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require File.expand_path('../../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
require File.expand_path('../../fixtures/classes', __FILE__)
require File.expand_path('../shared/basic', __FILE__)
require File.expand_path('../shared/numeric_basic', __FILE__)
require File.expand_path('../shared/integer', __FILE__)

describe "Array#pack with format 'S'" do
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic, 'S'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic_non_float, 'S'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_arguments, 'S'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_numeric_basic, 'S'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_integer, 'S'
end

describe "Array#pack with format 's'" do
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic, 's'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_basic_non_float, 's'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_arguments, 's'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_numeric_basic, 's'
  it_behaves_like :array_pack_integer, 's'
end

ruby_version_is "1.9.3" do
  describe "Array#pack with format 'S'" do
    describe "with modifier '<'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S<_'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S_<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '<' and '!'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S<!'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S!<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S>'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>' and '_'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S>_'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S_>'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>' and '!'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S>!'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S!>'
    end
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's'" do
    describe "with modifier '<'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '<' and '_'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's<_'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's_<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '<' and '!'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's<!'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's!<'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's>'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>' and '_'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's>_'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's_>'
    end

    describe "with modifier '>' and '!'" do
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's>!'
      it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's!>'
    end
  end
end

little_endian do
  describe "Array#pack with format 'S'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 'S' with modifier '_'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S_'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 'S' with modifier '!'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 'S!'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's' with modifier '_'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's_'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's' with modifier '!'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_le, 's!'
  end
end

big_endian do
  describe "Array#pack with format 'S'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 'S' with modifier '_'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S_'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 'S' with modifier '!'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 'S!'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's' with modifier '_'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's_'
  end

  describe "Array#pack with format 's' with modifier '!'" do
    it_behaves_like :array_pack_16bit_be, 's!'
  end
end


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namespace GuiLabs.Canvas.Controls
{
	public interface IScrollable
	{
		event ScrollToHandler ShouldScrollTo;
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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PlayStation 4 » Racing » Simulation » Automobile
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GamesMaster UK 12/25/14 80 out of 100 80.00%
Playstation Official Magazine UK 12/01/14 9 out of 10 90.00%
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Edge Magazine UK 12/01/14 7 out of 10 70.00%
gamesTM 11/04/14 8 out of 10 80.00%
CGMagazine 11/04/14 6 out of 10 60.00%
Gamestyle 11/03/14 6 out of 10 60.00%
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ImpulseGamer 10/29/14 3 out of 5 60.00%
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Push Square 10/21/14 7 out of 10 70.00%
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EGM 10/10/14 6 out of 10 60.00%
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"Words don't often fail me, but I'm lost for words (almost) to describe my contempt for the travesties of human beings that claim to represent us in Canberra. Their policies are becoming more overtly fascistic, terrifying in their range and vindictiveness. The following are defined as early warning signs: powerful nationalism, disdain for human rights, identification of scapegoats as a unifying cause, supremacy of the military, rampant sexism, controlled mass media, obsession with national security, close links between religion and government, protection of corporate power, suppression of labour, disdain for intellectuals and the arts, obsession with crime and punishment and rampant cronyism and corruption.
"Every time these creeps plummet to new depths, down they go again, even exploiting overseas terrorist outrages to gain some votes. Never asking how we got to such a deplorable situation, never questioning our collusion with Washington in its brutal global role, its destruction of Iraq, Libya and Syria, its support for repressive regimes around the world that imprison and torture their own citizens, and the murderous repression of its own poor.
"And then there's our pitiful Labor opposition, run by timid lookalikes. Free speech? Out the window, along with compassion and equality. The Labor rot started in 1984 when four reactionary unions (DLP) rejoined the Victorian ALP and helped destroy a once strong and progressive branch, part of a wider drive to destabilise the entire labour movement.
"Some of us fought like hell to keep them out, but we were sold down the river by some of our former comrades along with the media where we were the baddies and the crooks were the goodies. In a last ditch stand I wrote a leaflet called Fight the Right about their dodgy US connections and impact on our hard-won policies. It was the beginning of Labor's decline, part of a deeper malaise.
"James Petras writes about the rise of the 'non leftist left in Southern Europe' in the Information Clearing House, about the disappearance of traditional leftist parties and decline of trade unions, replaced by a fragmented 'middle class radicalism' angry at its loss of status, demanding 'participatory democracy' in the existing rotten system, when it's capitalism that is causing environmental ruin, mass poverty, gross inequality, plutocracy, the police state and racial disparity and must be replaced.
"Close to the end of his life, Martin Luther King wrote: 'the real issue to be faced' beyond superficial matters was the radical reconstruction of society itself…and the United States will have to adopt a modified form of socialism.' King's final radical words have been erased from our history books, replaced by his much safer 'I have a dream' speech.
"Latin American revolutions, especially in Cuba, have inspired the entire planet, bringing hope to every corner of our earth. If left alone they would thrive, but the US Empire is once again on the offensive, getting ready to invade and destroy.
"Every left-wing government has been facing bizarre protests and subversive actions, destabilisation tactics clearly designed in far-away capitals, almost identical to those used against China, Russia, South Africa and other 'rebellious nations'. Their fragility is obvious, with their elites committing treason and collaborating with the West against their own people as we have seen in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Paraguay and Bolivia, to name just a few. Propaganda, disinformation and the spreading of confusion have been some of their most potent weapons. One of their dirtiest is the accusation of corruption made by corrupt pro-western politicians and individuals who misused hundreds of millions of dollars of the people's money.
"The world has lost a courageous activist with the death of Ronnie Gilbert, an original member of the legendary folk group, the Weavers. While the great Pete Seeger was the most recognisable member of the group (Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays were the other two) it was Ronnie Gilbert who gave the Weavers its special style. Who can forget her version of Leadbelly's Goodnight, Irene.
"Gilbert was born and raised in New York City into a working class family and listening to Paul Robeson gave her the inspiration to become a folk singer. Most who know about the Cold War and the 'Red Scare' is aware of what happened to the Weavers. Suspected of being too left-wing, Joseph McCarthy and his merchants of fear smeared them as 'communists' and had them blacklisted. Despite their hit songs they were banned from appearing on radio or television and their contract with Decca Records was abruptly cancelled.
"The Weavers went from being one of America's most popular groups to being almost totally ostracised. They were forced to disband in 1953, but even with her career in ruins, Ronnie Gilbert went on to become a dedicated socialist activist, travelling to Cuba in 1961. During a Pete Seeger concert in California which he performed on a banjo, without any introduction he shouted out to her wishing her 'good luck'. The audience cheered. How refreshing to see comrades like these stand up against powerful bullies and march in rallies to promote a cause. Vale Ronnie Gilbert.
"Speaking of gutsy people who stand up against powerful bullies, Julian Assange is still holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London surrounded by a ridiculous police cordon and living in one room for the 'crime' of telling unpalatable truths about government lies and the power of vested interests. He is a refugee under international law and should be given safe passage out of the UK. The Assange case amplifies many truths, one of which is the accelerating global totalitarianism of Washington regardless of who is president."
And broadsides they hurled at the world.
And helped wake up many lost souls.
In the Village, in Cambridge, in Newport.
And pointed their fingers at wrong.
And freedom called over the air.
That peace it was better than war.
And Ritchie, he kept on the path.
And Gil, he taught others his craft.
And Dave sang his blues out with soul.
The danger in mines, they exposed.
And the screen world is still filled with lies.
And it's time for a New Freedom Ride.
Written in the 1990's, this protest folk song pays tribute to the protest folk singers, protest folk songsmiths and protest folk music scene of the late 1950's and early 1960's; and calls for a "New Freedom Ride" in the music scene of the 21st-century.
Between May and June 2015, the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 29.6 to 38.5 percent; while the number of unemployed Black youths increased by 112,000 (from 212,000 to 324,000) during the same period, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States also increased from 17.3 to 24.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 129,000 (from 190,000 to 319,000) during the same period, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 15.8 to 18.2 percent between May and June 2015; while the number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 258,000 (from 714,000 to 972,000) during the same period, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data..
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for all youths (Black, Latino, white and Asian-American) between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 17.8 to 21.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the "not seasonally adjusted" total number of unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 421,000 (from 1,025,000 to 1,446,000) during the same period.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 9.2 percent in June 2015; while the "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for all Black workers in the United States (youth, male and female) was still 9.8 percent during that same month. In addition, between May and June 2015, the "not seasonally adjusted" number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the labor force decreased by 57,000 (from 8,927,000 to 8,870,000); while the jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 7.9 percent in June 2015, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data..
Between May and June 2015, the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.7 to 5.8 percent; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) in the United States increased from 6.3 to 6.8 percent during the same period.. In addition, the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6 percent in June 2015; while the "not seasonally adjusted" total number of unemployed Latino workers (youth, male and female) increased by 131,000 (from 1,658,000 to 1,789,000) between May and June 2015.
The "not seasonally adjusted" number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 21,000 (from 353,000 to 374,000) between May and June 2015; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers increased from 3.9 to 4.1 percent during the same period, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data. In addition, the "not seasonally adjusted" number of Asian-American workers who still had jobs decreased by 50,000 (from 8,804,000 to 8,754,000) between May and June 2015; while the number of Asian-American workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 29,000 (from 9,157,000 to 9,128,000) during the same period, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 4.2 to 4.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4 percent in June 2015. In addition, the "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) increased from 4.5 to 4.8 percent between May and June 2015; while the "not seasonally adjusted" total number of unemployed white workers increased by 298,000 (from 5,630,000 to 5.928,000) during the same period.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased from 5.2 to 5.5 percent between May and June 2015; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.8 to 4.9 percent during the same period. In addition, the official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 5.4 percent in June 2015; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.6 percent during that same month.
"….The civilian labor force declined by 432,000 in June….The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers), at 6.5 million, changed little in June. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job….
"Employment in mining continued to trend down in June (-4,000)….Since…December 2014, employment in mining has declined by 71,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining.
"Employment in…construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, information, and government, showed little or no change over the month…The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for April was revised from +221,000 to +187,000, and the change for May was revised from +280,000 to +254,000. With these revisions, employment gains in April and May combined were 60,000 lower than previously reported…".
Between April and May 2015, the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate in Lawrence, Massachusetts increased from 8.1 to 8.5 percent; while Massachusetts' "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate increased from 4.1 to 4.4 percent during the same period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
6. The official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate in Lowell, Massachusetts increased from 5.4 to 5.7 percent between April and May 2015; and.
The official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate in Worcester, Massachusetts increased from 5 to 5.4 percent between April and May 2015; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate in Pittsfield, Massachusetts was still 5.2 percent in May 2015. In addition, between April and May 2015, the official "not seasonally adjusted" jobless rate in Lynn, Massachusetts increased from 4.6 to 5 percent; while the official "not seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate in Boston, Massachusetts increased from 3.7 to 4.1 percent during the same period.
Between April and May 2015, the "not seasonally adjusted" number of unemployed workers in Massachusetts increased from 148,600 to 157,900; and around 44,000 of these officially unemployed workers lived in Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester or North Adams, according to the "not seasonally adjusted" data.


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[New] If Vietnam is serious in its pledge to reduce carbon emissions to eight percent by 2030, it needs to rethink its coal plans for the future.
[New] As more low-cost variable renewable energy is added to the grid-projected to supply half of the world's electricity by 2050-nuclear energy is recognised as a potential option to produce heat and electricity as needed, while also reducing atmospheric emissions.
[New] China has since announced more specific targets, including a 65% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, and to increase the share of renewables in its energy mix to 25%.
[New] The UAE has led the region in climate change policy since the Paris deal, initially committing to generate 24% of its energy from clean sources by 2021 and later increasing that target to 50% by 2050.
[New] Australia will meet and beat its declared 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels.
[New] After 2035, sales of gas-powered vehicles would be banned in California, a state where more than 50% of greenhouse emissions are generated by transportation.
[New] Forecasts by the International Energy Agency and OPEC do not expect 2021 oil demand returning to pre-downturn levels.
[New] Ensign Energy Services expects to be about 15% busier in Canada in 2021 as petroleum producers increase drilling due to improved oil and natural gas prices.
[New] NASA's renewed efforts to return humans to the moon by 2024 has led to advances in new space technologies to improve processes, and reduce costs and development time.
[New] British retail group ASDA will commission more than 300 new BioNGV (Natural Gas for Vehicles) trucks in 2021 to reduce the environmental footprint of its transport activities.
[New] In the IEA's annual World Energy Outlook 2020, which it released in late October to provide an outlook through 2040, coal's share in energy demand could dip below 20% for the first time in modern energy history while renewables are predicted to meet 90% of strong growth in global electricity demand.
[New] The International Energy Agency projects consumption will increase by almost 6 million b/d in 2021 but will average just 96.9 million b/d - still well below the pre-pandemic record of 100 million in 2019.
[New] Madison-based Alliant Energy announced in May that it intends to add 1 gigawatt of solar power in Wisconsin by the end of 2023, and also that it would phase out coal from its electricity generation by 2040 and reach net zero by 2050.
[New] The long-term outlook for natural gas is not good in California, which wants to eliminate most carbon emissions by 2045.
[New] Hyundai Motor Group will set up 20 high-speed charging stations in Korea by 2021 and will further expand its charging network in cooperation with energy companies.
[New] Australia's clean energy move, the UK's internal combustion engine ban shift from 2040 to 2030, and release of 8,000 Volkswagen ID4 electric 4 WD vehicle in the U.S., has additionally surged lithium's demand in the last quarter.
[New] Energy companies such as Northern Gas Networks and Cadent - which own local gas infrastructure in Britain - have been researching whether gas could be replaced with hydrogen to help the UK meet its legally binding 2050 net zero emissions target.
[New] If countries around the world increase their investment in wind, solar and battery in the next few years, the price of renewable energy will continue to decline.
[New] Germany plans to have clean energy sources by 2038 with the strategy of replacing nuclear energy, coal and oil, which have the biggest contribution for energy production today.
[New] If the nations of the world ramp up their investments in wind, solar and batteries in the next few years, prices are likely to fall even further to a point where they are so cheap it will begin to make commercial sense to shut down and replace existing coal and gas power stations.
We are certain that the demand for power in Germany can be completely covered with renewable energies by 2050.


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Home/American Shipper/OOCL's new ship goes into China/Mideast
OOCL's new ship goes into China/Mideast
American Shipper Staff Thursday, July 7, 2011
Liner carrier OOCL has taken delivery of a new 8,888-TEU vessel from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai.
The OOCL Canada is the second in a series of eight such vessels from Hudong-Zhonghua. The vessel will be deployed in the carrier's MAX service, which it jointly operates with COSCO Container Lines (which calls the service MEX).
The service has a rotation of Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shekou, Singapore, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Port Klang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
According to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data, the service operates with six vessels, three each from OOCL and COSCO, with an average capacity of 7,082 TEUs, though the lines appear to be migrating bigger vessels into the service. OOCL operates two other vessels of larger than 8,000 TEUs, while COSCO has deployed one of its 10,000-TEU ships on the loop.
Emirates Shipping Line takes slots on the service.


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CPAA spokesperson:
Kiki Christie, kikichristie@gmail.com
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Should the government decide who we sleep with?
Canadian Polyamory Panel to Take Public Questions
That's just one question on the minds of members of the growing polyamory movement, who feel they are under attack by a Canadian law that is under review this winter. "The controversial law is considered a tool to target polygamists, but it could also be used to send others to jail", says Kiki Christie, a spokesperson for the Canadian Polyamory Advocacy Association (CPAA).
"Polyamory is a practice in which consenting adults can have more than one romantic partner, but it is fundamentally different from the polygamy that is causing concern for lawmakers and the public", says Christie. For example, it does not give special rights to men, assign spouses to underage people, or teach its customs inside closed communities. That's just the beginning.
"Polyamory is a post-modern, ethical and compassionate relationship style that begins by assuming that love is not limited," says Christie, who acknowledges that the practice is not well understood, with outsiders frequently comparing it to swinging or cheating. "Polyamory advocates are making waves in the upcoming court case, but many people still don't understand how polyamory is different from polygamy."
A panel discussion at UVIC entitled "What is Polyamory?" on November 17th aims to dispel myths and raise awareness for the movement. The media, students and public are invited to find out more and bring their questions.
Hosted by Poly 101 on Campus, a UVIC student society club, the event will feature polyamory-supporting service providers, counsellors, polyamorous people and people in relationships that are polyamorous.
The panel comes at a time when curiosity about such relationships is building. On November 22nd, the BC Supreme Court will sit for at least 40 days to hear witnesses and re-examine the law, Criminal Code s. 293, which criminalizes relationships with more than two people as soon as they choose to make a formal commitment. The CPAA will be on hand to represent polyamorous people across Canada, and to argue for clarity in the law.
With only volunteers, a part-time lawyer and a small amount of funds, calling and interviewing witnesses will be hard without last-minute support, says Christie. Those who wish to support CPAA financially may donate at the event or www.polyadvocacy.ca/donate
"What Is Polyamory?" panel takes place on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 7 pm, at the University of Victoria, in the David Strong Building, Room C103.
POLY 101 ON CAMPUS
Poly 101 on Campus is a UVSS club that evolved from students attending a local discussion group called Victoria Poly 101 to meet, discuss and support each other in the exploration and the practice of ethical consensual non-monogamy.
CPAA
CPAA advocates on behalf of Canadians who practice polyamory. It promotes legal, social, government, and institutional acceptance and support of polyamory, and advances the interests of the Canadian polyamorous community generally. Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada purports to outlaw polyamorous people living together as families. It penalizes us as soon as we make a serious commitment to one another.
CANADIAN CRIMINAL CODE S. 293 FULL LEGAL TEXT
Confirm in context at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C-46/page-6.html#codese:293
(1) Every one who
(ii) any kind of conjugal union with more than one person at the same time, whether or not it is by law recognized as a binding form of marriage, or
(b) celebrates, assists or is a party to a rite, ceremony, contract or consent that purports to sanction a relationship mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii), is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
Evidence in case of polygamy
(2) Where an accused is charged with an offence under this section, no averment or proof of the method by which the alleged relationship was entered into, agreed to or consented to is necessary in the indictment or on the trial of the accused, nor is it necessary on the trial to prove that the persons who are alleged to have entered into the relationship had or intended to have sexual intercourse.
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Home Opinion Tragedy is our new normal, but it doesn't have to be
Tragedy is our new normal, but it doesn't have to be
UConn has a responsibility to take care of its students. It has a responsibility to create a healthy culture of kindness and collaboration. Photo by Skitterphoto from Pexels
On Tuesday, The Daily Campus mourned the tragic loss of Justin Niezrecki.
On Wednesday, it mourned the tragic loss of Tianyin Shang.
I've cried a lot over the past few days, and I'm sure many who had the privilege of knowing Justin and Tianyin have as well. I've talked to many people who have reflected deeply on their own close calls with suicide and deep depression. I've talked about my own depression and experience with Counseling and Mental Health Services. Collectively, these conversations have made the powerful case that mental illness on campus is an institutional, not an individual, problem. Although we don't know Tianyin and Justin's full stories, we do know that far too many students suffer from depression and suicidal ideation.
This should go without saying, but it's important to say out loud: This is not normal. This is not inevitable.
This is a mental health epidemic created by a culture that breeds depression, anxiety and severe stress. It's a culture which isolates us and is hyper-competitive by design. It's a culture which quantifies our value by our GPA. It's a culture that tells us to embrace the struggle, that sleepless nights and burn-out are necessary preconditions of success. It's a culture which puts undue pressure on first-generation students and poor students.
Not all of this is UConn's fault. We live in a perverse world with perverse incentives. We live in a time of deep ecological, economic and spiritual crisis. We may very well be the first generation in centuries to inherit a world more dangerous and fundamentally broken than our parents. It is only natural to despair at this collective situation.
But still, UConn has a responsibility to take care of its students. It has a responsibility to create a healthy culture of kindness and collaboration. It has a responsibility to understand that stress, anxiety and depression are not inevitable byproducts of higher education, but the result of an institution which drives us to despair and then deprives us of the resources to handle that despair.
For years, we've demanded dramatically increased funding for CMHS. We've demanded the university take mental health as seriously as it takes research funding or sports. We've demanded the university sees us as students with complex needs, not just numbers on a spreadsheet.
But change has not been forthcoming.
It's long overdue for the health and well-being of students to be prioritized.
I hope the university has finally woken up. It shouldn't have taken two devastating tragedies to get here.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by individual writers in the opinion section do not reflect the views and opinions of The Daily Campus or other staff members. Only articles labeled "Editorial" are the official opinions of The Daily Campus.
Harry Zehner is the opinion editor for The Daily Campus. He can be reached via email at harry.zehner@uconn.edu.
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Batalik est une ville du Ladakh, en Inde, située sur le cours supérieur de la rivière Indus. Elle a été un point central le conflit de Kargil en raison de son emplacement stratégique entre Kargil, Leh et le Baltistan. En 1999, la guerre de Kargil s'est déroulée dans cette région. Batalik se trouve à 56 km de Kargil et est connue pour ses quatre villages Brokpa : Dah, Hanu, Garkon, Chulichan, Sharchay et Darchak. La tribu Brokpa descendrait directement des soldats d'Alexandre le Grand. La plupart de la vallée est composée de Brokpas bouddhistes, mais quelques communautés se sont converties à l'islam chiite et se sont mariées avec d'autres groupes ethniques musulmans en conséquence.

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The common level of appraisal is used to equalize education taxes statewide—to ensure that properties of equal value pay equal taxes. It wouldn't be fair to use the locally established values and the same tax rate in every town. If your town had just reappraised, you would pay at a higher rate than the owner of a property worth the same amount in a town that hadn't reappraised in a few years.
Let's say you have a camp in East Overshoe that is worth $100,000. Your listers did a complete reappraisal for tax year 2005 and they've assessed you at $100,000.
There's a camp across the town line in West Overshoe that is also worth $100,000. The Town of West Overshoe is planning to reappraise for tax year 2006, but for tax year 2005 that camp is assessed at $85,000.
It wouldn't be fair if you were taxed at the same $1.51 rate. You would pay $1,510.00. Your West Overshoe neighbor would pay $1,283.50.
Rather than thinking of the CLA as adjusting the tax rate, think of it as adjusting the listed value of the property to fair market value. The West Overshoe camp is adjusted by the common level of appraisal to bring its listed value into line with the market.
The adjustment by the CLA means you and your neighbor in the next town pay the same amount of education tax on properties of equal value.


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April Fool : Silly Rules & Decisions
Here are some weird and illogical rules and regulations and decisions imposed on the people in various regions. Thankfully, they were just April Fool hoaxes or they would have had drastic effects and might have resulted in rebellions, revolutions and mass movements to dethrone such stupid and eccentric authority.
In 1959, the Kokomo Tribune of Indiana announced that to cut the costs, the city police would close each night from 6 pm to 6 am and one can leave their messages on an answering machine, which will be screened by an officer in the morning. It will also lessen the pressure of work as many of the calls would be old by that time and there would be no need to answer them. A spokesman for the police commented that in the case there is an emergency call in the night, they can go check the hospitals and the coroner in the morning and know if anything has happened or not!
In 1987, a Los Angeles disc jockey that Los Angeles Highway System would be closed for an entire month for repairs from April 8. The citizens were highly alarmed by the startling news for they could not avoid the use of the highway to navigate through the city and immediately the radio station and the California Highway Patrol were flooded with thousands of frantic calls. The intense public response stunned even the station, not to mention that the California Department of Transportation didn't find it 'very funny.'
In 1991, the London Times announced the cabinet's approval of the plan of Department of Transport to alleviate overcrowding on the M25, the circular highway surrounding London by making the traffic on both carriageways travel in the same direction. Thus, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays the traffic would travel clockwise while on Tuesdays and Thursdays it would travel anti-clockwise. On weekends, traffic can go on as usual.
Many people voiced their protest. A spokesman for Labor Transport warned that many people have 'trouble telling their left from their right.' A resident of Swanley, Kent said that the scheme was impractical because the villagers using the motorway to go for shopping to Orpington, would have to drive just for two miles on some days and 117 miles on others. Well, it was just a joke.
In 1993, the China Youth Daily, the official state newspaper of China had a government's decision as its first lead on the front page, where Ph.D. holders were exempted from the one child limit imposed by state to control population explosion. The story had a disclaimer in the end identifying it as a joke. Yet, Hong Kong's New Evening News and Agence France-Presse (an international news agency) were taken in and reported it as a fact.
Intellectuals of the country thought the idea to be prompted by the Singaporeans who encouraged their intellectuals to marry and have children to ensure better crop of citizens for the next generation. The Chinese government declared such hoaxes and April Fool's Day as a hazardous tradition of the West while the Guangming Daily, Beijing's main newspaper read mostly by the intellectuals, published an editorial stating April Fool's Day to be a Liar's Day and having bad influence.
In the same year, Westdeutsche Rundfunk, a German radio station, made an official announcement about a new city regulation for the citizens of Cologne where the joggers going through the park could not go faster than six mph to avoid disturbing the squirrels in the middle of their mating season.
The physicist Mark Boslough's article published in April 1998 issue of the New Mexicans for Science and Reason newsletter state that the Alabama state legislature had passed a bill and voted to change the value of the mathematical constant pi. It was to be put to the Biblical value of '3.0' instead of the actual value '3.14159'. The article reached the world over through the Internet and soon the Alabama legislature was stormed with calls protesting such an illogical move. The original article was actually a parody on the legislative attempts to confine the teaching of evolution.
In 1999, the Savings Bank of Rockville placed an ad in the Connecticut Journal-Inquirer on 31st March to announce that they would charge their customers $5 fee for the help of a live teller to ensure enhanced 'professional, caring and superior customer service.' Though, it was a joke, customers were highly agitated by it and it was reported that one woman even closed her account with the bank because of it. The bank ran a second ad revealing the first one to be just a joke with the comment of bank manager that it had actually committed the bank 'to not charging such fees.'


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Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope
Li Chi Hsu, Chang Ming Chern, Wen Yung Sheng, Wen Fang Wong, Yun On Luk, Han Hwa Hu
Background. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of orthostatic stress produced by the head-upright tilt test on human cerebral hemodynamics by transcranial Doppler sonography. Methods. We studied 60 subjects who were divided into two groups; one of normal controls (n = 43) and one of patients suffering from syncope (n = 17). A 30-minute head- upright tilt test was conducted on all subjects, and heart rate and blood pressure were monitored by surface electrocardiography and cuff sphygmomanometry, respectively. Cerebral blood flow velocity and cerebral vasoreactivity were continuously monitored using transcranial Doppler sonography. Results. The maximal decreases in mean blood pressure of controls and patients with syncope were 2.6 ± 7.8% and 0.5 ± 7.9% of baseline, respectively. The maximal decreases in mean blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery between the two groups reached 19.6 ± 6.2% and 30.7 ± 14.1% of baseline, respectively (p < 0.05). The increases in pulsatility index between the two groups were 15.4 ± 14.3% and 16.9 ± 21.1% of baseline, respectively. Conclusion. The responses of cerebral blood flow to upright tilting differed significantly between normal controls and patients with syncope, implying that the latter may suffer an impairment of cerebral autoregulation. Further studies are needed to ascertain what clinical implications this finding might have.
Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Doppler Transcranial Ultrasonography
Blood Flow Velocity
Middle Cerebral Artery
Hemodynamics
Cerebral hemodynamics
Head-upright tilt
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography
Hsu, L. C., Chern, C. M., Sheng, W. Y., Wong, W. F., Luk, Y. O., & Hu, H. H. (1999). Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope. Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei), 62(8), 544-549.
Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope. / Hsu, Li Chi; Chern, Chang Ming; Sheng, Wen Yung; Wong, Wen Fang; Luk, Yun On; Hu, Han Hwa.
In: Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei), Vol. 62, No. 8, 01.08.1999, p. 544-549.
Hsu, LC, Chern, CM, Sheng, WY, Wong, WF, Luk, YO & Hu, HH 1999, 'Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope', Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei), vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 544-549.
Hsu LC, Chern CM, Sheng WY, Wong WF, Luk YO, Hu HH. Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope. Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei). 1999 Aug 1;62(8):544-549.
Hsu, Li Chi ; Chern, Chang Ming ; Sheng, Wen Yung ; Wong, Wen Fang ; Luk, Yun On ; Hu, Han Hwa. / Transcranial doppler monitoring with head-upright tilting in patients with syncope. In: Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei). 1999 ; Vol. 62, No. 8. pp. 544-549.
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Default Disney: "Steamboat Willie" (1928)
To kick off our Default look at the Disney films and shorts, we go back to the one that started it all, 1928's "Steamboat Willie." But first…
…A Brief History of a Mouse
Having started his animation career in Kansas City, Missouri, with his moderately popular Laugh-O-Gram short cartoons, Walt Disney, along with the talented cartoonist Ub Iwerks, ventured to Hollywood where they found success producing the "Alice Comedies" series in 1923. Featuring a combination of live-action and animation, the "Alice Comedies" provided Walt with enough clout to be hired by Universal Studios in 1927 to produce a new series, the lucrative "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit." When negotiating a pay raise the following year, Walt was blackballed by the studio resulting in the loss of both his contract and the character of Oswald (who had been trademarked by Universal).
Oswald, the Unlucky Rabbit?
Following the loss of his most popular creation, Walt, along with a few remaining loyal animators, collaborated with Ub Iwerks to develop a new character which Disney would own independently – a character that would go on to inhabit short cartoons, films, television, records, cities, countless watches, and costumed terrors in theme parks around the world – Mickey Mouse.
Seriously, some of the old Disneyland Mickey costumes are outright nightmare-inducing horrors.
"Steamboat Willie" (1928)
"Steamboat Willie" is famous for two particular reasons – it was the first sound cartoon and the first Mickey Mouse cartoon. Funny, because neither happens to be true. In fact, Mickey had first appeared in two originally silent shorts, "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho," with the former having been screened several months prior finding neither success nor distribution (both would later be reworked with sound following "Willie's" popularity). While it's also true that there had been other cartoons released with synchronized sound prior to "Willie," it was the first to utilize this technology with a memorable and rewarding outcome.
"Willie," which was partially inspired by Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill (although they have little in common), has Mickey serving aboard a steamboat under the draconian captaincy of Pete the cat. After loading the boat with livestock and (literally) picking up a passenger, Minnie Mouse, Mickey breaks out into improvised musical numbers employing various objects and animals scattered about as instruments. Highlights include Mickey using a goose as a makeshift bagpipe…
…gleefully swinging a clearly anguished cat over his head by the tail…
I wonder where all those rumors of Walt Disney hating cats started?
…and, disturbingly, kicking a suckling piglet off his nursing mother so that he can use her, um, body as a piano accordion.
I cannot decide whether this is more traumatizing for the piglets, the pig, or accordion enthusiasts.
The short ends with Pete discovering Mickey's careless frivolity and forcing him to work in the galley. Upon peeling a couple of potatoes, the Mouse notices the one ship animal to escape his wrath, a sniggering parrot, whom he knocks out the ship's porthole, laughing at the bird's drowning cries!
While much of the humor is clearly at odds with today's sensibilities, it certainly wasn't meant to be malicious at the time. In fact, the irreverence found in these old Disney shorts can be quite off-putting to modern audiences accustomed to Disney's usual whitewashed, pixie-satiated facade. Despite this, the sheer inventiveness and energy in the short delighted audiences and helped it endure beyond a simple showcase for synchronized sound technology.
Yet as revolutionary as "Steamboat Willie" was, the Mickey Mouse cartoons themselves hadn't completely broken free from their "Alice Comedies" and "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" roots as evidenced by the recycling of a few ideas and jokes. Most notable was the exact duplication of a gag from Oswald's "Rival Romeos" (also released in 1928). It features a goat swallowing a musical instrument, having it bounce inside his body, and then, with a crank of his tail, playing music out of his mouth like a gramophone.
You have to give them credit – at least the goat is pointing in a different direction this time.
1927's "Alice the Whaler" also bears a few similarities such as its focus on a cartoon mouse (complete with shorts) forced to slice potatoes by an oppressive cat on a whaling ship.
Either that or science has grossly underestimated mice's prowess for potato spud carving.
However, Mickey had already begun to evolve from his first outings in "Plane Crazy" and "The Gallopin' Gaucho." Besides being completely free from the rodent-like bug-eyes that he had in his previous appearances, here Mickey displays a much more likable and relatable identity.
"Plane Crazy" Mickey vs. "Steamboat Willie" Mickey.
No longer the lecherous character who forced himself on Minnie in "Plane" or the drinking and smoking swashbuckler of "Gaucho," Mickey is instead portrayed with the much more carefree and harmonious attitude that would endear him to the world. Perhaps it was the addition of sound that helped galvanize the character with an added dose of charm. Either way, the end result was an enormous success with the crux being that the Mickey, as introduced in this short, was not simply a rubbery cartoon effect. He was a personality and the key to all of Walt's future achievements for decades to come. As Walt was fond as saying, it all started with a mouse.
A mouse with an uncanny ability to stare into the darkest pits of your soul…
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Join us next time as we take a look at another Disney milestone – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). For more Default Disney, click here.
"Steamboat Willie" (1928)
Mickey Mouse Series
Notable Characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pete
Voices: Walt Disney
Directed by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney
Written by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks
Music by Wilfred Jackson and Bert Lewis
Disney, Not Rated
Deleted Disney: "Land of Sand" – The MARY POPPINS JUNGLE BOOK Song?
Is "Keep 'Em Guessing" the Deleted Disney Song MULAN Needed?
Obscure Disney Review – "Social Lion" (1954)


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France Votes. Where to now...?
Projections say Macron, Le Pen go through to runoff in French vote ... - jpost.com
Well, no surprises there then. What events in France can teach UK voters..!
by Bob Robertson (article) and Parasshuram Shalgar (video)
24 April 2017 at 14:29 24 April 2017 at 14:29
To those who have watched the winds of change blowing all over Europe during the past few months, then the result of last night's first-round of the French-Elections should come as little surprise. For the old-guard who have voted for the Conservative/Labour and Leftist factions all their lives, it must be utterly perplexing.
France's 'right-wing/National-front candidate'. Marine Le Pen came in at 21.4% of the vote, with the 'novice, independent-centrist,' Emmanuel Macron with 23.9%, after 97% of the Votes were counted. Republican Francois Fillon, despite the expenses scandal hanging over his head, claimed 19.9%, while the far-left Jean-Luc Melenchon, polled 19.6% of the 46 million votes counted.
Both have now conceded leaving Macron and Le Pen to fight it out for the final result in two weeks time.
However, this outcome has left a huge hole at the centre of European politics.It is the first time, certainly in France in almost 60 years that all the mainstream parties have no representative candidate, and that the voters have most certainly turned their backs in a big way on the establishment. That the remaining contenders are poles apart - one pro, one anti, European Union, - one centrist, the other right-wing. Even if Le Pen does not win the final round it will certainly show that there are deep divides in France's political thinking.
Changed Times
Since the huge influx of migrants into Europe, general anger has been rising against the political establishment.
It is probably fair to say that the UK's David Cameron certainly did not see a problem when he pledged a vote for European membership as part of the Conservative manifesto in 2015. It was a gamble that badly backfired, for once the referendum was ready to roll, most of Europe was swamped under a never-ending tide of migrants who were mostly unwelcome; then, of course, the killing began.
Although Britain has had a taste of it, that violence is not wanted here, so the referendum could be looked on as a protest vote rather like yesterday in France.
When do the collective politicians say enough is enough and take sterner measures to stop this confusion? Even if the problems of Lybia, Syria, Afghanistan and sub-Saharan Africa were miraculously solved tomorrow, what has been created will not be solved in our lifetime; as the whole face of Europe has changed.The longer the migrant, economic or political, is away from his old home, then where he lives now, becomes his new one.
Even if they find work and meaningful lives amongst all the chaos they have endured, one can only wonder that once stabilised, how many will simply decamp, and walk the other way, back to their places of origin?
Exactly who will enter the portals of the Elysee Palace in two weeks to claim the presidency is still too close to call. The only sure thing is that Europe and the UK's place in it will have to change as much for us, as for the French.
Bob Robertson
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include <wayland-server.h>
#include "wayland-drm.h"
#include "wayland-drm-server-protocol.h"

struct wl_drm {
	struct wl_display *display;

	void *user_data;
	char *device_name;
        uint32_t flags;

	struct wayland_drm_callbacks *callbacks;
        struct wl_buffer_interface buffer_interface;
};

static void
destroy_buffer(struct wl_resource *resource)
{
	struct wl_drm_buffer *buffer = resource->data;
	struct wl_drm *drm = buffer->drm;

	drm->callbacks->release_buffer(drm->user_data, buffer);
	free(buffer);
}

static void
buffer_destroy(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource)
{
	wl_resource_destroy(resource);
}

static void
create_buffer(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
              uint32_t id, uint32_t name, int fd,
              int32_t width, int32_t height,
              uint32_t format,
              int32_t offset0, int32_t stride0,
              int32_t offset1, int32_t stride1,
              int32_t offset2, int32_t stride2)
{
	struct wl_drm *drm = resource->data;
	struct wl_drm_buffer *buffer;

	buffer = calloc(1, sizeof *buffer);
	if (buffer == NULL) {
		wl_resource_post_no_memory(resource);
		return;
	}

	buffer->drm = drm;
	buffer->buffer.width = width;
	buffer->buffer.height = height;
	buffer->format = format;
	buffer->offset[0] = offset0;
	buffer->stride[0] = stride0;
	buffer->offset[1] = offset1;
	buffer->stride[1] = stride1;
	buffer->offset[2] = offset2;
	buffer->stride[2] = stride2;

        drm->callbacks->reference_buffer(drm->user_data, name, fd, buffer);
	if (buffer->driver_buffer == NULL) {
		wl_resource_post_error(resource,
				       WL_DRM_ERROR_INVALID_NAME,
				       "invalid name");
		return;
	}

	buffer->buffer.resource.object.id = id;
	buffer->buffer.resource.object.interface = &wl_buffer_interface;
	buffer->buffer.resource.object.implementation =
		(void (**)(void)) &drm->buffer_interface;
	buffer->buffer.resource.data = buffer;

	buffer->buffer.resource.destroy = destroy_buffer;
	buffer->buffer.resource.client = resource->client;

	wl_client_add_resource(resource->client, &buffer->buffer.resource);
}

static void
drm_create_buffer(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
		  uint32_t id, uint32_t name, int32_t width, int32_t height,
		  uint32_t stride, uint32_t format)
{
        switch (format) {
        case WL_DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
        case WL_DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
        case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUYV:
                break;
        default:
                wl_resource_post_error(resource,
                                       WL_DRM_ERROR_INVALID_FORMAT,
                                       "invalid format");
           return;
        }

        create_buffer(client, resource, id,
                      name, -1, width, height, format, 0, stride, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}

static void
drm_create_planar_buffer(struct wl_client *client,
                         struct wl_resource *resource,
                         uint32_t id, uint32_t name,
                         int32_t width, int32_t height, uint32_t format,
                         int32_t offset0, int32_t stride0,
                         int32_t offset1, int32_t stride1,
                         int32_t offset2, int32_t stride2)
{
        switch (format) {
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV410:
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV411:
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV420:
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV422:
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV444:
	case WL_DRM_FORMAT_NV12:
        case WL_DRM_FORMAT_NV16:
                break;
        default:
                wl_resource_post_error(resource,
                                       WL_DRM_ERROR_INVALID_FORMAT,
                                       "invalid format");
           return;
        }

        create_buffer(client, resource, id, name, -1, width, height, format,
                      offset0, stride0, offset1, stride1, offset2, stride2);
}

static void
drm_create_prime_buffer(struct wl_client *client,
                        struct wl_resource *resource,
                        uint32_t id, int fd,
                        int32_t width, int32_t height, uint32_t format,
                        int32_t offset0, int32_t stride0,
                        int32_t offset1, int32_t stride1,
                        int32_t offset2, int32_t stride2)
{
        create_buffer(client, resource, id, 0, fd, width, height, format,
                      offset0, stride0, offset1, stride1, offset2, stride2);
        close(fd);
}

static void
drm_authenticate(struct wl_client *client,
		 struct wl_resource *resource, uint32_t id)
{
	struct wl_drm *drm = resource->data;

	if (drm->callbacks->authenticate(drm->user_data, id) < 0)
		wl_resource_post_error(resource,
				       WL_DRM_ERROR_AUTHENTICATE_FAIL,
				       "authenicate failed");
	else
		wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_AUTHENTICATED);
}

const static struct wl_drm_interface drm_interface = {
	drm_authenticate,
	drm_create_buffer,
        drm_create_planar_buffer,
        drm_create_prime_buffer
};

static void
bind_drm(struct wl_client *client, void *data, uint32_t version, uint32_t id)
{
	struct wl_drm *drm = data;
	struct wl_resource *resource;
        uint32_t capabilities;

	resource = wl_client_add_object(client, &wl_drm_interface,
					&drm_interface, id, data);
	wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_DEVICE, drm->device_name);
	wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT,
			       WL_DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
	wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT,
			       WL_DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV410);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV411);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV420);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV422);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUV444);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_NV12);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_NV16);
        wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_FORMAT, WL_DRM_FORMAT_YUYV);

        capabilities = 0;
        if (drm->flags & WAYLAND_DRM_PRIME)
           capabilities |= WL_DRM_CAPABILITY_PRIME;

        if (version >= 2)
           wl_resource_post_event(resource, WL_DRM_CAPABILITIES, capabilities);
}

struct wl_drm *
wayland_drm_init(struct wl_display *display, char *device_name,
                 struct wayland_drm_callbacks *callbacks, void *user_data,
                 uint32_t flags)
{
	struct wl_drm *drm;

	drm = malloc(sizeof *drm);

	drm->display = display;
	drm->device_name = strdup(device_name);
	drm->callbacks = callbacks;
	drm->user_data = user_data;
        drm->flags = flags;
        drm->buffer_interface.destroy = buffer_destroy;

	wl_display_add_global(display, &wl_drm_interface, drm, bind_drm);

	return drm;
}

void
wayland_drm_uninit(struct wl_drm *drm)
{
	free(drm->device_name);

	/* FIXME: need wl_display_del_{object,global} */

	free(drm);
}

int
wayland_buffer_is_drm(struct wl_drm *drm, struct wl_buffer *buffer)
{
	return buffer->resource.object.implementation ==
		(void (**)(void)) &drm->buffer_interface;
}

uint32_t
wayland_drm_buffer_get_format(struct wl_buffer *buffer_base)
{
	struct wl_drm_buffer *buffer = (struct wl_drm_buffer *) buffer_base;

	return buffer->format;
}

void *
wayland_drm_buffer_get_buffer(struct wl_buffer *buffer_base)
{
	struct wl_drm_buffer *buffer = (struct wl_drm_buffer *) buffer_base;

	return buffer->driver_buffer;
}


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2011 Texas League All Star Game
San Antonio Missions catcher Ali Solis #4 at bat during the Texas League All Star Game played on June 29, 2011 at Nelson Wolff Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. The South All Star team defeated the North All Star team 3-2. (Andrew Woolley / Four Seam Images)
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OLTON & WW travel to Worcester tomorrow hoping to pick up maximum points after squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Sikh Union Nottingham last week.
The Grange Road side struggled against the Bodykraft Midlands Premier Division new boys as they controlled the opening exchanges and should have broken the deadlock.
But after 20 minutes the game started to sway and the hosts took the lead through a short corner from Adie Betts.
Olton doubled their advantage through debutant Sukhi Sudhi who skillfully slotted the ball past the despairing Sikh Union keeper.
However, the visitors fought back, and two quick-fire strikes gave them a fully-deserved draw.
Olton remain optimistic about tomorrow's game with Worcester who drew 5-5 in an entertaining away tie with West Bridgford last week.


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Letis hypnois is een vlinder uit de familie van de spinneruilen (Erebidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1806 door Hübner.

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June 26, 2015 Episode	2014, 2015, 4ZZZ, John Robinson, Sex On Toast, Street Soundzzz, The Eagle Junction, Woodford Folk Festival Leave a comment
Ep 127: Sex On Toast; The Eagle Junction
Sex On Toast
Recorded & Mixed by John Robinson
Recorded at Woodford Folk Festival, 27th December, 2014.
Sex On Toast are a funked up lot, specialising in overblown choreography and onstage antics, these new-jack swingers feel ripped straight from another era. Last month saw the release of their brand new single, "Oh Loretta", a throwback track that could have been recorded in the 70's, but is nevertheless yesterday fresh.
Equal parts righteous and ridiculous, Sex On Toast are known for their raucous and engaging live shows. These Festival regulars, have performed on numerous stages across Australia, from Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Adelaide Fringe, to Apollo Bay Music Festival and Woodford Folk where this set was recorded. Live from the Bazaar stage and running through the new year, this is Sex On Toast.
The Eagle Junction
Recorded & Mixed by Branko Cosic.
Recorded at 4ZZZ Car Park on the 18th of April, 2015.
Local band The Eagle Junction are hard at work at the the moment, touring their particular brand of blues pop, kitsch-rock around Australia. After taking home the prize for Best Original Song at this year's Qube Effect with their track, Your Face Ruins My Day, the band have gone on to release their debut LP. An understated, self-titled affair, The Eagle Junction LP is like an RSVP to the future, an affirmation of the band's inevitable success.
4ZZZ were lucky enough to have The Eagle Junction play a set right here at the station's luxurious carpark stage. The set was recorded on April 18th of this year for Street Soundzzz, as part of 4ZZZ's youth week celebrations.
Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 8-9pm, Friday 26 June 2015.


Lee Anderson is known to create graphic influenced pieces that are a reflection of her love of design. Her art is characterized with warm colors and rich texture and are delivered in a style that consists of pattern repetitions. Just like the wideness in her artistic creations, Anderson's subjects are equally diverse, although she captures it from her surroundings. She doesn't focus primarily on huge or easily noticeable objects. Instead, she creates artwork that isn't defined by how big or small her subjects are. Anderson is basically self taught and she's grown artistically due to her curiosity that has seen her explore a variety of techniques while at the same time often daring herself by trying out new things. It's for her curiosity that she sees some of the patterns and shapes that would often be ignored due to their perceived insignificance. Anderson's continuous experimentation with new ideas and vibrant colors are some of the reasons why her artistic prowess has been growing steadily. She has a home studio from where she creates her art. Unlike many artists who create art using the same technique and materials, Anderson is open to the use of different materials and techniques as long as the end result is an art piece that fully gives her desired outcome. Her works are available in different platforms and can be used to decorate any room, whether it's home, office interior. At the same time Lee Anderson framed art also form part of the packages that she sells. There are also galleries that sell her finished artwork that customers and collectors can easily just purchase and hang without having to do anything more on it.


Furnival Chambers offers expertise in acting in whistleblowing cases, especially where the whistleblowing disclosures (the Public Interest Disclosures) involve information about criminal offences, or other serious misconduct.
Whistleblowing is a technically difficult area of employment law in which Furnival Chambers are well placed to advise, and provide the advocacy for the most difficult of trials – using the advocacy skills of prosecuting and defending serious crime.
Whistleblowing claims often involve a greater degree of investigation than other civil claims, seeking evidence where it can be obtained, and understanding complex misconduct in modern industry, the NHS, banking and public bodies.
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Barbara "Baba" Ganz-Erdin (Schlatt, Turgòvia, 28 de juliol de 1964) va ser una ciclista suïssa que combinà la carretera amb la pista. Va guanyar set medalles als Campionats del Món en pista.

Palmarès en pista
 1986
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1987
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1988
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1989
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1990
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1991
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1992
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium
 1993
  Campiona de Suïssa d'Òmnium

Palmarès en ruta
 1985
 1a al Gran Premi de Brissago
 1986
 Vencedora d'una etapa al Tour de l'Aude
 1987
 1a al Gran Premi Cham-Hagendorn
 1988
 1a al Tour de Berna
 1a al Gran Premi Cham-Hagendorn
 1a al GP Chiasso
 Vencedora d'una etapa al Giro d'Itàlia
 1989
 1a al Tour de Berna
 1a al Gran Premi de Brissago
 1a al GP Chiasso
 1990
 Vencedora d'una etapa al GP Cantó de Zuric
 1991
 1a al GP Cantó d'Aargau
 1992
 1a al GP Cantó de Zuric i vencedora de 2 etapes
 1a al GP Chiasso
 1993
  Campiona de Suïssa en contrarellotge

Enllaços externs
 Fitxa a sitiodeciclismo.net
 Fitxa a cyclebase.nl
 Fitxa a museociclismo.it
 Fitxa als Jocs Olímpics

Ciclistes de Turgòvia
Esportistes suïssos als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1988
Persones del cantó de Zúric
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This is my 1970 Honda SL350. I was busy doing the disassbly and didn't take any pictures of what a basket case this was. Now I wish you could see what the honda looked like before I rebuilt it.
This picture is near the end of reassembling. The Black and Decker Workmate made an excellent lift and allowed me to work on the bike without having to get on my hands and knees. Although it looks nice here. I repainted it using rattle cans. It's pretty close to the original color. The stripes on the side are decals with a couple of coats of clear sprayed over them. On the original SL350 the stripes are painted.
In this picture the rear wheels look pretty good. The chrome on the wheels wasn't too bad, but the spokes were really rusted. I sand blasted the spokes and sprayed them with silver paint. It took me about a day to mask the wheel. If I knew how to relace the wheel I probably would have disassembled the wheel. it took forever to get the hub cleaned after years of greese from the chain had accumulated. The whole 3 day process was repeated on the front wheel.
The really hard parts to find for this 1 year manufactured honda are the side covers. They're worth their weight in gold. These ones were in pretty rough shape and I had to really work to get them to attach properly.
Another part that is hard to find is the seat. The one you see here is brand new. It languished in a warehouse for 30 years. The seller originally had 10 of them but had sold all but 3. They were stacked on top of each other and it created a permanent dent in the foam. It's slowly working itself out and it looks pretty good now..
The last hardest part to find is the exhaust. Most of them have rusted out long ago and the few you can find cost more then the price of the SL350 without exhaust. I was fortunate enough to get the bike with some pretty decent exhaust. They even have the leg guards. They do have some rust and I will eventually have to get them repaired and painted. I hear BBQ grill paint works really well.
During construction of this SL350 I bought a second parts bike. They're weren't a lot of good parts, but the few I was able to salvage went a long way toward completing the project. If you're a purist you'll notice the this SL350 has the wrong carbs. The parts bike had the correct (Black) carbs but I were so corroded I couldn't use them. You also may notice that all the engine bolts are stainless steel allen head bolts. I didn't buy the SL350 to be a trailer queen. I bought it to ride on all the two track roads and trails around the Manton/Mesick area of northern Michigan. I know it isn't a high tech dirt bike and that fits me just fine. Besides, I would need a booster chair to get on one of those new dirt bikes. They sit way to high.
Now the frame looks beautiful. I'm not bragging because I didn't have anything to do with how it looks. I took it to a local sandblaster and had it blasted, along with several other parts. It was also powder coated. The parts that are black were powder coated with semi-gloss. everything looks brand new and it is a lot more durable then regular paint.
I had to completely disassemble the rear shocks and bought a spring compressor that worked really well. They were total rust and dirt. Cleaning them and reassembling them took a few days. I kept buying shocks on eBay but they were either for a newer SL350 or they made several different ones in 1970. I managed to piece a pretty decent set together out of all the spares.
For you purists, you'll notice the front fender is from a K1 or K2 model SL350.
I really like the way this turned out. I've had it up to 70 MPH (7000 RPM) and other then a lot of normal vibration it felt pretty good.
If I were starting this project today I would have shot for an SL350 K1 or K2 model. They were completely different. Gone was the heavy frame the electric start and the engine had a different cam that gave the 350 better low end torque. Those are important changes for a dirt bike.
I would be remiss if I didn't thank Barry for much of the inspiration in rebuilding my SL350. If you have one of these get it on Barry's registry. His web page is full of great howto information.
This is my everyday driver.