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Winning a Seat in Congress Like Hitting the Lottery
by Jeremiah J. Jameson in Congressional News, Country News, UK News, US Government News
Congressional Members Strike it Rich
"Members of Congress, who are now paid about $169,000 annually, saw their net worths soar 84 percent from 2004 to 2006, on average."
The three "M"s: mining, manufacturing and money.
Those used to be the three tried and tested ways to strike it rich in America and elsewhere, with a lot of work–and a little luck.
Now, add "E" and "C" to those letters: Earmarks and Congress.
A study released yesterday said that entering Congress is one of the surest ways to increase personal wealth. Readers probably already guessed that, but the study puts facts to the claim.
Personal wealth of Congressman and Senators has skyrocketed in recent years–no surprise–with lawmakers far more richer than most Americans as of 2006.
Is it any wonder that there's such a battle to eliminate earmarks?
Earmark some project back home–it's only federal money, after all–and voila! Almost if by some force of nature, some of it finds its way back to the politician, his family or his campaign.
The median net worth of senators was estimated at $1.7 million and House of Representatives members at $675,000, said the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington watchdog group that monitors the influence of money on government.
The center released a report saying that until the recent economic slowdown, lawmakers "enjoyed an extraordinary run in their personal investments and other finances."
The report said, "Members of Congress, who are now paid about $169,000 annually, saw their net worths soar 84 percent from 2004 to 2006, on average."
It's no surprise that the "party of the poor", the Democrats, contain some of the wealthiest members.
Having lots of money shields politicians from the consequences of the laws they pass.
Joe Six-pack finds it a lot harder to hire a battery of tax attorneys and lawyers to handle the latest tax, but not wealthy Congressmen–or women.
Congress' wealthiest member was estimated to be California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman. The Los Angeles-area lawmaker is married to Sidney Harman, founder and executive chairman of audio products maker Harman International Industries.
The center said its findings were based on lawmakers' financial disclosure reports filed most recently, covering 2006, and from reports for the preceding two years. Data for 2007 will be made public this summer, it said.
The center estimated Rep. Harman was worth $409 million in 2006, but it said her net worth could be as high as $597 million and as low as $222 million because lawmakers are only required to disclose assets and liabilities in ranges.
"Determining an official's precise net worth is impossible using the financial disclosure forms that Congress currently employs," the center said.
"Like a lot of Americans, as the economy did well, Congress did well — but lawmakers did especially well," said Sheila Krumholz, the center's executive director, in a statement.
"Now that the nation's economic road is turning rougher, members of Congress have a far more comfortable cushion than most Americans have to ride it out," she said.
No surprise, either that congressional investment flow to industries that seem to need constant legislation from those same congressional investors.
"They have millions of dollars invested in politically influential industries that they also regulate," such as real estate, banking, pharmaceuticals and energy, the center said.
When someone on Wall Street benefits from advance knowledge or inside knowledge, it's a crime. Just ask the many victims of Eliot Spitzer.
And no, we're not talking about the prostitute he had unprotected sex with. We're talking about the many businessmen strong-armed by Spitzer into copping pleas when he was on his prosecuting way to the New York governorship.
In many cases, "insider knowledge" was a Spitzer charge.
If only Spitzer's targets had been congressmen–then they all could have all had a laugh and a drink over the latest legislative coup.
It's only a matter of time before this study is confirmed by events that touch daily life. The one way readers can tell that winning a congressional seat is the way to a quick buck:
The late-night infomercial.
by Mondoreb
hat tip: Powell Gammill, FPhoenix
image: mesastate
Source: Get Elected to Congress and get Rich: study
Mondoreb blogs at Death By 1000 Papercuts. Interested readers can e-mail him at mondoreb@gmail.com. All DBKP stories are filed under Mondoreb at BNN.
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Nexon's success in Korea continues to surprise the company. During its third fiscal quarter, Nexon experienced better-than-expected profits as its Korean subsidiary exceeded expectations.
Online game company Nexon has partnered with Valve to publish the company's free-to-play PC game Dota 2 in both Korea and Japan, where Nexon has a much bigger presence than the developer.
South Korean publisher NCsoft has posted its first losses since 2006, due to hefty one-off labor costs that came as a result of the company's restructing efforts during the quarter.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including a new cloud gaming service for Korea, breaches in anti-bot security, and more.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including a new law and system designed to combat online game addiction, and more.
Pushing more into the mobile social space, Korean free-to-play MMO company Nexon will acquire inBlue, a Japanese developer that specializes in titles for mobile social game networks Gree and Mobage.
Following news that the South Korean government is investigating if Diablo III developer Blizzard Entertainment is violating the country's commercial laws by refusing to offer refunds on its latest game, Blizzard has now said that it will give refunds to anyone in the country affected by server issues.
The Korean government is investigating allegations that Diablo III developer Blizzard Entertainment is violating the country's commercial laws by refusing to offer refunds on its latest game.
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission reportedly intends to investigate Nexon's alleged hostile takeover of Taiwanese game developer and publisher Gamania.
South Korean developer and publisher has reached 120 million downloads for its mobile titles, which helped increase the company's revenues and sales for the quarter.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including Nexon making more than any other company in the country last year.
South Korean online game developer SmileGate has licensed Epic Games' "Unreal Engine 3" for two upcoming projects.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including jail time for the developers who allegedly leaked Lineage III trade secrets, and more.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including a trio of upcoming online baseball games, Dungeon Striker, and more.
South Korean publisher and portal operator Hangame has appointed Eun-Sang Lee, formerly the head of Dragon Nest developer Eyedentity Games, as its new CEO starting this May.
Seoul-headquartered developer and operator WeMade Entertainment (The Legend of Mir series) has announced that it will appoint Hoon NamGoong as its new co-CEO alongside current president NamChul Kim.
Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from local news site This Is Game, including the country's new Game Culture Advisory Group, DeNA's Daum Mobage, and more.
Seoul-based Nexon will increase its stake in JC Entertainment (Freestyle series) and become its largest shareholder, as its looks to transform the Korean developer into a global company.
South Korean mobile game developer and publisher Gamevil has reached 100 million downloads worldwide for its smartphone games, a milestone it hit just half a year after it crossed the 50 million mark.
Seoul-based Nexon Korea Corporation (MapleStory) has signed a deal with Crytek to publish the developer's free-to-play online first-person shooter Warface in Taiwan and South Korea.


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Home News Coin & Tokens ZCash (ZEC) – Miners furious as Bitmain now requires KYC
ZCash (ZEC) – Miners furious as Bitmain now requires KYC
ZCash (ZEC) miners have for the last 24 hours been fuming about Bitmain's decision to require KYC for anyone looking to purchase ASIC miners from them. The company will now require buyers to provide their real names and identity for purchases to go through. Since Bitmain is the dominant player in the ASIC market, it follows that whatever decision they take will have to apply, irrespective of whether their competitors do the same or not.
The reason why miners are angry is because this privacy information can always be used by governments against miners. It's even worse that such KYC-requirement is happening with a company that is located in China, a country that is not famous for its openness and freedom.
Besides, for a privacy coin, this might not augur well with its core objectives. At the moment, most exchanges require KYC for investors looking to open an account. As such for someone looking for complete anonymity, purchasing a privacy coin from an exchange would not be the most viable option.
The best route for such people is through mining. Therefore, if Bitmain now retains the information of the person purchasing the miner, then the privacy of such a cryptocurrency would to some extent be compromised. After all, the government can always use that information to track such a minor for whatever reasons.
So what are the most likely implications of this move by Bitmain? The most likely implication of this move is that it could lead to a fork of ZCash in the future. Some time back, Bitmain introduced ZCash (ZEC) miners, and the community was not happy. There was a proposal to fork the network, and ZCash resistant, just like Monero (XMR). This move by Bitmain could reignite the fork debate, making it a high probability.
Then other implication is that the other ASIC manufacturers could see a surge in demand for ZCash miners. However, this could be temporary. That's because most of them are based in China, and if by any chance Bitmain's move is out of pressure from the Chinese government, then the other miners are likely to follow suit too. As such, a fork on ZCash (ZEC) could be the most possible direction for ZCash in the near future.
For ZCash investors, these issues have no bearing on the value of ZCash (ZEC). That's because the requirement for miners to identify themselves has no bearing on the privacy aspects of ZCash (ZEC). If you are looking to make an anonymous transaction using ZCash (ZEC), no one can trace your transaction, even if Bitmain requires the miner to identify themselves. The issue is with miners and anyone looking to spend ZCash has nothing to do with it. ZCash still remains one of the best privacy coins out there. The fact that it is getting enterprise adoption by corporations like JP Morgan and is listed on major exchanges like Coinbase will drive up its value the long-run.
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Bill Cosby has no remorse and claims to have been set up by 'imposters'
By Terry Shropshire
Bill Cosby (Image source: Montgomery (Pennsylvania) County District Attorney's Office)
Comic legend Bill Cosby conducted a scorched-earth policy in his first interview since being imprisoned at SCI Phoenix, a maximum-security Pennsylvania penitentiary near Philadelphia.
Cosby, 82, told the National Newspaper Publishers Association's BlackPressUSA.com that he has no "remorse" and was "set up" by "imposters" in order to secure a guilty verdict. He is currently serving a three- to 10-year sentence after his conviction on charges of aggravated indecent assault on Andrea Constand in September 2018.
Normally, showing contrition is a requirement for early release and parole from prison, but Cosby remains defiant that he is not guilty.
"I have eight years and nine months left," Cosby told BlackPressUSA. "When I come up for parole, they're not going to hear me say that I have remorse. I was there. I don't care what group of people come along and talk about this when they weren't there. They don't know.
"It's all a setup. That whole jury thing. They were imposters," Cosby stated.
"Look at the woman who blew the whistle," he said. "The Cosby Show" star was referencing the instance when a potential juror heard a seated juror declare before the trial, "He's guilty. We can all go home now."
During his long interview with the publication, Cosby said that he draws strength from his civil rights heroes to deal with what he deems injustices committed against himself and his people.
"I know what they've done to my people. But my people are going to view me and say, 'That boy looks good. That boy is strong,'" Cosby continued. "I have too many heroes that I've sat with, too many heroes whom I listened to like John Henrik Clarke, Kenneth Clark, and Dorothy Height. Those people are very strong, and they saw the rejection of their people. This is political. I can see the whole thing."
He added: "I am a privileged man in prison."
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Tinnitus symptoms range from a constant buzzing in the ears to musical melodies. Helen Cosgrove, our tinnitus advisor, explores some of the symptoms of tinnitus, to give you a better understanding of the condition.
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Q: How can I generalize a custom command into a generic-make-rule-like construct? In this question:
How can I build a fatbin file using CMake?
we saw how to formulate a pair of add_custom_command() and add_custom_target() commands, for building a .fatbin file out of a .cu file:
add_custom_command(
    OUTPUT my_src.fatbin
    COMMAND ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER} -fatbin -o foo.fatbin
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/my_src.cu"
    MAIN_DEPENDENCY my_src.cu
)
add_custom_target(dummy ALL DEPENDS my_src.fatbin)

. The details of what these files are and how they are used is immaterial to this question (I hope); what I would like to do is generalize these two specific commands so that I don't just build my_src.fatbin from my_src.cu, but so that I can easily build any .cu file I specify into a .fatbin file. Essentially, the equivalent of Make's:
$(OBJDIR)/%.fatbin : $(SRCDIR)/%.cu
        $(CUDA_COMPILER) $(CUDA_CPP_FLAGS) -fatbin -o $@ $<

What's the appropriate idiom for doing that?

A: Perhaps a function is the right approach. Something like this? :
function(add_fatbin target_basename source_file)
    # TODO: Should I check target_basename isn't a full path?
    set(target_filename "${target_basename}.fatbin")
    add_custom_command(
        OUTPUT "${target_filename}"
        COMMAND ${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER} -fatbin -o "${target_filename}"
            "${source_file}"
        MAIN_DEPENDENCY "${source_file}"
    )
    add_custom_target("${target_basename}_fatbin_tgt" ALL DEPENDS "${target_filename}")
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Q: Combining 2 boxplots to 1 Below is the data for scatterplot:
Length A B
250  -25 30
400  100 40
100   19 60
120   -3 50
300    7 90

I would like to make a single boxplot for each model A and B and plot their values. Also, I would like to color the point "red" with Length>=250. Below is the code which produces 2 random boxplots for each model.
scattertest %>%
    pivot_longer(cols=-length,names_to="Model",values_to="Delta") %>%
    ggplot(aes(x=Model, y=Delta, color=ifelse(Length>=250,"black","red"))) +
    geom_boxplot() + geom_jitter() + scale_color_identity()

A: Change location of color
    scattertest %>%
      pivot_longer(cols=-Length,names_to="Model",values_to="Delta") %>%
      ggplot(aes(x=Model, y=Delta)) +
      geom_boxplot() + geom_jitter(aes( color=ifelse( Length >=250,"black","red"))) + scale_color_identity()

A: You will need to let ggplot2 know how to group your data back into one boxplot.  I say "back" into one boxplot, since setting the color aesthetic within aes() causes ggplot to group according to that color statement, then apply the color to those filtered layers.  You can maintain the aes(), but get back your intended grouping by specifying the group= aesthetic:
scattertest %>%
  pivot_longer(cols=-length,names_to="Model",values_to="Delta") %>%
  ggplot(aes(x=Model, y=Delta, color=ifelse(length>=250,"black","red"))) +
  geom_boxplot(aes(group=Model)) + geom_jitter() + scale_color_identity()

Alternatively, change the location of the color= aesthetic to be inside your geom_jitter() call as mentioned by @Park.  If you set the aesthetic within ggplot() it's applied to all geoms.  If you set the aesthetic in a single geom, it will only apply to that geom.


Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter Sara, who made her Bollywood debut with Kedarnath and Simba, leaves no chance to gush over her baby brother Taimur. Taimur is the most popular star kids, who are always followed by Paparazzi and the internet is so obsessed with Taimur that owing to his popularity, Taimur made it to one of the list of top 10 newsmakers of 2018 and shared a space with Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Dipak Misra, Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, MJ Akbar, MS Dhoni, Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh, Priya Prakash Varrier.
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One of the most common website issues I see is, well, utter lack of personality.
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Trouble is, she (it's usually a she) doesn't let one tiny bit of it creep onto the website.
Instead the web content is stuffy, over-formal or just somehow lacking anything that would really draw the passing reader in.
There's another extreme, too. That's the website where you know everything about the site owner's struggle with depression/ongoing house renovation/gnawing fear of getting old…and that's before you buy any of her art.
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        var delegate = UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.new();
        delegate._owner = owner;
        return delegate;
    };
    UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.prototype.navigationControllerWillShowViewControllerAnimated = function (navigationController, viewController, animated) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView.moreNavigationController.WILL_show(" + navigationController + ", " + viewController + ", " + animated + ");", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        var owner = this._owner.get();
        if (owner) {
            var backToMoreWillBeVisible = owner._ios.viewControllers.containsObject(viewController);
            owner._handleTwoNavigationBars(backToMoreWillBeVisible);
        }
    };
    UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.prototype.navigationControllerDidShowViewControllerAnimated = function (navigationController, viewController, animated) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView.moreNavigationController.DID_show(" + navigationController + ", " + viewController + ", " + animated + ");", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        navigationController.navigationBar.topItem.rightBarButtonItem = null;
        var owner = this._owner.get();
        if (owner) {
            owner._onViewControllerShown(viewController);
        }
    };
    UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.ObjCProtocols = [UINavigationControllerDelegate];
    return UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl;
}(NSObject));
var TabViewItem = (function (_super) {
    __extends(TabViewItem, _super);
    function TabViewItem() {
        _super.apply(this, arguments);
    }
    TabViewItem.prototype._update = function () {
        if (this._parent && this._controller) {
            var icon = this._parent._getIcon(this.iconSource);
            var tabBarItem = UITabBarItem.alloc().initWithTitleImageTag((this.title || ""), icon, this._parent.items.indexOf(this));
            if (!icon) {
                if (types.isFunction(tabBarItem.setTitlePositionAdjustment)) {
                    tabBarItem.setTitlePositionAdjustment({ horizontal: 0, vertical: -20 });
                }
                else {
                    tabBarItem.titlePositionAdjustment = { horizontal: 0, vertical: -20 };
                }
            }
            var states = getTitleAttributesForStates(this._parent);
            tabBarItem.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.normalState, 0);
            tabBarItem.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.selectedState, 4);
            this._controller.tabBarItem = tabBarItem;
        }
    };
    return TabViewItem;
}(common.TabViewItem));
exports.TabViewItem = TabViewItem;
function selectedColorPropertyChanged(data) {
    var tabView = data.object;
    tabView._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts();
}
common.TabView.selectedColorProperty.metadata.onSetNativeValue = selectedColorPropertyChanged;
function tabsBackgroundColorPropertyChanged(data) {
    var tabView = data.object;
    if (data.newValue instanceof color.Color) {
        tabView.ios.tabBar.barTintColor = data.newValue.ios;
    }
}
common.TabView.tabsBackgroundColorProperty.metadata.onSetNativeValue = tabsBackgroundColorPropertyChanged;
var TabView = (function (_super) {
    __extends(TabView, _super);
    function TabView() {
        _super.call(this);
        this._tabBarHeight = 0;
        this._navBarHeight = 0;
        this._iconsCache = {};
        this._ios = UITabBarControllerImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
        this._delegate = UITabBarControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
        this._moreNavigationControllerDelegate = UINavigationControllerDelegateImpl.initWithOwner(new WeakRef(this));
    }
    TabView.prototype.onLoaded = function () {
        _super.prototype.onLoaded.call(this);
        this._ios.delegate = this._delegate;
    };
    TabView.prototype.onUnloaded = function () {
        this._ios.delegate = null;
        this._ios.moreNavigationController.delegate = null;
        _super.prototype.onUnloaded.call(this);
    };
    Object.defineProperty(TabView.prototype, "ios", {
        get: function () {
            return this._ios;
        },
        enumerable: true,
        configurable: true
    });
    Object.defineProperty(TabView.prototype, "_nativeView", {
        get: function () {
            return this._ios.view;
        },
        enumerable: true,
        configurable: true
    });
    TabView.prototype._onViewControllerShown = function (viewController) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView._onViewControllerShown(" + viewController + ");", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        if (this._ios.viewControllers.containsObject(viewController)) {
            this.selectedIndex = this._ios.viewControllers.indexOfObject(viewController);
        }
        else {
            if (trace.enabled) {
                trace.write("TabView._onViewControllerShown: viewController is not one of our viewControllers", trace.categories.Debug);
            }
        }
    };
    TabView.prototype._handleTwoNavigationBars = function (backToMoreWillBeVisible) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView._handleTwoNavigationBars(backToMoreWillBeVisible: " + backToMoreWillBeVisible + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        var page = this.page;
        var actionBarVisible = page.frame._getNavBarVisible(page);
        if (backToMoreWillBeVisible && actionBarVisible) {
            page.frame.ios._disableNavBarAnimation = true;
            page.actionBarHidden = true;
            page.frame.ios._disableNavBarAnimation = false;
            this._actionBarHiddenByTabView = true;
            if (trace.enabled) {
                trace.write("TabView hid action bar", trace.categories.Debug);
            }
            return;
        }
        if (!backToMoreWillBeVisible && this._actionBarHiddenByTabView) {
            page.frame.ios._disableNavBarAnimation = true;
            page.actionBarHidden = false;
            page.frame.ios._disableNavBarAnimation = false;
            this._actionBarHiddenByTabView = undefined;
            if (trace.enabled) {
                trace.write("TabView restored action bar", trace.categories.Debug);
            }
            return;
        }
    };
    TabView.prototype._removeTabs = function (oldItems) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView._removeTabs(" + oldItems + ");", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        _super.prototype._removeTabs.call(this, oldItems);
        var i;
        var length = oldItems.length;
        var oldItem;
        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            oldItem = oldItems[i];
            oldItem._parent = null;
            oldItem._controller = null;
        }
        this._ios.viewControllers = null;
    };
    TabView.prototype._addTabs = function (newItems) {
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView._addTabs(" + newItems + ");", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        _super.prototype._addTabs.call(this, newItems);
        var i;
        var length = newItems.length;
        var item;
        var newControllers = NSMutableArray.alloc().initWithCapacity(length);
        var newController;
        var states = getTitleAttributesForStates(this);
        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            item = newItems[i];
            if (item.view.ios instanceof UIViewController) {
                newController = item.view.ios;
            }
            else {
                newController = UIViewController.new();
                newController.view.addSubview(item.view.ios);
            }
            item._parent = this;
            item._controller = newController;
            var icon = this._getIcon(item.iconSource);
            var tabBarItem = UITabBarItem.alloc().initWithTitleImageTag((item.title || ""), icon, i);
            if (!icon) {
                if (types.isFunction(tabBarItem.setTitlePositionAdjustment)) {
                    tabBarItem.setTitlePositionAdjustment({ horizontal: 0, vertical: -20 });
                }
                else {
                    tabBarItem.titlePositionAdjustment = { horizontal: 0, vertical: -20 };
                }
            }
            tabBarItem.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.normalState, 0);
            tabBarItem.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.selectedState, 4);
            newController.tabBarItem = tabBarItem;
            newControllers.addObject(newController);
        }
        this._ios.viewControllers = newControllers;
        this._ios.customizableViewControllers = null;
        this._ios.moreNavigationController.delegate = this._moreNavigationControllerDelegate;
        if (this._ios.selectedIndex !== this.selectedIndex) {
            this._ios.selectedIndex = this.selectedIndex;
        }
    };
    TabView.prototype._getIcon = function (iconSource) {
        if (!iconSource) {
            return null;
        }
        var image;
        image = this._iconsCache[iconSource];
        if (!image) {
            ensureImageSource();
            var is = imageSource.fromFileOrResource(iconSource);
            if (is && is.ios) {
                var originalRenderedImage = is.ios.imageWithRenderingMode(0);
                this._iconsCache[iconSource] = originalRenderedImage;
                image = originalRenderedImage;
            }
        }
        return image;
    };
    TabView.prototype._onSelectedIndexPropertyChangedSetNativeValue = function (data) {
        _super.prototype._onSelectedIndexPropertyChangedSetNativeValue.call(this, data);
        var newIndex = data.newValue;
        if (trace.enabled) {
            trace.write("TabView._onSelectedIndexPropertyChangedSetNativeValue(" + newIndex + ")", trace.categories.Debug);
        }
        if (types.isNullOrUndefined(newIndex)) {
            return;
        }
        this._ios.selectedIndex = data.newValue;
        this.requestLayout();
        var args = { eventName: TabView.selectedIndexChangedEvent, object: this, oldIndex: data.oldValue, newIndex: data.newValue };
        this.notify(args);
    };
    TabView.prototype.onMeasure = function (widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec) {
        var nativeView = this._nativeView;
        if (nativeView) {
            var width = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecSize(widthMeasureSpec);
            var widthMode = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecMode(widthMeasureSpec);
            var height = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecSize(heightMeasureSpec);
            var heightMode = utils.layout.getMeasureSpecMode(heightMeasureSpec);
            this._tabBarHeight = TabView.measureHelper(this._ios.tabBar, width, widthMode, height, heightMode).height;
            var moreNavBarVisible = !!this._ios.moreNavigationController.navigationBar.window;
            this._navBarHeight = moreNavBarVisible ? TabView.measureHelper(this._ios.moreNavigationController.navigationBar, width, widthMode, height, heightMode).height : 0;
            var density = utils.layout.getDisplayDensity();
            var measureWidth = 0;
            var measureHeight = 0;
            var child = this._selectedView;
            if (child) {
                var childHeightMeasureSpec = utils.layout.makeMeasureSpec(height - this._navBarHeight - this._tabBarHeight, heightMode);
                var childSize = view.View.measureChild(this, child, widthMeasureSpec, childHeightMeasureSpec);
                measureHeight = childSize.measuredHeight;
                measureWidth = childSize.measuredWidth;
            }
            measureWidth = Math.max(measureWidth, this.minWidth * density);
            measureHeight = Math.max(measureHeight, this.minHeight * density);
            var widthAndState = view.View.resolveSizeAndState(measureWidth, width, widthMode, 0);
            var heightAndState = view.View.resolveSizeAndState(measureHeight, height, heightMode, 0);
            this.setMeasuredDimension(widthAndState, heightAndState);
        }
    };
    TabView.prototype.onLayout = function (left, top, right, bottom) {
        _super.prototype.onLayout.call(this, left, top, right, bottom);
        var child = this._selectedView;
        if (child) {
            view.View.layoutChild(this, child, 0, this._navBarHeight, right, (bottom - this._navBarHeight - this._tabBarHeight));
        }
    };
    TabView.measureHelper = function (nativeView, width, widthMode, height, heightMode) {
        return nativeView.sizeThatFits(CGSizeMake((widthMode === utils.layout.UNSPECIFIED) ? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY : width, (heightMode === utils.layout.UNSPECIFIED) ? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY : height));
    };
    TabView.prototype._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts = function () {
        if (!this.items) {
            return;
        }
        var tabBar = this.ios.tabBar;
        tabBar.tintColor = this.selectedColor ? this.selectedColor.ios : null;
        var states = getTitleAttributesForStates(this);
        for (var i = 0; i < tabBar.items.count; i++) {
            var item = tabBar.items[i];
            item.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.normalState, 0);
            item.setTitleTextAttributesForState(states.selectedState, 4);
        }
    };
    return TabView;
}(common.TabView));
exports.TabView = TabView;
function getTitleAttributesForStates(tabView) {
    var normalState = {};
    if (tabView.color instanceof color.Color) {
        normalState[UITextAttributeTextColor] = tabView.color.ios;
    }
    var selectedState = {};
    if (tabView.selectedColor instanceof color.Color) {
        selectedState[UITextAttributeTextColor] = tabView.selectedColor.ios;
    }
    else {
        selectedState[UITextAttributeTextColor] = tabView.ios.tabBar.tintColor;
    }
    var defaultFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(10);
    var font = tabView.style._fontInternal.getUIFont(defaultFont);
    normalState[NSFontAttributeName] = font;
    selectedState[NSFontAttributeName] = font;
    return {
        normalState: normalState,
        selectedState: selectedState
    };
}
var TabViewStyler = (function () {
    function TabViewStyler() {
    }
    TabViewStyler.setColorProperty = function (v, newValue) {
        var tab = v;
        tab._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts();
    };
    TabViewStyler.resetColorProperty = function (v, nativeValue) {
        var tab = v;
        tab._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts();
    };
    TabViewStyler.setFontInternalProperty = function (v, newValue, nativeValue) {
        var tab = v;
        tab._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts();
    };
    TabViewStyler.resetFontInternalProperty = function (v, nativeValue) {
        var tab = v;
        tab._updateIOSTabBarColorsAndFonts();
    };
    TabViewStyler.getNativeFontValue = function (v) {
        var tab = v;
        var currentFont;
        if (tab.ios && tab.ios.items && tab.ios.items.length > 0) {
            var currentAttrs = tab.ios.items[0].titleTextAttributesForState(0);
            if (currentAttrs) {
                currentFont = currentAttrs.objectForKey(NSFontAttributeName);
            }
        }
        if (!currentFont) {
            currentFont = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(getter(UIFont, UIFont.labelFontSize));
        }
        return currentFont;
    };
    TabViewStyler.registerHandlers = function () {
        style.registerHandler(style.colorProperty, new style.StylePropertyChangedHandler(TabViewStyler.setColorProperty, TabViewStyler.resetColorProperty), "TabView");
        style.registerHandler(style.fontInternalProperty, new style.StylePropertyChangedHandler(TabViewStyler.setFontInternalProperty, TabViewStyler.resetFontInternalProperty, TabViewStyler.getNativeFontValue), "TabView");
    };
    return TabViewStyler;
}());
exports.TabViewStyler = TabViewStyler;
TabViewStyler.registerHandlers();
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Mahaweli Sports festival ends today.
Today is the 2nd and final day of the Mahaweli Sports Festival which is being held at the Polonnaruwa Gallella sports complex. Two new records were set yesterday. The award ceremony will be held this afternoon under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.


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Chilean Folk Music Comes Back To Life During Crisis
CULTURE Social Crisis
5 November, 2019 3 February, 2020
SANTIAGO – Music has been a powerful force in Chile's recent protests and push for change. Chilean icons like Violeta Parra, Víctor Jara, and others were broadcast in the streets during marches, projected onto buildings after curfew, or their songs were simply sung by the people—a great many or even just one, an ambient echo above the crowd. The work of these artists call to mind Chile's history and social struggles decades old, unify its people, and fuel the hope for a better future.
After more than two weeks of protests that started with localized, grumbling complaints about metro fare hikes and ultimately blossomed into countrywide demands for a systemic overhaul of Chile's socio-economic and socio-political systems, it is evident that music is among the tonics that has strengthened the growth and spread of the recent social movement.
The music not only brings messages of resistance, but also hope for change, as it awakes the historic memory of a nation under long-lasting injustice and social inequalities, unhealed scars from the dictatorship era.
Since the protests really got underway on Oct. 18, Chilean music has played a special role in giving strength and dignity to Chileans. Songs from artists like Los Prisioneros, Víctor Jara, Illapu, Ana Tijoux, and Portavoz, have achieved higher rankings on Spotify and many have been played or covered several times on the streets of Chile during protests.
#EstoNoHaTerminado: Chilean artists like Francisca Valenzuela, Cami Moreno, Mon Laferte and Manuel García came together…
Posted by Chile Today on Sunday, October 27, 2019
The Protesting Artists
The most iconic of all is singer/songwriter Víctor Jara's "El derecho de vivir en paz" ("The right to live in peace"), a song dedicated to the Vietnam conflict and the search for peace and dignity, composed in 1971.
Jara was a very political artist, who was killed in the first days that dictator Augusto Pinochet took power. Jara's death was felt at a national level.
The melody of the song, today taken as a symbol of civil resilience and strength, has been interpreted all over Chile and the rest of the world, from home-recorded voices and single instruments, to record studios and astounding public orchestras. On Oct. 27, 30 Chilean artists came together, adapted the lyrics and covered the song—a piece made to encourage those who fight for peace, and repudiate government acts of violence against the civil society.
In a more rebellious line, Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux released on Oct. 20 her one-minute piece, "Cacerolazo," a song about this form of protest in which people bang pots and pans with spoons. During the Chilean social movement, cacerolazos became a signature form of massive protest, and Tijoux raps about them in defiance of police and military violence—"[w]ooden spoons against your shooting," as the lyrics sing. Recently, Tijoux released the full three-minute version of the song, in which she calls the authorities "murderers."
Mon Laferte, currently the most popular Chilean singer-songwriter on Spotify, stood by the Chilean people during the protests, reportedly protesting from Mexico.
Laferte, known by her folkloric sound, published on Oct. 24 a cover of Violeta Parra's song "La Carta."
Chilean singer Violeta Parra is recognized as one of Latin America's main folklore artists up to this date. Her song "La Carta" talks about finding out about the detention of her brother and the police violence against him during a strike, lamenting his luck, and criticizing the system that overlooks the most vulnerable.
In Laferte's cover of the song, Laferte added her own lyrics: "The war is not of the people, please," she ends, in a direct message to President Piñera and his now [in]famous declarations about war in the country.
History Repeats Itself in Chile
Camila Rayen Huecho Pozo
Camila Huecho is a journalism student at Universidad de La Frontera in Temuco, currently interning at Chile Today. As a freelance illustrator and Fellow at the Melton Foundation, she works to bring information and cultures together through communications and art.
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Conveniently located near Route 1, Lynnfield has quick commute times into Boston while still maintaining a soft, safe suburban atmosphere. Public transportation into Boston is available near Condon Circle. Just a few minutes' drive from the small cities of Peabody and Salem, residents are never far away from whatever they need.
Going back in time, Lynnfield made its name as a waypoint for travelers making their way north-south on "The Newbury Turnpike", now called Route 1. As a result, the area became a spot on the road for historic inns and restaurants before becoming a place to find horse shows and ballroom dancing. Now a modern suburb, The Lynnfield Historical Society still maintains the areas long history.
The center for activity is at Marketstreet Lynnfield, an inviting shopping center with plenty of cultural and community events. In addition to nearby private options, the public school system is a government-certified Blue Ribbon school system. For hikers of all levels, the Lynn Woods Reservation provides 30 miles of multi-use trails with a highly-rated golf course just on the other side.


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Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center – Haven of Rest will hold its 3rd annual "Hit the Pavement" Walk to end the silence on domestic violence on Oct. 4. Registration will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and the same time Sept. 6, both times at Walmart in Manning. Pre-registration is $20, which includes a T-shirt. For more information, call Deborah Delong at (803) 410-7724, or Ann Driggers at (803) 460-5572.


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Boardwalk Empire Review: "Return to Normalcy" (1.12)
By Sean Gandert | December 6, 2010 | 2:56pm
TV Reviews Boardwalk Empire
We're finally here at the end of the season, and while the main conflicts we've been watching for the past couple months have dried up or mutated by the end of the episode, Boardwalk Empire's true focus seems unlikely to have changed.
This is bullet-pointed by the moment that Terrence Winter and everyone else behind the show have been building towards for months finally occurring and, of course, it's on that most auspicious of American events: Election Day. Following a deal with Rothstein to get rid of an indictment in exchange for $1,000,000 dollars, Nucky's also given the locations of the men who tried to kill him and murdered one of Chalky White's workers. A bloodbath ensues.
So "Return to Normalcy," an auspicious name for any serial show's season finale, gives us an election day series of murders more violent than anything else we've seen on the show. The symbolism is obvious, especially since it's returning to thematic ground that Empire's been working on from its very first episode. But while it's been hinted at since the very beginning that the show believed American politics are hopelessly stained with blood, it's no longer beating around the bush about it. This is an outright statement, and though the message is blunt, what we see is still powerful. "Normalcy" here means mostly political normalcy, with everyone in the posts Nucky has designed for them, regardless of what maneuvering is required in the background.
So the election the show's been building toward for weeks clears up in as mesmerizing a way as could be hoped for, but there's a lot else going on here, too. Jimmy finally speaks with Angela about their marriage, and through this and some mail of his from the war finally coming in she's convinced to give him another shot. It's hard to believe that their marriage could come to anything other than a future mess, but for now, at least, it's quiet. Nucky also reconciles with Margaret and with this we finally learn about what happened to his ex-wife and son. Their relationship promises to be tumultuous next season as well, but perhaps less fraught with disaster than Jimmy and Angela's. At the end of the episode both Nucky and Margaret seem to have found a sense of peace with each other.
The deal with New York and reconciliation with Margaret make it appear that Atlantic City has returned back to Nucky's pocket the way it was before the show began, but there's also a conspiracy developing between the Commadore, Jimmy and Eli to do something about Nucky. Keeping us out of this while they discuss is kind of irritatingly cliched television, but oh well. It's also rather strange that Jimmy's allying himself with the father he hates against the man who actually helped raise him, blaming Nucky for pimping out his mother rather than his father for raping her. Jimmy has other reasons for disliking what Nucky's doing, of course, but none seem particularly clear in his mind. Of the three conspirators, my guess is that he'll be the weak link, and not just because the episode emphasizes him as so pivotal (though that does help). I also end up wondering about what exactly they could be planning? If they want to, they can easily kill Nucky, and if they want political control there's not a viable candidate in the bunch. And then there's Gillian sitting in the next room, aware that they're all plotting something while she does nothing to either help or hinder them…yet.
As usual, the most fascinatingly insane portion of the episode, Van Alden, explains to first his colleagues and then his wife how he plans on leaving the area. Apparently he can't get over killing Sebso, so he's sentenced himself to a life in the feed business. But then in walks Lucy, pregnant with a baby, which is presumably just the sign from God he needs to stay in Atlantic City.
That wraps it up for the season and for me, at least, it ended on a very upwards note. Threads that seemed rather peripheral to the show, such as with Capone and Rothstein, returned to the main event in Atlantic City while both of the show's main male-female relationships have completed their plot arcs. Despite the showmakers being fully aware that Empire was picked up for a second season almost from the time it began airing, the season itself has a real shape so that it looks like the concerns for next season will be completely different from what we saw here. Of course, questions of government and crime will continue, as will hopefully the show's religious bent and an almost Southern Gothic love for dark absurdity, but with the exception of the newly added conspiracy, every plot really does wrap up rather neatly, and that does make me excited for the next season. Returning to The Sopranos now is a bit more disappointing than watching it while on the air partially due to how same-y its episodes and seasons can feel, whereas it looks like Empire won't be falling into that trap.
As far as the season as a whole goes, as with many of the individual episodes, it began strong but then took a little while to really get its bearings. The last month of episodes, though, has been particularly good. It still tends to fall just short of great, but many of the show's individual moments have been extremely memorable. And you know what, it's still a show I happily anticipate every week, despite quite a few little irritations every episode has somehow failed to avoid. With one season down, it feels like we're only just beginning, and I truly look forward to watching these characters for years to come.
-Let's address some final thoughts down here. Just to be clear, all Mark Wahlberg ever had to do with Boardwalk Empire was front some cash, right?
-Chalky White looked to be on the verge of getting some actual screen time here… and then that didn't happen, yet again. But his appearance here may be foreshadowing that he'll have a bigger role next season. At least, I hope it is.
-Rothstein was a great character who just completely petered out at the end there in a really easy fashion. I'd like to see more of him, regardless of what historically happened.
-When I mentioned Southern Gothic there, I really meant it. It's not just that I can never hear the name Enoch without thinking of Flannery O'Connor, there's also something about the oddly dark undertone to everything that makes me think of the genre. From Van Alden to the week-dead child, it's the stuff of Faulkner.
-Even if Scorsese only dips in for one episode a season, that's still one episode more than any other show. I'm already looking forward to his next episode, whenever that may be.
-"Cause if I'd used a shotgun I would've had to clean the mess up myself." Hey, everyone who told me we knew that Gillian was the one trying to kill the Commadore, this is why I don't make the presumptions until we see it on-screen.
-"I certainly understand why you'd want to, but you can't go around poisoning people." Best line of the season or best line of any season?
-I have no idea what tradition that is heading out into the graveyard on Halloween. Seems kinda crazy, though I would've been all over it as a kid.
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Sounds like fun. Pity I missed it. Oh well.
I think centralised servers are problematic these days - the revenue stream doesn't tend to support extended operations (or it cuts back the operation to less than the support required to maintain the game). Even emergent play has high demands, mainly because no one quite knows the nature of the play that does emerge.
Possibly distributed fan-based small servers for content might work, ala Minecraft. You'd have to use something other than Flash though.
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I'm a counter-example to the first paragraph here -- I played a little bit of Glitch, found it sweet but a bit dull, stopped. I might have carried on if it had been available on iPad and had had some form of persistent offline play. Nevertheless, it was a nice game and I'm sad to hear it's gone.
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There are rules by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for banks planning to establish correspondent banking relationship with foreign lenders.
The Nigeria's apex bank, in the Anti-Money Laundering/ Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy and Procedure Manual released yesterday insisted that it will guard against establishing correspondent banking relationships with high risk foreign banks such as shell banks, with correspondent banks that have historically allowed their institutions to be used for Money Laundering / Financing Terrorism (ML/FT).
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Also, where regulated, the correspondent shall verify the identity of its customers in accordance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, and where this is not the case, additional due diligence shall be required to ascertain and assess the correspondent's internal policy on money laundering and KYC procedures. The CBN said that care should be taken when doing business with third parties located in geographic locations with a history of supporting terrorism, bases for drug production/distribution, suffering from civil unrest/war.
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I'm not so sure. If it were just the Alliance drones and rocket drones and whatnot, sure, I'd be inclined to agree. But there are also the [[Geth Recon Drone|geth Recon Drones]], which are quite different from all the rest, and I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable lumping them into the same category as stationary turrets and such, given that they are actual individual geth units. [[User:SpartHawg948|SpartHawg948]] 03:15, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
:Well what about just using the non-geth units, drones and turrets seince this seems to be the way it is leaning, and putting them into the drone category. [[User:Lancer1289|Lancer1289]] 03:46, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
::What do you mean, just the non-geth units? The way I see it, Drones is one category, and Turrets is another. Ideally, it would be nice to merge them, but you can't take away the two facts that A) Geth Recon Drones are drones, and B) Geth Recon Drones are markedly dissimilar from turrets. [[User:SpartHawg948|SpartHawg948]] 03:49, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
:::What I ment was using the drones that didn't have geth in their name, i.e. [[Advanced Assault Drone]] and the like. However I think to seperate categories would be a good idea as well. Anyway I really don't see the problem with putting all the drones into a category becuase they are drones and turrets respectivly. They are all drones and all are enemies at some point so I really don't see why putting all the drones into a single category would be a problem. [[User:Lancer1289|Lancer1289]] 03:53, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
::::Me neither. I just don't think drones and turrets need to be in the same category. It's like putting geth troopers and turrets in the same category. [[User:SpartHawg948|SpartHawg948]] 03:54, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
:::::Given the niggle about Geth drones, yep, separate categories. [[User:Dammej|Dammej]] 03:56, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
== Enemy Combat Drones ==
Do you think that enemy-created Combat Drones should be given a small section as they are technically hostile drones, complete with their own health bar? [[Special:Contributions/71.245.12.26|71.245.12.26]] 19:23, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
:Yeah I don't see how that is relevent here as this is really a disamb page for drones in general, with brief descriptions and links to their individual pages. I really can't see adding a combat drone box and not having one for the rest. [[User:Lancer1289|Lancer1289]] 19:28, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
:It is weird, especially because they all have the name in common. Yet I think they don't quite belong here, since they are the product of a combat specialist's "tech power". There is a link to the combat drones at the top of the page. -{- [[User:AnotherRho|AnotherRho]] 19:31, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
Drone's cloaking devices Edit
I hadn't realized it, but this article looks to mostly deal with Mass Effect, not Mass Effect 2. in ME2, the geth recon drones have cloaking devices. This ability is specifically mentioned by one of your squadmates on Haestrom. I'm not sure how this could get worked into the article however. I don't remember drones cloaking in ME either. Dammej 00:03, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
When and where on Haestrom? I can remember them saying anything about cloaking drones. Lancer1289 00:05, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
I was playing on Insanity. The first time the drones are introduced (three are hovering near the entrance of the first arena where you meet a Geth Prime. As soon as you see/shoot them, they cloak away (sometimes... seems bugged), and a squad mate mentions it. Dammej 00:07, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
Hmm, I guess I'll have to check that. Lancer1289 00:08, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
It's worth noting that, in previous playthroughs, I never saw them cloak either. It's entirely possible that it only happens at high difficulty levels. I did always hear their comment about cloaking however. Dammej 00:14, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
Well I guess I'm the one who is wrong here. Just managed to get to that point, heard the comment, and saw the drones cloak. Also found a youtube video that confirms it. So it looks like cloaking is part of drones. I'll just modify the info because they never cloaked in ME. Lancer1289 00:24, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
They definetely cloak even on the lowest difficulty setting, not sure whether if on the first playthrough or not. Setimir92 01:06, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
The drones definitely cloaks in Haestrom. If I remember correctly, it was near the place with huge pillars and Geth Primes. Teugene 05:02, June 8, 2010 (UTC)
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I added the cleanup tag because this article needs info about Assault Drones, Rocket Drones, and the Geth Recon Drone in ME2. It's possible that each of those deserve their own page, but I just added it here for now. Dammej 02:42, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Indeed they all deserve their own page because we have pages of all enemies. Info here should be limited to a brief overview and should provide a link to the main article. I believe UERD is working on a Geth Recon Drone page, and I'll see about the other pages. Lancer1289 02:45, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Do we really need a separate page for Assault Drone and Rocket Drone? In ME2, they have exactly the same stats, and they even look exactly the same. The only difference between the two is that one shoots rockets and the other shoots what sounds like M-8 Avenger fire. Can't we just have a single page for both? Dammej 04:44, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
With the standards we have for a page for every enemy and every enemy type, yes we do. They both have different functions so they do have to have different pages. Lancer1289 04:53, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Personally, I vote for a single page, because it seems that the only difference between them is their armament. As an example, we don't have different pages for Eclipse or Blue Suns troopers with different weapons. I think it should be mentioned in the armament or capablility section only.Harbinger265 04:57, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Harbinger has the same thinking as I do. I think Assault Drone should be used as the page, with Rocket Drone as a redirect to it. They're only different enemies because their name is different. If they were both just called "Assault Drone" we wouldn't have this discussion. Also something to think about... these enemies appear in the same places. Dammej 05:01, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
(edit conflict)However the problem comes when we have to name the page, do we call it Assault Drone, or Rocket Drone? Drone really just doesn't sound like a good page name becuase it is too close to the name for this page. It's the naming thing that causes the problem, however I am open to solutions about what an alternate name could be. There will be a page for Alliance Rocket and Alliance Assault drones, so I don't see why this should be any different. Lancer1289 05:02, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Addendum: There will also be seperate pages for Geth Assault and Geth Rocket Drones as well and we do have pages even for minor enemies so I really don't see why this would be a problem. While we don't need a page for Blue Suns Troopers that are armed with a Vindicator or an Avenger, these drones do peform seperate funcitons so they do warrent their own pages. Lancer1289 05:09, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
The Geth assault drones at least look different from alliance assault drones, so I don't take issue with that. But really, Rocket Drones and Assault Drones look the same, appear in the same places, and have the AI governing them. I'm going to make the assault drone page... someone else can make the rocket drone page if they -really- want, because it's pretty much identical. Dammej 05:13, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
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As I am working on creating the various enemy drone pages, I was thinking about creating a category for the drones. As there are are going to be about 10 or so pages for drones, I think a seperate category is in order. The second thing I was thinking of was either creating a seperate category for turrets or should they be included in this category? I have a seperate proposal on the Talk:Turret page. Thoughts? Opinions? Lancer1289 22:13, June 27, 2010 (UTC)(Slight mod: Lancer1289 22:25, June 27, 2010 (UTC))
I'd say turrets might fit in the drones catagory. The only real difference is that drones can fly and such, after all. Arbington 22:23, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
I'll echo Arbington's thoughts. Whatever category it is, I think both drones and turrets belong to the same category. Dammej 03:09, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
I'm not so sure. If it were just the Alliance drones and rocket drones and whatnot, sure, I'd be inclined to agree. But there are also the geth Recon Drones, which are quite different from all the rest, and I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable lumping them into the same category as stationary turrets and such, given that they are actual individual geth units. SpartHawg948 03:15, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
Well what about just using the non-geth units, drones and turrets seince this seems to be the way it is leaning, and putting them into the drone category. Lancer1289 03:46, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
What do you mean, just the non-geth units? The way I see it, Drones is one category, and Turrets is another. Ideally, it would be nice to merge them, but you can't take away the two facts that A) Geth Recon Drones are drones, and B) Geth Recon Drones are markedly dissimilar from turrets. SpartHawg948 03:49, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
What I ment was using the drones that didn't have geth in their name, i.e. Advanced Assault Drone and the like. However I think to seperate categories would be a good idea as well. Anyway I really don't see the problem with putting all the drones into a category becuase they are drones and turrets respectivly. They are all drones and all are enemies at some point so I really don't see why putting all the drones into a single category would be a problem. Lancer1289 03:53, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
Me neither. I just don't think drones and turrets need to be in the same category. It's like putting geth troopers and turrets in the same category. SpartHawg948 03:54, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
Given the niggle about Geth drones, yep, separate categories. Dammej 03:56, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
Enemy Combat Drones Edit
Do you think that enemy-created Combat Drones should be given a small section as they are technically hostile drones, complete with their own health bar? 71.245.12.26 19:23, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
Yeah I don't see how that is relevent here as this is really a disamb page for drones in general, with brief descriptions and links to their individual pages. I really can't see adding a combat drone box and not having one for the rest. Lancer1289 19:28, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
It is weird, especially because they all have the name in common. Yet I think they don't quite belong here, since they are the product of a combat specialist's "tech power". There is a link to the combat drones at the top of the page. -{- AnotherRho 19:31, October 20, 2010 (UTC)
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