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#include "config.h"
#include "EmptyClients.h"

#include "ApplicationCacheStorage.h"
#include "BackForwardClient.h"
#include "ColorChooser.h"
#include "ContextMenuClient.h"
#include "DatabaseProvider.h"
#include "DiagnosticLoggingClient.h"
#include "DocumentFragment.h"
#include "DocumentLoader.h"
#include "DragClient.h"
#include "EditorClient.h"
#include "EmptyFrameLoaderClient.h"
#include "FileChooser.h"
#include "FormState.h"
#include "Frame.h"
#include "FrameLoaderClient.h"
#include "FrameNetworkingContext.h"
#include "HTMLFormElement.h"
#include "InProcessIDBServer.h"
#include "InspectorClient.h"
#include "NetworkStorageSession.h"
#include "Page.h"
#include "PageConfiguration.h"
#include "PaymentCoordinatorClient.h"
#include "PluginInfoProvider.h"
#include "ProgressTrackerClient.h"
#include "SecurityOriginData.h"
#include "StorageArea.h"
#include "StorageNamespace.h"
#include "StorageNamespaceProvider.h"
#include "StorageType.h"
#include "TextCheckerClient.h"
#include "ThreadableWebSocketChannel.h"
#include "UserContentProvider.h"
#include "VisitedLinkStore.h"
#include <heap/HeapInlines.h>
#include <wtf/NeverDestroyed.h>

#if ENABLE(CONTENT_EXTENSIONS)
#include "CompiledContentExtension.h"
#endif

#if USE(QUICK_LOOK)
#include "PreviewLoaderClient.h"
#endif

namespace WebCore {

class UserMessageHandlerDescriptor;

class EmptyBackForwardClient final : public BackForwardClient {
    void addItem(Ref<HistoryItem>&&) final { }
    void goToItem(HistoryItem*) final { }
    HistoryItem* itemAtIndex(int) final { return nullptr; }
    int backListCount() final { return 0; }
    int forwardListCount() final { return 0; }
    void close() final { }
};

#if ENABLE(CONTEXT_MENUS)

class EmptyContextMenuClient final : public ContextMenuClient {
    void contextMenuDestroyed() final { }

    void downloadURL(const URL&) final { }
    void searchWithGoogle(const Frame*) final { }
    void lookUpInDictionary(Frame*) final { }
    bool isSpeaking() final { return false; }
    void speak(const String&) final { }
    void stopSpeaking() final { }

#if PLATFORM(COCOA)
    void searchWithSpotlight() final { }
#endif

#if USE(ACCESSIBILITY_CONTEXT_MENUS)
    void showContextMenu() final { }
#endif
};

#endif // ENABLE(CONTEXT_MENUS)

class EmptyDatabaseProvider final : public DatabaseProvider {
#if ENABLE(INDEXED_DATABASE)
    IDBClient::IDBConnectionToServer& idbConnectionToServerForSession(const PAL::SessionID&) final
    {
        static auto& sharedConnection = InProcessIDBServer::create().leakRef();
        return sharedConnection.connectionToServer();
    }
#endif
};

class EmptyDiagnosticLoggingClient final : public DiagnosticLoggingClient {
    void logDiagnosticMessage(const String&, const String&, ShouldSample) final { }
    void logDiagnosticMessageWithResult(const String&, const String&, DiagnosticLoggingResultType, ShouldSample) final { }
    void logDiagnosticMessageWithValue(const String&, const String&, double, unsigned, ShouldSample) final { }
    void logDiagnosticMessageWithEnhancedPrivacy(const String&, const String&, ShouldSample) final { }
};

#if ENABLE(DRAG_SUPPORT)

class EmptyDragClient final : public DragClient {
    void willPerformDragDestinationAction(DragDestinationAction, const DragData&) final { }
    void willPerformDragSourceAction(DragSourceAction, const IntPoint&, DataTransfer&) final { }
    DragSourceAction dragSourceActionMaskForPoint(const IntPoint&) final { return DragSourceActionNone; }
    void startDrag(DragItem, DataTransfer&, Frame&) final { }
    void dragControllerDestroyed() final { }
};

#endif // ENABLE(DRAG_SUPPORT)

class EmptyEditorClient final : public EditorClient {
    WTF_MAKE_FAST_ALLOCATED;

public:
    EmptyEditorClient() = default;

private:
    bool shouldDeleteRange(Range*) final { return false; }
    bool smartInsertDeleteEnabled() final { return false; }
    bool isSelectTrailingWhitespaceEnabled() const final { return false; }
    bool isContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleContinuousSpellChecking() final { }
    bool isGrammarCheckingEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleGrammarChecking() final { }
    int spellCheckerDocumentTag() final { return -1; }

    bool shouldBeginEditing(Range*) final { return false; }
    bool shouldEndEditing(Range*) final { return false; }
    bool shouldInsertNode(Node*, Range*, EditorInsertAction) final { return false; }
    bool shouldInsertText(const String&, Range*, EditorInsertAction) final { return false; }
    bool shouldChangeSelectedRange(Range*, Range*, EAffinity, bool) final { return false; }

    bool shouldApplyStyle(StyleProperties*, Range*) final { return false; }
    void didApplyStyle() final { }
    bool shouldMoveRangeAfterDelete(Range*, Range*) final { return false; }

    void didBeginEditing() final { }
    void respondToChangedContents() final { }
    void respondToChangedSelection(Frame*) final { }
    void updateEditorStateAfterLayoutIfEditabilityChanged() final { }
    void discardedComposition(Frame*) final { }
    void canceledComposition() final { }
    void didUpdateComposition() final { }
    void didEndEditing() final { }
    void didEndUserTriggeredSelectionChanges() final { }
    void willWriteSelectionToPasteboard(Range*) final { }
    void didWriteSelectionToPasteboard() final { }
    void getClientPasteboardDataForRange(Range*, Vector<String>&, Vector<RefPtr<SharedBuffer>>&) final { }
    void requestCandidatesForSelection(const VisibleSelection&) final { }
    void handleAcceptedCandidateWithSoftSpaces(TextCheckingResult) final { }

    void registerUndoStep(UndoStep&) final;
    void registerRedoStep(UndoStep&) final;
    void clearUndoRedoOperations() final { }

    bool canCopyCut(Frame*, bool defaultValue) const final { return defaultValue; }
    bool canPaste(Frame*, bool defaultValue) const final { return defaultValue; }
    bool canUndo() const final { return false; }
    bool canRedo() const final { return false; }

    void undo() final { }
    void redo() final { }

    void handleKeyboardEvent(KeyboardEvent*) final { }
    void handleInputMethodKeydown(KeyboardEvent*) final { }

    void textFieldDidBeginEditing(Element*) final { }
    void textFieldDidEndEditing(Element*) final { }
    void textDidChangeInTextField(Element*) final { }
    bool doTextFieldCommandFromEvent(Element*, KeyboardEvent*) final { return false; }
    void textWillBeDeletedInTextField(Element*) final { }
    void textDidChangeInTextArea(Element*) final { }
    void overflowScrollPositionChanged() final { }

#if PLATFORM(IOS)
    void startDelayingAndCoalescingContentChangeNotifications() final { }
    void stopDelayingAndCoalescingContentChangeNotifications() final { }
    bool hasRichlyEditableSelection() final { return false; }
    int getPasteboardItemsCount() final { return 0; }
    RefPtr<DocumentFragment> documentFragmentFromDelegate(int) final { return nullptr; }
    bool performsTwoStepPaste(DocumentFragment*) final { return false; }
#endif

    bool performTwoStepDrop(DocumentFragment&, Range&, bool) final { return false; }

#if PLATFORM(COCOA)
    void setInsertionPasteboard(const String&) final { };
#endif

#if USE(APPKIT)
    void uppercaseWord() final { }
    void lowercaseWord() final { }
    void capitalizeWord() final { }
#endif

#if USE(AUTOMATIC_TEXT_REPLACEMENT)
    void showSubstitutionsPanel(bool) final { }
    bool substitutionsPanelIsShowing() final { return false; }
    void toggleSmartInsertDelete() final { }
    bool isAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleAutomaticQuoteSubstitution() final { }
    bool isAutomaticLinkDetectionEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleAutomaticLinkDetection() final { }
    bool isAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleAutomaticDashSubstitution() final { }
    bool isAutomaticTextReplacementEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleAutomaticTextReplacement() final { }
    bool isAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled() final { return false; }
    void toggleAutomaticSpellingCorrection() final { }
#endif

#if PLATFORM(GTK)
    bool shouldShowUnicodeMenu() final { return false; }
#endif

    TextCheckerClient* textChecker() final { return &m_textCheckerClient; }

    void updateSpellingUIWithGrammarString(const String&, const GrammarDetail&) final { }
    void updateSpellingUIWithMisspelledWord(const String&) final { }
    void showSpellingUI(bool) final { }
    bool spellingUIIsShowing() final { return false; }

    void willSetInputMethodState() final { }
    void setInputMethodState(bool) final { }

    class EmptyTextCheckerClient final : public TextCheckerClient {
        bool shouldEraseMarkersAfterChangeSelection(TextCheckingType) const final { return true; }
        void ignoreWordInSpellDocument(const String&) final { }
        void learnWord(const String&) final { }
        void checkSpellingOfString(StringView, int*, int*) final { }
        String getAutoCorrectSuggestionForMisspelledWord(const String&) final { return { }; }
        void checkGrammarOfString(StringView, Vector<GrammarDetail>&, int*, int*) final { }

#if USE(UNIFIED_TEXT_CHECKING)
        Vector<TextCheckingResult> checkTextOfParagraph(StringView, TextCheckingTypeMask, const VisibleSelection&) final { return Vector<TextCheckingResult>(); }
#endif

        void getGuessesForWord(const String&, const String&, const VisibleSelection&, Vector<String>&) final { }
        void requestCheckingOfString(TextCheckingRequest&, const VisibleSelection&) final;
    };

    EmptyTextCheckerClient m_textCheckerClient;
};

class EmptyFrameNetworkingContext final : public FrameNetworkingContext {
public:
    static Ref<EmptyFrameNetworkingContext> create() { return adoptRef(*new EmptyFrameNetworkingContext); }

private:
    EmptyFrameNetworkingContext();

    bool shouldClearReferrerOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect() const { return true; }
    NetworkStorageSession& storageSession() const final { return NetworkStorageSession::defaultStorageSession(); }

#if PLATFORM(COCOA)
    bool localFileContentSniffingEnabled() const { return false; }
    SchedulePairHashSet* scheduledRunLoopPairs() const { return nullptr; }
    RetainPtr<CFDataRef> sourceApplicationAuditData() const { return nullptr; };
#endif

#if PLATFORM(COCOA) || PLATFORM(WIN)
    ResourceError blockedError(const ResourceRequest&) const final { return { }; }
#endif
};

class EmptyInspectorClient final : public InspectorClient {
    void inspectedPageDestroyed() final { }
    Inspector::FrontendChannel* openLocalFrontend(InspectorController*) final { return nullptr; }
    void bringFrontendToFront() final { }
    void highlight() final { }
    void hideHighlight() final { }
};

#if ENABLE(APPLE_PAY)

class EmptyPaymentCoordinatorClient final : public PaymentCoordinatorClient {
    bool supportsVersion(unsigned) final { return false; }
    bool canMakePayments() final { return false; }
    void canMakePaymentsWithActiveCard(const String&, const String&, WTF::Function<void(bool)>&& completionHandler) final { callOnMainThread([completionHandler = WTFMove(completionHandler)] { completionHandler(false); }); }
    void openPaymentSetup(const String&, const String&, WTF::Function<void(bool)>&& completionHandler) final { callOnMainThread([completionHandler = WTFMove(completionHandler)] { completionHandler(false); }); }
    bool showPaymentUI(const URL&, const Vector<URL>&, const ApplePaySessionPaymentRequest&) final { return false; }
    void completeMerchantValidation(const PaymentMerchantSession&) final { }
    void completeShippingMethodSelection(std::optional<ShippingMethodUpdate>&&) final { }
    void completeShippingContactSelection(std::optional<ShippingContactUpdate>&&) final { }
    void completePaymentMethodSelection(std::optional<PaymentMethodUpdate>&&) final { }
    void completePaymentSession(std::optional<PaymentAuthorizationResult>&&) final { }
    void cancelPaymentSession() final { }
    void abortPaymentSession() final { }
    void paymentCoordinatorDestroyed() final { }
};

#endif

class EmptyPluginInfoProvider final : public PluginInfoProvider {
    void refreshPlugins() final { };
    void getPluginInfo(Page&, Vector<PluginInfo>&) final { }
    void getWebVisiblePluginInfo(Page&, Vector<PluginInfo>&) final { }
};

class EmptyPopupMenu : public PopupMenu {
public:
    EmptyPopupMenu() = default;
private:
    void show(const IntRect&, FrameView*, int) final { }
    void hide() final { }
    void updateFromElement() final { }
    void disconnectClient() final { }
};

class EmptyProgressTrackerClient final : public ProgressTrackerClient {
    void willChangeEstimatedProgress() final { }
    void didChangeEstimatedProgress() final { }
    void progressStarted(Frame&) final { }
    void progressEstimateChanged(Frame&) final { }
    void progressFinished(Frame&) final { }
};

class EmptySearchPopupMenu : public SearchPopupMenu {
public:
    EmptySearchPopupMenu()
        : m_popup(adoptRef(*new EmptyPopupMenu))
    {
    }

private:
    PopupMenu* popupMenu() final { return m_popup.ptr(); }
    void saveRecentSearches(const AtomicString&, const Vector<RecentSearch>&) final { }
    void loadRecentSearches(const AtomicString&, Vector<RecentSearch>&) final { }
    bool enabled() final { return false; }

    Ref<EmptyPopupMenu> m_popup;
};

class EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider final : public StorageNamespaceProvider {
    struct EmptyStorageArea : public StorageArea {
        unsigned length() final { return 0; }
        String key(unsigned) final { return { }; }
        String item(const String&) final { return { }; }
        void setItem(Frame*, const String&, const String&, bool&) final { }
        void removeItem(Frame*, const String&) final { }
        void clear(Frame*) final { }
        bool contains(const String&) final { return false; }
        StorageType storageType() const final { return StorageType::Local; }
        size_t memoryBytesUsedByCache() final { return 0; }
        SecurityOriginData securityOrigin() const final { return { }; }
    };

    struct EmptyStorageNamespace final : public StorageNamespace {
        RefPtr<StorageArea> storageArea(const SecurityOriginData&) final { return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageArea); }
        RefPtr<StorageNamespace> copy(Page*) final { return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespace); }
    };

    RefPtr<StorageNamespace> createSessionStorageNamespace(Page&, unsigned) final;
    RefPtr<StorageNamespace> createLocalStorageNamespace(unsigned) final;
    RefPtr<StorageNamespace> createEphemeralLocalStorageNamespace(Page&, unsigned) final;
    RefPtr<StorageNamespace> createTransientLocalStorageNamespace(SecurityOrigin&, unsigned) final;
};

class EmptyUserContentProvider final : public UserContentProvider {
    void forEachUserScript(Function<void(DOMWrapperWorld&, const UserScript&)>&&) const final { }
    void forEachUserStyleSheet(Function<void(const UserStyleSheet&)>&&) const final { }
#if ENABLE(USER_MESSAGE_HANDLERS)
    void forEachUserMessageHandler(Function<void(const UserMessageHandlerDescriptor&)>&&) const final { }
#endif
#if ENABLE(CONTENT_EXTENSIONS)
    ContentExtensions::ContentExtensionsBackend& userContentExtensionBackend() final { static NeverDestroyed<ContentExtensions::ContentExtensionsBackend> backend; return backend.get(); };
#endif
};

class EmptyVisitedLinkStore final : public VisitedLinkStore {
    bool isLinkVisited(Page&, SharedStringHash, const URL&, const AtomicString&) final { return false; }
    void addVisitedLink(Page&, SharedStringHash) final { }
};

RefPtr<PopupMenu> EmptyChromeClient::createPopupMenu(PopupMenuClient&) const
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptyPopupMenu);
}

RefPtr<SearchPopupMenu> EmptyChromeClient::createSearchPopupMenu(PopupMenuClient&) const
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptySearchPopupMenu);
}

#if ENABLE(INPUT_TYPE_COLOR)

std::unique_ptr<ColorChooser> EmptyChromeClient::createColorChooser(ColorChooserClient&, const Color&)
{
    return nullptr;
}

#endif

void EmptyChromeClient::runOpenPanel(Frame&, FileChooser&)
{
}

PAL::SessionID EmptyFrameLoaderClient::sessionID() const
{
    return PAL::SessionID::defaultSessionID();
}

void EmptyFrameLoaderClient::dispatchDecidePolicyForNewWindowAction(const NavigationAction&, const ResourceRequest&, FormState*, const String&, FramePolicyFunction&&)
{
}

void EmptyFrameLoaderClient::dispatchDecidePolicyForNavigationAction(const NavigationAction&, const ResourceRequest&, bool, FormState*, FramePolicyFunction&&)
{
}

void EmptyFrameLoaderClient::dispatchWillSendSubmitEvent(Ref<FormState>&&)
{
}

void EmptyFrameLoaderClient::dispatchWillSubmitForm(FormState&, WTF::Function<void(void)>&&)
{
}

Ref<DocumentLoader> EmptyFrameLoaderClient::createDocumentLoader(const ResourceRequest& request, const SubstituteData& substituteData)
{
    return DocumentLoader::create(request, substituteData);
}

RefPtr<Frame> EmptyFrameLoaderClient::createFrame(const URL&, const String&, HTMLFrameOwnerElement&, const String&, bool, int, int)
{
    return nullptr;
}

RefPtr<Widget> EmptyFrameLoaderClient::createPlugin(const IntSize&, HTMLPlugInElement&, const URL&, const Vector<String>&, const Vector<String>&, const String&, bool)
{
    return nullptr;
}

void EmptyFrameLoaderClient::recreatePlugin(Widget*)
{
}

RefPtr<Widget> EmptyFrameLoaderClient::createJavaAppletWidget(const IntSize&, HTMLAppletElement&, const URL&, const Vector<String>&, const Vector<String>&)
{
    return nullptr;
}

inline EmptyFrameNetworkingContext::EmptyFrameNetworkingContext()
    : FrameNetworkingContext { nullptr }
{
}

Ref<FrameNetworkingContext> EmptyFrameLoaderClient::createNetworkingContext()
{
    return EmptyFrameNetworkingContext::create();
}

Ref<FrameNetworkingContext> createEmptyFrameNetworkingContext()
{
    return EmptyFrameNetworkingContext::create();
}

void EmptyEditorClient::EmptyTextCheckerClient::requestCheckingOfString(TextCheckingRequest&, const VisibleSelection&)
{
}

void EmptyEditorClient::registerUndoStep(UndoStep&)
{
}

void EmptyEditorClient::registerRedoStep(UndoStep&)
{
}

RefPtr<StorageNamespace> EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider::createSessionStorageNamespace(Page&, unsigned)
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespace);
}

RefPtr<StorageNamespace> EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider::createLocalStorageNamespace(unsigned)
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespace);
}

RefPtr<StorageNamespace> EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider::createEphemeralLocalStorageNamespace(Page&, unsigned)
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespace);
}

RefPtr<StorageNamespace> EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider::createTransientLocalStorageNamespace(SecurityOrigin&, unsigned)
{
    return adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespace);
}

void fillWithEmptyClients(PageConfiguration& pageConfiguration)
{
    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyChromeClient> dummyChromeClient;
    pageConfiguration.chromeClient = &dummyChromeClient.get();

#if ENABLE(APPLE_PAY)
    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyPaymentCoordinatorClient> dummyPaymentCoordinatorClient;
    pageConfiguration.paymentCoordinatorClient = &dummyPaymentCoordinatorClient.get();
#endif

#if ENABLE(CONTEXT_MENUS)
    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyContextMenuClient> dummyContextMenuClient;
    pageConfiguration.contextMenuClient = &dummyContextMenuClient.get();
#endif

#if ENABLE(DRAG_SUPPORT)
    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyDragClient> dummyDragClient;
    pageConfiguration.dragClient = &dummyDragClient.get();
#endif

    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyInspectorClient> dummyInspectorClient;
    pageConfiguration.inspectorClient = &dummyInspectorClient.get();

    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyFrameLoaderClient> dummyFrameLoaderClient;
    pageConfiguration.loaderClientForMainFrame = &dummyFrameLoaderClient.get();

    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyProgressTrackerClient> dummyProgressTrackerClient;
    pageConfiguration.progressTrackerClient = &dummyProgressTrackerClient.get();

    pageConfiguration.backForwardClient = adoptRef(*new EmptyBackForwardClient);
    pageConfiguration.diagnosticLoggingClient = std::make_unique<EmptyDiagnosticLoggingClient>();

    pageConfiguration.applicationCacheStorage = ApplicationCacheStorage::create({ }, { });
    pageConfiguration.databaseProvider = adoptRef(*new EmptyDatabaseProvider);
    pageConfiguration.pluginInfoProvider = adoptRef(*new EmptyPluginInfoProvider);
    pageConfiguration.storageNamespaceProvider = adoptRef(*new EmptyStorageNamespaceProvider);
    pageConfiguration.userContentProvider = adoptRef(*new EmptyUserContentProvider);
    pageConfiguration.visitedLinkStore = adoptRef(*new EmptyVisitedLinkStore);
}

UniqueRef<EditorClient> createEmptyEditorClient()
{
    return makeUniqueRef<EmptyEditorClient>();
}

DiagnosticLoggingClient& emptyDiagnosticLoggingClient()
{
    static NeverDestroyed<EmptyDiagnosticLoggingClient> client;
    return client;
}

}

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An extension to Sync 5 where you can now write complex restriction classes that works with the paging and batching features that were previously brought in with Sync 4.
Now customers can leverage Mobile Logs through the extension of the MobileCaddy exception class. So now you can throw a MobileCaddy exception which will now create a MobileLog against the connection session.
This adds more visibility for instances where customers have written platform classes and wish to raise an exception which in turn will create that MobileLog making issues and errors much more visible.
Protected entry to the MobileCaddy Recovery system has now been added to desktop container apps (Windows 10). Just like in the mobile container apps, recovery can now be protected by a two PIN process where the user must supply a "Support PIN" to an administrator or support personel who will then provide them with a "Recovery PIN" which will allow the user entry to the MobileCaddy Recovery system.
A new button has been added to the MobileCaddy Recovery page which lets users perform a hard reset of their application. Before this button, users would have to uninstall, reinstall, and then reauthenticate after a recovery. Instead, now users will just have to press the new hard reset button and should be up and running again without having to reinstall or re-authenticate.
Add-ons make it easy to update and "add-on" common functionality to apps, taking away a lot of work away from developers so that they can focus on the business logic.
In GA we have our REST service to help simply making REST calls to the platform and we have two in beta – Recent Items and Global Search.
Add-ons come with tests already written so developers don't have to worry about code coverage dropping from using these add-ons.
"MobileCaddy Analytics is a new feature so that you can now collect analytics on how your users are using your app.
You can now add points in your app where you want to track usage or events such as syncs or navigation events.
You can also group points to create a use case or a set of events that may be of interest.
These analytics are then synced to the platform where you can view the data and view charts of how the user has used the app.
We're extremely proud to see all this hard work pay off for members of the Salesforce community, and are delighted to have received plenty of positive feedback on our 2017 product updates so far. Of course, we're always keen to learn how we can better serve the community.
So if there's anything specific you'd like to see added to the MobileCaddy framework, or any particular challenge we can help you overcome, be sure to let us know. Don't hesitate to get in touch with a member of our team or you can always drop us a line on Twitter!


No Turnovers (40 points): Participate in an entire game where your team commits no turnovers.
No Three Pointers for Opponent (35 points): Participate in an entire game where your opponent makes no three point shots.
Old Spice Lock Down D (60 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets over 13 steals.
Old Spice Own the Paint (60 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets over 14 blocks.
Old Spice 3PT Bomber (65 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team scores over 15 three pointers.
Old Spice Floor General (65 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets over 22 Assists.
Old Spice 30 From the Line (60 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team makes over 30 free throws.
Old Spice Own the Glass (70 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets over 51 rebounds.
20 Points from Free Throws (20 points): Participate in an entire game where your team scores over 20 points from the free throw line.
100 Points (100 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team scores over 100 points.
100% Free Throws (40 points): Participate in an entire game where your team makes 100% free throws (minimum 10 shots) on All American.
Old Spice Perfect Shooting (25 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team shoots 100% from the field (minimum 10 shots).
All-American Victory (30 points): Participate in an entire game where your team won, with default settings on All-American.
All-American Hero (30 points): Participate in an entire game where your team wins without attempting a 3 point shot, on All-American.
Floor General Play (15 points): Call a floor general play.
Pump Up Team (20 points): Pump up a teammate.
Pump up Crowd (20 points): Pump up the crowd.
Win on Buzzer Beater (50 points): Participate in a game where your team wins on a "buzzer beater".
Double Double (20 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets a double double.
Old Spice Triple Double (35 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets a triple double.
Quadruple Double (50 points): Participate in an entire game where a player on your team gets a quadruple double.
Unranked Match (20 points): Finish an online unranked match against another player.
Ranked Match (20 points): Finish an online ranked match against another player.
Ranked Challenge (20 points): Challenge another player to an online ranked match and finish the game.
Upload Roster (30 points): Upload a roster to the EA Sports Locker.


Spread asparagus on small baking sheet and dress with a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt. Roast the spears in a hot oven until tender and ends are crisp and slightly brown at edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. Asparagus should remain bright green.
Take the chill off the meat then pour the black pepper onto a small plate. Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat. When oil smokes, press each steak into pepper to coat then place peppered side down in the skillet. Sear and caramelize the meat 3 to 4 minutes, turn and cook 2 minutes more for rare, 3 minutes for pink.
While the meat cooks, heat a small skillet over medium flame and melt then butter. Add mushrooms and lightly saute them for 4 to 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and add cognac or brandy to the pan. Be careful of flare ups. You may want to add the liquor off the stove top then return the skillet to the heat. Reduce the liquid by half, cooking off the alcohol and concentrating the flavor, then stir in the cream and warm it through. Reduce heat a bit and let sauce thicken 2 to 3 minutes.
Spoon sauce over meat and serve with asparagus alongside.


We are delighted to announce that entries are now open for Regen's annual Green Energy Awards.
This year, for the first time, all of the awards will be celebrating the exciting projects and great companies, communities and individuals driving the smart and sustainable energy revolution across the UK.
The winners will be announced at a 'sell out' ceremony at the magnificent venue of the Assembly Rooms in Bath on 27 November 2018.
The awards will be judged by a panel of influential and respected experts, advocates and spokespeople in smart and renewable energy.
We are now inviting businesses, the public sector, community groups and individuals to submit first stage nominations to be recognised for the great work they are doing. You can nominate here.
They will remain open until 7 September 2018 at 6pm, at which point all nominations will be put forward for shortlisting by our panel of internal judges.
If you are looking for a little inspiration, you can view the winners from previous years here.
The awards are also a great opportunity to entertain clients, network, reward staff and see some of the best examples of sustainable energy enterprise and innovation being recognised. Booking for the event is also open and further details can be found online.
Further details of the event and information on the sponsorship opportunities for the awards and Renewable Futures conference can be found here or by contacting me (khayes@regen.co.uk).


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Persons charged with murder or serious firearm offences will now face 24 months on remand before qualifying for bail.
This comes as the House of Assembly and Senate both passed the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2019, which now makes it more difficult for persons facing such charges to qualify for bail.
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Dale Marshall, outlined that under the new bill, "a person charged with murder, or a person charged with one of the more serious offences under the Firearms Act will not be eligible for bail in under 24 months".
During that time, he said, there should be no good reason why an indictable trial should not be able to start considering the resources that were being put in place.
"We feel for the more serious of our offences they should all be tried within 12 months. This is not a case where we are talking idle. We have put the resources in place; we are putting the judges in place; we are putting the court rooms in place; we are giving the DPP's [Director of Public Prosecutions] office additional prosecutors; all of the things needed to bring that period now down from the five to seven years," Marshall said.
He added that government will not be tolerating a situation where cases continued to "drag on and on". "That circumstance will not obtain. Within 24 months you will either be free or serving time; one or the other," he stated.
However, the Attorney General further explained that the court would also be able to exercise its discretion in granting bail to persons accused of murder and with firearm offences under specific conditions.
These include instances where the court is of the view that the evidence against the accused is weak and where self-defence can be proven.
Another change to the Bail Act will see bail applications being heard no fewer than 72 hours after they have been served on the DPP.
"That is to give the Director of Public Prosecutions the opportunity to find out the factual matrix of the case; what are the individual's antecedents, what are his associations, where does the police stand; so the DPP can be the gatekeeper and object to bail if need be," Mr. Marshall said.
The Minister acknowledged that the changes to the Bail Act would not solve all of Barbados' problems, but would go a long way in changing the mindset of some who felt they could get bail within six months of committing an offence.


In this political environment with our freedoms attacked daily and politicians who go about implementing their agenda through tricks bypassing public debate and the will of the people. I assumed their was a dark purpose regarding the new legislation in Wyoming.
Mr Miles has asked that people not call or email the legislature rather to pray. His update is posted below. I appreciate Mr Miles taking the high road and I hope I have not damaged the cause.
Yesterday, we sent an email to every member of the state legislature. Most of them are not aware of how the new state statutes have affected Frontier School of the Bible. Thus far, there has been a good response. The Economic Development Committee got involved and are very concerned about this situation. We are seeking to schedule a meeting at Frontier with the Department of Education, the Economic Development Committee, our local legislators, and the LaGrange City Council. Also, we asked for an extension to the April 15th deadline.
I spoke with Don Landis, who is the president of Jackson Hole Bible College , and learned that he was unaware of these new statutes. They affect this school as well.
Please pray that we can schedule this meeting and for a solution to this problem to come about in a non-confrontational way. I believe this can happen. For now, I think it is best if supportive individuals do not make calls or send emails to the State of Wyoming . I think it would be fine to do so if you have friends or contacts in the Wyoming state government.
There is no question that prayer is the best approach.
Thank you for your prayers and encouraging emails. I will continue to give updates.
I sincerely apologize for my rash reaction.
No harm done I don't think, Gary. I appreciated your concern.


USADA announced today that UFC® athlete, Guido Cannetti, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, accepted a 10-month sanction after testing positive for multiple prohibited substances from a contaminated supplement.
Cannetti, 37, tested positive for ostarine, the stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, as well as hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide, following an out-of-competition test conducted on October 5, 2016. Ostarine and stanozolol are prohibited substances in the class of Anabolic Agents, while hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide are prohibited substances in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents. These substances are prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
After notifying Cannetti of his positive test, USADA obtained opened and sealed containers of a dietary supplement that Cannetti was using at the time of the relevant sample collection and that he declared on his doping control form. Although no prohibited substances were listed on the supplement label, testing conducted on the contents of both the opened and sealed containers by the WADA-accredited laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah, indicated that they contained the prohibited substances found in Cannetti's sample. This product has since been added to the High Risk List of supplements maintained on USADA's online dietary supplement safety education and awareness resource – Supplement 411 (www.Supplement411.org).
Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, as well as the World Anti-Doping Code, the determination that an athlete's positive test was caused by a contaminated product may result in a reduced sanction. The sanction for a doping offense resulting from the use of a contaminated product ranges from a reprimand and no period of ineligibility, at a minimum, to a two-year period of ineligibility, at a maximum.
Cannetti's 10-month period of ineligibility began on October 28, 2016, the date on which he was provisionally suspended from competition. As a result of his positive test, Cannetti was removed from the Card for the UFC Fight Night event in Mexico City that was held on November 5, 2016.


Adding to what is the highest concentration of steakhouses in Michigan, J. Alexander's Holdings Inc. today announced it will open a new Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill on Oct. 29 at 155 West Big Beaver Road (near Livernois) in the Columbia Center campus in Troy.
The new restaurant, the first in Michigan, will offer seating for more than 200 people and is approximately 8,000 square feet in size, says Lonnie J. Stout II, president and CEO of J. Alexander's Holdings, which operates J. Alexander's eateries in Livonia, West Bloomfield Township, and at the Somerset Collection in Troy.
The menu will feature a wide selection of high quality, in-house offerings with an emphasis on hand-cut steaks, a coffee-cured filet mignon, a New York Strip, a Ribeye, Prime Rib, wild mushroom meatloaf, and more. Steaks range in price from $29 for a 12-ounce regular cut prime rib to $45 for a bone-in "Cowboy Cut" ribeye steak.
Seafood selections include "Hong Kong Style" sea bass, grilled Norwegian salmon, jumbo fried shrimp, Paneed pecan trout, and Ahi Tuna.
Side dishes include asparagus, broccoli, French fries, mac and cheese, roasted Brussel sprouts, one-pound baked potato, Burgundy button mushrooms, caramelized onion mashed potatoes, and more. There's also French onion soup, New England lobster bisque, multiple salads, and starters that included deviled eggs, crab cake, steak rolls, and whiskey shrimp on country toast.
The restaurant also will have a full-service bar with unique cocktails and a wide selection of award-winning wines by the glass or bottle.
Clayton Schader has been named general manager of the new Stoney River, which will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, and from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The restaurant will open for brunch each Sunday at 10 a.m. and will remain open until 9 p.m.
Stout says Stoney River will use European stemware for all wine service, high quality plate ware, offer seating packages, furniture grade tabletops, original artwork, and a high level of detail finishes in all areas of the restaurant.
J. Alexander's Holdings owns 45 restaurants in 16 states, and is headquartered in Nashville.
Other steakhouses along Big Beaver Road in Troy include The Capital Grille, Morton's The Steakhouse, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Eddie V's, Ocean Prime, Sakura Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Restaurant, Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse, and McCormick and Schmick's Seafood and Steaks.


Joanne M. Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the prestigious Geraldine "Polly" Bednash Lectureship Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in honor of her work to advance interdisciplinary education and collaborative practice.
The award was presented to Disch at the AACN 2017 Spring Meeting, March 17-18, at the Fairmont Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Disch is professor ad honorem at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Her leadership includes serving as president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN and American Academy of Nursing (AAN), and board member and chair of the National Board of Directors for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
Most recently, Disch was elected chair of the Aurora Health Care board of directors, becoming the first nurse to hold the position.
A 1976 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) graduate of the UAB School of Nursing, Disch received the School's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994. In 2010, she was named one of the School's 60 Visionary Leaders, and she was appointed to the UAB School of Nursing's National Advisory Council in 2015.


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Exclusive: As the clock ticks down to the U.S. elections in November, another clock is ticking in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, whether Israeli forces should exploit the American political timetable to pressure President Obama to support an attack on Iran's nuclear sites, writes ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern.
At this point, to dissuade Israeli leaders from mounting such an attack might require a public statement by President Barack Obama warning Israel not to count on U.S. forces, not even for the "clean-up." Though Obama has done pretty much everything short of making such a public statement, he clearly wants to avoid a confrontation with Israel in the weeks before the election.
The recent pilgrimages to Israel by very senior U.S. officials, including the Secretaries of State and Defense carrying identical "PLEASE DON'T BOMB IRAN JUST YET" banners, has met stony faces and stone walls.
If preventing Obama from getting that second term is also part of Netanyahu's calculation, then he also surely knows that even a minor dustup with Iran, whether it escalates or not, would drive up the price of gasoline just before the election, an unwelcome prospect for Team Obama.
A casus belli, real or contrived, would be highly desirable prior to an attack on Iran. A provocation in the Gulf would be one way to achieve this. Iran's alleged fomenting of terrorism would be another.
According to recent Israeli and Western media reports, citing Western diplomats and senior Israeli officials, U.S. intelligence has acquired new information, "a bombshell" report, that shows precisely that. Imagine.
An agreed-upon casus belli can be hard to create when one partner wants war within the next 12 weeks and the other does not. The pressure from Netanyahu and neocon cheerleaders like Jennifer Rubin, not to mention Mitt Romney, will increase as the election draws nearer, agreed-upon casus belli or not.
Netanyahu gives every evidence of believing that, for the next 12 weeks, he is in the catbird seat and that, if he provokes hostilities with Iran, Obama will feel compelled to jump in with both feet, i. e., selecting from the vast array of forces already assembled in the area.


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Armando Zeferino Soares (Praia Branca, 1920 — 3 de Abril de 2007) foi um compositor cabo-verdiano, autor da música Sodade. Armando Soares foi um comerciante em Praia Branca, na ilha de São Nicolau.

Após várias disputas sobre a autoria de Sodade, entre outros com Amândio Cabral e Luís Morais, finalmente em Dezembro de 2006 o tribunal reconheceu Armando Soares como verdadeiro autor da famosa música. Armando Soares contou ao jornal A Semana que fez a música nos anos 50 do século XX na despedida de um grupo de amigos que ia embarcar para São Tomé e Príncipe, o que era habitual naquela época.

A música Sodade tornou-se emblemática de Cabo Verde e da sua cultura, após a interpretação de Cesária Évora mas também de muitos outros cantores cabo-verdianos e estrangeiros. Sodade tornou-se um verdadeiro hino não-oficial das ilhas da saudade.

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Watch: How Game of Thrones shot an undead polar bear (spoilers)
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Dragons and White Walkers weren't the only special effects that the latest episode had to contend with
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Shooting Game of Thrones takes Executive Producers, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, to the limits of what a TV series can shoot but despite creating epic battles and huge dragons with their special effects they came across a new challenge: filming a zombie polar bear.
In the latest episode of Game of Thrones, Season seven Episode six: Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow and his fellow ragtag band of heroes find themselves hunting for wights beyond the wall.
"Do bears have blue eyes?" marked the start of a visually stunning fight scene but how did Benioff and Weiss create such a monster?
"The VFX guys told us in the nicest possible way, 'Fuck you.'" Benioff recalls. "But we put our four feet down and said, Goddammit! We want a zombie polar bear."
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Unlike creating a dragon for Emilia Clarke to sit on, the undead bear was needed to be a fully interactive unit for a sustained fighting scene. "We looked at the polar bear in the previews that we got, how it swats the guys away, how it picks someone up and shakes them around" Richard Bradshaw the show's Assistant Stunt Co-Ordinator said.
After studying the polar bear's movements and actions, the crew then rigged up the actors to wires to rehearse how a body would react to being mauled. All before bringing in a flaming ball cage that could be moved around, of which would soon be rendered into the bear's skull.
This level of movement gave the scene a level of dynamic action that is both grand but realistic. Game of Thrones continues on August 28 with the final episode of season seven.


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Q: Prove that there exists an irreducible polynomial $f\in\mathbb{F}_p[x]$ of degree $2014$
Let $p$ be a prime and let $F=\mathbb{F}_p$.  Prove that there exists an irreducible polynomial $f\in F[x]$ with $\deg(f)=2014$.

Attempt:
Assume in contradiction that every polynomial $f\in F[x]$ of degree $2014$ is reducible. Let $f\in F[x]$. (My problem is to find a proper $f$ such that I will get a contradiction). There exist $g,h\in F[x]$ s.t.
$$ F[x]\ni f(x)=g(x)\cdot h(x)$$
If we look at $f$ as an element in $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ then we get that there exists some $r\in\mathbb{Z}[x]$ s.t.
$$\mathbb{Z}[x] \ni f(x)=g(x)\cdot h(x) +p\cdot r(x)$$

A: Hint Consider the extension
$$\mathbb{F} \subseteq \mathbb{F}_{p^{2014}}$$
Since the multiplicative group of $\mathbb{F}_{p^n}$ is cyclic, there exists some generator $b$. Then $\mathbb{F}_{p^n}=\mathbb{F}[b]$.
What can you say about the minimal polynomial of $b$?
Note The existence of an irreducible polynomial of degree $n$ ove $\mathbb{F}$ is equivalent to the existence of $\mathbb{F}_{p^n}$.

A: *

*Let $\Bbb{F}_{p^n}$ be the splitting field of $x^{p^n}-x$, from $(c+b)^p = c^p+b^p$ we obtain the roots of that polynomial is a field, as $\gcd(x^{p^n}-x,(x^{p^n}-x)') = \gcd(x^{p^n}-x,-1)=1$ the polynomial is separable so it has $p^n$ distinct roots and $\Bbb{F}_{p^n}$ is the unique field with $p^n$ elements

*For $d \le p^n-1$, the polynomial $x^d-1$ has at most $d$ roots in $\overline{\Bbb{F}_p}$ thus its roots contain all the elements of $\Bbb{F}_{p^n}^*$ iff $d = p^n-1$ which means $\Bbb{F}_{p^n}^*$ is cyclic.

*Let $a \in \Bbb{F}_{p^n}^*$ of order $p^n-1$, then $\Bbb{F}_{p^n} = \Bbb{F}_p(a) \cong \Bbb{F}_p[x]/(f(x))$ where $f$ is the minimal polynomial of $a$,

*$\Bbb{F}_p[x]/(f(x))$ has $p^{\deg(f)}$ elements thus $\deg(f) = n$.

*Since $\Bbb{F}_p$ is the fixed field of the Frobenius we have $g(x)=\prod_{m=1}^n (x-a^{p^m}) \in \Bbb{F}_p[x]$ and hence $f = g$

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Q: iOS: UISplitViewController cannot be pushed to UINavigationController I have an XCode iPad project using a navigation controller.  I tried to get a button to push a UISplitViewController to the navigation stack, but got this error:

Split View Controllers cannot be pushed to a Navigation Controller

Turns out UISplitViewController doesn't play nicely with UINavigationController.  However, I still need to show the split view controller when this button is clicked.  How do I do this?  And, also important, how do I make a back button so the user can be returned to the navigation controller?

A: One workaround if you still need to navigate to splitView is to create an empty UIViewController and add the splitViewController as a child
/// This should be in your parent controller
/// that you to navigate your splitView
func navigateToSplit() {

    let container = UIViewController()
    let splitView = MySplitViewController() // ===> Your splitViewController
    container.addAsChildViewController(type: splitView, attached: container.view)
    navigationController?.pushViewController(container, animated: true)
}

extension UIViewController {
    /// this add a child controller to the view of another controller
    func addAsChildViewController(type controller: UIViewController, attached toView: UIView) {

        // Add Child View Controller
        addChild(controller)

        // Add Child View as Subview
        toView.addSubview(controller.view)

        // Configure Child View
        controller.view.frame = toView.bounds
        controller.view.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]

        // Notify Child View Controller
        controller.didMove(toParent: self)

    }
}

A: To display a SplitViewController you'll need to use setRootViewController. This is because  a SplitViewController needs to be the root view controller.
From Apple's Documentation:

A split view controller must always be the root of any interface you
  create. In other words, you must always install the view from a
  UISplitViewController object as the root view of your application's
  window. The panes of your split-view interface may then contain
  navigation controllers, tab bar controllers, or any other type of view
  controller you need to implement your interface.

To get back you'll need to use setRootViewController to go back to the earlier page. I ran into this problem when I converted my iPhone app to universal, and ended up using a navigation controller for the iPhone and setRootViewController for the iPad version. It's a bit of a bummer because you can't animate it nicely without a bit of fudging.

A:
Pushing a split view controller through navigation controller is not
  possible, but there is a alternative that get the job done

You can create a view controller and add the split view controller as a child and then you can push that created view controller through the navigation controller. It will show your split view controller and you can work with both master and detail.
*remember to add the yoursplitviewcontroller class to custom class in storyboard
note splitcontroller -> (master, detail)
let splitVC = getViewController(storyBoardName: "story board name", viewControllerName: "split view controller identifier") as! yoursplitviewcontroller
        view.addSubview(splitVC.view)
        view.bounds = splitVC.view.bounds
        addChild(splitVC)

func getViewController(storyBoardName: String, viewControllerName: String) -> UIViewController{
        let storyBoard = UIStoryboard(name: storyBoardName, bundle: nil)
        return storyBoard.instantiateViewController(identifier: viewControllerName)
    }

A: I added a 6th tab containing a SplitView, to my application.  On iPad the new tab worked fine when selected, but on iPhone the new tab was moved to the "More…" tab and when selected produced the "Split View Controllers cannot be pushed to a Navigation Controller <UIMoreNavigationController:" message.
I solved the problem by moving the new tab so that it could not fall into the "More…" tab.
A more in depth discussion of the problem can be found at:
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New may have unlocked a new line of treatment for diabetes.
The researchers honed in on the main culprits in diabetes: beta cells. These cells concentrate in the pancreas in little clusters called islets, and they produce the insulin necessary to keep the body's blood sugar levels stable.
Although many drugs exist to control the symptoms of diabetes, there currently is no reliable way to replace beta cells and cure the disease. Stewart joined with lead author Peng Wang and others on a multidisciplinary team to tackle the problem.
"In the world of beta cell regeneration, you can do it in two ways. You can either use stem cells, create stem cells and then transplant them. Or you could take a drug that makes your own beta cells grow," Stewart explained.
Although the stem cell transplant research is promising, it involves an invasive procedure and will have difficulty meeting the massive demand, he said.
Diabetes affects more than , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Using a high-volume screening method, Stewart's team checked more than 100,000 different chemicals to see which had the potential to make beta cells grow. They identified 86 possible solutions and tested each manually. Of these, a single drug triggered beta cell growth: harmine.
Harmine occurs naturally in a number of plants around the world. It's one of the ingredients in the psychoactive mixture ayahuasca, which is used by some indigenous people for religious purposes.
To confirm that harmine would cause beta cell growth, the team took islets from the pancreases of deceased human organ donors.
Then, they transplanted the islets into diabetic mice. They used far fewer than were necessary to cure the mice's diabetes. Dosing the mice with harmine triggered the beta cells to multiply enough that they could restore the mice's blood sugar levels to normal.
Stewart cautions that harmine itself isn't the answer. Instead, harmine might inspire similar drugs that hone in on beta cells and leave the rest of the body, especially the brain, alone.
It also won't cure diabetes on its own. Even if the beta cells regrow, there's still the problem that damaged them in the first place.
For example, in people with type 1 diabetes, the body's own immune system has attacked and destroyed the beta cells. Without complementary drugs to keep the immune system in check, newly grown beta cells might also be destroyed.
Still, the team's discovery is another important step toward developing a medication that may someday reverse diabetes.
Stewart adds that this research would not have been possible without the support of the National Institutes of Health and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.


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The geopolitics of the Islamic state
by Vijay Prashad July 11, 2014 September 23, 2020
Both the West and the Gulf Arabs suggest that the terrorism that they dislike against themselves is acceptable to others.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi welcomed this Ramadan by declaring the formation of the Caliphate, with him as the Caliph — namely the successor of the Prophet Mohammed. It is the first return of a Caliphate since Kemal Atatürk's Turkish National Assembly abolished it in 1924. Al-Baghdadi, the nom de guerre for the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), has now announced that borders inside the dar al-Islam, the world of Islam, are no longer applicable. He has been able to make this announcement because his fighters have now taken large swathes of territory in northern Syria and in north-central Iraq, breathing down on Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258).
Al-Baghdadi's declaration comes after ISIS threatened to make its presence felt outside the territory it now controls. Bomb blasts in Beirut, Lebanon, hinted at ISIS' reach. Jordanian authorities hastened to crack down on "sleeper cells" for ISIS as soon as chatter on social media suggested that there would be a push into Zarqa and Ma'an. Private Kuwaiti funding had helped ISIS in its early stages, but now Kuwait hinted that it too is worried that ISIS cells might strike the oil-rich emirate. When ISIS took the Jordan-Syria border posts, Saudi Arabia went into high alert. There is no substantive evidence that ISIS is in touch with al-Qaeda in Yemen, but if such coordination exists (now that al-Baghdadi has fashioned himself as the Caliph) it would mean Saudi Arabia has at least two fronts of concern. "All necessary measures," says the Kingdom, are being taken to thwart the ISIS advance.
Jihad hub
Several months ago, two intelligence agencies in the Arab region had confirmed that ISIS is a genuine threat, not a manufactured distraction from the war in Syria. Many of those associated with the rebellion in Syria had suggested that ISIS was egged on by the government of Bashar al-Assad to allow his preferred framing of the Syrian war — that his is a war against terrorism and not against a civic rebellion. While it is true that Assad's government released a number of jihadis in 2011, there is no evidence to suggest that he created ISIS. ISIS is a product of the U.S. war on Iraq, having been formed first as al-Qaeda in Iraq by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Deeply sectarian politics, namely an anti-Shia agenda, characterised al-Qaeda in this region. Funded by private Gulf Arab money, ISIS entered the Syrian war in 2012 as Jabhat al-Nusra (the Support Front). It certainly turned a civic rebellion into a terrorist war. Political support from the West and logistical support from Turkey and the Gulf Arab states allowed it to thrive in Syria. It became a hub for international jihad, with veterans from Afghanistan and Chechnya now flocking to al-Baghdadi's band of fellows. By the start of 2014, ISIS held two major Iraqi cities (Ramadi and Fallujah) and two Syrian cities (Raqqa and Deir Ezzor). Their push to Mosul, then Baghdad was on the cards for at least a year.
The West has been consistently naive in its public assessment of events in West Asia. U.S. policy over Syria was befuddled by the belief that the Arab Spring could be understood simply as a fight between freedom and tyranny — concepts adopted from the Cold War. There was a refusal to accept that the civic rebellion of 2011 had morphed quite decisively by late 2012 into a much more dangerous conflict, with the radical jihadis in the ascendancy. It is of course true, as I saw first-hand, that the actual fighters in the jihad groups are a ragtag bunch with no special commitment to this or that ideology. They are anti-Assad, and they joined Jabhat al-Nusra or Ahra¯r ash-Sha¯m because that was the group at hand with arms and logistical means. Nevertheless, the fighters did fight for these groups, giving them the upper hand against the West's preferred, but anaemic, Free Syrian Army. The Islamic State's breakthrough in Iraq has inspired some of these men to its formations in Syria. They want to be a part of the excitement.
The West's backing of the rebellion provided cover for Turkey's more enthusiastic approach to it. Intoxicated by the possibility of what Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutog˘lu favoured as "neo-Ottomanism," the Turkish government called for the removal of Assad and the emergence of a pro-Istanbul government in Damascus. Turkey opened its borders to the "rat-line" of international jihad, with planeloads of fighters from Libya and Chechnya flying into Turkey to cross into Syria to fight for ISIS and its offshoots. ISIS spat in Turkey's salt. ISIS struck Turkey in 2013 with car bombs and abductions, suggesting to Ankara that its policy has endangered its citizens. In March, the Governor of Hatay province, Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz, called upon the government to create a new policy to "prevent the illegal crossing of militants to Syria." His report was met with silence.
An ISIS billboard in Mosul depicts the flags of the states in the region. All are crossed out as being traitorous regimes. Only the ISIS black flag stands as a sentinel for justice. Among the regimes to be overthrown is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has used its vast wealth to influence the region, and to outsource its own problems with extremism. In 1962, the Kingdom created the Muslim World League as an instrument against secular Arab nationalism and Communism. Twenty years later, the war in Afghanistan provided the opportunity for the Kingdom to export its own disaffected youth (including Osama bin Laden) to fight the Afghan Communists rather than their own royal family. The 1979 takeover of the Mecca mosque by jihadists was an indication of the threat of such youth. Saudi policy, however, did not save the Kingdom. Al-Qaeda, the product of this policy, threatened and attacked the Kingdom. But little was learned.
Saudi policy vis-à-vis Syria and Iraq repeats the Afghan story. Funds and political support for jihadis in the region came from the Kingdom and its Gulf allies. Saudi Arabia tried to stop its youth from going to the jihad — a perilous mistake that it had made with Afghanistan. On February 3, the King issued a decree forbidding such transit. But there is no pressure on Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies to stop their tacit support of ISIS and its cohort. Nor is there pressure on it to stop its financing of the harsh repression in Egypt, sure to fuel more conflict in the near future. The Arab world, flush with hope in 2011, is now drowning in a counter-revolution financed by petrodollars. Saudi Arabia's response to the rise of ISIS misleads — no intervention to help the Iraqi state. "We are asked what can be done," wrote its Ambassador to the U.K., Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz. "At the moment, we wait, we watch and we pray."
No age-old conflict
The fact is that both the West and the Gulf Arabs are doing more. They continue to finance the jihadi rebels in Syria (all promises of vetting by the U.S. are comical), and they continue to see the Assad government as an obstacle to peace in the region. Both the West and the Gulf Arabs suggest that the terrorism that they dislike against themselves is acceptable to others. The history of their policies also suggests that Western and Gulf Arab intervention leads inexorably to the creation of police states (as in Egypt) and terrorist emirates. A lack of basic commitment to people's movements — anchored in unions and in civic groups — will always lead to such diabolical outcomes.
Meanwhile, sectarian lines are being hardened in the region. The battle now does not revisit the ancient fight at Karbala. This is not an age-old conflict. It is a modern one, over ideas of republicanism and monarchy, Iranian influence and Saudi influence. Shadows of sectarianism do shroud the battle of ordinary people who are frustrated by the lack of opportunities for them and by the lack of a future for their children. What motivates these fights is less the petty prejudices of sect and more the grander ambitions of regional control. Al-Baghdadi has announced that his vision is much greater than that of the Saudi King or the government in Tehran. He wants to command a religion, not just a region. Of such delusions are great societies and cultures destroyed.
Jul 3, 2014 12:51 AM , By Vijay Prashad
(Vijay Prashad is the Edward Said Chair at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.)


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Sunwing Applauds Trudeau Government's Aid For Large Employers
Airlines & Airports	Jim Byers May 11, 2020
Sunwing officials say they're pleased at the Trudeau government's announcement of help for large sectors that have previously not been singled out for special COVID-19 relief, including airlines and tourism.
At least one major Canadian airline is applauding the Trudeau government's offer of help for major areas of the economy, including the airline and tourism sectors.
In a statement sent to TravelPulse Canada, Sunwing spokeswoman Jacqueline Grossman said the airline was pleased to hear today's news.
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"Throughout the pandemic and following associated bans on non-essential travel, Sunwing has vocally advocated for support for the air transportation industry and its employees," she said. "Our discussions have been productive and we appreciate the understanding and attention that senior Government of Canada officials have paid to the specific challenges that airlines face, and their potentially adverse impacts on the Canadian economy.
"Today's announcement shows that the government has been listening and we are pleased to see this major commitment to large employers. At this point, we are still reviewing the program for details on its potential application to Sunwing, but applaud the commitment to protect Canadian jobs and help businesses weather the current economic downturn."
Other airlines said it's still too early to comment, but that they're reviewing the offer.
"WestJet acknowledges the creation of the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF) and we will review the program specifics to determine our next steps," a spokesperson said in an email. "In the meantime, we continue to do everything we can to mitigate the impacts on our operations and the critical investments we make that are essential to Canadian communities."
Porter Airlines' spokesman Brad Cicero offered up a similar comment to TravelPulse Canada, saying that officials are "reviewing this morning's announcement to fully understand the details and determine its applicability for Porter before making any decisions about applying to access these funds."
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa is offering bridge financing for big Canadian businesses across all sectors but that there are conditions attached, including a requirement that companies receiving the loans disclose their environmental plans.
The CBC reports that the large employer emergency financing facility (LEEFF) will provide support to employers with annual revenues of more than $300 million whose credit needs aren't being met through conventional financing.
Trudeau stressed that the program is a bridge loan program, not a "bailout."
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains said the program will help all sorts of business sectors, including tourism and the "aero sector."
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend
Written by James Patterson
Illustrated by Jomike Tejido
Part of the Middle School Series
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In a nutshell: fast-moving, funny, irresistible reading | James Patterson sets out to make his children's books irresistible reading, and he succeeds every time. Rafe Khatchadorian is a typical Patterson hero – he's funny, street-wise, smart, but not the world's best pupil. In this adventure, as ever, he has lots to deal with as readers will discover: 'I got in hot water with Mom, almost lost my best friend (the furry one), launched my very own business empire, survived the Great Dog War of January, and learned a little magic along the way.' Events unfold at pace, with lots of humour, and the added treat of regular cartoon-style illustrations. Kids won't notice how fast the pages are turning, and the first thing they'll want to do when they reach the end is pick up another book.
This is just one in a series of books for children by James Patterson, all of them recommended for Wimpy Kid fans. UK authors encouraging the same reading for pleasure include David Baddiel, Danny Wallace and Steve Cole. ~ Andrea Reece
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Middle School: Dog's Best Friend Synopsis
Rafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca. It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable - until Rafe spots his grandmother standing in the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. To help earn some money for the family, Rafe concocts a brilliant plan - a dog-walking business that soon turns into a huge money-making neighbourhood empire. He'll even have extra cash to buy his own WormHole Deluxe Multi-Platform GameBox! That is, until two terrible twins launch the Great Dog War by sabotaging Rafe's flyers and stealing his customers. Plus, his bratty kid sister Georgia has skipped a grade - so now she's in all of Rafe's classes. Throw a kid a bone!
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Some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were lucky enough to read Just My Rotten Luck, the seventh book in the series. You can read their full reviews by clicking here.
Oscar Smith, age 8 - 'This is a laugh your socks off book with lots of wacky hijinks and cheeky puns!!????'
Tomasz Hawryszczuk, age 10 - 'One of the best books I have ever read. I love the Middle School series and I think this is the best one yet. If you like Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates then you will love this too.'
Katelyn Keast, age 9 - 'I really like this book because it's so funny and when I started reading I couldn't stop. This book is so easy and fun to read I love it.'
Bryher Humphryes - 'I really enjoyed Middle School: Just my Rotten Luck because it's really funny and hilarious and the cartoon drawings are amazing.'
Toby Jarvis, age 10 - 'This book is about a boy called Rafe who has an amazing passion for art he describes himself as a loser but throughout the year it gets better for him. I loved this book and now my brother is reading it and he loves it to.'
Josh Curtis, age 13 - 'Overall I think this was a very good book and I wanted to carry on reading as it was very interesting and funny. I would suggest this for 10 years and over.'
Sophia Curtis, age 9 - 'I really like this book and think that people 9+ boy or girl.'
Baqir Saleem, age 10 - 'Join Rafe on his amazing journey through middle school and see how he encounters ups and downs through his school life and copes through getting bullied by the brutal Miller the Killer...'
Isabelle Wood, age 9 - 'I really enjoyed this book and recommend to everyone.'
Danny Belton, age 10 - 'I really liked this book. As usual James Patterson has done a great job at writing this book and I hope he does more books in this series.'
Hannah Baer, age 12 - 'Personally, I enjoy these books because lots of people read them and they are funny and normally easy to understand.'
Nicholas Butler, age 9 - 'Girls will like it, but I think boys would like it more, especially if they don't particularly like reading as it's easy to read and really funny in places.'
Middle School: Dog's Best Friend Press Reviews
Praise for the Middle School series:
"An excellent read" The Guardian Children's Website on Middle School: Lost in London
"A great pick for reluctant readers" Amazon.co.uk reviewer on Middle School: Ultimate Showdown
"Middle School is my favourite set of books" Amazon.co.uk reviewer on Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli and Snake Hill
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Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone
Publisher: Arrow (Young) an imprint of Cornerstone
Publication date: 6th April 2017
Author: James Patterson
Illustrator: Jomike Tejido
Pagination: 256 pages
Suitable for: 11+ readers, 9+ readers
Genres: General Fiction, Humorous, School Stories
Recommendations: eBooks, Reviewed by Children
About James Patterson
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the bestselling series of the past decade: the Women's Murder Club, the Alex Cross novels and Maximum Ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand alone thrillers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour. He lives in Florida with his wife and son, seen pictured here. Best known for his thrillers he also writes for children and is passionate about encouraging children to develop a love of reading. ...
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TRIPLE SHOOTING OVERNIGHT, 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHOT ALONG WITH TWO OTHER FEMALES
Several people were shot at an apartment complex, including a 11-year-old girl during the Coronavirus pandemic
A shooting broke out on Oak Arbor Lane Charlotte, NC on April 18, 2020 before 5 a.m. Sadly a young girl was shot.
The shooting was at an apartment complex. 3 female victims were shot inside the apartment.
Unknown suspects were outside, in the common area of the apartment complex, when they shot into an apartment residence. A total of six victims were inside the residence at the time, three of which were struck by gunfire. One of the victims who was shot is an eleven year old juvenile.
All three victims that were shot were transported to Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center. No arrests have been made.
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World Coal, Monday, 05 March 2018 14:56
Universal Coal (UNV) has announced its financial results for the six months ending 31 December 2017.
Net profit after tax increased to AUS$14.1 million (PCP: a loss of AUS$1.7 million) and half year EBITDA of AUS$29.6 million (attributable of AUS$20.4 million) is in line with the guidance provided on 17 January 2018. This represents an increase of 162% on the prior period. Earnings per share were AUS2.05 cents per share. Revenue was strong at AUS$136.5 million, and a 124% increase on the prior period's revenue of AUS$61.0 million.
Given the solid financial performance this half, the Directors have again taken the decision to reward shareholders, declaring an interim dividend of AUS$0.01 per share unfranked, payable 28 March to shareholders on the register as at 8 March 2018.
The company's financial performance is underpinned by solid half year coal sales of 2.3 Mt, with ~1.96Mt being domestic sales and ~0.37Mt being export sales generated from the company's two operating mines in South Africa, Kangala Colliery and New Clydesdale Colliery (NCC). UNV has every confidence of meeting full year sales target of 4.6 million tpy for the year ended 30 June 2018.
During the half, UNV further strengthened its balance sheet, reducing net debt by 54% to AUS$6.7 million (December 2016: AUS$14.7 million). Strong cash generation from operations sees UNV's holding cash reserves at AUS$19.2 million as at 31 December 2017. Solid cash balance, growing cash flows and supportive financiers has given the company the necessary financial flexibility to pursuing growth opportunities including strategic earnings accretive acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.
UNV's CEO, Tony Weber, said: "This has been a game changing half for Universal Coal with our two producing coal mines delivering an exceptional financial result, positive cash flows, and thus more dividends for shareholders. We also completed the acquisition of an additional 51% of Eloff Mining company, which will deliver potential increased sales and longevity to Kangala in the future.
"Our strategy of becoming a mid-tier, multi-mine coal producer remains well and truly on track, underpinned by a healthy balance sheet and a pipeline of organic growth and attractive acquisition opportunities that will strengthen our production profile and revenue streams. With improved market conditions for the coal sector, we are progressing numerous opportunities to deliver more shareholder value."
The second half has commenced well for UNV; a full year production target of approximately 4.6Mt (attributable of 2.9Mt) and EBITDA of circa AUS$55 million has been confirmed.
A near term organic growth milestone is commencing the development of the 75.8Mt Brakfontein project, which has already received all regulatory approvals. Following settlement of the surface rights and confirmation of feasible offtake agreements, development can commence. Brakfontein is expected to boost Group production by approximately 1.2 million tpy of saleable product. The company hopes to update shareholders on other growth prospects in the very near term.
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Why the NCAA Continues to Work Against Athletes' Best Interests
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Mark Emmert, president of the NCAA, speaks at a news conference. Last month the association's board extended his contract through 2020.
The NCAA slipped an important announcement by the public last month when the Board of Governors, consisting of 20 college chancellors and presidents, approved a contract extension until 2020 for the organization's president, Mark Emmert. The board said Emmert had been an integral agent of change during a dramatic transformation of college athletics. Reasonable minds can disagree, but that statement does not fit the evidence of Emmert's tenure thus far.
Dennis Dodd, of CBS Sports, offered a more critical assessment of the NCAA leadership under Emmert's watch. Dodd highlighted numerous missteps, including the bungling of the infractions cases at the University of Southern California and the University of Miami, and the preposterous overreach in the Penn State criminal case in which the NCAA recently withdrew almost all of its unwarranted sanctions, making Penn State a Waterloo moment for Emmert and the association. Issues of lack of due process afforded to athletes, coaches, and administrators continue to threaten careers and reputations.
Even a perfect performance by Emmert that satisfied everyone would not be enough to overcome a flawed NCAA governance structure that has led to an era of public discontentment and ridicule.
Even a perfect performance by Emmert that satisfied everyone would not be enough to overcome a flawed NCAA governance structure that has led to an era of public discontentment and ridicule. The NCAA leadership has done little to advance the educational experience of student athletes, which Emmert has touted as an accomplishment of his term. Time demands for athletes continue to increase with mandatory in-season and off-season activities that take needed time from academic and social pursuits.
Emmert and others always respond with "concern" over issues like these, but offer no concrete efforts to change the culture of football and men's basketball. Pressure on faculty and administrators to keep athletes eligible has become all too commonplace, along with "clustering" athletes in certain majors, as well as admitting underprepared athletes and then allowing them to compete without adequate academic remediation. The NCAA has reported an epidemic of academic fraud cases.
Beyond that, the NCAA still asserts that it has no legal obligation to protect the health and well-being of student athletes or to ensure the quality of their education. Lawsuits abound challenging many of the NCAA's core principles of amateurism, health, and the quality of athletes' educational experiences.
The organization is facing a serious crisis of confidence: College presidents, particularly those representing the wealthiest institutions in the "Power 5" conferences, are intent upon securing the largest shares of revenue for their own institutions to the detriment of other institutions and students in general. In the last five years, universities have pumped more than $10.3 billion into athletics from student fees and other subsidies, increasing student fees by 10 percent at a time when student debt is skyrocketing. Emmert and the NCAA leadership stand largely silent on crucial issues such as these and offer no suggestions for improvement.
But as we have said, whether or not Emmert may be able to steer the NCAA through these turbulent times, the organization's governance should be radically restructured to resemble the common practices of other nonprofit institutions that enjoy tax-exempt status. Most of those have independent governing boards to provide oversight. That is not true of the NCAA's board, which is made up of people, including sitting presidents, with a vested interest in the organization's decisions.
Ironically, in a 2009 survey by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, college presidents overwhelmingly expressed an inability to control their own athletic programs because of enormous pressure from their governing boards, boosters, and celebrity coaches. Often, a president's representation of his or her institution in athletic matters amounts to little more than asserting the interests of the coaches and athletic directors.
The NCAA must develop a governance model that is free from those with vested interests, including presidents.
A nimble, effective nonprofit corporation must depend on experienced, independent directors able to govern without being compromised; however, it is difficult to justify the NCAA's tax-exempt status when vast sums of revenue are siphoned off by coaches and athletic administrations. Instead, the NCAA must develop a governance model that is free from those with vested interests, including presidents.
The current management structure is made up of those presidents, athletic directors, and conference representatives who approach college sports as a trade association to forward the best interests of athletic administrators and coaches; the athletes are mere tools of athletic capital to achieve those ends. This cannot continue if big-time college sports is to retain any relationship to higher education or the education of its participants in football and men's basketball.
An independent board, composed of vetted and distinguished former college presidents who are not beholden to trustees and boosters, independent faculty elected by institutions' faculty senates rather than appointed by presidents, and a significantly larger share of former athletes would offer a more balanced and hopeful prospect for the future of college sports governance and its part in a larger educational mission. Such a radical transformation of the NCAA would be a heartening change from a management more focused on achieving the goals of TV networks and conference commissioners than on the educational and social advancement of the athletes who provide billions in revenue and exposure.