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Ghostly haunts abound in and around the Akron area – here are a few ghost stories – Akron Beacon Journal
It's that time of year once again.
Time to devour Reese's Pumpkins, candy corn and ghost stories.
And there are certainly a fair number of haunts where ghosts and spirits are believed to tread in and around Akron.
Some are famous and some are not.
The Beacon Journal has retold some of these yarns over the years and even sent psychics in to explore the lore.
Here is just a sampling of ghostly tales dug up from our crypt of ghost stories.
Stan Hywet Hall
Surely a place as huge as Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron has room for a ghost or two.
There are some who believe Goodyear co-founder F.A. Seiberling and his wife, Gertrude, are still looking over the place.
Over the years, some volunteers and staff members who look over the historic manor house say they have had a ghostly encounter with the so-called Gray Lady.
One of the most-told stories is the night a worker was shutting down the house after a Christmas tour and out of the corner of his eye saw someone cross the balcony overlooking the Great Hall.
When he turned to look closer he saw a woman's hand trailing along the balustrade leading to Gertrude's bedroom.
The Gray Lady is said to be the ghost of a woman who supposedly died in a home in England from which the woodwork was spirited from and reconstructed in the master suite at Stan Hywet.
Others believe it was actually the spirit of Gertrude making sure everything was tidy inside the home before retiring for the night.
Akron Civic Theatre
The massive historic theater on Akron's South Main Street is said to be home to a number of ghosts.
There have been strange encounters over the years at the top of the grand staircase, in the projection booth and in the basement dressing room beneath the stage.
One of the spirits is said to be Paul Steeg who helped open the theater in 1929 and worked there until his death in 1972.
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It is said that he continues to do chores inside the theater just as he promised before his death when he said "I'll always be here. I'll come back."
Another spirit is said to haunt a small room in the theater's basement.
Workers in the past have said they have felt uncomfortable when venturing down there and even spotted a woman in an old-fashioned dress in the room.
Perkins Stone Mansion
There's a lot of history in Akron's Perkins Stone Mansion and for a good reason as it is home to the Summit County Historical Society.
The ghost that reportedly calls this place home is not your typical spirit.
Some workers and staff over the years have said the place is haunted by a cat.
They believe the ghost pet is the spirit of Simon Purrkins, a black cat who once prowled the mansion's grounds and was befriended by staff until its death in 2013.
Folks have said they have seen a black cat inside the home built for Col. Simon Perkins that appeared in one instant and then simply vanished the next or have heard meowing in otherwise empty rooms.
Hower House
The Hower House, located at Fir Hill and Forge Street on the University of Akron campus, is said to be another popular haunt for ghosts.
The lifeless occupant of the 28-room Victorian mansion is said to be Susan Hower.
Susan's sad tale of eternal grief started on her deathbed when her husband, John Henry, promised that he would never remarry — a promise he broke just four years later in 1900.
The ghostly encounters include a door that workers could not budge suddenly flying open, mysterious footsteps and a security guard hearing a voice in the otherwise empty house telling him to "get out of my house."
Goodyear hangar
There are plenty of workers inside the ginormous Goodyear blimp hangar at Wingfoot Lake in Portage County.
Some living and, well, some in spirit.
It is said the spirits of some of the long-gone workers still dutifully show up for work each day and roam about the structure the size of several football fields.
The hangar's history of building lighter-than-air crafts is also tied to the enduring mystery of Goodyear's "Ghost Blimp."
The airship Ranger took off Aug. 16, 1942, from its base at Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay with Lt. Ernest D. Cody and Ensign Charles E. Adams on a mission to patrol for submarines.
The airship landed later in the day in Daly City, a San Francisco suburb, with nothing seeming to be amiss but the two men were missing.
There was still fuel in the tanks, the radio was in working order along with the emergency life raft and parachutes.
The Ranger's gondola was taken back to Akron and an investigation was conducted but what transpired onboard and the fate of the two men remains a mystery.
Rogues Hollow
If ever there were a place to set a season full of episodes of "Supernatural," Rogues Hollow in Wayne County would be the place.
Heck, even the name gives me the creeps.
Situated on Galehouse Road in Chippewa Township, it earned its roguish name from the coal miners who once called the place home in the mid-1800s.
One of its legends, and there are many including that of a headless horseman and a ghost train, is the Crybaby Bridge over Silver Creek.
It is said that if you stand on the bridge on a foggy night around midnight under a full moon, you just might hear the faint cries of a baby.
Legend has it that a buggy driver lost control while crossing the bridge and a baby fell into the water below and drowned.
Another tale says the cry is that of a baby who was thrown from the bridge by its mother who wanted to keep her husband from the child.
The place is a park now and closed to the public at night.
Hale Farm
There are a lot of old historical structures at Hale Farm & Village in Bath Township but just one supposed ghost.
Over the years, guests and volunteers have recounted tales of hearing mysterious footsteps inside the Goldsmith House on the village green.
Named after its architect, Jonathan Goldsmith, the home is one of tragedy.
It was built by a young couple but the husband died soon after moving in.
The wife, it is said, couldn't bear to leave the home so she began to rent out rooms to travelers and her spirit has never moved on.
Ohio & Erie Canal
The Pancake Lock is situated along the Towpath Trail between Ira Trailhead and the Beaver Marsh.
The resident ghost here is said to be Charles Carter who took over the family's canalboat after his father died.
When he settled down and had a child of his own, he quit the family business and purchased the old lock keeper's house at Pancake Lock and operated a dairy farm there.
But his love of the canal never faded and he long lamented his decision and the eventual closing of waterway to commercial traffic.
In his final days, it is said you could find him elderly and blind wandering by the canal, wishing it would reopen.
He died in 1913, but visitors say you can still hear his footsteps pacing near the old lock.
Mary Campbell Cave
Along Gorge Trail in Cuyahoga Falls' Gorge Metro Park is Old Maid's Kitchen, a rock overhang that was later named after Mary Campbell.
A story has been retold over the years that the young red-haired Pennsylvania girl was kidnapped by Native Americans around 1758 and held captive in the small rock shelter.
She supposedly bonded with her captors and did not want to leave when her release was negotiated in 1764.
She died in 1801 and her spirit is believed to have returned to the so-called cave to relive her childhood.
Visitors have reported over the years seeing a small redheaded child running along the paths in the area only to vanish as they approached while others say they hear the sound of a child playing about the woods but no one cannot be found.
Beacon Journal building
Sure there are plenty stories of missed deadlines and lunches that simply disappeared from refrigerators over the years at the Akron Beacon Journal… but hauntings?
There are those who believe the venerable old building on the corner of South High and East Exchange streets had its own friendly ghost.
Some current and former reporters and editors — mind you, these are usually pretty skeptical folks — believe the spirit of a former reporter continued to look after the newsroom long after her death.
They believe beloved longtime Beacon Journal reporter Fran Murphey, who died in 1998 at 75 from liver cancer, never left the place.
Known for her trademark bib overalls, white hair and hearty laugh, Fran was a presence in the newsroom — one some believe remained until the reporters and editors packed up shop and moved a couple of blocks away to smaller digs on South Main Street about a year ago.
It is said that Fran would occasionally make her presence known in the women's restroom just off the newsroom.
The paper towel dispenser would inexplicably turn on every so often even though no one was there.
Perhaps it was just a friendly reminder from Fran to wash your hands and get back to work because another deadline loomed.
Craig Webb could not have completed this article without the help of those Beacon Journal scribes who came before him. He can be reached at cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com.
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ADIDAS 2021 Badminton Rackets
Discussion in 'Badminton Rackets / Equipment' started by speCulatius, Jan 20, 2021.
speCulatius Regular Member
'round here....
I struggled a bit to create a new thread, because most of this is part of the 2020 thread, but to give a short overview to start with, I think it might be nice... let's start with the overview:
Those ranges are known by now. Luckily, I can give you a matrix as well...
While it includes the Stilistin and new Überschall rackets, it seems to be based on balance point, rather than swingweight. I noted that there still seems to be some confusion on the P09.1, since it's missing in the Spieler Overview.
Without much from my side, let's get going with the rest.
#1 speCulatius, Jan 20, 2021
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What jumps to my eyes is the mentioning of the P6. Again.... this racket is like a Zombie, that refuses to die, and might come back stronger... or like the liquid metal version of the Terminator. Also, the P8 gets another color way.
The really stable Kalkül range stays like it has been. Pun intended. There's no change needed, in my opinion, I'd just like to see a stiff, slightly head heavy A4 around 85 g... for everybody who likes rackets like the AS11 and that's a lot of people.
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Überschall. This range has been redone completely. To me, it seems to be a more consistent approach to creating a true speed racket range. Not only using an aerodynamic frame, but also reducing the overall weight. I feel like the goal was to keep the head weight of the F2 and F3 roughly the same while reducing the overall weight. The head shape seems to have changed as well.... to be honest, I'd love to give the F3.1 a try!
Judging from the pictures, I'd say they kept the 20 by 20 stringing pattern... now I really want to see one of these in person to compare to other rackets.
Here, the F09.1 is part of the range. Why isn't the W09.1 part of the Stilistin range?
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Interested how many of the tech translates to real use. Uber's t-blade is interesting but isn't it going to generate more drag compared to traditional t-join on certain shots like backhand defense?
I have one uber and one kalkul. My kalkul is a bit meh, but I like the uber - enough to buy its upgrade.
I'm also interested in the wucht, but don't like their custom grommets. Also at that price point, one can get a high end racquet from the big 3 brands.
#4 raistian, Jan 20, 2021
Budi Regular Member
speCulatius said: ↑
no P6 on detail model & spec?
#5 Budi, Jan 20, 2021
pughon Regular Member
The girl you have been waiting for
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#6 pughon, Jan 25, 2021
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pughon said: ↑
whats the different between P6 & P7?
Compare to P8, P7 are less stiff version.
Does P6 are the flex version the trio brother?
Budi said: ↑
This is the specs I can find.
balance: 290-295mm
shaft stiffness: 8.5-9.0
tension: ≤30lbs/13.5kg
P6 does not have side strips.
I'm glad to see a higher-end P model without the side strips. The side strips was the reason I didn't get a P7 a while ago.
raistian said: ↑
I think you can replace them with normal grommets.
#10 pughon, Jan 25, 2021
Probably, but they're part of what makes the racquet unique. Replacing them is taking a feature out.
#11 raistian, Jan 25, 2021
s_mair Regular Member
P6 has actually been one of the first rackets that came out after the re-launch. It disappeard from the catalogue in 2019 (I think). I got it as a demo racket and I'm still using it along with my P8. Frame shape is identical with the P8, but it's a little bit more flexible and doesn't have the side grommet strips. Due to that, it also has a little bit less weight in the head. A fairly great racket tbh, no clue why they ditched it. I wouldn't count on it making a serious re-appearance though.
#12 s_mair, Jan 25, 2021
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s_mair said: ↑
Yeah I've never seen P6 available in Europe, I thought it was an Asia only frame but must have been available previously from what you have said @s_mair
@speCulatius where did you get the P6 info from? It would be good to see if its available somewhere in Europe.
Is the P8 Tokyo availability limited to Asia only?
#13 Dave1011, Jan 25, 2021
Dave1011 said: ↑
where did you get the P6 info from? It would be good to see if its available somewhere in Europe.
A presentation for retailers in Europe. That's where my info comes from, but maybe it was just not taken out of those pictures, because it's still available in Asia. That's why I cannot decide if I should call it the Zombie racket or Schrödinger's racket. It's to be considered as both dead and alive at the same time, until either of the wave functions collapses.
#14 speCulatius, Jan 26, 2021
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My money is on someone constantly forgetting to delete that "P6" from their presentations when doing the copy/paste for the upcoming year. The racket itself is nowhere to be found apart from that.
MBS seems to have slayed one of those zombies a while ago and it seems to be still hauting their warehouse (it's a 4U apparently, soooo... another mystery added to the list...):
https://mybadmintonstore.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25_26_240&products_id=2788
I remember a brief communication with Mat back in the days in which he said something about the P6 being too close to the P7/P8 in terms of spec and hence being dropped from the range. Again, I wouldn't expect a comeback.
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Probably it is the Red Queen system that revives it somewhere for a secret plan
https://shopvnb.com/vot-cau-long-adidas-wucht-p6-shock-cyan-chinh-hang-new-2021.html
Maybe the P6 would have been better to keep rather than P7, especially if it didn't have the side strips that some people don't like.
Ive seen a few places listing them for sale still in Asia.
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View attachment 197937 Those ranges are known by now. Luckily, I can give you a matrix as well...
View attachment 197938 While it includes the Stilistin and new Überschall rackets, it seems to be based on balance point, rather than swingweight. I noted that there still seems to be some confusion on the P09.1, since it's missing in the Spieler Overview.
The latest racket matrix didn't show P5 either, it would have been interesting to see where that sat versus P3 & P7
So now I'm officially curious. That one clearly is a different paint job than mine which is the one you see on MBS.
That P6 on MBS obviously belongs to the first release along with red P8 and navy P7 in 2018. Same plastic cap.
This blue P6 has just been updated in some stores.

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Will Republicans' Vast Super-PAC-Money Advantage Swing the Election?
Conservatives are lapping liberals in the post-Citizens United fundraising game, writes John Avlon. Plus, Rahm hooks up with Obama's Super PAC
John Avlon
Updated Jul. 13, 2017 11:48PM ET / Published Sep. 05, 2012 4:45AM ET
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As Democrats gather in Charlotte, N.C., the optimism is palpable. But the party has been dangerously overconfident throughout this election, and some are still in denial about the big money behemoth they are facing this fall.
Mitt Romney just announced his third $100 million month. He has approached this presidential campaign like a private-equity bid: the man with the most money wins.
But campaigns are only part of the money in play post–Citizens United. The 2012 elections are expected to cost an unprecedented $5.8 billion dollars—$2.5 billion on the presidential race alone—according to the invaluable Center for Responsive Politics. And when it comes to the super PACs—the new, new thing in campaign finance—Democrats are being left in the dust.
Take in this reality check: the Mitt Romney-associated super PAC Restore Our Future has outraised the Obama-associated Priorities USA Action by a 5–1 margin, despite Priorities' raising a personal best $10 million last month.
This is indicative of the unequal playing field in Election 2012. Conservative super PACS and outside groups have raised $248 million—nearly four times the $65 million raised by their liberal counterparts.
And that's just the money we know about—not the dark money flooding the system through the abuse of 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations attached to super PACs that don't have to disclose donors ever or expenditures until more than a year after the election.
Conservatives have done far more to take advantage of super PACs than liberals. In fact, there are more than twice as many Republican-leaning super PACs this cycle as Democratic-leaning ones.
It makes sense then that eight of the top 10 Super PAC donors are conservative. Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has famously given $36 million to Republicans so far this cycle, more than 10 times as much as the $3.25 million put in by the leading Democratic donor, Chicago's Fred Eychaner.
Where are the liberal billionaires? Well, the usually ubiquitous George Soros is essentially sitting out this cycle, spending just over $1 million, compared with $23 million in 2004 as the enthusiasm to defeat a Republican incumbent then exceeded the determination to defend the Democratic Party's status quo now (an effort not aided by a reported White House snub).
The imbalance is compounded by good-government impulses on the Democratic side that led them to refuse corporate donations to help pay for their convention, and to sneer at PAC or lobbyist money to aid the Obama-campaign coffers.
Obama's decision to dump matching funds in 2008 so he could outraise and outspend John McCain did not seem nearly so sentimental.
Conservatives argue with justification that labor unions have long been able to exercise a super PAC–like degree of seamless support for Democratic campaigns. Citizens United just levels the playing field for corporations, they say.
But what's inarguable is the fact that unions are not playing in the super-PAC world to nearly the same extent as Republican-supporting special interests.
The AFL-CIO effectively shuttered its super PAC in April of this year after collecting $5 million because of difficulty in getting donor organizations to agree on a common mission. Instead, they are pursuing their own agenda and funneling some money into Priorities USA Action, while the liberal nondisclosing (c)(4) known as Patriot Majority has been especially active since the spring, moving more than $2.5 into the election. By comparison, the Karl Rove–backed super PAC American Crossroads has raised an estimated $240 million.
The billion-dollar question is what impact all this super-PAC money will have on the election. It may be, as Republican strategist Rick Wilson told me, that "in the past, there was limited money and unlimited airtime. Now there is unlimited money and limited airtime."
What impact can a multimillion dollar television ad buy—or mailing—targeted at a single swing district in a swing state actually have on Election Day? We don't know yet. But we do know which side will have the money to answer that question down the stretch.
Democrats should not be in denial about the very real money imbalance they are facing this fall. It could make all the difference in a close election.


ARE YOU FRIKKIN KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?!!!
So dear Readers, thanks to a great Reader (Itendshere) for the heads up, a day before my birthday we are in for a treat you all! Another gem of yuri heavenly-sent dramas is on the way to us! How long has it been since we got one! I for one have even forgotten!
Fumika plays Shinohara Yuri – a lesbian (that's right, a lesbian named yuri! Even her name is written like yuri!!) while Fujiko plays Ninomiya Kairi, a long lost childhood friend with whom Yuri re-unites with in search of a new house!
I am so pumped for this!! At the same time I am sure it's going to be a pain to get a hold of it being as it is a streaming service drama. And unlike the West, Japanese streaming shows are really, really, hard to get! This reminds me of that Eliza series I posted about a while back, also from the same producer by the way (FOD – FujiTV) which to this day I have yet been able to get my hands on that sequel!
Speaking of, where is that trailer too?!! There's just over a month and a week left before it airs! Come on Japan!!
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Sorry to bring bad news but maybe it's better to keep expectations low.
The author has said there was no intention of creating a lesbian romance and added something on the line that if a nice men were to pop up, they'd happily share him. Which is questionable in many ways.
I mean, we might still get something nice but I prefer to expect the worst.
And it it were to be the worst, this would be an awful and disgusting case of queerbating. Let's see.
You saw them kiss, right? You saw them being lovey dovey, right?
Also read the actors' comments too not just the Director's.
Yes, everyone saw that. It's everywhere.
I truly hope we'll get something good, but if there's any hint everywhere pointing out it might not, I think it's better to know beforehand. Just that. It's out there the way the show is being presented beside pics and it's been causing quite a stir among Japanese lesbians and bisexual women (and yuri fans in general) on Twitter these days. Let's see how it's gonna go.
Either way, I'm all in. And if they are baiting, I think it's good too because then they will learn after people retaliate in backlash.
Japan needs a wakeup call.
But only if they are lying.
Which is weird given that one of the characters is described as being a lesbian.
OMG! can't wait for it!!
Hope japan don't teases us…. japaaan pleeasee!


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"Yet here these same champions of international law have lost their voices, and their outrage, when it comes to making what should be the easiest of judgments"
Gilad Shalit is an Israeli soldier who was captured by palestinian terrorists and has been held in captivity five years. His capture through a tunnel dug under the Gaza strip* led to closing these tunnels and eventually a brief war between Israel and the palestinian settlements that spread into Lebanon when that country assisted them and helped harbor rocket attacks.
Shalit is still being held captive, and the human rights groups around the world are taking swift and decisive action to commemorate this fifth anniversary. They are writing letters. That's got Hamas quaking in its boots. Here's what Amnesty International says:
Marking five years since the capture of Gilad Shalit, Israeli, palestinian and international human rights organizations state:
Hamas must immediately end inhumane and illegal treatment of Gilad Shalit.
Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit has been in captivity for five years. Those holding him have refused to allow him to communicate with his family, nor have they provided information on his well-being and the conditions in which he is being held. The organizations stress that this conduct is inhumane and a violation of international humanitarian law.
Hamas authorities in Gaza must immediately end the cruel and inhuman treatment of Gilad Shalit. Until he is released, they must enable him to communicate with his family and should grant him access to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Note what's missing here. No condemnation of Hamas, no demand for his release, no comment on the methods by which Hamas goes about its business. Just a demand they not be mean to him and let the Red Cross check him out.
Ed Driscoll can't figure this response out, nor the way the left so often tends to shrug at radical oppression in the Middle East. The very same things that they claim some rhetoric and activity might lead to in the west, they have little to no comment about when it actually does happen in Islamic nations. As Ed puts it "What it is about the Middle East that causes self-styled "Progressives" to suddenly mumble, 'Nevermind,' ala Emily Litella?"
Emily Litella for you who are too young to remember was one of Gilda Radner's characters on the original Saturday Night Live crew who would come on their fake news segment and launch into an angry diatribe that was utterly mistaken and bizarre, and when corrected would say "nevermind!" It was SNL's first quotable tagline. Like most of Radner's bits it was kind of funny, once, but somehow endures.
It isn't just the middle east, of course. There's no huge feminist uprising against female "circumcision" in Africa, there's no huge feminist uprising against selective abortion and killing girl babies in India and China. There's no big gay movement to get more rights for homosexuals in Russia. But the pattern is most obvious when it comes to Muslims.
I think there's three reasons why the left acts this way when confronted by the evils of non-western countries. This is about the activist, loud, and cause-joining left, not the basic left-leaning guy sitting on the porch with lemonade.
ACT LOCAL
The first is the most obvious and the one they'll always say first: they can't change Iran, but they can change, say, Idaho. These guys can't really get Kim Jong Il to stop murdering people for refusing to sing his praises, but they can stop Newt Gingrich from saying President Obama is the "Food Stamp President" no matter how accurate it is.
Besides its scary to anger groups that will threaten to kill you and go into a rioting, burning, and looting tantrum when annoyed. You cans protest Sarah Palin for being female without being leftist in complete safety, but you'll get disappeared if you go to Iran and complain about how female protesters are being systematically raped in prison.
But this point is not completely honest because when the left's outrage machine gets really built up they can influence non-western nations such as South Africa's apartheid system in the 1980s, but mostly its about fixing problems in the west. Which brings us to number two...
WHO CARES ABOUT TONGA
These movements aren't really working so much for their adopted cause as they are to change the west. What I mean is this: when gay activists or environmentalists or feminists throw a fit over something, they aren't so much interested in their stated cause as they are in the West dealing with this stated cause.
If Iran changes its policy, fine, but that doesn't really help their status or feeling of satisfaction as much as getting America or England to change something. Who cares if Tonga stops something the left dislikes, they're tiny and meaningless (to the activist, not Tongans), but getting a western country to change something or even pay attention shows real power and status.
So when the left fought against Apartheid, they were genuinely concerned about the system of racial oppression in that nation, but they were more concerned with how they could make the west look bad for not doing anything about it, particularly Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. This was a chance to smear these conservative leaders as racists and supporters of an evil regime, even though it predated their births and had been a problem long before the left started making so much noise about it.
In addition, the goal here is not so much precisely what these groups are fighting for so much as a rebuilding of western culture and structures to more closely align with a leftist worldview, which brings us to number three...
The left's worldview is based upon certain concepts and presuppositions which conflict at times, but follow a hierarchy. That's a lot of jargon, but what it means is this: leftists have an unwritten, unexamined list of what's more important than other things in the back of their minds which controls how they respond to any situation. They aren't unique in this, everyone does, but the left's is a bit more arbitrary and contradictory than most.
Muslims are now considered an other, a protected, oppressed minority with a Just Complaint© against the west for cruel down-keeping by the man. Muslims have replaced Jews as the dusky group with a legitimate complaint of oppression over the centuries, and its a much more comfortable fit for the left. Muslims are opposed to America, while Israel was a friend. Muslims reject Christianity and Judaism, so they stand shoulder to shoulder with the left's opposition to the Judeo-Christian heritage of the US.
And when the left looks at the world, it is in terms not of right and wrong, but of oppressor and oppressed. They see anyone who is opposed to the White Male European Christian Empire® (WMECE) as an oppressed other, an outsider who by definition of not being the WMECE member as being a victim of it. Because there are no other categories to this sort of leftist: you're either oppressed or the oppressor. And if you have power or are in the majority you are the oppressor by definition, without exception, always, no matter what you do or who you are.
So Muslims, being non-WMECE and even better an enemy of the west, are now an ally, a put-upon minority who should be defended. Anyone who is critical of the Muslim is part of the oppressor and an Islamophobe. Anyone who the Muslim opposes is one of the bad guys.
So for the left to condemn these guys would be to betray the basic system of hierarchy: if they do wrong, well its forgivable because they were forced to it by the oppressive west, and they would stop if only we would treat them better, and they just need education, which George Bush tried to keep from them with bombs. So they might condemn forcing women to wear a shapeless bag and have no rights, but it will always be qualified, limited, and in subdued tones.
Besides, if you complain about the obvious and what everyone else condemns, you won't get face time on CNN or inches in the New York Times.
So the left has their agenda, it just isn't necessarily what it appears to be. And if that agenda becomes self-destructively contradictory, well you shove the confusing parts behind attacks on anyone who brings it up, name-calling, paper-machet puppets, drum circles, and chants.
And when the Islamic world says that a woman can be condemned to death as a filthy, seductive whore who lost her virginity to a rape gang, well its time to point at how evil Christians are for wanting people to not kill babies, and isn't Sarah Palin stupid?
*Incidentally, yeah, that's the same area the philistines lived in in the Old Testament; Goliath and all.
Posted by Christopher R Taylor at 8:46 AM
Actually, when Emily was corrected, she would reply "Oh. That's very different, then." (pause) "Never mind".
Not that it detracts anything from your (or Ed's) comment, but it's telling that the first line seldom-to-never gets mentioned as a response by the Left.


Security guards across the district refreshed their basic first aid skills as part of their professional development. In the first aid class, guards are taught how to identity and help treat medical emergencies like fainting, seizures, low blood sugar, strokes, heart attacks, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, frostbite, someone in shock, and allergic reactions. They are also taught how to stop external bleeding, use a tourniquet and administer Epi-pens. The course is taught by Mr. Maldonado.


[3:40] Regardless of if you are a large company or an up and coming one, many people enter into "growth" with the mindset that it's a competition, but that strategy rarely has long-term success.
[5:19] Why only 1% of companies capture 80% of category growth.
[7:34] For category minded growth, a great exercise is to pose a question for yourself within your industry, for example in a market where there is a steady stream of people purchasing fried chicken, how do you double the amount of consumers purchasing fried chicken?
[8:13] There's only three ways to grow your category: grow the number of people who consume your category, increase the number of units per person, or increase the price per unit.
[10:05] Ask yourself, what are you famous for? And never forget that's what you are famous for and that you will never lose that distinction.
[14:47] Morbid or not, never underestimate the laziness of the American consumer. Making people's lives easier to give you money is always a good thing.
[17:37] In order to grow, you must first identify and target where your category might "spike" and recognize the potential that it could fail if you make a miscalculation on where the demand actually is.
[21:37] Oftentimes, data scientists are unable to connect demand in ways that make logical sense. Typically, the answer does not like within the data, but within the consumer context.
[23:20] For every Super Consumer out there, there are two to three people who would like to be like them but don't know how.
[26:34] People are not born Super Consumers. They evolve that way based on a series of life-triggering events.
[28:23] Find the origin stories of your Super Consumers, and target your growth based on those demographics.
[32:47] The magic of marketing is found in these outlier consumers. If you hear a reference to a place or for a service from three different, credible sources, you're gonna go.


In California, the native northern spotted owl is being pushed out of its range by the invasive barred owl, which hails from the eastern United States. One biologist is part of an experiment to kill the "bully" owl in order to free up habitat for the endangered owl.
The Northern spotted owl, native to the Pacific Northwest, has been declining across its range at a rate of nearly 4 percent per year from 1985 to 2013, according to a study published in December 2015. It was declared endangered in 1990.
Of late, there is a culprit contributing to this decline: the invasive barred owl, a native of the eastern United States. The larger non-natives are competing with spotted owls for food, space and habitat -- and they've been called "bullies" by scientists, who note that in recent years they are pushing the native owl species out of its habitat.
One biologist and contractor with a lumber company is participating in a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-sanctioned experiment, to kill barred owls in order to protect the endangered owls.
That biologist is Lowell Diller, who contracts with Green Diamond Resource Co., which manages forest-land in three Northern California counties, according to an AP article.
Barred owls have been pushing out northern spotted owls in upstate California, and are spreading south toward San Francisco.
Diller heard that the California Academy of Sciences' ornithology curator, Jack Dumbacher, had received a permit to gather some barred owl specimens. Diller applied for his own permit.
Beginning in 2009, he designated certain patches of timberland for barred owl removal. In other areas, he left the populations alone. Four years later, he noted that in the areas that lacked barred owls, northern spotted owl numbers are not declining.
Diller's findings will soon be published in the Journal of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Monographs, showing that northern spotted owls bounce back when they don't need to compete for habitat with barred owls.
"It's sort of a no-win situation," Andrea Jones, the National Audubon Society's California director of bird conservation, said in the AP article. "We're not advocating for the killing or against the killing."
Jones says that destruction of old-growth habitat has resulted in the two owl species being pitted against each other.
While Diller said in the article that he doesn't enjoy killing the birds, he tries to focus on saving the native species. The northwestern program director of Defenders of Wildlife, Shawn Cantrell, also feels that the invasive removal should be short-term: "When we mess things up, we have an obligation to fix them," he said in the article.


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Bad Tour — первый сольный концертный тур американского певца Майкла Джексона, организованный в поддержку его седьмого студийного альбома Bad (1987). Концерты прошли в Японии, Австралии, США и Европе.

О турне
Bad Tour — первое мировое турне Майкла Джексона как сольного исполнителя. Тур начался 12 сентября 1987 года в Токио, Япония и закончился 27 января 1989 года в Лос-Анджелесе, штат Калифорния. Спонсором тура была компания PepsiCo. За 16 месяцев которого были даны 123 концерта в 15 странах, которые посетили порядка 4,4 миллиона фанатов.

Тур собрал порядка 125 миллионов долларов США, что поставило его на второе место Книги рекордов Гиннеса среди самых прибыльных туров с самой большой аудиторией. Только в США, где прошли всего 54 концерта, тур занял 6-е место среди самых прибыльных туров 1988—1989 годов, собрав около 20 миллионов долларов США.

В апреле 1989 тур был номинирован на титул «Тур года» в International Rock Awards, но проиграл туру Международной амнистии, что не умаляет того факта, что первый сольный тур Джексона был самым большим и наиболее успешным в истории.

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Концертные туры Майкла Джексона
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iPod touch users forced to pay for security patch
By Marc Chacksfield 2009-06-18T14:31:00.168Z Apple
Lack of free 3.0 update leaves Apple's PMP crowd vulnerable
iPod touch users - pay for 3.0 or pay the consequences
It may come as a surprise to some, but Apple's free 3.0 re-fresh for the iPhone didn't just add cut-and-paste functionality to the handset but sorted out a number of flaws, which could have left its users vulnerable to malware and the like.
So, good news for the iPhone contingent then, but bad news for iPod touch users who have been left out in the cold, unless they pay a premium for the update - £5.99 to be precise.
Update is important
"If left unpatched, hackers could run malware on your iPhone just by you visiting a website or viewing a maliciously-crafted image," says Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos.
"Although we haven't come across any examples of hackers creating malware to exploit these vulnerabilities as yet, it is vital that iPhone and iPod touch users understand the importance of this latest update.
"Without it, they are leaving themselves potentially wide open to attack - it pays to remember that no operating system is invincible."
Pay for it or pay for it
As for having to pay for the update, Cluley explains: "There's no doubt that some iPod touch users will be unhappy that they have to pay for their devices to be fixed, and it's certainly unusual for a company to charge for important security patches like this.
"In an ideal world Apple would make free fixes available for iPod Touch users who don't feel they need cut-and-paste and other new features, but do want to be able to use the internet securely."
For more on this, visit www.sophos.com.


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GoAir Offer: Get tickets up to Rs 2,500 discount; here's the detail
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By Odishatv Bureau Last updated Feb 2, 2018 - 5:44 PM
GoAir is offering a discount of up to Rs 2,500 on its domestic flight tickets. The airline has reportedly joined hands with Lenskart and Zoomcar to give the discount of up to Rs 2,500 to the air passengers on domestic flight tickets.
Meanwhile, the offer is valid till February 10, 2018. Here's the detail of the discount:
Avail up to 10 per cent discount by just using 'GOAPP10' promo code on the mobile app of GoAir. Similarly, get Rs 1000 discount on Lenskart and Rs 1,200 discount on Zoomcar drive by booking through GoAir's website or app.
The discounts by the airline through the above different modes combinedly amount to a total discount of up to Rs 2,500.
"With GoAir, it's always a good time to Fly Smart! Presenting a wide range of exciting offers, just for you. GoAir has partnered with Zoomcar and Lenskart, so you can choose from a diverse variety of offers and discounts", GoAir stated on its official website, goair.in.
As per the website of the airline, one get 10 per cent discount on booking of ticket if he/she download the app today for the same. The booking period for this offer ends on February 28, 2018 while the travel period ends on August 10, 2018.
NOTE: This offer is not applicable from February 23, 2018 to March 4, 2018 and again from March 20, 2018 to April 4, 2018 and April 15, 2018 to July 15, 2018.
"Just book on GoAir.in or mobile app and look out for your promo code when you get your e-ticket", said GoAir on the website. The discount is available in form of vouchers worth Rs 1,200 which can be availed on Zoomcar till April 30, 2018, NDTV reported.
While availing Rs 1,000 discount on Lenskart, discount is available in form of a Rs 1,000 vouchers which is applicable only on purchase of Rs 4,000 or above. The vouchers will be valid till March 31, 2018, it reported.
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Section C
2. Pratique\Les attaques contre des personnes hors de combat
Italy (current)
Utilisation d'armes prohibées
Practice Relating to Rule 47. Attacks against Persons Hors de Combat
Italy's IHL Manual (1991) provides that grave breaches of international conventions and protocols, including "attacks against persons hors de combat", are considered as war crimes.
Italy, Manuale di diritto umanitario, Introduzione e Volume I, Usi e convenzioni di Guerra, SMD-G-014, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, Vol. I, § 85.
Italy's LOAC Elementary Rules Manual (1991) provides: "A combatant who is recognized (or should be recognized) as being out of combat may not be attacked."
Italy, Regole elementari di diritto di guerra, SMD-G-012, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, § 72.
Italy's Combatant's Manual (1998) instructs: "Cease to fight anyone who surrenders or is hors combat."
Italy, Manuale del Combattente, SME 1000/A/2, Stato Maggiore Esercito/Reparto Impiego delle Forze, Ufficio Dottrina, Addestramento e Regolamenti, 1998, § 250.
Section B. Specific categories of persons hors de combat
Italy's IHL Manual (1991) states that it is prohibited to use violence "to kill or injure an enemy … when he, having laid down arms or having no longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion". It also forbids "firing at the shipwrecked".
Italy, Manuale di diritto umanitario, Introduzione e Volume I, Usi e convenzioni di Guerra, SMD-G-014, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, Vol. I, § 8(2) and (3).
Italy's LOAC Elementary Rules Manual (1991) states: "A combatant who is recognized (or should be recognized) as being out of combat may not be attacked (surrendering, wounded, shipwrecked in water …). The intent to surrender can be shown with a white flag."
Furthermore, one of the rules to be observed when confronted with enemy combatants who surrender is "to spare them".
Italy, Regole elementari di diritto di guerra, SMD-G-012, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, p. 29.
Italy's Combatant's Manual (1998) states: "IT IS NOT PERMITTED to attack enemy soldiers demonstrating the intention to surrender."
(emphasis in original)
Italy's Law of War Decree (1938), as amended in 1992, provides that it is prohibited to use violence "to kill or injure an enemy … when he, having laid down arms and having no longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion". It also forbids "firing at the shipwrecked".
Italy, Law of War Decree, 1938, as amended in 1992, Article 35(2) and (3).
Section C. Quarter under unusual circumstances of combat
Upon ratification of the 1977 Additional Protocol I, Italy declared: "The word 'feasible' means that which is practicable or practically possible, taking into account all circumstances ruling at the time, including humanitarian and military considerations."
Italy, Declarations made upon ratification of the 1977 Additional Protocol I, 27 February 1986, § 2.


Lots of folks have pets now, or have had them in the past. If you are contemplating dog ownership or already have a dog, there are many things you ought to know. In the following paragraphs, you'll find top notch advice that'll help you to care for your dog.
TIP! Be sure your house is dog-proofed. Check your whole home to be sure it is safe prior to bringing a dog home.
Look into the flea treatments. Many have ingredients that may put kids at risk for various cancers over 1000 times what the EPA may consider to be safe. Talk to a vet about safe alternatives and keep little kids away when applying any flea treatment.
Train your dog in your backyard or home, as these are safe, convenient areas. This will give you security and an area that your dog is comfortable. This will make it more difficult for your dog to pay attention.
TIP! Since humans don't speak dog, we need to figure out how to communicate with our pets non-verbally. If you notice the dog being hesitant in a new situation, don't force your dog to socialize if it doesn't want to.
Your vet can give you some good advice on what you should feed your dog. A lot of the time a dog might not want to eat some brands of dog food, this might make them sick. Be cautious about what types of foods you feed your dog.
Think about your own lifestyle when considering the dog breed you want. If you love to run, seek out a pooch that will love to run alongside you. If you spend more time in the home, a more sedate, indoor dog will fit your lifestyle best. You should find a dog that fits well with your personality.
TIP! Even if your dog is well-behaved, never leave home without putting him on a leash. You never know when something might spook him or distract him, leading to devastation.
Talk to your vet about your dog's food portions. Although some dog owners stick to the recommended guidelines on the dog food, these guidelines can often be too much for your dog, which can lead to obesity. Talk to your vet about what is acceptable and what your dog's particular needs are.
Avoid trying to force things into your dog. If your dog doesn't want it, don't force him to eat it. Get to know your dog better to figure out how you can make it happy.
TIP! Rawhide bones are the best options for your dog. Genuine bones can chip, and the pieces may become stuck in your dog's teeth or digestive system.
If you're adopting your pet from a shelter, it's important that you take it to see a vet immediately. Shelter dogs may have come into contact with viruses or may be ill already. Your puppy needs to get a few shots before you can safely bring it home.
Take your new dog to a vet. When you bring them home, schedule a vet appointment. A vet will make sure the dog is healthy and also set up a future schedule of vaccinations. Talk with a vet about your dog being spayed or neutered. There are lots of homeless dogs and you don't want to make the problem worse.
TIP! Don't leave your dog outside all day long. It is important that your dog has interaction.
Be certain a lost dog can be returned to you by giving him some identification. Have your dog wear a type of breakaway collar with identification to make sure they're returned to you. Your dog's name and your contact info should appear on the tag. Having your vet equip your dog with a micro-chip is a good idea.
When the weather gets warmer, begin checking your pup for ticks and fleas daily. If you do find fleas, you can use a flea comb. You should invest in some quality products designed to kills fleas and ticks. Speak with your vet concerning these products and other options.
TIP! Trimming around the paws of your dog will ensure your dog's fur doesn't get matted. A comb should be used first to straighten it before you do any cutting.
After reading this, you should know more about taking care of dogs. If you take advantage of this advice, all should go well. Take time to read this article if you have questions.


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Q: Different results on LeetCode by Submit Solution and Run Code I am working on the LeetCode question Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters. But I got two different results between Run Code and Submit Solution. My c++ code is
class Solution {
public:
    int lengthOfLongestSubstring(string s) {
        int* a = new int[257];
        int ans = 0;
        int n = s.size();
        for (int j = 0, i = 0; j < n; j++) {
            i = i > a[s[j]] ? i : a[s[j]];
            ans = ans > j - i +1 ? ans : j - i + 1;
            a[s[j]] = j + 1;
        }
        return ans;
    }
};

And two outputs are

I don't know what's wrong with my code. Besides, my c++ code is written by learning his website java answer
public class Solution {
    public int lengthOfLongestSubstring(String s) {
        int n = s.length(), ans = 0;
        int[] index = new int[128]; // current index of character
        // try to extend the range [i, j]
        for (int j = 0, i = 0; j < n; j++) {
            i = Math.max(index[s.charAt(j)], i);
            ans = Math.max(ans, j - i + 1);
            index[s.charAt(j)] = j + 1;
        }
        return ans;
    }
}

A: for (int j = 0, i = 0; j < n; j++) {
        i = i > a[s[j]] ? i : a[s[j]];

Since a is uninitialized, a[s[j]] is undefined behavior. You want
for (int i=0;i<257;i++)
    a[i]=0;

or better a vector
vector<int> a(257,0);

A: Unlike Java, C++ does not zero heap memory for you.
int* a = new int[257];

What is the data inside your array a?
In Java, a[0], a[1], ... a[256] are all equal to zero.  But in C++, a[0], a[1], ... a[256] contains random garbage from whatever data was previously at that memory address.
You have to zero the memory first:
std::fill_n(a, 257, 0);

Or, if you prefer memset:
std::memset(a, 0, sizeof(int) * 257);

EDIT: As pointed out by @It'scominghome, value-initialization (C++11) is also possible:
int* a = new int[257](); // will zero the array


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Галактическата империя или Първата галактическа империя е измислена империя от серията романи на Айзък Азимов посветени на Фондацията. Идеята за създаването ѝ се заражда у писателя след като той прочита известния исторически труд на Едуард Гибън "Залез и упадък на Римската империя" и впоследствие е развита, с помощта на Джон Кемпбел, чрез няколко разкази и новели публикувани през края на 40-те години на двадесети век в списанието Astounding Science Fiction. Кулминация се достига с публикуванте на трилогията за Фондацията през 50-те години.

Предвождана от Галактически император авторитарната империя разпростира своята власт над милиони населени от хора светове, пръснати из всички краища на галактиката Млечен път в продължение на над 12 000 години.

Политически център на империята от самото и създаване е планетата ойкуменополис Трантор, а официалния ѝ е отличителен знак е съставен от слънце и космически кораб.

История

Галактическата империя е наследник на развилите се в хронологичен ред република, конфедерация и кралство на Трантор. Основана е в годината, в която Франкен I от династията Кембъл е коронясан за първи император на галактиката. Тази година е означена и като първа от новата Галактическа ера(Г.Е.).

По-голямата част от историята на Галактическата империя е неизвестна. Все пак в продължение на хиляди години империята осигурява мир и просперитет на подопечните си светова, но въпреки това тя не е лишена от безпокойствата на спорадични въстания, които претърпяват пълен неуспех. Няколко такива надигания срещу имперската власт избухват и на рядко населената и силно радиоактивна планета Земя. След осуетяването на заговор за унищожение на галактиката на земни фанатаци през 828 г. от (Г.Е.) империята се опитва да премахне повишената радиоактивност на земната почва чрез донасянето на огромни количество на незамърсена почва от други планети. По неизвестни причини обаче тази мащабна операция е преустановена, а през 930 г. от (Г.Е.) населението на Земята е преместено на планетата Алфа. В този ранен период на развитието на империята нейното население достига около 500 квадрилиона.

С течение на времето центробежните сили в империята се засилват, което води ди избухването на граждански войни, засилване на нестабилността и все по-чести опити за узорпация на галактическия трон. Въпреки това към 12 000 г. от (Г.Е.) Галактическата империя привидно все още е в своя апогей. Така при царуването на последния представител на ентунската династия Клеон I властта ѝ се простира над 25 милиона населени от хора планети пръснати из всички краища на Млечния път, а броят на населението достига близо 1 квинтилион. В действителност синдромите на започналия упадък на държавата вече са се породили и видимо се проявяват, макар че четвъртвековното мирно управление на император Клеон успешно ги прикрива от очите на повечето хора. Сред малкото, които разбират, че залезът на империята е започнал са живещите по това време пръв министър на императора Ето Демерцел и математикът Хари Селдън.

През 12 038 г. от Г.Е. Галактическата империя е разтресена от убийството на Клеон I, което води до установяването на власт на военна хунта. След десетгодишно междуцарствие на трона се възкачва Агис XIV, но истинската власт е в ръцете на новосъздадената Комисия за обществена сигурност. Тези събития разклащат сериозно стабилността на империята и водят до избухването на безредици и засилване стремежите за незавимост в някои светове.

Предвиждайки неминуемото разпадане на империята и последвалия дълъг период на хаос с помощта на създадената от него наука психоистория Хари Селдън създава две големи групи от учени разположени в различни краища на Галактиката. Първата от тях е заточена от Комисия за обществена сигурност заедно със самия Селдън на планетата Терминус, където под защитата на империята трябва да се заеме със съхранението на научните и технологични познания на галактическата цивилизация с цел да се скъси периода на хаос предвиждан от математика и да се основе втора галактичекса империя. Така се заражда Първата фондация. Втората група или т. нар. Втора фондация, обаче е съставена в абсолютна тайна, включително от Комисията, и има за цел чрез използването на телепатични сили да се грижи за осъществяването на Селдъновия план. Първата фондация е също повод за въвеждане по-късно на нов календар, според които времето се отмерва в години от основаването ѝ.

Скоро след тези събития Комисията на Трантор започва да губи влиянието си, а упадъкът на империята се засилва. През 12 117 г. от Г.Е. префектурата Анакреон обявява своята независимост от империята и контрола над галактическата периферия, където се създават множество самостоятелни кралства, е бързо загубен. Първата фондация е оставена на себе си и постепенно придобива държавна организация. Въпреки това Първата галактическа империя все още запазва значително превъзходство във всяко отношение над новите "варварски" държави. Дори в умален вид империята продължава да контролира вътрешната една трета част от галактиката, където са разположени 75% от галактичекото население и ресурси.

Царуването на последния силен император Клеон II (ок. 12 262 г. от Г.Е.) спира временно упадъка на империята. Под предводителство на генерал Бел Райъс имперския флот се завръща в галактическата периферия и води с успех вийна срещу Първата фондация, която обаче не е завършена поради отзоваването на генерала. Самият Клеон става жертва на покушение и е убит няколко години по-късно. Последвалите го императори се оказват напълно неспособни да предотвратят разширяването на "варварските" светове и нахлуванията на пирати все по-дълбоко в имперска територия.

Около 12 327 г. от Г.Е. император Дагоберт IX управлява осатъците от Галактическата империя, когато бунтовникът Гилмер се опитва да узорпира имперския трон подлагайки Трантор на невиждано в историята на планетата плячкосвне. Императорът и семейството му са принудени да потърсят закрила на близката планета Деликъс, която става неговото ново седалище и е преименувана на Неотрантор. От новата си столица галактическия император управлява една бледа империя от двайсетина земеделски свята. Дагоберт е последния споменат император. Той надживява сина си, но въпреки това династията му продължава да управлява около петдесет години след смъртта му.

Императори на Галактическата империя
Известни са следните имена на императори, повечето от които управляват в периода на упадък на империята:

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Фантастични галактически империи
Вселена на Фондацията


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Android keychain access
Google's KeyChain API makes Android more attractive for the enterprise
Google has been working to ease manageability issues for Android developers focusing on enterprise environments, and now with ICS (Android 4.0), a new KeyChain API should help break down a few barriers that have previously made Android less than compatible with the corporate world.
Of course, the average user and business won't notice the change, but for developers the API should solve a number of issues where multiple certificates may be shared across a number of apps such as Email and Browser. This is just one way that ICS opens the door for Android to make its way into the industry as BlackBerry continues to be kicked to the curb.
From Tim Bray on the Android developers blog:
To bridge the gap in ICS, there's a new API named KeyChain that regulates application access to the system key store and allows users to grant application access to the credentials stored there. Additionally, this API enables applications to initiate installation of credentials from X.509 certificates and PKCS#12 key stores.
The KeyChain API is rather simple. To install a key store or a certificate, you retrieve an install intent, supply the raw bytes of the credentials, and use the intent to launch a system installation dialog. If it's a keystore, as in the example below, you'll need provide the data in PKCS#12 format, and the user will have to know the PKCS#12 password.
This feature follows a number of other improvements that make Android a much more attractive development platform. Other touted changes include improved security and encryption, VPN access, and powerful productivity features, which all go hand in hand with the more press friendly announcements.
If you're an eager developer, you can check out the guide on how to utilize the KeyChain API in new apps.
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Social Media Jobs
Social Media Vacancies
Permanent IT Jobs
Contract IT Jobs
6 months 3 months
to 18 January 2021
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Social Media in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Social Media over the 6 months to 18 January 2021 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to
Same period 2020
Rank 393 468 442
Rank change year-on-year +75 -26 -62
Permanent jobs citing Social Media 421 733 1,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 0.58% 0.67%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.75% 1.52% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 382 523 780
Median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% +6.25%
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,750 £22,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £37,600 £35,000
% change year-on-year +6.38% +7.43% -
Social Media is in the Generic IT Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
All Generic IT Skills
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 24,061 48,263 59,932
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 38.41% 38.49% 39.57%
Number of salaries quoted 18,789 37,483 46,262
Median salary % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
% change year-on-year +7.78% - +4.65%
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Social Media as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Social Media.
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Social Media over the 6 months to 18 January 2021.
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Social Media within the UK over the 6 months to 18 January 2021. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Rank Change
on Same Period
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
England +63 375 £50,000 +11.11% 145
London +64 210 £57,500 +21.05% 61
UK excluding London +108 184 £40,000 +6.38% 92
Work from Home -1 90 £60,000 +6.67% 19
South East +121 54 £50,000 +11.11% 17
North of England +60 37 £45,000 +12.50% 28
Midlands +106 26 £35,000 -1.41% 12
South West +56 21 £37,500 +2.04% 19
East of England +82 19 £45,000 +24.70% 8
West Midlands +77 19 £35,000 +25.00% 5
North West +66 14 £30,000 -36.84% 14
Yorkshire +54 14 £31,000 -11.43% 10
Wales +33 13 £35,000 +3.70% 5
Scotland +40 11 £25,000 -44.44% 4
North East +20 9 £60,000 +13.09% 4
East Midlands +60 7 £34,500 -10.97% 7
Isle of Man - 3 £17,000 -
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 18 January 2021, IT jobs citing Social Media also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Social Media.
1 212 (50.36%) Marketing
2 109 (25.89%) Agile Software Development
3 92 (21.85%) Digital Marketing
4 85 (20.19%) JavaScript
5 84 (19.95%) Finance
6 78 (18.53%) Analytics
7 77 (18.29%) B2B
8 75 (17.81%) Advertising
9 66 (15.68%) SEO
10 62 (14.73%) Software Engineering
11 60 (14.25%) Retail
12 58 (13.78%) Degree
13 57 (13.54%) React
14 48 (11.40%) Google
15 46 (10.93%) C#
15 46 (10.93%) HTML
15 46 (10.93%) B2B Marketing
16 42 (9.98%) React Native
16 42 (9.98%) Java
16 42 (9.98%) Marketing Strategy
17 41 (9.74%) Copywriting
17 41 (9.74%) Blog
18 40 (9.50%) AWS
18 40 (9.50%) Customer Segmentation
18 40 (9.50%) Decision-Making
19 37 (8.79%) SaaS
19 37 (8.79%) SQL
20 36 (8.55%) CSS
20 36 (8.55%) CRM
21 34 (8.08%) Front Office
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Processes & Methodologies
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.65%) CMS
2 24 (5.70%) WordPress
3 13 (3.09%) Confluence
4 8 (1.90%) Drupal
4 8 (1.90%) SharePoint
5 5 (1.19%) GlassFish
5 5 (1.19%) Headless CMS
6 4 (0.95%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 4 (0.95%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.95%) JBoss
6 4 (0.95%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.48%) Apache
8 1 (0.24%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.24%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.24%) Tomcat
1 18 (4.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 17 (4.04%) Photoshop
3 16 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (3.56%) Microsoft Excel
5 11 (2.61%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (1.19%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.95%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.95%) Figma
8 4 (0.95%) Sketch
8 4 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.71%) InDesign
10 2 (0.48%) Acrobat
10 2 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
10 2 (0.48%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.48%) CINEMA 4D
10 2 (0.48%) Flinto
10 2 (0.48%) InVision
1 12 (2.85%) Magento
2 7 (1.66%) Shopify
3 4 (0.95%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
4 3 (0.71%) WebTrends
5 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.48%) Salesforce.com CRM
5 2 (0.48%) Social Studio
6 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
1 40 (9.50%) AWS
2 37 (8.79%) SaaS
3 28 (6.65%) Google Analytics
4 13 (3.09%) Azure
5 12 (2.85%) GitHub
6 11 (2.61%) Serverless
7 10 (2.38%) GCP
8 9 (2.14%) Trello
9 7 (1.66%) IaaS
9 7 (1.66%) PaaS
10 6 (1.43%) G Suite
11 5 (1.19%) AdWords
11 5 (1.19%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.19%) Azure Functions
11 5 (1.19%) Firebase
12 4 (0.95%) Azure Active Directory
12 4 (0.95%) Slack
13 3 (0.71%) Amazon Cognito
13 3 (0.71%) MailChimp
13 3 (0.71%) Power Platform
1 21 (4.99%) Broadband
2 12 (2.85%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.43%) Firewall
3 6 (1.43%) Network Security
4 4 (0.95%) Skype
4 4 (0.95%) VPN
4 4 (0.95%) WebEx
5 2 (0.48%) Intranet
6 1 (0.24%) Internet
6 1 (0.24%) NGN
6 1 (0.24%) SSH
6 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
1 18 (4.28%) NoSQL
2 17 (4.04%) Big Data
3 11 (2.61%) Amazon Redshift
3 11 (2.61%) Snowflake Schema
4 9 (2.14%) Looker
4 9 (2.14%) Redshift Spectrum
5 8 (1.90%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.43%) MySQL
7 5 (1.19%) Qlik Sense
7 5 (1.19%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.95%) Hadoop
9 3 (0.71%) Apache Hive
9 3 (0.71%) Flink
9 3 (0.71%) Power BI
9 3 (0.71%) SQLite
9 3 (0.71%) Star Schema
9 3 (0.71%) Tableau
10 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.48%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.24%) Apache Cassandra
1 28 (6.65%) JIRA
2 16 (3.80%) Git (software)
3 11 (2.61%) JUnit
3 11 (2.61%) Mockito
4 7 (1.66%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.66%) Vagrant
5 6 (1.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 6 (1.43%) GitLab
5 6 (1.43%) TeamCity
6 5 (1.19%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.19%) git-flow
6 5 (1.19%) Postman
6 5 (1.19%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.95%) Apache Archiva
7 4 (0.95%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.24%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.24%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.24%) webpack
8 1 (0.24%) Xcode
4 60 (14.25%) Retail
5 34 (8.08%) Front Office
6 19 (4.51%) Publishing
7 17 (4.04%) Legal
8 14 (3.33%) Brand Awareness
9 13 (3.09%) Public Sector
10 12 (2.85%) Games
11 8 (1.90%) German Language
11 8 (1.90%) Law
12 6 (1.43%) Electronics
12 6 (1.43%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.19%) Multimedia
14 4 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (0.95%) Spanish Language
15 3 (0.71%) Billing
16 2 (0.48%) Banking
16 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
1 95 (22.57%) Developer
2 58 (13.78%) Marketing Manager
3 41 (9.74%) JavaScript Developer
4 35 (8.31%) React Developer
5 34 (8.08%) JavaScript Engineer
5 34 (8.08%) UI Developer
5 34 (8.08%) UI Engineer
6 22 (5.23%) Digital Marketing Manager
7 20 (4.75%) Consultant
8 19 (4.51%) Software Engineer
9 18 (4.28%) Architect
9 18 (4.28%) Senior Developer
10 17 (4.04%) Designer
10 17 (4.04%) Developer/Software Engineer
10 17 (4.04%) Java Developer
10 17 (4.04%) Marketing Communications Manager
11 15 (3.56%) Analyst
11 15 (3.56%) Full Stack Developer
12 12 (2.85%) Social Media Manager
13 11 (2.61%) Senior Manager
1 57 (13.54%) React
2 46 (10.93%) HTML
3 42 (9.98%) React Native
4 36 (8.55%) CSS
5 24 (5.70%) Node.js
6 21 (4.99%) HTML5
7 20 (4.75%) REST
7 20 (4.75%) Spring
8 17 (4.04%) RESTful
9 13 (3.09%) AngularJS
10 12 (2.85%) CSS3
11 11 (2.61%) Apache Camel
11 11 (2.61%) JAX-RS
11 11 (2.61%) JMS
11 11 (2.61%) Spring Integration
12 10 (2.38%) Spring Boot
13 9 (2.14%) .NET
14 8 (1.90%) Ajax
15 7 (1.66%) Drools
15 7 (1.66%) jQuery
1 41 (9.74%) Blog
2 31 (7.36%) User Experience
3 26 (6.18%) Mobile App
4 24 (5.70%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.46%) Podcast
6 19 (4.51%) Greenfield Project
7 17 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
8 14 (3.33%) Driving Licence
9 10 (2.38%) Digital Media
10 8 (1.90%) Animation
10 8 (1.90%) Clustering
10 8 (1.90%) Cyberthreat
11 6 (1.43%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.43%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.43%) NHS
11 6 (1.43%) Online Gambling
11 6 (1.43%) Photography
11 6 (1.43%) Security Operations Centre
11 6 (1.43%) Video Editing
12 5 (1.19%) Graphic Design
1 25 (5.94%) Android
2 22 (5.23%) Apple iOS
3 17 (4.04%) Windows
4 11 (2.61%) VMS
5 10 (2.38%) Linux
6 3 (0.71%) Unix
7 1 (0.24%) MVS
6 62 (14.73%) Software Engineering
7 46 (10.93%) B2B Marketing
8 42 (9.98%) Marketing Strategy
9 41 (9.74%) Copywriting
12 32 (7.60%) E-Commerce
13 30 (7.13%) Business Intelligence
14 29 (6.89%) Pay per click
15 28 (6.65%) Business Development
15 28 (6.65%) Lead Generation
16 26 (6.18%) Open Source
17 25 (5.94%) Email Marketing
18 24 (5.70%) Microservices
2 46 (10.93%) C#
3 42 (9.98%) Java
4 37 (8.79%) SQL
5 24 (5.70%) Python
6 17 (4.04%) PHP
7 16 (3.80%) C
8 11 (2.61%) Java 8
9 9 (2.14%) Kotlin
9 9 (2.14%) Scala
10 8 (1.90%) Apple Swift
11 6 (1.43%) Objective-C
12 5 (1.19%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.19%) R
13 2 (0.48%) Bash Shell
13 2 (0.48%) C++
13 2 (0.48%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.24%) Cython
14 1 (0.24%) Ruby
14 1 (0.24%) VB.NET
1 58 (13.78%) Degree
2 18 (4.28%) Security Cleared
3 14 (3.33%) SC Cleared
4 8 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.95%) CEH
5 4 (0.95%) CISA
5 4 (0.95%) CISM
5 4 (0.95%) CISSP
5 4 (0.95%) OSCP
5 4 (0.95%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.71%) AWS Certification
6 3 (0.71%) PhD
7 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.24%) ECDL
7 1 (0.24%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.24%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.24%) Postgraduate
1 19 (4.51%) QA
2 11 (2.61%) GDPR
3 9 (2.14%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.43%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.19%) NIST
6 1 (0.24%) NCSC
6 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
1 21 (4.99%) Docker
2 4 (0.95%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.71%) HDFS
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
4 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
1 18 (4.28%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.66%) Terraform
3 6 (1.43%) Opscode Chef
4 2 (0.48%) Ansible
4 2 (0.48%) MOM
4 2 (0.48%) Puppet
5 1 (0.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 1 (0.24%) Computer Incident Response Team
5 1 (0.24%) Host Intrusion Detection System
1 48 (11.40%) Google
2 30 (7.13%) Facebook
3 24 (5.70%) Adobe
4 22 (5.23%) Microsoft
5 21 (4.99%) Instagram
6 20 (4.75%) Twitter
7 13 (3.09%) Salesforce.com
8 12 (2.85%) YouTube
9 6 (1.43%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.43%) IBM
10 5 (1.19%) BT
10 5 (1.19%) Darktrace
10 5 (1.19%) FireEye
10 5 (1.19%) IronPort
10 5 (1.19%) LogRhythm
10 5 (1.19%) NetWitness
10 5 (1.19%) Splunk
10 5 (1.19%) Veeam
11 4 (0.95%) Hootsuite
11 4 (0.95%) WooCommerce
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