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Q: Google PubSub resent messages aren't being processed I've used the subscriber example from the google documentation for Google PubSub
the only modification I've made is commenting out the acknowledgement of the messages.
The subscriber doesn't add messages to the queue anymore while messages should be resent according to the interval set in the google cloud console.
Why is this happening or am I missing something?
public class SubscriberExample {

use the default project id
private static final String PROJECT_ID = ServiceOptions.getDefaultProjectId();

private static final BlockingQueue<PubsubMessage> messages = new LinkedBlockingDeque<>();

static class MessageReceiverExample implements MessageReceiver {

    @Override
    public void receiveMessage(PubsubMessage message, AckReplyConsumer consumer) {
        messages.offer(message);

        //consumer.ack();
    }
}
/** Receive messages over a subscription. */
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    // set subscriber id, eg. my-sub
    String subscriptionId = args[0];
    ProjectSubscriptionName subscriptionName = ProjectSubscriptionName.of(
            PROJECT_ID, subscriptionId);
    Subscriber subscriber = null;
    try {
        // create a subscriber bound to the asynchronous message receiver
        subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscriptionName, new MessageReceiverExample()).build();
        subscriber.startAsync().awaitRunning();
        // Continue to listen to messages
        while (true) {
            PubsubMessage message = messages.take();
            System.out.println("Message Id: " + message.getMessageId());
            System.out.println("Data: " + message.getData().toStringUtf8());
        }
    } finally {
       if (subscriber != null) {
            subscriber.stopAsync();
        }
    }
}
}

A: When you do not acknowledge a messages, the Java client library calls modifyAckDeadline on the message until maxAckExtensionPeriod passes. By default, this value is one hour. Therefore, if you don't ack/nack the message or change this value, it is likely the message will not be redelivered for an hour. If you want to change the max ack extension period, set it on the builder:
subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscriptionName, new MessageReceiverExample())
    .setMaxAckExtensionPeriod(Duration.ofSeconds(60))
    .build();

It is also worth noting that when you don't ack or nack messages, then flow control may prevent the delivery of more messages. By default, the Java client library allows up to 1000 messages to be outstanding, i.e., waiting for ack or nack or for the max ack extension period to pass.


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Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is a dicot weed in the Amaranthaceae family. In Kansas this weed first evolved resistance to Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides in 2011 and infests Cotton, and Soybean. Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides are known as Inhibition of Enolpyruvyl Shikimate Phosphate Synthase (Inhibition of EPSP synthase). Research has shown that these particular biotypes are resistant to glyphosate and they may be cross-resistant to other Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides.
Situation(s) Cotton, and Soybean
Contributors - (Alphabetically) Dallas Peterson
There is no record of differences in fitness or competitiveness of these resistant biotypes when compared to that of normal susceptible biotypes. If you have any information pertaining to the fitness of Group 9 (Legacy G) resistant Palmer Amaranth from Kansas please update the database.
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The Herbicide Resistance Action Committee, The Weed Science Society of America, and weed scientists in Kansas have been instrumental in providing you this information. Particular thanks is given to Dallas Peterson for providing detailed information.

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    module('whatNowApp');
  });

  it('should return the global reference to jQuery', function() {
    var jQueryMock = { mock: true };
    module(function ($provide) {
      $provide.value('$window', { jQuery: jQueryMock });
    });

    var service;
    inject(function(jQueryService) {
      service = jQueryService;
    });

    expect(service).toBe(jQueryMock);
  });
});

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According to a new poll, Americans attitudes towards climate change are starting to change.
A new mapping tool, dubbed the "Yale Climate Opinion Maps," shows the attitude of Americans towards the controversial issue of climate change changing over time. According to the new survey, which was conducted across 50 states and involved nearly 12,000 Americans, shows a fair amount of consensus among Americans on the issue of global warming and climate change. The model, which was conducted over the course of the last several years, shows geographical diversity in public opinion on the issue, but shows a majority of Americans agreeing that global warming is occurring.
The research is the first of its kind and provides the first view of how Americans view the issue state by state, and city by city.
"Decisions about how to respond to issues such as climate change can happen at the state and local level as well as the national level, so we wanted to find out what people think about the issue at these levels," said Peter Howe, lead author of the study.
The study, the first ever conducted on this scale and at this level, allows for a more comprehensive picture of how Americans view the issue of climate change, according to Howe. The survey found that nearly 63 percent of Americans in general view climate change as even real threat. The study found that 48 percent of the American population view climate change as happening and a result of human activity. The majority, 97 percent , of the scientific community's say climate change is happening and is caused by humans.
The study's breakdown on a state-by-state basis revealed some interesting conclusions. For example, nearly 54 percent of the people and West Virginia, view climate change is happening. Nearly 70 percent of people Hawaii, California, and New York say climate change is occurring. In the state of Utah, according to the report, more than 70 percent of adults say there should be more regulation of carbon dioxide to curb pollution and the effects of climate change.
The report comes as politicians across the U.S. continue to debate whether the root of climate change — mainly human emissions of greenhouse gases — and whether they should be more heavily regulated. President Obama, for his part, has increased pressure on congressional Republicans to address the issue. However, top Republicans have said the issue remains a nonstarter and have signaled that regulations will be reduced in the coming years.


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McMullan Named Huntsville Market Executive
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Huntsville, Ala. – SmartBank has announced the addition of long-time banker, John McMullan to its team. McMullan will oversee and lead the bank's efforts in Huntsville as Market Executive.
John McMullan, Senior Vice President, Madison County Market Executive
McMullan has more than 30 years of banking experience in the Huntsville area. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Market President for Southern States Bank.
"We're thrilled to have John on board and have him lead our team in Huntsville, where he's been a strong member of the community for so many years," said Robert Kuhn. "In addition to the impact he's made in the community, he also brings high-level banking expertise and superior service to his work with clients."
McMullan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama-Huntsville and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin's BAI Graduate School of Banking. He is also a graduate of the Alabama School of Banking at the University of South Alabama.
An active member of the Huntsville community, he is currently a member of the Downtown Huntsville Rotary Club and the Huntsville Committee of 100. McMullan also serves on the City of Huntsville's Planning Commission Board. He is a past member of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation's Development Council and is a past board member of the Huntsville–Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
"I am grateful for the opportunity to join this team and excited to work together to provide SmartBank clients with a first-class banking experience," said McMullan. "SmartBank has been a great addition to the Huntsville region with a team that is talented, efficient and committed to putting the client first."
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A wave of grief and sorrow has emerged in the whole of the nation and abroad after over 60 people gathered to watch the burning of Ravana effigy, on Friday night, at Punjab's Amritsar were mowed down by a speeding train which came just few seconds after a train passed from the opposite direction. Around 300 people from across Amritsar had gathered at Jaura Fatak area of Amritsar where an event of burning of Ravana effigy was organised. Navjyot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab's Cabinet Minister and former Cricket team player, Navjot Singh Siddhu, was also present at the venue as a chief guest and she has been accused of leaving the venue as soon as the news of around 60 people killed as a train passed over them, reached the stage where Navjyot Kaur Sidhu was present.
Navjyot Kaur Sidhu has, however, refuted the allegations and said that the event had over when she left and received a call within 15mins from her departure from the venue briefing her about the tragic incident. Navjyot Singh Siddhu has also tuned the same words of his wife and said that it is the time to help people and not to blame one another. "When I talked to my wife Navjyot Kaur Sidhu on Friday, she was in a hospital," said the Culture Minister for Punjab, quoted PTI. He further went ahead to urge everyone to abstain from colouring the issue with politics. "The question is that the accident should not be given political shape. It is an accident. Do not make false allegations and do politics on this issue," said Navjot Singh Siddhu to reporters. It is reported that majority of people either dead or injured in the incident are migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who lived in colonies near the tracks. They are small time labourers who did sanitary work, wood polish work, gardening, paintings and such other work.
Railways has shirk off it's responsibility in the matter as the railways was not informed about the event and people's presence on the tracks. While calling the gathering of people on the tracks as trespassing, railway board refused to hold any investigation in the matter as Railways do not stand responsible for the accident. "It would be wrong to say that railways is responsible for this accident. There are two manned level-crossing on that track, both were close. It is the main line. There is no speed restriction. People were watching Dussehra celebrations from railway tracks, they need to be more alert," said Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board, quoted TOI. The Minister of State (MoS) for Railways, Manoj Sinha, also ruled out any punitive action against the railway personnel. "The incident was not a railways' fault. There was no lapse on our part and no action against the driver will be initiated. People should refrain from organising such events near tracks in future. I think if precaution had been taken, the accident could have been averted," said Sinha, quoted PTI.
Though an inquiry in the case is assured by the Punjab's Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh. He has ordered for a magisterial level inquiry in the case to book the culprits in the matter. A divisional commissioner of Jalandhar has been asked to supervise the inquiry and submit the report within 4 weeks. An eye witness present at the spot narrated the whole tragic incident to Indian Express. "I and Rakesh were inside the venue boundary when Raavan effigy was burnt but Dinesh (Brother of Rakesh), his wife, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and her children moved towards the tracks. Soon, there was chaos all over and all we could hear along with firecrackers were cries and shrills of people shouting for help. We did not hear a single horn sound or any alert sounded by approaching train," said Rahul, a resident of a colony near the track, Indian Express quoted. He also said that they live in the colony near the tracks for decades now and every year Raavan Dahan take place at the same Dhobi Ghat ground and they gather around the track but such incident never happened before.
"Yes, we have been seeing this Mela near railway tracks for years but nothing untoward happened. We know it is unsafe to stand there but earlier whenever train use to approach, there was some alert or a loud horn and we used to move aside. On Friday, there was not a single horn or any alert, it just came running like a bullet and mowed down people. The train was speeding and crushed whoever came in its way. Why there was no warning like in the previous years?" questioned Rahul through Indian Express reporter.
The CM, Captain Amarinder Singh, has announced Ex-Gratia of INR 5 Lac to the kind of each deceased and that no-cost medical treatment will be provided to the injured admitted in public or private hospitals. He said that he has directed DC Amritsar to release INR 3 crore immediately for payment of ex-gratia to the kin of the deceased. In addition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also announced Ex-Gratia of INR 2 Lac to kin of each deceased in the incident.


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New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Actress Tanishaa Mukerji is impressed with the roles being written for women, and says it is an exciting time to be part of the Indian film industry.
"When I look back at my journey in showbiz, I don't really think anything about my previous films. But I do think that it has been a long journey, which has been very educational for me," Tanishaa told IANS over the phone.
"Because I learnt a lot over time. I think the industry has grown over time in an amazing way. It is a great time to be an actor and be in this industry at the moment because there is so much more work happening now," added the actress, who made her debut with "Sssshhh…" in 2003.
Recalling the time when she entered the industry, Tanishaa said: "When I came in, it was much more limited with respect to what all you could do. Now you can do so much. You are allowed to explore so many facets of female characters in the acting space and that is phenomenal.
Tanishaa, who is the sister of actress Kajol and daughter of veteran star Tanuja, has featured in projects like "Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao", "Tango Charlie", "Neal 'N' Nikki" and "Sarkar Raj".
On the small screen, she was seen in a season of "Bigg Boss" and stunt-based reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi 7".
"I have shot an independent film in the US. It is titled 'Code Name Abdul'. It will be coming out sometime next year. I have also done a short film called 'Life is Short'.
"I am in the acting space and very excited about the work which I am doing," added the actress, who has been invited to the 26th Festival of India and Parade, to be held in Fremont, California on August 19.
Tanishaa will be feted with the title 'Grand Marshal' at the event. Also, the Federation of Indo Americans of Northern California will be hosting their fifth annual FOG film festival from August 15-17. Tanishaa's movie "One Two Three" will be screened at the fest.
The actress will be taking out time to explore the place and catch up with some of her friends.


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PUD Board approves 2021 budget
The Grays Harbor PUD Board of Commissioners have approved a $127.6-million operating budget for 2021. The spending plan will invest $10.5-million in the utility system and infrastructure in the coming year and will spend roughly $70.8-million on the energy PUD customers rely on to power their homes and businesses.
"This budget really comes down to service, affordability and reliability," said PUD Commission President Russ Skolrood. "The energy the utility purchases continues to be amongst the cleanest and most affordable in the country and the system that delivers that energy must do so while standing up to the rigors of the Grays Harbor environment. The investments the board has approved for the coming year will ensure that our customers can rely on those services to continue."
In addition to energy costs, which make up 71% of the operating budget, the utility capital budget will invest $4.22-million in the utility distribution system, $2.11-million in the PUD transmission system, $2-million on utility substations, and $2.16-million on the utility general plant. Some of the standout projects include over $1-million spent on improvements to the Central Park, Scott Street and Montesano substations, concluding work on the Chehalis River Crossing Towers, extending the utility fiber system and maintaining and replacing the equipment that helps the PUD maintain system safety, reliability and affordability.
"Working together, the PUD Operations, Engineering and Telecommunications departments have identified the areas in which the utility needs to focus its attention and invest its resources," said General Manager Dave Ward.
The 2021 budget will include a proposed 2% rate adjustment which will not be implemented until May. By waiting until the spring, the PUD staff have the time to assess utility finances and determine if the full adjustment is necessary.
"In 2020, the PUD chose not to go forward with our rate adjustment because of the impacts of COVID-19," said Skolrood. "By waiting until after the winter, we have a better idea of where we will be financially and what we need to do to responsibly manage the 2021 budget."
The coming year will also begin with the PUD continuing the measures taken to protect staff and customers from COVID-19 while continuing to provide the critical services its customers rely on. This will include the closure of the customer service lobby, remote working and meetings where and when possible, and the isolation of utility operations and telecommunications crews.
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I'm writing this post as part of my 6-month learning journey as a student at DesignLab's UX Academy. This week's focus is on product design, and this short think-piece centers on responsible digital design.
With websites and apps hosting an ever-expanding range of human activity, they have increasingly been the object of normative scrutiny on the part of those who create and use these digital spaces. There is a growing moral disquiet about the current regime that governs our online shopping, banking, voting, dating, and learning activities. At best, it is criticised for being inadequate in holistically addressing human users' needs; at worst, it is judged to be abusive, exploitative and downright evil.
This responsibility starts with designers' own output. Design teams should demand high ethical standards from themselves and their colleagues. Internal product development conversations are where key ethical questions are answered, whether intentionally or not. Designers should be active in these conversations, (…) highlighting ethical concerns even at the risk of short-term unpopularity.
The following article highlights four areas from which digital designers can begin to rethink their design practices from an ethical perspective. Before we get started, I find it helpful to first frame our discussion by pinning down some parameters of thought around the admittedly fuzzy concept of "ethics in design".
To set a common ground for approaching the concept of ethical design, I will refer to the "Ethical Design Hierarchy of Needs" conceptualised by Aral Balkan and Laura Kalbag at Ind.ie.
Following Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, each level of the pyramid rests on the layer(s) below it. Hence the respect of human rights — which Balkan and Kalbag characterise as "respect(ing) and protect(ing) (your) civil liberties, reduc(ing) inequality, and benefit(ing) democracy" — constitutes the fundamental principle that all design considered ethical should conform to. The higher-tier ethical yardsticks point to respect for human effort and delight in use.
11. Good design is ethical. The product places the user's interest at the center of its purpose. Any effort to influence the user's agency or behavior is in the spirit of their own positive wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around them.
Now that we have traced the contours of some ethical design elements, let's look at four pathways where we as designers can apply, advocate for and innovate on ethical design practices.
Whether it is design patterns that "hijack" our "psychological vulnerabilities" and foster negative feelings of social anxiety, loneliness and boredom, dark-pattern driven design that mislead users into behaviour that goes against their needs and interests, or digital products and services that are designed specifically to enhance their narcotic properties, most of the digital space in which we move today shows a dangerous disregard for our wellbeing as users.
Navigating this area of ethical design can also be tough if the organization you're working within exploits such unhealthy design patterns in the name of profit. The authors at White Hat UX have argued against the soundness of this business argument, pointing out the value of honest user experience as a competitive advantage and providing tips for designers to make way for it in their day-to-day practice.
Closing the digital accessibility gap means ensuring that use of the digital commons becomes truly equitable, so that the higher tiers of the Ethical Design Hierarchy of Needs can be in reach for all people. The 7 Principles of Universal Design provides a useful, actionable framework for systematically incorporating accessible design principles in design work.
Protecting privacy rights responds to the first level of the Ethical Design Hierarchy of Needs, while the building of trust that comes with this respect can elevate the user's experience to the level of delight. Designers can play their part in protecting users' privacy by proposing design elements (especially in privacy notices and settings) that help keep people informed and that make it painless for users to modify and delete their data.
Admittedly, this last pathway finds more affinity with "Design for Good" movements (most prominently IDEO.org) that ally design's capacity for creative problem-solving and international development priorities, rather than strict ethical design principles and practices. I would also like to make clear that its inclusion in this list is less indebted to the supposed moralistic prestige affiliated to the UN's 2030 Agenda than to the "human-centered" approach that makes design in such contexts ethical. In other words, placing the very human values of empathy and collaboration at the heart of design processes aimed at finding innovative and local solutions to global sustainable development issues is what makes this a particularly interesting application of ethical design.
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The Ruins Mansion is a famous tourist destination in Bacolod/Negros. It is the remains of the mansion built by Don Mariano as a testament of his love to Maria Braga.
The Ruins Mansion is also known as the "Taj Mahal" of Negros. Amidst the cruelties of life and World War 2, this testament still stood the test of time.
Thought majestic in their beginning, the love ended up in tragedy when Maria Braga died. The mansion was no longer "built for" but "in memory" of Maria Braga.
The Ruins Bacolod Mansion is one of the places that my visitors want to visit when they are in Bacolod City.
Laugh, learn and add-up to your happiness when you visit The Ruins with Roger the Funny Tour Guide. He levels up the Philippine Tour Guide industry. He was my tour guide when we visited on a Sunday afternoon.
The Address of the Ruins Bacolod is Don Mariano Lacson Road, Talisay-Bata Border, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
Side Trip at Ancestral Mansions in Silay. Alternatively, from the airport, get a tricycle outside the Airport Gate, at P12, you get to Public Plaza of Silay or the Ancestral Houses. After the tours, get a bus (P~15sh) to Ayala District / Northpoint in Talisay City. Then get a Taxi to the Ruins.
Shuttle. This is so far, the nearest mall to The Ruins. Below is a travel and tours company that offers services to the Ruins. They have a banner within the mansion so I think this is endorsed by the management of Ruins.
Jeepney + Trike: From Robinsons, walk across the street or the overpass. Ride a jeepney named "Bata" and go down to Bangga Pepsi after around 10 minutes. Hail a tricycle at P50 per person to the Ruins.
Taxi/Grab: So far the easiest if you go by less than 5.
By Jeep + Trike. Walk to the Public Plaza. Go to the Mister Donut/Dunking Donut/Jollibee side of the road and Ride Bata Jeep. After around 20 minutes, go down to Bangga Pepsi. Hail a tricycle at P50 per person to the Ruins. You can also ride a taxi at Bangga Pepsi to Ruins for a lower fare price of around P80.
By Jeep + Trike. Ride a standby jeepney at the pier the moment you arrive. Go down to Ceres North Terminal if there's a jeep that offers that route (North-bound). If not, just tell the driver you will go down to Bacolod Plaza Dunkin Donuts / Jollibee where you can ride a Bata Jeep, around 20 minutes to Bangga Pepsi where you can ride there a tricycle/taxi to Ruins.
Renting a taxi/trike will do. Maybe around P80 per person if tricycle and around P150 if taxi directly to the ruins.
Alternatively, ride a tricycle to Bangga Pepsi (around 15 minutes ride), then get to another tricycle going to the Ruins.
Tricycle or Taxi that passes through the drop-off section will do. I do not recommend riding a Ceres bus because the distance is too short and might disappoint the bus operator/conductor.
Last Acceptance of Guests is 7:30 PM (Gate closes as well). When I went there, the gate is closed but the guard told us they will still accept us because my guests are from Luzon.
I think it's best to visit The Ruins is late afternoon or between 5:00-6:30PM because of the tug-of-war tendencies of the sunset light and The Ruins' lights. This will cause you to have a good light for yourself, but also a good background with the structure's putting on some few lights.
Ruins at Night. If you are after how it looks at night, then the best time to go is past 5:30PM. Closing time is 8PM but they only accept the last batch of visitors around 7:30PM. We went there around 7:45 and the guard said they will just allow us because my visitors are from Luzon.
If you go at night, which is too dark, you may get a good shot of the structure and its romantic lights but you may not get a good selfie or a shot of yourselves. The shots at night are majestic, however, so it's still a good option.
Daytime: If you go during the daytime, you get another side of glory. No mansion lights, but you can use the glass table situated somewhere fronting the restaurant. It serves as a reflector. Place your camera in the middle, between you and the subject, and adjust it until you see a reflection of the person and the building.
The downside of going at mid-day, 10am-2Pm, is that it may be too hot or humid, and you will have a hard time getting a picture of yourselves under the hot sun.
Roger Lucero, also known as the "funny tour guide." I saw him doing the tour and seminar on a Sunday. We laughed a lot everytime he was speaking.
The entrance fee is 100 Philippine Pesos or around 1.88 USD (Aug 2018) per person. There is a discount for seniors, PWD's, young children and students.
My suggestion to the management of The Ruins Mansion is that locals of Bacolod like me should receive exemption for the P100 because we are the ones bringing the visitors there and even sometimes act as tour guides if they have none. P100 is affordable for tourists but for us who always bring visitors there it is already heavy and uneconomical. Plus we frequent the place always, so why would we pay that high already?
The Ruins in Bacolod is a place where time holds its breath and where the ancient shines its ruin-proof splendor; where locals are dubbed as sweet and tourists flock in heaps or in few.
This mansion is one of the most iconic tourist destinations within Metro Bacolod. It is dubbed as the "Taj Mahal of Negros" and "Taj Mahal of the Philippines." Its distance is within the reasonable radius from the City of Smiles, and there's definitely no reason for you to skip it during your visit. To appreciate The Ruins, I think it's best if you got to first have an intro of the history of my province which I wrote below.
Negros Occidental is 3rd richest province (2016) of the country and has been on the top list for quite a number of years. Because of the nutritious volcanic soil, the whole island became an agricultural powerhouse not just of the Philippines, but also of the world-particularly sugarcane.
In 1856, a British Vice-Consul in the name of Nicholas Loney was sent to Iloilo City and became a central influence on the prosperity of Western Visayas.
Every day, thousands of passengers from Bacolod, Iloilo and nearby islands pass the wharf and prominent street called Muelle Loney. Muelle (pronounced as "mool-ye") is a Spanish term which means "dock" or "wharf." It was named after this British influencer.
Through his work, the port in Iloilo river opened up international trade for sugarcane which skyrocketed the economic status of Panay and Negros.
I think Nicholas Loney is a silent and unsung hero because not too much attention is given to him. I only knew about him when I researched and wrote this blog, despite living in Panay for 9 years.
On a personal note, I look up to the British, particularly how they managed their colonies. Maybe not all, but almost all the British colonies and even those that they had secondary influence developed dramatically. The economic destinies of USA, Singapore, South Africa, Australia were primarily laid down by Great Britain's foundations. India could be one also. As compared to the colonies of Spain or Portugal such as Philippines and South America, I can say that the British Empire did a better job of colonization. I also believe that it's the Puritans who influenced the British Empire and later on shaped her colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Puritans started as a religious movement that rooted in the Protestant Reformation but later on shaped the Empire's systems, leadership and ethos. The thesis is that there is a link between Capitalism and Puritanism. Puritans such as John Calvin, John Owen are worth studying especially their writings, teachings, economic beliefs. Their lineage was also instrumental to the founding of Harvard and other Ivy-league schools. This belief system also produced noblemen such as Oliver Cromwell, William Bradford and John Winthrop.
Going back to Nicholas Loney, his leadership became instrumental in empowering the early sugar planters of Western Visayas. He gave installment and crop loans to Iloilo planters, imported sugar cuttings from Sumatra and introduced the latest machine innovations from England and Scotland.
Loney came to Negros and saw its vast potential for this new venture. He then gave liberal offers to potential and interested planters which encouraged Ilonggo families like Lacson, Ledesma, Hilado and more to move to Negros. Starting in 1857, the industry unleashed a promising future.
In 1856, sugarcane flourished on these fine soil which led to the economic rise of the island starting from the 16th century. This natural capital soon defined the future of the Negrosanon people as well as some parts of the Philippines like Bukidnon.
Today, Negros still produces 50% of the total sugar output of the Philippines. This is the very reason why Negros is home to rich barons or commonly known as hacienderos/hacienderas. Because of this boom, Bacolod/Negros soon became the home of lavish, elite and luxurious properties of the colonial period- these include haciendas, cathedrals and of course, mansions.
I believe that the plight of Negros from Hacienda System to Free Market Capitalism is still a long way, though there have been praiseworthy improvements in the past. As a believer of Austrian Economics, I would say the Feudalism/Merchantilism has never and will never be sustainable for our island, but thank God that the free market, education and other multiple factors are being pushed through by our leaders.
Later on, Chinese influence also came in and helped develop the economy of Bacolod starting with the Shopping Area. Many of the commercial and political figures in the province were of Chinese descent. So Chinese, American, Native Filipino and Spanish influences made Negros Occidental a historically-rich and colorful province.
In the early 1900's, one of the sugar barons, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson built this mansion in memory of his Portuguese wife, Cora Maria Osorio Rosa-Braga who died when she gave birth to their 11th child. It was inspired by Italian architecture and hence its architecture was called Italianate.
The Mansion was built in the midst of 4,400,000 square-meter (440 hectares) sugarcane land in the border of the present-day Talisay and Bacolod. In the 1940's, the mansion was burned down by the Americans to prevent the Japanese invading forces to use it as a military base. It took 3 days until the entire mansion was entirely burnt and only its A-grade cement remains.
The Ruins is also a testimony to the atrocities of war. Wars destroy heritage treasures, not just previous lives.
The design is dubbed as one of the architectural wonders in the country. The owners used eggwhites to cause the cement to be smooth but still strong.
A-Grade Concrete: In the early 1900's, Felipe, one of the sons of Don Mariano, supervised the construction of the mansion making certain that the A-grade mixture of concrete and its pouring was precisely followed. Before the pouring began, Felipe gathered as many people as he can to ensure that the pouring will be done non-stop, day and night, until the whole structure is complete.
The hardwood floor. The flooring used in the mansion were long-span 2-inch thick hardwood running from the main entrance facing the fountain all the way to the end of the dining room, with no joints. They were about a meter wide and were approximately 20.5 meters long. They initially poured out 3 drums of gasoline to ignite the floors but nothing happened. Upon returning, they mixed 2 drums of gasoline with 4 drums of used oil and poured the mixture unto the floors of the mansion. The whole mansion burned for 3 days.
The Ruins Mansion Garden: Some tourist may not know that this exists as part of the mansion compound.
Photography Tip: You can get good angles by having the subject stand at the patio/hallway facing the restaurant while the photographer stands at the base of the grand stairway.
At the Garden: Other visitors may miss going to this side of the mansion, but I think you will feel the "hacienda atmostphere" here putting yourself back almost a 100 years ago.


Talk of the economy double-dipping back into a recession is becoming hot again thanks to unemployment figures that appear to do nothing but worsen.
The economy added 18,000 jobs in June, according to official data, far lower than expected and brought the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent.
That's up from 9.1 percent in May and 9.0 percent in April.
"Even the hours worked slipped. It's just a horrific report. Unemployment going up is not good," says Marc Chandler, Brown Brothers Harriman chief currency strategist, according to CNBC.
Earlier in 2011 and for much of the 2010, experts debated the possibility of a double-dip recession, in which the economy emerges from a contraction, grows a bit and then retreats back into a downturn.
Lately, the buzzword of choice has been "soft patch," in which the economy is seen as stalling due to temporary factors but still growing and on the road to more robust recovery later in 2011.
Now double dipping is back.
"In addition to the shock value...we need to seriously question whether a double dip is there. I would say it's back on the table," says David Ader, chief Treasury strategist at CRT Capital, CNBC also reports.
The White House insists the country isn't double dipping, but does admit that awful unemployment rates are worrying.
"This is not a double dip," Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Austan Goolsbee tells Reuters Insider.
"This should be a call to action," Goolsbee says, adding "we need to take bipartisan action to help the private sector stand up and start growing, hiring and investing."


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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, November 18, 2019, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, as the winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday, November 16.
Bello polled a total of 406,222 votes to defeat his major opponent, Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 189,704 votes to emerge second.
Announcing Bello as the winner, INEC's Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Umar, stated that Bello triumphed after scoring the highest number of votes during the poll.
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Mukul Kumar, Muzaffarpur: It is said that "if the intentions are good then dreams also come true, if there is true passion then the way is easy". Muzaffarpur's daughter Renu Paswan has made this dream come true. Kumar is named in the list of 100 powerful women of the world.
Struggles of Renu Paswan
Renu Paswan of Muzaffarpur has been named in the list of 100 most powerful women in the world today. However, the story of battle of her life is full of struggles. She left her home after giving the matriculation examination at the age of 15 only. She then passed the intermediate exam from Muzaffarpur itself. Meanwhile, the family members remained adamant getting her married. She left her home because the family members had fixed Renu's marriage.
After leaving home, Renu straightaway reached Bangalore from where she completed her graduation. After that Renu reached Pune where she got her MBA degree from Singh Garh Business School. Shew then started working for women's upliftment.
Wrote five books
During these days of struggle, Renu wrote a total of five books. The foundation of her writing is women's upliftment. In his books, many problems have been discussed in detail. These include the problems faced by a woman from her childhood to her social life, and even her controlled future due to social reasons.
Her second book
In THE NEW YOU, Renu has given a full detailed discussion on increasing the self-confidence of women. The book also talks in detail about women on independently creating their identity.
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Division One Referee Attacked by Fans in Sunyani [Video Inside]
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Confusion rocked the Division One Zone One League match between B/A United and Real Tamale United (RTU) at the Sunyani Coronation Park on Sunday.
The confusion erupted after a clash between supporters of both clubs following a penalty awarded by referee Maxwell Henson to RTU in the first-half of the game.
The fans of the B/A United who were unhappy with the referee's decision stormed the field, chased and beat him up before security personal could rescue him.
Division One Referee Attacked by Fans in Sunyani pic.twitter.com/O7W9ac3kaX
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After the ordeal he went through, the referee decided not to continue with the match but officials intervened and he changed his decision.
When the march resumed after an hour, referee Henson decided to reverse his penalty decision in favour of RTU.
This decision did not go down well with the supporters of the RTU, who started throwing offensive weapons such as stones, sticks and metal objects towards the direction of the B/A United supporters.
The supporters of B/A United mobilised similar weapons and retaliated the action of supporters of the visiting team.
Traders and other onlookers who were around the premises took to their heels as stones and sticks flew in the sky.
The police and military personal deployed to ensure law and order had to fire several warning shots before they were able to escort the RTU players and supporters out of the stadium.
Several shops, including vehicles parked around the park were destroyed. Some vehicles had their windshields smashed.
The supporters of the B/A United later chased and beat up wheel barrow and truck pushers in the Central Business District of Sunyani.
They accused them of teaming up with supporters of RTU by mobilising the offensive weapons to attack them.
Some of the supporters of the B/A United told Graphic Online that, they disagreed with the referee's penalty decision.
According to them, their team had three different penalties, but the referee denied them and could not understand why he awarded a "fake" penalty to the visiting team.
Meanwhile, the match has been postponed to Monday, July 5, 2020 at 10:00am at the same venue.
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A serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, Zaid manages the investment fund (R TMZ Investments Inc.) with interests in Technology, Gaming, 3D Printing, F&B, and Real Estate.
Currently, Zaid serves as a Board Director and Mentor for Technology startups and is actively involved with the development of the fast casual food concept – SAJJ Mediterranean www.sajjstreeteats.com. He is an advisor to JCP, Jordan Competitiveness Program – a USAID funded program in Jordan, with emphasis to build a Jordanian Professional Diaspora Network – www.connect.jo.
Zaid was a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Scientific Society in Jordan. The Royal Scientific Society (RSS) is the largest applied research institution, consultancy, and technical support service provider in Jordan and is a regional leader in the fields of science & technology. www.rss.jo
Zaid served a 2-year term as a Board member of the Jordan Investment Boards (JIB) www.jib.goc.jo
Zaid was Program Director and is the caretaker for JTronix, the entity entrusted to build an Electronics Design Industry in Jordan through the selection, training and placement of young Jordanian talent, and partnering with advanced technology companies. www.jtronix.jo
Zaid co-founded Dimensions Consulting Inc. (DCI) in 1992 and ran it till 2007. DCI focused on Engineering, Design and Manufacturing of High Performance Test Products for the Semiconductor Industry, including Electrical Test Boards, Mechanical Contactors / Fixtures and Thermal Control Units. Major customers included Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, NVidia, LSI Logic and AMD Semiconductor.
DCI acquired Liberty Research, a complimentary product company in 1999. Lead the sale of
DCI to Credence Systems, a global Automated Test Equipment maker in 2000. And then negotiated the management buyouts in 2002 were he took DCI private again and changed DCI's business model in 2003 by adopting a flexible manufacturing model.
DCI set up a regional design Center in Singapore to serve the South East Asia and China markets and established an electrical engineering design outsource center in Jordan. As part of DCI – Jordan, the center was successful in lowering direct engineering cost by 50%. The company was successfully sold to UMD Technologies in 2006 and later merged with Antares Advanced Test Technologies (part of Investorp).
Before starting DCI, Zaid worked in the Semiconductor Industry for companies like National Semiconductor (now Texas Instruments) and Best IC Labs.
Zaid received his MBA and BSEE with emphasis on Computer Architecture both from Santa Clara University.


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Conway, SC: Well known for its marine biology program, Coastal Carolina University is the local college for students in and around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The campus is located about 15 miles from the beach, and its location alone is enough to draw students from all over the country. The college has its own bus system that will take students from the campus to many of the local highlights such as Broadway at the Beach.
In-state tuition costs $8,640 and out-of-state tuition $18,090 per year plus an extra $7,080 for housing and food. The school has around 8,100 students coming from 44 states and 33 countries. The average SAT score for first time freshman is 1,039 with an average GPA of 3.35.
Students can earn a bachelor's degree in any one of Coastal Carolina's 40 major fields of study, and 37 minor fields of study, as well as an MBA or a master's degree in education or coastal marine and wetland studies. For students engaged in the school's marine biology program, Coastal Carolina University owns Waties Island, a 1,062 acre undeveloped barrier island located just south of the North Carolina/ South Carolina border.
For those students who are avid readers, Coastal Carolina University has an extensive library. The two story library opens at 7:30 am and doesn't close until 2:00 am Monday - Thursday, with varying hours on the weekends. Coastal Carolina University also participates in a program called PASCAL Delivers which allows students to have books from any college library in the state, shipped to the CCU library. The library also offers extensive online research databases for its students to use. The library also has study rooms available and students can borrow laptops to use for projects and papers.
For students participating in the schools professional golf management program, the school owns Quail Creek Golf Club. Quail Creek Golf Club is a public, 18 hole golf course that is adjacent to the school. The club is managed by students in the professional golf management program and is maintained by students in Horry-Georgetown Technical College's sports turf management program.
The school also offers a wide range of clubs and organizations for students including an NCAA I athletic program. The school boasts over 100 clubs and organizations including sororities and fraternities, honor clubs, religious clubs, and many academic/professional clubs.
Coastal Carolina University is a well rounded school that is perfect for almost anyone. No matter what you're interested in doing, CCU has something for you. You can learn more about Coastal Carolina University by visiting their website at http://www.coastal.edu/
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"Love that we cannot have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest, and feels the strongest because True Love cannot be found where it truly doesn't exist nor can it be hidden where it truly does."---A wise young man
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I've been debating on wether I want to transfer their or not, and this article makes me want to soo bad, thing is I can't afford it, do you know anything about the type of scholarships they give out?
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Q: How to replace an eclipse project with latest version from head using EGit? I have an eclipse workspace with a bunch of projects from git, I am using egit to manage the project. I typically try out experiments which fail, and I want to take a project and restore it to exactly its state in HEAD of the git repo.
How do I do that with EGit?
I have tried to right click on the project Replace With > Head Revision which causes eclipse to crash. I am new to git migrated from svn. is there an equivalent of svn revert for a project?

A: If you don't have any non-versioned files (ie "private" files) that you don't want to lose, then you can try and reset your working tree to your current HEAD.
See "Resetting your current HEAD ", choosing the "hard" option.

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Across Southeast Asia, China and Russia. With a couple of detours.
From the shores of the world's largest lake to valleys in the Arctic Circle.
Bustling cities, intriguing cultures, pristine natural environments.
A 5 day solo trek in Kyrgyzstan in the spectacular Tian Shan mountains, across idyllic mountain valleys, over snow covered mountain passes, and passing the magical alpine lake, Ala-Kul. Itinerary: Jeti Oguz – Teleti Pass – Karakol Valley – Ala-Kul – Altyn Arashan. Truly unforgettable landscapes and an experience like no other.
Ala Archa National Park is a popular day or 2 day hiking trip from Bishkek. With just a short ride out of the city you'll gain access to pristine snow capped mountains, pine forests, glaciers and alpine rivers. I did a day hike in Ala Archa National Park with 2 roommates from the hostel I stayed in. Here's all about my visit to this beautiful park!
Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, is a convenient hub for planning your trip around Kyrgyzstan. Most people spend a day or even less here, but nonetheless have to pass through en route to the various spectacular spots in Kyrgyzstan. Having already made it this far to Central Asia, here's how you might want to spend a day Bishkek.
All the amazing things in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan … coming soon!
Banjar and Bantiran, places in the north of Bali far off the usual tourist trail. Yet, there is much to offer for anyone looking for some peace and quiet, and something a little different in Bali.


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Q: Card simpleDescription() doesn't work in Apple's swift example I'm implementing Apple's example of using enums to create a Card struct, but the simpleDescription() method doesn't work. Apple suggests:
struct Card {
   var rank: Rank
   var suit: Suit
   func simpleDescription() -> String {
      return "The \(rank.simpleDescription()) of \(suit.simpleDescription())"
   }
}

but when I call
let card = Card(rank: .queen, suit: .hearts)
print("card = \(Card(rank: .queen, suit: .hearts))")

the console prints out
card = Card(rank: twoMatch.Rank.queen, suit: twoMatch.Suit.hearts)

where "twoMatch" is the name of my app, and ignores the string I've constructed in simpleDescription(). I've checked the method signature several times and have even copied it over from the examples in Rank and Suit, which work just fine.

A: You're defining the wrong method. That's just some arbitrary name in one of Apple's samples. Check this out instead:
What is the Swift equivalent of -[NSObject description]?


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Since 2021, investigative reporter Caitlin Dickerson has reported on migration for The Atlantic from three continents and dozens of American cities. In September 2022, she published a piece in The Atlantic titled "We Need to Take Away Children: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Family-Separation Policy." The breakthrough story dug deep into the behind-the-scenes workings of the Trump-era family-separation policy, uncovering how the government came to the point of tearing children away from their families as a way to deter immigration—and who was responsible for it. It took 18 months to investigate and report the story—during which Dickerson conducted more than 150 interviews and reviewed thousands of legal documents—and it eventually became one of the longest stories published by the magazine.
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Home » Articles » #ThrowbackRPG – Top 7 SNES RPG That You Should Try Before You Die
#ThrowbackRPG – Top 7 SNES RPG That You Should Try Before You Die
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SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) or also known as Super Famicom for the original Japanese version is a 16-bit video game console that was released in 1990 by Nintendo. Although it has been more than a decade since it launched (or you name it old, classic, or whatever suits you), it is known as the pioneer of RPG. SNES RPG is believed to be the core of modern RPG with all of its limitations.
Although the games are classic and old, but it doesn't deny the fact that it is timeless and still irreplaceable. With the limitations of the console I still think that it hosts the legendary RPG that still worth to be re-played even now. Even with the console's limitations, SNES can still deliver a good graphic and gameplay for its era. Here are the top 7 SNES RPG that you should try before you die.
7. Final Fantasy IV
As one of the best of Final Fantasy series is enough reason for this title to have a re-port on PC. We will play as one of the knight of Baron who serves under the king. Unlike most main characters of RPG games that begin as a good guy, this game will give players different experiences as we begin as a "bad guy".
Cecil, the main protagonists is a Dark Knight. Yes, we will start the game unusually as a bad guy, but there will be surprises as the story goes on. Initially, Cecil the Dark Knight is tasked by his king to bring the four elemental crystals. But as his journey continues, he begins to question the king's motives. This leads him to fight back and restore peace to both the world and his kingdom.
The class change feature also becomes one of the selling points in this game as it affects the storyline. This game is still using the classic turn-based Final Fantasy style battle that will bring nostalgic feelings to Final Fantasy lovers. The difference is that this game uses a real-time ATB (Active Time Battle) system, so if we did not act fast we are vulnerable to enemy attacks at any time.
6. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Maybe most people know Super Mario games as a side-scrolling adventure where the character will run to the end while fighting enemies along the way. But you should know that there is a RPG-style Super Mario game called Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Super Mario RPG is developed by Square and published by Nintendo. As we all know, Square was known for its masterpiece: Final Fantasy.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars which was released in 1996 adapts the gameplay mechanics that Square used in all of its creations. That is why, although it is a Super Mario game, the gameplay of Super Mario RPG is FF-alike. The battle system is a simple turn-based battle with unique features. For example, if we press a button upon attacking we can unleash greater damage to the enemies.
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, we will fight the bad guys who drove out Bowser from his own castle. The game begins with Mario battling Bowser as usual, but suddenly Bowser's castle struck by a giant living sword. Then after that incident, Mario must go on a journey alongside Peach, Bowser, and other characters to restore the Mushroom Kingdom back to normal.
5. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistral
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistral or also known as Lufia in Europe and Australia, is a Japanese RPG for SNES which was released in 1995. As the developer, Neverland chose to fuse this RPG with cool puzzle element and successfully astonished the audience at its time. It may be not as advanced as other RPG, but the graphic and sound is enough to amaze us, with an addition of nice fight scenes.
As the prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, it follows the story of the first main character's ancestor and explains the origin of war between mankind and a group of gods called the Sinistral. The story centered around the hero Maxim, a swordsman from the town of Elcid who is born with the natural ability to fight and destined to destroy the Sinistrals.
4. Secret of Mana
Secret of Mana is known for a high quality action-RPG that could stand up to Zelda series in both the quality and timelessness. This game is another creation of Square, as the expert in making wonderful RPG for consoles. Released in 1993, this game stands out with its uniqueness and later became an inspiration to other action-RPG.
Secret of Mana features three main characters fighting an empire which tries to take over the world by abusing the power of Mana. The strong point in this game is the detail of the visuals, where you can see the bones-littering cavern floor, or colorful flowers and plant-life lining the trails as we walk upon. The water and clouds also moves naturally, giving life to the visualization of the graphics.
The combat system used in Secret of Mana is unlike any other. It has a reason why some later games adapt the combat mechanics of game such as Secret of Mana. The combat is all about hack-and-slashing the enemies with the press of a button, and there is a percentage meter that determines how strong our attacks can be. The higher the percentage, the more damage you deal to the enemies.
Earthbound or also known as Mother 2 in Japan, is a Japanese RPG developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo in 1994. Unlike any other RPG which the characters fought with swords and other weapon, Earthbound is set in a rather contemporary setting where instead of battling with swords and spells, we will fought with baseball bats and psychic powers.
The game follows Ness, a young boy who lived in the town of Onett and awakens one night after a meteor strikes a hilltop outside his house. Inside the meteor he found Buzz, a talking bee from the future who is on a mission to warn the Earth of a coming invasion by evil alien called Giygas. Together with three other kids, they travel the world to collect the 8 melodies in order to defeat the Giygas.
2. Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI was released in 1994 by Square for SNES (now also available in PC, Android, and iOS). It is also known as Final Fantasy III for the North American version. The sixth installment of the Final Fantasy series was known to be one of the best Final Fantasy game ever made. It added more depth to both gameplay and narrative than any Final Fantasy game before.
The story tells about a technological world which dominated by an evil empire by the use of Magitek technology. As usual, we will control the characters with different backgrounds. The heroes consist of the people who have been a part of the empire, brainwashed by the empire, or those who rebels against the empire. That makes this game has 6 main characters.
Final Fantasy VI stands out in a lot aspects: expansive world full of wonders, refined Active Time Battle system, and also a personalized skill sets for each characters. Not only that, it also introduces many new features as the relic system. With the relic system, characters equipped with relic can get special abilities or even get a permanent status effect such as Protect.
1. Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger is always on top of player's mind (including me) since it was initially released in 1995 by Square (now available in PC, Android, and iOS). And now, I guess it really deserved to be in the first place once again, after winning almost more than half amount of total pollings that I've read online. After this paragraph, you will understand why it becomes a wonderful RPG that is ever created.
Not only great battle system, this game has the best soundtracks, awesome dialogue and multiple endings which can be triggered by meeting certain conditions as a requirement. For your information, this game was created by the three awesome designers known as The Dream Team: Hironobu Sakaguchi (Final Fantasy series), Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest series), and Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball).
In this game, we will play as Crono, a swordsman from a small town who travels time to prevent the world from destruction caused by Lavos. A princess, a frog swordsman, a prehistoric blonde girl, and a robot will be your party members as you progress through the story. The battle system focuses on opening encounters, meaning that the enemies that we will fight can't be seen in the field.
Read also: Secret of Mana Remake Release Now for PS4 and PSVita; Launch Trailer Revealed!
If someone asked me which one of my favorite from the list above, I would answer Chrono Trigger. The endless nostalgic feeling makes me never hesitate to re-play it more and more. Furthermore, it has a beautiful 16-bit graphic and stunning battle system that everyone loved so. I think that it really deserve the 1st place for delivering such a great gameplay even with SNES limitation of its time.
Which SNES RPG do you think is best from the list above? Please share your thoughts in the comment below.
Tags: #ThrowbackRPG, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, final fantasy iv, Final Fantasy VI, Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistral, RPG, Secret of Mana, SNES, Super Mario RPG: Legend of The Seven Stars
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A fellow RPG addict who played a lot of classic masterpieces from Square, Square-Enix, and Tri-Ace. "The epoch may change, but the classics will remain eternal"
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Brian Jenkins, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry
The Rand Corporation is closely linked to the Pentagon by historic ties and an ongoing dominant funding relationship. As Rand's top authority on terrorism, Brian Jenkins would hardly be able to contest the Western model of terrorism, and he has never done so. In fact, for many years Jenkins has been actively involved in formulating terrorist strategies for his own government. Having served in the Green Berets, Jenkins became a counterinsurgency specialist at Rand, writing and advising on the best ways to defeat America's insurgent enemies in Guatemala, El Salvador, and elsewhere. A 1977 article coauthored by Jenkins is an apologia for U.S. intervention in Guatemala and Guatemalan state terrorism. [1] As an important advisor in the construction of a counterinsurgency program in El Salvador in the early 1980s, Jenkins recommended that traditional methods be supplemented by the use of propaganda to discredit insurgents as "terrorists."[2] In another coauthored report in 1984, Jenkins recommended that the U.S. engage in low-intensity warfare against Nicaragua through a proxy army, actions that fall within Jenkins's own definition of state sponsored terrorism. In short, Jenkins's role as government advisor on policies involving state violence and insurgencies puts him in a serious conflict-of-interest position as an expert on terrorism.
Jenkins has written extensively on terrorism and has made numerous appearances at conferences and as a media expert of choice. He also edits 'TVI Journal' (the acronym stands for "Terrorism, Violence, Insurgency"), a journal that he acquired from members of the 'Soldier of Fortune' network in 1985. [3] It is interesting, given his position at a government-sponsored agency and as an advisor on U.S.-sponsored terrorist activities, that Jenkins is one of the "moderates" among the terrorism experts. His moderation is displayed in that he is one of the few among the establishment experts who has openly castigated Sterling's Soviet network model.[4] He also acknowledges that terror is not a monopoly of the left, that guerrilla movements may be legitimate responses to real grievances and cannot be dismissed as terror-based, and that eye-for-an-eye policies and strategies of preemptive actions have serious shortcomings.
Jenkins is, however, incapable of addressing openly Western primary terrorism and its causal role. His own country cannot be a terrorist state, nor are its allies, by rule of arbitrary political assumption. He says that "terrorist activity accompanies postwar decolonization, which continued up through the 1960s."[5] Neither the French in Algeria nor the South African government and army, however, were "terrorizing." Only the rebels were. Although he formally admits that states can terrorize directly or through "vigilantes" or other surrogates, in his recent and general discussions he never mentions "death squads" and "disappearances," or names Guatemala, Argentina, South Africa, or Operation Condor as illustrative cases, although they involve big numbers. He notes that "arbitrarily taking 100 deaths as the criterion, only a handful of [terrorist] incidents of this scale have occurred since the beginning of the century. Lowering the criterion to 50 deaths produces a dozen or more additional incidents."[6] Looking back at table 2-1, we can see that Israel alone has produced as many large-scale terrorist incidents (100 or more dead) as Jenkins's count for the twentieth century, and in table 3-1, it is obvious that Western state terrorism could otherwise easily provide a large increment to his numbers.
Jenkins's exclusion of these other cases violates his own criteria of inclusion. He acknowledges that official military forces may be terrorists if they attack civilian populations in violation of the rules of war or if they maltreat prisoners. He mentions the My Lai massacre by American troops in Vietnam as a possible case of terrorism.[7] If one did include My Lai, this by itself would exceed the largest entry of Jenkins's incidents for the entire century, and My Lai was only one of many similar assaults on civilians; It is also a well-documented fact that the torture and killing of prisoners in Vietnam was very extensive.[8]
Jenkins never explains why Western state violence which fits his own definition and criteria for inclusion as terroristic is excluded. He simply refuses to examine the data and assess their importance. He says that the killing of several hundred U.S. marines at Beirut was "the deadliest incident in the annals of international terrorism,"[9] although the victims were soldiers. The far larger number killed at Sabra and Shatila, for example, were noncombatants. In his list of political leaders terrorists have killed or tried to kill, he includes Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, the pope, Ronald Reagan, and other Western leaders, but not General Schneider and Salvador Allende or Fidel Castro.[10] As countries who are leading targets of terrorists, he offers the United States, France, and Turkey, among others, but not Cuba and Nicaragua.
Jenkins notes that nations other than the United States and its allies "do not see moral distinctions between ramming a truck filled with explosives into an embassy and dropping high explosives on a city from a military aircraft. Even some of our allies have difficulty perceiving the difference between state-sponsored terrorism in the Middle East and U.S. support for the 'contras' in Nicaragua."[11] By Jenkins's own and any standard Western definition, support of the contras is clearly state-sponsored terrorism, and the CIA Pentagon mining of Nicaragua's harbors and other activities are even direct state terrorism. But Jenkins cannot bring himself to say this straightforwardly. As an employee of Rand and coauthor of a report advocating U.S. sponsorship of terrorism in Nicaragua, he could hardly do this. We will see that our next expert, Robert Kupperman, shares this inability to follow through on definitions - a clear demonstration of their role as agents of the state and their disqualification as objective analysts.
^ . Brian Jenkins and Caesar D, Sereseres, "U.S. Military Assistance and the Guatemalan Armed Forces," Armed Forces and Society, Aug. 1977, pp, 575-94. Among many other travesties, this article mentions that U.S. military aid "has contributed to the institutional improvement in the Guatemalan armed forces," and that "the U.S. advised and supported civic action program was helpful in improving the army's image with the rural population," They refer to Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro as "a popular and effective establishment leader," For a sharply different view. see Piero Gleijeses, "Guatemala: Crisis and Response;' in Richard B. Fagen and Olga Pellicer, eds., The Future of Central America: Policy Choices for the United States and Mexico (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. 1983). pp, 187-212.
^ . For a discussion of Jenkins's role in this CI enterprise and positions taken, see Richard A, White, The Morass (New York: Harper & Row. 1984), pp. 88-94.
^ . TVI Journal was formerly published by Peder Lund and edited by Mark Monday and Robert Chapman. Lund directs Paladin Press, the book-publishing arm of Soldier of Fortune magazine and the premier producer of assassination and "unorthodox" combat manuals in the United States, In 1983, Lund traveled to El Salvador with a Soldier of Fortune contingent of mercenaries to help "train" certain elements of the Salvadoran military, A photo in Soldier of Fortune, September 1983, shows Lund with a Salvadoran soldier and the bodies of two dead "guerrillas," Robert Chapman, Lund's associate editor, was with the CIA for twenty-seven years and wrote The Crimson Web of Terror for Paladin Press.
^ . "Like a magician she conjures up the impression that there is a Moscow Master Plan, leaving the audience to flesh out the illusion:' Review in Washington Post, reprinted in International Herald Tribune, May 28, 1981. Quoted in Schmid, Political Terrorism, pp. 213-14.
^ . Brian Jenkins, "The Future Course of International Terrorism," in Anat Kurz, ed., Contemporary Trends in World Terrorism (New York: Praeger, 1987), p, 150. This book was published for the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies,
^ . Ibid., p. 157.
^ . Jenkins's language is a little murky on this point: it "could conceivably, justifiably be acts of terrorists." "Terrorism-Prone Countries and Conditions," in Ariel Merari, ed., On Terrorism and Combatting Terrorism (Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1985), p, 54, This book also is a publication of the Jaffee Center and is based on a 1979 seminar on terrorism.
^ . John Duffett, ed., Against the Crime of Silence: Proceedings of the Russell International War Crimes Tribunal (New York: O'Hara Books, 1968), pp, 392-574; Edward S. Herman, Atrocities in Vietnam (Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970), pp. 30-33, 66-70; Holmes Brown and Don Luce, Hostages of War: Saigon's Political Prisoners (Washington, D.C.: Indochina Mobile Education Project, 1973).
^ . Brian Jenkins, "Can the U,S. Strike Back at Terrorists?" Newsday, May 6, 1984.
^ . Current Trends, pp. 155-56.
^ . Brian Jenkins, "Terror Becomes a Fact of Modern Life," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 15, 1985.
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The 43-inch tall droid, which sold at auction on Wednesday for $2.76 million, was compiled from parts used throughout filming of the original trilogy, the Associated Press reports. Currently, it's not clear who bought the droid.
The R2-D2 droid was the most expensive item ever offered in a movie memorabilia auction, the auction house Profiles is History told the AP. Before the sale, it was estimated the droid would go for nearly $2 million—almost $1 million less than what it auctioned for in the end.
Other items used in the trilogy were also up for auction, according to the AP. Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the first two films sold for $450,000, and Darth Vader's helmet from the original film sold for $96,000.
Other memorabilia from space-themed TV and movies also sold at auction on Wednesday, the AP reports. Twenty-three ships from Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers sold for $1.8 million, while a helmet worn by late actor Bill Paxton on the set of "Aliens" sold for $51,000.


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