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Disney's streaming service reportedly includes every Disney film ever made
By David Nield published 8 March 19
The complete collection, streaming soon
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If it's going to take on the might of Netflix, Disney knows that its upcoming video streaming service is going to need a pretty strong content offering – and according to people in the know, Disney is throwing everything it has got at the new platform to try and top the list of best streaming platforms.
According to Polygon, the Disney+ service is going to include "the entire Disney motion picture library" shortly after it launches. That means every film Disney has ever made (or bought) will be available on demand.
That quote is attributed to Disney CEO Bob Iger, who was speaking to investors at a meeting in St Louis. Original programming is also going to be part of the mix.
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It makes something of a shift in strategy for Disney: the studio has previously been known for keeping its movies in a 'Disney vault', only putting titles on sale for a limited period of time.
"The movies that you speak of that traditionally have been kept in a 'vault' and brought out basically every few years will be on the service," Iger is reported to have said. "And then, of course, we're producing a number of original movies and original television shows as well that will be Disney-branded."
Iger also confirmed that newer Disney movie releases will make their way to Disney+ within a year of being released in cinemas, so you can quickly catch up with the adventures of Captain Marvel and friends.
While we know Disney+ is on the way and scheduled to launch sometime later in 2019, we don't know exactly when it's going to appear or how much it will cost.
We have however seen some original shows teased, including a live-action Star Wars series called The Mandalorian, which will apparently tell the tale of a warrior in the style of Boba and Jango Fett.
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David Nield
Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. On TechRadar you'll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables.
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Florida State sets new NFL Draft record for total draft picks
By Kevin McGuireMay 2, 2015, 4:26 PM EDT
Florida State has had 10 players selected in this year's NFL Draft, putting the Seminoles in a tie for the most players drafted over a three-year period. One more Nole off the board and the record will be Florida State's.
The record is 28 players drafted over three years. Florida State now shared the record with Miami (2002-2004) and USC (2008-2010). Florida State moved into the now three-way tie when tight end Nick O'Leary was taken by the Buffalo Bills (who have been loading up on ACC players this draft). O'Leary was taken by the Bills in the sixth round and the 194th pick overall. The Bills had already drafted cornerback Ronald Darby in the second round and running back Karlos Williams in the fifth round. Other Noles to be drafted include quarterback Jameis Winston (the number one overall pick), defensive tackles Mario Edwards and Eddie Goldman, center Cameron Erving, offensive guard Tre' Jackson, receiver Rashad Greene, and cornerback P.J. Williams.
Time is running out for Florida State to set the record, but it is within sight. Offensive guards Josue Matias and Bobby Hart are still on the draft board.
With 10 #Noles picked this year, FSU has now tied the three-year record for NFL Draft picks w/ 28. We match Miami (02-04) & USC (08-10).
— FSU Football (@FSU_Football) May 2, 2015
UPDATE (5:30 p.m): The New York Giants drafted offensive lineman Bobby Hart, thus setting the new record.
The #Noles have established a new modern draft record with 29 picks over a 3-year span! pic.twitter.com/sBZNYcvfpG
— Seminole Athletics (@Seminoles_com) May 2, 2015
Tags: Bobby Hart, Cameron Erving, Eddie Goldman, Florida State, Jameis Winston, Josue Matias, Karlos Williams, Mario Edwards, Nick O'Leary, P.J. Williams, Rashad Greene, Ronald Darby, Tre' Jackson
Florida State once again proving to be an NFL factory
By Kevin McGuireMay 2, 2015, 9:18 AM EDT
Before the third day of the NFL Draft gets underway, three rounds have shown once again just what kind of NFL factory Florida State is. No school has had more players drafted in the NFL Draft through three rounds than the Seminoles, with six players being drafted in the first two days of the draft. Quarterback Jameis Winston highlights the selections as the number one overall pick from Tampa Bay.
Joining Winston as NFL Draft picks are offensive lineman Cameron Erving (1st round, 19th pick, Cleveland), defensive end Mario Edwards (2nd, 35th, Oakland), defensive tackle Eddie Goldman (2nd, 39th, Chicago), cornerback Ronald Darby (2nd, 50th, Buffalo) and cornerback P.J. Williams (3rd, 78th, New Orleans). Florida State is aiming to set a new three-year NFL Draft record for total picks. As noted by Tomahawk Nation, Florida State will need five more players drafted by NFL teams in the final four rounds to pass the mark of 28 drafted players previously set by Miami (2002-2004) and USC (2008-2010).
Speaking of Miami, the Hurricanes are represented quite well so far as well. Al Golden's program has sent five players through the draft already, leading some to wonder why Miami was not better in the win total last fall. The same questions were asked of Washington, with four players drafted in the first three rounds. Miami and Stanford are tied for second-most draft picks so far with five each. Washington is tied with Florida, Oregon, Missouri and Louisville.
A few annual NFL factories from the SEC are lagging behind the competition, at least relatively. Alabama has had three players drafted so far, and LSU and Georgia each have had two. After being shut out of the draft last year, Texas is on the board with two drafted players. Ohio State has had two players drafted, but none in the first round. All that really means is the Buckeyes are going to be loaded in the fall, but we already knew that. We are still waiting for the first player from Notre Dame.
What about the conferences? The Pac-12 holds the lead so far with 25 players drafted in three rounds. The SEC is sitting in second place with 22 players, and the ACC is holding strong with 20 players as well. The Big Ten has had 15 players and that is more than twice the number of players from the Big 12 (7). We have had a handful of players from Group of Five conferences and small schools drafted so far as well. The American Athletic Conference (2), Mountain West Conference (2), Conference USA (1), MAC (1) and Sun Belt (1) all have been represented. So has the Missouri Valley Conference, Southern Conference, and the Division 3 Liberty League, each with one player drafted.
What will the story of the final day of the draft be? Can Florida State set the new three-year draft record? Will the Pac-12 reign supreme with total draft picks? What small school prospects will make a name for their programs and conferences?
We'll find out later today.
Tags: Eddie Goldman, Florida State, Jameis Winston, Mario Edwards, P.J. Williams, Ronald Darby
Florida State DT Eddie Goldman joins group of Seminoles leaving early for NFL
With the decision deadline creeping up quickly, Florida State defensive tackle Eddie Goldman has reportedly decided to take the NFL plunge. Goldman will forgo his senior season in Tallahassee and will declare for the 2015 NFL Draft, joining a handful of other Florida State players in leaving early.
Goldman's decision was first reported by Rand Getlin of Yahoo Sports, via Twitter.
Goldman was Florida State's third-leading tackler on the defensive line in 2014 with 35 total tackles, 19 of which were solo tackles. He was also responsible for four sacks and eight tackles for a loss for the Seminoles. He forced one fumble as well and proved to be flexible for Florida State throughout the course of the stay in Tallahassee. He has played both defensive end and defensive tackle for the Noles, but may be expected to stick to defensive tackle at the next level given his 6'4″, 320-pound frame.
Goldman was forced to leave the ACC Championship Game early due to an ankle injury but he returned in time for Florida State's Rose Bowl match-up with Oregon. He is widely expected to go within the first two rounds of the NFL Draft.
Goldman joins quarterback Jameis Winston, defensive end Mario Edwards Jr., and cornerbacks P.J. Williams and Ronald Darby among the Seminoles leaving early for the NFL.
Helmet sticker to Tomahawk Nation.
Mario Edwards leaving Florida State early for the NFL Draft
By Kevin McGuireJan 6, 2015, 5:53 PM EST
The college football world may be waiting for the decision from Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, but defensive end Mario Edwards has made his decision. As suspected, Edwards will leave the Seminoles and declare for the NFL Draft. He is the second Seminole to declare early for the NFL Draft today, joining P.J. Williams.
Edwards was an All-ACC player and is sure to be drafted in one of the first two rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft this spring. Edwards was banged up at times this season, but when healthy he is generally one of the top defensive players in the game.
Edwards worked hard to trim down for the Rose Bowl to prepare for the athleticism and speed of the Oregon offense. Although that may not have mattered given the way the Ducks ran away with the game, it does help him get ready to hit the NFL Draft circuit for scouts and coaches scouting defensive ends leading up to the draft.
Tags: Florida State, Jameis Winston, Mario Edwards, P.J. Williams
Florida State paces preseason All-ACC team with nine
By Kevin McGuireJul 23, 2014, 11:40 AM EDT
Florida State was named the preseason favorite in the ACC without little contest, and it is easy to see why. The preseason all-ACC roster was formally announced Wednesday, and it includes nine players from Florida State.
Quarterback Jameis Winston and running back Karlos Williams will be lining up behind an offensive line this fall that includes two preseason All-ACC offensive linemen in tackle Cameron Erving and guard Tre' Jackson. To add more fuel to the fire, Florida State wide receiver Rashad Greene and tight end Nick O'Leary also appear on the ACC's preseason all-conference roster.
Florida State's biggest threat in the Atlantic Division, Clemson, has three players named to the defensive side of the preseason all-conference team though. Defensive end Vic Beasley, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and linebacker Stephone Anthony all were named by the media this week at the ACC Football Kickoff. Duke actually had more preseason all-conference players named with four, the second most in the ACC. So much for that whole basketball school mentality, right?
Here is a breakdown of preseason All-ACC players by school…
Florida State (9)
Here is the full roster, as released by the ACC;
2014 Preseason All-ACC Team
QB Jameis Winston, Florida State
RB Duke Johnson, Miami
RB Karlos Williams, Florida State
WR Jamison Crowder, Duke
WR Rashad Greene, Florida State
WR DeVante Parker, Louisville
TE Nick O'Leary, Florida State
T Cameron Erving, Florida State
T Sean Hickey, Syracuse
G Tre' Jackson, Florida State
G Laken Tomlinson, Duke
C Andy Galik, Boston College
DE Vic Beasley, Clemson
DE Mario Edwards Jr., Florida State
DT Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech
DT Grady Jarrett, Clemson
LB Denzel Perryman, Miami
LB Kelby Brown, Duke
LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson
CB Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech
CB P.J. Williams, Florida State
S Anthony Harris, Virginia
S Jeremy Cash, Duke
PK Roberto Aguayo, Florida State
P A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech
SP Ryan Switzer, North Carolina
Tags: A.J. Hughes, Andy Galik, Anthony Harris, Cameron Erving, Denzel Perryman, DeVante Parker, Duke, Duke Johnson, Florida State, Grady Jarrett, Jameis Winston, Jamison Crowder, Jeremy Cash, Karlos Williams, Kelby Brown, Kendall Fuller, Laken Tomlinson, Louisville, Luther Maddy, Mario Edwards, MIA, Nick O'Leary, P.J. Williams, Rashad Greene, Roberto Aguayo, Ryan Switzer, Sean Hickey, Stephone Anthony, Tre' Jackson, UNC, Vic Beaseley
Florida State sets new NFL Draft record for total draft picks May 2, 2015 4:26 pm Florida State once again proving to be an NFL factory May 2, 2015 9:18 am Florida State DT Eddie Goldman joins group of Seminoles leaving early for NFL January 13, 2015 2:09 pm Mario Edwards leaving Florida State early for the NFL Draft January 6, 2015 5:53 pm Florida State paces preseason All-ACC team with nine July 23, 2014 11:40 am ACC Football Kickoff: Winston, Beasley, Johnson among players making trip July 10, 2014 4:29 pm Bednarik Award watch list names 76 players July 7, 2014 10:16 am


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Michael Jordan at Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards in 1999. Photo: Brenda Chase/Getty Images
Not Every Black Public Figure Can Be an Activist
Julian Kimble May 18, 2020 6 min read
From Jordan to Jay-Z, we expect Black celebrities to be endlessly knowledgeable and tirelessly dedicated—but that's simply not realistic
After 10 episodes spanning five weeks and spawning countless online conversations and memes, The Last Dance took its last step Sunday night. ESPN's documentary series exploring the Chicago Bulls' historic 1990s dynasty aired new stories, retold old ones, and aimed to reaffirm the notion that Michael Jordan was the best to ever play the sport of basketball — and one of the best athletes in the history of all sports.
But every legacy has an underbelly. In 2020, a public figure's eventual obituary is no longer confined to the deeds that made them famous; what one has done off the court (or course, or stage, or studio) will now be entered into the ledger. And for many people, Jordan's refusal to endorse Harvey Gantt, the first Black mayor of Charlotte who was running against notorious racist Jesse Helms in the 1990 North Carolina Senate race — reportedly saying "Republicans buy sneakers too" — has long been a stain on his record.
His original hesitation, and his quip, first became public knowledge via Sam Smith's 1995 book, Second Coming: The Strange Odyssey of Michael Jordan, cementing what many felt was Jordan's reputation for valuing his personal brand over his community. Confronted with the quote in The Last Dance, Jordan called it a joke, but there's often truth to certain jokes — especially when they're validated by inaction. And as much as Jordan might have wanted to distance himself from political discourse, his words were so apolitical that they became unmistakably political.
For decades, the response to his silence haunted his legacy. Yes, we love what you did on the court. But what have you done for your people? It's fair. And perhaps it's why, eight years ago, he began to operate differently. In 2012, he co-headlined a fundraising dinner for then-President Obama. In 2016, following the fatal police shootings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, he released a statement saying he could "no longer stay silent," and donated $1 million each to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and International Association of Chiefs of Police — a safe, "both sides" approach to addressing the matter.
Did he do this to protect his legacy? Or is this who he has always been, and it's now simply safer to speak up?
Does it matter?
The truth is, we can't expect every Black person with status to be an activist. We can't make any assumptions that people who can dribble — or anything else that brings them celebrity — must be well-versed in the realities and ills of their communities. Financial support is one thing. But when it becomes a matter of speaking out and articulating their stance on an issue, are they supposed to know the right political candidate for local, state, and federal elections? Are they supposed to know which bills should make it through the House or Senate? Should they understand what business moves make the most sense for not just their own portfolio but the 40 million African Americans in the United States who are in no way a monolith?
Even when being on the right side of history is crucial and public statements supporting the Black community are the norm, it's still unreasonable to expect every Black person with status to be an activist. That outlook can disappoint in myriad ways.
Holding Jordan accountable requires that all peers be subject to the same scrutiny. And that doesn't usually happen. Although Earvin "Magic" Johnson has generously supported the Black community financially and has endorsed several political candidates within the last 20 years, he was never an outspoken figure politically — and certainly not at the time when Jordan was being criticized over his silence on the Gantt-Helms race. In his 2016 book Long Shot: The Triumphs and Struggles of an NBA Freedom Fighter, Jordan's former teammate Craig Hodges says he told Jordan and Johnson that the Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers should boycott the first game of the 1991 NBA Finals in protest of Rodney King's beating at the hands of the LAPD and systemic racism at large. Hodges says Jordan called him "crazy," while Johnson called the measure "too extreme."
President Barack Obama spoke to Jordan's no-win situation in The Last Dance's fifth episode. "You would have wanted to see Michael push harder on that," he said of the Gantt-Helms race. "On the other hand, he was still trying to figure out, 'How am I managing this image that has been created around me, and how do I live up to it?'" (However, turnabout is fair play; in 2012, when he was criticized for a supposed lack of support for Black businesses, Obama told Black Enterprise "I'm not the president of Black America, I'm the president of the United States of America.")
Hodges, who sued the NBA in 1996 for allegedly blackballing him over his political views and has been critical of Jordan, believes this was at the root of his former teammate's silence. "Michael didn't speak out largely because he didn't know what to say — not because he was a bad person," he told The Guardian in 2017.
Now 30 years later, things have changed to a degree. And while we can credit some public figures like LeBron James for being forthright and engaged as activists, it's something that would have been infinitely more difficult to do in Jordan's day.
LeBron James' merits will be compared to Jordan's for the rest of his life. Their approaches to Black empowerment differ, but James' activism is the result of personal evolution (as well as a younger NBA fan base, and sponsors like Nike who see the marketing potential in such awareness.) He identifies Trayvon Martin's 2012 killing as his awakening. "From that point on, I knew that my voice and my platform had to be used for more than just sports," he told CNN's Don Lemon in 2018.
Since then, James has used his biggest asset — his name — for advocacy, even opening a public school in his hometown, and he's done so without losing cachet or cash. His outspokenness had its limits, however; in 2019 he received some flak for not denouncing China's efforts to pressure Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey into apologizing for tweets supporting Hong Kong protesters.
Is it possible that James declined to speak up for fear of further harming the NBA's global business interests? Of course. But we have to stop attaching shame to a public figure saying they're not well-versed enough to make a statement. Just because James accepted the challenge of being "more than an athlete" on matters concerning Black America doesn't mean he's able to provide insightful commentary on every situation, let alone a sensitive geopolitical matter most people lack the range to properly address.
If we want more from prominent Black figures, that's understandable. There are enough urgent issues plaguing our community that their voices and resources are needed. But to expect omniscience is a different matter entirely.
Those expectations stretch even further when we place them over musicians. When Kanye West stared directly into a news camera during a 2005 Hurricane Katrina telethon and said "George Bush doesn't care about Black people," he was only a year into his career as a rapper; while he wasn't always articulate, he was passionate. Since then, as he's descended into red-pill ideology and MAGA evangelism, it has become clear that people assumed he represented Black interests simply because he spoke up occasionally. Black people thought they knew who Kanye was — but in hindsight, not even Kanye knew who Kanye was.
Jay-Z, on the other hand, has followed an opposite trajectory as his onetime labelmate. In 2008, after more than a decade of seeming apathy, he began stumping for Obama, and became increasingly more involved. But that road hasn't been without its bumps. In 2011, he came under fire for selling "Occupy All Streets" T-shirts without pledging to donate the proceeds to Occupy Wall Street. (Later, he criticized the movement for being unclear in its purpose and characterizing everyone in the 1% as evil.) He was also criticized for partnering with Barneys New York after the luxury retailer was accused of racially profiling customers.
After Harry Belafonte accused Jay in 2012 of not doing enough with his power, the rapper showed flashes of more explicit involvement, collaborating on a 2016 New York Times op-ed video about the hypocrisy of the War on Drugs. But his "entertainment and social justice partnership" with the NFL last year drew blowback for seemingly undermining Colin Kaepernick's protest and shielding the league. (Jay-Z is leaning into the ways in which he can make a difference, particularly in media; he has production credits on both Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story and The Kalief Browder Story.)
If we want more from prominent Black figures, that's understandable. There are enough urgent issues plaguing our community that their voices and resources are needed. But to expect not just convictions, but omniscience — a limitless understanding of systems and structures, a specialist's grasp of nuanced issues, an unerring instinct to thread every possible needle and satisfy everybody — is a different matter entirely. It's okay for a celebrity to write a check. It's okay for a celebrity to do more than that. It also has to be okay, though, for a celebrity to sit one out. A moment of silence doesn't equal a lifetime of apathy. And the more we conflate the two, the more disappointment our outsized expectations will bring.
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STRATEGIC TALKS BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND IRAN
During the recent visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Iran, was signed an agreement between Azerbaijan and Iran on joint use of water resources of Aras and continuation of the construction and operation of hydroelectric power stations and waterworks «Khudaferin» and «Giz Galasi».
Commenting on the agreement, the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev noted that, «this agreement will provide access to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and will enable to carry out economic activity on them".
We asked Mehmet Fatih Oztarsu, the vice-president of the Turkish Strategic Outlook analytical center, to comment on this agreement.
-What do you think, how the agreement will provide access to the occupied territories?
-Taking into account the strategic importance of the area where the energy complex will be constructed, the agreement is extremely significant. And the statement of the Minister indicates this fact as well. Azerbaijan's use of Khudaferin reservoir, located between the occupied Jabrail region of Azerbaijan and the Homerli region of Iran is very important for the country, both for electricity generation and water management. This opportunity will allow Azerbaijan to maintain its advantage in the region.
Azerbaijan can exercise its given international right and, in the long run, weaken the occupier – Armenia. And such projects will contribute to the fact that Azerbaijan will be able to get closer to an important region — the territory between Azerbaijan and Iran, which serves as a transition zone, and it is also in the sight of Azerbaijan. In this regard, support from Iran is very important.
-The Minister noted that the political dividends that Azerbaijan will receive from this agreement are very large. Which political dividends, in particular, Azerbaijan will receive?
— As for political dividends, they may be in the form of new arguments about the inconclusive negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh.
For example, official Baku may declare that it is investing in the region (the area that lies between Iran and the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region), and it can benefit the residents of this region. In addition, due to the projects, implemented by Azerbaijan on their own land, it helps its development and thus the political power of Azerbaijan will strengthen, and management of energy resources in the region will come completely under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan, everything will be given under the initiative of Baku.
And the support of Tehran as a regional player, which acts together with Baku, is very important in this matter.
— After Ilham Aliyev's visit to Iran, Putin held telephone talks with Aliyev. What do you think was discussed during the conversation between the two leaders?
There are two reasons. One is a military loan for the sum of 200 million dollars, provided by Russia to Armenia.
And the second one is related to the developing relations between Azerbaijan and Iran. The fact that Russia has allocated loan to Armenia, its strategic partner, for the purchase of military equipment and weapons, is a private matter of Moscow. And in terms of strategic relationships, we cannot argue against it.
But, taking into account the atmosphere of mistrust prevailing in the Caucasus, and the explosive situation, which is heating up in nearby regions, it is quite normal that Azerbaijan can perceive a military loan as a threat.
I think that the official Moscow provided Baku with a detailed explanation on the issue. And the improvement of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran could lead to the loss of Russia's influence in the region and leave it without trump cards.
For example: with the signing of an agreement between Tehran and Baku, Russia may lose the role of the only mediator in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. I should also note that Russia closely monitors the steps of Iran, which is trying to build a new railway track to the north through Armenia and Azerbaijan. Russia itself is not averse to take advantage of this opportunity.
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The guilt of relaxation at Princeton
By Ethan Thai | Mar 1, 2018
I don't remember when I started to feel guilty for picking up the Xbox controller. For the longest time, this mindless form of entertainment served as a break from a busy day or as a means to simply unwind in times of stress. Now, however, something has punctured that digital bubble of escapism: relaxation, a once acceptable pastime, has been equated to misdoing. This trend is particularly pervasive on this campus.
The University, as a community that prides itself upon the principle of unconditional achievement, fosters an environment in which overbearing academic assignments, unyielding schedules, and minimal sleep are all testaments to the degree of success one embodies. From the diligence of our work and the drive of our passions, we have justified conditions of near burnout. Unsurprisingly, on campus, the complaints of a tough workload come up in conversation nearly as much as the promise of a getting a meal "sometime."
For many Princetonians, this has birthed a "work hard, play hard" attitude: a night out on the weekend serving as a reward for the completion of unrelenting obligations. While still serving as a release from the labors of the academic week, the "work hard, play hard" culture fails to satisfy the lost practice of simple relaxation. In fact, the strict cyclical nature of such a work-benefit mindset further alienates the idea of simply devoting time to peace, thus placing further importance on the completion of one's work.
Relaxation serves a purpose greater than simply making headway on the neglected novel that has been bookmarked on the same page for weeks, or achieving progress on the latest video game. In the presence of uncountable responsibilities, it is easy to forget the health benefits of practicing relaxation techniques, such as stress reduction. Some research has even shown that the shifts in hormone levels attributed to regular relaxation has beneficial effects on the immune system.
Given its clear health benefits, why do we stigmatize relaxation? At what point did my nighttime routine transition from leisurely playing video games before an early bedtime to 2 a.m. cram sessions with my equally overworked roommates?
Further, we complete today's tasks simply in the name of ensuring an improved tomorrow. We are, therefore, mischaracterizing our present troubles as a step towards a greater good; once we have succumbed to this idea, it becomes easy to validate our engulfed schedules and belief in the notion that five hours of sleep isn't so bad, and simultaneously easy to condemn activities that serve no purpose other than relaxation as wasting away our future. The guilt of relaxation reveals how each of us cares about the person we will be in ten years dangerously more than our present selves.
Consequently, I believe it is time we allow the idea of beneficial unproductivity back into our lives. As a community, students must recognize the absurdity of glorifying stress and suffocating from work. As individuals, we must realize that our years in life are weighted equally, and must thus allocate time and care to the well-being of our present selves. While the time we spend relaxing certainly won't come up in the next internship application, or be calculated towards the ideal GPA, it serves to make all the trials and tribulations along the path to future goals slightly more bearable.
Ethan Thai is a first-year from Phoenix, Ariz. He can be reached at ehthai@princeton.edu.


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using Aurora.EffectsEngine;
using Aurora.Profiles.Dota_2.GSI;
using Aurora.Profiles.Dota_2.GSI.Nodes;
using Aurora.Settings;
using Aurora.Settings.Layers;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Controls;

namespace Aurora.Profiles.Dota_2.Layers
{
    public class Dota2AbilityLayerHandlerProperties : LayerHandlerProperties2Color<Dota2AbilityLayerHandlerProperties>
    {
        public Color? _CanCastAbilityColor { get; set; }

        [JsonIgnore]
        public Color CanCastAbilityColor { get { return Logic._CanCastAbilityColor ?? _CanCastAbilityColor ?? Color.Empty; } }

        public Color? _CanNotCastAbilityColor { get; set; }

        [JsonIgnore]
        public Color CanNotCastAbilityColor { get { return Logic._CanNotCastAbilityColor ?? _CanNotCastAbilityColor ?? Color.Empty; } }

        public List<Devices.DeviceKeys> _AbilityKeys { get; set; }

        [JsonIgnore]
        public List<Devices.DeviceKeys> AbilityKeys { get { return Logic._AbilityKeys ?? _AbilityKeys ?? new List<Devices.DeviceKeys>(); } }

        public Dota2AbilityLayerHandlerProperties() : base() { }

        public Dota2AbilityLayerHandlerProperties(bool assign_default = false) : base(assign_default) { }

        public override void Default()
        {
            base.Default();

            this._CanCastAbilityColor = Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 0);
            this._CanNotCastAbilityColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 0, 0);
            this._AbilityKeys = new List<Devices.DeviceKeys>() { Devices.DeviceKeys.Q, Devices.DeviceKeys.W, Devices.DeviceKeys.E, Devices.DeviceKeys.D, Devices.DeviceKeys.F, Devices.DeviceKeys.R };
        }

    }

    public class Dota2AbilityLayerHandler : LayerHandler<Dota2AbilityLayerHandlerProperties>
    {
        protected override UserControl CreateControl()
        {
            return new Control_Dota2AbilityLayer(this);
        }

        public override EffectLayer Render(IGameState state)
        {
            EffectLayer abilities_layer = new EffectLayer("Dota 2 - Abilities");

            if (state is GameState_Dota2)
            {
                GameState_Dota2 dota2state = state as GameState_Dota2;

                if (Properties.AbilityKeys.Count >= 6)
                {
                    for (int index = 0; index < dota2state.Abilities.Count; index++)
                    {
                        Ability ability = dota2state.Abilities[index];
                        if (ability.Name.Contains("seasonal") || ability.Name.Contains("high_five"))
                            continue;

                        Devices.DeviceKeys key = Properties.AbilityKeys[index];

                        if (ability.IsUltimate)
                            key = Properties.AbilityKeys[5];

                        if (ability.CanCast && ability.Cooldown == 0 && ability.Level > 0)
                            abilities_layer.Set(key, Properties.CanCastAbilityColor);
                        else if (ability.Cooldown <= 5 && ability.Level > 0)
                            abilities_layer.Set(key, Utils.ColorUtils.BlendColors(Properties.CanCastAbilityColor, Properties.CanNotCastAbilityColor, (double)ability.Cooldown / 5.0));
                        else
                            abilities_layer.Set(key, Properties.CanNotCastAbilityColor);
                    }
                }
            }

            return abilities_layer;
        }

        public override void SetApplication(Application profile)
        {
            (Control as Control_Dota2AbilityLayer).SetProfile(profile);
            base.SetApplication(profile);
        }
    }
}

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Home » Labour's best route to power is coalition, whether the party admits it or not | Rafael Behr
Labour's best route to power is coalition, whether the party admits it or not | Rafael Behr
November 30, 2021politics
posted on Nov. 30, 2021 at 4:46 pm
Britain's next government will be some kind of coalition. That can be said with confidence, not because the outcome of the next general election is predictable, but because all governments, even those consisting of one party, are some kind of coalition.
Boris Johnson's administration consists of the traditional Conservative party, with both liberal and authoritarian tendencies, fused to a newer radical nationalist movement that, confusingly, uses the same name and has the same leader. An alliance that came together for the pursuit of Brexit is struggling to cohere around any subsequent governing purpose. Its electoral base straddles economic, geographical and social fault lines. Tory MPs make conflicting and incompatible demands of the prime minister.
If Labour were to win a majority at the next election it would suffer from equivalent structural deformities. Regaining seats lost in the rout of 2019 requires a demonstration that the party is no longer what it was under Jeremy Corbyn. That strategic imperative is obvious to anyone who has listened to the ex-Labour voters who need coaxing back. But it is rejected by a chorus on the left that prefers continuity Corbynism, not so much as a formula for electoral recovery (it would be the opposite), but as a soothing balm for wounded socialist self-esteem.
That tension was on display in the reaction to Keir Starmer's shadow cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Younger MPs who have proven themselves as media performers were promoted. Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson will speak on health and education respectively. Yvette Cooper is now shadow home secretary. Unlike nearly all of her colleagues, she has served in a real cabinet. It was a much-needed transfusion of political heft to the frontbench. But to the continuity Corbynites it was a rightwing revanche, executed with headline-poaching spite on the very morning of a speech by Angela Rayner, deputy leader and the old regime's ambassador in the shadow cabinet.
There is no escaping this fault line. If, by some combination of dogged opposition and government implosion, Starmer should find himself in Downing Street, the Labour faction that mistrusts his methods would waste no time complaining that victory had been bought at too high a price in moral compromise. The left has been kept busy protesting against a Tory prime minister, but would adapt easily to complaining about betrayal by a Labour one.
Starmer could stun his critics into silence by winning a commanding majority, but a majority of one would require more than 120 gains and no losses. Nothing about the lay of the political land suggests it is poised to slide on that scale, which makes the more feasible route to No 10 look like collaboration with other parties.
MPs know it, but never say it aloud because it sounds like defeatism. The members have understood it, too, which is why a large majority of constituency delegates supported a motion backing electoral reform at the party's annual conference. Their voice was drowned out by trade union bloc votes. That reflects institutional reluctance to accept that the party's exile from power has causes more complex than a sticky pendulum that has favoured the Tories as if by some mechanical fault with the public, and will eventually swing leftwards again.
The obstacle is not so much a fetish for the existing voting system as emotional attachment to the idea that Labour and Conservative are equal contenders in a title race, while everyone else is scrapping in lower divisions. That is broadly true, especially given the presidential slant of election campaigns. Only the leaders of the two biggest parties can claim to be candidates for No 10.
But it is also true that power-sharing is a normal feature of British politics. The Scottish government is a coalition of Nationalists and Greens. In Wales, Labour has signed a cooperation agreement with Plaid Cymru (an arrangement on which Starmer has been pointedly silent). In local government, "no overall control" is a routine outcome requiring cross-party deals. Only in Westminster is the absence of a decisive win treated as an offence against the natural order. In a hung parliament, the gap between the largest party and the majority it needs is abhorred as an electoral obscenity that must be covered to protect the dignity of the constitution.
And yet two of the last four elections – 2010 and 2017 – have produced such a result. It is possible that Boris Johnson's 2019 victory marks the end of volatility, but just as likely that his pro-Brexit coalition is the temporary patch, beneath which allegiances are as volatile as ever. Nigel Farage has not renounced politics and could mount a challenge to the Tories from the populist right. Greens and Liberal Democrats could benefit if moderate Conservatives want to flee somewhere other than Labour. Scots who support independence are reluctant to vote for parties that don't.
That is a problem for Starmer whose path to power gets a whole lot steeper if it has to be paved with only English seats. He insists there could be no deal with Nicola Sturgeon, which is a position that sounds sturdier now, when no one is testing it, than it might in the heat of a general election campaign with polls all pointing to a hung parliament.
It goes against the grain of English political culture, and Labour pride, to accept that the shortest route to power involves evicting the Tories by some method of collaboration with other parties. There is a longer route, quietly mapped by many in the Labour machine, that involves Starmer losing an election, but whittling down the Tory majority in the process. A successor then gets a clearer shot at the prize. Neither route is easy, but the incumbent leader has an interest in preferring the one that doesn't use him as a disposable electoral battering ram.
It is risky for Labour to admit that it is in the coalition business with smaller parties, but risky also to pretend that it is not, and the public might prove surprisingly receptive to the idea. The myth that a Commons majority insures the nation against chaotic government is daily being debunked by Johnson. Besides, you have to win power before refusing to share it. Since Labour is now in its second decade of opposition, it can ill afford to guard so jealously something it doesn't even have.
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To avoid getting diabetes, I substituted sugar with honey. However, I get stomach pain whenever I take honey. Why?
Nowadays, honey is being used as a substitute for sugar which is thought to be responsible for many health problems including diabetes. Sugar in itself does not cause diabetes but one at risk of diabetes should minimise taking it. Honey is produced by bees from nectar in flowers. In Uganda, people take unprocessed honey for fear that processing involves adding sugar, the reason many prefer it raw and unprocessed.
Raw, unprocessed honey may unfortunately contain many impurities including spores of germs (bacteria) and pollens which are naturally inside the honey risking allergic reactions and food poisoning.
Unprocessed honey may also contain pesticides, insecticides and lots of other chemicals that one may react to resulting in abdominal bloating, cramps, diarrhoea and itchy skin rashes. Because honey may contain botulism spores, it can lead to food poisoning in adults.
Infants (children below one year), have an immature digestive system, which means they cannot handle botulinus spores leading to a condition known as botulism (whose signs and symptoms include constipation, weakness, listlessness and loss of appetite). In the extreme, botulism can lead to muscle paralysis and eventual death, a risk requiring that children under 12 months, pregnant or breastfeeding women should not consume honey.
Honey is slightly acidic worsening heartburn and peptic ulcer-like pain in those already prone to heartburn or those having peptic ulcer disease. Honey is also very sweet because it contains lots of fructose and glucose. This much fructose may not be well absorbed from the intestines hence reaching the big intestines where it will get fermented by bacteria and fungi producing lots of gas.
This can cause bloating, and abdominal cramps. You require switching to processed honey or minimising the amounts of honey you consume instead of avoiding honey since it has a number of nutritional benefits.


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Q: Minecraft weird graphic issue Minecraft 1.13.2 Hello on this picture you see my weird graphic issue (Watch near door).
I hope someone know how to fix this :)
What i tried to fix this issue:

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*Reinstall Minecraft

*Checked if issue only exist in MP (Have this issue in SP too)

*Used Vannila client AND Optifine client (OptiFine 1.13.2 HD UE5 and OptiFine 1.13.2 HD U E4)

*Checked if java is up to date (java is up to date)

GTX 1060 with driver version 417.71

A: This seems to be a really bad case of MC-1794. Some graphics cards are affected, some aren't.
One comment on that report suggests turning off the "mipmapping" options in the video settings as a workaround. I haven't tried this myself.


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Passetto del Biscione är en täckt passage i Rione Parione i Rom. Passetto del Biscione förbinder Piazza del Biscione med Via di Grotta Pinta. I antikens Rom utgjorde den entré till Pompejusteaterns cavea.

Beskrivning
Passetto del Biscione är uppkallad efter den heraldiska orm, som bland annat finns i ätten Orsinis vapen. Ordet "Biscione" är bildat av biscia, "snok", och det augmentativa suffixet one. Ätten Orsini innehar det närbelägna Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti.

Under 1600-talets första hälft hyste passagen Madonna della Divina Provvidenza, en Mariabild, utförd av Scipione Pulzone år 1594. Denna målning fördes år 1663 till kyrkan San Carlo ai Catinari; i Passetto del Biscione placerades då bilden Madonna del Latte. Denna Mariabild, som föreställer Jungfru Maria som ammar Jesusbarnet, rörde på ögonen och fällde tårar år 1796, då franska trupper under Napoleon Bonaparte invaderade Kyrkostaten.

Under 1800-talet byggdes passagen om för att interiört likna ett kapell. Under slutet av 1900-talet förföll passagen och Mariabilderna vandaliserades eller stals. I mitten av 2010-talet restaurerades Passetto del Biscione av Centro Studi Cappella Orsini.

Omgivningar
Santa Maria in Grottapinta
Pompejus teater
Campo dei Fiori
Via di Grotta Pinta
Piazza del Biscione
Largo del Pallaro
Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti
Piazza dei Satiri

Bilder

Populärkultur
I avsnittet "Check out" av TV-serien Smash blir Teo Broström (spelad av Felix Herngren) rånad i Passetto del Biscione.

Källor

Noter

Webbkällor

Tryckta källor

Externa länkar

Cappella Orsini

Gator i Rom
Rione Parione
Passager i Rom

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Danny Sullivan always draws a good crowd!
Search engine guru Danny Sullivan is always a welcome addition to any Internet Librarian program—he's so busy traveling to his own company's events that's it's great to grab him when the opportunity presents. He says he likes to come to IL because it forces him to examine if there are big "themes" to discuss.
If there is a theme, it's that there isn't a Google killer yet—Google is likely to dominate for the foreseeable future. They have made it very difficult for anybody to challenge them.
Cuil.com played the "biggest is better" card again (and had a great "founders" story)…but bigger isn't better – Cuil's relevancy was woeful.
Powerset was hyped as a potential killer but it proved that natural language isn't a natural killer. It only searched Wikipedia—and was then acquired by Microsoft, for not much money. It has intriguing technology but Danny says it is overkill at this point.
Microsoft fumbled with Yahoo! and as a result set Google up as more powerful than ever. Google now has more than 60% market share in the U.S. and even higher in many other countries, such as Germany. So, is that it? Does Google now rule everything?
What Danny says is there likely won't be a single killer—there will be "killerettes." There will be many small contenders that nibble away in niche areas. Here are some of the interesting tools he mentioned—most of them consumer oriented.
But the "killerettes" have a challenge – it's hard to remember all the ones out there and go back to them.
Yahoo continues to face uncertainty. It is still doing innovative things – BOSS, Search Monkey (enhanced search listings), etc. With the assumption that Microsoft will eventually take over, which just makes for more uncertainty—it's hard to get excited. Like the situation with Ask.com—Danny finds it hard to even talk about them. People lose faith with these alternatives.
Microsoft is positioning itself as the chief competitor…and it has some good stuff, but will people really notice and will it grow? It bailed out of "non-consumer" search; it focused on ads first and search second; and it has major branding problems.
Lots of people try to figure out where Google is taking us—does it have a "master plan"? Danny's theory is that it has done some planning (Chrome browser, Google Checkout) but much of it comes naturally, through a "hive mind" mentality (see his post at searchengineland.com). He thinks the economy will slow the company's growth somewhat but it may weather things better than most companies. Unfortunately, he says we'll see many more ads—everywhere.
The real big trend that he says will continue is personalized search results. Google is now doing "search customization" – it is tailoring results based on your geographic location, previous query, and your Web history. He thinks Google will ramp this up. As a search professional you may not want it to do this.
The bottom line: Google will continue to be the benevolent dictator—for the next 5 years or so. Mobile and vertical search do offer new opportunities, but the economic downturn may hit some of the startups.
News Bureau Chief, Information Today, Inc.


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Mistrovství světa v zápase ve volném stylu 2007 se uskutečnilo v Baku, Ázerbájdžán.

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Volný styl muži

Volný styl ženy

Týmové hodnocení

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Mistrovství světa v zápasu
Zápas v Ázerbájdžánu
Sportovní události v Baku
Zápas v roce 2007


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Department of Epidemiology /
Cell /
Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Raffield, L.M. (Laura M.), Mousas, A. (Abdou), Sakaue, S. (Saori), J.E. Huffman (Jennifer E.), Moscati, A. (Arden), Trivedi, B. (Bhavi), Jiang, T. (Tao), Akbari, P. (Parsa), D. Vuckovic (Dragana), et al. Bao, E.L. (Erik L.), Zhong, X. (Xue), Manansala, R. (Regina), Laplante, V. (Véronique), Chen, M. (Minhui), K.S. Lo, Qian, H. (Huijun), Lareau, C.A. (Caleb A.), Beaudoin, M. (Mélissa), Hunt, K.A. (Karen A.), Akiyama, M. (Masato), Bartz, T.M. (Traci M.), Ben-Shlomo, Y. (Yoav), Beswick, A. (Andrew), Bork-Jensen, J. (Jette), E.P. Bottinger (Erwin), J.A. Brody (Jennifer A.), F.J.A. van Rooij (Frank), Chitrala, K. (Kumaraswamynaidu), Cho, K. (Kelly), Choquet, H. (Hélène), D.D. Correa, J. Danesh (John), E. di Angelantonio (Emanuele), Dimou, N. (Niki), Ding, J. (Jingzhong), P. Elliott (Paul), T. Esko (Tõnu), M.K. Evans (Michele), Floyd, J.S. (James S.), Broer, L. (Linda), N. Grarup (Niels), Guo, M.H. (Michael H.), A. Greinacher (Andreas), J. Haessler (Jeff), T. Hansen (Torben), Howson, J.M.M. (Joanna M.M.), Huang, Q.Q. (Qin Qin), Huang, W. (Wei), Jorgenson, E. (Eric), Kacprowski, T. (Tim), M. Kähönen (Mika), Kamatani, Y. (Yoichiro), Kanai, M. (Masahiro), Karthikeyan, S. (Savita), Koskeridis, F. (Fotis), Lange, L.A. (Leslie A.), T. Lehtimäki (Terho), Lerch, M.M. (Markus M.), Linneberg, A. (Allan), Y. Liu (YongMei), Lyytikäinen, L.-P. (Leo-Pekka), Manichaikul, A. (Ani), Martin, H.C. (Hilary C.), Matsuda, K. (Koichi), Mohlke, K.L. (Karen L.), Mononen, N. (Nina), Murakami, Y. (Yoshinori), G. Nadkarni (Girish), Nauck, M. (Matthias), K. Nikus (Kjell), W.H. Ouwehand (Willem), V.S. Pankratz (Shane), O. Pedersen (Oluf), M. Preuss (Michael), B.M. Psaty (Bruce), O. Raitakari (Olli), Roberts, D.J. (David J.), S.S. Rich (Stephen), Rodriguez, B.A.T. (Benjamin A.T.), Rosen, J.D. (Jonathan D.), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Schubert, P. (Petra), Spracklen, C.N. (Cassandra N.), Surendran, P. (Praveen), Tang, H. (Hua), J.-C. Tardif (Jean-Claude), R.C. Trembath (Richard), M. Ghanbari (Mohsen), U. Völker (Uwe), H. Völzke (Henry), Watkins, N.A. (Nicholas A.), Zonderman, A.B. (Alan B.), Wilson, P.W.F. (Peter W.F.), Li, Y. (Yun), Butterworth, A.S. (Adam S.), Gauchat, J.-F. (Jean-François), Chiang, C.W.K. (Charleston W.K.), Li, B. (Bingshan), R.J.F. Loos (Ruth), Astle, W.J. (William J.), E. Evangelou (Evangelos), D.A. van Heel (David), Sankaran, V.G. (Vijay G.), Y. Okada (Yukinori), N. Soranzo (Nicole), A.D. Johnson (Andrew), Reiner, A.P. (Alexander P.), Auer, P.L. (Paul L.) and G. Lettre (Guillaume)
Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations
Cell , Volume 182 - Issue 5 p. 1198- 1213.e14
Most loci identified by GWASs have been found in populations of European ancestry (EUR). In trans-ethnic meta-analyses for 15 hematological traits in 746,667 participants, including 184,535 non-EUR individuals, we identified 5,552 trait-variant associations at p < 5 × 10−9, including 71 novel associations not found in EUR populations. We also identified 28 additional novel variants in ancestry-specific, non-EUR meta-analyses, including an IL7 missense variant in South Asians associated with lymphocyte count in vivo and IL-7 secretion levels in vitro. Fine-mapping prioritized variants annotated as functional and generated 95% credible sets that were 30% smaller when using the trans-ethnic as opposed to the EUR-only results. We explored the clinical significance and predictive value of trans-ethnic variants in multiple populations and compared genetic architecture and the effect of natural selection on these blood phenotypes between populations. Altogether, our results for hematological traits highlight the value of a more global representation of populations in genetic studies. Delineation of the genetic architecture of hematological traits in a multi-ethnic dataset allows identification of rare variants with strong effects specific to non-European populations and improved fine mapping of GWAS variants using the trans-ethnic approach.
Keywords interleukin-7, genetic architecture, fine-mapping, selective sweeps, polygenic trait score, phenome-wide association study
Persistent URL doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.045, hdl.handle.net/1765/130015
Journal Cell
Organisation Department of Epidemiology
Chen, M.-H. (Ming-Huei), Raffield, L.M. (Laura M.), Mousas, A. (Abdou), Sakaue, S. (Saori), Huffman, J.E, Moscati, A. (Arden), … Lettre, G. (2020). Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations. Cell, 182(5), 1198–1213.e14. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.06.045


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Below is a comprehensive review of the bike lock in terms of what we like about it and a few snags here and there that you might have to deal with if you buy it.
While considering the security of your bike, it is safe to say that you can never go wrong with a U bike lock. This design meant to make it difficult for thieves to defeat the lock and steal your bike.
The Kryptonite New York U Lock Standard lock has a 16 mm thick shackle which makes it resilient against attacks by bolt cutters and most other cutting tools used by bike thieves.
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The double locking deadbolt features means that both ends of the U shaped shackle are bolted leaving the thief with no choice but having to cut both shafts.
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This feature is unique to Kryptonite brand locks and exists as an additional protective measure. This feature in particular seeks to protect the lock itself from corrosion and other forms of damage due to exposure to natural elements.
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– The cylinder have sliding dust cover for weather resistant.
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– It is compatible with carrier systems and frame brackets for transport.
– It features 3 keys; one of which has an LED light for easy night vision.
– It is very heavy thus difficult and inconvenient to carry around.
– Some faulty units experience lock jamming with prolonged use.
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Author: Bernie O'Donnell
Updated: 10:38 AM EDT July 13, 2019
GLENWOOD, Ga. — A man and woman in Wheeler County are charged with causing about a half million dollars damage to a closed hospital there.
"This place is a disaster. I mean, it's almost like a tornado came through," said Josh Giles.
It's hard to tell now, but five years ago, this place was a hospital. Since the Lower Oconee Regional Hospital closed, Giles oversees the building along with the Wheeler County sheriff.
On June 19th, they found it trashed.
"I mean just wow. It's just destroyed," Giles said.
Jesse Smith and Candy Yeomans both face several charges, including felony burglary and criminal damage to property, according to an incident report.
They were arrested last month after a caretaker for the former Lower Oconee Regional Hospital in Glenwood found the damage and notified the sheriff's office.
"It's upsetting, but things happen. There's nothing really I can do to stop vandals," said Giles.
According to the report 20 to 30 windows were broken, every fire extinguisher was discharged, about 20 doors were damaged, all of the glass around the nurses' station was damaged, and every sink was busted.
Also, every TV and most computers were damaged, trash, paper, and ink cartridges were strewn around the building, and all the glass in the pharmacy was broken.
He says Smith and Yeomans were arrested after a witness reported seeing them leave the property. Investigators also took shoe prints and fingerprints around the building.
We asked Wheeler County Sheriff's Office investigator Curtis Hay: Why trash it?
"We have no idea. We have no idea behind a motivation," said Hay.
Hay says he has never seen vandalism this extreme.
"This community, it's a pretty good community, everybody pretty much watches out for everybody's stuff, so most people aren't just going to come destroy anything just for the sake of destroying it," said Hay.
He says they were both on probation for a previous charge of stealing shopping carts from a Dollar General and disassembling them at home. He says he is not sure why they did that either.
The caretaker, the son of the couple that owns the building, said the vandalism happened sometime between May 1 and June 19.
"Fire extinguisher, stuff everywhere, the place destroyed, every piece of glass just about broken, almost every sink. This place is a disaster," said Giles.
The only item missing, according to the report, was a wheelchair.
Giles estimates the damage at half a million dollars. He says they let the insurance expire after December 2018, so it's a long road to recovery.
"It's going to be a long clean up, I mean we are talking weeks. I mean it is bad," says Giles.
Giles says that before the damage, the owners hoped to sell it for an office building, an urgent care center, or possibly a rehab center, but after this extensive damage, there is no telling when that could happen.
The Lower Oconee Regional Hospital closed in 2014 after years of dire money troubles — troubles that its owners said were typical for small rural Georgia hospitals. The closing put 100 people out of work.
RELATED: Money troubles close Wheeler Co. hospital
MORE: Low funds shutter Wheeler Co. hospital


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typedef  TIM_TypeDef* ptr_TIM_TypeDef;

struct PwmState {
    int32_t controllerIndex;

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef     timReg;
    STM32F4_Gpio_Pin    gpioPin[PWM_PER_CONTROLLER];

    TinyCLR_Pwm_PulsePolarity invert[PWM_PER_CONTROLLER];
    bool                isOpened[PWM_PER_CONTROLLER];

    double              actualFreq;
    double              theoryFreq;
    double              dutyCycle[PWM_PER_CONTROLLER];

    uint32_t            period;
    uint32_t            presc;
    uint32_t            timer;

    uint16_t            initializeCount;
    bool                forceUpdate;

};

void STM32F4_Pwm_ResetController(int32_t controllerIndex);
STM32F4_Gpio_Pin* STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel);

static const STM32F4_Gpio_Pin pwmPins[][PWM_PER_CONTROLLER] = STM32F4_PWM_PINS;

const char* PwmApiNames[] = {
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 0
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\0",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 1
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\1",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 2
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\2",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 3
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\3",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 4
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\4",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 5
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\5",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 6
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\6",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 7
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\7",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 8
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\8",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 9
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\9",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 10
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\10",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 11
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\11",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 12
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\12",
#if TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 13
"GHIElectronics.TinyCLR.NativeApis.STM32F4.PwmController\\13"
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
#endif
};

static PwmState pwmStates[TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS];

static TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller pwmControllers[TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS];
static TinyCLR_Api_Info pwmApi[TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS];

void STM32F4_Pwm_AddApi(const TinyCLR_Api_Manager* apiManager) {
    for (auto i = 0; i < TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS; i++) {
        pwmControllers[i].ApiInfo = &pwmApi[i];
        pwmControllers[i].Acquire = &STM32F4_Pwm_Acquire;
        pwmControllers[i].Release = &STM32F4_Pwm_Release;
        pwmControllers[i].OpenChannel = &STM32F4_Pwm_OpenChannel;
        pwmControllers[i].CloseChannel = &STM32F4_Pwm_CloseChannel;
        pwmControllers[i].EnableChannel = &STM32F4_Pwm_EnableChannel;
        pwmControllers[i].DisableChannel = &STM32F4_Pwm_DisableChannel;
        pwmControllers[i].SetPulseParameters = &STM32F4_Pwm_SetPulseParameters;
        pwmControllers[i].SetDesiredFrequency = &STM32F4_Pwm_SetDesiredFrequency;
        pwmControllers[i].GetMinFrequency = &STM32F4_Pwm_GetMinFrequency;
        pwmControllers[i].GetMaxFrequency = &STM32F4_Pwm_GetMaxFrequency;
        pwmControllers[i].GetChannelCount = &STM32F4_Pwm_GetChannelCount;

        pwmApi[i].Author = "GHI Electronics, LLC";
        pwmApi[i].Name = PwmApiNames[i];
        pwmApi[i].Type = TinyCLR_Api_Type::PwmController;
        pwmApi[i].Version = 0;
        pwmApi[i].Implementation = &pwmControllers[i];
        pwmApi[i].State = &pwmStates[i];

        pwmStates[i].controllerIndex = i;

        apiManager->Add(apiManager, &pwmApi[i]);
    }
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_OpenChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    auto actualPin = STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(self, channel);

    if (!STM32F4_GpioInternal_OpenPin(actualPin->number))
        return TinyCLR_Result::SharingViolation;

    // relevant RCC register & bit
    __IO uint32_t* enReg = &RCC->APB1ENR;
    if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000) enReg = &RCC->APB2ENR;
    int enBit = 1 << (((uint32_t)treg >> 10) & 0x1F);

    if (!(*enReg & enBit)) { // not yet initialized
        *enReg |= enBit; // enable timer clock
        treg->CR1 = TIM_CR1_URS | TIM_CR1_ARPE; // double buffered update
        treg->EGR = TIM_EGR_UG; // enforce first update
        if (state->timer == 1 || state->timer == 8) {
            treg->BDTR |= TIM_BDTR_MOE; // main output enable (timer 1 & 8 only)
        }
    }

    *(__IO uint16_t*)&((uint32_t*)&treg->CCR1)[channel] = 0; // reset compare register

    // enable PWM channel
    uint32_t mode = TIM_CCMR1_OC1M_1 | TIM_CCMR1_OC1M_2 | TIM_CCMR1_OC1PE; // PWM1 mode, double buffered
    if (channel & 1) mode <<= 8; // 1 or 3
    __IO uint32_t* reg = &treg->CCMR1;
    if (channel & 2) reg = &treg->CCMR2; // 2 or 3
    *reg |= mode;

    state->isOpened[channel] = true;
    state->forceUpdate = true;

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_CloseChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    auto actualPin = STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(self, channel);

    uint32_t mask = 0xFF; // disable PWM channel
    if (channel & 1) mask = 0xFF00; // 1 or 3
    __IO uint32_t* reg = &treg->CCMR1;
    if (channel & 2) reg = &treg->CCMR2; // 2 or 3
    *reg &= ~mask;

    if ((treg->CCMR1 | treg->CCMR2) == 0) { // no channel active
        __IO uint32_t* enReg = &RCC->APB1ENR;
        if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000) enReg = &RCC->APB2ENR;
        int enBit = 1 << (((uint32_t)treg >> 10) & 0x1F);
        *enReg &= ~enBit; // disable timer clock
    }

    STM32F4_GpioInternal_ClosePin(actualPin->number);

    state->isOpened[channel] = false;

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

void STM32F4_Pwm_GetScaleFactor(double frequency, uint32_t& period, uint32_t& scale) {
    if (frequency >= 1000.0) {
        period = (uint32_t)(((uint32_t)PWM_NANOSECONDS / frequency) + 0.5);
        scale = PWM_NANOSECONDS;
    }
    else if (frequency >= 1.0) {
        period = (uint32_t)(((uint32_t)PWM_MICROSECONDS / frequency) + 0.5);
        scale = PWM_MICROSECONDS;
    }
    else {
        period = (uint32_t)(((uint32_t)PWM_MILLISECONDS / frequency) + 0.5);
        scale = PWM_MILLISECONDS;
    }
}

double STM32F4_Pwm_GetActualFrequency(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    uint32_t period = 0;
    uint32_t scale = 0;

    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    double freq = state->theoryFreq;

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    STM32F4_Pwm_GetScaleFactor(freq, period, scale);

    uint32_t p = period, s = scale;

    // set pre, p, & d such that:
    // pre * p = PWM_CLK * period / scale
    // pre * d = PWM_CLK * duration / scale

    uint32_t clk = PWM1_CLK_HZ;

    if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000) clk = PWM2_CLK_HZ; // APB2

    uint32_t pre = clk / s; // prescaler

    if (pre == 0) { // s > PWM_CLK
        uint32_t sm = s / 1000000; // scale in MHz
        clk = PWM1_CLK_MHZ;      // clock in MHz
        if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000) clk = PWM2_CLK_MHZ; // APB2
        if (p > 0xFFFFFFFF / PWM_MAX_CLK_MHZ) { // avoid overflow
            pre = clk;
            p /= sm;
        }
        else {
            pre = 1;
            p = p * clk / sm;
        }
    }
    else {
        while (pre > 0x10000) { // prescaler too large
            if (p >= 0x80000000) return 0;
            pre >>= 1;
            p <<= 1;
        }
    }

    if (state->timer != 2 && state->timer != 5) { // 16 bit timer
        while (p >= 0x10000) { // period too large
            if (pre > 0x8000) return 0;
            pre <<= 1;
            p >>= 1;
        }
    }

    clk = PWM1_CLK_HZ;

    if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000)
        clk = PWM2_CLK_HZ; // APB2

    if (p == 0 || pre == 0)
        return 0;

    uint32_t period2 = scale / ((clk / pre) / p);
    double actualFreq = (double)(scale / period2);

    while (period2 < period || actualFreq > freq) {
        p++;

        period2 = scale / ((clk / pre) / p);

        if (period2 == 0)
            return 0;

        actualFreq = (double)(scale / period2);
    }

    state->actualFreq = actualFreq;
    state->period = p;
    state->presc = pre;

    return actualFreq;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_EnableChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    auto actualPin = STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(self, channel);

    STM32F4_GpioInternal_ConfigurePin(actualPin->number, STM32F4_Gpio_PortMode::AlternateFunction, STM32F4_Gpio_OutputType::PushPull, STM32F4_Gpio_OutputSpeed::VeryHigh, STM32F4_Gpio_PullDirection::None, actualPin->alternateFunction);

    uint16_t enBit = TIM_CCER_CC1E << (4 * channel);

    treg->CCER |= enBit; // enable output

    uint16_t cr1 = treg->CR1;

    if ((cr1 & TIM_CR1_CEN) == 0) { // timer stopped
        treg->EGR = TIM_EGR_UG; // enforce register update
        treg->CR1 = cr1 | TIM_CR1_CEN; // start timer
    }

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_DisableChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    auto actualPin = STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(self, channel);

    uint16_t ccer = treg->CCER;

    ccer &= ~(TIM_CCER_CC1E << (4 * channel));
    treg->CCER = ccer; // disable output

    STM32F4_GpioInternal_ConfigurePin(actualPin->number, STM32F4_Gpio_PortMode::Input, STM32F4_Gpio_OutputType::PushPull, STM32F4_Gpio_OutputSpeed::VeryHigh, STM32F4_Gpio_PullDirection::None, STM32F4_Gpio_AlternateFunction::AF0);

    if ((ccer & (TIM_CCER_CC1E | TIM_CCER_CC2E | TIM_CCER_CC3E | TIM_CCER_CC4E)) == 0) { // idle
        treg->CR1 &= ~TIM_CR1_CEN; // stop timer
    }

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

uint32_t STM32F4_Pwm_GetChannelCount(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    return PWM_PER_CONTROLLER;
}

STM32F4_Gpio_Pin* STM32F4_Pwm_GetGpioPinForChannel(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    return &(state->gpioPin[channel]);
}

double STM32F4_Pwm_GetMaxFrequency(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    if ((uint32_t)treg & 0x10000)
        return STM32F4_APB2_CLOCK_HZ; // max can be Systemclock / 2 MHz on some PWM

    return STM32F4_APB1_CLOCK_HZ; //max can be Systemclock / 4 MHz on some PWM
}

double STM32F4_Pwm_GetMinFrequency(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    return STM32F4_MIN_PWM_FREQUENCY;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_SetPulseParameters(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, uint32_t channel, double dutyCycle, TinyCLR_Pwm_PulsePolarity polarity) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    ptr_TIM_TypeDef treg = state->timReg;

    uint32_t duration = (uint32_t)(dutyCycle * state->period);

    if (duration > state->period)
        duration = state->period;

    treg->PSC = (state->presc > 0) ? (state->presc - 1) : 0; // Make sure smallest is zero
    treg->ARR = state->period; // User manual, ARR has no plus 1

    if (state->timer == 2 || state->timer == 5) {
        if (channel == 0)
            treg->CCR1 = duration;
        else if (channel == 1)
            treg->CCR2 = duration;
        else if (channel == 2)
            treg->CCR3 = duration;
        else if (channel == 3)
            treg->CCR4 = duration;
    }
    else {
        *(__IO uint16_t*)&((uint32_t*)&treg->CCR1)[channel] = duration;
    }

    uint32_t invBit = TIM_CCER_CC1P << (4 * channel);

    if (polarity == TinyCLR_Pwm_PulsePolarity::ActiveLow) {
        treg->CCER |= invBit;
    }
    else {
        treg->CCER &= ~invBit;
    }

    if (state->forceUpdate) {
        treg->EGR = TIM_EGR_UG; // enforce register update

        // Need to force to update for next time if frequency still zero
        // or set dutycles while frequency is zero may take ~ a minute to start
        state->forceUpdate = (state->period == 0) ? true : false;
    }

    state->invert[channel] = polarity;
    state->dutyCycle[channel] = dutyCycle;

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;

}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_SetDesiredFrequency(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self, double& frequency) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    // If detected a different, save desired frequency
    state->theoryFreq = frequency;

    // Calculate actual frequency base on desired frequency
    frequency = STM32F4_Pwm_GetActualFrequency(self);

    // Update channel if frequency had different
    for (int p = 0; p < PWM_PER_CONTROLLER; p++)
        if (state->gpioPin[p].number != PIN_NONE)
            if (STM32F4_Pwm_SetPulseParameters(self, p, state->dutyCycle[p], state->invert[p]) != TinyCLR_Result::Success)
                return TinyCLR_Result::InvalidOperation;

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_Acquire(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    if (state->initializeCount == 0)
        STM32F4_Pwm_ResetController(state->controllerIndex);

    state->initializeCount++;

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

TinyCLR_Result STM32F4_Pwm_Release(const TinyCLR_Pwm_Controller* self) {
    auto state = reinterpret_cast<PwmState*>(self->ApiInfo->State);

    if (state->initializeCount == 0) return TinyCLR_Result::InvalidOperation;

    state->initializeCount--;

    if (state->initializeCount == 0)
        STM32F4_Pwm_ResetController(state->controllerIndex);

    return TinyCLR_Result::Success;
}

void STM32F4_Pwm_Reset() {
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 0) pwmStates[0].timReg = TIM1;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 1) pwmStates[1].timReg = TIM2;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 2) pwmStates[2].timReg = TIM3;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 3) pwmStates[3].timReg = TIM4;
#if !defined(STM32F401xE) && !defined(STM32F411xE)
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 4) pwmStates[4].timReg = TIM5;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 5) pwmStates[5].timReg = TIM6;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 6) pwmStates[6].timReg = TIM7;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 7) pwmStates[7].timReg = TIM8;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 8) pwmStates[8].timReg = TIM9;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 9) pwmStates[9].timReg = TIM10;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 10) pwmStates[10].timReg = TIM11;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 11) pwmStates[11].timReg = TIM12;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 12) pwmStates[12].timReg = TIM13;
    if (TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS > 13) pwmStates[13].timReg = TIM14;
#endif

    for (auto controllerIndex = 0u; controllerIndex < TOTAL_PWM_CONTROLLERS; controllerIndex++) {
        STM32F4_Pwm_ResetController(controllerIndex);
        pwmStates[controllerIndex].initializeCount = 0;
    }
}

void STM32F4_Pwm_ResetController(int32_t controllerIndex) {
    auto state = &pwmStates[controllerIndex];

    for (int p = 0; p < PWM_PER_CONTROLLER; p++) {
        state->gpioPin[p].number = pwmPins[controllerIndex][p].number;
        state->gpioPin[p].alternateFunction = pwmPins[controllerIndex][p].alternateFunction;

        if (state->gpioPin[p].number != PIN_NONE) {
            state->dutyCycle[p] = 0;
            state->invert[p] = TinyCLR_Pwm_PulsePolarity::ActiveLow;
        }

        if (state->isOpened[p] == true) {
            STM32F4_Pwm_DisableChannel(&pwmControllers[controllerIndex], p);
            STM32F4_Pwm_CloseChannel(&pwmControllers[controllerIndex], p);
        }

        state->isOpened[p] = false;
    }

    state->theoryFreq = 0.0;
    state->actualFreq = 0.0;
    state->period = 0;
    state->presc = 0;
    state->timer = controllerIndex + 1;
    state->forceUpdate = true;
}


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