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Sinfonia dos 500 anos foi um concurso nacional de composição musical para orquestra sinfônica elaborado e patrocinado pela Prefeitura Municipal da Cidade do Recife, Brasil. Com o intuito de celebrar o aniversário de quinhentos anos do país, esse concurso ofereceu premiação em dinheiro, gravação de um CD e apresentação das peças pela Orquestra Sinfônica do Recife.

Peças ganhadoras
 1o lugar: Uma Lenda Indígena Brasileira, de Liduíno Pitombeira
 2o lugar: Sinfonia Brasileira, de Rodrigo Celso Vitta
 3o lugar: A Sinfonia dos 500 anos, de Ronaldo Cadeu de Oliveira

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Cultura do Recife
Colonização do Brasil


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Warrior netters go 1-2 at Decorah Tourney
Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2020-09-30 15:01
South Winn's Eryn Luzun goes for the dig during recent Warrior volleyball action. Over the weekend, SW picked up its second win of the season over Postville. (Zakary Kriener photo)
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The Warriors traveled to Decorah Saturday for tournament action, going 1-2 on the day and winning their second match of the season.
In match number one, the Warriors took on No. 1-ranked Wapsie Valley. South Winn dropped both sets, 21-8 and 21-4.
South Winn prevails in battle of two top-5 teams
South Winn linebacker Sam Conway knocks the ball out to force a crucial turnover in South Winn's 26-14 win over Wapsie Valley on Friday night. (Zakary Kriener photo)
If high school football was a fight card, Friday night's battle between a pair of undefeated Class A squads would undoubtedly be heralded… or maybe Herolded… as the main event.
After the dust had settled, No. 5-ranked South Winn quarterback Jacob Herold and his Warrior team would come out ahead of the rival No. 4-ranked Wapsie Valley Warriors, 26-14.
SWXC in the running at Anamosa
South Winn sophomore Anna Dietzenbach helped the Warrior girls to a third-place finish at the Anamosa Invitational on Saturday. Dietzenbach finished 41st in 23:43.7. (Jerry Wadian photo)
Up against a stout field of competition, the South Winneshiek cross country teams had a spectacular day Saturday as the Warrior boys took second and the Warrior girls were third at the 45th Annual Anamosa Cross Country Invitational.
Leading the way for the Class 1A No. 4-ranked boys was senior Jamison Meyer who was fifth in a time of 17:14.0. Chance Adam came home 15th in 17:44.4, followed by Isaiah Kruckman (18:00.4, 18th), Omar Flores (18:03.5, 21st), and Toby Conway (20:21.2, 25th).
A northeast Iowa 'Jewel' closes its doors
A familiar site along Highway 52 near Decorah, Jewel's Skate Country has been a popular place for people of all ages for over 30 years. When the skating rink closed down for the summer in March, it would be for the final time as the longtime facility has been sold. (submitted photo)
It's a staple of northeast Iowa; a right of passage for many youth to grow up in the area. Now, after 33 years in the business, Jewel's Skate Country is closing its doors.
"I am definitely going to miss the people," said Don Jewell, who has owned and operated the skating rink since 1987. "It might not really hit me until everything is moved out, but it has been my life for many years so it's going to me a little emotional."
Jewell, a native of Olympia, Washington, moved to La Crosse, Wisc., in the late '80s and learned of a new skate facility being built near Decorah. A passionate skater already, he and a group of friends traveled south to check it out.
Ossian trick-or-treating plans to be discussed
The fate of trick-or-treating this year in Ossian is yet to be determined, as the City Council will discuss the matter at Monday nights regular meeting. Last week, the Center for Disease Control released its guidelines for the upcoming holiday, stating that traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating should be avoided in order to reduce the risk of spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Pictured trick-or-treating in Ossian last year are (front) Alex Holthaus; (back, l-r) Landon Livingood, Kashdon Livingood, Owen Goltz, and Isabelle Goltz. (Zakary Kriener photo)
Just like many activities and previously normal routines in 2020, this year's upcoming Halloween holiday is expected to be a little different this fall. Last week, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released its Halloween suggestions and guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The CDC recommends to avoid activities that are higher risk for spread and to consider fun alternatives that pose lower risk of spreading the virus.
The traditional citywide trick-or-treating event in Ossian will be discussed at the upcoming City Council meeting, which will be held at 5 p.m. Monday.
Keith Bonnsetter
Keith Bonnstetter, 52, died unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday morning while out for a run.
Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial for Keith will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Davenport.
The Mass will be livestreamed on St. Paul's Facebook page. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be held Friday from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, downtown Davenport with the Rosary at 3:30 p.m. that all are welcome to pray. The rosary as well as the Mass will be livestreamed by visiting Keith's obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.com Everyone attending services must wear a mask and social distancing will be adhered to. All are welcome in person.
Keith was born in Cylinder, Iowa on Mar. 21, 1968 to Henry and Carol Bonnstetter.
Blue Devil FB comes up short against Central
West Central's Logan Wescott heads up field on a kickoff return during recent football action. The Blue Devils will play at home for the second and final time this season Friday night as they host the Riceville Wildcats for Homecoming. (Zakary Kriener photo)
The Blue Devil football team put up some of its best offensive numbers of the season, but it wasn't quite enough to notch a win as West Central fell to Central by a score of 56-48.
"Offensively, we were pretty balanced and thought 48 points would be enough for victory," said coach Steve Milder after his team slid to 0-4 on the season. "I was very proud of our kids. We fought hard for 48 minutes."
Pair of wrestlers compete at Night of Conflict
North Fayette Valley wrestlers Val Boleyn and Abby Boehm (l-r) competed at Night of Conflict on Friday night in Sioux City. The two-day high school wrestling event featured all-star matchups of female and male wrestlers from all over the state, as well as several out of state matchups. (submitted photo)
A pair of North Fayette Valley girls' wrestlers competed at Night of Conflict on Friday night in Sioux City. The all-star high school wrestling event was supposed to feature a trio of TigerHawk wrestlers; however, senior Regan Griffith was unable to compete due to potential illness.
WC downs TV, now atop UIC standings
Blue Devil senior Isabell Eitel goes up for the kill during recent West Central volleyball action. Last week, WC took over sole possession of first place in the Upper Iowa Conference after taking down Turkey Valley, 3-1. (Zakary Kriener photo)
In a battle of two of the top teams in the Upper Iowa Conference volleyball standings, the West Central Blue Devils downed Turkey Valley, 3-1.
"We played a great game of volleyball!" said Abby DeGroot, WC head coach. "Lots of hustle plays and our defense did not let a lot of balls drop."
NFV volleyball falls to MFL/MarMac in 5
With teammate Jenna Grimes (12) looking on, NFV libero Emma Ney (8) goes low to get the dig during a recent TigerHawk volleyball match. North Fayette Valley dropped a close, 3-2 set last week at MFL/MarMac. (Zakary Kriener photo)
NFV volleyball falls to MFL/Mar Mac in 5
Monona was the place to be Thursday night as the TigerHawk and MFL/MarMac volleyball teams went toe to toe in one of the most exciting matches of the season.
"We came out a little slow in the first game, but slowly started to wake up in the second match," said Jenny Lee, NFV head coach.
The TigerHawks dropped the first two sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-22. In the third set, NFV was able to right the ship as the TigerHawks won 25-21.
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A warning - perhaps my musings are different as I wrote this sitting in Melbourne airport, my mind exhausted after a few days of conducting training with not much sleep in the hotel bed.
Once upon a time I was a regular Oracle Forms programmer (and sometimes still current). These days I spend most of my time with Application Express. This makes me happy as I did enjoy mod_plsql - an ancestor (of sorts) of Apex.
Occasionally I notice some parallels between the two, even more occasionally I get around to writing an entry for the world to see - a strange urge for some but it seems that people read even more mundane topics.
There are many attributes available within the Apex environment. By attributes I mean little boxes in the various wizards ready for my to type something in. Sometimes it seems overwhelming. Then I remind myself how flooded with settings the Forms environment must seem. Of course I snap myself back to normal when I think about what I've seen of JDeveloper.
Have you ever wondered what some of these settings do?
Recently I was creating a copy of a data entry form within Apex so I could present a cut-down / read-only version of the page. There were some fields that instead of being Select Lists, I needed to display their descriptive value - not the return value that is stored in the column.
There are a number of solutions to this problem, as with most problems. One solution I came to involved utilising the "Post Calculation Computation" attribute of the item. This means that after I source the item from the database column, I can transform it's value into something else. The obvious solution here would be to pass the value to a function that determines the descriptive form of the value - from some sort of reference code table.
I mentioned forms programming before, right? Immediately I thought of post-query triggers and the pros and cons behind various coding techniques in these triggers. First and foremost was the very same practice of taking a value and converting it to a description. This was an expensive task as not only did it require an extra hit on the database, you needed another round trip from Forms runtime to the application server. The better solution was to incorporate the request within the query - perhaps via a key-preserved view.
The same rings true within Application express. Sure, we don't have another round trip between servers since all the action is happening on the database; however it still requires another select statement to be executed. For a dinky (a Aussie/British colloquialism meaning small and insignificant) little Apex page, what's an extra hit on the ever powerful Oracle database? Perhaps try see what happens when scaling your request to thousands of users.
Of course if you wish to do this, you may need to ensure your item type does not convert special characters.
It seems my plane is about to call for boarding, so I'll save you all from further ramblings... for now. Enjoy your weekend.
Another option could be keeping the item as a select list and making the item "Read Only -> Always". You will simply get the display value on the page and not the return value. It might be the least expensive operation.
By the way I'm a keen follower of your blog, keep up the good work!
That was my first consideration, using Read Only = Always, however considering the complexity of this particular page, I made the decision to make a copy of it and strip it right down to basics. That got me thinking about some of these considerations.
Brighton, eh? I didn't quite make it there when I was over a few years ago, despite the best efforts of our group.
Brighton is a bit like the Gold Coast of England. Replace the sun with rain, the sand with rocks, and the seagulls with ones on steroids and it's a match. But it does have a great pub/music scene, probably more pubs per square mile than anywhere in England. So you can get pretty drunk on a pub crawl and not even make it to the end of one street.
That certainly reminds me of England... especially those massive gulls! I spent a bit of time in Burnham-on-sea, and I thought that had plenty of pubs.
I guess in Finland you have a good chance of seeing Aurora, especially with the sun coming back to life after some time of dormancy.


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Q: How to load a raster from in-memory bitmap (not from file) into PostgreSQL I have a bitmap in memory that I would like to load as a raster to PostgreSQL.
An unfavorable option is saving the bitmap to file and then use raster2pgsql, but as we
have several cameras that produce images at high rate, we can't afford saving them to files just for sake of insertion to the DB.
I'm looking for a solution for loading the bitmap directly from memory. Any suggestions?
I'm using PostgrSQL 9.2 using PostGIS2.0 on Windows 7.
The images are plain gray level, if it matters.

A: Assuming that you don't need to transform the image (say, via some PostGIS-specific API), this is exactly what the PostgreSQL large object API is for.
You haven't mentioned the programming language you're using, so it's rather hard to be more detailed. Assuming you're using C, you can use libpq's lo_write, etc. See large objects in the manual.
If that won't cut it, you might have to open a pipe to the raster2pgsql tool and do a streaming write. Not all programs can cope with reading from a pipe, some need random access to the file, and in that case you're probably stuck with writing a temp file. A quick look at the raster2pgsql docs suggest that it just writes out SQL, so take a look at the SQL code it generates. See if you can link to it as a library and use it inside your code, or adapt it to read from a pipe. You could even create a shared memory region accessible as a file (on UNIX) and point it at that.
I suspect you'll land up using the GDAL library to do the same work raster2pgsql does inside your app.
(BTW, for the PostGIS-specific side of things you might have more luck on https://gis.stackexchange.com/)

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Have you ever wondered why the leaves on deciduous trees change colour in the autumn?
Most of us will have a vague memory from science class at school that chlorophyll is the name for the green pigment found in leaves that acts like thousands of miniature solar panels capturing the energy from sunlight and converting it into energy that can be stored in the form of carbohydrates or sugar. This energy is used by plants for growth and is also the main source of carbohydrates that passes up the food chain feeding the world and also providing fuel and building materials.
Chlorophyll reacts to certain wavelengths of light but these are limited, to make the most of the light spectrum plants also use other pigments similar to carotene that can react with a wider range of the spectrum. These colours are hidden by the intensity of the green chlorophyll in plants with green leaves. However, once the days start to shorten and the temperatures drop this triggers a process called abscission, in simple terms 'leaf fall'. Plants need to be thrifty though, the main elements that make up chlorophyll are iron and magnesium but these can be in short supply within the soil when the trees come into leaf in the spring so the trees carefully extract these elements, drawing them back into the tree to store away ready for the first flush of growth in the spring. This is when the other pigments are revealed giving us the fantastic display of autumn colours.
Next spring at Le Jardin Creatif we will look at harnessing these colours to use as natural fabric dyes so follow our pots to find out more and sign up for one of our workshops. If you want to find out more about how plants work we will also be offering short courses in botany. Follow our blog at https://lejardincreatif.net or follow us on Facebook to keep up to date.


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FBI Reveals 'Additional Details' About Clinton Email Probe in Secret Declaration
On the eve of several major Democratic primary contests, the FBI described an "active and ongoing investigation" into the former secretary of state's use of a private email server.
by Jason Leopold
June 7, 2016, 12:35pm
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The FBI is seeking permission to file a second, secret declaration in US District Court in Washington, DC describing its search for documents related to the bureau's probe of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
The declaration is to be submitted in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed against the bureau by VICE News seeking the contents of Clinton's email server and the FBI's correspondence with the State Department. It contains "additional details" about the ongoing investigation, according to a court filing submitted to US District Court Judge Randolph Moss Monday night asking him to accept the secret document, which came on the eve of major Democratic primary contests in California, New Jersey, and four other states,
The details of the declaration pertain, in part, to the bureau's search for documents about Clinton's server and how the public release of the records could harm the FBI's investigation, Justice Department lawyers wrote in a court filing, seeking dismissal of VICE News' lawsuit.
Related: Inspector General Report That Says Hillary Clinton Broke the Rules by Using Private Email
"These details supplement defendant's showing that it conducted a reasonable search, but cannot be disclosed on the public record without compromising information that the FBI seeks to protect," the filing said.
Attorneys representing VICE News had objected to the government's filing of a classified declaration last March, saying the government failed to ask the court's permission to file the "ex parte" declaration and provide advance notice to them.
Clinton's exclusive use of private email to conduct official business was revealed a year ago this month by the New York Times. The State Department released more than 30,000 of Clinton's emails over the course of 10 months under a court order in response to a separate FOIA lawsuit filed by VICE News in January 2015.
The secret declaration was written by FBI FOIA chief David Hardy, who also wrote the classified one last March. Hardy also wrote a new, public declaration that was submitted to the court Monday. In it, Hardy said the bureau cannot even disclose the "to, from, dates and their contents" in "two pieces of correspondence from the FBI to the Department of State," nor could the FBI reveal the "total volume of responsive information" about Clinton's server without compromising the probe.
'This is an active and ongoing investigation.'
Government attorneys also steadfastly refused to characterize the nature of the FBI's probe into Clinton's use of a private email server as criminal. In the court filing, attorneys would only say that the probe is based on a "security referral" from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Department of State, and "made for counterintelligence purposes."
Attorneys Ryan James and Jeffrey Light, who are handling the FOIA lawsuit on behalf of VICE News, argued in a motion filed last month that the FBI has not provided enough information to justify withholding entire documents related to Clinton's email server.
The FBI "should be able to identify a particular individual or a particular incident as the object of its investigation and the connection between that individual or incident and a possible security risk or violation of federal law," James and Light wrote. "The FBI has not cited, at least in its public filings, to any 'statutes whose violation could reasonably have been thought evidenced by' Ms. Clinton's use of a private email server."
Related: There Are 1,800 Reasons Why the Controversy Over Hillary Clinton's Emails Is Far From Over
Publicly stating that the FBI's investigation is criminal in nature would satisfy the withholding of records compiled for law enforcement purposes under FOIA, James and Light argued. But in Monday's court filing, government attorneys said "the FBI is not required to identify a particular federal statute that it alleges has been violated in connection with the pending investigation, or the target(s) of the investigation, to meet the … threshold" for withholding documents compiled for law enforcement purposes.
In the latest court filing, government attorneys would only say that the FBI "is working on a referral from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Department of State in connection with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server." The referral was "a security referral made for counterintelligence purposes," and the investigation is "being conducted under the FBI's assigned law enforcement authorities."
In a separate, public declaration filed by Hardy in March, he said any documents the FBI retrieved from Clinton's email server, which would be responsive to VICE News' FOIA request, "are potential evidence in the FBI's investigation, or may provide leads to or context for potential evidence" and are exempt from disclosure under FOIA because they would be deemed law enforcement records.
"As this is an active and ongoing investigation, the FBI is continuing to assess the evidentiary value of any materials retrieved for the investigation from any such server equipment/related devices," the filing said. "Disclosure of evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value while the investigation is active and ongoing could reasonably be expected to undermine the pending investigation by prematurely revealing its scope and focus."
In a footnote to the new declaration filed Monday night, Hardy said, "Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation, the number of FBI personnel and involved in and having knowledge of the pending investigation is limited."
That disclosure contradicts a report about Clinton's email woes published last March by the Washington Post that claimed "one hundred forty-seven FBI agents have been deployed to run down leads" in the case. The Post later corrected that number to "fewer than 50."
The Associated Press declared on Monday night that Clinton has secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination, setting up a general election showdown with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in November.
This report has been updated to reflect that the government is seeking permission from the judge presiding over the case to file the secret declaration.
Related: The Trump vs. Clinton Showdown Is Already Getting Ugly
Follow Jason Leopold on Twitter: @JasonLeopold
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IS Moves to Libya's Desert Valleys after Defeat in Sirte
Posted on February 28, 2017 in Libya
Security officials are reporting that Islamic State (IS) militants have shifted to desert valleys and inland hills southeast of the capital Tripoli in their bid to exploit the North African country's political divisions in the wake of their defeat in their former stronghold of Sirte.
Officials have disclosed that the militants, who are believed to number several hundred, are now attempting to foment chaos by cutting power supplies and identifying receptive local communities. While they are being monitored by aerial surveillance and on-the-ground intelligence, Libyan officials have noted that they cannot be easily targeted without advanced air power.
While for more than a year, IS exercised total control over Sirte, building its primary North African base in the coastal city, it struggled to keep a footing elsewhere in the country. By December 2016, it was forced out of Sirte after a six-month campaign, which was led by brigades from the western city of Misrata and backed by US air strikes. During that battle, IS lost many of its fighters and it currently holds no territory in Libya. However militants who managed to escape last year's fighting and sleeper cells are now seen to pose a threat in the country, which had been deeply fractured and which remains largely lawless in the wake of the 2011 uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
Ismail Shukri, head of military intelligence in Misrata, has reported that the threat is now focussed south of the coastal strip between Misrata and Tripoli, arcing to the southeast around the town of Bani Walid and into the desert south of Sirte. According to Shukri, one group, comprised of 60 – 80 militants, is operating around Girza, which is located 170 km (105 miles) west of Sirte; while another group of about 100 militants is based around Zalla and Mabrouk oil field, which is located about 300 km southeast of Sirte. He added that there are also reports of a third group present in Al-Uwaynat, which is located close to the border with Algeria. Mohamed Gnaidy, an intelligence officer with forces that conducted the campaign in Sirte, has disclosed that "they work and move around in small groups. They only use two or three vehicles at a time and they move at night to avoid detection.
Tagged as: Girza, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State Group, Libya, North Africa, Sirte, Terrorism
German Chancellor Calls on EU to Sign Agreement with North African States to Curb Migration
Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the European Union (EU) and North African countries to do deals modelled on a controversial agreement that was signed with Turkey earlier this year to stem migrant flows to Europe.
Under the EU-Turkey agreement, Ankara agreed to take back one Syrian who made it to Greece in return for being allowed to send one from its massive refuge camps to the bloc in a more orderly redistribution programme. The agreement also pledges billions of euros in EU aid to Turkey, along with visa-free European travel for Turkish citizens and accelerated EU membership talks.
Last week, the German Chancellor told regional daily Neue Passauer Zeitung, "we must agree on similar deals with other countries, such as in North Africa, in order to get better control over the Mediterranean Sea refuge routes." She further stated, "such agreements are also in the interest of the refugees themselves," pointing to the huge risks that migrants take in crossing the Mediterranean in rickety vessels, as well as the large sums that they have to pay smugglers for the perilous sea passage. She added, "it is safer for them and there are good reasons for them to remain in Turkey, close to their homeland, where the cultural and language barriers are lower," defending the agreement with Turkey as "correct, as before," and stating, "we should work to ensure that it lasts." Merkel has also urged EU partners to stop up to their responsibilities in taking in refuges who had arrived in Greece. Prior to the EU-Turkey agreement taking effect, some 45,000 refugees had arrived in Greece as Macedonia closed its borders to the migrants.
There are increasing concerns across the EU that the pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup. Turkey angrily rejects EU criticism that its post-putsch purges might violate rights norms that Ankara must meet under the agreement in return for visa-free travel for Turks and accelerated negotiations for bloc membership. Hungary has already announced that it will build a second fence along its southern border with Serbia that would effectively enable it to keep out any major new wave of migrants should the EU-Turkey agreement collapse.
Tagged as: Ankara, EU, Europe, European Union, Germany, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, North Africa, Turkey
France Warns that IS Militants May Flee Libya Towards Egypt and Tunisia
Posted on September 21, 2016 in Syria
France warned in early September that so-called Islamic State (IS) group fighters could flee towards Egypt and Tunisia after being flushed from their former Libyan stronghold of Sirte.
Speaking on 5 September during a defense conference in Paris, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned that "we should begin to look seriously at the question of the spread of the terrorists once Sirte…(is) emptied of the terrorists." He further disclosed that "they don't disappear. There's a new risk that appears," adding, "indirectly this will pose new risks for Tunisia and Egypt." He also indicated that it was a "shame, perhaps political reasons prevent it, that all the neighbouring states of Libya don't meet" over the issue.
Le Drian's Tunisian counterpart, Farhat Horchani, has also called for effective regional coordination. Horchani, who attended the same defense conference in Paris, stated, "we have a large number of foreign fighters who arrived from Sirte, or from Syria. I can see no strategy, no cooperation between the states," to deal with the problem."
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been backed by weeks of US air strikes, have recaptured nearly all of what had been the jihadists' main stronghold in the North African country. On 3 September, pro-GNA forces launched a new attack against IS in Sirte, reporting the following day that it could take several days to gain full control of the city.
IS took advantage of the chaos in oil-rich Libya in the wake of the 2011 uprising. They went on to seize Sirte in June 2015, which sparked fears that the jihadists would use it as a springboard for attacks on Europe. While the loss of Sirte would be a reversal for IS, French and US figures indicate that there are between 5,000 and 7,000 jihadists that remain in Libya, with one French security source disclosing that many "have evaporated in th south of he country."
Tagged as: Egypt, France, GNA, Iraq, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State Group, Libya, North Africa, Sirte, Syria, Tunisia
Libya: Sirte After IS
Posted on September 7, 2016 in Uncategorized
After months of fighting, militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS) are on the verge of being completely ousted from their stronghold in Libya's central coastal city of Sirte.
In May of this year, milita groups aligned to the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) launched an operation aimed at forcing IS from Sirte and regaining control of the city. More recently, after weeks of stagnating, the battle to expel the jihadist group has achieved more success with the held of US air strikes, which were launched at the beginning of this month at the request of the GNA. As of 29 August, the US has carried out 77 air strikes on the city, and while it has damaged the jihadists' position in Sirte, it does not mean the end for their presence in the North African country.
Why is Losing Sirte Important?
IS took complete control of Sirte in June 2015 after being pushed out of its initial stronghold of Derna, which is located in Libya's far east, by rival militias aligned with al-Qaeda. The loss of Sirte, which is IS' stronghold in Libya, would effectively be a blow to the group's image. In IS propaganda, the jihadist group has repeatedly portrayed the city, which is close to Western Europe, as a key position outside its main areas of operation in Iraq and Syria. As it has held control of the city, IS has transformed buildings in Sirte into its own institutions and prisons and has used the local radio station to air its propaganda. Control of the city also brought IS close to the country's oil-rich area.
Does IS Have Any Other Strongholds in Libya?
No it does not, however IS remains present elsewhere in the country. In the second city of Benghazi, IS militants have long been fighting other forces and have recently launched a number of attacks on its western outskirts.
How Many IS militants are in Libya?
While there are no reliable figures about the number of IS militants currently in Libya, it has been estimated that the group has about 5,000 fighters in th country, man y of whom are thought to have been deployed in Sirte.
What Does IS Do Next?
IS has been caught on the back foot and the militant group may initially move into desert areas, revert to earlier tactics. Prior to losing its stronghold in Derna, the group made its presence felt elsewhere in Libya by carrying out repeated bombings in the key cities of Tripoli and Benghazi as well as targeting oil installations partly run by Western companies. As it puts up resistance, IS has again been employing suicide bombings as a means of attack.
Where Might IS Go Next?
Some analysts believe that IS fighters may flee to remote areas in the southern region of the country. If they choose this route, they could head for the Sahel-Sahara area, where other jihadists are present and operate relatively freely. However Libya's importance to IS effectively means that the militant group may eventually regroup and emerge in another part of the country, seeking again to take control of land, which they can then showcase as a major gain. Analysts believe that the town of Bani Walid is one option for IS fighters, with local media recently reporting that air strikes hit a road in th city's southeast, which reports disclosed was "often used" by is fighters.
The militants make seek to boost their forces in and around Benghazi, or they may head west towards Sabratha. While IS used to run a large training camp in that region, the site may no longer appeal the jihadist group as it was the target of a US air strike in February 2016. Yet another option is the town of Ajdabiya, which is located between Sirte and Benghazi. IS previously had a presence in the town, however it is believed that if they were to establish themselves there, the would have to confront al-Qaeda-linked rivals and the Libyan National Army of the Tobruk-based parliament.
What is evident is that IS is facing mounting pressure and US airstrikes in Libya, which may result in them struggling to create a new stronghold in the country.
Tagged as: Africa, al-Qaeda, Bani Walid, Benghazi, Europe, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State Group, Libya, North Africa, Sabratha, Sahara, Sahel, Sirte, United States, US
Hungary to Construct Second Fence to Keep Migrants Out
Posted on August 31, 2016 in Migration
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on 26 August that the country is planning to build a second fence on its southern border with Serbia that would effectively enable it to keep out any major new wave of migrants.
Orban told public radio that the new barrier, which is to be built alongside the existing one, would strengthen defences to respond if Turkey's policy on migration changed, adding that if that occurred, hundreds of thousands could appear at Hungary's border. He noted that "technical planning is under way to erect a more massive defence system next to the existing line of defence, which was built quickly (last year)." Orban also disclosed that Hungary had to prepare for the eventuality of a deal between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to clamp down on migration into Europe via the Balkans unravelling, adding, "then if it does not work with nice words, we will have to stop them with force, and we will do so." He also indicated that Hungary would increase its police presence to 47,000 from 44,000, of which 3,000 will be constantly deployed on the southern border.
A razor-wire fence built along Hungary's southern border with Serbia and Croatia has sharply reduced the flow of migrants. Last year, hundreds of thousands of migrants moved up from the Balkans towards northern Europe. That flow however has since been reduced to no more than a steady trickle.
Under the existing agreement between Turkey and the EU, Turkey has agreed to help stem the tide of illegal migrants into the bloc in exchange for aid and visa-free travel for Turkish nationals. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan however has repeatedly stated that European leader are not living up to their side of the pact.
On Friday, Orban and other prime ministers of Central European EU member states, the Visegrad countries, met in Warsaw along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Orban stated that the task for politicians was to change a decision by the EU to let in migrants and distribute them based on quotas among member states. Oran stated that "the question is whether Angela Merkel will be willing to change this flawed Brussels decision together with us. Whether she is willing to fight with us for this, or not." Hunger is due to hold a referendum on 2 October on whether to accept any future EU quota system for resettling migrants.
Tagged as: Africa, Ankara, Brussels, Central Europe, Croatia, EU, Europe, European Union, Germany, Hungary, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Migration, North Africa, Serbia, Turkey
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***This document is best viewed in [flatdoc format](http://oraopensource.github.io/flatdoc?repo=logger&path=docs%2FDevelopment+Guide.md)***
#Logger Developer Guide
This document describes how to develop and build Logger.

#Developing
When developing with Logger you should work on the main source files, but never in the `releases` folder. The content in there is automatically generated as part of the [build process](#build-process).

##Conditional Compilation
Logger uses [conditional compilation](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/appdev.112/e25519/fundamentals.htm#LNPLS00210) to enable/disable features. It is highly recommended that you understand how conditional compilation works before working on Logger.

When installing Logger, the `plsql_ccflags` are automatically defined in the `logger_configure` procedure. It is not reasonable to constantly run `logger_configure` after each change to the source code.

An easy way to control the `plsql_ccflags` is manually set them in your current session. This will allow you to quickly test various situations. The following is an example of how to set your session's conditional compilation flags:

```sql
alter session set plsql_ccflags = 'no_op:false, logger_debug:true, APEX:true, logger_plugin_error: true';
```

##Tables
Logger has one installation script that will either update or install Logger. Because of this notion, any changes to tables must assume that the user can re-run the build script at any time and it will not fail.

A good example of this, is when adding a new column to a table. The script will check if that column exists. The column will be created only if it does not currently exist.

###$$logger_debug PLSQL_CCFLAG
They're some times when you want to debug some code in Logger. There is a catch since you may not want to use Logger to test. Instead, you can add `dbms_output.put_line` statements. If you do add any debug code be sure to wrap in the conditional compilation flag `logger_debug`. Example:

```sql
...

$if $$logger_debug $then
  dbms_output.put_line('testing...');
$end
...
```

###$$no_op
Logger supports the concept of a `no_op` build. For various reasons, primarily performance releated, you may not want to run Logger on a production system. The `no_op` version allows all the references to Logger however nothing will be executed since each method either returns a minimal result or the procedure is just one `null;` statement.

If developing a new method you must support the `no_op` conditional compilation flag. For examples, look at any of the existing methods.

When [building](#build-process) a version of logger the `logger_no_op.pkb` installation file will automatically be generated based on the results of the `no_op` conditional compilation flag.

The generated version of `logger_no_op.pkb` is stored in `source/packages/` and then the build script copies the file over to the `releases` folder as part of the build. There is no need to commit `logger_no_op.pkb` to Git for version control. By default there is a reference to `source/packages/logger_no_op.pkb` in the `.gitignore` file to ignore this from Git checkins.

##Issues
Unless an change is very small, please register an [issue](https://github.com/OraOpenSource/Logger/issues) for it in Github. This way it is easy to reference this issue in the code and we can keep track of all the features in a given release.

##Testing
We plan to implement a test suite in the future which each build must pass in order to be certified.

#Building Logger
Logger has a build script which will take all the source files and merge them into installation files in the `releases` folder. The following demonstrates how to build Logger:

```bash
#The build script assumes that you run it directly in its folder
cd Logger/build

#This will create version 3.0.0 and create a 3.0.0 release folder
#More on parameters below
./build.sh 3.0.0 giffy/giffy@localhost:1521/xe Y

```

`build.sh` has a few parameters: `./build.sh <version> <connection> <optional: include_release_folder (Y/N)>`

- **Version**: Logger uses [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) that follows the `major.minor.patch` numbering system.
- **Connection**: connection string to database that current version is installed on.
  - This is required to generate the `logger_no_op` package.
- **Include release folder**: When set to Y, this optional Y/N paramter will create a folder in the `releases` folder with the contents of the release. This is useful when testing builds to see what is included in the `.zip` files.
  - You should not commit these subfolders into git as their contents are already found in the `.zip` files.

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Name: Space: 1999
Abbreviation(s):
Creator: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Medium: Televsion
Country of Origin: UK
External Links: wikipedia, IMDB
1 Main Characters
2 Fandom Challenges
3 Self-Definition
4 Fanzines, Newsletters, and Fanfic
4.1 Example Works
5 Notable Cons
Space: 1999 was a British science-fiction series that ran for two seasons and 48 episodes.
It starred Martin Landau as Commander John Koenig, Barbara Bain as Doctor Helena Russell, and Barry Morse as Professor Victor Bergman.
The first episode took place on September 9, 1999. The premise: nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit and sending it, as well as the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha, hurtling uncontrollably into space.
Cover of The Alpha Files zine, artwork by Judy Moore
John Koenig
Helena Russell
Victor Bergman
Sandra Benes
Alan Carter
Paul Morrow
Tony Verdeschi
David Kano
Bob Mathias
Tanya Alexander
Yasko
Alibe
Fandom Challenges
Cover of Blutsauger, a print zine by Rose Marie Badgett
When the show first aired, there was a dearth of science fiction on television, and fans had high hopes that this show would be another Star Trek, something that its advertising supported. [1]
While many fans enjoyed "Space:1999," some others complained of its perceived wooden acting, implausible science, the character of Maya (who many felt to be a Spock-knockoff), the fact that the show was constantly moved to different time slots or pre-empted, the drastic changes between style and form of its two seasons, and many other things.
Many fans desperately wanted to be able to support an SF show; they'd had a template of Star Trek fandom to follow and tried to emulate its zines, conventions, and letter campaigns in order to create a fandom from the ground up. TPTB was not much of a help; fans complained of letters and comments they'd sent being ignored [2], and felt they did not have the support that Gene Roddenberry had provided for Star Trek. Actor Nick Tate's appearance at August Party was a highlight that created some fannish interest, but it wasn't enough.
The show lasted two seasons. For some fans this was a great tragedy, as they'd found enjoyment in the show. For others, it was a relief: "Can you imagine going on in a Year 2 vein for another four years or so? We'd never live it
down. I know that during Year 1 it was at least respectable to talk
about Space: 1999 to non-science fiction fans, but after Year 2, if you mention 1999, all you seem to get is a queer look or the question, "You
watch that_____?" So maybe it's good it's over. It was hurting us." [3]
A fan says: "…I remember Space: 1999 fandom of the '70s and early '80s as being fan fiction challenged. Many fen were interested in the technical aspects… but there wasn't a great deal of interest in fanzines and fan fiction… There were a larger proportion of technical newsletters – letterzines, articles, blueprints, etc., but little fiction. Like most niche fandoms, the readers we had were passionate, but the fandom never took off in fanzines the way other fandoms of the time did." [4]
Self-Definition
Fan-drawn "Eagle" blueprints
At the beginning of fandom, fans of Space: 1999 called themselves a variety of terms: "Alphans," "Spacers," and "1999ers (which morphed into ('99ers")."
In 1980, in advance of the aborted The Space:1999 Convention, fans were polled and asked to vote on an "official" name for themselves. This was a rare move for fandom, as labels for fans usually occurred much more organically.[5]
The results of this poll were never made publicly available.
Today, however, the moniker "Alphans" is almost exclusively used by Space: 1999 fans when referring to themselves or other fans.
The ballot for choosing an "official" fan group name
Fanzines, Newsletters, and Fanfic
Cover of Alpha Log #3, a print zine
The earliest fanzines began to appear within months of the debut of Space: 1999 in September 1975. Fans continued to produce print zines with regularity up to the widespread use of the internet in the late 1990s. In recent years, the majority of stories are published and made available on the web, including such sites as the Florida Universe.
Also see Category:Space:1999, Category:Space:1999 Fanfiction, and Space: 1999 Fanzines.
Example Works
A Question of Time by Elizabeth May
Notable Cons
Main Mission: 2000 (2000)
Psycon (2002)
Earthbound (2005)
Another Con, Another Place (2008)
Journey to Where (2010)
Alpha: 2012 (2012)
Breakaway: 2019 (2019)
SpaceCon - a series of conventions (1978-2003)
Space 1999 Metaforms, more information and a fandom history/chronology [6]
Dragon's Domain, newsletters, videos and other fan creations currently being hosted
^ "Why does Space: 1999 seem to be always stuck with stupid inaccuracies in its super sets, super character ideas, and super universe?... Okay, Space: 1999 -- you're fantasy, but since Star Trek, you're the only science fiction show worth watching!" -- from ComLoC #1 (December 1976)
^ "Space: 1999 fandom has not matured to Star Trek levels. Main reason is almost total lack of info about the show: episode titles, episode synopses, cast characters and actors, and order of show/episode release (to name a few subjects). Also ITC (Independent Television Corporation) seems to show little concern for promoting fan contact with the studios directly in England, apparently caring less about fan feedback. In fact, ITC (Newark) ungraciously ripped off my SASE (enclosed with my request for the London studio address) --- not even having the courtesy to answer. And if they don't care, maybe we shouldn't care. If they say to hell with us, maybe we should say to hell with them...." -- from ComLoC #1 (December 1976)
^ from ComLoC #3 (June 1977)
^ My Life in Fandom: The future is (was? still is?) fantastic!;[1], accessed 5.4.2011
^ In the case of Trekkies vs Trekkers: fans called themselves one of these two terms, but some did so in response to intense media attention, often considered disrespectful and condescending.
^ Space 1999 Metaforms WebCite
Retrieved from "https://fanlore.org/w/index.php?title=Space:_1999&oldid=1776700"
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package org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.trilead;

import com.trilead.ssh2.Connection;
import com.trilead.ssh2.Session;
import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.RemoteSession;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import static com.trilead.ssh2.ChannelCondition.*;

/**
 * TrileadSession class.
 *
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
public class TrileadSession implements RemoteSession {
    protected final Connection con;

    /**
     * Constructor for TrileadSession.
     *
     * @param con a {@link com.trilead.ssh2.Connection} object for this session's connection.
     */
    public TrileadSession(Connection con) {
        this.con = con;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public Process exec(String commandName, final int timeout) throws IOException {
        return new ProcessImpl(con, commandName, timeout);
    }

    private static class ProcessImpl extends Process {

        private final int timeout;
        private final Session s;

        public ProcessImpl(Connection con, String commandName, final int timeout) throws IOException {
            this.timeout = timeout;
            s = con.openSession();
            s.execCommand(commandName);
        }

        @Override
        public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
            return s.getStdin();
        }

        @Override
        public InputStream getInputStream() {
            return s.getStdout();
        }

        @Override
        public InputStream getErrorStream() {
            return s.getStderr();
        }

        @Override
        public int waitFor() throws InterruptedException {
            int r = s.waitForCondition(EXIT_STATUS, timeout * 1000L);
            if ((r&EXIT_STATUS)!=0)
                return exitValue();

            // not sure what exception jgit expects
            throw new InterruptedException("Timed out: " + r);
        }

        @Override
        public int exitValue() {
            Integer i = s.getExitStatus();
            if (i==null)    throw new IllegalThreadStateException(); // hasn't finished
            return i;
        }

        @Override
        public void destroy() {
            s.close();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void disconnect() {
        con.close();
    }
}


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Cabinet tomorrow should approve a RM1 billion financial package to make amends for the official neglect and indifference to the government-made Nipah virus catastrophe in the pig-rearing industry
(Petaling Jaya, Tuesday): The Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the JE Virus Cabinet Committee, Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi made a very brief visit to Bukit Pelanduk, the worst-hit area during the Nipah virus catastrophe, two nights ago.
The very fact that Abdullah never visited Bukit Pelanduk during the height of the disaster last year, although it destroyed the billion-ringgit pig-rearing industry, culled over a million pigs and killed more than 100 people, and only made his first visit when there is a by-election, is a sad commentary on the misplaced priority of government leaders - who regard getting votes more important than ensuring that justice is done to the victims of the Nipah virus catastrophe.
I had said in Parliament last year that the Nipah virus catastrophe was completely unnecessary and avoidable if the Health Minister and the government had been alert, competent and efficient and had learnt the right lessons from the first Nipah virus outbreak in Perak in October/November 1998 and heeded the advice of local experts.
For this reason, DAP MPs had demanded in the previous Parliament that the government should bear full responsibility for the Nipah virus catastrophe. In Parliament last May, I had called for a billion-ringgit government financial package to compensate and rescue the pig-rearing industry, and I call on the Cabinet at its meeting tomorrow to give final approval for such a billion-ringgit financial plan to make amends for the official neglect and indifference to the government-made Nipah virus catastrophe in the pig-rearing industry. The billion-ringgit financial package should comprise the following elements:
RM250 million as compensation for the one million pigs destroyed at RM250 per pig.
RM500 million low-interest credit facility for the pig-rearing industry to get on its feet again.
RM200 million compensation to the villagers, whether Chinese, Malays or Indians, who suffered financial hardships or suffered economic losses during the catastrophe, whether as a result of forced evacuation from their homes or workplace or destruction of their other livestocks.
RM50 million as compensation to the families of some 110 victims of the Nipah virus catastrophe who had lost their lives.
(6/6/2000)


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Nato ships on Gulf tour amid Iran tension
W.G. DunlopPublished April 12, 2011
DUBAI: Nato warships were on Monday moored in Dubai's main port alongside a slew of cargo vessels on a mission to boost military ties with Gulf Arab states, which have increasingly tense relations with Iran.
The five-ship North Atlantic Treaty Organisation mine-sweeping force had already sailed to Bahrain and Kuwait under the 2004 Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI), which aims to increase security cooperation with the Middle East.
Tense ties between Gulf Arab states and Iran were exacerbated after the mid-March intervention of a Saudi-led Gulf force in Sunni-ruled Bahrain where security forces crushed a Shiite-led pro-democracy uprising.
The intervention sparked a war of words between various Gulf Arab states and their Iranian neighbour, with both sides trading accusations of meddling in Bahrain, and Arab states alleging Iranian interference in Kuwait.
The aim of the Nato mission, which is called "Operation INAS BAHR," or "Friendly Seas," is "to promote practical military cooperation with the countries of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative," said assistant staff officer Lieutenant Giampiero Sanna of the Italian navy.
It is "an excellent opportunity for military dialogue as a means to enhance understanding and promote cooperation," a handout on the operation said.
Lieutenant Anastasios Soulas, an officer on the Greek frigate HS Spetsai, the force's flagship, said the mission was planned long before uprisings that began in Tunisia and spread to other Arab states including Bahrain had even begun.
"This kind of trip had to be prepared a long time ago, a long time before all of these things," Soulas said.
"What we can tell you for sure is that all these countries have given us a very warm welcome, and they have all done their best to enhance this kind of cooperation," he said.
Various western states, especially leading Nato member the United States, also have tense relations with Iran, accusing the Islamic republic of namely of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons and backing militants in Iraq.
Hulking military-grey US-flagged support ships from a separate force were also in Dubai's Jebel Ali port, with machine-gun armed patrol boats marked US Navy standing guard.
The US Fifth Fleet has roughly 40 ships, including warships, coast guard and support vessels in its area of operations, which includes the Gulf, a spokesman said.
Mines in the Gulf posed a significant risk to both military and civilian ships during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, during which the United States and various Arab countries especially Saudi Arabia, backed Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
The mining of the Straight of Hormuz off Iran, one of the most important transit points for oil in the world, remains a nightmare scenario for the oil-rich Gulf Arab states, the United States and other Western countries.
The five Nato vessels set out from Crete on January 22 and sailed through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to Bahrain, Kuwait, and then the United Arab Emirates, Soulas said. They will head back through Suez on May 5.
He said that other stops were made along the way for logistics and to provide rest for the crew, but the official visits were limited to those three states.
The force's several hundred Greek, Spanish Italian and German sailors set off for shore leave in Dubai after their April 10 arrival in the glitzy Gulf emirate, but they will be back to work for exercises with the UAE navy.
"During our visit to the United Arabian Emirates, we've planned a demanding program... with the UAE navy consisting of combined exercises" Captain Georgios Pelekanakis, the Nato force's commander, said in a statement.
The Nato mine-sweeping force is currently made up of the HS Spetsai, which is not designed to counter mines but instead provides security for the four much smaller, lightly armed mine-sweeping ships — one each from Greece, Spain, Italy and Germany.
The force usually operates in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Sanna, adding that in addition to locating mines, the minesweepers can also identify shipwrecks and contribute to archaeological research.—AFP
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Fundamental legislative principles are particularly important when powers of inspectors and similar officials are prescribed in legislation, because these powers are very likely to interfere directly with the rights and liberties of individuals.
An inspector must be issued with official identification documents and, when the inspector is exercising a power, the inspector must produce them to any person against whom the power is being exercised.
Entry of any premises without consent is strictly controlled through limitations on the circumstances under which entry may be made and requirements for warrants.
Entry without consent into anywhere a person lives requires the highest justification.
The powers that may be exercised, particularly on entry of premises, must be specified as far as practical, and justifiable in proportion to the interference in rights and liberties involved.
Powers of inspectors in particular legislation must be limited in ways that are appropriate to the objectives of the particular legislation and the persons against whom, and circumstances in which, the powers may be exercised.
If it is an offence to obstruct or fail to obey, help, or provide information to an inspector, reasonable excuse must be provided as a defence.
Property must not be interfered with or seized without particular justification.
If property may be seized, the circumstances of its return must be specified and be fair, and the owner must be permitted reasonable access to it while it is seized.
Provision must be made for notice to be given to the owner of property if it is damaged, and for payment of compensation unless there is particular justification for not providing compensation.
There must be particular justification for the provision of power to force someone to provide information and documents, and care must be taken to define the circumstances and way in which the power is exercised.
The privilege against self-incrimination must be specifically preserved, unless there is the highest justification for not doing so.
If a person loses the privilege against self-incrimination under a provision, the person must be legally protected from the use against the person in criminal proceedings of evidence derived directly or indirectly from the loss of the privilege. The use of the evidence in other proceedings should also be prohibited unless there is a justification that is demonstrably proportionate to the impact of the loss of the privilege.


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Q: Non entity variables: Fields in a "Serializable" class should either be transient or serializable Fields in a "Serializable" class should either be transient or serializable is possible to fix any entity/class is used in another class, but it occurs when List/ Map is declared in a dto class which can't be even made as transient as well. please let me know how to fix this.
Ex:
public class CustomMetadataDTO implements Serializable {

private UUID id;

private Map<String, Object> metadata = new HashMap<>();

private UUID fieldGroupId;

private Integer order;

public CustomMetadataDTO(Map<String, Object> metadata, Integer order) {
    this.metadata = metadata;
    this.order = order;
}

public CustomMetadataDTO() {
}}

for below line I get the sonarqube issue as critical
private Map<String, Object> metadata = new HashMap<>();

A: HashMap is serializable but Map is not as it does not implement Serializable interface. You can try using HashMap itself while declaring (not recommended).
private HashMap<String, Object> metadata = new HashMap<>();


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Article 83: General conditions for imposing administrative fines
Each supervisory authority shall ensure that the imposition of administrative fines pursuant to this Article in respect of infringements of this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall in each individual case be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Administrative fines shall, depending on the circumstances of each individual case, be imposed in addition to, or instead of, measures referred to in points (a) to (h) and (j) of Article 58(2). When deciding whether to impose an administrative fine and deciding on the amount of the administrative fine in each individual case due regard shall be given to the following:
(a) the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement taking into account the nature scope or purpose of the processing concerned as well as the number of data subjects affected and the level of damage suffered by them;
(b) the intentional or negligent character of the infringement;
(c) any action taken by the controller or processor to mitigate the damage suffered by data subjects;
(d) the degree of responsibility of the controller or processor taking into account technical and organisational measures implemented by them pursuant to Articles 25 and 32;
(e) any relevant previous infringements by the controller or processor;
(f) the degree of cooperation with the supervisory authority, in order to remedy the infringement and mitigate the possible adverse effects of the infringement;
(g) the categories of personal data affected by the infringement;
(h) the manner in which the infringement became known to the supervisory authority, in particular whether, and if so to what extent, the controller or processor notified the infringement;
(i) where measures referred to in Article 58(2) have previously been ordered against the controller or processor concerned with regard to the same subject-matter, compliance with those measures;
(j) adherence to approved codes of conduct pursuant to Article 40 or approved certification mechanisms pursuant to Article 42; and
(k) any other aggravating or mitigating factor applicable to the circumstances of the case, such as financial benefits gained, or losses avoided, directly or indirectly, from the infringement.
If a controller or processor intentionally or negligently, for the same or linked processing operations, infringes several provisions of this Regulation, the total amount of the administrative fine shall not exceed the amount specified for the gravest infringement.
Infringements of the following provisions shall, in accordance with paragraph 2, be subject to administrative fines up to 10 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 2 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher:
(a) the obligations of the controller and the processor pursuant to Articles 8, 11, 25 to 39 and 42 and 43;
(b) the obligations of the certification body pursuant to Articles 42 and 43;
(c) the obligations of the monitoring body pursuant to Article 41(4).
(a) the basic principles for processing, including conditions for consent, pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9;
(b) the data subjects' rights pursuant to Articles 12 to 22;
(c) the transfers of personal data to a recipient in a third country or an international organisation pursuant to Articles 44 to 49;
(d) any obligations pursuant to Member State law adopted under Chapter IX;
(e) non-compliance with an order or a temporary or definitive limitation on processing or the suspension of data flows by the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 58(2) or failure to provide access in violation of Article 58(1).
Non-compliance with an order by the supervisory authority as referred to in Article 58(2) shall, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, be subject to administrative fines up to 20 000 000 EUR, or in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
Without prejudice to the corrective powers of supervisory authorities pursuant to Article 58(2), each Member State may lay down the rules on whether and to what extent administrative fines may be imposed on public authorities and bodies established in that Member State.
The exercise by the supervisory authority of its powers under this Article shall be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with Union and Member State law, including effective judicial remedy and due process.
Where the legal system of the Member State does not provide for administrative fines, this Article may be applied in such a manner that the fine is initiated by the competent supervisory authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those legal remedies are effective and have an equivalent effect to the administrative fines imposed by supervisory authorities. In any event, the fines imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Those Member States shall notify to the Commission the provisions of their laws which they adopt pursuant to this paragraph by 25 May 2018 and, without delay, any subsequent amendment law or amendment affecting them.


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The Eva-Dry E-500 is a low cost rechargeable desiccant dehumidifier. How it works is fairly simple. Inside of the device's outer plastic shell is a chemical desiccant. In this particular model's case it's a silica gel. The silica gel adsorbs ("adsorb" is the scientific term for the process) moisture from the ambient air. When the gel reaches capacity (when it's completely saturated and can longer adsorb moisture) you'll need to plug the E-500 into a wall outlet to allow the desiccant to recharge. The electricity from the wall outlet heats up the desiccant and liberates moisture from it. After the desiccant is recharged the device is ready to adsorb moisture once again.
The E-500 isn't the only low cost rechargeable mini desiccant dehumidifier manufactured by Eva-Dry. The E-333 is similarly priced (it's actually a bit cheaper) and works exactly the same way. It also dehumidifies by adsorption and it also contains the same silica gel. Like the E-500 it has an "indicator window" that will indicate when the device needs to be recharged. The crystals (of silica gel) in the indicator window will change color over the course of several weeks as the device dehumidifies. When the desiccant is completely unsaturated the color of the crystals in the indicator window will be blue. When the desiccant reaches 100% saturation the color of the crystals will turn pink – this indicates that it's time to plug in the device for it to recharge.
Although both the E-333 and E-500 work exactly the same and have exactly the same design there are a few notable differences between these two devices which we'll discuss next. The first most obvious difference between them is that the E-500 is physically larger than the E-333. The E-500 measures 8 inches long, 2.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches high. The E-333 is slightly shorter – it's only 6.25 inches long; slightly narrower – it's only 1.25 inches wide; and it also doesn't measure as high – it's only 4.75 inches in height. The second, more important difference, is the fact that the E-500 has a greater capacity but a lower moisture removal rate than the E-333. Thirdly, the E-500 can dehumidify a larger area than the E-333, at least according to the manufacturer. We discuss all of these differences in much greater detail below.
The E-500 removes 6 to 8 ounces of moisture every 4 to 8 weeks. The E-333 removes 4 to 6 ounces every 2 to 4 weeks. Two important deductions can be made from this information. First, the E-500 has a greater capacity than the E-333. It can adsorb as much as 6 to 8 ounces before needing a recharge. The E-333 can only adsorb 4 to 6 ounces of moisture before needing a recharge. Secondly, the E-500 adsorbs the same quantity of moisture as its capacity (6 to 8 ounces) in 4 to 8 weeks. The E-333 takes only 2 to 4 weeks to adsorb its capacity (4 to 6 ounces). To compare both devices' moisture removal rate, let's take the median of their manufacturer specified moisture removal rates (6-8 oz in 4-8 weeks and 4-6 oz in 2-4 weeks, respectively) and compare them. For the E-500 we have 7 ounces (right between 6 and 8 oz) in 6 weeks (right between 4 and 8 weeks) and for the E-333 we have 5 ounces (right between 4 and 6 oz) in 3 weeks (right between 2 and 4 weeks). Transposing the latter rate to the same timeframe as the former we have 10 ounces of moisture removal in 6 weeks for the E-333 and 7 ounces of moisture removal in 6 weeks for the E-500. Clearly, with all other variables being equal, the E-333 removes moisture at a faster rate than the E-500.
Eva-Dry specifies that the E-500 can be used in spaces as large as 500 cubic feet and that the E-333 can be used in spaces as large as 333 cubic feet. While we don't disagree that you could use these devices in spaces as large as 333 and 500 cubic feet, our recommendation is that you don't. The E-500 and E-333 have a multitude of uses but dehumidifying any reasonably sized space (and in this case we consider 333 cubic feet to be a a "reasonably sized space") isn't one of them.
The E-500 is a good option for any space that's small and/or only mildly humid. We would go as far as saying that this type of device (a rechargeable desiccant dehumidifier) should not be used in any space in which you can actually feel humidity. Instead, it should only be used in spaces in which you can only smell (odors) and/or see (mold or mildew) the effects of humidity. If you have a bedroom, living room, large bathroom, etc. with perpetual tangible humidity then the E-500 is definitely not recommended. Instead we would recommend a full size compressor based dehumidifier. For smaller areas a small capacity 30 pint dehumidifier will suffice while for larger areas with more sever humidity a large capacity 70 pint dehumidifier will be necessary.
The E-500 should only be used in small damp spaces that may have odors or other signs of humidity (such as mold and mildew). Examples of these types of spaces include kitchen and/or bathroom cabinets, closets, boat cabins, refrigerators, etc. Recall that it doesn't require electricity to operate (it only requires electricity to be recharged), making it a great option for spaces without easy access to electricity such as car trunks, safes, and the like. Speaking of safes, the E-500 is also a great solution for spaces that aren't necessarily humid but absolutely need to stay dry. The best example of this type of space is a safe containing valuable documents, jewelry, etc. that aren't necessarily damp but do absolutely need to be protected from moisture.
The E-500 normally retails for between $25 and $30 (approx.). The E-333 normally retails for between $15 and $20 (approx.). Which model you purchase will largely depend on whether you value the larger capacity of the E-500 or the greater moisture removal rate of the E-333. The E-500′s greater capacity and lower moisture removal rate make it the more convenient dehumidifier to use. You only need to plug it in to recharge it once every 4 to 8 weeks. The E-333 removes moisture more quickly on top of it having a smaller capacity. You'll have to worry about plugging it in much more frequently (once every 2 to 4 weeks). That being said, despite the fact that it may be less convenient to use, our overall recommendation is the E-333. On top of the fact that it removes moisture more quickly than the E-500 it's also smaller, lighter (making it more versatile in how it can be used) and perhaps most importantly, less expensive. Depending on the price of each device at the time of your reading this review, you could potentially buy two E-333′s for the price of one E-500. For our full E-333 review click here.
At approximately $30 the E-500 is only about $10 less expensive than the least expensive thermo-electric dehumidifiers on the market. Two such dehumidifiers, the Ivation IVADM10 and Gurin DHMD-210, both have a retail price of approximately $40. The IVADM10 removes up to 6 ounces of moisture per day and the DHMD-210 removes up to 8 ounces of moisture per day. These units are a much better option than either the E-333 or E-500 for small bathrooms or any other small space with mild but tangible humidity. The only downside of using this type of dehumidifier over using either the E-500 or E-333 is that they need to be plugged in to work and so won't be a viable option for cars or any other space without access to a wall outlet for electricity.
Of course, if the space you need to dehumidify is large, is perpetually humid, or is anything more than only very slightly humid our recommendation is that you purchase a full size compressor based dehumidifier. For our buyer's guide on this type of dehumidifier click here.
Finally, you may be comparing the E-500 to cheaper non-rechargeable disposable desiccant moisture absorbers, the most popular of which are DampRid products. We've reviewed two such disposable DampRid products thus far, the FG50T and the FG83LV. Like the E-333 and E-500, they also don't need to be plugged in to dehumidify. They also use a desiccant chemical agent to remove moisture from the ambient air. Unlike the E-333 and E-500 they're fully disposable. After their desiccants reach saturation you simply throw them away. You can't recharge them for continual use and reuse. Why then would you even consider such a product over a device that can be continually recharged for reuse?
The only real reason why you might be tempted to buy either DampRid product is price. Both the FG50T and FG83LV retail for less than $10 (approx.). Keep in mind, however, that this will only buy you one tub of FG50T or one three pack of FG83LV. After they're used up, you'll need to replace them. As such, our recommendation is simple. If you feel as if that musty refrigerator, washing machine, kitchen cabinet, etc. you need to dehumidify is only going to require one purchase of either DampRid product then save your money and purchase the cheaper DampRid product. If, however, you believe that you'll need to buy more than one tub of FG50T or more than one three pack of FG83LV to take care of any and all of the humidity problems in your home, we strongly recommend either the E-333 or the E-500 instead. Both of these devices do cost more (about twice as much for the E-333 and three times as much for the E-500) but at less than $30 (approx.) they're still very reasonably priced. You'll also be able to use and reuse them for up to 10 years. That's a very long time and makes them a much better value over time.
So, in summary, we recommend the E-333 over the E-500 unless you absolutely value the E-500′s larger capacity over anything else. We recommend a thermo-electric dehumidifier such as the IVADM10 if your humidity problem actually involves tangible humidity but isn't very severe. We recommend a compressor based dehumidifier if the space you need to dehumidify is large and/or perpetually and/or severely humid. And finally, we recommend either the E-333 or the E-500 over disposable desiccants in almost every scenario. Only purchase a disposable desiccant if you believe it's only going to take one purchase of that desiccant for you to solve your humidity problem.
Hi, I left the Eva dry 500 plugged in at my rental property which is a couple of hours away from me. I won't be back for a week. Will this get hot enough to start a fire. I'm a nervous wreck. Thanks!
Trish, it is very much a fire hazard! Would you leave home with a curling iron left on for a week? Although the aluminum plate inside the E500 is very thin it's nearly the size of the housing draws 26 watts. The plastic isn't designed to be exposed to the heat build-up for such a prolonged period. I have 3, one was left plugged in vertically for more than 2 days, and you can see that the plastic was warping downward. It could be enough to cause the housing to split open, and if the beads spilled out, as described by DanW below, there would be nothing to insulate the plastic from the heat plate. That's when it could become a serious fire hazard.
Purchased 5 E-500 units March 2015 with a 5 yr warranty. Today 4 units cases are badly warped and splitting open at the seams. 1 unit broke open with beads spilling out. That unit is unrepairable. Eva Dry has been contacted for replacements.
Does the plug in (Pink to Blue) unit dehumidifies the air while it is plugged in, or when it is disconnected from power?
It only dehumidifies while disconnected from power.
My 500 model was charging and stayed black after several hours-no orange or green. It also became very hot to the touch after being plugged in to recharge after a few hours. Is this normal?
The heat is normal. In fact, it means that the unit is working correctly. You may need to have it plugged in for more than just a few hours for the unit to fully recharge.
GREAT little "machine". It has been charging for 10 hours and "beads" look black and I can see moisture in the window. Is this okay? I don't remember being moisture before.
Does this mean there is something wrong ?


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