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Before you file your Certificate of Formation, you should always do a Texas business name search. While the name search tool provided by the Texas Comptroller is not an absolute guarantee (there may be unprocessed filings submitted before your own), it is the best indicator of whether or not your company name is available for use.
If you submit a Certificate of Formation with a name that is already registered to another business, your filing will be rejected. All filing fees and non-refundable.
Many entrepreneurs select the first Texas registered agent service they find. It just doesn't strike many business owners as an important decision. Nothing could be further from the truth.
An unreliable registered agent can cause you to miss important service of process documents, leading to judgments against your business when you fail to show up in court. Worse, your right to do business in Texas could be revoked.
Take the time to research Texas registered agent services. You want a service that not only charges a fair price, but one that can be easily reached and can answer your questions quickly and efficiently. We may be biased, but we believe that you should always hire a service that is a dedicated registered agent, not a business lawyer or CPA that only views registered agent service as a side business.
Too many entrepreneurs believe that their governing document (operating agreement for LLCs, bylaws for corporations) isn't really that important, or that they can be written later when there is more time. Putting off writing your governing document, though, is a serious mistake.
Your operating agreement or bylaws is the document which lays out ownership and management. It defines the roles of owners and managers, setting clear expectations for everyone involved. It is also the document which will determine who owns what, should there ever be any legal question about ownership.
Many entrepreneurs don't realize that if they ever end up in court disputing ownership, the court will look to the company's governing document. If there is no governing document, then the court gets to decide who owns what. Courtrooms across the country are filled with litigants disputing ownership who sincerely believed that they wouldn't need a clearly written governing document and so never wrote one.
Filing online is simpler, faster and guarantees that your filing is properly submitted. Mailed or faxed filings get lost or shuffled into piles that sit on desks for weeks. There really isn't any good reason to file a paper document anymore.
If you make a mistake on your filing, you will end up filing a Certificate of Correction later to fix the error. This will cost you time and an additional $15. Double and triple-check spelling, the numbers in addresses, and that all the information is in the correct box. Too often entrepreneurs rush their filing only to find out later that a simple misspelling has marred their formation records.


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Q: Spark execution occasionally gets stuck at mapPartitions at Exchange.scala:44 I am running a Spark job on a two node standalone cluster (v 1.0.1).
Spark execution often gets stuck at the task mapPartitions at Exchange.scala:44.
This happens at the final stage of my job in a call to saveAsTextFile (as I expect from Spark's lazy execution).
It is hard to diagnose the problem because I never experience it in local mode with local IO paths, and occasionally the job on the cluster does complete as expected with the correct output (same output as with local mode).
This seems possibly related to reading from s3 (of a ~170MB file) immediately prior, as I see the following logging in the console:
DEBUG NativeS3FileSystem - getFileStatus returning 'file' for key '[PATH_REMOVED].avro'
INFO  FileInputFormat - Total input paths to process : 1
DEBUG FileInputFormat - Total # of splits: 3
...
INFO  DAGScheduler - Submitting 3 missing tasks from Stage 32 (MapPartitionsRDD[96] at mapPartitions at Exchange.scala:44)
DEBUG DAGScheduler - New pending tasks: Set(ShuffleMapTask(32, 0), ShuffleMapTask(32, 1), ShuffleMapTask(32, 2))

The last logging I see before the task apparently hangs/gets stuck is:
INFO NativeS3FileSystem: INFO NativeS3FileSystem: Opening key '[PATH_REMOVED].avro' for reading at position '67108864'

Has anyone else experience non-deterministic problems related to reading from s3 in Spark?

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Aloha everyone! What a busy Monday morning! I woke up to tons of emails and lots of activity happening this week.
My first announcement is that Jennifer Jenkins is the winner of my Common Core Owl Pack from yesterday!
Congratulations! Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.
A few weeks ago I had a request for me to make my Number Sense posters up to 20 instead of 10. Well I finished those yesterday and they are now updated in my TpT store. This set comes in three background choices depending on your classroom. If you have already purchased these, go back and redownload for the new pages.
Since I made something I decided I would link up this post to Tara's Monday Made It.
I also wanted to give a shout out to some great bloggers this week who are having giveaways.
First up is Lisa over at Always An Adventure in Kindergarten.
Head on over and help her celebrate!
Another sweet bloggy friend Ashley is having a 4,000 follower giveaway!!
If you are a fan already or just a clipart junkie then head over there!
Yay! I'm soooo excited to win this adorable pack. These posters are perfect for my first graders. I can't wait to use them! Thank you so much!!!


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Happy Holidays, my friend! I've been busy, now looking for a -reasonably- safe options trade. I've got an IRA that's collecting some dividends so I want to do some research. How are you doing?
Happy Holidays to you as well. Doing ok. Glad to hear from you and that you're doing well!


Superlatives — Modern Memoirs, Inc.
Here's a constantly evolving list of superlatives we have come up with for Modern Memoirs' books and clients.
According to Charlie: A Modest Odyssey by Charles Burlingham, Jr.
Ronald Carr's grandmother, 103 years old (1878–1981). She had 19 children between 1895 and 1920 with the same husband.
John M. Maki, at 96, lived to see publication of his memoir Voyage Through the Twentieth Century.
Russell B. Newton, Jr., age 96, has produced six books with us. He is currently working on his next volume.
70 pages of colorful photos, articles, poems, letters!
Virginia "Chris" Wood. Given the same name as her mother but born on Christmas day, her nickname was "Chris" all her life.
"My father used to disparage his heritage by saying, 'My ancestors came over on the Cauliflower.'"—Charles Burlingham, Jr.
Bob Holliker promised he'd send his manuscript to us by his birthday, and he emailed it to us on that date.
Four Connor Generations in South Carolina, 1790–1920 by Joyce Bowden. In this genealogical wonder, Joyce includes 62 footnotes, 685 endnotes, a 16-page source list, a 46-page index, and 67 photos and custom-designed maps.


Blog posts about Twitter, a social network designed around the 140 character comments.
ReThink Books Creates SocialBooks: Share Your Reading!
The technological socialization of reading books is here. SocialBooks is making it possible for publishers to publish their books as apps for iPad.
With "SocialBooks," created by ReThink Books, you can now share what you're reading more than ever. The soon-to-be-released iPad app will allow you to share specific excerpts from the book you are reading with your friends, discuss that excerpt, and even post media like videos and pictures to further explore the excerpt.
Gone are the dusty old days when you had to have a Twitter button on your site for folks to share it on the social networking site.
With Twitter's "Share Bookmarklet," you can instantly Tweet any website you visit. Instead of hunting down the little Twitter Share button on any site you wish to suggest to your friends and followers, you can simply click the share button on your toolbar.
Say goodbye to your advertisement-free Twitter feed.
Starting today, Twitter members will be seeing advertisements directly in their timelines (also know as Twitter Feeds). You will only see the advertisements if you use HootSuite, a type of third-party Twitter software, but the inclusion of advertising in Twitter feeds will eventually roll onto Twitter.com and into your timeline.
When I clicked the option to try to the New Twitter, the screen immediately appeared as above. When I clicked any of the top menu options, nothing happened. When I clicked the Twitter logo to return to the home page, nothing happened.
If you have enjoyed the basic, simplified look and functionality of Twitter, you should savor the time you have left with it. In the next few weeks, Twitter will be slowly transitioning to a new design that will feature more options and abilities thanks to new partnerships with companies like YouTube, Flickr, and Vimeo. Even though the two sites are linked millions of times a day, Facebook was not involved in the project. Seems like they might feel a little threatened by this expansion of their already popular competitor.


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Inner-planet synonyms
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Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.
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A planet that orbits the Sun within the orbit of the Earth, and thus does not show retrograde motion when viewed from Earth
The definition of Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
Elements: The Earth is made up of iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, sulfur, calcium, aluminum and other trace elements.
The fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest in the solar system, with a diameter about half that of Earth. Mars is the last of the terrestrial or inner planets and has notable similarities to Earth, including polar ice caps and a tilted axis that gives it seasons. However, it is significantly less dense than Earth and has no magnetic field, suggesting that it lacks a metallic core, and its atmosphere, made up mostly of carbon dioxide, is much thinner than Earth's. Mars has no surface water apart from a layer of permanent ice that underlies the seasonally changing caps of frozen carbon dioxide at its poles; there is, however, clear evidence of earlier water flows in the form of channels, outwashes, and canyons. Other surface features include numerous craters, especially in the southern hemisphere, along with very large volcanoes and extensive windblown dunes. Mar's reddish color is due to the abundance of hematite in its surface rocks. Its two small, irregular moons, Phobos and Deimos, may be asteroids captured earlier by gravitational attraction.
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This is the misleadingly titled Kia Rio Sport, the new range-topping version of Kia's B-segment hatchback, which gets a 111bhp 1.6-litre engine taken from the Cerato – a long-since forgotten small saloon.
Trying to pass off the Rio as sporting is something akin to entering Monty Python's Mr Creosote for the Olympic gymnastics.
In truth, the Rio Sport's greatest sin is the engine noise, which reverberates around the cabin at any speed and gets particularly wearing under heavy load or on the motorway.
The 1.6-litre engine is powerful enough for a car that weighs in at a respectable 1079kg, and the steering has decent weight and response. It also offers good economy, with a claimed combined consumption of 43.5mpg, and there's plenty of space in the cabin for front and rear passengers.
But there is no denying that this car's styling and quality of materials are behind the times, and its driving dynamics should in no way be described as sporty.
If you must have a Rio, buy from the bottom of the range, where you get better value for money. But the Sport's list price isn't far off an entry-level Cee'd – a bigger and far more accomplished car that shouldn't be tarnished because it shares a badge with the Rio. Even more relevant is the fact that could get a 1.5-litre Suzuki Swift or 1.3-litre Mazda 2 and still have change left over.
They might have less room inside, but they're both better cars that have the prospect of being enjoyable to own and will hold a decent amount of their value – two advantages that the Rio simply can't claim.


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WHEELMEN LANCE ARMSTRONG THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND THE GREATEST SPORTS CONSPIRACY EVER
By: ALBERGOTTI & O'CONNELL
VG HB IN VG DJ [ALBERGOTTI & O'CONNELL] LANCE ARMSTRONG THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND THE GREATEST SPORTS CONSPIRACY EVER
The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports
Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an international symbol of resilience and courage. In a sport constantly dogged by blood-doping scandals, he seemed above the fray. Then, in January 2013, the legend imploded. He admitted doping during the Tours and, in an interview with Oprah, described his "mythic, perfect story" as "one big lie." But his admission raised more questions than it answered because he didn t say who had helped him dope or how he skillfully avoided getting caught.
"The Wall Street Journal"reporters Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell broke the news at every turn. In"Wheelmen"they reveal the broader story of how Armstrong and his supporters used money, power, and cutting-edge science to conquer the world s most difficult race.Wheelmenintroduces U.S. Postal Service Team owner Thom Weisel, who in a brazen power play ousted USA Cycling's top leadership and gained control of the sport in the United States, ensuring Armstrong s dominance. Meanwhile, sponsors fought over contracts with Armstrong as the entire sport of cycling began to benefit from the "Lance effect." What had been a quirky, working-class hobby became the pastime of the Masters of the Universe set.
"Wheelmen"offers a riveting look at what happens when enigmatic genius breaks loose from the strictures of morality. It reveals the competitiveness and ingenuity that sparked blood-doping as an accepted practice, and shows how the Americans methodically constructed an international operation of spies and revolutionary technology to reach the top. It went on to become a "New York Times "Bestseller, a "Wall Street Journal Business "Bestseller, and win numerous awards, including a Gold Medal for the Axiom Business Book Awards. At last exposing the truth about Armstrong and American cycling, "Wheelmen"paints a living portrait of what is, without question, the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports."
Title: WHEELMEN LANCE ARMSTRONG THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND THE GREATEST SPORTS CONSPIRACY EVER
Author Name: ALBERGOTTI & O'CONNELL
Categories: Sports,
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Q: Finding longest but lexicographically smallest palindrome in case of more than one palindromes Given a string, I need to find the longest palindrome that can be constructed by removing or shuffling characters from the string. If more than one palindrome exists of same length then I need to make ensure that lexicographically smallest one is been given as output.
Example : "adskassda" Output expected is : "adsasda"
I am able to find largest palindrome, but how to ensure in case of multiple of same maximum length lexicographically smallest one is been given as output ?
Any palindromic string can be divided into three parts – beg, mid and end. For palindromic string of odd length say 2n + 1, 'beg' consists of first n characters of the string, 'mid' will consist of only 1 character i.e. (n + 1)th character and 'end' will consists of last n characters of the palindromic string. For palindromic string of even length 2n, 'mid' will always be empty. It should be noted that 'end' will be reverse of 'beg' in order for string to be palindrome.
I have used same logic for this too.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

string longestPalindrome(string str){
    map<char,int> frequencyChar;
    for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++){
        frequencyChar[str[i]]++;
    }
    char middle_character;
    string leftStr;
    for(auto it: frequencyChar){
        char currentChar=it.first;
        int frequencyCurrentChr = it.second;
        if(frequencyCurrentChr%2!=0){
            middle_character=currentChar;
        }
        leftStr.append(frequencyCurrentChr/2,currentChar);
    }
    string rightStr(leftStr.rbegin(),leftStr.rend());
    return leftStr + middle_character + rightStr;
}
int main() {
    string str = "adskassda";
    cout<<longestPalindrome(str);
}

I am getting "adsssda" but expected is "adsasda"

A: This seemed to work for me, although my testing was far from extensive:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string in("adskassda");
    map<char, int> chars;
    string out;

    for (auto c : in)
    {
        ++chars[c];
    }

    string middle;
    for (auto e : chars)
    {
        if (e.second >= 2)
        {
            out.append(e.second/2, e.first);
            e.second = e.second%2;
        }

        if (e.second && middle.empty())
            middle = e.first;
    }

    string tail(out);
    reverse(tail.begin(), tail.end());
    out = out + middle + tail;

    cout << in << endl;
    cout << out << endl;
}

A: You only have a simple error. When you want to chose the middle character, the first time you see one with and odd frequency, you should choose it and never update it again, because that'll be the one with the lowest lexicographical order. That's why I've added the boolean variable mid_char_chosen and once it's set to true it will not be updated again. There's another corner case you haven't considered: if all frequencies are even then there'll be no midle character and the result will have even number of characters. So the output should ommit middle character. With these minor modifications, I think the code runs:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

string longestPalindrome(string str){
    map<char,int> frequencyChar;
    for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++){
        frequencyChar[str[i]]++;
    }
    char middle_character;
    string leftStr;
    bool mid_char_chosen = false;
    for(auto it: frequencyChar){
        char currentChar=it.first;
        int frequencyCurrentChr = it.second;
        if(!mid_char_chosen and frequencyCurrentChr%2!=0){
            middle_character=currentChar;
            mid_char_chosen = true;
        }
        leftStr.append(1*(frequencyCurrentChr/2),currentChar);
    }
    string rightStr(leftStr.rbegin(),leftStr.rend());
    if (mid_char_chosen)
        return leftStr + middle_character + rightStr;
    else
        return leftStr +  rightStr;
}
int main() {
    string str = "adskassda";
    cout<<longestPalindrome(str) << endl;
}

A: I added a small change in the code - Sort lexicographically as soon as we get the left part. This may be required in Java.
When I wrote the above code in java, I got "asdadsa" instead of "adsasda"
Here is the code in Java:
import java.util.*;

public class Solution {

    public static String longPalindrome(String a) {
        Map<Character, Integer> map = new HashMap<>();
        for(int i=0; i<a.length(); i++) {
            map.put(a.charAt(i), map.getOrDefault(a.charAt(i), 0) + 1);
        }
        char mid = 0;
        boolean mid_chosen = false;
        StringBuilder left = new StringBuilder();
        for(Map.Entry<Character, Integer> entry : map.entrySet()) {
            if(!mid_chosen && entry.getValue() % 2 != 0) { //odd
                mid_chosen = true;
                mid = entry.getKey();
            }
            //Adding elements to left
            for(int k=0; k<entry.getValue()/2; k++) {
                left.append(entry.getKey());
            }
        }
        //New Step added to sort it lexicographically
        char[] leftChArr = left.toString().toCharArray();
        Arrays.sort(leftChArr);

        StringBuilder leftC = new StringBuilder(new String(leftChArr));
        StringBuilder right = new StringBuilder();
        //adding reverse elements to left
        for(int j=leftC.length()-1; j>=0; j--) {
            right.append(leftC.charAt(j));
        }
        if(mid_chosen == true) {
            leftC.append(mid).append(right);
        } else {
            leftC.append(right);
        }
        return leftC.toString();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String str = "adskassda";
        System.out.println(longPalindrome(str));
    }
}

There may be some refactoring required, example using existing lib in Java to add repeat characters in StringBuilder. But the above code provides the solution.


FABIO BORINI has branded his brief stint at Liverpool as "negative" and says he expected more from ex-manager Brendan Rodgers.
Borini, now at Sunderland, was one of Rodgers' first signings when he joined the Reds from Parma back in 2012.
He cost the Anfield club around £10.5million but struggled for goals and form in his debut season.
He was shipped out on loan to the Black Cats after only a year on Merseyside and although he then returned to Liverpool to make 18 appearances in 2013/14, he eventually secured a permanent move to the Stadium of Light.
The 24-year-old has scored three Premier League goals all term as Sunderland struggle to remain in the top flight.
"Escaping relegation is down to us," he added.
"The next two games against (relegation rivals) Newcastle and Norwich will be essential.


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Kathryn "Kathy" Lueders ist eine amerikanische Ingenieurin und Managerin. Lueders leitet als erste Frau in der Geschichte der NASA in der Position Associate Administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate das NASA-Programm für die bemannte Raumfahrt. Vor ihrer Ernennung im Juni 2020 leitete sie das Commercial Crew Program der NASA.

Leben und Wirken
Lueders erwarb ihren Bachelor of Business Administration in Finanzwirtschaft an der University of New Mexico. Sie hat außerdem einen Bachelor of Science und einen Master of Science in Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen von der New Mexico State University.

1992 begann sie bei der NASA zu arbeiten, und zwar im Antriebslabor der White Sands Test Facility. Zu dem Zeitpunkt war sie erst die zweite Frau, die dort arbeitete. Sie war Depotleiterin des Space-Shuttle-Programms Orbital Maneuvering Systems und Reaction Control Systems. Sie hatte danach mehrere leitende Positionen im Programmbüro der Internationalen Raumstation im NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, inne. Unter anderem verantwortete sie im Mai 2020 den ersten bemannten Flug einer Rakete des Privatunternehmens SpaceX zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS. In ihrer neuen Funktion soll sie den Plan der Nasa umsetzen, bis 2024 die erste Frau und den nächsten Mann auf den Mond zu bringen.

2022 wurde Lueders in die National Academy of Engineering gewählt.

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Today I am reminded to remember the peaceful, content moments of gratitude and presence. They are inconstant, but recur. The cycles and circles of seasons and life. This poem was written and originally posted here on July 5, 2015.
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PwC reveals full extent of cybercrime in 2016
Cybercrime is now the second highest reported economic crime in the world, a new report reveals.
PwC has released the results of its Global Economic Crime Survey 2016, which found that almost two-thirds (61 per cent) of CEOs around the world are concerned about cybercrime and the effect it could have on their organisation.
In particular, the majority of respondents are worried about the potential impact that breaches might have on their brand's reputation, with these concerns often closely linked to potential financial and legal damage as well.
Here, we take a look at the true extent of cybercrime in 2016, before discussing why financial services organisations need to be prepared for the threat of an attack, as well as the value that cyber security experts can add to a business.
The true extent of cybercrime
PwC found that 32 per cent of global organisations have been affected by cybercrime, with a further 34 per cent believing that they will be the target of a breach or attack within the next two years.
Despite this, just 37 per cent of financial services firms have an adequate cyber incident response plan in place, meaning around two-thirds are unnecessarily leaving themselves open to risks.
What's more, 19 per cent of those questioned didn't even know whether or not their company had a response plan, which meant they were inadvertently placing themselves at an even greater risk of suffering a breach. A further 12 per cent were in the process of implementing such a strategy, while 14 per cent had no intentions to bring in this kind of plan in the near future.
Arguably even more concerningly, 18 per cent of CEOs didn't know if their business had been the victim of a cyber security breach, suggesting that their data and assets could currently be under attack without them being aware. PwC discovered that hackers regularly linger on companies' networks for several weeks or months at a time, remaining undetected the whole time.
Furthermore, the cost of cybercrime is continually increasing, with some businesses reporting losses of $100 million (£70.5 million) or more.
Why financial services need to be prepared for cybercrime
It is not just financial losses that organisations need to be concerned about though, as the PwC report found that cyber breaches often led to increased compliance-related risks for affected businesses. Eight per cent of respondents cited this risk as high, while the majority (67 per cent) said a cyber attack had led to at least some regulation-related risk for their company.
This is a particular concern for banks and other organisations in the financial services sector where compliance is a vital factor. If a breach adversely affects operations so that a bank is no longer working in a compliant manner, the legal consequences could be severe, and the reputational damage potentially irreversible.
In light of this, businesses need to make sure they are staying ahead of the game when it comes to strengthening their cyber security credentials - after all, statistics show that failure to do so could cost them millions.
Kris McConkey, cyber security partner at PwC, commented: "Organisations today are able to cover more ground, more quickly, than ever before - thanks to new digital connections, tools and platforms which can connect them in real time with customers, suppliers and partners. Yet at the same time, cybercrime has become a powerful countervailing force that's limiting that potential."
The report added that organisations need to remember that cybercrime is not solely an IT-related problem, but that it is in fact to do with much more than that. Cyber security and risk management need to go hand-in-hand, while the actions of people in all departments, not just IT, can also be accountable for leaving a business open to breach.
The value of cybercrime experts
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Q: Why this indexed signature is failing? I'm trying to get an object's values and make them as keys for the interface. Here's what I do:
const obj = {
    a: 'foo',
    b: 'bar',
} as const;

type A<T extends object, K extends keyof T = keyof T> = {
    [x: string]: T[K];
}[number];

// this one fails with:
// Type 'T[string]' is not assignable to type 'symbol'
type B<T extends object> = {
    [K in A<T>]: any;
};

// even if I do something like this, it still fails with the same error.
type C<T extends typeof obj = typeof obj> = {
    [K in A<T>]: any;
};

// this one works.
type D = {
    [K in A<typeof obj>]: any;
};

// this works, yay.
const a: D = {
    foo: 1,
    bar: 1,
};

I've never faced anything like this before, can somebody explain why this does not work? (or if there are any better ways to write it)?
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A: You can extract the values from your object with the following type
type Values<T extends object> = T[keyof T]

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A: The error says that it is not guaranteed that values of passed type are valid to be keys in a new type (Type 'T[string]' is not assignable to type 'string | number | symbol'). This can be fixed with appropriate generic constraint (e.g. T extends Record<PropertyKey, PropertyKey> instead of T extends object)
type ValuesAsKeys<T extends Record<PropertyKey, PropertyKey>> =
    Record<T[keyof T], any>;

const a: ValuesAsKeys<typeof obj> = {
    foo: 1,
    bar: 1,
};

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package metamodel.access.method;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import metamodel.method.Method13;

/**
 * Call-wrapper for Method with 13 parameters.
 *
 * @author Michael Kroll
 * @param <BASE> type of class that declares the method
 * @param <RT> return type
 * @param <P1> type of first parameter
 * @param <P2> type of second parameter
 * @param <P3> type of third parameter
 * @param <P4> type of 4th parameter
 * @param <P5> type of 5th parameter
 * @param <P6> type of 6th parameter
 * @param <P7> type of 7th parameter
 * @param <P8> type of 8th parameter
 * @param <P9> type of 9th parameter
 * @param <P10> type of 10th parameter
 * @param <P11> type of 11th parameter
 * @param <P12> type of 12th parameter
 * @param <P13> type of 13th parameter
 */
public class Callable13<BASE, RT, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13> {

	private final BASE object;
	private final Method13<? super BASE, RT, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13> methodDefinition;

	public Callable13(
	        final BASE object,
	        final Method13<? super BASE, RT, P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13> methodDefinition) {
		this.object = object;
		this.methodDefinition = methodDefinition;
	}

	/**
	 * Invoke Method with given parameters.
	 *
	 * @param param1 first parmeter
	 * @param param2 second parameter
	 * @param param3 third parameter
	 * @param param4 4th parameter
	 * @param param5 5th parameter
	 * @param param6 6th parameter
	 * @param param7 7th parameter
	 * @param param8 8th parameter
	 * @param param9 9th parameter
	 * @param param10 10th parameter
	 * @param param11 11th parameter
	 * @param param12 12th parameter
	 * @param param13 13th parameter
	 * @return result of method invocation. void-methods always return null
	 * @throws NoSuchMethodException
	 * @throws SecurityException
	 * @throws IllegalAccessException
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
	 * @throws InvocationTargetException
	 */
	public RT invoke(final P1 param1, final P2 param2, final P3 param3, final P4 param4, final P5 param5,
	        final P6 param6, final P7 param7, final P8 param8, final P9 param9, final P10 param10, final P11 param11,
	        final P12 param12, final P13 param13)
	        throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException,
	        InvocationTargetException {
		return CallableHelper.invoke(object, methodDefinition, param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, param6,
		        param7, param8, param9, param10, param11, param12, param13);
	}
}

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When people are diagnosed with dementia, they tend to think that their life will go downhill rapidly. However, this isn't the case. People can live with their dementia for many years and according to a study carried out by Tappen et al. (2000) physical activities such as walking around the garden and chatting to someone, can help reduce the rate of decline of functional mobility, often associated with dementia by about 18%. After an initial diagnosis, people may experience feelings of despair, but it is important to keep busy and participate in activities, doing the things they enjoy, where possible, and try to avoid becoming isolated. Below are some examples of the kinds of simple activities that can be carried out to promote physical wellbeing, and also activities that stimulate the mind and memory.


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Supernatural - Last Call - Review
Posted by Lisa Macklem at December 09, 2019 0 Comments
LM Reviews Supernatural
Supernatural "Last Call" was written by Jeremy Adams and was directed by Amyn Kaderali. I was thrilled so see Christian Kane (Leverage, The Librarians) guest star as Lee and get to show off his two best skills: fighting and singing! The episode also features Cas's (Misha Collins) return to the fight. It also looks like Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Eileen (Shoshonnah Stern) are headed towards more than friendship… The episode is mainly a nice break from the more serious storylines, but it also includes more steps towards the inevitable showdown with Chuck.
The episode begins with a fairly typical teaser. Two girls leave a bar – B's Sugar – late at night. Sally (Georgia Bradner) is so drunk that she has to run off and throw up in the bushes. Sober, more mature friend Angela (Madelyn Grace) waits in the car – and we see her being attacked. When Sally finally turns around Angela and the car are gone – raptured, according to Sally.
Sally wakes up in a basement, tied to a chair. A line runs from her arm into a caged room where a monster feeds on her blood.
Dean (Jensen Ackles) is hanging out in his room, drinking beer and scrolling through his phone, looking for a hunt. When he goes into the kitchen, Sam and Eileen are hungover and cooking a huge breakfast. I love Shoshannah Stern. DO NOT KILL HER! I loved the looks she gives Dean when he asks if it's real bacon! But Dean doesn't want even real bacon – and he wants to give Sam and Eileen space. Dean clearly knows what's going on – even if Sam still seems a bit stunned!
Eileen asks if Dean's ok after Sam lets him leave. Sam has learned more sign language and tells Eileen that Dean had been really down, but Dean's leaving seems like progress. At least he isn't locked in his bedroom eating cereal or drinking beer!
Dean makes it to Texoma and interviews Sheriff Dillon (Emy Aneke) – is that a play on Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke? Dean introduces himself as Agent Dukes – which has to be a play on the Dukes of Hazzard, particularly as it's a Dukes of Hazzard song that he and Kane sing later in the episode. The Sheriff is convinced that Angela has just taken off to Los Angeles. It turns out that the Sheriff also ran off to LA and stayed a month once. The Sheriff does point Dean in the direction of Swayze's bar where Angela hangs out "pretty much 24-7." Before Dean goes, the Sheriff tells him that he could likely catch up with Angela in LA – and Dean "has the look" – to make it as a star! Hilarious!
Dean shows up at Swayze's and it's clearly a shout out to Patrick Swayze and the Swayze movie Road House. Dean even cites "road house rules." And that's also what Lee is singing when Dean walks in. Dean is met at the door by Lorna (Aliya O'Brien) who tells him to hand it over. He thinks she means his gun – but this is Texas! He can keep that – she wants his cell phone. And that's actually a pretty good idea… she then proceeds to flirt with him – and it was fun to see a bit of the old Dean.
It was a bit of fun when Dean and Lee first set eyes on each other and it looks like they might fight… until they smile and are clearly delighted to see each other. Lee asks if Dean is still hunting, and then tells him that he owns the bar – and that's a nice parallel to Dean's dream of owning a bar someday – or at least that's what he was doing when Michael had him trapped in his own head.
Back at the bunker, Sam and Eileen are deep in research. Jeez Sam!!!! Eileen finally says she needs a break and suggests that they do something fun. She tells him she has a few ideas – and Sam finally starts to make a move… when Cas walks in. Perfect timing as always!
I loved Eileen telling Cas that she "got better" from being dead! I love her! Stern is terrific, fitting seamlessly into the rhythm of the show and handling the comedy and drama with equal aplomb. Sam fills Cas in that Lillith is back. Cas tells them they've been looking in the wrong places – and that Angel radio has been silent for months. He then asks about Sam's wound. Sam says it's still not healed. Cas says that when he fired the Equalizer, it fired a piece of his soul, so there may be a part of Sam inside Chuck! Eileen had the best reaction – EW!
Dean and Lee catch up, and Dean tells him that John died. Dean also tells Lee that John really liked Lee and said he was the best he'd ever seen in a fight. They haven't seen each other since Sam was in College. Lee reminds him of the "cult-thing" they did in Arizona. Both look somber thinking about it. Lee tells Dean that he did one more case "right around here" after that and then quit. And that was our first clue… Guess what the case was… Dean asks Lee if he ever regretted walking away, and Lee tells him not once. Dean looks thoughtful. Is he really thinking of just walking away?
Back at the bunker, Cas has a plan – and that never ends well. Cas tells him that he can't heal him, but he can probe the wound and perhaps learn something about Chuck. Eileen wants to know if it's dangerous, and Cas admits probably, but Sam's game to try. Cas says it's going to sting and it flings him against the wall, leaving him unconscious!
Cas tries to call Dean for help, but of course, Dean's phone is in the basket at the bar. Dean, Lorna, and Lee are having a great time. Cas then calls Sergei (Dimitri Vantis). He doesn't want to help, telling Cas he's supposed to spend the weekend with his niece who just got a Rhodes scholarship. Cas tells him that if he doesn't help, Cas will find him and burn him alive – and then Cas hangs up on him! I loved that Cas immediately put his contingency plan/leverage into motion immediately. He has learned!
Lee finally asks about the case, and Dean shows him Angela's picture. He says he doesn't know her, but Lorna is right there saying of course he does – Angela's in there all the time. Lee then acts like he remembers… on yeah… girl who doesn't drink much – but her friend…. And I knew right then that Lee was the monster – or rather was keeping it. Lee scoffs at the case, saying that he thought Dean would be on to bigger things by then. It's almost as if he's trying to shame Dean into quitting. Dean tells him that bigger isn't necessarily better. He also goes on to say that it's been a rough decade – and so it has since Kripke left…
Lee also tries to convince Dean that he could have what Lee has. But would Dean ever leave the hunt to someone else. Lee is ready for another song – and picks one that John used to play before hunts. We get a terrific set of Ackles and Kane – backed up by the Impalas – the show band made up of members of the crew. It's also a nice way to showcase the fact that Ackles just released his first album.
The song no sooner finishes than the road house rules come into play as Dean and Lee go to Sally's rescue when she is being harassed. Dean and Lee throw the offenders out. And Dean realizes that the girl is the one he's been looking for. Angela tells them what happened and Lee offers to work the case with him. Dean wonders where to hide a car around there. Lee says the lake – and Lorna says the scrapyard. Dean picks the scrapyard and finds the car – and Angela dead in the trunk – just before Lee coldcocks him and knocks him out.
Sergei shows up at the bunker, and it's immediately apparent that he shouldn't be allowed to roam around. He's practically drooling at all the "wonderful things" that must be contained within it. Besides which, he now knows where it is at the very least. Sergei uses a magic crystal and tells them that Sam is dying. Sergei explains that they've stretched Sam's soul to the breaking point, but he also tells them that he can fix it.
Sergei mixes up a disgusting paste and puts it on Sam's wound – but it makes him worse instead of better. Eileen tries to wipe it off, but it's too late. Sam meanwhile is having visions of Chuck (Rob Benedict) with Amara (Emily Swallow). It's Sergei's plan to blackmail them. I loved Eileen taking him by the throat and telling him she's going to kill him! Sergei wants the key to Death – the key that opens the door to Death's library. But Cas doesn't have to deal. Bobby has been watching Sergei's niece, and Cas has a picture of her on his phone – Sergei fixes Sam or Bobby "fixes" the niece.
Sergei fixes Sam, and as Sergei leaves, he tells Cas that he likes the new Cas… It's very Russian. And that's a fun in joke on Misha's mother's obsession with Russia… long story. I like the new Cas too! It was great to see him actually not trusting and staying one step ahead of the bad guys.
Dean comes to tied up in the basement about to be drained. Lee comes down and tells him that after their last hunt together in Arizona, he just couldn't get past what they saw. On his last hunt, he captured the creature in the cage – a marid. "It's a freaky-looking thing" but "as long as you feed it, it gives you money, it gives you health, everything you dreamed of." Dean is disgusted – "it just costs innocent lives?" Lee wants to know if after everything, aren't they owed something? Lee insists that no one cares about whether they are good or bad. Dean insists that he cares, and Lee points out that that's what got him there. Lee tells him not to worry as he opens up the port to drain his blood. After a couple of pints, he'll just go to sleep.
But Dean's no shrinking violet and he topples his chair. Once he pulls the blood away from the marid, it gets frantic and starts to break out of the cage. The race is on to see who gets free first!
Lee hears noises from the basement as he works in the bar. He's got his gun up and ready to fire as the door opens… and the marid's head comes rolling out. Dean apologizes for Lee's friend – and then dives behind the bar as Lee starts shooting. Dean uses the famous Texas slogan – "God Bless Texas" as he finds a shotgun under the bar. It's also a nice shout out to the fact that Ackles was born in Texas and now lives there again. Lee and Dean run out of ammunition at the same time.
Dean tells Lee that he doesn't get to continue to pretend that they're still friends – he doesn't know him anymore. Lee insists that he IS Dean. Just a Dean who woke up and realized that the world was broken. Dean insists that you fix it; you don't walk away. You fight for it. Kane and Ackles were both terrific in this scene. Lee tries to get Dean to forget it happened – he could just walk out the door. Dean tells him that he doesn't want to do it – but he kills monsters. Clearly, identifying Lee as a monster. The two fight – and it's spectacular. I'm betting the two had an absolute blast filming this – probably as much as the singing scene!
Dean finally stabs Lee with a cue stick. Lee asks him why he cares so much, and Dean tells him because someone has too. Lee tells him that he's glad it was him. Dean takes out the cue, and Lee dies. It's a tough moment.
Dean arrives back at the bunker and there's a very awkward reunion with Cas. Sam tells the others that he thinks that he was in Chuck's head. He's weak. Sam thinks that they can beat God!
So, once again, Dean sees how the other half lives and has it reinforced that he is a hunter through and through. He'll never be happy walking away. Sam has an important experience that lets him see that Chuck is weak and gives them hope moving ahead that they can win. We also get to see several sides of Eileen, including her hunter side! We also get to see a new side to Cas. I'm glad that they are finally letting him grow up. I've very much enjoyed Collins in the last two episodes as Cas finally gets to act intelligently. What did you think of the episode? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!


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The course addresses the so-called 'spatial turn' in the humanities and offers PhD candidates theoretical and methodological tools to critically analyse space and its cultural significance from an interdisciplinary perspective and across time periods.
The course offers a comprehensive overview of questions related to space, memory and the past, and works within an interdisciplinary framework to consider how these three concepts intersect and have been used for purposes ranging from positive creation of communal narratives to violent exclusion of 'others'.
This course examines how social relations and identities are determined by the spatial organisation of social life. During this course doctoral students analyse how different types of spaces constitute and project group and individual identities, and through them allow for and enforce different social structures, social discourses, linguistic borders, as well as a sense of community but also social unrest.
During a one-week workshop on location in Rome, the course participants will practice their skills in analysing the social and cultural roles of urban and rural spaces.
The aim of the theme is to address the need for a multidisciplinary approach to global challenges related to increased mobility and multilingualism. In theory, multilingualism as a societal and individual resource holds the promise of engaging other ways of living and thinking, building convivial relationships and ultimately transforming ourselves and our societies. The aim of this theme is to address the need for a multidisciplinary approach to global challenges related to increased mobility and multilingualism. In theory, multilingualism as a societal and individual resource holds the promise of engaging other ways of living and thinking, building convivial relationships and ultimately transforming ourselves and our societies.
Students will engage critically with a range of theoretical frameworks in order to explore the ways in which contemporary societal challenges are constructed, mediated and lived through language as well as the methodological challenges posed by globalisation and transnational mobility. This theme connects strongly with contemporary thinking in, for example, sociolinguistics, semiotics, literary and media theory, educational studies, philosophy, and sociology.
This is the first and introductory course within the theme and deals with different theoretical and methodological frameworks in order to investigate the complexities regarding identity, corporeality, language, place, ethnicity and other differences in relation to the new global zones of contact.
The course addresses the emergence of new global – often temporary – linguistic communities and associated communicative practices, and examines how these communities are formed by and through different languages.
The course introduces the second year of the theme and addresses issues relating to the displacement and separation resulting from increased mobility and its consequences, both in terms of social and linguistic categories such as "semi-lingualism" and different linguistically creative approaches to resistance and diversity.
The course covers both traditional and new (e.g. academic) diasporas, the emergence of creoles and World Englishes. Within the course, students will explore different issues through empirical analysis of data related to various language phenomena.
Based on an understanding of human and nonhuman ecologies in terms of the more-than-human, the theme approaches the humanities from this interdisciplinary perspective to forge reconfigurations and extensions of the field. It is in this respect that the Environmental Humanities come to the fore. This burgeoning field of studies engages creatively with sustainability issues, problematizes the ways in which the human has overstepped his mark and by so doing jeopardized the future of the entire planet.
The theme runs for two years, started in the autumn of 2018 and offers one five-credit module being per term.
The theme is offered in English.
The course explores and problematizes the role the human plays in the long term changes we are witnessing on our planet today. It also highlights the ways in which the humanities increasingly make use of the concept of the Anthropocene to question and challenge nature-culture dichotomies as well as the presumed exceptionalism of the human.
The course engages critically with posthuman theories, asking questions such as: How to understand and engage the spaces and networks that take place between the human and the more-than-human? How do they affect our perception of environmental challenges on a global scale, our reading of history and ethics?
In what ways can research contribute to change through imagining and engaging with the environment and civic society? The course aims to facilitate ethical engagement through the use of different creative and innovative methods in order to develop creative skills and strategies to communicate one's research.
What is a text? What happens when texts are remediated, edited, relocated or translated? What methods are available for textual study? How can textual theory, translation studies, and theories of world literature illuminate one another? With its dual focus on textuality and cross-cultural comparison, the theme World Literatures and the Culture of Texts aims at providing critical and exploratory responses to these questions. It addresses thereby topics of high relevance to students in most domains of the humanities, including literature, language disciplines, translation, history, historical linguistics, and the history of ideas.
The course "Methods" deals with issues relating to philology – both as an historical phenomenon and as a current and transcultural method – in addition to archival research methods, textual criticism, and current methods of literary interpretation.
The course "Texts in Transit" deals with culture- and language-specific aspects of textual enquiry, as well as "bibliomigrancy", that is the ways in which books circulate globally, gather in libraries and acquire material presence as versions of "world literature" in discrete public spheres.
The aims of the course are for the student to identify and explore a context in which materiality is significant for their doctoral research, and to produce a publishable research article on this topic. The course takes the form of a workshop to which a pair of internationally recognised researchers will be invited as mentors and as a sounding board.
The Faculty's continuous operations should include four specialisations, here referred to as themes. These themes should be broad enough to benefit doctoral students from a wide range of fields, and narrow enough to enable the participating doctoral students to engage in a substantial academic exchange with each other.


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A Spring Comunicação é uma empresa brasileira fundada em 2004. Inicialmente era especializada no mercado editorial, tendo a revista Rolling Stone Brasil como seu principal título, atualmente presta serviços de comunicação como Publicidade, Assessoria de Imprensa e Relações Públicas. Em 2013, anunciou a compra da concessão de TV aberta do Grupo Abril.

História
A empresa foi lançada em 2004 com a publicação da revista de bordo da TAM Linhas Aéreas, além de participar da adesivagem das aeronaves e da publicidade da marca. Foram lançadas ainda outras revistas customizadas. A Aero Magazine, especializada em aviação e direcionada a pilotos-proprietários e executivos do setor, foi adquirida da Editora Nova Cultural em 2005. Na época era considerada pelo presidente da empresa, José Roberto Maluf, uma revista "luxuosa" com foco em pessoas que "têm possibilidade de comprar um avião". Após uma mudança de direcionamento, a empresa vendeu a Aero Magazine para a Inner Editora. A revista Rolling Stone, sediada nos Estados Unidos, foi relançada no Brasil em 2006 pela Spring. Em maio de 2018, foi anunciado o fim da publicação mensal da revista. A marca passou a ser utilizada somente em redes sociais e eventos, mantendo somente edições impressas especiais. Posteriormente o comando da marca e do portal Rolling Stone Brasil foram repassados à Editora Perfil. Desde então a empresa abandonou o mercado editorial e focou suas ações em serviços especializados de comunicação.

Compra da Ideal TV e lançamento da Loading
Após ter divulgado a devolução da marca MTV para a empresa americana Viacom, o Grupo Abril anunciou a venda de suas concessões de televisão aberta em agosto de 2013. Em dezembro do mesmo ano o Grupo Spring foi anunciado como comprador da concessão sendo apenas necessária a avaliação pelo Ministério das Comunicações e pelo Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade). Os valores da venda foram estipulados em R$ 350 milhões realizada pelo banco americano JP Morgan.

No mesmo ano, o canal MTV Brasil foi sucedido pela Ideal TV, que já esteve presente na TV paga em 2009. O BRZ, canal aberto do Grupo Abril presente na parabólica, também passou a transmitir a Ideal. O contrato foi firmado na metade de junho de 2014 e os negócios foram apresentados no dia 17 do mesmo mês.

Em 7 de dezembro de 2020, lança o canal Loading, voltado ao público jovem trazendo conteúdo geek como jogos, animes, eSports, tokusatsu, dorama, filmes e músicas, com destaque a cultura oriental. O novo canal substitui a Ideal TV em sinal terrestre e por assinatura, além de lançar um serviço de streaming com transmissão em tempo real. A Ideal manteve suas transmissões através das parabólicas analógicas, mediante acordo com a Rede Mundial.

Porém em 27 de maio de 2021, os sócios do novo canal José Roberto Garcia e Paulo Sérgio Garcia, donos das lojas Kalunga e com uma divida adquirida não pelo canal mas por problemas de gestão da própria Kalunga e com valores que giravam aproximadamente a R$ 481 milhões de reais , resolveram não mais investir no projeto, inviabilizando assim a sobrevivência da rede de tv que contava com apenas 6 meses de existência. Os 60 funcionários ali alocados para tocar a programação Geek foram avisados no meio do expediente que o canal teria seu fim e todos estariam demitidos, passando naquele momento a ter na sua programação reprises de animações adquiridas pelo canal, e não mais conteúdo inédito. No mesmo dia, a Spring Comunicação na pessoa de Maluf, já teria esquematizado uma venda do canal a qual ainda não foi concretizada.

Em 19 de agosto de 2021, as concessões pertencentes a Spring Comunicações são cassadas pelo TRF-3 por conta da venda da outorga que antes era do Grupo Abril em dezembro de 2013, sem ter a participação de representantes da união, o que é considerado ilegal. Além disso, os dois grupos já haviam sido condenados em novembro de 2020 por conta do processo movido pelo Ministério Público Federal com relação a venda, que rola desde 2015. A Loading só entrou no ar por conta do pedido de revisão da condenação, cedido pela justiça.

Em 26 de novembro, apesar do processo de cassação ainda ocorrer em segredo da justiça, é anunciado o fim da Loading a partir do dia 27, pouco menos de dez dias para o canal completar 1 ano no ar, encerrando um ciclo que durou apenas onze meses. No lugar das reprises de animes e do telejornal De Olho no Mundo, são exibidos cultos da Igreja Mundial do Poder de Deus, ocasionando no relançamento provisório da Ideal TV. A transição aconteceu por volta da meia noite do dia 28.

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package org.apache.ignite.internal.commandline.property.subcommands;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.client.GridClient;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.client.GridClientCompute;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.client.GridClientConfiguration;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.client.GridClientDisconnectedException;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.client.GridClientNode;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.commandline.AbstractCommand;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.commandline.Command;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.commandline.CommandArgIterator;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.commandline.CommandLogger;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.dto.IgniteDataTransferObject;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.util.typedef.F;
import org.apache.ignite.internal.visor.VisorTaskArgument;

/** */
public abstract class PropertyAbstractSubCommand<
    MetadataArgsDto extends IgniteDataTransferObject,
    MetadataResultDto extends IgniteDataTransferObject>
    extends AbstractCommand<MetadataArgsDto> {
    /** */
    private MetadataArgsDto args;

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override public final void printUsage(Logger log) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("printUsage");
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override public final void parseArguments(CommandArgIterator argIter) {
        args = parseArguments0(argIter);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override public final Object execute(GridClientConfiguration clientCfg, Logger log) throws Exception {
        try (GridClient client = Command.startClient(clientCfg)) {
            GridClientCompute compute = client.compute();

            // Try to find connectable server nodes.
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            if (F.isEmpty(nodes)) {
                nodes = compute.nodes(GridClientNode::connectable);

                if (F.isEmpty(nodes))
                    throw new GridClientDisconnectedException("Connectable nodes not found", null);
            }

            GridClientNode node = nodes.stream()
                .findAny().orElse(null);

            if (node == null)
                node = compute.balancer().balancedNode(nodes);

            MetadataResultDto res = compute.projection(node).execute(
                taskName(),
                new VisorTaskArgument<>(node.nodeId(), arg(), false)
            );

            printResult(res, log);
        }
        catch (Throwable e) {
            log.severe("Failed to execute metadata command='" + name() + "'");
            log.severe(CommandLogger.errorMessage(e));

            throw e;
        }

        return null;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override public final MetadataArgsDto arg() {
        return args;
    }

    /** */
    protected abstract String taskName();

    /** */
    protected MetadataArgsDto parseArguments0(CommandArgIterator argIter) {
        return null;
    }

    /** */
    protected abstract void printResult(MetadataResultDto res, Logger log);
}


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Mar Morto è un romanzo di Jorge Amado.

Il romanzo narra della nascita, vita e morte del personaggio di Guma, barcaiolo di Bahia, che l'autore descrive come una storia che si racconta nelle banchine e nei porti bahiani, una leggenda che, come lui stesso dice nel finale, raccontano gli uomini di mare.

In verità il romanzo fa molti riferimenti ad altri pescatori famosi, cita in modo esaustivo i Santi del Candomblé e descrive la vita miserrima della "gente di mare", la morte sempre presente, naufragi e amori. La figura del protagonista incarna la figura romanticizzata ed un po' eroicizzata del maestro di saveiro che si guadagna di che vivere quotidianamente, e del contesto portuale di Bahia, in cui vive il popolino marinaro, distinto da quello dei borghesi, che abitano nella parte alta della città.

Alcuni personaggi secondari, come Mastro Manuel e Maria Clara, con il loro saveiro, chiamato Viajante sem Porto ("Viandante senza porto") compaiono anche in molti altri romanzi di Amado, come Jubiabá, Santa Barbara dei fulmini.

Trama
Il primo avvenimento narrato fa parte della triste e drammatica realtà ricorrente nel porto: in una notte di burrasca, la barca di Raimundo e di suo figlio Jacques è naufragata, costando loro la vita. Come se non bastasse, la moglie e madre Judith, oltre alla duplice perdita, ha un altro bambino nel grembo. Stavolta la disgrazia è caduta su di essi, ma è il destino di quasi tutti gli uomini del porto: vivere e morire al cospetto del mare.

Nella città di Bahia vive il barcaiolo Guma, uomo ancora giovane, figlio di Frederico, morto in mare quando Guma era ancora bambino, e di una donna, di cui non viene rivelato il nome. La donna, alla morte del marito, ha abbandonato il bambino e il porto, andando a prostituirsi per poter sopravvivere. Guma è stato cresciuto dallo zio paterno Francisco, per salvare il quale proprio il padre di Guma era annegato durante una tempesta. Francisco è un vecchio lupo di mare che ha tramandato a Guma i suoi saperi. Ora Guma conduce perfettamente il Valente, il suo saveiro. Quando era ancora ragazzo, un giorno giunse la madre a reclamarlo presso lo zio, ma questi la fece ragionare, spiegandole che era meglio che il ragazzo continuasse la vita del marinaio anziché doversi accollare il "fardello" che gli sarebbe derivato dalla professione della donna.

Mesi dopo, nell'area portuale torna la famosa Rosa Palmeirão. Mulatta di mezza età, un tempo molto più bella, ma ancora piacevole a vedersi, è una sorta di leggenda vivente per la gente di mare della zona. È infatti oggetto sia di timore che di ammirazione per il suo carattere risoluto: se provocata, non esita ad estrarre il rasoio o il pugnale, celati rispettivamente nella gonna e nel petto. Rosa prende ad interessarsi a Guma, che per un po' la asseconda. Tuttavia, la donna, ormai desiderosa di un figlio, deve poi accettare il fatto di essere fuori tempo, ragione che spinge anche Guma a cercare una donna più giovane e più adatta a lui. Rosa Palmeirão, però, prima di lasciare la città, si fa promettere da Guma di avvisarla non appena, una volta sposata una ragazza di cui sarà innamorato, avrà avuto un figlio da lei. Infatti, Rosa confessa a Guma che, non avendo avuto figli, il suo più grande desiderio è ormai quello di diventare nonna.

La fama di Guma nel porto cresce quando ascolta la supplica del ricco e malvisto Godofredo, decidendo di andare a soccorrere un bastimento (il Canavieiras) sul quale si trova il figlio di Godofredo. La nave, infatti, non riusciva a entrare nel porto a causa di una forte burrasca. Godofredo promette a Guma anche un cospicuo compenso se riuscirà a far entrare la nave in porto e a salvare suo figlio. Guma, allora, prodigiosamente, riesce a compiere l'impresa, che tutti avevano considerato impossibile e suicida. All'ammirazione generale per Guma si unisce anche Livia, una ragazza bellissima, proveniente dalla parte alta e più borghese della città. Giorni dopo li presenta Rodolfo, fratello della giovane. Fra Guma e Livia scocca allora la scintilla dell'amore.

Nel frattempo, Guma ha però concordato la consegna di un carico a Cachoeira, in cui va di malumore per l'ardente desiderio di conoscere la ragazza. Qui, all'interno di un lupanare, insieme ad altri barcaioli suoi concittadini, viene coinvolto in uno scontro armato con alcuni giovani soldati del luogo. Questi aggrediscono i barcaioli come ritorsione per una rissa scoppiata alcuni giorni prima, nella quale avevano avuto la peggio. Nello scontro, Guma viene salvato dal sacrificio della giovane prostituta Rita - appena conosciuta, ma con la quale ha condiviso un momento toccante -, che muore per un colpo di arma da fuoco, facendo scudo a Guma con il suo corpo. Subito dopo, un amico di Guma, Traíra, viene ferito gravemente da uno degli aggressori, riuscendo però ugualmente a ucciderlo. Guma, allora, aiutato anche dal rivale Josué, carica Traíra sul suo saveiro e, rischiando l'arresto, lo conduce via precipitosamente dal dott. Rodrigo, nell'estremo tentativo di salvarlo. Il medico tenta il possibile, ma l'uomo si spegne con il rammarico di lasciare sole le sue tre figlie: Marta, Margarida e Raquel.

Intanto, Guma prosegue nel corteggiare Livia - facendosi anche scrivere una missiva per lei dal "dottor" Filedefio (con cui peraltro incorre pure in un alterco) -, ma si vede ostacolato dai parenti della ragazza, che vedono nella sua grande bellezza la speranza e la risorsa per avanzare nella società. Guma si risolve allora a complottare con Livia un finto rapimento, che culmina nel matrimonio della coppia nella chiesa del Monte Serrat. Nel corso dei festeggiamenti, il dott. Rodrigo e la maestra Dona Dulce si scambiano opinioni sulle condizioni di vita della gente del porto: tutti e due sanno che è ardua e si adoperano duramente per essi, ma mentre egli è un po' sconfortato, lei intravede la speranza di un piccolo miracolo, ovvero qualche piccolo progresso.

Poco tempo dopo Guma ottiene la rivincita amichevole con l'abile barcaiolo Mastro Manuel in una gara di barche, e stavolta se l'aggiudica con il supporto di Livia. Frattanto, Rufino, fedelissimo amico e vicino di casa di Guma, porta in casa la sua nuova compagna Esmeralda: sensuale mulatta dagli occhi verdi, fisico prorompente, ma dal carattere frivolo. La donna, abituata a vedere gli uomini cadere ai suoi piedi, si invaghisce di Guma. Ciò avviene sia perché vorrebbe un figlio con la carnagione chiara come quella del bel marinaio, sia perché quest'ultimo, malgrado l'attrazione, cerca di negarsi, anche perché ora Livia ha nel grembo un suo figlio. La situazione si complica una notte, quando Livia ha un malore per la gravidanza, ed Esmeralda, dopo aver assistito Livia, riesce a sedurre (sebbene per pochi istanti) Guma, che a sua volta diviene preda del rimorso verso la moglie e Rufino. Quest'ultimo, innamorato perso della mulatta, giorni dopo scopre una sua tresca con un altro marinaio e decide di vendicarsi: con il pretesto di una gita in barca, raggiunta la foce di un fiume vicino, uccide Esmeralda, spaccandole la testa con un remo, non prima di aver appreso da lei del tradimento con Guma. Rufino allora, al colmo dell'amarezza, si suicida annegandosi. Preferisce infatti morire anziché uccidere l'amico, anche perché era comunque in debito con lui, in quanto, qualche giorno prima, mentre infuriava una tempesta, Guma lo aveva salvato da uno squalo durante un tentativo di soccorso di alcuni naufraghi.

Alcuni giorni dopo, Guma incorre in un naufragio: una burrasca distrugge il Valente, mandandolo a schiantarsi contro gli scogli e Guma, ferito alla testa, viene salvato da Mastro Manuel. Una volta ristabilitosi, dopo una breve esitazione, Guma decide di comprare a prezzo d'occasione (la metà) il Ruggente, saveiro di ottima qualità che il proprietario João Caçula vende per comprare delle chiatte, e lo rinomina Battello volante. L'acquisto suscita le perplessità di Livia, che vive nel continuo terrore di perdere il marito in mare, e da tempo fa pressione su Guma perché cambi lavoro, entrando in società nel negozio degli zii. Guma obietta che, continuando i viaggi con il nuovo saveiro, intende mettere da parte una somma per poter partecipare con dei capitali alla gestione del negozio. Ma al porto gli affari vanno male, e Guma fatica molto a saldare il debito con il venditore ed il dott. Rodrigo, che lo ha aiutato con un prestito.

Tempo dopo, non senza aver tentennato a lungo, Guma decide di accettare la proposta di svolgere delle attività di contrabbando della seta, presentatagli dal ricco commerciante arabo Murad tramite il suo assistente e compatriota Toufick. Queste attività, condotte da Toufick, hanno finora fatto la fortuna di Murad. Il piano di Guma è rimanere in quei traffici solo per il tempo necessario a saldare i suoi conti e ad accantonare una somma che gli permetterà di entrare come socio nel negozio degli zii di Livia. Allo stesso tempo, però, Guma si propone di conservare anche il saveiro e di usarlo di tanto in tanto per qualche viaggio. Le cose sembrano procedere per il meglio, e Guma riesce persino a saldare tutti i debiti del saveiro, raccontando ai suoi creditori di aver vinto i soldi in una sala da gioco. Ben presto Livia scopre la nuova attività di Guma, nonostante quest'ultimo avesse cercato di tenergliela nascosta. Tuttavia si persuade ad accettarla, benché a malincuore, convinta che potrà servire ad abbreviare i tempi del passaggio di Guma dalla vita di mare all'attività commerciale con i suoi zii. Ma durante un trasporto al quale, insieme a Guma, partecipano Toufick, un altro arabo di nome Haddad e anche lo studente Antônio, figlio di Murad (che aveva voluto eccezionalmente salire sul saveiro), una burrasca spinge il Battello volante sugli scogli e lo fa ribaltare. Haddad viene divorato dagli squali e Guma, con grande fatica, riesce a salvare e portare a riva Toufick. Lì, però, trova Murad, che lo implora di salvare anche suo figlio Antônio, rimasto frattanto aggrappato al saveiro. Compiendo allora un ultimo sforzo sovrumano, Guma torna indietro e, afferrato Antônio, che invocava aiuto, riesce a portarlo al sicuro nonostante l'implacabile inseguimento degli squali. Le onde sospingono allora il giovane direttamente tra le braccia del padre. Guma, ormai stremato, si prepara a cadere anch'egli sulla spiaggia, ma un colpo di coda di uno squalo lo allontana dalla riva, facendolo scomparire per sempre in mare.

Grande è la commozione generale per la morte di Guma e per il suo estremo sacrificio, che gli ha consentito di salvare altre due vite. Nonostante lunghe e minuziose ricerche, il corpo di Guma non viene più ritrovato. Livia, allora, sebbene sia distrutta e inebetita dal dolore, prende una decisione senza precedenti: poiché non è riuscita a dare l'ultimo saluto al corpo di Guma, continuerà la sua professione per stargli sempre vicino in mare. Guiderà perciò al posto suo il Battello volante, che nel frattempo è stato riparato, in quanto aveva subito solo lievi danni. Il bambino, invece, durante questi viaggi rimarrà con gli zii. Insieme a Livia, sale sul saveiro per aiutarla anche Rosa Palmeirão, che pure le era stata sempre vicina durante i dolorosi giorni della vana ricerca del corpo di Guma. La maestra Dona Dulce, allora, vedendo in Livia una donna coraggiosa, che affronta sia il mare che tutte le avversità, sente che il miracolo da lei tanto atteso nel porto si è finalmente realizzato. Inoltre, la figura della bellissima Livia alla guida del saveiro assume per la gente del porto una luce leggendaria. Non a caso il vecchio Francisco è convinto di vedere in lei la personificazione di Janaína o Iemanjá, la mitica signora del mare, che per i pescatori e barcaioli brasiliani di origine africana è la sterminatrice e allo stesso tempo la sposa di tutti gli uomini che muoiono in mare.

Edizioni

Romanzi di Jorge Amado
Romanzi di autori brasiliani
Romanzi ambientati in Brasile


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In the first TechStars class held at the Geekdom earlier this year, Cloudability already had a head start on some of the other companies.
The Portland-based startup had already participated in the Portland Incubator Experiment. When the team landed in San Antonio, they had already raised $1.1 million, according to VentureBeat.
Now Mat Ellis, Cloudability's CEO, has announced the company has raised an $8.7 million first round of venture capital led by Foundry. In addition, Jason Mendelson and Jason Seats, managing director of the TechStars Cloud, will join its board of directors.
"Just over a year ago we were on stage at Structure with some screen shots and just a few users, so this is a really big deal for us," Ellis wrote in a company blog post on the deal.
Cloudability helps companies manage how much they spend on Cloud services. Rackspace Hostings offers the service to all of its cloud customers. The company plans to use the money it has raised to hire more people and build out its product offering by adding more features. Cloudability has 15 employees, up from four in December.