent passive transformations, i.e. simply changes of coordinates and let the system be. Usually, the domain and range Hilbert spaces are the same. An exception would be (in a non-relativistic theory) the Hilbert space of electron states that is subjected to a charge conjugation transformation. In this case the electron states are mapped to the Hilbert space of positron states and vice versa. However this means that the symmetry acts on the direct sum of the Hilbert spaces.

A transformation of a physical system is a transformation of states, hence mathematically a transformation, not of the Hilbert space, but of its ray space. Hence, in quantum mechanics, a transformation of a physical system gives rise to a bijective ray transformation

Since the composition of two physical transformations and the reversal of a physical transformation are also physical transformations, the set of all ray transformations so obtained is a group acting on . Not all bijections of   are permissible as symmetry transformations, however. Physical transformations must preserve Born's rule.

For a physical transformation, the transition probabilities in the transformed and untransformed systems should be preserved:

A bijective ray transformation  is called a symmetry transformation iff

A geometric interpretation, is that a symmetry transformation is an isometry of ray space.

Some facts about symmetry transformations that can be verified using the definition:
 The product of two symmetry transformations, i.e. two symmetry transformations applied in succession, is a symmetry transformation.
 Any symmetry transformation has an inverse.
 The identity transformation is a symmetry transformation.
 Multiplication of symmetry transformations is associative.

The set of symmetry transformations thus forms a group, the symmetry group of the system. Some important frequently occurring subgroups in the symmetry group of a system are realizations of
 The symmetric group with its subgroups. This is important on the exchange of particle labels.
 The Poincaré group. It encodes the fundamental symmetries of spacetime [NB: a symmetry is defined above as a map on the ray space describing a given system, the notion of symmetry of spacetime has not been defined and is not clear].
 Internal symmetry groups like SU(2) and SU(3). They describe so called internal symmetries, like isospin and color charge peculiar to quantum mechanical systems.

These groups are also referred to as symmetry groups of the system.

Statement of Wigner's theorem

Preliminaries
Some preliminary definitions are needed to state the theorem. A transformation  of Hilbert spaces is unitary if it is bijective and

Since

for all , a unitary transformation is automatically linear and .

Likewise, a transformation  is antiunitary if it is bijective and

As above, an antiunitary transformation is necessarily antilinear. Both variants are real linear and additive.

Given a unitary transformation  of Hilbert spaces, define

This is a symmetry transformation since

In the same way an antiunitary transformation of Hilbert space induces a symmetry transformation. One says that a transformation  of Hilbert spaces is compatible with the transformation  of ray spaces if  or equivalently

for all .

Transformations of Hilbert space induced by either a unitary linear transformation or an antiunitary antilinear operator are obviously compatible with the transformations or ray space they induce as described.

Statement
Wigner's theorem states a converse of the above:

Proofs can be found in ,  and .
Antiunitary and antilinear transformations are less prominent in physics. They are all related to a reversal of the direction of the flow of time.

Remark 1: The significance of the uniqueness part of the theorem is that it specifies the degree of uniqueness of the representation on . For example, one might be tempted to believe that

would be admissible, with  for  but this is not the case according to the theorem. In fact such a  would not be additive.

Remark 2: Whether  must be represented by a unitary or antiunitary operator is determined by topology. If , the second cohomology  has a unique generator  such that for a (equivalently for every) complex projective line , one has . Since  is a homeomorphism,  also generates  and so we have . If  is unitary, then  while if  is anti linear then .

Remark 3: Wigner's theorem is in close connection with the fundamental theorem of projective geometry

Representations and projective representations
If  is a symmetry group (in this latter sense of being embedded as a subgroup of the symmetry group of the system acting on ray space), and if  with , then

where the  are ray transformations. From the uniqueness part of Wigner's theorem, one has for the compatible representatives ,

where  is a phase factor.

The function  is called a -cocycle or Schur multiplier. A map  satisfying the above relation for some vector space  is called a projective representation or a ray representation. If , then it is called a representation.

One should note that the terminology differs between mathematics and physics. In the linked article, term projective representation has a slightly different meaning, but the term as presented here enters as an ingredient and the mathematics per se is of course the same. If the realization of the symmetry group, , is given in terms of action on the space of unit rays , then it is a projective representation  in the mathematical sense, while its representative on Hilbert space is a projective representation  in the physical sense.

Applying the last relation (several times) to the product  and appealing to the known associativity of multiplication of operators on , one finds

They also satisfy

Upon redefinition of the phases,

which is allowed by last theorem, one finds

where the hatted quantities are defined by

Utility of phase freedom
The following rather technical theorems and many more can be found, with accessible proofs, in .

The freedom of choice of phases can be used to simplify the phase factors. For some groups the phase can be eliminated altogether.

In the case of the Lorentz group and its subgroup the rotation group SO(3), phases can, for projective representations, be chosen such that . For their respective universal covering groups, SL(2,C) and Spin(3), it is according to the theorem possible to have , i.e. they are proper representations.

The study of redefinition of phases involves group cohomology. Two functions related as the hatted and non-hatted versions of  above are said to be cohomologous. They belong to the same second cohomology class, i.e. they are represented by the same element in , the second cohomology group of . If an element of  contains the trivial function , then it is said to be trivial. The topic can be studied at the level of Lie algebras and Lie algebra cohomology as well.

Assuming the projective representation  is weakly continuous, two relevant theorems can be stated. An immediate consequence of (weak) continuity is that the identity component is represented by unitary operators.

See also
 Particle physics and representation theory

Remarks

Notes

References

Further reading

Hilbert space
Theorems in quantum mechanics


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