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10 Best Open World Games of All Time
For a few years now, the relatively new open world genre has churned out some of the biggest and most popular games on any console. We're talking huge worlds populated by players and AI bots, filled with a natural web of narrative options and propelled by the player's ability to stumble on scattered events and missions. There are worlds within worlds. Some games contain entire tomes that can be plucked from bookshelves and delved into. Strangers stop you in your tracks too and whisk you off onto side quests. Really, it's a much more chaotic and true to life style of gaming.
So, pretty much every developer out there has tried their hand at building an open world franchise. Many of the biggest releases each year are rooted firmly in this genre. While the offerings only grow increasingly more exciting as each fresh generation of consoles expands in-built mechanics and graphical capabilities. The maps our avatars stroll across have expanded and still continue to grow. While our visibility increases to greater distances and other elements, like wildlife and weather events, serve to heighten the inherent realism of our experience.
In this blog, we've focused on the modern era of revolutionary open worlds – the result is our definitive list of the 10 Best Open World Games:
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Horizon: Zero Dawn
No Man Sky
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
That white-haired Witcher, Geralt, is the star of this gritty medieval fantasy. At times, it feels like a gothic story set in the bucolic countryside. Other times, you're launched into magical swordfights that would make Peter Jackson blush. A lot of your roaming is done by horse and regularly disrupted by creatures that prey on the local villagers and invite immersive mounted hunts, or excursions by boat, under a rain of sinuous harpies that divebomb into the gunmetal sea around you. Some of those encounters are spectacular and truly surprising! There's also plenty of time spent in candlelit keeps, with shady characters, steering dialogue. Or, you're out getting into fistfights in thatched taverns, and then spilling onto the furrowed country roads. Witcher's open world is usually traversed using waypoints and side quests ripped from notice boards. Aside from the main story, tasks range from helping strangers for gold and trinkets, to picking out question marks on the map, with no discernible idea what awaits you. The world itself feels a little like the northern British Isles, with rugged stacks, hilltop castles and coastal coves, where monsters lurk and rugged characters abound, styled with the kind of wild, grimy realism that made Game of Thrones so popular. (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Sometimes you just want to fire up a console and wreak havoc, right? Well, here's one game built entirely for that purpose. Let your inner anarchist run loose as you derail trains and surf airborne cars onto ice-capped mountains. Just Cause 3 runs riot across an expansive archipelago, with variations of terrain, quickly traversed using a combo of wing suits, grappling hooks and parachutes. Also, you'll be hurled into the driver's seat of more vehicles than Jay Leno has stashed in his biggest garage. This gives you the plenty of opportunities to explore Medici in style as the square-jawed, gadget-toting Rico Rodrigues. Also, the arsenal of weapons at your disposal is pretty much unmatched. So, you can get creative out there, toppling oppressive local governments and tearing down statues in stunning locations. Just Cause also has some of the best sun-dappled underwater graphics out there! We will admit that the storyline is admittedly on the shallow side – it won't win any awards for character development – but, then again, who needs a clever story arc, when you're planting pliable explosives on the hood of a monster truck? (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Surely the most original title of 2017, Horizon: Zero Dawn is that game you can't forget – once you've seen it, there's really nothing else like it. Think Jurassic Park, if all those animatronic dinosaurs suddenly became sentient and made the whole planet their playground. Set on an overgrown dystopian world, with lush vistas and predatory robots, players traverse treacherous ground as the bow-wielding Aloy. Use a range of weapons and stealth tactics as you uncover the stories of the enigmatic Old Ones. Discover ruins concealed among tropical fauna and be sure to stop and take time to admire the innovative graphics and beautifully rendered landscapes – the photo mode should keep you busy! There are also enough side-quests to keep even the most avid gamers happy. Then there's that great New Game+ mode, which allows you revisit your old tracks in a new light. Plenty to play around with, until we all get our mitts on the gorgeous incoming sequel – Horizon: Forbidden West. (PS4, PS5)
Another one of the more original titles in our list. This one can swing swords with the best of them, whisking players off on a stylish samurai journey, splashed with gore and viscera. Sucker Punch developed an open world so rich it even allows for mindful moments, when you happen upon shrines, springs, lakes and forests swept by trailing leaves. Of course, you can also dabble in a little carnage, cutting through villages and picking off guards with increasingly deft maneouvres. What we love most about this title is the free-flowing gameplay – the way plumes of smoke in the sky guide your movements and the minimal UI frees up your focus. In fact, waypoints are signalled by flitting clouds of birds. It's an experience that eases your play style and make no attempt to stymie the player into narrow storylines, or patterns of button-bashing behaviour. Instead, you are allowed the freedom to play your own way and to branch at any moment in unexpected directions. (PS4, PS5)
Looking for a game that gives you unlimited freedom? No Man's Sky could be the closest thing out there. There aren't many games that allow you to blast up through the ether and perform a seamless transition into space, without any technical hiccups, glitches or cumbersome cutscenes. This is a totally revolutionary game in that regard. The recent updates have allowed this title to evolve as well (there's now 30 hours of story content and easier ways to jump between planets), notwithstanding the early negative responses from critics. Now, you can plant your feet in the moonboots of an interstellar wayfarer and voyage across star systems, picking out procedurally-generated planets at random, released into a real sense of unfettered exploration that many games lack. There are waves of new features with the updates too. Ridable monsters have sauntered into the game and No Man's Sky has fast become the ride everyone prayed it would be, when they first caught wind of it. This isn't just an open world – it's an entire galaxy, populated with an every-changing array of exotic flora and fauna. (Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, PC)
Ubisoft brought us something totally different with Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – a game that expanded beyond the already massive evolution of the previous Origins game. Gone are the days of running rooftops in cities and the surrounding rural areas. Odyssey allows players to range across sun-baked landscapes and oceans, above and below the surface. You can show up on the battlefield for either Athens or Sparta, sail ships through far-out storms and delve into the mythology of Ancient Greece. All while you get to know your chosen mercenary, either Kassandra, or Alexios – sellswords confronted with an endless variety of questlines, twists and surprises. The character design is stunning and the selection of outfits and weapons far surpasses any previous title in this franchise. You can also bulk up your attributes to develop the unique brand of parkour combat that initially made these games so unstoppable. (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
The cogwheel door has rolled back on another game in the Fallout franchise. Step out with bleary eyes into the sunlit aftermath of a nuclear winter. You'll soon discover that all your favourite gameplay elements and quirks have survived from Fallout 3 and New Vegas – what's more, you have in front of you endless hours of gameplay and discovery. All of this runs along the strong narrative arc of your customised lead seeking their baby, wandering the mangled husk of Boston and following freedom trails through a post-apocalyptic nightmare. Build rust-stained settlements, liberate synths, loot frustrating characters, or hoard your caps to improve your mutant-fighting abilities. See if you don't fall in love with the cinematic combat mechanics, realistic design elements and astounding world size. (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Everyone talked about this title soon after it came out. It was one of those games that rewarded a total neglect of sunlight and hours spent hunched in dimly lit rooms, staring deep into digital light. How could anyone resist being able to roam freely in a fantasy world, where the lowlands are roamed by herds of shaggy mammoths and dragons swim in the dreary mountain skies. The world of Skyrim sucked us all in with enchanting graphics and myriad wild vistas and detailed locations, from stream-filled hillside villages, to ethereal Dwemer ruins. The lore within this game defies belief and players are endlessly rewarded for their willingness to browse the local castle library. The characters are incredible too! Meet necromancers who animate skeletons, giants who scrap with marauding bandits, and, of course, fend off the occasional dragon as it swoops on strafing runs and spits fireballs from its gaping jaws. You can play 100 hours and still be faced with a long list of untried quests, secret bosses and different ways to customise each of the playable races, from Altmer High Elves to swamp-dwelling Argonians. (Xbox One, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch)
Really, it's the ultimate open world game when it comes to narrative options and unexpected variations of entertainment. All players are catered for here, in this modern day hive of scum and villainy. Even the naysayers will find themselves tantalised after a mere few minutes of gameplay. Whether you race dirt bikes down winding mountain roads, or head out into the ocean in a submarine – you can even swim to the map edge and tousle with a circling shark! What makes this game so special, though, is the film-worthy array of intelligently realised characters (that dishevelled Wildman, Trevor Philips, is an obvious highlight). It's not just the lead characters either! You can pull off the freeway, roll into a nondescript truck stop and suddenly be confronted by a rich tapestry of human activity. And you're always rewarded for straying off the travelled path in search of a good ol' criminal adventure. (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
The closest thing we've found to a cinematic gameplay experience – second, maybe, to The Last of Us series. Follow the epic tale of Dutch and his nomadic gang – watch the fall of this iconic character, as he wrestles with his own destructive ego, from the perspective of a loyal stalwart, called Arthur Morgan. The attention to detail in Rockstar's spur-jangling baby was staggering. You really will feel like you've just kicked the saloon doors open and swaggered into the Wild West. You can do pretty much anything. Break wild horses. Engrave guns. Collect pelts to customise your outfits. Hop onto and take control of steam trains. Hunt dinosaur bones. Settle down into frontier ranch life. Get a fresh haircut before causing a ruckus at the local grocery store. Seriously, you can pour hours into this game and still only scratch a fingernail width of grime off the surface. In terms of side-quests and stranger encounters, you're absolutely spoilt for choice. At one point, we were lost in the woods and stumbled on a naked, feral man, who then ran off and led us into a cave filled with wolves. We dispatched of the wolves and this man proceeded to turn in a bawling fit and attack us with a knife. It turns out he is 'The Wolf Man' – just one of a few events that show how packed with wonderful absurdity this game is. (PS4, Xbox One).
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9/11 anniversary: Volunteers clean graves at Sacramento Valley for National Day of Service
Event held to honor memory of those killed in the terror attacks
Denize Figueroa of Sacramento cleans a headstone at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon Friday during a day of service to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks and the thousands of service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice or who were injured during Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. The volunteer event was organized by the veterans' cemetery and the national non-profit Carry The Load. (Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)
By Nick Sestanovich | nsestanovich@thereporter.com |
The anniversary of 9/11 is a time to honor the 2,977 who died in the terrorist attacks back in 2001 and those who put their lives on the line to rescue people. With Sept. 11 designated as a National Day of Service, it has become a date to perform acts of good for others through volunteer work.
At the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, Friday was a day to honor those who died not only on 9/11 but also those who served in the military. This was done through volunteers cleaning the gravestones of the many veterans interred at the site.
The event was part of a National Day of Service at military cemeteries hosted by Carry the Load, a nonprofit that provides active ways to connect the American public with sacrifices made by military members, veterans, first responders and more. This beautification event was the second hosted at SVNC on the anniversary of 9/11, the first being in 2019. The event was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We're happy to resume this year," SVNC Assistant Director Ashaley Jackson said.
Since SVNC staff generally do not work weekends, Jackson said Carry the Load coordinated the event to be held a day before Sept. 11 to allow staff to be present.
Using a mixture of water, dish soap, and a scrub brush, a volunteer cleans a headstone Friday at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)
The first year drew a turnout of approximately 30 volunteers. Jackson said that 50 people had registered in advance this year, and even more signed up that day.
Before the grave cleaning began and following a moment of silence, Jackson delivered some brief remarks about the impact of 9/11. It was a day she said affected everyone who was alive and of age to remember it.
"We dropped to our knees, we wept together and some of us engaged," she said. "Above all, we united for our collective loss."
In addition to the victims who died on 9/11, Jackson said it was also a time to honor service members who were injured or killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, emphasizing that they "paid the ultimate sacrifice."
"These American heroes and their families carried a heavy load for our generation and many to follow," she said. "It is our turn, our collective responsibility to carry the load for them by honoring those heroes the freedom that survived them."
Volunteers were given large buttons where they could write down the names of service members they were carrying the load for. Jackson wrote down the name of Lt. Col. Karen Wagner, who worked in the Pentagon as the deputy chief of staff for medical personnel in the Office of the Army Surgeon General. Although she survived the initial crash of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon on 9/11, she later succumbed to smoke and flames as she tried to evacuate.
"As part of the 9/11 commemoration and honoring these service members, we pay tribute by cleaning headstones throughout the cemetery," Jackson said.
Using soap, water and scrubbing brushes, volunteers went to work to clean off the dust and mite residue that had accumulated on the graves over the last few months.
United States Navy Master-At-Arms Seaman, Lucas Sexton cleans a headstone Friday at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon Friday during a day of service to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The volunteer event was organized by the veterans' cemetery and the national non-profit Carry The Load.(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)
Many of the volunteers were veterans themselves. William Reed of Vallejo served in the Air Force after 9/11 and figured the event would be a good way to pay tribute to veterans.
"It's just to honor those that came before us," he said.
For the "Carry the Load" button, Reed wrote down the name of Chief Master Sgt. Elwood Wilkerson, his boss and mentor at Travis Air Force Base who died in 2013 and is interred at SVNC.
"When I first joined the Air Force, he was flight chief for the Aerospace Ground Equipment section," he said. "He mentored a lot of us fellow young NCOs coming up, essentially on how to treat people, how to handle a mission, how not to lose your head. He was a fantastic communicator, and he just encouraged a lot of people."
Reed said many young airmen looked to Wilkerson as a "second father."
"Any time I can come out here and do anything, it would always be in his honor because he meant so much to me," he said.
Many volunteers came along as a group, including members of the Chief Solano chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
"We all have to do our part," Vice Chair Ronan Lentz said. "It's a National Day of Service."
Jason Miller of Dixon volunteered with a few members of Team Red, White and Blue, a service organization that aims to enrich the lives of veterans through socialization, exercise, outdoor activities and service work. As a disabled veteran who served in the Navy from 1993 to 1998, Miller is beginning to take on more volunteer opportunities, especially ones that honor those who served.
"The older I get, I see it's time to honor the people of our past," he said. "These people were willing to put their lives on the line to make sure that we stay a free and independent republic."
The Malabo family from El Dorado Hills (from left,) Vincent, 17, Izzy, 17 and Vinny volunteer their time Friday to clean headstones at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery during a day of service to commemorate the September 11th attacks.(Joel Rosenbaum / The Reporter)
Casey Etrata and Lucas Sexton, MA1 and machine accountant seaman respectively for the Navy who work out of Travis, volunteered because they are always looking for opportunities to participate in acts of charity.
"As a service member, I feel it's my duty to give back to the ones that served before me," Sexton said.
For Etrata, having lived through 9/11 gave him extra incentive to sign up. He was in middle school at the time and recalled how his wood shop teacher was distraught when taking attendance.
"I was young," he said. "I didn't really know what was going on, but we did turn on the television and were watching it. The aftermath brought everyone together in the U.S., and I just wanted to contribute by honoring what everybody did."
Jackson hopes the day provided an opportunity for people to come out and serve the greater good.
"We have this day united," he said. "That's what I hope they took away from this: Staying united as one."
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I have to admit: I don't like summer that much (reverse SAD, anyone?) but I always look forward to it. The reason is simple: long holidays! There is, however, one thing that creeps into the back of my mind. The high hopes, the great expectations, the emotional burden that surround this holiday season.
If you go on holiday to some exciting destination, these expectations rise tenfold. A quiet, well organised hotel. A view to the sea. Tropical beaches. Carefree time away from work. Reality can often be different though: you end up tucked away in a modest apartment overlooking some alley or car park, overcrowded beaches, your colleagues or boss calling you on the phone or emailing you three times a day for advice. If this is the case, don't let these things ruin your holidays. And this is so important I need to emphasise it more: Do not let anything ruin your holidays.
If you get bombarded with emails, set a time every day to deal with them, but try to do this only once a day (early afternoon before your siesta or early evening before going out sound like ideal moments to do this!) So, once again: Do not let anything or anyone ruin your holidays.
Of course, there are those of us who prefer to stay home during the holiday season. I always find it a good opportunity to do some creative work away from the stress of my job and my everyday routine. For those of you who happen to stay home, think of it like this: staying at home does not mean you won't have a good time. Use it as a chance to do what you like most, because you know this is the time when you are allowed to do it even better. Why is that? Well, you have tons of free time to begin with.
And there's more: have you ever considered that when you break free from your everyday routine, you put yourself in a different mindset? It can take some time, but gradually your brain will adjust to this. You can be more creative, develop your hobbies or passions more intensely, let yourself enjoy every single moment. And this is the most crucial thing: never, never think that your time is running out. This can be depressing and stall your creativity. If you fall into this trap, just try to think positively: time does run out quickly when we are enjoying ourselves. This is why a regular weekday seems to drag on and on endlessly when we have to deal with a boring job. It's really that simple, you don't need a PhD in psychology to realise this. Why let yourself be unhappy then?


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Kukri ties up Ulster rugby deal
Preston-based international sportswear company Kukri has agreed a five year extension to its partnership with Ulster Rugby, taking the relationship through to season 2018/19.
The agreement sees Kukri team up with Ulster Rugby as official kit supplier and retailer for the official Ulster rugby shop.
With an ever-growing army of supporters it has become critical to deliver quality performance sportswear not just for the team but for all the fans that flock to Ravenhill every week.
Kukri Group managing director, Phil Morris, said: "This is great news for us and we are delighted to continue our successful partnership with Ulster. Ulster Rugby has continued to go from strength to strength and this deal underlines our commitment to the sport of rugby and the Province of Ulster. This is a true partnership on both sides and we look forward to a very bright future."
Kukri Ireland's director and general manager, Terry Jackson, added: "The partnership over the last six years has been very strong; with the redevelopment of Ravenhill and our investment in the new shop we believe the partnership will get stronger and stronger."
The deal has been announced with nearly a full year to go on the existing contract.
This highlights the critical nature of the kit partnership within any club set up but underlines the strength of the partnership that has been formed between Ulster Rugby and Kukri.
Fiona Hampton, head of sales and marketing for Ulster Rugby said: "The kit partnership is one of the most vital within the club in terms of provision of top class performance sportswear and also financial income. The deal with Kukri represents the largest sponsorship deal ever done by the club and takes us to the top 4 club kit deals within our sport in the UK and Ireland. "It is based on an excellent working partnership and has the ability to deliver rewards for both parties on hitting mutually agreed objectives. Ulster Rugby are delighted to be partnering with such an innovative brand as Kukri, a company that mirrors our ambitions and that will be critical in helping us obtain them."
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SALEM TO ESTABLISH THE SALEM HARBOR PORT AUTHORITY.
SECTION 1. The city of Salem may establish the Salem harbor port authority, which shall consist of 5 members: 1 of whom shall be the mayor, who shall serve ex-officio; 1 of whom shall be the ward 1 city councilor, who shall serve ex-officio; and 3 of whom shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council of the city of Salem, not less than 2 of whom shall meet 1 of the following qualifications: (i) maintains a membership in the Marine Society at Salem in New England; (ii) holds an advanced degree in marine transportation or marine engineering; (iii) maintains a membership in a marine pilot association; or (iv) has equivalent experience or education demonstrating knowledge of port operation or marine transportation.
The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by the appointed and ex-officio members of the authority to further the purposes of this act in accordance with applicable law and for the best interests of the people of the city of Salem as determined by the authority. A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the authority shall be necessary to adopt a motion, resolution or binding action.
SECTION 2. Upon initial appointment by the mayor to the Salem harbor port authority: 1 appointed member shall serve for a term of 1 year; 1 appointed member shall serve for a term of 2 years; and 1 appointed member shall serve for a term of 3 years. Thereafter and upon expiration of each member's term, the mayor shall appoint a member of the authority to succeed the member whose term has expired and each member so appointed shall hold office for a term of 3 years. Each appointed member shall hold office until that member's successor is appointed and qualified. An appointed member of the authority shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and shall be removed by the mayor for misfeasance, malfeasance or neglect of duty. Before commencing service, an appointed member of the authority shall take an oath before the city clerk to administer the duties of office faithfully and in conformance with applicable law.
A vacancy in appointed membership for a reason other than the ordinary and usual expiration of a term shall be filled by special appointment of the mayor as promptly as possible for the remainder of the unexpired term. Not less than 30 days prior to the first meeting of the authority, the mayor shall designate the chairperson whose designation shall be maintained for 1 calendar year from the first meeting. Thereafter, and not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the designation, a majority of the authority members present at a meeting of the authority for which a quorum is present may designate the first and each subsequent vice-chairperson from among the membership. The members shall also elect a secretary, clerk and treasurer, who may or may not be voting members of the authority. The mayor shall continue to designate the chairperson.
An appointed member of the authority may not designate a representative to vote on the member's behalf. An appointed member who fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the authority or who fails to attend 50 per cent of the officially scheduled meetings of the authority held during a calendar year may be deemed by the mayor, at the mayor's discretion, to have resigned from the authority.
A member of the authority shall not be compensated for the member's service to the authority except for reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses, if any, incurred in the performance of the member's duties. An ex-officio member of the authority may continue to receive usual and customary compensation arising from the member's official position.
The authority, with approval of the mayor, may appoint and may, subject to contractual obligation, remove a paid executive director, who may also serve the city of Salem in an additional professional capacity for additional compensation. The authority shall establish the executive director's contractual obligations and powers, which shall include adhering to the provisions of this act. The executive director shall be the chief operating officer of the authority, subject to the supervision and control of the authority. The executive director shall attend every public meeting of the authority but shall not have a vote on it. The executive director may hire and terminate additional staff and consultants, within a budget approved by the authority. The duration of an executive director's employment contract shall not exceed 3 years but may be extended without limitation.
SECTION 3. The Salem harbor port authority shall have the general duty, power and authority to coordinate port development within Salem harbor and the harbor port area, under section 4 and shall cause plans to be made for the development and operation of the harbor port area for the primary benefit of the public interest of the city of Salem, focusing on: (i) the enhancement of private and public revenue and investment; (ii) the pursuit of and readiness to obtain or receive private and public funds for port infrastructure improvements including, but not limited to, dredging; and (iii) the increase of the operational and economic capacity of the harbor port area. The authority shall be granted and may delegate operational control of the land, piers, docks and other structures and facilities in the harbor port area now owned or operated by the city or conveyed to the city, in whole or in part, by deed, easement, license, shared operational control or other conveyance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or contract including, but not limited to, pending inter-governmental agreement or bonding obligation of the city of Salem, the existing management of land, piers, docks and other structures in the harbor port area shall remain in effect until the legal or contractual obligation for the management expires or otherwise ceases to remain in effect. During such a period, to the maximum extent feasible, operational control shall be delegated to the authority.
(iv) investing in, acquiring, leasing, purchasing, owning, managing, holding and disposing of real property interests including, but not limited to, interests in the land, piers, docks and other structures in the harbor port area. Such a real property interest shall remain subject to applicable state, local and federal law, except as specified in this act.
The authority may, with the approval of the mayor and city council, take land or an interest in land within the harbor port area by eminent domain in order to further the purposes of this act. The price paid for land or an interest in land shall not exceed the fair market value of the land or interest as reasonably determined by the authority at the time of the taking. A proceeding in the taking of land shall be conducted under the advice of the city solicitor of the city of Salem, who shall keep a record of such a proceeding.
SECTION 4. The harbor port area shall consist of the land at and appurtenances of 10 Blaney street in the city of Salem, including the buildings and improvements thereon and the Salem Ferry.
(iv) may make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of the powers granted by this act including, but not limited to, the granting of leasehold interests, concessions, access and development rights and privileges and supplier, vendor, contractor and consultant contracts.
SECTION 6. In the event there is an excess of income received by the Salem harbor port authority over current expenses and liabilities, the excess amount shall be retained by the authority for execution of this act's purposes including, but not limited to, maintaining reserves or enhancement of credit worthiness and shall not be diverted to another fund or used for a purpose that is not a purpose of this act. Excess of income received over current expenses and liabilities shall be determined at least annually and with a certified public audit at least every 3 years.
SECTION 7. The Salem harbor port authority shall be a public instrumentality for purposes of this act and shall have an official seal that it may alter at its discretion.
SECTION 8. The authority may apply for, receive, accept and spend federal or state agency grant or loan for, or in aid of, its purposes including, but not limited to, public works. The authority may receive and accept a contribution from any source of money, property, labor or other thing of value to be held, used and applied for the purposes of this act and may do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted or implied by this act.


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Inspiration, History
History of Photography: Studio Forefathers Push Photography Forward
The collodion process in general was fairly inexpensive, which in and of itself helped propel photography forward. It also encouraged the expansion of photo studios. In 1851 there were less than a dozen portrait studios in London, but that exploded to more than 200 just 10 years later in 1861.
Noteworthy portrait maker Gaspard Félix Tournachon came to photographing portraits by way of his past as a caricature artist. He later became known by the nickname Nadar, a shortened version of "Tourne à dard" meaning "one who stings". Apparently he had a knack for creating "stinging" caricatures and this translated into "stinging" portraits of his subjects and their personalities. Interestingly, Nadar did not carry out any of the actual photographing in his studio. He left that to his staff while he "art directed" the posing and lighting. Also of note, Nadar did not always utilize the ability of the wet plate to render perfect detail. He often played with different focal points of the lens to further create effect within his portraits. Another cool fact is that in 1861, Nadar was the first person to take wet plates up in a hot air balloon and make aerial photos!
Nadar's portrait of French novelist, nonconformist, & feminist George Sand.
A contemporary of Nadar's, Napoleon Sarony, a Canadian, opened a studio in NYC in 1864. Sarony was said to be quite a theatrical character so naturally, in NYC he ended up becoming a primary photographer of actors in the theater districts of NYC. Sarony was different than many of the time, pushing posing limits with longer exposures by using a posing machine to help prop his clients and adding ornate details to the scene within the photo. Like Nadar, Sarony also did not take the photograph himself, leaving the task to Benjamin Richardson, his camera man. Sarony was one of the first to attribute credit to their cameraman and he was also one of the first photographers to add a copyright notice to his photos. This is truly a turning point in photography as it's a beginning signal as photography being taken seriously as an art form rather than just a mechanical process. Even more important, Sarony actually won a copyright lawsuit against a company who made and distributed a lithographic copy of Sarony's portrait of Oscar Wilde. This even further cemented the legal precedent we all work so hard to protect, even today.
Sarony's theatrical portrait of actress Sarah Bernhard as Cleopatra.
In Paris, another contemporary by the name of Antoine Samuel Adam-Solomon was bringing his background as a sculptor and painter into photography. Sculptors and painters have an innate talent/skill/knowledge of how light falls on a subject and can create and affect mood/texture/dimension. He often paid homage to "The Old Masters" of painting, posing his subject in much the same way that they painted royalty in history's past. By virtue of his photographs appearing so "painterly" he was also pushing the idea that photography was more art than mechanical process. Solomon was also responsible for the creation of the lighting technique we all know as Rembrandt Light. He used a high side light to create a distinctly modeled face to the camera. He also was one of the first photographers to utilize retouching in his prints. At first this caused an uproar, but as we all know today, retouching is an expected and essential part of almost any photography business.
Solomon's "Old Masters" homage/painterly quality is exemplified here.
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Photographing Hank Aaron's 715th homer
Photofocus Team
(Editor's note: In this guest post, Atlanta photographer, Ron Sherman, recounts his Baseball Hall of Fame photo of Hank Aaron rounding the bases after hitting home
Steve Glynn's tintype portrait project
Steve Glynn makes portraits using the tintype process (learn more about tintypes in this article) and a large format camera. This combination is striking —
History of Photography: The Stieglitz Group
The Stieglitz Group was an essential number of photographers who pioneered then promoted the pictorial style of photography. (Check out my article on pictorialism here!)
History of Photography: The Photo-Secession Movement
Camera Work In 1902 Stieglitz, along with Joseph T. Kelley launched Camera Work, a quarterly publication that supported the ideals of the Photo-Secession movement with
History of Photography: What is Pictorialism?
In the late 1800's photography was still basically like a baby giraffe learning how to get up and walk for the first time. Photography didn't
History of Photography: Advances in Technology for Negatives
Photography moves from wet plates to dry There's no denying that the wet plate process was not easy. It took considerable time, planning, effort, money,


Joseph Silk (born 3 December 1942) is an English-born astronomer and the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford.
The Infinite has to be a relative concept. Go any distance: an infinite space means that there is more to be explored.
Our knowledge of physics only takes us back so far. Before this instant of cosmic time, all the laws of physics or chemistry are as evanescent as rings of smoke.
Science is paramount, but presents no challenge to a creed that rests on faith-based belief.
The beauty of science and the nature of scientific revelations constitute part of the modern theologian's perspective and toolbox.
Four predictions of the Big Bang Theory have now been verified - surely enough to quench even the most biased critics.
One can always find inflationary models to explain whatever phenomenon is represented by the flavour of the month.
Nowadays, cosmology seems rather unexciting.
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Posted on January 19, 2018 by Fairborn Daily Herald
Greene County News
Cedarville boys win
CEDARVILLE — Colby Cross scored 29 points and Brandon Pollock added 12 as Cedarville beat West Jefferson in an Ohio Heritage Conference boys high school basketball game, 63-53, Jan. 17.
Cedarville led 19-10 after the first quarter but was outscored by nine in the second as the game was tied 31-all at the half. The Indians scored 16 points in each of the final two quarters to win the game.
Tipp tops Warner
XENIA — Ray Greene scored 10 points and Jalin Adams added eight in Warner Middle School's 45-25 loss to Tippecanoe, Jan. 17. The Bucs were scheduled to host Sidney, Jan. 18.
Greeneview bowlers split
JAMESTOWN — Greeneview High School's boys and girls bowling teams split a pair of varsity bowling matches with Southeastern on Jan. 17. The girls won, 1,504-1,464, while the boys lost, 2,042-1,888.
The girls trailed by 16 pins heading into Baker rotation.
Anna Willingham rolled games of 121 and 116 for a 237 series. Jackie Kasner followed with games of 114 and 99 for a 213, while Katy Hilbig added games of 110 and 93 for a 203. Steven Ross led the boys with a 353 after games of 162 and 191. Adam Schornak had games of 164 and 134 for a 298, and Brysten Boiser rolled a 140 and a 151 for a 291 series.
Bucs honor Military
XENIA — The Xenia High School athletic department and boys basketball program will be honoring all military personnel past and present with free admission at the Friday Jan. 19 boys basketball game versus Greenville.
This is running as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association's state-wide military appreciation night. The freshman game begins 4:30 p.m. with junior varsity and varsity to follow.
Beaver named to Stebbins Hall of Fame
XENIA — Xenia High School graduate Jim Beaver is being inducted into the Walter E. Stebbins Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 19. A member of the XHS Athletic Hall committee, Beaver is being inducted into Stebbins' hall for his years as a golf coach for the Indians.
Retired Stebbins Athletic Director Dee Hastler will be the presenter for Beaver's induction. Beaver was the school's head golf coach from 1980 to 2010 and was the freshman girls basketball coach from 1980 to 1984. As golf coach, Beaver coached more than 600 golf matches, with eight district qualifiers and two golfers who went on to become PGA Tour professionals.
Aside from a private ceremony at the school, the Stebbins inductees will be recognized during halftime of Stebbins' Friday, Jan. 19 boys high school basketball game against Tippecanoe.
Spring Has Sprung 5K in April
XENIA — Registration is open for Greene County Public Health's ninth annual "Spring Has Sprung" Healthy Families 5K Run/Walk, Saturday, April 14 at the Xenia YMCA, 135 E. Church St.
Registration and check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Xenia YMCA with a Zumba warm-up at 8:30 a.m. and the pet- and stroller-friendly run/walk beginning at 9 a.m. The course features a flat terrain in and around the Xenia area beginning and ending at the Xenia YMCA. There will also be a free "Wee OneRun" at 8:45 a.m. for ages 5 and younger.
The cost is $15 per person by Friday, April 6, which includes an event T-shirt (guaranteed). After April 6, including the day of the race, the cost is $20 per person (T-shirt included while supplies last). Teams of 10 or more are eligible to receive a discount. Interested groups should call Jillian Drew at 937-374-5683 or email jdrew@gcph.info for more information.
Interested persons can register online now for the 5K at www.speedy-feet.com.
Smith headlines WSU event
FAIRBORN — Major league pitcher and WSU baseball alum Joe Smith will be the keynote speaker for the 14th annual First Pitch Banquet Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Moraine Country Club.
The First Pitch Banquet features a sit-down dinner, program, and a silent auction. The evening will all go to benefit current and future student-athletes of the Wright State baseball program. The cost is $70 for a general admission ticket and $1,000 for a VIP table (seats 10 guests). The VIP table includes a pre-event meet and greet cocktail hour with Smith and recognition during the program. Doors will open to the public with the silent auction beginning 6 p.m.
For more information contact Deanna Terelle at 937-775-4936 or Deanna.terelle@wright.edu.
Horizon tourney tickets on sale
INDIANAPOLIS — Tickets for the 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship — to be played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit — are on sale at HorizonLeague.com, the Little Caesars Arena Box Office, or the Little Caesars Arena Ticket Sales and Service Office 313-471-7575. Fans can purchase tickets now by calling or visiting their favorite school's box office.
Ticket prices for Motor City Madness, which will take place March 2-6, begin at $15 per day and will feature all 20 Horizon League teams competing in 18 games over a five-day span. The tournament will culminate with a pair of championship games on Tuesday, March 6 with automatic berths to the NCAA Basketball Tournament on the line. Tickets purchased for each day are valid for all games on that day.
Bellbrook seeks golf, soccer coaches
BELLBROOK — Bellbrook High School (SW District, Division II) is seeking a varsity boys head soccer coach and a head varsity golf coach. Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to athletic director Tom Bean at tom.bean@bss.k12.oh.us. Posting deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 30. Qualifications can be obtained from the district website under employment at www.sugarcreek.k12.oh.us/.
Send local sports news and team scores to sports@xeniagazette.com.
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Campus sound art pushes boundaries
By Connor Flynn	 September 10, 2019 No Comments
Photo by Mackenzie Hudson.
It's not often in an art gallery that the curator tells students to make noise, but this is just what the Center for Visual Art's new installation requires. From now through October 30, students will be able to stop by and interact with Dr. Ted Apel's Concomitant Variations, a sound installation found in the Dykman Family Project Space.
An assistant clinical professor in the Gaming, Interactive Media and Mobile Technology program (GIMM), Apel's work uses various-sized glass tubes and feedback circuits powered by a small battery on each tube. The circuits delay sounds that come from the environmental observers, the ambient sounds of the space and the sounds from other tubes. The result is an installation that constantly evolves due to the variations of different influences.
Apel has a master's degree in electroacoustic music and a doctorate in computer music. He said the abstract nature of sound is challenging, so this installation in particular is another iteration of Apel's project to get a deeper look into that nature.
"It doesn't connect to physical things in the real world, it's just this abstract sound, And that abstract sound can be difficult to relate to," Apel said. "So all my work is saying, well, this isn't just an abstract sound, it's a sound that connects to a very particular physical situation."
His goal is to connect the observer to what is making the sound with nothing else to interfere. Put simply, the observer sparks the audio exchange, and the installation resonates in response, with each chime at different frequencies.
"That's all about trying to connect it so everybody gets to see what's there, and there's nothing behind the curtain," Apel said. "It's hard when working with electronics, to not have something be hidden. Here, what I'm trying to say is, what you see is your sound, and there's nothing behind the stage."
Featuring art that experiments with mediums also expands the typical idea of an art gallery.
"It gives students a different, maybe better way to experience art. It's not like usual art, it acts on a different sense, making us experience the piece in a different way," said junior visual art major Zoe Mendez.
The Center for Visual Arts is equipt to continue featuring artists who push what art, as a medium, can be, with the Dykeman Family Project Space rigged for audio and visual exhibits.
"The Dykeman Family Project Space is going to be for showing video, sound, and experimental installation networks, and I was excited to have Ted Apel be our first artist," said Kirsten Furlong, gallery director for the Center for Visual Arts.
Apel is also excited to see that his students in the GIMM program are using their skills in a similar fashion, combining what they are learning technically with the direction that their creative mind takes them.
"I think all things to be mediums for art now. One thing that's great about the GIMM program is we are training people with technical skills, as well as creative skills," Apel said. "And in my brain, these two things are not different."
Apel's exhibit shows that art and technology can work in tandem, while also experimenting with peoples' traditional ideas of art. It also causes the viewer to interact with sound through a method that may be foreign to them, showing sound in an abstract, yet physical way.
Boise State is working with artists who use left-field mediums and, with the Stein World Museum and other exhibits to look forward to, the Center for Visual Arts is an important new addition to the Boise State Campus for students to benefit from.
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So while the big kids were at school, my little guy and I tried our hand at homemade hummus. We used this recipe by the Pioneer Woman (don't you just love her). It was super easy, and also delicious because we were able to tweak the ingredients to our taste (more lemon juice, less garlic).
And make sure to pack some yummy, healthy things to dip in all that deliciousness!
This would also make a good lunch – but hearty, tasty snacks are important too!
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Texas Standard for October 5, 2021
Two Black members of Congress give testimony at the state capitol. At stake: political maps that would break up communities of color. We'll have the latest on the fight over representation and redistricting in Texas. And: It started as a petition to force the hiring of more police officers. Now, why a local proposition could have echoes and reverberations statewide. Also: An estimated 40% of Texas nursing home workers are unvaccinated. How a change in the law may create a shortage of nursing home workers, and the help that facilities are asking for from the state. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
By Texas StandardOctober 5, 2021 9:27 amWhole Shows
Graphic by Wells Dunbar
Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, October 5, 2021.
Redistricting Hearings
The Texas Senate Redistricting Committee approved new U.S. House district maps for the state yesterday. For more on what happens next and the state of play of redistricting, we're joined by professor Mark Jones with the Baker Institute For Public Policy at Rice University.
Prop A Explainer
Next month voters in Austin will decide on a measure to increase police hires by about 500, building staffing levels to two police officers for every 1,000 residents. The ballot measure, Proposition A, comes months after the Austin City Council voted to reallocate funds from the Austin police to other city and community services, and after Gov. Greg Abbott approved a bill designed to punish cities who decrease police budgets. Helping us break it all down is KUT Austin city hall reporter Audrey McGlinchy.
LBJ School Teacher Shortage
Schools across the country are struggling to stay fully staffed this year. It's likely a side effect of the pandemic with some teachers or staff members quitting, retiring or finding new jobs. Austin's LBJ High School has been dealing with staff shortages since the first day of school. KUT's Claire McInerny reports on what that's meant for the students and staff.
New Translucent Fish Species
When you think about discovering a new species, the story and setting probably involves a trek through some far-flung locale. The real story is sometimes less dramatic – like in the case of Danionella cerebrum, a tiny fish that our next guest helped discover and classify. Kevin Conway is an associate professor and fish expert at Texas A&M University, and he joins us to talk about his discovery.
Abandoned Wells in the Basin
In West Texas' Permian Basin, thousands of oil and gas wells fill the landscape. Now, some of that aging equipment is bursting and leading to uncontrolled leaks. Just this summer, one of these old wells in Crane County began spewing toxic water, more than 20 years after it was filled with concrete and abandoned. The spill threw one rancher into a bureaucratic nightmare filled with more questions than answers. Marfa Public Radio's Mitch Borden brings us that rancher's story.
Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate
In the months before a vaccine was available, COVID-19 devastated nursing home populations. The virus killed 10% of Texas nursing home residents in the pandemic's first year. Now, life in nursing homes looks a lot more like it did before the pandemic. But that could change again, due to a looming federal vaccine mandate. The Texas Tribune's Karen Brooks Harper reports that only about 40% of Texas nursing home workers are vaccinated – and unless those numbers surge, huge staff shortages could reverberate through the industry. She joins us to talk about her reporting.
All this and Texas News Roundup, plus Social Media Editor Wells Dunbar with the talk of Texas.
Texas redistricting maps move through Legislature despite high-profile opposition
A measure that would require more police in Austin draws support and strong opposition
Two months into the school year, LBJ High students are still waiting for teachers
Now properly classified, this tiny, translucent fish could help unlock our brains' secrets
An abandoned oil well springs back to life, throwing one West Texas rancher into a battle over her land's future
Texas nursing homes turn to state for help with staffing woes as vaccine mandate looms


Reinventing a Nation: Palestinian Intellectuals in Israel, focuses on a comparison of three generations of Palestinian intellectuals and idea producers and disseminators in Israel. The book displays the ways that these intellectuals struggled to make meaning and contextualizing of their national catastrophes (Nakba) and to cope with it by building some alternative social and political identities, while also attempting to preserve their relative elite and preferential positions. The research is based on qualitative content analysis of the works of major writers, poets, journalists and essay writers - from 1948 and onward - who were active in Israel, at least for a part of their lives.


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If you've turned away from the news for more than a few minutes lately, you've likely missed several breaking news stories in the Trump-Russia investigation. News in this investigation is breaking fast, and it's becoming hard to follow. If you have managed to follow it, you may wonder what you can do about all the information you're hearing – how you can respond, or who you can call.
Here, you'll find a timeline of events, sample scripts, and resources to help make this issue clearer.


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Q: Maven: Error upon compiling I've been facing some issue when compiling using mvn clean package command. I've been trying to compile this unfortunately error occurs. I've tried anything i know but it doesn't work. Please help me, i'm a newbie to maven. TIA!
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mvn -X clean package

Apache Maven 3.0.4 Maven home: /usr/share/maven Java version:
1.7.0_111, vendor: Oracle Corporation Java home: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-armel/jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: ANSI_X3.4-1968 OS name: "linux", version: "2.6.31.8-ionics-strb0-1011-1.0-0.0", arch: "arm", family: "unix" [INFO] Error stacktraces are turned on. [DEBUG] Reading global settings from /usr/share/maven/conf/settings.xml [DEBUG] Reading user settings from /root/.m2/settings.xml [DEBUG] Using local repository at /root/.m2/repository [DEBUG] Using manager EnhancedLocalRepositoryManager with priority 10 for /root/.m2/repository [INFO] Scanning for projects... [DEBUG] Extension realms for project com.ibm.messaging:ibmiot-device-samples:jar:0.0.1: (none) [DEBUG] Looking up lifecyle mappings for packaging jar from ClassRealm[plexus.core, parent: null] [DEBUG] === REACTOR BUILD PLAN
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        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.BuilderCommon.resolveBuildPlan(BuilderCommon.java:92)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352) Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-sou4
        at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:296)
        at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:186)
        at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultRepositorySystem.readArtifactDescriptor(DefaultRepositorySystem.java:279)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.internal.DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.resolve(DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java:115)
        ... 25 more Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin:d
        at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolve(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:538)
        at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifacts(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:216)
        at org.sonatype.aether.impl.internal.DefaultArtifactResolver.resolveArtifact(DefaultArtifactResolver.java:193)
        at org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.loadPom(DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java:281)
        ... 28 more Caused by: org.sonatype.aether.transfer.ArtifactTransferException: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin:pom:d
        at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:951)
        at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$4.wrap(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:939)
        at org.sonatype.aether.connector.wagon.WagonRepositoryConnector$GetTask.run(WagonRepositoryConnector.java:669)
        at org.sonatype.aether.util.concurrency.RunnableErrorForwarder$1.run(RunnableErrorForwarder.java:60)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
        at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Caused by: org.apache.maven.wagon.TransferFailedException: The target server failed to respond
        at org.apache.maven.wagon.shared.http4.AbstractHttpClientWagon.fillInputData(AbstractHttpClientWagon.java:799)
        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getInputStream(StreamWagon.java:116)
        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.getIfNewer(StreamWagon.java:88)
        at org.apache.maven.wagon.StreamWagon.get(StreamWagon.java:61)

settings.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

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<!--
 | This is the configuration file for Maven. It can be specified at two levels:
 |
 |  1. User Level. This settings.xml file provides configuration for a single user,
 |                 and is normally provided in ${user.home}/.m2/settings.xml.
 |
 |                 NOTE: This location can be overridden with the CLI option:
 |
 |                 -s /path/to/user/settings.xml
 |
 |  2. Global Level. This settings.xml file provides configuration for all Maven
 |                 users on a machine (assuming they're all using the same Maven
 |                 installation). It's normally provided in
 |                 ${maven.home}/conf/settings.xml.
 |
 |                 NOTE: This location can be overridden with the CLI option:
 |
 |                 -gs /path/to/global/settings.xml
 |
 | The sections in this sample file are intended to give you a running start at
 | getting the most out of your Maven installation. Where appropriate, the default
 | values (values used when the setting is not specified) are provided.
 |
 |-->
<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
  <!-- localRepository
   | The path to the local repository maven will use to store artifacts.
   |
   | Default: ~/.m2/repository -->
  <localRepository>/root/.m2/repository</localRepository>

  <!-- interactiveMode
   | This will determine whether maven prompts you when it needs input. If set to false,
   | maven will use a sensible default value, perhaps based on some other setting, for
   | the parameter in question.
   |
   | Default: true
  -->
  <interactiveMode>true</interactiveMode>

  <!-- offline
   | Determines whether maven should attempt to connect to the network when executing a build.
   | This will have an effect on artifact downloads, artifact deployment, and others.
   |
   | Default: false
  -->
  <offline>false</offline>

  <!-- pluginGroups
   | This is a list of additional group identifiers that will be searched when resolving plugins by their prefix, i.e.
   | when invoking a command line like "mvn prefix:goal". Maven will automatically add the group identifiers
   | "org.apache.maven.plugins" and "org.codehaus.mojo" if these are not already contained in the list.
   |-->
  <pluginGroups>
    <!-- pluginGroup
     | Specifies a further group identifier to use for plugin lookup.
    -->
    <pluginGroup>org.apache.maven.plugins</pluginGroup>
    <pluginGroup>org.codehaus.mojo</pluginGroup>
  </pluginGroups>

  <!-- proxies
   | This is a list of proxies which can be used on this machine to connect to the network.
   | Unless otherwise specified (by system property or command-line switch), the first proxy
   | specification in this list marked as active will be used.
   |-->
  <proxies>
    <!-- proxy
     | Specification for one proxy, to be used in connecting to the network.
     |-->
    <proxy>
      <id>proxy</id>
      <active>true</active>
      <protocol>http</protocol>
      <username>proxyuser</username>
      <password>proxypass</password>
      <host>192.168.6.107</host>
      <port>53</port>
      <nonProxyHosts>local.net|some.host.com</nonProxyHosts>
    </proxy>
  </proxies>

  <!-- servers
   | This is a list of authentication profiles, keyed by the server-id used within the system.
   | Authentication profiles can be used whenever maven must make a connection to a remote server.
   |-->
  <servers>
    <!-- server
     | Specifies the authentication information to use when connecting to a particular server, identified by
     | a unique name within the system (referred to by the 'id' attribute below).
     |
     | NOTE: You should either specify username/password OR privateKey/passphrase, since these pairings are
     |       used together.
     |
    -->
    <server>
      <id>proxy</id>
      <username>proxyuser</username>
      <password>proxypass</password>
    </server>

    <!-- Another sample, using keys to authenticate.
    <server>
      <id>siteServer</id>
      <privateKey>/path/to/private/key</privateKey>
      <passphrase>optional; leave empty if not used.</passphrase>
    </server>
    -->
  </servers>

  <!-- mirrors
   | This is a list of mirrors to be used in downloading artifacts from remote repositories.
   |
   | It works like this: a POM may declare a repository to use in resolving certain artifacts.
   | However, this repository may have problems with heavy traffic at times, so people have mirrored
   | it to several places.
   |
   | That repository definition will have a unique id, so we can create a mirror reference for that
   | repository, to be used as an alternate download site. The mirror site will be the preferred
   | server for that repository.
   |-->
  <mirrors>
    <!-- mirror
     | Specifies a repository mirror site to use instead of a given repository. The repository that
     | this mirror serves has an ID that matches the mirrorOf element of this mirror. IDs are used
     | for inheritance and direct lookup purposes, and must be unique across the set of mirrors.
     |
    <mirror>
      <id>mirrorId</id>
      <mirrorOf>repositoryId</mirrorOf>
      <name>Human Readable Name for this Mirror.</name>
      <url>http://my.repository.com/repo/path</url>
    </mirror>
     -->
  </mirrors>

  <!-- profiles
   | This is a list of profiles which can be activated in a variety of ways, and which can modify
   | the build process. Profiles provided in the settings.xml are intended to provide local machine-
   | specific paths and repository locations which allow the build to work in the local environment.
   |
   | For example, if you have an integration testing plugin - like cactus - that needs to know where
   | your Tomcat instance is installed, you can provide a variable here such that the variable is
   | dereferenced during the build process to configure the cactus plugin.
   |
   | As noted above, profiles can be activated in a variety of ways. One way - the activeProfiles
   | section of this document (settings.xml) - will be discussed later. Another way essentially
   | relies on the detection of a system property, either matching a particular value for the property,
   | or merely testing its existence. Profiles can also be activated by JDK version prefix, where a
   | value of '1.4' might activate a profile when the build is executed on a JDK version of '1.4.2_07'.
   | Finally, the list of active profiles can be specified directly from the command line.
   |
   | NOTE: For profiles defined in the settings.xml, you are restricted to specifying only artifact
   |       repositories, plugin repositories, and free-form properties to be used as configuration
   |       variables for plugins in the POM.
   |
   |-->
  <profiles>
    <!-- profile
     | Specifies a set of introductions to the build process, to be activated using one or more of the
     | mechanisms described above. For inheritance purposes, and to activate profiles via <activatedProfiles/>
     | or the command line, profiles have to have an ID that is unique.
     |
     | An encouraged best practice for profile identification is to use a consistent naming convention
     | for profiles, such as 'env-dev', 'env-test', 'env-production', 'user-jdcasey', 'user-brett', etc.
     | This will make it more intuitive to understand what the set of introduced profiles is attempting
     | to accomplish, particularly when you only have a list of profile id's for debug.
     |
     | This profile example uses the JDK version to trigger activation, and provides a JDK-specific repo.
    <profile>
      <id>jdk-1.4</id>

      <activation>
        <jdk>1.4</jdk>
      </activation>

      <repositories>
        <repository>
          <id>jdk14</id>
          <name>Repository for JDK 1.4 builds</name>
          <url>http://www.myhost.com/maven/jdk14</url>
          <layout>default</layout>
          <snapshotPolicy>always</snapshotPolicy>
        </repository>
      </repositories>
    </profile>
    -->

    <!--
     | Here is another profile, activated by the system property 'target-env' with a value of 'dev',
     | which provides a specific path to the Tomcat instance. To use this, your plugin configuration
     | might hypothetically look like:
     |
     | ...
     | <plugin>
     |   <groupId>org.myco.myplugins</groupId>
     |   <artifactId>myplugin</artifactId>
     |
     |   <configuration>
     |     <tomcatLocation>${tomcatPath}</tomcatLocation>
     |   </configuration>
     | </plugin>
     | ...
     |
     | NOTE: If you just wanted to inject this configuration whenever someone set 'target-env' to
     |       anything, you could just leave off the <value/> inside the activation-property.
     |
    <profile>
      <id>env-dev</id>

      <activation>
        <property>
          <name>target-env</name>
          <value>dev</value>
        </property>
      </activation>

      <properties>
        <tomcatPath>/path/to/tomcat/instance</tomcatPath>
      </properties>
    </profile>
    -->
  </profiles>

  <!-- activeProfiles
   | List of profiles that are active for all builds.
   |
  <activeProfiles>
    <activeProfile>alwaysActiveProfile</activeProfile>
    <activeProfile>anotherAlwaysActiveProfile</activeProfile>
  </activeProfiles>
  -->
</settings>

pom.xml

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>com.ibm.messaging</groupId>
  <artifactId>ibmiot-device-samples</artifactId>
  <version>0.0.1</version>
  <name>ibmiot-device-samples</name>
  <description>This repository contains samples for connecting device(s) to the IBM Watson Internet of Things Platform</description>

  <url>https://github.com/ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples</url>

        <scm>
        <url>git@github.com:ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples.git</url>
        <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples.git</connection>
        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples.git</developerConnection>
    </scm>

    <issueManagement>
        <url>https://github.com/ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples/issues</url>
        <system>Issues @ GitHub</system>
    </issueManagement>

    <licenses>
        <license>
            <name>Eclipse Public License - v 1.0</name>
            <url>https://github.com/ibm-messaging/iot-device-samples/blob/master/LICENSE</url>
            <distribution>repo</distribution>
        </license>
    </licenses>

    <developers>
        <developer>
            <name>Sathiskumar Palaniappan</name>
            <email>sathipal@in.ibm.com</email>
            <organization>IBM</organization>
            <organizationUrl>http://www.ibm.com</organizationUrl>
        </developer>
    </developers>

    <properties>

        <!-- General properties -->
        <java.version>1.7</java.version>

        <!-- maven-compiler-plugin configuration -->
        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
                <dependency>
                        <groupId>com.ibm.messaging</groupId>
                        <artifactId>watson-iot</artifactId>
                        <version>0.1.5</version>
                </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.5.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
                    <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.7</version>
                <configuration>
                    <delimiters>
                        <delimiter>@</delimiter>
                    </delimiters>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>

            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.6</version>
                <configuration>
                    <archive>
                        <manifest>
                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
                            <addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
                        </manifest>
                    </archive>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.4</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>attach-sources</id>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

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