Have you ever stood in the dark, in a forest, far from home, very early in the morning, with frost forming on your hair because it's minus 23°C, all for the sight of a guy driving a car exceptionally fast? If you have I'll bet you will end up asking yourself if you are totally mad.
Of course the answer to that question is obvious. You are quite certainly off your head, albeit that there seem to be quite a few people infected with the same malady, as in this icy place you are most certainly not alone. There is a burbling under-current of discussion which, for once, does not allow my usual pastime of listening in, as English does not predominate.
With a number of small fires pocketing the dark gradually coming to life as the pink tinge of the sky then turns to a gentle blue, you can see more people picking their way through the soft, deep snow hiding the rather tricky terrain under foot. You only have to smile to begin a conversation in English and to get a welcome around one of the small fires. This happens just before your toes fall off with frost-bite and allows you to imagine taking your top layer of gloves off in order to get a photo as the Iceman hurries by.
Then you hear a growling in the distance and the thwack of helicopter blades and anticipation rises. All at once a car arrives - it's Mikka; then another and it's Seb; followed by Jari-Matte - each leaping over the ridge with a roar, squirming across the track as they brake for a corner and douse you in snow as they pass so, so close to you they take your breath with them as they go. Some more than others!
Once a certain cool Finn goes by it's time to move on, perhaps to another stage, perhaps to the Service area, perhaps for a snack from one of the trestle tables set up with refreshments (no burger vans or even ice creams! in sight here).
The Service area in the middle of the very bleak Hagfors airfield doesn't have the charm of the F1 paddock, with, of course, one exception. The exception is very important to my visit so all is okay with the world. When you aren't amongst the trees, as on a stage, even a minor breeze freezes your bones. The cars are under rather flimsy canvas awnings with no sides and you have to feel sorry for the mechanics struggling to do enough work in 15, 30 or a generous 45 minutes, to make the gradually worn looking vehicles fit for another battering.
The tyres look like a Goth's dream with 384 studs in each. Being run over here would result in rather severe acupuncture so I resist throwing myself in front of anyone's car!
Sweden is totally beautiful with its snow like very smooth icing on the great expanses of frozen lakes, pretty little houses, acres of trees and the blue sky to set it all off. And rally cars! You trip over them everywhere, including getting overtaken on the open road as they move from stage to stage. As they come past I am cricking my neck trying to establish if it's number 8. Please let it be number 8.
It's always clear when Kimi is expected as a crowd forms and from a distance it appears to boil with enthusiasm as some jump up and down and others brace themselves to take a snatched photo. He rarely leaves his car at the beginning or end of a stage but travels a short way along the road and, when out of sight or a distance from the fans, jumps out to remove his helmet and check the tyres. In fact a lot of drivers follow this process, particularly if, like Dani Sordo you need to prune the car of foliage and the stripped tape bordering the stages.
I could go on for hours but expect you are all bored by my enthusiasm. I do have to say that seeing them on the road from 5.30am to 8.40pm with only short breaks for service stops has given me a huge respect for the guys who do this. Also there is something rather real about rallying which makes the F1 crowd seem almost, but not quite, effete by comparison. Perhaps real men go rallying.


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Burgum thanks State Water Commission members for their service, opens positions for applications
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 07:00pm
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today thanked the members of the State Water Commission for their decades of service and contributions to water resource management in North Dakota.
Under state law, all seven appointed members of the State Water Commission are considered to have resigned effective Jan. 1 of the first year of each four-year term of the governor.
Burgum accepted the members' statutorily triggered resignations after today's meeting.
Two of the members, Harley Swenson of Bismarck and Robert Thompson of Page, joined the commission in March 1993 as two of four new members appointed at the time by then-Gov. Ed Schafer. Commission member Larry Hanson of Bismarck has served on the panel since July 1999, while Maurice Foley of Minot and Arne Berg of Devils Lake were both appointed in December 2006. Douglas Vosper has served since 2008, and George Nodland of Dickinson has served on the commission since October 2013.
Combined, the seven members have served more than 100 years on the commission.
"The State of North Dakota is grateful for the leadership of these State Water Commission members," Burgum said. "Their service in promoting water resource management and addressing flood protection, water supply and other water issues is greatly appreciated."
For purposes of continuity, the governor must reappoint three of the seven members to fill out their terms. Burgum is reappointing Berg, Foley and Hanson to complete their terms, which end June 30, 2017. Pursuant to statute, these commissioners shall continue to serve until the governor's appointments have been named and qualified.
"It is always a good board governance practice to thoroughly review a pool of leadership candidates at the beginning of a new term," Burgum said.
All current commissioners are eligible to reapply. The governor will accept applications for the open commission seats until Friday, July 21. The application form can be found online at https://www.governor.nd.gov/boards/.
The nine-member State Water Commission consists of Burgum as chairman, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring as an ex-officio member, and seven members appointed by the governor to six-year terms, with one member each from the seven major drainage basins in North Dakota. The commission meets six times a year. The State Engineer serves as the commission's executive officer, overseeing the staff who carry out the commission's work.

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The interior of the church of St Trophime in the Place de la République is pretty dull in a gaunt Romanesque sort of way in spite of having a significant and important ecclesiastical history. It was also the start of the southernmost of the four main pilgrimage routes through France to Santiago di Compostella in Spain, the Via Tolosana. What you cannot miss, of course, is the west facade that is adorned by one of the great Romanesque sculptural programmes in France. Good enough to rival Vézelay, Moissac and some famous others. And its free!
The cloister isn't, I'm afraid, but is still worth the entrance fee - until, that is, the restorers get to work soon. French architectural restorers since the great days of Viollet le Duc in Paris (he of Ste Chapelle, Paris restoration fame) in the nineteenth century and more recently the dreaded André Malraux, ("Minister of Culture" under the Charles de Gaulle) have maintained a particularly aggressive attitude towards the restoration of France's ancient monuments. Basically they want to make the place look like it has just come out of the box. (If you ever "do" the northern French Romanesque abbey thing, be prepared) One can see this particularly with the Amphitheatre in Arles at the south west corner. Fortunately this approach also costs a huge amount of money so unless the European Union can be persuaded to fork out equally huge amounts of money (increasingly difficult in these troubled times) the restorers will be forced to control themselves and the monuments will be saved from the ravages of total renewal. Thus there is some hope that the wonderful column sculptures in the cloister will not be polished within an inch of their lives and restored instead with sympathy and a certain amount of restraint. Go up onto the roof as well.


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Chasing the noise in industrial A/B testing: what to do when all the low-hanging fruit have been picked?
Commenting on this post on the "80% power" lie, Roger Bohn writes:
The low power problem bugged me so much in the semiconductor industry that I wrote 2 papers about around 1995. Variability estimates come naturally from routine manufacturing statistics, which in semicon were tracked carefully because they are economically important. The sample size is determined by how many production lots (e.g. 24 wafers each) you are willing to run in the experiment – each lot adds to the cost.
What I found was that small process improvements were almost impossible to detect, using the then-standard experimental methods. For example, if an experiment has a genuine yield impact of 0.2 percent, that can be worth a few million dollars. (A semiconductor fabrication facility produced at that time roughly $1 to $5 billion of output per year.) But a change of that size was lost in the noise. Only when the true effect rose into the 1% or higher range was there much hope of detecting it. (And a 1% yield change, from a single experiment, would be spectacular.)
Yet semicon engineers were running these experiments all the time, and often acting on the results. What was going on? One conclusion was that most good experiments were "short loop" trials, meaning that the wafers did not go all the way through the process. For example, you could run an experiment on a single mask layer, and then measure the effect on manufacturing tolerances. (Not the right terminology in semicon, but that is what they are called elsewhere.) In this way, the only noise was from the single mask layer. Such an experiment would not tell you the impact on yields, but an engineering model could estimate the relationship between tolerances ===> yields. Now, small changes were detectable with reasonable sample sizes.
This relates to noise-chasing in A/B testing, it relates to the failure of null hypothesis significance testing when studying incremental changes, and what to do about it, and it relates to our recent discussions about how to do medical trials using precise measurements of relevant intermediate outcomes.
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Give your kid an iPad in the car? You could pay the price at bedtime.
Uh-oh. Here is some alarming news for parents: A new study has found that toddlers who use touch-screen devices, such as tablets, get less shut-eye as a result. The study was published in Science Reports. Researchers surveyed over 700 parents regarding their child's sleep patterns and their use of touch-screen devices. The children in question were between 6 and 36 months of age.
The researchers discovered a "significant association" between the frequency of touch-screen usage and the child's sleep habits. Kids who used tablets more frequently had a tougher time falling asleep, and they also logged fewer minutes of sleep overall when compared to children who did not use touch-screen devices, or who used them less frequently.
Ultimately, the researchers concluded that for each hour the tots used a tablet, they slept 15.6 fewer minutes. Wow. That's a pretty strong link between touch-screen use and a child's sleep habits.
We know that sleep is essential for a child's growing brain and body (not to mention, their mood!), so this research is really important for parents. While many of us rely on touch-screen devices to help children get through long car rides or to occupy them at restaurants, this study shows that our little ones could be paying the price at bedtime.
But why is it that touch-screen devices are so bad for our kids' sleep?
Researchers have several theories. First, it could be that kids simply have less time to sleep if they are playing on their tablets. After all, who wants to go to sleep when they could be playing "Peppa Pig" on their Kindle Fire?
Second, the content of the media on the touch screens may keep kids awake. Playing an exciting video game before bed may make it more difficult for kiddos to nod off, and the moving images and flashing lights may also make it harder to close those peepers.
A third theory is that the blue light from the screen could be throwing off kids' circadian rhythm. Past research has shown that the blue light emitted from the screens on smartphones, laptops and tablets can interfere with the body's natural circadian rhythms and suppress the production of melatonin, a hormone that helps to regulate our sleep, in our brains.
So, if you want your wee ones to fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer, limit their use of touch-screen devices, especially as it starts to get dark outside. Instead, read to them, play games, sing songs or try other calming activities that will help your kids to slow down and get into relaxation mode.


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Still working on finding some derailleurs, but fork is now taken care of (more on that soon) and Greg will hopefully dig up my crankset from the depths of the shop basement soon, and then I'll be all set except for a few bits and pieces.
Pedals are in the mail and should arrive any day now, and Shawn's got my new computer with heart rate, elevation, and all sorts of other fun features. It's a Sigma Rox 9.0 and looks like it should be a fun toy! It'll go on the road bike, but a second mount kit will allow it to work on the TT bike as well instead of having two separate computers. I'm excited to have heart rate again (after the Polar disappointment) even though it's not quite a Power Meter. Ah well.. that will come eventually!
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Blue Jays' J.A. Happ gets save in homer-happy MLB all-star game
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ throws in the tenth inning during the Major League Baseball all-star game on Tuesday in Washington. Happ earned the win as the AL won 8-6. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As ball after ball soared over him and to his left and right in the centre field bullpen, J.A. Happ had a strange feeling that there would be a wild ending to his first all-star game.
And the Blue Jays left-hander had this hunch that somehow he would be involved as a central character.
Indeed he was.
In a Midsummer Classic that set a record with 10 combined home runs, the big, personable Happ got the first save of his professional career as the American League prevailed 8-6 over the National League in 10 innings.
"You can't even think these things up, it's just crazy," said Happ, who at the end of a wild night in the U.S. capital became the first Jays pitcher to earn a save at an all-star game. "This game is awesome that way. I had a weird feeling all game that I was going to get in."
There was so much that took place at Nationals Park to get to Happ and the 10th inning, especially from the seventh inning onward when 11 of the game's runs were scored.
All but one of the 14 to cross the plate came off of the long ball, a barrage that began with a second-inning solo shot by 2017 Home Run Derby champ Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees.
Much deeper into the D.C. night it seemed as though the AL squad was going to sneak out with a win in nine innings, and then the Reds Scooter Gennett struck with a two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning and the craziness continued.
On to extra innings it went.
Back-to-back home runs by World Series champion and Houston Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer, plus another run scored on a sac fly later in the top half of the 10th inning, gave the AL an 8-5 lead.
Running out of arms at that point, AL manager A.J. Hinch went to Happ — his ninth pitcher of the night. And even then the craziness wasn't done.
The very first pitch Happ threw as an all-star was knocked out of the park by none other than Canadian Joey Votto, who has had huge success against the Jays starter in his career. Happ composed himself and got the next three outs to earn the save, his first as a professional and first of any kind since 2002 when he was a freshman at Northwestern University.
"That was awesome," said the 35-year-old Illinois native. "It was nerve-wracking for me out there but it was fun. What a great game."
And what a slugfest. The homer roll went like this: Judge, Mike Trout, Willson Contreras, Trevor Story, Jean Segura, Christian Yelech, Gennett, game MVP Bregman, Springer, and Votto. And at times, it felt like it would never end.
It was a dizzying display, really, and one reflective of the trends in today's game where the long ball means so much and home run hitters tend to dominate.
"That's the way it seems to be, just like the regular season, where home runs count for everything," Happ said.
Six of the homers were of the solo variety, the first time that has happened in the all-star game. The Bregman-Springer back-to-backs were the first by teammates since Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn of the Dodgers did so in 1975.
The ending wasn't necessarily the way that anyone had drawn it up, and there was a deflating feeling for Hinch when his team gave up the tying runs in the ninth to force extras.
With that, however, came the opportunity for Hinch to give a veteran pitcher a chance for a moment he'll never forget, making Happ a worthy sidebar to the homer-happy batters that had so much success throughout the night.
"It didn't make me happy we were going into extra innings," Hinch said afterwards. "But I was thrilled for a veteran like J.A. Happ, who has waited a long time for this stage.
"To get into the game is one thing, but to get the last out was pretty meaningful for him."
HAPP GETS RESPECT
If Happ was nervous about his first trip to the MLB all star game, Justin Verlander and some of his World Series champion Houston Astros teammates eased some of that on Tuesday.
A handful of Astros were chatting with the Blue Jays starter and applauded him for being a trend-setter in the game. Specifically, Verlander and company were impressed with Happ's mastery of the high fastball, a growing trend in the game today.
"They were like 'you were ahead of the curve with the fastball in the top of the zone stuff,' " Happ said. "I wish that was something that I maybe would have recognized earlier in my career that it was a strength of mine.
"Instead, I spent years fighting that at times and now I'm trying to use it more as a weapon. There is a trend that way in baseball as far as I'm concerned. It's fun to have confidence in it instead of trying to fight it."
Happ spent most of the night stapled to the bench in the AL bullpen but started warming in the ninth to come in for the successful save opportunity.
EXPANDED HORIZONS
It gets tiring at times, the inevitable questions regarding potential future expansion whenever MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks publicly.
But there was certainly reason to take notice on Tuesday when Manfred said he favoured eight four-team divisions.
"Once (stadium issues in Tampa and Oakland) are resolved, I would love to get to 32 teams," Manfred said. "There are a number of cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States that want Major League Baseball. That's great for our sport."
In an interview on the Dan Patrick Show, Manfred went a step further citing both Montreal "and maybe someplace else in Canada."
Before getting too excited — we see you Montreal — note that in various interviews as Manfred made the rounds on Tuesday he talked about Nashville, Portland and Las Vegas all being possibilities for expansion.
COMMISH ON OSUNA
When asked about Jays closer Roberto Osuna returning to the team before his court case regarding charges he assaulted a woman in Toronto back in May is settled, Manfred stood by the league's domestic violence policy.
Considering the policy was formed jointly with the players association and Osuna agreed to waive the right to appeal, this is no surprise.
"We negotiated a domestic violence policy that has proved to be extraordinarily effective across a wide variety of circumstances," Manfred at the annual BBWA luncheon. "If the application of that policy results in Roberto coming back to work after a very long suspension while there are still unresolved criminal proceedings, I can live with that because that's the policy we negotiated."
Jays general manager Ross Atkins said recently that the team will welcome Osuna back as its closer when his 75-game suspension ends on Aug. 4. In fact, the 23-year-old native of Mexico is already active in a rehab assignment pitching one scoreless inning on Tuesday morning in the Dunedin Blue Jays 4-0 win over the Florida Fire Frogs.
Osuna has been out of action since he was charged by police on May 9.
AROUND THE BASES
With speculation that he is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers as early as tomorrow, Orioles star Manny Machado did nothing to dispel the rumours when he left Nationals Park in the seventh inning without talking to the media … Tuesday's game was the fifth time the Midsummer Classic was played in Washington but the first since 1969 when it was contested at RFK Stadium … After the first 88 editions of the all star game, the all-time record was knotted at 43-43-2 … The AL entered this year's 89th edition on a five-game winning streak …This is the third game-tying home run in the ninth inning or later in ASG history, along with Ralph Kiner in 1950 and Fred McGriff in 1994.
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With the oldest of the turbocharged Buick Regals well over thirty years old, you would expect a digital, late-model GM rag to have all but dismissed them by now, but oh no. We have been under something of a resurgence in the popularity of these cars, as enthusiasts have been clamoring to dig them out of barns, fields, used car lots and even their parents or grandparents garages.
You can chalk it up to nostalgia, video game popularity, Vin Diesel or whatever you want, but they're back – and in a big way! We've been seeing huge numbers being paid for GNXs, too, and now with this 16-mile example apparently coming out of the woodwork, we can only speculate what she'll go for.
We've seen some examples with roughy 300 miles on them fetch $125k, but one this low is entirely new territory for the market. It's scheduled to hit Mecum Auctions: Chicago during the first week of October and arrives as Lot S105.1. Being a one-owner Buick with full documentation (jacket, M.S.O., window sticker, numbered GNX book, etc.), it will likely fetch a substantial amount more than the typical 50,000-mile Grand National in your local Auto Trader.
For those that don't know, the GNX is essentially a "normal" Grand National turned up to 11. From ASC, who commissioned the build on behalf of Buick, it received upgraded wheels and tires, a ceramic turbocharger, intercooler, a less restrictive exhaust system, ECU recalibration, a bit more boost and several cosmetic touches, such as the limited-but-labeled GNX badging, wheel flares and fender-mounted heat extractors. The interior was exactly the same, but featured usable and fully-analog Stewart Warner gauges and a numbered plaque on the dash.
Rumors persisted for decades that the cylinder heads received a port & polish job, but that was nothing more than an urban legend. Engine-wise, it was directly carried-over form any other Grand National. As a result, the horsepower jumped from 245, to 276, which is widely regarded as being underrated and closer to 300. The torque also saw a boost as well, from 355 lb-ft to 360… but again, it was underrated, being somewhere closer to 400 lb-ft. which is quite respectable, even today.
We ultimately don't know what this GNX will bring at Mecum: Chicago, but if you're interested in adding it to your collection, bring your checkbook!


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Krista was born in small town, Batavia, New York, studied musical theater in NYC and became a SAG certified stunt woman while living & working in LA. Krista (Singer, Composer and all around Lifestyle Enthusiast and Adrenaline seeker) has called Nashville home since 2003. Since arriving in Music City, Krista has written, recorded and toured all over North America and internationally, first as a solo artist signed to Sony ATV Publishing and Broken Bow Records, followed by a six year stint on the Elektra Records trio THE FARM and then as half of the Reviver Records singer/songwriter duo NEW NORTH. Krista, with her husband Marc founded TGL Farms in Hendersonville Tn. near Nashville in 2017 and are now combining their loves of music, lifestyle and adventure in creative ways with the simple goal to enjoy life's gifts and work to inspire others to do the same. Catch Krista as she hosts the groundbreaking hit tv series THE SONG TV Recorded Live @ TGL Farms Season 3 NOW airing!
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Krista Marie was born in the small town of Batavia, New York. Her mother sang opera, (which helps explain Krista's diverse & eclectic musical background) while her late father (who Krista devastatingly lost to colon cancer weeks before her 14th birthday) was a world renowned, classical accordionist & concert pianist. Music & horsepower have always gone hand in hand from 4-H horse shows, to her first motorcycle Krista managed to save enough money and buy at age 15. She also tried her hand at racing mini stock cars, snowmobiles and, eventually, ATV's.
After studying musical theater in NYC, Krista moved west to L.A. where she earned her membership in the Screen Actors Guild appearing in various film, television and commercial productions. True to her nature, Krista went on to become a stunt woman, while continuing to focus on her songwriting.
Relocating to Nashville in 2003 to pursue music full time, Krista has written and recorded numerous projects and has toured all over North America and internationally, first as a solo artist signed to Sony ATV Publishing and Broken Bow Records, followed by a six year stint on the Elektra Records trio THE FARM. Last year, Krista released her EP "Puzzle Piece" under the name NEW NORTH. Check it out on Spotify, Amazon Music & Apple Music today!
A pick up truck kinda gal… Dirt & high speed is where KM feels most at home, when not on stage. She co-wrote and performed the official ESPN, NHRA Drag Racing theme song for the 2009 season. In the spring of 2008, Krista had a near fatal crash while racing the ATVA National Motocross Circuit. The incident left her with 11 broken bones, and a lacerated liver, including 4 spinal fractures, 4 broken ribs, collar bone, wrist & femur. Dr.'s were unsure if she would survive or ever walk again but she beat the odds as she approached her extended rehab with sheer determination & perseverance and has fully recovered from the devastating wreck. Still enjoying her throttle time albeit a bit more cautious, Krista rides her Yamaha 450 ATV racer & V-Rod Muscle (Harley-Davidson). Competitive motocross racing has been replaced by horseback riding and training as she balances her time between her music and her love of all things horsepower.
Currently, you can watch Krista hosting the nationally syndicated hit television show, THE SONG TV - Recorded Live @ TGL Farms, now airing & in its third season! As host on the show, she has interviewed iconic artists & songwriters such as Don McLean, Pat Monahan - TRAIN, Jason Mraz, Stephen Marley, Gretchen Wilson, Melissa Etheridge, Rob Thomas, STYX, Brian McKnight, Sarah McLachlan, Collective Soul & so many more! This season, Krista has also taken on the role of associate producer, set designer, collaborator, drone operator & BTS for the shows social media. "I love being a part of the ENTIRE creative process, and now both being in front of the camera & behind the scenes... "
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Krista spends a lot of her time doing DIY projects at her family farm in Hendersonville, TN. TGL Farms aka: "The Good Life" Farms, has become a sanctuary to her menagerie of sweet fur & feathered friends, including Champion Friesian Horses ~ imported from Holland, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, an apiary with the help of fellow beekeeper & mentor, John Ratcliff, produce local, raw, honey, as well as organic chicken & duck eggs. Krista is a proud supporter & sponsor of 4-H and FFA programs and is a board member of HoneybeeTN.org helping to bring awareness to the next generation of the importance of the honeybee and what it means to our wellbeing & the environment & world we live in. Follow @TGLfarms on social media to keep up with Krista's next project!


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Q: How do I implement and use a low-level keyboard hook in Unity to disable windows shortcuts? My Question
How do I implement and use a low-level keyboard hook in Unity to disable windows shortcuts?
I would like to prevent the user being able to lose focus of my game through accidental use of the windows key. This is because my application is designed for toddlers who can press the keyboard quite randomly.
From searching stack overflow it seems that I need to implement a a low-level keyboard hook.
What I have tried
The below has been implemented in Unity. When pressing the print screen button it should turn the background color of my application black proving that I have implemented it correctly. However, when testing to see if I can capture keyboard inputs using this I have found that this block of code
        Debug.Log("Print Screen");
        Camera cam = FindObjectOfType<Camera>();
        cam.backgroundColor = Color.black;

does not get called and the background colour does not change to black.
The code
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace SnagFree.TrayApp.Core
{
    class GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs : HandledEventArgs
    {
        public GlobalKeyboardHook.KeyboardState KeyboardState { get; private set; }
        public GlobalKeyboardHook.LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent KeyboardData { get; private set; }

        public GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs(
            GlobalKeyboardHook.LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent keyboardData,
            GlobalKeyboardHook.KeyboardState keyboardState)
        {
            KeyboardData = keyboardData;
            KeyboardState = keyboardState;
        }
    }

    //Based on https://gist.github.com/Stasonix
    class GlobalKeyboardHook : IDisposable
    {
        public event EventHandler<GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs> KeyboardPressed;

        public GlobalKeyboardHook()
        {
            _windowsHookHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            _user32LibraryHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            _hookProc = LowLevelKeyboardProc; // we must keep alive _hookProc, because GC is not aware about SetWindowsHookEx behaviour.

            _user32LibraryHandle = LoadLibrary("User32");
            if (_user32LibraryHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
                throw new Win32Exception(errorCode, $"Failed to load library 'User32.dll'. Error {errorCode}: {new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()).Message}.");
            }

            _windowsHookHandle = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, _hookProc, _user32LibraryHandle, 0);
            if (_windowsHookHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
                throw new Win32Exception(errorCode, $"Failed to adjust keyboard hooks for '{Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName}'. Error {errorCode}: {new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()).Message}.");
            }
        }

        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing)
            {
                // because we can unhook only in the same thread, not in garbage collector thread
                if (_windowsHookHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
                {
                    if (!UnhookWindowsHookEx(_windowsHookHandle))
                    {
                        int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
                        throw new Win32Exception(errorCode, $"Failed to remove keyboard hooks for '{Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName}'. Error {errorCode}: {new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()).Message}.");
                    }
                    _windowsHookHandle = IntPtr.Zero;

                    // ReSharper disable once DelegateSubtraction
                    _hookProc -= LowLevelKeyboardProc;
                }
            }

            if (_user32LibraryHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
            {
                if (!FreeLibrary(_user32LibraryHandle)) // reduces reference to library by 1.
                {
                    int errorCode = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
                    throw new Win32Exception(errorCode, $"Failed to unload library 'User32.dll'. Error {errorCode}: {new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()).Message}.");
                }
                _user32LibraryHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
            }
        }

        ~GlobalKeyboardHook()
        {
            Dispose(false);
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            Dispose(true);
            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
        }

        private IntPtr _windowsHookHandle;
        private IntPtr _user32LibraryHandle;
        private HookProc _hookProc;

        delegate IntPtr HookProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
        private static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary(string lpFileName);

        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        private static extern bool FreeLibrary(IntPtr hModule);

        /// <summary>
        /// The SetWindowsHookEx function installs an application-defined hook procedure into a hook chain.
        /// You would install a hook procedure to monitor the system for certain types of events. These events are
        /// associated either with a specific thread or with all threads in the same desktop as the calling thread.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="idHook">hook type</param>
        /// <param name="lpfn">hook procedure</param>
        /// <param name="hMod">handle to application instance</param>
        /// <param name="dwThreadId">thread identifier</param>
        /// <returns>If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle to the hook procedure.</returns>
        [DllImport("USER32", SetLastError = true)]
        static extern IntPtr SetWindowsHookEx(int idHook, HookProc lpfn, IntPtr hMod, int dwThreadId);

        /// <summary>
        /// The UnhookWindowsHookEx function removes a hook procedure installed in a hook chain by the SetWindowsHookEx function.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hhk">handle to hook procedure</param>
        /// <returns>If the function succeeds, the return value is true.</returns>
        [DllImport("USER32", SetLastError = true)]
        public static extern bool UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr hHook);

        /// <summary>
        /// The CallNextHookEx function passes the hook information to the next hook procedure in the current hook chain.
        /// A hook procedure can call this function either before or after processing the hook information.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="hHook">handle to current hook</param>
        /// <param name="code">hook code passed to hook procedure</param>
        /// <param name="wParam">value passed to hook procedure</param>
        /// <param name="lParam">value passed to hook procedure</param>
        /// <returns>If the function succeeds, the return value is true.</returns>
        [DllImport("USER32", SetLastError = true)]
        static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(IntPtr hHook, int code, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
        public struct LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// A virtual-key code. The code must be a value in the range 1 to 254.
            /// </summary>
            public int VirtualCode;

            /// <summary>
            /// A hardware scan code for the key.
            /// </summary>
            public int HardwareScanCode;

            /// <summary>
            /// The extended-key flag, event-injected Flags, context code, and transition-state flag. This member is specified as follows. An application can use the following values to test the keystroke Flags. Testing LLKHF_INJECTED (bit 4) will tell you whether the event was injected. If it was, then testing LLKHF_LOWER_IL_INJECTED (bit 1) will tell you whether or not the event was injected from a process running at lower integrity level.
            /// </summary>
            public int Flags;

            /// <summary>
            /// The time stamp stamp for this message, equivalent to what GetMessageTime would return for this message.
            /// </summary>
            public int TimeStamp;

            /// <summary>
            /// Additional information associated with the message.
            /// </summary>
            public IntPtr AdditionalInformation;
        }

        public const int WH_KEYBOARD_LL = 13;
        //const int HC_ACTION = 0;

        public enum KeyboardState
        {
            KeyDown = 0x0100,
            KeyUp = 0x0101,
            SysKeyDown = 0x0104,
            SysKeyUp = 0x0105
        }

        public const int VkSnapshot = 0x2c;
        //const int VkLwin = 0x5b;
        //const int VkRwin = 0x5c;
        //const int VkTab = 0x09;
        //const int VkEscape = 0x18;
        //const int VkControl = 0x11;
        const int KfAltdown = 0x2000;
        public const int LlkhfAltdown = (KfAltdown >> 8);

        public IntPtr LowLevelKeyboardProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
        {
            bool fEatKeyStroke = false;

            var wparamTyped = wParam.ToInt32();
            if (Enum.IsDefined(typeof(KeyboardState), wparamTyped))
            {
                object o = Marshal.PtrToStructure(lParam, typeof(LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent));
                LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent p = (LowLevelKeyboardInputEvent)o;

                var eventArguments = new GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs(p, (KeyboardState)wparamTyped);

                EventHandler<GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs> handler = KeyboardPressed;
                handler?.Invoke(this, eventArguments);

                fEatKeyStroke = eventArguments.Handled;
            }

            return fEatKeyStroke ? (IntPtr)1 : CallNextHookEx(IntPtr.Zero, nCode, wParam, lParam);
        }
    }
}

Usage:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

namespace SnagFree.TrayApp.Core

{

internal class Controller : MonoBehaviour
{
    public bool printScreen = false;

    private GlobalKeyboardHook _globalKeyboardHook;

    public void SetupKeyboardHooks()
    {
        _globalKeyboardHook = new GlobalKeyboardHook();
        _globalKeyboardHook.KeyboardPressed += OnKeyPressed;
    }

    private void OnKeyPressed(object sender, GlobalKeyboardHookEventArgs e)
    {

        //Debug.WriteLine(e.KeyboardData.VirtualCode);

        if (e.KeyboardData.VirtualCode != GlobalKeyboardHook.VkSnapshot)
            return;

        // seems, not needed in the life.
        //if (e.KeyboardState == GlobalKeyboardHook.KeyboardState.SysKeyDown &&
        //    e.KeyboardData.Flags == GlobalKeyboardHook.LlkhfAltdown)
        //{
        //    MessageBox.Show("Alt + Print Screen");
        //    e.Handled = true;
        //}
        //else

        if (e.KeyboardState == GlobalKeyboardHook.KeyboardState.KeyDown)
        {

            e.Handled = true;
            Debug.Log("Print Screen");
            Camera cam = FindObjectOfType<Camera>();
            cam.backgroundColor = Color.black;
        }
    }

    public void Dispose()
    {
        _globalKeyboardHook?.Dispose();
    }
}
}

A: to disable/discard or ignore low level Input you have to use Raw Input
Details here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/inputdev/raw-input
but that's not a good idea to use this in Unity!
Explanation why it is not a good Idea (Asked in comment):
With unity "onboard" tools you cannot disable/ignore key events like Windows key or other combinations because your OS will first process these events and AFTER this, it will pass those to your program like Unity / stand-alone player. To work with unsafe code (import W32Libs) in Unity you have to take care of what you are doing. No one prevents you from creating memory leaks. Also Unity is not designed to go this way, this can lead to unstable  and very weird behavior on runtime (even in the Editor)
Also you will start annoying your users when you remove working behaviors from your OS/Environment that they use normally e.g. when the functionality "Open Task Manager"  is inaccessible due to the keys were removed how would you close the App when it crashed? how can I switch to my Desktop.
This is why I wrote "but that's not a good idea to use this in Unity!"
You can but if you have to ask for a way to do that, you may not have the experience to use it without harm to your system or your users :)

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Q: fake a mousedown with left button in WPF I have a control in WPF
I want to fake a mousedown on that control, with left mouse button
I am trying
myControl.OnMouseDown(new MouseEventArgs(MouseButtons.Left, 1,0,0,0))
but it give me that "Cannot access protected method here"
anybody have idea?
Thanks

A: Use IInputControl.RaiseEvent method:
control.RaiseEvent(new MouseEventArgs(...))

Note that if you actually need to simulate a general click (i.e. regardless of whether it's performed by mouse, keyboard, touch input, or other method), or other high-level interaction with the control, you should probably use WPF Automation API instead.


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Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ Launched: Specifications, Release Date and More
Shubham Mishra Follow on Twitter March 29, 2017 9:45 pmLast Updated: March 29, 2017 9:48 pm
Samsung at its Unpacked 2017 event in New York unveiled the latest addition to Galaxy premium range, the Galaxy S8. The South Korean company on Wednesday also unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S8+ at the same event. Both the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+ will be going on sale starting on April 21, and will be offered in Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue and Maple Gold colours.
Samsung at the event stressed how the new Galaxy S8 is the "start of a new era." The company also showcased its in-house voice-based virtual assistant named Bixby which will debut on the flagship Galaxy S8. As expected, Samsung's Bixby will be taking on other voice-based virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence including Apple's Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana and Amazon's Alexa. The Galaxy S8 will come with a set of pre-installed apps that will work with Bixby.
As rumoured for months, the all-new Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will sport iris recognition, which was earlier seen on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 which has been discontinued. As the name suggests, the biometric recognition scans iris to unlock the phone, verify Samsung account, and more. Additionally, both the devices also sport fingerprint scanner which is located at the back.
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Samsung has also finally introduced its Microsoft Continuum-like feature, Samsung DeX, which will let users use smartphone like a computer by docking it to monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Similar to the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S8 is water-resistant and comes with IP68 certification. Both the handsets run on the company's UI based on Android 7.0 Nougat.
In terms of specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S8 features a 5.8-inch QHD+ (1440×2960 pixels) Super AMOLED display while the Galaxy S8+ sports a 6.2-inch QHD+ (1440×2960 pixels) Super AMOLED display. The company is terming these as Infinity Displays. Both the smartphones sport 12-megapixel 'Dual Pixel' rear camera while there is an 8-megapixel front camera on board as well.
Both the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will come powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 835 SoC. The new Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be powered by an octa-core 10nm processor (four cores clocked at 2.3GHz + four cores clocked at 1.7GHz). Samsung adds that the Galaxy S8 series will be available in different variants based on markets.
The smartphones will be also available in Exynos 8895 SoC variants which will be released in select markets, including most probably India. Both the handsets pack 4GB of RAM and come with 64GB inbuilt storage while also supporting expandable storage via microSD card (up to 256GB). The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will support wireless charging as well as fast charging. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ pack 3000mAh and 3500mAh battery respectively. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ can also connect to the new Gear 360, which was also unveiled at the same event, to create 4K 360-degree videos and 15-megapixel photos.
The Galaxy S8 measures 148.9×68.1x8mm and weighs 155 grams. The Galaxy S8+ measures 159.5×73.4×8.1mm and weighs 173 grams. Lastly talking about the pricing, according to the The Verge post Verizon Wireless has the lowest rates, at $720 (roughly Rs. 46,700) for the Galaxy S8 and $840 (roughly Rs. 54,500) for the Galaxy S8+. Prices go up to $750 (roughly Rs. 48,700) and $850 (roughly Rs. 55,200) respectively.
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Study: When Women Are Scarce, Men Less Interested In Casual Sex
Trending News: Men Only Play The Field When There's More Field To Play
Because this may explain why you're so flirty with the one girl in the office who's a 6 at best outside of it.
Scottish researchers have identified a peculiar human behavior: When fewer women are available, men are less likely to want to engage in casual, unattached sex. A corresponding link to mating behavior in birds leads them to believe this may be a biological thing.
Dudes — we're hound dogs, always looking to score some cheap and easy tail, amirite? At least, the so-called "alphas" among us are, while the "beta males" engage in less-awesome settling behavior in order to have a chance with the ladies. That's kind of how the narrative goes, at least, but new research by scientists at the University of Glasgow tells a different tale: Our attitudes about and desires for uncommitted sex seem to depend heavily on how many women there are around us.
The researchers parsed the data from a study involving 3,209 heterosexual women and 1,244 heterosexual men. They then used something called the Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory to determine the participants attitudes, desires and behaviors regarding noncommittal sexual relations. Additional data from the U.S. Social Science Research Council was included to get representative samples and regional comparisons from all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia.
What they found was that when women were scarce, the way we think about casual sex changed. With more female mating partners available, participants were more likely to believe that love was not necessary for sex, or to admit the desire to sleep with someone they barely knew. Behavior-wise, though, it doesn't appear as though we walk the walk. The availability of female partners seemed to have no effect on how many one-night-stands people reported, which the researchers chalk up to "regional differences" — cultural and social norms based on where people are, basically.
The researchers noted that in some bird species, mating pair bonds are more stable in populations where there are more males than females, so there may be some deeply-seeded biological component to our behavior. I figure that when there are plenty of women to go around, sex isn't particularly rare. On the other hand, when women are scarce, men may drop the playboy act to ensure that they pass on their genes to a quality mate.
Interestingly, the study doesn't single out men and their beliefs or behavior — women are less likely to engage in casual sex when there are fewer women, too. They don't say why, but my guess is that with less competition, women feel less pressure to engage in (biologically speaking) risky sexual behavior in order to attract mates. Then again, any talk of evolutionary psychology/sociobiology should be met with healthy skepticism, so do with that information what you will. The point is, club promoters like to load the place up with ladies for a reason.
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Monegasque marine consultancy CD Marine has entered into a strategic partnership as commercial representatives for GLT Automation S.r.l., Omega S.r.l. and PER Group S.p.A. in Monaco and the South of France.
The agreement—signed at the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show—will see CD Marine acting as a single contact for its partners' services in the region. The companies will utilise CD Marine's recognised business to improve communication and efficiency of service for yachting, shipping and cruise professionals in French markets.
Claudio Caracciolo, founder and CEO of CD Marine, said, "At the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show, CD Marine, GLT Automation S.r.l., Omega S.r.l. and PER Group S.p.A. entered into a partnership to strengthen their offerings in the South of France.
"This year our partners began increasing their existing European presence with great success, already achieving over and above expectations in both the yachting and shipping industries. This has no doubt been helped by the companies' innovative technologies and unique service systems.
GLT Automation was the first business to enter into the commercial partnership, bringing with it a specialised knowledge of on-board electronicautomation and monitoring systems.
Massimo Pescarolo, Marketing Manager of GLT Automation, said, "We have been working on projects with CD Marine for some time now, and are delighted to have a partnership confirmed with Omega and PER Group also involved.
The second partner to sign the agreement was Omega S.r.l. Specialising in fire fighting, safety and rescue equipment Omega contributes a unique and efficient approach to servicing on-board apparatus.
Delfo Mazzoli, Commercial Manager of Omega, said, "Omega is a current leader in shipping and yachting safety activities in Italy, but with increased service demands abroad, we have recently assigned a new team to France and Monaco to increase our presence in the region. With CD Marine's local presence, and its detailed knowledge of classification societies and Flag Administrations, we can offer the same certified safety services just as efficiently in this important yachting region.
Having recently entered into the marine sector, PER Group S.p.A. brings with it an international presence in shore-side damage recovery for machinery and equipment after fires, floods and other disasters.
Lucia Boerci, Marketing Manager of PER Group S.p.A., explained, "PER Group has recently finished intensive training for its shore-side technicians in the post-damage recovery and periodical maintenance of marine galley, HVAC and exhaust systems aboard yachts and ships, which is new territory for our business. The partnership therefore allows us to increase our reach in the French marine market.


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Reviews | The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Philadelphia Ballet's New Work for a New World
Contemporary ballet at the Perelman
The Kimmel Cultural Campus presents Philadelphia Ballet's New Work for a New World
Camille Bacon-Smith
Everything we need for a celebration: Yuka Iseda in Andrew Winghart's 'Prima Materia.' (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)
With its February series, New Work for a New World, the Philadelphia Ballet brings its contemporary ballet performances to the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Cultural Campus. While the company's big productions will remain at the Academy of Music, the sleek, modern Perelman is the perfect setting for the contemporaries and a welcome change from the dowdy Merriam. But we had come for the dancing, which on opening night highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of a program made up entirely of commissioned world premieres.
Celebrating with spectacle
The audience came to celebrate, and Andrew Winghart, who has choreographed for Cirque du Soleil, was the perfect person to bring the spectacle. His effervescent Prima Materia comes last but was well worth the wait. It opens with three rows of dancers, in yellow-orange pants and filmy shirts, stretched across the stage at arm's length. They rise and fall like waves, then seem to drain away like water to return in a dazzling display of solo and paired dances. Ashton Roxander and Sterling Baca's perfectly synchronized double tours en l'air are spectacular.
Against a background of alchemical symbols projected on the back curtain (lighting design by Nick Kolin), Yuka Iseda commands the stage with delicacy and strength in a diaphanous purple dress. The finale fills the stage with action. The men, in black shorts covered by a knee-length sarong that matched the women's skirts, shoot across the stage in leaps so huge they seem to fly.
Kudos to costume designer Christine Darch. By putting the men in the sarongs, she maintains the hem line across both genders, giving the grand finale the same depth of the corps the company usually achieves with a much larger cast. It's everything we needed to celebrate a new beginning in a new theatrical home.
A work in progress?
Choreographer Juliano Nuñes is a familiar presence with the Philadelphia Ballet. I loved his Connection, and artistic director Angel Corella just announced that Nuñes would be the new resident choreographer, so I was eager to see what he did next. But Alignment, which opens the evening, feels like a work in progress. Costume designer Mikaela Kelly sets the tone with long-sleeved silvery-white unitards crossed with a geometric red strip. The dancers echo those architectural costumes with grand plies in second and angled arms, promising a work that will highlight the company's power. The audience came to attention when Arian Molina Soca rose with outstretched arms, held upright and aloft by the dancers around him.
Artists of the Philadelphia Ballet in Juliano Nuñes's 'Alignment.' (Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.)
Other moments seem out of alignment, however. Some dancers move with an elevated extension of body and arms, as if they are cutting through the space, while others approach the same movements with a curve to body and arms that seems to come from a different ballet. They're not helped by the ambient Luke Howard music, which varies little in tempo and paints the piece with an overriding sadness often at odds with the movement. Nuñes said that he had only three weeks to create the piece, so it will be interesting to see it again once he has had time to give it a good polish.
Dalí and the metronome
For many of us, the clocks melting on a distant shore of Dalí's The Persistence of Memory reflect our own surreal sense of time during the pandemic, so it seems an apt inspiration for Alba Castillo's work of the same name. A metronome at the center front of the stage sets the tempo and the meaning, while dancers bring the melting clocks to life with deep back bends and hands in front of their faces, fingers spread like the face of a clock. At times they scuttle across the stage, enmeshed like the ants that crawl across the painting while reflecting their own entanglement, working together in tight-knit pods. A sequence of beautifully performed trios, linked by one or two dancers as they move from partner to partner, reflects the connection as a chain of relationship.
The piece feels surreal and solid at the same time, the emotions so clear that you can read them on the dancers' bodies—anger, angst, and the need for connection. Darch's costumes, pants and sleeveless shirts in blue and gray and gold and rust, hint at the colors of the painting without becoming too literal.
The music is again primarily ambient, with a bit more texture provided by weaving together a range of performances by Ólafur Arnalds, Enrico Coniglio, Matteo Uggeri, and others. But the overall program would have been better served with a more varied musical palette. And a bit more thought should go into the clichés one falls into when pressed for time. All three dances drop a male dancer to lie on his side in the exact same spot on the stage.
New Works for a New World. Choreography by Juliano Nuñes, Alba Castillo, and Andrew Winghart. The Philadelphia Ballet; presented by the Kimmel Cultural Campus. $50-$199. Through February 12, 2022, at the Kimmel Cultural Campus's Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA. (215) 790-5855 or philadelphiaballet.org.
Masks and proof of Covid-19 vaccination are required at the Kimmel Cultural Campus. Patrons over 18 must show a photo ID. Food and drink are not permitted inside the theater. Children under 5 are required to show a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of showtime.
The Kimmel Cultural Campus is an ADA-compliant venue. Patrons can purchase wheelchair seating or loose chairs online by calling Patron Services at (215) 893-1999, or by emailing [email protected]. With advance notice, Patron Services can provide options for personal care attendants, American Sign Language, Braille tickets and programs, audio descriptions, and other services.


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CPP targets Kumbungu parliamentary seat
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The Convention People's Party (CPP), with Mr Nabila Alhassan Basiru as its parliamentary candidate, is poised to wrest the Kumbungu seat in the Northern Region from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) come December 7.
The Party lost the seat in 2016 to NDC's candidate Mr Ras Mubarak, the incumbent Member of Parliament.
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Mr Basiru, after touring registration centres in the Kumbungu Constituency, said in an interview with the Ghana News Agency that the Party was poised to take back the seat with adequate measures in place to actualize the dream.
"These measures include restructuring of the base of the Party, empowerment of polling station executives with a renewed vow, and mobilisation of the youth to register more in the ongoing registration exercise," he said.
Other campaign strategies had been employed and carried out by the youth to make a strong statement in terms of influencing the voting pattern in December, Mr Basiru said.
The CPP parliamentary aspirant said he would offer consultative leadership in the Constituency while representing the views and aspirations of the people in Parliament.
He said he would introduce a youth consultative programme called Community Project where the youth in each community of the Constituency would have a say in projects to be executed when elected as a member of parliament.
"Their views in my leadership will matter because I'm one of them and we are the majority and representing the future of the Constituency," he said.
Mr Basiru said he would lobby the Government for social intervention projects such as rural electrification, schools, healthcare and sports facilities, water projects, and micro financial support to enhance the living conditions of the people.
He said he would use the allocation of his common fund to support education growth with emphasis on needy students "as education is key to enlightening the minds of our people."
The parliamentary aspirant said he would be available to the people as their messenger and servant through an interaction programme he would introduce in the first quarter of his administration as a lawmaker.
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This article provides advice for ensuring a secure environment for Redesign applications. The SSDT uses a number of standard tools and frameworks (Tomcat, Spring Security, etc) which implement best practices for web application security. In March 2019, a "Penetration Test" was executed against USPS-R and USAS-R to help ensure the applications were performing as expected. The results of the test revealed several minor potential vulnerabilities. The SSDT has made adjustments to the software to resolve the issues which can be handled in code.
However, some issues can only be handled by correct configuration of the environment at the ITC. This article will provide advice for correctly configuring your environment. It is expected that this article will evolve over time as new issues or risks are identified.
Internally, the USxS-R application run under Apache Tomcat 8.5 listening on unencrypted port 8080. The intention is to never allow access to this port directly.
The default docker configuration recommended by the SSDT does not expose port 8080 on the docker engine. The port should only be accessible by the reverse proxy running on the same server as the application containers. However, ff the ITC is using an external reverse proxy, then port 8080 will be exposed on the docker engine, but must not be exposed to the public internet thru the firewall. If possible, access to port 8080 should be limited to the reverse proxy.
If the reverse proxy accepts connections to port 80 (or any unsecured port), then the reverse proxy must do a forced redirect to port 433 (secured port). The reverse proxy must not allow any request to reach the application using an unsecured connection. This is important so that the "session cookie" is created by the application is never transmitted over a unsecured connection. It is also important that the reverse proxy redirects for both "root" path access and "deep linking". For example, if the browser attempts a request to "http://yourserver/vui/login", the reverse proxy should redirect to "https://yourserver/vui/login".
The reverse proxy should automatically apply the HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) header to all responses on the HTTPS port. This header instructs the browser to never contact the host name in the URL on an unsecured port. It effectively causes the browser to automatically redirect if the user enters an unsecure URL. Again, this ensures that the "session cookie" created by the application is never transmitted over an unsecure connection.
The example reverse proxy configuration provided by the SSDT using the "nginx-proxy" image automatically implement both the forced redirect and HSTS headers. If you are using 'nginx-proxy' configured with an SSL certificate or Let's Encrypt, then the reverse proxy will implement the above recommendations.
You can use CURL (or other utilities, including Chrome's developer tools) to verify the correct behavior of the reverse proxy. Below are a few examples of using CURL to test redirect and security headers. These examples were executed against the SSDT Demo server that is using nginx-proxy using a wildcard SSL certificate.
These are the standard set of response headers for all request which produce "dynamic" responses. That is, any response which may contain application data includes these headers. The first three headers prevent browsers (and standards compliant proxy servers) from caching and storing the responses. The final two headers enable browser protections against XSS (cross site scripting) and frameset "click jacking" attacks.