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Merc_with_a_Bryar (Sam Falco)
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:38 am Post subject:
I'd be inclined to agree, however in the context of the film itself, they all seem to be performing the same kind of duties. The people wearing this specific outfit are all Intelligence, and this is demonstrated by their uniform matching Cassian's almost exactly, and in the briefing toward the end, they're all gathered with the Intelligence division on one side of the display, ya know? Perhaps if more references for the jacket/pants look appear down the road, and show them in a variety of uses, we could expand the CRL, but for simplicity's sake, I still think these belong in their own class, so as not to confuse the marines or other type of Alliance Officers from other sources.
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I think the shirt, pants, belt, waist jacket and boots are just standard clothing items for all rebels that are not pilots, technicians or members of the Alderaanian consular security. We see that private Tenzigo Weems, who is a intelligence technicians, wears everything exept the jacket. Quite a few members of the pathfinders wear the same uniform and they are special forces.
On page 53 the book Rogue One - The Unlitimate Visual Guide states about Cassian rank "pips denote rank of Captain: colour indicates Army service." On the top of page 52 it also states "alliance intelligence".
On the pages 44 and 45, which are about general Draven it also says "alliance intelligence"but he is also a member of the "alliance high command" which is indicated buy the red of his rank symbol.
Draven's uniform is different because of his higher rank, which is specified in the standards already. As for the others, we only see people in the Intelligence detachment wearing that uniform, so unless some other references show up, the standards include rank badges, which will distinguish them from the other types of Rebel military. If further reference for non-Intelligence personnel surface, we can write standards for that, but in the meantime, the Intelligence Officer can still be its own thing.
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Boy this is confusing!
I suppose that it makes sense to simplify matters until/unless a greater weight of evidence is unearthed. (anyone pals with Pablo Hidalgo? heh.)
My *gut* tells me it's not just the Intel Branch, but I certainly don't think it hurts to keep things simple. At least to begin with.
PArmstr: That makes a LOT of sense. (It also corresponds with real-world analogs)
I confess to being confused as to where the notion that "only" the Intel types are seen wearing the uniform is being derived.
I'm scratching my head here: In the above photos, one example is Cpl. Tonc (an NCO, not an officer incidentally) in the description attached, it plainly states that he is Infantry, not Intel. Private Basteren also wears the jacket, indicating the uniform is available to *all* ranks not just NCO and above.
In the "Debate" scene, there are individuals scattered throughout the crowd wearing the jacket at least, with no concrete indication of their Service Branch.
During the Eadu sequences, we know Gen. Draven is commanding the action, but again, I don't recall an indicator that *all* the present personnel were exclusively Intel Branch folks.
I don't understand the Higher rank-Long jacket relation. I know we see actors wearing the longer jackets with No rank (among the Techs) as well as junior and mid-level Officers (at least one Maj. {2+ grades below a General} for instance)
I want to be clear that I don't intend to be argumentative. Caveats just keep occurring to me that I think bear on the proposal.
I am certain that some of my questions are due to ignorance (Like current CRL's) But I certainly feel there's some merit to at least some of these points.
I am going to build and wear this costume no matter what it's called of course, but figure it's worth hashing out as early as possible...which sort of contradicts my earlier statements about simplicity...oops.
At any rate, I'm grateful you picked up this torch. I am surprised at the relatively slow movement to add costumes from the recent films.
I'm not referring to the long jackets specifically, there are several variations on the jacket that higher-ups wear, some of which are the same jacket pattern, but with other color schemes beside the solid green/brown one that the lower Officers all seem to share. The distinction of why I feel this is Intelligence branch only is because, yes, we see people wearing them that aren't specifically stated to be Intelligence, but the people who's detachments ARE specified have all turned out to be Intelligence-based, even the commandos that Cassian tells Jyn about, they are all assassins, saboteurs, spies, etc. so I think that should fall under Intelligence and Espionage.
As for why this is an officer class, I'm not saying that ONLY officers wear them, I'm simply making standards for a generic officer class of character in this case, because that was what I was interested in. As I said previously, the existence of a "Generic Intelligence Officer" costume class would not prevent someone from making another, lower rank as well if they can get the references for it at some point, I'm simply using the references at the moment to illustrate a standard existence for the uniform in-universe, and build a CRL for this particular class that I'd like to see. As you said, the process for new costumes has been INCREDIBLY slow moving, so I just threw EVERYTHING I could find on this outfit at the wall as evidence that it has more than enough right to exist as a costume.
OK, Thanks. I think I am understanding you a bit better.
I appreciate your comments.
No problem, I know it is all a bit confusing, so I'm happy to elaborate lol.
RebelLady (Kristina Gundersen)
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:34 am Post subject:
I've gone through all of the R1 screen caps and pulled any of them with rebel officers. I also went through and looked at all three of the OT movies to compare officer types.
I absolutely agree that there is a new uniform variant with a couple of color options. I am not, however, convinced that this is unique to an intelligence officer class. The new uniform style is seen on communications officers, and is not limited to officers working with General Draven.
Communications officer with and without jacket:
Examples of officers in new uniform (Note: These have been enhanced to see details better so the color may be off.):
I am also very uncomfortable with the use of trooper costumes as references. Trooper costume pieces such as the blue flak vest, marine style helmet, and rifle style blasters are pieces I do not believe we should include in an officer costume. Not only do they result in something that reads way too closely to a Scarif trooper, but we have no examples of a generic officer wearing those items. Cassian is a hero costume, and Sefla is a trooper.
In my opinion, we will need to write new costume standards for several officer costumes found in this movie- both variants on costumes we've seen in the original trilogy, and one for a Rogue One specific officer. For example: General Draven and the Captain of the Hammerhead Corvette are wearing permutations of the Echo Base officers jacket, but there are some very specific details -including topstitching (color me unsurprised) that have been added and altered from the ESB version.
Here are some group photos showing the variety of officers seen at Yavin:
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(Apologies for rambling, it's all very complicated and I wanna make sure all my thoughts are clear and complete haha. I am agreeing with you though, so stick with it till the end!)
I never said that the uniforms themselves are ONLY worn by Intelligence officers, I simply was writing standards for this type of Intelligence Officer that, as you have shown, has plenty of reference, and we know the specifics of who and what they are. We have no reference for other specific types of troops using this specific uniform yet, and if any others are clarified in future material, then we can write standards for them, but with the info that we have, the Intelligence Officer class clearly exists, and does wear this uniform, as highlighted by the examples above, and the fact that Cassian Andor is one of them.
As for using Scarif troopers as reference, I wasnt intending them to be reference for this costume in particular, merely using them as an example of the differences between the marines and the officers, even though they share some articles of clothing. The marines have reinforced pants, different boots, and different mandatory accessories than the Intelligence personnel, hence they would have different standards, and would stand out from the proposed Intelligence Officers easily.
The vests and rifles being allowed very much makes sense though because, as stated, Cassian Andor is an Inteligence Officer, and he does carry an A280 CFE, uses it as a sniper rifle (and in the cut scenes from the trailers we see him using it as an assault rifle), and wears the flak vest when doing missions. Again though, the distinction is the different type of pants and boots, which the Intelligence Officers all seem to possess, Cassian included.
Regardless of whether or not there are other Trooper types who wear the outfit, the rank badges will determine the difference between them, and the standards can absolutely be amended later on if, as I said before, new material featuring other troopers wearing the uniform comes to light and clarifies their separate jobs. At this point though, we know who the Intelligence Officers are, and what their jobs entail, because we see them operating throughout the film, and Cassian spells it out in his actions and when he literally tells Jyn that they are assassins, sabateurs, etc.
I and others feel very strongly that this costume should be allowed to exist in some form, and the given information about the costume firmly placed it in the realm of Rebel Commanders, due to rank. I initially tried to do these characters as RAID expansion, but a very good case was made about why they operate in a leadership capacity, so I moved them here.
However!
All that being said, I do see your point about other officers being spotted with rank badges and the uniform, so perhaps we could simply change it to "Generic Operations Officers" or something of that sort, and the person making their character can dictate what branch they work in, etc, thereby not boxing ourselves in with the standards, should more information arise later.
I think the designation "Generic Operations Officer" would work well.
I am still uncomfortable with the use of trooper costume pieces such as the blue flak vest, marine style helmet, and rifle style blasters being included in an officer costume. Not only do they result in something that reads way too closely to a Scarif trooper, but we have no examples of a generic officer wearing those items. Cassian is a hero costume, and Sefla is a trooper. Cassian also never wears the flak vest at Yavin.
I think the standards you proposed in the other thread are a good start. I have some thoughts and will post them tomorrow.
Well I actually never included the helmet in the standards, because you're right, none of the officers ever wore those, so we're on the same page abotu that haha. The only reason I included the vest was because Cassian does wear one when he's going on a mission, and he puts it on as soon as he boards the U-Wing on Yavin. Also, there's been several examples of officers wearing the vests on Star Wars Rebels, such as the Commander accompanying Mon Mothma in "Secret Cargo":
As for the rifles; I understand where you're coming from on that, I just feel that the A280 CFE rifle should be the exception, since it has the pistol-to-rifle feature. We can specify that the A280 CFE rifle is the only model allowed to be carried if that will help. That way we don't have any officers walking around with A300's or the standard A280's that the other trooper types carry. I also specified in the standards that the officer would have to carry either the pistol OR the rifle, but never both, so that the implication is that it is the same weapon, rather than two weapons. This detail would be another exclusive feature to officers, and help distinguish them from the troopers.
I've edited the proposed standards to reflect the input by Kristina:
-The class will now be referred to as "Generic Operations Officer" or "Generic Ops Officer", to broaden the range of the uniform. The person making the costume will decide for themselves which specific field they work in, as long as it fits within the "Army" portion of Alliance military.
-If the officer wears a flak vest, it must feature a rank badge on the left breast, in place of the comm pad, as seen in the above example from "Rebels". I also specified that the vests must be blue, as this is the only style vest we've seen the officers wear, the brown variants all being worn by troopers.
I've also removed a few items that people had objections to, and instated policies based on division choice. For example:
-The BlasTech A280 CFE and A180 CFE pistols may only be carried by an officer that has chosen to serve under Intelligence division, because we have not seen any other class of trooper or character using these pistols.
-ONLY an officer identifying as part of Intelligence may carry a rifle at all, and it MUST be the A280 or A180 Covert Field Edition in the assault or sniper configuration.
-If the officer is carrying either of the aforementioned rifles, they may not also carry a sidearm, as the sidearm and rifle are intended to be one in the same weapon.
Thank you for all your hard work researching these costumes, Sam. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
As far as generic officers wearing vests in Rogue One goes, I think if you look more closely you notice that all of the vests appear on officers wearing the tan/beige jumpsuits. These officers seem to be a Rogue One variation of the the uniform worn by communications officers and at Echo Base in Empire Strikes Back. (I guess they went for variety in R1 because there are versions of the Yavin communications officer from ANH too.) The hanger technicians also appear to have a related uniform, and they are the other place we see vests being worn in Rogue One. Hanger technicians are classified as a trooper costume.
The standard for the communication officer costume can be found here:
http://newsite.rebellegion.com/hoth-officer/
The standard for the hanger technician can be found here:
http://newsite.rebellegion.com/hoth-hanger-technician-epv/
Yavin ground crew wear the jumpsuit without the vest and are also classified as part of the RAID detachment:
http://newsite.rebellegion.com/rebel-ground-crew/
We also see other costumes in Rogue One that appear to be variations of Empire Strikes Back costumes- for example the Echo Base Commanders uniform we see the captain of the Hammerhead Corvette and General Draven wearing, so it would seem the costume designer was using Echo Base as well as Yavin for inspiration. (See earlier in the thread.)
I do think this is one where there may need to be an updated standard that includes a Rogue One variation because there are some minor differences.
The image you posted from Rebels above is Mon Mothma's aide, Erskin Semaj, and I agree he looks like he is wearing something similar to the R1 flak vest. The problem is there are no instances of the vest being worn in Rogue One by a generic officer, and Erskin isn't a generic either. His uniform isn't exactly the same as Cassian's, so that wouldn't work as corroboration.
As far as the rifle goes, you run into the same problem. Cassian isn't a generic officer, and there are no examples of a generic officer using that rifle. Big guns are a trooper thing.
Propose: Yavin Operations Officer, Rouge One
-Coyote Brown, Medium Brown or Olive Brown heavy canvas jacket.
-Sleeves have "blood stripe" detail (printed, suede, embroidered, or similar) from shoulder to cuff. Darker brown jackets have tan stripes, and lighter brown jackets have darker brown stripes.
-Jacket has a mandarin collar with optional lines of topstitching.
-There are left and right breast pockets, with a flap on the left-hand pocket only. Pocket should have no visible securing snaps or buttons.
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Optional: Contrasting front yoke.
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Optional: Cargo-style pockets along the outside of each leg, with top flap, and no visible closure buttons or snaps. Elastic cuffs at the ankles.
Note: I left off the bit about back pockets because the references are fuzzy, and there are at least a couple of images where it appears there may be a back welt pocket.
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-Front has a rectangular bib with seams on the bottom and both sides which (recommended) continue down to bottom of hem.
-Double rows of stitching (flat-felled or similar) in each seam is recommended.
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Belt made of olive drab/khaki/camel webbing with roll-pin buckle.
Optional: silver screen-accurate "energy pellets" are attached via loops
Dark brown leather (or leather-like) lace-up combat boots with two matching flaps covering the laces.
No visible zippers, but discrete inside zippers are permitted.
Note: We have really poor references here- it may be worth broadening the allowable boots to include any brown or black workboot without visible laces, zippers, or buckles. Boots should be below the calf.
Rank Badge:
Screen accurate rebel rank badge worn on the right side of jacket, just above breast pocket. Badge should reflect rank of the costumer's choice below General.
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Officers are not my area of expertise at all, but I did a ton of research on Cassian Andor while writing his costume standard and building that costume with my husband, so that's the perspective I'm coming from here.
I really like the revisions proposed here by RebelLady. Having read through this whole thread, it feels like there have been a lot of assumptions made on the basis of Cassian, but this latest revision summarizes what we know about generics and, I think, makes a good case for including Generic Ops Officer as a character type.
My concern as a Cassian LCJ is that I want to make sure we are judging similar costumes consistently, and that like items are held to like standards. The Cassian Andor standard calls for some very specific details in the jacket, specifically the rows of top stitching on the collar and waistband. I am reluctant to see these made optional on very similar jackets unless we have evidence that there is a wider variety of this type of jacket seen in the Rebel Army and that some of those jackets do not have the top-stitching detail.
Here is what the Cassian Andor costume standard has to say about the jacket:
Medium brown heavy canvas jacket. Sleeves have yellow/tan "blood stripe" detail (printed, suede, embroidered, or similar) from shoulder to cuff. The jacket has a mandarin collar with 6 lines of top stitching, and the waistband also has 6 lines of top stitching. Screen-accurate top stitching and pockets on the front and "action pleat" on the back of the shoulders. Rebel captain rank badge worn on the right breast with 2 green circles. Screen-accurate compad inset above the left front pocket.
And here's a good reference:
Do we have any examples of this style of jacket without the top-stitching or the pleated detail down the lapel? If not, I would strongly suggest requiring the top-stitching and other details on the jacket that are identical across this style. (Offering the color options and contrasting front yoke is fine with me and makes perfect sense.)
To look into this, we're going to need clearer, higher-resolution reference images. https://starwarsscreencaps.com/rogue-one-2016/ is a good place to start.
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EL PUENTE MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 1111 E Republic Rd. 09/18/2018 - Reinspection;. Priority items corrected. All foods held at proper temperature and all cooled foods at proper temperature. Discussed dumpster complaint and they have an old grease container that was covered with old grease and there was build-up of grease on the wall of the enclosure and underneath the grease containers and the dumpster lid was left open. I will reinspect in two weeks to ensure they have cleaned up the greas and are keeping the dumpster lid closed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
FALSTAFF'S, 311 W Park Central St. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: handwashing sink being used to hold cleaner, had utensil in it. Required: a handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing.
FIRST WATCH, 2946 S National Ave. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Knives stored on magnetic rack not clean. Required: Food equipment contact surfaces must be stored clean. Corrected by cleaning and sanitizing knives and magnetic rack. Observed: Diced tomatoes and sauce not date marked in reach in cooler. Required: Potentially hazardous foods must be labeled with proper 7 day date mark. Corrected by labeling. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Scoop stored with handle in ready to eat oatmeal product. Required: Sccops must be stored to prevent cross contamination from hand contact surface. Corrected.
FLAME STEAKHOUSE, 314 W Walnut St. 09/17/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: prep cooler holding potentially hazardous foods from 44-49ºF. Corrected on site by voluntarily discarding. Required: potentially hazardous foods in cold holding shall be cold held at 41ºF or below. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
GALLOWAY STATION, 1281 B E Republic Rd. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Live roaches found in can opener holder and women's restroom. Required: Must use effective pest control measures to minimize the presence of pests.Observed: Containers of lettuce not dated. Required: Must be marked with date to indicate +6 days from day made or opened. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Vegetable chopper not clean and soda gun nozzle. Required: Must be at least every 24hrs. or shen contamination occurs.Observed: Bag of onions stored on ground. Required: Must be stored at least 6" off ground.
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE CO KIOSK, 2825 S Glenstone Ave. 09/13/2018 - Reinspection; . The priority violation had been corrected prior to re-inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
GREAT AMERICAN TACO COMPANY, 2150 W Republic Rd. 09/13/2018 - Reinspection;. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
HOLY COW FOOD TRUCK, 836 N Glenstone . 09/15/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
HOMEMADE. DELIVERED., 1330 E Cherry St. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
HOPE'S DREAM FOOD AND CATERING, 09/15/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: pushcart did not have sanitizer for utensils available. Corrected on site by obtaining some. Required: an approved chemical sanitizer shall be used in accordance with label use instructions. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: no sanitizer test kit available. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration of sanitizing solutions shall be provided.
JAMAICAN PATTY CO., 3439 S Campbell Ave. 09/13/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations noted. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
MARIA'S, 406 S South Ave. 09/20/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: prep cooler was cold holding potentially hazardous foods at 46-51 deg. F. Corrected on site by voluntarily discarding. Required: potentially hazardous foods in cold holding required to be held at 41ºF or below. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
MASO KITCHEN BAR, 3654 E Sunshine St. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Flies and gnats in kitchen and bar area. Required: Must use effective pest control to minimize the presence of pests.Observed: Sliced tomaotes held at 44ºF and cheese held at 43ºF in left prep cooler. Required: Must be held at 41ºF or below. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Can opener and inside of ice machine not clean. Required: Must be cleaned at a frequency to maintain free of dust, dirt and other debris.Observed: No beard restraint on cook. Required: Must wear beard restraints to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food and clean equipment.
MCDONALD'S, 3250 E Chestnut Expy. 09/13/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Flies in kitche, break room and lobby. Required: Use prevention methods to minimize pests in addition to pest control. Observed: Bulk milk cooler is hodlign at 50-51ºF. Cold hold PHFs at 41ºF or below. Repairman contacted immediately and will be onsite today. Milk placed on time control. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
MCDONALD'S, 1114 W Kearney St. 09/14/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 3. Observed: Wall behind clothes washer is damaged. Required: Facility must be maintained in good repair.Observed: Inside of a few refrigerators and shelving in walk-in refrigerator were not clean. Required: Must clean as needed to prevent buildup.Observed: One manager was seen scooping up fries without hair restraint. Required: Must ensure all staff handling open food items have hair restrained.
MEXICAN VILLA EAST, 1337 E Sunshine St. 09/17/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No priority violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
NOT'CHO ORDINARY TACO, 440 S Campbell Ave. 09/15/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: cheese, aoli at 45 deg. F. Corrected on site by adjusting cooler temperature to lower setting. Required: potentially hazardous foods in cold holding shall be held at 41 deg. F or below. Observed: fly landed on tongs. Required: the presence of insects shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #1288, 1037 S Glenstone Ave. 09/19/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: No sanitizer in 3-vat sink. Required: Must be 50 - 100ppm chlorine. Corrected at time of inspection. Observed: Numerous flies in kitchen and a fly found in a container of pineapple. Required: Must use pest control that effectively minimize the presence of pests. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: No beard restraints on food employees. Required: Must wear restraints that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food clean equipment, etc.
PENN STATION, 900 E Battlefield Rd. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations noted. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
PERSHING SCHOOL, 2120 S Ventura Ave. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
RAPID ROBERT'S #126, 1221 E Kingsley St. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations noted. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
RAPID ROBERT'S #130, 3405 S Campbell Ave. 09/13/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Pizza held at 126ºF in hot holding oven. Required: Must be held at 135ºF or above. Food discarded and oven turned up. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Dust build-up on ceiling of walk-in cooler. Required: Must be kept free of dust and dirt debris.
SAM'S SOUTHERN EATERY, 1631 N Glenstone Ave. 09/13/2018 - Reinspection; . Previous priority violations corrected. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
SHADY DELL SCHOOL, 2757 E Division St. 09/19/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Double door cooler holding potentially hazardous foods at 46-51ºF. Required: Cold hold below 41ºF. Shredded cheese, cabbage, romaine lettuce (cut, 1 bag), and cheese (1 1/2 packages) voluntarily discarded. Watermelon that was sliced at 10 a.m. moved to alternate cooler.Observed: Milk cooler holding at 44ºF. Required: Cold hold milk below 41ºF. Milk will be moved to Weaver via ice chests. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
SKINNY SLIM'S, 323 S Patton Ave. 09/14/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: equipment in handwashing sink. Required: a handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing.
SMOOTHIE KING, 4406 S Campbell Ave. 09/17/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations noted. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
SONIC DRIVE-IN, 2935 E Sunshine St. 09/13/2018 - Reinspection;. Past priority violations corrected. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
SPEEDY'S COWABUNGA, 441 S Kimbrough Ave. 09/15/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: ranch in refrigerator was at 45 deg. F. Food had been reported as transferred in a cooler, then transfered to refrigerator which was just turned on. Required: potentially hazardous foods in cold holding shall be held at 41 deg. F or below. Observed: knives put on storage magnet had food debris on them. Corrected on site by washing. Required: equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned to site and touch. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: knife was chipped at end. Required: utensils shall be maintained in a state of repair.
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC FOOTBALL, 2340 S Eastgate Ave. 09/14/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations observed at time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH CONCESSION, 2340 S Eastgate Ave. 09/13/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations observed at time of inpsection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON ELEMENTARY, 2200 W Republic Rd. 09/18/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations observed. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.
STEP CHILD LOUNGE, 1861 S Stewart Ave. 09/19/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Dust build-up on ceiling of walk-in cooler. Required: Must be kept free of dust and other debris.
STRAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA, 201 W Mccabe St Strafford, Mo. 09/17/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 3. Observed: Mold growth on fan covers in walk-in cooler. Required: Must be kep free of dirt, mold and other residue.Observed: Box of single-serve cups stored on floor. Required: Must be stored at least 6" off floor.Observed: Box of potatoes stored on floor. Required: Must be stored at least 6" off floor.
SUBWAY 42046, 3545 S National Ave. 09/17/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: No handwashing sign on front hand sink or restroom sink. Required: Must provide a sign that notifies food employees to wash hands at all handsinks that employees use.
THE RIKSHA, 222 N Park Central Sq. 09/14/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 2. Observed: considerable food debris build up underneath fryer. Required: nonfood contact surfaces shall be kept free of an accumulation of food residue.Observed: wiping cloths being stored out on counter top when not in use. Required: cloths in use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a proper concentration.
VILLAGE INN, 2036 S Glenstone Ave. 09/13/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. Priority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Raw sausage stored above ready-to-eat pies in the walk-in cooler. Pies were relocated in the walk-in cooler before end of inspection. Required: Raw animal foods should be stored below ready-to-eat foods and according to cooking temperatures. Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Server hand sink faucet with a slow leak. Required: Plumbing to be in good repair with no leaks.
VILLAGE INN PANCAKE HOUSE #6885, 4222 S Campbell Ave. 09/14/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permitted with Reinspection. Priority Violations Found: 2. Observed: Sliced tomaotes held at 46ºF in prep cooler. Required: Must be held at 41ºF or below.Observed: Mashed potatoes held at 131ºF. Required: Must be held at 135ºF or above. n Nonpriority Violations Found: 1. Observed: Front pie case holding air temperature at 46ºF. Required: Must be able to maintain food at 41ºF or below.
WELLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1630 N Weller Ave. 09/19/2018 - Inspection; Result: Permit Active. No violations noted at time of inspection. Priority Violations Found: 0. Nonpriority Violations Found: 0.


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Q: Is it possible to use the binlog from 1 schema and use mysqlbinlog to send them to another schema? Each night we run mysqldump from production and dump it to another schema to use as a test or development server, on the same server.  As the databases grow it is taking much of the night to finish.    I'm trying to think of a way to speed this up.  I thought since I am running binlog I thought maybe once a week do the Mysqldump and then the rest of the week just up date the other schema from the binlogs.  Of course all this needs to be scripted if it is possible.
Also, is it faster to a mysqldump and import from one schema to another or is it faster to use an update from one schema to another to update all of the tables?
Is it possible to have a master/master on the same instance of mysql?

A: Did you look into MySQL replication? That's exactly what it does. Reads binlog from the master and executes it on the slave.
There are some limitations, for instance it assumes that you don't do writes to your slaves for data integrity sake.
Master-master replication is technically possible if you partition your data so same pieces of it not changed on different servers. Not sure you can do this about the same instance.

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Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 20% in 2021
Amnesty listed China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria as the countries with the highest known execution rates
NATO leaders focus on terrorism on last day of summit in Madrid
Putin: Finnish and Swedish NATO membership will cause 'tension'
NATO dinner held in Madrid Prado Museum with Kiev Symphony Orchestra
The logo of the human rights organization Amnesty International is pictured in Berlin. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa.
The total number of known executions carried out around the world in 2021 rose by 20% on the figure recorded for 2020, Amnesty International announced in Berlin on Tuesday.
The global human rights group attributed the rise in part to the easing of pandemic restrictions.
At least 579 executions were carried out in some 18 countries during 2021, it said, with Iran being responsible for at least 314. This represents a 28% rise from the 246 executions carried out by Iran in 2020.
There was a sharp rise of almost 40% in the number of death sentences passed in 2021, with Amnesty reporting a total of 2,052 handed down in 56 different countries.
Amnesty listed China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria as the countries with the highest known execution rates.
Thousands of death sentences believed to have been handed own and carried out in China were not included in the report, though China remains the country with the highest number of annual executions, according to the report.
State secrecy
State secrecy in North Korea and Vietnam, along with limited access to information in several other countries, continues to hinder a fuller assessment of the use of the death penalty, the report said.
Amnesty International Germany General Secretary Markus Beeko said a small group of states were responsible for "adhering to these cruel and inhumane killings, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, which greatly expanded state executions last year."
This trend was continuing into 2022, with Saudi Arabia executing 81 people on a single day in March, he noted.
Report Death Penalty Amnesty 2021 execution worldwide


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BAPTISM OF FIRE: Germany's 19-year-old midfielder Leon Goretzka (in white), one of 12 debutants against Poland yesterday, was one of four dropped after a revised 27-man squad was announced by Joachim Loew last night.PHOTO: REUTERS
BAPTISM OF FIRE: Germany's 19-year-old midfielder Leon Goretzka, one of 12 debutants against Poland yesterday, was one of four dropped after a revised 27-man squad was announced by Joachim Loew (above) last night.PHOTO: REUTERS
Coach Loew pleased as youngest-ever Germany side give good showing
Germany coach Joachim Loew shrugged off whistles from disgruntled home fans as their youngest-ever side held Poland to a goalless draw.
In the first of their three pre-World Cup friendlies, which was played in Hamburg yesterday morning (Singapore time), Loew handed debuts to 12 players, eight of whom started the game.
Thirteen of his squad were unavailable as they are preparing for Saturday's German Cup final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Real Madrid's Sami Khedira will also join the squad only after the all-Spanish Champions League final on May 24.
Loew's starting 11, which had a combined total of just 13 caps, were the youngest side ever named in the 106-year history of the German Football Association.
Their average age of 21.45 beat the previous record of 21.5 for a 1908 international against Switzerland.
Last night, Loew trimmed his 30-man squad to 27-strong, dropping Schalke's young midfielders Leon Goretzka, 19, and Max Meyer, 18, both of whom made their international debuts against Poland, and Hamburg defender Marcell Jansen, 28.
Said Loew: "I like the performance of the young side and players like Leon Goretzka and Max Meyer belong to the future.
"They are still young and still have lots of opportunities to play at big tournaments."
Augsburg's 23-year-old midfielder Andre Hahn, who came on in the second half against Poland and missed a chance to score with a bicycle-kick, was also replaced by Borussia Moenchengladbach's tall, versatile midfielder Christoph Kramer, also 23.
"This has nothing to do with Hahn's performances," Loew said. "It has to do with the position in central midfield where we had several players with injuries or were absent for some time.
"We want to have a further option with us at the training camp, so as to be prepared for any scenario."
Loew also stuck with his choice for a second striker in Kevin Volland, 21, another debutant, to partner veteran 35-year-old Miroslav Klose in Brazil next month.
Volland, who plays for Hoffenheim, had a few half-chances up front as he played the first half, while at the other end, Poland's defensive midfielder Mateusz Klich forced Germany goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler into a save with half an hour gone.
A 32nd-minute header by Stuttgart's Antonio Ruediger was the Germans' best chance of the opening half.
Loew has just one more friendly, against also World Cup-bound Cameroon in Moenchengladbach on June 1, before submitting his final 23-man World Cup squad the following day.
Germany, semi-finalists at the last two World Cups, then play a final friendly against Armenia on June 6 before flying to Brazil.
UNBEATEN
Despite the whistles of discontent from the 37,000-strong crowd at the final whistle, Germany had at least maintained their unbeaten record against their neighbours in 18 meetings.
"I didn't hear any whistling at the end. Besides, the fans got a good performance from a young side and should be happy with that," said Loew.
"That was fun, we had a crazy amount of debutants in the team, but they did their jobs very well.
"We were well-organised and played well going forward. Even without the goals, it was a fun game."
Of the starting side against Poland, only captain Julian Draxler has a realistic chance of lining up to face Portugal in Germany's Group G opener in Salvador on June 16.
Ghana and the US, coached by Loew's predecessor Juergen Klinsmann, are the other teams in the group. - Wire Services.
GERMANY'S 27-MAN SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hanover 96)
DEFENDERS: Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng (both Bayern), Kevin Grosskreutz, Erik Durm, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer (all Dortmund), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Shkodran Mustafi (Sampdoria)
MIDFIELDERS: Mario Goetze, Toni Kroos, Thomas Mueller, Bastian Schweinsteiger (all Bayern), Marco Reus (Dortmund), Mesut Oezil, Lukas Podolski (both Arsenal), Andre Schuerrle (Chelsea), Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Sami Khedira, (Real Madrid), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Christoph Kramer (B Moenchengladbach)
FORWARDS: Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim)


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Ernest Graves (May 5, 1919 – June 1, 1983) was an American actor.

Born in Chicago, Graves was a regular on the NBC drama Today Is Ours (1958). He also was featured on several daytime soap operas, including Guiding Light, The Edge of Night, As the World Turns, and Another World.  He starred as Zeus in the cult film Hercules in New York in 1970 and the TV movie adaptation of The Ceremony of Innocence. Graves is most remembered for his portrayal of the original Victor Lord on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1968 to 1974. He starred in the 1976 Broadway play Poor Murderer.

On June 1, 1983, Graves died of cancer at age 64 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

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1919 births
1983 deaths
Male actors from Chicago
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors


Welcome to SARP. This is a FiveM server for Serious RP. SARP is a Lambda Menu based server! We have active admins and are looking to expand our communityeven more! This server is for all ages, although you may want to acknowledge that we do have some role-players thatmay use vulgar language. This is a server with custom cars. Some beautiful super and sports cars are included in a Donatorpackage (mentioned on discord along with prices for vehicles). On top of that, we DO have custom cars for people who cannot donate. This includes, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, KTM (motorcycle), Toyota, McLaren, Ford, etc... Come on down to the server and check it out! Hope to see you roleplaying soon! ~Founders, Admins, and Moderators.


Try not to give anything a shot of the standard. Try not to wear cosmetics that you have never attempted on your prom night. For the women who have a touchy skin, attempting new cosmetics items isn't a virtuoso thought. The thought is to look astonishing and agreeable. Trust the cosmetics that you have been utilizing. I'm certain you will great in the camera.
Have a prom pictures reinforcement plan. This is fundamental in light of the fact that the climate may positively choose to ruin the gathering amidst the occasion. Ensure you have a Plan B to secure your hair so you won't look a wreck on your prom pictures.
DO NOT drink and drive.Consider grabbing a contacting San Diego limousine services providers to find the best rates. Regardless of whether you have just had a lager or two and you are feeling fine or somewhat hummed, don't get behind that wheel. Likewise, DO NOT be driven by somebody affected by any medication or liquor. There are a great deal of after prom parties you can visit. So settle on the correct decision. In the event that you can't locate a calm individual to take the driver's seat, call for reinforcement. You should as of now have crisis contacts arranged and prepared to act the hero. Keep in mind security dependably starts things out. Try not to imperil your life or another person's either.
Obtain waterproof cosmetics. It's likely going to be breezy. This may make your eyes water and thusly, obliterate your prom cosmetics. Remember that you will move too. It truly gets hot on the move floor. You are unquestionably going to sweat. Your prom photographs won't look so hot with your devastated cosmetics. Get a waterproof fluid liner, and ensure your establishment is waterproof as well. In the event that conceivable wear all waterproof cosmetics, generally your mascara will rundown your face and all your establishment will be gone in the blink of an eye.
After speaking to many restaurant owners we present this list of ideas to help you grow your business.
Lamentably, you can't anticipate that old promoting systems will work for your flaring eatery. You have to put your endeavors in finding imaginative promoting procedures that will lead that activity of customers to the physical area of your eatery. Is your current arrangement not driving the business you were seeking after? At that point this is the minute to return to the arranging table. Attempt new strategies, as Facebook promotions, Instagram or even your own website set up on a small business hosting account. When you've attempted distinctive methods of showcasing, assess what works best to develop your eatery.
With regards to being imaginative, don't stop in your promoting endeavors. The exact opposite thing you need to do is imitate different eateries in your general vicinity, regardless of whether their idea is a demonstrated achievement. Emerge from the group and offer an interesting background. Thoroughly consider of the crate in each part of your administration. Think about including new, energizing things on your menu, spicing up the stylistic theme, or notwithstanding sorting out startling occasions that unexpected your clients. With regards to innovativeness, anything is possible!
Make solid associations with the general population in your locale by getting engaged with nearby exercises. Set up a remain in a neighborhood occasion or compose diverse exercises in which the customer can find out about the item you offer. They would be legitimate options in contrast to making yourself known in the network. These open doors will give you a chance to meet your customer up close and personal. In the event that they believe they know you and your item, you will have a higher likelihood of having them as standard clients, and the mouth-to-mouth will wrap up. Every one of these activities in your locale will enable you to develop your eatery.
4 months of preparing. Add up to logged separate (mi): 423.50 (677.60 km). 50,000 sprinters toward the begin. 5 districts from Staten Island to Manhattan. 10,000 volunteers who contributed, and the million or more observers who cheered from the sidelines. 26.2 miles – an adventure I will always remember. Many individuals have cautioned me that this race, or a long distance race when all is said in done will transform me. You will discover today, in the event that it did.
While I was preparing for the NYC Marathon I frequently got exceptionally passionate reasoning about completing this race at the popular end goal in Central Park. I considered long distance runners like they were some sort of insane individuals previously I began preparing for it. For what reason would you need to place yourself into something like this?
I took my preparation intense. After hearing that there was a grand prize of a Facial from the best skin care San Diego professional, Maya of Kiwi Spa, I couldn't hold back from running. I haven't missed multi day, I pursued a strict eating routine dependent on my preparation and I absolutely sticked to the arrangement. Remaining on the scaffold in Staten Island last Sunday made me feel mind blowing pleased. Anyway my eyes were completely open from how terrified I was. I had such a great amount of regard for what I was going to do, yet I knew 100% that I can do it.
With a good 20 mile preparing run 3 weeks before the race I felt more than sure to run the 5 spans, breathe in all the vitality from the groups and I continued reasoning about my family and companions who have been the greatest help on my adventure to the begin in Staten Island of my first long distance race.
The tip top began somewhat sooner than my wave did yet then at 1015 AM the race chief stated: "Wave 2 – on your imprints" Boom.
Let it out: you've blown a financial plan or two encouraging the workplace. We get it. Keeping the expenses of office suppers low is no simple accomplishment. As indicated by CNBC, a few organizations agitate through $10 to $15 per day—per representative—on suppers and snacks alone. Rest guaranteed. You needn't bother with an enormous spending plan to arrange heavenly cooking for your office. Here are eight shoddy providing food thoughts that won't trade off on taste—or your financial plan.
Its a dependable fact that morning menus are modest. So if energizing your group at a sensible cost is your objective, think about serving breakfast or informal breakfast for a customary lunch. Simply increase your customary bagel and juice bar to fulfill greater cravings. Serve breakfast proteins like ham, bacon, and wiener in generous meals, breakfast burritos, or frittatas. Natural product plate, sharp cream cakes, yogurt bars, and cakes help round out the feast. These fun, shoddy, providing food thoughts that will fascinate your associates—we guarantee.
Modest providing food thoughts for when spending plan is top dog.
With regards to cost, buffets win out over boxed snacks without fail. (The cost per individual is quite often lower.) Not just do buffets urge visitors to blend, however these shoddy cooking choices furnish eaters with more assortment, as well. It's the ideal arrangement if sustenance hypersensitivities or dietary limitations manifest when you're endeavoring to serve an expansive or assorted horde of eaters. It's significant, in any case, that boxed snacks work better for little social events where nourishment squander is a worry (i.e., less than ten individuals). Have meticulous eaters put in their very own request to limit waste—and remain on spending plan.
Say "yes" to paella, however "no" to as much as possible filet mignon. More affordable cuts of meat, similar to chicken, help minimize expenses. Supplement entrées with vegetables, stews, and curries, or manufacture an all-veggie lover menu for your associates, as I learned years ago from the top caterers in San Diego. Veggie-driven dishes are shabby providing food alternatives that set aside some cash and address dietary worries in a single singular motion.
News: Serious Hail Damage on Roof Now Fixed!
We rcently had a strong hail storm that destroyed our roof! but that's all been fixed and we are up and running 100% now.
That was a terrible one.
What we'll find in this article.
Is that even a lot littler measured hail… can and causes rooftop hail harm.
"Numerous mortgage holders don't know about hail harm on their rooftops. Hail harm to rooftop beat frequently can't be seen starting from the earliest stage, that is an integral motivation behind why hail harm scarcely ever crosses a property holder's psyche." mentioned a top roofer Los Angeles.
Today we will indicate you EXACTLY what to search for while investigating a home for rooftop hail harm.
What are a few signs that hail harm has happened at a house (even before venturing foot on the rooftop)?
What are a portion of the indications of hail harm on a rooftop?
What does hail harm look like on shingles?
What measure hail causes rooftop harm?
You will likewise figure out how to distinguish and check out hail harm for protection claims.
Material BootsAs dependably… practice wellbeing first.
Before assessing a rooftop, ensure you have a decent match of delicate soled shoes or material boots. Continuously watch that your stepping stool is in immaculate working condition, and convey a couple of sticks of chalk to help check any hail harm you may see.
Also, obviously, remember your camera.
You will likewise figure out how to tell in the event that you have hail harm on your rooftop and what to do.
Mortgage holders: Inspecting a rooftop can be unsafe. It's vital that you have the majority of the best possible wellbeing rigging and learning. Numerous contractual workers offer a free rooftop investigation, so kindly don't waver to contact an expert before bouncing up without anyone else rooftop.
FIRST – WHAT IS HAIL AND HOW DOES IT FORM?


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Q: SQL - Is it possible to print all records or only one record taking into account count(*) in a table? I am trying to find a way to print the result taking into account if exists records in a table or not.
If yes I should print all the records in a table, otherwise I should print only one record.
Example:
I have the Table Example:

ColA
Colb
ColC

If select count(*) from Example > 0 THEN Return

ColA
Colb
ColC

1
VA1
NULL

2
VB1
NULL

3
NULL
VA2

If select count(*) from Example <= 0 THEN Return

ColA
Colb
ColC

Result
NA
NA

Is it possible to do something like that? I am doing the development using PRESTO.
Thanks you in advance

A: Try:
SELECT ColA,ColB,ColC
FROM Example
union
SELECT
   'Result' as ColA,
   'NA' as ColB,
   'NA' as ColC
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT ColA,ColB,ColC
                  FROM Example)

It is not needed to select the 3 columns in the sub-query, but currently I copy/pasted the query.  It can be replaced by SELECT 1 or SELECT NULL (which is a matter of taste...)

A: We could introduce a dummy/default row via a union, and then retain it only in the event of the Example table being empty:
 WITH cte AS (
    SELECT ColA, ColB, ColC, 0 AS pos FROM Example
    UNION ALL
    SELECT 'Result', 'NA, 'NA', 1
)

SELECT ColA, ColB, ColC
FROM cte
WHERE pos = 0 OR NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM cte WHERE pos = 0);


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Q: counting the number of dynamically added elements in android my application includes a button which adds EditText boxes dynamically on every click. What I intend to do is set an ID to each one of the added boxes. I'm doing this using setId() method. But i am unable to reference the newly added boxes. Is it possible to set the id using any loop an then reference by that ID number? My code is as follows:
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.time_table);
    l1 = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linear1);
    edit = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
    // tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    b1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
    b2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);

    b1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

            int i = 0;
            ed = new EditText(Table.this);
            l1.addView(ed);
            ed.setHint("Column Name");
            ed.setId(i);
            i++;
            int n = ed.getId();
            EditText editn = (EditText) findViewById(n);
            editn.setText("new item");
        }
    });

A: Just have a count variable:
int count = 100;

every time you create a View, setId(count + 1);
to get the last view R.id.count, similarly others.
More elegant soultion would be:
Every time you set the ID, store the id in an ArrayList.


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There is little doubt that the previous Labour Administration and the current Coalition Government have discernibly different governing projects. Despite a rhetorical appeal to the contrary, Labour substantially increased both the size and role of the state, developing a new set of interventions in social policy and significantly increased government expenditure. The Coalition on the other hand has been focussed on reducing the role of the state, decreasing government expenditure and making cuts of over 50,000 in civil service numbers.
Yet, what neither government has been able to do is to reconcile the tension between a desire for greater subsidiarity by devolving power to local and regional bodies and the impulse to control all that goes on in politics. In principle, they all agree that localism and subsidiarity are good, whereby decisions are best left to those closest to the ground. But at the same time, there is concern over the emergence of a mixture of contrasting policies being rolled-out in different areas (the so-called postcode lottery in health provision already creates controversy).
The Westminster system is a political black hole sucking in every decision and detail on policy. This black hole is created by the nature of the British political system. Back in the 1960s, Brain Barry argued Britain had a 'power-concentrating' constitution, an observation that still holds true today. Crucially, the conception of decision-making where politicians are held to account but rarely seek to involve citizens in the policy process is strongly embedded within the Westminster model and the British Political Tradition (BPT). A core axiom of the BPT is built on the precepts of Dicey (1915) and Jennings (1966) who maintained that politics should be limited to those elites who have the knowledge to make policy.
While the BPT's normative validation of strong, centralising government has been increasingly questioned, politicians faced with a series of complex challenges arising from a breakdown in the traditional conception of politics and statecraft have paradoxically been drawn back to the 'comfort-blanket' it offers. Whilst they may actually call for more localism, they are loath to give up their own power. Over the last three decades in British politics, the BPT has created a paradox for each of the various governing administrations. On the one hand, each in different ways has made a rhetorical commitment to reducing the role of the state and devolving power from the centre in response to pressure to recalibrate state-society relations and with it how citizen's view the state. Yet at the same time, each has retained a belief in strong, central government as the crucial vehicle for achieving their governing aspirations.
In practice then what we have seen is that despite Labour's constitutional reform and an explicit commitment to localism, there was at the same time a major expansion of central capacity. Labour created an array of prime ministerial units including the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU) and the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit (PMSU). Labour opted to control public service producers through increasing consumer choice, aligned with core executive oversight. For example, it increased central controlling capacity in public delivery terms, by using targets and the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit as a mechanism for ensuring that public services did what the government wanted. It sought pluralism in public service delivery, but within a highly controlled context. This hybrid between the marketization of neo-liberal forms of public management and the retention of a hierarchical state became increasingly apparent throughout the period after 1997. What is striking is the determination of ministers to preserve and uphold the ethos of strong government, elitist political rule, and executive dominance.
Despite the radical constitutional reform agenda and the rhetoric of transferring power back to localities and citizens, it is necessary to consider how far the BPT has acted as a constraint blunting the impact of structural and institutional change in the British polity.
The Coalition entered government committed to rejecting Labour's centralism. It scrapped targets [at least in name], reduced the size of the Policy Unit in Number 10, promised a return to cabinet government and pluralised policy advice. The irony is that while the Coalition has been keen to stress a vibrant new localism agenda, devolving powers away from the centre across an array of policy areas, reforms have tended to be enacted in a highly centralist manner, true to the exigencies of the BPT. As Jones (2010) observes: 'Ministers are essentially promoting sub-localism, taking powers from councils allegedly to give to 'Big Society' actors below the local-authority level, but ineluctably sucking up key control functions to Whitehall at the same time.' In a sense what is more significant is the development of a contradictory notion of the state that is developing within the Coalition. For the Conservatives at least, there is a strong opposition to the Nanny state, an opposition to 'welfare dependency' and a belief that the size of the state should be shrunk. Indeed, some Conservative MPs have called for radical cuts in spending (Carswell 2012). At the same time, the Coalition is prepared to use the powers of the BPT to impose spending cuts and essentially to maintain a 'national' polity.
Whilst rejecting targets, the Coalition has embraced and extended the implicitly centralising notions that underpin the Behavioural Insight Team. The work of this unit is interesting in the context of the underpinning philosophy of the government. On one side behavioural change is presented as an alternative to 'regulation and fiscal measures' (House of Lords 2010—1: 11). The Coalition to this extent appears to believe that government should do less and has been highly resistant to new forms of regulation in areas such as the environment. On the other hand, nudge is a highly interventionist form of policy making. For example, it assumes government knows what is right in terms of issues such as obesity and exercise and it is in an illiberal way attempting to change personal behaviour (see Ariely 2008, Smith 2009, Prabhaker 2010).
Nonetheless, while the Coalition has demonstrated a strong rhetorical commitment to localism, it is played-out within the structured context provided by the British constitution and the BPT – sovereignty formally resides in Westminster and decisions on the direction of policy are determined at the centre. Localism is being pursued in an environment where local government is effectively being directed to undertake a sizeable retrenchment in the light of the budget it receives from the centre. The 2010 Spending Review outlined a twenty-seven per cent [£5.5 billion] reduction in the local government budget – from £29.7 billion in 2010/11 to £24.2 billion in 2014/15 (HM Treasury, 2010: 81). One of the consequences is the large number of job cuts; the Chair of the Local Government Association identified 200,000 local authority redundancies by mid-2012 (see also the Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2013).
History has been repeating itself for British governments over the last quarter century or so. They come to power committed to reducing the control of the central state and devolving decisions downwards, but once in government they are unwilling to relinquish their own powers. Any government's commit to localism and devolution is undermined where there is no willingness to entertain a new vision of British politics involving a proper re-evaluation of the relationship between the centre and the locality. Clinging to the BPT and with it a power-concentrating constitution that was crafted in a very different political era appears increasingly at odds with the current climate of reform. For it is a climate dominated by talk of the need for greater subsidiarity, seen by many as a crucial cog in the process of rejuvenating mainstream politics. Such an insight may help explain the apparent growing hostility of the public to the political classes (which in turn makes politician turn inwards, clinging even more to the centre), the failure to resolve the 'English question' in relation to Scottish devolution, or even UKIP's recent surge in popularity, despite the still relatively low salience of Europe as a key issue vexing the wider general public.
House of Lords (2010) Behaviour Change, Science and Technology Select Committee, 2nd Report of Session 2010–12 The Stationary Office.
Jones, G. (2010) 'The Coalition Government's 'New Localism' Decentralisation Agenda may well Undermine Local Government. A New Agreement is Needed' LSE Blog 22 November 2010 http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/5615.
I agree with your central thrust but would add that in the centralisation/decentralisation debates of recent years there is a clear position that emerged in British government and has been copied elsewhere – what I have called "operational decentralisation and strategic centralisation". This was most apparent in civil service reform in the 90s, where the centre simultaneously strengthened its strategic control whilst relaxing micro-controls.
This idea is clear in budgetary reforms, personnel, organisational changes (agencies), targets, etc etc. Many countries have copied the budgetary systems that relax micro-controls over wages, grading, etc but replace them with tight macro-spending controls.
This approach was shared by both previous governments and applied across the public sector in different ways, in health, education, local government, policing, etc. (And, as an aside, they have even found it difficult to really let go of some of the micro-controls too – I did a paper on this some years back showing how HMT had failed to 'let go' in practice).
But – and for me this is crucial – this approach was rarely articulated by government (and some academics) as anything other than simple "decentralisation", which was highly misleading.
I would also say something stronger about the current governments use of targets – they have changed the system but are using as many, if not more, targets than Labour (see my analysis in a previous post on Whitehall Watch).