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The man who commissioned the plane, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Al Saud, was the first man in the world to order his own A380. Ranked #29 on the list of global billionaires by Forbes magazine and a member of the Saudi Royal Family, the prince made his money - his personal wealth is said to be over of US$25billion - from a lifetime of shrewd investments, including 50% ownership of London's Savoy Hotel, and a 7% stake in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the largest outside the Murdoch family. And in truth he probably didn't think his purchase is all that unusual. Why would you when you already own your own customised Boeing 747, an Airbus A231 and a Hawker Siddeley HS125 mini-jet to get to that next meeting, more than 200 cars including Rolls Royces, Lamborghinis and Ferraris and diamond-encrusted Ducati motorbike for when you're in a hurry on the ground in different parts of the world. Not to mention a 86m (280ft) mega motor-cruiser you can boast featured in the Bond movie Never Say Never Again (in which it was named Flying Saucer.)
Now it seems that before it has even taken to the skies the prince has sold the plane on. According to recent reports from Bloomberg newswire , CFO Shadi Sanbar has issued an official statement to the effect that the palace in the skies has been sold on as part of an investment plan via the prince's company, Kingdom Holdings. The selling price and the new owner have not been revealed.
We can guess that the total cost of the plane after its refit was around US$468m, which means theat whoever now owns the plane probably paid just under $500 million for it. Never mind ,what's a little loose change when you can be will be absolutely relaxed zooming off to places as far as 15,500km away - and with tanks sucking-up 320,000 litres of aviation fuel, not even having to think about stopping to refuel.
(Which we guess is the old adage: if you can afford to buy such a plane in the first place, those litres should be the least of your concerns.)
The A380 would normally carry around 550 passengers in Economy, Business and First Class, with some airlines also having a fourth Premium Economy category as well, and others going for all-Economy into which to cram 853 backsides.
But our proud billionaire won't have to worry about such crass sharing in his plane: he and his family will indulge in five luxury suites complete with king-size beds, handmade rugs, private lounges, and ensuites with full-size showers .
And there'll be First Class sleeper seats in private compartments for up to twenty business and other guests, lounging areas and a dining room ... as well as a Prayer Room where computers will automatically always have prayer mats facing towards Mecca.
Guests who go aboard at regular airports will enter through a normal door that will open into a large Entrance Hall with a wide spiral staircase, and a lift if you don't like stairs, going to the aircraft's upper deck. Where permitted at others, that lift will descend through the belly of the aircraft onto the ground below - with a red carpet automatically unfurling, and bathed by floodlights at night so these guests will feel they've arrived at a Hollywood premiere.
A fully-outfitted boardroom will boast screens showing real-time world markets, and a 12-place Perspex table will embrace touch screens built flat into it at every seat, plus internet and satellite phone...
Down in the aircraft's belly, empty cargo and luggage spaces are being turned into recreation zones including a Wellbeing Room with a "Magic Carpet" glass floor to stand on, or lounge around, to look down on the passing world below - with scents of forest and sea for added ambience.
And a concert lounge will have a stage and baby grand piano... with the prince owning a number of entertainment companies, top artists will perform for family and guests.
Finally a 'garage' in the plane's belly can take a Rolls Royce.
Business class isn't looking quite so great now is it?
David Ellis, additional reporting Lisa Edwards 16/2/13
An earlier version of this article first appeared in Global Travel Media, which delivers daily breaking news to the travel industry www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au


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On the surface, it looks like a complete transformation.
A Sharks team that could not even score on a two-game trip came home and earned nine of a possible 10 points at HP Pavilion, deflating the Los Angeles Kings in the process.
But before leaving San Jose for two more road games — back-to-backs beginning tonight in Denver and Dallas — players and coaches gave the sense that improvement was the result of fine-tuning and not a total makeover.
The Sharks did just that during their five-game homestand. In the two road games, opponents averaged eight power plays. At HP Pavilion, that number was down to three.
Coach Todd McLellan shared Clowe's perspective.
Scoring on home ice obviously was less of a problem for the Sharks as they averaged 3.8 goals over the past five games. But McLellan noted that it's not as if the Sharks were getting more opportunities at home than on that ill-fated trip.
The past five games have the Sharks higher in the standings than both the Avalanche, who lost to San Jose 4-1 at the Pepsi Center on Oct. 21, and the Stars, who have yet to face the Sharks this season.
But McLellan sees a dangerous opponent at each stop. Against Colorado tonight, he noted, the Sharks will be facing the team that has scored the most goals in the Western Conference.
At home, his players say, the Sharks picked up something beyond the points in the standings that enabled them to pull within four of the Kings, who had won six in a row before the Sharks beat them 6-3 Monday night.
Clowe and linemate Joe Pavelski found their scoring touch during the homestand. After eight-game goal-less streaks, they both have goals each of the past two games and secondary scoring is less of an issue.


Former frontman for the Misfits, Glenn Danzig, is suing the current Misfits bassist Jerry Only over the trademark for their iconic symbol, known as the "Crimson Ghost" or the "Fiend Skull".
According to Danzig, he and Only signed a contract in 1994 agreeing to share trademark and merchandising rights for Misfits memorabilia. Recently, Danzig realized that Only had been signing deals with retailers claiming to be the sole owner of the rights as early as 2000. According to the lawsuit, Only also threatened companies with monetary penalties if they entered into any sort of agreement with Danzig.
The most notable aspect of the suit is a lucrative deal with Hot Topic, America's largest retailer for Misfits merchandise. If he wins, Danzig could be entitled to royalties from years' worth of merchandise sales rumored to be worth $75,000.
In trademark infringement cases, an attorney can argue profit losses a few different ways, depending on the circumstances.
The first method involves actual damages, which are defined as any demonstrable loss from the infringing activity, which in this case would be Danzig's lost percentage from the merchandising deals.
The second method involves profits, which consist of any money the infringer made off of fraudulent activity, like the money Only made from representing himself as the only owner of the trademark.
The third method estimates statutory damages, which are determined solely by the patent office when the first two methods are insufficient.
There are different variables to consider: whether or not the infringement was intentional, how many instances of infringement actually occurred and how much the infringer is worth. Damages can range from $750 to $30,000 per infringement.
Trademark infringement cases can be complicated. If you are involved in a trademark dispute, call Klein Trial Lawyers and discuss your case with one of our experienced trademark lawyers. We know the law and are ready to fight for you.


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Q: GPG encryption with gradual deletion in parallel Say I have a 100GB file that I want to GPG encrypt on a system with 120GB hard drive memory and a small RAM.
How can I decrypt the file without using an external memory, that is gpg encrypt a file and gradually delete the unencrypted version in parallel?

A: Be careful: what if you delete part of a file, and the process is interrupted in the middle?
Disk space is cheap, so there is hardly ever any point in trying to save disk space in this way.
If you really have to do this, my recommendation is to process the file in chunks. Take a chunk, encrypt it, then delete that part of the original file. Then process the next chunk, and so on. This way, if the process is interrupted, you can remove the unfinished encrypted chunk and resume the process. With this approach, it's easier to process the file from the end to the beginning.
Warning: untested code. Assumes GNU or BusyBox utilities (e.g. Linux) and a 64-bit shell (to handle file sizes above 2GB).
#!/bin/sh
set -e
input_size=$(stat -c %s myfile)
fragment_size=$((1024*1024*1024))
while [ "$input_size" -gt 0 ]; do
  chunk_size=$((input_size % fragment_size)) || chunk_size=$fragment_size
  input_size=$((input_size - fragment_size))
  fragment_name=$(printf fragment-%08d "$((input_size / fragment_size))")
  tail -c "$((input_size+1))" myfile | gpg -e >"$fragment_name.gpg.tmp"
  mv "$fragment_name.gpg.tmp" "$fragment_name.gpg"
  truncate -s "$input_size" myfile
done

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Want to read about Cherry Springs State Park because looking to be there in next few days to have fun. Will gonna be free after california tours from san francisco and love to see something exciting around me. So planning to be in Cherry Springs State Park and love to read about it.
Cherry Springs State Park is one of the most wonderful and amazing places in Pennsylvania to go ahead. It is 82-acre wide park and a nice place to enjoy the cherry blossom festival as take Night Sky Tour to make awesome memories.
I am going to agreeing with both of these that Cherry Springs State Park is a perfect place for having fun and tourists can enjoy some time with family and kids on their special events. I have personally visited there only one time in my whole life but I have an awesome experience there. I would love to go there again if I get any chance.


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Aleiodes graphicus är en stekelart som först beskrevs av Cresson 1872.  Aleiodes graphicus ingår i släktet Aleiodes och familjen bracksteklar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Albacete VS Mallorca, an over game
SPA D2Albacete VS Mallorca, an over game
Submit by tipster ChauForever
Posted Sun, 16 Jun 2019 09:43:40 GMT
Match Time:6/17/2019 01:00 Monday (GMT+8)
Spanish Segunda Division -- Albacete VS Mallorca
Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips| Asian Handicap Odds|Line-ups & H2H Stats
Albacete: Three straight defeats ( Recent Form: L W L L L )
Alba came in the first clash, especially in the game forward not to the train. Although they had more possession, but really compelling opportunities did not result from this. Coach Luis Miguel Ramis will now like the fans of Queso Mecánico put on the home bonus. In the regular season only two of the 21 home games were lost and with nine wins almost half of the matches were won in front of their own audience. However, this trump has stung less and less at the end of the season: So the recent two home games were ended as losers. However, the opposition with the promoted Granada and the third in the table from Malaga was also very difficult. Negatively felt from the point of view of Albacete was in the match at Mallorca the absence of captain Alvaro Arroyo on the defensive. For the defense network of the veteran is hardly replaceable. The club has in the games without him a very weak yield of only one victory but now four bankruptcies and two draws. In the attack section, hopes are again on the Franco-Ukrainian duo of Jeremie Bela and Roman Zozulya. Both players have landed eleven goals to date. In addition, Spanish midfielder Eugeni Valderrama has presented himself well in his first season with Albacete. The 24-year-old scorte eight times in the current season and will certainly be in the starting lineup this time, after he was allowed to leave the bench in the first leg only for a short-term of five minutes.
Mallorca: Three unbeaten games ( Recent Form: W L D D W )
The Bermellones deserved to win the first game and Daniel Rodriguez, who finished last with Albacete, finished the final with a 2-0 win. A perfect dramaturgy in the eyes of the team of coach Vicente Moreno. The finalist of the European Cup Winners' Cup of 1999 can calculate legitimate chances of moving into the relegation final. For the fans, this view is of course balm to the wounds of recent years, as the RCD went down a sporting descent due to economic difficulties, which led to the Segunda B, although last year, the direct resurgence was successful. Naturally, Majorca naturally belongs to the La Liga, where the club has also been predominantly located in recent decades. In the coming match, the team is expected to play very defensive and wait only for counter-chances. After all, a comfortable starting position was created with the 2-0 in the first leg. Personnel coach Vicente Moreno can also draw on the full - all regular players are available. At most, his previous performances on foreign territory are likely to cause him concern: out of twelve appearances this year, only two have been won and no fewer than seven bankruptcies have been collected. This shortcoming existed throughout the entire season. Read on that less than a third of the 69 seasonal points were driven away from home.
THE BETTING VERDICT:
After all, for Albacete, given the away weakness of the RCD, there is still hope. However, the hosts need to aggressively increase, so that the dream of promotion to the La Liga remains alive. In addition, it remains to be seen whether the loss of Alvaro Arroyo in defense this time can be compensated better than in the first leg. At Albacete against Mallorca the tip is more than 2 goals. The home side would not help with a goal against the background of the result from the first leg, which is why they continue to play offensively after a possible leadership. A scenario that, on the other hand, continues to give Mallorca plenty of chances to counter, which is why the fifth league table, despite its noticeable away-from-home phobia, is also eligible for a goal.
Albacete - Mallorca
O/U Pick: Over 2 goals
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Q: Is there a way to get the users current Flash settings (for the camera) in Android? Can we get the flash settings from the native camera app programmatically?
I mean to say, for example, if the user meddles with the flash modes in the default camera app, I want to read the flash mode set by him on my app, which is to run in the background. Is this possible?

A: In order to get the current flash mode, as Mr. Harshit suggested you need to getFlashMode(). For getting the same you may use the below code
Parameters params;
Camera cam;
cam=Camera.open();
params=cam.getParameters();
System.out.println(params.getFlashMode());

Try this and see if this works...

A: private boolean hasFlash(){
    Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
    List<String> flashModes = params.getSupportedFlashModes();
    if(flashModes == null) {
        return false;
    }

    for(String flashMode : flashModes) {
        if(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON.equals(flashMode)) {
            return true;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

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First check whether flashLight is supported or not

context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA_FLASH);

which will return true if a flash is available, false if not.

Check if flash is AUTO, ON, or OFF as:

 List<String> flashModes = cameraParams.getSupportedFlashModes();

    if(flashModes!=null && flashModes.size()>0)
    {
        if(cameraParams.getFlashMode().equals(android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON))
        {
         //DO STUFF...
        }
        else if(cameraParams.getFlashMode().equals(android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF))
        {
        //DO STUFF......
        }
        else if(cameraParams.getFlashMode().equals(android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH))
        {
        //DO STUFF......
        }
        else if(cameraParams.getFlashMode().equals(android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_AUTO))
        {
        //DO STUFF......
        }
    }


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Gradignan  es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Gironda, en el distrito de Burdeos. Es el chef-lieu del cantón de su nombre.

Demografía

Lugares y monumentos

Patrimonio

 Vestigios del antiguo Cayac Priorato, establecido sobre el camino de peregrinación de Santiago de Compostela y mencionado desde 1209. Este dependiente de la  abadía Santa-cruz de Burdeos.
 Restos de un antiguo castillo Edad Media (terrón feudal de S.  Alba) y un excalabozo  (ruinas de la casta).
 Podemos ver también los  restos de un antiguo cerámica (horno al aire libre).
 Existe también en el recinto de Instituto nacional de los jóvenes sordos (INJS), un ejemplar de uno telégrafo en brazo, decir telégrafo de Chappe. Situando sobre la línea de transmisión hacia Bayona que permitía la parada de las informaciones procedente de Burdeos, y de la capital. En curso de restauración, es visible cada año en el momento de días del patrimonio.
 Burthe del Castillo, construido por la familia Marcos, el siglo XIX sobre la tierra del castillo vecino que perteneció a la abuela de François Mauriac, y que se lo vendió a Mark, la familia de Marcos está aliado con Ecomard, el Maupassant-Bartelemy. El Castillo se convirtió en un centro de discapacidad ed.
 Tauziat Castle, construido a finales del siglo XVIII  por el arquitecto Gran Teatro de Burdeos, Victor Louis.
 El castillo de la Ermita, construido en medio del siglo XIX,  acogió el ayuntamiento de la ciudad hasta 1986.

Espacios verdes
 Gradignan posee numerosos parque y espacios verdes. Podemos citar a Mandavit, Moulineau o Montgaillard. En todo, el conjunto de estas organizaciones representa 110 m² de superficie por habitante.

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Localidades de Gironda


Fleetwood Mac embodied the high gloss, tube-topped reality of the late '70s like few others. Equal parts British blues rockers, folkie bohemians and thick South California soft-pop harmonies, they crafted a songbook rife with strife, long on eroticism and charged by the cocaine-fueled reality of the era. Post-disco, it was the illusion of earthy, mystical post-hippie magic, the return of electric guitars and rhythm sections that echoed.
Ironically, it was the merger of two Northern California dreamers—Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks—that provided the solid rhythm section of Britain's ferocious Mick Fleetwood on drums, velvety vocalist/B-3/pianist Christine McVie and melody-driven bassist John McVie the catalyst for superstardom. Aggressive playing, pop-inflected melodies and sexual frisson ignited rock that was palatable in the malls as well as back rooms, yet some of pre-Buckingham/Nicks songs remain pivotal in the catalogue.
And what a catalogue! The self-titled "white album" lead to the 45-million selling Rumours—inescapable for a period of almost three years. They followed with the progressive, challenging two-record set Tusk, the more conventional Tango in the Night and Mirage. When Bill Clinton made his ran at the White House, it was "Don't Stop" that fired up his team; for his Inauguration, the band reunited to play.
Here are the 20 best songs from Fleetwood Mac: Click through to Paste Magazine, see if you agree.


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Ciel Textile
SECTOR: Industrial & Manufacturing -
Ciel Textile is a significant player in the global textile industry, with over 33,000 employees. The Group had two problems: One, it comprises 7 companies with different visual identities. Two, They were designed for a BtoB audience, and there was a strong need to communicate now as brands operating in the fashion world.
In search of a style with timeless shapes, we took inspiration in the mechanical patterns of the knitting, weaving and sewing techniques used to create the fabrics. The first letter of each sub-brand makes its pattern logo, inserted into a common graphic language and supported by an individual colour palette and photographic style. Each brand can now stand out in the market, with its own identity and drawing strength from belonging to a family of timeless styles.
Modern, dynamic and easily adaptable, the visual identity has elevated the brand to new commercial space while offering us the versatility to develop future
sub-brands efficiently.
Mauvilac. Salon de la maison
Mauvilac. Colour Vogue