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May 2011 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Political Law
Posted on June 23, 2011 by Vicente D. Gerochi IV	• Posted in Constitutional Law	• Tagged agrarian reform, appeal, Civil Service Commission, due process, exhaustion of administrative remedies, judicial review, security of tenure
Here are selected May 2011 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on political law.
Declaration of unconstitutionality; doctrine of operative fact. An unconstitutional act is not a law; it confers no rights; it imposes no duties; it affords no protection; it creates no office; it is inoperative as if it has not been passed at all. The doctrine of operative fact is an exception this rule. It applies as a matter of equity and fair play, and nullifies the effects of an unconstitutional law by recognizing that the existence of a statute prior to a determination of unconstitutionality is an operative fact and may have consequences that cannot always be ignored. It applies when a declaration of unconstitutionality will impose an undue burden on those who have relied on the invalid law. The doctrine cannot be applied to this case, as to hold otherwise would be iniquitous to petitioner who was illegally dismissed from employment and would allow his employer to profit from a violation of an unconstitutional provision of law. Claudio S. Yap v. Thenamaris Ship's Management and Intermare Maritime Agencies, Inc., G.R. No. 179532. May 30, 2011.
Judicial review; review of executive policy. Petitioner here seeks judicial review of a question of Executive policy, which the Court ruled is outside its jurisdiction. Despite the definition of judicial power under Section 1, Article VIII of the Constitution, the determination of where, as between two possible routes, to construct a road extension is not within the province of courts. Such determination belongs exclusively to the Executive branch. Barangay Captain Beda Torrecampo v. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, et al., G.R. No. 188296. May 30, 2011.
Administrative Law; Public Officers
Administrative cases; due process. Petitioners argue that they were denied due process because their order of dismissal was not accompanied by any justification from the Board of Directors of Philippine Estates Authority, which merely relied on the findings of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission. The Court dismissed this argument on the basis that petitioners were given the opportunity to be heard in the course of PAGC's investigation. The essence of due process in administrative proceedings is the opportunity to explain one's side or seek a reconsideration of the action or ruling complained of, and to submit any evidence a party may have in support of his defense. The demands of due process are sufficiently met when the parties are given the opportunity to be heard before judgment is rendered. Petitioners here actively participated in the proceedings before PAGC where they were afforded the opportunity to explain their actions through their memoranda. The essence of due process is the right to be heard and this evidently was afforded to them. Theron V. Lacson v. The Hon. Executive Secretary, et al./Jaime R. Millan and Bernardo T. Viray v. The Hon. Executive Secretary, et al., G.R. No. 165399 & 165475/G.R. No. 165404 & 165489. May 30, 2011.
January 2011 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Political Law
Posted on February 26, 2011 by Vicente D. Gerochi IV	• Posted in Constitutional Law, Philippines - Cases, Philippines - Law	• Tagged agrarian reform, Bill of Rights, Civil Service Commission, Congress, corporation, double jeopardy, eminent domain, exhaustion of administrative remedies, immunity from suit, just compensation, search, suspension
Here are selected January 2011 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on political law:
Bill of Rights; Rights under custodial investigation. As found by the Court of Appeals, (1) there is no evidence of compulsion or duress or violence on the person of Nagares; (2) Nagares did not complain to the officers administering the oath during the taking of his sworn statement; (3) he did not file any criminal or administrative complaint against his alleged malefactors for maltreatment; (4) no marks of violence were observed on his body; and (5) he did not have himself examined by a physician to support his claim. Moreover, appellant's confession is replete with details, which, according to the SC, made it highly improbable that it was not voluntarily given. Further, the records show that Nagares was duly assisted by an effective and independent counsel during the custodial investigation in the NBI. As found by the Court of Appeals, after Nagares was informed of his constitutional rights, he was asked by Atty. Esmeralda E. Galang whether he accepts her as counsel. During the trial, Atty. Galang testified on the extent of her assistance. According to her, she thoroughly explained to Nagares his constitutional rights, advised him not to answer matters he did not know, and if he did not want to answer any question, he may inform Atty. Galang who would be the one to relay his refusal to the NBI agents. She was also present during the entire investigation. Thus, the SC held that there was no duress or violence imposed on the person of Nagares during the custodial investigation and that Nagares was duly assisted by an independent counsel during such investigation in the NBI. People of the Philippines vs. Rodolfo Capitle and Arutor Nagares, G.R. No. 175330, January 12, 2010.
Bill of Rights; Double jeopardy. As a rule, a judgment of acquittal cannot be reconsidered because it places the accused under double jeopardy. On occasions, however, a motion for reconsideration after an acquittal is possible. But the grounds are exceptional and narrow as when the court that absolved the accused gravely abused its discretion, resulting in loss of jurisdiction, or when a mistrial has occurred. In any of such cases, the State may assail the decision by special civil action of certiorari under Rule 65. Here, although complainant Vizconde invoked the exceptions, he was not able to bring his pleas for reconsideration under such exceptions. Complainant Vizconde cited the decision in Galman v. Sandiganbayan as authority that the Court can set aside the acquittal of the accused in the present case. But the Court observed that the government proved in Galman that the prosecution was deprived of due process since the judgment of acquittal in that case was "dictated, coerced and scripted." It was a sham trial. In this case, however, Vizconde does not allege that the Court held a sham review of the decision of the CA. He has made out no case that the Court held a phony deliberation such that the seven Justices who voted to acquit the accused, the four who dissented, and the four who inhibited themselves did not really go through the process. Antonio Lejano vs. People of the Philippines / People of the Philippines vs. Hubert Jeffrey P. Webb, et al., G.R. No. 176389/G.R. No. 176864. January 18, 2011.
Posted on October 15, 2010 by Vicente D. Gerochi IV	• Posted in Constitutional Law	• Tagged agrarian reform, constitutional rights, exhaustion of administrative remedies, immunity from suit, judiciary, land registration, police power, right to counsel, tax
Here are selected September 2010 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on political law:
Constitutionality; Presidential Proclamation 310; inalienable lands. The Court declared as unconstitutional Presidential Proclamation 310, which took 670 hectares from petitioner's registered lands for distribution to indigenous peoples and cultural communities, on the basis that such lands are inalienable, being part of the functions of an educational institution. It did not matter that it was President Arroyo who, in this case, attempted by proclamation to appropriate the lands for distribution to indigenous peoples and cultural communities. The lands by their character have become inalienable from the moment President Garcia dedicated them for petitioner's use in scientific and technological research in the field of agriculture. They have ceased to be alienable public lands. Central Mindanao University, etc. vs. The Hon. Executive Secretary, et al. G.R. No. 184869, September 21, 2010.
Constitutionality; Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000. The Court dismissed petitioners' argument that Republic Act No. 8762, known as the Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 200, violates the mandate of the 1987 Constitution for the State to develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled by Filipinos. The provisions of Article II of the 1987 Constitution, the declarations of principles and state policies, are not self-executing. Legislative failure to pursue such policies cannot give rise to a cause of action in the courts. Further, while Section 19, Article II of the 1987 Constitution requires the development of a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled by Filipino entrepreneurs, it does not impose a policy of Filipino monopoly of the economic environment. The objective is simply to prohibit foreign powers or interests from maneuvering our economic policies and ensure that Filipinos are given preference in all areas of development. The 1987 Constitution takes into account the realities of the outside world as it requires the pursuit of a trade policy that serves the general welfare and utilizes all forms and arrangements of exchange on the basis of equality and reciprocity; and speaks of industries which are competitive in both domestic and foreign markets as well as of the protection of Filipino enterprises against unfair foreign competition and trade practices. Thus, while the Constitution mandates a bias in favor of Filipino goods, services, labor and enterprises, it also recognizes the need for business exchange with the rest of the world on the bases of equality and reciprocity and limits protection of Filipino enterprises only against foreign competition and trade practices that are unfair. In other words, the 1987 Constitution does not rule out the entry of foreign investments, goods, and services. While it does not encourage their unlimited entry into the country, it does not prohibit them either. In fact, it allows an exchange on the basis of equality and reciprocity, frowning only on foreign competition that is unfair. The key, as in all economies in the world, is to strike a balance between protecting local businesses and allowing the entry of foreign investments and services. More important, Section 10, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution gives Congress the discretion to reserve to Filipinos certain areas of investments upon the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority and when the national interest requires. Thus, Congress can determine what policy to pass and when to pass it depending on the economic exigencies. It can enact laws allowing the entry of foreigners into certain industries not reserved by the Constitution to Filipino citizens. In this case, Congress has decided to open certain areas of the retail trade business to foreign investments instead of reserving them exclusively to Filipino citizens.
April 2010 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Remedial Law
Posted on May 28, 2010 by Carlos Roberto Z. Lopez	• Posted in Remedial Law	• Tagged appeal, burden of proof, certiorari, COMELEC, contempt, counterclaim, election contest, evidence, execution, execution pending appeal, exhaustion of administrative remedies, extra-judicial foreclosure, forcible entry, forum shopping, judgment, jurisdiction, pleading, real party in interest, res judicata, restraining order, summary judgment
Here are selected April 2010 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on remedial law:
Actions; action for injunction. As a rule, actions for injunction and damages lie within the jurisdiction of the RTC pursuant to Section 19 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 (BP 129), otherwise known as the "Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as amended by Republic Act (RA) No. 7691. An action for injunction is a suit which has for its purpose the enjoinment of the defendant, perpetually or for a particular time, from the commission or continuance of a specific act, or his compulsion to continue performance of a particular act. It has an independent existence, and is distinct from the ancillary remedy of preliminary injunction which cannot exist except only as a part or an incident of an independent action or proceeding. In an action for injunction, the auxiliary remedy of preliminary injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, may issue. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority vs. Merlino E. Rodriguez, et al., G.R. No. 160270, April 23, 2010.
Appeal; argument raised for first time on appeal. Petitioner had, of course, endeavored to establish that respondent's predecessors-in-interest had served him a demand to vacate the subject parcel as early as 31 July 1996. Correctly brushed aside by the Court of Appeals on the ground, among others, that respondent had no participation in its preparation, we find said demand letter of little or no use to petitioner's cause in view of its non-presentation before the MeTC. However, much as it may now be expedient for petitioner to anchor his cause thereon, said demand letter was first introduced in the record only as an attachment to his reply to respondent's comment to the motion for reconsideration of the 14 July 2005 order issued by the RTC. The rule is settled, however, that points of law, theories, issues and arguments not brought to the attention of the trial court will not be and ought not to be considered by a reviewing court, as these cannot be raised for the first time on appeal. Basic consideration of due process impels this rule. Hubert Nuñez vs. SLTEAS Phoenix Solutions, Inc., G.R. No. 180542, April 12, 2010.
Appeal; computation of period where last day is Sunday or legal holiday. Petitioner's petition for review (under Rule 42) and motion for reconsideration before the appellate court were filed well within the reglementary period for the filing thereof. It must be noted that petitioner received her copy of the RTC decision on April 13, 2007. Following the Rules of Court, she had 15 days or until April 28, 2007 to file her petition for review before the CA. Section 1 of Rule 42 provides:
March 2010 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Political Law
Posted on April 14, 2010 by Hector M. de Leon Jr.	• Posted in Constitutional Law	• Tagged administrative regulation, agrarian reform, appointment, bidding, COMELEC, due process, equal protection, exhaustion of administrative remedies, freedom of speech, HRET, leave, misconduct, unfair competition
Here are selected March 2010 rulings of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on political law:
Constitutionality; justiciable controversy. Courts will not assume jurisdiction over a constitutional question unless the following requisites are satisfied: (1) there must be an actual case calling for the exercise of judicial review; (2) the question before the court must be ripe for adjudication; (3) the person challenging the validity of the act must have standing to do so; (4) the question of constitutionality must have been raised at the earliest opportunity and (5) the issue of constitutionality must be the very lis mota of the case.
Respondents aver that the first three requisites are absent in this case. According to them, there is no actual case calling for the exercise of judicial power and it is not yet ripe for adjudication.
An actual case or controversy involves a conflict of legal rights or an assertion of opposite legal claims which is susceptible of judicial resolution as distinguished from a hypothetical or abstract difference or dispute. On the other hand, a question is considered ripe for adjudication when the act being challenged has a direct adverse effect on the individual challenging it.
Contrary to respondents' assertion, we do not have to wait until petitioner's members have shut down their operations as a result of the MCIT or CWT. The assailed provisions are already being implemented. As we stated in Didipio Earth-Savers' Multi-Purpose Association, Incorporated (DESAMA) v. Gozun: "By the mere enactment of the questioned law or the approval of the challenged act, the dispute is said to have ripened into a judicial controversy even without any other overt act. Indeed, even a singular violation of the Constitution and/or the law is enough to awaken judicial duty."
If the assailed provisions are indeed unconstitutional, there is no better time than the present to settle such question once and for all. Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Associations, Inc. Vs. The Hon. Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo, et al., G.R. No. 160756, March 9, 2010.
Constitutionality; justiciable controversy. We hold that the petitions set forth an actual case or controversy that is ripe for judicial determination. The reality is that the JBC already commenced the proceedings for the selection of the nominees to be included in a short list to be submitted to the President for consideration of which of them will succeed Chief Justice Puno as the next Chief Justice. Although the position is not yet vacant, the fact that the JBC began the process of nomination pursuant to its rules and practices, although it has yet to decide whether to submit the list of nominees to the incumbent outgoing President or to the next President, makes the situation ripe for judicial determination, because the next steps are the public interview of the candidates, the preparation of the short list of candidates, and the "interview of constitutional experts, as may be needed."
A part of the question to be reviewed by the Court is whether the JBC properly initiated the process, there being an insistence from some of the oppositors-intervenors that the JBC could only do so once the vacancy has occurred (that is, after May 17, 2010). Another part is, of course, whether the JBC may resume its process until the short list is prepared, in view of the provision of Section 4(1), Article VIII, which unqualifiedly requires the President to appoint one from the short list to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court (be it the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice) within 90 days from the occurrence of the vacancy.
The ripeness of the controversy for judicial determination may not be doubted. The challenges to the authority of the JBC to open the process of nomination and to continue the process until the submission of the list of nominees; the insistence of some of the petitioners to compel the JBC through mandamus to submit the short list to the incumbent President; the counter-insistence of the intervenors to prohibit the JBC from submitting the short list to the incumbent President on the ground that said list should be submitted instead to the next President; the strong position that the incumbent President is already prohibited under Section 15, Article VII from making any appointments, including those to the Judiciary, starting on May 10, 2010 until June 30, 2010; and the contrary position that the incumbent President is not so prohibited are only some of the real issues for determination. All such issues establish the ripeness of the controversy, considering that for some the short list must be submitted before the vacancy actually occurs by May 17, 2010. The outcome will not be an abstraction, or a merely hypothetical exercise. The resolution of the controversy will surely settle – with finality – the nagging questions that are preventing the JBC from moving on with the process that it already began, or that are reasons persuading the JBC to desist from the rest of the process. Arturo M. De Castro vs. Judicial and Bar Council, et al., G.R. No. 191002, G.R. No. 191032, G.R. No. 191057, A.M. No. 10-2-5-SC, G.R. No. 191149, G.R. No. 191342, March 17, 2010.
October 2009 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Remedial Law
Posted on November 30, 2009 by Hector M. de Leon Jr.	• Posted in Remedial Law	• Tagged appeal, arbitration, bail, burden of proof, COMELEC, complaint, compromise, contempt, demurrer, due process, eminent domain, evidence, exhaustion of administrative remedies, forcible entry, forum shopping, information, injunction, judgment, judicial notice, jurisdiction, just compensation, litis pendentia, mandamus, mortgage, motion to dismiss, probable cause, res judicata, summons
Here are selected October 2009 Philippine Supreme Court decisions on remedial law:
Action; forum shopping. The essence of forum-shopping is the filing of multiple suits involving the same parties for the same cause of action, either simultaneously or successively, for the purpose of obtaining a favorable judgment. Forum-shopping has been defined as the act of a party against whom an adverse judgment has been rendered in one forum, seeking and possibly getting a favorable opinion in another forum, other than by appeal or the special civil action of certiorari, or the institution of two or more actions or proceedings grounded on the same cause on the supposition that one or the other court would make a favorable disposition.
Although the factual antecedents of the cases brought before this Court are the same, they involve different issues. The petition for Mandamus with Injunction and Damages, docketed as Civil Case No. 13013, and raised before this Court as G.R. No. 177795, challenged respondents' refusal to recognize petitioners' appointments and to pay petitioners' salaries, salary adjustments, and other emoluments. The petition only entailed the applications for the issuance of a writ of mandamus and for the award of damages. The present case docketed as G.R. No. 181559, on the other hand, involves the merits of petitioners' appeal from theinvalidation and revocation of their appointments by the CSC-Field Office, which was affirmed by the CSC-Regional Office, CSC en banc, and the Court of Appeals. Leah M. Nazareno, et al. vs. City of Dumaguete, et al., G.R. No. 181559, October 2, 2009.
Action; forum shopping. The essence of forum shopping is the filing of multiple suits involving the same parties for the same cause of action, either simultaneously or successively, for the purpose of obtaining a favorable judgment. This is not the case with respect to the ejectment suit vis-à-vis the action for damages. Manuel Luis S. Sanchez vs. Republic of the Philippines, Represented by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, G.R. No. 172885, October 9, 2009.
Action; lis pendens. The filing of a notice of lis pendens has a two-fold effect: (1) to keep the subject matter of the litigation within the power of the court until the entry of the final judgment in order to prevent the final judgment from being defeated by successive alienations; and (2) to bind a purchaser, bona fide or not, of the land subject of the litigation to the judgment or decree that the court will promulgate subsequently.
While the trial court has an inherent power to cancel a notice of lis pendens, such power is to be exercised within the express confines of the law. As provided in Section 14, Rule 13 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, a notice of lis pendens may be cancelled on two grounds: (1) when the annotation was for the purpose of molesting the title of the adverse party, or (2) when the annotation is not necessary to protect the title of the party who caused it to be recorded. Heirs of Jose Sy Bang, Heirs of Julian Sy and Oscar Sy vs. Rolando Sy, et al./Iluminada Tan, et al. vs. Bartolome Sy, et al, G.R. No. 114217G.R. No. 150979. October 13, 2009
June 2009 Philippine Supreme Court Decisions on Political Law
Posted on July 6, 2009 by Hector M. de Leon Jr.	• Posted in Constitutional Law	• Tagged agricultural lease, boundary dispute, exhaustion of administrative remedies, immunity from suit, judicial review, jurisdiction, Ombudsman, public officers, speedy disposition of cases, suspension, undue delegation of legislative power
Here are selected June 2009 decisions of the Philippine Supreme Court on political and related laws.
Immunity from suit. The rule that a state may not be sued without its consent is embodied in Section 3, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution and has been an established principle that antedates the Constitution. It is a universally recognized principle of international law that exempts a state and its organs from the jurisdiction of another state. The principle is based on the very essence of sovereignty, and on the practical ground that there can be no legal right as against the authority that makes the law on which the right depends. It also rests on reasons of public policy — that public service would be hindered, and the public endangered, if the sovereign authority could be subjected to law suits at the instance of every citizen and, consequently, controlled in the uses and dispositions of the means required for the proper administration of the government.


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Q: In python how do I create a variable number of Turtle clones in the Turtle module? I have tried to do a for loop to achieve a variable number of turtle clones but it doesn't create variables it only changes them.
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import turtle
from turtle import *
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The Joyce Foundation's approach to criminal justice system reform seeks to redefine the standard responses to gun crime of aggressive policing, arrests, and incarceration of young adults who commit non-violent gun offenses. These responses have contributed to serious harms in the same communities that struggle with high rates of gun violence, including police shootings, the absence of trust in and legitimacy of the criminal legal system, and mass incarceration of young men of color. Police have an important role to play in investigating and preventing violent crime, especially gun violence, but in many places that role is compromised by lack of trust, leading to low clearance rates for homicides and shootings, and neighborhoods where carrying a gun is seen as necessary for protection – all of which contribute to a vicious cycle of violence. The Foundation works to reform policing and the broader justice system by building police-community trust and legitimacy, reducing the use of force by police officers, and increasing police accountability; and by developing alternatives to arrest and incarceration for young people who commit nonviolent gun offenses. We also work to develop alternatives to arrest and incarceration for young people who commit non-violent gun offenses, and to reimagine public safety.
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Firearms fix
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I have always wanted to make a cute mini paperbag skirt that I could dress up for a date or wear with a blazer for work. When I received this gorgeous Bird and Blossoms Shroom print from Fabricworm , I knew it would work perfectly as a paperbag skirt with a large complimentary couture style dual color side bow. This print is from the Eiko line from Jay-Cyn Designs for Birch Fabrics. I love the cream florals on the dark gray background. I think it will work well with a white or cream top. The solid colors from the belt are from Jay-Cyn Designs for Birch Fabrics Mod Basics Collection. I used the Shroom and Cream solids. For this skirt I wanted to go outside of my box a bit and give the classic paperbag design a couture look with a removable large side bow. I think for a date night I will keep the bow and for work or a more casual look, I may swap it out for a large leather belt from my closet. I also decided to add pockets to this skirt which I know will come into to good use for carrying my phone or finding a place for my hands during conversations and such. I am definitely getting my hands on some more fabric from this line for another upcoming project. I am thinking about doing a shift dress for work or a tunic for my daughter. Check out the entire collection from this line at Fabricworm.
Width : around the biggest part of your hip (usually around your rear end) divide by 2 + 3″.
Length: from waist to however long you want the skirt + 5″.
Let's start by making the pockets.
Take your hand and place it on the fabric and cut out a half heart shape about 2″ from the top of your fingers and about 3″ from the bottom of your palm. Fold it and cut out a the other half of the heart. When you are done, you should have 2 hearts each cut in half for your two pockets.
Now fold take your two body pieces and fold down about 4″. Iron and starch. Take one of your pocket piece and lay it on one of the body pieces right sides together with the straight edges aligning with each other, starting from the bottom of your 4″ fold. You want the top of the heart to be facing downwards.
Next, sew one side of one of your body pieces to another side. Only sew one side together for now. In sewing the side, you will unfold your 4″ fold, sew right sides together stopping when you reach your pocket and continuing after the pocket. You will want to do some reinforcing stitches when you stop and start at the pocket intersections. After that, you can go ahead and sew your pockets right sides together as well.
Let's work on the top now. Fold down the edge of your 4″ fold about 1/4″ and iron down. Sew all the way around, leaving about 2″ open.
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Q: How do I clear element values from an array in typescript? Here I have an array.

  let dataList=  [
  {
    "VersionId": 475,
    "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
    "VariantId": 4597,
    "ElementId": 1019,
    "FuelTypeId": 4,
    "VariantStructureWeek": "201817",
    "SalesVersion": "1",
    "MarketingCode": "1",
    "Option": "1",
    "SequenceNo": 1,
    "VariantExtendedValue": [],
    "cocVariantElementValues": [
      {
        "VersionId": 475,
        "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
        "VariantId": 4597,
        "ElementId": 1017,
        "ElementVariantId": 9548,
        "VariantValue": "uy",
        "IsRecordVisible": false,
        "cocElementLanguageDataCollection": [
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "EN",
            "TranslationValue": "uy"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "AL",
            "TranslationValue": "jh"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "DE",
            "TranslationValue": "hj"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "UR",
            "TranslationValue": "jh"
          }
        ]
      }

    ],
    "isRowDeleted": false,
    "operationIndicators": 0,
    "isMultiLanguage": true,
    "IsRecordVisible": true,
    "isShowUp": false,
    "IsNewRow": false
  }
]

I want to clear value of the below elements from the above array.

*

*I want to clear VariantValue element from cocVariantElementValues array

*I want to clear TranslationValue element from cocElementLanguageDataCollection array
This below is the expected one.

    [
      {
        "VersionId": 475,
        "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
        "VariantId": 4597,
        "ElementId": 1019,
        "FuelTypeId": 4,
        "VariantStructureWeek": "201817",
        "SalesVersion": "1",
        "MarketingCode": "1",
        "Option": "1",
        "SequenceNo": 1,
        "VariantExtendedValue": [],
        "cocVariantElementValues": [
          {
            "VersionId": 475,
            "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
            "VariantId": 4597,
            "ElementId": 1017,
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "VariantValue": "",//here
            "IsRecordVisible": false,
            "cocElementLanguageDataCollection": [
              {
                "ElementVariantId": 9548,
                "LanguageId": 0,
                "LanguageCode": "EN",
                "TranslationValue": "",//here
              },
              {
                "ElementVariantId": 9548,
                "LanguageId": 0,
                "LanguageCode": "AL",
                "TranslationValue": "",//here
              },
              {
                "ElementVariantId": 9548,
                "LanguageId": 0,
                "LanguageCode": "DE",
                "TranslationValue": "",//here
              },
              {
                "ElementVariantId": 9548,
                "LanguageId": 0,
                "LanguageCode": "UR",
                "TranslationValue": "",//here
              }
            ]
          }

        ],
        "isRowDeleted": false,
        "operationIndicators": 0,
        "isMultiLanguage": true,
        "IsRecordVisible": true,
        "isShowUp": false,
        "IsNewRow": false
      }
    ]

Is there a straightforward way, or do I need to loop through it and remove them manually?

A: You can't do this without looping over the all elements, however there are some shortcuts you can use instead of for:
array.map(function(x) {
  x['VariantValue'] = '';
  return x
});

Alternatively you can use this too, it is es6 fat arrow function
array.map(x=>x['VariantValue']='');

There might be some syntax errors in the above code as it is not tested.

A: thanks @ppl
I got it by using multiple .map() for my scenario.
dataList.map(function(x) {
      x.cocVariantElementValues.map(function(y) {
      y['VariantValue'] = '';
      y.cocElementLanguageDataCollection.map(function(z) {
      z['TranslationValue'] = '';
      return z
    });
      return y;
    });
      return x;
    });

Successful Snippet

let dataList=  [
  {
    "VersionId": 475,
    "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
    "VariantId": 4597,
    "ElementId": 1019,
    "FuelTypeId": 4,
    "VariantStructureWeek": "201817",
    "SalesVersion": "1",
    "MarketingCode": "1",
    "Option": "1",
    "SequenceNo": 1,
    "VariantExtendedValue": [],
    "cocVariantElementValues": [
      {
        "VersionId": 475,
        "DocumentVersionFieldId": 1105,
        "VariantId": 4597,
        "ElementId": 1017,
        "ElementVariantId": 9548,
        "VariantValue": "uy",
        "IsRecordVisible": false,
        "cocElementLanguageDataCollection": [
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "EN",
            "TranslationValue": "uy"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "AL",
            "TranslationValue": "jh"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "DE",
            "TranslationValue": "hj"
          },
          {
            "ElementVariantId": 9548,
            "LanguageId": 0,
            "LanguageCode": "UR",
            "TranslationValue": "jh"
          }
        ]
      }

    ],
    "isRowDeleted": false,
    "operationIndicators": 0,
    "isMultiLanguage": true,
    "IsRecordVisible": true,
    "isShowUp": false,
    "IsNewRow": false
  }
]

let result = dataList.map(function(x) {
  x.cocVariantElementValues.map(function(y) {
  y['VariantValue'] = '';
  y.cocElementLanguageDataCollection.map(function(z) {
  z['TranslationValue'] = '';
  return z
});
  return y;
});
  return x;
});

console.log(result)


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package com.rdio.thor

import java.awt.{Color, Font, Graphics2D}
import com.sksamuel.scrimage.{Image, Pixel}

class ImageFiltersSpec extends BaseSpec {

  val parser = new LayerParser(200, 200)

  "LinearGradientFilter" should "respect color but not alpha" in {
    val colors:Array[Color] = Array(new Color(255, 0, 0, 0), new Color(0, 255, 0, 255))
    val stops:Array[Float] = Array(0.05f, 0.9f)

    val filter = new LinearGradientFilter(0, colors, stops)
    val img = Image.filled(10, 10, new Color(0, 0, 255, 100))
    filter(img)
    val pixel0 = img.pixels(0)
    val pixel50 = img.pixels(45)
    val pixel99 = img.pixels(99)

    // shows the base image
    pixel0.red should be (0)
    pixel0.green should be (0)
    pixel0.blue should be (255)
    pixel0.alpha should be (100)

    // mid transition
    pixel50.red should be (96)
    pixel50.green should be (67)
    pixel50.blue should be (92)
    pixel50.alpha should be (164)

    // shows the end of the gradiant
    pixel99.red should be (0)
    pixel99.green should be (255)
    pixel99.blue should be (0)
    pixel99.alpha should be (255)
  }

  "MaskFilter" should "show the original image with a black mask" in {
    val img = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(0, 0, 255, 255))
    val overlay = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(255, 0, 0, 255))
    var mask = Image.filled(5, 5, Color.BLACK)
    val filter = new MaskFilter(overlay: Image, mask: Image)
    filter(img)

    var pixel = img.pixels(0)

    pixel.red should be (0)
    pixel.green should be (0)
    pixel.blue should be (255)
    pixel.alpha should be (255)
  }

  it should "show overlay image with a white mask" in {
    val img = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(0, 0, 255, 255))
    val overlay = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(255, 0, 0, 255))
    var mask = Image.filled(5, 5, Color.WHITE)
    val filter = new MaskFilter(overlay: Image, mask: Image)
    filter(img)

    var pixel = img.pixels(0)

    pixel.red should be (255)
    pixel.green should be (0)
    pixel.blue should be (0)
    pixel.alpha should be (255)
  }

  it should "blend overlay and original image by mask color" in {
    val img = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(0, 0, 255, 255))
    val overlay = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(255, 0, 0, 255))
    var mask = Image.filled(5, 5, Color.BLUE)
    val filter = new MaskFilter(overlay: Image, mask: Image)
    filter(img)

    var pixel = img.pixels(0)

    pixel.red should be (28)
    pixel.green should be (0)
    pixel.blue should be (227)
    pixel.alpha should be (255)
  }

  it should "leave the mask layer untouched" in {
    val img = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(0, 0, 255, 255))
    val overlay = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(255, 0, 0, 255))
    var mask = Image.filled(5, 5, new Color(27, 200, 93, 255))
    val filter = new MaskFilter(overlay: Image, mask: Image)
    filter(img)

    var pixel = mask.pixels(0)

    pixel.red should be (27)
    pixel.green should be (200)
    pixel.blue should be (93)
    pixel.alpha should be (255)
  }

  trait FrameFilterFixture {
    val width  = 300
    val height = 400
    val thickness = 3
    val imageColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.White
    val frameColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.Black
    val imagePixel = Pixel(imageColor)
    val framePixel = Pixel(frameColor)
    val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
  }

  "FrameFilter" should "fill in the frame regions (thickness specified in pixels)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPixels(3), frameColor))
      framed.pixel(0, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0, height-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, height-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(thickness,   0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0,           thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, thickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, 0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,           thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   thickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(0,           height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,           height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
    }
  }

  it should "leave the interior of the frame intact (thickness specified in pixels)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPixels(3), frameColor))
      framed.pixel(thickness,         thickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, thickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,         height-thickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-thickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
    }
  }

  it should "fill in the frame regions (thickness specified in percentage)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val percentageThickness = 0.05f
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPercentage(percentageThickness), frameColor))
      val hThickness = (width * percentageThickness).toInt
      val vThickness = (height * percentageThickness).toInt
      framed.pixel(0, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0, height-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, height-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(hThickness,   0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness,   vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0,            vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness-1, vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness-1, vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, 0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness,   vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,            vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness,   vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(0,            height-vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness-1, height-vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness,   height-vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness,   height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness-1, height-vThickness)   should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, height-vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness,   height-vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,            height-vThickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness,   height-vThickness)   should be (framePixel)
    }
  }

  it should "leave the interior of the frame intact (thickness specified in percentage)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val percentageThickness = 0.05f
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPercentage(percentageThickness), frameColor))
      val hThickness = (width * percentageThickness).toInt
      val vThickness = (height * percentageThickness).toInt
      framed.pixel(hThickness,         vThickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, vThickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(hThickness,         height-vThickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-hThickness-1, height-vThickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
    }
  }

  it should "fill in the frame regions (thickness specified in percentage-width)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val percentageThickness = 0.05f
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPercentWidth(percentageThickness), frameColor))
      override val thickness = (width * percentageThickness).toInt
      framed.pixel(0, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, 0) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0, height-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1, height-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(thickness,   0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(0,           thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, thickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, 0)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,           thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   thickness-1) should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(0,           height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,   height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness-1, height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)

      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-1)           should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-1,           height-thickness-1) should be (framePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness,   height-thickness)   should be (framePixel)
    }
  }

  it should "leave the interior of the frame intact (thickness specified in percentage-width)" in {
    new FrameFilterFixture {
      val percentageThickness = 0.05f
      val framed = blank.filter(FrameFilter(LengthPercentWidth(percentageThickness), frameColor))
      override val thickness = (width * percentageThickness).toInt
      framed.pixel(thickness,         thickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, thickness)          should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(thickness,         height-thickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
      framed.pixel(width-thickness-1, height-thickness-1) should be (imagePixel)
    }
  }

  // Helpers for testing TextFilter

  def imageHasStuffInRegion(img: Image, baselineColor: Color, x: Int, y: Int, w: Int, h: Int): Boolean = {
    val region = img.subimage(x, y, w, h)
    val basePixel = Pixel(baselineColor)
    !(region.pixels.forall(x => x == basePixel))
  }

  def imageDoesntHaveStuffOutsideOfRegion(img: Image, baselineColor: Color, x: Int, y: Int, w: Int, h: Int): Boolean = {
    val image = img.copy
    val g2 = image.awt.getGraphics.asInstanceOf[Graphics2D]
    g2.setColor(baselineColor)
    g2.fillRect(x, y, w, h)
    g2.dispose()

    val basePixel = Pixel(baselineColor)
    image.pixels.forall(x => x == basePixel)
  }

  def imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(img: Image, baselineColor: Color, x: Int, y: Int, w: Int, h: Int): Boolean = {
    imageHasStuffInRegion(img, baselineColor, x, y, w, h) && imageDoesntHaveStuffOutsideOfRegion(img, baselineColor, x, y, w, h)
  }

  trait TextUtilsFixture {
    val font = new Font("Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 12)
    val imageColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.White
    val textColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.Black
    val textBackgroundColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color(255,192,192)
    val width  = 600
    val height = 80
    val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
    val g2 = blank.awt.getGraphics.asInstanceOf[Graphics2D]
    val lineHeightMultiplier = 1.382f
    val maxFontSize = 36
    val text = "zum schreiben, auf zeichnung"

  }

  "TextUtils" should "create line breaks correctly" in {
    new TextUtilsFixture {
      TextUtils.breakTextIntoLines(font, g2, text, 600, 80, lineHeightMultiplier, maxFontSize) shouldEqual((36, List((text, 478))))
      TextUtils.breakTextIntoLines(font, g2, text, 400, 80, lineHeightMultiplier, maxFontSize) shouldEqual((29, List((text, 385))))
      TextUtils.breakTextIntoLines(font, g2, text, 240, 80, lineHeightMultiplier, maxFontSize) shouldEqual((28, List(("zum schreiben,", 192), ("auf zeichnung", 178))))
    }
  }

  it should "layout text in the correct positions" in {
    new TextUtilsFixture {
      val (fontSize, lines) = TextUtils.breakTextIntoLines(font, g2, text, 240, 80, lineHeightMultiplier, maxFontSize)

      TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, CenterAlign(), CenterAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier) shouldEqual(204, 161, 192, 78, List(("zum schreiben,",204,161), ("auf zeichnung",211,200)))
      TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, CenterAlign(), TopAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier) shouldEqual(204, 200, 192, 78, List(("zum schreiben,",204,200), ("auf zeichnung",211,239)))
      TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, CenterAlign(), BottomAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier) shouldEqual(204, 122, 192, 78, List(("zum schreiben,",204,122), ("auf zeichnung",211,161)))
      TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, LeftAlign(), CenterAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier) shouldEqual(300, 161, 192, 78, List(("zum schreiben,",300,161), ("auf zeichnung",300,200)))
      TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, RightAlign(), CenterAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier) shouldEqual(108, 161, 192, 78, List(("zum schreiben,",108,161), ("auf zeichnung",122,200)))
    }
  }

  it should "place the background rect in the expected position" in {
    new TextUtilsFixture {
      val (fontSize, lines) = TextUtils.breakTextIntoLines(font, g2, text, 240, 80, lineHeightMultiplier, maxFontSize)
      val (overallX, overallY, overallWidth, overallHeight, linesWithPositions) =
        TextUtils.layoutText(g2, 300, 200, RightAlign(), CenterAlign(), lines, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier)
      val textOptions =
        TextOptions(None,
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)), // CSS ordering is top, right, bottom, left
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)),
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)),
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)))

      TextUtils.getBackgroundRect(blank, overallX, overallY, overallWidth, overallHeight, fontSize, lineHeightMultiplier, textOptions) shouldEqual ((101, 116, 206, 92))
    }
  }

  trait TextFilterFixture {
    val font = new Font("Helvetica", Font.PLAIN, 12)

    // these are really strict bounds
    val expectedTextWidth = 40
    val expectedTextHeight = 12

    val width  = 300
    val height = 400
    val imageColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.White
    val textColor = com.sksamuel.scrimage.Color.Black
    val imagePixel = Pixel(imageColor)
  }

  "TextFilter" should "render text in the correct place (centered position, center horizontal alignment, center vertical alignment)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      val expectedX = width/2 - expectedTextWidth/2
      val expectedY = height/2 - expectedTextHeight/2
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
      val withText = blank.filter(TextFilter("Testing", font, textColor))

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, expectedX, expectedY, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }

  it should "render text in the correct place (relative position at (0.5, 0.25), center horizontal alignment, top vertical alignment)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      val posX = (0.5).toFloat
      val posY = (0.25).toFloat
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
      val withText = blank.filter(TextFilter("Testing", font, textColor, List(CartesianRelative(posX, posY)), CenterAlign(), TopAlign()))

      val expectedX = (width * posX) - (expectedTextWidth / 2)
      val expectedY = height * posY

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, expectedX.toInt, expectedY.toInt, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }

  it should "render text in the correct place (relative position at (0.5, 0.25), center horizontal alignment, bottom vertical alignment)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      val posX = (0.5).toFloat
      val posY = (0.25).toFloat
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
      val withText = blank.filter(TextFilter("Testing", font, textColor, List(CartesianRelative(posX, posY)), CenterAlign(), BottomAlign()))

      val expectedX = (width * posX) - (expectedTextWidth / 2)
      val expectedY = height * posY - expectedTextHeight

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, expectedX.toInt, expectedY.toInt, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }

  it should "be able to fit text to a given width (shrink text to fit)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      val posX = 10
      val posY = 10
      val testString = "abjsel kfsjdf kldsjk flsdjf lkjouh"
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
      override val expectedTextWidth = 200
      override val expectedTextHeight = 36
      val withText = blank.filter(TextFilter(testString, font, textColor, List(CartesianAbsolute(posX, posY)), LeftAlign(), TopAlign(), WidthFitted(LengthPixels(expectedTextWidth), LengthPixels(expectedTextHeight))))

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, posX, posY, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }

  it should "be able to fit text to a given width (don't exceed maximum font size)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      val posX = 10
      val posY = 10
      val testString = "Oh Hai!"
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)
      override val expectedTextWidth = 200
      override val expectedTextHeight = 36
      val withText = blank.filter(TextFilter(testString, font, textColor, List(CartesianAbsolute(posX, posY)), LeftAlign(), TopAlign(), WidthFitted(LengthPixels(expectedTextWidth), LengthPixels(expectedTextHeight))))

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, posX, posY, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }

  it should "be able to fit text to a given width and height (don't exceed maximum font size)" in {
    new TextFilterFixture {
      override val expectedTextWidth = 206
      override val expectedTextHeight = 92

      override val width  = 600
      override val height = 400
      val blank = Image.filled(width, height, imageColor)

      val expectedFontSize = 28
      val testString = "zum schreiben, auf zeichnung"
      val textOptions =
        TextOptions(Some(textColor),
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)), // CSS ordering is top, right, bottom, left
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)),
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)),
          Some(LengthPercentage(0.25f)))

      val withText =
        blank.filter(TextFilter(testString, font, textColor, List(CartesianRelative(0.5f, 0.5f)), RightAlign(), CenterAlign(),
          WidthAndHeightFitted(LengthPixels(240), LengthPixels(80), LengthPixels(expectedFontSize)), textOptions))

      imageOnlyHasStuffInRegion(withText, imageColor, 300, 200, expectedTextWidth, expectedTextHeight)
    }
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


A good smartphone app can be a traveller's best friend. Francisca Kellett looks at some of the best travel apps on the market.
Smartphones have been to the Noughties what the internet was to the Nineties – nothing short of revolutionary. If you don't already have one, you soon will. And with a smartphone comes its innovative add-ons – apps, or applications.
Ten billion apps have been downloaded in the past three years. There are 17,000 travel apps on the market, and 160 million app-compatible devices are owned worldwide – iPhones, Androids, BlackBerrys and tablet devices such as the iPad.
There are apps that can make our holidays a little easier, others that are just a bit of fun, and many that are thoroughly pointless. The best let you do anything you can do online or with a guidebook, but more quickly and easily and while you're on the move – with maps and GPS to tell you where you are.
You can search for flights, book a hotel, see the exact location of your accommodation – you can even talk into an app and let it translate your words instantly.
Slick, user-friendly guides to UK destinations, covering more than 30 towns and cities. The brainchild of Mark Ellingham, the founder of Rough Guides, they offer an excellent selection of expert-picked highlights in easy-to-digest nuggets, with lots of attractive photographs. There is a useful map, too.
The London guide is a condensed version of the magazine, with listings, reviews and useful sharing and rating tools. The rest of the guides cover everything from hotels and restaurants to tips for families, all with good map filters, "editor's picks" and by-area listings.
Bright and stylish guides split each city into districts, with colour-coded reviews and a clever to-do list tool, but the app is slightly let down by its clunky filters. Current guides include New York, Rome, Barcelona and Paris.
Lonely Planet (£3.49) Android, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, Nokia.
The best breadth of content, with 125 easy-to-use city guides and phrase books for iPhones and 25 "Compass Guides", augmented-reality apps for Android (£0.61), plus five e-books for the iPad.
Footprint (£3.99) iPhone/iPod Touch; Android version launching later this year.
Footprint has gone for a more exotic spread: 51 destinations, including Havana, Hanoi and La Paz, as well as more popular cities such as Cape Town and Sydney. Clear, simple listings, attractive photography, and reader reviews.
Google Earth (Free) Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Nokia.
This brilliant app lets users "fly" to their holiday location for a bird's-eye view of where they will be staying, or simply use it as an armchair tool to explore the world.
Attractive, comprehensive guide to cruise lines and ships, with Douglas Ward's straight-talking reviews, and useful sorting of vessels by size or by their suitability for different types of cruises.
Kayak (Free) Android, BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows Mobile.
One of the first searching apps, and still probably the best, with clear, quick flight, hotel and car hire results, and links to allow for booking.
The Trainline (Free) Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, iPhone/iPod Touch.
Timetables and fares, with live search and bookings, plus useful "favourites" tool.
Tripit (Free) Android, iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry.
A handy all-in-one app that collates all your holiday and flight confirmation emails into one travel itinerary.
Flights and hotels search, plus collating of travel intineraries and clever click-throughs (such as to flight status and check-ins), maps and currency converter.
The Ski Club of Great Britain (Free) iPhone/iPod Touch.
Live snow reports, webcams and ski-related news.
Most smartphones have their own in-built weather apps, but a good add-on is this, with worldwide forecasts, satellite images and charts.
Long list of hotels with short reviews and booking links, but an uninspiring layout and limited filter. The AA also has restaurant, b & b and pub apps.
Wikitude (Free) Android, iPhone/iPod touch.
One of the best "augmented reality" apps available, which lets you point your phone's camera at your surroundings and then annotates the screen with notes on local accommodation, restaurants and sites.
The well-known satellite navigation brand is available for mobile downloads.
Google Sky Map (Free) Android, iPhone/iPod Touch.
A bit of fun when you're away; simply point your phone at the night sky and it will show the planets and constellations.
Off Exploring (Free) iPhone; iPod Touch.
This lets you quickly and easily type up a blog, add a location and photographs and post your latest on the website for friends and family to see.
Android, iPhone/iPod Touch. A useful snapshot of trust properties to browse while you're travelling (it points out places nearby), but less helpful for planning a trip, unless you know exactly where you want to go.
Insight Guides Travel Photo (Free) iPhone/iPod Touch.
Inspiring images, updated daily, with captions and short travel tips.
Seemingly random but attractive selection of travel images, with descriptions and click-through to the website for more information.
Unesco World Heritage (£2.99) iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad.
A simple list, by country or classification, of Unesco heritage sites. For armchair travellers or Unesco geeks.
Xe (Free) Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch.
A simple, live currency converter that lets you choose your favourite currencies for comparison.
Thomas Cook What Rate (Free) Android, iPhone/iPod Touch.
An easy-to-use converter, with simplified charts and pleasant, clean design.
Self-styled "revolutionary" language learning apps, these 70-minute audio lessons use mesmerising music and repetition to get your brain to remember key words and phrases. Weirdly effective.
Lonely Planet Phrasebooks (£2.39) Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Nokia, Windows Mobile.
Easy-to-use, comprehensive phrase books with more than 600 spoken and phonetically written phrases for each guide, organised into subsections.
Google translate (Free) iPhone/iPod Touch and Android.
Type or speak into your phone and let it instantly translate into 15 languages (with mixed success if you don't speak clearly).


Binny Exports is a trusted manufacturer of interior decoration products, that sells products in India, Austria, The Netherlands, USA and UK. Founded 45 years back, the Moradabad, India based company presently offers an extensive line of metal handicrafts items, that help people visualize, and create beautiful homes, hotels, resorts, and offices. The manufacturer, supplier, trader and exporter incorporates style and innovation into its product line that delight the buyers.
The casting & production procedures are carried out in well-developed manufacturing unit. An Eco-friendly, excellent work environment is provided to employees, that motivates them to provide qualitative handicrafts items & gift items as well as excellent services. The monthly production capacity of the company is approx. 50 tons, which can be easily expanded for large order. The craftsmen are capable of producing new sample designs for buyers.
The company has created a policy to inspect each order to make sure no defected item leaves the premises. A small team is created for each order, whose members keep an eye on the production process and inspect the items during production, finishing and packaging. A report is created by this quality circle, which is then reviewed by management on daily basis.


text:
//
// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
//
// Arjuna Technologies Ltd.,
// Newcastle upon Tyne,
// Tyne and Wear,
// UK.
//
// $Id: BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.java,v 1.5 2003/07/17 11:52:49 jcoleman Exp $
//

package org.jboss.jbossts.qa.CrashRecovery05Impls;

/*
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2001 by HP Bluestone Software, Inc. All rights Reserved.
 *
 * HP Arjuna Labs,
 * Newcastle upon Tyne,
 * Tyne and Wear,
 * UK.
 *
 * $Id: BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.java,v 1.5 2003/07/17 11:52:49 jcoleman Exp $
 */

/*
 * Try to get around the differences between Ansi CPP and
 * K&R cpp with concatenation.
 */

/*
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2001 by HP Bluestone Software, Inc. All rights Reserved.
 *
 * HP Arjuna Labs,
 * Newcastle upon Tyne,
 * Tyne and Wear,
 * UK.
 *
 * $Id: BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.java,v 1.5 2003/07/17 11:52:49 jcoleman Exp $
 */

import org.jboss.jbossts.qa.CrashRecovery05.*;
import org.jboss.jbossts.qa.Utils.OAInterface;
import org.jboss.jbossts.qa.Utils.ORBInterface;
import org.jboss.jbossts.qa.Utils.OTS;
import org.jboss.jbossts.qa.Utils.ServerIORStore;
import org.omg.CosTransactions.*;

public class BeforeCrashServiceImpl02 implements BeforeCrashServiceOperations
{
	public BeforeCrashServiceImpl02(int serviceNumber, int objectNumber)
	{
		System.out.println("BeforeCrashServiceImpl02(" + serviceNumber + ", " + objectNumber + ")");
		_serviceNumber = serviceNumber;
		_objectNumber = objectNumber;
	}

	public void setup_oper(Control ctrl, ResourceBehavior[] resource_behaviors)
	{
		ResourceImpl01[] resourceImpl = new ResourceImpl01[resource_behaviors.length];
		Resource[] resource = new Resource[resource_behaviors.length];
		RecoveryCoordinator[] recoveryCoordinator = new RecoveryCoordinator[resource_behaviors.length];

		try
		{
			com.arjuna.ats.jts.ExplicitInterposition interposition = new com.arjuna.ats.jts.ExplicitInterposition();

			interposition.registerTransaction(ctrl);

			for (int index = 0; index < resource_behaviors.length; index++)
			{
				resourceImpl[index] = new ResourceImpl01(_serviceNumber, _objectNumber, index, resource_behaviors[index]);
				ResourcePOATie servant = new ResourcePOATie(resourceImpl[index]);

				OAInterface.objectIsReady(servant);
				resource[index] = ResourceHelper.narrow(OAInterface.corbaReference(servant));

				recoveryCoordinator[index] = OTS.current().get_control().get_coordinator().register_resource(resource[index]);

				System.out.println("BeforeCrashServiceImpl02: storing IOR \"RecoveryCoordinator_" + _serviceNumber + "_" + _objectNumber + "_" + index + "\"");
				ServerIORStore.storeIOR("RecoveryCoordinator_" + _serviceNumber + "_" + _objectNumber + "_" + index, ORBInterface.orb().object_to_string(recoveryCoordinator[index]));
			}

			interposition.unregisterTransaction();
		}
		catch (Exception exception)
		{
			System.err.println("BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.setup_oper: " + exception);
			exception.printStackTrace(System.err);
			_isCorrect = false;
		}
		catch (Error error)
		{
			System.err.println("BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.setup_oper: " + error);
			error.printStackTrace(System.err);
			_isCorrect = false;
		}
	}

	public boolean is_correct()
	{
		System.err.println("BeforeCrashServiceImpl02.is_correct: " + _isCorrect);

		return _isCorrect;
	}

	private int _serviceNumber;
	private int _objectNumber;
	private boolean _isCorrect = true;
}


The knee-jerk reaction to a more dovish outlook from the Fed was for Wall Street indices to rally, but that proved fleeting and indices closed lower yesterday. Trump said China tariffs will stay until a trade deal is in place. Australia's unemployment rate drops to a near-eight year low.
Having downgraded its growth, unemployment and inflation forecasts, the Fed sees no need to move rates to what it called a "restrictive" level. The "dot plot" last December had looked for two rates hikes this year.
EU leaders start a two-day summit. EU says it will not ask UK for a 2nd Brexit referendum but have yet to receive PM May's Brexit letter or received a request for any extension of Article 50.
Australia's unemployment rate hit 4.9% in February, below forecasts and the lowest since May 2011. The economy added a net 4.6k jobs in the month but lost 7.3k full-time ones.


text:
NHL Network To Televise 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase, 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
By USAHockey.com, 07/27/18, 4:15PM EDT
Showcase Begins Sunday (July 29) in Kamloops, B.C.; Hlinka Gretzy Cup Starts Monday (Aug. 6)
NHL Network will televise live the final three days of games at the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase in Kamloops, B.C. as well as the final two days of games at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. In total, the NHL Network coverage will include 10 games between the two events televised live from Thurs., Aug. 2, through Sat., Aug. 10.
The six-game NHL Network coverage of the Showcase begins on Thurs., Aug. 2, with USA-Sweden at 4 p.m. ET and Canada-Finland at 9 p.m., while on Fri., Aug. 3, fans will see USA vs. Finland at 4 p.m. and Canada vs. Sweden at 9 p.m. NHL Network's Showcase coverage closes with two of the biggest rivalry games in the sport on Sat., Aug. 4, with USA taking on Canada at 5 p.m. and Sweden facing Finland at 8 p.m. For the full U.S. 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase schedule, click here.
Then, on Fri., Aug. 10, the coverage will shift to the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup where NHL Network will televise four games live. Coverage begins with the tournament's two semifinal tilts at 5 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET before concluding on Sat., Aug. 11, with the third-place game at 5 pm. ET followed by the championship tilt at 9 p.m.
In addition, HockeyTV will provide live streaming coverage of the tournament's preliminary round, fifth-and seventh-place games – 14 games total – starting Aug. 6. For the full U.S. 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup schedule, click here.
The 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase begins Sunday (July 29) at Sandman Centre in Kamloops, B.C., and features teams from the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden. The event serves as an audition for players seeking to make their federation team that will compete at the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019, in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
The 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, which will be played in North America for the first time since 1996, is an under-18 men's competition that will include teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
NOTES: For more information on the 2018 World Junior Summer Showcase, click here ... For details on the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, click here.
2018 WJSS
U.S. Hlinka Home
2018 U.S. WJSS Schedule
Mon., July 30 USA Blue vs. Sweden L, 1-3 N/A
USA White vs. Finland W, 5-2 N/A
Tues., July 31 Canada White vs. USA Blue W, 3-2 N/A
Canada Red vs. USA White W, 7-5 N/A
Thurs., Aug. 2 USA vs. Sweden OTW, 5-4 NHL Network
Fri., Aug. 3 USA vs. Finland W, 2-1 NHL Network
Sat., Aug. 4 Canada vs. USA L, 5-6 NHL Network
2018 U.S. Hlinka Schedule
Time (Local/ET)/Result
Sat., Aug. 4 Slovakia Exhibition W, 10-4 Nexsource Arena
Sylvan Lake, Alta.
Mon., Aug. 6 Czech Republic Preliminary W, 6-0 Servus Arena
Red Deer, Alta.
Tues., Aug. 7 Finland Preliminary W, 6-2 Servus Arena
Wed., Aug. 8 Russia Preliminary L, 3-8 Servus Arena
Fri., Aug. 10 Canada Semifinals OTL, 5-6 Rogers Place
Edmonton, Alta.
Sat., Aug. 11 Russia Third-Place Game L, 4-5 Rogers Place
2018 World Jr Showcase News
2018 WJSS Notebook: Departure Day
U.S. leaves Kamloops with a five wins in seven games
U.S. Falls to Canada, 6-5, in World Jr Summer Showcase Finale
U.S. closes Showcase play with 5-2 overall record
U.S. Edges Finland, 2-1, at 2018 World Jr Summer Showcase
Drury nets game-winner; U.S. meets Canada tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET live on NHL Network
2018 Hlinka Gretzky News
USA Hockey Announces Multi-Year Partnership with TRUE Hockey
By USA Hockey 08/26/2019, 12:00pm MDT
TRUE Hockey to be engaged in broad spectrum of activities
U.S. Falls to Czech Republic in Final Hlinka Gretzky Cup Contest
By USA Hockey 08/09/2019, 8:00am MDT
Team USA finishes sixth at tournament
Gameday: U.S. Concludes Hlinka Gretzky Cup vs. Czech Republic
Team USA to face host nation in fifth-place game


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At Abacus Corporation, we guide our clients through a full range of tax planning and preparation decisions with strategies that minimize your tax liabilities, maximize your cash flow and keep you on track to your financial goals. Our expertise, experience, analysis and thorough research allow us to optimize financial opportunities to be found in existing as well as recently altered tax laws. We are knowledgeable and up to date on the tax laws and can make sense of your receipts, bills and notices.
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Our new website (abacuscorporation.net) allows our clients secured access to our client bookkeeping solutions software. Write and print checks and invoices. Process payroll. We customize our software applications for each client and maintain appropriate controls to assure the intregity of your general ledger.
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text:
package org.w3c.domts.level1.core;

import org.w3c.dom.*;

import org.w3c.domts.DOMTestCase;
import org.w3c.domts.DOMTestDocumentBuilderFactory;

/**
 *     The string returned by the "getNodeValue()" method for a
 *     CDATASection Node is the content of the CDATASection.
 *
 *     Retrieve the CDATASection node inside the second child
 *     of the second employee and check the string returned
 *     by the "getNodeValue()" method.   It should be equal to
 *     "This is a CDATA Section with EntityReference number 2
 *     &ent2;".
* @author NIST
* @author Mary Brady
* @see http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-DOM-Level-1-19981001/level-one-core#ID-F68D080
* @see http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-DOM-Level-1-19981001/level-one-core#ID-667469212
*/
public final class nodecdatasectionnodevalue extends DOMTestCase {

   /**
    * Constructor.
    * @param factory document factory, may not be null
    * @throws org.w3c.domts.DOMTestIncompatibleException Thrown if test is not compatible with parser configuration
    */
   public nodecdatasectionnodevalue(final DOMTestDocumentBuilderFactory factory)  throws org.w3c.domts.DOMTestIncompatibleException {

      org.w3c.domts.DocumentBuilderSetting[] settings =
          new org.w3c.domts.DocumentBuilderSetting[] {
org.w3c.domts.DocumentBuilderSetting.notCoalescing
        };
        DOMTestDocumentBuilderFactory testFactory = factory.newInstance(settings);
        setFactory(testFactory);

    //
    //   check if loaded documents are supported for content type
    //
    String contentType = getContentType();
    preload(contentType, "staff", false);
    }

   /**
    * Runs the test case.
    * @throws Throwable Any uncaught exception causes test to fail
    */
   public void runTest() throws Throwable {
      Document doc;
      NodeList elementList;
      Element cdataName;
      NodeList childList;
      Node child;
      String cdataNodeValue;
      doc = (Document) load("staff", false);
      elementList = doc.getElementsByTagName("name");
      cdataName = (Element) elementList.item(1);
      childList = cdataName.getChildNodes();
      child = childList.item(1);

      if ((child == null)) {
          child = doc.createCDATASection("This is a CDATASection with EntityReference number 2 &ent2;");
      }
    cdataNodeValue = child.getNodeValue();
      assertEquals("value", "This is a CDATASection with EntityReference number 2 &ent2;", cdataNodeValue);
      }
   /**
    *  Gets URI that identifies the test.
    *  @return uri identifier of test
    */
   public String getTargetURI() {
      return "http://www.w3.org/2001/DOM-Test-Suite/level1/core/nodecdatasectionnodevalue";
   }
   /**
    * Runs this test from the command line.
    * @param args command line arguments
    */
   public static void main(final String[] args) {
        DOMTestCase.doMain(nodecdatasectionnodevalue.class, args);
   }
}


Located in the Adelaide suburb of Marrayatville, the Regal Cinema is the oldest purpose built cinema operating in Adelaide, South Australia. It has a National Trust Commendation and is on the State Heritage Register.
It started its life on November 24, 1925 as a silent cinema named Princess Theatre. Designed by architect Chris A. Smith, the theatre had panels on the side-walls and each side of the proscenium which contained painted frescos. The opening film was Mary Pickford in "Little Annie Rooney". It went into receivership three years later.
It was purchased by the Waterman family and renamed Ozone Theatre. In 1941 it was completely renovated in an Art Deco style to the plans of architect F. Kenneth Milne, re-opening on 30th May 1941 with Anna Neagle in "Irene". The Ozone Theatre seated 1,290 in stalls and circle levels on a stadium plan. There was a crying room and a party room at the rear of the stalls, which still exist today.
Hoyts took over in the 1950's and it was re-named Chelsea Cinema. In 1963 Hoyts sold it to the local Council but leased it back. In 1971 Wallis Theatres won a tender and operated it until late-2011. It was taken back by the council. Taken over by Republic Theatre, it was re-named and re-opened the Regal Cinema on 23rd February 2012 with Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady".
It was intended to add three screens on adjacent land next door but maintain and improve the original, but these seemed to have been put on hold.
The Regal Cinema was taken back by the City of Burnside Council in March 2018 and they will continue to operate it.
My late Dad was the projectionist in the 1950s and 1960s. I went to the primary school opposite as a small child and often would join my Dad after school, as he oprepared for the evenimng screeings in this Adelaide suburban cinema. The Ozone, later the Chelsea (1971 to 2011) and currently the Regal.


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The property comprises of; LARGE LOUNGE, KITCHEN, a large DOUBLE BEDROOM and a FULLY FITTED BATHROOM.
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Located off the popular LONDON ROAD in the HIGHFIELDS area, the flat is within walking ditance to UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, LEICESTER RAILWAY STATION and CITY CENTRE.


I created the worldbayonets.com—The Collector's Edge web site in 2006 to share my bayonet collecting interest and make available to others, educational material accumulated in my research database while documenting bayonets in my collection and collaborating with other collectors/researchers. What began with just six pages, has grown to one of the web's best bayonet sites with over 4,500 pages. The site also includes my published articles and useful bayonet reference materials.
Contains detailed descriptions and over 2,750 images of more than 460 bayonets; plus more than 100 belt frogs and related items from 67 countries. Bayonets are indexed by country and by length, as well as some type-specific pages.
Visit the timeline to learn about how the bayonet came to be (I guarantee you will learn something that you didn't know).
I am always willing to help identify an unknown or old bayonet from your family or collection. Thanks for stopping by!


Johnny Clarke has been played on NTS over 50 times, featured on 53 episodes and was first played on 4 November 2012.
During the middle of the 1970s Johnny Clarke stood at a Crossroads of Jamaican music, and was the point about which Reggae music turned during the "Golden Era" of '70s Roots Reggae. Briefly there was no more popular act than he in Jamaica, and this in a country where popularity is exceptionally hard won.