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using DDS.ConversionUtils;
using org.omg.dds.core.modifiable;
using org.omg.dds.core.policy;
using org.omg.dds.core.status;
using org.omg.dds.domain;
using org.omg.dds.sub;
using org.omg.dds.topic;
using org.omg.dds.type;
using org.omg.dds.type.dynamic;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Reflection;

namespace org.omg.dds.core
{
    ///
    /// DDS implementations are rooted in this class, a concrete subclass
    ///  of which can be instantiated based on a system property.
    ///
    /// All public concrete and abstract methods of this class are reentrant. The
    /// reentrancy of any new methods that may be defined by subclasses is
    /// unspecified.
    ///
    public abstract class Bootstrap : DDSObject
    {
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Public Fields
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        public const string IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME_PROPERTY = "org.omg.dds.serviceClassName";

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Private Fields
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        private const string ERROR_STRING = "Unable to load OMG DDS implementation. ";

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Object Life Cycle
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        ///
        /// Create and return a new instance of a concrete implementation of this
        /// class. This method is equivalent to calling:
        /// CreateInstance((Map) null);
        ///
        /// <returns>A non-null Bootstrap.</returns>
        public static Bootstrap CreateInstance()
        {
            return CreateInstance(null);
        }

        ///
        /// Create and return a new instance of a concrete implementation of this
        /// class with the given environment. This method is equivalent to calling:
        ///
        /// CreateInstance(IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME_PROPERTY, environment);
        ///
        ///
        /// <param name="environment"></param>
        /// <returns>A non-null Bootstrap.</returns>
        public static Bootstrap CreateInstance(IDictionary<string, Object> environment)
        {
            return CreateInstance(IMPLEMENTATION_CLASS_NAME_PROPERTY, environment);
        }

        ///
        /// Look up the system property identified by the given string and load,
        /// then instantiate, the Bootstrap implementation class identified by its
        /// Value. The class must be accessible and have a public constructor.
        ///
        /// The public constructors of the implementation class will first be
        /// searched for one accepting a single argument of type {@link Map}. If
        /// one is found, it will be called with the environment map
        /// provided to this method as its argument. If no such constructor is
        /// found, a no-argument constructor will be used instead, and the
        /// provided environment, if any, will be ignored. If the
        /// implementation class provides no public constructor with either of
        /// these signatures, an exception will be thrown.
        ///
        /// By default, the class loader for the Bootstrap class will
        /// be used to load the indicated class. If this class loader is null --
        /// for instance, if it is the bootstrap class loader -- then the system
        /// class loader will be used in its place. If it is also null, a
        /// ServiceConfigurationException will be thrown.
        ///
        /// Neither the class loader nor the loaded class will be cached between
        /// invocations of this method. As a result, execution of this method is
        /// expected to be relatively expensive. However, as any DDS object can
        /// provide a reference to its creating Bootstrap via
        /// {@link DDSObject#GetBootstrap()}, executions of this method are also
        /// expected to be rare.
        ///
        /// <param name="implClassNameProperty">The name of a system property,
        ///          the Value of which will be taken as the name of a Bootstrap
        ///          implementation class to load.
        ///          </param>
        /// <param name="environment">A collection of name-Value pairs
        ///          to be provided to the concrete Bootstrap subclass. If that
        ///          class does not provide a constructor that can accept this
        ///          environment, the environment will be ignored. This argument
        ///          may be null; a null environment shall be considered equivalent
        ///          to an empty map.</param>
        /// <returns>A non-null Bootstrap.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ServiceConfigurationException">
        ///          If the class could not be
        ///          loaded because of an issue with the the invocation of this
        ///          method or the configuration of the runtime environment. For
        ///          example, the class may not be on the class path, it may
        ///          require a native library that is not available, or an
        ///          inappropriate class may have been requested (e.g. one that is
        ///          not a Bootstrap or that doesn't have a no-argument
        ///          constructor).
        /// </exception>
        /// <exception cref="ServiceInitializationException">
        ///          If the class was found but
        ///          could not be initialized and/or instantiated because of an
        ///          error that occurred within its implementation.
        /// </exception>
        public static Bootstrap CreateInstance(string implClassNameProperty, IDictionary<string, Object> environment)
        {
            // --- Get implementation class name --- //
            // TODO. Use DDS config instead
            string className = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[implClassNameProperty];
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(className))
            {
                // no implementation class name specified
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(ERROR_STRING + "Please Set " + implClassNameProperty + " property.");
            }

            try
            {
                Type ctxClass = Type.GetType(className, true);

                // --- Instantiate new object --- //
                try
                {
                    // First, try a constructor that will accept the environment.
                    object newInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(ctxClass, environment);
                    if (newInstance != null)
                        return (Bootstrap)newInstance;
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    /// No Map constructor found; try a no-argument constructor
                    /// instead.
                    ///
                    /// Get the constructor and call it explicitly rather than
                    /// calling Class.newInstance(). The latter propagates all
                    /// exceptions, even checked ones, complicating error handling
                    /// for us and the user.
                    object newInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(ctxClass);
                    return (Bootstrap)newInstance;
                }

                // --- Initialization problems --- //
            }
            //catch (Exception ex)
            //{
            //    throw new ServiceInitializationException(ERROR_STRING + "Error during static initialization.", ex);
            //}
            catch (TargetInvocationException itx)
            {
                // Thrown by Constructor.newInstance
                throw new ServiceInitializationException(ERROR_STRING + "Error during object initialization.", itx);

                // --- Configuration problems --- //
            }
            catch (InvalidOperationException isx)
            {
                // Thrown by ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(ERROR_STRING, isx);
            }
#if TODO
           catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfx)
            {
                // Thrown by ClassLoader.loadClass.
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className + " was not found.",
                        cnfx);
            }
            catch (LinkageError linkx)
            {
                // Presumably thrown by ClassLoader.loadClass, but not documented.
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className + " could not be loaded.",
                        linkx);
            }
            catch (NoSuchMethodException nsmx)
            {
                // Thrown by Class.getConstructor: no no-argument constructor
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className +
                            " has no appropriate constructor.",
                        nsmx);
            }
            catch (IllegalAccessException iax)
            {
                // Thrown by Constructor.newInstance
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className +
                            " has no appropriate constructor.",
                        iax);
            }
            catch (InstantiationException ix)
            {
                // Thrown by Constructor.newInstance
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className + " could not be instantiated.",
                        ix);
            }
            catch (SecurityException sx)
            {
                // Thrown by ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader.
                // Thrown by Class.getConstructor.
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + "Prevented by security manager.", sx);
            }
            catch (ClassCastException ccx)
            {
                // Thrown by type cast
                throw new ServiceConfigurationException(
                        ERROR_STRING + className + " is not a Bootstrap.", ccx);

                // --- Implementation problems --- //
            }
            catch (IllegalArgumentException argx)
            {
                /* Thrown by Constructor.newInstance to indicate that formal
                 * parameters and provided arguments are not compatible. Since
                 * the constructor doesn't take any arguments, and we didn't
                 * provide any, we shouldn't be able to get here.
                 */
                throw new AssertionError(argx);
            }
#endif
            /// If any other RuntimeException or Error gets thrown above, it's
            ///  either a bug in the implementation of this method or an
            /// undocumented behavior of the Java standard library. In either
            /// case, there's not much we can do about it, so let the exception
            /// propagate up the call stack as-is.

            return null;
        }

        protected Bootstrap()
        {
            // empty
        }

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Instance Methods
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        public abstract ServiceProviderInterface GetSPI();

        // --- From DDSObject: ---------------------------------------------------

        public Bootstrap GetBootstrap()
        {
            return this;
        }

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Service-Provider Interface
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------

        ///
        /// This interface is for the use of the DDS implementation, not of DDS
        /// applications. It simplifies the creation of objects of certain types in
        /// the DDS API.
        ///
        public interface ServiceProviderInterface
        {
            // --- Singleton factories: ------------------------------------------

            DomainParticipantFactory GetParticipantFactory();

            DynamicTypeFactory GetTypeFactory();

            DynamicDataFactory GetDataFactory();

            // --- Types: --------------------------------------------------------

            ///
            /// Create a new {@link TypeSupport} object for the given physical
            /// type. The Service will register this type under the given name
            /// with any participant with which the TypeSupport is
            /// used
            ///
            /// <typeparam name="TYPE">The physical type of all samples Read or written
            ///                        by any {@link org.omg.dds.sub.DataReader} or
            ///                        {@link org.omg.dds.pub.DataWriter} typed by the
            ///                        resulting TypeSupport
            /// </typeparam>
            /// <param name="type">The physical type of all samples Read or written
            ///                    by any {@link org.omg.dds.sub.DataReader} or
            ///                    {@link org.omg.dds.pub.DataWriter} typed by the
            ///                    resulting TypeSupport
            /// </param>
            /// <param name="registeredName">The logical name under which this type
            ///                              will be registered with any
            ///                              {@link org.omg.dds.domain.DomainParticipant}
            ///                              with which the resulting
            ///                              TypeSupport is used
            /// </param>
            /// <returns>A new TypeSupport object, which can
            ///          subsequently be used to create one or more
            ///          {@link org.omg.dds.topic.Topic}s
            /// </returns>
            TypeSupport<TYPE> NewTypeSupport<TYPE>(Type type, string registeredName);

            // --- Time & Duration: ----------------------------------------------

            ///
            /// Construct a {@link Duration} of the given magnitude.
            ///
            /// A duration of magnitude {@link Long#MAX_VALUE} indicates an
            /// infinite duration, regardless of the units specified.
            ///
            /// <param name="duration"></param>
            /// <param name="unit"></param>
            /// <returns></returns>
            ModifiableDuration NewDuration(long duration, TimeUnit unit);

            ///
            ///
            ///
            /// <returns>A {@link Duration} of infinite length</returns>
            Duration InfiniteDuration();

            ///
            ///
            ///
            /// <returns>A {@link Duration} of zero length</returns>
            Duration ZeroDuration();

            ///
            /// Construct a specific instant in time.
            ///
            /// Negative values are considered invalid and will result in the
            /// construction of a time t such that:
            ///
            /// t.IsValid() == false
            ///
            /// <param name="time"></param>
            /// <param name="units"></param>
            /// <returns></returns>
            ModifiableTime NewTime(long time, TimeUnit units);

            ///
            ///
            ///
            /// <returns>A {@link Time} that is not valid</returns>
            Time InvalidTime();

            // --- Instance handle: ----------------------------------------------

            ModifiableInstanceHandle NewInstanceHandle();

            InstanceHandle NilHandle();

            // --- Conditions & WaitSet: -----------------------------------------

            GuardCondition NewGuardCondition();

            WaitSet NewWaitSet();

            // --- Built-in topics: ----------------------------------------------

            BuiltinTopicKey NewBuiltinTopicKey();

            ParticipantBuiltinTopicData NewParticipantBuiltinTopicData();

            PublicationBuiltinTopicData NewPublicationBuiltinTopicData();

            SubscriptionBuiltinTopicData NewSubscriptionBuiltinTopicData();

            TopicBuiltinTopicData NewTopicBuiltinTopicData();

            // --- QoS: ----------------------------------------------------------

            QosPolicyId GetQosPolicyId(Type policyClass);

            // --- Status: -------------------------------------------------------

            ISet<Type> AllStatusKinds();

            ISet<Type> NoStatusKinds();

            LivelinessLostStatus<TYPE> NewLivelinessLostStatus<TYPE>();

            OfferedDeadlineMissedStatus<TYPE> NewOfferedDeadlineMissedStatus<TYPE>();

            OfferedIncompatibleQosStatus<TYPE> NewOfferedIncompatibleQosStatus<TYPE>();

            PublicationMatchedStatus<TYPE> NewPublicationMatchedStatus<TYPE>();

            LivelinessChangedStatus<TYPE> NewLivelinessChangedStatus<TYPE>();

            RequestedDeadlineMissedStatus<TYPE> NewRequestedDeadlineMissedStatus<TYPE>();

            RequestedIncompatibleQosStatus<TYPE> NewRequestedIncompatibleQosStatus<TYPE>();

            SampleLostStatus<TYPE> NewSampleLostStatus<TYPE>();

            SampleRejectedStatus<TYPE> NewSampleRejectedStatus<TYPE>();

            SubscriptionMatchedStatus<TYPE> NewSubscriptionMatchedStatus<TYPE>();

            DataAvailableStatus<TYPE> NewDataAvailableStatus<TYPE>();

            DataOnReadersStatus NewDataOnReadersStatus();

            InconsistentTopicStatus<TYPE> NewInconsistentTopicStatus<TYPE>();

            // --- Sample & Instance Life Cycle: ---------------------------------

            ISet<InstanceState> AnyInstanceStateSet();

            ISet<InstanceState> NotAliveInstanceStateSet();

            ISet<SampleState> AnySampleStateSet();

            ISet<ViewState> AnyViewStateSet();
        }
    }
}


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Q: why no sort(v) in C++? I always wondered why there is no
sort(v);// same as std::sort(v.begin(),v.end())

If I recall correctly long time ago I saw a boostcon clip where speaker said that concepts are required for this, but I dont see why.
BTW I tried this (in VS 11) and it works niceli from what I can see.
template <typename Container>
void sortfx(Container& c)
{
    std::sort(c.begin(),c.end());
}
int main()
{

    std::vector<double> v;
    //std::list<double> v; this causes compile errors
    v.push_back(1701);
    v.push_back(1729);
    v.push_back(74656);
    v.push_back(2063);
    sortfx(v);
    assert(std::is_sorted(begin(v),end(v)));

}

EDIT:
Bjarne himself explains the concepts, with sort as an example :)
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A: From Learning Standard C++ as a New Language (PDF) Stroustrup, C/C++ Users Journal. pp 43-54. May 1999:

Plain sort(v) would have been simpler in this case, but sometimes we want to sort part of a
  container so it's more general to specify the beginning and end of what we want to sort.

That makes sense to me. It's trivial to create a wrapper, as you've demonstrated, and it's not terribly cumbersome to use without a wrapper. Having a second sort() that took the Container just doesn't seem worth it.

A: <algorithm> functions don't work on container directly. They only interacts with iterators, without any context knowledge of the container. I see no harm if you use a short full range sort notation for you own purpose, but you have to assume the object have begin / end interface, which also happen to be bidirectional iterators.

A: It's not the std::sort(v) -> std::sort(v.begin(), v.end()) expansion that would need concepts, but the alternate sort function taking an additional parameter for the comparison - std::sort(v.begin(), v.end(), compare).
If you have a call std::sort(v, compare), the implementation would need concepts to distinguish it from std::sort(start, end) for a non-container.
The <algorithm> header is full of templates with this kind of problem.

A: There is nothing about this that requires concepts. Ranges are not any more complex than iterators really.

A: What if you only wanted to sort a subset of the container?
I almost posted a similar question recently about why for_each isn't a member function of Container instead of being standalone. i.e. v.for_each([&sum] (int i) { sum += i; });

A: Concepts aren't required for this -- but (as they were proposed during C++11 standardization) they would have made it fairly easy to implement this.
As it stands right now, you could do this by providing a couple of extra overloads (or possibly explicit specializations) for std::sort. The problem, of course, is that std::sort isn't the only algorithm, so you'd undoubtedly want to do the same for lots of other algorithms as well (nearly all of them, most likely).
Concepts (specifically, concept maps, if memory serves) would have provided a fairly clean way to provide (equivalents of) all those overloads in a relatively centralized way, so you'd have all those adapters in one place instead of N places (one for each algorithm). Better still, as long as they conformed to the normal conventions, it would work for other algorithms as well.
Quite a few people currently believe ranges are the way this should be handled -- that algorithms should operate on ranges, and any container should define a range (but there should be other ways to define ranges as well). While this is probably good as a general idea, it appears (at least to me) that there's a fair amount of disagreement over the precise details of what should constitute a range, how they should be defined, etc.
If you really want to explore this, Boost already has a range library that includes range-based versions of most of the standard algorithms (and a number of others as well). At least if memory serves, this includes some adapters to create a range from a container, so things like sort(c) will work without your having to explicitly specify a range or iterators.

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Disney's Godmothered is Elf Meets Enchanted
Sommerleigh Pollonais, Senior Writer
Plot: A young and unskilled fairy godmother ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored.
Review: Like Fatman, Godmothered is a Christmas movie with a difference. If you took Elf and Enchanted and mixed them together, you would probably come up with a movie that looks like Godmothered. And you know what? I ain't mad at it!
Previously on Jackass…
The rum in this eggnog is most definitely Jillian Bell as Eleanor, a young (actually, the youngest) fairy godmother-in-training who finds out Motherland (the land of fairy godmothers) will permanently shut down before she could ever make anyone's dreams come true. So she finds an unanswered letter from a young girl named Mackenzie (Isla Fisher from Wedding Crashers, Now You See Me films) and journeys to Boston to make her wishes come true, only to find out Mackenzie is all grown up and doesn't believe in happily ever afters.
I've only seen Bell act in roles where she's a raucous riot and R-rated fare like Office Christmas Party, Game Over Man and 22 Jump Street, just to name a few. So it was a sweet surprise to see her play the naïve, but sweet Eleanor. She plays the role with gusto and a sense of sincerity you can't help but buy into. Fisher as Mackenzie is also fun and I couldn't help but think of this character and this movie as a psuedo-sequel to Enchanted (although that film starred her look-alike Amy Adams and not Fisher herself).
ELEANOR: Can you smell that? MACKENZIE: Christmas cookies baking? ELEANOR: No. I just farted. And it was a whopper!
Like most films of this ilk, Godmothered does fall into predictable territory, and for the most part you can tell exactly where each scene is going to land. The energy also tends to wane a bit in the second and third act, which again ties into the predictable nature of these types of stories.
That said, the message has been updated to show young girls you don't need a Prince Charming to be happy. And there's enough sweetness, heart and, dare I say, magic here, to make Godmothered an easy to watch and enjoyable movie which your families and friends can get behind during the holidays.
Sommer's Score: 6 out of 10
For Julien's review of the live action Cinderella you can click here. Or for the aforementioned Fatman you can click here.
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Vehicle speeds in m/s
By Thot
May 21, 2022 in Mythras
Obviously, vehicle speeds in Mythras and M-Space are abstract values and cannot be directly translated into an actual real-life speed value.
But as soon as I have people on foot and vehicles interact with one another, I need some kind of actual, non-abstract speed value for a given vehicle. How have you guys solved this problem in your campaigns? Have you just declared a rough range for each vehicle class (such as 100-200 km/h for cars, and 100-850 km/h for propeller-driven airplanes), and placed any given vehicles in that range according to their speed?
I haven't actually dealt with vehicles at speed in Mythras yet, that's an interesting question that I'm going to have to address soon. My thought, and i doubt this is remotely original, is to list a safe Cruising Speed (fast, but still maneuverable at Standard difficulty grade) and a Top Speed (full capable speed, but with significant shift in difficulty). For instance, a common passenger car might be listed as 100/160 kph. In fact. I might even consider increments of speed corresponding to successively higher difficulty shifts to the Drive skill, perhaps 60/100/130/150 (Standard/Hard/Formidable/Herculean). Appropriate mods for improved mechanics that aid maneuverability, etc.
Wait, but the title of the thread mentions meters per second, more or less the scale used for strategic movement on foot. Did I miss something?
Edited May 22, 2022 by Ian Absentia
Baron Wulfraed
The key word was in the second paragraph of the original post: INTERACT
Which I'd take to mean things like jaywalkers popping out from between obstacles into vehicle paths, etc.
Unfortunately, the OP didn't really define any particular time period of vehicles... There is a significant difference between some urchin running out in front of a farmer's ox-drawn wagon vs some farmer's 1 1/4 ton class (2500) pickup truck (the pickup might throw the urchin across the way, while the ox might result in getting trampled).
Yeah, I did look past that and straight to Difficulty Grades for vehicular maneuvering. A common car is 11/28/44 meters per second (street/cruising/full throttle) vs a common human at 1.2/3.6/6 mps (walk/jog/sprint).
Agreed that the type of vehicle is going to dictate the interface with a pedestrian, though I reckon your ox cart example might default to the Trample creature ability if it's the oxen that make contact before the cart and wheels.
11 hours ago, Ian Absentia said:
[...] For instance, a common passenger car might be listed as 100/160 kph. In fact. I might even consider increments of speed corresponding to successively higher difficulty shifts to the Drive skill, perhaps 60/100/130/150 (Standard/Hard/Formidable/Herculean).
Also an interesting thought, in fact I am going to steal it for my planned vehicle-centric campaign!
Well, kph or m/s is just a matter of computation, of course. The key is: The abstract speed stat of two different vehicles (of the same type or of different types), how do they translate to actual speeds in concrete numbers?
To explain this maybe a bit clearer.
Say, I have a car with speed stat 2 and one with speed stat 19. How would you determine what precise top speed they each have, knowing that cars can go up to 400 km/h?
And what about a car with speed 18 compared a jet airplane with speed stat 3?
And so on. In a vehicle-centric campaign, that could become rather important. Especially when using M-Space's vehicle construction system.
I think I am going with the following approach:
I define a range of movement in a given medium, say, 50-400 km/h for a four-wheeled internal combustion car. Speed stat 1 then represents the 50 km/h, while speed stat 120 defines the theoretical maximum (a hypothetical car that is only engine of the best quality). The range between my set speed boundaries of 100 to 400 is 300, so adding one speed stat point roughly equals 3 km/h. So speed 10 would be 130 km/h, speed 20 would be 160, and speed stat 40 would be 220 km/h.
Another example: Say, I have a space ship with a fusion torch drive. Ships with that drive type usually do accelerations of 0.001 m/s² and 0.01 m/s². That means a spread of 0.0099, distributed evenly among 120 theoretically possible speed stats is about 0.000075. So a speed stat of 20 will be equivalent to roughly 0.0025 m/s² of acceleration.
But I would love to read how others have approached this? Or what do you think of the above approach?
Edited May 24, 2022 by Thot
Only now I found the table for vehicles in M-Space. 😄
But that doesn't make sense, does it? With that,. I could build a car breaking the speed of sound.
22 hours ago, Thot said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar_(TV_series)
http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~bat/GA/supercar-overview.html
we see it rise majestically through the hangar roof doors and zoom off at around 1500 miles per hour
I believe that's about Mach-2... and that show was created in the early 60s.
Admittedly, I don't know if "M-Space" is assuming a car must have wheels 🤔
ThornPlutonius
Remember to account for the medium through which/across which the vehicle is moving. High traction? Low traction? Visibility? A Lamborghini will fly down a long straight smooth highway, but will relatively quickly become undrivable on soft wet uneven ground that is full of vegetation.
4 hours ago, ThornPlutonius said:
Never seen the LM002, have you? https://carbuzz.com/news/before-the-urus-arrives-let-s-look-back-at-the-lamborghini-lm002
On 6/3/2022 at 4:48 PM, Baron Wulfraed said:
Busted. I was, of course, thinking about the classic high performance "sports" cars.
On 6/3/2022 at 7:13 PM, ThornPlutonius said:
Hence my conclusion that the same table cannot possibly apply for all types of vehicles and my proposal to define speed ranges for each type of vehicle, say, a walker, a grav speeder, an airplane, a car, a spaceship.
How do you handle it?


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Published 10:44 pm Monday, July 1, 2019
Campobello. SC —Maxine Marie Malmstrom died in the arms of her family on June 16, 2019 in Campobello, South Carolina.  She leaves behind her adoring family and dear friends, many who refer to her as Granny Max.  She was kind and loving and as a Christian, she was the genuine article.  She always put others first and was known for randomly mouthing the words "I love you" to her family, sometimes when we were doing something wrong.  She loved all things nature, including bugs, snakes, and tiny frog skeletons.  She was an AMAZING vegetarian cook and her oatmeal patties and Special K loaf can't be reproduced.  Those who knew her miss her terribly.
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The project is part of a partnership announced last month with Mississippi State University. For the partnership, Ultralife and MSU will develop fuel cell-battery portable power systems for the military.
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The 14,000-square-foot facility in West Point will be used to manufacture the power systems, said Tim Climer, president of The West Point/Clay County Community Growth Alliance.
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Under the contract, Ultralife will be in charge of the development, testing, approval and manufacturing of prototypes of a new compact military battery to be used with handheld tactical radios.
Ultralife signed a three-year lease for the space, which formerly was the research and development building for Bryan Foods.
Ultralife is in the process of moving into the new facility, and Climer estimated production will start around May 1.
Ultralife Batteries, located in Newark, N.Y., employs more than 1,000 people in the United States and overseas.
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January 24, 2018, 12:03 p.m. EST
Two years ago, I talked about hardware for making presentations. At that time, I suggested a projector for when you had to travel, and a large screen display in your conference room. Today, after having tested both in various circumstances, I'm leaning towards an inexpensive projector as an overall solution, unless you need something in a frequently used conference or meeting room that will mount on the wall.
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What will make more sense for many of you is a projector with WXGA resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which is the same resolution that many of us use on our laptops and even tablets (though a growing number of tablets can display at 1920 x 1080 pixels).
I've used pico Projectors in the past, several of them about the size of a paperback book. These kind of disappeared from the market for a few years, but recently seem to be making a bit of a comeback. They're light and easy to carry, but have two limitations that led me to find an alternative. The first is price. A decent pico Projector tends to be as expensive as a full size device. I also don't like the limited light output, generally 150 lumens or less (a lumen is a measure of light output). With this low an output, a dark room is a necessity.
Recently, I've been testing a VS355 projector from Epson. Epson sends me a lot of things to review, and I've had good experiences with their projectors in the past. Bottom line on the VS355—I like it. It's relatively lightweight for what is essentially a full-size projector, about five and a half pounds. Given today's ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops, that seems heavy, but it's pretty much what most laptops weighed just a few years ago. The VS355 is a compact three-chip LCD projector, measuring about 12 x 9.2 x 3.2 inches. It puts out 3,300 lumens, which is enough to shine a bright image on a wall in a normally lit room. It's very easy to set up, with connectors for HDMI, USB, VGA, composite video (RGB which hardly anyone still uses) and an Audio In connector. The projector also has an internal speaker, so if you are showing a video, the sound will play as well. Resolution is 1280 x 800 pixels, or WXGA, and it's fine for displaying most spreadsheets and great for PowerPoint. My test unit came with a VGA cable, but not with an HDMI or USB cable, though either of those cost just a few dollars. The VS355 sells for $459. Epson has several less expensive projectors, but these either don't have the light output or the resolution of the VS355. Still, if you are on a really tight budget, one of these may be worth a look.
Light and cheap
One of the main reasons to go with a device such as the VS355 is that it's easy to take with you. An inexpensive laptop case, backpack or roller, should more than do the trick. I carry mine in a messenger bag. Of course, adding a laptop to make a PowerPoint presentation not only adds to the expense of your inexpensive display setup, but the weight.
One alternative to a laptop is running the LibreOffice or Microsoft Office viewer from a tablet. LibreOffice is a free office suite that's compatible with Microsoft office, and viewers for Android and iOS are available. Microsoft also has a PowerPoint viewer for Android and iOS, though you will have to create the actual presentation on a PC or Mac and upload it to the Cloud where the viewer can access it. Also, connecting the VS355, or pretty much any other projector, to an iPad or iPhone can be done, but it requires either an adapter cable that provides an HDMI output, or a projector with Wi-Fi capability (which the VS355 does not offer).
On the other hand, many Android tablets have a USB port that can be used to connect to the VS355. I often use a Microsoft Surface 3 tablet that's a few years old but runs Windows 10. It also has Microsoft Office installed and fits comfortably in the messenger case I use. Making a presentation from this is about as easy as it gets. The Surface has a microUSB port, so all I have to do is run a USB cable to the projector and set the display on the tablet to mirror on the second device (i.e., the projector). You can do this by holding down the Windows key and pressing the P key, then choosing the mirror option.
Epson is obviously not the only vendor that offers a relatively inexpensive projector. I've tested several others that offer similar performance. But I think the VS355 offers a good balance between weight, brightness and, of course, price. And unless you have an unlimited budget, finding that balance is important.
Ted Needleman
Contributing editor, Accounting Today
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Connie Albers is an author of the new book "Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy", where she sheds light on the joy of parenting and debunking popular myths when it comes to parenting teenagers. Today Connie joins the show to share wisdom, insight, and strategy on how you can pour into teenagers and help support others in your community who have teens.
Connie has always has a passion for building strong families, especially in the teen years.
Sometimes the visions of what family dynamics would be like don't turn out the way we expect, and that's okay.
God entrusted us with His children, it is an honor! We must devour God's word on a constant basis to stay on track with stewarding His children we are entrusted with.
Connie suggest that as mothers with children, we should starve the fear that grips us when it comes to parenting.
Where your child is today, does not mean your child will be in that state or lifestyle one year, five years, or even ten years from now.
God has given us a mandate to teach and train our children in the way they should go. Our job is to do our very best and be faithful with that mandate.
God simply asks for us to do the best we can with what we know, now. Be faithful in prayer, pay attention to what you say, and how you communicate with your children. We can always adjust our parenting styles as we learn and grow!
Don't sacrifice relationship on the hand of unbending rules. We must learn the dance of navigating relationship and healthy boundaries with our children.
Teen years are years to be celebrated, not dreaded. As parents we get to watch God shape and form his child to be all that they are made to be in this life.
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PRINCETON, NJ; November 5, 2010—NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has completed the acquisition of Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's leading competitive retail provider of clean energy products and services, for $350 million in cash.
Green Mountain ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Texas Business Retail Electric Provider Satisfaction Study. Austin-based Green Mountain has residential and commercial customers primarily in Texas and the New York metro region. Green Mountain also delivers green products and services to select utilities, including Portland General Electric—ranked as the number one green utility program by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory—as well as providers in New York and New Jersey.
NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 Index company, owns and operates one of the country's largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the Company's power plants provide more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity—enough to supply more than 20 million homes. NRG's retail business, Reliant Energy, serves more than 1.5 million residential, business, commercial and industrial customers in Texas. A past recipient of the energy industry's highest honors—Platts Industry Leadership and Energy Company of the Year awards, NRG is a member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a group of business and environmental organizations calling for mandatory legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More information is available at www.nrgenergy.com.
Green Mountain, the nation's leading competitive retail provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions, was founded in 1997 "to change the way power is made." The company is the longest serving green power marketer in the U.S. and in 2009 was ranked the "Highest in Texas Business Customer Satisfaction with Retail Electric Service" by J.D. Power and Associates. Green Mountain offers consumers and businesses the choice of clean electricity products from renewable sources such as wind and water, as well as a variety of carbon offset products. Green Mountain customers have collectively helped avoid over 11.3 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. For more information, visit GreenMountain.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include NRG's expectations regarding the Green Mountain acquisition and forward-looking statements typically can be identified by the use of words such as "will," "expect," "believe," and similar terms. Although NRG believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, general economic conditions, hazards customary in the power industry, weather conditions, competition in retail power markets, the volatility of energy and fuel prices, failure of customers to perform under contracts, changes in the retail power markets, changes in government regulation of markets and of environmental emissions, and unanticipated outages at our generation facilities.


Dear Annie: I have two questions. First, I'm looking for a new job, so I'm updating my resume, and trying to decide what to include. I keep reading that it's important to quantify one's accomplishments (increased sales X%, cut costs by $Y, etc.) and, up to a point, I can do that. As a benefits specialist in human resources, I've been responsible for some real cost savings. But I really feel my main strength is in mentoring, informal coaching, and advising interns (most of whom were later hired here. Also, several of my former mentees are now senior managers, and one is CFO.) Can "people skills" be quantified? If not, should I even put them on my resume?
In the section on work experience, along with your other achievements, add a few lines that succinctly describe the outcome of your coaching and mentoring, including how many interns were hired, especially if they've stayed for more than a year or two, and what your mentees went on to achieve.
Then, when you ask for references from past and current bosses and peers, mention that you're hoping to emphasize not just quantifiable results but your "soft" skills too. Suggests Gillis, "Choose references who have seen your 'people skills' in action" — including, perhaps, that CFO you helped on his way up.
One exercise that may help you get past a reluctance to talk up your own achievements: Pretend you're describing someone else's. As a mentor, you probably have some experience with this. If you've recommended that someone be hired, promoted, or given a special project, think back on why you thought so, and exactly how you expressed your support. Then apply some of that enthusiasm to yourself. "Young women in particular often find it difficult to 'sell' themselves," observes Gillis. "However, women are very good at doing it for each other." He points to some intriguing recent research about that.
Talkback: Are you comfortable describing your own achievements at work? Why or why not? Leave a comment below.


What should be considered in coarctation of aorta in females?
cyanosis, grade 2-4 harsh systolic ejection murmur at lt base radiating to back. Boot-shaped heart on CXR.
severe cyanosis at birth due to abnormality in spiral division of truncus arteriosus (switched aorta and pulm. artery). Needs surgery in 4-7 days.
Autoimmune disease affecting med-sized arteries. Multiple cardiac effects include pericarditis, myocarditis, coronary arteritis, and coronary artery aneurisms.
What is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children?
sequelae of group A Strep infection caused by crossreaction of anti-strep antibodies with cardiac antigens. Results in myocardial and valvular inflammation.
Whats the most common valvular sequelae of rheumatic fever?
What are simple partial/focal seizures?
What is the most common type of seizure in childhood?
chronic, static impairment of muscle tone, strength, coordination, or movements.


The Association continues to experience significant muskrat damage near many of our common dock areas. There is a serious risk that these areas will become unsafe and unusable, thereby limiting the docks available to non-waterfront owners. Muskrat tunnels are several feet in length and cause sinkholes and very unstable ground. A breeding pair of muskrats can have 6-8 litters of 6-8 pups every season!
Last year the Association obtained a DNR Damage and Nuisance Animal Control Permit to allow for trapping of the muskrats outside of the normal trapping season, but not many muskrats were trapped under the permit. It is important that we trap at the common areas, but also where Members are experiencing muskrats at their own waterfront.
Most importantly, it is important that all Members remove vegetation and leaves from their lakeshore which serves as a food source for muskrats. Muskrats feed on the roots of cattails and weeds. This removal also helps avoid the creation of muck along your shoreline.
Muskrat trapping season begins next Saturday, November 10, and individual Members who have personal muskrat problems should contact Joe Albin as soon as possible and your area will be included in the trapping efforts. You may email Joe by clicking his name above, or text him at (616) 334-0700. You should provide him with your name, lake address, and contact information. Muskrat trapping continues until March and Joe will be trapping as weather and ice permits.
Thank you for your cooperation and caution in the common areas while we attempt to work together and resolve the damage created in our common areas.


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Budget delivers for people of Laois - Flanagan
Minister for Justice & Equality Charlie Flanagan
Budget 2020 will deliver a better deal for families and protect elderly people in Laois thanks to a range of initiatives to reduce the cost of living and protect our future, according to Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan.
"One of the main initiatives for families is in the area of childcare. Funding for early learning and childcare will increase by a significant €54m in 2020, to support the continued provision of two years of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme for all children and ensure the full participation of children with disabilities under the Access and Inclusion Model," said Minister Flanagan.
He said that this funding will also support the introduction of the National Childcare Scheme, which will open in November. The increased thresholds to €60,000 net (up to €100,000 gross) means that an estimated 7,500 additional children will benefit, and some existing families will benefit from increased subsidies. The package will also give parents two weeks of paid parental leave each.
Minister Flanagan continued: "The Government is ensuring that Budget 2020 will benefit the families and elderly people who need it most. The Living Alone Allowance, which helps our most vulnerable elderly people and people with disabilities, is being increased by €5.
"The Fuel Allowance is being increased by €2 per week and there will be increases to programmes that help address the causes of fuel poverty, particularly as we work to decarbonise the economy in order to protect the environment."
The Minister went on to say that the Government are going to broaden the eligibility for the Household Benefit Package by changing the under 70 household composition criteria to allow for an adult son/daughter to reside in the household.
"We are conscious that the cost of care has become difficult for many families to cope with. Thanks to Budget 2020, an increase in the Home Carer Tax Credit from €1,500 to €1,600 will take effect from 1 January 2020. This is expected to benefit around 85,000 families in Ireland where one spouse works primarily in the home to care for children or other dependants," he said.
Minister Flanagan also said that from September 2020, the Government will expand free GP care to children under eight, as well as providing free dental care for children under six. From July, prescription charges will be reduced by 50c for everyone and the Medical Card income thresholds for people over 70 will increase by €50 (€150 for a couple). From September the monthly threshold for the Drug Payment Scheme will be reduced by €10.
"Children across Laois will benefit from improvements to education under Budget 2020. At over €11 billion, this is the highest ever allocation to the education sector and an increase of nearly €2 billion since 2016. This is a real sign of the priority this Government places on education and the ambition Fine Gael has for our country's future," he said.
"As well as paying for 150 new mainstream teaching posts in schools, there will be an investment of €1.9 billion in special education. There is also €1 million for free school books in 50-plus primary schools, and we will provide an enhanced school meals programme, providing hot meals for 30,000 children."
He said that the budget is also aimed at creating safer communities in which families can live and work. The budget of An Garda Síochána will increase by €81 million in 2020, delivering up to 700 new Garda recruits. In addition, extra civilian staff will allow more trained Gardaí to return to frontline policing to ensure our communities are safer.
"Building on the success of the Help to Buy scheme, which has already assisted more than 12,000 first time buyers to purchase a home since it was launched, I am pleased to say the incentive is being extended in its current form to the end of 2021.
"Budget 2020 is about four key things. There is a €1 billion package to protect Ireland from the worst of a No Deal Brexit. We are protecting the environment with cleaner air, warmer homes and sustainable businesses. We are ensuring balanced regional development with investment in schools, hospitals, houses, primary care centres, buses, and roads. And, through the variety of measures I have outlined, we are making life a little bit easier for families in Laois," Minister Flanagan concluded.


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MPS parents speak out against Auburn anti-tax group's 'campaign of lies'
Krista Johnson
Montgomery Advertiser
Parents of Montgomery Public School students gathered at Lanier High School on Thursday afternoon to speak out against an Auburn group that is campaigning against a tax increase to help Montgomery's school system.
Take Back Our Republic has spent thousands of dollars on Facebook ads, radio commercials and text messages urging Montgomery residents to vote no to the proposed property tax increase on Tuesday's ballot, which would provide MPS with an additional $33 million a year.
"Do not believe this campaign of lies," said Jeanne Charbonneau, a parent of two MPS graduates and the president of the FAME (Friends of Arts Magnet Education) board.
The information being spread by a group that is 50 miles away, she continued, "is categorically, absolutely false."
Surrounded by parents, grandparents and MPS students, Charbonneau explained she and her family came to Montgomery through the military and chose to stay because of the quality education their children received.
But as time has gone on, she said, "We have watched the quality of schools go down as the city grows."
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Looking at the number of families living in Auburn but commuting to Montgomery for work, Charbonneau said that is because Auburn residents invest more than twice what Montgomery residents do into their school system.
The Auburn group has pointed to two statistics on their site and sent through texts, arguing that MPS either doesn't need or does not deserve additional funding — one that is misleading and the other false.
The most recent message sent by the group claimed, "All $300M new taxes goes to construction & businesses who are friends of the school board."
The rate of additional funding the district will receive is nowhere near $300 million, and there were stipulations placed by legislators in how the additional funding can be spent.
"I just like a more transparent process that invites public input," Executive Director John Pudner said about his group's concern about the referendum.
In order to get the referendum on the November ballot, it took four votes among three government entities — the MPS board, the Montgomery County Commission and the state Legislature.
The referendum passed in an abbreviated legislative session this May but because of COVID-19 concerns, public hearings were canceled — which Pudner said is concerned himself and his group.
At that time, it passed the Alabama Senate on 17 to 1 vote, with an amendment that will withhold the increase from going into effect until 2023, with MPS receiving the funds the following year.
Additionally, Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Pike Road, introduced an amendment that will require the local delegation to vote to renew the entirety of additional funding in 2028. If legislators are not satisfied with the system's progress, the property tax increase would be cut in half — leaving the half MPS can put toward capitol improvements.
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"We will have to campaign again to keep the academic portion of the millage. ... so every child in our city receives a quality education," Charbonneau said.
The other statistic the Auburn group has sent to Montgomery residents ahead of Tuesday's election is the per pupil funding levels at Auburn and Carver high schools. While very similar in rate, the group failed to acknowledge the different funding sources, how those sources stipulate the funding be spent and the rate of poverty that exists within MPS versus Auburn City Schools.
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Fewer than 20% of students at Auburn High were deemed economically disadvantaged, compared to 64% at Carver, according to the state's most recent report card.
As systems, about 27% of Auburn City students were economically disadvantaged, while about 59% were in MPS — a rate that increases to nearly 70% when excluding magnet schools, which serve significantly less impoverished students.
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Data shows there is a large achievement gap between students living in poverty and those who are not, which is why s the federal government allocates dollars directly toward schools and systems serving a large portion of low-income students.
When comparing the two systems' funding sources, MPS relies much heavier on federal funds, portions of which are earmarked toward areas including transportation and food services, not the classroom.
While MPS was able to supplement federal and state funding with local funds by $1,175 per student last year, Auburn was able to spend an additional $2,379 per student.
These figures directly impact classrooms, in addition to the other services districts with more local dollars provide.
For example, in 2019, MPS — with about 28,000 students — employed 99.9 certified teachers with local dollars. In Auburn, with less than 9,000 students, the system paid for 88.
Ken Austin, pastor at New Walk of Life Church, also spoke at the event, explaining he too moved to Montgomery due to the military and chose to stay after his assignment. The father of Lanier graduates, Austin said he has stayed active in the west side high school and believes it deserves more support.
"I've seen the work. I've seen the labor," he said of the school's administration and staff.
But, "I've also seen the holes," Austin said.
With over $200 million in deferred maintenance across the district, Lanier has a list of needed, but very expensive, repairs — including its auditorium's air conditioning.
"I've been here for the summer graduations and the recitals," Austin said of events where students and families have sat through plus 90-degree temps.
"I ask you as a friend and a neighbor, come out and support our students. No matter what happened in the past, it shouldn't cost them their future," he said.
Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Krista Johnson at kjohnson3@gannett.com.