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package apple.uikit.protocol;

import apple.uikit.UIEvent;
import apple.uikit.UIGestureRecognizer;
import apple.uikit.UIPress;
import apple.uikit.UITouch;
import org.moe.natj.general.ann.Generated;
import org.moe.natj.general.ann.Library;
import org.moe.natj.general.ann.Runtime;
import org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCRuntime;
import org.moe.natj.objc.ann.IsOptional;
import org.moe.natj.objc.ann.ObjCProtocolName;
import org.moe.natj.objc.ann.Selector;

@Generated
@Library("UIKit")
@Runtime(ObjCRuntime.class)
@ObjCProtocolName("UIGestureRecognizerDelegate")
public interface UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldBeRequiredToFailByGestureRecognizer:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldBeRequiredToFailByGestureRecognizer(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer,
            UIGestureRecognizer otherGestureRecognizer) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called before pressesBegan:withEvent: is called on the gesture recognizer for a new press. return NO to prevent
     * the gesture recognizer from seeing this press
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldReceivePress:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldReceivePress(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer, UIPress press) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called before touchesBegan:withEvent: is called on the gesture recognizer for a new touch. return NO to prevent
     * the gesture recognizer from seeing this touch
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldReceiveTouch:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldReceiveTouch(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer, UITouch touch) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called when the recognition of one of gestureRecognizer or otherGestureRecognizer would be blocked by the other
     * return YES to allow both to recognize simultaneously. the default implementation returns NO (by default no two
     * gestures can be recognized simultaneously)
     *

     * note: returning YES is guaranteed to allow simultaneous recognition. returning NO is not guaranteed to prevent
     * simultaneous recognition, as the other gesture's delegate may return YES
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldRecognizeSimultaneouslyWithGestureRecognizer(
            UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer, UIGestureRecognizer otherGestureRecognizer) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called once per attempt to recognize, so failure requirements can be determined lazily and may be set up between
     * recognizers across view hierarchies
     * return YES to set up a dynamic failure requirement between gestureRecognizer and otherGestureRecognizer
     *

     * note: returning YES is guaranteed to set up the failure requirement. returning NO does not guarantee that there
     * will not be a failure requirement as the other gesture's counterpart delegate or subclass methods may return YES
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldRequireFailureOfGestureRecognizer:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldRequireFailureOfGestureRecognizer(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer,
            UIGestureRecognizer otherGestureRecognizer) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called when a gesture recognizer attempts to transition out of UIGestureRecognizerStatePossible. returning NO
     * causes it to transition to UIGestureRecognizerStateFailed
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizerShouldBegin:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldBegin(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    /**
     * called once before either -gestureRecognizer:shouldReceiveTouch: or -gestureRecognizer:shouldReceivePress:
     * return NO to prevent the gesture recognizer from seeing this event
     */
    @Generated
    @IsOptional
    @Selector("gestureRecognizer:shouldReceiveEvent:")
    default boolean gestureRecognizerShouldReceiveEvent(UIGestureRecognizer gestureRecognizer, UIEvent event) {
        throw new java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException();
    }
}


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Q: Name file showing NULL on JOIN I have the following query:
SELECT cust_FNAME,cust_LNAME,m.movie_title,r.requested_date
FROM Rentalqueue r
RIGHT JOIN Movie m ON r.movie_ID = m.movie_ID
LEFT JOIN Customer c ON r.customer_ID = c.customer_ID
WHERE r.customer_ID = 2
GROUP BY cust_FNAME,cust_LNAME,m.movie_title,r.requested_date;

The problem is the customer name is showing as NULL. What am I doing wrong?

A: try this:-
SELECT Customer.cust_FNAME, Customer.cust_LNAME, Movie.movie_title, Rentalqueue.requested_date
FROM Customer, Rentalqueue, Movie
WHERE Rentalqueue.movie_ID = Movie.movie_ID
AND Rentalqueue.customer_ID = Customer.customer_ID
AND Rentalqueue.customer_ID = 2
ORDER BY Customer.cust_FNAME, Customer.cust_LNAME, Movie.movie_title, Rentalqueue.requested_date

A: Starting with the basics: first, test if there is actually a Customer with customer_id = 2.
SELECT cust_FNAME, cust_LNAME FROM Customer where customer_id = 2;

If zero rows are returned or the name is returned as NULL values then there is your problem - you either have no rows to join with or the data is correctly showing NULL values.
As an aside - You are doing a LEFT OUTER JOIN between RentalQueue and Customer but you seem to be expecting a non-NULL return in Customer so, if this is always the case, you can replace the LEFT OUTER JOIN with an INNER JOIN:
SELECT DISTINCT
       cust_FNAME,
       cust_LNAME,
       m.movie_title,
       r.requested_date
FROM   Rentalqueue r
       RIGHT OUTER JOIN Movie m
       ON ( r.movie_ID = m.movie_ID )
       INNER JOIN Customer c
       ON ( r.customer_ID = c.customer_ID )
WHERE  r.customer_ID = 2;

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Merrick Way is a place in South East Glasgow and is mainly residential.
R Blyth is a painting and decorating company which carries out a range of DIY and home improvement services for businesses and houses.
Map showing Merrick Way in Glasgow.


"Her father's name is Peter."
Why is it उसके not उसका?
'उसके पिता' is in the oblique case. This is when a noun is an object of a postposition (in this case का). The oblique form of उसका is उसके.
can't it be as well because पिता is "formal" ?
For me it only shower उसका as an option but isn't that wrong in this case? I'm confused..


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Pictorial: Nathaniel Bassey fêted by Gov Emmanuel on 40th birthday
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Nathaniel Bassey
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, and other officials attended the 40th birthday celebration of gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey, held at Redeemed Christian Church of God, King's Court, Victoria Island, Lagos.
This was disclosed in a statement by the State Government on Saturday as pictures from the event were also shared.
According to the statement, the Governor was accompanied by Rt. Hon. Francis Charles (Member, House of Representatives ); Rt. Hon. Udo Kieran Akpan, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Uko,Rt. Hon. Aniefiok Dennis, Rt. Hon. David Lawrence ( Members of the State House of Assembly); Akparawa Ephraim Inyangeyen(Chief of Staff to the Governor ), and Ini Ememobong (Commissioner for Information & Strategy).
Other attendees include Ini Essien (Chairman, Victor Attah International Airport Development Company); Aniekpeno Mkpanang (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture & Tourism) and Uwemedimo Udo (Chairman, Uyo Local Government Area).
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President Donald Trump threatens his political opponents at a rally march 28. 2019, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
We always knew it, but President Donald Trump's behavior this past week proves, again, that he thrives on chaos. When most people expected the president to continue basking in the glow of his — very partial — exoneration in the Barr summary of the Mueller report, Trump pivoted instead to threatening his opponents and raising divisive issues. Trump always has been a sore loser; now, it turns out, he is a sore winner as well, never accepting any victory graciously. Instead, Trump feels compelled to eviscerate his opponents and confound his supporters.
Other Republicans echoed the president. Sycophantic South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and frequent Trump golfing buddy, says the Judiciary Committee will investigate the investigators, looking into the FBI's handling of the Steele dossier and the Justice Department's conduct of the Russia investigation. Really, senator, investigate officials for doing their job? The ever-loyal White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders asserted that members of the media and Democrats who accused Trump of conspiring with Russia are guilty of "treason, which is punishable by death in this country." Really, Ms. Sanders? You want to execute Trump's opponents? Is this where we are as a country? And, finally Fox News host Jeanine Pirro launched a tirade in which she demanded the government "make an example of the traitorous, treasonous group that accused Donald Trump of being an agent of the Russian government." One of her guests was Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who praised Pirro as a "crusader for justice." Pirro has proved herself a bigot who has no boundaries (exhibit A: Her Islamophobic attack on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota for wearing a hijab), but Giuliani, a former district attorney, should know better.
But, it was not only attacks on perceived enemies that engaged the president and gave evidence of chaos. Following release of the Barr letter, Trump launched several divisive policy proposals opposed not only by Democrats but even some Republicans. The latter particularly have a hard time with Trump's renewed attempt to overturn Obamacare. The administration began last Monday by calling for the courts to strike down the healthcare law. Administration defenders claim Trump, who vows to make the GOP the party of healthcare, has a replacement plan. "We've been working on a plan for a long time," said White House adviser Kellyanne Conway. Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said, "We'll try to fix it ourselves." This is news to congressional Republicans who say no repeal-and-replace plan is in the works. Congressional Republican leaders and backbenchers do not want to have anything to do with repealing Obamacare, correctly interpreting GOP losses in the 2018 midterms as a rebuke of the party's position on the Affordable Care Act.
Traffic at the border between Texas and Mexico.
Then, there is Trump's quixotic threat to close the border to prevent spurious caravans of migrants seeking the right to request asylum from entering the United States. Sealing the border with Mexico means closing ports of entry. It does nothing to prevent anyone from crossing illegally. In fact, it probably encourages those who wish to make a legal asylum request to try to enter illegally. And, closing the border would have a disastrous economic impact, causing prices to rise, especially on groceries initially, and then on other products such as automobiles. It would engender numerous lawsuits against the federal government, and more than half the U.S. population probably would oppose such a move. At the same time, Trump wants to end aid to three Central American countries from which many migrants come. Cutting off assistance would only encourage others to migrate due to increased economic hardship, a fact lost on the president and his supporters.
All of this sows the chaos upon which Trump thrives. Whether all of it appeals to his base is another question. Closing the border will, of course, but killing Obamacare may hurt many of his supporters who rely on the Affordable Care Act's marketplace for their health insurance. Of course, Obamacare is likely to survive, so Trump gets the chaos without the ill effect of his supporters losing health insurance. In fact, Trump lives for those political moments when he can right a wrong he caused. The most recent instance of this was his "saving" last week of funding for the Special Olympics, a problem caused by the unveiling of his heartless budget. The money for this program was minuscule in the scope of the massive national budget, and Trump probably did not know it had been cut. But, axing the Special Olympics was in line with his budgetary cruelty, and he waited several days, letting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos take intense heat for the decision, before riding to the rescue and throwing her under the bus in the process.
Chaos is Trump's modus operandi. It also serves to deflect attention from the details of the Mueller report, which may yet prove damaging to the president and his political future. When the report becomes public, those details may lead to even more chaos. Is chaos any way to run a country?


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This law has not gone into effect, so you can't use it yet!
California's bill (AB 626) which allows for "microenterprise home kitchen operations" was passed on September 18th, 2018 and will go into effect on January 1st, 2019.
Although the law is a first-of-its-kind and has been described as a "game-changer", the reality is that the bill is so severely limited, it is unlikely to make much of an impact on anyone in the state. It sought to avoid the governmental red tape that commercial food establishments face, but after many amendments, the red tape ended up getting baked right into the law.
However, there are a lot of good things to say about this law. For one, it is a new step forward in this ever-evolving cottage food movement. This law should allow some people to start their own mini-restaurants from home and sell virtually any kind of food. Not only are the food restrictions few and far between, but there are no labeling requirements whatsoever. In some ways, it gives a new meaning to the term "food freedom" and shows that running an at-home restaurant is actually something that government officials are starting to consider.
The first limitation is, by far, the biggest. Time will tell, but health departments most likely don't agree with this very progressive law, and are unlikely to create an ordinance for it. But even if they do adopt it, many Californians may have to wait until 2020 or later before their county's ordinance gets passed.
How did California end up with a law that pigeon-holed itself into being nearly unusable? The reason is because the bill was started by a group that had a very specific purpose, for a specific type of food producer, for a specific section of the state. In the middle of 2016, chefs on Josephine, a popular web app for home cooks in Berkeley, were shutdown by health officials. The creators of Josephine tried to adapt by creating the C.O.O.K. Alliance and initiating this bill in early 2017, in hopes that the new legislation would allow their platform to legally exist. When the bill got delayed for a year, Josephine ran out of funds and closed in early 2018. But only six months later, the bill did pass, and unsurprisingly, it is most suited for a company exactly like Josephine. Berkeley will probably be one of the few counties that quickly passes an ordinance, and perhaps a number of home cooks there will start to use this law.
Cottage food laws exist to help entrepreneurs start small with their idea and prove their food business concept. In a way, this law is like that, except for tech startups: it exists to start small with the mini-restaurants-supported-by-a-web-app idea and try to prove that business concept. Despite its limitations, it's better than nothing, and this law provides a stepping stone for future amendments which may remove some of the barriers and make it more accessible to all.
If your products contain allergens, you must list them on your advertisements. The 8 FDA-recognized allergens are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.
Delivery must be made within a safe time period, and food must be held at a safe temperature. Delivery may only be made by you, your employee, a family member, or a household member. In other words, you cannot use a delivery service (like Postmates) to deliver your products. You must have a copy of the driver's license on file for any delivery driver.
Although you cannot sell through a third-party, you can sell via an online platform. However, that online platform needs to register with the health department and follow a number of rules (section 114367.6 of the bill). This likely means that you would not be able to use a generic online platform (like Facebook) to sell your products.
If you have a permit with your county, but a city in your county has created an ordinance preventing their residents from starting microenterprise home kitchen operations, you can still sell in that city.
You can make virtually anything with your business, BUT you must prepare and serve it on the same day. This law is mostly intended for people operating a food service establishment for meals, rather than kitchen staples (like mustard, coffee beans, spice mixes, nuts, jellies, etc). If your business is focused on non-perishable products, you would likely be better off starting a cottage food operation.
You cannot make anything that requires a HACCP plan. You can see the full list of disallowed items here, but essentially you cannot utilize certain methods to preserve food for long-term storage. Most notably, this would prevent canned goods that are acidified foods, as well as some dehydrated foods. For instance, beef jerky and canned pickled goods would not be allowed. You would likely not be affected by this restriction, since you are required to prepare and serve food on the same day, but it could become a factor if your recipe used one of these homemade items as an ingredient (such as home-canned pickled vegetables).
You cannot use non-commercial meat or fish in your products.
You cannot sell raw oysters, raw milk, or raw milk products.
This amount is supposed to increase annually, based on inflation.
If you are not selling full meals, then you are limited to the "approximate equivalent of meal components when sold separately". For instance, you could sell a serving of pasta, a side of potatoes, and a side of corn to three different customers and still count it as only "one meal".
If you are not selling full meals, please see above.
Before you can use this law, your county must create an ordinance allowing microenterprise home kitchen operations. This could be, by far, the biggest limitation you face, since there is a good likelihood that your county may never allow these businesses, and even if they do, it may take months, or sometimes years, to create an ordinance. Until your county creates an ordinance, you cannot use this law.
Despite the 30 meal per day and 60 meal per week limits, the health department has the ability to reduce these limits, based on your home's production capacity.
You cannot use your home kitchen for both a cottage food operation and a microenterprise home kitchen operation.
The cost of a permit will vary by county. A county may require an annual renewal for permits. A county may only designate one department to collect fees and process an application.
The permit should be displayed while your business is in operation.
Before you are offered your permit, your home will be inspected by a health department official to determine if your home meets the requirements for this law.
Unlike other food facilities, you will not have routine inspections. You should not have more than one inspection per year, unless there is a food safety issue.
As the owner of the business, you must take a food safety certification exam.
Any non-owner who is involved in the business (your employee, household member, or family member) must get a food handler card. This basic training course usually costs around $15 and takes a few hours to complete online.
A city or county may not restrict your business for zoning reasons. Often zoning is managed through the county's planning division.
However, you can be restricted if you place any signage on your property advertising your business, and/or you make too much noise and neighbors complain.
You can make your food in an open-air barbecue or outdoor wood-burning oven.
You need to have your permit on display while your business is in operation.
I wonder if you can get around the royal icing issue by using this permit instead of the CFO permit? Thoughts?


That was ... certainly a movie.
Can't help but appreciate Jason Momoa, who is, what, ten or twelve feet tall? Though I desperately wanted someone to brush his hair at most points.
Was I seeing things, or was this filmed to be watched in 3D or some other dimension? Some of the camera-movement choices were Very Odd.
I don't know if it's because I've never been a DC fan other than Wonder Woman or if I have some absorbed/atmospheric/osmosis-induced dislike of Aquaman himself, but this was ... a movie. That's about all I got out of it.
... but bless your hearts, I sincerely hope that none of your tottering piles of paper books come into contact with fire, water, or silverfish. And that you never have to move ten times in ten years with only two suitcases for luggage. And that you never wind up moving to a country with such a minuscule English publishing industry that the only paper editions available to you are imported ones that cost half your (generous) monthly book budget.
edenfalling - help how do I self-promote???


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Now when i try to run the report, print an invoice, SAPB1 prompt me for user and password.
Have also tried to save the Crystal report as a new one. But the issue remain.
Anyone have any idier on how to solve this?


Colombian Esteban Chaves has been hampered by cramps within the final eight kilometres of Il Lombardia having ridden himself into serious contention in the final monument of the 2015 season.
Chaves, who returned to racing after his breakthrough fifth place at the Vuelta a Espana, put in an attack to chase sole leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) at the start of the final climb but immediately dropped out of contention.
Nibali went on to win, Chaves holding on bravely for eighth place as ORICA-GreenEDGE's top finisher.
Starting alongside talented young climbers Adam and Simon Yates, Chaves was the strongest amongst three options for ORICA-GreenEDGE on a brutal 245km day of racing.
"Right from the finish of the Tour of Spain, Esteban was talking about this race, he was very excited about it," sport director Neil Stephens said.
"We were lucky to be able to start with three guys that could potentially be around the mark today and the best on the day was Esteban.
Stephens credited his motivation to take advantage of strong form off a successful Vuelta a Espana campaign.
At 245km, the 200 starters of Il Lombardia were in for a long day in the saddle for the final monument of 2015.
The early break was one of 11 riders. After 50km the large group had eight minutes over the peloton and they maintained that advantage over the next 50km.
The most difficult section of the exhausting race came after almost 200km of racing when riders hit the toughest climb of the day, the Colma di Sormano - a 7.2km ascent with an average gradient of 17% and peak of almost 30%.
At its start, the race had changed shape with Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18) and Marco Canola (UnitedHealthcare) surviving out in front from the early move before they were caught and dropped by Michal Kwiatowski (Etixx – Quickstep) and Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal).
The duo sped out to a one-minute lead on the descent, but a determined Astana Pro Team led a small chase group behind. Amongst the chasers were ORICA-GreenEDGE's Chaves and Simon Yates.
With a little under 20km to race, on the Civiglio, the duo were nullified as Yates lost contact. Chaves looked comfortable on the wheel of the Astana train as the front group reduced to less than ten riders.
The front group began to attack each other but remained together over the penultimate climb, save a few who lost contact.
Nibali attacked on the descent and held a 25second lead moving into the final climb within the last ten kilometres. Chaves attempted to launch an attack in pursuit but was immediately affected by cramp.
Daniel Moreno (Team Katusha) was the next to launch from behind but it was too little too late as Nibali went on to win by 21seconds.


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Arsenal 'draw up four-man shortlist of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replacements'
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly drawn up a four-man shortlist of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replacements, with the forward's career with the Gunners seemingly over.
Aubameyang has already joined up with Gabon for the Africa Cup of Nations, with the 32-year-old not currently being used by his club team due to disciplinary issues.
According to ESPN, Arteta has a four-man shortlist of replacements for the forward, with Real Sociedad's Alexander Isak, Fiorentina's Dusan Vlahovic, Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins all identified as potential targets.
Vlahovic is not thought to be currently interested in joining Arsenal due to the presence of other clubs – Juventus, Manchester City and Manchester United – in the race for his signature.
However, Calvert-Lewin, Watkins and Isak are potentially attainable targets this summer, with the Gunners also likely to lose Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette on free transfers.
Arsenal are also believed to be keen to sign a new holding midfielder this year, with VIlla's Douglas Luiz said to a transfer target for the North London giants.


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NFC Wild Card: Vikings vs Giants 1/15/23 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds
Elizabeth Snider 2 weeks ago 3 min read
New York Giants (9-7-1) – Minnesota Vikings (13-4)
January 15, 2023, 4:30 PM EST
The Line: Minnesota Vikings -3.5 / New York Giants +3.5; Over/Under: 47.5
(Click here for the latest betting odds)
The Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants meet Sunday in an NFL NFC Wild Card Round game from US Bank Stadium. New York enters this game after a 9-7-1 regular season. The Giants finished sixth in the NFC standings. As for Minnesota, their totals are up 13-4 this year. The Vikings landed third in that record, behind the Eagles and 49s. Check back all season for Free picks from the NFL At Sports Chat Place.
New York was 7-4 overall after 11 games this year, losing to the Cowboys, Seahawks, Lions and Cowboys again. Over the last six games, the Giants have been down 2-3-1 with the Eagles, Vikings and Eagles losing again (and tied with Washington).
In Sunday's game against the Eagles, the Giants trailed 16-0 at halftime. New York posted a 16-6 advantage in the second half but could not come back in a 22-16 defeat. Davis Webb threw for 168 yards and a TD, while Gary Brightwell managed 60 yards on 11 carries.
On the Vikings side, they are 9-2 overall after 11 games this year. Minnesota fell to the Eagles and Cowboys in that time. Over the past six years, the Vikings have been 4-2 with wins over the Jets, Colts, Giants, and Bears.
Matched up against the Bears in the final week of the regular season, Minnesota outscored Chicago 16-6 in the first half. The Vikings scored 13 more points from there in a 29-13 win. Kirk Cousins scored 225 yards with a TD, and Alexander Matteson rushed 10 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
See also Arkansas tops No. 1 Gonzaga in the first half
New York is 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last four road games. The Giants are 5-1 ATS against a team with a winning record.
Meanwhile, the Vikings are 1-4 ATS in their last five games and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. the NFC. Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last five games after a straight win.
pluck or pluck: I'll probably still take Minnesota. This is a tricky one, though; The Vikings have been playing with the proverbial leather-tooth all season and it's likely a fairly close game. The last time these teams met was shortly before on December 24th. Minnesota escaped with a solid 27-24 win at home despite McCain collecting and holding New York to only 3 of 11 on third down conversions. . This will be another dogfight but I think the Vikings can get there.
As for New York, their backup crew did a solid job against Philadelphia on Sunday. That will go a long way toward getting a new team on the field for this game and bodes well for the Giants. You can easily make an excellent case for New York cover/win here. Should be a great game to check out.
Andrew's Free Pick:
Minnesota Vikings -3.5
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Otto Röhm invented acrylic resin, which was quickly transformed into acrylic paint. As early as 1934, the first usable acrylic resin dispersion was developed by German chemical company BASF, which was patented by Rohm and Haas. The synthetic paint was first used in the 1940s, combining some of the properties of oil and watercolor. Between 1946 and 1949, Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden invented a solution acrylic paint under the brand Magna paint. These were mineral spirit-based paints. Acrylics were made commercially available in the 1950s.


These are popular American phrases.
Yet, a right without a companion responsibility is enslavement to emotion. It is narcissism. It is all about me without regard to others who may be affected–family, community, nation.
Having rights without responsibility leads to a culture of "us against them" and "I want mine, don't care about the other people". It leads to divisiveness. Argumentativeness.
In the end it leaves us with no rights.
Being moral is not a conservative versus liberal thing. It is a responsible versus irresponsible thing. Perhaps like the elder son and the prodigal son. Balance is restored when the irresponsible son comes to his senses and returns home.
How well do we all live out that responsibility?
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A lot of truth in this small space well said!!


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Despite generating substantial profits from sales of online services to individuals and businesses in the UK, Google is perceived to be avoiding tax on these profits in the UK.
Press commentary has highlighted the use of off-shore tax vehicles to divert Google's profits in the UK into lower taxed countries: Ireland and Luxembourg have been mentioned.
Recently, Google agreed a multi-million pound settlement with HMRC to bring all its UK liabilities up-to-date for the last ten years. To many observers this seemed to be a fraction of the amount of tax that was due, and the so-called "sweetheart deal" has been robustly denounced.
HMRC have now published their side of the story, at least as far as they are prepared or able to disclose. They said:
On 22 January 2016, Google announced that it had reached agreement with HMRC to pay an additional amount of £130 million in corporation tax and interest, as a result of HMRC's investigation which started in 2010. This sum is over and above the tax that they have paid for past years (or would pay for the current period were it not for HMRC's enquiry). The current tax charge that Google took in its accounts increased significantly from 2012, when the company first disclosed that it was under enquiry and made a provision for additional tax.
Some commentators have applied Google's group profit margin to its sales to UK customers and estimated that Google's UK corporation tax is equivalent to an effective tax rate of around 3% on the group's profit's arising in the UK.
This calculation does not reflect how tax law works.
Under international tax rules, Corporation Tax applies to profits created from economic activities carried on in the UK, not to profits from sales to customers in the UK. Many elements contribute to a multinational business's economic activity and thus generate the profits, including the work that staff do, the technology driving and used by the business, intellectual property and other assets as well as where those assets are developed and actively managed.
Imagine that a UK car manufacturer builds its vehicles in the UK, but half of its profits come from sales in the United States. Under Corporation Tax rules, the manufacturing profits would be taxed in the UK, the place of the economic activity, not the USA, where the consumers are.
In accordance with our published guidelines on resolving disputes, HMRC has taxed all of Google's profits chargeable to tax in the UK for the period in question, at the full statutory rate of tax.
There has been media speculation about what other European tax authorities are doing regarding Google. We can't comment on enquiries carried out in other countries, or on media speculation about them. So far, there has been no public confirmation that other countries have concluded enquiries with Google, either by agreement or by litigation. HMRC is satisfied that our enquiry has secured all the tax that is due in the UK."
The dispute seems to be over as far as HMRC and Google are concerned, but it is unlikely that the owners of UK based companies, who do pay tax on profits generated by sales in the UK, will see this as justice…
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Neighborhood Texture Jam is a Memphis, Tennessee rock band who fuse elements of punk, industrial and funk into a heavy, rhythmic rock sound. Notable for their use of "texture" – an ever-changing assembly of 55-gallon oil drums, hub caps, corrugated sheet metal, household appliances and other found objects that serve as auxiliary percussion.
The band was originally formed in 1984 at Rhodes College by Joe Lapsley and Ed Scott. The first incarnation of the band lasted three gigs before breaking up. Reforming in 1988, the band signed with Feralette Records and achieved national recognition with their debut album, Funeral Mountain, released in 1990.
Following a line-up change in which Tom Murphy was replaced by John Whittemore, the band switched labels to Ardent Records and released 1993's Don't Bury Me In Haiti.
1994 saw another change in labels when Ardent Records closed its alternative mainstream division to concentrate on Christian music. The band landed on Snerd Records and released the 7″ single, Rush Limbaugh-Evil Blimp/Awesome in 1994 and the full-length album, Total Social Negation in 1996.
After a long recording hiatus, the band premiered its long-rumored rock opera, Frank Rizzo at Colonus in 2003, following up with a repeat performance in 2006. 2006 also saw the release of a pair of B-Side albums, They Buried Me In Memphis, Vols. 1 and 2 on Snerd Records.
Find out more at www.neighborhoodtexturejam.com.


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GREAT MOVIE PRODUCTION
Impressive ways of producers in filming a movie
Remake Movies
Why Watch Movies
Movie Recast
There are movies that were produced years ago and then revived again but with the twist. The original actors and actresses will no longer play their original roles. They would be replaced but others could be retained. A recast of a movie happens with various reasons. One is that the actor or actress do not want to perform the role again in the movie. With this, they have to find another actor or actress that would satisfy the requirements for the specific role.
When the actor or actress that originally played the role may not be traced back then they have to find a replacement. Or even if he or she is still in the industry but they are not fit already to the role. Then a replacement would be sought. Replacement could be also the reason because of the stunts that should be done but the old cast cannot do it. There are times when the original actor play again the role when movies are revived and it is accepted by the audience.
There is a danger or risk that comes with recasting in movies. Even if the director and producer thought that the new cast would do great, the audience may not accept it. There are already many movies that have been recast and many also have failed. The new actor or actress did not meet the requirement or did not get the charm of the audience. These movies could be recast again and a new actor or actress will play the role.
Movieguide.org
Screenplays: Crash Course Film Production #1


I solved the problem by using Easus Partition manager, I'm happy now I do not have a bloated C drive.
Thanks for the advice about the partition software.
So I believe you can arrange your partition as you wish right? Instead of have a lot of them you can just adjust as many as you want and reduce the system one?
Also with that soft you can install W7 ? (instead of w8).


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package tests.security.interfaces;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.KeyFactory;
import java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey;
import java.security.spec.RSAPublicKeySpec;

public class RSAPublicKeyTest extends TestCase {

    /**
     * java.security.interfaces.RSAPublicKey
     * #getPublicExponent()
     */
    public void test_getPublicExponent() throws Exception {
        KeyFactory gen = KeyFactory.getInstance("RSA");
        final BigInteger n = BigInteger.valueOf(3233);
        final BigInteger e = BigInteger.valueOf(17);
        RSAPublicKey key = (RSAPublicKey) gen.generatePublic(new RSAPublicKeySpec(
                n, e));
        assertEquals("invalid public exponent", e, key.getPublicExponent());
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


After several weeks during the Easter holiday featuring slightly less training and more Easter eggs consumed than would probably be advised, it was time for our annual Easter training camp. The purpose of this camp is to build upon the solid base built over the Head season and work on developing the speed and fitness required for the upcoming Regatta season. Training camp also offers the perfect opportunity for seat racing to take place and also some much-needed integration and socialising between all squads in the club.
For the third year in a row, we held our Easter training camp in the Netherlands at TSR Vidar, which is located in the south of the country. The Brabant Rowing Centre boasts excellent facilities including a fully refurbished gym, a 2km rowing course with the option to be able to row for almost 18km uninterrupted, and enough cheese toastie makers to satisfy even the most indulgent of our squad members. Following a long journey, which set off from campus and made its way through Dover and Calais, we eventually arrived in Tilburg. Our club was based at the nearby Safari Park of Beekse Bergen where our accommodation was some very colourfully painted bungalow houses which housed 6 rowers each.
A typical day started early at 6:30 every morning with the rowers fueling up with food before heading out for the first rowing session of the day which typically was a tech session to make sure everyone was wide awake and switched on. After this first session, all crews got the chance to have a proper breakfast and chat before heading out for another session on the water. This was followed by lunch and the day was rounded off by a work session just to make sure everyone had earnt their dinner which was provided by the lovely staff at TSR Vidar.
The opportunity to row on a course which allows up to 5 boats to battle paddle against each other proved a stark contrast to the narrow, windy waterways of the River Avon and we made sure to put these facilities to great use. People often say that the technical progress made during one week of training camp is the equivalent to that made in two months during term time, as the athletes get detailed feedback between sessions and are able to go out and hone their skills from one session to the next with few distractions. This was noticed by members of all our squads who felt that their technical ability and fitness had vastly improved over the course of the camp. Overall, the trip was a huge success as many great memories were made and the progress in rowing terms is sure to see us become more competitive in the future.
Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible and TSR Vidar for being such wonderful hosts. In particular, I would like to extend a massive thank you to our sponsors STA Travel who covered the cost of our coaches and trailering to Tilburg. Without their support, a trip of this scale which allowed us to take 68 rowers would not have been possible. Further, I would also like to thank STA for being excellent sponsors throughout the whole year and I look forward to working with them in the future.
It's with great sadness that we have to announce that there will be no Warwick Rowing Women's Calendar this year. Unfortunately, due to a range of economic and organisational issues we have been unable to produce the calendar. We are incredibly sorry to disappoint particularly as we love the support and encouragement that we receive from our customers. We are working very hard to make sure we are back next year with a bigger and better range of products. In the mean time we will be keeping you up to date with our rowing and calendar progress throughout the year. If you still wish to support the great cause of MacMillan Cancer Support you can visit their website and donate. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and thank you for your continued support in 2018.


Sometimes I think man has a lot more power than they really do. When that happens I get all kinds of jitters - it's like being in High School and the cool kids control your identity. They decide fashion, they decide slang, they decide if you're in or your out.
And then you grow up and other people seem to try and coerce you with their power. Politicians, liberal media (for real though - they are loud and obnoxious - whew, glad I let that cat out of the bag), Hollywood, Real Simple (by golly, I'm just not that simple), and the cool kids - yeah, even grown ups feel pressure from grown up cool kids. Dang it.
It's overwhelming. It can be discouraging. It can make you feel small.
Fear of man is a prison that you were not designed to live in.
Is this power real? Or is it perceived?
I guess in a way these power mongers wield their wily swords and make laws, or create fashion trends, or clog up the media with crazy ideas, but how much power do they really have and does it prevent YOUR soul from truly flourishing?
David wrote this when he was running from his son - yeah, that's a bad day. He had a lot to fear - like losing his life. But in this fear of man, he turned to God and believed in the greater power.
Man will taunt us saying, "There is no salvation from your God!" They will try to make us believe that God is not powerful, that there is no hope in Him, or try and get us to deny He even exists.
When man is threatening you all the way down to who holds your very salvation - go to God, like David did: "I cried aloud to the Lord!"
"I lie down and sleep, I wake again because the Lord sustains me."
No one can rob you of sleep when God is your peace.
When it feels like man is after you, whether it's one or a thousand, ask God for deliverance from the evil that combats you. Trust that in God alone is your salvation - and that it is eternally secure.
Man can try and control what you wear, what you buy, who you work for, and may even go after your life - but you can flourish in the Hands of God - for with Him is your salvation. He reigns over your life and your soul. The wicked will perish. But you will thrive.
May you believe, dear ones.


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Posting from Brussels
If I've been a bit quiet recently, it's because I've been insanely busy. This is being written from a hotel alongside the European Parliament buildings in Brussels. I'm slightly tipsy on free wine, and yet rather wishing I was back in Blighty, tucked up in bed with a nice single malt and awaiting tomorrow's France/England semi-final grudge match with relish, rather than with the vague trepidation that I might miss it.
Anyway, I've been covering my escapades today over at dLiberation – and excitement they do make. As such:
Off to Brussels – this morning's confusion. Random quote: "I've still had no confirmation that I'm registered to attend, and have had no confirmation of the schedule, location, or anything"
On not having the foggiest – written on Eurostar on the way over. Random quote: "the events of the coming weekend remain about as clear to me as the view from the train"
Utterly unscientific first impressions – written from the bowels of the European Parliament's press room. Random quote: "A form of torture by multilingualism."4
Other than that, there's been some good stuff on dLiberation over the last few days, if I say so myself (to those who aren't aware, that's what I've been busy editing for openDemocracy for the last few weeks). To wit:
A real compromise on the EU presidency – the first of a four-part series from the Director of the European Studies Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford
The cosmopolitan problem – a look at European identity from Our Kingdom editor Jon Bright
The problems of deliberative polls: legitimacy – another critique from Professor Lupia of the University of Michigan
"The Linchpin of democratic consent" – something from me on William Hague's speech to the Tory Party Conference
The purpose of deliberative democracy, part 2 – legitimacy – more from Professor Thompson of Harvard and Dr Guttmann of the University of Pennsylavnia
The EU and national identity, part 1 – something from me on, well, the EU and national identity…
Democracy for the sake of it? – the first part of a series on how the European Parliament functions, from Paul Davies – a fellow Sharpener type, and formerly of the Electoral Reform Society's Make My Vote Count blog
Deliberative democracy: pros and cons – a handy overview from Professor John Gastil of the University of Washington, the editor of The Deliberative Democracy Handbook
The European Commission's communications headache – the Commission's new communications strategy in brief
Democracy's risky return – Dr ian O'Flynn, Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Newcastle, on the deliberative democracy debate
Why the nation state? – a brief piece by me on a pet topic – why are we so obsessed with national boundaries for units of governance?
A discovery about the European public sphere – me again on an interesting statistic that suggests there's more of a European demos than we'd been led to believe
Deliberative democracy and efficiency – 30-year veteran of the European Commission and Visiting Professor at the Central European University in Budapest Thomas Glaser looks to history for some clues about the chances of deliberative democracy making an impact
The purpose of deliberative democracy, part 3: public spirit – Professor Thompson and Dr Guttmann return with more easy-to-understand political theory
The subsidiarity problem, part 1 – something from me at an idea that's meant to lie at the heart of the EU, but rarely seems to
Decisions must be taken as closely as possible to the citizen" – more on subsidiarity's failings
The purpose of deliberative democracy, part 4: respect – Thompson and Guttmann's penultimate part
"Substantially different" vs. "Substantially equivalent" – who's right on the Reform Treaty, the government or the European Scrutiny Committee? I have a quick gander
Democracy for the sake of it? Part 2 – Paul Davies returns with more accessible European Parliament goodness
The EU in microcosm? Comparing the Tomorrow's Europe poll with another recent investigation – which revealed something I reckon's rather significant
The purpose of deliberative democracy – conclusion – Professor Thompson and Dr Guttmann wrap up
Trying to bridge the gap – Tip-top Poland blogger The Beatroot on the clash between local, national and European concerns
Two days to go – the topics for discussion – some oddness in the Tomorrow's Europe poll's focus
Citizens' consultations or deliberative polls? – The organiser of the British wing of last spring's UK citizen consultation weighs up the pros and cons
Publicity, apathy and ignorance – Me on the problem of creating effective PR campaigns for EU initiatives
The problems of deliberative polls: effects – Professor Lupia returns
The problems of deliberative polls: Representativeness – Professor Lupia identifies more potential pitfalls
Deliberative polls: the basics – Professors Fishkin and Luskin outline their technique
Deliberative polls: Representativeness – Professors Fishkin and Luskin again
Deliberative polling: Practicalities – Professors Fishkin and Luskin once again, wrapping up their overview
See? I've been a busy boy.
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I'd like to read that deliberative democracy stuff on OpenDemocracy, but the coding on the site seems to have gone all to cock. From what I *can* see, the drawback is the lack of a 'vision thing' – can a polity persue a stragegy (as Europe has done since the war) when it's policies are made in an ad-hoc way (albeit one that approximates to a better version of public opinion than most).
And is that a good thing? (I don't think so).
Racial representation in the European Parliament
EU-apathy
How not to convince your opponents that you're not the power-hungry megolomaniacs they make you out to be
What are the economic costs of the EU?
Well spank me silly and call me a rooster
Free constitution for every reader! (And news round-up)
Extraordinary rendition: the verdict


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Q: Access problems with a rails app cloned from github that uses Heroku I have cloned a project from GitHub, and now I can't run it locally.
I get this error in the browser:
Moped::Errors::ConnectionFailure at /
Could not connect to any secondary or primary nodes for replica set <Moped::Cluster nodes=[<Moped::Node resolved_address="127.0.0.1:27017">]>

and in terminal I get this error when I type any Heroku command:
$ heroku info
 !    You do not have access to the app disrupt.

I am new to Rails so simple instructions/advice would be great.
This is what is inside my mongoid.yml file
development:
  # Configure available database sessions. (required)
  sessions:
# Defines the default session. (required)
default:
  # Defines the name of the default database that Mongoid can connect to.
  # (required).
  database: disrupt_development
  # Provides the hosts the default session can connect to. Must be an array
  # of host:port pairs. (required)
  hosts:
    - localhost:27017
  options:
    # Change whether the session persists in safe mode by default.
    # (default: false)
    # safe: false

    # Change the default consistency model to :eventual or :strong.
    # :eventual will send reads to secondaries, :strong sends everything
    # to master. (default: :eventual)
    # consistency: :eventual

    # How many times Moped should attempt to retry an operation after
    # failure. (default: 30)
    # max_retries: 30

    # The time in seconds that Moped should wait before retrying an
    # operation on failure. (default: 1)
    # retry_interval: 1
  # Configure Mongoid specific options. (optional)
  options:
# Configuration for whether or not to allow access to fields that do
# not have a field definition on the model. (default: true)
# allow_dynamic_fields: true

# Enable the identity map, needed for eager loading. (default: false)
# identity_map_enabled: false

# Includes the root model name in json serialization. (default: false)
# include_root_in_json: false

# Include the _type field in serializaion. (default: false)
# include_type_for_serialization: false

# Preload all models in development, needed when models use
# inheritance. (default: false)
# preload_models: false

# Protect id and type from mass assignment. (default: true)
# protect_sensitive_fields: true

# Raise an error when performing a #find and the document is not found.
# (default: true)
# raise_not_found_error: true

# Raise an error when defining a scope with the same name as an
# existing method. (default: false)
# scope_overwrite_exception: false

# Skip the database version check, used when connecting to a db without
# admin access. (default: false)
# skip_version_check: false

# User Active Support's time zone in conversions. (default: true)
# use_activesupport_time_zone: true

# Ensure all times are UTC in the app side. (default: false)
# use_utc: false
test:
  sessions:
default:
  database: disrupt_test
  hosts:
    - localhost:27017
  options:
    consistency: :strong
    # In the test environment we lower the retries and retry interval to
    # low amounts for fast failures.
    max_retries: 1
    retry_interval: 0

production:
  sessions:
default:
  uri: <%= ENV['MONGOHQ_URL'] %>

A: You aren't setting the uri for the production environment (or others) correctly.
The yml file format wouldn't know the difference between your top level keys (It will see default: and production: as separate keys as they are not nested).
Assuming you are using MongoHQ 3.x on Heroku, try changing...
production:
  sessions:
default:
  uri: <%= ENV['MONGOHQ_URL'] %>

...to...
production:
  sessions:
    default:
      uri: <%= ENV['MONGOHQ_URL'] %>

There should be more information on the Heroku MongoHQ docs


"TCFI cancelled pur policy because of trivial things (i.e. awning over door had a dent in it, broken asbestos siding on a shed outside, tree overhangs roofline, metal roof on outside shed rusted). we have never filed a claim and always paid on time for house and car for many years. now they cancel. we were told they would cancel us even if we made repairs. very bad business for loyal customers. greedy bas-----!"


Set up the online office place to make it comfortable for teams to work in. When preparing to move into a new office building, someone has to configure floor plans, decide where people will sit, pick out office colors and hand out key cards. Related tasks for moving teams into Sococo are creating spaces, selecting maps, and providing log in "keys" to sign on.


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Home Business Tour Buses Are Plaguing L.A. Neighborhoods—but Residents Are Fighting Back
Illustration by John Euland
Tour Buses Are Plaguing L.A. Neighborhoods—but Residents Are Fighting Back
City Council is cracking down on disreputable companies' loud, sometimes inaccurate Hollywood tours
Zoie Matthew
Every weekend D.V. DeVincentis watches a relentless parade of tour buses stop in front of the house opposite his on Mulholland Drive. Gesturing at the estate's opulent gates, guides regale rapt busloads of tourists with tales of the home's supposedly notable inhabitants. Some say Britney Spears once lived there. Some claim it's Quentin Tarantino's crib. In reality, it's just the home of DeVincentis's (very normal) neighbor. "She's not famous," he says. "They're just telling people whatever they want to hear."
DeVincentis is one of many Hollywood Hills residents weary of the ubiquitous tour buses that haul out-of-towners through their neighborhoods to gape at "celebrity" houses. With tourism in Los Angeles raging—last year the city hosted an unprecedented 50 million visitors who poured $24 billion into the economy—the handful of tour bus operators a decade ago has exploded into dozens of sometimes sketchy outfits without permits, insurance, or even a passing acquaintance with which stars actually live where.
The mutual loathing between the drivers and townies manifests itself predictably.
Says DeVincentis: "I've had drivers berate me, run me down the street" after "nicely" asking them to move the vans parked outside his neighbor's house. David Squires, who manages drivers for Beverly Hills & Tours, recalls that "once, near the Playboy Mansion, somebody with a ski mask came up to a bus with a baseball bat, trying to smash the windshield."
"It's like listening to a drunk carnival barker screaming through a P.A. system outside my window."
Aside from the disruption—"It's like listening to a drunk carnival barker screaming through a P.A. system outside my window," says DeVincentis—the almost comically inaccurate information dispensed by some guides has led to serious safety issues and even litigation. Tour bus patrons dumpster dive for celebrity keepsakes, however meager, and trespass to take pictures through the windows of purported celebrity homes while the buses wait.
After his 9,000-square-foot estate was repeatedly mislabeled as the home of Julia Roberts, Beverly Hills homeowner Michael Edson received death threats, was assaulted by an intruder he caught painting mash notes to Roberts on the walls, and awoke once to a single rose left on his table. Edson successfully sued the Las Vegas-based company that operated the tour buses.
"There's a lot of invasion of private property," says Anastasia Mann, president of the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council.
In 2017, following a federal investigation, laws requiring operators to install seat belts and headsets were passed, but locals say enforcement is spotty. Many small tour operations drive crudely modified vans with the tops removed; one spontaneously burst into flames near a Mulholland overlook. "Fortunately the people got out," says Mann, "but those flames could have easily caught the whole area on fire."
Since passing an ordinance last year requiring the use of headphones on tour buses, City Councilman David Ryu has pushed for additional restrictions; his office will soon present draft legislation to the council. "[The buses] are dangerous not just for residents but actual tourists," says Ryu. "It's not a good image for the city of L.A."
Scott Michaels, whose Dearly Departed tours focus on Hollywood history, doesn't think the ordinance is fair to his customers. "People literally come from all over the world to see Hollywood," he says. "The [Hollywood] Sign is everyone's thing, and that's something I feel strongly about."
DeVincentis just hopes the new law will finally let him enjoy a peaceful Sunday. "I'm not out there with a fucking torch and pitchfork," he declares. "All I want is to stay in my house and be left alone."
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ICE LAND: Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob Squarepants opens at Moody Gardens
Let the holiday fun begin at Moody Gardens where their newest attraction, ICE LAND: Ice Sculptures with SpongeBob Squarepants comes to life.
In 2014, Moody Gardens welcomed a record crowd with over 100,000 guests who came to see ICE LAND in its first year. Under a continuous partnership with Nickelodeon, attendees will be able to experience the landmarks of Bikini Bottom in a whole new way.
Guests can tour SpongeBob's Christmas Party, walk through a full-size Krusty Krab and venture on an all-ice Flying Dutchman pirate ship. See Conch Street, home to SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward, the eerie depths of Rock Bottom and the Salty Spittoon are also part of the attraction. The crowd-favorite, the 100 foot ice slides, will also be back along with the debut of an all-new sled race.
Two million pounds of the ice sculpture creations are literally the coolest feature on Galveston Island and are the result of weeks of work from the VYA ice carving team. This 31 master ice carver team from Harbin, China are the sole sculptors of the exhibit showcasing a brand new theme for the 2015 display.
Guanghui Qui, captain of the VYA ice carving team, detailed the intricacies of creating their elaborate works of art from 300 pound blocks of ice using their picks and chainsaws. Qui has received top recognition throughout numerous international tournaments including the Chinese National Ice Carving Competition and the Harbin International Ice and Snow Carving.
The Krusty Krab, made entirely of ice, measures more than 40 feet tall. The Flying Dutchman pirate ship, constructed completely in glow ice, is well over 30 feet tall and is more than 50 feet long.
Carving time for each piece varies depending on its difficulties. The team worked continuously for 47 days in a 28,000 square foot insulated tent structure onsite at Moody Gardens.
"The worm that is showcased in the ICE LAND exhibit near the Patrick Christmas tree took about a day. The worm is pretty easy. Some characters are more difficult. Making characters like SpongeBob and Patrick take more time because many of the parts on them are a different a color. All of the color blocks that are needed have to be collected first and then the carving can begin," said Qui.
Expanding on the SpongeBob theme to make it bigger and better this year is part of their vision.
Qui's favorite part of the exhibit is seeing their final product.
"Once all of the hard work is done, it's great to see everything come together," he said.
ICE LAND, which opens November 14, will be open at Moody Gardens through January 10. Admission to the exhibit is $26.95 for adults, $21.95 for seniors and children. A Value Days discount of $5.00 is available Sunday through Thursday November 15 – December 17, excluding Thanksgiving Day.
Additional attractions during the holidays include Festival of Lights, holiday 3D and 4D films, ice skating, Arctic Ice Slide, holiday dinner and show, a gift market and the newly renovated four-diamond hotel.
Details, call 800-582-4673 or visit moodygardens.org.
PHOTO CREDIT: JERRI HAMACHEK


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Q: What does "... resolves to a non-module entity and cannot be imported using this construct" mean? I have some TypeScript files:
MyClass.ts
class MyClass {
  constructor() {
  }
}
export = MyClass;

MyFunc.ts
function fn() { return 0; }
export = fn;

MyConsumer.ts
import * as MC from './MyClass';
import * as fn from './MyFunc';
fn();

This gives me errors when trying to use new

Module "MyClass" resolves to a non-module entity and cannot be imported using this construct.

and when trying to call fn()

Cannot invoke an expression whose type lacks a call signature.

What gives?

A: Adding my 2 cents here incase someone else have this issue.
My way of working around the issue without modifying tsconfig.json (which can be problematic in some projects), I've gone with simply disabling the rule for oneline.
import MC = require('./MyClass'); // tslint:disable-line

A: I got this error when trying to include a npm debounce package in my project.
When I tried the accepted solution above I got an exception:

Import assignment cannot be used when targeting ECMAScript modules.
  Consider using 'import * as ns from "mod"', 'import {a} from "mod"',
  'import d from "mod"', or another module format instead.

This ended up working:
import debounce from 'debounce'

A: TypeScript 2.7 introduces support by emitting new helper methods:
https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-2-7.html#support-for-import-d-from-cjs-form-commonjs-modules-with---esmoduleinterop
So in tsconfig.json add these two settings:
{
    // Enable support for importing CommonJS modules targeting es6 modules
    "esModuleInterop": true,

    // When using above interop will get missing default export error from type check since
    // modules use "export =" instead of "export default", enable this to ignore errors.
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true
}

And now you can use:
import MyClass from './MyClass';

A: Why it doesn't work
import * as MC from './MyClass';

This is ES6/ES2015-style import syntax. The exact meaning of this is "Take the module namespace object loaded from ./MyClass and use it locally as MC". Notably, the "module namespace object" consists only of a plain object with properties. An ES6 module object cannot be invoked as a function or with new.
To say it again: An ES6 module namespace object cannot be invoked as a function or with new.
The thing you import using * as X from a module is defined to only have properties. In downleveled CommonJS this might not be fully respected, but TypeScript is telling you what the behavior defined by the standard is.
What does work?
You'll need to use the CommonJS-style import syntax to use this module:
import MC = require('./MyClass');

If you control both modules, you can use export default instead:
MyClass.ts
export default class MyClass {
  constructor() {
  }
}

MyConsumer.ts
import MC from './MyClass';

I'm Sad About This; Rules are Dumb.
It would have been nice to use ES6 import syntax, but now I have to do this import MC = require('./MyClass'); thing? It's so 2013! Lame! But grief is a normal part of programming. Please jump to stage five in the Kübler-Ross model: Acceptance.
TypeScript here is telling you this doesn't work, because it doesn't work. There are hacks (adding a namespace declaration to MyClass is a popular way to pretend this works), and they might work today in your particular downleveling module bundler (e.g. rollup), but this is illusory. There aren't any ES6 module implementations in the wild yet, but that won't be true forever.
Picture your future self, trying to run on a neato native ES6 module implementation and finding that you've set yourself up for major failure by trying to use ES6 syntax to do something that ES6 explicitly doesn't do.
I want to take advantage of my non-standard module loader
Maybe you have a module loader that "helpfully" creates default exports when none exist. I mean, people make standards for a reason, but ignoring standards is fun sometimes and we can think that's a cool thing to do.
Change MyConsumer.ts to:
import A from './a';

And specify the allowSyntheticDefaultImports command-line or tsconfig.json option.
Note that allowSyntheticDefaultImports doesn't change the runtime behavior of your code at all. It's just a flag that tells TypeScript that your module loader creates default exports when none exist. It won't magically make your code work in nodejs when it didn't before.


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ŠKODA World
Steering Wheel – Decades of Changes
Although autonomous cars of the future may have no steering wheel at all, at present the steering wheel is still an indispensable part of the dashboard and does not seem to be changing dramatically. Yet steering wheels have gone through interesting development over the more than hundred years of their existence. Let's have a look at what has changed since the beginning of their history.
The very first cars were controlled with levers or a crank - the first steering wheels appeared in the late 19th century. In general, they have gone through substantial changes in terms of materials as well as control elements that are part of them. Check out some of the changes on products owned (and exhibited) by the ŠKODA MUSEUM in Mladá Boleslav.
VOITURETTE A
(vehicle on display: 1905)
The first car produced by Messrs Laurin and Klement was fitted with a steering wheel, but the overall control of the vehicle was way different from what we are used to today. A lever in the middle of the steering wheel performed the accelerator function, and the car only had two pedals on the floor - clutch and brake.
ŠKODA 110
A third floor pedal, the accelerator, was added, but the steering wheel lever remained in place and was used as a manual accelerator - in other words the predecessor of modern cruise control systems! At that time, however, this was a safety solution rather than a comfort function, because on broken roads and with fairly primitive suspension systems the driver often found it difficult to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal, and this way they could control the car's performance on the steering wheel.
Levers to control the lights and blinkers appeared under the steering wheel in the 1930s - at that time the brand produced, among other models, a luxury car named ŠKODA 860. This solution did not last long, though.
ŠKODA SUPERB 4000
The light and blinker controls disappeared from the steering wheel - the controls moved to the dashboard.
ŠKODA 1201 "Sedan"
As the traffic grew, the horn became increasingly important. Pressing a button somewhere on the dashboard would not be practical and comfortable, so it was moved to the middle of the steering wheel.
The horn again. To make the horn control even simpler, the steering wheel of the ŠKODA 450, the predecessor of the famous FELICIA, was fitted with a special semi-circle.
ŠKODA 1000 MB
After many years of absence, levers get back to the steering wheel! Lights and headlight flasher on the right side, blinkers on the left side. The horn was honked by pressing one of the levers towards the middle of the steering wheel.
ŠKODA 120 L
While the first steering wheels were wooden, most post-war steering wheels were made of hard, glossy plastic. The steering wheel in the ŠKODA 120 L was made of softer material – polyurethane foam. The lever configuration changed slightly again: the lights, blinkers and horn on the left side, the windscreen wipers and washers on the right side.
Although the legendary FAVORIT featured a huge number of design changes and innovations, its steering wheel, paradoxically, was not dramatically different from that used in the 120 L, except that its shape was more elegant. Later, however, the FAVORIT offered a range of optional extras, including a leather-clad steering wheel.
The steering wheel function is extended with another important safety solution - as an optional extra, the steering wheel can be fitted with a driver's airbag. Moreover, the control system changes dramatically, including the first buttons appearing on the steering wheel - e.g. the horn function on both arms.
ŠKODA OCTAVIA RS
Modern steering wheels are multifunctional, i.e. designed to control a multitude of functions so that the driver does not have to remove their hands from the steering wheel, and their shape is often different, too - rather than a regular circle, they are flattened at the bottom to emphasize sports character and to make the climbing into the car more comfortable.
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Laurin & Klement VOITURETTE A
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Miguel A. Ferreira, Chair Professor of Responsible Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics: Financial Constraints and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Unemployment Insurance
Time: 2019-11-27 13:00 Print
Topic: Financial Constraints and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Unemployment Insurance
Speaker: Miguel A. Ferreira, BPI | Fundação "la Caixa" Chair Professor in Responsible Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics
Date: November 27, 2019 (Wednesday)
Time: 10:00am-11:30am
Location: 4-101, Building 4
We study the effect of financial constraints on entrepreneurship using administrative data on a public program that allows Portuguese unemployed workers to collect the full amount of their unemployment benefits upfront in order to start a business. Exploiting age-based discontinuities in the amount of benefits, we find that an extra one thousand euros of funding increases entrepreneurship by 0.16 percentage points. The effect is stronger for incorporated entrepreneurs, especially for those in the top decile of the income distribution before unemployment. In addition, we find that the effect is more pronounced in the top quintile of the size distribution across all businesses and in the middle of the size, growth and profitability distributions among incorporated businesses. Our findings suggest that financial constraints hamper growth-oriented entrepreneurship.
About the speaker:
Miguel A. Ferreira holds the BPI | Fundação "la Caixa" Chair in Responsible Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics. He is the Dean of Faculty and Research at Nova School of Business and Economics. He is also a research associate of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) and a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He has a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics, and a Licenciatura in Business from ISCTE. His research interests include corporate finance and governance. His research has been published in academic journals including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies and Management Science. He is associate editor for the Journal of Banking and Finance. He has been a recipient of several research grants and awards including a European Research Council (ERC) grant. He teaches corporate finance in the undergraduate program. He also has an extensive experience of teaching in executive education programs, consulting, and expert witness.


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Q: Does android studio have any authentication function? i'm new to android studio, and i dont know much about it. My question here is do android provide any authentication method like aspx / php (laravel) that check if a user stay logged in and etc.
From what i learnt so far, i have to sign in to my app by receiving json/xml data from my web service, so my app just display the next screen after the id/password is correct? Is there any more security issue that i need to worried about? Aspx authentication do authenticate on every page even after your first login. But after some research i dont see android studio have this kind of authentication. Am i missing something?

A: You can use Firebase Authentication for sign-in methods and user management.
You can add Firebase to Android Studio in Tools > Firebase.

A: No there is no default function in android that does what you want, you have to add a new sdk to handle this issue. You Can Use Firebase as Aviad Nemet said. Or you save in the shared preferences that you user is authenticated after login success. Saving in the Shared Preferences is safe.


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BREAKING • ISLEWORTH • LONDON
A former music teacher has been jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of sexual offences against young girls
Ben Breakwell, 40 of Monkgate, York, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday, 2 December, where he was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment years for 32 sexual offences. He will also be on the sex offenders register for life.
Breakwell had previously was convicted on Monday, 2 August following a trial at the same court, and had been remanded in custody to await sentencing.
From 2014 until the end of 2017, Breakwell worked at a school in west London.
During trial the court heard how he had abused his position as a music teacher to engage his young pupils in sexual activity.
The 32 offences related to sexual activity with three girls whose ages ranged from 13 to 16 and indecent images of a fourth.
As Breakwell's offences came to light, a pattern emerged showing how he carefully groomed the girls in order take advantage of them. He had begun a full sexual relationship with two of his victims when they were aged just 13 and 14.
In September 2017, the friends of one of the victims approached a member of school staff. They told him of their suspicion about an inappropriate relationship involving Breakwell.
The school immediately suspended him, police were alerted and an investigation began, led by specialist officers from the West Area Basic Command Unit.
Breakwell was arrested in November 2017 and a subsequent search of his computer uncovered indecent images of another victim who lived abroad. This girl was successfully identified and traced by detectives and she and her family were spoken to.
In February 2020 Breakwell was charged with multiple sexual offences.
Detective Sergeant Ben Lawrence-Smith, who work on the investigation, said: "Breakwell is a sexual predator, who targeted vulnerable children. I am very pleased that he has been removed to a place where he can't cause further harm to children.
"The girls who were betrayed by Breakwell were incredibly brave in coming forward. Without their courage he could not have been brought to justice.
"As a teacher he had a duty of care to the girls, but instead he betrayed their trust in order to abuse them. He manipulated and exploited them and convinced them that what was taking place was not abuse, but love.
"I understand that it can be difficult for victims of sexual offences to speak out, but keeping abuse secret only protects the abuser.
"I urge anyone who believes they are at risk from, or have been a victim of abuse, to tell someone – a parent, a carer or ideally someone in authority, but please do speak to someone."
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I know, it is a little clumsy to start my blog with the sentence … I love rice! But this is true.
Despite the fact that I am a Frenchy (with some Canadian influences now) and bread is my motto, my brother Jean Michel and me have grew up eating and enjoying one kind of rice: Le Riz Taureau Aile or more specifically the rice from Camargue (the south region of France). This rice is similar to the Italian Arborio rice. it is flavorful, creamy and sticky. It made the most amazing rice pudding, and it is the best side dish for our creamy sauces like the famous blanquette de veau (veal stew). If truth be told, our childhood culinary experience has left a indelible mark on us. We cannot stand bad quality rice at all!
The result, I have a passion for rice… any kinds, and I love cooking dishes with it. In fact, my favorite comfort food when I am tired, a little depressed and I really need to reconnect with my childhood is a bowl of rice with butter. I love the taste of rice with butter… it reminds me my grandmother rice.
Rice with beer, why not?
The idea came to me when I was reading a series of articles about the use of wine in French and Italian cooking. Generally, wine goes into stew and sauce (as well as dessert) in France. In Italy, wine is also used to bring flavors into pasta sauce and risotto. That was it! Italian cooking practices gave me the idea to try to infuse rice with beer. I could go with risotto, but I have decided to try rice pilaf for a change. It is a more easy going preparation and everyday dish. But don't take me wrong, it can be complex and subtle and more importantly, yummy.
When you start to read about rice pilaf, you are discovering that there is an interesting and opulent story behind this simple dish.
It is an integral part of formal and informal meal in Asian and Middle East cuisine. Pilaf was known to have been served to Alexander the Great at a royal banquet following his capture of the Sogdian capital of Marakanda (modern Samarkand). And it was first documented by the celebrated Persian scholar Abu Ali Ibn Sina in tenth century, who in his books on medical sciences has dedicated a whole section to preparing various meals, including several types of pilaf. After that, it has spread all over the world and is nowadays an important component of our worldwide culinary practice.
Pilaf is made of a good quality rice like Basmati or Jasmine rice, cooked in a broth seasoned with different ingredients like onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, nuts, dry fruit, saffron as well as meat, fish, lentils, beans, pasta, vegetables… The grains remain separate and in some recipes, you can obtain a fluffy and soft rice, but neither soupy nor sticky.
For this recipe I have chosen to use an American Pale Ale from Black oak. The taste of this beer is sweet initially with a lightly toasted cereal grain, more biscuit-like than bready as well as slight notes of tart citrus, pine, and herbal hops that can work quite well with sweet onion in this rice dish.
Curry leaves are an herb native to South Asia, unrelated to the ground spice mix called curry powder. They're an essential component of South Indian cooking, adding a subtle aroma to simple dishes or complexity to highly spicy dishes. It has a peppery flavor and it releases a deliciously nutty aroma when fried in hot oil. Curry leaves can be used in the same way as bay leaves are used in the West. You can find them in Indian grocery shops.
I am not doing this normally but I am going to do this next for maximum fragrances. Normally, I add the curry leaves with the water when cooking rice.
Season with salt (facultative) and pepper.
Add the rice. Cook, stirring, until the grains are well-coated and some look translucent and the whole mixture smells toasty, about 3 minutes.
Toasting the grains in oil until they start to look translucent helps them separate so they won't clump. It adds flavor, too.
Add the beer and the water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for about 18 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
Remove from heat and fluff the rice with a fork. Then cover the pot with a clean dish towel and seal with the lid for 10 minutes.
The towel absorbs steam, so the rice stays fluffy.
I have served this rice pilaf with sauté spinach for our dinner. It was really good, very flavourful.
I think it will work perfectly also with barbecue or sweet spicy tomato sauce because this rice pilaf has some tanginess flavors with some after taste bitterness. With the left over, I have made a tuna salad with parsley, tomatoes, cucumber and avocado. It was delicious!


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Golf Channel Bolsters Editorial Team with Sports Illustrated, ESPN Vets
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 3:25 pm
Golf Channel has bolstered its editorial team with the addition of Damon Hack, former award-winning journalist for Sports Illustrated and The New York Times, and Ryan Burr, veteran host from ESPN. The announcement was made today by Golf Channel executive producer Molly Solomon, who currently is in London preparing for her role as coordinating producer for NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games.
A veteran golf journalist, Hack's work will be visible across various Golf Channel platforms. He will serve as a "Golf Channel Insider" for the network's news programming, including Morning Drive and Golf Central, and as a senior writer for GolfChannel.com. He also will be seen occasionally on NBC Sports Network, reporting golf.
Burr, who comes to Golf Channel after seven years at ESPN, will serve as a host for shows such as Golf Central, Golf Channel's flagship studio show based at the network's Orlando studios. He also will report for Golf Central from tournaments around the globe.
"We are thrilled to add Ryan and Damon to our Golf Channel family," said Solomon. "Damon is one of the most highly regarded journalists working in golf today, and his resume and experience will make him an important new asset across multiple programs and platforms on Golf Channel.
"I have been a fan of Ryan's work at ESPN for several years," she continued. "He is one of the rising anchors in our business, and when he told me of his love of golf, I knew he would be an excellent addition to our team."
"I'm so excited to join Golf Channel's deep and talented roster, and feel lucky to already have strong ties to people throughout the organization," said Hack. "In many ways it's like reuniting with old friends, and I look forward to telling stories in a new medium in this boom time for Golf Channel and the game we cover." Golf Channel Executive Editor Geoff Russell, a colleague of Hack's while serving as editor of Golf World magazine, was instrumental in recruiting Hack to the network.
"I am thrilled to be joining the NBC Golf Channel family. The company has great dreams and plans, and I very much look forward to being a part of it all," said Burr. "The game of golf is rich in both tradition and stories, and I can't wait to help those stories come alive."
Golf Channel, which is the fastest-growing network on television following six consecutive quarters of record growth since becoming part of the NBC Sports Group, will introduce Hack and Burr on the air in the next few weeks. Solomon, who also is producing NBC's Olympic primetime show, will return to Orlando to begin her duties full time as Golf Channel executive producer following the London Games.
Prior to joining Golf Channel, Hack was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated for five years, covering golf and the National Football League. Before joining the magazine, he also covered golf for The New York Times and Newsday. Earlier in his career, he covered the San Francisco 49ers for the Sacramento Bee. Hack completed his undergraduate studies at UCLA and received a master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. He will relocate from New York City to the Orlando area with his wife and one-year-old triplet boys.
Burr served as a studio host at ESPN for the past seven years, working on such shows as College Football Live and College Basketball Final. He also anchored weekend editions ofSportsCenter, served as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN's NCAA men's college basketball coverage and hosted NASCAR Now. Prior to ESPN, he was a studio host for Fox SportsNet in Pittsburgh, Pa., serving as pre-game host for Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins telecasts. He also worked at WTVG-TV in Toledo, Ohio, Bay 9 News in Tampa, Fla., and was sports director at WKTV-TV in Utica, N.Y., where he received a local Associated Press Broadcaster-of-the-Year award. An avid golfer since his high school playing days, Burr is a graduate of Syracuse University and a Pittsburgh native. He will relocate from Connecticut to the Orlando area with his wife and three children.
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