Jordan Miles' civil lawsuit against the city has revealed more information about the night he was beaten.
It's been two years since Jordan Miles confronted three undercover Pittsburgh police officers on a cold winter night in Homewood. But what happened during the former CAPA student's high-profile beating arrest on Jan. 12, 2010, is still a mystery.
Did the three officers — Richard Ewing, Michael Saldutte and David Sisak — properly identify themselves as they approached Miles? Was Miles' jacket concealing a Mountain Dew bottle, which the officers say they mistook for a gun? Did police use excessive force?
As the saying goes, there are two sides to every story — and those sides are squaring off in a federal civil-rights suit filed by Miles last year. And perhaps not surprisingly, even police experts involved in the case disagree about what happened that night.
In late December, two police experts — one hired by the city of Pittsburgh, the other by Miles — filed their opinions about what transpired. Both experts reviewed largely the same materials, including police reports, medical records and depositions. Taken together, their opinions reveal details that were previously concealed from the public, despite all the controversy. But the reports also reveal how murky the truth remains.
The city's expert, former New Britain Township Police Chief Joseph J. Stine, argues in his 14-page report that the three officers acted appropriately. Miles' expert, retired criminology professor R. Paul McCauley, of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, comes to the opposite conclusion in a 35-page report of his own.
It may not be surprising that each side got an opinion that bolstered its case; some legal experts decry courtroom experts as little more than "guns for hire." But which opinion is more believable? At least one observer says the answer might lie not in what the reports include, but in what Stine's report left out, including potentially damaging testimony about the officers' work history.
Police have contended that, while patrolling Tioga Street in plainclothes and an unmarked car, they saw Miles acting suspiciously — hiding near an unoccupied vehicle in a lot between two homes.
As the officers pulled up, they claim Miles began walking toward the sidewalk with his hands in his pockets. Ewing says that through a lowered window, he identified himself as a Pittsburgh police officer and asked Miles to stop.
In the ensuing brief conversation — during which police say their badges were clearly displayed — Saldutte grew suspicious of what he observed to be a heavy object inside Miles' right jacket pocket. "He has something on him," Saldutte told the other two officers, according to Stine's report. "I think he's going to go."
At that point, the officers claim, Miles started walking away, and began to run once they repeated that they were police officers. As he fled, the officers claim, Miles kept reaching toward his right jacket pocket, as if to secure something inside. But Miles slipped and fell, allowing officers to catch up with him.
A fight ensued, in which Miles allegedly kicked an officer, was hit with closed fists and even zapped ineffectively with a Taser, whose dart apparently lodged in his thick winter coat. The struggle ended when Ewing struck Miles in the head with his knee.
The officers claim they identified themselves as police throughout the fight — and that after subduing Miles, they found a Mountain Dew bottle in his jacket pocket.
In assessing responsibility for the incident, Stine's report argues that Miles must have assumed from the outset that the men were police. Otherwise, Miles "would have had to believe that three adult white males had come into [a] predominately Afro-American community in order to rob him."
Meanwhile, Stine concludes the officers did almost nothing wrong ... because their training wouldn't allow it.
Stine and McCauley both acknowledge that there are conflicting accounts about whether the officers identified themselves. But Stine, a former executive officer of the City of Philadelphia's Police Training Bureau, stresses that officers are trained to do so.
"This training is so engrained," Stine writes, "that it becomes a reflex action for officers to immediately and continuously identify themselves when they are taking police action, especially while in plainclothes."
And because the officers believed Miles might have a gun, their use of force was justified.
"[A] reasonably well trained professional police officer would have believed that they were in a life and death struggle," he concludes.
The Mountain Dew bottle — whose existence Miles has denied — was never put into evidence; police say they tossed it aside. Stine writes that the officers "made a mistake when they discarded the soda bottle."
But, he reasons, "Police officers are human beings and can make mistakes."
McCauley, a retired IUP criminology professor, concludes that the three officers made more than just one mistake.
Miles says he was on his way from his mother's house to his grandmother's home around the corner, walking on Tioga Street instead of on the icy sidewalk. Suddenly, he alleges, a car pulled up beside him. Three white men then exited the vehicle, Miles says, according to McCauley's report, demanding, "[W]here is the gun, money, drugs?"
The three men, he says, never identified themselves as police officers. Thinking they were trying to rob him, Miles says he started to run.
And since officers "did not have ... probable cause to believe Mr. Miles committed or was about to commit a crime," McCauley's report argues, "Mr. Miles is not required to talk to the officers and he may walk or run away."
That's assuming Miles recognized them as police. McCauley argues that even in an unmarked car, the officers could "activate the vehicle's lights and 'chirp' the siren to alert Mr. Miles that this was a police car." Officer Ewing testified, according to McCauley's report, that they did not do so because police emergency lights must be used only for traffic stops.
McCauley's report concludes that, given the officers' combined weight (about 625 pounds versus Miles' 140 pounds), strength and training, the "closed fist strikes and knee strikes to Mr. Miles' face/head were unnecessary and excessive." He also concludes that it is "not reasonable" to believe that Miles would reach for a bottle of Mountain Dew during an altercation with police or thugs. Miles, McCauley writes, "had no reason to reach for his pocket or for a bottle of Mountain Dew during a struggle with the police or anyone, even if he was thirsty."
McCauley states that failing to retain the Mountain Dew bottle would be "conduct unbecoming of an officer and subject to disciplinary action." The omission "indicates extremely poor police work at best or officer dishonesty at wors[t]."
McCauley notes that Ewing, when asked in a deposition about the bottle, said that the issue "seems very petty." That response, says McCauley, "reflects a deviant police culture requiring serious inquiry by police management."
To some extent, it's no surprise that each side of the case got the opinion it wanted.
"You're in the middle of the quandary of criminologists as expert witnesses," says Patrick Anderson, a criminology professor at Florida Southern College and the co-author of Expert Witnesses: Criminologists in the Courtroom. "Some experts are just guns for hire. It's sad but true."
Meanwhile, he says, "The jury is left trying to figure out which expert to believe.
"It's one of the weaknesses of the American [justice] system," adds Anderson, who notes that in the British system, the court picks the experts.
But perhaps the most significant difference between the two reports is what Stine's opinion omits.
Only McCauley's report summarizes the contents of a deposition given by Commander Rashall Brackney. According to McCauley's summary, Brackney asserted all three officers "had a history of lying and taking action when not rising to [the] level of reasonable suspicion."
Brackney testified, according to McCauley's report, that officer Ewing was "untruthful regarding [a] police pursuit involving an accident with vehicle damage." In addition, McCauley writes, Brackney "mandated PO Sisak and PO Ewing be closely monitored and supervised."
"The striking difference between the two [opinions] is Miles' expert's inclusion of the facts from the Rashall Brackney interview," says David Harris, a University of Pittsburgh law professor who specializes in police issues. "That's potentially very significant."
Juries tend to give police officers the benefit of the doubt when testifying against civilians, Harris says. But testimony about officers having a history of untruthfulness could erode the officers' credibility — especially if the testimony comes from another officer.
"It makes a major difference," Harris says. "This case will turn on the credibility of the witnesses."
After reading both opinions, Harris says McCauley's report was more balanced. "[McCauley's] report was somewhat more comprehensive and considered more facts whether positive or negative" to Miles' case.
For example, McCauley's writes that, "If Mr. Miles knew the three men were police officers and he was being arrested[,] then he was not justified to resist arrest even if the arrest was unlawful."
By contrast, Harris says, "The city's expert tended to call everything in one direction." And Stine's account includes some contradictions, he says. Stine writes that because police training stresses the need for officers to identify themselves, they almost certainly did so when confronting Miles. Yet, on the other hand, Stine dismisses the officers' failure to retain the soda bottle as a mere "mistake."
While agreeing it's possible the police made a simple mistake, Harris says "retaining evidence is also part of their training. It begins to strain your analysis when you say one mistake is not possible and another is understandable."
After being briefed by a reporter on the contents of the Brackney deposition, Anderson agreed that the police commander's testimony is extremely important. But he's not surprised that Stine's report glossed over it.
"It is common and also troubling" for experts to ignore evidence that could hurt their client's case, he says. "The fact that [the city's] expert didn't take that into consideration ... indicates bias."
Stine declined to comment for this story. City Solicitor Dan Regan similarly declined to discuss specifics in the reports, saying, "We don't think it's the appropriate time or venue to respond." However, Regan added, "We continue to maintain that there is no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of the officers."
McCauley, meanwhile, maintains, "I'm not an advocate for or against Miles."
"[McCauley] calls it like he sees it," agrees J. Kerrington Lewis, Miles' lawyer. "Other experts sing whatever tune somebody wants."


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Il fornaretto di Venezia anche noto come La leggenda del povero fornaretto è un racconto popolare veneziano ambientato nel 1507, sotto il dominio del doge Leonardo Loredan.

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Il racconto è ambientato nella Venezia rinascimentale del 1507, nell'angolo tra calle della Mandola e il Ponte degli Assassini. All'alba, il giovane panettiere Piero Fasiol si sta recando alla sua bottega, o, secondo altre versioni del racconto, dalla sua amata Annetta per chiederle di sposarlo, quando trova una guaina d'argento e decide di farne dono ad Annetta, che però non lo accetta e gli chiede di tornare indietro a vedere se qualcuno la sta cercando.
Tornato indietro, Piero trova steso a terra il cadavere del conte Alvise Guoro (secondo altre versioni fu quando trovò il cadavere che prese con sé la guaina del pugnale colpito dalla finezza della fattura).

Il ragazzo torna da Annetta e dalla sua padrona, la signora Barbo, e le racconta ciò che è accaduto. In quel momento, bussano alle porte due guardie, che chiedono a Piero di seguirle a Palazzo di sua spontanea volontà. Il ragazzo fa come gli è stato chiesto, sicuro della sua innocenza.
Arrivato a Palazzo Ducale, il giovane Piero viene rinchiuso nei pozzi, dove urla di essere innocente. Nel buio, il ragazzo perde la cognizione del tempo, riuscendo a udire solo vagamente i rintocchi delle campane di San Marco che tengono le ore. Ad un certo punto, gli fanno visita Annetta e il suo padrone Messer Barbo, che inizia a tempestarlo di domande a cui Piero non sa dare una risposta. Il Barbo allora gli offre due azioni: confessare oppure evadere con lui quella notte stessa.
Il ragazzo sceglie di scappare e Barbo lo nasconde sotto il suo ampio mantello e lo conduce fino alla Porta della Carta; qui, l'uomo gli ordina di raggiungere il Fondaco dei Tedeschi, dove troverà protezione, prima della mezzanotte.
Il viaggio si rivela accidentato, al buio, rischiando più volte di farsi catturare dalle guardie. Una volta giunto al Fontego, però, Piero viene riconosciuto e dichiarato una spia e consegnato alle guardie, che lo rinchiudono di nuovo nei pozzi.
Il Consiglio dei Dieci, nel frattempo, si riunisce per decidere la sorte di Piero, che ora ha multiple accuse. Il giudizio è preso per votazione: Piero viene riconosciuto colpevole e condannato a morte.

Il giovane è quindi portato in Piazza San Marco, dove una grande folla assiste all'esecuzione. Il Doge Loredan in persona dà l'ordine al boia, che decapita Piero Fasiol, fornaretto di San Paternian.

Non passano però molti giorni, che, per un caso fortuito, viene individuato il vero assassino. In seguito ai rimorsi per aver condannato il povero fornaretto, le magistrature veneziane divennero molto più prudenti nel decidere sulla vita di una persona.

Secondo alcune varianti della leggenda, inoltre, tutti i conoscenti di Piero o chi lo giudicò colpevole, fecero una brutta fine: Annetta morirà povera; il conte Barbo, riconosciuto colpevole, morirà soffocato durante una cena; il Doge Loredan morirà di malattia a 86 anni; la signora Barbo morirà nel 1507 per una tubercolosi. Tutte queste morti costituiscono la maledizione del Fornaretto.

Vicende storiche
La storia è stata più volte analizzata per capire se si tratti di leggenda o di realtà. Di vicende simili non si trova alcuna traccia nei registri della Quarantia Criminal, né in alcuna altra parte se non in una ipotetica lista dei giustiziati (con protagonista un certo Piero Tasca, per un fatto analogo nei primi anni del '500), compilata però tra la fine del XVIII e l'inizio del XIX secolo.
Tali vicende non sono state registrate nemmeno da Marin Sanudo, celebre cronista dell'epoca in cui si svolsero i presunti fatti.

Il racconto popolare trovò ampia diffusione anche fuori Venezia dopo la pubblicazione nel 1846 del dramma storico in 5 atti di Francesco Dall'Ongaro, che ne riprende le vicende.

Curiosità
Una tradizione popolare, registrata però solo dal XIX secolo, riporta che in seguito alla presunta morte di Piero, sorse l'usanza, prima di emettere una condanna a morte, di ripetere la frase Ricordeve del poaro fornareto (Ricordatevi del povero fornaretto).

In ricordo alla vicenda, fin dal 1507, sul lato sud della Basilica di San Marco ardevano due lumini rossi (ora due lampadine da 40 watt).
Qualcuno però crede che si riferiscano ad un'altra vicenda.

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An Early Christmas at Ananda
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Christmas carols in the Common Dome, sung by (almost) all-English troubadors. L-R: Roger Hodgson, leader of the Supertramp rock band, Uma, Roger's sister Carolyn (Cara) Hodgson, band member Frank Farrell, Mary McFadyen, Prita (not English; she got a pass for being Cara's friend), band friend, and Rosemary Cameron from Australia. Click image to enlarge.
(Part 8 on our ongoing series, Swami Kriyananda on Art & the Artist.)
On Christmas Eve, we gathered in the Common Dome where Swamiji regaled us with his reading of a P. G. Wodehouse story. He had been introduced to this British humorist when he was a schoolboy in England, and had loved him ever since. Now he was sharing his enjoyment with us. He was a gifted mimic, and his accents sent us—and occasionally, him—into gales of laughter.
Then outward merriment gave way to inward joy, with Christmas carols and Swamiji's songs. There were guests from Germany. As a child, Swamiji was as fluent in German as he was in English. Together they sang some of his favorite German carols. Instruments came out for an impromptu concert.
At the Christmas meditation the day before, Swamiji had played some recorded music in the afternoon. Most of his music was not suitable for the occasion, so he played favorite pieces from many traditions. Sitar and tabla from India, a European folk song, a duet from a French opera. Then he played The Blue Danube waltz, which Master had played for every Christmas meditation.
"Visualize yourself in the astral world dancing with the masters," Swamiji said. When the piece concluded, he smiled mischievously, then said, "Master always played it more than once."
We listened to it three more times. Swamiji stood near the altar, eyes closed, smiling blissfully, swaying gracefully, keeping the rhythm with a soft clap of his hands.
Earlier in the week, I had come to see Swamiji in the middle of the day, to discuss a business matter. When I arrived, he was making chapatis (Indian unleavened bread) for his lunch, and continued on without breaking his silence. In his lectures, Swamiji often referred to inner experiences devotees may have, but rarely made it personal.
Such an aura of holiness emanated from him as he quietly prepared his simple lunch. Even the smallest task, done for God, becomes an act of worship. (Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer, 1974, p. 78)
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Slovenian Animated Film 2006-2017
13. 4.—17. 6., Gallery of Contemporary Art
Authors: Špela Čadež, Boris Dolenc, Dušan Kastelic, Miha Knific, Anka Kočevar, Jaka Kramberger, Timon Leder, Urban Breznik, Jernej Lunder, Darko Masnec, Grega Mastnak, Katarina Nikolov, Rok Predin, Nejc Saje, Kolja Saksida, Brane Solce, Koni Steinbacher, Janez Marinšek, Igor Šinkovec, Iztok Šuc, Leon Vidmar, Jernej Žmitek
Film animation – from the big screen to the gallery!
Igor Prassel
In 2006, the development of Slovenian comic strip and animated film over previous ten years was featured in an exhibition organised by the Celje Centre for Contemporary Arts. The quantity of contemporary Slovenian production has since increased to the point when joint presentations of the two art genres are no longer possible. Which is just as well; comic strip and animated film are indeed allied, yet also individual fields marked by their own specific laws and internal rules.
From 13 April to 17 June, the space, walls and screens of the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art are showcasing the works of as many as 21 Slovenian authors. Unfortunately, the most experimental Slovenian author, Mitja Manček, had to reject his participation in the exhibition and review for personal reasons. On display are preparatory sketches and drawings, storyboards, original puppets, cut-outs and parts of scenery for puppet and collage animations, as well as digital printouts from 2D and 3D computer animated films. The exhibition also provides a "behind the scenes" glimpse of the process of making animated films, and host animated film workshops.
Alongside the exhibition, the 2nd Slovenian Animated film Review was held in Metropol Cinema, Celje on 13 and 14 April, showing more than 60 Slovenian animated films made in the period from 2014 to 2017. A decade ago, such a number would have been unthinkable. It is undoubtedly promising for future development that quality has been particularly on the rise alongside quantity, thus ranking Slovenian animated film alongside the global contemporary production.
Having been granted some institutional development guidelines in the 1950's, Slovenian animated film is now experiencing a rebirth. Production has been growing from year to year, annual triumphs at international festivals being distributed almost equally between original and engaging stories targeting children's audiences and short animations for adults. From its very beginning, the history of Slovenian animated film is a history that was dominated by individual filmmakers in certain periods of time. Saša Dobrila, the pioneer of Slovenian animation, who at the beginning of the 1950's set the foundations (quite literally, since the first improvised animation studio was set up within Triglav film under his baton) and thoroughly infected his young colleagues with the desire for animation, nowadays couldn't possibly believe his eyes if he saw the diverse and top-quality current Slovenian production. The authors who pursue the art of animation at the beginning of the 21st century have been writing one of the brightest and most unique stories in the history of Slovenian cinema. The specificity of our region is diverse production houses – Finta, Bugbrain, Invida, Zvvviks, Ozor, Strup – which were established by the authors themselves. In recent years, animations have been indirectly making its way into study programmes of Universities in Nova Gorica and Ljubljana, and there has also been a growing number of animation workshops to chose from, both for children and adults.
Beyond doubt, Slovenian production could not have professionalised to this extent, were it not for institutional support. Regular calls for applications issued by the Slovenian Film Centre and the National TV have created the basis for studios to be able to survive and helped prevent for the major part of talented young hopefuls to move abroad, which is what Darko Masnec and Rok Predin did. The former successfully completed his animation studies at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts, where he then stayed and found a job, and the latter became successful in London where he started to work for one of the most dynamic animation studios. Fortunately, Špela Čadež returned home after successfully completing her studies in Germany and established her own studio where she works with a small team of excellent artists. Her animated film Boles (2013) is a milestone both in terms of international visibility and in terms of the amount of funding contributed by the Slovenian Film Centre. Her latest film Nighthawk (2016) illustrates her transition from puppet animation to a new technique. The multiplane animation table that was used by Erič and Čoh to make shots for the first and so far only Slovenian feature animated film Socialisation of a Bull (1998) has been also experiencing its rebirth. Becoming redundant at the national television, the table was transferred to Čadež's newly established studio. She transformed it to fit her needs for making collage animation, and will, that I am sure about, long continue to use it for making her original art films. The baton to continue the tradition of puppet animation for adults was passed on to Leon Vidmar. Having been assistant animator and learning from Čadež in the making of Boles, he then applied the acquired knowledge successfully into making his debut film Farewell (2016), with which he experienced his first successful festival appearances.
Animations by Dušan Kastelic are no less original than those by Špela Čadež. Making 3D computer animations and making his films entirely by himself (except for sound and music), Kastelic requires more time to produce a film than authors working in other techniques. Made almost a decade after his animated dramatization of Mlakar's Čikorija an' kafe (2008), his latest film The Box (2017) again surfaced the author's unique technical approach, which this time he supplemented with a socially critical emphasis.
In recent years, the area of animated films for children has become better represented and more diverse. Despite the fact that we still don't have a mechanism to finance animation series, both Kolja Saksida in puppet animation and Grega Mastnak in 2D computer animation have successfully tackled the development and made a series of episodes for Koyaa and Prince Ki-Ki-Do, thus showing that no obstacle is too great when working on a project with global potential. Animation series, short original animations and purpose-made animations are also developed and produced efficiently by the Škofja Loka based Invida, the biggest and most diverse animation studio in Slovenia. This is also where Timon Leder, one of the most talented young authors, produced his debut animation, Weasel (2016). As well as working on his own projects, Leder also works as animator for others, runs animation workshops and lectures animated film (and so does Kolja Saksida) at the School of Arts, University of Nova Gorica.
Let me end this introductory text by using the words of the first Slovenian superhero, Martin Krpan (2017), who has undergone his 2D computer animation rendition under the baton of director Nejc Saje, which happened exactly 100 years after the release of the first original Slovenian picture book (written by Fran Levstik, illustrated by Hinko Smrekar): "If a Brdavs or someone else should drop by again, you shall know where to find Vrh pri Sveti Trojici. I shall well give your regards to its people and Madam Mayor. Wishing you all good health!
Production: Zavod Celeia Celje – Center for Contemporary Arts and Slovenian Animated Film Association; Financial support: Slovenian Film Centre; Partners: Pikto, Animateka – International Animated Film Festival, Mestni kino Metropol cinema, Celje.
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This week is the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay. Far less known to the average Aussie than Kokoda in the annals of our military history, it was a vitally important victory against the Japanese Forces.
This is the approximate location at which the Japanese landed: very difficult to get a good photo when bouncing along in a banana boat.
You can read what I wrote about it for last Remembrance Day, not long after we returned from visiting Milne Bay, as well as the memorial stained glass windows in the Catholic church.
This excellent link provides an interactive map of the battle field, and progress of the battle itself.
Facebook fans might be interested in liking the Milne Bay Memorial Library and Research Centre.
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Q: Json schema auto completion property I have already created my own schema on intellij environment, and it's working good, but  still have problems in auto completion which provides intellij to the schema,
for example if object "car" defined in json schema then intellij can recognize that there's such object in the schema and intellij will give it as suggestion through out coding json, the problem that I'm facing is that the suggestions are contains all the objects that defined in the schema, but the expectations are to get the objects which defined under the scoop of another object
This is some code of my own schema:
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
  "title": "Pipe File",
  "type": "object",
  "definitions": {
    "Pipe": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "components": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/components"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "components"
      ]
    },
    "components": {
      "description": "section which defines the pipes in the file",
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "items": {
        "oneOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/setValuesComponent"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/invokeWebServicesComp"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "setValuesComponent": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "enum": [
            "setValuesComp"
          ]
        },
        "out": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "dateFormat": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/setValuesCompOut"
            },
            "dateTimeFormat": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/setValuesCompOut"
            },
            "dateFormatBank": {
              "$ref": "#/definitions/setValuesCompOut"
            }
          }
        },
        "condition": {
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "name",
        "type",
        "out"
      ]
    },
    "setValuesCompOut": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "exprValue": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "ctxEntry": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "exprConst": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "(Class|class)\\.\\w+\\.\\w+"
        }
      },
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "required": [
            "exprValue"
          ]
        },
        {
          "required": [
            "ctxEntry"
          ]
        },
        {
          "required": [
            "value"
          ]
        },
        {
          "required": [
            "exprConst"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "invokeWebServicesComp": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "type": {
          "enum": [
            "invokeWebServices"
          ]
        },
        "mode": {
          "enum": [
            "innerJoin",
            "leftJoin",
            "union",
            "parallelJoin"
          ]
        },
        "method": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "headers": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/invokeWebServicesCompHeaders"
        },
        "dataFilePath": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "restRelativeUrl": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "in": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/invokeWebServicesCompIn"
        },
        "out": {
          "$ref": "#/definitions/invokeWebServicesCompOut"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "type",
        "name",
        "out",
        "in"
      ]
    },
    "invokeWebServicesCompOut": {
      "type": "object",
      "patternProperties": {
        "doc": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": ".+"
        }
      }
    },
    "invokeWebServicesCompHeaders": {
      "type": "object",
      "patternProperties": {
        ".{1,}": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": ".+"
        }
      }
    },
    "invokeWebServicesCompIn": {
      "type": "object",
      "patternProperties": {
        ".{1,}": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": ".+"
        }
      }
    },
    "properties": {
      "pipes": {
        "description": "section which defines the mandatory pipes object in the file",
        "type": "object",
        "patternProperties": {
          ".{1,}": {
            "$ref": "#/definitions/Pipe"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "pipes"
    ]
  }
}

So what I expected is, when the type of object determined to "setValuesComp", the auto completion will suggest the relevant properties, that's mean it will not suggest "in" property which is belong to "invokeWebServicesComp" not "setValuesComponent".this picture show the auto complete problem in my real environment

A: Your JSON schema seems to be invalid. The below JSON content should be present inside object type.
"properties": {
  "pipes": {
    "description": "section which defines the mandatory pipes object in the file",
    "type": "object",
    "patternProperties": {
      ".{1,}": {
        "$ref": "#/definitions/Pipe"
      }
    }
  }
},
"required": [
  "pipes"
]

In your schema, it is present as part of the "definitions". Please make this correction and then check if you are able to get the suggestions.

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I donbt have the original source any more and the problem is probably a bit underspecified, but herebs one solution.
This might give you an idea how to create your own solution.
should be created if nothing from source xml is copied.
The resulting "Defect" element must not contain the "reinspection"
In XPath 1, there is no eq operator. Use = instead.


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Narodni park Dajti (albansko Parku Kombëtar i Malit të Dajtit) je narodni park, ustanovljen leta 1966 v osrednji Albaniji, od leta 2006 se razteza na 293,84 km2. Park je oddaljen 40 km vzhodno od Jadranskega morja in 26 km vzhodno od Tirane. Območje je v skupni pristojnosti Albansko agencije zavarovanih območij (AKZM) in Agencijo za parke in rekreacijo občine Tirana (APR). Na severozahodu leži v bližini narodnega parka prelaz  Shtamë, na zahodu zavarovane pokrajine Kraste-Verjon in na vzhodu zavarovane pokrajine Mali me Gropa-Bizë-Martanesh. Park zaznamuje izredno razdrobljena, robustna topografija, ki ustvarja ugodne pogoje za veliko raznolikost ekosistemov in biotske raznovrstnosti.

Mednarodna zveza za ohranjanje narave (IUCN) je park uvrstila v drugo kategorije. Park je bil s strani Plantlife priznan kot pomembno rastlinsko območje mednarodnega pomena.

Leta 2019 je bil odprt nov turistično informacijski center narodnega parka Dajti, ki se nahaja v bližini televizijskega in radijskega stolpa ob cesti SH47 v mestu Fushe Dajt.

Območje je znano po žičnici Dajti Ekspres in pustolovskem parku, poleg dolgoletnih tradicionalnih restavracij pa strežejo lokalne jedi v skladu s tradicijo slow food.

Zgodovina
Leta 2006 se je območje narodnega parka močno povečalo s 3300 hektarjev, ki so bili zaščiteni od leta 1966, na gorovje Dajti in Priska na 29 216,9 hektarja. Zdaj zajema gorska območja od severa zadrževalnika Bovilla do soteske Erzen na jugu, kjer v raztresenih vasicah še vedno živi več tisoč ljudi. Posebej zaščiteno območje jedra je veliko več kot 9000 hektarjev.

Leta 2018 je bila v gradnji nova hitra cesta Rruga e Arbërit, ki prečka park severno od Dajtisa od zahoda proti vzhodu.

Geologija
Masiv Dajti, gorska veriga, ki se dviga na 1613 m, poleg Dajtija obsega še Prisko na jugu, Tujane v središču in Brari na severu. Pohodniki lahko gledajo navzdol na mesto Tirana in čez gore v regiji. Zaradi panoramskega razgleda je bil ta kraj imenovan za Balkon Tirane. Eden glavnih vodnih virov v Tirani, jezero Bovilla, rezervoar s površino 4,6 kvadratnih kilometrov, leži severovzhodno od Brara s strmimi pečinami in kanjonom. Nastal je z zajezitvijo Rezervoar reke Tërkuzë, pritoka Ishëma. Gradbena dela so se začela leta 1988, a so se ustavila s propadom komunizma. Oktobra 1993 so delo nadaljevali s podporo italijanske države. Po koncu gradnje leta 1996 se je jezero polnilo do leta 1998 in začelo služiti svojemu namenu. Na drugem koncu parka ob reki Erzen v soteski Skorane se nahaja prazgodovinska jama Pellumbas, ki jo je oblikovala reka. Druga naravna znamenitost so slapovi Shëngjini, ki so v bližini vasi Shëngjergj.

Rastlinstvo in živalstvo
Park varuje gorsko pokrajino, ki se je le redko spremenila, vendar ni nenaseljena.
Dajtijeva raznolika geologija in topografija je povzročila raznolikost flore in favne. Poleg gozdov in gorske pokrajine s številnimi divjimi cveticami so zaščiteni tudi številni sesalci. V parku živijo divje svinje, volk Canis lupus lupus, navadna lisica, poljski zajec, rjavi medved, veverica in divja mačka. V spodnjem delu gora vegetacijo sestavljajo grmičevje in resava, mirta in jagodnjak. Hrast dominira na približno 600–1000 m nadmorske višine, prepreden z bukovimi in javorjevimi gozdovi ter nekaterimi iglavci nad 1000 m nadmorske višine. Skalnat vrh ima malo rastlinja.

Gozdni požari in deforestacija
V 2010-ih je krčenje gozdov postalo glavni problem na gori. Poleti 2012 in spomladi 2019  so gozdni požari požgali 10 ha gozdov na vrhu Priska in leta 2017 delno na Dajti, zaradi česar so ga morale oblasti pogasniti le s pomočjo helikopterjev. Na vrhovih je bila škoda velika in je jasno razvidna iz Tirane.

Gozdni požari se dogajajo vsako leto pogosteje, odgovorni pa niso obsojeni.

Sklici

Zunanje povezave

 Spletna stran Nacionalne agencije za zavarovana območja v narodnem parku
 Spletna stran Nacionalne turistične agencije o narodnem parku
 Gondoli in Dajti Ekspres
 Webpräsenz Dajti Ekspress

Narodni parki Albanije


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All electronics on board are 100% calibrated and perfectly functional. Original Raymarine Multi-Function Displays have been upgraded to HybridTouch touchscreen e125 and e127 (with built-in sonar). MFDs were recently upgraded to Raymarine's new Lighthouse 2, V-17 OS, now with Dock-to-Dock auto-routing.These new MFDs - with their built-in Wi-Fi - now allow you to remotely connect with App and to, also, perform firmware and software upgrades directly from the MFDs with complete backups of all your waypoints and tracks. Navionics Platinum USA chart has most recent version. Outdoor Raymarine CAM100 Day/Night camera installed on DSS mount with 140-degree rear view, including the swim platform, viewable on MFDs and/or on Raymarine App remotely.MerCruiser Smartcraft Vesselview updated to latest firmware. Installed MerCruiser NMEA 2000 BackBone Gateway to interconnect all onboard electronics to the MFDs and to new accessories. USB charging ports installed on helm. Marinco Receptacle (Trolling) with 40A Marine Circuit breaker installed on cockpit for high-power air pumps & accessories.
Her engine room is spotless. You can literally eat off the floor. No oil, no stains, no leaks. Her Cummins mains are washed and waxed twice a year. All bilge areas are cleaned, sanitized and thoroughly dried.Spare 5-gallon engine oil jugs are securely fastened in custom-installed container.
EXTERIOR:her topside & hull waxing is completed 4 times a year. Her gelcoat is impeccable with full gloss, stain-free and scratch-free. There are no dents, dings or damage and the entire rubrail has never been scuffed. Our custom Weblon windshield canvas keeps the UV damage away throughout the helm and interior.The brand new Sea Ray embroidered adjustable foredeck sunpad chairs with black matching Sunbrella canvas as well as the new cockpit electric grill will be delivered to her buyer. Sunbrella black canvas recently replaced with new isinglass rear panels. Port and starboard canvas end panels are new and outfitted with EZ2CY hard glass. German-made V-Kool UV reflective film was installed on both sunroof panels with a 2nd tint underlying tint layer greatly reducing excessive heat in the helm and cockpit. Enjoy ice-cold beverages with your cockpit Isotherm drawer refrigerator.SWIM PLATFORM, DINGHY/ TENDER SYSTEM:Our Sea Ray 470 has a fixed swim platform with heavy-duty swim ladder. Installed is the YRM custom-fabricated dinghy loading/unloading system with 12V Warn Power Winch, easy access outdoor 40-Amp plug and all 316 stainless hardware turnbuckles, cables and tie-downs; can handle tender /- 450 lb with 1-button loading & unloading. Includes wireless AND wired winch remote control for push-button seamless operation. Pictures depict the complete system.Installed aft of the swim platform are 2 folding 316 stainless cleats to greatly ease the tie-up of your tender or jet skis while mooring or at anchor. DINGHY SHOWN ON SOME PICTURES IS NOT INCLUDED.


Spring creeps in, with its everchanging array of colours muting from the pristine white of the snowdrops through to the blood red of the camelias and violent purple of the azaleas.
Spend at least 5 minutes everyday in the garden doing a small job like weeding or pruning. It all helps, particularly at the beginning of the season when ten seedlings can be removed quicker than one big weed (let alone ten big weeds).When you don't feel like doing anything, five minutes outside quickly becomes fifteen and a surprising amount can be achieved. And its more fun than sitting in a chair, going on the internet or having a cup of coffee (or tea).


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A Dangerous Method (2011)
Posted by moviegeek916 on February 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A Dangerous Method (2011) — So there seems to be a kind of theme running through the films of David Cronenberg. They all seem to be about characters fighting something inside themselves. Now in his earlier work like The Brood and his remake of The Fly this was taken disgustingly literal. Then there seemed to be a shift in the narrative content of his films (if not the thematic content). People no longer grew strange new orifices like in Videodrome or eXistenZ. The main character in Spider was battling against his own unreliable memories (uh… spoiler?). In A History of Violence (his first film with current collaborator Viggo Mortensen), the main character struggles against his own capacity for (you guessed it) violence. In his latest film, A Dangerous Method, the pioneers of psychoanalysis fight against the things inside themselves that they diagnose in others.
I can't speak to the historical accuracy of his depiction of the early history of the psychoanalytical field (though everything checked out on my cursory Wikipedia research afterward), but there is nonetheless a damn compelling story at play here. Based on the Christopher Hampton play The Talking Cure, A Dangerous Method tells the story of Carl Gustav Jung (Michael Fassbender from just about every film in 2011). One of Jung's early patients is a Russian woman named Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley). Psychoanalysis helps her overcome her rather severe condition and she aspires to be a psychiatrist herself, working alongside Jung. Jung's work is very important to the field and he seems to be the heir-apparent to the pioneer of the whole area of study Dr. Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, hardly recognizable). Vincent Cassel also stars as Otto Gross, another protégé of Freud's who believes in denying oneself nothing (watching Fassbender advise sexual restraint is kind of hilarious after seeing him in Shame). Gross's philosophy works its way into Jung's head and things get complicated from there.
While there is some strong though non-explicit sexual content, one of my favorite things about A Dangerous Method is that it is a film more-or-less entirely driven by ideas instead of action. I realize that's not quite for everyone but I personally found it absorbing, thought-provoking, and fascinating. The cast is pretty great across the board. Knightley's otherwise strong performance suffers from her inability to do a convincing Russian accent (she even sounds American at a couple times). It is good to see that in addition to Mortensen, Vincent Cassel from Eastern Promises is becoming a welcome addition to Cronenberg's recurring ensemble. Mortensen disappears into the role of Freud and Fassbender excels in the lead. Like I said, this movie is not for everyone but it's definitely for me. A must for Cronenberg fans and fans of heady historical dramas.
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