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#ifndef API_MODULE_H
#define API_MODULE_H

#include <v8.h>

namespace titanium {
using namespace v8;

class APIModule
{
public:
	static void Initialize(Local<Object> target, Local<Context> context);
	static void Dispose();

	static void logDebug(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logInfo(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logWarn(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logError(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logTrace(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logNotice(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logCritical(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void logFatal(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void log(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);

	// Only used by debugger for terminating application.
	static void terminate(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);

	// Schedule a debugger break next time JavaScript code runs.
	static void debugBreak(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);

private:
	static void logInternal(int logLevel, const char *messageTag, const char *message);
	static Persistent<FunctionTemplate> constructorTemplate;
	static Local<String> combineLogMessages(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args, int startIndex=0);
	static void getApiName(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
	static void getter_apiName(Local<Name> name, const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& args);
};
}

#endif

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HomeChinaLenovo K320t introduced in China with 5.7-inch 18:9 screen
Lenovo K320t introduced in China with 5.7-inch 18:9 screen
By Gaurav Shukla January 2, 2018 China, Phones 0 Comments
Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo has quietly unveiled a new Android smartphone K320t in its home market. Set to be available beginning January 4, the Lenovo K320t has been priced at 999 yuan ($153). It is the first phone from the company to include 18:9 aspect ratio screen with slim bezels.
As you can guess from the pricing, the K320t is an entry-level smartphone and the same is evident in the phone's specifications. The Lenovo K320t sports a 5.7-inch 1440x720p HD screen. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor (exact chip make is a unknown at this point). Among other specifications, the phone includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot.
On the imaging front, the phone includes a dual camera setup on the back with 8MP and 2MP sensors. There is a 8MP f2.2 selfie camera as well on the phone. In addition, the K320t brings 3,000 mAh battery, dual-SIM support, and 4G LTE support.
The reservations for the K320t sale are currently open at JD.com in the country. There is no word on the international availability at this point, but there is a big possibility that that we might never see it outside China.
Lenovo K320t full specifications
Dimension: 155.2mm x 73.5mm x 8.5mm; Weight: 153.8 grams
Android operating system (most likely Nougat)
1.3GHz Spreadtrum quad-core processor
2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and microSD card slot with support upto 128GB
5.7-inch IPS screen with 1440x720p resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio
Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wifi, Bluetooth
8MP f2.2 selfie camera, dual rear camera with 8MP f2.0 and 2MP f2.2 sensors and LED flash
3.5mm audio jack, MicroUSB 2.0 port
Source: JD.com
Gaurav Shukla
Gaurav Shukla is the editor of The Geek Life. You can connect with him on Twitter @gauravshukla or via email (gaurav @ thegeek.life).
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Ein paar dieser Games haben es auch in den Einzelhandel geschafft, darunter Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, RIGS: Mechanized Combat League, Hustle Kings VR und Playstation VR Worlds.
Auf den Verpackungen der PSVR-kompatiblen Software ist ersichtlich, ob ein Spiel einfach nur mit Play Station VR kompatibel ist, oder ob der Titel die Brille sogar erfordert.
Warriors assembled by Darron Wraith to fight the Sith, a sadly short lived operation. The "amazing you're not taken" line was perhaps a bit too much, but Jaxton, in his longtime singleness, was too dull to notice. Still, the rest of the profile put an emphasis on fitness so that made such a thing more unlikely, and truth be told Jaxton wasn't looking for a 'babe' in any case anyways.
Still, he learned much, but the lessons didn't become clear until later on. Jaxton was a father now, to a shapeshifting child he'd adopted, even named, and though he loved the girl and would do everything he could for her, he wondered if she'd he could raise her alone, without her having a maternal figure. Deciding this one might be interesting he followed the link embedded into her name unknowingly going to @Daella Apparine's profile. If he was all he'd have to do was go to a couple of parties on Zeltros, but that wasn't really his scene.
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The Silent Conclave, all in all, was a decision Jaxton Ravos made that he never regretted. "Meetfunpeople.holo" was the site he found himself in, making a profile for. Got into a bad crowd and spent a few years messing around before I joined the Republic's Army. It's been wonderful but, at the same time it's made me realize how much I've lost by putting so much of my life into my work, instead of into meeting new people, maybe even getting a family one day. He received a message from a specific account within that time interval. Jaxton Ravos went to bed for the night after finishing his little profile, and the next day logged on after taking care of his duties for the night. He supposed when you put yourself out there for the entire galaxy to see that meant you'd get ton of replies, simply by sheer numbers of people.
Solltet ihr PS Plus nutzen, stehen euch monatlich auch eine Vielzahl an Games für verschiedenste Konsolen von Sony zur Verfügung.Mit der PS4-VR-Brille Play Station VR taucht ihr in virtuelle Welten ab.


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"""
Basic test for the plexstatus module
"""

import unittest
from mock import patch
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
from urllib.request import urlopen
from i3pystatus import plexstatus

# inline xml of stream info from plex server
STREAM = b'''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MediaContainer size="1">
  <Video addedAt="1421001383" art="/library/metadata/46/art/1454407842" chapterSource="" contentRating="G" duration="596462" guid="com.plexapp.agents.themoviedb://10378?lang=en" key="/library/metadata/46" librarySectionID="1" originallyAvailableAt="2008-04-10" rating="6.7" ratingKey="46" sessionKey="146" studio="Blender Foundation" summary="Follow a day of the life of Big Buck Bunny when he meets three bullying rodents: Frank, Rinky, and Gamera. The rodents amuse themselves by harassing helpless creatures by throwing fruits, nuts and rocks at them. After the deaths of two of Bunny's favorite butterflies, and an offensive attack on Bunny himself, Bunny sets aside his gentle nature and orchestrates a complex plan for revenge." thumb="/library/metadata/46/thumb/1454407842" title="Big Buck Bunny" type="movie" updatedAt="1454407842" year="2008">
    <Media aspectRatio="1.78" audioChannels="6" audioCodec="aac" audioProfile="lc" bitrate="9725" container="mov" duration="596462" has64bitOffsets="0" height="1080" id="46" optimizedForStreaming="1" videoCodec="h264" videoFrameRate="24p" videoProfile="main" videoResolution="1080" width="1920">
      <Part audioProfile="lc" container="mov" duration="596462" file="Big Buck Bunny.mov" has64bitOffsets="0" id="46" indexes="sd" key="/library/parts/46/file.mov" optimizedForStreaming="1" size="725106140" videoProfile="main">
        <Stream bitDepth="8" bitrate="9283" cabac="0" chromaSubsampling="4:2:0" codec="h264" codecID="avc1" colorRange="tv" colorSpace="bt709" default="1" duration="596458" frameRate="24.000" frameRateMode="cfr" hasScalingMatrix="0" height="1080" id="315" index="0" language="English" languageCode="eng" level="41" pixelFormat="yuv420p" profile="main" refFrames="2" scanType="progressive" streamIdentifier="1" streamType="1" width="1920" />
        <Stream audioChannelLayout="5.1" bitrate="448" bitrateMode="cbr" channels="6" codec="aac" codecID="40" default="1" duration="596462" id="316" index="2" language="English" languageCode="eng" profile="lc" samplingRate="48000" selected="1" streamIdentifier="3" streamType="2" />
      </Part>
    </Media>
    <Genre count="79" id="124" tag="Animation" />
    <Genre count="209" id="177" tag="Comedy" />
    <Director id="894" tag="Sacha Goedegebure" />
    <Producer id="895" tag="Ton Roosendaal" />
    <Country count="2" id="896" tag="Netherlands" />
    <User id="1" thumb="https://plex.tv/users/a111111111a11111/avatar" title="user" />
    <Player address="1.1.1.1" device="Linux" machineIdentifier="1aa1a11a-a1a1-1a1a-111a-1a1aa11a1111" platform="Chrome" product="Plex Web" state="playing" title="Plex Web (Chrome)" />
    <TranscodeSession key="1aaa1a11aaa1aaa111a1aaaa11" throttled="1" progress="24.200000762939453" speed="0" duration="596000" remaining="2155" context="streaming" videoDecision="copy" audioDecision="transcode" protocol="http" container="mkv" videoCodec="h264" audioCodec="aac" audioChannels="2" />
  </Video>
</MediaContainer>'''

class PlexstatusTest(unittest.TestCase):

    @patch('i3pystatus.plexstatus.urlopen', autospec=True)
    def test_not_stream(self, urlopen):
        """
        Test output when nothing is being streamed
        """
        null_stream = b'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\n<MediaContainer size="0">\n</MediaContainer>'
        plexstatus.urlopen.return_value.read.return_value = null_stream
        plxstat = plexstatus.Plexstatus(apikey='111111', address='127.0.0.1')
        plxstat.run()
        self.assertTrue(plxstat.output == {})

    @patch('i3pystatus.plexstatus.urlopen', autospec=True)
    def test_streaming(self, urlopen):
        """
        Test output from side-loaded xml (generated from a real plex server
        response)
        """
        plexstatus.urlopen.return_value.read.return_value = STREAM
        plxstat = plexstatus.Plexstatus(apikey='111111', address='127.0.0.1')
        plxstat.run()
        self.assertTrue(plxstat.output['full_text'] == 'Chrome: Big Buck Bunny')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()


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Sports Executive Set To Continue A Yankee Doodle Dandy Of A Streak
NYSportsday.com by Peter Schwartz
On April 11th, 1975, Steve Rosner was supposed to be in school, but the junior at Bayonne High School in New Jersey had other plans. Instead of going to classes, and without informing his parents, Rosner and a friend hopped on the 55s bus from Bayonne into New York City and then made their way over to Shea Stadium.
"A friend of mine and I decided that we were going to cut school and we're going to make our way to the Yankee game," recalled Rosner.
The Yankees were playing at Shea while Yankee Stadium was being renovated and it was in Flushing that year when Rosner began quite a streak. It was the Bombers home opener and the Yankees lost to the Tigers 5-3. That day was significant because it began a streak of consecutive Yankee home openers for Rosner that will stretch to 45 on Thursday when the Yankees host the Orioles in the Bronx.
Rosner is as pumped up for Thursday as he was for any of the 44 prior home openers that he's been to.
"I'm always excited for opening day," said Rosner, the Co-Founder of 16W Marketing and one of the sports industry's top representatives for sportscasters. "For me, it's come to be a big time tradition for me. Tradition is big for me. I'm a sports fan regardless of being in the business or not."
45 straight Yankee home openers is a pretty impressive streak, but that's not the only tradition that Rosner has been able to maintain. An avid Jets fan, Rosner has been to forty straight Gang Green home openers along with a thirty year run of going to games in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
After his Yankees streak started in 1975, Rosner skipped school again in 1976 to go to the Yankees' first home opener in the renovated Yankee Stadium and for the second straight year, he didn't tell his parents. Years later, as the streak began to grow, Rosner admitted to his parents just how the streak started.
"I had told them at one point when the streak started getting up there," said Rosner. "I informed them that I did have a streak and it started in high school. I was a young adult by then so they couldn't punish me."
It should be noted that Rosner wouldn't have been able to get away with playing hooky from school these days. Let's just say if my son Bradley tried to pull a stunt like that when he gets to high school in a couple of years, my wife Sheryl and I will know about it because the school app on our phones will tell us he's not in school and the Life 360 app on Bradley's phone will tell us he's at the ballgame.
So Rosner, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, was able to get the streak started successfully without his parents knowing.
Rosner, who represents the likes of Phil Simms, Boomer Esiason, Ron Darling and Bob Papa, will take his seat at Yankee Stadium on Thursday with his streak of consecutive home openers intact although the streak almost ended a few times.
In 1993, the Yankees home opener was on a Monday and Rosner was in New Orleans for the NCAA Final Four. He flew back to New York on Sunday night and then went to the Yankees home opener before getting on a plane back to New Orleans in time for the NCAA Tournament final which was the game when Michigan's Chris Webber called timeout when the Wolverines didn't have one.
The following year, it was a similar situation with Rosner attending the 1994 Final Four in Charlotte and the Yankees home opener again scheduled for Monday afternoon with the national championship game set for Monday night.
No problem for Rosner!
"I was in Charlotte and took a 6am flight (Monday morning) and went to the game and then flew back down," said Rosner.
The third close call was in 2008 when Rosner was representing (and still does) Virginia defensive end Chris Long in his draft year. Rosner had to be at the NFL owners meetings in Florida for an evening meeting with Long and the Patriots. The problem was that the Yankees final home opener at old Yankee Stadium was scheduled for the same day at 1pm.
Rosner had only one option to take of business while also keeping his Yankees streak gong.
"The only way that I could get there was if I chartered a private plane which I ended up doing," said Rosner.
As it turns out, the Yankees home opener was postponed because of rain, so Rosner headed down to the Florida for the meeting on that private plane and was back in the Bronx the next day for the rescheduled home opener. A lot of things have had to go right for Rosner to keep his home opener streak going and given how busy he is with his business you just never know what could come up.
So people recently started to make sure that he would be in the Bronx on Thursday.
"I started getting a lot of texts (Tuesday) with how many is this or tell my you're going," said Rosner. "All of my friends know about the streak so that makes it fun as well."
Over the years, the Yankees have played some really memorable opening days that Rosner likes to reminisce about like the 1996 home opener in the snow with Andy Pettitte on the mound and the Yankees beating the Royals 7-3. Then in 1997, the Yankees won a 17-13 slugfest against the A's. And in 2003, Hideki Matsui celebrated his first game in Yankee Stadium with a grand slam against the Twins in a 7-3 Yankees win.
This year, Rosner is hoping for another Yankees win on Opening Day to begin what is expected to be a season where the Yankees are one of the favorites to win it all.
"They'll be in the mix," said Rosner. "I have confidence in this management and ownership team. I think they're really good. They have one of the strongest bullpens in baseball so the way this game is being played these days, that's major."
While Thursday marks his 45th consecutive Yankees home opener, Steve Rosner is not really that far away from trading in what would be a Sapphire Anniversary milestone for a Golden Anniversary celebration.
In five years, Rosner could be at his 50th consecutive Yankees home opener.
"I'm just hoping I'm here," chuckled Rosner. "I take it a year at a time. Milestones are good things but it's more about the totality of it than the individual number."
Rosner's streak of 45 straight home openers is very impressive and he's certainly happy about it. But for now, Rosner has some other numbers and milestones in mind when it comes to the Yankees in 2019. 100 wins, an American League East title, a 41st American League championship and World Series victory number 28.
NFL player Chris Long on advocacy and the role of influencers
Published on Devex: By Adva Saldinger / 22 March 2019
Chris Long founded Waterboys in 2015 and has since helped raise funds to provide more than 200,000 people with drinking water.
WASHINGTON — Chris Long may be a celebrity himself, but he also knows a thing or two about trying to get other influencers to back a cause.
Long, a National Football League player who has won awards for his accomplishments on the field and for his philanthropy, has been working for the past several years to help raise attention to the issue of clean water and use his position to fund bringing safe drinking water to communities in Tanzania.
"We don't chase influencers. People who are really interested and committed will come to you."
— Chris Long, founder, Waterboys
In 2015, Long launched Waterboys, an initiative that aims to bring clean drinking water by building 32 sustainable deep borehole wells through a partnership with WorldServe International. When the initiative hit that target in February 2018, the goals changed, and now Waterboys is working to provide clean, accessible drinking water to 1 million people.
"We've had a number of challenges and also a number of realizations over the past few years," Long told Devex. "When we got into it I had a very specific idea of how we were going to do it. I was very confident that we would get a rep from each team, we were going to get the biggest names and it was going to be great."
But that wasn't the case — and he changed his strategy, deciding that chasing other influencers wasn't effective. It's a lesson he thinks others can learn from: "I don't want to chase anybody because that means they're not interested, so we don't chase influencers," he said. "People who are really interested and committed will come to you."
Bringing people to see the work the organization is doing and the conditions in some of the communities has been a powerful tool, though it hasn't always been easy working around NFL schedules. Waterboys organizes an annual fundraising climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, which helps to create a deep commitment, he said.
Long is quick to add that influencers should recognize their limitations, and he describes himself as a "megaphone person," whereas Waterboys partner WorldServe International is the working arm of the partnership.
He said he got involved in clean water because of "the efficiency, measurability, the ability to sell that to people who don't understand the crisis."
Long is looking to recruit champions from other sports; last year Milwaukee Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon joined the effort, which Long said was key to getting the message to new audiences.
For Waterboys, the choice of a partner was fairly straightforward. Long met John Bongiorno, the president of WorldServe International, by chance at a bar in Tanzania and it was him along with a few others already involved in the provision of clean water who convinced him to look into the issue.
Long is now partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development and Coca Cola as part of the Water and Development Alliance to provide safe water access to 70,000 rural Tanzanians through community-managed, solar-powered water systems. The project will provide technical support to train local entrepreneurs to perform maintenance on the systems that are installed, with an emphasis on training women in those roles.
As for working with USAID, Long said it was "different," but served as a great opportunity for Waterboys.
"With the help of partnerships like that, we can gain a lot of momentum, a lot of legitimacy, and I love the model, I love empowering women, I love the ownership component of it, the holistic component of it," he said.
Moving forward, Long wants to engage more women in the fight for clean water and help draw attention to the link between women's empowerment and clean water, expand into new countries including Kenya, and consider doing work domestically in the U.S.
Once Long retires from the NFL, he knows his visibility will diminish and the cause will need new champions. Long is already on the lookout.
"When we get the next big influencer, like some of these young players that I'm going to have to pass the torch to when I retire very soon, it's going to be key to meet their needs and what they're excited about," he said.
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Chris Long, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive End, and founder of Waterboys @WaterboysORG speaking at the US State Department on #WorldWaterDay2019
NBCA Teams Up With Pro Football Hall of Famer Harry Carson During Blood Clot Awareness Month
The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is excited to announce that it is teaming up with Pro Football Hall of Famer Harry Carson to help raise public awareness about life-threatening blood clots during Blood Clot Awareness Month in March. Carson, whose illustrious career culminated in a Super Bowl XXI Championship in 1986, has experienced two blood clots in recent years, including a blood clot in his lung.
"It's a good thing that I took myself to the hospital and didn't just brush this off," Carson says. "That's what a lot of people might do, particularly men or people who are very fit or athletic. Instead, I listened to my body, got the medical attention I needed, and avoided a real crisis or something really much more awful."
BLOOD CLOTS AFFECT EVERYONE
As a two-time National Football League (NFL) Linebacker of the Year, Carson is no stranger to pain. He spent 13 seasons playing in the NFL, and was selected by his NFL peers nine times to play in the Pro Bowl. Despite his history as a professional athlete, and his current fitness level, Carson is not immune to blood clots. For Blood Clot Awareness Month 2019, Carson is collaborating with the National Blood Clot Alliance to help raise awareness about blood clots by sharing his personal story with others and demonstrating that dangerous blood clots can happen to anyone.
"Each year, NBCA orchestrates a robust communications effort to coincide with the recognition of Blood Clot Awareness Month in March," says NBCA's Director of Communications & Health Marketing Lisa Fullam. "NBCA is honored to have Mr. Carson lend his voice to our work this year, as we know that his story will help us amplify these public education efforts and be met with great enthusiasm among our constituents who also always step up their efforts to build awareness about life-threatening blood clots at this time of year."
NEW NBCA E-MAGAZINE
Carson is sharing his personal experience with blood clots in the inaugural issue of NBCA's new Blood Clot Awareness Month e-magazine. This digital magazine was unveiled today, and can be read here Personal Perspectives: My Blood Clot, My Life. In addition, Carson will share his story on NBCA's website, as well as across the organization's social media channels, throughout the month of March.
"I consider myself lucky, because I listened to my body and I survived," Carson notes. There are others, including some of my contemporaries in the professional sports world, who have not been so lucky. I want everyone to understand these important health issues and the risks that exist."
Today, Carson, who received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education before kicking off his professional football career in the NFL, is retired from professional sports, but remains active with numerous business and sports broadcasting initiatives, and also dedicates his time and talent to a number of charitable activities, including important health awareness programs that allow him to exercise his skills as an educator and health advocate.
Blood clots do not discriminate. They can happen to anyone regardless of age, race, gender, or fitness level. Each year in this country, about one million people are affected by blood clots, and about 100,000 of these people will lose their lives, which is greater than the number of deaths due to AIDS, breast cancer, and motor vehicle crashes combined.
Read more about NBCA's planned Blood Clot Awareness Month activities here: NBCA BCAM 2019, and visit NBCA's website at www.stoptheclot.org for more information about blood clots.
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Chris Simms' New NBC Sports Digital Program "Chris Simms Unbuttoned" Debuts Today
Daily Long-Form and Short-Form NFL and College Football Content to Post Across NBCSports.com, NBC Sports App, NBC Sports' YouTube Channel, NBC Sports' Social Media Accounts, Yahoo Sports, and a new Podcast
Chris Simms Unbuttoned to Provide In-Depth Xs and Os Analysis from Extensive Film Study; Interviews with NFL Players, Coaches and Draft Prospects; Gambling Segments; and Much More
Chris Simms Unbuttoned Complements NBC Sports Digital's NFL Content Featuring Mike Florio's ProFootballTalk and Peter King's Football Morning in America
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 4, 2019 – Chris Simms' new NBC Sports Digital program Chris Simms Unbuttoned debuts today, providing NFL and college football fans with daily long-form and short-form content across NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, NBC Sports' YouTube channel, numerous NBC Sports' social media accounts, Yahoo Sports, and a new podcast.
By utilizing Simms' extensive film study, playing experience, and personal relationships, Chris Simms Unbuttoned will feature in-depth Xs and Os analysis; one-on-one interviews with players, coaches, executives, and draft prospects; game recaps and previews; gambling segments; extensive player analysis leading into the NFL Draft; and much more.
NBC Sports hosts Ahmed Fareed, Paul Burmeister and Liam McHugh will rotate as co-hosts of Chris Simms Unbuttoned, which will be shot primarily at NBC Sports' International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., and occasionally on location.
It was announced last month that Simms was joining NBC Sports Group exclusively in March. Since 2017, Simms has been a regular contributor across numerous NBC Sports TV programs, including Football Night in America — the most-watched studio show in sports; Notre Dame Football; and PFT Live, which he regularly co-hosts with Mike Florio on NBCSN and NBC Sports Radio. But today is the first time Simms is contributing digital content exclusively for NBC Sports.
An eight-year NFL veteran, Simms played quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and Denver Broncos from 2003-2010. He also served as a coaching assistant with the New England Patriots in 2012. He played collegiately for the University of Texas from 1999-2002 and was named USA Today's High School Offensive Player of the Year in 1998. He is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms.
Chris Simms Unbuttoned complements NBC Sports Digital's extensive NFL and college football content that includes live streaming of Sunday Night Football, primetime television's No. 1 show, and Notre Dame Football; and must-read columns by the most respected NFL Insiders in the business — Mike Florio's ProFootballTalk and Peter King's Football Morning in America.
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Lingerie controversy - undies in the news this week!
Ladies in lingerie
It's been a week of hot heads and high words around women's underwear this week! Perhaps the hottest - and least controversial - story is the one that featured Lindsay Lohan out partying with E.L. James of Fifty Shades of Grey fame. Yes, one of the wildest ladies on the planet was out and about with the leading erotica writer … not only that, Lindsay was wearing black lace lingerie and E.L. sported a mask. Can we be totally honest? We think our Princesse Suabi mask is prettier by far than the one E.L. wore … the delicate touches of gold in our design are really flattering and the lace detailing is more feminine and mysterious than a solid mask, which, when worn in public can give off more of a Zorro vibe than a sensual one!
As for Lindsay, her cute underwear was part of a London Fashion Week jaunt, not a failure to remember to put her outwear on. One of the most intriguing rumours emerging earlier this year was the Lindsay might be asking E.L. James to write her memoir - we can't imagine anybody better to bring us the scandals and excitements of Lindsay's life so far!
Lingerie is not a crime
Franchise brand Tezenis came under fire on Twitter this week, after an Oxford Street shop window displayed a pair of Tezenis knickers with the message 'crime scene' printed on them, as if they were draped with yellow police tape. The backlash was fast and furious, with many people taking to social media to comment on the connotations of rape that the panties suggested, and also saying that they found the underwear 'gross' and 'sexist'. Many commentators highlighted the way that sexual violence appeared to be condoned by the slogan.
While the company has refused to talk about the garment, in a statement it released soon after the uproar began it said that the item had been removed from the store and would not be available to purchase online.
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Good old VietJet are at it again. A 'test' advertising campaign featured Vietnamese beauty queens in yellow and red bikinis, thigh highs and red high heels, acting as cabin crew. Stills leaked from the ad caused an outcry, not least because of last year's VietJet stunt which led to a £100,000 fine for the airline. On that occasion a bunch of bikini sporting beauty queens promenaded down the aisle of a packed plane - in the air - and handing out teddies to delighted looking male passengers.
One reason for the kerfuffle was the the song to which the beauty queens were strutting had the lyric 'I'm crazy for banana' which is suggestive to say the least, more seriously, there were concerns about whether safety regulations had been breached. Whatever else you say about VietJet, they're really good at gaining publicity - and choosing underwear!
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Thank you to any manager who has responded to me in the past, God bless you!
Now how would I counter a 4-2-3-1? My opponent plays default for instructions, and our teams are equally matched.
How to counter a team note 91 (4231b)?
The most simply when your rating higher than opponent is use the same formation and intructions with him.
And you said one team in your room was champion with 5-4-1? So i want know what's your room or which intrucstion was used by this team? I want to try this formation.
What is the best training and tactics to beat this team? My team has an average rating of 88 and I face that team in the next round.
Am I the only one whos struggling so much against this 4231 narrow ?
Any suggestions on how to counter it ? 4-5-1 doesnt seem to be working for me so far.
I really hope that one of these tactics can help you..
Well, team instructions is a bit of a pointless discussion here since you don't know what instructions you counter.
Other than that 5-4-1 hasnt rly work for me either so far.
And 4-3-3 opens a big gap for the opponents "3" on 4-2-3-1.. Although i havent try this so i might as well and we'll see where it goes..
I can sense your frustration as you don't sound grateful for me trying to help you out. The instructions I suggested I got from the new comers guide.
Anyhow I hope the 4-3-3 works for you.
Comment battre le 541 B?
Yeah sorry about that, didn't mean to cause any offence.
Anyway im trying this 4-3-3 tomorrow and we'll see how it goes.
Thanks and again I'm sorry for being impolite.
Have you tried and any results?
Thanks for replying! I assume this was 451 a?
How can I beat this formation tonight?
Which play style did you choose? I mean playmaker, target man etc. Thanks for your helpful post.
A impressão é que o SoccerManager seleciona uma equipe para ser a campeã, não importa o que esta equipe faça, seja lá que tática ela usa. A minha equipe está sempre selecionada para perder invariavelmente, não importa que tática eu use. Eu sempre tenho dificuldade em contra as equipes treinadas. A partida é adversa como partidas. Estou sem motivação para continuar este jogo o maluco e sem nexo. Nada funciona. Ah, "se você instruir uma equipe para jogar em ritmo lento e com toques curtos, terá mais posse de bola". Que nada! O adversario joga com passe direto e rápido e tem mais posse de bola que sua equipe, mesmo sendo pior!Nada funciona, o sistema deste jogo é horrível!
Please, how to counter a 4-1-3-2 ?
hello guys, I started experimenting with assemblies and created this.It worked on different teams and it was a stable formation in my opinion. What do you think?


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Q: Updating a field in a table based on form being submitted to another Please help!! I have an orders table, a restaurant stock table and a warehouse stock table. I am currently trying to build an inventory management system using PHPmyAdmin and Laravel through the IDE PHPstorm. At present I have a form submitting orders to the orders table, however what I want is that when this order is submitted, the data in the warehouse stock and restaurant stock tables is updated also. For example,
Item: Chicken Breast
Quantity needed: 6
user presses submit, and order is uploaded to the orders table. They are able to view these orders in a previous orders view. Can someone help with an algorithm to link the three tables together, so that the quantity field is updated each time? (Restaurant stock table eg item Chicken Breast quantity will go up by 6, whilst warehouse goes down by 6)

A: Don't know laravel, but at the point you process your input of quantity=6 you make your
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Q: Effects of multiple within-subjects factors when not all combinations of levels are available My question: how can I analyze the effects of multiple within-subjects factors when my design does NOT include the all combinations of their factor levels, as would be required by a standard factorial ANOVA?
Here's my design:
Each participant is trained to discriminate 2 categories in each of 2 domains. In one of the domains, they receive treatment A, and in the other, treatment B. Which treatment goes with which domain is selected randomly for each participant, as is which domain is shown first, so all 4 combinations of domain orders and treatment orders are possible and equally likely.
My DV is discrimination performance, which comes from a test administered right after treatment. There is one test for the first treatment / domain and another for the second.
There are actually 3 categories, rather than 2, in each domain, but a given participant only sees 2 of them. Which 2 they see is determined by another factor, called 'distance', taking levels 'near' and 'far'. If they are in the near condition, they get the 2 categories designated 'near' for both of the 2 domains, and likewise for far.
So, ignoring the random order of presentation of the 2 domains and the 2 treatments, I have 2 within-subject factors (domain, treatment) and 1 between-subject factor (distance). The problem is that I don't have the factorial combinations of the 2 within-subject factors: a given participant only sees 2 of the 4 possible combinations, e.g. domain 1 with treatment A and domain 2 with treatment B. So, if I plug the above factors into a standard ANOVA, it won't work because some combinations of the within-subjects factors don't appear.
Finally my question. What's the right model to analyze this data? Someone mentioned to me that this is a "nested design", but what I found on the net regarding this term didn't seem very relevant. Any help would be appreciated!


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Opinion: Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits
Those who dared to enter the building by force or threat of violence should have every one of their federal benefits stripped immediately.
By Steve Wahle | Published Jan 15, 2021 1:48 PM
Editor's Note: This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Task & Purpose.
Each day that passes since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol reveals more veterans and service members were involved in the violence. Yet those who betrayed their oath or violated the terms of their security clearances and attacked their own government should lose access to the benefits it provides. To understand why it's important to understand this is not the first time a veteran has betrayed the public trust.
In decades past, veterans had to deal with multiple agencies to access war benefits. Healthcare, disability claims, and vocational rehabilitation were all the purview of separate agencies. The Veterans' Bureau was created after World War I to consolidate veteran benefits under the same roof and expand resources efficiently. The first administrator was Charles Forbes. As a war veteran and close friend of then-President Warren G. Harding, he seemed the ideal choice to lead the new agency.
Unfortunately, Forbes turned out to be the epitome of a Blue Falcon. After taking the helm of the Veterans' Bureau, he pushed to build new veteran hospitals and regional offices across the country but used this office to extract kickbacks from firms bidding on construction and supply contracts. He also denied a large swath of disability claims from World War I veterans. If you think the current system and backlog of claims are scandalous, these veterans contributed a portion of their paychecks to cover their own disability insurance.
In the wake of the Teapot Dome Scandal, which exposed corruption in Harding's administration, and after absconding to Europe to evade charges, Forbes was convicted and spent little more than a year in Leavenworth. The stench of the scandal was so bad that a new agency was created, the Department of Veterans Affairs (then known as the Veterans Administration). You would think that would be the end of his story and he would have been an outcast to languish and disappear from history. Instead, Forbes is currently buried in Arlington National Cemetery; a man who used his position to embezzle government funds instead of helping his fellow war veterans is now buried in a place of honor.
Veterans' benefits are more robust and inclusive than they have ever been in this country. The VA handles an overwhelming number of programs and benefits. The scope of its mission makes it the second-largest cabinet agency in the nation. The most recent funding bill for the VA was $243.3 billion for 2021, a 500 percent increase from the 2001 budget. For all its flaws the benefits afforded to U.S. veterans are massive. These benefits are rarely challenged and when they are scrutinized, the question is usually, "why not more?" Woe unto anyone who challenges the sanctity of veteran benefits and does not press to give more to veterans.
After the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, we need to consider the implications for any veteran who participated. Those who dared to enter the building by force or threat of violence should have every one of their federal benefits stripped immediately.
This attack has been characterized as a riot, an attempted coup, and a putsch. The Department of Justice said some will be charged with sedition. But whatever it was, it's not covered under the First Amendment. The law is clear that those who commit acts of treason or subversion will have their federal benefits revoked. We can and should start with Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran who was shot and killed trying to breach the Speaker's Lobby, which would have given her and other rioters' access to the House chamber. The National Cemetery Administration is particularly clear: "Veterans aren't eligible if they were convicted of subversive activities after September 1, 1959."
Unlike Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, Babbitt died dishonoring the oath she swore at each of her enlistments. Officer Sicknick stood his post with honor and commitment though he had left the military years earlier. He deserves every benefit available to servicemembers and then some. Congressmen Ruben Gallego and Jason Crow also demonstrated the values we expect from those that have raised their hands and swore an oath to defend the nation. Though it would seem obvious that Babbitt died attempting to overthrow the federal government, the VA has yet to publicly announce what will happen to her benefits. If the slow and hollow response from the current VA secretary is any indication of his commitment to resolving complex veteran issues, this issue is likely going to be in limbo until a new secretary is approved by the Senate.
In addition to Babbitt, we know there were other veterans at the Capitol who entered the building after traversing obstacles outside and through barricaded doors. One of the insurrectionists was a retired Air Force officer who stood on the Senate floor with flexicuffs in hand. This week an active-duty Army officer from Fort Bragg admitted to organizing a group traveling to Washington D.C. Some, including a retired Navy SEAL, bragged about taking part in the riots online. One judge has even cited the military service records of two veteran insurrectionists, both current police officers, as the reason he denied a prosecutor's request to order GPS monitoring for the pair.
For those that may argue that Babbitt was a war veteran and she may have had PTSD, as the kids say, you can miss me with all that. I have worked as a licensed clinical social worker at the VA and with various veteran groups long enough to know that PTSD is not an excuse to overthrow the government. My professional experience should be enough to make such a claim. But for those who will decry, "you wouldn't understand, you're not a vet!" I also have a veteran credential. The veterans I consort with would not behave in such a manner. If they did, I would have already turned them into the FBI without losing any sleep.
The attack on the Capital disrupted a joint session of Congress that included the next three people in line for the presidency of the United States. A clear message needs to be sent that Babbitt is not a martyr and other veterans involved in the attack should reap the same punishments as traitors regardless of their previous military service.
I was not alive when Charles Forbes was interred at Arlington. Had I been, I would have petitioned to keep him from that honor. That ship has sailed. I can, however, clearly and unequivocally state that Babbitt and her ilk are not deserving of the magnanimity our citizenry affords to veterans. They turned their backs on the nation as it struggles to hold itself together. They are traitors and therefore should be stripped of their benefits without delay.
Steve Wahle is a PhD student at University of South Carolina studying veteran identity. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Marine Corps veteran.
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"You wonder where the money goes/See this guy, he's for sale/Is he stable/Blame it on the record label."
In terms of possible catchy singles, 'Rockin' The Boat With My Friends' sounds like The Las in their heyday. Featuring a very ear-pleasing rhythm-based beat and acute vocals, it's as radio-friendly as you will find on this record. 'I Think I Know What Happens When You Die' brings in bassist and co-singer Georgia Lashbrook for some relaxing harmonizing. Whilst sounding melodramatic, it's also quite understatedly reflective in lyrical composition, keeping true to the formula of laid-back beats and heart-on-the-sleeve vocals.
'I Think She's the One I Love' is a particular stand-out effort, complete with backing harmony, a retro style and truly moving lyrics, though the dramatic recharge of the synthesizer tends to undermine the mood of the words. That said, it doesn't ruin the track as it might have done and still connects as a memorable offering. The bass line and drum beat of 'Treasure Every Measure' could easily be mistaken for The Strokes, ala 'Take It Or Leave It' before taking the expected route. Still, we are treated to some passionate delivery for the first time, as opposed to the chilled style the album's previous four tracks provided, and the variation is definitely a positive step in a decent tune.
The album takes an unexpected interlude on 'All My Love' and although it's a change of direction, it's a very bizarre inclusion to this collection. Meanwhile, the speculative 'Anytime, Babe' is funky and features The Research's trademark catchy choruses and...not as catchy verses.
The album is fairly consistent with the odd aforementioned blip. Fans of chilled-out indie music will certainly be jumping for joy, as this is a thirteen song triumph for the genre, but it's been deposited in an already crowded scene. Still, the result is, all in all, a very listenable album with some decent songs, but nothing to make the musical earth move.


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What Our Staff Is Listening to This Week
By Paste Staff | April 30, 2020 | 10:15am
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We're not sure when it will be safe to hug our friends or gather in public again, so that means you likely have more free time on your hands than normal—and perhaps more than you'd like to have given that we're all stuck inside. The Paste HQ in Atlanta has been closed for almost two months now, which means our writers have had to keep ourselves occupied and sane while we work from home. Here are a few music releases that have brought us joy or eased our minds while we aggressively type away.
Romero: "Honey" b/w "Neapolitan"
Here's a reminder that bands can be good, sometimes. Romero brings us an urgent power-pop chug on their first single, with the wrist-shredding strums of the Wedding Present, some great melodic guitar lines and the invigorating robotic plod of every good Australian band from the last however many decades. Alanna Oliver's vocals and the slightly blown-out guitars will reap Sheer Mag comparisons, but this is the real deal. It's hard to pick a winner between two evenly matched champs, so just add both songs to your 2020 playlist and let 'em rip. —Senior Editor Garrett Martin
Johanna Warren: "Twisted"
Ahead of her new album Chaotic Good, out this Friday on Wax Nine/Carpark Records, Johanna Warren has decided to start a brash folk riot in the form of her fourth and final promo single "Twisted." It might very well be the angriest and most impassioned folk track of the year—gurgling screams ring out over gleaming guitars, but even fans of dainty folk will gravitate to her simmering raw emotions. "I used to be too concerned with maintaining a certain crystalline prettiness in my high register to ever let myself go there," Warren says. "It was a very restrictive approach to such a versatile instrument as the human voice. But now that prettiness is something I specifically try to avoid. I'd much rather my voice sound rough and textured. I'm more interested now in trying to make as many different kinds of sounds as I can." —Associate Music Editor Lizzie Manno
Fruit Bats: Gold Past Life
I've always been a Fruit Bats fan, but when Eric D. Johnson released his seventh album under the alias last year, I blew through it a few times and swiftly forgot it ever existed. For some reason, it just didn't stick. That is, until last week when a friend sent album opener "The Bottom of It" my way as a rainy day recommendation, and the record entered my consciousness once again, where it has been taking up space ever since. Gold Past Life is way groovier than anything Johnson has released before: It very often verges on '70s disco or funk (the title track sounds like a Bee Gees song—full stop) or maybe even ambling folk-rock in the vein of The Byrds, whereas something like 2016's Absolute Loser or 2009's The Ruminant Band was more firmly planted in the indie-folk sphere. Gold Past Life is thoughtful and smart all the way through, sometimes cheerful and sometimes sad and always brisk—like a gust of wind slapping your face as you stare at the ocean, or a gentler cool breeze guiding you up a mountain on a long, peaceful hike. I find more to enjoy in each listen, and I only wish I had given it more credit last year upon its initial release. But, as they say, better late than never! —Associate Music Editor Ellen Johnson
I've had the time to explore and revisit so much music during the quarantine, but this week in particular it's been all about Madonna. Madonna makes me feel empowered, badass and like I can do anything even during the pandemic. Her Celebration album—a compilation of her biggest hits—has been blasting through my Bluetooth speaker on repeat during the past week. When I decide to actually put a little mascara on and maybe something cute, "Vogue" is the ultimate tune to dance around the house to. Plus, my hopeful anthem has been "Holiday," because, "You can turn this world around and bring back all of those happy days." —Editorial Intern Daniella Boik
AURAGRAPH: Memory Tracer
This glorious synthwave album will remind you of sensations you forgot about. There's a numbness to sitting inside all day, far removed from the daily hustle and bustle and vibrant nightlife of the city. Memory Tracer, the new album from Los Angeles experimental artist AURAGRAPH, will reacquaint you with those bewitching textures, helping you reconnect with your exhilarated side while tapping into your current blurry state. Minimal synths trickle in, building to dramatic '80s soundscapes and wisps of moody vaporwave. —Associate Music Editor Lizzie Manno
Alice Longyu Gao: "Rich Bitch Juice"
I've been bumping Alice Longyu Gao's track "Rich Bitch Juice" everyday since the start of quarantine. Many discovered Gao, a DJ and performance artist, during 100 gecs' recent Minecraft concert "Square Garden" (Dylan Brady co-produced the track) or through Laura Les' recent remix of the song, but she's got an array of relatable tracks perfect for any confrontational mood, including sister song "Dumb Bitch Juice" and "Karma is a Witch." Somehow, no other song captures my entire range of emotions as this manic party song: "You should chill, don't be mad / What about lying by the pool?" Unfortunately, I don't have access to a private pool, but Gao is right. I should chill. "I'm fucking tired / Don't you tell me to be happy / Don't you dare talk to me," she yells, flaunting her resting bitch face. When I'm as fed up as Gao, I need "Rich Bitch Juice" to get through it. The recipe? Champagne with some lime salt to taste. Take a sip and shut up. —Editorial Intern Austin Jones
Oasis: "Don't Stop…" (Demo)
Oasis used to pride themselves on the fact that they rarely wrote throwaway tracks. Their b-sides are just as beloved as their singles, and so much so that many fans thought the band was terrible at picking album tracklists. Noel Gallagher's response is fair enough: "Well, I don't write shit songs!" Because of their incredible b-sides and rarities, any time the Gallagher brothers unveil another, it's an event. This week brought a lost demo called "Don't Stop…," previously only available via crappy soundcheck audio on YouTube. The recorded version was recently discovered when Noel was digging around in boxes while in quarantine. "As fate would have it I stumbled across an old demo which I thought had been lost forever," he wrote in a statement. If you love Noel's acoustic b-sides like "Talk Tonight" and "Half the World Away," you'll latch onto this one immediately. —Associate Music Editor Lizzie Manno
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Why Is Japan So Clean?
Ever wondered why Japanese streets are so clean and how they keep them that way? Here's our take, plus a look into the culture that makes it this way.
When I first stepped foot in Tokyo, I was struck by how clean and tidy the city was. In fact, this is so often the case for tourists that Japan has gotten a reputation as one of the cleanest countries in the world. So why is Japan so clean?
Japan has a strong culture of cleanliness. It is not uncommon to see signs posted on buildings, reminding people to keep the area free from litter and trash, and workers keeping the streets and many train stations spotless. For the most part, yes, Japan's streets are impeccably clean.
However, the full answer is a little more complicated, and a little bit of digging shows that perhaps Japan is not quite as spotless as it would seem on the surface.
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Japan's Long History Of Cleanliness
Unlike many western societies (who were throwing their poop into the streets far too recently for my liking), cleanliness has been a part of Japanese culture since the 12th century, when Zen Buddhism made its way to the country from China. Cleanliness is an integral and central part of Zen Buddhism, and daily activities such as cooking and cleaning are considered to be part of the spiritual routine.
They're as important as meditating, and in fact, all activities in Zen Buddhism are thought to be opportunities to practice the religion. In an interview with BBC News, Eriko Kuwagaki of Shinshoji Temple says "Washing off the dirt both physically and spiritually plays an important role in the daily practice".
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While introduced hundreds of years ago, it's clear to anyone who visits a temple today that these beliefs still hold strong – you won't find a speck of dust in any single corner of a temple. Around 90 million people consider themselves to be Buddhists in modern-day Japan, although for the most part, most do not practice on a daily basis. Still, the fundamentals of the faith have clearly permeated the population in a permanent way.
Since there are many countries that primarily practice Buddhism, you might wonder why Japan stands out above the rest. While Buddhism did bring a large number of new cleanliness rituals to the country, Japanese people were already practicing their own indigenous religion – Shinto.
Shintoism also puts a heavy emphasis on cleanliness, and those who practice it believe that to be clean is to be pure. A key belief is kegare (dirt or impurity), and believers complete purification rituals to ward off kegare.
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The combination of those two systems of belief means that by the 1600s, Japan was a notably clean place, especially when compared to other nations at the time. The first English mariner to visit Japan, William Adams, observed that the nobility was "scrupulously clean", and enjoyed "pristine sewers, latrines, and steam baths of scented wood".
At the same time, the streets of England were overflowing with excrement, and apparently, the Japanese were "appalled" by their visitors' lack of attention to personal cleanliness. (Quotes taken from the book Samurai William, by Giles Milton)
It's clear that Japan's clean streets aren't a novelty; their history clearly shows the value they place on cleanliness. But what about now, in modern times?
Modern-day Japan… still pretty clean!
If you visit Japan today your first foray into the cities will likely leave you impressed by how clean they are. Everyone notices it at first. It becomes particularly more astounding when you notice that there aren't any trash cans anywhere on the streets either, as they were removed after an unfortunate terrorist attack in 1995. To many of us from the West, this is astounding.
I don't know where you're from, but here in the U.K., some people (not all) dump trash on the ground even when they're a few steps away from a bin. While we do have street cleaners that keep the city centers clean, they still have a constant battle against people's disregard for being considerate and tidy. From my experiences in other countries, this is not an isolated problem.
You'd expect the most densely populated area of Tokyo to have a similar problem – a city so busy must have a problem with garbage, right? In fact, Japan seems cleaner than most other countries in the world at first glance. While we're going to discuss the areas of Japan that perhaps aren't as clean as they seem, let's take a look at a few of the reasons it is.
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Education On Cleanliness Starts At A Young Age
From the moment they begin school, children are taught that they are responsible for the messes they make. Japanese schools do not have janitors, because at the end of every day the children clean up. It reinforced to them during this daily activity that they should take responsibility for the impact they have on their own environment – if they're messy and careless through the day, then they're the ones who will have to clean it up.
While there has been some criticism that this act has become a little perfunctory, and children aren't really engaged in making that connection between what they're doing and why, for the most part, this does encourage them to think about their surroundings and others in them - which leads us to our next point.
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Social Consciousness Or Peer Pressure?
What other people think about their neighbors is a huge driver of cleanliness in Japan. While Japanese people tend to be reserved, they have a collectivist approach to living, and there is a huge focus on the "group" as opposed to the "individual". There are strong expectations that everyone acts in a way that reflects the best interests of the group, the community, or the city in general.
This means that people take extra care to be clean and tidy – they take their rubbish home with them; they take care not to make or leave a mess in public; they smoke only in designated areas so as not disturb non-smokers; they wear face masks when they have a cold to prevent germs from spreading…and the list goes on.
Many people, including Japanese officials and governmental types, say that this is because they care greatly for their community. They feel a strong sense of pride in their surroundings, and they want to ensure each individual is doing the best for the people around them, including keeping things meticulously clean.
The evidence goes a long way to support this. There are monthly clean-ups in most communities, in which office workers and shop staff clean the streets and complete upkeep. Even children participate, further reinforcing their school routine.
But many people, including Japan's residents, say that the reason for this is peer pressure, not a strong sense of community and that Japanese people aren't necessarily cleaner than anyone else behind closed doors. Obviously, this being the truth would be less desirable than the alternative, but personally I'm not sure it's such a negative thing.
Perhaps every person who chooses to live in a community would benefit from a little more accountability to those around them. Is there such a thing as positive peer pressure? And would this fall into that bracket? It would be hard to say which statement is more accurate, but either way, there's no denying that it leads to some very clean streets.
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There Are Large Fines For Littering
One of the most compelling reasons that Japan's residents choose to take their trash home and keep their streets clean is a financial one. Known as "illegal dumping", littering carries a penalty of up to five years (yes, you read that correctly), or alternately litterers could be fined up to 10 million yen ($92'000) regardless of whether you're a tourist or a resident.
Even large companies are made to be accountable and can face fines of up to 100 million yen ($921'000) for disposing of industrial waste illegally. Japan's government has extensive rules for getting rid of waste and recycling, but even if it didn't the fines are a pretty strong incentive to keep your trash to yourself.
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They're fond of rituals
Whether it stems from their Shinto and Buddhist roots or is simply how their society has developed and changed in general over the centuries, Japanese people are excellent at maintaining habits and rituals. This begins in school, where the schedule is strict and regimented and continues throughout their lives.
As we've mentioned, Japan's rules for recycling and disposing of trash are extensive and complicated, but not intimidating to a nation that has been taught to follow the rules. The fact that those rituals of cleaning and tidying begin at such a young age, and then are expected as the social norm throughout a Japanese person's life, are of the strongest motivating forces of Japan's clean reputation.
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Strong National Pride
Japanese people in general are very conscious of how they appear to other nations, and foreigners within their country. It's imperative that they give a positive impression, as they don't want other people to assume that they're "bad people" without the ability to clean up after themselves.
Nowhere was this more evident than at the FIFA World Cup events in 2014 and 2018, after which the Japanese fans stayed behind after matches to clean up trash that had been left in the stadium. Even the Japanese football team left their locker room in pristine condition. Even Japanese rock festivals are known for being pristine, with smokers encouraged to bring their own ashtrays and people keeping their trash with them.
But what's notable about most of these instances is they're all very public affairs. Some of Japan's residents say that Japan is only clean on the surface where visitors are likely to see, which leads to our next question.
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Is Japan Really Clean As People Say It Is
In short, no, not really. While there definitely is a stark difference between Tokyo's clean streets and other large metropolitan cities around the world, if you dig just a little into some of the smaller streets or more rural areas of Japan you might find some serious trash. Residents of Japan, both native and foreign, say that Japan's cities are the cleanest where tourists are most likely to see, and then much like any other city where they aren't.
In fact, some go so far as to say that their beaches are dirtier than many others around the world due to littering. How can a country with such a clean reputation around the world have a secret problem with litter?
The answer is complicated but could be attributed in part to two things: national pride, and peer pressure. It's important to the Japanese government that their cities are seen as immaculately clean, which is why most of the busy, tourist-filled areas are kept that way. It's also important to residents that they're seen as a clean country, which is why Japanese people are so conscientious about taking their litter home with them.
Many Japanese residents are as messy or untidy as anywhere else in the world as long as nobody is watching, and some even go so far as to hoard their recycling in the house because they don't have the time or energy to sort it and drop it off at a recycling bin.
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Please let me make it clear that this is an observation made by people who live in Japan, and is in no way my experience or opinion since I haven't lived there (yet…a girl can dream). I think the fact that so many seem to share these conflicting views online tells me that Japanese people are just as complicated as anyone else in the world and that it's possible our heightened expectations of their country being so clean leads most foreigners to put them on a pedestal of some kind.
I also think that keeping parts of these huge metropolitan areas as clean as they do without a trash can in sight is a massive achievement, regardless of whether it's achieved through peer pressure or genuine altruism.
What do you think? Have you experienced both sides of Japan's relationship with cleanliness? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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Q: Change encrypted data prefix of the Transit secret engine The transit secrets engine returns encrypted data with a prefix:
% vault write transit/encrypt/my-key plaintext=$(base64 <<< "my secret data")
Key            Value

ciphertext     vault:v1:C7BqsulaJTww6+zyO+0TnjFUUdDVTQWIatlbxOtEkZbF5govTZAp8S6gjQ==
Is there any way of customazation where we can change vault:v1: >>>> CMPname:APP:
vault:v2:VHTTBb2EyyNYHsa3XiXsvXOQSLKulH+NqS4eRZdtc2TwQCxqJ7PUipvqQ==

So that it becomes:
CompnanyName:appV1:0VHTTBb2EyyNYHsa3XiXsvXOQSLKulH+NqS4eRZdtc2TwQCxqJ7PUipvqQ==

A: Vault has a default version template that evaluates to vault:v{{version}}. There is code that support a custom version template, but the version_template parameter is ignored when you create the key.
So as of today, this option does not exist, sorry.
This metadata is not encrypted (nor signed). I suggest you either add a prefix to it:
CompnanyName:app:vault:v1:0VHTTBb2EyyNYHsa3XiXsvXOQSLKulH+NqS4eRZdtc2TwQCxqJ7PUipvqQ=

Or replace it:
CompnanyName:app:v1:0VHTTBb2EyyNYHsa3XiXsvXOQSLKulH+NqS4eRZdtc2TwQCxqJ7PUipvqQ=

To be future proof (so that you can remove your custom code and use version_template one day), I suggest that you keep a link between my-key (the name of the key) and the prefix. As the code stands today, it is unlikely that Vault will support multiple prefixes for a single key name.


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Nothing beats roasted marshmallows and scary ghost stories around a crackling fire on a warm summer evening. But with this camping tradition, comes the need for increased safety. Keep these points in mind to minimize campfire dangers.
Never build a campfire on a windy day. Sparks and embers can travel quite a distance and could set an unintentional fire.
Learn how to safely start a fire without the use of flammable liquids including gasoline, diesel fuel, and lighter fluid.
Always use a fire pit or build a circle of rocks around your fire to keep it from spreading. Most provincial parks provide a metal fire pit on each campsite.
Don't make your fire too big and keep a 6-10 foot clearance around it.
Do not start a fire under low hanging branches. If you are permitted to, trim the branches around the fire before lighting.
Don't keep spare firewood too close to the fire - make sure it is upwind and far enough away so sparks don't fly into it.
Keep children and pets away from the fire and never leave them unsupervised.
Teach children how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches on fire.
Make sure your camping gear is set up far enough away from the campfire.
Always make sure you can put out your fire if it gets out of hand. Keep water, a shovel or a fire extinguisher nearby.
make sure your fire is completely out before retiring. All it takes is one spark for things to go wrong.
An abandoned campfire or one built without safe clearance can turn a small fire into a dangerous and fast-moving blaze.
Finally, as with any even moderately hazardous activity, avoid or minimize the use of any intoxicating substances. There are far too many instances of property damage, injury or death resulting from the effects of alcohol or drugs in combination with fire.
Be fire smart and stay safe.


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Q: Python 2.7 - Differences when writing to a file on Win7 vs OSX I've been writing a program that reads in a file, and changes specific characters before writing it again. When I run the program under OSX, the output is exactly as I would like. However, when trying to run it under Windows, the written file has a number of unintended characters sprinkled in the file. If I check the length of the output in Python before I write it, it's the intended size, so I assume something is different with the Python writing protocol on Windows. Here's a snippet of the code if you're interested.
    rom = open(rom_name, 'rb').read()
    rom_list = list(rom)
    for item in ability_locations:
        address = int(item, 16)
        rand_ind = random.randint(0,len(ability_values) - 1)
        new_enemy = ability_values[rand_ind]
        new_enemy = chr(int(new_enemy,16))
        rom_list[address] = new_enemy
    rom = "".join(rom_list)
    new_rom = open(rom_name.split(".")[0] + "_" + str(KA_seed) + ".nes", 'w')
    new_rom.write(rom)
    new_rom.close()

It might be worth noting that I'm attempting to modify a hex file, so many of the characters are "unusual". I don't know if writing some of these characters might be the problem.
I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!
Edit: For future people having the same issue, writing in binary mode fixed my issue ('wb' instead of 'w').

A: Windows inserts carrage-return chars, when writing in text mode. Write your file in binary mode "wb":
with open(rom_name, 'rb') as rom:
    rom = rom.read()
rom_list = list(rom)
for item in ability_locations:
    address = int(item, 16)
    new_enemy = random.choice(ability_values)
    rom_list[address] = chr(int(new_enemy, 16))
with open('{}_{}.new'.format(rom_name.split(".")[0], KA_seed), 'wb') as new_rom:
    new_rom.write("".join(rom_list))


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Re-Cycle: When Anquetil made history with 1963 Vuelta win
By Felix Lowe
The second of our historical Re-Cycle series during this Vuelta commemorates the first rider to win all of cycling's Grand Tours – the Frenchman Jacques Anquetil. As this year's race enters France for the decisive Stage 10 individual time trial to Pau, what better occasion to reflect on the 1963 Vuelta victory of the man considered the best time triallist of his generation.
Chris Froome's victory in the 2017 Vuelta a España saw the Briton become only the third rider to win both the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same season. It was a feat that had not been done since 1978 when Bernard Hinault did the double; prior to that, the great Jacques Anquetil achieved the unprecedented feat back in 1963 to head the sequence.
Anquetil, the first rider to win the Tour five times, adding the Giro d'Italia twice and the Vuelta once, is often considered the most perfect pedalling machine in cycling history. He was a rider so calculating he was once described as pedalling like an insurance agent.
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The blueprint of Anquetil's success often laid in containing his rivals in the mountains before smashing them in the time trials – a tactic emulated forty years later by Miguel Indurain, himself the latest official five-time Tour winner. Indeed, Anquetil's trademark flat back, pointed toes TT position would be emulated by generations of cyclists.
Such was 19-year-old Anquetil's prowess against the clock during a time trial in Rouen in 1953, the pioneering radio reporter Alex Virot had questioned on air whether kilometres in the capital of Normandy were in fact only 900 metres long.
The rider's biographer Paul Fournel tells Eurosport that Anquetil – nicknamed Monsieur Chrono – was tailor made for time trialling:
" He had a monstrous engine hidden in a thin body. His ratio power-weight was ideal. Long before the invention of the wind tunnel, he had found the perfect aerodynamic position. Last, but not least, he knew how to suffer more than anyone else."
According to Fournel, Cyrille Guimard, the legendary French directeur sportif whose riding career briefly overlapped with that of Anquetil's, said: "For a long while I thought of him as a sorcerer who has found the Great Secret."
Besides delivering him multiple Grand Tours, this TT prowess saw Anquetil win the Grand Prix de Nations – considered the world championships of time trialling – a staggering nine times from 1953.
But he wasn't just voracious for victories; Anquetil was hungry in every domain – whether for food or the fairer sex.
Famous for filling his bidons with Pernod and champagne – he once admitted, "I tried to drink water once; it made me sick." – Anquetil was a notorious gourmand whose favourite platters included peppered steak tartare, sweetbreads in a creamed spinach sauce, and langoustine with slathers of mayonnaise. While he stopped short of eating goose liver pâté on race days, he was known to provoke journalists by smoking small cigars before stages.
This was a man who, after all, once said:
" To prepare for a race there is nothing better than a good pheasant, some champagne and a woman."
And when it came to women, Anquetil had a very unconventional outlook: he had an affair and a child with his step-daughter (with her mother's – his wife's – consent) and then followed this up by having a love child with the wife of his step-son (his wife's second child).
Anquetil, Alone
In spite of his convivial familial set-up and being the patron of a sport whose protagonists collectively rode together in a peloton, Anquetil was very much an island – mirrored by his being strongest when riding on his own, against the clock.
The enigma is reflected in the title of Paul Fournel's biography, Anquetil, Alone, the prologue of which captures the Frenchman's grace on a bike to a tee.
" The way he pedalled was a lie. It spoke of ease and grace, like a bird taking off or a dancer in a sport of lumberjacks, riders who crushed the pedals, gluttons for hard work, masculinity in all shapes and sizes. Anquetil pedalled blond, with supple ankles; he pedalled on points, back bent, arms at right angles, head straining forwards."
Anquetil was synonymous to his sport, created with a God-given gift of turning the pedals. Fournel imagines him thinking, "I don't love the bike, the bike loves me. It will pay the price."
" No man was ever better suited than him to riding a bike, never was the harnessing of man and machine so harmonious. He was made to be seen alone on the road, silhouetted against the blue sky; nothing about him suggested the peloton, the crowd and the strength of being united. He was cycling beauty, out on its own."
This icy, calculated, almost emotionless brilliance set Anquetil apart from the more popular riders of his generation, most notably compatriot Raymond Poulidor, whom French fans took to far more easily despite – or because of – his tendency to finish runner-up in the Tour after being outsmarted by the robotic Anquetil.
Setting the scene to the 1963 double
Having won his first two Tours in 1957 and 1961 either side of his maiden Giro scalp in 1961, Anquetil had intended to do the Tour-Vuelta double in 1962, but he pulled out of the Vuelta two days from the end of the race with his German teammate at Saint-Raphaël, Rudi Altig, in the lead.
Some reported that he had been struck by illness while others suggested he was frustrated at not being able to beat Altig: the straw that broke the camel's back being Stage 15, the 82km time trial from Bayonne to Saint-Sebastien, which saw Altig take the lead after the German won by a single second ahead of Anquetil, who subsequently quit.
This was when the Vuelta was a two-week race which ran earlier in the season, late April through to May, well before the shift to August-September in 1995. Despite the Spanish setback, Anquetil won his third Tour in July.
The 1963 season started well, Anquetil winning Paris-Nice (ahead of Altig, making it all the sweeter) and the Critérium National de la Route before heading to Spain as the big favourite for the Vuelta, which started on 1st May at Gijón.
Winning the Vuelta
And so to the race itself, which on the surface of things looked as much as a one-horse race as a Lloyds Bank advertisement.
If Anquetil didn't win the inaugural 45km Stage 1a from Gijón to Mieres on the opening morning, he was in the race lead by the end of the day following victory in the 52km time trial in the opposite direction. His nearest challenger finished 2'40" down as Anquetil established a large lead in the general classification which he would never lose over the following fortnight.
Perhaps in a bid to attract Anquetil back after his 1962 walkout, the route was not particularly mountainous and, at 2,442km in length, it remains the shortest ever Vuelta. All this played into the Frenchman's hands. And with the world champion and former 1958 Vuelta winner Jean Stablinsky as road captain, supported by stage winners Bas Maliepaard, Guy Ignolin and Seamus Elliott, Anquetil's Saint-Raphaël team was clearly the strongest.
The only worry for Anquetil came midway through the race when he was struck down by food poisoning, which took the wind from his sails. Indeed, it was probably responsible for the biggest surprise of the race when Anquetil was beaten in the second time trial, a 52km ride from Sitges to Tarragona, by the Spaniard Miguel Pacheco by 26 seconds.
In fact, Anquetil did not win another stage following his opening day triumph – his lead, the strength of his team, and his consistency enough to see him crowned winner in Madrid by 3'06" over Spaniard José Martin Colmenarejo, and 3'32" over Pacheco.
Dutchman Maliepaard was fourth and won the points classification, with Stablinsky ninth as Saint-Raphaël eased to victory in the team classification.
Jacques AnquetilEurosport
And thus, with little fanfare, Anquetil became the first major big-name rider to win the Vuelta in the 18th edition of the race. He also became the first man in history to have won all three of cycling's Grand Tours. Fournel elaborates:
" It was huge because it was the first half of the first Vuelta-Tour double win in the same year. It was huge because of the disappointment of 1962. It was huge because Anquetil's team was just fantastic. It was huge because Pacheco had defeated Anquetil in the time trial. But it was not so huge because it was as boring as the 1961 Tour de France."
What had clearly made the difference was Anquetil's team, who acted as a wall obstructing the obvious truth – that the Frenchman was far from his best. In this respect, the victory was not as easy as it looked on paper, according to Fournel.
" The team was perfect – thank you Mr Stablinsky, word champion and devoted gregario! – but the boss was not exactly at his best, hiding his weaknesses, as usual, by looking ultra-dominant in order to deter any strong challenges. The reality is that he struggled in the mountains and even on the TT."
But a win, as they say, is a win.
What happened next
Five weeks after the Vuelta, Anquetil rocked up at the Tour as favourite, having kept his hand in with victory in June's Critérium du Dauphiné.
The Tour organisers had reduced the amount of time trialling to 25km and 54km in the 1963 route, which was designed to favour the climbers and challenge the Anquetil hegemony. In response, Anquetil delivered a climbing masterclass – winning stages in both the Pyrenees and the Alps in between dual time trial victories.
You see, it was always something of a fallacy that Anquetil couldn't climb. Sure, he was no Bahamontes when the road went uphill, but his reliance of establishing big leads against the clock and then taking it easy in the mountains was a careful calculation: Anquetil was a rider who saw no point in racing harder than necessary to win.
By the time the Tour arrived in Paris, Anquetil was 3'35" ahead of Federico Bahamontes and the first Vuelta-Tour double was dans le musette. Weeks later, he was named France's champion of champions by L'Équipe despite finishing behind Stablinsky and Ignolin in the national championships.
During the 1964 Tour, a fortune teller predicted in France-Soir that Anquetil would die on or around the 13th day of the race. This rocked Anquetil, who refused to leave his room on the rest day in Andorra (day thirteen) until a barbecue was laid on by one of the sponsors.
Here, Anquetil allegedly partied heavily and ate so much grilled lamb that he was taken ill. The next day, on the stage to Toulouse, he was dropped on the first hairpins of the Port d'Envalira climb and told his directeur sportif he thought he was going to die.
At the summit, his DS allegedly gave him a make-or-break bidon of champagne in a bid to clear his indigestion. It worked. Maître Jacques caught up with his principal rival Poulidor and stayed on course for a record fifth win.
His victory in Paris – after four stage scalps along the way – made Anquetil the first rider to win the Tour on five occasions.
On Tuesday, the 74th edition of the Vuelta sees the peloton enter France for the only individual time trial of the race.
After a rest day following a stage in Andorra – go easy on the lamb barbecues, chaps – the riders will tackle a largely flat 36.2km race against the clock from Jurançon to Pau, the French city which Anquetil visited in each of his five Tour wins.
Video - La Vuelta profile stage 10
Trailing the current red jersey Nairo Quintana by just six seconds, the red-hot favourite to take the spoils in the TT is Slovenia's Primoz Roglic, a rider who, like Anquetil, is considered more of a time triallist than an out-and-out climber.
Put a couple of minutes into his principal rivals, and Roglic will put himself in a strong position to survive the remaining four summit finishes and hold on to the red jersey all the way to Madrid. And if he wins this Vuelta, he'll have done it very much à la Anquetil. Champagne all round…


Mactracker is a piece of software that gives you access to detailed information about Apple products. It also enables you to compare the specifications of 2 different Apple devices, find out information about your own iOS gadgets, and check details regarding the latest OS versions.
This utility might prove to be of good use if you plan on acquiring a newer version of your Apple device and wish to compare its specifications with the ones of your current gadget. Simply select the products in question from the program's records and hit the Command+K keys.
Besides offering you information about Apple devices like desktop computers, laptops, smartphones or tablets, this tool also gives you access to details about macOS versions, Wi-Fi products, early Apple systems, and many others.
What's more, its latest version provides you with info about the newest Apple technology: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple TV 4K, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, iOS 11, watchOS 4, tvOS 11, etc.
My only problem with this utility is the fact that it occasionally runs slow, especially when selecting products from the list and loading their correspondent info.
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Q: For sys. admins, are you legally required to surrender your passwords if you leave your job? Just a quick question for you guys, and I have been wondering about it ever since. I know that I am legally required to reset them to whatever the company wants them to, but what if my boss asks me for my personal AD account password (which is going to be disabled anyway). I don't think I am legally required to surrender MY password. I think I am only legally forced to reset it.

A: I think you should do whatever your company policy dictates. In the absence of anything else, no, you're not legally required to do anything once you've left a position.


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Sinners [inédit]
par Benny le Sam 9 Juin - 12:35
pour Michael...
When you put your lips on mine
I know everything will be fine
I want to throw the others away
No matter what, no matter what they say
You're a vicious
a pernicious
it's dangerous
and contagious
It's sexy, it's sexy
Oh mum, you're ridiculous
Cuz' it's delicious
it's fabulous
It's love,it's marvellous
Hello, hello, my mum said to me
It's a sin, that's a sin, it's a sin
But you, my dear, what do you think?
I do not understand how something so good
Can be so bad, can be so bad
But you, what do you think?
It's sexy, it's sexy, it's so good
We are all sinners
We are all lovers
It's sexy, it's...love
How something so good
Can be so bad, can be so bad ?
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