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Montana Senator Steve Daines Paints a 'Big Sky' Picture for NSSF Members
TTAG Contributor
By Matt Manda
Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines is rightfully known as one of the most conservation-minded senators in Washington, D.C. The senator recently joined NSSF's Larry Keane for a virtual townhall hosted by NSSF PAC, where he told firearm and ammunition industry members a particularly special story about why the outdoors, conservation and hunting mean so much to him.
Sen. Daines spent years hunting the mountain woods of the Big Sky state with his children, he explained. His wife, Cindy, an "excellent shot herself," never minded those outings, loving that he was spending quality time with their four kids. Things changed, though. Children grew and moved to attend college, and Cindy exclaimed, "Now that we're empty-nesters. You're my hunting buddy and we're going together!"
That's how it is with the Montanan. The outdoors and hunting are a special way of life to be preserved, protected and passed on. It's why he takes his job as senator so seriously.
Big Sky View
Sen. Daines answered several questions and provided an update of what Washington, D.C., policymaking looks like right now amid the coronavirus pandemic. He offered insights into legislation under consideration and how they will affect the firearm industry's economic footprint, which has a presence in every state.
The CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program have already been passed and signed by President Donald Trump, providing small businesses financial assistance as they weather the pandemic storm. Sen. Daines described the importance of targeted and focused aid to rural states like Montana, especially to healthcare and frontline workers spread across the vast state.
Sen. Daines also discussed the next legislative package being negotiated by the Senate. He said senators are mindful of the concerns he's hearing from Montanans, specifically about financial assistance to state and local governments and liability protections for reemerging businesses. Keane agreed, telling members these were, "critical and reasonable protections for industry small businesses against trial lawyers."
Montana Guns = Big Business
That's especially true for Montana's firearm manufacturers, where there's the highest concentration of gun makers per capita. Montana is home to makers with loyal customers, including Nemo Arms, Falkor Defense, PROOF Research and Montana Precision Rifles, among others. In Montana, these represent more than 2,000 manufacturing and supplier jobs generating $270 million in economic output last year.
Those businesses paid more than $5 million last year in federal excise taxes invested in the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund. That's part of the Pittman-Robertson Act where taxes paid by firearm and ammunition manufacturers totaled over $13 Billion since 1937 to fund conservation projects.
Sen. Daines discussed Senate efforts on two current conservation bills to put that money to work for hunters and outdoors recreationalists.
"A healthy forest is a managed forest, and forest management protects our animal populations and wildlife habitats," he explained.
Both are important for Sen. Daines. First among these efforts is the John D. Dingell Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. Sen. Daines explained it is important policy that NSSF supported and Congress was able to enact in a bipartisan way. He also touted the Great American Outdoors Act, S. 3422, which would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and restore national parks by helping address the backlog of maintenance needs.
Sen. Daines explained these are bills that speak to our unique American character. "The one thing that makes America great is our public lands. It sets us apart from all other countries," he said.
Interstate Transport & Discrimination
Last, Sen. Daines and Keane discussed several challenges facing America's gun owners, especially when traveling. When planes inevitably are delayed, or worse cancelled, those law-abiding gun owners must claim their firearms and possibly stay over for the night, making them vulnerable for arrest in antigun, anti-reciprocity states.
That's why he sponsored S. 3139, the Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act. It's also why he cosponsored S. 69, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019 for national reciprocity to ensure gun rights don't end at state borders.
Financial and technology discrimination by banking institutions and social media corporations caving to social justice warriors against the firearm businesses is a devasting trend to small and large businesses in the industry.
"This should be chilling for all those who believe in their Constitutional freedoms," Sen. Daines said. Keane agreed, adding, "The public doesn't support their issues at the ballot box. And when these folks can't win legislatively, they go after the businesses they don't like. It's the mob mentality."
It's also why 19 senators, Sen. Daines included, signed a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, Administrator of the Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza, and Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, warning them big banks could abuse the pandemic relief funds to discriminate against and deny financial services to politically-disfavored industries like the firearm and ammunition industry.
What's on The Line
Sen. Daines' reelection got more challenging when Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock announced in the eleventh hour he was running for the seat. Gov. Bullock, who said he would not run for Senate, flip-flopped after a last-minute visit to Montana from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Gov. Bullock also flip-flopped on the Second Amendment and now supports banning modern sporting rifles. It is now a margin-of-error race.
With the pro-firearm, pro-Second Amendment-rights majority so slim, stakes couldn't be higher. Sen. Daines told industry members concerned about the future just how important their support is. Senate confirmations of judicial appointments, including lifetime Supreme Court nominations, make Senate seats crucial to preserving gun rights. He said the recent gun bans in Canada show what happens when gun control is unchecked. The alternative is unthinkable.
"Not with this president," Sen. Daines explained. "Not with this [Republican-controlled] Senate. No ifs, ands or buts about it."
NSSF's Keane piggybacked off Sen. Daines' comments and encouraged members to stay engaged and use NSSF's #GUNVOTE voter-education platform, as well as the +ONE Movement to recruit new hunters and recreational shooters, ensuring the hunting and shooting sports remain popular and these traditions are passed on.
Sen. Daines said he's putting in the hard work and looks forward to winning reelection, and immediately heading out to bear hunt with his wife, Cindy, in November.
Matt Manda is Manager, Public Affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
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B May 9, 2020 At 16:07
Outstanding.
Darkman May 9, 2020 At 16:35
^^^ In a Field. Suns out Guns out.
cgray May 9, 2020 At 17:40
He's going to lose in November. Like most Republicans.
I Haz A Question May 9, 2020 At 17:44
Hey everyone, cgray is talking. Storytime!
We should all grab a favorite beverage, sit down in a circle around him, and listen as he respectfully contemplates the mysteries of the political landscape. Wuttaguy.
"Polltime", not "storytime". Republican Senators trailing in Maine, North Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, and MONTANA(Daines). Any kind of wave happens, and Democrats also take Georgia and Iowa. I'm a conservative who lives in the real world. I don't wishcast like you clowns.
Debbie W. May 9, 2020 At 18:40
Thank you cgray…The last time you hilliaryroids predicted the outcome of a race it backfired on you. I really think losing has quadrupled your mental illness. I mean the level you ratbassturds have sunk to over the past 4 years makes you so low you have to look up to see down.
🇺🇸 America has seen you and your sicko ilk for what you are. The Rat in democRat is out of the bag.
Montana Actual May 9, 2020 At 19:40
I am not politically sided, but no. There won't be another democrat in charge of Montana for a long time after going from Obama to Trump. Just not gonna happen. Even if it does, they'd be essentially taking their own life so much as mentioning gun control in this state. We are not Virginians.
b72512ga May 10, 2020 At 07:18
I am a Virginian, and we don't accept gun control. We were out voted by all the Non-Virginians who moved into the northern area around DC, and whose loyalty is to the federal government and not the state. This is where Bloomberg, Soros, and others spent a lot of money. If anything many Virginians were caught off guard and didn't vote. Time will with the next election. A warning to your state, I hear there are many from California, Oregon and other states moving there. They may not hold your values….
Montana Actual May 10, 2020 At 18:35
We already know that. The difference is we won't show up for a day then leave.
Being as Senator Daines is a gun owner, hunter and stands against gun control rest assured the democrat former Gov. running for senate will more than likely play the race card.
Sen. Daines needs to be ahead of the curve and call the democrat out when a debate topic turn towards gun control, etc. Sen. Daines needs to promptly educate the Gov. about the roots of gun control being in racism and genocide followed by asking the democrat to justify his racist and nazi based Gun Control agenda. Otherwise it'll be the usual roll over and play dead Republican response and once again the well worn race card sticks.
I work for a weapons company in Montana. I have been there about 4 years now, and it's the best work I have ever done. Montana is definitely a special breed. If you are not from here, you would never understand. Hunting defines this state, along with everyday carriers and believe it or not, strong supporters of the second amendment who are lets just say, "very well organized". There is an average of 7 people per square mile in Montana with an estimated 20,000 (probably closer to 22,000) total population in my "city". I am fortunate enough to be able to shoot whenever I want on my property.
The downside to this state is the roads and the drivers. There is no vehicle inspection. Although I believe vehicle inspections conducted by other states to be fraudulent because places you get them at will try to charge you $40 for a gas cap or something, it's very clear they are beneficial when you drive in a state like Montana that does not have them. Tons of vehicles that should not be on the road. Also, alcohol is a BIG problem. There are work opportunities, but a lot of it is seasonal.
In terms of this current pandemic, out of 1.2 million people, we have had 456 cases of COVID-19, with 417 confirmed recovered, and 17 total deaths. We just went 3 days with no cases, but unfortunately, a child was confirmed infected today. Still, a very small number, and thankfully nationwide that number is declining.
A lot of tourism for montana. Unfortunately, this alters the price of fuel here. It's the lowest I have seen since I was in grade school, at around $1.68 where I live. Average for winter was about $2, and summer was $3. So tourists suck. Nothing we don't already know.
As for gun rights, open carry is legal. Concealing requires a permit if you are in city limits. This is one state that should be a constitutional carry state, but it's not. The cities are very blue. Again, no surprise there.
There are tons of rednecks too, but most people seem pretty stable, at least around my age. The older you go, the more cringeworthy and you can expect some bumper stickers. The older generation here is not very smart (no offense) or tech savy. Some people don't even have cell phones. The whole off grid movement was just a normal way of living up here before it was cool.
A bit of a rant, but I am proud to be here. an hour drive in any direction and you can get good and lost. Most people mind their own business, and don't expect police to show up to save them. I am honestly not surprised by this article at all, having lived here almost 5 years now. I plan on being buried here too.
BTW, Canadians suck.
Any questions, just google it. Don't travel here, we are full 😉
jwm May 9, 2020 At 20:40
I got family in Montana. It's empty. Not full. It does get full in the winter. Full of snow.
And the roads are even worse. It is beautiful though. Especially if you have a snowmobile.
PK May 10, 2020 At 08:00
We would have Constitutional carry here, but Bullock did us dirty with that veto. That's when the veil dropped for a lot of people who otherwise gave him lukewarm support.
Mack The Knife May 9, 2020 At 19:34
See you in June. You'll recognize us, the RV with the Florida plates. I'll be visiting the NRA Whittington Center to experience the ranges. Let me know if you need anything, we will be traveling through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico(Raton), Colorado and Wyoming.
No_Ones_Home May 9, 2020 At 23:55
Nemo Arms is now in Namp, ID. They moved out of Kalispell, MT, quite a few years ago.
If you ever get the chance to shoot one of their .300 Win Mag Omen rifles, I'd highly recommend it. I was knocking down targets at 500yds with ease. Would have loved to had a chance to shoot farther distances with it. Recoil was probably similar to a mild .30-06. Very impressive firearm. Unfortunately, the price-tag is impressively long distance from most people's budgets…
Nanashi May 10, 2020 At 15:18
Where's the Hughes Amendment repeal bill senator?


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Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing series for DAZN landed in the D.C. area tonight with a 7-bout card at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. When Oleksandr Usyk was forced to pull out of his scheduled fight with Carlos Takam, Devin Haney was bumped into the main event. Hearn is high on the precocious Haney, a 20-year-old lightweight. He references him as a superstar rather than a budding superstar.
And Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) didn't disappoint. He was in full control of his bout with Mexico City's Antonio Moran (24-4) before lowering the boom in the seventh round. After backing Moran into the ropes he landed a big overhand right and the referee didn't bother to count. Moran hadn't previously been stopped.
Other Fights
Michael Hunter, who has emerged as a leading heavyweight contender since leaving the cruiserweight ranks, returned to the site of his only defeat (vs. Oleksandr Usyk) and bombed out Fabio Maldonado in the second round. A 39-year-old Brazilian who has competed against some of the top names in MMA, Maldonado is merely a trial horse as a conventional boxer despite having stopped 25 of his first 26 opponents. This was his third straight loss. He was down three times before the bout was halted. Hunter, who is in excellent form, improved to 17-1 with his 12th knockout.
In a 10-round contest with a pair of 140-pound title straps on the line, Jessica McCaskill (7-2) turned away Argentine veteran Anahi Esther Sanchez (19-4) on scores of 99-91, 98-92, and a more reasonable 96-94. During normal working hours, the 34-year-old McCaskill is an associate with a Chicago investment banking firm.
In a fight that ran next-to-last in the order of presentation (an insult to Michael Hunter), six-foot-six Croatian heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (8-0, 6 KOs) made a smashing U.S. debut with a first round blastout of Gregory Corbin. A former National Golden Gloves champion who got a late start to his pro career because of a seven-plus year prison stint, the 38-year-old Corbin had lasted into the eighth round against former IBF title-holder Charles Martin before getting disqualified, but tonight he was a goner after only one minute. A chopping right hand put him on the canvas and left him disoriented, forcing the stoppage. Since losing to Martin, Corbin had been training in England with Anthony Joshua with no apparent benefit to his rusted skills.
Two-time Olympian Daniyar Yeleussinov, a gold medalist at the Rio games, improved to 7-0 (3) with a 6-round unanimous decision over Chile's mysterious Juan Norabuena, a late sub for Mexican veteran Miguel Zamudia. A 28-year-old southpaw, Yeleussinov, nicknamed Kazakh Thunder, started strong but Norabuena weathered the storm and made him earn his pay. The scores were 59-55 and 60-54 twice.
Baltimore super middleweight Lorenzo "Truck" Simpson, a 19-year-old southpaw, blew away Tucson's Rafael Garcia in 79 seconds. Reportedly 182-3 as an amateur, Simpson, a nephew of Hasim Rahman, is considered the best prospect to come out of Baltimore since Gervonta Davis. He's now 4-0 (3 KOs). Garcia entered the contest with a 9-2 record but hadn't defeated a fighter with a winning record.
There was an upset in the non-TV opener. In a 6-round lightweight match, Luis Gerardo Salas of Pueblo, Mexico, outworked Baltimore's Mack Allison IV to win a unanimous decision in an entertaining slugfest. The scores were 59-55 across the board. Salas improved to 5-3; Allison declined to 9-3-1.
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Shanna is immersed in a vocational world composed of a wide variety of religions and cultures. Confusion continues to escalate in her as, day after day, a "foreign language" is communicated around her which is common to those in the Islamic community.
The two names commonly refererenced are "Allah" and "Muhammad."
Shanna would appreciate a distinguishing between the two, and an "easy to remember" aid for recall.
It's one thing to give an answer and it's another thing to make it memorable.
My objective will be to provide both, albeit, in a most elementary way.
Allah and Muhammad are, indeed, key to the Islamic (Muslim) faith.
Allah is known as the supreme being identified in the Koran as the "one and only God."
He is NEVER referenced or insulted with terms in connection to man.
He is not a father of anyone since he is supremely above all things.
There are no counterparts to his presence.
*For easy recall, think of the letter "A" in Allah (first letter of the alphabet) and the word "All" at the beginning of Allah.
Allah is "first" and Allah is "all" there is according to the Koran.
Muhammad, on the other hand, is an actual person and Islam's founding father.
Muhammad is highly respected as a leader but never revered as a deity.
He is viewed as, not only a messenger of Allah, but the last and most important prophet of Allah.
While he doesn't hold the status of a deity, he most certainly is afforded a position as mediator between Allah and the Muslim community.
*For easy recall, think "M" for Man and "Ammad" (a common boy's name and 'center' and end to literal name) as central to mediation and end prophet.
1) Tell me the difference between Allah and Muhammad utilizing the "recall" method presented.
2) Record the two names "Allah and Muhammad" on paper and subject yourself to a further mental retaining by dividing up the names and meaning.
Learn to familiarize yourself with the culture steeping in around you.
"Jesus saith unto him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by Me."


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Electric cars in Australia general discussion thread, not just Teslas, the others too
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Jafari says if they go ahead these plans would make Australia the first place to make using the developing technology more expensive, rather than trying to bring down the price. "We would absolutely become a laughing stock for telling people not to buy electric vehicles," he says.
Trent Zimmerman, a moderate federal Liberal MP representing North Sydney, agrees now is not the time. "I think introducing road user charges for electric vehicles any time in this decade would be a mistake," he says.
But Whitehead says there are already several examples of auto-makers ignoring Australia with new models in favour of more mature markets. For example, Korean manufacturer Kia dropped plans to introduce new EV models here, instead focusing on countries with more ambitious policy support. He says it is a sign of what lies ahead.
"We need a clear target and a clear set of policies to get us there," Whitehead says. "If Australia continues down this pathway of non-existent policy we will be left behind, and we'll all suffer for that."
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Once Australia gets slapped a tariff on everything we sell, because we don't have a zero emission target, maybe then they will have to change tact. Even the Chinese might do it for a laugh.
It'll drive some many of them bonkers, but Biden will be going pretty hard on more renewable energy and vehicles, which us look even more silly.. Our line from the last 4 years of "but but America" will no longer hold up.
Congrats on the purchase Babs. You'll love it. We're now a bit over a month into ownership of our 2016 model S and totally love it. Smashing the throttle off the line never gets old. Can comfortably do a return trip from Brisbane to the Gold Coast with 100km to spare. Last weekend we hit heavy traffic on the way home and autopilot was amazing.
I bought a wall charger and got it installed by the sparky from work. It works well. Before that we were getting by with the 10A plug. charger. I've just switched to a time of use tariff that gives 7c/kWh after midnight. I've setup the car so it starts charging at midnight. So I think that means a full charge (60kWh battery) costs about $4. Typically a top-up takes a couple of hours.
I've got it booked in at Tesla for a couple of minor things fixed. At the same time I'm getting the charging port retrofitted to CCS2 standard that the Model 3 uses, so it opens up all options to use the Qld electric superhighway chargers all the way up the coast.
Anyway, no complaints here.
Babalouie
Originally posted by Willy View Post
Yeah we're looking forward to it, just 4 weeks to go. I've bought the wall charger already (plus the mats and roof sunshades since the SR+ doesn't come with any) and had the sparky over for a quote today.
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Boob dude
Make sure you get some "jacking pucks" - there are a heap of them around but i got these ones as they come with a case/tube and are lower profile than others - once installed your ground clearance reduces a bit.
Also, perhaps think about an emergency puncher repair kit since the car has no spare or kit/tools. You should get Tesla Road Side Assist with the car, which includes tyre replacement, but my experience has been "i wouldn't want to rely on it".
Spare Xbox Controller for the games doesnt go a miss either
Also, i wish i had applied PPF to the front of the car, the paint is the softest i've had on any new car in the last 10 years, it chips very easily.
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Model 3 wait times are 9-12 weeks up from 4-8 weeks.
Is that for new Model 3 orders MZ? or an update on your delivery?
I got jelly than new Model 3's come with power tail gate so i ordered one from the Black Friday sales
Originally posted by to4garret View Post
It's got porka-style jacking points? I've got this
Only one, but this is nopics car and I figure I'll never have it on stands, maybe one corner may be up on the trolley jack for a pad check or something
For new orders. Mine is still scheduled for December delivery.
On a side note.......
Changed my order to a Model 3 Performance from an LR AWD. Had to take white interior upgrade but fuck it when test drove them back the back performance is savage in its acceleration. There where two unsold Performance cars in the current shipment.
This will make make feel less bad about buying a Model 3 over a Porsche.
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Originally posted by MZ21 View Post
Haha yes! 430+kw of no regrets!
I've heard this happening to a lot of people who manage to get test drives
Originally posted by Babalouie View Post
That looks like it might do the trick if you have a LOW profile jack. The only time i could see 4x pucks coming in handy is if you were getting all the wheels balanced/rotated at a tyre shop and their scissor lift doesnt have the right pads to lift the car. On that note - i've had two tyre shops refuse to work on the car as they didnt want to deal with something different.
MZ21: fucking nice work on the model 3 performance. I'd love to take one for a test drive.
MotherTrucker
So I did this. Well sort of. I invested $150 to get to the back of the queue for a Cyberturck. Yes, the world's ugliest vehicle. I think the only thing uglier is perhaps the wheels or wheel caps on the Cybertruck, but they can be switched out in week one.
I'd been holding out for a Rivian or an F150 EV, or even some other version that just looks normally ugly like a Triton, but it seems there is little or no chance of them in RHD within a decade. Whereas this will still be 3 or 4 years away, but at least it's allegedly coming here. By the time it lands we will be full solar/battery at home so bye-bye fuel bills. Well unless I take one of my old cars (None of which I plan to sell) for a Sunday drive.
I've gone the full Tri-motor mostly for the range, 500 miles/800 km is great, even if it drops to 600 in the real world, that will be enough. Performance-wise the dual-motor would be fast enough for what will be a daily but the 500 km range is on the edge.
It's a big bastard. At 5.9 m long and just over 2.0m wide. I hope it comes with some of the Rivian's practicality. I've skipped self-driving and that non-sense. In fact, I wish that I could delete 1/2 of the driving aids and save the $$$. But the options are 1, 2 or 3 motors and self-drive.
It feels odd to order what will be a 100K+ car with such little info but The order fee is low, and so, therefore, is the risk. I assume at some point closer that will turn into $2k and non-refundable. If it drives as well as model 3 it will be awesome.
The EV tax whilst stupid is not really a deterrent. I calculated that will be about $300 pa which is 2 fills in a RAM or similar full-sized pickup.
This will be interesting.
Last edited by MotherTrucker; 30-11-20, 02:56 PM.
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Q: By mistake renamed Android project in Eclipse I renamed my android project name in directory.But it gave some error. So i renamed back to original name.Now it doesnot work. What is the solution.
Can you please help.This was my first android project.

A: The solution is to use a version control system. Try a rename and a complete rebuild.

A: Try: Right click on project -> Android Tools -> Fix Project Properties.
Also try Project -> Clean...

A: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projectDescription>
            <name>fooo</name>

*

*Close eclipse

*Go to the folder your project is in. (explorer or finder)

*find the .project file and open in a text editor

*edit the project name tag (where you see fooo above in project description > name tag)

*close .project file

*rename the folder to whatever you replaced "fooo"

*reopen eclipse.

A: If you have renamed your project in workspace and your project shows you error
Do these things
1) Rename the project again, the previous one
2) Go to project tab(in menu bar) > clean.
It will fix your project error.
SomeHow it still not work Do one more thing:
1) Copy The renamed project from workspace to any other location.
2) Delete the existing project which you renamed it from eclipse.
3) Import the project by following these steps
File>import>Android> Existing android project into workspace> Browse your project where you have just copied >dont forget to tick the checkbox (Copy projects into workspace) >finish
It will surely sort out your problem.

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package de.robotricker.transportpipes.inventory;

import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.ClickType;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.DragType;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryAction;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryCloseEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryDragEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryPickupItemEvent;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import de.robotricker.transportpipes.TransportPipes;
import de.robotricker.transportpipes.duct.Duct;
import de.robotricker.transportpipes.items.ItemService;

public abstract class DuctSettingsInventory extends GlobalInventory implements Listener {

    @Inject
    protected ItemService itemService;

    @Inject
    protected TransportPipes transportPipes;

    protected Duct duct;

    public final void setDuct(Duct duct) {
        this.duct = duct;
    }

    public void closeForAllPlayers(TransportPipes transportPipes){
        transportPipes.runTaskSync(() -> {
            for (int i = 0; i < inv.getViewers().size(); i++) {
                inv.getViewers().get(i).closeInventory();
            }
        });
    }

    public abstract void create();

    public abstract void populate();

    /**
     * returns whether to cancel the click event or not
     */
    protected abstract boolean click(Player p, int rawSlot, ClickType ct);

    protected boolean drag(Player p, Set<Integer> rawSlots, DragType dragType) {
        return false;
    }

    protected boolean collect_to_cursor(Player p, ItemStack cursorItem, int rawSlot) {
        return false;
    }

    public abstract void save(Player p);

    @EventHandler
    public void onInvClick(InventoryClickEvent e) {
        if (e.getInventory() != null && e.getInventory().equals(inv) && e.getWhoClicked() instanceof Player) {
            if (itemService.isItemWildcardOrBarrier(e.getCurrentItem())) {
                e.setCancelled(true);
                return;
            }
            //don't call click method when double clicked, because before a double click, left click was already registered twice
            if (e.getClick() != ClickType.DOUBLE_CLICK && click((Player) e.getWhoClicked(), e.getRawSlot(), e.getClick())) {
                e.setCancelled(true);
            } else if (e.getClick() == ClickType.DOUBLE_CLICK && e.getAction() == InventoryAction.COLLECT_TO_CURSOR && collect_to_cursor((Player) e.getWhoClicked(), e.getCursor(), e.getRawSlot())) {
                e.setCancelled(true);
            }
        }
    }

    @EventHandler
    public void onDrag(InventoryDragEvent e) {
        if (e.getInventory() != null && e.getInventory().equals(inv) && e.getWhoClicked() instanceof Player) {
            if (drag((Player) e.getWhoClicked(), e.getRawSlots(), e.getType())) {
                e.setCancelled(true);
            }
        }
    }

    @EventHandler
    public void onClose(InventoryCloseEvent e) {
        if (e.getInventory() != null && e.getInventory().equals(inv) && e.getPlayer() instanceof Player) {
            save((Player) e.getPlayer());
        }
    }

}


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Born Today: Emily Blunt
Mariyum Iftikhar
Born on 23rd February, 1983, English actress Emily Blunt turns 32 today.
Born as Emily Olivia Leah Blunt in London, England to an actress, teacher mother and a barrister father, Emily has three siblings and is herself the second born to the couple.
In her childhood, Emily suffered from stammering however, one of her teachers helped her overcome the stammer. Emily went to one of the top boarding schools whose performing arts program was very popular. It was there at the college that she was discovered and later on signed up by an agent.
Emily Blunt made her acting debut from a play in which she starred opposite Judi Dench. This performance of her's got her very positive reviews. Later on, she performed in two theatre plays "Vincent in Brixton" and "Romeo and Juliet". Blunt also played the character of a Queen in a TV drama series.
In the movie "My Summer of Love" (2004), Blunt played the role of "Tamsin" and earned positive reviews. Her acting was appreciated very much and she went on to earn an Evening Standard British Film award for Most Promising Newcomer, which she shared with her co-star from the same movie.
In a 2005 TV movie, "Gideon's Daughter", Emily played the role of "Natasha". Her acting in this movie was impeccable which is why this character earned her a Golden Globe award. In the year 2006, she played "Emily", the assistant of a very posh magazine editor in "The Devil wears Prada". In this particular movie she acted alongside Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. This role also earned her a nominee in the BAFTAs and Golden Globe.
In 2007, she appeared in many movies including "The Jane Austen Book Club" and "Charlie Wilson's War". She played "Norah" in "Sunshine Cleaning" (2008) and impressed the audience with her portrayal of "Queen Victoria" in 2009's "The Young Victoria". In 2010 she appeared in "The Wolfman", in 2012 "The Five-Year engagement" and in 2014 she appeared in the popular movies "Edge of Tomorrow" alongside Bill Paxton, Tom Cruise and "Into the Woods" with Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick and Meryl Streep.
Blunt previously dated Canadian singer Michael Bublé for three years. However they had a break up, after which she was in a relationship with actor John Krasinski. Both were engaged by August 2009 and got married on 10 July 2010 in Italy. The couple has a daughter who was born on 16 February 2014.
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    element.comp   = tb_element_true_comp;
    element.data   = tb_element_true_data;
    element.cstr   = tb_element_true_cstr;
    element.free   = tb_element_true_free;
    element.dupl   = tb_element_true_repl;
    element.repl   = tb_element_true_repl;
    element.copy   = tb_element_true_repl;
    element.nfree  = tb_element_true_nfree;
    element.ndupl  = tb_element_true_nrepl;
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Was Dracula a Real Person?
Written By: Michael Ray
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Bram Stoker's Dracula is popularly associated with Vlad the Impaler, and some scholars do believe that the literary bloodsucker is derived in part from the historical Walachian prince. If Stoker did indeed base the archetypal vampire on Vlad, what led him to do so? Among the other possible real-life inspirations, what set Vlad apart from the pack?
Life in the 15th century on the frontier between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe was often harsh, and Vlad's experience was reflective of that. Vlad's father, Vlad II, had won the moniker "Dracul" for his membership in the Order of the Dragon, a militant fraternity founded by Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and dedicated to halting the Ottoman advance into Europe. Vlad II's subsequent volte-face and submission to Ottoman authority helped him to preserve his own political power but at a cost. Vlad III and his younger brother were sent as hostages to the court of the Ottoman sultan Murad II to ensure Vlad II's compliance. The Ottoman territorial gain led the Hungarian general János Hunyadi to intervene, and, with the support of Walachian boyars (aristocrats), Vlad II was deposed. He was executed, and his eldest son, Mircea, was blinded with a hot poker and buried alive.
Vlad III, who had chafed at life in the Ottoman court, returned to Walachia in 1448 and, at age 17, immediately began working to regain the voivodate (princedom) of Walachia. He exacted vengeance against the boyars who had killed his father and brother, impaling many of them. This would earn Vlad the sobriquet "Țepeș" ("the Impaler"). Though he did not invent that torturous method of execution (it is prescribed as the punishment for the murder of a spouse in the Code of Hammurabi), he practiced it with unmatched enthusiasm.
Like crucifixion, impalement was intended to serve as both a horrific punishment and an unmistakable threat to one's enemies, and Vlad is said to have left "forests" of impaled bodies in his wake. Such bodies had been impaled transversally or longitudinally. Victims of transversal impalement were arguably the more fortunate of the two, as having a pike or sharpened pole driven through one's torso—typically from behind, with the point piercing the chest—generally caused death quickly. Victims of longitudinal impalement, however, could linger for hours or even days in unspeakable agony. In this case, a tapered stake was inserted into the anus or the vagina and driven into the body with a mallet. The stake was then raised to a vertical position and the victim's weight would slowly cause the point to penetrate deeper into the body cavity. Skilled executioners could guide the stake in such a way that it followed the spine and missed vital organs, thus prolonging the ordeal. This conduct did little to endear Vlad to his friends or his enemies, and although he proved to be a more-effective check against the Ottomans than his father, he received little assistance from his nominal king, Matthias I. He was ultimately slain in battle, but his actions (both historical and literary) ensured that the name Dracula would not soon be forgotten.
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This easy workout might be the key to maintaining muscles as you age
Featured • Health & Fitness
Written by: Charles P. Wallace
One of the least pleasant things about getting older is the tendency to lose muscle. Research shows that starts happening by the age of 40, and by the time you hit 80 you can have lost as much as 50% of your skeletal muscle.
This decline is known as sarcopenia, and in addition to reducing strength, it can affect things like balance and the ability to get out of a chair later in life.
But losing muscle is not preordained.
You can maintain and even restore your muscle mass by practicing regular resistance training, also known as lifting weights. You can regain muscle in as little as four months, research in older adults has shown, but exercise orthodoxy has always held that to build muscle you must exercise with heavy weights—70% to 80% of the weight that you can lift just once.
The biggest problem with this is not the science but the motivation needed to follow such a grueling regimen regularly. You may find the prospect of going to a gym crowded with gorgeous young bodies off-putting, and the prospect of lifting such heavy weights can be daunting.
Is there an alternative? For the last year, I've been experimenting with a different kind of resistance training involving extremely light-weight workouts. It's called blood flow restriction training (BFR), and extensive research has found it to be as effective as lifting heavy weights.
The science behind the bands
Developed in Japan, which has the world's largest population of seniors, BFR consists of putting inflatable bands a bit like a blood pressure cuff on your arms or legs. You use a pump to inflate the bands to a specific pressure determined by a number of factors, such as the circumference of the limb.
With the bands in place, you do a very brief workout using extremely light weights — only 20% to 30% of what's normally needed to gain muscle. For example, I've been getting a great upper arm workout using BFR and hand weights weighing just two and a half pounds.
A 2017 study by researchers in Sao Paulo involving 23 men and women between the ages of 51 and 70 found that while high-intensity weight training produced the best results, BFR training with weights weighing one-fourth as much produced substantial gains in both strength and muscle mass. BFR "constitutes an important surrogate approach to high-intensity resistance training as an effective training method to induce gains in muscle strength and mass in elderly," wrote Carlos Ugrinowitsch and his colleagues.
Other research by scientists at Deakins University in Australia has found that many of the benefits of using BFR can be achieved simply by using the bands when you take a walk. What's more, they seem to help with problems like bone loss and arthritis.
Peter T. Lansbury, Jr., an associate professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School and the chief scientific officer at drugmaker Lysosomal Therapeutics, told me he started using BFR bands five years ago when he developed inflammatory arthritis in his arms and couldn't even lift a large carton of milk.
"It got me over a huge hump," says Lansbury, who is now 60 years old. "My strength has really improved."
What's going on with BFR
How do the bands work? I spoke with Jim Stray-Gundersen, a sports medicine doctor in Park City, Utah, who works with the U.S. and Norwegian Olympic teams. He notes that the bands collapse the veins directly beneath them in your arms and legs, creating a kind of valve. When you exercise, that pushes the blood past the valve back toward the heart.
"The bands slow down the delivery of oxygen so that the working muscle cannot keep up, creating a bit of a crisis in the muscle," Stray-Gundersen explains. "Our brains end up releasing a bunch of hormones, including growth hormone, that pours through the whole body, and that is the mechanism with which we are able to rapidly improve the size and strength of muscles, build new blood vessels, and actually strengthen bone."
Like all resistance training, BFR carries risks if done improperly, mainly bruising or dizziness. In fact, Lansbury recommends getting some type of training in how to properly attach and inflate the bands as well as how to work out with them before trying them. (More on that below.)
Plus you need to know the difference between occlusion—blocking the blood flow to your arteries—and BFR, which should employ only moderate pressure that just slows the blood in your veins. Some bands on the market use occlusion, which could be dangerous and won't give you the benefits associated with BFR.
I've been working with two systems that use inflatable bladders in the bands to apply just a measured amount of pressure. The first, developed in Japan by a medical doctor named Yoshiaki Sato, is called KAATSU, which means "additional pressure" in Japanese.
The KAATSU system has been extensively studied in Japan. For example, a group of researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University achieved between 7% and 10% increases in strength after two weeks of twice daily workouts.
At $2,100 for the KAATSU Nano I have been using, KAATSU is not cheap. One advantage of the high price is that a course on using the bands is included. In addition, you'll find a large network of KAATSU trainers in the U.S. who can come to your home for lessons and workouts.
A second, much more affordable system called BStrong has been developed by Stray-Gundersen, who formerly worked with KAATSU. Instead of an electric pump guided by a small computer, which the KAATSU system has, BStrong uses a small hand pump much like you find with blood pressure devices. It relies on a smartphone app, online videos, and a user's guide instead of a separate device. With four bands, BStrong sells for around $300.
I've found both systems give me a great workout, including that "pump" you get from lifting heavy weights. In addition, there is an added sensation that feels like your skin is momentarily itchy. That's a sign that blood is really flowing in your smallest capillaries.
If you're looking to start a little slower, you can get a 4 pack of BRF bands on Amazon for under $30.
This article originally appeared on Considerable.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
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CLOSE, NOT YET
At 9-4 and with seven wins in the last eight games, Indianapolis is close to returning to the playoffs for the 12th time since 1999. Veterans Antoine Bethea and Dwight Freeney have been there, and they like this year's feel after a tough 2011.
INDIANAPOLIS –With wins in seven of the last eight games and winning in dramatic fashion all season long, 2012 has a pretty good feel for veterans Dwight Freeney and Antoine Bethea.
Prior to last season, the pair had made the playoffs annually since joining Indianapolis, Freeney since 2002 and Bethea since 2006.
Last year not only was the first time each had missed the playoffs, the team's 2-14 season was the first when they had been on a team that failed to win at least 10 games.
Indianapolis is on the cusp of 10 wins and a playoff berth, but it is not there yet. One more win in the last three games (two against Houston and one at Kansas City) should clinch post-season inclusion.
Even with losses in the three remaining games, it would take Pittsburgh and Cincinnati winning every game while tying each other in the remaining head-to-head battle on December 23 to keep Indianapolis from the post-season.
The veteran duo notices a better vibe this year.
"It feels good. As everybody knows, (2011) was a long year for us," said Bethea. "For us to come in here this year and do the things that we've done so far…we've proven the critics wrong, and we still have three games left. That means a lot to the vets and even to the newcomers."
The Colts have been adept particularly in having an 8-1 record in games decided by seven points or less, including having six wins in the fourth quarter or overtime.
"It feels great. Obviously, it's night and day compared to last year," said Freeney. "The feeling around the locker room is tremendous. That being said, by no means am I, or we, satisfied with where we are. I'm not saying it's a disappointment if we don't win it all, but that's our mentality. We go out there thinking win it all and that's it."
In the 27-23 victory Sunday over Tennessee, the offense struggled in the first half before evening out. The defense yielded but 86 yards, six first downs and three points in helping decide the game after halftime. It also had two takeaways.
It was the fifth time this year the team trailed at halftime, then won. Defensively, the team has had 29 second-half possessions in those games and allowed but 25 points on two touchdowns and four field goals. Opponents have punted 16 times, missed three field goals and lost the ball once on downs on those possessions. During that time, the offense totaled 94 points.
While the Colts have converted six straight offensive red zone visits into touchdowns, they have yielded only three touchdowns by opponents in their last seven trips over the last two games.
"This is the kind of team we've come to be," said Bethea. "If we need a play on defense, if we need to get a stop, somehow, some way, we'll get that."
As Freeney said, he is not satisfied, but he says after last year, this year holds a different meaning.
"I think every year is special," said Freeney. "I think with everything that's happened, it makes it a little bit more special – all the adversity we've faced, everybody thinking we're the 32nd-best team in the league, everybody saying we're going to lose every, single game, except two.
"To be able to come out here and not worry about anything else and prove everybody wrong (it's special)."


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        int len = 0;
        while ((len = inStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
            outSteam.write(buffer, 0, len);
        }
        outSteam.flush();
        outSteam.close();
        inStream.close();
        return outSteam.toByteArray();
    }

    /**
     * 将Bitmap对象转换成byte[]
     * @param bitmap Bitmap
     * @return byte[]
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static byte[] read(Bitmap bitmap) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos);
        baos.flush();
        baos.close();
        return baos.toByteArray();
    }

}


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Třída Kolkata (jinak též Projekt 15A) je třída víceúčelových raketových torpédoborců indického námořnictva. První jednotka třídy vstoupila do služby v roce 2014. Třídu tvoří tři jednotky a poté výroba přejde na pokročilejší třídu Visakhapatnam (Projekt 15B, čtyři jednotky), která od této třídy převezme konstrukci trupu.

Stavba

V roce 2000 byla objednána stavba tří jednotek této třídy. Celou třídu staví indické loděnice Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Prototypová jednotka do služby vstoupila v srpnu 2014 a druhá v září 2015.

Jednotky třídy Kolkata:

Konstrukce

Konstrukce této třídy vychází z předchozí třídy Delhi.

V příďové dělové věži bude umístěn jeden 130mm kanón. Primární zbraní pro prostorovou protivzdušnou obranu bude 64 protiletadlových řízených střel Barak 8. Hlavní údernou výzbrojí bude šestnáct protilodních střel BrahMos s dosahem 290 km, umístěných ve vertikálních vypouštěcích silech. Pro bodovou obranu slouží 32 řízených střel Barak 1 a čtyři 30mm kanóny systému AK-630. Torpédoborce dále ponesou dva raketové vrhače hlubinných pum RBU-6000. Na zádi se nachází přistávací plocha a hangár pro dva střední vrtulníky.

Pohonný systém je koncepce COGAG. Tvoří ho čtyři turbíny DT-59, uspořádané do dvou skupin. Lodní šrouby jsou dva. Nejvyšší rychlost bude přesahovat 30 uzlů.

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Blog: EyeSports: Using Eye Tracking Metrics in Competitive Gaming
eSports as a domain of competition is heating up and growing fast in terms of dollars invested, fans courted, and teams established. And as the core of eSports continues to expand, so too do the peripheral verticals around it. One of the most interesting of these secondary areas is the world of eSport player health; a critical feature that has largely been ignored. Today, many of the most successful competitive teams have begun to bring healthcare in-house, with some of the larger teams having just completed the process of setting their houses up in the first place. Team SoloMid (TSM) is in the process of building a 20,000 sq/ft facility in Los Angeles, while the Chinese team OMG has already taken up residence in their "Starship" HQ. Building state of the art facilities is one thing, but they need to be jam packed with eminently qualified staff and state of the art technology to be truly impactful. Many teams raising capital in the past two years have begun to include earmarks for full time trainers and performance staff members. Additionally, third party providers such as fitness coaches, nutritionists, and sleep specialists are being brought in to ensure that the players maintain a good physical standing, so as to boost their digital standing.
The marriage of eye tracking to eSports is a natural one. Already, many players elect to display their eye movements during live streams on Twitch TV and YouTube by using consumer grade attachments to their computers. While there aren't metrics around these traces, audiences enjoy them as they add an additional layer of clarity in each player's unconscious micro decision-making workflow. A glance at a minimap or a saccade to a newly revealed enemy speaks volumes.
The applicability of eye tracking metrics to eSports are manifold. While assessing for oculomotor impairment stemming from an in-game injury is certainly an unlikely happenstance (save for the rogue flying mouse or frustrated keyboard head-slam), there are still plentiful use cases that make adoption of the technology worthwhile. Just like their physical counterparts, eSports teams confront many challenges in assessing new recruits. While in-game metrics like kill to death ratio (KDR), assists, and objectives offer a degree of insight into overarching player performance, there are no functional measures of player performance to date. Additionally, all of these in-game metrics are retrospective in that they define past performance. While this may be indicative of possible future performance, the prospective value of eye tracking is unparalleled in its predictive ability of near-future performance by a player. Further, by screening new recruits for oculomotor performance, teams are able to glean a much deeper understanding of the player's dynamic visual attention, a central component to a cast of sports where the eyes are the main conduit of engagement. In the same way that eye tracking can be utilized in initial screening before on-boarding a new player, it can also be utilized in the internal pipeline many teams have established for matriculation of academy players to the core team. This is a very similar pathway to baseball with AAA and the majors, or basketball with G-League and the NBA. Finally, eye tracking performance can also be factored into game-day decision making processes, wherein performance degradation due to fatigue can be quantified, and players can be substituted upon their teammate exceeding a given threshold. While this is certainly not applicable across all competitive formats, many events such as the League of Legends Championships do have built in mechanisms for player substitution.
In the exploratory research conducted so far, the eye tracking outcomes of eSports players, specifically those playing League of Legends, has been unanticipated. While elite soldiers and elite athletes normally have stellar dynamic visual orientation abilities due to their top tier human performance in extreme circumstances, and though hypothetically this should carry over to elite performers in the digital realm, the reality of the situation is markedly different. Rather than all being God-tier, eSports players tend to fall into three sub-groups. The first sub-group, the high performers, are on par with elite performers in the physical realm, due to their quick and precise eye movements made during gameplay. On the other end of the spectrum, are players who have dazzlingly poor eye tracking, the origin of which is unclear. This cohort warrants further investigation and is most likely to benefit the most dramatically from dynamic visual orientation training. Finally, the third cluster are those players with clear and dramatic sleep deprivation signals. This group would benefit the most from active monitoring of their impaired ability to attend and orient to the world, but should also use eye tracking to evaluate the benefits gleaned from external correction efforts, whether that be new mattresses from a sponsorship, new monitoring tools such as Whoop bands, or general sleep hygiene intervention.
One of the most outstanding findings of the exploratory research conducted so far has been the revelation of Position Specific Eye Movements in League of Legends players. Across the tested teams, it is apparent that the relative performance across the positions (Top, Mid, Bot, ADC, Jungler) remain consistent; that is to say that junglers have consistently the worst performance while mid and bot laners have consistently the highest performance. While at face value this relative degradation in performance may seem like a burden, it most likely stems from compensatory adaptation from the requisite actions required by each position. More work needs to go into understanding this and the data set needs to be expanded, but there is tremendous potential here for teams to characterize players and set their role with objective information, not just subjective personal preference or opinion.
Looking to the future, eye tracking will also impact eSports outside the vantage of direct player performance. The industry is currently confronted with the imposing obstacle of player drug use and abuse, in both recreational and performance enhancing modes. Stimulants, depressants, and cannabis all clearly impact eye tracking and screening against these will be an important evolution of the eSports regulatory landscape.
While so far there has been clear evidence of Position Specific Eye Movement in LoL players, as the data set continues to grow and technology continues to produce more granular outputs, it is probable that there will also be strayation in eye tracking performance across the different eSports. This is to say that twitch shooters like CS-GO will probably produce overall better performers than their LOL counterparts, who in turn will be higher performers than their Hearthstone playing brethren. This performant hierarchy would be mimetic to the world of physical sports where baseball players dominate in dynamic visual performance due to the tiny size and ridiculous velocity of their object of import. Following baseball, the other quick small-ball athletes from sports like lacrosse and tennis follow suit, with the athletes playing with larger and slower objects like basketball and soccer trailing behind. Additionally, as VR eSports grow in popularity and VR native eSports finish gestating, the importance of vestibular screening will come to the fore. Here, there will certainly be a vestibular performance rift between the static screen gamers and dynamic VR players. Accelerating adoption and supplying metrics specific to each eSports community will forever alter the way these games are played, and will help push eSports strategy to be more rigorous and scientific in its off-court approaches.


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package com.vaadin.tests.design;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

import com.vaadin.ui.AbstractComponent;
import com.vaadin.ui.Label;
import com.vaadin.ui.declarative.Design;
import com.vaadin.ui.declarative.Design.ComponentFactory;
import com.vaadin.ui.declarative.DesignContext;
import com.vaadin.ui.declarative.DesignException;

public class ComponentFactoryTest {

    private static final ComponentFactory defaultFactory = Design
            .getComponentFactory();

    private static final ThreadLocal<ComponentFactory> currentComponentFactory = new ThreadLocal<>();

    // Set static component factory that delegate to a thread local factory
    static {
        Design.setComponentFactory(
                (String fullyQualifiedClassName, DesignContext context) -> {
                    ComponentFactory componentFactory = currentComponentFactory
                            .get();
                    if (componentFactory == null) {
                        componentFactory = defaultFactory;
                    }
                    return componentFactory
                            .createComponent(fullyQualifiedClassName, context);
                });
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void testSetNullComponentFactory() {
        Design.setComponentFactory(null);
    }

    @Test
    public void testComponentFactoryLogging() {
        final List<String> messages = new ArrayList<>();
        currentComponentFactory
                .set((ComponentFactory) (String fullyQualifiedClassName,
                        DesignContext context) -> {
                    messages.add("Requested class " + fullyQualifiedClassName);
                    return defaultFactory
                            .createComponent(fullyQualifiedClassName, context);
                });

        Design.read(new ByteArrayInputStream("<vaadin-label />".getBytes()));

        Assert.assertEquals("There should be one message logged", 1,
                messages.size());
        Assert.assertEquals("Requested class " + Label.class.getCanonicalName(),
                messages.get(0));
    }

    @Test(expected = DesignException.class)
    public void testComponentFactoryReturningNull() {
        currentComponentFactory
                .set((ComponentFactory) (String fullyQualifiedClassName,
                        DesignContext context) -> null);

        Design.read(new ByteArrayInputStream("<vaadin-label />".getBytes()));
    }

    @Test(expected = DesignException.class)
    public void testComponentFactoryThrowingStuff() {
        currentComponentFactory.set((ComponentFactory) (
                String fullyQualifiedClassName,
                DesignContext context) -> defaultFactory.createComponent(
                        "foobar." + fullyQualifiedClassName, context) // Will
                                                                      // throw
                                                                      // because
                                                                      // class
                                                                      // is not
                                                                      // found
        );

        Design.read(new ByteArrayInputStream("<vaadin-label />".getBytes()));
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetDefaultInstanceUsesComponentFactory() {
        final List<String> classes = new ArrayList<>();
        currentComponentFactory
                .set((ComponentFactory) (String fullyQualifiedClassName,
                        DesignContext context) -> {
                    classes.add(fullyQualifiedClassName);
                    return defaultFactory
                            .createComponent(fullyQualifiedClassName, context);
                });

        DesignContext designContext = new DesignContext();
        designContext.getDefaultInstance(new DefaultInstanceTestComponent());

        Assert.assertEquals("There should be one class requests", 1,
                classes.size());
        Assert.assertEquals(
                "First class should be DefaultInstanceTestComponent",
                DefaultInstanceTestComponent.class.getName(), classes.get(0));
    }

    @After
    public void cleanup() {
        currentComponentFactory.remove();
    }

    public static class DefaultInstanceTestComponent extends AbstractComponent {
    }
}


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Haze FM's Peter Whitaker: Port Credit media mogul in the making
Posted on June 4, 2013 December 23, 2015 by Karen K. Ho
Peter Whitaker
Peter Whitaker never intended to get into the radio industry.
It was his declining eye sight that prompted the career change from his role as co-owner of Mississauga's Lakeshore Pools and Beachcomber Hot Tubs to owner and president of Mississauga's online radio station, The Haze FM.
Whitaker, who is legally blind, left the hot tub business and took to internet radio and now has big plans for expanding distribution and the number of clients licensing his custom management software that runs his stations.
"We're negotiating to go in all of the city's recreation centres in the next two or three months," he told YourMississaugaBiz.com from his office on Lakeshore Road.
The Haze is currently playing in the city's transit terminal near Square One and about 60 to 70 local small businesses such as doughnut shops, legions and restaurants.
The station was born out of Whitaker's frustration at the lack of media options aimed specifically at companies and residents in Mississauga.
The idea of delivering daily local news to residents is what inspired Whitaker and his team to start the radio channel. "Because that doesn't exist," he said. "There's nowhere to go to find out what's going on this weekend, tonight, tomorrow night, that type of thing."
It's estimated the station now reaches more than 1.2 million people per month and unlike over the air radio stations he can track the numbers much more accurately.
But it wasn't easy to getting that many people listening to the station.
"Delivery of the system was the first problem I had to overcome," Whitaker said. "We knew getting 10,000 or 15,000 to tune into their computers was going to be tough."
So Whitaker started targeting places where his station, (named after Mayor Hazel McCallion), could be played to a lot of people. The first place was the transit terminal at Square One. "That's 40,000 people a day going through that facility," he said, noting The Haze replaced Toronto radio station CHFI which had been playing there for 7 years previous.
A survey done by the transit terminal last fall had favourable results. "Lots of people knew it was a local station and a percentage could actually name the station," Whitaker said. "So after three years we're getting some good recognition."
In addition to reaching into more places in Central and Northern Mississauga, Whitaker hopes to bring in more volunteer staff from nearby schools and move closer towards his five-year plan of breaking even.
One of Whitaker's new revenue tools is working with internet radio stations who want to license his media management software. He currently has nine Ontario based stations using the system. From the Port Credit office there are four stations, The Haze which is easy listening, a blues station, an indie music signal, the Bayshore Health news and information station and a top-40 dance track. He also has three stations serving Wasaga Beach, Collingwood and Georgetown.
"I run the back-end of all of those stations, doing programming and selling advertising," he said, noting his goal of eventually managing 30-50 stations. "We can run internet stations coast-to-coast out of our little place in Port Credit."
Whitaker also wants to continue to fostering more local talent.
His latest full-time hire, the station's news director, is a Sheridan College graduate. "He'll be joining us sometime mid-August and helping us get ready for the re-launch (of The Haze) in mid-September," Whitaker said. At that time The Haze will launch a live morning show which he says will be unique among online radio stations.
It's a lot of momentum for a guy who's first specialized career was in installing pools and hot tubs. His only other multimedia experience was a cable advertising show that took place years ago, but gave him enough inside knowledge to start and bring in some experts in the field.
Whitaker changed career paths because of blindness, but he has no plans of slowing down.
"I'm legally blind and can't do what I used to do," he said. "This business is something I can do, seven days a week."
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Humans produce almost 20,000 plastic bottles every second, according to a report by The Guardian, while a study by Oceana.org finds that as many as 34 billion plastic bottles per year end up in the ocean.
Biodegradable plastics made of corn and other plants.
In 1989, Pat Gruber working for commodity grain processor Cargill Inc., set out to turn corn into plastic. Gruber ascertained that if he fermented corn sugar with the right lactic bacteria and distilled it, this might be a route to a commercially viable biodegradable plastic.
By 1994, Gruber had progressed to a test factory to learn how to adjust the process to change the performance of the polymer for different applications.
That was enough to persuade Dow Chemical Co. to collaborate as a partner.
In December 1997, two years and one month after Cargill Dow was officially established, work began on building a US$3 million plant in Blair, Nebraska to produce NatureWorks PLA (poly lactic acid) polymer.
The plant was up and running by early 2002, with the capacity to produce an annual 154,000 tons (140,000 tonnes) of NatureWorks PLA made from 40,000 bushels of locally grown corn per day.
Gruber's polymer was soon being used for making items such as bottles. In 2002, a manufacturing facility in Blair, Nebraska began operations.
It is the world's first and largest PLA facility and it supplies NatureWorks' Ingeo biopolymer. The Blair facility increased its Ingeo nameplate capacity and in 2013 NatureWorks sold 1 billion lb (454,000 kg) of Ingeo. www.natureworksllc.com
In 2009 Coca-Cola invested millions of dollars in creating its PlantBottle™, which uses PET plastic that is combined with up to 30 % of plant-based material made from sugar cane juice and/or molasses.
The company sought verification from third-parties such as Imperial College, London, where a biologist performed a life-cycle analysis of the bottle and reported that the packaging reduced the CO₂ impact by 12% to 19%.
A Michigan State University professor also confirmed PlantBottle's green benefits. Coca-Cola has since distributed more than 15 billion of the breakthrough bottles in 25 countries, including parts of the U.S., Canada, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Norway, Sweden Denmark and Chile. This saved 347,000 tons (315,000 tonnes) of CO₂ between 2009 and 2015.
In 2011, Coca-Cola took the first step in this collaborative innovation approach by licensing PlantBottle technology to H.J. Heinz for use in its ketchup bottles.
More than 200 million 20 oz (500 gm) packages, which feature "talking labels" asking "Guess what my bottle is made of?" reached store shelves and foodservice counters in the U.S. and Canada.
The next generation of plant-based PET packaging – or PlantBottle 2.0 – began in December 2011, when Coca-Cola invested in three leading biotech companies, Virent, Gevo and Avantium, to speed the commercialization of a PET plastic bottle made entirely from plants.
That year the company did launch a 100% plant-based bottle using a different drop-in plastic. It introduced a single-use bottle made from 100% bio-based high-density polyethylene for its Odwalla juice. The material was sourced from Brazil-based chemicals and plastics company Braskem.
In June 2012, Coca-Cola also teamed up with Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble to form the Plant PET Technology Collaborative.
Together, these brands have been working together to pursue a 100% renewable polyester plastic solution made entirely from plants for use in everything from clothing and footwear, to automotive fabric and packaging.
Coke is partnering with The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to create guiding principles for sourcing agricultural feedstocks used in PlantBottle packaging.
In 2015, at the Expo Milano World's Fair, Coca-Cola showcased the world's first demonstration-scale PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based materials. The bottles used BioFormPX paraxylene produced by Coca-Cola partner Virent.
By 2018 PlantBottle technology had been used in more than 60 billion packages worldwide, although Coca-Cola was accused of "greenwashing" by a Danish local environmental group called Forests of the World who claimed that the company's marketing of PlantBottle was exaggerated and misleading.
In July 2019 the Company committed to reducing the carbon footprint of "the drink in your hand" by 25% by 2020, compared to 2010 levels.
This includes the first-ever goal targeting for the entire Coca-Cola end-to-end value chain, cutting CO₂ across its manufacturing processes, packaging formats, delivery fleet, refrigeration equipment and ingredient sourcing.
Coca-Cola has calculated that this will directly and indirectly prevent the release of 220 million tons (20 million tonnes) of CO₂ into the atmosphere.
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Decco unwittingly causes trouble for Denzo when he attempts to stitch Mark up.
Dermot complains to Leo about the security of the office and says that Pete and Damien are making a huge mess. Barry does his best to try and build bridges with Vivienne but she is reluctant to trust him again. He meets with Wayne and Charlie, who suggest that he should do a 'look back on Carrigstown community' with a collage of community images.
Mark begs Zumo to get Decco to lay off but he refuses to help him. Decco swears that he is going to humiliate Mark. He decides to get his revenge by stitching Mark up, saying to Leo it was Mark who stole the computers and telling him to check the CCTV. A horrified Leo watches the footage back and spots Mark and Denzo walking into the Smart Office with bags, but is unable to see what they do after that.
Sash and Sean clash over who's boss, but Sash soon realises that Sean fancies her and begins to use this to get him to do the worst jobs for her. Charlie comments that the back of Christy's house smells like a sewerage, which makes him more determined to fix his drain. He is shocked at the price he is quoted by Pete, and Sean suggests that Ray might be able to help him.
Ray arrives and brings a whole host of equipment with him, which worries Christy. He goes out the back with a shovel, sweeping brush and wrench, and goes to work. Later he proclaims that he has fixed it and Christy can pay him with a bucket of chicken dippers and pints.
Damien and Pete pay Mark for his help but then dock his wages for the upset he has caused. Vivienne is impressed when she sees the interest Barry has created about the newsletter and how he has rallied the community together. Dermot becomes even more stressed when he realises that he can't find the hard drive with all his Belfast clients' information on it.
Christy, Sean and Ray go to McCoys for drinks and are shocked when they hear that McCoys' and the Hungry Pigs' drains are not working. Decco learns from Denzo that he has dropped him in it as well, as he went to the Smart Office with Mark.


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Q: How do I mix Stripe's javascript paymentRequest with PHP handling serverside when integrating Apple Pay I am using Stripe elements to make an asychronous paymentRequest to charge customers.  The request returns 'success' irrespective of the charge result so what's the best way to return a state so I can handle the charge state client side and report a failed charge? Do I need to use endpoints? Stripe seems to leave us hanging after the charge with no guidance.
Listener:
<script>
    paymentRequest.on('token', function(ev) {

        fetch('https://example.com/pub/apple.php', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: JSON.stringify({token: ev.token.id , email: ev.token.email}),
        headers: {'content-type': 'application/json'},
    })
      .then(function(response) {
        if (response.ok) {

          // Report to the browser that the payment was successful, prompting
          // it to close the browser payment interface.

          ev.complete('success');

        } else {

          // Report to the browser that the payment failed, prompting it to
          // re-show the payment interface, or show an error message and close
          // the payment interface.

          ev.complete('fail');
        }
  });
});
    </script>

https://example.com/pub/apple.php:
require_once('../_stripe-php-4.9.0/init.php');

// Retrieve the request's body and parse it as JSON
$input = @file_get_contents("php://input");
$json = json_decode($input);

// get the token from the returned object

$token = $json->token;
$email = $json->email;

$skey = 'sk_test_Y********************F';

\Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey($skey);

//  create the customer

$customer = \Stripe\Customer::create(array(
          "source" => $token,
           "description" => 'Device',
           "email" => $email)
        );

    //charge the card

    $charge = \Stripe\Charge::create(array(
              "amount" => 1000,
              "currency" => 'GBP',
              "statement_descriptor" => 'MTL',
              "description" => 'Device - '.$customer->id,
              "customer" => $customer->id)
            );

A: In order to let the user know that their charge failed, and trigger ev.complete('fail'); in the code above, you'll need response.ok inside your fetch request to return false.
Let's first look at the definition of that response.ok property,

The ok read-only property of the Response interface contains a Boolean
  stating whether the response was successful (status in the range
  200-299) or not.

via https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Response/ok
So for a successful request you want PHP to return a 2xx status (let's say 200) , and for failure a non-200 HTTP status code (lets say a 402).
In your PHP, you will attempt to make a Charge, then receive a response from Stripe. Based upon this response, you should make PHP return a status to your front-end --- either a 200 OK or a 402 error.
You can do this with the function http_response_code(), e.g. http_response_code(200) or http_response_code(402)
http://php.net/manual/en/function.http-response-code.php
Let's look at a simplified example
try {
  // make a charge
  $charge = \Stripe\Charge::create(array(
    "amount" => 1000,
    "currency" => 'GBP',
    "source" => $token
  ));

  // send a 200 ok
  http_response_code(200);
  print("Charge successful");

} catch(\Stripe\Error\Card $e) {
  // Since it's a decline, \Stripe\Error\Card will be caught
  $body = $e->getJsonBody();
  $err  = $body['error'];

  // this charge declined, return a 402
  // response.ok should then be false
  http_response_code(402);
  print('Error:' . $err['message']);
}

The Charge call here is wrapped in a try-catch block. If the charge succeeds, a 200 HTTP response code is sent, and response.ok will be true.
If the user provides a card that declines, that error will be caught, and 402 HTTP response code will be returned (along with an error message). In that case response.ok would be false, so ev.complete('fail'); would be called.
There are some other types of Stripe errors you probably want to catch, a full reference is here,
https://stripe.com/docs/api/errors
https://stripe.com/docs/api/errors/handling


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The largest private-sector urban redevelopment in Japan's history, Roppongi Hills is one of the most influential mixed‐use neighborhoods in the world and a model for urban development.
Offering a unique composition of indoor and outdoor spaces for working, entertainment, leisure, learning and creating, this 28-acre "city within a city" provides a new heart to the Tokyo Metropolitan area. With an average of 100,000 visitors on weekdays, approximately 20,000 employees in offices and commercial establishments, and about 2,000 residents, the complex houses the 380-room Grand Hyatt Tokyo hotel, cultural facilities, office space, over 200 shops and restaurants, structured parking for 2,760 vehicles, and comprehensive infrastructure including a district heating and cooling system.
The scheme creates a hub for new cultural creation and information dissemination, where people from around the world gather in an atmosphere of intercultural exchange. The ultra-skyscraper, the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, features over 40 floors of flexible office space with the largest space per floor of any office building in Japan, at approximately 4,500 metres. Equipped with cutting-edge ultra high-speed information network facilities, the Mori Tower is built to a comprehensive earthquake resistant design and offers state-of-the-art security functions.
Mori Building Company
Mori Biru (Architect of Record), Jerde (Interior Designer), Remedios Siembieda (Interior Designer), Super Potato (Interior Designer)
Cívico + Cultural, Hotéis, Urbanismo, Uso Misto, Escritório, Residencial, Comercial, Arranha-céu, Transporte
28 acres / 622,000 m2 / 6,700,000 ft2
380 Rooms / 793 Residences
Award for Excellence: Asia Pacific (Urban Land Institute 2007), Skyscraper Award-#5 (Emporis 2003)
JR Central Towers
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Otemachi Tower
Project Type:Uso Misto
Project Location:Ásia-Pacífico


Euphoria's Handcarved Rubberstamps: October Stamps!
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For customized hand-carved stamps, be as detailed as you can in your request; your design or mine, stamp size, font size, fontstyle, images, shape, stamp, quantity, expected receiving date, etc. Stamp prices varies according to the detail of your requests. Email me your detail requirement or fill in the form and I will quote accordingly. If you get the design from somebody else's blog, please obtain their permission first.
Maklumat awal yang saya perlukan untuk menyatakan harga chop adalah, samada anda ingin saya mengukir lakaran/teks yg anda hasilkan, ataupun anda mahu saya membuat lakaran/teks baru. Sekiranya anda ingin saya mengukir dari lakaran yg anda jumpa di blog seseorang, sila dapatkan kebenaran empunya terlebih dahulu. :) Nyatakan juga yg berikut: saiz chop yg diperlukan, bulat atau 4 segi, saiz teks, jenis font utk teks, dan tarikh chop diperlukan.
If you are wondering why its higher than the Poslaju rate, please be informed, it is inclusive of these costs: driving to/from the post office, box material, wrapping paper, cellophane tapes, stationery, labour and risks.
Euphoria Craftwork (EC) is a home-based crafter based in Malaysia. EC carve erasers and rubber sheets by hand and turn them into customized rubberstamps.
If you'd like to purchase one, kindly submit your sketch or artwork, but not somebody else's copyrighted work. By submitting your order, you will agree to be liable to any copyright claims arising from the production of your rubberstamps.
EC produces custom sized hand-carved rubberstamp. Our stamp handles are made from repurposed wood and our packaging from recycled boxes. Our advice to the viewers, if you are on a tight budget, please look for other options before making an order with EC. Our pricing is premium since we don't mass-produce our stamps. We carve each line by hand and do not have any industrial based machines that would give us the economies of scale. We also do not sell inkpads.