My co-worker has this plant their growing from seed. The plant grew a little, has a few leaves. But for the past week it has gotten a bug infestation. Little wee green mites. They tried a soap spray and didn't work, then vinegar but the plant is still covered in these bugs. It's worse in fact. So here's the kicker after dithering over taking it home (just toss it weirdo) they decide to give it one more shot of vinegar. Coworker just set it on the floor next to another person's cubicle (not their own cubicle) and spritzed it! Now it smells like vinegar. WTF? The kitchen is literally three steps away. And why not your own cubicle? And the floor? I really need a non-office job at this point in my life. I think I'm losing it.
Omg. This coworker. We bought hand weights to do little exercises with and coworker insists on strapping the weights to their ankles (which coworker didn't even pitch in for or even ask to use). My pal told coworker not use the weights for ankles and coworker uses them everyday out of spite. Coworker also stares at the person they wish to converse with as if waiting for an invitation. I have another one in the office that will literally stand at your desk and wait to be acknowledged - but I'll save that one for some other time.


was nothing but for training.
while someone else kept time.
to the surface only to be collected.
and undulation. Certainly, the color blue.
and other times you plunge.
and not the bruise nor battered eye?
cloudless, no. What of it?
of a room nor circle of people.
some sort of song only sung at dusk.
ever wanted. Is when, you say.
the one I wouldn't give up. See.
gallery leading out into another blue.
That's what I dream of.
About the Author: Kelly R. Samuels lives in the upper Midwest. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net, and has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous journals including The Carolina Quarterly, Sweet Tree Review, Salt Hill, The Citron Review, and RHINO. She has a chapbook, Words Some of Us Rarely Use, forthcoming in January from Unsolicited Press.


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Health Effects Of E-Cigarettes
Are E-Cigs Complete Bullsh*t?
Toby McCasker
It shames us to admit this, but a large percentage of the office here at AskMen are smokers. They're not just puff-when-drunk types, either. These are pack-a-second people. Relax, though. They're not doling out health advice to the site. They all work in advertising. It's pretty much an invisible requirement when they're hired that they smoke. You know how people who sell things are. Hideous creatures, devoid of all existential meaning. They're pretty much walking husks, really, and they help pay my salary... What am I doing? This is madness.
Almost as mad as smoking itself, which remains one of the most expensive exercises in personal non-profit a human being can partake in. Yet still lots of us do it. True enough, nicotine's addictive and a lot of smokers got caught on the youthfully ignorant ground floor. Kicking the habit for good is hard in the context of established behaviour and especially a high-pressure professional landscape. So in recent times and especially in the US, where an entire culture has sprung up around it, 'vaping' has become a thing. Electronic cigarettes, if you will.
It's only just started to… filter (ya like that?) through to Australia, and half the office is giving it a shot. Sometimes battery-powered and sometimes not, you fill your stand-in smoko with liquid nicotine and water (often flavoured), and draw. The odour is subtle and inoffensive and no laws currently exist to restrict their usage, so you can puff your e-cig indoors and everything.
It's not cheap by American standards, where cigarettes can cost as little as USD$5 depending on state tax, but by Australian standards, it's a different story. There are now in excess of 250 brands and vape-related devices on the market, and one which is only really accessible online to Australians. A 15ml bottle of liquid can go for USD$12, and is roughly equivalent to four packs of cigarettes depending on personal intake. Considering your average deck now costs almost $20 for 20 cancer-sticks locally, that's sounding pretty good. 'Starter kits' go for about USD$66 plus the cost of rechargeable batteries. It's still looking pretty good.
What sweetens the deal is that, States-side, they're heavily marketed as a healthier alternative to real cigarettes, and are also pushed as something that can help a willing quitter step it down more effectively than patches and the like.
"What's so beautiful about this product is we can take people from a high level of nicotine down to zero, down to nothing, so they're just vaping basically water and flavouring," Talia Eisenberg, co-owner of SoHo vape-hangout, The Henley Vaporium told News Daily.
Yes, the vape-hangout is a thing. What's also a thing is that there are vape-flavours like Watermelon Wave and Frozen Lime Drop, which sound suspiciously teen-targeted to some. Eisenberg laughed at the notion, but please bear in mind she does co-own The Henley Vaporium. Naysayers still insist it makes more sense to help people give up the nicotine ghost altogether.
"Sure, but how's that workin' for the country so far? How are they doin' with that? We're talking in terms of serious harm reduction," chimed in Eisenberg's business partner, Peter Denholtz.
Unfortunately for Denholtz's jive, a recent study out of San Fran's University of California has gone some way to indicating e-smokers are no more likely to quit than conventional smokers.
"You'll hear lots of stories from people that say that e-cigarettes help them quit, but what we found was when we actually studied that systematically, we didn't see a significant effect on cessation," study co-author Dr. Pamela Ling told CTV News.
Curiously, in almost a decade of American usage, there are still no FDA regulations for vaping despite the fact that in 2009, they detected diethylene glycol (a toxin present in antifreeze) and carcinogens called 'nitrosamines' in some e-cig samples. All the FDA says is that "e-cigarettes have not been fully studied so consumers currently don't know the potential risks of e-cigarettes" on their website, and so e-cigs are freely available to anyone, and mostly anywhere. The vape-juice still includes nicotine as part of its mixture, and the "it's not really a cigarette" vibe may give non-smokers the impression it's an OK thing to partake in. Bam, they've got a taste for Frozen Lime Drop. Consider also that the Los Angeles City Council just voted to ban their use in workplaces and public areas, and that it's flat-out illegal to sell e-cigs with nicotine flavour cartridges in Canada unless the manufacturer has been authorised by Health Canada.
But is it any better for existing smokers? Currently, medical science can't even be sure it's better for second-hand smokers. The answer is always, "More research is required." Remember, it took decades for everyone to work out that proper cigarettes were killing us all. Approach this crazy new thing with skeptical caution if you choose to approach it at all.
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Western Press Review: The Mideast, Hungarian Politics, And Trouble In Moldova
Prague, 5 April 2002 (RFE/RL) -- Commentary and analysis in the Western press continues to discuss events in the Middle East, as Israeli offensives in the West Bank persist following a failed diplomatic effort yesterday by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique, who were not allowed to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Increased U.S. involvement is now signaled by the announcement that Secretary of State Colin Powell will head to the region. Other topics today include the lingering challenges to Afghan unity, Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban, and simmering troubles in Moldova.
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG:
In the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung," Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger says that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's "reliance on military force and oppression has not brought the security he promised, but has exacerbated the despondency and bitterness felt throughout Israeli society." But on the other hand, he says, the Islamic extremist suicide bombings are not merely acts of despair, committed by those who ultimately want peace, but actions that ultimately seek "to destroy Israel."
"The political and cultural incompatibility of the parties to the current conflict is proving an insuperable barrier." Many observers now believe "that outside involvement is pointless as long as the violence, fanaticism, and terrorism are not exhausted." Yet he says that to stand by and watch until "one huge cathartic event" finally brings both sides "to their senses" would mean "to disregard both the lives of innocent victims as well as those for whom the search for a just settlement" was always a goal.
Frankenberger says the Palestinians "have a right to a state of their own." But ultimately, he says, Arab states throughout the region "will have to develop. Only by modernizing will they eventually be able to live at peace with Israel, whose legitimacy they would then no longer have to acknowledge from a position of helplessness. Then, they would also no longer feel the need for a cult of martyrdom and victimization."
EURASIA REVIEW:
In "Eurasia View," journalist and Afghan affairs analyst Camelia Entekhabi-Fard discusses the Afghan interim defense minister's trip to Kandahar this week, and says General Mohammad Qasim Fahim's trip highlighted some of the divisions that persist among Afghans. Fahim sought to integrate local military forces into the developing Afghan national army. But in Kandahar, the legitimacy of Fahim and his fellow Northern Alliance veterans in the interim government is suspect.
"Before and since Taliban rule, the ethnic Pashtuns who dominate Kandahar have mistrusted ethnic Tajiks like Fahim and Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. Though interim government chairman Hamid Karzai is a Pashtun, his cabinet includes many Tajiks. As such, the Kabul administration has very little leverage other than the backing of the international community."
Fahim requested Kandahar's reining warlord, Gul Agha Shirzai, to contribute some of his reported 30,000 troops to the national army in Kabul. While Shirzai "publicly praised the Karzai government and added that this was a time for reconstruction and cooperation among all the nationalities of Afghanistan, [from] there the two leaders' views diverged." Kandahar's Pashtuns are "unabashedly royalist," Entekhabi-Fard says, and support the return of former King Zahir Shah to power.
"Fahim's trip ended without much resolved," says Entekhabi-Fard. Shirzai will send a symbolic contribution of 100 troops to the national forces, and perhaps more. She concludes that "significant splits" between local warlords and the central government remain that may prove challenges to Afghan unity.
SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG:
An editorial in Germany's "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict taking place directly on historic and sacred territory -- in Bethlehem -- and its religious connotations. As so often, says the commentator, it is difficult to distinguish between "wishful thinking and truth." The propaganda machines on both sides are trying to win over international public opinion in this "symbolically sensitive" situation. The Palestinians present their predicament as that of hostages seeking asylum in holy places, while the Israelis claim they are dealing with armed men abusing "God's house."
The "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" expresses the view that even though the Israelis may have the grounds for defensive operations, they have already lost by permitting themselves to be embroiled in a battle in Bethlehem. But similarly, it says, if the Palestinians abuse this religious symbol then they will also discredit themselves in the eyes of the world.
An analysis in "The Wall Street Journal Europe" by editorial page editor Therese Raphael discusses Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban, ahead of this Sunday's (7 April) elections. She says Orban is a "European conservative whose economic views are inclined toward corporatism." He has set out to build a strong center-right movement in Hungary, and is seeking to become the first prime minister in postcommunist Hungary to win a second mandate. This, he believes, "will force the Socialists to purge the remaining old apparatchiks and overhaul party structures," says Raphael. "Orban's uncompromising style, nationalist language -- more patriotism than anything sinister, as is sometimes implied -- and preference for the fait accompli has angered just about every constituency that is not entitled to go to the polls on Sunday to cast a vote."
While she says that "there is very little difference in economic policy, or even foreign policy objectives, between the Socialists and Mr. Orban's Young Democrats' Alliance, known as FIDESZ, the styles -- one consensual, the other adversarial -- are worlds apart. The Socialist Party emphasizes its experience and institutional foundation. FIDESZ plays up its independence, youthfulness and willingness to take on sacred cows in order to defend Hungarian interests." The difference between the two parties competing in Sunday's elections, she says, "reflects the broader battle taking place in Europe between center-left politicians [and] those on the right."
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
An editorial in Britain's "The Daily Telegraph" says that U.S. President George W. Bush has been more critical of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat than of Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Bush's statements "endorsed, at least as a temporary measure, what Mr. Sharon has been doing in the West Bank following the suicide bombing in Netanya." It adds that the U.S. president "said the current situation was largely of Mr. Arafat's own making; by missing opportunities for peace, he had betrayed his own people; he should focus on Palestinians' needs, rather than feeding their resentments." The "Telegraph" says Bush virtually rejected Arafat "as a valid interlocutor."
From these observations, the paper says Israel need not fear that its U.S. ally will turn its back. While Washington realizes "that Israeli military action could undermine its efforts to build a regional coalition for the overthrow of [Iraq's] Saddam Hussein, [if] the cost of that coalition is acquiescing in Arab terror, it will go ahead without its backing."
The "Telegraph" says that "unless there is a radical change of heart among the Palestinians, Washington would be wise [to] keep at arm's length a conflict that will suck it fruitlessly into interminable negotiation. [The] Palestinians may at present be unable to conceive of any other leader. But Mr. Arafat is not the man to lead them towards the promise of peace and prosperity."
LIBERATION:
An editorial in the French daily "Liberation" says that Europe is welcoming America's re-engagement in the Middle East peace process. U.S. President George W. Bush's call for an Israeli retreat from the occupied territories as a prelude to a cease-fire and negotiations did not go over so well in Israel, but it was welcomed "unconditionally" by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Both French President Jacques Chirac and Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine welcomed Bush's move, and Vedrine proposed the immediate cooperation of the EU's 15 members.
Bush's speech came "just at the right moment," says the editorial, to counteract the "Europeans' diplomatic fiasco in the region. They made fools of themselves by sending a badly prepared mission to Israel," it says. Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana returned to Europe the same day they left, without having been able to meet either Yasser Arafat or Israel's Prime Minister Sharon.
Things had begun badly earlier in the week, says "Liberation," when the EU's foreign secretaries met urgently in Luxembourg. Very quickly, it was apparent that there was no consensus among the 15, says the paper. Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, and Ireland maintained that it was necessary to let the Americans act. The UN Security Council resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal, supported by Washington, was deemed sufficient for the moment. But fortunately, "Liberation" says, Bush's speech and America's re-engagement has changed all of this.
DIE WELT:
Christian Ultsch, writing in "Die Welt," looks at the ineffectualness of EU diplomacy in its attempt to ease tensions in the Middle East. An indication of how "disunited and toothless" the EU is was clearly demonstrated yesterday by how easily Israel prevented the delegation, led by foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Pique, from meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on their emergency visit to the region.
In theory, says Ultsch, the EU has the power to exert economic pressure on both Israel and the Palestinians. But Europe does not really dare to do this -- at least not the Germans, he says -- because that would mean divesting it of the mediating role that it believes itself to occupy. And so, Ultsch says, the EU contents itself with "stereotyped admonitions."
Ultsch suggests that only U.S. President George W. Bush can exert influence on Israel at a time when all else has failed and Israel is becoming more and more isolated. In fact, he says, the only way Israel can regain the diplomatic advantage is to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories. "Any reasonable person would consider this act as one of strength, not of weakness," he says.
An editorial in "The Wall Street Journal Europe" looks at political troubles in Moldova as thousands of demonstrators continue to take to the streets in Chisinau, calling for the ouster of Communist President Vladimir Voronin and new elections. The paper says: "no doubt about it, this fight is over Moldova's very soul. In one corner are nationalists who favor closer ties, possibly even reunification, with Romania; two-thirds of Moldovans are ethnically and linguistically Romanians. In the other is a significant Russian minority, plus a handful of Moldovans, favoring closer ties to Russia." Voronin's government blames Moldova's "serious economic problems -- guns and prostitutes are now chief exports -- on the loosening of old Soviet economic links."
Two recent governmental decrees on education -- one mandating Russian-language instruction and the other providing a new, revised history curriculum -- sparked the ongoing protests. For many Moldovans, the editorial says, these decisions were uncomfortable reminders of the russification that characterized Moldova's past. Now, the anti-Communist Popular Party Christian Democratic "has tapped into a potentially virulent strand of nationalism to try to topple an elected government. Clearly what passes for democracy in Moldova isn't faring well," says the paper.
The editorial goes on to suggest that perhaps EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana "should turn his sights to Moldova." It says the EU has "a clear interest and a clear role to play. Moldova has already been neglected by Europe for too long with potentially serious consequences for all."
(RFE/RL's Dora Slaba contributed to this report.)


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'DeOS' attacks to be worse than DDoS, report says
IoT botnets to lead to a new type of threat: Destruction of Service.
By Stuart Corner on Jul 25 2017 10:18AM
An ominous forecast from Cisco's just-released Midyear Cyber Security Report has identified what it says is a new and emerging security threat: the Destruction of Service (DeOS).
The report says attackers could be using IoT botnets to "lay the foundation for a wide-reaching, high impact attack that could potentially disrupt the Internet itself."
The ominous forecast comes from Cisco's just-released Midyear Cyber Security Report. Internet disruption aside, it warns that a DeOS attack on an organisation "could be far more damaging than current attack methods, leaving businesses with no way to recover."
Cisco says the perpetrator of a DeOS attack will seek to eliminate the 'safety net' that organisations rely on to restore their systems and data following malware infestations, a ransomware campaign, or any other cyber incident that severely disrupts their operations.
IoT security has long been characterised as an arms race and Cisco's latest assessment seem to be that the bad guys are gaining ground. "We expect that defenders will struggle to maintain ground as the IoT expands," the report says.
"Adversaries are devising high-impact, well-planned attacks that are designed to prevent any organisation, big or small, from operating. They know that no business has a contingency plan that outlines how to rebuild all their IT or OT from scratch, and they are determined to use that weakness to their advantage."
The report offers no further insights into the nature of DeOS attacks but says "What we can be sure of is that the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), and its myriad devices and systems with security weaknesses ripe for exploitation, will play a central role in enabling these campaigns of escalating impact." The IoT world, Cisco says, is "rampant with vulnerabilities—known and unknown."
Among the many security issues around IoT the report singles out Windows XP as a particular problem, noting that it is "a primary underlying system for operational technology in healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and other verticals" that is no longer actively supported by Microsoft, and that it is extremely difficult and costly for businesses to update mission-critical devices that run XP.
It details two attacks on hospital systems that used Windows XP devices and were detected by TrapX, a company whose technology is designed to deceive would-be attackers with decoys that imitate their IT assets.
In one, attackers compromised a Windows XP-based MRI system. "They found patient data on the system, but soon realised there was opportunity to move laterally to gain control of the hospital's PACS systems [used to centralise and archive patient records and other critical information]. Forensics research of the attack showed the adversaries had been able to operate in the hospital's network for more than 10 months."
In another the attackers exploited a Windows XP oncology system, infected three machines one of which was used to control a powerful laser), and turned one into a botnet master that spread malware across the hospital network."
On a more positive note, the report says governments have a clear opportunity to help technology developers build a safer IoT world, but they need to start changing their practices and move toward greater transparency.
The report adds: "Technology developers, meanwhile, should press for the creation of reporting mechanisms that acknowledge government incentives to collect exploits but also encourage timely reporting and information sharing."
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Q: "make things look better" and more detail A basic sentence:

They make things look better than they are.

So far, it seems ok. But now I would like to be more specific:

They make things look better on TV or on posters than they are.

And it looks awkward for me and I guess it is wrong. Is it? If so, how can I convey information from the first sentence alongside details about TV and posters?

A: It would sound better if you made "TV and posters" the subject instead of the ambiguous "they":

TV and posters make things look better than they are.

or as @JasonBassford comments, to be more specific about who on TV and the posters makes things look better,

People in ads on TV and posters make things look better than they are.

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Giants receiver Cruz retires, joins ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz has retired.
In making the announcement Tuesday, the 31-year-old Cruz said he plans to join ESPN as an NFL analyst. Cruz will contribute to variety of shows and make his ESPN debut Wednesday.
Cruz was a seven-year NFL veteran and a 2012 Pro Bowl selection. He joined the Giants in 2010 as an undrafted free agent out of Massachusetts. He had his first 1,000-yard season and caught a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in February 2012.
Cruz had 303 catches for 4,549 yards and 25 touchdowns, including an NFL record-tying 99-yard reception in December 2011. He was signed by the Chicago Bears in 2017 but cut before the season.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning said Cruz had a terrific career.
Cruz burst onto the scene when he caught three touchdowns in a preseason game against the New York Jets in 2010. It made for a great story because he grew up in nearby Paterson, New Jersey, which was within 30 minutes driving distance, depending on the traffic. He made the roster but sat out with injury.
He became a star the following season.
"He had a great feel for the offense, his routes, and he was tough to cover," Manning said Tuesday after the Giants practiced for Friday's annual preseason game against the Jets. "He would run down the field, break it in, and we gave him a lot of options. He mastered some of those concepts, and it gave him a great opportunity to get open and make big plays for us."
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deductbox.com founder john copes dies
we didnt get online until the summer of 2000 and sometime shortly after that we read a town talk editorial which mentioned the deductbox website. ever curious we checked it out and became immediate fans. in fact it was the deductbox that turned us on to mr. c b forgotston's website. it seems like it was only a short time later that word came out that mr. john copes the deductbox founder had cancer and the posts there grew fewer and fewer and finally the site was taken offline. we've often thought about mr. copes in the years since then, wondering what happened to him. we didnt know if he had passed away or not. its shocking to learn that he was only 49 years old when he died. we always imagined mr. copes as being older. mr. copes family and friends have our deepest sympathy and we too mourn the loss of great man.
below are a few screen grabs of the deductbox taken from the archive.org way back machine. you can click here or on the link below and view many editions of the deductbox and remember a part of louisiana that wont likely pass this way again.
La. political Web site pioneer John Copes dies
By John Hill
jhillbr@gannett.com
John Copes, the founder of Louisiana's first political Web site with widespread influence in Louisiana politics and journalism, died this morning in Destin, Fla. He was 49.
Copes in 1999 founded deductbox.com, which quickly grew in popularity with thousands of daily hits from Louisiana, Washington and round the world from displaced Louisianans.
Copes assembled and critiqued coverage of Louisiana politics, sparing neither politician nor pundit from his acerbic brand of humor. The nicknames — Edwin Edwards as "geezer" and editorial writers as "navel gazers" — stuck.
A graduate of Louisiana Tech University's journalism school and a veteran of the defunct Shreveport Journal, Copes provided links to Web sites of all the state's major newspapers, including The Times, television stations, college publications - such as Tech Talk — government and public interest groups, such as the Public Affairs Research Council — and regional newspapers from Mobile to Houston.
The "deductbox" name came from the so-called deduct box that legendary Louisiana Gov. Huey Long kept. All state employees had to deduct part of their salary — on a sliding scale of 5 percent to 10 percent — and put it in Long's deduct box.
Copes continued producing deductbox.com after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2000, but gave it up a couple of years later because he decided to devote his remaining strength to fighting the disease and being a father to his young son.
That battle ended at the Destin, Fla., this morning, with his wife, Diane Hollenshead Copes, an assistant U.S. Attorney in New Orleans, and son Jack, 8, by his side. Close friends Bill Windham of Shreveport and David Jones of Bossier City were also at the Florida home where the Copes family had gone to vacation for a couple of weeks.
"He was a great writer, a great journalist, a great dad and a great husband of 22 years," Diane Hollenshead Copes said.
His survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Copes III of Baton Rouge, three sisters and six nieces and nephews.
Copes was a Louisiana Tech graduate and native of Baton Rouge, but had been living in Mandeville for the past decade. After college, he and Diane went to the Shreveport Journal, covering everything from cops to politics.
From 1987-89, he was the now-defunct newspapers' Washington correspondent. He then wrote fiction and did freelance writing before founding deductbox.com.
Copes rose every morning before dawn and began assembling the top stories from all the state's daily newspapers and television stations, listing links to each with witty commentary on both the subject — and sometimes the writer.
"You could look at the deductbox and see all the events that were going on all over the state in a short period of time," said Ed Renwick, president of the Loyola Institute of Politics. "I looked at it every day."
New Orleans magazine editor and publisher Errol Laborde noted that deductbox.com became extremely popular during the 2000 trial of former Gov. Edwin Edwards.
"His daily coverage of the trial was not to be missed," Laborde said. "He had a great sense of humor that could be wicked. I remember the day after Edwards was convicted that his Web site opened with the lyrics of 'Jailhouse Rock.'"
Deductbox.com introduced Louisiana "to the developing world of Web reporting and showed us its flexibility as well as its ability to chronicle articles from other publications and its freedom to say what it wanted. Almost a decade before "blog" and "Google" became part of the language, Copes was pioneering an explosive new form of communication," Laborde said.
Friend Jim Nickel, a lobbyist and former Democratic Party director, called Copes "a pioneer" in political Web sites. "John's wit and political insight has been copied by hundreds of political bloggers but never matched. He was the first and still the best," Nickel said.
"He was determined to live long enough to know, enjoy and love his new son, and he did it," Nickel said.
Former Gov. Mike Foster was among his readers — and targets. "I didn't always like what he said," Foster said. "But I saw the truth on the wall and knew what was coming. He started a trend that I had thought would happen sooner or later."
New Orleans lawyer Tony Gelderman, former first assistant state treasurer, said the success of deductbox.com was more than just that it was the first. "He had a keen eye for the ridiculous in the theatre of politics and he knew how to point it out with maximum impact," Gelderman said.
Conservative Web site publisher C.B. Forgotston said Cope's combination of great intellect and keen sense of humor infused deductbox.com. "He would read a news story and find points that were hidden from those of us not blessed with his abilities. He could point out a missed point or an error with sharp wit. The deductbox.com was particularly influential on the traditional media because he came from them."
"John left a legacy on politics and government in our state by showing us how and encouraging others to take advantage of the power of the Internet to exercise our First Amendment rights," Forgotston said.
Former U.S. attorney Ray Lamonica, now an LSU law professor and the university's general counsel, said Copes' Web site provided a central location for links to news of statewide interest.
"John's perceptive insights into and exploration of political culture and corruption in Louisiana served this state well — for which we should all be grateful. That he could do so in a popular and entertaining manner in what was then a new media format demonstrated rare capability and creativity," Lamonica said.
Copes also counseled with other cancer patients and their families.
"Even though he had his own problems, John graciously took the time to help others cope with this disease, whether he knew you well or barely at all. I will always remember his kindness and the time he gave me when I learned my daughter had breast cancer," said Shelia McCant, public information officer for the Louisiana House of Representatives.
A memorial service is being planned for next week at Christ Episcopal Church in Covington.
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Q: Firebase 502 Bad Gateway on Storage dashboard Recently our downloads through Firebase Storage started failing with a 502 Bad Gateway error.
We first noticed this in our apps, but later found out that the same error occurs when trying to download any file through the Firebase Storage dashboard.
When trying to download the same file directly through the Google Cloud Console it works fine, no errors. This happened with all our Firebase projects.
I've already checked our access rules, service account permissions and it all seems to be right.
Is there any way for me to find out why is this error happening?

A: I would suggest to enable and check access logs on your Firebase Storage. To do that, you would need to use Audit logs.

*

*Head on to your Cloud Console then you would need to access to IAM & Admin > Audit Logs.

*In the Audit Logs page, find or filter Cloud Storage for Firebase API and Google Cloud Storage.

*Change the configuration in order to start logging actions (I would suggest to enable the three options Admin Read, Data Read, Data Write). You can follow this link if you need more information about how to activate them.

After configuring the audit logs, try to access or download files from the Firebase Storage and Google Cloud Storage. You may view the data read logs on  Logging > Logs Explorer, in here you need to select your service, find Resource Type and select the GCS Bucket. You can now see all the Cloud Storage logs that you configured on the Audit Logs.
If you still can't get to know why the error happens after checking the logs, I would suggest that you contact Firebase Support to be able to assist you further on your concern.

A: Yes, it seems related with custom metadata on storage files. I managed to solve it by replacing blanks with underscore in metadata parameters name, e.g. "user name" caused 502 error but "user_name" works fine. I guess this happend after some recent firebase library update.


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package natlab.tame;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import natlab.tame.callgraph.SimpleFunctionCollection;
import natlab.tame.classes.reference.PrimitiveClassReference;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.ValueAnalysis;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.ValueAnalysisPrinter;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.aggrvalue.AggrValue;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.basicmatrix.*;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.value.Args;
import natlab.tame.valueanalysis.value.ValueFactory;
import natlab.toolkits.filehandling.GenericFile;
import natlab.toolkits.path.FileEnvironment;

public class BasicTamerTool {

	public static void main(String[] args){
		/**
		 * This main method is just for testing, doesn't follow the convention when passing a file to a program,
		 * please replace "YOUR_FILE_NAME_AND_PATH" below with your real testing file name and its path,
		 * and program argument support the type info of the input argument,
		 * which means you can pass the type info of the input argument to the program,
		 * currently, the type info is composed like double&3*3&REAL.
		 */
		GenericFile gFile = GenericFile.create("/home/xu/for_test/testBuiltin.m"); //file -> generic file
		FileEnvironment env = new FileEnvironment(gFile); //get path environment obj
		SimpleFunctionCollection callgraph = new SimpleFunctionCollection(env); //build simple callgraph
		List<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> inputValues = getListOfInputValues(args); //get input argument type info
		ValueFactory<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> factory = new BasicMatrixValueFactory();
		ValueAnalysis<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> analysis = new ValueAnalysis<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>>(
				callgraph,Args.newInstance(inputValues), factory);
		System.out.println(analysis.toString());

		for (int i = 0; i < analysis.getNodeList().size(); i++) {
			System.out.println(ValueAnalysisPrinter.prettyPrint(analysis
					.getNodeList().get(i).getAnalysis()));
		}
	}

	//TODO give more useful functions!

	public ValueAnalysis<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> analyze(String[] args,
			FileEnvironment env) {
		SimpleFunctionCollection callgraph = new SimpleFunctionCollection(env);
		List<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> inputValues = getListOfInputValues(args);
		ValueFactory<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> factory = new BasicMatrixValueFactory();
		ValueAnalysis<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> analysis = new ValueAnalysis<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>>(
				callgraph,Args.newInstance(inputValues), factory);
		System.out.println(analysis.toString());

		for (int i = 0; i < analysis.getNodeList().size(); i++) {
			System.out.println(ValueAnalysisPrinter.prettyPrint(analysis
					.getNodeList().get(i).getAnalysis()));
		}
		return analysis;
	}

	public static List<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> getListOfInputValues(
			String[] args) {
		ArrayList<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>> list = new ArrayList<AggrValue<BasicMatrixValue>>(
				args.length);
		for (String argSpecs : args) {
			String delims = "[\\&]";
			String[] specs = argSpecs.split(delims);
			/*
			 * TODO Below is just to test. Add actual code to make sense of the
			 * argument specs
			 */
			list.add(new BasicMatrixValue("n", PrimitiveClassReference.DOUBLE, specs[1]));
		}
		return list;
	}
}

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A new video of Egyptian police brutality has surfaced... The video, posted by blogger DemaghMaK, shows an Egyptian citizen being sexually abused by police officers, while he is screaming for help.
I should warn you the video is very DISTURBING.
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In Learning with Label Proportions (LLP), the objective is to learn a supervised classifier when, instead of labels, only label proportions for bags of observations are known. This setting has broad practical relevance, in particular for privacy preserving data processing. We first show that the mean operator, a statistic which aggregates all labels, is minimally sufficient for the minimization of many proper scoring losses with linear (or kernelized) classifiers without using labels. We provide a fast learning algorithm that estimates the mean operator via a manifold regularizer with guaranteed approximation bounds. Then, we present an iterative learning algorithm that uses this as initialization. We ground this algorithm in Rademacher-style generalization bounds that fit the LLP setting, introducing a generalization of Rademacher complexity and a Label Proportion Complexity measure. This latter algorithm optimizes tractable bounds for the corresponding bag-empirical risk. Experiments are provided on fourteen domains, whose size ranges up to 300K observations. They display that our algorithms are scalable and tend to consistently outperform the state of the art in LLP. Moreover, in many cases, our algorithms compete with or are just percents of AUC away from the Oracle that learns knowing all labels. On the largest domains, half a dozen proportions can suffice, i.e. roughly 40K times less than the total number of labels.


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Q: RichPresence doesn't work anymore with JDA I noticed that my bot didn't set RichPresence any more than I looked at it today. The last time I checked it was on Wednesday and the code worked there as well. So I executed it again today and the RichPresence was not re-set as usual. Now I think Discord will have changed its interface.
Now I got the latest JDA version into my project and adapted the code so that the DataObject became a JSONObject and it still didn't work. As 2nd I tried to make my "Spielst" object a RichPresence object. Unfortunately, this didn't work either.
Old Class:
public class Spielst implements Activity {

    private String name;
    private String url;
    private ActivityType type;

    public static  Spielst getSpielt(String name, String url, ActivityType typ){
        return new Spielst(name,url,typ);
    }

    protected Spielst(String name, String url, ActivityType typ) {
        this.name = name;
        this.url = url;
        this.type = typ;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isRich() {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public RichPresence asRichPresence() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    @Override
    public String getUrl() {
        return url;
    }

    @Override
    public ActivityType getType() {
        return type;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public Timestamps getTimestamps() {
        return null;
    }

    public void setPresence(OnlineStatus status, String state, String details, String application_id,
                            String large_image, String small_image, String large_text, String small_text,
                            long timestamp, long since){
        if(Bot.getInstance().getBot() == null)
            return;
        PresenceImpl presence = new PresenceImpl((JDAImpl) Bot.getInstance().getBot()).setCacheActivity(this)
                .setCacheStatus(status);
        JSONObject data = presence.getFullPresence();
        JSONObject game = data.getJSONObject("game");
        game.put("state",state);
        game.put("details", details);
        game.put("application_id", application_id);
        JSONObject assets = new JSONObject();
        game.put("timestamps",new JSONObject().put("start",timestamp));
        assets.put("large_image", large_image);
        assets.put("small_image", small_image);
        assets.put("large_text", large_text);
        assets.put("small_text", small_text);
        game.put("assets",assets);
        game.put("since",since);
        data.put("game",game);
        ((JDAImpl) Bot.getInstance().getBot())
                .getClient().send((new JSONObject()).put("d", data).put("op", 3).toString());
        System.out.println((new JSONObject()).put("d", data).put("op", 3).toString());
    }
}

new Class:
package de.letsplaybar.discordbot.main.utils;

import de.letsplaybar.discordbot.main.Bot;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.OnlineStatus;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.ActivityFlag;
import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.RichPresence;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.EnumSet;

/**
 * @author Letsplaybar
 * Created on 05.09.2017.
 */
public class Spielst implements RichPresence {

    private String name;
    private String url;
    private ActivityType type;
    private OnlineStatus status;
    private String state;
    private String details;
    private String application_id;
    private String large_image;
    private String small_image;
    private String large_text;
    private String small_text;
    private long timestamp;
    private long since;

    public static  Spielst getSpielt(String name, String url, ActivityType typ,OnlineStatus status, String state, String details, String application_id,
                                     String large_image, String small_image, String large_text, String small_text,
                                     long timestamp, long since){
        return new Spielst(name,url,typ,status,state,details,application_id,large_image,small_image,large_text,small_text,timestamp, since);
    }

    protected Spielst(String name, String url, ActivityType typ,OnlineStatus status, String state, String details, String application_id,
                      String large_image, String small_image, String large_text, String small_text,
                      long timestamp, long since) {
        this.name = name;
        this.url = url;
        this.type = typ;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isRich() {
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public RichPresence asRichPresence() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    @Override
    public String getUrl() {
        return url;
    }

    @Override
    public ActivityType getType() {
        return type;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public Timestamps getTimestamps() {
        return null;
    }

    public void setPresence(){
        Bot.getInstance().getBot().getPresence().setActivity(this);
    }

    @Override
    public long getApplicationIdLong() {
        return Long.parseLong(application_id);
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public String getApplicationId() {
        return application_id;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public String getSessionId() {
        return "4b2fdce12f639de8bfa7e3591b71a0d679d7c93f";
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public String getSyncId() {
        return "e7eb30d2ee025ed05c71ea495f770b76454ee4e0";
    }

    @Override
    public int getFlags() {
        return ActivityFlag.JOIN_REQUEST.getOffset();
    }

    public long getTimestamp() {
        return timestamp;
    }

    public long getSince() {
        return since;
    }

    @Override
    public EnumSet<ActivityFlag> getFlagSet() {
        return EnumSet.of(ActivityFlag.JOIN_REQUEST);
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public String getState() {
        return state;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public String getDetails() {
        return details;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public Party getParty() {
        return new Party("party1234", 1, 6);
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public Image getLargeImage() {
        return new Image(getApplicationIdLong(), large_image, large_text);
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public Image getSmallImage() {
        return new Image(getApplicationIdLong(), small_image, small_text);
    }
}

but by the new class, I miss the syncid and the seasonid and I also don't know where I get them from, because they are not in the documentation on the discordwebsite. has anyone found an implementation that still works for the old version or does anyone know how to get to the two values?

A: JDA is library made for bot accounts. Since bots can't use rich presence at all it doesn't actually support setting it. Furthermore there is no real support by discord's API for setting it this way.
The correct way to use rich presence is through an IPC connection with the discord-rpc SDK or Game SDK.
You can use a java library for the discord-rpc SDK like java-discord-rpc which connects to your Discord client and sets the presence there.
Updating rich presence through the gateway session (like JDA uses) is not documented behavior and subject to change.

A: Bots can't have a rich presence. Sending a request manually to Discord won't help you. If you're selfbotting, that's against the Discord TOS.


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Esdeveniments
 Publicació de l'Atlas d'Ortelius, el primer de la cartografia moderna
 1571 - Batalla de Lepant
 Fundació de la borsa de Londres
 Guerra entre Holanda i Espanya
 Guerres de religió a França
 Importació d'esclaus negres al Brasil, que se sumen als 250000 ja existents

Personatges destacats
 Giordano Bruno
 Francis Drake
 Tycho Brahe
 El Greco
 Rubens

Referències

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Listen to the gripping details of the world's most brutal murders presented to you by two attorneys who rely on their sarcasm and wit to plow through the horrors of the crimes. Court and police records are heavily relied on to ensure the accuracy of each episode. Listen to Crimes and Consequences for your weekly dose of hardcore true crime.
Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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They Walk Among Us is an award-winning weekly UK true crime podcast covering a broad range of cases from the sinister to the surreal. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Once Upon a Crime is a weekly true crime podcast that tells "the story behind the story" of real life crime. Told in a storytelling style, listeners are presented facts and information about each case they won't hear anywhere else. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy.
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GMCR Special Coverage
GMCR Special Coverage / Black Lives Matter
February is Black History Month and WNMU's Center For Gender Equity is presenting a number of events in recognition. Nelson Williams and Marilynn Grijalva are students at WNMU involved with The Center for Gender Equity and are organizers and participants in honor of
Tuesday / 23 February 2016
Info tables from 9 am at
PE Complex and Martinez Hall
Evening event / Light Hall / 6:30 pm
On Friday 19 February, Nelson & Marilynn joined Kyle Johnson for a discussion of their choice of WNMU, their activism, campus life and the Black Lives Matter events.
While the American public's interest and understanding of Black History, and indeed our general history, is often lacking, the victories of the 1960s civil rights movement have moved us – as Martin Luther King observed regarding the arc of history – toward justice.
However powerful reactionary forces in our society continue to assault and oppress minority populations while more recently undermining the protections of democracy for all of its citizens as corporate elites have looted the economy and expelled millions of Americans from the middle class.
Within these circumstances, a new movement – Black Lives Matter – has emerged to carry the struggle for justice and equality into the next stage. It is propelled largely by a new generation of young black activists but increasingly embraced by broad swaths of the Black community and supporters within the larger activist community.
Informed by history but not beholden to conventions of past movements, Black Lives Matter has not only challenged cities and police departments across the country for their oppression and murderous violence, but has also confronted our political system in an emphatic and uncompromising manner and are having a significant impact on this presidential election cycle. They have been a serious force in pulling the rug out from under a presumptive Clinton coronation while energizing a grassroots base that has clearly moved Bernie Sanders toward greater awareness of – and responsiveness to – Black voters.
Black Lives Matter will be broadcast
Saturday 20 February 2016 / ~ 11:15 am
Sunday 21 February 2016 / ~ 11:15 am
Or you can listen at your convenience via this link…
Earth Matters / Sagebrush II – Malheur
Earth Matters co-producer and GRIP executive director Allyson Siwik interviews Center for Biological Diversity co-founder and Executive Director Kieran Suckling and NM Wildlife Federation Executive Director Garrett VeneKlasen about January's armed standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon. The takeover has raised the profile of right-wing, anti-government fringe groups and their increasingly violent actions related to public lands management issues. On January 23 at a protest at the Refuge, a Grant Co rancher renounced his Gila National Forest […]


Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 (pdf).
The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia began in 1984 as a summer youth program with modest support from city government. Under the guidance of Jane Golden, however, it gradually grew into one of the largest and most successful public art organizations in the country, garnering support from local corporations, foundations, and individuals to extend the reach and effectiveness of its innovative programs. Now three decades later, the Mural Arts Program has created more than 3,800 murals and public art projects that have made lasting imprints in every Philadelphia neighborhood. In the process, Mural Arts has engaged thousands of people of all ages from across the city, helped hundreds of ex-offenders train for new jobs, transformed the face of struggling commercial corridors, and developed funding partners in both public and private sectors. While the Mural Arts Program has significantly changed the appearance of the city, it has also demonstrated how participatory public art can empower individuals and promote communal healing around difficult issues. This book is a celebration of and guide to the program's success. Unlike Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell and its sequel, More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell, Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 showcases the results of 21 projects completed since 2009 and features essays by policy makers, curators, scholars, and educators that offer valuable lessons for artists, activists, and communities to emulate. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 traces the program's history and evolution, acknowledging the challenges and rewards of growth and change while maintaining a core commitment to social, personal, and community transformation. Contributors include: Dr. Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Arlene Goldbard, Thora Jacobson, Rick Lowe, Dr. Samantha L. Matlin, Paulette Moore, Jeremy Nowak, Maureen H. O'Connell, Elisabeth Perez Luna, Robin Rice, Dr. Jacob Kraemer Tebes, Elizabeth Thomas, Cynthia Weiss, Howard Zehr, and the editors.
Jane Golden has been the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for 30 years. Under Golden's direction, the Mural Arts Program has become the largest program of its kind in the United States. She is the co-author of Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell and More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell.
David Updike is an editor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's publishing department. He has been a consultant to numerous nonprofits and university presses and is a regular contributor to Ornament magazine.


In his three-hour Archive interview, Chuck Jones (1912-2002) fondly recalls creating notable Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Pepe Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote and Road-Runner. He speaks about attending art school, outlines the early days of Hollywood's animation industry in the 1930s and recounts joining the Leon Schlesinger studio in 1933. He discusses Schelsinger's sale of the studio to Warner Brothers, comments on his brief tenure at Walt Disney's studio, and speaks of creating training films with Dr. Seuss during World War II. Jones describes the basics of the animation process, the importance of story, and the challenges of directing a cartoon, and speaks in depth about directing the successful 1967 television special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Tom Sito conducted the interview in Orange County, CA on June 17, 1998.
"The difference between Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny is very simple. Bugs is a comic hero. Daffy is a comic loser. And if you'll think about the history of all comics, you find that most of them fall into the latter category."
Chuck Jones on the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"- sung by the man who voiced "Tony the Tiger"
On cartoons that influenced him; on his time at art school; on pep talks from his uncle when he second guessed his talent; on the importance of understanding bone structure and musculature for drawing; on the "thoughtful line"
On working for Tex Avery; on working for Ub Iwerks - the animator for Mickey Mouse; on washing cells for Iwerks; on "in-betweeners"
Chuck Jones on voiceover master Mel Blanc; on Blanc doing "Daffy Duck's" "you're despicable"
Chuck Jones on voiceover artist June Foray - "Cindy Lou Who"
Chuck Jones on working with Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) on cartoon war films starring "Private Snafu"


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package com.hankcs.hanlp.collection.trie.bintrie;

import com.hankcs.hanlp.collection.trie.ITrie;
import com.hankcs.hanlp.collection.trie.bintrie.BaseNode;
import com.hankcs.hanlp.corpus.io.ByteArray;
import com.hankcs.hanlp.corpus.io.IOUtil;
import com.hankcs.hanlp.utility.TextUtility;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

import static com.hankcs.hanlp.utility.Predefine.logger;

/**
 * 首字直接分配内存,之后二分动态数组的Trie树,能够平衡时间和空间
 *
 * @author hankcs
 */
public class BinTrie<V> extends BaseNode<V> implements ITrie<V>, Externalizable
{
    private int size;

    public BinTrie()
    {
        child = new BaseNode[65535 + 1];    // (int)Character.MAX_VALUE
        size = 0;
        status = Status.NOT_WORD_1;
    }

    /**
     * 插入一个词
     *
     * @param key
     * @param value
     */
    public void put(String key, V value)
    {
        if (key.length() == 0) return;  // 安全起见
        BaseNode branch = this;
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length - 1; ++i)
        {
            // 除了最后一个字外,都是继续
            branch.addChild(new Node(chars[i], Status.NOT_WORD_1, null));
            branch = branch.getChild(chars[i]);
        }
        // 最后一个字加入时属性为end
        if (branch.addChild(new Node<V>(chars[chars.length - 1], Status.WORD_END_3, value)))
        {
            ++size; // 维护size
        }
    }

    public void put(char[] key, V value)
    {
        BaseNode branch = this;
        for (int i = 0; i < key.length - 1; ++i)
        {
            // 除了最后一个字外,都是继续
            branch.addChild(new Node(key[i], Status.NOT_WORD_1, null));
            branch = branch.getChild(key[i]);
        }
        // 最后一个字加入时属性为end
        if (branch.addChild(new Node<V>(key[key.length - 1], Status.WORD_END_3, value)))
        {
            ++size; // 维护size
        }
    }

    /**
     * 设置键值对,当键不存在的时候会自动插入
     * @param key
     * @param value
     */
    public void set(String key, V value)
    {
        put(key.toCharArray(), value);
    }

    /**
     * 删除一个词
     *
     * @param key
     */
    public void remove(String key)
    {
        BaseNode branch = this;
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < chars.length - 1; ++i)
        {
            if (branch == null) return;
            branch = branch.getChild(chars[i]);
        }
        // 最后一个字设为undefined
        if (branch.addChild(new Node(chars[chars.length - 1], Status.UNDEFINED_0, value)))
        {
            --size;
        }
    }

    public boolean containsKey(String key)
    {
        BaseNode branch = this;
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        for (char aChar : chars)
        {
            if (branch == null) return false;
            branch = branch.getChild(aChar);
        }

        return branch != null && (branch.status == Status.WORD_END_3 || branch.status == Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2);
    }

    public V get(String key)
    {
        BaseNode branch = this;
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        for (char aChar : chars)
        {
            if (branch == null) return null;
            branch = branch.getChild(aChar);
        }

        if (branch == null) return null;
        // 下面这句可以保证只有成词的节点被返回
        if (!(branch.status == Status.WORD_END_3 || branch.status == Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2)) return null;
        return (V) branch.getValue();
    }

    public V get(char[] key)
    {
        BaseNode branch = this;
        for (char aChar : key)
        {
            if (branch == null) return null;
            branch = branch.getChild(aChar);
        }

        if (branch == null) return null;
        // 下面这句可以保证只有成词的节点被返回
        if (!(branch.status == Status.WORD_END_3 || branch.status == Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2)) return null;
        return (V) branch.getValue();
    }

    @Override
    public V[] getValueArray(V[] a)
    {
        if (a.length < size)
            a = (V[]) java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(
                    a.getClass().getComponentType(), size);
        int i = 0;
        for (Map.Entry<String, V> entry : entrySet())
        {
            a[i++] = entry.getValue();
        }
        return a;
    }

    /**
     * 获取键值对集合
     *
     * @return
     */
    public Set<Map.Entry<String, V>> entrySet()
    {
        Set<Map.Entry<String, V>> entrySet = new TreeSet<Map.Entry<String, V>>();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (BaseNode node : child)
        {
            if (node == null) continue;
            node.walk(new StringBuilder(sb.toString()), entrySet);
        }
        return entrySet;
    }

    /**
     * 键集合
     * @return
     */
    public Set<String> keySet()
    {
        TreeSet<String> keySet = new TreeSet<String>();
        for (Map.Entry<String, V> entry : entrySet())
        {
            keySet.add(entry.getKey());
        }

        return keySet;
    }

    /**
     * 前缀查询
     *
     * @param key 查询串
     * @return 键值对
     */
    public Set<Map.Entry<String, V>> prefixSearch(String key)
    {
        Set<Map.Entry<String, V>> entrySet = new TreeSet<Map.Entry<String, V>>();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(key.substring(0, key.length() - 1));
        BaseNode branch = this;
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        for (char aChar : chars)
        {
            if (branch == null) return entrySet;
            branch = branch.getChild(aChar);
        }

        if (branch == null) return entrySet;
        branch.walk(sb, entrySet);
        return entrySet;
    }

    /**
     * 前缀查询,包含值
     *
     * @param key 键
     * @return 键值对列表
     */
    public LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, V>> commonPrefixSearchWithValue(String key)
    {
        char[] chars = key.toCharArray();
        return commonPrefixSearchWithValue(chars, 0);
    }

    /**
     * 前缀查询,通过字符数组来表示字符串可以优化运行速度
     *
     * @param chars 字符串的字符数组
     * @param begin 开始的下标
     * @return
     */
    public LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, V>> commonPrefixSearchWithValue(char[] chars, int begin)
    {
        LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, V>> result = new LinkedList<Map.Entry<String, V>>();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        BaseNode branch = this;
        for (int i = begin; i < chars.length; ++i)
        {
            char aChar = chars[i];
            branch = branch.getChild(aChar);
            if (branch == null || branch.status == Status.UNDEFINED_0) return result;
            sb.append(aChar);
            if (branch.status == Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2 || branch.status == Status.WORD_END_3)
            {
                result.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, V>(sb.toString(), (V) branch.value));
            }
        }

        return result;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean addChild(BaseNode node)
    {
        boolean add = false;
        char c = node.getChar();
        BaseNode target = getChild(c);
        if (target == null)
        {
            child[c] = node;
            add = true;
        }
        else
        {
            switch (node.status)
            {
                case UNDEFINED_0:
                    if (target.status != Status.NOT_WORD_1)
                    {
                        target.status = Status.NOT_WORD_1;
                        add = true;
                    }
                    break;
                case NOT_WORD_1:
                    if (target.status == Status.WORD_END_3)
                    {
                        target.status = Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2;
                    }
                    break;
                case WORD_END_3:
                    if (target.status == Status.NOT_WORD_1)
                    {
                        target.status = Status.WORD_MIDDLE_2;
                    }
                    if (target.getValue() == null)
                    {
                        add = true;
                    }
                    target.setValue(node.getValue());
                    break;
            }
        }
        return add;
    }

    public int size()
    {
        return size;
    }

    @Override
    protected char getChar()
    {
        return 0;   // 根节点没有char
    }

    @Override
    public BaseNode getChild(char c)
    {
        return child[c];
    }

    public boolean save(String path)
    {
        try
        {
            DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(IOUtil.newOutputStream(path));
            for (BaseNode node : child)
            {
                if (node == null)
                {
                    out.writeInt(0);
                }
                else
                {
                    out.writeInt(1);
                    node.walkToSave(out);
                }
            }
            out.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            logger.warning("保存到" + path + "失败" + TextUtility.exceptionToString(e));
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int build(TreeMap<String, V> keyValueMap)
    {
        for (Map.Entry<String, V> entry : keyValueMap.entrySet())
        {
            put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
        }
        return 0;
    }

    /**
     * 保存到二进制输出流
     *
     * @param out
     * @return
     */
    public boolean save(DataOutputStream out)
    {
        try
        {
            for (BaseNode node : child)
            {
                if (node == null)
                {
                    out.writeInt(0);
                }
                else
                {
                    out.writeInt(1);
                    node.walkToSave(out);
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            logger.warning("保存到" + out + "失败" + TextUtility.exceptionToString(e));
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * 从磁盘加载二分数组树
     *
     * @param path  路径
     * @param value 额外提供的值数组,按照值的字典序。(之所以要求提供它,是因为泛型的保存不归树管理)
     * @return 是否成功
     */
    public boolean load(String path, V[] value)
    {
        byte[] bytes = IOUtil.readBytes(path);
        if (bytes == null) return false;
        _ValueArray valueArray = new _ValueArray(value);
        ByteArray byteArray = new ByteArray(bytes);
        for (int i = 0; i < child.length; ++i)
        {
            int flag = byteArray.nextInt();
            if (flag == 1)
            {
                child[i] = new Node<V>();
                child[i].walkToLoad(byteArray, valueArray);
            }
        }
        size = value.length;

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * 只加载值,此时相当于一个set
     *
     * @param path
     * @return
     */
    public boolean load(String path)
    {
        byte[] bytes = IOUtil.readBytes(path);
        if (bytes == null) return false;
        _ValueArray valueArray = new _EmptyValueArray();
        ByteArray byteArray = new ByteArray(bytes);
        for (int i = 0; i < child.length; ++i)
        {
            int flag = byteArray.nextInt();
            if (flag == 1)
            {
                child[i] = new Node<V>();
                child[i].walkToLoad(byteArray, valueArray);
            }
        }
        size = -1;  // 不知道有多少

        return true;
    }

    public boolean load(ByteArray byteArray, _ValueArray valueArray)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < child.length; ++i)
        {
            int flag = byteArray.nextInt();
            if (flag == 1)
            {
                child[i] = new Node<V>();
                child[i].walkToLoad(byteArray, valueArray);
            }
        }
        size = valueArray.value.length;

        return true;
    }

    public boolean load(ByteArray byteArray, V[] value)
    {
        return load(byteArray, newValueArray().setValue(value));
    }

    public _ValueArray newValueArray()
    {
        return new _ValueArray();
    }

    @Override
    public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException
    {
        out.writeInt(size);
        for (BaseNode node : child)
        {
            if (node == null)
            {
                out.writeInt(0);
            }
            else
            {
                out.writeInt(1);
                node.walkToSave(out);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void readExternal(ObjectInput in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
        size = in.readInt();
        for (int i = 0; i < child.length; ++i)
        {
            int flag = in.readInt();
            if (flag == 1)
            {
                child[i] = new Node<V>();
                child[i].walkToLoad(in);
            }
        }
    }
}


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Live At Montreux, 2004
23 tracks | 2012 | 137 min | TV-G
Phil Collins has made a number of appearances at Montreux over the years. This set was filmed at the 2004 festival and captures Phil performing all of his best known hits from his solo career. This combination of all his classic songs coupled with the rarely seen big band material shows the breadth of musical genres Phil has covered in his career and makes a perfect celebration of Phil Collins' association with Montreux. Music video by Phil Collins __© 2004 Montreux Sounds (/RTS), under exclusive license to Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.
Drums, Drums & More Drums
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
Don't Lose My Number
You'll Be In My Heart
Hang In Long Enough
Groovy Kind Of Love
I Missed Again
You Can't Hurry Love
Wear My Hat
Sussudio
Because you like Phil Collins
Live at Montreux 1996Phil Collins
Going Back - Live at Roseland Ballroom, NYCPhil Collins
Live At Montreux, 2003Simply Red
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary ConcertsVarious Artists
Classic Albums: Face ValuePhil Collins
Live at the RosebowlU2


The research of this thesis developed experiments inside a sealed environmental chamber to examine the effectiveness of a botanical air filter with an assisting fan and a loose-packed growth media (i.e., Biowall) in removing toluene from air. Through injecting a known amount of toluene and continuously monitoring its decay inside the environmental chamber, five different toluene decay rates were quantified: the natural decay rate (empty chamber), the decay rates with the presence of the Biowall for two different fan speeds, and the decay rates with the presence of growth media without the plants for dry and wet conditions. The clean air delivery rates for the Biowall with both fan speeds and the growth media with both conditions were then found through the mass conservation of contaminates equation with respect to the natural decay rate and the chamber's volume. Additionally, with the reference to ASHRAE 62.2 standard for acceptable ventilation rates for residential buildings, weather data, and typical home sizes, the thesis estimated preliminary potential energy savings in ventilation for different climate zones based on the clean air delivery rates of the Biowall.
Alraddadi, Osama Saad, "INVESTIGATING THE TOLUENE REMOVAL OF A BOTANICAL AIR FILTER WITH A LOOSE-PACKED GROWTH MEDIA FOR POTENTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS" (2016). Open Access Theses. 1231.


Ordinary council meetings are scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month (unless the Monday is a public holiday, in which case the meeting will be held on the Tuesday).
Above is a list of recent and upcoming Agendas for Council Meetings. Note that as of May 2004 the Minutes will no longer be published as a separate document.
Instead, Council will publish its Agenda for the next meeting on the Friday before the meeting takes place. The minutes of the previous meeting are included within each agenda.
If you are looking for Local Planning Panel Meetings and Minutes please click here.


In the battle "Fixed price VS Time & Materials", the latter one seems to be winning during the last years. More and more developers and clients convert to this business model as it has proven its undeniable benefits.
At Celadon, we recently gave up on the fixed price model at all, switching to 100% T&M. Below we will explain our decision and will give some real-life examples from our work in favor of T&M.
Fixed price is still popular in the Middle East market - here is why.
First, as the name implies, the model means that you work with a fixed budget. It seems easier for the client - and gives an illusion of control over the budget.
Since the budget is discussed beforehand, it means that all deadlines are also clearly set (together with project goals). This, in turn, should have led to high project predictability.
However, if the software project steps out from the standard even for a tiny bit (and in the software industry, being an innovative one, there is almost always something out of standard), the big fat cons are coming out.
One of the biggest flaws is its lack of flexibility. Say, you have to implement some changes really fast and this is critical. Fixed price will not allow it. The project includes only that scope of work that you discussed.
Oh, and did we mention the high costs due to the possible "risks"?
Therefore, in light of these disadvantages, Time & Material model steadily and confidently has built its way up to the hearts of developers and clients. What is so good about it?
If we are speaking about more or less complex and long-term project, Time & Material approach is what will work better.
Think about the possible scope of work. It is impossible to forecast all the features and all the challenges if we speak about a long-lasting project.
Then (and it is true for short-term projects as well), you may want to apply certain changes to the project. Maybe you will get an amazing idea or you will understand that something has to be replaced, but in any case, fixed price model will not allow that.
T&M model allows 100% flexibility and enables developers to apply changes during the development process. Such an approach saves not only time but money too. Why is that?
Imagine that you have a project that is ready for release and then you understand that it could use a bit of improvement. If you work by fixed price, you will have once again to re-do the documents and negotiate on pricing. In addition, the prices in such conditions are normally higher than the ones in the T&M model.
Another bonus of T&M model is full control over the project for the client. If the development company works by such a model, it normally informs the client about work progress with regular updates and meetings, not mentioning the transparency of all communication.
Now let's have a look at the typical situation that we faced so often in our practice when we tried to work by fixed price model.
The scenario below happened quite often when we were working by a fixed price model.
The client used to describe the project the way he saw it, without too many details. We estimated the project according to the description and listed down the tasks according to our estimation.
We then formulated the price and here was the problem. Upon signing the documents, the client focused on price – not on the work scope that was included in it.
Now, if we speak about software projects, they are normally very complex, with a great variety of tasks involved. So the project estimation has to be done very thoroughly. The trick is that the client also has to invest a lot of their time in the estimation process but it does not happen very often.
During the stage when we get down to work, it turns out that many changes or improvements have to be done.
The client considered them as something obvious while these things were not stated in our agreement. This leads to us doing re-calculations and negotiating the scope of work once again, losing time, deadlines and focus.
For the client, this leads to more money spent, and the overall situation causes a lot of tension as the client has a feeling of somehow losing.
With Time & Material approach, this does not happen. Of course, we negotiate on a certain budget and we aim to fit in it and provide weekly reports to the customer.
The client, in his turn, sees the result and always knows where the money goes.
Most importantly, both the client and the development team share one goal – to create a product with maximum quality that the budget allows. And it's up to the client to decrease or increase the budget as the work goes on.
What, if the client doesn't have enough budget?
Of course, such a scenario is possible. With T&M, we have the most acceptable solution.
If your budget is limited, we will estimate your desired functional, determine the most important features and will develop them within the budget.
As an outcome, you will receive a working MVP product that you will be able to improve in the future. Moreover, we often manage to do even more than we estimated. Anyway, the client receives a functioning product.
In case of fixed price, the client with low budget often gets in trouble. He will receive offers from numerous companies and most probably will choose the one that suits him in terms of price – but he will not consider the functional that the price includes.
Eventually, the client will either have to pay for additional features or will receive a bad-quality product – we've seen quite a lot of such cases and the outcome was disappointing.
However, there is one important thing to keep in mind when we speak about Time & Material. Such an approach demands a certain level of trust between the client and the company. We noticed that in the Middle East region, and UAE this is quite an issue due to the amount of non-reliable software contractors. And that's sad.
But why would you decide to work with a company if you don't trust it at all?
Always keep in mind what is most important for your project (i.e. the functional) and stick to it. Try to think about features crucial for the project and its work. After it's ready, you will have plenty of time to add other features.
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30cm (12 inches)1/f Yuragi work.
Stature customizable: 80cm – 97cm (31 inch to 38 inch).
Movable tilt edge: 90 deg/45 deg.
Wind spreads around and cools evenly with 12-inch rotors.
Adjust to left or right as needed.
Two-tone with beautiful bright colors.
90 Degree Rotation from Left to Right & Right to Left.
Modify the breeze has two levels.
Alter the breeze has three levels.
Twist control over the turbo engine with high caliber.
• Change the breeze has three levels.
• 5 sharp edges for wind control frameworks ceaselessly.
• Tallness movable to three levels as required.
• Left to Right and Right to Left.