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Чемпіонат Польщі з футболу 2018-19 — 85-й сезон найвищого рівня футбольних дивізіонів Польщі. Стартував 20 липня 2018 року та фінішував 19 травня 2019 року. Кожна з 16 команд зіграла 30 матчів, по 15 домашніх та виїзних (перший етап). На другому етапі перша вісімка у одне коло розіграє турнір за медалі, друга вісімка виявить двох невдах чемпіонату також у одне коло.

Зміни порівняно з попереднім сезоном
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Учасники та стадіони

Перший етап

Турнірна таблиця

Результати

Другий етап

Чемпіонський раунд

Результати

Втішний раунд

Результати

Лідери чемпіонату

Статистика

Бомбардири

Хет-трики

Примітки

Посилання
 Офіційний сайт
 Екстракляса на soccerway

2019
Польща
Польща
2018 у польському спорті
2019 у польському спорті


We have pets, actually we have hundreds, maybe thousands of them. No I haven't relocated to my dream country cottage with hobby farm and no I haven't moved to a zoo. Are we busy? Not really, just the usual, work, play, gardening, yoga. Curious? Well, I'll tell you. We have a colony of native stingless bees living in a purpose-built hive on our sunroom windowsill.
My husband has wanted a stingless bee hive for many years now. A friend of ours who has had native stingless bees for a number of years offered to split his hive with us.
"the splitting method of propagation involves dividing the hive horizontally at its midpoint and equipping the old top part with a new empty bottom and the old bottom half with a new top. The bees are then left to furnish their new basement or attic depending on which side of the split they find themselves". Taken from p60 of Australian Stingless Bees A Guide to Sugarbag Beekeeping by John Klumpp.
The Queen is left on one side and as long as there is a viable queen in the other side of the split, the new colony will be successful.
So, early one Saturday morning before the day got too hot, Dave went to collect his new hive. Sorry, Dave didn't take any pictures of the split, I think the upheaval of happy bees and the splitting of the colony was all a little to much to capture.
Fast forward two months and the bees are happy in their new home and position. We have put the hive on our sunroom windowsill (outside of course) with the tiny opening facing east so that it gets the first sun in the morning. What's not to love about that situation?
You can see the opening of the hive. The bees have put resin on the top half of the opening since being here and the yellow around the opening is pollen.
They are the most delicate little things you can imagine. Ok, I'm sure you can imagine a far more delicate 'thing' than an insect but trust me, they are cute and tiny. If they are flying solo you have to look closely to see them.
One day not long after we had them I walked in front of the hive, to be honest I forgot they were there but I could feel these little things touching my arm, like they were flying into me and pinging off me in all directions. Instantly I remembered them and stopped but they just kept pinging. I held out my hand hoping some might land but they weren't interested in that. So cute! I promise no bees were harmed in the construction of this paragraph.
Here is the openging of the hive, if you look closely you can see a bee underneath the opening and you can see some just inside too. To give you an idea of the size of the bees, the opening is about 1.5cm diameter.
It seemed to take the tiny bees a few weeks to settle in. We often saw them swarming at the front of the hive (that is what I walked into). Perhaps they were voting for their new Queen and having a few heated discussions, we aren't sure why they were swarming. But I think they were settling in and arranging their hierarchy. Thankfully that behaviour has stopped and we just see them coming and going now.
The bees are most active during the morning, but we do see them coming and going throughout the day. This will be their busiest time of year while the weather is warm, because they avoid flying when the temperature drops below 18˚Celcius. Even during December when we had a few cool days (a rainy, cool Christmas day for example) they were nowhere to be seen.
I guess that leads us to your burning question, what about the honey? Well, our tiny bees do produce honey, but no, we do not harvest it. You see, they don't make a lot of it and what they do make they store and use during winter when they can't leave the hive.
This prompts another question, what's the point of having bees if we don't harvest the honey? We have the bees to help with pollination of our plants, our neighbour's plants, the street plants and maybe even plants in your garden. The Australian bee population, both native and Australian, is in decline. Without bees there is decreased pollination of our flowering plants which results in less fruit and vegetables.
A pink flowering gum with some visiting Sugarbag bees.
So apart from providing us with so much joy and fascination as we watch them leave the hive and return with an array of brightly coloured pollen, we are also helping increase their population and rate of pollination in our neighbourhood.
You can find my previous blog posts about Australian native bees here (Australian Native Bees) and here (Australian Native Stingless Bees). You can also see more wonderful pictures and bee footage here (My Adventures in the Real World).


Classic Audi » Classifieds section » Parts Wanted » C4 100 wings and clocks.
C4 100 wings and clocks.
Am after a decent pair of C4 100 front wings and an instrument cluster with oil pressure, oil temp and clock, or the part from the clocks with those gauges.
Last edited by K Simmonds; 11-09-18 at 05:39 AM.
They are indeed slightly different.
I've got my eye on the silver one on eBay.
The guy selling the new A6 one did have a new nearside C4 100 one listed when I looked yesterday, however he's in Norwich which is about as far as you can get from me while staying in England and he clearly states strictly collection only.
A not to be repeated give-away price if i were looking just pull the trigger.
One or 2 members are considering GRP at over £100 a pop for their classic C4s.


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Q: XCode OCUnit crashes with Abort trap: 6 before any test code is run I have the following stupidly simple test case (defined in a .mm file with correspong .h file). It uses boost to try to read in a ptree from a stringstream to simulate the text that would be in a file.
-(void)setUp {
  printf("setup\n");

  ::std::stringstream ss;
  ss << "bad format text";

  _configuration = new ptree();
  ::boost::property_tree::read_json(ss, *_configuration);
}

The tearDown function does nothing, and there is one test case, which also does nothing. If I comment out the read_json line, everything works fine. But if I run it as is, I get:
Test Case '-[TestPlanner testPlanner]' started.
libc++abi.dylib: terminate called throwing an exception
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Tools/RunPlatformUnitTests.include: line 415:  3320 Abort trap: 6           "${THIN_TEST_RIG}" "${OTHER_TEST_FLAGS}" "${TEST_BUNDLE_PATH}"
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Tools/RunPlatformUnitTests.include:451: error: Test rig '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator6.0.sdk/Developer/usr/bin/otest' exited abnormally with code 134 (it may have crashed).

The really crazy thing is that if I set a breakpoint in the SetUp function, it doesn't even run! And this is the only test enabled, so without even running a single line of a single test, something crashes. I know the test is set up correctly, because if I comment out the read_json line and set a breakpoint, it does get reached, and I can include some asserts in the test case and they work as expected.
It's not just a boost problem either. I originally encountered this when calling a different library from my own project, but to simplify everything I went down to just this boost call. This exact same call is happening in other parts of the code, so I'm pretty sure I have boost linked in correctly. I was super verbose with namespaces, so I don't think I'm linking the wrong version of a function or something.
I'm running XCode 4.5 (but have the same problem on 4.4.1) and trying to write Unit tests using OCUnit. The project I am working on already has a few unit tests written in this framework and everything with those tests seems to work fine.
I'm new to Objective C and XCode but the guy who set this project up definitely isn't and he couldn't see any problem with what I was doing and we were both totally stumped.
Thanks for reading! Let me know if you need any more info.

A: It turns out OCUnit barfs if it gets a C++ exception, and for some reason, XCode (or maybe lldb) doesn't properly trigger the breakpoint. The SetUp code is running, the debugger just isn't working. Adding a try/catch block or changing the code to:
-(void)setUp {
  printf("setup\n");

  ::std::stringstream ss;
  ss << "{}";

  _configuration = new ptree();
  ::boost::property_tree::read_json(ss, *_configuration);
}

Doesn't cause an exception and makes everything work.
So the workaround if you are seeing this problem is to make sure you try/catch everything in your test cases. Hopefully someone will come up with a better answer because this seems like a pretty big bug in OCunit.

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Rivian R1T takes on intense off-road and speed performance testing
Credit: Rivian
By Joey Klender
Rivian's R1T electric pickup truck took to off-road and speed test proving grounds in Arizona to assess the vehicle's suspension and performance capabilities ahead of next year's planned production.
Rivian's Director of Vehicle Dynamics, Max Koff, put R1T's quad-motor system, with independent air suspension and hydraulic roll control functionality, to the test through a series of challenging and exhilarating off-road trails. The company's all-electric pickup boasts a versatile air suspension that can adjust in height and provide clearance between eight inches and high as fourteen inches to optimize for range efficiency and off-road performance.
(Credit: Rivian)
The Arizona testing ground was the ultimate test for Rivian's claims of an off-road adventure. With plenty of challenges, Rivian shared a video of the R1T being able to make its way up a steep grade of a rock-covered hill and maneuver through an equally challenging descent.
"What you might consider punishing it off-road, but we're learning. We're taking all that data in, and we're constantly developing, making it better on-road and off-road," Koff explained.
The R1T is more than a durable and robust truck that can handle harsh terrain. It is a high-performance automobile that is capable of 0-60 in just three seconds—powered by the four electric motors that offer 200 horsepower at each wheel and a 180 kWh battery pack that has been developed by Rivian's team of battery engineers.
One of the biggest challenges for Rivian was to come up with a design that would incorporate a concentrated and potent battery pack into Rivian's small, flexible, and compact skateboard chassis. Engineers indicated that the storage of the cells also brought upon other issues that included cooling the pack assembly in an efficient manner that allows for extended high-performance driving.
Rivian's development of in-house battery packs allowed the company to "open up possibilities," one engineer said. This idea enabled the possibility of the battery packs to learn the specific driving styles and charging patterns of its owner to increase the lifespan of the pack, CEO RJ Scaringe said.
It was essential to manufacture a battery pack that could last through the hottest, most-intense driving sessions, but could also maintain its integrity and range capabilities within cold winters. This idea became the main focus of Rivian's battery team, which ultimately drove Koff's off and on-road testing session to display impressive results.
The electric automotive market continues to grow, and pickup trucks are becoming a focus of many battery-electric manufacturers whose idea is to create a powerful, high-performance machine that is capable of handling the most strenuous tasks thrown at it. Tesla's Cybertruck, Ford's electric F-150, Rivian's R1T, Lordstown's Endurance, and other battery-powered pickups will attempt to push their way into a market that is concentrated with petrol-powered machines.
Rivian's R1T is expected to begin production in 2021.
Watch the Rivian R1T undergo off-road a speed performance testing below.
Ford's lackluster sustainability plan and its pledge to mediocrity
Lordstown Motors wants to join the electric pickup truck market too

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What does sent as sms via server mean android?
If you've ever wondered what "sent as sms via server" means on your Android phone, you're not alone. This option appears in the settings for many Android users, and it can be a bit confusing. Essentially, this setting allows you to send text messages through your phone's data connection instead of through your carrier's SMS service. This can be helpful if your carrier doesn't have the best coverage or if you want to avoid using up your SMS allowance. However, it's important to note that this setting is not available on all Android devices. And even if it is available, it may not work with all carriers. So if you're having trouble sending texts, it's worth checking out this setting to see if it might help.
What is an SMS?
An SMS, or Short Message Service, is a text messaging service that is available on most mobile phones. SMS allows you to send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones. SMS is typically used to send short, text-based messages, such as "I'm running late," "I'll be home soon," or "I need your help."
What is a server?
A server is a computer that provides data to other computers. It may provide data to computers on the same network, or to computers on the Internet. When you access a website, you are actually accessing a server that is providing you with the web page that you see.
How do SMS and servers work together?
SMS stands for Short Message Service and is a way to send text messages between two devices. A server is a computer that stores webpages, files, or other data. When you send an SMS via server, the server will store the message and then send it to the recipient's phone.
What are the benefits of using an SMS server?
An SMS server is a great way to keep your text messages organized and in one place. It also allows you to send texts from your computer, which can be handy if you need to message someone who isn't near your phone. Additionally, an SMS server can help you save money on your monthly cell phone bill by giving you the ability to send texts for free.
How to set up an SMS server on your Android device
Assuming you would like to set up an SMS server on your Android device, there are a few things you need:
1. A Google account – this will be used to log into the Google Play Store and download the necessary apps.
2. An app that allows you to send and receive text messages via a server – we recommend using MightyText or Pushbullet.
3. A computer or other device that can act as a server – this can be a dedicated server, or even just a spare computer that you have lying around.
Once you have all of these things, setting up your SMS server is relatively straightforward:
1. Install the MightyText or Pushbullet app on your Android device, and log in with your Google account.
2. On your computer or other server, install the MightyText or Pushbullet desktop app.
3. Connect the two devices – typically, this will involve entering a code on your computer that is displayed on your phone. Once they are connected, you should be able to send and receive text messages from your computer via the MightyText or Pushbullet app.
There are a few different things that "sent as sms via server" can mean when you're using an Android device. Generally, it means that the message will be sent through your cellular carrier's SMS server instead of directly through the app. This can sometimes help deliver messages more quickly or reliably, but it does use up your data allowance if you're not on an unlimited plan. You can usually disable this setting in your Android's messaging app if you prefer to use less data.
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[Blind Gossip] We have a little insight as to what may have caused the demise of this relationship between two musicians!
The issue of children can be a slippery slope when you date someone much younger than you who doesn't have any children of their own yet.
Our male musician is part of a classic rock band, but he obviously doesn't want to be like Mick Jagger (who is 75 and has a new baby).
So, Baby, he's outta here!
[Optional] Do you think she will be able to change his mind?
Male musician is Richie Sambora and Female musician is Orianthi.
I think Richie has his hands full with Heather and Ava, so don't think he'll change His mind.
all the baby's made me think of all their songs with "baby" in them.
nope, he's not going to do it.
Nope, I doubt it. He has enough drama to deal with in regards to the emotional turmoil that his ex-wife inadvertently puts their daughter through. Plus, he's old enough to be a granddad and not want little ones toddling around at his feet. It's truly sad if they are harmonious in everything else but what can you do? Move on and find someone else who loves you and wants kids.
Despite how quick that relationship moved, how codependent it seemed and how much he blathered over her..he was at least smart enough not to marry her. She'd be raking it in (much like Heather). That being sad I genuinely feel sorry for all the chaos this family is dealing with.
[Optional] Do you think she will be able to change his mind? Nope. They announced their break up today.
Richie Sambora and his Australian gf. Clues are "slippery slope" referring to Bon Jovi's album "slippery when wet" and the related blind is obviously about John BonJovi. Also, he's 59 and about 25 years older than her. Honestly, what do people think will happen when they date so far out of their age range? I don't blame either one for wanting what they want but, more often than not, it will be an issue at some point.
I think his daughter Ava is enough for him.
Optional: I don't think it's worth trying to change someone's mind about a life altering decision especially if he was upfront in the beginning. Cut your losses and move on. Motherhood is a wonderful blessing, but a biological child is not something you should attempt with an unwilling partner.
Orianthi and Richie Sambora. Unless he finds he misses her so much that to get her back he'll agree to have a baby, then no.
Richie Sambora and the girl musician..
Jon and his love child son …..


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This page contains a detailed walkthrough of Chapter 6 – A Way Forward in Final Fantasy XV, including quests, objectives, items, enemies and bosses encountered in the game.
Exit the hotel and head out. Go through the alley in middle and pick up 1x Debased Silverpiece.
Afterwards, meet up with Iris at the gas station. You can also stock up on some healing items at the shop and cafe. When you talk to Iris, you will be warned that you won't be returning to this area for some time so be sure to have explored the area first. When you're ready, talk to Iris again to proceed to Cape Caem.
Along the road, you will pass Coernix Bypass. You can choose to pull over and explore this area, or continue on your journey.
Further along the road, the party will spot an Imperial ship. The party then sees the chance to avenge Jared's death. From here, the next quest will begin.
The party will arrive at Old Lestallum. Take the time to explore the area. You can choose to go down the stairs to the grass and examine the small hills.
Turn around and head for the small hills. On one of the hills, you will find 1x Beetle Shell.
Afterwards, head back up to the town go to the bridge leaving the area. Just keep following the direction indicated by the quest marker.
You'll come across a three-way intersection on the road. Walk to the grassy part in the middle to pick up 1x Rare Coin.
Continue along the road by taking the path north (or straight ahead from where you came). You will soon arrive near the entrance of Fort Vaullerey.
After arriving at the gate, it will be sealed. There is however a gap between the gate and the fence on the right that you can pass through.
Once inside the Fort, head to the building on the upper left. There will be four Battery Solders and an MA Veles so be sure to engage them first with a warp-strike. Quickly take out enemy infantry first and then focus your attention to the MA Veles. Breaking its legs will make it vulnerable so be sure to surprise them with warp strikes before they notice you. Also watch out for its stomp attack.
After taking out the enemies, continue following the quest marker. You will catch sight of another MA Veles which you must engage. Battery Soldiers will also come to its aid. If you get overwhelmed, there is a point-warp location up ahead on one of the buildings so you can recover HP and MP. Continue towards the quest marker and another squad with an MA Veles and Imperial Troopers will be encountered.
After clearing the enemies, continue in the direction of the quest marker. Go up the ramp to find more enemies. They will be more spread out this time. Upon getting up to the area, there will be an Imperial Sniper positioned on the spiral stairs. Use warp-strike to take him out first as he will be a problem. After killing him, take care of the other enemies.
After clearing the area of enemies, head up the spiral stairs. At the topmost area, the party will discuss their plan on how to go on in their mission. Here, they agree to find and capture the commander of the fortress. The party will be split into two groups (Prompto with Gladiolus and Noctis with Ignis) and wait until dark to commence their operation.
At night, Noctis's party catches sight of Caligo, an official of the Empire of Niflheim. They agree to trail him and seize without being detected. Be careful not to get spotted or the quest will fail.
Sneak and hug the left side of the tank and move towards Ignis. From there, you can peer from the side of the tank and wait for Caligo to enter the gate. You can ignore the guards that are left at the gate.
Proceed forward to Ignis again while still sneaking and taking cover on this side of the area. Peer at the corner again and there will be an Imperial Trooper you need to take out. Use Warp Kill to make quick work of him.
After killing the Imperial Trooper, head up the stairs and walk on the metal overpass. You will catch sight of another Imperial Trooper that you can warp kill.
After warping and killing the enemy, look around for another enemy on the spiral stairs. Warp kill him as well.
After killing the enemy, climb up the spiral stair. There, you will be able to warp to the lower metal overpass.
On the metal overpass, go forward. There will be another enemy to warp kill.
After killing the enemy, warp to the next metal overpass up ahead. What will follow is a series of warping to different points in the fort. Use the images below as a guide.
After warping to the point shown in the image above, climb the stairs. There, you can pick up 1x Mythril Shaft.
After pickin up the item, warp to the lower metal overpass where Caligo will be alone.
After warping, jump over the metal railing and get into position to subdue Caligo. Once you lock onto him, subdue him.
Upon subduing Caligo, the diversion that Prompto and Gladiolus planned will set off, which will cause the Fort to go on the alert. You will now need to regroup with your party. Follow the quest marker to rendezvous with the rest of the party. You will encounter a squad with an MA Veles and imperial infantry so be cautious. Proceed further towards the quest marker to meet up with Gladiolus and Prompto, and a boss battle will begin.
This boss MA is a rather straightforward battle. You generally want to avoid his line of fire for most of the fight. The key to beating him is when you see him exposing the red glowing shield on his left arm. Warp strikes are very effective against this part of the boss. When you've broken it, he will be vulnerable so finish him off before he has time to get up.
After the fight, you will need to destroy the Magitek Generator. Destroy it with a combination of your attacks.
After destroying the Magitek Generator, the party will then regroup and report on the success of their mission. Their victory is short-lived however as Aranea Highwind will appear and engage the party.
Aranea spends a good amount of the battle in the air. However, she will perform combos on the ground. Most of her ground combos can be dodged with good timing. She will occasionally perform the dragoon's signature Jump attack, so watch out for the chance to guard and parry. She can also be overwhelmed if the party surrounds her.
After giving her enough trouble, Aranea will take her leave, saying that she doesn't get paid to do "overtime". The party will then return to Old Lastellum. The party will then spend the night and set out again to Cape Caem.
The drive to Cape Caem is quite long. You will pass by Leirity Seaside while on the road, so have Ignis pull over if you want.
You will soon arrive at Cape Caem. There will be an item stall in the area. After stocking up on healing items, head for the quest marker to find Cindy.
You will then part with Iris from here. Speak to Cindy again and follow her to the boat. She will then tell you that some of the boat's parts need to be replaced, and that she hopes you might help to find them.
Afterwards, follow the quest marker and speak to Talcott. He'll tell you that you need mythril to fix the boat, which can be found in the ruins north of your location. Talk to Iris if you're sure you want to set out to the next destination.
A cutscene will ensue where Gladiolus will tell you that he needs to part ways with you for a while.
This concludes the walkthrough for Chapter 6 – A Way Forward.


How does the DateFormatter determine the time?
formatter.dateFormat = "d MMM yyy"
A Date value encapsulate a single point in time, independent of any particular calendrical system or time zone. If you create a date from a year, month, and day, the stored value will represent the beginning of day (midnight) in UTC ("Coordinated Universal Time"). UTC represents 0 degrees longitude (the prime meridian which runs through Greenwich, U.K.). Time zones are then represented as offsets from this longitude. When the compiler displays the date and time to you, it automatically adjusts the date and time displayed to the time zone you are in. It even takes Daylight Savings into account. That's why the first one says 4:00 and the other two say 5:00.


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1958 Academy Awards may refer to:

 30th Academy Awards, the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1958
 31st Academy Awards, the 1959 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1958

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Q: Unexpected output with HashMap CODE:
public class Puzzle23{
    void Puzzle23(){
        map1.put(String1, "1");
        map1.put(String2, "2");
    }

    private final NewMap map1 = new NewMap();
    private static final String String1 = new String("J2eeSig");
    private static final String String2 = new String("J2eeSig");

    public static void main(final String args[]){
        final Puzzle23 p22 = new Puzzle23();
        final Map<String, String> map2 = new HashMap();

        map2.put(String1, "1");
        map2.put(String2, "2");
        System.out.println(p22.map1.size() == map2.size() ? true : false);
        p22.map1.remove(new String(String1));
        map2.remove(new String(String2));
        System.out.println(p22.map1.size() == map2.size() ? true : false);
    }

    class NewMap extends IdentityHashMap<String, String>{
        public void put(final String... values){
            super.put(values[0], values[1]);
        }

        public int size(){
            return super.size() + 1 - 1 / 1 * 1;
        }
    }
}

Actual Result:-
false
true

Expected Result:-
true
true

Why???

A: it's because of use NewMap is IdentityHashMap. Check documentation where is said

This class is not a general-purpose Map implementation! While this class implements the Map interface, it intentionally violates Map's general contract, which mandates the use of the equals method when comparing objects. This class is designed for use only in the rare cases wherein reference-equality semantics are required.

EDIT:
Anyway I found a error in your code. void Puzzle23() is not constructor it's a method. Constructor have to be defined without return value (e.g. Puzzle23()). So you never fill map1. When you fix this you realize that your output is false false because of IdentityHashMap. When you switch map1 to HashMap output will be true true as you expected. Anyway check documentation of IdentityHashMap.

A: p22.map1.remove(new String(String1)); will not remove anything because NewMap is a subclass of IdentityHashMap.
Update
I was wrong
1) First error here is void method disguised as constructor. That's why p22.map1 is always empty.
2) Second one is a NewMap which is IdentityHashMap. After 2 strings is added to it its size becomes 2 because while this strings are equal they are not identical (==).
3) p22.map1.remove(new String(String1)); will not do anything as I said earlier.

A: IdentityHashMap uses == where ordinary HashMap uses .equals(). See documentation.


The Office of Study Abroad is using a new online application system to ease the study abroad application process.
Starting this semester, interested students can start the process by going to the office's Web site and searching through a database of available programs, organized by many different criteria. Whereas formerly, students interested in finding a particular school's offerings had to explore that institution's Web site independently, the new system pulls together all of the information and allows students to search through it easily.
Previous complaints about the slow pace of application processing prompted the office to hire new staff in recent semesters, but this latest change to an online system has made a noticeable difference, study abroad administrators said. The program, called Studio Abroad, is used by 82 universities, including Georgetown, and carries a price tag of $50,000.
Robert Hallworth, director of the Office for Study Abroad, said the most common recommendation returning students have made is to put the application online.
A total of 478 students have applied to go abroad for next semester. The average number of students who study abroad during a semester is 450.
Jacleen Mowery, a consultant at the Office for Study Abroad who previously worked for the company that created the online application system, said universities that use it have seen the number of applicants rise.
Mowery added that the online system could soon include the ability to submit course approvals for courses taken overseas, a time-consuming process that is traditionally criticized by students who have studied abroad.
The changes to the study abroad offerings came out of focus groups the office holds each semester with returning students, and the recommendations of two university committees made up of faculty members and advisers.
Karim was one of many students who filled the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom to speak with representatives from foreign universities at the annual Study Abroad Fair held Thursday.
The fair featured representatives from well-attended universities such as the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. In addition, representatives for new study abroad options were present to answer requests for more field work in developing countries.
There are now 260 foreign options available to students, including a growing number to areas of the world which typically attract fewer students.


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Friday 05 November, 2021
3 Keys to Lowering Odds of an Auto Accident
Tag archive for 'gun owners database'
By Guest Author On Monday, July 6th, 2020
Global Pandemic and Guns: More Owners are Building Firearms, Not Buying
With the spread of Coronavirus rapidly accelerating – Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads the federal Coronavirus taskforce, briefed Congress and said cases could reach 100,000 per day without action – a new phenomenon More...
By Brandon Jones On Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends Beto O'Rourke, gun confiscation as 'taking a stand'
For years the leftist, gun control supporters claimed the "they are coming for your guns" talking point was just fearmongering and ludicrous, but after Texas Rep. Robert "Beto" O'Rourke More...
By Butter Bracco On Friday, March 16th, 2018
FBI's David Bowdich: Obama's DOJ forced removal of 500K 'fugitives' from background check database, allowing them to buy guns
Acting FBI deputy director David Bowdich testified Wednesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that President Obama's Department of Justice forced the FBI to delete over 500,000 fugitives, who had More...
By Brandon Jones On Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Florida House passes gun control measure: What's in the bill and What's not in the bill
In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, Florida lawmakers passed a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday, defying some members of the National Rifle Association as well as anti-gun More...
By Brandon Jones On Thursday, March 1st, 2018
Trump shocks gun supporters: 'Take the guns first, go through due process second'
Maybe they'll be a surge on "Make America Great" hats as leftists and gun control activists have to be cheering President Trump's remarks yesterday: "Take the guns first, go through due More...
By Brandon Jones On Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Marco Rubio's 'new' stance on gun control: restrict clips, raise age to buy rifle, consider 'gun violence restraining order'
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio faced high school students Wednesday night who survived the Parkland, Florida, shooting, defending his stance on gun rights during a CNN Townhall event. Rubio's stances on the second More...
By Guest Author On Friday, February 2nd, 2018
5 Steps to Ordering a Car Gun Safe
For years people have been carrying long guns in the back windows of their pickup trucks, but the time has come when that practice is frowned upon as unsafe. That doesn't change the fact that many feel safer having More...
By The Dispatch On Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
The Coolest Gear From This Year's SHOT Show
The annually held SHOT show is one of the best places to learn about new gear when it comes to guns. Each year new companies present their latest innovations all in one spot, making it a great place for gun-enthusiasts More...
By Brandon Jones On Monday, June 20th, 2016
Senate follows Orlando terrorist attack with vote on gun laws, limits on second amendment
The U.S. Senate will vote on four new gun proposals Monday after Muslim terrorist Omar Mateen murdered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando and injured many others. These are the amendments to a Justice Department More...
By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Hillary Clinton won't say second amendment is a constitutional right
The Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton declined to say if she thinks the Second Amendment guarantees the constitutional right to bear arms during an interview Sunday with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos More...
By Zach Jones On Friday, May 27th, 2016
Hawaii Sen Will Espero wants gun owners to be entered into a Federal database
Hawaii could be the first state to put gun owners into a federal database, according to Stephen Fischer of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division. In other states, people in "positions of More...
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Q: state is always null in flutter_bloc I am facing this weird issue, where though I have set the state, but the value when accessed  in init state is showing null !!
user_cubit.dart
  UserCubit() : super(UserInitialState()) {
    emit(UserMainLoadingState());
    _firestore
        .collection("users")
        .doc(_currentUser?.uid)
        .snapshots()
        .listen((event) {
      event.exists
          ? {
              emit(UserExists(
                  userModel: UserModel.fromjson(event.data()!, event.id)))
            }
          : {print("There is no such user"), emit(UserNotExists())};
    });
  }

user_state.dart

class UserState extends Equatable {
  final UserModel? userModel;
  const UserState({this.userModel});

  @override
  List<Object?> get props => [userModel];
}

class UserExists extends UserState {
  UserExists({required UserModel userModel}) : super(userModel: userModel) { // Here the state is received
    print("I am inside the UserExists state and the user is :$userModel");
  }
}

myWidget.dart

  @override
  void initState() {
     _userState = const UserState();
    print("I am inside the initState The value of userstate is ${_userState.userModel}");  // This prints null , though i have set the state and console logs the state and it is confirmed that state exists why isn't this not null
    if (_userState.userModel != null) {
     print("user is ${_userState.userModel.toString()}");
     }
    super.initState();
  }

Console log:
I/flutter ( 5029): I am inside the UserExists state and the user is :avatar boy
I/flutter ( 5029):  fullName krrrt
I/flutter ( 5029):  dob 19/1/2022
I/flutter ( 5029):  email rd@xddf.co
I/flutter ( 5029):  phone 12222222255

I/flutter ( 5029): I am inside the initState The value of userstate is null

Though the userState's userModel has value, why can't i access that in the `initState.
My tries :
I have used BlocListener, still the state remains null, I'm hell confused.
body: BlocListener<UserCubit, UserState>(
          listener: (context, state) {
              print("I am inside the listener");    // this line is never printed
            if (state.userModel != null) {
              print("State is ${state.runtimeType}"); // But if the state has some value, why isn't this being printed !!!??

            }
          },
          child: <My widget>

A: It seems that the issue is that you are initializing the _userState variable in the initState method with const UserState(), which sets the userModel value to null. This is happening before the UserExists state is emitted from the UserCubit, which sets the userModel value to a valid UserModel object.
You should instead initialize _userState with the current state of the UserCubit by calling the state getter.
@override
void initState() {
    _userCubit = context.bloc<UserCubit>();
    _userState = _userCubit.state;
    print("I am inside the initState The value of userstate is ${_userState.userModel}");
    if (_userState.userModel != null) {
        print("user is ${_userState.userModel.toString()}");
    }
    super.initState();
}

It would also be best practice to unsubscribe the listener after the widget is disposed, in the dispose method of your stateful widget.
@override
void dispose() {
    _userCubit.close();
    super.dispose();
}

Note that the above code assumes that you are using the bloc package to manage the state of your app.


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By Vanguard News
Guber poll: APC 'll correct PDP's mistakes in Bayelsa, if elected —Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the party will correct all the wrongs committed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa if it wins the governorship election in the state. Oshiomhole said this at the flag-off of the party's campaign in Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government Area ofRead More
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PDP: We'll defend Nigeria's democracy, institutions


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We have an exciting opportunity for a News Editor to join our brilliant Mirror team where you will have a senior role in shaping and setting the news agenda read by millions around the world every day.
In the role you will be responsible for taking the lead on major national and international stories, working alongside both print and digital departments to maximise brand collaboration and ensure best use of digital copy in the daily print edition of the Mirror.
We are looking for an experienced, versatile journalist who can help co-manage a busy newsdesk, lead a team of reporters, liaising with news agencies and freelancers, as well as pinpointing emerging news trends, managing breaking news and taking charge of exclusive stories across our core subject matters in a rewarding and varied role.
What will the role involve?
Helping to co-manage a major national news desk of more than 20 staff, reporting to the Deputy Head of News (Digital).
Take a lead in recruiting, mentoring and developing staff.
Take charge and lead coverage on major breaking news stories both
domestic and foreign.
Find and develop stories that will appeal to both UK national newsprint
and global web audiences.
Break exclusives to ensure the Mirror stays a step ahead of our rivals.
Sub-edit and manage copy to ensure it is accurate and attention grabbing for
the newspaper and online.
Taking accountability for the fair and consistent application of all our people
policies, procedures and processes.
Fostering a high-performance culture by setting clear expectations and having
in-the-moment performance discussions.
Developing a culture of trust, where people are safe to speak up, clear on
their role in the team's success and empowered to be their best at work
Rewarding and recognising great performance, celebrating people's
achievements and successes.
Ensuring the continued development of team members, supporting them to
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Partnering with our HR team to attract, develop and maintain the best talent to
help the business achieve its goals, now and in the future.
Including monitoring engagement and using employee feedback to continually
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Acting as a role model and taking a lead on change initiatives to support the
group's strategy and our employees.
You will work well under pressure and produce content containing the best words, pictures and video.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while working across multiple stories.
At least 18 months senior experience at a national or regional title. Print
newspaper experience encouraged.
A proven love of news and a flair for writing attention grabbing copy.
Exceptional media law knowledge.
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define([
  'underscore',
  'jquery',
  'shared/util/TemplateUtil',
  '../BaseInput',
  'shared/util/BatchAjaxUtil',
  'vendor/plugins/jquery.autosuggest-1.4.min'
],
function (_, $, TemplateUtil, BaseInput, BatchAjaxUtil) {

  var events = {
    'keyup': function (e) {
      e.stopPropagation();
    }
  };

  function escapeEntity(entity) {
    var target = {};
    _.each(entity, function (value, key) {
      var tagetKey = _.escape(key);
      if (_.isObject(value)) {
        target[tagetKey] = escapeEntity(value);
      }
      else if (_.isString(value)) {
        target[tagetKey] = escape(value);
      }
      else {
        target[tagetKey] = value;
      }
    });
    return target;
  }

  // because the attributes we render in the html typically exist outside of html atributes,
  // the only things we need to escape are html tags.
  // using this poor man's escaping instead of _.escape prevents a bug where entities with ampersands or quotes
  // in the name where not being displayed due to mis-matching name compared with the original query.
  function escape(value) {
    return value.replace(/>/g, '>').replace(/</g, '<');
  }

  /**
  * @class BasePicker
  * @extends BaseInput
  * @private
  * An abstract input for API based autosuggest widgets
  */

  return BaseInput.extend({

    template: TemplateUtil.tpl('<input type="text" name="{{name}}" id="{{inputId}}"/>'),

    events: {},

    /**
     * @property {String} idAttribute the id attribute to operate on
     */
    idAttribute: 'id',

    /**
     * @property {String} nameAttribute the name attribute to operate on
     */
    nameAttribute: 'name',

    /**
     * @property {Object} [extraParams=undefined] extra query parameters to pass to the server
     */
    extraParams: {},

    /**
     * @property {String} apiURL the URL to the API endpoint
     */
    apiURL: null,

    /**
     * @property {Number} retrieveLimit adds a '&limit=' param to the AJAX request.
     * It also limits the number of search results allowed to be displayed in the results dropdown box
     */
    retrieveLimit: 10,

    /**
     * @property {Number} selectionLimit limits the number of selections that are allowed
     */
    selectionLimit: false,

    /**
     * @property {String} [queryParam=q] the name of the "search" query parameter
     */
    queryParam: 'q',

    /**
     * Auto escape all parameters in the parsed entities. Should be disabled only when applying a custom tempalte.
     * @type {Boolean}
     */
    escapeEntities: true,

    escape: escape,

    arbitrary: false,

    /**
     * height of the picker
     * @type {String|Function}
     */
    height: '150%',

    /**
     * Instead of display selected entity, publish an event by carrying the selected entity.
     *
     * @event 'change:{this.options.name}'
     * @type {Boolean}
     */
    autoSuggestMode: false,

    /**
     * black list of entities that won't be show up in the result panel.
     *
     * @type {Array|Function}
     */
    excludeIds: null,

    /**
     * To batch fetch data to prefill widget.
     * Otherwise it uses single request plus multiple `or` operators which may have limitation.
     * e.g. 20 when listing `/api/v1/user`
     *
     * @type {Int|Function}
     */
    batchFetchSize: 0,

    constructor: function (options) {
      /* eslint max-statements: [2, 17] */
      if (!this.apiURL) {
        throw new Error('apiURL not provided');
      }

      this.parse = _.wrap(this.parse, _.bind(function (parse, entity) {
        var target =  parse.call(this, entity);
        return this.escapeEntities ? escapeEntity(target) : target;
      }, this));

      if (options && options.params && options.params.idAttribute) {
        this.idAttribute = options.params.idAttribute;
      }
      if (options && options.params && options.params.extraParams) {
        this.extraParams = options.params.extraParams;
      }

      _.defaults(this.events, events);
      BaseInput.call(this, options);
      this.$el.css({height: this.getAttribute('height')});
      this._entities = [];
      this._value = [];

      if (this.getAttribute('autoSuggestMode') === true) {
        this.addEntity = function ($el, entity) {
          this.getValuesInput().val(',');
          $el.remove();
          this.model.trigger('select:' + this.options.name, entity);
        };
      }

      // _.bindAll makes unit testing easier
      _.bindAll(this, 'addEntity', 'removeEntity', 'parseAll', 'resultsComplete');

      if (_.isFunction(this.formatList)) {
        _.bindAll(this, 'formatList');
      }
    },

    val: function () {
      return this._value;
    },

    focus: function () {
      _.defer(_.bind(function () {
        this.$('input[name="' + this.options.name + '"]').focus();
      }, this));
    },

    toStringValue: function () {
      return _.pluck(this._entities, this.nameAttribute).join(', ') || this.defaultValue();
    },

    readMode: function () {
      this.$el.empty();
      this.prefetch(_.bind(function (data) {
        this._entities = [];
        _(data).each(function (entity) {
          this._entities.push(this.parse(entity));
        }, this);
        this.$el.html(this.getReadModeString());
        this.model.trigger('form:resize');
      }, this));
    },

    editMode: function () {
      this.$el.empty();

      BaseInput.prototype.editMode.apply(this, arguments);
      var widget = this._autoSuggest();
      this._prefill(widget);
    },

    /**
     * Launches the autoSuggest widget
     * @private
     * @return {Object}
     */
    _autoSuggest: function () {
      var options = {
        arbitrary: this.arbitrary,
        selectedItemProp: this.nameAttribute,
        selectedValuesProp: this.idAttribute,
        searchObjProps: this.nameAttribute,
        retrieveLimit: this.options.params && this.options.params.retrieveLimit || this.retrieveLimit,
        selectionLimit: this.options.params && _.resultCtx(this.options.params, 'selectionLimit', this) ||
          _.result(this, 'selectionLimit'),
        startText: this.options.placeholder,
        retrieveComplete: this.parseAll,
        selectionAdded: this.addEntity,
        selectionRemoved: this.removeEntity,
        formatList: this.formatList,
        queryParam: this.queryParam,
        resultsComplete: this.resultsComplete
      };

      if (this.extraParams && !_.isEmpty(this.extraParams)) {
        options.extraParams = '&' + $.param(this.extraParams);
      }
      var $input = this.$('input');
      $input.autoSuggest(this.apiURL, options);
      // Save a reference to autoSuggest's getValuesInput method that is added to an input wrapper.
      // It's used in GroupPicker when we want to clear the input when selection is happened (keepEmpty: true),
      // so the values_input value have to be set to "," in order to have placeholder displayed
      this.getValuesInput = $input.getValuesInput;
      return $input;
    },

    /**
     * @method formatList A custom formatter for the autoSuggest widget
     * @param {Object} entity the entity to present
     * @param {Object} el The jQuery element to decorate
     */
    formatList: undefined,

     /**
     * @method resultsComplete A custom function that is run when the suggestion results dropdown list is made visible.
     */
    resultsComplete: function () {},

    /**
     * Parses a list of raw entities (from the server payload)
     * The base implementation uses {@link BasePicker#parse} to parse each individual entity
     * @param  {Array} entities
     * @return {Array}
     */
    parseAll: function (entities) {
      var excludeIds = this.getAttribute('excludeIds'),
          xs;

      if (_.isArray(excludeIds) && !_.isEmpty(excludeIds)) {
        xs = _.filter(entities, function (entity) {
          return !_.contains(excludeIds, entity[this.getAttribute('idAttribute')]);
        }, this);
      } else {
        xs = entities;
      }

      return _.map(xs, this.parse, this);
    },

    /**
     * Pares an entity and normalize to an object we can later use in the widget
     * @param  {Object} entity
     * @return {Object}
     */
    parse: _.identity,

    getAttribute: function (name, defaultVal) {

      var locations = [this.options.params, this.options, this],
          total = locations.length,
          i = 0,
          val;

      for (; i < total; i++) {
        val = _.resultCtx(locations[i], name, this);
        if (!_.isUndefined(val)) {
          return val;
        }
      }

      return defaultVal;
    },

    /**
     * Prefill the widget with the saved data from the server.
     * We need to fetch the server in order to map ids to names
     *
     * @param {Object} widget The autocomplete widget
     * @private
     */
    _prefill: function (widget) {
      var self = this;
      this.disable();
      this.prefetch(function (data) {
        _.each(self.parseAll(data), function (entity) {
          self._entities.push(entity);
          widget.addInitialSelection(entity, entity[self.idAttribute]);
        });
        self.enable();
      }, _.bind(self.enable, self));
    },

    /**
     * Prefetch the existing values from the server (by IDs)
     * @param {Function} success The success callback function.
     * @param {Object} success.data The data returned by the API.
     * @param {Function} [error] The error callback function.
     */
    prefetch: function (success, error) {
      var ids = this.getModelValue();
      if (!ids || !ids.length) {
        success([]);
        return;
      }

      var xhr = this.batchFetch(ids);

      xhr.done(success);
      if (error) {
        xhr.fail(error);
      }
    },

    buildPrefetchQuery: function (ids) {
      return _.extend({}, this.extraParams, {
        filter: 'id eq "' + ids.join('" or id eq "') + '"'
      });
    },

    batchFetch: function (ids) {
      return BatchAjaxUtil.getByIds({ url: this.apiURL,
                                      batchSize: this.getAttribute('batchSize'),
                                      queryBuildFn: _.bind(this.buildPrefetchQuery, this),
                                      ids: ids
                                    });
    },

    /**
     * Add a single entity to the selection (and to the local registry)
     * This is called when the user selects an item from the dropdown.
     * @param {Object} $el a jQuery node
     * @param {Object} entity the parsed entity
     */
    addEntity: function ($el, entity) {
      var previousModelValue = this._getModelValueCloned();
      $el.attr('data-entity-id', entity[this.idAttribute]);
      this._updateModel(entity, true);
      this._resize();
      this._triggerChangeOnModel(previousModelValue);
    },

    /**
     * Removes an entity from the selection (and from the local registry)
     * @param  {Object} $el a jQuery node
     */
    removeEntity: function ($el) {
      var previousModelValue = this._getModelValueCloned();
      var search = {};
      search[this.idAttribute] = $el.data('entity-id');
      this._updateModel(_.findWhere(this._entities, search), false);
      $el.remove();
      this._resize();
      this._triggerChangeOnModel(previousModelValue);
    },

    /**
     * Returns clone of model value
     * @private
     */
    _getModelValueCloned: function () {
      return _.clone(this.getModelValue()) || [];
    },

    /**
     * Checks if the models value changed and triggers change event on the model.
     * @param {Array} previousModelValue is a list of entities from the model before the latest change
     * @private
     */
    _triggerChangeOnModel: function (previousModelValue) {
      var afterChange = this.getModelValue() || [];
      var common = _.intersection(afterChange, previousModelValue);
      var hasChanges = afterChange.length !== previousModelValue.length || common.length !== previousModelValue.length;
      if (hasChanges) {
        this.model.trigger('change:' + this.options.name);
      }
    },

    /**
     * Add or remove an entity from the model (and local registry)
     * @param  {Object} entity The entity to add or remove
     * @param  {Boolean} doAdd
     * @private
     */
    _updateModel: function (entity, doAdd) {
      var self = this;
      var modelValue = this.getModelValue() || [];
      //remove
      if (!doAdd && _.contains(modelValue, entity[self.idAttribute])) {
        // update model
        modelValue = _.reject(modelValue, function (id) {
          return id === entity[self.idAttribute];
        });
        // update local reference to full entity
        this._entities = _.reject(this._entities, function (item) {
          return item[self.idAttribute] === entity[self.idAttribute];
        });
      }
      // add
      else if (doAdd && !_.contains(modelValue, entity[self.idAttribute])) {
        modelValue.push(entity[self.idAttribute]);
        this._entities.push(entity);
      }
      this._value = modelValue;
      this.update();
    },

    /**
     * Triggers a resize event to update modal dialogs using this input
     * @private
     */
    _resize: _.debounce(function () {
      this.model.trigger('form:resize');
    }, 50)

  });

});

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The author of a new report sees the RFID market for the retail supply chain growing to $1.3 billion in 2008, and then declining before the real growth starts.
Jan 12, 2004—IDC, the technology market research and advisory firm, has published a new report that forecasts the market for RFID technology in the U.S. retail supply chain will rise from $91.5 million last year to $1.3 billion in 2008. But the real growth may come after that, according to Christopher Boone, the report's author.
The report, entitled "U.S. RFID for the Retail Supply Chain Spending Forecast and Analysis, 2003-2008," focuses only on the retail supply chain and tries to quantify the impact of Wal-Mart's mandate—and to a lesser degree, the U.S. Department of Defense's—on RFID sales within the CPG industry. It also covers retailers that will follow in Wal-Mart's footsteps and issue their own tagging requirements for manufacturers, wholesalers and logistics providers.
The bulk of the $1.3 billion will comprise sales of hardware, including RFID tags, readers and antennas, plus spending on servers to run those readers and network equipment to handle the data. The remainder will come from spending on middleware and services related to business consulting, systems integration and maintenance and support.
Boone, who is program manager for U.S. vertical industry research at IDC, didn't include spending on enterprise applications in this forecast. "It's harder to quantify at this time because the solution sets are nebulous at best," he says. "It's unclear at this stage if there will be standalone applications from enterprise providers or if they will just upgrade their existing applications to take advantage of data from RFID tags. I think there will be additional spending on those enterprise apps, but I decided to limit the scope of this forecast."
The report suggests that growth will be uneven during the next four years. There will be a spurt in 2005 as large suppliers begin to deploy the technology to meet their customers' requirements. Midsize suppliers will wait to see the outcome of this work before forging ahead. "Costs will have started to come down, and there will be enough information out there about lessons learned and business cases that worked or didn't work that you will see another wave of investment in 2007," Boone says. "There will be growth in 2006, but it won't be a nice neat exponential curve."
The report predicts that spending will decline after 2008. By that time, many companies will have deployed RFID in their distribution centers and warehouses. But Boone expects that four years from now, the cost of RFID tags and readers won't have fallen to a point where RFID can be used on individual items and store shelves. So the bubble will burst before spending on item-level tagging begins. "The real growth is going to happen in that second stage," Boone says. "But that's so far out I'd hesitate to put a number on it."
He says that IDC Chief Research Officer John Gantz compares RFID to other "next big things," including the personal computer. "There was a PC bubble in the early 1980s," Boone says. "It crashed and then the real wave of growth began. The market today for PCs is obviously so much larger than it was in the 1980s. That's the trend we are going to see repeated with RFID—bubble, burst, boom."
The report can be purchased for $4,500 from IDC's Web site.


If you're anything like me, when it comes to vacation planning, there are always equal elements of relaxation and exploring involved. So, last year when I was scrolling through my Pinterest board and noticing all of the eye catching photos of Croatia with its gorgeous islands and amazing national parks I knew I had to go. That being said, I just got back from this incredible country and I was not disappointed.
One place I knew I would have to go was Plitvice Lakes National Park. Of the eight national parks in Croatia, Plitvice is the largest and the oldest. With the location being about 2 hours from the airport in Zagreb and about 2 hours from the airport in Split, it is an easy day trip from either of these main cities of Croatia. My travel partner and I decided to hop in a rental and make our way from Zagreb to Plitvice. Had we not been comfortable driving in another country though, there were plenty of guided tour options that we could have taken that would have taken care of the transportation from Zagreb or Split. So, there was really no reason not to see this beautiful place.
So like I said, my travel partner and I made our way to Plitvice by rental car with only paper directions at our disposal. Luckily the toll roads of Croatia were very easy to navigate and we had no issues. When we got there, we noticed there were two entrances to Plitvice from the main road. We ended up entering through the second entrance (across the street from Hotel Plitvice), just because it had looked slightly less crowded. So, we bought our tickets at the visitor center and relieved ourselves at the strangest women's restroom I have yet to experience in all of my travels, (just forewarning you if you ever go). Afterwards, we made our way to the actual park which is only about a ¼ of a mile away from there. From here, we were asked to choose a route we would want to use to take us through the park. From "Entrance 2" there are 4 routes ranging from 4.6km to 18.3km. We chose "Route H" which is about 8.9km long, which is the second longest route after the 18.3km route. "Route H" offers the most efficient views of all of the major sites. Depending on which route you pick, you will either have to take a shuttle or a ferry to your starting point. To me, this is a nice option because not everyone is starting from the same point, and in a park like this you can appreciate that the crowds will be spread out amongst the park.
So anyway, we jumped on the shuttle that would take us to the "Route H" beginning and I closed my eyes as the shuttle bus zoomed its way up the winding, narrow roads of Plitvice. If you're a nervous backseat driver, like myself, this will be the worst part of your day. But, when we had finally arrived, it was better than I could have imagined. Just seeing that first view of crystal blue water cascading through the beautiful mountains of Croatia made the two-hour drive, lines, and shuttle rides 100% worth it. And it only got better from there.
The first park of the trail led us through the upper lakes area which descends to Lake Kozjaka. All of the trails are very well marked and easy to follow. Since there is so much water everywhere most of the park is travelled by raised wooden walkways. So, it is very difficult to get lost. According to the park's information, Plitvice is home to 1267 different species of plants including 75 endemic plants and 55 different species of orchids, so it is extremely lush and green all over the park. And then there are the waterfalls. SO MANY WATERFALLS. The park is literally forming natural waterfalls as we speak. The cascading waters of the upper lakes of Plitvice are constantly undergoing a process of tufa formation where porous carbonate rock is formed by the sedimentation of calcium carbonate from water. Which means natural barriers and sills are always being formed causing new waterways, waterfalls, and pools all over the park. It really is amazing to think about.
Once we descended onto Lake Kozjaka we were able to exchange our ticket for a ferry ride across the lake to the lower lakes section. The lower lakes section is home to some giant waterfalls. I'm talking about, some really big waterfalls. In the lower lakes area you will also catch a glimpse of some of the clearest, bluest water in the park. The wooden walkways of the park take you straight through the middle of the water so be sure to watch your step because one false move and you may go over the side. Not to worry though, the water is not deep and there really is no danger. However, should you be tempted, which I imagine everyone was, do not step off the walkways into the water. There is a strict no swimming policy in Plitvice. And as you can imagine, for good reason. It is very important for this park to try to maintain its ecological integrity with the thousands of people this beautiful place brings in every day. While you're in the lower lakes section don't miss out on climbing up the cave section. It is a little bit slippery and slightly more dangerous than the rest of the park but as long as you have the right footwear it should be a piece of cake.
When we closed in on the end of our trail there was a nice little stand in a picnic/shuttle bus waiting area with some light food and beverages. My travel partner and I enjoyed a glass of wine while we waited for the shuttle to bring us back to "Entrance 2". It was here we were able to sit and take in what incredible sights we had just been able to experience.
The park was absolutely amazing. In Croatia, May is still technically the off season so the park wasn't anywhere near what it might look like in June or July, but I can imagine the crowds and tour busses can get overwhelming in this area during the high season. We ended up not starting our hike until about 11am which left us with plenty of time to see just about all of the major sights in the park without having to rush, so there's no need to wake up at the crack of dawn unless you are trying to avoid the large crowds or venture out to the less travelled portions of the park. Visiting Plitvice was the perfect way to start off our vacation in Croatia. If you ever get the opportunity I highly recommend visiting Plitvice!
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Гьяве Йонас Салли (; род. 16 марта 1982, Кот-д'Ивуар) — австралийский футболист, полузащитник.

Карьера
Футбольную карьеру начал в 1999 году, до 2005 года выступал в ивуарийских командах, наиболее известной из которых стала «Африка Спорт». В 2006 году, спасаясь от гражданской войны, Йонас эмигрировал в Австралию. В Австралии первоначально выступал в малоизвестном клубе «Милл Парк», где за короткий срок показал свои лучшие качества и был замечен «большими» клубами. Первой командой стал «Саут Мельбурн», который выступал во второй по силе австралийской лиге — Викторианской Премьер-лиге. В А-лиге дебютировал в 2006 году за команду «Нью Зиланд Найтс». Игрок зарекомендовал себя как плеймейкер, способный отдать результативную передачу. Кроме того, Салли выполнял большой объем черновой работы на поле. Несмотря на то, что большую часть сезона игрок был травмирован, в оставшихся играх показал сыграл безупречно, что отразилось и на итоговых результатах клуба. После того, как «Кнайтс» неубедительно сыграли в сезоне 2006/07 годов, Салли подписал краткосрочный контракт с ФК «Сидней», которая нуждалась в остром игроке в финальной части чемпионата. За «Сидней» вышел лишь однажды, поэтому принял решение не продлевать контракт и перешёл в «Саншайн Джордж Кросс».

13 марта 2007 года было объявлено о том, что игрок подписал двухгодичный контракт с «Аделаида Юнайтед». Несмотря на то, что у Салли было австралийское гражданство, по новым поправкам ФИФА он считался иностранным игроком, так как проживал в Австралии меньше пяти лет. Таким образом, он не мог выступать за клуб в Лиге чемпионов АФК 2008 года, для участия в розыгрыше были заявлены три других игрока. Салли неоднократно заявлял, что готов покинуть клуб, так как в сезоне 2008/09 годов получал мало игровой практики.

После многочисленных разговоров о его ивуарийском происхождении, 20 февраля 2009 года игрок и клуб расторгли контракт. После «Аделаида Юнайтед» Салли принял решение выступать в Китае — в марте этого же года на правах свободного агента подписал соглашение с «Шэньси Чаньба». В 2011-12 годах на некоторое время возвращался в Австралию, где выступал за «Голд-Кост Юнайтед».

В 2012 году принял предложение от команды Суперлиги Китая «Наньчан Хэнъюань». В январе 2013 года на правах свободного агента перешёл в другой китайский клуб «Гуйчжоу Жэньхэ».

В январе 2015 года Салли принял решение о заключении контракта с клубом первой лиги Китая «Нэй Мэнгу Чжунъю».

18 февраля 2017 года Салли был вынужден завершить карьеру из-за травмы колена.

Весной 2019 года стал работать ассистентом Томажа Кавчича в клубе второй лиги Китая «Циндао Ред Лайонс».

Достижения
 «Гуйчжоу Жэньхэ»
 Суперкубок Китайской футбольной ассоциации: 2014

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль игрока на сайте «ФК Аделаида Юнайтед»
 Профиль на сайте ФК «Шэньси Чаньба»
 Профиль на сайте «Голд-Кост Юнайтед»

Футболисты Кот-д'Ивуара
Игроки ФК «Севе Спорт»
Игроки ФК «Бэйцзин Жэньхэ»
Игроки ФК «Чэнду Блэйдс»
Игроки ФК «Саут Мельбурн»
Игроки ФК «Нью Зиленд Найтс»

Игроки ФК «Аделаида Юнайтед»
Игроки ФК «Голд-Кост Юнайтед»
Игроки ФК «Африка Спортс»
Игроки ФК «Сидней»
Игроки ФК «Нэй Мэнгу Чжунъю»
Игроки ФК «Шанхай Шэньсинь»


As the evidence poured out in a torrent, it dawned on me that some very senior journalists have been lured into a trap. Lord Leveson may have constructed it inadvertently. More likely, it was a cold, calculated act to corner Fleet Street's biggest beasts, lock them in a cage and then poke them with a sharp stick until they go mad.
The trap was so obvious, no saw it, and now it is too late.
These thoughts ran through my head as I sat listening to the witnesses streaming through the Royal Courts of Justice in the second week of the Leveson inquiry into press standards.
Their testimony was overwhelming. Only a fraction of it could be adequately covered in the newspapers and on TV. At both macro and micro level it shamed Fleet Street, and we can expect lots more of the same, day after day, until mid-January, by which time the tabloids might well be having a nervous breakdown.
I cannot read Lord Leveson's mind but it is difficult to believe his inquiry is not already accepting there is more than a prima facie case of journalistic corruption and debasement.
It was flattering to be on his list and so, in their self-important ways, various Fleet Street legends puffed out their chests, stepped up on stage and told him how great they were. They spouted freely about the goodness embodied in the Press Complaints Commission and preached the virtues of our current system of self-regulation.
From the side of the hall, Leveson watched and listened, as a cat might watch a mouse. He sat motionless, silent and poised. He did not contribute. He made no remarks, no comments, expressed no opinion, although some say he occasionally purred.
He let others do the talking.
It was a lawyer's trick.
Here's some rope, old bean. Have you enough to hang yourself? Here's a pot of Dulux. Bet you can't paint yourself into a corner. Ooh, you can. What a clever boy!
At lunchtime, over M&S sandwiches, everyone nattered as if at an embarrassingly dull party. Well, the party is over.
This week he started called the victims, those who found themselves in the palm of a berserk giant.
When Bob and Sally Dowler began to speak, how Paul Dacre must have wished he could eat his words.
Every headline more or less read the same with pictures of Mrs Dowler, hand clasping her brow, describing the false hope that was raised by someone hacking into the phone of her missing daughter Milly, later found murdered.
This was a decent mother and her equally decent husband.
But it wasn't just the Dowlers. It was witness after witness - headliners like Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan and Max Mosley, J K Rowling and Sienna Miller - but lawyers, agents, a footballer and others. Kate and Gerry McCann were devastating. Brick by brick, the reputation of Fleet Street was being dismantled.
Yes, I kept thinking, but in which direction?
How eagerly Dacre and other notables - Roy Greenslade and Bob Satchwell in particular - took the bait and fell into the Leveson trap. They have made themselves hostages to fortune, as they will discover when they too give evidence.
Leveson speaks softly and carries a whacking great club. The big club is Robert Jay, QC, the inquiry's counsel and to describe him as forensic is like saying CSI is a shambles. There is not enough wool in New Zealand to pull over his eyes.
With the Steven Lawrence trial taking place at the Old Bailey, this was a significant week for Paul Dacre, as for other journalists. But that hearing was overshadowed by Leveson. Yes, Dacre is a great editor - some say the greatest - but that will count for nothing here. What counts here is that he has been the most prominent advocate of self-regulation through the PCC.
If the judge finds the PCC has failed as a regulator (rather than as a mediator) as looks highly likely, then someone will have to carry the can. The PCC chairman, Lady Buscombe, was the first futile sacrifice some time ago.
But the big beast is Dacre. I can't help but feel that a degree of humility might be more usefully and frequently deployed instead of coming out fighting.
Nothing can take away from his journalism. For that he will always be a revered, if controversial, figure. But he may yet face his darkest hour.
Forgive me if I do not give a shedload of evidence in detail. It don't wish to duplicate what is available elsewhere. I also accept that up to now we are hearing only from the 'victims', and so it is one-sided. But the ship is holed below the waterline.
One witness, Graham Shear, summed up what he experienced as a solicitor constantly having to firefight false stories on behalf of celebrity clients.
He said: 'The press made a conscious calculation regarding the cost of stories and the risks. To claim to be exposing hypocrisy in others while they themselves were acting unlawfully was the ultimate hypocrisy.
As I explained in Ranters last week I have set up a site dedicated to this media scandal but, like much better resourced outlets, I am overwhelmed and failing miserably to fulfill my mission.
I do believe that the inquiry should be fully reported - in a Leveson Made Easier sort of way - but even The Guardian and Independent have a limit on how much space, and staff, they can devote to it. Good stories are being buried alive under even better stories. Eighty per cent are not seeing the light of day.
Hugh Grant's evidence - even when subbed down - was still 9000 words; I subbed Robert Jay's opening address to a mere 22,000 words. Yes, twenty-two thousand. But they were all very pertinent.
Although this is too much for newsprint, it can be easily accommodated in our brave, new online world.
I wonder if some Ranters readers - perhaps, like myself, self-diagnosed with OCD - might be happy to work with me on this project which, with various legal proceedings possible, may last for two years or more.
You don't have to leave your computer and you are welcome to improve on my rough model.
Other Ranters might like to help me cover the wider story in person, with supplementary interviews, revelations, speculations and investigations. We are reporting on the reporters, and their editors and publishers, and Ranters know the field. Email me at johnkdale@msn.com.
It won't complicate your income tax return. Your remuneration will be the same as mine. A fat zero.


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We Need Less Self-Esteem
Elliot Resnick | Feb 26, 2018
The GOP's Worst-Case Scenario Kurt Schlichter
While browsing Twitter last week, I suddenly noticed a barrage of tweets hailing Dana Loesch's performance at CNN's town hall meeting on gun control. Curious, I headed to YouTube to see it.
Loesch, indeed, defended the Second Amendment with tact and poise, but what struck me most as I watched the event wasn't her performance but the vicious behavior of the crowd. Like a mob, the audience repeatedly heckled Loesch – and Senator Marco Rubio before her – for opposing gun control of any kind. It even booed Loesch for arguing that some rape victims would have loved to have had a gun to fend off their assailant.Meanwhile, anyone supporting gun control was wildly cheered – as if CNN were hosting a sporting match rather than a serious political discussion.
That so many adults were uninterested in reasoned debate was disturbing enough. More disquieting, though, was watching several snarky teenagers at the town hall lecturing adults three times their age. One liberal student even had the gall to say to Loesch, a mother, "I want you to know that we will support your two children in the way that you will not." Another treated Rubio like a six-year-old child, interrupting him repeatedly while demanding that he pledge to reject NRA donations in the future.
"If I would have addressed Marco Rubio the way that kid did," wrote one popular Twitter personality afterwards, "my grandpa would have [whipped me] on national television. And I would have rightfully deserved it."
I second the sentiment. When I was a teenager, I was taught to honor my elders. To never contradict them or be disrespectful. To act with diffidence before them. These high school kids did none of the above.Not only did they flout basic standards of decency, they did so without the slightest trace of nervousness – as if disrespecting adults meant nothing to them.
Also meaning nothing to them apparently was their appalling ignorance on gun control. They showed no signs of having read any books on the subject, of having studied any statistics on gun violence, or of having given any serious thought as to why the Second Amendment appears in our Constitution. That didn't stop them, though, from appearing on national television to mock adults who actually do know a thing or two on the topic.
As I watched these teenagers talk, I kept on thinking: If only they had less self-esteem… Today, self-esteem is considered the sine qua non of growing up "healthy," but the term was hardly used until a few decades ago. Before then, men of distinction were held in high esteem and people endeavored to win the esteem of God and their peers. But to esteem oneself? That was considered downright arrogant. Indeed, one of the definitions of self-esteem in the 1973 Webster's dictionary sitting on my father's bookshelf is "self-conceit." Which is presumably why, "instead of prioritizing 'self-esteem,'" schools of yore endeavored to "lower it to imperceptible levels by the end of the first week," as conservative Mark Steyn writes recalling his own childhood.
Unfortunately, we've come a long way since then. Now patting oneself on the back is considered virtuous; indeed, it doesn't even require justification since the gospel of self-esteem preaches feeling good about oneself for no reason at all. You failed the test? Wonderful. You botched the job? Amazing. You know nothing about the topic? That's fine, just tell us how you feel. As Newt Gingrich has said, we now have a "whole school of education theory that you don't have to learn; you have to learn about how you would learn so that when you finish learning about how you learn, you have self-esteem because you're told you have self-esteem even if you can't read the word self-esteem."
This is madness. And this madness was on display Wednesday night at CNN's town hall meeting. A bunch of smug teenagers with robust self-esteem exhibiting pompous ignorance before millions of viewers. To paraphrase Rabbi Meir Kahane, one of the greatest Jewish nationalists of the last century, "Ignorance may be excusable, and arrogance may be tolerable, but the arrogance of ignorance is insufferable."
America can probably survive stricter gun laws if it came down to that. But long-term, it cannot survive such mindless arrogance. If we wish to survive as a republic, we need an infusion of humility. We need less self-esteem.


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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has warned candidates and political parties not to start campaigns yet, Premium Times reports.
The chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Monday in his speech at the workshop for election professionals from the Commonwealth Africa Region organised by the Commonwealth in partnership with the commission.
"Let me also remind political patties and candidates that the end of primaries does not mean the immediate commencement of campaigns. Section 99(1) prohibits campaigns by political parties earlier than 90 days before polling day," he said.
Going by the provisions of the Electoral Act and the Timetable and Schedule of Activities issued by the commission, campaign for Presidential and National Assembly elections should commence on November 18 while Governorship and State Assembly elections should start on December 1.
Mr Yakubu called for strict adherence to this timetable by political parties and candidates.
The electoral chief's warning follows the conclusion of presidential and governorship primaries by parties and adoption of candidates.
Some of the presidential candidates who have emerged are Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Donald Duke of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC), Fela Durotoye of Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Tope Fasua of the Abundance Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), Obiageli Ezekwesili of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) amongst many others.
The commission also announced the dates for the submission of lists of candidates by political parties.
"May I seize this opportunity to remind political parties that the dates for the submission of list of candidates and the dates (Form CFOO2) and their personal particulars (Forms C1001) for presidential and National Assemby elections is October 10 to 18, 2018 while governorship and state assembly elections is 22 October to 2 November 2018," Mr Yakubu said.
The commission said it will receive the submission from political parties at Aso Hall of the International Conference Centre, Abuja, from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily.


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Man Who Robbed Abington Bank in Avon Sentenced to Prison
Massachusetts News/Police Blotter
AVON, RI – A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for five bank robberies, including one that resulted in a high-speed chase.
Charles Lamont Wheeler, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 84 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In March 2020, Wheeler pleaded guilty to five counts of bank robbery. Co-defendant Dong Lee, 50, of Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2020, and is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 16, 2021.
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Between Sept. 8, 2018 and Sept. 14, 2018, five banks in the Greater Boston area were robbed. Based on the similarity of the robberies, and the descriptions of the robbers provided by bank tellers, it was determined that the same two individuals were responsible for these robberies. On Sept. 14, 2018, Wheeler and Lee robbed a branch of the Abington Bank in Avon. Later in the day, Wheeler and Lee robbed a branch of the Crescent Credit Union in Brockton and were both arrested following a high-speed car chase in Attleboro.
Following an interview and review of banks' surveillance tapes, it was determined that Wheeler and Lee, were responsible for the robberies of the Santander Bank in Andover on Sept. 8, 2018; Berkshire Bank in Boston on Sept. 8, 2018; Rockland Trust in Braintree on Sept. 12, 2018; Abington Savings Bank in Avon on Sept. 14, 2018; and Crescent Credit Union in Brockton on Sept.14, 2018.
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United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; Boston Police Commissioner William Gross; Brockton Police Chief Emanuel Gomes; Avon Police Chief Jeffrey J. Bukunt; Braintree Police Chief Mark W. Dubois; and Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe made the announcement today. Assistant United States Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Lelling's Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
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