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// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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// following conditions:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

var events = require('events');
var stream = require('stream');
var timers = require('timers');
var util = require('util');
var assert = require('assert');
var cares = process.binding('cares_wrap');
var cluster;

function noop() {}

// constructor for lazy loading
function createPipe() {
  var Pipe = process.binding('pipe_wrap').Pipe;
  return new Pipe();
}

// constructor for lazy loading
function createTCP() {
  var TCP = process.binding('tcp_wrap').TCP;
  return new TCP();
}

function createHandle(fd) {
  var tty = process.binding('tty_wrap');
  var type = tty.guessHandleType(fd);
  if (type === 'PIPE') return createPipe();
  if (type === 'TCP') return createTCP();
  throw new TypeError('Unsupported fd type: ' + type);
}

var debug;
if (process.env.NODE_DEBUG && /net/.test(process.env.NODE_DEBUG)) {
  var pid = process.pid;
  debug = function(x) {
    // if console is not set up yet, then skip this.
    if (!console.error)
      return;
    console.error('NET: %d', pid,
                  util.format.apply(util, arguments).slice(0, 500));
  };
} else {
  debug = function() { };
}

function isPipeName(s) {
  return typeof s === 'string' && toNumber(s) === false;
}

exports.createServer = function() {
  return new Server(arguments[0], arguments[1]);
};

// Target API:
//
// var s = net.connect({port: 80, host: 'google.com'}, function() {
//   ...
// });
//
// There are various forms:
//
// connect(options, [cb])
// connect(port, [host], [cb])
// connect(path, [cb]);
//
exports.connect = exports.createConnection = function() {
  var args = normalizeConnectArgs(arguments);
  var s = new Socket(args[0]);
  return Socket.prototype.connect.apply(s, args);
};

// Returns an array [options] or [options, cb]
// It is the same as the argument of Socket.prototype.connect().
function normalizeConnectArgs(args) {
  var options = {};

  if (typeof args[0] === 'object') {
    // connect(options, [cb])
    options = args[0];
  } else if (isPipeName(args[0])) {
    // connect(path, [cb]);
    options.path = args[0];
  } else {
    // connect(port, [host], [cb])
    options.port = args[0];
    if (typeof args[1] === 'string') {
      options.host = args[1];
    }
  }

  var cb = args[args.length - 1];
  return (typeof cb === 'function') ? [options, cb] : [options];
}
exports._normalizeConnectArgs = normalizeConnectArgs;

// called when creating new Socket, or when re-using a closed Socket
function initSocketHandle(self) {
  self.destroyed = false;
  self.bytesRead = 0;
  self._bytesDispatched = 0;

  // Handle creation may be deferred to bind() or connect() time.
  if (self._handle) {
    self._handle.owner = self;
    self._handle.onread = onread;
  }
}

function Socket(options) {
  if (!(this instanceof Socket)) return new Socket(options);

  this._connecting = false;
  this._handle = null;

  switch (typeof options) {
    case 'number':
      options = { fd: options }; // Legacy interface.
      break;
    case 'undefined':
      options = {};
      break;
  }

  stream.Duplex.call(this, options);

  if (options.handle) {
    this._handle = options.handle; // private
  } else if (typeof options.fd !== 'undefined') {
    this._handle = createHandle(options.fd);
    this._handle.open(options.fd);
    this.readable = options.readable !== false;
    this.writable = options.writable !== false;
  } else {
    // these will be set once there is a connection
    this.readable = this.writable = false;
  }

  this.onend = null;

  // shut down the socket when we're finished with it.
  this.on('finish', onSocketFinish);
  this.on('_socketEnd', onSocketEnd);

  initSocketHandle(this);

  this._pendingData = null;
  this._pendingEncoding = '';

  // handle strings directly
  this._writableState.decodeStrings = false;

  // default to *not* allowing half open sockets
  this.allowHalfOpen = options && options.allowHalfOpen || false;

  // if we have a handle, then start the flow of data into the
  // buffer.  if not, then this will happen when we connect
  if (this._handle && options.readable !== false)
    this.read(0);
}
util.inherits(Socket, stream.Duplex);

// the user has called .end(), and all the bytes have been
// sent out to the other side.
// If allowHalfOpen is false, or if the readable side has
// ended already, then destroy.
// If allowHalfOpen is true, then we need to do a shutdown,
// so that only the writable side will be cleaned up.
function onSocketFinish() {
  // If still connecting - defer handling 'finish' until 'connect' will happen
  if (this._connecting) {
    debug('osF: not yet connected');
    return this.once('connect', onSocketFinish);
  }

  debug('onSocketFinish');
  if (!this.readable || this._readableState.ended) {
    debug('oSF: ended, destroy', this._readableState);
    return this.destroy();
  }

  debug('oSF: not ended, call shutdown()');

  // otherwise, just shutdown, or destroy() if not possible
  if (!this._handle || !this._handle.shutdown)
    return this.destroy();

  var shutdownReq = this._handle.shutdown();

  if (!shutdownReq)
    return this._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'shutdown'));

  shutdownReq.oncomplete = afterShutdown;
}

function afterShutdown(status, handle, req) {
  var self = handle.owner;

  debug('afterShutdown destroyed=%j', self.destroyed,
        self._readableState);

  // callback may come after call to destroy.
  if (self.destroyed)
    return;

  if (self._readableState.ended) {
    debug('readableState ended, destroying');
    self.destroy();
  } else {
    self.once('_socketEnd', self.destroy);
  }
}

// the EOF has been received, and no more bytes are coming.
// if the writable side has ended already, then clean everything
// up.
function onSocketEnd() {
  // XXX Should not have to do as much crap in this function.
  // ended should already be true, since this is called *after*
  // the EOF errno and onread has eof'ed
  debug('onSocketEnd', this._readableState);
  this._readableState.ended = true;
  if (this._readableState.endEmitted) {
    this.readable = false;
    maybeDestroy(this);
  } else {
    this.once('end', function() {
      this.readable = false;
      maybeDestroy(this);
    });
    this.read(0);
  }

  if (!this.allowHalfOpen) {
    this.write = writeAfterFIN;
    this.destroySoon();
  }
}

// Provide a better error message when we call end() as a result
// of the other side sending a FIN.  The standard 'write after end'
// is overly vague, and makes it seem like the user's code is to blame.
function writeAfterFIN(chunk, encoding, cb) {
  if (typeof encoding === 'function') {
    cb = encoding;
    encoding = null;
  }

  var er = new Error('This socket has been ended by the other party');
  er.code = 'EPIPE';
  var self = this;
  // TODO: defer error events consistently everywhere, not just the cb
  self.emit('error', er);
  if (typeof cb === 'function') {
    process.nextTick(function() {
      cb(er);
    });
  }
}

exports.Socket = Socket;
exports.Stream = Socket; // Legacy naming.

Socket.prototype.read = function(n) {
  if (n === 0)
    return stream.Readable.prototype.read.call(this, n);

  this.read = stream.Readable.prototype.read;
  this._consuming = true;
  return this.read(n);
};

Socket.prototype.listen = function() {
  debug('socket.listen');
  var self = this;
  self.on('connection', arguments[0]);
  listen(self, null, null, null);
};

Socket.prototype.setTimeout = function(msecs, callback) {
  if (msecs > 0 && isFinite(msecs)) {
    timers.enroll(this, msecs);
    timers._unrefActive(this);
    if (callback) {
      this.once('timeout', callback);
    }
  } else if (msecs === 0) {
    timers.unenroll(this);
    if (callback) {
      this.removeListener('timeout', callback);
    }
  }
};

Socket.prototype._onTimeout = function() {
  debug('_onTimeout');
  this.emit('timeout');
};

Socket.prototype.setNoDelay = function(enable) {
  // backwards compatibility: assume true when `enable` is omitted
  if (this._handle && this._handle.setNoDelay)
    this._handle.setNoDelay(typeof enable === 'undefined' ? true : !!enable);
};

Socket.prototype.setKeepAlive = function(setting, msecs) {
  if (this._handle && this._handle.setKeepAlive)
    this._handle.setKeepAlive(setting, ~~(msecs / 1000));
};

Socket.prototype.address = function() {
  if (this._handle && this._handle.getsockname) {
    return this._handle.getsockname();
  }
  return null;
};

Object.defineProperty(Socket.prototype, 'readyState', {
  get: function() {
    if (this._connecting) {
      return 'opening';
    } else if (this.readable && this.writable) {
      return 'open';
    } else if (this.readable && !this.writable) {
      return 'readOnly';
    } else if (!this.readable && this.writable) {
      return 'writeOnly';
    } else {
      return 'closed';
    }
  }
});

Object.defineProperty(Socket.prototype, 'bufferSize', {
  get: function() {
    if (this._handle) {
      return this._handle.writeQueueSize + this._writableState.length;
    }
  }
});

// Just call handle.readStart until we have enough in the buffer
Socket.prototype._read = function(n) {
  debug('_read');

  if (this._connecting || !this._handle) {
    debug('_read wait for connection');
    this.once('connect', this._read.bind(this, n));
  } else if (!this._handle.reading) {
    // not already reading, start the flow
    debug('Socket._read readStart');
    this._handle.reading = true;
    var r = this._handle.readStart();
    if (r)
      this._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'read'));
  }
};

Socket.prototype.end = function(data, encoding) {
  stream.Duplex.prototype.end.call(this, data, encoding);
  this.writable = false;
  DTRACE_NET_STREAM_END(this);

  // just in case we're waiting for an EOF.
  if (this.readable && !this._readableState.endEmitted)
    this.read(0);
  else
    maybeDestroy(this);
};

// Call whenever we set writable=false or readable=false
function maybeDestroy(socket) {
  if (!socket.readable &&
      !socket.writable &&
      !socket.destroyed &&
      !socket._connecting &&
      !socket._writableState.length) {
    socket.destroy();
  }
}

Socket.prototype.destroySoon = function() {
  if (this.writable)
    this.end();

  if (this._writableState.finished)
    this.destroy();
  else
    this.once('finish', this.destroy);
};

Socket.prototype._destroy = function(exception, cb) {
  debug('destroy');

  var self = this;

  function fireErrorCallbacks() {
    if (cb) cb(exception);
    if (exception && !self._writableState.errorEmitted) {
      process.nextTick(function() {
        self.emit('error', exception);
      });
      self._writableState.errorEmitted = true;
    }
  };

  if (this.destroyed) {
    debug('already destroyed, fire error callbacks');
    fireErrorCallbacks();
    return;
  }

  self._connecting = false;

  this.readable = this.writable = false;

  timers.unenroll(this);

  debug('close');
  if (this._handle) {
    if (this !== process.stderr)
      debug('close handle');
    var isException = exception ? true : false;
    this._handle.close(function() {
      debug('emit close');
      self.emit('close', isException);
    });
    this._handle.onread = noop;
    this._handle = null;
  }

  // we set destroyed to true before firing error callbacks in order
  // to make it re-entrance safe in case Socket.prototype.destroy()
  // is called within callbacks
  this.destroyed = true;
  fireErrorCallbacks();

  if (this.server) {
    COUNTER_NET_SERVER_CONNECTION_CLOSE(this);
    debug('has server');
    this.server._connections--;
    if (this.server._emitCloseIfDrained) {
      this.server._emitCloseIfDrained();
    }
  }
};

Socket.prototype.destroy = function(exception) {
  debug('destroy', exception);
  this._destroy(exception);
};

// This function is called whenever the handle gets a
// buffer, or when there's an error reading.
function onread(buffer, offset, length) {
  var handle = this;
  var self = handle.owner;
  assert(handle === self._handle, 'handle != self._handle');

  timers._unrefActive(self);

  var end = offset + length;
  debug('onread', process._errno, offset, length, end);

  if (buffer) {
    debug('got data');

    // read success.
    // In theory (and in practice) calling readStop right now
    // will prevent this from being called again until _read() gets
    // called again.

    // if we didn't get any bytes, that doesn't necessarily mean EOF.
    // wait for the next one.
    if (offset === end) {
      debug('not any data, keep waiting');
      return;
    }

    // if it's not enough data, we'll just call handle.readStart()
    // again right away.
    self.bytesRead += length;

    // Optimization: emit the original buffer with end points
    var ret = true;
    if (self.ondata) self.ondata(buffer, offset, end);
    else ret = self.push(buffer.slice(offset, end));

    if (handle.reading && !ret) {
      handle.reading = false;
      debug('readStop');
      var r = handle.readStop();
      if (r)
        self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'read'));
    }

  } else if (process._errno == 'EOF') {
    debug('EOF');

    if (self._readableState.length === 0) {
      self.readable = false;
      maybeDestroy(self);
    }

    if (self.onend) self.once('end', self.onend);

    // push a null to signal the end of data.
    self.push(null);

    // internal end event so that we know that the actual socket
    // is no longer readable, and we can start the shutdown
    // procedure. No need to wait for all the data to be consumed.
    self.emit('_socketEnd');
  } else {
    debug('error', process._errno);
    // Error
    self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'read'));
  }
}

Socket.prototype._getpeername = function() {
  if (!this._handle || !this._handle.getpeername) {
    return {};
  }
  if (!this._peername) {
    this._peername = this._handle.getpeername();
    // getpeername() returns null on error
    if (this._peername === null) {
      return {};
    }
  }
  return this._peername;
};

Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('remoteAddress', function() {
  return this._getpeername().address;
});

Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('remotePort', function() {
  return this._getpeername().port;
});

Socket.prototype._getsockname = function() {
  if (!this._handle || !this._handle.getsockname) {
    return {};
  }
  if (!this._sockname) {
    this._sockname = this._handle.getsockname();
    if (this._sockname === null) {
      return {};
    }
  }
  return this._sockname;
};

Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('localAddress', function() {
  return this._getsockname().address;
});

Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('localPort', function() {
  return this._getsockname().port;
});

Socket.prototype.write = function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
  if (typeof chunk !== 'string' && !Buffer.isBuffer(chunk))
    throw new TypeError('invalid data');
  return stream.Duplex.prototype.write.apply(this, arguments);
};

Socket.prototype._write = function(data, encoding, cb) {
  // If we are still connecting, then buffer this for later.
  // The Writable logic will buffer up any more writes while
  // waiting for this one to be done.
  if (this._connecting) {
    this._pendingData = data;
    this._pendingEncoding = encoding;
    this.once('connect', function() {
      this._write(data, encoding, cb);
    });
    return;
  }
  this._pendingData = null;
  this._pendingEncoding = '';

  timers._unrefActive(this);

  if (!this._handle) {
    this._destroy(new Error('This socket is closed.'), cb);
    return false;
  }

  var enc = Buffer.isBuffer(data) ? 'buffer' : encoding;
  var writeReq = createWriteReq(this._handle, data, enc);

  if (!writeReq || typeof writeReq !== 'object')
    return this._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'write'), cb);

  writeReq.oncomplete = afterWrite;
  this._bytesDispatched += writeReq.bytes;

  // If it was entirely flushed, we can write some more right now.
  // However, if more is left in the queue, then wait until that clears.
  if (this._handle.writeQueueSize === 0)
    cb();
  else
    writeReq.cb = cb;
};

function createWriteReq(handle, data, encoding) {
  switch (encoding) {
    case 'buffer':
      return handle.writeBuffer(data);

    case 'utf8':
    case 'utf-8':
      return handle.writeUtf8String(data);

    case 'ascii':
      return handle.writeAsciiString(data);

    case 'ucs2':
    case 'ucs-2':
    case 'utf16le':
    case 'utf-16le':
      return handle.writeUcs2String(data);

    default:
      return handle.writeBuffer(new Buffer(data, encoding));
  }
}

Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('bytesWritten', function() {
  var bytes = this._bytesDispatched,
      state = this._writableState,
      data = this._pendingData,
      encoding = this._pendingEncoding;

  state.buffer.forEach(function(el) {
    if (Buffer.isBuffer(el.chunk))
      bytes += el.chunk.length;
    else
      bytes += Buffer.byteLength(el.chunk, el.encoding);
  });

  if (data) {
    if (Buffer.isBuffer(data))
      bytes += data.length;
    else
      bytes += Buffer.byteLength(data, encoding);
  }

  return bytes;
});

function afterWrite(status, handle, req) {
  var self = handle.owner;
  var state = self._writableState;
  if (self !== process.stderr && self !== process.stdout)
    debug('afterWrite', status, req);

  // callback may come after call to destroy.
  if (self.destroyed) {
    debug('afterWrite destroyed');
    return;
  }

  if (status) {
    debug('write failure', errnoException(process._errno, 'write'));
    self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'write'), req.cb);
    return;
  }

  timers._unrefActive(self);

  if (self !== process.stderr && self !== process.stdout)
    debug('afterWrite call cb');

  if (req.cb)
    req.cb.call(self);
}

function connect(self, address, port, addressType, localAddress) {
  // TODO return promise from Socket.prototype.connect which
  // wraps _connectReq.

  assert.ok(self._connecting);

  if (localAddress) {
    var r;
    if (addressType == 6) {
      r = self._handle.bind6(localAddress);
    } else {
      r = self._handle.bind(localAddress);
    }

    if (r) {
      self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'bind'));
      return;
    }
  }

  var connectReq;
  if (addressType == 6) {
    connectReq = self._handle.connect6(address, port);
  } else if (addressType == 4) {
    connectReq = self._handle.connect(address, port);
  } else {
    connectReq = self._handle.connect(address, afterConnect);
  }

  if (connectReq !== null) {
    connectReq.oncomplete = afterConnect;
  } else {
    self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'connect'));
  }
}

Socket.prototype.connect = function(options, cb) {
  if (this.write !== Socket.prototype.write)
    this.write = Socket.prototype.write;

  if (typeof options !== 'object') {
    // Old API:
    // connect(port, [host], [cb])
    // connect(path, [cb]);
    var args = normalizeConnectArgs(arguments);
    return Socket.prototype.connect.apply(this, args);
  }

  if (this.destroyed) {
    this._readableState.reading = false;
    this._readableState.ended = false;
    this._readableState.endEmitted = false;
    this._writableState.ended = false;
    this._writableState.ending = false;
    this._writableState.finished = false;
    this.destroyed = false;
    this._handle = null;
  }

  var self = this;
  var pipe = !!options.path;

  if (!this._handle) {
    this._handle = pipe ? createPipe() : createTCP();
    initSocketHandle(this);
  }

  if (typeof cb === 'function') {
    self.once('connect', cb);
  }

  timers._unrefActive(this);

  self._connecting = true;
  self.writable = true;

  if (pipe) {
    connect(self, options.path);

  } else if (!options.host) {
    debug('connect: missing host');
    connect(self, '127.0.0.1', options.port, 4);

  } else {
    var host = options.host;
    debug('connect: find host ' + host);
    require('dns').lookup(host, function(err, ip, addressType) {
      // It's possible we were destroyed while looking this up.
      // XXX it would be great if we could cancel the promise returned by
      // the look up.
      if (!self._connecting) return;

      if (err) {
        // net.createConnection() creates a net.Socket object and
        // immediately calls net.Socket.connect() on it (that's us).
        // There are no event listeners registered yet so defer the
        // error event to the next tick.
        process.nextTick(function() {
          self.emit('error', err);
          self._destroy();
        });
      } else {
        timers._unrefActive(self);

        addressType = addressType || 4;

        // node_net.cc handles null host names graciously but user land
        // expects remoteAddress to have a meaningful value
        ip = ip || (addressType === 4 ? '127.0.0.1' : '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1');

        connect(self, ip, options.port, addressType, options.localAddress);
      }
    });
  }
  return self;
};

Socket.prototype.ref = function() {
  if (this._handle)
    this._handle.ref();
};

Socket.prototype.unref = function() {
  if (this._handle)
    this._handle.unref();
};

function afterConnect(status, handle, req, readable, writable) {
  var self = handle.owner;

  // callback may come after call to destroy
  if (self.destroyed) {
    return;
  }

  assert(handle === self._handle, 'handle != self._handle');

  debug('afterConnect');

  assert.ok(self._connecting);
  self._connecting = false;

  if (status == 0) {
    self.readable = readable;
    self.writable = writable;
    timers._unrefActive(self);

    self.emit('connect');

    // start the first read, or get an immediate EOF.
    // this doesn't actually consume any bytes, because len=0.
    if (readable)
      self.read(0);

  } else {
    self._connecting = false;
    self._destroy(errnoException(process._errno, 'connect'));
  }
}

function errnoException(errorno, syscall) {
  // TODO make this more compatible with ErrnoException from src/node.cc
  // Once all of Node is using this function the ErrnoException from
  // src/node.cc should be removed.
  var e = new Error(syscall + ' ' + errorno);
  e.errno = e.code = errorno;
  e.syscall = syscall;
  return e;
}

function Server(/* [ options, ] listener */) {
  if (!(this instanceof Server)) return new Server(arguments[0], arguments[1]);
  events.EventEmitter.call(this);

  var self = this;

  var options;

  if (typeof arguments[0] == 'function') {
    options = {};
    self.on('connection', arguments[0]);
  } else {
    options = arguments[0] || {};

    if (typeof arguments[1] == 'function') {
      self.on('connection', arguments[1]);
    }
  }

  this._connections = 0;

  Object.defineProperty(this, 'connections', {
    get: util.deprecate(function() {

      if (self._usingSlaves) {
        return null;
      }
      return self._connections;
    }, 'connections property is deprecated. Use getConnections() method'),
    set: util.deprecate(function(val) {
      return (self._connections = val);
    }, 'connections property is deprecated. Use getConnections() method'),
    configurable: true, enumerable: true
  });

  this._handle = null;
  this._usingSlaves = false;
  this._slaves = [];

  this.allowHalfOpen = options.allowHalfOpen || false;
}
util.inherits(Server, events.EventEmitter);
exports.Server = Server;

function toNumber(x) { return (x = Number(x)) >= 0 ? x : false; }

var createServerHandle = exports._createServerHandle =
    function(address, port, addressType, fd) {
  var r = 0;
  // assign handle in listen, and clean up if bind or listen fails
  var handle;

  if (typeof fd === 'number' && fd >= 0) {
    try {
      handle = createHandle(fd);
    }
    catch (e) {
      // Not a fd we can listen on.  This will trigger an error.
      debug('listen invalid fd=' + fd + ': ' + e.message);
      process._errno = 'EINVAL'; // hack, callers expect that errno is set
      return null;
    }
    handle.open(fd);
    handle.readable = true;
    handle.writable = true;
    return handle;

  } else if (port == -1 && addressType == -1) {
    handle = createPipe();
    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
      var instances = parseInt(process.env.NODE_PENDING_PIPE_INSTANCES);
      if (!isNaN(instances)) {
        handle.setPendingInstances(instances);
      }
    }
  } else {
    handle = createTCP();
  }

  if (address || port) {
    debug('bind to ' + address);
    if (addressType == 6) {
      r = handle.bind6(address, port);
    } else {
      r = handle.bind(address, port);
    }
  }

  if (r) {
    handle.close();
    handle = null;
  }

  return handle;
};

Server.prototype._listen2 = function(address, port, addressType, backlog, fd) {
  debug('listen2', address, port, addressType, backlog);
  var self = this;
  var r = 0;

  // If there is not yet a handle, we need to create one and bind.
  // In the case of a server sent via IPC, we don't need to do this.
  if (!self._handle) {
    debug('_listen2: create a handle');
    self._handle = createServerHandle(address, port, addressType, fd);
    if (!self._handle) {
      var error = errnoException(process._errno, 'listen');
      process.nextTick(function() {
        self.emit('error', error);
      });
      return;
    }
  } else {
    debug('_listen2: have a handle already');
  }

  self._handle.onconnection = onconnection;
  self._handle.owner = self;

  // Use a backlog of 512 entries. We pass 511 to the listen() call because
  // the kernel does: backlogsize = roundup_pow_of_two(backlogsize + 1);
  // which will thus give us a backlog of 512 entries.
  r = self._handle.listen(backlog || 511);

  if (r) {
    var ex = errnoException(process._errno, 'listen');
    self._handle.close();
    self._handle = null;
    process.nextTick(function() {
      self.emit('error', ex);
    });
    return;
  }

  // generate connection key, this should be unique to the connection
  this._connectionKey = addressType + ':' + address + ':' + port;

  process.nextTick(function() {
    self.emit('listening');
  });
};

function listen(self, address, port, addressType, backlog, fd) {
  if (!cluster) cluster = require('cluster');

  if (cluster.isMaster) {
    self._listen2(address, port, addressType, backlog, fd);
    return;
  }

  cluster._getServer(self, address, port, addressType, fd, function(handle,
                                                                    err) {
        // EACCESS and friends
        if (err) {
          self.emit('error', errnoException(err, 'bind'));
          return;
        }

        // Some operating systems (notably OS X and Solaris) don't report
        // EADDRINUSE errors right away. libuv mimics that behavior for the
        // sake of platform consistency but that means we have have a socket on
        // our hands that is not actually bound. That's why we check if the
        // actual port matches what we requested and if not, raise an error.
        // The exception is when port == 0 because that means "any random
        // port".
        if (port && handle.getsockname && port != handle.getsockname().port) {
          self.emit('error', errnoException('EADDRINUSE', 'bind'));
          return;
        }

        self._handle = handle;
        self._listen2(address, port, addressType, backlog, fd);
      });
}

Server.prototype.listen = function() {
  var self = this;

  var lastArg = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
  if (typeof lastArg == 'function') {
    self.once('listening', lastArg);
  }

  var port = toNumber(arguments[0]);

  // The third optional argument is the backlog size.
  // When the ip is omitted it can be the second argument.
  var backlog = toNumber(arguments[1]) || toNumber(arguments[2]);

  var TCP = process.binding('tcp_wrap').TCP;

  if (arguments.length == 0 || typeof arguments[0] == 'function') {
    // Bind to a random port.
    listen(self, '0.0.0.0', 0, null, backlog);

  } else if (arguments[0] && typeof arguments[0] === 'object') {
    var h = arguments[0];
    if (h._handle) {
      h = h._handle;
    } else if (h.handle) {
      h = h.handle;
    }
    if (h instanceof TCP) {
      self._handle = h;
      listen(self, null, -1, -1, backlog);
    } else if (typeof h.fd === 'number' && h.fd >= 0) {
      listen(self, null, null, null, backlog, h.fd);
    } else {
      throw new Error('Invalid listen argument: ' + h);
    }
  } else if (isPipeName(arguments[0])) {
    // UNIX socket or Windows pipe.
    var pipeName = self._pipeName = arguments[0];
    listen(self, pipeName, -1, -1, backlog);

  } else if (typeof arguments[1] == 'undefined' ||
             typeof arguments[1] == 'function' ||
             typeof arguments[1] == 'number') {
    // The first argument is the port, no IP given.
    listen(self, '0.0.0.0', port, 4, backlog);

  } else {
    // The first argument is the port, the second an IP.
    require('dns').lookup(arguments[1], function(err, ip, addressType) {
      if (err) {
        self.emit('error', err);
      } else {
        listen(self, ip || '0.0.0.0', port, ip ? addressType : 4, backlog);
      }
    });
  }
  return self;
};

Server.prototype.address = function() {
  if (this._handle && this._handle.getsockname) {
    return this._handle.getsockname();
  } else if (this._pipeName) {
    return this._pipeName;
  } else {
    return null;
  }
};

function onconnection(clientHandle) {
  var handle = this;
  var self = handle.owner;

  debug('onconnection');

  if (!clientHandle) {
    self.emit('error', errnoException(process._errno, 'accept'));
    return;
  }

  if (self.maxConnections && self._connections >= self.maxConnections) {
    clientHandle.close();
    return;
  }

  var socket = new Socket({
    handle: clientHandle,
    allowHalfOpen: self.allowHalfOpen
  });
  socket.readable = socket.writable = true;

  self._connections++;
  socket.server = self;

  DTRACE_NET_SERVER_CONNECTION(socket);
  COUNTER_NET_SERVER_CONNECTION(socket);
  self.emit('connection', socket);
}

Server.prototype.getConnections = function(cb) {
  function end(err, connections) {
    process.nextTick(function() {
      cb(err, connections);
    });
  }

  if (!this._usingSlaves) {
    return end(null, this._connections);
  }

  // Poll slaves
  var left = this._slaves.length,
      total = this._connections;

  function oncount(err, count) {
    if (err) {
      left = -1;
      return end(err);
    }

    total += count;
    if (--left === 0) return end(null, total);
  }

  this._slaves.forEach(function(slave) {
    slave.getConnections(oncount);
  });
};

Server.prototype.close = function(cb) {
  function onSlaveClose() {
    if (--left !== 0) return;

    self._connections = 0;
    self._emitCloseIfDrained();
  }

  if (!this._handle) {
    // Throw error. Follows net_legacy behaviour.
    throw new Error('Not running');
  }

  if (cb) {
    this.once('close', cb);
  }
  this._handle.close();
  this._handle = null;

  if (this._usingSlaves) {
    var self = this,
        left = this._slaves.length;

    // Increment connections to be sure that, even if all sockets will be closed
    // during polling of slaves, `close` event will be emitted only once.
    this._connections++;

    // Poll slaves
    this._slaves.forEach(function(slave) {
      slave.close(onSlaveClose);
    });
  } else {
    this._emitCloseIfDrained();
  }

  return this;
};

Server.prototype._emitCloseIfDrained = function() {
  debug('SERVER _emitCloseIfDrained');
  var self = this;

  if (self._handle || self._connections) {
    debug('SERVER handle? %j   connections? %d',
          !!self._handle, self._connections);
    return;
  }

  process.nextTick(function() {
    debug('SERVER: emit close');
    self.emit('close');
  });
};

Server.prototype.listenFD = util.deprecate(function(fd, type) {
  return this.listen({ fd: fd });
}, 'listenFD is deprecated. Use listen({fd: <number>}).');

Server.prototype._setupSlave = function(socketList) {
  this._usingSlaves = true;
  this._slaves.push(socketList);
};

Server.prototype.ref = function() {
  if (this._handle)
    this._handle.ref();
};

Server.prototype.unref = function() {
  if (this._handle)
    this._handle.unref();
};

// TODO: isIP should be moved to the DNS code. Putting it here now because
// this is what the legacy system did.
exports.isIP = cares.isIP;

exports.isIPv4 = function(input) {
  return exports.isIP(input) === 4;
};

exports.isIPv6 = function(input) {
  return exports.isIP(input) === 6;
};

if (process.platform === 'win32') {
  var simultaneousAccepts;

  exports._setSimultaneousAccepts = function(handle) {
    if (typeof handle === 'undefined') {
      return;
    }

    if (typeof simultaneousAccepts === 'undefined') {
      simultaneousAccepts = (process.env.NODE_MANY_ACCEPTS &&
                             process.env.NODE_MANY_ACCEPTS !== '0');
    }

    if (handle._simultaneousAccepts !== simultaneousAccepts) {
      handle.setSimultaneousAccepts(simultaneousAccepts);
      handle._simultaneousAccepts = simultaneousAccepts;
    }
  };
} else {
  exports._setSimultaneousAccepts = function(handle) {};
}

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I occasionally get to work with like- minded creatives which is great. Sometimes arranging with them prior to the shoot, either to provide the make up, hair styling or style for the shoot. Alternatively if they contact me and want to collaborate with me in terms of wanting to have certain designs or looks photographed and that way we both benefit from the arrangement. They provide the outfits or designs and I provide the studio or location and find a model, after the shoot I send them their chosen images. Occasionally someone might turn up with the some of the others involved with the shoot.
This was in fact the case at a recent location shoot in Morecambe with wonderful model dancer Kate C.
Cristina had come along that day with her latest designs as she was wanting some images of these designs to use for her forthcoming exhibitions and for publicity information for these exhiditions.
Cristina works with various media and that day her pieces where made of wood and were bold and had muted colours that looked good against the skin of Katy, and the tones of the location. So we shot a series of images featuring Cristina work.
Below is a sample of the images Cristina chose, the model is of course Katy C, and the lighting is just using the natural light of the windows of the location. Hair was done by Amy and Make up by Donna Graham from Southport.
A Window 7 crash causes a lot of frustration and angst while you try and sort the problems – read on to find out what I learned from the experience and how to get back your Photoshop and Lightroom setting and preferences.
In the past I have let windows updates go ahead automatically but this is not a good strategy, as I found out to my cost recently. In fact it can and did cause me a lot of work and angst.
The PC had been working fine all day but a break was need so I had switched it off, and it did an install of updates and when I returned that evening to do some more image work it would not boot up. One of the updates (most likely a driver update) had changed something and it was stopping the machine from booting up.
The splash screen error message was "unmountable boot error".
Which after a lot of web research and the trying different approaches to getting the system to boot again, I decided that the best solution was to reinstall the operating system on a new hard disc. This is of course a real pain as all your programs have to be reinstalled and then you have to find your key codes and then for programs like Photoshop your actions and setting too.
Fortunately all my images are stored on a separate Raid 5 drive, so they were ok I just need my operating system and programs back to be able to work with the image again. The timing of this event was of course practically bad as firstly I was half way through rebuilding my website follow its crash and I had my first camera club talk of this season coming up in two weeks and my presentation was only half done.
So what did I learn from this exercise, that is worth passing on in this blog: firstly don't let windows do automatic updating turn this off. Just remember to check once a week to see what is in the list updates and make your own mind up about what to install.
Under Recommended updates, select the Include recommended updates when downloading, installing, or notifying me about updates check box, and then click OK.
As a photographer who uses both Lightroom and Photoshop making a back up of your preferences / setting files for both these programs is well worth the small effort.
Here is also a list of location of other bit of the Photoshop program that might be of use too.
Armed with this info I was able to get most of my setting/ preferences back for both these programs as I could read the disc that would not boot in file manager so the various setting could be copy and replaced.
Always rename the original preference files before replacing it with your preferences that way if they are corrupt then you can go back to that file. I usually use .old as the file extension.
The other thing that is well worth doing is backing up your Lightroom catalogue, its file name is: Catalog.lrcat. I now make sure that I back this up weekly and I would strongly advise that these backups are on a different drive to your Lightroom installation, a stand alone hard drive is well worth the investment for this purpose. Keeping them separate avoids losing your catalog and your backups at the same time.
I also now store a copy of my catalog off site.
Well worth getting those backup too.


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Heroes: Ali Larter Doesn't Think Movie Will Happen, Tim Kring Still Positive
by Trevor Kimball, September 6, 2010
While Greg Grunberg remains optimistic about the possibility of a movie to wrap up the Heroes saga, co-star Ali Larter doesn't share that sentiment.
She recently told IGN that she feels that too much time has passed since the NBC cancellation. "I don't think it's going to happen… I think everyone at this point has gone their separate ways."
Larter added: "I remember when I first heard [the rumors] and I thought it would be so great if something happened this fall, but the longer that we're away from it, all of the actors are exploring different parts of their careers. To be able to get everyone back together would be miraculous, to say the least."
On the positive side, Heroes creator Tim Kring suggested that the movie idea is not dead. He recently said, "It looks like we're really going to start talking about it now. The summer months in television are always about preparing for the Fall launch of all the new shows, so I totally understand why there hasn't been a lot of discussion [until now]. Once the Fall season is launched, I fully believe that this discussion will get reignited in a very big way."
What do you think? Who do you think is right?
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China (I'm serious, no joke, is my actual name)
PLEASE LET THERE BE A MOVIE!!! I'M GONNA DIE IF THERE'S NO CLOSER OR SOMETHING. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!
Browncoat
Well, If it happens I hope to see it. For example, I made the decision to ditch pay-for TV and go with and antenna and two ATSC tuners. As a result, aside from the CBC's airing of the first three new seasons I'm now missing Dr. Who, due to the odd run times that make it hard to the CBC to air it with commercials, season two and on of Torchwood and aside from some rentals from Blockbuster, the new BSG, though after the glimpse I determined I'm not missing anything of that show. However after seeing twice the unsatisfying… Read more »
Eula McNinch
I've been equally amazed and dismayed at how the story unravels in the TV series. The Season One was great, but when the ending came it failed my expectations.
"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." -Don Vito Corleone, Godfather (1972)
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I can't predict what will happen, but as a fan of the show – I really hope they do it! I don't see why the cast couldn't get together for one movie episode, it's not like they're talking about another season! I still miss Heroes and would love the chance to see a real ending!
HRH Adam
I'd love to see it, but I feel like a) Zachary Quinto and Milo Ventimiglia have moved on, and without them there is no show, 2) while this would be an amazing opportunity to redeem the series in the eyes of fans, who were mostly disappointed by a disgusting season 4 and the stupid, disrespectful treatment of the Peter character early in season 3, I'm pretty sure Tim Kring will f it up, and d) further to the previous item, it'd probably be called Heroes: Carnival Rising or something absolutely awful
Jeremy Rynek
No I don't. It looks like most of the cast has moved on. And guess what NBC has too.If it was gonna happen it would have by now, or atleast be making preperations for it. Face it they are just not interested now. Unless NBC gets alliterally millions of people protesting for it to happen. Just like canceling Trauma and so many others once they make a decison that's it.
OleVizer
I have to agree with Ali. Time has passed, fans & former fans have moved on. If Kring is seriously committed to a finale, he may want to consider a direct to DVD format because based on Heroes' recent ratings, persuading NBC to air new episodes of Heroes will be a challenge to say the least.

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GitHub - studiosi/OpenCVDeviceEnumerator: This repository contains a class that allows the enumeration of video and audio devices in order to get the device IDs that are required to create a VideoCapture object inside OpenCV (in Windows).
This repository contains a class that allows the enumeration of video and audio devices in order to get the device IDs that are required to create a VideoCapture object inside OpenCV (in Windows).
Want to be notified of new releases in studiosi/OpenCVDeviceEnumerator?
This project contains a C++ class that allows the enumeration of devices using DirectShow in Windows, in order to select and obtain the ID that needs to be used with OpenCV when creating, for example, a VideoCapture object to grab frames from a camera. I decided to put this up as "How to get the ID of a device to use inside OpenCV?" is a question that pops up continuously. The maintainers of OpenCV don't include this functionality in the library because it is very operating system dependant.


You can start thinking about your current or future knitting project as you enjoy your cup of coffee. Choose either a standard 11-ounce mug or a jumbo 15 ounce mug. The design is two-sided so it will continue around the cup.


Dessert Darling Flan from The Flan King | Dessert Darling from the Farmer's Market. I was excited to try the original and banana flans that she brought to book club since they sounded legendary. Perhaps my expectations were too high though, because I didn't quite understand the big to-do. Sure the flan was fine, but not necessarily greater than any other flan I've tried before.


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If the employees manage to secure higher and relevant qualifications while in service, they will be eligible for a five-fold increase in incentive.
A five-fold increase in one-time incentive will be given to the central-government employees who manage to acquire higher degrees, such as a PhD, while in service. The hiked incentive amount will range between Rs 10,000 to a Rs 30,000, depending on the duration and significance of the course. This hike will alter a norm that has existed for almost two decades.
Those government employees who acquire higher qualifications post joining service have always been given a one-time incentive, which ranged between a minimum of Rs 2000 and a maximum of Rs 10,000. With the amendment made by the Personnel Ministry, this one-time payment will go up to a minimum of Rs 10,000 and a maximum of Rs 30,000.
Those who obtain a three-year degree/diploma or less, will now be eligible for Rs 10000, whereas if they acquire a degree/diploma of more than three years' duration, they will be eligible for Rs 15000. Those who complete a one-year postgraduate degree/diploma or less, will get an incentive of Rs 20,000.
If the employee successfully completes a postgraduate degree/diploma course that lasts more than a year, she/he will now be eligible for Rs 25,000. Those who complete a PhD will be eligible for Rs 30,000.
However, all the qualifications acquired will have to be related to the function the employee is serving in or the post she/he holds. Or the additional qualification should be of relevance to the next higher post that the employee will hold. None of the 48.41 lakh central government employees will get any incentive for simply acquiring degrees in academic or literary subjects that have no relevance to their work or will not improve their efficiency in any way.
Employees will only be eligible for such an incentive twice in their entire career. There has to be a minimum gap of two years between successive acquisitions.


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Fitness Enthusiast Naor Yazdan Is Transforming Lives in the Fitness Industry
Written in partnership with Ascend Agency
Our daily lives should include a significant amount of fitness. Physical fitness allows you to achieve the dream body that you have always aspired to and contributes significantly to your overall health. Being physically fit helps you achieve an active and happier life, warding off the possibility of chronic disease. However, taking steps to work out consistently is challenging. You have to have the utmost discipline to achieve peak physical fitness. To maintain a consistent workout routine, you need to look for inspiration to keep you going. Today, social media has created a platform for fitness enthusiasts who will help you on your journey to fitness. Naor Yazdan is a fitness enthusiast helping people achieve their desired bodies.
Naor is a renowned Israeli fitness professional who has helped thousands of people achieve physical fitness. The former military serviceman transitioned into a fitness model at a young age. When he had his modeling career, he realized he had to achieve a certain level of fitness to keep up with the professional requirements of his career, and this was the beginning of his fitness journey.
Before joining the modeling industry, Naor had a very skinny body, but when he watched other iconic models who were buff, he was motivated to start working out and achieve a more muscular body. He started working out at several local gyms, watching online tutorials, and consulting bodybuilders, but nothing seemed to give Naor the body he desired. He set out to learn how to attain a fit body and the practices he was supposed to embrace. Due to his grit and desire to pursue fitness as a career, Naor was quickly able to reach his desired body.
Everyone's body is different and responds differently to specific fitness programs. In most cases, the fitness industry offers a generalized fitness mechanism that does not fit the unique requirements of each of our bodies. Naor was a victim of these programs, and he realized he was not the only one who could be having this problem, so he decided to help out as many people as he could. "Over time, I have developed a passion for fitness. Now, I am sharing my knowledge with people across the world, motivating them to lead fit and healthy lives," says Naor.
Currently, Naor is having a significant impact on many people's fitness journeys. This is evident through his Instagram account, where he has garnered more than 100K followers, and the feedback he receives from his clients. Over the years, he has worked with numerous celebrities, models, and actors who needed to achieve a specific body type for their jobs. Naor has now opened a coaching and fitness consultant business to help people get their dream bodies.
Naor is a firm believer that everyone can attain their desired body. He says everyone's body is unique, and if they are provided with a tailored approach specific to their needs, they will achieve their desired body through their fitness journey. He also emphasizes that to become fit, you have to remain consistent and have a sheer drive from within.
Currently, Naor hopes to continue helping more people achieve their desired bodies and feel more comfortable in their own skins. Additionally, he hopes to open more branches worldwide and impact the global fitness world.
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However, a large part of its carbon footprint comes from its supply chain, and since 2015, Apple has worked directly with those companies to use "clean" energy for Apple production.
Forty-four companies are now in the program, including Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (鴻海精密), which makes iPhones, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC, 台積電), which supplies the A-series chips that power all of Apple's mobile devices, Apple said.
Apple had previously disclosed 23 suppliers in the program.
The company defines "clean" energy as coming from wind, solar or bio-gas fuel cells, as well as what it calls "low-impact" hydroelectric projects such as a site in Oregon that captures energy from water in irrigation canals to power one of its data centers.
Apple did not specify where the new suppliers in the program would get the energy.
It encourages suppliers to build their own renewable energy projects, such as when iPad assembler Compal Electronics Inc (仁寶電腦) last year built rooftop solar installations on its factories in China.
When those options are not available, Apple says that it aims to have suppliers sign power-purchase agreements with new renewable energy projects and uses purchases of renewable energy credits only when there are no other options.
In an interview, Apple vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives Lisa Jackson said that the company is also on track to pass its goal of adding 4 gigawatts of renewable energy to the grids of its supply chain by next year and has a "sight line" to "well over" 5 gigawatts.
Jackson declined to say whether Apple would drop suppliers such as Hon Hai and TSMC — whose capabilities few others in the global electronics supply chain can match — if they fail to meet their commitments to the program.


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| Section: Opinion
Giving witness to our faith in public
Christ went to a synagogue, unrolled the scroll, read some passages and proclaimed that what he just read was fulfilled in him upon the audience's hearing. And the people were amazed at the gracious words Christ spoke. (cfr. Lk 4,14-22)
That gospel episode somehow reminds us that like Christ, we too should proclaim our faith as revealed in the gospel first with our own life, words and deeds, before we can proclaim it to everybody else with a certain eloquence and effectiveness.
We have to realize more deeply that we need to live our faith also in our public life. Our faith is not supposed to be only private and personal, since our life in public is an integral and unavoidable part of our life, and there has to be certain consistency of our faith in our private and public life.
But we have to realize also that some prudence and discretion in this matter is required. And that's because we have to make sure that our faith avoids getting entangled in temporal affairs and matters of opinion where a plurality of views should be respected. Besides, our faith tells us that we cannot solve all our problems here on earth, and that the final judgment belongs to God and not to us.
We have to expect some differences, conflicts and disagreements among ourselves. We have to expect to be misunderstood and to suffer, even up to death, since Christ already showed us how these possibilities can also happen to us as it happened to him who was the perfect embodiment of the Christian faith.
Christ, for example, did not engage in partisan politics although he knew very well the ugly shenanigans of the leaders of that time. He, of course, proclaimed what was right and wrong, did some corrections and even scoldings, especially among those close to him, the apostles. In all these, what was clear was that everything was done with charity which is an indispensable partner of faith. Without charity, faith cannot fly.
But, yes, we have to proclaim our faith in public, in season and out of season, as St. Paul once said. Especially these days when delicate moral issues need to be resolved very clearly: abortion, confusion about sexual identity and human nature, disconnection of science and technology from morality, lack of respect for freedom of conscience, questionable educational thrusts in schools, etc.
Faith and religion are always involved in these issues. While these issues have to be considered under many aspects, we have to understand that the considerations of faith and religion, being so basic in us, should be given priority.
It's in our faith and religion that the fundamental and ultimate meaning of these issues are given. It's where our ultimate common good is determined. The practical, the legal, the social, cultural and historical aspects have to somehow defer to them.
Contrary to some views, being consistent to one's faith and religion in public office does not make him a fanatic, a fundamentalist or detached from reality. Quite the opposite is true.
Certainly, they have to do this task properly, knowing which part of the issues are open to opinion and therefore can change, and which are of the nature of the eternal truth, that should not be changed.
They have to master the art of dialogue, knowing how to argue in defense especially of the uncompromisable part of the issues with forcefulness, flexibility and naturalness. This is where their leadership can truly be shown.*
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Messages of Gen. Andrew Jackson: With a Short Sketch of His Life
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Having been intended by his mother for the ministry, . Andrew enjoyed all the advantages for education, which the infant settlement could afford. He was at an early period sent to an academy at the Waxsaw meeting house, where he commenced the study of the languages, and here he remained, till the war then raging between this country and Britain, extended its ravages into the immediate vicinity. At that period, though scarcely fourteen years of age, young Jackson was seen taking up arms, and rallying with his fellow citizens, under the flag of his country.


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Obviously, there are many among us who choose not to breed -- which is a completely legitimate and respectable decision. I don't know whether it's a biological process that affects some of us differently, a societal role thing that creeps into our psyche, or just the sociopathic desire to create and ruin a human being in our own special way, but a lot of us want to make them babies. Regardless, I've pondered this thought of parenthood periodically. To put it bluntly, how will having a completely dependent screamy little person put a kink in my editorial career? And does asking this question automatically disqualify me from having one?
I have a brother and a sister, and I grew up around my grandparents and was very close with my Aunt's family and her three kids. Family was and is a big part of my life, especially while I was growing up and I wanted to perpetuate that tradition. Plus, my only brother has three girls, so if I wanted the Wilsbach name to live on, I had to get busy.
We made sure I got all the big things done before I left: building the crib, fresh paint for the baby's room, strollers, car seats etc., etc. And I flew back a few weekends. The show wrapped in plenty of time and we had the baby about a month after I got back in town. After the baby was born, it was pretty slow for me for about 4-6 weeks, so it kind of worked out. I'd do a day or two a week as it popped up. Money was a little tight, but it was nice to spend that time at home.
There is definitely a sacrifice on both ends. We work long days in this industry. On a typical week day I leave the house a little before 9a and I get back anywhere between 8 and 9p. He's in bed by the time I get home, so we get just a little time in the mornings. Sometimes, I'll work a Saturday as well or have a side project at home I have to work on on the weekend. Those hurt the most and I'm trying to be a lot more selective about the projects I take along those lines, and leave the weekends as sacrosanct. FaceTime is nice, we at least get to see each other at bedtime for a few minutes.
The sacrifices on the work end -- well, I'd like to get into features and/or scripted; its been suggested that a good way to do that is to take a step back to AE to get into a cutting room and work my way back up. It's not easy to do that because the number of hours I work would go up and the amount of pay would go down -- not good for a one income family financially, and more importantly, there would be even less time with the boy. What ends up getting sacrificed is time for myself. I'm either working, or spending time with Nancy and Riley. I barely pick up my guitar anymore, much less write, record or perform -- and that used to be (really still is, I guess) such a huge part of my identity. Nancy and I also don't go out nearly as much as we used to, our social life is basically toddler birthday parties on Saturday afternoons. I'm exaggerating a bit of course, and that type of thing isn't unique to a tv & film career.
I'm always in the middle of a big project with long hours. Since we only have the one income, I can't afford to take 4-6 weeks off between shows like a lot of editors do here in town. It is tough, though, when I have a side project that takes those precious vegging out hours between 9p-11p and turns them into more time in front of the Avid -- and at the same time devours the weekend. I'm working hard, Nancy doesn't get a break and Riley definitely notices when Daddy's not around much. He's only three, but he understands two days off in a row and gets excited about them. Basically, we try to stick to that morning schedule as much as possible, it's all about Riley -- and I just deal with burning eyeballs when the work hours are long. I usually take him running with me in the mornings, then we play cars or PlayStation or just generally goof around.
That is certainly a trick and the hardest part of being freelance. Before we had Riley and when Nancy was working, we were covered under her policy. A lot of people I know do that, but that is not an option for us. The individual insurance market is broken. Coverage is prohibitively expensive, and the deductibles and co-pays are crazy high. I'm a Member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild and that is an awesome solution to the healthcare, vacation & retirement issue. The trick is consistently finding work that is union eligible. You basically need to work 16 (50-hr) weeks on a union show per year to keep your benefits. Scripted shows are traditionally union, but unscripted is generally not. There are a few, but they're desirable -- and that much harder to get on. There is a growing number of editors that are working hard to convince more reality producers that it's important and valuable to use union editors, but it's slow going and hasn't quite reached the tipping point yet.
Financially, you just have to budget and be disciplined about saving for unexpected expenses. As far as dealing with a sick kid and other challenges that come along with raising kids; plain and simply, I could not do this if it weren't for my amazing wife, Nancy. She works as many hours as I do raising the boy and running the house, and as we both sink into the couch to watch a few minutes of tv each night, it's unclear who's worked harder that day.
This has proven an impossible task for me. I used to work from a home office, but after we had Riley, I rented an office. Now that we're in California and I don't have an office (home or otherwise), I work during nap time or at night after he's asleep. Occasionally, when I really have to dig in at home and get something done during the day, Nancy and he will go out for a few hours. Luckily though, since there is more consistent work out here, I don't have to work at home very much, so it's ultimately not much of an issue.
I understand the situation, and to a degree, yeah, I'm in what some would describe as a golden handcuffs situation, but I'm not going to let that be an excuse to not progress. I hear people lay out how a career path in features or scripted is supposed to go, and the implication is that it's an insurmountable task. I disagree. I might not be doing it the "traditional way" (which I think is a myth anyway). But I feel like there's a way, and I'll figure it out.
He definitely understands when I'm not around. I hope he learns to set goals and work hard to achieve them. I also hope he learns that ultimately I love what I do for a living, and that is an important thing to consider when choosing a career as is how much you'll make.
The positives to having kids are the actual kids themselves. It's about this little human that looks like you: that you get to teach and shape and learn from and laugh with and hopefully get to visit when you're old and retired.
Your parents did it, your grandparents did it, your great grandparents did it. People all around you are doing it and have for countless generations. It's as simple as making a choice and then figuring out how to make it work. I will say though, that I simply could not do this without my amazing wife and partner, Nancy. She makes this whole endeavor possible by doing everything that she does to make sure that our home lives and Riley's life goes as smoothly as possible. She was also an integral part of the decision and drive to move and therefore continue to chase a career in this crazy/awesome industry. So, my one piece of advice is to pick a partner who shares the same vision as you when it comes to work/life balance.
Be sure to check out Part TWO of this series, Parenting in Production & Post Part TWO: A Modern Director Mom.
Thanks for featuring a great topic! While I am getting to this topic late...I wanted to share a few thoughts.
My wife and I have two amazing young children and they are such an amazing blessing! They simply have made our lives so much richer, it's hard to describe, but beautiful, and amazing are a few thoughts that come to mind. Yes, they are work, but I would encourage anyone in a healthy marriage to not be afraid, but be in faith.
I have a small production business, I shoot, edit, and produce a wide range of videos from a home studio. And while we don't drive brand new cars every year (but do have quality cars) We are so blessed that My wife can stay home and raise our children. I am so grateful to be involved in their lives much more than I would if I worked away from home.
I once had 'session' where two people from my top client's office came in to our home studio and just as they walked in, my daughter said at the top of her lungs, "Daddy!, you wouldn't believe--I fell IN the potty this morning!" They both laughed hard.
On another occasion, different client, we were in the middle of long boring edit session, the kids had just woke up from their naps, and they ran above the studio really fast. The client says, " I just love to hear those 'stampering feet!' (and I have 2 layers of sound insulation).
One thing I do want to share on that may help, is more perspective on healthcare. I noticed how the so many of Americans focus their LIVES around Healthcare availability. I've seen people stick in jobs they hate because of...'Healthcare'. They fear 'what if I can't get any other coverage'.
Even reading this article, there are strong underlying motives to do whatever it takes to keep traditional health insurance. And I want (the best of )it too...but realize there is a balance. What I have learned is this: 'Western Medicine' (traditional 'MD's / Hospitals/etc) are at their best when they are treating broken bones/tramau/etc but at their weakest when dealing with preventative measures such as Cancer/vaccines. That is where Alternative medicine (Naturopath) Homeopathy, and Chiropratic care come in. We will always need western medicine, but you need to use a balance of other approaches.
Now I'm not going to get into vaccines,(not here on the Cow??!) but I will say, for anybody brave enough to really dig, will find the truth. Ponder this: Do you think that the government does a better job at Healthcare than it does with the budget? Keep that thought in mind when your read CDC's schedule, then visit your local whole foods store and start networking, reading the flyer (tons of information for those willing to learn) and start your journey. learn about nutrition/health.
Going back in time a bit (when I was clueless) After our first child was born, I whimsically looked into vacinations. Ha, little did I know that what I thought would be 2 hours of 'mindful shifting of the CDC's schedule' turned into 2 months of nonstop research (no kidding--my wife was earning at the time) And the masses would say, I was silly, should have chased my career. Nope, felt too convicted I had to read, study, seek the truth. And since my wife was working, and, well, this little child was too precious and my gut feeling, too overwhelming to ignore.
and No ADHD. but I have learned to look at health like this: It's better to proactively 'build your Fort' than 'medicate the disease' reactively. What you do today, affects how you feel/function tomorrow. We place way too much importance on medication and way too little importance on education (nutritional/health).
deal with painful insurance claims process. Then one day, we discovered a number of medical cost sharing plans that are a wonderful God-given blessing to the insurance alternatives today.
Happiness. Disciplined children are the happiest. Happy children make for peaceful homes. Peaceful homes make working from home more feasable. We read everything we can that is written by John Rosemond. He is breathe of fresh air in discipline, and will help anyone take control. Today's parents (myself included) somehow have a tendency to spoil their children because no generation before us had so much 'stuff'. Rosemond has been a Godsend for our tough potty training and discipline questions.
Being not ready to be a father is why my, unplanned, daughter knocked in the door when I was already 49. First three months really scared with that little think on my arms till I started to feel a bit relaxed and live a really new experience. The best I've ever had in my life.
The fact that I work at home (and with nobody pushing me), allowed me to spend all the time I wanted with her (except give her my breast, I did everything for her), and my only suffering was when I had to go to shoot far away and some times for a few weeks.
I feel very lucky because I know most parents don't have the opportunity to spend so much time with their kids as I had with my daughter.
BTW, I love your tutorials, Kylee.
Kylee, I think it's awesome that you've but some thought into this before having kids. My husband and I decided we wanted to start trying for kids in our late 20s . Both of us worked and still work in the industry. We met working in VTR/master control at a TV station - he taught me how to switch a newsbreak, I volunteered on his short film, and it was love.
We certainly could have picked easier careers to find a work/life balance but we've made it happen. He was a supervisor and now a manager in the same TV station and I am now an editor at a production company, working mainly in corporate video but also dabbling in TV and doc. Before kids we were both extremely career oriented and did lots of volunteering and side gigs on top of our jobs.
We've scaled it back but not exactly to the bare bones. I took my full year of mat leave with both of our children (we're in Canada) and made the conscious decision to put my career on the back burner while the kids were little. I was lucky enough to have a day shift editing job cutting magazine shows with little or no overtime expected and deadlines on a predictable weekly cycle. I used in-home daycares and most days I did the drop-off and the pickup both myself and often came home to an evening of solo parenting while my husband worked the evening rotation. I spent four years assistant editing, cutting for cheap and free, and working ridiculous OT before I landed that job and I wasn't going to give it up.
Last spring this all changed. I was laid off and was ridiculously fortunate to land another day shift editing position almost right away. My new job has longer hours and more unpredictable deadlines. I'm totally up for the challenge, but being a parent adds another dimension. Editing speed is more important than ever. Every day is a race and I win some and lose some, but it's kind of fun to be off the mommy track. I'm on a documentary in the new year that I'm truly excited to cut. My husband is off shiftwork for the first time in 15 years and has taken up the slack on parenting and housework. Will I be the mom posting pictures of ambitious homemade birthday cakes on Facebook? No. But the kids are happy, the house is relatively picked up, and my editing clients are happy - it can be done.
The one truly great thing about being an editor is that it is a viable work-from-home career. I don't, but knowing that I could makes me feel secure.
Investigate your daycare options. Do the math. Treat the end of every shift as if it were a hard deadline - if you get the pickup duty, it will be. I have found great resources in the Equally Shared Parenting and Working Mom blogs.
Yeah well, I got ya beat. I'm a single dad with 3 daughters (13,6,5). And I have to say that it's tough sometimes, but you make sacrifices raising your kids no matter what your job is.
I work in a small market and don't make anything close to LA money, but I get by nicely & am able to make my daughters' field trips even if they have to stay with a sitter at night or on a Saturday about every other week. When scheduling work and I give the client the options of 3 days and then throw in I'm raising 3 girls by myself most are pretty understanding, at least enough to keep me busy.
19 years ago I left my last full-time job just as my wife gave birth to our son. I have been freelance ever since, and even after starting a business with three partners about six or seven years ago, maintained an edit suite and recording studio in our home. After several years of being a stay-at-home Mom my wife got back into the biz - freelance makeup and voiceover gigs - and we went about the greater business of raising a child.
We just figured it out as we went along and it seems to have worked. I'm a morning person, so I took him to school. She's not, so she picked him up. Even during a short stint at Starbucks she worked it out so she had that afternoon slot. That's just one example of the teamwork necessary. For a while, we did emergency alcohol and drug testing for accident victims to make some extra money. She took the day calls, I went out in the middle of the night. You just have to make it work.
The pay-off is tremendous. I can't tell you the times that I was so stressed out to finish an edit and my son came in and said, "Hey can you help with my homework? Hey Dad, you want to throw the baseball, football, lacrosseball around? Can you teach me a new song on guitar? Can I play drums while you edit? (Well, some things don't work out quite as well as others.) Once you let go of the work, they are ALL stress relivers and you do better work when you get back to it.
I am SO thankful that I got to spend so much time and share so many experiences with my son, multiples of what most Dad's do, because I edit at home.
Are we rich? Not yet. We have had some pretty thin years, but with the support of a great family we have squeezed by. When my wife inherited some money a few years back we invested in two things: a downpayment on a house, and the best private middle school we could get our son into. Then we continued to drive old cars and whatever else we needed to do. He did very well, was accepted into the number one magnet high school in the country, did even better, and a few months ago entered the engineering program at one of the most respected engineering universities in the country - on several scholarships.
He is a talented musician and an All-State level lacrosse player. (I have shot every lacrosse game he has ever played.) He is a GREAT human being. I have seen several of his childhood friends turn out much worse. Is it because my wife and I work out of our own studio? I don't know. Again, being selfish, I certainly got the better part of the deal.
One final word on the subject. Don't wait. My wife and I had thriving careers in NYC, but finally decided we didn't want to raise a family there. We relocated to the Isle of Palms, SC (I know, sounds TERRIBLE doesn't it?!) Three months later my wife was pregnant. I was 41 when our son was born, my wife 40. All of our friends had been telling us for years, "You have to have kids! You won't believe how wonderful it is." After our son was born I got great pleasure in calling them up and saying, "How could keep this to yourself?! We are having the best time as parents!"
Not to mention, you're going to be in your late fifties in that father-son basketball game with Dads 20-30 years younger, and running around a lacrosse field at 60!
It is really nice to read your article and the heartfelt replies below. Kathlyn and I have always felt that Creative COW is a special place on the net and reading this gives us a smile. Our children were already grown when we started Creative COW (and even when we bought our first Media 100 many years ago). But we feel that many of you are our "kids" and reading this reinforces the sense of family and friendship that has developed over the years here.
Thank you all for your reports and your feedback. Both Kathlyn and I enjoy reading them. And thank you, Kylee, for getting it all started.
Thanks! I'm glad everyone is enjoying a change of pace in conversation, and I appreciate how willing everyone is to share their own experience with something so personal.
I have the fortunate situation that my wife isn't in the media so she's never had to work the stupid hours that we do. She actually stopped work when we started the family (2 kids, now teenagers), I had a staff position and a very decent salary. We hit a point about the time that the youngest started school that I was sick of only seeing them at the weekends, and usually too exhausted to do much with them anyway because I was working long hours and my wife was getting "stir crazy" because she was doing nothing but being a mother.
So I quit my job and went freelance in order to have some control over my life. I work long hours when we have to, of course, but I don't work for grinders and I don't work cheap. (I do the occasional thing without payment for the craic or as a favour, but I learnt very quickly that if you do something for a reduced rate they'll expect it every time). I try to take breaks in between the bigger jobs to get more of a family life and it usually works out ok.
My wife went back to work, normal people's office hours but very close to home so no commuting. TBH, it was a great backup having her income during 2010 when tv died on it's arse, although for must of the last few years we haven't needed it but it's been really good for her to go back to work.
And now my daughter is determined to work in the media, so it must be working out ok for them!
I can't thank you enough for bringing up these topics, Kylee. Looking forward to the other installations.
This summer, we had our first child and all of the same concerns are now swirling around in our heads. Child care is probably the most concerning, and the hardest to decide what to do as we both work and will need to continue to work, followed by insurance. Oh, insurance. In the short term, we are lucky to have family close by to watch mini me, but that favor is only going to last a few months. We are just getting started on how to make this all work. It is great to hear from others who have more time in the saddle, and are making do just fine.
To get more personal, my mother was a single mom and worked in a production industry (live events, not tv/film). She would pick me up from day care, and we'd go back to work until the wee hours in the morning. To do this day, I still converse with some of the people that she worked with many many years ago. Those experiences formed a lasting impression. Besides my family, those folks are people that I have known the longest in my entire life, even longer than my closest grade school buddies. My mom made it work, I turned out all right, so I at least have a decent model to follow.
I know it will be challenging, but it is completely worth it as Tim mentions in the article. I knew being a father was going to be cool, I didn't know that it was going to be this cool. I didn't think I was "ready for kids" either, but now that I have one I realize that I get to teach my kids how to be a kid, and that sometimes involves me acting like a big kid. I'm sure that will help me escape from my adult responsibilities even if it's only for a few minutes a day.
Thanks again, Kylee. Looking forward to the rest.
Aww, sweet picture and congrats on your recent addition! Child care is definitely the biggest hurdle I can see, both finding reliable and safe care and actually paying for it. It's difficult in an industry like this, but everyone somehow makes it work.
[Kylee Wall] "Aww, sweet picture and congrats on your recent addition! "
Keep up the good work on these articles!
I'm in a similar boat with a 5 year old and a 2 year old. It's been a roller coaster. My wife works in corporate video like myself, but she had a full-time gig until last year. I mostly work from home. So for 4 years it was a semi role reversal situation where I was the stay at home Mr. Mom, EXCEPT I had a job too. It was just that I didn't have work every day. I know she didn't have work every day either, but they made her come in every day anyway. So I was usually stuck with going to the bank, doing some shopping, preparing meals, taking my son to preschool before my client came over, etc. Before preschool, we usually had a sitter during the day 2 days a week, and nearby grandparents baby sat 2 other days. Scheduling was a nightmare. There was no schedule. Sometimes we didn't need the sitter, but heck, we'd need her the next week so you'd keep her on so she didn't find more consistent work. Eventually one went to preschool, and the other came along and needed a sitter. So now the cost of that is pretty nuts. Preschool at around a grand a month and a sitter not too far behind. It was all very stressful and chaotic. I have had to work many days from 10-6, then deal with picking up kids and / or dinner with or without mom and get the kids to bed, then go back to the basement for work from 10pm to 2am or so.
Nothing worth doing is easy. My wife left her job to stay home more with the kids. Somehow I fooled her into thinking she was missing out on some sort bonding or something. :) She has ended up picking up some freelance gigs as a producer, and I generally get to edit the gig. I wasn't allowed to work at her previous company due to policy. Producing is a bit easier to do with kids running around than editing with a client nearby. She took over the day to day house operation leaving me more billable hours in the day, and we no longer need a sitter. Our oldest is in kindergarten now. She probably makes a little less than the full time gig, but she has more free time. She and I spend very little now in gas and nice clothes (well I never did) and lunch is cheap too. Add in the fact that we're not spending $1600 a month in daycare and sitters and I believe we have more income now than before. Some say a bit less security, but if you have a full time gig, you can lose your entire income (and health care) pretty much instantly. But as a freelancer you likely wouldn't lose all your clients at once.
It's been a wild ride, but I hope we're teaching something to the kids about independence. I'm not sure just what, but hopefully they learn that you don't have to spend a fortune and a lifetime on college to be a doctor or lawyer to be a success. I read "The Millionaire Next Door" years ago and it opened up my thinking a bit. Perhaps I can teach my children that the people you see with the fancy car, clothes and house don't always have money and security. What they often have is stress and debt. It's often the guy with the used truck and the janitorial or landscaping business living beneath his means that has the security and savings. At least that's what I keep believing.
I used to think we were busy when we had our first child. Now we've got number 5 coming along in February!
Hey Jason it's good to see another one of us out there! I'm typing this while my 5 year old climbs on my back as I grade a feature in Davinci! I mainly work as a cinematographer so I am not home alot but this post really caught my attention because I struggle greatly with balancing family, church, and work. It's hard to be good at all of them sometimes but so far things are good. We have our 2nd on the way. I've learned sometimes you just have to say "NO".
"Learn when to say no" seems to be the hardest skill to learn across all media professionals, parents or otherwise.
It's definitely challenging! It's hard to stay focused on work when you hear one (or more) of the kids screaming and/or crying; knowing that your wife could really use some help. I feel very blessed that my income has kept pace with the size of our family. My wife had a part time job at UPS that afforded us medical benefits until after our second was born. We then took the leap of faith to have her be a full-time mom –a more difficult job than any other career imaginable! That faith has been well rewarded. No doubt my kids will look back and remember that I worked a lot; but they will also remember me being at home a lot! I always try to remember and live by the phrase: "No other success can compensate for failure in the home."
"Your parents did it, your grandparents did it, your great grandparents did it. People all around you are doing it and have for countless generations. It's as simple as making a choice and then figuring out how to make it work."
Yep, that's all there is to it, really. Nobody gets any promises, no guarantees. Every person on the planet who ever decided to tie the knot and raise a family has to venture into the "great unknown" alone. But if it weren't for them-none of us would be here! IMHO, the greatest heroes of this generation are those brave souls who ignore the hue and cry of the world to "live for today", "enjoy yourself", etc. and choose to devote themselves to their marriage and raising children.
Parenthood is greatly over-romanticised in the media. Most of us aren't "Brangelina" with their perfect tribe in tow-everybody dressed to the nines (and nobody throwing a tantrum in the middle of the supermarket). Real-life parents have kids who don't always behave so well,look so good, or make us proud all the time. Real kids are often obnoxious,ungrateful and downright embarrassing at times. Not exactly what we bargained for. Most of the time we parents feel it's a one-way street-and we're left standing on the wrong side.
Only those who weather the storms of childrearing together and come out the other end in one piece truly understand the meaning of "unconditional love."
And if we're lucky-those "impossible brats" turn out to be pretty cool grownups, too.


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$5.5 million injected into arts sector
Plus1 recipient Circa - Ben Knapton
Arts Minister Senator George Brandis has announced Australian artists and arts organisations have succeeded in raising more than $3 million in private sector support for arts projects and philanthropic partnerships which has been matched with more than $2.5 million provided by the Commonwealth Government through Creative Partnerships Australia.
This is a total injection of more than $5.5 million into the Australian arts sector through Creative Partnerships Australia's Plus1 and MATCH funding programs.
Recipients are congratulated for the innovation, creativity and drive behind their campaigns to secure private sector support. Successful artists and arts organisations harnessed the opportunities presented through crowdfunding platforms and social media to build professional networks, cultivate new audiences and achieve national media coverage to reach their fundraising goals to receive matched Commonwealth Government support.
Plus1 provides up to $50,000 in matched funding to organisations to leverage new donor and business support, build stronger and broader networks and develop fundraising skills. Some of the projects supported through the more than $2.1 million in matched funding provided under Plus1 are:
Australian Festival of Chamber Music: $85,250 raised from 32 donors and 3 businesses and $50 000 in matched funding for program and marketing costs.
Circa, Brisbane: $42,021 from 162 supporters and $40 000 in matched funding for its new project Il Ritorno, which will premiere at the Brisbane Festival in 2015.
MATCH provides up to $10,000 in dollar-for-dollar matched funding for independent artists' crowdfunding campaigns. Some of the projects supported through the more than $326,000 in matched funding provided under MATCH are:
Underbelly Arts Festival: $18,841 in private sector support and $16,000 in matched funding for two MATCH campaigns, which supported a total of six projects to appear at the Festival on Cockatoo Island in August.
Creative Mullumbimby: $10,941 from 84 supporters and $10,000 in matched funding for the Mullumbimby sculpture walk, Mullumbimby NSW.
Find out more about the recipients of the MATCH and Plus1 funding and read the full media release Creative Partnerships Australia Plus1 and MATCH funding here.


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Q: Is there is any other solution to login method with multiple users? I am creating a website with multiple users , here is the code i created but it does not work , what is the correct ?
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        if(emp1.getEmail().equals(emp.getEmail())) {
            if(emp1.getPassword().equals(emp.getPassword())) {
                if (emp1.getAdmin() == 0) {
                    return "adminView.xhtml?faces-redirect=true";
                } else if (emp1.getAdmin() == 1) {
                    return "employeesView.xhtml?faces-redirect=true";
                } else {
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