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Jonathan Corcoran - Author of The Rope Swing
Reviews & Praise
The Minneapolis Star Tribune says "These artful stories of loss and longing are difficult to put down." Read the full review here.
Glowing review from Adam Booth at Appalachian Heritage: "This was not the only story in the collection that made me laugh aloud and cry before the last word was read. Indeed, the world and plight of each story is so real and relatable that on more than one occasion the glimpse offered in a single short story wasn't enough. I had to set the book down many times to breathe with the emotions and live with the inevitable realities." Read the full review over at Appalachian Heritage.
"Accounts of LGBT individuals in Appalachia are not often told as they are in Jonathan Corcoran's stellar story collection The Rope Swing, and that's a shame, because the perspective of gay Appalachia in particular is a very specific story of survival in a region more or less defined by survival stories. Compact and intimate with an array of protagonists, gay and straight, young and old, Swing is filled with fearless, tender portraits of life in a region that, like the rest of the country, is making its stumbling way through the 21st century." Full review at American Micro Reviews.
Wonderful and thorough review from The Expendable Mudge: "My take on Jonathan Corcoran is that we'll hear more from him, and it will be good and get better. Start here with this collection, say you knew his writing when."
The Los Angeles Review writes: "Corcoran's achievement in this collection is to establish a prevailing undercurrent of human connection among his disparate and damaged characters and to suggest that this potential exists for all of us."
"Corcoran is a remarkably empathetic writer whose subtle portraits capture undeniably tender moments in the lives of his characters."
The Rope Swing chosen as a finalist for the 29th annual Lambda Literary Awards! Winners announced in June.
The Rope Swing makes the long list for The Story Prize, an award given to the year's best story collection!
Renee K Nicholson makes the case for the universality of Appalachian literature by examining The Rope Swing and the wonderful Trampoline (Robert Gipe) at Electric Literature.
Melissa Adamo interviews Jonathan at The Rumpus.
Poet and Lambda Literary Finalist Roberto Santiago interviews Jonathan for English Kills Review.
Oakland Public Library selects The Rope Swing for LGBTQI Book Month!
Chet the Big City Sasquatch raves about The Rope Swing.
English Kills Review covers Jonathan's book launch at Greenlight Bookstore with Tayari Jones.
The Rope Swing is highlighted in Lambda Literary's April Book Roundup.
Kevin Catalano interviews Jonathan about his book, life, and his current playlist.
The Beckley Register-Herald interviews Jonathan about The Rope Swing.
Alternating Current chooses The Rope Swing for "Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2016."
The Rope Swing named Editor's Pick by New Pages.
"Jonathan Corcoran's Appalachian voice, so fierce, so tender, portrays tradition as both weapon and soothing balm. The Rope Swing takes us inside quiet revolutions of the soul in mountain towns far from Stonewall: we can never go home again, but we recognize ourselves in these linked stories of love, loss, the economic tyranny of neglect and exploitation, and the lifelong alliance between those who stay and those who leave. The Rope Swing establishes a new American writer whose unerring instincts are cause for celebration."
-Jayne Anne Phillips, author of Quiet Dell, Lark and Termite, and Black Tickets
"A powerful, moving, and beautifully-written book. Corcoran writes both queer and straight characters with insight and empathy. He is an observant writer who understands people's pain, regrets, heartache, and hope. This much needed, important book explores rural America and queer identity, two subjects rarely portrayed together."
-Carter Sickels, author of The Evening Hour
"The Rope Swing is an astute, stereotype-busting triumph that shines a light on gay Appalachia. Corcoran unflinchingly exposes hard truths about a complicated region and its people who grapple with identity in more ways than one."
-Marie Manilla, author of Still Life with Plums and The Patron Saint of Ugly
"This rainbow of West Virginia lives—gay and straight, old and young, rich and poor—is a marvel from every angle. A stirring and absorbing meditation on rural origins and desires."
-Katherine Hill, author of The Violet Hour
"These are the queer stories I have been searching for my entire life—aching and honest narratives of what it means to be both tied to a geography and excluded from it. The characters in this collection exist now in my memory as fully and significantly as people I've loved for years."
-Megan Kruse, author of Call Me Home
© Jonathan Corcoran - Author of The Rope Swing 2021
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The Marine Branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force at Grace Bay, Providenciales.
Citizenship & Residency
Why Turks & Caicos?
Living & Working
Freight and Cargo
Post & Shipping
Moving to TCI
Forming a Company
TCI Regiment
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force
In an emergency, contact the police at 911
For non-emergencies, contact the police at +1 (649) 338-5901
Trevor Botting
Commissioner Trevor Botting was appointed in May 2017 to lead the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. He previously served as Chief of Police in St Helena.
Deputy Commissioner Rodney Adams was appointed on 1 April 2021, having been a part of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force for over 35 years.
A vessel of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Marine Branch, South Bank Marina, Providenciales.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) was established in 1799, making it one of the oldest police forces in the world. The modern Metropolitan Police Service of London was established in 1829 (although it's precursor, the Marine Police Force, was organized in 1798). New York's NYPD was established in 1845.
In 2020, the Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment was established with one of the focus areas being border security.
The force is divided into two regions:
Division A covers the islands of Grand Turk, Salt Cay, and South Caicos.
Division B covers Providenciales, North Caicos and Middle Caicos.
The other small inhabited islands, such as Parrot Cay and Pine Cay, do not have police stations.
Police Stations and Police Posts
The Chalk Sound police station, located near the port of South Dock
Providenciales, the most-populated island in the Turks and Caicos, is home to several police stations and police posts.
The primary police station on the island is located downtown, on Old Airport Road. This location is where police certificates are processed, and firearm licenses.
The Police headquarters and commissioner's office is located on Airport Road, at the building that previously housed the Providenciales branch of the Customs Department. The offices for much of the police leadership are located at this site.
The Chalk Sound Police, located near South Dock, was damaged in a fire. Previously, this location processed crime reports and many other general issues.
The Saltmills Plaza is home to the Grace Bay region police station. This site currently is the main location where crime reports are handled.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Flag.
North Caicos and Middle Caicos
North Caicos is home to two small police stations. One is located in the community of Kew, and one at Bottle Creek.
In the past, Middle Caicos had a station at the village of Conch Bar, yet the post may not always be active.
South Caicos has a police station which is located in the general vicinity of the community of Cockburn Harbour. Although South Caicos is part of the Caicos Islands group, management of the station is overseen by Division A, based on Grand Turk.
The Grand Turk police station, and headquarters for Division A.
The headquarters for Division A is located in Cockburn Town on Grand Turk. This site serves as the main police station on Grand Turk, and houses the leadership that oversees the police on South Caicos and Salt Cay.
The Grand Turk Cruise Center has a small police post, which is not always manned.
The tiny island of Salt Cay has a police post, which is typically staffed. This post falls under the Division A group.
Last reviewed by an editor on 16 June 2022.

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Wei Fu's paper titled "[Easy over Hard: A Case Study on Deep Learning](https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00133)" has been released as a technical report.

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Check out Chris J's articles (songwritting primer and both installments on chords and charts) and Guni's theory articles. Once you understand that it'll be a lot easier.
some people keep their progressions simple, others make them quite complex. some people use theory, others dont. some people start with a melody, others start with a harmony. some people spend alot of time figuring out progressions, and others just do it. theres so many different ways to do it that only one answer works: experiment alot, and continue to do the things that work for you.
There was a famous Russian composition teacher, who's name I can't remember at the moment, who used to have a thick black line drawn across the doorway into his classroom at just below knee level. Whenever he was asked about why the line was there he would respond "you haven't written anything worth listening to until you have written enough music to stack that high." So, just start writting and experimenting and eventually it will come out.
And learn lots of songs. People that only know a handful of songs have no right to complain about their writting because they don't know how harmony works (not saying that is you). Learn a hundred songs and you should have a rough idea of what works and what doesn't.
And learn lots of songs. People that only know a handful of songs have no right to complain about their writting because they don't know how harmony works (not saying that is you). Learn a hundred songs and you should have a rough idea of what works and what doesn't.Nice story.:p I concur about the one hundred songs. I was once told the same thing. When I reached the one hundred song mark, I noticed an increase in my confidence level. The truth is that once you learn a hundred songs, you should then be able to play much more than that.
Along with the above responses, I recommend studying major chord scales. There should be an article around here somewhere about them. Learning how a group of chords fit into one key will open up some great ideas.
We had a pretty good discussion about this on another forum click here (http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view.php?forum=9&thread=49587) ---- about half way down Amos' first post.
Starts with this ..... "You want to pay attention to how chords want to move back to the tonic I". That section may be of interest.


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Q: What makes an outstanding answer? Compare the following two questions and their respective Accepted Answers:

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*Update one row wich doesn't exist
As far as I can tell, both the questions and the answers are very similar in terms of what they're asking, and how the answer is given. But one question/answer has 274/339 upvotes respectively, and the other has 0/0.
What makes the first one 339 votes better than the second? What makes the second go with zero votes?
(Please disregard the fact that the second one is my own answer. I simply used it as an example so I wouldn't have to search for one that fit my point)

A: The first question has had 273,656 views over the 3.5 years of its existence. Yours had 38.
That is much more relevant to the score that the outstandingness of both questions and answers.
How this insane number of views came about, I don't know. Maybe it was featured somewhere prominent.

A: Just at a glance, I can tell you I've personally had the first question, but not the second (nor have I ever had the correctly-spelled version of the second). Heck, I can think of plenty of other variations on the first one that I've come across (or answered) in Stack Overflow's history, but I can't recall ever seeing another question on updating a single non-existent row.
What I'm saying is, the first question and answer reflect a very common need (and its solution). The second? Well, it turns out the title doesn't reflect what the question's really about anyway. If you search for a title that does, you come across this:
How do I update if exists, insert if not (AKA "upsert" or "merge") in MySQL?
...which has a respectable 38/55 q/a score. It might have even more, if it wasn't MySQL-specific and somewhat hard to search for (there are many, many duplicates with variations on the title).
So on the one hand, you're losing out on votes because you're answering questions in a (relatively) niche topic and aren't bothering to fix misleading (and misspelled) titles when doing so. On the other hand, the question you answered was a duplicate in the first place - so you really should've just linked to that and gave the answerer there some votes.

A: From what I've seen, it's two parts quality of answer, and eight parts "how many eyeballs that can upvote have seen it".  Obscure questions don't get many people looking their way, and they won't get upvoted as fast (or at all).  But that's okay.
For instance, the CSS question has been seen over 270K times.  The SQL question was seen less than 50 times.  That use of CSS is more helpful (as deemed by the community and number of times it was accessed) than the SQL.

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Is COVID-19 deadlier than we thought?
Coronavirus: Is COVID-19 deadlier than we thought?
Case fatality rate now twice what WHO reported in March
By John Woolfolk | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: May 13, 2020 at 8:17 a.m. | UPDATED: May 13, 2020 at 8:19 a.m.
Among the key questions shaping debate around restrictive health measures to combat COVID-19 is how dangerous is the new coronavirus. Is it more like a bad strain of influenza, or is it deadlier?
Health experts say it's too early in the pandemic for a definitive answer because the basic information to make that calculation — how many people contracted COVID-19 and how many died of it — isn't fully known due to testing limitations.
But on March 3, before the rapid spread of cases prompted lockdowns around the U.S., the World Health Organization's director-general reported that "globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died," and "by comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected."
Today, by the WHO's global case and fatality tally, the world's COVID-19 death rate is twice what it reported in March — 7%. Other organizations tracking figures, such as Johns Hopkins University, show a similarly high global case fatality rate. Regionally, the figures vary more. WHO and Johns Hopkins figures for the U.S. show a rate around 6%, while the WHO's figures for Europe indicate a rate of 9%.
"COVID19 is a pretty severe disease," said Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Dr. Heng Duong, who rattled off similar case fatality rates to the Santa Clara County board of supervisors this week. "It is true most people do OK. But when folks get sick, they get really sick."
By comparison, SARS — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome — caused by a cousin of the new coronavirus killed 774 — 10% — of the 8,098 people it infected in a 2003 outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that virus proved not nearly as infectious, so it didn't spread far.
The 1918-19 influenza pandemic, one of the most severe in history, which killed an estimated 50 million globally and 675,000 in the U.S., is generally estimated to have had a case fatality rate of more than 2.5%.
Duong and other experts said the true case fatality rate for COVID-19 may be much lower because there likely are a large number of people who have been infected with mild symptoms and were not confirmed through testing, which has largely been focused on those seeking hospital treatment or in high-risk settings.
But Duong added that "even if the case fatality rate is closer to 1%, that's actually very high," noting that seasonal influenza's fatality rate is about a tenth of that.
What does all this mean for us? Dr. Robert Siegel, a Stanford University professor of microbiology and immunology, said the relative danger of the disease has been part of a tug-of-war between advocates and critics of public health lockdowns aimed at checking the virus' spread. But the specific case rate ultimately doesn't matter much — the public health response will be the same.
"There is a political component in how these things are being estimated," Siegel said. "The fact is, we know this is a serious disease. We already know this is more serious than the flu. If you get the disease and the case fatality rate is 1% or the case fatality rate is 5%, I think you'd treat those the same. That would be an alarmingly high rate — you wouldn't play Russian Roulette with those odds. If it's 1 in a million that's something else."
The debate comes amid recent reports acknowledging a wider array of symptoms and complications in many COVID-19 cases — from "COVID-toe" skin lesions and loss of smell to kidney, heart and neurological damage, blood clots and strokes. Duong noted that influenza can cause some of those symptoms in some cases too, though the frequency has been higher with COVID-19. Still, he said about eight in 10 infected with the disease are able to ride it out at home.
Coronavirus: California records third-deadliest day but hospitalizations decrease
EDD unemployment fraud: Bank of America is sued
Ferndale youth sports supporters call for return to play
Dr. Stephen Luby, an epidemiologist and professor of medicine at Stanford University, believes broader testing will eventually increase the number of people who have been infected and pull down the case fatality rate.
"Some people do become very ill from this virus, but I do not see any evidence that this is substantially worse than the cases reported out of China early in the epidemic," Luby said. "I still expect the infection fatality ratio to remain less than 1%. I expect that it will be worse than a typical influenza year, but not as bad as the influenza pandemic in 1919."
John Woolfolk
Humboldt County reports 49 new COVID cases


May 24, 2017, Columbia, MD – impactHR, LLC, a full-service human resources management and consulting firm, today announced its Principal, Kelly Mitchell, has been elected to serve on the Howard County (MD) Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Mitchell, who will begin serving three two-year terms, was elected to the Board at the Chamber's 48th Annual Meeting at Turf Valley, May 18, along with M&T Bank's Charles Camp; The Mall in Columbia's Barbara Nicklas and Edward Jones Investments' Eric Pfoutz. New Directors on the Howard County Chamber Board, which has up to 35 members serving staggered terms, are selected through a nomination process followed by a vote of the full membership.
Mitchell is a human resources professional with more than 25 years of experience providing expertise and services to an array of organizations. Her certified skills and experience include assessment of the HR infrastructure and the establishment or enhancement of the HR function.
Mitchell also is an expert in the implementation of best practices in the areas of recruitment/staffing, employee retention, compensation, benefits and employee relations; development and implementation of HR information management systems; creation of effective performance management strategies; and development and facilitation of various organizational development programs. She holds a BS in Psychology from Towson University and a MS in Human Resources Management from Widener University.
impactHR last year celebrated its tenth year in business, providing strategic HR solutions to companies and organizations in the Baltimore-Washington corridor and the mid-Atlantic region. impactHR, earlier this year, also announced its move to new, larger headquarters office space in Columbia, MD to accommodate continued business growth.
During this time, impactHR has received numerous honors and awards, signifying its continued growth and leadership in the HR consulting field. In 2008, impactHR won the Maryland Chamber of Commerce's "Small Business of the Year" award as well as SmartCEO's 2009 Brava Award, honoring top female CEOs. impactHR also is a member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating.


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Save Lives and Reopen Economies with Rapid Antigen Testing
The ITUC is pressing for urgent and large-scale investment in rapid antigen testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, in order to bring the pandemic under control.
These tests, also know as 'strip' tests, can be done by anyone at home, in workplaces or in other settings and produce a result in 15-30 minutes. Their key feature is that they give a positive reading when people are actually contagious and thus likely to pass it on to others. The commonly used Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests can give a positive result well after an individual is contagious, are expensive and logistically complicated.
Sharan Burrow, ITUC General Secretary, said: "We are adding our voices to those of eminent scientists who are calling for this. Adding these tests to the existing armoury of measures to tackle the pandemic would enable workplaces that have been shut down to reopen safely with a very high degree of confidence.
"It would save millions of jobs, revitalise local business such as entertainment and food and beverage, and provide hope for rebooting tourism and aviation, which are being crushed by the pandemic, as well as other sectors that are teetering on the brink.
"Masks, social distancing, sick pay for everyone who tests positive, social protection and job and business support measures are still essential and are vital to the effective roll out of rapid antigen or 'strip' tests but those tests can make a real contribution to stopping the virus and saving jobs.
"The world cannot continue to yo-yo between lockdowns and partial reopening. The social, economic and health costs are too high and are a price that does not need to be paid".
A briefing prepared by the ITUC, which draws on specialist input and the work of epidemiologists, virologists and other experts, sets out the rationale for major investment in strip tests and large-scale rollout.
In Slovakia infection rates have been brought down to the point where a partial reopening of the economy has been possible, thanks to:
a mass effort that involved rapid antigen testing of 65% of the population at the start of this month;
follow-up testing in virus hotspots and those testing positive going into isolation.
Other countries have begun distributing the tests and running localised mass testing efforts.
The ITUC is advising unions to both push for the rollout of these tests and insist with governments and employers that workers are protected in workplaces and through paid sick leave and income support.
A Harvard University study points to the huge economic benefits, with an economic return of 14 times the investment needed to produce and distribute rapid antigen tests.
"The current approach to tackling the virus is costing working people too much in jobs and mental health and unthinkable loss of life; this cannot be allowed to continue. Vaccines are on the horizon and the ITUC is backing affordable access for all, but vaccines alone are not a silver bullet. We need to add these simpler and cheaper but effective strip tests to enable economies to reopen for the long term, and help suppress the virus to the point where we can begin to trust safety in the workplace and in public spaces," added Sharan Burrow.


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Iconic Landmarks and Buildings Light up in North America to Support Stand up To Cancer
More than 90 historic buildings and landmarks across the United States and Canada will be illuminated in the colors of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) during the week leading up to the fifth biennial SU2C "roadblock" telecast airing in both countries on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). All will be lit in a combination of SU2C's signature colors: red, orange, yellow or white.
Maverick Baseball Field Retrofitted with LED Lighting
SCS replaced 44 MUSCO Metal Halide HID sports lights that used 2,300 watts each. SCS designed and installed 40 sports stadium rated - 900 watts each - LED lights replacing the existing MUSCO lights. SCS LED lights provide 3 times the foot candle measurements to the baseball diamond and all three outfield positions, using only 180,000 watts per game; a savings of 326,000 watts per game!
LED Lighting Boosts Senior Citizens Health in U.S. Assisted Living Facility
Research has shown that LED lighting has positive effects on health including reducing headaches, nausea, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, mood disorders, stress, vision loss and eye disorders. In addition to the energy savings, the health benefits make LEDs the ideal choice for healthcare and senior living facilities.
Venture Creates Lighting Solution for COSTCO in Birmingham Underground Car Park
Venture Lighting Europe has supplied a purpose-made retrofit gear tray to help a Costco store in Birmingham, UK reduce its energy consumption and improve the lighting of its underground car park.
Quik Mart Franchise in Arizona Slashes Energy Costs with LED Lights
The SCS Lighting Division recently replaced existing fluorescent and HID interior/exterior lighting with solid state LED lighting at 25 locations for the popular AZ convenience store/gas station chain. SCS Lighting also developed a solution to costly beverage and freezer cooler lighting, as well as enhancing existing merchandise displays.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Shines under LED Lighting System
Three decades ago, as part of its preparations for hosting the Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum partnered with Musco—the Official Supplier of Lighting to the 1984 Olympic Games—for the installation of a new lighting system for opening ceremonies and track and field competition.
British DJ Wilkinson Live at Parklife Beams under LED Strobes
Philips Lighting, a global leader in lighting, announced that 40 Philips Showline SL NITRO 510C LED strobes have delivered maximum impact on chart-topping British DJ Wilkinson's packed out live performance at Manchester's Parklife festival.
The Bruckner University Seen in a Different Light
The Bruckner University in Linz in Austria was completed in autumn 2015. The façade and layout of the new lecture halls for students of music, dance and drama are reminiscent of musical instruments.
Pop Meets Classic Concert Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Spectacular Lighting
Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and a global leader in lighting, announces the Braunschweig Symphony Orchestra has celebrated the 10th edition of its 'Pop Meets Classic' concert with Philips Showline SL BEAM 300fx LED luminaires playing a crucial role in the dazzling spectacle.
LED Specialty Lighting Market to Post 30% CAGR in 2016~2020, Says LEDinside
According to the 2016 Global Lighting Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, four LED specialty lighting applications that are attracting growing interests include horticultural lighting, surgical lighting, marine/harbor lighting and smart lighting. The combined market scale of these four applications is estimated to grow from US$4.36 billion in 2016 to US$16.4 billion in 2020, with the CAGR during this forecast period reaching 30%.
New LED Streetlight Framework Goes Live in Scotland
A new national framework to help councils drive forward major energy efficient street light replacements has gone live.
Smart LED Tunnel Lights Slash Nordic Road Tunnels Energy Consumption
Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced the illumination of the newly built road tunnel and bridge in Kvarnholmen, Sweden and the refurbishment of the Sørnes Tunnel in Ålesund, Norway with Philips' latest connected LED lighting system TotalTunnel.
Mazda Uses IR LEDs to Kick off The Sound of Tomorrow Campaign
To promote the sports model MX-5, Mazda created "Mazda Drives: The Sound of Tomorrow" campaign, the highlight of which is a special DJ concert by DJ Vicious, six-time Tomorrowland DJ, with flair as the Mazda MX-5 made music on a large vinyl record in place of a pick up needle.
Hoffman-Madison Waterfront Unveils Vibrant Lighting for the Francis Case Memorial Bridge
The night of August 18th marks a new milestone at The Wharf, as Hoffman-Madison Waterfront's commitment to revitalizing the Southwest waterfront comes to life. On August 18th at 9:15pm, the new lighting design of the Francis Case Memorial Bridge (Case Bridge) will be inaugurated by Washington DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser. The inaugural lighting will gradually unveil the final design, offering a new perspective on the bridge and the City.
LG Innotek to Light up 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Stadium
LG Innotek announced that the company mass-produces high power LED packages (3535 Gen4 series) for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics stadium.
Zumtobel Illuminates the Sägerbrücke Bridge in Dornbirn
Zumtobel illuminates the new constructed Sägerbrücke bridge in Dornbirn by using a customised LED outdoor solution. With SUPERSYSTEM outdoor it was possible to achieve a completely uniform illumination of the entire surface and maximum visual comfort for the bridge and the "Do.Helix" installation crafted by the artist Hubert Lampert. The precise light distribution helps avoid unnecessary light pollution, mean that the lighting solutions represents an extremely energy-efficient choice.
Japanese Vertical Farming Practitioners Benefit from Special LED Lighting
Indoor crop trials with Innovatus and Delicious Cook provide fresh and safe produce close to customers in the Japanese urbanized areas of Kanto and Fuji
Lilacs Int'l Commercial Center LED Lighting Upgrade Wins LEED Gold Certification
Osram integrates the customized lighting solutions seamlessly into the building management system of the Lilacs International Commercial Centre that greatly reduces the energy consumption of the building, which has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification by U.S. Green Building Council.
LEDinside: Analysis of Product, Channel and Entering Strategies in the India Lighting Market
India's lighting sector has enjoyed accelerated development recently. The scale of the country's LED lighting market in particular is projected to expand 47.1% year on year in 2016 to US$1.14 billion, according to the 2016 Indian Lighting Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The government of India intends to turn itself into hub of lighting products across East Asia and countries along the coast. International firms include Osram and Toshiba have taken India as their manufacturing base of global market. India's domestic and foreign LED lighting demands are both high. It's expected that the market will see explosive growth over the next two to three years. By 2020, the Indian LED lighting market is forecast to grow to US$1.715 billion. In the current LED industry, although China market is a big cake, developing new markets is still necessary, due to overcapacity and price competition. As a market with great potential, India attracts international enterprise to take it as the next manufacturing base. Aside from low tariff policies based on the Preferred Market Access Policy, other advantages of Indian market also attract investors. The India LED lighting market is still in its early phase, with opportunities include growing internal demand, promotion of Make in India, zero tariff in Indian market, lighting manufacturers see business potential in Indian lighting market. Meanwhile, product specification improvement can be seen in the market. Moreover, diverse and unique market channels, and differences between the environments of each segment in the lighting industry should be considered carefully when entering the market.
Elation Lighting and Video System Throws Spectacular Show on Third Royal Caribbean Quantum Class Ship
Ovation of the Seas took its maiden voyage in April as the third Quantum class luxury cruise liner from Royal Caribbean International to feature an onboard Elation Professional lighting and video system. It follows the successful launch of Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, both of which sail with a full complement of energy-efficient Elation Professional products.
Soraa LEDs Illuminate Cinematic Couture Exhibition at Heritage Museums and Gardens
Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced that its LED lamps illuminate some of the most recognized cinematic clothing on display at the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cree LED Lighting Brightens up Reston Hospital Center Parking Garage
Reston Hospital Center, a leading acute-care and surgical facility in Reston, Virginia, U.S.., selected LED lighting by Cree to replace the outdated metal halide light fixtures in its parking garage. Cree's industry-leading IG Series parking luminaires are already generating positive results, delivering better light quality for an improved user experience, including greater feelings of safety, security and comfort for patients, visitors and staff. Moreover, the hospital anticipates an 81 percent reduction in energy consumption and $60,455 in energy savings annually.
Austrian Stadium Kicks off Season with Modern LED Lights
Osram has ensured a technically perfect and highly emotional start of the season for the Austrian record-holder SK Rapid Wien: the new Allianz Stadium in Vienna now radiates in modern light, completely planned and implemented with the expertise of Osram, the lighting professionals for sports facilities. Players and spectators alike were able to enjoy the unique atmosphere of the innovative lighting solutions at the opening games in mid-July.
Lighting Upgrade Enhance Workouts at MBS CrossFit
Terralux, a leader in the design and manufacture of commercial LED lighting and building control products, has completed a retrofit lighting project at MBS CrossFit in Arvada, Colo. Opened in 2008 by six-time CrossFit Games competitor Patrick Burke, MBS recently expanded its Arvada location at a converted warehouse facility. While members had more room to work out in the new facility, the gym inherited a lighting problem that it turned to Terralux to remedy.
New Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Fitted with Floor Path Lighting System from STG Aerospace
Orbis, a non-profit organization that fights blindness around the world and based in New York, operates the Flying Eye Hospital, the world's only mobile ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, taking the very latest ophthalmological knowledge and surgical skills to local hospitals around the world.
Goa Capital Plans Upgrade to LED Streetlights
About 167,000 streetlights in Porvorim, the capital of Goa state in India, will be replaced with LED bulbs in seven months, said the Power Minister Milind Naik at a State Legislative Assembly recently, reported Herald.
LAVA Designs New Light Canopy for Philips Lighting Headquarters
LAVA's design for the new Philips Lighting Headquarters features an experiential welcome in the atrium and office spaces that foster creativity.
Gtek's Largest Outdoor LED Display Project in Southern China
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Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, Congre- gation OF, founded by John Baptist .Scaliiljrinf. Bishop of Piacenza, Italy (d. 1 June, li)0">) ; approved in principle by Leo XIII in a Brief dated 2.') Novemlier, 1S87 ; constitution definitively approved by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda, :? (Vtolier, l',)OS. The expediency of providing for the si>iritual — and also, in sonic degree, for the temporal — needs of Italian emigrants to America was forcibly bro\ight home to Bisliop -Scalabrini by the pathetic spectacle of a number of such emigrants waiting in the great rail- way station of Milan.' Acting upon this inspiration, and encouraged by Cardinal .^imeoni, tlien Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda, the bishop acquired at Piacenza a residence which he converted into "The Christo- pher Columbus Apostolic Institution", forming there a community of priests which was to be the nucleus of a new congregation.
This congregat ion, which was henceforth to be known as the " Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo", was to be governed by a superior-general, dependent upon the Congregation of Propaganda; its aim was to maintain Catholic faith and practice among Italian emigrants in the New World, and " to ensure as far as possible their moral, civil, and economical welfare"; it was to provide priests for the emigrants, as well as committees of persons who should give the good ad- vice and practical direction needed by poor Italians newly arrived in foreign ports; to establish churches, schools, and missionary homes in the various Italian colonies in North ami South America, and to train youths for the priesthood. The members of the con- gregation promise obedience to their superiors in the congregation and the ecclesiastical hierarchy.
Seven priests and three lay brothers of Bishop Scalabrini's institute left Italy, on 12 July, 1888, of whom two priests and one lay brother were bound for New^ York, five priests and two lay brothers for vari- ous parts of Brazil. On this occasion, Cesare Cantii, the famous Italian historian, addressed to the Bishop of Piacenza some memorable words of congratulation, asking leave to add to the bishop's blessing on the departing missionaries, "the prayers of an old man who admires a courage and an abnegation so full of humility". A welcome had already been assured these first missionaries of the congregation by a com- mendatory letter (1 Jtme, 1888) of Leo XIII ad- dressed to the American bishops.
Immediately after their arrival in New York the new missionaries were enabled to secure a favourable site in Centre Street, where there was a colony of Italians, and in a .short time a chapel was opened; soon after this the church of the Resurrection was opened in Mulberry Street; lastly, a building in Roosevelt Street, which had been a Protestant place of worship, became the property of the mission fathers who transformed it into the church of St. Joachim, the first specially Italian church in the Diocese of New York. The Society of St. Raphael (see E^^GR.\NT Aid Societies) was organized at EULs Island. The good work thereafter spread rapidly through the continent. The United States and Can- ada now (1910) contain 21 parish churches, besides several chapels, served by the congregation ; in Brazil the fathers nave charge of 13 parish churches, mostly with schools attached, and 2 important orphanages. The two provinces (Eastern and Western) of the con- gregation in the United States number 45 priests and 3 lay brothers, while the single province of Brazil numbers 35 prieste and 5 lay brothers.
Victor Cangiano.
Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales of Annecy.
— Amid the many activities to which .St. Francis de- voted himself, he long had the desire to found a society of missionary priests. This wish, however, waa not to find its realization until nearly two cen-
turies after his death. .\t that time Monseigneur liiley, a successor of the Saint in the See of Annecy, brDaihed the subject of such a society to Father Merniier, who had been considering the same idea. .Vccordingly, Father Mermier put the design into execution. In 1830 the institute w'as fonned with La Feuillet te as the site for the mother-house. This was solemnly blessed by the bishop on S August, 1837, and t lie congregation canonically instituted Ijyhim on 8 October, 1838. The society was not to be a mere association of priests, but a new religious congregation, boimd by simple vows. Hence Father Mennier, the first superior-general, offered himself and his compan- ions to the pope for foreign missions. In 1845 his offer was accepted by the Propaganda, and the first mis- sionaries of St. Francis de Sales set out for India. The work has prospered and since that time more than 100 priests and seminarians have been sent out by the congregation, besides many lay brothers. More than 200 nuns of different orders have gone out at the call of the missionaries to help them. The dioceses of Nagpur and Vizagapatam have always been governed bj' prelates belonging to this institute. At Vizaga- patam the first vicar Apostolic was Mgr Neyret (1850); he was succeeded by Mgr Tissot, first bishop of the diocese. The present occupant of the see is Mgr C'lerc. The first Bishop of Nagpur was Mgr Riccaz; after him came Mgrs Pelvat, Crochet, Bona- venture, and Coppel. In England the fathers have three missions in the Diocese of Clifton. Since the persecution of 1903, the congregation has been obliged to leave Savoy for England, where the juvenate, the novitiate, and the house of studies are successfully carried on. The superiors-general since the founda- tion are: the Very Rev. Fathers Mermier, Oaiddon, Clavel, Tissot, Gojon, and Bouvard.
Echos Salesien!^. Reinte mensueUe (Fribourg, 1908-10); Almanack de St. Franfois dc Sales (Lyons. 1900).
Louis Valluet. Missionary Rector. See Rector. Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,
otherwise known as the Paillst F.^thers, a com- munity of priests for giving missions and doing other Apostolic works, especially for making converts to the Catholic Faith. It was fotmded, in Rome and in New York, in 1858, by Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, with whom were associated Augustine F. Hewit, George Deshon, Francis A. Baker, and Clarence A. Walworth. All of these had been members of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, and owing to certain misun- derstandings had been suspected of disloyalty to their order and accused of disobedience.
In order to set matters right and to explain their case to the superior general, Father Hecker went to Rome, and on 29 August, 1857, three days after his arrival, was expelled from the Redemptorists. This action was appealed to the Holy See and was not ap- proved. Father Hecker and the above named priests were then at their own request dispensed from their vows, and proceeded to form the new community. Hecker received letters from Propaganda, strongly recommending liim and his associates to the bishops of the United States. This is the official origin of the Paulists.
But long before this, however, the Holy Spirit gave Father Hecker distinct and unmistakable intimations — to use his own words — that he was " set apart to undertake in some leading and conspicuous way the conversion of this country". He adds that he " made an explicit statement of these supernatural visitations to various persons, singly and in common, always un- der compulsion of obedience or necessity". These advisers included Cardinal Barnabo, the Prefect of Propaganda at this time, and several of the most ap- proved directors of souls in Rome. They unanimously decided that he acted wisely in following this interior supernatural guidance.
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TACT (Trusted Application Content Transfer) is the name of the content transfer part of NGDP. It is often used to install games that use CASC filesystems, but also supports non-CASC based products.
Upon initial release, TACT used (and still uses) regular HTTP to retrieve information for its products. In early 2018, Blizzard started working on a new system that will likely eventually replace this. More information can be found on the Ribbit page. For now, the information retrieved via HTTP and the newer system are mostly in sync (with minor differences). Over time it is likely the older HTTP system will become deprecated.
Keep in mind these might be replaced with Ribbit at any time. Implement/rely on these at your own risk!
The following products are known to have existed at one point.
Most games have multiple products. Tables for these are collapsed by default to not affect page length. Click Expand to see all known products for a game.
This page uses many terms. Here's an overview of stuff you need to know to be able to understand most of the explanations below.
Filename The file's real filename. Note that one file in TACT can have many names referring to it - essentially, one encoding key can map to many different name hashes.
Name Hash/Lookup The filename after being hashed with the Jenkins Hash.
Content Hash/CKey The MD5 of the entire file in its uncompressed state; the purest representation of the data.
Encoding Hash/EKey MD5 hash of the potentially encoded file. For unencoded files, the content hash/CKey. For chunkless BLTE files lacking a chunk table, this hash covers the entire encoded file. For chunked BLTE files, this hash covers only the BLTE headers including chunk table, as the chunk table contains hashes of the content of each chunk. A given file can be encoded in many ways, and a single content hash may potentially have multiple encoding keys.
CDN Key The key used to lookup a file on the CDN. Same as encoding hash/EKey.
Current list of CDNs for a specific product can be found in the http://us.patch.battle.net:1119/(product)/cdns file or via Ribbit in the v1/products/(product/)cdns endpoint. Blizzard regularly shuffles around CDNs and sometimes even adds/removes CDNs, so be sure to parse cdns to stay up to date. The CDN path found in the cdns file very rarely changes, the only known occurence is Overwatch changing from tpr/pro to tpr/ovw.
Blizzard regularly cleans old builds from the CDN so any example files mentioned in this article might be unavailable at the time of reading (feel free to update them to something more recent if this is the case).
Product configs referred to in the versions file are generally saved in tpr/configs for all games, but to be sure this path should be found by parsing the cdns file for the product in question.
Some of the files listed in this file are explained later on in this article.
What follows is a table for all known variables that have been seen in a buildconfig.
root Content hash of the decoded root file, look this up in encoding to get the encoded hash.
install First key is the content hash of the decoded install file. Second key, if present, is the encoded hash; if absent, look up the content hash in encoding to get the encoded hash/CDN key.
install-size Install size(s) corresponding to the install hash(es). Absent in older WoW builds.
download First key is the content hash of the decoded download file. Second key, if present, is the encoded hash; if absent, look up the content hash in encoding to get the encoded hash.
download-size Download size(s) corresponding to the download hash(es). Absent in older WoW builds.
size CKey and EKey of the download size file, respectively. Introduced in WoW build 27547.
size-size Download size sizes corresponding to the download size keys.
build-partial-priority Content hash:block size pairs for priority non-archived files, ordered by priority. The block size appears to be the amount to request in each partial HTTP request. These files are BLTE-encoded and usually but not always split into blocks of fixed uncompressed size where the partial priority block size is a power-of-two multiple of the file's uncompressed block size. First seen in build 24116. Optional.
partial-priority Content hash of a partial download file containing priority files to download first; note that the sizes in the download file entries are download block sizes, not file sizes. First seen in build 22231, replaced by build-partial-priority in build 24116. Optional.
partial-priority-size Unknown: always 0 if present. Present if partial-priority is present.
encoding-size Encoding sizes corresponding to the encoding hashes.
patch The manifest of patchable data files. Does not include the metadata files e.g. encoding, whose patches are specified in the patch config file. Optional.
patch-size Size of the patch manifest, if any. Optional.
build-attributes Optional. Seen in agent.
build-branch Optional. Presumably the SCM branch built.
build-creator Optional. Presumably the user who submitted the build.
build-fixed-hash Optional. Seen in S2.
build-replay-hash Optional. Seen in S2.
file-index CDN key of .index file for unarchived files. These files have 0-byte archive offset fields. Seen in Warcraft III.
file-index-size Size of unarchived file .index.
patch-file-index CDN key of .index file for unarchived patches. These files have 0-byte archive offset fields. Seen in Warcraft III.
patch-file-index-size Size of unarchived patch .index.
This configuration file was added after all of the others. It first appeared in CASC v1 for Heroes of the Storm in August 2014. It then appeared in WoW for CASC v2 in build 19027 (October 10th, 2014). The purpose of this file is to reduce redundant downloads. It achieves this by directing the system to download patch files to apply and update previously downloaded material. The structure and purpose of all of the fields of this file requires further research.
patch-entry Repeats 3 times with patch entries for install, download and encoding file. Builds using the partial-priority (not build-partial-priority) mechanism may additionally have a partial-priority entry.
This serves to pair old files to the patch needed to bring them up to date, as well as providing the information required to detect if the file is already up to date.
The encoding file maps content hashes C-Keys to encoded-file hashes E-Keys. In addition, there is information on how the files are BLTE-encoded by E-Specs.
An incomplete/outdated 010 Editor template can be found at this gist which can be used to understand page handling.
Header is a constant 0x16 bytes giving size information for the other blocks, mostly.
/*0x00*/  char signature;                            // "EN"
Encoding specification strings are just a blob of zero terminated strings referenced by EKeySpecPageTable with the accumulated size of header.ESpec_block_size (including zero terminators).
The definition of the format for these strings is described on the BLTE page.
In both cases, the entries in the lists have the same count, and semi-dynamic size, depending on header.hash_size_ckey and header.hash_size_ekey. Note that the page checksum size is fixed to MD5's 16 bytes. The position comments below assume the standard key size of 16 bytes.
The pages themselves are filled as much possible with actual entry structs. They are padded to the end for alignment of pages. Pages don't actually have to be full.
This table maps one ckey to one or more ekeys. This means that there can be multiple representations, e.g. an encrypted and an unencrypted version. This isn't usually the case and on reading any of them can be picked, since they represent the same file content. It can be used to pick an already downloaded archive, or unencrypted one, or handle deleted archives.
This table maps one ekey to the corresponding espec describing how the encoding happened.
The install file lists files installed on disk. Since the install file is shared by architectures and OSs, there are also tags to select a subset of files. When using multiple tags, a binary combination of the bitfields of files to be installed can be created.
The file begins with a 10 byte header describing the number of tags and files listed. Structure names were invented by the author of this page.
After the header, an array with information about available tags follows. Each tag has a bitfield listing the files installed when the given tag is chosen.
uint16_BE_t type A number shared amongst specific flags. Actual meaning is specific to products.
char[divru (header.entries, CHAR_BIT)] files A bitfield that lists which files are installed when the specified tag is installed.
The remainder of the file is populated by a list of files with their content hash, each a variable size (due to the strings). Structure names were invented by the author of this page.
char FileName The name of the file.
char[header.hash_size] hash The hash of the uncompressed file. Usually MD5.
uint32_BE_t Size The size of the file.
The download file lists all files stored in the data archives. The client uses this to download files ahead of time, without it, the client will download on demand which can lead to issues. The download priority is set inside the entries with 0 being the highest and 2 the lowest however, if the game is running, missing assets in the player's vicinity take precedence.
Just like the install file, the download file is shared across all architectures and locales so utilizes the same bitfield-tag system to assess what subset of files are needed.
NOTE: partial-priority download files do not contain the actual file sizes but redefine the FileSize field to ChunkSize.
string Name A C-String indicating this tag's Name.
char[N] Bits an array of size N = Header.EntryCount / 8 + (Header.EntryCount % 8 > 0 ? 1 : 0); that is basically a massive bit mess. Use Schroeppel's 8 bits reverse function on it to have bits.
/*0x00*/  char signature;                                // "DL"
/*0x0d*/  char _unknown_0d;                       // As of 1.15.6.2-test4, this is explicitly 0. It is ignored on reading.
download_flag_plugin = 1,                       // "plugin"
download_flag_plugin_data = 2,                  // "plugin-data"
// thus for readability we start offset at 0 here.
/*0+00*/ uint16_BE_t type;                                  // game specific. usually architecture, category, locale, os, region or alike.
Build 27547 introduced the Download Size file of unknown purpose. The file is a stripped-down Download file with partial EKeys and files sorted by encoded files size. The purpose of this file is not clear.
char block_size_bits 2 <= block_size_bits <= 24. block size == 2^block_size_bits.
header+entries needs to be less than 0x10000 bytes (at least in wow-18179). md5sum is only checked for header+entries, file might be larger thus.
uint8_t num_patches; // <= 0x10.
// some files have a block of data after the last block of the patch manifest (which may be shorter than max block size). this block appears to be a patch of encoding, but the format is not understood.
In this section, the game/usage specific parts of CASC are describe. While CASC is a generic format, a lot of stuff is hardcoded, like hash sizes. Other parts are actually left up to the implementation, like root files or download tags.
This function is used in the root file by WoW and other older MPQ-based games to calculate filename lookups.
Values depend on versions, semantic categories are cross version.
Locale: The same as in Localization: Files specific to a single localisation of the game.
Region: Equivalent to the patch server regions, i.e. us, eu, kr, tw, cn.
Alternate: A special category for censored content.
This section only applies to versions (6.0.1.18125) … (6.0.1.18761).
This section only applies to versions (6.0.1.18764) … (6.2.2.20426).
This section only applies to versions (6.2.2.20438) … .
This section only applies to versions ≥ (8.0.1.26604). Actually alternate was just missing above but schlumpf doesn't want to verify since whenᵘ.
If $program/blob/game or productconfig contains decryption_key_name, data on CDN is encrypted. The key is retrieved from the keychain or manually entered (a base32 encoded version that contains key and checksum is used). It is stored in $key_name.ak. The key file contains the key followed by a the first four bytes of the md5 hash of the key for verification purposes.
Encryption uses Salsa20. The IV is the last 8 bytes (16 characters) of the cdn hash.
Small files typically incur larger filesystem overhead and benefit most from being packed into archives. A rough rule of thumb appears to be that files smaller than 2 MB or so are put in archives. Presumably larger files are not archived because they make it more difficult to minimize the number of archive files, which are limited in size (a 2 MB file limit would limit unused space in an archive to under 0.8%, given enough data to form a full archive to begin with).
Key files such as encoding, partial-priority, TVFS (Warcraft 3 root), and the download, install, and patch manifests, as well as their respective patches, are typically stored loose for quick access and are rarely ever found in archives.
As games evolve old files become obsolete and are removed from the CDN. However, the archive system means that archives can only be removed when every file in the archive is no longer needed, potentially wasting large amounts of space on the CDN - the exact opposite of the purpose of bundling files into archives to begin with. Thus as the amount of unused data in an archive grows over time, files still in use may be converted to loose files to allow the archive to be purged from the CDN, even when the files are unusually small to be found independently.
Previously, no official indices/manifests of loose files existed, and they could only be found by subtracting archived files from file lists in encoding or manifest files. Beginning with Warcraft 3 and subsequently being deployed more widely on 7/24/2018, new fields in the CDN config file link to index files containing "all" loose data or patch files on the current CDNs.
Archives are extensionless 256 MB files that are usually only stored on the Blizzard CDNs. Their naming follows the standard URL hash format using the '/data/' path type.
The structure of the archives is presumably just file fragment after file fragment. You will never need to parse it because you can just look up offset + size of your file fragment in the index files and then take the piece directly out of the archive.
The fragments are all BLTE encoded.
The filename is NOT the hash of the archive content but the hash of the index's footer.
These '.index' files reveal to the user where the compressed game files are located within the archives. All indexes (except the Archive-Group index, see below) are named after their archive (only difference is these have an extension). '.index' files are stored on the CDN using the standard hash naming scheme (remember they have an extension though). They are also located in the directory 'INSTALL_DIR/Data/indices/' for a WoW install.
The file is divided into 4kb chunks populated by these standard index entries of 0x18 (hex) bytes. Each chunk is zero-padded to a full 4kb, though there may be more than 0x18 bytes of padding at the end of a chunk -- be sure the check for all-null EKey fields. The last chunk is a table-of-contents, listing the LAST EKey in each chunk and checksum of each block. All checksums are the first checksumSize bytes of the MD5 of the respective data. Structure names were invented by the author of this page.
char blockSizeKb?;    // Normally 4. Left-shifted by 10. Believed to be block size in KB.
archive-group is actually a very special .index file that is typically much larger than other indices. There is no archive attached, it is only the index. Also, the index is not found on the CDN! It is assembled by combining all index files given in the CDN config, on client side. The hash is just for verification purposes. Client side a file is assembled using the normal index file format, for caching.
It does not only having the offset, but also an index into a file. Semantically that's still an offset, so no further field for size is used.
It is suggested you do not just parse indices by .index filename locally but take the config files into account. An easy heuristic is that if offsetBytes is not 4, it is a special index, either loose files or a group.
Patch archives are the /patch/ equivalent to the regular (data) archives on the CDN. Like archives, these are binary blobs of fragments indexed by an accompanying .index file with the same name. Again, the index is a hash, size, offset tuple, but the hash is the content hash rather than an encoding hash.
Most files in patch archives are ZBSDIFF1 blobs, though in principle any file that might be in the /patch/ namespace may be found in patch archives and must be handled accordingly.
See archive-group. There is no known difference other than the combined data being patch-archives.
TACT keys are used to encrypt data in files. In most cases, TACT keys are streamed to clients when content (such as cinematics in WoW or skins in Overwatch) is unlocked.
Overwatch has keys included in the client/keyring, but they can also be streamed from the server.
The key table is collapsed by default to reduce page length. Click expand on the right to expand.
27ABA5F88DD8D078  ????????????????????????????????  salsa20  1.13.0.0.37646  ???????   ??????
493455579DA0B18E  C0BABF72AD2C05DFC14017D1ADBF5977  salsa20  1.19.3.1.43036  stream    Inaugral Season Spray/Icon ??
6362C5AD65DAE686  62F603D5390F763ED51773F0164FEDB5  salsa20  1.19.3.1.43036  stream    White/Gray OWL Skins ??
68EAE8FDC008C381  ????????????????????????????????  salsa20  1.20.0.2.43435  n/a       ??
402CD9D8D6BFED98  AEB0EADEA47612FE6C041A03958DF241  salsa20  1.29.?.?.?????  ???????   ??
WoW's TactKey.db2 and TactKeyLookup.db2 contain keys and key_names (called lookups there) respectively. Either can be streamed from server. These files cannot be bruteforced by requesting hotfix data (Blizzard has guards in place).
The id field in the table below corresponds to the id field in the db2's.


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Deep Dynamic Analysis of Android Applications
by Gustafson, Eric David, M.S., University of California, Davis, 2014, 48; 1565669
Abstract (Summary)
The smartphone revolution has brought about many new computing paradigms, which aim to improve upon the computing landscape as we knew it. Chief among these is the "app", packetizing and trivializing the distribution and installation of software. This has led to a boom in the mobile software industry, but also an increased burden on security researchers to ensure the millions of apps available do not harm users.
This paper presents a partial solution to that problem, Pyandrazzi, a practical dynamic analysis system for Android applications. Pyandrazzi aims to be more scalable, more compatible, and more thorough than any existing system, and to provide more in- formative data to analysts than was previously thought possible. The system is a true black-box solution, and is able to perform this analysis without any source code or prior knowledge of the application whatsoever. Unlike other similar systems, which rely heavily on unrealistic modifications to Android, our system employs the original Android virtual machine and libraries, to provide a more natural environment for apps, and to ease portability to new Android versions. Novel contributions include an algorithm for more thoroughly exploring application modeled on common user interface design patterns, a platform version-independent means of obtaining method trace data, and a method of using this data to calculate the method coverage of an application execution.
To evaluate the performance and coverage of the system, we used 1750 of the top applications from the dominant Google Play app market, and executed them under a variety of conditions. We demonstrate that the algorithm we developed is more effective than random user interface interactions at achieving method coverage of an application.
We then discuss the performance of the system, which can execute all 1750 apps, for two minutes of run-time each, under heavy instrumentation, in about 7 hours. We then explore two practical applications of the system. The first is a Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) concept implemented using application re-writing techniques. The system uses signatures based on high-level API call activity, as opposed to binary fingerprints or system call traces used in other systems. In our tests, we were able to reliably detect three families of malware for which we created signatures with zero false positives.
Secondly, we explore Pyandrazzi's role in a recent study of advertising fraud on Android, covering over 130,000 Android applications. The system was used to analyze those apps that did not generate ad-related traffic without user interaction. Of the 7,500 apps without such traffic, we found that 12.8% of applications would have generated ad traffic, if they had been properly interacted with via their user interfaces. We then explore augmenting Pyandrazzi to avoid interacting with advertising so that fraudulent behaviors can be better detected. Using a set of rules based on advertising industry standards and common design patterns, we were able to avoid ad-related interactions in 97.6 percent of a test set of 1,000 apps.
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Advisor: Chen, Hao
Commitee: Bishop, Matthew, Levitt, Karl
School: University of California, Davis
Department: Computer Science
School Location: United States -- California
Source: MAI 53/06M(E), Masters Abstracts International
Source Type: DISSERTATION
Subjects: Information Technology, Computer science
Keywords: Android, Dynamic analysis, Mobile security
Publication Number: 1565669


Time was when we'd get together and gossip. Sometimes we'd vie for the distinction of who had it tougher. Faults were easily found and fingers pointed. In a family of ten kids that was easy to do, about as easy as hiding behind the sheer numbers.
Certainly older now, tempered by the death of parents as well as six of nine siblings, disguise and diversion are much less satisfying. Now we remember, reminisce and recognize what matters. The impulse to gossip, compete, even complain never completely disappears. But its seen for what it is… navel gazing and a waste of time!
Mom and Dad have come up often during this week with family in Florida. We arrived on the 22nd anniversary of Dad's death. We share amazement that Mom could now be gone for more than eight years! Strange how adolescent rebellion and adult needs to differentiate ourselves subsides with the passing of years. Neither Mom nor Dad were as objectively wonderful as we now choose to remember them. Perhaps that is the mature wisdom borne of perspective, sobering self-acceptance and irrepressible gratitude.
Mom and Dad weren't perfect! Truth is the oldest and youngest in the roster of ten had many advantages. Here's a dramatic example to make the point – false teeth! The three eldest and the two youngest (four of the five are now deceased) "kept their teeth." The five in the middle all have dentures. Money was scarce during the Depression and WWII, especially for such a large family! Dental care lost out to more pressing needs.
Some may grouse about inequality and bad luck. But what really matters? Where is the wisdom of years? What is the fruit of embracing mortality, accepting the inevitability of our own death? There is no time for gossip. Keeping score becomes meaningless.
As the youngest of ten, I objectively benefited from my position in the roster. By many standards, I admit my good fortune in receiving "more." Yet the perspective of years teaches that love is not a zero-sum game – loving my husband does not mean I have less love to share with others. In fact, the mysterious alchemy of love would suggest quite the opposite.
As this week of family conversation and reminiscences concludes, one thing endures… our gratitude for what Mom and Dad gave us, our amazement for what they achieved with their lives deepens and expands.
Yes, not each of us received as much. Some of us received more. Yet, they always gave every bit as much as they could to each and all – none of us can give more!
Thanks for this wonderful sharing on family.


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The Orange County Partnership for Young Children seeks a full-time project coordinator to implement strategies to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, increase and support breastfeeding and enhance outdoor learning environments, in child care facilities that serve infants and toddlers. The position is responsible for training/technical assistance/coaching for child care directors and staff; project coordination; resource provision and outreach; and data collection for program evaluation. The position will work in collaboration with existing technical assistance specialists at OCPYC.
Qualifications: Requires a minimum of a BA in early childhood, public health or other related field, plus 18 hours of early childhood education OR a master's degree plus 12 hours of early childhood education. Minimum of three to five years' experience in providing child care quality enhancement services OR child care health education, nutrition, and or physical activity technical assistance to child care centers OR three to five years' experience providing technical assistance to other professionals, OR equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires a Level 11 Certification and must possess, or within the first year secure and maintain, Level 11 Early Childhood Certification with TA Endorsement. Experience with infant and toddler programs desired. Knowledge of or training experience with Be Active Kids, GO NAPSACC, and/or outdoor learning environments a plus. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; creativity and flexibility; ability to work independently and with teams and engage effectively with community partners; technology proficiency. EOE.
Submit cover letter, resume, and salary requirements by Friday, March 8, 2019, to programs@orangesmartstart.org.
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Madonna to appear on The Graham Norton Show
During the past year Graham Norton mentioned multiple times that he'd really like Madonna to appear on his show.
BBC AMERICA announced that Madonna will make a rare talk show appearance and her first on The Graham Norton Show on Saturday, January 14, 10:30pm ET/PT as part of the Ministry of Laughs comedy block.
She will join her two lead actors Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy to chat to Graham about W.E., the romantic drama she's directed that focuses on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
Expressing his delight at finally welcoming Madonna to the show, Graham Norton said
I couldn't be more excited! This is my real Christmas present. I may have to retire, but that's not a promise.
The Graham Norton Show is first broadcasted in the UK, so English fans will be able to watch Madonna's appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, January 13, 10:30pm GMT.
Madonna collaborates with Too Faced to release make-up sets


Robert C. Stroop is one of the many obscure Depression-era aeronautical inventors who created innovative if somewhat impractical designs that, for various reasons, never saw their full potential. The author has unable to uncover much about the background of Mr. Stroop apart from a few interesting facts. In surviving correspondence with the Army Air Corps, Stroop claims to have had 20 years of experience in the study, building, flying, and testing of aircraft in major aircraft plants and companies, though he doesn't name any specific ones. He mentions having worked in metal aircraft manufacturing on the West Coast before moving to the South, the isolation of which had proven to be ideal while developing his designs "undercover in secrecy." According the excellent Aerofiles.com, Stroop's first documented design was the SP-4 of circa 1927. Designed in Rome, Georgia, the SP-4 was powered by a 90hp Curtiss OX-5 and could convert from a biplane to a triplane arrangement, a theme that would show up in his later studies. Very little is known about the machine and it may never have been completed. Stroop appears to have subsequently relocated to Jacksonville, Alabama, where he produced the Scout in 1932, a conversion of a Thomas Morse Scout to a parasol monoplane to test his "arcuate" (curved) aileron system, which may be the one depicted in this patent. No information is available regarding the outcome of these tests, which were likely unfavorable. In any event, he appears to have returned to Rome, Georgia, where he conceived the polymorphic SP-6 and SP-7 "Speed Planes," which are the subject of this article.
The first document in USAAC files concerning the Stroop proposals is a crude hand-written letter to Wright Field dated May 27, 1935 accompanied by three photos of the SP-6 and a general arrangement drawing of the SP-7, a slightly more refined version of the preceding study. In cruising flight, the aircraft functioned as a conventional high speed cantilever wing monoplane, which Stroop claimed could achieve 400-500 mph. For take-off and landing, the wings would split into two halves, the upper part moving upwards and the lower part downwards to create an "X" when viewed from the front. The conversion from monoplane to biplane nearly doubled the wing area. This feature, combined with the heavily cambered lower wing section, allowed for an estimated landing speed of 50 mph. The low landing speed made the aircraft ideal for operation from small airstrips and also made it an ideal platform for pilots with less hours and experience than needed on contemporary fixed wing high speed planes.
According to the scale on the original drawing (3/8 in=1 ft), the SP-7 was 21.9 ft long, had a span of 30.5 ft (as a monoplane), and a height of 11.3 ft (as biplane, horizontal attitude). The inventor stated that "Due to lack of sufficient time, I was unable to complete data necessary for submission of my New Design Speed Plane." (More likely, Stroop wasn't sufficient skilled enough to provide the kind of engineering data required by the Materiel Division). He did, however, have a partially completed full-scale mock-up and a wind tunnel model with a 34 inch wing span, both of which featured a working convertible wing that demonstrated the principle of operation behind his invention. He estimated that the model would be ready for wind tunnel testing in about a week to 10 days and was very interested in cooperating with "interested parties" to further develop the design.
The Air Corps' predictably negative response, prepared by Major W.E. Kepner, Contracting Officer, was sent on June 8, 1935. First, Kepner noted that while extremely ingenious in general arrangement, the detail design of Stroop's invention would prove to be difficult and would preclude the possibility of developing a usable aircraft for several years, this being independent of any aerodynamic merits or difficulties. Second, due to the pressures of routine work, the Air Corps could not test Stroop's wind tunnel model. Third, due to the fact that the Air Corps was primarily interested in equipment suitable for procurement in quantity to equip the service, development projects could be undertaken only when the goal and the intermediate steps were apparent. Fourth, Stroop was encouraged to submit his design and model to the Inventions Board of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Finally, Kepner stressed that data submitted to the Air Corps in response to Circular Proposals should be capable of immediate reduction to practice.
Nearly 4 years passed before Stroop sent another hand-written letter dated March 10, 1939 to the Army Air Corps, basically reiterating the unique advantages of his unusual X-wing design and his eagerness to gain the government's support for his project. He references pictures of the mock-up, which was 75% complete at the time of writing, but no photos were found in the file. The Air Corps responded to Mr. Stroop's submission with a polite form letter on March 16, suggesting that he submit detailed drawings and engineering data directly to the Chief of the Materiel Division at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Thereafter, there is no further correspondence concerning the project. However, Aerofiles.com lists the SP-7 as having been tested in the wind tunnel in 1940, but probably never actually built and flown; hopefully further research will shed light on the matter. If any readers have more information on Robert C. Stroop or his designs, they are encouraged to comment below or email the editor.
There is some passing similarity between the Stroop designs and the Nikitin-Schyevchyenko IS series of polymorphic fighters built between 1938-41 in the Soviet Union; the latter actually made it to flight test, where it was discovered that the performance of the monoplane configuration was inferior to that of more conventional monoplane fighters; this was likely due to the added weight and complexity of the folding wing mechanism. The Stroop Speed Plane likely would have had the same problem had it actually taken to the air.
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