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Netflix Inc. is once again tapping the corporate bond market with plans to issue $1.5 billion in high-yield, or "junk," bonds to help finance its huge spending plans for 2018.
The company said it will use proceeds of the deal for working capital, including content acquisition and production, and even for potential acquisitions or other transactions. The company has said it will spend between $7.5 billion and $8 billion on content this year.
CreditSights said the deal is a single tranche of 10.5 year, non-call for life senior notes. Early price talks suggests a range of 5.75% to 6.00%, said analysts Lindsay Pacia Gibbons and Jay Mayers.
The last time that Netflix sold bonds in October of 2017, it issued $1.6 billion of 10.5 year notes at a yield of 4.875%, which compared to its outstanding 2026 notes that were trading at 4.40%, said the commentary.
Netflix had total debt outstanding of $6.5 billion at quarter end, up about $3.2 billion from the first quarter of 2017. Total cash on hand came to $2.6 billion at quarter's end.
S&P Global Ratings said its B-plus corporate debt rating and positive outlook are not affected by the deal, as the company's adjusted leverage will remain at about 4.1 times. "However, we expect adjusted leverage to increase slightly to the low- to mid-4x area as Netflix continues to borrow to invest heavily in content in 2018," S&P analyst Jawad Hussain wrote in a note.
S&P is expecting Netflix NFLX, +0.64% to remain the leading streaming video-on-demand service, even as competition heats up, with Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +0.94% already active in the field and Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.29% expected to follow suit.
Hussain pointed to the company's success in raising prices last year while growing its subscriber base. The company is expected to continue to spend heavily on original content to retain and expand that base and make its offering more attractive to consumers.
Netflix last week wowed investors with first-quarter earnings that blew past earnings estimates. The company added 7.4 million more streaming subscribers, more than the 6.6 million expected, with 5 million of them outside the U.S.
Higher subscription prices for the service, combined with the growing customer base, gave a huge boost to revenue — Netflix said its 43% year-over-year jump in streaming revenue was its best in history.
The company further surprised observers with net income of $290.1 million, more in three months than in all of 2016. If the company meets its second-quarter forecast of $358 million in profit, it will earn more in the first half of 2018 than all of 2017, when it reported an annual profit of $558.9 million.
Netflix does not have pending debt maturities in the near term, said the CreditSights analysts. The next significant maturity is 2021, when $500 million of 5.375% notes mature.
The company's most active bonds, the 4.875% notes that mature in April 2028, were last quoted at 96.50 cents on the dollar, to yield 5.332%, according to MarketAxess, or at a yield spread of 239 basis points over Treasurys.
The company's 4.375% notes that mature in November of 2026, were trading at 96 cents on the dollar to yield 4.954%, or at a yield spread of 198 basis points over Treasurys, 1 basis point wider on the day, according to MarketAxess.
On the equity side, shares were down 1.8% on Monday but have gained 68% in 2018 so far, while the S&P SPX, +0.15% has fallen 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.07% has fallen 1.1%.
Read now: Can Facebook, Apple and Google keep powering tech's growth?


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Unswayed by top advisers, Trump doubles down on decision to withdraw troops
Democrats and Republicans on Oct. 13 criticized President Trump's withdrawal of U.S. troops from positions in northern Syria. (JM Rieger/The Washington Post)
By Seung Min Kim
Josh Dawsey
President Trump's order to withdraw essentially all U.S. forces from northern Syria came after the commander in chief privately agitated for days to bring troops home, according to administration officials — even while the Pentagon was making public assurances that the United States was not abandoning its Kurdish allies in the region.
The officials, granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations, described Trump as "doubling down" and "undeterred," despite vociferous pushback from congressional Republicans who have been loath to challenge the president apart from a few issues, such as national security.
Behind the scenes, Trump has tried to convince advisers and lawmakers that the United States is not to blame for Turkey's military offensive, which has targeted Kurdish fighters who have aided the U.S. fight against the Islamic State.
President Trump spoke Oct. 12 about his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria, saying "let [the Kurds] have their borders." (The Washington Post)
But experts — and many Republicans — say otherwise. And even Trump allies say the president needs to do a better job of selling the troop withdrawal to the public, beyond tweets.
The escalating crisis in northern Syria has prompted further criticism from foreign policy heavyweights in Trump's party, who argue that the president's strategies abroad send a concerning message to allies and endanger regional partners.
"I've always looked at the approach the administration takes as very transactional and very short-term in nature," former senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a phone interview Sunday. "It's almost seeking headlines for the very next day, but not really thinking through the longer-term impact on our country."
In a tweet and later in the interview, Corker warned against the decision to withdraw support for Kurdish forces, telling The Post that it was a "blight on our character." He said, too, that it would only embolden Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has given no indication that he would halt the offensive that began Wednesday despite the threat of sanctions from the U.S. Congress and international condemnation.
"To pull the rug out and to do so in such a hasty manner, where there's been no preparation, nothing has been done to limit the damage to them, and as [former defense secretary Jim] Mattis and others have said, this is going to create additional activities, additional opportunities for ISIS . . . it's bad all the way around," said Corker, who has remained relatively quiet since he left office in January.
Such criticisms have been echoed publicly and privately by current Republican elected officials who have been increasingly alarmed by the withdrawal, announced in a late-night White House statement on Oct. 6 and fully fleshed out by Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Sunday.
Trump has closely watched that kind of public criticism in recent days — complaining frequently about comments from Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) in particular — but has been encouraged to stay the course by other allies who support a withdrawal, such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson, according to administration officials.
The president, one senior administration official said, was particularly heartened by a segment from another Fox News host, Lou Dobbs, defending him last week.
For his part, Graham appeared to be more aligned with Trump on Sunday evening, saying that he planned to work with Democratic and Republican lawmakers on economic sanctions against Turkey.
"The outrage in Syria about Turkey continues. The ripple effect I was concerned about has happened at a faster pace than I believed. The administration needs to be far more aggressive," Graham said in an interview.
Graham and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have drafted legislation that would place sanctions on the U.S. assets of people at the highest levels of the Turkish government, including Erdogan, as well as on any military transactions with Turkey.
The two are circulating their plan among Senate offices.
Graham and Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) have also asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to arrange a briefing from the Pentagon and State Department, as well as intelligence officials, on the withdrawal.
An aide to Schumer deferred to the majority leader's office, although Schumer has said that he wants Esper; Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the head of U.S. Central Command, to appear publicly before senators. A spokesman for McConnell said Sunday that he had no announcements to make. A private briefing could help shape the congressional response, as could a closed-door Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Syria scheduled for Thursday morning.
Some Republican donors and officials worried that Trump's decision would trap them in an untenable situation and have deleterious effects around the world. Furthermore, the significant intraparty rift is coming at a time when Trump particularly needs Republican support as he faces the threat of impeachment.
"Republican senators are going to increasingly resemble a herd of ostriches with their heads in the sand," said Dan Eberhart, a prominent Republican donor. "They don't want to break with Trump while simultaneously wanting to disagree with his policy on allowing Turkey to get away with exterminating the Kurds inside Syria."
Still, Trump has resisted the repeated urging from some of his closest allies to intervene in the situation and has become more convinced that bringing troops home is both the right decision and a key political promise to fulfill ahead of the 2020 election.
That view has been reinforced by the reaction from supporters. At a campaign rally in Minneapolis last week, the crowd chanted "Bring them home!" as Trump noted that U.S. troops had been in Afghanistan — the longest war in American history — for nearly two decades.
During deliberations in the past, Trump has repeatedly pushed to remove troops from Syria but has usually been dissuaded by top officials, such as John F. Kelly, his former chief of staff.
The usual argument against removing troops, according to former senior administration officials, would be that doing so would cause widespread deaths and chaos and Trump would be blamed for it.
"Normally, convincing him he would be blamed for death and chaos could keep it from happening at least at that moment," one former senior administration official said.
But current administration officials say many moderating officials like Kelly are gone, and longtime friends say the move is consistent with Trump's worldview — and that he has long wanted to do this.
"When he looks at a conflict, he'll say, do we have a national interest? What is our national interest?" said Chris Ruddy, a Trump ally. "A secondary thing is the money issue. Why are we spending billions, if not trillions, in places like Afghanistan and the Middle East?"
Corker also suggested that the president's decision was swayed by a circle of current advisers putting "un-thought-out ideas in the president's head."
"I just have known through my years there that so many people have access to the president," Corker said, declining to name them. "Typically, you want the people who are giving input to have credentials and have knowledge of the area, but I know that's not the case necessarily today."
Some Trump allies were urging him to do more. Retired Gen. Jack Keane, who regularly speaks with Trump and has been a candidate for positions in the past, said he should quickly enforce a no-fly zone and warn Turkish officials that there would be retaliation.
Keane said international allies had flooded the State Department with concerns about trusting the United States.
"All is not lost," he said. But not doing anything, he said, "sends a message about trust and reliability, something the United States has taken some pride in since World War II, that we can be counted on."

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For us here at CBI, culture is a part of business which has to be managed. We are neither cultural trainers nor culture romantics. Culture has nothing dogmatic about it. It should never be an excuse for failure! The ability to effectively handle culture is a qualification managers must obtain. To simply visit a country does not equate with studying its culture. Only through success and failure can managers learn to adjust. CBI coaches many managers in this process to help them to avoid failure while also teaching them to differentiate between cultural and human or organizational issues for which it is also importatnt to find solutions. Too often culture is used as an excuse for bad behaviour, insufficient qualification, poor organisation…..
Nothing of the following is absolute and can be taken as true or valid for every situation – these are simply points to be considered in order to understand what culture is or might be. Always remember: "裏には裏がある" Ura ni wa ura ga aru" – The other side has another side!
By looking at the way we grow our basic food we can see many cultural differences that help ups to understand why Japan (Asia) is different.
In order to grow wheat you need a piece of land, horses and a plough. In addition to this you would hunt for meat and set up clear fences to protect your family from outsiders: both very individualistic acts.
In order to grow rice complicated water-systems and paddy fields are required, and these can only be created and maintained in teams. Open conflicts and arguments hurt the community even more than it does in Western societies.
Continue to think about this yourself….
Individualism & Liberalism: Which Asian country went through a revolution like the French Revolution and shares Western values based on religion and the Greek and Roman Empires….?
Individualism is not a value of Japanese Culture!
The Japanese work in a similar way to Europeans.
We consider problems as being due to a lack of qualification, but do not condsiderinter-cultural differences.
We can show them how things work (globally).
people do not have the same set of values as Westerners.
They are drilled to succeed for the group, company, organization, even if it involves sacrificing their private lives.
Misunderstandings, wrong reactions, mistrust and fear. If you ever discover how to deal with it, please share your wisdom with us. It effects our core values! You can learn to live with these issues but if you are involved in miscommunication, it is always difficult to undo.
To gain trust you have to deliver what you promise … again and again!
Prove what you say – don't claim you are the best – prove it!
Do not usethe phrase "I am the best"- present plenty of conclusive data to back your statement and then your customer will understand and believe that you are indeed the best.
Know your art and all arts around it. Never stop studying your art!
Know your opponent as well as you know yourself!
Do not fight unless you know you will win – define victory!
Strike to kill (or win), strike fast, strike without mercy!
Use the momentum of a surprise!
First rule – break all rules if necessary to win!
If you do not have time for The Five Rings, watching Tom Cruise in Last Samurai is good enough!


Graduation Day had a festive air. Students dressed up, brought in food and sweets, with many parents in attendance for final presentations. When it came time for the big event, the room was packed, the excitement palpable in the air.
Several students---Ava, October, Justin, Henry, Ezra, Santos, Charlese, Miguel, Annabella, and Isabela---chose to redesign the rooftop garden, working in three separate groups. The results were all different but equally inspired.
The hard work and creativity of UDSP students wasn't lost on those in attendance. Parents, friends, teachers, and TRCS administrators enthusiastically responded to the different mediums and methods used for permaculture design or simply artistic expression.
It's hard to believe the Urban Design & Sustainability Program is over so fast. So much ground was covered in such a short period of time. Students and teachers alike were enriched by a unique opportunity to bond and expand their awareness of the world in an urban context.
For our final UDSP post, we'd like to share some more images of students during our six-week summer program.
Here's a few extra samples of their artwork, too. UDSP students know how to design, build, and draw in equal measure.
Attention, parents: All 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade UDSP students, as graduates of the summer program, are automatically eligible to attend our 3rd to 5th Grade after-school Permaculture Club at Renaissance Charter School. It starts Monday, September 19th. Please call Peggy Heeney for more information at (718) 803-0060 (ext. 111) or email her at peggyheeney@rencharter.org.
Special thanks goes to Queens Assemblyman Francisco Moya, the Laura B. Vogler Foundation, and the Department of Youth and Community Development (COMPASS Explore Program). Their generous funding made the Urban Design & Sustainability Program possible. Beyond Organic Design would also like to thank Rebekah Oakes, who was instrumental in making the UDSP a reality. Thanks as well to Peggy Heeney for your assistance throughout the program.
UDSP students, we will miss you!
Justin Remus is the Communications Director of Beyond Organic Design.
Dwaine and Vanesa talk shop.
It's a wrap! The Urban Design & Sustainability Program came to a close on August 10th and it was an unqualified success.
For our final week, greenroof and permaculture designer Dwaine Lee dropped by and shared with students what he does as a green professional.
Dwaine was part of the building team for the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, one of the two largest in the world. Students visited Brooklyn Grange for Week 5.
Our second UDSP cooking class is proof that you can never get too much of a good thing.
This time, guest teacher Anandi Premlall, a founder of Sustainable Queens, showed the kids how to make fruit kebabs, pizza on English muffins, and cookies. Students are now certified gardeners as well as apprentice chefs.
You might remember what an amazing job UDSP students did painting their two murals in Week 4.
We hung up both on Renaissance's rooftop garden, in addition to their birdhouses. Seeing is believing, so we invite parents to see these amazing murals in person. You already know it but we'll say it again: UDSP students have talent!
UDSP students created some beautiful handmade signs for for our Tree Pit Project in front of Renaissance Charter School, which will be finished this fall. They also assembled some mini-birdhouses made of Popsicle sticks.
The students continued making compost and maintaining the rooftop garden like the pros they are. They watered their seeded plants and vegetables, which are growing fast. These include beans, sunflowers, arugula, and jalapeños They cleaned up all the container beds and tidied up the garden for the fall.
Brian made a bug hotel for the rooftop garden to encourage the beneficial bugs, which was his final presentation for Graduation Day. Ninety-eight percent of bugs help to keep nature's balance.
Speaking of final presentations, the UDSP crew worked diligently to plan and execute their projects leading up to the big event. We gave them carte blanche to do whatever they wanted, and they blew us away.
But don't just take our word for it. Check out our post about Graduation Day and see what exactly they came up with. Plus, there's pix of our celebration, including the yummy food and visiting parents.
UDSP students had the privilege of hosting not one but two green professionals for Week 5.
Nir Krakauer, a civil engineering professor at City College of New York, schooled participants about the different branches of engineering---mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil. Amy Crews, one of New York City's premier landscape architects, wowed students with examples of projects she's worked on.
UDSP students listened attentively and asked Nir and Amy numerous questions about their respective fields. We were thrilled that the kids were excited to learn about sustainability related careers. The UDSP was designed, in part, to make students aware that they, too, can become green professionals if they want to.
Students also got to ply their skills at design again. They executed some top-notch designs based on their expanding knowledge of sustainability and permaculture.
Annabella: Nir had a presentation about being an engineer. We did soil samples with NIr, Amy, and Rachel. We looked for microbes. I liked watching Dirt the Movie.
Erika: Amy, the landscape architect, taught us that what she does is hard but can be fun. We watched the movie Dirt, which taught me that dirt is way more important than I thought it was.
The UDSP crew are doing a superb job taking care of Renaissance's rooftop garden's plants and vegetables. They're also diligently maintaining the UDSP compost bin, recycling organic matter into a deep, rich soil for our container beds.
Peter: I liked making the bug hotels and a new design of the rooftop garden.
The UDSP teaches kids about design, and sometimes you don't need to look far for inspiration. Greg K. (Ezra's dad) was kind enough to invite students from both classes to his house near Renaissance Charter School. Students saw a great example of a local residential urban garden.
They loved Greg's rainwater harvesting system that fed not only his garden but a separate rain garden. The kids also dug Greg's compost tumbler and munched on delicious grapes from his grape arbor. Ezra is sharing what he's learned from the UDSP with his dad, so they can make their garden even better.
Orla: Last week, I went to Brooklyn Grange and Hogshead. I met Amy, Nir, and Rachel. I watched the movie Dirt. I listened to Nir's and Amy's presentations. I looked for microbes and I saw them.
Charlese: I really liked the field trips. Me, the teachers, and classmates went to the garden to see plants. I'm so excited about graduation day. I'm going to miss Monica, Josh, and Justin.
The UDSP offers many opportunities for students to learn and grow using a variety of teaching methods. For Week 5, we watched two movies about sustainability and permaculture.
The first, Inhabit, is a stunning visual film featuring some of the top names in permaculture break down their craft and concepts in ways that anyone can understand. We also screened Dirt The Movie, learning how urban development, industrial farming, and mining are creating drought and climate change. The film highlights individuals who are doing amazing work to restore our mutually beneficial relationship to soil.
In the UDSP, we switch it up whenever we can. Students got in a little exercise one morning, doing jumping jacks and push-ups to stay physically engaged. Sound body, sound mind!
We packed two field trips into one for our next to last week. UDSP students visited one of Brooklyn Grange's two rooftop farms, the biggest soil rooftop farms in the world. Brooklyn Grange grows over 50,000 lbs of organic produce each year!
Justin: I really liked the trip to Brooklyn Grange. We smelled and ate vegetables and herbs.
Shadab: Brooklyn Grange was my favorite. It had a cool rooftop garden with chickens. We saw their eggs and a beehive. It was really fun!
Students also made their way to Smiling Hogshead Ranch, a thriving urban farm on an abandoned MTA/LIRR terminal, previously an illegal dumping ground. Founding member Gil Lopez gave them a hands-on tour, letting students sample berries and vegetables. Hogshead is a permaculture demonstration site that practices bioremediation. They also donate a portion of their vegetables to the community for free. We encourage anyone to visit either Brooklyn Grange or Hogshead. Both are at the forefront of urban design and sustainability.
Angel: At Hogshead, we tasted some unexpectedly spicy flowers. Or maybe they were just hot. Some flowers tasted like lemon. There were berries that weren't ripe but they still tasted good!
The kids really enjoyed going to Hogshead---maybe a little too much. A few were inspired to take impromptu showers on site, which Gil was happy to oblige.
Fabiola: October put his whole head in a bucket at Hogshead and got wet. I am excited for graduation!
Stay tuned for our final UDSP Blog about Week 6. We'll have some awesome photos of UDSP students' graduation, including their presentations. You don't want to miss it!
Last week, UDSP students put the Arts into STEM to create STEAM. Guest teacher and artist Natalia Zamparini's steady hand guided students as they created vibrant murals for the rooftop garden (aka Amelia's Garden in memory of a former Renaissance student). We knew UDSP students were talented, but seeing is believing, so we invite parents to view them in person!
Shadab: Last week we multitasked. We made murals with color, which looked great, and we worked together. Our garden took a big step forward. We're getting ripe tomatoes, and eggplants are starting to grow. My favorite was the birdhouses. We cut wood and made Popsicle versions and it was awesome.
Guest teacher Zach Baker expertly supervised students building birdhouses. Boys and girls alike measured wood, cut it, and used power drills to put them together. Students painted the birdhouses using a host of colors. The results are beautiful! They also built a trellis so our peas can climb up and maximize the garden's edge. That's permaculture in action. Amelia's Garden is being transformed before our eyes.
Orla: I liked planting, getting dirty and wet. I liked having having fun and being with my friends. The field trip to Fort Totten was so fun. The mural turned out great. The birdhouses look so pretty.
Never shy about taking on a hard task, UDSP students removed the remaining bricks in front of Renaissance for our Tree Pit Love Project. (Special thanks goes to Rafael for building and painting tree guards.) All that's left is for students to add compost and plants. Switching things up, they sang and danced to the Honey Bee Life Cycle Rap Song, always popular among children. Students continue maintaining the rooftop garden---pruning the plants, staking tomatoes, as well as building and adding compost when necessary.
Juan: I liked using the tools to saw, build, and hammer. I also liked going on the field trip. We got to use a compass.
Peter: What do worms eat? Eggshells, leaves, bananas. If you can compost it, worms can eat it! Worms need dirt, food, warm water, but not a lot of water. We built them a home and put it in the shade. Last week was cool, because Natalia came and we drew a mural and it turned out great. I loved playing games at Fort Totten and I also LOVED how scary some of it was, like the dark, quiet, long, secret storage room.
The UDSP crew braved the rain and heat on Friday, venturing out to Fort Totten, a wildlife preserve on the edge of Queens. They hiked, bird-watched using binoculars, and viewed the interior of the fort's original structure, which dates back to the mid-1800s. They learned how to use compasses and played a game to find the hidden Park Rangers. Winners were awarded Nature Detective Badges. Good work, UDSP students!
Justin: The UDSP is almost over. Already! I just wish I could stay longer! We were doing work in the garden, building a birdhouse, painting a mural, and much more! At Fort Totten, we went through a tunnel to a war fort. It was dark! The fort was really wet and on the top it was so dry!
Murray: When we go to the garden, we see if the plants are OK. We went outside to the front of the school to take out the bricks and see if the roots of the trees were being compressed. We took a field trip to Fort Totten, where they made a fort to take down the ships if they invaded.
Annabella: I really liked when we played the Force Field Game at Fort Totten because we got to know each other better. I really liked painting. I did the finishing touches with three others. We made a birdhouse and blueprint for our garden changes.
Another week, more learning---and fun. The Urban Design & Sustainability Program is sustainability education in the classroom, but there's always hands-on activities or a field trip to keep students engaged.
The UDSP crew helped dig up the bricks around the trees in front of Renaissance Charter School. Students are prepping the area for our Tree Pit Love project. We'll rehabilitate the soil with compost and build tree guards for protection. Students love working with their hands. Plus, it's our little way of beautifying Jackson Heights.
Ava: The activities are so cool and awesome. Planting was so fun. I like composting so much. Bokashi was super cool. I like it all!
Up on the rooftop garden, students made a compost bin made with worms, styrofoam, soil, and newspapers. Students planted more vegetables, including donations from parents and colleagues. They rapped the Compost Song and played the drums. They also presented skits and songs inspired by what they're learning in class. Djangou Wilburn taught an amazing cooking class with students sampling the tasty results.
Ezra shows Justin how to prep.
Charlese is an apprentice sous-chef.
Charlese: I saw birds and leafs. I saw bees. They drink the flower for the nectar. I saw two baby carrots. I saw a green tomato. I could see lots of plants in the garden.
Natalia: I learned that we can all help the world, even if it is small.
On Friday, students toured the hundreds of plants and trees at the Queens Botanical Garden, a NYC urban oasis. They also learned about bees and pollination, witnessing (from a distance) QBG's five beehives, which house 40,000 bees! They sampled honey made directly on site.
A special shout-out goes to Angel, Mason, Andrew, Peter, and Felix who helped create and design this week's blog. USDP students are multi-talented!
Thank you & keep up with the good work!
I look forward to the weekly newsletters.
Vanesa: Today, after going to the rooftop garden, I noticed my plants have grown, improved a lot. For instance, in just six days the radish plant has growth into a little sprout. Also, the marigolds have grown way bigger, with a stem and three leaves.
Fruit pulp left behind all mushed.
Cover it up, you get the jist!


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The Computer Labs will be continue to be open during Summer Session 2014 for the benefit of students, faculty and staff who are on campus during the summer.
The NBCS Computer Labs schedule for Summer Session 2014 is now available online.
You can always find the most up to date schedules for all NBCS Computer Labs online here.


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WWE News: The Undertaker Makes A Rare Public Appearance To 'Help A Brother Out'
Juan Paolo David
The Undertaker is known for having one of the most private lives in the WWE. He usually does not appear in public to keep the mystique of his WWE character alive. However, The Undertaker made a rare public appearance to help a brother out.
According to Daniel Pena of Wrestling Inc, The Undertaker appeared in a fundraiser in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday to reunite with his "brother" Kane, who is running for mayor under his real name, Glenn Jacobs. "The Deadman" looked great during the signing as he and a masked Kane posed for pictures.
Jacobs has been using his connections within the WWE during his campaign in Knox County. Besides The Undertaker, several other superstars such as Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, and The Big Show have made appearances in Tennessee as a show of support to their fellow WWE superstar. Kane has libertarian views on politics, but he is running for the mayoral seat as Republican.
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JESSE WATTERS: Is it me or do you guys get the feeling that Joe Biden is not really the president? Who is this unnamed "U.S. official"? Is he the president? Joe Biden is the commander-in-chief. He's supposed to set foreign policy, but when he goes out there and sets it, there's someone else behind the curtain saying, "No, no, no, no, no, no. That's not really what our policy is." What?
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who was the worst at Freddies tribute concert and at the 46664 show
markbrydonrocks
08.10.2004 07:16 i think the worst for me at the freddie mercury tribute as to be axl rose and lisa stansfield and 46664 show i think that thandiswa mazwai version of 1wtbf was terrible as well as some others from the same show were awful tsmgo was also a mess brian even made a bugger up on this bit and bobs were good bouth of these shows but at least it was for AIDS and we know how inportant that is to the band bless ya freddie
Whisperer
08.10.2004 07:50 The worst with those shows was that Freddie wasn't there.
Brianmay1975
08.10.2004 10:31 I'll reply to this when you'll learn to use such unimportant things like commas, full stops and other signs that help people understand what you're writing... Btw, I agree with this: bless you, Freddie!
08.10.2004 13:48 It's in the way you deliver it, mr. rocks. Rephrase, and punctuate.
08.10.2004 15:56 I think it was the people who misspelt Freddie's name on their banners - "We will remember you, Freddie!"
08.10.2004 15:57 Also, the people who misspelled Nelson Mandella's name. IE: "God bless you, Nielson."
markbrydonrocks wrote: 1wtbf
Mr.Jingles
08.10.2004 18:59 The worst at 46664 was Oprah. Always kissing ass.
Another one that was bad at 46664 was Roger Taylor, who did nothing but stare at the chicks from The Corrs and harldy ever concentrated on playing the drums...
...but then again, can you blame him?
Lester Burnham
08.10.2004 19:26 Not at all.
Although the old blag did a bang-up job on 'Say It's Not True'.
Brandon wrote: Also, the people who misspelled Nelson Mandella's name. IE: "God bless you, Nielson."
Maybe they were hoping for high television ratings.
08.10.2004 21:29 From the Tribute concert I think Lisa Stansfield and Liza Minelli were the worst. As for the 46664 thing I've never even caught a minute of it... and not much of the debating on these boards has made me want to chase it down...
08.10.2004 21:42 Liza Minelli murdered WATC.
08.10.2004 21:45 Yes , she was so incredibly over the top it looked like a joke. A shame because I know Freddie admired her.
FredMerBul
09.10.2004 05:22 From the Tribute Concert Paul Young was he WORSSTT! If he´s a singer I must be JJameson (or something like that)
09.10.2004 08:38 "Also, the people who misspelled Nelson Mandella's name. IE: "God bless you, Nielson."
You mean Nelson MANDELA?
09.10.2004 08:49 To say that Liza Stansfield was bad is ridiculous...
Paul Young was by far the worst. I've never heard such a flat voice before or since... (of well known performers..)
Hankster
09.10.2004 09:07 from the FMT concert:
jericho04 wrote: From the Tribute concert I think Lisa Stansfield and Liza Minelli were the worst.
That might be the case, but I am very happy that Minelli was there. She was Freddie's favourite actress and I'm sure he would have loved to see her on his tribute concert.
Scirocco1977
09.10.2004 11:12 I laughed my bum off when I read the banner of a fan saying "Paul, tear Wembley down!" and then heard that feeble voice trying to do Radio Gaga. But we all have to see that most musicians then were on top of their career and thus very interesting to look at and listen to.
Personally, my point of view about "best" and "worst" artist at the Tribute varies now and then. First, I absolutely disliked Roger Daltrey. I was afraid he would kill Brian with his mic-lasso game. He also fucked up some vocals. But then, his voice fitted the song pretty good.
Always liked Zucchero's Las Palabras de Amor. George Michael was also great, we have to give him that. Not on Days of our lives though. The sentiment of the song was completely destroyed. Not because he sang badly but because he sang it too strong...
Bowie did a great job (not the prayer though, I think Roger thinks likewise), and "All the Young Dudes" was probably the best song that night.
09.10.2004 12:20 I dind't like Roger Daltry's version of "I Want It All" however the opening guitar solo was great! I haven't seen the whole concert, only few numbers so I can't say about all the performers, but I must say this:
- George Michael's "Somebody To Love" truly amazing
- Michael's and Lisa's "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" quite good technically but as someone said before totally f*cked up the atmosphere of that song - it was ment to be sort of goodbye and they did an "another crappy love song for young girls"
- "Under Pressure" by Bowie & Lennox - pathetic (Lennox's make - up was awful), however I didi like the "rah mix" version video
09.10.2004 13:12 I think the girl from the 46664 show who sang IWTBF was really good.
Zaid
09.10.2004 16:40 Elton John in the show must go on, didn't have same degrees or freddie power, and Zucchero his voice was a disaster
KillerQueen840
09.10.2004 17:14 Who ever sang, "Stone Cold Crazy" at the tribute concert... it was DREADFUL.
bas asselbergs
09.10.2004 18:04 i think it was the people NOT playing there and then...and who should have been there because they did play and record with Freddie. (not like the party of Brian and Roger friends who could sure use a boost for their own "careers?"and gladly took advantage of the opportunity to do so, like Metallica..) i think i found the missing artists worst...they should have been there more than anyone else that day...Michael jackson, Billy Squire, Jo Dare, Montserrat Cabbalé, Eddy Howell, Tim Staffel, and many more who really knew the man...i think that Brian and Roger should organise something again with those who weren't there the first time....maybe to celebrate at another round figure like 13 years, 13 months, 13 weeks, and 13 days after he left us....when would that be then? pretty soon i guess?
<font color="green">KillerQUEEN840 wrote: Who ever sang, "Stone Cold Crazy" at the tribute concert... it was DREADFUL.
Metallica. I consider it to be a connection between the past and the present, although, hetfield kinda overdid it. I think of it as one of Queen's redeeming value in the eyes of heavy metal fans.
Mr.Jingles79 wrote: Another one that was bad at 46664 was Roger Taylor, who did nothing but stare at the chicks from The Corrs and harldy ever concentrated on playing the drums... ...but then again, can you blame him?
well, Roger did sing say its not true - which was one of the main highlights for me of the whole show.
09.10.2004 23:13 Paul Young sounded like he was singing through his nostrils.
10.10.2004 03:39 Metallica version of "Stone Cold Crazy"
was acceptablr, quite good even.
Dubroc
10.10.2004 04:48 FM-concert:
Don't hear anybody mentioning Seal...
What a terrible performance of WWTLF!!!
What was he thinking?
He admitted it himself in an interview; the song was to difficult for him.
The nominies for worst performance are:
Paul Young, Seal, Annie Lennox and Liza Minelli.
10.10.2004 05:06 What ? Are u deaf ?
Seal's performance was one of the best of the perfomances that day without doubt!!
10.10.2004 05:34 Seal was good but not stunning. but It would be fair to say he chose a Seal type song to sing...
10.10.2004 06:07 What about the groups which had their performance before actual Queen's gig?
10.10.2004 06:30 I really think that Sael did a great job with WWTLFE. It's I think one of the most difficult Queen songs to perform live, but he did it very well! Together with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield.
But besides the FMT, I also like the WWRY performance of Williams at the 'Live Summer 2003' cd/ dvd. And I would love to hear a live performance of WATC by Robbie and Queen+ (the new guitar solo rocks!)
Canadian May Fan
10.10.2004 10:42 Hated Slash's solo on TYMD, especially in the bridge -- RUINED it!
Liked Daltrey in IWIA well enough -- but forgot entirely until seeing that again that he flung the mic into his own eye once in the mid 90s.
Hetfield was great for SCC.
Zucchero was a good choice, but the arrangement was rushed.
Cerhone was perfect for HTF, except for some of those ridiculous dance moves of his -- he needs to be tranquilzed.
Thought Stansfield was good, though on IWTBF I always wondered where those female backing vocals came from, since Maggie and Miriam weren't there at the time.
Couldn't stand Michael's ad-libs, particularly on TWTDOOL (ruins the song for me whenever I hear it), but he did well on STL.
Liked Lennox on UP, except for the makeup (WTF??).
Couldn't stand Ian Hunter, but loved All the Young Dudes.
Seal did a good job with WWTLF, but the arrangement was chucked out the window.
Love BoRhap and can mostly handle TSMGO (if not for John's pompus body language).
HATED Paul Young on RGG, Axl on WWRY, and Liza on WATC.
The Man On The Prowl
10.10.2004 11:03 Axl Rose, Lisa Stansfield, Zucchero were the worst??? Naaaa! I'd say Paul Young and of course Robert Plant on Innuendo, he did not even cared to study the vocal line, he went out of tune and started to sing at the wrong time! The only good thing in that song is Brian's guitar and Roger's drumming, and it's sad that such an important and rare live performance of Innuendo was ruined by a great singer just because he did not study it!!!
All the others, Axl Rose, Lisa Stansfield, Zucchero, can be listened without many problems, they can still give you some emotions and some feelings, but the mistakes on Innuendo overcome any attempt of transmitting any emotion or feeling!!!
And Radio Ga Ga sung by Paul Young is a dead song.
Thomas Tønnesen wrote: What ? Are u deaf ? Seal's performance was one of the best of the perfomances that day without doubt!!
Right-o! Seal was actually my favorite of the day. Even over ol' George.
10.10.2004 14:06 I guess Plant's voice wasn't warmed up enough (he sang "Innuendo" as the first song as far as I remember) he forgot the first verse though? However I enjoyed his interpretation of this song, maybe bacuse I always considered him (and I still do it) as a great singer.
10.10.2004 21:42 Seal did a very good job!!
And, yes, I was forgetting "Under Pressure",
Lenox & DB. were awful.
But, what about Extreme (the Medley?? They try to do a very good job. I think their performance was very nice.
Canadian May Fan wrote: Liked Daltrey in IWIA well enough -- but forgot entirely until seeing that again that he flung the mic into his own eye once in the mid 90s.
Actually, I think Gary Glitter or Billy Idol swung it into his eye...I would think that after nearly thirty years of twirling that thing around, he would manage to avoid hitting himself.
10.10.2004 22:24 Damn mic flinging. I'm surprised nobody aped freddie's half-a-mic-stand gimmick yet. Especially the pirouettes Freddie does.
brian_may_wannabe
11.10.2004 05:31 Axl Rose completely ruined We Will Rock You and a bit of Bohemian Rhapsody. Elton John was the wrong choice for Bohemian Rhapsody. Annie Lennox did a poor take on Under Pressure. Should it have been David Bowie and Brian May?
11.10.2004 15:58 Annie Lennox was a joke. Watching the rehearsals made me cringe at the sacreligious events (excluding bowie of course)
12.10.2004 18:48 Yeah, I definetly think Annie Lennox and Axl Rose did a not so good job. Probably because they irritate me anyways.
mrjordy
12.10.2004 20:45 I bought the tribute concert right after this topic came out. I watched it for the first time the night before last. I was quite impressed with Queen themselves, but not necessarially any of the singers. Granted, there were some good ones. George Michael tore up "Somebody To Love". Seal certainly got the meaning of "Who Want To Live Forever" and sang it in an appropriate tone (unlike George and Lisa on "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"). You will realize just how important Freddie was to Queen when you hear Paul Young sing "Radio Ga Ga". With that soft, weak voice, he did the best he could, I suppose. I couldn't believe that Brian and the boys had picked him to sing that song, just the same. "Radio Ga Ga" is a song that demands and deserves a powerful anthem-type singer to belt it out. Roger's performance of the same song at the Queen's Party at the Palace a couple years ago sort of reminded me of Paul Young's version -
I suspect that Roger and Brian realized that he Roger didn't have the voice to carry that song to its full potential, so they toned the song down. It was simple instrumentation, no booming rock sound like the version you would find on Wembly 86. Paul Young's version was toned down, as well. Very synthesized. Sucked.
17.10.2004 23:59 Back when 46664 first went on, there were a few anti-Anastacia comments. I'm glad to see there weren't any here. I just saw a video of her doing Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting with the Elton John band from a few years back, and it was amazing!
Turns out this is the same version as the "one night only" DVD I have. A great concert that is.
Sonia Doris
18.10.2004 11:05 surely not me!
gabriel79
18.10.2004 11:37 i really don't like robert plant performance and ,obviously,elton john.
btian may who sings tie your mother down with def leppard is a pain in the neck and his throughout the show doesn't sound good at all


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Q: Android app stopped making call Here is main activity.
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

EditText number;
Button makecall;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    number = findViewById(R.id.number);
    makecall = findViewById(R.id.makecall);
    call();
}

private void call() {
    makecall.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            Intent intent;
            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
            intent = intent.setData(Uri.parse("number:"+number.getText().toString()));
            startActivity(intent);
        }
    });
}
}

I added this permission request to manifest file.
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>

Here is my XML file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.example.bimstajyer1.calisma10.MainActivity">

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/number"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:hint="Number"
    android:inputType="number"
    android:maxLength="11" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/makecall"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Make a call" />
</LinearLayout>

I am this getting error when I press the call button to make call.
FATAL EXCEPTION: main

Process: com.example.bimstajyer1.calisma10, PID: 25198
                                                                                android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle
  Intent { act=android.intent.action.DIAL dat=number: }

Error line is : startActivity(intent);

A: private void call() {
makecall.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
            PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
            if (pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEPHONY)) {
               if (!number.contains("tel:"))
                    number = "tel:" + number;
                Uri link = Uri.parse(number);
                Intent callIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, link);
                startActivity(callIntent);
            }else{
                Toast.makeText(this,"No call facility available in device!",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

}

});
}
Now skip all crashes.

A: Please look into this
private void call() {
makecall.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        Intent intent;
        intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL);
        intent.setData(Uri.parse("tel:"+number.getText().toString()));
        startActivity(intent);
    }
});
}

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Q: Django serializer DoesNotExist: matching query does not exist error I have  a scenario model:
class Scenario(models.Model):
    stakeholder = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='scenarios', blank=True,)
    tasks = models.ManyToManyField(Task, blank=True)

Serializer:
class ScenarioSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    tasks = TaskSerializer(many=True, required=False)
    class Meta:
        model = Scenario
        fields = '__all__'

    def create(self, validated_data):
        tasks = validated_data.pop('tasks')
        instance = Scenario.objects.create(**validated_data)
        for task_data in tasks:
            print('task_data: ', task_data)
            task = Task.objects.get(pk=task_data.get('id'))
            instance.tasks.add(task)
        return instance

    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
        tasks = validated_data.pop('tasks', [])
        instance = super().update(instance, alidated_data)
        for task_data in tasks:
            task = Task.objects.get(pk=task_data.get('id'))
            instance.tasks.add(task)
        return instance

and view to create a scenario:
elif request.method == 'POST':
    print(request.data)
    serializer = ScenarioSerializer(data=request.data)
    if serializer.is_valid():
        serializer.save(stakeholder=request.user)
        return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
    else:
        return Response(
            serializer.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)

the print statement in view prints:
{u'tasks': [{u'what_can_go_wrong': u'', u'stakeholder': 2, u'why_perform_task': u'', u'how_often': u'', u'title': u'Seven', u'how_important_task': u'', u'people_involved': u'', u'special_training_required': None, u'why_important_task': None, u'project': 1, u'sequence_of_actions': u'', u'how_important_improvement': u'', u'role': u'', u'benefits_of_improvement': u'', u'effects_of_task': u'', u'tools_used': u'', u'special_vocabulary_used': u'', u'id': 7, u'any_improvements': u'', u'what_training_required': u''}, {u'what_can_go_wrong': u'', u'stakeholder': 2, u'why_perform_task': u'', u'how_often': u'DS', u'title': u'Eight', u'how_important_task': u'', u'people_involved': u'', u'special_training_required': None, u'why_important_task': None, u'project': 2, u'sequence_of_actions': u'', u'how_important_improvement': u'', u'role': u'', u'benefits_of_improvement': u'', u'effects_of_task': u'', u'tools_used': u'', u'special_vocabulary_used': u'', u'id': 8, u'any_improvements': u'', u'what_training_required': u''}]}

print statement in serializer create() method prints:
('task_data: ', OrderedDict([(u'title', u'Seven'), (u'how_often', u''), (u'how_important_task', u''), (u'role', u''), (u'why_perform_task', u''), (u'why_important_task', None), (u'sequence_of_actions', u''), (u'tools_used', u''), (u'special_training_required', None), (u'what_training_required', u''), (u'what_can_go_wrong', u''), (u'effects_of_task', u''), (u'special_vocabulary_used', u''), (u'people_involved', u''), (u'any_improvements', u''), (u'how_important_improvement', u''), (u'benefits_of_improvement', u''), (u'stakeholder', <User: reza123>), (u'project', <Project: One>)]))

and it throws error DoesNotExist: Task matching query does not exist.
Why is it happening? Somehow the id is missing when it reaches to serializer?
UPDATE: Task model and TaskSerializer:
class Task(models.Model):
    stakeholder = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='tasks', blank=True, )
    project = models.ForeignKey(Project, related_name='project_tasks' )
    title = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null = True, )
    ...

class TaskSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    class Meta:
        model = Task
        fields = '__all__'

Although I get the error, a Scenario was created but without tasks.
Stacktrace:
[27/Apr/2018 10:33:37] "OPTIONS /api/scenarios/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
{u'tasks': [{u'what_can_go_wrong': u'Lorem', u'stakeholder': 1, u'why_perform_task': u'Lorem', u'how_often': u'MO', u'title': u'One', u'how_important_task': u'RI', u'people_involved': u'Lorem', u'special_training_required': False, u'why_important_task': None, u'project': 1, u'sequence_of_actions': u'Lorem', u'how_important_improvement': u'LI', u'role': u'Lorem', u'benefits_of_improvement': u'Lorem', u'effects_of_task': u'Lorem', u'tools_used': u'Lorem', u'special_vocabulary_used': u'Lorem', u'id': 1, u'any_improvements': u'Lorem', u'what_training_required': u'Lorem'}, {u'what_can_go_wrong': u'', u'stakeholder': 1, u'why_perform_task': u'', u'how_often': u'', u'title': u'Eleven', u'how_important_task': u'', u'people_involved': u'', u'special_training_required': None, u'why_important_task': None, u'project': 1, u'sequence_of_actions': u'', u'how_important_improvement': u'', u'role': u'', u'benefits_of_improvement': u'', u'effects_of_task': u'', u'tools_used': u'', u'special_vocabulary_used': u'', u'id': 11, u'any_improvements': u'', u'what_training_required': u''}]}
('task_data: ', OrderedDict([(u'title', u'One'), (u'how_often', u'MO'), (u'how_important_task', u'RI'), (u'role', u'Lorem'), (u'why_perform_task', u'Lorem'), (u'why_important_task', None), (u'sequence_of_actions', u'Lorem'), (u'tools_used', u'Lorem'), (u'special_training_required', False), (u'what_training_required', u'Lorem'), (u'what_can_go_wrong', u'Lorem'), (u'effects_of_task', u'Lorem'), (u'special_vocabulary_used', u'Lorem'), (u'people_involved', u'Lorem'), (u'any_improvements', u'Lorem'), (u'how_important_improvement', u'LI'), (u'benefits_of_improvement', u'Lorem'), (u'stakeholder', <User: nitish123>), (u'project', <Project: One>)]))
Internal Server Error: /api/scenarios/
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\exception.py", line 41, in inner
    response = get_response(request)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 187, in _get_response
    response = self.process_exception_by_middleware(e, request)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py", line 185, in _get_response
    response = wrapped_callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\views\decorators\csrf.py", line 58, in wrapped_view
    return view_func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\views\generic\base.py", line 68, in view
    return self.dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\rest_framework\views.py", line 483, in dispatch
    response = self.handle_exception(exc)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\rest_framework\views.py", line 443, in handle_exception
    self.raise_uncaught_exception(exc)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\rest_framework\views.py", line 480, in dispatch
    response = handler(request, *args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\rest_framework\decorators.py", line 53, in handler
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\VB_DRF_Backend\scenarios\views.py", line 37, in scenarios_list
    serializer.save(stakeholder=request.user)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\rest_framework\serializers.py", line 214, in save
    self.instance = self.create(validated_data)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\VB_DRF_Backend\scenarios\serializers.py", line 17, in create
    task = Task.objects.get(pk=task_data.get('id'))
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\manager.py", line 85, in manager_method
    return getattr(self.get_queryset(), name)(*args, **kwargs)
  File "D:\Development\Bern\VB_rewrite\vb_env_drf\lib\site-packages\django\db\models\query.py", line 380, in get
    self.model._meta.object_name
DoesNotExist: Task matching query does not exist.
[27/Apr/2018 10:33:38] "POST /api/scenarios/ HTTP/1.1" 500 18923

A: Change your TaskSerializer as below,
class TaskSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
    id = serializers.IntegerField()
    class Meta:
        model = Task
        fields = '__all__'

and expecting a request payload as,
{
    "tasks":[
        {
            "project" : 1,
            "stakeholder":1,
            "title":"title1",
            "id":1111
        },
        {
            "project" : 2,
            "stakeholder":2,
            "title":"title2",
            "id":2222
        }

        ],

}


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The world's first wave energy microgrid project is coming to Australia
Environment Renewable Energy
under News, Renewable Energy
by Colin Payne
Wave power offers huge promise as a source of clean energy, and now Australia's Carnegie Wave Energy is taking the technology to bold new places with the world's first wave-integrated renewable energy microgrid project to be connected to an electricity network. Cleantechnica reports that Carnegie's Garden Island Microgrid Project will include the company's CETO 6 array, which is currently in progress – along with an existing reverse osmosis desalination plant that was fired up last week. The project will also boast two megawatts peak solar PV power, along with enough storage for safe, stable and reliable connections to the larger power grid.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQ4zQyHeOI]
Carnegie is already shipping power from offshore to the mainland of Australia via its CETO 5 array, which went online off the coast of Perth just seven months ago. CETO 6 just left the conceptual phase two weeks ago, but it's expected to produce about four times more power than its predecessor – maxing out at 1 megawatt of generation.
Related: United States investing $10 million in wave power projects
Carnegie CEO Michael Ottavaiano said Western Australia is a great place to build a project like this because there's no need to build and maintain long transmission lines to coastal communities. He added that the Garden Island project, as it's known, will also help demonstrate the potential the company sees to integrate its wave energy technology into islands and fringe grid applications, or basically wherever strong waves are to be found.
"Carnegie's island power projects will invariably involve integrating CETO with other renewable energy power sources, desalination plants, diesel generation and increasingly energy storage," he said in a statement on Thursday," Ottaviano told Cleantechnica.
"This project will also be a great opportunity to demonstrate a real world, wave integrated microgrid system to our island customers."
Via Cleantechnica
Images and video via Carnegie Wave Energy
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The world's first wave energy microgrid project is coming to Australia
CETO6L
The CETO 6 array improves upon the CETO 5 array, with an output of up to 1 MW.


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Kiefer Sutherland frustrated, less optimistic about '24' movie schedule
By 24 Spoilers , March 2nd, 2012 · 6 comments
Things have been looking promising for the 24 movie lately, with a finished screenplay by Mark Bomback that Kiefer said he loved, and producer Brian Grazer stating they were casting the main villain.
But things appear to have hit a snag with Kiefer Sutherland revealing in an interview from yesterday that he's frustrated with all the delays and less optimistic about being able to start filming soon.
https://www.24spoilers.com/media/audio/Kiefer-Sutherland-24-movie-March_1_2012.mp3
We have a script that's fantastic. The difficulty right now is that the schedule for Touch is really demanding. We will finish in the end of April, I think at one point it was supposed to be a little earlier than that. And then we would start up [on the movie] quite quickly. So it's trying to find the time in the middle to make the film. I was probably more optimistic about starting in May a couple weeks ago than I am right now.
But it is definitely something I've been trying to do for five years. I've had such an amazing experience on 24. I loved the character, I love the genre – it's really my favorite genre of film, which is that of the thriller. It's something I deeply, deeply want to do. And it's very frustrating to keep kind of running into these hurdles and blocks.
Kiefer had previously blamed Touch for "having to push the movie back about seven months" and now it looks to be responsible for yet another delay.
Related Topics · Feature Film, Interview, Audio Interview, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Bomback, Touch
Kiefer Sutherland gives update on 24 movie, is "very excited"
By 24 Spoilers , October 22nd, 2011 · 4 comments
Here's a radio interview in which Kiefer Sutherland talks about the 24 movie. Both he and former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon have been "very involved" in shepherding the project, which was written by Billy Ray. "We're gonna hopefully start production in April on the film, and that'll be out later on in the year. We're… View Article
Kiefer Sutherland: "There are a few people coming back" for 24 movie
By 24 Spoilers , January 27th, 2012 · 4 comments
Kiefer Sutherland was interviewed on Ryan Seacrest's radio show about his new television series Touch and dropped some new tidbits about the 24 feature film. "I don't believe in anything until it's absolutely finished, but we're scheduled to start towards the end of April. We have a fantastic script, and we're putting all of the… View Article
Howard Gordon "involved intimately" with 24 movie
By 24 Spoilers , March 1st, 2012
DEADLINE: What is your involvement with the 24 movie? GORDON: I'm involved intimately with all of the drafts and with all of the people, including Mark Bomback on the rewrites and with Kiefer (Sutherland). There are a lot of people involved from Imagine and 20th. I've kind of been enlisted as the keeper of the… View Article
Gerry Mander
I hate to say "I told you so" on this one, but I mentioned this possibility on this site about a month back or so, mainly due to the fact they were planning to shoot in late April/early May but had still to hire a director or begin active pre-production yet.
I fully understand and share Kiefer's frustration, but I think this could be a good thing in the long-term; if they push it back to next year, they'll have more time to get the movie ready for production, resulting in a better film overall than if they rushed it, plus if 'Touch' is not renewed for a third season, then Kiefer and co will have all the more time to shoot the '24' movie than they would have had if they had to sandwich it in between seasons of 'Touch'… let's keep the faith people, better a truly great '24' movie in 2013 or 2014 than a good rushed one in 2012!
infinity^
I agree Gerry. I can wait. I just want this to be perfect by all means.
Jomskylark
Likewise, as much as I hate waiting I really think they should take their time on this and make it great.
According to Kiefer Sutherland in a more recent interview, the '24' movie may begin shooting in May after all, but the way he talked about it, it sounds like they're determined to get it done between seasons of 'Touch' come hell or high water, even though they have yet to hire a director, and it's a mere TWO months away, although I believe they have been putting the movie together behind the scenes quietly, so once the director is hired, I think everything will fall into place remarkably quickly.
Kiefer didn't say exactly how long they will have between seasons of 'Touch' to shoot the movie, as long as it's at least 13 weeks (which will give them between 78 and 80-something days for filming), then they'll do well, but I certainly wouldn't want any less time than that… that is, if they want the '24' movie to BE a movie and not a theatrically-released feature-length episode (like the television movie '…Redemption')!
BMAN
I just hope that they announce the name of the director in the next couple of weeks so they can start pre-production right away given the limited time they have until filming starts. I also think it's a good idea if FOX could somehow shorten the first season of Touch or delay production of the second season so they have more time making the movie and get it right.
The first season of 'Touch' is a shortened one, BMAN dude, it has only thirteen episodes and was a mid-season replacement, although even if it had been a full season, Kiefer Sutherland would have wrapped filming on it exactly the same time as now, so it doesn't matter in that regard. As for pushing back the filming on the second season, I think FOX did that in 1997 for the fifth season of 'The X-Files' in order to give Duchovny and Anderson more time to shoot the movie that summer, so it could easily be done, I just wish someone would actually ask Kiefer exactly when he would have to restart filming 'Touch', that way we would know how much time they'll have for the '24' movie…
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package com.netflix.hollow.api.objects.delegate;

import com.netflix.hollow.api.custom.HollowMapTypeAPI;
import com.netflix.hollow.api.custom.HollowTypeAPI;
import com.netflix.hollow.api.objects.HollowMap;
import com.netflix.hollow.core.memory.encoding.HashCodes;
import com.netflix.hollow.core.read.dataaccess.HollowMapTypeDataAccess;
import com.netflix.hollow.core.read.iterator.HollowMapEntryOrdinalIterator;
import com.netflix.hollow.core.schema.HollowMapSchema;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

/**
 * This is the extension of the {@link HollowRecordDelegate} interface for cached MAP type records.
 *
 * @see HollowRecordDelegate
 */
public class HollowMapCachedDelegate<K, V> implements HollowMapDelegate<K, V>, HollowCachedDelegate {

    private final int ordinals[];
    private final int hashMask;
    private final int size;
    protected HollowMapTypeAPI typeAPI;
    private HollowMapTypeDataAccess dataAccess;

    public HollowMapCachedDelegate(HollowMapTypeDataAccess dataAccess, int ordinal) {
        this(dataAccess, null, ordinal);
    }

    public HollowMapCachedDelegate(HollowMapTypeAPI typeAPI, int ordinal) {
        this(typeAPI.getTypeDataAccess(), typeAPI, ordinal);
    }

    private HollowMapCachedDelegate(HollowMapTypeDataAccess dataAccess, HollowMapTypeAPI typeAPI, int ordinal) {
        int size = dataAccess.size(ordinal);

        int ordinals[] = new int[HashCodes.hashTableSize(size) * 2];

        for(int i=0;i<ordinals.length;i+=2) {
            long bucketData = dataAccess.relativeBucket(ordinal, i/2);

            ordinals[i] = (int)(bucketData >> 32);
            ordinals[i + 1] = (int)bucketData;
        }

        this.ordinals = ordinals;
        this.hashMask = (ordinals.length / 2) - 1;
        this.size = size;
        this.dataAccess = dataAccess;
        this.typeAPI = typeAPI;
    }

    @Override
    public int size(int ordinal) {
        return size;
    }

    @Override
    public V get(HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object key) {
        if(getSchema().getHashKey() != null) {
            for(int i=0;i<ordinals.length;i+=2) {
                if(ordinals[i] != -1 && map.equalsKey(ordinals[i], key))
                    return map.instantiateValue(ordinals[i+1]);
            }
        } else {
            int hashCode = dataAccess.getDataAccess().getHashCodeFinder().hashCode(key);
            int bucket = (HashCodes.hashInt(hashCode) & hashMask) * 2;

            while(ordinals[bucket] != -1) {
                if(map.equalsKey(ordinals[bucket], key)) {
                    return map.instantiateValue(ordinals[bucket + 1]);
                }

                bucket += 2;
                bucket &= ordinals.length - 1;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean containsKey(HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object key) {
        if(getSchema().getHashKey() != null) {
            for(int i=0;i<ordinals.length;i+=2) {
                if(ordinals[i] != -1 && map.equalsKey(ordinals[i], key))
                    return true;
            }
        } else {
            int hashCode = dataAccess.getDataAccess().getHashCodeFinder().hashCode(key);
            int bucket = (HashCodes.hashInt(hashCode) & hashMask) * 2;

            while(ordinals[bucket] != -1) {
                if(map.equalsKey(ordinals[bucket], key)) {
                    return true;
                }

                bucket += 2;
                bucket &= ordinals.length - 1;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean containsValue(HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object value) {
        HollowMapEntryOrdinalIterator iter = iterator(ordinal);
        while(iter.next()) {
            if(map.equalsValue(iter.getValue(), value))
                return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public K findKey(HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object... hashKey) {
        int keyOrdinal = dataAccess.findKey(ordinal, hashKey);
        if(keyOrdinal != -1)
            return map.instantiateKey(keyOrdinal);
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public V findValue(HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object... hashKey) {
        int valueOrdinal = dataAccess.findValue(ordinal, hashKey);
        if(valueOrdinal != -1)
            return map.instantiateValue(valueOrdinal);
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public Entry<K, V> findEntry(final HollowMap<K, V> map, int ordinal, Object... hashKey) {
        final long entryOrdinals = dataAccess.findEntry(ordinal, hashKey);
        if(entryOrdinals != -1L)
            return new Map.Entry<K, V>() {
                @Override
                public K getKey() {
                    return map.instantiateKey((int)(entryOrdinals >> 32));
                }

                @Override
                public V getValue() {
                    return map.instantiateValue((int)entryOrdinals);
                }

                @Override
                public V setValue(V value) {
                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                }
            };

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public HollowMapEntryOrdinalIterator iterator(int ordinal) {
        return new HollowMapEntryOrdinalIterator() {
            private int bucket = -2;

            @Override
            public boolean next() {
                do {
                    bucket += 2;
                } while(bucket < ordinals.length && ordinals[bucket] == -1);
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            @Override
            public int getValue() {
                return ordinals[bucket + 1];
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            @Override
            public int getKey() {
                return ordinals[bucket];
            }
        };

    }

    @Override
    public HollowMapSchema getSchema() {
        return dataAccess.getSchema();
    }

    @Override
    public HollowMapTypeDataAccess getTypeDataAccess() {
        return dataAccess;
    }

    @Override
    public HollowMapTypeAPI getTypeAPI() {
        return typeAPI;
    }

    @Override
    public void updateTypeAPI(HollowTypeAPI typeAPI) {
        this.typeAPI = (HollowMapTypeAPI) typeAPI;
        this.dataAccess = this.typeAPI.getTypeDataAccess();
    }

}

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text:
New Spitting Image series to feature Harry and Meghan, Trump and Putin
Co-creator Roger Law says the new incarnation of the puppet comedy show will be "public service satire"
Some of the world's best known faces will be featuring in a new series of Spitting Image.
The satirical programme, originally made in Birmingham, is making a comeback to our screens, more than 20 years after it last aired and it's taking on the 'big guns' so to speak.
Co-creator Roger Law says the new incarnation of the puppet comedy show will be "public service satire", taking on Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kanye West, Mark Zuckerberg and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
It's famous for lampooning political and cultural figures and the original show parodied big names including Margaret Thatcher, Paul Gascoigne and the Queen.
A pilot for the new series has already been filmed and Law said he wouldn't be focusing on the lower ranks of British politics this time round.
He told the Guardian : "If you're going to go after the b*******, you may as well go after the biggest b******* there are, hence America.
"It's an awful lot of trouble to go to, and you want it to be effective."
(Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
Meghan Markle's puppet wears a sparkly top with the word 'Princess' written across it, while Harry's wears a rugby polo shirt.
Donald Trump's puppet is seen in a suit and red tie and Putin is bare-chested with a 'Thug Life' tattoo.
Law said that while other satirists have described the President of the United States as "unsatirisable because he's a satire in himself", puppets can go "much, much further" than actors when it comes to mocking people.
He added that Trump's puppet was an "absolute monster".
Comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner, known for Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side, revealed on Twitter that he will lend his voice to the show: "This is my latest project I've been working on!! So exciting and a true honour!! Watch this space!"
Also confirming his involvement was caricaturist Adrian Teal, tweeting: "Well, it's official! It's been my privilege over the last few weeks to work on several of the #caricature puppet designs (including Trump) for the mission to bring the TV satire juggernaut Spitting Image back to the screen."
The original version of Spitting Image was produced for Central TV and aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996, attracting huge viewing figures and winning a BAFTA during it's 12-year run.
The first series was recorded at Central's studios in Birmingham and subsequent series were made at Central's Nottingham studios.
Last-minute additions were done at the Spitting Image Productions offices at Limehouse Studios, Canary Wharf, London.
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Kris Humphries has hit out at critics of his brief marriage to Kim Kardashian, eight years after the pair split.
The basketball player, 34, insisted that his relationship with the reality star and their subsequent 72-day-long marriage was not "fake" in a candid piece for the Players' Tribune.
Humphries, who dated Kardashian in 2010 before tying the knot in 2011 in a famously lavish ceremony, admitted that he was "naive" about the impact of dating a reality star.
Opening up in the essay, Humphries explained: "'Look, I should have known what I was getting into. I was definitely naive about how much my life was going to change.
Humphries added that he was left "embarrassed" after publicly divorcing the 38-year-old social media star.
Kardashian went on to marry rapper Kanye West in 2014 and has since welcomed three children, North, five, Saint, three, and Chicago, one, with the star. She is expecting a fourth via surrogate.
TMZ previously claimed that the couple are using a different gestational carrier to Chicago's, who they welcomed last year via the same process, because the other had been unavailable.
Kardashian and West are yet to confirm a birth date for the new addition to their family.