In the books Hopkins fishmongers is located between 16 and 17 West Street and is called "The Other House".
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The books place Taormina in the coach house in-between 16 and 17 West Street.
The Channel 4 production shows Quaint Irene as living in 3 Church Square (or Pump Street as it is known locally!). The BBC production puts this house at 4 Watchbell Street.


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We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you into the Mustang Community and Music Department at Metea Valley High School. The music department has had an outstanding sixth year and is looking forward to our continued success. The students and music faculty are all very excited to welcome the Class of 2023 to Metea Valley. Congratulations for continuing your music education! We would like to offer you a personal invitation to enroll in the Metea Valley High School music program.
We have several musical opportunities for students at Metea Valley: Seven curricular bands (Concert Band, Concert Winds, Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Symphony, and Wind Ensemble), six curricular choirs (Cecillian Singers, Concert Choir, Bass Chorus, Treble Choir, Varsity Singers , and Chamber Singers), seven curricular orchestras (Concert Orchestra, Concert Strings, Symphonic Orchestras, Symphonic Strings, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Strings), Music Theory., and Music Theory AP. Students enrolled in one of Metea Valley's music ensembles may also participate in the Marching Mustangs, Pep Band, Jazz Ensembles, Jazz Combos, Steel Bands, Percussion Ensembles, Solo & Ensemble, Pit Orchestra, Metea Valley Symphony Orchestra, United Voices, Jazz Choir, Musical Theater, Mustang Strings, Cello Choir, Tri-M Honor Society, and various chamber ensembles. You also have an opportunity to travel on both domestic and international tours.
Students entering high school are often faced with a large number of decisions about courses and activities. In addition, it is not uncommon for an entering freshman to be apprehensive about his or her ability to participate in various high school programs. Let us assure you that the music courses at Metea Valley are designed to provide instruction and performance opportunities for students at various technical skill, knowledge, and experience levels.
You should also know that it is not uncommon for conflicts to arise between required courses and elective subjects on the first attempt to work out a course schedule. However, participation in a variety of academic electives and co-curricular activities is not only possible; it is strongly encouraged by both high school teachers and college admissions officers. This year, approximately 1 out of every 3 students at Metea Valley is enrolled in a curricular music course. Membership of the MVHS Music Department contains AP/Honors level students, athletes from every sports team, thespians, debate, speech team, dance team and cheerleading squad members, yearbook staff, math teams, Honors and Advanced Placement students, choir, and many, many more.
Please do not hesitate to call us at (630) 375-8858 or email any music faculty member. We are looking forward to working with you.
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Medical practitioners culpable in maternal death cases to be censured – Health officials
-Disciplinary Committee established to make process more efficient
During the course of the past year the Ministry of Public Health recorded a dozen maternal deaths. While some of these deaths were reportedly unavoidable there are reports that others could have been prevented.
From left: Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud; Junior Minister of Public Health Dr. Karen Cummings and (former) Senior Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton during last week's press conference.
Some medical officials have been implicated and their action and/or inaction have gained the attention of the Guyana Medical Council.
According to Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, while there are currently two individuals being investigated by the Medical Council, at least one other was reprimanded last year in relation to a termination of pregnancy.
This course of action, Minister Cummings said, does not characterise a new development, since according to her, there were four medical personnel who were also disciplined in 2015 after they were found to be culpable in cases of maternal mortality.
These disclosures were forthcoming at the Ministry's end of year press conference last Friday.
Elaborating on the disciplinary process, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud, disclosed that when matters gain the attention of the Medical Council there are three disciplinary measures that can be instituted.
These measures, he said, essentially allow for medical practitioners to be censured. Being censured could translate to supervision, suspension from the medical practitioners' register or being stricken off altogether.
Dr. Persaud is a de facto member of the Council because of his CMO portfolio. He disclosed that of the four individuals who were censured in 2015, two were suspended for a period of time. He, however, did not opt to share information on the period of suspension.
When pressed about the status of the four doctors in question, Dr. Persaud revealed that at least one was a senior doctor and the three others were at the residency level within the public health sector.
Without speaking of their respective positions, Dr. Persaud said that among those who gained the attention of the Medical Council in 2016, there was the doctor who was reprimanded for the termination of pregnancy. The doctor, according to Dr. Persaud, was required to undergo supervised re-training for the termination of pregnancy.
Of the two who are currently before the Council one is from the public sector and the other is from the private sector. "These investigations are with the Medical Council for final decision and disciplinary action," Dr. Persaud divulged.
But according to Dr. Persaud, the majority of maternal death cases seen by the Council are likely to always be from the public sector since the public sector is tasked with catering to most deliveries.
He, however, noted that "the maternal death rate in the private sector sometimes equals or surpasses that in the public sector. The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation alone delivers in excess of 6,000 babies annually, while the private sector in totality delivers about 1,000 or 1,200, at the most.
In order to conduct a termination of pregnancy procedure, practitioners must be so certified, which means that merely having a licence to practise as a doctor is not sufficient certification.
"There is a separate certification procedure where the practitioner has to be trained and certified to perform termination of pregnancies," Dr. Persaud had earlier told this publication.
He explained that the safest period within which a pregnancy should be terminated at health facilities with limited resources is between eight and 12 weeks after the time of conception. However, the CMO noted that any such procedure between 12 and 18 weeks after the time of conception should be done in a hospital setting, since there may be need for anaesthetic input.
"We have all this detailed in the (1995 Medical Termination of Pregnancy) Act and we will observe all of these once we start (offering this service full-scale) in the public sector," Dr. Persaud had revealed in 2014.
Senior Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton, speaking at the end of year presser too, sought to emphasize that contrary to common beliefs there have not been medical professionals found culpable for maternal deaths.
Dr. Norton explained, too, that with regards to reprimanding such practitioners, moves were for some time in the making for a Disciplinary Committee at the level of the Medical Council. The Committee, according to Minister Norton, was designed to be presided over by a practicing judge.
"That whole process took some time but we have got that person identified and we now have a Committee in place," said Minister Norton.
This move was particularly necessary, Minister Norton noted, since in the past, medical practitioners who were found culpable would simply turn up with their lawyers to defend any accusations against them.
Although the Council too has its legal representation, Minister Norton related that "it was usually a battle at that level, hence the need for that active judge. So we have that person on board now and we think we will be in a position where we can openly say what has been the reprimand."

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To head Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, the hospital Board approached a 31-year-old Quaker physician, Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride. Although trained as a surgeon, Dr. Kirkbride had gained early experience working with the insane. He became the new asylum's first chief physician, remaining so for 43 years until his death. Many came to refer to the hospital simply as "Kirkbride's."
Dr. Kirkbride was a strong advocate of "moral treatment," a philosophy based upon compassion and respect for the insane. He sought to create a humane environment where both rich and poor were treated with dignity. He believed patients responded to greater freedom with better behavior. Persons suffering from insanity, he insisted "are not disabled from appreciating books...or enjoying many intellectual and physical comforts." While only half of Dr. Kirkbride's patients eventually recovered and resumed their positions in the world, this remains a striking accomplishment in an era when effective medications and other modern treatments were virtually non-existent.
Dr. Kirkbride estimated that one in every 500 persons was insane. Grief, ill health, intemperance and anxiety were the most common reasons cited for patient admissions. But the psychiatrist's case records remind us of other suspected causes of insanity at the time: "religious excitement," tobacco use, prolonged lactation, metaphysical speculation, nostalgia and exposure to the sun's direct rays.
Dr. Kirkbride argued that the cost to society of effective hospital treatment "is not, on the average, one-tenth of what it is to support a chronic uncured case for life."
Early in his tenure, the young Dr. Kirkbride hosted a visit that marked an important occasion in the history of psychiatry. On October 16, 1844, the hospital superintendents of 13 asylums gathered in Philadelphia to form the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane -- the first national medical society in the country. This organization evolved into today's American Psychiatric Association.
The West Philadelphia hospital soon doubled in size. In 1859, a twin version of the hospital was opened five blocks west of it. The Department for Males was built at 49th and Market Streets. The original 44th Street hospital became The Department for Females. Now that hospitals for the insane were no longer considered improper places for ladies, this all-female facility accounted for the bulk of new admissions.
The dawn of the 20th Century ushered in a fascination with laboratory science. By more closely examining the brain and its workings, physicians believed the mysteries of mental illness could be revealed. Neurologists and microbiologists concluded that insanity was a disorder of the nervous system. Researchers collected brain specimens of the deceased insane to search for clues about the illness. These early neuropsychiatrists were no longer convinced that humane treatment alone was sufficient to bring about recovery for most patients. They looked for more scientifically proven methods. Reflecting this changing view, the hospital's name was changed in 1918 from the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane to the "Department for Mental and Nervous Diseases." Nurses and personnel trained in psychiatry replaced attendants.
In 1913, Dr. Edward A. Strecker joined the hospital as an assistant physician. Over his 46 years of service, he became a preeminent author and teacher of psychiatry. In 1920, Dr. Strecker established one of the first psychiatric outpatient community clinics in the world at Pennsylvania Hospital's 8th and Spruce Street campus.
A pioneer in the treatment of alcoholism, Dr. Strecker was one of the first to insist that alcoholism be treated as a disease, not a moral failing. In 1935, Pennsylvania Hospital's West Philadelphia department was the first psychiatric institution to hire a recovering person as an addiction counselor. Dr. Strecker and his former alcoholic patient, Francis Chambers, Jr., developed the "dual therapy" approach for alcoholics, combining abstinence and psychological counseling. The Institute's substance abuse unit was named "The Strecker Program" in his honor; in 1989 it was named "Treatment Center of the Year" by the American Council on Alcoholism.
The Institute also introduced outpatient treatment for those with "psychoneuroses"-- everyday family and work-life problems like sleeplessness, depression or low self-esteem. Psychotic patients in the Department for Males were transferred to 44th Street to make way for services geared to the community at large. The Institute thus became one of the few hospital programs nationally to treat patients ranging from the severely ill to those needing help with the stresses of everyday living.
In 1959, the 44th Street building was closed and all patients were consolidated at 49th and Market Streets, which was restructured and renamed "The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital." A modern, five-story addition, the North Building, opened that same year. Within a decade, it became the site of the region's first inpatient unit designated for adolescent-age patients.
Throughout its history, Pennsylvania Hospital has both shaped and been influenced by our society's constantly changing attitudes about illnesses of the mind. If some of Dr. Rush's early attempts at treatment now strike us as naive, we nevertheless acknowledge he was one of the first to seek a less judgmental, more scientific explanation for mental illness.
During its 156-year history, The Institute developed a reputation as the premier provider of both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. However, in 1997, after years of declining payments from insurers, Pennsylvania Hospital sold the West Philadelphia campus and moved The Institute's behavioral health programs back to the original site at 8th and Spruce Streets. The tradition of excellence will be continued where it began in 1751.


Athens Bicycle Club formed in 1971 and offers opportunities to network with other cyclists via club meetings, electronic communications, events and rides.
Blennerhassett Bicycle Club is comprised of cyclists of all ages and skill levels. The club promotes community, social, training and competitive bicycling events, and supports bicycle advocacy and charitable programs in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Club members come from the cities of Parkersburg, Marietta, Vienna, Belpre, Williamstown and other nearby places.
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The Moonville Rail Trail Association is a non-profit organization, which was established in April, 2001 in order to build and maintain the muscle-powered Moonville Rail Trail system. The Moonville Rail Trail will extend from Red Diamond, which is near the Village of Zaleski, through the hills of Vinton County, and end in scenic Athens County near Grosvener. This will be a trail system that will connect to the Athens County Hockhocking Adena Bikeway.
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cNET says Closing in on 50 million units sold, it's safe to say Sony's PlayStation 4 has been a huge success, significantly outpacing its closest competition, Microsoft's Xbox One.
But just three years since its debut, Sony has released a hardware step-up model of the PS4, aptly called the PlayStation 4 Pro. As you can guess by the name, this isn't the PlayStation 5. It's fully compatible with all of the existing games, apps and nearly all the PS4 accessories currently on the market (or in your personal collection). But the PS4 Pro promises to deliver better, smoother graphics than its predecessor. For console gamers who have always looked with envy upon a $3,000-plus PC gaming rig with daisy-chained video cards running games at super-high resolutions, it's certainly a compelling upsell.
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Bound by their mutual worship of demons, the Baali have become the targets of many Kindred as they corrupt and manipulate vampires and demons like.
The Daughters of Cacophony focus on the power of song and voice. They are touched with both madness and artistic insight that other vampires crave.
Created by ancient Tremere experiments, the Gargoyles are not-quite-vampires that serve their masters loyally... except when they violently rebel.
The Harbingers of Skulls are the last remnants of an ancient Clan with a long-held grudge against the Giovanni. They hide behind a variety of masks, and only some of them are physical.
Misunderstood scholars, the Kiasyd are obsessed with mental puzzles. Some believe they are the result of experimentation with the fae, but the truth may be far stranger.
The Nagaraja are cannibalistic vampires that lurk in the shadows of Kindred society. They comprise part of the shadowy Sect known as the True Black Hand.
Once one of the thirteen Clans of Caine, before the treachery of the Tremere nearly destroyed them, the Salubri now struggle between revenge and morality.
Unsure of their own origins, the putrefying Samedi act as voudoun mercenaries among the undead. They don't know if their founder is a vampire or a loa, but they don't seem to care.
Finally, the True Brujah manipulate time while seeking to reclaim their place as the true successors of Brujah. They lurk on the strange fringes of the World of Darkness, ready to act.
Each bloodline's chapter starts with some pertinent history, followed by information about how the bloodline interacts and works now. At the end is a wide variety of combination powers, Merits, Flaws, and other mechanical bits for players and Storytellers. Use them or ignore them as you like to expand, refine, and modify typical members of that bloodline.


Drunk driving is a serious offense in North Carolina just as it is in other states. What stands out about North Carolina's drunk driving laws is how they treat minors. Some states set a blood alcohol level for drivers under the age of 21, the most popular being 0.02. However, North Carolina takes it a step further and take a literal zero tolerance stance: Any alcohol found in an underage driver's system results in a charge with driving while impaired, or DWI. For others, the standard 0.08 is the legal limit and 0.04 is the limit for commercial drivers.
North Carolina does not require SR22 insurance, special coverage those with DWI convictions are required to carry to drive in certain states, to show financial responsibility. However, insurance rates for those with a DWI are substantially higher. Also for commercial drivers, a DWI conviction can be the end of their driving careers, considering some of the other penalties for a DWI conviction.
Law enforcement in North Carolina are trained to spot drivers operating motor vehicles in an unsafe or questionable manner. If an officer spots a driver weaving in and out of traffic, driving erratically, speeding, going straight in a turning lane or driving at night without headlights, the officer will attempt to pull the driver over.
Once the officer has stopped the driver, he or she will investigate whether or not there is further proof to charge a driver with DWI. Further signs of impairment could include a driver looking flushed and having a disheveled appearance, breath that smells distinctly like alcohol, and slurred speech. If any of these additional things are observed, an officer can charge the driver with DWI.
North Carolina has a level system when dealing with DWI convictions for those 21 years and older. There are five levels, with a Level 5 conviction being the least severe and a Level 1 conviction being the most serious. There is also an Aggravated Level 1 that is used for special circumstances such as injuries, death, and extreme impairment. A judge has a lot of leeway in determining the penalties for each level, and often takes the person's previous driving record, history within the court system and other extenuating circumstances before rendering penalties.
Level 5 convictions include a 30-day license suspension, a $200 fine, and a 24-hour to 60-day jail sentence. Those who are given probation could also be required to undergo substance abuse assessments. The penalties increase through the levels until Level 1 is reached. Anyone convicted of a DWI Level 1 offense faces a 30-day license suspension, a $4,000 fine, 30 days to 24 months in jail, and possible substance abuse assessment testing. If the charge is Aggravated Level 1, the person faces a $10,000 fine, 12 months to 36 months in jail, monitored adherence to an alcohol abstinence program and mandatory substance abuse treatment.
A Georgia DUI attorney will attempt to prove there were errors made when the sobriety test was administered or when the BAC test was given. Another tactic is to show the officer did not have probable cause to pull the vehicle over. A legal professional could also claim that the driver did not realize he or she was impaired, believing that the medication or alcohol ingested previously had left his or her system.


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Q: Before smart pointers came into being Before smart pointers (capable of taking ownership of resources in the dynamic region and freeing them after use) came into being, I wonder how bookkeeping on dynamically created objects was performed when passed as arguments to functions that took resource pointers.
By bookkeeping, I mean that if there is a "new" then at some point later there should be a "delete" following it. Otherwise, the program will suffer from a memory leak.
Here is an example with B being a class and void a_function(B*) being a third party library function:
void main() {

  B* b = new B(); // line1

  a_function(b);  // line2

  ???             // line3
}

What do I do in line 3? Do I assume that the third party function has taken care of de-allocating the memory? If it has not and I assume that it has, then my program suffers from a memory leak. But, if it de-allocates the memory occupied by b and I too do it in main() so as to be on the safe side, then b actually ends up being freed twice! My program will crash due to a double-free error!

A: The two core language features that enable "smart pointers", and more generally the idiom of scope-bound resource management (SBRM, sometimes also onomatopoeically referred to as RAII, for "resource acquisition is initialization"), are:

*

*destructors (automatic gotos)

*unconstrained variables (every object can occur as a variable)
Both these are fundamental core features of C++ and have always been part of the language. Therefore, smart pointers have been always been imlpementable in C++.
[Incidentally, those two features mean that goto is necessary in C to handle resource allocation and multiple exits in a systematic, general fashion, while they are essentially forbidden in C++. C++ absorbs goto into the core language.]
Like with any language, it takes a long time before people learn, understand and adopt the "correct" idioms. Especially given the historic connections of C++ with C, lots of programmers who were and are working on C++ projects have come from a C background and have presumably found it more comfortable to stick with familiar patterns, which are still supported by C++ even though those are not advisable ("just replace malloc with new everyone and we'll be ready to ship").

A: Okay, staying off the impending discussion of why this isn't relevant and you should be using smart pointers anyway...
All other things being equal (no custom allocators or anything fancy like that) the rule is whoever allocates the memory should deallocate the memory. Third-party functions, such as that in your example, should absolutely never be deallocating memory that it didn't create, mainly because 1) it's bad practice in general (terrible code smell) and more importantly 2) it doesn't know how the memory was allocated to start with. Imagine the following:
int main()
{
    void * memory = malloc(sizeof(int));
    some_awesome_function(memory);
}

// meanwhile, in a third-party library...

void some_awesome_function(void * data)
{
    delete data;
}

What happens if malloc/free and new/delete are operating using different allocators? You're looking at a potential error of some sort because the allocator used for delete has no idea what to do with memory that was allocated by malloc's allocator. You never free memory that was new'd, and you never delete memory that was malloc'd. Ever.
As for the first point, the fact that you have to ask what would happen if a third-party library deallocated memory and you tried to (or didn't try to) manually free it is exactly why things shouldn't be done that way: because you simply have no way of knowing. So, it's accepted practice that whatever portion of code is responsible for allocation is also responsible for deallocation. If everyone sticks to this rule, everyone can keep track of their memory and nobody is left guessing.

A: You destroy what you create, the library destroys what it creates.
If you share data with the library (for example, a char* for file data), the library's documentation will specify if it keeps a reference to your data (in which case don't delete your copy until the library is done using it) or makes a copy of your data (in which case it's the library's job to delete the data when done).

A: I see a lot people pointing out that smart pointers have been around from the beginning of C++. But the fact is that not all code is using them, even today. A common approach is to do reference counting manually:
void main() {
  B* b = createB(); //refcount = 1
  a_function(b);
  releaseB(b); //--refcount
}

void a_function(B* b) {
  acquireB(b); //refcount++ when we store the reference somewhere
  ...
}

A: smart pointers is a way to ease the implementation of a policy. The same policies (attributing the responsibility to delete to one owner or a set of them) were used.  You just had to document the policy and not forget to act accordingly. Smart pointers are both a way to document the chosen policy and to implement it at the same time.  In your case, you looked at a_function documentation and saw what it demanded. Or took a more or less educated guess if it wasn't documented.

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What do I do in line 3?

You consult the documentation of a_function. The usual rule is that functions do nothing about ownership or lifetime unless they say they do. The need for such documentation is pretty clearly established by reference to C APIs, where smart pointers aren't available.
So, if it doesn't say that it deletes its parameter, then it doesn't. If it doesn't say that it keeps a copy of its parameter beyond the time when it returns, until some other specified time, then it doesn't.
If it says something you act accordingly, and if it says nothing then you delete b (or preferably you write B b; a_function(&b); instead -- observe that by not destroying the object, the function doesn't need to care how you create the object, you're free to decide).
Hopefully it says whatever it says explicitly, but if you're unlucky it says it via some convention that certain kinds of function in an API take ownership of the objects referred to by their parameters. For example if it's called set_global_B_instance then you might have a sneaking suspicion that it's going to keep that pointer around, and deleting it immediately after setting it would be unwise.
If it doesn't say anything either way, but your code ends up buggy and you eventually discover that a_function called delete on its argument, then you find whoever documented a_function and you punch them in the nose submit a bug on their documentation.
Frequently that person turns out to be yourself, in which case try to learn the lesson -- document object ownership.
As well as helping to avoid coding errors, smart pointers provide some degree of self-documentation for functions that accept or returns pointers where there are ownership concerns. In the absence of self-documentation, you have actual documentation. For example if a function returns auto_ptr instead of a raw pointer, that tells you delete needs to be called on the pointer. You can let the auto_ptr do that for you, or you can assign it to some other smart pointer, or you can release() the pointer and manage it yourself. The function you called doesn't care, and doesn't need to document anything much. If a function returns a raw pointer then it has to tell you something about the lifetime of the object referred to by the pointer, because there's no way for you to guess.

A: The answer is in the documentation of third party function a_function(). Possible cases could be:

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*the function just uses data in the object, and will not keep references to it after the function call ended (example: printf). You can safely delete the object after the function call ended.

*the function (in some internal library object) will keep a reference to the object until a later call (let's say to b_function()). You are responsible for deletion of the object, but have to keep it alive until you call b_function (example:strtok).

*the function takes ownership of the object, and doesn't guarantees the object existence after it's called (example: free()). In this case, the documentation usually specifies how to create the object (malloc, new, my_library_malloc).

These are only some example of many different behavior which could be possible, but as long as the function is documented well enough you should be able to do the right thing.

A: Just look to C APIs for hints. It's pretty common for C APIs to provide explicit create and destroy functions. These typically follow some formal naming convention in the libraries.
Using your example, it would be a bad design if a_function deletes/frees the parameter if it were not explicitly labeled as a destroy function (in which case, you should not use that parameter after calling the function. In most cases, it is a bad design to assume that it is safe to destroy objects you do not own. Of course, with smart pointers, mechanisms of ownership, lifetimes, and cleanup are often handled by the smart pointer where possible.
So yes, people used new and delete, and although I wasn't writing C++ before templates -- it would have been more common to see explicit new and delete in programs. Smart pointers are not a very good means to transfer objects and convey ownership without templates -- which, along with exceptions, were introduced around 1990 (7 years after C++ was available). Naturally, it took some time for compilers to support all these features, and for people to implement containers and improve on those implementations. Note that it was possible before templates, but it wasn't always practical to implement/clone a container for arbitrary types because the language did not support generics well prior to templates. Of course, a concrete class with concrete types could easily accomplish the mechanics of smart pointers where the type was invariant in those days… but that does result in forms of code duplication when generics are not available.
But even today, it's an unusual design for a smart pointer parameter's content object to be replaced or destroyed, unless clearly labeled. The likelihood of this is also decreased because it's also unusual to pass the smart pointer as the parameter, rather then the object it holds. So the number of memory related bugs have decreased since then, but some caution and good ownership conventions should still be observed.

A: Simple answer: read the docs. This is a common thing in C interfaces, and because resource management is an important part of the interface if the function claims ownership of the object it will be documented.

A: Without smart pointers, programmers generally adopt the rule that the entity that allocated is responsible for deallocating.
In your example, it would typically be considered Bad Behavior (despite being valid code) for your third party function to delete the pointer passed to it, and you would be expected to delete it in line 3.
This is a social contract between programmers, and a compiler would typically not enforce this.

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According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 585 square miles (1,520 km²), of which 565 square miles (1,460 km²) is land and 20 square miles (52 km²) (3.4%) is water.
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You know you can't rely on your OS distribution's packaging for critical dependencies of your project. The release cycles never align; you're either stuck with a hopelessly outdated version of the Web server, or forced to do incompatible upgrade of the database at the worst possible moment – or both. You need to have it under your control.
Of many ways to do it, from building full-system images to compiling stuff directly on the server, building system packages is known to be The Proper Way. It lets you leverage much of the knowledge and mechanics built into your OS. You integrate with the distribution, but you're not at the whim of its maintainers and release cycles.
At the same time, building and distributing packages is something of a black art. The Debian Policy Manual PDF has 103 pages without even starting to describe the tools. I just want to package and install Logstash for myself, not have it integrated into Debian!
In my talk, I describe a pipeline for scripting the build process of custom system packages integrated with a continuous integration system – from Git repository through the CI build server to the Apt repository available to client systems. I am showing how to sanely keep up with upstream projects and manage patches. I talk about sharing and reusing packaging scripts. I also briefly touch the topic of full stack packages.
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USAC Racing Forum > General Chat > Point .25 > Disney Dates!!
Hey Kids, anybody got any date info yet for some of the big events in 2010? Lots of us have vacation time that needs to be requested in advance!!
Schedule June 16-20th. These are the date ranges that Disney has available for us. We are finalizing exact race dates now (starting on the 16 or 17). Stay tuned for the OFFICIAL announcement, but these dates are good.
You da man, thx buddy! Vacay days being requested tomorrow. Cheers!
this is a question for usac, are you willing to hall cars down to disney like you did for Tampa last year? If so i know it would help some of the ohio and indiana racers make that event.
what type of races will these be, national points? and where will they race ? in parking lot ?
gadams --- and others --- If everything goes as planned I will be able to take a bunch of cars down with me. We are finishing up a new hauler for the focus cars and can use it if there is enough interest from the area. And if USAC took theirs too they could haul some of the Indiana racers south.
We also may be able to take some out to the California track - Orange Show in early may.
If anyone is interested let me know and I can put you on a list and then keep you updated. I am a little overwhelmed with my life right now so I don't want to commit 100% just yet.
soooooo How will this Disney thing go?? Will everyone stay in motor homes or will Disney resorts have a deal for racers??
I was thinking it would be the second week... so I have some adjusting to do!
Just Booked at Fort Wilderness campground 14th thru the 21st I sure hope im not there all alone!
Im not sure how people can afford this -- regardless. This will be a race for the rich and will discourage my driver as I tell her we can't afford to go. I realize that some will have fun, but I will have to face my kid and say we can't go. The budget just wont allow it.
This sounds like a good idea on the surface, but I would much rather see events that everyone can afford to attend.
What specifically do you fear will make this event so un-affordable?
Orlando is a relatively inexpensive town. There are tons of really cheap hotels. We usually get one with a kitchen just a couple miles from Disney then we have as many meals at the hotel as possible and it hardly costs us more money for food than if we stayed at home. Other than that everything else race related will cost the same as a race anywhere else.
For those that dont know there is a KOA campground 15 min to the west on I-4 at hwy 27 its nice and cheep! lots of room I have stayed there a couple of times !
I do have a question about parking our trailer ! when and where and will the race be on the infield of the track or the outside parking lot? also will Disney be involved in the program at all because I know they dont do little things so if they are it should be cool!
Good question. I was wondering the same thing. When and where will we park our rigs for the event. What dates will be open for practice, sign ups, and etc.
It all depends on where you're coming from and if you consider it racing or a vacation and what you would spend on the vacation....Hauling from say, Indianapolis, is what a 14-16 hour drive? So you've got a day or two invested each way, a hotel if you drive 2 days each way. Gas will be $3 if not $3.50 then, so you're looking at least $300 in gas, then your hotels for the week, even if cheaper, you're looking at another $400-500 for the week, then add in food. And what good is a race down there if you don't actually go to Disney World for a day or two....there's another $200 minimum, probably more. You're well over $1000, before nearing any type of actual racing costs. Don't get me wrong....I'm not saying I wouldn't do it. For a trip to Disney and racing, thats not all that bad actually. But, in this economy, and if you have to travel a decent ways from out of state, there will be quite a few who don't make it, because they can't spend that on a "racecation", Hey....I'm copyrighting that phrase!!!!
In perspective, this weekends trip to Columbus before racing expenses takes 2 1/2 hours each way and will cost me about $100 in gas and food, I choose to go over early Friday and stay so my driver is well rested (ok...me too, lol), so its $200. I suppose the coolness of racing at Disney is worth 5x what Columbus is (Columbus guys dont take offense please), but I think the bigger problem and cost comes into the days off from work.


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Xiaomi Mi A3 review – A confusing phone that keeps on giving
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Not so long ago, a presentation was held in Kiev, at which Xiaomi Mi A3 was shown. This is the company's new smartphone, which belongs to the Android One line of devices. Some features were met with negativity from the fans of the brand. In this review, we will find out what's good and what's not so good here.
1. Our video about Xiaomi Mi A3
2. Xiaomi Mi A3 specs
3. Price and positioning
4. Where to buy Xiaomi Mi A3
5. What's in the box
6. Design, materials and build quality
7. Element configuration
8. Ergonomics
9. Xiaomi Mi A3 Display
10. Performance
11. Xiaomi Mi A3 cameras
12. Unlocking methods
13. Xiaomi Mi A3 battery life
14. Sound and communication
15. Firmware and software
16. Verdict
17. Where to buy Xiaomi Mi A3
Our video about Xiaomi Mi A3
If you do not want to read the text – watch the video!
Xiaomi Mi A3 specs
Announced 2019, July
Status Available. Released 2019, July
Weight 173.8 g (6.14 oz)
Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~286 ppi density)
CPU Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64/128GB, 4GB RAM
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, (ultrawide), f/2.2, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Charging Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3)
Colors Kind of Gray, Not just Blue, More than White
Models 1906F9S
Price About 220 EUR
Price and positioning
Is some markets there are two existing memory configurations – 4/64 GB and 4/128 GB. The recommended price of the base version of Xiaomi Mi A3 is about $220, while the older one will cost $270.
For comparison, Redmi Note 7 in the 4/64 GB version costs the same as Mi A3 with the same amount of memory. But as for the older versions of both smartphones, Mi A3 will cost a little more.
It's no secret that each previous smartphone of the Mi A series was a double of the Xiaomi smartphone released for the Chinese market. In fact, they was only one difference – the software part. The A-series was made according to the Android One program with clean Android, and alternative models for the domestic market had the MIUI proprietary shell. This time nothing has changed and A3 is actually a global version of Xiaomi Mi CC9e.
Where to buy Xiaomi Mi A3
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In the box with the smartphone you can find the most standard accessories. Power adapter, USB/Type-C cable, SIM card eject key and a silicone case. But we have a sample directly from the recent Kiev presentation of Xiaomi Mi A3, and therefore I can't show the whole thing. From the presentation, there were only a few deep scratches on the glass in front, but that is a completely different story.
Design, materials and build quality
In terms of design, Xiaomi Mi A3 is very much a 2019 smartphone. Even if now the smartphones try to get rid of the ubiquitous drop-shaped notch. Somewhere it is hidden in the case, as in Huawei P smart Z, and somewhere its task is performed by the pop-up camera, as in Samsung Galaxy A80 or ASUS ZenFone 6.
However, in this smartphone Xiaomi decided to use the notch. The bezels around the display aren't record thin both above and below – the indents are quite large. But the side bezels are indeed thin. Although there are competitors in the same price category.
Nowadays it's hard to distinguish different smartphone only by looking at their back plates. Gradient, pattern, overflow… And of course, the overall impression also depends on the color of the case.
We came across one of the most interesting options – "More than White." And this is not a joke, it is the real name of the color palette. And then I remembered that somewhere we had already heard it. And then I remembered my last "Very Silver" Pixel XL. Do not find a certain similarity in naming? But oh well, not the point. Xiaomi Mi A3 is still available in "Kind of Gray" and "Not Just Blue" colors. The second option is actually beautiful and unusual.
But back to our device. I personally really liked the white color with pearlescent effect. It is somewhat similar to the white Samsung Galaxy S10e, but Xiaomi has a stronger effect.
Plus, this color is additionally emphasized by a chrome frame around the perimeter. The element is plastic although it does look like aluminum.
But I will not blame it on the Xiaomi Mi A3 due to the fact that many manufacturers now use this trick. In most Samsung A-series devices, in Huawei P30 Lite, and in Redmi Note 7.
But I can praise the rest of the materials – the glass back plate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, to be precise. Of course the front is the same. Both sides are oleophobic coated. Fingerprints and stains on glass are practically not noticeable, and not least because of the color.
The build quality is great. It's not officially waterproof, but once again there is a rubberized seal on the card slot. Of course, you should not submerge the device, but such a small feature will not be redundant here.
Element configuration
Above the screen are located: an LED for notifications (thanks for that), a speaker, a front camera in the drop-shaped notch, light and proximity sensors. Below – nothing extra.
The right side has a power button and a volume control key. Left – a combined slot for two nanoSIM or for one SIM card and microSD card.
In my opinion, this is even better than the absolute impossibility of expanding the storage, as was the case with Mi A2. Although, of course, a triple slot would be an ideal solution.
Below is a USB Type-C port, a microphone and a multimedia speaker. Above is a second microphone there's an infrared transmitter for controlling household appliances and a 3.5 mm port. The latter makes fans of wires happy. It wasn't there in Mi A2.
On the back of the smartphone in the upper left corner is a triple block of cameras in a chrome trim. And of course it sticks out of the case. A cover is a must. Under the block there is a flash and an inscription mentioning resolution and AI. Even lower is the Xiaomi logo. But opposite it there are a lot of badges and inscriptions, which slightly spoil the appearance of Xiaomi Mi A3.
Here everything is great. Not the most compact from Xiaomi, (Mi 9 SE), but in general it's very small. Case dimensions – 153.5 × 71.9 × 8.5 mm, weight – 173.8 grams.
The shape is rounded, the smartphone is narrow and the control buttons are located directly under the thumb of the right hand. I would not say it's slippery. What else is needed for comfortable everyday use?
Xiaomi Mi A3 Display
The display on the smartphone has a diagonal of 6.088″ – a rarity. We have Super AMOLED – a first for the series, as well as 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Finally – the most controversial characteristics of the screen, the resolution and pixel density, which amount to 1560 × 720 pixels and 286 ppi, respectively.
Oh, and Xiaomi Mi A3 has got a HD-screen… And frankly, to me (and apparently not only me) this came as a surprise. Huawei, Samsung – I expected this from anyone, but not from Xiaomi. First they give us Full HD even in an inexpensive Redmi Note, naturally in Mi A1 and Mi A2 (even Mi A2 Lite). But now… what?
This is a very incomprehensible decision, I cannot and will not justify their choice, because it is a step back.
I suppose when switching from a smartphone with an HD-display to HD in Mi A3 an inexperienced user will not feel the downgrade. But personally, I see a lack of clarity of fonts and individual small interface elements and applications.
From a certain distance it all looks normal and I'm sure you can get used to it. You can even try to look for the pros: less work for the hardware and the battery. But in general, I could not understand the logic in this situation.
Brightness is quite normal if you avoid direct sunlight. The viewing angles are excellent and besides the typical multi-colored overflows of white color at an angle typical for a panel of this type, I did not notice any other problems.
However, subjectively, this is a very saturated screen, just too much. I didn't really like it, it's also not clear why Xiaomi didn't add at least one more profile with less toxic color rendering. Even sRGB from the settings for the developer is not here, probably the software's fault. But again, you can get used to it.
We had to adjust the adaptive brightness and the slider ourselves, because auto brightness is not always working. But in a couple of days nothing has changed – the brightness is still odd and this is a little annoying. From the display settings, only the night mode is available, which does not impress us. And where is Always-On functionality?
The chipset in the Xiaomi Mi A3 is relatively fresh – Qualcomm Snapdragon 665. As expected – 11-nm process technology and 8-cores. Four Kryo 260 Gold cores operate at a maximum clock frequency of up to 2 GHz, and the remaining four Kryo 260 Silver with a clock frequency of up to 1.8 GHz. Adreno 610 video accelerator handles graphics.
In general, this platform replaced Snapdragon 660. But judging by the synthetic tests, the performance gain as such did not happen. The emphasis is on energy efficiency, but more on that later.
We have 4 GB of RAM. Although at the same time, the older version of the Mi CC9e was equipped with 6 GB of RAM. Is 4 enough? Yes, quite. I can easily switch between a dozen different applications and they did not restart.
I have a model with 64 GB of storage, of which 48.33 GB were left to the user. Let me remind you that you can expand it if you do not need a second SIM card. And if you need it, you should take a closer look at the older version with 128 GB of ROM.
The interface is fast, but for some reason not very smooth. In some situations, it feels like animations lose a bit of FPS. Especially in the settings when opening items. Insignificantly. However, this should be corrected, because it makes no sense with this hardware and screen. Obviously, this is all software.
Everything is good with games, but in the most demanding titles the graphics will have to be definitely reduced if you want to play with a smoother and more comfortable FPS. Measurements below were made using Gamebench:
Asphalt 9 – high quality, average 14 FPS
PUBG Mobile – high graphics settings, an average 26 FPS
Shadowgun Legends – ultra-graphics, an average 27 FPS
Standoff 2 – maximum graphics settings, an average 59 FPS
Even with an HD display, don't expect good graphics and stable FPS. But if you like less demanding toys, the smartphone will run them no problem.
Xiaomi Mi A3 cameras
There are three cameras in Xiaomi Mi A3. The main module is a 48 MP sensor with an aperture of f/1.8, 1/2″, 0.8µm PDAF. The second is an 8 MP ultra-wide module, f/2.2, 1.12µm. The third is a 2 MP depth sensor, f/2.4. In short, classic.
The phones makes great photos. Outdoors, indoors, in the afternoon and even in the evening – the result is very good, especially considering the price tag. The detail is decent, the colors look natural. As usual, the standard resolution in which photos are saved is 12 megapixels, but you can force 48 if you so desire. You might notice the difference in the number of details, but it's so insignificant that it is not worth worrying about. The camera is one of the best for this kind of money.
EXAMPLES OF PHOTOS IN FULL RESOLUTION
Portrait mode correctly separates the object from the background and greatly blurs the latter. Night mode is available and in very low light it makes sense using it, but you will need to hold the smartphone motionless for a few seconds.
But all this concerns the main wide-angle module, and if we are talking about the second ultra-wide-angle module, things get strange. For me, it's not better than "super-wide" modules from competitors. The issues are generally the same – the white balance is inaccurate, the colors are pale, even with enough light in dark areas, noise can get in. In general, this module is very demanding of environmental conditions.
Video can be recorded in 4K with 30 FPS, or Full HD with 30/60 FPS. The quality is not bad for its class, but there is a problem with stabilization. The electronic one is there in the settings, it can even be turned on, but it seemed to me that it did not work at all. So the picture twitches if don't hold the phone completely still. Perhaps the problem is in the software. Among other modes: slow-motion from 120 or 240 FPS depending on the selected resolution (1080p or 720p) and sped up at 1080p.
The front module is 32 megapixels (f/2.0, 0.8µm), it makes great selfies. Same thing with bokeh.
Here we have the MIUI camera application, as in all smartphones with Android One, where each manufacturer installs its own application. It has all the necessary modes.
Unlocking methods
The AMOLED panel allowed the manufacturer to place a fingerprint scanner on the screen. It is optical and for scanning, the finger is highlighted in bright blue when applied to its area. And the right place on the deactivated screen is displayed if you touch the screen or take the smartphone in your hand. But this option can be disabled.
In general, the adaptation process is quick: soon you'll be using this method all the time. I even turned off the icon and calmly used the fingerprint reader without a hint. The unlocking speed is relatively high, but it still does not reach the best capacitive sensors. The accuracy is not bad, but to increase it I recommend adding the same finger several times to the system. Fortunately, you can add the same finger 5 times.
You can unlock the screen with your face – the function is highlighted separately and is not part of Google Smart Lock. It works with the help of a single selfie camera, and it works fine. The operation is not instantaneous, but quick enough. In complete darkness, of course, you have to resort to a scanner.
Xiaomi Mi A3 battery life
A 4030 mAh battery is not bad considering the energy-efficient 11nm chipset and less impressive display. All this allows Xiaomi Mi A3 to work for a long time on a single charge. You can discharge it in a day if you play games, take a lot of pictures and use navigation.
But with the usual moderate mode of operation you get 1.5, and in some cases 2 days of work. The total time of the screen activity will be about 6-7.5 hours. Compared with the previous model there's an obvious progress.
Quick charging is supported. But not with the bundled charger. There's no wireless charging, but it's is the norm for this class.
Sound and communication
The speaker in Mi A3 is very good, the sound is clear and loud. The multimedia one is also decent – very loud sound and good quality at the same time. In wired headphones it sounds good, and 3.5 mm is here. There's a good sound in wireless headphones. But the volume margin is average in both the first and second cases.
At first glance, from the point of view of wireless modules, there is everything. Two ranges of Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, the latest at the moment Bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP, LE, aptX HD) and GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS). Here you have an infrared port for controlling household appliances. But there is no NFC, therefore, this smartphone is not suitable for contactless payments, which is a pity.
Software is one of the main features of the Xiaomi A-series. There is no manufacturer's proprietary shell and the "clean" interface is often compared to the one installed in Google Pixel.
The user will receive the same interface, and, in the future, two major OS updates and monthly security patches. They will naturally come later than on the Pixel devices. Xiaomi, of course, added its own "quality improvement program" to the settings menu. They also have the Mi Community app and FM radio, if you do not take into account the camera from MIUI. There are few gestures, there is digital well-being, and that seems to be all.
Xiaomi Mi A3 had to compromise, and my biggest issue is with its display resolution. The second most important problem is the lack of an NFC module for contactless payment. If these two things don't bother you, the smartphone is definitely worth buying.
Xiaomi Mi A3 looks good, is sturdy and comfortable. Performance will be sufficient for standard tasks or lighter games. Cameras are very good for this segment, and a number of other equally interesting features are also pleasing: excellent battery life, an in-screen fingerprint scanner and a clean Android One.
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Q: Qurakus Serialize "primitives" in RestClient I am struggling with the Quarkus RestClient.
First create a Controller that simply print our request body:
e.G.
    @Path("/test")
    public class ExampleController {
        @PUT
        public void test(String data) {
            System.out.println(data);
        }
    }

Now we create a RestClient that accepts any Object as the request body:
    @RegisterRestClient(baseUri = "http://localhost:8081/test")
    public interface RestClientExample {
        @PUT
        @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
        @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
        void put(Object data);
    }

Pleas notice that we say @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON) so the body should JSON serialized during the request.
Do a quick test:
    @QuarkusTest
    class TestPrimitives {
        @Inject
        @RestClient
        RestClientExample example;
        @Test
        void test() {
            example.put("hello\nworld");
            example.put(new TestRequest());
        }
        public static class TestRequest {
            private String data = "hello\nworld";
            public String getData() {
                return data;
            }
        }
    }

You will see:
hello
world
{"data":"hello\nworld"}

If you send any type of Objects that are no primitves, the body will be respresented as JSON. If  you send a String the body is not JSON serialized (the linebreak should be a \n like in the second request). Unfortently I need also the Strings serialized. How can i achive that?
Update
so that I can be better understood: Replace the Controller with: So we do the JSON parsing.
@PUT
    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
    public void test(String data) {
        System.out.println(Json.createReader(new StringReader(data)).readValue());
    }

This will fail:
Caused by: javax.json.stream.JsonParsingException: Unexpected char 104 at (line no=1, column no=1, offset=0)
    at org.glassfish.json.JsonTokenizer.unexpectedChar(JsonTokenizer.java:577)

A: Unfortunatly, you tell your rest client to send JSON and a String is a valid JSON Object, so your result is logical.
As you logged the String using System.out, the \n character is displayed as a line break.
For me there is nothing wrong on this code and it works as it should work.
If you relly want your \n to not be evaluated as a line break, you need to escape the \ from you call site (the rest client code is OK)
@QuarkusTest
class TestPrimitives {
    @Inject
    @RestClient
    RestClientExample example;
    @Test
    void test() {
        example.put("hello\\nworld");
        example.put(new TestRequest());
    }
    public static class TestRequest {
        private String data = "hello\nworld";
        public String getData() {
            return data;
        }
    }
}


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Middle Village é uma Região censo-designada localizada no estado norte-americano de Wisconsin, no Condado de Menominee e Condado de Shawano.

Demografia
Segundo o censo norte-americano de 2000, a sua população era de 351 habitantes.

Geografia
De acordo com o United States Census Bureau tem uma área de
18,0 km², dos quais 18,0 km² cobertos por terra e 0,0 km² cobertos por água.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 16 km ao redor de Middle Village.

Ligações externas

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