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December 20, 2021 By Invicta
Understanding Chinook: Study Permit Applications for Canada
The number of temporary residence applications processed by IRCC has increased to over 2 million. Due to the new volumes of cases the refusal rate for applications has increased radically.
Study permit applications have increased, due in part to the fact that during the pandemic visitors could not enter Canada and students were allowed to enter the country and processing of study permit applications has continued. Another important reason is because studying in Canada is one of the most flexible ways to immigrate.
The overall refusal rate for 2020 was 53% compared with 34% in 2018, with sharp increases in refusal rates for the largest source countries with students coming to Canada. India, Mexico, Colombia have seen their number of refusals to peak.
As more qualified students received refusals, more are seeking recourse in Federal Court from the unreasonable refusal of their applications. Genuine international students have seen their dreams frustrated with unfair refusals and have chosen to challenge IRCC decisions at Federal Court level, which is great because is has set new precedents. Remember, that law in Canada is based in the common-law system and these new precedents set the law for the upcoming cases and years.
Earlier this year, a case was tried at Federal Court involving a student from Ghana (Ocran v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) and IRCC chose to disclose the use of a processing tool that is has developed to deal the higher volume of applications: Chinook.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an affidavit from one of the developers of the Chinook system in Ocran and the affidavit revealed for the first time the foundations and operational details of Chinook in IRCC applications. Chinook is an Excel based tool developed in-house by IRCC to allow visa officers to review applications more quickly and the mechanism by which the final decisions are recorded and reasons for decisions are "generated" in this tool.
Chinook has a number of modules and allows visa officers to pull information from the GCMS system for many applications at the same time, review the information and make decisions and "generate notes" in using a built-in note generator, in a fraction of the time it previously took to review the same number of applications. For a while, I have been advocating not to rely on GCMS notes, this is one of the reasons.
In the last two months, the Canadian Immigration Lawyer Association (CILA), which I am part of as a founding member, has been able to obtain certain portions of the training manual for Chinook from Access to Information requests. The extensive training manuals demonstrate that the Chinook tool has been adopted across IRCC's network of visa offices and contains detailed instructions for processing applications and factors to be considered.
Looking at some of that information myself and the more I am learning about how this particular "efficiency-enhancing tool" operates, the more concerned I am about the lack of effective oversight on the decisions being generated and the violation of several principles of natural justice.
The Excel spreadsheets generated by a visa officer when they use Chinook allows them to review up to 1,000 applications at the same time and while visa officers have the opportunity to make notes as they review files, their working notes are not transferred back to the GCMS system once the decision is finalized and the Excel sheets are deleted at the end of each session. This means that if you really want to know what the notes of the officer are, you may have no option but to judicial review your case. The question now turns to the likelihood of succeeding in judicial review.
In order to have a successful study permit application, I recommend seeking professional legal advice from a lawyer. It has been common that study permit applications are filed by study agencies (illegally, since they have no licence to do so), or by immigration consultants (who are NOT allowed to act in Court and, who in general, do not have the training to prepare the precedents for a matter, should it it be reviewed at Federal Court level). Applications for study permit are more than just filling out forms and showing enough funds to cover your expenses.
IRCC is being challenged with an increasing number of judicial reviews for making unreasonable decisions. Hence, preparing a strong application since the beginning, will set a step forward and strong precedent to even prevent an application to be judicially reviewed. Officers know when applications are prepared to be followed through all the stages and they will think twice before a refusal.
If your application has been already refused and you wish to reapply, understand that requesting GCMS notes will not aid your case. You may need to even judicial review your case to get full written reasons of the rationale of the officer who made the decision on your case.
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Importing a Car to Canada from Mexico
June 14, 2022 By Invicta
Thinking about importing a car from Mexico to Canada? There is some leg work involved. Here is what you need to know about the import process.
How Does Express Entry Work?
June 1, 2022 By Invicta
Canada uses a points-based system called Express Entry to rank immigration applications. Applicants with the highest scores are selected from the pool of candidates and invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada. If you are a skilled immigrant who wants to immigrate to Canada, Express Entry may be a great option for you.
Temporary Entry to Canada from US and Mexico Easier Under CUSMA
April 6, 2022 By Invicta
Temporary entry to Canada is easier if you are a citizen of the Unites State or Mexico coming to Canada as a "business person." The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) simplifies the process for professionals, tradespeople, investors, executives, and business visitors who want to work temporarily in Canada.
Reconsideration of a Refused PR Application- Two Stage Principle
February 22, 2022 By Maria
Refusals of immigration applications are common, and it has also become common to apply for reconsiderations, but exactly is a reconsideration of a decision and what is the legal test?
The Federal Court of Canada has recently ruled on a two stage process required by an immigration officer when assessing a reconsideration of a negative decision.
Misrepresentation or Innocent Misrepresentation; What if your Immigration Representative Submits your Application without Giving you an Opportunity to Review?
February 14, 2022 By invictalaw
The general consequence of a finding of misrepresentation in immigration applications is very severe – a five-year ban on admission to Canada. The jurisprudence is settled that s40(1)(a) of the IRPA is to be given a broad interpretation in order to promote its underlying purpose. It is important to note that the exception to this rule is narrow.
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The worst of the pandemic may be peaking in the Baltimore area
Baltimore man gets life sentence, but not forgiveness
By By Justin Fenton and The Baltimore Sun
A drawing made by the victim's son was presented at Tavon Barnett's sentencing hearing Friday. (Justin Fenton/Baltimore Sun)
When Marie Seale remembers seeing her husband, Terrance, being shot and killed in her Northeast Baltimore apartment in November 2012, forgiveness is the last thing on her mind.
Her two young children still have nightmares after the gunman, Tavon Barnett, turned the weapon on her and her children and pulled the trigger. An apparent malfunction was the only thing that prevented a four-casket funeral.
On Friday, at Barnett's sentencing following a first-degree murder conviction in May, Marie Seale held up a drawing made by her son, who was 5 at the time. It shows a "monster" with jagged teeth and beady eyes holding a blue handgun. A trail of bullets go from the gun into the head of a smiling man — his father — whose forehead is marked by a spot of red.
"You are a monster," Seale told Barnett, 21. "The Bible says that you are supposed to forgive, but I will never forgive you."
Baltimore Circuit Judge Videtta A. Brown showed Barnett no leniency, rejecting an argument that he was a victim of untreated lead-paint poisoning and sentencing him to life in prison, plus 10 years. Barnett's attorney said he will appeal.
Brown, who once lost a relative to city gun violence, also had some words of advice for Marie Seale: "Try a little forgiveness."
"It's not for the forgiven but the forgiver," Brown told her.
Terrance and Marie Seale had been through hard times together, including years in a homeless shelter in New York City. At the time of Terrance Seale's murder, the family was on their feet, living in an apartment in the 1200 block of Linworth Ave. in the New Northwood neighborhood.
Seale, 29, was working as an automatic door salesman and was a DJ for an online radio station. His wife recalled Friday that he was "a good man" and the "best possible father and husband."
About 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2012, prosecutors said, Barnett came over to buy marijuana from Terrance Seale. Marie Seale was in her bedroom getting ready for a job interview while their two sons, who were 3 and 5 at the time, played in a nearby room.
Seale testified that she heard Terrance yell "no!" several times, followed by several gunshots. Assistant State's Attorney Angela Worthy said Seale was shot eight times.
Barnett was convicted by a jury after 31/2 days of deliberation. The motive remains unknown.
At the time of his arrest, Barnett was a student at Achievement Academy, three credits shy of graduating, and had no prior arrests for violence. He has a twin brother, with whom he wanted to start a real estate business.
In a brief statement Friday, Barnett apologized to the family, but his attorneys say he maintains his innocence. They said Marie Seale testified at trial that the killer had a thick Jamaican accent, though Barnett does not have an accent.
"Mr. Barnett, who was just 19 at the time of the offense, and his family are devastated by the sentence imposed," one of the attorneys, Edie Cimino, said in a statement. "We hope to get justice for our client and will be appealing the verdict and asking for a modification of sentence."
Seale has since moved her family back to New York. Her sons cry and have nightmares. The eldest, who drew the picture for a counselor, gets upset when other children talk about their fathers.
Last Father's Day, he drew a card for his father. "My dad … was the greatest dad in the world. I can't wait until I'm old enough to ride on two wheels like him. I love him as much as I love soccer."
The younger child, who suffers from autism, until recently believed that his father was at the laundromat. He now understands that Terrance Seale is "up there" in heaven.
Terrance Seale's mother, Deborah Bowen, mourned the loss of her son but said she forgave Barnett. "I don't have no bad feelings for anyone in my heart. I can forgive," Bowen said.
Barnett's relatives, including his father and his mother, pleaded with Brown not to hand down a life sentence. One of his sisters said she doubted his guilt, questioning Terrance Seale's character and the testimony of Marie Seale, whom she chastised for "walking around bitter."
"Think about us, too," she said of not being able to see her incarcerated brother.
But other relatives simply lamented that the sons of both Seale and Barnett, who has a 3-year-old son, will not have fathers.
"I pray for these boys that they have a figure in their life so they can turn into good men," said another sister of Barnett's.
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Brown, a former prosecutor, lost her nephew, Jordan Brown, 18, to a shooting in West Baltimore in 2007. She said the city's gun violence would not be overcome by police or the mayor or the court system, but by young men and women making better choices. She urged Marie Seale to forgive Barnett, if only for herself and her children.
"You're holding them captive to the same thing," Brown said.
She also urged her to develop a relationship with her mother-in-law, from whom she is estranged. "There are stories their grandmother can tell them [about Terrance] that you can't."
After the hearing, Seale said anything was possible but that she was not prepared to wipe the slate clean.
"Honestly, I'm not there yet, and I doubt I will ever be there," she said.
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Make your own designs for beaded coasters... you can simply roll or sprinkle on tiny seed beads to make a design, or string some up for making shapes or swirls!
Use whatever beads you like for this project, just make sure they're a similar size, so that your coaster is evenly flat.
The first thing to do was to paint the cardboard. Easy enough!
When the paint was dry, Madeleine coated the coaster with glue.
and when the coaster was covered the way she liked, she took a glass, and rubbed it over the beads, making sure they were flat, and that the cup would sit solidly on the coaster.
She wanted to make a spiral design with pony beads, so she strung beads, and pasted them on as before.
and she spread glue then pasted on the felt.
They're finished! And perfect for glasses of ice cold lemonade on the patio table!


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The Fighting Marshal is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy.

Plot
Tim Benton (Tim McCoy) is falsely accused of killing his own father and escapes from prison along with brutish Red Larkin (Matthew Betz). The fugitives head for the former Benton mine now operated by the villainous John Sebastian (Ethan Laidlaw), where Tim plans to rob the payroll. En route, they are discovered by Bob Dinsmore (Anders Van Haden), the new marshal of Silver City, who is killed by Red.

Cast
 Tim McCoy as Tim Benton
 Dorothy Gulliver as Alice Wheeler
 Matthew Betz as Red Larkin
 Mary Carr as Aunt Emily
 Pat O'Malley as Deputy Ed Myers
 Edward LeSaint as Warden Decker
 Harry Todd as Pop

References

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1931 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Columbia Pictures films
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Q: Need to be able to draw arrows with the mouse and be able to select it I am trying to create a Flash application which will allow a user to draw arrows on the screen/canvas by using the mouse.  So if they click and hold the left mouse button at coordinates 23,12 and release the left button at 84,45 a line would be drawn between the 2 points with an arrow head at the second coordinate.
I also need each individual arrow to be selectable so they can be moved or deleted (I know how to do this part!).
If someone could help me and point me in the right direction (such as an example or tutorial), it would be greatly appreciated!

A: Since it's your first question:

package
{
    import flash.display.CapsStyle;
    import flash.display.Graphics;
    import flash.display.JointStyle;
    import flash.display.LineScaleMode;
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.display.StageAlign;
    import flash.display.StageScaleMode;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.geom.Point;

    [SWF(percentWidth = 100, percentHeight = 100, backgroundColor = 0xefefef, frameRate = 30)]
    public class Arrows extends Sprite
    {

        public var arrows:Vector.<Sprite> = new Vector.<Sprite>();

        public var canvas:Sprite;

        public var lineColor:uint = Math.random() * 0xffffff;

        public var lineWeight:Number = 5;

        private var startPoint:Point;

        public function Arrows()
        {
            super();

            addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, addedToStageHandler);
        }

        protected function addedToStageHandler(event:Event):void
        {
            stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
            stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;

            addCanvas();
        }

        protected function addCanvas():void
        {
            canvas = new Sprite();
            addChild(canvas);

            lineColor = Math.random() * 0xffffff;

            // give alpha for interaction
            var g:Graphics = canvas.graphics;
            g.beginFill(0x0, 0.0);
            g.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
            g.endFill();

            // listen for mouse down
            canvas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
        }

        protected function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            canvas.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);

            // mark start point
            startPoint = new Point(event.localX, event.localY);

            // start rendering
            canvas.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameHandler);

            // listen for mouse up / out to end arrow
            canvas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
            canvas.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseUpHandler);
        }

        protected function enterFrameHandler(event:Event):void
        {
            var angle:Number = polarAngle(new Point(mouseX, mouseY), new Point(startPoint.x, startPoint.y));

            // draw line
            var g:Graphics = canvas.graphics;
            g.clear();

            // give alpha for interaction
            g.beginFill(0x0, 0.0);
            g.drawRect(0, 0, stage.stageWidth, stage.stageHeight);
            g.endFill();

            g.lineStyle(lineWeight, lineColor, 1, true, LineScaleMode.NORMAL, CapsStyle.SQUARE, JointStyle.MITER);
            g.moveTo(startPoint.x, startPoint.y);
            g.lineTo(mouseX, mouseY);

            // draw arrow head
            g.moveTo(mouseX - (20 * Math.cos((angle - 45) * Math.PI / 180)),
                     mouseY - (20 * Math.sin((angle - 45) * Math.PI / 180)));

            g.lineTo(mouseX + (5 * Math.cos((angle) * Math.PI / 180)),
                     mouseY + (5 * Math.sin((angle) * Math.PI / 180)));

            g.lineTo(mouseX - (20 * Math.cos((angle + 45) * Math.PI / 180)),
                     mouseY - (20 * Math.sin((angle + 45) * Math.PI / 180)));
        }

        protected function polarAngle(point:Point, center:Point=null):Number
        {
            if (!center)
                center = new Point(0, 0);

            return Math.atan2(point.y - center.y, point.x - center.x) * 180 / Math.PI;
        }

        protected function mouseUpHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
        {
            canvas.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseUpHandler);
            canvas.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseUpHandler);

            // stop rendering
            canvas.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameHandler);

            // push canvas to arrows collection
            arrows.push(canvas);

            // add a fresh canvas
            addCanvas();
        }

    }
}

You say you know how to move them, so I'll leave that up to you.

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Mother, adult son charged with incest after his wife catches them having sex
By Jami Ganz
A Massachusetts woman and her adult son are facing serious jail time after the man's wife caught the two having sex.
Court documents show that Cheryl Lavoie, 64, and her 43-year-old son Tony Lavoie have pleaded not guilty to incest, and last week were ordered by a judge to stay away from each other after they were released on their own recognizance, the Sentinel & Enterprise reported Monday.
Back in May, Tony's wife caught the two having sex at their home in Fitchburg, about 59 miles northwest of Boston.
The wife then called 911, her cousin told authorities, and police responded to the home for a reported disturbance.
Both Cheryl and Tony separately told the responding officer that this was the first time they'd had sex and it was consensual, according to the officer's report.
The two had different answers though when it came to why they had sex.
"I don't know. It just happened," Tony said, explaining he wanted treatment for what had happened, according to the officer's report.
Tony's mother, on the other hand, told the officer the pair had become closer over the last several months and the sex occurred after they started kissing.
The two were subsequently charged with incest, a felony, and issued a summons to appear in court last Thursday. The Lavoies have a pretrial hearing scheduled for Oct. 27.
If convicted, the pair face up to 20 years in state prison.


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Delfeir vs. the Backlog
Clearing through the world's best and worst games, one title at a time
Tag: mmorpg
Backlog Battle Report (5th Feb 2018)
Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
I hadn't been intending to skip over the last couple of reports, but with the focus being on keeping up with the Delfies I didn't get the chance to write it. Clearly, I didn't really keep up with the Delfies either. After having to put Right Click to Zoom to an intermittent release schedule due to not meeting my regular plans, you'd think I'd know better, but alas! I'm still working to get those written and out as quickly as possible, so do stay tuned.
Given that I was trying to write a lot during the skipped weeks, I didn't play all that many different games at first. After three weeks though? Well, I've accrued quite a bit of playtime in various games and sampled a few titles, so I'm going to hit as many as I can. Let's go.
Super Robot Wars J (GBA)
At some point a few weeks ago, I got to talking about mecha in a Discord chat. Very soon a handful of us were nerding out about our favourite giant robot anime or games, our favourite robot designs, and other such discussions. I love this stuff, but this knowledge tends to lie dormant for extended periods up until something reminds me about that love.
In this case, the discussion was enough for me to immediately go out and order a couple of giant robot games to fill the void. Problem is, good games that utilise good series and designs don't tend to be all that common of late. I wanted to go to the heart of it, but in order to do so I would have to order a couple of games that don't get western releases.
Rather than have to muddle through Japanese menus and incomprehensible plots, however, I nowadays have the option of ordering games from Southeast Asia that have cheaply done but perfectly functional English translations. The only catch is that those usually take a few weeks to ship. So I ordered my mecha fix, and then immediately was left waiting for it to arrive… meaning I had to take stopgap measures in between.
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The Delfies 2017 #8
Among the many strong titles of 2017 vying for a gamer's time, there's always the allure of the persistent games from yesteryear further muddying that choice. It's not even a case of going and cleaning your backlog of The Witcher 3; I'm referring to the multiplayer games that remain a constant time sink in the gaming landscape. The MOBAs like Dota 2, the shooters like Counterstrike, the card games like Hearthstone, and, of course, the MMORPGs.
While the genre has retreated to more of a niche in the past few years, the behemoths of the MMOs still lurk… and one of them put out an expansion pack in 2017 that I thought was pretty damn good.
Delfies 2017 #8: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Genre: MMORPG
Played on: PC, also available on PS4
Final Fantasy 14 has a development history unlike any other title in video games. If a bad game is released, it will usually remain bad, and even if the developers are somehow able to improve the situation it is unlikely to receive the attention of gamers a second time. It doesn't matter what company you are or the size of your budget; releasing an awful game to abysmal scores and catastrophic results should not ever see the game rise above it to become great.
Still, most developers don't have the budget or pedigree of Square Enix in order to make their second attempt. Even then, that pedigree isn't exactly saying much when a trilogy of Final Fantasy 13 titles produced only one good game between them, and there's a lot I could say negatively about their last ten years of JRPGs. Nonetheless, when the release of FF14 proved disastrous on all fronts, Square Enix decided to double down on the project and do their best to fix it, to the point of remaking the entire game from scratch as a sequel.
By all accounts, Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn should not have been possible. Even reusing assets and concepts from the original release, they effectively built an entire MMORPG from the ground up in just two and a half years. And somehow, that newly released title managed to recapture the goodwill of players who had written off the first, continuing to grow and improve into one of the largest and most successful MMORPGs in history.
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Backlog Battle Report (8th Jan 2018)
Aaaand I'm immediately back dating the first article. Figures, right? Well, in my defence, it was half finished on Monday evening and then continued to prove larger and more unwieldy as the week progressed. There was also nearly a month of material to go back through, a lot of which I've cherry picked for the sake of preserving briefly played games for Right Click to Zoom related articles. This isn't a comprehensive list, far from it… and reasons for that will quickly become evident.
Anyway, with that said, here's the bulk of what's gotten my playtime in the new year.
Heroes of the Storm (PC)
(Addendum: This was the first game I covered for the article, and since it's been a while since writing, there's been an update patch and the Firebat hero Blaze has been released. That wasn't the case when this was written though, as it was still a day before the patch. Thoughts and feelings of the patch and new hero next week!
…The Hanzo buffs, though. Oh god, the unnecessary and powerful Hanzo buffs…)
The inevitable constant and semi-dependable comfort game in my library, Heroes of the Storm was a given to be listed in any recent playtime. It might shock people to know just how damn much I've been pouring into this game over the last few weeks, however. I'd normally play a couple of games to in a week, usually in one or two sessions with friends.
By contrast, I began December as account level 830, and I am now 885 at the very least.
To those who don't play, it's worth explaining that account level is derived from the total level of all heroes. Those levels start out fairly swift, and you'll probably get level 2 with a new character on all but the fastest, worst games imaginable, but it becomes increasingly tougher. Once a character is level 12, the experience needed remains constant, and will usually take about four or five games (provided you have an experience boost, which I do).
There were two characters in this patch I played from 1 upwards, that being Hanzo and Alexstrasza, but everything else was about level 6 or higher all the way up. You can do the math there if you're really interested, but we can sum it up as "Delfeir played a ton of Heroes of the Storm to close out the year".
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Backlog Battle Report (6th Nov 2017)
Couple of things before we go into this week's update. Firstly, you might notice that there's been a new Right Click to Zoom at long last in the post below this one, so if you didn't know about that I'd strongly suggest checking it out. I spoke at length about Morrowind, one of my favourite games, not to mention one of the most influential on me when growing up.
Second, I'm giving a quick plug to a new website called Switch Indie Reviews which, well… is a website for Nintendo Switch indie reviews. Go figure, right? It's brand new, it looks really shiny, and I just so happen to have applied for and been accepted to be a staff writer for it. So if you like my work and want to see more of it, there'll be articles there in the coming days. I'll be sure to link all those reviews back to this blog for conciseness, so please look forward to that.
On to the games, then!
DOOM 2016 (PC) — I'm a man of my word
Last week I was in the mood to play some DOOM and listening to the soundtrack, so this week I followed suit with that and played a bit more. I rarely invest a lot of time into it, but it's fantastic for just picking up and playing another level or two of the campaign every so often. Shouldn't take me much longer to finish it I'd imagine, but no big if it does; it's just a very satisfying and visceral experience that's great to just pick up, play, and put down without commitment.
The game does occasionally get a little bit of criticism that it just falls into the pattern of "find an obvious arena, trigger it filling with demons, kill the demons to proceed". Personally, while this is obviously a big part of it, I haven't found it nearly as obnoxious or as one-dimensional as some claim. There is a small chunk of downtime in between each of these encounters, where you're given a chance to explore, find secrets, and wind the tempo down a little before building back up explosively.
Perhaps this changes as the levels get later, but regardless, I find that I'm often in a fairly good rhythm with it. All that said, I did immediately dump my upgrades into having secrets and collectables appear on my map so I can hunt them all down and get back to the shooting quickly. My completionist tendencies are likely to get the better of me if I keep wandering too long.
Damn, even thinking about this game makes me want to play some more. What a great shooter DOOM is.
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Backlog Battle Report (16th Oct 2017)
Proving once more that I am fickle and need to work harder on maintaining a schedule, here is Monday's post ahead of the late Right Click to Zoom article. It's coming soon, really. Also proving my lack of attention span is another slew of newly started games and not a lot of continuation on previous stuff. Well, at least I've got some things to say.
Final Fantasy 14 (PC) — Patched up
As I said last week, the major 4.1 update for Final Fantasy 14 dropped a few days ago and I jumped right back into it. What surprises me the most about this, however, is that I actually haven't played much of it all despite expectations.
This is nothing to do with the lack of content, or lack of options and new things to do. That's all there, with a new bunch of side content, further expansion on the Stormblood plot, a new four man dungeon, a new high difficulty trial, and a new raid that heavily ties Final Fantasy 12 and Tactics together into an interesting worldbuilding exercise. What I've played of it is all very well done and genuinely pretty high quality. The precursor quests to that raid had me geeking out pretty hard, and it was a joy to go through.
Thing is, I've still only done the precursors. The actual raid? Haven't jumped into yet. The new main quest? That jumps into the new dungeon fairly quickly, and that's where I've stopped. At the moment, I'm in no particular hurry to jump into the group content without a group to play with, and I have no real desire to queue up with random people. And even if I did have that desire, I don't have the item level required; I played so little after reaching the level cap on both my characters that I didn't spend much time gearing them up, so I'd have to do that for a couple of runs before I could tackle the new stuff.
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Backlog Battle Report (9th Oct 2017)
Last week's Right Click to Zoom went up mere hours ago, which is a little less late than the previous but still not really acceptable to me. That said, it was a hell of a lot more difficult to get to a state that I considered good enough to post, and even once it was done I was given feedback that made me realise some missed opportunities I could have used. Alas. Hopefully this week's article will come along more smoothly. If you're reading this and didn't know about that new post, do consider checking that one on the way out.
With that said, here's this week's status update.
The Elder Scrolls Online (PC) — Can't see the forest for the trees
This was still the majority of my game time this week, though I suspect it'll start to slow down now. The next content patch for Final Fantasy 14 is finally around the corner, so I'll likely be focusing on that instead. Doubly so since most of my ESO playing friends will be busy with that, so there'll be even less interaction and discussion on the subject with them.
Nonetheless, I'm still chipping away at the mountains of quest content at my disposal. My Templar is now in the early 40s and, surprise surprise, I'm still in Valenwood. There are so very many quests here, and while each of the zones within that region are different story and encounter wise, I'm honestly sick of forested area this, Green Pact that… my forays into the Thieves Guild quests and the desert city those take place in are welcome opportunities to break it up.
As always, I could go and do other stuff, but I like to be thorough and want to finish zones. It hasn't reached levels of intolerable similarity, but the moment it does I'll probably go and party Daggerfall somewhere.
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Backlog Battle Report (25th Sept 2017)
I was a little less diverse in my gameplay time this week and instead was more focused on just a couple of titles. Some decent progress made in what I did play, but nothing to cross off the list since Samus Returns last weekend. With my new job and potentially a second one in the wings, game time might be slightly reduced, but that shouldn't stop me from still having some opinions to share as I go. So here's what I've been up to.
Elder Scrolls Online (PC) — The current MMORPG of choice
As stated last week, I ended up attempting this one again and getting far more invested than I had previously. Couple a number of friends playing alongside me, and it has remained compelling enough throughout the week to quickly become the game I gravitate towards most when I have a few spare minutes. Again, that will probably change once the next Final Fantasy 14 patch drops in about a fortnight, but the subscription-free system of ESO means I can comfortably drop in and out without issue.
Regardless, I'm fully wrapped up in this one now. The game has continued to provide me with a good mix of content and variety, with even the more basic and genre-standard stuff still proving entertaining to keep me focused. I've healed dungeons with friends, gone exploring solo in the public dungeons, tried out the opening zones of all three factions (the Dominion still seems my best fit), and otherwise just gone wandering and questing through the world. My internet and general game lag makes me disinclined to try PvP, but I might end up doing that eventually.
I wasn't here for the launch of the game, but what I initially saw following ESO's announcement and from beta footage left me completely disinterested. It's really impressive to hear and see how much it's turned itself around. With the removal of level and faction restrictions on so much of the content, it really does provide a huge world to go exploring in, with all sorts of compelling and interesting quest chains that I literally just stumble into.
There's also a lot of versatility in how one builds a character. Effectively, every character has a variety of skill lines that they can choose to invest points in, ranging from armour and weapon types to guild or faction specific abilities to class skills. You gain skill points every time you level up, by completing certain quest chains, or finding collectables in the world. The actual skill lines level up through use as they do in regular Elder Scrolls games, which unlocks more of their abilities and passive bonuses.
So as well as all the universal skill lines based on quests and weapon types, each of the four classes has three unique trees that you can go into. You also gain a single stat point when you level up which you can drop into Health, Magicka or Stamina and upgrade relevant abilities that way. What's really interesting is that there's no set ways to build these classes; a Dragonknight might typically be a heavy armour wearing tank, but I'm building mine as a full magic damage type.
At the moment, I'm juggling three characters but primarily sticking with my Wood Elf Templar tank. Currently I'm in the late 20s for level with them (level cap is 50 but with further progression afterwards) and looking to push ahead, but there's no real rush. Absolutely everything in the game gives experience, so I'm just exploring, crafting, doing quests or faction objectives as I see fit and having a good time.
It's been a while since I've just been able to completely lose myself in a world like this. Plus, for all its pros and strengths, Final Fantasy 14 doesn't really make much use of its actual world after you finish the main questlines. There's less to discover and accomplish just by wandering as this game incentivises, and it's wonderful. Definitely will be chipping away at this for some time to come.
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Elance Launches 'Startup Cloud' Resource to Power Entrepreneurs With Online Talent
Published: Apr 12, 2011 by Marie Hernan In Small Business Press Releases 1
Mountain View, California (PRESS RELEASE – April 12, 2011) – Elance, the leading platform for online employment, introduced Startup Cloud, a new onramp resource that provides proven tactics, best practice strategies and advice to power startups tapping into the human cloud. As part of the Startup Cloud program, Elance is partnering with The Founder Institute to help entrepreneurs find the best talent to build their dream companies. Elance will also be giving away three Startup Kits, which include $500 in Elance services, to get businesses started building their online teams.
According to the Kauffman Foundation, Americans are turning to entrepreneurship more than ever before, pushing the rate of startups to a 15-year high in 2010. One of the biggest game changers for startups in the past 10 years is the emergence of cloud technologies and services that help businesses launch products and services quickly and cost effectively. Elance conducted a survey of 250 small business startups, which revealed a bullish outlook on entrepreneurship and a growing reliance on cloud technologies.
Top trends cited by survey participants include:
Entrepreneurism is the New Black – The Elance survey revealed that 92% of respondents are optimistic about small business growth in 2011. This entrepreneurial spirit is being celebrated and supported from the White House to Wall Street as a key strategy in driving economic growth.
The Cloud is King – The cloud is critical to most startups today, and online hiring topped the list of cloud-based tools and services most important to their companies: Online Hiring (57%), Web Services (44%), File Storage (42%), Online Application Suites (30%), Accounting and Finance (20%).
Tapping into the Human Cloud – One of the key challenges facing startups is hiring team members for their organization. Startups embrace online hiring for its cost effectiveness (78%), flexibility (74%) and better candidate information (63%).
Help Wanted/Most Wanted – Access to in-demand talent is a key concern for small businesses. Startups reported the most needed, but hardest talents to find and afford are: Web Programmers (42%), Marketing Strategy Experts (28%), Graphic Designers (28%), Online Marketers (24%) and Writers (20%).
Entrepreneurs must identify the right time to bring in experts and delegate key tasks, but also need accessibility to the right talent. Online hiring of freelance talent allows startups to launch their businesses without committing to ongoing overhead expenses. "I had a business idea for a mobile organizer that saves people time and money, and needed to find a team with the right skills to help me build the first product. I sought the advice of fellow entrepreneurs at Harvard Business School on jump starting development, and they all sent me to the same place — Elance," said Phil Michaelson, CEO of KartMe.com. "With the web programmers and mobile app developers I hired on Elance, I launched KartMe.com only three months after I received my MBA, and investor funding followed soon after. Elance helped me turn my idea into a business."
"Entrepreneurs are no longer limited by geography, expensive software, office space or by having to make large-scale investments in overhead just to get a prototype or service out to market," said Ellen Pack, vice president of marketing at Elance. "We are pleased to launch Startup Cloud and equip startup companies with access to resources and skilled talent to help them take their ideas to market more quickly and at a lower cost than ever before."
Startup Cloud will feature best practices for entrepreneurs in the pre-launch startup phase, as well as those seeking ongoing hiring needs as the company matures and grows. By sharing personal stories from the trenches, startup founders will hear from other business owners on how to effectively scale their staffing to achieve the best results. Visit Startup Cloud at www.elance.com/startup-cloud.
The site will include articles, videos and slide shows including:
A Blueprint for Building Your Startup in the Cloud
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Startup Stories: How They Did It
As part of Startup Cloud, Elance is partnering with The Founder Institute, a startup accelerator with programs in 15 cities worldwide designed to launch 600+ technology companies per year. As part of the partnership, Elance will be helping startups who join the program leverage the human cloud to build their dream companies. Elance will also host a 12-week contest, beginning March 28, 2011. In April, May and June 2011, one winner will be awarded a $500 credit for Elance services that can be applied toward anything from designing a business logo to building a new website or mobile app. Contestants are asked to submit an entry stating how they will use an Elance professional to help build their business. Winners will be selected based on their responses.
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Elance, the world's leading platform for online employment, helps businesses hire and manage in the cloud. For businesses looking to staff-up a team on an hourly or project basis, Elance offers instant access to qualified professionals who work online. Elance provides the tools to hire, view work as it progresses and pay for results. Elance is faster and more cost-effective than job boards, staffing firms and traditional outsourcing.
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Jessica volunteers her time at Clothing the Homeless, a grassroots nonprofit that provides clothing, toiletries and other items to homeless individuals in Irvine, California. Donated items help those who are served have the confidence and professional appearance needed to pursue employment. Jessica helps sort the donated clothing to ensure that only clean, quality items are distributed. She says she became involved with the ministry after college and chose it because she saw how her efforts could have a direct positive impact on someone else's life.
Clothing the Homeless will receive a $500 grant from The Foundation in honor of Jessica's volunteer spirit and hard work.


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Every Little Detail That Helps Make the Dodge Charger Hellcat So Brutal
The 707-horsepower Dodge Charger Hellcat is one of the fastest sedans ever built. Here's an in-depth look at everything that makes that possible.
By Collin Woodard
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With 707 horsepower under the hood, the Dodge Charger Hellcat is ridiculously powerful. It's also obscenely fast, topping out at 204 mph. And with that power going only to the rear wheels, it absolutely begs you to do burnouts. No, it's not a practical car or even a car anyone asked for, but it's still incredible.
Since it was first announced back in 2014, the Hellcat has become a bit of a celebrity in the automotive world. Considering how much power the Hellcat offers for less than $70,000, it's understandable. Who wouldn't want to drive such an excessive car?
But with so much coverage already dedicated to the Hellcat, what else is there to say? We know it can do burnouts. We know it's loud and fast. And we definitely know it gets terrible gas mileage.
As they do with every other car, the guys behind Savage Geese decided to take an in-depth look at the Charger Hellcat in the video below. They spend more than 30 minutes dissecting every little detail, even going so far as to inspect the suspension with the car up on a lift.
It's not a quick watch, but it's well worth your time if you want to learn every single thing you can about the Dodge Charger Hellcat. And yes, there are a few burnouts. Because who can make a video of a Hellcat without doing at least one burnout?


Most of us spend a lot of get older in our cars — amid commuting, handing out errands, transporting others, or long trips, we usually log many hours a week in our vehicles. subsequent to that in mind, you probably want a car that's not just transportation, but with a nice place to be — a satisfying spot in the manner of kind materials laid out in a logical, thoughtful manner, and most likely even one that's kind to see at.
We understand this desire — correspondingly we've laid out the 10 best car interiors you can acquire for below $50,000. We've focused upon the latest models, and most have been updated recently to provide handsome, comfortable, thoughtfully-planned interiors that strike us as a kind place to spend time. pick any one of these vehicles, and we suspect you'll be a little happier during the hours of the week you spend in your car.


The purpose of the AAAI conference series is to promote research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and foster scientific exchange between researchers, practitioners, scientists, students, and engineers in AI and its affiliated disciplines. AAAI-16 is the Thirtieth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. It will continue the tradition of previous AAAI conferences with technical paper presentations, invited speakers, workshops, tutorials, poster sessions, senior member presentations, competitions, and exhibit programs, all selected according to the highest standards. AAAI-16 will also include additional programs for students and young researchers.
AAAI-16 welcomes submissions reporting research that advances artificial intelligence, broadly conceived. The conference scope includes all subareas of AI, including (but not limited to) traditional topics such as search, machine learning, planning, knowledge representation, reasoning, natural language processing, robotics and perception, and multiagent systems. We expressly encourage work that cuts across technical areas, or develops AI techniques in the context of important application domains, such as health care, transportation, and commerce.
AAAI-16 will also include special paper tracks (listed below) on select topics. These tracks feature dedicated reviewing committees, with accepted papers treated exactly like those in the main technical track.
Authors must register at the AAAI-16 web-based technical track paper submission site before they submit their abstracts and papers. The software will assign a password, which will enable the author to log on to submit an abstract and paper. To avoid last-minute congestion, authors are encouraged to register well in advance of the September 10 abstract deadline.
Abstract submission will close at 11:59 PM UTC-10 (midnight Hawaii) on September 10, 2015. Final paper submission will close at 11:59 PM UTC-10 on September 15, 2015.
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Resubmissions of Substantially Improved IJCAI-15 Submissions: Authors of declined IJCAI-15 submissions may submit substantially improved versions to AAAI-16, optionally accompanied by a cover letter that explains how the revised submission addresses the comments of the IJCAI-15 reviewers. Such cover letters along with the IJCAI-15 reviews will be taken into consideration in the AAAI-16 review process.
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Government of Ghana through the National Communications Authority (NCA) on Thursday at the peak of celebration of the World's Radio Day said it had pulled the authorization of Tongu Community Multimedia Network (Radio Tongu) and cut off the station's broadcasts.
The Authorizing body said accreditation for Tongu Radio in Sogakope, Akatsi South in the Volta Region had been withdrawn.
The NCA accused operators of the frequency of violating "the code of good conduct for broadcasting matters bordering on national security and public interest".
Accusing the station of stirring controversy, NCA alleged that some petitioners, on 9th January, 2020, wrote to the NCA alleging that Mr. Bestway Zottor was using the radio station for defamation, religious teaching to create confusion among churches and for political campaigns promoting the separatists' agenda of the Western Togoland movement, whence "Tongu Radio's broadcasts have been cut off and the Volta Regional Office of NCA has been directed to ensure full compliance."
Justifying the shutdown of the radio station, the NCA the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) provides that "the Authority may suspend or revoke a license or a frequency authorization where the suspension or revocation is necessary because of national security or is in the public interest".
According to the NCA, the National Security in the Volta Region had earlier picked the Director of Tongu Radio, Bestway Zottor, over some comments he allegedly made about his involvement in the activities of the secessionist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation.
A statement signed by the Director-General of NCA, Joe Anokye and released on the eve of the World's Radio Day stated that the directive follows the conclusion of investigations into petitions it received on the activities of the station's management.
Station's Director comments
Bestway Zottor was said to have allegedly criticized the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, accusing him of "funding the activities of the separatist movement while in opposition but turning around to threaten them when his party came to power".
Mr Zottor, while speaking on the radio, also rebuked journalists who reported the call of the Regional Minister accusing them of compromising the standards of journalism and being accomplices in what he says is government's efforts to curtail press freedom.
He went on further to talk about what he claimed is the true history of the area the Homeland Study Group Foundation called Western Togoland which he said has minerals which could not be exploited because the UN had effected a regulation that bars Ghana from exploiting any natural resources in the Volta Region especially.
Mr. Zottor acknowledged that the police in the South Tongu District had held a meeting with him in May 2019 and advised him not to make commentaries that are inciteful; a piece of advice he heeded until the Regional Minister's recent caution to the media and to his station by extension.
He dared the security agencies to "record his program and juxtapose same with the true history of the area to see if he peddled any falsehood".
He also asked the security agencies to arrest him.
He thus cautioned against the torturing of persons proclaiming the independence of the said Western Togoland state.
He said, "no such person is a threat to Ghana and should not be subjected to any form of torture".
Bestway Zottor's arrest becomes the latest addition to the several people standing trial for acting in a manner that threatens the peaceful existence of Ghana.
While the NCA the regulatory body is clamping down radio stations, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is urging stakeholders in the radio industry to be tolerant of divergent views and perspectives in the delivery of radio programming
He spoke at the celebration of the 2020 World Radio Day in Accra, the Minister said, "there is a growing tendency of many of us who want to force our opinions down the ears and the minds of everybody else and if it is not our opinion, then everybody else is wrong."
"The views of these kinds of people must be reflected in the kind of conversations we want to have so that we don't end up being the judges of the discussion but the consumer at home benefits from the various perspectives and in the end makes up his or her mind," he added.
World Radio Day, a day set aside by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is held on 13th February of each year to highlight radio as a way of educating people, providing information and promoting freedom of expression across varied cultures.
According to the UNESCO, the day was set aside to primarily "raise greater awareness among the public and the media of the importance of radio; to encourage decision-makers to establish and provide access to information through radio; as well as to enhance networking and international cooperation among broadcasters".
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Background and objectives Ambulatory BP is increasingly recognized as a better measure of the risk for adverse outcomes related to hypertension, an important comorbidity in patients with CKD. Varying definitions of white-coat and masked hypertension have made it difficult to evaluate differences in prevalence of these BP patterns across CKD cohorts.
Design, setting, participants, & measurements The International Database of Ambulatory BP in Renal Patients collaborative group established a large database of demographic, clinical, and ambulatory BP data from patients with CKD from cohorts in Italy, Spain, the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) and the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Cohort Study (AASK) in the United States, and the CKD Japan Cohort (CKD-JAC). Participants (n=7518) with CKD were included in the present analyses. Cutoffs for defining controlled BP were 140/90 mm Hg for clinic and 130/80 mm Hg for 24-hour ambulatory BP.
Results Among those with controlled clinic BP, compared with CKD-JAC, AASK participants were more likely to have masked hypertension (prevalence ratio [PR], 1.21; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.04 to 1.41) whereas CRIC (PR, 0.82; 0.72 to 0.94), Italian (PR, 0.73; 0.56 to 0.95), and Spanish participants (PR, 0.75; 0.64 to 0.88) were less likely. Among those with elevated clinic BP, AASK participants were more likely to have sustained hypertension (PR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.32) whereas Italian (PR, 0.78; 0.70 to 0.87) and Spanish participants (PR, 0.89; 0.82 to 0.96) were less likely, although CRIC participants had similar prevalence as CKD-JAC. Prevalence of masked and sustained hypertension was elevated in males, patients with diabetes, participants on four or more antihypertensives, and those with moderate-to-severe proteinuria.
Conclusions In a large, multinational database, the prevalence of masked and sustained hypertension varied across cohorts independent of important comorbidities.


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Q: Number of ways of forming a committee of 6 members from 10 teachers and 4 students From 10 teachers and 4 students, a committee of 6 members is to be formed, with at least 2 students in the committee.
My first approach is to add the number of combinations of exactly 2 students, exactly 3 students and exactly 4 students and obtained the correct result.
My second approach is C(4, 2) *C(12, 4)... The logic being, the number of ways of choosing two students out of four multiplied by number of ways of choosing 4 persons out of remaining 12 persons, that way there will be at least 2 students in the committee of 6. And I get the wrong result with this approach. I don't know the mistake in my logic in the second approach. Thank you in advance.

A: In your incorrect second method, cases with more than 2 students are being overcounted.
For example a group with 3 students A, B, C and 3 teachers can be formed by first choosing A&B, and then the other 4 people which happens to include student C. It can also be formed by first choosing A&C, and then 4 more people which happens to include student B. And also by first choosing B&C.
So cases with 3 students are counted 3 times with this method. Cases with 4 students are counted even more times. Therefore this method gives an answer that is too high.


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Southampton is well-known for its excellent theatres and art galleries. Coming up at the Mayflower over the next couple of months you could see Jimmy Carr on 11 October, Sweeny Todd from the 15 October and Blood Brothers from 10 November. See www.mayflower.org.uk. At Nuffield Theatre, Jeremy Hardy is taking his humour along on 18 October. See www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk, or, if you're more in to art, then don't miss Southampton City Art Gallery with its permanent collection of 3,700 works and free entry. Visit www.southampton.gov.uk for more details on upcoming exhibits.


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"""The idea is to create a wrapper class that
returns a Type of a Class dynamically created based
on the input parameters. Similar to a factory design
pattern
"""
from trappy.base import Base
import re
from trappy.ftrace import GenericFTrace

def default_init(self):
    """Default Constructor for the
    Dynamic MetaClass. This is used for
    the dynamic object creation in
    :mod:`trappy.dynamic.DynamicTypeFactory`
    """

    kwords = {}

    try:
        kwords["parse_raw"] = self.parse_raw
    except AttributeError:
        pass

    super(type(self), self).__init__(**kwords)

class DynamicTypeFactory(type):

    """Override the type class to create
    a dynamic type on the fly. This Factory
    class is used internally by
    :mod:`trappy.dynamic.register_dynamic_ftrace`
    """

    def __new__(mcs, name, bases, dct):
        """Override the new method"""
        return type.__new__(mcs, name, bases, dct)

    def __init__(cls, name, bases, dct):
        """Override the constructor"""
        super(DynamicTypeFactory, cls).__init__(name, bases, dct)

def _get_name(name):
    """Internal Method to Change camelcase to
    underscores. CamelCase -> camel_case
    """
    return re.sub('(?!^)([A-Z]+)', r'_\1', name).lower()

def register_dynamic_ftrace(class_name, unique_word, scope="all",
                            parse_raw=False, pivot=None):
    """Create a Dynamic FTrace parser and register it with any FTrace parsing classes

    :param class_name: The name of the class to be registered
        (Should be in CamelCase)
    :type class_name: str

    :param unique_word: The unique_word to be matched in the
        trace
    :type unique_word: str

    :param scope: Registry Scope (Can be used to constrain
        the parsing of events and group them together)
    :type scope: str

    :param parse_raw: If, true, raw trace output (-r flag)
        will be used
    :type parse_raw: bool

    :param pivot: The data column about which the data can be grouped
    :type pivot: str

    For example if a new unique word :code:`my_unique_word` has
    to be registered with TRAPpy:
    ::

        import trappy
        custom_class = trappy.register_dynamic_ftrace("MyEvent", "my_unique_word")
        trace = trappy.FTrace("/path/to/trace_file")

        # New data member created in the ftrace object
        trace.my_event

    .. note:: The name of the member is :code:`my_event` from **MyEvent**

    :return: A class object of type :mod:`trappy.base.Base`
    """

    kwords = {
            "__init__": default_init,
            "unique_word": unique_word,
            "name": _get_name(class_name),
            "parse_raw" : parse_raw,
        }

    if pivot:
        kwords["pivot"] = pivot

    dyn_class = DynamicTypeFactory(class_name, (Base,), kwords)
    GenericFTrace.register_parser(dyn_class, scope)
    return dyn_class

def register_ftrace_parser(cls, scope="all"):
    """Register a new FTrace parser class implementation

    Should be used when the class has complex helper methods and does
    not expect to use the default constructor.

    :param cls: The class to be registered for
        enabling the parsing of an event in trace
    :type cls: :mod:`trappy.base.Base`

    :param scope: scope of this parser class.  The scope can be used
        to restrict the parsing done on an individual file.  Currently
        the only scopes available are "sched", "thermal" or "all"
    :type scope: string

    """

    # Check the argspec of the class
    GenericFTrace.register_parser(cls, scope)

def unregister_ftrace_parser(ftrace_parser):
    """Unregister an ftrace parser

    :param ftrace_parser: An ftrace parser class that was registered
        with register_ftrace_parser() or register_dynamic_ftrace().
        If done with the latter, the cls parameter is the return value
        of register_dynamic_ftrace()
    :type ftrace_parser: class derived from :mod:`trappy.base.Base`

    """
    GenericFTrace.unregister_parser(ftrace_parser)

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Нешвил () америчка је телевизијска серија коју је створио Кали Коури. Приказује животе разних фиктивних певача кантри музике из Нешвила, а првенствено се усредсређује на Рајну Џејмс и Џулијет Барнс. Премијера је приказана 10. октобра 2012. године.

У мају 2016. -{ABC}- је отказао серију, док ју је у јуну исте године преузео -{CMT}-. Након одлуке руководства -{CMT}- да укине све игране програме, финале је приказано 26. јула 2018. године.

Радња
У Нешвилу, главном граду кантри музике, музичари и текстописци су у самом срцу вртлога сопственх амбиција. Неке покреће креативност и жеља за славом, док се други боре са притиском славе и чине све што је у њиховој моћи да остану на врху. Смештена усред растуће музичке индустрије Нешвила, серија прати кантри икону Рајну Џејмс, нову поп-звезду Џулијет Барнс и целу заједницу разних музичара, стихоклепаца и осталих играча у тој сулудој, али веома уносној индустрији.

Улоге

|-
| Кони Бритон || Рајна Џејмс
|-
| Хејден Панетијер || Џулијет Барнс
|-
| Клер Боуен || Скарлет О'Конор
|-
| Ерик Клоус || Теди Конрад
|-
| Чарлс Естен || Дикон Клејборн
|-
| Џонатан Џексон || Ејвери Баркли
|-
| Сем Паладио || Гунар Скот
|-
| Роберт Виздом || Колман Карлајл
|-
| Пауерс Бут || Ламар Вајат
|-
| Крис Кармак || Вил Лексингтон
|-
| Ленон Стела || Меди Конрад
|-
| Мејзи Стела || Дафни Конрад
|-
| Вил Чејс || Лук Вилер
|-
| Оливер Хадсон || Џеф Фордхам
|-
| Обри Пиплс || Лејла Грант
|-
| Камерон Скогинс || Зак Велес
|-
| Кејтлин Даблдеј || Џеси Кејн
|-
| Џефри Нордлинг || Бред Мејтланд
|-
|}

Епизоде

Референце

Спољашње везе

Америчке серије које су се почеле приказивати 2012.
Америчке серије које су се престале приказивати 2018.
Оригинални програм мреже American Broadcasting Company
Телевизијске серије на енглеском језику
Телевизијске серије са ЛГБТ+ тематиком
Телевизијске серије Lionsgate Television-а


Similar to the food items, there is also an expiration period for the shampoo, conditioner and other hair care products. But almost all people don't consider the expiration of the hair care products and they ever use it at anytime.
It is a right time to wake up and hereafter you should also need to check out the expiry date of the hair care products and beauty products in order to safeguard and enhance your hair and face beauty.
Many people have a doubt on does shampoo have an expiration date or it goes bad or not?
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the manufacturers of the beauty products and hair care products such as shampoo bottles and conditioners are also including the expiration date.
If you are using the expired product for your hair, it will harm your entire hair and scalp. As the result, you will get increased hair fall, dandruff, white hair and several related problems.
Some other expired shampoos and conditioners are also causing the risk possible infections on your hair and scalp.
The hair care products usually go bad mainly because of the drops of water or contact with the human skin. Over time, there is a harmful bacteria buildup in such products and contaminated to provide harmful effects. The shampoo lasts only for a particular period, after that it will be contaminated. In order to avoid such inconveniences, you should need to avoid using expired hair care items.
Checking the expiry date – Every user has to check the expiry date of your hair care product on the bottles and use them only within that particular period. The extremely expired bottles of conditioners and shampoo typically smell very bad and even give you the different feel when you take it on your hands. If you are confused that does shampoo go bad or not, you have to often check its expiry date and use only the safe hair products.
Extending life – If you are safely maintain the hair care products, you can surely able to extend the life of the shampoo and other hair care products. The hair products last longer life when you maintain it to have only less chance of getting water droplets or oxygen.
You have to store hair care items only in dark and cool places to avoid going bad quickly and increase its life.


Spring is here, and love is in the air at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm... KITE love that is!
We are opening the farm on Sunday, May 22 for a Spring Kite Party from 1 - 4 pm.
Bring your kite, and come ride the wind on our back hills.
Prescott Memorial School's Parent Teacher Group will be selling baked goods, melon and other cool spring treats in our workshop.
The barn will be open for those who want to visit our baby animals.
We look forward to seeing you and celebrating the new life of spring after a quiet winter.
turning the sky into the ocean!


Find out what happened when the #RHOBH ladies, the Bravo After Hours host, and a #RHOA pal partied in L.A.
The next time we're in L.A., we might give Kyle Richards a call because The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills actress clearly knows how to have a good time. While filming the upcoming season of The Celebrity Apprentice, she took some of her co-stars out for a wild girls' night, which included a ride in a luxury vehicle, multiple Housewives in the party squad, and a celebrity sighting. But, we'll let Bravo After Hours host/Celebrity Apprentice contestant Carrie Keagan explain.
"Kyle and I became fast friends, and one night we ended up taking Porsha [Williams] out on the town while we were filming, which ended up being an awesome night," the TV personality recalled to Bravo After Hours about her group sesh with Kyle and The Real Housewives of Atlanta pal. "We hit up PUMP for a few drinks and then Lisa Vanderpump and Ken [Todd] offered to give us a lift to our next spot. CRAZY!! So we piled into the back of her Rolls, having to sit on each other's laps to make room for Giggy and [Schnooky], who were also riding with us."
The night ended with the group grabbing some food at a beloved Bravoleb hotspot. "Then, we had dinner at Craig's in Beverly Hills where we ended up sitting next to [singer] James Blunt," Carrie explained. "RIDICULOUSLY FUN!"


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Q: Question about local SOURCE_LOCALE = "en" in Roblox enter link description here
I wonder why SOURCE_LOCALE is in call caption and reason why it has underscore between them. I want to know what they are and how they work.

A: It is common to define constant values using all capitals. It is just a way to highlight a value that isn't intended to change. While Lua doesn't have technically have constants, this practice still shows up. Also, underscores can be used in variable names.
And if you read further into the article, you'll see that the SOURCE_LOCALE is used alongside the LocalizationService :
function AnimateUI.loadTranslator()
    pcall(function()
        translator = LocalizationService:GetTranslatorForPlayerAsync(Players.LocalPlayer)
    end)
    if not translator then
        pcall(function()
            translator = LocalizationService:GetTranslatorForLocaleAsync(SOURCE_LOCALE)
        end)
    end
end

And there is a note that follows :

If your game's source language is not English, change the locale code on line 4 (en) to match the game's source language setting in the localization portal.

The point of this code is to automatically translate your message into different languages. en is used to define the English locale. Other language locales include es for Spanish, de for German, and a number of others.
If you want more information, consider reading the articles and tutorials on localization.


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Weekly Digest - The U.K. General Election and the FOMC interest rate decision, are the key events to follow
Monday, December 9, 2019 12:32 PM GMT
Arguments regarding the advantages of using technical analysis to make forex trading decisions, rather than using fundamental analysis, have raged across the internet (on trading forums and social media) since internet-based retail trading was born, at approximately the turn of the century. Many successful Traders and Investors on the ZuluTrade platform, will testify that you need to combine both forms of analytical skills, in order to bank profits as a copy-trader or Investor. This advice is undeniably correct, but occasionally you receive a perfect, text-book, illustration and example, of why we need to pay attention to the economic calendar and make trading decisions based solely on economic events and the published data.
To ascertain which ZuluTrade Traders in our community will use fundamental analysis to their advantage, it's worth keeping informed regarding the leaders on the leader board, who identify fundamental analysis as essential to their profitability. You can also access the Social Charts section on which many Traders and Investors openly discuss their trading ideas with the community.
CopyTrade Economic News at ZuluTrade
Canadian dollar slumps due to employment/unemployment data missing the forecasts
On Friday December 6th, the forex market experienced a sudden slump in the value of the Canadian dollar (CAD) across the board, versus its main peers. The reason for the sudden sell-off from 13:30pm on Friday, related to Canada's employment and unemployment data missing the forecasts. Reuters news agency had forecast that the Canadian economy added 10k jobs in November, instead a net loss of -71k jobs was recorded. The unemployment rate consequently spiked to 5.9% from 5.5%. The figures added to the belief amongst many economists and analysts, that Canada's economy might have slowed sharply and could be generating recessionary signals.
U.S. dollar registers significant gains versus its Canadian counterpart
As can be clearly seen, USD/CAD spiked upwards as the data was published, price surged through the third level of resistance, R3, ending the day up 0.56% while recovering a significant proportion of the losses registered earlier in the week. The fall in the value of CAD versus USD was amplified due to the latest NFP jobs data from the USA for November coming in at 266k, above the prediction of 186k and recording a close on 100k rise from October's figure. The FX markets reacted positively to the unexpected jobs surge in the USA, because it was recorded before any Xmas seasonal factors are taken into consideration. The NFP data suggests the USA economy is remaining strong, despite the impact the Chinese tariffs have had on both imports and exports and subsequent manufacturing, during 2019.
The U.S. dollar recorded gains versus several of its peers during the New York session after the bullish NFP data was published, EUR/USD closed the day out down -0.40% and GBP/USD closed the day out down -0.18%. U.S. equity indices also printed significant gains on the day due to the unexpected NFP data, the DJIA closed up 1.22% and the NASDAQ 100 up 1.00%.
Sterling continues its General Election gains
The U.K. pound registered considerable gains versus many of its main peer currencies during last week's trading sessions. Naturally, as the December 12th Election Day date has neared, GBP has become highly sensitive to any developing news. The FX markets for GBP appear to be reacting to any significant change in polling predictions. As the polls have looked favorable towards the current Tory party, the value of sterling (across the board) has risen versus its peers.
Despite the fact that a Tory majority government will ensure Brexit happens, a process that could harm the U.K. economy, markets dislike change and uncertainty, therefore, a continuation of the current party remaining in power is seen as the least, worst, option. During last week's trading, GBP/USD reached a high not seen since early May and as illustrated here, the major pair has experienced significant bullish momentum during the month of December, as various opinion polls have consistently predicted a Tory, General Election, victory.
Bollinger Bands, an excellent indication of volatility when used on daily time-frames
Developed by the highly regarded analyst John Bollinger, Bollinger Bands are volatility bands which are usually placed above and below a moving average. Volatility is based on the standard deviation, which will change when the volatility of a security's value either increases, or decreases. The bands will automatically widen when volatility increases and then narrow when volatility decreases. A more comprehensive description of their use can be obtained here
As can be seen in this chart of GBP/USD, illustrated on a daily time-frame, the BB widened as bullish momentum increased in GPB/USD during the week. The major FX pair finished the week up 1.66% and is up 2.51% monthly, trading above all the main daily moving averages.
Traders and Investor who specialise in trading sterling, in particular GBP/USD and EUR/GBP, should ensure they remain hyper vigilant to any changing news regarding the U.K. General Election. Polls, interviews, security incidents, or major gaffs, committed by either leader of the Tory or Labour Party, could result in a sudden surge in bullishness, or reversal in the direction of sterling, versus its peers.
BIS warns of a return to volatility in the forex markets
The overall subject of volatility has been covered by the Bank for International Settlements, lately. BIS delivered warnings last week, regarding the dangers of volatility returning to the FX markets.
"An abundance of trading venues means that investors and dealers are spreading their capital more thinly than before, fragmenting liquidity across multiple platforms. That raises the risk of liquidity drying up at some venues during periods of market turmoil", the Bank for International Settlements warns.
Of course, in relation to retail Traders and Investors on the ZuluTrade platform, increasing volatility represents considerable trading opportunities. However, this article is quoting the opinion of BIS, who are the ultimate bank for forex trading governance globally, therefore, it's worth reading their comments, if you can take the time out.
High impact economic calendar events and data releases, which could impact on the FX markets
Monday December 9th witnesses the publication of housing data for the Canadian economy, both housing starts and permits are forecast to reveal an increase, when the figures are broadcast at 13:15pm U.K. time. Analysts will carefully monitor the data based on the slump the Canadian dollar suffered last Friday, after the country's employment numbers fell sharply.
At 22:05pm the Australian central bank governor will deliver a speech in Sydney. Traders and analysts will carefully monitor the speech for any clues regarding a change to the bank's current monetary policy, from its current dovish outlook. Due to the timing of the announcement during a time of low liquidity, the value of AUD could oscillate in a wide trading range, depending on the content of the speech.
Tuesday December 10th's high impact events begins with the release of the latest U.K. GDP growth figures at 9:30am. October is forecast to come in at 0.10% up from -0.1%, with the past three month figure coming in at 0.00%. Construction, manufacturing and industrial production are predicted to remain in recession. The trade balance is forecast to reveal an improvement. The aforementioned metrics could provide a timely boost for the current, ruling, Tory party, as the General Election nears. At 10:00am various ZEW surveys for Germany and the E.Z. are published, which are expected to reveal improvements.
Wednesday December 11th begins with a half-yearly fiscal statement from the New Zealand government. Published at 0:00am the data could affect the value of the kiwi dollar, depending on the content. Due to the time of release, NZD could experience changes in value, as liquidity may be compromised.
At 13:30pm attention will turn to the USA economy as the latest inflation figures are published. CPI is predicted to come in at 2.0% for November year on year, up from 1.8%. A result which could positively impact on the value of USD versus its peers. Average earnings data for USA workers will also be closely watched, as it can reveal the health of the USA consumers' finances and their ability to spend.
At 19:00pm market focus will be on the FOMC as the interest rate decision is broadcast. The widely held view, after Reuters and Bloomberg have polled their panel of economists, is for a hold of the rate at 1.75% for the upper bound rate. The latest monthly budget deficit is forecast to come in at -$207b for November, a significant increase from -$135b. However, this considerable deterioration isn't expected to impact on the FX markets, or the equity markets, given the overall risk on sentiment, which is currently in existence in USA investment markets. Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, will hold a press conference at 19:30pm, the market for USD could move significantly, depending on the content of his speech.
Thursday December 12th will centre around the value of sterling and the U.K. General Election. The reaction of GBP versus its peers may be fairly benign during the London-European and New York sessions, as market participants will eagerly await the exit poll at 10:00pm. This polling is generally accurate, and the result will undoubtedly and immediately, impact on the value of GBP versus all its peers.
At 8:30am the Swiss national bank, SNB, will reveal its interest rate decision, which could affect the value of the Swiss franc. At 12:45pm the ECB are forecast to announce they've left the deposit interest rate at -0.50% and marginal rate at 0.25%, with the key lending rate at 0.00%. At 13:30pm Christine Lagarde, the newly appointed ECB president, will hold a press conference justifying the decision. At 17:30pm the Canadian central bank Governor Poloz, will deliver a monetary policy statement/speech in Toronto, an event which could cause the value of the Canadian dollar to fluctuate.
Late evening a series of data releases relevant to the Japanese economy will be published, metrics which could impact on the value of JPY versus its peers, particularly during the Asian session, when liquidity is traditionally less than during other Western Hemisphere sessions.
Friday December 13th will witness the FX markets opening in Europe to the likely result of the U.K. General Election, naturally, the result could have a dramatic impact on the value of GBP. At 13:30pm a raft of data for the USA economy will be published, retail sales, import and export prices will be scrutinised by analysts for signs of improvement in the USA economy, despite the Chinese tariffs and trade disputes, which have occurred during 2019.
The views expressed do not constitute investment or any other advice /recommendation /suggestion and are subject to change. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Opinions expressed in the report do not represent the opinion of ZuluTrade Copy Trading Platform and do not constitute an offer or invitation to anyone to invest or trade.
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HSN Community / Forums / Fashion / The most difficult choice when ordering?………..size!
The most difficult choice when ordering?………..size!
This is my first time joining HSN Community. I suspect that the hardest part of ordering for most of us is how to choose the size. I basically gave up on Iman because her sizing is so inconsistent. Lately, I also had to exchange G by Guliana purchases. I wish that Hsn could spent more time describing the sizing during presentation than trying to tell us where to go dressed in the clothes we buy :). I don't mean to criticize but exchanging due to size is frustrating and it also cost money. I watch other shopping channels too, and hosts emphasize much more on describing the measurements of a model and the size they wear on set. This makes a big difference!. I'm 5.5′, 122lb, 37″ in my chest and hips….average….nothing special…..any clothes should fit me more often than not. I like tv shopping, very convenient but too many trips to USPS is not a fun part of it. I just got another package ready for exchange :(. Please try to make it easier on us.
The garment size is helpful sometimes.
welcome piwonia ~ I don't have much to add other than I watch the presentations like a hawk and look at the fit on the models. I know which models are roughly my size and hopefully the host will actually do the most important job and talk about true to size or not.
I echo florida, don't be afraid to pick up the phone and call customer service. I have always had a good response from them . I have purchased quite a bit from HSN and am not going to fret about returning items that do not run true to size.
If there is a certain item you are looking at sometimes the gals here can chime in if they have exp. w/ it.
There are some vendors like DG2 that is is always a guessing game. The hardest thing is jeans when the blends vary so much. You might need one size in the white and another in the blue or whatever.
I think some batches get the wrong size sewn into them in the factory sometimes too- I have bought the same blend in 2 shades and have one fit a full size different.
Hi @piwonia welcome to the community.
Yes, your right, QVC gives so much better information on sizing. I was watching them today and each model is shown with height and top/bottom size. Very helpful! I have complained about this same thing at least five times over the past year, but it falls on deaf ears unfortunately.
I've purchased many of Giuliana's jeans over the past year and used to count on the sizing of her classics. But lately that has changed too with lengths and all over sizing different on each pair of jeans. Lot's of returning as well.
piwonia… glad to have you aboard! About Sizing, you're singin' to the choir, lass. We've all been begging HSN, for decades, to get with the program of talking about Sizing when a show airs. Alas, we've yet to see that happen. And, I agree, both QVC and Evine are very good at giving Sizing Info on their shows.
I rarely buy a TS, (Today's Special), so wait until the Reviews start coming in. And, I go by the 'GARMENT MEASUREMENT CHART', not the 'MY MEASUREMENTS CHART'.
Also, it's important to note the 'FIT' description in the 'OVERVIEW & DETAILS' section of the Item page, (you have to scroll down and click on the 'MORE' link to see it). If it says, 2-3″ of Ease, buy your normal Size according to the GARMENT MEASUREMENT CHART. If 3-4″ of Ease, go down a Size… 4-6″ of Ease, go down 2-Sizes… you get the drift.