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Contains details about players, club news and calendar. Junior table tennis club located in Lucan near Dublin.
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CD Projekt acknowledges stolen data is being circulated online
International law enforcement agencies Interpol and Europol have been informed
by: Sabina Weston
CD Projekt, the developer behind games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher series, has confirmed that company data obtained during a ransomware attack earlier this year is being circulated online.
In February, the developer had a portion of its internal systems compromised, with hackers from the 'HelloKitty' group obtaining company data as well as encrypting a number of developer devices.
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A month later, the stolen data, which includes accounting, administration, legal, HR, and investor relations information, was being auctioned off in a Dark Web "charity fundraising" event organised by the hackers.
On Thursday, CD Projekt issued a statement saying that it had "learned new information regarding the breach", leading the company "to believe that internal data illegally obtained during the attack is currently being circulated on the Internet".
"We are not yet able to confirm the exact contents of the data in question, though we believe it may include current/former employee and contractor details in addition to data related to our games. Furthermore, we cannot confirm whether or not the data involved may have been manipulated or tampered with following the breach," the developer announced, adding that it's "committed and prepared to take action against parties sharing the data in question":
"We would also like to state that — regardless of the authenticity of the data being circulated — we will do everything in our power to protect the privacy of our employees, as well as all other involved parties."
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International law enforcement agencies Interpol and Europol have been contacted by the Warsaw-based company, which is also cooperating with Poland's General Police Headquarters as well as multiple external cyber security & IT specialists.
CD Projekt also announced that it had "taken multiple measures to secure and harden [its] internal systems'', in order to prevent similar incidents in the future. The developer has rolled out a new, redesigned core IT infrastructure, implemented next-generation firewalls with advanced anti-malware protection, employed a new remote-access solution, and expanded its internal security department.
Additionally, the company has limited the number of accounts that hold 'privileged' access rights, installed a new mechanism for endpoints, servers, and networks protection, while also improving its event-monitoring strategy.

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Professor Li is a world-renowned researcher in information and communication technologies. He invented the NFP and MVR radio network routing protocols, and the RI-BTMA protocol to solve the hidden terminal and the exposed terminal problems in wireless networks. He pioneered wavelength-convertible optical networks and he invented the self-routing address scheme in all-optical networks. The latter resulted in two US patents licensed for commercial exploitation. He also invented SAM, the first efficient protocol which allows VCR-type user interactions in video streaming applications. More recently, he invented the Chemical Reaction Optimization (CRO) algorithm, an optimization technique which mimics chemical reactions in searching for the best solutions in optimization problems. Both SAM and CRO have been patented and licensed for commercial use. Sought by government, industry, and academic organizations, he has lectured and consulted extensively around the world.


The University of Derby's News Team scooped double gold at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards 2016 on Friday (September, 30), winning Education Communications Campaign and Outstanding In-House Public Relations Team of the Year.
The CIPR PRide Awards is the UK's most prestigious nation-wide awards scheme, recognising excellence in public relations and communications across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and six English regions. The PRide Awards attracted more than 1,000 entries from public relations teams, consultancies and individuals across the UK.
The awards saw more than 250 public relations professionals across the Midlands gather at University of Birmingham's Great Hall.
Commenting about the University of Derby's News Team, the judges said: "The team has a clear and focused approach. They've thought carefully about the needs of journalists and been proactive in offering news and stories.
The Guide to Expertise, which was launched in 2015, was awarded gold in the Education Communications Campaign. The campaign brings together media-friendly experts from the University of Derby to provide comment on everything from zombies and daydreaming to law and politics.
The Guide also provides additional information about the University, its facilities and staff. Each expert is listed under the College or Department they work in, along with a short biography.


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Minnesota Aurora looks to upgrade program in 2024
By Kevin Reichard on October 25, 2022 in NWSL, USL Super League, USL W League
With the team committed to the pre-professional USL W League in 2023, leadership of Minnesota Aurora is planning a move to the professional ranks—NWSL or USL Super League—for 2024 and beyond. (more…)
Big crowds greet 2022 NWSL playoffs
By Kevin Reichard on October 18, 2022 in NWSL
We saw record-setting crowds to launch the 2022 NWSL playoffs, with Houston Dash setting one new league playoff attendance record, only to see it broken later the same day by San Diego Wave. (more…)
Meet the project leads and designers behind new KC Current stadium
By Jarah Wright on September 21, 2022 in NWSL
Setting a new bar for women's sports. That's the goal for KC Current's new home, as the team gets ready to break ground on a new facility set to be the first soccer stadium purpose-built for a women's pro team. (more…)
San Diego Wave sets NWSL attendance record
By Kevin Reichard on September 21, 2022 in NWSL
Big weekend for both the San Diego Wave Fútbol Club and the National Women's Soccer League, as the team's debut in new home Snapdragon Stadium drew 32,000 fans and set a new NWSL attendance record. (more…)
New KC Current stadium groundbreaking set for October
By Soccer Stadium Digest Editors on September 6, 2022 in NWSL
Groundbreaking for the new KC Current stadium has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, as the NWSL squad releases three new renderings for the waterfront facility. (more…)
Will Arctos investment bring back Utah Royals?
By Kevin Reichard on August 22, 2022 in NWSL
Arctos Sports Partners is investing in Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) with the express purpose of bringing a third pro sports franchise to Utah—with the wide assumption being this represents the return of NWSL's Utah Royals. (more…)
Team: New KC Current waterfront stadium should generate $60M in total spending
By Kevin Reichard on July 27, 2022 in NWSL
A new KC Current waterfront stadium is expected to generate $60 million in total direct, indirect, and induced spending, according to an economic study presented to the Missouri Development Finance Board. (more…)
PNC Stadium upgrades unveiled
By Kevin Reichard on June 24, 2022 in MLS, NWSL
Houston Dynamo (MLS) and Houston Dash (NWSL) owner Ted Segal announced another major round of PNC Stadium upgrades, including mesh seating and an expanded club. (more…)
New KC Current stadium renderings released
By Kevin Reichard on June 6, 2022 in NWSL
We have some new KC Current stadium renderings, as the NWSL team pursues a privately financed facility on the east end of the Berkley Riverfront in Kansas City, Missouri. (more…)
Allison Howard new KC Current president
By Soccer Stadium Digest Editors on May 24, 2022 in NWSL
Big hire for Kansas City Current (NWSL), as Allison Howard is the team's new president after spending the last five years as Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. (more…)


Gwinnett Majic is returning for a winter mini season in the IBA! Tryouts will be September 6 and location will be announced soon. We will have another tryout Sept 20 or 27th in or around Gwinnett Area. Details will be updated soon.
The Gwinnett Majic were 2009,2010 and 2011 World Basketball Champions and are returning after a two year break.
Gwinnett Majic first tryout will be Sat Sept 6th hosted by The Rebound Doctor and Majic coaches.
Visit www.rebounddr.net for more info.
What- Tryout for a Minor/ Pro Team Gwinnett Majic 2009,2010 and 2011 WBA Champions. Will be joining the IBA www.ibaball.net (4 game winter season and full spring season) first game is Nov 15th.


Advent Thoughts: The Christmas Festival in the Changing Course of Time by Rudolf Steiner — We ran thoughts from this lecture last year at this time to help us create a mood that is in keeping with the Advent season, and we feel that it can be helpful again this year.
The Glyph of Scorpio, by Donna Kellum. Once again Donna's work helps to connect us to our time of year.
Portland Branch Calendar: Wow! Check the calendar for the many creative and inspirational activities we have coming up between now and February. Coming right up – Advent readings. And two new study groups – one on Steiner's Leading Thoughts, the other taking up his lectures on World Economy.
Event Fliers: Weleda Remedies and How to Use Them, with Weleda's head pharmacist Petra Augenstein;The Meeting of the Great Polarities: Then & Now with Lynn Jericho; The Incarnation of the Logos performed by Glenn Williamson; and November Christian Community Events with Reverend Sanford Miller.


With the 2018 calendar year winding down, the excitement for BronyCon 2019 is only just starting! Our team has been hard at work and we're excited to announce the launch of our full fledged website, the opening of activity applications, and our staff applications also going live.
Firstly, we're happy to announce the launch of our 2019 website! Updated information regarding the convention can be at bronycon.org including policies, information on sponsor badge tiers, FAQs, and other helpful information. News such as Guests of Honor announcements and applications will be posted here when released as well.
In fact, today we are also launching our activity application form for BronyCon next August! Individuals who have ideas for panels or activities they'd like to organize for next August can submit their idea at bronycon.org#events. We're always looking for new and interesting ideas for our attendees to enjoy.
Finally, some of BronyCon's volunteer applications are now live for those looking to lend a helping hand! Multiple departments are looking for new team members for the 2019 convention including VIP Relations, Chief of Staff, Security, and more. Those interested in applying can visit bronycon.org/about#volunteer for more information and links to the forms. More departments will also be adding their applications over time as well.
This entry was posted in CON STARS on December 4, 2018 by Justin S..


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US Market Open: New virus strain spooks markets
Joshua Warner December 21, 2020 8:30 PM
US markets are set to follow European indices sharply lower as a new strain of the coronavirus prompts fears over the global economic recovery.
US markets are set to open sharply lower today, following the heavy losses seen by European indices.
Concerns that a new strain of the coronavirus could hamper the global economic recovery are overshadowing a breakthrough with the new US fiscal stimulus package.
In forex, the dollar has strengthened against both the pound and the euro as investors seek safer currencies.
Oil prices have fallen over 4% as the outlook for demand soured on virus fears.
US indices to open lower as virus fears kick-in
The S&P 500 is called to open 1.9% lower at 3650.1 after ending last week at 3720.4.
The Dow Jones is set to open 1.7% lower at 29744.5 from 30253.5 at the close of play on Friday.
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European indices fall sharply
The Euro STOXX Index traded at 3445.5 at midday, down 2.9% from 3549.2 at the end of last week.
France's CAC 40 was down 2.4% at 5381.8 from 5513.0, while Germany's DAX had shed 3.1% at 13246.5 from 13677.1 at the close on Friday.
Meanwhile, over the Channel, the FTSE 100 was trading 2.2% lower at 6378.8 from 6520.0.
New strain of virus threatens economic recovery
A new variant of the coronavirus that is thought to be more transmissible than previous versions has spooked markets with fears that it could derail the world's economic recovery. It has poured cold water on hopes that the introduction of vaccines would spur a quicker recovery and reinforced the idea that tough lockdown measures will be needed well into 2021.
Attention is on the UK, which has had travel restrictions imposed by several countries after health secretary Matt Hancock warned the new variant was getting 'out of control'. France has closed its border with the UK, although it is reported to be working on new health protocols to 'ensure that movement from the UK can resume'.
Several other countries – including Germany, Italy, Ireland, Turkey, India, Hong Kong and Canada – have also stopped incoming flights from the UK.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson is to chair an emergency Cobra meeting today, while the European Union is also meeting to discuss their joint approach to the issue.
New $900 billion stimulus package agreed
A new $900 billion economic stimulus package was agreed by politicians in the US late last week, just hours before existing funding was due to run out and plunge the country into a government shutdown. The new package replaces the $2.2 trillion package introduced in March, when the coronavirus began to ravage the economy.
The package includes cheques for those that have fallen on hard times because of the pandemic and further funding for businesses in trouble, as well as money to cover the cost of vaccinating its huge population.
The agreement is significant and is expected to be passed by both houses of Congress when votes are cast later today. If approved, it would then be signed-off by outgoing president Donald Trump.
US airlines set to secure $15 billion lifeline
US airline stocks are to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the new stimulus package as they are to receive another $15 billion in payroll assistance so they can bring back 32,000 furloughed workers, according to reports from Reuters. It is part of $45 billion worth of support earmarked for the transportation sector as a whole.
Forex: Investors flock to dollar safety
GBP/USD traded at 1.36290 at midday, down 1.9% from 1.35315 at the end of trade last week.
EUR/USD was down 0.7% at 1.21718 from 1.22524 at Friday's close.
Meanwhile, uncertainty over Brexit and the isolation of the UK by other countries weighed on sterling against the euro, as EUR/GBP rallied 1.3% to 0.91768 from 0.90623.
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Commodities: Oil slips back below $50 on virus fears
Oil prices climbed to their highest level since early March last Friday but started to lose ground as markets fear another surge in coronavirus cases will hamper the recovery in demand for oil, overriding hope provided by the rollout of vaccines.
Brent slipped below the $50 threshold and traded at $49.83 at midday, down 4.6% from $52.24 at the end of last week, while WTI shed the same amount to trade at $46.95 versus $49.20.
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Gold also slipped to $1874 per ounce from $1880 at the end of play on Friday.
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The economic calendar is light for the rest of the day. The Chicago Fed national activity index is at 1330 GMT, while preliminary consumer confidence data for the eurozone is due at 1500 GMT.
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The color steel coil is a kind of composite material called color coated steel plate, which is made of organic coating on the production line after continuous surface degreasing and phosphating and other chemical coating treatment, and coated with organic coating. Color steel coil is a kind of composite material, which has both steel plate and organic material. The existing steel plate has mechanical strength and easy forming performance, and organic material has good decoration and corrosion resistance.
The coating types of color steel coilcan be divided into: polyester (PE), silicon modified polyester (SMP), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), high weather resistant polyester (HDP), clinker sol.
Color steel materials are divided into five categories: packaging, household appliances, building materials, optical materials and decorative materials. Among them, home appliances color steel material technology is the best, the most sophisticated, the highest production requirements.
1. with high quality substrates, the requirements for the surface, shape and size accuracy of the substrate are all higher and higher, and the hot galvanized steel rolls, such as small zinc flattened hot-dip galvanized steel rolls and no zinc flattened hot-dip galvanized steel rolls in time, are used outdoors.
2. the improvement of pretreatment technology and pretreatment liquid, low number of equipment, low cost become the mainstream technology, and continuously improve the stability, corrosion resistance and environmental protection performance of the pretreatment liquid.
3. the development of the re coating, the improvement of the general polyester, polyvinylidene 4.(PVDF) and the plastic sol, the super color reproducibility, anti ultraviolet, sulfur dioxide and corrosion resistance, and the development of the functional coatings, such as pollution resistance and heat absorption.
5 the unit equipment is more perfect. Such as the use of new welding machine, new roller coating machine, improve curing oven, configure advanced automation instruments.
Fifthly, because the cold embossing cost is lower than the hot embossing, it has the characteristics of beautiful, three-dimensional and high strength, so that the cold embossing peanut production technology has become a development trend.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Navy released online Nov. 3 its recently-published, two-volume history of U.S. naval aviation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Navy released online Nov. 4 its recently-published, two-volume history of U.S. naval aviation.
United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 by Mark L. Evans and Roy A. Grossnick (2015, ISBN 978-0-945274-87-2, hardback, two volumes) is the Naval History and Heritage Command's fourth update to the original history which was initiated in 1960. That first issue celebrated the first 50 years of United States naval aviation and this two-volume set commemorates the centenary.
Previous editions have proved an invaluable first-stop research tool to aviation, naval, and military historians. This latest update breaks U.S. naval aviation history into two volumes: Chronology and Statistics. Both have greatly increased content over the previous version beyond simply including years not previously covered. New and expanded research makes these the definitive volumes on U.S. naval aviation's first century.
This and other free Naval History and Heritage Command publications can be found at: http://www.history.navy.mil/research/publications/publications-by-subject.html.
Mark L. Evans is a Navy veteran and historian who researches and writes the histories of the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships for the Naval History and Heritage Command. His professional writing also includes several books: The Most Illustrious Name The USS Enterprise (CVN-65); Volume I of United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 (with Roy A. Grossnick); and Great World War II Battles in the Arctic; as well as numerous papers and articles. He resides in Virginia.
Roy A. Grossnick, former head of the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, is a Navy veteran and holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point and Madison. He is a recipient of the Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature for creating the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons series and authoring the first volume in 1995. Mr. Grossnick worked on the third edition of United States Naval Aviation, 1910–1980, and was the guiding author for the 1910–1995 update. After his retirement in 2008, he continued to work for the command as a historian/archivist consultant and is responsible for researching and updating Volume II, the statistics for United States Naval Aviation, 1910–2010.


Previous studies have estimated the "human capital depreciation" of women re-entering the work force after voluntary, lengthy interruptions. Those studies have found reduced real wages and furthermore the decrease is positively related to the length of the interruption. Upon re-entry, however, real wages grow rapidly as human capital is restored. This paper develops a model of the wage histories of dislocated workers. Similar to labor force re-entrants, those dislocated workers who become re-employed would experience wages below their final wage prior to dislocation and the decrease should be associated with the length of dislocation. However, the model suggests that since the career disruptions are involuntary and since occupational shifts generally occur, recovery will not be rapid nor complete. The model is estimated with data from a sample of workers in Ohio who had been dislocated and received services under Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). This data set has the limitation that the observations are for workers who chose to receive services, but it also has the advantage that the effects of a variety of training interventions on outcomes can be determined.


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Microplecostomus forestii – gatunek małej słodkowodnej ryby sumokształtnej z rodziny zbrojnikowatych (Loricariidae), jedyny przedstawiciel rodzaju Microplecostomus.

Zasięg występowania i środowisko
Gatunek opisany naukowo przez Silvę, Roxo, Ochoę & Oliveirę w 2016 z Brazylii. Endemit, zasięg jego występowania obejmuje 2 dopływy rzeki Tocantizinho w stanie Goiás w środkowej Brazylii. Ryby złowione zostały w płytkich, szybko płynących, czystych wodach o głębokości około 0,5 m, z podłożem skalnym, na obszarach płaskiego terenu.

Cechy charakterystyczne
M. forestii różni się od innych zbrojników obecnością 3 przerośniętych odontod na bokach ciała dojrzałych samców oraz pozbawionym odontod dużym obszarem wokół pyska. Poza tym od wielu innych rodzajów odróżnia go kombinacja takich cech jak obecność kila na grzbietowej części trzonu ogonowego, elipsoidalny przekrój tego trzonu, brak płytek kostnych na brzuchu oraz kilka innych cech, w tym uzębienia.

Dorosłe osobniki tego gatunku osiągają 3,8 cm długości standardowej (SL).

Systematyka
Autorzy nazwy nowego rodzaju umieścili go w obrębie podrodziny Neoplecostominae, jednak późniejsze badania filogenetyczne wykazały, że para rodzajów Microplecostomus i Nannoplecostomus stanowi takson siostrzany dla kladu podrodzin (Neoplecostominae + Hypoptopomatinae). Obydwa rodzaje pozostają w niejasnej pozycji taksonomicznej (incertae sedis) w obrębie zbrojnikowatych.

Etymologia
Nazwa rodzajowa Microplecostomus pochodzi od greckiego słowa mikrós (mały) i Plecostomus (dawna nazwa rodzaju Hypostomus). Epitet gatunkowy forestii honoruje brazylijskego ichtiologa Fausto Foresti.

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Floreat Etona! est une toile de l'artiste britannique Elizabeth Thompson (dite Lady Butler), peinte en 1882. Le titre représente la devise du Collège d'Eton et la toile un incident survenu lors de la Première guerre des Boers en 1881.

L'œuvre représente le Lieutenant Robert Elwes qui est tué lors de la bataille de Laing's Nek le 28 janvier 1881. L'armée britannique tentant un passage dans les montagnes du Drakensberg, auquel prenait par Elwes, en chargeant à travers les défenses des Boers. Il est reporté que Elwes, ancien étudiant du Collège d'Eton, aurait dit à un autre officier, également d'Eton: Come along Monck! Floreat Etona! We must be in the front rank!, immédiatement avant d'être tué parmi les 83 soldats tués et 11 blessés de cet assaut.

La peinture illustre deux officiers de cavaleries britanniques, en uniforme bleu et sabre au poing, dirigeant l'infanterie en rouge. Le cheval de droite en train trébucher avec Monck et celui du centre conduit par Elwes. Les étandards sont visibles en arrière-plan, cette bataille sera la dernière où ceux-ci seront visibles en action, et à ceux-ci s'ajoute les montagnes plates de la bataille de Majuba dans le Natal.

La toile mesure 84,4 par 78,1 cm et sera exposée à l'Exposition d'été de la Royal Academy en 1882. Malheureusement pour Lady Butler, la toile ne sera pas un succès en raison entre autres du fait qu'elle ne représente que la défaite d'un incident mineur d'une guerre suivie avec peu d'intérêt. De plus, certains critiques trouvaient la toile trop sentimentale.

Elle est vendue par Christie's à Londres en juin 2007 pour  £.

Notes et références

  Christies, June 2007
  The Transvaal Rebellion: The First Boer War, 1880-1881, John Laband, p. 1-2, 8
  Imperialism and Popular Culture, edited by John M. MacKenzie, p. 66-67

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Tableau réalisé en 1882
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At MWC 2018 different brands are showing their devices. Yesterday, Samsung Launched the Galaxy S9 devices. And today Sony unveiled the Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ2 Compact. Both the devices are Sony's next-gen smartphones and their headlining features are 18:9 aspect ratio displays (a first for the company) and latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset.
As the name suggests, the Xperia XZ2 is the successor to the Xperia XZ1, which launched at IFA 2017. The device come with Sony's new Ambient Flow design language, marking a shift away from the Omnibalance design the company introduced with the Xperia Z in 2013. Till these two devices, Sony's phones have been characterized by large bezels and squared-off corners but the Xperia XZ2 is different.
The flagship smartphone has an 18:9 aspect ratio with significantly reduced bezels compared to previous Sony phones. However, it's a substantial improvement over the Xperia XZ1.
The Xperia XZ2's front is featured by a 5.7-inch TRILUMINOS Full HD+ (2160 x 1440) LCD HDR-compliant display with the trending 18:9 aspect ratio. Though, the display is only slightly wider than the Xperia XZ1's screen but it's 18:9. Most smartphone manufacturers have opted to use 6-inch 18:9 displays in their flagship smartphones, but the Xperia XZ2's display size matches that of the LG G6.
The flagship device takes full benefit of the display's HDR compliance with Sony's Advanced X-Reality engine, which up-converts non-HDR downloaded and streaming videos to "HDR quality".
The Xperia XZ2 come with an aluminum frame, shielding with 3D Corning Gorilla Glass, curved corners, and a dedicated shutter key- positioned below the power button and volume rocker on the right-hand side of the device. The Xperia XZ2's single rear camera is centered at the rear, and the phone's fingerprint sensor is in the middle with an unconventional spot. After so many years of integrating the fingerprint sensor into the power button on its devices, Sony decided to move the sensor to the back, starting with the Xperia XA2 and the Xperia XA2 Ultra.
When it comes to the camera- the Xperia XZ2 sticks with a single Motion Eye configuration, and the specifications of the rear camera are the same as the Xperia XZ Premium and the Xperia XZ1. It has a 19MP Exmor RS shooter with a 1/2.3-inch sensor size, f/2.0 aperture, phase detection and laser autofocus, an LED flash, predictive hybrid autofocus, and 5-axis stabilization. It can capture HDR video in 4K (which Sony claims is a world's first), 720p, 1080p at 960 FPS.
The front is a 5MP snapper with f/2.2 aperture. It supports 3D Creator, Sony's 3D model-scanning app-lets you to record Animoji. The app isn't new in itself rather it's an upgraded version applies post-processing to improve the quality of scans and allows you to share them directly to your Facebook timeline.
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The XZ2 Compact doesn't look like its bigger brother. The XZ2 Compact features an anti-scratch polycarbonate back panel with a "frosted glass-like" finish and "anti-twist" aluminum frame. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the back, just like the Xperia XZ2. The placement of the camera is different in this device – specifically, the LED flash is moved to the left-hand side of the camera rather than above it.
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Q: How to monitor registry accessing? [C#] I have a C# Service running as LocalSystem (lets call it Serv.exe), and I need this service to monitor all registry accessing.
Specifically whenever a call to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software*.* is made by any of the processes it launches I need to catch that call (either a change or simply accessing) so that I can redirect it accordingly - I know of the CHANGE events but what about just accessing the registry to get a value?
The reasoning (incase someone has a better suggestions - which I would more then welcome) - the Service is running under LocalSystem which has its own HKEY_CURRENT_USER but this service is used to install software in the background of a logged-on user - so when this software is installed  it may try to affect the HKEY_CURRENT_USER of the USER itself (which is fine) - so I need to ensure that these changes are reflected to the USER and not the LocalSystem account.
Any advice, help, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,

A: Use Sysinternals Process Monitor if you just want to see what is going on.
Redirection is complex; you'll need to hook APIs with a library like Detours, but the license to use it in production is expen$ive.  That said, Process Monitor is still useful to ensure that your API hooks are doing the right thing.
Do the processes launched by your service need to continue to run as LocalSystem?  If not, try CreateProcessAsUser to get the process created under the appropriate account.
If your needs are simpler, such as getting a carelessly written app to run without write access to HKLM, the Application Compatibility Toolkit may be the ticket.
Unfortunately, installation is the nastiest case of all.  You may need to resort to the clumsy hack of having your service add the user to the Administrators group, launch the installer with CreateProcessAsUser, then remove the user from the Administrators group again once the process is launched, similar to Aaron Margosis's MakeMeAdmin script.
If the installer is that bad, you may have better luck collecting the necessary HKCU registry settings (use Process Monitor, or reg export HKCU before and after installation and diff them) into a .reg file, and cobble up some sort of startup script that imports the registry entries on login (and leaves a breadcrumb so it doesn't re-run for the same user and overwrite their settings).  I've used this approach for specialty applications that insist on keeping everything in HKCU.
If you don't mind digging down into undocumented depths, your service running as LocalSystem can do some complicated hocus-pocus involving essentially undocumented APIs like ZwCreateToken to run the installer in the user's session with the local Administrators group added.  This also has some limitations -- for example, a token created without a password will not have network credentials.

A: You could use WMI queries.  Here is an example.

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Dreaming of Africa
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The Bee-eaters of Africa
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My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! In this post, I'd like to focus on a small selection of South Africa's special endemic birds. South Africa's national bird is the Blue Crane. A dancing Blue Crane , South Africa's national bird.
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text:
#include "bench/Benchmark.h"
#include "include/core/SkPath.h"
#include "include/core/SkShader.h"
#include "include/core/SkString.h"
#include "include/pathops/SkPathOps.h"
#include "include/private/SkTArray.h"
#include "include/utils/SkRandom.h"

class PathOpsBench : public Benchmark {
    SkString    fName;
    SkPath      fPath1, fPath2;
    SkPathOp    fOp;

public:
    PathOpsBench(const char suffix[], SkPathOp op) : fOp(op) {
        fName.printf("pathops_%s", suffix);

        fPath1.addOval({-10, -20, 10, 20});
        fPath2.addOval({-20, -10, 20, 10});
    }

    bool isSuitableFor(Backend backend) override {
        return backend == kNonRendering_Backend;
    }

protected:
    const char* onGetName() override {
        return fName.c_str();
    }

    void onDraw(int loops, SkCanvas* canvas) override {
        for (int i = 0; i < loops; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 1000; ++j) {
                SkPath result;
                Op(fPath1, fPath2, fOp, &result);
            }
        }
    }

private:
    using INHERITED = Benchmark;
};

class PathOpsSimplifyBench : public Benchmark {
    SkString    fName;
    SkPath      fPath;

public:
    PathOpsSimplifyBench(const char suffix[], const SkPath& path) : fPath(path) {
        fName.printf("pathops_simplify_%s", suffix);
    }

    bool isSuitableFor(Backend backend) override {
        return backend == kNonRendering_Backend;
    }

protected:
    const char* onGetName() override {
        return fName.c_str();
    }

    void onDraw(int loops, SkCanvas* canvas) override {
        for (int i = 0; i < loops; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 100; ++j) {
                SkPath result;
                Simplify(fPath, &result);
            }
        }
    }

private:
    using INHERITED = Benchmark;
};
DEF_BENCH( return new PathOpsBench("sect", kIntersect_SkPathOp); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathOpsBench("join", kUnion_SkPathOp); )

static SkPath makerects() {
    SkRandom rand;
    SkPath path;
    SkScalar scale = 100;
    for (int i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
        SkScalar x = rand.nextUScalar1() * scale;
        SkScalar y = rand.nextUScalar1() * scale;
        path.addRect({x, y, x + scale, y + scale});
    }
    return path;
}
DEF_BENCH( return new PathOpsSimplifyBench("rects", makerects()); )

#include "include/core/SkPathBuilder.h"

template <size_t N> struct ArrayPath {
    SkPoint fPts[N];
    uint8_t fVbs[N];
    int fPIndex = 0, fVIndex = 0;

    void moveTo(float x, float y) {
        fVbs[fVIndex++] = (uint8_t)SkPathVerb::kMove;
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x, y};
    }
    void lineTo(float x, float y) {
        fVbs[fVIndex++] = (uint8_t)SkPathVerb::kLine;
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x, y};
    }
    void quadTo(float x, float y, float x1, float y1) {
        fVbs[fVIndex++] = (uint8_t)SkPathVerb::kQuad;
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x, y};
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x1, y1};
    }
    void cubicTo(float x, float y, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2) {
        fVbs[fVIndex++] = (uint8_t)SkPathVerb::kCubic;
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x, y};
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x1, y1};
        fPts[fPIndex++] = {x2, y2};
    }
    void incReserve(int) {}
};

template <typename T> void run_builder(T& b, bool useReserve, int N) {
    if (useReserve) {
        b.incReserve(N * 12);
    }

    float x = 0, y = 0;
    b.moveTo(x, y);
    for (int i = 1; i < N; ++i) {
        b.lineTo(x, y);
        b.quadTo(x, y, x, y);
        b.cubicTo(x, y, x, y, x, y);
    }
}

enum class MakeType {
    kPath,
    kSnapshot,
    kDetach,
    kArray,
};

class PathBuilderBench : public Benchmark {
    SkString    fName;
    MakeType    fMakeType;
    bool        fUseReserve;

    enum { N = 100 };
    ArrayPath<N*12> fArrays;

public:
    PathBuilderBench(MakeType mt, bool reserve) : fMakeType(mt), fUseReserve(reserve) {
        const char* typenames[] = { "path", "snapshot", "detach", "arrays" };

        fName.printf("makepath_%s_%s", typenames[(int)mt], reserve ? "reserve" : "noreserve");
    }

    bool isSuitableFor(Backend backend) override {
        return backend == kNonRendering_Backend;
    }

protected:
    const char* onGetName() override {
        return fName.c_str();
    }

    void onDelayedSetup() override {
        run_builder(fArrays, false, N);
    }

    SkPath build() {
        switch (fMakeType) {
            case MakeType::kSnapshot:
            case MakeType::kDetach: {
                SkPathBuilder b;
                run_builder(b, fUseReserve, N);
                return MakeType::kSnapshot == fMakeType ? b.snapshot() : b.detach();
            }
            case MakeType::kPath: {
                SkPath p;
                run_builder(p, fUseReserve, N);
                return p;
            }
            case MakeType::kArray: {
            //    ArrayPath<N*12> arrays;
            //    run_builder(arrays, false, N);
                return SkPath::Make(fArrays.fPts, fArrays.fPIndex,
                                    fArrays.fVbs, fArrays.fVIndex,
                                    nullptr, 0, SkPathFillType::kWinding);
            }
        }
        return SkPath();
    }

    void onDraw(int loops, SkCanvas* canvas) override {
        for (int i = 0; i < loops; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < 100; ++j) {
                SkPath result = this->build();
                // force bounds calc as part of the test
                if (!result.getBounds().isFinite()) {
                    SkDebugf("should never get here!\n");
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
    }

private:
    using INHERITED = Benchmark;
};
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kPath, false); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kSnapshot, false); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kDetach, false); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kPath, true); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kSnapshot, true); )
DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kDetach, true); )

DEF_BENCH( return new PathBuilderBench(MakeType::kArray, true); )