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Millennial Matriarchs
Musings on Life and Times: Views, Reviews, Previews, Interviews..and Advice
About the Millennial Matriarchs
Cry, Beloved Blue City
April 27, 2018 ~ millennialmatriarchs
A stranger in India, reading the news in the last few weeks, would think that the most prominent landmark of Jodhpur was a huge prison, dominating the landscape. That the principal function of the city was to host trials for all kinds of 'celebs' accused of all types of crimes, and to then house the convicted in its boundaries.
I have lived in Jodhpur for several years, and my family has close ties to the city. None of us had any clue where Jodhpur Jail was. After the news of Salman's conviction, we had to look up Google to figure out the location.
What we do remember of Jodhpur is the magnificent 550+ year-old Mehrangarh fort, one of the best preserved and best kept monuments in India. When I lived there 30 years ago, we would be greeted by drummers when we entered, and there were some friendly moustached guides who would take us around. They almost became like family, so often did I take visitors to the Fort. (Now there are proper displays and exhibits and shops and what not. Still nice, but not so intimate).
When you look down from the ramparts of the fort, you know why Jodhpur is called the Blue City. And there is also a walking path from the heart of the city up to the fort, which we did a few times as students (on furlough from college, no doubt). And the very unique Jaswant Thada, lined with different coloured translucent marbles, as you came down from the Fort.
Then the Umaid Bhavan Palace, the newest palace in the world, built as a drought-relief work and completed in the '40s. Part-hotel, part-museum, part-royal residence and wholly fascinating. Specially the indoor swimming pool lined with mosaics of the zodiac signs. And the huge murals of scenes from the Ramayana, with the heroes and heroines of distinctly Greco-Roman cast of features, done by a Polish painter.
The most interesting was where I had the good fortune to live on the grounds of—the Ratanada Palace, one of the palaces of the royal family, never really inhabited because it seems it wasn't lucky for them. It was turned over to the Government after Independence and became the Defence Laboratory, a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organization. Imagine a lab in a palace! There were rumours that it was haunted, and 'jingling ghungroos' and 'strange noises' were sometimes an excuse not to stay too late at work!
The Palace-Lab
The housing for the Lab scientists was on the palace grounds, in converted elephant and horse stables, garages, band-house, aloo-khana, etc. So there was the most amazing array of very quaint but probably very uncomfortable houses for the families. I never knew whether we were lucky my father was allotted a proper house—one that was built for the king's British pilot, who seems to have lived in true colonial style, in a 14-room bungalow . (The same king, I think, who features in the very interesting movie 'Zubaida').
The Pilot's House
The food—the mirch wadas, the badi pakodis, the kabuli, the sponge rasgullas, ghewar and the array of sweets. The lassi in which we could stand a spoon, the dal-bhatti-churma, the kachodis.
The people—hospitable, chivalrous, generous, entrepreneurial.
The 'khamma ghanis' and the 'padaro sas' and the courtesy.
The bandhinis, the leherias, the silver jewellery and the lac bangles.
The bazaars, the gullies, the bargains.
I want these images to dominate my mindscape and Jodhpur memories. Not the prison and the prisoners!
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avanishk says:
Wow! Feel like visiting Jodhpur now!! Fort cities have their own charm …
And yes, before Jodhpur was made famous by all the infamous personalities incarcerated in the prison, one always thought it of as the place of forts, palaces and royal grandeur!!
Interesting to note that the Defence Research Lab was housed in an abandoned palace. I also recall that my father's institute – Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) was also located in 'Chattar Manzil' – a palace built for the begums of Nawabs of Lucknow and it was always a pleasure to visit it!
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The pathogenic bacteria that cause such infections are usually destroyed by antibodies, the immune proteins that coat the outer surface of the intrusive bug and instigate the process by which other proteins can tackle and destroy the bacteria. Despite the presence of such antibodies, some people are not able to fight off infections of the respiratory bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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He argues that religion performs psychological functions. Salinowski argues that religion is used in a time of life crisis. So, when there's a death, for example, or birth, or even that scary time when a teenager realises they are experiencing "changes"… Malinowski proved his theory through the study of the Trobian Islanders. He found that when they were about to fish in the vast, uncertain ocean the Islanders prayed to their totem but when they fished in local lakes they did not pray. This proved that religion provided certainty and comfort in a time of life crisis or uncetainty.
A slightly more modern example would be President Bush's words after the 9/11 attacks. Watch this video from 3:30 to see how Bush calls upon religion.
Firstly, Parsons believes that religion is used to answer the "big" questions in life. Eventually we begin to ask ourselves questions such as: why are we here? Why do people die? What happens after death? According to Parsons, the fraction of religion is to act as a primary source of meaning to these questions and the ability of his questions to be answered can help society deal with certain events that may arise. For example, Christianity is states that after death the soul lives on and this can help some people deal with the death of a close one.
Secondly, Parsons argues that religion's function is to create and adjust to my society's values. This is done by religion's ability to sacralise the norms and values of society. For example, some societies are centred around the belief of being charitable and selfless and this is reiterated by religion which promotes charitable giving and selflessness. So religion makes the basic norms of society sacred.
Bellah argues that it is not just mainstream religion that takes place in society but that there is a civil religion that can integrate society in a way that mainstream religion cannot. For example, a civil religion would be the American God. The American God is not an actual God but it is representative of all the sacred values and norms that underpins the American way of life – it is socially constructed. The American civil religion promotes loyalty to the state and a belief in this American God. Now, the American civil religion is able to bring people together because it appeals to all American's and its aim is to unite all the people as one nation.
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Is a civil religion really a religion?
Does religion sacralise society's values or is society simply basing its values on religion?
Religions under this category MUST have a belief a god or some type of supernatural figure. E.g Catholics believe in God or Muslims believe in Allah. This definition is exclusive. In other words, it makes a clear line between what is a religion and what isn't, there are no maybe's. Some believe this is not fair to non-Western believes that such as Budhism that do not believe in the supernatural but is seen as a religion.
You can define a religion by the social or psychological functions it performs for individuals. E.g integration or asking big questions. This definition is inclusive. In other words, it applies to many religions. However, by this definition football can be defined as a religion as it brings people together and makes them feel part of a group- football fans are integrated!


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Q: Filtering thousands of composite keys in EF Core 3 I have the following entity class (I am using Pomelo for MySql provider and EF Core 3.1):
public class MyEntity
{
     public int AAA { get; set; }
     public string BBB { get; set; }
     public decimal CCC { get; set; }
}

The corresponding MySQL table MyEntity has a composite primary key composed of the two properties AAA and BBB.
Given a list of thousands filter entities of type MyEntity, I must retrieve from the database only the records whose corresponding primary key fetch the filter list.
My first solution was to try using a predicate as mentioned in a former thread, and it works if the list of filters does not contains too many filter entities, otherwise I get a Stackoverflow exception if the list of filters contains for instance 1 million entities:
// Variable 'filters' contains several thousands of MyEntity objects.
var results = myContext.Set<MyEntity>()
                       .Where(PredicateHelper.FilterEntity(filters))
                       .ToList();

Here is the implementation of the predicate methods:
 public static class PredicateHelper
 {
     public static Expression<Func<MyEntity, bool>> False<MyEntity>()
     {
        return f => false;
     }

     public static Expression<Func<MyEntity, bool>> FilterEntity(List<MyEntity> keys)
     {
         var predicate = PredicateHelper.False<MyEntity>();

         foreach (MyEntity key in keys)
         {
             predicate = predicate.Or(ent => ent.AAA == key.AAA && ent.BBB == key.BBB);
         }

         return predicate;
    }
  }

So I tried another solution using a Where clause with a Contain query inside, but I get an exception telling me that there is no MySql translation for the query, and I must evaluate it client-side. But if I insert a ToList() before the Where clause, it means that the entire set of records will be stored in-memory right?, and I do not want it, how can I solve the issue, thanks in advance for any suggestions?
var results = myContext.Set<MyEntity>()
.Where(ent => filters.Contains(new MyEntity()
 {
      AAA = ent.AAA,
      BBB = ent.BBB
 }))
 .ToList();

But I get the following exception: The LINQ expression DbSet.Where(c =>__list_0.Contains(new M{ AAA = c.AAA, BBB = c.BBB }))' could not be translated. Either rewrite the query in a form that can be translated, or switch to client evaluation explicitly by inserting a call to either AsEnumerable(), AsAsyncEnumerable(), ToList(), or ToListAsync().

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Prescription drug abuse remains a problem in the United States. Despite the fact that most people take prescription medications as prescribed by their medical professional, this is not the case for everybody. Instead, there are times when these drugs are used by a person in a manner inconsistent with what is prescribed by their doctor.
This is an issue for people of all ages, with children as young as 12 years old getting involved with prescription drug abuse. For a better idea of just how serious this has become, the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey shared that approximately 1 of every 12 high school seniors reported using the prescription pain reliever Vicodin for nonmedical use. When you consider how many high school seniors are located in the United States, this is a very big number.
It doesn't matter what type of prescription drug is being abused, it can have a serious impact on the person's overall level of health. For example, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, stimulants, and opioids are known to cause a variety of health effects, both on the mind and body.
Furthermore, and just as important, is the fact that abuse can lead to addiction. Over time, addiction can then lead to death.
Some people start out taking prescription drugs for all the right reasons. A doctor prescribes it and they use it as planned. Over time, however, they realize that they are relying on the drug and unable to stop taking it. This leads them to continue taking the drug well past when it was last prescribed by a doctor.
Another reason for prescription drug use is that these are often easier to come by than street drugs. This is why so many younger people are abusing prescription drugs.
Any type of prescription drug can be abused, however, some are much more popular than others. There are people who set out to take a specific drug, often because another person has told them how it will make them feel. Others, however, have no intention of abusing a prescription drug. Instead, they take it as prescribed by a doctor and from that point on they are unable to stop.
Vicodin is a commonly abused prescription drug.
There are many drugs on this list, all of which are abused for a variety of reasons. Some people like the way it alters their mental state. Others like how it makes them feel physically.
Vicodin, for example, is one of the strongest opiate painkillers on the market. Not only is it the strongest, but it is the most commonly prescribed in the United States. There are people who take this drug because of extreme pain, such as following a surgical procedure. There are also those who get involved with it for illegal purposes, as they realize they enjoy the way it makes them feel.
Attempt to do so cold turkey.
Find a rehab facility that is experienced in the treatment of prescription drug abuse.
There is nothing wrong with first attempting to quit cold turkey, but you should realize this may not work. If this is the case, it is important to seek professional attention without delay. Upon entering rehab, you will go through a variety of processes, starting with withdrawal and detoxification. This is often times uncomfortable, and even painful, but it goes a long way in helping a person overcome his or her problem.
From there, you will move onto other methods of treatment, such as counseling and therapy. During these sessions, patients get a better understanding of what caused their problem and how to avoid the same situation in the future.
Note: professional rehab has many benefits over quitting cold turkey, including assistance with relapse prevention. This decreases the likelihood that you will travel down the same path in the future.
All in all, any type of prescription drug can be abused. Regardless of what it is, if a person likes the way it makes them feel, they may take it despite the fact that they are not being treated by a medical professional.
The list of prescription drugs above are among the most abused. Even though this is a serious problem, it is possible to overcome if you take the right approach, which often includes professional treatment.


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Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival in Sarasota to have local singers perform
By Wade Tatangelo , Herald-Tribune
/ Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The Sarasota Film Society has formed a partnership with The Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival for the local musical portion of this year's festival with SFS selecting four singers from Lady Sings The Blues to join Big T & The Tornadoes live on stage.
Each singer will need to provide SFS with a performance video and two songs that they would like to perform. SFS will select six singers who will then be invited to perform live with the Big T Band at Ocean Blues on Tuesday, October 1. The final four will then be chosen by an SFS panel of attendees.
The four ladies that are selected at Ocean Blues will join the The Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival on October 26. Big T and The Tornadoes will open the local set. Joining the Big T Band will be local favorites Greg Poulos and Ally Couch of The Venturas, as well as Steve Arvey, musical director and founder of Lady Sings The Blues. Each of the four women selected will perform two songs each.
Singers must submit their video by Sept. 20 to:
Sarasota Film Society
10715 Rodeo Drive #8
Lakewood Ranch, Fl. 34202
Att. Tim Calandra
Blues-rock guitar hero Kenny Wayne Shepherd is the headliner for the first Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival, Oct. 26 at the Sarasota Fairgrounds. Rick Estrin & The Nightcats with special guest Little Charlie, Popa Chubby and Samantha Fish round out the roster for the event.
Ocean Blues is the official home of Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival. Big T and The Tornadoes will host this years after party beginning at 9 p.m.
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Women In The Workplace – Participation Is At A Record Level, But Fairness Isn't Yet There
By Christy Birmingham-Reyes / disability, equality, fair, gender, healthcare, job, race, rights, society, workplace
There's good news for women in the workplace, according to the Harvard Business Review. Through 2021 and 2022, the participation gap reduced to record low levels, indicating that more women than ever before have been supported to enter the workplace. This is good news – it reflects that there are jobs there to be done and that there are mechanisms in place to ensure that women can have fair participation. That being said, there remain systemic issues that disproportionately impact women, and key among these are disability rights.
Disability and fair treatment
Women are seeing their rights being proactively shrunk in the USA, with the rollback of abortion protections in many states key among those actions. As American Progress highlights, this challenge to reproductive health will do serious harm to women and, in the states involved, create difficulties in obtaining proper healthcare and, in the workplace, benefits such as disability leave and payments.
In states with strong labor protections, there are still many reasons why the authorities may refuse disability payment claims, including the presence of a conviction, a lack of responsiveness to communication, and a failure to follow treatment plans. In states where reproductive rights and healthcare protections are being rolled back, these risks are exacerbated. Being put on an unsure footing in that regard then leaks into the workplace; if you don't have proper health protections, it can make maintaining a presence at work and doing good work difficult.
Microaggressions and judgment calls
Even where healthcare issues and support are put properly into place, there remain constant challenges to the judgment and skills of women, especially leaders, that put them at odds with the modern workplace. According to the World Economic Forum, this has led to 1 in 4 women leaders quitting their jobs within noted organizations.
What is seen as constructive criticism is not perceived as such for men and can create an unfair atmosphere. Until more is done to address these attitudes and ensure that women can feel safe and respected within their field of expertise, industries will continue to lose leaders.
True equality in the workplace must be intersectional, and yet, even as women gain some rights, the rights of ethnic minority women are left behind. According to the Brookings Institute, the advancement of women in the workplace has been done with the lagging behind of women of color, with black women, in particular, facing the same challenges as all other women but, often, to a greater degree. Once again, healthcare is an area of particular issue, with many black women not receiving the same rights and care as their peers.
While women participating in the labor force at high rates is excellent, it cannot be done without also addressing systemic issues facing those women. From healthcare to racial equality, more must be done by industry and its leaders to ensure that women are given a fair deal.
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Peggy Woods
With abortion rights being severely curtailed in the U.S., that and other concerns (as you mentioned) will keep women from being equally treated in the workplace. We as women still have a long way to go!
Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
When I was a young woman still in high school, I was optimistic that the ERA would pass and fairness would be ours. While we've made amazing strides over the decades, sadly, sometimes it feels like it will never be a level playing field, and right now, we have slid backwards.
I'm appalled to discover that here in the UK, women don't have access to anything but basic HRT in healthcare unless they can afford private doctors and private prescriptions. Menopause is a huge cause of women having to leave the workplace. So if a woman's needs are more complex, she's on her own. Along with the other issues you mention, this all makes for a depressing picture. Thanks for highlighting this important topic, Christy 💕🙂
Linnea Tanner
Thank you, Christy, for sharing issues that women still face in the workplace. Access to reproductive health care and child care significantly impact women's ability to stay in the workforce. The article that women are quitting their jobs in significant numbers is disturbing as I felt women were beginning to make headway at the start of the century.


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Q: Conditional formatting, matching a specific text in one cell to change the colour of another cell with variables I'm building a Darts Team Ladder that needs to be able to highlight (Cell background color) of two teams that have played on a specific board on a specific week. But due to looking at it too long and going around in circles, I need some expert advice.
I have a Ladder

And I have the Fixture sheet

What I want to do is display a background color on the 'Ladder' sheet from the data on the 'Fixture Sched' sheet. The Home and Away teams playing on Board 1 in a green color in Week 1, and on Board 2 in a blue color in Week 1, so forth and so forth for the 6 Boards. I will need to do this across the whole 22 Weeks.
Each Cell on the Ladder is pulling Data from another sheet, but this should not be an issue as I'm just trying to do some funky Conditional formatting to change the color based on this info, any help will be greatly appreciated.

A: This is the quick and dirty.  I am in a bit of a rush at the moment after just looking at the clock.  So here is the formula.
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,INDEX($B:$D,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7+19,1):INDEX($B:$D,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7+24,3),3,0)=1,0)+IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A4,INDEX($B:$D,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7+19,2):INDEX($B:$D,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7+24,3),2,0)=1,0)

You will need to create a conditional format rule for each board you have.  so according to your question 6 times.  each time you create the conditional format rule (use custom format or formula method), change the =1 part of the formula to the next board number.  Apply a different colour for each board number/rule.
When you have created all the rules, apply them to the range of B4 to W15.
If you run into issues, try to have cell B4 selected when creating the rules.
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according to Jeeped' previous answer to this question you cannot use dynamic references in conditional formatting the way I did.  So on to solution number 2 with the use of OFFSET.  I was trying to avoid offset as it is a volatile function, meaning the formula recalculates anytime something in the workbook changes.  So if you use a lot of these formula, or in your case if you applied to to a large area, you may find your spreadsheet bogging down.  If it does you now know why.  I dont know where the magic number will be for this but I think 12*22*12 calculations will be peanuts and you should be ok.
So the first attempt at rectifying the situation was to convert the above formula to offset...and I wound up changing it somewhat and wound up with something that looked like this:
=IFERROR(MATCH($A4,OFFSET(Sheet2!$H$2,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0),MATCH($A4,OFFSET(Sheet2!$I$2,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0))=3

I had a slightly longer formula like the original but then I took a shortcut since your matches each weak were listed in order by dart board.  So while the above formula test true for finding teams that played on board 3 in the worksheet, it failed miserably in conditional formatting.  Which essentially prompted me to post my own question as to why it does not work since the individual formulas in it do work.
So your 12 formula work around solution for now is to repeat the following two formulas 6 times.  Once for each board:
=MATCH($A4,OFFSET(Sheet2!$H$2,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0)=1
=MATCH($A4,OFFSET(Sheet2!$I$2,(COLUMN(B$3)-2)*7,0,6,1),0)=1

Change the =1 to 2, 3, 4, etc. for each board.  I would recommend having cell B4 (top left corner of your area) selected when entering your formulas.

*

*Copy the first formula to clipboard

*Select manage conditional formatting

*Select new rule

*Use a formula option and paste the formula in to the space

*Set your colour and any other formatting for board X

*Click 'ok'

*Do not hit apply when you get to the manage formula window, instead click new formula

*Repeat the process above and paste the formula you already have in clipboard

*Do this for all six boards

*Repeat the process from board 1 to board 6 with the second formula

*Make sure you assign the same colours to the same board for formula 2 (see bonus)

When that is all done and before you select apply, look at the box that the range applies to.  If you did not set it earlier it should say B4.  For one of the formulas change it to your desired range of B4:W15.  Then copy that range and apply it to each of the conditional formats you created.  Click apply finally.  Et voila!  You should have a board that looks something like the following:

Bonus points:
If you choose your colour shading right, you can have one colour for formula one like say dark red, and another colour like say light red for formula 2 and you would wind up with with the home team being the dark red and the away team being the light red.  works well when you do not have too many teams.  when you get too many teams it can get hard to tell the colour shades apart.
Caveat:
This works currently because your teams are listed in board order.  If the board order was in a random order the formula would need to change a little bit by adding an index portion in.


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David Colley denies barrels of allegation
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Jun 26, 2020, 12:20 PM | Article By: Pa Modou Cham
The former Prisons Director David Colley yesterday testified before the TRRC, denying every allegation leveled against him, ranging from prisoners' torture, serving poor diet, taking bribes, stealing prisoners' foods, authorising soldiers to take detainees from the prison, tribalism and many more at the state central prison (Mile 2).
Dwelling on the poor diet at the prison during his time as a director general, Colley denied that the foods had poor diet, saying the quantity of food brought to the prison was insufficient.
"We don't have qualified cooks at the prison and I never tasted the food, he said. "The food looks attractive but I don't know whether it tastes good or not. I will not argue with those who said the food is horrible. I only ate the food when I was a prisoner and it was good for consumption."
Lead Counsel Essa Faal put it to him that many died because the foods that were served lacked nutrition. However, the witness said he was not a doctor and he had never received any information from the doctor saying a prisoner had died as a result of the poor food.
He told the commission that the sickness called beriberi didn't come from the food but from bug infestation in the cells.
At this junction, Counsel Essa Faal told him that his testimony was false and he intended to mislead the commission as beriberi was caused due to lack of nutrition.
Mr. Colley continued that when he was detained at the prison, his rights were violated as he was not allowed to take bath, have access to his family and lawyer and stayed long in his cell. He later admitted violations against prisoners during his time as director for 14 years.
On the issue of soldiers bringing undocumented detainees to the prison, the witness said: "the soldiers only came at night to bring or take detainees from the prison. They used to be armed when coming to the prison and my men wouldn't resist. I was not a party to the unlawful detention."
At this moment, the lead Counsel Faal requested the testimony of his (David'd) former Operations Director Sowe, who earlier testified that David and he used to take out detainees whenever the soldiers came for them. However, David insisted that Sowe's testimony against him was false.
After Ansumana Manneh's testimony on David's tribalism was also replayed, he Colley refuted the allegation, describing it as false.
David Colley also denied stealing prisoners' food, saying: "I have never in my life stolen prisoners' food. I also never steal the proceeds from the prison farm. It was all allegations against me because I never steal prison stuff."
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"What am I doing, why am I here, what is this about, and where am I going with this."
Hello all. After dealing with rumors, rumors of rumors, and the like, I've finally managed to disclose something I hold very dear to me: the WindowBreak project.
As the name suggests, this is a jailbreak project for Windows Phone 7. I started something a while back that had little success, but through the months, I've managed to figure out something that should bring light into the Windows Phone jailbreaking scene.
What this is: A project, with information about some interesting exploits I found, and a call for the community to dive in.
What this isn't: A full fledged jailbreak. Please don't post replies such as "when will XXXX device be supported". It just wastes time, and I assure you, I want every device included.
It also is not a full unlock. Just interop.
So here's the sitch. We all know how Heathcliff74's interop unlock works. XAP files are just ZIP files, and ZIP files can have entries that allow extracting in parent directories.
Thus, creating a directory in a ZIP file called ../../../../provxml will copy all those files into the \provxml\ folder upon extraction.
1) We cannot extract into \Windows\. There's a policy that prevents it.
2) The bad one: We can only extract known MIME types, at least to my knowledge. This is because the files are only extracted when they are clicked on in ZipView. And clicking on a .dbz file, for example, will just say the file type is not supported. Bummer.
Try it yourself: with a Samsung device, go to http://windowsphonehacker.com/windowbreak and press WindowBreak Me.
In theory, this would be all we need to jailbreak most Windows Phone devices. Unfortunately, Nokia and HTC devices block the registry entries in provisioning files. I'm not sure what the extent of this "whitelist" (or is it a blacklist?) is, and details/tests on this would be appreciated.
Nokia: I don't have a Nokia device, but I've been working a great deal on figuring out how to crack it's shell, and have a couple of ideas. If I'm able to get my hands on a Nokia device soon, I'll try some of these unorthodox exploits out, otherwise I'll need some daring volunteers.
HTC: I do have an HTC device, but I can't figure out how to extract the files for the Connection Setup program. If someone can give me details on what the password encryption is on it, etc, for the HTC interop unlock, that would be much appreciated.
Other devices: Not a lot of demand for these (and LG needs no jailbreak, since it has MFG), but if something comes up, feel free to share where the provisioning files exist and I'll see about "windowbreaking" them.
All the supporting members of XDA, who bring appreciation for what we do. Thank you.
I will send you the password of the dbz files when I get home. I don't have it here.
But the real problem for HTC and NOKIA are the whitelists. I've been working on this for the past time. And today I made more progress. I developed a new way of debugging native 3rd party dll's/drivers. U can isolate functions and call them from a test app for unit-testing. This makes testing a lot easier. This will help me find exploits much faster. I can even call the whitelist functions of HTC and NOKIA on my Samsung now Working on it right now.
Haha, I knew you would say that when you saw this. Most credit of this goes to your work, in fact, which gave me much of the idea.
As for the whitelists, do you know exactly how it's blocking? Is just registry blocked, or all non-APN related settings?
^-- This is why I nominated you guys for those free Nokia Lumias. Keep up the good work!
Both brands have very similar mechanisms. They both have a driver dedicated to provisioning. The whitelists are implemented in those drivers. HTC has whitelisted only specific registry keys for APN's and stuff. NOKIA does not have the registry on the whitelist at all.
Do you know which CSPs are allowed? I've managed to move files around using provxml on my Samsung, but it seems to allow just about anything.
Indeed a very cool solution ! Thanks button pressed.
Is it limited to 1st gen samsung devices or does it work on 2nd gen devices too ?
WindowBreak is a project with the goal of enabling true jailbreaking on Windows Phones.
We believe in freedom, both in gratis and in libre.
For details on WindowBreak, see here [add XDA link here].
BTW Nice worrk, hope to see more nice hacks these Xmas!


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Every year, the Indian Navy Dockyard Apprentices Exam is held for recruiting personnel to the Indian Navy, qualifying which the short listed candidates are imparted the required training to become fully capable of dedicating themselves to the honorable task of safeguarding the nation.
Indian Navy Dockyard Apprentices Exam is held twice a year, generally in the months of July and December. Applications for the exam are invited through advertisements published in the Employment News and other leading newspapers. Interested candidates are required to submit their applications in the prescribed Proforma published in the Employment News to the nearest Recruitment Zone by the prescribed date.
Unmarried male Indian citizens belonging to the age group of 14 to 19 years ( relaxable by 5 years for SC/ ST candidates ) and who have passed the Matriculation / equivalent examination preferably with Science are eligible to apply for the Indian Navy Dockyard Apprentices Exam.
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Maximum Weight of the candidates must not exceed 50 kilograms.
Selections for the Indian Navy Dockyard Apprentices Exam are made on the basis of a written test divided into two parts. The First Paper contains questions on Mathematics while the Second Paper contains questions on General Knowledge. For the Mathematics section, the candidate is asked to solve problems on Number system, Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers, Commutative, Associative and Distributive law, Fundamental operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division),Square root, Decimal fractions, Unitary method (application to simple and compound interest), Time and Distance, Time and Work, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Areas and Volumes, Factors, Problems and Equations on Algebra. For the General Knowledge section, candidates may expect questions on Abbreviations, Books and Authors, Facts about India and the World, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Everyday Science, and short notes on various subjects in 100 words. Each Test is of 2.5 hours duration and carries maximum marks of 100.
Based on their performance in the written examination, candidates will be called for interview at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Bangalore. Final selections will be made on the basis of the performance of the candidates in the final interview, after which they will be sent to Naval Dockyard School.


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Q: Why does this matrix-multiplication function produce incorrect outputs? My current implementation is as follows, taken from this question and modified to use an exclusive or instead of addition as per comments here. The assumption is made (and, for the goal of this implementation, acceptable) that all input matrices will be 4x4.
/**
* Produces the product of two matrices, treating the first parameter as the "left" matrix.
*/
public static int[][] multiplyMatrices(int[][] a, int[][] b)
{
    int[][] resultMatrix = new int[4][4];
    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
        for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
        {
            for(int k = 0; k < 4; k++)
            {
                resultMatrix[i][j] = resultMatrix[i][j] ^ multiplyPolynomials(a[i][k], b[k][j]);
            }
        }
    }
    return resultMatrix;
}

The multiplyPolynomials function is as described here.
/**
* Multiplies two polynomials (mod 2) represented as integers.
* The first is converted into a binary string, which is then used
* to select a number of appropriate bit shifts of the
* second, which are then added together.
*/
public static int multiplyPolynomials(int n, int m)
{
    int result = 0x00000000;
    String ns = toBitString(n);

    for (int i = 0; i < ns.length(); i++)
    {
        int bitIndex = (ns.length() - i) -1;
        if (ns.charAt(bitIndex) == '1')
        {
            int temp = m;
            temp = temp << i;
            result = result ^ temp;
        }
    }
    return result;
}

After running multiplyMatrices, resultMatrix is passed as a parameter of reduceMatrix, defined below, with the second parameter being given as 0x011b. (toBitString is simply a shortcut for Integer.toBinaryString.)
/*
* Reduces all elements of the matrix modulo a given polynomial.
* Treats the values as bit-string representations of polynomials mod 2.
* Works by XORing various left-shifts of the modulo value with the value being reduced.
* NOTE: This comment describes both reduceMatrix() and moduloReduce().
*/
public static int[][] reduceMatrix(int[][] m, int p)
{
    int[][] reducedM = new int[4][4];

    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
        for(int j = 0; j < 4; j++)
        {
            reducedM[i][j] = moduloReduce(m[i][j], p);
        }
    }

    return reducedM;
}

public static int moduloReduce(int f, int p)
{
    String fs = toBitString(f);
    String ps = toBitString(p);
    int temp = f;
    int q = 0;
    while (toBitString(temp).length() >= ps.length())
    {
        int j = toBitString(temp).length()-1;
        int k = ps.length()-1;
        q = p << (j-k);
        temp = temp ^ q;
    }
    return temp;
}

This was tested using the following two matrices as input, with the values given being explicitly in hexadecimal:
02 03 01 01
01 02 03 01
01 01 02 03
03 01 01 02
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10 26 03 15
23 41 33 04
51 32 14 43
12 12 12 12

With those inputs, the output matrix (in hexadecimal, reduced mod 0x011b) is:
10 26 03 15
23 41 33 04
51 32 14 43
12 12 12 12

However, completing the reduction by hand produces a different result:
06 af 55 7c
b7 e0 4b ca
a7 35 2e a1
66 3d 06 5c

So clearly the program as written is not working correctly. However, the following second input matrix (using the same first matrix) returns the correct result:
30 ca 96 24
32 92 09 23
3f ca 43 63
7d 5a f8 96

The expected (and received) result for the above input is as follows:
74 b2 97 d8
68 ea b9 51
fb 39 0a 60
a7 a9 00 1b

Clearly, the output of multiplyMatrices is not the expected result in all cases. The matrix multiplication algorithm used appears to have worked for the poster of the linked question, and I have previously verified that multiplyPolynomials works as expected. What is the most likely cause of the inaccurate output from multiplyMatrices, and why do some inputs produce the correct output anyway?


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és un manga escrit per Daisuke Satō i il·lustrat per Shōji Satō. La història segueix a un grup d'estudiants d'institut atrapats enmig d'una apocalipsi zombi i un holocaust nuclear. Destaca per la seua càrrega eròtica.

La sèrie de còmic ha estat serialitzada en el Monthly Dragon Age de Fujimi Shobo des de setembre del 2006 i ha sigut publicada internacionalment en diversos idiomes. La versió anime va ser desenvolupada per Madhouse i va començar a emetre's en el Japó el 5 de juliol del 2010, compta amb un total de 12 capítols.

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El món ha estat exposat a una malaltia mortal que transforma els humans en zombis. Al Japó, diversos estudiants de l'institut Fujimi i la infermera escolar s'uneixen per a sobreviure a l'apocalipsi. La història segueix amb Takashi Komuro -un dels estudiants que va sobreviure al brot inicial- juntament amb alguns amics que intenten mantenir-se amb vida mentre que busquen als seus familiars.
D'altra banda la història també es desenvolupa al voltant d'una franctiradora que apareix en diversos episodis(anomenada Minami Rika), aliena al grup de Takashi i els seus companys, que tracten de sobreviure a aquesta apocalipsi.

Personatges

amb la veu de Jun'ichi Suwabe.
Un estudiant de 17 anys de l'institut Fujimi, Takashi és a la mateixa classe que Rei, amb qui és amic des de petit. Sempre ha estat enamorat d'ella, que va prometre casar-se amb ell quan fossin nens.  Tanmateix, a causa de la vacil·lació del nen cap a ell, Rei comença a sortir amb Hisashi, el millor amic d'en Takashi. Takashi al principi de la història es veurà obligat a matar Hisashi, que s'ha convertit en un zombi, per protegir Rei. Takashi guapo, intel·ligent i inventiu sempre acaba trobant una sortida a les situacions crítiques. En Takashi va ser dels primers a notar que alguna cosa greu estava passant a l'escola i a prendre una decisió ràpida per salvar els seus amics. A mesura que avança la història, els seus companys l'escolliran líder del grup mostrant grans qualitats. S'acostarà a Rei adonant-se que mai podrà deixar d'estimar-la, però també mostrant atracció cap a la Saeko Busujima. També podrà salvar una nena anomenada Alice, els pares de la qual van ser assassinats, i amb qui es farà molt proper. Al principi fa servir un bat de beisbol, després troba un Smith & Wesson Model 37 sobre un agent mort, més tard una palanca, un Ithaca 37 i finalment un Benelli M4.

amb la veu de: Marina Inoue.
Companya de classe i amiga d'en Takashi des de la infància, la Rei sempre ha estat clarament enamorada de la seva amiga, però per castigar la seva timidesa va començar a sortir amb Hisashi, el millor amic del noi. A mesura que avança la història, en Takashi i en Rei s'aproparan cada cop més, reavivant la passió que bàsicament sempre ha existit entre ells. Malgrat el seu aspecte fràgil, Rei demostrarà ser una excel·lent lluitadora gràcies a l'ús del sōjutsu (tècnica de llança). Inicialment a la mateixa classe que Saeko, va ser rebutjada injustament, com a venjança contra el seu pare. Aquest últim, un policia, investigava un cas de corrupció que implicava el pare de Shido, un dels professors de la seva escola. Com a resultat final, Shido la va fer fracassar deliberadament. Rei, en conseqüència, no el suporta i per culpa d'ell el grup es separarà de Shido i els seus seguidors. Tot i que la Rei era la xicota d'Hisashi, els seus sentiments per en Takashi mai es van esvair. Com Saya, Rei s'irrita quan en Takashi està sol amb Saeko, tot i que només estan lluitant contra zombis. És una noia molt bonica, impulsiva i valenta que sovint no pot creure com ha canviat el món, sap molt bé que és la rival de la Saeko per les atencions d'en Takashi però encara la considera una companya i una amiga.  Rei lluita amb una llança obtinguda d'una escombra i més tard utilitza un rifle M1A, una versió civil de l'M14.

amb la veu de: Miyuki Sawashiro.
Estudiant sènior i presidenta del club de kendo, la Saeko és una lluitadora experimentada i entrenada, així com un personatge reflexiu amb un fort sentiment d'orgull i un element molt important per al seu grup. Sembla que li agrada molt en Takashi, a qui li confessarà que té un plaer gairebé sexual en matar-los. No se sap gaire de la seva família, a part del fet que el pare de Saya, Souichirou Takagi, va ser entrenat en l'ús de l'espasa pel pare de Saeko. Com a agraïment, en Takagi li regala una espasa creada a l'armeria del general Murata durant l'era Meiji. Quatre anys abans de l'inici de la història, Saeko va ser atacada per un maníac, però ella, armada amb la seva espasa de fusta, va guanyar fàcilment, enfurismant-se severament sobre la víctima abans de l'arribada de la policia. Tot i que va ser innegablement una autodefensa, aquesta experiència va revelar les seves tendències sàdiques. Després d'explicar la seva història a Takashi, que la besarà admirada per la història, i després d'haver conegut un altre grup d'"ells", Saeko considerarà per un moment ser assassinada. Tanmateix, en Takashi l'aturarà revelant la seva admiració. Després d'aquest esdeveniment, ella acceptarà les seves tendències i lluitarà al seu costat. Saeko creu en la capacitat de Takashi per liderar el grup en les crisis. Saeko és una noia atenta i valenta, no parla sovint i manté la calma gairebé en totes les ocasions. Inicialment lluitarà amb una espasa de fusta (Bokken) més tard utilitzarà una katana.

amb la veu de: Eri Kitamura.
Filla d'un polític important i molt ric, Saya és una noia amb una gran intel·ligència i una marcada inventiva, a més d'un autoproclamat geni, malgrat això està força nerviosa i histèrica a més d'una gran covarda encara que es nega a admetre-ho. Sovint es mostra grollera amb els seus companys, però com ha demostrat en diverses ocasions no vol deixar morir cap d'ells i és molt estimat amb tothom.  Intenta diverses vegades ajudar en combat, però la majoria de les vegades s'espanta i comença a plorar i acaba sent salvada, la majoria de vegades per Kota. El nen està perdut enamorat d'ella però la Saya sempre s'acaba enfadant-se amb ell encara que amb el temps l'acaba respectant molt i li està agraïda per totes les vegades que la va salvar, de fet els dos sovint es veuen junts. Ella és la primera a adonar-se que els no-morts són cecs i que només es guien pels sons. Té una relació conflictiva amb els seus pares, gent extremadament capaç, així que la Saya sempre intenta ser la millor per demostrar-se que és digna d'ells perquè està convençuda que gairebé no la consideren. Ella també, com en Rei, ha estat amiga des de fa molt temps d'en Takashi i ella també sembla tenir sentiments cap a ell, completament no corresposts. Saya actua com a figura materna de la petita Alice i farà tot el possible per mantenir la innocència de la petita inalterada renyant sovint en Kota quan comença a parlar d'armes amb ella. Mentre el grup encara estava atrapat a l'escola, Saya mata un "d'ells" amb un trepant. Més tard lluitarà amb una pistola Luger P08. Al manga l'aventura continuarà amb un MP5SFK trobat a la comissaria on el grup havia anat a buscar el pare de Rei.

amb la veu de: Nobuyuki Hiyama.
Kota és un otaku i expert en armes de foc i equipament militar, cosa que resultarà de gran ajuda per al grup. Sempre ha estat víctima del bullying i no tenia molts amics, per això es preocupa molt pel nou grup format, especialment en Takashi que es converteix en el seu millor amic. Està enamorat de Saya Takagi, però sovint és tractat amb força duresa, malgrat que la noia començarà a respectar-lo amb el pas del temps. En general, dóna el millor des de llargues distàncies. La seva obsessió per les armes el va portar a entrenar durant un mes als EUA a Blackwater USA. Al principi de la història, la seva habilitat ajudarà a Saya a sobreviure a l'atac inicial. En Kota li agrada molt l'Alice i sovint se'l veurà jugant amb ella i sempre intentant protegir-la i no fer-li entendre com de despietada és la situació, tot i que sovint li acabarà explicant com de boniques i útils són les armes, acabant renyat per Saya. A més, quan el grup arriba a un centre comercial, el noi té enveja d'una policia de 18 anys, Asami Nakaoka.  Entre tots dos sorgeix una atracció mútua, i quan el grup decideix escapar del centre comercial envaït per "ells", Asami decideix seguir en Kota. La policia, però, corre a rescatar un nen envoltada d'"ells", i es veu envoltada al seu torn. Per tant, Kota es veu obligada a disparar-li. El nen està traumatitzat i corre el risc de bogeria, excepte que la intervenció combinada de l'Arisu i el Doctor Shizuka el torna a la normalitat.  Kota no sembla conèixer estils de combat a prop, però servirà de suport amb diferents armes de foc com un AR-10 (imitant l'SR25) i el Smith & Wesson Model 37 que li va donar Takashi. És un franctirador formidable, aconsegueix arribar al punt exacte que volia fins i tot a distàncies molt llargues i fins i tot en moviment, no vol deixar mai les armes perquè diu que gràcies a aquestes ara s'ha convertit en algú i que finalment ho ha fet. amics tot i que el consideren important no només per la seva habilitat amb les armes de foc. Quan comença a disparar, en Kota es converteix en una persona completament diferent i guanya tota la confiança en si mateix que abans no tenia. Kota Hirano és una caricatura del mangaka del mateix nom, autor de Hellsing.

amb la veu de: Yukari Fukui.
Infermera de l'institut Fujimi, Shizuka és una dona soltera de 26 anys amb pits grans que definitivament està indefensa davant la resta del grup. És l'única que té carnet de conduir, i per tant, pot utilitzar els mitjans de transport. Al principi de la història serà salvada per Saeko. Les seves abundants formes solen ser un interludi còmic de la història. El metge sovint demostra que és bastant ximple i ingènua però que té un bon cor i per això tots els nois s'hi enganxaran molt, tot i no poder fer res en combat. Shizuka és molt amiga de Rika Minami, una tiradora de precisió de l'Esquadra d'Assalt Especial Japonès.  Com a infermera i l'única adulta del grup, és responsable de la salut de tots els altres i encara que segueix estudiant per a ser metgessa, els seus coneixements ja són notables.  Com la Saya fa de mare de la petita Alice, però la seva és la part de la mare amorosa que consola el nen en els moments de desesperació i per això l'Alícia sovint dorm abraçada amb ella.

amb la veu de: Ayana Taketatsu.
Nena de set anys rescatada per Takashi després que el seu pare i la seva mare fossin assassinats per zombis, després s'uneix al grup.  Està molt lligada a Kota i el veu com el substitut del seu pare, sovint vist en companyia d'un gos petit que va rescatar anomenat Zeke.  És molt innocent i bona i encara molt infantil i s'estima amb tots els seus companys, reafirmant diverses vegades les ganes de quedar-se amb tots ells.

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Lloc web de Fujimi Shobo sobre Highschool of the Dead

Kadokawa Shoten
Anime i manga de terror
Mangues shonen
Sèries d'anime de la dècada del 2010
Mangues del 2006

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Home The Royal Family Meghan Markle Sarah Ferguson admits she relates to Meghan Markle and has 'been in her shoes' before
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Sarah Ferguson admits she relates to Meghan Markle and has 'been in her shoes' before
Sarah Ferguson has spoken out in support of Meghan Markle and said she can relate to what she has been going through.
The mum-of-two said she feels "desperately sorry" for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The 62-year-old said she feels "desperately sorry" for the scrutiny Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been under over the few past years, as she drew parallels to her own experiences after marrying Prince Andrew.
"It must be hard for Meghan, and I can relate to her. I believe she is modern and fabulous," Sarah told Vogue Arabia. "She was famous before. She is great. Why can't Meghan be great? Why can't she be celebrated?"
Also read: 'It's history repeating' George Clooney warns over treatment of 'good friend' Meghan Markle.
Sarah fell short of giving Meghan Markle any advice on how to handle the negativity, adding: "I tend not to give advice because it is taken out of context, but I have been in Meghan's shoes, and I still am.
There's always a twist of negativity and it just gets so sad and tiring; it's hard and meaningful. I abhor bullying and I feel desperately sorry for the pain they must be going through because I've been through it."
The mum-of-two said she still finds herself under tabloid scrutiny, and her daughter Princess Beatrice "always says that I'm the most understood person".
The family had received more attention than ever before in the wake of allegations about Prince Andrew's association with Jeffrey Epstein, and his previous interview with Newsnight. "It's been incredibly difficult," Sarah said.
Also read: Brave royal ladies who have opened up about their miscarriage.
Sarah previously shared an emotional message in support of her former husband before the interview aired, describing him as a "true and real gentleman". However, she has since maintained her silence on social media in the aftermath of the interview, which saw Andrew step down from royal duties.
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You don't own your ebooks with DRM. You're merely licensing the privilege to read them. Some readers overseas have learned this the hard way (yet again) now that Nook is going out of business in the United Kingdom. But don't worry, they're working to let you maybe possibly transfer all those books you bought.
Digital rights management (DRM) is absolutely crippling our ability to preserve digital knowledge for the future. And it's half the reason I prefer deadtree books.


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package test.ws;

import gov.nih.nci.cacoresdk.domain.manytomany.unidirectional.Author;
import gov.nih.nci.cacoresdk.domain.manytomany.unidirectional.Book;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;

public class M2MUnidirectionalWSTest extends SDKWSTestBase
{
	public static String getTestCaseName()
	{
		return "Many to Many Unidirectional WS Test Case";
	}

	protected Collection<Class> getClasses() throws Exception
	{
		Collection<Class> mappedKlasses = new ArrayList<Class>();

		mappedKlasses.add(Author.class);
		mappedKlasses.add(Book.class);

		return mappedKlasses;
	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set
	 * Verifies that none of the attribute is null
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testEntireObjectNestedSearch1() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Book.class;
		Book criteria = new Book();

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(5,results.length);

		for (Object obj : results){
			Book result = (Book)obj;
			assertNotNull(result);
			assertNotNull(result.getId());
			assertNotNull(result.getName());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set
	 * Verifies that none of the attribute is null
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testEntireObjectNestedSearch2() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Author.class;
		Author criteria = new Author();

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(5,results.length);

		for (Object obj : results){
			Author result = (Author)obj;
			assertNotNull(result);
			assertNotNull(result.getId());
			assertNotNull(result.getName());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set
	 * erifies that the associated object is null
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testZeroAssociatedObjectsNestedSearch1() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Book.class;
		Book criteria = new Book();
		criteria.setId(new Integer(4));

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(1,results.length);

		Book result = (Book)results[0];
		assertNotNull(result);
		assertNotNull(result.getId());
		assertNotNull(result.getName());

		Object[] authorCollection = getAssociationResults(result, "authorCollection", 0);
		assertEquals(0,authorCollection.length);

	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search to get associated object
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set is 0
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testZeroAssociatedObjectsNestedSearch2() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Author.class;
		Book criteria = new Book();
		criteria.setId(new Integer(4));

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(0,results.length);
	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set
	 * Verifies that none of the attribute is null
	 * Verifies that the associated object has required Id
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testOneAssociatedObjectNestedSearch1() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Book.class;
		Book criteria = new Book();
		criteria.setId(new Integer(1));

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(1,results.length);

		Book result = (Book)results[0];
		assertNotNull(result);
		assertNotNull(result.getId());
		assertNotNull(result.getName());

		Object[] authorCollection = getAssociationResults(result, "authorCollection", 0);

		Author author = (Author)authorCollection[0];
		assertNotNull(author);
		assertNotNull(author.getId());
		assertNotNull(author.getName());
		assertEquals(new Integer(1),author.getId());
	}

	/**
	 * Uses Nested Search Criteria for search to get associated object
	 * Verifies that the results are returned
	 * Verifies size of the result set
	 * Verifies that none of the attribute is null
	 * Verified the Id attribute's value of the returned object
	 *
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	public void testOneAssociatedObjectNestedSearch2() throws Exception
	{
		Class targetClass = Author.class;
		Book criteria = new Book();
		criteria.setId(new Integer(1));

		Object[] results = getQueryObjectResults(targetClass, criteria);

		assertNotNull(results);
		assertEquals(1,results.length);

		Author author = (Author)results[0];
		assertNotNull(author);
		assertNotNull(author.getId());
		assertNotNull(author.getName());
		assertEquals(new Integer(1),author.getId());
	}
}

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Q: How to mount/convert a raw CD-ROM image (.img) I got a raw .img image from the Internet Archive and I would like to mount it on my Linux, or at least convert it to an ISO file.
This image works fine under Windows, when using e.g. MagicDisk to emulate a virtual CD drive.
Under Linux, however, most solutions I found on the net do not work here:

*

*Mounting it as an ISO-9660 image (i.e. mount -t iso9660 ...)
Image is not an ISO-9660 file, so it fails:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop1,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so

$ dmesg | tail
ISOFS: Unable to identify CD-ROM format.

*file provides no useful information:
`cdrom.img: AIX core file fulldump 32-bit 64-bit`

*fdisk -l/parted, as suggested here, does not help:
Disk cdrom.img: 124 MB, 124749824 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15 cylinders, total 243652 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk cdrom.img doesn't contain a valid partition table

$ sudo parted cdrom.img
GNU Parted 2.3
Using /tmp/cdrom.img
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) u
Unit?  [compact]? B
(parted) print
Error: /tmp/cdrom.img: unrecognised disk label

*Most tools which I usually apply to ISO files (e. g. Ark to uncompress and read contents) do not work either, since it is not an archive.
How can I mount, or at least convert this kind of file?

A: For this kind of image in particular, AcetoneISO did the job, managing to mount the file and allowing me to read it.
It also allowed me to quickly convert the raw disk image to the ISO format (by installing the free, but non-open-source, PowerISO for Linux).
This Wikipedia page provides suggestions of other tools which might be useful in such cases.

A: Try raw2iso......................

A: If you use BSD, you might get results with qemu-img doing this (or something like it):
qemu-img convert -O vmdk  'genericOS.iso' 'genericOS.vmdk'

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O raw 'genericOS.vmdk' 'genericOS.img'

Both ISO and IMG are disk images, you can use vmdk as an intermediary state. You will have an image you can use in ESXI too. You see that I converted an IMG into an ISO, I assume it will work in reverse. Though I have not tried the images the commands worked.

A: Although I haven't converted the file per se, but I used Balena Etcher to burn a bootable pen drive. My problem is that I didn't have any cue, toc or other info to select track mode or subchannel mode for raw2iso.
I downloaded Balena Etcher amd64 deb image from https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases, you can also select i686 rpm or whatever fits your need.
See also 2nd method in https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Debian-sid where I got this idea from.


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Q: show create table return b"CREATE TABLE Same code in different mysql database instance
sql_table_def = 'show create table {}.{}'.format(dbname,table_name)
df_table_def = pandas.read_sql_query(sql_table_def,self.conn)
create_table_sql = df_table_def.head(1)['Create Table'].values[0]

But sometimes the returned value is strange:
print(create_table_sql)
b"CREATE TABLE

There is a b in front of "CREATE TABLE"!
but most of the db instance 's return is right:
 print(create_table_sql)

Just return "CREATE TABLE", no b in front.
What's the problem?

A: The b prefix shows that it's a bytes object rather than a str.
You can convert bytes to a str using .decode (if you know the encoding):
In [11]: b'string'
Out[11]: b'string'

In [12]: b'string'.decode("utf-8")  # the encoding may not be utf-8...
Out[12]: 'string'

In [13]: type(b'string')
Out[13]: bytes

In [14]: type('')
Out[14]: str

The issue is the the database doesn't know the encoding and doesn't guess (which is probably a good thing). Although you may find that encodings other than utf-8 are not supported (e.g. for PyMySQL)...


The Civil Service Reform Act : due process and misconduct-related adverse actions / Jared P. Cole.
Cole, Jared P., (author.). Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, (issuing body.).
Subject: United States. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
Civil service > United States.


how many episodes of bleach are currently english dubbed? im on 299 right now i believe and its hard to find the siguiente episode dubbed.
And my siguiente pregunta is how many total episodes are there so far?
The english dubbed version of episode 299 won't be released until this coming sunday, so tu are caught up on the english dubbed episodes. Right now there are a total of 366 episodes of bleach with 4 movies. They actually canceled the mostrar some time hace and so the bleach story does actually finish on episode 366. The manga is still ongoing and we don't know if they will pick up on the anime again.
one más pregunta lol how long does it take for episodes to come out in english dubbed lol is it monthly?
It's usually weekly, as in every sunday (depending on where tu live for what time it'll be available to you), they are actually scheduled to come on on saturdays but because of where I live I get them early on sunday mornings. tu might be able to find them on saturdays.


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Q: Lock icon in external drive's folders When I attach the external hard drive, the folders have a lock icon on them and i am unable to delete them.
I tried to use sudo chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME but to no avail, this did not work.
Please tell how to remove that icon and edit the read-only permission.

A: This generally happens when using an NTFS-formatted drive and is due to how NTFS/Windows handles file permissions (in short, not how the *nix world does it).
You have to adjust your fstab settings to mount the drive with appropriate permissions. This related question has more details, but the basics of it are that you want to set the uid and gid values to your user and group. This mounts it as your user, instead of as root.


Location-Location-Location. Seller has made improvements in the building and there are currently 2-3 bedroom apartments plus 2 studio apartments. Washer and Dryers in 2 units. There is off street parking with access at the rear of the house with an easement to access the property through the driveway All 4 units are fully occupied and have leases in place.This prime location is steps to the walking mall and beach. Return this home to it's single family splendor or keep it as a rental work-horse. Property being Sold AS/IS.