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Educational Psychologists: What are they and how to become one
What conditions, biological and environmental, contribute to learning? What is the role of motivation? Educational psychologists explore these questions as they relate to different populations. They are experts in the science behind how people learn.
Educational psychology is one of several psychological specialties focused on youth and education. One difference between a school psychologist and an educational psychologist is that school psychologists are trained to work directly with children who have learning and behavioral issues; educational psychologists concentrate on the "macro".
Educational psychologists may also focus on adult learners. Educational psychology is considered the older field; some trace it as far back as Plato (http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1938/Educational-Psychology).
Often educational psychologists are researchers. They may also be consultants and educators. PhD level school psychologists can practice at the macro level, but a good portion of their training is spent learning to administer assessments and interventions and preparing to meet state licensing requirements.
An educational psychologist may not be qualified to provide diagnostic assessments to a school child — but still be qualified to analyze data and "diagnose" a school district. A psychologist may collect and study many forms of data and make recommendations for improved performance. Indiana State University, which offers both a school psychology degree and a PhD in "inquiry methodology", notes that inquiry graduates may be employed as research specialists for testing companies and state level education departments. Capella University lists the following as possible careers for educational psychology graduates: psychometrician, adjunct faculty, researcher, and educational activities director.
Educational Psychologist Professional Resources
Division 15 of the American Psychological Association is an organization of 1,300 individuals committed to educational psychology (http://www.apadiv15.org). Division 15 publishes a journal, Educational Psychologist, and maintains a site where readers can interact and browse educational psychology resources (http://edpsychresources.com).
Educational Psychology Degree Programs
Educational psychology may be studied at the master's or doctoral level. At the master's level, applied educational psychology may be combined with developmental psychology. Master's level programs may be sought out by educators seeking to enhance their teaching. Higher level research positions typically require a PhD.
Click Here to learn more about psychology education options based on your current educational attainment.
Educational psychology coursework may include the following:
Brain research study
Student will also get plenty of coursework in psychological methodologies: data analysis, regression and correlation, advanced research design. Ideally, they will become experts in both quantitative and qualitative data. The student may have the opportunity to select a concentration, for example, 'assessment and program evaluation'.
The doctoral dissertation typically represents more than a year of work. It is an opportunity to do original research and distinguish oneself in the field. Division 15 has awards for outstanding dissertation research.
Other Options: School Psychology Degree
School psychology programs can also offer a viable pathway into educational psychology. School psychology generally requires a specialist degree – it may not take as long as it would to earn a doctoral degree. However, an individual who wants to research and teach in a higher education setting will do well to earn a PhD. The American Psychological Association accredits programs at the doctoral level.
Credentialing for Educational Psychologists
School psychologists must be licensed or certified. Use of the title "psychologist" generally requires a license, but states typically exclude some work settings from license requirements.
Career Outlook for this field
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the psychology field as a whole is growing faster than average. In 2012, salaries averaged $71,730 for school and health service psychologists in elementary and secondary school settings and $67,190 for those in educational support services (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes193031.htm). They averaged $100,380 and $84,190 respectively for psychologists in other specialties who worked in these settings.
The APA conducted a survey in 2010. Beginning salaries for doctoral level psychologists were listed by practice area. They were as follows: $60,767 for researchers, $72,767 for educational administrators, $42,212 for lecturers, and $59,155 for assistant professors. (http://www.apa.org/workforce/publications/09-salaries)
Just 4.3% of recent developmental psychology doctoral graduates fell in the "unemployed seeking" category.


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Africa's internet life began as an outpost on the world network. Any Internet user in Nairobi calling up, say, a website in Kampala would trigger a data signal that travelled all the way to Europe to get routed onwards on one of the world's internet superhighways.
For the techies, the big bonus from this has come in what is known as latency, which is the time taken for data to travel. Peering, which connects different points in Africa directly, typically cuts latency to a 150th of its previous levels.
For an online gaming fan, that means shooting an opponent before being shot back. To the businessman, it means fast use of corporate cloud systems while on the move out of the office. For the sports fan, it means watching the World Cup on Kwesé Iflix with high resolution and goals as they happen. For the film lover it means streaming Netflix with no buffering or waiting for downloads.
For everyone, the change in speed is profound. In Kenya, a data request from one point in Nairobi to another that is transferred through Europe typically takes 300 milliseconds. But a direct data request between the two points takes fewer than two milliseconds.
Continent-wide, the benefits of peering in increasing internet speeds is colossal. Data traffic that leaves Africa to get from Kenya to South Africa will, likewise, take around 300 milliseconds. But once the two points are peered directly, the time is cut to 50 milliseconds.
Liquid Telecom [the author of this article is the chief commercial officer of Liquid Telecom Kenya] have built a fibre network of over 50,000Km across Africa to connect nations and businesses directly. But it is the addition of more than 1,600 peering partnerships that is also transforming traffic speeds across the continent.
In Kenya, prior to the landing of submarine cables in the coastal town of Mombasa in 2009, the country's only internet gateway was through satellite links. All internet traffic had to be routed from Kenya to internet gateways in Europe and then back.
But with the country now benefitting from an extensive fibre network country-wide, linked to four major submarine fibre cables, it has additionally gained its own internet exchange point. The exchange point is located within the East Africa Data Centre, in Nairobi, which is the most peered and connected data centre in East Africa, additionally hosting caches for many of the world's leading global content providers.
This expanding infrastructure has delivered a 78pc reduction in internet communication time, latency, in Kenya, from an average 900 milliseconds before 2009 to less than 200 milliseconds today.
An open peering policy is fundamental to this low latency and high-speed internet communication and has driven peering partnerships across Africa, as well as the development of internet exchange points in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.
Between all these nations, it is now possible to send and receive data over a direct link without going through Europe.
A final technological leap in moving Africa onto its own – independent internet infrastructure – is the development of backbone networks of high-speed Multiprotocol Label Switching.
These networks provide enterprises with seamless inter-branch connectivity, for prompt transactions, instantaneous exchange of email, uninterrupted video conferencing experiences and shared office resources, such as printers.
On the back of these three simultaneous elements of internet infrastructure development, keeping Africa's data traffic in Africa is now becoming a reality.
The goal, as the demand for high-speed internet services continues to rise across Africa is to one day reach the point of hosting and connecting all of the continent's data internally, generating the continent's own highways and place on the global internet map as a centre, rather than as an outpost.
Geoffrey is chief commercial officer at Liquid Telecom Kenya.


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Your septic tank is where the magic happens and without it, you'd be in for some trouble every time you flushed your toilet! That's why it's so important to keep this most vital of septic parts in Bethel, OH in top working condition at all times.
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Electronic Design Automation (EDA) guru Jim Hogan has joined the Board of Directors of Vayavya Labs, an embedded software and VLSI/semiconductor design services company based in Belgaum, Karnataka.
California-based Jim Hogan held executive positions in engineering, marketing and operational management at Cadence Design Systems, National Semiconductor Corporation (now acquired by Texas Instruments) and Phillips Semiconductor (spin off into NXP Semiconductors now).
Vayavya Labs provides tools and methodology that help VLSI System on Chip (SoC) designers to map system application behaviour to optimize SoC designs. . Vayavya Lab is financially backed by Technology Development Board, an arm of the Government of India.
Vayavya customers include companied such as Cadence, Synopsys, and Ricoh.
"Vayavya Labs researches, develops and promotes Hardware-Software interface specifications for SoC design and provides automation tools and methodology that helps in 10-fold gain on time, cost and effort involved in SoC design."
"The tools and methodology can be integrated with existing design flows and third party EDA tools," says Vayavya founder and CEO RK Patil.
"Jim Hogan's industry experience and direction will significantly enhance Vayavya leadership team's ability to chart new alliances, business models and growth in Electronic System Level (ESL) domain," adds Patil.
"I am excited to be associated with Vayavya Labs, a start-up that is approaching the industry from a Systems Software application point of view. As the SoC design and verification complexities increase, industry must look for new tools and methodologies that are developed ground-up with a deep connect with software," says Jim Hogan, a venture capitalist focused on EDA space.


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Electric Range: Plug-in Range Rover Reviewed
2019 Range Rover P400e Plug-In Hybrid
Range, extended.
By Mike Duff Published: Apr 12, 2018
Manufacturer|Car and Driver
Until recently, the Range Rover stood as a seemingly impermeable bulwark against the very concept of downsizing. The physical scale of Land Rover's flagship luxury SUV was imposing enough, but this was also matched by powerplants that clearly equated bigger with better, intended for an ownership demographic with little concern about fuel costs. Sure, there have been diesel versions for some time, initially for European skinflints and also now in America, but the first full-size, gasoline Range Rover to use anything other than a V-8 appeared fairly recently, in 2012.
Now the supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 that understudies the current eight is being joined by an even smaller powerplant, one set to further trim the clan's average cylinder count. Despite its muscular-sounding model designation, the new P400e, arriving in Europe at the same time as a lineup-wide facelift, uses an inline-four as its prime mover. This 296-hp version of Jaguar Land Rover's Ingenium turbocharged 2.0-liter works in conjunction with a 114-hp electric motor integrated into the eight-speed automatic transmission, a powertrain the U.S. market will first see this summer in the smaller Range Rover Sport P400e. The combined output is 398 horsepower, more than either of the V-6 variants although still way short of the 518- and 557-hp supercharged V-8s. The more striking number is the one delivered by the 13.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that sits under the rear cargo floor: 31 miles. That's Land Rover's claim for pure-electric operation.
Several of the P400e's other statistics seem flatly contradictory, although that's largely due to the peculiarities of the European testing regime. The outright silliest is the score equivalent to 84 mpg on the EUDC consumption test, which is only possible because the assessment allows a plug-in hybrid to begin with its battery pack fully charged and finish with it fully depleted. That's a bit like letting a standard combustion model get an undeclared top up from a jerrycan stashed in the back. For any journeys substantially beyond its electric range, Land Rover acknowledges that the P400e's fuel economy is unlikely to prove better than that delivered by the Td6 diesel model; on the basis of trip-computer readings rather than brimmed tanks, real-world economy in the low-20-mpg range seems likely. A large percentage of the world's Range Rover fleet, however, is used primarily for short journeys in close proximity to charging ports.
Attending Mass
Recharging the onboard battery pack entails opening a flap integrated into the radiator grille to access the plug. According to Land Rover, a 32-amp Level 2 connection can top off the electrons in 2 hours and 45 minutes, but times on a standard 120-volt supply will be far longer, at a claimed 14 hours. The sizable battery also adds mass, and we're estimating a 5700-pound curb weight. According to Land Rover's own figures, it's 558 pounds heftier than the V-6 and 278 pounds more than the 518-hp V-8 edition. (The 557-hp V-8 model is only 27 pounds lighter than the P400e, Land Rover claims.)
Yet at lower speeds the powertrain's ability to blend both gasoline and electrical power effectively disguises this increase in weight, and the P400e launches keenly as the motor lends its assistance (Land Rover claims a 6.4-second zero-to-60-mph time). Responses are also a measure snappier than in conventional Rangies, with the electric side of the powertrain filling the gap as the turbocharged engine spools up. While acceleration starts to fade as the P400e approaches triple-digit speeds—in marked contrast with the lesson in anti-physics that is the Range Rover Sport SVR—it still feels plenty quick. Refinement under everyday use is good, but the gasoline engine makes some inappropriately proletarian noises when pushed into the top quarter of its rev range. Far better to adopt a more relaxed pace and enjoy the near silent electric running that the car defaults to at low speeds.
Yes, there are switchable modes. The P400e can be coaxed into EV operation through a button on the center console, with pure-electric operation possible at speeds of up to 85 mph, although anything other than gentle pressure on the accelerator pedal will kick the internal-combustion engine back to life. There also is a Save mode, which holds onto existing battery charge for later use, but it's accessed through a submenu of a submenu in the infotainment system and is not easy to find. If a destination is programmed into the navigation system then—as with systems from rivals such as Mercedes-Benz—the P400e will attempt to use the available charge as intelligently as possible.
Wade in the Water, Waft Down the Way
Impressively, the P400e will still go as far off-road as almost any other Range Rover. Our drive route included a chance to experience both the battery compartment's waterproofing and the car's claimed 35.4-inch wading capability—with the air-spring suspension in its raised position—by driving through a shallow lake. As the electric motor sits between the conventional engine and the transmission, its effort is sent through the eight-speed ZF automatic and on to all four corners through the same array of electronic and mechanical traction-boosting aids as its nonhybrid sisters. At very low speeds, the electric motor's instant torque allows for finer control than with a conventional engine; this is the model to pick for rock-scrambling.
On the highway, the pillowy air springs continue to impress, although the P400e's considerable mass becomes more evident as velocity rises. Ride quality is outstanding at urban paces, even over broken surfaces and in a car that rides on 21-inch wheels. But moderate cornering loads create noticeable body lean, and the ultimate grip limits are predictably modest, as the soft springs struggle to maintain discipline at higher speeds. The steering is accurate behind light assistance, and the Range Rover remains an easy car to place even on narrow English lanes thanks to the excellent visibility given by the pedestal-like driving position, but it is definitely happiest at a stately pace. Regenerative braking is less aggressive than in many hybrids and EVs—partially because it's much heavier—and blends cleanly with the hydraulically operated friction brakes at lower speeds.
The Range Rover also has a fresh look, with a slimmer grille and a strong family resemblance to the smaller Velar. LED headlights are standard, with the option in Europe of laser high-beams. It also gets sequentially illuminating turn signals. The interior has been slightly redesigned and now gets the dual-screen version of JLR's InControl Touch Pro infotainment package. While this is more intuitive than the same system in the Velar—the Range Rover's rotary temperature controls are never usurped for other functions—it feels slow to respond and short on intuitive smarts compared to rival systems.
Greener Alternative to Diesel
While many earlier plug-in hybrids were designed for the U.S. market, with sales buoyed by the magical ability they gave to unlock HOV lanes, the center for demand for PHEVs has shifted, and this part-electric Rover is aimed more at Europe than Asia or America. In its British homeland, the P400e already accounts for 20 percent of Range Rover sales thanks to generous tax incentives and buyers looking to flee from diesel models whose green status has been discredited. The home-market demand was met first, but JLR promises American deliveries later this year as a 2019 model, trailing the facelifted, conventionally powered 2018s that are already at dealers.
Like most plug-ins, if you set aside government subsidies and perks, the Range Rover still struggles to make a value-based case for itself, especially with pricing that makes it nearly as expensive as the faster, better-sounding, and more dynamic V-8 version when it goes on sale in the States. The P400e is $96,145 to start, just $9700 less than the cheapest V-8 model. As a large, luxury plug-in-hybrid SUV, the P400e goes straight to the top of an underpopulated segment, but it would not be our first choice of Range Rover.
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door hatchback
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 2.0-liter inline-4, 296 hp, 295 lb-ft; permanent-magnet synchronous AC motor, 114 hp; combined output, 398 hp, 472 lb-ft; 13.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack
Passenger volume: 109 cu ft
Curb weight (C/D est): 5700 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Standing ¼-mile: 15.1 sec
EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):
Combined gasoline+electricity: 49 MPGe
EV range: 31 miles
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Libro Animado Interactivo: El Rey león, conocido en inglés como Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King, es un libro de cuentos digital interactivo que fue lanzado en la temporada navideña del año 1994 para PC en formato CD-Rom. El software  fue desarrollado por Media Station Inc. y publicado por Disney Interactive Studios, es compatible con los sistemas Windows y Macintosh.

El libro narra la historia de la película "El Rey León", que fue estrenada ese mismo año, y se maneja totalmente con el mouse del PC. En cada página del libro se incluyen textos para leer, narración de voz, ilustraciones, secuencias animadas y partes de la imagen que interactúan con los clics del jugador. A lo largo de la lectura aparecen también sencillos minijuegos protagonizados por los personajes de la película. El título está apuntado al público infantil por lo que presenta un diseño muy simple y amistoso, con los íconos de opciones representados por personajes y una dificultad muy baja en los juegos. El libro además permite cambiar de idioma al inglés o español en todo momento. Un detalle destacado es que se mantienen las voces originales de los actores de la película (de la versión en inglés y en español), con los que el público está familiarizado.

Contenidos del libro

Menú principal
Este menú está presentado por Timón, quien ayuda a explicar las opciones:
Jugar: Permite iniciar el libro en modo interactivo.
Leer: Permite iniciar el libro en modo de lectura.
Español/Inglés: Cambia el idioma.
Imagen de portada: Conduce al tutorial del juego.
Seleccionar una página: Permite escoger la página de inicio.
Salir: Termina el programa.

Menú de página
En cada página aparecen a los costados íconos de personajes que activan distintas opciones:
Zazú: Repite la lectura de la página.
Rafiki: Ilumina ciertas palabras del texto, al hacer clic en ellas te dará una explicación de su significado.
Simba y Nala: Ingresa al juego especial de la página.
Timón: Regresa al menú principal.

Juegos
Hay tres videojuegos muy sencillos que se manejan solamente con el mouse:
Juego del salto: El jugador ayuda al cachorro Simba a sorprender a Zazú. Al hacer clic sobre Simba se puede usar el mouse para hacerlo caminar hasta donde está Zazú, pero cuando Zazu está por voltearse, hay que dar un clic rápido para esconderse.
Juego de las estrellas: Hay que cliquear en las estrellas parpadeantes para trazar una constelación, cuando lo logres se formará la imagen de un personaje.
Juego de Timón: Timón está buscando bichos para prepararse un bocadillo. El jugador debe hacer clic en los bichos que aparecen para capturarlos.

Véase también
 Disney Libro Animado Interactivo

Enlaces externos

Videojuegos para Windows
Videojuegos de 1994
Videojuegos de El Rey León

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Technology has given us new kinds of property and new laws that govern them. However, some of the old rules still apply and you need a will or trust. You need to name an executor or trustee, preferably both, ensuring that your assets are distributed, according to the wishes you state in your estate plan. When it comes to digital assets, things get a little tricky.
The hardest part of digital assets for many people, is how to give access to your digital property. The law has changed. If you own cryptocurrency, you'll need to list your "crypto keys," so your executor/trustee and heirs can know what is in your estate and be able to access it.
Electronic signatures on wills, is another digital issue entering the estate planning arena. Most estate planning attorneys are proceeding cautiously. However, the change is coming, says an attorney on the drafting committee of the Uniform Law Commission.
An estate planning attorney can advise you in creating an estate plan that fits your unique circumstances and will most likely include some of the new kinds of property.
'LOVE' Estate Hearings Private or Public?
No less than eight attorneys representing individuals and organizations connected to Indiana, creator of the "LOVE" sculpture, are asking that future hearings be held in closed sessions to protect people's privacy and the value of some of his works of art, it reports.
Atty. James Brannan, who represents Indiana's estate, is requesting information in a testimonial hearing to better determine the estate's value.
Due to the disagreement, Judge of Probate Carol Emery postponed the testimonial hearing and set a new date for a hearing in mid-September. The first scheduled witness will be Indiana's caretaker, Jamie Thomas.
Brannan has petitioned the court to order Jamie Thomas, the Morgan Arts Foundation, Michael McKenzie and American Image to provide documentation on any assets they may have, that belong to the estate, including contracts for royalties.
The attorneys representing Thomas said he's concerned about confidential matters becoming public. The judge has asked attorneys to file arguments on how she can justify closing the proceedings. It's not easy to do, because of the First Amendment.
The attorney said the publication of information about where pieces of art are located would create a safety issue and information about the number of existing artworks could have an impact on the value of pieces that are up for sale.
Indiana's will wanted proceeds from the estate to be used to restore his home to museum quality and serve as an art environment that would be open to the public for classes and lectures, and to preserve his collection and the property itself.
The will directed that Jamie Thomas be the executive director of the museum.
Maybe the best tip of all: Make an appointment. When you sit down with an estate planning attorney and have a face-to-face conversation, you'll really know if they are the right fit for you and your family.
What Is Best Strategy? A Will or a Revocable Trust?
It is a common question that an attorney can advise you on, when all of the facts are uncovered: a will or a trust? An article in thebalance.com "Will or Revocable Living Trust—Which Do You Need?" recently listed some factors to consider when speaking with your estate planning attorney about wills and different types of trusts.
Mental Disability Planning. Regardless of the size of your net worth, you might want to consider a Revocable Living Trust for mental health planning. A properly drafted Revocable Living Trust, which should be prepared by an experienced estate planning attorney, will have provisions to determine mental capacity outside of a court proceeding. It will also state your wishes about taking care of you and your finances, in case you do become mentally incapacitated. It is likely that such a document could keep your family out of a court-supervised guardianship.
Minor Beneficiaries. This is what happens all too often: young parents have a life insurance policy or a retirement account through work. They divorce and one of the parents decides to name a minor child as a beneficiary. It is also possible that both parents could die, while the children are still minors. What happens to these assets? They are placed in a court-supervised guardianship for the benefit of the minor, until the child reaches 18. Parents can instead set up a Revocable Living Trust, naming the trust as the primary or contingent beneficiary of the life insurance or retirement account. They must then name a trustee to accept and manage the funds, instead of a court-appointed guardian. Children who are 18 years of age are usually not ready to deal with large sums of money. With a Revocable Living Trust, the parents can dictate how old the children will be when they receive their inheritance. Some kids are ready at age 21, while others are ready not until they are 30 or ever.
Singles Need to Plan Also. If you have assets titled in your name and no legal partner, you could use a Revocable Living Trust to keep you and your assets out of a court-supervised guardianship and allow beneficiaries to avoid the cost of probate.
Planning for Second Marriages. If you and your spouse have children from prior marriages, you may have different beneficiaries. A Revocable Living Trust can ensure that each of your estate assets will be distributed where you want, outside of probate.
Don't Forget to Fund. This last step gets forgotten all too often. If you create any kind of a trust, don't forget to fund it and update your beneficiary designations. Otherwise, it won't accomplish what you want.
Matthew Mellon, who inherited $25 million from the Mellon banking fortune when he was 21, recently passed away at the age of 54. The problems created by cryptocurrency are good examples of the importance of having a carefully structure plan for large inheritances, according to the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog in "Matthew Mellon's Cryptocurrency is Being Held in Probate."
At some point, Mellon became heavily invested in cryptocurrency, which eventually made him a billionaire. At the time of his passing, his cryptocurrency holdings are believed to be worth around $100 million. However, the problem is that cryptocurrency can be extremely volatile.
Since his passing, Mellon's holdings have already fluctuated more than 30% in value. To get the holdings, however, his estate first must go through probate. This would ordinarily take a long time in this case. The estate is seeking permission to sell the cryptocurrency now, in case the value of the holdings crashes.
Mellon presents another cautionary tale as well. If you have a lot of cryptocurrency, you should make estate plans that do not require cryptocurrency to go through probate.
An estate planning attorney can advise you in creating an estate plan that fits your unique circumstances and may include cryptocurrency.
Reference: Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (May 20, 2018) "Matthew Mellon's Cryptocurrency is Being Held in Probate."
There are many reasons for tax planning other than avoiding taxes. This is because most people were not subject to the federal estate tax anyway. Kiplinger recently listed some of those reasons in "Is Estate Planning Now Dead?"
An estate planning attorney can advise you in creating an estate plan that fits your unique circumstances and meets your reasons for creating an estate plan.
What Comes Next If You are in the Will?
Recently deceased actor John Mahoney left a $5 million estate and 38 possible beneficiaries. If you were one of the 38 notified that you could potentially benefit from the will, you would need to know what to expect from the probate process, according to Market Watch in "What to do if you're like one of 'Fraiser' dad John Mahoney's 38 beneficiaries."
However, in other states, it is left to the discretion of the appointed executor whether to let people see the will. However, what the will says you should inherit might not be what you actually receive. Other people and creditors might file claims against the estate.
An estate planning attorney can advise you, if you become a potential beneficiary of an estate.


Execution of Emperor Maximilian is one of the few works in which Manet seeks a dramatic effect. The painting illustrates the climax of a well-known historical episode. Napoleon III intervened in Mexico to prevent it from gravitating toward the United States, for which he had no sympathy and which was at that time too involved in the Civil War to protest his actions effectively. French troops invaded Mexico in June 1863, and an assembly of Mexican notables proclaimed Maxirnilian - the brother of Franz Joseph of Austria - Emperor. But, once the Civil War was over, the United States demanded that the French withdraw their army, and Napoleon, in 1866, complied. Deserted by his supporters, Maximilian was captured in 1867 at Quere-taro, condemned to death, and shot in reprisal for the summary executions he himself had ordered.
This is certainly the work which shows most clearly the influence of Francisco Goya (note, for example, the rapid treatment of the people looking over the wall) and, in particular, the influence of the painting in the Prado entitled The Third of May, 1808. But there is one thing that is quite wrong according to the old school. The spectators could not be in the position in which they are shown, in view of the height of the wall, unless they were standing on scaffolding. Conscious no doubt of this faulty drawing, the artist, perhaps to disguise it, has made the fore-ground stand out sharply from the background and diverted attention from the base of the wall by showing it as little as possible between the black-trousered legs of the prisoners and the soldiers. "You can see right away that they are French," Meier-Graefe said of the soldiers. As a matter of fact, for want of Mexicans, Manet had been forced to borrow a squad from a French regiment.
In Manet's painting the soldiers have just fired (the chests of Maximilian and his two favorites are enveloped in smoke). In the back, an officer is preparing to give the coup de grace.
Neither the paintings nor a lithograph of the subject were permitted to be shown in France. As an indictment of formalized slaughter the paintings look back to Francisco Goya, and anticipate Picasso's Guernica.


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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authz.privilege;

import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
import org.apache.lucene.util.automaton.CharacterRunAutomaton;
import org.elasticsearch.common.util.set.Sets;
import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
import org.elasticsearch.test.EqualsHashCodeTestUtils;
import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
import org.junit.Assert;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.function.Supplier;

import static org.elasticsearch.common.Strings.collectionToCommaDelimitedString;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.arrayContainingInAnyOrder;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.iterableWithSize;

public class ApplicationPrivilegeTests extends ESTestCase {

    public void testValidationOfApplicationName() {
        final String specialCharacters = ":;$#%()+='.{}[]!@^&'";
        final Supplier<Character> specialCharacter = () -> specialCharacters.charAt(randomInt(specialCharacters.length() - 1));

        assertValidationFailure("a p p", "application name", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName("a p p"));
        assertValidationFailure("ap", "application name", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName("ap"));
        for (String app : Arrays.asList(
            "App",// must start with lowercase
            "1app",  // must start with letter
            "app" + specialCharacter.get() // cannot contain special characters unless preceded by a "-" or "_"
        )) {
            assertValidationFailure(app, "application name", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName(app));
            assertValidationFailure(app, "application name", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationNameOrWildcard(app));
        }

        // no wildcards
        assertValidationFailure("app*", "application names", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName("app*"));
        // no special characters with wildcards
        final String appNameWithSpecialCharAndWildcard = "app" + specialCharacter.get() + "*";
        assertValidationFailure(appNameWithSpecialCharAndWildcard, "application name",
            () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationNameOrWildcard(appNameWithSpecialCharAndWildcard));

        String appNameWithSpecialChars = "myapp" + randomFrom('-', '_');
        for (int i = randomIntBetween(1, 12); i > 0; i--) {
            appNameWithSpecialChars = appNameWithSpecialChars + specialCharacter.get();
        }
        // these should all be OK
        for (String app : Arrays.asList("app", "app1", "myApp", "myApp-:;$#%()+='.", "myApp_:;$#%()+='.", appNameWithSpecialChars)) {
            assertNoException(app, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName(app));
            assertNoException(app, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationNameOrWildcard(app));
        }

        // wildcards in the suffix
        for (String app : Arrays.asList("app1-*", "app1-foo*", "app1-.*", "app1-.foo.*", appNameWithSpecialChars + "*")) {
            assertValidationFailure(app, "application name", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationName(app));
            assertNoException(app, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validateApplicationNameOrWildcard(app));
        }
    }

    public void testValidationOfPrivilegeName() {
        // must start with lowercase
        assertValidationFailure("Read", "privilege names", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeName("Read"));
        // must start with letter
        assertValidationFailure("1read", "privilege names", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeName("1read"));
        // cannot contain special characters
        final String specialChars = ":;$#%()+=/',";
        final String withSpecialChar = "read" + specialChars.charAt(randomInt(specialChars.length()-1));
        assertValidationFailure(withSpecialChar, "privilege names", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeName(withSpecialChar));

        // these should all be OK
        for (String priv : Arrays.asList("read", "read1", "readData", "read-data", "read.data", "read_data")) {
            assertNoException(priv, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeName(priv));
            assertNoException(priv, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeOrActionName(priv));
        }

        for (String priv : Arrays.asList("r e a d", "read\n", "copy®")) {
            assertValidationFailure(priv, "privilege names and action", () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeOrActionName(priv));
        }

        for (String priv : Arrays.asList("read:*", "read/*", "read/a_b.c-d+e%f#(g)")) {
            assertNoException(priv, () -> ApplicationPrivilege.validatePrivilegeOrActionName(priv));
        }
    }

    public void testNonePrivilege() {
        final ApplicationPrivilege none = ApplicationPrivilege.NONE.apply("super-mega-app");
        CharacterRunAutomaton run = new CharacterRunAutomaton(none.getAutomaton());
        for (int i = randomIntBetween(5, 10); i > 0; i--) {
            final String action;
            if (randomBoolean()) {
                action = randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(3, 12);
            } else {
                action = randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(3, 6) + randomFrom(":", "/") + randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(3, 8);
            }
            assertFalse("NONE should not grant " + action, run.run(action));
        }
    }

    public void testGetPrivilegeByName() {
        final ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor myRead = descriptor("my-app", "read", "data:read/*", "action:login");
        final ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor myWrite = descriptor("my-app", "write", "data:write/*", "action:login");
        final ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor myAdmin = descriptor("my-app", "admin", "data:read/*", "action:*");
        final ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor yourRead = descriptor("your-app", "read", "data:read/*", "action:login");
        final Set<ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor> stored = Sets.newHashSet(myRead, myWrite, myAdmin, yourRead);

        final Set<ApplicationPrivilege> myAppRead = ApplicationPrivilege.get("my-app", Collections.singleton("read"), stored);
        assertThat(myAppRead, iterableWithSize(1));
        assertPrivilegeEquals(myAppRead.iterator().next(), myRead);

        final Set<ApplicationPrivilege> myAppWrite = ApplicationPrivilege.get("my-app", Collections.singleton("write"), stored);
        assertThat(myAppWrite, iterableWithSize(1));
        assertPrivilegeEquals(myAppWrite.iterator().next(), myWrite);

        final Set<ApplicationPrivilege> myReadWrite = ApplicationPrivilege.get("my-app", Sets.newHashSet("read", "write"), stored);
        assertThat(myReadWrite, Matchers.hasSize(1));
        final ApplicationPrivilege readWrite = myReadWrite.iterator().next();
        assertThat(readWrite.getApplication(), equalTo("my-app"));
        assertThat(readWrite.name(), containsInAnyOrder("read", "write"));
        assertThat(readWrite.getPatterns(), arrayContainingInAnyOrder("data:read/*", "data:write/*", "action:login"));

        CharacterRunAutomaton run = new CharacterRunAutomaton(readWrite.getAutomaton());
        for (String action : Arrays.asList("data:read/settings", "data:write/user/kimchy", "action:login")) {
            assertTrue(run.run(action));
        }
        for (String action : Arrays.asList("data:delete/user/kimchy", "action:shutdown")) {
            assertFalse(run.run(action));
        }
    }

    private void assertPrivilegeEquals(ApplicationPrivilege privilege, ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor descriptor) {
        assertThat(privilege.getApplication(), equalTo(descriptor.getApplication()));
        assertThat(privilege.name(), contains(descriptor.getName()));
        assertThat(Sets.newHashSet(privilege.getPatterns()), equalTo(descriptor.getActions()));
    }

    private ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor descriptor(String application, String name, String... actions) {
        return new ApplicationPrivilegeDescriptor(application, name, Sets.newHashSet(actions), Collections.emptyMap());
    }

    public void testEqualsAndHashCode() {
        final ApplicationPrivilege privilege = randomPrivilege();
        final EqualsHashCodeTestUtils.MutateFunction<ApplicationPrivilege> mutate = randomFrom(
            orig -> createPrivilege("x" + orig.getApplication(), getPrivilegeName(orig), orig.getPatterns()),
            orig -> createPrivilege(orig.getApplication(), "x" + getPrivilegeName(orig), orig.getPatterns()),
            orig -> new ApplicationPrivilege(orig.getApplication(), getPrivilegeName(orig), "*")
        );
        EqualsHashCodeTestUtils.checkEqualsAndHashCode(privilege,
            original -> createPrivilege(original.getApplication(), getPrivilegeName(original), original.getPatterns()),
            mutate
        );
    }

    private ApplicationPrivilege createPrivilege(String applicationName, String privilegeName, String... patterns) {
        return new ApplicationPrivilege(applicationName, privilegeName, patterns);
    }

    private String getPrivilegeName(ApplicationPrivilege privilege) {
        if (privilege.name.size() == 1) {
            return privilege.name.iterator().next();
        } else {
            throw new IllegalStateException(privilege + " has a multivariate name: " + collectionToCommaDelimitedString(privilege.name));
        }
    }

    private void assertValidationFailure(String reason,String messageContent, ThrowingRunnable body) {
        final IllegalArgumentException exception;
        try {
            exception = expectThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, body);
            assertThat(exception.getMessage().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT), containsString(messageContent.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)));
        } catch (AssertionFailedError e) {
            fail(reason + " - " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    private void assertNoException(String reason, ThrowingRunnable body) {
        try {
            body.run();
            // pass
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            Assert.fail(reason + " - Expected no exception, but got: " + e);
        }
    }

    private ApplicationPrivilege randomPrivilege() {
        final String applicationName;
        if (randomBoolean()) {
            applicationName = "*";
        } else {
            applicationName = randomAlphaOfLength(1).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT) + randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(2, 10);
        }
        final String privilegeName = randomAlphaOfLength(1).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT) + randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(2, 8);
        final String[] patterns = new String[randomIntBetween(0, 5)];
        for (int i = 0; i < patterns.length; i++) {
            final String suffix = randomBoolean() ? "*" : randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(4, 9);
            patterns[i] = randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(2, 5) + "/" + suffix;
        }

        final Map<String, Object> metadata = new HashMap<>();
        for (int i = randomInt(3); i > 0; i--) {
            metadata.put(randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(2, 5), randomFrom(randomBoolean(), randomInt(10), randomAlphaOfLength(5)));
        }
        return createPrivilege(applicationName, privilegeName, patterns);
    }

}

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Is Parkinson's disease born in the gut?
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report having found further evidence that Parkinson's disease originates between cells in the intestine and travels through neurons to the brain.
Experiments in mice show transmission of α-synuclein from the intestine to the brain
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report having found further evidence that Parkinson's disease originates between cells in the intestine and travels through neurons to the brain. The study, described in the June issue of the journal Neuron, offers a new, more accurate model in which to test treatments that could prevent or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.
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Parkinson's disease is characterized by the accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein in brain tissue. The formation of Lewy bodies compromises a person's ability to move, think or regulate emotions.
A recent study conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has sought to deepen knowledge related to the development of the disease. The new study is based on observations made in 2003 by the German neuroanatomist Heiko Braak, who demonstrated the presence of poorly folded α-synuclein accumulations even in enteric neurons of patients with Parkinson's disease. There is a great deal of evidence to support the strong intestine-brain connection in the onset and development of the disease. Researchers in Baltimore, USA, have suggested that misfolded α-synuclein can migrate from the intestine to the brain through the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain to the abdomen.
To test this hypothesis, the researchers injected 25 micrograms of synthetic misfolded α-synuclein into the intestines of healthy mice. They then analyzed brain tissue from mice one, three, seven and ten months after inoculation. Scholars have thus verified that α-synuclein has spread along the entire path of the vagus nerve, arriving at distribution in the brains of mice.
The researchers then repeated the experiment in mice undergoing surgical denervation, with interruption of the vagus nerve. A seven-month check after the inoculation of α-synuclein in the intestine showed that mice with severed vagus nerve showed any of the signs of cell death found in mice with the intact vagus nerve. According to the research team, denervation stopped the spread of the protein.
Image Credit: Ted Dawson / Johns Hopkins Medicine
The researchers then investigated whether, in addition to anatomical-pathological differences in the progression of Parkinson's disease, there were also behavioral differences. To do this, they evaluated the behavior of three groups of mice: with an injection of misfolded α-synuclein, with an injection of misfolded α-synuclein and vagus severance, control mice without injection and intact vagus nerves. Researchers examined the activities commonly used to detect signs of Parkinson's disease in mice, namely building burrows and exploring new environments. The seven-month verification from the start of the experiment confirmed that mice with an injection of poorly folded α-synuclein without a severed vagus showed signs of Parkinson's disease.
Overall, the results of this study show that α-synuclein in mice can travel from the intestine to the brain along the vagus nerve and that blocking the transmission pathway could be the key to preventing the physical and cognitive manifestations of Parkinson's disease.
Source: Kim S, Kwon SH, Kam TI, Panicker N, Karuppagounder SS, Lee S, Lee JH, Kim WR, Kook M, Foss CA, Shen C, Lee H, Kulkarni S, Pasricha PJ, Lee G, Pomper MG, Dawson VL, Dawson TM, Ko HS. Transneuronal Propagation of Pathologic α-Synuclein from the Gut to the Brain Models Parkinson's Disease. Neuron. 2019 Jun 17. pii: S0896-6273(19)30488-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.035.


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Usman Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered an investigation into the raid on the home of Mary Odili, a judge of the supreme court.
On Friday, security operatives stormed the Abuja residence of the supreme court justice over an allegation that illegal activities were going on there.
In a statement issued today, Frank Mba, force public relations officer, quoted Baba as describing the invasion as "unacceptable".
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A Guide to the iPad's Notification Center
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Daniel Nations has been a tech journalist since 1994. His work has appeared in Computer Currents, The Examiner, The Spruce, and other publications.
Updated on December 10, 2019
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The iPad Notification Center is a compilation of your calendar, reminders, alerts from apps, recent text messages, and emails from discussions flagged as a favorite. It also contains a "Today" screen showing important updates from your calendar and reminders, app suggestions from Siri, articles curated from the News app and any third-party widgets you have installed.
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You can access your notifications by touching the very top edge of the iPad's display and sliding the finger down without removing it from the screen. This will 'pull down' the notification center with the Notifications View active. You can reach the Today View by swiping your finger from the left side of the screen to the right. You can also open just the Today View from the first page of the iPad's Home Screen (the screen with all of the app icons) using the same left-to-right swipe.
By default, you can access the Notification Center at any time — even when the iPad is locked. If you don't want to enable access while the iPad is locked, you can turn this feature off in the iPad's settings by selecting Touch ID & Passcode from the left-side menu and flipping the on/off slider next to Today View and Notifications View.
How a Widget Relates to the Today View
A widget is just an app that is designed with a view for the Today View section of the notification center. For example, the ESPN app displays news and sports scores when you open the app. The app also has a widget view that will show scores and upcoming games in the Today View.
To see the widget, you will need to add it to the Today View.
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By design, apps are supposed to ask for permission before sending notifications. In practice, this works most of the time, but sometimes the notification permission gets switched on either by accident or a bug.
Some people prefer most apps especially apps like Facebook to send them notifications. Others prefer to be notified only of the most critical messages, such as reminders or for calendar events.
You can modify the notifications for any app by launching the iPad's Settings app and tapping Notifications in the left-side menu. This will give you a list of every app on the iPad. After you tap an app, you have the choice to turn Notifications on or off. If you allow Notifications, you can choose the style.
How to Customize the iPad's Today View
By default, the Today View of the Notification Center will show you any events on your calendar, reminders for the day, Siri app suggestions, and some news. However, it is easy to customize the Today view to either change the order of what is shown or add new widgets to the display.
When you are in the Today View, scroll down to the bottom and tap on the Edit button. This will take you to a new screen that allows you to remove items from the view, add new widgets or change the order. You can remove an item by tapping the red button with the minus sign and add a widget by tapping the green button with the plus sign.
Reordering the list can be a little trickier. To the right of each item is a button with three horizontal lines. You can 'grab' the item by holding your finger down on the lines and then move the widget up or down the list by moving your finger up or down. However, you have to be very careful and tap right in the center of the horizontal lines else you'll merely be scrolling the page up or down.
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The view you get while in landscape mode (which is when the iPad is held on its side) is a little different than the view you get in portrait mode. Apple makes use of the extra real estate in landscape mode by displaying the Today View with two columns. When you add a widget, it goes to the bottom of the list, which is the bottom of the right column. In the edit screen, the widgets are broken into two groups: left column and right column. Moving a widget from right to left is as simple as moving it up the list to the left section.
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miata parts car, still has a lot of good parts. no more time or space to let it sit. Has to go! $200 bring your own wheels!
Obviously the car won't drive, you will have to tow it away.
Hopefully someone with more time and talent than I have gets inspired and does something awesome with your parts car.
We're picking it up tomorrow and dropping it into this.
It may be a bit more complicated than that but it's the plan.
haha! a naked miata would be an amazing build!
But no time for this car. Has to go! It was being parted due to rust.
Locost, if you are going to do a build thread can you post a link? And if you aren't going to use the suspension and the polyurethane bushings can be saved I might be interested.


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It may seem ironic, but whether you're saying goodbye to a celebrity or to a member of your own family, being present for the funeral is one of the best ways to begin the healing process through mourning. It can serve as a way for family and friends to find closure. Many celebrities (or their family members) have chosen to have open casket funerals for reasons that are often unknown. Some may do it as a way to say goodbye to fans, while others may have wanted to make a final statement, even after they'd passed. This list of celebrity open casket funerals is not for the faint of heart, but these final images - and the stories behind them - are often important to remember.
Even if you simply came to this list to learn more about the final moments of your favorite celeb, you may find a bit of closure as well, but keep in mind that photos of dead bodies are sometimes difficult to see.
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In 1973, Lee died of cerebral edema after completing his final film, Enter the Dragon, in Hong Kong. Before he was flown back to Seattle to be buried, a public mourning was held for his fans, and close to 20,000 people attended a public viewing of his body.
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After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his body was laid in an open casket in Atlanta on April 9, where over 1,000 mourners came to pay their respects to the civil rights leader. While the body lay in state in Memphis days earlier, the wound in King's neck was still visible, and many mourners reportedly kissed and touched King's face.
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After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while driving through the hills of Monaco, Grace Kelly died in a car crash and was committed to her final resting place in the Grimaldi family vault. Kelly, also known as Princess Grace of Monaco, drew film stars and royalty to her funeral in Monaco's St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American film actress who became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. After embarking on an acting career in 1950, when she was 20, Kelly appeared in New York City theatrical productions and more than 40 episodes of live drama productions broadcast during the early 1950s Golden Age of Television. In October 1953, she gained stardom from her performance in director John Ford's film Mogambo starring Clark Gable and Ava Gardner, which won her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination in 1954. Subsequently, she had leading roles in five films, including The Country Girl (1954) with Bing ...more on Wikipedia
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Maria Nichols keeps an eye on traffic at the Nancee Way intersection in West Kelowna. DWK council and residents have expressed concern about the safety of the traffic control workers.
Traffic control workers at Nancee Way intersection say that they feel safe; however, some drivers have been reluctant to obey signs.
West Kelowna Coun. Carol Zanon hasn't been the only person to show concern for the safety of the the traffic control workers at the Nancee Way intersection.
Since Nov. 20, when a retaining wall collapsed on the Westside Road Interchange, traffic controllers have been on and around Highway 97, trying their best to direct—often frustrated—drivers while crews work to clean up and repair the failure.
But traffic control workers say they feel safe and, for the most part, drivers are obedient.
"It is a little hectic because of the traffic sometimes," said Michael Williams, a traffic control worker.
Williams said there have been a few instances when drivers have been reluctant to follow directions of the flaggers.
According to Williams, there haven't been any serious incidents; however, his toes were the victim of one close call.
Kaelyn Fitzgerlad and Genessa Sewell, traffic control supervisors on the site, said that directing Nancee Way traffic isn't the safest task they've ever been assigned to.
"This particular job, when it's snowing, is one of the more dangerous ones," said Fitzgerald.
On Dec. 13, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom met with District of West Kelowna council. Council brought up the safety of the traffic control workers and questioned whether or not it would be a safer option to erect a temporary set of traffic lights at the Nancee Way intersection.
"The light issue is one that (we've) looked at. At this point, it doesn't seem to be in the cards," said Lekstrom.
Williams agreed that he is well trained to do his job.
The three day course includes written work, reading and eight hours of practical work, according to Williams.
The traffic control workers taking care of the Nancee Way intersection are all from Black Top Traffic Control Ltd.
Fitzgerald and Sewell said that putting up a set of temporary traffic lights would "take too long," and is probably unnecessary.
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Q: Insert Modulus and Exponent of a given key using makefile I have a task to get modulus and exponent of a given key and insert this as a #define in my STM32 firmware.
I've done this previously using a DER key and this forum helped me a lot. (Embedded a .der file into C code using makefile)
What I need is actually to create something like:
#define MODULUS { 0x00, 0xff ..... }
#define EXPONENT { 0x........}

I need to use modulus and exponent because that is what X-CUBE-CryptoLib for STM32 requires, instead of a DER KEY.
I'm trying to figure it out using this command:
$(shell openssl rsa  -inform DER -text -noout < privatekey.der |  awk 'BEGIN { printf "#ifndef _DER_H_\n#define _DER_H_\n/* Auto generated file. Do not modify! */\n#define DER_KEY  {" } { for(i=1; i<=NF; ++i) printf " 0x" $$i ","; print "\\" } END { print "};\n#endif" }' > Core/Inc/der.h)

But the command above prints a bunch of info that I won't use, such as public exponent and some prime exponents. Also the whole field identification ("modulus:..." "private exponent:..." makes it complicated to handle this with the single awk loop I have.
Could anyone give me a hint on how I could get this task done?

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The Goddess Legacy
By: Russell Blake
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Series: Drake Ramsey, Book 3
When Drake Ramsey gets an invitation he can't refuse to embark on a treasure hunt in India, little does he know that it will be a headlong rush into danger that will require all his wits to survive.
A breakout novel in the tradition of Raise the Titanic and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Adventure listeners are sure to enjoy the third volume in the adventures of Drake Ramsey, written by a NY Times and USA Today best seller.
©2016 Russell Blake (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
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no where near as good as the previous two
doesn't live up to the standard of the last two books in the series. Bit of a meh type story.
E. Allison
A surprisingly unoriginal offering.
The series has shifted back to it's treasure-hunting roots and it's a relief to have the political/intrigue content of the 2nd book gone. Instead, this book has an entirely different problem – the story and setting instantly bring to mind Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, so much so that I've seen accusations of plagiarism. It's a bizarre choice for the author to make, why not use another story that won't immediately remind readers of an incredibly popular movie series whose imagery is the first you picture when you hear about Kali worshippers with mines and slaves? So there's an entire storyline here that feels completely unoriginal, and the only thing that saves it is the modern setting. Of all the stories the author could have told, why such a cliché one? Drake and Ally are a mess as characters. I already noticed it in book 2, but Drake seems to be becoming more and more immature with each book. He's gone from a character I liked, to one that vaguely annoys me. He reminds me more and more of a stereotypical surfer dude instead of an intelligent, methodical treasure hunter. His 'ability' to connect information that was cool in the first book, disappeared in book 2, never to be mentioned again. His constant and rather pathetic attempts to romance Ally are getting annoying at this point. There's zero chemistry between them so I have no interest whatsoever in their relationship: the whole relationship ends up feeling like a required element for the genre, and not something the author thought was important. I was already troubled by Ally in book 2 but here she has deteriorated to a meaningless filler character with no personality other than obnoxious naivete. Her being an archaeologist is just a word now, it means nothing at all since she never uses any of her so-called knowledge, and her almost complete ignorance of the subject matter means it would have been better just to have her just as Drake's girlfriend, rather than set her up in the laughable position of being their 'expert'. She had such potential in the first book - sassy, smart and charming - but the author has done nothing with her, and the interesting girl I cared about is completely gone. Now she's just there as Drake's love interest, and even that is so insipid you wonder why the author even bothered. Spencer is the only character who has completely remained intact and consistent and is a constant relief from Drake and Ally. There was so much potential in the first two books for Drake and Spencer to become real partners: Drake's intelligence with Spencer's military training and instincts, but it has never really come to fruition. The reader makes this book worth listening to – he's been a constant delight through all three books and his astonishing variety of believable and immersive accents really makes up for the shortcomings in the book. This series started out so strong but the author has made some strange choices – book 2 was an entire genre shift into a political thriller with almost no treasure hunting, and book 3 has a large chunk of the story which is so uncomfortably familiar that it's off-putting. I'm getting the distinct feeling the author doesn't know what type of genre he wants to write, so is fumbling around trying to figure it out. I did mostly enjoy it but the experience is soured. It's a disappointment when I loved the first book so much – I would have loved more of that, but unfortunately, the second and third books have been completely out of step. I would definitely read more in the series but the author needs to figure out what story he's trying to tell, because right now, it's coming across as confused and he's losing control of his characters – the book feels lazy, from the cliché storyline to the bland, almost unrecognisable characters, the author needs to sort his vision out. I don't want to do such a negative review but this book has serious issues and I'm very disappointed by that, the first book was great and I wanted more just like that. The second book was also excellent, if a weirdly different genre, so this book is a disappointment. Let me be clear – I didn't dislike it and would read more of the series without hesitation, there's a lot of great stuff in here and the author creates some exciting sequences, but it definitely needs work if it's to get back on track.
Duane K. Laflin
Extremely well written and fun!
I noticed several negative reveiws of this book and therefore was tempted not to get it. However, I so much enjoyed the first two books in the series I thought it was worth a chance. Glad I did! Fascinating story. Certainly not plagiarism...in fact refreshingly original. The references to Indiana Jones are tonque in cheek; and the author makes this clear. This is a book about treasure hunters, but not the old-fashioned kind of treasure hunters. The author is a great writer. The story moved along fast, never boring. The main characters are not your standard action heroes and that even makes it more interesting. I am ready and waiting for the next volume in the series!
Richard S. Swol
Drake Ramsey and company go after another treasure
This is the third in the Drake Ramsey series and takes place only days after the conclusion of the second novel.
Treasure hunting is a tough business. But this novel is less about treasure hunting and more about avoiding getting arrested in the (mostly) slums of India. The crew is in Delhi India for most of the book and avoiding the authorities because Spenser is suspected of murder. Throw in shady government operatives, lots of sketchy locals, and the usual -what the heck is going on here - attitude by the main characters, and you get an idea of the book.
There is conspicuously less actual treasure hunting and more sneaking around than typical in this series, and personally, I think the story suffers a bit for it.
The book is the third in a trilogy (so far anyway). Not sure if that is meant as an end point or not, but there is ample space for another chapter to the team's story. I personally found this to be the least of the three novels, but still a decent listen. If there is another volume added, I believe I will be getting that to see where things proceed.
A marginal recommendation.
Can't get over the plagiarism...
I'm a fan of this series, and Ray Porter is one of my favorite narrators. Unfortunately, this time the story was a big departure from the previous books. The story just Doesn't flow well and I couldn't get past the fact that these people seemed to struggle with very basic tasks. There is a scene where they are trying to read sandscrit letters and are actually in an Internet cafe yet they can't seem to figure out how to translate them. 3 grown educated adults have to be told to "Google it" by the waitress. Really???
The real problem is that this book is a poor rewrite of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . 3 main characters (a treasure hunter, a beautiful woman and a military man) on the run from police and a cult leader in India. Trying to uncover a hidden relic and treasure only to stumble into a hidden temple and I kid you not an underground mine with generations of slaves and Chali/ Sheba cult worshippers. One character is even named Indiana Singh. I was just waiting for them to pick up an Indian street kid named "short round". I just couldn't get over how much this matched the movie. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but not in this case.
Not as good as the first two.
This book was OK, but not nearly as good as the first two. I would definitely read or listen to the first book in the series again, but would have no interest in listening to this one again.
waelse1
Fun thriller adventure
Top of my head, Ray Porter is an Audible god, no one is better (see his Marlow in the Chandler series). And this has been a very entertaining action-packed adventure series. Here our intrepid heroes seek treasure in the ugly bowels of India and a lark turns into a dangerous pursuit of long-hidden secrets. Enjoyed it a lot.
P. Maki
3rd on series, good
this was just as good as the previous two books and engaging. I recommend you follow up with this as the third book in the series.
r_r67
this was a very good book but not quite as good as the first 2. as always we love the characters and the bantering between them. and of course the narrator is aweome.
Least fave of series so far
I found my interest decreasing significantly with each book in the series. The "adventure " becomes less and less a part of the story with an increase in "bad guys" or other interferences. I became really bored with the oddity of Ally holding Drake away and couldn't understand his teenage devotion to her. Her character became increasingly whiny and ridiculously bratty and obstinate. So...guess my summary is that Ray Porter saves the day and kept me from returning this one. I was disappointed that this didn't make the series more exciting. It dulled it down for me. I ended up FF a lot of the 2nd half.
Fast pace and very addictive series
I truly enjoyed this entire series. The. characters are worth caring about and their adventures are extremely exciting! I look forward to reading more of Russell Blake's books! Ray Porter has preformed flawlessly as the narrator for the entire series. I appreciate a series so much more when the narrator is retained throughout, and why wouldn't they? Porter is by far one of the best narrator's Audible has! I will be looking into his other works just because I know how incredible he is. I highly recommend this series!!!
Tegan's mum
Excellent tale with laughs
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story and can't wait for the next one. A good narrator too. I would recommend.