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Ministry to manage OTT services
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has requested the Department of Telecommunications to develop policies for over-the-top (OTT) service, which offers users free phone calls and text messages.
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The department will suggest mechanisms, policies and solutions to be implemented in 2014 that lower the impact on the efficiency of telecom businesses, while ensuring the rights of service users and companies.
Earlier, on October 31, the ministry issued Instruction No 75 on international telecommunications service management and development enhancements, including instructing telecom companies to perform research and development.
Meanwhile, Pham Hong Hai, head of the department, said the number of mobile phone subscribers using the system in November 2013 was 120 million, including those not making outgoing calls. With a total population of 90 million people, each Vietnamese person owns 1.3 SIM cards, on average, he said.
Hai added that it is time to restructure the market to ensure sustainable development of telecom firms because small companies, such as S-Fone and Gtel, are facing many difficulties.-VNA
Vietnam, France hold seventh high-level economic dialogue
The seventh high-level economic dialogue between Vietnam and France took place in the form of videoconference on January 20.
Top legislator's gifts delivered to policy beneficiaries, soldiers in Tay Ninh
Under the authorisation of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the delegation of NA deputies of the southern province of Tay Ninh delivered the NA Chairman's Lunar New Year gifts to 10 border check points set up during the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in three districts of Tan Bien, Chau Thanh and Ben Cau.

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Muslim advocates raise concerns about Detroit Police fatal shooting
by Niraj Warikoo
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/57006/muslim-advocates-raise-concerns-about-detroit
Michigan State Police is now investigating the Detroit Police officer-involved shooting last month that killed Detric Driver, whose death is sparking criticism from his friends and some Muslim-American groups.
Some advocates in the Muslim community have raised concerns about the shooting of Driver, also known by his Muslim name, Abdullah Abdul Muhaimin, or Abdullah Beard. A Muslim leader whose congregation Driver was a part of was killed by the FBI in 2009 in Dearborn.
The national and Michigan offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim-American civil rights group, is representing the family of Driver, said Dawud Walid, executive director of Michigan CAIR.


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Als Mentorin verfügbar
I am a musicologist and pianist from Barcelona. I specialize in piano performances of the 19th and 20th centuries, for which I have won numerous prizes such as the George Henderson Award 2016, the SGAE Composer\\\'s Prize 2016, the European Gold Cross 2014, the Kathleen & Allison Short Faculty Merit Award 2013, the Australasian DRS Foundation Award 2012, the first prize of the Arjau Foundation in 2007, the Agusti Pere i Pons Award of the Barcelona University in 2002 and 2003 etc. Conservatory of Amsterdam and the University of Arts Berlin and a bachelor\\\'s degree from the Liceu Conservatorium of Music in Barcelona and from Amsterdam University of the Arts. I am an international pianist, organizer and co-founder of international piano festivals in Spain and Australia. I spent eight years teaching piano performances between the Reus Conservatorium of Music, Sultan Qaboos University and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. I was a member of the Examination Board for Piano at the University of New England and has been invited to meetings and lectures at the Royal Academy of Music, London, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Vilnius, the Japanese Society of Spanish Music and the universities New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Bern, Madrid, Strasbourg and Tokyo University of the Arts.
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University of Sydney | Sydney | Australien
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Weddings are not stereotypical any more, as people are getting creative and want to experiment many things to make the big day different and more memorable. That's true for wedding venues as well. You will surely find many interesting and unconventional set ups that stand out because of their innovations and creativity. This can make it a totally out of the box wedding party. I have jotted down few of them here.
Who wouldn't want to witness or experience an unusual marriage ceremony that will surely leave everyone in awe? Many people now like to go for something unique, even whacky, especially when it comes to selecting the wedding venue. Here are a few ideas you may want to try out while you are doing the planning for your wedding.
Just imagine taking vows in front of people within a stunning apple orchard. Doesn't it sound exciting? If you are about to get married and looking for an unconventional venue for your wedding, then you can surely book an apple orchard to exchange promises with the love of your life. You can be sure that the guests will be thrilled with the location and the romanticism of it all. The location gives you opportunities to go for unique decoration ideas, which will further enhance the beauty of the venue. It can quickly be the talk of the town.
More and more couples are tying the knot while they are sky-high. For example, balloon rides. In the American southwest, you have the chance to get married in a balloon that can accommodate up to 12 people, which can include many of the closest family and friends. At Albuquerque in New Mexico, during the International Balloon Fiesta, couples can say "I do" while they are riding high in a balloon. That would be some ride, and an amazing way to get married.
This is perfect for the nature loving couple. What can be more beautiful than getting married in nature? I just love the concept of a wedding in the woods but it's not easy to make the surrounding look extremely beautiful. For that, you need to have an in-depth idea about the decorations. Seek the help of experts, people who know what exactly has to be done, and can come up with a successful plan.
You can even take it to the extreme level by partnering animals and the great outdoors, like in a safari. At Ulusaba in Africa for example, you can get married right in the middle of the bush, while you are surrounded by African wildlife. Wow!
This is for all the adventurous couples out there who are always up for something different. Taking vows underwater not only sounds cool but is also something quite beautiful. Getting surrounded by seas animals and corals while communicating in sign language is certainly going to be amazing. You can be sure that everyone will keep talking about your stunning wedding for a very long time.
If the two of you love the cold weather, then there's an unconventional wedding option waiting for you like no other. Why not head north to Alaska or even the Arctic Circle, and get married while you are on top of a glacier? This is possible at Alaska's Pearson's Pond in Juneau. The staff here will bring to life your freezing dreams. You can also wear a cape on the glacier, which will make you look cool.
I have seen couples with a keen interest on history, selecting a museum as their wedding venue. It came as a surprise to me, frankly, at first, but is no more so, because so many couples have now become creative about selecting their wedding venue. A museum with so many historical exhibits can certainly be an interesting wedding venue. Couples seeking culture and history may want to try this.
You can now say your vows even underneath the Earth, like in a beautiful cave, for instance. There are many stunning cave systems around the world, but of course, it would be very difficult to get married in just about any of them. But your dreams can come true if you go to Ozarks of Missouri. More than 2,500 couples have reportedly got married in these caves since the early 1800s here. So marriages have been clearly held here for quite a long time. Nothing new in it! Just make sure that the two of you and your guests don't feel overly claustrophobic.
I am a huge animal lover and would definitely want them to be a part of my big day. And if you think alike as me, then you can select a zoo as your wedding venue so that you can end up having a fun marriage ceremony.
A library is often an architectural masterpiece, such the beauty. You may want to consider one such library as well if the two of you are scholars and are bookworms. One of the best and most famous out there, the New York Public Library, lets you exchange the vows. Now, here's a stunning venue, which will surely be a huge treat. But make sure that you are able to keep your voice down while you and all the guests are inside the library's halls.


ΝΕΚΡΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΟΣΜΟ: Free Archbishop Jovan!
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ: Ψήφισμα για την απελευθέρωση του αρχιεπισκόπου Ιωάννη από τις φυλακές των Σκοπίων!
In the last twelve years His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan VI (Vraniškovski), who is pan-Orthodoxly renowned and recognized as the canonical Prelate of the ancient Ohrid Archbishopric, was seven times either imprisoned or in custody, for fictitious «criminal activities».
The reason behind this torture is that Archbishop Jovan didn't follow the FYROM state-ordered abolishment of the "Agreement for Establishing Church Unity" that was signed on 2000 by delegates of the so-called «Macedonian Church» and of the Serbian Patriarchate, but instead entered in liturgical and canonical unity with the Serbian Patriarchate and thereby with universal Orthodoxy worldwide.
Not only Archbishop Jovan is in prison again, but he and other members of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric were physically attacked on a number of occasions and the churches they have built or used have been destroyed, as the 2006 Freedom House report on Macedonia confirms.
Of course all this is just not right. Archbishop Jovan and is flock should be left alone, the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric should be granted the right to register as a religious community and its members should be given back their confiscated property - without the unacceptable blackmail that the release of Archbishop Jovan is conditioned with his permanent leave of FYROM!
Amnesty International has found the Archbishop Jovan to be a Prisoner of conscience, but the FYROM government doesn't care.
However it sure will, if many of us demand immediate release of Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid - and demand it from the right people!
So let's sign and urge certain people - The Vice President of the United States (Joe Biden), John F. Kerry, USA Secretary of State, Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of FYROM, Dr Gjorge Ivanov, President of FYROM, Pajo Avirovik, Permanent Representative of FYROM to the United Nations, and Adnan Jashari, Minister of Justice of FYROM - to stop Archbishop Jovan's state-ordered persecution and all this injustice – NOW!
Let's urge them to implement all possible means right away so that this crime cease being perpetrated, once and for all. Let's sign, to make religious persecution history. Enough is enough, the times they are a-changin'. And Justice for All!
At the official website of the FYROM government (http://vlada.mk/node/299?language=en-gb) we read that FYROM prime minister Nikola Gruevski 'has a strong faith in God and is guided by the ideal of constant and truly dedicated work for the wellbeing and prosperity of his country'.
Does his Excellence the Secretary General of the United Nations know about the long running totalitarian policy of the FYROM state, trying to control the Church with brutal campaigns of intimidation and terror?
Does he know that in the last twelve years His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan VI (Vraniškovski), who is pan-Orthodoxly renowned and recognized as the canonical Prelate of the ancient Ohrid Archbishopric, was seven times either imprisoned or in custody, for fictitious «criminal activities»?
Does he know that the reason behind this state torture is that Archbishop Jovan didn't follow the FYROM state-ordered abolishment of the "Agreement for Establishing Church Unity" that was signed on 2000 by delegates of the so-called «Macedonian Church» and of the Serbian Patriarchate, but instead entered in liturgical and canonical unity with the Serbian Patriarchate and thereby with universal Orthodoxy worldwide?
Does he know that Archbishop Jovan and other members of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric were physically attacked on a number of occasions and the churches they have built or used have been destroyed, as the 2006 Freedom House report on Macedonia confirms?
Does he know the inhuman conditions of Archbishop Jovan's imprisonment - locked in a cell for twenty-three hours a day, with only one hour to walk, with visits even by his mother and sister prohibited, as also the reading of books etc, denied visitation leaves, as well as his right to receive Holy Communion, even his right to religious confession – despite the fact that he has diabetes and serious problems with his spine?
Does he know that Amnesty International found the Archbishop Jovan to be a Prisoner of conscience?
Or does Archbishop Jovan's cruel and constant persecution, where the police can never identify the attackers against him, show 'a strong faith in God' and guidance 'by the ideal of constant and truly dedicated work for the wellbeing and prosperity of their country' on behalf of his persecutors? What worse things would mr. Grueski's government perpetrate against its citizens, if he wasn't the faithful Christian he declares himself to be?
We, the undersigned, cannot remain silent accomplices to this crime and we demand immediate release of Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid!
He and is flock should be left alone, the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric should be granted the right to register as a religious community and its members should be given back their confiscated property - without the unacceptable blackmail that the release of Archbishop Jovan is conditioned with his permanent leave of FYROM! Such blackmails cannot be tolerated in the free world, where the FYROM state claims it belongs! Since words are cheap, why don't they show us PROOF of their claims: let them stop Archbishop Jovan's state-ordered persecution and all this injustice – NOW!
We urge your Excellencies to implement all possible means right away so that this crime cease being perpetrated, once and for all, before the arrival of the New Year. Make religious persecution history. Enough is enough, the times they are a-changin'. And Justice for All!


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"Collecting Vintage VFD Tabletops and Handhelds"
So I wonder if this means that Defender will only be available as a cabinet hack.
Do we know if those are in-store yet? I see a few on ebay at inflated prices.
I picked up Galaga and Dig Dug today at a Wal-Mart near my workplace.
I hope not. Hopefully it becomes part of this years line-up, but who knows..
I'm a little upset about them changing the design of the boxes. These new ones aren't that bad but they really don't look that great next to the previous ones.
Yeah these are definitely in-store already.
In the spirit of this thread I have a few things I can offer up.
This is just a selection. Image #2 I don't have Q-Bert anymore. Image 4 got rid of Football. The two coleco's also have a perma power pack for them too and DK has a manual.
Everything else I do. But I also have far more not seen.
There's more modern stuff like a few of those Basic Fun VFD/NOAC LCD games, all 8 of the Tiny Arcade devices, the 10" Data East mini mame cab. And a atgames/coleco rebranded 30 game Master System/Game Gear handheld.
That's mostly it not going down the road of clone console handhelds or legit stuff.
Holy cow - I owned Wildfire when it first came out! That's how old I am!
The Tigers, everything you see there, all have been picked up in the last 5 years about. I did have Castlevania, Karnov, MM2, and Baseball back in the day for Tiger. I had the tomytronic pac-man too, and a friend in the early 90s gave me his DK unit which was battered but ran. I also had the Mattel Hockey from an 80s neighborhood garage sale too.
Game & Watch I only really got into about 20 years ago, same with the rest since. I just like grabbing the things when I can as they usually are dirt cheap today as no one seems to like VFD and LCD games. I've had more Tigers but sold about 5-10 of them in the last year.


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Why CERT should be decertified (2)
In looking at Cert's security vulnerabilities summary for 2005 last week I pointed out that they have a tendency to be remarkably over enthusiastic when counting Unix and related applications vulnerabilities. Today I'd like to look at the other side of the coin: are they equally enthused over Microsoft's vulnerabilities?
There is some surface comparability. For example, both the Unix and Windows lists focus mostly on applications and both lists contain duplicates, about 18% for Windows and 62% for Unix.
On the other hand a quick review of the Microsoft side suggests that there are three main problems with that list:
Microsoft and other Windows related vulnerabilities are generally categorized in terms of a generic "Windows operating system" that equates Windows 98 to Microsoft's 64bit XP Advanced server 2003 for Itanium and subsumes everything in between;
The vulnerabiity descriptions in the CERT bulletin tend to be weaker and less inclusive with respect to risk, applicabiity, and the existence of demonstration code than the underlying CVEs; and,
Microsoft's patch bulletins seem to show more vulnerabilities and updates than CERT does in reports linked to those bulletins.
For example, if you search Mitre's CVE database for Windows 98 vulnerabilities discovered during 2005 you get four listings of which the first is:
Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help (.CHM) file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in Internet Explorer.
This shows up in the CERT list as Microsoft HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution.
Notice the differences in terminology and emphasis: The CVE says "allows", CERT says "could allow"; the CVE lists four affected operating systems and includes their predecesor releases, CERT omits all mention of any Windows OSes, limits the impact to users of the MS HTML help facility, and elides the reality that this means virtually every IE user.
CERT links its headline back to its own June 14th 2005 bulletin. There, the problem is described as:
A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in HTML Help that could allow a malicious user to take complete control of the affected system.
[Affecting]
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 98, 98 (SE), and ME
Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this vulnerability.
But the source CVE explicitly mentioned a demonstration attack.
Go back another step, to Microsoft's own bulletin on this and you get the "could allow" phraseology back along with the information that this is actually the fourth variant or update (see MS03-044, MS04-023, and MS05-001); that the vulnerabiity requires only that the user access an attack oriented website via IE; and that a much longer list of software is affected:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
As a second example consider that CERT's complete list of Word vulnerabiilties for 2005 has only seven items starting with one headed: Microsoft Word Buffer Overflow or Arbitrary Code Execution
If you follow this up, you'll find that CERT refers you to a Microsoft Security Bulletin from July 12, 2005 replacing an earlier (and later) Bulletin that was revised four separate times:
V1.0 (April 12, 2005): Bulletin published
V1.1 (April 14, 2005): Bulletin updated to reflect a revised Security Update Information section for the Word 2003 security update
V1.2 (May 4 2005): Bulletin updated to add msiexec in the administrative installation in Administrative Deployment section for all versions
V1.3 (May 18 2005): Bulletin updated Word 2000 file version for Winword.exe
V2.0 (August 9, 2005): Bulletin updated to reflect an additional affected product- Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer
Each revision added information as they discovered that the basic flaw affected, not just some generic Word release, but also:
Microsoft Works Suite 2001
Microsoft Word 2002,
Microsoft Works Suite 2002,
Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer
In total, therefore, there are at least five updates, ultimately covering eight Microsoft Windows application products, affecting nine major OS variants - all counted as one in the CERT annual summary.
One final example: here's CERT's backup detail on a vulnerability listed as "Microsoft Windows SMB Buffer Overflow "
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists when handling Server Message Block (SMB) traffic, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
[Affecting:]
Wndows 2000 SP3 & SP4, Windows XP 64-Bit Edition SP1 (Itanium), Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium), Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
Contrast that with what the underlying CVE (2005-0045) entry says:
The Server Message Block (SMB) implementation for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 does not properly validate certain SMB packets, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Transaction responses containing (1) Trans or (2) Trans2 commands, aka the "Server Message Block Vulnerability," and as demonstrated using Trans2 FIND_FIRST2 responses with large file name length fields.
Notice that the CVE cites NT 4.0; mentions demonstration code, replaces a "could let" with "allows", and offers a more general view of the vulnerability.
I haven't reviewed very many of CERT's Windows listings, but this seems to be a general thing: with CERT's summary assessments of Microsoft related vulnerabilities being soft pedaled relative to the underlying CVE or Microsoft's own bulletins - and CERT's summaries showing fewer affected OS releases or products, fewer mentions of exploits or demonstration code, fewer mentions of previous patches that failed to completely fix the problem, and fewer mentions of patch or report updates.
As I said last week, CERT's excuse for its over reporting of claimed Unix vulnerabilities is that it merely counts claims and doesn't pretend to judge the validity of those claims. According to this argument, misleading news reports like this one by O'Reilly's Preston Gralla are the result of reportorial laziness or incompetence, and therefore not a predictable consequence of the way CERT selects and publishs its summary information.
"Windows Has Fewer Security Holes than Linux" (Jan. 11, 2006)
The conventional wisdom holds that Windows is a security sieve, while Linux is locked down tight. Then why does Linux have three times the number of security holes as Windows?
A 2005 year-end vulnerability summary by US-CERT (United Stated Computer Emergency Readiness Team) concludes that Linux/Unix accounted for an eye-opening 2,328 vulnerabilities, about 45 percent of the total of 5,198 vulnerabilities for the year.
Windows, by way of contrast, had only 812 vulnerabilities during the year, 16 percent of the total.
I believe, however, that CERT's defense is Clintonesque in its evasiveness, and that Mr. Gralla should feel embarrassed by his source rather his actions -he did nothing wrong in correctly reporting what CERT said and, in fact, added a warning a bit later in his article that not all vulnerabiities should be considered equal.
Nevertheless CERT's "Caveat Emptor" argument might have formed the basis for a workable defence if CERT had applied the same approach to both sides of the list. But that's not what they did: instead, any they seem to have uncritically accepted almost any vulnerability claim that could be counted against Unix while sanitizing and "down threating" at least some Windows vulnerabilities, failing to count at least some updates expanding the scope of the vulnerablity, and silently dropping at least some mentions of exploit or demonstration code.
The bottom line is simple: this looks like systematic anti-Unix, pro-Microsoft, bias at work in a U.S. federal government agency charged with honestly informing the public about OS and related cyber security risks -a job they're not doing.


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Singapore, China looking at reducing risk of unplanned sea encounters
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing yesterday. Dr Balakrishnan is on his first visit to China since becoming Foreign Minister on Oct 1 last year. He also met Vice-President Li Yuanchao yesterday.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimise the risk of unplanned encounters at sea, amid increased fears of potential clashes between Chinese and foreign militaries in the contentious South China Sea.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he discussed the ideas with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at their meeting yesterday, and that both sides would work on them in the coming months.
Speaking to reporters later without taking questions, Dr Balakrishnan said both sides had "very frank, useful and constructive" discussions on the South China Sea disputes and that Singapore, though not a claimant state, has to fulfil its role as country coordinator of China-Asean relations.
BIG STAKE IN ENSURING PEACE
We reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability and freedom of navigation and overflight. This is an essential lifeline for China and all Asean countries because so much of our trade and energy flow through this area. So we all have a big stake in ensuring peace and stability.
FOREIGN MINISTER VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN, on the South China Sea disputes
"We reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability and freedom of navigation and overflight. This is an essential lifeline for China and all Asean countries because so much of our trade and energy flow through this area.
"So we all have a big stake in ensuring peace and stability," said Dr Balakrishnan, who is making his first visit to China since becoming Foreign Minister on Oct 1 last year.
He added that both also discussed the importance of complying with the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and speeding up negotiations on formulating a Code of Conduct.
The South China Sea faces competing territorial claims from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Tensions have risen of late as Beijing builds new islands and deploys military equipment, while US Navy vessels and planes conduct freedom of navigation and overflight missions.
In an op-ed article published in the China Daily yesterday, Dr Balakrishnan said Singapore "will work objectively with all parties to promote positive and forward-looking Asean-China relations" by "sensibly managing" the disputes.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Dr Balakrishnan also conveyed the concerns expressed by Asean foreign ministers at their retreat last Saturday as well as "the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint in the conduct of activities to lower the temperature and prevent incidents in the South China Sea".
Mr Wang told reporters he believes Singapore could play a positive and constructive role though he stressed that it is not an issue between China and Asean.
"Also, some Asean members oppose 'specific forces' from stirring up the issue," said Mr Wang, as he advocated China's dual-track policy of conducting direct negotiations with claimant states and working with Asean members on maintaining peace and stability.
Dr Balakrishnan stressed that the areas of convergence and opportunities for collaboration between China and Asean "are far, far greater" than the areas of differences as both sides mark 25 years of relations this year through activities including a commemorative summit in Vientiane, Laos, in September.
Sino-Singapore cooperation, such as progress on the upgrade of the bilateral free trade pact and also the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative, which is the third government-led project between both sides, also figured in Dr Balakrishnan's meetings with Mr Wang and Vice-President Li Yuanchao yesterday.
He is due to meet State Councillor Yang Jiechi and Cyberspace Administration head Lu Wei today before ending his trip.
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Q: What is the correct REST Urlpattern for POST operation I have rest url support POST request. its looks like
api/country/{countryId}/state
using to create state resource in a country with given id
but the mapping function of this url is
public HttpResponseMessage Post(int countryId,StateDto state)
    {
        var country = _countryAppService.AddNewState(state, countryId);
        var message = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, country);
        return message;

    }

and expected sample of the given urls is like
api/country/1/state (create a new state in country with id=1)
but here i am not using the  url value (1)  in the above function instead of here the caller need to pass the corresponding countryId via request body, ie there is no any guarantee to both contryId in url and post request are same. so my doubt is what is the right url pattern to save a state in particular country vai a post request?

A: If you have the same information in the resource path and the request body, it's duplication of information; the caller should never need to pass you the same information twice in the same request.
You should pick one as the authoritative source and ignore the other. Since you must have the correct resource address to perform the operation, I would suggest you need to take the value from there:
public HttpResponseMessage Post(int countryId,StateDto state)
{
    // Compose the DTO from the route parameter.
    state.CountryId = countryId;

    var country = _countryAppService.AddNewState(state);
    var message = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, country);
    return message;
}

A: You can pass StateDto object in body also,it will go in body ,id can go in url
public HttpResponseMessage Post([FromUri]int countryId,[FromBody]StateDto state)
    {
        var country = _countryAppService.AddNewState(state, countryId);
        var message = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Created, country);
        return message;

    }

Only one param can come from body , other have to come from uri, you can read more here:
http://www.asp.net/web-api/overview/formats-and-model-binding/parameter-binding-in-aspnet-web-api
Passing stateDto in uri is also an option but then you will have to pass all its members in querystring.

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A sign shows support for injured Buffalo Bills NFL football player Damar Hamlin outside Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Thursday Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey…
A sign shows support for injured Buffalo Bills NFL football player Damar Hamlin outside Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Thursday Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Bills uplifted by Hamlin's progress, hope to show resilience
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills got a much-needed jolt of good news on Thursday.
Coach Sean McDermott and his team found out that safety Damar Hamlin has made remarkable progress in his recovery since his heart stopped during Monday night's game.
In three days since the Bills were left emotionally devastated as they watched their teammate collapse on the field in Cincinnati, the team's motto has gone from "Pray for Damar" to "Play for Damar."
And a rallying message from Hamlin's father, Mario — delivered to the Bills via a Zoom call on Wednesday — provided another boost as the Bills (12-3) resumed practicing in preparation to host the New England Patriots (8-8) in their season finale on Sunday.
"His message was the team needs to get back to focus on the goals they had set for themselves. Damar would have wanted it that way," McDermott said. "We owe that to Damar, and we owe that to his family."
Quarterback Josh Allen was particularly inspired by what Hamlin communicated to his bedside nurse upon waking up Wednesday evening. Unable to speak because of an oxygen tube inserted in his mouth, Hamlin asked by writing on a pad of paper if the Bills had beaten the Bengals. (He didn't know the game was suspended after his injury.)
"As teammates, you love hearing that response, that the first thing on his mind wasn't, you know, 'Poor me.' It was, 'How are my teammates doing?'" Allen said. "For Damar to go through that and to come out on the other side and still, again, just thinking about his teammates, that's Damar. That's who he is."
Though the 24-year-old Hamlin remains listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, his doctors provided encouraging news on his recovery. Aside from being able to communicate, Hamlin has also been able to grip people's hands.
"So we know that it's not only that the lights are on. We know that he's home. And it appears that all the cylinders are firing within his brain, which is greatly gratifying for all of us," Dr. Timothy Pritts said. "He still has significant progress he needs to make, but this marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care."
How to send a 'get well' card to Damar Hamlin
A website in Buffalo has teamed up with a nonprofit to send "get well" cards to Hamlin. The cards need to arrive by Friday, Jan. 13. If you want to send your best wishes to Hamlin, mail your card to the following address:
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Here's our monthly roundup of some inexpensive science fiction, fantasy and horror Kindle eBooks for you to check out on your favorite reading device (pc, smartphones and kindles). All of these titles are priced under $4 at the time of writing this posting. Some of them are free! Prices are subject to change, so check the price before clicking "buy". If Amazon is not your eBook ecosystem, please do look up the titles wherever you buy your eBooks.
And there goes another 10 bucks, thanks a lot De Nardo.
Thanks for making the list, John! $1.99 for Promise of Blood is a great deal!
Thanks for the addition! There's no way my list can be comprehensive, so mentioning something I miss that may be of value to someone is much appreciated.
Similarly, a bunch of Brian Aldiss' other books are on sale as well.
And Amazon seems to have added a variation to the Daily Deal called the Big Deal. I picked up 3 Avram Davidson books for $0.99.


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The world could use a break. Each year, Silicon Valley races to create something new. A new phone, a new computer, a new game. And like a bell rung at dinner time, we rush to eat it all up. It's almost as if we're all eager for a new way to distract ourselves from our own lives.
It's time we take a break. Let's take a step back from novelty and enjoy the countless innovations that already exist. And more importantly, let's get back to enjoying one another and creating deeper connections with those around us.


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How Much Bribery Deserves the Death Penalty?
[RULE OF LAW]
Experts suggest amending Article 383 of "Criminal Law" of the People's Republic of China.
Experts Suggest Amending Article 383 of "Criminal Law" of the People's Republic of China
According to China Youth Daily, the Second Intermediate Court in Beijing issued a court decision for the bribery, or embezzlement trial of the former Secretary of the Guizhou Communist Party Committee, Liu Fangren. Liu was convicted of bribery and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Money he received from bribery, 6.6 million yuan (~$800,000) and 19,900 U.S. dollars, and all of his personal assets will be confiscated. On the same day, the People's Intermediate Court of Shenzhen rendered a judgment in the case of Huang Yihui, the former Secretary of the Communist Party Committee and Director of Shenzhen Bureau of Road Administration, who is also Director of the Bureau of Municipal Civil Administration. Initially Huang received the death penalty for the charge of bribery and five-year imprisonment for receiving a huge amount of assets from an unidentifiable source. The final sentence for several crimes Huang had committed was death penalty with two years stay of execution, deprivation of political rights for life and confiscation of all personal assets (valued at approximately 35 million yuan.) (News source: both excerpted from New Beijing, June 30, 2004.)
According to Criminal Law, bribery or embezzlement of up to 100,000 yuan or more carry death penalty for the offender. However, we haven't seen such a penalty handed down from a court. Even for those who bribed, or accepted bribery of amounts of not less than 100,000 yuan, the death penalty was rarely seen in sentencing. It's reasonable to raise this question: why do judges have such enormous discretion in making decisions?
To get to the root of the matter, the loophole exists in the law itself. Article 383 of Criminal Law states that persons who embezzle not less than 100,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and may also be sentenced to confiscation of property; if the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to death and also to confiscation of property. Article 386 provides that whoever has committed the crime of acceptance of bribes shall, on the basis of the amount of money or property accepted and the seriousness of the circumstances, be punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 383.
A detailed analysis of Article 383 reveals that it is very problematic. Based upon Article 383, what rationale for sentencing would the judge use for those who embezzle not less than 100,000 yuan? The sentencing could carry many options, such as fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment, or even the death penalty. As for the death penalty, it could also be imposed with several years' stay of execution. There are many options for fixed-term imprisonment as well: ten years, fifteen years, twenty years, etc. Then, what are the criteria for judgment? This is the first argument.
Second, Article 383 is applicable to those who embezzle not less than 100,000 yuan. No ceiling has been defined. One can interpret it as an infinite amount. Such a statement is equal to giving those who embezzle and bribe more audacity and room to be greedy. In terms of sentencing, those who embezzle 100,000 yuan are subject to "more than 10 years imprisonment," the same as those who embezzle millions or tens of millions yuan. Then, what on earth is the difference between not less than 100,000 yuan and millions or tens of millions of yuan? Isn't it just a judgment call by the judge?
Third, "if the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to death and also to confiscation of property." What indeed is an "especially serious" circumstance? What is a "circumstance?" How does one define "especially serious?" What is the extreme of "especially"? If even several million or tens of millions of yuan, which could exceed ten or several hundred-fold of the amount of 100,000 yuan, do not constitute an "especially serious circumstance," what then is the criterion for an "especially serious circumstance?"
This reminded me of an ironclad law. When the Red Army was in Yanan, there was a "General Program of Border Area Discipline." Within the "General Program," there was an unequivocal law found in "Rules of Personnel of Government Affairs," which read, "Those who embezzle up to 50 yuan or more are subjected to removal from office; those who embezzle up to 500 yuan or more will be subjected to death penalty." What was the worth of 500 yuan back then? It was, at most, a cadre's salary earned in two or three years time. Perhaps the law was not complete or perfect at that time, but it was put in an unambiguous way. In comparison, our current law lacks accuracy and precision; they give too much room for interpretation, such as when specifying "no less than" a certain amount. Words such as "especially serious circumstance" are too ambiguous to be used in making laws. If the law invites too much room for imagination, the judge could interpret it either broadly or narrowly. Undoubtedly, such ambiguity undermines the dignity and authority of the law. It is very ineffective in punishing corruption. Corruption cases involving more than millions and/or tens of millions yuan are on the rise steadily nowadays. It is probably related to the broad discretion of judges in making decisions.
One thousand people in an audience will probably be inspired with one thousand different interpretations of "Hamlet." It's just such a huge canvas for one's imagination. This is the charm of art. However, there should be no room left for imagination in law. It should not be permitted to interpret the same law one way or another. Thus, Article 383 and 386 fall short, in terms of precise guidance for those in the judiciary. To a certain extent, it has become a protective shield for corrupt officials. It must be amended.
Based on a report at Protecting Citizens Rights website: http://www.gmwq.org/web/news_view.asp?newsid=124
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It's easy to forget that your mouth's health reflects your overall well-being. Many people think that the mouth is separate from the body and that the mouth doesn't affect the body. However, many times a disease lurking in our bodies can be found through problems with oral health. So what happens if you don't get proper teeth cleaning?
Brushing and flossing are essential techniques for fighting gum disease. If you don't brush or floss diligently enough, you can develop gum diseases like gingivitis and periodontitis. These gum diseases are caused by food debris that isn't fully removed from between the teeth or from the gums, allowing germs and other bacteria to multiply. Plaque and tartar are the byproducts of germs in your teeth flourishing. Without regular teeth cleaning, you might not be able to get rid of all the plaque and tartar festering in your mouth. Some recognizable symptoms of gum disease include bleeding gums, swollen or inflamed gums, and gums that have begun to detach from nearby teeth.
Plaque and tartar don't only ruin your gums. They can also wreck your teeth. Preventing oral cavities starts with proper teeth cleaning. Left untreated, the growth of oral cavities can lead to rampant tooth decay. Decaying teeth lead to infections deep inside the roots of your teeth. These infections are known as abscesses, and abscesses require painful procedures such as teeth extraction and root canals to remedy – at this point, simple teeth cleaning won't be enough.
Since gums serve as anchors for our teeth, gum disease can eventually lead to tooth loss. Once teeth become too loose, they either need to be removed, or they will fall out on their own. When your teeth fall out, it will affect the rest of your mouth, and your entire body as well.
The effects of gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss might not be immediately noticeable right away. But once you do notice problems, you might think diseases affecting other parts of the body don't have anything to do with the health of your mouth. Recent research studies have indicated connections between gum disease and conditions such as heart problems, strokes, arthritis, and pregnancy complications such as early labor and low birth weight for babies. Stronger evidence has yet to prove these connections. Either way, ensuring your mouth's health through proper teeth cleaning should be one of your top priorities.
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Ruby Wax has made a good name for herself in recent years with her shows - and books - concerning mental health. January of last year saw the release of her latest tome, How To Be Human: The Manual, put together with a little help from monk Gelong Thubten and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura. But more about them later. Part anthropology TED talk and part one-woman show, the first half of the show sees Wax present her findings in a humorous and fact-packed manner.
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Ruby Wax has been confirmed as one of the subjects in the forthcoming series of Who Do You Think You Are? Comedian and Citizen Khan actor Adil Ray's background will also be dissected.
The fourteenth series will also feature Charles Dance, Clare Balding, Emma Willis, Craig Revel Horwood, Noel Clarke, Lulu, Lisa Hammond and Fearne Cotton.
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I haven't seen many comedy critics reviewing Ruby Wax's latest show, Frazzled. But then again it doesn't quite fit into the conventional comedy template. There are certainly plenty of gags but Wax has a serious message, raising awareness of mental health and working out how we deal with modern life and the stress that goes with it.
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Home News Education News WHAT IS A SCHOLARSHIP?
Many students all over the world are looking for the scholarship to continue their education. But what is a scholarship? You may be wondering what is the real meaning of a scholarship. Is it really helpful for your education? Is it really hard to get it? What is a scholarship? A form of scholarship awards is given to individuals so that they can continue their education to a higher level. The award can be different, it can be a particular access at any institution or award in the form of the financial term.
What is a scholarship? Who is the scholarship giver? Scholarships can be given by government agencies, companies or foundations. The awarding of the scholarship can be categorized in different ways. The first is giving away the school fee for free. The other is give the students the school fee with a special requirement such as have to work on the institution after completing the study.
What is a scholarship? Who is the scholarship recipients? The scholarship recipients or awardees are usually applying the form and follow the selection rules. The institution choose which one is the most suitable for each criterion. Normally scholarship is given to students who achieve good academic results or students who could not afford the study fee financially. It could also be both of the two criteria.
What is a scholarship? How to get a scholarship? You must have good academic grades above the average. Usually, the scholarship giver will hold the selection. You need to submit your school grades first. Then the scholarship giver will assess the application based on the highest grades. If only have average grades but could not afford the study fee, you still can apply for the scholarship. Because there is also the other type of scholarship that given to students that come from the poor.
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Book 5 of The Boudreaux Series
Family. Responsibility. Stability.
As the co-CEO of Bayou Enterprises, and the eldest of the Boudreaux clan, Beau is the epitome of these. Now that his baby sister Gabby is happily settled down, Beau has moved into the company loft in the heart of the French Quarter to be closer to his office while his own home is built. He doesn't have time for anything but the family he adores and the company that drives him.
If only the bewitching owner of the herb shop downstairs from Beau's loft wasn't so damn tempting.
Mallory Adams is living the life. The good life. The best life for her. After years of hiding who she is, and the gifts she's been cursed with, Mallory opened her little shop in the French Quarter, offering herbs and lotions for anything from soothing a sunburn to chasing those pesky ghosts New Orleans is known for out of a client's home. Some call her eccentric, and some say she's simply odd, and that's okay with her. She is a bit odd, but in her experience, all of the best people are.
When an old pipe bursts in the loft above her store, flooding her storeroom, Mallory comes face to face with Beau Boudreaux, and she doesn't need the clairvoyant abilities that have been passed down through generations to know that she'll never be the same. Beau is her exact opposite; serious, straitlaced. He wears suits for Pete's sake and probably wouldn't know the difference between arnica and flaxseed if his life depended on it. But when he touches her, the electricity is through the roof and she's smart enough to know that a chemistry like theirs doesn't happen every day.
Can two people so very different possibly find their way to happily ever after?
Book Review by Delta (reviewer)
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4 ghostly stars for EASY MAGIC.
Mallory Adams is part of a long line of psychic, empathetic medium and clairvoyant women. She can read people's thoughts, and when she touches them, all hell breaks loose in her head. But when she's around her gorgeous landlord Beau Boudreaux, her mind is blissfully blank. She doesn't have a clue what's on his mind, and it brings so much peace to her. The two quickly discover that there's something special between them, but between Beau's skepticism about her abilities and a psychic madman bent on killing her, Mallory is in for a fight.
Paranormal books aren't typically on my must read list, but Ms. Proby's Boudreaux series is so much fun! I'm obsessed with the Big Easy setting and old magic in the women there. Mallory was guarded but deeply caring, and Beau was so perfect for her. They were terribly sweet together, yet the sex scenes were sweaty and dirty and super hot! The tension between Mallory and the evil after her was good, but the confrontation just missed the mark for me. But overall, book 5 in the Boudreaux series, EASY MAGIC was fun, sweet and sexy.
Bottom Line: No OM/OW or sharing; unclear consistency of condom use (used sometimes, not mentioned other times); no BDSM/kink; no sexual assault; no violence/murder.
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'Easy Magic' is everything I hadn't expected and that kind of surprise is always a good thing. It's unlike many contemporary romances - though Kristen Proby does a good job at keeping things mostly angst-free as her couples do talk things out honestly like adults - with a strong strain of the paranormal woven into this. That is also where the point of conflict is, though by and large, it's a light-hearted book that steadily works a pairing towards their happy ending, as Proby's books seem to do so.
I haven't followed the Boudreaux series at all, but dived straight into this book because the blurb was frankly, irresistible. 'Easy Magic' takes place in New Orleans and the setting alone (given its history) makes the strange occurrences almost routine, as Mal finally finds someone who helps quiet her spiritual turmoil. The story skirts the edge of suspense but never really quite goes there even as it delves into paranormal practices that (let's face it) make wide-eyed readers' antennae spike straight up, which makes the book difficult to put down. Yet it's not all strange ju-ju and inexplicable happenings; the supernatural threat is mentioned, shored up and destroyed all within a relatively short period of time as Proby focuses more on developing the relationship between Beau and Mal instead.
Overall, I was glad I hadn't had a bored moment with this story; there's definitely enough action to keep the pages going and the cliffhanger in the epilogue assures us that the next book is exactly what many readers of the series seem to be waiting for.
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What young people are doing to survive on Youth Allowance and Newstart
Young people are dropping out of their studies as they struggle to survive on just $15 a day, a new survey reveals.
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Employers claim they are desperate for staff, Newstart recipients claim they cannot find work, who is to blame?
Young people are skipping meals and couch-surfing to survive.Source:Supplied
In her first year of uni, Teare started feeling pressure like she had never experienced before.
In many ways she was lucky. The 19-year-old was living with her parents and never had to worry about what to eat for dinner.
But her Youth Allowance payments were so low she only had about $30 a week to spend on food. To get through her long days at Queensland University of Technology, she would often buy a huge bag of salt and vinegar chips and graze on that all day.
"I would just eat packets of chips to fill up, I usually went for whatever was on special," she said. "That's all I used to eat at uni."
"At the cafeteria they had things like nachos for about $10-$15 but it would only fill you up for about two hours. You'd want it but it was so expensive."
The Brisbane resident, who was studying a Bachelor of Business with a major in accounting, felt so stressed about her financial situation she dropped out of university in August.
A survey released today shows Teare is not alone.
She was one of 892 young people living on Youth Allowance and Newstart who answered questions about their financial situation, with disturbing results.
The survey of people aged between 16 and 30 years old, showed 62 per cent lived on less than $100 a week — or $15 a day — after paying their rent.
A new survey shows young Aussies are struggling to live on the Youth allowance and Newstart. Picture: iStock.Source:istock
More than 75 per cent were receiving Youth Allowance but this was not enough to cover their basic expenses. About 51 per cent said they had couch-surfed or used other unstable forms of accommodation. About 90 per cent skipped at least one meal a week and 35 per cent had dropped their studies due to lack of funds.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the National Union of Students (NUS) and Young Campaigns conducted the survey and are pushing for Newstart, Youth Allowance and other related payments to be raised by a minimum of $75 per week.
Teare said an extra $75 could have meant the difference between her staying at uni or leaving.
"I was always about $30 or $50 a week short," she said. "If I did get that little extra money, maybe I would have been more motivated to go to university."
Teare said she used to get about $210 a fortnight from her Youth Allowance because her parents were earning too much for her to get the maximum rate.
She lived with her parents but was charged $50 a fortnight for rent and this included food for dinner.
She also had a part-time job that paid her about $50 a week so this left her with $80 a week to spend. In total she had about $130 a week, or $18.57 a day.
Most of this money was spent on her car as she needed to drive about 10-15 minutes to the train station.
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Teare estimates about $50 a week was spent on transport, including about $10 on train tickets, $25 on petrol and the rest on insurance, registration and other bills.
With $30 going towards food, she had about $50 a week to spend on any extras such socialising with friends or textbooks.
Things she did to save money included not buying fresh produce, buying secondhand clothes, skipping social events, not taking her pets to the vet, walking long distances to avoid spending money on transport and staying at home. When she got sick she didn't go to the doctor because she couldn't afford it.
"It was difficult," she said. "I felt a bit depressed because it was so much harder to maintain a job and actually go to uni.
"Sometimes I just wanted to work because I wasn't getting much money. When I was at school it was OK because I didn't need to spend much money but as soon as I got out, it was very stressful."
Teare's parents were not happy when they found out she was dropping out of uni and said they would loan her some money but the Brisbane resident said she didn't want to take up the offer because she didn't have any way of paying them back.
Students are struggling to get by on current allowance rates.Source:News Regional Media
"My work offered to give me extra hours so I thought, why go to uni when I can't afford to go to uni? If I work more hours, I'll struggle at uni, so I would rather get the money at the end of the day and try and build my finances up."
Teare said she definitely feels more happy now that she's not struggling with money and earning about $900 a fortnight in an admin traineeship.
"The financial stability has made me feel so much less stressed," she said.
"I might go back to uni next year but maybe do part-time and stay at my current job.
"I want to get experience and have financial stability so I can go to uni and not stress about whether I'm going to be able to pay my rego."
NUS national welfare officer Adriana Malavisi said it was "simply not good enough" that young people were skipping meals and having their studies impacted due to inadequate rates of Youth Allowance and Newstart.
"The results of this survey have exposed the types of situations that it puts young people in," she said.
Young Campaigns founder Cat Nadel said Newstart and Youth Allowance were supposed to offer a safety net that allowed people to focus on their studies or on finding paid work.
"Instead it is holding us in poverty," she said.
"We are hearing stories of young people skipping their antidepressants and birth control because they can't afford it on Youth Allowance."
On Tuesday, Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle said raising the level of Newstart was one option for the government to stimulate the economy.
Dr Debelle told a conference organised by ACOSS that unemployment benefits had been constant in real terms for 25 years.
A Senate inquiry is looking into the adequacy of the $40-a-day Newstart and other related payments but the Morrison government has so far resisted calls to raise the unemployment benefit.
Social Services Minister Anne Ruston told the ACOSS conference the government wanted to improve the lives of all Australians and was spending $180 billion a year on the welfare system and using innovative, targeted programs to help people get back into work.
But ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said it was extraordinary that there were three million people in a wealthy country like Australia who were struggling to afford the basics in life.
"I can't find anybody else outside of government who doesn't think that Newstart needs to increase," she said.
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Q: Read REG_BINARY to String I use this code to read binary data from the registry to a string
function ReadBinary (RootKey: HKEY; SubKey,ValueName: WideString; var Data : String): Bool;
var
  Key     : HKey;
  Buffer  : array of char;
  Size    : Cardinal;
  RegType : DWORD;
begin
  result  := FALSE;
  RegType := REG_BINARY;
  if RegOpenKeyExW(RootKey, pwidechar(SubKey), 0, KEY_READ, Key) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
    if RegQueryValueExW(Key,pwidechar(ValueName),NIL,@RegType, NIL,@Size) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
      SetLength (Buffer, Size + 1);
      FillChar(Buffer, SizeOf (Buffer), #0);
      if RegQueryValueExW(Key,pwidechar(ValueName),NIL,@RegType, @Buffer[0],@Size) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
        result := TRUE;
        Data := String (Buffer); // Shows empty or sometimes 1 random char.
      end;
    end;
  end;
  RegCloseKey (Key);
end;

EDIT2:
It works fine with a fixed declared array of byte/char
function ReadBinary (RootKey: HKEY; SubKey,ValueName: WideString; var Data : String): Bool;
var
  Key     : HKey;
  Buffer  : array [0..200] of char;
  Size    : Cardinal;
  RegType : DWORD;
begin
  result  := FALSE;
  RegType := REG_BINARY;
  if RegOpenKeyExW(RootKey, pwidechar(SubKey), 0, KEY_READ, Key) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
    if RegQueryValueExW(Key,pwidechar(ValueName),NIL,@RegType, NIL,@Size) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
      FillChar(Buffer, SizeOf (Buffer), #0);
      if RegQueryValueExW(Key,pwidechar(ValueName),NIL,@RegType, @Buffer,@Size) = ERROR_SUCCESS then begin
        result := TRUE;
        Data   := String (Buffer);
      end;
    end;
  end;
  RegCloseKey (Key);
end;

I'm stuck.
What do I do wrong and what is the solution?
Thank you for your help.
EDIT:
I am aware of that I am reading binary data from the registry. So it might be already 0 terminated and can return false results. I can guarantee that there are no #0 chars in the binary data because I wrote a long text (String with CR/LF) in the Value before.

A: Buffer: array of char;

is dynamic array of chars, that is, in fact, pointer variable. And this string resets the pointer to Nil:
   FillChar(Buffer, SizeOf (Buffer), #0);

So dynamic array is not valid now.
To fill the contents of dynamic array by zeroes, you have to use
    FillChar(Buffer[0], SizeOf(Buffer[0]) * Length(Buffer), #0)

but this is not necessary, because SetLength makes the job.

A: *

*dynamic array is somethign like pointer.  In C/C++ it would be exactly the same. In Delphi it is not, but you may for semantics think this way. @Buffer is not address of 1st car, but the address of the pointer itself. Ib both calls to FillChar and RegQueryValueExW you should pass Buffer[0] and @Buffer[0] instead

*Why do u use Windows API instead of standard TRegistry ? Or maybe TNT Unicode Controls or somethign similar have readymade unicode-aware registry access.

*Win API xxxxxxxW functions are unicode aware. Did you checked what data you got ? Is it 8-but or 16-bit ? look received data as array of bytes in HEX - do they contain $00 bytes or not ? It looks like they do and you got unicode data into the buffer. Then it would be expected and correct behaviour of string to only accept 1 letter (or 0, depending on intel or motorola byte order). Check what binary data you've got in Buffer.

*Personally, i'd made Buffer as array of bytes. Then after registry access i'd used SetString procedure to get value if D7 has it. If not, then i'd copy it like SetLength(Data, Size); Move(Buffer[0], Data[1], Size); And i'd remove FillChar completely. This way copying would be both slightly faster and not break on 1st stray #0 byte.

*I'd not use ambiguous char and string types when doing low-level binary data typecasting, but rather use concrete AnsiString and AnsiChar types. If your code would somewhen be compiled by newer Unicode-capable Delphi or FreePascal, that would keep it working. Shortcuts "char" and "string" may change their meaning depending on compiler version. And then you would have hard time determining why and where it broke and what to do.


It is no secret that the population of bumblebees and other bee species has been on the decline over the past few decades, which is not good news for farmers in the fruit and vegetable industries. Farmers rely on bumblebees, honeybees, and other pollinators to pollinate their crops – without pollination, we stand to lose thousands of crops every year. There is good news for bumblebees, however, and it comes from an unexpected source – the bumblebee sniffing dog named Ollie is coming to the rescue of the colony collapse disorder.
Pollination specialist David Pattemore and his dog Ollie have been training how to smell out bumblebee queens in an effort to help Kiwi growers in New Zealand. In an interview done with 3News.co.nz, Pattemore explains that "The cost for hiring honeybees has increased so much we think it's time to find a second managed pollinator species for growers …" The lucrative Manuka honey industry has made honeybees a hot commodity, so bumblebees are a much more cost effective pollinator alternative.
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"Our initial aim is to just make a bumblebee box that queens like to nest in," said Pattemore. While Ollie is helping to create a buzz and awareness around the bumblebees and how they can substitute for the work done by honeybees, he is still a puppy at just seven months old. Pattemore and Ollie still have a lot of training to do to help sharpen Ollie's bumblebee finding and detecting skills.


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Advocacy Orgs Denounce Mayor London Breed's Call for an Emergency Order in the Tenderloin
Drug Policy Alliance, ACLU of Northern California, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, and Other Organizations Urge the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to Vote 'No' and Instead Focus on Proven Public Health Solutions to the Overdose Crisis
Brian Pacheco
San Francisco, CA – December 23, 2021 – In response to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voting today on Mayor's Breed emergency declaration to increase police presence in the Tenderloin and force people who use drugs into Overdose Prevention Centers or be subject to arrest, ACLU of Northern California, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, Center for Living and Learning, Community Health Project LA (CHPLA), Drug Policy Alliance, National Harm Reduction Coalition, New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), and The Sidewalk Project released the following statements:
"While we strongly support San Francisco's leadership in adopting Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC) to address the overdose crisis, we cannot do it in a way that increases law enforcement presence and subjects people who use drugs, people experiencing homelessness, immigrants, and other residents of the Tenderloin to discriminatory searches and arrests. This flies in the face of OPC principles, which is to build trust with these communities and serve as a bridge for health and behavioral services. We call upon Mayor Breed to rethink her approach and work with residents, people with lived experience and organizations working on the ground in the Tenderloin to develop a coordinated public health response to curb overdose deaths and offer people on the street a way out without criminalizing them." said Jeannette Zanipatin, California State Director at the Drug Policy Alliance.
For more than fifty years, the U.S. has been criminalizing people for using drugs. Yet, overdose has not decreased. In fact, it's skyrocketing. Forcing people to choose between treatment or arrest is no choice at all. Incarceration is linked with increased mortality from overdose. In the first two weeks after their release from prison individuals are almost 13 times more likely to die than the general population, mostly due to overdose. In prison, people die due to overdose at high rates and treatment or medications for substance use disorder are rarely available. From 2001 to 2018, the number of people who have died of drug or alcohol intoxication in state prisons increased by more than 600%.
Overdose Prevention Centers (OPCs) are essential, but alone are not going to address all the social determinants of health that lead to problematic drug use. Health starts where people live, learn, work, and play. Not having a home, experiencing homelessness, experiencing abuse, surviving trauma, systemic racism, not making a livable wage all contribute to problematic drug use. While OPCs can keep people who use drugs safer and alive while navigating social inequalities, we still need to invest in housing, in livable wages, and in better access to health care.
Zanipatin continued: "People in the Tenderloin need systemic changes that address the structural drivers that force them to the streets, like housing, employment, food security, and health care. What we currently see in the Tenderloin didn't happen overnight and stems from years of massive disinvestment and displacement. We urge the Board of Supervisors to vote no on Mayor Breed's call for an emergency declaration."
"We urge a no vote on Mayor Breed's call for an emergency declaration. Increasing funding to law enforcement and tying Overdose Prevention Centers as part of a law enforcement strategy in the Tenderloin is a backward facing approach to addressing the root causes of poverty, discrimination, homelessness, and substance use," said Maria (Alex) Alexander, Executive Director for Center for Living and Learning.
"Increased use of criminal justice tactics is a big step backward in addressing substance use disorders and will actually exacerbate the problem, as we have seen for decades with the failed war on drugs. A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing) is fully in favor of providing Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC) to address the health challenges of drug use and the tragic loss of lives to accidental overdose. These Centers can be a critical component in accessing treatment and recovery services as well. However, the use of police coercion would be highly detrimental," said Gretchen Burns Bergman, Co-Founder / Executive Director of a New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing).
"NHRC fully supports the implementation of Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC) to combat the overdose crisis and increase services for residents in the Tenderloin. However, we cannot continue to support failed war on drugs tactics that criminalize people who use drugs without addressing the root causes and need for a comprehensive approach. We urge the Mayor to work with the impacted people including those experiencing homelessness, families and residents, immigrants and people who use drugs to craft a coordinated, more helpful response," said Laura Guzman, Sr. Director of Capacity Building & Community Mobilization with the National Harm Reduction Coalition.
"Recent calls by police associations and public officials to increase police funding are part of a coordinated backlash to last year's movement to end police violence and misconduct after the murder of George Floyd; and directly oppose the nationwide call to defund police and invest in communities. Decades of data show that increased policing, surveillance, and incarceration do not solve these issues. Instead, criminalization brings long-term consequences and suffering that fall heaviest on poor, underserved, and overpoliced communities of color," said Yoel Haile, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the ACLU of Northern California.
"From our 29 years of experience as a Harm Reduction agency, we know that what people who use drugs need in order to prevent overdose is support, compassion, and the safety to be honest about their needs. Now, more than ever, our government needs to adopt true harm reduction policies and practices to change the course of the tragic overdose epidemic. Increased policing and punitive measures have not helped historically. There is no rationale to believe they will help now. Please choose to carefully move forward with strong guidance from true harm reduction experts. San Francisco has lost far, far too many. We demand real, compassionate change," said Shannon Knox, Director of Training and Education with Community Health Project LA (CHPLA).
"I strongly oppose Mayor Breed's proposal to increase police presence and further criminalize communities and people who use drugs. The Tenderloin needs a comprehensive approach that focuses on public safety and increases services to individuals by adopting a public health approach to a public health matter. Increasing police presence will lead to increase criminalization of low-income people and communities of color while doing nothing to increase neighborhood safety," said Marc Philpart, Managing Director at PolicyLink & Principal Coordinator of the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color.
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Yes.. I want that question answered as well!
Once again all references to Clankenbeard have been removed from this show. I learned how to TWEET for God's sake just to send in my wish. And once again, my fabulous contribution wound up on the cutting room floor. You have to go look at www.DDoCocktailHour.com to even get a clue what my wish was. Even then, you're not sure!
Lessah is very selective in what she will keep in the show. She and Samius record about 63 hours of continuous dialogue for each show and then she carefully whittles it down to what you guys need to hear. They are actually recording next week's show right now, less than two days from the last one. And the mics will just run for four days. "That doesn't leave enough time to listen to all of the audio again and edit it!" you say? She uses magic elves and a random audio snippet selector application to make the show. Yeah. I know. I don't get how it all works out either.
I'm right there! I'm like four feet away from Lessah handing her drinks during her show. Then I have to go all slave labor and make cartoons for her so that she looks good. Then I get cut?!? Where's the Clanklove?
So, I am officially starting my own campaign which I call "Don't Yank the Clank....from the show." All of my follower please chime in on this thread expressing your repeated disdain for my repeated dismissal.
Ok. She did put a link to my "Pit and the Pendulum" poem on her site. But that was probably just to humilliate me or to highlight that I am overqualified to humilliate myself. Whatever. I'm not adding Cocktail Hour to my signature until I actually get to be on the show. DON'T YANK THE CLANK!
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Clank, my friend. I think we are building the community interest for you being on the show. Your fan is just getting warmed up. And sooner or later will chime in and say he/she will keep following the show but will cry when your not on.
As for all your extra content, aren't we saving all that stuff for ddococktailhour.com bonus treats? I will check with the producer and see what she says, but if nothing else we will add it to the blooper reel.
Now about those drinks, I am low on sake, and as for the art work didn't we have some on your list? Why aren't you drawing. Less typing more pouring, and drawing.