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Abduction as Romance
By jonathan | Published: June 24, 2018
Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a series of popular media tropes where violence against women and abusive male behavior is presented as necessary, exciting, or romantic.
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The 2016 film Passengers was advertised as a high-concept science fiction blockbuster about a romance in space. Based on that, I was excited to see it. Unfortunately the central premise doesn't make for a very good love story, in fact it has much more in common with a horror film. Jim is a passenger aboard a spaceship making the long journey to another planet when a malfunction wakes him from hibernation too early. It seems he's destined to live and die alone on the ship before anyone else wakes up. Trapped by his circumstances, Jim starts obsessing over another sleeping passenger named Aurora. Intent on pursuing a romantic relationship, Jim sabotages her hibernation pod and makes it look like an accident.
From Aurora's perspective this is the story of a strange man who imprisons her alone with him in space forever. This stranger robs her of her life, her future, and her self-determination. And yet because this movie is supposed to be a love story, audiences are meant to be sympathetic to Jim and root for the relationship to work out.
The film's science fiction setting tends to obscure the fact that Passengers is an example of a very old and deeply troubling media convention: Abduction as Romance.
Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and then she eventually falls in love with him. Like a lot of storytelling conventions, Abduction as Romance isn't new; It can be traced all the way back to ancient literature and it was a favorite plot device in classic Hollywood.
In some versions of the trope, men abduct women for the purpose of finding love, but in most cases the woman is kidnapped for some other reason and the romance only blossoms after she's forced to spend time with her abductor. The kidnapping or hostage situation itself may be short lived and their romance may not have a happy ending, but the abductor is framed as a "decent guy" in the end.
This plot device is especially popular with screenwriters because kidnapping scenarios provide a quick and easy way to bring two very unlikely characters together. But make no mistake, these are narratives in which a man violate women's rights and autonomy are then rewarded with a romantic relationship.
Abduction as Romance can be found in all kinds of movies, including romances and comedies, and even in classic musicals like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers but it's especially popular in action-adventure genres.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis star in three separate movies each where they have romantic relationships with the women they've kidnapped. We see this with Schwarzenegger's characters in The Running Man, and then again in Commando, and then again to his own wife in True Lies. Bruce Willis's characters hold their love interests hostage in Bandits, in the critically acclaimed film 12 Monkeys, and then more recently in Red.
Audiences are meant to view the danger these men pose as an essential part of what makes them exciting and attractive. These are men of action. They take control and take what they want, with violence if necessary. You'll notice that, with very few exceptions, these kidnappers are white men. Mainstream Western audiences tend to give violent white guys the benefit of the doubt while rarely extending the same level of sympathy to men of color in similar situations.
Like most media tropes there are variations on the theme; there's the accidental kidnaping that later becomes a real one, there's the clueless criminal who doesn't know what he's doing, and then there's the hitman who falls for his mark, but the underlying pattern in all of these Abduction as Romance narratives revolves around men exercising complete control over women.
A theme that's reinforced by the inclusion of scenes where the man forcibly puts this otherwise independent woman "in her place." Indeed, the abducted women are rarely portrayed as passive damsels. Even though these women are written to me feisty, they're often written as being a little too feisty for their own good, which provides our kidnapper the opportunity to assert his power and control by aggressively silencing her.
Movie goers are treated to scene after scene fetishizing the domination and disempowerment of women. If she tried to turn the tables on her abductor, he's unfazed and her attempts to intimidate him don't work. In some cases when he re-asserts his control by disarming her it's often framed as an act of seduction.
Kidnapping and false imprisonment are almost universally understood to be reprehensible crimes. Because of that, abduction is widely regarded as an act of villainy and definitely not as something the good guy would do. This means that screenwriters need to find some way to make the kidnapper into a sympathetic character.
One way this is done is by giving the abductor a moment of basic human decency: it can be as simple as offering his hostage something to eat ot drink, or maybe allowing her to go to the bathroom or not sexually assaulting her. That's an impressively low bar for men when it comes to being seen as a "nice guy."
Another way the abductor is re-framed as heroic is by juxtaposing his violence against the actions of even more violent men. Writers also attempt to justified the kidnapping itself by framing it as necessary, either as something done for the greater good like saving the world, or as something done for the victim's own good, usually saving her life in some way. That variation is so common that there's a whole subcategory of movies in which a heroic rescue doubles as a kidnapping.
To illustrate how these rescue/kidnapping scenarios work, let's analyze the brief abduction from the original 1984 Terminator movie. Kyle Reese travels back in time and saves Sarah Connor from the Terminator but during the getaway he makes it aggressively clear that his help is not optional. Notice that in stories like this, the man typically holds all the cards; he alone understands the danger she is in, and he alone knows how to survive.
The insidious thing about scenes like this is they're written to twist a man's abusive behavior into a heroic act of love. The narrative is specifically designed so that we, as the audiences, will view Kyle's violence against Sarah as both reasonable and necessary. The storytelling trick here is to set-up an elaborate scenario in which a woman's perfectly rational resistance to male violence seems like a naive mistake. And that framing is not accidental. It's a specific kind of male fantasy where a man taking away a woman's freedom and fundamental rights is presented as something done "for her own good." Which result is a situation where she become dependent on her abductor for survival.
One of the worst examples of the "abduction for her own good" framing can be found in the movie version of V for Vendetta. Our hero kidnaps Evey, makes her believe that she's been caught by the fascist government and proceeds to torture her mercilessly. V's abhorrent actions are framed as necessary because it's only through being tortured for days on end that Evey learns how to be strong. Not only does she forgive him for torturing her, she thanks him for it and then the two go on to share a series of romantic moments.
Let's not mince words: Abduction as Romance is an abuse trope. All of the male characters we've been discussing engage in what Domestic Violence organizations describe as "red flag" behaviors. So I think it's instructive to quickly go through a few of them.
Physical force – Abusers will resort to the use force during conflicts, this can include restraining or holding down their partner. These actions are often accompanied by demands that the victim be quite.
Threats of violence – Abusers will threaten their partners with violence as a means of coercion.
Controlling behavior – Abusers will attempt to control or restrict their partner's movement and make decisions for them. This is usually done under the guise of protection.
And finally the one most central to the Abduction as Romance trope: isolation – Abusers will try to isolate the victim from friends, family or even the outside world. This often includes restricting the use of communication devices.
Each of these actions is a red flag for an abusive relationship. And most of the male characters in Abduction as Romance movies check off several of these boxes. Even the less explicitly violent abductors, like Jim from Passengers, still isolate or control their victims. Regardless of the intentions of the writers these narratives end up both excusing and romanticizing the violent behavior of abusive men.
No discussion of Abduction as Romance would be complete without mention of Beauty and the Beast, especially the two enormously popular Disney movies both of which include a version of this trope. The Beast holds the life of Belle's father in his hands, and in order to save him Belle trades away her own freedom and agrees to be imprisoned forever in the Beast's castle. Pop criticism of Beauty and the Beast often focuses on Stockholm Syndrome, which is a psychological phenomenon wherein a kidnapping victim comes to sympathize with their kidnapper.
However it's not part of how I'm defining the Abduction as Romance trope. And that's because a focus on Stockholm Syndrome tends shifts the blame away from the perpetrator and onto the victim, which then works to undermine the female character by implying she's been brainwashed. As I mentioned before, many of the abducted or imprisoned women in these movies are actually shown to be quite brave especially given their perilous situations. Many of them try to escape and some succeed. But regardless, the victim and her motivations are not the problem with this trope; the problem stems entirely from the abductor and his actions. After all, it's the Beast is the one who imprisons Belle, isolates her, verbally berates her, and even forbids her from eating at one point. Despite all of this abusive behavior the Beast is still framed as a misunderstood nice guy and he still "gets the girl" in the end.
Stories like this carry with them some insidious messages about men and masculinity. Chief among them is the idea that abusive men just need to meet the right woman, someone so special that the promise of her love will magically cure him of his violent ways and make him a better person.
Now, it is possible to read these stories as being about the forgiveness and redemption of troubled men. Which in some ways they are. Unfortunately, these redemption arcs play out in ways that end up reinforcing some very pernicious myths about domestic abuse. Abusive men don't suddenly change overnight, especially not after a lifetime of being a dick. Men with a history of violent behavior don't spare their loved ones, on the contrary, domestic violence statistics show that intimate partners and family members bear the brunt of their attacks.
In the movies, we're usually expected to assume abduction romances will end happily ever after, but in the real world, love affairs like this would likely lead to abusive relationships. This is because the strongest predictor of domestic violence, is previous acts of abuse. In fact, men with a history of committing violence against women are 13 times more likely to repeat that behavior in the future. Psychologists refer to these patterns of repeat behavior as the cycle of abuse. Once an abusive episode stops, it's often followed by a "honeymoon phase" where the abuser will show remorse, promise not to do it again and then act in kind, even loving ways, for a while at least. But inevitably that will be followed by a tension building phase which then culminates in another abusive episode. And the cycle continues.
The first step in breaking this cycle is often for the survivor to get away from their abuser. It is possible for violent men to change their pattern of behavior although it's an extremely difficult process requiring years of therapy. But that's rarely how it happens in Hollywood, in the movies we've been talking about abusive men are miraculously transformed by finding "true love." And they gain forgiveness for their crimes through a single act of heroism, this means they're never really held accountable for the harm they've inflicted on others. Real redemption requires taking responsibility for your actions, it requires doing the slow often painful work of self-transformation.
The bottom is it's not possible to fix violent man by loving them in exactly the right way, but that's the idea at the heart of Abduction as Romance stories. It's the kind of twisted Hollywood logic can lead people of all genders to remain in abusive relationships.
The Abduction Romance trope needs to be retired. Relationships can bloom from any number of dramatic or exciting scenarios, there really is no reason for writers to continue romanticizing abusive male behavior.
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INTRODUCING THE FILIPINO BOOKWORM COMMUNITY || On Being a Filipino Writer
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
~ Toni Morrison
This quote inspired me to write multicultural romance novels with Filipino heroes and heroines. Before I wrote my first novel Boracay Vows in 2016, I read around 400 books a year, ninety percent of which are romance. I can count on one hand the number of interracial romance books which have a Filipina as the main character paired with an American hero. Rainne Mendoza's first book Fabolous, with a Filipina heroine and a Japanese-American hero, and Tif Marcelo's multicultural romance series Journey to the Heart encouraged me to contribute my own work to the growth of this small section of the fiction sub-genre.
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Romancelandia is finally taking notice of us writers of color and of ensuring inclusion and diversity, particularly in contemporary romance. I hope this continues because for me, this is not a trend. It is my reality. Even if another cause becomes the next "it" thing, I will continue to write about us. Because nobody else will tell our stories better.
To fulfill one vow, she has to break another
Krista Lopez has five days to fulfill her Turning-Thirty Vow—the promise to do something life-changing in celebration of this milestone birthday. Her plan: give in to her attraction to her boss Mr. Blake Ryan.
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My guest posting at Camillea Reads. Thanks for inviting me and for championing the Filipino readers and writers.
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so glad to hear that "Romancelandia" is noticing POC writers! Love that term btw! 🙂
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Benroth v. Continental Casualty Company, 132 F. Supp. 270 (W.D. La. 1955)
US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana - 132 F. Supp. 270 (W.D. La. 1955)
Violet Moore BENROTH
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Employers Casualty Company.
Civ. A. No. 4515.
United States District Court W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.
*271 Tucker, Bronson & Martin, Shreveport, La., for plaintiff.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for defendant Continental Cas. Co.
Simon & Carroll, Shreveport, La., for defendant Employers Cas. Co.
DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
On July 11, 1953, Harry J. Benroth, plaintiff's husband, was killed in an automobile accident which occurred on Louisiana Highway 8, near Shreveport, when the car in which he was riding collided with a Chevrolet automobile being driven by one Jules Fogel. The latter vehicle was owned by Mrs. Flora Loeb, Fogel's mother-in-law, but had been loaned to him while she and her daughter, *272 Mrs. Fogel, were away on a vacation trip in the Fogels' Oldsmobile.
Operation of the Chevrolet was insured against public liability by Continental Casualty Company (called Continental), its policy having limits of liability of $25,000 for injuries or death sustained by one person in one accident. This policy contained the usual omnibus clause, and covered Fogel while he was driving the car. He also had a public liability policy, issued to him by Employers Casualty Company (called Employers), covering operation of the Oldsmobile, with liability limits of $100,000 for injuries or death of one person in one accident, this policy containing the following proviso:
"18. Other Insurance Coverages A, B, D, E-1, E-2, F, G-1, H and I. If the Insured has other insurance against a loss covered by this policy the company shall not be liable under this policy for a greater proportion of such loss than the applicable limit of liability stated in the declarations bears to the total applicable limit of liability of all valid and collectible insurance against such loss; provided, however, the insurance with respect to temporary substitute automobiles under Insuring Agreement IV or other automobiles under Insuring Agreement V shall be excess insurance over any other valid and collectible insurance available to the Insured, either as an Insured under a policy applicable with respect to said automobiles or otherwise." (Emphasis supplied.)
In this suit[1], invoking the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655, Mrs. Benroth sued Continental and Employers, directly and without joining Fogel, for $111,401.99, as his liability insurers under the two policies described. She claims that her husband's death resulted solely and proximately from Fogel's negligence in his operation of the Chevrolet.
After certain preliminary defense motions were filed and overruled, both defendants answered, denying liability. Thereafter, on March 19, 1955, plaintiff settled with Continental, and pursuant thereto executed the following instrument:
"Receipt of Payment and Release
"Whereas, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth is unwilling to accept less than Forty-five Thousand ($45,000.00) Dollars in complete settlement of her claims arising out of the death of her husband, Harry J. Benroth, and
"Whereas, Continental Casualty Company desires to protect and to indemnify its named insured, Mrs. Flora Loeb, and its omnibus assured, Jules Fogel, in the full sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, in accordance with the terms and provisions of that certain insurance policy hereinafter described, and
"Whereas, Employers Casualty Company, the excess liability insurer of the legal liability of Jules Fogel for all amounts in excess of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars arising out of said hereinafter described accident, has denied that its policy of insurance covers said Jules Fogel for said hereinafter described accident, and is unwilling to make any satisfactory payment in settlement of the claims of the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth;
"Now, Therefore, in consideration of the payment to the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, of the sum of Twenty-three Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 ($23,500.00) Dollars, together with other good and valuable considerations, which said total considerations the said undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, *273 declared to be worth to her the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, but not in excess thereof, said payment being made by Continental Casualty Company under that certain policy of liability insurance bearing No. CA6441379 issued in favor of Mrs. Flora Loeb, as the named insured, and covering the legal liability of the said Mrs. Flora Loeb, and anyone operating her Chevrolet automobile, therein insured, such as Jules Fogel, within the terms and provisions of said insurance policy;
"Now, Therefore, the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, does hereby acknowledge the receipt of said Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars of consideration paid by said Continental Casualty Company and releases, acquits and forever discharges Continental Casualty Company from any and all actions, claims, demands, damages and expenses arising out of, or in any way connected with that certain accident, and death of Harry J. Benroth, that occurred on July 11, 1953, on Louisiana Highway 8 about one (1) mile South of Vivian, Louisiana, including her claims as asserted against said Continental Casualty Company in Civil Action 4515 on the docket of the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, entitled `Violet Moore Benroth v. Continental Casualty Company and Employers Casualty Company', as said asserted claims are legally limited and altered as to Continental Casualty Company by virtue of the fact that under its policy of insurance, Continental Casualty Company is the primary insurer only to the extent of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, and under its policy of insurance, Employers Casualty Company is liable only as excess insurer, and, accordingly, there would be no liability in solido.
"In further consideration of said payment and other valuable considerations, as above described, made by said Continental Casualty Company, the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, does further grant a credit to Jules Fogel and/or Mrs. Flora Loeb of the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars to be first applied toward and in liquidation of any judgment that may be obtained against the said Jules Fogel and/or Mrs. Flora Loeb, arising out of said above described accident of July 11, 1953, and death of Harry J. Benroth, and does release her said claims up to the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, but no further, against the said Jules Fogel and/or Mrs. Flora Loeb; and, as respects Employers Casualty Company, the excess liability insurer of Jules Fogel, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth acknowledges that as to her rights to claim damages of every nature and kind whatever arising from said accident of July 11, 1953, and the death of Harry J. Benroth, same have been satisfied by virtue of the above payment and consideration up to the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, but no further, being the limits of liability of Continental Casualty Company under the terms of its policy above described.
"It is expressly understood and agreed that the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, does hereby expressly and specifically reserve all of her rights of every nature and kind whatever arising from said accident and the death of Harry J. Benroth, if any, against any and all other individuals, persons, firms, and/or corporations who are legally liable unto her as a result thereof, except Continental Casualty Company, and without limiting the generality hereof, particularly against Thomas Burton Norris, Bobby Jo Harrell, and/or his parents or parent, tutor or tutrix believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Duke Harrell, their *274 insurers, if any. It is further expressly understood and agreed that the undersigned, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, expressly and specifically reserves all of her rights of every kind whatever, in excess of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000.00) Dollars, against the said Jules Fogel and/or Mrs. Flora Loeb, arising out of said accident of July 11, 1953, and the death of Harry J. Benroth, and, she does expressly and specifically reserve all of her rights, with respect thereto, as against Employers Casualty Company, the excess liability insurer of Jules Fogel.
"It is expressly understood and agreed that this payment by Continental Casualty Company is made under its said contract of insurance and that this payment is not to be construed as an admission of liability on the part of anyone. This release contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto and the terms are contractual. The undersigned states that she has carefully read the foregoing document, understands it contents, and has signed same as her own free act and deed and upon the advices of her counsel, Horace M. Holder, who signed same as a witness hereto."
Pursuant to this agreement, counsel for plaintiff and Continental jointly executed this stipulation of dismissal:
"It is hereby stipulated between the undersigned counsel of record that this suit is hereby dismissed as to Continental Casualty Company, but no further, and with all rights being expressly reserved by plaintiff against Employers Casualty Company, defendant."
In keeping with the stipulation, on March 26, 1955, we signed the following order:
"Considering the stipulation between Counsel of record herein representing plaintiff, Mrs. Violet Moore Benroth, and, defendant, Continental Casualty Company, that this suit be dismissed as to Continental Casualty Company, with prejudice as to plaintiff, and with all rights being expressly reserved by plaintiff as against Employers Casualty Company, the remaining defendant,
"It Is Ordered that this suit be, and it is hereby dismissed with prejudice, as to Continental Casualty Company, but no further, and with all rights being expressly reserved to plaintiff herein against Employers Casualty Company, the remaining defendant, and without prejudice as to Employers Casualty Company, the remaining defendant. The right to object to this order is expressly reserved to Employers Casualty Company."
Shortly thereafter Employers filed the following motions, which have been submitted and now are ready for decision: Motion to strike, or, in the alternative to set aside order of March 26, 1955; motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; motion to dismiss for lack of indispensable parties; and a plea of res adjudicata.
We have studied, with considerable interest, the respective briefs and authorities submitted in support of, and in opposition to, these motions. Frankly, our initial reaction was that plaintiff had "settled herself completely out of Court", and we so advised Employers' counsel at the hearing. Upon further reflection, however, and after careful analysis of the applicable authorities, we are convinced that our first impression was wrong and that the pending motions filed by Employers must be overruled.
The gravamen of these motions is that:
1.) Continental was the "primary" liability insurer of Fogel, up to $25,000, and Employers was the "excess" carrier, above that sum to its policy limits.
2.) By settling with Continental plaintiff sought to "split" her single cause of action arising from Fogel's alleged negligence, in contravention of Louisiana law.
*275 3.) By having the suit dismissed with prejudice as to Continental, and since Fogel is not a party, no one is left against whom primary liability may be established, a condition precedent to holding the excess carrier liable.
4.) There is no showing of an "exhaustion" of the primary coverage, which also is a condition precedent to liability on the part of the excess carrier.
5.) The judgment of dismissal as to Continental is "res adjudicata" as to Fogel, and hence as to Employers, since its liability is dependent upon Fogel's.
6.) Since neither Fogel nor Continental is now in the suit, the presence of one or the other of them being essential to a determination of primary liability in order that a "whole" judgment may be rendered, there is a lack of indispensable parties.
7.) A multiplicity of actions will or may result; and,
8.) Plaintiff is not "the injured person or his or her heir" within the meaning of the Louisiana Direct Action Statute.
These points will be disposed of seriatim:
1.) It is not disputed in fact it is conceded, even argued, by everyone that as to "Bodily Injury Liability", Continental here was the primary insurer to $25,000, and Employers the excess carrier above that sum to its policy limits of $100,000. The policies themselves so provide. But we believe it is equally clear that Employers also was a primary insurer, with Continental, as to Paragraph 11 of its policy, covering "Defense, Settlement, Supplementary Payments", etc.[2]
2.) There is no question but that Louisiana law forbids the "splitting" of tort claims in the ordinary situation, and that a plaintiff who sues for less than his whole damage waives his right to recover more than the amount originally sued for, unless he amends his complaint to include it.[3] Plaintiff here, however, has not "split" her cause of action, within the meaning of that term as used in the Louisiana jurisprudence cited. She sued originally, as she was forced to do by the very terms of Employers' policy, upon "conjunctive" obligations[4] allegedly arising from a single tort. From the beginning she has asserted, and now asserts, but a single cause of action damages for the allegedly wrongful death of her husband against Fogel's two insurers, primary and excess, the former having been released and dismissed from the suit. She was compelled to use a "split" remedy to enforce her one cause of action. Where "a conjunctive obligation is created, * * * payment may be severally paid or enforced".[5] By settling with Continental she released that defendant as a primary obligor, but has retained her rights against Employers as the excess carrier. It is the policy of the law to favor settlements, and this plaintiff should not be punished for having done so here.
3.) No "primary" liability, as such, needs to be established in order for Employers to be held. The jury will decide a) whether Fogel was guilty of negligence, as alleged in the complaint. If not, that ends the case. If so, then the jury also must decide b) how much plaintiff is entitled to receive. If this figure is fixed at $25,000 or less, then Employers *276 has no "excess" liability. If the figure is for more than $25,000, then Employers is liable for the amount in excess of that sum, to its policy limits.
4.) Paragraph 18 of Employers' policy makes no requirement that there be an "exhaustion" of the primary coverage, i. e., that plaintiff must have received $25,000 in cash from Continental as a condition precedent to recovery from Employers. It is sufficient, we think, that Fogel and Employers received credit from plaintiff to that amount, even though she was paid something less ($23,500) than that sum.[6] Plaintiff expressly has given them that credit in the "Receipt of Payment and Release" executed by her on March 19, 1955, a duplicate original of which now is in this record.
5.) The judgment of dismissal as to Continental signed on March 26, 1955, is not "res adjudicata" as to Fogel except as to that part of plaintiff's claim amounting to $25,000 or less. Employers could not be held liable to plaintiff in any amount awarded for $25,000 or below, and by the same token Employers was not a solidary obligor of Fogel or Continental to that extent. It is a solidary obligor of Fogel, but not of Continental, for any liability above that amount. Fogel has not been released from liability by plaintiff. He simply has been credited with $25,000 against her claims. If she legally is entitled to recover, he remains liable to plaintiff for any amount above $25,000 and Employers would be solidarily liable with him to that extent. Of course, it would be bound to pay for him and itself any judgment up to the limits of its policy. Consequently, the judgment of dismissal as to Continental, legally and by its express terms, is limited in effect. It is not res adjudicata as to Employers.
6.) By the express terms of the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, LSA-R.S. 22:655, plaintiff had the right to sue Fogel's two insurers directly and alone. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company v. Elbert, 348 U.S. 48, 75 S. Ct. 151. Fogel was not even a necessary party, much less an indispensable one. All indispensable parties defendant were named as such in the original complaint. One of them now has made its peace with plaintiff and has been dismissed. Even in its absence, however, the jury still may make its determination of "primary" liability by deciding 1) whether there is any liability, and if so, 2) how much. Based upon the verdict, the Court's "whole" judgment will fully protect Employers against any liability below or above the terms of its policy.
7.) A multiplicity of actions will not result. If the jury finds that plaintiff is not entitled to recover, that is the end of her case and Continental will have paid her $23,500 for no good purpose. If it finds she is owed damages, and fixes them at $25,000 or less, she still will take nothing because of her settlement with Continental and credit to Fogel. If she is awarded more than $25,000, Employers must pay such sum, up to its policy limits, which most likely would not be exceeded; and a verdict above those limits would be reduced at least to the limits by the Court. It is readily seen, therefore, that this is the first and last suit to be brought as the result of this accident.
8.) Since plaintiff is the sole surviving heir[7] of her husband, who left no living ascendants or descendants, she clearly is his "heir" within the meaning of the Direct Action Statute and it is unnecessary that we pass upon the meaning of the words "injured person" as used *277 therein. In another case we held that "injured person" includes the "survivors" mentioned in article 2315 of the LSA-Civil Code.
For the reasons given, all pending motions by Employers, as set forth above, are hereby overruled and denied.
[1] Jurisdiction being based on diversity of citizenship, plaintiff being a Louisiana citizen, and both defendants nonresident corporations.
[2] Continental Casualty Company v. Curtis Publishing Company, 3 Cir., 94 F.2d 710; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. Church, D.C., 107 F. Supp. 683.
[3] Fortenberry v. Clay, La.App., 68 So. 2d 133, and authorities therein cited. See also Case Note, XIV La.Law Review 905.
[4] LSA-Civil Code, Art. 2063: "A conjunctive obligation is one in which the several objects in it are connected by a copulative, or in any other manner which shows that all of them are severally comprised in the contract. This contract creates as many different obligations as there are different objects; and the debtor, when he wishes to discharge himself, may force the creditor to receive them separately."
[5] LSA-Civ.Code, Art. 2065.
[6] Zeig v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company, 2 Cir., 23 F.2d 665.
[7] LSA-Civil Code, Art. 915: "When either husband or wife shall die, leaving neither a father nor mother nor descendants, and without having disposed by last will and testament of his or her share of the community property, such undisposed of share shall be inherited by the surviving spouse in full ownership. * *"


ZESI prepared the drainage study for the reconstruction of Wallisville Road between Lockwood Dr. and IH 610. The proposed improvements will widen the current roadway from a 2-lane road to a 4-lane road with a center turn lane (a typical City of Houston 80-foot roadway). Existing and proposed storm drain systems were modeled in Houstorm. Proposed improvements included storm drain pipes that ranged from 24 to 72 inches.
thick formed concrete with a double matt of reinforcement.
Zarinkelk Engineering Services prepared the PER and final design for the Beverly Street Drainage Improvements. ZESI provided design services. This project consists of road side ditches and culverts on both sides of Beverly Street between Pine and Sycamore, a 36 to 48 inch diversion storm drain along Sycamore to the Jana Street detention pond, and improvements to the detention pond to accept the flow from Beverly Street. An early concept of the project had the Beverly Street road side ditches discharging at Spencer Highway on the southern end. However, concerns for the capacity of the Spencer storm drain drove the project in a different direction. The final concept was to intercept a portion of the flow on Beverly at its halfway point at Sycamore and divert it through a 36- and 48-inch storm sewer to an existing detention basin on Jana Street. The detention basin required reshaping of the basin bottom and modification of its outlet structure to accept the diverted flow from Beverly.
This project included review of channel cross sections and HEC-2 model output to determine if the current bridge configurations will accommodate the proposed channel cross section. ZESI performed a site investigation to determine the condition of the 27 bridges from a structural standpoint and prepared a comprehensive bridge condition report. The report addressed flood mitigation, approach road transitions, traffic control issues, potential utility conflicts, and coordination and adjustment and/or replacement issues. It provided a conceptual cost estimate for each bridge analyzed. Suretrak scheduling software was used for the project.
residences that are to remain after the buyout program has been completed.
The Harris County Queenston Blvd. project involves design of 2,960 feet of 100-foot right-of-way concrete boulevard. The project includes the design of a storm sewer system, an SW3P, a storm water quality control plan, and a traffic control plan. The probable construction cost is $2 million.
ZESI provided assistance for the federally sponsored White Oak Bayou 211(f) project. ZESI engineers provided modeling assistance, modeling QA/QC and assistance in preparing the General Reevaluation Report document. The project identified $165 million in needed improvements that include channel widening, detention facilities and structure relocation. Improvements were compared and selected based on net economic benefits.
ZESI provided engineering services for the repair of the Brightwater Outfall structure. The Brightwater Outfall Structure is located on one of the tributaries to Oyster Creek in Missouri City, Texas, north of Highway 6 between Brightwater Point Estates and Lakeside Meadow at Brightwater. It provides an outlet for the lake to Oyster Creek under Lakefront Drive. Signs of seepage under and around the concrete surface on both sides of the downstream portion of the structure have been noted and erosion of the bedding can be anticipated if seepage is not corrected. Potential solutions include grouting the cracks within the structure, the installation of an impermeable barrier, and the removal and replacement of the structure.


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Q: Problems using SCardTransmit from winScard.dll reading a tag 4B For two weeks I've been working on the task to read the tag, and a stored link, of an active NFC TI Chip.
I also have a problem reading the ATR.
My reader is a Springcard H663.
I use the winScard.dll and managed to use SCardEstablishContext() and SCardConnect() sucessfully to get to work, including them as a wrapper.
Now I have issues for a week and nothing is moving forward.
I do not know how to access the tag or the stored Information or which values to give to the function.
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct SCARD_IO_REQUEST
{
    public int dwProtocol;
    public int cbPciLength;
}

and
[DllImport("WinScard.dll")]
public static extern int SCardTransmit(IntPtr hCard,
                                       ref SCARD_IO_REQUEST pioSendPci,
                                       ref byte[] pbSendBuffer,
                                       int cbSendLength,
                                       ref SCARD_IO_REQUEST pioRecvPci,
                                       ref byte[] pbRecvBuffer,
                                       ref int pcbRecvLength);

are the implementation of the io structure and the wrapper.
This is the way I tried to access the information:
internal static void _readtag(string readername)
{
    IntPtr phCard = IntPtr.Zero;
    IntPtr activeProtocoll = IntPtr.Zero;

    try
    {
        get_readerconnection(readername,
                             (uint)PROTOCOL_T1,
                             phCard,
                             activeProtocoll); // SCardEstablishContext and SCardConnection

        int Rueckgabewert;

        SCARD_IO_REQUEST ioRequest = new SCARD_IO_REQUEST();
        ioRequest.dwProtocol = (int)wrapper.PROTOCOL_T0;
        ioRequest.cbPciLength = 8;

        byte[] commandBytes = new byte[] { 0xFF, 0xCA, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
        byte[] reciveBytes = new byte[10];
        int rcvLenght = 0;

        Rueckgabewert = SCardTransmit(phCard,
                                      ref ioRequest,
                                      ref commandBytes,
                                      commandBytes.Length,
                                      ref ioRequest,
                                      ref reciveBytes,
                                      ref rcvLenght);

        if (Rueckgabewert != 0)
            Console.WriteLine("Failed querying tag UID: " + Error_in_String((uint)Rueckgabewert));

        Console.WriteLine(Methoden.ByteToString(reciveBytes));
        wrapper.SCardDisconnect(phCard, 0);
    }
    finally
    {
        wrapper.SCardReleaseContext(phCard);
    }
    return;

To be complete I show you my ByteToString function:
public static string ByteToString(byte[] ByteArray)
{
    ASCIIEncoding ascii = new ASCIIEncoding();
    string multi_string = ascii.GetString(ByteArray);
    return multi_string;
}

also my get_readerconnection(...) function:
internal static void get_readerconnection(string readername,
                                          uint Reader_Protocol,
                                          IntPtr phCard,
                                          IntPtr ActiveProtocol)
{
    try
    {
        phCard = IntPtr.Zero;
        ActiveProtocol = IntPtr.Zero;
        IntPtr hContext = get_hContext();
        // using mode =2
        // readerprotocol =3
        int result = SCardConnect(hContext, readername, 2, Reader_Protocol, ref phCard, ref ActiveProtocol);
        Error_in_String((uint)result);
    }
    catch
    {
    }
}

My problem is how do I adress the _readertag(..) function for getting the tag, the link or the ATR. And how can I display the result?
I searched the web, but most of the codes are to far advanced for me to understand and MSDN does not help me, also the code on code-project is to complicated for me.
I would be very thankful for your help!
Frederic

A: I would suggest that you use the following definition for the SCardTransmit function:
[DllImport("winscard.dll")]
private static extern int SCardTransmit(IntPtr hCard,
                                       IntPtr pioSendPci,
                                       byte[] pbSendBuffer,
                                       int cbSendLength,
                                       IntPtr pioRecvPci,
                                       byte[] pbRecvBuffer,
                                       ref int pcbRecvLength);

Then you could use it in a wrapper method like this:
public byte[] SCardTransmit(IntPtr hCard, int dwActiveProtocol,
                            byte[] sendData, int dataLen)
{
    int pcbRecvLength = 255;
    byte[] pbRecvBuffer = new byte[pcbRecvLength];

    if (hCard == IntPtr.Zero)
        throw new Exception("hCard = null");

    IntPtr ioSend = IntPtr.Zero;

    if (dwActiveProtocol == SCARD_PROTOCOL_T0)
    {
        IntPtr handle = LoadLibrary("winscard.dll");
        IntPtr pci = GetProcAddress(handle, "g_rgSCardT0Pci");
        FreeLibrary(handle);
        ioSend = pci;
    }
    else if (dwActiveProtocol == SCARD_PROTOCOL_T1)
    {
        IntPtr handle = LoadLibrary("winscard.dll");
        IntPtr pci = GetProcAddress(handle, "g_rgSCardT1Pci");
        FreeLibrary(handle);
        ioSend = pci;
    }

    int res = SCardTransmit(hCard,
                            ioSend,
                            sendData, dataLen,
                            IntPtr.Zero,
                            pbRecvBuffer, ref pcbRecvLength);
    if (res != 0)
        throw new Exception("transmit error");

    byte[] answer = new byte[pcbRecvLength];
    Array.Copy(pbRecvBuffer, answer, pcbRecvLength);
    return answer;
}

Regarding the ATR: Your card is a contactless card, so it does not have a real ATR. However, PC/SC emulates an ATR for contactless cards. You can get it using the SCardGetStatusChange function.
Regarding communication with the active tag, I suggest you read the NFC Forum's Type 4 Tag Operation specification (and possibly the relevant parts of the Digital Protocol specification too). You can get these specifications from the NFC Forum's website.


The latest version of the Macintosh operating system, macOS High Sierra (10.13), is pending public release on the 25th of September 2017.
We have tested our current Genie release, version 9.0.3, on the developer beta release of macOS High Sierra. This testing has identified some minor display issues.
Please be aware, however – as has been the case with previous macOS releases, we know that there can be significant differences between the beta and public release. These differences can impact Genie's performance and functionality in unforeseen ways. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not update your Genie server and workstations to macOS High Sierra, until we are able to identify whether there are any issues in the public release that might affect your ability to use Genie.
For reference, all operating systems that we currently recommend are listed in the Genie Hardware Specifications document. To ensure that you get the best possible performance out of the Genie software, you should ensure that all hardware in your practice adheres to these specifications.
If you have any questions or concerns about the above advice, please feel free to contact Genie Support, via support@geniesolutions.com.au.


The picture was tagged: Pisa, Arhitecture, Italy, History, Building, Monument. Archives in the category "Places/Monuments", it was made by Nikon D7100 camera with shoot mode: 18.0-140.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 - 140.0mm · ƒ/7.1 · 1/250s · ISO 100, gives a image excellent quality. The maximum size is 6000×4000 pixels, you can download it with JPG format.


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Q: AutoCAD Lisp - How to get Y drawn vertically I am currently using the following Lisp code to show the X and Y coordinates from the origin:
(defun c:xy(/ pt pt1 pt2 x y  xy)

(setq pt (getpoint "\nPoint : "))
(setq x(rtos(car pt)))
(setq y(rtos(cadr pt)))

; x- leader horizontaal
(setq pt1 (getpoint pt "\nHORIZONTAL: "))
(command "leader" pt pt1 "" x "" )

; y- leader verticaal
(setq pt2 (getpoint pt "\nVERTICAL: "))
(command "leader" pt pt2  "" y "" ) )

(princ)

The script currently shows the Y coordinate (6050.00) as follows:

Though I'd like to have the Y coordinate drawn vertically like this:

Is there any possibility to achieve this through Lisp? If so, what changes would I have to make?

A: You can rotate the UCS as desired before you place the second leader:
(command "_UCS" "_Z" "90d")

Alternatively, use the _DIMORDINATE command instead of _LEADER so that the dimension text is associative and updates automatically.


So I have recently been into audio books and started getting them through Itunes but I wanted to find something that was easier to use. I ended up searching and finding Audiobooks.com and was surprised at how much there really is in audiobooks. It's a monthly subscription for about $14.99 and you get a credit each month for a new book to read. when you sign up you get a free book cause your first month is free. You can make a wish list of all the books that you are wanting to read/have read to you and then when you have a new credit you can go ahead and read away! so far I am on book number 2 and really happy about it. I am a generally busy person and love to read but unfortunately never have time to just sit down and read a book as much as I might try it just never happens. This allows me to read the books I have been wanting to read while I do the things I have to get done during the day. So if you are looking for a good Audio book app I would defiantly recommend Audiobooks.com!


Potato is one vegetable I use sparingly mainly because I like to use locally grown vegetables whenever possible. Farmers market around our area are still filled with locally grown vegetables. Last year I tried to get CSA bag but I love to go pick my own veggies and I do not get a chance to do so with CSA bag. This year I decided against it solely for that reason. I feel like supporting these small farms but their weekly stalls are usually on the odd days that I can't go to. But going to local farmers market is much better option than going to the chain grocery stores. As I had written in this post, farmers markets remind me of Sabji-Mandi in India.Last week I got nice and fresh hummus, spicy olives, potatoes, garlic and Jujubes. What I did with Jujube's? That will come in another post.
Dry roast all the Masala ingredients and grind together.
Peel and cube the potatoes. Add about a cup of water and little bit of salt and boil it on medium heat. Potatoes should be tender but not fully cooked.
Chop onion and tomato in the similar shape.
Heat oil in kadhai, make tempering as usual by adding mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric and hing. Let it splutter and then add curry leaves and red chili.
Now add onion and saute it until golden brown.
Add chopped tomato and fry it for few minutes.
Meanwhile the potato pieces are cooked just enough. Add ground masala powder to cooked potato and mix it well. Make sure there are no masala lumps.
Pour sauteed onion and tomato mixture and mix well. Adjust salt and water. Cover and let it cook on low heat for 10 minutes or until everything is cooked well, stirring occasionally.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with chapati.
Wow, never knew making them was so easy.


A fun filled evening at the races with a spectacular evening concert in the informal and relaxed open-air setting of the hallowed turf of Newmarket Racecourses!
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After opening in the Lyric Theatre in London on 2 January 2009 to rave reviews, Thriller Live has since embarked on several world tours, played over 6500 shows globally to over 5 million fans, visited over 30 countries.
Taking you on an electrifying visual and audio journey through the magic of Michael's 45 year musical history, you'll experience over two hours of non-stop hits from pop to rock, soul to disco. Paying homage to Jackson's legendary live performances and innovative dance moves executed with flair, precision and passion this is a show that you will never forget. Expect your favourite songs delivered by an exceptionally talented cast and band, including: I Want You Back, ABC, Can You Feel It, Off The Wall, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean, Dirty Diana, Bad, Rock With You, They Don't Care About Us, Dangerous, Thriller plus many more!
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package com.docker.atsea.test;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;

import com.docker.atsea.model.Customer;
import com.docker.atsea.model.Order;
import com.docker.atsea.model.Product;
import com.docker.atsea.repositories.CustomerRepository;
import com.docker.atsea.repositories.OrderRepository;
import com.docker.atsea.repositories.ProductRepository;
import com.docker.atsea.service.CustomerService;
import com.docker.atsea.service.CustomerServiceImpl;
import com.docker.atsea.service.OrderService;
import com.docker.atsea.service.OrderServiceImpl;
import com.docker.atsea.service.ProductService;
import com.docker.atsea.service.ProductServiceImpl;

@SuppressWarnings("serial")
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
public class UnitTest {
	@Mock
	CustomerRepository customerRepository;

	@Mock
	CustomerService customerService;

	@InjectMocks
	CustomerServiceImpl mockCustomerServiceImpl = new CustomerServiceImpl();

	@Mock
	ProductRepository productRepository;

	@Mock
	ProductService productService;

	@InjectMocks
	ProductServiceImpl mockProductServiceImpl = new ProductServiceImpl();

	@Mock
	OrderRepository orderRepository;

	@Mock
	OrderService orderService;

	@InjectMocks
	OrderServiceImpl mockOrderServiceImpl = new OrderServiceImpl();

	// Mock customer
	public Customer returnCustomer = new Customer(1L, "Arthur Dent", "Dockerland", "ad@null.com", "415-555-5555",
			"arthurd", "docker!", true, "ADMIN");

	// Mock product
	public Product returnProduct = new Product(1l, "Container", "container picture", 25.50, "http://localhost:8080/atsea/static/images/container.jpg");

	// Mock order
	public Date orderDate = new Date();
	private static Map<Integer, Integer> productsOrdered;
    static{
      productsOrdered =   new HashMap<Integer, Integer>() {{
            put(2, 4);
            put(3, 9);
            put(4, 16);
        }};
    }
	public Order mockOrder = new Order(1L, orderDate, 2l, productsOrdered);
	public Order referenceOrder = new Order(1l, orderDate, 2l, productsOrdered);

	// Test CustomerService implementation
	@Test
	public void whenCustomerUserNameIsProvided_theReturnedNameIsCorrect() {
		Mockito.when(mockCustomerServiceImpl.findByUserName("arthurd")).thenReturn(returnCustomer);
		String testName = returnCustomer.getName();
		Assert.assertEquals("Arthur Dent", testName);
	}

	// Test ProductService implementation
	@Test
	public void whenProductIdIdProvided_theReturnedDescriptionIsIncorrect(){
		Mockito.when(mockProductServiceImpl.findById(1l)).thenReturn(returnProduct);
		String testDescription = returnProduct.getDescription();
		Assert.assertNotEquals("a whale", testDescription);
	}

	// Test OrderService implementation
	@Test
	public void whenOrderFindById_theReferenceOrderDoesNotMatch() {
		Mockito.when(mockOrderServiceImpl.findById(1l)).thenReturn(referenceOrder);
		Assert.assertNotEquals(mockOrder, referenceOrder);
	}

}


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This piece combines two of my greatest loves – Star Wars and Art Nouveau. Some very mucha part in me squeed when I saw Rey's and Kylo Ren's long-trailing costumes. They were meant for Art Nouveau.
Watercolour and gouache on Clairefontaine Etival cold-pressed paper, 28×39 cm (11×15 in).
Trying my hand at another full watercolour portrait of Kylo Ren. It's cool how much this working from photos phase has taught me about realistic painting since January! Adam Driver's face still defeats me more often than not, but I'm quite happy with it here. A bit too handsome, perhaps, but I'm biased.
Original and prints available here!
I feel infinitely bad that this wonderful character hasn't got his portrait from me yet! He was actually the very first The Force Awakens piece I did, back in December, pretty much after returning from the cinema, but the pose and the colours didn't work out, and afterwards, I didn't dare try again. Now, finally!
For me, Finn is the heart of the gorgeous new young cast. He's fun, he's brave, he's kind. He may take second place after Rey, but he's the one I identified with most, wearing his heart on his sleeve so much, and not bothering to hide it.
I also love what I've seen from John Boyega in interviews. Such a fun bloke. I hope that someday, someone will get him to re-dub his character in British English. "I'm a stohmtroopa, I'm here't save ya." I really want to hear that.
Finn. Daniel Smith watercolours on Clairefontaine Nuageux paper, 27×36 cm.
Kylo Ren remembering Chewie. Or trying not to.
Just as he calls his father "Han Solo" to avoid any emotional ties to him, I imagine he avoids thinking of Chewie as anything than in terms of "that hairy beast" or maybe the "walking carpet" Threepio and Leia used to denote the Wookiee. Especially after being shot by him.
Except "Fuzzball". That was Han's. He wouldn't use that.
Watercolour and gel pen on Hahnemühle Le Rouge cold-pressed paper.
Okay, this is it. I'm illustrating headcanons that have a fat chance of being AU in two years' time. I regret nothing.
Ben Solo (around 15) and Rey (around 4) at the Jedi Academy. Ben is already firmly under Snoke's influence, already knowing he has to kill his fellow students on Snoke's orders, and allows nobody to break into his shell. Rey is still trying.
Watercolour on Clairefontaine Grain Nuageux paper, 30×21 cm.
Sketch to painting video here.
In fact, the more theories I read about this guy, the more he intrigues me.
Watercolour and gouache on Canson Montval paper (which is seriously reaching its limits for the amount of water I've been sploshing on it recently). Size 42×30 cm.
Can we talk about the Force vision Rey has when he is called to the Skywalker lightsabre? How amazing is it to heap spoilers and dead giveaways on the audience in such a way that most of them will be too dazed to make any sense of them until they've watched a couple of Youtube videos taking the footage apart? Even after the second rewatch, I didn't have a clue what I'd seen. In my head, it was WHAM rey-rain-hey-its-R2-was-that-luke-menacing-people-ah-that-kylo-guy-awww-that-poor-girl WHAM, and I never realised that I had just seen Kylo Ren saving Rey's life by running his iconic lightsabre through a masked man – another knight of Ren? – who was just about to kill her.
Which has sold me on the theory that Kylo Ren was the one who left Rey on Jakku.
This is why nobody ever came back for her – because everyone thought she was dead like the others. Kylo Ren defied Snoke by letting her live, and hiding her. That's why he seems to know who she is throughout the movie. On my first watch, I was sure she was also a daughter of Han and Leia, so that would have explained the familiarity. Obviously, she isn't (and is quite probably Luke's daughter – while that Anakin reincarnation theory is beautiful, I think it's too out of the way), but he still freaks out when he hears that BB-8 left Jakku with the help of a girl. Because now Snoke will know that Kylo Ren disobeyed him all those years ago. I have a feeling that the completion of his training might be an unpleasant experience.


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Q: SQL Server: Find latest effective date for Company/DeptID We have a DeptID table that has multiple records per company/deptID/action. How can I pull a list that only includes the latest eff date for a company/deptID, regardless of the action? I would like to show these columns and a few other in the record with the query.
 Co#   DeptID  Action  Eff Date
 ---   ------  ------  --------
 01    12      Closed  03/22/2018
 01    24      Closed  03/03/2014
 01    24      Open    07/01/2010
 01    365     Closed  01/01/2008
 01    365     Open    05/01/2010

This SQL is close, but I can't get it to list only the last effective date with the action. If I remove the action, then it will list the last effective date of the company/deptID, but I need to know for which action it applies to - open or close?
select distinct
    loc.CompanyNumber, loc.DeptID, loc.Action,
    max(loc.effdate) over (partition by companynumber, deptid) as LocmaxDate
from
    [dbo].[LocationsOpenClosed] as loc

A: You can use subquery :
select loc.*
from [dbo].[LocationsOpenClosed] as loc
where effdate = (select max(loc1.effdate)
                 from [dbo].[LocationsOpenClosed] as loc1
                 where loc1.companynumber = loc.companynumber
                       loc1.deptid = loc.deptid
                 );

However, i would also suggest to use ranking function :
select *
from (select *,
             row_number() over (partition by companynumber, deptid order by effdate desc) as seq
      from [dbo].[LocationsOpenClosed]
     ) loc
where seq = 1;

A: You can use a CTE (Common Table Expression) combined with Rownumber() like this:
; with
cte as
(select loc.CompanyNumber
    , loc.DeptId
    , loc.Action
    , loc. EffDate
    , RowNumber() over (partition by loc.CompanyNumber, loc.DeptId order by loc.EffDate desc) as RN
from    [dbo].[LocationsOpenClosed] as loc
)
select  cte.CompanyNumber
    , cte.DeptId
    , cte.Action
    , cte.EffDate
from    cte
where   1 = 1
    and cte.RN = 1


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Bashful Buccaneer is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Dorothy Dwan and Sheldon Lewis.

Cast
 Reed Howes as Jerry Logan
 Dorothy Dwan as Nancy Lee
 Sheldon Lewis as First Mate
 Bull Montana as Second Mate
 Jimmy Aubrey as Cook
 Sam Allen as Captain
 George B. French as Clipper Jones
 Sailor Sharkey
 Gunboat Smith

References

Bibliography
 Buck Rainey. Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 1992.

External links

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1926 comedy films
1926 films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Harry Joe Brown
Rayart Pictures films
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1920s American films

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The winners will be announced at approximately 3 PM.


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Das Heraldik-Wiki ist ein am 2. April 2010 gegründetes digitales Informationsportal über das Wappenwesen mit Hilfe des sogenannten Wikiprinzips ("Wikiprojekt"). Seit der Gründung 2010 wuchs die Anzahl der Inhaltsseiten ("Artikel") im Heraldik-Wiki auf über 4.250 an (Stand 4. November 2022).

Konzept und Inhalt
Das Heraldik-Wiki ist ein unabhängiges, nicht kommerzielles Fachwiki bzw. eine "heraldische Informationssammlung", welche heraldisch-enzyklopädische Artikel und andere heraldische Inhalte wie Synopsen mit Wappen und Wappenbeschreibungen bereitstellt, die in anderen Wikis zu wenig oder keinen Platz finden. Beispielsweise gab der Gründer Andreas Janka ein erweitertes Digitalisat des Werkes "Wappen in Rheinland-Pfalz" von Rolf Zobel im Heraldik-Wiki heraus. Neue Artikel können im Heraldik-Wiki von jedem angemeldeten Nutzer erstellt werden. Anders als in anderen Wikis können im Heraldik-Wiki-Artikeln nicht nur Theoriedarstellungen rund um Heraldik vorkommen, sondern auch heraldische Theoriefindungen oder Theorieetablierungen, wenn letztere als solche gekennzeichnet sind. Das Ziel ist dem Mitgründer Andreas Janka zufolge, "das Wissen über das Wappenwesen und die Paraheraldik zu sammeln, die Wappenkultur/-forschung transparent zu machen und zu pflegen sowie heraldischen Institutionen, Wappenführenden und Wappenfreunden eine übergreifende heraldische Plattform zu bieten".

Nutzung und Verbreitung
Im Jahr 2019 besuchten pro Monat durchschnittlich 53.400 echte Besucher das Heraldik-Wiki, über
das ganze Jahr insgesamt 640.811 Menschen. Rechtzeitig zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum verzeichnete das "Wiki über das Wappenwesen" einen neuen Monatsrekord: 73.740 Besucher klickten sich im März 2020 im Heraldik-Wiki ein; die Besucher kommen bevorzugt aus Deutschland, Österreich, der Schweiz und den Vereinigten Staaten.

Rezeption
Einerseits finden sich Verweise auf das Heraldik-Wiki in den neueren heraldischen Standardwerken, andererseits werden die Artikel des Heraldik-Wikis häufig und vorwiegend in historischen Werken in der einen oder anderen Form rezipiert respektive zitiert. Nach der Einschätzung des Historikers Christof Rolker findet seit 2010 "die meiste Wiki-Heraldik" im Heraldik-Wiki statt (nicht in der Wikipedia). Der Betreiber und Hauptautor des Heraldik-Wiki, Andreas Janka, forciert den Bekanntheitsgrad der Informationssammlung beispielsweise durch Gastbeiträge in Medien, die gemeinhin wenig oder nicht viel mit Heraldik und dem Wappenwesen zu tun haben.

Zitierfähigkeit, Zitierwürdigkeit

In der Literatur wird dem Heraldik-Wiki selten oder gar nicht die Zitierfähigkeit abgesprochen, in Einzelfällen jedoch die Zitierwürdigkeit (zum Beispiel wegen "ungenügender wissenschaftlicher Belege"); gleichwohl wird in den gleichen Quellen rezipiert, dass das Heraldik-Wiki in etlichen Fällen die einzige im Internet zugängliche Quelle zu bestimmten heraldischen Lemmata ist.

Heraldik-Wiki und Wikipedia

Der Gründer/Betreiber Andreas Janka versteht das Heraldik-Wiki nicht als Konkurrenz zum "Wappen-Portal der Wikipedia", sondern als Ergänzung, Referenz oder Basis für die heraldischen Wikipedia-Beiträge, die in der Wikipedia naturgemäß lexikalisch-knapp ausfallen. Neben neuen bzw. originären, heraldischen Beiträgen veröffentlicht das Heraldik-Wiki teilweise auch Wikipedia-Beiträge, die oft im Sinne der Heraldik überarbeitet sind oder es sukzessive werden sowie solche, "die keine »enzyklopädische Wikipedia-Relevanz« besitzen".

Umgekehrt sind auf Basis von originären Heraldik-Wiki-Beirägen mittlerweile wiederholt Wikipedia-Artikel entstanden. Für Wikipedia-Beiträge, die auf das Heraldik-Wiki als Quelle referenzieren, steht eine eigene Wikipedia-Vorlage zur Verfügung. Stand 2022 verweisen 379 Seiten der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia auf Beiträge im Heraldik-Wiki.

Das Heraldik-Wiki basiert auf einer ähnlichen Kategorienstruktur wie die Wikipedia. Im Detail kann es Unterschiede geben. Beispielsweise ist die Kategorienstruktur des Heraldik-Wiki in Anlehnung an gebräuchlichen Wappenbilderordnungen aufgebaut, nicht oder nur teilweise in Anlehnung an Wikipedia-Kategorien.

Heraldik-Wiki und Wiktionary

Im Heraldik-Wiki werden unter anderem auch Ausdrücke der heraldischen Fach-/Kunstsprache erläutert, die in Relation mit der Umgangssprache stehen. Für diese und für Wiktionary-Beiträge, die auf das Heraldik-Wiki als Quelle referenzieren, steht eine eigene Wiktionary-Vorlage zur Verfügung. Stand 2022 verweisen fünf Seiten von Wiktionary auf Beiträge im Heraldik-Wiki.

Kooperationen

PrePedia und "Andere Wikis"

Das Heraldik-Wiki ist mit anderen nichtkommerziellen Wikis zum Meta-Wiki "PrePedia" zusammengeschlossen. PrePedia hilft unter anderem dabei, Wikis zu retten und im Internet weiter zur Verfügung zu stellen, auch wenn deren Gründer/Betreiber dahingeschieden sind (vier Gründer/Betreuer von PrePedia-Wikis sind Stand 2020 bereits verstorben). Die in PrePedia zusammengeschlossenen Wikis beteiligen sich aktiv an dem Wikipedia-Projekt Wikipedia-Projekt "Andere Wikis", das ist ein Projekt zur Unterstützung des Austausches der Wikipedia mit anderen freien deutschen (Fach-)Wikis.

Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

Das Heraldik-Wiki ist als hilfswissenschaftliches Kultur- und Forschungsprojekt bei der Deutschen Digitalen Bibliothek registriert.

Finanzierung
Finanziell wurde und wird das Heraldik-Wiki von einem der beiden Betreibern/Gründern getragen (von April 2010 bis Mai/Juni 2013 von Thomas Buchal; seit Juni 2013 von Andreas Janka). Seit das Heraldik-Wiki Teil des Meta-Wikis "PrePedia" ist, wurde es vorübergehend und indirekt durch den Verein Wikimedia Deutschland (WDME) bezuschusst, weil dieser die Serverkosten für das PrePedia-Projekt von 2015 bis 2021 förderte. Alle anderen Kosten für das Heraldik-Wiki trägt bislang (Stand 2022) ohne Spenden von Privatpersonen und Unternehmen alleinig der Gründer/Betreiber Andreas Janka, wodurch das Fortbestehen des Heraldik-Wikis nach eigenen Angaben "auf wackligen Beinen steht" und aus Geldmangel etliche vorhandene heraldische Quellenmaterialien nicht in das Heraldik-Wiki eingebracht werden können.

Lizenz
Sofern nicht anders angegeben, gilt für die meisten Texte im Heraldik-Wiki die Creative-Commons-Lizenz 3.0: "Namensnennung – Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen" (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Technik

Heraldik-Wiki basiert auf der Software MediaWiki und läuft auf einem Linux-Server in Deutschland. HTTPS-Anfragen gelangen zuerst an Varnish als Cacheserver, der nicht angemeldete Besucher, die nur lesen wollen, mit vorgenerierten Seiten versorgt. Die anderen Anfragen gelangen zu einem nginx-Server. Für die benutzerspezifische Generierung der Heraldik-Wiki-Seiten werden die Skriptsprache PHP und die Datenbank MariaDB genutzt.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Webseite
 Heraldik-Wiki bei Twitter
 Homepage der PrePedia-Gemeinschaft

Einzelnachweise

Wikipedia:WikiProjekt Andere Wikis
Wikiprojekt


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