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Q: Can I pass an Array around into multiple Classes? I am at currently navigating my way around OOP architecture and looking for best practices rather than code that just works. To highlight my latest conondrum I have written a short example of a problem I run into regularly below. In this example app users can start a learning journey of a programming subject they want to learn and plot their progress throughout. In reality I would need a backend for this type of app as the data will need to be saved, but for learning purposes I have written a short piece of code as if I am making it solely on the frontend.
A user can start a new learning journey by typing in the name of a journey and selecting the subject e.g. react, java, npm etc. This journey is then stored in an array of objects. Inside the app we can do a lot of things. e.g find all the React journeys by filtering, sort the journeys in various ways e.g. date started, add to an existing journey with text, highlight important words in the journey using the selection API in the browser.
I have written some code below which is a small snippet of what the app can do:
class Journey {
  constructor(name, subject, dateStarted = new Date().toLocaleString()) {
    this.name = name;
    this.subject = subject;
    this.dateStarted = dateStarted;
  }
}

class JourneyCollection {
  constructor(journeyArr = []) {
    this.journeysArr = journeyArr;
  }

  addJourney(name, subject) {
    this.journeysArr.push(new Journey(name, subject));
  }

  sortJourneys() { // as the app grows this will receive an argument to establish how we will sort e.g. by date, alphabetic, or number of updates to journey
    this.journeysArr.sort((a, b) => {
      return new Date(b.dateStarted) - new Date(a.dateStarted);
    });
  }

  getJourneysBySubject(subject) {
    const journeys = this.journeysArr.filter((jrny) => {
      return jrny.subject === subject;
  });

    return journeys;
  }
}

const journeys = new JourneyCollection();

document.querySelector("#add").addEventListener("click", () => {
  journeys.addJourney(
    document.querySelector("#name").value,
    document.querySelector("#subject").value
  );
});

document.addEventListener("keypress", (e) => { // if we hit enter the array gets sorted
  if (e.keyCode === 13) {
    journeys.sortJourneys();
  }
});

document.querySelector("#findSubject").addEventListener("click", () => {
  const returned = journeys.getJourneysBySubject(
    document.querySelector("#find").value
  );
});

Now the problem I am starting to have and will continue to have is that I am well on my way to having a god type class which controls the whole application because each method relies on the array which holds the all the Journeys.
Instead I was thinking of doing something where I can pass the array in each time as an argument and make several classes depending on what I want each part of the app to do. Taking just the part where I wan to add a journey, I thought of something like this:
const arrayOfJourneys = [];

class Journey {
  constructor(name, subject, dateStarted = new Date().toLocaleString()) {
    this.name = name;
    this.subject = subject;
    this.dateStarted = dateStarted;
  }
}

class AddJourney {
  constructor(arr, name, subject) {
    this.arr = arr;
    this.journey = new Journey(name, subject);
  }

  addJourney() {
    this.arr.push(this.journey);
  }
}

document.querySelector("#add").addEventListener("click", () => {
  const add = new AddJourney(
    arrayOfJourneys,
    document.querySelector("#name").value,
    document.querySelector("#subject").value
  );

  add.addJourney();
});

The pros and cons I can see so far

*

*code1 Class will become too big and a lot of the Classes don't actually interact with each other or relate to each other, they all just need the journeys array inside the object created through the Class. I have read about God classes controlling apps and am not keen on this style.

*code2 looks similar to an anti pattern I have read about called the Anemic Domain pattern where our classes just contain data. (in this case the array being the Data) although its not in a class it could be and I could call a method which returns it each time. Although reading into it I dont think my code2 above quite fits the Anemic criteria but it has frightened me. I like how I can change the state of this Array inside any other Class If I pass it in.

*Code 2 whilst I think is better , my classes will all be verbs such as AddJourney or AddToExistingJourney or sortJourney. I have also read Classes should be Nouns and its behaviours should be the Verbs. I am not sure how important this is.
Perhaps there is another way that I am missing?
Thanks

A: I very much dislike code #2.  I don't like that it takes raw data as an argument rather than taking another class/interface (which would be dependency injection).  I really don't like that it mutates the variable which is passed into the constructor by calling push on the arrayOfJourneys.
I'm also seeing issues with your keypress handler.  This calls a journeys.sortJourneys() method which mutates the array of journeys, but will it cause your UI to display them in the new order? Probably not.

my classes will all be verbs such as AddJourney or AddToExistingJourney or sortJourney. I have also read Classes should be Nouns and its behaviours should be the Verbs. I am not sure how important this is.

I would not break this convention.  If adding a new journey involves a lot of logic then you could consider a JourneyCreator class.  But AddJourney is not a good class.

Mimicking backend code on the front-end
When I am designing front-end code that is a placeholder for backend code I like to mimic the sort of functionality that I would expect to eventually have in the backend.  I would create a FakeDb class with methods getJourneyById, getJourneysList, addNewJourney, updateJourney, etc.  When you think about it in those terms it might become more clear where to put certain logic.
Your goal is to design this is a way where swapping out your front-end data storage for backend storage involves changing as few pieces as possible.  You can have a FakeDb and a RealDbWrapper that conform to the same interface, and simply substitute one for the other.
Here's an example of how a stand-in for an API might look.  I'm using lodash orderBy which is a super helpful function for sorting arrays of objects.
I first wrote this TypeScript, React-safe (no mutations) version because that's what I normally write:
import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
import { keyBy, orderBy, omit } from 'lodash';

interface DbAddedFields {
    _id: string;
    dateCreated: string;
    dateModified: string;
}

interface JourneyUpdate {
    text: string;
    date: string;
}

interface JourneyData {
    name: string;
    subject: string;
    description?: string;
    updates: JourneyUpdate[];
}

type DbVersion<T> = T & DbAddedFields;
type NonDbVersion<T> = Omit<T, keyof DbAddedFields>;

class FakeDbTable<Datum> {
    private ids: string[] = [];
    private itemsById: Record<string, DbVersion<Datum>> = {};

    constructor(items: DbVersion<Datum>[] = []) {
        this.ids = items.map(item => item._id);
        this.itemsById = keyBy(items, '_id');
    }
    getIds(): string[] {
        return this.ids;
    }
    getById(id: string): DbVersion<Datum> {
        return this.itemsById[id];
    }
    getList(): DbVersion<Datum>[] {
        return this.getIds().map(id => this.getById(id));
    }
    add(item: Datum): DbVersion<Datum> {
        const _id = nanoid();
        const dateCreated = new Date().toLocaleString();
        const dbVersion: DbVersion<Datum> = {
            ...item,
            _id,
            dateCreated,
            dateModified: dateCreated
        }
        this.ids = this.getIds().concat(_id);
        this.itemsById = {
            ...this.itemsById,
            [_id]: dbVersion
        };
        return dbVersion;
    }
    delete(id: string): void {
        this.ids = this.getIds().filter(itemId => itemId !== id);
        this.itemsById = omit(this.itemsById, id);
    }
    update(id: string, patch: Partial<Datum>): DbVersion<Datum> {
        const existing = this.getById(id);
        const merged = {
            ...existing,
            ...patch,
            dateModified: new Date().toLocaleString()
        };
        this.itemsById = {
            ...this.itemsById,
            [id]: merged
        };
        return merged;
    }
}

class JourneyCollection {
    private data: FakeDbTable<JourneyData>;

  constructor(journeyArr: DbVersion<JourneyData>[] = []) {
    this.data = new FakeDbTable<JourneyData>(journeyArr);
  }

  addJourney(name: string, subject: string) {
    this.data.add({ name, subject, updates: [], description: '' });
  }

  getSortedJourneys(field: keyof DbVersion<JourneyData>, order: 'desc' | 'asc') {
    return orderBy(this.data.getList(), field, order);
  }

  getJourneysBySubject(subject: string) {
    return this.data.getList().filter(journey => journey.subject === subject);
  }
}

const journeys = new JourneyCollection();

TypeScript playground link
But I think this JS version is more how you were thinking:
import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
import { orderBy } from 'lodash';

class Journey {
    constructor(name, subject, dateCreated = new Date().toLocaleString()) {
        this.name = name;
        this.subject = subject;
        this.description = '';
        this.updates = [];
        this._id = nanoid();
        this.dateCreated = dateCreated;
        this.dateModified = dateCreated;
    }

    private setModifiedDate() {
        this.dateModified = new Date().toLocaleString();
    }

    addUpdate(text) {
        this.updates.push({
            text,
            date: new Date().toLocaleString()
        });
        this.setModifiedDate();
    }
}

class JourneyCollection {
    constructor(journeys = []) {
        this.ids = [];
        this.itemsById = {};
        journeys.forEach(journey => {
            this.ids.push(journey._id);
            this.itemsById[journey._id] = journey;
        });
    }
    getIds() {
        return this.ids;
    }
    getById(id) {
        return this.itemsById[id];
    }
    getList() {
        return this.getIds().map(id => this.getById(id));
    }
    add(name, subject) {
        const journey = new Journey(name, subject);
        this.ids.push(journey._id);
        this.itemsById[journey._id] = journey;
        return journey;
    }
    delete(id) {
        this.ids = this.getIds().filter(itemId => itemId !== id);
        delete this.itemsById[id];
    }
    // Can update the items directly but modifying the Journey instance.
    getSortedList() {
        return orderBy(this.getList(), 'dateModified', 'desc');
    }
    getBySubject(subject) {
        return this.getList().filter(journey => journey.subject === subject);
    }
}

const journeys = new JourneyCollection();


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In some situations, construction of pool lights can be dangerous if it is more likely to be exposed to the risk of electrocution, but as technology advanced, there are now modern ways in which this stuff can be constructed and installed to make it an electrocuted free. Skilled professionals designed these lights in such a way that it is separated from the side of the pool with the use of the porthole-like tools around glasses that gives it a shiny look.
We shall be looking at some of the characteristics of underwater pool lights here. Lights for pool are installed in the underwater to give an illuminative appearance which beautifies the water as well as the surroundings. They are small pieces of bulbs which are nice and interesting in appearance. The lights have different colors and shapes and known to be energy saving lights.
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Some years ago, there have been cases of electrocution in the pool as a result of poor considerations before making lights for pool. Is important to know some recommendations that help us to have a hazard free situation as a result of underwater pool lights fixing.
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We appreciate help of the city, college, county, hospital district and school district. These entities worked with the Reporter-Telegram to help tell the story about the high cost of government in Midland.
Seeing what they presented us through freedom of information act requests, it is hard to find a way to bring down the costs without creating an even bigger hole for the community.
We got an eye-opening dose of reality that higher salaries starts with the sky-rocketing cost of living. We don't see that changing in the short term and have a hard time pinpointing when the long-term solution may be found.
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If conditions in the oil industry has led to a pool of high-paying jobs, we certainly aren't going to apologize for that. And if our community needs to make improvements to those quality-of-life areas, so be it. But let's make sure we are all on the same page about the driver of this population wave. It is the growth of oil and the jobs coming to Midland.
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We wish the public sector the best in adjusting to the new norm. We hope mechanisms are in place to bring salaries back to where they need to be when the cost of living returns to normal -- whenever that may be.
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It helped that Benazir was an alumna. From giving the duo space to helping with various facets of the product, IISc's STEM Cell incubator has helped the startup grow.
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"Coming here, we have been able to scale things up faster," said Karanam. "We are working with several departments and working with professors, using a lot of lab facilities available at IISc–this is the greatest plus point. No other incubator would have helped in getting such a big space. We have got a 1,000-square feet lab space dedicated for us." Bellatrix is the only startup that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working with, having ordered its system for satellite missions.Azooka similarly works with various departments in IISc to finetune various aspects.
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The Tata Trusts are using Pathshodh's device for its rural healthcare programme. Bhat has taken a sabbatical to work on Pathshodh. About 350 kilometres away, the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has been consistently successful in nurturing intellectual property-led startups for decades. About 140 startups have been a part of the IIT-M Incubation Cell. IISc has nurtured about 28 startups, with more than half of them starting up since 2014. The aspiration is to bump up that number.
Siana Capital Management–led by technology outsourcing advisor Siddarth Pai and former managing director and chief executive officer of IL&FS private equity Archana Hingorani–wants to raise up to $100 million to help academic ventures get funding, ET recently reported. Siana Capital struck an agreement with IISc recently that enables it to review startups and gives it the first right to provide seed funding. The pipeline is looking healthy, said Gurumoorthy, with April having seen more than 20 applications thus far. IISc is working on building a network of alumni mentors to help companies.
"IISc has done this in the past," said Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner and head of education, KPMG (India). "They have not done it like an incubation centre, the way they are doing it now. It is a timetested concept, and it is good that somebody like IISc, who represent research in India in very many ways, particularly, the basic sciences area… it is good that they are coming up with this." One big success story could help pave the way for more.


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Q: keep track of legal values Assume two external functions init() and revoke(). Init() returns "valid" values, revoke() makes them invalid. I like to verify that use() only uses values which are initialized but not revoked. I don't know how to describe this property as predicate (think random session IDs) or otherwise.
#include <lib.h>

// "ensures valid_val(\result)"
extern int init();
extern revoke(int);

/*
 @ assigns \nothing;
 @ require valid_val(val);
 */
void use(int val) {
    ...
}

int main() {
    int v = init();
    use(v);
    revoke(v);
}

A: It is indeed not possible to express this property as a single ACSL predicate. In fact, it depends on the whole execution of the program. The Aorai plug-in allows to express allowed sequences of function calls in the form of automata, but I'm afraid it cannot completely capture what you want. More precisely, it would not be able to express scenarios where the lifetime of the tokens overlap (but it would be completely sufficient for proving that the main function of your example is correct).
That said, with a little bit of instrumentation, it should be possible to come up with a general specification. A first trick would be to declare a (ghost) array whose cells are non zero iff the corresponding index is a valid token.
typedef int token;

/*@ ghost extern int valid_token[]; */

/*@ predicate is_valid(token t) = valid_token[t] != 0; */

/*@
  assigns valid_token[\at(\result,Post)];
  ensures is_valid(\result);
*/
extern token init();

/*@
  requires is_valid(t);
  assigns valid_token[t];
  ensures !is_valid(t);
*/
extern revoke(token t);

/*@
 @ requires is_valid(val);
 @ assigns \nothing;
 */
void use(token val) {

}

/*@ requires \forall token t; !is_valid(t); */
int main() {
    token v = init();
    use(v);
    revoke(v);
}

If the fact that we use an array with no defined size seems a bit fishy, an almost purely ACSL solution would be to use an undefined predicate whose truth value depends on a state that is modified by init and revoke, as in:
 typedef int token;

/*@ ghost int glob_state; */

/*@ axiomatic validity {
  predicate valid_token{L}(token t) reads glob_state;
}
*/

/*@ predicate unchanged_token{L1,L2}(token t) =
  \forall token t1; t!=t1 ==>
  valid_token{L1}(t1) <==> valid_token{L2}(t1);
*/

/*@
  assigns glob_state;
  ensures valid_token(\result);
  ensures unchanged_token{Pre,Here}(\result);
*/
extern token init();

/*@
  requires valid_token(t);
  assigns glob_state;
  ensures !valid_token(t);
  ensures unchanged_token{Pre,Here}(t);
*/
extern revoke(token t);

/*@
 @ requires valid_token(val);
 @ assigns \nothing;
 */
void use(token val) {

}

/*@ requires \forall token t; !valid_token(t); */
int main() {
    token v = init();
    use(v);
    revoke(v);
}

functions that assign glob_state may modify the predicate. In fact, it changes only for one value of the argument, hence the auxiliary predicate that says that the validity of all tokens but one stays the same between L1 and L2.

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Breast milk components and their health functions: the science so far
By Lynda Searby
getty | Natalia Deriabina
Related tags: Breast milk, review, maternal nutrition, infant health
Paediatric experts have reviewed the nutritional constituents that have thus far been identified in human breast milk, along with their associated health benefits.
Advanced analytical technologies such as next-generation sequencing have enabled unprecedented exploration of human breast milk and expanded research on its various health benefits. Nevertheless, breast milk is a complex system of bioactive components, many of which have not yet been identified, and others which have only been investigated at the preliminary level.
The current review paper, published in the journal Nutrients, examined some of the components and the literature on their health science. The authors categorised these components in four groups: macronutrients, immunologic components, micro-organisms (or the 'microbiome') and exosomes and microRNA.
Macronutrients: protein, carbohydrates and fat
Carbohydrates account for 7% (60-70g/L) of milk and 40% of the total calorie reserve. Lactose is the main carbohydrate in breast milk. It is the major contributor to the osmolality of breast milk and aids the absorption of oligosaccharides, minerals and calcium.
Protein, which accounts for 1% (8-10g/L), is composed of whey, caseins and various peptides, providing crucial amino acids for infant growth and development as well as bioactive proteins and peptides.
Breast milk contains 3.5-4.5% fat, of which 95-98% is in the form of triglycerides. Accounting for 50% of an infant's nutritional supply, fat is the most important macromolecule for infant growth and development of the nervous system.
Immunologic components
Immunologic proteins include α-lactalbumin, lactoferrin, lysozyme, and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), which are all whey proteins, highlighting the essential role of whey protein in immune protection at birth.
Only about 10% of the sIgA ingested is absorbed by the intestine, reflecting sIgA's function of delivering acquired immunity from mothers to the newborn. sIgA molecules also prevent pathogens from binding to the intestinal mucosal surface and may influence the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Lactoferrin is an antimicrobial compound with a high affinity for iron. It exerts a bacteriostatic activity against iron-requiring pathogens and bactericidal activity against some pathogens. It also affects the production and expression of various cytokines that affect the immune system.
Lysozyme inhibits the propagation of pathogenic bacteria via its synergistic action with lactoferrin.
Several studies have also suggested lysozyme has the potential to protect infants from intestinal inflammatory insult with necrotizing enterocolitis.
α-lactalbumin, another predominant whey protein, is essential for lactose biosynthesis and facilitates the absorption of trace elements and minerals.
Additionally, breast milk contains cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, interferon-γ, and transforming growth factor-β, which provide immunomodulation and passive protection, reducing the likelihood of infection.
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are another important component in the formation of neonate immunity. These serve as prebiotics and metabolic substrates, supporting the growth of beneficial bacteria and host defence, and protect infants from pathogens by inhibiting their adhesion to the intestinal mucosa. Additionally, preclinical studies support the preventative effects of HMOs against necrotizing enterocolitis.
The breast milk microbiome
From proving the presence of commensal bacteria in breast milk in the early noughties, science has moved on to identifying the types of bacteria and the role that the breast milk microbiome plays in maternal and infant health.
The first next-generation sequencing study to investigate the breast milk microbiome suggested there is a core gut bacteria microbiota universally present in breast milk that accounts for half of the microbial population. Subsequent studies confirmed that this contained 12 genera, with Staphylococcus and Streptococcus among the most predominant, although there have been discrepencies in the findings.
The origins of the bacteria have also yet to be determined. The accepted hypotheses are contamination from the surface skin and infant's oral cavity and translocation through the enteromammary pathway.
Relationship between microbiome and human health
It is now widely accepted that the breast milk microbiome contributes to the gut colonisation of the infant, but is not yet known which bacteria play a major role in immune development and beneficial symbiosis.
Some evidence supports the assumption that the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium is related to immune development. A systematic review of 248 studies compared the composition of breast milk in healthy mothers versus those with an infection. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus were found to be linked to the absence of infection. While these two types of bacteria have a long history as the most common and safely used probiotics, the authors expect that new probiotic strains will be isolated that are better transferred to the gut and show higher efficacy.
There is also growing interest in finding links between breast cancer and the microbiome. One study showed differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue between healthy women and those with breast cancer. Escherichia coli and s.epidermidis, isolated from cancer patients, were shown to induce DNA double-stranded breaks.
Exosomes and miRNA
Exosomes identified in surrounding body fluids exhibit various health effects by transporting bioactive molecules, such as DNA, mRNA, microRNA (miRNA), lipids, and proteins. Milk-derived exosomes protect intestinal epithelial cells from oxidative stress by regulating cell proliferation and inflammation and exert various functions in immunomodulation and cancer. One study indicated that breast milk exosomes promoted the proliferation of normal colon epithelial cells without influencing the growth of colonic cancer cells.
Breast milk is rich in miRNAs, short, non-coding RNAs of 18 to 25 nucleotides in length, involved in the development, differentiation, proliferation, metabolism and death of cells and tissues. Each miRNA has been shown to regulate the expression of multiple genes. Some of the tens of thousands of known species are reported to be involved in cancer generation, and are emerging as possible biomarkers for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of various cancers.
The authors said that further research on miRNA and clinical approaches in humans can be expected to provide future therapeutic applications in cancer, infections and neonate diseases.
Source: Nutrients
Authors: Yi,D.Y.; Kim,S.Y.
"Human breast milk composition and function in human health: from nutritional components to microbiome and microRNAs"
https:// doi.org/10.3390/nu13093094
Study outlines gastro-intestinal benefits of 'comfort' formula


While Colossus is likely to be the largest 3D printer showing off at Formnext 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany over the next few days, the Nexa3D NXE400 may be the fastest. The NXE400 is an SLA 3D printer designed for ultra-rapid prototyping and part production. SLA (stereolithography) printing is arguably the most precise form of 3D printing, and it happens to be among the fastest as well. So when Avi Reichental, Nexa3D Co-founder and Executive Chairman says "We are thrilled, proud and humbled to be the team that's breaking the speed, size and cost barriers that constrained our industry's growth rates for decades. It is a development that's highly prized by end-users, strategic partners, resellers and investors alike," he's not making an understatement.
The Nexa3D NXE400 can print six times faster than other printers in its class at a blazing 1Z centimeter per minute! That means a part that's a foot tall would take only half an hour to print, no matter its complexity. That's nearing current TV sci-fi speeds of printing. To explain how they've achieved this feat of fastness, a brief primer on how SLA printers function will be helpful.
There sits a vat of photocurable resin (liquid) with a light projector positioned underneath and aiming upwards at the bottom of the vat, which is clear to allow light from the projector to pass through and hit the resin. A scaffold/bed is lowered into the vat very nearly to the bottom so that when the projector illuminates the first cross-section of the part, the resin cures into a solid onto the scaffold. The scaffold is moved up ever so slightly (~100 microns or less), resin flows between the part and the bottom of the vat, the projector shines the next cross-section, and the process repeats until there's a shiny new part. You've probably already detected some of the factors that limit the speed of SLA printers: the cure time of the resin, the fluidic properties of resin, and the fact that the part has to be peeled off the bottom of the vat after each layer is cured.
To address those issues, Nexa3D developed a proprietary Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing (LSPc) technology as well as a patented structured light matrix. It took several years of research and trial and error, but their R&D budget finally paid off; on top of the record-breaking speed, the NXE400 also has a build volume of 16 liters, over twice as large as most SLA 3D printers. The NXE400 ($49,950) and the 7-liter NXE200 ($19,950) will both be demonstrated along with automated post-processing units at the XponentialWorks booth, B01 - Hall 3 in the Frankfurt Messe during Formnext.
In order to accelerate the commercialization of the NXE series, Nexa3D has a multi-channel arrangement with XYZprinting, who will manufacture and sell the printers under the XYZ brand. Additionally, BEGO, a leading provider of digital and traditional dental materials, will market and sell a special-purpose dental printer. Nexa3D will develop all the technology for the partnerships and also sell the 3D printers under their brand.


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Deputy PM Trương Hòa Bình visits Laos
Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình meets Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on Tuesday in Vientiane. — VNA/VNS Photo
VIENTIANE — Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình held talks with his Lao counterpart Bounthong Chitmany and met with National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou on Tuesday as part of his official visit to Laos.
The two Deputy PMs shared their joy over the development of bilateral ties in all fields, and affirmed their resolve to continue giving the highest priority to strengthening the great relationship between the two countries.
They agreed on the need to continue implementing reached agreements and the outcomes of the 41st meeting of the Việt Nam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, and the importance of the sharing of information and experience, especially experiences in Party building, preparations for Party congresses, economic development and settlement of macro-economic difficulties.
Deputy PM Bounthong Chitmany pledged to continue instructing Lao forces to cooperate closely with their Vietnamese counterparts to stop all attempts of sabotage by hostile forces, particularly in border areas, and to fight transnational crime, especially drug crime.
Deputy PM Bình said Việt Nam is ready to share with Laos experiences in law building and help Laos enhance the capacity of its justice officials.
The two sides appreciated the good progress in bilateral economic ties, noting a 12.6 per cent increase in two-way trade to US$936 million in the first 10 months of this year.
They agreed to push ahead with the implementation of the two countries' agreements on trade and border trade while working out plans to revise those two deals in response to requirements in the new situation.
The two Deputy PMs paid special attention to border trade, saying this is an important factor to improve socio-economic conditions and maintain security and stability in border localities.
Deputy PM Bình thanked Laos for continuing to facilitate investment activities by Vietnamese enterprises in Laos, helping Việt Nam maintain its third position among foreign investors in Laos with more than 400 projects valued at $4.22 billion.
He asked the Lao side to continue working with Việt Nam to remove difficulties for Vietnamese investment projects, and holding meetings between the Lao Government and the Vietnamese investors in Laos.
The two Deputy PMs also discussed measures to enhance cooperation in labour, auditing, religious and ethnic matters, inspection and corruption prevention.
The Lao Deputy PM used the occasion to confirm that Laos will support Việt Nam when the country serves as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2020-21 and Chair of the ASEAN in 2020.
He said Laos supports the ASEAN's common stance on the common security issues of the region, including the East Sea issue and the Mekong river's water resource.
The same day, Deputy PM Bình paid a courtesy call to National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou, during which the Lao top legislator pledged that the Lao NA will create favourable conditions for the two Governments to promote cooperation across the fields.
The Lao NA will also intensify the supervision of key joint projects of Việt Nam and Laos, including the project on building a new building for the Lao NA, she said.
The Vietnamese Deputy PM affirmed that he will continue to work on issues of common concern, such as promoting Vietnamese investment in Laos and settling matters related to free migration, unregistered marriages and nationality in accordance with the agreement signed between the two governments. — VNS


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Shannon Airport is small and convenient with everything you could need for your journey. Flights are available from London and New York, making the airport a gateway to the United States. It is one of the few airports that have US border pre-clearance, so at an advantage for travellers to and from the USA. There is an ATM and a currency exchange service for your Euros or dollars and free Wi-Fi, so you can search the internet or check emails while you wait for your flight. There is an executive lounge for holders of first or business class tickets, where you can relax or work and have some light refreshments. The airport has 11 shops in total including a newsagents and gift shop for those last minute buys and souvenirs. Duty free shopping is also available and there is a tourist information office, if you wish to find out more about the local area. If you missed lunch, you can head for any of the 4 outlets that include the Sheridan Food Pub and the Atlantic Coffee Company.
Shannon is a small industrial town in County Clare and there are few attractions in the town. You can visit the Atlantic Airventure Aviation Centre next to the airport, to learn more about aircraft and the world of aviation. If this is not your thing, you can hit the shops at the Skycourt Shopping Centre and look for bargains. Shannon is an ideal base for exploring County Clare and this part of Ireland, so car hire in Shannon is recommended.
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When it takes session in January, the 113th Congress will have a number of critical issues that demand attention. There will be the potential fallout from the fiscal cliff, a new round of debt ceiling negotiations, and confirmation hearings for new cabinet secretaries, among others. But there is one policy matter that, while complex and long elusive, enjoys broad calls for improvement and immense potential for impact. The greatest gift we could get next year from Washington would be a comprehensive effort to finally fix America's broken immigration system.
President Obama has signaled that immigration reform will be an early priority for his Administration in 2013. He's not alone in calling for reform. The leading Republican presidential candidates all supported some elements of immigration reform, mostly focused on high-skilled labor and border security. And congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are also coming together, with a bipartisan group of senators already meeting to discuss the issue.
A number of trade groups and research organizations from across industry and ideology have also signaled their support and have outlined the costs of inaction and benefits of reform. The U.S. Travel Association estimates that visa hurdles have resulted in a loss of 78 million foreign visitors over the past decade, resulting in the forfeiture of $606 billion in spending and 500,000 American jobs every year. Tourism and hospitality companies, as well as agricultural businesses, also find it difficult to hire short-term or seasonal workers – positions that Americans are often unable or unwilling to fill. While they depend on these employees to meet consumer demand, businesses often face bureaucratic barriers that can make an application for a temporary H-2B visa take several weeks and cost thousands of dollars.
Immigrants play important roles in America's high-tech sectors as well but face similar obstacles. Researchers at Duke and UC Berkeley found that 25% of technology and engineering companies started between 1995 and 2005 had at least one immigrant key founder and those companies created more than 450,000 jobs. Another report by the American Enterprise Institute and the Partnership for a New American Economy found that every foreign-born STEM graduate that stays in the U.S. creates 2.62 American jobs. But despite their strong track record, the U.S. still lacks a visa for immigrant entrepreneurs, doesn't grant STEM graduates enough green cards, and doesn't have an adequate supply of H-1B visas for high-skilled immigrants.
And of course, a plan to address undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States must also be part of the fix. A recent poll demonstrates broad support for legalization, with 62% of Americans supporting a path to citizenship. And the Center for American Progress estimates that legalizing the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. would result in a gain of $1.5 trillion in GDP over 10 years.
The benefits are clear and the support for immigration reform is there. The question that remains is what's the best strategy for Congress to pursue. Some argue for a piecemeal approach that would first address areas where there is broad support and potential for impact, and leave tougher questions for a later time. Given the political climate, this might seem like a practical path. But a comprehensive package might actually be more viable. Addressing challenges in silos would siphon support from those whose issues don't make the first cut. Therefore, Congress must confront all components together – from a path to legalization to border security to a streamlined process for new immigrants – and leave enough room for the typical bartering that comes with political negotiations.
Past administrations and Congresses have tried to pass immigration reform and have failed. But we can no longer afford inaction if America hopes to maintain its status as a global engine for innovation and a destination for hard-working talent from around the world. If Washington can finally deliver a comprehensive package to fix our nation's broken immigration system, it will be the gift that will keep on giving for generations to come.


Tony Barnett writes to Chris Jackson, Telford Land Registry.
"I submit that Telford land Registry have not followed procedure as is laid down."
The common land that this registration refers to is the aka of the registered common Whitchurch Heath Common CL21 the aka is the vehicle used in this case as it has to other registrations to Telford Land Registry to steal common land.
This document was not applied for by any members of the Butterfly Conservation and as the reply to my application to the land registry state "The enclosed is returned as we are unable to link it to any current or recent applications in land registry".
My application for information for the person registering the ownership of the aka prees Heath 10/12/07, the reply 14/12/07, the statement above was made by Robin Killick of Telford land Registry.
There are several registrations obtained to various claims to ownership rights, but all are of the AKA Prees Heath, no documentation/title deeds are in evidence, however, I applied to claim the aka/logo, but as you will have worked out that is all we/I own and nothing else, my application was to prevent further false representation, as Whitchurch Heath Common CL21 registered as unowned common land by s 9 of the 1965 act, now section 45 2006 commons act, there are no title deeds obtainable.
I therefore submit that Telford land Registry have not followed procedure as is laid down.


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–Yogi Bhajan, from The Aquarian Teacher, Level One Instructor. Page 150.
I find a great sense of security and am grateful for routine. I also love a little shake up from the Universe once in a while, just to remind me I am not the Doer! Now I don't think I am unusual here, but perhaps the type of routines I enjoy may be a little out of the ordinary. I love to choose a sadhana, a spiritual practice that is my very own! Just to have that opportunity to breathe, practice some Kundalini Yoga and a meditation helps me stay on track between Aquarian Sadhana and a good night's sleep.
In the days when Yogi Bhajan was still with us on Earth, we could make an appointment with our spiritual teacher, and after a few minutes with him, he might give a meditation or a yoga set that would be done for 40 days. I know people who were given meditations or prayers to chant for life, others for 1,000 days. Some of us received meditations to practice for 40 days after attending Women's Camp. There were 40-day meditations following White Tantric Yoga that he gave to seal the effects of our experience in group consciousness. It felt very special to be at the feet of the Master, knowing he would advise me this way.
Having these opportunities taught me a great deal about my pace in life. I learned that it takes 40 days to break a habit and there were many to break! While practicing Kirtan Kriya for an extended period of time, the primal sounds of Sa Ta Na Ma came into live form for me. I would hear them in my sleep! I knew that there was some deep work going on.
What do I need? To find out what I needed, I had to understand my feelings, and why I was seeking. I took some time, looked through some manuals and meditated on the source of my quest.
What do I want? I needed to dig in, find my intention.
How much time do I have? That's usually a big one and each time, I get the chance to decide when I will have the time. Sometimes an evening sadhana feels right, and sometimes a yoga set mid-day will give me exactly what I am looking for. A daily practice can be 3 minutes or 62 minutes.
Once I decide upon the practice, I look at how long I would like to be in the flow of it. I look for a simple approach.
Sant Kaur is a Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Co-Director of Yoga4AllTucson. She regularly teaches at 10:30 am Saturdays and leads Mantra Workshops.
I walked the dog this morning, came home and decided the rosemary and lavender needed some water. I walked over to the hose, which was circled around a wooden stake and attached so that I did not have to bend.
All of a sudden, twinge in my left sciatic hip.
Ah Oh!! I thought to myself - Great!
I watered and then cautiously and gingerly put the hose away and came inside. I am working in 4 hours so needed to do something soon - took some herbs and then remembered Kriya for Sciatic.
I now feel 75% better having performed the exercises which I will leave here as a link. I cut down on the times to do each asana.


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"Watch how you drive" takes on whole new meaning
Mar 30th 2006 at 5:01PM
You have the opportunity of a lifetime to drive a 400-horsepower CTS-V on a major track at full speed. Or you've rented a Mazda RX-8 for the weekend and have to tackle the twistiest mountain roads to visit your parents in an adjacent state. Ultimately you know, as you start that M5, all you'll have to share with friends and family is just a memory of the driving experience.
Not if Randy Chase has anything to say about it. A former engineering manager for a company that developed security video equipment, he now offers the 'Chase camera', an on-board video recording system hooked to a camera on the hood of a car.
Chase developed the equipment to withstand being within a missile as it flies towards its target. As an amateur sports car driver he adapted the technology to his cars so he could replay his journeys. Other racers saw his videos and clamored for their own.
The Chase camera costs between $500 to $1,200 depending upon the level of recording sophistication desired by the customer. Many buyers simply purchase the camera and cables and hook to their camcorders.
Further information on the camera and order information can be found at the link.
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I had a family give me a call because they weren't sure about their current security system service they were getting through ADT. Sometimes going through such a large company also meant that it was harder to contact someone who could help them if they were having any issues or had any questions. I talked with them about what they were currently getting, what they needed going forward, and how much they were currently paying.
I told them that I was definitely able to match ADT's price and their equipment and even get them a garage door module as well. They were happy with what I was offering and decided to go ahead and cancel their service and get set up with Northstar Security's System & Monitoring.
Once they had everything taken care of with ADT, we came right out and got them all installed and taken care of. We didn't want them to have any lapse in service while switching providers.
We got their Security System all set up and their garage door module ready. They seemed very satisfied with the service they would be getting going forward. I told them they can always call me if they ever have any questions or concerns with their current Security System with garage door module.
I always try to offer the right price for my customers. They need to feel that the security system they are getting is worth what they are paying. I worked through their needs with them and go above and beyond when my customers may be in a tough situation.
I did this just recently for a customer who really needed to be on a strict budget with their security system. Check out here how I helped them get a security system discount in Edmonton, AB.
The garage door module can be a very important part to your security system. It is a huge door that is another entry point into your home. That is why we offer the garage door module at a very competitive price. We want to make sure that you feel you can add the extra security to any of your entry points into your home.
And if you add home automation to your security system the garage is something you can also control from your phone/tablet. You can set and open and close your garage door without having to go out into the garage.
We offer security system to many people and their homes. However, we also offer the same thing to local companies. As a place of business it can be your livelihood and you want to make sure you are protected. That is why we offer a large range of option to the different companies out their. One in particular actually needed a temporary business security system. In their situation their job location moved and they still needed the protection.
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Brad Fulton is a highly experienced mathematics educator with over 30 years teaching and was chosen as teacher of the year in his state. He is known throughout the United States for his motivating and engaging presentations that are filled with easy-to-teach, yet mathematically rich activities for busy teachers. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and schools in addition to being a full-time classroom teacher.
He has co-authored over a dozen books, hosts a website that provides free math resources, and is the author of Help Your Students Who Struggle with Mathematics: Practical, Successful Strategies (Grades 6-12), the extensive resource handbook you will receive at the seminar.
You won't want to miss this day with Brad to discover how you can more successfully meet the needs of students who struggle in math and give them the confidence to tackle math and take responsibility for their progress!


Will America Continue to Gamble with Harry Reid?
Hit hard by the 2008 recession, the State of Nevada suffers from one the highest unemployment rates in the nation (13-14%). U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is one of the most destructive influences our country faces in Washington D.C. I do not know about the rest of America, but I am fed up with this traitor and his dismissive propaganda.
Perhaps America should send Nevada voters a message---loud and clear---before the next election.
Vote this power hungry, little man out or your fellow Americans will regretfully decimate your economy.
A national boycott, not a threat of, but an actual boycott of travel to, gaming (including online gambling), vacationing in, and trips to the national treasures found in this beautiful state would send a powerful message to the Nevada voter and business community. Think of it as a Harry Reid induced Nevada shutdown.
I have nothing against Nevada. Nevada is a beautiful state. Nevada is home for many patriotic conservatives. To be frank, I have never had the desire to go to Vegas and I would not miss it if it shut down. Apparently, many Americans do not share my opinion.
One sixth of Nevada's economy is derived from gambling, vice and its associated tourism businesses. Estimates from 2010 put the gaming industries contribution to Nevada's $125 billion economy at somewhere around $25 billion.
How do you think the residents of Nevada would act at the polls if they knew that re-electing Harry Reid would bring a loss of a huge chunk of their economy and state tax revenue? I know my suggestion will not make the Casino moguls or their capos happy, but he guys, it is time to make a change. You can send me the dead fish wrapped in Harry Reid's suit jacket as a token of your appreciation. Moreover, I promise to leave you alone once he is gone.
Americans should know that the Las Vegas business community---the gaming, hospitality industry, retail industries and their associated PAC's---are on Senator Reid's top 20 campaign contributors list. Perhaps the threat of a boycott of their services might influence a change in their benevolence. After all, it is their money---in part---that gets Harry elected.
While we are at it, why not boycott Comcast? According to Opensecrets.org, Comcast places in the top five for individual business contributions to Senator Reid.
It might make sense for Nevada industries and businesses to re-direct their campaign support to Republican Governor Brian Sandoval. Rumor has it that the governor is considering a run at Senator Reid. A Sandoval victory would be a wise move for Nevada, economically speaking that is.
Every day, I hear Americans bellyaching about Harry Reid. And justifiably so. So why not start a national movement to rid our government of his brand of insolent treachery forever. What is the worst that can happen?
If Nevada and Las Vegas do not find a way to send Washington D.C. a more patriotic and liberty-minded representative in the next election, let us remind them of the consequences of their votes. Harry Reid happened in Vegas. Perhaps he should stay in Vegas. I am not willing to gamble on more of his influence in our government. How about you America?
Or would you prefer to sit on you hands while this little man destroys our nation?


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Q: Which component's controller handle the form request of NEW item? After checking this post, I know that Joomla use task=X.Y to call the controller to handle the request.
But if I click NEW button on com_categories component, it will access the URL of /administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&view=items and containing the POST data as below:

Then the URL get redirected to /administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&view=item&layout=edit.
My question is why the URL /administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&view=items don't have the task=X.Y and it can redirect to /administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&view=item&layout=edit?
I know that it contains the POST data with task=item.add, but which controller convert this POST data to the destination URL and get redirected to that?
Thanks.

A: Actually (on 2.5.14), when you click on the "New" button in the Category Manger view, the first request generates a POST:
POST /administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&view=categories HTTP/1.1

POST requests usually send query strings in the HTTP message body not just in the URL, in this case the POST request has the following form data in the body:
filter_search
filter_level
filter_published
filter_access
filter_language
limit   5
limitstart  0
order[] 1
order[] 1
order[] 1
order[] 1
order[] 2
batch[assetgroup_id]
batch[language_id]
batch[category_id]
batch[move_copy]    m
extension   com_content
task    category.add
boxchecked  0
filter_order    a.lft
filter_order_Dir    asc
original_order_values   1,1,1,1,2
796194955f38a0d8db484c92d92ca5ce    1

You will notice this has a task parameter that has the value category.add (not item.add), this is taken into account by the JController class when getInstance($prefix, $config) is called in the com_categories entry point file:
$controller = JControllerLegacy::getInstance('Categories');

The JController class converts category.add into a $type of category and a $task of add. The $type value is used to assemble the path to the controller in conjunction with the components base path ( in this case /pathto/site/administrator/components/com_categories ).
So, when the instantiated JController class receives the ->execute($task) message in com_categories/categories.php entry point file:
$controller->execute(JRequest::getVar('task'));
it's actually already a controller of type CategoriesControllerCategory which is the what you would expect to handle the New button request.


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namespace Garden\Password;

/**
 * Implements tha password hashing algorithm from the Django framework.
 */
class DjangoPassword implements IPassword {
    /**
     * @var string The hash method to use when hashing passwords.
     */
    public $hashMethod;

    /**
     * Initiailize an instance of the {@link DjangoPassword} class.
     *
     * @param string $hashMethod The hasm method used to hash the passwords.
     */
    public function __construct($hashMethod = 'crypt') {
        $this->hashMethod = $hashMethod;
    }

    /**
     * Generate a random salt that is compatible with {@link crypt()}.
     *
     * @return string|null Returns the salt as a string or **null** if the crypt algorithm isn't known.
     */
    protected function generateCryptSalt() {
        if (CRYPT_BLOWFISH === 1) {
            $salt = str_replace('+', '/', base64_encode(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(12)));
        } elseif (CRYPT_EXT_DES) {
            $count_log2 = 24; //min($this->iteration_count_log2 + 8, 24);
            # This should be odd to not reveal weak DES keys, and the
            # maximum valid value is (2**24 - 1) which is odd anyway.
            $count = (1 << $count_log2) - 1;

            $salt = '_';
            $salt .= $this->itoa64[$count & 0x3f];
            $salt .= $this->itoa64[($count >> 6) & 0x3f];
            $salt .= $this->itoa64[($count >> 12) & 0x3f];
            $salt .= $this->itoa64[($count >> 18) & 0x3f];

            $salt .= substr(base64_encode(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(3), 0, 3));
        } else {
            $salt = null;
        }
        return $salt;
    }

    /**
     * Hashes a plaintext password.
     *
     * @param string $password The password to hash.
     * @return string Returns the hashed password.
     * @throws \Exception Throws an exception when the hash method is invalid.
     */
    public function hash($password) {
        if ($this->hashMethod === 'crypt') {
            $salt = $this->generateCryptSalt();
            try {
                $hash = crypt($password, $salt);
            } catch (\Exception $ex) {
                throw new \Exception("$salt is an invalid salt.", $ex);
            }
        } elseif (in_array($this->hashMethod, hash_algos())) {
            $salt = base64_encode(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(12));
            $hash = hash($this->hashMethod, $salt.$password);
        } else {
            throw new \Exception("The {$this->hashMethod} hash method is invalid.", 500);
        }

        $result = $this->hashMethod.'$'.$salt.'$'.$hash;
        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function needsRehash($hash) {
        if (strpos($hash, '$') === false) {
            return true;
        } else {
            list($method,,) = explode('$', $hash, 3);
            switch (strtolower($method)) {
                case 'crypt':
                case 'sha256':
                    return false;
                default:
                    return true;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check to make sure a password matches its stored hash.
     *
     * @param string $password The password to verify.
     * @param string $hash The stored password hash.
     * @return bool Returns `true` if the password matches the stored hash.
     */
    public function verify($password, $hash) {
        if (strpos($hash, '$') === false) {
            return md5($password) == $hash;
        } else {
            list($method, $salt, $rawHash) = explode('$', $hash);

            if ($method === 'crypt') {
                return crypt($password, $salt) === $rawHash;
            } elseif (in_array($method, hash_algos())) {
                return hash($method, $salt.$password) === $rawHash;
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}

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Think you know Swift arrays? In this post, Erica shows us just how flexible Swift is. It's amazing to see the different ways you can create an array. Kudo's to Erica for such an interesting and informative post!
Nice breakdown of the best features in Swift 4.
I admit I've been slacking in my Swift adoption. I built a Swift app late last year, but haven't been active with Swift since as all my apps are still written in Obj-C. I decided the best way to really dig in would be to rewrite one of my apps with Swift 4. I've been working on that this week and enjoying the hell out of it. If you have an app that isn't too complex, consider rewriting it in Swift 4. It's a great learning experience.
I'm not quite sure what it is about switch statements, but they've always been one of my favorite things to code. Something about bringing order to the universe without nested if statements, I think. John talks about tuples, pattern matching, switching on comparisons, and more in the switch statement deep dive.
To make it easier to reach beta testers, Instabug users can now shake their devices to report bugs or submit feedback. They can then attach an annotated screenshot, voice note, or screen recording to better describe the bug. All done within your app with zero interruption to their experience! Get started for free.
As you look for ways to update your app to look great on iPhone X, check out this post from Max Rudberg focused on dealing with the bottom elements. With curved corners and a home indicator bar, finding an elegant solution is important. I think these look pretty good.
Another good post on designing for the iPhone X. This post covers everything from larger navigation bars to why you shouldn't continue putting controls at the bottom of the screen.
Will Your App Get Automatically Deleted With iOS 11?
There have been many changes in iOS 11 that could affect your downloads. Eliran points out a small change, which users have to enable, that could cause your app to disappear from their phone without them actively deleting it. I have several apps I rarely open, but want on my phone, so I probably wouldn't implement this feature. However, if you download tons of apps, this is a great way to free up space. Is your app one the user is going to forget about?
Like any iOS developer, I love a good tutorial on tweaking UITableView. As Stan points out, reloading a table view is a bad experience for the user. Out of the box, it's ugly, but there is something you can do to make your table reloads smooth. Stan's solutions aren't trivial, but look much better.
Check out this helpful post on dealing with different environments in iOS development. As your apps get more complex, you need a system to update from a testing environment to production. Yuri gives you four ways to keep this organized and ensure you don't forget to change something on release. The last thing we want is a test API key in our production software!
For those of us that work on MacBooks, SSD space can come at a premium. Since Xcode 5.0, we've lost an additional 5GB of space to everyone's favorite IDE to complain about. As Paul points out, much of the space is taken up supporting older devices and software. What are we, Windows!?!? Delete that stuff and get your hard drive back with these tips.
Over the years, I've heard many developers brag about their lack of sleep and all night coding sessions. If I could give you any advice on how to be a better coder, healthier, and just plain feel better, I would tell you to get better sleep.
You may not want to read this article if you aren't serious about getting more sleep because it will almost scare you into sleeping more. I have been sleeping more the last couple years and it's helped my body and mind tremendously. Sure, there are still times you need to stay up (my daughter and I are planning an all-night "Stranger Things" watch party at the end of the month), but make that the exception rather than the rule.


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Famous 'Victory or Death' letter returns to Alamo
Associated Press | By Michael Graczyk
SAN ANTONIO - Brought by police escort and welcomed with honor guards, drawn swords and a drum roll, the iconic "Victory or Death" letter written by Alamo commander William Barret Travis returned Friday to San Antonio for the first time since it left by courier at the start of the famous siege at the old Spanish mission 177 years ago.
Travis' letter seeking reinforcements to bolster his badly outnumbered rebel Texans failed to prevent their deaths nearly two weeks later on March 6, 1836. But the following month, Alamo-inspired men led by Gen. Sam Houston defeated elements of the same army under the Mexican president, Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, in an 18-minute battle outside present-day Houston to win independence for Texas from Mexico.
"This is a day of pride - pride in our state, pride in our history," Michael Waters, chairman of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, said, calling it a "reunion of two icons of Texas history."
The single-page faded and yellowing letter, with Travis' some 200 words written on both sides, arrived by police motorcycle escort in a truck with Massachusetts license plates that backed up on the grounds of the Alamo. It's to be displayed for 13 days inside the shrine, beginning Saturday.
With a drum roll in the background, four police officers reverently carried a blue crate containing the letter through an arch of sabers held by members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and into the mission.
Travis' letter, written Feb. 24, 1836, was addressed to "the People of Texas and All Americans in the World."
"I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch," the 26-year-old lawyer wrote. He also promised: "I shall never surrender or retreat."
Historians consider Travis' words a heroic reflection of individual sacrifice for a bigger and nobler cause.
Lynn Jones, a 53-year-old graphic artist from Mesquite, made a special trip to San Antonio for Friday's event.
"It's just history," said Jones, her face painted with the image of the Texas flag. "The hair on the back of my neck was standing up."
The state of Texas owns the letter, which carries Travis' postscript declaration, "The Lord is on our side." It's been displayed before, but never in San Antonio. Its exhibition has been much less frequent in recent years to alleviate damage light causes to the fragile paper and ink.
Its display case inside the Alamo is designed to block harmful ultraviolet light and control the temperature and humidity. Archivists will also monitor it.
"The idea that letter is coming home after 177 years, that's incredible, that's phenomenal," said Melinda Navarro, executive administrator at the Alamo.
The timing coincides with the anniversary of the siege and deaths of some 180 Alamo defenders. Prominent among them were Travis, David Crockett and James Bowie.
Travis and his colleagues were fighting "for principles of the American Revolution, democracy and representative government and against an enemy they considered in contrast to those principles," Baylor University history professor Michael Parrish said. "This was very messy democracy, but nevertheless everything dear to the American character, and he proclaimed he would rather die than surrender."
The Alamo's enclosure for the document is bulletproof, but guards will be stationed by the exhibit and visitors will be wanded with hand-held metal detectors. Normally, tourists are allowed to walk into the shrine without such a scan.
Denton County Sheriff Will Travis, a fifth-generation nephew of his namesake uncle, read the letter aloud during Friday's ceremonies.
"It was a humbling moment," said Travis, who grew up in Mississippi and is a descendant of John Travis, one of the Alamo Travis' nine siblings.
He was besieged afterward by people asking him to sign copies of the document.
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson's office assumed ownership of the Alamo in 2011 and he proposed last year the letter be shown to the public, at least temporarily.
"One of my goals is to try to keep my voice from breaking, or getting too misty eyed," Patterson told the several hundred people at the ceremony. "I'm of the opinion every Texan in their lifetime should be able to eyeball the document."
Travis wrote the letter from a room across the plaza from the mission's main entrance. The spot is now a Ripley's Haunted Adventure, part of a block-long strip of tourist businesses.
A courier on horseback slipped through the Mexican lines outside the Alamo under cover of night so it could get published. After the war, the letter somehow was returned to Travis' family in Alabama. Travis' great-great grandson sold it to the state of Texas in 1893 for $85, or $2,179 in present-day dollars.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could receive an additional $127 million from the International Monetary Fund to help them deal with the worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus, the IMF said on Wednesday.
The funds, which must still be approved by the IMF's executive board, would help cover an estimated $300 million financing gap in the West African countries over the next six to nine months, when the IMF expects the impact of the outbreak to be most acute.
The fund called on other countries and multilateral agencies to provide budget support for the three countries. At least 40 percent of their financing needs remain unfilled based on pledges so far, though the figures are preliminary, a senior IMF official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are among the poorest countries in the region and the hardest-hit by the worst Ebola epidemic since 1976, which has killed nearly 2,500 people.
The proposed funds would represent an expansion of the three countries' current IMF loan programs. Guinea already has a $200 million program from the IMF while Liberia is getting about $80 million from the fund and Sierra Leone has an IMF program of about $96 million.


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