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National Poetry Month. In issues past, I've written about this way too much. Enjoy it!
However, I'd like to take a moment to pay my respects to one of L.A.'s best poets (past/present/future). I'm speaking of Wanda Coleman, who, sadly for many who knew and revered her, passed away in the latter half of November 2013.
There are many poets, including myself, who benefited from Coleman's words and wisdom. I didn't know her personally beyond having attended a few of her performances at Beyond Baroque, and reading her books. She made a lasting impression on me. When she was the guest poetry editor for another seminal SoCal publication, The Los Angeles Review, she sent out an email call for submissions. I screwed my courage to the sticking place and submitted five poems through the mail. I sweated about it for weeks. For me this was a BIG deal. Three weeks later, I found my return SASE in my mail box. On the envelope flap was written one word - �Yes.� I was thunderstruck. I've written acceptance/rejection letters, as well as received hundreds in the last 10+ years. This one was my favorite. I still have the envelope, the acceptance letter, and the memory of one of L.A. greatest poets giving my words a voice. Like so many poets, I'm gratefully in her debt.
If you get the chance, I'd like to recommend you purchase a copy of GV21: The Wanda Coleman Project. It's a great documentary directed by Bob Bryan, who's dedicated more than a few years filming and representing the best of the L.A. poetry scene. You'll be glad you did.
I'd also like to extend a huge thanks to poeticdiversity's guest editor for the April issue: Angel Uriel Perales. I've known few people who are as passionate about poetry as Angel, and he did a stellar job selecting poems for this issue. Thank you, Angel!
Featured Poets: Daniel Daian, Diane Dehler, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Amelie Frank, Vesna Goldsworthy, AJ Huffman, Dani Jimenez, Scott Kaestner, Robert S. King, Michael Lemberger, Davod Ishaya Osu, Rob Plath, Frank Praeger, David Scriven, and Apryl Skies.
Prose Feature: Brian Grillo.
Contributing Poets/Writers: Scott Alexander, Shawn Aveningo, Johnathan Beale, Jack G Bowman, Betsy Burke, Matt Burns, Shibani Chattopadhyay, Rachel Coventry, Tyler Dupuis, Sarah Francois, Allison Grayhurst, John Grochalski, Hedy Habra, Samantha Henderson, Augustus Invictus, Natalie Itzhaki, Scott Jacobson, Alex Johnson, Mikel K, Craig Kurtz, Phillip Larrea, Eric Lawson, N.M. Leepsa, Anthony Magistrale, Brendan McComack, Fernando Meisenhaulter, Christopher Mulrooney, Beth Escott Newcomer, Philip O'Neil, Ebi Robert, Walter Ruhlmann, April Salzano, Jake Sheff, Rishan Singh, Julia Stein, Allen Taylor, Paul Tristram, Claire Walker, Viola Weinberg, and Claire Williams.
Artist-In-Residence,: poeticdiversity art editor Maurico Alejandro Ramos.
Book Reviews/Columns: Lynne Bronstein's essay, If Famous Playwrights Had Written �The Walking Dead�; Jack G. Bowman's review of GV21: The Wanda Coleman Project; reviews of Yvonne M. Estrada's My Name on Top of Yours, David Herrle's Sharon Tate and the Daughters of Joy, Zarina Zabriksy's We, Monsters; and G. Murray Thomas's newest installment of A Personal History of Rock'n'Roll.
Support The Arts (especially the written ones), and enjoy all that National Poetry Month has to offer. See you in November!:)


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Q: Хранение картинок и прочих ресурсов внутри программы Есть у меня некоторая программа, которая использует некоторое количество картинок. Я хочу по возможности все эти картинки убрать внутрь программы, чтобы программа представляла собой один исполняемый файл.
По поводу реализации. Я планирую это сделать путем кодирования всех этих файлов ресурсов в base64 и захардкоживания получившихся строк в программе.
Как такой подход скажется на программе (помимо увеличения исполняемого файла)? Какие его минусы и какие есть альтернативы?

Upd1. Картинок и прочих ресурсов может быть немало - десятки или даже несколько сотен (т.е. это не единичный случай, как, например, с курсором). Графическая система не очень важна (любая, которая умеет принять картинку из файла/строки данных). Пока стоит некая абстрактная задача понять способы, как можно сложить все статические файлы ресурсов в один исполняемый файл с программой.

A: Собственно, у программы есть секция ресурсов, и в нее можно помещать любые бинарные данные. Полагаю, этим и следует воспользоваться.

A: Попробуйте графический редактор Gimp. В нём есть возможность сохранения RGB и RGBA картинки в виде C-файла содержащего массив char по 2 -- 4 байта на пиксел построчно.

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10 Quetzales 2011, Guatemala
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Signatures: Gerente General: Mr. Sergio Francisco Recinos Rivera, Presidente: Edgar Baltazar Barquín Durán
Specimen of: 25.08.2006
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company Limited, Ottawa
Denomination in numeral 10.
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To Guatemalans, García Granados was known as a moderate liberal. He had compromised with Rafael Carrera, and always wanted to get along with Vicente Cerna Sandoval, his successor. Failing to get along and known to be sympathetic with the revolt against the government, García Granados fled to exile and was supported by Guatemalan liberals. After going back to Guatemala, García Granados became the leader of the revolution against General Vicente Cerna, eventually becoming known as its philosopher. García Granados played a key part in the regime of Justo Rufino Barrios, the founder of "the army of 45 men". He served as a provisional president from 1871 to 1873 after the liberal victory of Guatemala City. Despite many difficulties, García Granados wanted to regularize the government by constructing a lawful regime. Following in 1872, the president invaded Honduras, where he decreed freedom of the press and expelled the Jesuits.
On the top and left in center are the pictures from Mayas culture.
Above is the flying Quetzal bird.
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Top right are 2 Braille strips for the visually impaired.
Denominations in numerals are in three corners and in center. Also, in center, in words.
Centered is a fragment of the meeting of the National Assembly in 1872.
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Denominations in numerals are in three corners. In center, a little to the right side, in words.

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Ten Thoughts: Arsenal 3-0 AFC Bournemouth
It's been a sadly common occurrence over the last few many seasons where we've been badly in need of a functional, workmanlike, drama-free win. It's been a sadly uncommon occurrence over the last few many seasons that we've actually gotten it. Today, thankfully, we did.
1. Wouldn't you know it - today we had a left back at left back, a right back at right back, center-halves at center-half, etc and so on. Funny what you can accomplish when people are playing in their actual positions!
2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has the Reverse Midas Touch and I love it - because I'm a simple and petty man. 0-9 against in his last two games...stellar.
3. As mentioned, this was a largely easy three points other than the odd moment here or there. Part of that was an uncharacteristic fluency in our game, given that it's the first one back from an international break. Part of it, though, was down to how aggressively awful the Cherries were.
I mean, everyone on the planet knows to play ten center-backs against us and hit us on the break. It's left cliche behind miles ago. Bournemouth looked like they were trying to play football against us some and they failed miserably at it. Sure, they defended in numbers at times - usually when we were playing keep-ball - but it wasn't systematic and they didn't have the required commitment.
One wonders if this is the season where they find themselves in serious relegation trouble. It'd be a shame, in one sense. I'd much rather have a team that tries to play a little around rather than the West Broms of the world.
4. Still, as bad as they were, all it would have taken was a period of time where they held us off before some of the worst of the crowd would start howling. Danny Welbeck was not here to mess around today though, and his goal six minutes into the match was exactly what we needed to settle those post-Liverpool nerves.
It was so so so easy, too. Sead Kolasinac, who had a storming game again today, had the run of the left wing. I don't know who was supposed to be marking him, or who was attending to Welbeck on the back post, for that matter. Kolasinac's cross was true (taking notes, Ox?), and Danny easily nodded it in past the stranded Asmir Begovic.
Come to think of it, it looked like every one of the more annoying goals that we concede during the course of an average season. Man, it's nice to have it be some other mob's problem for once.
5. Speaking of, we've had our comedy moments over the last few seasons, but Nathan Ake's fresh-air swipe when attempting to clear out a pass from Mesut Ozil arguably puts the lot to shame. I'd lose my mind if a U-10 player did that, let alone a guy who just moved clubs for 20 million GBP (inflated prices in the TV deal transfer market or otherwise). The German will get an assist out of it - not that it will shut up the more knowledge-deficient of our constituents - but how an allegedly professional defender does that is beyond me. Can't imagine why Chelsea wanted to get rid.
Either way, we're not having this conversation were it not for a gorgeous finish from Alexandre Lacazette once he was presented with the opportunity. He had a preposterous amount of both time and space, but we've seen some of our lot gifted those chances and either sending it into the Van Allen Belt or shoveling it tamely at a grateful goalkeeper. Not going to name names here, but one guy that springs directly to mind rhymes with "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain." Take another look at the highlight of the goal, though. Lacazette is a cold-eyed killer in the Serbian gangster style. Hell, if he keeps going like this, maybe he'll get killed by Viggo Mortensen in a movie, too. No rush, no fuss, just takes a second to collect himself and bends his shot in a perfect parabola over and around Begovic's dive. You can stuff your poetry or paintings, that was the real art stuff right there.
6. Speaking of, once again, I admit my mistake in ever doubting that Lacazette could make the step up from Ligue 1. Much like the Dutch league, you have to keep in mind the utterly rotten opposition that they see outside of the top teams (in this vein, you'll note Monaco got tonked 4-0 by Nice today).
Lacazette, though, clearly has skills that translate. Composure and a deft strike of the ball will go far, regardless of geography. That first one especially, that's the key. Go back and look at a bunch of horrid misses from some of our guys and note what the common denominator is in most of them.
7. Having gone through most of their cover version of Arsenal's Greatest Defensive Error Hits, what with the open back-post header and the horrendous individual mistake, the Cherries decided to go with Miss an Easy Chance and Get Done on the Counter as their second-half encore. Hell of a show - frankly, I like the cover version better.
Petr Cech, other than one fantastic save towards the end of the match (thanks to his top-class footwork, not bad for a supposed old guy), had little to do throughout this one. But, had Jermain Defoe managed to find the back of the net instead of the woodwork on one of the few defensive lapses of the day from our boys, maybe this one may have been different. Instead, he missed, we went right up the other end, and that was it. Aaron Ramsey, who along with Granit Xhaka was much improved in the center of the park today, created the chance with one of his best passes in ages. All Danny had to do was run onto it and finish.
I'm still not sure that Welbeck is good enough to play game in, game out for us...but if he keeps this up I'll be the first to admit I was wrong. Your move, Mr. Welbeck.
8. Frankly, this probably should have been the proverbial cricket score by the end. I've long held the belief that Begovic is one of the more overrated goalkeepers of this recent vintage, but fair play to him, he was outstanding today. One save in particular that stands out was his recovery on a horrid backpass played back to him, where he first had to clear it out and then had to dive at full stretch to make the save when his clearance deflected off of one of our guys.
He had a few others, too. The talk in the past linking him to us was never anything serious, thankfully...and there's a reason why he never got off the bench at Chelsea. This is about his level, but he is capable of the odd performance like this one. Thankfully, we beat him enough times for it not to matter.
9. I just read that Eddie Howe called his team "wasteful, negative and slow" in the post-match media scrum. Shit, Eddie, tell us how you really feel.
Where's the lie, though?
10. So, Chelsea away next in the league, albeit with a minor diversion in the west of Germany on Thursday.
I was saying in the pub today how utterly alien it feels to be in the Europa this season, though it's tempered somewhat by how fantastically pedestrian our group is. I kind of feel cheated in a way. If we have to be in the Europa, I wanted us to have that little head-rush that comes with exploring new places and new things.
Shit, why couldn't we have gotten someone cool like Athletic Bilbao and their Basque player-only policy? Why couldn't we have played someone exotic like, I dunno, FK Vardar? Sounds like a Star Wars villain, if you ask me. Nice is in this thing, going up against Mario Balotelli would have been a fucking hoot. Or, what about Konyaspor? I mean, I fancy myself a football Renaissance Man - I watch a LOT of games from a LOT of places - but if you told me that they were in the Turkish Seventh Division, hell, I may have believed you.
What we got was a decent Bundesliga team you can see 10 times a year on Fox Sports, the 1991 European Champions and Ukraine's representative in the Champions League five times, all of a recent vintage. How bloody boring. Just a bunch of teams banally playing a little bit below their station.
That crunch tie against Skenderbeu Korce will have to wait until next season, I guess.
Anyway. Right...the Chavs.
I don't know what to think about them. We turned them over easily enough in the Charity Shield but they did bring in a few new faces right at the end of the window. Stamford Bridge, despite our best ditties about its' structural integrity, has never been a land of milk and roses for us, either. I'd be just fine with a point out of that, thank you very much. I reckon they wouldn't be, though.
Either way, join us at the Barleycorn for that one. Your humble match reporter - along with much of the rest of our Board of Directors - will be there selling Arsenal NYC season memberships (you can check out the benefits of the same here). It'll be rad!
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Sentence in 'tandoor' case reserved
New Delhi, November 6
A Delhi Sessions Court today reserved its judgement on the point of sentence to former city Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma and co-accused Keshav Kumar, convicted in the "tandoor" murder case.
Former city Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma, who was convicted in the "tandoor" murder case, at the Tis Hzari court in New Delhi on Thursday. — PTI photo
Kuki activists kidnap 8, burn 12 houses
Diphu (Assam), November 6
In a retaliatory action, Kuki Revolutionary Army militants attacked four villages in a remote area of Assam's Karbi Anglong district kidnapping 28 persons and setting on fire 12 houses, a senior official said today.
Surya Kirans steal show at Sappers' bicentenary
Roorkee, November 6
A spectacular display by the IAF's Surya Kiran aerobatic team stole the show at the bicentenary celebrations of the Bengal Engineer Group at its regimental centre here today.
Admiral Madhvendra Singh, Chief of Naval Staff, salutes at the bicentenary celebration of the Bengal Sappers at Roorkee on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
SC guidelines on unnecessary witnesses
To ensure expeditious trial in criminal cases, the Supreme Court has laid down certain guidelines for the prosecution to avoid presenting repetitive evidence on the same point of facts and select "two or some among" so many witnesses corroborating the same theory.
German tourist Leoba (19) who was declared as the best in Indian bridal dress competition of foreign tourists at the Pushkar Fair on Thursday. — PTI
Punjab protests against freezing of MSP
Mann seeks probe into langar poison case
Pak envoy seeks appointment with PM, Sonia
Gilani: Pak playing politics over bus service proposal
PM leaves for 3-nation tour on Nov 11
India to host SAARC ministerial conference
BJP to do balancing act
'84 riots panel summons Cong leaders, cops
Bengal Sappers' 200 yrs of valour
India not to lower guard on border
AICC issues notice to 3 Kerala ministers
A white tiger yawns as it cools off at New Delhi's zoo on Thursday. Tigers are strong swimmers and enjoy playing in the water. — Reuters
Allahabad varsity gets Central status
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the long-pending demand of giving the status of Central university to the University of Allahabad, but decided to defer the approval for the Unorganised Sector Workers Bill, asking the Labour Ministry to "fine tune" it before being represented in the coming weeks.
Notifications for Assembly poll today
The election process for the Assembly poll in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi will be formally set in motion tomorrow with the issue of notifications.
Airport disinvestment meeting put off
A high-profile meeting of the Group of Ministers scheduled for today to discuss the privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports was postponed.
Don't politicise plight of rape victims, says NCW
The National Commission for Women today condemned the politicisation of rape while referring to a victim who was paraded by the BJP at a party rally addressed by the Prime Minister in Madhya Pradesh last month.
Panel approves continuance of education scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the continuance of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Restructuring and Reorganisation of Teacher Education.
Media blamed for inciting post-Godhra riots
Ahmedabad, November 6
Witnesses from the Meghaninagar area here today blamed ''lopsided'' coverage by some English newspapers and television channels for the large-scale violence after the Godhra carnage, while deposing before the Nanavati-Shah Commission.
Appearing before the two-member commission, probing last year's Gujarat riots, a witness, Mr Madansinh Hukumsinh Rajput, alleged that the video footage relayed on TV channels repeatedly showed pictures of charred bodies in the S-6 coach of the Sabarmati Express, fuelling the anger of the majority community in the state. — UNI
Curfew relaxed in Gujarat town
With the situation fast returning to normal, the authorities today declared a 14-hour relaxation of curfew in riot-torn Viramgam town, 70 km from here, even as the police arrested four more accused late last night and ordered the people to deposit their licensed firearms. — UNI
2 killed as IAF chopper crashes
Hyderabad, November 6
An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crashed near Anthayapalli in Shamirpet mandal of the neighbouring Ranga Reddy district, killing the instructor pilot and a trainee late this evening. The chopper took off from the IAF Helicopter Training Centre at Hakimpet and crashed soon after. The debris was found near the Thumkunta village, about 70 km from here, the police said. — UNI
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Additional Sessions Judge G.P. Thareja, who had convicted Sharma for murdering his wife Naina Sahani in July 1995 and his accomplice Keshav for helping him in burning her body in the "tandoor" (oven) of a restaurant in a bid to destroy the evidence, reserved the order after prosecutor A.P. Ahluwalia reiterated his plea for awarding the death sentence to the former Youth Congress leader.
The arguments on the point of sentence were taken up again today after the hearing was yesterday disrupted due to commotion inside the court room and demonstration by the Delhi BJP women wing outside the Tis Hazari court complex, seeking death sentence to Sharma. Mr Ahluwalia said punishment not less than death sentence was warranted to Sharma for the heinous crime, which, he said, fell in the "rarest of the rare category".
Defence counsel P.K. Dham, provided to Sharma at the expense of the state after he had expressed his inability to pay lawyer's fee, did not put any argument against prosecution's plea for death sentence and said the convict had left it to the court as he had "full faith in it."
Advocate V.K. Ohri, appearing for Keshav, said his client had already remained in judicial custody for over eight years, while the maximum sentence for the offence of destroying evidence was seven years.
Pleading with the court to take into consideration the incarceration undergone by him in judicial custody, Keshav's counsel said he should be set free as he was the sole breadwinner of the family and had two minor children.
To a specific query by the judge as what the defence counsel would say for accused's act of burning a human body in the "tandoor", Mr Ohri claimed that he did not know what Sharma was burning. He came to know of the actual facts only after the police had arrived at the spot, the counsel argued. The defence lawyer did not have a clear reply when the judge pointed out that Keshav had tried to mislead the police by stating that he was burning Congress party's banners.
Was not this a serious offence warranting appropriate punishment, the judge asked telling his counsel that a "tandoor" — used for cooking food — was used by the accused to burn human body.
In a retaliatory action, Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) militants attacked four villages in a remote area of Assam's Karbi Anglong district kidnapping 28 persons and setting on fire 12 houses, a senior official said today.
Deputy Commissioner Anurag Goel told PTI after his return from the Singhasan Hills, where the site of the attack, Thekerajan is situated, that a group of about 30 armed KRA militants dressed in 'military uniforms' stormed four villages on November 2 night and kidnapped 28 villagers but later released 20 of them.
Eight villagers are still missing, he said, adding that the militants also burnt 12 houses in three villages and severely assaulted several villagers and decamped with their cattle and poultry. — PTI
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A spectacular display by the IAF's Surya Kiran aerobatic team stole the show at the bicentenary celebrations of the Bengal Engineer Group at its regimental centre here today. Led by its commander, Wg Cdr S. Prabhakaran, the team executed a series of perfectly synchronized loops, turns, rolls and criss-cross patterns, enthralling the audience on ground among whom were Chief of the Navy Staff, Admiral Madhvendra Singh and about 20 British officers and their families who had once served with the Bengal Sappers.
Though the Surya Kiran is a nine-aircraft team and among the only three such teams in the world, the team fielded six aircraft today. Flying low over the parade ground with the majestic war memorial in the backdrop, the IAF fliers provide a touch of class to the bicentenary celebration with their "symphony in the air". The flying manoeuvers of the Kiran-II trainer aircraft were accompanied by music relayed from the ground. A host of serving as well as retired sappers, their families as well as school children were in attendance.
Earlier, on his arrival here today, the Navy Chief was conducted to the parade ground in a traditional horse-drawn buggy, where he was presented a guard of honour by sappers attired in full ceremonial regalia. The Regimental Colours were also brought on parade on the occasion. He also laid a wreath at the regimental war memorial to honour those who had fallen in the line of duty. A ceremonial guard reversed arms while buglers sounded the Last Post followed by the Rouse. A two-minute silence was also observed.
Complimenting the Sappers for the commendable work done by them, Admiral Madhvendra Singh said the Sappers had not only proved their worth to the Army, but had contributed significantly to all three services. Reiterating the need for jointmanship among the services, He said that the Sapper-Navy association was growing stronger by the day, adding that an officer and 24 men of the Bengal Engineer Group were currently embarked on INS Bramhaputra, which is currently in the Andaman Sea enroute to Singapore.
The Navy Chief also inaugurated an equipment park at the centre, which displays some classic pieces of equipment used by military engineers over the past two centuries. A tea and interaction of all ranks of the group with the visiting dignitaries, a 'barakhana' and a visit to the group museum were other highlights of the day, which created at atmosphere of bonhomie and comradeship as old associations were rejuvenated and comrades brought each other up to date.
Among those who were present included the Engineer-in-Chief, Lieut-Gen Hari Uniyal, Colonel of the Bengal Sappers, Major Gen B.S. Dhaliwal, Major-Gen B.N. Mukherjee, Major-Gen Subhas Gogna, from Army Headquarters and the Centre Commandant, Brig Gautam Banerjee as well as some Air Force and Navy officers. The British officers were led by General Sir George Cooper, President of King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners Association, a UK-based organisation of officers who had served with Bengal Sappers prior to 1947.
"If there are too many witnesses on the same point, the public prosecutor is at liberty to choose two or some among them so that the time of the court can be saved from repetitive depositions on the same factual aspects," a Bench comprising Mr Justice Doraiswamy Raju and Mr Justice Arijit Pasayat in a judgement said.
Upholding the conviction of accused Banti alias Guddu from Janakganj in Madhya Pradesh for murdering one Kamal Pathak who had objected to his teasing a woman, the court said "the principle applies when there are too many witnesses cited on the same point".
This would not only help the prosecution in relieving itself of the strain of adducing repetitive evidence on the same point but also help that court considerably in lessening its workload, the court said. Bunty in his appeal against conviction, had said that the prosecution had left out some of the witnesses cited by it from examination.
"Time has come to make every possible effort to lessen the workload, particularly by those courts loaded with cases. But this has to be done without imparing the cause of justice," The Bench observed.
Where the prosecution has cited two categories of witnesses - those closely related to the victim and those not in his relation - it was the duty of the prosecutor to produce them from both the categories in a manner by using his discretion to limit to one or two among them.
If the prosecutor came to know that any one among the two categories was not going to support the prosecution case, he was free to tell the court that such witness could be skipped from being examined as prosecution witness.
"But it would be open for the defence to examine such a witness as defence witness. The decision in this regard has to be taken by the prosecutor in a fair manner," the apex court.
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the long-pending demand of giving the status of Central university to the University of Allahabad, but decided to defer the approval for the Unorganised Sector Workers Bill, asking the Labour Ministry to "fine tune" it before being represented in the coming weeks. In another significant decision, the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, decided to de-regulate the opium processing sector to allow the private sector to participate.
The Cabinet also approved the taking over of the Bihar College of Engineering, Patna, one of the oldest engineering colleges of the country (1924), as a fully funded Institute of the Central government and converting it into a National Institute of Technology (NIT). It will now be given the deemed-university status like 17 other NITs located in major states of the country.
Briefing newspersons here after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discounted reports that the Unorganised Sector Workers Bill had been rejected by the Group of Ministers (GoM). She pointed out that there had been no meeting of the GoM and that it had actually given its approval to the important Bill. Ms Swaraj said the opening up of the opium processing sector to the private players was significant. While India was exporting raw opium, it was importing processed opium despite being one of the 11 major opium growers globally. The entry of private players was expected to improve the situation.
The notifications will be issued by the Governors of the four states going to the polls on December 1.
The filing of nominations by the candidates will start from tomorrow and the last date will be November 14. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on November 15 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is November 17. The counting of votes for the four states will be taken up simultaneously on December 4 and the entire election process will be completed by December 11.
Elections will be held for 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, 200 seats in Rajasthan, 90 seats in Chhattisgarh and 70 seats in Delhi.
The terms of the legislative Assemblies in the four States are to expire on December 13 (Delhi), January 3 (Rajasthan) and January 31 (Madhya Pradesh) and (Chhattisgarh).
The Model Code of Conduct has come into effect from October 6 when the election schedule was announced by the Election Commission. This will be applicable to the four state governments, Union Government and to political parties.
A high-profile meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) scheduled for today to discuss the privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports was postponed.
Although reports here suggested that the meeting could take place later in the week, official sources, however, said that no fresh date had been fixed. Officially, no reason was attributed for the postponement. Apparently, the government wants to put the matter on the backburner, keeping in mind the forthcoming elections in Delhi. A final decision may be taken in a day or two.
The GoM was to meet on the issue as the Union Cabinet had decided in September that 74 per cent of the government stake in two airports, currently run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), would be sold out to private joint-venture partners or consortia for 30 years on the basis of renewable contracts. The government had also shortlisted KPMG, ABN Amro and Ernst and Young for appointment of consultants for the process.
The GoM is headed by the Minister of Finance and has Law, Disinvestment and Civil Aviation Ministers as its other members.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) today condemned the politicisation of rape while referring to a victim who was paraded by the BJP at a party rally addressed by the Prime Minister in Madhya Pradesh last month. Taking serious cognisance of the politics of rape, the commission asked all political parties to exercise due care in the run up to the forthcoming Assembly elections.
NCW chairperson, Dr Poornima Advani, told mediapersons here on Wednesday that rape victims should be kept out of the political process.
"The commission feels that the dignity of women is paramount and at no cost should individual cases of crime against women be politicised. Due care must be exercised by all political parties in the coming elections," she observed.
Dr Advani said the victim came to the commission on Tuesday. "She has complained of threats by the assassins of her husband who are today imprisoned. She has also stated that she has a gross feeling of insecurity. The NCW has asked the state government to provide adequate security and protection to her."
The scheme would help in the consolidation of the existing facilities and creation of a viable institutional infrastructure, academic gradation of knowledge, competence and pedagogical skills of schoolteachers in the country. The scheme will have a projected outlay of Rs 950 crore during the 10th Plan, of which 95 per cent has been earmarked for state level activities.
The scheme was started in 1987-88 with the main components of the scheme being the setting up of Districts Institutions of Education and Training (DIETs), strengthening of Colleges of Teacher Education (CTEs) Institutes of Advanced Studies in Education (IASEs), State Councils of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and orientation of schoolteachers.
At present, there are 492 DIETs, 86 CTEs and 38 IASEs covering all states and Union Territories, except Chndigarh, Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli.
UP to celebrate 'Taj Year 2004'
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Government would celebrate next year as international 'Taj Year 2004' to commemorate 500 years of the monument, a senior state minister said. State Tourism Minister Naresh Agarwal said on Wednesday that the government would hold several cultural programmes to mark the occasion. — UNI
AIDS campaign draws flak
Vijayawada: Even as the AIDS awareness campaign-"whether Pulliraja will get AIDS" — drew overwhelming response, the second one advising Pulliraja to use condom has run into rough weather with the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) threatening to launch a "militant struggle" demanding its immediate withdrawal. "Women are projected as carriers of the dreaded disease in the advertisement which also encourages promiscuity," NFIW national vice-president Chandra Rajakumari told reporters here on Wednesday. — UNI
Truckload of explosives seized
Mumbai: Acting on a tip-off, the Maharashtra police seized a truckload of explosives, including detonators, in Malegaon Wednesday evening, the police said. The police said investigators intercepted the truck carrying the explosives on the busy Mumbai-Agra national highway and seized the consignments. The truck driver, Anil Damu Ingle, 29, was arrested and had been remanded in police custody by a local court, officials said. The police said the explosives were worth nearly Rs 1,80,000. — OC
2 jawans killed in blast
Imphal: Two Army jawans were killed and three injured in a powerful bomb explosion triggered by suspected United National Liberation Front, (UNLF) insurgents in the Moreh area, bordering Myanmar, in Manipur's Chandel district on Wednesday night. — PTI
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Discussion in 'Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things' started by Gonkboy, Apr 24, 2016.
I played a show last night and was setting up my gear. The amp was a Blackstar HT. i use an AMT C2 pedal so went about setting it up. I plugged into the effects return (as i always do with other amps) but there was no sound. If i plugged into the front of the amp there was no problem, so all the cables worked fine.
So what was i doing wrong? Why was there no sound when i went straight into the fx return?
My impression from your description is that nothing was plugged into the send part of the fx loop, is that correct? If that's the case, I wonder if the return isn't active unless there is something plugged into the send output of the fx loop.
Okay. So if i plugged something into the fx send (even if it's not connected to anything) then that would activate the fx loop, thus allowing me to run my preamp pedal through the fx return straight into the speakers?
You don't run a pre-amp pedal in the effects loop. You plug it into the regular input. Guitar -> pedal -> amp. If you were plugging this pedal into the loop, what was plugged into the amp's input jack?
There's someone in this thread with a similar problem, so I assume your amp is working like it should and this is just due to how it's designed.
You might want to post this question in the amp forum here or at the Blackstar forum to get more replies (and change the title to something like "Blackstar HT Loop").
no, what the OP tried to do works well with many amps; it certainly works with every amp that i own (& all rental amps provided to me by promoters), wherein the fx-return acts as an insert previous to the power-section: it's a very, very common design.
of course, that may not be the case with whichever amp he was using.
Thanks for the help folks. I think i'll post it in the amp forum with a more specific title.
If any other posters have an answer please feel free to post here.
Isn't it called an effects "loop" because it needs to be a closed loop? If it's an active loop, it would need both send and return going, and to be switched on.
This is how Blackstar amps work IIRC. I was testing a Sansamp preamp at my local store and the Blackstar was not playing with only Loop return plugged in.
nah, it's just a typical feature (& has been for a while) that's missing or something was malfunctioning or a 1/4" dummy-plug needed inserting at the effects-send; an effects loop on most professionally-intended guitar amps is just an insert, and would normally function as the OP expected, these days.


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Q: Databinding 2 comboboxes Issue I have 2 comboboxes. If i select a Activity in the 1st one, the related sub activities should be displayed in the second combobox.
The code looks fine as per MVVM style but when i select an activity on 1st one, the related subactivities in the 2nd combobox are not synched.
Here is my code:
View
<Window x:Class="TestDGCombosBinding.MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TestDGCombosBinding"
    Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>
        <ObjectDataProvider x:Key="ActivitiesDataProvider" ObjectType="{x:Type local:Activities}" MethodName="GetActivities"/>
        <local:DebugConverter x:Key="DebugConverter" />
    </Grid.Resources>
    <DataGrid
        Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
                 AutoGenerateColumns="False"
                 SelectionUnit="CellOrRowHeader"
                 SelectionMode="Single"
                 IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"
                 RowBackground="White"
                 AlternatingRowBackground="LightGray"
                 AlternationCount="2" Name="dataGrid1" CurrentCellChanged="dataGrid1_CurrentCellChanged">
        <DataGrid.BindingGroup>
            <BindingGroup />
        </DataGrid.BindingGroup>
        <DataGrid.Resources>

        </DataGrid.Resources>

        <DataGrid.Columns>
            <DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Activities Custom" CanUserSort="True">
                <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <ComboBox Text="{Binding CurrentActivity}"
                                    SelectedValuePath="ActivityID"
                                    DisplayMemberPath="ActivityName"
                                    ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ActivitiesDataProvider}}"/>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn>
            <DataGridTemplateColumn Header="SubActivities Custom" >
                <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <ComboBox Text="{Binding CurrentSubActivity}"
                                    SelectedValuePath="SubActivityID"
                                    DisplayMemberPath="SubActivityname"
                                    ItemsSource="{Binding Path=SubActivitiesOfCurrentActivity}"/>
                    </DataTemplate>
                </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
            </DataGridTemplateColumn>

        </DataGrid.Columns>
    </DataGrid>
</Grid>

Model
public class Activities
{
    public DataView GetActivities()
    {
        return ActivitiesAccess.GetAllActivities();
    }
}

ViewModel
public class ActivitiesViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    public ActivitiesViewModel()
    { }
    private int currentActivity;

    public int CurrentActivity
    {
        get { return currentActivity; }
        set {
                currentActivity = value;
                SubActivitiesOfCurrentActivity = ActivitiesAccess.GetAllSubActivitiesinActivity(currentActivity);
                OnPropertyChanged("CurrentActivity");
            }
    }

    private DataView subActivitiesOfCurrentActivity;

    public DataView SubActivitiesOfCurrentActivity
    {
        get {return subActivitiesOfCurrentActivity; }
        set
        {
            subActivitiesOfCurrentActivity = value;
            OnPropertyChanged("SubActivitiesOfCurrentActivity");
        }
    }

    private int currentSubActivity;

    public int CurrentSubActivity
    {
        get { return currentSubActivity; }
        set
        {
            currentSubActivity = value;
            OnPropertyChanged("CurrentSubActivity");
            }
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    private void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
    {
        if (PropertyChanged != null)
        {
            PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
    }
}

When i debug the code when i select an activity from the 1st drop down, the CurrentActivity property value is always 0 which im not sure why.
This value should be equal to the ActivityID of the selected activity.
I searched alot to get help but i couldnt find anything.
I will be very happy if someone could specify any problem in the code.

A: Don't bind to the Text property in your comboboxes, try replacing:
 <ComboBox Text="{Binding CurrentActivity}"
                                SelectedValuePath="ActivityID"
                                DisplayMemberPath="ActivityName"
                                ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ActivitiesDataProvider}}"/>

with:
<ComboBox ItemsSource="{Binding Source={StaticResource ActivitiesDataProvider}}"
                                SelectedValuePath="ActivityID"
                                DisplayMemberPath="ActivityName"
                                SelectedValue="{Binding CurrentActivity}"
                                IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"/>

Same idea for the sub activities combobox. In general, for comboboxes use the SelectedItem and SelectedIndex properties. Also use IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem (depending on the type of ItemsSource.
By the way, you don't need to bind to the ID if you don't want to, you can bind directly to the whole object by using:
 SelectedValue="{Binding SelectedItem}"

which will bind the value of the combobox to the selected item of the list, just keep it in synch with your VM using IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" (this applies if your VM is managing the list and knows which the selected item is).
Hope this helps you! Regards

A: I resolved my issue.
When An Activity is Changed, the related Sub-Activities should be notified of the change.
But when the Sub-Activity is changed there is no need to notify the Activity.
I just commented OnPropertyChanged() call in CurrentSubActivity property.
Here is the code
private int currentSubActivity;

    public int CurrentSubActivity
    {
        get { return currentSubActivity; }
        set
        {
            //OnPropertyChanged("CurrentSubActivity");
            this.currentSubActivity = value;

        }
    }

I hope this helps someone out there too :)


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Reviews Featuring 'Forklift Extreme' and 'Horgihugh', Plus the Latest Releases and Sales – TouchArcade
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for July 12th, 2022. In today's article, we start things off with a couple of reviews. I've got a short one of Forklift Extreme for you, while our pal Mikhail has a beefier look at the shoot-em-up Horgihugh and Friends. After that, it's new release time. The big title today is Time on Frog Island, but there are a few other interesting games in the bunch. We finish things up in the usual manner, with a look at some of the significant new and expiring sales of the day. Let's go!
Forklift Extreme ($9.99)
This game is interested in one thing: forklifts. If you are into that, then you'll probably be happy with it. If you are not into that, you will not be convinced by Forklift Extreme. While multiple views are on offer, you'll primarily be playing from an angled overhead perspective. Generally speaking, your goal is going to be to move certain things from one place to another using your forklift, all while avoiding damaging objects. There are additional goals to complete and some diversions along the way, but it all comes back to careful handling, moving, and stacking of cargo. You'll be ranked based on how well you do, and various unlockable skins and a few additional forklifts can be had by finding certain objects or completing missions.
Forklift Extreme is fun enough, but it's also very repetitive. It can also be very aggravating trying to get top marks due to how easy it is to bump some small object or another. I imagine if you're a forklift fan, you won't get burnt out on the whole affair as quickly as I did. Even with that in mind, I can't say I didn't have some fun with this one. It's more intuitive to play than the countless Simulator games that have released on the Switch, but still nails down the feel of what it's trying to get across in a sufficiently complex manner.
Horgihugh and Friends ($29.99)
I don't think there's a more iconic duo than the Nintendo Switch and late ports at this point with how many continue to get announced these days. Most of these are sadly overpriced compared to the existing versions, but sometimes developers go the extra mile to make the Nintendo Switch version special. Developer Pixel's shoot 'em up Horgihugh that is available on PC was expanded upon with new content and features for Nintendo Switch in the form of Horgihugh and Friends that is available on the eShop and physically.
Horgihugh and Friends is an expanded and enhanced version of Horgihugh that is currently available on PC. This version adds a new mode, new characters, enemies, items, and more with game balance tweaked according to the official website. The new mode is a basic city rebuilding mode that lets you use the currency you collect during the shoot 'em up levels to add more to the town and attract more villagers.
I've not played the PC version enough to comment on it, but I enjoyed Horgihugh and Friends on Switch after spending some time with it. It doesn't make a good initial impression, but fans of cute 'em ups who like the aesthetic will find a competent game with responsive controls here. The music is also quite nice.
My biggest problem with this release is how inconsistent the visuals are. The gameplay and character designs are well done, but some aspects of the interface and portraits make it feel cheap. This is due to poor font choices and some low resolution assets when played docked. Thankfully the game looks fine in handheld mode at least, barring the font. This may seem like a small complaint, but the much higher than expected asking price doesn't help.
Barring the font that makes some aspects of Horgihugh and Friends feel cheap, the only problem I have with the release is the price point. While an expanded version of a game should cost more, the price point for the North American version is a bit too much for it to be an easy recommendation right now. There are so many quality shoot 'em ups for half of the asking price, that I can't recommend this in its current state without that big caveat. The retail release being more expensive is understandable given cartridge costs, but this is definitely too expensive for what it is on the eShop. -Mikhail Madnani
Time on Frog Island ($24.99)
You've shipwrecked on a strange island. Your boat needs extensive repairs to be seaworthy again, and you don't have the parts required to fix it. The good news is, the island isn't uninhabited. There are plenty of friendly frogs populating the island, and they're all too happy to give you a hand… provided you help them out in return. Explore the island and carry out a series of trades to get what you need, all while gaining new powers and abilities that open up more of the map. The charming aesthetics nicely enhance the pleasant experience of poking about the island and interacting with its quirky residents.
The Quest for Excalibur – Puy du Fou ($29.99)
A game where you play as an heir of King Arthur who must find the pieces of the shattered Excalibur and bring Arthur back from the dead in a world based on the real French theme park Puy du Fou. Customize your avatar and play through fifteen different challenges set in various historical eras to recover the pieces, all while checking out the sights. I'd imagine this has a lot of appeal if you're a fan of the Puy du Fou park itself.
Krut: The Mythic Wings ($9.99)
This is apparently based on a 2018 CG animated movie from Thailand, and that is probably the most interesting thing about it. Otherwise it's a pretty plain side-scrolling action game with nice art and slightly more involved combat than the average game of this sort. You can buy upgrades, get new powers, and so on. It's not a bad game by any means, but it's not very thrilling either.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch ($29.99)
Take a decent but not spectacular Metroidvania-style game, make a port with a bunch of technical issues, and throw it on a platform with no shortage of excellent games in the genre, and you have a pretty tough sell. There's still something here, but if you want to enjoy it you're far better off exploring other platforms. I don't mind hiccups by any means, but minute-long loading times between areas in a Metroidvania is a lot to swallow. If you're feeling bold and forgiving, by all means. But I personally think this is one case where the sacrifices are too great.
Mira: A Bird's Flight ($4.99)
Another moody largely monochromatic game, but this one involves flying rather than platforming. You control what I am assuming is the titular bird Mira and make your way through just under fifty stages. Avoid hazards, solve some light puzzles, defeat bosses, and above all never stop flying. No, really. I don't think you can.
Firefighter:Car Fire Truck Sim Driving 2022 Simulator ($14.99)
Garbage game goes into garbage bin. Handheld only because Midnight Works sure doesn't give a rat's behind about putting in any effort on this dump of a port.
Lewd game lovers will find some new low prices on Gun Gun Pixies and the Gal*Gun games, among others. The rest of the list has some good stuff that shows up relatively often, but I've got it there just in case you need a reminder. The outbox has a few nice titles in it, but it's short enough that I'll leave it to you to check it out.
Will Die Alone ($3.49 from $4.99 until 7/18)
Madness Beverage ($6.74 from $14.99 until 7/22)
The Company Man ($15.99 from $19.99 until 7/25)
Gun Gun Pixies ($9.99 from $49.99 until 7/25)
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Ciel Fledge: Daughter Raising Sim ($2.49 from $9.99 until 7/25)
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7 Years From Now ($5.99 from $9.99 until 7/25)
Quantum Replica ($5.99 from $9.99 until 7/25)
Raging Loop ($14.99 from $29.99 until 7/25)
Gal*Gun 2 ($7.49 from $29.99 until 7/25)
Gal*Gun Returns ($27.49 from $49.99 until 7/25)
Gal*Gun Double Peace ($31.99 from $39.99 until 7/25)
The Plane Effect ($10.04 from $14.99 until 7/25)
Okinawa Rush ($11.99 from $19.99 until 8/1)
Tanuki Justice ($5.99 from $14.99 until 8/1)
Wallachia: Reign of Dracula ($5.99 from $14.99 until 8/1)
Flippin Kaktus ($8.39 from $11.99 until 8/1)
Jet Kave Adventure ($1.99 from $19.99 until 8/1)
BIT.TRIP Series, Assorted ($1.99 from $4.99 until 8/1)
Coffee Crisis ($1.99 from $9.99 until 8/1)
Door Kickers ($1.99 from $11.99 until 8/1)
Chex Quest ($1.99 from $4.99 until 8/1)
Beautiful Ukraine ($3.00 from $4.00 until 8/1)
Alder's Blood: DE ($5.99 from $19.99 until 8/1)
Golden Force ($7.99 from $19.99 until 8/1)
Timothy & the Mysterious Forest ($1.99 from $7.99 until 8/1)
CHOP ($1.99 from $9.99 until 8/1)
Death's Hangover ($1.99 from $4.99 until 8/1)
Zombie Blast Crew ($1.99 from $9.99 until 8/1)
Eyes: The Horror Game ($1.99 from $2.49 until 8/1)
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Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom ($2.09 from $14.99 until 8/1)
9 Clues: Secret of Serpent Creek ($2.09 from $14.99 until 8/1)
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Lost Grimoires 3: Forgotten Well ($2.09 from $14.99 until 8/1)
The Marauder Chronicles ($3.34 from $4.99 until 8/1)
Sakura Nova ($7.49 from $14.99 until 8/1)
Sakura Succubus ($4.99 from $9.99 until 8/1)
Beach Bounce Remastered ($4.99 from $9.99 until 8/1)
Legends of Talia: Arcadia ($1.99 from $2.99 until 8/1)
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Dadish ($1.99 from $9.99 until 7/13)
Dadish 2 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 7/13)
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Little Mouse's Encyclopedia ($3.89 from $12.99 until 7/13)
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SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off ($4.94 from $14.99 until 7/13)
Super Fowlst ($1.99 from $9.99 until 7/13)
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That's all for today, friends. We'll be back tomorrow with a couple of new releases, a review or two, some sales, and whatever major news rolls in during the next day. I hope you all have an excellent Tuesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
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Banks await more foreign strategic investors
Several banks are currently issuing dividend paying shares as well as making strong efforts in finding more foreign strategic investors to increase capital.
However, this approach has not seen improved results due to capital ownership ratio of foreign investors in commercial banks having remained at the same level for the last many years.
Banks see opportunity
In July 2021, OCB announced to lock foreign investment ratio at 22%. This shows that the bank is calculating on finding strategic foreign investors to sell the remaining capital, with total foreign capital in a bank to not exceed 30% of charter capital. For the last one year many banks are locking foreign room to increase capital. For instance, Techcombank is limiting foreign ownership at 22,4908%. In mid-August this year, SHB also temporarily locked the room for foreign investors at 10%, and at the end of April 2021, VPBank fixed the maximum foreign ownership ratio at 15% to clear the way for foreign shareholders. At the end of 2020, HDBank also adjusted the foreign room from 30% to 21.5%, with goal of serving a cooperation plan with foreign strategic partners.
For Vietnamese banks, finding foreign strategic investors to improve their financial and governance capacity is a common goal. However, from 2013 until now, finding foreign investors has been a difficult task, as many foreign strategic shareholders earlier had parted ways from Vietnamese Banks, which included a wave of foreign banks divesting capital in Vietnamese banks, with big names such as Standard Chartered, HSBC, ANZ, Bank of America, and Deutsche Bank.
In the last five years, the banking industry has only had a few notable big deals such as BIDV making a successful private placement of 15% of share capital in Hana Bank in 2019, and OCB selling 15% of shares to partner Aozora. Many other banks have also shaken hands with foreign partners, but the ownership rate is less than 5% of the bank charter capital. This shows that Vietnamese banks are very much in need for foreign strategic shareholders, and are very much looking forward to the entry of new strategic partners.
While banks still have room for strategic foreign investors, they attracted cash flow from foreign investors to make profits from transactions of buying and selling outstanding shares. Accordingly, the room for the foreign room was filled, affecting capital mobilization from strategic investors.
Several barriers
The above difficulties come from an old but still hot story related with commercial banks. Commercial banks have repeatedly pointed out that finding and choosing strategic partners is difficult, but negotiating to get to the final result is even more difficult because the biggest obstacle is focusing on the equity ratio.
According to the provisions of Decree 01/2014/ND-CP of the Government, on the purchase of shares by foreign investors of Vietnamese commercial banks, effective from 20 February 2014, the rate of individual foreign ownership of shares must not exceed 5% of charter capital, and foreign organizations not exceeding 15% of charter capital. At the same time, a strategic investor owns no more than 20% of charter capital. The total share ownership of foreign investors must not exceed 30% of the charter capital of a Vietnamese commercial bank. This regulation is a huge barrier, making strategic investors hesitate, or even withdraw.
When foreign investors joined Vietnamese banks, they had to accept very low interest rates. For a period of time, many banks even did not pay dividends so as to focus on restructuring. This is a big disadvantage in maintaining cooperation with foreign shareholders. Maybe at first foreign investors, specifically foreign banks, join Vietnamese banks with the assumption of accepting a very low profit in order to find added value for their investment in the future. Specifically, after a period of time and better understanding of the market and local customs, they separate to operate independently when the conditions for establishing a joint venture bank, a 100% foreign-owned bank, or foreign bank branches is increasingly open to economic integration.
The root cause of dispute lies in the percentage of ownership. A financial expert shared that within the prescribed rate, although you become a major shareholder in a Vietnamese bank, a foreign investor does not have the authority to decide all issues related to the organization and operations of the concerned bank, leading to conflict between strategic shareholders and the Board of Directors. Therefore, the strategic shareholder leaves while another shareholder has not yet entered.
This particular expert also thinks that the bank foreign room lock maybe for the cooperation plan with strategic investors in the near future but it could also be just a trick to paint a congenial picture of operations. Locking the room at a lower level than the ceiling creates the impression that the bank keeps this room for other partners, but it is possible that for foreign investors who have dived in, the bank has no choice but to reduce that ratio and lock it up to avoid large fluctuations in stock prices.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Bankers Association, said that regulations on share ownership ratio of foreign investors should be classified by group. This could show, which bank has completed Basel II, is continuing to improve Basel III, or can raise the foreign shareholder capital contribution ratio to 30% higher than the prescribed rate. However, raising the capital contribution ratio must ensure harmony between the interests and needs of investors with the role of state management.
Broadly speaking, many experts believe that in order for Vietnam to enter the world of global finance, it is necessary to have at least one or two banks active in major financial markets such as in New York, London, or Tokyo. In order to do so, commercial banks must have banking on a very large scale, create trust with potential shareholders, and in particular Vietnam must open more room for foreign investors. If Vietnam continues to maintain such a low level of room as at present, it will restrict the listing of shares in foreign financial markets.
Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong
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Trinh Van Quyet's transaction canceled, securities accounts blocked
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An unreported transaction made by Trinh Van Quyet, Chair of FLC Group, worth VND1.6-1.8 trillion on January 10 has been canceled as he did not report the deal.
Tan Hoang Minh Group withdraws from Thu Thiem land auction, accepts loss of deposit
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Vietnam ranks third worldwide in terms of rubber export value
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China reopens one more border gate with Vietnam for fresh fruit imports
Chinese authority on January 12 re-opened its Hekou International Border Gate for imported fresh fruits, including dragon fruit, and frozen foods from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnamese banks' charter capital surged in 2021
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VN to boost domestic 'supporting industries'
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Vietnam has 683,600 operational firms: economic census
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Hanoi to welcome launch of 26,000 apartment units in 2022: C&W Vietnam
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Laos top recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment
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Vietnamese billionaire sells shares without necessary report
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Lady Gaga Fans Are Freaking Out Over a Recent Waitressing Gig at Her Dad's New Restaurant
Written by Daniel Villarreal on July 17, 2018
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The father of pop star Lady Gaga, Joe Germanotta, owns Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, a fried chicken and Southern food joint in New York City's Grand Central Station that touts itself as the train station's "first openly LGBTQ-friendly establishment and first to hang rainbow flags to show our support." And so to show support for her dad, Lady Gaga worked and ate at her dad's restaurant this weekend, much to her fans' delight.
On Saturday, Lady Gaga told her fans via Instagram that she could be found at Art Bird & Whiskey Bar and that they should stop by if her dad's other restaurant — Joanne Trattoria, a homestyle Italian joint on the Upper West Side named after Lady Gaga's deceased aunt — was too busy.
While there, Lady Gaga worked behind the counter, incognito in sunglasses with her hair in a top knot, serving drinks and snacking on a fried chicken sandwich. She and the restaurant also took shots of her time there.
Check out this gallery of Lady Gaga working and eating at Art Bird & Whiskey Bar:
When not working behind the counter at her dad's chicken restaurant Art Bird, Lady Gaga has stayed busy. She'll soon release the dates of her two-year Las Vegas residency at MGM's Park Theatre and was recently spotted in the recording studio. Come fall she'll start doing publicity tours and interviews around her role in the upcoming A Star Is Born remake.
The film will star Lady Gaga in her first leading role in a major motion picture. She'll play Ally, a small-town girl hoping to make it big. Co-star Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Maine, an alcoholic has-been rock star who helps advance her career.
As the two begin a passionate love affair, Jack coaxes Ally into the spotlight, catapulting her to stardom. But as Ally's career quickly eclipses his own, Jackson finds it increasingly hard to handle his fading glory.
Once A Star Is Born premieres on Oct. 5, Gaga fans in the New York City area have the perfect spot for a pre-screening or post-screening meal. Art Bird is apparently all the rage.
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package com.hazelcast.internal.serialization.impl;

import com.hazelcast.internal.serialization.InternalSerializationService;
import com.hazelcast.nio.Version;
import com.hazelcast.test.HazelcastParallelClassRunner;
import com.hazelcast.test.annotation.ParallelTest;
import com.hazelcast.test.annotation.QuickTest;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

@RunWith(HazelcastParallelClassRunner.class)
@Category({QuickTest.class, ParallelTest.class})
public class VersionedObjectDataInputAndOutputTest {

    private final InternalSerializationService iss = (InternalSerializationService)
            new DefaultSerializationServiceBuilder().setVersion(SerializationServiceV1.VERSION_1).build();

    @Test
    public void testVersionOnInput() {
        ObjectDataInputStream input = new ObjectDataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[]{}), iss);
        Version version = Version.of(3);

        input.setVersion(version);
        assertEquals(version, input.getVersion());

    }

    @Test
    public void testVersionOnOutput() {
        ObjectDataOutputStream output = new ObjectDataOutputStream(new ByteArrayOutputStream(16), iss);
        Version version = Version.of(3);

        output.setVersion(version);
        assertEquals(version, output.getVersion());

    }

}

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Building a new rig for gaming.
Anyone got experience with the current stuff? I last built one in 2014 so I'm a little out of date. Anyone got experience with AMD builds? I am also looking to build a micro-ATX and try to keep it as quiet as possible. Maybe dabble in water-cooling a micro-ATX.
This is my go to resource when I decide to build a new gaming computer either for myself or a friend..
I just built a pretty solid PC for work with an A10-7850K and whatever MB was free with a bundle have been happy with it thus far.
Current, yes. But I tend to build bigger towers and avoid AMD/ATI recently.
Yeah gonna avoid ATI this rig. My brother said if I plan to hackintosh, I should get an nvid card anyway. Never had any experience with AMD.
Honestly, if you're going to avoid ATI I'd probably avoid AMD too. It's the same company these days and the CPUs/GPUs work better together. If anything, I'd use an ATI card before an AMD CPU though. The Intel CPUs are just higher quality lately. They tend to run a bit faster at lower temperatures. The recent Radeon cards are decent enough, but my main issue with those has always been the Catalyst drivers. I've never really been entirely happy with them, and often ended up using third-party drivers to get full functionality out of the cards.
As for watercooling, I haven't experimented too much with it. I'm thinking about doing that for my CPU at some point. Just be aware that it does take up some space. Using a micro-ATX will demand that you be very efficient space-wise.
Locked i5 and lightly oc'd R9 290 here... no idea what issues arise from mixing and matching.
- Intel imo is best for gaming on the cpu end of things. They do tend to run faster yet quieter and cooler. The fastest diminishing return you'll find in building a gaming rig is Intel CPUs though. On performance v cost, you're better off in 1080 60fps with a locked i5 or i7 rather than getting low double digit percent clock increases at the cost of life. If you don't care about budget, you can ignore this advice and probably most my advice in general. If you are playing cpu intensive games and that is your limiter rather than monitor refresh or GPU, then get MSI afterburner and start it up.
- I have heard that pretty much all other places, AMD GPUs are more expensive than nVidia. In the US this isn't the case, and again on a performance per dollar assessment, you are nearly always best served by hitting the AMD equivalent in any category, especially if you intend to OC, and doubly especially if you plan on water cooling to increase how far you can go. AMD GPUs do tend to be louder and less energy efficient, but if you want to OC, you will get more bang for your (American) buck by picking the 390 over the 970, for the obvious example.
I went micro ATX with my current build, which is nearing two years old now. i5 4460, R9 290, 8GB DDR3 1600, have a Caviar Blue 7200rpm 1TB HD and a Sandisk Ultra II 240GB SSD where I keep my OS and some games, if storage really matters. When and why I ordered what I ordered was because after a $75 rebate and a combo on a hideous case with a gold rated PSU, I got it all for around $600 and this was again, nearly two years ago. I'm kind of a wizard among my friends that build/game for finding the best prices... the secret is patience and a clear total budget and overall goal. I wanted to be able to play anything in ultra at 60 fps in 1080 for a couple years. I got what I paid for.
E: Another thing, regardless of price, try to avoid two GPUs in crossfire or sli instead of one powerful card, for gaming. There are notoriously poor or very late optimizations for multi GPU set ups, spending a little extra on a 970 instead of two 750s or whatever, usually the better option for QoL if nothing else. Speaking specifically of proprietary software, I prefer giving money to AMD over nVidia also on the 'moral' basis or whatever. That justification would fall slim if nVidia starting being cheaper in their comparable cards than AMD here, I bet. Shadowplay is also far better than the AMD built in recording software, fwiw.
No particular issues. I wouldn't use an AMD CPU in general, given a choice. They're not bad, just not as efficient. That's one of my problems with ATI as well. Also, Catalyst (Radeon) drivers work a little better on AMD CPUs compared to Intel, though it's odd how that'd happen.
Get a good power supply and don't skimp on wattage. It doesn't matter how fancy your AMD/Intel CPUs are or what kind of graphic cards you have (or if you are running SLI or crossfire) if you don't have enough power to run it. Also, modular PSUs are awesome.
Yes, I remember buying a 420w psu lol. Then learning it was a bad decision. Hehe.
I'm partial to the design of the node 804, understanding its primary design is as a HTPC; but I reckon I could squeeze in some decent things in it.
I loved my modular PSU. Next one I get will be one again. All in all, happy with my computer right now.
If you want to build a hackintosh, use tonymacx86.com as your guide. Their Buyer's Guide will more or less tell you exactly which parts are known to be compatible. Trust me, you want to stick to their recommendations. What graphics card you need depends on what kind of monitor you're using. A 970 is plenty for most 1080p builds, if you want to venture into 1440p (2.5k) or 4k territory, 980 or 980ti is nice. VR wants at least a 970 as well.
Can I also advise taking care of cable management very carefully and properly in your initial build too? I find I always say 'it'll be fine this way for now, I'll go back and fix it better later, let's get it to POST with the case put together'... and then I never actually go back and do it.
Also if this machine of yours can wait at all for the 1000 series, oh god yes do so. We're moving to 13nm and immediate DX12 and Vulkan support. I would not be buying any higher than a 970/390 tier card, and only those at a good price, until next year personally, but again this is probably frugality/financial pragmatism speaking.


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Manse one of three Nevada schools to get Navarro STEM grant
The school will be using its funding to establish a second dedicated STEM class which will incorporate materials from Hand2Mind and Kinderlab Robotics.
Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times- Manse Elementary School teacher Jamie Carroll's instructs her second-grade classroom in this file photo from September 2017. The school is the only in Nye County to get a STEM grant through Navarro Research and Engineering.
Getty Images Navarro Research and Engineering is supporting STEM education in Nevada through its Community Commitment Grants Program, of which Manse Elementary is one of the first grant recipients.
Millions of companies worldwide depend on the skills and knowledge of their employees for success and in a time of rapid technological evolution, ensuring the next generation is prepared to take on careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, is key.
For Navarro Research and Engineering Inc., STEM education is so important that the company has even created a Community Commitment Grants Program, through which it can provide funds to schools that can then utilize that money to bolster their STEM curriculum. For its very first cycle, three Nevada schools have been selected to receive these special grants, one of which is the Pahrump Valley's own Manse Elementary School.
"Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned small business contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management, today announced three Nevada schools have been awarded classroom funding through the company's new Community Commitment Grants Program," a press release issued Sept. 7 stated. "The grants program, in its inaugural year, is specifically designed to support educational activities that promote learning related to science, technology, engineering and math in communities near the Nevada National Security Site."
Manse Elementary will be using its grant funding to establish a second dedicated STEM class which will incorporate materials from Hand2Mind and Kinderlab Robotics.
Manse educators are obviously excited by the prospect and teacher Jeanette Ogden remarked, "I feel strongly that, long-term, this STEM class will provide students with real-world skills like critical thinking, problem solving, communication and teamwork that are necessary to become successful in any career field or life situation. Thank you to Navarro for supporting our vision."
DOE Office of Environmental Management Nevada Program Manager Robert Boehlecke added that these grants represent a valuable investment in that they, "…will help open the door to potential future career opportunities at the NNSS for local young people."
Manse Elementary was one of a pool of 16 schools that applied for Navarro's first round of the Community Commitment Grants Program and other Nye County schools now have the chance to get in on the opportunity too. The application period for the 2023 grant cycle is currently open and Navarro is encouraging all public, private and charter schools in Nye, Clark, Elko, Esmeralda, Lincoln and White Pine counties to apply.
"Grants are expected to be awarded in early 2023," the release explained. "Preference will be given to applications supporting clearly-defined STEM-based activities."
The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Applications and additional information can be found at bit.ly/3xnAaMU
For more information visit www.Navarro-Inc.com
Contact reporter Robin Hebrock at rhebrock@pvtimes.com
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What to know about this year's Lincoln Day Dinner
This February, members of the Grand Ol' Party will come together for an evening of conservative-likemindedness during the 2023 Lincoln Day Dinner in Pahrump.
Human-trafficking: 'The problem is very real'
And it's often committed by people the victim is already familiar with or those they have met and become friendly with online, say those who see the impacts of human trafficking.
Here's a look at the state transportation department's plans for roads and other infrastructure in 2023.
Nye clerk says hand count was 'more accurate' than voting machines
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Driver accused of DUI called 911 because he believed someone was in his car trunk
By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Valley Times
A Nye County Sheriff's Office deputy reported the driver appeared to be hallucinating and admitted to using meth.
How a bill becomes Nevada law — lobbyist explains the politics of it all
By Bill Newyear Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Janine Hansen explains the fine points of being a lobbyist. Hansen spoke at the Pahrump Valley Museum this month at the behest of the New Nevada State movement.
Couple found dead from apparent murder-suicide in Death Valley park
An elderly husband allegedly shot and killed his elderly wife who was suffering from severe health problems before turning the gun on himself at Death Valley National Park in an apparent act of murder-suicide, according to a park officials.
Lombardo raises nearly $2M after winning election
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Many companies that donated only to former Gov. Steve Sisolak suddenly opened their checkbooks once Joe Lombardo won the governor's race in November.
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PARTY AT THE FARM: 3rd Annual "Fun"draiser set for Nature Health Farms
Alex D'Jon purchased land to establish a rural venture in Pahrump in 2019 and area residents will be able to check out all Nature Health Farms has to offer this Saturday during the 3rd Annual Nature Health Farms "Fun"draiser.