The Soviet Union has set up a network of spies and terrorists in Canada code named Roulette. Their goals are to co-opt the Quebec separatist movement, commit acts of terrorism, steal Canadian military secrets, and infiltrate the United States.
James Bond has been assigned to find and destroy the network. With the help of CIA operative Felix Leiter, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and FLQ revolutionary Bijoux Montagne, Bond seeks to penetrate Roulette and bring down Koniev, the SMERSH operative running the network.
Roulette by Canadian author Jamie Mason is one of the books that have come out in the wake of James Bond becoming a public domain character in Canada. Mason stays very faithful to the Bond of the Ian Fleming novels. He places Bond in his time, the Cold War, rather than in modern times, and maintains the gritty, hardboiled tone of the books rather than the slick, sci-fi tinged excesses of the films.
The story goes at a fast-but-steady pace, keeping the twists and turns in the story intriguing enough to keep the reader turning the page. I finished most of the book in one evening, finding myself still hooked when I thought I'd found a place to put it down. The action scenes are intense without being overwrought and balance well with the scenes of suspense and intrigue.
Mason brings in some characters already in the Bond universe, such as M, Ms. Moneypenny, and Felix Leiter, and introduces his own for this story. Of course, a Bond story needs a villain and a Bond girl. Bijoux makes for an excellent foil to bond.
She's a communist and Quebec separatist who finds herself disgusted with taking orders from Moscow. She has her differences with Bond which makes for interesting conversations between the two and she proves herself able to hold her own against SMERSH.
Koniev is a classic Bond villain. A hardened, borderline psychopathic killer who directs the Roulette network through fear and brute force. The final showdown between him and Bond is an intense battle of mettle and mental prowess.
Unfortunately, because of a new trade agreement, James Bond is set to come out of the public domain sometime next year. When that happens, this book will be forced to go out of print (you can read some of my thoughts on that in a prior article).
Until it does, this is a must-read if you're a fan of James Bond or Cold War thrillers in general. Jamie Mason has made an admirable and entertaining contribution to the Bond canon that continues where Fleming left off. I highly recommend you head over to Canadian Amazon and pick this up.


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Double Whammy: Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit Against Generic and Brand-Name Drug Manufacturers
Some product liability suits are dead on arrival. At least, that is the position the Fifth Circuit took late last week in affirming the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's suit against a collection of generic and brand-name drug manufacturers.
The case in question is Johnson v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, et al., and concerns Mr. Johnson's purported struggles with Peyronie's Disease (PD), a connective tissue disorder that causes painful, bent erections, after he had ingested generic forms of the prescription drugs Minocin (an antibiotic) and Tegretol (an anticonvulsant).
By way of background, in April 2013, Mr. Johnson began taking generic Minocin (Minocycline) on the advice of his dermatologist. Roughly a year later, Mr. Johnson began developing symptoms of PD. His PD symptoms improved some eighteen months later, following his decision to discontinue Minocycline. A few years later, in June 2017, Mr. Johnson began taking generic Tegretol (Carbamazepine) at the behest of his pain-management physician. After taking this medication for three months, Mr. Johnson's PD symptoms worsened. Several of his physicians advised him that his PD condition was not caused by these medications, but, following some independent research, he determined that both Minocycline and Carbamazepine could cause drug-induced lupus, a connective tissue disorder (like PD), and that a correlation existed between high TGF-beta blood levels and PD. After receiving an elevated TGF-beta blood test and researching the issue further, Mr. Johnson filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against the manufacturers of Minocycline and Carbamazepine (together, Generic Defendants) and the manufacturers of the name-brand drugs Minocin and Tegretol (together, Brand Defendants). The suit alleged Texas-based theories of strict liability, products liability, breach of warranty, and loss of consortium. The Generic Defendants and Brand Defendants moved to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) on grounds of federal preemption and Fifth Circuit precedent. The District Court granted the motions and dismissed the case in its entirety, and Mr. Johnson appealed.
The Fifth Circuit addressed two key issues on appeal: (1) whether Mr. Johnson's claims against the Generic Defendants were preempted by federal law; and (2) whether Mr. Johnson's claims against the Brand Defendants failed under Texas law given that Mr. Johnson never ingested the brand-name version of either drug (e.g., Minocin and Tegretol). The appellate court answered both questions in the affirmative.
With regard to the claims against the Generic Defendants, Mr. Johnson alleged that the generic drug labels for both Minocycline and Carbamazepine failed to properly warn users of the risk of developing PD. But the Fifth Circuit, drawing upon its own precedent as well as that of the United States Supreme Court, held that Mr. Johnson's state-law claims against the Generic Defendants were preempted by federal law because the substance of such claims turned on the adequacy (or alleged inadequacy) of the labeling of the generic drugs. Under federal law, a generic drug manufacturer must use the same warning label as that of the brand-name drug and cannot unilaterally change that label. See Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. v. Bartlett, 570 U.S. 472, 484-87 (2013); PLIVA v. Mensing, 564 U.S. 604, 618 (2011); Lashley v. Pfizer, Inc., 750 F.3d 470, 474 (5th Cir. 2014); Eckhardt v. Qualitest Pharm., Inc., 751 F.3d 674, 678 (5th Cir. 2014). Because the Generic Defendants were obligated to adhere to the FDA-approved labels for Minocin and Tegretol, the claims against them under Texas law, which were all characterized as products liability claims for failure to warn, were preempted.
As to the claims against the Brand Defendants, the issue was straightforward. Although the generic drug labels contained the same information as the labels of the brand-name drugs, Texas product liability law is grounded on the principle that a claim can only be asserted against a manufacturer for an injury allegedly caused by a defect in its own product. In this case, Mr. Johnson ingested only the generic versions of Minocycline and Carbamazepine. He never used a product manufactured by either of the Brand Defendants, namely Minocin or Tegretol. As a result, he failed to state a products liability claim against the Brand Defendants and was precluded under Texas law from bringing claims against them.
The Fifth Circuit's decision adds to a growing body of case law concerning the scope of liability for generic manufacturers and for brand-name drug manufacturers that are sued for injuries allegedly caused by generic versions of their drugs.
About the Author: Elie Biel
Elie Biel helps clients defend, resolve, prevent and manage medical device and pharmaceutical product liability litigation throughout North America. Drawing upon his on-the-ground litigation experience and intimate understanding of the medical field, Elie works with clients in the medical device, pharmaceutical and health care industries to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their cases and helps them manage risk and pursue favorable solutions through arbitration, mediation, settlement or trial.
Written by: Elie Biel
Category: Failure to Warn
Subjects: Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Innovator Liability, Preemption, Prescription Drugs, Texas
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05/12/03: 2nd Edition of "Mixed Climbs in the Canadian Rockies"
The 2nd Edition of "Mixed Climbs in the Canadian Rockies", by Sean Isaac and published by Rocky Mountain Books, will be available in stores by the end of December 2003. In the three years since the inaugural edition, the number of mixed routes has almost doubled. The new volume contains nearly 300 routes ranging from M4 to M12. Whether you crave inverted dry tooling, multi-pitch horror shows or safely bolted moderates, this guide will have it all. Its 240 pages are packed with exciting photos and informative topos and maps.
Order a copy on-line from Rocky Mountain Books.


180Degrees is an event hosted by Ignite Church on Birchwood. We have one night of cabaret on Birchwood featuring local Lincoln band, Naughty Step, and comedy magician, John Archer.
After hearing Naughty Step at the pop up festival in Lincoln this year, Pastor Darren felt he had to get this awesome group to perform at this year's 180Degrees. You may know John Archer from CBBC's 'Help My School Trip Is Magic' show, or as the only person to ever fool Penn & Teller on ITV.
This is a free event for all the family where refreshments will be provided.
The night will be hosted by our very own Pastor, Darren Edwards, and the Ignite Church team.


A bit more on the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. A few pictures of the giant, and busy monument to the battle near the center of Princeton. The Monument sits directly astride what was once the main road in Princeton, that went right past Morven, the historic home of the governors of New Jersey till a few decades ago. It's hard to make out the details of the monument, even standing right in front of it, but there's George and his horse, huddled in the cold. The battle did take place on January 3, 1777. It was cold.
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The recession has affected many individuals and families across the U.S. They are finding it difficult to meet their daily expenses. However, the situation should not compel us to comprise our necessities of life such as buying a home or for that matter a car. The USA car dealers are making it easier for people to purchase vehicles of their choice on an auto loan in spite of having a poor credit rating.
To begin your search for a reliable auto dealer, you no longer need to visit the 'brick and mortar' stores. You can use the internet to look for the most trustworthy dealerships in your locality. You will find all kinds of relevant information you are looking for about a dealer, its way of doing business, customers' feedback, etc. online, 24/7. It will be easier for you to then judge the competency of various dealers before selecting one to do business with.
Individuals with an almost zero bank balance and a poor credit history can happily apply for a car loan being provided by a car dealership. There is absolutely no need for any credit verification or deposit of money at the time of applying for an auto loan. People who have the desire of purchasing a dream vehicle can easily get in touch with a well-known dealer to visit their showroom and apply for a loan to buy the specific car model at the earliest.
Almost all the US dealers are known to provide a guaranteed auto credit loan to people in need of the same on an urgent basis. Visit a dealer's website to fill up and submit an online loan application form. The officials of the dealer will go through your form and call you up for a face-to-face meeting. The meeting is called to know better a potential customer and about his requirements. Based on the end-result, the loan is sanctioned at most with a week. Thus, as you can see, it is far more easier to get a car loan from a dealership than from a bank. The bank officials take a lot of time to examine your requirements and sanction a loan. Besides, they does a thorough background check to find out whether you have a debt or not.
With the auto dealerships lending money for the car purchasing purpose, people with a bad credit score are getting approved to buy a new car of their favorite brand. The rate of interest charged on a new car loan is usually more than a used car. However, almost all US car dealers are understandable enough to charge you a small rate of interest on the lending amount. They also ask for a low down payment which you need to pay at the time of booking a vehicle of your choice.
For borrowers who are unable to repay the lending amount at the end of the contract period, they can easily ask for an extension of the repayment time to pay back the remaining sum of money along with the interest amount.
This cutie showed up looking terrible with an injury on her head and with no tag or chip and she needs some help now. Please SHARE for her life, she's SUCH a beauty and a FOSTER or ADOPTER would save her.
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According to experts, auto loans for bad credit provided by the car dealers have made it possible for many individuals to realize their dream of owning a car. No longer they have to wait for hours to get a public transport - bus or a cab to reach the destination. They can now easily drive their dream car to any place they are willing to go.
Before finalizing a dealer to take a loan, let's just go through the below mentioned points.
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Trèbes attack: French vegan activist convicted over dead butcher comment
image captionButcher Christian Medvès was killed at the supermarket where he worked in Trèbes
A vegan activist in France who posted a Facebook message saying the killing of a butcher by an Islamist militant was "justice" has received a suspended prison sentence, court sources say.
She reportedly wrote that she had "zero compassion" for the victim of the supermarket attack in Trèbes last week.
Her seven-month sentence was issued as punishment for condoning terrorism.
The victim, butcher Christian Medvès, was one of four people killed by gunman Radouane Lakdim on 23 March.
The animal rights activist was prosecuted under France's tough anti-terror laws by a judge at a court in Saint-Gaudens, not far from Toulouse, in the south-west of the country.
Condoning terrorism carries a maximum seven-year jail sentence and a fine of up to €100,000 (£88,000).
France lauds hero policeman
Trèbes memorial Mass for victims
Police said they were alerted to her Facebook post on Monday evening.
"So does it shock you that a murderer gets killed by a terrorist? Not me, I have zero compassion for him, there is justice in it," she is said to have posted, according to a judicial source quoted by the French news agency AFP.
France's butchers federation said it had filed a legal complaint over the post, which has since been removed.
The woman's appearance in court came two days after a left-wing activist received a one-year suspended sentence for celebrating the death of another victim of the same attack, gendarme Arnaud Beltrame.
Lt-Col Beltrame, 44, was killed after offering himself in exchange for a hostage being held by Lakdim after he attacked the Super U grocery in Trèbes on Friday.
Col Beltrame was honoured as a national hero at a ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
Sixteen people were injured, two seriously, in what was the worst jihadist attack under Mr Macron's presidency. The gunman was shot dead by police.
Islamic State group
French soldiers attacked: Police detain two in Grenoble
Paris ceremony for police officer Arnaud Beltrame
France attack: Lakdim's girlfriend 'known to security services'
France gun attack: Trèbes held memorial Mass for victims
Trèbes attack: French left-winger arrested over tweet hailing gendarme's death
France approves tough new anti-terror laws


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Help me please. How do I create multiple buttons/switches that control the same indicator light? I need to it to behave like the lightswitches at the top and bottom of stairways: either can turn the light on or off. Can more switches be added later?
In electrical terms, you're referring to a 3-way switch. This is very easy to simulate in Director by simply using a toggle behavior. However, I say "simulate" because this is not really the way it works with electricity. Let's examine the differences.
That's the easy way. So why bother with doing it any other way? Well, the problem is that you're really not duplicating 3-way switches. In the first approach, either switch would work even if the other sprite disappeared. In real life, 3-way switches rely on the presence of each other. You don't create a circuit with only one 3-way switch.
You could do some very effective simulations using the first approach, but if you wanted more flexibility... if we wanted the ability to change switches around -- "rewire" the movie -- or add additional electrical components, then the simulation could break down. In that case, I favor taking a more object-oriented approach in which each component really behaves as it should.
OK, here's the lesson in electricity. A 2-way (or simple) switch has 2 connections on it. When the switch is closed (ON) then the two connections are linked. Turn the switch off and the link is broken. A 3-way switch has 3 connections which I'll label A, B, and C. A 3-way switch does not have simple ON or OFF settings. Rather, in position 1, the switch links A to B; in position 2, the switch links A to C.
If you are with me so far, then let's go ahead and throw in a 4-way switch. You guessed it: 4 connections (B, C, D, and E in my diagram). In position 1, B is linked to D and C is linked to E; in position 2, the links are criss-crossed so that B links to E and C links to D. Watch how the switches behave in the demo movie. It's much easier to understand visually, which of course, is why you need to make this program in the first place. Note that the 3rd switch from the left is also a 3-way switch, simply flipped over. BTW... you can place as many of the 4-way switches in line between a pair of 3-way switches as you want.
Finally, for the electrically-challenged, I should explain that for a light-bulb to be lit, you need to have a complete circuit, routed from a power source... through all the switches... through the light-bulb... and back to the power source. If you break the circuit at any point, then you have no light.
For the 3-way switch, you'll always be using two of them, so we'll want to be able to specify the names of the connections (or "poles"). In this behavior, I used symbols to specify these values. Since we're trying to simulate real electrical behavior, we'll also need to specify what the next component in the circuit is (so that we can "pass the electricity" on to it.) I used pNextComponent for this.
For now, ignore the last handler (method) called checkCircuit. We'll get to that explanation in a minute. The behavior for the 4-way switch is very similar, except that it allows for the naming of a 4th pole.
In addition to attaching these behaviors to your switch sprites, you'll probably want to attach additional behaviors. For example, I applied the "cursor change on rollover" and "toggle switch" behaviors from the Behavior Library.
Now that the switches are set up, let's deal with the behaviors for our bulb and power supply. In real life, a bulb simply sits there doing nothing until power is applied. So, our bulb behavior should be very simple. And it is. The most complicated code here is the part that allows you to specify the cast members -- and this is almost identical to the getPropertyDescriptionList handlers in the previous two behaviors.
As you can see, the bulb behavior simply responds when the circuit is broken or closed. So where does that message come from? As in real life, it is the power supply (behavior) which will constantly check to see if the circuit is closed. So our final behavior will be applied to the power supply (although this could be a movie script.) An electrical charge is always looking for a way to discharge through a complete circuit. For our purposes, we'll look for that complete circuit on each exitFrame.
On each exitFrame, this behavior sends out a message to the first component in the circuit. Each component (switch) has a checkCircuit handler which passes that message along to the next component. A parameter is also passed which specifies which pole the "electricity" has passed to. If the circuit is broken at any point, the behavior will assign a value of 0 to the outputPole. If 0 comes back to the power supply, then a message is sent to all sprites that the circuit is broken. Otherwise, if the power supply receives back the message that electricity has passed all the way to the end pole, then the circuit is closed.
Our switches provide simple alternative pathes. The have no "knowledge" of the state of other components in the circuit.
Our switches are passively interdependent.
Our bulb is dumb. It simply responds to an open or closed circuit.
Our power supply is the force driving the ongoing circuit checking.


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Rouketopolemos - The Greek Rocket War For Celebration Of Easter
How Is The Success Of The Greek Rocket War Announced?
History Of Greek Rocket War
Every year, while parishioners attend mass, two churches on the tiny Greek island of Chios celebrate Easter by firing rockets back and forth in the direction of the bell towers, known as the Greek rocket war.
The Greek word for "rocket battle" is "rouketopolemos," and it refers to an annual Easter celebration on the island of Chios. At midnight on Holy Saturday, the town of Vrontados brings back one of the most beautiful but also dangerous Easter celebrations.
This strange ceremony, which has been going on since the Ottoman Empire, is being participated in by two opposing parishes in the village. The two churches, which are 400 meters apart and on opposite sides of a hill, fire thousands of homemade rockets at each other's tower bells.
These homemade rockets are constructed throughout the year for this spectacular event, which draws thousands of spectators. The rockets are made of wooden sticks that are stuffed with an explosive mixture of sulfur, nitro, and charcoal.
More than 200 people from both parishes are involved in the preparation, which begins after Christmas. They are split up into groups of 4-5 people, and each group is given a particular assignment to fulfill. The night before Holy Saturday, the rockets are put on platforms with grooves to make sure they go in the right direction.
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For the occasion, the church buildings and the neighboring structures have been boarded up and secured with metal sheets and mesh. The sky fills with vibrant sparkles and the clicks of hundreds of burning rockets as soon as the bells ring at midnight, commemorating Jesus' resurrection.
Rocket war is being held in chois
Each parish always claims victory over the other when the rockets that have successfully hit their target are counted on Easter Sunday, but ultimately, both parishes agree to settle the score the following year.
Even though this strange practice has annoyed a few locals, it has brought international attention to the town and brought in a lot more money from tourists.
Of course, whoever rings the bell of the rival church wins. But the outcome always seems to be a tie, necessitating a new conflict the following year. The "rockets" are actually gunpowder-mixture-filled wooden sticks that are launched from specialized platforms.
Making them takes the entire year for the villagers. Between the two churches, 60,000–80,000 rockets are launched. The churches of Agios Markos and Panagia Erithiani participate in this Rouketopolemos event.
There are 5,300 people living in the village, which is on the Greek island of Chios. It has a long history of merchant seafaring and is home to a number of important Greek ship owners.
Rockets are set to be aimed at rival church before beginning of war
The origins of the event are several. The festival seems to be a twist on the Greek tradition of setting off fireworks before the Orthodox prayer at midnight on the Saturday before Easter.
Another idea dates the incident to the Ottoman Empire, when the situation was far grimmer and real cannons were used. The villagers in the nineteenth century wished to celebrate Easter without worrying about harassment during the Ottoman Turkish occupation.
In order to keep the Turks at bay and allow the devoted followers to attend Easter services, members of both churches came up with the idea of staging a fictitious conflict with cannons. The Turks then removed the cannons out of concern that the natives would use them to revolt.
[Nikos Deja Vu] Rouketopolemos: An amazing Easter Tradition at Chios Island, Greece
According to rumors, the villages broke tradition in 2016 and cancelled the festival entirely due to cleanliness and safety concerns. Each year, in anticipation of the "rocket war," the churches themselves and neighboring structures must be boarded up and fortified with wire mesh. The festival appears to have started up again since then and is still a big magnet for tourists.
How Is The Greek Firework Battle Celebrated?
The annual celebration, known as "rouketopolemos", sees parishioners from Aghios Markos and Panagia Ereithiani fire the handmade fireworks at each other's church bell towers. The winning village is the one whose church scores the most direct hits on the other's.
Do People Get Hurt During The Greek Firework Battle?
Seven out of every ten youths injured by fireworks are between the ages of 10 and 14, with 93 percent of them injuring themselves. 79 percent of the injured young people were injured as a result of fireworks explosions in their hands.
What Year Did The Greek Firework Battle Start?
Every year, a battle takes place between two churches - a tradition that dates back to 1889. People carry fireworks to the roof of Saint Mark's and Panagia Erithiani to set them off in the direction of one another. The winner is the first to hit the opposing church's bell tower.
Every easter, in a small island of greece, there is a Greek rocket war every year. Rockets and churches don't typically go hand in hand, but in a little Greek community, they have for more than 125 years.
Even though this stunningly beautiful activity has its roots in a much darker time in history, it is now a major tourist attraction and a major source of income for the area.
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Q: Android paddings for Spannable? I use this code to set background for piece of text inside TextView:
s.setSpan(new BackgroundColorSpan(getResources().getColor(R.color.selection_blue)), prevIndex, index, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

But I need to set padding for this text too. Is it possible?

A: You can use ReplacementSpan.
In your Activity:
TextView tagsTextView = (TextView) mView.findViewById(R.id.tagsTextView);
SpannableStringBuilder stringBuilder = new SpannableStringBuilder();

SpannableString tag = new SpannableString("TEST");
stringBuilder.append(tag);
stringBuilder.setSpan(new TagSpan(getResources().getColor(R.color.blue), getResources().getColor(R.color.white)), stringBuilder.length() - tag.length(), stringBuilder.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

tagsTextView.setText(stringBuilder, TextView.BufferType.SPANNABLE);

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    @Override
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        paint.setColor(mBackgroundColor);
        canvas.drawRect(mRect, paint);

        // Text
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        int xPos = Math.round(x + (PADDING / 2));
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    @Override
    public int getSize(Paint paint, CharSequence text, int start, int end, FontMetricsInt fm) {
        return Math.round(paint.measureText(text, start, end) + PADDING);
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Which state government manages the Mullaperiyar dam?
Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tamil Nadu
Note : The Mullaperiyar dam, located in Kerala's Idukki district, is managed by the Tamil Nadu government. The dam is over a century old, as it was constructed by the British in 1895 on the Periyar River in the Idukki district of Kerala to meet the water requirements of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
How many members are there in the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM)?
Correct Answer : Option (C) - 7
The government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the PM for a period of two years after its term came to an end last month. Rakesh Mohan, Poonam Gupta and TT Ram Mohan have been appointed as part-time members of the reconstituted EAC-PM while V Anantha Nageswaran has been dropped.
Bibek Debroy continues to be the chairman of the Council. The other part-time members of the Council include Sajid Chenoy, Neelkanth Mishra and Nilesh Shah.
Anita Anand is an Indian-origin politician who has been appointed as the Defence Minister of which country?
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Canada
Anita Anand, Indian-Origin Canadian politician, on October 26, 2021, was announced to be the new Defence Minister of Canada. The decision was taken in a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a month after his liberal party returned to power in snap polls and amid the calls for the major military reforms.
The 54-year old Anita Anand will replace a long time Defence Minister of India-Origin Harjit Sajjan, who has been under criticism for his handling of military sexual misconduct. Sajjan has been appointed as a Minister of International Development Agency.
The new Cabinet of Canada maintains the gender balance and has 39 members, up one person from before the election. The new Cabinet was sworn in at the Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Which state has launched the Go-Green scheme
Correct Answer : Option (A) - Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has launched 'Go-Green' scheme and its portal to provide electric two wheelers at subsidized rates to the construction and industrial workers of the state. The objective of this scheme is to reduce fuel bills and also curb vehicular pollution.
Workers in the organized sector, such as an industrial worker, will receive a subsidy of 30% at the cost of the vehicle or Rupee. 30,000, Whichever is less, on purchase of battery operated two wheelers. For workers in the construction sector, 50% subsidies or Rupee. 30,000, Whichever is less, on purchase of battery operated two wheelers.
ICGS Sarthak is the new Offshore Patrol Vessels dedicated to the nation to boost maritime safety and security of India. The OPV has been developed by which company?
Goa Shipyard Limited
Hindustan Shipyard
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Correct Answer : Option (A) - Goa Shipyard Limited
Note : A new Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) 'Sarthak' has been dedicated to the nation on October 28, 2021. It will be based at Porbandar in Gujarat. ICGS Sarthak is fourth in the series of five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the ICG, to boost maritime safety and security of India.
PM Narendra Modi attended which edition of the annual ASEAN-India Summit in 2021?
Correct Answer : Option (B) - 18th
Note : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit virtually on October 28, 2021. This was the 9th ASEAN-India Summit attended by PM Modi.
Who has been reappointed as the RBI Governor?
Raghuram rajan
Shaktikanta Das
M. Rajeshwar Rao
Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shaktikanta Das
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been reappointed to the post for a term of three years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his reappointment for a period of three years beyond December 10, 2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Which city is hosting the 16th G20 Summit?
Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rome
Note : Prime Minister Modi has gone to Italy to attend the 16th G20 Summit which is scheduled to be held in Rome on October 30-31, 2021. He will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his first day of arrival in Rome and will also call on Pope Francis in the Vatican during his two-day visit.
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM)?
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29th October
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Ubuntu 12.04: a fresh take on Linux
Canonical has released Ubuntu 12.04, a "long term support" version which will be supported for five years on both desktop and server.
I installed the new release on Microsoft's Hyper-V. Installation was straightforward: download iso of install CD, mount in new Hyper-V VM, install, and wait while updates are downloaded.
This is the first time I have tried Unity, the desktop shell originally designed for netbooks which is now the default in Ubuntu. It is a clean, minimalist shell with a launcher on the left edge. The launcher is like the Windows 7 taskbar, in that it lets you quit as well as launch applications. The screenshot below is more or less the default, though I have added Google Chrome and locked the Terminal to the launcher.
I found the new Ubuntu a little perplexing at first. What about applications not on the launcher?
The secret is the top left button, called Dash home. Click this, and a dashboard appears.
At the foot of the screen are icons for Home, Applications, Files and folders, Music and video. Each one displays different shortcuts, but also operates as a search scope. In Ubuntu 12.04 search is a primary means of navigation. For example, to install the Audacity sound editor, I selected Applications and typed "Aud". Audacity was then listed as an app available for download. There is also the Ubuntu Software Centre which is Ubuntu App Store.
Where the search UI gets rather odd is with the new Head Up Display (HUD). Run Audacity and it appears without any menu. If you click on the top bar (Mac style) the menu bar appears. Alternatively, you can press Alt, and a search box appears that says "Type your command". I typed "pref" and the Preferences menu items appeared in a list.
However, this only works for applications that support it. If you run a LibreOffice app (the office suite that comes with Ubuntu 12.04) and press Alt, you get the HUD search but it will apply to the Ubuntu desktop and not the Libre Office app.
Some apps, such as Terminal, show menus both on the app window and in the top bar. All a bit messy and confusing.
Underneath it is still a variant of Debian Linux of course.
The strong points of Linux, and Ubuntu in particular, are evident in this release as you would expect, including multiple desktop workspaces, and easy discovery and install of new applications. Another key feature is Ubuntu One, cloud storage and sync with 5GB free. An additional 20GB is $29.99 a year. There is also a music streaming service for $39.99 a year, with 20GB of storage included and apps for iOS and Android. This only covers streaming of your own music files and photos, though you can purchase additional tracks from the Ubuntu One Music Store.
I have long since given up expecting that Ubuntu, or any desktop Linux, will truly unsettle Windows or Mac, even though considering the price (free), Ubuntu 12.04 is great, and with applications like LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox and Chrome, and GIMP, it easily meets everyday computing needs. Rather, it is Android, which is Linux-based, that has disrupted mobile computing, and in tablet form is beginning to encroach on laptop territory. Still, I doubt Android would have happened without desktop Linux before it.
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The American Museum of Natural History has a new occupant — one so big it has a room of its own, which can hardly contain it.
We like big and we like to have it all.
The American Museum of Natural History's newest resident is on display today — a 122-foot-long titanosaur, discovered in 2014 in Argentina, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found and the biggest the museum has ever displayed.
Scientists estimate that it weighed about 70 tons when alive. Its ribcage is the size of an Access-a-Ride, and head to tail the skeleton stretches a city block — a long one.
There is something awe inspiring in the heft of the bones, the dramatic play of the lights.
But it's not real . . . not even the bones.
No wool is being pulled over an unsuspecting public's eyes.
The skeleton on display is a replica, constructed of lightweight fiberglass 3-D prints. Everything was recreated to the specifications of the bones found in the Patagonian desert — 84 of which were recovered, approximately 75 percent of the total skeleton. This is the world premiere of the cast, which could be replicated and put on display elsewhere.
Fossils of this size would be far too heavy to display — in this case one of the larger bones might be 1,200 pounds, vs. the 100-pound cast, according to Peter May, president of Research Casting International, the firm that built the model.
Michael Novacek, provost of science and curator for the paleontology division at the museum, says that 80 to 90 percent of the museum's collection are original bones. In the fourth-floor dinosaur exhibits, "most that you see are original," he says, including the famous Tyrannosaurus rex.
But the titanosaur is so big that it would have to be displayed as a cast, or simply as a collection of bones. Which would hardly be our picture of a dinosaur at all.
At a preview yesterday, one visitor acknowledged that he was there to satisfy the child in him. There were real children zipping around, prefiguring the hoards that will traipse through the exhibition hall in the coming weeks, staring down the remains of this unworldly creature resurrected from the ground.
"We want to know everything about dinosaurs: What colors they were, what they ate, how they reproduced, and what they did with those horns, crests, and plates," a display near the titanosaur reads.
Scientists are continually searching to fill in the blanks. Along the way, there's plenty of room for our imaginations to flesh them out. Well-arranged bones help us do that.
It's a continual march to a truer picture.
Novacek notes that 15 years ago, the classic pose for dinosaur displays was to have their tails dragging on the ground. Now we know that wasn't accurate. Even the famous rearing barosaurus in the museum's sweeping Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall lobby (itself a cast) probably isn't accurate. The rearing wouldn't have been typical posture.
Roosevelt himself is or at least was a guiding figure for the museum — beyond the lobby, which is New York state's official memorial for him, his spirit of conservation lives on in the North American dioramas, depicting many areas that he made into national parks (no, he didn't shoot the animals himself).
Part of conservation is showing the public the beauty, grandeur and adventure of a natural world with which they might be little acquainted, or not acquainted with at all, when it comes to dinosaurs.
For what they can't go see themselves, they'll at least have a replica — a museum.
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Edward Elgar, Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Mahler
The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1
Der Rosenkavalier, suite from the opera for orchestra, o.Op. 145 (TrV 227d, AV 145): Waltz
Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra: Von der Schönheit
La Mer, symphonic sketches (3) for orchestra, L. 109: De l'aube à midi sur la mer
Symphony No. 1 in D major ('Classical'), Op. 25: III: Favotta, Non troppo allegro
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: IV: the Royal March
L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments: V: the Little Concert
Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: V: Menuet
Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: VI: Toccata
Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: Sinfonia
Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23: Walzer
Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7: Act III: Interlude
Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra: Prologue
Shine On, Harvest Moon, song
Alexander's Ragtime Band, song
How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm, after they've seen Paree
The Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st version; orig. composed for Lady, Be Good!)
West End Blues
The first two-thirds of this disc is a fascinating cram course in concert music around the time of World War I. The programmer has put together some fascinating juxtapositions--for example, Strauss's Rosenkavalier leads al... more »most seamlessly into Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Schoenberg sounds out of context with everybody (including Berg). The selections are all short, and performance quality runs from great to mediocre, but this is still a thought-provoking educational experience, even though Bartók and Ives are conspicuously missing. The popular selections are less interesting, often campy, and although vintage recordings are used, they aren't always the right vintage. And someone missed a point by separating Copland's jazzy "Music for the Theatre" from Louis Armstrong, who could have followed immediately. --Leslie Gerber « less
All Artists: Edward Elgar, Richard [1] Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Sergey Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Aaron Copland, Nora / Norworth, Jack Bates-Norworth, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Walter Donaldson, George Gershwin, King Oliver, Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas
Title: The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Suites, Symphonies
The first two-thirds of this disc is a fascinating cram course in concert music around the time of World War I. The programmer has put together some fascinating juxtapositions--for example, Strauss's Rosenkavalier leads almost seamlessly into Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Schoenberg sounds out of context with everybody (including Berg). The selections are all short, and performance quality runs from great to mediocre, but this is still a thought-provoking educational experience, even though Bartók and Ives are conspicuously missing. The popular selections are less interesting, often campy, and although vintage recordings are used, they aren't always the right vintage. And someone missed a point by separating Copland's jazzy "Music for the Theatre" from Louis Armstrong, who could have followed immediately. --Leslie Gerber
Hubei Song & Dance Ensemble
Imperial Bells of China
Genres: World Music, New Age, Pop
Label: Fortuna Records
Weaving My Ancestors Voices
Genres: Dance & Electronic, World Music, Pop
Label: Real World Records Ltd/Virgin Records
George Gershwin, Frank Milne
Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists
Label: Nonesuch
Al Dubin, Christine Ebersole, Michael Cumpsty
42nd Street (2001 Revival Broadway Cast)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Label: Atlantic / Wea
A Winter's Solstice: Silver Anniversary Edition
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, Folk, World Music, Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Rock
Label: Windham Hill Records
Ravel, Dutoit, Mso
Daphnis Et Chloe
Label: Polygram Records
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Modern Mandolin Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet
The Bach Variations: A Windham Hill Sampler
Genres: Folk, World Music, Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical
John Dowland, Hector Villalobos, Charles Gounod
Pleasures of Their Company
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical, Gospel
Label: EMI Digital
Capitol's Great Ladies of Song
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Mary Black
Genres: Folk, World Music, Pop, Rock
Label: Gift Horse
Excellent Recording!
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"(It was called The "Great" War, because nobody knew about WWII at the time and it was the biggest war anyone had ever seen.)I think this CD may be a bit choppy to "easy" listeners, but for anyone who has a sincere interest in delving into the musical senses of earlier generations it's VERY good! I recommend the entire NPR Milestones of the Millennium series to such aficionados."
How a Century Has Change Our Perception of War
"War. Tough subject these days - tough subject since the beginning of time. Yet Americans tend to mend wounds and gradually allow the atrocities of yesteryear to fade into coated cases that signal more memories of 'how things used to be' rather than learning from the tragedies with which war has scarred the planet. National Public Radio issued this excellent memoir at the turn of the millennium and one wonders if it now has the same response that greeted it in 1999.
Linda Kobler reconstituted this mix of classical and popular music with a keen sense of history. The CD is twice divided (in both the classical and the popular music) into 'Before the War' 1901 - 1917, 'During the War' 1917 - 1922, and 'After the War' 1922 - 1928. In the first era are the works of Elgar ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Strauss (a waltz from 'Der Rosenkavalier'), Mahler (excerpt from 'Das Lied von der Erde'), and Debussy ('La Mer') joining the songs 'Shine On Harvest Moon' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'. The War period is represented by Prokofiev's 'Symphony No. 1', Stravinsky's 'L'histoire du soldat', and Ravel's 'Le tombeau de Couperin' in tandem with 'Over There'. After the war include Stravinsky ('Pulcinella Suite'), Schoenberg (Waltz from 'Five Piano Pieces'), Berg (excerpt from 'Wozzeck') and Copland ('Music from the Theatre') with popular songs 'How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm', 'The Man I Love', and 'West End Blues'.
The excerpts selected for this survey are exceptionally good: orchestras include NY Phil, LA Phil, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony, and the Columbia Symphony under such batons a Ormandy, Bernstein, Salonen, Tilson Thomas, Schippers and Stravinsky; soloists include Glen Gould, Robert Casadesus, Lili Chookaskian, Louis Armstrong, et al. The sonics are very fine and the performances are each from significant full recordings remaining in the catalogue.
The booklet accompanying this concert of memories is written by Linda Kobler who uses each selection as a pivotal point in the atmosphere of the globe that accompanied the Great War: it is very well written and informative. This is one of those recorded collections that goes far beyond an accumulation of bits and pieces and instead gives food for thought about how our political and social actions intertwine with the arts in a prophetic way. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, October 05"


Minute of Munster Chess Union Annual General Meeting held in the Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville on 24th July 2016.
Alan Salsac (Tralee), Ray O'Brien (Limerick), Gerry Graham (Sarsfield), Ted Jennings (Limerick), John A. Keane (Tralee), Paul Shanahan (Tralee), Michael O'Meara (Tralee), Patrick O'Sullivan (Tralee), Bernd Thee (Tralee), Jan Heinrich (Adare), Pat Meskell (Charleville), Vincent O'Donnell (Charleville), Liam O'Brien (Limerick), Eric Salsac (Limerick), Noel Keating (Limerick), Pat O'Mahoney (Dungarvan), John Lucey (Dungarvan), Phillip Foenander (Limerick), Mikhail Ramendik (Adare), Andrew Ingram (Ennis), Brian Scully (Limerick), Paul Carey (Limerick), Pat Twomey (CCYMS), John Cassidy (Ennis).
Apologies were received from Simon Lawrence and Frank Noonan.
Attendance at the AGM was limited to ICU registered players who met the membership requirements of the MCU Constitution.
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Buttigieg advocates DC statehood as part of racial justice plan
By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 07/11/19 11:50 AM EDT
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg Peter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by JUUL Labs - House to vote to condemn Trump tweet Fundraising numbers highlight growing divide in 2020 race South Bend police officer resigns after killing of black man MORE is calling for statehood for Washington, D.C., in his plan released Thursday aimed at tackling "racist structures and systems."
The candidate's "Douglass Plan," named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass, calls for "Congress to redefine the District of Columbia to include only government buildings in the city center and create a new state, 'New Columbia,' from the remaining territory."
Buttigieg noted in the plan that D.C. "would be the only state in the union where Black Americans were not a racial minority."
The South Bend, Ind., mayor used his proposal to formally call for a number of other Democratic reform ideas, such as abolishing the Electoral College.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the District's sole, nonvoting representative in the House, has introduced D.C. statehood bills several times over the years.
This year's version of the bill has garnered the most support yet, with 216 co-sponsors, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton HoyerOcasio-Cortez responds to fresh criticism from Trump House Democrats introduce resolution condemning Trump for 'racist' comments Feehery: Trump inspires temporary House Democratic unity MORE (D-Md.), throwing their support behind it.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth GillibrandThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by JUUL Labs - House to vote to condemn Trump tweet Fundraising numbers highlight growing divide in 2020 race Five things to watch for at Defense nominee's confirmation hearing MORE (D-N.Y.), who is also running for president, recently announced her own support for D.C. statehood.
Republicans have consistently opposed making the nation's capital the 51st state, with many pointing to the high percentage of registered Democrats in the city.
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Q: Can Avada Kedavra be used to kill more than one being? I am researching the capabilities and limitations of the Killing Curse in Harry Potter (Avada Kedavra). Can the Killing Curse be used to kill more than one? Or, is it only able to kill one foe?

A: The Killing Curse can only be used to kill a single individual. In plain words, if you want to "neutralize" two opponents, you need to cast it twice.
It is my understanding Avada Kedavra means immediate death, even if it hits only an arm or a leg. Think of it as being literally touched by death, and it is a very powerful spell.

"Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it — you ... them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed." — Barty Crouch Jr, disguised as Alastor Moody*.

Considering the above mentioned, I can picture three scenarios in which Avada Kedavra could kill more than one person at a time:

*

*Two people who are holding hands are hit at the same exact spot by a single AK cast by a particularly powerful spell.

*Siamese twins still attached to one another.

*A pregnant woman killed along with her yet unborn child(ren).

My guess is the wizarding world doesn't exactly long for the day Wizardkind applies Muggle warfare principles to magic. This would be truly devastating. Voldemort and his followers would look like a bunch of kids throwing a tamper tantrum.

A: I interpret canon as suggesting it's possible to kill more than one person with a curse; Peter Pettigrew killed thirteen Muggles with a single curse, an act which was subsequently blamed on Sirius Black. When Harry catches the Knight Bus in Prisoner of Azkaban, the conductor, Stan Shunpike, reads Harry the news about Sirius Black from the Daily Prophet:

While Muggles have been told that Black is carrying a gun (a kind of metal wand which Muggles use to kill each other), the magical community lives in fear of a massacre like that of
  twelve years ago, when Black murdered thirteen people with a single curse.
Prisoner of Azkaban - page 34 - Bloomsbury - chapter three, The Knight Bus

What it doesn't say -- anywhere in Prisoner of Azkaban, as far as I could find -- is exactly what curse Peter used. It's definitely possible that Peter used Avada Kedavra, because that is the classic killing curse. DVK pointed out to me, though, that perhaps Peter's goal all along was to cause a lethal gas line explosion that would totally wreak havoc and allow Peter to escape. In this scenario, a curse like Incendio (Incendio sets fire to something) or Expulso (Expulso is specifically a curse that blows up a target.).
I think the following passage suggests that it is possible for Avada Kedavra to kill more than one person at a time. In Order of the Phoenix, Voldemort possesses Harry in the hope that Dumbledore will kill Harry as a means to kill Voldemort:

'Voldemort's aim in possessing you, as he demonstrated tonight, would not have been my destruction. It would have been yours. He hoped, when he possessed you briefly a short while ago, that I would sacrifice you in the hope of killing him.'
Order of the Phoenix - page 730 - Bloomsbury - chapter thirty-seven, The Lost Prophecy - Albus Dumbledore

At this point, though, the full extent of Voldemort's Horcruxes were not known. With the Horcruxes in place, no, Voldemort would not have died. But if he had no Horcruxes, the passage suggests that both Harry and Voldemort might have been killed by Dumbledore (That is, had Dumbledore chosen to cast Avada Kedavra; Dumbledore believed there were things far worse than death.).
Also, of note, if a witch or wizard mispronounces a spell while casting it, the effects of the spell can change. In Order of the Phoenix, during a DA meeting, Cho Chang mispronounces Expelliarmus and sets Marietta Edgecombe's arm on fire. Could a mispronunciation of Avada Kedavra cause unusual results? Perhaps.


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'use strict';

var should = require('should'),
	request = require('supertest'),
	app = require('../../server'),
	mongoose = require('mongoose'),
	User = mongoose.model('User'),
	Salary = mongoose.model('Salary'),
	agent = request.agent(app);

/**
 * Globals
 */
var credentials, user, salary;

/**
 * Salary routes tests
 */
describe('Salary CRUD tests', function() {
	beforeEach(function(done) {
		// Create user credentials
		credentials = {
			username: 'username',
			password: 'password'
		};

		// Create a new user
		user = new User({
			firstName: 'Full',
			lastName: 'Name',
			displayName: 'Full Name',
			email: 'test@test.com',
			username: credentials.username,
			password: credentials.password,
			provider: 'local'
		});

		// Save a user to the test db and create new Salary
		user.save(function() {
			salary = {
				name: 'Salary Name'
			};

			done();
		});
	});

	it('should be able to save Salary instance if logged in', function(done) {
		agent.post('/auth/signin')
			.send(credentials)
			.expect(200)
			.end(function(signinErr, signinRes) {
				// Handle signin error
				if (signinErr) done(signinErr);

				// Get the userId
				var userId = user.id;

				// Save a new Salary
				agent.post('/salaries')
					.send(salary)
					.expect(200)
					.end(function(salarySaveErr, salarySaveRes) {
						// Handle Salary save error
						if (salarySaveErr) done(salarySaveErr);

						// Get a list of Salaries
						agent.get('/salaries')
							.end(function(salariesGetErr, salariesGetRes) {
								// Handle Salary save error
								if (salariesGetErr) done(salariesGetErr);

								// Get Salaries list
								var salaries = salariesGetRes.body;

								// Set assertions
								(salaries[0].user._id).should.equal(userId);
								(salaries[0].name).should.match('Salary Name');

								// Call the assertion callback
								done();
							});
					});
			});
	});

	it('should not be able to save Salary instance if not logged in', function(done) {
		agent.post('/salaries')
			.send(salary)
			.expect(401)
			.end(function(salarySaveErr, salarySaveRes) {
				// Call the assertion callback
				done(salarySaveErr);
			});
	});

	it('should not be able to save Salary instance if no name is provided', function(done) {
		// Invalidate name field
		salary.name = '';

		agent.post('/auth/signin')
			.send(credentials)
			.expect(200)
			.end(function(signinErr, signinRes) {
				// Handle signin error
				if (signinErr) done(signinErr);

				// Get the userId
				var userId = user.id;

				// Save a new Salary
				agent.post('/salaries')
					.send(salary)
					.expect(400)
					.end(function(salarySaveErr, salarySaveRes) {
						// Set message assertion
						(salarySaveRes.body.message).should.match('Please fill Salary name');

						// Handle Salary save error
						done(salarySaveErr);
					});
			});
	});

	it('should be able to update Salary instance if signed in', function(done) {
		agent.post('/auth/signin')
			.send(credentials)
			.expect(200)
			.end(function(signinErr, signinRes) {
				// Handle signin error
				if (signinErr) done(signinErr);

				// Get the userId
				var userId = user.id;

				// Save a new Salary
				agent.post('/salaries')
					.send(salary)
					.expect(200)
					.end(function(salarySaveErr, salarySaveRes) {
						// Handle Salary save error
						if (salarySaveErr) done(salarySaveErr);

						// Update Salary name
						salary.name = 'WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN?';

						// Update existing Salary
						agent.put('/salaries/' + salarySaveRes.body._id)
							.send(salary)
							.expect(200)
							.end(function(salaryUpdateErr, salaryUpdateRes) {
								// Handle Salary update error
								if (salaryUpdateErr) done(salaryUpdateErr);

								// Set assertions
								(salaryUpdateRes.body._id).should.equal(salarySaveRes.body._id);
								(salaryUpdateRes.body.name).should.match('WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO MEAN?');

								// Call the assertion callback
								done();
							});
					});
			});
	});

	it('should be able to get a list of Salaries if not signed in', function(done) {
		// Create new Salary model instance
		var salaryObj = new Salary(salary);

		// Save the Salary
		salaryObj.save(function() {
			// Request Salaries
			request(app).get('/salaries')
				.end(function(req, res) {
					// Set assertion
					res.body.should.be.an.Array.with.lengthOf(1);

					// Call the assertion callback
					done();
				});

		});
	});

	it('should be able to get a single Salary if not signed in', function(done) {
		// Create new Salary model instance
		var salaryObj = new Salary(salary);

		// Save the Salary
		salaryObj.save(function() {
			request(app).get('/salaries/' + salaryObj._id)
				.end(function(req, res) {
					// Set assertion
					res.body.should.be.an.Object.with.property('name', salary.name);

					// Call the assertion callback
					done();
				});
		});
	});

	it('should be able to delete Salary instance if signed in', function(done) {
		agent.post('/auth/signin')
			.send(credentials)
			.expect(200)
			.end(function(signinErr, signinRes) {
				// Handle signin error
				if (signinErr) done(signinErr);

				// Get the userId
				var userId = user.id;

				// Save a new Salary
				agent.post('/salaries')
					.send(salary)
					.expect(200)
					.end(function(salarySaveErr, salarySaveRes) {
						// Handle Salary save error
						if (salarySaveErr) done(salarySaveErr);

						// Delete existing Salary
						agent.delete('/salaries/' + salarySaveRes.body._id)
							.send(salary)
							.expect(200)
							.end(function(salaryDeleteErr, salaryDeleteRes) {
								// Handle Salary error error
								if (salaryDeleteErr) done(salaryDeleteErr);

								// Set assertions
								(salaryDeleteRes.body._id).should.equal(salarySaveRes.body._id);

								// Call the assertion callback
								done();
							});
					});
			});
	});

	it('should not be able to delete Salary instance if not signed in', function(done) {
		// Set Salary user
		salary.user = user;

		// Create new Salary model instance
		var salaryObj = new Salary(salary);

		// Save the Salary
		salaryObj.save(function() {
			// Try deleting Salary
			request(app).delete('/salaries/' + salaryObj._id)
			.expect(401)
			.end(function(salaryDeleteErr, salaryDeleteRes) {
				// Set message assertion
				(salaryDeleteRes.body.message).should.match('User is not logged in');

				// Handle Salary error error
				done(salaryDeleteErr);
			});

		});
	});

	afterEach(function(done) {
		User.remove().exec();
		Salary.remove().exec();
		done();
	});
});

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CNC program for the internal threading with G76 threading cycle on fanuc controls 21i/18i/16i.
Fanuc 21i/18i/16i use two block format of G76 threading cycle.
Fanuc G76 threading cycle has multiple parameters making it difficult to remember, but at the same time those multiple parameters of G76 thread cycle give the cnc programmer/cnc machinist multiple options to control thread cutting, some are listed below.
G76 thread cutting cycle allow cnc machinist to control number of idle cuts, thread run-out, infeed angle.
G-code G76 is a cnc cycle which is used for thread cutting on cnc machines.
Threading cycle G76 is explained here G76 Thread Cycle.
For G76 threading cycle one line see G76 One-Line Format.
G76 threading cycle can be used for internal threading on cnc lathe machines.
This G76 threading example actually cuts external threads on two different diameters.


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Q: Custom GTK widget to bypass GTK layout engine? I have an application layer that I'd like to port to Gtk that has all it's own layout code and I don't really want to spend 'n' months re-writing it to work with the Gtk layout system, but rather just using the existing internal layout code and have Gtk render the resulting widgets.
I've started by writing my own widget after trying several of the built in containers. Basically I'm looking for something like the GtkFixed container that doesn't have a minimum size, i.e. Gtk will fit the first widget to the entire window, and all the child widgets will lay themselves out so that they fill the area. If I use GtkFixed for that, the window is always limited to the size of the initial layout, as that's the "requested" space. I can't resize it smaller than that using the edges of the window decor.
Maybe I need schooling in allocation vs requesting. My googling so far hasn't found the information I need to make this work. I did try.
I'm using the C API at the moment, and I'm targeting Win32 and Linux. So far I have a shell app working in Win32 that puts up an empty window. But the first child widget is limiting the resizing to it's initial size.
Edit: FYI the end result of all this is available here. That code represents the base widget that I can move and resize independent of GTKs layout engine.

A: I believe you want to use a GtkFixed and connect to the size-request signal on it, which gets called whenever the widget is asked to figure out how much space it wants.  Modify the GtkRequisition struct to be however much space you want the widget to have.  This will be the amount of space the GTK layout engine tries to allocate to the widget if possible, so it's essentially the minimum size you want the widget to have.  The layout engine, of course, is free to allocate more (or less!) space than you request.

A: The problem with my code is that I was catching the "configure-event" and returning TRUE, which stopped some of the normal GTK layout stuff from working. I need that event to update my internal size variables, but I also need to return FALSE to allow the next handler to get that signal.
Now my widget can assume the size of client area of the window correctly and I can then use GtkFixed style positioning to layout my controls where I need them to go.

A: One solution may be to subclass a widget to make it lying to the parents regarding its preferred/minimum size:
// here is where we are reckless about our content's size
static void reckless_fixed_get_preferred_width(GtkWidget *widget, int *minimal, int *natural) {
    *minimal = *natural = 1;
}
//here too
static void reckless_fixed_get_preferred_height(GtkWidget *widget, int *minimal, int *natural) {
    *minimal = *natural = 1;
}

The full code is for a slightly different usecase, which however fits here as well:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/49586044/817019


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<?php

class BMSkillSpeedTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
    /**
     * @var BMSkillSpeed
     */
    protected $object;

    /**
     * Sets up the fixture, for example, opens a network connection.
     * This method is called before a test is executed.
     */
    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->object = new BMSkillSpeed;
    }

    /**
     * Tears down the fixture, for example, closes a network connection.
     * This method is called after a test is executed.
     */
    protected function tearDown()
    {
    }

    /**
     * @covers BMSkillSpeed::attack_list
     */
    public function testAttack_list()
    {
        $a = array();
        $b = array('attackTypeArray' => &$a);

        $this->object->attack_list($b);
        // Test adding Speed
        $this->assertNotEmpty($a);
        $this->assertContains('Speed', $a);
        // Only once
        $this->assertEquals(1, count($a));

        // Test adding Speed to a non-empty array
        $a = array('Power' => 'Power', 'Skill' => 'Skill');
        $this->object->attack_list($b);
        $this->assertNotEmpty($a);
        $this->assertEquals(3, count($a));
        $this->assertContains('Speed', $a);
        // Confirm other contents intact
        $this->assertContains('Power', $a);
        $this->assertContains('Skill', $a);

        // Check adding Speed to an array already containing Speed
        $a = array('Speed' => 'Speed', 'Skill' => 'Skill');
        $this->object->attack_list($b);
        $this->assertNotEmpty($a);
        $this->assertContains('Speed', $a);
        $this->assertEquals(2, count($a));

    }
}


When the 10-meter Keck I telescope first became fully operational in 1992, the only planets known to exist were those in our own solar system. Models of planet formation dutifully reproduced the nine known examples, and most astronomers thought that when other planets were finally seen, those solar systems would look like our own, with giant Jovian planets in the outer regions and small rocky planets in the inner parts.
Less than four years later, before even the second Keck II telescope saw starlight, the first planet had been discovered orbiting the sunlike star 51 Pegasus (1). Since then, more than 400 planets have been detected outside our solar system and our picture of the frequency, nature, and formation of planetary systems has been upended and not yet fully recovered.
Almost all of those planets have been found indirectly, most through measurements of the Doppler shift of the parent star or through detecting a transit as the planet passes in front of the star. These techniques are powerful, but also have fundamental limits—they are biased toward planets in small short-period orbits. For Doppler detections, the only information provided is the planets orbital parameters and a lower limit on its mass.
Directly imaging a planet—separating its light from the parent star—opens up new possibilities to detect planets in wide orbits and characterize them spectroscopically. This potential was finally realized with the announcement in November 2008 of images of a single planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut and a family of three planets orbiting the young A-type star HR8799. HR8799 is a massive star accompanied by three planets, 5-10 times the mass of Jupiter, in apparently circular, coplanar orbits—a scaled-up version of our solar system. This latter detection, using adaptive optics on the Keck and Gemini telescopes, sets the stage for the even more powerful capabilities of TMT.
TMT's first-light adaptive optics system (NFIRAOS) and integral field spectrograph (IRIS) will be able to provide high-quality spectra of planets like these. Such spectra will allow measurements of the planet's temperature, gravity, composition, and cloud structure—the HR8799 planets show evidence of hot clouds of dust in their upper atmosphere. In turn, this will illuminate their formation. Did these planets form (like Jupiter, or the Earth) through a gradual accretion in a protoplanetary disk? Or did they form rapidly as instabilities broke the disk up into fragments?
The next step in this field will be new, powerful adaptive optics systems designed specifically for the study of extrasolar planets. The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI)—http://gpi.berkeley.edu—is one example. With a 2000-actuator AO system and a sophisticated coronagraph, GPI will be able to see planets the size of Jupiter orbiting young stars in our solar neighborhood.
The TMT equivalent is the Planet Formation Imager (PFI). PFI would combine advanced wavefront sensors, microchip deformable mirrors with more than ten thousand actuators, starlight-canceling interferometers and a sensitive imaging spectrograph. This enormously powerful instrument will be able to study anything from a mature solar system—seeing the light reflected by Jupiter or even Neptune-sized planets – to the planets that are forming even now near young stars in the Taurus and Ophiucus regions. PFI may even be able to detect a handful of "Super-earths"—watery planets only twice the size of our own—around the very nearest stars.
1. In 1992, astronomers announced the discovery of planets orbiting a pulsar—the dead remnant of a once-massive star. Their exact origin and nature are still a mystery, and no other pulsar planets have been found.


As I continue to lose weight, I think back to where I was 5 years ago and remember that I'm about 100 pounds lighter than that Scott was.
Losing another 50 pounds doesn't seem too bad (though it won't be easy!).
I'm almost 3 weeks ahead of schedule for my Lose It or Lose It challenge. Not too shabby, sadly, getting ahead doesn't really help with Lose it or Lose It because I still have to lose another 3 pounds this week (and it just so happens to be Thanksgiving!).
I'm pretty sure I can knock off a few pounds this week, even with Turkey day. I'll be going to the gym tomorrow, perhaps Wednesday morning, and definitely Saturday and Sunday so it should be too much of a bother.
It is Monday, and you know what that means! I subject myself to the terror of posting my weight on the Internet for all to see. When we last left Scott he was rocking the scales at 322, not a good weight. What will the scale have to say today?
Well, you already know it said 312, which means I've shed 10 pounds! Hurrah! It is very funny what working out + eating right will do for you (truth be told I'm doing the first phase of the South Beach diet in order to kickstart the weight shedding, but it still counts darn it!).
Part of me getting fit again is posting my weight here, on the blog, every week.
I'll weigh myself every Monday and post it to the blog that evening. While this is a little embarrassing at the moment (I had pledged to myself that I would never be over 300 pounds again... but hey donuts happen!) I know that this really helped in the first time I decided I needed to shed some pounds.
I'll be using the wonderful Weightbot iPhone app to track my weight (because I'm a dork), which is where the lovely graphic for this post comes from.
It can only go down from here!
Woah, it has been awhile since I've posted a Scott Gets Fit entry since December 12th, 2007! Interestingly, that's around the same time I started going out with Marisa. Mere coincidence? I think not!
Anyway, I'm back on the bandwagon and I weighed myself yesterday: 282.6 pounds, which is so close to my low of 281.1 (taking into account I stopped going to the gym and ate whatever the heck I wanted for the last few months this is good. I was probably about 297 a month ago. Hurrah for the gym!).
Stay tuned for more Scott Gets Fits posts, because darn it losing weight is fun!


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![Cimbalino Toolkit](https://github.com/Cimbalino/Cimbalino-Toolkit/raw/master/Cimbalino.Toolkit.png "Cimbalino Toolkit")

Cimbalino Toolkit is a set of useful and powerful tools that will help you build your Windows Platform applications.

The toolkit is fully compatible with:

* Windows Phone Silverlight 8.0 apps (WP8)
* Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1 apps (WP81)
* Windows Phone 8.1 apps (WPA81)
* Windows Store 8.1 apps (Win81)
* Windows 10 UWP apps (UAP)

## NuGet packages ![Latest stable version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Cimbalino.Toolkit.svg?style=flat "Latest stable version")  ![Latest pre-release version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/vpre/Cimbalino.Toolkit.svg?style=flat "Latest pre-release version")

* [Cimbalino.Toolkit.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Cimbalino.Toolkit.Core) - The PCL portion of the toolkit (compatible with background agents)
* [Cimbalino.Toolkit](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Cimbalino.Toolkit) - The main component of the toolkit
* [Cimbalino.Toolkit.Controls](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Cimbalino.Toolkit.Controls) - The controls library of the toolkit

## Getting started

* [Adding the Cimbalino Toolkit NuGet to a Universal App](https://www.pedrolamas.com/2015/01/05/cimbalino-toolkit-step-by-step/)
* [Integrating with MVVM Light Toolkit](https://www.pedrolamas.com/2015/01/26/cimbalino-toolkit-integrating-with-mvvm-light-toolkit/)
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## Getting help

* Check the [documentation](http://cimbalino.org/help).
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## FAQ

### Why do I keep getting NotImplementedExceptions when calling methods from the PCL library?

The toolkit uses the ["Bait and Switch PCL trick"](http://log.paulbetts.org/the-bait-and-switch-pcl-trick/) from Paul Betts to properly support platform implementations, so please **use NuGet to add the packages to ALL your projects and don't add assemblies manually!**

### What about Windows Phone 7.x support?

The Cimbalino Toolkit does not support Windows Phone 7.x, but you can still use the [Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit](https://github.com/Cimbalino/Cimbalino-Phone-Toolkit) for that!

### Are there any plans to support other platforms?

Yes, there are some plans in the making, but that will still take some time... :)

## Contributing

For more information about contributing PRs and issues, see our [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/Cimbalino/Cimbalino-Toolkit/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## License

See the [LICENSE.txt](https://github.com/Cimbalino/Cimbalino-Toolkit/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) file for details.

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## Acknowledgments

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Q: How to set default date in SelectDateWidget in django I am using SelectDateWidget widget for entering date in the form field. But I want it  to show the current date by default. How can I do that?
model.py
bdate = models.DateField(default=datetime.date.today())

This is giving error. can anyone tell the correct way to do that?
Also, my in template
{{ form.bdate }}

when I use the above mentioned line in my template it displays like this --    --   --
but I want something like this month   date   year. how can i do this?
My form is:
widgets = {
      'bdate' : SelectDateWidget(),
      }

A: Using Django 1.3 the following worked for me:
join_date = forms.DateField(widget=SelectDateWidget(), label='Joining Date', initial=timezone.now())

The keyword is initial not default.

A: There was similar problem here
Try to use default=datetime.date.today or auto_now_add=True