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ClusterVisor Documentation
5. Managing users
If ClusterVisor was installed with its full suite of features, it installs and sets up an LDAP server (specifically, a 389 directory server) to use for managing users and groups across the cluster. The page in ClusterVisor to manage the users and groups can be found under Users/groups and behaves much like Configuration page. The Users/groups page has two tabs, Users and Groups, and in this section all actions for users and groups will be occurring in those two tabs.
View all users and groups
All of the users and groups managed by ClusterVisor will be listed in the Users and Groups tabs, respectively. It should be noted that this is not all of the users and groups available on the cluster since users and groups can still be created natively on a node (e.g. using useradd and groupadd).
All of the users and groups managed by ClusterVisor can be viewed using the cv-useradm utility. Specifically, this can be done by running:
$ cv-useradm --show-all
$ cv-useradm -sa
This will display all of the users and groups, with the users at the top and the groups listed at the bottom, and they are ordered by the ID of the user/group (which is listed in parentheses). The users added to the nodes natively can still be viewed from the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files, but are not managed by ClusterVisor. There is, however, a way to synchronize the natively added users across the cluster if using LDAP for user management is not desired, which is explained further in the Synchronizing native users section of this guide.
From the Users tab, above the listed entries of users is an input box to the left of the Add User button. In the input box, put in the desired username for the new user and click on the Add User button. This will present a pop-up window with two tabs, General and Additional Info, and in both tabs all fields that are prefixed with an asterisk ( * ) are required fields that need to be given a value for the user to be added. Some of those fields will be automatically filled out with sane defaults, so unless there is a necessity to change them they can be left as-is.
The non-required fields do not need to be filled out and are presented only as a convenience. For this reason, the fields under the Additional Info tab can be ignored in most cases. However, it should be noted that the non-required field SSH Public Key under the General tab will also serve the purpose of allowing the user to login via SSH regardless of whether the /home directory is mounted on the system or not. Usually this is not the case since a user's SSH public key is typically stored under the .ssh directory in the user's home directory (so it is no longer present if the /home directory is not mounted).
A user can be added in ClusterVisor from the command line using the cv-useradm utility. This can be done by running the following command:
$ cv-useradm --add user.<username>
$ cv-useradm -a user.<username>
Where <username> would be replaced with the desired username for the new user. Similar to using the --add flag with cv-conf, the interface is presented in YAML by default with the editable fields at the top and the documentation of each possible field at the bottom. Like the web interface, most of the fields will be populated automatically with sane defaults, but the cn field will still need to be edited with the full name of the user along with displayName for the displayed name of the user. Upon saving and exiting the file, a prompt will be given to add a password to the new user. Once this is done, the user has been added and is ready for use.
Changing a user's password
From the Users tab, in the Actions column for each user is a Password button. Clicking this brings up a pop-up window to put in a new password for the user, which can be applied by clicking the Change password button.
The method for changing a password in ClusterVisor depends on whether a user wants to change their own password or if the root user wants to change another user's password. For the former, this can be done like any other account using the passwd utility. For the latter, the root user is not allowed to change a ClusterVisor user's password using passwd, so instead needs to use cv-useradmin with the --password flag to change a user's password. This will present a prompt to enter and then re-enter the new password, after which the password will be changed for the user.
Adding a group
From the Groups tab, above the listed entries of users is an input box to the left of the Add Group button. In the input box, put in the desired name for the new group and click on the Add Group button. Similar to adding a user, sane defaults will be filled out for some of the fields, so only the Description field needs to be filled out. Optionally, the group can also assign members to it under the Members field, but this can also be done later after the group is created.
A group can be added in ClusterVisor from the command line using the cv-useradm utility. This can be done by running the following command:
$ cv-useradm --add group.<name>
$ cv-useradm -a group.<name>
Where <name> would be replaced with the desired name for the new group. Similar to using the --add flag with cv-conf, the interface is presented in YAML by default with the editable fields at the top and the documentation of each possible field at the bottom. Like the web interface, most of the fields will be populated automatically with sane defaults, but the description field will still need to be edited with a description of the new group and optionally a list of the members of the group (which can also be added later). The group will be added once the file has been saved and exited.
Group management for users
A user can be added/removed from a group in two different ways in ClusterVisor, either from the Users tab or the Groups tab. To do so from the Users tab, in the Actions column for each user is a Groups button, and clicking it will bring up a pop-up window to select which groups to add/remove from the user. To do so from the Groups tab, clicking the Edit button from a group's Action column will bring up a pop-up window to select which users to add/remove from the group.
Each of these methods has its pros and cons, primarily depending upon whether a user needs to be added/removed from any groups (in which case, use the Users tab) or if multiple users need to be added/removed from a group (in which case, use the Groups tab).
Similar to the web interface, a user can be added/removed from a group in two different ways from the command line, both of which are done using the cv-useradm utility. To add/remove multiple groups from a single user, the --group-membership flag should be used on the user and the groups can be added/removed by changing the value of the group between true/false (true meaning the user is added to the group, and false meaning the user is removed from the group). To do the inverse of adding/removing multiple users from a single group, the --edit flag should be used on the group to add/remove users from the member field. The available users will be listed below in the documentation portion, and be sure to format the entries as user.<username> where <username> is replaced with the username of the user.
If all users are being removed from a group, the value should be set to [], otherwise it will fail validation because the member field is not a list.
Modifying a user
From the Users tab, in the Actions column for each user is an Edit button and clicking this brings up a pop-up window showing all of the configurable fields of the user. Any of these fields can be changed, but if any of the required fields (those prefixed with an asterisk) are left blank when the changes are saved it will not commit the changes until either the required fields are given a value or the pop-up window is closed (which will discard all of the changes).
A user can be modified in ClusterVisor from the command line using the cv-useradm utility. This can be done by running the following command:
$ cv-useradm --edit user.<username>
$ cv-useradm -e user.<username>
Where <username> would be replaced with the username for the user being modified. Similar to using the --edit flag with cv-conf, the interface is presented in YAML by default with the editable fields at the top and the documentation of each possible field at the bottom. Like with the web interface, there are required fields (designated with the term required next to the field's name in the documentation below) that need to have a value to pass validation before any saved changes are committed. Assuming validation passed, upon saving and exiting the file the changes will be applied.
Modifying a group
From the Groups tab, in the Actions column for each group is an Edit button and clicking this brings up a pop-up window showing all of the configurable fields of the group. Any of these fields can be changed, but if any of the required fields (those prefixed with an asterisk) are left blank when the changes are saved it will not commit the changes until either the required fields are given a value or the pop-up window is closed (which will discard all of the changes).
A group can be modified in ClusterVisor from the command line using the cv-useradm utility. This can be done by running the following command:
$ cv-useradm --edit group.<name>
$ cv-useradm -e group.<name>
Where <name> would be replaced with the name for the group being modified. Similar to using the --edit flag with cv-conf, the interface is presented in YAML by default with the editable fields at the top and the documentation of each possible field at the bottom. Like with the web interface, there are required fields (designated with the term required next to the field's name in the documentation below) that need to have a value to pass validation before any saved changes are committed. Assuming validation passed, upon saving and exiting the file the changes will be applied.
Removing a user / group
The process for removing a user and group is the same. From the Actions column for each user /group is an Edit button and clicking this brings up a pop-up window. At the bottom of this window is a red Delete button, and when clicked this will provide a confirmation box to verify that the user / group should be deleted (in case clicked by accident). In the case of the user, while this process will remove the user its home directory will remain until manually deleted.
A user / group can be removed in ClusterVisor from the command line using the cv-useradm utility. This can be done by running the following command:
$ cv-useradm --delete user.<username>
$ cv-useradm --delete group.<name>
$ cv-useradm -d user.<username>
$ cv-useradm -d group.<name>
Where <username> would be replaced with the username for the user being removed and <name> would be replaced with the name of the group being removed. This will display a prompt asking if the user / group should truly be removed or giving the option to quit the operation in case it was done by mistake. This dialog can be skipped by also passing the --yes flag, which will agree to removing the user /group without confirmation. Same as the web interface, a user's home directory will remain until manually removed.
Configuring LDAP
While ClusterVisor provides its own 389 directory server with sane default configurations, these settings can be modified along with replacing the LDAP server being used altogether. These configurations can be accessed from the Configuration page under the Configuration collection, specifically the config.ldap section. The usage of some of the less obvious fields (not already explained by their descriptions) is as follows:
Manage users / group - Determines whether or not ClusterVisor is managing an LDAP instance. This will effectively disable the Users / Groups page and all command line utilities that manage the LDAP users (e.g., cv-useradm).
LDAP URI - This is what points to the actual LDAP server being used. Keep in mind that if a non-389 directory server LDAP instance is used, the Manage users / groups field should most likely to be set to true to prevent unanticipated behavior.
LDAP CA Cert - This stores the contents of the CA SSL certificate for LDAP.
Min UID - There can be issues if a UID in LDAP clashes with the UIDs from the native users on the system. This field determines at what point the automatically generated UID will be given for the ClusterVisor users (which should at the very least start at 2000, but it is recommended to use something higher like 10000).
Min GID - Same as Min UID but for the GID; the same principles apply.
Default user GID - As opposed to automatically assigning users to their own groups, ClusterVisor will by default assign users to a single default group to make managing group permissions easier. This is the GID number that users will be assigned to be default.
Triggers - This provides a way to have scripts automatically triggered when actions are performed on ClusterVisor's users or groups. By default all types of triggers are already assigned a script, but they are intentionally left blank so that they can be edited rather than needing new scripts assigned (although there would be no issue if multiple scripts were assigned to the same type of trigger). An example use case for a trigger would be to clean up the home directory of the user being deleted.
The config.ldap section is modified just like any other section. For documentation on modifying configurations in ClusterVisor, see section Configurations in ClusterVisor of this guide.
Synchronizing native users
On the cluster there are different types: users that are managed by ClusterVisor and users that are not managed by ClusterVisor. The latter can be broken down into two further categories: users that are managed by some other service (e.g., Active Directory) and users that were natively added onto the system (e.g. using useradd), the latter being the focus of this section.
If users are not being managed by ClusterVisor, but there is still a desire to synchronize users across the cluster, ClusterVisor provides a system that can facilitate this through authsync. This feature is not enabled by default since the preferred method of user management in ClusterVisor is through its LDAP server, but it can be enabled by doing the following:
From the Configuration page under the Configuration collection, click the Edit button under the Actions column of the config.global section.
In the pop-up window, navigate to the Authsync tab.
For the Source field, from the drop-down menu select the node that will be the "source of truth" for the users/groups that will be synchronized to the other nodes (this will typically be the head node).
For the Minimum UID field, setting this to 1000 will only sync user accounts (since their UIDs start at 1000) while setting it to 0 will sync all accounts (however, using 0 can cause issues if the system users on the nodes do not match the UID of the source node).
For the Minimum GID field, this will typically match the Minimum UID field but can differ if a different set of groups needs to be synchronized.
For the Lookup method field, using getent will synchronize all users of the system (both native and non-native users) and using files will only synchronize native users (if LDAP is still being used, use files to avoid creating duplicate users).
Save the changes made.
Navigate to the Node collection and edit the Authsync field (found under the General tab) for each node section desired to be synchronized with the source node.
Save the changes made for each edited node section.
From this point, the cv-authsync utility can be used to synchronize the users/groups from the source node to the selected nodes (using the node selector flags, to sync all node use the --all flag). As well, to help automate the synchronization whenever changes are made to the native nodes, the auth watch daemon can be enabled to do so by running the following on the source node selected earlier:
$ systemctl enable --now cv-auth-watchd
This will simultaneously start the daemon and enable it to start up automatically on all following reboots. This daemon will check to see if any native users have been changed, and if so will automatically run cv-authsync --all to sync the changes to the other nodes.
As stated earlier, none of this needs to be done if users are being managed through ClusterVisor or some other service. This is only if native users are being used and need to be synchronized across the other nodes in the cluster.


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FLW TOUR BRINGS WORLD'S TOP BASS ANGLERS TO LA CROSSE FOR TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE
May 6, 2017 10:32:35
May 4, 2017--LA CROSSE, Wis. – The FLW Tour, the most competitive circuit in professional bass fishing, is set to compete on the Mississippi River May 18-21 in an event presented by Evinrude, when 322 of the world's most decorated bass pros and co-anglers will be casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division. The event, which is hosted by Explore La Crosse, is the sixth stop of 2017 – the Tour's 22nd season.
FLW Tour anglers will launch in Pool No. 8, and have the option to lock upriver to Pool No. 7 or downriver to Pool No. 9. These three impoundments provide an ample amount and variety of cover for bass to reside. Vast swaths of vegetation, wing dams, rock jetties, backwater pools and shallow laydowns will all be targeted by anglers.
"I'm hoping the weather warms up a little as the tournament approaches," said Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, a 14-year Tour veteran and six-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. "If it does, it's going to be on fire and they're really going to catch them. The bass are getting ready to spawn, but this cold snap we've had has kind of shut them down. It's going to all come down to the temperature for this event.
"If the weather warms, both smallmouth and largemouth bass are going to be very active," Monsoor continued. "They'll be able to catch both species together in the same spot, which is going to surprise some of the competitors. There are several great backwater lakes in all three pools. Each of them has the potential to produce what's needed to win this tournament – that's how good they are."
Monsoor said the dominant cover for largemouth bass will likely be wood, while smallmouths should converge near rock.
"I'm going to utilize a jig because you can catch both species with it," said Monsoor. "The rest of the field will be running a variety of lures including ChatterBaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, frogs, worms – they're going to use just about everything. Whatever technique each angler specializes in, they're going to catch them doing it."
"It could take more weight to win, but it will depend on how consistent the guys can be," said Monsoor. "It's anybody's game – believe me. These guys are going to come up here and find bass that have never been fished. They're going to look at things different than everyone else, and someone's going to find spots that are new and unique. It's going to be a fun tournament."
Competitors will take off at 6:30 a.m. CDT each day from Veterans Freedom Park, located at 1 Clinton St., in La Crosse. Thursday and Friday's weigh-ins, May 18-19, will be held at Veterans Freedom Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday's weigh-ins, May 20-21, will also be held at Veterans Freedom Park, but will begin at 4 p.m.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday's weigh-in, while the top 20 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Mississippi River presented by Evinrude is more than $800,000, including $10,000 through 50th place in the Pro Division.
Courtesy of FLW Communications.
Categories: FLW Outdoors, Boating, Fishing, Tournaments, Bass Hog, Outdoors, News, Sports, FLW Tour
ROSE GOES BACK-TO-BACK
March 5, 2017 03:00:58
In the 20-year history of the FLW Tour, there has never been a back-to-back winner in a single season. There have been pros who have won multiple events in a season. And there have been pros who have won on the same lake in back-to-back seasons. But never has an FLW Tour pro won two consecutive events in a season.
That all changed Sunday when Mark Rose, fresh off his Tour win at Guntersville, raised the winner's trophy at the FLW Tour presented by Quaker State on Lake Travis. The historic win made Rose the first back-to-back winner in FLW Tour history.
However, Rose had to earn that record the hard way. For the second time in three weeks, Rose fought off a hard charge from Bryan Thrift in what has become an ongoing heavyweight bout between two of the Tour's most decorated stars.
On the final day at Guntersville, Thrift entered the day in second place, and methodically tracked Rose all day, closing in on him by the hour. And just when it looked like Thrift had Rose down for the count, Rose thwarted Thrift's victory charge with a last-minute 6-pounder to win by just 15 ounces.
Sunday, the roles were reversed. Rose entered the day in second place by just a pound and was the one who had to close in on Thrift. And right when it looked like Rose had Thrift in his sights, Thrift tried to give Rose a taste of his own medicine by catching a 5-pounder in the last hour in an attempt to hold off Rose.
"I'm blown away right now," Rose said after accepting the trophy. "I'm speechless. I consider Bryan to be the best angler on the planet. He is what pushes me every day to be a better angler. This kind of competition at the top of the game is what this sport is all about. I don't even know what to say right now except that God is good."
With his back-to-back wins, Rose has also broken his reputation of being a Tennessee Valley-only winner. All of his previous Tour wins have been along the Tennessee River. This one, however, marks his first win away from his favorite river basin, proving he is a far more diverse angler than just being a summertime "ledgemaster."
But in order to pull off this win, Rose did have to resort to his comfort zone – offshore structure in depths ranging from 18 to 50 feet.
Ironically, Rose started the event far up the Colorado River, cranking shallow river banks to the tune of 11 pounds, 9 ounces. He had practiced offshore but couldn't get anything going, so he resorted to the river.
On day two, Rose returned to his offshore wheelhouse.
"I started doing what I should have been doing the first day – fishing out – way out," Rose says. "I started fishing those big flat points on the lower end. At first I was trying to fish up on top of them, dragging a jig across the tops in about 18 feet of water. I caught a few that way, but every time I eased up there to cast up on the points, I could see big arches on my graph on those 25-to-45-foot breaks. So I backed out some more and started dragging that Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig down those deeper breaks – what I called stair-step ledges – that fall off those points. I caught some fish as deep as 50 feet here this week. I even dropped down from 17 to 15-pound Seagaur Tatsu to decrease the line resistance at those extreme depths."
On the morning of day three, Rose tied on a big 6-inch swimbait fastened to a 1-ounce Strike King Squadron Head to see if he could entice those suspended bass by winding the big swimmer over the top of them. His first cast with the swimbait produced a 6-pounder.
Courtesy of FLW Outdoors,Rob Newell.
LAKE TRAVIS SET TO HOST FLW TOUR EVENT PRESENTED BY QUAKER STATE
February 2, 2017 03:09:09
JONESTOWN, Texas (Feb. 2, 2017) – The second tournament of the 22nd season of the FLW Tour, the most competitive circuit in professional bass fishing, is coming to Jonestown Feb. 16-19 with the FLW Tour at Lake Travis presented by Quaker State. The event, hosted by the City of Jonestown and the Austin Sports Commission, will feature 330 of the world's best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division.
"This tournament is going to be a lot of fun because many of us haven't fished Lake Travis competitively," said FLW Tour pro Tom Redington of Royse City, Texas. "A lot of the field will be making new discoveries in terms of fishable cover and structure. I think there will be a few anglers that break away and do something really unique."
"If it gets windy and sight-fishing isn't an option, I see a jerkbait or crankbait doing well out deep," continued Redington. "The water on the main lake is above full pool, which means there's a ton of submerged cover for bass to suspend in. We may be fishing trees, rocks and bushes that are 50 feet down. Some of the points run a half-mile out into the lake. Finesse jigs and drop-shots rigged with soft-plastics will be big. If competitors want to be shallow but still fish the main lake, a spinnerbait or flipping a creature-bait will do the trick."
Categories: FLW Outdoors, Boating, Fishing, Tournaments, Bass Hog, Jonathan Marlow, Outdoors, News, Sports, FLW Tour, FLW International, Fishing League Worldwide, FLW TOUR EVENT PRESENTED BY QUAKER STATE
MISSOURI'S WATSON WINS WALMART FLW TOUR INVITATIONAL ON NORRIS LAKE PRESENTED BY QUAKER STATE
ANDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 22, 2016) – After three career Walmart FLW Tour top-20 finishes, numerous wins at the AAA-level and two career championship appearances, pro James Watson of Nixa, Missouri, earned the first FLW Tour victory of his career and $95,400 Saturday at the Walmart FLW Tour Invitational at Norris Lake presented by Quaker State with a final day's catch of four largemouth and one smallmouth bass weighing 9 pounds, 12 ounces.
"I thought I blew it today, so I am absolutely floored," said Watson, who pushed his FLW career earnings to more than $276,000. "I've won a B.A.S.S. Open, I've won a P.A.A. event, but I've never won an FLW Tour event. I've been fishing these things a long time and I bleed FLW. This is such a huge win for me – by far the biggest financial win of my career. And to punch my ticket to the Forrest Wood Cup before the season even starts, this is big time." Courtesy of FLW Outdoors.
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FLW ANNOUNCES 2016 WALMART FLW TOUR SCHEDULE
July 31, 2015 11:25:49
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 16, 2015) – FLW announced the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour regular-season schedule Thursday in a live press conference held at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST). The 2016 season will feature six tournaments, broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network, which will showcase the best bass anglers in the world competing in the most competitive and lucrative circuit in the sport.
2016 Walmart FLW Tour Regular-Season Schedule:
February 4-7 Lake Okeechobee Clewiston, Fla.
Hosted by Roland and Mary Ann Martin's Marina & Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council
March 17-20 Lake Hartwell Anderson, S.C.
Hosted by the Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau
April 14-17 Beaver Lake Rogers, Ark.
Hosted by Visit Rogers
May 5-8 Pickwick Lake Florence, Ala.
Hosted by the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Bureau
June 9-12 Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville, Ky.
Hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
June 23-26 Lake Champlain Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau
The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart will be held Aug. 4-7. The location for the championship event will be unveiled on-stage at the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Categories: FLW Outdoors, Boating, Fishing, Tournaments, Bass Hog, Jonathan Marlow, Outdoors, News, Sports, FLW Tour, FWC, Forrest Wood Cup
WENDLANDT WINS WALMART FLW TOUR ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
June 29, 2015 10:52:41
Legendary Texas Angler Beats 140 Pros, Wins $125,000 in Nationally Televised Event
MARBURY, Md. (June 28, 2015) – When professional angler Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, was forced to withdraw from the Walmart FLW Tour in 2014 after suffering a heart attack he wasn't sure if he'd ever be able to fish competitively again. After a few months of recovery and undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, Wendlandt made the decision to return to the Tour in 2015.
His decision was validated Sunday when the three-time Angler of the Year brought a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 14 ounces to the scale to win the Walmart FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Ranger Boats. Wendlandt's four-day total of 20 bass weighing 60 pounds even earned him the win by a 4-pound, 4-ounce margin over Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tennessee, and the top cash award of $125,000 in the internationally-televised event that featured 142 of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing in the final regular-season tournament of the season.
Wendlandt may have not even made the top-10 cut to fish Sunday had it not been for an incredible act of sportsmanship by fellow competitor Shinichi Fukae. Wendlandt started day three in first place, but soon experienced mechanical problems that would effectively end his day and force him to get an early tow back to the marina. However Fukae, who was fishing at a nearby location, offered to let Wendlandt use his boat for the remainder of the day – a decision that would allow Wendlandt to finish his day on the water and remain in contention for the win, but guarantee Fukae a zero for the day and a 20th-place finish.
"Without Shin, this win wouldn't have been possible," Wendlandt said. "I can't say enough about him. What he did yesterday, giving me his boat… I cannot thank him enough."
After this week's strong showing on the Potomac Wendlandt ended the season ranked 18th in the Angler of the Year Race and qualified for the 16th-Forrest Wood Cup appearance of his career – the first since 2012.
Overall there were 50 bass weighing 118 pounds, 13 ounces caught by pros Sunday. All of the top-10 professionals weighed in five-bass limits.
Pro Zack Birge of Blanchard, Oklahoma, clinched the 2015 Walmart FLW Tour Rookie of the Year award Friday, which is awarded to the rookie pro angler who finishes the season with the highest point total.
Jim Jones of Big Bend, Wisconsin, won the co-angler division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Kyle Prskalo of Hobart, Indiana, who finished in second place with eight bass weighing 23 pounds, 15 ounces worth $7,081.
Categories: FLW Outdoors, Boating, Fishing, Tournaments, Bass Hog, Jonathan Marlow, Outdoors, News, Sports, FLW Tour
CHINA SET TO SIGN FLW INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONING AGREEMENT AT ICAST 2015
Advisory for Monday, June 29, 2015
WHAT: FLW, the world's largest tournament-fishing organization, is set to sign an agreement with China to bring their internationally sanctioned bass-fishing tournaments to the world's most populous country. The agreement will be signed by Gang Li, Vice President of the Florida Culture Exchange Association representing Sunny Lake (Beijing) Sport Development, LLC, at a scheduled news conference at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST).
WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 2015
WHERE: Booth #3179
International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST)
9990 International Drive
Orlando, Fla.
NOTES: Named after the founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW introduced its Fishing League Worldwide tagline last year to better reflect its status as the world's largest tournament fishing organization. Earlier this year FLW expanded its presence on the world stage yet again with the introduction of a sanctioning program allowing international partners to license the iconic brand and run FLW tournaments abroad.
China will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers, who are citizens of the host country, to a new international division at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship beginning in 2016. The highest finisher among countries represented in the international division will then advance to the Forrest Wood Cup, making it the sport's only true world championship.
Canada and South Korea have already signed on as FLW partners under the new program and are set to begin hosting FLW-sanctioned tournaments in 2015. China is the third country to sign on for international sanctioning. Details on their hosted tournaments will be available soon.
Additional FLW qualifying tournaments in other countries are forthcoming. Watch FLWFishing.com for details.
WENDLANDT TAKES LEAD AT WALMART FLW TOUR ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
Wisconsin's Jones Wins Co-Angler Title, $25,000
MARBURY, Md. (June 26, 2015) – Pro angler Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, brought five bass to the scale Friday weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces to grab the lead on day two of the Walmart FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Ranger Boats. Wendlandt now has a two-day catch of 10 bass totaling 32-10 and holds a 1-pound, 12-ounce lead over second place pro Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Maryland, in the four-day tournament, hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners, that features 142 of the top bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.
"I focused on a lot of the same areas that I did yesterday," said Wendlandt, who is chasing his fourth tournament win as a professional on the FLW Tour. "I didn't catch a whole lot of fish today but the ones I did bring in were good-sized."
Of the handful of bass Wendlandt did catch, he said it was the 5-pounder he reeled in around 11 a.m. that gave him a much-needed confidence boost.
"On this river that's a big fish right now," said Wendlandt "I'd say catching that fish is what really set today's performance apart from yesterday.
"If this wasn't a tidal fishery there's no way my pattern would hold up," continued Wendlandt. "But the fact that the water is constantly moving in and coming up and changing the location of the fish, there's definitely an opportunity for it to work."
Looking ahead to tomorrow's top-20 showdown, Wendlandt said he has a few spots left to try and pull together a solid limit.
"I may hit some of the new stuff," said Wendlandt. "It just really depends on how the day is going. I could see myself going in there and catching them quick or I could see it being a struggle. It's just really hard to tell right now."
Mike Boyles of Kimberling City, Missouri, won the Bridgford Big Bass Award on the pro side Friday with a bass weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the $500 prize.
J.P. Sims of Cookeville, Tennessee, caught Friday's Bridgford Big Bass in the co-angler division, a bass weighing 4 pounds, 2 ounces to win the $250 prize.
WENDLANDT EXTENDS LEAD, MARTIN CLINCHES ANGLER OF THE YEAR TITLE AT WALMART FLW TOUR ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
MARBURY, Md. (June 27, 2015) – Pro angler Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces to extend his lead on day three of the Walmart FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Ranger Boats. The tournament now heads into the fourth and final day of competition and the field is cut to the final 10 in the four-day event, hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners, that featured 142 of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world casting for the top cash award of up to $125,000.
Wendlandt's three-day cumulative weight of 47-2 extended his lead to 3 pounds, 12 ounces over second-place angler Adrian Avena of Vineland, New Jersey, who has a three-day weight of 15 bass totaling 43-6.
"Today I focused on two key areas that I've been hitting all week," said Wendlandt, who is seeking his first win on the Walmart FLW Tour since 2001. "I'm keeping things fairly simple and just trying to grind it out as much as I can.
"I arrived at my first area and caught three keepers before 10 a.m.," continued Wendlandt. "That's when I began to experience engine trouble. It wasn't long before I was stuck out there."
Wendlandt planned to use his trolling motor to scrape together whatever he could for the day and get an early tow in back to the marina. However, fellow competitor Shinichi Fukae, who was fishing at a nearby location, in a tremendous showing of sportsmanship offered to let Wendlandt use his boat for the remainder of the day – a decision that would guarantee Fukae a zero for the day and a 20th-place finish.
"It's probably one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship I've seen in my time bass fishing," Wendlandt said. "We're all out here competing for a lot of money so for him to do that really shows his true character.
"After switching boats I was able to move around in my areas more freely and ended up catching four more bass," said Wendlandt.
Wendlandt said he caught eight keepers in less than two feet of water over the course of the day using two primary baits.
"I'm really not sure how I'm going to fish tomorrow," said Wendlandt. "It's going to be interesting because of the amount of rain we're getting. All I know is that I'll be returning to my main areas."
For the first time in his storied career, pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, wrapped up the Angler of the Year title on Saturday. He narrowly edged out pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, in a tightly contested race that thrilled fishing fans throughout the season. Martin, who clinched the first Angler of the Year title of his career as well as a check for $100,000, also will receive an automatic berth into the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup.
MIROONAMOO MEDIA GROUP SIGNS EXCLUSIVE FLW LICENSING AGREEMENT TO RUN FLW TOURNAMENTS IN SOUTH KOREA
MARBURY, Md. (June 26, 2015) – FLW announced today an exclusive licensing agreement with MirooNamoo Media Group from South Korea to begin sanctioning FLW bass-fishing tournaments in the Eastern-Asian country at a contract signing preceding the weigh-in at the Walmart FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Ranger Boats.
South Korea will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers, who are citizens of the host country, to a new international division at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship beginning in 2016. Two anglers will compete as pros with FLW providing Ranger boats and two will compete as co-anglers. The top pro award at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship is $95,000, including a Ranger Z518C if the pro is Ranger Cup qualified, and the top co-angler award is a Ranger Z117.
The highest finishing pro from the newly introduced International Division at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship will advance to the following year's Forrest Wood Cup for the chance to compete on the sport's biggest stage for $500,000 – the biggest payday in bass fishing. FLW will also provide a Ranger boat for use in the Forrest Wood Cup.
"There are many fisherman in South Korea, but not many opportunities to compete in tournaments," said Jin-Soo Kang, CEO of MiruNamu, Inc., and Director of OBS broadcasting. "Bringing FLW tournaments to Korea will bring a great boost in popularity and awareness to the sport of tournament bass-fishing."
Named after the founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW introduced its Fishing League Worldwide tagline last year to better reflect its status as the world's largest tournament fishing organization. Earlier this year FLW expanded its presence on the world stage with the introduction of a sanctioning program allowing international partners to license the iconic brand and run FLW tournaments abroad.
"We are very excited to announce our partnership with the MirooNamoo Media Group to bring FLW tournaments to South Korea," said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. "Our television show has aired in South Korea for many years and there are many anglers there that are very excited at the prospect of advancing to the Rayovac FLW Series Championship and ultimately the Forrest Wood Cup."
South Korea is the second country to sign on for international sanctioning. Canada has already signed on as FLW's partner under the new program and is set to host an FLW tournament in 2015 with at least three events slated in Canada for 2016. Additional FLW qualifying tournaments in other countries are forthcoming. Watch FLWFishing.com for details.

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As the days start to lengthen and brighten, the residents of the historic and scenic village of Killala are getting geared up for the summer season ahead. The village is a popular spot for tourists and visitors as well as providing spectacular walks and beaches for locals to enjoy. Now, the newly formed Killala Tidy Towns group, along with Killala Men's Shed are spearheading the first of a number of initiatives to improve the appearance and overall condition of the area.
Having registered for National Spring Clean, a monster clean-up evening is planned for Thursday 19th April in all parts of the charming village by the two groups. The Town Park, the new Monasteries of the Moy Greenway, all approach roads as well as the pier and the centre of the town will benefit from the Spring-Clean and tidy-up starting at 6pm at the Community Centre.
Cleaning up the area not only improves the look of the town but also benefits local wildlife, prevents drains being blocked and encourages better management of litter by all. And of course, it makes it an even better place for visitors to enjoy.
Locals are encouraged to volunteer approximately one hour to assist the Men's Shed and Tidy Towns in this worthwhile initiative to improve the area for themselves as well as the many visitors coming to and passing through the town. Through National Spring Clean and the generosity of local businesses, rubbish bags, gloves and equipment will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring hi-vi jackets (and a sense of humour) so that everyone can enjoy their evening of work in safety.
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Our summer vegetable garden has been so painfully slow to start this year. Finally this week the tomato "tap" have been turned on and we are beginning to collect a tub of fresh colourful tomatoes each day. Thank goodness! Each year (in summer) I make a few batches of my famous "Best Ever Tomato Sauce" to last the coming months. Where possible we use our own produce to make the sauce. When I use all mine to dehydrate and eat fresh, I source the tomatoes from a local spray free farm gate. My youngest son is a tomato sauce fiend. He would happily put it on anything! Thankfully he loves my home made sauce more than any store purchased ones. The problem this summer is that since my SIBO diagnosis I am unable to eat foods that contain sugar. My usual recipe contains sugar, not alot but I am not keen to undo the hard work I have done to date with my diet protocol by adding any back in at this stage. A solution was required so I could add sauce to my home made burgers. This recipe evolved, it is simple to make and although it doesn't have the shelf life of my regular recipe it will last a few days in the fridge or frozen in ice cubes. I have found that it is such a simple recipe I simply make a batch while cooking the dinner when I need it. I hope you love it as much as I do if you have been seeking a sugar free tomato sauce recipe.
This is my simple recipe for sugar-free baked tomato sauce.
A simple baked sugar free tomato sauce recipe made from fresh summer produce.
To cook, drizzle the vegetables with the oil and dress with the salt and pepper. Shake the pan to incorporate and coat the ingredients.
Remove from the oven, add the fresh herbs and stir to combine. Use a fork to break up the tomatoes if you wish, or puree with a blender stick if you prefer a liquid sauce.
My preference is for a sauce that is chunky and has many tomatoes in tact. If you prefer a more liquid sauce puree or mash the ingredients when they come out of the oven.
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Newspapers are laid out so the most important news of the day is immediately clear, to entice anyone walking past the newsstand to purchase. The first responsibility of a website is to make it obvious why the visitor should stay.
Studies of websites and newspapers agree come to an oddly similar result. Whether visiting a new website, or viewing today's newspaper on a newsstand, the average user takes between one and two seconds to decide whether to stay (or buy). Decades ago, newspapers learned they needed a headline editor, to watch out for the appeal visible by anyone walking by a newsstand.
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Crystal Simone Smith is the author of three poetry chapbooks: Routes Home, Finishing Line Press (2013); Running Music, Longleaf Press (2014), and Down to Earth, Longleaf Press (2021). She is also the author of Wildflowers: Haiku, Senryu, and Haibun (2016). Her work has appeared in numerous journals including Callaloo, Nimrod, Barrow Street, Obsidian II: Literature in the African Diaspora, African American Review, and Mobius: The Journal of Social Change. She is an alumna of the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop and the Yale Summer Writers Conference. She holds an MFA from Queens University of Charlotte and lives in Durham, NC with her husband and two sons where she teaches English Composition and Creative Writing. She is the Managing Editor of Backbone Press.
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So much fun to be had at Gaylord National's Christmas on the Potomac!
3. Look for discount tickets. Check out local sites like Certifikid, Groupon, Goldstar and the Gaylord Resort page on Facebook for discount codes.
4. Do NOT Wear a Bulky Coat. Bring gloves, hats and a not-so-bulky coat to wear. It's 9 degrees inside ICE!, so you'll need the above. And wearing a bulky coat as well as their parka can make you feel quite tight and restrict movement, inducing meltdown-central, so if you have a thin but warm coat, that's ideal. All that said, my child wore her Lands End winter coat and did just fine. She did fit in a nap on our way to the Gaylord though, so there's that….
About to begin our fun at ICE!
5. Dress in layers. As a follow-on to above, this will give you and your child more flexibility should they feel cold or warm.
6. Touchscreen gloves. Wear your fancy touchscreen gloves to avoid having to take off your luddite gloves every time you want to take a picture or use your phone.
8. TUCK THE BLUE PARKA UNDER YOUR CHILD'S REAR! That slide is ice, ice cold! Plus, you slide faster with the parka under your rear.
9. Keep your cell phone in your back pocket. Cell phone may crash as temperatures are so low. Mine did. I found that keeping it in back pocket of my jeans (rather than coat pocket) then kept it warm enough to avoid subsequent crashes.
10. Parking. If you're going during a weekday, parking shouldn't be an issue as there's a self-parking lot for ICE! attendees and there are lots of parking options within walking distance to the Gaylord National Harbor. If on a weekend, I'd recommend buying parking online here ahead of time.
Because I'm such a giver, sharing even more tips to satiate your type-A planning proclivities and enhance your experience while at the Gaylord National Resort for ICE!
Cirque Dreams Unwrapped – such a good show!
2. Amazing Gingerbread House Display. Check out the Gingerbread House Display in the main lobby of the Gaylord National Resort. So many cool, artful houses put together for all to wonder and explore. FREE!
So many wonderful gingerbread houses to explore – and smell!
Fun times at the Awakening!
4. Arcade! There's an arcade on the lower level of the Gaylord National Resort (by the pool). Great way to spend some time if you're waiting for Cirque or waiting for other kiddos to wrap up in Chrismas Village.
TMNT, Racing & more games at the Arcade!
5. Hungry? There are places to eat inside the Gaylord National Resort as well as many restaurants to choose from outside. We had a good, kid-friendly experience at both Fiorella's Italian Kitchen (sharing a pizza is always a good, affordable option) and Public House National Harbor (kids meals $8.99).
If you have attended ICE or any of the Christmas on the Potomac events at the Gaylord National Resort, what tips might you add to the list? Enter in comments below!
I received complimentary tickets to attend ICE! and Storytime with Mrs. Claus with my family. No additional compensation was received and all opinions – especially the funny ones 🤣 – are my own.
For more festive, fun ideas, check out Route One Fun's 2018 Holiday Events Guide! And follow Route One Fun's Facebook and Instagram pages to stay in the know about other fun happenings along Route 1 and the DC Metro Area!


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Q: Border Around Text Input When Clicked in React Native on Web I am using React Native and TextInputs. There is a border around the TextInput when I click on it. When I click off, the border disappears. This does not happen on Android, but it happens on web. Below are some images. How can I get rid of this border?
When not clicked:

When clicked:

Browser: Chrome 84
OS: Windows 10
Expo Version: 3.26.1
React Native Version: 4.12.0
Nodejs Version: v12.18.3
Npm Version: 6.14.6
Minimum Reproducible Example: https://snack.expo.io/@ketzoomer/dfbbdf
import * as React from 'react';
import { View, Text, TextInput } from 'react-native';

class Sign_Up extends React.Component {

    constructor() {
        super();

        this.state = {
        };
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <View>
                <Text>
                    First Name:
                    <TextInput
                        style={{ paddingVertical: 0, borderBottomWidth: 1, marginLeft: 5 }}
                        value={this.state.firstName}
                        onChangeText={(firstName) => this.setState({ firstName: firstName })}
                        placeholder="First Name"
                    />
                </Text>
            </View>
        );
    }
}

export default Sign_Up;

What I tried:
I tried outline: 0 and it did not work.
I tried outlineWidth: 0 and it did not work.
I tried borderWidth: 0, and this did not work either.

A: outline: 'none' will do the trick as mentioned by others in the comments. I tried with your snack and it seems to work. Here is the edit: https://snack.expo.io/ro0icIt!6. See below the code:
render() {
        return (
            <View>
                <Text>
                    First Name:
                    <TextInput
                        style={{ paddingVertical: 0, outline: 'none', borderBottomWidth: 1, marginLeft: 5 }}
                        value={this.state.firstName}
                        onChangeText={(firstName) => this.setState({ firstName: firstName })}
                        placeholder="First Name"
                    />
                </Text>
            </View>
        );
    }

I have also added below the video/gif:

A: outline: 'none' is no longer working. instead we can use
outlineStyle: 'none'

Note: removing outline is not a good idea for accessibility if you don't have a better alternative for it.
https://css-irl.info/accessibly-hiding-focus-outlines/

A: outline: 'none' is no longer working for React Native.
We can try:
outlineStyle: 'none'
But sometimes it could not work completly depending of the device. However in my case its working.

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Weinstein's lawyers want trial moved, calling it a 'circus'
by: TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
Posted: Jan 16, 2020 / 08:31 AM CST / Updated: Jan 16, 2020 / 03:42 PM CST
Supermodel Gigi Hadid arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for Harvey Weinstein's jury selection in his trial on rape and sexual assault charges in New York, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein's lawyers went to court Thursday with a last-minute demand to halt jury selection and move his rape trial out of New York City, where they say intense publicity, protesters and even the consideration of supermodel Gigi Hadid as a juror have turned the case into a "media and entertainment circus."
Weinstein's lawyers detoured to the Manhattan appellate court for oral arguments hours after the 24-year-old Hadid was dismissed from the jury pool and as jurors were starting to be picked for the case. By the end of the day, seven jurors — four men and three women — had been selected from about 145 potential jurors who remained in the pool after an initial round of questioning.
Weinstein's lawyers, who floated similar concerns in a losing effort to move the trial in October, said a "carnival-like atmosphere" has taken hold during eight days of jury selection, making it impossible for Weinstein to get a fair trial in his hometown.
"The deluge of publicity adverse to Mr. Weinstein has engulfed the potential jury pool resulting in untoward pressure upon jurors to convict a man demonized and prejudged guilty," Weinstein's lawyer Arthur Aidala wrote in a filing that spurred Thursday's trip to the appellate court.
Weinstein, 67, is charged with raping a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006. He has pleaded not guilty and said any sexual activity was consensual. If convicted, Weinstein could face life in prison.
His lawyers acknowledge media coverage of the ex-movie mogul's case extends beyond the city, but they argue the furor has reached an only-in-New-York degree.
"You're in the media capital of the world," Weinstein attorney John Esposito told appellate Justice David Friedman.
Prosecutors oppose moving the trial, pointing to the plethora of potential jurors still in the running — all pledged they could be fair and impartial — as evidence that the process is working. Moving to a smaller community with a smaller jury pool would only make it more difficult to find jurors, they added.
As for the protests, prosecutor Valerie Figuerdo argued: "There's no reason to think the jurors would be impacted by it because New Yorkers see protests all the time."
The appellate court did not immediately rule on moving the trial. The matter will go to a panel of judges with the aim of having a decision before opening statements, which could happen as early as next week. Friedman declined a request from Weinstein's lawyers to halt the trial until the panel rules.
Last week, Weinstein's lawyers tried and failed to get jury selection halted for a "cooling off" period after Los Angeles prosecutors announced charges against him there on the first day of the New York City trial. The defense said the California charges, which allege Weinstein sexually assaulted one woman and raped another on back-to-back nights in February 2013, ushered in "a new wave of negative press."
Next, they asked the judge, James Burke, to step aside for admonishing Weinstein and threatening to jail him for texting in the courtroom. Burke rejected that request.
In pushing to get the trial moved, Weinstein's lawyers cited "flash mob" protests in the streets outside the Manhattan courthouse during jury selection, with chanting and banging from pots and pans heard in the courtroom 15 stories up, as well other factors such as the frenzy over Hadid's appearance in the jury pool.
Hadid was at the courthouse for a matter of minutes Thursday before being cut from the list of potential jurors, shaking hands with a court officer on her way out.
The supermodel had caused a stir Monday when she emerged as a potential juror, telling the judge she had met both Weinstein and a potential witness, actress Salma Hayek, but could "keep an open mind on the facts."
Nonetheless, the defense and prosecutors later agreed that having her on the jury would create too much commotion.
Burke has said he expects a panel of 12 jurors and six alternates to be seated in time for opening statements and testimony next Wednesday. He told prospective jurors that he expected the trial to finish up in early March.
On Twitter, follow Tom Hays at twitter.com/aptomhays, Jennifer Peltz at twitter.com/jennpeltzand Michael Sisak at twitter.com/mikesisak
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by JAKE COYLE, Associated Press / Jan 21, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voices. And that feels especially welcome this year.
Sundance always rolls around just as the worst movies are being dumped in theaters ( see: "Dolittle" ) and Hollywood's long-running awards season is petering out. This year, the run-up to the Oscars has been dispiritingly homogeneous, coalescing around a field of nominees lacking in diversity both behind and in front of the camera. With some notable exceptions, it feels like the same old.
by DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press / Jan 21, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS was the first major network to break away from President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate on Tuesday, allowing its viewers to watch their regular afternoon fare instead of a debate over a proposed amendment to subpoena White House documents.
The decision illustrated the on-the-fly judgments television executives will face every day of the trial, juggling concerns over millions of dollars in advertising revenue, news purists cognizant of the weight of history and angry soap opera fans.
by ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press / Jan 21, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ousted Grammys CEO fired back at the Recording Academy on Tuesday, alleging that she was removed after complaining about sexual harassment and pay disparities and for calling out conflicts of interest in the nomination process for music's most prestigious awards.
Lawyers for Deborah Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave last week after six months in the job, filed the discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just five days before the Grammy Awards. She alleged she was sexually harassed by the academy's general counsel, Joel Katz.


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Q: How to synchronize System Time access in a class in Java I am writing a class that when called will call a method to use system time to generate a unique 8 character alphanumeric as a reference ID. But I have the fear that at some point, multiple calls might be made in the same millisecond, resulting in the same reference ID. How can I go about protecting this call to system time from multiple threads that might call this method simultaneously?

A: System time is unreliable source for Unique Ids. That's it. Don't use it.
You need some form of a permanent source (UUID uses secure random which seed is provided by the OS)
The system time may go/jump backwards even a few milliseconds and screw your logic entirely. If you can tolerate 64 bits only you can either use High/Low generator which is a very good compromise or cook your own recipe: like 18bits of days since beginning of 2012 (you have over 700years to go) and then 46bits of randomness coming from SecureRandom - not the best case and technically it may fail but it doesn't require external persistence.

A: I'd suggest to add the threadID to the reference ID. This will make the reference more unique. However, even within a thread consecutive calls to a time source may deliver identical values. Even calls to the highest resolution source (QueryPerformanceCounter) may result in identical values on certain hardware. A possible solution to this problem is testing the collected time value against its predecessor and add an increment item to the "time-stamp". You may need more than 8 characters when this should be human readable.
The most efficient source for a timestamp is the GetSystemTimeAsFileTime API. I wrote some details in this answer.

A: You can use the UUID class to generate the bits for your ID, then use some bitwise operators and Long.toString to convert it to base-36 (alpha-numeric).
public static String getId() {
    UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
    // This is the time-based long, and is predictable
    long msb = uuid.getMostSignificantBits();
    // This contains the variant bits, and is random
    long lsb = uuid.getLeastSignificantBits();
    long result = msb ^ lsb; // XOR
    String encoded = Long.toString(result, 36);
    // Remove sign if negative
    if (result < 0)
        encoded = encoded.substring(1, encoded.length());
    // Trim extra digits or pad with zeroes
    if (encoded.length() > 8) {
        encoded = encoded.substring(encoded.length() - 8, encoded.length());
    }
    while (encoded.length() < 8) {
        encoded = "0" + encoded;
    }
}

Since your character space is still smaller compared to UUID, this isn't foolproof. Test it with this code:
public static void main(String[] args) {
    Set<String> ids = new HashSet<String>();
    int count = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
        if (!ids.add(getId())) {
            count++;
        }
    }
    System.out.println(count + " duplicate(s)");
}

For 100,000 IDs, the code performs well pretty consistently and is very fast. I start getting duplicate IDs when I increase another order of magnitude to 1,000,000. I modified the trimming to take the end of the encoded string instead of the beginning, and this greatly improved duplicate ID rates. Now having 1,000,000 IDs isn't producing any duplicates for me.
Your best bet may still be to use a synchronized counter like AtomicInteger or AtomicLong and encode the number from that in base-36 using the code above, especially if you plan on having lots of IDs.

Edit: Counter approach, in case you want it:
private final AtomicLong counter;

public IdGenerator(int start) {
    // start could also be initialized from a file or other
    // external source that stores the most recently used ID
    counter = new AtomicLong(start);
}

public String getId() {
    long result = counter.getAndIncrement();
    String encoded = Long.toString(result, 36);
    // Remove sign if negative
    if (result < 0)
        encoded = encoded.substring(1, encoded.length());
    // Trim extra digits or pad with zeroes
    if (encoded.length() > 8) {
        encoded = encoded.substring(0, 8);
    }
    while (encoded.length() < 8) {
        encoded = "0" + encoded;
    }
}

This code is thread-safe and can be accessed concurrently.


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Wooooowwww. XD Not only is the vector bloody awesome, but the colors and mood of this piece are really nice. Definitely fits the series-- and Dio himself, too. ^.^ Gotta love Dio-sama! Excellent job.
gooooooood! i like it.You can create a wallie with this scan.it will be better right?
Hei !!! I like your !!!ackground,it so amazing and special !!! Colour also used very nice !!!
Keep it up and I waiting your next picture !!!
i love this widescreen wallpaper :3 your widescreen wallpapers are always good.
o_0 OMG this vector is incredible: beyond fav ::prostrates self:: Looking forward to some standard resolutions...please ^_^' .
the bg fit well with the scan!! i love the colours too!
You kept well to the mood and the bg really matches his aloofness and coldness in his expression. Colorings good and I still love your vectors. XD Really awesome work!
Fantastic job on the vector; if you hadn't said otherwise I'd have thought it was a scan. Great coloring on the BG as well. I'll definitely be using this if I ever have a dual screen setup.
Oooo~ Wow, I saw this wall when you first released it and I went crazy. Of course, ironically enough, around the same time I just recently purchased the first Last Exile OST =x and happened to be listening to Cloud Age Symphony at the same time =S. woo~~ but anyways a wall of Dio =O.
First, Dio. Oh wow, this is probably one of my favorite poses of him. His facial expression is just perfect and in my opinion just works sooo well with the background that you've made. I love the LE intro and I was really happy to see this wall =3, I have to say that you really have become quite the vectorer as well, this is a very beautifully done vector of the screenshot you too =x. Very impressive if I do say so myself. Your vector work has become quite amazing, Zephy. I am greatly impressed and I really love the choice you made for vectoring the intro screenshot of Dio.
As for the background, ooooh wow. Very unique concept you have created. Definately fitting for the name of the wallpaper as well, the background really has the 'mechanical' feel to it. An interesting concept created as well, the background is very nicely done with the design of the original, yet the additions you made are just..wow..they really fit the mood that the scan has. It just really comes together so very nicely, yet not being altered to much from the original, yet still adding to it, giving it a very interesting appeal to it. I personally like it and I think the text in the bg was a nice addition as well. I can't really offer too much on this, but wow, the overall product of the background just simply looks amazing *_*.
Overall, what can I say? I really, really like this background. I'm a huge Last Exile fan myself and I personally think that this background is just..wow..elite. Though the text...I'm iffy about, it does fit, but I just think that it's a bit too big, but then again, this is just my personal opinion. Fantastic work, Zephy~ I've been wanting to comment on this wall for sometime now and I finally have the chance to. It's a favorite for me.
He's all in that...;) Great work! Thanx!


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namespace Bart;

class GlobalFunctionsTest extends BaseTestCase
{
	public function testStubbed()
	{
		// Basic example to show that \array_pop() is not actually called
		GlobalFunctions::register('array_pop', function($array) {
			return 7;
		});

		$array = [1,2,3,4,5];

		$popped = GlobalFunctions::array_pop($array);

		$this->assertEquals(7, $popped, 'Stubbed result');
		$this->assertEquals([1,2,3,4,5], $array, 'Unaltered array');
	}

	public function testSleep()
	{
		// A little more useful example here, is mocking out \sleep() in
		// ...unit tests
		$phpu = $this;
		GlobalFunctions::register('sleep', function($seconds) use ($phpu) {
			$phpu->assertEquals(5, $seconds, 'seconds');
		});

		$start = time();
		// "sleep" for five seconds
		GlobalFunctions::sleep(5);
		$end = time();

		$this->assertLessThan(5, $end - $start, 'Seconds "slept"');
	}

	public function testNoDuplicateRegistration()
	{
		GlobalFunctions::register('array_pop', function() {});

		$this->assertThrows('\Bart\GlobalFunctionsException', 'already registered for array_pop', function() {
			GlobalFunctions::register('array_pop', function() {});
		});
	}

	public function testDefaultsNotAllowedWhileTesting()
	{
		$this->assertThrows('\Bart\GlobalFunctionsException', 'No method stub registered for sleep', function() {
			GlobalFunctions::sleep();
		});
	}
}

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Home » Brazilian Utilities AES Sul and Eletropaulo Sign Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI
Brazilian Utilities AES Sul and Eletropaulo Sign Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI
Redlands, California - Two major Brazilian electric distribution companies, AES Sul and AES Eletropaulo, signed an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with ESRI's Brazilian distributor Imagem Geosistemas E Comércio Ltda. The ELA will provide deployments of current ESRI geographic information system (GIS) software for the desktop and server as well as support, training, and maintenance. Both utilities are taking advantage of this program, which allows them to expand GIS technology across the company while keeping costs low.
AES Sul recently integrated its accounting data from SAP with the physical data in its GIS. ESRI's ArcGIS platform enables the development of GIS visualization and geoprocessing services that can easily be used by other platforms, such as SAP NetWeaver, to create composite applications specifically for utilities. Using ArcGIS Mobile and ArcGIS Server technologies, AES Sul field crews keep data fresh with real-time updates of work orders and customer information.
"With the integrated platform, AES Sul has the guarantee of automatic updates that were in the past manual and not completely reliable," said Sandra Heck, GIS coordinator for AES Sul. "Asset management is conducted through a unique channel that involves access to data through the SAP and GIS environments."
AES Eletropaulo uses GIS to meet and keep its company-wide goal of more rapid response to work orders and outages. The utility recently updated its distribution maps and customer database within an ArcGIS platform.
"Since implementation of enterprise GIS, we have seen marked success in the productivity and quality in our work as well as a significant reduction in operating cost," said Silvio Baldan, a business analyst with AES Eletropaulo. "We are a company with the highest level of technology related to the electric assets. It is essential for us to be aligned with international best practices, and this includes the use of GIS from ESRI."
AES Sul and AES Eletropaulo are divisions of major international power company AES. As one of the world's largest power companies, AES owns and operates a diverse and growing portfolio of generation and distribution businesses with the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide. AES Eletropaulo serves six million customers in 24 municipal districts of the metropolitan area of São Paulo. AES Sul serves one million consumers in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, the Rio Pardo and Taquari Valleys, and the central and western frontier regions.
"We are pleased to support AES Sul and Eletropaulo with this new agreement," said Gustavo Dias, a GIS expert with Imagem. "This ELA will save the time and money typically expended on updating GIS technology. Instead, the utilities will be able to focus on asset management, customer service, and expansion of networks."
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The Sri Lanka Esports Association (SLESA) in partnership with Dialog Axiata and Gamer.LK is hosting a district-level Free Fire tournament for the top players in the country to prove their skills with a prize pool of Rs. 1 million up for grabs.
Registrations for the tournament concluded earlier in June and saw nearly 500 teams registering to take part in the tournament from across the country.. The tournament had two rounds of matches, where teams first competed in district qualifier games within the district they registered to represent and the winners would then qualify for the second round of the tournament, the semifinals which took place in August.
Some of the teams that have performed outstandingly throughout the tournament and are predicted to win the finals include nA – ARCHANGELS A from Batticaloa, with 10 wins and nA – NEVERSTOP from Moneragala, Ae-S – SLR GHOST from Ampara and nA – NEGU SL from Kandy with 8 wins apiece.
Many players had a chance to stand out and be recognised as the best Free Fire players in the country through this tournament like BOH xDream who scored 88 eliminations to drive his team Me-S Brotherhood from Galle into the grand finals despite early difficulties to secure wins and players like OhhmyJosh!! from team Ae-S – SLR GHOST of Ampara who is considered one of the best sniper players in the SA region, has had stellar performances in both the district qualifier finals and semifinals bagging 20+ eliminations in each of those games.
As for the teams, nA – NEGU SL who are ranked #1 by SLESA in the National Free Fire rankings faced some severe initial adversity at the district qualifier level and just managed to pick up their game by the semis to stay in the finals mix. NEGU SL and Me-S – BROTHERHOOD are leading the way in points which make them formidable contenders as grand finalists despite their shaky starts.
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The Many Faces of Sedona's Red West - part 2
Christopher Robinson, Author
Previously, we explored Sedona's rich history and examined some of the classic western films shot there. As the town was still being developed, major studios arrived, taking full advantage of the unique topography and open vistas, transforming the rural community into a 'little Hollywood" that remains a significant industry today.
In this second part we'll look back at a few more of the westerns that focused their lenses on the red rocks and finish up with a brief rundown on what to do and expect when visiting. On that note, one additional thing to consider; Temperatures in Arizona can reach the hundreds by June, leading some residents and businesses to vacate entirely during summer months, so plan accordingly when booking a trip. Finally, don't be surprised if you encounter one of these! (part 2 follows)
In 1954, Burt Lancaster starred in and produced Apache, based on Paul Wellman's novel, Broncho Apache, which proved a successful outing for Lancaster's own production company. He portrays Massai, an Apache warrior who, after Geronimo's surrender, escapes an army transport during relocation to a Florida reservation. He travels east on foot and takes up the Cherokee practice of farming corn, an Indian symbol of sustenance and a gift from the Great Spirit.
Co-starring Jean Peters as Massai's lover and Charles Bronson as a traitorous Apache scout, there was no apparent attempt at casting actors with identifiable Native American physical traits.
Indeed, it now seems inappropriate and even laughable but one needs to take it in the context of the theatrical style of the 1950s. It's also easier to digest in light of the fact that by this point in time, Hollywood stories were being told from Indians' perspectives. Ironically, it is the "blue-eyed Indians" that contemporary viewers will find unacceptable and not Massai's patterns of violent spousal abuse.
Despite a dearth of realism and plot, the film holds up as an overall enjoyable and thoughtful adventure. The scenery too, can be fully appreciated here as the majority of Apache is set outdoors.
Also, in color, from 1954 we have the classic, Johnny Guitar starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden. Crawford plays a saloon owner named Vienna, ensnared in a local war between cattlemen and a coming railroad. Vienna's rival, Emma(Mercedes McCambridge), turns the screws on Vienna by rallying townspeople and some pernicious outlaws against her. An ally arrives in one Johnny Guitar(Hayden)and their relationship gets as hot as the action that follows.
Johnny Guitar's production was a tumultuous and dysfunctional affair by many accounts and was not received well by critics at the time. As the years passed, viewers have picked up on its sexual undercurrents and allusions to McCarthyism. In Europe, especially, it has grown in reputation since 1954. Its storyline figures heavily into Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West as a deliberate homage.
Stay Away Joe
Elvis Presley's movie career plays out stranger in retrospect, in part due to the decline of movie musicals, and 1968's Stay Away Joe may be his strangest. Elvis plays Navajo rodeo rider Joe Lightcloud(it's strange, already) who returns to his family's home on a reservation which he turns into a cattle business. This results in a bull riding competition which Joe organizes to bankroll the business.
A strong supporting cast(Katy Jurado, Burgess Meredith and Joan Blondell) and plenty of Arizona scenery didn't rescue the sitcom-styled comedy from critical slander. Actor L.Q. Jones claimed to have almost killed Elvis on the set after throwing a firecracker into his trailer as a prank. If only the cameras were rolling for that!
In any case, the King was now primed for a "comeback" and preparing to leave Hollywood for good.
Additional Landmarks to Visit
Whether you're passin' through or hangin' up your hat for a spell, there's a lot you'll want to do in Sedona. Resorts, museums, entertainment and fun activities are all there, ready to be experienced. Here are some of them to consider:
This captivating cliff dwelling alcove in nearby Camp Verde was once inhabited by the Sinagua and the Hopi almost one thousand years ago and is a testament to the indigenous peoples' architectural ingenuity.
The Chapel of the Holy Cross
Built within a red butte, this Roman Catholic chapel has become an iconic landmark since its completion in 1957.
Kachina House
The largest distributor of Native American arts and crafts in the state, this shop boasts a fine variety of artwork, pottery, jewelry, artifacts and more.
Rainbow Trout Farm
For unbeatable fishing in the legendary Oak Creek Canyon, this fresh fish farm provides poles, bait, tables, barbecues and the perfect view to boot.
Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park
For some peaceful meditation after a good hike through the trails, you can visit this sacred Buddhist structure surrounded by juniper pines, sought for prayer and enlightenment for over two-thousand years. Ostensibly a paradox for this part of the world, it actually seems more and more appropriate considering the healing powers many say are inherent in the Sedona valley.
Sedona International Film Festival
To help celebrate Sedona's rich cinema heritage, this nine-day festival features indie films of all kinds with guests from across the globe to help you take it all in.
Roam Sedona however you chose. Whether you prefer guided ATV tours, jeep rentals, horseback rides or balloon expeditions, it's all available.
In conclusion, the next time you're watching your favorite cowboy picture, look beyond the shoot-outs, stampedes, cavalry battles, stagecoach chases and cattle drives to stop and appreciate the view. Much like in real estate, the movie business can be summed up in three words-Location, location, location!
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