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Your (Red Band) First Look at "21 Jump Street"
By Eric Alt
Published Nov 3, 2011 at 8:33 AM | Updated at 2:45 PM EDT on May 30, 2012
Back when it was announced that Jonah Hill was championing a remake of the 80s cop series "21 Jump Street" (which launched a certain global superstar you might have heard of**), it was tough to get a read on exactly how Hill would approach the story of baby-faced cops forced to work undercover in high schools.
Well, now we know - so long as you don't mind potty language.
The first trailer for "21 Jump Street," starring Hill, Channing Tatum, Rob Riggle, and Nick Offerman, is out, but it's red-band for content meaning you should only click below if you have headphones handy.
As for the tone? We joked about making the first "Superbad Boys" snark about it, but tell us that isn't at least remotely accurate.
It does look like fun, though, doesn't it?
And, yes, that's Dave Franco playing a drug dealer in a drug-themed comedy. Way to carve out your own niche, pal. What's next? Hosting the Teen Choice Awards with Emmy Rossum?
** - Peter DeLuise


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/*
 * Android SDK for Matomo
 *
 * @link https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-android-sdk
 * @license https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo-sdk-android/blob/master/LICENSE BSD-3 Clause
 */
package org.matomo.sdk.dispatcher;

import android.content.Context;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.matomo.sdk.QueryParams;
import org.matomo.sdk.TrackMe;
import org.matomo.sdk.tools.Connectivity;
import org.mockito.Matchers;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.UUID;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import testhelpers.BaseTest;
import testhelpers.TestHelper;

import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyBoolean;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

@SuppressWarnings("ALL")
public class DefaultDispatcherTest extends BaseTest {

    DefaultDispatcher mDispatcher;
    @Mock EventCache mEventCache;
    @Mock PacketSender mPacketSender;
    @Mock Connectivity mConnectivity;
    @Mock Context mContext;
    final String mApiUrl = "http://example.com";

    final LinkedBlockingQueue<Event> mEventCacheData = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();

    @Before
    public void setup() throws Exception {
        super.setup();
        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
        when(mConnectivity.isConnected()).thenReturn(true);
        when(mConnectivity.getType()).thenReturn(Connectivity.Type.MOBILE);

        doAnswer(invocation -> {
            mEventCacheData.add((Event) invocation.getArgument(0));
            return null;
        }).when(mEventCache).add(any(Event.class));
        when(mEventCache.isEmpty()).then(new Answer<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public Boolean answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                return mEventCacheData.isEmpty();
            }
        });
        when(mEventCache.updateState(anyBoolean())).thenAnswer(invocation -> {
            return (Boolean) invocation.getArgument(0) && !mEventCacheData.isEmpty();
        });
        doAnswer(invocation -> {
            List<Event> drainTarget = invocation.getArgument(0);
            mEventCacheData.drainTo(drainTarget);
            return null;
        }).when(mEventCache).drainTo(Matchers.anyList());
        doAnswer(invocation -> {
            List<Event> toRequeue = invocation.getArgument(0);
            mEventCacheData.addAll(toRequeue);
            return null;
        }).when(mEventCache).requeue(Matchers.anyList());
        doAnswer(invocation -> {
            mEventCacheData.clear();
            return null;
        }).when(mEventCache).clear();
        mDispatcher = new DefaultDispatcher(mEventCache, mConnectivity, new PacketFactory(mApiUrl), mPacketSender);
    }

    @Test
    public void testClear() {
        mDispatcher.clear();
        verify(mEventCache).clear();
    }

    @Test
    public void testClear_cleanExit() throws InterruptedException {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        TestHelper.sleep(100);
        assertThat(dryRunData.size(), is(1));
        dryRunData.clear();

        when(mConnectivity.isConnected()).thenReturn(false);
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());

        TestHelper.sleep(100);
        assertThat(mEventCacheData.size(), is(1));

        mDispatcher.clear();

        when(mConnectivity.isConnected()).thenReturn(true);
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        TestHelper.sleep(100);
        assertThat(dryRunData.size(), is(0));
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetDispatchMode() {
        assertEquals(DispatchMode.ALWAYS, mDispatcher.getDispatchMode());
        mDispatcher.setDispatchMode(DispatchMode.WIFI_ONLY);
        assertEquals(DispatchMode.WIFI_ONLY, mDispatcher.getDispatchMode());
    }

    @Test
    public void testDispatchMode_wifiOnly() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        when(mConnectivity.getType()).thenReturn(Connectivity.Type.MOBILE);

        mDispatcher.setDispatchMode(DispatchMode.WIFI_ONLY);
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        verify(mEventCache, timeout(1000)).updateState(false);
        verify(mEventCache, never()).drainTo(Matchers.anyList());

        when(mConnectivity.getType()).thenReturn(Connectivity.Type.WIFI);
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();
        await().atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> dryRunData.size(), is(1));

        verify(mEventCache).updateState(true);
        verify(mEventCache).drainTo(Matchers.anyList());
    }

    @Test
    public void testConnectivityChange() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        when(mConnectivity.isConnected()).thenReturn(false);

        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        verify(mEventCache, timeout(1000)).add(any());
        verify(mEventCache, never()).drainTo(Matchers.anyList());
        assertThat(dryRunData.size(), is(0));

        when(mConnectivity.isConnected()).thenReturn(true);
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        await().atMost(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> dryRunData.size(), is(1));

        verify(mEventCache).updateState(true);
        verify(mEventCache).drainTo(Matchers.anyList());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetDispatchGzipped() {
        assertFalse(mDispatcher.getDispatchGzipped());
        mDispatcher.setDispatchGzipped(true);
        assertTrue(mDispatcher.getDispatchGzipped());
        verify(mPacketSender).setGzipData(true);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDefaultConnectionTimeout() throws Exception {
        assertEquals(Dispatcher.DEFAULT_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT, mDispatcher.getConnectionTimeOut());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSetConnectionTimeout() throws Exception {
        mDispatcher.setConnectionTimeOut(100);
        assertEquals(100, mDispatcher.getConnectionTimeOut());
        verify(mPacketSender).setTimeout(100);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDefaultDispatchInterval() throws Exception {
        assertEquals(Dispatcher.DEFAULT_DISPATCH_INTERVAL, mDispatcher.getDispatchInterval());
    }

    @Test
    public void testForceDispatchTwice() throws Exception {
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(-1);
        mDispatcher.setConnectionTimeOut(20);
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());

        assertTrue(mDispatcher.forceDispatch());
        assertFalse(mDispatcher.forceDispatch());
    }

    @Test
    public void testMultiThreadDispatch() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(20);

        final int threadCount = 20;
        final int queryCount = 100;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);

        checkForMIAs(threadCount * queryCount, createdEvents, dryRunData);
    }

    @Test
    public void testForceDispatch() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(-1L);

        final int threadCount = 10;
        final int queryCount = 10;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);
        TestHelper.sleep(500);
        assertEquals(threadCount * queryCount, createdEvents.size());
        assertEquals(0, dryRunData.size());
        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        checkForMIAs(threadCount * queryCount, createdEvents, dryRunData);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBatchDispatch() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(1500);

        final int threadCount = 5;
        final int queryCount = 5;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);

        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));
        assertEquals(0, dryRunData.size());

        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));
        checkForMIAs(threadCount * queryCount, createdEvents, dryRunData);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBlockingDispatch() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(-1);

        final int threadCount = 5;
        final int queryCount = 5;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);
        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));

        assertEquals(dryRunData.size(), 0);
        assertEquals(createdEvents.size(), threadCount * queryCount);

        mDispatcher.forceDispatchBlocking();

        List<String> flattenedQueries = getFlattenedQueries(dryRunData);
        assertEquals(flattenedQueries.size(), threadCount * queryCount);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBlockingDispatchInFlight() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(20);

        final int threadCount = 5;
        final int queryCount = 5;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);
        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));

        assertEquals(createdEvents.size(), threadCount * queryCount);
        assertNotEquals(new ArrayList(dryRunData).size(), 0);

        mDispatcher.forceDispatchBlocking();

        List<String> flattenedQueries = getFlattenedQueries(dryRunData);
        assertEquals(flattenedQueries.size(), threadCount * queryCount);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBlockingDispatchCollision() throws Exception {
        final Semaphore lock = new Semaphore(0);
        final AtomicInteger eventCount = new AtomicInteger(0);

        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(-1);

        when(mPacketSender.send(any())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public Boolean answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                Packet packet = invocation.getArgument(0);

                eventCount.addAndGet(packet.getEventCount());

                lock.release();
                Thread.sleep(100);

                return true;
            }
        });

        final int threadCount = 7;
        final int queryCount = 13;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);

        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));

        mDispatcher.forceDispatch();

        lock.acquire();

        mDispatcher.forceDispatchBlocking();

        assertEquals(eventCount.get(), threadCount * queryCount);
    }

    @Test
    public void testBlockingDispatchExceptionMode() {
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(200);

        final int threadCount = 5;
        final int queryCount = 10;

        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<>());
        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);

        final AtomicInteger sentEvents = new AtomicInteger(0);

        when(mPacketSender.send(any())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public Boolean answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                Packet packet = invocation.getArgument(0);
                sentEvents.addAndGet(packet.getEventCount());

                mDispatcher.setDispatchMode(DispatchMode.EXCEPTION);

                return true;
            }
        });

        await().atMost(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> createdEvents.size(), is(threadCount * queryCount));

        mDispatcher.forceDispatchBlocking();

        int sentEventCount = sentEvents.get();

        assertEquals(sentEventCount, PacketFactory.PAGE_SIZE);
        assertEquals(mEventCacheData.size() + sentEventCount, threadCount * queryCount);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDispatchRetryWithBackoff() throws Exception {
        AtomicInteger cnt = new AtomicInteger(0);
        when(mPacketSender.send(any())).then(new Answer<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public Boolean answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
                return cnt.incrementAndGet() > 5;
            }
        });

        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(100);
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());

        await().atLeast(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> cnt.get() == 1);
        await().atLeast(100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> cnt.get() == 2);

        await().atMost(1900, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> cnt.get() == 5);

        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());
        await().atMost(150, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> cnt.get() == 5);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDispatchInterval() throws Exception {
        List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);
        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(500);
        assertThat(dryRunData.isEmpty(), is(true));
        mDispatcher.submit(getTestEvent());
        await().atLeast(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).until(() -> dryRunData.size() == 1);
    }

    @Test
    public void testRandomDispatchIntervals() throws Exception {
        final List<Packet> dryRunData = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<Packet>());
        mDispatcher.setDryRunTarget(dryRunData);

        final int threadCount = 10;
        final int queryCount = 100;
        final List<String> createdEvents = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());

        new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    while (getFlattenedQueries(new ArrayList<>(dryRunData)).size() != threadCount * queryCount) {
                        mDispatcher.setDispatchInterval(new Random().nextInt(20 - -1) + -1);
                    }
                } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();}
            }
        }).start();

        launchTestThreads(mApiUrl, mDispatcher, threadCount, queryCount, createdEvents);

        checkForMIAs(threadCount * queryCount, createdEvents, dryRunData);
    }

    public static void checkForMIAs(int expectedEvents, List<String> createdEvents, List<Packet> dryRunOutput) throws Exception {
        int previousEventCount = 0;
        int previousFlatQueryCount = 0;
        List<String> flattenedQueries;
        long lastChange = System.currentTimeMillis();
        int nothingHappenedCounter = 0;
        while (true) {
            TestHelper.sleep(100);
            flattenedQueries = getFlattenedQueries(new ArrayList<>(dryRunOutput));
            if (flattenedQueries.size() == expectedEvents) {
                break;
            } else {
                flattenedQueries = getFlattenedQueries(new ArrayList<>(dryRunOutput));
                int currentEventCount = createdEvents.size();
                int currentFlatQueryCount = flattenedQueries.size();
                if (previousEventCount != currentEventCount && previousFlatQueryCount != currentFlatQueryCount) {
                    lastChange = System.currentTimeMillis();
                    previousEventCount = currentEventCount;
                    previousFlatQueryCount = currentFlatQueryCount;
                    nothingHappenedCounter = 0;
                } else {
                    nothingHappenedCounter++;
                    if (nothingHappenedCounter > 50) assertTrue("Test seems stuck, nothing happens", false);
                }
            }
        }

        assertEquals(flattenedQueries.size(), expectedEvents);
        assertEquals(createdEvents.size(), expectedEvents);

        // We are done, lets make sure can find all send queries in our dispatched results
        while (!createdEvents.isEmpty()) {
            String query = createdEvents.remove(0);
            assertTrue(flattenedQueries.remove(query));
        }
        assertTrue(createdEvents.isEmpty());
        assertTrue(flattenedQueries.isEmpty());
    }

    public static void launchTestThreads(final String apiUrl, final Dispatcher dispatcher, int threadCount, final int queryCount, final List<String> createdQueries) {
        for (int i = 0; i < threadCount; i++) {
            new Thread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    try {
                        for (int j = 0; j < queryCount; j++) {
                            TestHelper.sleep(new Random().nextInt(20 - 0) + 0);
                            TrackMe trackMe = new TrackMe()
                                    .set(QueryParams.EVENT_ACTION, UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                                    .set(QueryParams.EVENT_CATEGORY, UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                                    .set(QueryParams.EVENT_NAME, UUID.randomUUID().toString())
                                    .set(QueryParams.EVENT_VALUE, j);
                            dispatcher.submit(trackMe);
                            createdQueries.add(apiUrl + new Event(trackMe.toMap()).getEncodedQuery());
                        }
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                        assertFalse(true);
                    }
                }
            }).start();
        }
    }

    public static List<String> getFlattenedQueries(List<Packet> packets) throws Exception {
        List<String> flattenedQueries = new ArrayList<>();
        for (Packet request : packets) {
            if (request.getPostData() != null) {
                JSONArray batchedRequests = request.getPostData().getJSONArray("requests");
                for (int json = 0; json < batchedRequests.length(); json++) {
                    String unbatchedRequest = request.getTargetURL() + batchedRequests.get(json).toString();
                    flattenedQueries.add(unbatchedRequest);
                }
            } else {
                flattenedQueries.add(request.getTargetURL());
            }
        }
        return flattenedQueries;
    }

    public static TrackMe getTestEvent() {
        TrackMe trackMe = new TrackMe();
        trackMe.set(QueryParams.SESSION_START, 1);
        return trackMe;
    }
}

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The group are currently researching the census information from 1841-1891 to compile a list of professions operating in the village. it was anticipated that we will have the usual collection of Blacksmiths, Teachers, Doctors etc however group member Tom Gillespie who pulled together the information from the census information that the group holds provided a wide variety of occupations that were in the village.
The following summary list which has lifted the occupations as they were transcribed from the census provides a summary of how diverse the village was in relation to work and occupations.
The following files listed under each occupation provides an indication of the numbers that were present during the period of 1841-1891.
The following document provides the memories of a coalman by Harry McFarlane in which he remembers delivering ice cream and coal.
Please accept our apologise if you have not found what you were lo0oking for, however feel free to contact the group to discuss if we can assit you with any information searches.
Thanks to Tom Gillespie for analysing the information held.


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For this project, the producers at Marmoset excavated a collection of 100 or more year-old songs in the public domain, considering each one a timeless design worthy of a modern interpretation. Marmoset then presented the collection to a diverse swath of its extended artist community with the invitation to collaborate. The result is a contrastive collection of songs reimagined into something new. The participating artists, including The Helio Sequence, Dear Nora, Bouquet and Ural Thomas and The Pain, recreated songs entirely different from the original design, ranging from intimate folk to electro-pop and even brassy soul revival and funk (plus a lot more in between).
The recordings were deconstructed one by one, thoughtfully plotting intentions of reimagining them through a new, modern lense. Drawing from the sonic muses of various artists, Marmoset's team worked closely with each one to conceptualize these historical artifacts as distinct, new expressions of art. While the core bones and connective tissue of each original song remain — respectfully preserving the basic structures and melodies — each piece has been deliberately woven into a new, original fabric.
Take, for instance, "Out Among the Sheltering Pines" by The Helio Sequence. This song was originally titled "Down Among the Sheltering Palms," and was a warming beacon of hope for those living in the Northeast during harsh, cold winters. Having grown up in Portland, the palm trees and thoughts of the Southern coast so prevalent in the original weren't relatable to Helio Sequence's songwriter Brandon Summers, but the shelter of the pines in the forests of the Pacific Northwest certainly were. Summers replaced the beachy instrumentation of ukuleles with an acoustic guitar to play upon the folky feeling of sitting by the fireside at camp. "Rather than a laid back palm tree feel, the forest appeals to my sense of mysticism," Summers says of his interpretation. And thus, a new song was created.
Watch the exclusive interview and performance of the single "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" by Ural Thomas and The Pain off of Transference, below.


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Germany's fractious government
Angela Merkel's wobbly restart
Coalition squabbles and a row over Afghanistan have made the beginning of Angela Merkel's second term as chancellor shaky
EuropeJan 2nd 2010 edition
Illustration by Peter Schrank
EVEN its supporters cannot claim that Germany's centre-right government has got off to an impressive start. Since the coalition of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) with Guido Westerwelle's Free Democrats (FDP) took office in late October, a row over Afghanistan has toppled one minister and engulfed a second; the government has enacted tax cuts nobody seems to want; and it has feuded bitterly over a minor appointment to a museum. Ms Merkel, the supposed "climate chancellor", failed to rescue the planet in Copenhagen (see article). Her Christmas holiday, mostly spent cross-country skiing, must have come as a relief.
Ms Merkel's main legislative achievement is a "growth acceleration law" that has drawn ridicule from economists and split the CDU but left voters cold. The economists expect little acceleration from €8.5 billion ($12 billion) of tax cuts that include relief for families, much of which will be saved, plus a cut in value-added tax for hotel stays. Without spending reductions or other revenue rises, such cuts are "unserious", complained the official committee of economic wise men. Only a fifth of voters want them, says Forsa, a pollster. CDU premiers from cash-strapped states hate giveaways that eat into their own revenues.
The government's shaky start suggests that the "black-yellow" coalition (consisting formally of the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, along with the FDP) was never the dream team that Ms Merkel claimed ahead of September's federal election. The FDP spent 11 years in opposition agitating for tax cuts and could not relent once in power. It also had the support of the CSU. But these two smaller parties have been at loggerheads over a new museum for refugees. The CSU wants a seat on the advisory board to go to a controversial leader of ethnic Germans expelled after the war by Poland and Czechoslovakia, because their descendants are a key voting group in Bavaria. But Mr Westerwelle, who as foreign minister has made much of good relations with Poland, says no.
In many ways, some in the CDU are muttering, life was easier in the "grand coalition" with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) that ruled with a big majority until October. The CDU and SPD may be ideological and political foes, but both are broad-based people's parties that understand the responsibilities of office. The FDP needs to grow up, some grumble.
Afghan angst
Ms Merkel got her tax cuts through both houses mainly by promising extra aid to the states. Her troubles over Afghanistan will not be so easy to settle. They began in September with a NATO airstrike called by a German colonel against a group of Taliban who had hijacked two fuel trucks in Kunduz. Franz Josef Jung, then defence minister, initially denied that any civilians were killed. He was forced to resign as labour minister in November when it became clear that the defence ministry knew early on that many of the 142 casualties were civilian. The new defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, then sacked the most senior general, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, and a top bureaucrat for failing to inform him fully. But General Schneiderhan has, in effect, called Mr zu Guttenberg a liar. A parliamentary committee plans to summon all those concerned, probably including Ms Merkel.
This adds up to an ugly blemish on a promising debut. Young, charismatic and with a reputation for straight talk, Mr zu Guttenberg had bonded well with the troops and told voters bluntly that they faced "warlike conditions" in Afghanistan, which counts as daring candour in a country that still sees itself as exempt from warfare. The Kunduz flap will make it harder for Germany to back NATO's surge in Afghanistan with more troops. Mr zu Guttenberg has not ruled this out, though he has lately sounded less bellicose by calling for negotiations with moderate Taliban leaders and talking of a date for withdrawal.
He may yet bounce back. Many soldiers think General Schneiderhan went too far in questioning the minister's honesty; and they like the new army chief. In the long run, argues Jan Techau of the German Council on Foreign Relations, the Kunduz affair may even help the country to come to terms with its military obligations. The politicians have allowed an escalation of Germany's military role abroad but done their best to disguise it. If Mr zu Guttenberg survives, the Kunduz incident "will pave the way for a new kind of language", hopes Mr Techau.
Ms Merkel could use a fresh start herself. She wants to shift from the economic-recovery phase of her second term, of which tax cuts are a big part, to "sustainability", her label for various initiatives ranging from promotion of green industry to more investment in education. This last includes more money for education in early childhood, especially for immigrants, and expanding university scholarships. A greying population will also be encouraged to save more for long-term care. There are ambitious if vague plans to sharpen competition in health care and shift some of the costs from employers to the insured.
Yet the sustainability agenda may not advance much more smoothly than the recovery one. The FDP and CSU disagree over health-care reforms. Ms Merkel has yielded to a CSU demand for a subsidy to mothers who stay at home, to go with an expansion of state-financed child-care. Critics, including some in the FDP, worry that stay-at-home children will be those who most need to get out of the house.
More tax cuts are also promised for 2011, which may also mean more internal squabbling. Nobody knows how to reconcile them not only with higher spending on education but also with a new constitutional obligation to cut the federal government's budget deficit almost to zero by 2016. Wolfgang Schäuble, the steely finance minister, promises to raise taxes or cut other spending if need be.
He is unlikely to be more specific until after a state election in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, in May. Its black-yellow coalition is up for re-election. If it loses, the government would surrender its majority in the upper-house, the Bundesrat. But if it wins, that could give Ms Merkel a new zing and greater room for manoeuvre in Berlin. She has not veered wholly off-course—yet.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Angela Merkel's wobbly restart"
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Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94
Saturday, December 1, 2018 by Scott Horsley, Marcus Rosenbaum & Dina Kesbeh (NPR)
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George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday at the age of 94.
George W. Bush released a statement, saying for himself and his siblings, "Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro, and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died."
"George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for," he said. "The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens."
There were fears that after his wife, Barbara, died in April, Bush might die, too. He was admitted to the hospital with a blood infection on April 23, one day after the funeral for the former first lady, and remained there for 13 days. He also spent time in the hospital in May and June, but lived to be the first former president to reach the age of 94.
Bush was the patriarch of a political dynasty that included one son who served as president, another as a governor and a grandson who currently holds statewide office in Texas.
The senior Bush had a lifetime of public service before he became president — as a young Navy pilot in World War II, Texas congressman, CIA director and faithful vice president to Ronald Reagan.
"His loyalty to Ronald Reagan was legendary," said biographer Timothy Naftali. "He did not always agree with Ronald Reagan. And he was so secretive about those moments where he disagreed, we don't even have good documentation — at least not available yet — on when he disagreed."
Bush famously disagreed with Reagan when he ran against him in the Republican primary of 1980. Bush branded Reagan's supply-side faith that government could slash tax rates without losing revenue as "voodoo economic policy."
History would prove that assessment right. Reagan later had to reverse some of his tax cuts in the face of mounting deficits. But by the time Bush ran to succeed Reagan, he knew what it took to win the confidence of conservative Republicans.
"Read my lips," Bush pledged at the 1988 GOP convention. "No new taxes."
Bush trounced Democrat Michael Dukakis that year to win the White House. But he ultimately backtracked on his lip-reading promise. During 1990 budget negotiations with Democratic congressional leaders, Bush, like Reagan before him, agreed to a tax increase.
His press secretary, Marlin Fitzwater, recalled a budget meeting where the deal was presented.
"The minute I saw it, I looked around the table and the Democrats looked like the cat who ate the canary," Fitzwater said. "They knew they had negotiated a winner."
The tax hike cut the deficit, but it cost Bush dearly with conservatives. Years later, he would receive a Profile in Courage award from John F. Kennedy's grandson, who said, "America's gain was President Bush's loss."
Bush's most notable accomplishments in the White House came in the area of foreign policy. While Reagan is often credited with winning the Cold War, it was Bush who successfully navigated the aftermath. His low-key approach avoided inflaming communist hard-liners and allowed for the peaceful breakup of the Soviet Union.
"The soft landing that occurred, which was not inevitable, is in large measure due to George H.W. Bush's diplomacy," said Naftali.
Bush, who served as U.S. envoy to China as well as a globe-trotting vice president, had a thick Rolodex and plenty of experience working the phones. His lifetime of foreign contacts also came in handy when Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait in 1990. Bush methodically assembled an international coalition to push them back.
A five-week bombing campaign was followed by a 100-hour ground assault that routed the Iraqis from Kuwait. Some wanted allied troops to push on to Baghdad and topple Saddam Hussein. But Bush said no.
"The president's decision was we are not going on to Baghdad," the late diplomat Lawrence Eagleburger recalled. "If we do, we will have violated the agreement we have with our allies, which was to bring Saddam out of Kuwait. It was not to bring Saddam down. And in addition, it will tie us into an area where we cannot be sure how soon we can withdraw."
Bush's son George W. would revisit that decision a dozen years later, with costly results.
The first Gulf War was a clear victory for U.S. forces. As commander in chief, George H.W. Bush saw his approval ratings soar to nearly 90 percent. His lock on a second term seemed so solid, many national Democrats opted to sit out the 1992 election, leaving it to the governor of a small Southern state to challenge him.
Bill Clinton had one big advantage, though: the economy, stupid. As the country sank into recession, Bush's popularity sank with it. There was no parachute or soft landing this time. He lost a three-way race in the November election, carrying just 38 percent of the vote.
More than two decades later, George W. Bush, who experienced his own roller coaster ride in the polls, wrote an affectionate portrait of his father, titled 41.
"I want people to better appreciate George Bush, as not only a great person but a very successful president," the younger Bush said.
Bush was also the linchpin of a political dynasty that now spans four generations — including a second son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for the White House and lost in the 2016 Republican primaries as Donald Trump became the dominant force in a GOP that had evolved far from where it was when the 41st president was in office.
Whatever the senior Bush's political shortcomings, hindsight has cast his presidency in a kinder, gentler light.
President Trump praised George H.W. Bush on Twitter as someone who "led a long, successful and beautiful life."
"Whenever I was with him I saw his absolute joy for life and true pride in his family," President Trump Tweeted. "His accomplishments were great from beginning to end. He was a truly wonderful man and will be missed by all!"
The White House also issued a statement saying, "Melania and I join with a grieving Nation to mourn the loss of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night."
The statement also referenced George H.W. Bush as a president who "guided our nation, and the world, to a peaceful and victorious conclusion of the Cold War."
George H.W. Bush was the definition of establishment success: Yale graduate. Prosperous business career. Forty-first president of the United States.
But to one admittedly biased observer, the elder Bush has always been shortchanged.
"As a result of him being a one-term president, historians hadn't paid much attention to him," George W. Bush told NPR in a 2014 interview. He called his father "one of the greatest one-term presidents in the nation's history."
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The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets for the first time in four tries this season with a 106-104 victory on Wednesday at the Toyota Center.
The two-time defending champions snapped Houston's nine-game winning streak and took a step toward breaking out of a slump that saw them go 4-6 in their previous 10 contests. Golden State is now 4.5 games ahead of Houston after prevailing in the 2018 Western Conference Finals rematch.
Klay Thompson (30 points and six rebounds) and Stephen Curry (24 points and five assists) provided much of the offense with Kevin Durant sidelined with an ankle injury. DeMarcus Cousins was also brilliant, challenging for a triple-double with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
James Harden notched a double-double for Houston with 29 points and 10 assists but was just 2-of-12 from three-point range as a late comeback fell short. The Rockets were down 10 points with less than three minutes remaining and climbed within one but were unable to corral a loose ball after Harden missed a free throw down two to end the game.
A rough stretch with the playoffs approaching would mean panic time for a number of teams. After all, squads are supposed to hit their stride by this time of year—like the Rockets have—and use the momentum to springboard into a deep playoff run.
The Warriors are not most teams.
Golden State has been to four straight NBA Finals and lifted the Larry O'Brien Trophy three times in that span. It is human nature to take the foot off the gas pedal during the regular season under those circumstances, and the Warriors provided a reminder of just how dangerous they can be with this win on the road without Durant and a 17-point win over the second-seeded Denver Nuggets on Friday.
Home-court advantage isn't as important to the Warriors as most because a team that can trot out Curry, Durant, Thompson, Cousins and Draymond Green in crunch time is capable of winning anywhere.
Capable of winning anywhere, that is, as long as Cousins resembles the four-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA selection he was before joining the Warriors rather than a liability who can be exploited on the defensive side.
Cousins entered Wednesday's game with a net rating of minus-0.4, which stands in stark contrast to the team's plus-6.7 mark when he's off the court, per NBA.com.
He has struggled at times to defend pick-and-rolls when forced to switch onto quicker ball-handlers. Offensively, he hasn't always been able to keep up when the Warriors break out into transition and start firing the ball around the perimeter to create open shots.
In fairness to Cousins, he is coming off a significant Achilles injury and surely needed time to adjust. He was often the focal point of the attack on the Sacramento Kings and as a No. 2 option on the New Orleans Pelicans but is playing with far more talent than he is accustomed to on this Warriors team.
Golden State made a point of running its offense through him for extended stretches in Wednesday's contest, and he responded by facilitating from the high post, battling for rebounds and demonstrating a soft touch around the rim while shooting 11-of-16 from the field.
DeMarcus Cousins has been quietly on a mission of late to noticeably out play any elite center (i.e. Jokic & Capela) he faces.
The emphasis on feeding him the ball appeared to be a nod by the Warriors that they understand how important he can be with the playoffs approaching. While he has been the starting lineup's one glaring weak spot at times this season, he made significant strides against one of the NBA's best teams.
If Cousins starts to resemble the version of himself that was so dominant on the Kings, the rest of the league doesn't have a chance.
Wednesday's frantic comeback in the final minutes was another reminder that Houston is not intimidated by the champs, even if the team fell just short.
As if that weren't enough evidence the Rockets are confident in the matchup, Eric Gordon told Marc Stein of the New York Times on Tuesday, "I really do believe there's no other team but us that can really have a chance against them."
The reality is NBA fans and analysts are a Chris Paul hamstring injury away from potentially discussing the Warriors as the challengers and Rockets as champions. After all, Houston was ahead 3-2 in last season's Western Conference Finals before he suffered the hamstring injury, and the team lost the final two games without him.
The Rockets proved that series wasn't a fluke by going 3-1 against the Warriors this season, winning one with Harden sidelined and another with Paul out.
It'd be pretty dope if the Warriors and Rockets meet again in the playoffs. That was one hell of a game—just like most of their matches are. The Rockets have a real chance in a playoff series, if they're healthy.
They simply match up with the Warriors better than most as well, with Paul as a nine-time All-Defensive selection who can chase Curry around the perimeter and Harden as someone who can target either No. 30 or Cousins in pick-and-rolls.
Getting Curry caught in those situations forces the two-time MVP to work on the defensive end, while creating one-on-ones with Cousins means Harden can use his quickness to either attack the basket or unleash his patented step-back three.
Clint Capela is also capable of handling Cousins on the blocks and competing on the glass, giving the Rockets an interior presence even with much of their offense coming from the outside.
Golden State is the juggernaut that is most likely to win another championship, but the Rockets are better-equipped to steal the crown than any other team in the league.
The Rockets host the Phoenix Suns on Friday, while the Warriors are at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.


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was a Ryūkyūan karate master. He studied Tomari-te under Karyu Uku (aka Giko Uku) and Kishin Teruya. He also studied Jigen-ryu. Among Matsumora's students, who went on to influence new generations through students of their own, were Choki Motobu and Chotoku Kyan.

Teaching Kyan
Matsumora is credited as the master who taught Chotoku Kyan the kata Chinto (his own version, not to be confused with Sokon Matsumura's version of the same kata). Another student of Matsumora, Maeda Pechin, is credited with teaching Kyan the kata Wanshu.

Fame
Kosaku Matsumora became famous at the age of 20 when he stole a sword out of the hands of an angry Satsuma overlord using only a "wet towel" as a weapon. Matsumora quickly revealed the moist Japanese towel which he had recently developed a habit of carrying concealed inside his garment. Matsumora hit the astonished samurai with the wet towel and grabbed the sword. In the process, Matsumora lost a thumb. He threw the thumb and the sword in the nearby Asato River.
The official story comes from Shōshin Nagamine. This event was so insulting to the Japanese overlords that Matsumora became an Okinawan folk hero overnight.

Additional information
 Akari-ki Karate: Kasaku Matsumora

See also
 Pechin/Peichin

References

Okinawan male karateka
1829 births
1898 deaths
19th-century martial artists

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Pre-Purchase Building and Timber Pests Inspection Report - Our most popular service. Get the Building Inspection Report, as above, plus our Timber Pests inspection report, which is a focussed search for termites ('white ants') on your property with specific advice and recommendations.
Architect's Advice Report - Usually for a single-issue concern such as "Can we remove this wall to make a larger living area?" or "Can we add an upper storey?" or "Why is the roof sagging?" Good advice from an architect with hands-on building experience.
Structural Inspection Report - For buyers, sellers and building managers who only want to know about the structural issues. For example, before extensive renovations or a full interior re-fit.
Want to know more? How can we help?
As an Architect, our inspector holds the highest professional building qualification. But he also spent many years on-the-tools actually making things, building and renovating. Professional Indemnity and public liability insured. Licensed builder from 1983 then registered Architect from 2002.
Like most small businesses, satisfied customers are our best salespeople.
You deserve honest, impartial advice, but when choosing a service provider, there are a few things to remember about building inspectors.
Some inspection providers use inspections as a sideline activity for getting building or design work for themselves or their associates. Inspections are all we do - not a sideline activity - and our advice is impartial and objective.
Some inspection providers, even large national franchise operations, will on-sell your report via their website to anybody. The information that you have paid for - that you thought was yours - is made available to anyone else... the seller, the agent and other buyers.
Some seek work from real estate agents. The risk here is that when the agent is acting for the seller, building problems may not be properly reported because the inspector would be 'biting the hand that feeds them'.
Some inspection providers will routinely "rubbish" the first building they look at, hoping they will get another job from you.
. . . some have no license, no insurance, no time and little knowledge, but continue to operate legally in SA.
You have an ever-increasing number of inspection services to choose from. This means cheaper prices but like anything cheaper, there are risks to quality, for example . . .
Price-cutting leads to less time on-site, increasing the risk of missing something important. There may be little or no time left for you to talk to the inspector afterwards.
We all love a bargain, but the appeal of saving a few hundred dollars on an inspection report is simply not worth the risk.
Look for quality and integrity first and you'll probably find value too.
We are a completely independent Adelaide family business.
Our services are marketed on the internet and to lenders and conveyancers directly.
The post-inspection summary, given in person or by phone, is when our inspector explains what you need to know in language you will understand, to suit your level of building knowledge. Listen and ask questions.
Our clients come from all ages and backgrounds: seasoned property buyers, first homebuyers, new arrivals... some with thorough building knowledge... or none at all... and with different levels of education and literacy.
Your inspector will listen carefully, inform appropriately and foster understanding.
The printed report, sent next day, is clear and concisely worded, with supporting photos. It is easy to navigate with a one-page summary and a contents page. Ask for a sample to be emailed to you.
Our inspection findings are for your eyes and ears only - we do not tell the other party or real estate agent what we find, unless it is a public safety issue. We will never on-sell your report to other people. Some inspectors do this, including large operators such as Jim's, so choose carefully.
We all have different ideas and concerns …. some of us want everything perfect right now, others have grand plans, some are enthusiastic and practical; some aren't.
That's why your inspector should have the understanding to give the appropriate advice when asked, for example, "Should I worry about these defects?" or "How long will this bathroom last before we have to fix it?".
With a smartphone app, anybody can make a professional-looking report.
So it is crucially important to qualify the inspector - but how?
Do they have a few or a few hundred previous inspections?
Are they members of building professions - like architects and engineers?
Licenses and Memberships ... what are they really worth?
Holding a builders license, or being a member of an industry association, does not, in itself, qualify somebody to carry out pre-purchase building inspections. Some builders licenses are highly restricted, having nothing whatsoever to do with inspections.
Membership of the main industry associations, HIA and Master Builders, is open to most people, irrespective of their ability to inspect and report on building matters.
Your inspector must have local building knowledge about many ages and types, a keen eye and good communication skills.
Our building and pest inspector is David Bodycomb. He is an experienced building professional with over 30 years working around Adelaide, including 15 years 'on-the-tools' building, restoring and renovating houses for himself and others.
You will benefit from his thorough understanding of local buildings and plain-language explanations.
David is a registered Architect in SA since being a licensed builder for many years.
Under the 'Building Work Contractors Act 1995', Architects are deemed to hold Building Supervisor's Registation for any building work.
A pre-purchase building and pest inspection report should always be in writing, so it can be referred to later. If it becomes a tool for negotiations, it must be clear, accurate and authoritative.
Our reports are 25-40 pages long but very easy to digest, beginning with a short one-page summary and table of contents. We won't waste your time with irrelevant or petty detail, onerous disclaimers or gobbledygook.
It is generally agreed that the minimal standard for inspection and reporting are the Australian Standards AS4349.1 for Pre-purchase Building Inspections and AS4349.3 for Timber Pest Inspections.
We use a report-writing software template designed to conform to these standards but we routinely provide more than they specify, simply because buyers and owners want to know more.
After finding the right house and deciding to make an offer, a well-prepared buyer needs a technical advisor (building and pest inspector) and a legal advisor (or conveyancer) - plus of course an obliging lender.
The purchase process might seem a little tricky, but that's hardly surprising when most of us don't buy or sell houses often enough to understand it nearly as well as a real estate agent.
Some buyers need reminding who employed the real estate agent - that they were employed by the seller to act foremost in their interests. That's not a criticism - just a fact.
David is an Adelaide-based building professional who has spent the past 35 years in building-related activities right here in Adelaide.
Beginning as a builder's labourer, he soon obtained a builders license and progressed working on-the-tools, until 1995, when he took time out for study and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2000, finally registering as an Architect in 2002.
David will carry out your inspection, present your summary and produce the illustrated typewritten report.


The number of cyber attacks is increasing every year, they are becoming more widespread and are causing increasing losses. Cybercriminals are targeting not only corporate networks and computers but also websites, which can be very vulnerable to this kind of threat. In order to protect your website from attacks, you need to take a whole range of measures. One of them is early detection of vulnerabilities in web applications. This analysis is performed with the help of a Web Application Security Scanner, which we will discuss later. At the end of this review, you will find a convenient tool which will help you select the right product for you.
Why do hackers attack websites? There are a number of reasons, but the main motive is, of course, profit. By taking advantage of vulnerabilities in a web application, hackers can overwhelm the system, or in other words, gain control of the website. To restore its performance, you will have to either pay the hackers or spend money on restoring the system utilizing your own resources. Another scenario is using an infected site for phishing or interception of customer payment card data. Furthermore, a hacked resource can also serve as a botnet cell. In summary, there are a host of scenarios. But the main thing is that in most cases cyber intrusion occurs in an automated regime of indiscriminate attacks. Malicious scripts massively scan websites for vulnerabilities and when these are identified they start hacking the system. This means that coming off clear with the thought "who would need our corporate website, there is nothing to take there" will not work.
How can web application scanners help combat such threats? In simple terms, they are looking for vulnerabilities that can be detected by hackers and report them. And this goes on during various stages: during the coding, implementation, customization stages, as well as during the operation of the website. Vulnerabilities can be identified before the application starts. During the coding stage, vulnerabilities related to the processing of incoming and outgoing data can be detected. During the implementation phase, vulnerabilities related to incorrect settings of the web application environment are analysed. During the operation phase, such seemingly trivial things as obsolete software, weak passwords, etc. are checked. At the end of the scan, detailed reports are generated with recommendations for eliminating the identified weaknesses.
The number of web application security scanners is quite large. There are a number of free alternatives, but they are significantly inferior in functionality and usability as compared to paid versions. We have picked a number of the most advanced and productive services available. They have a high rating on Gartner, many often fall into the group of leading and promising products of their company's "magic quadrant". We will discuss these products in greater detail.
The product developed by Rapid7 is a highly functional tool for testing web and mobile applications. In addition to detecting vulnerabilities, Appspider provides specific recommendations on how to fix them and prioritize them. You must agree that it is useful to find out which vulnerability you need to address first and which one you should focus on after eliminating a given problem. In can handle 95 types of attacks and can be tested for resistance to all common modern threats. In addition, there is an option to launch some of the attacks separately, to check the effectiveness of protection against them. The tool is wonderfully consistent with all modern technologies. It supports Ajax, JSON, GWT and other standards, a variety of formats and protocols used in modern web applications and browsers. There is also a check for compliance with modern cybersecurity standards.
Rapid7 can generate interactive reports that are submitted as web pages. Their key usability feature is the option to analyze a specific vulnerability and to single out its smallest details in order to solve a problem. The tool can integrate with existing security tools (for example, Web Application Firewall), which significantly saves time and resources. You can try the tool for free for a limited period of time.
This tool allows you to test the security of web applications in both manual and automatic mode. But the main focus is on manual checks. To perform these, Burp Suite offers a number of tools. For example, Intruder allows you to identify vulnerabilities with unusual character and Repeater is used to manipulate and resubmit individual requests. The interface of Burp Suite is intuitive, it is not hard to quickly gain insight into the program, even for those who have never worked with it before, or have just been introduced to this type of product.
One of the tool's features is the availability of many third-party plug-ins and add-ons, which significantly extend its basic functionality. Many of them have been developed specifically by programmers who previously worked with Burp Suite and knew exactly what the original product lacked. A reasonably good addition to the basic version. And if you were unable to find the required plug-in, it can be created and added to the functionality. By the way, there is a free version of Burp Suite. Its functionality, of course, is significantly curtailed in comparison to the paid version, but it can be suitable for a basic check. The professional and corporate version can also be tried for free for a limited time.
In our review Fortify WebInspect in is one of the most functional tools. Fortify WebInspect can be supplied as licensed software or it can be used under the SaaS model (software as a service), or as a demo version.
The advantages of this product also include ease of installation, configuration and scalability. At the end of the tests, Fortify WebInspect generates detailed reports that are insightful and useful to both company management and developers. They show statistics on vulnerabilities identified, their priority (what areas need to be focused on), showing detailed information about each problem. The program is equipped with a set of report templates, but you can also create your own.
Detected problems are presented in the form of user-friendly reports. The application database contains more than 40 templates based on various reporting standards: ISO 27001, ISO 27002, Basel II, etc. For each identified weakness a detailed explanation and recommendations are provided for prompt resolution of the problem. These recommendations use prepared work steps, including code samples and a list of priority tasks. The product is provided in a couple of versions before you purchase it you can try out the free version.
Acunetix security products are popular among prominent customers such as Visa or American Express. These products include the Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner web application security scanner. This tool features a large set of functions to ensure automatic control of application security. It detects all common types of vulnerabilities, including SQL injections, execution of malicious scripts and codes. For example, this product can detect up to 1200 known vulnerabilities in the popular WordPress platform. At the same time, it can work in multi-threaded mode, which allows you to check thousands of objects of various platforms without interruption.
All identified problems are displayed in user-friendly reports. They are suitable both for professionals who directly solve problems and for managers who have to be aware of what is happening and understand the big picture. Summary reports can be arranged in a common file. These results can then be compared to similar data from former checks to determine which vulnerabilities have been fixed and which are still open. A trial version of the program (with some limitations) is available for 14 days. The service also includes a cloud scanner, which provides a number of free checks.
This fully automatic scanner features a high level of detection of vulnerabilities and produces a minimal number of false positives. This result is achieved with the help of an in-house developed tool, Proof-Based Scanning, which not only signals the threat but immediately provides evidence that this is not a false positive. This saves a lot of time and resources because the identified threats do not need to be re-checked manually and you can immediately start eliminating them.
As we mentioned at the start of this review, apart from paid products, quite a few free application security scanners are available. They are, indeed, significantly inferior in functionality to their paid counterparts, but they have some basic tools, so they can also be used as a free alternative. One of these tools is the Janusec WebCruiser Web Vulnerability Scanner (it also has a paid corporate version). It focuses on performing SQL injections on various platforms, for example, SQL Server, Oracle, and Access. It also features tools for working with cookies, cross-site crypting, PHP-injections, and other common threats.
Web applications are increasingly used by companies which means that risks associated with their use are growing. Hence, web application security scanners are a very useful product in high demand. It can help you protect from cyber attacks as early as at the stages of development and implementation. These scanners perform checks based on a variety of parameters, detect the most inconspicuous vulnerabilities and help you eliminate them.
In our comparison table of Web Application Security Scanners you will find all the necessary information about the functionality of the products presented in this review and choose the one that suits you best.


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Core sector growth at 50-month low in June; 4 out of 8 sectors contract
By Subhayan Chakraborty | New Delhi | Last Updated at July 31 2019 23:37 IST
Topics Core sector growth | crude oil production | Industrial production
Four of the eight industries making up the core sectors, which contribute almost 40 per cent to the country's total industrial production, registered a contraction in the month
Growth in the eight core sectors of the economy collapsed to 0.2 per cent in June — a staggering 50-month low — dragged down by major contraction in the energy segment and weak performance across industries.
The data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Monday showed that coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement, and electricity industries saw the rate of growth take a sudden hit in June after a slight dip in May when it was 4.3 per cent.
Four of the eight industries making up the core sectors, which contribute almost 40 per cent to the country's total industrial production, registered a contraction in the month. This is symptomatic of stagnation setting in the domestic industry, said economists.
June's freefall growth rate is blamed largely on refinery production, which commands almost 30 per cent of the index, by weight. The sector saw a 9.3 per cent contraction in the latest month, much more than the 1.5 per cent fall in May. The closure of key refining units and sudden changes to the oil import value chain has led to repeated volatility in the sector in 2019.
"The fall in petro products can be attributed both to internal issues as well as declining prices of crude oil, which makes imports cheaper under a stable exchange rate regime," Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings, said. Barring a two-month growth spree beginning March, sectoral output has contradicted every month in the current year.
The same was true across the energy space.
Crude oil production went down by 6.8 per cent in June, compared to 6.9 per cent in May, the highest margin of contraction in the past 12 months. In June, natural gas production also contracted by 2.1 per cent, after registering zero growth in May.
However, coal output growth gained pace, rising by 3.2 per cent in June, up from May's growth of 1.8 per cent. Production had hit a high of 9.1 per cent in March.
The cement and steel sectors also saw their performance weaken in June. "The government spending has also been lower this quarter, which may explain why cement has turned negative this month —though there was the base effect here where growth was 14.2 per cent last year," added Sabnavis.
Steel output growth was slashed by more than half in June, with growth rate standing at 6.9 per cent, down from 15.3 per cent in May. Another sector indicating the health of construction and infrastructure development — cement — saw production contract by 1.5 per cent, after rising by 2.8 per cent in May. Growth had tapered off after hitting an 11-month high of 15.7 per cent in March.
Electricity generation rose by 7.3 per cent in June, slightly lower than 7.4 per cent growth in May. Growth in the electricity sector had dipped to its lowest point in the last 71 months in January. A low growth in coal output had been blamed then. However, growth has steadily risen since then.
"The marginal core sector growth, combined with the contraction in both auto production and non-oil merchandise exports, suggests that Index of Industrial Production growth would be muted at around 1 per cent in June 2019. Overall, there is limited visibility of a broad-based improvement in the Indian industrial outlook. The core sector data further strengthens the likelihood of a repo rate cut in the August 2019 policy review," Aditi Nayar, principal economist, ICRA, said.
Fertiliser production rose in June by 1.5 per cent, after going down by 1 per cent in May. The sector had grown four months out of the six in the current calendar year.
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Air India passengers complain of being bitten by bed bugs
Air India is India's biggest international carrier and is also in severe debt. The airline found itself in more problems when a few business class passengers complained of being bitten by bed bugs. Pictures of passengers being bitten by bed bugs were widely shared on the social network in the past week. In clarification Air India has blamed the bad weather for a bed bug infestation on one of its recent flights from New York to finance capital of India, Mumbai.
The national carrier has apologized and has ordered an inquiry. Air India has also promised to rigorously fumigate the plane. On the other hand the carrier has also lost market share to the new entrants and has suffered a bad reputation in the airline industry for having poor service and cancellation of flights. In an earlier incident an Air India flight was travelling from Mumbai to London but was forced to turn back mid-flight after a rat was spotted on board.
This is not the first time Air India has been in trouble for the wrong reasons. There have been reports of rats on flight and even clogged toilets and inefficient flight crews. The constant negative reports on the carrier led the newspapers to declare the airline as a 'national shame'. However, looking at the positive side, the carrier boasts one of the most modern fleets in the world and also some of the best pilots in the industry. Moreover, there have never been incidences that involved the crew members seriously injuring the passengers.
Air India is one of the country's oldest airlines but has not turned a profit since 2007. In June 2017, the cabinet of India had planned to privatize the carrier but it could not attract the buyers after the government offered a controlling stake. The buyer would have to take about $5bn of debt which is just the half of what the airlines owes.
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Podcast episode 8: Language as an institution – William Dwight Whitney
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In this episode, we look first at the critiques of Schleicher's "physical" and Steinthal's "psychological" theory of language put forward by the American linguist William Dwight Whitney. We then turn to Whitney's own conception of language as a "human institution" and its intellectual background.
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References for Episode 8
Lyell, Charles (1830–1833), Principles of Geology: being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth's surface, by reference to causes now in operation, 3 vols., London: John Murray.
Lyell, Charles (1863), The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man, London: John Murray. archive.org
Steinthal, H. (1875), 'Antikritik. Gegen Whitney', Zeitschrift für Völkerpsychologie und Sprachwissenschaft, 8: 216–250. archive.org
Whitney, William Dwight (1867), Language and the Study of Language, London: Trübner and Co. archive.org
Whitney, William Dwight (1873a), 'Schleicher and the physical theory of language', Oriental and Linguistic Studies, Vol. I, pp. 298–331, New York: Scribner, Armstrong and Co. archive.org
Whitney, William Dwight (1873b), 'Steinthal and the psychological theory of language', Oriental and Linguistic Studies, Vol. I, pp. 332–375, New York: Scribner, Armstrong and Co. archive.org
Whitney, William Dwight (1874), 'The elements of English pronunciation',Oriental and Linguistic Studies, Vol. II, pp. 202–300, New York: Scribner, Armstrong and Co. archive.org
Alter, Stephen G. (2005), William Dwight Whitney and the Science of Language, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Christy, Craig T. (1983), Uniformitarianism in Linguistics, Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Morpurgo Davies, Anna (1998), History of Linguistics, vol. 4: Nineteenth-century Linguistics, London: Longman. See especially pp. 207–212.
Nerlich, Brigitte (1990), Change in Language: Whitney, Bréal, and Wegener, London: Routledge. See especially Part I.
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Hebitian
The Hebitians, sometimes referred to as First Hebitians, were the first civilization on the planet Cardassia, and were the focus of the Hebitian Age. (TNG episode: "Chain of Command, Part II", DS9 novel: A Stitch in Time)
The Hebitians were an advanced sophisticated culture on every level, they used solar technologies but also lived in harmony with nature, valuing the soil and living a sustainable self-sufficient life envied by the surrounding planets. They were a spiritual people, worshipping the deity Oralius, a tradition that lived on into the Cardassian civilization in the form of the Oralian Way.
The Hebitian society eventually fell when Cardassia suffered catastrophic climate change, the rainforests and grasslands transformed into desert and scrubland. Disease killed millions; and the survivors formed the militaristic and expansionist society known as the Cardassians. (DS9 novel: A Stitch in Time)
At some point in early Cardassian history, the militant members of their society enslaved the Hebitians and used them as slave labor in order for them to create a Cardassian Empire that would last forever. This led to them using the slaves to mine the obsidian stone in the Toran mountains after which records of these acts were expunged from the official history files. (DS9 - Prophecy and Change short story: "The Calling")
In 2167, the first ever find of Hebitian loot was in a tomb in what was the ancient Kingdom of Klu'haa on Cardassia. The farmer who found this tomb sold the treasures for food. Within weeks, all the thieves involved were dead from the disease known as viper's eye. The Cardassian government then took to excavating many more tombs. These resources were used to finance attacks on neighboring worlds. When the wealth of their ancestors ran out, they then attacked Bajor due to its mineral wealth. (ST - New Worlds, New Civilizations short story: "The Glories of the Hebitians")
In 2376 a jevonite figure was discovered in city of B'hala on Bajor. This find interested Prylar Eivos Calan a great deal as the material had previously believed to have been exclusive to Cardassia and quantum dating of the artifact proved it predated the Hebitians. (DS9 novel: Avatar, Book One)
Also that year, Dominion shelling of Cardassia opened the oldest known tomb of the Hebitian Age. The artifacts and art at this site suggest that the first Hebitians had Bajoran features. (ST - New Worlds, New Civilizations short story: "The Glories of the Hebitians")
Hebitian article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
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