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After an Instagram tease this morning, Radiohead released a new music video for a song called "Daydreaming" moments ago. The video was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and features Thom Yorke wandering around, entering and exiting different environments through doors.
It was also announced that the still unnamed new album, their 9th, will be released on May 8th at 7 PM BST digitally.
Here is the music video for "Daydreaming":
You may also purchase the single here or here.
More info to come…
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Film-maker PT Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) has a new movie coming out called Punch-Drunk Love and was recently asked in an interview if the title was taken from the Radiohead b-side Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong:
Did Radiohead's B-Side 'Punch-Drunk Lovesick Sing-Along' factor in during the writing stage? The lyrics and feel of the tune etc.
no feel, no tune, just the slang….love 'em sooo much but don't even really know that one well…..it's almost a bit of accidentally on purpose…..(sp?)
To read the full interview, go here.
(thanks to Jake & Pim)
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eHygienics works from the premise that all e-mail addresses in a bulk e-mail database are automatically "opted-in", just because the bulk e-mailer possesses them; and promises to "clean" those lists of undesirable e-mail addresses. Which is exactly backwards from the good practice of confirming opt-in requests.


Join PEAC's Youth Representatives as they navigate the UN and other highlevel conferences.
In March, Special Envoy Said Djinnit, an Algerian diplomat, delivered his final remarks in this capacity to members of the UNSC. PEAC's intern, Lawerence Khoo covered the meeting.
PEAC at the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
On January 16, the United Nations Security Council held consultations about the situation in Mali. Based on the 2018 report made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the consultations highlighted key aspects of the situation in Mali such as the peace process, the implementation of 2015 Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, and the progress of the Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) before proceeding to the consultation. President of the Security Council José Singer Weisinger moderated the consultation while Security Council members issued individual press statements expressing concerns and suggestions afterward.
Under the leadership of the Dominican Republic, the UN Security Council convened an important debate on the nexus between security and climate change.
With the end of 2018 in sight, it is time to reflect on the action taken and decisions made by the First Committee of the 73rdUN General Assembly. In light of events that transpired throughout 2018, the topic of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation remains at the forefront of the First Committee agenda.
Setting the tone with opening remarks, the state representatives presented their respective stance on key points of contention in the existing disarmament machinery and regime. Although never thought to be overly enthusiastic for the cause of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, the nuclear weapon states rhetoric and positioning is a surprise to anyone on first exposure.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, PEAC Institute convened the Global Youth Forum on the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons from December 5, 2018 to December 7, 2018. An orientation was held on December 4, 2018. The forum was held in conjunction to the high-level Pacific Conference.
Ms. Rebecca Irby, President of PEAC Institute; and Mr. Christian N. Ciobanu, the UN Representative of PEAC Institute, organized the youth forum.
The participants included: youth from the Pacific Islands (New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, and the Marshall Islands), and international youth from Japan and the US (Meiji Gakuin University, Rutgers University, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University respectively).
We wish to acknowledge and thank our pacific partner, Youngsolwara Pacific, for sending its youth to the forum.
We are also proud that the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Samuel Rubin Foundation, and Ploughshares Foundation and the aforementioned universities financially sponsored the youth participants.
With Hidankyo Japan, PEAC helped presented 8,300,403 signatures to Ambassador Ion Jinga, President of the First Committee, at the United Nations today on behalf of the Hibakusha Appeal for the total abolition of nuclear weapons. Yes, you read that right over 8 Million! The story was picked up by many international news outlets. Check out the Japan Times article here!
Sadly no US-based news picked up this story, not surprising, but it's one thing we are working on changing. We believe nuclear issues affect us all and is a topic of much-needed discussion.
On Wednesday, September 27th, the UN convened a high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. At the start of the event, the Secretary General delivered his remarks in which he drew upon his experience in Nagasaki and Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament, his new disarmament agenda, the Secretary General emphasized the importance of nonproliferation and denuclearization, noting that nuclearization "is the greatest existential challenge of our time." He further specified that "we must take urgent steps" toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons as well. A clear and purposeful way to start the day's discussion.
Ms. Epinosa, President of the UN General Assembly, called upon the international community, especially the nuclear-armed States. to engage in 'innovative discussions on practical measures' and to advance 'fresh ideas and political will to make a difference.' She further emphasized the importance for the international community to support the Secretary-General's disarmament agenda.
On behalf of the NAM, Venezuela emphasized the need for the international community to support a high-level conference, which would review progress on nuclear disarmament. It further explained that "so long as nuclear weapons exist, the risk of their use will persist." Moreover, he contended that nuclear weapons violate the UN Charter and nuclear weapons constitute a crime against humanity. Finally, the NAM reiterated that the use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences, he added.
Amongst the European States, Austria and Liechtenstein were present. Austria is a leader in the TPNW and has made disarmament one of its top national policy priorities. Consequently, it urged other states to ratify the TPNW. Austria further asserted that due to the ongoing modernization of nuclear weapons and advancements of national arsenals, nuclear weapons are currently more dangerous than ever before.
Similarly, Lichtenstein expressed deep concern in the slowing pace of decisive progress towards disarmament and contended that the TPNW is the only source of optimism at the moment. They urged the international community to break the recent trends in nuclear modernization and to instead pursue a disarmament agenda.
On behalf of the Arab Group, Oman expressed their belief in the necessity of reviving multilateral efforts to secure a "nuclear-weapon-free" future. In addition, it urged the international community to strive for the creation of a WMDFZ within the Middle East as stipulated in the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East and reaffirmed in final document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference Furthermore, it explained that Israel has become an obstacle to attaining these goals within the Middle East, due to its lack of willingness to cooperate with Arab states and refusal to accede to the NPT.
Egypt endorsed the Arab Group's statement. It conveyed strong opposition to the increasing reliance of nuclear weapons in the foreign and military policies of nuclear states, claiming that "security of nuclear states" is no excuse for militarization as this threatens the security of non-nuclear states. Egypt also stated that a slow and gradual step-by-step process is not going to yield definitive results and instead called upon all states to revive their efforts and take full, irreversible, and verifiable steps towards denuclearization.
Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan echoed similar sentiment within their respective statements. For instance, Saudi Arabia supplemented these points with their opposition to even peaceful uses of nuclear energy, especially by Iran, claiming that they must be held accountable to safety regulations that affect the entirety of the region.
Iran, understandably, presented a boisterous argument against the United States for actions regarding its unwillingness to stand by the points laid out within the JCPOA as well as within the UNSC resolution 2231, a security council resolution that legally endorsed the JCPOA. Iran countered that the United States, by engaging in sanctions which present noncompliance toward the JCPOA and the UNSC Resolution 2231, the ties, which bind all parties have started to fray and will eventually break; thus causing fragile, if not disruptive international relations between the United States and everyone party to the the JCPOA.
Iran also reaffirmed its allegiance to the NPT and vehemently urges other nations to sign and ratify the NPT as well. Iran also criticized Israel for being the only state in the region, which has not acceded to the NPT. It further conveyed its concerns about both Israel's opacity policy and its perceived nuclear deterrence policy.
Amongst this regional group, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brasil, Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, and Uruguay underscored the importance of nuclear disarmament. In particular, Costa Rica, which chaired the 2017 negotiations on the TPNW, underscored the necessity for states to support the TPNW. It also resolutely stated that " We will not rest until we free the world of this terrible nuclear nightmare because we hold dear a world free of nuclear weapons.
Building upon Costa Rica's statement, Mexico explained that the threat and use of nuclear weapons are illegal under international humanitarian law. It further recalled its commitments to nuclear weapons free zones (nwfzs).
Cuba also expressed historical points within the story of its own nation's development relating to their battle for denuclearization. Moreover, Venezuela underscored its strong commitments to nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. It further expressed dismay about the slow pace of nuclear weapons. It further mentioned that nuclear weapons must be immediately eliminated in order to remove the Damocles' nuclear sword that hangs over humanity. Finally,Venezuela emphasized its strong support to NWFZs; consequently, in this context, it called for the creation of a WMDFZ in the Middle East.
Concerning Central Asian states, Kazakhstan proclaimed that it actively contributes to nuclear free zones, wants to focus efforts also on cyber crimes which seem to have a connection to Weapons of Mass Destruction and are planning on ratifying the TPNW treaty. Kyrgyzstan . Kyrgyzstan reaffirmed the importance of multilateral nuclear disarmament measures. In this regards, it acknowledged the work of civil society and the UN in helping both the region and the world to move closer towards a world free of nuclear weapons. Considering Kyrgyzstan's positive views, it is imperative for it to sign the TPNW as soon as possible. Kyrgyzstan has yet to sign the TPNW treaty.
Regarding Northeast Asia, Japan expressed support for a step-by-step approach towards nuclear disarmament. In essence, it underscored its long-standing policy on nuclear disarmament and emphasized a need for both the nuclear states and non-nuclear weapons to collaborate together..
Unfortunately, despite the strong positions held amongst the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Hibakusha on the TPNW, Japan refused to support the TPNW. It is simply regrettable that Japan deliberately chose not to mention the TPNW.
In terms of the Pacific States, both Palau and Samoa touched upon the legacy of nuclear testing in the region, which motivated them to sign and ratify the TPNW. Both states are members of the Rontagona Treaty, which established the NWFZ in the South Pacific.
China reiterated its No-First-Use Policy and underscored a "pragmatic step-by-step approach towards establishing a world free of nuclear weapons." This incremental process could take several long decades.
India supports negotiations in the CD and desires to engage in a global framework that is nondiscriminatory. - India mentioned the FMCT in the CD, a bs response i might add.They also gave importance to the United Nations resolution 1299.
Pakistan mentioned its alliance with the non-aligned movement and in 1978 affirmed that complete abolishment of nuclear weapons is the solution.
The ICRC stated that that even a minimal amount of nuclear damage would have catastrophic effects on human health, the environment, the climate, food production, and socioeconomic development. It further explained the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a a "historical achievement signaling the determination of a large majority of states." Finally, it called on all states to sign and ratify on the TPNW. .
At the end of the event, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, delivered a strong statement in which it reiterated that a vast majority of states adopted the TPNW. Since the historic adoption of the treaty, there has been tremendous progress towards its entry into force.
In addition to mentioning the importance of the TPNW, ICAN reminded states that strategically deployed nuclear weapons pose a grave danger to everyone. ICAN further mentioned that nuclear weapons undermine the sustainable development goals; and therefore, nuclear weapons must be banned once and for all.
On September 17th, International Peace Institute (heretofore abbreviated as IPI) convened "Nobel Peace Prize: Past, Present, and Future" was held by the International Peace Institute. The speaker, Asle Toje, a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, spoke about the prize, its history, its significance, and its reverberations. Terje Rød-Larsen, the President of the International Peace Institute, moderated the event.
Per the standard flow of history, he explained the origins of the Nobel Prize. Upheld as a prize for the elite, intellectual, and difficult to enter circles of societies in the popular conscious, the speaker explained how Alfred Nobel was not part of the richest percent of his society. As he explained, Alfred Nobel was born into the lower echelons of the Swedish aristocracy. He had always been an inventor and dreamer. In contrast to the belief that Alfred Nobel ought to have been a pacifist, he was actually not one at all. Nobel was involved in the oil and armament trade and moved from Stockholm to St. Petersburg to pursue it. Nobel is believed to have said that "Where I work is my home, and my home is anywhere." Such is evident within his life as he had also moved to Italy as well.
Progressing to explaining the present moment, Toje mentioned how the nobel prize seeks to build fraternity amongst nations and give recognition to those who create the preconditions for such harmony to exist. In this sense, the award positively exemplifies Emmual Kant's political philosophy on how states should behave with one another.
Toje also stated the policies regarding the handing out of the Nobel Peace Prize during this time, such as the fact that the committee is not necessarily obliged to award it every year. He mentioned that if the committee were to come to a situation in which it could not find an eligible candidate, or any suggested candidate, then the committee would not pick someone to award it to. However, given the present nature of how each year has turned out, the committee have has countless nominations and have found eligible recipients. With this mission in mind, the committee continus to search for eligible candidates and hopes to foster good-will amongst states.
After concluding his presentation on the Nobel Peace Prize's history, significance and implications, Toje engaged in a enlightening question and answer session with the audience members. The session opened with an intriguing question from the moderator, Terje Rod-Larsen asked Mr. Toje to provide insights on the gender imbalance and overrepresentation of the Northern Hemisphere in the history of the award. Mr. Toje explained that the award was primarily considered for individuals in the fields of arbitration and diplomacy, specifically for international organizations like the League of Nations or the UN, fields that have historically been dominated by men. Mr. Toje asserted that this is an unfortunate truth but must be acknowledged in order to allow more opportunity for underrepresented groups in the future.
Additionally, many attendees asked if the committee considers the implications of awarding prizes to specific individuals, specifically if they considered the effects the prize would have on constituents of world leaders rather than on the leaders themselves. Mr. Toje assured the audience that the prize could not guarantee peace, but often encourages leaders to move towards a peace that would benefit everyone. He used the example of former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, claiming that awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 encouraged him to resolve the conflict between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) with a renewed spirit.
Mr. Toje was often confronted with the controversial subject of potentially revoking an awarded prize in response to actions that threaten peace, particularly in regards to the unpopular award to Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar. Toje implied that the Committee was very unlikely to revoke an award, due to the dangerous precedent it would set, as there are many unpopular recipients of the award. He further claimed that the awards are given for actions that recipients have done in the past to promote peace and to encourage them to continue promoting peace in the future, but cannot hold them accountable or ensure that they will continue.
Although confronted with many challenging and contentious questions, Mr. Toje often chose to respond vaguely or not at all, as he was obligated not to discuss certain subjects, as there is a confidentiality agreement on discussions of the past fifty years. Thus, his discussion was limited to only publicly disclosed information.
Despite this restriction, the presentation and engagement with the audience were undoubtedly very illuminating and offered immense insight into the significance of the Nobel Peace Prize.
On September 5th, I attended the annual International Peace Institute's (IPI) Policy Forum. This year, it co-hosted the forum with the Al-Babtain Foundation in order to discuss "The Culture of Sustaining Peace". The culture of sustaining peace is especially important with today's aggressive political rhetoric.
With the convening of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly on September 18th, the idea of political weaponry and the question of how to move forward in the world has come to the forefront of our minds.
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is steadily approaching and leads us to answer the question of how to analyze peace culture today. It is difficult to imagine a world that can live without the weaponry that is used as a secure threat. However, the panelists mentioned methods they believe to be useful in developing a world that solves conflicts rather than instigating them.
The forum began with Abdul Aziz Saud Al-Babtain, the founder of the Al-Babtain Foundation. Mr. Al-Babtain discussed war and the principle of how to avoid it. He explained that he wishes to propose the Culture of Sustainable Peace Plan in order to cooperate with actors and to define the concept of the culture of peace. He encouraged the participants to ponder about the concept of peace as linked to necessary actions, resources, and ourselves as well.
After his closing remarks, Al-Babtain pointed out that he had brought his entire family and explained how we should all bring something to the table when it comes to finding mutuality in a world of conflict. Mr. Al-Babtain left the podium and opened the floor to Mr. Kevin Rudd.
Following Mr. Rudd's discussions, Mr. Islam explained that there is a traditional approach to peace, by meaningful engagement of peace building from national ownership. He left his speech open to action and called for the return of displaced peoples to their homes and families.
After Mr. Ariful Islam, H.E. Ambassador Pierce explained, "We live in an environment, where peace is fundamental and we forget cultures that do not have the same experience." Her perspective focused on three elements. The first was inclusivity and strategizing to be more inclusive to minorities and adversaries. The second was calling for accountable institutions to create equal access in order to ease political tension. The last point emphasized human, economic and social rights. H.E. Ambassador further Pierce noted that this was especially important on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Once Ms. Pierce finished, Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild delivered the last speech in which he underscored that "peace is a collective state of mind." He clarified his point by stating that in order to achieve real peace, we must humanize the enemy.
Mr. Hochschild reflected on an event where sixty victims of conflict from all sides in Havana were brought together to negotiate peace and share their experiences. These victims did not see each other as family members, sisters, brothers, mothers, and fathers. They saw one another as symbols of oppressive states and therefore dehumanized the other side. This event looked beyond the simplifications and dehumanization that characterizes the propaganda that comes with warfare, and in many cases, too often succeeds it.
Each speaker brought a fantastic perspective to the theory of peace. We are allowed to question methods and ideas that bring peace to the forefront of our minds. There are ways to implement peace in our day-to-day lives. By living kindly and understanding, we are able to address peace daily. In Mr. Hochschild's words, this humanization of peace allows us to bring peace into our own hands. Too often we have to make the decision of basic human instinct: the fight or flight mentality. When it comes to interstate relations, no longer should states see one another as adversaries. By surrounding new generations in a world of peace, we can normalize peace into our culture.


Viewers can celebrate their beautiful imperfections with artist Kevin Firme from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts in the Miller Beach section of Gary.
That's when the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District will host an Artist's Reception for Firme, who currently has 38 drawings and 28 sculptures on display at the Center.
Firme, who did his undergraduate work at DePaul University, and did graduate studies in sculpture and painting in upstate New York and at Notre Dame University in South Bend, is currently presenting studies of water plants (Aroid Arum). These plants grow in the great marsh.
Since 1966, the artist's family has owned and operated Glenn L. Firme & Associates in Beverly Shores – with a second location in Michigan City. The business sells office supplies and equipment, along with fine art and graphic materials.
Firme's works, which are all for sale, will be on view at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts November 30 through January 6.
Exhibit and Opening Reception are free and open to the public.


When it comes to TV, I'm not fussy. I just want access to all the channels and shows I pay my cable company a princely sum for each month, whenever and wherever I want to watch them, on all the gizmos I own. Is that too much to ask?
Apparently so. Lots of us have moved on from the quaint era when TV watching was something you did in front of, well, a TV. Sure, we still do that some of the time. But we are spending fewer hours in front of the tube and more of them with laptops, tablets, phones and other devices that are perfectly capable of receiving and displaying video. And we'd like our favorite shows to follow along.
The TV industry is still grappling with that concept. It's partly a technical problem: you can't get a show on your iPad or Android phone unless someone's put considerable effort into delivering it there, ideally in a form that's crisp and fluid rather than blocky and unwatchable. Issues of business models, however, loom even larger. Content owners are comfy with the decades-old system of being paid by companies that distribute programming via cables in the ground or satellites in the sky — and some of them seem to find this Internet thing a little scary.
That's been illustrated in recent weeks by the bumpy launch of a cool iPad app from Time Warner Cable, the nation's second largest cable operator. (Full disclosure: that company was spun off from TIME parent Time Warner in 2009.) When it was rolled out on March 15, the program streamed 30 live cable channels to an iPad, effectively turning it into a portable TV. Not too portable, though: it only works on a wi-fi network connected to TWC broadband in a home that also subscribes to TWC's TV service.
Time Warner Cable maintains that this approach means it doesn't need to strike new deals with content owners or pay them heftier fees, any more than it does when a customer has two set-top boxes in the house. It may stun you to hear this, but not every content owner agrees. Two weeks after the app debuted, Discovery, Fox and Viacom squawked, and TWC pulled their channels. Then it sued Viacom, which sued back. After that, it brought back Fox's and Discovery's channels. I suspect there are more plot twists to come, at least until a judge somewhere chimes in on the TWC-Viacom dispute.
Meanwhile, the country's sixth biggest cable company, Cablevision, introduced an iPad app of its own on April 4 — one with 10 times as many channels as Time Warner Cable's, thereby coming far closer to replicating the cable experience in all its overwhelming richness. Cablevision also has on-demand programming, whereas TWC offers live stations only. Like the TWC program, Cablevision's works only in a home with cable-TV service, but it doesn't require users to subscribe to broadband. And so far, it's managed to avoid crippling spats with content owners.
I haven't benefited from TWC and Cablevision's envelope-pushing apps myself — I'm a customer of America's dominant cable provider, Comcast. (In most areas, it calls its TV service Xfinity TV, a practice that only confuses those of us who were perfectly happy calling it Comcast.) The company says it plans to introduce a live-streaming iPad app later this year; for now, it has one with selected on-demand shows and movies from 29 providers. The Play Now section of the Xfinity website is similar but meatier, letting you watch a variety of programming from 101 providers on a PC or Mac.
Xfinity on tablets and computers is a shadow of Xfinity in its traditional cable incarnation, and some big-name TV content remains AWOL (in legal form, at least) on the Internet, including American Idol and NFL games. (Me, I'm inconsolable over the lack of full-length episodes of Chris Matthews' Hardball; MSNBC posts only excerpts.) But absentees are far outnumbered by programs that are available online in one place or another. The challenge is figuring out what's where.
For instance, full episodes of the History Channel's Pawn Stars are available on both the Xfinity TV site and History.com, but its Monday-night stablemate American Pickers is only on Xfinity. Neither show is available in the Xfinity iPad app; Pawn Stars shows up on History.com on the iPad but won't play, apparently because of Apple's banning of Adobe's Flash Player — which works out well for Apple, since it sells both shows at the iTunes store for $1.99 a pop.
To muddle matters further, deals between content owners and content distributors are often temporary. Once upon a time, Hulu had a smattering of full episodes of Mad Men; now it just hands you off to another site, Crackle, for clips. That means you need to head to iTunes or Amazon Instant Video and pay for complete episodes — unless you can hold off until this summer, when you'll be able to watch every show from every season as part of a Netflix subscription.
You might lose interest in the whole project before you track down something you want to see. If you're watching TV on a PC or Mac, though, a website called Clicker does a nifty job of pointing you in the right direction for thousands of episodes and movies, in both free and for-pay versions. Sadly, though, it's not available in an iPad version.
I don't mean to come off as an ungrateful wretch. The online situation for TV lovers is infinitely better than it was a few years ago, and given that the modern era of tablets began just 13 months ago with the iPad's release, Hollywood isn't hopelessly behind the curve in figuring it out. It's in the interest of everyone who makes, distributes or watches TV that this stuff gets resolved — and I look forward to the day when "TV everywhere" is the standard state of affairs rather than an elusive, tantalizing fantasy.
TiVo Gets a Major Upgrade, but Can It Beat Google TV?


LA's urban crowd (this is not a pejorative) have done some victory laps here late, suggesting that their vision for LA has finally come to the fore, after Measure S did not get much traction at the voting booth. Feeling good that things on your policy agenda passed, and vice versa for bad ideas, is not a bad thing. It's just hard for me to believe that voting behavior is that readily interpreted; S had a lot of moving parts to it, and it's hard to know why people vote the way they do even on relatively straightforward referenda. Don't get me wrong: S going away was not a bad thing at all for LA development, and in sum the good of passing Measure M last fall probably, on balance, outweighs the ills in it.
What would actually test the vision? I think a referenda that eliminates parking minimums would be a strong test. It would also, if it passed, go a long ways in advancing the goal of increasing infill housing supply. My suspicion is that parking requirements are a bigger barrier to supplying new units than zoning is, generally, though this impression has not been subjected to any real empirical testing. Politically it's a lot easier to connect zoning to high prices, and LA needs a systematic plan for up-zoning, which is one reason why we need updated general plans.
If nothing else, the ensuing debate would enable a discussion about why minimum parking requirements are so bad–the kind of debate we had early on with Measure S before it devolved into a screaming match.
Lisa – the elimination of parking requirements was tested, it was the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance that passed in 1999, which contributed to the repurposing of commercial buildings to residential without the addition of parking. There is a large market of people who would be interested in renting/buying housing without a parking space and the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance proved just that.
Even a referendum on elimination near rail stations would be a good start.
I know enough about the Northern SFV to know that I dont know everything that is driving the market here. If they want to keep their parking minimums, fine with me.


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"I think more than ever now, we're so joyed and grateful that we've been able to get this far from the support of our fans that you don't say a farewell tour, you don't say retire
"I think slowly but surely we'll just play less and less and less, but I can't see that for the foreseeable future.
"You've got to go where your fans want you. You can arrange the touring in a different way, but you can't just got to A, then to C, and miss B out, because those people have supported you for 30/40 years.
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In another interview with the Long Island Pulse, guitarist Ritchie Faulkner was questioned if the band would continue after the new album "Firepower".
Read what he said:
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Hawaiian Heiress Hires Doctors To Help Reclaim Her $215M Fortune. Abigail Kawananakoa, 91, says she's mentally fit to manage her own finances even though she suffered a stroke in June. Civil Beat.
A years-long dispute over the failure of pro-rail political action committee Pacific Resource Partnership to disclose campaign expenditures it made against former Gov. Ben Cayetano in his 2012 bid for mayor will be resolved with a state-imposed fine. Star-Advertiser.
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Honolulu City Council Approves Rail Funding Extension. Hawaii Public Radio.
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The savage fight between the English force of Sir Thomas Dagworth and the Breton/French army of Charles of Blois outside the besieged Breton town of La Roche-Derrien on 20th June 1347 in the Hundred Years War
Battle of La Roche-Derrien on 20th June 1347 in the Hundred Years War showing the capture of Charles of Blois
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Date of the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: 20th June 1347
Place of the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: in the North-West of Brittany in France.
Combatants at the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: An English force against a Breton/French army.
Commanders at the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: Sir Thomas Dagworth commanded the English force. Charles of Blois, claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, commanded the Breton/French army.
Size of the armies at the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: The English force comprised 300 men-at-arms and 400 archers. The army of Charles of Blois is said to have been many times larger. The English garrison in La Roche-Derrien numbered 250 men.
Winner of the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: Sir Thomas Dagworth's force drove the Breton/French army from its lines outside La Roche-Derrien in headlong retreat, inflicting heavy casualties and lifting the siege of the English garrison.
Background to the Battle of La Roche-Derrien:
In April 1341 John, Duke of Brittany, died leaving no direct heir to this important dukedom situated in the north-west corner of France.
The two claimants to the dukedom were Charles, Count of Blois, married to the deceased duke's niece, Joan of Ponthièvre and John de Montfort, the deceased duke's step-brother by his father's second wife, the widow of King Alexander II of Scotland.
Charles of Blois was the nephew of King Philip VI of France, who strongly supported his claim to the Duchy of Brittany.
The claim of John de Montfort was consequently supported by King Edward III of England.
The two parties began a war to take Brittany.
In November 1341, Charles of Blois with a strong Breton/French army captured the city of Nantes and with it John de Montfort, who was imprisoned in Paris.
The resistance on behalf of John de Montfort was continued by his wife, the redoubtable Joan of Flanders.
The first phase of the Breton War came to a close with the Truce of Malestroit in late 1343 and King Edward III returned to England with Joan of Flanders.
In May 1345 John de Montfort escaped from prison in Paris and arrived in England, where he did homage to King Edward III for the Duchy of Brittany.
In early June 1345 John de Montfort and the Earl of Northampton took an English army and fleet to Brittany, landing at Brest.
The rival claimant to the Duchy of Brittany, Charles of Blois, was conducting a successful campaign in southern Brittany in furtherance of his cause.
John de Montfort attempted to retake the city of Quimper in south-western Brittany, but Charles of Blois relieved the city before the siege could be brought to a successful conclusion.
John de Montfort died soon afterwards, leaving his claim to the Duchy to be pursued by King Edward III on behalf of his son, the six-year-old John de Montfort.
In early December 1343 the Earl of Northampton took the town of La Roche-Derrien on the northern coast of Brittany, with its neighbouring port of Tréguier after a three-day siege.
Northampton dispatched his lieutenant, Sir Thomas Dagworth, to take a number of other towns in northern Brittany.
Charles of Blois finally moved against Dagworth with his army in the early summer of 1346.
Battle of St Pol de Léon.
Charles of Blois' army came up with Dagworth's force on 9th June 1346 at St Pol de Léon, north-west of Morlaix.
Blois' substantially larger Breton/French army attacked Dagworth's small force. The first assault was repelled.
A second attack enveloped Dagworth's line but was shot down by the English archers. Suffering heavy casualties, Blois' army fled the battlefield.
Map of the Battle of La Roche-Derrien on 20th June 1347 in the Hundred Years War: map by John Fawkes
Battle of La Roche-Derrien:
After the disaster of St Pol de Léon, Charles of Blois spent a considerable time rebuilding his army.
In May 1347, Charles of Blois considered his army sufficiently large to begin the recovery of the Penthièvre in northern Brittany, an area that supported his claim to the Duchy of Brittany.
On 20th May 1347 Charles of Blois' army reached La Roche-Derrien and began a siege of the town.
The attack on La Roche-Derrien was designed to lure the English commander, Sir Thomas Dagworth, into attempting a relief, so that Charles of Blois could meet him in battle and destroy his small army.
La Roche-Derrien stands on high ground on the east bank of the River Jaudi, with further higher ground to its south. The town castle overlooked the bridge that crossed the narrow river.
Charles of Blois' army built extensive siege works including three fortified camps to the north, east and south of the town.
A large ancient earthwork on the far side of the river, known as 'Black Castle', was occupied by the besiegers.
The Breton/French army began a bombardment of the town with 9 catapults of various sizes, the largest being a machine that hurled stones of 300 lb in weight.
Much damage was inflicted, including the partial destruction of the governor's house.
The English governor of La Roche-Derrien, Richard Totsham, although under pressure from various prominent inhabitants, including his wife, refused to surrender the town.
Charles of Blois: Battle of La Roche-Derrien on 20th June 1347 in the Hundred Years War
Sir Thomas Dagworth, drawing on the various English garrisons in western Brittany, assembled the largest force available to him at Carhaix, some 50 miles to the south-west of La Roche-Derrien.
Dagworth's force, according to his report to King Edward III of the subsequent battle, comprised 300 men-at-arms and 400 archers, all mounted.
In his report on the battle, Dagworth gave the size of Charles of Blois's force as 1,800 men-at-arms, 600 archers, 2,000 crossbowmen and an unknown number of variously armed peasant infantry.
Dagworth marched towards La Roche-Derrien and halted at a large monastery in Begard, 9 miles short of the besieged town.
The direct road from Begard to La Roche-Derrien lay along the west bank of the River Jaudi, reaching the town at the point where the bridge crossed the river under the eyes of the garrison of the 'Black Castle'.
Dagworth chose to make his final approach to La Roche-Derrien during the night, along the east bank of the River Jaudi, while a diversionary party came up the road, making a considerable noise to distract the besiegers.
Charles of Blois had notice of Dagworth's advance and prepared his troops, ordering the garrisons of each of the camps to stay put and await attack.
Expecting his force to reach the French encampment in the dark, Dagworth instructed his men with a sign and counter-sign to enable them to identify friend and foe in the impending night fighting.
Dagworth's army moved out on its final approach march at midnight on 19th June 1347, directed by three guides.
The march went without mishap and Dagworth's force came up to La Roche-Derrien before dawn on 20th June 1347.
The English force emerged from the woods and attacked the camp lying to the east of the town, occupied by Charles of Blois himself with the largest Breton/French/ force.
In heavy fighting the English made little progress and Dagworth was wounded and captured.
Dawn was now breaking and the English garrison could see what was going on in the Breton/French camps.
The governor of La Roche-Derrien, Richard Totsham, assembled his troops, less a small force to hold the walls against any surprise from across the river, marched out of the town and attacked the rear of Charles of Blois' force.
This unexpected assault was sufficient to overwhelm the Breton/French in Charles of Blois' camp, causing them to break away in flight.
Instructed not to leave their camps, the Breton/French troops in the other two camps were attacked in turn by the English and overwhelmed.
The troops in Black Castle, although hearing the sound of the frenzied combat on the far side of the river, did not intervene, in the light of their instructions not to leave their encampment, finally marching away to the east.
The most decisive feature of this remarkable battle was the fate of Charles of Blois. He emerged unarmoured from his tent at the onset of the English attack and suffered a number of wounds in the struggle, before being captured by the English.
Casualties at the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: Breton/French casualties were high.
From the Breton noblemen of Charles of Blois' party, the dead included the Vicomte de Rohan and the lords of Laval, Châteaubriand, Malestroit and Rougé.
Some 600 Breton/French men-at-arms and squires were killed.
English casualties were probably high as a proportion of their small numbers, but significantly less in total than the French.
The most important casualty of the battle was the wounding and capture of Charles of Blois, undermining his claim to the duchy and imposing a major handicap on the French conduct of the war.
Follow-up to the Battle of La Roche-Derrien: Charles of Blois is said to have suffered seventeen wounds. He was taken by Dagworth to a series of castles to recover from his injuries, before being conveyed to England and imprisoned for a number of years.
The battle deprived King Philip VI of France of his candidate for the duchy of Brittany.
Dagworth subsequently went to England and the French took advantage of his absence to surprise the town of La Roche-Derrien, storming it after a short siege of three days and slaughtering the inhabitants. The English garrison of 150 surrendered and was taken unarmed to Châteauneuf, where they were massacred by the 'butchers and carpenters' of the town.
Anecdotes and traditions from the Battle of La Roche-Derrien:
On his journey as a prisoner to England it is said that Charles of Blois was serenaded by eight guitar players to fend off the effects of seasickness.
Charles of Blois wore a tight-fitting quilted jacket known as a 'pourpoint'. This garment became popular as a memorial to Charles.
Charles of Blois was beatified in 1905. A chapel was built on the spot where he was said to have been captured at the Battle of La Roche-Derrien.
Chapel to Charles of Blois: Battle of La Roche-Derrien on 20th June 1347 in the Hundred Years War
References for the Battle of La Roche-Derrien:
The Hundred Years War by Alfred H. Burne
Trial by Battle, Volume I of the four volume record of the Hundred Years War by Jonathan Sumption.
The Hundred Years War by Robin Neillands.
British Battles by Grant.


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What's Wrong with 'Retarded'?
By Paul Shlichta
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.
-Confucius, Analects
I admit that it's fun watching an adroit manipulator of political correctness get hoisted with his own petard and be forced to meekly eat his words. But to be fair, Rahm Emanuel's use of the word "retarded," and the general use of that word for someone who is (in P.C.-ese) "intellectually challenged," is inoffensive and honest.
First of all, the context shows that Emanuel used the word in a reasonable way. He was dismissing a proposal that the administration attack moderate Democrats in public ads. He was simply pointing out the stupidity of publicly offending people you want as future allies -- which is in fact a stupid thing to do. And he said it privately, not as a public insult. It took a backstairs gossip to make a public issue of it.
Next, his use of the "f-word" is lamentable but common in the debased milieu of politics, especially Chicago/White House politics. Nowadays, as someone once explained about the British use of "bloody," the f-word merely means that a noun or adjective will follow. I was brought up to believe that it should be avoided as being offensive to ladies. However, NOW does not seem to have complained -- perhaps because, as Judge Craig put it a century ago, they have ceased to be ladies but not yet learned to be gentlemen, and they probably use the word themselves. So let's give a reluctant pass to the f-word.
Now let's consider "retarded" carefully. According to my dictionary, it comes from the Latin word for "slow" and means "hindered from a typical or expected rate of change." For example, the term "retarded potential" is frequently used in physics, and no electromagnetic wave has ever complained about it.
This sounds pretty inoffensive. The connotation is that a "retarded" person will take a little longer to get where he is going, but that he will get there -- which sounds to me like a fair and hopeful statement of the situation. The alternative use of "slow," as uttered in hushed tones by teachers to parents, is a bit precious, but it really means the same thing. And so, from a logical point of view, there doesn't seem to any justification for complaining about the use of "retarded."
Unfortunately, reason has nothing to do with the decrees of P.C. Like the story of Al Smith at Sing Sing, P.C.ers have a ludicrous talent for replacing a fair term with a worse one. Consider "handicapped," a word once used for people with a deficiency in physical ability. It was a good word, honest and yet optimistic. As in its popular racetrack use, it implied that someone had a difficulty that others didn't have, but that with courage and perseverance, he could overcome it and win. But P.C. decreed that it could cause discrimination (another useful word that was exiled to verbal Siberia) and demanded that it be replaced by "disabled" -- a much more pejorative word that, as used in modern electronics, implies total incapacity. But then "disabled" was proscribed and replaced with "challenged," a condescendingly hypocritical euphemism that has become the butt of countless jokes.
In the same Pecksniffian spirit, "retarded" -- now called (I'm not making this up) "the r-word" -- is has been declared offensive. You may visit a website where you can sign a pledge to eliminate this word from your vocabulary. (A chastened Emanuel has already done so.) Attempts are being made to obliterate the word from all federal laws. I assume that this also means that thousands of physics and engineering texts will have to be recalled and reprinted.
What is the excuse for this idiotic lack of acumen? It's the fact that the word is used as a common insult. According to Special Olympics Chief Executive Tim Shriver:
Every day our community hears this word -- in schools and workplaces, in print and in movies, on radio and television. And every day they suffer its dehumanizing effects -- mockery, stigma, ridicule. This is a word that is incredibly damaging -- not only to the seven million people with intellectual disabilities in the United States, but also their friends, family and to all of us.
This distress is commendable but futile. I envy Mr. Shiver and his colleagues their miraculously sheltered childhoods. They seem to be blissfully unaware that we live in a harsh and unfair world in which any word they choose to use for the mentally handicapped will be used as a popular insult. If they insist on replacing the r-word with, say, "gungulous," then bullies will shout "gungulous" in schools and playgrounds and turn it into an insult.
This has already happened. Mr. Shiver's organization chose to replace the r-word with "special." This is an interesting choice because "special" is an auto-antonym that, like "sanction," has two opposite meanings. The term "special students" has been used for both ends of the I.Q. spectrum. But that ambiguity has not stopped "special" from becoming a nasty joke, used by the Church Lady in "Saturday Night Live" and, I fear, by many others. And Mr. Shiver himself has used "disabilities," which, as already mentioned, means something much worse than "retarded" or "handicapped."
The best you can do, Mr. Shiver, is follow the advice of Confucius and use the most honest and accurate word you can find -- perhaps a technical term. Above all, avoid circumlocutions, which make the user look silly, and euphemisms, which always smell of hypocrisy. You cannot stop bullies and louts from mocking your charges any more than we conservatives can stop liberals from unjustly jeering at us.
In any case, thank you for humbling Rahm Emanuel and making him grovel. You made my day.


Fast forward fifteen years and we now see an endless cycle of news around the continuing decline of big box retail, and the fact that the malls these brick-and-mortar stores anchor continue to see declines in traffic and sales. The likely culprit? The ubiquitous smartphone every millennial depends on - for everything from on-demand laundry services to snatching that new pair of sunnies in one fell swoop.
While the advent of social media and Instagram influencers can also take credit for the boom in online shopping, there is something more to these platforms that make the products they dangle in front of us so appealing. Whether certain items "catch your eye" in promoted posts or targeted ads - using mobile tactics and geo-location capabilities in a - brands are making it easier than ever to get from Point A of noticing the item to Point B of shamelessly surrendering your credit card to purchase it. As the on-the-go millennial generation has shown us time and time again - convenience is key.
Another contributing factor to the rise in mobile shopping and a larger trend away from in-person retail is the fact that millennials put a premium on "experiences" in a and are spending more time outdoors. And more time outdoors does not mean scouring around an air-conditioned mall.
In fact, recent data shows consumers are spending more time than ever out and about in their communities. Whether that means rocks out at music festival, getting a squad together to hike a local national park or simply wasting the afternoon away at a rooftop BBQ, the rest of the population can't help but join in the contagious outdoor-loving spirit.
In the same week headlines of a "retail apocalypse" were splashed across front pages nationwide, the Associated Press reported in a new survey that Millennials are driving a surge in spending time in the great outdoors.
"Millennials now account for 38 percent of the 75 million active camper households in the U.S., up from 34 percent in 2016, and 51 percent say they plan to increase their camping this year. Results of the survey indicate that these younger campers are using camping to add more balance to their lives," states the AP report.
And it's not just camping. A recent survey illustrated just how important music and outdoor festivals are to the millennial generation, who are sometimes willing to drop hundreds of dollars to avoid succumbing to the inevitable "fear of missing out." From large-scale fests like Coachella to smaller local happenings like Outside Lands, it's been proven that brands that sponsor such events are seen by 89% of surveyed millennials as more authentic and garner greater trust - positing that these consumers are more likely to welcome and purchase the brand in the future.
These real-life examples go to show that the generation most impacted by our mobile, on-demand world is responding by seeking more experiences outdoors. Even they realize that being a couch potato is not a long-term physical nor mental health strategy. And as a result, families across the country are following suit by embracing new activities that get them outside and engaged with one another.
The irony is that the same survey that showed millennials migrating to the great outdoors also noted that the most requested amenity at today's campsites is... Wi-Fi. The same mobile technology that has changed the American experience may also liberate us in a way that lets us spend more time outdoors than in front of the television.
It's no secret that millennials spend more time on their smartphones than any other generation, and that many of their purchases are easily made online, at the tip of their fingertips. And advertisers are noticing.
If there's one medium that has capitalized on the decline of the mall and the millennial generation's love for the outdoors, it is out-of-home advertising. With consumers spending more time outside, exposed to a new wave of edgy and interactive digital billboards, brands are reconsidering how to get people shopping again.
Fashion brands with giant physical stores like Nike and online-only ASOS alike are beefing up their outdoor properties, from subway stations to wrapping buses to taking over whole building facades in major city centers. They may tweak a billboard's mobile capabilities to send commuters a quick text with the nearest brick-and-mortar location or simply link to the online store or the particular item on display.
In their quest to meet millennials where they play, whether in the Meatpacking District or SOHO or the next "It" neighborhood, billboards have transformed from mere posters into inspirational canvases and metaphorical walls for online vendors - often more effectively evoking a certain feeling, lifestyle, or "vibe" the brand wants to put forth than a magazine ad can.
As a result, out-of-home ads have become the new playground for designers and artists, hired by brands to make their mark and define the new "cool" to their target audience - the multitude of passerby.
So, what lies ahead for advertising in our ever-evolving world? Adding mobile codes to billboards for real-time access to the product in front of us? The capability to take a picture for instant purchase? With the new wave of out-of-home advertising revolutionizing how shoppers interact with products today, and the way brands market them - the possibilities seem endless.


Among many interesting features, Servlet 3.0 introduced annotations that make deploying Servlets, Filters and Listeners of all types easier. Most of the WebServlet annotations are packaged under javax.servlet.annotation. In this post we'll see the following annotations.
WebListener, WebServlet and WebFilter annotations are placed on classes implementing respectively Listeners, Servlets and Filters. The WebInitParam annotation is used with WebServlet and WebFilter annotations specifying Servlet and Filter initialization parameters.
In order to provide support for these annotations, the mechanics of WebApp loading has to become a bit smarter.
When an application loads, all classes comprising the application are examined for presence of the annotations. When these annotations are found on a particular class, the container registers instances of the classes as Listeners, Servlets, or Filters.
@WebListener is the easiest to use.
The type of listener is deduced from the list of interfaces that the class or its super class implements. If the class annotated with WebListener does not implement any of the listeners an error message will be logged.
@WebServlet annotation is used to register a Servlet with a container. Below is the complete list of attributes that annotation encapsulates.
The attributes are simply bits of data that prior to Servlet 3.0 would go into <servlet> or <servlet-mapping> tags of web.xml. Now they can be specified in java code.
Note: the spec mandates either value or urlPatterns attribute be specified.
After the successful build, a compile class will be created in WEB-INF/classes folder.Accessing http://localhost:8080/sample/hello should render the below text ('sample' is app name here).
The @WebInitParam annotation provides a means of specifying initialization parameters for servlets and filters.
As mandated by the spec Resin expects that value, urlPatterns or servletNames will be specified.
Metadata specified in WebFilter are available via FilterConfig object, so the output of http://localhost:8080/sample/hello will render the following output.
Congratulations - you have completed Servlet Quiz.
In which file do we define a servlet mapping?
Servlets and JavaServer Pages have become so popular that they are now supported directly or with third-party plug-ins by most major Web servers and application servers.
What is the limit of data to be passed from HTML when doGet() method is used?
Which of the following can be used to store client side user state information while avoiding any impact due to the users web browser configuration ?
Which of the following is not true about Servlets?
Using relative paths to reference resources in the same context root makes your Web application more flexible.
How many ServletContext objects are available for an entire web application?
1. Servlet is a  Java technology based Web component.
4. Servlets interact with Web clients via a request/response using HTTP protocol.
Servlet A receives a request that it forwards to servlet B within another web application in the same web container. Servlet A needs to share data with servlet B and that data must not be visible to other servlets in A's web application. In which object can the data that A shares with B be stored?
The HttpServletRequestWrapper can be used to extend the functionality of a servlet request.
An HttpServletRequestWrapper may modify the header of a request within an object implementing the javax.servlet.Filter interface.
When the container initializes the servlet it makes a unique ServletConfig for it.Its main job is to give us init parameters.
The container reads the servlet init parameters from the Deployment Descriptor and gives them to the ServletConfig and then passes the ServletConfig to the servlet's init() method.
This method returns a String containing the value of the named initialization parameter,Return value will be null if the parameter does not exist.
This method returns the names of the servlet's initialization parameters as an Enumeration of string. This method will return an empty Enumeration if the servlet has no initialization parameters.
This method returns a reference to the ServletContext in which the caller is executing.
This method returns the name of this servlet instance. Servlet name can be assigned in the web application deployment descriptor.
In case you want to put a certain value (an email address for example) in your servlet, a better option would be to configure it in the Deployment Descriptor(web.xml) rather than hard-coding it in the servlet class.
The getInitParameter() can be called on the ServletConfig object to return the init parameter but only once init() is called.
Here we are going to discuss about SingleThradModel in Servlets. As we know that servlets are server side components that help us for developing web application on server side. Servlets are used to process multiple requests simultaneously.
instance is shared across multiple clients.
As single instance is shared by all clients so there are chances that same instance variable is modified by many clients and hence giving undesirable result .
To avoid this concurrency, we use SingleThreadModel.
By default servlet is multithreaded . Single Thread Model ensures that servlet handles only one request at a time.When your class is implemented SingleThreadModel no two threads run simultaneously in service() method .
created for each client request.It is also called thread safe.
It is a marker interface which does not have any body.
Single thread model is not used generally as it slow down the performance and increases overhead as new instance of the servlet is created for each and every new request.
updateString = "update Persons set name = 'shobhna' where id=12"
Note that SingleThreadModel does not solve all thread safety issues. For eg, session attributes and static variables can still be accessed by multiple requests on multiple threads at the same time, even when SingleThreadModel servlets are used. This is the main reason due to which SingleThreadModel is deprecated. This interface is deprecated in Servlet API version 2.4.
We can use Synchronized block and synchronized method to obtain threadsafe Servlet.
Before we start let us first discuss what is servlet.
Servlet: Java servlets are server side components that are used for developing server side programs that runs on a server.
Generic servlet as name suggest doesn't depend on particular type of protocol . In other words, generic servlet is a protocol independent servlet. thus,it contains only the generic features which a servlet should have.
It is an abstract class as it contains one abstract method service(ServletRequest request ServletResponse response).
This is an abstract class, So it is required that all the subclasses must implement service () method.
Let us Consider the following GenericServlet example.
service(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res) : This method is called by servlet container when a request is invoked by the client,after that request of client is processed by the servlet and response object is returned to the client as a result.
It is the service method where we write our business logic.In addition to service method generic servlet has some more methods like log, init and destroy.
This method is used for writing messages to log file.
This method is used for destroying servlet.
HTTPServlet is an abstract class extends Generic Servlet and as a result inherits properties of generic servlet.
It is defined in "javax.servlet.http" package .HttpServlet is a HTTP protocol specific servlet.
In HttpServlet mostly doGet() or doPost() methods are needed to be overridden to handle the GET or POST requests.
In order to create a Servlet , a class should extend HttpServlet and override goGet() and doPost() method.
1)The main difference between Genericservlet and HttpServlet is , GenericServlet is protocol independent and HttpServlet is protocol dependent.
2)HttpServlet have methods that support cookies and session where as GenericServlet doesn't have.
3)GenericServlet do not have doGet() and doPost() method while in HttpServlet you have to override atleast one method doGet() and doPost() .
4)GenericServlet is a superclass of HttpServlet.
5)GenericServlet is an abstract class so you have to override Service method where as in case of HttpServlet you have to override at least one method of doGet(), doPost(),doPut(), doDelete(), init(), destroy(),getServletInfo().
Servlets are server side programs , they are request and response oriented program. Suppose you enter something in the form and submit it, Then who is processing your request ? Someone has to pick up the details you have entered in the form.
Servlet is the server side program which handles all the request and redirect to the result page.
What is the difference between getSession(true) and getSession(false) ?
When you say getSession(true), this method will check whether already a session is existing for the user. If a session is existing, it will return that session object, otherwise will create a session object explicitly and return to the cilent.
When you say getSession(false), this method will check whether a session is existing. If yes, then it returns the reference of that session object, otherwise it will return null.
What is load on startup element in web.xml file ?
We can specify the order in which we want to initialize various Servlets.Like first initialize Servlet1 then Servlet2 and so on.This is accomplished by specifying a numeric value for the <load-on-startup> tag. <load-on-startup> tag specifies that the servlet should be loaded automatically when the web application is started.
The value is a single positive integer, which specifies the loading order. Servlets with lower values are loaded before servlets with higher values.
ServletContext is for the whole web-app but the ServletConfig is for one particular Servlet.
The ServletConfig parameters are specified for a particular servlet and are unknown to other servlets.
The ServletContext parameters are specified for an entire application and are available to all the servlets within that application.
The forward method of RequestDispatcher will forward the ServletRequest and ServletResponse that it is passed to the path that was specified in getRequestDispatcher(String path). This method is useful for communicating between server resources. Because the request and response are forwarded to another resource all request parameters are maintained and available for use.
In case of sendRedirect(String path) method the client will build a new request and submit it to the server. All previous parameters stored in the request will be unavailable. The client's history will be updated so the forward and back buttons will work.
Servlet life cycle defines how a servlet is loaded, instantiated, initialized and handles requests from the clients.
In the method init, the config object is an instance of ServletConfig class. The config object contains initialization parameters and a ServletContext instance. The initialization parameters are specific to each servlet and configured in the deployment descriptor as part of the definition of the servlet.
After initialization, the servlet is able to handle client requests.
The servlet engine stops a servlet by invoking the servlet's destroy() method. The destroy() method runs only one time during the lifetime of the servlet and this is the end of the servlet.
After a servlet's destroy() method is invoked, the servlet engine unloads the servlet, and the Java virtual machine eventually performs garbage collection on the memory resources associated with the servlet.
Following three methods are known as servlet life cycle methods.
Why Servlet is different from traditional Java program ?
If you write a 'traditional' program and run it , then it is cleared from memory when you finish running it. It does its job then exits. And so it is with a java program that you run from the command line under the java command.
A servlet is just a JAVA class. And we know how to write a java class as bellow.
But in case of servlet, the class should be a subclass of javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet . So creating servlet is just creating a class which extends javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.
2) javax.servlet.*; // This contains classes to make servlet working.
4) Method should throw IOException and ServletException.
Depending on the request type, get / post container invokes the corresponding doGet() or doPost() method.
doGet is the default method. This default method could be called by the following ways.
2) User enters a URL into the browser's address bar.
Following are the difference between doGet and doPost method.
1) In doGet user entered information are appended with the URL. But in case of doPost information will send as form. Hence if you want to send some sensible data like user name and password doPost is the preferable method for security reasons.
2) doGet request can be use for bookmark as it uses URL but doPost can't be used as bookmark.
3) GET has restrictions on the size of the parameters sent. While Post doesn't have the size restriction.


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Q: How would a semi-classical particle react to the double slit experiment? As far as I know, there is a smooth transition between quantum and classical regimes, so that even classical particle like a massive object has a wavefunction associated with it. However, the double slit experiment can either show quantum character, where the particle supposedly passes through both slits and interferes with itself, or classical character, where the particle passes through one slit with no interference. What would a semi-classical particle do when faced with this situation?
In addition, I have a problem imagining a semi-classical particle in general. What is a good example of one?

A: There's really no such thing as a semi-classical particle in the sense you're thinking of it. Everything follows quantum laws, even large, massive objects. However, when you have a large number of particles and/or a large number of interactions with the environment, the different parts of the system are not in a coherent superposition. So you can take a statistical average of sorts, and the quantum laws simplify to classical laws.
Perhaps this is better explained with an example: consider trying to send a car through a double-slit apparatus. In principle, you could do it, if you managed to create a coherent superposition of (all the car's atoms going through the left slit)+(all the car's atoms going through the right slit)+(all the car's atoms crash into the wall together) and maintain that superposition throughout the experiment. But in practice, that's not going to happen. The car is going to interact with its surroundings through radiation, vibrations, etc. and also different parts of the car interact among themselves, and that serves to collapse the superposition of left+right long before the car ever makes it to the slits.

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Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - Page 3 News List
Ignore China on US arms sales: report
'JUST THREATS':The report said that the administration of US President Barack Obama had no cause to be timid over selling advanced F-16 jets and submarines to Taiwan
By William Lowther / Staff reporter in Washington
Randall Schriver, president of the Project 2049 Institute, right, and Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the US-Taiwan Business Council, speak at a press conference in Washington on Tuesday announcing the release of a joint report entitled Chinese Reactions to Taiwan Arms Sales.
Photo: CNA
A new 100-page report on China's reaction to US arms sales to Taiwan concludes that Beijing is "unlikely to challenge any fundamental US interests" in response to significant future sales.
"The [US President] Barack Obama administration has demonstrated unnecessary restraint in its Taiwan arms sales decisions — despite having ample justification for positive considerations," the report said.
A joint project of the US-Taiwan Business Council and the Project 2049 Institute, the report analyzes Chinese reactions to arms sales over the past 33 years and finds they have not been much to worry about.
Even so, Randall Schriver, president of the Project 2049 Institute, told a meeting held in a US Congressional briefing room on Tuesday, the US government now appears to give more consideration to potential fallout from China than it does to the Taiwan Relations Act.
Schriver added that having done extensive research, "we can clearly say that if you are concerned about the effect of US arms sales on the cross-strait relationship — don't be."
He said there was "absolutely no history of fallout" and that an argument could be made that there was a correlation between US arms sales to Taiwan and breakthroughs in the cross-strait relationship.
Threats of impact on US business, he said, have turned out in the past to be no more than that — "just threats that have not come to fruition."
US arms sales to Taiwan, he said, work the way that they are supposed to work.
Rupert Hammond-Chambers, president of the US-Taiwan Business Council, said that he was convinced that arms sales to Taiwan were "intertwined" with breakthroughs in cross-strait ties.
He said: "The evidence is there. It supports the notion that when the US is unabashedly supportive of Taiwan's legitimate defense needs it provides Taiwan with the confidence it requires to engage China from a position of strength.
"When we don't do it, what we have found is that it is inherently destabilizing and it creates the dynamic in the Strait that the Chinese might potentially feel is an opening for non-peaceful ways to resolve their issues with Taiwan," he said.
The report stresses that while Beijing's responses should be considered and appropriate contingency plans developed, the US should not be deterred by China's reactions even though "limited and largely symbolic retaliations" cannot be ruled out.
It said: "US policymakers express their grave concerns about potential Chinese responses prior to any sale, but those concerns are generally not consistent with the actions carried out by China in the aftermath of the sale."
The report added: "As expectations for an arms package grow, China increases the pressure on Washington to do nothing, or to do less, looking to incrementally reduce the US commitment to Taiwan."
"This pressure takes a toll on the inter-agency review process. While administration officials may not directly engage with China on the issue, Chinese considerations are indirectly factoring into the deliberations," it said.
If Taiwan is to continue with at least some self-determination, the report said, it is "imperative" that the US remains prepared to sell Taiwan all the systems it requires, "not just upgrades and second-hand equipment."
The report argues that China has a well-established track record of responding "negatively and stridently" to public announcements of US arms sales to Taiwan.


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Q: Powershell replace escaped character with character Not sure why the cast to int in the following string replace is failing in Powershell:
PS D:\> $b = "\x26"

PS D:\> $b -replace '\\x([0-9a-fA-F]{2})', [char][int]'0x$1'

Cannot convert value "0x$1" to type "System.Int32". Error: "Could not find any recognizable digits."
At line:1 char:1

+ $b -replace '\\x([0-9a-fA-F]{2})', [char][int]'0x$1'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidCastFromStringToInteger

The replace itself works fine:
PS D:\> [char][int]($b -replace '\\x([0-9a-fA-F]{2})', '0x$1')

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A: The -replace operator expects the first string to be the pattern to match and it expects the second argument to be the "string" to replace with.  From the language spec:
7.8.4.3 The -replace operator
Description:
The -replace operator allows text replacement in one or more strings designated by
the left operand using the values designated by the right operand. This operator has
two variants (§7.8). The right operand has one of the following forms:
•   The string to be located, which may contain regular expressions (§3.16). In this case, the replacement string is implicitly "".
•   An array of 2 objects containing the string to be located, followed by the replacement string.

I don't think you can access $1 until the string is evaluated and by then it is too late to do further evaluation i.e. type coercion in this case.

A: You can't do this is a single -replace, however you can do it using a custom MatchEvaluator callback (docs).  In the MatchEvaluator you have full code control, so you can do whatever crazy stuff you want!
$b = "\x26"

$matchEval = {
  param($m)
  $charCode = $m.Groups[1].Value
  [char][int] "0x$charCode"
 }

 [regex]::Replace($b, '\\x([0-9a-fA-F]{2})', $matchEval)

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