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The crescent will be formed on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 2:46am UAE time, but will not be able to be seen after sunset, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Astronomy researcher in Sharjah told local media.
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The primary focus of this lopsided free trade deal is to make it easier for Canadian investment to go into resource-rich countries such as Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Haiti—and to protect the rights of Canadian investors. Secondly, the liberalization of trade and investment between Canada and the Caribbean will make it much easier for Canadian firms to takeover the already fragile Caribbean manufacturing and service industries. Currently CARICOM accounts for less than 1% of Canada's foreign trade, yet Canada is the third most important market for CARICOM-based goods, after the United States and the European Union (primarily the United Kingdom).
In 2010, Canada's largest imports from CARICOM included gold from Guyana, oil and petroleum products from Trinidad, and aluminum oxides from Jamaica and Suriname. With the recent discovery of rare earth metals in Jamaica, the Jamaica Gleaner reported that Canada will be seeking to join Japan in mining this resource which is used for key components in smartphones and other high technology items.
The fact that Trinidad is pushing for the talks is due to the fact that they hold a significant amount of tar sands—similar in composition to that found in Alberta. Trinidad is hoping that Canadian investment and technology would help to maintain the island's oil revenues. In 2009, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday reported that "The extraction of oil from tar-sands involves a greater financial cost and does more harm to the environment than pumping out traditional crude oil, with some reports saying that separating the oil out of the sand generates three times as much of the greenhouse gas, carbon-dioxide, than pumping out conventional oil." It is estimated that Trinidad holds between 900 million to 2 billion barrels of the tar sand crude oil.
Remaining on the issue of natural resources, investigative reports have revealed that currently one-third of Haiti's Northern Region (approximately 2,500 square kilometers) has been granted as illegal concessions to mining firms based in Canada and the United States. In response to this, the Haitian Senate has called for a halt on all mining activities in the Northern Region. It is important to note that if or when a Canada-CARICOM free trade deal is signed into law, the ability of the Haitian government to halt controversial, exploitative, and destructive mining activities will be severely curtailed.
In regard to services, according to the Royal Bank of Canada, Barbados was the third largest destination for Canadian direct investment after the United States and United Kingdom. Over the past decade, Canadians have invested a staggering $390 billion in Barbados. However, this is not an investment in productive capital—but rather Barbados is a leading offshore tax haven for Canada's largest banks and the extremely wealthy. In addition, Canadian banks (Royal Bank, Scotia Bank, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) already dominate the Caribbean banking industry.
While the Canadian government has stated that "Canada is committed to negotiating a modern trade agreement with CARICOM that will take into account differing levels of development, vulnerabilities associated with island states, and trade-related capacity challenges"—given the very real power imbalances between the Caribbean and Canada, CARICOM would be wise to look toward Mexico to see how such free trade deals play out.
Mexico's experience implementing free trade stands as a sharp reminder that trade agreements are structured in such a way to benefit the powerful, both between and within nations. Since the introduction of NAFTA in 1994, Mexico has experienced a sharp increase in illegal migration, food insecurity, and informal employment. While foreign capital flooded Mexico, the majority of it did not lead to job creation—but rather to foreign acquisitions of existing Mexican firms.
It is telling that the primary service exports of the Caribbean—such as tourism and financial services—do not need a free trade agreement. As such, the CARICOM-Canada free trade deal must receive greater scrutiny within the Caribbean in order to determine whether or not any real gains for the region will emerge from the deal. Given that the majority of Canadian investment is based in resource extraction and financial services, it will predominately serve the interests of Canadian business interests, doing little to alter the dependent nature of the region's economies. The signing of productive and mutually beneficial trade agreements is one thing— but signing onto a lopsided agreement which will only benefit the owners of resource enclaves is another thing entirely and should be reconsidered.


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Dylann Roof and the Treatment of Whites by the Legal System
Bradford Hanson 2015-07-09
Bradford Hanson (Editor) · 9 July, 2015
The latest developments in the Charleston shooter case and their implications for our future
by John I. Johnson
State Criminal Case
AFTER HIS arrest last month, Roof (pictured) confessed, allegedly stating that he wanted to start a race war. He was charged with nine counts of murder, one for each person killed. These are state (South Carolina) charges. He was also charged with a weapons offense, evidently "possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony." On July 7, new indictments were added: three attempted murder charges relating to people who survived. Additional state charges can be added in the future.
The female prosecutor, Scarlett Wilson, is a White Republican. Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa to Sikh immigrants from India, has called for the death penalty. She also seized the opportunity to eliminate the Confederate flag. Probably at some point displaying or even possessing a Confederate flag will become a crime for which White Americans will be fined and/or jailed.
Federal Criminal Case
As always in criminal cases where whites are charged with "racism" or "anti-Semitism," federal charges are usually preferred simultaneously. The legal-(istic) excuse is: "Nothing prevents competing state and federal agencies from bringing similar criminal charges arising out of the same act against a single defendant so long as a crime can be charged at both the state and federal level. The Constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy only applies to one jurisdiction at a time."
So Roof, or any other White racialist, can be separately charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced for the same crime(s) by two "different" branches of government.
The question right now is whether the regime will bring "hate crime" charges against Roof. The odds are overwhelming that they will. But, as noted, they needn't restrict themselves to such charges.
The concept of "hate crimes" was developed over several decades by Jewish organizations and Left-wing academics associated with them. Subsequently the idea was enacted into law.
"Hate crimes" are a precursor to explicit hate speech laws against Whites that already exist everywhere else, and will certainly be implemented here. Actually, they are de facto, back door hate speech laws. Jews, Blacks and other non-whites routinely receive far lower criminal sentences for the very same crimes Whites commit, whenever Whites are convicted under hate crime laws and non-Whites are not. That is the purpose of such "laws."
Civil Lawsuits
After being hit with both state and federal charges and/or sentences longer and more severe than non-Whites receive from just one branch of government for identical racial acts (the System has no desire to prosecute non-Whites twice over, state and federal), Whites are next subjected to civil lawsuits brought by victims or their families, typically represented by Left-wing and Jewish lawyers. They can win enormous damages. The SPLC, for example, specializes in such cases. Where Left-wing ideology and anti-White racism are motivating factors, lack of assets does not matter. It is simply another form of punishment. Moreover, they can seize assets and income acquired in the future. As time goes by perhaps they'll confiscate prison money, or financially penalize White family members (e.g., parents).
The enemy has lots of time and money to pursue such cases, and does so. The SPLC has bankrupted and financially damaged numerous White individuals and organizations using this end run around the First Amendment. Nothing that they do would be permitted by the System if it were used against Jews or other non-Whites under identical fact patterns and laws.
It is a one way street.
All of the devious and racially discriminatory criminal tricks enumerated above (recall the ostensible existence of "equal protection," "due process," and "non-discrimination" laws and principles) can be used against any Politically Incorrect White person. You don't need to be a spree killer. For example, most of the White policemen Jews, the Left, and media have targeted for several years now — even instigating the murders of several in the process — can be subjected to the same racially discriminatory treatment.
In the jail where Roof was initially detained, his cell-block neighbor was Michael Slager, the former North Charleston policeman charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Negro Walter Scott.
Dow Jones article on Roof follows:
Dylann Roof Indicted on 3 Attempted Murder Charges in Charleston Shooting
July 7, 2015 12:50 PM ET (Dow Jones)
COLUMBIA, S.C. The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Prosecutor Scarlett Wilson said Tuesday that 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof had been indicted on the state charges, stemming from people who survived the June 17 attack at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Roof was arrested last month and charged with nine counts of murder, one for each person killed. He also faces a weapons charge.
Roof's defense attorney didn't immediately return a message Tuesday seeking comment. Mr. Roof is next expected in court in October on the murder charges, and online court records didn't show any additional dates for the new charges.
A state judge already has been appointed. Federal authorities haven't said whether they will pursue hate crime charges against Mr. Roof.
The news of the new charges comes as South Carolina state lawmakers move closer toward possibly removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds. Mr. Roof, who is white, appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning or desecrating U.S. flags, and purportedly wrote of fomenting racial violence. Survivors told police he hurled racial insults during the attack.
State senators gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would remove the flag from its pole in front of the statehouse. That sends the proposal to the House, where it faces a less certain future.
Bat Guano and "Hate Speech"
New FBI Data Shows Whites Underrepresented and Blacks Overrepresented as "Hate Crime" Offenders
SPLC's Supposed "Post-Election Hate Incidents"
The Fake Hearings: White Nationalists Are Innocent of this Crime
The 'Holocaust' as Gag
"Hate Speech" Serves an Evolutionary Purpose
Phony Hate Crimes: A Cause and Effect Relationship
Phony Hate Crime "Prank"
Tags:Confederate FlagDylann RoofHate CrimesHate SpeechLegal System
Liberal Cognitive Dissonance on South Africa
This Is What Happened to Randolph Scott
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On the True Meaning of Hate Speech
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EA has posted Madden NFL 19 player ratings for the top rated rookies. Check them out below and post your thoughts.
Just in case you missed it, here's a list of the top rated players in Madden NFL 19, all of them rated an overall 99.
I think their web developer screwed up. Instead of naming the links Top rookie HB he named it Saquan Barkley after the image. It is really confusing at first what you are clicking on.
New screenshot of Saquon, I already knew this because of the beta, but he looks much more accurate than he did in the EA play trailer.
Am I missing something or is this 25 rookie ratings and not all of them?
Why are Jackson and Ridley's heads so small?
OU Die hard fanboy... but i have to kind of scoff at Baker Mayfield getting 95 THP.. id put him at 91 TOPS, with a 92 ish Throw on Run, and short accuracy lowest of them all at 84.
Well, that sucked! I was hoping for all the 1st rd picks at the very least. Damn u EA!
I'm not qualified to make a judgement about it one way or another, but it is interesting to me that the Madden ratings guys think that Mayfield is that much ahead of Darnold right now.
I hope they can fix that before release. Also was hoping they would have a screenshot of each top 5 player.
Mayfield is not the best QB in the draft. Would be Josh Rosen, and then Lamar Jackson.
It's the Browns. 99.99999% chance Mayfield looks awful his whole career.
Remember that the archetype controls the way the overalls are formulated. If you look at Lamar Jackson being a 79 you really quickly see his throwing stats actually aren't that good, but under mobile QB archetype his physical attributes being so high boosts him in overall. I think the days of OVR as a representation of value are numbered because of the archetype system.
I really know next to nothing about these guys, but I'll be sure to take a hard stance either way.
One of the toughest parts of the ratings guy's job is rookies. Hype has to be built and they have to do a ton of speculating. Last year soured me a bit when I saw the Cowboys rookies all rated high, but I also understand that there is a balance that lives in the hype/speculation portion.
I hate Madden's rating system with a passion. I can't wait until overalls are removed from the game one day.
Well, they should get rid of overalls in general - it's not just Madden, but sports games in general. It removes unpredictability from the game which is attempting to emulate a real sport.
The moment you draft a player in Madden, despite the changing "slow to superstar" development - you can pretty much predict how that player will turn out.
Overalls are junk and have no place in sports games.
His accuracy numbers are WAY higher than they should be. Anyone who watched him in college should see that.
I'm not saying they are too low or high respective to his talent, but to QB's in general. My point was OVR is not what it is cracked up to be.
Mayfield 95 thp? Lmao. But Lamar is gonna be a baaaaad baaaaad man in 19.
Pretty sure Lamar Jackson has a stronger arm than Mayfield.
Indeed, but to clarify what i said about Mayfield earlier, Jackson is 2nd strongest arm, behind Allen. Then Darnold/Mayfield.
A for Mayfields accuracy, i feel like Mayfields SAC should be the lowest of HIS accuracy ratings. because he had a tendancy to be off the mark more on short throws, than medium or deep throws.
I just posted it on twitter but PFF mentioned pre draft that Mayfield was in the same range as Allen at the senior bowl in velocity and rotations per minute.
Pass velocity numbers are here.
But a lot of these players do not pass the eye test at all - Josh Rosen is slightly behind Mayfield and I can tell you that Rosen has a pretty average arm to slightly above average arm.
I think my main concern looking at these ratings is whether or not the AI will try to replace Mayfield, Rosen, Jackson, Darnold and Allen with a first round QB in year two.
The AI has seemingly knew the OVRs and even though the Bears had Trubisky, the AI in Madden drafted a first round QB because they had a higher OVR than Trubisky thus he was deemed replaceable by the Madden AI. We had to tinker with the ratings of rookie quarterbacks to ensure the AI drafted another position. I know with custom draft classes this will help as we can control the ratings but if you don't use custom draft classes and use the default, then this may still be a problem.
Seeing Jets fans react to Darnold's rating will be fun.
This was one of the things I mentioned for people to look at in the beta suggestions thread. I hope it got some attention, because you're right that with the way that Madden has been tuned lately, Darnold and Allen are in great danger of being drafted over in the first year, and being relegated to career backup in practically every solo CFM across the world that doesn't have Users controlling those teams. Jackson, Rosen, and especially Mayfield(being over an 80) have better chances.
This is a massive issue & one that severely killed my immersion in last year's game, as well as '17.
Time and time again I watched the Browns draft QB after QB after QB in the first or second round, all rated somewhere between 75-81 in OVR. By year 6 or so, the Browns had four QB's that could have easily been starting for multiple franchises, only to ride the pine because the AI was too dumb enough to trade them. In fact, the AI would actually RESIGN these guys instead of dumping them into FA.
What I don't understand is how they have not worked the AI smart enough to recognize prospects or talent beyond their OVR. I've watched the Steelers draft Josh Allen in the past, labeled as a (80) OVR prospect, yet they snag Blake Bortles in FA, a (81) OVR, and start Bortles, for the duration of his contract, EVEN THOUGH THEY GO 5-11 AND ALLEN HAS SUPERSTAR DEVELOPMENT!
There's a lot of ratings functionality in these rating releases, that's the only reason I like reading them.
Some valuable gameplay info has been passed through these releases.
Anthony Miller underrated prob should be around tied for 3rd best overall rookie WR. He doesn't have any weakness and him and Ridley prob the two best route runners in the draft.
Jets fans are used to getting little to no love in Madden. Hard to muster even fake outrage when you are expecting it. LOL But yes, I was disappointed, especially when compared to Jackson and Mayfield. I figured Rosen would be the highest rated since EVERYONE says he is the most NFL ready QB.
They gotta get those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.
Jets fans should be fine with his ratings being "low". He really likes to throw it to the other team. Perfect model for a Jets QB.
QB roster building logic for CPU teams was a really big issue in '18. Hope it's fixed for '19. This is a real immersion killer for CFM.
Personally I agree on that front. But I'm wondering how Baker got 95 throw power, that's crazy.
This is true, but the issue isn't to up rookie overalls, team AI needs a huge upgrade. Totally agreed on the Browns thing, too accurate.
Has to do with him throwing a 60 at the combine which was 2 shy of Allen's 62.
My only issue with this is, as I've mentioned previously, this stuff doesn't pass the eye test. While I understand that may not be 100% reliable, does anyone really believe Rosen throws near the velocity Allen does? Rosen had a 59 throwing to the right and 57 to the left.
Just watching game film of Rosen will tell you he has a good arm, but it's nowhere near the top. It's middling.
But I guess this is a good way to avoid controversy with the average fan - get backlash, and you can just point to combine results.
Remember when we had QB of the Future as a player role/badge and it kept the AI from doing just this? I miss some of those.
It was bad in 18, I can't comment on 19 but as far as 18 went, editing saved that game for me. Being able to edit the cpu's stupid draft picks prolonged my cfm a few seasons.
Based on what? This is lazy. Jackson had one of the worst arms at the combine in velocity. He should have a THP of around 86-88. He might be fast, and an elite runner but his arm talent is not what got him drafted. He's not Michael Vick in that regard, Vick had a cannon. Mayfield is short so people sleep on him but that velocity is no joke. He can sling it.
Most of these QB's are overhyped and overrated.
Jackson has a cannon. I have seen him zip it in games. At the combine he probably took some off his throws to try and be more accurate.
Right so he gets the benefit of the doubt but no other QB at the combine does. If this is really true than Jackson has no chance at succeeding at the NFL level.
EA shouldve also done top 5 DL/LB/CB/FS/SS.
I like Darnold a lot, but he was far from Consensus best QB other than Browns. Several teams graded Rosen QB1, others had Mayfield, some Darnold. It was all over the place.
It's funny looking at people get so worked up about these ratings, when if your a CFM player, based on M18, the Scheme Fit will affect the OVR value presented.
Some players OVR will be higher, while others will drop.
This is where a component written in the Franchise Blog comes into play if these particular players are on your team.
- Do you altar your Scheme to fit a particular player and start to restructure your roster?
AI may need help by switching the Scheme to fit these QB's considered to be the future of those franchises.
Yeah, all sounds great, like when they explained scheme fits and such in the past and it was bare bone and trash.
Until I'm in game and have gone through several seasons to see how well this works and how AI adapts with it - there is no way I'm touting the feature.
But this still doesn't take away inaccuracies of base stats for players - this just shows that attributes/ratings players have there is very little difference. A Tom Brady can zip a ball into tight coverage like Favre in his prime. Doesn't matter - no uniqueness.
Darnold only started 2 years and struggled quite a bit last year. He has a similar college track record to Mark Sanchez tbh. Far from a sure thing.
Most scouts disagree. They say he has an adequate but not exceptional arm. He can flip it, but underthrows a lot of deep balls.
Basically, he is not Mahomes or Favre.
That isn't even close to true. Darnold was considered to have great POTENTIAL two years ago. But to be frank, Josh Rosen has the best arm talent out of all these QBs, and ran a Pro style offense for much of his career. Character issues hurt him.
Mayfield plays like Favre but lacks Favre like arm strength.
Darnold has some elusivity and is unafraid of pressure, but he turns the ball over way too much.
Josh Allen has a rocket arm, but he has a bunch of issues with decision making and other problems.
Jackson is inaccurate and under throws deep balls, but is the Barry Sanders of QBs.
Not a single one of these QBs is consensus. The most talented one, I maintain, is Rosen. But he has a grating personality and quarterbacks need to be leaders.
Which brings us back to Mayfield. He is the happy medium between all these guys, and it's probably why he went number one.
I don't think that in this instance he's saying that ratings don't matter per se, but that the inflation of ratings for many players don't allow for the true strength and weaknesses of players to show in the game thus making all players play practically the same.
Sanchez had not even a full season of starting in college if I remember right. Or just a lone season starting. Darnold was terrible early last season, but really cleaned it up later and was solid the 2nd half of the college season.
This whole post is littered with inaccuries. This was one of the less talented QB classes in recent years. There were no sure-thing prospects. And none of them come close to Luck. Luck has been the best prospect to come out probably since Marino or Elway. Or better than those two. When you have Mel Kiper talking up Josh Allen and the Bills even taking him in the top-10 you know something is wrong.
Winston, Mariota, and Wentz were all better prospects as well.
He was okay the 2nd half. His season ended pretty miserably, though, where he fumbled 2 or 3 times against Ohio State along with throwing a pick 6. He threw for no scores. The guy finished with 22 turnovers which is insanely high.
He has a lot of tools that make you think he can be good, so his ceiling is high, but sometimes you have to look at a player for what they are now and right now he's nothing special, a turnover machine, and a guy that really will need a lot of hard work and great coaching to become good. I hope he can turn it around, but history says a guy like Darnold will not become anything more than he has shown to this point.
Um, what? Last year was FAR from one of the weakest QB classes in recent years. 5 QB's picked in the first round 4 in the top 10-15 picks. For all the hype Luck got he sure hasn't delivered. Some of it injuries obviously, but no one remembers that. If you don't deliver you'll be considered a bust. Luck will be a bust if he never returns to form. Not sure why you're even suggesting he's in the same conversation as Marino or Elway. That's a joke.
Winston and Mariota are marginal at best. With the weapons Winston had last year, his numbers were terrible. Kirk Cousins had similar talent the year before and put up 4900 yards. And Mariota? He was garbage last year, throwing more INTs than TDs.
Rosen will easily top both Mariota and Winston. And last year's class is miles ahead of Winston and Mariota. Watson will be a quality starter for years and Mahomes is going to be a Pro Bowler.
Rosen doesn't have that strong of an arm and he couldn't succeed at UCLA. The concerns around him are very real.
Luck took the Colts to 11-5 seasons, with what was essentially a dumpster fire. As soon as he isnt there the team becomes a joke again. Andrew Luck might not get the awards, or the adulation he deserves. But in terms of a true MVP in the NFL it is him.
Also Mayfield 95 THP is farcical. If you compare Allen THP to Mayfield, it isnt exactly only a 4 point difference is it?
Everybody sees the new Marino, Elway, Manning or even Brees, Brady, etc. in the drafted QB's. Fact is every QB drafted in the last 5 years had 1-2 very good seasons, but 1-2 bad seasons too.
Winston, Mariota, Carr, Wentz, Goff all had a good year. Some of them already regressed the season after that, Wentz & Goff will need to show they can do it consistently. As long as one of these QB's hasn't shown he can do it 3+ years in a row consistently, they are not on level with the top QB's.
And not even talking about the rookies drafted this year who haven't even thrown a ball yet. No one knows if Allen, Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen, etc. will have a good career or not. Recent history tells us they will probably have a really bad rookie season, then we'll see how they develop.
Anyone comparing these guys favorably to Winston is a little confused. Winston lost 1 I repeat 1 game in college after winning 25+ in a row, now which one of these QB's even came close to that..??
Luck V Rodgers is a great debate when the two are healthy.. hopefully Luck gets right again. The QB situation around the League is pretty dire, and losing one of their A-listers is a big blow with Brady and Brees nearing their end.
.. Wilson has also carried a pretty lousy offense since Lynch moved on. And that won't change with that D seemingly on the slide.
I guess Ken Dorsey really is leagues ahead of all of these guys.
Didn't you know? That's why he hardly played in the NFL at all. Too good for the league and he got bored and retired.
This gives an idea of the OVR levels players are generated at before any scheme fit is applied against them.
Reading this thread and it's clear just how hard a job it is to assign ratings. Even when people agree the ratings are wrong, they differ on whether or not it should be higher or lower.
It's hard to fault the developers for the rookie ratings when no one else can come to a consensus.
I mean some of the stuff being written in here is just flat out false, its almost like some of you never watched these guys play in college. Yet you think others(including the people doing the rating) are wrong.
I agree with this. If the *entire community agreed "whoa, X player is rated way too low" or there was some clear pattern, then maybe I would understand. However, that's not even close to reality. One person thinks Lamar's accuracy is way high, others way low. Same with Baker's THP or X persons speed etc etc etc.
I am in the camp of desiring less players in the 90+ range, especially 95+....but there's a guy on this thread who probabaly totally disagrees ha.
I don't envy people focused on ratings for sports video games...tough crowd.


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Reagan aide Brady's death ruled homicide
Brett Zongker
WASHINGTON -- This week's death of former White House press secretary James Brady, who survived a gunshot wound to the head in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has been ruled a homicide by a Virginia medical examiner, District of Columbia police said Friday.
John Hinckley Jr. shot Brady, who lived through hours of delicate surgery and further operations over the past 33 years, but never regained normal use of his limbs.
Federal prosecutors said only that they are reviewing the ruling. But a law professor and an attorney for John Hinckley Jr., who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting, said bringing new charges seemed unlikely.
"I think it (the medical examiner's ruling) will mean nothing," longtime Hinckley attorney Barry Levine told The Associated Press. "No prosecutors will bring such a case. The notion that this could be a successful prosecution is far-fetched. There is no legal basis to pursue this."
An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound and its health consequences, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to a news release from District police.
Besides partial paralysis from brain damage, Brady suffered short-term memory impairment, slurred speech and constant pain. His family said he died Monday at age 73 from a series of health issues.
Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel on March 30, 1981. Reagan nearly died from a chest wound. Three others, including Brady, were struck by bullets from Hinckley's handgun.
Hinckley Jr., now 59, was found not guilty by reason of insanity of all charges in a 13-count indictment, including federal counts of attempted assassination of the president of the United States, assault on a federal officer, and use of a firearm in the commission of a federal offense, as well as District of Columbia offenses of attempted murder,
assault and weapons charges.
William Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, said the office "is reviewing the ruling on the death of Mr. Brady and has no further comment at this time."
Tung Yin, a professor of law at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., said Friday that it's rare that the act that could be considered the cause of a murder occurred so long ago.
"Yin said such cases more likely involve a person in a coma who dies a year later.
"A jury has already concluded on the same incident that he (Hinckley Jr.) was not guilty. Nothing today changes that," Yin said, even if prosecutors say Hinckley is no longer insane. "That doesn't change what he was 33 years ago."


The invention relates to the field of optoelectronics and can be used in the construction of optical filters designed to handle time-varying optical radiation output fiber-optic interferometer or specalog radiation obtained after the interaction of coherent laser radiation with the object under study, under conditions of slow or one-time changes of the processed signal, caused by uncontrolled external factors.
The known method adaptive processing an optical signal comprising its submission on the input face of the photorefractive crystal, in which a pre-form of the phase diffraction grating using the photorefractive effect, this provides for the supply of two optical signals, one of which is the carrier of the processed signal, and the other reference. Signals propagate in the crystal at a small angle, resulting in a crystal is formed of a diffraction grating is transmissive (see Hall, T.J., M.A. Fiddy, Ner M.S. Detector for an optical-fiber acoustic sensor using dynamic holographic interferometer // Optics Letters. - 1980. - Vol.5. - No.11. - P.485-487 or Delaye Ph., Blouin, A., Drolet D., de Montmorillon L.A., G. Roosen, Monchalin J.-P. Detection of ultrasonic motion of a scattering surface by photorefractive InP:Fe under an applied dc field // J. Opt, Soc. Am. B. - 1997. - Vol.14. - No.7. - P.1723-1734 or Honda T, Yamashita T., Matsumoto H. Optical measurement of ultrasonic nanoeter motion of rough surface by two-wave mixing in Bi 12SiO20// Japan J. Appl. Phys. - 1995. - Vol.34. - P.3737-3740 or Kamshilin A.A., Prokofiev V.V. Fast adaptive interferometer with a photorefractive GaP crystal // Optics Letters. - 2002. - Vol.27. - No.l9. - P.1711-1713).
There is also known a method of adaptive processing of the optical signal, including its filing on the input face of the photorefractive crystal, in which a pre-form of the phase diffraction grating using the photorefractive effect (see Kulchin YU.N., Romashko R.V., Piskunov N., Kamshilin. A.A. Multichannel correlation filter based on the photorefractive crystal to handle variable silovich fields // technical physics Letters. - 2000. Tom. 26. - P.23-27).
This method is based on the effect of fanning, known as the process of samedirection light wave introduced into a photorefractive crystal is pumping energy of this wave in the wave scattered by the self-consistent diffraction grating recorded in the crystal, in contrast to the analogues diffraction the second grating is formed without external reference wave.
The disadvantage of this technical solution is that due to the lack of diffraction efficiency of the generated lattice (transmissive) also requires the use of an external electric field.
Solved the technical problem is ensuring the independence of processing an optical signal (an exception is necessary, the application of an external electric field to the photorefractive crystal is used to implement the method).
The technical result obtained by the solution of the problem, which seeks to ensure the autonomy of the system, ensuring implementation of the method, because the high efficiency of interaction of oppositely propagating light waves (and thus, high diffraction efficiency, which is formed in a photorefractive crystal diffraction grating reflector type) is provided due to its small spatial period.
To solve the problem the way adaptive processing an optical signal comprising its submission on the input face of the photorefractive crystal, in which a pre-form of the phase diffraction grating using the photorefractive effect, characterized in that the shape of the phase diffraction grating reflective type, for which the optical signal, the duration of which exceeds the characteristic time is formirovaniya phase diffraction grating, serves close to normal through the input face of the photorefractive crystal slice (100) or (111), on its exit face formed at an angle of up to 10° to input, when the output signal using the input signal, the reflected phase diffraction grating. In addition, prior to the filing of the optical signal at the input face of the photorefractive crystal it is converted into quasilocal wave, which is then linearly polarize.
Comparative analysis of the characteristics of the claimed solution with the characteristics of the prototype and analogues demonstrates compliance of the claimed solution to the criterion "novelty".
The sign "...form a phase diffraction grating reflective type..." provides high diffraction efficiency is formed in a photorefractive crystal diffraction grating, which allows to ensure the independence of processing an optical signal.
Signs "...optical signal, the duration of which exceeds the characteristic time of formation of the phase diffraction grating serves close to normal through the input face of the photorefractive crystal slice (100) or (111) at its exit face formed at an angle of up to 10° to input, ...determine the mu is necessary spatio-temporal parameters of the filing of the optical signal on the photorefractive crystal, when the observance of which is ensured by the occurrence of phase diffraction gratings "automodelismo" and "self-regulated" (supplied by the optical signal).
Signs "...as the output signal using the input signal, the reflected phase diffraction grating..." provide the possibility of detecting changes in the intensity of the input wave, i.e. the formation of information (measurement) signal, which indicates a change of the measured physical parameter field acting on the measuring section.
Signs of the second paragraph of the formula are improving the efficiency of processing the optical signal, as they provide its "harmonization".
The drawing shows a diagram of the installation, ensuring implementation of the method.
The drawing shows the setup for the adaptive processing of the optical signal that includes a lens system 1, a polarizer 2, a diaphragm 3, a photorefractive crystal 4, for example, made of Bi12TiO20containing the input line 5 (oriented as the cutoff (100) or (111) photorefractive crystal and the output line 6 (which is close to parallel with the input face is inclined to it at an angle of up to 10°). In addition, it is shown the phase diffraction grating 7 of the reflective type, the photo detector 8, such as a photodiode, the output is associated with selective voltmeter 9 (for visualization of the measurement results can be used and the means executed on another element base, mating with other nodes setup for adaptive processing of the optical signal). In addition, as shown in the drawing speciosae radiation 10 obtained after the interaction of coherent laser radiation with the object (or divergent optical radiation output fiber-optic interferometer), incoming (quasilocal) optical wave (signal) 11, the reflected optical wave (signal) 12. These elements do not differ from the well-known used for a similar purpose, except photorefractive crystal 4, which should be the distribution of the incoming (quasilocal) optical wave 11 along the crystallographic axis  or , which is its normal feed cutoff (100) or slice (111), i.e. one of these sections should be perpendicular to the direction of the incoming optical wave 11.
Divergent optical radiation output fiber-optic interferometer or speciosae radiation obtained after the interaction of coherent laser radiation with the object, using the lens system 1 is converted into quasilocal wave, having in General a complex intensity distribution, which is after passing the polarizer 2 and the diaphragm 3 hits on the entrance face 5 of the photorefractive crystal 4 and extends in its thickness along the crystallographic axis  or . After reflection part of the input wave from the output face 6 of the crystal in the last 4 covers two opposite mutually coherent optical waves (part 11 and reflected 12), interference which, due to the photorefractive effect, forms in the crystal 4 phase diffraction grating 7 of the reflective type. The grating 7 is formed in the crystal for a certain period of time (recording time), which depends on the type of crystal, the presence of impurities and of the total intensity of the input radiation. The occurrence of a crystal diffraction grating leads to diffraction on the input wave in the direction opposite to its spread (reflection on the grill). As the output signal using the input signal (incoming (quasilocal) optical wave 11), the reflected phase diffraction grating which receives the photodetector 8 and measure selective voltmeter 9 on whose testimony and judge about the changes in the intensity of reflected (difragirovavshej) optical wave 12.
The intensity of the scattered (difragirovavshej) wave grows to saturation during the time entry grid. If the intensity distribution of the input wave is changed in less recording time, the reflected wave causes a change in the total intensity or the polarization state (depending on when the state of polarization of the input wave). Changing the state of polarization is determined using the analyzer as shown in the drawing by the dotted line). All changes in the reflected wave occurs at the frequency of the second harmonic, if changes in the intensity of the input wave is sinusoidal. If changes of the input wave occur at times greater than the recording time of the lattice, the old grid will be erased in the crystal and recorded a new, appropriate to the new intensity distribution. In this case, the intensity (or the polarization state of the reflected wave will not change. This is the adaptability of the proposed filter, which is able to adapt to a slow or a one-time change of the processed signal, caused by the uncontrolled effects of external factors.
1. Method of adaptive processing of the optical signal, including its filing on the input face of the photorefractive crystal, in which a pre-form of the phase diffraction grating using the photorefractive effect, characterized in that the shape of the phase diffraction grating reflective type, for which the optical signal, the duration of which exceeds the characteristic time of formation of the phase diffraction grating serves close to normal through the input face of the photorefractive crystal slice (10) or (111) at its output face, formed at an angle of up to 10° to input, when the output signal using the input signal, the reflected phase diffraction grating.
2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that prior to the filing of the optical signal at the input face of the photorefractive crystal it is converted into quasilocal wave, which is then linearly polarize.


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10 Things You Need to Know About the Timpani
John Williams Before "Star Wars"
Timpani Transformation
Musical Bad Boys: Mozart vs. Bieber
The BSO's Got Its Own Music Man
By Alyssa Porambo
Ah, the timpani. No orchestral percussion section is complete without them! And here at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, we have one of the most killer timpanists in the biz, James Wyman (otherwise known as the Tattooed Timpanist), who is about to drop some knowledge on you about these drums with the funny name.
1. There are actually two different ways to set up the timpani: the American way and the German way. The German setup makes way more sense if the player is right handed – the largest drum is placed on the right, so that the timpanist can easily access the pedals and tuning gauges.
American:
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Last summer, James spent two weeks transforming the BSO's set of timpani from the American-style to the German-style. (More here)
James adds: Cleaning all eight drums was quite a challenging ordeal.
2. Each drum in a set of timpani has a different pitch, which is surprising, since most people think drums have only one pitch, which sounds like: BOOM.
3. Each timpano (singular), timpani (plural), has a pedal that controls which pitch the drum is on. Among these pedals is the mechanism called the "ratchet clutch system." Imagine trying to put THAT into first gear!
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4. Typically, timpanists will use real animal skin for the drum heads, like calf or goat. Weather doesn't permit us to use these here in Baltimore – darn humidity!
5. Timpanists actually make their own sticks!
James adds: I have a case full of them here at the BSO, which can have up to 30 pairs of sticks inside. I think that's how many are in my case right now…
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6. It can take up to one to two years to build a complete set of timpani and they probably cost more than your car.
James adds: They cost anywhere between $30,000 and $50,000.
7. A single timpano drum (pedals and all) can weigh as much as 140 pounds. That's like one and a half Taylor Swifts!
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8. In the old days before timpani had pedals, they were controlled by a chain and a crank.
James adds: At the time, this was the only way to change the pitch and the drums didn't provide the same type of facility that pedal timpani offer.
9. Ever wonder what the timpanist does when he puts his face on the drum? They are often hovering over their instrument, checking to see if it is in tune.
James adds: Once, I told my friends that my drum's head was scratch-and-sniff, just to see what they would do. Their reactions were priceless.
10. Before timpani were used as an orchestral instrument, they were played on horseback during the Civil War. Those poor horses!
James adds: We have it a lot easier these days. I don't see that being easy to maneuver for the timpanist or the horse.
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Bruner poised for bigger role on council
Gainesville Councilwoman Ruth Bruner has seen a number of changes in her 12 years representing Ward 5.
For example, Bruner said residents are as active as ever in local politics, generating enthusiasm and support for new projects, initiatives and planning.
"A lot of times you don't see that," she said. "It's really a good community to work in."
But the biggest change could be on the horizon as Bruner, who is running unopposed this November for another four-year term, is poised to assume a bigger leadership role in city government due to the pending retirement of longtime council members Myrtle Figueras and Bob Hamrick.
"One priority will be helping to bring up to speed the new City Council members," Bruner said about her expectations in the coming months. "There's going to be a lot of changes coming in."
Four candidates are vying to replace Figueras in the Ward 3 campaign, and two candidates are running for the Ward 2 seat held by Hamrick.
Together, Figueras and Hamrick have 66 years of experience serving on the council. Their departures mean a lot of "institutional knowledge" is heading out the door.
"That's going to be a new thing," Bruner said. "I think we will have to step up."
Moreover, Gainesville is in the midst of trying to find a new city manager.
Bruner will become the second longest-serving member on the council next year, behind only Councilman George Wangemann, who has served since 1986.
Bruner said her service on the legislative policy council of the Georgia Municipal Association has helped prepare her for this emerging role, and she is excited about taking on new challenges and leading the newly elected council members.
"There are enough of us left with some good experience ... that we can definitely go forward in the same directions," Bruner said. "I think it will be a challenge, but also an opportunity to get new ideas, new energy and new perspective."
Candidate forum Gainesville City Council
What: Forum with Ward 2 and 3 candidates, as well as city school board candidates
When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Where: Fair Street Neighborhood Center, 715 Fair St. in Gainesville
Coming Sunday: Look for coverage of the forum, plus a preview of the Ward 3 council race and profile of the candidates


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Female Hormones May Play Part in Asthma
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- There may be a link between asthma in women and changes in levels of female hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, researchers report.
That could help explain why asthma is more common in boys than girls in childhood, but more common in females after puberty, according to the Scottish investigators.
They reviewed more than 50 studies of more than 500,000 women with asthma from puberty to age 75. They found that starting to have periods before age 11 and having irregular periods were associated with a higher risk of asthma.
But the study did not prove that female hormones caused asthma risk to rise; it only showed an association.
The researchers also found that women had a higher risk of asthma at the onset of menopause than before menopause, according to the study.
"Asthma and allergy symptoms are often affected by life events such as puberty and menopause, but the reasons behind this are unclear," said study leader Nicola McCleary, from the University of Edinburgh's Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research.
"In carrying out this systematic review, we noted that there were many differences between studies investigating hormonal treatments in terms of the type and dose of hormone, and the way patients took the treatment," she said in a university news release.
"This made it difficult to draw firm conclusions from the results," McCleary added. "We are now undertaking a project to clarify the role of contraceptives and HRT [hormone replacement therapy] in asthma and allergy symptoms."
The findings were published recently in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on asthma.
SOURCE: University of Edinburgh, news release, Feb. 15, 2017
Dealing With a Child's Cough. Many times, it won't require medical treatment.
Chronic Cough Could Signal Lung Disease. Here are common warning signs.
Live Better With Asthma. Take prescribed medication, and create an action plan.
Detecting Indoor Air Pollutants. Here are potential symptoms.
Have Clean Air at Home. Limit indoor pollution.
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During travel, it is necessary for an individual to bring a pack of foods in order to sustain our strength needed for the whole trip.But in some cases, we tend to eat foods from the locality, have a great dinner in a nearby small food house and experience the best among the rest. In this article, we will discuss about the type of foods that must be avoided while traveling.
When push comes to shove, we sometimes resort to tap water or anything else, but it is not right! You dont't know what is with those waters, and this caused as one of the foods to avoid at all times! You might get some pathogens that can make people experience such as such as typhoid fever, dysentery and cholera., compounds that is highly disastrous to body like trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids that may cause cancer. Heavy metals like Arsenic and other kinds of toxic! If you do not want to experience such things, then stay away from them.
Be aware too that most of the ice that were given came from Tap Waters. It is really hard to know if these things are safe or not. The least thing to do is to purchase these ICE in a water purifying station where they sell distilled waters.
On the other hand, Airline companies give "Free Potable Waters" that should be OK for the body, but report says that these waters are home of millions of bacteria and viruses.
Research about your destination, but the safest is to bring your own water in which you can trust, or buy a known bottled water in a nearby supermarket.
Just be wary of those bottles that seems suspicious when you're trying to open it. Check the lid and expiration date. One time, I was able to buy an Orange Juice in a small store in a bus station. It turned out to be suspicious upon opening, luckily it tasted like hell, it was a secondhand bottle with a handmade juice. You'll know the taste if its genuine.
During travel there are just times where we will encounter great cuisines that includes "raw foods". These raw foods are again, a possible home of bacteria and viruses that may harm your system. E. Coli, Salmonella, or Listeria can be one of the major inhabitants of the raw tomato that you are munching from your salad. These guys can contaminate your body and might lead you an unexpected hospital vacation.
Parasites may also be present on the foods you will eat raw. These parasites will not be destroyed throughout the process, but instead, will live in your system and compete with your body leading to a nutrient deficiency. Sushi is one of the foods that we eat raw, these foods may or may not contain harmful parasites that might cause you food poisoning. One of the popular disease that might be acquired from eating these is "anisakiasis".
With these things, it might really affect your Travel Life.
What to do? Eat a properly cooked food at travel times. Leave out the raw and add to your list of "Foods to Avoid". Carefully examine the restaurant that you are unfamiliar with according to the location and cleanliness. Being an unknown person in a foreign City, you must be careful of what you eat.
Raw or not, Street Foods must not be included on your meal, these types of food might be your way into malnutrition by bringing you illness like Hepatitis. One of my College friends before got a Hepatitis because of eating these kinds of foods knowing full well of the after effects. Another 'rumor' got into my ears when one girl got AIDS after eating a fresh pineapple from a street vendor. It happened to be that the vendor was infected by the said illness and got a cut while cleaning the fruit, this made his blood unite with the pineapple.
You may also catch Cholera where you will experience intense diarrhea and vomiting clear fluid. Typhoid and other Gastro Intestinal Infections.
What to do? Keep away from street foods. As easy as that! If you want to try the local delicacies, I'm sure there are restaurants nearby that would offer the same kind of foods, just a bit expensive, though. But better be safe than sorry!
There are just LOTS of cuisines that contains spicy foods. From India to China, Korea, Philippines, Thailand and many more! These countries have great foods that will burn your mouths. But take note that excessive ingestion of spicy foods might be your path to diarrhea?
Spicy foods may cause irritations on your mouth and internal linings of your digestive system, this may cause your foods to move quickly on your digestive track that will cause a loose stool. Not to mention that you might experience a hot sensation upon releasing your compounds.


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package org.apache.camel.component.google.storage;

import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.camel.spi.EndpointUriFactory;

/**
 * Generated by camel build tools - do NOT edit this file!
 */
public class GoogleCloudStorageEndpointUriFactory extends org.apache.camel.support.component.EndpointUriFactorySupport implements EndpointUriFactory {

    private static final String BASE = ":bucketName";

    private static final Set<String> PROPERTY_NAMES;
    private static final Set<String> SECRET_PROPERTY_NAMES;
    private static final Set<String> MULTI_VALUE_PREFIXES;
    static {
        Set<String> props = new HashSet<>(35);
        props.add("autoCreateBucket");
        props.add("backoffErrorThreshold");
        props.add("backoffIdleThreshold");
        props.add("backoffMultiplier");
        props.add("bridgeErrorHandler");
        props.add("bucketName");
        props.add("delay");
        props.add("deleteAfterRead");
        props.add("destinationBucket");
        props.add("downloadFileName");
        props.add("exceptionHandler");
        props.add("exchangePattern");
        props.add("filter");
        props.add("greedy");
        props.add("includeBody");
        props.add("includeFolders");
        props.add("initialDelay");
        props.add("lazyStartProducer");
        props.add("moveAfterRead");
        props.add("objectName");
        props.add("operation");
        props.add("pollStrategy");
        props.add("repeatCount");
        props.add("runLoggingLevel");
        props.add("scheduledExecutorService");
        props.add("scheduler");
        props.add("schedulerProperties");
        props.add("sendEmptyMessageWhenIdle");
        props.add("serviceAccountKey");
        props.add("startScheduler");
        props.add("storageClass");
        props.add("storageClient");
        props.add("storageLocation");
        props.add("timeUnit");
        props.add("useFixedDelay");
        PROPERTY_NAMES = Collections.unmodifiableSet(props);
        SECRET_PROPERTY_NAMES = Collections.emptySet();
        Set<String> prefixes = new HashSet<>(1);
        prefixes.add("scheduler.");
        MULTI_VALUE_PREFIXES = Collections.unmodifiableSet(prefixes);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isEnabled(String scheme) {
        return "google-storage".equals(scheme);
    }

    @Override
    public String buildUri(String scheme, Map<String, Object> properties, boolean encode) throws URISyntaxException {
        String syntax = scheme + BASE;
        String uri = syntax;

        Map<String, Object> copy = new HashMap<>(properties);

        uri = buildPathParameter(syntax, uri, "bucketName", null, true, copy);
        uri = buildQueryParameters(uri, copy, encode);
        return uri;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<String> propertyNames() {
        return PROPERTY_NAMES;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<String> secretPropertyNames() {
        return SECRET_PROPERTY_NAMES;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<String> multiValuePrefixes() {
        return MULTI_VALUE_PREFIXES;
    }

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

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{
    namespace editor
    {
        class Editor
        {
            public:
                Editor(const Editor&) = delete;
                Editor& operator=(const Editor&) = delete;

                explicit Editor();
                ~Editor();

                void run();

                void setMap(sfutils::map::MapModel::pointer& map);
                const sfutils::map::MapModel::pointer getMap()const;
                const sfutils::map::MapViewer& getMapViewer()const;

                MapStateChanger& getMapStateChanger();

                void setZoom(float value);
                void setMiniMapZoom(float value);

                bool requestNewLayer(const std::string& name, const std::string& layerType,bool isStatic, bool isVisible);
                bool requestDelLayer(int index);
                bool requestMoveLayer(int from,int to);
                bool requestVisibilityLayer(int index);

                bool requestSaveMap();
                bool requestReloadMap();

                bool requestTextureSelected(const std::string& texture);
                bool requestBrushSelected(const std::string& brush);

                bool setCurrentSprite(const std::string& spr);
                bool setCurrentSprite(const std::string& spr,const sf::IntRect& rect);

                void fillTile(const sf::Vector2i& Coord);

            private:
                friend class MapStateChanger;

                sf::RenderWindow _window;
                sf::Clock _clock;

                Gui _gui;
                SpriteSheetSelector _spriteSheetSelector;
                MapStateChanger _mapStateChanger;
                MapSelectionManager _mapSelectionManager;

                sfutils::map::Map* _map;
                sfutils::map::MapModel::pointer _dbMap;
                sfutils::map::LayerModel::pointer_array _getMapLayers()const;

                std::unique_ptr<sfutils::map::MapManager> _mapManager;
                sfutils::map::MapViewer _mapViewer;

                sf::IntRect _lastVisibleRect;

                TileInfo _currentTileInfo;

                void _processEvents();
                void _update();
                void _render();

                void _loadVisiblesAreas(const sf::IntRect& rect);
                sf::IntRect _getVisibleAreaRect()const;

                std::list<std::string> _getTextureList()const;

                std::list<std::string> _getBrushList()const;

                void _reset();

        };
    }
}
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Netflix fast became everyone's go-to to get their TV fix in 2020, and turns out the streaming service is killing it in terms of diversity – we love to see it!
But who is on track to earn the most in their careers? OnBuy.com Movies and TV department wanted to ascertain the 20 highest earning LGBTQ+ actors on Netflix, by looking at the earnings and net worth of top stars, and the results are finally in…
Coming out on top is the star of Twilight Kristen Stewart, with a huge 70 million dollar net worth.
She is followed closely by RuPaul at 60 million dollars and Gillian Anderson smashing it with a net worth of 40 million dollars.
Last on the list is Mj Rodriguez from Netflix's 2020 hit show Pose; she has a reported net worth of 1 million dollars currently, however we predict even bigger things from her in the future!
Which members of the community are the most successful?
Onbuy.com can reveal that 3 out of the top 5 earners are bisexual women, making them the top earners in 2020 with a combined net worth of 152 million dollars. This is compared to gay men whose combined net worth comes to 111 million dollars.
Lesbians came in third place with a combined net worth of 55.5 million dollars, followed by the transgender community at 16.5 million dollars and finally queer at 3 million dollars.
Where are they most successful?
LGBTQ+ actors earnt a combined 139 million dollars in films compared with a whopping 198.5 million dollars from TV shows, making the TV industry a more successful one so far for the LGBTQ+ community.
Which Netflix Show is Most Inclusive??
The show on Netflix with the highest concentration of LGBTQ+ actors is Pose, with 140 trans actors and crew members and 35 non-trans LGBTQ+ characters – this is the highest number of any TV show in history!
Orange is the New Black comes in second with 17 LGBTQ+ actors and crew.
In third place is Ratched, with 11 LGBTQ+ actors and crew.
Methodology: In order to work out if LGBTQ+ actors earn more in TV or Film, OnBuy took the top 20 earners (based on net worth) and researched the earnings for their most watched (in terms of viewing figures) projects. OnBuy then added up all the top earning films and top earning TV shows and found that the top earning LQBTQ+ actors on our list earned more from TV shows than they have from films.
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Great strategy is about treating strategic planning as a critical capability. Investment in people, processes and tools will allow you to identify important strategic priorities and adjust as needed to remain sharp and relevant as conditions change. There is no one-size-fits-all approach but world-class strategic planning incorporates five key principles:
Principle 1: Strategic planning and budgeting - Both are essential, but not the same
The most effective teams are careful to develop processes that link strategy to budgetary and operational planning. But the budget is always an outcome of the strategic aspiration, not the other way around. Budgeting remains a top priority, but it doesn't get in the way of more expansive thinking.
Principle 2: Strategy amplifies the voices of the front line and customers
Strategic planning is traditionally viewed as the realm of the C-suite executive. In such cases, the company's 'doers', who execute strategy, are separated from the 'thinkers', who make decisions. Effective strategy processes amplify the voice of the customer, and translate it into a set of behaviors that the front line can embrace wholeheartedly. This eliminates distance between the C-suite and customers and builds the kind of organizational will that leads to strong execution.
Principle 3: Undemocratic resource allocation
Planners spread investment around democratically, divvying up precious resources among every unit with little regard to real future potential. But a winning strategy demands ruthless prioritization. The planning process should be biased toward defining the company's most critical future growth opportunities and purposely allocating the largest share of funds, time and even talent against them.
Principle 4: Don't be bound to the 'yearly-cycle'
Companies are more likely to make timely, high-stakes successful decisions if business needs, not the calendar, determine the cadence of their strategic planning process. Top decision makers need regularly scheduled opportunities for real, no-holds-barred debates on strategic alternatives ranked by monetary value and urgency. This allows a more flexible cycle in which critical initiatives are deployed, monitored and adjusted in real time.
Principle 5: Leaders focus on the most important decisions and simplify the rest
Leadership can't afford a planning process layered with bureaucratic complexity that just diverts focus from what really matters: figuring out how to serve customers better than the competition, both now and in the future. Create time for strategic debates for the leaders, by excluding many of the 'business as usual' issues that tend to drag.
Strategic planning capability based on these five principles eliminates the noise from the planning process, creating essential time for debate and distilling the agenda down to the critical issues that will truly propel the company to sustained profitability and leadership.
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