In 1984, Jack Kirby's Pacific Comics title "Captain Victory and His Galactic Rangers" came to a close with its 13th issue, effectively closing the door on the inter-stellar police squad and their adventures across the galaxy. While Topps attempted to revive the title in 1994 under their short-lived "Kirbyverse" banner, Victory and his crew has not been seen or heard aside from cameo appearances and unsuccessful attempts to revive the character for a new generation.
Now, Captain Victory is back.
This October, Dynamite Entertainment launches "Captain Victory," a series following the Kirby character and his crew that ties in to "Kirby: Genesis." Heading the charge to bring Captain Victory and character-driven, exciting galactic plots to the modern era of comics is "Supergirl" scribe Sterling Gates. Alongside artist Wagner Reis and co-plotter and "Kirby: Genesis" artist Alex Ross, Gates is setting the stage for Victory and his Galactic Rangers from their Pacific Comics days up to their appearance in the first issue of "Kirby: Genesis" and beyond.
Gates took some time out to speak with Comic Book Resources about the upcoming series, how the past Pacific Comics content will come into play and the big secret that Victory is carrying.
CBR News: Sterling, what's your basic plan for "Captain Victory," and how does it pay homage to the original Kirby character as well as link the events in "Kirby: Genesis?"
Sterling Gates: The basic plan is to tell some character-driven, exciting cosmic stories in the newly-created Kirbyverse! Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross and Jack Herbert have been working their hands off making "Kirby: Genesis" the excellent story it is, but they have so much ground to cover and only so much room to do it in.
I'm looking at this spin-off series as a place where I can take both where Kirby was going with Captain Victory in the early 1980s, and Kurt and Alex's interpretation of the character and really try to combine the two ideas and flesh Victory and his crew out as much as I can. My mission statement was to expand upon the Kirbyverse characters and illustrate their personal stories, all set against this huge, dramatic, space-opera backdrop. Imagine if every character in "Star Wars" got their own spotlight issue before things really hit the fan, and that's pretty much how the first arc in the book will play.
After things hit the fan? Wellllll, things get a little bigger. And then bigger still!
I really wanted readers to learn to care about these characters and have some insight into their lives and motivations before we catch up to the events in "Kirby: Genesis." At the end of the first arc, we pick up that moment with Captain Victory in "Kirby: Genesis #1." The second arc -- if I've timed it correctly -- will be a follow-up story to the events of "Genesis."
What was the experience like getting to work with Jack Kirby's original character designs and sketches? How did his designs kick-start the creative process for you?
I think it's absolutely fantastic what Dynamite is doing, working with the Kirby Estate to create an entirely new comic book universe out of Kirby's ideas and designs. Just that idea alone is inspirational to me!
There are thousands of unused Kirby characters and concepts to draw from, and I find looking over all the design work and sketches he left behind to be a big boost for inspiration. Kirby was the king of comics, and he created a massive number of characters that no one has ever seen or heard of before. That it's taken this long for someone to come along and do this with his unused designs kind of baffles me, but I'm happy someone finally did. I would love for there to be three big comic book universes out there instead of just the Big Two.
Kurt Busiek mentioned in a previous interview with CBR that everything that happened in Kirby's 13 issues of "Captain Victory" factors in to "Kirby: Genesis." For those continuity-goers, where does your story fit?
We fall after the events of the original "Captain Victory" series, but our first arc takes place before "Genesis." We're a few months into a new universe, and already continuity is coming into play! Guess that's sort of the nature of the beast with connected-universe comic books, isn't it? I tried to make sure the first issue was extremely open to new readers so that anyone anywhere could pick it up and get a complete story and a feel for what the book will be like. I think it's one of the best things I've ever written, and I hope people give it a chance.
Tell us a bit about Captain Victory. For this re-interpretation of the character, you mentioned that you saw him more as an antihero in the beginning of your series. How did you come to that particular characterization?
Well, unbeknownst to the entire Galactic Ranger organization, Captain Victory is the grandson of the greatest malevolent force in the history of the galaxy, the villainous Blackmass. He joined the Rangers in order to train them to fight Blackmass, and he's willing to go to whatever lengths possible in order to destroy his grandfather. Sometimes, that drive and desire forces him to walk the fine line between what is "right" and what is "wrong." You never really know what he's going to do as a result, and sometimes he'll come down on the side of "wrong" in order to strike a blow against his grandfather's forces.
However, since no one knows that he's Blackmass' grandson, and no one knows that he knows just how evil Blackmass is, people jump to the conclusion that he's becoming more and more dangerous to himself and the Rangers. The first arc is going to show just what happens when he comes down on the wrong side of Galactic Command, and a lot of serious stuff comes spilling out because of it, both for him and his crew.
This is going to be more of an ensemble book, focusing not only on Captain Victory, but his squadmates in the Galactic Rangers, as well. In terms of character work, what has the process been like in bringing the squad up to date for the story you're trying to tell?
Well, in Kirby's original "Captain Victory" series, his squad didn't really have backstories. Mister Mind, Major Klavus, Tarin and Orca were all just sort of there, and we never really got to know about them or learn how they came to be a part of Victory's crew.
The first issue of our series focuses solely on Captain Victory -- so you can see what he's about -- but issue #2 deals with Tarin, this huge lion-man who's the gunnery officer on their ship. Tarin starts looking at his motivations for following Captain Victory in light of what happens -- see, I can't really say, because that'd spoil the first issue entirely. Each supporting cast character will get some time in the spotlight as we move through the first arc. Every issue will move the arc's plot forward even as we're learning about why Tarin joined the Rangers, or what it was like for Major Klavus to train a teenaged Captain Victory, or what happened when the Black Waters invaded Orca's home planet.
I want readers to understand what makes most of Victory's crew tick by the end of that first big story, so by the time we get past "Genesis" and things get serious, you know where every person on Victory's crew stands.
What exactly will you be exploring during the squad-specific issues of the story? Will we be seeing mostly origins, or a series of events told from multiple perspectives?
Well, you'll see a bunch of different things. Issues one and two are solely from Victory and Tarin's perspectives, respectively. Issue three deals with events from both Victory's and Major Klavus' points of view. We jump around a lot.
Think of the structure for a TV show like "Lost," where the B-plot flashbacks inform and feed into the A-plot. That's the main storytelling device I'm employing for the first arc, and issue #1 should give you an idea of what that's like.
You've had a chance to work in the cosmic realm writing a few "Green Lantern" stories, as well as your writing duties on "Supergirl." How did your experiences in that realm help inform your work on "Captain Victory?"
Well, a lot of my time on "Supergirl" was spent collaborating with some wonderful creators in order to make the New Krypton mega-story work. That's similar to how I'm working here, with every piece of writing I send in being reviewed by Kurt and Alex as well as my editor Joe Rybandt. Kurt and Alex are the keepers of the Kirby flame, so to speak. I'm seeing their stuff, too, so we're all working together to build this cohesive universe. I've also had a couple conversations with Jai Nitz about his "Silver Star" book, and I'm sure at some point we'll find a way to make everything connect or do a crossover or something. But we have to wait for it to be for a good reason, and it has to be something as big as "Genesis."
I cut my teeth on "Supergirl." That book was my first monthly ongoing assignment, and I learned a lot in terms of craft and character and collaboration. I'm flexing a lot of the same muscles I used on that book with these big, crazy, character-driven cosmic stories. It's a very different set of writing muscles than I'm using on something like "Hawk & Dove," which is a much more action-based, "rock 'em up, sock 'em up, lock 'em up"-style comic book. They're two incredibly different projects, "Hawk & Dove" and "Captain Victory," and they each use very different parts of my brain!
How does it feel to be working with these iconic Kirby characters? How are you bringing your own spin to the table?
Well, I think when you read a lot of the character stuff we're doing, you'll see how I'm trying to modernize some of these ideas and characters. Kirby was much more into the concepts and the weaponry and the procedure when he was writing Captain Victory, and didn't get too deeply into who the Rangers are and what each of them is about.
At the heart of each of Kirby's rangers was the desire to do good, so most of the characters -- as he presented them -- seemed flat to me, a little one-note. They all wanted the same thing, and they were all working to achieve it together. I'm working on pushing these characters around some so we can show off just why they make their decisions, and illustrate how and when their personal motivations come into play. It's very different from how Kirby wrote the book, I'll tell you that, but I'm trying to retain the same flavor.
To take it one step further: Imagine if two cooks are told to make chicken parmesan. Sure, the dishes are the same when you set them down, and it's the same basic recipe, but I guarantee both will taste completely different, even though they're the same food! That's what it's like to me; Kirby and I are using the same characters, but there's no way his book would look like mine and vice versa.
Our artist is a guy named Wagner Reis. Extremely talented fellow, and I'm in love with the pages I keep getting back from him. But he's not Jack Kirby, so even the very "look" of the book is different from Kirby's original series.
Do you have a favorite moment from the original "Captain Victory" run? Are there any throwbacks that longtime Captain Victory fans should look out for?
I poured over those books, read 'em probably a dozen times as I was putting together my pitch for the project. My favorite moment from the old book comes in the second issue, when Victory and Major Klavus just hang out with some small-town cops in "Colorado, U.S.A." as they search for Insectons. Just mad, brilliant stuff, watching these small-town guys trying to come to grips with the fact that there's a spaceship overhead and there are aliens walking around!
And yeah, I've put in throwbacks galore to the old series, but I tried to include them in such a way that unless you're a massive old-school Victory fan, you probably won't even notice. I don't want you to be distracted by that kinda thing!
What has been the challenge in bringing these characters to modern day? How do you feel they stack up to other modern incarnations of Kirby characters, like the New Gods?
I think it's a little unfair to compare the Galactic Rangers to the New Gods. A small independent comic book company with a very limited distribution range published the Galactic Rangers, so they never really had a chance to make a mainstream impact like Kirby's DC work did. And frankly, the New Gods were something special. The New Gods were some of Kirby's finest ideas, and they managed to seep into greater pop culture in a way no one was expecting.
I mean, my mom knows who Darkseid is. I doubt she could name any of the other New Gods, but she remembers Darkseid from the "Super Friends" cartoon. So to compare them from an impact point of view, after the hundreds of appearances they've made over the years versus the 13 issues of "Captain Victory" from 1982? Not a fair contest.
Hopefully, by the end of our time working on "Captain Victory," we'll be able to add some new fans to the list!


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Q: Scrape Job description Indeed Selenium A similar subject exists but I couldn't find the exact answer, so please could you help me?
I copied from the internet the following code to scrape job offers from indeed. The problem is the code cannot scrap full job descriptions.
The question is how to open indeed pages with the full description and how to then retrieve the full description ?
Do you, please, have any idea how to solve this?
    for i in range(0,50,10):
        driver.get('https://www.indeed.co.in/jobs?q=artificial%20intelligence&l=India&start='+str(i))
        jobs = []
        driver.implicitly_wait(20)

    for job in driver.find_elements_by_class_name('result'):

        #soup = BeautifulSoup(job.get_attribute('innerHTML'),'html.parser')
        result_html = job.get_attribute('innerHTML')
        soup = BeautifulSoup(result_html, 'html.parser')

        try:
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        except:
            title = 'None'

        try:
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        except:
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        try:
            company = soup.find(class_="companyName").text.replace("\n","").strip()
        except:
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The problem comes from the following part:

        sum_div = job.find_elements_by_class_name('summary')
        #sum_div = job.find_element_by_class_name('job_seen_beacon')

        try:
            sum_div.click()

        except:
            close_button = driver.find_elements_by_class_name('popover-x-button-close')
            close_button.click()
            sum_div.click()

        driver.implicitly_wait(2)

        try:
            job_desc = driver.find_element_by_css_selector('div#vjs-desc').text
            print(job_desc)

        except:
            job_desc = 'None'

        df = df.append({'Title':title,'Location':location,"Company":company,
                                "Description":job_desc},ignore_index=True)

A: Final answer to my question:
As the indeed page is dynamic, it is necessary to first create a list with le url to each job offer. Then open these url one by one and get the job description from these pages.

for i in range(0,2,1):
    driver.get('https://www.indeed.co.in/jobs?q=artificial%20intelligence&l=India&start='+str(i))
    jobs = []
    driver.implicitly_wait(20)

    for job in driver.find_elements_by_class_name('result'):

        soup = BeautifulSoup(job.get_attribute('innerHTML'),'html.parser')
        #then we incluse beautifulsoup. We could do it with Selenium but it
        #is much slower.
        #Then we use selenium as it allows to manage dynamic click.

        try:
            title = soup.find(class_="jobTitle").text

        except:
            title = 'None'

        try:
            location = soup.find(class_="companyLocation").text
        except:
            location = 'None'

        try:
            company = soup.find(class_="companyName").text.replace("\n","").strip()
        except:
            company = 'None'

        #sum_div = job.find_elements_by_class_name('summary')
        sum_div = job.find_element_by_class_name('job_seen_beacon')

        try:
                    sum_div.click()
        except:
                    close_button = driver.find_elements_by_class_name('popover-x-button-close')[0]
                    close_button.click()
                    sum_div.click()
        driver.implicitly_wait(2)

It starts here by identifying each job url, contained in the section  and with the attribute "href".
        liens = job.find_element_by_tag_name("a")

        links = liens.get_attribute("href")

        df = df.append({'Title':title,'Location':location,"Company":company, "Links":links},ignore_index=True)

Links_list = df['Links'].tolist()

We now open each link from the list and get the job description

descriptions=[]
for i in Links_list:
    print(i)

    driver.get(i)
    jd = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//div[@id="jobDescriptionText"]').text
    descriptions.append(jd)

df['Descriptions'] = descriptions

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Pollard's Mistake Leads To Pruitt's Exit
OKGOP Chair, Pam Pollard had scheduled EPA Director Scott Pruitt to be the keynote speaker at the State Republican Gala in Moore on May 5, according to an invitation sent out by the party. The event is meant to be a fundraiser for the OKGOP.
Pruitt said the event was approved by the EPA's ethics counsel. But Pruitt said it was instead, an error on the part of the OKGOP and Chairman Pam Pollard, that violated the law.
"What happened was the folks that invited me sent out an invitation post that didn't comply with federal law and federal ethics law. So we're not going to be able to attend," Pruitt told FoxNews Radio host Brian Kilmeade Thursday morning.
 Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and Former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will not be appearing at a Republican gala next week, he said Thursday morning on conservative radio. His decision to withdraw comes amid an accusation his appearance would violate federal law.
Pruitt's withdrawal follows an accusation and formal complaint from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) who alleged earlier in the week, Pruitt's attendance violated the Hatch Act. The Act puts limits certain kinds of political activity in which executive branch employees can engage, including using their position in federal office in exchange for political contributions, according to the Office of Special Counsel. In his complaint, Whitehouse calls the gala a "pay-for-play" event and urges the OSC to investigate.
OKGOP Chair Pam Pollard, however, disagreed with former Oklahoma AG, Scott Pruitt in an interview Thursday afternoon. Pollard said there were no laws violated and was confident an investigation would not be launched.
"We can't control who files, verbally accuses somebody of something, throws some words out somewhere," Pollard said in an open room inside the OKGOP headquarters. "We can't stop who might file paperwork on something. We believe we know the rules. We know the laws and I believe in the rule of law."
Pollard wouldn't say who is going to replace Pruitt at the Gala, but said there are several people on a short list.
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The siren circuits are what importance in various alarm system. For example, the emergency alert, burglar alarm circuits, Fire alarm circuits, Timer , sensor controls, etc. Today I would like to introduce the simple and economical simple siren circuits. It is suitable for beginners. My son will gradually build this circuit onto the PCB layout. Look at below! 4 Circuits.
Operation of the circuit is Q1 and Q2 will work with R3, R4 and C2 is a frequency generator circuit with output connected to LED1 and speakers SP1. When I press the switch S1 to the C1 will begin to charge allows the voltage to pin B of Q1 increase other. The Q1 is working and Q2 is working with at the C1 charge full cycle will stop oscillator speaker is not.
The LED1 light and hold the release the pressure switch S1, resulting in C1 will start discharger through R3, Q1 to ground. The oscillator circuit sound Sirens in the lower out. If we press the switch S1 and then quickly leave many. The sound will be as continuous as C1 to charge and discharge alternately continuously.
Q1______2N3904,C1815,BC548,BC547,BC549,____45V 100mA NPN Transis_____________= 1 pcs.
Q2______2N3906,BC558,BC557,BC559,___45V 100mA PNP Transistor_________________= 1 pcs.
C2_________0.1uF 50V___ceramic Capacitors___________________________________= 2 pcs.
R1__________47ohms_1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%_______________________________= 1 pcs.
R2___________47K__1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%_______________________________= 1 pcs.
R3___________33K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%______________________________= 1 pcs.
R5,R6________68 ohms__1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%___________________________= 2 pcs.
D1________1N4148____75V 150mA Diodes__________________________________________= 1 pcs.
SP1___________8 ohms 0.5W Speaker_____________________________________________= 1 pcs.
S1,S2_____Normally open pushbutton____________________________________________= 2 pcs.
This is simple siren circuit diagram that build easily. Because of use the transistor 2 pcs only just. Can use 8 ohm size loudspeakers. Which , I uses old loudspeaker , at the sound doesn't Amen! come to usable with this comfortable circuit. The usability just you presses switch (close) S1 a loudspeaker will utter. Enhance the frequency goes up (C1 , loaded ). When liberate Switch(Open)S1. The sound will decrease the frequency down (C1 , disgorge load ) change the value R1. For change the time goes up – down. Please see circuit picture assembles.
Q1______2N2222____45V 100mA NPN Transis_____________________= 1 pcs.
Q2______2N29097___45V 100mA NPN Transistor___________________= 1 pcs.
C2_________0.47uF 50V___Electrolytic Capacitors or ceramic Capacitors__________________________= 1 pcs.
R1__________39K_1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%_______________________________= 1 pcs.
R3___________22K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%______________________________= 1 pcs.
SW1________Normally open pushbutton__________________________________________= 1 pcs.
it save and easy to find all parts.
This cycle can be divided into three main parts is the low frequency production. Production of high frequency. The amplifier.
The manufacture low-frequency includes Q1, Q2, R2, R3, C2, C3. Which will produce low-frequency out and to extend the Q3. Before you sent with high frequency of origin from Q4, Q5, R8, R9. , C5, C6 signal is included, then the output will come out to the leg E of the Q5. and then be expanded with Q6(2N2222) to drive the speakers. The C1, C4 is intended to stir filter collects them. The R11 will help prevent speaker damage.
2SC1815 or 2N2222 or 2N3904 etc.
Q1-Q5______2N3904____45V 100mA NPN Transis_____________________= 5 pcs.
Q6______2N2222___45V 100mA NPN Transistor______________________= 1 pcs.
C5,C6________0.04uF 50V___Ceramic Capacitors___________________= 2 pcs.
R1__________18K_1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%_______________________________= 1 pcs.
R2,R3,R5________1.2M__1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%___________________________= 3 pcs.
R6,R10___________10K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%___________________________= 2 pcs.
R7_______________18K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%___________________________= 1 pcs.
R8_______________12K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%___________________________= 1 pcs.
R9_______________100K___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%__________________________= 1 pcs.
R11__________100 ohms___1/4W Resistors tolerance: 5%__________________________= 1 pcs.
Today I suggest police siren circuit. Another circuit is very interesting. It can mimic the sound of a American police car and Hong Kong police. By which we use transistors mainly. For is so easy to buy equipment and budget.
In a Figure 1 will see that include of two sound generator set. First sound generator consist of Q1, Q2, C2, C3 and R1-R4. Then a second sound generator will include of Q3, Q4, C5, C6 and R7-R10. The sound signal will Different as level of parts in circuit.
Figure 1 The circuit diagram of a perfect American & Hong Kong police siren.
When a S2-switch is on "Hong Kong" position, the sound signal from a first series will out off from collector(C) of Q2 through R5 to controll working of the second sires. Which cause can get the output signal at collector of Q4 through R11 in to Q5 will be transformer-T1 by it is used to match the output of such circuits to a speaker.
If slide sw1 to "191" position will has also some sound signal through C4. A capacitance-C4 will cause feature of sound signal is changed.
You can assemble parts on the perforated board or universal board. But if you want to make PCB in permanent version. You can see in Figure 2 is actual-size of Single-sided Copper PCB layout. And Figure 3 is a components layout and wiring.
When assemble this project completely then to check for error, next apply the power supply 9-12volts, then test them by apply a 9-volts battery to the circuit. Next turn on power switch then press S2 we will hear a sound of siren from speaker anf LED1 flashes.
The applications can do many things. Such as be installed in the police car toy. Be installed on a motorcycle or a beep alarm for you.
R1, R4, R7, R10—-1K ___________________ = 4 pcs.
R2, R3, R8, R9—–56K __________________ = 4 pcs.
R6——560 ohms_________________________ = 1 pcs.
Q1-Q5——————C458 or similar (C1815 or C828)___= 5 pcs.
C5, C6——————0.0047uF ______= 2 pcs.
C1———————–220uF 16V ______________________= 1 pcs.
C2, C3——————3.3uF 16V _______________________= 1 pcs.
C4———————–33uF 16V ________________________= 1 pcs.
T1————-OT-601 ____Output transformer___________= 1 pcs.
S1, S3——– SPDT- Single-pole, Double-throw switch__= 1 pcs.
LED, speaker 8 ohms, PCB, Universal box.
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How c2 is working ??


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IKEA is considered a success story in China. But the Swedish furniture giant had to face numerous challenges when it entered China in the late 1990s. China was very different from IKEA's traditional markets in the West and IKEA had to adapt its strategy to suit the country. IKEA was able to project itself as an aspirational Western brand among the Chinese middle class. After initial failures, the company positioned its brand in China in such a way as to reflect consumers' needs and that enabled it to create a positive brand image for itself. China soon became the fastest growing market for IKEA, and the company saw significant growth in the country. However, with worldwide speculation over China's increased economic and financial risks from its rapid build-up of debt and the company itself getting embroiled in controversies, can IKEA expand its market and sustain its business in China? The case discusses the challenges before Angela Zhu (Angela), country retail manager of IKEA China, in 2017, as the company went ahead with its plans to grow its stores in China from 24 in the fiscal year 2017 to 34 in 2020. The onus was on Angela and the marketing team to make this happen by appealing to the Chinese customers and by increasing IKEA's customer base in the country. .
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Vampires have captured the people's imaginations for centuries, so it's no surprise that they take up more than their fair share of the weekly TV programming schedule.
Over the years, vampires have been depicted in almost every way imaginable—from elegant Victorian courtiers to all-American teenagers to vile, inhuman scavengers. Even so, there are still more than enough stories to tell about these captivating creatures of the night.
Sometimes books or movies aren't enough to satisfy the hunger that fans have for their favorite fanged fiends. They crave even more insight into what makes these undead creatures tick. For those with an undying thirst for vampire fare, here are some series that you can sink your teeth into this Halloween:
He's half vampire, half human, and a full-on vampire hunter with a mission to rid the world of the undead creatures that plague humanity. The product of a tragic and unconventional birth, Blade was born with the abilities of a vampire but without the need to avoid sunlight or hide in the shadows. Because of his unique biology, Blade is immune to bites, hypnosis, and many of the other things that make humans such easy prey for vampires. If that wasn't enough, Blade is also a master fighter and swordsman who can hold his own against the even the most powerful vampires.
Picking up where the movie trilogy left off, Blade: The Series continues the adventures of the Daywalker as he attempts to infiltrate a powerful group of vampires and put an end to their reign. Created before the MCU came into full focus, Blade: The Series met an early end due to budgetary constraints. But anyone craving a vampire show that is as much about action as it is about the supernatural should give this series a chance.
True Blood is the Southern Gothic tale of Sookie Stackhouse and her true love, the vampire named Bill Compton. Based on a series of books that take place in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, True Blood is a big vampire story with a small town feel. In True Blood, the world at large is aware of vampires, and they are often hunted, exploited, or worse. Fates intertwine as the human world brushes up against the world of magical creatures.
As the story evolves, True Blood takes a deep dive into the complicated supernatural world of werewolves, faeries, shapeshifters, and other mythical beings. There is action, romance, and mystery in Bon Temps—and vampires, a whole lot of vampires. Anyone interested in supernatural tales with a bit of southern charm should enjoy this series.
Vampire shows don't always have to be brooding and gloomy, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer proves that by adding in a fair amount of wit and fun with to go along with all of the vampire slaying. Created by Joss Whedon before his days as a comic book writer and superhero film director, the show is as popular for its dialogue as it is for its engrossing story about magical beings.
Exploring teen angst through the lens of the supernatural, Buffy tells the story of an average teenage girl as she makes her way into adulthood and protects the town of Sunnydale from the supernatural forces that threaten it. Buffy's story is long and lasts for several seasons; but once fans have blazed through all of the Buffy episodes, they can turn their attention to Angel, the spinoff series that features even more Buffy-inspired goodness.
It's not easy being a teenager who's in love with a vampire—and it's even harder when you're a teenager who's caught in a love triangle with two vampire brothers and there are supernatural threats at every turn. That's the story of The Vampire Diaries. Set in a fictional town in Virginia called Mystic Falls, The Vampire Diaries is based on the popular set of teen-oriented novels that carry the same name.
There's lots of love, longing, and heartbreak in Mystic Falls to go along with the supernatural thrills. Anyone who loves glossy, CW-style dramas where all of the characters look like part-time models should give Vampire Diaries a try.
Steeped in Aztec lore, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series puts a unique spin on vampire tales. Following a series of related movies and comics, From Dusk till Dawn traces the adventures of Seth and Richie Gecko and the Fuller family as they come face to face with the vampiric entities known as culebras.
Connected to ancient Aztec serpent deities, the culebras wreak havoc on the lives of anyone who crosses their paths—provided they can make it out alive. With a real south-of-the-border feel and a diverse cast of characters, From Dusk till Dawn reinvigorates the vampire mythos. The series should provide excitement and thrills for anyone who enjoys seeing a new take on these timeless creatures.
What happens when you upset Count Dracula? Nothing good—and Castlevania shows the frightening results. Written by comic book favorite Warren Ellis, Castlevania tells the story of Count Dracula and his wife Lisa. An aspiring healer, Lisa was a regular human who fell in love with Dracula and convinced him to set aside his aggression toward humanity and seek a different path. The people of Wallachia, however, had different ideas.
Fearful of the mysterious count whose castle loomed large over the countryside, the Wallachian townspeople decided to take matters into their own hands and strike down his wife as she tried to heal one of the villagers. Angry and heartbroken, Dracula, vowed to take his revenge. With an army of vampires and other monsters at his command, Dracula plans wipe out all of humanity. That is, unless the hero Trevor Belmont can stop him. A surprisingly involved animated adventure that clearly doesn't have children in mind, Castlevania is for those who like action and adventure in their vampire tales.
Spooky shows aren't for everyone, but anyone who wants to get into the spirit of Halloween without the scares can enjoy What We Do in the Shadows. A TV series based on the 2014 movie, What We Do in the Shadows puts a comedic spin on vampire tales. Moving the action to New York City, the series focuses on four vampire roommates who must deal with the everyday trials and tribulations of city life.
Led by Nandor the Relentless, the four vampires fumble their way through city council meetings, the politics of office dating, rival vampires, and pesky werewolves—all to hilarious ends. Anyone who wants a laugh or two to go along with their tricks and treats should watch this series find out what really goes on in the shadows.
Put away your garlic, holy water, and stakes and fall under the spell of some of these shows. From horror to action to more comedic interpretations, there are vampire shows to suit every taste—as long as you're willing to stick your neck out and give them a try.
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Lorraine, Sue and Di took part in the London Night Shine Walk in aid of Cancer Research on the 26th September. The walk began at Southwark Park and finished at Old Billingsgate Market.
This half marathon walk was 13.1 miles long and took our lovely ladies 4.5 hours to complete.
Collectively the 'Pink Ladies' raised £955.51 for this wonderful charity... Well Done Team!!
We are keen to continue our charity work so please watch this space for future fund raising news.


And at Walmart right now, there is, in fact, both gold and dragons!
Inside marked copies of the gold-foil, Walmart-exclusive edition of Munchkin (pictured at left), we've stuffed the mini-booster Munchkin Dragons: Four More. You'll know the dragons are inside by a handy sticker on the box that says so.
It's a curious quartet of weird wyrms! Rules for mixing them into your game are here, but feel free not to read them and simply embrace the fiery chaos.
And if you like this pack, look for Munchkin Dragons and Munchkin Dragon's Trike at your friendly local game store.
Then you can have a fire-lizard extravaganza!


Star of Laguna Beach and The Hills, Kristin Cavallari, has always been very healthy. With daily workouts and her healthy diet, she can maintain her very fit body. One thing Kristen turns to is a green tea latte, which she adds almond milk to.
Instead of having your daily bagged tea, mix it up and try these recipes for green tea lattes, or if you do not feel like making it, check out your nearest Starbucks!
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Hello fellow Clansmen and Clanswomen. It's time again for The St Louis Scottish Games! Friday September 28th, 4-10PM and Saturday September 29th,8:30AM - 6PM. We are still adjacent to Chesterfield Airport: street address is Spirit Airpark West Drive. Set up all day on Friday, but vehicles will need to be off the Grounds by 3:15PM. Vehicles may pull on the grounds by 7:30AM Saturday but need to be off the grounds by 8AM. Vehicles as always will not be permitted on the grounds after the events until Games Officials deem it safe to do so!
The Registration form to complete is below, along with a link to our online payment system to complete your registration and order additional items such as chairs, if needed.
Here are the costs for this year. Please note that if you need more than one space on Clan Row, the cost is $50 per space. Canopies, tables and chairs are also available to rent for additional fees.
It seems we have some new Clans people interested in representing their Clans for the first time ever. I've received a lot of inquiries as to what it takes to represent a clan at the Games so I'm including the guidelines for Clan Row.
You must be recognized by your Clan as Members and authorized to represent your clan and sign members.
You must have proper Banners and Clan Badges on display and Historic Clan information to distribute.
For Friday night's Clan Calling, one representative from your Clan in Tartan Kilt, Trews or Ladies Tartan Dress only will be allowed to Call for your Clan. Please limit introductions to a minute or less.
The following is just common courtesy and rules of the site. No fires, firearms (unless historical replica's unable to fire and or unloaded), no generators, no loud music, videos or any other activity that may disrupt neighbors and visitors.
A reminder, there is no Potable water on site, no electrical hookups and no pets, (except service animals accompanied with proper certification) allowed on site. Leaving pets in vehicles is not advised and proper steps will be taken if this occurs. This is a field so proper foot apparel and insect repellant is strongly advised. We can't stress enough to bring drinking water. Extra water is a good idea, be prepared and be safe.
Please also note that no merchandise or product can be sold on Clan Row.


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Q: Importing Windows Forms (C#), Visual Studio 2012 trying to add an existing Windows form into a VS2012 WinForm project, I go "Add/Existing item..." then import: MyForm.cs, MyForm.designer.cs, MyForm.resx
This used to work in earlier versions of VS. (I may have to adjust the namespaces.)
In VS2012 MyForm.designer.cs and MyForm.resx are now not associated with the Form for purposes of the Designer; i.e. they show up as separate file entries in the Solution Explorer, not nested under MyForm.  Double-clicking MyForm shows an empty form (no controls) with no error messages.  The project compiles and runs OK.
However, when I drag and drop the same files into the project (adjust/rename the namespace), the form files are properly associated with one another and the Designer opens the form fine.
While I now have a solution, can someone highlight what difference is between these approaches, what is the point of having an Add/Existing Item option if it doesn't work, and what is actually going on when dragging the files?  Which file (.csproj perhaps?) is responsible for joining the form files?  Because it works both ways in earlier versions of VS can I assume this is a bug?
Thanks.

A: Just include the cs file and just wait for about mintue. No other files required to be added.
This will work.
go to project > add existing item
select the form myform.cs file and then click on the add button. This will import the file in your project.

A: Tried to reproduce your issue - without success.
Assume that you want to import a Form called YourFormName. Then you should only add YourFormName.cs to the project - the rest parts (YourFormName.designer.cs and YourFormName.resx) will be added automatically.
My steps:

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*Create WinForms project (in my case .Net Framework is 4) in VS2012 (11.0.05727.1 if matters)

*Right-click on projects -> Add -> Existing Item...

*Search for any WinForm with controls (I added two forms created in VS2010 for .NET framework 4 and 3.5)

*With some delay (approx 30-40 seconds), for both cases "Designer" worked as expected and loaded all existed controls/codebehind

A: To import a Form only add Form.cs to the project, do not Form.designer.cs and Form.resx, they are created for you and will cause your form to not work.
Right-click on the Project in Solution Explored, then click on Add, then click Existing Item.
Find the form Form.cs to add, add one Form.cs at a time.
Some delay is common for the forms to load, and change the namespaces.


Scott Boden admits he's seeing green over Sam Wedgbury swapping Wrexham red for Chesterfield blue.
Former Spireite Boden played alongside Wedgbury for the Dragons last season.
Wedgbury left Wrexham despite having a year left on his contract and then secured a move to the Proact.
Striker Boden has felt pangs of jealousy and admits he'd be open to a return to the club where he made over 100 appearances.
"Jesus, yeah, it's the club that gave me my first pro contract and it's close to my heart," said the 28-year-old.
"In some ways I'm envious of Sam's move.
Boden also left Wrexham and is unsure of his next move: "It's the life of a lower league footballer I suppose, waiting for calls back and seeing what comes.
"Hopefully someone cmes and takes an interest.
"If I'm brutally honest, I've had two seasons that weren't ideal, back to back.
"I need to go somewhere that fits me, an environment I know and like, somewhere similar to Chesterfield.


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Memorial Day Work Weekend
June 1, 2005 By CameraGirl
Pix and tales from the 2005 Memorial Day Work Weekend
Pretty much every work weekend this spring was almost cancelled due to the unprecedented rain and extreme weather that plagued Gerlach and surrounding areas. While the weather made it difficult to get outdoor work done and caused some damage to the area (poor Doobie Lane), one benefit was that the landscape along Route 447 during those months was absolutely lush.. everything was a color of green that I didn't know you could see in Nevada.
It was the same story for the Memorial Day Work Weekend. Would we have it? Would we not have it? Would the playa be covered in yet another lake that prevented us from our important task of MOOPing the playa in time for spring inspection by the BLM? What if we couldn't camp on the playa? And the eternal question…In case of emergency and we all get stuck, do we have enough beer?
Blue skies over the lake on the playa
One question was answered as we approached the 12-mile exit and got our first glimpse of the central playa. There was indeed a huge lake out there…. again. It was cool actually, looked like something out of a Dali painting, except instead of a lake draped over an old clock, the silvery mass was roving freely around the flat surface of the playa.
A small group of us who had arrived early were tipped off that there was a great vantage point from one of the ridge crests nearby, sort of like one of those highway scenic view spots, but only for those with 4-wheel drive. It doesn't take much more than that to rally two truckloads of folks for a quick adventure, and soon we were off.
Desert Flowers in the hills along the playa
Another benefit of the wet winter was that all sorts of desert flowers were in bloom, and our truck took it's time getting to the top of the ridge as Mayfield stopped every 100 ft and went even further off "road" so I could take pictures of the amazing wildflowers for his botanist wife back home. Isn't that sweet? (see, even those tough DPW guys have a soft spot)
Once we reached the top, the view was indeed amazing. Not just of the lake on the playa, but also of the major rainstorm that was heading our way and about to give us a major soaking. Once we felt the rain drops, we headed back to the playa. Well, we were out of beer at that point anyway.
That night was full of excitment as we watched other playa campers (none of our folks) bail on their weekend due to the weather. We also took turns helping some of our people who had been waiting by the road surface to get out to the camp (also known as Three Barrell). Funny thing about people… you tell them "whatever you do, don't drive on the mushy wet playa road" and that's the first thing they do. I think we only had to tow a couple of cars out of the muck, and that, is one of the many reasons why girls like big trucks.
The next day was supposed to be spent MOOPing, but the lake and rain off and on through the night put an end to that plan. It wasn't a problem though, if there is one thing that Burners know, it is that we must always have a Plan B.
Our new Admin Manager on top of the Quonset Hut
When it rains on the playa, there is always plenty of work that needs to be done at the Ranch. As such, some hands were set to work MOOPing the Ranch (because we like to leave no trace everywhere, not just on the playa), and many helped tighten bolts on a newly constructed Quonset Hut which would become another work shop. What the heck is a Quonset Hut? It's one of those metal air hanger looking buildings with lots of bolts. Lots and lots and lots of bolts. Enough bolts that a crew of over a dozen was kept busy for a day and a half.
Thousands of bolts
It was a symphony of disjointed percussion as each team had one person on the inside and another on the outside tapping on bolts and shouting to their partner when it was time to move to the next bolt. I knew I had reached a state of bolt-zen when my hands and my partner on the inside were tightening bolts, but my brain was designing costumes out of spare metal parts that I had just found in the trash can in the shop. Did I mention that there are a lot of bolts on one of those buildings?
Henry, The Hun, and Cutter planting trees on the Ranch
The Ranch is a totally new world from when I first visited it years ago, it is really immaculate and even has a large garden plot. One of the activities at the Ranch on Sunday was planting a few trees along the perimeter fence to provide a better view for our neighbor (even though by city standards he practically lives in the next county.) After that, it was time to relax and enjoy the rest of the weekend, after all, it is a holiday!
Doctor Holderdown plays Playa Golf
So, what does a dedicated DPW crew do on the playa with a day off and no rain for a change? Some folks played golf.. who can lose when the whole course is a sand trap? Headhunter still had a bum leg from an injury last year, so he played along with a basketball/dog toy that rolled with rope-like arms. Hey, just because it's golf doesn't mean it can't be ghetto at the same time.
Epona at the shooting range
Now, much to the chagrin of some who remember the Burning Man early days, guns are prohibited at the event (thank goodness!) That same rule doesn't necessarily apply to work weekends, so I'd recommend that those folks come on out and help us on a MOOP weekend for a bit of a taste of the old wild west.
Mayfield with shell casing ear plugs
They may still be disappointed though, instead of drive by shooting ranges, we have some very experienced and very safe shooters who helped to set up a shooting range and gave folks lessons on how to properly fire a variety of guns. BYOA – Bring Your Own Ammo.
My favorite tip? Mayfield's used shell casing ear plugs. So DPW.
If you are so inclined, you can see more pix from the weekend.
About the author: CameraGirl
Heather Gallagher aka CameraGirl is a recovering corporate IT consultant with a Master's degree in Computer Science tucked under her rhinestone-studded belt. Heather first stepped foot onto the playa in 2000 and, in many ways, has not left it since. CameraGirl was born in 2001 as the Documentrix for the Center Camp Cafe and CampArctica, where she got hooked on Burning Man imagery, joined the web team and eventually became the Photo Editor for burningman.com. Since 2003, she has produced each of the Burning Man Wall Calendars. In early 2004, she began managing the Burning Man Technology Department.
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Why (would a woman go into) Politics?
August 30, 2018 by Ruth McGowan
Home Ruth's weekly blog Why (would a woman go into) Politics?
It's turbulent times in Australian politics. Many of us are shaking our heads at the games recently played out in the tumultuous environment of our federal parliament.
But, spare a thought for the women involved. MPs Julie Bishop, Julia Banks, Emma Hauser and Sarah Hansen-Young are household names after recent events in federal parliament. But I bet these women would rather be known for their political leadership and public service contribution rather than examples of how gender can define political debate.
Increasingly, it seems these women may have sacrificed a lot in their efforts to represent their community.
A time of anguish
I remember the first time I saw the famous French sculpture of The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin. Even though it was decades ago, the art continues to inspire me. Beautifully rendered in bronze, the sculpture captures the agonising surrender of six community leaders (Councillors), who in 14th Century France volunteered their lives in exchange for a peace deal. The victorious English King who had long waged war on their town wanted their heads. In Calais, France, the Burghers are in a group, their faces etched in agony, defeat and grief. They seem to be walking towards their death, nooses around their necks and the keys to the city in their hands.
The faces of those brave Burghers came back to me this week. This time, reflected in the anguished expressions of four, 21st Century, female politicians.
Through various media reports, I witnessed the chilled resignation on the face of Deputy Leader Julie Bishop, realising she had missed out on the top job despite 20 years of competent service. Federal MP Emma Hauser in near tears, defending her decision to step down in the face of hurtful, personal attacks which she described as untrue and a form of torture. Federal MP Julia Banks calling out 'bullying and intimidation' in her party which prompted her to quit at the next election after only one term. These came only weeks after Senator Sarah Hanson-Young instigated a defamation case against a male politician for his remarks to her which she says were 'slut-shaming' and caused her 'considerable harm'.
Female leaders who have sacrificed themselves by stepping forward to represent those of us who desire an inclusive, fairer democracy.
Women are turning-off
I'm into politics. I support women to run for public office. When people ask me 'why on earth would a clever, competent woman possibly consider running for public office when this goes on?' I know it's a good question.
Currently, women make up one-third of our State and Federal parliaments yet female representation has been slipping back in recent years. In terms of political empowerment of women, Australia used to rank 38th in the world eight years ago, now we are 48th.
We can't afford for this to decline and for women to turn-off politics. For the sake of our country, our councils, our legislatures, we need women to be at the table; sharing the power and contributing to good decision-making for all of us. We can't give up.
"It's not good enough to be heard. Women must be at the decision-making table" Jacinda Ardern
We need female politicians
With greater representation from female politicians, democracy becomes more effective because we get to hear from 'the other 50 per cent'. As a result, parliaments tend to be more inclusive and responsive.
Madeleine Albright said that women in power "can be counted on to raise issues that others overlook, to support ideas that others oppose, and to seek an end to abuses that others accept."
Not only do women contribute different views, studies also show that women politicians engage more with constituents and are better lawmakers than men. American research into the legislative impact of women in politics found that:
"As more women are elected to office, there is a corollary increase in policy making that emphasizes quality of life and reflects the priorities of families, women, and ethnic and racial minorities".
The National Democratic Institute reports that when comparing male politicians to female politicians, from all parties, women tend to be more likely to:
work across party lines
be highly responsive to constituent concerns
help secure lasting peace
encourage citizen confidence in democracy through their own participation, and
prioritize health, education, and other key development indicators.
Another analysis suggests that parties that struggle to get women into parliament also find it harder to get women to vote for them. In short, a party with a 'woman problem' and a 'boys-club' culture may find that it has a problem with women voters. The results of the next Federal election may demonstrate this.
Five reasons for a woman to run
Next time someone asks 'why would a woman run for politics?' here are my top reasons why I would encourage a woman to definitely consider politics:
Successful democracies reflect the views of their citizens. Australia is a fair country. When women step up, we get to hear from the 'other 50%' of us.
As a politician a woman has power. She can get stuff done. Why let the fellas have it all? Get to the table and have a say.
There's no point in complaining about the current situation if you are not prepared to be part of the solution. As the slogan goes 'Don't get mad, get elected'.
'Be the change you want to see'. Become a role model for other women (and to those young girls who dream of being Prime Minister one day)
Hillary Clinton said, 'Politics is the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible'. As an elected representative you have the enormous privilege of making a positive a difference for your community, state or country. Grab it.
It's time to run
For tunately, those brave Burghers of Calais met a happy ending. According to Wikipedia, they were saved from their execution by a woman. The English queen persuaded her husband the king, to show mercy as their deaths would be a bad omen for her unborn child.
In answer to that question: A diverse democracy thrives on the views of female politicians. Our parties need women candidates in order to win. We need female lawmakers for fairer decisions.
The data shows that our politics are improved with more women politicians. Let's not see recent events as an omen for the future of inclusive politics. We can choose optimism over despair. It's time to support women to stand for office or vote for them (if we like their policies). Let's work together for more #WomenInPolitics.
Ruth McGowan OAM is a past Mayor, community activist, councillor-coach and consultant to local government. She is a champion for more women in local government and delivers training on political campaigning. Follow her on twitter @hula_grl (Photos Wikipedia commons)
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Just days after being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of cap-related moves, defensive tackle Malik Jackson already has a new a team.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Jackson to a three-year deal worth $30 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, via a source informed of the situation. ESPN first reported the news.
The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Jackson experienced a dip in playing time in Jacksonville last year after a productive two seasons from 2016 to 2017, a span where he started 32 games and totaled 14.5 sacks.
In 2018, however, Jackson appeared in all 16 games with 10 starts while playing on just 61.4 percent of defensive snaps and totaled 3.5 sacks, which represented his lowest total in a single season since the 2014 season with the Denver Broncos.
Still, the Eagles are set to secure a proven veteran with Jackson, who is just 29 years old, and will have a player two seasons removed from a Pro Bowl selection.
Jackson's pending arrival in Philadelphia provides the Eagles with a potential starter and depth for a defense that seeks to improve from a 2018 season that saw the unit rank 23rd overall in the league.
Jackson was ranked at No. 33 on NFL.com's list of top 101 free agents.
On the other side of the line, Philadelphia signed veteran left tackle Jason Peters to a one-year deal worth up to $10 million.
The Eagles had until Tuesday to pick up Peters' 2019 option, which carried a cap hit of $10.67 million but no guaranteed money. Instead, the Eagles restructured the vet's final year and provided him $5.5 million in guarantees, Rapoport reported.


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/*
	This file is part of the implementation for the technical paper

		Field-Aligned Online Surface Reconstruction
		Nico Schertler, Marco Tarini, Wenzel Jakob, Misha Kazhdan, Stefan Gumhold, Daniele Panozzo
		ACM TOG 36, 4, July 2017 (Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 2017)

	Use of this source code is granted via a BSD-style license, which can be found
	in License.txt in the repository root.

	@author Nico Schertler
*/

#include "osr/gui/ShaderPool.h"

#include "glsl.h"

using namespace osr;
using namespace osr::gui;

ShaderPool* ShaderPool::_instance(nullptr);

ShaderPool::ShaderPool()
{
}

ShaderPool* ShaderPool::Instance()
{
	if (_instance == nullptr)
		_instance = new ShaderPool();
	return _instance;
}

void ShaderPool::CompileAll()
{
	hasMeshColorSupport = glfwExtensionSupported("GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object") == GLFW_TRUE
		&& glfwExtensionSupported("GL_ARB_tessellation_shader") == GLFW_TRUE;

	ObjectShader.init("MeshShader", std::string((const char*)mesh_vert, mesh_vert_size), std::string((const char*)blinnphong_frag, blinnphong_frag_size));
	FlatMeshShader.init("FlatMeshShader", std::string((const char*)mesh_flat_vert, mesh_flat_vert_size), std::string((const char*)blinnphong_frag, blinnphong_frag_size), std::string((const char*)flat_shading_geom, flat_shading_geom_size));
	if (hasMeshColorSupport)
	{
		hasMeshColorSupport = hasMeshColorSupport && MeshColorsTriShader.initWithTessellation("MeshColorsTriShader", std::string((const char*)void_vert, void_vert_size), std::string((const char*)mesh_colors_tri_tcs, mesh_colors_tri_tcs_size), std::string((const char*)mesh_colors_tri_tes, mesh_colors_tri_tes_size), std::string((const char*)blinnphong_frag, blinnphong_frag_size), std::string((const char*)flat_shading_geom, flat_shading_geom_size), true);
		hasMeshColorSupport = hasMeshColorSupport && MeshColorsQuadShader.initWithTessellation("MeshColorsQuadShader", std::string((const char*)void_vert, void_vert_size), std::string((const char*)mesh_colors_quad_tcs, mesh_colors_quad_tcs_size), std::string((const char*)mesh_colors_quad_tes, mesh_colors_quad_tes_size), std::string((const char*)blinnphong_frag, blinnphong_frag_size), std::string((const char*)flat_shading_geom, flat_shading_geom_size), true);
		hasMeshColorSupport = hasMeshColorSupport && TessellatedEdgesShader.initWithTessellation("EdgeShader", (const char*)edges_vert, std::string((const char*)edges_tcs, edges_tcs_size), std::string((const char*)edges_tes, edges_tes_size), std::string((const char*)lines_frag, lines_frag_size), "", true);
	}
	NormalShader.init("normalShader", std::string((const char*)normal_vert, normal_vert_size), std::string((const char*)normal_frag, normal_frag_size), std::string((const char*)normal_geom, normal_geom_size));
	OrientationFieldShader.init("orientationFieldShader", std::string((const char*)orientation_field_vert, orientation_field_vert_size), std::string((const char*)orientation_field_frag, orientation_field_frag_size), std::string((const char*)orientation_field_geom, orientation_field_geom_size));
	PositionFieldShader.init("positionFieldShader", std::string((const char*)position_field_vert, position_field_vert_size), std::string((const char*)position_field_frag, position_field_frag_size));
	AdjacencyShader.init("adjacency shader", std::string((const char*)lines_vert, lines_vert_size), std::string((const char*)lines_frag, lines_frag_size));
	SphereShader.init("sphere shader", std::string((const char*)sphere_vert, sphere_vert_size), std::string((const char*)sphere_frag, sphere_frag_size), std::string((const char*)sphere_geom, sphere_geom_size));
	PhantomShader.init("phantom shader", std::string((const char*)phantom_vert, phantom_vert_size), std::string((const char*)phantom_frag, phantom_frag_size));
}

bool ShaderPool::HasMeshColorSupport() const
{
	return hasMeshColorSupport;
}

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David Greene David Greene is a host of Morning Edition and Up First.
Do Big Salaries For Coaches Guarantee Team Wins?
March 27, 2012 • NCAA coaches are routinely paid six figure salaries as colleges hunt for the best talent to get their teams to a championship. New research, however, debunks the idea that paying more for coaches improves the odds of winning.
Judging The Health Care Law
Protesters, Spectators Gather Outside Supreme Court
March 26, 2012 • The U.S. Supreme Court begin hearing oral arguments on the health care law Monday. Outside the court, protesters and counter-protesters gathered with signs and chants. Also, people hoping to get in to witness the proceedings started lining up Friday morning.
Santorum Wins Weekend Primary In Louisiana
March 26, 2012 • For the first time since February, there's no Republican nomination contest this week. Over the weekend, in the Louisiana primary, Rick Santorum won big. But overall, Mitt Romney continues to hold a decisive lead in delegates.
NCAA Men's Tournament Roundup
March 23, 2012 • The regional round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament started Thursday night with Syracuse beating the University of Wisconsin 64 to 63. University of Louisville eliminated Michigan State, one of the No. 1 seeds in the tournament, 57 to 44. Ohio State trounced the University of Cincinnati, 81 to 66. And the University of Florida emerged victorious against Marquette University, 68 to 58. More action is on board Friday with college basketball powerhouses from North Carolina, Kansas and Kentucky.
NFL Shake-Ups: 'Bounty' Suspension, Tebow Trade
March 22, 2012 • The NFL came down like a ton of bricks on the New Orleans Saints, suspending head coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season over payments to players for injuring opponents. Also reported Thursday, quarterback phenom Tim Tebow is headed to the New York Jets from Denver, where Peyton Manning is taking his place.
Several of the "nonnas," or grandmothers, who cook at the Enoteca Maria Italian restaurant in Staten Island, N.Y. Glen DiCrocco hide caption
Glen DiCrocco
Italian 'Nonnas' Bring Taste Of Home To Staten Island
March 21, 2012 • Enoteca Maria, an Italian restaurant on Staten Island, has no head chef. Instead, the owner brings in Italian grandmas to cook up the regional dishes they learned from their parents and grandparents.
Do NASCAR Races Contribute To Motorists' Wrecks?
February 29, 2012 • New research indicates that five days after major NASCAR races, there is a measurable increase in traffic accidents caused by aggressive driving.
Users Can Control What Google Knows About Them
February 29, 2012 • Starting Thursday, Google is changing its privacy policy. The change means Google will be able to combine information it collects and use it to shape ads or create new services in combination with other things it offers like maps.
Michigan, Arizona Prepare For Tuesday's Primaries
February 27, 2012 • The Republican presidential candidates face two important primaries Tuesday with high stakes for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Polls for contests in Arizona and Michigan showed the once-designated front-runner falling behind former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum until recently, when Romney has pulled even or slightly ahead.
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Standing In Defense Of Diet Coke
February 4, 2012 • Living abroad helped me to see just how obsessed we are in the U.S. about giving each other tips about what not to put in our mouths.
Why Would Lady Gaga Hang Around Lancaster, Pa.?
February 4, 2012 • Pop star Lady Gaga has recently been spotted in Lancaster County, Pa. Guest host David Greene looks into the rumors of what she's up to.
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Starr Soldiers On With 'Ringo 2012'
February 1, 2012 • The prolific ex-Beatle discusses songwriting, marriage and his 17th solo album, released earlier this week.
Upstart Car Service Butts Heads With D.C.'s Taxis
January 31, 2012 • Customers have many complaints against the cabs in Washington, D.C., including not all of them take credit cards. But a new service has taken the city by surprise including the cab commission. The service is called Uber and you can request a car from a mobile phone and pay for it by credit card.
Romney Campaign Finally Releases His Tax Returns
January 24, 2012 • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid about $3 million in federal income taxes in 2010. Romney's tax returns show most of his $21.7 million income came from his investments. The former Mass. governor has been under pressure in recent weeks to release his tax returns. Some media organizations received an advanced copy of the candidate's return.
Book News & Features
India's Literary Festival Opens Amid Controversy
January 23, 2012 • Tens of thousands of people are attending the Jaipur Literature Festival in India — including many international literary stars and Oprah Winfrey. Author Salman Rushdie was invited but decided not to attend after a warning that hit men would be after him. Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses which has been banned in India for more than 20 years.
More from David Greene


➡ The law - informally agreed with EU ministers an adopted by MEPs with 490 in favour, 82 against and 48 abstentions - sets minimum requirements for all member states, in a bid to boost women's representation in the workplace and strengthen the role of a father or an equivalent second parent in the family.
✔ The right to at least 10 working days of paid paternity leave for fathers and equivalent second parents.
✔ Two months of non-transferable and paid parental leave, to create the appropriate conditions for a more balanced distribution of caring responsibilities within the family.
✔ Member states will set an adequate level of payment or allowance for the minimum non-transferable period of parental leave.
✔ Member states must offer 5 days per year of carer's leave for workers providing personal care to a relative or a person living in the same household and with a serious medical condition or age-related impairment.
➡ Schengen Area is what allows us to travel through Europe without needing to show our passports or having a visa. Member states can temporary reintroduce temporary checks at national borders: that's what France did after the attacks in 2017.
In a plenary vote, the Parliament confirmed that its position on the revision of the current rules is to reduce the initial period for border checks from six months (as is currently the case) to two months, and to limit any extension to a maximum period of one year, rather than current maximum limit of two years.
➡ The Agriculture Committee approved the first batch of proposals to improve EU farm policy so that it better meets farmers' and consumers' expectations starting from 2020. To be better prepared for potential market turbulence, MEPs suggest setting up a single EU observatory for agricultural markets, that would focus on a wide range of sectors, including cereals, sugar, olive oil, fruits and vegetables, wine, milk and meat. The observatory should collect statistical data on production, supply, prices, profits, imports and exports, and issue early market disturbance warnings.
➡ In his address to MEPs, Prime Minister Löfven stressed that the EU must step up to defend its fundamental values to create hope for the future and that the most strategic way to fight the forces that challenge those values is to deliver on employment, security, migration and climate change.


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Q: Which GenerationType is best among AUTO,IDENTITY & TABLE(or Any other best approch) using Hibernate persistence provider? In my project we are using Oracle and we want to give support for MYSQL also. Oracle have sequence support but MYSQL don't have. which GenerationType is good if we want to support ORACLE and MYSQL with same code base using Hibernate persistence provider among AUTO,IDENTITY & TABLE(or Any other way)?, can any one give brief description about these please?
Ex:
Class POJO{
@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
------
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
-----
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.TABLE)
------
(or Any other best approch?)
}

A: You can use
@GeneratedValue(generator = GenerationType.TABLE)

It will work for both Oracle and mySql

A: Since MySQL supports auto_increment use GenerationType.AUTO for its corresponding POJOs.
For the POJOs for Oracle database you could create a sequence for each and use it in your POJOs as illustrated below.
Sequence creation
 CREATE SEQUENCE MY_SEQ
 INCREMENT BY 1
 START WITH 1
 NOMAXVALUE
 NOCYCLE
 NOCACHE;

Generation type
I suppose the primary key is labeled ID in your Oracle table.
@Id
@GeneratedValue(generator = "mySeq")
@SequenceGenerator(name = "mySeq", sequenceName = "MY_SEQ", allocationSize = 1)
@Basic(optional = false)
@NotNull
@Column(name = "ID")
private Long id;

A: You may want to look into configuring all the database-dependant stuff in an xml configuration file. I haven't used xml files to configure hibernate for years and I've never mixed it with annotations. But the way I understand it: Your xml configuration will overwrite this specific configuration from your annotations in your POJO.
So you could leave your POJO with your oracle-specific ID Generator, and in case you deploy it for a MySQL, you would need to add an xml configuration with your MySQL-specific ID Generators.
I can't give you any details on this though. sorry.


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L'église Saint-Louis (en néerlandais : Heilige Lodewijkkerk) est une église catholique datant du , qui se situe au cœur de la ville de Leyde, aux Pays-Bas. Cette église est dédiée à Saint Louis.

Histoire
À l'origine, l'église était une chapelle, la chapelle Saint-Jacques, construite en 1477, et appartenait à une résidence servant de refuge aux pèlerins itinérant vers Saint-Jacques de Compostelle. La chapelle était dédiée à Saint Jacques. La façade frontale de l'église fut construite en 1538. La tour, qui s'appelle toujours la tour Saint-Jacques, fut bâtie en 1594 et son carillon en 1598.
La chapelle et la résidence des pèlerins furent vendues en 1547 à la paroisse de Pieterskerk et par la suite à la municipalité de Leyde en 1567. La municipalité de Leyde utilisa d'abord la chapelle pour stocker des céréales et ensuite pour essayer des textiles.

L'explosion de 1807

L'histoire de l'église actuelle est liée étroitement à l'explosion survenue en 1807 d'un navire chargé de poudre à canon. Cette explosion ravagea une grande partie du centre ville de Leyde, en particulier le quartier de Nieuwe Rijn où une église catholique se situait. La chapelle Saint-Jacques fut également très endommagée, mais en revanche sa tour fut miraculeusement demeurée intacte. Le roi de Hollande Louis Bonaparte ordonna la reconstruction de la chapelle Saint-Jacques et sa reconversion en église catholique pour remplacer l'église détruite dans le quartier de Nieuwe Rijn. La reconstruction de l'église fut confiée à l'architecte Jan Giudici. Ensuite l'église fut dédiée à Saint Louis qui était le saint patron de Louis Bonaparte.

Usage actuel
Depuis 1957, l'église est utilisée par la paroisse Saint Louis. Une messe est célébrée quotidiennement. L'église est connue pour sa liturgie traditionnelle en néerlandais, en anglais et en latin.

Liens externes
  Heilige Lodewijkkerk

Monument national aux Pays-Bas
Monument dans la province de Hollande-Méridionale
Église à Leyde

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Potres na jezeru Kivu 2008 pogodio je nekoliko država na području afričkih Velikih jezera. Potres se dogodio 2. veljače 2008. u 7:34:12 (UTC). Jačina mu je bila 5,9 Mw sudeći prema Geološkom institutu SAD-a, a trajao je oko 15 sekundi. Epicentar je bio 20 kilometara istočno od Bukavua kod jezera Kivu u DR Kongo.

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program report

 2008-02-03
Povijest Ruande
Povijest Burundija
Povijest Demokratske Republike Kongo
Povijest Kenije


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Over Half of Windows 10 Users May Never Update to Version 1809
By Rafia Shaikh
Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) is the messiest update released to Windows 10 since its launch in 2015. While the operating system has managed to receive a lot of criticism over the years for its updates breaking things, version 1809 was so bad that Microsoft had to officially pull it back just days after publicly releasing it. While this has in turn worked in users' favor since the company is now considering to offer the ability to pause updates for over a month, version 1809 itself remains as unpopular as it was during the first week of its release.
Latest stats from AdDuplex confirm that many Windows 10 users are waiting for the next Windows 10 version and completely skipping over October 2018 Update. The report reveals that just 26.4 percent of Windows 10 machines have been updated to version 1809 with version 1803 (April 2018 Update aka the fastest-adopted version) still controlling over 66 percent of the market share.
Microsoft Introduces Graphing Mode with Today's Windows 10 Build 19546
"Windows 10 October 2018 Update has added just a little over 5% to its market share this month, and it looks more and more likely that Microsoft seems to be giving up on it in favor of upgrading users straight to the next version," the report notes.
"After a couple of months of modest but steady growth, it looks like the growth of the current release is slowing down dramatically ahead of the next one. It doesn't seem likely that O18U will reach even half of Windows 10 PCs before April 2019 Update starts rolling out."
Microsoft recently announced that Windows 10 is now powering over 800 million active devices. While the company is looking to add more devices to this number ahead of Windows 7's expiry date, the latest Update did badly impact user confidence in Windows 10 updates. As a result of this, Microsoft has started to test some cumulative updates through its Release Preview ring Insiders and is depending on Insiders and AI to deliver updates that don't cause massive issues for some devices.
- Relevant: how to enable File Explorer dark mode | File Explorer to get massive facelift
Microsoft Stops Supporting Windows 7 Tonight, But Google Extends Chrome for Windows 7 Support for 18 Months
Rafia Shaikh • Jan 14
First 2020 Patch Tuesday Updates Are Out for Windows 10 – Microsoft Fixes the Bug Disclosed by the NSA
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 v2004 Build 19041.21 to the Slow Ring
Industry Rumors Suggest Big Patch Coming Today to Fix a Critical Flaw in Microsoft's Operating Systems – Military's Already Received the Fix
Microsoft May Be Ready to Kill Windows 7, But 1 in 4 Computers Still Reluctant to Move to Windows 10


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using HarmonyLib;
using HarmonyLibTests.Assets;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace HarmonyLibTests.Tools
{
	[TestFixture, NonParallelizable]
	public class Test_Attributes : TestLogger
	{
		[Test]
		public void Test_SimpleAttributes()
		{
			var type = typeof(AllAttributesClass);
			var infos = HarmonyMethodExtensions.GetFromType(type);
			var info = HarmonyMethod.Merge(infos);
			Assert.NotNull(info);
			Assert.AreEqual(typeof(string), info.declaringType);
			Assert.AreEqual("foobar", info.methodName);
			Assert.NotNull(info.argumentTypes);
			Assert.AreEqual(2, info.argumentTypes.Length);
			Assert.AreEqual(typeof(float), info.argumentTypes[0]);
			Assert.AreEqual(typeof(string), info.argumentTypes[1]);
			Assert.AreEqual(Priority.High, info.priority);
		}

		[Test]
		public void Test_SubClassPatching()
		{
			var instance1 = new Harmony("test1");
			Assert.NotNull(instance1);
			var type1 = typeof(MainClassPatch);
			Assert.NotNull(type1);
			var processor1 = instance1.CreateClassProcessor(type1);
			Assert.NotNull(processor1);
			Assert.NotNull(processor1.Patch());

			var instance2 = new Harmony("test2");
			Assert.NotNull(instance2);
			var type2 = typeof(SubClassPatch);
			Assert.NotNull(type2);
			try
			{
				_ = instance2.CreateClassProcessor(type2);
			}
			catch (System.ArgumentException ex)
			{
				Assert.True(ex.Message.Contains("No target method specified"));
			}
		}
	}
}


Switching gears, had the urge to do a little sewing. Nothing like a pair of sundresses for the summer. Sewing is very satisfying. I can take a piece of fabric and in a matter of hours, with some thread and my sewing machine - I can have a finished garment. So unlike clay. Dry, clean, controllable.


This crystal is a variety of muscovite, giving it natural symbolic value of motivation, sensitivity and the ability to resolve problems using reason. Beyond that, however, Fuchsite is best known as a healing stone for body, mind and spirit. For Reiki practitioners or other energy workers, you couldn't find a better crystal heart, particularly when dealing with emotionally overextended people.
On a personal level, carrying a Fuchsite heart guides the bearer in listening to inner wisdom, applying tough love and in healing after a particularly sensitive relationship situation. For the meek or self-effacing this spiritual stone ties up loose ends and reduces the martyr syndrome. Finally, for those who exemplify the motto, "stop me before I volunteer again" turn to Fuchsite heart. This healing crystal teaches the lesson of limitations and how to say no without guilt.
As part of a healer's kit, Fuschsite amplifies the energy of all the other crystals, Since it's governed by Aquarius and Mercury you may find Fuschsite an ample partner with discordant communications. To increase the heart vibrations in Fuschsite, combine it with Green Tourmalines or moss agate.


It's one of the best free services available for the digital age…and also one of the most underutilized. Thousands of public libraries through the U.S. now allow you to download e-books completely free-of-charge, just like borrowing a print title.
There are several different ways to borrow e-books but perhaps the easiest – and by far the most popular – is via the OverDrive Media Console app.
Visit the app store for your particular device and download the OverDrive app. It's available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), as well as Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Kindle, and even Macs and Windows PCs.
Find your local library using the OverDrive 'Get Books' Feature.
Browse your library's digital book collection until you find something you want.
Check out using your local library card or PIN number.
Download the e-book directly to your chosen device.
Be sure to note the lending period and finish your book while it's still available on your device.
If your chosen book is already checked out, then you can join a waiting list and you will be notified when it's available. Most libraries also keep additional e-book titles that are outside of the normal lending arrangements. These often include classics and other DRM-free titles. In many cases, you can download these books on a permanent basis with no lending restrictions.
While OverDrive is by far the most popular e-lending service, it is by no means the only one. Freading, Aldiko, OneClickdigital (audiobooks) and Fregal Music are just some of the alternatives.
If you love books but can't afford the increasing cost of print books or downloading titles from Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and more, then borrowing e-books from your local library is a great way to go.


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Supreme Court ruling a 'reprieve' for the millions of Americans whose livelihoods were at risk: Dhillon
January 13, 2022 By Yael Halon
Center for American Liberty CEO and civil rights attorney Harmeet Dhillon praised the Supreme Court's decision to block President Biden's vaccine mandate on large businesses, calling it a "reprieve" for the millions of American workers whose livelihoods were on the line.
"This is a very important ruling and it is indeed a reprieve for the millions of Americans who work for employers who do not wish to impose this mandate on their workers," Dhillon, who personally represented a client in the case, told Tucker Carlson.
DHILLON PREDICTS SPLIT SCOTUS RULING ON BIDEN VACCINE MANDATES
Thursday's decision undercuts Biden's attempt to federalize the private workforce, but not everyone is off the hook, Dhillon said.
"If you work for an employer who already is imposing a mandate based on their own initiative or because of the state rule imposing such a mandate, then you're in a completely different situation," she said.
A lone protester stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments against the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandates, in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
As predicted, the High Court issued a split ruling, voting to overturn the OSHA vaccine regulations on businesses with over 100 employees, while upholding the requirement for health care workers institutions or facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding.
"10 million health care workers do need to get vaccinated if they wish to keep their jobs which is really unfortunate, given the massive shortage that we have of healthcare workers right now in our hospitals," Dhillon said.
"What this is showing us, is that right now we have a 3:1 in terms of the federal mandates President Biden has tried to push," she continued. "Three of them have been struck down so far. Only the one today with health care workers, which I disagree with, that has gone forward."
President Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
As for existing mandates imposed by mayors and governors locally, Dhillon said, "It's going to run that way if legislators of both parties don't step forward and stop it.
"In states like California, New York, Illinois, other states like that, they've been willing to sort of sit back and let the governors take the heat," she told Carlson.
"Now we're two years into this thing…this is a scary situation. We have unelected judges and in some cases unelected health officials in cities who are imposing regulations that govern a significant portion of our economy. This is not a democratic or even a Republican system of government anymore."


[B]I need a clear answer from you,[/B] [B]professional[/B] [B]AIS users.
[/B][B]I hope you show me the way out of the fly-bottle.
[B]Do they belong to the [/B][B]interrogat[/B][B]ed[/B] [B]position report that is commanded using AIS message 15[/B][B]?


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Federal law requires that foreign physicians seeking to pursue graduate education or training in the United States must obtain a J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa. Upon completion of their studies, the physicians must return to their home country for at least two years before they can return to the U.S. Physicians who are subject to the two year home country residence requirement may apply for a waiver of that requirement with a recommendation from an interested state health department.
The California J-1 Visa Waiver Program is located in the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). DHCS is the single state agency that administers the State's Medicaid Program (Medi-Cal). The mission of the Medi-Cal Program is to improve the health status of low income Californians by assuring access to appropriate health care services. California is allowed 30 J-1 Visa Waiver recommendations during the federal fiscal year (October 1 - September 30). Recommendations are forwarded to the U.S. Department of State. The Department of State reviews the application and makes recommendations to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as to whether or not the residency waiver should be granted. The USCIS makes the final determination and informs the applicant and the California Department of Health Care Services of their decision.
In California there remains a critical need for primary care physicians. California's J-1 Visa Waiver Program gives priority to applications from primary care physicians who will work in federally designated underserved areas. Primary care physicians include: internist, family practice, pediatrician, psychiatrist, and OB/GYN.
The application cycle for the 2018-19 fiscal year is October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019.
Status update: 30 applications have been received as of November 1, 2018.
For further information contact the J-1 Visa Waiver Coordinator via email at J-1VisaWaiverProgram@dhcs.ca.gov.