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LonerMag
No Cartrdige and Alternative Funding
December 9, 2017 December 11, 2017
What if you had a great idea but nobody with the cash and influence to make it happen agreed? What if you had something interesting to say but no editor would give you the space to say it without chopping it into a numbered list? You might start a YouTube channel or a blog, publish an indie magazine, or get together some like-minded friends and put out a podcast.
Maybe your idea isn't for everyone. Maybe it's for a niche market of enthusiasts, or maybe you're not big on self-promotion and struggle with plugging away to build your audience. Plenty of people find themselves here. They might pour so many hours of their lives into a project it's like a second job, and at the end of it all, they still need to eat. They still need to pay the bills. Starting a YouTube channel, for example, is all well and good, but it can take many tens of thousands of views or more to make back your investment of labour. Plenty of people strain for years to scrape together a few thousand people who like their stuff. It's a gargantuan effort in the overcrowded forum of ideas. Most of them will do this in addition to their day job, sacrificing free time and sleep only to have the world fold its arms and tell them that a few thousand isn't enough; come back when you've got an army of adoring followers.
It doesn't seem unreasonable to say that if even just a thousand people think you do great work, you probably ought to be able to make a living from it. Let's use YouTube for the sake of argument again. When an individual ad on your video nets you a fraction of a cent, people will use adblock anyway, and with YouTube demonetising content that's not sterile enough to appeal to every advertiser, it seems futile to even try. Or if an editor will pass your work over for something safer and more pedestrian, or you're simply not established enough for them to care, what can you do?
Crowdfunding doesn't need much introduction at this point. Plenty of products, movies, games, animations, and a mind-boggling array of other stuff, exists because of Kickstarter and its cousin services like Indiegogo. It's a way to prove your idea is good enough for people to pony up before it's made. Ideally, that will be enough people to get the project off the ground.
Often these sorts of services still favour the fortunate few with enough capital to begin with, and enough existing renown to generate buzz. Alternatives like Patreon, that function on a kind of subscription basis, allow creators to live off their work with a relatively small audience, or at least to meaningfully supplement their regular income with regular user-donations. Most of all it's a way for weird ideas and approaches to find their niche in a marketplace of ideas that favours safe, easy ones and a media ecosystem that thrives on easily-digestible top tens, star-ratings and thin comment pieces.
There's strange, wonderful stuff out there and it all takes time and effort to make. Take RagnarRox, who picks apart fictional monsters to see what inspired them and showcases forgotten old games that were ahead of their time or otherwise noteworthy. You might have got a taste further up in his Baba Yaga video.
Or take Hbomberguy, who produces a mix of comedic video essays on politics, science, movies, and videogames. The latter of which he approaches in a thoughtful, analytical fashion not typical of videogames coverage. It's part of a growing trend of critics examining games in a considered, often literary way that's usually reserved for classic novels and arthouse movies. You have SolePorpoise, Joseph Anderson and Trevor Strunk, to name a few more.
I was lucky enough to get Trevor to talk about his experience of using alternative funding to help make a living off a kind of criticism that's rarely given a space in regular games media and how a professor with a PhD in English and an academic background in American literature ends up critiquing videogames with the same aesthetic approach reserved for classic novels.
How did you decide to approach using Patreon/crowdfunding as a model for financing your work?
I started using Patreon in earnest because I had such a difficult time finding work in the academic sphere, but I started using it initially because I wanted to go deeper into videogame research and needed a fund for that. I thought (and I guess I was right) that people would fund some of my writing on a monthly basis. I'd say I started them based on the success of podcasts like Chapo Trap House, but I started my Patreon around the same time as them. I mainly saw it as a financial hedge for research. The podcast push happened later, and was definitely a more focused attempt to develop an income. In that way it was pretty organic from "stipend" to "salary."
Do you think it would be possible to finance your work under a more traditional model? I'm thinking here specifically of whether you feel crowdfunding or direct donations from your audience allows you a platform to produce content that traditional outlets might not take a risk on.
I definitely think crowdfunding is the only way this kind of work would be produced. Well, at least by me; Austin Walker does Waypoint's podcast and is paid by VICE, and there are always the McElroy's. But when I started the podcast, I found that there was a pretty hard pushback against critical work in videogame writing; as a result, I thought (and I still think) that I just needed to produce the work before people knew they wanted it. I could've definitely produced it for free, which is the classic podcast model, but I don't know how much I would have been able to produce for free before falling off a bit.
Is there a greater sense of freedom with regards to what you feel you can cover or the way it can be covered?
For sure. I kind of covered the larger end of this in the previous question, but I also feel like I don't have to hold back or soft peddle any of my stronger critical stances. What I found when writing on digital humanities in the academy was that people were pretty hesitant to publish anything critical of the current discourse, which I was. I definitely don't have to worry about that now with No Cartridge.
What's the experience of being completely beholden to your audience as an individual, rather than as part of an organisation, such as might be the case if a website or magazine were publishing/commissioning your work?
It's good and bad. The good part is that I can determine the direction of the project and change it for audience requests, or, as sometimes is the case, not change it. A lot of the introduction of guests and recurring themes/approaches have been laid in by audience approval. But that also makes it a pretty heavy responsibility – you can feel like you have 200 bosses instead of just one or two. People are very generous, but I get worried I'm not holding up my end of the deal. To get a bit theoretical, this is the capitalist impulse behind crowd funding: you take on your work as a raison d'être as opposed to a part of your life. I'm happy to be doing it for my audience, but the systemic problems are a bit troubling.
Your work in videogame criticism and analysis has a distinctly literary approach that's rarely appeared in videogame criticism until recently. I'm not familiar with your work outside of No Cartridge, and I'm interested as to whether you see your approach to videogame criticism specifically as a result of your background in American literature?
Yeah, absolutely — the whole approach to videogames was born out of a chapter of my dissertation. And that itself was born out of a feeling that videogames are important current texts, but they were being covered as media or cultural oddities. So, since I wasn't super happy with the way the academy was handling them and I was even less pleased with popular coverage, I kind of forged my own serious aesthetic approach to it. No Cartridge is basically me committing to that approach as a much larger project — I'm glad the lineage shows it!
Many people that I've seen adopting a similar approach also opt for Patreon or similar donation-based models. Do you think that's because there's not a large market for this sort of analysis, or do you see this more literary style as something that's gaining traction in the mainstream?
I think this is honestly a symptom of the academy changing. Where my work would've ended up even 10 or 15 years ago would be in a classroom or in a peer-reviewed journal. But there are so few jobs anymore in the academy, and most of them are lecturer positions that privilege teaching to the point that research is out of the question (I have one of these jobs too, and can attest). Since the academy isn't really publishing the work anymore or hiring the people, it's up to scholars who want to keep pursuing it to find their own way of being serious academics outside of an academic patronage system. Add to that that traditional media is very unwilling to take a chance on something that doesn't have easy click projections, and Patreon is really the best bet. It allows me, personally, to demonstrate proof of concept and also keep developing my own stance while still getting some money for sustaining the project and myself. I hope it's gaining traction in the mainstream though — people do seem to think NC is filling a gap, which is gratifying anyway!
Do you see your work as in some sense filling a niche within the ecosystem, or do you approach it more from the perspective that this sort of critical analysis ought to be the norm?
I think it's filling a niche for sure, but to me that's more justifying its market share. To my mind, there's of course room for super casual or market-based analysis of games – reviews and such – but I think there has to be a careful and consistent approach to games that is aesthetic and literary. I'm sure I'm not in the majority in thinking that, but hopefully that's changing!
I had every intention of giving Trevor the last word on this, but recent events warrant some disclaimers. These services aren't perfect. Kickstarter and IndieGogo have the problems mentioned earlier: it's just not easy to generate interest unless you have an existing audience. Not everyone is going to take a chance on an unproven company or creator. More prescient, however, is the controversy Patreon have stirred up in just the last week. In short they're shifting transaction fees from creators to backers – the consumers who are pledging to creators.
Many feel that the changes to their transaction model are not only bad for backers and thus bad in the long-term for creators, but a veiled attempt to increase Patreon's profits. The new system will be demonstrably worse for people pledging small amounts to several projects, and the consensus among users on both sides of the equation is that this will hurt smaller creators especially. It's a disappointing move for a company that's become the face of alternative funding for independent writers and content-creators.
You can find Trevor's work on No Cartridge here and follow him on Twitter here.
Tagged: Games, hbomberguy, kickstarter, movies, no cartridge, patreon, ragnarrox, soleporpoise, youtube
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Lone GOP rep blocks disaster aid bill in surprise move
By Judson Berger, Chad Pergram
A lone Republican congressman single-handedly stalled a $19 billion disaster aid bill that lawmakers had expected to pass before the Memorial Day weekend.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy took to the House floor late Friday morning to object when lawmakers tried to approve the legislation using a fast-track tactic, with many members of Congress already gone for the holiday.
SENATE PASSES DISASTER AID BILL
"If I do not object, Congress will have passed a bill with $19 billion without being here to vote on it," Roy said.
Railing against the "swamp," Roy objected to speeding the measure through a nearly-empty chamber, complained it wasn't paid for and challenged a decision not to include President Trump's $4.5 billion request for dealing with the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Under House rules, it only took one opposing member to derail the vote. The package likely will now be delayed at least until early June.
Democrats slammed Roy in response. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., called the turn of events "tragic."
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., said in a statement it is "deeply disappointing that House Republicans are now making disaster victims wait even longer to get the help they need."
The surprise development comes after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation Thursday afternoon to help several states and Puerto Rico recover from hurricanes, floods and wildfires – this, after Trump himself backed off from his demand that border security money be added.
Senators had passed the measure on an 85-8 vote; eight Republicans opposed it. Trump then said he would sign the measure, tweeting: "The U.S. Senate has just approved a 19 Billion Dollar Disaster Relief Bill, with my total approval. Great!"
Much of the money would go to Trump strongholds such as the Florida Panhandle, rural Georgia and North Carolina, and Iowa and Nebraska. Several military facilities would receive money to rebuild, including Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
The legislation is crucial to states still reeling from devastating hurricanes over the past two years and epic flooding. It would provide over $600 million in nutrition assistance and $304 million in aid for Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Fox News' Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lone-gop-rep-blocks-disaster-aid-bill-in-surprise-move

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CosmosFrontier.com » Astronomy » The Stars » Exoplanets
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet beyond the Solar System. As of February 2008, 276 exoplanets have been detected. The vast majority were detected through various indirect methods rather than actual imaging. Most of them are massive giant planets likely to resemble Jupiter.
Extrasolar planets became a subject of scientific investigation in the mid-19th century. Astronomers generally supposed that some existed, it was not known how common they were and how similar they were to the planets of the Solar System. The first confirmed detections were made in the 1990s; since 2000, more than 15 have been discovered every year, and the most in 2007 so far. Now it is estimated that at least 10% of sun-like stars have planets, and the true proportion may be much higher. The discovery of extrasolar planets further raises the question of whether some might support extraterrestrial life.
Currently Gliese 581 d, the third planet of the red dwarf star Gliese 581 (approximately 20 light years from Earth), appears to be the best example yet discovered of a possible terrestrial exoplanet which orbits close to the habitable zone of space surrounding its star. Going by strict terms, it appears to reside outside the "Goldilocks Zone", but the greenhouse effect may raise the planet's surface temperature to that which would support liquid water.
Detection Methods
Planets are extremely faint light sources compared to their parent stars. At visible wavelengths, they usually have less than a millionth of their parent star's brightness. In addition to the intrinsic difficulty of detecting such a faint light source, the parent star causes a glare that washes it out.
For those reasons, current telescopes can only directly image exoplanets under exceptional circumstances. Specifically, it may be possible when the planet is especially large (considerably larger than Jupiter), widely separated from its parent star, and hot so that it emits intense infrared radiation.
The vast majority of known extrasolar planets have been discovered through indirect methods:
Astrometry: Astrometry consists of precisely measuring a star's position in the sky and observing the ways in which that position changes over time. If the star has a planet, then the gravitational influence of the planet will cause the star itself to move in a tiny circular or elliptical orbit about their common center of mass (see animation below).
Radial velocity or Doppler method: Variations in the speed with which the star moves towards or away from Earth — that is, variations in the radial velocity of the star with respect to Earth — can be deduced from the displacement in the parent star's spectral lines due to the Doppler effect. This has been by far the most productive technique used.
Pulsar timing: A pulsar (the small, ultradense remnant of a star that has exploded as a supernova) emits radio waves extremely regularly as it rotates. Slight anomalies in the timing of its observed radio pulses can be used to track changes in the pulsar's motion caused by the presence of planets.
Transit method: If a planet crosses (or transits) in front of its parent star's disk, then the observed brightness of the star drops by a small amount. The amount by which the star dims depends on its size and on the size of the planet.
Gravitational microlensing: Microlensing occurs when the gravitational field of a star acts like a lens, magnifying the light of a distant background star. Possible planets orbiting the foreground star can cause detectable anomalies in the lensing event light curve.
Circumstellar disks: Disks of space dust surround many stars, and this dust can be detected because it absorbs ordinary starlight and re-emits it as infrared radiation. Features in dust disks may suggest the presence of planets.
Eclipsing binary: In an eclipsing double star system, the planet can be detected by finding variability in minima as it goes back and forth. It is the most reliable method for detecting planets in binary star systems.
Orbital phase: Like the phase of the Moon and Venus, extrasolar planets also have phases. Orbital phases depends on inclination of the orbit. By studying orbital phases scientists can calculate particle sizes in the atmospheres of planets.
Polarimetry: Stellar light becomes polarized when it interacts with atmospheric molecules, which could be detected with a polarimeter. So far one planet has been studied by this method.
Not counting a few exceptions, all known extrasolar planet candidates have been found using ground-based telescopes. However, many of the methods can yield better results if the observing telescope is located above the restless atmosphere. COROT (launched in December, 2006) is the only active space mission dedicated to extrasolar planet search. Hubble Space Telescope has also found or confirmed a few planets. There are many planned or proposed space missions such as Kepler, New Worlds Mission, Darwin, Space Interferometry Mission, Terrestrial Planet Finder, and PEGASE.


Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, KJ Apa The men of Riverdale talk about the new season and their characters as Archie, Jughead, and Fred. KJ gets especially excited about his numerous scenes, whereas Cole talks about Jughead's time with the serpents. The men share some laughs about their characters' love lives–or lack thereof–and have a fun time poking fun at each other. What are you most excited for about Riverdale's new season? Let us know in the comments below!


Once we hit forty, women only have about four taste buds left: one for vodka, one for wine, one for cheese and one for chocolate, said Gina Barreca and I couldn't agree more. The smoothness of vodka in this creamy soup delivers silky goodness in every bite. We paired it up with turkey and apple wrap for our almost traditionally preferred autumn lunch – soup & sandwich.
With this recipe I officially launch my new blog design and my new domain. Hope you like it better than the old one and that you find it easy to navigate through. Not all glitches have been worked out yet, but it is up running and functional and that, my friends, makes me a happy blogger; that, and of course your visits and comments.
Heat butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and vodka and sauté for 5 minutes more, or until vodka has evaporated. Stir in broth, heavy cream and sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes; add basil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
To serve, top soup with seasoned croutons.
Heat butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat.
Add onion and saute until translucent, about 10 minutes.
Add mushrooms and vodka and saute for 5 minutes more, or until vodka has evaporated.
Stir in broth, heavy cream and sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes; add basil, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
This soup sounds so delicious Jas! Pinned and shared!
It really is, Joanne! THANK YOU!


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Q: Javascript regex: find a word NOT followed by space character I need javascript regex that will match words that are NOT followed by space character and has @ before, like this:
@bug  -  finds "@bug", because no space afer it
@bug and me  -  finds nothing because there is space after "@bug"
@bug and @another  -  finds "@another" only
@bug and @another and something  -  finds nothing because both words are followed by space.
Help?
Added:
string is fetched from  and FF puts it's own tags at end of it. Although I basically need only the last word starting with @, $ (end-of-string) can not be used.

A: It sounds like you're really just looking for words at the end of the input:
/@\w+$/

Tests:
var re = /@\w+$/,
    cases = ['@bug',
             '@bug and me',
             '@bug and @another',
             '@bug and @another and something'];

for (var i=0; i<cases.length; i++)
{
    console.log(cases[i], ':', re.test(cases[i]), re.exec(cases[i]));
}

// prints
@bug : true ["@bug"]
@bug and me : false null
@bug and @another : true ["@another"]
@bug and @another and something : false null

A: Try re = /@\w+\b(?! )/. This looks for a word (making sure it captures the whole word) and uses a negative lookahead to make sure the word is not followed by a space.
Using the setup above:
var re = /@\w+\b(?! )/, // etc etc

for ( var i=0; i<cases.length; i++ ) {
    print( re2.exec(cases[i]) )
}

//prints
@bug
null
@another
null

The only way this won't work is if your word ends in an underscore and you wanted that punctuation to be part of the word: For example '@bug and @another_ blahblah' will pick out @another since @another wasn't followed by a space.
This doesn't seem very likely but if you wanted to deal with that case too, you could use /@\w+\b(?![\w ]/ and that would return null for @bug and @another_ and @bug_ for @another and @bug_.

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Q: How can i build mongoose model from this JSON I'm a beginner trying to parse this json into a mongoose model so i can save the data.
This is my model right now

const commentSchema = new Schema([{

  sectionId: String,comments:
 [{

      id: String,
      authorAvatarUrl: String,
      authorName: String,
      authorId: String,
      authorUrl: String,
      comment: String,

replies:
 [{
        id: String,
        authorAvatarUrl: String,
        authorName: String,
        authorId: String,
        authorUrl: String,
        comment: String,
        parentId: String
      }]
  }]

}]);

const Comment = mongoose.model("Comment", commentSchema);
module.exports = Comment;

and this is the Json i'm trying to map
var existingComments = [{
    "sectionId": "1",
    "comments":
 [{
        "id": 88,
        "authorAvatarUrl": "support/images/jon_snow.png",
        "authorName": "Jon Sno",
        "authorId": 1,
        "authorUrl": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Harington",
        "comment": "I'm Ned Stark's bastard",
        "replies":
 [{
          "id": 100,
          "authorAvatarUrl": "support/images/jon_snow.png",
          "authorName": "Jon Sno",
          "authorId": 1,
          "authorUrl": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Harington",
          "comment": "P.S.: I know nothing.",
          "parentId": 88
        }]
    }]
}]

On the server side i'm trying to get the comment like this
//Comment posted
router.post("/comments", (req, res, next) => {
  //Save the comment on database
  const [{
    sectionId,

comments:
 [{
      id,
      authorAvatarUrl,
      authorName,
      authorId,
      authorUrl,
      comment,

      replies:
[{
        id,
        authorAvatarUrl,
        authorName,
        authorId,
        authorUrl,
        comment,
        parentId
      }]
    }]
  }] = req.body;

  const newComment = new Comment([{
    sectionId,comments:
 [{ id, }]

 }]);

  newComment
    .save()
    .then(comment => {
      res.redirect("/index");

    })

    .catch(err => {
      console.log(err);
    });

});

But is not working, any help will be much appreciated because i'm currently trying to uinderstand moongose ODM better.
Thanks!!!!

A: Your comment schema is a bit confusing. You created a "Comment" schema (note this is singular) yet you are trying to use the comment schema as an array of comments.
Tip: Keep your schemas and singular.
To achieve your desired design whilst keeping your models singular you can try this:
Solution (1): Have a single "Section" collection storing all the data
Note: although you have multiple schemas, we only ever model the SectionSchema and it will be our only collection where every Section document contains all the info you need.
const sectionSchema = new Schema({
    name: {
        type: String,
        required: [true, 'Section name is required']
    },
    comments: {
        type: [commentSchema]
    }
});

const replySchema = new Schema({
    //id: String, //not needed, mongoose will automatically add an "_id" property when you save
    authorAvatarUrl: String,
    authorName: String,
    authorId: String,
    authorUrl: String,
    comment: String,
    parentId: String
});

const commentSchema = new Schema({
    //id: String, //not needed, mongoose will automatically add an "_id" property when you save
    authorAvatarUrl: String,
    authorName: String,
    authorId: String,
    authorUrl: String,
    comment: String,
    replies:{
        type: [replySchema]
    }
});

module.exports =  mongoose.model("Section", sectionSchema);

In the above solution, you can still have routes to address only specific comments, for example:
router.get("/sections/:id") //gets the entire section document matching the ID
router.post("/sections/:id/comments/") //creates a new comment within section with matching ID. Simply push a new comment into the comments array
router.get("/sections/:id/comments/") //gets all the comments for this section. Simply return only the comments property of the section document.
router.get("/sections/:id/comments/:commentId") //gets a specific comment within a specific section. Filter the comments array to get the comment matching the commentId and then only return that.

etc..

Final note: there are other ways you can model your data. This is just one example. For instance, you can have a section collection and a comment collection, where a comment document stores a section Id indicating the section that that comment document relates to.
Have a look at https://mongoosejs.com/docs/subdocs.html and https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/data-modeling-introduction/ it might help you to understand the different ways you can model your data and also how mongoose subdocuments work and how to use them.


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Press freedom an endless struggle for Asian media
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20080115.H05&irec=4
The German-based Konrad Adenauer Foundation late last year held a conference on media and law in the Cambodian tourist center of Siem Reap. The Jakarta Post's Imanuddin Razak participated in the three-day conference, which covered discussions on press freedom in Asia.
Most people would agree that nothing in life is free — including the obtaining or upholding of press freedom.
This basic truth was uttered by one conference participant who hailed from a Southeast Asian country.
An obvious example comes from the conference host: Cambodia itself.
The president of the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ), Pen Samitthy, said due to a weak judicial system and law enforcement in Cambodia, the establishment of a press council to assist journalists in avoiding legal lawsuits was a necessity.
Looking at the number of media outlets in Cambodia – 296 local newspapers, 90 magazines, 30 bulletins, 41 registered foreign media institutions, 22 radio stations and seven television stations, most of whom are privately owned – there is widespread recognition the Cambodian media enjoy press freedom.
The image that press freedom in Cambodia is strongly upheld was strengthened by a government decision in 2006 to decriminalize defamation cases to ensure journalists would not be sent to prison for defamation.
This encouraged Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders) to issue a statement deeming Cambodia the model for other Asian countries to follow in upholding press freedom; an important component of democracy. The group also ranked Cambodia 85 out of 169 countries with press freedom surveyed in 2007.
Cambodia rated far better than the other nine ASEAN member countries, including Indonesia (100), Malaysia (124), the Philippines (128), Thailand (135), Singapore (142), Laos (161), Vietnam (162) and Myanmar (164).
"However, I have to say that Cambodia is not a perfect place for journalists. There were six journalists killed between 1993 and 1997. Since 1997, there have been no journalists murdered; but arrests, threats and lawsuits are still concerns for Cambodian journalists," said Samitthy.
The press freedom trend has since experienced a change from the use of violence to the use of the legal system. In 2006, there were seven lawsuits filed against Cambodian journalists, an arrest of a journalist and 12 cases of threats against journalists.
Fortunately, there were cases that could be solved out of court through negotiations, in which the CCJ served as the mediator.
However, Cambodian courts prefer to apply the penal code rather than the Law on Press. As a result, journalists can be imprisoned if they are found guilty.
Another concern is there are some articles in the Law on Press that can be applied to imprison journalists. An example is article 12 of the law regarding national security and political stability, which gives the courts permission to prosecute journalists whose reports harm national security and political stability.
Cambodian journalists can also be imprisoned if they have been sued by a member of the public and proven guilty of defamation.
Cambodian journalists not only face legal lawsuits, but also have limited access to information. Article 5 of the press law stipulates that journalists have to wait one month to obtain requested information from government officials.
The CCJ, Samitthy said, was considering establishing its own regulations to help journalists avoid lawsuits.
"An important step is to set up a national code of conduct for Cambodian journalists and a mechanism to enforce the code of conduct through the establishment of a self-regulatory body, known as a press council, which will monitor and deal with the issues between journalists and members of the public," he said.
This is the lesson from Cambodia. But what about press freedom in India, an Asian country dubbed as the world's largest democracy?
"The Indian Constitution, which came into force in 1950, stipulates that all citizens have the right to freedom of speech and expression," Mukund Padmanabhan, Senior Associate Editor of The Hindu, said at the conference.
"Yet, the constitution does not have a specific provision for the freedom of the press. Press freedom is a defined right in India as it has its roots in the right to freedom of speech and expression of the citizen."
Mukund specifically highlighted three laws – the Contempt Law, Defamation Law and Privilege Law – that had the potential to hamper press freedom in India, as they could be used to prosecute or even imprison journalists for their reports.
Meanwhile, press freedom in Malaysia and Singapore, which both impose an internal security act, remains a difficult issue to resolve.
The Reporters Without Borders group quoted Singaporean leaders as saying economic prosperity had to be paid for with freedom.
"I'm often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yet, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn't be here today," it quoted a statement by former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Lee's remark, according to Reporters Without Borders, sums up the policy of the country's longtime ruler – that civil liberties are never a priority and that a good citizen should always remember national interests are more important.
This has remained the government's attitude since Lee partly handed over power to his successors in 1990, after ruling for 31 years.
Similarly, press freedom in Malaysia has been criticized as the press there has been heavily influenced by the government, in the name of prosperity and stability.
In the Philippines, however, as both judicial and press regulations have developed toward freedom of the press, problems that still hamper press freedom focus more around security and safety for media employees and organizations.
A report compiled by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) revealed that five Philippine journalists were killed last year, increasing the total number of journalists killed under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration to 54.
Indonesia's reform movement in 1998 led to the revocation of the Information Minister's decree on media publishing licenses; the most effective tool of the New Order government in controlling the media.
Yet, reforms have also led people to exercise their rights independently, including the filing of both criminal and civil lawsuits by parties or individuals dissatisfied with media reports.


The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt new rules designed to strengthen the technology infrastructure of the U.S. securities markets. The rules – together comprising Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI) – impose requirements on certain key market participants intended to reduce the occurrence of systems issues and improve resiliency when systems problems do occur.
Given the heavy reliance on technology and automated systems in the securities markets today, the impact of technology failures can be significant. Recent technology issues in the markets have illustrated the risks of systems issues, including the impact on investors and losses that can occur.
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India, U.S. hold "2+2 dialogue" on diplomatic, security issues
Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-06 19:05:00|Editor: xuxin
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (L, front) greets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R, front) on his arrival in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 5, 2018. (Xinhua/Stringer)
NEW DELHI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hold dialogue here on Thursday with their respective U.S. counterparts Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
Both the Indian ministers resolved to continue meetings in this format on an annual basis, said a joint Indo-U.S. statement released after the bilateral dialogue.
Recognizing that the two countries are strategic partners in world affairs, the Indian ministers agreed to work together with the U.S. sides on regional and global issues, including in bilateral, trilateral, and quadrilateral formats.
According to the joint statement, the two sides decided to establish secure communication between India's external affairs minister and the U.S. secretary of state, and between India's defence minister and the U.S. defence secretary to help maintain regular high-level communication on emerging developments.
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The Twits, by Roald Dahl, taps perfectly into the base humour of his young readers. In the original story, there is no love lost between Mr and Mrs Twit. They play gruesome, toe-curling tricks on each other, taking amusement from each other's misery. When they run out of money, Mr Twit decides to capture Muggle wump and his monkey family from the wild. He transforms into a brutal ringmaster, torturing the monkeys into practising dangerous tricks, until the day when the monkeys (with a little help from the Roly Poly bird) decide to get their own back…..
This stage adaptation, a co-production between Curve Leicester and the Rose Theatre and directed by Max Webster, sees the Twits as a Lancashire version of Wayne and Waynetta Slob. They live in a cargo crate daubed in neon pink letters. Also a lurid pink is Mrs Twit's jacket, which she wears with aplomb over a skintight lurex sheath of leaopardskin nastiness. Mr Twit is visibly filthy, with skid-marks on his beige underpants, and a rotting peach dressing gown slung over his shoulders. If you could personify stench, it would look a bit like these two.
Like Curve Leicester and the Rose Theatre's other recent Roald Dahl adaptation, The Witches, this performance managed to condense the narrative of the tale into 90 minutes (with an interval), without losing the book's spirit. The special effects in The Twits weren't as impressive as those in The Witches, but it was less scary, and more….well, more disgusting.
And what seven year-old could fail to enjoy watching grown-up actors being foul and filthy on stage?
The Twits is at the Rose Theatre, Kingston Upon Thames until Sunday 16 Apil. Tickets range from £13-£25. The performance is recommended for those over 6.
Oh this looks brilliant. I'd love to see a Roald Dahl production on stage with my girls and this one sounds ideal. It looks fun and engaging.
Sounds great, my boys would love this show. In fact, it reminds me that this should be the next Roald Dahl book I read to my son!


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Gombe State Governor-elect, Alhaji Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya has been charged not to betray the trust bestowed on him by the people of the State who elected him into the office just as he received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The charge was made by the National Commissioner in charge of Bauchi, Gombe and Yobe States, Alhaji Buba Shettima Arfo, while presenting certificates of return to Gombe State Governor-elect, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya and his Deputy, Manasseh Daniel Jatau as well as 24 State House of Assembly members-elect on Friday.
Shettima Arfo who praised the democratic development in the country where every vote now counts told the Governor-elect that, "the people have struggled through their votes and you are the expression of that struggle, you must not fail them".
Earlier, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Gombe State, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim said the election in the state could not have been peaceful and successful without the corporation and contributions of all stakeholders in the State.
He particularly thanked the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar the role he played during the political campaigns and the election proper where he rigorously enjoined his people to come out to vote and conduct themselves peacefully.
While responding, the Governor-elect, Alhaji Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, expressed happiness with the Democratic process that brought about the occasion.
He commended the people of the State for their peaceful conduct before, during and after the election and also called on them to continue in that spirit.
Alhaji Inuwa who described his incoming administration as a " product of true democracy", extended his hand of fellowship to all those that contested with him but failed. He called on them to join hands with him in taking Gombe to the next level.
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Q: Finite difference approximation of $u''(x)+u(x)=0, u(0)=1, u(\pi)=-1$ Finite difference approximation of $u''(x)+u(x)=0, u(0)=1, u(\pi)=-1$.
For the approximation for this, do I get:
$$\frac{1}{h^2}(U_{j-1}-2U_j+U_{j+1})+U_j$$
$$=\frac{1}{h^2}(U_{j-1}+(h^2-2)U_j+U_{j+1})$$
Then the matrix A would have $h^2-2$ on the main diagonal with ones on the diagonal above and below?

What I am confused about, is that I am trying to show that the eigenvalues go to 0 as h goes to 0 of the ODE, but this doesn't hold for this matrix, so I feel like I made a mistake in the derivation of the matrix.
Thanks.

A: If you let $h^2-2-\lambda=x$, then the eigenvalue equation becomes $P_n(x)=0$, where $P_n(x)$ is the determinant of the $n\times n$ matrix with $x$ on the main diagonal and $1$ on the adjacent diagonals. For example,
$$P_4(x)=\det\begin{bmatrix}x&1&0&0\\
1&x&1&0\\
0&1&x&1\\
0&0&1&x\end{bmatrix}$$
If we expand the determinant along the first column we get the difference equation $P_n(x)=xP_{n-1}(x)-P_{n-2}(x)$ with initial conditions $P_1(x)=x$ and $P_2(x)=x^2-1$. Let $P_n(x)=Cr^n$. Then $r^2-xr+1=0$ or
$$r=\frac{x\pm\sqrt{x^2-4}}2$$
So
$$P_n(x)=C_1\left(\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)^n+C_2\left(\frac{x-\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)^n$$
Applying initial conditions,
$$P_1(x)=x=C_1\left(\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)+C_2\left(\frac{x-\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)$$
$$P_2(x)=x^2-1=C_1\left(\frac{x^2-2+x\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)+C_2\left(\frac{x^2-2-x\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)$$
$$xP_1(x)-P_2(x)=1=C_1+C_2$$
$$\frac{\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\left(C_1-C_2\right)+\frac x2\left(C_1+C_2\right)=\frac{\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\left(C_1-C_2\right)+\frac x2=P_1(x)=x$$
$$C_1-C_2=\frac x{\sqrt{x^2-4}}$$
Adding and subtracting we arrive at
$$C_1=\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}{2\sqrt{x^2-4}}\text{;  }C_2=-\frac{x-\sqrt{x^2-4}}{2\sqrt{x^2-4}}$$
So
$$P_n(x)=\frac1{\sqrt{x^2-4}}\left[\left(\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)^{n+1}-\left(\frac{x-\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)^{n+1}\right]$$
All the roots are within $-2<x<2$, so
$$\left|\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right|=\left|\frac{x+i\sqrt{4-x^2}}2\right|=\sqrt{\frac{x^2+4-x^2}4}=1$$
So if $P_n(x)=0$ then
$$\left(\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2\right)^{2n+2}=1=e^{2\pi ik}$$
$$\frac{x+\sqrt{x^2-4}}2=\exp\left(\frac{\pi ik}{n+1}\right)=\cos\left(\frac{\pi k}{n+1}\right)+i\sin\left(\frac{\pi k}{n+1}\right)$$
Taking real parts,
$$x=2\cos\left(\frac{\pi k}{n+1}\right)=\frac{\pi^2}{(n+1)^2}-2-\lambda$$
So
$$\lambda=\frac{\pi^2}{(n+1)^2}-2\left(1+\cos\left(\frac{\pi k}{n+1}\right)\right)=\frac{\pi^2}{(n+1)^2}-4\cos^2\left(\frac{\pi k}{2(n+1)}\right)$$
The smallest eigenvalue is when $k=n$ and is about $\frac{\pi^4}{12(n+1)^4}$.
But what do you need the eigenvalues for? The difference equation for $U_j$ is easy enough to solve:
$$U_j=A\cos\left(j\theta-\delta\right)$$
Where
$$\theta=\text{atan2}\left(h\sqrt{4-h^2},2-h^2\right)$$
and $h=\frac{\pi}{n+1}$, $\delta=(n+1)\theta/2-\pi/2$, and $A=\sec\delta$


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At six lanes with a total length of 25m, the pool at Morden Leisure Centre also boasts a diving pit fitted with a movable floor to a depth of 3.7m - an exceptional facility enjoyed by few other centres in the UK.
Relocating the centre team from its original 1967-built pool facility, coincided with a review of cleaning practices. Tasked to both cleaners and to lifeguards on-site, cleaning had been carried out by washing, scrubbing and mopping wet areas.
Faced with a considerably larger space to clean at the new centre, assistant manager Matthew Breckon sought a faster, more effective solution for cleaning floor areas surrounding the pools and in its three changing rooms.
Morden Leisure Centre janitorial supplier Thorne Cleaning Solutions recommended the Prochem LW46 hybrid floor washer/dryer.
This advanced cleaning machine can work up to 1500sq.m per hour from corded or battery power supply with recharging from complete discharge in only three hours. Lightweight and manoeuverable, it scrubs and dries to the wall along its side and in front, drying on each turn.
"The machine ticked all the right boxes for the team working at the new centre," says Matthew.
"It's a truly effective solution to our needs, both for managing straight runs of floor, and conversely in the changing rooms where cleaning between benches would otherwise have been fiddly and time-consuming.
"We have eight lifeguards and three cleaners now and Prochem helped us with the use of the scrubber dryer at a dedicated training day."


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That's right. I made an iO wikipedia article. Now hopefully, the admins won't remove it and we can work on a project that isn't severely out of our reach like all those mods and maps that we have promised ourselves that we would make. This isn't official but it can't hurt to try.
All you have to do is make a wikipedia.org account and you can edit the documents however you want. I suggest experimenting on your user space (look for it in the editing tutorial) so you know what you're doing at first. Please don't purposefully destroy everything cause this could turn out pretty nice.
anyways, try to add whatever you can to it. Change the formating a bit. Stuff like that. If we all just add a paragraph, we could have an article larger than obama's fan base.
I'm actually supposed to delete something like this whenever I see it on Wikipedia, however I will leave it alone, don't be surprised if it disappears randomly though, they have a strict policy against things like this.
Me: Why is your wow character an angry black man?
Assassin: I am an angry black man.
Because he deserves his own little section in iO and hes an admin.
It's very obnoxious to read it.
Sounds like a good idea.. it could wind up being bad one. Reading "Its over gaming" was like nails on a chalk board, though. *shrugs* If it works out, then awesome.
Oh and another thing, the person that added the section about WildFire, yeah I have your IP Address, while it's an obvious attempt to flame me continue that action on Wikipedia and you'll find your access to editing the wiki removed.
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Yeah just have the article deleted. Great thought but the idea would not succeed. I really appreciate the effort. Closing the thread.


Each year, PFBF CPAs hosts a summer 5K Walk/Run with proceeds going to a local charity. This year the 2016 race proceeds will be going to KBH!! For anyone who has an interest in walking/running or volunteering that day – please save the date – Saturday, June 18th beginning at 9:00 am. PFBF CPA's and KBH are hoping to see a great turnout from residents and KBH staff, so please join us in the fun. Registration is open for the race.
The race will take place at 46 First Park Drive in Oakland. A kid's run will begin at 8:30 am.
Kennebec Behavioral Health is pleased to be the program recipient of the Knights of Columbus, Abnaki Council 334 annual Tootsie Roll® Campaign. Council members Keith Richardson (l) and Ralph Ardito (r) presented Tom McAdam, KBH's chief executive officer with a check for over $1000 on November 12th. Thank you Knights of Columbus!


Some of our big winners: Top left we have Bob Stebelton and Colleen Mudge. Bottom left Mary Alexejun and Fern Novak!
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Every month we take a trip to Ho-Chuck Casino in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.
We always go on Senior Day, which is on Tuesdays, so the tenants can get their free play — it's a favorite day of the month! The tenants have their favorite machines and they are definitely not going to let anyone get in their way of that!
In the Café at the Casino, every Tuesday, they have a 4-Piece Fried Chicken Dinner which includes Mashed Potatoes and Coleslaw for only $5.00. Tenants enjoy taking advantage of this special and taking leftovers home with them.
The days of the month can't fly by fast enough: one gentleman asks almost every day, "When are we going to the Casino again?" Stories are told, legends are created, winnings and losses are counted, and everyone in earshot finds it entertaining!
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A group of more than a dozen mobile operators from around the world committed to implementing the GSMA IoT Security Guidelines, which outline best practice and recommendations for security covering the entire IoT ecosystem.
The operators – including AT&T, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, KDDI, Orange, Telefonica, Telenor and Telia – also agreed to adopt a comprehensive security assessment scheme to ensure IoT services are protected against security risks. GSMA Intelligence forecasts IoT connections will reach 3.1 billion by 2025.
The GSMA said the guidelines are targeted at IoT service providers, device manufacturers, developers and mobile operators and provide best practice for the secure end-to-end design, development and deployment of IoT solutions across industries and services. They address typical cybersecurity and data privacy issues associated with IoT services and outline a step-by-step process to securely launch solutions to market.
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'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' Blu-ray Dated & Detailed
Posted Tue Apr 22, 2014 at 12:00 PM PDT by Steven Cohen
Prepare to explore billions upon billions of stars in this science documentary series blasting off on Blu-ray in June. Pre-order it here.
In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' for Blu-ray on June 10.
More than three decades after the debut of 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage,' Carl Sagan's stunning and iconic exploration of the universe as revealed by science, Seth MacFarlane has teamed with Sagan's original creative collaborators -- writer/executive producer Ann Druyan and co-writer, astronomer Steven Soter -- to conceive this 13-part series, which serves as a successor to the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning original series. As with the legendary original series, the new 'Cosmos' is the saga of how we discovered the laws of nature and found our coordinates in space and time. The series brings to life never-before-told stories of the heroic quest for knowledge, transporting viewers to new worlds and across the universe for a vision of the cosmos on both the grandest and smallest scales.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Audio Commentary; Library of Congress Dedication; Deleted Scenes; Cosmos: A Vision Reborn; Cosmos at Comic-Con; and an Interactive Cosmic Calendar.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $59.98.
You can find the latest specs for 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under June 10.
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Blood Oranges are high in vitamin C, folic acid, calcium and vitamin A. The color produced by anthocyanins have anti-inflammatory properties that affect the collagen, and are also good for preventing cancer, diabetes and bacterial infections, as well as reducing the risk of heart disease. Studies show that they also help against illnesses that come with age. Another one of the health benefits of blood oranges is that they help to defend blood vessels from oxidative damage. In addition, they help prevent LDL cholesterol accumulation.


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Raheem Sterling: 'Now is truly the time to act on racism'
Date published: Tuesday 16th June 2020 4:58
Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling says "now is the time to act" against racism, amid the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The issue has been on the worldwide agenda in recent weeks, with the Black Lives Matter movement gaining rapid speed after the death of George Floyd in America.
Racism has also become a topic in sport, with players and coaches speaking about a lack of opportunity for black people, while the Premier League has ordered shirts to don the Black Lives Matter message on the back instead of player names for the first round of matches after the restart.
Sterling says black people are "tired" and has called for action.
"I feel like I speak for most black people, everyone is tired. With the protesting that is going on you see what is happening in America transferring to the UK," he said on Sky Sports.
"A lot of people have been in silence and are using this opportunity as a moment to be one and try to get not just answers but changes to society.
"People like myself that have a platform to try to get these messages into the right places and have these conversations that can spark change.
"I'm not someone with the most ideas in the world or who knows exactly what to do but we just have to highlight these things that people are facing in everyday aspects of their lives.
"It is something that is coming up a lot more which is a good thing. I truly do believe that now is the time that we have to act. I am doing my bit behind the scenes."
Sterling has been on the receiving end of abuse from fans in England and Europe, but has revealed that it has not been confined to just the terraces in the past.
"Yes, sly remarks for sure. It goes on today," he said. "It is in a jokey way but at the same people have to understand if you haven't felt it you don't know what it means to the person you're saying it to.
"Some people will take it on the chin but at the same time it is not acceptable.
"It has happened in the past, I can't say too recent, but is has happened in the past where I've heard sly remarks in the dressing room."
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The Black Lives Matter message on clubs' shirts will be joined by a tribute to the NHS for their work during the coronavirus crisis and Premier League chief executive Richard Masters insists the messages are not overly political.
"I wouldn't see what is going in terms of the messages being overtly political, I see them as ethics based, values statements," Masters said,
"We have been talking to the players about how they wanted to respond to the two big issues – Covid and the response to events in America and they made clear what they wanted to do to us and we and the clubs were happy to support them, as were the PFA and LMA.
"We are comfortable, absolutely comfortable, to listening to the players where they have strong opinions and it's right that they express them,
"I don't see them as being overtly political. We are trying to put out unifying messages."
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Confession: I came across this place by accident. I was wandering around Williamsburg with my boyfriend and I had to go to the bathroom so badly that we just stood at the intersection of Berry St. and N. 9th and picked the corner restaurant that looked most appealing. I'm glad to say, though, that we made the right decision because Cafe Colette is quiet, charming, and has great light fixtures (points for lights!). There is a really cute back garden patio and if we hadn't been in such a rush (it was kind of a pit-stop) I would have spent more time snooping around. I had the grilled flatbread with kale, ricotta, and prosciutto. The burger looked great as well and the fries were on point. FYI, you can always tell if a place is good or bad almost instantly based on the fries. Also, after doing some research it looks like Cafe Colette has an amazing Instagram account, which I'm all about! I'm definitely coming back here for brunch.


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Q: Can I restore the previous previous session in Firefox? I opened about 200 tabs of webpages in Firefox 59.0.2 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 16.04.
I closed Firefox, and then rebooted Ubuntu.
When I started Firefox again, I had a chance to restore the previous 200 tabs of webpages, by clicking History->Restore Previous Session. But instead of doing that, I clicked a new tab and opened a newpage, and closed the tab, which closed Firefox out of my expectation (in Chrome browser, closing the only tab doesn't close the Chrome browser).
Now clicking History->Restore Previous Session only restore the single tab of webpage. Is there some way to restore the previous previous session of 200 tabs of webpages?
Note that it seems to me difficult to find out the previous previous 200 webpages' URLs from most recent history in Firefox. The previous previous session of 200 tabs of webpages were also created by clicking History->Restore Previous Session, and Firefox doesn't actually open all the 200 webpages when I restored it, but open each webpage when I actually click its tab, and I didn't click all of the 200 tabs.

A: To avoid having to click on 200 shortcuts:

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*Click CtrlShiftH to view the complete History.

*Select a series of URL's by using Shift-click or select items one-at-a-time by using Ctrl-click.

*Right-click on an item and select Open all in tabs.

For future reference, you can tag Bookmarks to make searching and loading a batch easier.

A: Sorry for the late response, I just faced the same problem with Firefox 78: I closed firefox window by mistake while it was still starting up, and all my 200+ opened tabs were gone :(
I'm pasting the right procedure here for future reference, but all credits go to Martin Brinkmann from Ghacks: How to restore Firefox sessions if Session Restore is not working correctly:
I solved following these steps:

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*Close the Firefox browser. Make sure no instance of the browser is running.

*Open the profile folder and rename the current session file sessionstore.jsonlz4 to sessionstore-backup.jsonlz4.

*Open the sessionstore-backups folder of the profile.

*Rename recovery.jsonlz4 to recovery-backup.jsonlz4.

*Rename recovery.backlz4 to recovery-backup.backlz4.

*Copy the session restore backup that you want to restore, e.g. previous.jsonlz4.

*Go back to the root directory of the Firefox profile.

*Paste the copied file to the root folder.

*Rename it to sessionstore.jsonlz4.

*Restart the Firefox browser.

*Firefox might pick up the session automatically. If it does not, press the Alt-key on your keyboard and select History > Restore Previous Session.


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Tag: Office Space
38,000 square feet of thanks to eFunds, the largest tenant to renew their lease at Sawgrass International Corporate Park in Sunrise, FL this year. The T&M Broward leasing team of Donna Korn and Jennifer Gemma along with co-broker Zachary Wendelin of JLL secured the 38,000 square foot renewal. Year-to-date renewals have topped 56,500 square feet at the M-M Properties' four building Sawgrass Centre office portfolio. Bureau Veritas and All Risks, LTD renewed their leases earlier this year.
The focus now centers on leasing the portfolio's remaining 7% of available space including a full floor of 24,000 square feet. "With the limited supply of new and existing Class A office space in the Sawgrass market, it's getting harder and harder for companies to find large contiguous amounts of space," said Joel McCarty Senior Vice President of M-M Properties. The portfolio's centralized location with access to both the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood and Miami International airports make it an ideal location for corporate headquarters and regional offices.
Lisa Capozzi, Donna Korn & Jennifer Gemma
Posted on June 20, 2016 Categories Lease AnnouncementsTags Commercial Real Estate, M-M Properties, Office Space, Sawgrass Centre, Sawgrass International Corporate Park, South FloridaLeave a comment
The T&M Florida Miami-Dade Leasing Team
Nicole Gamarra, Ryan Holtzman, Jeannette Mendoza, Andrew Trench & Brian Gale
Taylor & Mathis of Florida Miami-Dade's leasing team had another stellar leasing year in 2015. The team, whose leasing portfolio encompasses 4.7 million square feet of office space throughout Miami-Dade as well as the trophy office tower in West Palm Beach (Phillips Point), completed 85 leases in 2015. The leases totaled over 472,000 square feet and were valued at $138 million. "The office market is sizzling right now," said Taylor & Mathis Principal Brian Gale. "Rents are increasing and tenant concessions are dwindling, as space is being absorbed throughout the county. It's a Landlord's market. The Airport West market was the hottest of the Miami-Dade submarkets in 2015 and there is no sign of it slowing down."
The T&M Florida leasing team includes Brian Gale, Andrew Trench, Ryan Holtzman and Jeannette Mendoza and coordinator, Nicole Gamarra. Throughout the team's Miami-Dade portfolio in 2015, they leased 220,000 square feet of new leases, 172,000 square feet of renewals and 80,000 square feet of expansions. Most of the tenant expansions have been in the field of professional services, which include law firms, accounting firms, insurance agencies, etc. The greatest activity came from the eight building Waterford at Blue Lagoon portfolio with 167,000 square feet of leases and One Biscayne Tower with over 107,000 square feet of leases. Key lease deals throughout the team's portfolio included:
57,000 square foot lease at Waterford – Airport East Submarket (healthcare company)
Univision's 40,000 square foot lease at 9250 Doral – Airport West/Doral Submarket
National General's 30,000 square foot least at 6101 Waterford – Airport East Submarket
Broad & Cassel's 26,000 square foot renewal at One Biscayne Tower – Brickell Submarket
Jackson Lewis' 22,800 square foot renewal & expansion at One Biscayne Tower – Brickell Submarket
CMA CGM's 21,000 square foot renewal & expansion at One Biscayne Tower – Brickell Submarket
SilverSea Cruises' 16,300 square foot deal at Wells Fargo Center – Downtown Miami
"The key to making deals in today's fast paced market is to try and stay ahead of the competition. If you are doing a renewal, you have to start the process early, with some hand holding. Regarding expansions, it's important not to land lock tenants in their pursuit for additional space and with new leases, well, you have to distinguish your building from the rest and promote the amenities, which separates your building," said Gale. 2016 is setting up to be a big year for landlord's to push rents and absorb their vacancies.
Posted on December 31, 2015 Categories Leasing TeamTags Andrew Trench, Brian Gale, Commercial Real Estate, Miami, Office Space, Ryan Holtzman, T&M Florida, Taylor & Mathis of FloridaLeave a comment
The B uilding Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Greater Tampa Bay recognized the winners of the 2015 Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) awards November 12th. The award for the Outstanding Industrial Building(s) went to Center Point Business Park, submitted by Robert Smith, Taylor & Mathis of Florida, LLC, owned by IP Capital Partners.
Center Point Business Park has won the award three times under Taylor & Mathis' management, in 2009 and back to back wins in 2014 and 2015. Center Point Business Park is now eligible to advance to the Southern Region BOMA competition to be held in Miami in April 2016.
The TOBY awards honor outstanding commercial real estate properties and industry personnel. "This award is the direct result of the commitment of on-site Property Manager Robert Smith and his team to deliver the highest level of customer service and operations. We have an outstanding on-site management team." — Kent Walling, Director of Operations Taylor & Mathis
All applicants took part in a thorough review of their buildings including inspections of both public and non‐public areas of the buildings. The review process also included interviews with the property management teams and tenants, where they were evaluated in categories such as emergency preparedness, energy management, building security, and community impact.
Taylor & Mathis handles management and leasing on behalf of new owner, IP Capital Partners. They purchased the 55-Acre, 400,000 square foot office/flex and distribution warehouse facility in September. "The combination of the main and main location, in-place credit tenancy and additional upside potential through vacancy lease up made this a compelling investment opportunity," says Josh Procacci, founding partner and chief investment officer of IP Capital Partners, in Boca Raton, of the firm's purchase.
Posted on November 18, 2015 Categories AwardsTags BOMA, Center Point Business Park, Commercial Real Estate, Industrial Space, Office Space, Taylor & Mathis of Florida, TOBY AwardLeave a comment
Taylor & Mathis Leasing Director Ryan Holtzman has been named to Real Estate Forum's Fifty Under 40 list. He was selected from a pool of more than 500 young professionals representing the cream of the crop of the commercial real estate industry.
"Ryan is the ultimate professional. He works hard, keeps his clients happy and has the ability to make everyone feel good in a transaction, which is a true talent. Over the last decade, he has negotiated major leases worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Ryan's one of the best landlord brokers in South Florida." – T&M Principal Brian Gale
Year after year, Holtzman continues to be one of the top commercial real estate producers in the Miami market. The majority of top producers in his field are in their 40s, 50s and 60s, and Holtzman negotiates toe-to-toe with the best of the best. He joined Taylor & Mathis shortly out of college and is in his ninth year as director of leasing, specializing in landlord representation on more than four million square feet of office space. In 2014 alone, Holtzman and his team completed 572,074 square feet of noteworthy office leasing deals. His goal is to grow Taylor & Mathis' current portfolio of 12 million square feet to 20 million within the next five years. Holtzman is co-chair of Baptist Children's Hospital's Heroes golf tournament and co-chair of the South Miami Hospital Kidz Medical Services Mercury Ball benefiting the South Miami Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. A previous event raised more than $350,000 in one night.
"They are the future of our industry and, in some ways; the future is now, as young professionals are in the trenches, shaping the thinking and direction of commercial real estate. These young leaders have a drive and determination that is equal to and, in many ways, unmatched to that of their older counterparts. They've combined an uncanny knack for using the best of established traditions with finding ways of turning those traditions on their heads when adding their own creative spins to the equation. Their zest for giving back and innovation is an inspiration to those who have been in the business for a good many years. And, their outlook on the business is refreshing and invigorating to watch. With these leaders as the face of the industry for the next generation, it is safe to say the industry is in very good hands." Lisa Brown, Real Estate Forum
Real Estate Forum – October 2015
Posted on October 28, 2015 Categories AwardsTags Commercial Real Estate, Miami, Office Space, Ryan Holtzman, South Florida, Taylor & Mathis, Taylor & Mathis of FloridaLeave a comment
Univision Leases 40,000 SF at 9250 Doral – Largest New Office Deal in Miami's Airport West/Doral Market
Univision, an American Spanish language broadcast television network, has signed the largest new office lease this year in the Airport West/Doral market. The firm leased 40,000 square feet at 9250 Doral. The 12-year, $14 million deal was brokered by Brian Gale and Andrew Trench of Taylor & Mathis representing the owner Delma and co-brokers Mitchell Millowitz and Lance Benson of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank representing Univision. Univision, who owns and fully occupies a building right across the street, is expanding their offices to 9250 Doral.
Just two years ago 9250 Doral, an outdated 1980s office building was completely vacant. Taylor & Mathis of Florida has successfully overseen the building's turnaround filling 88% of the office space in four deals valued at $33 million, since the building's conversion and multi-million dollar renovation. In that time 145,000 square feet of leases have been completed with Univision; Prestige Health Choice leasing 50,000 square feet; West Coast University 45,000 square feet; and Tracfone 10,000 square feet.
The former single tenant building recently underwent a multimillion dollar renovation by owner Delma Properties to convert the property to a multi-tenant office building. The quality of the new interior finishes makes it feel like a brand new building. It has great ceiling height and an excellent window line. Two years ago, 9250 Doral's single tenant occupant, Amadeus North America, moved out and the building became 100% vacant. Delma Properties took the Class B building and gave it a modern, Class A renovation. "Tenants are getting a great value," said Gale. "They love the modern renovation, the Doral location and the building's large 50,000 square foot floor plates."
The building's unique design incorporating three pods with near-360 views, offers multiple tenants the ability to occupy "corner" offices. It offers 50,000 square-foot floor plates in an easy-access location, just minutes from Florida's Turnpike on Doral's main east-west throughway. The views of the iconic Doral Golf Resort and Spa just across the street are unparalleled. Located just a mile from Doral's mixed-use city center, it is ideally positioned for business owners who appreciate the live-work concept. With the views of Doral golf course and the City Center just a mile away, the building is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the best of Doral. It is right in the middle of everything. The 9250 Doral building, located at 9250 N.W. 36th Street, comprises 187,000 square feet of space with floor-to-ceiling views and reflective glass exterior.
Posted on October 5, 2015 Categories Lease AnnouncementsTags 9250 Doral, Andrew Trench, Brian Gale, Commercial Real Estate, Leasing, Miami, Office Space, South Florida, Taylor & Mathis of Florida, UnivisionLeave a comment
We Love to See Our Tenants Grow!
Congratulations to two of our 355 Alhambra tenants on their growth. The Navigators Group, Inc and Catalyst Pharmaceuticals have doubled the size of their offices at the Coral Gables landmark building.
The Navigators Group, Inc. an international specialty insurance holding company recently signed a 7,500 square foot renewal & expansion. Navigators has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, as well as representative offices in China and Brazil. Thanks to co-brokers Scott Goldstein & Keith Edelman of Avison Young for bring the deal to the building.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases, signed a 5,300 square foot renewal and expansion. Thanks to Matt Cheezem & Will Morrison of CRESA who represented Catalyst in the deal.
The award-winning 355 Alhambra, this year's BOMA Regional Office Building of the Year, has a historically high retention rate with renewals & expansions driving its recent leasing success. Owned by AEW Capital Management (AEW) it is leased and managed by the Taylor & Mathis' Miami leasing team of Brian Gale, Ryan Holtzman, Andrew Trench and Jeannette Mendoza. "We have some incredible leasing opportunities at the building," said Gale. "The entire 14th floor is available for lease. We can accommodate deals as small as 1,200 square feet up 23,923 square feet."
355 Alhambra has been named Outstanding Office Building of the Year from 2005 to 2015 by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Miami-Dade, and in 2013/2015 by the BOMA Southern Region. 355 Alhambra located in downtown Coral Gables received LEED Silver Recertification earlier this year.
Posted on September 21, 2015 Categories Lease AnnouncementsTags 355 Alhambra, Avison Young, Brian Gale, Commercial Real Estate, CRESA, Office Space, Taylor & Mathis of FloridaLeave a comment
Nature Conservancy Relocates to Maitland's Park Center
The conservation organization has leased 10,648 square feet and will relocate 50 employees from its current location in Altamonte Springs to Park Center, a four-story, 102,169-square-foot Class A office building in Maitland Center Office Park. Damien Madsen head of our Orlando office represented the landlord, Park Center SPE LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based Banyan Holdings in the transaction.
Park Center's Maitland location offered the Nature Conservancy a more central and economical space for its employees. "As a nonprofit organization, it's important to keep expenses down," said Cushman & Wakefield Director Anne Spencer who represented the Nature Conservancy."This move will help Nature Conservancy accomplish that by reducing their rent and creating a more efficient space."
The relocation decision highlights the fact that Orlando's office market continues to perform well. Cushman & Wakefield research shows that the overall Orlando-area market saw a heightened level of activity in the second quarter, with "tenants, already in the market and those that are new to the market, kicking tires and gauging space opportunities throughout the area," said the brokerage firm's Chris Owen Florida research manager.
Read more about the deal here
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2015/09/nature-conservancy-relocates-to-maitland-center.html
Posted on September 15, 2015 Categories Lease AnnouncementsTags Commercial Real Estate, Cushman & Wakefield, Damien Madsen, Office Space, Park Center Maitland, Taylor & Mathis of FloridaLeave a comment
One Biscayne Tower Views Drive 75,000+ SF of Renewals & Expansions
Law firm renewals & expansions are driving recent leasing activity at One Biscayne Tower, a building that has seen over 100,000 square feet of leasing this year. Three law firms have signed renewals and expansions totaling nearly 55,000 square feet with an additional 21,000 square foot renewal & expansion signed by French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM. Brian Gale and Ryan Holtzman of Taylor & Mathis brokered the four deals valued at $42 million, on behalf of the building owner.
The largest of these transactions is the 10 year renewal by statewide law firm, Broad & Cassel. The firm renewed their lease of 26,000 square feet on the 21st floor. Even though many buildings tried courting them, their views from One Biscayne Tower couldn't be beat. The deal was co-brokered by Richard Linevsky of NAI Miami.
"Broad & Cassel was one of the first new tenants we brought to the building over 10 years ago," said Taylor & Mathis Principal Brian Gale. "We were hired to lease One Biscayne Tower as new buildings were being built which were poaching tenants from existing buildings. When we first signed Broad & Cassel it really helped solidify the building's image, which turned around the leasing momentum. From there we signed several more law firm leases. Ten years later, we are renewing those same tenants. These renewals are testaments to the quality of the building, its ownership and of course those panoramic and unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay."
The views were also key in securing the CMA CGM renewal and expansion. The world's third largest container company has space overlooking the Port of Miami. "They can actually see their cargo ships, with their products and crates from their offices," said Gale. With an expansion of 7,000 square feet, the firm now leases 21,000 square feet at One Biscayne Tower. The deal was co-brokered by Chris Coots and Didier Choukroun of Flagler Investment Property Group.
Jackson Lewis, one of the country's preeminent workplace law firms, signed a 22,800 square foot renewal and expansion. The deal includes a 4,300 square foot expansion to their 18,500 square foot offices on the 35th floor. The deal was co-brokered by Chris Coots of Flagler Investment Property Group.
The law firm of Pathman Lewis, LLP renewed their lease of 10,200 square feet. The deal was co-brokered by Barbara Liberatore and Matt Cheezem of CRESA.
Earlier this year Synergy Workspaces entered the Miami market leasing 26,144 square feet, a full floor, at the building.
"One Biscayne Tower has strong Ownership, efficient floor plates with terrific window line and incredible views" said Taylor & Mathis Leasing Director Ryan Holtzman. "With Bayfront Park located directory to the east, One Biscayne has endless ocean views that will never be obstructed. Our tenants love the fact that they are within walking distance to some of the best restaurants and hotels in the City in the fastest growing area in Miami."
One Biscayne Tower underwent renovations to the common areas last year with the vacant spaces and tenant corridors getting all new build outs with new common area finishes and lighting. "It looks like the interior of a brand new building," stated Brian Gale, Taylor & Mathis Principal. One Biscayne Tower also received Gold LEED certification in 2014. During the LEED Gold certification process more than 83,000 square feet in lease transactions were completed. Tenants include FTI Consulting, Inc., Northwestern Mutual, Sedgwick, LLP, Harvard Maintenance, Grass Roots America, Veritext, LLC, Foreman Friedman, ADD Inc., Young Bill Roumbus & Boles, PA, Flagler Investment, Marcus Neiman & Rashbaum, CellMark Pulp & Paper.
One Biscayne Tower is centered in the heart of Miami's dynamic business district and is within walking distance of courthouses, hotels, restaurants, high-end retailers and overlooks beautiful Biscayne Bay and Bayfront Park. The building has won five Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Awards from the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA). For more information, visit www.onebiscaynetower.com
Posted on September 9, 2015 Categories Lease AnnouncementsTags Brian Gale, Commercial Real Estate, Leasing, Miami, Office Space, One Biscayne Tower, Ryan Holtzman, South Florida, Taylor & Mathis, Taylor & Mathis of FloridaLeave a comment
BOMA'S SOUTHERN REGION BUILDING OF THE YEAR, 355 ALHAMBRA, AWARDED USGBC LEED RECERTIFICATION
Taylor & Mathis of Florida and AEW Capital Management, L.P. announced today that 355 Alhambra located in downtown Coral Gables received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Recertification, the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) leading-edge system for designing and constructing a sustainable, energy-efficient and high-performance building. Green building strategies offer tangible ways for companies to improve their work environment and minimize their environmental impact while strengthening the bottom line.
355 Alhambra is owned by AEW Capital Management (AEW) on behalf of one of its institutional clients and is managed by Taylor & Mathis of Florida. The property has been named Outstanding Office Building of the Year from 2005 to 2015 by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Miami-Dade, and in 2013/2015 by the BOMA Southern Region.
"355 Alhambra has very strong ownership in AEW, a firm that is committed to the community, the environment and to maintaining its properties at their optimum level of performance," stated Taylor & Mathis Director of Operations, Marlene Diaz. "Lisa Mitchell, the property manager at 355 along with her staff, have been able to achieve with these goals and objectives and their commitment to excellence has surpassed expectations. Achieving the LEED Recertification was of no surprise to those that are familiar with the ownership, and staff of this location, as they are an amazing group of professionals and an example to the commercial real-estate sector. This will be added to their long list of recognitions and achievements."
Environmental features that led to the 16-story, 224,000-square-foot Class A office building's recertification included:
– Energy Conservation: Energy Star rating of 91 (highest score is 100). The building's high energy efficiency is due to the installation of a state of the art Building Automation System that controls its HVAC system and lighting; occupancy sensors installed in restrooms and interior equipment rooms eliminate the need for lighting in unoccupied areas; energy efficient lighting is installed throughout the building; variable frequency drives installed on equipment motors reduce electricity usage; CO2 sensors installed on air conditioning equipment maximize fresh air intake while reducing the need to cool non-essential outside air.
– Water Conservation: Indoor water usage has been reduced by 30% by the installation of sink aerators and low flow restroom fixtures, and landscaping water usage has been reduced by 75% by the installation of a low volume irrigation system, rain gauge moisture sensors, and the installation of native and adaptive plans that require minimal watering.
– Waste Reduction: A comprehensive recycling system that collects office paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, light bulbs and ballasts, batteries, and durable goods such as computers and office equipment. Construction debris is also recycled. 95% of the building's waste is being diverted from landfills.
– Green Cleaning and Pest Control: Use of safe and eco-friendly cleaning products; use of recycled paper products in restrooms, and the Integrated Pest Management Policy reduces the need for pesticides inside the building and on exterior landscaping.
Posted on June 12, 2015 Categories Property ManagementTags 355 Alhambra, AEW Capital Management, Commercial Real Estate, Coral Gables, Office Space, South Florida, Taylor & Mathis of Florida, USGBC Leed CertificationLeave a comment


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Q: How can i use my scrollview on relative layout? Sliding isn't work There are two circular progress bars on my activity. One of it will be below of one circular progress bar. Naturally, they doesn't fit in single Activity page and i don't want to fit them actually. What i want to do is providing that situation. I think i am in close situation but i couldn't make it.
The position im in is this and the screen is like i want to make.It's not problem
The XML code is here
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="2000dp"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                android:id="@+id/ScrollView"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="1000dp"
                android:fillViewport="true">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/LinearLayout01"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">

    <com.mikhaellopez.circularprogressbar.CircularProgressBar
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:cpb_background_progressbar_color="#FFCDD2"
        app:cpb_background_progressbar_width="5dp"
        app:cpb_progressbar_color="#F44336"
        app:cpb_progressbar_width="10dp"
        android:id="@+id/CircularProgressBar"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
                android:text="Jogging"
                android:id="@+id/textViewJogging"
                android:layout_marginTop="61dp"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
                android:text="15"
                android:id="@+id/textViewJoggingLevel"
                android:layout_below="@+id/textViewJogging"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
                android:text="1500/2000"
                android:id="@+id/textViewProcess"
                android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/CircularProgressBar2"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                android:layout_marginBottom="63dp"/>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
                android:text="%75"
                android:id="@+id/textViewPercentage"
                android:layout_below="@+id/textViewJoggingLevel"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

        <com.mikhaellopez.circularprogressbar.CircularProgressBar
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            app:cpb_background_progressbar_color="#FFCDD2"
            app:cpb_background_progressbar_width="5dp"
            app:cpb_progressbar_color="#F44336"
            app:cpb_progressbar_width="10dp"
            android:id="@+id/CircularProgressBar2"
            android:layout_gravity="right"
            android:layout_below="@+id/textView"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
            android:text="%75"
            android:id="@+id/textViewPercentage2"
            android:layout_below="@+id/CircularProgressBar2"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
            android:text="%75"
            android:id="@+id/textView"
            android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/CircularProgressBar"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:layout_marginBottom="760dp"/>

    </RelativeLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
    </ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>

The result is the same on my phone when i launch it but i can't slide the screen down. Sliding doesn't work. I tried everything. Can you help me? Thank you guys

A: Change layout_height on scrollview to "match_parent" instead of 1000dp:
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            android:id="@+id/ScrollView"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:fillViewport="true">


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Q: Problem running meteor locally with a mongodb restored from Atlas snapshot I want to run a localhost meteor locally to debug using data from production database.
I downloaded a daily snapshot fro Mongo Atlas, extracted it to desktop, unzipped it to a folder called "snap"
Then I run:
mongod --dbpath snap -port 3001

I can see the mongodb now running at 127.0.0.1:3001.
I go to start my meteor project locally:
meteor --settings settings.json

Hoping that it will somehow magically pick up the running database at port 3001, but it didnt.
It complains:
=> Started proxy.
Unexpected mongo exit code 48. Restarting.
=> Meteor 2.1 is available. Update this project with 'meteor update'.
Unexpected mongo exit code 48. Restarting.
Unexpected mongo exit code 48. Restarting.
Can't start Mongo server.
MongoDB exited because its port was closed, or was already
taken by a previous instance of MongoDB

Check for other processes listening on port 3001
or other Meteor instances running in the same project.

What should I do to ask Meteor to start the project using that recovered database?

A: Assuming your DB is running, you can run locally with your own DB using the environment variable MONGO_URL
$ MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:<port>/<dbname> meteor run --settings settings.json

Note, that you need to set an explicit name for the db and if your Meteor db already contains data, then you need to import it into this db in order to have access to both.
Furthermore, I would personally avoid setting port 3001 to not confuse it with the db that is bundled with Meteor. You should be fine with Mongo's defualt 27017 port.
References:
https://docs.meteor.com/environment-variables.html#MONGO-URL