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Japanese MMORPGs : The Most Popular Choices (2023)
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Gaming has always been an integral part of Japanese culture and it has presented some of the most iconic games in popular culture. The country hasn't been left far behind as the popularity wave of MMORPGs swept the world and there are quite a few anime/fantasy based games that have fascinated players.
In this article, we present six of the most popular MMORPG games that have their origins linked to Japan.
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The fact is, most of the MMORPGs originating in Japan has its roots in the anime and the manga genres. Apart from the animations and the exciting storylines, the fun-factor arising from cooperation and competition between multiple players is one major reason behind their popularity. In addition, they are also a great tool for social interaction through textual and voice connections. So without much ado, let us take a look at the games.
This one is a genuine chart-topper and is often marked as one of the best MMORPG games that you can play. Period. Even after seven years, it is still one of the best games that new players can start with. It combines an interesting story with classic combat and the latest expansion pack called the Shadowbringers was released in 2019. In the same year, the total player count of the game crossed 18 million.
Actually, the original version of the game was a commercial failure. Then it was relaunched in 2013 and earned widespread positive reviews. It also won the Destructoid's Gamescom Community Choice Award and the"Best Online Game"award at the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019. In fact, in Japan, 22,260 physical units for PS4 were sold within the first week after Shadowbringers was launched.
Developing Studio: Square Enix Business Division 5
Language support: Japanese, English
Ratings: 4.5/5
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This is definitely one of the most popular games arising from Japan. It combines the traditional anime style with a pulse-pounding combat oriented gameplay. It allows the player to seek a mission and team up with other players for a common objective. While the story is basic, this game is all about the fast-paced gameplay and the unique combat styles.
In spite of its popularity, the game took a long time to get released beyond Japan. It was finally released in Xbox One and Microsoft Windows a few months ago. However, there are still some differences between the version existing in Japan and the one released for North America. On the whole, if exciting combat is all you seek, this is a great choice from every aspect.
Developing Studio: Online R&D
The fact is, this is the only MMORPG in the popular Dragon Quest video game series and mixes a traditional setup with a solid combat style. The best part is, the combat system is a great combination of classic MMORPG style and active time battle system. The main aim of the developers was to integrate loyal series fans with the newcomers and the effort received a positive response from players.
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The game was a chart-topper in Japan after it was released. Since its launch, the game has been upgraded by multiple expansion packs and other updates. However, despite the fan demands, the game never saw an official release in the west and remained localized in Japan. In addition, you will need to overcome the language barrier to enjoy it.
Developing Studio: Square Enix
Language support: Japanese
Ratings: 3.76/5
This game takes you into a fantasy world of ancient Japan where humans and mythical creatures co-exist. It was released for multiple platforms including Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PS4. However, the gameplay remains the same in all the platforms. Even though it is anime-based, the game is highly customizable and that added level of creativity makes it even more enjoyable.
Basically, as a player, you take control of an Oni which is an ancient demon. However, while the character designs are superb, the graphics and music are average. Once you get over some of these minor issues, this is a highly enjoyable game for anime lovers. Another exciting feature- the game has an automatic targeting system. Also, this one provides you with a deeper insight into the mythical world of Japanese folklore and fairy tales.
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This is one of the highest-grossing multi-player games that has ever been released. The game was released in Japan with the name Arad Senki and is one of the rare games that was adopted as an anime as well as a manga. In 2019 the number of players was more than 600million players across the world. Moreover, it was also the second-highest-grossing digital game for two consecutive years- 2018 and 2019.
While the gameplay has been kept simple, it is definitely a lot of fun. The player enters into a classic "beat 'em up" setting that involves fighting a variety of monsters. Interestingly, the game was released in 2D instead of 3D as the developers felt that it was the best way to capture the look and feel of the characters. In fact, even with its retro styling, this is one of the most addictive games you will find.
Developing Studio: Neople (Nexon)
Ratings: 78/100
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Here is another great choice for mobile game players that combines ninja warfare with a fantasy theme. The gameplay boasts of high-quality graphics and tough boss battles that will challenge even the veteran players. Apart from the solid action, there is also a good storyline based on a fantasy world where monsters roam freely. With more than 100 different storylines, there is a lot of variety for you to try out.
The player can hose from four different classes, each with their own special set of skills. Note that the characters are designed by Takashi Okazaki, a renowned graphical and visual artist. The game uses the Unreal 3 Engine that supports top-notch graphics. Overall, if you like to fight your way out through a wide variety of monsters, this one is a good choice.
Developing Studio: Asobimo
In reality, there were a few other favorites that remained at the top of the popularity charts after their release. But most of their game servers have been shut, much to the disappointment of the fans. The best thing about MMORPGs is the human aspect that consists of both rivals and teammates. This makes the gameplay more engaging than playing with any form of artificial intelligence.
However, there are still not that many MMORPGs arising from Japan as we would have liked to see. In addition, there are quite a few games that are exclusively available in Japan only. There are also some MMORPG games that have originated from South Korea and found a significant fan base in Japan.
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We can surely hope that with the rapid rise in the rate of mobile gaming, the top gaming studios of Japan will surely come up with some exciting options in the coming years. The fact remains that Japanese RPGs have influenced the genre in various ways in the past and will keep doing so in the coming days.
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Based on average weekly playing time, Pokémon Go was the most popular mobile game title among consumers in Japan in 2019, with a total of more than 14.8 million hours played on a weekly basis.
What game do Japanese people play the most? ›
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What MMO do Japanese play? ›
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Over a decade old and still the most popular MMORPG game in the world, World of Warcraft is a bit special. During its long reign, WoW has changed a lot. New classes, races, a graphics overhaul, whole new continents… players can even travel back in time.
What is the most popular game in Japan 2022? ›
Top-selling video games in Japan during week ending September 11, 2022, by unit sales
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (NSW) 7,115
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NSW) 5,866
Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix (NSW) 5,538
Monster Hunter Rise + Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (NSW) 4,926
What video games are popular in Japan right now? ›
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What do Japanese gamers play? ›
Across all three platforms — PC, console, and mobile — RPGs were the single most popular genre for Japanese gamers.
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Technically speaking, Sumo is the national sport of Japan, but with sold-out stadiums around the country, baseball is very popular.
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While VALORANT is gaining a foothold in Japan, it already enjoys a more established fan following in some key global markets.
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What are the big 5 MMOs? ›
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What is the biggest MMO right now? ›
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Is PC gaming popular in Japan? ›
PC gaming is popular in Japan for a number of reasons. First, PC games tend to be more affordable than console games. Second, PC games offer a wider variety of genres and gameplay experiences than console games. Third, PC games are often more challenging and require more strategic thinking than console games.
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Is Genshin impact popular in Japan? ›
Players in Japan have mostly seen Genshin as either a homage to or a knockoff of the newest entry in one of the country's most beloved fantasy game franchises: The Legend of Zelda.
Is Minecraft big in Japan? ›
For one, Minecraft is the top-seller in Japan, re-iterating just how popular the now Microsoft-led franchise is even today.
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20 Things You Never Knew About Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston was a popular singer, actress and model. She died tragically of causes due to a heart condition and drug use. Ironically, Whitney died the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards. Sadly, her daughter would meet a similar fate a few years later. Whitney rose to fame with one of the most beautiful voices in history. Her "girl next door" charm and natural beauty attracted the attention of the world early in her singing and modeling career. Raised in a musical environment, her mom is a famous gospel singer, Whitney had an early introduction to her musical career and the opportunity to be seen by recording executives.
In 2009, Guinness World Records named Whitney as the most awarded female singing act in the world. She is one of the top selling popular music artist selling between 170 and 200 million records worldwide. She recorded 7 albums and 2 sound tracks all earning diamond, platinum, multi-platinum or gold certification. Her crossover appeal and her strong presence on MTV kept Whitney in the spot light her entire life. She went on to act in a few movies with success.
Whitney Houston had a successful career despite the ups and downs in her love which included a tumultuous marriage, drug use and a tragic death that shocked the world.
Here are 20 little known facts about Whitney.
1. Early Life
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in a middle income family on August 9, 1963. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. The family moved to East Orange, New Jersey following the summer of 1967 Newark riots. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. The unrest was caused by African Americans feeling disenfranchised and politically unrepresented. Many felt they had few rights and suffered police brutality. Ironically, given modern unrest in the African American community today, the riots were sparked by the arrest and beating of an African American cab driver.
Whitney Houston was destined to become a star. Her family is filled with talent. Her dad, John Russell Houston, was an army serviceman and later an entertainment executive. John gave Whitney the nickname "Nippy" when she was a baby. Her management company was named "Nippy, Inc.". John died in 2003. Her mom, Emily "Cissy" Houston is a gospel singer who has recorded with many music greats. Whitney's older brother Michael is a singer, and her older half brother, Gary Garland, played basketball for the Denver Nuggets. Whitney is a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick. Her Godmother is singer Darlene Love and her "honorary" aunt is Aretha Franklin. Whitney met Franklin in the recording studio with her mom when Whitney was just 8 years old and the two remained very close throughout Whitney's life.
3. School
Whitney attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a Catholic all girls school in Caldwell, New Jersey. Her favorite class was history. Her favorite color was lavender. It at the Mount Saint Dominic that Whitney met her best friend Robyn Crawford who became the "sister" Whitney never had. The two were inseparable the rest of their lives.
4. Early singing career
Whitney would later state that she knew God had given her the gift of music at an early age. With the influence of her mom and her aunts, there is no denying Whitney would become famous with her beautiful voice. Whitney sang as a soloist in the Junior Gospel Choir at New Hope Baptist Church in East Orange. Her first solo was "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". Whitney also learned to play piano. By the age of 15, Whitney was regularly performing with her mother on stage.
5. Early Performing and Recording
During her early teenage years, Whitney often toured with her mom and sometimes performed with her on stage. Whitney was also a regular fixture in the recording studios with her mom. In 1977, Whitney performed as a backup singer on a recording by Michael Zager Bandis' "Life's A Party". The following year, at 15, she recorded background vocals on Chaka Khan's "I'm Ever Woman" which Whitney would later reprise. She also performed background vocals for Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson. She worked with Michael Beinhorn, Bill Lowell and Martin Disi as well. Although she was offered recording contracts in the early 1980s, Cissy insisted her daughter finish high school before starting a professional singing career.
Whitney signed a recording contract with Clive Davis and Arista in 1984. Her beautiful voice and looks quickly made her a successful singer and eventually a superstar. Whitney was able to be a successful crossover star. She sang solos and duets. She sang Rhythm and Blues, Adult Contemporary and Pop music, all successfully.
6. Early Modeling Career
In the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered by a professional photographer while she was performing with her mom at Carnegie Hall. Whitney was chosen to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine. She was one of the first young African American women to appear on the cover. Her "girl next door" looks and charm and was sought after to appear in print. Whitney posed for Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Young Miss. She was also featured in an advertisement for Canada Dry ginger ale.
7. First Album
Whitney's first album was titled Whitney Houston, and it quickly became a best selling album, and the world noticed Whitney and her talent. The album debuted in 1985. MTV's music videos helped increase Whitney's visibility with videos such as "How Will I Know". Several other best selling songs were on this album, and the album was the best selling by a female artist at the time.
8. A soap opera and the Cosby Show
In 1984, Whitney sang on the soap opera As the World Turns. She sang her hit "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" and "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" with Jermaine Jackson on the popular soap opera. Whitney was also asked to take the role of Sondra Huxtable on the Cosby Show. She turned the role down, however, because she was more interested in pursuing her singing career than a career as an actress. Ironically, Whitney would later act in film.
9. She dated Eddie Murphy
Few people remember that Whitney once dated Eddie Murphey. She also dated NFL player Randall Cunningham. Whitney met Bobby Brown, who would later become her husband, at the Soul Train Music Awards while she was dating Eddie Murphy. Bobby and Whitney became good friends and soon began dating.
10. She turned down Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson did not ask Whitney to date him. He did, however, ask her to sing with him on "Can't Stop Loving You". For whatever reason, Whitney turned Michael down. Perhaps she knew something that many of us didn't at the time. This is pure speculation but we're sure that the former singing sensation had her ideas as to why Michael Jackson wasn't worthy enough of a duet.
11. Billboard hit and Awards
Whitney had many top Billboard hits throughout her career. She remains the only artist to have 7 consecutive number 1 hits on Billboard's top 100 chart. Whitney is the only recording artist to win one or more Grammy, MTV Music, People's Choice, Billboard and Emmy awards. Should Houston have survived and gotten her life back together we're sure she could have squeezed in a few more awards.
12. The Bodyguard
The film The Bodyguard grossed $400 million. Kevin Costner wanted Whitney to play the role of Rachel Marron, a pop star whom his character, Frank Farmer, a former secret service agent, was hired to protect after Marron is threatened by a crazed fan. Despite his frustrations with his new employer because protecting her is nothing like protecting the President of the United States, Farmer falls in love with Marron. The movie was successful and proved that Whitney not only could sing but could act as well. The soundtrack also garnered awards. Whitney and Kevin remained friends and he gave a eulogy at her funeral.
Whitney starred in several other films and recorded soundtracks for film. Films include How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Waiting to Exhale and The Preacher's Wife.
13. I Will Always Love You
The song featured in The Bodyguard would become the best selling single by a female artist. The popular song was featured in the movie and remains an iconic song that Whitney sang beautifully. I Will Always Love You remains the biggest selling non-charity single with over 9 million sold worldwide.
14. Named in her honor
Whitney's fame, talent and philanthropy led to institutions being named in her honor. In 1997, Franklin School in her hometown of East Orange, New Jersey was renamed the Whitney E. Houston School of Creative and Performing Arts. Boston, Massachusetts' National Birth Disorder Center was renamed the Whitney Houston Hearing and Language Disorder Clinic.
15. Bobby Brown
Whitney and Bobby married in 1992. Bobby is a pop music star in his own right having performed with the boy band New Edition and as a solo artist. However, he never achieved the fame that his wife did and it hurt the marriage. With the success of The Bodyguard and the song I Will Always Love You, Bobby had a difficult time living in his wife's spotlight. Drug use and domestic violence marred the marriage. Bobby was arrested in 2003 on domestic abuse charges. The couple divorced in 2007.
16. Bobbi Kristina
Bobby and Whitney's daughter was born in 1993. She was the love of their life and was embarking on a singing career of her own. Her mother's death destroyed her. Bobbi died in 2015 at the age of 22. She was found unconscious in her bathtub, so similar to her mother's death. Bobbi was kept on life support for several months but was finally let go.
17. Being Bobby Brown
The reality show Being Bobby Brown proved to be an incredible eye opener. Up until that time, there were rumors of Whitney and Bobby's drug use and Whitney had been in rehab several times. The realty show taped over 6 months in 2005. It documented the crazy life of Bobby and Whitney proving that Bobby had an inflated ego and that alcohol and drug use was prevalent in their lives.
18. Diane Sawyer interview
Against the advice of many, Whitney sat for a televised interview with Diane Sawyer in 2002. Whitney had erratic behavior, weight loss and many cancellations over the course of a few years, and the public and media suspected drug use. Whitney admitted drug use in the interview and her behavior confirmed to many that she was, in fact, using alcohol, cocaine, pills and marijuana. Most memorably, Whitney denied ever using crack cocaine, telling Sawyer "crack is whack". Her surprising admittance and her demeanor during the interview were shocking.
Sawyer addressed many of the issues the public was concerned about. Whitney appeared incredibly thin during a Michael Jackson Tribute Concert. She failed to show for a tribute to Clive Davis with whom she had signed her first recording contract with at Arista. Whitney was fired from appearing at the Academy Awards. During the interview, Whitney downplayed all of the concern about her health and drug use.
19. Sparkle Remake
Just before her death, Whitney filmed the remake of "Sparkle". She played the mother of Jordan Sparks' character. The remake of the classic 1976 film was released in August 2012. The film didn't do particularly well in theaters. However, it's another example of Houston's multi-talented repertoire. She was an underrated actress, surely outshined by the fact she had one of the best singing voices of all time.
20. Whitney's Death
Whitney was found dead on February 11 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She was found face down in her guest room bath tub filled with water. Her official cause of death was drowning and a heart condition. It was determined that the heart condition was caused by cocaine use. Her death occurred on the eve of the Grammy Awards and put a pallor on the event. The night of her death, Whitney was scheduled to appear at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party. Her loss was felt greatly that evening and the following night at the Grammy Awards. There were many tributes to Whitney during the program.
Whitney's memorial service was held at the New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey. The Church she began her public singing as a soloist in the Junior Gospel Club. The memorial was invitation only. Bobby Brown showed up at the funeral uninvited and was escorted out. Whitney is buried in a New Jersey cemetery. Her tombstone includes lines from her iconic hit I Will Always Love You.
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Athletics: Ex-world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies in car crash - Zuma 25 октября 2014, 11:57
Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died Friday aged 34 in a car crash on his way to a Johannesburg athletics meeting.
Athletics: Ex-world 800m champion Mulaudzi dies in car crash - Zuma
Former world 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi died Friday aged 34 in a car crash on his way to a Johannesburg athletics meeting, President Jacob Zuma said in a statement, AFP reports.
"The nation has lost a true hero and one of our most disciplined and talented athletes, who flew the South African flag across the sporting world," said Zuma.
"We wish to convey, on behalf of the government and the entire nation, our heartfelt condolences to his family, Athletics South Africa, the South African sports fraternity and the International Olympic Committee."
Earlier, sports minister Fikile Mbalula announced the death of Mulaudzi in a statement without giving details.
"Sports minister Fikile Mbalula has just received the sad news of the untimely death of South African 800m icon Mbulaeni Mulaudzi," his office said.
"Mulaudzi was one of the most decorated track athletes that South Africa has seen and, unfortunately, never had the recognition for his achievements, so it's indeed a sad day," said his agent, Peet van Zyl.
Global athletics body IAAF said in a statement it was "deeply saddened" to learn of the death of Mulaudzi.
Mulaudzi was the surprise winner of the 2009 world championships 800m title in Berlin and retired from athletics last year.
His death triggered immediate reaction from two star South African athletes -- 2009 women's 800m world champion Caster Semenya and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena.
"Just lost a brother, a friend, a very good friend," tweeted Semenya. "May your soul rest in peace. I love you man, will always love you CHAMP."
Mokoena tweeted: "I have lost a brother, a friend, a champion. Sad news to my soul. Will miss you my brother. RIP. Death be not proud."
Born in a Northern Province village, Mulaudzi rose to prominence when only 19 by taking 800m silver at the African senior championships.
After finishing sixth at the 2001 world championships in Canada, he struck gold at the Commonwealth Games a year later.
More 800m medals were to follow soon after -- bronze at the 2003 world championships, gold at the world indoor championships and silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he was the flag bearer.
Mulaudzi also won silver at the 2006 and 2008 world indoor championships, setting a national indoor record of 1:44.91 in the process.
Soon after his Berlin triumph, the South African set a personal best 800m time of 1:42.86 in central Italy.
The Berlin victory marked the summit of his career and he did not compete in any further world championships, but won a 2010 Diamond League race in New York.
Mulaudzi captured a ninth national 800m title in 2012 and last year bade farewell to athletics by coming fourth at another New York Diamond League meet.


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A research paper is somehow like a dialogue. More precise, an imaginary dialogue between worlds where there is marvelous communication with the writer's body of knowledge and the readers. The most important research questions are exposed. It is about developments and surprises that can recover the living ideas of human beings through the time and space.
Obviously, there are different ways to approach the development of a research paper. A dialogue is established and it is supposed to be devoted to a conversation, another is the learner who is in a stage of initiation. In both cases the spirit that should prevail is the communication of knowledge in an open and participatory exercise, this is crucial!
What is a scientific research trial?
What are the basic elements for its development?
These unresolved issues pretty much form the basic structure of this document which presents a set of guiding criteria. Remember that the purpose is to present a basic methodological guide that allows analyzing the key points. This is also good to properly evaluate the production of essays considering scientific research, the fundamental rules and codes that dictate the production of knowledge!
Considering that at present time one of the most significant works in science is the construction of knowledge through a detailed development of tests, a guide to the development of research papers, must be fully understood. This will serve to give you the elementary principles of scientific communication code.
The other time we make a reference to the meaning of the so called term synchronic.
This methodology gives us an overview for reflection on how we can actually conceive the word trial from the perspective of historical development.
Words such as humans are located in their own history. Given this starting point, it should be noted that words cannot be understood in its fullness without reviewing their evolutionary step; the meaning of words gives the reader a proper biography and displays the different uses. By following this line and by applying the elements that give the respective character in terms of research, will help you develop the top paper! For instance, the word essay comes from the verb that actually means trying to test. It is all about a way of expression.
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The Hive will be open seven days a week, from 8.30am until 10pm, throughout the year, apart from Bank Holidays.
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Critics question state's pick of Kansas nonprofit to manage Omaha-area child welfare cases
By Martha Stoddard World-Herald Bureau
Martha Stoddard
LINCOLN — The federal lawsuit called it "de facto homelessness."
More than 42 times in five years, starting when she was 12, a Kansas girl identified as M.L. was bounced from foster home to group home and back again.
For weeks on end, she had to sleep in a new place every night and pack her things every morning. Sometimes, she was forced to stay overnight at a private child welfare agency's office. Once she spent a full week there.
In one placement, she allegedly was sex trafficked. In another, she allegedly was physically assaulted by an employee of the private agency.
The agency in charge of M.L.'s case was St. Francis Ministries, the Salina, Kansas, nonprofit in line to take over managing Omaha-area child welfare cases next year.
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services officials announced this month that they intend to award a five-year case management contract to St. Francis Ministries, formerly known as St. Francis Community Services. They hope to have the contract signed by July 1.
St. Francis, which is affiliated with the Episcopal Church, has subsidiaries in Nebraska and six other states, plus two Central American countries.
The contract would put St. Francis in charge of caring for abused and neglected children in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, about 40% of the state's total. Omaha-based PromiseShip, which holds the current contract, has filed a protest of the state's plan.
St. Francis' history in Kansas, along with its proposal for the Nebraska contract, worry some Nebraska lawmakers and child advocates. In particular, they cite concerns about foster placement stability, case manager workloads and costs.
Sarah Helvey, staff attorney for the Nebraska Appleseed child welfare program, said she has big concerns in light of the multiple changes and disruptions in Nebraska's child welfare system over the past decade.
"It's important as we go into this that we don't repeat the mistakes of the past," she said.
Tom Blythe, chief operating officer for St. Francis, said he could not comment on specific cases or on the Nebraska contract proposal.
But he said the placement issues developed because the agencies were overwhelmed as the number of foster children increased more quickly than placements available.
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Placement stability. Kansas officials have contracted with St. Francis since 1996 to manage child welfare cases in the Wichita and western regions of the state. KVC Behavioral HealthCare, another private agency, handles cases in eastern Kansas.
The arrangement has had its share of controversy over the years. Two years ago, the Kansas Legislature created a special task force to examine the state's troubled child welfare system.
The number of children being forced to stay in agency offices or moved from placement to placement, in a practice called "churning," was a key focus of the task force. Testimony to the task force revealed that St. Francis had put 764 children into one-night placements between April and September last year. KVC had a similar number. Most were children with extreme needs.
Night-to-night placements were also central to a federal class-action lawsuit filed in November by Kansas Appleseed and other groups. The lawsuit cited statistics showing that foster children in Kansas were moved 7.1 times for every 1,000 days spent in foster care in 2017.
That's well over the national goal of 4.12 moves per 1,000 days or Nebraska's statewide rate of 2.56 moves per 1,000 days in January 2017.
The Kansas lawsuit alleged that in addition to causing trauma, multiple placement changes interfered with foster children getting needed mental health treatment and education.
Ten children were named as plaintiffs, including M.L. and two other girls whose cases were handled by St. Francis. The suit named the governor and other state officials as defendants, saying they were ultimately responsible for the child welfare system. Neither St. Francis nor KVC were named as defendants.
Blythe said the number of foster children in Kansas increased 45% since 2012, while the number of foster homes grew only 8% . At the same time, the number of psychiatric treatment facility beds for youths decreased. He also blamed legislative changes aimed at limiting the use of juvenile detention.
But he also said the number of children sleeping in agency offices has dropped significantly since April 2018, when 31 children stayed overnight in St. Francis offices. Three children stayed in the offices in April this year, followed by six children in May.
"We have a commitment to doing everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen," he said.
Caseloads. Another focus of the Kansas task force and of the federal lawsuit was the number of cases handled by case managers.
The lawsuit cited a 2016 state audit showing that caseloads frequently exceeded 30 cases during fiscal years 2014 through 2016, with indications of even higher numbers in the years following. The suit said that "excessive workloads" prevent caseworkers from doing essential tasks to protect children.
Blythe said caseloads increased because of the number of foster children and the limited pool of potential workers.
He said Kansas allows only licensed social workers to manage cases. Last year, St. Francis worked with the state to develop a policy allowing workers with related degrees to pick up some case responsibilities.
Still, Blythe said, caseloads for St. Francis workers remain around 30. He said the ideal would be to have case managers handle 20 to 25 cases. The agency's proposal for a Nebraska contract was built around a target of 25 cases per case manager.
Caseloads have been a frequent concern in the Nebraska child welfare system as well. But a 2012 state law limits HHS workers to 12 to 17 cases. The law also applies to the private case management agency used in what the law defines as a pilot project in the Omaha area.
Helvey said she thinks that the law remains in effect and would apply to a new case management contractor in the Omaha area. She said the St. Francis proposal amounts to underbidding because it does not include enough workers to comply with state caseload limits.
HHS officials declined to comment on the concerns raised, citing the ongoing contract negotiations with St. Francis and a protest filed by PromiseShip. But spokesman Lee Rettig offered a statement saying that a final contract with St. Francis would have to comply with "all applicable state and federal laws."
Costs. St. Francis won the Nebraska contract largely on the strength of its cost proposal. The agency offered to do the job over five years for $197 million, less than 60% of the bid from the current contractor, Omaha-based PromiseShip.
PromiseShip, a nonprofit formerly known as the Nebraska Families Collaborative, has contracted with the state for almost a decade to manage Omaha-area cases. It was formed by Boys Town and other private Omaha-area child welfare agencies. The current contract is worth up to $71.5 million annually. The agency proposed to continue doing the job for $341 million for five years.
State Sen. Sara Howard of Omaha, who chairs the Health and Human Services Committee, said she has concerns that St. Francis is bidding too low and could not fulfill the contract at the proposed rate.
St. Francis proposed to manage the first year of the contract for $18 million plus $1 million in startup costs. In the second year, its costs would jump to $41.4 million, with 5% increases planned for each succeeding year.
"That does not make sense to me," Helvey said of the cost proposal. She noted that there were years in which Nebraska wound up having to pay PromiseShip more for services than had been planned in the initial contract.
Kansas went through a similar experience last fall with St. Francis.
The agency negotiated three additional payments from the state, along with a rate increase for the second half of the fiscal year ending June 30. A contract amendment signed in December said the additional money was needed to keep St. Francis from ending its contract with the state.
Blythe said the additional payments were required because of rising costs for out-of-home care. The new Kansas governor recognized those increased costs, once she took office in January, with the midyear rate increases.
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PromiseShip challenges plan to award child welfare contract to Kansas agency
St. Francis Ministries, based in Salina, Kansas, offered to handle child welfare case management in Douglas and Sarpy Counties over five years for $197 million, less than 60% of the $341 million bid from PromiseShip. The two were the only bidders for the contract.
Privatized child welfare in Omaha area has been neither wildly successful nor a failure, report says
HHS plans to award new 5-year Omaha child welfare contract worth $197 million to Kansas organization
Omaha-area child welfare contractor will soon have a new leader
State of Nebraska again seeks bids for child welfare case management in Omaha metro area
State agrees to $35.8 million child welfare contract extension with Omaha organization
State auditors question $26 million in child welfare spending
HHS opens new north Omaha office
Editorial: Child welfare needs to stay at a high level for Douglas, Sarpy Counties
Midlands Voices: Foster children need support, love
We pick the winners and losers of Nebraska's 2019 legislative session
Editorial: Nebraska lawmakers need to learn right lessons from the 2019 session
HHS signs contract with St. Francis Ministries to take over Omaha-area child welfare contract
Editorial: The state takes a big risk with its child welfare changeover for Douglas, Sarpy
Omaha-area child welfare contractor sues state over switch to Kansas nonprofit
HHS plans 4 town halls on new child welfare contractor in Omaha area
New child welfare contractor wanted $15 million more to meet Nebraska's caseload standards
Child welfare contractor PromiseShip will add Kansas nonprofit to its lawsuit over contract
Native Nebraskan joins child welfare case management group for the Omaha area
Geneva center for female juvenile offenders went from perfect score to perfect storm
Nebraska Appleseed demands end to private management of Omaha-area child welfare cases
HHS aims to cut readmissions, escapes and assaults at juvenile offender institutions
Nebraska Appleseed files lawsuit to end privatization of Omaha-area child welfare services
'Nebraska families continue to struggle': Many problems with foster care unaddressed, review says
St. Francis plans to start taking over Omaha-area child welfare cases 3 months early, in October
New federal Family First law could help Nebraska prevent children from going into foster care
Judge won't stop Omaha-area child welfare switch from PromiseShip to St. Francis
St. Francis has started taking over Omaha-area child welfare cases
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What -- the Jerry Sandusky Youth Services Center wasn't able to bid for this contract??? Who in the Nebraska DHHS is making these insane decisions? How do you even CONSIDER an operation with a track record like this? Whoever made this decision needs to have their head examined and their job terminated.
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HB 4381 : Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Authorizes the Director of the Department of Agriculture to classify a pesticide as a restricted use pesticide. Includes pesticides containing a neonicotinoid as a restricted use pesticide. Defines "neonicotinoid". Provides that no pesticide containing a neonicotinoid may be used outdoors on any public land owned or maintained by the State, except for use in structural pest control or abatement of Agrilus planipennis. a
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HB 4971 : Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Increases administrative penalties based on stated ranges of total violation points. Provides that beginning January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, the amounts of administrative penalties shall be adjusted by the Department of Agriculture based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index. Requires the updated penalty amounts to be made available to the public on the Department's website.
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HB 5172 : farmer training program for the safe handling of anhydrous ammonia. Provides that a grower must complete the training program before using anhydrous ammonia. Provides that upon completion of the training program, a grower shall be designated a certified competent attendant and provided with documentation attesting to his or her completion of the training program. Allows growers to complete equivalent training programs that have been approved by the Department. Requires anhydrous ammonia training every 3 years. Provides for the adoption of rules. Defines terms.
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SB 2507 : Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Increases administrative penalties based on stated ranges of total violation points. Provides that beginning January 1, 2021 and each January 1 thereafter, the amounts of administrative penalties shall be adjusted by the Department of Agriculture based on the annual change in the Consumer Price Index. Requires the updated penalty amounts to be made available to the public on the Department's website.
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SB 2943 : Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that a pesticide applicator shall notify a beekeeper if the pesticide is applied within 3 miles of the beekeeper's colony registered with the Department of Agriculture under the Bees and Apiaries Act.
SB 2998 : Provides that livestock waste may continue to be applied to the soil if the average Bray P1 or Mehlich test result for soil phosphorous is 70 pounds (rather than 300 pounds) or less of elemental phosphorous per acre. Provides further that if the test result for soil phosphorous for an application field is greater than 70 pounds (rather than 300 pounds) of elemental phosphorous per acre, the owner or operator shall apply livestock waste until the test results indicate that there is less than 70 pounds (rather than 300 pounds) of elemental phosphorous per acre. States that the Illinois Department of Agriculture may reduce the application field to less than 70 pounds (rather than 300 pounds) of elemental phosphorous per acre in any county if the Department determines that this change is necessary to protect local waterways.
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SB 3462 : Changes the name of the Partners for Conservation Fund to the Partners for Nutrient Loss Reduction Fund and makes conforming changes throughout the Act. Provides that moneys in the Fund may be used to implement the State's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, including funding for specified needs. Provides that the State Comptroller shall automatically transfer moneys to the Fund through June 30, 2026 (currently, 2021). Provides that the amount of moneys transferred from 2021 through 2026 (currently, only for 2021) shall be $35,075,000 (currently, $14,000,000). Specifies amounts and uses for moneys to be used by the Fund through specified years.
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Reloading bench - The BSB SportzMan - A Forum for OutdoorzMen!
I built my reloading bench about 20 years ago. It started out in the basement and about 5 or 6 years ago I moved it out to my garage/shop.
My theory about any kind of work bench has always been that a smaller bench will collect less junk than a big one. So far this has worked and my reloading bench has really never had much of anything on it that I wasn't using at the time.
The problem is that since then I have added 2 more presses and a few other tools that I don't leave screwed down to the bench. I screw them down when I am using them and take them off when I am not using them. And I have presses on 3 different benches.
Now, I am thinking I need to build a new bench. I want to plan it out ahead of time (I never do that).
My biggest question is. What do you use for a bench top for your reloading bench? I have thought about sanded ply wood or I have seen formica counter top material in the clearance section of Home Depot. Is their something that would work better?
Could you post a picture of your bench?
IIRC< CB's brnch was made of 4x4" lumber on edge and glued/bolted together, then he had it planned/sanded by a pro, stained and poly coated. very strong and good looking.
A.Bear used two pieces of 3/4" plywood that he glued together and held with 1" drywall screws from the bottom. again sanded and poly coated. Very, very Strong. his bench is uniquely curved to fit perfectly in his man cave.
I had one that I built from 2x4" oak (70 year old stuff, trrue 4"). Had to give it away, too big when we sized down housed. New bench is 1x8" with a thin steel sheet top.
I like BIG long 24" deep reloadding benches.
I always bolt presses down with fende washers underneath.
If you are still looking for ideas for your new reloading bench, Google u-tube and search RELOADING BENCH IDEAS. Many videos for sure. To watch them all you will busy until tomorrow morning. No sense reinventing the wheel. Look at what people do then use the ideas that will work for you. Good luck!
Just stay away from any plastic type tops....think static charge and gunpowder.
Because I'm cruel and don't sleep much, this'll keep you busy. Unfortunately many photos have fallen victim to photobucket.
Thanks for the tips guys. It looks like I have a few hours of videos and pictures to look at. LOL.


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These include our Gospel Projects, which have delivered over two million gospels to students since 1994, and our annual CU Leadership Training Conference, Forum, which has equipped around 8,000 students over the last ten years to lead the mission to their universities. Trusts have also helped to fund new Staff Worker posts which have allowed our ministry to expand and develop.
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My TV Caller ID has not working since 1/29/19. I've rebooted the STB and confirmed that the feature is enabled with the remote. This happened earlier this month (1/9/19) and was told by Cox Support that the issue is due to the deactivation of the TV caller ID in the Cleveland market due to inbound/outbound call issues. Is Cox having this issue again?
It is also not working in Southern California !
Not only in Cleveland......in RI too, no call history available for 3 weeks!
Sometimes disabling and re-enabling TV Caller ID fixes it. If disabling/re-enabling doesn't fix it, you could try combining it with another action.
I understand it sounds like BS but it's worked for me.
Caller ID is out in the Virginia Beach area also. Tried resetting the cable box, but it hasn't come back.
That issue does currently affect Cox Digital Telephone customers. I apologize for the inconvenience this means for you. We appreciate your patience while we work toward repairing the issue. A fix will be implemented as soon as possible.


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Lack of power, misfire and engine also burning oil. Management light on and fault codes stored P0300 random/multiple cylinder misfire, P0301, P0303 cylinders 1, 3 misfire, P0171 system to lean. ECU shutting off injectors due to misfire.
The fault was cured by carrying out an extended Forté Advanced Formula Motor Flush adding Forté Advanced Formula Gas Treatment and Forté Specialist Injector Cleaner to the fuel tank and carrying out a 15-20 mile road test.
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Hesitation and lack of power.
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One of the most impressive exhibits! Mirrors inside a giant kaleidoscope reflect light from hundreds of bright flickering lights on the ceiling and create the effect of repeated light compositions..
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The exhibit gives an opportunity to feel like a musical director of lightning, formed with the help of Tesla coils. By pressing the keys of the synthesizer connected to the coil system, you create lightnings[…]
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Jacob's ladder with a voltage of 40,000 V was developed and installed by our team at the Landau Center training center of the Kharkiv National University named after VN Karazin in 2017, commissioned by Plarium.[…]
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I teach sustainable fitness. Changing your eating and exercise habits is a hard and somtimes slow process. Sure the physiology is simple. Eat the right amount (for most people, that's less) + move the right amount (for most people that's more) and you can expect results. But when someone attempts to eat less or move more, they're fighting against (often) a lifetime of deep- seated-habits.
Changing everything at once is unrealistic, its also why 95% of people "regress" after short duration programs.
True progress comes not from "overhauling" but from building transferbale skills. Systematically.
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Karyn Parsons (8. listopada 1966.), američka filmska i televizijska glumica, te manekenka, najpoznatija po ulozi Hilary Banks u NBC-evoj seriji "Princ iz Bel Aira".

Životopis
Rođena je u Chicagu, Illinois. Pohađala je srednju školu u Santa Monici, Kalifornija.
Najpoznatija je po ulozi u Princu, ali imala je još nekoliko zapaženih uloga.( Filmovi 13 mjeseca, Bojnik Payne i Ženskar).
Prestala je glumiti 2002. godine.
Udavala se dva puta. Iz drugog braka ima kćer i sina. Mulatkinja je.

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Q: Does Impala support user-defined functions written in Impala SQL (not C++ or Java)? Impala does support UDFs written in C++ or Java, but I have a simple formula composed of built-in function calls. I need to use many times in my code and I don't want to repeat it.
Is anything similar to the pseudo-code below supported?
-- UDF definition
CREATE FUNCTION get_date_string (datetime p_value)
AS
  RETURN year(p_value)*10000 + month(p_value)*100 + day(p_value) ;

-- UDF call
SELECT get_date_string(CreatedOn)
FROM Posts ;

Update:
Hive supports such UDFs - they are called macros but I found very little information about this feature.

A: No, Impala does not yet have support for stored procedures or "macros".


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package net.ripe.db.whois.update.handler.validator.inetnum;

import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.dao.RpslObjectDao;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.dao.RpslObjectInfo;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.dao.RpslObjectUpdateDao;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.domain.CIString;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.domain.Ipv4Resource;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.domain.attrs.InetnumStatus;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.iptree.Ipv4Entry;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.iptree.Ipv4Tree;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.rpsl.AttributeType;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.rpsl.ObjectType;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.rpsl.RpslAttribute;
import net.ripe.db.whois.common.rpsl.RpslObject;
import net.ripe.db.whois.update.authentication.Subject;
import net.ripe.db.whois.update.domain.*;
import net.ripe.db.whois.update.rest.SubAllocationWindowRESTCaller;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
import org.mockito.Matchers;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
import org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class SubAllocationWindowValidatorTest {
    @Mock
    PreparedUpdate update;
    @Mock
    UpdateContext updateContext;
    @Mock
    SubAllocationWindowRESTCaller subAllocationWindowRESTCaller;
    @Mock
    RpslObjectUpdateDao rpslObjectUpdateDao;
    @Mock
    RpslObjectDao rpslObjectDao;
    @Mock
    Ipv4Tree ipv4Tree;
    @Mock
    Subject hostMasterSubject;
    @InjectMocks
    SubAllocationWindowValidator subject;

    @Test
    public void getActions() {
        assertThat(subject.getActions(), contains(Action.CREATE));
    }

    @Test
    public void getTypes() {
        assertThat(subject.getTypes(), contains(ObjectType.INETNUM));
    }

    @Test
    public void validate_OtherThanAssignedSubAllocatedPA() {
        InetnumStatus[] inetnumStatuses = InetnumStatus.values();

        for (int i = 0; i < inetnumStatuses.length; i++) {
            InetnumStatus status = inetnumStatuses[i];

            if (!status.equals(InetnumStatus.SUB_ALLOCATED_PA)) {
                when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(RpslObject.parse("" +
                        "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                        "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                        "status:         " + status.toString() + "\n"));

                subject.validate(update, updateContext);
                verifyZeroInteractions(updateContext);
            }
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyNoReferencedOrganisation() {
        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n"));
        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.orgAttributeMissing());
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyReferencedOrganisationIsNotALIR() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: RIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.onlyLIRCanCreateSubAllocations());
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyNoSubAllocationSpecified() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(null);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.noSubAllocationSpecified());
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationNotAllowed() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(-1));
        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.subAllocationNotAllowed());
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationZeroNoHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(0));
        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.onlyHostMasterCanCreateSubAllocationWhenSAWNull());
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationZeroWithHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(0));
        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(true);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext, only()).getSubject(any(Update.class));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyRangeTooLow() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.7.125 - 193.0.7.125\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(24));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.invalidPrefixLengthRange(32, 24, 16));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyRangeTooLowWithHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.7.125 - 193.0.7.125\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(24));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(true);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.invalidPrefixLengthRange(32, 30, 16));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyRangeHigherThanParent() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.255.255.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(24));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.invalidPrefixLengthRange(8, 24, 16));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifyRangeTooHighForSAW() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(24));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.rangeTooHighForStatusSAW(Integer.valueOf(24), 21));
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationSuccess() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(16));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).getSubject(any(Update.class));
        verifyNoMoreInteractions(updateContext);
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationSuccessWithHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.0.0 - 193.0.7.255\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(16));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(true);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).getSubject(any(Update.class));
        verifyZeroInteractions(updateContext);
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationSuccessWithASlash29WithHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.7.0 - 193.0.7.7\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(16));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(true);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).getSubject(any(Update.class));
        verifyZeroInteractions(updateContext);
    }

    @Test
    public void verifySubAllocationFailWithASlash29WithoutHostmaster() {
        RpslObject inetnum = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "inetnum:        193.0.7.0 - 193.0.7.7\n" +
                "netname:        AFRINIC\n" +
                "org:            ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "status:         SUB-ALLOCATED PA\n");

        RpslObjectInfo organisationRpslObjectInfo = new RpslObjectInfo(1, ObjectType.ORGANISATION, CIString.ciString("ORG-SA56-AFRINIC"));

        RpslObject organisationRpslObject = RpslObject.parse("" +
                "organisation:  ORG-SA56-AFRINIC\n" +
                "org-type: LIR\n");

        when(update.getUpdatedObject()).thenReturn(inetnum);
        when(rpslObjectUpdateDao.getAttributeReference(any(AttributeType.class), any(CIString.class))).thenReturn(organisationRpslObjectInfo);
        when(rpslObjectDao.getByKey(ObjectType.ORGANISATION, "ORG-SA56-AFRINIC")).thenReturn(organisationRpslObject);
        when(subAllocationWindowRESTCaller.getSAW4(any(String.class))).thenReturn(Integer.valueOf(16));

        final Ipv4Entry entry = new Ipv4Entry(Ipv4Resource.parse("193.0/16"), 2);
        when(ipv4Tree.findFirstLessSpecific(any(Ipv4Resource.class))).thenReturn(Lists.<Ipv4Entry>newArrayList(entry));
        when(updateContext.getSubject(any(Update.class))).thenReturn(hostMasterSubject);
        when(hostMasterSubject.isHostmaster()).thenReturn(false);

        subject.validate(update, updateContext);
        verify(updateContext).addMessage(update, UpdateMessages.invalidPrefixLengthRange(29, 24, 16));
    }
}


at the 7th (almost) annual Smorgasbord of Swing!
This year's workshop will be Saturday, November 24 at Step N Out Dance Studio. We have 2 tracks of instruction in Lindy Hop, Balboa and jazz movements. There will be a wide range of material to ensure that dancers of all levels will find something new and fun. We're welcoming the return of Valerie Salstrom, Jesse Fatherree, Erwin and Cristina Amurao as our instructors.
at College Hill Town Hall from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM!
Valerie Salstrom is one of America's busiest Lindy and Balboa teachers, Valerie has a reputation for her finesse on the dance floor. She emphasizes musicality and connection regardless of the style of swing. Since 2002 Valerie has taken home the 2003 National Jitterbug Championships (NJC) Grand Slam Championship, became both the 2004 NJC Balboa Champions and the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships (ALHC) American Showcase Champions and most recently, (in 2005) she returned to ALHC to place 2nd in the same competition. Valerie is the organizer of the 'All Balboa Weekend' held annually in her home town of Cleveland. This Weekend event first started in 2001 and was the first major dance camp dedicated solely to Balboa. It features the American Classic Balboa Championships (ACBC), one of the nations most respected and sought after Balboa competitions.
To see Valerie's vast list of accomplishments, visit her web site: www.gethepswing.com.
Jesse Fatherree is one of the founding members of the SwinGallery, Ohio's longest running weekly venue. Starting 1999, Jesse began traveling the country learning various dance styles including Lindy Hop, Shag, Charleston, Balboa, Blues, and West Coast Swing. He has competed from New York to LA and has somehow taken home an uncanny number of 3rd place wins over the years. His craziest venture was participating the dance party marathon with Valerie and 40 other dancers. The dance was 52 hours and 3 minutes and earned them a Guinness World Record.
Cristina and Erwin are respected swing dance ambassadors and instructors who have been dancing for over 20 combined years. As students of Ryan Francois, Jenny Thomas, Steven Mitchell, Virginie Jensen, Kenneth and Helena Norbelie, and Frankie Manning himself, they have adopted much of the traditional teachings of Lindy Hop. When you add the traditional with Cristina's ballet and hip hop background and Erwin's breakdance/house and hip hop background, a fun and entertaining swing style is created. Known for their patience and clear, concise dance instruction, Cristina and Erwin can get you to learn swing dance steps you thought were impossible. You don't have to know how to dance. Just bring the willingness to learn and they will do the rest.
Keith Jones and the Makeshifts!!!
from 9:00 PM until 1:00 AM at College Hill Town Hall.
Online registration is closed but there's plenty of room!
The workshop starts at 12:30 at Step N Out so come join us there!
If you're just coming to dance to The Makeshifts, come join us at College Hill Town Hall!
All information is © 2012 SwingJunkie.com.
For questions or suggestions, feel free to email me at jesse@swingjunkie.com.


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