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Q: How to exit from the application and show the home screen? I have an application where on the home page I have buttons for navigation through the application.
On that page I have a button "EXIT" which when clicked should take the user to the home screen on the phone where the application icon is.
How can I do that?

A: May be you can try something like this
Suppose in our application, we have a number of activities(say ten) and we need to exit directly from this activity. What we can do is, create an intent and go to the root activity and set flag in the intent as
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

also, add some extra like boolean to the intent
intent.putExtra("EXIT", true);

Then in root activity, check the value of the boolean and according to that call finish(), in the onCreate() of the root activity
if (getIntent().getBooleanExtra("EXIT", false)) {
 finish();
}

A: (I tried previous answers but they lacks in some points. For example if you don't do a return; after finishing activity, remaining activity code runs. Also you need to edit onCreate with return. If you doesn't run super.onCreate() you will get a runtime error)
Say you have MainActivity and ChildActivity.
Inside ChildActivity add this:
Intent intent = new Intent(ChildActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
intent.putExtra("EXIT", true);
startActivity(intent);
return true;

Inside MainActivity's onCreate add this:
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    mContext = getApplicationContext();

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    if (getIntent().getBooleanExtra("EXIT", false)) {
        finish();
        return;
    }
    // your current codes
    // your current codes
}

A: There is another option, to use the FinishAffinity method to close all the tasks in the stack related to the app.
See:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/27765687/1984636

A: Android's design does not favor exiting an application by choice, but rather manages it by the OS. You can bring up the Home application by its corresponding Intent:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);

A: System.exit(0);

Is probably what you are looking for. It will close the entire application and take you to the home Screen.

A: When u call finish onDestroy() of that activity will be called and it will go back to previous activity in the activity stack... So.. for exit do not call finish();

A: Here's what i did:
SomeActivity.java
 @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
            Intent newIntent = new Intent(this,QuitAppActivity.class);
            newIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP|Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
            startActivity(newIntent);
            finish();
    }

QuitAppActivity.java
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      finish();
}

Basically what you did is cleared all activities from the stack and launch QuitAppActivity, that will finish the task.

A: This works well for me.
Close all the previous activities as follows:
    Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
    intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
    intent.putExtra("Exit me", true);
    startActivity(intent);
    finish();

Then in MainActivity onCreate() method add this to finish the MainActivity
    setContentView(R.layout.main_layout);

    if( getIntent().getBooleanExtra("Exit me", false)){
        finish();
        return; // add this to prevent from doing unnecessary stuffs
    }

A: first finish your application using method finish();
and then add below lines in onDestroy for Removing Force close
android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
super.onDestroy();

A: If you want to end an activity you can simply call finish().
It is however bad practice to have an exit button on the screen.

A: Some Activities actually you don't want to open again when back button pressed such Splash Screen Activity, Welcome Screen Activity, Confirmation Windows. Actually you don't need this in activity stack. you can do this using=> open manifest.xml file and add a attribute

android:noHistory="true"

to these activities.
<activity
    android:name="com.example.shoppingapp.AddNewItems"
    android:label=""
    android:noHistory="true">
</activity>

OR
Sometimes you want close the entire application in certain back button press. Here best practice is open up the home window instead of exiting application. For that you need to override onBackPressed() method. usually this method open up the top activity in the stack.
@Override
public void onBackPressed(){
Intent a = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
a.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
a.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(a);

}

OR
In back button pressed you want to exit that activity and also you also don't want to add this in activity stack. call finish() method inside onBackPressed() method. it will not make  close the entire application. it will go for the previous activity in the stack.
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
  finish();
}

A: It is not recommended to exit your Android Application. See this question for more details.
The user can always quit your app through the home button or in the first activity through the back button.

A: You can just add moveTaskToBack(true) in your exit button's onClickedListener to minimize the application.
Hope it helps.

A: Add following lines after finish(); in onDestroy():
android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
super.onDestroy();

A: I tried exiting application using following code snippet, this it worked for me. Hope this helps you.
i did small demo with 2 activities
first activity
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
    private Button secondActivityBtn;
    private SharedPreferences pref;
    private SharedPreferences.Editor editer;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        secondActivityBtn=(Button) findViewById(R.id.SecondActivityBtn);
        secondActivityBtn.setOnClickListener(this);

        pref = this.getSharedPreferences("MyPrefsFile", MODE_PRIVATE);
        editer = pref.edit();

        if(pref.getInt("exitApp", 0) == 1){
            editer.putInt("exitApp", 0);
            editer.commit();
            finish();
        }
    }
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        switch (v.getId()) {
        case R.id.SecondActivityBtn:
            Intent intent= new Intent(MainActivity.this, YourAnyActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent);
            break;
        default:
            break;
        }
    }
}

your any other activity
public class YourAnyActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
    private Button exitAppBtn;
    private SharedPreferences pref;
    private SharedPreferences.Editor editer;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_any);

        exitAppBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.exitAppBtn);
        exitAppBtn.setOnClickListener(this);

        pref = this.getSharedPreferences("MyPrefsFile", MODE_PRIVATE);
        editer = pref.edit();
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        switch (v.getId()) {
        case R.id.exitAppBtn:
            Intent main_intent = new Intent(YourAnyActivity.this,
                    MainActivity.class);
            main_intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
            startActivity(main_intent);
            editer.putInt("exitApp",1);
            editer.commit();
            break;
        default:
            break;
        }
    }
}

A: I did it with observer mode.
Observer interface
public interface Observer {
public void update(Subject subject);
}

Base Subject
public class Subject {
private List<Observer> observers = new ArrayList<Observer>();

public void attach(Observer observer){
    observers.add(observer);
}

public void detach(Observer observer){
    observers.remove(observer);
}

protected void notifyObservers(){
    for(Observer observer : observers){
        observer.update(this);
    }
}
}

Child Subject implements the exit method
public class ApplicationSubject extends Subject {
public void exit(){
    notifyObservers();
}
}

MyApplication which your application should extends it
public class MyApplication extends Application {

private static ApplicationSubject applicationSubject;

public ApplicationSubject getApplicationSubject() {
            if(applicationSubject == null) applicationSubject = new ApplicationSubject();
    return applicationSubject;
}

}
Base Activity
public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity implements Observer {

public MyApplication app;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    app = (MyApplication) this.getApplication();
    app.getApplicationSubject().attach(this);
}

@Override
public void finish() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            app.getApplicationSubject().detach(this);
    super.finish();
}

/**
 * exit the app
 */
public void close() {
    app.getApplicationSubject().exit();
};

@Override
public void update(Subject subject) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    this.finish();
}

}

let's test it
public class ATestActivity extends BaseActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    close(); //invoke 'close'
}
}

A: if you want to exit application
put this code under your function
public void yourFunction()
{
finishAffinity();
moveTaskToBack(true);

}

//For an instance, if you want to exit an application on double click of a
//button,then the following code can be used.
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)  {
    if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK && event.getRepeatCount() == 2) {
        // do something on back.
        From Android 16+ you can use the following:

        finishAffinity();
        moveTaskToBack(true);
    }

    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}

A: 100% works fine. this is code for Exit your app onClick (Method)
    Button exit = (Button)findViewById(R.id.exitbutton);

    exit.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override

        public void onClick(View view) {

            finish();
            android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
            System.exit(1);
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Closed Completely and Safely", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

        }
    });

A: Maybe my code can hepls (Main_Activity.java):
    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        super.onDestroy();
        this.finish();
        exit(0);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)  {
        switch(keyCode)    {
            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
                AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
                builder.setTitle("My application").setMessage("Keep playing?").setIcon(R.drawable.icon);
                // Go to backgroung
                builder.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { moveTaskToBack(true); }
                });
                // Exit from app calling protected void onDestroy()
                builder.setNegativeButton("CLOSE APPLICATION", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { onDestroy(); }
                });
                // Close this dialog
                builder.setNeutralButton("CANCEL", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { dialog.cancel(); }
                });
                AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
                dialog.show();
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

A: This is the easiest one
finish();
android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
System.exit(0);

This will close the app and without destroying the methods services this task will be completed.

A: You can use finish(); moveTaskToBack(true); and System.exit(1); to quit your application.
public void onBackPressed() {
    AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
    alertDialogBuilder.setTitle("Exit Application?");
    alertDialogBuilder
            .setMessage("Click yes to exit!")
            .setCancelable(false)
            .setPositiveButton("Yes",
                    new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                            finish();
                            moveTaskToBack(true);
                            android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
                            System.exit(1);
                        }
                    })

            .setNegativeButton("No", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {

                    dialog.cancel();
                }
            });

    AlertDialog alertDialog = alertDialogBuilder.create();
    alertDialog.show();
}

A: If you want to exit from your application. Then use this code inside your button pressed event.
like:
public void onBackPressed()
{
    moveTaskToBack(true);
    android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
    System.exit(1);
}

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Die Mitsui-Familie (, Mitsui-ke) ist eine japanische Familie, die eine der drei großen Händlerfamilien während der Edo-Zeit war und nach der Meiji-Restauration das erste Familienunternehmen, dem es möglich war, eine Zaibatsu zu gründen.

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Ein Vorfahre des Mitsui-Hauses war Takahisa Mitsui, ein Verwandter des Kriegerhauses Sasaki aus Ōmi und Befehlshaber seiner eigenen Burg. Zur Zeit des Takayasu Mitsui zog die Familie von Ōmi nach Ise und bis zur Zeit des Takatoshi Mitsui hatte die Familie einen Wohnsitz in der Stadt Matsusaka in der Provinz Ise.

Im Jahr 1673 hatte der jüngere Takatoshi (4. Sohn des älteren Takatoshi) einen Kurzwarenladen in Kyōto und Edo eingerichtet. 1683 und 1686 richtete er Wechselstuben in Edo und Kyōto ein und bis 1691 leitete er auch einen Kurzwarenladen und eine Wechselstube in Osaka (damit hatte die Familie Geschäfte in den drei wichtigsten Städten dieser Zeit).

Die Erfolgsgeschichte des Familienunternehmens Mitsui und später der Zaibatsu hielt mehr als 250 Jahre. 1892 wurde der Geschäftsbereich von den familiären Bereichen abgetrennt und eine Hausverfassung formuliert. Unter Nakamigawa Hikojirō als Generalmanager begann Mitsui stark in industrielle Bereiche zu investieren, in die Shibaura Engineering Works, die Ōji Paper Co., die Kanegafuchi Spinning Co.

Ab 1900 führte das Oberhaupt der Familie bis 1945 den Titel "Baron". Letzter Träger dieses Titels war Takaharu Mitsui (三井 高陽; 1900–1983), der, Deutschland sehr verbunden, von 1965 bis zu seinem Tode Präsident der Japanisch-Deutschen Gesellschaft in Tokyo war.

Nachdem die Zaibatsu nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg von Besatzungstruppen aufgelöst wurde, haben sich die Unternehmen 1947 zu einer Keiretsu zusammengeschlossen. Sie ist heute die Mitsui Group und unter anderem in den Bereichen Stahlerzeugung, Telekommunikation, chemische Industrie und Logistik tätig.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur
 S. Noma (Hrsg.): Mitsui. In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X, S. 982.

Gesellschaft (Japan)
Unternehmerfamilie

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From 1996 von Goisern expanded his personal and artistic horizons with journeys to Tibet and to Jane Goodall in Tanzania - the ethno-musical reworking of both journeys are available on CD. After his return, albums once more appeared in familiar "Hubert style". From 2007 to 2010 faced his most daring adventure: he and his band played on a concert ship along the Danube to the Black Sea and up to the North Sea, which can be read about in the book Stromlinien, and heard as live music on Haut und Haar. In spring 2011 he played unreleased songs in numerous provincial taverns, the album EntwederUndOder was then released in the autumn, giving him his better late than never first number one in the Austrian charts with Brenna tuats guat.
At the end of 2014 the freeman of Bad Goisern, six-time "Amadeus Music Award" winner and father of two adult children, repeated himself: once more he toured the country playing completely unknown compositions. In the months before he had explored the south of the USA and had returned with plenty of unpleasant experiences and copious blues. The work Federn didn't see the light of day until six months after the tour, almost at the same time at the film documentary tribute Brenna tuat's schon lang. On 23rd November he will be presented as patron of the Volksliedwerk campaign "Komm, sing mit" (Come, sing along).
He, who describes himself as being extravagant with life, who is never really happy with the description of his music as "alpine rock" ("if you ask me: it's my music"), he, who refuses to allow his music to be used at political party events and publicly supports Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, is currently enjoying a creative break. But he'll be back - his website entry from New Year's Day 2017 promises: "Head and heart are already full to the brim with my own dreams and plans awaiting realisation."


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Disney for the Win: Wreck-It Ralph
Monday, November 5, 2012 Andrew Zimmerman Jones Comments 1 comment
Over the last few years, I've been a big fan of Disney/Pixar films, but not so much of the films put out by Disney itself. While I enjoyed Tangled well enough, when compared to the Toy Story franchise or Wall-E, the more mainstream Disney movies just don't have the same emotional impact.
Or at least they didn't. I think Disney may have broken that trend with their newest film, Wreck-It Ralph.
It's not for nothing that this film marks a departure from Disney's typical formula of repackaging classic fairy tales, either. By stepping outside of this traditional storytelling structure, they allowed for something new and adventurous. There's a creative energy behind Wreck-It Ralph that was missing from The Princess and the Frog and Tangled.
This isn't to say that Wreck-It Ralph doesn't rely on classic stories as its inspiration. It's just that these are classic video game stories … the fairy tales of the modern age.
The Basic Story (Minimal Spoilers)
Ralph is the "bad guy" in an 8-bit video game called Fix-It Felix, Jr., in which he lives in the city dump and comes down every day to destroy an apartment building, while the hero of the game repairs it. On the 30th anniversary of his video game, he has an existential crisis and decides he wants to be treated with respect. Toward this end, he decides to become a hero in another video game … throwing his own game into chaos.
That's the basic story, the one that you get in the trailers, and there's certainly no shortage of cameos and Easter eggs for those who grew up with video games in the 80's and 90's. (My 7-year-old missed some of the jokes that impressed me the most, of course.)
But what this description misses is how deeply plotted Wreck-It Ralph actually is, the many layers and plot twists that come up … but for that, we'll need to offer at least a few high-level spoilers (nothing too major, though).
The Deeper Story (Mild Spoilers)
Ralph sets out on his quest to earn a medal. The trailers give the impression that the film is about Ralph jumping from game to game in an effort to get this medal. That isn't quite accurate. Actually, Ralph only spends time in a couple of other games. He acquires his medal fairly early in the film … and then loses it. I won't go into the detail of the loss, but in order to get it back, he has to help a misfit character – Vanellope from the racing game Sugar Rush – win a race.
So about two-thirds of the way into the film, it feels like things are pretty much set for a fairly straightforward, Disney-style ending. Ralph will help Vanellope win the race, get his medal back, Vanellope will no longer be an outcast, and Ralph will finally get respect. You begin to feel like you're ready for this all to unfold, with most of the twists and turns out of the way.
While the above would have still made for a decent movie, Ralph instead goes in a completely different direction.
In fact, Ralph gets his medal back earlier than expected … and that's when things begin to go seriously off the rails. Plot twists begin spinning out in rapid succession, the big one of which is one of those Sixth Sense-like plot twists that is absolutely obvious in retrospect, but which I didn't see coming at all.
By the time the conclusion rolls around, Disney has built a film with as much emotional impact as the best of the films put out by Pixar over the last decade. It's proof that Disney really does still have the ability to tell a fabulous story. Here's hoping that they continue thinking outside of the fairy tale tropes for their next film idea.
Andrew Zimmerman Jones is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. He has been a finalist in the Writers of the Future contest and received Honorable Mention in the 2011 Writer's Digest Science Fiction/Fantasy Competition. In addition to being a contributing editor to Black Gate magazine, Andrew is the About.com Physics Guide and author of String Theory For Dummies. You can follow his exploits on Facebook, Twitter, and even Google+.
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I disagree about Tangled, but I couldn't agree more about Wreck-it Ralph. It was great to see a Disney movie where I didn't see the twist coming, and I loved the classic, or "retro," game references.


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Blogs | PTO To Biotech Examiners – We'll Get Back To You!
PTO To Biotech Examiners - We'll Get Back To You!
On March 21, 2012, Andrew H Hirschfield, Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, sent a short memo to the Patent Examining Corps to inform them about the decision in Prometheus v. Mayo. The "preliminary guidance" that was provided included a statement that mainly this decision did not affect the PTO's Bilski guidelines re patenting "abstract ideas" (so keep calm software/business method Groups).
The memo described the unpatentable laws of nature at issue as "the relationships between concentrations of certain metabolites in the blood and the likelihood that a thiopurine drug dosage with prove ineffective or cause harm." The memo noted that "the claimed processes [the "invention as a whole"] are likewise not patent eligible unless they have additional features that provide practical assurance that the processes are genuine applications of these laws rather than drafting efforts designed to monopolize the correlations. [The Court found that] the additional steps in the claimed processes here are not themselves natural laws, but neither are they sufficient to transform the nature of the claims."
The memo directs Examiners to continue to use the interim Bilski guidelines, while evaluating the claim to be sure that it does not "[amount] to a monopoly on the law of nature, natural phenomena, or abstract idea itself. In addition…a claim that includes [one of the three patent-ineligible categories] should include other elements or combination of elements such that, in practice, the claimed product or process amounts to significantly more than [one of the categories] with conventional steps specified at a high level of generality appended thereto. [Emphasis in original].
Of course, at this stage, the Office can offer no guidance as to when a claim amounts to significantly more than one of the patent ineligible categories; specifically how to draft claims with additional steps specified at the appropriately low level generality. Perhaps the most important statements are the opening sentences of paragraphs 4 and 5:
"In this case, the claims inform a relevant audience about certain laws of nature…. the decision rested upon an examination of the particular claims in light of the Court's precedents…."[Emphasis added.]
This appears to be a hint that the PTO would like to limit the decision to its facts – or at least to a narrow technical area – but, unfortunately I, and I suspect, most of the readers of this Blog are members of the "relevant audience" and will be required to somehow avoid drafting such "particular claims".
Click HERE to read the short memo.


With a new White House administration comes a shift in HIV policy. What those changes will be under Donald Trump, for better or for worse, remain to be seen. What hasn't changed is the HIV epidemic and the need for policies that help HIV research, prevention and treatment.
We asked care providers, researchers and community leaders what their message to the Trump administration would be regarding the fight against HIV.
Interviews for this slide show were conducted by Terri Wilder, M.S.W., and Myles Helfand.


Téléchargez ou lisez le livre [(Rugby Training)] [ By (author) Barrie Corless, By (author) Anne De Looy, By (author) Peter Thomas, By (author) Etc., Edited by Stuart Biddle ] [January, 1996] de Barrie Corless au format PDF et EPUB. Ici, vous pouvez télécharger gratuitement tous les livres au format PDF ou Epub. Utilisez le bouton disponible sur cette page pour télécharger ou lire un livre en ligne.
Rugby Union, though officially an amateur sport, is now as sophisticated as any other in terms of training and techniques. This is a complete preparation programme for players an coaches of all playing levels. This title, one of a series, is aimed at both coaches and competitors and brings the knowledge of top P.E. lecturers to each sport. Each title covers fitness, nutrition, injury prevention and psychology, as well as over 100 team, group and individual drills.


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Q: Using manager for controlling the volume
I am having problem with using audio manager for controlling volume
I am making a simple app to change ringer mode from the app but the app is crashing. The way  to get instance of audio manager as directed by google is showing error. Is it possible to access and control ringer volume and mode from app?
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

private boolean isPhoneSilent;
private AudioManager audioManager;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    audioManager = (AudioManager)getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
    Button toggle_Btn = findViewById(R.id.toggle_Btn);

    int ringerMode = audioManager.getRingerMode();
    if(ringerMode==AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_SILENT)
    {
        isPhoneSilent=true;
    }
    else

    toggle_Btn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            if(isPhoneSilent)
            {
                audioManager.setRingerMode(AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_NORMAL);
                isPhoneSilent=false;
            }else
            {
                audioManager.setRingerMode(AudioManager.RINGER_MODE_SILENT);
                isPhoneSilent=true;
            }
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    });

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Q: vba query csv files "could not find installable ISAM" error I intended to write a macro to query both csv and xml files using Access vba. I do not want to parse csv or xml to a temp table in Access.
Dim dbConnection As ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim dbConnectionString As String

dbConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & _
sourcefilepath & ";Extended Properties=""csv;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited"""

Set dbConnection = New ADODB.Connection
dbConnection.Open dbConnectionString
Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM " & sourceFileName
rs.Open strSQL, dbConnection, 3, 3
rs.Close
dbConnection.Close

I tried the code above and kept getting "could not find installable ISAM" error message.
I also tried:
dbConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & _
sourcefilefolder & ";Extended Properties=""txt;HDR=Yes;FMT=Delimited"""

It didn't work, either.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

A: Click on Tools > References and scroll down to:
Microsoft ? (The question is to select which connection you decide to use.)
And select:
Microsoft ADO (version you want)
and
Microsoft OLE (version you want)
I have found it also helps to select: Microsoft DAO Jet 3.6 even when I don't plan to use it as it supports several older utilties I often call on.


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If you fear that someone may be monitoring your internet usage, please consider clearing your browser history. The guide below will help you. Note that methods for clearing browser history vary, depending upon which internet browser you are using.
Internet Explorer (8+)
First, select the Delete Browsing History option in the Safety menu (within Tools). This will allow you to delete the entire browser history of your current IE. You may also opt to leave selected websites and their associated web pages untouched, using the Preserve Favorites check box. Select the Info category that you wish to preserve, and when you finally select delete, the browser will erase everything except the ones that you have selected. Take note that a new user profile might be required if this option does not work on a freshly updated Internet Explorer 9.
For Firefox Browsers, access the Clear Recent History, which can be found under the Tools (Alt, then T) option, or by clicking the "Undo" button found near the Add-ons tab (for later versions). By selecting a specific time range, you can widen and shorten the number of browsing entries to be deleted, from one hour ago, to all of the entries made for the whole day. There should also be a Details option to specify further the type of pages to be erased from history (similar to IE's Preserve Favorites feature) though it is no longer present on more updated versions.
Deleting browser history in Safari (OS X version) is as intuitive as Internet Explorer, with a few added alternative options seen on Firefox. To access this, simply go to Safari, and select Clear History and Website Data. You'll then be prompted with selecting a time frame where all of the respective browser history entries will be removed. There are no detailed deletion options, unfortunately, but Safari at least allows you to also remotely clear browser history entries of any other Mac or iOS device registered with the same account.
Finally, for those using Chrome browsers (PC version), you first need to access the History option from the main menu (upper right corner button). Then, by clicking the Clear Browsing Data button, you are given a menu to select a deletion time frame and a set of data types that you want to be removed. You can then proceed to clear browsing history once you're done. Alternatively, you can delete the entire browsing history of your Chrome browser by simply selecting the Beginning of Time option for its time frame.
Please note that some of these pointers might require slight modifications depending on the version you are using.


Bank of America Corp. reportedly plans to sell a commercial real estate loan portfolio worth $880 million–at a discount of 20-25 percent from face value–to a group of investors, Reuters News reports.
"The portfolio includes current and delinquent loans tied to 32 properties of various types, including office properties and even senior housing in 15 states," the Reuters News article notes, quoting an unnamed source familiar with the deal.
Bank of America holds a $44 billion commercial real estate portfolio and this latest move shows a strong desire to unload some of its commercial loans as it looks to boost its capital levels after steep mortgage losses, Reuters reports. Analysts speculate that the bank will likely need to raise as much as $50 billion in capital to overcome its home loan losses.
Other banks also have been selling off commercial loan properties in recent months. The largest to-date was last month with Anglo Irish Bank Corp's sale of a $9.5 billion portfolio of U.S. commercial real estate loans.
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package org.lbchild.controller;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.events.ExpansionEvent;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.events.IExpansionListener;

public class ExpandCleanMarksListener implements IExpansionListener {
    private ArrayList<Button> newsmarks;
    public ExpandCleanMarksListener(ArrayList<Button> newsmarks) {
        this.newsmarks = newsmarks;
    }
    @Override
    public void expansionStateChanged(ExpansionEvent arg0) {
        for (Button button: newsmarks) {
            button.setSelection(false);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void expansionStateChanging(ExpansionEvent arg0) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }

}

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Manchester United have missed out on Feyenoord defender Stefan de Vrij after it was confirmed that the Dutchman is set to join Seria A outfit Lazio is a deal worth £6.7 million.
The 22 year-old was Louis Van Gaal's prime target this summer as the new manager looks to put right the defensive crisis at Old Trafford, after the departures of Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra. De Vrij's snub will come as a bitter blow to Van Gaal, who must now look for reinforcements elsewhere.
The centre-back featured in every game for his national side under Van Gaal in the recent World Cup in Brazil, which saw the Netherlands finish in 3rd place. His performances, which also saw him score a goal in the 5-1 thumping of Spain, caught the eye of several clubs, but United looked like favourites to sign him.
Missing out on De Vrij means that Van Gaal will now have to consider other options. Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, another star at the World Cup, is rumoured to be on United's radar. There is no doubt that there needs to be at least one solid addition to the backline this season, as United look to restructure a defence that saw a dramatic fall from grace last year.
Last season saw United concede 43 goals and lose 12 times en route to a 7th placed finish, their worst return since the Premier League began back in 1992. The centre-back partnership of Vidic and Ferdinand, which had served United so well for so long, was a shadow of its former self. With Vidic struggling with injury problems and Ferdinand losing his pace and strength, manager David Moyes often deployed Chris Smalling, Johnny Evans and Phil Jones at the heart of defence, with no combination proving to be particularly successful.
Van Gaal is expected to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford next season after their disastrous campaign last time around. The priorities for the Dutchman are clear. As an attacking force, United look as good as anyone in the league, with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie, Juan Mata and Ander Herrera in their side. But defensively, they need to improve vastly to make a genuine push for the title.