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2022 World Indoor Track and Field Championships TV, live stream schedule
By OlympicTalkMar 17, 2022, 1:05 PM EDT
The first world indoor track and field championships in four years air across NBC, CNBC and Peacock this weekend from Belgrade, Serbia.
The headline event is the men's 60m, where world-record holder Christian Coleman and Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy are expected to go head-to-head in the final (Saturday, 4:20 p.m. ET).
The race could arguably determine the world's fastest man, since Coleman, the fastest 100m sprinter in the last Olympic cycle, sat out the Tokyo Games while suspended for missing (but not failing) drug tests. Jacobs came from nowhere at the start of 2021 to take gold in the American's absence.
Coleman won the last biennial world indoor 60m title in 2018. The 2020 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, were postponed from March 2020 to March 2021, then to March 2023 due to the pandemic.
Also entered this week: Olympic gold medalists Ryan Crouser (shot put), Katie Nageotte and Mondo Duplantis (pole vault), Shaunae Miller-Uibo (400m) and Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1500m).
Nageotte faces 2016 Olympic silver medalist Sandi Morris. Miller-Uibo gets Dutchwoman Femke Bol, the Olympic 400m hurdles bronze medalist. Ingebrigtsen, who broke the indoor 1500m world record, is entered along with former world-record holder Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia.
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Diana Taurasi returns to U.S. national basketball team
Mo Farah likely to retire this year
By OlympicTalkJan 31, 2023, 8:27 PM EST
Teri McKeever, the first woman to serve as a U.S. Olympic swimming head coach, was fired by the University of California at Berkeley after an investigation into alleged verbal and emotional abuse of swimmers that she denied.
McKeever was put on paid administrative leave from her job as head women's swimming coach in May after an Orange County Register report that 20 current or former Cal swimmers said McKeever verbally and emotionally bullied her swimmers.
Cal athletics director Jim Knowlton wrote in a letter to the Cal team and staff that a resulting independent law firm report detailed "verbally abusive conduct that is antithetical to our most important values."
"I strongly believe this is in the best interests of our student-athletes, our swimming program and Cal Athletics as a whole," Knowlton said of McKeever's firing in a press release. "The report details numerous violations of university policies that prohibit race, national origin and disability discrimination."
The Orange County Register first published what it says is the full independent report here.
"I deny and unequivocally refute all conclusions that I abused or bullied any athlete and deny any suggestion I discriminated against any athlete on the basis of race, disability or sexual orientation," McKeever said in a statement Tuesday confirming her firing and expressing disappointment in how the investigation was conducted. "While I am disappointed in the way my CAL Career will conclude, I wish to thank and celebrate the many student-athletes and staff that made my time in Berkeley a true blessing and gift."
McKeever's lawyer wrote that McKeever "will be filing suit to expose the manner in which gender has affected not only the evaluation of her coaching but harmed and continues to harm both female and male athletes."
McKeever led Cal women's swimming and diving for nearly 30 years, winning four NCAA team titles and coaching Olympic champions including Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin and Dana Vollmer.
In 2004, she became the first woman to be on a U.S. Olympic swim team coaching staff, as an assistant. In 2012, she became the first woman to be head coach of a U.S. Olympic swim team. She was an assistant again for the Tokyo Games.
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By OlympicTalkJan 31, 2023, 12:51 PM EST
Diana Taurasi is set to return to the U.S. national basketball team next week for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics, signaling a possible bid for a record-breaking sixth Olympic appearance in 2024 at age 42.
Taurasi is on the 15-player roster for next week's training camp in Minnesota announced Tuesday.
Brittney Griner is not on the list but is expected to return to competitive basketball later this year with her WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury (also Taurasi's longtime team, though she is currently a free agent), after being detained in Russia for 10 months in 2022.
Taurasi said as far back as the 2016 Rio Games that her Olympic career was likely over, but returned to the national team after Dawn Staley succeeded Geno Auriemma as head coach in 2017.
In Tokyo, Taurasi and longtime backcourt partner Sue Bird became the first basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals. Bird has since retired.
After beating Japan in the final, Taurasi said "see you in Paris," smiling, as she left an NBC interview. That's now looking less like a joke and more like a prediction.
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve succeeded Staley as head coach last year. In early fall, she guided the U.S. to arguably the best FIBA World Cup performance ever, despite not having stalwarts Bird, Griner, Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles.
Taurasi was not in contention for the team after suffering a WNBA season-ending quad injury in the summer. Taurasi, who is 38-0 in Olympic games and started every game at the last four Olympics, wasn't on a U.S. team for an Olympics or worlds for the first time since 2002.
Next year, Taurasi can become the oldest Olympic basketball player in history and the first to play in six Games, according to Olympedia.org. Spain's Rudy Fernandez could also play in a sixth Olympics in 2024.
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Q: How to test this Camel Route? Dependence Injection and Enviroment Variables I have two doubts:
a. How to mock the http4 compoenent in a way that my route does not know when it is mocked and when it is real?
b. How to initialize myDestinationEndpoint when running tests?
package my.package

@Component
public class MyRoute extends RouteBuilder {
    @Value("${MY_DESTINATION_ENDPOINT}")
    private String myDestinationEndpoint;

    from("direct:my-route")
        .split()
            .method(MyBean.class,"split") //splits the message in two messages. One will pass and other will be redirect to http4
            .aggregationStrategy(MyBean.aggregator()) //After redirect to http4, the response will be added to the first message and continue to the next route.
                .choice()
                    .when().method(MyBean.class,"shouldRedirect")
                        .to("http4:" + myDestinationEndpoint + "?bridgeEndpoint=true") //How to mock here???
                        .unmarshal(new JacksonDataFormat(Object.class))
                 .end()
            .end()
    ;
}

What a have tried?
a. In order to Mock, I have found the component"mock". But in this case, I am hard coding the mock in the route. To me it is like I have one test code, with mock, to run in test enviroment and other similar code without mock to run in production. But, for my understanding, the test code should be the same production code.
.when().method(MyBean.class,"shouldRedirect")
    .to("mock:" + myDestinationEndpoint)

I expected that the mock worked as an interface and in the production I should inject a real object and in test I should inject a fake/mock object.
b. As I was stucked in the step a. I have not much time to investigate this. When running em my localhost, I set myDestinationEndpoint as a Java Program Argument, in eclipse. When running em QA and PRD, I use a configmap file (.yml).
EDIT: Trying to implement ShellDragon's suggestion.
I have implemented this test class and I got this error:
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start embedded container; nested exception is org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean.

I added the FirstTest.properties file in the /src/test/resources and /src/test/resources/my/package
@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@ContextConfiguration(classes = AgenciaInternalRoute.class) //Classe que contém valores a serem injetados
@TestPropertySource //flag que faz com que a classe indicada em @ContextConfiguration receba os valores de um arquivo de propriedades
public class FirstTest extends CamelTestSupport {

    @Autowired
    private TestRestTemplate restTemplate;

    @Override
    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception{
        return new MyRoute();
    }

    @Test
    public void simpleTest() {

    }
}

A: You can use adviseWith to intercept exchange deliveries to http4 endpoint and reroute it to a mock: endpoint instead, during test execution. Original code can stay exactly as is. Please have a look at the test case here. If you are using Camel 3.x, the API has changed, please refer to this test case instead.
To mock @Value annotation, use TestPropertySource annotation in Spring and run your test class with an appropriate runner, like SpringJUnit4ClassRunner. No additional hack from command line will be required if you use TestPropertySource

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Irish spirits exports exceeded €1 billion for the first time in 2018. The value of spirits exports from Ireland increased by 10.2% between 2017 and 2018, from €916 million to over €1 billion, according to the annual Irish Spirits Market Report, released by Drinks Ireland/Spirits.
The report, which assesses the performance of Ireland's domestic spirits market and the spirits export industry, found that overall sales in the home market increased by 6.6 per cent, from 2.25 million 9-litre cases in 2017 to 2.40 million cases in 2018. This was driven by consumer demand for Irish whiskey and gin. This sales growth comes even though overall alcohol consumption has declined in Ireland from its peak in 2001*.
Irish whiskey is the second most popular spirit in Ireland, with a 25.1 per cent share of the market. Sales increased by 5.4 per cent between 2017 and 2018. Gin sales soared in Ireland last year, up by 31.8 per cent during the same period. Gin maintained its position as the fastest growing spirit in the domestic market. Despite a strong performance by both gin and whiskey, vodka remains Ireland's favourite spirits drink, accounting for 33.7 per cent of all spirits sales, up by 4.8 per cent between 2017 and 2018.
Ireland's world-renowned spirits, recognised for their quality, authenticity and taste around the world, continue to perform strongly in export markets. This is particularly true for two of Ireland's protected 'Geographic Indication' (GI) spirit categories with sales increasing by 7.5 per cent between 2017 and 2018.
The report also found that the spirits sector makes a significant contribution to the economy, providing €372.2 million in net excise receipts to the Government in 2018.
Aoife Clarke, Chair of Drinks Ireland/Spirits and Senior Director of Public Affairs, International, Beam Suntory, says: "This is the third industry and market report issued by Drinks Ireland/Spirits and we are delighted that it illustrates the continued strength of the Irish spirits sector. Ireland has a dynamic domestic spirits market and Irish spirits exports continue to grow as this report demonstrates. Proof, if it is needed, is found in the fact that 2018 was first year that spirits exports were worth more than €1 billion to the Republic of Ireland's economy. Ireland's Consumers at home and abroad now have more choice than ever when it comes to Irish spirits."
She continues: "However, there are clouds on the horizon. The current number one and number two export destinations for Ireland's drinks products are the United States (by a significant distance) and the United Kingdom. Both markets will be seriously challenged in years to come because of the re-emergence of barriers to trade and uncertainty around future relationships. There are no winners in a trade war, just losers, particularly among consumers. But our sector is resilient and with the continued support of consumers and the Irish Government will continue to innovate, grow and lead."
*Alcohol consumption has decreased by 23.2 per cent since 2001, according to Revenue Commissioner and CSO data.
Pictured at the launch of the report were (L-R): Aoife Clarke, Chair of Drinks Ireland/Spirits and Senior Director of Public Affairs, International, Beam Suntory; Minister of State John Paul Phelan; Patricia Callan, Director of Drinks Ireland; and Vincent McGovern, Head of Drinks Ireland Spirits.
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Chapter Fourteen:
Title: Freeport
Author: Maldoror
Genre: Action, investigations, my usual strange humour, tiny touch of angst, some weird politics and a bit o' romance (yes, I still know how to write those - just don't expect anything majorly fluffy)
Pairings: 2x5
Rated: NC17 - for language, violence, sexual content
Archived: http://www.raygunworks.net and GWAddiction under the pen-name Maldoror
Feedback: Please! Particularly what you like/don't like about the fic.
Spoilers: Some, for series and episode zero.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing belongs to its owners (Bandai, Sunset, and a whole host of others, none of which are me) and I'm not making any money off of them. The very idea is laughable. See? This is me laughing. Ha ha. The songs/quotes used in the chapter heads don't belong to me either.
Author Notes: Dedicated to Dacia, as always.
Huge thanks to Anaitis for the lightning-fast beta. And major hugs and smoochies to the readers who dropped me a line via the GWAddiction site!
God in his wisdom took you by the hand
God in his wisdom make you understand
In this colony...
---Joy Division, 'Colony'
Freeport by Maldoror
Chapter Fourteen
Wufei's feet rang like thunder in the hall and stairwell. Doors opened behind him; someone grumbled a question - faint, hurried footsteps followed his. He ran on regardless, his mind fully on the chase. 'Ferret', or whatever his real name was, would not escape this time.
He saved his breath for running, but in his mind, his battle cry was raging: Twenty one dead! Twenty one dead and they were still counting the injured when I left! I'll pin your hide to the wall if it's the last thing I do, you motherless bastard!
The front door crashed open so hard it bounced back and slammed shut right behind him, but Wufei was already through, his feet sliding to a halt on the rough metal of the street. He looked around wildly. There! At the mouth of an alleyway-
Crossbow!
He was used to people pointing guns at him, not anachronistic medieval weapons, so he'd taken a second to recognize the unfamiliar shape of a small crossbow, barely ten-inches wide, aimed at his chest. But the warrior's instincts had sensed the danger in Ferret's sudden turnaround; Wufei was already half-way across the street and plunging towards the cover of a doorway not too far from his prey. The crossbow only had one shot, and they took a few second to reload. If Wufei was close enough-
The weapon was quivering. The rat-like face was creased with fear and confusion. He didn't know Wufei; he wouldn't have a clue why this strange Asian man was after him. But Ferret fired anyway. He was the kind where fear always overpowered doubt.
Wufei pressed himself back into the shelter of the doorway - the bolt whistled past. Wasn't Duo right behind him- ? No, Shinigami wouldn't get pinned by a small shit like Ferret. Never.
Ferret dropped the crossbow with a frightened whimper and took off down the alley like a rat running from a terrier.
Wufei glanced back - just to be sure - Duo slammed into the wall next to him, red in the face and panting like a hound.
"What the- fuck - are you -"
"Agitator! On X953- murdered-"
"Shhh!" Duo's braid went flying as he looked around quickly in alarm. Then he stared at Wufei. "What's he doing casing out the crime scene?"
"Don't know-"
Duo's eyes narrowed to metal-blue slits. "Let's ask him."
They broke into a run side by side into the alley down which Ferret had scampered. Wufei rued every precious second he'd lost getting Duo up to speed; the rat they were chasing had all the instincts of his kind when it came to dodging heat. He'd slipped the Preventers' nets time and again, on L3, on L2- Wufei lengthened his stride, his breathing controlled, his entire body honed for the hunt.
Duo stopped, head cocked for the sound of footsteps - Wufei kept pounding on. They had to make up for lost time!
"Duo! You take this side, I'll take the other!"
"No! It's too- wait! Chang!"
Wufei had already plunged down a narrow alley and broken out onto a small road between low buildings. He heard Duo swear behind him, the words quickly covered by the metallic tattoo of the scissorman's black boots hitting the street a block away, heading in the opposite direction.
An atmospheric filter unit huffed warm, stinky air at him as he passed, blowing his hair out of his face; a few strands stayed snared against sweat-soaked skin. Wufei spun in a circle, then headed roughly in the direction of the airlock. Ferret would want to get out. The Preventer let his instincts and the pounding rhythm of the run take over his mind, leading him onwards in a rough search pattern.
The road clanged beneath his feet and he paused, instincts suddenly prickling. He was on a walkway over an empty space; a canal cut deep into the sector's floor. Maintenance access for sewage and-
There! He should have known he'd find the little rat down some kind of hole. Ferret was trying to scrunch into the shadows beneath another walkway about two blocks away. He was crouched, obviously out of breath. Even across that distance, Wufei saw the little eyes widen in fear as they met his. Ferret staggered off down the canal, which plunged into a tunnel sixty feet further on.
Wufei didn't hesitate; he vaulted over the bridge's rails-
"Wu-?!"
- and landed in a neat crouch on the hard metal of the canal, fifteen feet below. He was up and running instantly. Now he had the little bastard!
Duo's wild and profane cursing bounced from one side of the canal and back again. Wufei glanced over his shoulder in time to see a dark figure make the same drop from a more distant walkway, the black coat flaring. Duo had come in from the other side, he'd lost ground to Ferret and Wufei, but he should be able to keep up. Good, Wufei would need Duo's help when- in the distance, Ferret ducked through a large hatch in the side of the tunnel. Wufei accelerated and burst through only a few seconds behind him.
He was in the hull separating upper and lower level, like a mouse scurrying between the floorboards. He was running down a maintenance access to the systems that sustained life support in the sector above. The corridor was narrow, dimly-lit and rife with pipes; Wufei had to slow down. Good thing he wasn't one of those big, bulky types that looked so good on the Preventer recruitment posters.
Ferret was even smaller than Wufei and probably as agile as his code name implied; but there were no rat-holes to dodge into down here. The dimly lit corridor ran straight as an arrow, and there was nowhere to hide. Wufei just needed to stay close enough to Ferret to be able to hear him if the bastard found a crossroad and took another way-
The narrow access tunnel opened into a circular room with machines and huge pipes along the walls. The smell of ozone, burnt plastic and machine oil prickled his nose. Off to one side, four men in dirty blue overalls with tools in their hands were cluttered around a leaking pipe and pressure gauge. They weren't working, though; they were all staring down one of three corridors leading away from the room, probably amazed at the small figure that had dashed by them. It was as good as a road sign; Wufei passed them at a dead run and plunged down the tunnel they'd been gaping at.
Someone shouted behind him; he ignored it. He could hear Ferret's footsteps up ahead. Almost as loud as his own; he was getting near.
Then another shout, louder this time. Damn! Some of the workers were following him. Wufei was probably not supposed to be in here. This must be a restricted area. He accelerated. Catch Ferret in the flat stretch, first; deal with the rest of the complications afterwards, when he had his hands on the bastard, preferably unconscious.
Another maintenance room -
-and a man coming at him, swinging a pipe.
Wufei hurtled towards him, unable to stop. He barely dodged in time; the metal hissed an inch above his head. He rolled, coming to his feet in a crouch, back to the wall.
It wasn't Ferret! Damn! Wufei looked around frantically; this room also had three other exits to it, and no more signs of Ferret.
Wufei took in a deep breath to shout out 'which way did he go' - his Blade's collar tightened against the inhale, squeezing his throat like a warning.
Fuck! He couldn't ask- he was going to lose the murderer!
And that wasn't his only problem.
Two of them. The one who'd taken a swing at him with the pipe was moving towards him slowly; average height, thick waist and arms under a stained one-piece coverall. His head was shaved, with a smear of grease across the stubble above the ear. Hard eyes moved from Wufei's sword to his face, as if trying to gauge how dangerous the cornered man was. The second person was a few feet further away. He was dressed in the same one-piece coverall, with a protective face-plate shoved up onto his forehead. He looked puzzled, but he was hoisting a wrench with the air of someone who was willing to join in now and ask questions later.
The first man took a step towards Wufei; the metal pipe swung up again.
A thunder of footsteps announced the arrival of the four workers from the previous maintenance room. Oh, great, just to make things worse-
"He's here!"
"Both?"
"Nope, just the guy with the sword."
"Hey, Abe! Whatcha got here?"
This was tossed towards the man with the wrench, who had paused when the others had entered.
"Donno. Rat-catcher, maybe? Do you know who this guy is? And the other one who ran by, with a face like a weasel?"
"No, just saw them shoot through Junction Eleven like the entire OZ armada was after them. Looked like this one was chasing the little guy - hell, he's a Hound!"
Every eye fastened on Wufei's collar.
"Damn. Does anybody know- hey, hold up!"
The pipe-wielder ignored the order, swinging hastily at Wufei's head. The Preventer easily slipped under the crude swing; he held off any retaliation. He wasn't sure what was going on here, but these people might just be innocent bystanders, if such a thing existed in this colony.
"Hey, stop, man! What's going on?! Abe? What'd this guy do to you two?"
"Er, nothing." Abe didn't look so sure of himself now; the wrench twisted a bit guiltily in his thick fingers.
"So what the hell's going down here, then?" One of the new arrivals hooked a hand beneath the pipe-wielder's arm and hauled him back. "Cool your jets. He's not going anywhere, not against the six of us. What'd he do?"
Wufei, at bay, watched the interaction without understanding it. The other four men ringed him in, but they made no move towards him. They didn't look particularly afraid of his sword; most of them had taken the time to grab some blunt instrument or other. Hard eyes pinned him to the wall, scrutinized his face, weighed his appearance and his presence here... but nobody attacked him...
...from the darkness, the stink, down the rivulets of sweat on his back, the answer to a question he'd barely asked started to prickle...
This was Freeport.
He'd assumed these men had followed him to kick him out of a restricted area. But there probably was no such thing in the lawless colony. No, these men had shown up because they'd seen one man chasing another in their sector, and that automatically involved them. They were here to stop a fight, or at least make sure it didn't get out of hand, and enjoy a break in their workday while they were at it.
He'd thrown the question at Duo: What's to stop people from stealing and murdering everybody?
Everybody else...
The smuggler's words had been an insult to Wufei's values. He'd thought the place was chaos, gangs held in check by a delicate balance of power. But these men weren't part of a gang; they did not know Wufei and Ferret; they had no apparent interest in what could turn out to be a dangerous fight. Yet they'd armed themselves and followed anyway.
That man was holding back the pipe-wielder because he wanted a damn good reason before he let someone bash in Wufei's head in his presence. They'd have kept Wufei and Ferret apart for the same reason, if the Preventer had managed to catch his target. Of course, once a good reason was provided, they'd stand back and watch; no need to waste good entertainment, Freeport style. But it wouldn't be hidden; it wouldn't be without a valid reason. It might be a small dust-up, a bloodied fight or a duel to the death, but it wouldn't be murder.
In the rest of civilization, good citizens ran away from potential trouble, or called the cops and forgot about it.
Here, the citizens were the cops. And judge, jury and executioner too, when it was called for.
This sudden understanding illuminated a lot about Freeport; some things good, some things he still didn't approve of. But unfortunately, it didn't help Wufei in the present circumstances. These men were curious, and they wanted an explanation. And because of his damned collar, Wufei couldn't give them one, creative or otherwise.
Wufei's attacker scowled at the intervention, but his eyes flickered over the assembly. He lived here, he would know the customs, and realize he needed a justification. He shook off the restraining hand and gestured at the Preventer with his pipe.
"He's trouble, Steve! He's chasing- the other guy's wanted on the outside. This fucker wants to collect bounty on his head."
Wufei took a second, much closer look at the pipe-wielder, etching the man's features into his policeman's memory. Ferret surely had not had the time to make up a lie and pass it on, with Wufei right on his heels. Why was this man covering a criminal's tracks?
Unfortunately, the word 'bounty' had been loaded. The mood suddenly got ugly. Steve, the worker who'd stopped Wufei's attacker, frowned and took a step back. The others pressed closer.
"A bounty dog?! A rat-catcher I could live with, but not a-"
"Were you gonna ex him and claim cash from the pigs outside, Hound?!"
Wufei fought down the instinct to draw his sword against the gathering threat. These men were not criminals in his eyes, not now; they were only being manipulated. He wasn't in his right to- but he couldn't explain himself either!
"That's not pretty, dude." One of the late arrivals leaned over a toolbox and picked up a hammer. "We don't like shit like that in our sector. Gonna teach ya a little lesson."
"I'd put that down if I were you... "
The quiet words wrapped themselves around the circular metal walls of the maintenance room, sparking small echoes from the bulky machines.
Duo had apparently materialized out of the darkness of the corridor behind them, and spoken right into the ear of the brute who'd picked up the hammer.
"Good," Shinigami murmured, as the worker leapt back with a hoarse yell, dropping the make-shift weapon in shock.
Duo moved smoothly, placing himself unhurriedly between Wufei and the angry men. Hands in his coat pockets, he met them stare for stare.
"Sorry I'm late for the dance; wasn't sure which corridor to take. The echoes in this place, yanno? Now, somebody got a problem with my man here?"
There was a purr of menace behind the easy drawl. Several of the men flinched away from the clear, dangerous gaze directed at them. Weapons dipped into less aggressive angles as they were reminded that a Blade was an extension of his Handler, and that any beef they had with Wufei should have been taken up with Duo, not sorted out on the spot.
The incipient violence dissipated somewhat. Duo seemed to be winning a complex argument with the strength of his fearless stance alone.
It's more than knowledge, it's attitude, Wufei remembered Duo saying, back in Scythe. You gotta have it or we won't make it...
But they weren't home and dry yet, not by a long run. Now they had to explain their presence here, and Duo, with his reluctance to lie, was going to be hard put to do so. If he didn't make it convincing, then the pair of them would be facing six big, beefy mechanics armed with blunt weapons in a tight space. Wufei relaxed, and shifted to get his sword into a better position for a fast, short draw. He wouldn't kill anybody, not if he could help it, but he wouldn't let them harm Duo or himself either, not for something they were innocent of.
"Who are you?" Abe challenged.
"Why'd you send your Hound after that little guy?" Steve asked slowly, in a way that indicated he was taking control of the situation.
Duo hesitated and Wufei chewed the inside of his cheek in impotent anxiety. He'd not had time to give Duo any details, not that Duo would be able to repeat any if he had. 'My buddy is a Preventer and we want the little rat for questioning' would go down like the Libra.
"He caused a friend of mine some trouble," Duo finally said, his brief hesitation well masked by the easy confidence in his voice. "But I give you my word I did not want to hurt him. I just wanted to ask him some questions."
The six men shifted and looked at each other, weighing Duo's words.
"I don't know you," Steve finally declared, turning back to Duo. He said it slowly and deliberately, an open challenge.
"Do you know the guy we're chasing?" Duo countered dryly.
Steve grunted. "No, never talked to him."
The other men looked at each other. Echoes of "Not really", "Never seen him", and "Didn't get a good look" rumbled around the room. Wufei's eyes darted towards the man with the metal pipe, and he noted with interest that the latter had fallen back a few steps and was scowling uncertainly.
Abe had glanced at the pipe-wielder too, waiting for him to speak. When his colleague said nothing and didn't meet his eyes, Abe started to frown. Freeport citizens were sharp; Abe was probably starting to realize he'd been made a fool of.
"The guy you're chasing... you don't want him for bounty?" he asked Duo. It wasn't a challenge this time; he said it with the reluctant air of someone who has to ask an unpleasant question to see it settled and forgotten.
Duo's eyes narrowed dangerously and the man closest to him edged back. Wufei could hear the unfeigned fury in Duo's voice as he answered the accusation.
"No. The only thing I want from that bastard is an explanation. I'd have let him go afterwards.
"I'm a freetrader and a fixer, not a bounty hunter," Duo added, his voice striking echoes from the pipes and steel surrounding them, harsh with anger and offended pride. "My name is Duo Maxwell, I live in Makhno. Sweeper Howard can vouch for me; so can my neighbours and most of the people in my sector. And where's the man who told you this lie? Did he give you an introduction? Do you know his name?"
The workers fidgeted as if they were being scolded, glancing at each other and then looking away. Duo's name made one of them look up in surprise. Wufei saw the mechanic lean forward to whisper to his neighbour. The knowledge seemed do diffuse among the small assembly, almost by osmosis. Duo's next words fell into a waiting, almost respectful silence.
"I give you my word; I only wanted to ask him some questions. It does have something to do with outside, and it's a private matter, so I can't give you any details. But it is not something I feel ashamed of either. Duo Maxwell does not lie."
Wufei stared at Duo's straight, proud stance, and the way the men measured his words, his attitude.
Was this the true currency of Freeport? A man's honour... The trust and backing of his friends... Was this his 'credit'? Simply his word? He remembered how Duo had been so anxious that Wufei might ruin his reputation in Freeport. The colony's population wasn't that big; a rumour and a name would spread quickly here.
The worker stared at them both; Wufei held himself as he usually did. Better to show them the arrogant warrior than the man who had a pretty big secret to hide. The familiar Freeport scrutiny weighed him, matched his stance to Duo's. Judged him. It was the look everybody gave him, and he understood it now. It was a look that tried to ascertain where he fit into Freeport's anarchist society; if he was a wolf or a sheep, and above all, if he had enough honour to deal with people fairly, and be dealt with fairly in return.
He finally understood one of the cogs that made this place run; here, in this dingy, enclosed maintenance room with condensation dripping from the pipes, the smell of sewage and dust choking him. A moment of enlightenment, with the shadow of armed men falling upon him and his friend.
His friend... the cheerful smuggler who had put his own life and reputation in jeopardy to help Wufei accomplish his mission in this dangerous environment. In the heat of the chase, Wufei hadn't thought twice about splitting away from Duo and going off on his own, even though he knew a Blade should stick close to his Handler. He'd thought it was just a custom. And it was. But in a place with no rules, no laws, nothing except an archaic trust in honour and tradition, that 'custom' was as strong as an enforceable edict. From now on, he would remember that.
The men glanced at each other, then at Steve. The big mechanic rubbed his bristly hair under a grimy kaki cap, making a scratching noise that scurried away down the corridor.
"Guess that's okay then," he said gruffly, moving to one side. He was leaving them clear access to the exit, but not to the rest of the room, or the remaining three corridors where Ferret had vanished.
Duo nodded shortly and walked away without a protest. Wufei would have liked to ask these men some questions; he'd have liked to pursue Ferret, or interrogate the pipe-wielder, and find out why the man had covered Ferret's escape. But Steve's simple gesture was a clear warning: Duo's word, name and attitude would allow them to walk out of here without further questions or a fight; it wouldn't get them anything more.
As soon as they'd stepped into the corridor, urgent whispers started up in the junction behind them. As Wufei and Duo made their way through the pipe-cluttered corridor, the whispers washed around them, unintelligible, rising and falling, crashing into waves of arguments and then abating, like the sound of surf.
Wufei breathed deeply as they stepped out of the maintenance tunnel and emerged into the weak light of the sector. Now if they were attacked, they'd have a fighting chance. But he didn't think they would be.
He turned towards Duo as soon as the hatch door clanged shut.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have run ahead like that."
Duo glanced at him in surprise. "If you hadn't, we'd probably have lost him for good. I didn't even see the fucker; the first I knew he was down here was when I saw you throw yourself off the bridge like a maniac. You run fast, Chang. What was that shit back there, about bounty?"
"You saw the man with the pipe?"
"The one skulking near the back like he had something to hide?"
"Yes. He came up with that, I'm ready to bet. I don't think Ferret had the breath or the time to tell him anything, I was only seconds behind him."
"Ferret?"
"His code-name. We don't know his real identity."
"Ferret, Carver... you pigs have way too much imagination." Duo smirked, but there was a hard, dark edge to his smile. His eyes were still angry. "If that was spur of the moment, it was pretty inspired. A lot of people have a price on their head in this colony. The word 'bounty' will get you in more trouble than skinny-dipping in reactor coolant. Good thing you kept your cool back there and didn't fight back; it could have gotten ugly. I-... "
Wufei glanced up at the hesitation. Duo was looking at him from beneath his thick bangs, with a small smile that was different than his usual grin. "Six big bruisers with pipes and hammers coming at you, and you still didn't say a word, break your cover or lose your cool. I'm slightly impressed."
"That made it all worthwhile then," Wufei growled, latching on to that the teasing tone with some obscure relief, and ignoring the strange surge of warmth he'd felt at the half-hidden look.
"So, what's the deal with this 'Ferret' character?" Duo banished the moment with the bright question.
"I'd better tell you when we get home."
They were back in the canal, heading towards a ramp leading back up to street level. There were people in the street above, still talking in low voices and glancing around. That reminded him of Joshua. From the way Duo frowned, he'd remembered as well.
"I just wished we could have asked those men some questions," Wufei whispered, angry with himself even though there was little he could have done. "Especially the bastard who helped Ferret get away."
"Oh, don't worry, this ain't over. We need to let things calm down a bit; give those guys the opportunity to ask around and check my rep. But tomorrow, or the next day, I'll pull some strings. I'll track them down, and if what they hear about me don't satisfy them, then I'll show up with the kind of backing they won't dare to say 'no' to. I got contacts here; Alan Morgenstern himself will vouch for me. We'll get our info. I really want to have a talk with that guy who tarred us as bounty-dogs."
Duo glanced over his shoulder in the direction of that maintenance room, eyes narrowed. Wufei had the distinct impression that Duo was still extremely pissed off at that 'bounty hunter' accusation. Possibly because it had hit a bit too close to home, the Preventer thought uncharitably, and then admonished himself sharply. There was a difference. It was true Duo was getting paid for helping the Preventers catch their man, but despite his pretence to the contrary, Duo was more worried about the crimes his prey had committed, rather than the sum on their heads. Wufei had felt from the start that the money was merely a way for Duo to mark his independence from his one-time allies, and show them he was his own man, not some Preventer stooge.
Wufei had his suspicions about Duo's true motives. A word he'd heard a few times now, in different tones of voices, was stirring in his mind. He stared speculatively at Duo's back as they headed out of Kropotkin. He had a lot to think about, what with the murder, Carver's presence, and Ferret's appearance, but Wufei wouldn't mind adding one more question to the list. One that concerned a certain brazen smuggler.
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The letter said the FBI "failed to interview" Ford, who alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during their high school years. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation, and senators received the results of the FBI review into Kavanaugh on Thursday.
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Elena Walsh specialises in the Philosophy of Mind and the Philosophy of Science. She has expertise in related areas including Moral Psychology (especially the relationship between emotion and reason) and Epistemology. She has a longstanding interest in Buddhist, Asian and comparative approaches to philosophy. Her other philosophical interests include the role of emotion in intelligent systems, and the ethical governance of emerging AI. Elena completed her PhD in 2019 at the University of Sydney. Her dissertation adopted a broadly naturalistic approach to provide a theoretical framework that explains how emotional dispositions are constructed in individuals over time. She has previously worked for the Department of Premier and Cabinet as a policy advisor, and as a researcher at the Practical Justice Initiative at the University of New South Wales.
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And, despite the astronomical fee, every single model has sold out before its official launch, including the latest and final edition, the Ettore Bugatti Legend, which only made its debut at Pebble Beach in California on Sunday.
To celebrate this success and to make ownership of one of the cars even more special, Bugatti has created a line of clothing bespoke to each of the six special edition cars that will be offered exclusively to their owners.
The jackets, t-shirts, belts, driving gloves and clutch purses have been made from the same buffalo, deer, calf and cordovan hide that adorn the cars' interiors and feature the same production techniques.
So, for example, the matching outfits created for the Rembrant Bugatti Legend edition features a man's or a woman's jacket in colored calfskin with bronze galvanized metal parts while the silk lining has a herringbone carbon fiber effect print.
Although the initial collection will be offered exclusively to the 18 Bugatti Legends owners and their partners, this capsule will also serve as a stylistic foundation on which the company hopes to create a full clothing range.


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Five dogs who were rejected for being "too ugly" have become the unlikely stars of a billboard campaign in New York City after posing with Wes Myron, who was ranked as the 'number one male model' in the world earlier this year.
Reasons like "she has droopy eyes", "his smile is too wide", and "his fur is too patchy" (for a Chihuahua whose previous owner had burned a hole in his back) were all given about the five dogs appearances when they were rejected by potential owners.
However, looking at the five dogs, the non-profit charity, Louie's Legacy, who is based in New York, saw nothing but beauty and so with the help of the former NHL pro turned model, the charity decided to put the five dogs on a fashion billboard with Wes to celebrate their beauty.
Photographed L-R with Wes - Cash, Jerry, Helena, Bessie / Photo Credit: Mike Ruiz
The charity's founder Emily Gear met the model and fitness influencer in a chance meeting earlier this year, when dog-loving Myron agreed to do whatever he could to help. After hearing yet another potential rehomer rejecting a dog for not being attractive enough, she reached out to him to help show their beauty.
Emily said, "We have been rehoming pets for nine years now, saving over 15,000 animals, and it angered me when I heard these five dogs were being told they were too unattractive to love, over and over again. It was then I remembered how Wes had offered to help, so we created this campaign showing just how beautiful inside and out these dogs are. They look a million dollars on the billboards."
Wes and Jeda / Photo Credit: Mike Ruiz
On why he was so keen to get involved Wes told us, "I've always grown up with dogs, and just connect with them. It's still pretty raw, but we lost my family dog, Reggie recently, and I know the difference a dog brings to a home.
"It blows my mind that people would ever look at any dog, let alone these five, and criticize their appearance. When Emily got in touch it was easy to say yes, and it's a real privilege to share a billboard with five genuine stars. I really hope this campaign finds homes for these awesome dogs, who deserve a great home!"
A foster based rescue, Louie's Legacy is named after Emily's first dog as an adult. She adopted him in 2006 and he helped her battle PTSD.
She tells us, "In helping him through the long and difficult treatment over the course of a month, I opened up in ways that I had shut down in other parts of my life. He was the gateway to my personal healing from incredible trauma, just as I was the gateway to his saving and healing.
"Louie had come from a shelter in South Carolina which, in 2006, had an over 90% kill rate. I realized that the chances of he and I ever crossing paths and of him having literally saved my life were so slim - it must have been fate. I also realized that 90% of that shelter's animals, who could also be saving the lives of other human beings, were ending up in trash bags in the county dump.
"This was the horrible realization which made me jump into action. I helped other rescues until I founded Louie's Legacy in 2009 after I lost him in a tragic accident. Because of his incredible legacy, we have saved over 15,000 animals since."
The charity hopes their latest high profile campaign will find homes for all five dogs posing with Wes, as well as raise awareness that all pets are deserving of a loving forever home, regardless of appearance.
Here's more about the five dogs who hope to steal the hearts of new owners after achieving billboard fame.
Jerry - 9 year old Chihuahua
Jerry came into the shelter in a highly distressed state, after a former owner had burned a patch of fur off his back. The potential rehomer met gentle Jerry and said he looked "too patchy".
Cash - 2 year old Pit Bull mix
Cash has two speeds - play, and play harder, and really aims to please his person. However, when the potential rehomer met Cash he said, "his smile is too wide - it looks weird".
Helena - 10 year old Labrador Retriever mix
Helena is a puppy trapped in a senior's body - she has severe arthritis that limits her mobility, but still tries her best to play fetch. But when the potential rehomer met her, she was rejected because "her eyes are too droopy".
Jeda - 6 year old Dogo Argentino mix
Jeda is so kind and gentle, and loves sweet potato treats and belly rubs. However, when the potential rehomer met her she said "she looks too mean".
Bessie - 7 year old Beagle
Bessie's hobbies include snuggling, napping, sniffing out unattended food, and daydreaming about who her future family is. She thought that may have been when the potential rehoming family came to meet her, until they said "she's too fat".
If you can give a home to one of these five wonderful dogs, please visit the Louie's Legacy Facebook page to find out more about any of the dogs featured here.
And if you're UK based, please consider adopting a dog from www.dogsblog.com.


Ismay \i-smay, is-may\ as a boy's name is a variant of Esme (French), and the meaning of Ismay is "esteemed".
The baby name Ismay sounds like Esmay, Isme and Isam. Other similar baby names are Ismayl, Ismal and Ismat.


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Q: What's wrong with my xml? i have the following xml:
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<Message type="MappedMessage" >
<Properties RequestId="Point-CurveRequest-8326ad44-a1cd-4a96-b4ef-1c4ad213d940"  Action="getParCurves"  EESId="EESID:NY:20100128:BASE"  Currency="USD"  Index="INX" />
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and then i have this query:
var messageType = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/messageContent/Message[@type]");

but no matter what i've tried, i was never able to get the node that i'm looking for. Basically i'm just try to see if there is a node (named "Message") which has a "type" property inside of it.
Has anyone have any idea here?

A: There's absolutely nothing wrong with your XML - there's something wrong with your XPath expression, though :-)
Add a XML namespace manager to your code:
XmlNamespaceManager mgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(xdoc.NameTable);
mgr.AddNamespace("ns", "http://tempuri.org/");

and then use that namespace manager when you do your SelectSingleNode:
var messageType = xdoc.SelectSingleNode("/ns:messageContent/ns:Message[@type]", mgr);

That should work.

A: You seem to need to establish a namespace context on your xpath, or get rid of that xmlns="http://tempuri.org/".

A: NOt a straight forward but will work
XMLElement messageElement = (XMLElement) xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/messageContent/Message");
if(messageElement.HasAttribute("type"))

But the thing is if you have a node Message butdoes not contain type attribute then its not proper format of an xml.Rather i would suggest to check the content of the type attribute like below
XMLNode messageElement = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/messageContent/Message[@type='MappedMessage']");
if(messageElement != null)
{
//Do SOmething
}

A: If messageContent is the root node you should omit it like: /Message[@type] or if you want to check the entire hierarchy of the document: //Message[@type]


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613.1a Layer 1: Copy effects are applied. See rule 706, "Copying Objects."
613.1c Layer 3: Text-changing effects are applied. See rule 612, "Text-Changing Effects."
613.3b Layer 7b: Effects that set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value are applied. Effects that refer to the base power and/or toughness of a creature apply in this layer.
613.3c Layer 7c: Effects that modify power and/or toughness (but don't set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value) are applied.
Example: A 1/3 creature is given +0/+1 by an effect. Then another effect switches the creature's power and toughness. Its new power and toughness is 4/1. A new effect gives the creature +5/+0. Its "unswitched" power and toughness would be 6/4, so its actual power and toughness is 4/6.
Example: A 1/3 creature is given +0/+1 by an effect. Then another effect switches the creature's power and toughness. Then another effect switches its power and toughness again. The two switches essentially cancel each other, and the creature becomes 1/4.
613.4 The application of continuous effects as described by the layer system is continually and automatically performed by the game. All resulting changes to an object's characteristics are instantaneous.
Example: Honor of the Pure is an enchantment that reads "White creatures you control get +1/+1." Honor of the Pure and a 2/2 black creature are on the battlefield under your control. If an effect then turns the creature white (layer 5), it gets +1/+1 from Honor of the Pure (layer 7c), becoming 3/3. If the creature's color is later changed to red (layer 5), Honor of the Pure's effect stops applying to it, and it will return to being 2/2.
Example: Gray Ogre, a 2/2 creature, is on the battlefield. An effect puts a +1/+1 counter on it (layer 7d), making it 3/3. A spell targeting it that says"Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn" resolves (layer 7c), making it 7/7. An enchantment that says"Creatures you control get +0/+2" enters the battlefield (layer 7c), making it 7/9. An effect that says"Target creature becomes 0/1 until end of turn" is applied to it (layer 7b), making it 5/8 (0/1, with +4/+4 from the resolved spell, +0/+2 from the enchantment, and +1/+1 from the counter).
613.5 If an effect should be applied in different layers and/or sublayers, the parts of the effect each apply in their appropriate ones. If an effect starts to apply in one layer and/or sublayer, it will continue to be applied to the same set of objects in each other applicable layer and/or sublayer, even if the ability generating the effect is removed during this process.
Example: An effect that reads "Wild Mongrel gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn" is both a power- and toughness-changing effect and a color-changing effect. The "becomes the color of your choice" part is applied in layer 5, and then the "gets +1/+1" part is applied in layer 7c.
Example: Act of Treason has an effect that reads "Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn." This is both a control-changing effect and an effect that adds an ability to an object. The "gain control" part is applied in layer 2, and then the "it gains haste" part is applied in layer 6.
Example: An effect that reads "All noncreature artifacts become 2/2 artifact creatures until end of turn" is both a type-changing effect and a power- and toughness-setting effect. The type-changing effect is applied to all noncreature artifacts in layer 4 and the power- and toughness-setting effect is applied to those same permanents in layer 7b, even though those permanents aren't noncreature artifacts by then.
Example:Svogthos, the Restless Tomb, is on the battlefield. An effect that says"Until end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that's still a land" is applied to it (layers 4 and 7b). An effect that says"Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn" is applied to it (layer 7c), making it a 4/4 land creature. Then while you have ten creature cards in your graveyard, you activate Svogthos's ability: "Until end of turn, Svogthos, the Restless Tomb becomes a black and green Plant Zombie creature with 'This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.' It's still a land." (layers 4, 5, and 7b). It becomes an 11/11 land creature. If a creature card enters or leaves your graveyard, Svogthos's power and toughness will be modified accordingly. If the first effect is applied to it again, it will become a 4/4 land creature again.
613.6 Within a layer or sublayer, determining which order effects are applied in is usually done using a timestamp system. An effect with an earlier timestamp is applied before an effect with a later timestamp.
613.6a A continuous effect generated by a static ability has the same timestamp as the object the static ability is on, or the timestamp of the effect that created the ability, whichever is later.
613.6b A continuous effect generated by the resolution of a spell or ability receives a timestamp at the time it's created.
613.6c An object receives a timestamp at the time it entersa zone.
613.6d An Aura, Equipment, or Fortification receives a new timestamp at the time it becomes attached to an object or player.
613.6e A permanent receives a new timestamp at the time it turns face up or face down.
613.6f A double-faced permanent receives a new timestamp at the time it transforms.
613.6g A face-up plane card, phenomenon card, or scheme card receives a timestamp at the time it's turned face up.
613.6h A face-up vanguard card receives a timestamp at the beginning of the game.
613.6i A conspiracy card receives a timestamp at the beginning of the game. If it's face down, it receives a new timestamp at the time it turns face up.
613.6j If two or more objects would receive a timestamp simultaneously, such as by entering a zone simultaneously or becoming attached simultaneously, the active player determines their relative timestamp order at that time.
613.7 Within a layer or sublayer, determining which order effects are applied in is sometimes done using a dependency system. If a dependency exists, it will override the timestamp system.
613.7a An effect is said to "depend on" another if (a) it's applied in the same layer (and, if applicable, sublayer) as the other effect (see rules 613.1 and 613.3); (b) applying the other would change the text or the existence of the first effect, what it applies to, or what it does to any of the things it applies to; and (c) neither effect is from a characteristic-defining ability or both effects are from characteristic-defining abilities. Otherwise, the effect is considered to be independent of the other effect.
613.7b An effect dependent on one or more other effects waits to apply until just after all of those effects have been applied. If multiple dependent effects would apply simultaneously in this way, they're applied in timestamp order relative to each other. If several dependent effects form a dependency loop, then this rule is ignored and the effects in the dependency loop are applied in timestamp order.
613.7c After each effect is applied, the order of remaining effects is reevaluated and may change if an effect that has not yet been applied becomes dependent on or independent of one or more other effects that have not yet been applied.
613.8 One continuous effect can override another. Sometimes the results of one effect determine whether another effect applies or what another effect does.
Example: Two effects are affecting the same creature: one from an Aura that says"Enchanted creature gains flying" and one from an Aura that says "Enchanted creature loses flying." Neither of these depends on the other, since nothing changes what they affect or what they're doing to it. Applying them in timestamp order means the one that was generated last "wins." The same process would be followed, and the same result reached, if either of the effects had a duration (such as "Target creature loses flying until end of turn") or came from a non-Aura source (such as "All creatures lose flying").
Example: One effect reads, "White creatures get +1/+1," and another reads, "Enchanted creature is white." The enchanted creature gets +1/+1 from the first effect, regardless of its previous color.
613.9 Some continuous effects affect players rather than objects. For example, an effect might give a player protection from red. All such effects are applied in timestamp order after the determination of objects' characteristics. See also the rules for timestamp order and dependency (rules 613.6 and 613.7).
613.10 Some continuous effects affect game rules rather than objects. For example, effects may modify a player's maximum hand size, or say that a creature must attack this turn if able. These effects are applied after all other continuous effects have been applied. Continuous effects that affect the costs of spells or abilities are applied according to the order specified in rule 601.2f. All other such effects are applied in timestamp order. See also the rules for timestamp order and dependency (rules 613.6 and 613.7).


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Sql developer is a opensource tool to query, manage and monitor Oracle database.
There are also some really interesting features for modeling task included in the tool.
As the tool is java based it is possible to use jdbc or other connectors to gain acess to other db.


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Q: React Navigation: best way to implement logout navigation? I'm using react-navigation@4.0.10 in my React Native app, and have a Login screen and two TabNavigator screens. Logging in from the Login screen takes me to TabNavigator_1, and if I log out from TabNavigator_1 I just use this.props.navigation.goBack(). The problem is, to get to TabNavigator_2 I click a button in TabNavigator_1 which triggers this.props.navigation.navigate('TabNavigator_2'), so TabNavigator_2 is now on top of the stack, and calling this.props.navigation.goBack() would just take me back to TabNavigator_1 instead of Login.
What's the best way to approach this, so that clicking Log out from TabNavigator_1 and TabNavigator_2 takes me back to Login?

A: Using
this.props.navigation.goBack()

to go back to login screen is pretty bad pattern to me.
Pattern I recommend:
1) After successfull login, you store logged-in user(only id and essentials credentials) in your asyncstorage.
2)After pressing Logout Button, you clear that credentials from asyncStorage.
In your Initial screeen
Check if there is logged-in user info inside asyncStorage

If yes   ->   got to tabNavigator screen
else     ->   go to login screen

Rough Demo
<Stack.Navigator>
  {isLoggedIn ? (

    <Stack.Screen name="Home" component={TabNavigator} />

  ) : (
    <Stack.Screen name="SignIn" component={LogInScreen} />
  )}
</Stack.Navigator>

A: You can try using :
this.props.navigation.navigate("Login")

Based on this documentation:
React Navigation 4.x
It will be better if you clear the asyncStorage after user clicked the logout button.

A: First create TabNavigator_1 like this:-
const TabNavigator1 = createBottomTabNavigator({
 Home: HomeScreen,
Settings: SettingsScreen,
});

create second TabNavigator_2 like this:-
const TabNavigator2 = createBottomTabNavigator({
 Home: HomeScreen,
 Settings: SettingsScreen,
});

Then Stack Navigator :-
  const StackNavigator = createStackNavigator(
{
  Login: LoginScreen,
  Tab1: TabNavigator1,
  Tab2: TabNavigator2,
},
{
  initialRouteName: 'Login',
}
);

A main Main Navigator: -
{this.state.isLogin ? <StackNavigator/> : <TabNavigator1/>}

on LogOut you can go like:-
onPress=()=>{this.props.navigation.navigate('Login')}

OR
onPress=()=>{this.props.navigation.push('Login')}

Hope it help!!!

A: Dispatch a reset action and navigate to the Login Screen:
import { CommonActions } from "@react-navigation/native";

....

navigation.dispatch(
  CommonActions.reset({
    index: 0,
    routes: [{ name: "LoginScreen" }],
  })
);

This avoids undesired behavior such as a secondary Tab remaining selected.


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France's Macron sees three EU posts decided at Summit, ECB later
French President Emmanuel Macron said that three of the European Union's top positions should be decided at a meeting of EU leaders on Sunday, with a decision on the next head of the European Central Bank likely to be taken at a later date.
"It's important for me that we are able to emerge from this Council with answers and the new team," Macron told reporters as he arrived for the EU leaders' summit in Brussels.
"This is the new team that we are going to decide on, for three of the names today, for the ECB probably a little later."
The council of EU leaders is responsible for nominating four key positions – including the president of the European Commission and the president of the ECB – and Macron said "there should be two men and two women."
Dutch socialist Frans Timmermans is on course to be named the EU's next chief executive, diplomats and officials said on Sunday.
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There were celebrations throughout New Zealand when Sentimental Miss (Reliable Man[GB]-Nostalgic[AUS]) won the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand Oaks at Trentham last weekend.
Celebrating on course at Trentham were her owners Go Racing Yesteryear Syndicate along with her breeders The Oaks Stud, while in Auckland the team at Westbury Stud were celebrating as she had provided her sire Reliable Man(GB) with his first well deserved group one winner. And in the South Island Jonny Orr was celebrating the fact he now owned the dam of a group one winner in Nostalgic(AUS).
While The Oaks General Manager Rick Williams, Albert Bosma and various members of the syndicate, had a wonderful day and night in Wellington celebrating the win in the Oaks, Jonny Orr was attending a 50th birthday celebration in Blenheim and initially ignoring his phone.
The celebrations went up a level at that point, but Orr didn't actually see the race until much later that evening.
Sentimental Miss was recording only her second win when she took out the Oaks although she had been placed third behind Crown Prosecutor in the Gr.3 Lucia Valentina Wellington Stakes. As well she had run credible races in the Gr.2 Sir Tristram's Classic, Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes, and Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes, her run in the Gr.2 Lowland Stakes was a little disappointing. However the addition of blinkers saw her race more professionally and take out the pinnacle event.
Sentimental Miss is the ninth foal of the Quest For Fame(GB) mare Nostalgic, who was placed at three. She is the dam of six winners from seven foals to race. She is a full sister to the group one winner Dracula(AUS), and a half-sister to the stakes winners The Oscars(AUS) and Sash(AUS). Another full sister is the Insouciance the dam of the Mapperley Stud based sire and group one winner Complacent (AUS).
Their dam Awards Ceremony(AUS) by Kaoru Star(AUS) is a sister to the former New Zealand based sire Festal(AUS) and La Bamba (AUS) the dam of Lucky Unicorn(AUS).
Rick Williams picks up the story.
"I bought the mare out of Australia for not a lot of money, as I loved the pedigree, she had left a few winners and was a hell of a well credentialed mare. She suited Darci Brahma whom she visited a few times, and left the winners Pure Lorde and Recollect.
After visiting Darci Brahma twice Nostalgic was mated with Reliable Man(GB) as The Oaks hold a major shareholder in him. Standing at Westbury Stud Reliable Man (GB) who's oldest Southern Hemisphere progeny are now four, has had a number of group one place getters including Sully, Belle du Nord, and the smart two-year-old Aalaalune.
A son of the European Champion Dalakhani(IRE) (Darshaan[GB]-Daltawa[Ire]) and the Sadler's Wells(USA) mare Fair Stage(IRE) he was a group one winner in both hemispheres winning the French Derby (Chantilly Prix de Jockey Club) and the Queen Elizabeth in Sydney.
"Nostalgic suited Reliable Man(GB) as well, but by the time this filly came to the sales, she had lost her commercial appeal. I had sold a few Reliable Man yearlings at the sale for good money so I was prepared to let her go, she went on the market at about $20,000 and Roger James and Albert Bosma got into a bidding duel with $1000 bids all the way up to $40,000 when Albert won out.
After losing her commercial appeal, missing to Darci Brahma and in foal to Niagara(AUS), Williams put the mare up for sale on Gavelhouse, where she was sold to the bid of Jonny Orr.
Now Orr had previously had success with breeding from older mares from good families so was keen to take a punt on this well bred mare. He grew up in Cambridge and as the nephew of Lesley and Jim Otway spent a bit of time at Trelawney Stud and has always pottered around with horses.
"I love this family, and breeding from an old mare doesn't worry me," said Orr.
"I liked the mating with her and Pins (AUS) and as a result I have a lovely Pins colt, but I am pretty sure I will have to go back to Reliable Man now.
"I have had mares now for about 25 years. Unfortunately I probably should have followed my passion and gone into the industry but I went farming instead and have farmed in the Waikato, Dannevirke, North Canterbury and Marlborough before buying a business in Blenheim where we now live.
"We are a bit isolated down here," said Orr of living in Blenheim, "but I enjoy the camaraderie of people in the industry and I get my fix with frequent trips to the Waikato and to Australia to see the mares there and visit the studs in the Hunter Valley.
"I don't have a strict philosophy there are a lot of variables, but I do have a few patterns I stick too. For new season stallions they have to be from good families and group one winners, but it is slightly different for proven horses, then I look for patterns.
Nostalgia and her Pins(AUS) colt, are resident at Simms Davison's Mapperley Stud where Orr keeps two of the three mares he owns, and their associated foals, including Sonsy (Thorn Park[AUS]-Flowing) a mare he bred and raced. She is currently in foal to Zacinto(GB).
Orr bought Sonsy's dam Flowing as an older mare off Trade Me and bred five foals including the Qiji Swordsman (by Shamexpress) a two-year-old winner who raced in the Gr.1 Sistema Diamond Stakes earlier this month. Flowing shares the same grand dam as Empire Rose in Summerosa.
His third mare Viana is now resident in Australia with Greg and Jo Griffin and in foal to Vancouver (AUS) she has a Pins (AUS) filly at foot. Viana a stakes winning Volksraad mare has had one foal to race Camelle who is a winner in Australia this season. She is also the dam of a Contributer(AUS) colt that Orr sold at Karaka this year for $250,000 to Goldolphin.


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Q: How to enable onListItemClick for a ListActivity where list item has a ratingBar I am having a listActivity in my application in which each of the list items has some text view and icons. Along with that I have an ImageView for which I have implemented onClicklistener and also a ratingBar which I need to just display the rating for that listItem.
Now my problem is after implementing all this I am not able to click on the listItem as a whole. When digging the internet I found that we can't use any buttons in the listView because they take control of the click events on listItems. But I haven't used any Buttons. I am sure the clickable Image view is not causing any issues. The only possible culprit here is the RatingBar. So I need to set some attributes to the rating bar so that it doesn't take control over the click events of the whole listItem.
I've tried different combinations of disabling the following attributes, but still no luck
android:clickable="false"
android:focusable="false"
android:longclickable="false"

Please tell me if I am missing out on something or there is any other way by which we can make the rating bar non-clickable/non-editable.
P.S. I am new to android development and This is my first question here on stackoverflow so please pardon me if I have made any mistake.

A: Try below property within row file main layout.
android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"
android:focusable="false"
android:focusableInTouchMode="false"

A: android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"


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Fox & Friends Host Tears Into Trump: He Has Bernie Sanders' Foreign Policy
Fox & Friends' host Brian Kilmeade launched a stinging attack on President Donald Trump this morning following the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Kilmeade, who was in a visibly bad mood on the Fox News show, criticized the President for his decision to pull troops out of Syria and possibly Afghanistan.
"We now have Rand Paul as Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State," Kilmeade said. "This is Rand Paul's foreign policy. Rand Paul, to his credit, is true to his school. This is Rand Paul getting to the President, saying 'Pull out everybody, we don't want to waste any money and time and have any influence.' We are turning over."
Co-host Steve Doocy, apparently disturbed by Kilmeade's tone, tried to jump in: "The President ran on this."
"Let me finish," Kilmeade insisted. "If we wanted to elect Rand Paul, he would have got nine votes nationally. He could be Secretary of State for Kentucky. That's it. The President of the United States is looking past all of his advisers and going with Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul. If you're OK with that, congratulations, that's the foreign policy."
"But that was the foreign policy he ran on as a candidate" Doocy said again.
"No, he wanted to defeat ISIS and we're not," Kilmeade insisted.
Co-host Ainsley Earhardt tried to defend Trump's decision: "The war in Afghanistan, though, has been going on for 17 years. When I read this, all I thought about were the family members, when their kids are over there and they're probably thrilled to hear some of this. You don't want to pull out too soon, but you do think about the families."
"Good point," Kilmeade said. "But I also think of those people on the 55th floor who were burned alive or jumped for their lives because it's the same mindset, we're letting them … take root again."
Kilmeade invoked 9/11 to criticize the President's foreign policy, suggesting his decision to pull troops from Syria and Afghanistan could endanger American lives. This is a serious rebuke from a Fox News personality and could indicate a gradual move away from the network's previous pro-Trump position.
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Darragh Roche is Senior Editor and Political News Writer.


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Chance The Rapper bringing 'The Big Day' tour to Yum! Center
Grammy Award-winner Chance The Rapper is bringing his latest tour to Louisville this fall. Officials announced Monday the rapper's "The Big Day" tour will be stopping at the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 18.Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday and range in price from $59.50 to $129.50. Tickets are available at the KFC Yum! Center box office and Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit KFCYumCenter.com.
Grammy Award-winner Chance The Rapper is bringing his latest tour to Louisville this fall.
Officials announced Monday the rapper's "The Big Day" tour will be stopping at the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 18.
Chance the Rapper postpones tour, including Louisville stop, to focus on family
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday and range in price from $59.50 to $129.50.
Tickets are available at the KFC Yum! Center box office and Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit KFCYumCenter.com.


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LVV Co-Director Dr Lizzy Cross Wins Outstanding Contribution Award
Dr Elizabeth Cross, Co-Director of the LVV and a senior lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Achenbach Medal for 2019, in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the advancement of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
The international award receives nominations from all over the world and is given to an individual who has been awarded their PhD within the last ten years. The medal is given in honour of its namesake, Jan Achenbach, professor emeritus (Walter P. Murphy Professor and Distinguished McCormick School Professor) at Northwestern University in the USA.
Dr Cross was presented with this year's award at the International Conference for Structural Health Monitoring held at Stanford University, in recognition of her work in the SHM field, including her role as the Co-Director and EPSRC Co-Investigator of the Laboratory for Verification and Validation here at the University of Sheffield.
"As an active member of the SHM community, I was very pleased to receive this award. I think it's a great reflection on the work our team has been doing over the last few years - I'm very grateful for their support. As the first female recipient of this award, I'm hopeful that raising the profile of our work might encourage more women to get involved in the research area"
Dr Cross' main research areas span the fields of structural health monitoring (SHM), machine learning and nonlinear system identification. Her specific interests include the development of robust indicators for structural performance and condition and the importation of sophisticated mathematical techniques for use in the discipline of structural dynamics. She currently holds an EPRSC Innovation Fellowship, where she is looking at how to bring together machine learning and physics-based modelling to improve our ability to predict the life-span of critical structures in operation.
Most of her research projects focus on the analysis of large datasets from monitored structures, where she employs data-driven algorithms to extract useful information. For SHM, these efforts attempt to address the problem of confounding influences – where benign changes in the measurements of structural parameters caused by the environment mask the detectability of damage.
Congratulations Lizzy!
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La Massa est une rivière de Suisse, affluent du Rhône.

Géographie

Elle prend sa source au glacier d'Aletsch pour se jeter dans le Rhône entre le village de Naters et le village de Bitsch, à une altitude de 680 mètres, après un cours de 6 km. Elle traverse de magnifiques gorges, vertigineuses, les gorges de la Massa.

Aménagements

En 1967, à l'altitude de 1436 m, son cours a été entravé par la construction du Barrage de Gebidem, barrage voûte de 122 m de haut.

Annexes

Notes et références

Liens externes

Cours d'eau dans le canton du Valais
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