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U.S. Suspends Military Ties with Russia as Ukraine Standoff Continues
The United States has suspended all military ties with Russia and is preparing possible sanctions on top Russian officials amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Over the weekend, Russian troops seized parts of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula following the ouster of the pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. Speaking earlier today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Yanukovych is Ukraine's only legitimate leader.
President Vladimir Putin: "The definition of what has happened in Kiev, and in Ukraine as a whole, the definition could be the only one: It is an unconstitutional coup and a military seizure of power. Nobody is arguing with that. Who is arguing with that?"
Ukraine's ambassador to the United Nations said Russia had deployed 16,000 troops in the Crimean Peninsula and had called for Ukrainian forces to surrender. Putin said Russia would use military force only as a "last resort" in the event of "lawlessness" and would take action only to protect the Ukrainian people. On Monday, President Obama said the United States is considering a range of steps against Russia.
President Obama: "I think the strong condemnation that it's received from countries around the world indicates the degree to which Russia is on the wrong side of history on this. We are strongly supportive of the interim Ukrainian government. John Kerry is going to be traveling to Kiev to indicate our support for the Ukrainian people, to offer very specific and concrete packages of economic aid, because one of the things we're concerned about is stabilizing the economy, even in the midst of this crisis."
Kerry is meeting with interim leaders in Ukraine today. Earlier today, the Ukrainian Parliament approved a deal to receive $839 million in loans from the European Union, while Russia's state gas company, Gazprom, said it would cancel its discount for Ukraine.
Yemen: At Least 3 Killed by U.S. Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike has reportedly killed at least three people in Yemen's Marib province near the town of Shebwan. Tribal sources said a drone hit the vehicle of a suspected al-Qaeda fighter, killing him and two other occupants. Two civilians tending sheep nearby were reportedly wounded. Reuters reported there was a second drone strike in Yemen, saying at least four people had been killed in the two strikes. Last week, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to condemn the drone strikes, passing a resolution that calls for member states to ban extrajudicial killings. The vote was 534 to 49.
U.S. Peace Activist Medea Benjamin Detained, Abused in Egypt
U.S. peace activist Medea Benjamin says she was detained at Cairo's airport by Egyptian police who broke her arm and held her without explanation. Benjamin had intended to meet up with international delegates before traveling to Gaza for a women's conference. But she said she was detained upon arrival and held overnight before being deported to Turkey where she is now seeking medical treatment. Her detention came as Egypt banned all activities of the Palestinian group Hamas. We'll hear directly from Benjamin later in the broadcast.
Report: Nearly 14,000 Afghan Forces Died in U.S.-Led War
New data from the Afghan government shows Afghan forces have borne the brunt of the U.S.-led invasion, with nearly 14,000 Afghan soldiers and police killed in the war, a far higher toll than previously known. Most of the deaths happened in the past three years as the United States transferred more authority to the Afghans. More than 16,000 Afghan forces were wounded. The Afghan death toll is four times higher than that of the U.S.-led coalition, which has seen more than 3,400 soldiers killed, about 2,300 of them Americans. The report follows Afghan President Hamid Karzai's statement to The Washington Post that "Afghans died in a war that's not ours."
President Hamid Karzai: "If you go to President Obama's speeches, he repeatedly says that he is here for the sake of American interests, for the safety of America and for the security of America, and that they're here in Afghanistan helping Afghanistan in order to help America; therefore, it's not for us."
President Karzai has so far refused to sign a deal to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014, leading Obama to threaten a total withdrawal.
Iraq: More Than 700 Confirmed Dead in February
Iraq is also continuing to see increased levels of violence. The United Nations confirmed more than 700 people died in Iraq in February alone, most of them civilians, a higher toll than the same month last year. The total does not include nearly 300 deaths reported in Anbar province where security forces are fighting rebels.
U.N. Proposes 12,000-Member Peacekeeping Force for Central African Republic
The United Nations has proposed a nearly 12,000-member peacekeeping force for Central African Republic where sectarian conflict has raised fears of a possible genocide. At least 2,000 people have died and more than 700,000 have been displaced since December amid fighting between Muslim rebels and Christian vigilantes. The European Union is preparing to deploy hundreds of soldiers to join thousands of African and French troops already on the ground.
Knife Attack Suspects Arrested in China
Authorities in China say all eight suspects who attacked a train station armed with knives have either been arrested or killed. Four alleged assailants were shot by police after the attack in Kunming, which killed 29 people and wounded many more. Another four suspects have been arrested. The government has blamed separatist members of China's Uyghur minority.
Mozambique: 300,000 Facing Famine
In the southeastern African country of Mozambique, officials are warning more than 300,000 people are facing famine this year. Agriculture Minister José Pacheco said the conditions stem from factors including plagues of insects, floods and drought.
Netanyahu, Obama Meet at White House
President Obama met with his close ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House on Monday. Obama said he assured Netanyahu of his "absolute commitment" to preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and also urged him to embrace a U.S.-brokered peace process with the Palestinians. Netanyahu took a firm stance.
President Benjamin Netanyahu: "The only peace that will endure is a peace that we can defend. And we've learned from our history, Jewish history, but I think from general history, that the best way to guarantee peace is to be strong. And that's what the people of Israel expect me to do, to stand strong against criticism, against pressure, stand strong to secure the future of the one and only Jewish state."
Report: Israeli Settlements in West Bank Doubled Last Year
President Obama's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came as Israeli government figures showed Israel initiated more than twice as many West Bank settlement homes last year than it did the previous year. Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics said construction began on more than 2,500 settlement housing units in 2013, compared to just more than 1,100 the year before. Last year's number is the highest in a decade. In the West Bank's Jordan Valley, Palestinian residents and local officials say Israel has demolished hundreds of homes.
Ali Ka'abneh, Jordan Valley resident: "The Israeli occupation forces came here on the 29th. They came in the morning, of course, while we were sleeping, at 6:30 with their bulldozers and their soldiers. They gave us 10 minutes to leave the buildings we lived in, and then they demolished them all at once, without any warning at all."
Arif Daraghmeh, head of Al-Maleh Council: "The occupation has demolished more than 500 structures in the past year alone in this area, and now the Israeli army and occupation is carrying out all these policies in order to pressure the people and drive them out. They have demolished these tents and driven out the inhabitants, and they plan to have exercises in this area and to build more settlements and military camps."
Contractor for Israel's West Bank Barrier Wins U.S.-Mexico Border Contract
An Israeli contractor that provides surveillance systems along Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank has won a $145 million contract to provide similar technology along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bloomberg reports the contract with Elbit Systems could reach $1 billion if an immigration bill passes.
Report: U.S. Border Agents Stepped in Front of Cars to Justify Shootings
U.S. border agents are facing new scrutiny for killing migrants, with 21 civilian deaths reported since 2010. The Los Angeles Times obtained a report by law enforcement experts that criticized the Border Patrol's "lack of diligence" in investigations and found agents deliberately stepped into the paths of cars, apparently to justify shooting the drivers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection tried to suppress the report, omitting key findings when it was released to members of Congress. In its response to the report, the government rejected its two central recommendations: stopping agents from shooting at cars unless someone inside is trying to kill them, and blocking them from firing at people who are throwing things that cannot cause serious injury. Last week, McClatchy reported that in January a border agent shot and killed a migrant in Arizona who appeared to be on his knees. The agent claimed the victim lunged for his gun.
Mexico: Hospitals Accused of Turning Away Indigenous Women in Labor
Mexico's Human Rights Commission is investigating possible medical negligence over the care of indigenous women giving birth in the southern state of Oaxaca. In one case, an indigenous woman died from an infection after scissors were left in her uterus. A second woman was refused care at a hospital and gave birth in a nearby bathroom. A wave of reports about indigenous women being turned way from hospitals has highlighted discrimination in Mexico's medical system. McClatchy reports women have given birth on the lawns or steps of hospitals at least seven times since the middle of last year.
Chile: Daughter of Ousted President Allende to Lead Senate
In Chile, the daughter of ousted President Salvador Allende is poised to become the first female leader of the Senate. Senator Isabel Allende will take up the post next week after she was selected by lawmakers from the party of President-elect Michelle Bachelet. Allende's father also led the Senate before he was elected president in 1970. He was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup on September 11, 1973. He died in the presidential palace on that day.
Supreme Court Considers Role of IQ Tests in Death Penalty Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a key death penalty case concerning the execution of prisoners with mental disabilities. Freddie Lee Hall, a convicted murderer, who professionals say is mentally disabled, is challenging Florida's strict use of an IQ test to determine whether he lives or dies. The Supreme Court banned the execution of mentally disabled prisoners in 2002 but allows states to determine who meets that definition. Florida is among the states where prisoners who score a 70 or higher on an IQ test can be executed, despite other evidence of disabilities. Hall has scored above 70, but multiple medical professionals say he is disabled, and an earlier judge ruled he "had been mentally retarded his entire life." During arguments Monday, a majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of Florida's rigid use of the IQ test.
In Rare Interruption, Supreme Court Urged to Uphold Campaign Spending Caps
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a key campaign finance case that has been dubbed "the next Citizens United." The case, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, is named for Shaun McCutcheon, a Republican donor who wants the court to throw out the aggregate limits on what an individual can donate in a single election cycle. Critics say striking down the caps would do for individuals what the Citizens United case did for corporations, opening the floodgates for unlimited spending. In a rare action last week, a campaign finance activist interrupted proceedings inside the Supreme Court chamber. Kai Newkirk of 99Rise spoke out in what is reportedly the only known video of the Supreme Court in session.
Kai Newkirk: "I rise on behalf of the vast majority of the American people who believe that money is not speech, corporations are not people, and our democracy should not be for sale to the highest bidder. Overturn Citizens United. Keep the cap in McCutcheon. The people demand democracy."
A number of groups, including Public Citizen, are planning to hold more than 100 actions across the country on the day the McCutchen ruling is issued.
78 Groups Urge Scrutiny of Wall Street Cash in Local Housing Markets
A group of 78 organizations are asking federal regulators to address problems caused by private equity firms buying up local housing markets. The group says the bulk sale of foreclosed homes and an influx of Wall Street money are displacing renters, pricing out first-time homebuyers and laying the grounds for another mortgage crisis. They say the drive for higher profits coupled with a lack of oversight is particularly hurting low-income borrowers and people of color.
U.S. Allows Sale of Generic Morning-After Pills Without Age Limits
Young people in the United States will now have an easier time purchasing emergency contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The Obama administration says it will allow generic brands of the morning-after pill to be purchased over the counter without age restrictions. Previously, only the more expensive brand-name Plan B One-Step was available without a prescription to people of all ages.


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Three Nigerian soldiers, many Boko Haram fighters killed in bloody clash – Official
Three soldiers and many Boko Haram fighters were killed in a bloody battle in Borno on Saturday, an official said.
The News Agency of Nigeria quotes the army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, as saying the battle occurred after Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the soldiers.
The ambush reportedly happened at Gasarwa village, along Gajiram-Monguno road in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno on Saturday.
Mr Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, explained that the troops were of Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole attached to the Super Camp in Monguno.
He said the troops dealt a devastating blow on the terrorists along Monguno-Mairari-Gajiram axis.
He said the patrol team came in contact with the terrorists and engaged them with heavy fire that neutralised countless number while a few escaped with gunshot wounds.
According to him, the gallant troops also recovered some weapons and equipment from the terrorists.
"Sadly, during the encounter, 3 of our gallant soldiers paid the supreme price while 8 other soldiers sustained injuries.
"The bodies of the fallen heroes and those that sustained injuries have since been evacuated and the wounded are being treated and are in stable condition.
"The highly motivated troops have continued combing the general area with a view to clear remnants of hiding terrorists," he said.
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai later visited the troops
Mr Buratai, who reportedly arrived Maiduguri on Friday, proceeded to the scene of the incident in the company of some Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters.
He later proceeded to Monguno military barracks where he held meetings with the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole and other Commanders.
The army chief also visited the hospital where some wounded soldiers were receiving treatment before returning to Maiduguri on Saturday.
He thereafter received the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, at the Nigerian Air Force base Maiduguri.
Boko Haram: 133 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon
Before departing the base, Mr Magashi, a retired major general, inspected the fighter jets and other airforce equipment and was briefed on their operations.
The minister also held dinner with Borno elders and top military officers in Maiduguri.
The Boko Haram, who want an Islamic caliphate in northern Nigeria, has been carrying out attacks since 2009 in Northern Nigeria.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the insurgency and millions of others displaced.
The efforts of security agencies have, however, limited the activities of the insurgents to three North-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe although the group still carries out attacks on civilian and security targets in those states.
Source: premiumtimesng
Labels: Boko Haram, Insurgents, Nigerian soldiers, Security

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Exclusive Preview of "Foodie Doodle's Jamva Chaloji – Parsi Food by Chef Rayomund at Moevenpick Hotel and Spa, Bengaluru.
Moevenpick Hotel and Spa, Bangalore in collaboration with Foodie Doodle and organized an "Exclusive Preview of Parsi Food Festival" which is going to be live from 13thJune 2015 (Lunch) every Saturday. I was invited along with few food critics to taste these Beautiful Delicacies on a fine evening in "My Place" which is one of the top rated and best in class restaurants of Bangalore and well known for the lunch and brunch.
Moevenpick & Foodie Doodle always comes up with innovative ideas in the food industry to give a good dining experience with great food. In my experience, I have never seen any restaurant introduced these nostalgic dishes with a Homespun touch.
Foodie Doodle is a passionate venture by Food Aficionados who have years of professional experience in Restaurant, Information Technology, Management Consulting and Marketing with top organizations in India and abroad. The Folks at Foodie Doodle have depth knowledge about Food & Beverage!
The handpicked menu which they introduced has been curated by the executive chef of the hotel, Chef Rayomund Pardiwalla who also happens to be a Parsi and has painstakingly poised these recipes from his grandmother to ensure that, Patrons should have a gastronomic journey to remember.
Before going to tasting I did some research about Parsi Food and found that Parsis came to India from Persia during the 8th Century CE. Parsi Zoroastrians follow the teachings of Prophet Zarathustra/Zoroaster and their ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. Over the past 1300 years cheers to their love for food, Parsi cuisine has grown into a exclusive west coast Indian cuisine, which still remembers some food flavors and techniques from ancient Persia. Most settled on the west coast of India and adopted Indian food traditions and philosophy.
There was a special table set to all of us and the dinner was on a Plantain leaf, which made me impressed. I always love to eat my food on a plantain leaf; it tastes extraordinary for some reason.
The Menu has some beautiful dishes like Marghi na farchas, Salli Margi, Saas ni machi, Patrani machi, Papdi ma Gos, Mutton Dhanshak, Papeta per indu and Brown rice with lamb kebabs. Being a vegetarian I have no clue how it tastes, but everyone were enjoying each and every dish. These dishes are authentic and traditional, I am sure we will not be able find anywhere in the town. I tried Rotlis, Pulao with some Dal Makhni and Kadai Paneer which are not part of the menu; I enjoyed every vegetarian dish along with my fellow non veg foodies.
But somehow I am tempted to try out Marghi na farchas because of the texture and crispiness and I controlled myself.
I have experienced a best in class service from a folks at "My Place". They are humble, polite and knowledgeable about the dishes they serve. That's a reason; "My Place" in Moevenpick is on a Top Rated restaurant category! My heart full Thanks to Service Staff for providing me delightful experience.
My Special Thanks to Moevenpick Hotels and Spa, Mr. Nitin Hajela, Mr. Rahul Nanda and Ms. Oaindrila Banerjee for hosting such a great dinner!
Do visit to Moevenpick Hotels and Spa to enjoy Parsi Food Festival from 13th June 2015 at "115" Gokula Extension, HMT Road (near BEL Circle) Bangalore, India.
Next Post Milanese Food Festival at Aloro (Finest Italian Restaurant) – Crowne Plaza, Electronics City, Bengaluru.
A well written blog with lovely pics. I would love to visit this place to explore Parsi food…..
How much they are charging??


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Q: Replace string in a file with another where both are saved in variables I want to replace a string found in a file with another string, but both have a special character (in this example it is a . char) e.g 1.0 and 2.0.
So this is the command currently used:
sed -i 's/1\.0/2\.0/g' /home/user1/file1.txt

What if 1.0 and 2.0 were saved in variables $i and $j? where i has the value 1.0 and j has the value 2.0, how can I still replace i with j?

A: You can just use sed to do the fixup for you:
printf '%s\n' "$i" "$j" |
sed 's/[]\$*&/.^[]/\\&/g;H;$!d
     x;y|\n|/|;s|.*|s&/g|' |
sed -f - /path/to/infile

So this s///ubstitution will escape any/all BRE metacharacters in input:
s/[]\$*&/.^[]/\\&/g

...by prefixing each with a backslash. The first sed then saves a copy of the first line - $i - in Hold space by prepending a \newline character to it. The $i line is then deleted because it is !not the $last. The next line - the $j line - is also the last, and after it gets the same treatment as the first, it is not deleted. Instead, it exchanges the hold and pattern buffers and operates on the concatenated results. At this point pattern space looks like:
\n1\.0\n2\.0

...so we y/// translate all \newlines for / slashes, s///ubstitute .*all of pattern-space for &itself plus a prepended s and an appended /g which gets us:
s/1\.0/2\.0/g

This is then autoprinted to the second sed which is reading stdin - or -f - - as its script. When the first sed is finished and closes the pipe between them, the second sed starts applying...
s/1\.0/2\.0/g

...to every line in its named input file - which is here /path/to/infile.
I wrote your file like this:
printf '%04s%04s%04s%04s\n' \
        0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1\
        0 0 1.5 2.0 1.0 0 >/tmp/temp

Which got me a file like...
   0   0  -1   0
   1   0   0   0
   0  -1   0   0
 1.5 2.0 1.0   0

I then wrote a different version of your script like:
ii=0.0
for i in        1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
do      str2=$i
        printf '\033[41m## %s \033[0m\n' \
                "str2 = $str2" "$ii $str2"
        printf %s\\n "$ii" "$str2"
        ii=$str2
done |
sed '   s/[]\$^&*./[]/\\&/g;H;x
        s|^\(\n\)\(.*\)\n\(.*\)\n\(.*\)\n\(.*\)|\
        bs\5\1:i\5\1i\\\1\2\\\1\3\1:s\5\1s/\4/\5/gp;ti\5|p
        s|||;h;d' |
sed -f - /tmp/temp

Which uses the shell only to generate the strings, but allows sed to do all of the data processing. Notice that though two seds are called each is only ever called once.
When I run it the results are:
   0   0  -1   0
   1   0   0   0
   0  -1   0   0
 1.5 2.0 2.0   0
## str2 = 2.0
## 1.0 2.0
 1.5 3.0 3.0   0
## str2 = 3.0
## 2.0 3.0
 1.5 4.0 4.0   0
## str2 = 4.0
## 3.0 4.0
 1.5 4.0 4.0   0

The lines beginning with # are colored red as I expect you mean them to be. sed only writes them when a s///ubstitution is successful. The script that the first sed writes for the second looks like:
                bs1\.0
:i1\.0
i\
[41m## str2 = 1\.0 [0m\
[41m## 0\.0 1\.0 [0m
:s1\.0
s/0\.0/1\.0/gp;ti1\.0

                bs2\.0
:i2\.0
i\
[41m## str2 = 2\.0 [0m\
[41m## 1\.0 2\.0 [0m
:s2\.0
s/1\.0/2\.0/gp;ti2\.0

                bs3\.0
:i3\.0
i\
[41m## str2 = 3\.0 [0m\
[41m## 2\.0 3\.0 [0m
:s3\.0
s/2\.0/3\.0/gp;ti3\.0

                bs4\.0
:i4\.0
i\
[41m## str2 = 4\.0 [0m\
[41m## 3\.0 4\.0 [0m
:s4\.0
s/3\.0/4\.0/gp;ti4\.0

Note though that that though it appears the [ strings are not escaped this is just the effect of my terminal on the output - which winds up eating the char immediately following \033. When the second sed receives the script the input is like \033\[... but the output it inserts to stdout is \033[...

A: try this:
Escape all . by replacIng all . to \.
str1="$( echo -n $i | sed 's/\./\\\./g' )"

repeat same for str2 using $j . then replace as follows
sed "s/$str1/$str2/g"

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I've been looking to buy a pair of lamp for months, but the ridiculous prices makes this task rather difficult. I want big bright lamps for my bedside, and the big lamps I found in the malls are expensive! Small flimsy ordinary lamps runs from P1500-P2500 ($35-$58) each and the great big ones starts at P5000($116) to infinity! No amount of prettiness will make me shell out much money on a piece of lamp. Yes I'm cheap, and I'm proud of it!
But my patience rewards me an online find-- a big (two and half feet tall!) pair of lamp. The pair cost me P1800 ($42)! Yes, pair. Which means I got myself 2 pieces of big chunky lamp for the retail price of one small flimsy ordinary lamp! Can you tell I'm happy? and what made me even happier? It was delivered to my house since my place is on the way to the seller's meeting. How meant to be is that? I'm rambling, sorry. Here's the brass beauty that is presently no longer brass.
It prettified our entry for a short while 'til i found a turquoise spray paint. Why turquoise? See moodboard here. This console temporarily graces the entry as the matching yellow table is being used as a makeshift cutting table. The oriental console will be placed below our living room gallery.
Placed it over some books since the dresser is a tad shorter than the secretary desk at the opposite side of the bed. I want the lamps to be the same height.
I finally managed to get some help in hauling this surprisingly heavy secretary desk up my room (before and after pictures here).
Can't resist taking a night shot despite it's crappy quality, I just love how cozy the room is at night.
Those kitties will be inhaling some white spray paint as well. Think animal ceramics.
I'm now working in pink heaven.
That whiteboard will be some sort of artwork in the near future.
The close version that I rarely see.
This room is transforming one project at a time. Add to that the living room projects I've yet to tackle, and doing it all by my lonesome self, means it will be a slow progress. But I'm getting there!
And this ends my rambling.
it's really coming along nicely. love it!
um...I just died over the gorgeousness of this!!! Love the jade lamp!!!!!
I love how everything's coming together... those kittens will definitely look cute in white!
Thanks for dropping by people!
Go to tomas mapua in sta cruz, super cheap lighting fixtures compared to mall and home depot prices. I even saw a pretty lamp for 780 (/lamp). Go elle!


Gateway: Arduino Uno R3 with W5100 ethernet shield.
Sensor Nodes: Nodes are connected with gateway via wired rs485 connection (cable).
Is that possible with the MySensors library?
Because the RS485 gateway example I found on this page doesnt seem to use MQTT communication to OpenHab?
@ehome welcome to the MySensors community!
and add the configuration parameters listed on the mqtt gateway page.
And you think that the communication between sensor nodes and Gateway are still possible via wired RS485?
For example I like to Switch on/off an light that is connected to an relay board at my sensor node.
Currently I have an working RS485 Connection between my Arduino Uno's with the use from SoftwareSerial library.
During my testings I realized, that the message that I triy to send "Hello" will be sent to the other arduino char by char. Is that true?
Because I tried to raise up an pin on HIGH with "if(msg == "Hello")..." But it doesn't worked.
Will the sendMsg method from the MySensor library handle this out of the box?


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TatukGIS Internet Server Used for Polish National Integrated Cadastral System
A consortium composed of the Polish subsidiary of the USA information technology company Hewlett-Packard and the Gdynia, Poland based GIS solutions provider Fin Skog Geomatics International (www.finskog.com.pl) has fulfilled the first component of the new centralized Integrated Electronic Cadastral IT System for Poland. This project, officially documented under the procurement notice Integrating Electronic Platform (IPE) and IT System for Real Estate Mass Appraisal (PTN) - EuropeAid/113701/D/SV/PL, was financed by the PHARE 2000 program for establishing an Integrated Cadastral System (ICS) in new EU membership countries. This first component of the project, the software portion of which is valued at 1.25 million EUR, was delivered and accepted by the project beneficiary, the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography in Warsaw, on December 29, 2003. The system has been in use since the first of the year by six regional government administration districts (Powiats) Bytom, Olsztyn, Plocka, Poznan, Warsaw-Praga, and Wejherowie - as well as at the IT data center located in Warsaw. The system will later be rolled out to all 380 Powiats in Poland.
The new Integrated Cadastral System (ICS) will consolidate aspects of three different real estate related registers presently in use in Poland: the land and mortgage register, the land and building register, and the properly tax register. When fully implemented, the new system will furthermore provide for the export of data from the land and building register to other users and for the retrieval of data from the national register of natural persons (PESEL) and national register of entities of national economy (REGON). Besides the support the ICS provides for the land administration and district courts, the new system is a key element of efforts to modernize the methodology of the local tax registry and implement a system of real estate mass appraisal. The ultimate objectives are to support and promote the safe trade of real estate and mortgage financing and provide the foundation for an effective value based (ad valorem) property tax system in Poland. Both objectives relate to the National Program of Preparation for EU Membership.
TatukGIS provided the graphical map server functionality for the ICS project, with a customized version of the TatukGIS Internet Server tailored to the contractors' specifications. The map server is hosted in the central ICS IT center in Warsaw and provides users in the regional Powiat offices with password projected access to graphical map images over the internet using a common Windows based web browser. The map server allows, for example, a local user enter a real estate parcel identification number and view a map image of the subject parcel and surrounding area. In the case of a change in ownership of a land parcel, or a division of a parcel, the local surveyor can submit necessary map updates to the central server which are processed each night. In the event that the local user requires a physical map, as opposed to only viewing the map over the network, the map server offers a PDF image file export function which allows the local user to order the central server to generate and send a printable, map quality PDF image of the specified terrain and data.
Map image web published by the TatukGIS IS. Viewed with a standard web browser.
Query by parcel identification number.
Highlighted layer containing building structures.
The contractors for this project originally planned to implement the map server functionality using ESRI IMS software, but ultimately determined that TatukGIS offered a better solution. The project specifications for the map server require that it handle up to 1,000 simultaneous users, with a map image return time not exceeding 20 seconds
In terms of total territory covered (all of Poland) and the number of real estate parcels to be accommodated (over 30 million parcels), upon its full implementation this will be the largest integrated cadastral management solution ever implemented in Europe. The server infrastructure that has been implemented pursuant to this first segment of the project is of sufficient capacity to support the expansion of the Integrated Cadastral System to all of Poland 380 regional Powiat offices and over 30 million RE parcels.
Color presentation of terrain by parcel use classification.
Real estate parcel identification map
Print to PDF file functionality. PDF file ordered by remote user, generated by the central server.
In total, the following technology products were used to fulfill the Integrated Cadastral System contract:
Microsoft Internet Information Server
Microsoft .NET Framework
TatukGIS Internet Server
Oracle Spatial
Java 1.4
Java Enterprise (J2EE)
BEA Weblogic
Presentation of data associated with a selected RE parcel.
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#ifndef VALIDATEDCHOICEDIALOG_H
#define VALIDATEDCHOICEDIALOG_H

// TnzCore includes
#include "tcommon.h"

// TnzQt includes
#include "toonzqt/dvdialog.h"

#undef DVAPI
#undef DVVAR
#ifdef TOONZQT_EXPORTS
#define DVAPI DV_EXPORT_API
#define DVVAR DV_EXPORT_VAR
#else
#define DVAPI DV_IMPORT_API
#define DVVAR DV_IMPORT_VAR
#endif

//====================================================

//    Forward declarations

class QButtonGroup;

//====================================================

//************************************************************************
//    ValidatedChoiceDialog  declaration
//************************************************************************

namespace DVGui
{

/*!
  \brief    Base class for validated multi-choice user dialogs.

  \warning  For correct usage, observe the guidelines described in the
            ValidatedChoiceDialog() constructor.
*/

class DVAPI ValidatedChoiceDialog : public DVGui::Dialog
{
	Q_OBJECT

public:
	enum Options //!  Construction options
	{
		NO_OPTIONS = 0x0,  //!< No special options.
		APPLY_TO_ALL = 0x1 //!< Has the "Apply to All" button. An applied to all
						   //!  resolution persists as the default without-prompt resolution
						   //!  until the next call to reset().
	};

	enum DefaultResolution //!  Basic resolutions supported by the dialog.
	{
		NO_REQUIRED_RESOLUTION = 0, //!< An object supplied for validation turns out to be valid,
									//!  no need for any resolution.
		CANCEL = 1,					//!< Resolution selection was canceled. Stop processing.

		DEFAULT_RESOLUTIONS_COUNT
	};

public:
	/*! \warning  Due to compatibility with DVGui::Dialog's interface, this class reserves
                invocation of \p Dialog::beginVLayout() during class construction -
                however, \p Dialog::endVLayout() invocation is responsibility of
                derived classes after resolution choices have been manually added
                to the layout.

      \warning  Users are required to respect the default resolution ids when adding
                buttons into \p m_buttonGroup. See the \p DefaultResolution enum for a
                list of all default resolutions.                                              */

	ValidatedChoiceDialog(QWidget *parent,
						  Options opts = NO_OPTIONS); //!< Constructs the dialog with no default resolutions.               \param parent  Parent top-level widget.  \param Opts  Construction options.

	/*! \param    obj  The object to resolve.
      \return        The accepted resolution.                                                 */

	int execute(void *obj); //!< Prompts the dialog asking for user input, until a
							//!  valid resolution for the specified object is selected or
							//!  the action is canceled.
	virtual void reset();   //!< Clears accepted resolutions - should be used together
							//!  with option \p APPLY_TO_ALL.
protected:
	QButtonGroup *m_buttonGroup; //!< Group of abstract buttons representing all
								 //!  available resolutions.
protected:
	/*! \details  Resolution \p NO_REQUIRED_RESOLUTION is always tested before other
                proposed resolutions.

      \return   An error message upon failure.                                                */

	virtual QString acceptResolution(
		void *obj,		//!< The type-erased object to be resolved. May be modified.
		int resolution, //!< The button id associated to the selected resolution.
		bool applyToAll //!< Whether user selected the resolution for all successive prompts.
		) = 0;			//!< Attempts enforcement of the selected resolution.

	/*! \details  This function can be used to initialize the widget as soon as
                user interaction is required. Use \p showEvent() in case the
                initialization is needed at \a every interaction time.                        */

	virtual void initializeUserInteraction(const void *obj) {} //!< Invoked at max \a once per \p execute(), immediately
															   //!  before the dialog is shown.
	bool appliedToAll() const
	{
		return m_appliedToAll;
	} //!< Returns whether the "Apply To All" button has been hit.
	int appliedToAllResolution() const
	{
		return m_appliedToAllRes;
	} //!< Returns the resolution associated to the "Apply To All"
	  //!  button.
private:
	QLabel *m_label; //!< Label showing a description of the validation problem.

	int m_appliedToAllRes; //!< Resolution applied in the \p APPLY_TO_ALL case.
	bool m_appliedToAll,   //!< Whether the \p APPLY_TO_ALL option has previously been selected.
		m_applyToAll;	  //!< Whether the \p APPLY_TO_ALL option has been selected in
						   //!  \a current user interaction.
private slots:

	void onApplyToAll();
};

} // namespace DVGui

#endif // VALIDATEDCHOICEDIALOG_H

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Great Teacher Onizuka: Anime vs Manga
Comedy Anime, Shounen Anime, School Anime [Genres]
Great Teacher OnizukaGreat Teacher Onizuka [Anime Title]
Honey's Anime Pickup,
justin-moriarty
While the anime was broadcasted nearly two decades ago, the manga to Great Teacher Onizuka, or GTO for short, is still in publication to this day with its latest series, Paradise Lost. GTO is heralded as one of the best comedies in the history of Japanese pop culture. Not only did it get an anime, it as two live action adaptations! They all tell the story of how Eikichi Onizuka, a young former gang member who happens to become a teacher. Due to his former delinquent ways, he is assigned class 3-4, the most problematic class of Seirin Gakuen's junior high branch, to make use of his unorthodox background so he can find a way to set those kids on the right path. So, how does Onizuka's journey differ from the manga and the anime? Read our Anime Vs. Manga to find out!
Shounan Junai Gumi
The anime makes reference to Onizuka and Ryuuji's background as the Onibaku, but the GTO manga is actually a sequel to another manga of Tooru Fujisawa's, Shounan Junai Gumi, when they were in high school. Though that series got an OVA series in the 90s, it has no connection whatsoever to the GTO anime, but some characters from that series also appear both in the GTO anime and manga, such as the Hakosuka Queen. In the GTO anime, you also hear of Ryuuji's girlfriend (who has limited screen time in the anime due to studying abroad), and you do get appearances from Saejima, Onizuka's corrupt cop friend (who gets his own dedicated chapters in the GTO manga).
If you want to know how Ryuuji and Onizuka first meet Saejima, and learn the story behind Ryuuji's girlfriend, you have to read Shounan Junai Gumi to order to do so (and if you want to know how Ryuuji and Onizuka became friends, read Bad Company). Furthermore, you see how Onizuka in the GTO manga changes from his pompadour style in Shounan Junai Gumi, to the hair he has in GTO. Regardless, having to read Shounan Junai Gumi isn't a prerequisite to enjoy GTO in both media forms but it does add more to the experience, and you'll have a more contextual understanding of Onizuka's relationships with Ryuuji and Saejima.
How and Why Onizuka Became A Teacher
CDJapan
In both the anime and manga versions to GTO, Onizuka wants to be a high school teacher just so he could hook up with high school girls (but immediately finds the value of his work). However, the anime entirely leaves out the backstory to the reason behind those motivations. In the beginning of the manga, Onizuka is struggling to find a job and he runs into a high school girl who is having trouble with her boyfriend. After learning that her boyfriend was her teacher (a bald, short, middle aged man), it gave him the inspiration to become a teacher. In the anime, this story is cut out and it's just simply because he's a pervert that can't get laid.
Tomoko's pageant speech
In the series, Tomoko, one of Onizuka's students who tends to be clumsy (nicknamed Toroko, based on the word toroi, meaning clumsy), enters a pageant and even competes against her best friend, Miyabi. As part of the pageant, contestants have to give a speech. In both versions, Tomoko talks about how much her friendship with Miyabi means so much to her, but is executed in very distinguishing ways. In the anime, she is given a cell phone on stage and calls Miyabi's house by leaving a message on Miyabi's answering machine thanking her for being her friend. In the manga, the execution of the speech is presented rather comically but still conveys the same emotional content. In the manga, Onizuka throws her some dinosaur toys and with those toys, she re-enacts how she became friends with Miyabi. And speaking of Tomoko, she does get her own side story in the manga as she tries to become an idol.
Miyabi's Hate For Teachers
Throughout the series, Miyabi is the ring leader over her class becoming a bunch of punks who drive their previous homeroom teachers to quit or go missing. The motivations in both versions significantly differ, but still relate to a former teacher. In the anime, Miyabi had a friend who got pregnant by a former teacher of theirs and when he refused to take responsibility, she killed herself. In the manga, her motivations aren't as dark but in her younger years, she had a crush on a teacher and felt betrayed when she discovered he was already engaged. Shortly after, she takes explicit pictures of herself by saying her teacher did it, thus getting him fired (but at the cost of another friend getting expelled).
When you get to the end of the anime series, Onizuka leaves Japan and goes on a motorcycle trip across the US. In the manga, his adventures at Seirin Gakuen still continue and the series offers more characters for Onizuka to help. In the manga, it turns out that Sakurai, the director of the school, has a grandson, Mayu, and his presence adds a unique dynamic to the story. Another manga only character that would have been a great addition to the anime is Ai Tokiwa, a member of a gang who has a very dark past and has her own captivating arc. Considering that Fullmetal Alchemist and Dragon Ball Z got remakes/director's cuts to be faithful to the original manga stories, GTO is long overdue for one as well and we hope that a possible remake brings back the original cast and uses the same breathtaking soundtrack.
Author: Justin "ParaParaJMo" Moriarty
Hello, I am originally from the states and have lived in Japan since 2009. Though I watched Robotech and Voltron as a child, I officially became an anime fan in 1994 through Dragon Ball Z during a trip to the Philippines. In addition to anime, I also love tokusatsu, video games, music, and martial arts. よろしくお願いします
Top 5 Anime by Justin "ParaParaJMo" Moriarty
[Honey's Crush Wednesday] Eikichi Onizuka: Top 5 Reasons Why He is the Ideal Teacher!
6 Anime Like GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka) [Recommendations]
6 Manga Like GTO [Recommendations]
Honey's Anime Pickup Post
[Honey's Crush Wednesday] 5 Reasons Why Kazuya Miyuki Is a Great Captain - Diamond no Ace Act II (Ace of the Diamond Act II)
Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji (The Demon Prince of Momochi House) Vol. 8 Manga Review
Looking Back on One Piece: Enies Lobby
Reimei no Arcana (Dawn of the Arcana) Vol. 8 Manga Review
View All Honey's Anime Pickup Post
Weekly Hot Moments
- The Honey's Anime editors discuss their favorite moments from the last week in anime!


ARCANUM – Arcanum beat Graham, 6-3, before the Falcons won, 7-2, in non-league baseball on Saturday.
Logan Thompson picked up a pair of hits and 2 RBI for the Falcons. Caleb Horner had 2 hits and Josh Lewis had an RBI.
In the second game of the doubleheader, Lane Smith went 3-for-4 and Brady Anderson went 3-for-4. Josh Lewis was 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and 2 RBI and Logan Thompson knocked in 2 RBI.
Graham defeated Milton-Union, 12-7, and Troy, 17-16, in a Saturday softball doubleheader.
Against Milton-Union, Morgan Pine went 3.3 innings and gave up six runs. Lexi King finished the game, allowing a single hit and a run.
King was also a force at the plate, hitting a grand slam and a triple with 6 RBI. Lauren Woodruff was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and 4 RBI and Alyssa Theodor was 2-for-3 with a double. Pine was 2-for-4.
Against Troy, Pine threw 2.3 innings, allowing four hits. Lindsay Brayton pitched 1.7 innings with five hits allowed and 4 strikeouts. King threw 4.7, allowing five hits with 3 strikeouts.
Sarah Masters was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI, Brayton was 3-for-5 with a double and 6 RBI, Theodor was 5-for-6 with a triple and 4 RBI, Woodruff was 1-for-3 with a double and Olivia Bryant was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
West Liberty-Salem softball split a doubleheader on Saturday, beating Wayne, 12-2, in five innings and falling to Greenville, 2-1.
Against Wayne, Sydnee Payer picked up the win.
For the Tigers, Camrin Rice was 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI and Kayle Henderson was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and 3 RBI.
Arrah Sandy, Hannah Riblet, Kelsey Day and Hallie Strapp each had 2 hits.
Against Greenville, Day took the loss in eight innings.
Day was also 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
ENON – Graham Middle School and West Liberty-Salem Middle School competed at the Greenon Welcome Back Invitational on Saturday.
For Graham, top performers for the girls included Addison McAuley, who set a school record in the 1,600-meter run at 5:27.67 and won the event. McAuley also finished second in the 800. Tory Pence won the shot put with a throw of 27-10.50.
The girls finished 6th out of 12 teams.
Graham's top performers for the boys included Cayden Bonham, who finished sixth in the high jump at 4-08, and Spencer Hannahs, who finished sixth in discus at 77-05.
The boys team finished 12th out of 13 teams.
The West Liberty-Salem Girls Middle School track team finished 4th.
Placing first for WL-S was Aubrey Laing in the discus (67-06). Second were Montana Zinn in the discus (58-09) and Sophia Hardwick in the 200 hurdles (35.36). Third were Lena Kauffman in the pole vault (6-0) and the 1,600 relay team of Maggie Davis, Bailey Poppe, Ashley Yoder and Claire Longshore (4:57.47).
Fourth went to Lilly Weaver in the long jump and the 400 relay team of Morgan Umphries, Brooke Dunn, Sophia Hardwick and Bailey Poppe.


I know that most of us love flowers. They look beautiful when they are just grown but once they are creatively arranged with other flowers, they look even lovelier. We have here a guest post that tells us something about autumnal bouquets.
It's autumn, which means that the leaves are crisping up and the flowers and flora are preparing themselves for a nice cool change to come. The delicate flowers, the ones that and the more sensitive blooms are going to be on hiatus for a few months to come, so while they're doing their thing you can take advantage of some of the more awesome flowers like the bulbs and below-ground dwellers.
These are the flowers that really shine in the colder weather, so while it's cool you should take advantage of these once a year beauties! If you're looking to buy them in season you'd do well to know which ones grow in the autumn too, so if you feel like growing them yourself you can.
Salvias are the first on the list. These little babies are usually very easy to cultivate, growing quickly and flowering readily, so there's not much waiting around for the performance to begin. Once you've got them in your garden you'll be blessed with a whole range of awesome blooms that last for a while, so they're really worth their while.
Echinacea is next up. Not only a herb that's credited with being awesome for you, there's also some excellent flowers to be had from the plan. In the garden you'll find that the flowers are excellent attracting butterflies, bees and other beautiful flying insects to the garden. As well as this, the Echinacea flowers are also very good for cutting and using in the home.
Third on the list is the camellia plant. The beautiful camellia flower is synonymous with the very beginning of autumn. As well as signalling the start of autumn, the camellia grows very well in part shade, and so it well suited to a garden bed that is only getting morning or afternoon sun. You can grow this one as a colourful hedge, feature plant or pot plant.
Hibiscus is an awesome addition to the bouquet you can grow and use. If you can find a warm and sheltered spot you'll find that these beautiful blooms make a lovely addition to any bouquet. Hibiscus is the flower that keeps on giving.
Tibouchina are a bloom that flowers very heavily at any time during spring and autumn, or basically when the weather is a little bit cooler. You should choose a spot in your garden that takes advantage of the heavy flowering, so that you can take the most advantage of the spots.
Gordonia will see you experiencing some excellent flowers throughout the months of autumn. The beautiful flowers of the Gordonia will stand out against the dark leaves of the plant, and will also give you double value when the flowers fall, because they lie in a circle around the plant and look extra pretty.
Chrysanthemum are also a delightful addition to your garden, with a range of colours giving you bold splashes of colour to inject some autumn life into your garden. These flowers are perfect for your garden in late summer, and also in autumn.
No matter what you choose for your garden, or for your bouquet, remember that autumn flowers are just as satisfying and beautiful as any other kind of spring or summer flower, and you're well placed to choose some beautiful blooms with the right guidance. This is just a handy snippet of the ways in which you can choose the best flowers from the beast florists such as Fresh Flowers for your autumn needs.
I guess you learned a lot from this post today. Well, some information is new to me too. It is just amazing that these flowers can look even more gorgeous when artistically placed together. What can you say about autumnal bouquets?


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Q: PHP Socket Server - Is it safe to set verify_peer to false I've been googling for a while to setup a TCP connection and every tutorial I noticed that in the context options the verify_peer is set to false.
I managed to make it work if I set the verify_peer to false, but then I set it to true it doesn't work. In production server I want to make it as secure as it can.
Is it safe to set verify_peer to false when creating a TCP socket server?
This is my the code to open a TCP connection.
function setupTcpStreamServer($pem_file, $pem_passphrase, $ip, $port) {
//setup and listen to a tcp IP/port, returning the socket stream

 //create a stream context for our SSL settings
 $context = stream_context_create();

 //Setup the SSL Options
 stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'local_cert', $pem_file);  // Our SSL Cert in PEM format
 stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'passphrase', $pem_passphrase); // Private key Password
 stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'allow_self_signed', true);
 stream_context_set_option($context, 'ssl', 'verify_peer', false);

 //create a stream socket on IP:Port
 $socket = stream_socket_server("tcp://{$ip}:{$port}", $errno, $errstr, STREAM_SERVER_BIND|STREAM_SERVER_LISTEN, $context);
 stream_socket_enable_crypto($socket, false);

 return $socket;
}


With LiveIntent, your email newsletters can also provide a powerful revenue stream without the usual hassle. Unlike traditional ad servers, LiveIntent's ad server can operate in cookie-free environments, like Outlook and mobile devices. This means you'll never encounter a click-caching issue with our technology, and you can reliably monetize every impression on every device, screen and browser.
In this article, we'll review how to use LiveIntent and share resources that can help you as you proceed.
The following steps will help your team get the most out of our LiveTag technology by detailing instructions for initial implementation, best practices for your newsletter's template design, and troubleshooting help if you run into any issues.
Ensure your contract is signed! Your LiveIntent Platform Development Managers (PDMs) will send over the Publisher Questionare and request a CNAME alias from you.
Request a subdomain dedicated to LiveIntent tags: Using that subdomain, we'll provide you with an EdgeSuite host which you will then point as a CNAME in your DNS. Reference this article for steps on setting up a CNAME.
Paste your LiveTags into your newsletter's HTML template: Instructions can be found here.
For best practices on template layout and design, check out our "Email Template Design & HTML Tips" document.
Activate your ad slots: Once LiveTags are implemented in your template, send a live send to Activate@LiveIntent.com. Once the test email is sent, LiveIntent will run a script on each test email. If the tags were implemented correctly, the ad slots will activate and you will receive an email. If they were not, your PDM will be alerted and will work with you to quickly solve the problem.
For instructions on how to create a report, reference this article.
Revenue Per Thousand Opens (RPO) is our simple, top-line metric for understanding the value you are deriving from your partnership with LiveIntent. While RPO may seem like a new, different metric, it is really just a way of condensing two familiar measurements: Cost Per Thousand Impressions (CPM), and LiveTags per Open (LPO).
RPO is a good way to evaluate your success with LiveIntent for a few reasons, the biggest being that it's reflective of the LiveIntent exchange (CPM) as well as your own adoption of LiveIntent's technology (the number of LiveTags in your template).


William Clarke Flowers Florists - Retail is one of a number of businesses situated in Kenley, Surrey.
A frequent business type near William Clarke Flowers is Take Away Restaurants .
Toothache? There is a dentist locally for all your dental needs. Roses are red, violets are blue. If you are in need of a florist there's one near you. Rest assured, there is at least one doctor in the area.


Tips and tricks for getting your house ready to put on the market.
Posted by Cortiers Real Estate on Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 at 9:11am.
When putting your house on the market, there is a checklist of things to do in preparation. However, there are small things that people forget to do that can make or break a deal. Don't worry, we've got you covered with 4 tips and tricks that will help your home sell on the market.
This simple fix will make your home look bigger and less cluttered. No buyer wants to see unsightly wires all over the place when they come to visit.
Use binder clips even paper towel rolls to keep cords together, then use a light adhesive to hide behind a desk or entertainment stand.
These are the things we see everyday and never notice are truly dirty. Baseboards,Windows and small appliances need to be cleaned so buyers will find your home more attractive.
Make sure the surfaces in your home are free of fingerprints and dust.
Buyers = snoopers. When showing your home, you have to expects buyers to snoop around. They will open closets, medicine cabinets and rooms and what they see may affect their decision to purchase.
Make sure every space in your home is well organized in order to maximize the space.
Size matters when it comes to selling a home. The layout of your furniture and decor can often make your space look small.
Rearrange your furniture so that it maximizes the space. Even consider removing items if the space still seems congested.
With these simple tricks and tips for getting your home ready will make a huge impact when being shown by potential buyers.
What are some tricks you may have used or tips you would give? Let us know in the comments below.


OR SB580 Engross Prohibits use of cyanide devices to control wildlife.
OR SB593 Engross Makes person holding resident disabled veteran hunting license eligible for additional preference points in controlled hunt permit preference system.
OR HB2113 Intro Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and implement program to provide Oregon businesses, communities and landowners with technical assistance regarding nonlethal methods to reduce conflict between humans and wildlife.
OR HB2923 Intro Classifies certain persons as resident persons for purpose of purchasing licenses, tags and permits issued by State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
OR HB2381 Intro Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to operate program in southwest Oregon to control populations of species that prey on salmon.
OR HB3370 Intro Directs State Marine Board to provide optional licensing of boats as charter boats if boat carries fewer than seven passengers for hire.
OR HB3221 Intro Prohibits aerial application of pesticide on certain lands owned by state.
OR HB3119 Intro Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to designate overseeing employee if department operates cougar management plan that uses appointed agents.
OR HB3082 Intro Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for further allocation to Klamath Soil and Water Conservation District for purpose of conducting seepage study in Klamath Basin. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
OR HB3042 Intro Authorizes city, town, county or political subdivision to prohibit or regulate application of chemicals by aircraft.
OR HB2955 Intro Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to allow person meeting criteria to hunt game mammals using crossbow.
OR HB2943 Intro Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to submit report on effects on Oregon wolf populations of removing gray wolf from state lists of threatened or endangered species. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
OR HB2917 Intro Exempts collection, storage or use of diffuse surface water from falling rain, melting snow or other precipitation from requirement to obtain water right permit or certificate.
OR HB2738 Intro Modifies intake conditions for motorized suction dredge in motorized in-stream placer mining.
OR HB2739 Intro Exempts equipment run on recirculating water systems from ban on in-stream placer mining in salmonid habitat.
OR HB2741 Intro Requires State Board of Forestry to transfer ownership of former county forestland back to county, upon request, if former county forestland is 10 percent or less of all former county forestland owned by board.
OR HB2062 Intro Requires Invasive Species Council to biennially report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
OR HB2380 Intro Directs State Board of Forestry, pursuant to joint rules adopted by State Board of Forestry and State Land Board, to establish pilot project for county management of certain Elliott State Forest Lands. Sunsets January 2, 2030.
OR HB2367 Intro Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
OR HB2432 Intro Provides that certain statutes regarding forest management are added to and made part of laws regarding forestry administration.
OR HB2376 Intro Appropriates moneys to State Parks and Recreation Department for outreach and development of educational signs warning public about natural dangers of ocean beaches. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
OR HB2433 Intro Modifies definition of "native fish" for purposes of salmon and trout enhancement program.


Book Kishu Shirahama-Onsen Musashi in Nanki Shirahama Onsen (Wakayama) — This hot spring ryokan is close to the famous beautiful white sand beach and greets guests with the fragrance of the sea, trees, and baths. 111 min by JR Limited Express from Kansai International Airport, Osaka.
This hot spring boasts 1300 years of history and features a mild spring quality. It has two types of hot spring. The water is good for gout, neuralgia, sunburn, etc.


text:
package tags

import (
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"sync/atomic"
	"time"

	"go.uber.org/zap"

	"github.com/go-graphite/go-carbon/helper"
	"github.com/lomik/zapwriter"
)

type Options struct {
	LocalPath           string
	TagDB               string
	TagDBTimeout        time.Duration
	TagDBChunkSize      int
	TagDBUpdateInterval uint64
}

type Tags struct {
	q             *Queue
	qErr          error // queue initialization error
	logger        *zap.Logger
	options       *Options
	updateCounter uint64
}

func New(options *Options) *Tags {
	var send func([]string) error

	t := &Tags{
		logger:  zapwriter.Logger("tags"),
		options: options,
	}

	u, urlErr := url.Parse(options.TagDB)
	if urlErr != nil {
		send = func([]string) error {
			time.Sleep(time.Second)
			t.logger.Error("bad tag url", zap.String("url", options.TagDB), zap.Error(urlErr))
			return urlErr
		}
	} else {
		u.Path = "/tags/tagMultiSeries"
		s := u.String()

		send = func(paths []string) error {
			client := &http.Client{Timeout: options.TagDBTimeout}

			resp, err := client.PostForm(s, url.Values{"path": paths})
			if err != nil {
				t.logger.Error("failed to post tags", zap.Error(err))
				return err
			}
			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
				t.logger.Error("failed to post tags", zap.Int("status-code", resp.StatusCode))
				return fmt.Errorf("bad status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
			}

			ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
			return nil
		}
	}

	t.q, t.qErr = NewQueue(options.LocalPath, send, options.TagDBChunkSize)
	if options.TagDBUpdateInterval < 1 {
		options.TagDBUpdateInterval = 1
	}

	return t
}

func (t *Tags) Stop() {
	t.q.Stop()
}

func (t *Tags) Add(value string, now bool) {
	if t.q == nil {
		t.logger.Error("queue database not initialized", zap.Error(t.qErr))
		return
	}
	if now || (atomic.AddUint64(&t.updateCounter, 1)%t.options.TagDBUpdateInterval == 0) {
		t.q.Add(value)
	}
}

// Collect metrics
func (t *Tags) Stat(send helper.StatCallback) {
	helper.SendAndSubstractUint32("queuePutErrors", &t.q.stat.putErrors, send)
	helper.SendAndSubstractUint32("queuePutCount", &t.q.stat.putCount, send)
	helper.SendAndSubstractUint32("queueDeleteErrors", &t.q.stat.deleteErrors, send)
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Liew Mun Leong communicates regularly and frankly with his staff in various ways, including emails. He began writing emails to his staff on various topics and issues when he joined the company. Through these emails, one gets a certain vicarious pleasure from reading about his many interesting work experiences and challenges, and gains insights into the character and management philosophy of this visionary leader.
Author: Mun Leong Liew
BISAC: BUS041000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Management
Management philosophy of an Asian CEO.
– Insights into one of Singapore's most successful MNCs – Frank musings from a well-respected business leader
Liew Mun Leong has been President & CEO of CapitaLand Limited since November 2000. He was named Outstanding CEO of the Year in the 2006 Singapore Business Awards and conferred the CEO of the Year award in the 2007 Singapore Corporate Awards. CNBC has run two programmes on him in its Managing Asia series. Headquartered in Singapore, CapitaLand is one of the largest listed real estate companies in Asia, and the biggest in South East Asia. Its real estate and hospitality portfolio spans more than 90 cities in 20 countries. The company leverages on its significant real estate asset base and market knowledge to develop real estate financial products and services in Singapore and the region.
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Leave Bitcoin out of this, Sen. Warren
November 23, 2022, 4:02 PM UTC
In the wake of FTX's collapse, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants Fidelity to halt Bitcoin offerings.
The FTX disaster has politicians and regulators jostling to impose new rules on the crypto sector. This includes Elizabeth Warren, the powerful Democratic senator who is viewed even by her critics as brilliant and principled, but who has an irrational hatred of crypto. On Tuesday, Warren pounced. In a letter, she and two fellow Senate Democrats declared a response to the FTX mess should include…stopping people from owning Bitcoin in their retirement accounts. Huh?
The letter in question—also signed by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—was directed to Fidelity Investments, which holds around $2.4 trillion in 401(k) investments on behalf of its clients, and which recently allowed customers to allocate part of their contributions—which are voluntary and deducted from workers' paychecks—to Bitcoin.
It's important to note Fidelity is not deciding on its own to put retirement funds into Bitcoin or even encouraging people to do so. It is simply giving them the option to add Bitcoin exposure along with exposure to stocks, bonds, precious metals, index funds, emerging markets, and a host of other investments. If you are a Fidelity client who is convinced Bitcoin is a terrible investment, you don't have to buy into it—instead choose from hundreds of other assets, including some that are even more risky and volatile.
So why does Warren think a future FTX—a company run as an offshore casino by a Bernie Madoff-like figure—can be prevented by cutting off access to Bitcoin? It doesn't make much sense except as part of Warren's larger ideology that banks and finance are inherently bad, while crypto is especially wicked. As an op-ed by Warren in yesterday's Wall Street Journal makes clear, she doesn't want to regulate crypto. She wants to destroy it entirely.
This is a foolish position since, as I've said more times than I count, crypto is fundamentally a technology. And there are different degrees you can and should regulate a given technology, but there is no such thing as going back to an earlier era without that technology. Warren's progressive allies in the millennial generation, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), understand this and are not anti-crypto. But Warren, like politicians of an earlier era who wanted to simply get rid of big swaths of the Internet, is not going to change—but could become irrelevant.
Finally, Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers. We at Fortune will be turning our attention from FTX to turkey and football for a few days and will be back in your inbox on Monday. If you are looking for something to read in the meantime, treat yourself to Leo Schwartz's jaw-dropping feature about his week in SBF's corrupt and decadent Bahamas.
Jeff John Roberts
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DECENTRALIZED NEWS
Lawyers told a U.S. bankruptcy court that many of FTX's assets have been stolen, and described the situation as among the "most abrupt and difficult company collapses in the history of corporate America." (AP)
Several World Cup teams have cryptocurrencies whose price is loosely tied to their success, and on Monday the value of Argentina's plunged 20% after La Albiceleste lost to Saudi Arabia in a shocking upset. (Fortune)
SBF's law professor father helped his son's company spread money across a wide variety of charities and PACs, emulating a lobbying strategy used by big corporations but at a much faster scale. (NYT)
In an usual call to investors, Sequoia Capital apologized to them for losing $150 million on FTX. (WSJ)
A Hollywood trade pub reports Apple is close to beating out Netflix and Amazon for the film rights to the forthcoming FTX book by Michael Lewis, who wrote the bestsellers Moneyball and The Big Short. (Deadline)
MEME O' THE MOMENT
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  Nesse artigo irei utilizar um Builder simplificado, que irá utilizar a mesma classe tanto para construir como para representar a instância final.
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O padrão Builder utiliza no mínimo 2 classes: 1 classe para instância a ser construída e 1 classe para a instância construtora.

Nesse artigo irei utilizar um Builder simplificado, que irá utilizar a mesma classe tanto para construir como para representar a instância final.

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O padrão [Builder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Builder_pattern) já é muito conhecido e utilizado mundo afora.

Esse artigo não tem a pretensão de ensiná-lo para que serve esse padrão — há milhares de artigos sobre isso na Internet, com implementação em várias linguagens diferentes.

No entanto, um bom resumo é encontrado na Wikipedia:

> "Separar a construção de um objeto complexo da sua representação de modo que o mesmo processo de construção possa criar diferentes representações."

Como podemos ver nos exemplos em C# da Wikipedia, foi utilizado uma classe `Car` e uma interface `ICarBuilder`. Depois, temos uma implementação dessa interface com a definição da classe `FerrariBuilder` e, finalmente, outra classe para customizar a Ferrari chamada `SportsCarBuildDirector`.

Podemos simplificar esse exemplo?

Primeiramente, `Car` poderia ser uma interface `ICar` e não uma classe. Então, poderíamos ter a classe `TFerrari` que implementa `ICar`.

Na minha opinião, o único `Builder` do exemplo é a classe `TSportsCarBuildDirector` que customiza uma Ferrari para diretores. No entanto, eu também não concordo com sua existência e acho que podemos simplificar ainda mais esse exemplo — veja mais abaixo.

Vamos começar pela primeira interface, mantendo-a [simples]({% post_url 2016-12-19-simplicidade %}), retornando tipos primitivos:

    ICar = interface
      function Model: string;
      function NumDoors: Integer;
      function Color: TColor;
      procedure Run;
    end;

Depois, codificamos a classe `TFerrari`, que implementa `ICar`. Veja que essa classe não é um Builder, mas sim apenas uma classe comum.

    TFerrari = class(TInterfacedObject, ICar)
    private
      fModel: string;
      fNumDoors: Integer;
      fColor: TColor;
    public
      constructor Create(const aModel: string;
        aNumDoors: Integer; aColor: TColor);
      function Model: string;
      function NumDoors: Integer;
      function Color: TColor;
      procedure Run;
    end;

Como disse acima, não acho necessidade de haver um `Builder` chamado `TSportsCarBuildDirector`. Para implementar essa classe seria necessário implementar uma nova interface `ICarBuilder` além da própria classe, o que seria desnecessário.

Podemos simplificar esse exemplo utilizando [herança]({% post_url 2017-03-06-como-utilizar-heranca-apropriadamente %}) dessa forma:

    TDirectorSportCar = class(TFerrari)
    public
      constructor Create(aColor: TColor); reintroduce;
    end;

    constructor TDirectorSportCar.Create(aColor: TColor);
    begin
      inherited Create('488 Spider', 2, aColor);
    end;

Acabamos de criar um Builder mas utilizando a própria classe que irá representar um `ICar`, ou seja, a `TDirectorSportCar`. Não precisamos de mais uma interface abstrata como `ICarBuilder` ou sua implementação.

Para demonstrar o código, poderíamos ter algo assim:

    procedure DoSomethingWithCars;
    var
      car: ICar;
    begin
      car := TDirectorSportCar.Create(clRed);
      car.Run;
    end;

Sem Builders (aparentes), sem o método "Construct", sem o método "GetResult", e utilizando objetos [imutáveis]({% post_url 2016-07-04-objetos-imutaveis %}).

Até logo.


I have just finished trying the first scenario "Retail Recommendation," and am trying to move on to the next scenario "Sport Stats."
So far I have no clue about where to find the scenario jobs for the latter three scenarios.
I am running the Sandbox on Vmware on Windows 7, and imported Cloudera Hadoop dist. As far as I can see the Weavescope shows nothing wrong.
I would appreciate some hints for continuing on without starting all over from the beginning.
Back to report the problem was solved, though leaving a question.
I found a zip file named "BigData_Cloudera", same as the project name in screenshots in the cookbook, in /home/talend/Downloads.
Somehow talend studio did not let me import the zip as a project, so I moved the unzipped folder to my workspace, created a new project named "BigData_Cloudera", and let the studio import the project contents.
I am not sure if this was the right way to go through the trial, since I found no instruction in the cookbook to look for the projects in the Downloads folder.
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Sorry if there was confusion, but it sounds like you were able to work your way through your problems.
When you selected the Cloudera Distribution, the Cloudera Project (the zip file that you found) should have been automatically imported into Studio through the Cloudera install process. Once the Cloudera container was installed, your sandbox should have rebooted. One thing that would prevent the project from importing is if you have Studio open during the install.
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Hironori Otsuka Meijin
Ken Zen Ichii (Mr. Bee)
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Hironori Otsuka (大塚 博紀 Otsuka Hironori, June 1, 1892 – January 29, 1982) was a Japanese
master of karate who created the Wado ryu style of karate. He was the first Grand Master of
Wado ryu karate, and received high awards within Japan for his contributions to karate.
Otsuka was born on June 1, 1892, in Shimodate City, Ibaraki, Japan. He was one of four children
to Tokujiro Otsuka, a medical doctor. At the age of 5 years, he began training in the martial arts of
jujutsu under his great-uncle, Chojiro Ebashi (a samurai). At the age of 13, Otsuka became the
student of Shinzaburo Nakayama in Shindo Yoshin ryu jujutsu
In 1911, while studying business administration at Waseda University in Tokyo, Otsuka trained in
various jujutsu schools in the area. Before his studies were complete, his father died and he was
unable to continue studying; he commenced work as a clerk at the Kawasaki Bank.
Although he wished to become a full-time instructor, he did not pursue this course at this point
out of respect for his mother's wishes.
On June 1, 1921,at the age of 29 years old, Otsuka received the Menkyo Kaiden
(certificate of mastery and license to teach) in Shindo Yoshin-ryu jujutsu, and became the
fourth master of that school. Jujutsu was not to become his primary art, however; in 1922,
Otsuka began training in karate under the okinawan karate master Gichin Funakoshi, who was
a new arrival in Japan. In 1927, he also established a medical practice and specialized in treating martial arts training injuries.
By 1928, Otsuka was an assistant instructor in Funakoshi's school. He also trained under Choki Motobu
(Motobu Ryu) and Kenwa Mabuni(Shito Ryu), and studied Kobudo, around this time. Otsuka began to have philosophical disagreements with Funakoshi and the two men parted ways in the early 1930s.
This may have come, in part, from their point of view regarding kumite practice. Funakoshi's karate emphasized kata, a series of movements and techniques linked by the fighting principles.
Funakoshi did not believe that sparring was necessary and he considered it too dangerous to be a part
of karate training. Otsuka believed that like in kendo and judo, the use of control can be employed
in the practice of kumite.
On April 1, 1934, Otsuka opened his own karate school the Dai Nippon Karate Shinko Kai at 63 Banchi Suehiro-Cho, Kanda, Tokyo. He blended karate with his knowledge of Shindo Yoshin ryu jujutsu to form Wado ryu karate, although the art would only later take on this name several years later.
With recognition of his style as an independent karate style, Otsuka became a full-time instructor.
In 1940, his style was registered at the Butokukai, in Kyoto, for the demonstration of various martial arts, together with Shotokan, Shito ryu and Goju ryu.
At the start of the US occupation of Japan following World War II, the practice of martial arts was banned
but after a few years, the practice of karate was allowed to be continued and became very popular with
the occupying allied forces which gave Otsuka and other karate masters the chance to give demonstration
of karate inside the bases. During this period, Otsuka held various karate competitions through the 1950's.
In 1964, three of Otsuka's students (Tatsuo Suzuki, Toru Arakawa, and Hajime Takashima) from Nihon University toured Europe and the United States of America, demonstrating Wado ryu karate.
On April 29, 1966, Emperor Hirohito awarded Otsuka the Order of the Rising Sun. The Emperor later also awarded him the Soko Kyokujitsu Sho medal for his contributions to karate. On October 9, 1972, the Kokusai Budo (International Martial Arts Federation) awarded Otsuka the title of Shodai Karate-do Meijin Judan (first-generation karate master 10th dan); this was the first time this honor had been bestowed on a karate practitioner.
Otsuka continued to teach and propagate Wado ryu karate into the 1980s and was finally laid to rest
on January 29, 1982.


We are expanding our mobile crane fleet with the Spierings SK597-AT4, the hundreth crane that was built.
At the Spierings plant in Oss, the festive handover took place. The new mobile crane is already in use for our customers in Baden, Alsace and beyond. We look forward to the fleet increase!


By Wayne Olsen, Datacentrix security business unit manager.
Biometrics is about more than the fingerprint or retina terminal itself, it's about storing data in forensically-signed databases, that is admissible in a court of law.
Wayne Olsen, Datacentrix security business unit manager.
There's no doubt that fraud in the workplace is a broad-ranging topic, but one of the most egregious kinds is surely financial fraud. It's this type of fraud that directly hits the company's bottom line. So let's look at mitigating those cybercrime efforts that are directed at local organisations with financial crime as their primary strategy.
Electronic fraud is really just the latest evolution of traditional crime. Many professional criminal syndicates have shifted their focus away from the old-world tactics of holding up banks, running black-market importing businesses or trading drugs, for instance. They've chosen an often far softer target: capitalising on the lack of security and stringent processes within many companies.
In recent years we've seen the art of social engineering become ever-more sophisticated, as fraudsters carefully gather data-sets from 'helpful' staff, building up this data to ultimately impersonate different parties. Armed with enough information, they may impersonate a supplier requesting that their bank details are changed; or they impersonate the CFO in requesting that payment orders are executed by his staff. Many have defined this kind of highly-targeted identity theft as 'whaling' – an evolved form of phishing.
Many firms are investing tens of millions of rands in sophisticated security tools that deal with technical threats coming from all directions, but fail to effectively prevent financial losses because the basic processes are just not designed effectively.
Whatever the size of one's company, in the finance department it is essential to segregate financial duties between different people. We often see firms stumbling due to a lack of basic rigour (such as mandating that a purchase order be checked with business unit managers before invoices are released for payment, or confirming that an employee has been fully off-boarded by implementing checks and balances across Payroll, HR, IT and other areas).
Each transaction can be biometrically-signed, so there is absolutely no doubt about who authorised a particular payment. With advanced biometrics solutions, full audit logs are created, tracing the journey of a particular transaction through its various stages of approval.
These audit logs can be introduced into a court of law if necessary, as they legally bind the actor (for example the financial administrator) to the transaction. This allows organisations to reach a level of certainty and accountability that was previously not possible with less-secure, password-based systems.
By positively connecting a physical person to each specific transaction, firms can eliminate the problems of passwords that are divulged or shared, or smartcards, tokens and one-time PIN numbers that can also be passed between individuals.
A biometrics approach can be used consistently across various enterprise applications – to deliver legally-valid transaction evidence, and essentially to act as an impartial witness to sensitive business transactions. By introducing this technology alongside policies (such as payment value thresholds for different members of staff), organisations can not only ensure that any fraud losses are traced back to particular individuals, but they can prevent fraud from happening in the first place.


Riding on the proximity to the Beirut Sports City development, the Beirut Sports City Commercial Center (BSCCC) was intended to further consolidate the post-war reconstruction efforts and enhance the urban development of Beirut's southern entrance area. The proposed 120,000 m2 of retail space, intimately linked to leisure facilities, was located within a 15-minute reach of an area housing close to 600,000 people. Extensive parking space for up to 6,700 cars and comprehensive service and storage areas were also suggested as part of the project, which begun with extensive marketing surveys that revealed the significant market potential for retail outlets located within the proposed BSCCC.