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Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform: Politics, Production and Accumulation
Phillan Zamchiya (International Development/St Antonys), gives a talk for the African Studies Seminar Series.
GULP: Two great war poets: Gurney and Owen
Jon Stallworthy, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Dr Jane Potter of Oxford Brookes University, discuss the lives of Ivor Gurbey and Wilfred Owen.
Author(s): University of Bath
Research in the World: Energy storage: The Missing link
Professor Peter Bruce of the the University of St Andrews talks about the need for a step change in the performance of energy storage devices for the future in order to help us achieve a low-carbon world.
Bhashkar Mazumder - 'Birth Cohort and the Black-White Achievement Gap: The Roles of Access and Healt
Bhashkar Mazumder speaks to Saskia Walcott about his paper 'Birth Cohort and the Black-White Achievement Gap: The Roles of Access and Health Soon After Birth'
The New Theatre
The only 100% student-run theatre in England Will you help the New Theatre maintain its pioneering status?
Margaret MacMillan on 9/11: Reflections after Ten Years
Oxford history professor, Margaret MacMillan, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States.
Libyans express relief with Gaddafi capture
Nov. 20 - People across Libya are cheering the capture of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and a senior figure in the ousted regime. Andrew Raven reports.
20th Century Battlefields: Episode 2 - 1951 Korea
This three minute video shows a part of the Korean War and the landing
at Inchon. Good graphics. Part of a series.
ECB plays hardball but may soon go nuclear, Rabobank says
Nov. 21 - The ECB continues to resist pressure to extend its government bond purchase plan, but rising Italian and Spanish yields will force the central bank to go nuclear soon, says Rabobank's Richard McGuire.
ISS Update - Nov. 21, 2011
The International Space Station video update for Nov. 21, 2011.
Wall St. shakes on global jitters
Nov. 23 - Economic jitters from abroad offset optimism heading into the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, pulling U.S. stocks down by more than two percent. Conway G. Gittens reports.
How to use Blockposters.com to create large classroom displays
Block posters is a very simple tool that allows you to turn a small photograph or classroom display into massive posters. I
iPhone & iPad Apps for Teachers: Today in History
Today in history is a dead simple way to get hi
Dr. Randy Pausch: His final Inspirational lecture for students
This guy has a lesson for all of us to learn. And every student needs to see this. I won't bore you with a heap of drivel about him. Just sit abck and listen to his last lecture.
Great Bullying Analogy for Students
A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on i
Robert Apodaca, Otis 2003
Part of the series: Otis Legacy Project: Interviews of Distinguished Otis Alumni. Robert Apodaca graduated from Otis College of Art and Design in 2003, and has spent several years since then working at several architecture and design firms exploring what the design world had to offer. Inspired by the creative possibilities within the intersections of art, design, and architecture, Robert has taken those ideas into the heart of a number of exciting projects including his own creative space, and S
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Simple Logarithmic Equations - Problem 4 of 5
This video is a continuation and provides another example of how to solve a simple logarithmic equation by putting it in exponential form. (1:54)
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The best thing in the world these days? Having Lauren run into my arms to give me a sustained hug, patting my back all the while. She does it everyday to Matt too when he gets home. Her "run" is more of an ever-quickening walk but she's steadier on her still-chubby legs everyday. She also loves to give kisses at bedtime, although she sometimes prefers to keep her personal space and just blow kisses.
Her emerging upright mobility has her very interested in the world outside our front door and in the world apart from my arms on the ground. She likes to bring me her shoes ("shh-shhs") and after I put them on she goes and stands by the front door. I have to disappoint her sometimes because I'm not ready to leave the house as frequently as she would like.
But when we do go out, as we did to Tobin's soccer game on a perfectly gorgeous afternoon this past Saturday, she squeals and points and squirms to get out of my arms. In past weeks, I've been able to keep Lauren safely in her stroller--plied with snacks and water--for most of the game, which allows me to watch the game. But this time she demanded immediately to get down, so I started following her around while Tobin's team was still doing pre-game warm-ups. Following her around was more of a chase-and-scoop. My efforts to keep her focused on playing with a soccer ball or picking up leaves on the ground were largely unsuccessful. (Matt and Evan were out of town, so there was no they couldn't to help distract/corral her.) She was much more interested in trying to run on the field or figure out how to get through the net from the back of the goal. She adorably and boldly approached some of the other younger siblings on the sidelines. One was a three-year-old boy kicking a ball with his grandpa. He was concerned about why "that baby was pointing at [him]." Lauren just squealed and tried to take his ball, causing him to retreat elsewhere. Another person of interest was a four-year-old girl who was wearing a unicorn horn and tail, courtesy of just-finished birthday party. Much to her chagrin, Lauren never got to inspect the horn as thoroughly as she would have liked. While Lauren tends to be mostly shy with adults, she appears drawn to and fascinated by other kids.
One of the few times Lauren stayed in one place during the game was when Tobin sat out for half of the last quarter. She sweetly walked up to Tobin sitting on the sideline, patted his head and then plopped down beside him. They both drank from their water bottles snuggled on the sideline. It was an impossibly poignant moment that displays the tenderness of their relationship. Lauren adores Tobin, and he basks in that adoration and reciprocates. He's her biggest fan, noting her walking ("Mom, she's almost running!") and talking ("She just said 'Ta-Ta' for 'Tobin.' Aw!") accomplishments of late. Lauren's attachment to her big-big brother is evident every school morning too. Her whining when he steps out of the van at school drop-off has progressed to full-fledged crying. It makes my mama heart swell and break all at once.
In addition to keeping tabs on Tobin, Lauren is keenly observing other things too. The other day Evan was telling Matt he wanted to play his favorite card game "Unos!" Lauren, hearing her brother's unique pronunciation, cleverly started pointing to her nose. At dinner last night, Evan was pointing out the number five on his water bottle and Lauren, without missing a beat, held up her little hand and said "high five!" She then proceeded to solicit a high-five from me after every bite of her beans and rice. In further efforts to cement her position as most adorable in the house, she's gotten in on a favorite late-afternoon/pre-dinner activity: tacklin' Daddy.
Lauren is literally and figuratively tackling her expanding world these days. Note here how she changes the game on Daddy. I couldn't be prouder!
Such a cutie-pie! Really enjoyed watching her at the wedding reception, running from mom to gramma and then back! Evan's head shaking to the music was hilariously dizzying, while Tobin waited for the right moment to join the family on the dance floor! Fun was had by all!


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Integrated Endoscopy Appoints Chief Medical Officer, Advisory Board Chairman
New executive brings more than 27 years of experience in orthopedic surgery to the positions.
Stryker, the PGA Tour, and a Superbowl Ring
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Integrated Endoscopy Inc. has announced the appointment of David Bailie, M.D., founder and president of the Arizona Institute for Sports, Knees and Shoulders, as chief medical officer and chairman of the surgeon advisory board. Bailie's expertise will be key in helping the company provide a new generation of medical devices in the arthroscopic surgery market.
A nationally recognized researcher, speaker, and clinician, Bailie brings more than 27 years of experience in orthopedic surgery to the positions. He has contributed to the development of numerous orthopedic implants and devices for a variety of leading medical companies. He also has served as orthopedic consultant or team physician for professional sports teams (including NBA, NFL, WNBA, NHL, and Major and Minor League Baseball organizations), the PGA Tour, the U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team, and university and high school sports programs. In addition, Bailie has co-authored more than 30 clinical articles and has lectured at numerous conferences, hospitals, and schools.
"We are pleased that David Bailie is joining Integrated Endoscopy's team of business and clinical leaders," said Brad Sharp, CEO of Integrated Endoscopy. "Dr. Bailie's medical expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we work to educate the marketplace about our next-generation single-use arthroscope portfolio and other advanced technologies that will lead to a paradigm shift in the way ORs operate."
"I am honored to be involved with such an esteemed group of engineers, experienced business executives, and investors," said Dr. Bailie. "Integrated Endoscopy's vision and patented technology will enhance the way surgeons perform all types of endoscopic surgery. The ability of this technology to decrease costs, improve efficiency, and enhance the safety of surgical procedures is significant."
Integrated Endoscopy designs, manufactures, and markets medical devices for the arthroscopic surgery market. Its flagship product Nuvis is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared single-use arthroscope that delivers high-definition image quality for a fraction of the cost of reusable endoscopes. The company is based in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
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AAOS: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Receives 2017 Humanitarian Award
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Smiles and rose petals are what little flower girls are made of, and when it comes to what type of flower girls dress they will be wearing for the big event well the choices are plenty. Every little girl wants to look like a dream for the part of the wedding she is in, so that "all perfect" flower girl dress is important to her. There are a huge variety of styles, shapes and colors to choose from, but it all depends on the theme, look, and desire of the bride on what the flower girl will be wearing.
There are a few choices in 2013 that seem to be topping the board in flower girls dresses and curly bottom dresses are one of them. With an ever-changing fashion life, curly bottom dresses seem to be a perfect choice that can fit almost every wedding theme. Fun, the curly bottom dress is silky and light as it sways around the calves of the child wearing it. Topped with rose petals or other small designs the colors are endless and the style perfect to present to the people attending the event the first look into the beauty of the wedding. Fluffy and layered to puff out and the bottom edges distinctly curled into small bottom ruffles, the curly bottom dress is beautiful and unique.
The organza flower girl dress is somewhat a little more reined in and Victorian. Most organza dresses, are gathered at the waist and tucked under at the hem. The look is very elegant as varieties of high-end fabrics creates a one of kind and breathe taking styles for the wearer. Some organza dresses have small details that accent the theme of the wedding or big event.
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The classic flower dress is always an option if you are looking for a more reserved and refined flower girl dress. Thick layers cover the dress that forms this dress into a short flair straight-line dress. Regardless if the dress is ivory, white or with a solid color, the classic dress is seemly formal and elegant keeping with the theme of a gathering that has a touch of class.
The last special dress of the season to make the top five is the pickup dress. This dress is one of the most favorite dresses any child can wear. Longer than most, thick and silky with under lace layers it is made so that the dress will be puffy and prominent. The pick-up dress with ease as the wearer holds onto the sides and pick it up slightly as she flows along the walk way. This dress often says "WOW" as the people watching the event see a little bit of history and modern day come together designed to bring some fun and flair to the event.
A flower girl dress can set the pace and feel for what is to come, so making sure her little dress is a hit can be important. She will bring smiles and giggles as she graces everyone with her style and personality, while she is wearing the dress chosen for just her.
Weddings can be one of the most memorable and special occasions in a persons lifetime.With a million tiny details to remember, it is important that everything in the end run smoothly. The wedding party is an important group of people that is often comprised of family and friends from both the bride and groom. This includes the flower girl and the ring bearer. In fact, of all the people that are involved in the wedding party, the flower girl and ring bearer are often a special part of the fun and festivities at a wedding. Many couples feel that these two child roles are a vital and fun part that brings a bit of childhood innocence to a wedding.
While wedding attire can generally run into the hundreds of dollars for most people in the wedding party, this can be a difficult expense for some couples and families to expend. Certainly in today's tough economic times, people are looking for ways to save money and still find great wedding attire. One of the great places people can save money who participate in a wedding is with the children in the wedding party. Today, with children's attire who are in the wedding party running over $100 dollars at many clothiers, it is great to find wonderful wedding outfits for a much more reasonable cost.
At My Kid Studio, families can find excellent prices on all the attire they need for flower girls and ring bearers at a great and reasonable cost well under the $100 dollars average cost. When looking for the right attire that can easily match any bride's wedding gown or groom's tuxedo, My Kid Studio has a great variety of choices at some of the best prices on the market today.
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At My Kid Studio, we understand that building memories with the kids who are participating should be focused on the innocence and fun. We Believe cost should not be an inhibitor to letting them participate. With the great prices on girls dresses, boys' suits and tuxedos at My Kid Studio parents will find the prices are exceptionally reasonable. Most of the prices are similar to buying any special holiday attire found retail outlets. yet all of these are made with a much higher standard of materials.
Flower Girl Dresses are often accented and finely created with Satin, Sateen, Lace and Tulle. The boys' suits and tuxedos are also manufactured from the best quality materials. Also, in addition to the variety of styles available, the sizes at My Kid Studio are vast as well. The sizes and colors offered on the dresses is quite extensive. The range of dress sizes are from 12-18 months to size 14 for girls. For boys, the sizes range from 2 T to size 20 for older boys.
The experience of being a flower girl is one that a little girl will never forget. This special time in her life makes everything important. Parents and brides alike want the little girl to feel special and look cute as a button. She also must look and feel elegant. At My Kid Studio, we offer several choices for her day. Here are a few excellent choices to consider.
Our Rose Petal Dress is a choice for any flower girls perfect look. It is elegant and easy to wear. Make no mistake, there's really colored rose pedals inside of the netting. The top layer is made from a gorgeous bridal satin cloth. You have the choice of a white bodice or a colored one that matches the rose petals. From there the bodice goes down into a fluffy skirt that has four layers of tulle material. The rose petals are added into the next layer of netting of the skirt and they are removable. You can choose from several color choices. Really, just about any color of the rainbow can be created for your little flower girl's perfect day. It is the finest choices for weddings that use roses in the wedding floral displays. The bodice zips up with a hidden back zipper. The dress is complete with a matching sash. The dress comes in sizes 0 months to 14 years. No matter what age your little girl is, she will love this dress.
The dress has a satin bodice that has delicate organza flowers with satin ribbons to accentuate the look. This goes down into the four-layered skirt that starts with a soft lining those poufs out into a crinoline for a full skirt effect. The next layer offers netting to for an angelic feel. The feel of the skirt is full and perfect for pictures or spinning around for fun. She will feel like a princess. The dress is tea length and offers a bow over the hidden zipper for a perfect fit. Sizes toddler through 12 are available in many colors of the rainbow. It is appropriate for both day and evening weddings. Our site offers complete instructions for measurement of all of our dresses.
My Kid Studio is one of the largest children's dress sellers. Our prices are reasonable and the quality is perfect. Every little girl that wears one of our flower girl dresses will feel special and look cute an angelic button. Make your little angels special day complete with one of the above choices for her walk down the aisle. Your satisfaction is our goal and we appreciate any feedback that you offer. Let us know what you need and we can help you find it at a perfect price. We are here for you whenever you need us. We guarantee our dresses. You will love each dress that you receive. Come visit our site today to see what we can do for your little angel.


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Public services top up income of poorest people by 76%
Women's Economic Justice
Health and education are powerful weapons in the fight against global inequality
Countries can start tackling inequality today by triggering an "economic stimulus" directly into the pockets of those who need it most – by investing more in public services like health and education, says Oxfam.
In a report today, Working for the Many, Oxfam says that public services such as the provision of health and education are among the strongest weapons to use in the mix against global inequality. They benefit everyone in society but the poorest most of all.
Oxfam cites an OECD study that says that, on average, all public services provide the poorest people with the equivalent of 76% of their post-tax income. Spending on these services has the same inequality-busting potential in rich and poor countries alike, reducing income inequality by between 10-20 per cent. This is why cuts in these services around the world are so catastrophic.
Extreme inequality must be addressed
"The world is waking up to the scandalous fact that the richest 85 people own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population. It is time to recognize that one of the simplest things that governments can do to help diffuse this ticking time-bomb is to invest more in public services," said Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima.
While public services can mitigate rising trends in inequality, user fees and the policies of cuts and austerity in both North and South have the opposite effect, Oxfam says. Health user fees push 150 million people into ruin every year around the world. The average family in Pakistan would have to spend 127% of its income to send all their children to a low-fee private school.
Despite all this evidence, between 2008 and 2012, more than half of all developing countries cut their education spending and two-thirds cut their health spending too. "These cuts focus the pain directly at those who can least stand it," Byanyima said.
No to privatization of services
"Governments must value the impact of free public services and say no to fees, no to budget cuts, and no to the privatization of services that hit the poorest hardest, when inequality is already stacking the deck against them," Byanyima said.
800 women die each day in childbirth, 795 of these deaths occur in developing countries. Each year 57 million children don't go to school and studies show that a child's chance of getting four years education halves if they are born into a poor family.
"Surely no-one disagrees that governments need to get more kids through school and more mothers and babies safely through birth," she said. "And by investing more in those same services they can also help to tackle inequality – it becomes a no-brainer."
Oxfam has programs and partnerships that support people's right to health and education in 64 of the 93 countries in which it works around the world.
Read the briefing paper:
Working For The Many - Public services fight inequality


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EPICA Guitarist Mark Jansen On New Album - "The Guitars, Bass And Drums Sound So Brutal"
January 26, 2014, 7 years ago
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Guitarist/founder of Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA, Mark Jansen, has checked in with the following update:
"I have been listening to our new album the whole day now and I can't get enough of it! It sounds more modern but with all typical Epica elements inside. Refreshing might be the right word. This album has also been the result of a real group effort. It was great to see everyone being so motivated to create our best album!
Even though the sound is more heavy (the guitars, bass and drums sound so brutal!) it's still a very catchy album as well. Some old influences from our earliest work, some references to Design Your Universe and some new elements.
I can't wait 'till the moment you'll be able to listen to our newborn which makes us all very proud!"
According to a recent update from the band, the forthcoming album will also include some acoustic bonus tracks. Stay tuned....


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Q: Find and replace string in main string I'm trying to find a string in a main string and remove it.
Example:
@Main_text = 'some text some text... // remove text remove text \\ some text some text'

What I want is to remove the following text:
// remove string remove string \\ of the main text

What I tried
declare @main_text varchar(255) = 'some text some text... // remove text remove text \\ some text some text'

SELECT STUFF(@main_text,
         charindex('//', @main_text),
         charindex('\\', @main_text) ,
   '');

This partly works. it removes the searched text but also remove the end of the text.

A: The third parameter to STUFF is the number of characters, from the starting point in the second parameter, to replace.
SELECT
    STUFF(@main_text,
        CHARINDEX('//', @main_text),
        CHARINDEX('\\', @main_text) - charindex('//', @main_text) + 2,
        '')
FROM yourTable
WHERE @main_text LIKE '%//%\\%'b

Demo
 text // blah \\
      6       14

We want to remove blah and remove the markers.  The difference in marker positions returned from CHARINDEX is 8, but we want to remove 10 characters, hence the +2 in the STUFF call.
We may use a WHERE clause to restrict the query from only targeting records having the replacement markers.  You could put the above query into a CTE, and then update it.


It's a simple fact: Raising a child with disabilities can be difficult.
The real choice in accepting or rejecting a child with special needs is never between some imaginary perfection and imperfection. None of us is perfect. No child is perfect. The real choice in accepting or rejecting a child with special needs is between love and unlove; between courage and cowardice; between trust and fear. That's the choice in our personal lives. And that's the choice in our life as society.
Most children with disabilities have a lifelong variety of health challenges, some of them serious. Government help is a mixed bag. Services for the disabled — who often lack the resources, voting power and lobbyists to defend their interests — are tenuous. In some places, the law requires good support and care, but legislators ignore their funding obligations, and no one holds them accountable. The ugly economic reality about persons who are disabled is that, in purely utilitarian terms, they're never worth the investment.
That's the bad news. But there's also a lot of good news. A baby with Down syndrome birthed in 1944, the year when I was born, could expect to live about 25 years. Many spent their entire lives shut up in public institutions. Today, people with Down syndrome often survive into their 50s and 60s. Most can enjoy happy, productive lives. Most live with their families or share group homes with modified supervision and some measure of personal autonomy. Many hold steady jobs in the workplace. Some marry. A few have even attended college.
And just as some prejudiced people resent the imperfection, the inconvenience and the expense of persons with disabilities, many other people of "normal" health and intellect see in such persons an invitation to be healed of their own sins and failures by learning how to love.
Many families in this country are now waiting to adopt children with disabilities. Many of these families already have, or know, a child with special needs. They believe in the spirit of these beautiful children, because they've seen it firsthand. Many businesses all over the country now welcome workers with special needs. Parents of these special employees say that having a job, however tedious, and earning a pay check, however small, gives their children pride and purpose — and these things are more precious than gold.
One of the high points of my year as a bishop, every year, is celebrating Mass for persons with disabilities — this year scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at the cathedral. With the World Meeting of Families looming this September, it's an ideal time to remember that many of our finest Philadelphia region Catholic families live the everyday experience of loving and protecting a child or adult with disabilities.
It's also a good time to acknowledge and thank God for the ongoing ministries of the Church in Philadelphia that reflect our commitment to persons with special needs: efforts like the Catholic Social Services Developmental Program Division, including Divine Providence Village, Don Guanella Services, St. Edmond's Home; the Community Outreach Program; Life Sharing through Family Living; as well as the Catholic Special Education Schools; Learning Support Programs; and the ministry of the Deaf Apostolate.
Even more important are the efforts of many of our parishes to be welcoming and accessible to the needs of young people and adults with disabilities. Many of our parishes make their religious education programs available to the formation needs of children and adults with a variety of disabilities. The sensitivity of our pastors and clergy in providing the sacraments to persons with disabilities and creating welcoming Sunday Liturgies is also admirable.
Additionally, since 2013, Lily's Gift, a collaboration of the archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities, Catholic Social Services and the Office of Life and Family, has offered ongoing support to couples who receive a poor prenatal diagnosis that could result in death or a disability for their unborn child. And trained archdiocesan peer companions who themselves have had the experience of children with special needs offer emotional, spiritual and practical support so that the parents know they're not alone and that their baby's life is profoundly valued.
Here's my point this week: In the eyes of God, nothing is more beautiful or precious than a person with special needs. So I warmly encourage families who have members with disabilities and parishioners who want to come together to show their support for the value and dignity of all life, to join me March 21 for the Mass for persons with special needs. I sincerely hope to see you there.
The annual Archdiocesan Mass Honoring the Gifts of Persons with Disabilities, the Deaf Community, Family, Friends and Caregivers is Saturday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul at 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput will be the principal celebrant and homilist. St. Kevin's Adult Choir and Catholic Community Choir will be the guest choirs. There will be a light reception immediately following the Mass. All are Welcome.
Read about the Mass here or RSVP here. For more information call the Office for Persons with Disabilities at 215-587-3530.
Wonderful! And I hope this is indicative of a clear teaching that children with developmental or cognitive disabilities or delays will be able to receive Holy Communion. There have been too many cases, easily found on the internet, where they have been denied because of "lack of understanding".
its agreat message of hope. i will share it with my parishioners in my parish in the sunday news letter. its encouraging.these people should be supported.


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Q: Equivalent for sonar.visualstudio.skippedProjectPattern in MSBuild Runner? This is a second question based on the same situation described in my last question.
We have a number of projects that get built several times, as they are included in several different solutions.  Yet we only want them to be analyzed once, each as part of a specific solution.  How do we exclude these project from analysis when analyzing the other solutions?  I have tried passing /d:sonar.visualstudio.skippedProjectPattern=... on the MSBuild.SonarQube.Runner command line but it seems to  have no effect.

A: There is no equivalent to sonar.visualstudio.skippedProjectPattern in the MSBuild SonarQube Runner 1.0. I've created a ticket to the backlog http://jira.sonarsource.com/browse/SONARMSBRU-123 to consider adding this feature in a future release.


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#include <string>

#include <boost/regex/pending/unicode_iterator.hpp>

#include <folly/Range.h>

namespace folly {

template <
    class Iterator = const char*,
    class Base = folly::Range<boost::u8_to_u32_iterator<Iterator>>>
class UTF8Range : public Base {
 public:
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      : Base(
            boost::u8_to_u32_iterator<Iterator>(
                baseRange.begin(), baseRange.begin(), baseRange.end()),
            boost::u8_to_u32_iterator<Iterator>(
                baseRange.end(), baseRange.begin(), baseRange.end())) {}
  /* implicit */ UTF8Range(const std::string& baseString)
      : Base(folly::Range<Iterator>(baseString)) {}
};

using UTF8StringPiece = UTF8Range<const char*>;

} // namespace folly

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Hemp, a variety of the cannabis plant, is a widely cultivated herb grown for its edible seeds, oil, and strong woody fiber used in cordage and fabrics. Unlike marijuana, modern-day hemp contains very small concentrations of the psychoactive substance delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), less than 0.3%. Marijuana, on the other hand, typically contains between 5% and 20%, with some types containing up to 35%. Hemp contains higher concentrations of cannabidiol (CBD), however, than marijuana. CBD is the ingredient in cannabis thought to have medicinal properties. The Federal Drug Administration in the United States recently approved the CBD-derived epilepsy drug Epidiolex. Of all the products made from hemp sold in the U.S. in 2017, consumers spent the most on hemp-derived CBD, $190 million. One of the top food trends in 2019 is expected to be CBD-infused food and drinks, increasing demand. Spending on hemp-based industrial products totaled $144 million in 2017, much of which was spent by the automotive industry.
Hemp has been cultivated for thousands of years. Its fibers were found in pottery dating back more than 5,000 years in what is modern-day Taiwan. Textiles made of hemp were used in China as far back as 4000 BC and hemp paper was first used in 100 BC. The first recorded use of cannabis as medicine was in 2737 BC. In the 1500s, hemp was used for sailcloth for the English Navy. Because of this, English farmers and later farmers in the North American colonies were required to devote some acreage to hemp cultivation. The variety of cannabis that was grown in the American colonies was Cannabis sativa, an imported variety, not the indigenous hemp known to Native Americans. The plants were grown in tight clusters, thereby creating a taller plant with fewer branches and fewer female flowers. It's the female flowers that contain high concentrations of THC. In the 18th-century, hemp was made into clothes, rope, bed ticking and sacks. During the American Revolution, it was in high demand for ropes and sails for the Continental Navy as well as for the state-sponsored fleets. Demand for it waned after the war but remained a flourishing domestic cash crop in the United States. After the Marihuana Tax Act of 19371 was implemented, which also taxed and regulated hemp, the popularity of hemp declined and many businesses shuttered. In the middle of the 20th century, calls for the prohibition of marijuana due to its intoxicating effects led to cannabis being banned in the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 signed by Richard Nixon. No provision was made to exempt industrialized hemp grown for utilitarian purposes.
As the tide of public opinion toward cannabis turned and more and more states started to legalize medical marijuana, hemp was again looked at as a viable domestic crop. The Agricultural Act of 2014, signed by President Obama, defined industrialized hemp as separate from marijuana and authorized research and pilot programs for the production of hemp in conjunction with universities and state departments of agriculture. In 2015, seven states planted research crops. Twenty-seven states removed barriers to hemp production and Colorado, Oregon, and Vermont licensed farmers to grow hemp under state law. Unfortunately, Federal law still classified hemp as a Schedule I substance so farmers could still go to jail and have their property taken away for growing hemp. This changed with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, that President Trump signed into law in December 2018. This law amended the Controlled Substances Act to exempt the THC in hemp from being classified as a Schedule I drug, opening up opportunities for farmers to grow and sell industrialized hemp in the United States without the worry of losing their property or going to prison due to Federal drug policy.
Today's market size shows the total sales of hemp products in the United States in 2017 and 2022 according to Hemp Business Journal estimates. *Future estimates vary widely among different groups when it comes to the largest sales category in the hemp industry, CBD-based products. Marijuana research firm Greenwave Advisors predicts that CBD product sales alone will reach $3 billion by 2021. Cannabis industry analysts at the Brightfield Group predict that sales will reach $22 billion by 2022. These higher estimates are bolstered by many factors, not the least of which is the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Also, products containing CBD are now more widely available, being sold at health food stores and in beauty aisles of mainstream retailers. More doctors are prescribing CBD products for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain. The Federal Drug Administration's approval of Epidiolex will also fuel demand. An estimated $591 million was spent on hemp-based CBD products in 2018. Demand is expected to grow as consumers continue to seek natural remedies for ailments.
1 "Under pertinent provisions of the Marihuana Tax Act, 26 U.S.C.S. §§ 4751-4753, every person who sells, deals in, dispenses, or gives away marihuana must register with the Internal Revenue Service and pay a special occupational tax." Also, a transfer tax was required to be paid and a form was to be filled out with the name and address of the buyer and seller and the amount of marihuana to be purchased. The form was to be filled out in triplicate, one copy going to the Internal Revenue Service, one copy to be kept by the buyer and the original to be kept by the seller. All copies and originals were subject to inspection by federal and state law enforcement. Source: "Marijuana Tax Act Law and Legal Definition," USLegal available online here.
Sources: "The U.S. Hemp Industry Grows to $820mm in Sales in 2017," Hemp Business Journal, May 20, 2018 available online here; "Hemp," Merriam-Webster available online here; "The Truth Behind Hemp in the United States," Ministry of Hemp available online here; Ben Swensen, "Hemp & Flax in Colonial America," Colonial Williamsburg Journal, Winter 2015 available online here; "10,000- year History of Marijuana Use in the World," Advanced Holistic Health available online here; Elisabeth Garber-Paul, "Exclusive: New Report Predicts CBD Market Will Hit $22 Billion by 2022," Rolling Stone, September 11, 2018 available online here; Public Law No: 115-334. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 available online here; Daniele Piomelli and Ethan B. Russo, "The Cannabis sativa Versus Cannabis indica Debate: An Interview with Ethan Russo, MD," Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, January 1, 2016 available online here; Brian S. Julin, "Welcome to Frequently Asked Questions About Cannabis Hemp," 1994 available online here; "Titles II and III of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-513)" available online here; "Hemp vs Marijuana," Ministry of Hemp available online here; "Marijuana Tax Act Law and Legal Definition," USLegal available online here; Trevor Hughes, "It Won't Get You High, But It Can Make You Full," USA Today for the Lansing State Journal, January 14, 2019, page 1B.
Image source: ulleo, "hemp-cannabis-seeds-grains-healthy-2258608," Pixabay, April 28, 2017 available online here.
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The Seaside Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department was established in 1904 and celebrated 100 years of service in July of 2004.
The department serves the city of Seaside and the surrounding rural fire protection district and provides mutual aid for Gearhart, Cannon Beach, and Hamlet fire departments.
Since the department was created, it has remained an all volunteer department, with the exception of the paid Fire Chief, Fire Marshall, and Training/Safety Officer.


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From Quanta: "New Twist Found in the Story of Life's Start"
Emily Singer
All life on Earth is made of molecules that twist in the same direction. New research reveals that this may not always have been so.
The mirror-image asymmetry of life is one of the biggest mysteries in biology.
Brendan Monroe for Quanta Magazine
For 30 years, Gerald Joyce has been trying to create life. As a graduate student in the 1980s, he studied how the first RNA molecules — chemical cousins to DNA that can both store and transmit genetic information — might have assembled themselves out of simpler units, a process that many scientists believe led to the first living things.
Unfortunately, he had a problem. At a chemical level, a deep bias permeates all of biology. The molecules that make up DNA and other nucleic acids such as RNA have an inherent "handedness." These molecules can exist in two mirror image forms, but only the right-handed version is found in living organisms. Handedness serves an essential function in living beings; many of the chemical reactions that drive our cells only work with molecules of the correct handedness. But the pre-biological building blocks of life didn't exhibit such an overwhelming bias. Some were left-handed and some right. So how did right-handed RNA emerge from a mix of molecules?
Joyce was able to build RNA out of right-handed building blocks, as others had done before him. But when he added in left-handed molecules, mimicking the conditions on the early Earth, everything came to a halt. "Our paper said if you have [both] forms in the same place at the same time, you can't even get started," Joyce said.
His findings, published in Nature in 1984, suggested that in order for life to emerge, something first had to crack the symmetry between left-handed and right-handed molecules, an event biochemists call "breaking the mirror." Since then, scientists have largely focused their search for the origin of life's handedness in the prebiotic worlds of physics and chemistry, not biology.
Olena Shmahalo / Quanta Magazine
Many molecules come in mirror-image forms, known as left-handed and right-handed. A chemical process will create both forms of a given molecule, but a biological processes will produce just one.
Three decades later, Joyce's latest research has shown that perhaps life came first after all. Joyce, now at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and Jonathan Sczepanski, a postdoctoral researcher, created an RNA enzyme — a substance that copies RNA — that can function in a soup of left- and right-handed building blocks, providing a potential mechanism for how some of the first biological molecules might have evolved in a symmetrical world. The new experiment, published in the November 20 issue of Nature, is reinvigorating the discussion over how life first arose. "They have really opened up a new realm of possible roads," said Niles Lehman, a biochemist at Portland State University in Oregon who wasn't involved in the study.
Even more intriguing, Joyce and Sczepanski's enzyme works differently from other RNA-copying molecules, a discovery that may have profound implications for how life originated. The enzyme is much more efficient and flexible than other RNA-based enzymes developed to date, and it may provide the key to Joyce's ultimate goal — making life from scratch.
A Crack in the Mirror
Louis Pasteur, the famous 19th-century French chemist, was the first to describe chemical handedness, or "chirality." He was puzzled by the fact that crystals derived from the dregs of wine twisted light in a specific direction, but the same crystal synthesized in the lab did not. Examining the crystals under a microscope, he discovered that the synthetic chemical came in two mirror-image forms, which canceled out the polarizing effect. The crystal derived from wine had only one.
Scientists later discovered that this bias encompasses the entire living world. Synthetic chemical processes will generate both left- and right-handed molecules. But when nature makes a molecule, the product is either left- or right-handed. For example, all amino acids that are used to make proteins twist light to the left.
Indeed, chirality is an essential component of biochemistry. "It provides a form of molecular recognition," said Donna Blackmond, a chemical engineer at Scripps and a colleague of Joyce's. The chirality of a molecule affects how it interacts with other components of the cell. Molecular locks can only be opened with a key of the correct handedness.
Some scientists look to the heavens to explain how this biological bias first arose. Some meteorites show a slight predominance of left-handed amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, suggesting that the influence came from outer space. An alternative cosmic origin story proposes that circularly polarized light coming from a supernova triggered a bias. In addition, radioactive decays produce electrons that are slightly more likely to be left-handed. Such electrons raining down on Earth's surface might have changed its early chemistry.
Yet most biologists and chemists are skeptical of these astrophysical theories. The bias they create is just too minute. The theories create "a beautiful union between life and nonlife," said Marcelo Gleiser, a theoretical physicist at Dartmouth College. "But the problem is that those interactions are very weak and short-range." According to Joyce, the effect of these physical forces would be lost in the noise of chemical reactions. "Such a small asymmetry in the universe is not enough to move the needle," he said.
Biochemists have tended to favor an alternative proposal, that a chance occurrence of prebiotic chemistry triggered an initial disequilibrium. Perhaps a slight excess of right-handed nucleotides was trapped and amplified in a shallow pool or some other prebiotic test tube. Eventually the bias reached a tipping point, breaking the chemical mirror and setting the stage for the emergence of life. Blackmond has done extensive work showing how to transform a small asymmetry to a nearly complete one using purely physical and chemical means.
Shaking Both Hands
When Joyce entered the field 30 years ago, researchers were already trying to test some of the astrophysical theories. But Joyce was skeptical. "I thought, why are you trying so hard to find a universal explanation when it's probably chance?" he said.
Gerald Joyce (right), a biochemist at the Scripps Research Institute, and postdoc Jonathan Sczepanski created an RNA enzyme that can replicate in an entirely new way.
Courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute.
Around the same time, scientists were trying to figure out how the building blocks of life — amino acids and nucleic acids — could have spontaneously formed into more complex molecules such as proteins, DNA and RNA. Joyce thought that this assembly process might generate a crack in the mirror. A reaction that selectively plucked right-handed building blocks from the primordial soup would quickly start to create only right-handed molecules, just as a machine that selects only red or only blue Legos from a mixed box would create single-colored towers.
Such a process would simultaneously solve two problems in the origins of life: It would create complex biological molecules while breaking the mirror. Joyce's experiment in the 1980s set out to test that idea, but its failure called into question how right-handed RNA molecules could form from the ingredients of the primordial soup. "It was a mess," Joyce said. "The left-handed building block poisons the growing chain."
The findings were particularly problematic for the nascent "RNA world" theory, which proposed that life began with an RNA molecule capable of replicating itself. RNA is the best candidate for the first biological molecule because it shares characteristics of both DNA and proteins. Like DNA, it carries information in its sequence of bases. And like an enzyme, it can catalyze chemical reactions. (RNA enzymes are known as ribozymes.)
But if a ribozyme that copies RNA can't function in a chemically symmetrical world, how could RNA-based life have emerged? "It's kind of a showstopper," said Peter Unrau, a biochemist at Simon Fraser University in Canada. In the decades since Joyce's 1984 experiment, scientists have proposed myriad ways around the problem, from physical and chemical theories to RNA precursors that lack chirality.
Given the known limitations, Joyce began to focus on creating a simple ribozyme that could copy RNA when only right-handed blocks were around. His group had some success, but none that fulfilled the requirements of the RNA world theory.
So last year, Joyce and Sczepanski decided to start from scratch. They unleashed a pool of random right-handed RNA molecules and let them react in a test tube with left-handed building blocks. They hoped that within that random pool of RNA molecules was a ribozyme capable of stringing the building blocks together. They then isolated the best candidates — ribozymes that could copy RNA of the opposite handedness — replicated them, and subjected the new pool to the same trial over and over again.
In just a few short months, they had a surprisingly effective ribozyme. The right-handed version binds to a left-handed RNA template and produces a left-handed copy. The left-handed copy can then go on to produce a right-handed version. "It's amazing what they did," said John Chaput, a biochemist at Arizona State University in Tempe. "It really does get to the heart of the question of the origins of chirality and provides some solid evidence to move things forward."
Perhaps even more exciting is how well the enzyme works. Other ribozymes created to date are too finicky to have spawned life; they replicate only certain RNA sequences, like soil that will grow potatoes but not carrots or peas. But Joyce's ribozyme could produce a range of sequences — including its own. And it's still getting better. The ribozyme in the paper emerged after just 16 rounds of evolution, a shockingly short run for this kind of experiment. Further rounds of evolution have already boosted its abilities, though these findings are not yet published. "The beautiful thing is that this is still a young enzyme," Lehman said. "There's lots of room for improvement."
The new ribozyme nearly fulfills the most basic properties of life — the ability to replicate and to evolve.
The reason the new ribozyme works so well lies in the unusual way it operates. A regular ribozyme binds to its target according to its sequence of letters, like two sides of a zipper coming together. Sometimes it works too well, and the targets get stuck. This kind of binding only works with two molecules of the same handedness, which means Joyce's ribozyme can't bind this way.
Instead, it binds based on the molecule's shape rather than its sequence, an approach that turns out to be much more flexible. "They found something completely novel," Lehman said. "It goes to show there's a lot out there we don't know."
Scientists now have an enzyme that doesn't need a chiral world. Researchers, including Joyce himself, are still trying to understand the implications. The findings open the possibility that chirality emerged after life first evolved. "Maybe we didn't need to break symmetry," said Blackmond.
Jack Szostak, a biochemist at Harvard University and one of Joyce's collaborators, is excited by the findings, particularly because the ribozyme is so much more flexible than earlier versions. But, he said, "I am skeptical that life began in this way." Szostak argues that this scenario would require both left-handed and right-handed RNA enzymes to have emerged at the same time and in the same place, which would be highly unlikely.
Right-Handed Reign
If chirality emerged sometime after the origins of life, the question remains: Why did right-handed RNA win? Left- and right-handed molecules have chemically identical properties, so there's no obvious reason for one to triumph.
Joyce and others suspect it's simply chance. Say a ribozyme capable of transforming a pool of mixed nucleic acids into left- and right-handed RNAs appeared on the early Earth. It would produce two distinct groups, lefties and righties, which in turn might have functioned like competing populations. "If the right hand stumbles on useful mutations and runs away with the game, then the other side of the mirror can go dark," Joyce said. For example, the right-handed group of RNAs might have developed some kind of competitive advantage, such as producing proteins, eventually overtaking the left-handed group and generating the bias we see today.
There is only one way to truly determine whether one hand is superior: Build life forms that twist in each direction and evaluate them side by side. George Church and collaborators at Harvard are aiming to do just that. If they can make mirror versions of all the cells' parts, they can construct synthetic cells and compare otherwise identical left- and right-handed versions of life.
To create mirror-image RNAs, Church and his collaborators first need to make mirror enzymes capable of stitching together mirror building blocks. Michael Kay's team at the University of Utah has almost finished developing a method for chemically synthesizing an ordinary version of one such enzyme. Once completed, the two teams will apply the same approach to make a mirror enzyme capable of assembling mirror RNAs. Church and others are also building tools to detect mirror life, which could prove important when searching for signs of life on other planets.
Joyce remains interested in making life from scratch. Everything else, including the chirality problem, is just a hurdle toward that larger prize, he said.
The new ribozyme may provide the best shot yet. It nearly fulfills the most basic properties of life — the ability to replicate and to evolve. "They went so far as to show the mirror image can copy itself," Chaput said. "That gets very close to replication." The next step will be to make that happen iteratively. "If you look in the mirror, make a copy, then put yourself in the mirror, and make a copy of the person in the mirror, then you have replication," Chaput said.
That iterative process opens the possibility for evolution, as mistakes made during copying will allow the molecule to evolve new traits. "The real key to all of it has been setting up a system in the lab capable of evolution on its own," Unrau said. "Jerry is close."
See the full article here.
Formerly known as Simons Science News, Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent online publication launched by the Simons Foundation to enhance public understanding of science. Why Quanta? Albert Einstein called photons "quanta of light." Our goal is to "illuminate science." At Quanta Magazine, scientific accuracy is every bit as important as telling a good story. All of our articles are meticulously researched, reported, edited, copy-edited and fact-checked.
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Discourse Theory: ways forward, 2nd edition
The aim of the colloquium is to bring together scholars working with constructivist and post-structuralist discursive approaches, broadly defined. The colloquium is open to scholars working on a wide range of themes across disciplines, with work on the following themes especially welcomed:
Political communication and propaganda
The discursive and the material
Discourse, class, and political economy
The past, present and future of progressive politics
Nationalism, racism, and the (populist) far right
International relations, conflict and war
Discourse theory, critique and practice
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The 13th biennial conference on Media, Religion and Culture
The 13th biennial conference on Media, Religion and Culture will be held August 2-5, 2023 at the Center for Religious Studies at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany.
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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) is a world leader in supply chain management education and research. Redfin's support for MIT's four Drupal sites recently included a full data migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 8. MIT can now integrate Salesforce forms and create custom marketing landing pages. MIT CTL staff update the site content regularly and rely on us for new site features, security updates, and ongoing support requests.


Health campaigns working against excess sugar intake have been picking up momentum in recent years. And they're not alone. Numerous studies on sugar have shown it's as addictive as cocaine.
We're consuming more sugar than ever before in history — around 160 pounds a year per person. Once upon a time sugar was mostly in desserts, it's now in everyday foods such as lunch meats, salad dressing, and tomato sauce.
It's taking a toll on our health, according to recently published studies. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center exposed high-sugar diets as a major risk for cancer, especially breast cancer.
James DiNicolantonio, a cardiovascular research scientist at St. Luke's Mid-America Heart Institute, reviewed dozens of studies and concluded that sugar is more dangerous than salt when it comes to cardiovascular risk.
Whether it's losing weight or preventing serious disease, we all know it's a good idea to cut back on sugar. But where do we start?
7. Drink eight glasses of water a day. Sufficient pure water keeps you hydrated, reduces headaches and constipation, and flushes out toxins.
Remember, you may not be hungry, just thirsty. The next time you get an urge for something sweet, grab a glass of water first.
Cherie Calbom, MSN, holds a Master of Science degree in whole foods nutrition from Bastyr University. Known as "The Juice Lady" (juiceladycherie.com) for her work with juicing and health, she is the author of 31 books including "Sugar Knockout," with millions of copies sold worldwide. No stranger to healthy diet trends, Cherie joined George Foreman as nutritional spokesperson in the Knockout the Fat phenomena that forever changed grilling in America.


What does it take to make a bottle of wine? Wine writer Tyson Stelzer ventures to northern Tasmania to meet six winemakers and their families and discovers all the joys and dramas of a wine harvest.
People Of The Vines was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 12 January 2019, 04:30.


A weather-related chain reaction accident earlier this month left one woman dead. The fatal crash happened on the northbound side of I-85, at exit 61. The wreck blocked all four lanes of traffic for several hours after it happened. Police believe that the incident that started the pileup was a vehicle that hydroplaned on the wet road surface. Seven vehicles eventually became ensnared in the wreckage. One was tragically killed.
11Alive.com reports that a woman lost her life in a recent, weather-related pile-up accident. The fatal crash happened on the northbound side of I-85, and it blocked all four lanes of traffic for several hours. The chain reaction wreck started when one vehicle hydroplaned on the wet road surface. Eventually, a total of seven vehicles were involved in the accident.
Always adjust your speed to the weather and road conditions. Rain, fog, snow, and sleet can affect traction, visibility, or both. When you drive slower, you give yourself more time to respond to things that are happening around you, such as an accident, an animal running across the road, or a sudden maneuver by the vehicle in front of you. Failing to adjust speed to road conditions is a factor in many accidents, including many pile-ups.
Leave an appropriate distance between your car and the vehicle in front of you. A good rule of thumb to follow is to leave one car length between your vehicle and the car in front of you for every ten miles per hour of your speed. Leaving the proper amount of space between your car and the car in front of you allows you to see what's happening in front of you. Perhaps even more importantly, it provides you with an opportunity to respond to it. If you follow other vehicles too closely, you may not be able to avoid a collision if the vehicle in front of you moves abruptly. If you have ever had a near miss, whether you narrowly avoided hitting an animal, a pedestrian, or another vehicle, you understand the value of having space to maneuver.
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This section is for people who need to connect to a remote web service over HTTPS, and don't want to read through the entire manual.  If you need to set up a web service or configure client authentication, please proceed to the [[next section|CertificateGeneration]].

## Connecting to a Remote Server over HTTPS

If the remote server is using a certificate that is signed by a well known certificate authority, then WS should work out of the box without any additional configuration.  You're done!

If the web service is not using a well known certificate authority, then it is using either a private CA or a self-signed certificate.  You can determine this easily by using curl:

```
curl https://financialcryptography.com # uses cacert.org as a CA
```

If you receive the following error:

```
curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: Invalid certificate chain
More details here: http://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html

curl performs SSL certificate verification by default, using a "bundle"
 of Certificate Authority (CA) public keys (CA certs). If the default
 bundle file isn't adequate, you can specify an alternate file
 using the --cacert option.
If this HTTPS server uses a certificate signed by a CA represented in
 the bundle, the certificate verification probably failed due to a
 problem with the certificate (it might be expired, or the name might
 not match the domain name in the URL).
If you'd like to turn off curl's verification of the certificate, use
 the -k (or --insecure) option.
```

Then you have to obtain the CA's certificate, and add it to the trust store.

## Obtain the Root CA Certificate

Ideally this should be done out of band: the owner of the web service should provide you with the root CA certificate directly, in a way that can't be faked, preferably in person.

In the case where there is no communication (and this is **not recommended**), you can sometimes get the root CA certificate directly from the certificate chain, using [`keytool from JDK 1.8`](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/keytool.html):

```
keytool -printcert -sslserver playframework.com
```

which returns #2 as the root certificate:

```
Certificate #2
====================================
Owner: CN=GlobalSign Root CA, OU=Root CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE
Issuer: CN=GlobalSign Root CA, OU=Root CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE
```

To get the certificate chain in an exportable format, use the -rfc option:

```
keytool -printcert -sslserver playframework.com -rfc
```

which will return a series of certificates in PEM format:

```
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
```

which can be copied and pasted into a file.  The very last certificate in the chain will be the root CA certificate.

> **NOTE**: Not all websites will include the root CA certificate.  You should decode the certificate with keytool or with [certificate decoder](https://www.sslshopper.com/certificate-decoder.html) to ensure you have the right certificate.

## Point the trust manager at the PEM file

Add the following into `conf/application.conf`, specifying `PEM` format specifically:

```
ws.ssl {
  trustManager = {
    stores = [
      { type = "PEM", path = "/path/to/cert/globalsign.crt" }
    ]
  }
}
```

This will tell the trust manager to ignore the default `cacerts` store of certificates, and only use your custom CA certificate.

After that, WS will be configured, and you can test that your connection works with:

```
WS.url("https://example.com").get()
```

You can see more examples on the [[example configurations|ExampleSSLConfig]] page.


At just 0.92 kg and 13.1 mm thin, MacBook is our thinnest and lightest notebook, and it's available in four gorgeous metal finishes.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display is the ideal notebook for enthusiasts and professionals looking for fast performance in an incredibly compact and light design.
The iMac family now has even more pixels than before. The 27-inch iMac models all feature the Retina 5K display, delivering 14.7 million pixels and wide-gamut color.
iMac has a stunningly thin design, brilliant display, and is great for browsing the web, watching movies, and doing amazing things with documents.


"Thank you for an absolutely fantastic vacation. The cottage is stunning and the setting spectacular. Thanks for the warm hospitality."
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On Friday, November 13, FreedomWorks Southeastern Regional Coordinator Allen Page and other Tea Party grassroots activists from the Low Country in South Carolina met with Representative Mark Sanford (S.C.-1) at Subway in Bluffton, South Carolina to thank him for his courage as an active member of the House Freedom Caucus.
The activists told Rep. Sanford they were grateful for his work to fire and replace Rep. John Boehner (Ohio-8) as Speaker of the House. Who would have thought last June that we would have a new Speaker that appears willing to listen to all the House members? Additionally, they told the Congressman how grateful they are for his refreshing willingness to meet face to face and dialog with his constituents, either as individuals or in groups of any size.
Rep. Sanford expressed his gratitude for the consistent support that he has received from the grassroots as well as from FreedomWorks. He said we were true patriots for the work we have been doing and that each of us contributing in our own way was the reason we are starting to make progress in Congress.
The Congressman noted that when things are challenging in Washington, it meant so much to him to hear from and receive encouragement from grassroots activists in his district. He encouraged everyone to stay engaged in the fight and not give up, as we are having a positive impact. He said further that although the Freedom Caucus members were not the majority in the House, they were having an impact on the political scene in the House and that they will not give up. Several times during our meeting he indicated his deep heartfelt appreciation for our consistent continuing support.
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This bat box is made entirely from Woodstone, a robust material comprising concrete and wood fibres. This means that, not only does the box have excellent insulating properties maintaining a more consistent temperature throughout the year, it also provides excellent protection from predators. The Beaumaris box has a single narrow cavity which makes it suitable for crevice roosting bats such as the common pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle, Nathusius' pipistrelle, Brandt's bat and whiskered bat. The interior of the box has a rough surface for bats to cling to and the front of the box features a subtle but attractive imprint of a bat in flight.
Suitable for attaching to external walls and available in two sizes: the Midi and the Maxi.
I noticed occasional small bats which I assumed to be Pipistrelles in my garden and surrounding area so I thought I would try to encourage them by providing a nest box and after looking at several I decided on the Woodstone Beaumaris. I put the box on a south-facing wall in April and by June bats were confirmed using it.


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Home Life Science Percy and Ingenuity Do Mars
Percy and Ingenuity Do Mars
Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN
Artist's concept of Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. (NASA)
The Wright Moment: Ingenuity Prepares for Flight
by Michael Persaud/Smithsonianmag.com
Now that the Mars 2020 mission has successfully begun its exploration of the Red Planet and the Perseverance rover has settled into its new home, NASA aims to take things to new heights—literally. Percy, a nickname for the rover that has since stuck, did not make the interplanetary journey alone, as she carried with her a tiny companion with a game-changing dream: a four pound autonomous helicopter that goes by the name Ingenuity, or Ginny (another nickname, of course).
Ginny arrived on the Red Planet fastened at the bottom of Perseverance on February 18, 2021, and recently tested her legs after detaching from the rover, touching the surface of Mars for the first time. Yet sticking to the surface is not the primary focus of the tiny flyer, as she has ambitions of taking flight—the first attempt of powered, controlled flight on another planet, to be specific. Although here on Earth flights are backed by the assurance of over a century of flying experience, Ginny's task is, well, out-of-this-world. While Mars has lower gravity at about one-third that of Earth, its atmosphere is only one percent as dense, which makes the helicopter's task of getting off the ground much more difficult than it would be here on our home turf.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master's of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator.
She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues.
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Former Apple employee charged with stealing company trade secrets
By Rick Hurd • Jul 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A former Apple employee has been charged in federal court with stealing trade secrets from the company, authorities said.
The charges against Xiaolang Zhang were filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Northern Calfornia and allege that Zhang, a hardware engineer for Apple, planned to take some of the company's secrets with him when he took a job with another company.
Federal agents arrested Zhang on Saturday, as he tried to go through security at Mineta San Jose International Airport, authorities said. He had purchased a last-second round-trip ticket to Beijing, China, with a final destination of Hangzhou, China aboard Hainan Airlines, authorities said.
"Apple takes confidentiality and the protection of our intellectual property very seriously," Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said in an email. "We're working with authorities on this matter and will do everything possible to make sure this individual and other individuals involved are held accountable for their actions."
Zhang, who now claims to be working for XMotors in Mountain View, came to Apple in December 2015 to work as a hardware engineer on a team trying to develop autonomous cars, authorities said. Apple has kept that research and development a closely guarded secret, and authorities said Zhang was granted broad access to confidential internal databases.
According to the criminal complaint, Zhang went on paternity leave in April this year after the birth of his child and informed Apple upon his return that he'd be leaving the company to return to China because his mother was ill. He also told his supervisor that he'd be going to work for XMotors, a Chinese startup company focused on electric automobiles and driverless vehicle technology.
When Zhang turned in his two company-issued iPhones and his laptop, Apple's tech security team reviewed the history on his devices and found that his download activity increased dramatically and included information from confidential files, authorities said. Zhang generated 581 rows of user activity on April 28 alone; in the previous month, authorities said, he generated 610 rows.
Authorities said Zhang also admitted that he "air-dropped" information from his devices onto his wife's personal laptop.
Security cameras at the Apple campus also caught Zhang in the software and hardware labs during his paternity leave, contrary to the company's corporate policy, authorities said. According to the complaint, Zhang initially denied to Apple security being on the campus during his leave but when confronted with the evidence, admitted he was there and that he removed items from the labs.
Authorities say Zhang also allowed his wife's laptop to be examined and that an examination showed about 60 percent of the data was "highly problematic," according to the complaint. FBI agents interviewed Zhang on June 27, and authorities say Zhang admitted to taking files from Apple.
Zhang voluntarily left Apple on May 5. He surrendered at the airport without incident.
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