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Welcome to Comoros!
The Comoros is a volcanic archipelago off Africa's east coast, in the warm Indian Ocean waters of the Mozambique Channel. The nation state's largest island, Grande Comore (Ngazidja) is ringed by beaches and old lava from active Mt. Karthala volcano. Around the port and medina in the capital, Moroni, are carved doors and a white colonnaded mosque, the Ancienne Mosquée du Vendredi, recalling the islands' Arab heritage.
History of Comoros
Comoros may have been inhabited by people of Malayo-Polynesian descent by the 5th or 6th century CE and possibly earlier. Others came from nearby Africa and Madagascar, and Arabs also made up a significant portion of the early population. The islands did not appear on a European world map until 1527, when they were depicted by the Portuguese cartographer Diego Ribero. The first Europeans known to visit the archipelago, somewhat later in the 16th century, appear to have been Portuguese. The Englishman Sir James Lancaster visited Grande Comore about 1591, but the dominant foreign influence in the islands remained Arabian until the 19th century.
In 1843 France officially took possession of Mayotte, and in 1886 it placed the other three islands under its protection. Administratively attached to Madagascar in 1912, Comoros became an overseas territory of France in 1947 and was given representation in the French National Assembly. In 1961, a year after Madagascar became independent, the islands were granted internal autonomy. Majorities on three of the islands voted for independence in 1974, but most of the inhabitants of Mayotte favoured continuing French rule. When the National Assembly of France held that each island should decide its own status, Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah (who was deposed later that year) declared the whole archipelago independent on July 6, 1975. Comoros was subsequently admitted to the United Nations, which recognized the integrity of the entire archipelago as one nation. France, however, acknowledged the sovereignty of only the three islands and upheld the autonomy of Mayotte, designating it a "territorial collectivity" (i.e., neither a territory nor a département) of France in 1976. As relations deteriorated, France withdrew all development and technical aid from Comoros. Ali Soilih became president and attempted to convert the country into a secular, socialist republic. In May 1978 a coup led by a French citizen, Col. Robert Denard, and a group of European mercenaries brought Abdallah, the exiled former president, back into power.
Diplomatic relations with France were resumed, a new constitution was drawn up, and Abdallah was reelected president in late 1978 and again in 1984, when he ran unopposed. He survived three coup attempts, but in November 1989 he was assassinated. Multiparty presidential elections were held in 1990, and Saïd Mohamed Djohar was elected president, but in September 1995 he was deposed in a coup led by Denard. The coup was defused when French intervention removed Denard and the mercenaries.
New elections were held in 1996. Under the newly elected president, Mohamed Abdoulkarim Taki, a new constitution was ratified and attempts were made to curtail government expenditures and increase revenues. By August 1997 secessionist movements on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli had become strong enough that their leaders declared each island independent of the republic. The following month an attempt was made by the federal government to suppress the secessionist movement, but troops sent to the island of Anjouan were completely routed. The independence of the two islands was not recognized by any political polity outside the islands, however, and attempts to mediate the situation by international organizations failed.
Taki died suddenly in November 1998 and was replaced by an interim president, Tadjiddine Ben Saïd Massounde. The constitution called for new elections, but, before any were held, the interim president was ousted in April 1999 by a military coup led by the army chief of staff, Col. Azali Assoumani, who took control of the government. The new government was not recognized by the international community, but in July Assoumani negotiated an accord with the secessionists on the island of Anjouan. The secessionists signed an agreement that established a presidential term that would rotate among the three islands. The rotating presidential term was approved by all three islands in December 2001, as was a new draft constitution that provided each island with partial autonomy and their own local president and legislative assembly. The first federal elections under the terms of the new constitution were held in 2002, and Assoumani, from Grande Comore, was elected president. In 2006 the presidential term rotated to the island of Anjouan. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi was declared the winner of the federal presidential election in May and assumed control of the federal government in a peaceful transfer of power.
The fragile peace was threatened in 2007 when the federal government, in response to violence and evidence of voter intimidation, ordered the Anjouan government to postpone the island's local presidential election and called for Anjouan's president, Col. Mohamed Bacar, to step down and allow for an interim president. Bacar ignored the order and in June 2007 held an election in which he was declared the winner. The results were not recognized by the federal government or the African Union (AU): both demanded new elections, which Bacar refused to hold. With the situation at an impasse, the AU imposed sanctions on Bacar's administration in October, which had little impact in pressuring him to comply with their demands. Comorian and AU troops invaded Anjouan on March 25, 2008, and quickly secured the island; Bacar avoided capture and fled the country.
The status of Mayotte—which was still claimed by Comoros but administered by France—was the subject of a March 2009 referendum. More than 95 percent of Mayotte voters approved changing the island's status with France from a territorial collectivity to an overseas department in 2011, strengthening its ties with that country. Comoros, as well as the AU, rejected the outcome of the vote.
In 2010 the presidential term rotated to the island of Mohéli, and Ikililou Dhoinine, one of Sambi's vice presidents, garnered the most votes in the first round of voting, held on November 7. He went on to win the December 26 runoff election with 61 percent of the vote, although his victory was clouded by allegations of fraud from the opposition. Dhoinine was inaugurated on May 26, 2011.
People of Comoros
The islanders reflect a diversity of origins. Malay immigrants and Arab and Persian traders have mixed with peoples from Madagascar and with various African peoples. Most of the islands' inhabitants speak island-specific varieties of Comorian (Shikomoro), a Bantu language related to Swahili and written in Arabic script. Comorian, Arabic, and French are the official languages. French is the language of administration. Most Comorians are Sunni Muslims, and Islam is the state religion.
More than two-thirds of the people live in rural areas, and most of the population is centred on the two larger islands; Grande Comore contains about half of the country's population, Anjouan about two-fifths, and Mohéli less than one-tenth. The capital, Moroni, is the country's most populous urban area. The birth and death rates are both high in Comoros, and, although infant mortality is a major problem, the population growth rate is about twice the world average. About two-fifths of the population is younger than age 15.
Art & Culture of Comoros
Traditional arts include basketry, wood carving (notably doors and furniture), elaborate embroidery on clothing and hats, and jewelry making in gold and silver filigree.
Music is a widely shared form of cultural expression, and public squares and other gathering places showcase local groups and artists. Comorian popular music blends Arabic, African, Indian, and Western influences to produce a driving dance sound with lyrical, harmonized vocals. Common instrumentation includes accordions, guitars, gongs, drums, and rattles. Many successful musicians have relocated to France, and several have found a large following among European audiences.
The country has produced only a few internationally known writers, including Salim Hatubou, Soilih Mohamed Soilih, and Aboubacar Said Salim.
Over the centuries, diverse peoples have come together to form the complex cultural mix of Comoros. Contemporary Comorian culture reflects these many influences; the islands' towns, for example, blend the architectural styles of mainland Africa, France, and the Middle East, and Comorian cuisine draws on many traditions. A culturally liberal form of Islam is the basis for religious observance during the year, and it provides the framework for daily life. Traditional Comorian women wear colourful sari-like dresses called shiromani (French chiromani) and adorn their faces with a paste of ground sandalwood and coral called msinzano (French msindanu). Social organization is generational, with religious and ritual duties falling mostly to elders, who also enjoy political dominance.
Daily life and social customs
Elaborate and expensive public weddings lasting as long as three weeks are common. Typically, the unions are arranged between an older man and a younger woman, and it is the man's responsibility to pay for the festivities as well as to provide a dowry for his bride. These events often feed the entire community, and tourists are generally welcome to attend. This custom, called grand mariage on Grande Comore, is so expensive that only the wealthiest can afford it. A man who hosts a grand mariage is thereafter considered to be a grand notable—a person of high social standing. Ali Soilih, who was president of the country in the mid-1970s, attempted to ban this practice on the grounds that it imposed needless financial stress on an already impoverished society and kept the poor from participating in political life, but he was unsuccessful.
The religious centre of Comorian culture is the mosque, but the centre of daily life is the public square, often merely a tiny plaza nestled behind apartment houses at the end of a maze of alleyways. In the public squares on Grande Comore, men gather to one side, ranked by clan, age, and social status, so that the most-honoured have the best seats; on another side, sometimes separated by a wooden or fabric partition, sit women, similarly ordered by status. There they meet to share news and opinions, drink tea, and play chess and the game of mraha wa ntso. Students of Comorian society note that younger people of both sexes often prefer to gather in restaurants, clubs, and discotheques, and there is concern that the public square will dwindle in importance and perhaps even disappear within a generation or two.
Comorian cuisine is a mix of East African root-based stews and Indian Ocean (in particular South Asian and Indonesian) rice-based curry dishes. Locally grown spices such as vanilla, coriander, cardamom, and nutmeg figure heavily in regional cuisine, as do fresh fish and mutton. French styles have also influenced the Comorian table.
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.class public final Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "MidiManager.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/MemberClasses;
    value = {
        Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;,
        Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;,
        Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    }
.end annotation

# static fields
.field public static final BLUETOOTH_MIDI_SERVICE_CLASS:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.android.bluetoothmidiservice.BluetoothMidiService"

.field public static final BLUETOOTH_MIDI_SERVICE_INTENT:Ljava/lang/String; = "android.media.midi.BluetoothMidiService"

.field public static final BLUETOOTH_MIDI_SERVICE_PACKAGE:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.android.bluetoothmidiservice"

.field private static final TAG:Ljava/lang/String; = "MidiManager"

# instance fields
.field private mDeviceListeners:Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap",
            "<",
            "Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;",
            "Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;",
            ">;"
        }
    .end annotation
.end field

.field private final mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

.field private final mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

# direct methods
.method static synthetic -get0(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;)Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;
    .registers 2

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method static synthetic -get1(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;)Landroid/os/IBinder;
    .registers 2

    iget-object v0, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method static synthetic -wrap0(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V
    .registers 4
    .param p1, "device"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;
    .param p2, "listener"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    .param p3, "handler"    # Landroid/os/Handler;

    .prologue
    invoke-direct {p0, p1, p2, p3}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->sendOpenDeviceResponse(Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V

    return-void
.end method

.method public constructor <init>(Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;)V
    .registers 3
    .param p1, "service"    # Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    .prologue
    .line 165
    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    .line 62
    new-instance v0, Landroid/os/Binder;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/os/Binder;-><init>()V

    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    .line 65
    new-instance v0, Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;-><init>()V

    .line 64
    iput-object v0, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mDeviceListeners:Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;

    .line 166
    iput-object p1, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    .line 165
    return-void
.end method

.method private sendOpenDeviceResponse(Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V
    .registers 5
    .param p1, "device"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;
    .param p2, "listener"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    .param p3, "handler"    # Landroid/os/Handler;

    .prologue
    .line 220
    if-eqz p3, :cond_b

    .line 221
    new-instance v0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$1;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0, p2, p1}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$1;-><init>(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;)V

    invoke-virtual {p3, v0}, Landroid/os/Handler;->post(Ljava/lang/Runnable;)Z

    .line 219
    :goto_a
    return-void

    .line 227
    :cond_b
    invoke-interface {p2, p1}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;->onDeviceOpened(Landroid/media/midi/MidiDevice;)V

    goto :goto_a
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public createDeviceServer([Landroid/media/midi/MidiReceiver;I[Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/Bundle;ILandroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer$Callback;)Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;
    .registers 20
    .param p1, "inputPortReceivers"    # [Landroid/media/midi/MidiReceiver;
    .param p2, "numOutputPorts"    # I
    .param p3, "inputPortNames"    # [Ljava/lang/String;
    .param p4, "outputPortNames"    # [Ljava/lang/String;
    .param p5, "properties"    # Landroid/os/Bundle;
    .param p6, "type"    # I
    .param p7, "callback"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer$Callback;

    .prologue
    .line 312
    :try_start_0
    new-instance v11, Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;

    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    move-object/from16 v0, p7

    invoke-direct {v11, v1, p1, p2, v0}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;-><init>(Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;[Landroid/media/midi/MidiReceiver;ILandroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer$Callback;)V

    .line 314
    .local v11, "server":Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;
    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    invoke-virtual {v11}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;->getBinderInterface()Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceServer;

    move-result-object v2

    .line 315
    array-length v3, p1

    move v4, p2

    move-object v5, p3

    move-object/from16 v6, p4

    move-object/from16 v7, p5

    move/from16 v8, p6

    .line 314
    invoke-interface/range {v1 .. v8}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->registerDeviceServer(Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceServer;II[Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/Bundle;I)Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;

    move-result-object v9

    .line 317
    .local v9, "deviceInfo":Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    if-nez v9, :cond_29

    .line 318
    const-string/jumbo v1, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v2, "registerVirtualDevice failed"

    invoke-static {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I
    :try_end_27
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_0 .. :try_end_27} :catch_2a

    .line 319
    const/4 v1, 0x0

    return-object v1

    .line 321
    :cond_29
    return-object v11

    .line 322
    .end local v9    # "deviceInfo":Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    .end local v11    # "server":Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceServer;
    :catch_2a
    move-exception v10

    .line 323
    .local v10, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v1, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v2, "RemoteException in createVirtualDevice"

    invoke-static {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 324
    const/4 v1, 0x0

    return-object v1
.end method

.method public getDevices()[Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    .registers 4

    .prologue
    .line 211
    :try_start_0
    iget-object v1, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    invoke-interface {v1}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->getDevices()[Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    :try_end_5
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_0 .. :try_end_5} :catch_7

    move-result-object v1

    return-object v1

    .line 212
    :catch_7
    move-exception v0

    .line 213
    .local v0, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v1, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v2, "RemoteException in getDevices"

    invoke-static {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 214
    const/4 v1, 0x0

    new-array v1, v1, [Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;

    return-object v1
.end method

.method public openBluetoothDevice(Landroid/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V
    .registers 10
    .param p1, "bluetoothDevice"    # Landroid/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice;
    .param p2, "listener"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    .param p3, "handler"    # Landroid/os/Handler;

    .prologue
    .line 279
    move-object v3, p2

    .line 280
    .local v3, "listenerF":Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    move-object v2, p3

    .line 282
    .local v2, "handlerF":Landroid/os/Handler;
    new-instance v0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$3;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0, v3, v2}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$3;-><init>(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V

    .line 301
    .local v0, "callback":Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceOpenCallback;
    :try_start_7
    iget-object v4, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    iget-object v5, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    invoke-interface {v4, v5, p1, v0}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->openBluetoothDevice(Landroid/os/IBinder;Landroid/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice;Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceOpenCallback;)V
    :try_end_e
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_7 .. :try_end_e} :catch_f

    .line 278
    :goto_e
    return-void

    .line 302
    :catch_f
    move-exception v1

    .line 303
    .local v1, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v4, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v5, "RemoteException in openDevice"

    invoke-static {v4, v5}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    goto :goto_e
.end method

.method public openDevice(Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V
    .registers 11
    .param p1, "deviceInfo"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    .param p2, "listener"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    .param p3, "handler"    # Landroid/os/Handler;

    .prologue
    .line 243
    move-object v1, p1

    .line 244
    .local v1, "deviceInfoF":Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;
    move-object v4, p2

    .line 245
    .local v4, "listenerF":Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;
    move-object v3, p3

    .line 247
    .local v3, "handlerF":Landroid/os/Handler;
    new-instance v0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$2;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0, v1, v4, v3}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$2;-><init>(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$OnDeviceOpenedListener;Landroid/os/Handler;)V

    .line 261
    .local v0, "callback":Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceOpenCallback;
    :try_start_8
    iget-object v5, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    iget-object v6, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    invoke-interface {v5, v6, p1, v0}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->openDevice(Landroid/os/IBinder;Landroid/media/midi/MidiDeviceInfo;Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceOpenCallback;)V
    :try_end_f
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_8 .. :try_end_f} :catch_10

    .line 242
    :goto_f
    return-void

    .line 262
    :catch_10
    move-exception v2

    .line 263
    .local v2, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v5, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v6, "RemoteException in openDevice"

    invoke-static {v5, v6}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    goto :goto_f
.end method

.method public registerDeviceCallback(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;Landroid/os/Handler;)V
    .registers 7
    .param p1, "callback"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;
    .param p2, "handler"    # Landroid/os/Handler;

    .prologue
    .line 178
    new-instance v0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0, p1, p2}, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;-><init>(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;Landroid/os/Handler;)V

    .line 180
    .local v0, "deviceListener":Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;
    :try_start_5
    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    iget-object v3, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    invoke-interface {v2, v3, v0}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->registerListener(Landroid/os/IBinder;Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceListener;)V
    :try_end_c
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_5 .. :try_end_c} :catch_12

    .line 185
    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mDeviceListeners:Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;

    invoke-virtual {v2, p1, v0}, Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;->put(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    .line 177
    return-void

    .line 181
    :catch_12
    move-exception v1

    .line 182
    .local v1, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v2, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v3, "RemoteException in registerDeviceListener"

    invoke-static {v2, v3}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 183
    return-void
.end method

.method public unregisterDeviceCallback(Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;)V
    .registers 6
    .param p1, "callback"    # Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceCallback;

    .prologue
    .line 194
    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mDeviceListeners:Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;

    invoke-virtual {v2, p1}, Ljava/util/concurrent/ConcurrentHashMap;->remove(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;

    .line 195
    .local v0, "deviceListener":Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager$DeviceListener;
    if-eqz v0, :cond_11

    .line 197
    :try_start_a
    iget-object v2, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mService:Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;

    iget-object v3, p0, Landroid/media/midi/MidiManager;->mToken:Landroid/os/IBinder;

    invoke-interface {v2, v3, v0}, Landroid/media/midi/IMidiManager;->unregisterListener(Landroid/os/IBinder;Landroid/media/midi/IMidiDeviceListener;)V
    :try_end_11
    .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_a .. :try_end_11} :catch_12

    .line 193
    :cond_11
    :goto_11
    return-void

    .line 198
    :catch_12
    move-exception v1

    .line 199
    .local v1, "e":Landroid/os/RemoteException;
    const-string/jumbo v2, "MidiManager"

    const-string/jumbo v3, "RemoteException in unregisterDeviceListener"

    invoke-static {v2, v3}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    goto :goto_11
.end method

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WNC high school football: Week 2 schedule
Week 2 schedule of the high school football season
WNC high school football: Week 2 schedule Week 2 schedule of the high school football season Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/high-school/hshuddle/2019/08/26/wnc-high-school-football-week-2-schedule/2119358001/
David Thompson, Asheville Citizen Times Published 10:17 a.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019 | Updated 12:48 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2019
High school football photos 2019: Asheville-Franklin
Asheville defeated Franklin 34-6 August 23, 2019 in Asheville. Angela Wilhelm/Asheville Citizen Times
Famous Pasley cheers following Asheville's 34-6 win over Franklin August 23, 2019 at Asheville High. Angela Wilhelm/Asheville Citizen Times
Friday, Aug. 30 - Week 2
Murphy at Franklin 7:30 p.m.
Asheville School at Oakbrook Prep, 7:30 p.m.
Erwin at Mountain Heritage, 7:30 p.m.
Enka at Pisgah, 7:30 p.m.
North Buncombe at Madison, 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds at Shelby, 7:30 p.m.
Crest at Roberson, 7:30 p.m.
East Henderson at North Henderson, 7:30 p.m.
Hendersonville at West Henderson, 7:30 p.m.
Asheville at Burns, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Gladiators at Andrews, 7:30 p.m.
Rosman at Brevard, 7:30 p.m.
Cherokee at Choctaw Central, 7:30 p.m.
Cannon at Mitchell, 7:30 p.m.
Polk County at North Gaston, 7:30 p.m.
Tuscola at Rhea County, 7:30 p.m.
East Burke at McDowell, 7:30 p.m.
Life Christian Academy at Robbinsville, 7:30 p.m.
Smoky Mountain at Swain, 7:30 p.m.
West Wilkes at Avery County, 7:30 p.m.
Cooper Basin at Hayesville, 7:30 p.m.
University Christian at Christ School, 7 p.m.
Week 1 Recap
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More: Reynolds looks for answers after loss at home to East Forsyth
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Living Water has been working in the area of water provision for 22 years, and it continues to be a cornerstone of our work in every country we operate in. Water access is about more than just installing water systems. It's about installing the right systems, which might mean water wells, rainwater harvesting, protected springs, or something else entirely. And it's about helping whole communities and regions have enough safe, accessible, reliable water to significantly improve the lives of the people who live there.
In places where there is no safe, clean place to go to the toilet, people struggle with disease, lack of privacy, and indignity. Once communities have access to safe, sustainable water, they can improve their sanitation, dramatically raising their quality of life—improving health, increasing school achievement, and multiplying productivity. In many areas, Living Water helps community members develop plans for sanitation that result in clean, functional latrines in homes, schools, clinics, and churches.
Safe water and sanitation systems are important, but to have an impact, people need to use them effectively to improve their health. Education is important—helping people understand how to prevent diseases by washing their hands, storing their water properly, and using a latrine. But head knowledge is just the beginning; helping communities identify important behaviors and make their own plan to use them is the end goal.
For all of these things to be effective for the long term, we have to involve the community from the very beginning. We're learning alongside the communities we serve that projects are most sustainable when they respond to both need and demand, when financing is carefully thought through, and when management is handled locally with lots of ongoing support.


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'Death of Stalin' Satire Film Revoked in Russia Over 'Ideological' Concerns
Two days before its premiere, the Russian Ministry of Culture announced that it was withdrawing the screening license of a satirical film about Stalin after prominent cultural figures expressed concern over its ideological content at a public screening.
"The Death of Stalin" is a British-French political satire about the controversial Soviet leader, directed by Scottish writer Armando Iannucci and based on a graphic novel of the same name.
'The Death of Stalin' Comedy Has Russia's Culture Ministry Bracing for Communist Backlash
According to a Culture Ministry representative, the screening license for "The Death of Stalin" was revoked for containing "information that is banned from distribution by Russian law," the state-run TASS news agency reported Tuesday.
At a public screening of the film in Moscow on Monday, Russian cultural figures reportedly expressed unanimous disapproval of the picture and asked the ministry to temporarily recall the license for the film.
"The Death of Stalin' should not be shown in Russia due to signs of 'ideological animosity,'" TASS cited Yuri Polyakov, a member of the ministry's public council as saying.
"Not a single person expressed support for the film as an artistic or historical work," he said.
"The film insults our historical symbols -- the Soviet anthem, awards and medals," another ministry official was cited as saying by the investigative Novaya Gazeta newspaper after the screening.
"Marshal Zhukov is depicted as a jerk. Moreover, there are scenes of extreme violence in the film. That violates the rules for granting films rental licenses," he added.
Read more about: Soviet Union , Stalin , Censorship
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Poland responded to the removal by accusing Russia of "following in the footsteps ... of Soviet Stalinist totalitarianism."
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"We haven't had blocks of this scale before," one researcher said.
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A well-known spin doctor once said that the last thing you want is a minister with his own opinions. Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Defra, must, therefore, send the Sir Humphreys of this world into meltdown. He's been heard to dismiss wind energy as 'useless', but keenly supports fracking and genetically modified (GM) crops; he voted against gay marriage, tuition fees and the smoking ban, but has backed Lords reform. Refreshingly, he doesn't talk in platitudes either. 'He's full of surprises and life is never dull,' says a colleague.
Mr Paterson arrived at Defra after a Cabinet reshuffle last September. Immediately, he was up to his neck in the badger cull, followed by ash dieback, floods, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, the horsemeat drama and now bees and deer. When he was on the cover of Private Eye this month-wearing a butcher's apron and carving a joint with a speech bubble reading 'British beef is as safe as horses'-his family felt he'd made it. 'I didn't expect the job to be quite so busy,' he admits.
'Every single citizen is affected by Defra in some way. There's an enormous volume of activity. Everyone has an opinion and the violence of the opinion is extreme. It's a good thing I'm the sort of person who's immune to abuse.' Mr Paterson has a swashbuckling follow-me-over-the-top style, aided by dashing good looks and bags of charm and energy.
As if on cue, a sparrowhawk streaks past the kitchen window and scatters his doves, and he nearly spills his coffee in annoyance. Pity the RSPB employee who recently invited him to look through a telescope at a sparrowhawk-' The answer was no, I wouldn't like to, seeing as one had just eaten my last goldfinch. People are obsessed with raptors.' We're at his home in his North Shropshire constituency, where he keeps Welsh mountain sheep, Cochin hens and his daughter Evie's eventers, and has planted magnificent trees in the valley below, some in memory of his late father-in-law, the Conservative minister Viscount Ridley, and of his mother. We're surrounded by photographs of his family on horseback. There's his grandfather jumping Becher's, and, movingly, holding cavalry horse Sally, his companion throughout the First World War: 'Hasn't she got a lovely, old-fashioned head?' Mr Paterson doesn't hunt any more, but he and his wife, Rose, a granddaughter of Lutyens, rode across Mongolia in 2011. 'We didn't change our clothes for 10 days,' he says cheerfully.
Mr Paterson's career in the tannery industry started in the Thatcherite era of enterprise, and he would like to reprise this feel in the rural economy. His political hero is Ronald Reagan. 'When asked what his greatest achievement was, he replied: "I guess I ended the Cold War." I grew up in the shadow of the Cold War and saw at first hand what Socialism did to countries-brooks running black with oil-so I see the revolution brought about by Thatcher and Reagan as an entirely creditable thing.' Let's hope he gets enough time in the job for a revolution of his own.


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Home Stock Gear up for the change! Histogen Inc. (HSTO) has hit the volume...
Gear up for the change! Histogen Inc. (HSTO) has hit the volume of 1604599
Let's start up with the current stock price of Histogen Inc. (HSTO), which is $1.01 to be very precise. The Stock rose vividly during the last session to $0.989 after opening rate of $0.94 while the lowest price it went was recorded $0.9084 before closing at $0.97.
Recently in News on January 7, 2021, DLA Piper advises Histogen in its US$14 million upsized public offering. DLA Piper represented advised Histogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTO), a clinical-stage therapeutics company focused on developing potential first-in-class therapeutics that ignite the body's natural process to repair and maintain healthy biological function, in its public offering of 11,600,000 shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 2,400,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share. You can read further details here
Histogen Inc. had a pretty Dodgy run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the company's stock is recorded $1.0450 on 01/13/21, with the lowest value was $0.7700 for the same time period, recorded on 01/04/21.
Histogen Inc. (HSTO) full year performance was -75.50%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock's existing status and the future performance. Presently, Histogen Inc. shares are logging -86.49% during the 52-week period from high price, and 35.29% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock's price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $0.75 and $7.50.
The company's shares, operating in the sector of Healthcare managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 1604599 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the Histogen Inc. (HSTO) recorded performance in the market was 27.97%, having the revenues showcasing -48.13% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 28.33M, as it employees total of 5 workers.
Analysts verdict on Histogen Inc. (HSTO)
During the last month, 0 analysts gave the Histogen Inc. a BUY rating, 0 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 0 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 1.5604, with a change in the price was noted -1.1050. In a similar fashion, Histogen Inc. posted a movement of -51.64% for the period of last 100 days, recording 686,803 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company's financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders' equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders' equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for HSTO is recording 0.07 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.07.
Histogen Inc. (HSTO): Technical Analysis
Raw Stochastic average of Histogen Inc. in the period of last 50 days is set at 23.71%. The result represents downgrade in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 37.09%. In the last 20 days, the company's Stochastic %K was 29.44% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 23.46%.
Let's take a glance in the erstwhile performances of Histogen Inc., multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company's stock appears to be pessimistic, given the fact the metric is recording 27.97%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably deteriorated by -67.12%, alongside a downfall of -75.50% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by 13.98% in the 7-day charts and went up by -19.83% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -48.13% during last recorded quarter.
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The Registry of Deeds is the principal office for real property records in Norfolk County. The Registry receives and records hundreds of thousands of documents each year, and is a basic resource for title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities, attorneys, engineers, real estate brokers, home appraisers, homeowners, and others with a need for secure, accurate, and accessible land record information.
The Registry of Deeds has been a vital component of Norfolk County government since 1793, the year Norfolk County was created through an act of the legislature signed into law by Governor John Hancock.
The Registry is a County office operated under the supervision of the Register of Deeds, an elected County official. By virtue of his office, the Register of Deeds is also an Assistant Recorder of the Massachusetts Land Court. Transactions recorded in the Land Court section of the Registry deal with registered land, the title to which is insured by the Commonwealth.
Registry operations are effectively self-supporting, and generate significant surplus revenues which support the operations of county government and contribute to the State's general revenue.
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Homeowners may confirm that documents affecting them, such as Mortgage Discharges, have been duly recorded, and may take advantage of the provisions of the Homestead Act (MGL Chapter 188) for protections against unsecured creditor claims.
Registry research is also available online through this website.
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# README for Apache Fortress Web
 * Version 2.0.8
 * Apache Fortress Web System Architecture Diagram
 ![Apache Fortress Web System Architecture](images/fortress-web-system-arch.png "Apache Fortress Web System Architecture")

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
## Table of Contents

 * Document Overview
 * About Apache Fortress Web
 * Tips for first-time users.
 * SECTION 1. Prerequisites
 * SECTION 2. Download & Install
 * SECTION 3. Configure the Apache Fortress Web deployment
 * SECTION 4. Load Sample Security Policy
 * SECTION 5. Deploy to Tomcat Server
 * SECTION 6. Test with Selenium
 * SECTION 7. Fortress Web properties

___________________________________________________________________________________
## Document Overview

This document contains instructions to download, build, and test operations using Apache Fortress Web component.

___________________________________________________________________________________
## About Apache Fortress Web

* A web interface to drive administrative and review functions of Apache Fortress.

* Uses Apache Wicket as the web framework.

* Layered security using ...
    * declarative controls:
      * Form-based authentication and coarse-grained role check (Tomcat Realm)
      * Page-level security (Spring Security)
    * programmatic controls:
      * Buttons and link visibility controlled by Apache Fortress

* Each Page maps to a different Fortress entity (Users, Roles, Perms, Groups, ...) and has four panels:

    1. Nav (optional): links to the pages.
    2. List: search criteria entered and results are shown.
    3. Info: errors or other program messages displayed here.
    4. Detail: where the work gets done, entering data, completing operations.

* More here: [README-SECURITY-MODEL](README-SECURITY-MODEL.md)
___________________________________________________________________________________
##  Tips for first-time users

 * Fortress requires an LDAP server. These can be installed to a Linux machine on the network:
   * [README-QUICKSTART-APACHEDS](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/README-QUICKSTART-APACHEDS.md)
   * [README-QUICKSTART-SLAPD](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/README-QUICKSTART-SLAPD.md)
 * Or for testing, can run inside a Docker container:
   * [README-QUICKSTART-DOCKER-APACHEDS](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/README-QUICKSTART-DOCKER-APACHEDS.md)
   * [README-QUICKSTART-DOCKER-SLAPD](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/README-QUICKSTART-DOCKER-SLAPD.md)
 * To use the Apache Fortress Web application without building from source, goto: [README-QUICKSTART](README-QUICKSTART.md).
 * Questions about this software package should be directed to its mailing list:
   * http://mail-archives.apacheorg/mod_mbox/directory-fortress/

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## SECTION 1. Prerequisites

Minimum software requirements:
 * Java SDK 11++
 * git
 * Apache Maven3++
 * Apache Tomcat8++
 * LDAP server on the network, configured for Apache Fortress usage.

Everything else covered in the steps that follow.  Tested on Debian & Centos systems.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
## SECTION 2. Download & Install Apache Fortress Web

1. Download the source.

 a. from git:
 ```
 git clone --branch 2.0.8 https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/directory-fortress-commander.git/
 cd directory-fortress-commander
 ```

 b. or [apache fortress downloads](https://directory.apache.org/fortress/download/download-sources.html)

2. Build the source.

 ```
 mvn clean install
 ```
___________________________________________________________________________________
## SECTION 3. Configure the Apache Fortress Web deployment

#### 1. Copy the fortress.properties example:

 ```bash
 cp src/main/resources/fortress.properties.example src/main/resources/fortress.properties
 ```

#### 2. Edit the file:

 ```bash
 vi src/main/resources/fortress.properties
 ```

#### 3. Choose Apache Directory or OpenLDAP server:

 a. Prepare fortress for ApacheDS usage:

 ```properties
 # This param tells fortress what type of ldap server in use:
 ldap.server.type=apacheds

 # Use value from [Set Hostname Entry]:
 host=localhost

 # ApacheDS defaults to this:
 port=10389

 # These credentials are used for read/write access to all nodes under suffix:
 admin.user=uid=admin,ou=system
 admin.pw=secret
 ```

 -- Or --

 b. Prepare fortress for OpenLDAP usage:

 ```properties
 # This param tells fortress what type of ldap server in use:
 ldap.server.type=openldap

 # Use value from [Set Hostname Entry]:
 host=localhost

 # OpenLDAP defaults to this:
 port=389

 # These credentials are used for read/write access to all nodes under suffix:
 admin.user=cn=manager,dc=example,dc=com
 admin.pw=secret

# Optional, If using audit view pages, enable this service account to the slapd access log database:
log.admin.user=cn=manager,cn=log
# For corresponding log user:
log.admin.pw=secret
 ```

#### 3. Enable other options as needed.

 a. Look out [fortress.properties.example](src/main/resources/fortress.properties) for a list of typical options.

 b. Learn more about what properties there are: [README-PROPERTIES](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/README-PROPERTIES.md).
___________________________________________________________________________________
## SECTION 4. Load Sample Security Policy

Run maven install with load file:
```
mvn install -Dload.file=./src/main/resources/FortressWebDemoUsers.xml
```

 Notes:
  * This step must be completed before tests can be successfully run.
  * The [DelegatedAdminManagerLoad](https://github.com/apache/directory-fortress-core/blob/master/ldap/setup/DelegatedAdminManagerLoad.xml) must also be loaded into LDAP, for base policy req's.

___________________________________________________________________________________
## SECTION 5. Deploy to Tomcat Server

1. If Tomcat has global security enabled you must add credentials to pom.xml:

 ```
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
        <artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${version.tomcat.maven.plugin}</version>
        <configuration>
            ...
          <!-- Warning the tomcat manager creds here are for deploying into a demo environment only. -->
          <username>tcmanager</username>
          <password>m@nager123</password>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
 ```

2. Load the Apache Fortress Realm Proxy jar to **TOMCAT_HOME**/lib/

  ```
  wget http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/directory/fortress/fortress-realm-proxy/2.0.8/fortress-realm-proxy-2.0.8.jar -P $TOMCAT_HOME/lib
  ```

  where *TOMCAT_HOME* matches your target env.

3. Restart Tomcat server.

4. Enter maven command to deploy to Tomcat:

 ```
 mvn tomcat:deploy
 ```

5. To redeploy:

 ```
 mvn tomcat:redeploy
 ```

6. Open browser and test (creds: test/password):

 ```
 http://hostname:8080/fortress-web
 ```

 where hostname is host or ip for your machine

___________________________________________________________________________________
## SECTION 6. Test with Selenium

1. Fortress Web uses [WebDriverManager](https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager#webdrivermanager-as-java-dependency) to manage the Selenium drivers.

2. Run the Selenium Web driver integration tests with Firefox (default):

 ```
 mvn test -Dtest=FortressWebSeleniumITCase
 ```

3. Run the tests using Chrome:

 ```
 mvn test -Dtest=FortressWebSeleniumITCase -Dweb.driver=chrome
 ```

 Note: These automated tests require that:
 * Either Firefox or Chrome installed to target machine.
 * **FORTRESS_CORE_HOME**/*FortressJUnitTest* successfully run.  This will load some test data to grind on.
 * [FortressWebDemoUsers](./src/main/resources/FortressWebDemoUsers.xml) policy loaded into target LDAP server.

___________________________________________________________________________________
## SECTION 7. Fortress Web properties

This section describes the properties needed to control fortress web.

1. LDAP Hostname coordinates.  The host name can be specified as a fully qualified domain name or IP address.

 ```
 # Host name and port of LDAP DIT:
 host=localhost
 port=10389
 ```

2. LDAP Server type.  Each LDAP server impl has different behavior on operations like password policies and audit.  If using a 3rd type of server that isn't formally supported, leave blank or type is other.

 ```
 # If ApacheDS server:
 ldap.server.type=apacheds
 ```

 ```
 # Else if OpenLDAP server:
 ldap.server.type=openldap
 ```

 ```
 # Else leave blank:
 #ldap.server.type=other
 ```

3.  Set the credentials of service account.  Must have read/write privileges over the Fortress LDAP DIT:

 ```
 # If ApacheDS it will look something like this:
 admin.user=uid=admin,ou=system
 admin.pw=secret
 ```

 ```
 # Else If OpenLDAP it will look something like this:
 admin.user=cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
 ```

4. Define the number of LDAP connections to use in the pool  This setting will be proportional to the number of concurrent users but won't be one-to-one.  The number of required ldap connections will be much lower than concurrent users:

 ```
 # This is min/max settings for LDAP connections.  For testing and low-volume instances this will work:
 min.admin.conn=1
 max.admin.conn=10
 ```

5. Give coordinates to the Config node that contains all of the other Fortress properties.  This will match your LDAP's server's config node per Fortress Core setup.

 ```
 # This node contains fortress properties stored on behalf of connecting LDAP clients:
 config.realm=DEFAULT
 config.root=ou=Config,dc=example,dc=com
 ```

6. If using LDAPS.

 ```
 # Used for SSL Connection to LDAP Server:
 enable.ldap.ssl=true
 enable.ldap.ssl.debug=true
 trust.store=/fully/qualified/path/and/file/name/to/java/truststore
 trust.store.password=changeit
 ```

7. To use REST instead of LDAP.  Points to fortress-rest instance.

 ```
 # This will override default LDAP manager implementations for the RESTful ones:
 enable.mgr.impl.rest=true
 ```

8. If using REST, provide the credentials of user that has access to fortress-rest.

 ```
 # Optional parameters needed when Fortress client is connecting with the En Masse (rather than LDAP) server:
 http.user=demouser4
 http.pw=gX9JbCTxJW5RiH+otQEX0Ja0RIAoPBQf
 http.host=localhost
 http.port=8080
 ```

9. To reenable the nav panel on startup.

 ```
 # The default is 'false':
 enable.nav.panel=true
 ```

10. If using ApacheDS and setting password policies, point to the correction location.

 ```
 # ApacheDS stores its password policies objects here by default:
 apacheds.pwpolicy.root=ou=passwordPolicies,ads-interceptorId=authenticationInterceptor,ou=interceptors,ads-directoryServiceId=default,ou=config
 ```

11. The fortress web runtime will cache user's permissions in their session if set to true.

 ```
 # Used by application security components:
 perms.cached=true
 ```

12. Each instance of a fortress web can be scoped to one and only one tenant.  The default tenant is called HOME.

 ```
 # This is the default tenant or home context
 contextId=HOME
 ```

 ```
 # If you need to scope to a different tenant, supply its ID here:
 contextId=mytenantid
 ```

___________________________________________________________________________________
#### END OF README


In the end of 2003 Silmido, a movie about South and North relationships, shook the South Korean box office, but not giving it even a few month of rest, another bomb was dropped upon South Korean viewers in early 2004, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo), similarly themed film, directed by Je-kyu Kang of his Shiri fame, that beat all the prior set records. One third of South Korea population attended cinema to watch this film according to number of admissions.
It's 1950, two brothers, Jin-seok Lee (Bin Won) and eldest Jin-tae Lee (Dong-gun Jang) are spending ordinary time in streets of Seoul, living together with their mother and fiance of Jin-tae - Young-shin Kim (Eun-ju Lee). Peaceful life ends when North invades, and family is forced to leave their homes. Due to some unlucky circumstances both brothers found themselves on a train that's heading towards the battlefield. Cruel realities of war now become part of them.
Revisiting events set almost exactly 50 years in past, director managed to grab attention of Korean public with this epic war drama. Often called Korean Saving Private Ryan, and not without a reason, they both share that gruesome depiction of war, cruelty served by both sides and magnitude in which the scale of the war is portrayed, be it special effects or actor performances. Even the visual styles of the movie are really similar.
But most importantly they share similar, personal stories of the people involved. Comparable even in the way it is presented in the movie, starting with nowadays, showing survivors who share their memories and tell their stories, followed by dive in the past, where these memories are being replayed.
Films original Korean titles contains the names of flags of both neighboring countries, as a symbolic gesture towards their once shared unity.
Its should be mentioned that this movie is one of the final works of beautiful and talented actress Eun-ju Lee, who sadly committed suicide year after this film was released.
Overall, a powerful and emotionally lasting war drama. Highly recommended.


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I put up a new website entitled Dental Cost. Basically it's the website of a new dental clinic in Pangasinan. It's where I do Prosthodontic procedures when I go to my province. Hehehe! Inampon ako ni Dr. Ronna.
The website contains info about Cost Dental's dental procedures, estimated cost of dental treatment, dentures, dental braces, dental cosmetic, teeth whitening etc. There will also be discussions on different dental treatment options.
The Philippine Dental Association Pasay City Chapter invites youto its 2nd Quarterly Scientific Seminar on April 26 2011 at Traders Hotel Pasay City.
The first vital step in managing oral cancer is early detection. Among medical health providers, dentists have the primary responsibility to screen the oral cavity and detect pathologic lesion both malignant and benign. It is therefore a must for clinicians to be aware of the different methods of screening patients for oral cancer and to at least know the different ways of managing such abnormalities. The focus of the lecture would be to calibrate clinicians in identifying different pathologic lesions in the oral cavity and to know the methods of ral cancer screening. Managment of oral cancer will also be discussed.
Early childhoood caries is the most common chronic disease in young children, occuring during their first three years. Most of the time, the child seeks treatment for rampant caries already. Dental Practitioners must be able to offer stainless steel crowns as the first restoration of choice especially for these multi surface carious lesions. It is of great importance to save the primary teeth because it is used for chewing, it maintains the space for the permanent teeth and guides it into position, and it allow speech to develop normally. The lecture will describe trhe indications for such and the principles of preparation, adaptation and cementation of a succesful stainless crown.
With over 644,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year and two thirds of these cancers occur in developing countries such as the Philippines, thus we eill likely see some of these patients in our everyday dental practice. During the treatment of head and neck cancers, several medical deciplines are involved. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons, ENTs, Oncologists and Dentists. The treatment program differs from one country to another depending on available techniques, facility, experience and results. However the primary goal of any treatment is survival and the secondary goal is restoration of function and esthtics. Because cancer treatment can affect the oral tissues, the General Dentist needs to know the potential oral side effects, preexisting or untreated oral diseases that may complicate cancer treatment. Thus the dentist's knowledge and skill in patient management is essential on the success on the outcome of oral cancer treatment.
Memorization is the ultimate cognitive learning skill. It is during memorization where the human mind stores in information for subsequent processing into higher levels of cognitive learning. Without data to process, it will be difficult for the learner to proceed to next step of higher order thinking skills. Dynamic Recall can help improve memory so a learner can store, retain and retrive information in an organized and stress free manner.
Dynamic Recall teaches learning skills in fun, easy and simple stops and it is all designed to significantly and dramatically improve memory. It can lessen memory anxiety and eliminate mental blocks as memorization is no longer a matter of hit or miss.
Fixed partial dentures with cantilevers (CFPD) are among the treatment options for partial edentulism.
1. Replacement of a first mandibular premolar, using the second premolar and first molar splinted as abutments.
2. Replacement of the mesial half of a mandibular molar, using the second and first premolars splinted as abutments.
Well-known Prosthodontist, Dr. Kim Fajardo, wrote an article about ceramage.
Ceramage is a zirconium silicate integrated indirect dental restorative. Ceramage can be used for a wide range of applications like traditional fixed partial denture, all composite crowns, composite fused to metal fixed partial dentures, composite fused to zirconium fixed partial dentures, composite inlays and onlays, composite inlay and onlay bridges, resin bonded denture and even implant restorations.
ORIS Oral Implants Solutions and Neobiotech presented the seminar An Odyssey to Prosthodontic Driven Oral Implant on March 8 2011 at SMX Convention Center Pasay. It's a seminar about Dental Implants and Prosthodontics.
Dr. Manuel Julio Reyes talked about Planning is Everything: A Top to Bottom Prosthodontic Treatment Planning. Dr. Errol Hernandez topic is Implant Prosthodontic Protocols: Impression Technique / Bite Registration / Framework Try-in / Prosthodontic Fitting.
The last 2 topics (which I was not able to attend due to prior commitment) are Immediate Placement and Immediate Loading: Cynical or Procedural Reality, Unraveling Ways to Deal with Failed Dental Implants by Dr. Heo Young-ku and Fast and Easy Yet Safe Sinus Lifting Technique by Dr. Jim Kim.


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Q: libgdx trouble rotating 3d model in 2 of 3 axes I'm learning about 3d models and libgdx. I'm trying to rotate my model in 3 axes depending on a keypress. My problem is, I'm able to rotate in one axis but not the other two.
Video of the problematic behavior is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIVDB0DCWNk&feature=youtu.be
Code is jruby, but should be easy to grok. Here is my model instantiation:
def setup_3d_models
  @modelBatch = ModelBatch.new
  jsonReader = UBJsonReader.new
  modelLoader = G3dModelLoader.new(jsonReader)
  model = modelLoader.loadModel(fh('models3d/space_cruiser_4.g3db'))
  $cruiser = ModelInstance.new(model)
end

I'm handling the rotation of the model in my inputprocessor for now:
class InputMuxer < InputAdapter

  INCREMENT = 15

  def keyDown(keycode)
    puts "keyDown: #{keycode}"
    if $desktop
      case keycode
      when Input::Keys::J
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, 0, 0, -INCREMENT);
      when Input::Keys::K
        puts 'pressed K'
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, 0, 0, INCREMENT);
      when Input::Keys::U
        puts 'pressed U'
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, 0, -INCREMENT, 0);
      when Input::Keys::I
        puts 'pressed I'
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, 0, INCREMENT, 0);
      when Input::Keys::N
        puts 'pressed N'
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, INCREMENT, 0, 0);
      when Input::Keys::M
        puts 'pressed M'
        $cruiser.transform.rotate(1, -INCREMENT, 0, 0);
      end
    end

I also have some code to print visual guides along the three axes. Here is the end result:

However, I only get rotation across one axis. I'll upload a video shortly with the current behavior.
Any reason why the model.transform.rotate call is messed up? I think I'm misunderstanding the matrix4 geometry.
EDIT: well I am definitely handling the matrix4 incorrectly. No matter what keys I hit, only two of the 16 cells are being modified. That seems baaaaad.
def keyDown(keycode)
  puts "keyDown: #{keycode}"
  if $desktop
    print $cruiser.transform

keyDown: 41
[1.0|0.0|0.0|0.0]
[0.0|5.6177378E-6|0.9999998|0.0]
[0.0|-0.9999998|5.6177378E-6|0.0]
[0.0|0.0|0.0|1.0]
pressed M
keyDown: 39
[1.0|0.0|0.0|0.0]
[0.0|5.6177378E-6|0.9999998|0.0]
[0.0|-0.9999998|5.6177378E-6|0.0]
[0.0|0.0|0.0|1.0]
pressed K
keyDown: 39
[1.0|0.0|0.0|0.0]
[0.0|0.25882444|0.9659242|0.0]
[0.0|-0.9659242|0.25882444|0.0]
[0.0|0.0|0.0|1.0]

A: Holy schnap fixed it quick!! I was indeed mucking up the matrix4. Instead I needed to pass a vec3 with degrees to Matrix4.rotate:
  when Input::Keys::J
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:x), -INCREMENT);
  when Input::Keys::K
    puts 'pressed K'
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:x), INCREMENT);
  when Input::Keys::U
    puts 'pressed U'
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:y), -INCREMENT);
  when Input::Keys::I
    puts 'pressed I'
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:y), INCREMENT);
  when Input::Keys::N
    puts 'pressed N'
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:z), INCREMENT);
  when Input::Keys::M
    puts 'pressed M'
    $cruiser.transform.rotate(rotation_vec3(:z), -INCREMENT);

def rotation_vec3(axis)
    vs = {
      :x => [1.0,0.0,0.0],
      :y => [0.0,1.0,0.0],
      :z => [0.0,0.0,1.0]
    }
    Vector3.new(vs[axis].to_java(:float))
  end

related libgdx code:
https://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/nightlies/docs/api/com/badlogic/gdx/math/Matrix4.html

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Sophomores win stock market game
Audrey Blackmore|February 2, 2022
The Stock Market Game is a 10 week, competitive simulation administered throughout the state by EconomicsWisconsin. Teams are given a hypothetical 100,000 dollars, which they use to invest in the game's stock exchange to compete against other schools and teams for the highest profit. Winners get a t-shirt, free lunch, a banner for their school and 500 dollars each.
"I find it to be a really fun simulation that's linked with the New York Stock Exchange, so it's all live, it's very realistic, very authentic," said Evan Schmidt, social studies teacher. "The goal is to teach students how to invest in the stock market, and how that works."
Teams from Shorewood High School won both the spring and fall games of 2021. A team of five sophomores (Aden Wasserman, August Wang, Johan Bannink, Max Schmaling, and Charlie Burns) placed first out of 256 teams last fall.
I think we definitely had a lot of strategy going into it."
— Max Schmaling
"I think we definitely had a lot of strategy going into it, and every day before the stock market opened we would look into stocks that were high, stocks that were low," said Max Schmaling, sophomore. "[We looked at] smaller companies, but also we invested in a lot of big companies that kind of held our ground and made us profit."
This was the fall team's first game, and they learned a lot from the experience.
"It was very useful and it really got me into stocks," said fellow teammate Charlie Burns. "Talking to adults, I've heard that it's a really important part of life, and so it's pretty cool to get into it early and have such good success on our first run."
Because the pandemic affected the stock market, the team had to be strategic when it came to what companies they invested in.
"We also looked into a lot of bio-med stocks, so a lot of these smaller pharmaceutical companies, because they can go from 5 dollars per share all the way up to like 20 dollars per share in just a few days," said Schmaling.
Last spring, current seniors Nicholas Bucciarelli, Simon Burnham, and Riju Dey competed and won against 268 teams from across Wisconsin. Although they played again in the fall game, they didn't win a second time. In both games the team implemented a risky strategy, and it didn't pay off twice.
One mistake will cost you everything."
— Simon Burnham
"We were too aggressive," said Simon Burnham, senior. "We did some investments we shouldn't have, and one mistake will cost you everything."
"It's a game, so you don't understand the concept of risk as much as you would in the real world, so you're always skirting that line of being too risky a lot throughout the game," said team member Riju Dey, "We learned a lot about managing risk, you should always be careful about how much you put into each company."
The Stock Market Game continues to be played at SHS, with the next game starting on February 14, 2022.
"We hope many more teams will participate," said Burnham, "as we think it's a really fun and rewarding activity."
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The psychoactive substance we know as ecstasy is a synthetic drug. That means that it is made in a lab via chemical synthesis. People usually produce drugs this way to get around the legal system. Producers take illegal substances and make small changes to them in the lab. That way, they end up with a new chemical formula that isn't technically illegal.
Ecstasy is the street name for the drug called MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine). People often call it "The love drug" because it heightens the user's perception of colors, sounds, and touch during sex. Other street names include "the hug drug," "candy, and "molly," among others.
This drug has destructive effects on the body and mind. The "cute" names for ecstasy are just marketing tactics that dealers use to promote the drug.
"Vices come like passengers, they visit us as guests and stay as masters."
-Confucius-
The history of ecstasy
In 1912, Anton Köllisch, a scientist in the Merck lab in the United States, made ecstasy for the first time in history. He called it MDMA, after the initials of the drug's ingredients. We know that in the fifties, the U.S. government used the drug for psychological interrogation and tests in combat.
In the 60s, people started using ecstasy as a therapeutic drug to overcome social inhibitions. It wasn't until the 70s that it appeared as a recreational drug at parties and other social events. Later, in the 80s, consumption became more popular. In 1985, the U.S. government prohibited distribution of the drug.
In the early 1990s, traffickers started calling a variety of synthetic drugs "ecstasy." This was in spite of the fact that many of them had little to do with the original MDMA. Experts have found ingredients in these drugs like de-worming medicine for dogs and even rat poison. Today, a person buying ecstasy on the street has no idea what they are getting. Consequently, it is a very dangerous drug.
Currently, most ecstasy is produced in Europe. Primarily in Holland and Belgium. Russian organized crime members, working with Israeli criminals dominate a large part of ecstasy trafficking. Then, bulk buyers in the United States purchase a significant percentage of the drug.
Some facts about consumption
In general, ecstasy comes in the form of a pill. However, you can also find it in liquid form, or as a powder that you water down and inject. These days, producers and dealers sell it in different colors, designs, and shapes. Most of all, they are trying to make it attractive to young people.
The United States has a high number of ecstasy consumers. The National Study of Drug Consumption and Health of 2007 found that more than 12 million people had taken ecstasy at least once in their lives. That is equal to 5% of the country's population at the time. Moreover, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime indicated in 2016 that at least 20 million people consumed the drug that year.
The 2007 study also established that nearly 92% of ecstasy users also moved on to other drugs like cocaine, heroine, or amphetamines. The study also found that some ecstasy users were as young as 12 years old.
In spite of these worrisome findings, Andrew Parrot, with the non-profit organization Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), carried out another study. The goal was to evaluate whether MDMA could have a positive effect on certain therapies. The conclusion was that it seemed to help some patients with post-traumatic stress. Nevertheless, they later found that the substance causes long-lasting damage and doesn't outweigh the minimal benefits.
The effects of ecstasy
MDMA is classified as a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug. The hallucinogenic effect means that users see or perceive things that don't really exist. Contrary to popular belief, these hallucinations aren't always pleasant. In fact, it's possible to have very terrifying experiences under the influence of the drug.
Ecstasy causes a rapid increase in body temperature. The dangerous part about that is that the drug also impedes the user's ability to clearly understand what is happening in their body. Add this to the fact that people usually use it at parties, in enclosed spaces, and surrounded by many people and it´s not surprising it can have serious reactions.
The psychedelic effect has to do with sensory alteration. When you consume ecstasy, colors seem especially intense and pleasing. The same goes for sounds and feelings on your skin. That's why the "love drug" encourages physical contact and represents a "different" kind of experience for many young people.
The drug usually takes effect about 20 minutes after you take it. First, you feel a sudden tingling, then a feeling of calm. The drug also causes euphoria. You feel an intense sense of vitality and excitement. Sometimes it causes paranoia, severe anxiety, and confusion. Users might also vomit and feel nauseous, or have arrhythmias or muscle spasms.
Short and long-term adverse effects
Ecstasy's effects depend a lot on the tolerance of the user. Sometimes a high dose won't have much of an effect on one person. In another, a small dose could cause discomfort or even serious problems. That means that there isn't a direct correlation between the amount you consume and the effects of the drug.
Ecstasy helps release the neurotransmitter called "serotonin." Serotonin is a brain chemical that improves mood. However, ecstasy consumption paradoxically creates a barrier to accessing the hormone. This is known as "serotonin syndrome" and it happens when there is a high concentration of serotonin in the brain. The consequence is confusion, agitation, and hyperthermia.
One of the typical side effects of ecstasy consumption is bruxism. This is a grinding or clenching of the teeth. This happens because the drug triggers intense muscular tension in the jaw. It can also cause stiffness in the neck, the back, and the shoulders. As a result, you often find pacifiers, gum, and massage tools in places where people consume ecstasy.
Some of the more serious long-term effects are:
Brain damage that affects learning ability and memory
Feeling of constant confusion
Severe depression and anxiety
Cardiovascular failure
Addiction and risks of consumption
There is no evidence that ecstasy consumption causes dependency from a physical point of view. Nevertheless, there are very concrete dangers for habitual consumers of the drug. The first of those dangers, as we mentioned before, is that users don't really know what is in the pill they are taking. You can be sure that producers never alter the drug to make it better. They change it so that it is cheaper to produce.
Another risk is that users quickly become tolerant to the drug. They need to consume more and more to feel the same effects as the first time they take it.
In addition, users experience a comedown, or anticlimax, when the drug's effects wear off. The higher the dose, the more intense the feeling. As a result, some users turn to other substances to get relief. That's why ecstasy often leads to consumption of other psychoactive drugs.
From a psychological point of view, ecstasy can cause dependence. An individual could start to think that they only feel good when they use ecstasy. This belief is why they keep taking the pill in spite of the unpleasant or serious side-effects on their body.
Studies on the impact of ecstasy
Scientists at John Hopkins University showed that MDMA causes damage to brain cells. To test their hypothesis they gave the substance to a group of rats. They were able to show damage to the cortex of serotonergic axons, located in the neurons.
In observations of human brains using cerebral scans, the study showed that there is a drastic reduction in serotonin in brains of ecstasy users. We don't just see the effect in habitual consumers, but also in people who have only taken the pill once.
Likewise, in a study from the Center for Social Work Research at the University of Texas, researchers found that habitual MDMA users frequently develop symptoms of depression and have difficulty concentrating. They also observed nervousness and frequent tremors in many MDMA users.
In addition to these studies, in 2007 the scientist David Nutt carried out an ecstasy study in the United Kingdom. The study aimed to catalog the 20 most dangerous psychoactive drugs in descending order. Ecstasy was number 18 on the list, and many people interpreted that to mean that it isn't very dangerous. However, it is important to reiterate that one of the biggest risks is the combination or adulteration with other substances for sale on the street.
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TAYLOR SWIFT, TIM MCGRAW, KEITH URBAN Collaborate In New Song "Highway Don't Care" (AUDIO)
TAYLOR SWIFT, TIM MCGRAW and KEITH URBAN sing in the new song from McGraw's upcoming album, "Highway Don't Care."
Entertainment news has learned that Taylor Swift has collaborated with her country idols, Tim McGraw, and "American Idol" judge, Keith Urban, and it resulted in a new awesome song titled "Highway Don't Care," which is a part of McGraw's soon-to-be-released album.
It's a pretty awesome milestone considering the country songstress had a song named after him, which she released as her debut single in 2006.
Swifty plugged their song herself on Twitter on Tuesday:
"I sang with Tim McGraw on a song on his new album- it's called 'Highway Don't Care' and it's out now and I'm psyched about it- check it out?"
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NICKI MINAJ And KEITH URBAN Join "American Idol," Round Up Final Judges List
The latest entertainment news reports that NICKI MINAJ and KEITH URBAN have officially joined "American Idol," ultimately rounding up the final list of judges for the show's 12th season.
We knew it!
At long last, the "American Idol" judge vacancies have finally been filled… and just in time before auditions start for the show's 12th season!
As previously reported, Mariah Carey was the first to sign on as the show's judge for the upcoming season. Randy Jackson almost quit to become an "Idol" mentor but made a quick return after being assured that Enrique Iglesias won't be joining the show.
And just recently, bubblegum pop star Nicki Minaj and country rock star Keith Urban have wrapped up their deal with the network.
"American Idol" host, Ryan Seacrest, shared a photo of himself with the show's final four judges, which he captioned:
"It's official, your new #IdolJudges are @MariahCarey, @NickiMinaj, @KeithUrban & @Yo_RandyJackson!"
Keith Urban happily tweeted:
"SO excited to be joining the team on @AmericanIdol!!!!!! -KU#idoljudges"
Mariah Carey has obviously gone from being overly excited to just anxious to start her new job, posting:
"On my way to meet the new #IdolJudges"
Similarly, Nicki Minaj shared:
"New York auditions today & tomorrow! #AmericanIdol :p"
For the 12th time now, Randy Jackson is just glad to be back, writing:
"we are back! its on! #idoljudges"
We're just glad the search and all the mad speculation is over!
What can you say about the new line up of "American Idol" judges?
Photo Via Ryan Seacrest's Twitter
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