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'World of Warcraft Classic' developers reminisce about old Azeroth
Kellen Beck
World of Warcraft Classic is nearly upon us.
The excitement surrounding the relaunch of one of the most beloved video games in history is electrifying. For long-time players, it's an opportunity to relive some of our earliest memories from the version of the game we sunk hundreds (or thousands) of hours into. For others, it's an opportunity to experience the most legendary MMORPG of all time from the beginning.
Millions of people are psyched, but there's no one more excited than the developers.
Ahead of the Aug. 27 launch, I spoke with WoW Classic developers Brian Birmingham, lead software engineer, and Omar Gonzalez, senior software engineer, about how much they're looking forward to Classic. We also chatted about some of their favorite memories from the early years of World of Warcraft and discussed the unique development process of reviving the original version of WoW.
The hype is real
Birmingham and Gonzalez both began working on World of Warcraft during the early days before the launch of the first expansion in 2007. They're beyond ready for Classic to go live on Tuesday.
"This is like a dream come true," Gonzalez said. "It's exciting and also surreal, thinking back to the very beginnings and now being able to tie it back all over again. It's been crazy and wonderful and exciting and I can't wait 'til launch."
When World of Warcraft Classic was first announced in 2017, the news exploded online as fans imagined diving back into the annals of WoW history to feel that ineffable magic that captured so many people when it first launched in 2004. So much has changed over the game's lifetime that the original, vanilla experience that Classic is bringing back is shockingly different than retail version of the game is today.
"It was really, really great to see the passion and dedication our fans have"
"This is something that, when I heard we were planning on doing this, I was jumping at the opportunity to be a part of it," Birmingham said.
Fans also jumped at the opportunity to be a part of it, signing on as participants in the closed beta test, eager to see the old world and help fine-tune the game so it could be as perfect as possible at launch. With more than three weeks left to go in the beta in July, Blizzard updated players saying that more than 17,000 bug reports had been filed by diligent testers.
"It was really, really great to see the passion and dedication our fans have to be able to give us so many reports," said Birmingham. "This is such a big game with so many things to do, so many nooks and crannies to look in."
Players wanted to make sure enemies were acting exactly as they should be.
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"There are some very dedicated theory crafters that are really into all the math and all the combat mechanics, and they would try to figure out if we get things like the chance of parries and crushing blows correctly," Gonzalez added, referencing equation-based events that pop up in combat in the game. "They would just find a spot in the world where they could just punch turtles thousands of times so they could have a large enough sample size to say, 'OK, taking randomness out of the equation, we average out to the expected combat chance whether it's a dodge or a miss.'"
He acknowledged the amount of time, energy, and effort that kind of testing takes and commended the community for helping the developers so thoroughly.
People are really invested in making sure the experience matches the one they had nearly 15 years ago. There's the desire to slip right back into that world, like slipping under a warm, cozy blanket of nostalgia.
I personally began playing World of Warcraft back in 2005. I remember New Year's Eve that year, when, as a level 30-something Tauren shaman, I was sitting at Thunder Bluff chatting with friends when trade chat came up about raiding an Alliance city. Instead of hanging out with my family that night, I walked with dozens of other players from Undercity to Ironforge to try and kill the Dwarf king Magni Bronzebeard. We failed, but it was a blast.
Birmingham and Gonzalez both had fond memories of one of the game's earliest and most iconic raids, Molten Core.
"I remember both with great joy and horror the time that the first Binding of the Windseeker dropped for my raid and I got that binding. I was so happy," Birmingham said.
There were two Bindings of the Windseeker in World of Warcraft, each dropped by a boss found inside the Molten Core raid. When players got both, they were sent on a quest to create one of the game's first legendary weapons, Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker. The problem was, the bindings had a very low chance of dropping.
"I was our guild's main tank, so everyone was like, 'Of course you have to have it.' I was thrilled," Birmingham said. "I was like, 'When's the next one gonna drop?'"
Ragnaros, the final boss of Molten Core
Birmingham never got that other binding despite doing that raid over and over again, but the memory is still a fond one.
"That is something that's still precious to me, even just the feeling that all my guild members were so happy to give it to me," he said. "It was a group experience even though I was the one getting loot. Everyone was excited this was happening."
"The world is really intimidating and challenging and difficult"
Gonzalez recalled his first raiding experience, which happened when he received a phone call from a friend on a Saturday morning asking if he could log on and be a part of a raid. Molten Core was a 40-player raid, and as Gonzalez said, sometimes you just needed some bodies to fill out the group.
"So I'm like, 'OK, sure, I'm not doing anything,'" he said.
He changed the specialization of his Paladin to Holy so he could be a healer and was given his instructions for the boss Gehennas: Stand there and keep casting heals at the main tank.
"I'm just like, 'All right!'" Gonzalez said with a laugh. "And they did a healer rotation switch, so everyone had to run off in that group, [regenerate] their mana, and the second group came in. I didn't know that so I just kind of stood there and just kept healing, just kept healing. I run out of mana and I jump on Ventrilo. I'm like, 'I'm out of mana guys!' and they're yelling at me because I'm not in the regen group and I'm like, 'I'm sorry guys! I don't know what I'm doing!'"
Even though he messed up the rotation, he still walked away with some epic loot: Lawbringer Gauntlets.
"I was just really excited and kept logging in and raiding ever since," Gonzalez said.
New opportunities in old Azeroth
Famously, Gonzalez has always been a member of the Alliance, and Birmingham has always been a member of Horde, but with the launch of Classic, they're looking to switch things up.
"Some of it is like, I want to go back and play through some of those earliest memories I have of like leveling up in Tirisfal Glades and Silverpine Forest, but I also have this desire to explore this other side of the continent," Birmingham said. "I have been Horde for 15 years and I think I'm gonna go try to play Alliance this time. There's a whole world to explore there that I have not seen."
Meanwhile Gonzalez stuck to his Paladin through all those years, which until late 2010 was an Alliance-only class, and mostly did PvE content (quests, dungeons, and raids) rather than PvP (fighting players on the Horde).
"I'm likely to actually go Shaman and PvP my whole way up," he said. "Literally the same game but a completely different game."
This could be Gonzalez in the near future.
There are a myriad of different ways to experience World of Warcraft, and not just within the confines of Classic. For players who've only started playing the game in recent years, Classic, which is playable as long as you have a subscription to the current retail version of WoW, will feel like a completely different game.
Birmingham spoke to some of the things that players new to the original vanilla experience will find jarring.
"The world is really intimidating and challenging and difficult," he said. "I believe finding out how challenging it is to explore the world and finding out how hostile of a character it is is something that will be really new and exciting for people to discover. If you've only played WoW in the last couple years, it will be surprising how much you will need to rely on your friends to get through some of those difficult quests."
"You have to make a little bit more of that social effort"
Retail players can level through a whole expansion solo without too many hiccups, but that's not the case with Classic. Gonzalez echoed that sentiment.
"There's a much greater emphasis on team and group play and this notion that you just can't do everything by yourself," he said. "If you want to take on some of the more difficult challenges, whether they're elite quests or dungeons, you have to reach out, you have to make social connections."
Certain features (or lack of features) in vanilla WoW made the game much more social and collaborative.
"There's no Dungeon Finder," Gonzalez said, referencing a feature added in the Burning Crusade expansion in 2007. "You have to speak up and try to start and kick off these social connections."
He also explained another feature in the retail version: If you try to invite a player to form a group with you but they're already in a group, the game will send a message to the leader of that player's group for you and you can be added with just a click. That's not how it worked in vanilla and not how it will work in Classic.
"What you get in Classic now is simply a message saying 'That player is already in a group,'" Gonzalez said. "If you want to join their group, you actually have to whisper [i.e. message] to that other character, 'Hey! Hi! How are you? Can I please join your group?' You have to make a little bit more of that social effort, and we think that's really important to fostering and trying to build up these social connections, because that was a critical part of Classic."
Creating the authentic Classic experience
One word that kept popping up in our conversation was "authenticity."
"Our design mandate was pretty clear and well-defined from the very beginning. We wanted to take an approach of authenticity and preservation," Gonzalez said. "We had the original code, the original data, and we had that game running internally so most of our design was just 'Match this exactly.'"
That's not always so easy. When taking the original data and running it on the modern code, there are inevitably going to be some things that don't translate over perfectly.
"One of the things that's challenging is trying to decide if something is actually a bug or not," Birmingham said. "You go back and find something and go like, 'We fixed that bug later but when did we fix that bug? Did we fix that bug in Mists of Pandaria [in 2012]? Well then, in that case, that's not a bug and we need to put that back.' It's a balancing act."
When asked if there was anything particularly painful to put back into WoW Classic, Gonzalez answered pretty quickly: "Hunters."
Both of the developers laughed, and Birmingham explained that Hunters were one of the last classes added to the game originally, and they have so many detailed mechanics. Gonzalez noted that when putting Hunters in Classic, there was an odd bug that made Hunters wait an extra long time when their ranged auto-attack was interrupted. But that bug wasn't fixed until a later expansion. The developers wanted to keep the experience how it felt up to patch 1.12, the final patch before the first expansion released.
It's been a years-long process
"When we realized this, we looked back and we just undid that fix and brought the bug back, because that's how it worked in 1.12, and we are aiming for authenticity in the core gameplay systems as closely as possible," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez listed off some other bugs that did need to be fixed in development, including one that took out the chat in the zone Westfall and an error where the dual-wielding Risen Constructs in the Scholomance dungeon were dealing double the amount of damage they should have. Birmingham remembered another bug where some of the water planes in Elwynn Forest had holes in them for some reason. Those kinds of things just happen when you run old data on new code.
Passion project
It's been a years-long process developing World of Warcraft Classic, and it's all been built from passion — passion from developers who have worked on the game since the beginning and passion from players who want to live that experience again.
"I want to thank all the fans," Gonzalez said at the end of our conversation. "We would not be here launching this game if it wasn't for their love and dedication and support, so a huge thank you to you and the community."
Happy leveling.
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A: Your right in that you can't access hardware directly from Java (unless your calling on native code, but that's not what your after) since it runs in a sandboxed environment, namely the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
However you can get some basic info from the JVM that it gathers from the underlying OS.
Take a look at using Java to get OS-level system information

A: What you are looking for is SIGAR API
Overview
The Sigar API provides a portable interface for gathering system information such as:

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*System memory, swap, cpu, load
average, uptime, logins

*Per-process memory, cpu, credential
info, state, arguments, environment,
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Network route table

This information is available in most operating systems, but each OS has their own way(s) providing it.
SIGAR provides developers with one API to access this information regardless of the underlying platform.
The core API is implemented in pure C with bindings currently implemented for Java, Perl, Ruby, Python, Erlang, PHP and C#.

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After defeating the Canadiens, 3-1, and gaining a crucial two-point buffer between them and the Florida Panthers for the eighth spot in the playoffs on Tuesday, the Rangers took no time at all to look ahead to Thursday's contest against the visiting Flyers. If the Rangers win, they clinch a playoff spot. However, if they lose, all bets are off, having just one game left to play, also against Philly.
Despite being in the playoff hunt, New York has struggled, losing its last three of five. But a huge win over banged up Montreal, has the Rangers surging with confidence and ready to face the Orange and Black.
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South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced this week that a tender for twelve naval helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) has been issued. DAPA said that it will receive proposals from potential bidders until September 28, 2018.
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Keep an Open Mind and that Will Make all the Difference as it did for LSD Founder And Scientist Albert Hofmann
Albert Hoffman is credited as being the inventor of LSD. Albert Hofmann, (born Jan. 11, 1906, Baden, Switz.—died April 29, 2008, Burg, Switz.). As such, he lived a happy and healthy life and died at the ripe old age of 102!
A Happy (trippy) Accident:
Dr. Hofmann first combined the compound lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938 but did not discover its psychological effects until five years later, when he accidentally ingested the substance that became known to the 1960s counterculture as acid.
Dr. Hofmann recorded his accidental high and said,
"At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination in a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found daylight to be glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away. (quoted in Petechuk 13) "
Three days later, Hofmann decided to test out his research again. He took a tiny dose of LSD, this time he planned it. After taking the LSD, Hofmann experienced unusual sensory experiences, not all of them were pleasant. He then knew that this drug was very powerful (Petechuk 13).
"Between the second World War, when Dr. Albert Hofmann accidentally got high with his invention of LSD, and in the late '60s there were thousands of studies conducted by medical and psychiatric researchers looking into the therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs" (Antonia). Hofmann's experiments had opened the minds of many scientists, making them curious as to what LSD could potentially have in store for the future of medicine.
Psychological Benefits of LSD
Researchers believe that LSD is similar to serotonin, which controls our mood and sense of wellness. Serotonin neurons are found in the middle of the brain where pain is located. Because LSD is believed to affect serotonin, some believed LSD could be used as a pain reliever or analgesic.
Oneness with Nature:
Hoffman took LSD hundreds of times, but regarded it as a powerful and potentially dangerous psychotropic drug that demanded respect. More important to him than the pleasures of the psychedelic experience was the drug's value as a revelatory aid for contemplating and understanding what he saw as humanity's oneness with nature. life.
"Through my LSD experience and my new picture of reality, I became aware of the wonder of creation, the magnificence of nature and of the animal and plant kingdom," Dr. Hofmann told the psychiatrist Stanislav Grof during an interview in 1984. "I became very sensitive to what will happen to all this and all of us."
What can we learn from Hoffman?
He discovered his life's purpose by accident. Hoffman was busy working away, doing his routine lab work when he accidentally made one the most culturally significant discoveries of the twentieth century. It wasn't planned, he didn't know he'd be getting higher than a kite on that most fateful afternoon in Switzerland.
And he followed up his discovery with experimentation, and made astounding discoveries in treatment of psychological disorders.
Albert Hoffman also happens to be the inventor of the single most important drug in the 1960s rock and roll/ counterculture movement. Heard a Doors album lately?
Thank Albert Hoffman. Almost any rock and roll anecdote begins with someone dropping acid. So this "accident" of a Swiss Chemist in the late 1930s , has had a lasting effect on western society.
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BRIAN BESCH | PCE Big Sandy Wildcatscelebrating a win.
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The Big Sandy Wildcats scored early and often Saturday, clinching a bi-district championship over Iola 11-0 in Willis.
"We played to our full potential today," Big Sandy coach Blake Brown said. "We played good defense, pitched well, put the ball in play and took advantage of some situations on the basepaths to score in every inning."
The Wildcats made the most of their time at the plate. They scored 1, 2, 4 and 4, respectively, over the four frames.
Trace Flores, Bryce Barnes, Brayden Young and Ethan Murphy each had two RBIs, with the latter three collecting two hits as well. Young and Murphy scored twice, while Trever Quinones crossed the plate three times.
As a team, the Big Sandy offense had more hits (13) than recorded outs (12).
"Our guys had really good at-bats all the way up and down the order," Brown said. "Every time we got somebody in the box, we were seeing a lot of pitches. I think we got hit by a pitch five times today. Pretty much all of the baserunners that we got today were moved into scoring position and a lot of those were paid off."
Tony Carter pitched on a limited count, with only 76 tosses to work with Saturday after making relief appearances in both games Friday. He was able to finish Game 3, covering five innings in just 63 pitches.
He scattered five hits and a walk, and struck out three Bulldogs.
"Defensively, we just made a lot of plays. Isias Walker had a really good game. He played (shortstop) today while Tony was pitching and he made every play that was hit to him."
"Tony did a good job of getting on top of their bats, so there were a lot of balls in the air. I think they got their first hit in the third inning. Tony just commanded the game from the bump all day. Defensively, we were just there to make the plays behind him."
Brown said the next opponent, Shiner, will be present a big challenge. The Comanches are 22-2 and the Texas High School Coaches Association ranks them as the top team in the state.
"It is going to be a tough matchup for us. They are a tough matchup for anybody. I am never going to count my kids out if we play good baseball and play clean defense like we did today. I know they've got one really good pitcher and, as a team, they are pretty salty. I feel like our guys will come ready to play."
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One of the major shortcomings our previous generation complained was on the inaccessibility to information. For them, everything was a struggle and they had to go on a pursuit to know things, adapt, work and evolve. However, that's not the case with our generation and the ones to follow. At the click of a button, we have a world of information waiting to be explored and if you're really into personal development for yourself or your kid, there are plenty of avenues and opportunities.
One such avenue is the world of apps – for web, mobile and tablets. From apps to order food to hire housemaids, there is an app for everything. To make things interesting, there are interesting apps to teach coding to your kids as well. On this article, we cover some of the most essential apps you need to have to teach your kids coding.
As the name suggests, this app lets your kid learn coding in the most exciting ways possible. Every child wants to spend time playing video games and this app capitalizes on it quite brilliantly. If you have a kid aged between 7 and 14 years, this app will allow him or her to develop indigenous video games and learn from it. Through self-paced quests and missions, your kid will learn coding and problem solving and critical thinking abilities.
Turtles are adorable, aren't they? Especially when you have a game that teaches you how to code on it! This turtle takes charge of teaching your kids programming lessons and gamifies learning. With a series of tasks like reaching a star, drawing a line and more, your kid is made to understand commands and functions. The best part is that each level comes with increased difficulty to make things more interesting. Apart from the quest mode, a free-to-play option is also available for your kid to explore with the turtle.
If teaching kids programming concepts has been a challenge for you, the Lightbot app makes things simpler for you. The app is all about programming puzzles kids need to solve after going through the instructions before the beginning of each level. Each level teaches your kid a programming concept and to move to the next level, your kid has to complete the current one. Similar to Move the Turtle, difficulty increases with each level making it more challenging. This is a paid app that is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Codea is one of the more advanced apps to introduce coding concepts to your kids. Unlike the other apps we have mentioned, Codea is quite sturdy and streamlined in its approach. There is no gamification concept involved and it uses Lua programming language to teach coding basis. However, the app also ensures that your kids soon start writing their own programs and codes with consistent exposure to the application. There are a plenty of sample programs and credible resources to teach your kids programming basics and learn fundamental coding skills. The app is paid and is available for iOS devices.
Tynker is a web-based app that arrives as a comprehensive solution to teach coding to your kids. The app is similar to Scratch. However, it limits itself to teaching coding than being a tool to code. There are lesson plans and resources to engage your kids in interactive learning sessions and there are also classroom management tools and galleries that showcase programs created by other kids. This app ensures no assistance is required for your kid to learn coding and is self-paced.
So which one of our recommendations would you try out first? If you have used or come across any other interesting app to teach coding to kids, do share them on comments below.
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Distractions make Minnesota boating more dangerous
Boating accidents in Minnesota have surged to their highest level in nearly a decade, a spike state officials speculate could be fueled by distractions caused by smartphones and other hand-held technology.
While there were fewer boating deaths in Minnesota in 2017 than in recent years, preliminary year-end numbers from the state Department of Natural Resources show the state recorded 90 boating accidents in 2017 — the most since 2007.
DNR conservation officers say a number of factors could explain the increase, including a longer boating season and moderate gas prices in 2017, which led to more boaters on Minnesota waterways. However, many were distracted — preoccupied by smartphones, solar and radar screens and GPS.
"Distracted boating is becoming increasingly a problem," said Lt. Adam Block, the state boating law administrator.
The number of boating accidents reported in the Land of 10,000 Lakes has more than doubled the past four years, going from 36 in 2014 to 71 in 2015, 79 last year and 90 in 2017.
While there is a state statute regulating distracted driving by motorists, there is none for distracted boating. Boaters can receive a ticket for careless boating, which is a misdemeanor offense. But it's difficult to enforce on waterways.
"As technology increases, people have their heads down a lot more than they [once] did," said Jake Willis, a Maplewood-based conservation officer who patrols the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
"It's packed out there on weekends," he added. "That's what becomes so dangerous. There are no lanes, no stop signs. If you're looking down at your phone for 30 seconds, things can change."
Long seasons
Boating traffic and the length of the boating season in Minnesota, which ranks No. 1 nationwide for boat ownership per capita, is driven largely by weather conditions.
In 2015, the state saw an uptick in boating-related deaths after an early ice-out and long stretch of warm weather. Low gas prices and another extended season boosted boat traffic again a year later. It was much the same scenario in 2017, too, as moderate gas prices and a warm autumn resulted in another long boating season.
After early lake ice-outs last spring, the state had some of the earliest boating fatalities on record, prompting a warning that the state was on pace for a particularly deadly year.
Instead, according to DNR numbers, 12 people died while boating on Minnesota rivers and lakes in 2017, compared with 17 in 2016 and 18 in 2015, which marked an 11-year high.
Of the 12 fatalities, only one person was wearing a life jacket. The first death was recorded in February, the last in September. All but one of the victims were men, and the average age of the victims was 50.
Five of 12 deaths involved small watercraft — canoes, a kayak, rowboat and sailboat — undermining the widespread belief that fatal boating incidents involve big and fast boats.
Last March in Anoka County, a 31-year-old man drowned after falling overboard from a rowboat while trying to retrieve a snowmobile that had sunk. And in June, a 27-year-old Woodbury man drowned on Lake Jane in Washington County when the motorized 15-foot canoe that he and two other men were fishing from started taking on water and capsized.
The number of boating fatalities in recent years pales in comparison, however, with the number recorded in the 1960s and '70s, when the DNR first started keeping track. Back then, the agency recorded an average of nearly 60 deaths a year.
Over the succeeding decades, the number of deaths fell as education and enforcement efforts ramped up. Today, according to Coast Guard data, Minnesota has a lower-than-average fatality rate compared to other states.
Still, officials say that number could be even lower, and they remind boaters to wear life jackets and have a sober driver.
"These are preventable [incidents]," Block said. "We just have to educate and inform."


On behalf of Hennig Ruiz & Singh posted in Retaliation on Wednesday, August 23, 2017.
Angela McKinley was hired in 2014 as a Production Control Supervisor at one of Rapid Global's client sites, working for FCA. At the time of her hiring, McKinley signed an Employment Agreement which specifically included a statement regarding the amount of time after which any claim or lawsuit that an employee might bring against the company or its subsidiaries -- no more than six months after the date of the action or incident that would be the subject of any claim or lawsuit filed. By signing this employment agreement, an employee waives any alternate statute of limitations that might apply to the filing of any future lawsuit.
But then, in 2015, McKinley was exposed to toxic fumes that were the result of a fire that took place at the plant where she worked, which exacerbated an existing, chronic health condition. She made her employers aware of her declining health and informed them of each of her related appointments with her doctor to treat the exacerbated condition. When her doctor informed her that she would need to be away from work from June 1 to June 10, she informed management at FCA of the needed absence and inquired whether her job status would be affected. She received a phone call on June 5 informing her that she had been terminated because she was going to be off work for too long.
McKinley responded to her termination by filing a suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides employees that meet the criteria for eligibility with 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave per year while allowing them to the maintain their health benefits during that leave time. FMLA typically covers childbirth and newborn care, health care for an immediate family member and medical leave of the employee themselves to treat a serious health condition that prevents them from being able to work.
Rapid Global and FCA moved to have the suit dismissed, stating that the claim against them was barred by the agreement signed by McKinley at the time of her employment and that the time limit in which she was allowed to file a claim against them had passed. The court, however, disagreed -- coming to the conclusion that the employment agreement does not supersede the 2 year limitation period that is the right of an employee under FMLA. They also ruled that McKinley had sufficiently stated her plea for continued healthcare to her employers who reacted by firing her following her request for time off to treat her health condition rather than requesting additional information that would allow them to decide whether she qualified for FMLA.
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Black won 17 games, White won 17, and there were 3 jigoes.
Six players registered. We welcomed a player new to these events, 'Goissa', the creation of Artur Roshchin.
In round 1, Orego12 did not move in its game with Goissa, disconnected, and returned later, in time to play in round 4. Also in round 1, MCark played part of its game against AyaMC, and then disconnected. MCark did not return.
In round 5, AyaMC played the sequence shown to the right against Orego12. This is, I believe, the tesuji given in English-language tesuji books with a name like "tickling the ferret's belly". It killed the white group, and AyaMC won the game.
In the final round, if AyaMC had won its game with HiraBot, it would have won the tournament. It played moves 33-37 as shown to the left. 33 and 35 look like a sensible reduction of White's territory. But instead of responding to 36 by connecting 33 and 35 to its live group (which I think leads to a win; but I may well be mistaken), it played 37. 37 is sente, but if White answers by connecting the bamboo join, it makes Black's position in the top left weaker while doing nothing to weaken White. This game ended in jigo, allowing Fuego9 to catch up with AyaMC on wins and win the tournament on the SOS tiebreak.
Goissa, running 16 threads on 2 x Xeon E5-2420.
MC_ark, running on a Xeon E5-2687W 3.10GHz 8core HT, using two cpus.
Fuego running on a 12 core Xeon X5670@2.93GHz.


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"Crazy windy again" said Henderson, who was third in greens in regulation (52 of 72) and sixth in driving distance (288.8) for the week. "Just being able to adjust to it, kind of stay poised in it.
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By Dallas Thomas
When an album sells a million copies, it gets certified as platinum and cements itself as one of its generation's biggest hits. When an album sells 10 million copies, it reaches diamond status and transcends generational gaps. But when an album sells well over 40 million copies, there's only one thing you can call it—Michael Jackson's Thriller.
That's right, MJ has the highest-selling album of all time, and second place isn't even close. And now, thanks to an awesome offer from Google Play Music, you can add to those astronomical sales numbers by grabbing a copy without even paying a dime. As if that weren't enough of a deal already, they're even including a rare home demo version of "Billie Jean" with this release, so you'd be crazy to pass this one up.
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This week only, Thriller is absolutely free—but you'll still need a credit card to process the $0.00 "transaction," and you'll need to be in the U.S. to take advantage of the offer, or mask your location via VPN. Considering it's being offered by Google Play Music, you'll of course need a Google account as well—then if you'd like to listen to the album on your smartphone, you'll have to download the Google Play Music app for Android or iOS.
But with the fine print out of the way, all you really need to do is head to the link below to get your free copy of Thriller.
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Of course, the album was produced by Quincy Jones before he moved on to television projects like Fresh Prince, and it features guest appearances by legends such as Sir Paul McCartney and Eddie Van Halen. But the highlight of this particular release is a home demo version of "Billie Jean," which was recorded in 1981 partially as a pitch to the album's producers, and is included as a 10th track at the end of the album.
What's your favorite track from Thriller? I have to go with "Billie Jean" myself, but I'm sure "Beat It" and the title track are at the top of a lot of lists. Either way, be sure to give us your opinions in the comment section below.
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So this recipe can go one of two ways.
One: You heat up the chocolate chip cookies in the microwave, throw one in the bottom of a bowl, top with some ice cream and then place the other hot cookie on top. Eat by spoonful of seriously flippin' amazing gooey, warm-but-cold-at-the-same-time deliciousness.
Two: Place ice cream between two cookies, eat as a sandwich.
Three: Do both one and two.
Now I made the hot ice cream cookie sandwiches in a bowl and seriously you guys? Oh em gee. Soooo good. I have a thing for hot cookies with cold ice cream. You have to hide the cookies and the ice cream or I'll eat them all. There's a reason we seriously don't have ice cream in the house unless I know I'm having company that will eat it all.
My family was here and since I knew that I was making a birthday cake the next day, I wanted a quick little dessert that wasn't too heavy or too complicated to make. This was perfect.
The secret to making a really chewy cookie ( which is a must for any ice cream sandwich) is to add a tablespoon of molasses to the batter and then make sure to under bake them as well.
You can use whatever ice cream you want, we bought a brown sugar marble vanilla ice cream that was absolutely to die for when it was paired with cookies.
Happy baking everyone! You must make sure to have some delicious ice cream sandwiches before the summer is over! Not that winter ever stopped me from making these, let's be frank, they are delicious year round!
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My little secret to making perfectly chewy cookies for ice cream sandwiches. There's nothing worse than rock hard cookies when it comes to ice cream n' cookies!
Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together completely with a stand mixer paddle attachment or beaters, until light brown and airy.
After creaming together your butter and sugar, beat in the two eggs and vanilla; add in the tablespoon of molasses.
After the molasses is completely mixed in, add the dry ingredients all at once and mix slowly but thoroughly.
Add in the chocolate chips and mix by hand until they are mixed through the batter evenly.
Roll (yes the batter is stick!y!) into golf ball sized cookies and place onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Press down slightly.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-11 minutes, until they are just browned and slightly under baked. If you over bake, they won't be chewy!
Use to make ice cream sandwiches or serve hot with ice cream in a bowl.
Savanna Baylee Wilson we are so making these!
Don Neal NO! I'm keeping summer extra long this year!!
Hope you lot have finished with summer, we want it back ! we are cold in Australia.
That's exactly how I like em too!! Yummyness!


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require 'generators/rspec'

module Rspec
  module Generators
    class ModelGenerator < Base
      argument :attributes, :type => :array, :default => [], :banner => "field:type field:type"
      class_option :fixture, :type => :boolean

      def create_model_spec
        template 'model_spec.rb', File.join('spec/models', class_path, "#{file_name}_spec.rb")
      end

      hook_for :fixture_replacement

      def create_fixture_file
        if options[:fixture] && options[:fixture_replacement].nil?
          template 'fixtures.yml', File.join('spec/fixtures', "#{table_name}.yml")
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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These succulent Kalamata olives are hand harvested just before ripening as they turn from golden green to light purple. This gives excellent and high quality oil.
organic Kalamata olive oil - extra virgin olive oil from organic agriculture.


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Survey of 1,259 registered Iowa voters was conducted April 13, 2015 The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 12-13, 2015 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted October 20-21, 2014 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 29-30, 2014 are in parentheses.


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The 7 Keys for Attention Development and Emotional Wellness Program has only three training weekends and focuses specifically on these tools and strategies.
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From terraced cottages to grand stately homes, rugby to rhododendrons – the stories of lives lived around mining reveal the successes and struggles of Cornish communities.
The Cornish Mining World Heritage Site is not just about the impressive landscapes you see today, but also very much about its people. Thousands of Cornish men, women and children worked long hard hours to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving world. But although working in the mines was a tough existence, many found it preferable as it usually paid better than agricultural or fishing work at the time.
Many great houses and estates were created and embellished by money made from the mining industry. A number of outstanding houses and gardens in Cornwall which once belonged to the mineral lords, or the industrial 'nouveau riche', still survive today.
From the mid-18th century, Methodism began to grow in popularity in Cornwall – particularly amongst the mining communities, who took great comfort in its messages of self-improvement and salvation.
Living conditions for many families were shockingly hard due to a lack of sanitation, uncertain water supplies and overcrowded homes. But life wasn't just brutish and short – these difficult conditions bred a strong sense of self-reliance, whilst shared experience built stronger communities.
By the early 19th century, many of Cornwall and west Devon's mines were huge employers. Despite being an intensive process of hard physical labour in often poor conditions, it was the first choice occupation for most Cornish men and women due to the generally better wages on offer. Mine workers usually spent around eight hours a day underground, often after walking several miles to work.
It wasn't just the mineral lords who stood to make a fortune out of mining. There were other means for people who could spot an opportunity to make money. Those with the foresight or business acumen to seize it built fortunes which made them the new elite of their societies.
Landowners with substantial estates could make a fortune from leasing out mineral rights – much more than they would have made through agriculture. They quickly became hugely wealthy, earning them the name 'mineral lords'.
From the legendary Cornish Pasty to saffron buns, Cornish mining nurtured unique, hearty and tasty foods whose popularity is unsurpassed to this day.
While miners worked hard, they also played hard. Football, rugby, and Cornish wrestling were widely practiced. And wherever the miners went, they took their favoured sports with them. Football in Mexico, rugby in New Zealand and wrestling in California are all a result of the influence of Cornish mine workers.
The thousands of ordinary Cornish men, women and children who worked at the mines helped produce the industrial metals which drove Britain's Industrial Revolution.


I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1127 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Sheldon, Hargrove, Appelwick, Forner, Paris, Vance, Scott, Wineberry, Jacobsen, Chandler, Wood, P. Johnson, Roland, R. Johnson, Haugen, Cantwell, Jones, May, Zellinsky, Brough, Basich, Lisk, Mitchell, Wynne, Miller, Moyer, Brekke and Sprenkle).
Read first time February 9, 1991. Adding superior court judge positions.
AN ACT Relating to superior courts; amending RCW 2.08.061, 2.08.062, 2.08.063, 2.08.064, 2.08.065, and 2.32.180; creating new sections; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.
There shall be in the county of King no more than ((forty-six)) fifty-eight judges of the superior court; in the county of Spokane ten judges of the superior court; and in the county of Pierce nineteen judges of the superior court. The King county legislative authority may phase in the additional twelve judges, as authorized by the 1991 amendments to this section, over a period of time not to extend beyond July 1, 1995.
There shall be in the counties of Chelan and Douglas jointly, three judges of the superior court; in the county of Clark six judges of the superior court; in the county of Grays Harbor ((two)) three judges of the superior court; in the county of Kitsap seven judges of the superior court; in the county of Kittitas one judge of the superior court; in the county of Lewis two judges of the superior court.
There shall be in the county of Lincoln one judge of the superior court; in the county of Skagit, ((two)) three judges of the superior court; in the county of Walla Walla, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Whitman, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Yakima six judges of the superior court; in the county of Adams, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Whatcom, three judges of the superior court.
There shall be in the counties of Benton and Franklin jointly, five judges of the superior court; in the county of Clallam, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Jefferson, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Snohomish, ((eleven)) thirteen judges of the superior court; in the counties of Asotin, Columbia and Garfield jointly, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Cowlitz, three judges of the superior court; in the counties of Klickitat and Skamania jointly, one judge of the superior court.
There shall be in the county of Grant, two judges of the superior court; in the county of Okanogan, one judge of the superior court; in the county of Mason, ((one)) two judges of the superior court; in the county of Thurston, six judges of the superior court; in the counties of Pacific and Wahkiakum jointly, one judge of the superior court; in the counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens jointly, two judges of the superior court; and in the counties of San Juan and Island jointly, two judges of the superior court.
It shall be and is the duty of each and every superior court judge in counties or judicial districts in the state of Washington having a population of over thirty-five thousand inhabitants to appoint, or said judge may, in any county or judicial district having a population of over twenty-five thousand and less than thirty-five thousand, appoint a stenographic reporter to be attached to the court holden by ((him)) such judge who shall have had at least three years' experience as a skilled, practical reporter, or who upon examination shall be able to report and transcribe accurately one hundred and seventy-five words per minute of the judge's charge or two hundred words per minute of testimony each for five consecutive minutes; said test of proficiency, in event of inability to meet qualifications as to length of time of experience, to be given by an examining committee composed of one judge of the superior court and two official reporters of the superior court of the state of Washington, appointed by the president judge of the superior court judges association of the state of Washington: PROVIDED, That a stenographic reporter shall not be required to be appointed for the seven additional judges of the superior court authorized for appointment by section 1, chapter 323, Laws of 1987, the additional superior court judge authorized by section 1, chapter 66, Laws of 1988, the additional superior court judges authorized by sections 2 and 3, chapter 328, Laws of 1989, ((or)) the additional superior court judges authorized by sections 1 and 2, chapter 186, Laws of 1990, or the additional superior court judges authorized by sections 1 through 5 of this 1991 act. Appointment of a stenographic reporter is not required for any additional superior court judge authorized after July 1, 1991. The initial judicial appointee shall serve for a period of six years; the two initial reporter appointees shall serve for a period of four years and two years, respectively, from September 1, 1957; thereafter on expiration of the first terms of service, each newly appointed member of said examining committee to serve for a period of six years. In the event of death or inability of a member to serve, the president judge shall appoint a reporter or judge, as the case may be, to serve for the balance of the unexpired term of the member whose inability to serve caused such vacancy. The examining committee shall grant certificates to qualified applicants. Administrative and procedural rules and regulations shall be promulgated by said examining committee, subject to approval by the said president judge.
The stenographic reporter upon appointment shall thereupon become an officer of the court and shall be designated and known as the official reporter for the court or judicial district for which he is appointed: PROVIDED, That in no event shall there be appointed more official reporters in any one county or judicial district than there are superior court judges in such county or judicial district; the appointments in each class AA county shall be made by the majority vote of the judges in said county acting en banc; the appointments in class A counties and counties of the first class may be made by each individual judge therein or by the judges in said county acting en banc. Each official reporter so appointed shall hold office during the term of office of the judge or judges appointing him, but may be removed for incompetency, misconduct or neglect of duty, and before entering upon the discharge of his duties shall take an oath to perform faithfully the duties of his office, and file a bond in the sum of two thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of his duties. Such reporter in each court is hereby declared to be a necessary part of the judicial system of the state of Washington.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1992. Section 4 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1992. Sections 1, 3, and 5 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1991.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The additional judicial positions created by sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this act shall be effective only if each county through its duly constituted legislative authority documents its approval of any additional positions and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of such additional judicial positions as provided by statute.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill number, is not provided by June 30, 1991, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act shall be null and void.


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Submotion Orchestra – Live Review
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Submotion Orchestra – The Wardrobe – Leeds – 13.11.2013
There was a point over the summer that I became thoroughly lost in the haunting dub-electro of Fragments, the second release from 7-piece band Submotion Orchestra. Having heard their name muttered in hushed tones with increasing frequency over the last couple of years, I jumped at the opportunity to see the band live. Despite reports back from friends at festivals of the incredible live experience the band put on in their sets at Latitude and Bestival, I was admittedly uncertain about how the quite select sound of the band would convert to a live audience. Describing Submotion to my friends as dub-electro-ambient-jazz, they were equally anxious about what would follow as the band performed at The Wardrobe, Leeds.
Opened for by Capua Collective, a Leeds based band who offered up a striking mix of intense dub beats and piercingly sweet vocals, the night was clearly one beyond the usual expectations of your average gig. The Wardrobe was packed in anticipation and seemed to revel in Submotion's frequent switches between powerful dub crunches and the hauntingly downplayed ambient sound of the interweaving songs. The night explored both Fragments and the band's debut release, Finest Hour, as well as some new material. All in all the crossover worked well, playing the clash between lead singer Ruby Wood's striking vocal and the overlapping, and at points overpowering, dub and jazz beat to great effect.
A personal highlight was 'All Yours', a tender and brilliantly layered slow tune which left the crowd chanting along with Ruby. It was refreshing to see a band who were entirely about the music, crafting their set around their strengths, with particular focus on the great trumpet instrumental that brought an incredible extra layer to a number of tracks.
Despite the band's sound not automatically encouraging as energetic a crowd as you would find at other gigs, there were frequent moments of high intensity which brought the crowd to life, allowing them to get lost in the powerful and trippy beats of their majestic high-tempo tunes. It was one of those close-your-eyes-and-shuffle moments where the music just overtakes you. Think Portishead but with more emphasis on the fun.
The night closed on top track 'It's Not Me, It's You' which was mixed up by the band to send the crowd into one last rapture. You felt like skanking and floating at the same time.
Submotion Orchestra's setlist toyed with the audience and showcased the full breadth of their back catalogue, as well as a promise for the future with fresh sounds and real potential to affirm themselves in the public consciousness. My friend noted that it was the kind of music that you would expect to hear playing at 4am, once the facade of the night is gone, when you look a mess, and you're down to the bare bones of just enjoying yourself with some spaced out tunes. This is totally true, but should not be a limiting factor on the band as their sound could find a place on any club's playlist.
You get the sense that this band are going places and doing it their own way with an alternative and thoughtful sound that prioritises their multilayered music above all else. While the night did have some slow moments where ambient tunes didn't quite hit home with the crowd, should the band ever have a DJ set with an emphasis on their dub-electro beat, I would be all over that as would many others. They made believers out of me and my friends, and I would encourage you to check them out on the remainder of their tour.
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Because those events draw many people down. Simply closing the road won't make it like that year-round.
Look, let's give it a year or so to see how the lower speed limits bring more pedestrians downtown like we've been promised. Can we at least see if that is a success first?
so we would rather this continues?
has anyone asked the stores whether they think making a mall would improve their business? would mayor Lisa approve of a study?
drop the rents and you will have tenants.
Edited by vicernie, 26 January 2015 - 03:34 PM.
Oh but let's attack the big, bad automobile.
Way to blow Victoria's issues way out of proportions. Sheesh. You'd think we were living in Dicken's England with street urchins picking your pockets, workhouses, and open sewage ditches.
With all these massive issues you have to contend with downtown, I'd think you'd want a nice wide pedestrian mall so they could be easily sidestepped when necessary.
I don't mind the idea, but I don't think it would magically fix the ailments of the greater retail landscape, and wonder what such a change would mean to the cross streets like Fort and Broughton.
That's your parkade experience? How am I attacking the automobile? Can no one actually create a cohesive argument against doing this?
equation from successful projects and assume the same result may happen.
Most times there are so many moving parts to any urban revitalization that it is impossible to allocate success to any one aspect of the process.
still wouldn't come/shop downtown. The best chance of changing that reality is to change the fundamentals of our decision making.
might start to add up.
Is the presence of cars on Government Street the primary cause of the state of businesses there?
With seven vacant store fronts the question shouldn't be "are we good enough?" But rather "can we be better?"
Let's identify the cause of the problem first and work on that. Remember that for 6 months of the year our weather isn't particularly conducive to a comfortable outdoor shopping and dining experience, and whatever increase in business going car-free brings in the summer likely won't be enough to offset the high rents and other unpleasantries.
What about the horse carriages etc.?
Let's identify the cause of the problem first and work on that.
Indeed. I don't have a problem with the idea of closing the street but I do have a problem with this Victorian tendency to put the cart before the horse. We have this community wish list that includes things like bustling pedestrian streets, safe/clean/active public spaces, a destination public market, light rail, etc. and yet we fight increased density tooth and nail. Without the increased density, none of the other things will work. It's as if we want all of the benefits of increased density without any of the increased density. It's crazy.
I see a lot of condos being built downtown. Who is fighting density?
Edited by dasmo, 26 January 2015 - 08:37 PM.


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Jazz it up in Europe this summer!
Jazz originated in the late 19th/early 20th century in the African-American interpretations of American and European traditional music entwined with African folk songs and focussing significantly on performances. One of the greatest appeals of the genre is that the composition and style changes with each performer's personal interpretation and improvisation – and definitely something to be experienced in the moment.
Growing out from its roots across the United States, jazz is enjoyed and performed all over the world. Whether it's well-known American artists like Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Billie Holliday or newer artists like Norah Jones, George Benson and Andreas Varady, there's bound to be someone with a style you like. And there'll be plenty more headlining and freestyling their way at jazz festivals in 2015 across Europe, making it really easy for find something amazing to listen to.
The Flexicover Team lists some of the European music festivals in 2015 featuring brilliant jazz performances for you to enjoy.
Jazz Fest Wein is definitely one that jazz lovers from all over the world flock to attend. Held in one of the music capitals of the world, the City of Vienna has supported this since it started in 1991 with 9 different venues across the city taking part. Many of the locations host free performances, such as the Town Hall Square and Summer Stage by the Danube. Around 50 musicians and groups perform each year, drawn from the full range of jazz styles, many with a spin towards the folky or bluesy arms of the spectrum. Artists confirmed for this year include Caro Emerald, Rufus Wainwright and the Roger Cicero Jazz Experience.
This ten-day long extravaganza in Denmark's capital has been held every summer since 1979, showcasing the city's place for a diverse and progressive jazz scene. A true auditory feast, it's all set to continue a tradition of being one of the most important international jazz events and will feature some of the very best Danish and international artists. You can enjoy around 1250 live jazz performances, held in 100 venues, such as clubs, cafés, concert halls and open-air night venues, all in the heart of this historical city. Artists swinging in for 2015 include Tony Bennett dueting with Lady Gaga, Jamie Cullum and Sinne Eeg.
This festival in the country's south-west began back in the '60s and is held in an absolutely striking location – on the shores of Lake Geneva! It has grown to include a number of events and music genres, though jazz has always remained the core around which the festival has grown. From free concerts in the Rock Cave, performances from school swing bands and funky collectives to jazz competitions and workshops, this is one to delight any jazz aficionado. Headlining acts this year feature Herbie Hancock, the Kronos Quartet and Anna Calvi whilst Emeli Sandé and The Chemical Brothers also make an appearance.
With up to 20,000 visitors having been recorded attending in a single day, this could be one of the biggest jazz festivals in the world. First held in the The Hague in 1976, in 2006 it shifted to its present venue of Rotterdam. Ideal for a long weekend away, the more spacious surroundings means you'll be able to really enjoy more than a thousand musicians performing across 13 stages. Like the others showcased here, there is a broad variety of jazz styles on offer from traditional big band to Dutch avant-garde. With headline performances from Chick Corea, Candi Staton and Rudresh Mahanthappa, this festival is brimming with style!
Probably one of the best French music festivals in 2015, this is an annual festival that takes place in the quaint 13th century town of Marciac in south-western France. It began in 1978 as just one concert organised by a teacher and now has international acclaim and over 6,000 visitors. This tiny and intimate festival manages to attract the big stars of the scene while still allowing you to get really close to the music and its performers. There are plenty of free events around the town over the two-week period of the festival. Gilberto Gil, Lisa Simone (daughter of Nina) and the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club are amongst those gracing this Gascony town this year.
Whether you'd like to listen to jazz in Montreux, let the music speak to your soul in Copenhagen or any of the other major jazz festivals of 2015, we at Flexicover Direct are committed to providing you the highest level of protection to ensure that you are safe and secure, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year when away.


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Polysomnograms are usually conducted in a sleep study center. You will lie on a bed in the test center. The test may be carried out during the night so that normal sleep patterns can be reproduced. Electrodes are placed on the scalp, the outer edge of the eyelids, and to the skin on the chin in preparation for the test.
Characteristic patterns from the electrodes are recorded while you are awake with your eyes closed and during sleep. The time taken to fall asleep is measured as well as the time to enter REM sleep. Sometimes the movements of a person during sleep are recorded by video camera.
Do not take any sleeping medication and do not drink alcohol or caffeine-containing beverages before the test.
Electrodes will be placed on the skin and scalp. Monitors to record heart rate and breathing rate will be attached to the chest. Sometimes other test to determine breathing disorders during sleep are also performed.
The test is performed to evaluate possible Sleep Disorders, such as Insomnia, hypersomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, Obstructive sleep apnea, Narcolepsy, breathing difficulties during sleep, behavior disturbances during sleep, or other Sleep Disorders.
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Q: react-native-video - Video stalls and then keeps playing I am currently using react-native-video in my app. We are passing a m3u8 stream url to the video player. The stream does play, however after two seconds the onStall event is fired. Within 2-5 seconds the onResume event is then fired and the stream resumes ,although now 2-5 seconds behind.
My video is implemented as follows:
<Video
    key={index}
    ref={this.vPlayer}
    source={{uri: item.uri}}
    poster={item.poster}
    posterResizeMode="cover"
    style={styles.mediaPlayer}
    onError={(error) => {
        console.log(error);
    }}
    onPlaybackStalled={() => {
        console.log("Stalled");
    }}
    onBuffer={(data) => {
        console.log("Buffer", data);
    }}
    onVideoBuffer={() => {
        console.log("Video Buffer");
    }}
    onPlaybackResume={() => {
        console.log("Resume");
    }}
    muted={this.state.auctionMuted}
    playInBackground={false}
    resizeMode="cover"
    controls={true}
    paused={false}
/>

In the get a mixture of console logs from the various events I have being logged. The usual is:
Stalled
Resume

But I also sometimes get, where the errors seem to be occurring each 1 second frame:
Stalled
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -2147483648}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}
{"error": {"extra": 0, "what": -38}}

This issue seems to only happen on Android, the iOS App streams fine.
Any suggestions?
Cheers,