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package io.cloudslang.worker.management.services;

import io.cloudslang.engine.queue.entities.ExecStatus;
import io.cloudslang.engine.queue.entities.ExecutionMessage;
import io.cloudslang.engine.queue.entities.Payload;
import io.cloudslang.engine.queue.services.QueueDispatcherService;
import io.cloudslang.worker.management.ExecutionsActivityListener;
import io.cloudslang.worker.management.monitor.WorkerStateUpdateService;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
import org.springframework.context.event.ContextClosedEvent;
import org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent;

import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
import javax.annotation.Resource;

import java.util.List;

import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.extract;
import static ch.lambdaj.Lambda.on;
import static io.cloudslang.worker.management.services.WorkerConfigurationUtils.NEW_DEFAULT_WORKER_MEMORY_RATIO;
import static java.lang.Double.compare;
import static java.lang.Integer.getInteger;
import static java.lang.Long.parseLong;
import static java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime;

public class InBuffer implements WorkerRecoveryListener, ApplicationListener, Runnable {

    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(InBuffer.class);
    private static final int MINIMUM_GC_DELTA = 10000; // Minimum delta between garbage collections in milliseconds

    @Autowired
    private QueueDispatcherService queueDispatcher;

    @Resource
    private String workerUuid;

    @Autowired
    @Qualifier("inBufferCapacity")
    private Integer capacity;

    @Autowired(required = false)
    @Qualifier("coolDownPollingMillis")
    private Integer coolDownPollingMillis = 200;

    @Autowired
    private WorkerManager workerManager;

    @Autowired
    private SimpleExecutionRunnableFactory simpleExecutionRunnableFactory;

    @Autowired
    private OutboundBuffer outBuffer;

    @Autowired
    private SynchronizationManager syncManager;

    @Autowired
    @Qualifier("numberOfExecutionThreads")
    private Integer numberOfThreads;

    @Autowired(required = false)
    private ExecutionsActivityListener executionsActivityListener;

    @Autowired
    private WorkerConfigurationUtils workerConfigurationUtils;

    @Autowired
    private WorkerStateUpdateService workerStateUpdateService;

    private Thread fillBufferThread = new Thread(this);
    private boolean inShutdown;
    private boolean endOfInit = false;
    private long gcTimer = System.currentTimeMillis();
    // New in buffer settings
    private boolean newInBufferBehaviour;
    private int newInBufferSize;
    private int minInBufferSize;
    private double workerFreeMemoryRatio;

    @PostConstruct
    void init() {
        capacity = getInteger("worker.inbuffer.capacity", capacity);
        coolDownPollingMillis = getInteger("worker.inbuffer.coolDownPollingMillis", coolDownPollingMillis);
        logger.info("InBuffer capacity is set to :" + capacity
                + ", coolDownPollingMillis is set to :" + coolDownPollingMillis);

        newInBufferBehaviour = workerConfigurationUtils.isNewInbuffer();
        logger.info("new inbuffer behaviour enabled: " + newInBufferBehaviour);

        // Simplify out of the box worker configuration settings, to only set thread pool number of threads.
        // Buffer size and min buffer size are computed based on worker execution thread count.

        // Buffer size is the capacity that is desired (it is not enforced right now) since we can offer to queue from inside SimpleExecutionRunnable,
        // and buffer size is infinite (Integer.MAX_VALUE)

        // Min buffer size is the size at which the WorkerFillBufferThread thread starts polling if free memory conditions are met.
        if (newInBufferBehaviour) {
            Pair<Integer, Integer> minSizeAndSizeOfInBuffer = workerConfigurationUtils.getMinSizeAndSizeOfInBuffer(numberOfThreads);
            minInBufferSize = minSizeAndSizeOfInBuffer.getLeft();
            newInBufferSize = minSizeAndSizeOfInBuffer.getRight();

            logger.info("new inbuffer size: " + newInBufferSize);
            logger.info("new inbuffer minimum size: " + minInBufferSize);
        }

        workerFreeMemoryRatio = workerConfigurationUtils.getWorkerMemoryRatio();
        logger.info("Worker free memory ratio is: " + String.format("%.2f", workerFreeMemoryRatio));
    }

    private double getWorkerFreeMemoryRatio() {
        double localWorkerFreeMemoryRatio = workerFreeMemoryRatio;
        return (compare(0, localWorkerFreeMemoryRatio) == 0) ? NEW_DEFAULT_WORKER_MEMORY_RATIO : localWorkerFreeMemoryRatio;
    }

    private void fillBufferPeriodically() {
        while (!inShutdown) {
            try {
                boolean workerUp = workerManager.isUp();
                if (!workerUp) {
                    Thread.sleep(3000); //sleep if worker is not fully started yet
                } else {
                    // We must lock recovery lock before poll - otherwise we will get duplications
                    syncManager.startGetMessages();

                    // We need to check if the current thread was interrupted while waiting for the lock (InBufferThread) and RESET its interrupted flag!
                    if (Thread.interrupted()) {
                        logger.info("Thread was interrupted while waiting on the lock in fillBufferPeriodically()");
                        continue;
                    }

                    if (!workerStateUpdateService.isWorkerEnabled()) {
                        logger.debug("Worker is disabled, skipping polling.");
                        syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                        Thread.sleep(3000);
                        continue;
                    }

                    int inBufferSize = workerManager.getInBufferSize();
                    long totalMemory = getRuntime().totalMemory();
                    long freeMemory = getRuntime().freeMemory();

                    if (needToPoll(inBufferSize, totalMemory, freeMemory)) {
                        int messagesToGet = !newInBufferBehaviour ? (capacity - inBufferSize) : (newInBufferSize - inBufferSize);

                        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                            logger.debug("Polling messages from queue (max " + messagesToGet + ")");
                        }
                        List<ExecutionMessage> newMessages = queueDispatcher.poll(workerUuid, messagesToGet, freeMemory);
                        if (executionsActivityListener != null) {
                            executionsActivityListener.onActivate(extract(newMessages, on(ExecutionMessage.class).getExecStateId()));
                        }
                        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                            logger.debug("Received " + newMessages.size() + " messages from queue");
                        }

                        if (!newMessages.isEmpty()) {
                            // We must acknowledge the messages that we took from the queue
                            ackMessages(newMessages);
                            for (ExecutionMessage msg : newMessages) {
                                addExecutionMessageInner(msg);
                            }

                            syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                            Thread.sleep(coolDownPollingMillis / 8); // Cool down - sleep a while
                        } else {
                            syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                            Thread.sleep(coolDownPollingMillis); // If there are no messages - sleep a while
                        }
                    } else {
                        syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                        Thread.sleep(coolDownPollingMillis); // If the buffer is not empty enough yet or in recovery - sleep a while
                    }
                }
            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                logger.error("Fill InBuffer thread was interrupted... ", ex);
                syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(1000);
                } catch (InterruptedException ignore) {/*ignore*/}
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                logger.error("Failed to load new ExecutionMessages to the buffer!", ex);
                syncManager.finishGetMessages(); // Release all locks before going to sleep
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(1000);
                } catch (InterruptedException ignore) {/*ignore*/}
            } finally {
                syncManager.finishGetMessages();
            }
        }
    }

    private boolean needToPoll(int bufferSize, long totalMemory, long freeMemory) {
        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("InBuffer size: " + bufferSize);
        }
        if (!newInBufferBehaviour) {
            return bufferSize < (capacity * 0.2) && checkFreeMemorySpace(totalMemory, freeMemory);
        } else {
            return (bufferSize < minInBufferSize) && checkFreeMemorySpace(totalMemory, freeMemory);
        }
    }

    private void ackMessages(List<ExecutionMessage> newMessages) throws InterruptedException {
        ExecutionMessage cloned;
        for (ExecutionMessage message : newMessages) {
            // create a unique id for this lane in this specific worker to be used in out buffer optimization
            message.setWorkerKey(message.getMsgId() + " : " + message.getExecStateId());

            Payload payload = message.getPayload(); // store payload
            message.setPayload(null);

            cloned = (ExecutionMessage) message.clone(); // To clone without payload, payload is not needed in ack - make it null in order to minimize the data that is being sent
            cloned.setStatus(ExecStatus.IN_PROGRESS);
            cloned.incMsgSeqId();

            message.setPayload(payload); // Fix payload again in original message
            message.incMsgSeqId(); // Increment the original message seq too in order to preserve the order of all messages of entire step

            outBuffer.put(cloned);
        }
    }

    public void addExecutionMessage(ExecutionMessage msg) throws InterruptedException {
        try {
            syncManager.startGetMessages(); // This is a public method that can push new executions from outside - from execution threads
            // We need to check if the current execution thread was interrupted while waiting for the lock
            if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
                throw new InterruptedException("Thread was interrupted while waiting on the lock in fillBufferPeriodically()!");
            }
            addExecutionMessageInner(msg);
        } finally {
            syncManager.finishGetMessages();
        }
    }

    private void addExecutionMessageInner(ExecutionMessage msg) {
        SimpleExecutionRunnable simpleExecutionRunnable = simpleExecutionRunnableFactory.getObject();
        simpleExecutionRunnable.setExecutionMessage(msg);
        long executionId = parseLong(msg.getMsgId());
        workerManager.addExecution(executionId, simpleExecutionRunnable);
    }

    @Override
    public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEvent applicationEvent) {
        if (applicationEvent instanceof ContextRefreshedEvent && !endOfInit) {
            endOfInit = true;
            inShutdown = false;
            fillBufferThread.setName("WorkerFillBufferThread");
            fillBufferThread.start();
        } else if (applicationEvent instanceof ContextClosedEvent) {
            inShutdown = true;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {
        fillBufferPeriodically();
    }

    private boolean checkFreeMemorySpace(long totalMemory, long freeMemory) {
        double allocatedMemory = totalMemory - freeMemory;
        long maxMemory = getRuntime().maxMemory();
        double presumableFreeMemory = maxMemory - allocatedMemory;
        double crtFreeMemoryRatio = presumableFreeMemory / maxMemory;
        double configuredWorkerFreeMemoryRatio = getWorkerFreeMemoryRatio();
        boolean result = crtFreeMemoryRatio > configuredWorkerFreeMemoryRatio;
        if (!result) {
            logger.warn("InBuffer would not poll messages, because there is not enough free memory. Free memory is "
                    + String.format("%.0f", presumableFreeMemory) + ". Worker free memory ratio is "
                    + String.format("%.2f", configuredWorkerFreeMemoryRatio));
            if (System.currentTimeMillis() > (gcTimer + MINIMUM_GC_DELTA)) {
                logger.warn("Trying to initiate garbage collection");
                System.gc();
                gcTimer = System.currentTimeMillis();
            }
        }
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    public void doRecovery() {
        //We must interrupt the inBuffer thread in case it is stuck in await() because the outBuffer is full
        fillBufferThread.interrupt();
    }

    public int getCapacity() {
        return (!newInBufferBehaviour) ? capacity : newInBufferSize;
    }
}


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Dozens of youths attack french police patrol
Two police cars were battered with metal bars, more than a dozen parked vehicles set to fire and a community center was torched in northwest France by hooded youths.
The rampage in a tough neighborhood in Saint-Dizier, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Paris, revived memories of a wave of car burnings, vandalism and clashes with police by youths in 2005 fanned by feelings of alienation among French youths of Arab and African origin.
Authorities were not sure what sparked the violence by 30 to 40 youths late Thursday, which erupted as firefighters escorted by police entered the troubled Vert-Bois neighborhood in response to a fire alert.
Two injuries were reported. A police officer was treated for cuts from broken glass, and a firefighter received blows from a metal bar on his arm.
"There are always high tensions in this housing project," said Yves Guillot, the state administrator for the Haute-Marne region. The youths fled the scene.
Riot police were called in from nearby Reims and were ordered to stay in Saint-Dizier through the weekend.
No arrests were made, officials said. The office of Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie condemned the violence in a visit to the town early Friday.
The violence resembled a three-week wave of rioting across France in late 2005 that was born of pent-up anger over high unemployment and racial inequalities especially among French-born children of immigrants from former French colonies.
Police have little or no control in some housing projects, where they face insults, projectiles or worse when they enter. Firefighters, as symbols of the state, have also come under attack and at times get a police escort on their way in.
Sporadic incidents of violence are not uncommon in the Vert-Bois neighborhood, whose population is relatively young and made up mainly of north African, Roma and native French people.
One youth allegedly involved in a bout of recent violence in Vert-Bois is being held by authorities after appearing in court on Thursday, officials said.

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Blue Ribbon Re-Issue Titles, under the new name, "Book Review."
Book Revue (later re-issued as Book Review) is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon short featuring Daffy Duck, released in 1946. It is directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster and scored by Carl Stalling. An uncredited Mel Blanc and Sara Berner provided the voices. The title is a pun, as a Revue is a variety show, while a Review is an evaluation of an artwork.
The plot is a send-up of Warner Bros.' own "books come to life" cartoons of the type that frequently appeared under the Merrie Melodies banner (such as 1938's Have You Got Any Castles?). The cartoon is loaded with puns and pop culture references, even by Warner standards. After this lampoon, Warner never issued another of that genre.
The cartoon starts out in the same, pastoral "after midnight at a closed bookstore" fashion of previous versions, to the strains of Moonlight Sonata. The storefront is realistic, suggesting it was rotoscoped. Initially the cartoon has a serious feel to it. Then, an inebriated "cuckoo bird" pops out of a cuckoo clock to announce the arrival of midnight (and signaling the "cuckoo" activities to follow), the cartoon's first lampoon and pun appears, a book cover called COMPLETE WORKS of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is shown in silhouette while his literally-rendered "works" are clockwork mechanisms, along with old-fashioned "stop" and "go" traffic signals, set to the "ninety years without slumbering, tick-tock, tick-tock" portion of "My Grandfather's Clock".
Cut to a book titled Young Man with a Horn; a caricature of Harry James breaks loose with a jazz trumpet obbligato similar to James' "You Made Me Love You", instead resolving into the standard, "It Had to Be You". A striptease is about to begin on the cover of Cherokee Strip. Book covers for The Whistler and The Sea Wolf show their characters shouting and whistling at the off-screen action. (The Sea Wolf's howl segués into a sentence, sometimes rendered as "How ooooold is she?" but that phrasing is unclear, perhaps purposely.) The now-panting Shakespeare silhouette's inner workings explode in a shower of gears and clocksprings.
The catcalls continue with Henry VIII also howling like a wolf and then barking like a seal. Referencing a catchphrase of the popular radio program, The Aldrich Family, the king's "mother" calls out, "Hen-REEEE! Henry the Eighth!" "Coming, mother!" is the king's cracking-voice reply, and he runs to the book cover where Mother waits. As she begins to spank her "naughty boy", a new singing voice and caricature appear, namely that of Frank Sinatra. The gray, blanketed, emaciated character, overemphasizing Sinatra's real-life physique, enters the cartoon on the cover of The Voice in the Wilderness. A large, male orderly pushes the Sinatra character across the screen in a wheelchair. Sinatra begins to croon the lyrics of "It Had to be You" into a ribbon microphone.
Now the women take their turn at hysteria. Henry's mother, bobby-soxed versions of Little Women, Whistler's Mother and Mother Goose (and her hatchling) begin to whistle and catcall (just as the men did for Cherokee Strip), and swoon and faint at the sound of Sinatra's voice, each of them uttering the catchphrase "Fraaankie!" before passing out.
A full-blown jam session begins, with a lively swing version of "It Had To Be You". Joining Harry James are the Indian on the cover of Drums Along the Mohawk, who morphs into a realistic-looking Gene Krupa (his drumset is labeled "GK"); Benny Goodman (as The Pie-Eyed Piper; some mice cheer, "Yeah, Benny!"); and Tommy Dorsey.
Annoyed by the revelry, Daffy Duck steps out of the cover of a Looney Tunes comic book (in the background is a book by "Ann Anonymous" titled The Invisible Man: A Biography of Robert Clampett), dons a zoot suit and a curly, blond wig, shouts for the celebration to "STOP!" and the jam session screeches to a halt. Daffy stands in front of the cover of Danny Boy, and effects Danny Kaye's Russian-accented characterization heard in Kaye's debut 78 album. Daffy says "POOEY!" to jazz and swing music, and reminisces about his "native willage" and "the happy peoples sitting on their balalaikas, playing their samovars" (misusing those two Russian terms).
Daffy starts talking about a girl named "Cucaracha", parodying Lucky Strike cigarette ads: "so round, so firm, so fully packed, so easy on the draw!" Daffy does a wild, short version of "La Cucaracha" in his normal character mode, including his "hoo-hoo" bit. This short segment has a plain background, suggesting it was cartooned separately and inserted tentatively, to be dropped seamlessly in case the censors objected to the somewhat suggestive comments about "Cucaracha".
The previous background returns, along with Daffy's fake Russian accent, as he sings "Carolina In The Morning" ("nothing could be feener than to be in Caroleena...") inadvertently teasing the Big Bad Wolf, who at this point is still in the window of "Gran'Ma's House"; Daffy beats a hasty retreat to stage left. Meanwhile, Little Red Riding Hood, based on Margaret O'Brien, skips past Daffy and toward Gran'Ma's House.
Noticing Red, Daffy zooms back and stations himself between her and the house, launching into a wild scat - again a reference to the same Danny Kaye debut album - to warn her of the wolf, complete with mock chewing on her leg for emphasis. The wolf appears, and Red screams and runs away. The wolf begins to sprinkle salt and pepper on Daffy's leg. Daffy halfway notices, turns back to "bite" the now-gone Red, then turns toward the wolf with a startled and outrageous double-take, turning into a giant eyeball for a couple of seconds.
The wolf chases Daffy through Uncle Tom's Cabin and other classics, and is stymied trying to cut down Daffy who is hiding in the Petrified Forest. Meanwhile, the police have been alerted ("Calling all cars!") and the wolf is apprehended by The Long Arm of the Law. The Judge sentences the wolf to Life, as the wolf sings part of the sextette from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor - "You can't do dis to me / I'm a citizen, see!" The wolf is suddenly bonked over the head with a nightstick, and then makes his Escape and runs through the volumes.
Jimmy Durante, incongruously illustrating the cover of So Big, turns toward the wolf, and his huge nose trips the wolf, who goes sliding down Skid Row, nearly falling into Dante's Inferno. The wolf scrambles to the top, but the Sinatra caricature reappears, held in the orderly's hands as if he were a doll. The Wolf, being in the grandma archetype, swoons at the sound of "Frankie!", just as the female characters did, and skids head first into the inferno.
The other book cover characters loudly cheer and dance to a jazz/swing version of "Carolina In The Morning", the Wolf makes one final appearance to shout, "Stop that dancing up there! ... ya sillies!" This last bit is the actual title of a 1944 song by Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, along with a lisping delivery of "sillies" caricaturing Joe Besser. Clampett's famous "bee-woop!" vocalization ends the cartoon on a sort of "shaggy dog" note
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Daffy Duck and Little Red Riding Hood during the scat singing scene in front of Gran'Ma's House
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Porky's Duck Hunt
Daffy Duck & Egghead • What Price Porky • Porky & Daffy • The Daffy Doc • Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur • Scalp Trouble • Wise Quacks • Naughty Neighbors
Porky's Last Stand • You Ought to Be in Pictures
A Coy Decoy • The Henpecked Duck
Conrad the Sailor • Daffy's Southern Exposure • The Impatient Patient • The Daffy Duckaroo • My Favorite Duck
To Duck or Not to Duck • The Wise Quacking Duck • Yankee Doodle Daffy • Porky Pig's Feat • Scrap Happy Daffy • A Corny Concerto • Daffy - The Commando
Tom Turk and Daffy • Tick Tock Tuckered • Duck Soup to Nuts • Slightly Daffy • Plane Daffy • The Stupid Cupid
Draftee Daffy • Ain't That Ducky • Nasty Quacks
Book Revue • Baby Bottleneck • Daffy Doodles • Hollywood Daffy • The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
Birth of a Notion • Along Came Daffy • A Pest in the House • Mexican Joyride
What Makes Daffy Duck • Daffy Duck Slept Here • The Up-Standing Sitter • You Were Never Duckier • Daffy Dilly • The Stupor Salesman • Riff Raffy Daffy
Wise Quackers • Holiday for Drumsticks • Daffy Duck Hunt
Boobs in the Woods • The Scarlet Pumpernickel • His Bitter Half • Golden Yeggs • The Ducksters
Rabbit Fire • Drip-Along Daffy • The Prize Pest
Thumb Fun • Cracked Quack • Rabbit Seasoning • The Super Snooper • Fool Coverage
Duck Amuck • Muscle Tussle • Duck Dodgers In The 24½th Century • Duck! Rabbit! Duck!
Design for Leaving • Quack Shot • My Little Duckaroo
Beanstalk Bunny • Sahara Hare • Stork Naked • This Is A Life? • Dime to Retire
The High and the Flighty • Rocket Squad • Stupor Duck • A Star is Bored • Deduce, You Say
Ali Baba Bunny • Boston Quackie • Ducking the Devil • Show Biz Bugs
Don't Axe Me • Robin Hood Daffy
China Jones • People Are Bunny • Apes of Wrath
Person To Bunny
The Abominable Snow Rabbit • Daffy's Inn Trouble
Quackodile Tears • Good Noose
Fast Buck Duck • The Million Hare • Aqua Duck
The Iceman Ducketh
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House • Moby Duck • Assault and Peppered • Well Worn Daffy • Suppressed Duck • Corn on the Cop • Tease for Two • Chili Corn Corny • Go Go Amigo
The Astroduck • Mucho Locos • Mexican Mousepiece • Daffy Rents • A-Haunting We Will Go • Snow Excuse • A Squeak in the Deep • Feather Finger • Swing Ding Amigo • A Taste of Catnip
Daffy's Diner • Quacker Tracker • The Music Mice-Tro • The Spy Swatter • Speedy Ghost to Town • Rodent to Stardom • Go Away Stowaway • Fiesta Fiasco
Skyscraper Caper • See Ya Later Gladiator
The Yolk's on You • The Chocolate Chase • Daffy Flies North • Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century
The Duxorcist
Night of the Living Duck
Box Office Bunny
Blooper Bunny
Invasion Of The Bunny Snatchers
Carrotblanca
Superior Duck
Attack of the Drones
Daffy Duck for President
Daffy's Rhapsody
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The FUJIFILM X-H1's body is made of magnesium alloy, 25% thicker than previous models. The lens mount's structure has been revised to achieve a compact and lightweight design that is also of high precision and more resistant to shock or damage than other models in the X Series. It is also resistant to dust and moisture, capable of working at temperatures as low as -10°C. The grain size of the exterior coating has been improved to achieve scratch resistance equivalent to 8H surface hardness.
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For the first time in the X Series, the FUJIFILM X-H1 has an image stabilization mechanism built in. A three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis gyro sensor and a dedicated dual processor work together to carry out processing and correction approximately 10,000 times every second to achieve image stabilization performance with advanced speed and precision. The correction is based on five axes (up and down / right and left pitch, yaw angle and optical axis rotation) to achieve more than five-stop (up to the equivalent of 5.5 stops* ) image stabilization when the camera is fitted with any FUJINON lens that does not feature the optical image stabilization functionality. This complements FUJIFILM X-H1's performance in low-light conditions or when shooting active scenes.
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The top plate of the FUJIFILM X-H1's shutter unit is equipped with suspension for absorbing delicate shock generated by the operation of the mechanical shutter. This minimizes camera shake risks to maximize the effect of image stabilization. The mechanism reduces shutter noise to the lowest level in the history of X Series, making the camera a perfect choice when silent operation is desired, e.g. when photographing wildlife, stage performances or wedding ceremonies.
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Jim Carrey wrongful death suit in girlfriend's suicide dismissed amid claims she hid existing STDs
by Ellen Killoran
The wrongful death suit against Jim Carrey in the suicide of his on-again, off-again girlfriend has been dismissed.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Carrey's girlfriend Cathriona White took her own life in 2015, overdosing on prescription medication that her family has claimed she obtained from Carrey.
People magazine reports that White's mother Brigid Sweetman and her estranged husband Mark Burton filed a wrongful death suit against Carrey in 2016, claiming that he contributed to her suicide by giving her access to prescription pills while knowing that she was a suicide risk, and because he allegedly gave her multiple STDs, something that caused Cathriona severe emotional distress.
But according to People, Carrey's legal team filed a motion that claimed White had pre-existing STDs and that she forged medical records she showed to Carrey, indicating that she did not have any STDs before she met him.
Carrey had previously filed a countersuit against White's relatives, arguing that their wrongful death suit was an attempt at extortion, and that White's family had pressured her to fake an STD in order to get money from Carrey.
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Until 2001, the incumbent Post and Telephone service for Viet Nam managed the ccTLD. From 2001, VNNIC, the Viet Nam Network Information Center took over management of .vn. VNNIC is affiliated with the Viet Nam Ministry of Information and Communications. As at October 2013, .vn had more than 260 000 registered names of which 66% had active websites. It is estimated that there were 214 000 total domain name registrations (across all top level domains) by Vietnamese organizations suggesting that .vn has approximately 45% national market share. By December 2013, the number of ".vn" registrations had reached 266 028. The .vn domain is the largest in the ASEAN region and one of the largest ccTLDs in Asia region, behind Japan, and Republic of Korea.
The Vietnamese language is written in Latin script with diacritics, so, the .vn domain itself is meaningful for Vietnamese speakers.
The Vietnamese registry, VNNIC, conducted a trial of an IDN for .vn from 2004 to 2006. After the results of that trial were analysed, an official launch of the .vn IDN took place in March 2007. The official launch was limited to existing holders of ASCII .vn registrations.
In April of 2011, free and unlimited registration in the .vn IDN began. On the first day of the land rush 14 000 .vn IDNs were registered. During the first week there were 113 129 registrations under this policy. In the first four months there were 360,357 registrations. By October of 2013, the number of Vietnamese IDN registrations had reached 936 729, making .vn the largest IDN ccTLD registry in the world. It is estimated that IDN .vn domain names will reach 1 million registrations in June, 2014.
About 13% of registered IDNs combine with active services which are provided by VNNIC and its partner). While this is a low percentage, it is an increase of 5% on the previous year (9% in 2012). Analysis of active .vn IDNs indicates that 57% redirect to an existing web site (compared with 74% in 2012). A further 30% landed on a web hosting template.
VNNIC reports that in October 2013, four IDN .vn domain names received over 1 million queries, the most popular being "hùngloaviệtnam.vn" with 4.5 million queries.
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Being a teenager posed many challenges, hiding pimples, buying answers for the next Science test, and persuading your parents fashionable clothing was a sound, socioeconomic investment.
One of the most precipitous tasks was to survive the first, (and hopefully, not the last) Junior High School dance. This was it, no more hiding behind those "I'm only a kid" looks. Let me share my experience.
I strolled into the gymnasium, trying to hide my sweaty hands, and realized my feet just gained fifteen pounds. Trying to appear smug, slithering around in my neatly pressed madras shirt, almost clean Levi's and screaming green sneakers. I figured, "The dance is being held in the gym, sneakers belong in the gym.'"This would be only one of many erroneous conclusions I would draw during my academic career.
Trying to forget that, I stand on the boys' side, scanning the 'highlight zone', and the romantic cat and mouse game had begun. The air was thick with tension, hairspray, and Dad's borrowed cologne.
Now, the ritual was for the boy to take the role of the predator, or sacrificial lamb, and make the first move. Many guys faked taking the first step, and laughed with each other. I was getting impatient as I looked on the girls' side. Suddenly, my eyes fell upon a vision of loveliness, also known as the impossible dream. The blinking strobes and blaring music gave me a false sense of strength, and I was determined to ask this adolescent Siren for a dance, and her hand in marriage.
I shuffled toward the girls' side, and immediately all eyes fell upon my fragile ego. I realized there was no turning back; it was my moment to shine, or join the Federal Witness Protection Program, and move to some nondescript island south of Brooklyn.
As I reached the 'promised land', our eyes met. I heard the guys cheering me like I was running for the game-winning touchdown to clinch the championship.
I looked into her eyes, my legs turning into jelly, and in a voice that get me a role as a munchkin, I asked, "Would you dance with me?" Silence, and then the look she thrust upon my trembling existence made me become one with the unsuspecting frog in Biology lab. She drew her breath, hesitated, obviously waiting for something better, like a pop quiz in Lithuanian Poetry, and sighed, "Sure." A hallelujah chorus magically burst through the band's amplifiers. The trend had been set, and the night would be a hip-roaring success.
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The following rules apply when two witnesses testify, saying: "So-and-so murdered a person in the eastern portion of the hall at this-and-this time," two other witnesses came and said: "You were together with us in the western portion of the hall at that time." If a person standing in the western portion could see what transpires in the eastern portion, they are not disqualified through hazamah. If, however, it is impossible to see what transpires, they are disqualified through hazamah. We do not say perhaps the eyesight of the first pair is very powerful and they can see things which transpire at a greater distance than all other men.
Similar principles apply if two people testified saying: "In the morning, so-and-so committed murder in Jerusalem," and two others come and tell them: "On that day, in the evening, you were together with us in Lod." If it is possible for a person to travel, even on horseback, from Jerusalem to Lod from the morning to the evening, they are not disqualified through hazamah. If not, they are disqualified through hazamah. We do not say perhaps they found a speedy camel and were able to travel the route faster than usual. Instead, we always calculate the matter using according to the known standards and disqualify them through hazamah.
שְׁנַּיִם שֶׁהֵעִידוּ וְאָמְרוּ בְּמִזְרַח הַבִּירָה הָרַג זֶה אֶת הַנֶּפֶשׁ בְּשָׁעָה פְּלוֹנִית וּבָאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ לָהֶן בְּמַעֲרַב הַבִּירָה הַזֹּאת הֱיִיתֶם עִמָּנוּ בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת. אִם יָכוֹל הָעוֹמֵד בְּמַעֲרָב לִרְאוֹת מַה שֶּׁבַּמִּזְרָח אֵינָן זוֹמְמִין. וְאִם אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִרְאוֹת הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ זוֹמְמִין וְאֵין אוֹמְרִין שֶׁמָּא מְאוֹר עֵינֵיהֶם שֶׁל רִאשׁוֹנִים רַב וְרוֹאִין מֵרָחוֹק יֶתֶר מִכָּל אָדָם. וְכֵן אִם הֵעִידוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ בַּבֹּקֶר הָרַג זֶה אֶת הַנֶּפֶשׁ בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבָאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ לָהֶן בְּיוֹם זֶה בָּעֶרֶב הֱיִיתֶם עִמָּנוּ בְּלוּד. אִם יָכוֹל אָדָם לְהַלֵּךְ אֲפִלּוּ עַל הַסּוּס מִירוּשָׁלַיִם לְלוּד מִבֹּקֶר עַד עֶרֶב אֵינָן זוֹמְמִין וְאִם לָאו הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ זוֹמְמִין וְאֵין אוֹמְרִין שֶׁמָּא כַּר קַל בְּיוֹתֵר נִזְדַּמֵּן לָהֶן וְקִפְּלוּ אֶת הַדֶּרֶךְ אֶלָּא בְּדָבָר הַמָּצוּי הַיָּדוּעַ לַכּל מְשַׁעֲרִין לְעוֹלָם וּמְזִימִין אוֹתָן:
The following rules apply when two witnesses state: "On Sunday, so-and-so murdered a person in this-and-this place," and two other witnesses came and said: "On that date, you were together with us in another far removed place, but so-and-so certainly murdered the victim on the following day," the murderer and the first pair of witnesses are executed. Even if the second pair of witnesses testify that he committed the murder several days previously,the above laws apply. The rationale is that at the time they delivered testimony, the murderer had not yet been sentenced to death.
If, however, two witnesses come on Tuesday, and say: "On Sunday, so-and-so was sentenced to death," and two others come on Tuesday and say: "On Sunday, you were together with us in this distant place, but so-and-so was sentenced to death on Friday or on Monday," these witnesses are not executed. The rationale is that at the time they testified, the person had already been sentenced to death.
Similar principles apply with regard to the payment of a fine. What is implied? Two people came on Tuesday and said: "On Sunday, so-and-so stole, slaughtered the animal he stole, and was sentenced to pay a fine of four or five times the animal's worth." Two other witnesses come and testify: "On Sunday, you were with us in a distant place, but he was sentenced on Friday" - or even if they said: "On Sunday, so-and-so stole, slaughtered the animal he stole, and was sentenced on Monday," the witnesses who were disqualified through hazamah are not required to make financial restitution. The rationale is that at the time they testified against him, the defendant was obligated to make financial restitution. Similar laws apply in all analogous situations.
שְׁנַיִם שֶׁאָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּשַׁבָּת הָרַג זֶה אֶת הַנֶּפֶשׁ בְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי וּבָאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ בְּיוֹם זֶה עִמָּנוּ הֱיִיתֶם בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר רָחוֹק אֲבָל בַּיּוֹם שֶׁלְּאַחַר יוֹם זֶה הֲרָגוֹ בְּוַדַּאי אֲפִלּוּ הֵעִידוּ הָאַחֲרוֹנִים שֶׁקֹּדֶם כַּמָּה יָמִים הֲרָגוֹ הֲרֵי זֶה הַהוֹרֵג עִם עֵדָיו הָרִאשׁוֹנִים נֶהֱרָגִין שֶׁהֲרֵי הוּזְמוּ. שֶׁבְּעֵת שֶׁהֵעִידוּ שֶׁהָרַג עֲדַיִן לֹא נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ לֵהָרֵג. אֲבָל בָּאוּ שְׁנֵי עֵדִים בִּשְׁלִישִׁי בְּשַׁבָּת וְאָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּשַׁבָּת נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ שֶׁל פְּלוֹנִי לַהֲרִיגָה וּבָאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּשַׁבָּת עִמָּנוּ הֱיִיתֶם בְּמָקוֹם פְּלוֹנִי הָרָחוֹק אֶלָּא מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת אוֹ בְּשֵׁנִי בְּשַׁבָּת נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ. אֵין עֵדִים אֵלּוּ שֶׁהוּזַמּוּ נֶהֱרָגִין שֶׁהֲרֵי מִכָּל מָקוֹם בְּעֵת שֶׁהֵעִידוּ עָלָיו כְּבָר נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ לַהֲרִיגָה. וְכֵן לְעִנְיַן תַּשְׁלוּמֵי קְנָס. כֵּיצַד. בָּאוּ שְׁנַיִם בִּשְׁלִישִׁי בְּשַׁבָּת וְאָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּשַׁבָּת גָּנַב וְטָבַח וְנִגְמַר דִּינוֹ וּבָאוּ שְׁנַיִם וְאָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּשַׁבָּת עִמָּנוּ הֱיִיתֶם בְּמָקוֹם רָחוֹק אֲבָל בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ. אֲפִלּוּ אָמְרוּ [בְּאֶחָד] בְּשַׁבָּת גָּנַב וְטָבַח וּמָכַר וּבְשֵׁנִי בְּשַׁבָּת נִגְמַר דִּינוֹ אֵין עֵדִים אֵלּוּ שֶׁהוּזַמּוּ מְשַׁלְּמִין שֶׁהֲרֵי מִכָּל מָקוֹם בְּעֵת שֶׁהֵעִידוּ עָלָיו חַיָּב הָיָה לְשַׁלֵּם. וְכֵן כָּל כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּזֶה:
The witnesses to a legal document may not be disqualified through hazamah unless they testify in court, saying: "We composed the legal document at the time stated. We did not delay the dating of it." If they did not say this, even though a document composed in Jerusalem is dated the first of Nisan and witnesses come and testify that the witnesses to the legal document were in Babylon on that date, the legal document is acceptable and the witnesses are acceptable. For it is possible that they composed the legal document and postdated it, i.e., they were in Jerusalem on the first of Adar and composed the legal document and postdated it, dating it the first of Nisan.
The following rules apply when, by contrast, they said: "We signed the document on the date stated," and they were disqualified through hazamah. If there are witnesses who know the day they signed the legal document or witnesses saw the legal document with their signatures on it on this-and-this date, once they are disqualified through hazamah, they are disqualified retroactively from the date on which it is known that they signed the legal document. The rationale is that witnesses who sign a legal document are considered as if their testimony was delivered in court from the time they signed.
If, however, there are no witnesses who saw them sign, giving testimony, nor did any see the signed document beforehand, the witnesses are disqualified only from the time they testified in court that the signature was theirs, saying: "We signed it on that date." The rationale is that it is possible that on the date that they testified in court, they signed a legal document that had existed for many years and they lied by saying: "We signed it on the day it was dated."
אֵין עֵדֵי הַשְּׁטָר נַעֲשִׂין זוֹמְמִין עַד שֶׁיֹּאמְרוּ בְּבֵית דִּין שְׁטָר זֶה בִּזְמַנּוֹ כְּתַבְנוּהוּ וְלֹא אִחַרְנוּהוּ. אֲבָל אִם לֹא אָמְרוּ כֵּן אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁזְּמַנּוֹ שֶׁל שְׁטָר בְּאֶחָד בְּנִיסָן בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּבָאוּ עֵדִים וְהֵעִידוּ שֶׁעֵדֵי הַשְּׁטָר הָיוּ עִמָּהֶם בְּבָבֶל בְּיוֹם זֶה. הַשְּׁטָר כָּשֵׁר וְהָעֵדִים כְּשֵׁרִים שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר שֶׁכְּתָבוּהוּ וְאִחֲרוּהוּ וּכְשֶׁהָיוּ בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּאֶחָד בַּאֲדָר כָּתְבוּ שְׁטָר זֶה שָׁם וְאִחֲרוּ זְמַנּוֹ וְכָתְבוּ זְמַנּוֹ בְּנִיסָן. אָמְרוּ בִּזְמַנּוֹ כְּתַבְנוּהוּ וְהוּזַמּוּ אִם יֵשׁ שָׁם עֵדִים שֶׁיּוֹדְעִים הַיּוֹם שֶׁחָתְמוּ עַל הַשְּׁטָר אוֹ עֵדִים שֶׁרָאוּ זֶה הַשְּׁטָר וַחֲתִימַת יָדָם בּוֹ בְּיוֹם פְּלוֹנִי. כֵּיוָן שֶׁהוּזַמּוּ הֲרֵי נִפְסְלוּ לְמַפְרֵעַ מִיּוֹם שֶׁנּוֹדַע שֶׁחָתְמוּ עַל הַשְּׁטָר. שֶׁהָעֵדִים הַחֲתוּמִים עַל הַשְּׁטָר הֲרֵי הֵן כְּמִי שֶׁנֶּחְקְרָה עֵדוּתָן בְּבֵית דִּין בְּעֵת הַחֲתִימָה. אֲבָל אִם אֵין עֵדִים שֶׁרָאוּ עֵדוּתָן וְלֹא רָאוּ הַשְּׁטָר מִקֹּדֶם אֵין נִפְסָלִין אֶלָּא מֵעֵת שֶׁהֵעִידוּ בְּבֵית דִּין שֶׁזֶּה כְּתַב יָדָן וְאָמְרוּ בִּזְמַנּוֹ כְּתַבְנוּהוּ וְאֶפְשָׁר שֶׁבְּיוֹם זֶה שֶׁהֵעִידוּ בְּבֵית דִּין בּוֹ בַּיּוֹם חָתְמוּ עַל הַשְּׁטָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ כַּמָּה שָׁנִים וְהֵם שִׁקְּרוּ וְאָמְרוּ בִּזְמַנּוֹ כָּתַבְנוּ:
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Michael Liss is putting money to work in oil, banks, and tissue paper. As an investor, if you think that all sounds sort of boring, he doesn't mind at all.
"If making money on solid companies with great market share positions is boring then, fine, call me the most boring man on the face of the earth," Liss says. "I am perfectly okay with buying companies at discount, waiting for them to go up, and collecting a nice dividend yield in the meantime."
Liss is the 40-year-old co-manager of American Century Equity Income fund (TWEIX), which is a value-oriented fund that focuses on dividend-paying stocks. Over the long haul, the team at TWEIX has built a strong record that crushes the competition.
Through August 26, TWEIX has knocked out a 10-year annualized return of 5.54%, besting the S&P 500 by 6.57 percentage points, and zipping past its peers by 4.71 percentage points, landing in the top 1% of its category. Morningstar awards the fund five stars, its highest rating.
The no-load fund with $5.4 billion in assets has an expense ratio of 0.98% and minimum investment of $2,500.
From his Kansas City office, Liss spoke with Minyanville about the economy, the market, and some of his favorite stock picks right now including Exxon (XOM), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).
Minyanville: What kind of economic recovery are we going to have in the US? Economists predict a V, W, or L. What letter of the alphabet do you pick?
Michael Liss: It is fair to say that a muted, slow recovery is more on the order of what we're thinking. You have 70% of the economy that is consumer-driven. Take whatever consumer debt statistic level you want, they are at all-time high levels. The bulls might say that as soon as housing pops back, people will feel wealthy again, and they'll start spending. These are the same bulls who said people will never default on their homes en masse.
Minyanville: What about the business side of GDP?
Liss: Capacity utilization is at all-time lows. That doesn't lend itself to a big CAPEX (capital expenditure) cycle coming anytime soon on the industrial side. So that leaves just government spending. The debt estimates that came out from the Congressional Budget Office this week are off the charts.
Minyanville: It all seems pretty grim.
Liss: Yes, it is. But balance that against the economy's natural state to grow. That is a strong force. You can't hold that back forever.


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Nick Leontidis
Group President, Civil Aviation
Nick Leontidis was appointed Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions, in June 2013. In this position, he leads CAE's two civil segments – Simulation Products and Training and Services.
A CAE veteran, having first joined the company in 1988, Mr. Leontidis has held a series of increasingly senior positions in the company, much of that time focused on the civil segments and corporate-wide activities.
Prior to his appointment as Group President, Mr. Leontidis served, for more than four years, as CAE's Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. During this time, he played an important leadership role, responsible for CAE's overall corporate strategy, overseeing all mergers and acquisitions activities and the creation of the New Core Markets segment businesses CAE Healthcare and CAE Mining.
Mr. Leontidis joined CAE as a software engineer, and was quickly promoted to Vice President of the Visuals Systems group in 1999. From 2001 to 2009 he held a series of executive positions of increasing responsibility in the Civil business unit where he was instrumental in the creation and growth of the training and services business. His positions included Vice President, Sales and Marketing; Executive Vice President, Simulation Products; Executive Vice President, Civil Aviation Training and Equipment; and finally Executive Vice President, Customers, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, business development, strategic planning, program management and customer services functions across the Civil Simulation and Training business unit.
Mr. Leontidis holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering from Concordia University.
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Senior Vice President, Flight Services & Global Operations
Sonya Branco
Executive Vice President, Finance & CFO
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Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement
Mark Hounsell
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Dan Sharkey
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
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Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Enterprise Risk Management
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Smiles, giggles, and expressions of pure joy were on the faces of the children at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School last year when they saw their new playground for the first time. Their school had waited over 90 years for a playground! Today they climb, play, and explore safely with their friends and classmates during recess, after school, and all summer long.
Before we donated and built the playground for this inner city Asbury Park, NJ community, some of the students had only been to a playground once a year, while on a school trip. Once a year! We believe that all children should have the opportunity for safe and active play. So we have been donating playgrounds and programs since 2009. To date, we have built 21 playgrounds across the United States – primarily in the NY-NJ-CT tri-state area, and including five in Haiti, and one in Afghanistan. And we've got plans for more this year!
At our core Alexandra's Playground is about two things – providing opportunities for children who wouldn't otherwise have them, and positively impacting the world the way we know that Alexandra would have. One of the most beautiful ways these goals come together is when children reach out to make a difference for other children, just like the children who use Share Your Wish to celebrate their birthdays. And like the children in Asbury Park, NJ who were very grateful for their donated playground, so they raised money to help us to bring a playground to the next community. And the young girl in Paterson, NJ who learned first hand how we can all help each other – she was very thankful for the new Alexandra's Playground at her school and said "I would do the same thing to help support and give someone something that they need".
Share your Wish has made the generous offer to make a donation to Alexandra's Playground in honor of every SYW Birthday Party that is booked during the month of February, no matter which month your party will be celebrated in. In honor of Alexandra's birthday this month, we hope you will plan a Share Your Wish celebration.


As I remember maximum length of English 5-long sms is 730 (or 760, don't remember exactly), so why 512?
reading from sms.dat supports the sms with the any length.
but reading from mss-file not.
1.read from mss support any length of text. maxlen of text for export to txt-file of one sms is 1024, if it is over the maxlen, it would not pickoff :).
2.+header icon, new function 0x2AB needed, anybody have any suggestion for the icons ?
3.translit is added to the option menu, test it.
First post updated with new function.
Russian translit works Are Polish included too?
About icons - it seems, we need another icon for allsms... Maybe need icon for mainmenu no, better.
> Does all incoming sms automatically move to elf's system or only after opening elf? I mean, for example, we enter to sms-chat, sleep at night, :] , sms comes to phone like waterfall, at morning we open elf - and all sms are there, a sms phone memory dosen't full, yep?
Hmm. Elf doesn't have separate type of InNew MSS-files. But it's great idea.
Here is 1 sms (mss-file) that turnoff phone, when this mss is situated in "IN" folder of elf. It's long, yea. But it opens via MssLinker.elf!
Can't test new version with long mss-reading.. But i recieved a sms more than 1024 symbols. Would you make an 2048 bytes capacity for future cutting problems, concering a long sms capacity?
Please, give function for new version of elf on newsgold?
And.. I don't understood, you need icons for elf? :] I have a wiiiide collection of them! Can help.
2 BingK: i understand that, thanks.
I still have the problem with announcing about the new message if it has been received the 2nd, no vibration or sound, what's the matter with it? is it hard to fix it? or noone cares?
Where is the sources of the latest "test" version with SetHeaderIcon + icons?
Here you are, polish signs in Unicode.
it seems some EL71 have such a problem. but no such problem on my S7Cv47.
the sources have been upload to the GoogleCode SieELF SVN, use icons from firmware as default.
the sources with polish signs transliting have been upload to the GoogleCode SieELF SVN.
there is no SMS in your SMS.dat longer than 160.
if you want to see it in the standard bowser, please disable the ChackBox "Auto Save As File", or it would be save as file when you view the sms.
I can read yours 20081028062655.mss without pick-off.
the language inside is English.
if the icon file is not exist, use the default icon from firmware.
And TEST: notify for the 2nd new sms problem.
SLI_SetState(1); turn on SLI ?
SLI_SetState(0); turn off SLI ?
So, a subject of not readable sms from SMS.dat. I have 6 big, not ended sms in phone. They dont shown by elf! Could you make something fix for it, please? A SMS.dat folder is in attach.
Em, lang.txt english is wrong.. The items in 40% of cases are named wrong!
And what icon in front of menu items must be? On my phone there are only empty places there..
In field From: in export, if Nick (Name, Surname of sender) does not exist or just an adr.book entry doesn't exist for that number, in txt file writes Unknown number, and below line - a number :-) May be just No name or smth kinda that?
Text scroll everywhere should be stopped, when last line achieve a bottom side of display, like in phone.
A text Word count: together with icon and T9 item covers a number of symbols!.. May be name it Symbols: ?
В поле From: при экспорте, при отсутствии ника (имени, фамилии отправителя) или просто отсутствии записи в адр.книге пишется Unknown number, и снизу номер :-) Лучше написать No name или что то подобное.
Текст Word count: вместе с иконкой и значком Т9 заслоняет количество символов sms! можно назвать Symbols: ?
thanks, but mss-file is helpless for me. that happens at decoding the sms.dat, not reading the mss file.
but that is dangerous to read a not full received sms or delete it.
by the way, why there are soo many not full received sms? all my sms are full received.
Going to test this version.
Its our (newsgold) fault i think. On other phones long sms recieved fully. They are 10-12 segmented. Eh.. And nothing can be done?..
What about a typing the sms-segment number, when u type a meesage, or when u view it?.. No function, etc?..
Well, then my little collections of icons.
Img folder must be placed inside Mss\ directory.
But,i have next problem :-D If i recieve sms with 149 and more symbols, then in MySMSYS I see only 149 symbols (SMS is not complette) (Try use my SMS.dat), and in standard browser I have more than 149 symbols... (Complete SMS), do u know where is the problem?
where is your sms.dat ?
it will been done in the future version. but i think it is hard to get the correct sms-segment count when we type a sms.
And nothing can be done?..
maybe not, i will try.
with a good-looking options menu.
if all ringtones switched off, we would not play sound at the new-sms notify.
new way to get if there is new sms(the same as the test version).
SLI for ELKA, if there are some new sms.


Due to uncommon sickness, Louise Moorhouse is on a particular weight-reduction plan of capsules or foul-tasting shakes. There is a drug that might permit her to eat like anybody else – she took it for 3 years throughout a scientific trial. However the NHS will not pay for it, stories the Newpaper24's Deborah Cohen – and the drug firm stopped giving it to her as soon as the trial was over.
Think about having to take greater than 80 capsules a day or drink shakes to exchange on a regular basis meals you'll be able to't eat. That is the fact for Louise Moorhouse, a 35-year-old trainer from Birmingham, who has a uncommon genetic situation referred to as phenylketonuria or PKU.
The capsules are "large", she says.
The shakes are preferable, however makes an attempt to offer them a fruity style haven't succeeded in masking their "stomach-turning" acidity. Every now and then her abdomen begins to reject them, Louise says. Wherein case, she goes again on the capsules.
Folks with PKU cannot correctly digest the amino acid phenylalanine. Amino acids are the constructing blocks of protein and are damaged down by the physique to make our personal proteins. However in individuals with PKU the degrees construct up, and may trigger mind harm.
Louise says she has to utterly keep away from 80% of regular meals, and the protein in her weight-reduction plan needs to be severely restricted – which can imply weighing it on scales earlier than consuming it.
"I mainly stay on vegetables and fruit," she says.
Dinner dates are greatest averted, she has discovered.
However for 3 years, in her early 20s, Louise was capable of eat like anybody else.
That is as a result of she took half in trials for a drug now referred to as Kuvan (sapropterin hydrochloride) that was being developed by US biotech firm, BioMarin.
"I took half within the trial as a result of I simply thought, 'Wow, if this works it is simply going to vary lives,'" she says.
The dietician who had handled Louise as a toddler, Prof Anita MacDonald of Birmingham Kids's Hospital, was one of many scientists concerned. With assist from her and Louise, BioMarin gathered sufficient proof to indicate Kuvan decreased the degrees of phenylalanine in many individuals with PKU. In 2007, it grew to become the one licensed drug for the situation within the US; its European licence adopted in 2008.
"As a result of the trial had gone so effectively and since it made such a distinction, I used to be satisfied that it will solely be a matter of time earlier than this drug – that we had proved labored – can be obtainable to everybody who responded to it," Louise says.
However for NHS sufferers it wasn't. BioMarin put a £70,000 price ticket on it, per grownup per yr – and the NHS thought it wasn't price that.
"The drug was too costly and the NHS determined that there wasn't sufficient proof of efficacy of that drug at the moment and they also stated no to prescribing it," says Anita MacDonald.
It was a blow for Louise, who needed to return to the capsules and shakes.
The hope of an efficient remedy for PKU had appeared on the horizon within the 1990s. A easy compound developed in a Swiss laboratory had been discovered to allow individuals with PKU to digest phenylalanine. It was then researched with public cash and used unlicensed by many docs.
The difficulty was, PKU is sort of a uncommon illness. In England it's estimated that between one in 10,000 and one in 14,000 individuals have PKU. So there was little monetary incentive for a pharmaceutical firm to show the compound right into a licensed drug.
Then in 2000, the European Fee launched incentives to encourage the manufacturing of "orphan medicine" for individuals with uncommon circumstances, ruling that firms would take pleasure in as much as 12 years of market exclusivity.
Based on Dyfrig Hughes, professor of pharmacoeconomics at Bangor College, greater than 165 orphan medicine have now been authorized – and that in reality 50% of all medicine authorized final yr had been for uncommon illnesses. Firms discover them worthwhile.
However critics say the profitability – and the excessive value – of orphan medicine doesn't mirror the quantity of effort firms have needed to make to generate them.
"We did one piece of labor the place we recognized that 40% of orphan medicine are literally repurposed. That's they have been beforehand used for different functions earlier than they had been granted orphan standing," Dyfrig Hughes says.
With governments throughout Europe scuffling with the value of medicine used to deal with uncommon circumstances, the Newpaper24 is conscious that the European Fee is reviewing the incentives scheme.
In 2004, BioMarin – which specialises in medicine for uncommon circumstances – purchased the info from the early improvement of the compound to deal with PKU. This meant that whereas it needed to fund trials it did not have to fulfill the prices of looking for a wholly novel chemical compound.
When Kuvan was licensed a number of years later and the NHS refused to pay the hefty value, sufferers had been caught within the center. This stays the case, even now that the NHS has come to recognise the efficacy of the drug.
BioMarin informed the Newpaper24 the NHS has requested for an 80% low cost.
"BioMarin is disenchanted that the NHS England has not recognised the worth of treating PKU sufferers with Kuvan, regardless of greater than a decade of constructive affected person outcomes throughout 26 international locations in Europe, Russia and Turkey," a spokesperson stated.
Most disenchanted by the end result had been the individuals like Louise, who had taken half within the trial and recognized Kuvan as what Louise calls "the holy grail for us". The Newpaper24 is conscious of seven others.
"You need your sufferers to realize any profit from the work that they've accomplished. They've entered the trial in good coronary heart. We as scientists enter the trial in good coronary heart," says Anita Macdonald.
Certainly, there's a world medical ethics settlement for analysis, referred to as the Declaration of Helsinki, which says provisions ought to be made "for all members who nonetheless want an intervention recognized as helpful within the trial".
For Louise, who for 10 years because the finish of the trial has needed to keep her weight-reduction plan of capsules or shakes, this got here as startling information. She burst into tears.
It had taken her years to conceive due to the issue getting her blood ranges of phenylalanine down, she stated.
"Quite a bit has occurred that did not need to occur. All these years I may have been on Kuvan and I would not have had so many points.
British teenager Shauna Davison was given an experimental transplant in 2012, within the hope of prolonging her life. Her mom says she was informed upfront about two sufferers who had survived the same operation – however not about others who had died. Was Shauna, who died after two weeks, a casualty of the frenzy to develop stem cell expertise?
However there's solely been one British monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for 67 years, which is longer than any British monarch in historical past and any present monarch on the planet.
She was 25 years outdated when she ascended to the throne.
Everton produced an exhilarating show to outclass a woeful Manchester United at Goodison Park and expose all the issues dealing with supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United face a battle to safe a Premier League top-four place and Champions League soccer subsequent season after 90 minutes which had been little apart from torture in opposition to a rampant Everton.
United goalkeeper David de Gea had saved fantastically from Richarlison earlier than the Brazilian hooked in an acrobatic 13th-minute volley to set the tone for a powerful show from Marco Silva's aspect.
De Gea was crushed by Gylfi Sigurdsson's low 25-yard drive, taking place late, as Everton took complete management.
Everton didn't let up after the break, Lucas Digne scoring from lengthy vary after De Gea punched out a nook, earlier than substitute Theo Walcott ran clear on to Sigurdsson's go to slip house the fourth.
United have misplaced six of their previous eight video games in all competitions, whereas a fifth successive away defeat – for the primary time since 1981 – leaves them dealing with the prospect of Europa League soccer subsequent season.
Everton are on a sizzling streak at Goodison Park however this will rank alongside the best shows seen on the well-known outdated stadium in lots of seasons.
Sure, a lot will probably be fabricated from United's apparent deficiencies, however it might be a gross injustice to disregard a powerful efficiency from a aspect who've drawn with Liverpool and crushed Chelsea, Arsenal and United of their previous 4 house video games with out conceding a objective.
Everton swarmed throughout United from the primary whistle and there was by no means a second after they seemed like relinquishing management.
Silva's urgent strategy noticed United harassed mercilessly for 90 minutes, however this was not merely about work-rate – Everton had been stuffed with talent, tempo and athleticism.
Idrissa Gueye was the fulcrum in midfield whereas Sigurdsson and the gifted Brazilian Bernard had been the creators-in-chief from first to final.
There could have been some doubts expressed about Silva's place not so way back, however this blistering run of house kind – and a mode which can win full favour from Everton's followers – absolutely means he will probably be given time to construct, as he ought to.
United had been diminished to being mockingly cheered by their very own supporters for merely stringing three passes along with Everton 4-Zero up and in cruise management.
And, sure, it was that unhealthy.
Solskjaer's aspect had been fairly merely over-run and didn't even present the guts or combating spirit to flee from a joyous Goodison Park with any dignity on a determined day.
There was merely nothing good about this United efficiency. Certainly, given Everton's superiority, they had been lucky the scoreline didn't have an much more embarrassing look.
Paul Pogba strolled round midfield whereas Gueye, Morgan Schneiderlin and Sigurdsson snapped into challenges and it was a nightmare return to Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku.
Taunted all through, he couldn't do a factor proper and his afternoon merely went from unhealthy to worse.
He was not alone. De Gea could have saved properly from Richarlison early on however he was gradual to react to Sigurdsson's shot and it was his punch that fell at Digne's toes to attain. The Spain keeper is having a combined season.
It was 5 years in the past to the day since a 2-Zero loss right here ended David Moyes' reign – and this United efficiency was even worse than that.
Solkjaer has inherited a multitude, the early gloss from his arrival has worn off and gamers like Pogba and Lukaku, who had been revived after Jose Mourinho was sacked, look again to their unhealthy outdated methods.
Now there's the small matter of the derby in opposition to title-chasing Manchester Metropolis at Outdated Trafford on Wednesday.


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The Merseybeats
by RasmaSandra December 21, 2019, 2:16 am 24 Views 6 Votes 2 Comments
A British rock and roll band from Liverpool came on the scene in the early 1960s and performed at a popular club known as The Cavern where other similar acts performed including Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Beatles. The Merseybeats were Tony Crane founder, lead vocals and lead guitar, Billy Kinsley founder, lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Bob Packham backing vocals and bass guitar, Dave Goldberg keyboards and lead guitar and Lou Rosenthal drums.
Originally they were known as The Mavericks and took their name The Merseybeats in 1962. Signing up with Fontana records their first hit single came in 1963 "It's Love That Really Counts" and this was followed in 1964 by "I Think of You" which became their million-selling recording and got The Merseybeats their first gold disc.
Along came other hits such as "Don't Turn Around" and "Wishin' and Hopin". There was a string of other recordings among which were "Mr. Moonlight" and "The Fortune Teller". They appeared quite regularly at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and toured Germany traveling to the U.S> in 1964. The Merseybeats had their own TV show on Italian TV.
Despite all of their successes The Merseybeats as other bands before them disbanded in 1966 and Crane and Kinsley went on to become a vocal duo known as The Merseys. They achieved their first major hit single with "Sorrow" and it rose up to number 4 on the U.K. Singles Chart. The duo split up in 1968. However, Crane continued to perform and tour as Tony Crane and the Merseybeats during the 1970s. Then in 1993 Kinsley and Crane re-grouped The Merseybeats and celebrated 45 years in the music industry in 2006 and to this day they continue to tour in the U.S. and Europe delighting many fans.
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I heard the songs but didn't know the artist
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Columbia Care Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Green Leaf Medical
Cannabis News 12/22/2020 Carol Felix 0
("Columbia Care" or the "Company") has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Green Leaf Medical, LLC ("Green Leaf"), a privately held, fully-integrated cannabis multi-state...
("Columbia Care" or the "Company") has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Green Leaf Medical, LLC ("Green Leaf"), a privately held, fully-integrated cannabis multi-state operator (MSO) based in the mid-Atlantic region, for approximately $240 million with the potential for additional performance-based milestone payments.
Following the close of two acquisitions that established Columbia Care as a market leader in the two largest cannabis markets in the world, California and Colorado, the acquisition of Green Leaf expands Columbia Care's operational scale and footprint in four key, limited license markets by materially enhancing the scale and capabilities of its seed-to-sale operations. Subject to the regulatory approval process, Columbia Care will be one of the largest and most efficient operators in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia. Founded in 2014 by Philip Goldberg and Kevin Goldberg, Green Leaf is one of the largest private MSOs in the United States and a market leader in the mid-Atlantic region with cultivation, extraction, processing, and retail operations across its four-state footprint. In addition to its dispensary footprint, Green Leaf also brings a leading wholesale market position in both Pennsylvania and Maryland, where its products are most widely sold under its nationally recognized gLeaf brand, including extracts and pre-rolls. Green Leaf facilitates online ordering, its operational home delivery services in Maryland and Virginia, and proprietary inventory and order management capabilities via its gLeaf Marketplace platform.
"This combination affirms Columbia Care's position as one of the largest cultivators, manufacturers and retailers in four key states – PA, VA, OH and MD – three of which are expected to convert from medical to adult use in the next 24 months. Green Leaf complements our retail footprint and brings wholesale leadership through which we can drive our portfolio of brands and unique products. The transaction is immediately accretive to gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Flow from Operations," said Nicholas Vita, CEO of Columbia Care. "Ohio and Pennsylvania are already two of our top performing markets by revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, and this transaction makes us one of the largest, most scaled wholesale and retail operators. In Maryland and Virginia, Green Leaf materially expands our wholesale footprint, retail dispensary network and the scope of our home delivery services. Acquiring Green Leaf immediately converts Maryland to an Adjusted EBITDA positive market. In addition, it accelerates our growth and profitability in Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. No organization in the industry will be better positioned to serve patients and customers in the mid-Atlantic than Columbia Care. We are proud to partner with the Green Leaf team and organization and look forward to delivering the best suite of products and services available in the market."
Commenting on the acquisition, Philip Goldberg, Green Leaf's CEO and Co-Founder, stated: "Columbia Care is the ideal partner to take Green Leaf through its next phase of growth. In conjunction with its existing scale and market-leading strategy across its portfolio, Columbia Care's dedication to ensuring optimal accessibility and product quality aligns with our values and will improve our ability to serve and expand our customer base throughout the mid-Atlantic." Kevin Goldberg, Co-Founder, General Counsel and President of Green Leaf added: "We are excited to have the opportunity to expand the gLeaf brand beyond the mid-Atlantic region, and our partnership with Columbia Care gives us the ability to accomplish this quickly and efficiently. As founders and shareholders, we've built one of the best organizations in the industry, and we wanted to partner with a like-minded company in terms of its mission, values and culture. We look forward to joining Columbia Care's leadership team to capitalize on the many operational synergies across each of our markets and deliver unparalleled results."
The Company's acquisition of Green Leaf is expected to close in the summer of 2021. Upon closing of the transaction, the entire Green Leaf management team will be retained and its CEO and Co-Founder, Philip Goldberg, is expected to join Columbia Care's Board of Directors.
Vita continued: "Green Leaf has built a fantastic business, and as a result, they have market leading trust and loyalty among the patients and communities they serve. We immediately recognized the similarities in how our companies were formed and the way we define and achieve success. By leveraging Green Leaf's legacy and market position, we look forward to continuing the growth, innovation and customer focus that both companies are known for across the industry."
Transaction Highlights
Closing of the acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. At closing, the Company will make a payment of $240.0 million, consisting of a cash payment of $45.0 million with the balance of $195.0 million being satisfied by the issuance of 43,900,144 common shares of the Company.
Additional Highlights
One of the largest and most scaled cultivators and processors in Pennsylvania, with a 274,000 ft2 cultivation and processing facility; approximately 100,000 ft2 of this capacity iscurrently operational, and fully-funded construction on the additional 174,000 ft2 is expected to be completed by year-end 2021.
One of the state's largest wholesalers; products are sold in approximately 85% of Pennsylvania's 100 operating dispensaries.
Perfects vertical operations when combined with Columbia Care's three operating dispensaries, positioning the Company for further growth in the state going forward and streamlines path to additional consolidation among PA dispensary license holders.
Governor has indicated an intent to convert the state's program from medical to both adult use and medical use.
Fully built and operational 42,000 ft2 cultivation and production facility.
Two operating dispensaries with a third dispensary license in development.
One of the state's largest wholesalers, with products sold in approximately 44% of the state's 95 operating dispensaries.
Operates a robust statewide home delivery service, with 14 delivery vehicles and personnel that can be leveraged in adjacent markets of Washington, D.C., Virginia and Delaware via existing Columbia Care footprint.
The transaction increases Columbia Care's total Maryland dispensary license count to four, which is the maximum number allowed per operator in the state.
Ongoing discussions in legislature to convert from medical only market to medical and adult use.
Green Leaf is the largest cultivator in the state, with 100% ownership of its 82,000 ft2 cultivation and production facility.
Commenced cultivation operations in May 2020 and retail operations in November 2020.
Serves as the state's exclusive retailer in 20 counties in central Virginia—including the state capital, Richmond—and offers home delivery across the state with 10 vehicles.
Adds to Columbia Care's operations in Southeastern Virginia, which includes a cultivation and production facility as well as one operating dispensary in the Norfolk area.
Each license entitled to operate one co-located cultivation/dispensary facility and five stand-alone dispensaries in their authorized region.
Green Leaf operates one retail dispensary – enabling Columbia Care to achieve the statutory maximum number of dispensaries owned and operated by one organization.
The 7th most populous state in the country has an expansive list of qualifying medical conditions that is expected to help generate an estimated $505 million market by 2022.
With the addition of the Green Leaf dispensary, Columbia Care will have five operating dispensaries in the state, the maximum number allowed per operator, along with its existing 63,000 ft² cultivation and production facility.
All amounts reflected in this press release and references to $ are in U.S. dollars.
Canaccord Genuity Corp. is serving as lead financial advisor with Alliance Global Partners as co-advisor, and Foley Hoag LLP is serving as legal counsel to Columbia Care. INFOR Financial Inc. is acting as the exclusive financial advisor and the Dentons cross-border cannabis group is acting as legal counsel to Green Leaf.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Company management will conduct a conference call this morning at 8:00 AM EST to discuss the transaction. To access the live conference call via telephone, please dial 1-877-407-8914 (US Callers) or 1-201-493-6795 (international callers). A live audio webcast of the call will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.col-care.com/ or at https://services.choruscall.com/dataconf/productusers/colc/mediaframe/42668/indexl.html
A replay of the audio webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website approximately 2 hours after completion of the call and will be archived for 30 days. A presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.col-care.com/
In this press release, Columbia Care refers to certain non-IFRS financial measures, namely adjusted EBITDA. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Columbia Care considers certain non-IFRS measures to be meaningful indicators of the performance of its business. A reconciliation of such non-IFRS financial measures to their nearest comparable IFRS measure and further discussions are expected to be included in the Company's future Management, Discussion and Analysis for the relevant periods.
About Columbia Care
Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of medical and adult use cannabis products and related services with licenses in 18 US jurisdictions and the EU. Columbia Care currently operates 107 facilities1 including 80 dispensaries and 27 cultivation and manufacturing facilities. Columbia Care is one of the original providers of medical cannabis in the United States, and continues to deliver an industry-leading, patient-centered medicinal cannabis operation that has quickly expanded into the adult use market as a premier operator. The company currently offers products spanning flower, edibles, oils, and tablets, and manufactures popular brands including Seed & Strain, Amber and Platinum Label CBD. With more than four million sales transactions since its inception in 2012, Columbia Care is known for setting the standard for compassion, professionalism, quality, care, and innovation in the rapidly expanding cannabis industry. For more information on Columbia Care, please visit www.col-care.com.
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Not for one second do I write this to sneer at this author. I would imagine that his book is fairly well grounded in history and approximated the best that social scientific predictive powers could do (can you tell which side of the Soc Soc/US v UK debate I am on?). But things happen, some of which simply defy prediction.
Similarly, I find myself defending the likes of David Held. While I don't know the in-depth bits and pieces of the case, I don't find the notion that Saif was always a despot bursting to get out and Held was a fool for being fooled particularly persuasive. Yes, there were a number of pointers that Saif was not a nice piece of work (to say the least) and for this reason alone, perhaps Held ought not have interacted with him. This, however, is a different question.
Specifically on the notion that Saif was 'always' likely to become some blood-thirsty dictator or some such notion, I'm not sold. I don't think that it takes much imagination to foresee – minus the Arab Spring (!) – Saif eventually taking over from his delusional, vicious father and leading Libya on something of a more normal path (note I don't say that he'd be a paragon of virtue and democracy).
There are two stories making the rounds that Ben Ali left because of threats of a military coup.
The first that threats were imaginary and designed by the head of security services to position himself for leadership.
The second that the coup was real and BA just managed to get out in time.


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The 550 Barchetta was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 2000. The car was a true roadster with no real convertible top provided, while a temporary roof was provided by the factory it was advised that the car was not to exceed 70mph. A total of 448 Barchettas were built, 4 more than originally planned to placate the superstitious Japanese market, along with a total of 12 prototypes that are indistinguishable from the final production version save for a plaque mounted in the car that reads from P01-P12.
The car we are offering is one of the finest available globally having covered only 870km from new. Delivered new to Italy finished in Grigio Alloy over Nero Interior, the car left the factory with 2 open face Ferrari helmets that are still in absolutely immaculate condition. Also accompanying the car are a set of spare keys, Classiche Certification, spare light bulbs, a complete book pack, tyre pump kit, tool kit, number plate brackets and a reflective roadside triangle. The vehicle's most recent service took place in August of 2017 and consisted of a cambelt change, amongst other items.


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How a Bus Ride Ignited Zach Millers Paralympic Dreams
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Zach Miller
By Troy Hawks
If you were a young boy growing up with cerebral palsy, and all you really wanted to do was play sports and keep up with the other kids in school, but you couldnt, youd probably have some down moments. You might get discouraged if you werent as strong as the others, or couldnt run as fast, or jump as high. There would probably be days that you felt somewhat alone in your circumstance.
Put that same young boy on a bus with a few dozen other children all with similar challenges and heading for a day of skiing and snowboarding and you might find that by the time he gets home he has a totally new perspective on life. It was just such a bus ride that ignited 15 year old Zach Millers passion for snowboarding.
The bus Zach was on was part of the Hospital Sports Program (HSP) at Children's Hospital Colorado, based in Denver. Launched in 1968, the program was one of the first of its kind in the United States and was designed as a way to get people with amputations involved in skiing. HSP has since expanded to provide recreational resources and programs for children, teens and young adults with physical disabilities. Organizers say the program is designed to help kids with physical disabilities find confidence and freedom through sports and outdoor recreation that they can benefit from for a lifetime. The HSP program works in concert with the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), based in Winter Park, Colorado. The NSCD is one of the premier training programs in the World for disabled, or adaptive, athletes.
When I recently met up with Zach, he had already accomplished much. He had just been named as the first snowboard team member for the Disabled Sports USA E-team. The e stands for emerging, and the selection means that Zach gets to meet and train with professional riders from around the world, many of whom competed in the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi. Mike Shea, a 2014 Paralympic Silver Medalist, is one of his coaches and mentors. Zach recalled what first spurred his interest in snowboarding.
When I was eight, we were at Winter Park, and I saw a bunch of snowboarders going through a terrain park and doing these crazy big jumps and I looked back at my teacher and I was like, I want to do that! he says.
Zach weighs in at about 90 pounds sopping wet, so his snowboarding discipline of choice boardercross tends to raise ones eyebrows. Most entry-level adaptive snowboard cross races are a slightly modified version of the sport with only one racer on the course at a time, and winners determined by a time trial of the fastest to cross the finish line. In more advanced competitions, racers compete head-to-head four at a time. At this point in his racing career, Zach goes head to head with adults more than twice his size but he shows no fear.
I think I thrive on the competitive aspect, he says. Im not afraid of the gates, older adults, or even the fact that Im not on the latest equipment.
Zach has won the Wells Fargo Cup the past three seasons (2012-2014). The Wells Fargo Cup is an international invitational competition that raises proceeds to support the NSCD. In 2013, Zach also won the adaptive snowboard cross race at the USASA Nationals held at Copper Mountain, and he has logged several other first place finishes at events around the country since his first race just three years ago. 2012. That year Zach was also selected as the Childrens Hospital Miracle Network Champion. Champions for facing their illness or injury with determination. Champions from around the country got to travel to Washington D.C. to meet President Obama.
Zach has come a long way, in a short amount of time. When you meet him, he is so well spoken that you have to remind yourself of his age. He already has his sights on passing on his passion to others.
I had a great teacher, her name is Nicole, and she is like one of my best buddies ever, she taught me a lot about snowboarding, and I couldnt have done it without her, he says. Nicole and the HSP program taught me all that I know right now and they completed a dream that I have always had and so one of my biggest aspirations for the future is to be able to pass it on to teach it to other people.


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