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Snappy Nappy, "Many Roads to Mantua" - The Battle of Rivoli
For the Battle of Rivoli, we are fortunate to have several "eye-witness" accounts. These come from French General Joubert (Dick), Austrian General Vukassovich/Reuss (Brian), with a cameo from French General Rey (Mark). Heavily involved as well was Austrian General Ocksay/Koblos (Sean).
As Joubert at Rivoli, I was faced with covering the Village of Rivoli and two roads following opposite sides of the Adige River. Of necessity, this required that I reluctantly divide my force onto both sides of the river.
Situation at Trente after the first synchronized move - Vukassovich, followed by Ocksay (Sean, left) are headed towards Rivoli, whilst Lusignan (Russ - right) is on the march towards Bassano.
"As Vukassovich/Reuss, my orders were to proceed southbound from Trente, along with my compatriot Koblos/Ockskay (Sean). My forces led the column.
We passed through Rovereto and Ala without incident."
The narrow Alpine roads resulted in a back up at Trente.
"After building a pontoon bridge south of Rivoli, I had deployed several battalions to the eastern side."
Vukassovich/Reuss's Division strung out along to the main road, which proceeds South from Ala to Verona, passing by Rivoli.
Ocksay/Koblos waits near Trente for Vukassovich to progress far enough to allow his Division to follow.
Vukassovich/Reuss's men prepare to enter the Deployment Zone leading to Table R; note the 2 artillery batteries at the head of the force.
Ocksay/Koblos's Division is exiting Table T towards Ala on Table A.
Joubert's dispositions before the storm breaks.
Map for Table R
Traffic Jam in the Alps! Vukassovich/Reuss's lead forces have marched onto the Rivoli table.
A command in March Column takes up a LOT of space along a road!
Two commands take up even more space!
"Approaching Rivoli, we encountered the French. The notable fact was that the major road ran from north to south along the east edge of the board, with the major river just to the west of the road. This gave a very narrow front for my upcoming troops (about 7 or 8 inches wide). My cavalry and horse artillery entered first, followed by my line, my foot artillery, and my grenzer."
The Long White Line.
"The Austrian Corps under Reuss/Vukassovich first appeared East of the Adige. The narrow frontage made maneuver nearly impossible and the threat of the enemy's cavalry held my infantry at bay while his artillery deployed and forced me to retire."
All of Vukassovich/Reuss has transited to Table R. Here we see the entire Division of Ocksay/Koblos awaiting its turn.
"Fortunately for us, Joubert had not known where we would be arriving. He had most of his troops to the west, near Rivoli. His artillery was initially too far to cause harm, and he had only a few troops east of the river. I was able to hurt them in detail, especially due to his lack of artillery support."
Seeing the logjam in front of him, Oksay/Koblos obtains orders from Alvincy to redirect his Division along the road to Verona.
"I deployed my two batteries on the west bank of the Adige and eventually managed to attain flanking fire on the Austrians, causing some confusion and disorder. "
Ocksay/Koblos exits troops towards Verona. These promptly encounter Rey's Divisionh on Table V (See "The Lusignan Lunge".)
"Realizing his problems, he brought his artillery forward, causing some harm to me, but I was able to drive them back."
Having bounced back from Table V, Ocksay/Koblos returns to the main highway, a bit have space having opened up for him along the East bank of the Adige.
"Where do you think those roads lead to?" I asked General Ocksay. This resulted in a tricky bridging operation to pass over the Adige (the troops could also just have retraced their steps back to Ala and over the existing bridge their; with no enemy forces on Table A, it would have taken little time to accomplish).
"All of my were crowded into a small area, so I used my pioneers to construct a bridge across the river. About the time the bridge was completed , my compatriot General Ocksay arrived on the board. He had used to bridge, and a minor road, to cross to the other side of the river. Even there, he faced a narrow front, due to rough terrain just to the west."
"However, return fire and incredibly poor morale tests caused my batteries to leave the battle, greatly diminishing my ability to organize an effective defense. At about this time, Ocksay's Austrian force arrived along the western road along the Adige. "
"Naturally, this created great consternation among my troops."
The Battle rages on near Rivoli. The Osteria Gap is thinly held.
"My troops were making slow progress when more French reinforcements arrived."
As the remainder of Oksay's troops await their chance to join the battle near Rivoli, Bonaparte's elite Guides a Cheval, under the command of Capitaine Murat (part of Rey's Division), appear from Verona!
The road through the Osteria Gorge is open!
"The timely arrival of Rey with half of his Corps at first relieved some of the pressure as I gradually withdrew my troops from the east to the west side of the Adige to strengthen the defense of Rivoli and the western road to Mantua."
"I, General de Division Rey, with half of my Division, go to help Joubert, who is being slammed."
The French Battery defending the Gorge is severely demoralized.
Charges and Counter charges!
I stabilize the front. I send dispatches to General Bonaparte - "I have them stalled; either use my reserves to help Massena or send them to me!"
"At about that time, I received orders from my Commander: 'All forces attack, break through or perish!'. "
The Guides hack down the hapless Pontooniers at the tail end of Ocksay's column. Their death buys time for the rearmost regiment, a unit of stolid Hungarians, to form square, thus making further charges by the Guides a risky undertaking!
Fierce fighting near Rivoli!
Rey's men make their presence felt; it is but a half a Division, though.
Alpine standoff!
The White Menace creeps ever forwards.
General Rey ponders his tactics.
The standoff continues. Note that the Austrian Supply line passes through Ala, on the right. If that village is lost, and remains in French hands at the time of the hourly Supply check, ALL of Vukassovich and Ocksay's troops will have to take a single Morale check, and will not be able to advance any more than an additional 6" until Supply is restored.
General Rey and his boys.
The butcher's bill actually favors the French at this point in the day; Not that the French Artillery losses have been severe, however.
General Rey to Bonaparte: "Send me the rest of my men now, or use them to crush Lusignan!"
"Obedient to my orders, I threw my forces forward."
More bad luck for the French Artillery, as a battery is forced back, Shaken (not stirred).
"Send me the remainder of my troops now", writes Rey to Bonaparte.
Becoming bored with the standoff, the Guides head back towards Verona, allowing the Ocksay's Rearguard to resume their march towards Rivoli.
"Regretably, Rey's force was soundly thrashed by Reuss/Vulassovich's relentless assaults."
Rivoli itself is threatened, and with it the road to Mantua, where Wurmser's starving men remain under siege.
"Let each go their separate ways..."
Rey to General Bonaparte: "Send me the rest of my troops NOW".
Vukassovich pushes the attack, assisted by Ocksay. "Mon General, my troops?"
"Mon General, the Austrians had two batteries when I arrived... I had one. They had two regiments of cavalry... I had one. I was holding my own until his lancers broke a square (each side rolls a d10 in combat. I rolled a 2 and he rolled a 10!) That was enough to make my infantry test their morale. They failed, and broke out of square to fall back. A second infantry unit received a charge in line, failed to form square, and was beaten... but not broken. That ended that!"
Table A is empty again. The Austrian supply line is potentially exposed!
"The French had been weakened by my artillery, and my cavalry and infantry, in spite of some losses, forced the French <i.e., Rey> from the field."
"The remaining quarter of my Division finally reaches me... just in time to cover my withdrawal, leaving Joubert to fort up as best he can."
"Rey was forced to withdraw to Verona, leaving me to face the onslaught of the two Austrian Corps alone, and cut off from further support."
Rey forms his survivors up to grimly contest the village of Rivoli.
"We were able to capture a French bridge near the south end of the board, and began crossing to cut the supplies to the French at Rivoli."
Responding to an Alpine Grouse whispering in his ear, Alvincy orders Ocksay to garrison Ala and thus preserve the Austrian supply line from interruption.
"Haven't we been down this road a few times before? I can't see well in these cursed snow squalls!"
Situation late in the day; the road on the bottom left leads to Mantua!
"Alas, during a valiant charge with my Hussars, I fell badly wounded, leaving my brave troops without command."
"Joubert led his cavalry in a charge against mine. It was a difficult fight, but it proved disastrous for the French, because Joubert was seriously wounded and removed from the field."
"Shortly thereafter, my compatriot, General Ocksay, led his own cavalry against a different French cavalry force. As if to be totally even-handed, the fates decided that Ocksay should also be wounded and removed from the battle."
Ala is safely garrisoned.
"As the Austrians finally gained control of the two roads, the battle mercifully ended, but with Rivoli still in French control."
"By that time, the sun was setting, the French at Rivoli were cut off, and a road to Mantua was opening."
And there she lies, the Crown Jewel of the Quadrilateral... Mantua!
Despite the disappointing outcome in my area of command. I learned a great deal that will improve my performance in future campaigns. My opponents were gracious and formidable.
I had a GREAT time and I am very grateful to Peter for his prodigious efforts in creating this amazing gaming experience. I look forward to future campaigns!
- Dick Hammer (Joubert)
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Moving the transformation point of data
There's a pattern that has become common knowledge, perhaps on its way to received wisdom. Endpoints pass their raw data off to storage as quickly as possible. Analysts then do their work against that storage using map reduced processors, automated and/or ad hoc.
This pattern has many benefits and is correct for many use cases. Ephemeral endpoints, such as elastically scaling containers, are able to emit data before it is lost. Machines under attack are able to emit data before the attacker deletes or corrupts it. Best of all, the analyst can explore the data, learn to ask smarter questions, and gradually improve the quality of their work.
The pattern also has a downside: staggering cost. Network load, storage, compute resources, license costs, service costs, and analyst time. It can all be worthwhile during the process of discovering a new root cause or isolating a security threat, but this is not an ideal way to perform operationalized tasks.
What if more of the analysis work is pushed to the endpoint where the raw data is generated?
That does not work for use cases where raw data must be saved, but those cases do not have to be as prevalent as assumed. It's only like this because we work with data systems that fight against producing information.
We haul dozens of low fidelity lines around for every actual event, generating gigs of noise from every device to sort through. The distance from a given unit of event or metric data to the business impact it represents is huge; just ask anyone who's collected data for a SIEM.
Bulk raw data collection is similar to running all your applications with logging level at Debug: it's the right move when you need it, but a waste on the average day.
Alternatives are out there. The most obvious is metrics: it's hard to argue that a single raw measurement is valuable. Generating a periodic histogram is higher signal, and a smaller data set to boot. Performing metrics analysis at the point of collection produces a better result for less effort.
"checking... is more efficient to do on the host as opposed to querying against a central metrics store... there was no need to store host metrics with that retention and resolution."
https://eng.uber.com/observability-at-scale/
What about events? It's true that a single event could be the needle in a haystack that explains a critical situation. It's also true that these events can be lost to system failure or malicious activity. Unfortunately, it's also true that these events are often nearly impossible to derive state from. That stream of debug events is great for forensics, but poor for analytics.
What if the endpoint were able to regularly report state in business-friendly terms? Less DURSLEy, more CAPS (http://www.monkeynoodle.org/2018/11/dursley-and-caps.html)? What would that require?
Administrators would need to describe the transformations that they need. Ideally, that's writing configuration for an engine, just like they're doing in analysis tools today. However, it would also work to write scripts; this could even be the optimal approach when native tools are faster than a cross-platform engine.
However the work is done, endpoints would need to be able to perform calculations to turn raw data into information. That almost certainly requires a data cache on the endpoint, so cache management becomes a probable requirement.
Of course, bidirectional data distribution, execution shell, and configuration management are required. Those are baseline requirements for any data collection mechanism though, even if some shortcut through baking into a golden image. Ditto for system identification and disambiguation.
So there are some gnarly problems in the infrastructure required to do endpoint-based business analysis, but nothing new, and no true show stoppers. The biggest challenge is at the point of highest value: converting data to business knowledge instead of gathering data for it's own sake. https://open.nytimes.com/talking-technology-nick-rockwell-charity-majors-2acad1690dcf
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Kim Lee of the DJ duo KimKat has taken a break from spinning the hottest parties around the world to release a popping house mix, just in time for the beginning of summer.
Kim Lee —pictured above — and Kat Nova are the babes who make up the DJ duo, and they're just as psyched to be putting it as we are to be getting it. The tracks (spoiler: Bey is remixed in the best possible way) will make you want to get up, strip down, and grab beach season by balls. Check it out below, and hear the rest of their tunes on Soundcloud here.
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This is in a relationship gua above where my cat, Purrl and kitten eat. Purrl was having difficulty accepting Stella, the kitten for over six months. Within hours of placing these two paintings together and changing the table they eat on, they now play, sleep and eat together in harmony!


I have went to the early month of bridal expo at KLCC with my family in Jan 2016.
It was super overwhelming and some of the deals seems too good to be true.
I almost, almost signed for a package in KL area but my mom and sis were signalling me to chill. So I told the person I would call my bf. After talking and all, *no, he did not really help* I told the person I still have to call him coz he was busy. Before going off, the person said she is offering me (she used her yellow card for me , which is limited to each sales person) more reduction and a much lower deposit (what I want to give is up to me, wtf, so I feel stressed) but I told her I needed a walk to think and will come back later if I have decided on anything. This was from the 3rd and last booth I stopped by. Each booth takes AT LEAST 30 minutes and is really draining coz you needed to have full attention and memory in the deals they offer. Although they write down the deals, you cannot take a pic or take the paper.
In the end, I googled the shop in FB, but turned out the review wasn't that good (eg. wat they promised is not fulfilled in the end, staff aren't that friendly, not many clothes choice etc) so I felt relieved walking away.
Then, bf and I went to SS2 and walked into 3 shops. Annie Loseaou was one and the only shop I remember coz of the lace, simplistic, korean, vintage feel that I like but the choice was a little limited and expensive for us so we gave up.
We then wanted to head into another store but right across the street was a banner stating "SALES", so I dragged him over and want to check the place out.
The exterior looked not that wow.
But the staff who attended us was very talkative and friendly.
Bf wasn't bored by him (Mr. S) and the price seems affordable so we signed the package.
I must say that the VVIP dresses are beautiful!
Anyway, each dresses from the VVIP room are super expensive, at RM800 per dress. I have upgraded 3 of it coz they were like at least a must you know.
Anyway, the sales person at first appears really friendly.
He became more pushy especially when I came to try the gowns (24 June 2016).
I personally helped my two sisters chose wedding gowns. Thought it was not much of a hassle till I am the one choosing it.
FYI, be careful with the sales person when he/she choose for you coz mine kept taking new ones or VVIP dresses that I gotta pay extra. So it was a bitter sweet memory for me at that time and after that. And, I was later informed that if I were to choose a white super flowy and long dress for outdoor, I would be charge another RM300 or so coz they need to do laundry and so on. I was pretty solid tho coz I told the person one cent also I don't want to add anymore. Sis said the person's face became black but I was too emo to be bothered by.
Then in the end I don't choose that long flowy one and chose one like a greek-ish and no need to pay for upgrade dress. On that day of the photoshoot, apparently, if my dress is not the flowy kind, I will be given a super long veil! OMG, that sales person didn't even say WTF! Luckily I was solid enough and stick to a non-upgrade dress in the end.
So in total I chose: 1 for outdoor. 2 for indoor. 1 for raining setting.
So never never use theirs coz it was quite diluted and weird. I would rather pay abit more and ask them to use their foundation or something like that or purchase from Supermodelsecret online or offline store and get some whitening lotion thingy.
Nonetheless, she was quite rough when she brush the blusher with her brush on my cheeks. OMG. However, she was very patient with evening out my double eyelid. Makeup was overall wonderful for picture!! (It was my first time ever having such FULL ON make up).
Below are some photos of us for the pre-wedding pics. Only the red one is the VVIP dress.
Outdoor scenes are all in Shah Alam park itself.
How I came about this awesome nail parlour was a random hashtag search in Instagram, #weddingnails #bridalnails ... and boom! It's like fate! A test of faith and believe in things and random people. Glad I got a reply from them on Whatsapp on the same evening and quickly I made an appointment with them.
Outcome. Simplistic yet glam. Thank you! Love it so much!
It was awesome and removal is FOC too!
And sorry for the complains. I needed to!
P.S If they say its better to buy nubra and whatever at their place, it is okay to turn it down coz what you get at their place is much more expensive than the ones you get outside yourself. The sales person who attended me just scared me out with terrible stories of brides who purchased face ampoules, nubra and so on outside their store. Consequently, I agreed with him saying that I need body foundation from their MUA that costs RM110 and technically doesn't cover much and ALOT is left. Not like what he says.... >.<" I just hope that the sales person won't be so pushy and blabs some weird negative experiences of brides to their customers and make them unconsciously pay more than what they actually need.
Waa the price I would say it was really expensive!!! But Thank Goodness the photos turns out well =) Simplicity for nails is all that we need kudos on that!!
This is I what I called people charged you once in a lifetime.....that's why the price turns out to be that high. But in fact, you enjoyed it right ?
But some stuff are not charged that way if I do it at another place. A really bitter moment actually. Glad that I encounter this so I can help my friends and fam around me to avoid such bad encounter.


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Editorial: Stepping into the sunshine
Feb 9, 2018 - 12:00am
J-W editorial staff
Gov. Jeff Colyer's executive orders promoting open government in Kansas should be applauded.
On Thursday, Colyer signed four orders that will make Kansas government more transparent. In less than two weeks as governor, Coloyer has already done more for open government than his predecessor Sam Brownback did in seven years. Below are the orders he signed:
An order that eliminates fees for the first 100 pages of documents requested under the Kansas Open Records Act for residents of Kansas.
An order requiring employees of the governor's office to use only official email accounts to conduct state business.
An order mandating all cabinet agencies to track and report performance metrics on their agencies.
And an order creating a centralized website where all open meeting notices of executive branch agencies will be posted.
"In my travels around the state, I've talked to many Kansans who express their desire for more sunlight on government dealings," Colyer said. "Transparency is the key to better accountability and accountability is the key to real results."
Thursday's executive orders come at a time when legislators from both parties have introduced a number of bills dedicated to transparency and openness. So far, legislation has been introduced to:
Make police body camera videos available to the public in fatal shootings;
Stop the practice of allowing anonymous legislation.
And compel the release of law enforcement investigative records once a case is inactive.
Not enough credit can be given to the reporting of the Kansas City Star for the Legislature's newfound commitment to open government. The Star's investigative series "Why So Secret, Kansas," published last fall, exposed the state as perhaps the nation's least transparent and has spurred lawmakers to act on transparency issues like never before. Newspapers have a long history of advocating on behalf of the public when it comes to open government and the Star's series is a distinguished example.
Clearly, Colyer got the memo. The orders making the first 100 pages of open records free and requiring officials to use work email accounts to conduct state business are especially welcome. The Kansas Open Records Act gives state agencies so much leeway in setting fees that they can essentially use the fees to block access to records. And the number of times officials have used private email accounts to avoid public disclosure are too many to count.
It's still early in the session and much of the transparency legislation still faces an uphill battle for approval. But it's good to see that the governor and lawmakers recognize that being the darkest state is no badge of honor.
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Hope you're all doing your suburi while we're on break!
If you want to go but don't have bogu with you, let me know and we can swing past the dojo.
Each seminar will be held at Kenshikan Dojo starting at 1:00 pm, and will run for approximately 2 hrs.
For Sunday 10 July, dress will be hakama and keikogi, and participants are requested to also bring their bogu and shinai so that they can act as shiaisha as well. 2nd and 3rd kyu kendoka may attend as shiaisha if they wish.
As always, a pen, notebook and a copy of the rules should also be brought. I will have some copies of the rulebook available for sale for $15.00.
Apologies for the short notice about this seminar, please try to attend if you can.
Please confirm your attendance to either of the July Seminars by emailing your Name, Grade & Club to: [macakcyAToptusnetDOTcomDOTau] as soon as possible.
Sadly the entries for the Otsuka Taikai have closed. However if you wish to watch, entry is free and it is at the Kenshikan on the afternoon of Saturday 16 July (our first day back at training for term 3).
The Victorian Kendo Championships will be our big focus this term. They are Sat & Sun 13-14 August at Vic Uni Footscray Campus. See poster above. Our aim is to enter as many eligible members as possible, ideally a kyu team, an open team, a kata team, as well as individual entries. For those who aren't ready to compete, it would be great to see you there helping out with some of the small jobs required, or at least just enjoying the spectacle.
Training starts back on Saturday 16 July. Beginners start Saturday 6 August.
Next gradings are 11 September (kyu grading) 18 September (dan grading).


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Immersed in nature, Big Trees Lodge is the perfect place to settle in during your Yosemite National Park visit. Its lush meadows, flowing rivers, abundant wildlife and beautiful forests have been attracting people to the area from its first native settlers.
The first structure on this site was a simple log cabin, built in the mid-1800's by a former gold prospector. Positioned to ensure a constant flow of foot traffic, it was built along the original trail into Yosemite Valley. Visitors would stop along the way to restock their provisions and rest before continuing their travels. From these humble beginnings, the Big Trees Lodge came to be—attracting many famous travelers of the day, including President Theodore Roosevelt.
Today Big Trees Lodge is still cherished as one of the most respected and most frequently visited Yosemite hotels. Its authentic Victorian architecture features beautiful white buildings, classic verandas and lush natural surroundings. Slightly less than half of its 104 guest rooms offer private bathrooms. The 54 rooms with shared bathrooms are often compared to European hotels, which offer clean, shared bathrooms nearby. The Victorian decor includes authentic period furniture, comfortable chairs and marble-topped dressers, reflecting the authenticity of a mid-1800's hotel.


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But how do you proportionally resize the swing? Even if you did, it wouldn't give you the same type of joy as when you were a kid, because you have grown up and changed. Even if that wasn't the case for you, you have to consider that the swing has become a place that is sacred for many other adults. When they visit, they aren't visiting to try out the new adult-swing. They want to try the old swing. The one that brings back the joyful memories of distant past. They know that the experience isn't the same, but if they close their eyes ... even for a brief moment ... they just might get that nostalgic thrill that brings them back to a time where things seemed so much simpler.
However, that's not the full extent of Blizzard's announcement. The developer behind World of Warcraft Classic has also announced that it will release a closed beta test for chosen (note this word) players to participate in. The closed beta is meant to test Blizzard's servers, which I'm guessing will be pretty full once the game actually releases. Blizzard hopes that this beta can prepare them for a smooth launch, since this is pretty big for World of Warcraft players.
Although the Battle Pet Trainer will only offer to teach you your race-specific companion, it is possible to add all of these pets to your collection. You can either find them in your faction's auction house or you can create a character of the race whose pet you would like to learn. Using your new character, you can seek out any battle pet trainer in major cities. After you learn the pet, you can delete the character; the pet you learned will not be removed from your collection.
If you just want the short version of this review, Zygor Guides are the best WoW leveling guides. Period. They've been around since 2007, and are always kept up to date and improved, and they have tons of features that set them apart from the competition, not to mention a streamlined leveling path and slick user interface. It's no wonder that they're the #1 best-selling WoW guides, because they're simply the highest quality. Updates are typically released in advance of major patches and expansions.
Swim Speed Potions (used especially at lvl 37 for Faldir's Cove in Arathi Highlands and lvl 57 in WPL). Try to get multiple stacks of these. I also recommend keeping a stack of these always in your bags. You will frequently pass rivers and lakes and can use these potions to pass them faster through out the guide. Please note that these potions do not stack with Druid's Aquatic Form and Glyph of Aquatic Form.
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When hovering over an ability, the tooltip will tell you whether or not that attack is weak or strong against certain pet types. Additionally, you can hover over the opposing team's pets and view their attacks during combat. This will be important since it's a good idea to pit a pet that's strong against the opponent's pet who's vulnerable to that type.
The vanilla WoW Horde leveling guide you see on this site was originally made back in 2006 by Joana (AKA Mancow, or FuriousPaul). The guides have been tweaked many times over the years to make things "faster". The leveling guides were made because of all the messages I got from people asking me how I was able to level up so quickly on new realms. I was first to level 60 on 7 different realms (3 with Mancow and 4 with Joana), even winning Blizzard's "First to Level 50" contest they held back in 2006.
Within the context of Classic, the method most frequently proposed is to re-tune bosses to make them harder. Rather than copying the numbers, re-create the relative difficulty. Kind of like, when you first start working out, you use small weights. When you get stronger, you lift bigger weights. The WoW community is more knowledgeable, more experienced, has better hardware, etc. We're "stronger." So give us tougher bosses. There are a lot of forms that could take. Bosses were constantly re-tuned during vanilla anyway, so if Ragnaros does 10% more damage or something, is that really a problem? I don't think it is. What about resistance gear? back in the day, collecting resist gear was a thing people did. But the numbers and strategies are so well known today that only the tank really needs it anymore. Bosses could be re-tuned with more resistible elemental damage so that's important for entire raids to gear appropriately. That would be entirely keeping with the spirit of vanilla even if the actually numbers sitting in a database somewhere were different than they were ~13 years ago. If you want to go a little farther, a few people have proposed adding new abilities to old bosses, adjusting their timing, etc.
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How Much Does Solar Thermal Heating Cost?
ByMinhazul Abedin September 23, 2022
Solar thermal systems are a great way to save money. Solar thermal systems can heat water for swimming pools, or space heating and cooling, and hot water. Solar thermal systems are economical and easy to install.
Solar thermal systems are a great way to save energy. Solar thermal systems can save you money and help you save the planet.
There is a savings of electricity from solar thermal systems.
Solar energy can be used to heat water for swimming pools, or space heating and cooling, and hot water.
Solar thermal systems are economical and easy to install.
Solar thermal systems are a great way to save money.
Solar thermal systems can save you money and help you save the planet.
What Is The Maintenance Cost Of Solar Panels?
The maintenance cost of solar panels is determined by the number of panels you install, their location, their size, and their expected lifespan. There are many factors to consider when it comes to the cost of solar panel maintenance.
How Does Solar Thermal Water Heaters Work?
Solar thermal water heaters use the sun's thermal energy to directly heat the water. Solar thermal water heaters work well in the summer when the sun is strong. In the summer, heat is transferred from the sun to the heat transfer fluid.
This heat is then transferred to the water in the solar water heater. In the winter, the sun's thermal energy is not strong enough to heat the water, and the water heater doesn't work.
How Much Does A Solar Car Cost?
In recent years, solar cars have become popular, especially in Germany. The solar cars have the ability to charge themselves by using sunlight, and can be used for a range of purposes, including powering up a phone.
The cost of a solar car ranges from $30,000 to $100,000, which is much lower than the cost of a conventional car.
How Does Solar Panel Water Heating Work?
The most common type of collector is the flat plate collector. This type of collector absorbs the sun's rays, heats up and stores it. It has the advantage of being simple, efficient and relatively inexpensive.
How Hot Does Solar Thermal Water Get?
Solar thermal water is hot water that has been generated from the sun's rays. This is a great alternative to using energy-consuming and expensive energy for heating water. It is often referred to as solar hot water.
Solar thermal water has many benefits. First of all, it doesn't require an electric or gas connection. It's a very economical and environmentally friendly option for heating water. Solar thermal water can be used to heat any space, including a bathroom, kitchen, or swimming pool.
Solar thermal water can also be used to provide hot water for laundry or showering.
Can You Install Solar Thermal Yourself?
What is solar thermal? Solar thermal is the collection and conversion of solar energy to heat. Solar thermal systems can be used for heating, hot water, and space heating. What are the benefits of solar thermal? Solar thermal is one of the most efficient methods of generating heat from the sun.
It also has the potential to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, and to reduce CO2 emissions. What are the requirements for a solar thermal installation? For a solar thermal installation to work properly, the property has to be exposed to the sun for at least half the year. There should be a minimum of 15 percent (or more) of the total roof area that is shaded.
What are the risks involved? There are two main risks: damage to the roof, and the risk of overcharging the batteries. It is not possible to estimate how much energy will be generated. This depends on the size of the solar array, the amount of shading and the temperature of the sun. What is the best solar thermal system for your property? The most efficient solar thermal system is the passive solar system.
In a passive solar system, the heat is stored and then released slowly. There are also systems which use heat exchangers, which help to take advantage of the heat gain from the sun.
What Is The Difference Between Solar Panels And Solar Thermal Panels?
Solar panels produce electricity and are widely used to power our homes and businesses. They convert solar energy to electricity, and they are made of panels that are either mounted on rooftops or on the ground.
They are more affordable than solar thermal panels. Solar thermal panels store the energy and are used for heating, cooling, and hot water. Solar thermal panels are used for heating, cooling, and hot water, as well as for space heating.
Solar thermal panels require additional energy to convert the stored energy into electricity.
How Much Does 300 Solar Panels Cost?
The cost of putting 300 solar panels on a roof is around $2,500. The cost of the solar panels is only about $300. So, how much does 300 solar panels cost?
How Much Does Solar Panels Cost?
How much does Solar Panels cost? The cost of solar panels depends on the size, shape and number of panels you require. As a rule of thumb, you can expect to pay approximately $15 to $20 per watt of installed capacity.
Depending on the size of your solar array, the cost of solar panels can vary from $0.10 to $0.20 per watt, though they can cost much more than that. You should consider the following factors when planning to install solar panels.
Your roof's orientation and latitude. Your power needs. The time you're willing to wait for the panels to produce energy. How much money you're willing to spend. The size and shape of your roof.
What Size Are Solar Thermal Panels?
A solar thermal panel will be the most efficient way to heat water if you live in a hot climate. In hot climates, you'll need a larger solar thermal panel than you would in a colder climate.
Your home will need at least a 1m2 sized solar thermal panel. Solar thermal panels will pay for themselves in a few years, but the payback will take a few years longer if you live in a hot climate.
The payback period is the time it takes for your electricity bill to pay for the initial cost of installing the solar thermal panel.
Do Solar Thermal Panels Need Maintenance?
Solar thermal panels require regular maintenance. They can suffer from leakage, which can result in reduced efficiency and system failure. Glycol levels in the panels must be maintained at the correct levels.
Too little and the panels will be under-heated, and they will be unable to operate at peak efficiency. Too much glycol and the panels will be over-heated and damaged. The glycol pump, filter and air filter should be inspected and cleaned at least once per year.
Check the pump station to make sure there are no obstructions and that the fuel supply line is clear.
Can Solar Panels Power Central Heating?
Solar panels are a good way to heat your home. They are also good at generating electricity. Combine the energy from both panels to create a self-sustaining energy system.
What Are The Two Active Solar Water Heating Systems?
Water heating systems with solar collectors have become more common in the United States over the last few years. In fact, about 14% of new home construction in the U.S. involves a solar water heating system.
This is likely to increase as the U.S. moves towards energy independence and as water heaters become more efficient. Solar water heating systems are usually classified as either open-loop or closed-loop. An open-loop system simply stores hot water in a tank, usually in the basement.
The hot water is then used in the house, but the tank is not emptied when the heat is no longer needed. A closed-loop system circulates hot water through the solar collector and into the home. The water is then reheated and returned to the collector. Solar water heating systems are most commonly used for hot water, but they can also be used for space heating, laundry and dish washing.
Solar thermal panels can be used to generate hot water. They are a reliable source of heat and can be used to heat air. In fact, they are very reliable. Solar thermal panels are typically easier to install than solar PV panels.
They require less surface area for installation, and the panels are easier to align. But solar thermal systems have their drawbacks. Solar thermal panels can be costly to install and can be quite expensive to operate.
How Big Is A Solar Thermal Panel?
Solar thermal systems help to reduce the need for electricity. They can be installed anywhere. They are more efficient and effective. They can be economical and effective.
How Expensive Is Solar Thermal?
In recent years, people have become increasingly concerned about the environment. They are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Solar thermal is a form of energy that is environmentally friendly.
It uses the sun's energy to heat water or air, which can then be used to heat homes and buildings. Solar thermal is an efficient form of heating because it does not generate any emissions. This means that it does not pollute the environment.
It is also very expensive.
How Long Do Solar Thermal Panels Last?
Solar panels last 25 years, they can be used for heating and cooling, and they can be very energy efficient. Solar panels do not require maintenance and they can be installed in a short period of time.
However, they can be expensive to install.
How Much Is Solar Heater Cost?
Solar Heating is a system of heating using the energy from the sun to heat water or air. In the case of solar water heating, it is a system of heating a water tank using a system of pipes to deliver heated water to a hot water storage tank.
Solar heating is cost effective. But it's more costly to install than other forms of heating. If you want to heat water in your home using solar energy, the first thing you should do is to determine if it's worth the cost. You can also check the installation cost, heating cost, heating capacity and heating capacity.
How Much Does A Thermal Solar Panel Cost?
A solar thermal system can cost between $3,000 and $7,000 depending on the type of system. You can choose between a passive and active solar system. A passive system is cheaper to install but can cost up to $5,000 more to operate.
Active solar systems are more expensive to install but will save you money in the long run.
Is Solar Heating Expensive?
Solar heating is not as expensive as it sounds. The cost of a solar heating system can be offset by the savings you receive from using less energy. In addition, you can save more than the cost of the system.
Solar heating is also good for the environment because it uses energy from the sun to heat your home. However, a solar heating system does require a good deal of space. It is also a good idea to check your roof for sun exposure and ensure that your home receives a good amount of sun throughout the year.
Can I Move My Solar Panels To Another House?
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Can Reverse Polarity Cause A Fire?
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The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the car, and determine what's causing the damage. Is it a pothole? Is it a street sign? Is it something else? If you're the one causing the damage, you need to stop. If you're the one causing the damage, you need to…
Does Beeswax Repel Dust?
Beeswax is a natural product that comes from the honeycomb of bees. It is one of the most common ways to seal and waterproof surfaces. However, beeswax is also a common method to protect your metal objects from fingerprints and dust. At a Look Works on all metals Dries instantly Waterproofs and protects from liquids…
How Many Lights Can You Put On A Track Light?
Track lights are a convenient way to illuminate a wide area. Track lights come in three varieties, single, double and triple. They are also referred to as low voltage or 12v track lights. At a Glance A total of 1,800 watts is safe Add no more than 1 fixture per foot Subtract 20 percent from…
What Are The Health Advantages Of Vinegar?
Vinegar has been used to treat wounds, burns and infections for hundreds of years. It has also been used as a rinse and as a gargle. It is a natural acid and has antibacterial properties. Vinegar is good for your teeth. It is a natural disinfectant and a great source of vitamins and minerals. At…
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Damp mop is a harmful cleaning method. It should be avoided. If you don't want to harm your floors, then you must use a non-wet mop. You can use warm water. You must use warm water to wash the floors. Moreover, you must not allow the floors to get too wet. If you want to…


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Q: Parse CSV files for Unicode values in Python First and foremost - I'm a DBA with very little exp with python (or any coding language), so any help will be greatly appreciated.
I have a need to parse a few hundred CSV files to spot any unicode characters that may exist and doing this by hand is not possible.  The intent is to define how problematic the data is going to be when we go to attempt to import into a non-unicode database (it is a FAR more complex story but this is the gist of the situation).
I've gotten as far as being able to open the CSV file and read the contents, including the unicode characters - if I had unlimited time, I'd bang my head against a wall, but...I don't.  Thanks, in advance, for any light you can shine.

A: To collect all the non-ASCII characters in a file into a list you can do this:
non_ascii_chars = []
with open('myfile.csv') as f:
    for line in f:
        for char in line:
            if ord(char) > 127:
                non_ascii_chars.append(char)

The ord built-in function returns the Unicode codepoint of a character; ASCII characters have codepoints in the range 0 - 127.
A more succinct version, using a list comprehension:
with open('myfile.csv') as f:
    non_ascii_chars = [char for line in f for char in line if ord(char) > 127]

To write the collected characters to a file:
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    f.write(''.join(non_ascii_chars))

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DARPA's VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program seeks to enable radical improvements in vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight through innovative cross-pollination between the fixed-wing and rotary-wing worlds.
In an important step toward that goal, DARPA has awarded prime contracts for Phase 1 of VTOL X-Plane to four companies: Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing, Karem Aircraft and Sikorsky. Three of the four—Boeing (top), Karem Aircraft (middle) and Sikorsky (bottom)—provided concept images of their proposed designs.
Rather than tweaking past designs and technologies, VTOL X-Plane challenges industry and innovative engineers to create a single hybrid aircraft that would concurrently push the envelope in four areas:
Speed: Achieve a top sustained flight speed of 300 kt-400 kt
Hover efficiency: Raise hover efficiency from 60 percent to at least 75 percent
Cruise efficiency: Present a more favorable cruise lift-to-drag ratio of at least 10, up from 5-6
Useful load capacity: Maintain the ability to perform useful work by carrying a useful load of at least 40 percent of the vehicle's projected gross weight of 10,000-12,000 pounds
The VTOL X-Plane program is scheduled for three phases over 52 months between October 2013 and February 2018, with the first demonstration flight slated for 42 months after the initial award. The total planned budget is $130 million; DARPA has allotted $47 million in Phase I for multiple individual awards for preliminary concept design and technology maturation. DARPA intends to choose one of the Phase I prime performers to conduct Phase II (design, development and integration) and Phase III (flight-test demonstrations).
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Documentation
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**Contents**

- [Activities and Fragments](#activities-and-fragments)
- Background Tasks
  - [BgTask](#background-tasks-using-asynctask)
- Data storage
  - [Shared Preferences](#shared-preferences)
  - [Database](#database)
- Adapters
  - [Bean Adapter](#bean-adapter)
- Passing data around
  - [JSON handling](#json-handling)
  - [Intents and Bundles](#intents-and-bundles)
  - [Parcelables](#parcelables)
- [Utilities](#utilities)
- [Coming soon](coming_soon.md) (things being worked on)

Activities and Fragments
------------------------

You can bind all the view widgets in an Activity layout file to the code automatically by using the @AndroidActivity annotation, as follows:

```xtend
@AndroidActivity(R.layout.my_activity) class MyActivity {

	@OnCreate
	def init(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		myTextView.text = "some text"
	}

}

```

Here, you specify the layout resource using the ```@AndroidActivity``` annotation, and Xtendroid will automatically parse the layout file and create getters for all the controls within the layout. This will be immediately accessible in the IDE (you will see the controls in your outline view and code-complete list). It will also auto-generate the ```onCreate()``` method if it doesn't exist, extend from ```Activity``` class, and load the layout into the Activity. Finally, it will look for any methods with the ```@OnCreate``` annotation, and call them within the ```onCreate()``` method once the controls are ready to be accessed. This annotation also ensures that all ```android:onClick``` method references in the layout exist in the activity, and if not, marks the activity with an error.

You can do something similar in a fragment using the ```@AndroidFragment``` annotation, but beware that in a fragment, the layout is loaded in the ```onCreateView()``` method and the controls are only ready to be accessed in ```onViewCreated()``` or ```onActivityCreated()``` methods. If you simply use the ```@OnCreate``` annotation on your method that instantiates the fragment, this will all be taken care of for you:

```xtend
@AndroidFragment(R.layout.my_fragment) class MyFragment {

	@OnCreate
	def init(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		myTextView.text = "some text"
	}

}

```

The ```@AndroidView``` annotation is a simple way to access your views inside an activity or fragment, without using the above class-level annotations, e.g.

```xtend
class MyActivity extends Activity {
   @AndroidView TextView myTextView  // maps to R.id.my_text_view

   override onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      setContentView(R.layout.my_fragment)
      myTextView.text = "Hello, world!"
   }
}
```

Background tasks using AsyncTask
--------------------------------

A class called ```BgTask``` is provided, that extends the standard ```AsyncTask``` and works in much the same way, but provides lambda parameters for the background task and the UI task, thus reducing boilerplate:

```xtend
new BgTask<String>.runInBg([|
   // this bit runs in a background thread
   return getSomeString()
],[result|
   // this runs in the UI thread
   toast("Got back: " + result) // note how toast() works here too!
])
```

ProgressDialog is also handled automatically when using this syntax:

```xtend
val progressBar = new ProgressDialog(...)

new BgTask<String>.runInBgWithProgress(progressBar, [|
   // this bit runs in a background thread, progressDialog automatically displayed
   var retVal = fetchStringFromSomewhere()

   // update progress UI from background thread
   runOnUiThread[| progressBar.progress = 10 ]

   return retVal // return keyword is optional
],[result|
   // this runs in the UI thread, progressDialog automatically dismissed afterwards
   toast("Got back: " + result)
])
```

No ```onProgressUpdate``` method is needed, since it is trivial to use the ```runOnUiThread``` method instead, as shown above.  Handling errors in a background task is made easy: you can simply pass a third lambda function that will be executed (in the UI thread) if an error occurs during the background task:

```xtend
new BgTask<String>.runInBg([|
   // this runs in the background thread
   fetchStringFromSomewhere()
],[result|
   // this runs in the UI thread
   toast("Got back: " + result)
],[error|
   // this runs in the UI thread
   toast("Oops, this went wrong: " + error.message)
)
```

>Note: Since Honeycomb, Android has defaulted to using a single thread for all AsyncTasks, because too many developers were writing non-thread-safe code. BgTask changes that, so that multiple AsyncTasks will run simultaneously using the THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, so be careful to write thread-safe code.

Shared Preferences
------------------

If you are using ```SharedPreferences```, and you have a ```PreferenceActivity``` to allow the user to change app settings, then the ```BasePreferences``` class and ```@AndroidPreference``` annotation makes it super-easy to access the settings in your activity:

Create a ```Settings``` class:
```xtend
@AndroidPreference class Settings {
   boolean enabled = true // maps to preference "enabled"
   String authToken = ""  // maps to preference "auth_token"
}
```

The ```@AndroidPreference``` annotation will automatically make the class extend ```BasePreferences```, add getters/setters for each *private* and *non-annotated* field that maps by name to the appropriate resource in your settings XML file, and finally creates a static getter method named ```get[Your class name]``` that gives you the syntactic sugar to use it in any activity or fragment, as follows:

Now you can use the Settings class in any Activity:
```xtend
import static extension Settings.*

// elsewhere in activity or fragment
if (settings.enabled) {
   settings.authToken = "new auth token" // How cool is this?
}
```

Whoa! Where did the ```settings``` object/keyword come from in the code above? It is a reference to the static ```getSettings(Context context)``` method that was automatically added to the ```Settings``` class by the annotation, and then statically imported as an extension method. In Xtend:

```xtend
// this
Settings.getSettings(context).enabled = true

// can be reduced to this by import static extension Settings.*
getSettings(context).enabled = true

// which is the same as this (extension method)
context.getSettings().enabled = true

// which, in an activity is the same as
this.getSettings().enabled = true

// since "this" is implicit, that becomes
getSettings().enabled = true

// and Xtend gives further syntax sugar for that, so it becomes
settings.enabled = true
```

Outside an activity or fragment, when a ```Context``` object is available, you can simply append the context object as follows:
```xtend
import static extension Settings.*

// elsewhere in the service/receiver
if (context.settings.enabled) {
   context.settings.authToken = "new auth token"
}
```

Bean adapter
------------

Do you have a list of Java beans that you want to display inside a ListView? The `BeanAdapter` makes this super easy!

Layout for each row - row_user.xml:
```xml
<LinearLayout ... >
 <TextView android:id="@+id/first_name" .../>
 <TextView android:id="@+id/last_name" .../>
 <ImageView android:id="@+id/avatar" .../>
</LinearLayout>
```

Java bean containing the data (fields map by name to the layout above):
```xtend
class User {
  @Property String firstName
  @Property String lastName
  @Property Bitmap avatar
}
```

In the Activity:
```xtend
var List<User> users = getUsers(...) // load the beans from somewhere
var adapter = new BeanAdapter<User>(this, R.layout.row_user, users)
userList.adapter = adapter // assuming the ListView is R.id.user_list
```

The list will now display the data. If you need to add some presentation logic, for example to display a formatted date, simply add a method to the bean (or a presenter sub-class) to do it (e.g. ```def getFormattedDate() {...}``` and then display it in the list by naming your view appropriately, e.g. ```<TextView android:id="@+id/formatted_date" .../>```

Database
--------

Database handling is made much easier thanks to the aBatis project - a fork of this project is included in Xtendroid with some syntactic sugar provided by the `BaseDbService` class for Xtend. Let's look at typical usage:

Create a bean for some data you want to store:
```xtend
class User {
  @Property String firstName
  @Property String lastName
  @Property int age

  override toString() {
      firstName + " " + lastName
  }
}
```

Create some SQL strings in res/values folder, e.g. in sqlmaps.xml:
```xml
<resources>
    <string name="dbInitialize">
        create table users (
           id integer primary key,
           firstName text not null,
           lastName text not null,
           age number
        );
    </string>

    <string name="dbGetOlderThan">
      select * from users
      where age > #age#
      order by age asc
    </string>
</resources>
```

Note that the column names in the database are exactly the same as the field names in the bean. The special string name `dbInitialize` is used the first time the db is created.

Create a `DbService` class you will use to interact with the database:
```xtend
@AndroidDatabase class DbService {

   new(Context context) {
      super(context, "mydatabase", 1) // mydatabase.db is created with version 1
   }

   // override onUpgrade() to manage database migrations

   // add DAO methods here, e.g. findUsers(), saveUser(), etc.
}
```

The `@AndroidDatabase` annotation will automatically extend the `BaseDbService` class, make the constructor protected, and add two `getDb()` convenience methods for you for use in activities and fragments. Note that `BaseDbService` ultimately extends `android.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper`, so you can use your normal Android database code too. To handle database migrations, you can override the `onUpgrade()` method.

Now you are ready to play! Here are some examples:
```xtend
import static extension DbService.*

// get all users order by lastName
var users = db.findAll("users", "lastName asc", User)
users.forEach [user|
   Log.d("db", "Got user: " + user)
]

// get all users older than 18 (uses SQL defined above)
var adults = db.executeForBeanList(R.string.dbGetOlderThan,
   #{ 'age' -> 18 }, User)
adults.forEach [adult|
   Log.d("db", "Got user: " + adult)
]

// alternative to above without defining an SQL string
adults = db.findByFields("users", #{ 'age >' -> 18 },
    "age asc", User)

// can also do paging by specifying a limit and offset, e.g.
// get top 6 to top 10 users 18 or younger
adults = db.findByFields("users", #{ 'age <=' -> 18 }, "age desc",
    5, 5, User)

// insert a record
var johnId = db.insert("users", #{
   'firstName' -> 'John',
   'lastName' -> 'Doe',
   'age' -> 43
})

// get back this user
var john = db.findById("users", johnId, User)
toast("Hi " + john)

// update this user
db.update("users", #{'lastName' -> 'Smith'}, johnId)

// delete this user
db.delete("users", johnId)

// Suppose you have a million users and want to display them in a list.
// You can do so using the optimized lazyFindAll() and lazyFindByFields() methods
// They use a pre-allocated buffer to avoid garbage collection, and load
// batches of data at a time
var aMillionUsers = db.lazyFindAll("users", null, User)
listView.adapter = new BeanAdapter(activity, R.layout.list_row, aMillionUsers)
```

JSON handling
-------------

You can easily create a bean to hold and parse JSON data. This bean will simply
store the `JSONObject` passed into the constructor without parsing the data into fields.
The data is then parsed on-demand and cached, which makes it more efficient for use in
`Adapter` classes (quick load time, minimal garbage collection, parse on-demand).

>Note: This can become memory-inefficient if you only need a small amount of data from the JSON response
(and you discard the rest), but in that case, you are wasting the user's bandwidth and
should seek to improve the JSON API call.

Creating a JSON bean is done using the ```@AndroidJson``` annotation, as in this example:

```xtend
@AndroidJson class NewsItem {
	String url
	String title
	long id
	boolean published
}
```

The annotation creates a constructor (that takes the JSONObject), and generates lazy-parsing getters for each *private* and *non-annotated* field. You can then load JSON into the bean and use it, as in this example:

```xtend
var jsonResponse = '''{"url":"http://one.com", "title": "One", "id": 1, "published": true}'''
var newsItem = new NewsItem(new JSONObject(jsonResponse))
toast(newsItem.title) // JSON parsed here and cached for later use
```

Nested JSON beans are supported (you can have a field that is another bean annotated with the ```@AndroidJson``` annotation). See the
[JsonTest](../../XtendroidTest/XtendroidTestCasesTest/src/org/xtendroid/xtendroidtest/test/JsonTest.xtend) for more.

In addition to using it at the class-level, you can also use it at the field-level to specify additional parameters, like date format or property name, as in this example:

```xtend
@AndroidJson JsonData {
	String title

	@AndroidJson("yyyy-MM-dd") // date format
	Date createdAt

	@AndroidJson("createdBy") // we want to map "createdBy" json property to "author" field
	String author
}
```

>Note: The ```@JsonProperty``` annotation has been deprecated in favour of ```@AndroidJson```.

Intents and Bundles
-------------------

The member-level `@BundleProperty` annotation, will create a convenience methods for extracting a value from a Bundle or Intent.

If a `@BundleProperty` is applied to a member of an Activity then the generated convenience method will be applied to the intent of the Activity. If applied to a Fragment, then it will be applied to the Bundle (through the `getArguments()` method). If applied to a bean or a Service or any other type other than an Activity or Fragment, then the annotation will attempt to find an Intent among the members and do the same.

Suppose an Activity is expecting a "country" bundle extra, but will default to "South Africa" if not found:

```xtend
class MyActivity extends Activity {
	@BundleProperty String country = "South Africa"
   @BundleProperty String category

   override onStart() {
      super.onStart()
      toast("Using country " + country + ", category " + category)
   }
}
```

Now you can call the activity and send the data in an Intent:

```xtend
var intent = new Intent(this, MyActivity)
MyActivity.putCountry(intent, "Finland")
MyActivity.putCategory(intent, "Sports")
startActivity(intent)
```

The above also works for using an arguments Bundle for Fragments too.

```xtend
var bundle = new Bundle
MyActivity.putCountry(bundle, "Finland")
MyActivity.putCategory(bundle, "Sports")

// set bundle as arguments, etc.
```

Parcelables
-----------

Currently, the `@AndroidParcelable` is a type-level (read: class) annotation that ensures that all the member fields will be serialized using the android Parcel way of serializing stuff.

All you need to do is just slap the annotation on top of the bean, and pass the Parcelable through an Intent. Here's an example:

```xtend
@AndroidParcelable
class ParcelableData {
	public int age
	public long createdAt
	public float likeAButterfly
	public String likeABee

	override toString() {
		'''«age», «createdAt», «likeAButterfly», «likeABee»'''
	}
}
```

Now this Parcelable can be added to an Intent:

```xtend
var p = new ParcelableData
p.age = 1
p.createdAt = new Date().time
p.likeAButterfly = 0.1234f
p.likeABee = "Bzzzz"

var intent2 = new Intent(this, AnotherActivity)
intent2.putExtra("parcel", p)
startActivity(intent2)
```

The receiving Fragment or Activity can retrieve the data using `Intent.getParcelableExtra("parcel")`.

Utilities
---------

AlertUtils makes prompts and confirmation dialog boxes easy
```xtend
import static extension org.xtendroid.utils.AlertUtils.*

toast("Upload started!")
toastLong("No internet connection")

confirm("Are you sure you want to exit?") [|
    finish
]
```

ViewUtils make getting widgets from views/activities/fragments/dialogs easier by eliminating the type-casting
```xtend
import static extension org.xtendroid.utils.ViewUtils.*

var Button myButton = getView(R.id.my_button)
var TextView myText = getView(R.id.my_text)
```

TimeUtils helps with using java.util.Date
```xtend
import static extension org.xtendroid.utils.TimeUtils.*

var Date yesterday = 24.hours.ago
var Date tomorrow = 24.hours.fromNow
var Date futureDate = now + 48.days + 20.hours + 2.seconds
if (futureDate - now < 24.hours) {
    // we are in the future!
}
```

The `@AddLogTag` annotation generates a `TAG` member for use in logging, which will contain the class name, or the specified value:

```xtend
@AddLogTag("optional") class MyActivity {
   def someMethod() {
      Log.d(TAG, "Some debug log message")
   }
}
```


Dr. Sidney Miller is an evolutionary biologist. Who works with Dr.Ellis Watts at New York University. During a research dig in New Mexico a few years back he found remains of a Visitors. Sidney named the lizard skeleton with razor-sharp teeth Alpha and kept it hidden from the rest of the world.


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The Morning Journal: Senator Sherrod Brown backs bill for dredging in Lorain
A new law would ensure money to pay for dredging of Ohio's ports, including Lorain.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday reintroduced the Harbor Maintenance Ace, which would ensure money deposited in the federal Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund would pay for maintenance, operations and construction at federal ports.
"The Lorain harbor is critical to the commercial and recreational life in northeastern Ohio. With the port and river supporting thousands of jobs, we cannot afford further delays to harbor maintenance which could slow commerce, stifle economic growth, and cost jobs," Brown said. "The Harbor Maintenance Act would ensure that funds are spent to maintain and dredge Ohio's 15 harbors each year, so that shipping and other port-related activities can continue without interruption."
NY Times: Banks, at Least, Had a Friend in Geithner
Back in 2010, Senator Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, and Mr. Kaufman were co-sponsors of the Safe Banking Act, which proposed placing tough limits on banks' size. If it had passed, it would have imposed a strict 10 percent cap on any bank holding company's share of United States deposits and set a 6 percent limit on leverage.
"We were disappointed," Mr. Brown said in an interview on Thursday. "Not only did Treasury oppose it, but they proudly opposed it. If the Treasury had spoken out for it we could have gotten very close to winning."
Dayton Daily News: Ohio senator wants tougher penalties for big banks
Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to know: Does "too big to fail" mean "too big to jail?"
Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder questioning the federal government can effectively prosecute banks that have been deemed "too big to fail."
Specifically, they want to know if the federal government can prosecute those banks and impose penalties on them. They also want Justice Department to disclose the identities of parties that prosecutors consult with about the appropriate level of penalties for financial institutions.
Buzzfeed: Two Senators, "Proud Eagle Scouts," Urge Boy Scouts To Allow Gay Members
As the Boy Scouts of America consider ending the organizational ban on gay scouts and leaders, two senators — both Eagle Scouts — sent a letter to the group's head asking the organization "to adopt inclusive membership and leadership policies that will allow for all Americans to participate in the Boy Scouts."
Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon noted the experience and skills they gained through Boy Scouts in the letter, provided to BuzzFeed on Monday evening. The pair told Wayne Brock, the chief scout executive, "We urge you to pursue a path which recognizes that all Americans should be welcomed into the Scouting family, regardless of sexual orientation."
Washington Post: Michael Lewis wants to break up the big banks. So do a lot of other people.
Talk about burying the lede. In the final two paragraphs of his New Republic review of Greg Smith's "Why I Left Goldman Sachs," Lewis, the most celebrated financial reporter in the country, calls for breaking up the big banks.
Lewis isn't alone. Sanford Weill, the former head of Citigroup, wants to break up big banks. So does former Morgan Stanley CEO Phil Purcell. And Richard Fisher, the head of the Dallas Federal Reserve. And Simon Johnson, the former top economist at the IMF. And Sheila Bair, former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. And Thomas Hoenig, vice-chairman of the FDIC. And Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England. And Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize winning economist. And Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve. The list goes on.
Ironton Tribune: Brown: Sick leave option can increase productivity
The importance of companies offering sick leave to their employees and its effect on morale and productivity were the focuses of a joint conference call held by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Ohio business owner Heather Rocco-Geissler, CEO of Challenger Aviation Products Inc.
The call between Brown and Ohio media was Wednesday.
"(Offering sick leave) is not a public cost. This is individual businesses," Brown said. "When more workers show up to work without sick leave, they're not as productive. They are more likely to cause others to be sick, who will be less productive."
Plain Dealer: Ohio's U.S. Senate race the most expensive — well, maybe
Brown was targeted with a multi-million-dollar onslaught of ads sponsored by outside groups, many linked to Republicans and business interests such as Karl Rove's American Crossroads. They said Brown's positions were too liberal and hurt Ohio, while Brown countered that he stood up for the middle class and against oil companies and Wall Street.
"I think without a doubt we were" the biggest in terms of money spent against a Senate candidate, said Barasky, who now works for the national Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. If it could all be tracked and its value assessed, Barasky said late last week, the money spent by outside groups against Brown would add up to around $40 million, not $24 million.
Tribune Chronicle: U.S. Sen. Brown urges GE to keep lights on a Warren, Ravenna plants Tribune Chronicle
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is urging General Electric officials to make new investments at its lamp plants in Warren and Ravenna rather than close the two facilities, which the bulb maker announced last week it planned to do in early 2014.
In a letter Brown released Thursday, he tells GE Lighting CEO Maryrose Sylvester that the company can build on the success of its decision to bring jobs back to the U.S. by bringing new lighting production to the two facilities.
GE could enhance its Ohio lighting portfolio while also capitalizing on the great assets that Ohio workers have to offer, Brown said.
Sandusky Register: Brown pushes sick leave bill to stem spread of illness
Brown, an Ohio Democrat, said he plans to introduce a bipartisan bill, the Healthy Families Act, requiring all employers with 15 employees or more to provide sick leave to workers. This would allow them to stay home when they're ill, instead of coming to work and infecting other people.
Brown, who has pushed for similar bills in the past, told Ohio reporters the current flu epidemic is helping to get his point across — everyone is better off if sick people stay home until they're well again.


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written by Johnny Byrne
directed by Pennant Roberts
Continuity Announcement
Four episodes originally broadcast on BBC One from 5th - 13th January 1984 featuring Peter Davison as the Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. The story is a sequel to Doctor Who And The Silurians (1970) and The Sea Devils (1972).
It's not a new observation that we don't watch these stories the way they were originally intended. Whole fan projects have been based on this observation: TARDIS Eruditorum and Running Through Corridors being the cream of the crop. This story was originally shown over the course of a fortnight and was a sequel to two stories much of the audience would not have seen, which weren't commercially available and so the producers could readily assume no one would accurately remember them.
This DVD, which I watched straight through in a quiet afternoon, was sold in a box set with the two 70s' stories.
So there are two versions of Warriors Of The Deep: the 1984 version that stood on its own supported in some cases by fuzzy memories and the 2013 version where I know every detail that came before in digitally remastered clarity. Even Johnny Byrne didn't have that luxury: he was provided with markedly inferior copies of the two Pertwee stories that he found exceptionally hard to follow.
So, which version is better?
The Bête Vert
Whatever version we eventually settle on the Myrka is not going to come out smelling of roses. The Myrka isn't just a bad special effect, it's a famously bad special effect and as such exerts a gravity on all criticism of the serial. A cut in pre-production time (due to the surprise 1983 General Election) meant it was made in a rush, famously the green paint rubs off on several other actors.
And it is bad, there's no denying it. It is wobbly, it has googly eyes, it sways dizzily from side to side as it walks, it has humanoid arms for no discernible reason and there is an absolutely hilarious scene of Ingrid Pitt fighting it karate style where the cumbersome costume stops the Myrka from reacting to her at all.
In short the Myrka is rushed, poorly designed and a staggering misjudgement of what the series could do with the time and budget available. In many ways there couldn't be a better metaphor for Warriors Of The Deep as a whole.
Just Like Old Times (Only Different)
There can be no mistaking that this story was made for fans: who else could be expected to appreciate a sequel to two stories from over a decade ago? The continuity at least we can assume worked better then: without a DVD to hand probably no one would spot that Ichtar wasn't a character in The Silurians or that there was no Myrka in The Sea Devils and so wouldn't ask how the Doctor recognises both. This is the 1984 version of the story.
Here in 2013 I have shiny DVDs of both original stories. I know full bloody well that Ichtar doesn't appear in The Silurians and nor did "the Silurian Triad" of which he is apparently the last survivor. This is not a problem, I'd like to make that clear. This is how monsters come back now: the central concept is dusted off and retooled with new ideas grafted on. Sontarans might gain football chants but they still have the potato head design and clone warrior background, in short all the iconic cues everyone remembers spruced up with modern technology.
The problem with this resurrection is that the iconic elements of the concept is almost invisible. Malcolm Hulke's two stories positioned these creatures as the aboriginal inhabitants of the Earth. They were sympathetic, written as individuals (more so in The Silurians than The Sea Devils) and with a genuine prior claim to the planet and forced to drastic action by human xenopobia. Half the drama of both stories comes from the Doctor having a genuine chance at negotiating peace before an outside influence (the Brigadier in one, the Master in the other) scuppers his chances and a bloodbath ensues.
The Silurians in this story are plotting genocide, will not listen to any of the Doctor's peacenik claptrap and the Sea Devils are portrayed as identical soldier drones like any other monstrous minions.
So this story doesn't work as a sequel but does it stand on its own?
Doctor Who and the Massacre
The whole structure of the story is a base under siege plot building towards a big set piece ending: the Doctor standing over the bodies of everyone (human and reptile) that he has met over the last 100 minutes and saying "There should have been another way.".
The problem with this is, despite the Doctor continually talking about the honourable and advanced society of the Silurians, they don't want peace. This honourable and advanced society has apparently outlawed all war except in self-defence, which one would assume would prohibit genocide. Their way around this is to take over a human undersea base which has a bunch of nuclear missiles pointed at the unnamed enemy in a future cold war. They are going to fire the missiles, trigger the nuclear holocaust and then sit back to rule the Earth after all the pesky "ape primitives" have killed one another.
Why would anyone try to make peace with these peoples? The ending makes no thematic sense because at no point was an alternative seriously possible.
All that said the base that is under siege has some good stuff going on inside it. It's 2084, there's another Cold War (or the same one, they weren't too optimistic on this issue in the early Eighties). There are secret military bases under the ocean, of which this is one, and the crew live in constant tension because of a series of random unannounced drills to make sure they really will push the button when it comes down to it. Even better the final failsafe on this system is the "synch operator": a human being mentally linked to the targetting computer without whom the missiles cannot be fired.
On this base there is a conspiracy going on: two enemy agents embedded as the base's first officer and doctor (the latter played with a wonderfully over the top accent by Ingrid Pitt) have killed the synch operator and now the post is being covered by an inexperienced and psychologically unstable student. They fully intend for this poor young man to have a breakdown from the stress so they can move in and use the technology in his head to reprogramme him and use him to take out the base.
The base has a pretty good crew: well-cast, well-realised characters. There's some odd dialogue, not least in the self-consciously apolitical decision not to name either of the parties in this war, but by and large the base scenes work very well. Unfortunately this isn't what the story is about. The base and the conspiracy are window dressing. Notably the conspiracy goes nowhere and the conspirators are amongst the first casualties in the early stages of the climatic slaughter.
What the story is about, what the series will increasingly be about over the next two seasons, is the return of old monsters to please the fans and not about creating a dramatic setting and exploring it. A compelling story could be made from the base personnel and their world, a statement I'm confident in making because for much of the first two episodes that is exactly what happens.
In conclusion, neither version of the serial is entirely satisfying on its own merits and the serial I like is the one that gets walloped over the head late in the second episode when the Silurians fully intrude on the plot.
A bijou adventurette in which Lovecraftian weirdness brings the English Civil War to rural England in 1984.
Labels: Doctor Who Marathons, Fifth Doctor, Season 21 Marathon


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Q: Having problems with writing sql query on SQL Server 2008 i have this Table
1   a   d
1   a   e
2   b   f
2   b   g
3   c   h
3   c   i
3   c   j
3   c   k

and i want to this result
1   a   d,e
2   b   f,g
3   c   h,I,j,k,l

A: AFAIK, SQL-Server has no built in way to do so, but you can make use of the FOR XML to do so:
SELECT
  t1.col1,
  t1.col2,
  STUFF((
    SELECT ', ' + t2.col3
    FROM Table1 t2
    WHERE t2.col1 = t1.col1
    FOR XML PATH (''))
  ,1,2,'') AS Groups
FROM Table1 t1
GROUP BY t1.col1, col2;

This will give you:
| COL1 | COL2 |     GROUPS |
----------------------------
|    1 |    a |       d, e |
|    2 |    b |       f, g |
|    3 |    c | h, i, j, k |

SQL Server fiddle demo
However, MySQL has a built in function, GROUP_CONCAT():
SELECT
  col1, col2, GROUP_CONCAT( col3 SEPARATOR ',') groups
FROM Table1
GROUP BY col1, col2;

Mysql Fiddle Demo


The riding season is well underway in the Cariboo! The trails are prime and riders keen – after the long winter it's an amazing feeling to get on your pedals and head off on the trails. The usual group rides are full steam ahead – Tuesday night Ladies Ride leaving Red Shred's at 6pm (weekly alternating between beginner/intermediate and intermediate/advanced DH); Wednesday night power pedal leaving Barking Spider at 6pm; Friday night Jumps and Jugs leaving Red Shred's at 6pm.
If you're short riding buddies any of these rides is a sure fire way to make friends, get stoked, and learn some new routes through our epic trail network. Stay tuned here for some upcoming features on our local group ride culture and why it's so rad.


This long maxi dress by Samsoe & Samsoe is cut to create a full and voluminous silhouette, with its ruffled hem and gathered neckline. Delicate shoulder straps fix into a racer back, all created in a woven fabric with a textured stripe. The perfect holiday dress.


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In the News > Partnership Ensures Continued Success of Tap Extravaganza
Partnership Ensures Continued Success of Tap Extravaganza
This year marks the beginning of a unique partnership between the Tap Legacy Foundation, Inc., and Flo-Bert, Ltd., in the production of the Tap Extravaganza to ensure the continued success of the event—at more than 20 years, it's the longest running celebration of National Tap Dance Day.
Tap Extravaganza 2011 will take place on May 29 at 7pm in Haft Auditorium, Fashion Institute of Technology, West 27th Street (between Seventh and Eighth avenues), New York City. Tickets are $35 and $25.
Hosted by Broadway performer Rogelio Douglas Jr., the event will feature: Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, Mable Lee, Derick Grant'sImagine Tap, Andrew J. Nemr's Echoes In Time, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards' Tribute to Michael Jackson, Les Femmes Plus (artistic director Germaine Salsberg), and S.L.U.R.P. (artistic director Adam Metzger). Also appearing will be the Take the Stage competition winner, the Senior Elite Tap Company from the Judy Dollenmayer Studio of Dance.
Flo-Bert Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Tap Artistry will be presented to Johnny Brandon and Charles Goddertz. A song-and-dance man in British vaudeville at 11, Brandon became a lead stage actor on the London stage, a tap choreographer, a teen heartthrob, a prolific songwriter (over 600 published), and a Broadway composer, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score for Eubie!
A student of Jack Stanly (known for training many Broadway dancers), Goddertz's career included Broadway performances inGeorgy; On the Town with Bernadette Peters; Teahouse of the August Moon; Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen; and Hello Dolly with Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey. In the mid-'80s he joined the staff of Collaborative Artists at New York University where he implemented the tap dance program, and began a sort of tenure at Steps on Broadway that continues to this day. For more information, visit www.tapextravaganza.org.
http://www.dancestudiolife.com/2011/05/partnership-ensures-continued-success-of-tap-extravaganza/


If your dreams of being a parent are being suppressed by the high costs of assisted reproductive strategies, you need not quit hope. There are methods of keeping the costs down and if you would like to understand how to get cheap IVF treatment, one way is to check out minimal stimulation IVF.
There are a few reasons why the rates are lower with this treatment and results show that it is a genuine alternative for couples having a hard time to have a family.
Very little stimulation IVF uses less drugs and hormone treatments than the normal IVF treatment. For very little IVF, the drugs you will be needed to take are in much lower doses and are frequently taken orally.
Apart from the variety of eggs, minimal stimulation IVF works in a way really comparable to standard IVF. Rates of success are lower for females over 35, mainly due to the numbers of eggs. Nevertheless, for those under 35 would like to know how to get cheap IVF treatment, this is an option worth thinking about as even with 3 cycles, the average expense is still much lower and success rates are very good, with one current study indicating around 33%.
Comparing costs, the average cost of a conventional cycle of IVF is around $12,500 whereas very little stimulation IVF can work out at a $3,200-$4,700 depending on the substance abuse. Looking at the "average" cost per live birth, with conventional IVF gestational surrogacy malaysia it can be found in at around $35,000 but at $15,000 with MS.
For those wishing to lower expenses, you can see that low-cost IVF treatment is a real possibility. Obviously, you will require to weigh up the pros and cons, such as your age, any particular reproductive concerns and your fertility window before proceeding. However, if you are under 35 and in excellent health, then it could be a beneficial option to consider.


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"Alternative medicine is becoming mainstream"
Many Americans…choose to treat themselves with complementary and alternative medicine in lieu of surgery, pharmaceuticals or other traditional care. According to a July study from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, based on interviews with more than 23,300 adults during the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, almost 40% of adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine to treat a variety of conditions.
They spent about $33.9 billion on these practices in 2007, accounting for about 11.2% of the public's total out-of-pocket health expenditures. In 1997, the last time such a survey was taken, the figure was $27 billion…Alternative therapies are used most commonly to treat conditions such as back, joint and arthritis pain, colds and depression. The new study found the most popular therapies to be natural products, deep breathing, meditation, chiropractic and massage.
—The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 9
http://www.latimes.com/features
Mainstream Medicine Invests in Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Paul Ramsey, founder of Ramsey Healthcare, and Natural Health International are bridging the gap between…
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 (888) 644-6226 E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov www.nccam.nih.gov
Don't Call It Pampering: Massage Wants to Be Medicine
While massage may have developed a reputation as a decadent treat for people who love…
BIOTONE Continues Annual Support for Massage Therapy Foundation Community Service Projects
CAM Honors Heel USA with Corporate Vision Award


Russia's actions in Crimea in 2014 prompted international sanctions and Western attempts to isolate the Kremlin. And relations between Russia and the West remain at their lowest level since the end of the Cold War. But the West's response has had no effect whatsoever on Russia's position. Despite international protests, Russia is in full control of the peninsula and nearby areas. Infrastructure has been built there, including a road and rail bridge across the Kerch Strait to connect Crimea to Krasnodar Krai in Russia.


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Q: Need a probability measure be able to assign probabilities to all outcomes in the sample space? Or put differently, can a sample space include outcomes that have no probability i.e. outcomes on which the probability measure is not defined (given there is a sigma-algebra of events that the probability measure is defined upon)?

A: I will answer your question with an example.
Consider $\Omega=\{1,2,3,4\}$ and the $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{A}=\{\emptyset,\{1,2\},\{3,4\},\Omega\}$ on $\Omega$ and construct a probability measure $P$ by
$$P(\emptyset)=0 \quad ,\quad P(\{1,2\})=p \quad , \quad P(\{3,4\})=1-p \quad, \quad P(\Omega)=1$$
where $0\leq p \leq 1$. P is a probability measure on $(\Omega,\mathcal{A})$, but $P(\{1\})$ is undefined.

A: A probability measure is not defined on "outcomes" but on "events" which are special  sets of outcomes.
A probability space includes a $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal A$ which is a collection of subsets of outcome space $\Omega$ and probability measure $P$ is a function that has $\mathcal A$ as domain (not $\Omega$).
If we speak of the "probability of an outcome" then actually we are taking about the probability of event $\{\omega\}$ which only makes sense under the condition that $\{\omega\}\in\mathcal A$.
It might well be that for some or even for every $\omega\in\Omega$ we have $\{\omega\}\notin\mathcal A$.


Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 7132/2-1, targeting the Gjøkåsen Shallow prospect in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The well was dry.
Equinor received a drilling permit from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to drill the exploration well back in December 2018.
The well was drilled about 175 kilometers north of Vardø, in the southeastern part of the Barents Sea in production license 857 where Equinor is the operator with a working interest of 40 percent. Partners in PL857 are Lundin Norway, Aker BP, and Petoro with a 20 percent working interest each.
Announcing the completion of the well, the NPD said on Tuesday that the primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks from the Middle and Early Jurassic Age (the Stø, Nordmela, Tubåen and Fruholmen formation). The secondary exploration target was reservoir rocks from the Early Cretaceous and Late Triassic Age (upper part of the Snadd formation).
In the primary exploration target, well 7132/2-1 encountered about 15 meters of sandstone reservoir with good reservoir quality in the Støformasjonen. In the Nordmela, Tubåen and Fruholmen formation, the well encountered about 25 meters of sandstone reservoir with very good reservoir quality. The well is dry.
No reservoir rocks were encountered in the secondary exploration target in the Lower Cretaceous. In the upper part of the Snadd formation, the well encountered a water-filled sandstone reservoir totaling about 30 meters with moderate to good reservoir quality.
This was the first exploration well in production license 857, which was awarded in the 23rd licensing round in 2016.
The well 7132/2-1 was drilled to a vertical depth of 852 meters below the sea surface and was terminated in the upper part of the Snadd formation in the Late Triassic. Water depth at the site is 293 meters. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.
The well was drilled by the West Hercules drilling rig, which will now drill the Gjøkåsen Deep exploration well 7132/2-2 in the same production license for which it already has a drilling permit and safety consent for the use of the rig.


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