Gibraltar (PRESS RELEASE) -- 888.com, one of the World's leading entertainment companies, has launched a new website, dedicated to responsible gaming, called 888 Responsible (http://www.888responsible.com/).
As global leader in online entertainment, 888.com (http://www.888.com/) contributes many resources for the benefit of society in general and issues that involve gaming in particular. The new site is the latest addition to this social involvement, which is one of 888.com's top priorities as a company.
Ruth Tanami, 888.com's Director of Responsible Gaming, says 888 Responsible offers comprehensive and easily accessible information about responsible gaming practices, dealing with problem gambling, preventing underage gambling, charity activity and more.
The new website provides tools with which to address online gaming. Parents can learn how to identify if their teenage son or daughter might have a problem related to gambling, while players can take the self-assessment to test to determine their gambling habits, learn how to keep out of debt and even how they can exclude themselves from playing at online casinos.
888.com has also collaborated with GamCare (http://www.gamcare.co.uk/), the British National Association for Gambling Care Educational Resources & Training, and has received the association's Certification.
GamCare is one of the leading authorities on the provision of information, advice and practical help in addressing the social impact of gambling. 888 and GamCare now cooperate to keep a healthy gaming environment and to allow players to enjoy the game.
Andrew Poole, GamCare's Head of Online Services said 888.com deserve the organization's certificate for its high standards of social responsibility.
"We are delighted to award 888 with our Certification as a mark of their excellent standards of practice," Said Poole. "GamCare has a commitment to promote responsible attitudes to gambling, and we recognise the importance of acknowledging those organisations that have attained high standards of social responsibility and player protection, issues that are becoming increasingly important for any remote operator."
"GamCare recognises the good work 888.com has achieved in producing an informative site that aims to not only help people keep their gambling in control, but that also identifies how people can access support for themselves or someone else who may be affected by a gambling problem," added Poole. "Ensuring that gaming remains responsible and fun demands a collaborative effort from not only the gaming companies, but also from support agencies, governments and individual gamblers too. It is encouraging to see 888.com contributing in this way."


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Q: How to get distinct date in required timezone in PostgreSQL? I'm looking to fetch the unique date when the user was signed up.
SELECT DISTINCT createdAt::date FROM user

My database timestamp is in UTC, so I'm getting unique dates in UTC. How do I get unique date in another timezone ( say IST ) ?
Thanks!

A: As mentioned in the comment above, trying the below query solves it.
SELECT DISTINCT (createdat at time zone 'Asia/Kolkata')::date FROM user

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An expert system for fault diagnosis in internal combustion engines using wavelet packet transform and neural network
Jian-Da Wu, Chiu Hong Liu
Graduate Institute of Vehicle Engineering
In the present study, a fault diagnosis system is proposed for internal combustion engines using wavelet packet transform (WPT) and artificial neural network (ANN) techniques. In fault diagnosis for mechanical systems, WPT is a well-known signal processing technique for fault detection and identification. The signal processing algorithm of the present system is gained from previous work used for speech recognition. In the preprocessing of sound emission signals, WPT coefficients are used for evaluating their entropy and treated as the features to distinguish the fault conditions. Obviously, WPT can improve the continuous wavelet transform (CWT) used over a longer computing time and huge operand. It can also solve the frequency-band disagreement by discrete wavelet transform (DWT) only breaking up the approximation version. In the experimental work, the wavelets are used as mother wavelets to build and perform the proposed WPT technique. In the classification, to verify the effect of the proposed generalized regression neural network (GRNN) in fault diagnosis, a conventional back-propagation network (BPN) is compared with a GRNN network. The experimental results showed the proposed system achieved an average classification accuracy of over 95% for various engine working conditions.
Expert Systems with Applications
3 PART 1
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2008.03.008
Discrete wavelet transforms
Backpropagation
Fault detection
Wavelet transforms
Frequency bands
Wu, J-D., & Liu, C. H. (2009). An expert system for fault diagnosis in internal combustion engines using wavelet packet transform and neural network. Expert Systems with Applications, 36(3 PART 1), 4278-4286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2008.03.008
Wu, Jian-Da ; Liu, Chiu Hong. / An expert system for fault diagnosis in internal combustion engines using wavelet packet transform and neural network. In: Expert Systems with Applications. 2009 ; Vol. 36, No. 3 PART 1. pp. 4278-4286.
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Q: How to save a binary file accessed from a database in C#? I have accessed a database which stores employee photos through a c# query. My question is: how can I save the photos to a regular file on my hard drive through a c# program? To create the file, I understand I will be using FileMode.Create and perhaps the SaveFileDialog class?
This is how I have read in the file:
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
    connection.Open();
    SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
    try
    {
        while (reader.Read())
        {
            Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0}, {1}, {2}, {3}", reader["emp_id"], reader["first_name"], reader["last_name"], reader["photo"]));
            FileStream fs = new FileStream(SaveFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Open); //something of this nature?
        }
    }
    finally
    {
        reader.Close();
    }
}

I have extracted necessary information from this SO question, but it doesn't really help me on saving the file. So, I am asking for some assistance on how to go about saving a binary file, which is a picture, that I want to save on my computer.

A: File.WriteAllBytes will write bytes to a file of a given name.
In full, something like
File.WriteAllBytes(fileName, (byte[])reader["photo"]);

You can use a save file dialog to save the files, yes. But that's really more a question of your UX design (and application design). In general, loops and dialogs don't play very well - if you make me select 10 different file names to save photos with names you could choose yourself, I'm going to be angry at you :P


At WordCamp US 2018 I had the chance to sit down with Jason Bahl and Ryan Kanner, both engineers at Digital First Media in Denver, Colorado, and contributors to the WPGraphQL project. WPGraphQL is an open source plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for any WordPress site.
Bahl, who created and maintains the project, also gave a lightning talk at WCUS on using GraphQL with Gutenberg to improve the performance of custom blocks, as well as the developer experience of building them.
In our interview, Bahl and Kanner offer a general overview of the differences between GraphQL and REST. They explained how Digital First Media improved performance for the company's publications by switching from REST to GraphQL. We also discussed how Gutenberg is a great use case for GraphQL and whether the project is something that could someday be included in WordPress core.


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Home Cricket News [Watch] Fan Watches Entire IPL Match With Anushka Sharma
[Watch] Fan Watches Entire IPL Match With Anushka Sharma
Saatvik Oberoi
A fan watches an IPL game with Anushka Sharma (Credit: Instagram)
It has now become a recurring thing in cricket and sports in general where players bring their wives/girlfriends to watch their match. This often happens nowadays atleast in cricket more than any other sport. We have seen Anushka Sharma, Athiya Shetty, Ritika Sajdeh among many others present at the stadium to support their boyfriend's/husband's team.
One of such instances happened in an IPL match where a fan had a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch an entire match with Anushka. She is one of the most famous actresses and producers of the bollywood industry.
She has been married to Virat Kohli since 2017 and have a one year old kid named Vamika as well. A fan was able to watch the entire game against Delhi Capitals alongside Anushka Sharma. The video posted by the fan went viral and it was an opportunity no one would dare to leave.
The video shows how the fan's first ever match at stadium went. Anushka and the fan were seated in the corporate box at the iconic Wankhede stadium. She was shy at first and showed how close Anushka and her family were to her in the stadium. Finally she and her friends gathered the courage to go upto Anushka for a couple of pictures and videos . It was a very wholesome moment as seen in the video.
A post shared by Raveena Ahuja (@raveena_ahuja)
The video has so far garnered 10 million views with a couple of days. A number of persons were awestruck with the video and some didn't shy away from posting their remarks.
A person wrote, "Jealousy level at peak." Another person said, "God's favourite child you are!!" "OMG How can someone be so lucky mahn!!" commented an Instagram user. "How does it feels to live someone else's dream," read another comment.
This would be an opportunity or luck everyone would be dreaming about and only some are able to live it out.
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Labour MP makes case for urgent legislation to stop Lord Ashcroft and CCHQ from funding target seats
Conservatism is better than liberalism – and Putin much, much worse than either
Benedict Rogers: Character, values and dignity. Why I am voting for Hunt.
Michael Gove: I have shown in government that I deliver. And as Prime Minister, I will deliver Brexit – and stop Corbyn.
Dean Godson: There are plenty of ideas on the centre-right. Here's how it can create a new, decent, patriotric consensus.
Chloe Westley: Pursuing happiness doesn't guarantee finding it
Ex-Guardian journalist and Labour MP for the super marginal seat of Battersea was on the Today programme this morning. As a member of Peter Hain's deputy leadership campaign, Martin Linton was there to explain how the Work & Pensions Secretary had failed to declare £103,000 of donations to that campaign. You would think that Mr Linton wouldn't be keen to talk about party political funding but no. Here are extracts from a speech he made in Westminster Hall on Tuesday about Lord Ashcroft's funding of the Conservative Party. Mr Linton is the MP leading Labour backbench attempts to regulate the funding of political parties between elections.
The Tories are raising more money: "Overall, Tory associations have raised almost as much from
individual donations since the last election as they did in the whole
period between 2001 and 2005. On the much more important matter of
donations to Conservative central office, which is at a far higher
level, the Conservatives have already raised more since 2005—£15
million in individual donations, never mind other kinds—than they did
between 2001 and 2005, when they raised £14.8 million."
The Tories are spending money earlier: "The truth is that many Conservative candidates are starting their
campaigns now. In doing so, they are importing two of the least
desirable characteristics of politics in the United States. We are
spending a lot more money than we used to, and we are starting to spend
it earlier, although we are nowhere near the obscene amounts spent in
American politics yet. Spending has practically doubled in every US
election this century. Bush spent $95 million on his primary campaign
in 2000 and $269 million, nearly triple that, in 2004. Overall spending
by all candidates on primaries, elections and conventions rose from
$649 million in 2000 to just over $1 billion in 2004, and all the signs
predict that it will rise even higher in 2008. American
politics, I readily confess, is now so distorted by big money that
merely saying that we are not as bad as the Americans is not saying
very much. Perhaps more alarming is the fact that candidates are
following the American example by starting to campaign a couple of
years before the election is remotely likely to occur. From all over
the country, we hear reports that candidates are starting to deliver
regular newsletters, not saying what they are doing—because, of course,
they hold no position—but attacking the Government and the incumbent
MP. That is exactly what we expect them to do during an election
campaign, but they are starting two years early."
Ashcroft has funded seats successfully before: "As a freelance operation, Lord Ashcroft and two other donors channelled
£1.3 million into marginal seats outside the Conservative campaign.
Ashcroft was typically getting £20,000 or £40,000 cheques to candidates
who met with his approval. We also know that it worked. Peter Bradley,
who lost his seat in The Wrekin, has calculated that there was a higher
swing in the seats that received that money than in other seats. We
know that Lord Ashcroft agreed with that assessment because, although
things were a bit gloomy at central office on the night of the last
election, he was celebrating the fact that 25 of the 33 gains involved
candidates to whom he had given money. We also know that he was
planning to do the same next time, not as a freelancer outside the
Conservative campaign, but as vice-chairman of the Conservative party,
sitting in party headquarters and orchestrating things from there."
Labour incompetence made this possible: "Until 2000, it was impossible for candidates to campaign between
elections without it counting towards their election expenses. We
accidentally changed the law in the Political Parties, Elections and
Referendums Act 2000, so that candidates' spending limits
are switched on not by candidates themselves declaring themselves as
candidates or starting to campaign, but by the dissolution. That was
never intended; apparently there was a mix-up on the last day of the
Bill's debate in the House of Lords. Although the mix-up was
unforgivable, I have never heard anyone take responsibility for it."
Labour must legislate against Ashcroft very quickly: "To have any beneficial effect, legislation to close the Ashcroft
loophole must be on the statute book well before the next election—by
summer, or by Christmas at the very latest—as the experience of the
past few elections has shown us that candidates and parties tend to
launch their campaigns in January of the year in which the election is
held."
Related links: CCHQ highlights widespread abuse of parliamentary communications allowance by Labour MPs and 'Lord Ashcroft merely levels the playing field'
The 17 Conservative MPs who rebelled against the Government on prorogation – and the ministers who failed to vote
The final four candidates shortlisted in the Montgomeryshire selection race
Dates of the Conservative leadership hustings for Party members
Conservative leadership election. Candidates' polices – full list
Johnson endorses Conservative Voice's proposal for a Party Commission to pursue democratic reform
Hunt is "deeply saddened" by Darroch quitting
Shortlist for the South Cambridgeshire Conservative candidate selection
Published: July 8, 2019
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There are some you out that may have an interest in real estate, but don't know where to start. And also some of you that may have a bad taste in your mouth because you currently or previously owned some real estate, and didn't have the best experience. During my past two years, I have basically been in the "due diligence" phase of real estate while working with clients to help them with their finances, and these are a few things I picked up along the way.
So here are a couple reasons to consider doing real estate?
It's tangible: there is a physical piece of property that you can touch, feel, own, and have access to.
If invested properly, it will provide predictable passive income that can be counted on to grow your wealth.
80% of millionaires built their wealth with real estate!
True diversification: what I mean is, many people I meet with tell me that their portfolio is diversified, but when we take a look, everything they own is in paper assets (stock market) in one way or another. Robert Kyosaki explains his idea of diversification should consist of 3 asset classes: paper assets, real estate, and business.
Real estate provides an easy way for people to get some of their money out of the wall street casino (stock market as some people call it) and into a physical piece of property that can give more control over their money and provide passive income.
Why do some people seem to do well and others don't with real estate?
There are definitely some do's and don'ts that I wanted to share with you to make your entry into real estate enjoyable.
Learn: you can't expect to buy the first property, have it be a complete success with no hick ups and master the game right out the gates, that would be nice, but unlikely. Two ways to learn that I think are critical. 1. Read a book on the topic, if you need recommendations, just let me know. 2. Find a mentor: not just anybody who owns a house or even owns a rental property. You need to find someone who is living the lifestyle that you dream of and has had lots of success in the real estate game. Trust me, if uncle Joe owns one or two small houses and rents them out from time to time, he's probably not really enjoying being a landlord. Remember, I said there are some do's and don'ts. But with that said, you can definitely learn from others mistakes, just don't get discouraged when some of the feedback is telling you that real estate is not the way to go.
This is information directly received by me from my business and real estate coach with over 27 years of successful real estate experience. You ready for it?
He said, "Dan, if you want in the real estate world, you have to know the game." Ok.. so how do I learn the game? Then he said, if you really want to be successful in real estate, you have to build a team around you to help and not try to know everything on your own. This is huge guys and gals, and this is also where many people will slip up and go on thinking they can read a book or two and do the rest all by themselves. If you want to be successful, build a team.
So what does that mean? Coach Bill then told me to pick up the phone and call all the professionals that are involved in the process of acquiring, managing, and owning real estate.
Investors that have been successful (mentor), title company, management company, bankers. Have a conversation with them over the phone, or meet up with them and buy them coffee, take notes, and enjoy the process of learning!
Continue with Part 2 here!
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This skin care kit comes with a Smart Foam Face Wash, Instantly Brighten Polishing Mask, Accelerating Booster, Pure Radiance Daytime Moisturizer and Skin Perfecting Night Treatment.
But, I still enjoyed the chance to try out these products. The Smart Foam face wash was a really nice cleanser. I've never used a foaming face wash before, and it is definitely a different experience! It is very gentle, which I like, since I have somewhat sensitive skin. This foaming face wash helps brighten skin, unclog pores, exfoliates skin, and tones, balances and soothes.
The polishing mask was also a great product. This 3-in-1 scrub/mask/cleanser exfoliates, brightens and detoxifies your skin for a radiant glow. I noticed my skin was a lot smoother after using this for a couple weeks!
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*public static* **$magicMethods**
#### atLeastOnce()

 *public static* atLeastOnce($params = null)

Checks if a method has been invoked at least one
time.

If the number of invocations is 0 it will throw an exception in verify.

``` php
<?php
$user = Stub::make(
    'User',
    array(
        'getName' => Stub::atLeastOnce(function() { return 'Davert';}),
        'someMethod' => function() {}
    )
);
$user->getName();
$user->getName();
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $params
 * `return` StubMarshaler

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L696)

#### bindParameters()

 *protected static* bindParameters($mock, $params)

 * `param \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject` $mock
 * `param array` $params

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L516)

#### closureIfNull()

 *private static* closureIfNull($params)

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L740)

#### consecutive()

 *public static* consecutive()

Stubbing a method call to return a list of values in the specified order.

``` php
<?php
$user = Stub::make('User', array('getName' => Stub::consecutive('david', 'emma', 'sam', 'amy')));
$user->getName(); //david
$user->getName(); //emma
$user->getName(); //sam
$user->getName(); //amy
?>
```
 * `return` ConsecutiveMap

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L765)

#### construct()

 *public static* construct($class, $constructorParams = null, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates a class instance by running constructor.
Parameters for constructor passed as second argument
Properties and methods can be set in third argument.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::construct('User', array('autosave' => false));
Stub::construct('User', array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
Stub::construct(new User, array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in third parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::construct('User', array(), array('save' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::construct('User', array(), array('save' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param array` $constructorParams
 * `param array` $params
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L287)

#### constructEmpty()

 *public static* constructEmpty($class, $constructorParams = null, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates a class instance by running constructor with all methods replaced with dummies.
Parameters for constructor passed as second argument
Properties and methods can be set in third argument.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmpty('User', array('autosave' => false));
Stub::constructEmpty('User', array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmpty(new User, array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in third parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmpty('User', array(), array('save' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::constructEmpty('User', array(), array('save' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param array` $constructorParams
 * `param array` $params
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L339)

#### constructEmptyExcept()

 *public static* constructEmptyExcept($class, $method, $constructorParams = null, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates a class instance by running constructor with all methods replaced with dummies, except one.
Parameters for constructor passed as second argument
Properties and methods can be set in third argument.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmptyExcept('User', 'save');
Stub::constructEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmptyExcept(new User, 'save', array('autosave' => false), array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in third parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::constructEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array(), array('save' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::constructEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array(), array('save' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param string` $method
 * `param array` $constructorParams
 * `param array` $params
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L396)

#### copy()

 *public static* copy($obj, $params = null)

Clones an object and redefines it's properties (even protected and private)

 * `param`       $obj
 * `param array` $params
 * `return` mixed

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L241)

#### doGenerateMock()

 *private static* doGenerateMock($args, $isAbstract = null)

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L459)

#### exactly()

 *public static* exactly($count, $params = null)

Checks if a method has been invoked a certain amount
of times.
If the number of invocations exceeds the value it will immediately throw an
exception,
If the number is less it will later be checked in verify() and also throw an
exception.

``` php
<?php
$user = Stub::make(
    'User',
    array(
        'getName' => Stub::exactly(3, function() { return 'Davert';}),
        'someMethod' => function() {}
    )
);
$user->getName();
$user->getName();
$user->getName();
?>
```

 * `param int` $count
 * `param mixed` $params
 * `return` StubMarshaler

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L732)

#### extractTestCaseFromArgs()

 *private static* extractTestCaseFromArgs($args)

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L481)

#### factory()

 *public static* factory($class, $num = null, $params = null)

Creates $num instances of class through `Stub::make`.

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param int` $num
 * `param array` $params
 * `return` array

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L95)

#### generateMock()

 *private static* generateMock()

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L431)

#### generateMockForAbstractClass()

 *private static* generateMockForAbstractClass()

Returns a mock object for the specified abstract class with all abstract
methods of the class mocked. Concrete methods to mock can be specified with
the last parameter

 * `param`  string $originalClassName
 * `param`  array $arguments
 * `param`  string $mockClassName
 * `param`  boolean $callOriginalConstructor
 * `param`  boolean $callOriginalClone
 * `param`  boolean $callAutoload
 * `param`  array $mockedMethods
 * `param`  boolean $cloneArguments
 * `return` object
 * `since`  Method available since Release 1.0.0
 * `throws` \InvalidArgumentException

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L454)

#### getClassname()

 *protected static* getClassname($object)
 * `todo` should be simplified

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L584)

#### getMethodsToReplace()

 *protected static* getMethodsToReplace($reflection, $params)

 * `param \ReflectionClass` $reflection
 * `param` $params
 * `return` array

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L602)

#### make()

 *public static* make($class, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates a class without executing a constructor.
Properties and methods can be set as a second parameter.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::make('User');
Stub::make('User', array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
Stub::make(new User, array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in second parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::make('User', array('save' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::make('User', array('save' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class - A class to be mocked
 * `param array` $params - properties and methods to set
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object - mock
 * `throws` \RuntimeException when class does not exist

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L46)

#### makeEmpty()

 *public static* makeEmpty($class, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates class having all methods replaced with dummies.
Constructor is not triggered.
Properties and methods can be set as a second parameter.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::makeEmpty('User');
Stub::makeEmpty('User', array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
Stub::makeEmpty(new User, array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in second parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::makeEmpty('User', array('save' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::makeEmpty('User', array('save' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param array` $params
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L215)

#### makeEmptyExcept()

 *public static* makeEmptyExcept($class, $method, $params = null, $testCase = null)

Instantiates class having all methods replaced with dummies except one.
Constructor is not triggered.
Properties and methods can be replaced.
Even protected and private properties can be set.

``` php
<?php
Stub::makeEmptyExcept('User', 'save');
Stub::makeEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array('name' => 'davert'));
?>
```

Accepts either name of class or object of that class

``` php
<?php
* Stub::makeEmptyExcept(new User, 'save');
?>
```

To replace method provide it's name as a key in second parameter
and it's return value or callback function as parameter

``` php
<?php
Stub::makeEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array('isValid' => function () { return true; }));
Stub::makeEmptyExcept('User', 'save', array('isValid' => true }));
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $class
 * `param string` $method
 * `param array` $params
 * `param bool|\PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase` $testCase
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L143)

#### markAsMock()

 *private static* markAsMock($mock, $reflection)

Set __mock flag, if at all possible

 * `param object` $mock
 * `param \ReflectionClass` $reflection
 * `return` object

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L78)

#### never()

 *public static* never($params = null)

Checks if a method never has been invoked

If method invoked, it will immediately throw an
exception.

``` php
<?php
$user = Stub::make('User', array('getName' => Stub::never(), 'someMethod' => function() {}));
$user->someMethod();
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $params
 * `return` StubMarshaler

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L631)

#### once()

 *public static* once($params = null)

Checks if a method has been invoked exactly one
time.

If the number is less or greater it will later be checked in verify() and also throw an
exception.

``` php
<?php
$user = Stub::make(
    'User',
    array(
        'getName' => Stub::once(function() { return 'Davert';}),
        'someMethod' => function() {}
    )
);
$userName = $user->getName();
$this->assertEquals('Davert', $userName);
?>
```

 * `param mixed` $params
 * `return` StubMarshaler

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L664)

#### update()

 *public static* update($mock, array $params)

Replaces properties of current stub

 * `param \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject` $mock
 * `param array` $params
 * `return` mixed
 * `throws` \LogicException

[See source](https://github.com/Codeception/Codeception/blob/2.2/src/Codeception/Util/Stub.php#L500)

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The South Bank
Ideator
Hattie Lloyd 31/01/19
The Hottest New Bars in London Right Now
Welcome to our pick of the best new bars in London right now: a regularly-updated list of our favourite drinking-den openings from the past few months.
We've created it because if Christopher Columbus were alive today – and if he wanted to visit the best new bars in London – he'd have wanted a First Mate just like The Nudge to act both as his primary navigator and his moral compass.
But mainly as a navigator.
Which means, long story short, you are Columbus, and we're here to help.
We'll start by letting you know about the best new drinking dens in London – right now:
The newest addition to London's bar scene, Tincture comes with strong pedigree. It's the brainchild of Carl Brown, who designed the drinks for Dishoom and spent a good few years as Head Bartender at the Waldorf. For his own solo spot, he's shining a light on tinctures – alcoholic spirits infused with different flavours. The resulting cocktails on the menu look deceptively simple, with only three ingredients each – but arrive layered with nuance. Plus, it's all set in a laid-back, prohibition-styled basement – making it very easy to wile away an hour or two.
Aaaand the prize for most beautiful new bar goes to… Smokey Kudu. Particularly because, given its location under a railway arch, you're hardly expecting it. A grand chandelier casts shimmering gold tones over the central horseshoe bar and the banquettes crammed around the rest of the space, providing the world's most flattering lighting for a date. And it's not just a pretty face – as the next opening from the Kudu team, the South African-inspired cocktails and biltong snacks are all tip-top.
Recently reopening after a January break, Bar Aspen is one for the wine lovers. It's a pop up housed in the cellars of a Camden coffee shop, and feels like a Parisian wine bar that's been hustled into London. The natural-led wine list has been compiled by Sunny Hodge, founder of South London's Diogenes The Dog (also worth a look), and you'll be serenaded with live music as you sip.
For a different kind of wine, head to Moto. It's a dedicated sake bar in Covent Garden that helpfully arranges its bottles on a flavour scale behind the bar; from light to rich, aromatic to umami. If you want to try a bit of everything, they group trios together in flights – or you can sample them in the form of cocktails, with a couple of traditional Japanese dishes on the side. And if you find something you really like, you can take it home with you, too.
Finally, there's Doña – it's a pop up mezcal bar that's been open for a few months now, but is very much worth a trip – even if you're not a mezcal fan. The female-led team behind it (who also run London Mezcal Week and created Dangerous Don mezcal) have taken over a Stoke Newington basement and transformed it into a boozy boudoir, with pink walls, feather boas round the bar and tiny little chilli pepper lights. What you're here for, though, are the agave-leaning cocktails – which go down very well with their nightly live music.
So there's nothing tequila the atmosphere.
Main image: Tincture
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How Dennis won the Ultimate race
…as Kalu relishes Ultimate Conquest
HAVING outsmarted his fellow contestants in the waters of Usaka River, Dennis Okike brought the Gulder Ultimate Search full circle as he emerged the 10th champion. In the final battle among the warriors, Dennis got the better of Dr. Edmund Umeabuani and Ifunanya Onike as he sought out the 10th symbol.
For his feat, Dennis won N10 million and a brand new Mitsubishi Pajero 3.0L GLS AT (full Option) courtesy of CFAO Motors Nigeria, the official automotive partners of Gulder Ultimate Search 10. Being the last female contestant standing, Ifunanya is already guaranteed N1 million in addition to her prize money.
In the same vein, Kalu Kalu, a final year student of Industrial Mathematics in the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, became the winner of the first-ever fans' edition of Gulder Ultimate Search.
On the final day of the search, the warriors got a message from the Council of Elders ordering them to pack their bags and make their way to where they draw water as host, Chidi awaited them and gave them the next set of instructions.
The final task was to search for the 10th symbol. To do that, each of them would make use of a clue which would take them to two different locations to retrieve two pieces of the map that would lead to where the 10th symbol was buried. Another clue at their first locations would direct them to the next location. It was a race against time and the last man to the next location was evicted.
Edmund and Ifunanya's first clue led them to the Place of the Talking Drum to retrieve the first map piece; while Bobby and Dennis went to the Mud Field. Subsequently, Bobby and Dennis headed to the Place of the Talking Drum for their second piece while Edmund and Ifunanya raced to the Mud Field. Edmund returned first, followed by Ifunanya. Dennis edged Bobby out of the quest when he beat him to the finish line. Bobby was instantly evicted.
With their maps pieced together, the remaining warriors had all they needed to proceed to find the Sceptre. On their maps three spots were marked 'X' as possible places the 10thsymbol was buried. Ifunanya was in the lead, having figured out the direction first. However, her first attempt at crossing the river with the aid of a rope saw her falling into the water while Edmund and Dennis moved on.
Edmund arrived first and headed straight to one of the spots marked on the map and began his search. Dennis joined shortly. Ifunanya had barely stepped in the river when Dennis raised what turned out to be a false alarm. All he had was a piece of debris lying under the river. The protracted search had the warriors glancing at their maps intermittently as Dennis kept digging up dirt after dirt from the river.
After many futile efforts, Dennis eventually dug up the Sceptre from under a slant palm tree in the river and thereby ended the long search for the 10th symbol. He was instantly inducted into the Order of Heroes as the 10th Ultimate Man by Chidi Mokeme, the Anchor-man.
The fans' edition of Gulder Ultimate Search was hosted by Bob Manuel Udokwu. Gulder gave fans and viewers of the show a chance to compete in the show from the comfort of their homes.
To qualify, contestants bought bottles of Gulder beer and looked under the crown corks for unique codes. The codes were then sent to a short code along with the consumer's name, age and state. The consumers receive SMS with questions from clues related to the GUS 10 transmitted on TV.
Consumers who correctly answered six questions got the opportunity to answer the Anchor man's challenge which was released on the seventh day by 11pm. Mouth-watering prizes such as Gulder gift packs, units of DSTV Walkas, 300 Dual-Sim Android Phones, 50 Tablets and millions worth of recharge cards were won by viewers that successfully answered the Anchor man's challenge.
By the fourth week, the first 12 that correctly answered the Anchorman's Challenge were invited to participate in the one-day Final Search. For winning the first ever fans' edition, Kalu, got a brand new Mitsubishi Pajero 3.0L GLX MT, courtesy CFAO motors.
Commenting on his victory, Kalu said: "I feel very happy to be the winner of the first GUS fans' edition; the first Ultimate Conqueror. It is a dream-come-true. My friends started calling me Ultimate Conqueror when I told them I was coming for the search. I took the risk of a night journey to get here for the search and it was very stressful. I can't explain how I feel right now."
Kalu remarked that he had fervently participated in the promo from its inception. He explained: "Right from the first week of the promo I've been winning. I won the Gulder pack in the first week. In the second week, I won a DSTV walka and now in the final week I have won the jeep; I think this first fans' edition was just for me. When I got the call that I made it into the final 12, I was so excited that I didn't realise when I threw my phone away."
On whether he thought he was going to win at the inception, he said: "I did not have any strategy for winning per se. It was just God. At the final stage where I had to search for the treasure with two other people, I had to go back to the starting line three good times. At a point I even used sand to cover where I eventually found the box."
On how he'll make use of the car, he said: "I intend to use the car. The lodge where I live in Owerri is very far from school and I spend a lot on transportation. Even my parents were considering getting me a car but now they don't have to bother again. Besides, I want to drive it and let people see that this is real. I thank Gulder for this opportunity. And to everyone out there, this is real, there is no gimmick."
Kalu is an indigene of Ohafia in Abia State and also the President of FUTO chapter of National Association of Mathematics Student of Nigeria. His father is a Civil Engineer while his mother is a trader. He is the third son of eight children.
Tags: CFAO
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Enugu records low turn-out, late arrival of materials at council poll


HELENA — Legislative Republicans and Gov. Steve Bullock's staff continued blasting each other Monday over the status of the state's budget, with the GOP saying they are ready to make cuts and Democrats labeling Republican claims as rhetoric.
GOP lawmakers held a "State of the Budget" news conference in the Old Supreme Court Chambers in the Capitol in which they continued criticism of the state's revenues, saying funds have dwindled and the ending fund balance will not be nearly as big as the $300 million once expected.
"How did we get to this point?" Sen. Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville, said, then asked when the governor knew the state's fiscal position, claiming the election may have played a role.
"The answer is he was in the middle of a campaign," he said.
He also said Republicans had just had a "Misstatement of the Budget" news conference.
Villa also noted that the legislative budget passed in 2015 with large bipartisan support. He said while the governor is the chief executive, it is the Legislature that appropriates funding.
He also noted that many Republicans have argued against a $300 million ending fund balance.
Villa said Bullock would still be willing to meet with Republican lawmakers to reach agreement this session.
In November, Bullock proposed a $9.7 billion 2019 biennium budget, a 1.4 percent increase over the previous biennium spending plan that includes a new tax bracket for those who make more than $500,000, increasing cigarette taxes, money for early childhood education and $292 million for infrastructure improvements to be paid through a mix of cash and $157 million in bonds. And it leaves the state with a $300 million rainy day fund.
However, lower-than-expected revenues have led the Legislative Fiscal Division staff, which reports to the Legislature, to project the ending fund balance for FY 2017 to be $109 million. Some estimates have been lower.
Republicans said they were willing to make tough decisions.
Sen. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, said he was disheartened there were no reserves. He compared the problem to a leaking tire.
"Now is the time to move forward and put a little air in the tire," he said.
House Majority Leader, Ron Ehli, R-Hamilton, said the budget needed to be brought back to basics so that the people of Montana to not have to pay for the problem.
Last week GOP legislative leaders said they want to reduce government agency spending by $121 million. Bullock is proposing $74 million in cuts across state agencies, plus tax hikes and one-time transfers to balance the two-year state budget and build its surplus to $300 million by 2019.
Republicans also set a goal of $20 million to be relinquished state agencies for this fiscal year. On Thursday, the agencies offered to return $5.5 million.


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New Super Mario Bros. 2 Trailer is a Gold Mine
By Dan Bradley on June 22, 2012, 11:04 am
Gold is the name of the game in the upcoming 3DS release New Super Mario Bros. 2. To help show you how to rack up the most shiney gold coins, Nintendo has released an all-new trailer that sees the game playing on the newly announced 3DS XL.
The first way to accumulate gold coins by the bunches is to jump into a Gold Ring. This turns all the Koopas, Goombas and other enemies on the screen into pure gold.
In the example shown in the trailer below, Mario hits the Gold Ring and then jumps on a Koopa. Upon knocking the shelled Koopa across the screen, the Koopa leaves a trailer of gold coins as long as Mario can keep him within sight. Gold Rings plus Koopas equal a quick shortcut to mounds of gold coins.
The Gold Block is found by hitting a gold coin block until it turns into a helmet that Mario can wear, much like the helicopter helmet in Super Mario Bros. 3D Land. Once Mario has the block, coins will pop out of its top and be tallied up as long as Mario is on the move.
Next is Gold Mario which is an alternate take on Fire Mario. Upon collecting the Gold Flower, Gold Mario turns anything he throws his bursts of gold at into gold. A wall of blocks suddenly become a wall of gold coins.
Speaking of Fire Mario, he comes across a pipe that wants to be lit on fire. Every time Fire Mario hits it with fire, gold coins come out of the top and are automatically added to the tally.
Another quick way to rack up gold coins is with a chance block that will award the number of coins that is displayed on the block when you hit it. One such chance block offers between 10 and 50 coins in increments of 10.
All of that is just the first half of the new New Super Mario Bros. 2 3DS trailer. Watch the trailer first, then we'll continue with an alternate gameplay mode.
Coin Rush
The object of this mode is simple: collect as many gold coins as possible before time runs out. Coin totals in this mode will be in the thousands so it's all about the bling.
With StreetPass you will be able to share your scores with friends to see who can gobble up the most coins.
While New Super Mario Bros. 2 looks like just another side-scrolling Mario adventure on the surface, the gold coin gimmick does change the way you play the game and offers a new extremely addictive experience.. Nintendo is pushing players to go for 1,000,000 gold coins. Are you up for the challenge?
New Super Mario Bros. 2 arrives in stores on August 19 alongside the 3DS XL.
Pre-order Super Mario Bros. 2 at Amazon.com and receive free shipping.
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Luxury & Lifestyle
Montserrat's Opposition Team Concludes Positive Meeting With The UK's FCDO Financial Assistance Team (FAM)
The Opposition Team of the Government of Montserrat this morning concluded a very positive meeting with the full Financial Assistance Team (FAM) of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) along with the Governor of Montserrat, His Excellency, the Governor Andrew Pearce Chairing the online meeting of 12 attendees.
The Montserrat Team led by Honourable Paul Lewis included Hon Claude Hogan, Hon David Osborne and Hon Donaldson Romeo. The meeting discussed a number of possible approaches to help the people of Montserrat's COVID-19 response.
The Opposition argued that it was wrong to give the impression that the Montserrat economy was performing well following a recent FAM mission to Montserrat. A more likely explanation lay in the absence of data expected from an ongoing poverty assessment survey and a labour market survey. The GoM had itself financed consumption as food packages as part of the first response to COVID-19. The Opposition felt that data made available to the FCDO was also masked by using treasury receipts as opposed to real economic sector performance data; and public service salaries were the only consistent salary data that were available.
The Montserrat Opposition was also able to explain that the DFID/FCDO business case for Montserrat of 2019 had captured what was already extreme cases of poverty, social dislocation and large numbers of people falling through the cracks in an economy challenged by being open and having limited resilience to cope with the impact of COVID-19.
The Opposition proposed that the following courses of action should be considered by the Government of Montserrat as urgent. They were part of a strategy for the short, medium and long-term sustenance and support for the People of Montserrat.
1.The GoM should immediately programme and use of EDF-11 Covid support funds, ECCB support funds plus balances on the GoM accounts to support any short-term lockdown of the island.
2.That 'lock-down means lock-down' and the support measures should therefore be across the board covering workers in all sectors and the aid should be provided as soon as possible to avoid further economic risk and social issues.
3. The Opposition pressed for salary support to workers as opposed to sector grants; but also asked for strategic projects to support the medium and long-term survival of all sector workers in Montserrat. Special arrangements and measures will need to be made to forestall and address areas of poverty.
4.The Opposition proposed that there should be a re-look with the GoM at the transport strategy for Montserrat to include both a ferry and air operations. It was appreciated that more frequent transport connections for freight and cargo are critical elements of trade that could reduce the cost of living on Montserrat through savings that make goods and services affordable for the people of the island.
5.The merits of a strategic approach to ease and, where possible, reduce import taxes were discussed; so that, as the Opposition believed, the senior citizens and children of Montserrat could afford to have choices of healthy food and drinks at affordable prices. People need to eat healthy foods to survive COVID-19.
6.It was also agreed by the FCDO, His Excellency the Governor and the Opposition team that a strategic team effort would be needed to aid Montserrat going forward. The FCDO and the Opposition Team of Montserrat proposed to meet again periodically to discuss issues, concerns and suggestions.
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Dow Jones & Company
Dow Jones & Company Inc.
Subsidiary of News Corp.
News and Publishing
November 1882; 136 years ago (1882-11)
15 Wall Street, New York City, New York, U.S.
Charles Dow, Edward Jones, Charles Bergstresser
William Lewis (journalist) (CEO)[1][2]
Dow Jones Financial Information Services
(See complete products listing.)
$1.5 billion USD (2009)
$386.56 million USD (2009)
News Corp.
dowjones.com
Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm that has been owned by News Corp. since 2007.
The company was best known for the publication of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and related market statistics, Dow Jones Newswire and a number of financial publications. In 2010 the Dow Jones Indexes subsidiary was sold to the CME Group and the company focused on financial news publications, including its flagship publication The Wall Street Journal and providing financial news and information tools to financial companies.
The company was led by the Bancroft family, which held 64% of voting stock, from the 1920s until 2007 when an extended takeover battle saw News Corp take control of the company.
2.1 Consumer media
2.2 Enterprise media
2.3 Dow Jones Newswires
2.4 Ventures
2.5 Broadcasting
2.6 Indices
2.7 NewsPicks USA
3 Ownership
3.1 Buyout offer
3.1.1 Insider trading scandal
4 Corporate governance
The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. They were joined in control of the organization by Thomas F. Woodlock.[3]
Dow Jones was acquired in 1902 by Clarence Barron, the leading financial journalist of the day, after the death of co-founder Charles Dow.[4] Upon Barron's death in 1928, control of the company passed to his stepdaughters Jane and Martha Bancroft. The company was led by the Bancroft family, which effectively controlled 64% of all voting stock, until 2007 when an extended takeover battle saw News Corporation acquire the business. The company became a subsidiary of News Corporation.[5] It was reported on August 1, 2007, that the bid had been successful[6][7] after an extended period of uncertainty about shareholder agreement.[8] The transaction was completed on December 13, 2007. It was worth US$5 billion or $60 a share, giving News Corp control of The Wall Street Journal and ending the Bancroft family's 105 years of ownership.[9]
In 2010, the company sold 90% of Dow Jones Indexes to the CME Group, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[10]
Products[edit]
Consumer media[edit]
Its flagship publication, The Wall Street Journal, is a daily newspaper in print and online covering business, financial national and international news and issues around the globe. It began publishing on July 8, 1889. There are 12 versions of the Journal in nine languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Bahasa, Turkish and Korean. The Journal holds 35 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.[11]
Other consumer-oriented publications of Dow Jones include Barron's Magazine, a weekly overview of the world economy and markets and MarketWatch, the online financial news site. Financial News[12] provides news on investment banking, securities, and asset management. BigCharts,[13] provided by MarketWatch's Virtual Stock Exchange Games,[14] includes stock charts, screeners, interactive charting, and research tools. Professor Journal,[15] is a "Journal" in education program for professors to integrate into curriculum.
In 2017, Dow Jones launched Moneyish, a lifestyle and personal finance website aimed at millennial readers.[16]
Dow Jones also published Heat Street, an online news and opinion website launched in February 2016 that was later folded into MarketWatch.[17]
The monthly journal Far Eastern Economic Review closed in September 2009.
Enterprise media[edit]
Dow Jones serves corporate markets and financial markets clients with financial news and information products and services. Its products combine content and technology tools to help drive decisions. Dow Jones owns more than 20 products that combine content and technology to help drive decisions which include;
Dow Jones Newswires;[18]
Dow Jones Factiva, a database that provides a curated basis for making decisions through search results, alerts, newsletters, and charts about companies, topics, and people.
Dow Jones FX Select,[19] delivers real-time, breaking global FX news, expert trend analysis and in-depth policy commentary in 13 languages;
Dow Jones VentureSource,[20] helps find deal and partnership opportunities, perform comprehensive due diligence and examine trends in venture capital investment, fund-raising and liquidity. It provides data on venture-backed companies, including their investors and executives, in every region, industry and stage of development throughout the world.
Private Equity Analyst,[21] timely news and critical analysis of private equity and venture capital activity. Offers exclusive insight and breaking news on developments in fund-raising, investment, deal finance, liquidity, returns, executive moves and more.
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance,[22] on risk management, regulatory compliance or corporate governance content for Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering, Payments & Sanctions and more.
Dow Jones Newswires[edit]
Dow Jones Newswires is the real-time financial news organization founded in 1882, its primary competitors are Bloomberg L.P. and Thomson Reuters. The company reports more than 600,000 subscribers — including brokers, traders, analysts, world leaders, and finance officials and fund managers — as of July 2011.
Logo of the Dow Jones Newswires
Ventures[edit]
In 2009 Dow Jones Ventures launched FINS.com, a standalone resource for financial professionals with information about finance careers and the finance industry.
Broadcasting[edit]
In broadcasting, Dow Jones provides news content to CNBC in the U.S. It produced two shows for commercial radio, The Wall Street Journal Report on the Wall Street Journal Radio Network and The Dow Jones Report. The network was shut down in 2014.
Dow Jones also launched WSJ Live[23] an interactive video website that provides live and on demand videos from The Wall Street Journal Video Network. Programs include "News Hub", "MoneyBeat", and "Lunch Break" among others. WSJ Live was shut down in 2017.
Indices[edit]
Main article: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Dow Jones sold a 90% stake in its Index business for $607.5M to Chicago-based CME Group, which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in February 2010.[24] A few of the most widely used include:
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA, "Dow 30", or often simply "The Dow")
Dow Jones Transportation Average
Dow Jones Utility Average
Dow Jones Composite Average
The Global Dow
Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index
Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes
Dow Jones Target Date Indexes
NewsPicks USA[edit]
In March 2017, Dow Jones and NewsPicks Inc., a Japanese firm that develops and operates a business news platform of the same name, established a joint venture called NewsPicks USA, LLC..[25] The joint venture is headed by CEO Ken Breen, who is currently the Senior Vice President, Commercial, for the Dow Jones Media Group, together with Chairman Yusuke Umeda, who is also the Director of NewsPicks Inc.[26][25][27]
The joint venture launched the English version of the NewsPicks platform for the US market on November 13, 2017. Similar to the original Japanese edition, the US edition of NewsPicks combines business news from sources like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters with social networking features, such as comments on news articles from top-ranked business professionals from around the world ("ProPickers").[28] The platform currently has a smartphone app for the iPhone with plans for release on Android in the future.[29]
Ownership[edit]
The company's foundation was laid by Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser who, over two decades, conceived and promoted the three products which define Dow Jones and financial journalism: The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.[4]
Dow Jones was acquired in 1902 by the leading financial journalist of the day, Clarence Barron.[4]
In 2007 Dow Jones was acquired by News Corp., a leading global media company.[4]
The Bancroft family and heirs of Clarence W. Barron effectively controlled the company's class B shares, each with a voting power of ten regular shares, prior to its sale to News Corp. At one time, they controlled 64% of Dow Jones voting stock.[30]
Currently, Dow Jones is owned by Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp, and several other major media companies.
Buyout offer[edit]
On May 1, 2007, Dow Jones released a statement confirming that News Corporation, led by Rupert Murdoch, had made an unsolicited offer of $60 per share, or $5 billion, for Dow Jones.[31] Stock was briefly halted for pending press release. The halt lasted under 10 minutes while CNBC was receiving data. It has been suggested that the buyout offer is related to Murdoch's new cable business news channel Fox Business that launched in 2007. The Dow Jones brand brings instant credibility to the project.[32]
On June 6, 2007, CEO Brian Tierney of Philadelphia Media Holdings L.L.C., owning company of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, went public in an article on Philly.com expressing interest in "joining with outside partners to buy Dow Jones." Tierney said, "We would participate as Philadelphia Media Holdings, along with other investors. We wouldn't do it alone."[33]
In June, Joene Vyrak the creator of MySpace founder Brad Greenspan put forth a bid to buy 25% of the Dow for $60 a share, the same price per share as News Corporation's bid. Greenspan's offer was for $1.25 billion for 25% of the company.[34]
On July 17, 2007, The Wall Street Journal, a unit of Dow Jones, reported that the company and News Corporation had agreed in principle on a US$5 billion takeover, that the offer would be put to the full Dow Jones board on the same evening in New York, and that the offer valued the company at 70% more than the company's market value.[35]
Our strategy centers around leaving the print publications of Dow Jones intact to continue serving as the gold standard of financial reporting, and creating additional earnings streams through digital media initiatives that can produce a stock price above 100 dollars a share,
For too long, Dow Jones has limited its focus to the world of print media and allowed other, less established entities to generate millions of dollars in profits by developing financial reporting franchises on the Internet and cable television.
The time has come for Dow Jones to break out of its slumber and extend its dominance into the lucrative arena of digital media.
—  Channel News Asia Business Section—[36]
Insider trading scandal[edit]
Upon investigating suspicious share price movements in the run-up to the announcement, the SEC alleged that board member Sir David Li, one of Hong Kong's most prominent businessmen, had informed his close friend and business associate Michael Leung of the impending offer. Leung had acted on this information by telling his daughter and son-in-law, who reaped an US$8.2 million profit from the insider trading transaction.[37]
Corporate governance[edit]
Prior to its sale to News Corp, the last members of the board of directors of the company were: Christopher Bancroft, Lewis B. Campbell, Michael Elefante, John Engler, Harvey Golub, Leslie Hill, Irvine Hockaday, Peter Kann, David Li, M. Peter McPherson (Chairman), Frank Newman, James Ottaway, Elizabeth Steele, and William Steere.[citation needed]
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Companies portal
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List of assets owned by Dow Jones
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The ACT's Land Management Minister has criticised a NSW government report indicating wild horse numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park had declined in the past year. The NSW government report, released earlier this week, revealed the brumby population in the national park had fallen from 19,000 in 2019 to around 14,000 in 2020. The population survey cited drought and the bushfire crisis last summer as the major factors that led to the decline. However, the ACT's Land Management Minister Mick Gentleman has disputed those figures, indicating wild horse numbers were around 16,000 instead and that the NSW government was not doing enough to control the wild horse population. "I'm incredibly disappointed by the inaction of NSW in keeping wild horse numbers down in the Kosciuszko," Mr Gentleman said. "The indication to me from the National Parks Association and some other groups doing surveys is that the number has grown. "I urge the NSW government to take a strong stance in controlling wild horses." NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the population survey's data had reinforced the need to manage the wild horse population. "I remain 100 per cent committed to managing the very sensitive area of the iconic Kosciuszko National Park on the basis of the best available science," Mr Kean said. "We will always have wild horses in Kosciuszko, but 14,000 is still too many. "If we want to preserve this precious place and the plants and animals that call it home, we need to manage horse numbers responsibly." It comes as three wild horses recently crossed from NSW into the ACT, where the species is declared a pest. Mr Gentleman said the horses had gone back into NSW, and while no damage was recorded from their incursion, the species has been known to cause a large impact to the environment. "The devastation [they cause] to the Upper Murrumbidgee is phenomenal," Mr Gentleman said. "If wild horses come into the ACT, they are more likely to come in again. "You can see from aerial shots and on the ground they trample everything in sight. "And you have to be diligent in keeping numbers down." The NSW government has agreed to conduct annual surveys of wild horses in the national park, which had previously been carried out every four years. READ MORE: The state's Deputy Premier John Barilaro said overall numbers of the species should be cut to as little as 600. Mr Barilaro had previously said wild horse numbers had been too high. Mr Kean said the survey results would help to inform a new management plan or brumbies in the area. "We can now be confident that we have the most up-to-date data as we get the balance right, protecting the snowies and retaining the heritage value of these wild horses," Mr Kean said. In 2020, more than 340 of the horses were removed from Kosciuszko National Park.
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Brumby population report slammed by ACT Minister Mick Gentleman
Brumby numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park have dropped from 19,000 to 14,000 in the past year. Picture: Karleen Minney
The ACT's Land Management Minister has criticised a NSW government report indicating wild horse numbers in the Kosciuszko National Park had declined in the past year.
The NSW government report, released earlier this week, revealed the brumby population in the national park had fallen from 19,000 in 2019 to around 14,000 in 2020.
The population survey cited drought and the bushfire crisis last summer as the major factors that led to the decline.
However, the ACT's Land Management Minister Mick Gentleman has disputed those figures, indicating wild horse numbers were around 16,000 instead and that the NSW government was not doing enough to control the wild horse population.
"I'm incredibly disappointed by the inaction of NSW in keeping wild horse numbers down in the Kosciuszko," Mr Gentleman said.
"The indication to me from the National Parks Association and some other groups doing surveys is that the number has grown.
"I urge the NSW government to take a strong stance in controlling wild horses."
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said the population survey's data had reinforced the need to manage the wild horse population.
"I remain 100 per cent committed to managing the very sensitive area of the iconic Kosciuszko National Park on the basis of the best available science," Mr Kean said.
"We will always have wild horses in Kosciuszko, but 14,000 is still too many.
"If we want to preserve this precious place and the plants and animals that call it home, we need to manage horse numbers responsibly."
It comes as three wild horses recently crossed from NSW into the ACT, where the species is declared a pest.
Mr Gentleman said the horses had gone back into NSW, and while no damage was recorded from their incursion, the species has been known to cause a large impact to the environment.
"The devastation [they cause] to the Upper Murrumbidgee is phenomenal," Mr Gentleman said.
"If wild horses come into the ACT, they are more likely to come in again.
"You can see from aerial shots and on the ground they trample everything in sight.
"And you have to be diligent in keeping numbers down."
The NSW government has agreed to conduct annual surveys of wild horses in the national park, which had previously been carried out every four years.
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The state's Deputy Premier John Barilaro said overall numbers of the species should be cut to as little as 600.
Mr Barilaro had previously said wild horse numbers had been too high.
Mr Kean said the survey results would help to inform a new management plan or brumbies in the area.
"We can now be confident that we have the most up-to-date data as we get the balance right, protecting the snowies and retaining the heritage value of these wild horses," Mr Kean said.
In 2020, more than 340 of the horses were removed from Kosciuszko National Park.
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