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Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Posted byslionr October 4, 2018 March 14, 2020 Posted in3D platformer, Action-adventure, Nintendo 64, ReviewTags:Belmont, Castlevania, Castlevania 64, game, game review, Games, Legacy of Darkness
I must say outright that, while I have a lot of love and nostalgia for the N64, it is like meeting an old friend who has still not matured. This is completely understandable as 3D was still a new thing and while some games had an easier time jumping to this dimension, such as Rayman and Mario, others had bigger problems. Castlevania has become one of the prime examples of controversial 3D-titles next to Sonic, and their jump started here. However, the N64 game simply titled Castlevania (which makes me appreciate the 64 end-titles for the system's games) got an expanded version known as Legacy of Darkness less than a year after its release. It introduced more levels, expansion-pack support, slightly refined controls, and two more characters. That means we got four stories to tackle, four campaigns to play through, more bosses and levels to talk about. FINE! LET'S DO THIS!
One place can hold many legends and clichés
So we have four main characters with individual stories. The first story will involve the man-beast Cornell or, as he is better known, The Blue Crescent Moon. He returns to his village engulfed in flames and is infested by Dracula's minions. Searching for his adoptive sister Ada, all he can find is her pendant. Using his beast-senses, he catches her scent and leaves for Dracula's Castle in order to save her from being sacrificed for Dracula's return. On his journey, he meets many characters including one named Henry, who one day will return to Castlevania as a playable character to save the lost children, though his impact is honestly more admirable than noticeable. In 1852, 8 years after the Blue Crescent Moon's encounter with the dark forces, the heir to the Belmont clan, Reinhardt Schneider, and a young girl with magical powers called Carrie Fernandez, sense the powers of Dracula are being awakened and set out to the count's castle to vanquish him.
Yes, there are four different characters and thus four different stories. It all has gotten more connected to the real world with clear timelines and the location of Transylvania, making it have a more serious tone. This shift from the more imaginative and lighthearted tone of the previous installments can also be seen in the theming of the story. While the plot is simple and won't go in any grand direction, it does contain a lot of mature setpieces, such as dealing with the fear of mortality, and sacrifices due to religious beliefs. It is well made and interesting, providing a good sense of adult themes being tackled respectably and believably.
Though this mature and realistic theming does not go for all parts of the story. There are some clichés being met, with Cornell having a rival who only wishes to be the strongest and thus allies with the enemy, and a character named Malus who, by his name alone, should already be a red flag. It does not come of as bad necessarily, but I do wish the theming was overall stronger to provide a more consistent narrative when it is presented so strongly. The dialogue as well is well-written with good introductions to each storyline and the characters have clear personalities and good hearts. Reinhardt is the warrior of the light who wishes to save mankind, Cornell is a Bruce Lee-inspired character who will do anything to save his loved ones, including becoming a beast himself, Henry is a lighthearted and determined lad after seeing what good can achieve, and Carrie is young and innocent, but goes beyond her capabilities to save the world. All are strong characters for different reasons; be it inspiration, the need for courage, or belief in the good, which is a nice touch.
Sadly, where you travel to is also not entirely sensible. The best example is the first stage which is a boat you will climb into, only to get off later. It is not moving, just stationary, and the same can be said for multiple levels that try to add more to the overall world, but the tone can also be off. I am perplexed when I witness the mentioned clichés with the more serious tones or optional NPCs that have died, but also when I see motorcycling skeletons in a time where these vehicles did not exist, especially not with this design. It might try to break up the dark tone, but it is very hard to do so when inhabitants are going into depression and murder due to what they witness. It creates an uneven tone, though still provides an intriguing story that, while light on content, does enough to be serviceable. Just not much more than that.
Story Score: 5/10
Mostly what you would expect
So what do you do with your first step to 3D, when you have both created a new genre with Metroidvania, but are also known for you linear adventures? A linear action adventure game was the answer for this game, which honestly is not a bad compromise. All four characters have different ways of fighting, so let's go over their small, but significant differences. Cornell has one long-ranged attack that can be used while stationary, and one claw-attack that is useless against enemies, but can be pulled of while running. Similarly, Reinhardt uses his whip at a distance which makes him stationary, and a knife for short attacks while running, Carrie has chakrams for short ranged attack and can charge a magical attack that homes in on enemies, both usable while running, and Henry uses a six-shooter which can be fired while running as well as a shortsword while on the move. There is also a slide-move for all characters, but I found it useless.
All characters have subtle differences in their combat-abilities, which does make certain attacks useless and characters unbalanced in terms of power, but all are at least enjoyable to try out. Though since Cornell is the star, he also gets one more ability in the form of transforming into a wolf-man, which makes all of his attacks stronger and himself faster in general. However, it can't be turned off once you decide to activate it and will consume all his crystals, which are used for subweapons we will come back to later. The button for this transformation is located on the L-button, so you will never accidentally press it, but it is odd that you can 't turn it off as while powerful, it drains the counter for crystals fast.
In breakable items like torches and by defeating enemies, you can find health-restoring items, cleansing potions for status-effects, money, and sun and moon cards. I will come back the significance of money and sun and moon-cards later on because I want to focus more on the combat-abilities of our heroes. Inside item-holding constructions and enemies, you can also find returning subweapons, and power-ups for your main weapon, which can be upgraded two times for more strength and reach, and are lost on death similar to the earlier titles in the series. The subweapons of choice are holy water, axes, crosses and knives, each taking a specific amount of the crystals you have gathered depending on their strengths. All can be powered up to level 3 by picking up the same subweapon and will provide significant differences, such as a powered-up axe will provide a lightning-strike and knives at level 2 will provide explosions. However, picking up items must be done manually and while it is good for not picking up subweapons you don't want, it makes collecting other important items a chore. Why not make just the subweapons pickable, as all other items are stored in your inventory and can be used at will?
Now for the actual combat. It is decent with an auto-target for hitting the enemy you are facing, compared to before where it was just the closest one in general. It works okay, but that is the nicest thing I can say about the combat honestly. It has an uninteresting mechanic since the enemies are easily dealt with and boring in their approach, which does not work when it is a huge part of the mechanic instead of being just an obstacle for platforming, like in earlier entries. The bosses as well can be terrible as many are simple and not interesting to fight, with some you can simply just spam attacks on and hope for the best, especially since you heal after the fights. I can remember two fights that were alright thanks to their huge attacks and abilities to dodge mine, making the manual lock-on useful, but that is about it. I was also shocked when a couple could easily be dealt with within 15 seconds.
Platforming is still present, but this is also a mechanic that has not translated well into 3D. While it is miles better than the original N64 release with terrible platforms that did not at all incorporate the distances our characters can reach with their jumps and a moving camera, it is still terribly annoying. The stiff jumps make many parts leaps of faith and levels are still not designed fully around our characters being so limited in their moveset, with plenty of traps and instant-death pits. You can't turn quickly either and descending from platforms is hard to do and time-consuming. Frankly, some do take the limited abilities of our characters in consideration, but those instances are rare. You can, at the very, least grab ledges, but you got to hold A for it too, making me wonder why it is not automatic. When would you not hold on for dear life?
While the adventure is a linear one, there are many levels where you can explore to find additional items or devices for progression. It can involve some backtracking, but it is done with obstacle-courses in mind, providing some variety or at least enemies to fight which can be, at best, mildly entertaining. Though pulling levers and finding keys hidden, while never obscure, becomes a poor way of padding out the game. It is minor, as the backtracking or exploration is not a huge part, but an annoyance nonetheless. Also, there are plenty of instances that can only be triggered by the time of the day. This is where the sun and moon-cards come in as the game operates on a day and night-cycle that changes as you play, making certain events happen at specific times. This is a neat aspect actually for finding hidden goodies, but when it comes to story-progressing elements and not knowing what you have to do, it can be needlessly time-consuming. Adding to the tedium is the fact that two characters can get bad endings if you take too long, making it feel unfair. At least there are plenty of savepoints if you are unsure on what to do, and there is a vendor where money can be used for purchasing items for helping you get quickly to your next destination, but this is still a drag.
The levels themselves, however, vary between interesting stages and rage-inducing trials. Some of the better ones are a simple platforming-challenge where you are set on a straight line and must time your jumps, or the maze where you must find your way out while avoiding enemies chasing you, but there is an abundance of terrible ones. Navigating over linear pathways with the floaty controls, a fetch-quest involving a bomb that explodes upon any enemy-attack or even by jumping, repetitive layouts, and traps that have instant-death pits.
These are the worst offenders and it is a shame there are so many problems with Legacy of Darkness. It is an ambitious game that tries to mix two genres in 3D and pay clear tribute to its predecessors. However, by not polishing the jumping for a 3D setup and make the combat just as dull, with even some bosses being worse by taking two hits to kill, it becomes uneven. When you are tackling a new dimension, you must neglect design ideas from the 2D-era to create something new. At least none of the campaigns are too long or overstay their welcome, despite the irritations, clocking in each between 3 and a half to 3 hours. Except for Henry's as his short campaign is only 30 minutes long. Though no matter which one you tackle, you will feel every second.
Gameplay Score: 3.5/10
Even horror has different genres
I am intrigued that Castlevania's first entry in the 3D realm tries to provide a more realistic look, while still provide a colorful and imaginative setup. There are plenty of varied, mythical monsters such as a hydra, giant skeletons, and, of course, vampires, all being huge in size with details or characteristically unique in their style. While the chainsaw-wielding Frankenstein monster and motorcycling skeletons are hard to swallow, these are the only creatures that did not fit in well and all others are appropriate and interesting. Some even, like the spiders in the underground sewers of the castle, can provide some frightening and unsettling moments, which is impressive for a game from this era, that is not trying to directly scare the player.
The areas have a great atmosphere to them, with realistic looking set pieces. I love how creative it all is, with my favorite being the castle with a small garden of white roses painted red with blood, and the clocktower with gears and traps everywhere. This provides a wonderfully surreal and dark tone to the world, and the fog used for masking the system's capabilities is used to great effect for adding to the immersion. Trees falling over after being hit by lightning and seeing the weather and the day changing subtly, are just the icing on the cake.
This is where Legacy of Darkness shines ironically enough: in its dark atmosphere. It is a depressive world that wants you to be invested, and I love how well it is presented, without going for outright frightening the viewer, just make them uncomfortable. The in-game cutscenes also are well animated and I love the scenes showcasing what powers our characters have, despite how I wish they were this nimble in-game, and the small amount of voice-acting is decent and provides a good introduction for the adventure you are in for. The sound-effects of wolves howling, your attacks flying through the air, and rain pouring down from the sky, are wonderful and immersive.
It is all done with clear quality, but what is such a sad turn, is the music. It is not bad, far from it. It provides many familiar and new tunes, creating an engaging track with a lot of beats to remember and I love that some tracks have gotten longer notes and a more symphonic tone for making them more atmospheric. Bloody Tears, for example, is now more ambient because of this and is played with an organ, which is a great change. However, these tracks are still rhythmic and sadly don't match the darker and more atmospheric worlds, compared to the colorful and the classic artstyle. It is a mix that really does not match and it is a terrible shame when all is done with such great quality.
What is also interesting, is that when the track is gone, the game can also resort to being quite empty, which creates an odd contrast. Maybe it was made to make you feel more lonely and alone, but it does sadly not work well as it makes the game just feel empty and lacking when there is no sound to speak off other than your feet connecting to the ground. One additional aspect that Legacy of Darkness offers, is the choice of high or low res with the expansion-pack, but it is basically picking between lesser of two evils. High res provides better visuals, but at the cost of a framerate that can be terrible, and low res offers the opposite. A middle-ground option would have been nice, but whatever you choose, you will get an interesting mix of quality visuals and sound.
Will you be the morning sun to vanquish the evil night?
While I have talked about the four campaigns as a main part of the game, you actually unlock each one after you play them in order. At first, you only have access to Cornell's campaign, then you unlock Henry's, and then Carrie's and Reinhardt's stories, which can use optional costumes and will take you on the adventures presented in the original Castlevania for the N64 with some differences and additions. Carrie and Reinhardt can have two different endings depending on how many in-game days you took and this, alongside the plenty of issues mentioned in the gameplay-segment, means the experience can range from decent to frustrating. Henry's short story is a simple exploration game where you have 7 in-game days and takes about 30 minutes to beat and is a nice extra. The problems of the main game are still present in all campaigns sadly and going through many of the similar areas will provide a sense of unfavorable deja-vu, especially between Carrie and Reinhardt. However, there is enough unique content to make you interested in new playthroughs and the atmosphere and serviceable stories are interesting to witness. Beating them, however, can still be a questionable goal.
This is a perfect example of two things: how being too connected to the days of 2D can ruin the jump to 3D, and that you must have a clear mindset of what you are getting into. If you grew up with the N64 and can get past aged controls for the sake of an atmosphere, you will find an enjoyable adventure that has pacing issues, but is definitely ambitious. Nowadays there are plenty of other 3D horror-themed games that aren't necessarily meant to make you scared or being a survival, so this might be hard to recommend for a general audience. Really, it does not matter if you are a fan of the series, but rather a fan of the console it was released on and think seeing the transition from 2D to 3D can be interesting. If other games and the controller for the system aged like fine wine to you, then definitely consider this lost game. For others, this might be too sour to swallow.
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François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière (June 16, 1711 – August 20, 1740) was the fifth bishop of the diocese of Quebec (1739–1740). He was trained in France and had a doctor of theology from the Sorbonne.

Biography
François-Louis was ordained a priest in 1735 after completing his studies at the Jesuit college in Grenoble and a seminary in Paris. In March, 1739, Louis XV appointed him to succeed Bishop Pierre Hermann Dosquet from Quebec.

He sailed from La Rochelle on the Rubis on 10 June 1740 along with various priests and servants. A fever broke out when they reached the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and quickly spread through the lower status passengers. The bishop and his priests worked wherever needed to assist those in need.

At the request of the Intendant of New France, Gilles Hocquart, Pourroy de Lauberivière disembarked at Île-aux-Coudres to make his way to Quebec and arrived there on August 8, 1740. He began the usual round of welcomes including dinners with the Intendant and governor Beauharnois. He fell ill on August 13 and died on August 20.

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Brown to Compete Again for Position of NABU Auditor
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The candidate for the position of NABU auditor Nigel Brown will participate again in the selection of candidates for the composition of the external control commission on conducting the audit of performance of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, People's Deputy from BPP Sergei Leshchenko told Ukrainian Truth.
"Taking into consideration the Committee's decision dated April 5 about the announcement of competition among applicants, ready to be assigned by the Verkhovna Rada to the Commission of Independent External Evaluation of NABU Performance, I have the honor to inform about my consent to participate in the above-mentioned competition", as said in Brown's application, addressed to Egor Sobolev, Chairman of the Committee for Corruption.
According to Leshchenko, through Brown's promotion, Bankova continues to search the method to control NABU.
"Except for the laws, Nigel Brown returns to the arena – one week ago, he proposed his candidacy for the position of NABU auditor within the competition, announced by the Rada's Anticorruption Committee. As now Bankova filled the committee with loyal deputies, his chances significantly increased", BPP's People's Deputy said.
As reported, on March 31, the Verkhovna Rada could not assign one of three auditors for the National Anticorruption Bureau.
Brown was already tagged as "tame" auditor.
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by Patrice Lee Onwuka
Last night, Hollywood's creme de la creme converged to celebrate their favorite people: themselves.
Whereas #OscarsSoWhite was the refrain of 2018, #BlackExcellence was the trending hashtag to highlight how much more diverse the Academy Awards was this year. From movie nominations to presenters, people of color were represented across the board.
The big moment of the night, Picture of the Year, was stolen by an immature performance of filmmaker Spike Lee.
After "Green Book" was named Best Picture, the "Do the Right Thing" director reportedly stood up and stormed out, but then turned around and returned to his seat to fume and turn his back to the stage.
Deadline called it his Kanye moment and I have to agree.
Lee was a sore loser because his film "BlacKkKlansman" didn't win the Best Picture, but this year's loss is especially ironic and biting for him. As Deadline explains:
In a recent appearance he made on CBS Sunday Morning to promote his Best Picture candidate, Lee recalled the time that Do the Right Thing didn't get a Best Picture nomination for 1989, the year that Driving Miss Daisy won. At that time, he said he wasn't commenting on Green Book but might have something to say if that film won. Don't be surprised if microphones follow him everywhere. Awkward moment for Universal, which released Green Book, and whose Focus Features released BlacKkKlansman.
Lee said backstage, "Everytime somebody's driving somebody, I lose."
Spike Lee's outburst reflected the same outrage that erupted on social media over "Green Book." A movie meant to show how race relations between blacks and whites could improve if they got to know each other better and see each other as the same was panned as not truly reflective of the black experience but celebrating white people as "saviors."
Regardless of whether he agreed with the Academy's choice, his behavior was disgraceful. Lee's entitled attitude was due to what some believe was him being overdue the award after being snubbed 30 years ago. Nevermind that Lee won an Oscar earlier in the night, this was supposed to be his time to take home the top honor.
Lee ended his acceptance speech with a 2020 call to action. Perhaps instead of throwing a tantrum, Lee should have taken his own advice and "do the right thing" (i.e. act with some grace and decorum.)


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Oral sex blamed for spread of "unstoppable" gonorrhea
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread.
The international health body says that the sexually transmitted infection (STI) is becoming antibiotic-resistant, making it much harder, or impossible, to treat.
With few new drugs on the horizon, experts say the situation is "fairly grim."
Around 78 million people contract gonorrhea annually, and it can cause infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease, and can be passed on to a foetus during pregnancy.
Caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea, the STI is spread by unprotected oral, vaginal, and anal sex.
Symptoms can include a thick green or yellow discharge from sexual organs, pain when urinating and bleeding in women between menstrual periods.
The WHO analysed data from 77 countries which confirmed that gonorrhea's resistance to antibiotics was widespread.
The organization's Dr Teodora Wi said there had been cases in Japan, France and Spain where the infection was completely untreatable.
"Gonorrhea is a very smart bug, every time you introduce a new class of antibiotics to treat gonorrhea, the bug becomes resistant," Dr Wi said.
Worse, the majority of gonorrhea infections are in poor countries where resistance is harder to detect.
"These cases may just be the tip of the iceberg," added Wi.
Gonorrhea can infect the genitals, rectum and throat, but it is the last that is most concerning health officials.
According to Dr Wi, antibiotics could lead to bacteria in the back of the throat, including relatives of gonorrhea, developing resistance.
"When you use antibiotics to treat infections like a normal sore throat, this mixes with the Neisseria species in your throat and this results in resistance," she explained.
And thrusting gonorrhea bacteria into this environment through oral sex can lead to super-gonorrhea.
The WHO is calling on countries to monitor the spread of resistant gonorrhea and to invest in new drugs.
Ultimately, vaccines will be needed to stop gonorrhea, the WHO said.
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Q: Plain text password in Spring Security session I am working on a Grails application that uses the excellent Spring Security Plugin. The authentication happens through Oracle Access Manager which protects the application URL. So I just use the PreAuth filter and never had to worry about passwords. Until now.
There is another application that we need to integrate with (that manages freezer Samples and need user access management so that user's don't see someone else's samples) and uses LDAP. The said application exposes an API that takes in a username password and returns data based that user's access (there is no on behalf of user feature).
The problem is that I need to ask users for their passwords and send plain text password to that service. So hashing and encoding needs to be reversible and I cannot just compare hashcodes. Any suggestions on how to manage this in the best way possible?
I was thinking of using a random salt created on server (and cycle that like every 6 hours), encode the password and set it in a short life cookie, and decode it on the server when making the call to the external service. This way a potential attacker will need data from server memory and the cookies from user's system and I don't store plain text password anywhere. Just a naive attempt. Very open to suggestions.

A: So I hacked one of my apps to work like this:
In the User class: (Spring Security User.groovy)
static transients = ['springSecurityService', 'rawPassword']

//To bypass facebook users who log in via facebook
//we will back up original hashed password string
//log them in then save old password has by calling user.rawPassword=oldHash
//this will update underlying password with string hash value
void setRawPassword(String p) {
    password=p
}

Then in the relevant service
//Get old password hash
def oldPassword=user?.password
        String authPassword
        if (oldPassword) {
            def uid = user.password + new UID().toString() + prng.nextLong() + System.currentTimeMillis()
            MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
            byte[] hash = digest.digest(uid.getBytes("UTF-8"));
            def token1 = hash.encodeBase64()
            user.password = token1
            //Generate a random password
            authPassword = token1
            //Update user Password to be random Password
            UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken uat1 = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(user.username, authPassword, null)
            uat1.setDetails(user)
            SecurityContext context = SecurityContextHolder.getContext()
            //Re-setAuthentication of springSecurity using new Password
            context.setAuthentication(uat1)
            if (oldPassword) {
                //Now we are authenticated let's set back the original Hash as the hash we collected in oldPassword
                //just before doing the hack
                user.rawPassword = oldPassword
                user.save(flush: true)
            }
            springSecurityService.reauthenticate user.username
        }

This is rather an ugly hack to authenticate as a user without changing their set password (in the end) during process changed and changed back again..
I am not recommending it but it may be an easier option than what you have outlined

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Die Provinz Zarumilla ist eine von drei Provinzen der Region Tumbes an der Pazifikküste von Nord-Peru. Die Provinz hat eine Fläche von 745,13 km². Beim Zensus 2017 lebten 48.844 Menschen in der Provinz. Im Jahr 1993 lag die Einwohnerzahl bei 26.754, im Jahr 2007 bei 41.054.

Geographische Lage
Die Provinz Zarumilla grenzt im Norden an den Pazifischen Ozean, im Westen an die Provinz Tumbes, im Süden und Osten an Ecuador.

Verwaltungsgliederung
Die Provinz Zarumilla gliedert sich in vier Distrikte (Distritos). Der Distrikt Zarumilla ist Sitz der Provinzverwaltung.

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UNESCO is partnering with Huawei to support the development of Technology-enabled Open Schools Systems in Egypt, Ethiopia and Ghana, building a more crisis-resilient technology, content, and human education infrastructure. —— Stefania Giannini, Education Assistant Director-General, UNESCO
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Britain's pubcaster, the BBC, is to launch a standalone children's version of popular on-demand service BBC iPlayer.
The new service, iPlay, will create a "single front-door" for children to access BBC programming and related digital content.
This will allow kids to access content "that matures with them, across more platforms, in a safe and trusted way", according to new proposals revealed today.
They came as part of wide-ranging plans from BBC director general Tony Hall (pictured) that also includes opening up the main BBC iPlayer to allow content from rival content creators as part of plans to update the organisation and cut 20% of costs through savings.
"The BBC must modernise to preserve and enhance what is best about public service broadcasting to ensure we continue to have a BBC that is British, bold and creative," said Hall.
The BBC believes the proposed changes would "not create a bigger BBC, but will create a better, more distinctive one".
The BBC's linear children's channels, CBeebies and CBBC, have been mooted as potential closures, along with arts- and culture-focused BBC Four, but it is not thought this is a preferred option with the Corporation. Young adult-skewed BBC Three will close in January with the BBC forced to foot a £600 million (US$916.5 million) bill to fund licence fees for over-75s.
iPlay would, however, allow children to experience BBC programming as they grow older, compared with the current preschool- and older child-focused models of CBeebies and CBBC, respectively.
Along with curated programming, it would likely include podcast, blog and educational elements to provide a fuller experience.
The BBC is by far the biggest creator of original kids TV content, with its output (for example Danger Mouse, pictured above) far surpassing the combined efforts of its broadcast and satellite rivals.
Hall is expected to announce fuller plans for the proposed BBC Studios division, which would effectively commercialise BBC production, later this month.


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Q: Bootstrap vertical-align Button beside alert div I have here a bootstrap grid where an alert lays beside a button.
The problem is that the button won't align properly vertical to the alert:

        some Text

        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Buttontext</button>

http://www.bootply.com/BaNntnSJHI
any idea how to fix that?

A: There's no easy way to do this, unfortunately, because vertical alignment in CSS is a pain. If you're willing to use a table to do this, then you can just use standard table vertical alignment to great effect; otherwise, your best bet would probably be to use CSS tables but that itself will bring you a whole lot of additional layout pain, especially if the alert can stretch to multiple lines whereas the button may not be as tall.
For your own sanity I'd suggest just putting the button inside of the alert instead of next to it. Easier to understand and assuming the button and the alert are functionally related, grouping them visually like that may work better to imply connection.


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Lord Michael Dunham is bored of society, bored of fickle women, but above all that, he is afraid. His father suffered from madness, and Michael is terrified that he will inherit the same affliction. He scrutinizes his every mood swing, his every expression, to see if he can detect any signs that he is developing the symptoms. It blights his life. He has determined that he will never marry, putting a wife through the same that his mother suffered, and he certainly will never have children. The disease will die with him.
Although this book is part of a trilogy, each book is a stand-alone story in its own right.
Martha Farfield was companion and housekeeper to Lady Dunham. Her life would be complete if it was not for the interference of Lord Dunham's man of business, Charles Anderton. At every opportunity, he undermines her and causes annoyance, Martha cannot control her anger when in his company.
Charles Anderton is smitten by Martha Fairfield, well, he was when they first met. He blundered his first encounters with her and now she openly dislikes him. Every time he tries to help, he just creates further problems for them both. He needs to ease the tension but has no idea how.
Laura Atkinson is on the run. She was a prostitute for Baron Kersal and knew about his illegal activity. When the Baron's trial collapses and the others involved in the scheme start to go missing, Laura realizes her life is in danger. She seeks out the only man that she has ever trusted, the only man she thinks can keep her safe.
Alfred Peters is a Bow Street Officer. He is alone in the world and although not happy with his lot, knows that in his employment, the casualty rate is quite high. He is resigned to keeping himself to himself. There was once one woman...but wishing just means less concentration, which is foolish in the extreme.
The four are destined to be thrown together in a way that will turn all of their lives upside down. None will come away unscathed from the encounter.
I enjoyed this series although I found this one a little too long. It was easy listening with a great narrator. The story surprised me as something happened to make it less predictable. I really did like the way it finished with a prologue.
This is the final installment of the Inconvenient Trilogy by Ms. Harrison and it satisfyingly ends the story she was building since the first book. Some secondary storylines and characters from the previous books took front stage in this one, and we are able to read about Martha and Charles as well as about Laura and Alfred, whose relationships already drew the readers' interest in the trilogy.
There is, however, a difference in this book that makes me doubt how exactly to rate it. If the first book had realistic outcomes mixed with fiendish twists and turns typical of a good romance, and the second book had a more lively and funny tone to it with underlying darkness beneath, this third book has a dose of realism and a dose of darkness that I can't decide if it's cliché or just real, but made me reel. I will not enter into details of this or I would spoil the story, but I have to say it had an unexpected twist that I didn't see coming because I felt it diverges from the lighthearted genre of the trilogy.
The characters, as always, are rich and interesting, most of the plot is composed of misunderstandings between them or their inability to see or accept the other as he or she is, and with a good writing it turned out good and entertaining. As an end of a trilogy, I would certainly read it and recommend it after the first two books.
I was given a copy of the audiobook to review and I would recommend this trilogy to everyone who enjoys regency novels. The narration is outstanding with an excellent range of voice and tone, and I would like to thank Elizabeth Klett for narrating this trilogy and making it even more enjoyable.
There's good and bad, love and loss, justice and tragedy. Another well-written installment wraps up this very good series. I do wish there would've been a bit more detail as to what specifically happened to the bad guys, but that is my only complaint. Excellent narration pairs well with the writing. Great Epilogue. Don't miss this trilogy.
I received this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review. The number of stars is based on where I believe this audiobook rates with other audiobooks of the same type, length and general feel-- not where it rates in comparison to all audiobooks of all time.
Elizabeth Klett again did an excellent job with bringing the story to life.
I really enjoyed the whole series but in my opinion this was the best book in the series.
Spoilers: I sobbed for at least an hour when the assailant caught up with Laura and stabbed her which ultimately caused her death and left her baby motherless.
I was disappointed that nothing else was said about the assassin. I wanted to know if he was caught or not. I was also curious to know if he was caught, if the capture resulted in the Barron being arrested again for instigating the murders.
I will miss this series!!!
I listened to book two and book three in a single day. I wanted, needed, this story to continue. I'm seriously sad that it's over.
This last listen zeroed in on two new couples while still mixing in the pairings from book one and book two. Score!!!
The narration was stellar, the story a really good one (except the ending) and the epilogue tied all the loose ends.
What could Audrey Harrison have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Could you see An Inconvenient Companion being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Harrison is not a true romance author.
Romance and a tragedy. Great story!
This is the final installment to a great romance series. This particular story fits with the trilogy but took an unexpected turn. The story has both a happy and sad ending. I think Audrey Harrison has a great way of telling stories and I look forward to future books. Elizabeth Klett continues with the series narration and as always does an excellent job at bringing the characters to life with her ability to give each their own unique voice. This makes the audiobook easier to follow and a pleasure to listen to.
Audiobook - narration, Elizabeth Klett, fabulous again. She narrates the entire series and does a wonderful job!
This book? Gah! This book.
We have the stories of secondary characters from the previous books in the series, Martha and Charles who are the primary help for Lord and Lady Dunham and Laura and Alfred who helped Steven Halkyn and Charlotte Webster come together.
The concepts are similar to the previous two with one gigantic difference which I cannot share. But I will say that one difference between this book and the prior two is that it broke out my ugly cry. When it started looking like it was going somewhere I couldn't believe it would go, I relaxed and told myself, nah...she won't go there.
Heartbreaking, but hopeful, this book completed the trilogy in a lovely way. I'm kinda book hang-over-ing and already missing these characters.
Would you listen to An Inconvenient Companion again? Why?
If I had nothing to listen to and maybe in a few years when I have forgotten most of it , yes. I have way too many audio books on my "to read" list, so do not re-listen to audio books.
Alfred was just too stubborn to believe he could possibly love a lady of the evening, much less sire Laura's baby. It is always so cute to witness such a man grapple with his feelings. It was so sad that it took tragedy for him to see clearly.
Probably Martha. She seemed to be the strongest character of the four. I loved Elizabeth's voice for her, brought out her strength.
Yes, and I did. Enjoyed it very much, just couldn't wait to get to the end, bittersweet as it was.
What other book might you compare An Inconvenient Companion to and why?
It reminds me of a short story that Jane Austen may have written.
I can't say any really stand out in my memory from her performance but i really liked Charles. Him botching his first meeting with Martha and then what followed can for sure be empathized with by many.
It made me cry during one part in particular, but i was glad that a certain person stepped up to be the man everyone thought he was.
If you like your books to be predictable (which is good if you want an assured easy listen) then this will suit you. It was interesting to see the development of the plot with the characters from previous books, but it did become a bit formulaic. Spoiler alert - for those of you who like a 100% happy ending for all characters you will be disappointed with the ending for one of the couples.
Audrey Harrison has delivers a fantastic regency romance that involves characters other than the aristocracy. She has created realistic characters one can relate to despite the historical backdrop. Her attention to historical detail adds texture. Elizabeth Klett has a wonderful narrative style that matches this book perfectly. Overall enjoyable!


In 1783, the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and has since the rule of the Al Khalifa Royal family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim. An independent Commission set up to look into the unrest, found that state media was inflammatory at times. The study shows that the aquifer water quality is significantly modified as groundwater flows from the northwestern parts of Bahrain, where the aquifer receives its water by lateral underflow from Eastern Saudi Arabia, in the southern and South-Eastern parts.
Security and territoriality in the Persian Gulf: A Maritime Political geography. In 1253, the Bedouin Usfurids brought the Uyunid dynasty, thus gaining control over Eastern Arabia, including the Islands of Bahrain. Bahrain's largest Islands, the island of Bahrain, the Hawar Islands, al Muharraq Island, Umm an Nasan, Sitra.
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The Aurora Orchestra seems to be going from strength to strength. Now in their fifth year, they recenly debuted at Kings Place where they have a new home, and have just announced a major three year residency with LSO St Lukes which will feature a series of cross-arts collaborations, the first of which I'm attending this Friday (full disclosure: I was offered a freebie) featuring Berio's Laborintus II and John Adams's Son of Chamber Symphony.
Since I first heard about them a few years ago, I sensed a freshness in their approach and programming; and the quality of their playing was confirmed when I saw their production (together with Mahogany Opera who also feature on Friday) of the wonderful but rarely performed (let alone staged) Renard by Stravinsky.
New ensembles come and go, but these guys have an air of permanence to them.
Last year I spent a couple of days at the Leeds Conductor's Competition: Britain's leading competition of this type, which happens every 2-3 years. I was there because an orchestral work of mine was being used as the modern test piece at a stage in the event in which there were only six contestants left. Each competitor had a slot to rehearse some Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, and my own piece. It was a fascinating experience on so many levels, not least in that it gave me the opportunity to hear my own music interpreted by six different conductors!
1) The Dead Certain. This is the sort of competition you get in sport; clear winners, and losers. Whoever runs faster than everyone else/jumps higher/scores more points or goals.
2) The Somewhat Hazy. Here the framework of winning and losing is more complex. I'd put arts based competitions in this category; the Turner Prize, Booker Prize, the Leeds Piano Competition (as well as the conducting one), and so on. Within this context a panel of judges may well take differing views on the quality of the artistic creations they have to appraise, and how to rank them, but they still have access to what they asses; they can read books, see works of art, and listen to performances.
3) The Downright Dubious. There's only one candidate for this category; composition competitions. Here's a typical scenario - one hundred and fifty composers submit orchestral works which are up to 20 minutes long, they are scrutinised by a panel, and the winning composition gets a cash prize and performance. At no point in this process do the judges get to hear the pieces in question! Given this situation one wonders how on earth it is possible to make a critical assessment of as much as fifty hours of dense and difficult music without even hearing a note performed (and forget midi playbacks, they're a waste of time for orchestral works, and everything else really).
Instead of these random lucky-dip composition competitions wouldn't it be wonderful for composers (especially younger ones) if every orchestra was to set aside a couple of sessions a year in which they'd read through and record previously unperformed orchestral works. Not an 'open to the public' workshop (these often seem to waste time with meaningless discussions that involve the audience), but simply a chance for a composer to hear his or her piece, get feedback from the orchestra, and take home a good quality recording.
No prizes, winners or losers: just a chance for composers to listen and learn in a sympathetic environment. I know that this is a crazy idea, given the scarcity of rehearsal time for most orchestras, but it's a nice thought.
Solo Spotlights is a series of concerts of cutting edge music each Tuesday in March in the atmospheric setting of London's Wapping Hydraulic Power Station.
Picking up on some of the themes from Judith Bingham's fascinating post I recently did an interview for the American Music Centre's NewMusicBox site and I was somewhat surprised to hear the interviewer Frank J Oteri tell me that despite my never having returned to the US until 3 years ago (having been born there and left at the grand age of 6 weeks old), that there was something distinctly American in my sound-world - the article is titled "Accidental American".
I acknowledged to Frank that, like a lot of the US scene, I am happy to be open to a wide range of other cultures and musics from around the world; but on reflection, whilst I have loved klezmer, gypsy music and Eastern European folk music since childhood, British folk traditions have never held such an intense interest. I wonder if I am like my good friend who, as a Spanish composer based in London incorporated Spanish folk idioms into his writing, but then when he moved back to Spain these suddenly vanished completely from his music. In other words, if I didn't live in the UK perhaps I would take a deeper interest in its traditions. Perhaps, as Judith implies, it's to do with craving things that are not - for whatever reason - part of our daily lives?


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Porsche is reportedly working on smaller coupé version of the all-electric Mission E
- Sep. 16th 2016 1:35 pm ET
Encouraged by the good reception in the media and even winning 'Concept Car Design of the year' at the 2016 Geneva International Motor Show, Porsche is reportedly leveraging its new electric vehicle platform for the Mission E to also make a smaller coupé version of the sedan.
Porsche greenlighted the Mission E for production last year soon after unveiling it. The German automaker has since announced that it would create about 1,000 new jobs at its base in Zuffenhausen and an investment about 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to make its first all-electric car.
In a report following an interview with Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, Automobile Mag claims that the previously rumoured Porsche Pajun, a sport coupé aimed at a 2019 release, will be an all-electric vehicle built on the Mission E platform.
The car is codenamed 'Pajun E' according to the publication:
"Blume is understandably reluctant to discuss Pajun E, but admits the architecture underpinning Mission E, codenamed J1, is scalable. This complex and unique low-floor EV hardware could be developed in two directions: Made larger to create a potentially game-changing, totally silent Bentley Mulsanne replacement; and smaller to take on EVs coming from BMW (iNext, formerly known as i5 or i6) and Mercedes (EQE, a three-box EV positioned between C- and E-Class)."
It's actually not too difficult to imagine what a smaller coupé version of the Mission E would look like. Here's a gallery of the concept car:
As previously reported, Porsche is aiming for the Mission E to have "over 310 miles of range" (500 km) on a single charge, but being based in Germany, Porsche is talking about the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), which is much more forgiving than the EPA rating and doesn't really reflect real-world range.
We would expect the real-world range to be closer to ~250 miles. The automaker also claims that the Mission E will be equipped with a 800-volt charging system able to charge up to 80% in about 15 minutes.
German automaker part of the Volkswagen group
The Porsche Mission E is an all-electric concept vehicle that the automaker greenlighted for production in late 2015. It should make it to market by 2020.
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Brenda Crowe (31 July 1913 – November 2004) was a British gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Une femme à abattre, film de Raymond Martino sorti en 1995 ;
 Une femme à abattre, téléfilm d'Olivier Langlois sorti en 2008.

Voir aussi
 La Femme à abattre, film américain de Bretaigne Windust et Raoul Walsh, sorti en 1951 ;
 La Femme à abattre, film français de Guy Pinon, sorti en 1993.


Sizing Positions for Intraday & Margin trades based on Stoploss. | Gale.in, Be Ironic!
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Let us consider you have Rs. 1,00,000 as initial capital to trade in the market and let us also consider the margin/ leverage available is 5x (usually 3x to 12x based on stock and broker).
Being new or an intermediate to the trade i would request you to stay long in the business, i.e stay long to learn as you trade. Your motive should be to stay in the business for a thousand trades.
For an intermediate, you should look to survive 200 wrong trades.
Lets divide 1,00,000 by 200 its 500. So your position in the stock should be in a way such that the maximum loss in a trade should not be more than 500.
Enter Zee ent. Stock Price 360.6. Target 364, 368 & 372. 2 sessions. SL 354.
In the first example of Zee Ent. Stoploss is 1.75%. Therefore the Position size is calculated to be Rs. 28,500 (500/1.74%). Target profits are 276, 592 and 909.
With 3x margins, your initial capital required will be less than 10,000 for the trade.
In the second example of ICICI Pru. Stoploss is 1.47%. Therefore the position size is calculated to be Rs. 34,000 (500/1.47%). Target profits are 303 and 667.
With 3x margins, your initial capital required will be less than 12,000 for the trade.
With such low capital required per trade, you can have a comfortable 3 to 4 open positions at a time.
If you are intermediate trader, i would suggest the stoploss to be at 1,000 and have atleast 3,00,000 capital to trade.
You can just double the numbers given in example for Beginners.
If you are a pro trader, i would suggest to trade in Futures with a Stoploss not more than 20,000 and have atleast 12 to 15 lakhs capital to trade, considering 8x margins available in the futures market.
Please understand that initial risk and rewards are equal.
Stocks can find re-entry points, fresh targets and revised Stoploss as the stock moves in the direction of our targets.
Booking Partial profits based on RSI and bollinger bands is always advised.
Don't make yourself uncomfortable with low capital.


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Q: Pointwise convergence implies $L^p$ convergence? Let $f: X \to [0, \infty) \subset \mathbb R$ measurable where $X$ is a measure space. Let $f_n : X \to [0, \infty) $ be simple functions (i.e. linear combinations of characteristic functions of measurable sets) such that for each $x \in X$, $f_n(x) \leq f_{n+1}(x)$ and $f_n(x)$ converges to $f(x)$.
How can I prove that $$ \|f_n - f \|_p = \left ( \int_X |f - f_n|^p d \mu\right )^{1/p} \xrightarrow{n \to \infty} 0$$
I don't think this is right but if for $n > N_x$, $|f_n(x) - f(x)| \leq \varepsilon$, we can let $N = \sup_{x \in X} N_x$ to get $\|f_n - f\|_\infty \leq \varepsilon$ and then
 $$ \|f_n - f \|_p = \left ( \int_X \|f - f_n\|^p d \mu\right )^{1/p} \leq \left ( \int_X \varepsilon^p d \mu\right )^{1/p} =  \mu(X)^{1/p} \varepsilon  $$
But $\mu(X)$ could be infinite so I'm not sure what to do.
 Thanks.
Edit What assumptions do I need to make this true?

A: The answer to the question in the title is: No, even on finite measured spaces.
For an example, consider $X=(0,1)$ endowed with the Lebesgue measure, and $f_n=2^n\cdot\mathbf 1_{(0,1/n)}$.


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If you're wondering why I'm urging caution today, it's because Mercury in Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces while it is trine Jupiter in Libra. Let's just say neither aspect promotes clear, unbiased thinking. Jupiter exaggerates to make his point and Neptune perfected the art of denial. If someone is pressuring you to make a choice immediately, put them off if you possibly can. By Sunday, the fog will lift and Saturn forces a stern reality check on Mercury. After that we can review what happened this week and decide how to proceed from there.


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import java.util.Collection;

import org.mapdb.DB;
import org.mapdb.DBMaker;
import org.mapdb.HTreeMap;

/**
 * Example implementation for a cache structure based on MapDB.
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 * @author fabianletzkus
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public class InMemoryCache implements ICache {

	DB db;
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	/**
	 * Creates a new cache which only resides in memory.
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	public InMemoryCache() {
		this.open();
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	@Override
	public DefaultEntry getEntry(DefaultEntry base) {
		return this.cache.get(base.getIdentifier());
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	@Override
	public void addEntry(DefaultEntry e) {
		if (this.cache.containsKey(e.getIdentifier())) {
			this.cache.remove(e.getIdentifier());
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		this.cache.put(e.getIdentifier(), e);
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	@Override
	public void removeEntry(DefaultEntry base) {
		this.cache.remove(base.getIdentifier());
	}

	@Override
	public Collection<DefaultEntry> getCollection() {
		return this.cache.values();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean entryExists(DefaultEntry base) {
		return this.cache.containsKey(base.getIdentifier());
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	@Override
	public int size() {
		return this.cache.size();
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	@Override
	public void commit() {
		db.commit();
	}

	@Override
	public void close() {
		this.commit();
		this.cache.close();
		this.db.close();
	}

	@Override
	public void open() {
		this.db = DBMaker.newMemoryDB().make();
		this.cache = db.createHashMap("cachestruct").makeOrGet();
	}

	@Override
	public void clear() {
		this.cache.clear();
	}
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Spotlight: James Kelly Fox Davis
Written by Roderick on November 19, 2012
James "Kelly Fox!" Davis is a native of Washington, DC, and is a member and Director of Music of the Kettering Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, MD, under the leadership of the great Senior Pastor, Bucas Sterling, III.
James attended the Ellington School of the Arts, and studied classical and jazz instrumental music. He grew up in church, and accepted Jesus at an early age, at the Antioch Baptist Church, in Washington, DC.
James began tapping out familiar melodies on his family's upright piano at a very early age. His parents immediately recognized his gift and knew what direction to guide him. After studying privately 6 years, he auditioned and was accepted to the Ellington School of the Arts where he studied classical piano for one year. It was here where James first picked up and fell in love with the saxophone. He dropped piano and changed his major to saxophone after one year of playing, and focused on jazz studies.
Upon graduating Ellington, James continued his music studies at the University of the District of Columbia as a Music Education major. It was there that he began to be exposed to gospel music and playing in a new light. He began hanging out in the practice modules and learning from other talented gospel musicians, i.e., William Becton, Gerry Gillespie, and Kenneth Gross. It was then that he was inspired to learn more about and how to play gospel music.
James began playing for his first church choir at the age of 18. It was then that he wrote his first gospel song "Jesus Paid It All" along with his then Pastor, David K. North.
Since then, James has assisted many churches in the Washington, DC area with the development of their music ministries.
James has become an accomplished songwriter, producer and recording engineer. He established his group "A Bunch of Friends" in 2010 to assist with his debut recording, "The Best Gift", which was released November 09 2010.
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GitHub Attack Allows Attackers to Take Okta's Source Code
Okta however confirmed that hackers couldn't gain access to its services or customer data.
Okta, the authentication giant has been subject to yet another security breach. According to reports, Okta's source codes were stolen by someone who attacked its repositories at .
David Bradbury (Okta's Chief Security Officer) sent a confidential email to his "security contacts" revealing that Okta had discovered suspicious activity in December 2022. This led to the leakage of the code repositories.
Okta stated that they had concluded that the access was being used to duplicate Okta code repositories.
Okta stated, "We decided to share the information in accordance with our commitments to transparency and partnership for our customers."
Bradbury claims that GitHub notified them about suspicious activity, and that someone had accessed the code repositories. Okta began an investigation into the matter and found that it had occurred. Okta responded by temporarily limiting Okta's access to GitHub repositories. They also suspected that Okta had integrated third-party apps with GitHub.
Okta confirmed that attackers were unable to access customer data and services, Bleeping Computer. Users of Okta's services (including FedRAMP, DoD and HIPAA) were not affected by the incident. They didn't have to follow threat-prevention measures.
Notable is the fact that these users are mostly US-based healthcare and government organizations.
Okta, Cyber Attacks
Okta, a cloud-based access and identity management platform, provides single sign-on security, user provisioning and device management.
Already, the company had an uneasy year in terms of security. . In September, Auth0 (owned by Okta) revealed the theft its source code.
What are the possible consequences?
It is clear that source code can be a very valuable asset. Leakage or theft could have devastating consequences. Okta is a popular authentication platform and should be worried because hackers can exploit its source code in order to launch attacks on its customers.
This breach appears to have been limited to Okta's Workforce Identity Cloud product, and not Auth0 Customer Identity Cloud. Okta will soon share additional information about this incident.
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In February 2016, we held the first scientific conference dedicated to Training Load monitoring in Aspire. The conference was an enormous success also echoed by the #trainingload2016 and the twitter trending. All the talks at the moment are obtainable free of charge on-line and in the first few months of 2017 a particular concern of the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Efficiency will likely be made obtainable on-line (again free of charge) with all of the papers and reviews from the conference.