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require 'socket'
# require 'thread'
begin
  require 'fastthread'
rescue LoadError
  require 'thread'
end
require 'singleton'
require 'dnsruby/validator_thread.rb'
module Dnsruby
  Thread::abort_on_exception = true
  class SelectThread #:nodoc: all
    class SelectWakeup < RuntimeError; end
    include Singleton
    #  This singleton class runs a continuous select loop which
    #  listens for responses on all of the in-use sockets.
    #  When a new query is sent, the thread is woken up, and
    #  the socket is added to the select loop (and the new timeout
    #  calculated).
    #  Note that a combination of the socket and the packet ID is
    #  sufficient to uniquely identify the query to the select thread.
    #
    #  But how do we find the response queue for a particular query?
    #  Hash of client_id->[query, client_queue, socket]
    #  and socket->[client_id]
    #
    #  @todo@ should we implement some of cancel function?

    def initialize
      @@mutex = Mutex.new
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        @@in_select=false
        #         @@notifier,@@notified=IO.pipe
        @@sockets = [] # @@notified]
        @@timeouts = Hash.new
        #     @@mutex.synchronize do
        @@query_hash = Hash.new
        @@socket_hash = Hash.new
        @@observers = Hash.new
        @@tcp_buffers=Hash.new
        @@tick_observers = []
        @@queued_exceptions=[]
        @@queued_responses=[]
        @@queued_validation_responses=[]
        @@wakeup_sockets = get_socket_pair
        @@sockets << @@wakeup_sockets[1]

        #  Suppress reverse lookups
        BasicSocket.do_not_reverse_lookup = true
        #     end
        #  Now start the select thread
        @@select_thread = Thread.new {
          do_select
        }
        #         # Start the validator thread
        #         @@validator = ValidatorThread.instance
      }
    end

    def get_socket_pair
      #  Emulate socketpair on platforms which don't support it
      srv = nil
      begin
        srv = TCPServer.new('localhost', 0)
      rescue Errno::EADDRNOTAVAIL, SocketError # OSX Snow Leopard issue - need to use explicit IP
        begin
          srv = TCPServer.new('127.0.0.1', 0)
        rescue Error # Try IPv6
          srv = TCPServer.new('::1', 0)
        end
      end
      rsock = TCPSocket.new(srv.addr[3], srv.addr[1])
      lsock = srv.accept
      srv.close
      return [lsock, rsock]
    end

    class QuerySettings
      attr_accessor :query_bytes, :query, :ignore_truncation, :client_queue,
        :client_query_id, :socket, :dest_server, :dest_port, :endtime, :udp_packet_size,
        :single_resolver
      #  new(query_bytes, query, ignore_truncation, client_queue, client_query_id,
      #      socket, dest_server, dest_port, endtime, , udp_packet_size, single_resolver)
      def initialize(*args)
        @query_bytes = args[0]
        @query = args[1]
        @ignore_truncation=args[2]
        @client_queue = args[3]
        @client_query_id = args[4]
        @socket = args[5]
        @dest_server = args[6]
        @dest_port=args[7]
        @endtime = args[8]
        @udp_packet_size = args[9]
        @single_resolver = args[10]
      end
    end

    def add_to_select(query_settings)
      #  Add the query to sockets, and then wake the select thread up
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        check_select_thread_synchronized
        #  @TODO@ This assumes that all client_query_ids are unique!
        #  Would be a good idea at least to check this...
        @@query_hash[query_settings.client_query_id]=query_settings
        @@socket_hash[query_settings.socket]=[query_settings.client_query_id] # @todo@ If we use persistent sockets then we need to update this array
        @@timeouts[query_settings.client_query_id]=query_settings.endtime
        @@sockets.push(query_settings.socket)
      }
      begin
        @@wakeup_sockets[0].send("wakeup!", 0)
      rescue Exception => e
        #          do nothing
      end
    end

    def check_select_thread_synchronized
      if (!@@select_thread.alive?)
        Dnsruby.log.debug{"Restarting select thread"}
        @@select_thread = Thread.new {
          do_select
        }
      end
    end

    def select_thread_alive?
      ret=true
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        ret = @@select_thread.alive?
      }
      return ret
    end

    def do_select
      unused_loop_count = 0
      last_tick_time = Time.now - 10
      while true do
        if (last_tick_time < (Time.now - 0.5))
          send_tick_to_observers # ONLY NEED TO SEND THIS TWICE A SECOND - NOT EVERY SELECT!!!
          last_tick_time = Time.now
        end
        send_queued_exceptions
        send_queued_responses
        send_queued_validation_responses
        timeout = tick_time = 0.1 # We provide a timer service to various Dnsruby classes
        sockets=[]
        timeouts=[]
        has_observer = false
        @@mutex.synchronize {
          sockets = @@sockets
          timeouts = @@timeouts.values
          has_observer = !@@observers.empty?
        }
        if (timeouts.length > 0)
          timeouts.sort!
          timeout = timeouts[0] - Time.now
          if (timeout <= 0)
            process_timeouts
            timeout = 0
            next
          end
        end
        ready=nil
        if (has_observer && (timeout > tick_time))
          timeout = tick_time
        end
        #         next if (timeout < 0)
        begin
          ready, write, errors = IO.select(sockets, nil, nil, timeout)
        rescue SelectWakeup
          #  If SelectWakeup, then just restart this loop - the select call will be made with the new data
          next
        rescue IOError => e# Don't worry if the socket was closed already
          #           print "IO Error  =: #{e}\n"
          next
        end
        if ready && ready.include?(@@wakeup_sockets[1])
          ready.delete(@@wakeup_sockets[1])
          wakeup_msg = "loop"
          begin
            while wakeup_msg && wakeup_msg.length > 0
              wakeup_msg = @@wakeup_sockets[1].recv_nonblock(20)
            end
          rescue
            #  do nothing
          end
        end
        if (ready == nil)
          #  proces the timeouts
          process_timeouts
          unused_loop_count+=1
        else
          process_ready(ready)
          unused_loop_count=0
          #                   process_error(errors)
        end
        @@mutex.synchronize{
          if (unused_loop_count > 10 && @@query_hash.empty? && @@observers.empty?)
            Dnsruby.log.debug{"Stopping select loop"}
            return
          end
        }
        #               }
      end
    end

    def process_error(errors)
      Dnsruby.log.debug{"Error! #{errors.inspect}"}
      #  @todo@ Process errors [can we do this in single socket environment?]
    end

    #         @@query_hash[query_settings.client_query_id]=query_settings
    #         @@socket_hash[query_settings.socket]=[query_settings.client_query_id] # @todo@ If we use persistent sockets then we need to update this array
    def process_ready(ready)
      ready.each do |socket|
        query_settings = nil
        @@mutex.synchronize{
          #  Can do this if we have a query per socket, but not otherwise...
          c_q_id = @@socket_hash[socket][0] # @todo@ If we use persistent sockets then this won't work
          query_settings = @@query_hash[c_q_id]
        }
        next if !query_settings
        udp_packet_size = query_settings.udp_packet_size
        msg, bytes = get_incoming_data(socket, udp_packet_size)
        if (msg!=nil)
          #  Check that the IP we received from was the IP we sent to!
          answerip = msg.answerip.downcase
          answerfrom = msg.answerfrom.downcase
          dest_server = query_settings.dest_server
          answeripaddr = IPAddr.new(answerip)
          dest_server = IPAddr.new("0.0.0.0")
          begin
            destserveripaddr = IPAddr.new(dest_server)
          rescue ArgumentError
            #  Host name not IP address
          end
          if (dest_server && (dest_server != '0.0.0.0') &&
                (answeripaddr != destserveripaddr) &&
                (answerfrom != dest_server))
            Dnsruby.log.warn("Unsolicited response received from #{answerip} instead of #{query_settings.dest_server}")
          else
            send_response_to_client(msg, bytes, socket)
          end
        end
        ready.delete(socket)
      end
    end

    def send_response_to_client(msg, bytes, socket)
      #  Figure out which client_ids we were expecting on this socket, then see if any header ids match up
      #  @TODO@ Can get rid of this, as we only have one query per socket.
      client_ids=[]
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        client_ids = @@socket_hash[socket]
      }
      #  get the queries associated with them
      client_ids.each do |id|
        query_header_id=nil
        @@mutex.synchronize{
          query_header_id = @@query_hash[id].query.header.id
        }
        if (query_header_id == msg.header.id)
          #  process the response
          client_queue = nil
          res = nil
          query=nil
          @@mutex.synchronize{
            client_queue = @@query_hash[id].client_queue
            res = @@query_hash[id].single_resolver
            query = @@query_hash[id].query
          }
          tcp = (socket.class == TCPSocket)
          #  At this point, we should check if the response is OK
          if (ret = res.check_response(msg, bytes, query, client_queue, id, tcp))
            remove_id(id)
            exception = msg.get_exception
            if (ret.kind_of?TsigError)
              exception = ret
            end
            Dnsruby.log.debug{"Pushing response to client queue"}
            push_to_client(id, client_queue, msg, exception, query, res)
            #             client_queue.push([id, msg, exception])
            #             notify_queue_observers(client_queue, id)
          else
            #  Sending query again - don't return response
          end
          return
        end
      end
      #  If not, then we have an error
      Dnsruby.log.error{"Stray packet - " + msg.inspect + "\n from " + socket.inspect}
      print("Stray packet - " + msg.question()[0].qname.to_s + " from " + msg.answerip.to_s + ", #{client_ids.length} client_ids\n")
    end

    def remove_id(id)
      socket=nil
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        socket = @@query_hash[id].socket
        @@timeouts.delete(id)
        @@query_hash.delete(id)
        @@socket_hash.delete(socket)
        @@sockets.delete(socket) # @TODO@ Not if persistent!
      }
      Dnsruby.log.debug{"Closing socket #{socket}"}
      begin
        socket.close # @TODO@ Not if persistent!
      rescue IOError # Don't worry if the socket was closed already
      end
    end

    def process_timeouts
      time_now = Time.now
      timeouts={}
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        timeouts = @@timeouts
      }
      timeouts.each do |client_id, timeout|
        if (timeout < time_now)
          send_exception_to_client(ResolvTimeout.new("Query timed out"), nil, client_id)
        end
      end
    end

    def tcp_read(socket)
      #  Keep buffer for all TCP sockets, and return
      #  to select after reading available data. Once all data has been received,
      #  then process message.
      buf=""
      expected_length = 0
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        buf, expected_length = @@tcp_buffers[socket]
        if (!buf)
          buf = ""
          expected_length = 2
          @@tcp_buffers[socket]=[buf, expected_length]
        end
      }
      if (buf.length() < expected_length)
        begin
          input, = socket.recv_nonblock(expected_length-buf.length)
          if (input=="")
            TheLog.info("Bad response from server - no bytes read - ignoring")
            #  @TODO@ Should we do anything about this?
            return false
          end
          buf += input
        rescue
          #  Oh well - better luck next time!
          return false
        end
      end
      #  If data is complete, then return it.
      if (buf.length == expected_length)
        if (expected_length == 2)
          #  We just read the data_length field. Now we need to start reading that many bytes.
          @@mutex.synchronize {
            answersize = buf.unpack('n')[0]
            @@tcp_buffers[socket] = ["", answersize]
          }
          return tcp_read(socket)
        else
          #  We just read the data - now return it
          @@mutex.synchronize {
            @@tcp_buffers.delete(socket)
          }
          return buf
        end
      else
        @@mutex.synchronize {
          @@tcp_buffers[socket]=[buf, expected_length]
        }
        return false
      end
    end

    def get_incoming_data(socket, packet_size)
      answerfrom,answerip,answerport,answersize=nil
      ans,buf = nil
      begin
        if (socket.class == TCPSocket)
          #  @todo@ Ruby Bug #9061 stops this working right
          #  We'd like to do a socket.recvfrom, but that raises an Exception
          #  on Windows for TCPSocket for Ruby 1.8.5 (and 1.8.6).
          #  So, we need to do something different for TCP than UDP. *sigh*
          #  @TODO@ This workaround will only work if there is exactly one socket per query
          #     - *not* ideal TCP use!
          @@mutex.synchronize{
            client_id = @@socket_hash[socket][0]
            answerfrom = @@query_hash[client_id].dest_server
            answerip = answerfrom
            answerport = @@query_hash[client_id].dest_port
          }

          #  Call TCP read here - that will take care of reading the 2 byte length,
          #  and then the full packet - without blocking select.
          buf = tcp_read(socket)
          if (!buf) # Wait for the buffer to comletely fill
            #             handle_recvfrom_failure(socket, "")
            return
          end
        else
          #  @TODO@ Can we get recvfrom to stop issuing PTR queries when we already
          #  know both the FQDN and the IP address?
          if (ret = socket.recvfrom(packet_size))
            buf = ret[0]
            answerport=ret[1][1]
            answerfrom=ret[1][2]
            answerip=ret[1][3]
            answersize=(buf.length)
          else
            #  recvfrom failed - why?
            Dnsruby.log.error{"Error - recvfrom failed from #{socket}"}
            handle_recvfrom_failure(socket, "")
            return
          end
        end
      rescue Exception => e
        Dnsruby.log.error{"Error - recvfrom failed from #{socket}, exception : #{e}"}
        handle_recvfrom_failure(socket, e)
        return
      end
      Dnsruby.log.debug{";; answer from #{answerfrom} : #{answersize} bytes\n"}

      begin
        ans = Message.decode(buf)
      rescue Exception => e
        Dnsruby.log.error{"Decode error! #{e.class}, #{e}\nfor msg (length=#{buf.length}) : #{buf}"}
        client_id=get_client_id_from_answerfrom(socket, answerip, answerport)
        if (client_id == nil)
          Dnsruby.log.error{"Decode error from #{answerip} but can't determine packet id"}
        end
        #  We should check if the TC bit is set (if we can get that far)
        if ((DecodeError === e) && (e.partial_message.header.tc))
          Dnsruby.log.error{"Decode error (from {answerip})! Header shows truncation, so trying again over TCP"}
          #  If it is, then we should retry over TCP
          sent = false
          @@mutex.synchronize{
            client_ids = @@socket_hash[socket]
            #  get the queries associated with them
            client_ids.each do |id|
              query_header_id=nil
              query_header_id = @@query_hash[id].query.header.id
              if (query_header_id == e.partial_message.header.id)
                #  process the response
                client_queue = nil
                res = nil
                query=nil
                client_queue = @@query_hash[id].client_queue
                res = @@query_hash[id].single_resolver
                query = @@query_hash[id].query

                #  NOW RESEND OVER TCP!
                Thread.new {
                  res.send_async(query, client_queue, id, true)
                }
                sent = true
              end
            end
          }
          if !sent
            send_exception_to_client(e, socket, client_id)
          end

        else
          send_exception_to_client(e, socket, client_id)
        end
        return
      end

      if (ans!= nil)
        Dnsruby.log.debug{"#{ans}"}
        ans.answerfrom=(answerfrom)
        ans.answersize=(answersize)
        ans.answerip =(answerip)
      end
      return ans, buf
    end

    def handle_recvfrom_failure(socket, exception)
      #   No way to notify the client about this error, unless there was only one connection on the socket
      #  Not a problem, as there only will ever be one connection on the socket (Kaminsky attack mitigation)
      ids_for_socket = []
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        ids_for_socket = @@socket_hash[socket]
      }
      if (ids_for_socket.length == 1)
        answerfrom=nil
        @@mutex.synchronize{
          query_settings = @@query_hash[ids_for_socket[0]]
          answerfrom=query_settings.dest_server
        }
        send_exception_to_client(OtherResolvError.new("recvfrom failed from #{answerfrom}; #{exception}"), socket, ids_for_socket[0])
      else
        Dnsruby.log.fatal{"Recvfrom failed from #{socket}, no way to tell query id"}
      end
    end

    def get_client_id_from_answerfrom(socket, answerip, answerport)
      #  @TODO@ Can get rid of this, as there is only one query per socket
      client_id=nil
      #  Figure out client id from answerfrom
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        ids = @@socket_hash[socket]
        ids.each do |id|
          #  Does this id speak to this dest_server?
          query_settings = @@query_hash[id]
          if (answerip == query_settings.dest_server && answerport == query_settings.dest_port)
            #  We have a match
            client_id = id
            break
          end
        end
      }
      return client_id
    end

    def send_exception_to_client(err, socket, client_id, msg=nil)
      #  find the client response queue
      client_queue = nil
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        client_queue = @@query_hash[client_id].client_queue
      }
      remove_id(client_id)
      #       push_to_client(client_id, client_queue, msg, err)
      client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::ERROR, msg, err])
      notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)
    end

    def push_exception_to_select(client_id, client_queue, err, msg)
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        @@queued_exceptions.push([client_id, client_queue, err, msg])
      }
      #  Make sure select loop is running!
      if (@@select_thread && @@select_thread.alive?)
      else
        @@select_thread = Thread.new {
          do_select
        }
      end
    end

    def push_response_to_select(client_id, client_queue, msg, query, res)
      #  This needs to queue the response TO THE SELECT THREAD, which then needs
      #  to send it out from its normal loop.
      Dnsruby.log.debug{"Pushing response to client queue direct from resolver or validator"}
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        err = nil
        if (msg.rcode == RCode.NXDOMAIN)
          err = NXDomain.new
        end
        @@queued_responses.push([client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res])
      }
      #  Make sure select loop is running!
      if (@@select_thread && @@select_thread.alive?)
      else
        @@select_thread = Thread.new {
          do_select
        }
      end
    end

    def push_validation_response_to_select(client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res)
      #  This needs to queue the response TO THE SELECT THREAD, which then needs
      #  to send it out from its normal loop.
      Dnsruby.log.debug{"Pushing response to client queue direct from resolver or validator"}
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        @@queued_validation_responses.push([client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res])
      }
      #  Make sure select loop is running!
      if (@@select_thread && @@select_thread.alive?)
      else
        @@select_thread = Thread.new {
          do_select
        }
      end
    end

    def send_queued_exceptions
      exceptions = []
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        exceptions = @@queued_exceptions
        @@queued_exceptions = []
      }

      exceptions.each do |item|
        client_id, client_queue, err, msg = item
        #         push_to_client(client_id, client_queue, msg, err)
        client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::ERROR, msg, err])
        notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)
      end
    end

    def send_queued_responses
      responses = []
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        responses = @@queued_responses
        @@queued_responses = []
      }

      responses.each do |item|
        client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res = item
        #         push_to_client(client_id, client_queue, msg, err)
        client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::RECEIVED, msg, err])
        notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)
        #  Do we need to validate this? The response has come from the cache -
        #  validate it only if it has not been validated already
        #  So, if we need to validate it, send it to the validation thread
        #  Otherwise, send VALIDATED to the requester.
        if (((msg.security_level == Message::SecurityLevel::UNCHECKED) ||
                (msg.security_level == Message::SecurityLevel::INDETERMINATE)) &&
              (ValidatorThread.requires_validation?(query, msg, err, res)))
          validator = ValidatorThread.new(client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query ,self, res)
          validator.run
        else
          PacketSender.cache(query, msg) # The validator won't cache it, so we'd better do it now
          client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::VALIDATED, msg, err])
          notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)
        end
      end
    end

    def send_queued_validation_responses
      responses = []
      @@mutex.synchronize{
        responses = @@queued_validation_responses
        @@queued_validation_responses = []
      }

      responses.each do |item|
        client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res = item
        #         push_to_client(client_id, client_queue, msg, err)
        client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::VALIDATED, msg, err])
        notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)
      end
    end

    def push_to_client(client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, res)
      #  @TODO@ Really need to let the client know that we have received a valid response!
      #  Can do that by calling notify_observers here, but with an identifier which
      #  defines the response to be a "Response received - validating. Please stop sending"
      #  type of response.
      client_queue.push([client_id, Resolver::EventType::RECEIVED, msg, err])
      notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_id)

      if (!err || (err.instance_of?(NXDomain)))
        #
        #  This method now needs to push the response to the validator,
        #  which will then take responsibility for delivering it to the client.
        #  The validator will need access to the queue observers -
        validator = ValidatorThread.new(client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query ,self, res)
        validator.run
        #       @@validator.add_to_queue([client_id, client_queue, msg, err, query, self, res])
      end
    end

    def add_observer(client_queue, observer)
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        @@observers[client_queue]=observer
        check_select_thread_synchronized # Is this really necessary? The client should start the thread by sending a query, really...
        if (!@@tick_observers.include?observer)
          @@tick_observers.push(observer)
        end
      }
    end

    def remove_observer(client_queue, observer)
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        if (@@observers[client_queue]==observer)
          #           @@observers.delete(observer)
          @@observers.delete(client_queue)
        else
          if (@@observers[client_queue] == nil)
          end
          Dnsruby.log.error{"remove_observer called with wrong observer for queue"}
          raise ArgumentError.new("remove_observer called with wrong observer for queue")
        end
        if (!@@observers.values.include?observer)
          @@tick_observers.delete(observer)
        end
      }
    end

    def notify_queue_observers(client_queue, client_query_id)
      #  If any observers are known for this query queue then notify them
      observer=nil
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        observer = @@observers[client_queue]
      }
      if (observer)
        observer.handle_queue_event(client_queue, client_query_id)
      end
    end

    def send_tick_to_observers
      #  If any observers are known then send them a tick
      tick_observers=nil
      @@mutex.synchronize {
        tick_observers = @@tick_observers
      }
      tick_observers.each do |observer|
        observer.tick
      end
    end
  end
end


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var client = null;

function onDisconnect(err) {
	console.log("onDisconnect");
	setGUIStatus(false);
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// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Symbols;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.ExpressionEvaluator
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I love deviled eggs. Especially when I was pregnant I would request them at all the gatherings we would have. Our friend whom was also our neighbor would always make deviled eggs. When she would set them on the table I would probably devour about four of them right away.
I haven't had or made them in some time and with Easter approaching and many of us getting ready to hold Easter brunches and color dozens of eggs I thought it would be fun to put a spin on the typical deviled egg.
The avocado is rich and creamy and is an excellent replacement to what amount of mayonnaise you would typically use in a deviled egg recipe. Instead of 1/3-1/2 cup of mayonnaise that I usually use in my normal deviled egg recipe by incorporating avocado into the recipe I only use about three tablespoons of mayonnaise. I also like to incorporate fresh parsley to give it that little punch but with all the components of the classic deviled egg.
Now I wonder how this would be all mixed up as an egg salad sandwich? I bet it would be fabulous!
Cut eggs lengthwise and remove yolks. Set aside.
In a medium bowl combine egg yolks, avocado, lime juice, mayonnaise, parsley, ground mustard and mash using a potato masher or two forks until nice and creamy. Alternatively you can add all the ingredients in a food processor and blend. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Add mixture into egg whites with a spoon or pastry bag and garnish with a chopped parsley.
This recipe can also be modified to use only half the eggs yolks and still combine the remaining ingredients for a lighter version.
Wow! Found you on Pinterest. This looks amazing and I've been craving deviled eggs. It will be one of my next experiments around my house!
You are talking my language here Jennifer! I've never loved deviled eggs but I'm so on board with these. If I'm not careful, I will become an avocado very soon!
I WANT THESE!! I, too, love deviled eggs but NEVER thought to put avocado in them! So easy and healthy! You are brilliant Jennifer!
I love deviled eggs and I love avocado, cannot believe they are now together in one item!! Fantastci.
How creative! I love deviled eggs and avocado so this sounds like an amazing combo.
Very fun twist! Your photos are always gorgeous!
Do these actually taste like deviled eggs? My family isn't much on change, but I am eating healthy and thought about taking this to the family Easter brunch…but I am nervous that they will not be well received if they taste too much different than deviled eggs.
Hi! These definitely taste like deviled eggs. The avocado replaces most of the mayonnaise and gives the deviled eggs that creamy taste. Let me know if you take these to Easter brunch and how they turned out for you!
Great idea! I love avocadoes.
The avocado deviled egg is always a crowd pleaser! Great appetizer idea!
Will share it on our FB Page/Recipes and Tips app, with an incoming link. THANKS for the yummy recipe!
Deviled eggs are my weakness. These sound incredible!
How do these do if you make them a day ahead? Does the filling keep ok?
Great inspiration – just made a batch. Substituted cilantro for the parsley and added cream instead of the mayo. Will make perfect snacks this weekend!
Thank you for this recipe! It's perfect for the Christmas season by sprinkling some paprika on top to contrast the white and green. I made them tonight with dinner and everyone at the table enjoyed them.
I will never make traditional deviled eggs again. These are soo good. I added some minced garlic to mine because I love garlic. Thanks for the recipe.
Love these eggs. Delicious way to use healthy avocado which I don't normally like. Also, the lime flavor really adds a nice touch.
Will they keep overnight ? I have to travel early Sunday morning, and would like them all finished saturday night ?
Hi Diana, they will but they are really best if you make them the same day to avoid the avocado browning. If you do assemble them the night before, I would squeeze a little lime juice on top of them to help prevent them from browning. Hope that helps! Enjoy!
Here in Hawaii our avocados an be the size of a baseball hard or soft!! So how much avocado are you using in this recipe?


A look at the nations top two nose tackles and the concerns each carry.
Taylor has all the talent needed to be successful at the next level.
Taylor possesses a massive frame; strong base and when he keeps his pad level down the guy can be downright unblockable inside. He displays an overpowering lower half on his bull rush, surprisingly good body control/short area quickness when asked to shed and is a bear to move inside vs. the run game. He also displayed a better motor this year in pursuit, was more violent with his hands and I honestly think he could also get some looks as a five-technique at times as well at the next level. When the motor is running and the pad level is down, Taylor has the ability to dominate and could mature into a Kris Jenkins type nose if he's willing to put in the time.
He's a former Penn State transfer who was suspended during his time at Happy Valley after being charged with simple assault stemming from a fight on campus. Also, concerns about his weight came into question last year during his uninspiring first season at Baylor, as some scout's I talked with said he ballooned up to over 380 pounds. Therefore, keeping his weight in check and making sure he stays focused and motivated is really the key for Taylor in deciding if he wants to be an All-Pro or just another big body in the NFL.
Much like Taylor he's another tall, wide-bodied player with a strong anchor, a great first step for his size and the flexibility needed to keep his base down and fight his way through contact. He's a developing pass rusher, but displays natural lateral quickness and does exhibit some violence with his long arms/hands when trying to disengage though contact. The Hampton product also showcases impressive range off his frame for a guy of his dimensions and can make plays in pursuit.
Ellis is still raw, has a tendency to drop his head down into contact, doesn't always quickly identify the football and will get overextend and upright because of it. However, all are correctable with coaching. The major concern with him is that he was kicked off the South Carolina football team in 2008 for violating university policies. The former Gamecock was suspended for the first three games of the 2008 season prior to his dismissal from the team for an undisclosed violation of team rules. However, according to Internet reports and scouts I've spoken with, Ellis had failed multiple drug tests during his time at South Carolina. Overall, just keeping Ellis focused on football is the biggest factor in determining his success. The guy has first round talent, there is no doubt about that and at his size he can be as good as he wants to be in the NFL. It's just figuring out -much like Taylor- does he want to be an All-Pro or will he be content to be just another big body?


Do you have diverse interests? Are you having difficulty narrowing your major to just one area? A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Integrative Studies from the University of North Texas offers a multidisciplinary approach to 21st century education.
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The Integrative Studies major empowers you to create a major that best suits your interests and enhances your career objectives. For example, you may prepare for a career in international business by taking foreign language, anthropology and business courses.
You can choose from a wide variety of courses offered by various departments across campus. As a result, you learn new perspectives based on a professor's research and experiences.
Our new focus in Strategic Corporate Communication provides you a structured way to combine Communication Studies, Journalism, Management and Technical Communication to gain a competitive edge in this market. Offered through the University of North Texas New College at Frisco, UNT's new off-site instructional facility, the Strategic Corporate Communication program will help you master communication strategy for all platforms. The program has courses that range from business communication to public relations to social media. You'll have the opportunity to do an internship in the industry, and you'll be able to earn an academic certificate in Technical Writing and/or Digital Media along with your degree.
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For the Integrative Studies major, you'll take 36 credit hours of courses selected from three academic areas. At least one area must be in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the other two areas can be from the other colleges and schools across campus. You're allowed no more than one field in a college or school other than the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
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There are many variables and things to look at when tasting a beer. We've broken these down into five simple-to-use guidelines which attempt to quantify your psychological and experiential perception.
Appearance – This is your first experience with a particular beer and often sets the tone for the rest of the senses. If the beer appears light, bubbly, and effervescent, you will likely have a preconceived notion about how it will taste.
This rings very true with "dark" beers. There is a significant misconception that dark beers are always thicker with more flavor and more alcohol than a lighter beer. However, this is often not the case. There are many styles of light beer that have high alcohol contents and are very flavorful, ie Barleywine, Belgian Triple, Double IPA. Conversely, there are many styles of dark beer that are light bodied, light flavored, and effervescent, ie Tmave' Pivo, Mild, English Brown Ale.
Aroma – The aroma is the most powerful of your perceptions. Often this is dependent on the person. Since the neurons make a detour to the hippocampus, they can bring back vivid memories or previous experiences, both positive and negative. However, aroma can also be a defined and quantifiable experience. For example, a Hefeweizen should have isoamyl acetate (banana) which should be perceived as isoamyl acetate by everyone. The preferential variable is, however, that one person may have had a wonderful experience with bananas in their lifetime, while another person may have had a horrible experience, thus psychologically conditioning that person to be less likely to enjoy that Hefeweizen they are tasting.
Taste – While this is subjective to each individual, beer does have chemicals that should be perceptible and defined.
For example, bitterness from hops, grainy flavors from particular malts used, spiciness from certain yeast strains, or tartness from the use of bacteria to lower the pH. Many times, the taste will mimic the aroma.
Mouthfeel – Proteins from malts, brewing, fermentation, and filtering affect this. Words to describe this would be chewy or viscous, like with a thick Russian Imperial Stout. Or thin, like with an American Light Lager. This also describes the carbonation. An American Light Lager would have a high carbonation level, while the Russian Imperial Stout would be on the lower end of carbonation.
Overall – This is your psychological response and the culmination of your experiential or quantifiable responses to the beer you are tasting. Like the other categories, the preferential portion is very much unique to you, while the experiential portion should be set to specific guidelines for a style of beer.
Tasting beer is a very complex process with a lot of terminology, however, there are great resources out there to help you describe what you are tasting. I would encourage you to look at Randy Mosher's Book *(2009) "Tasting Beer." Check out online resources like 'Beer Advocate' for other people's tasting notes. Look at the style guidelines for a certain style of beer you are trying. Or simply relate the beer you are tasting to something you are familiar with, like music.
I encourage you to think about the beer you are drinking next time. There are many different styles of beer and I encourage you to rate or review beer based on your experiential perception of the beer (those things you are able to quantify) such as: the beer is well made, the beer adheres to the style, the beer doesn't possess off-flavors. This does not necessarily mean you will like the beer. It may be an exceptionally made beer, you may just have a different psychological and preferentialresponse to it.


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David Attenborough heartbreak as he recalls losing his beloved wife 'The anchor had gone'
The Green Planet: David Attenborough hosts new BBC documentary
In David Attenborough's memoir Life on Air, the iconic natural historian and author wrote about his wife's final moments. He revealed the day she died, she tightly held onto his hand as he described her death, leaving him feeling "lost". David opened up about grief and mentioned his daughter was consistently there for him when he felt deep grief.
David is known for his astonishing work on nature documentaries like Planet Earth, Blue Planet and Dynasties.
In his memoir, he revealed that the making of his documentaries and delving into another world is what helped him cope with his wife's death.
David was married to Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel for 47 years before her death in 1997. They had two children together, Robert and Susan, who are both in their 50s.
Jane sadly died after she collapsed with a brain haemorrhage at the age of 70, leaving her husband and her children devastated.
At the time of Jane falling ill, David was away filming in New Zealand for The Life of the Bird documentary, but he luckily made it back to the UK before she passed away.
He wrote about Jane's final moments and revealed he found her in a coma, to which the doctor suggested he hold her hand.
He said: "She did and gave my hand a squeeze. the focus of my life, the anchor had gone…now I was lost."
In 2009, he revealed: "I coped by working. It was the most fantastic luck that I was able to work.
"If my life had gone a different way – say I had gone into the oil business, which I once considered doing – I would have been out at 60."
David still lives in his family home in Richmond Upon Thames, London, after Jane died over 24 years ago.
As he spoke about the grief, he told RadioTimes.co.uk: "You accommodate things… you deal with things. I'm quite used to solitude in the wilds, but, no, an empty house is not what I enjoy.
"But my daughter's there. In moments of grief – deep grief – the only consolation you can find is in the natural world."
David has been a firm household name for many years and has seen the most remarkable things in his career, going on to share them with the world.
Sir David is the only person to have won BAFTAs in TV categories in black and white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolutions, going on to be knighted in 1985.
David has been working on a new documentary series called The Green Planet for BBC One.
It has been reported the legendary naturalist was stabbed by a cactus with needles while filming the latest series.
The new series uses ground-breaking filming techniques to show viewers the intricate lives of plants and the ecosystems that flourish around them.
Talking about the incident, he explained: "It has these very dense spines in rosettes, so they point in all directions.
"And if you just brush against it, the spines are like spicules of glass, I mean, they are that sharp, and they go into you, and you really have trouble getting them out.
"So that is a really dangerous plant. The cholla is an active aggressor. I mean, you feel you better stand back, and you better watch out."
The Green Planet begins on BBC One on January 9, 2022.
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William Ambrose Cundiff (born March 30, 1980) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for Drake University, and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002.

College career
Cundiff played for the Drake Bulldogs football team of Drake University, where he broke five Pioneer Football League (PFL) career records including most points (284), field goals (49) and points after touchdown (137). He made eight field goals over 50 yards during his career with the Bulldogs, including a PFL-record 62-yarder as a junior in 2000 against San Diego. He also was part of the Drake University Men's Basketball team. He played sparingly, partly due to several members of the team being ruled academically ineligible. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in 2003. He was presented the highest honor for a student-athlete at the university when he received the Drake Double D Award on February 12, 2012.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys
Cundiff was brought to the 2002 training camp as an undrafted free agent, and won out over incumbent Tim Seder as the team's kicker. As a rookie, he won the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week award, after making a 48-yard field goal on the game's final play for a 13-10 victory against the St. Louis Rams.

He tied a then-record seven field goals in a game against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football on September 15, 2003. That year, he became the second player (Chris Boniol was first) in team history to win the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week two times in a season.

In 2005, which would have been his fourth season with the team, he was waived/injured during training camp following a quadriceps injury, and briefly replaced by kickoff specialist José Cortéz, who had not been expected to make the team. Cundiff was later re-signed on November 19, 2005 (directly following the mandatory period after an injury waiver) having recovered from his training camp injury. He replaced kicker Shaun Suisham, in the hope of providing greater consistency to the Cowboys' special teams. In his first game back with the Cowboys, Cundiff made a 56-yard field goal at the end of the first half to set a record for longest field goal in franchise history. Cundiff played six games that season before being released by the Cowboys on December 26, 2005 after missing two field goals in a critical game against the Carolina Panthers. The Cowboys re-signed Suisham to replace him for the season finale.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 15, 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Cundiff to a contract,  but he was released after kicker Matt Bryant was re-signed.

Green Bay Packers
Cundiff signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 28, 2006, and was expected to compete with Dave Rayner for the starting kicking position before being cut by Green Bay on August 17.

New Orleans Saints
On November 22, 2006, the New Orleans Saints signed Cundiff as a kickoff specialist, easing the workload of veteran John Carney.

Atlanta Falcons
After being released by the Saints, Cundiff signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 4, 2007. He was released at the end of the preseason after losing the starting job to Matt Prater.

Kansas City Chiefs
In January 2008, Cundiff was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to a two-year contract. He was released prior to the start of the regular season.

Detroit Lions
Cundiff was signed by the Detroit Lions on August 26, 2009 after an injury to placekicker Jason Hanson. He was cut by the team on September 5, 2009.

Cleveland Browns
Cundiff was signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 26, 2009 after an injury to placekicker Phil Dawson. Cundiff beat out Matt Bryant in a workout with the Browns and was signed after the Browns first choice of Matt Stover declined to sign with the team. In week 5 of the 2009 NFL season, Cundiff hit the game-winning field goal to help the Browns beat the Buffalo Bills, 6-3. He was waived by the team on November 3, 2009.

Baltimore Ravens
Cundiff was brought in by the Baltimore Ravens for a workout on November 10, 2009 and was signed on November 18, 2009 to replace Steve Hauschka, who was waived on November 17.

Cundiff re-signed with the Ravens to return for the 2010 season. Cundiff was voted to the 2011 Pro Bowl as the AFC placekicker after successfully completing 26 of 29 field goal attempts and a league-high 40 touchbacks. On January 2, 2011, Cundiff recorded his league-leading 40th touchback, which tied the NFL record set by Mitch Berger. Cundiff played at home in the outdoor M&T Bank Stadium and set the record after the instatement of the K-ball rule. He averaged 71.1 yards per kickoff to lead the league and had touchbacks on 51.3% of his kickoffs.

Cundiff signed a five-year, $15 million contract to become Baltimore's long-term kicker on January 23, 2011.

On the most famous kick of Cundiff's career, in the closing seconds of the 2011 AFC Championship Game on January 22, 2012 against the New England Patriots, Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal that would have tied the game, and the Ravens lost 23–20.

Cundiff was released by the Ravens on August 26, 2012; he was replaced by rookie kicker Justin Tucker.

Washington Redskins
Cundiff was signed by the Washington Redskins on August 28, 2012. In Week 2 against the St. Louis Rams, he attempted a 62-yard field goal on the last play of the game to put the game into overtime, but missed. Two weeks later against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after being zero for three in his field goal attempts, which consisted of a 41-yard, 57-yard, and 31-yard attempts, Cundiff made a 41-yard field goal in the last play of the game allowing the Redskins to win 24-22.

On October 9, 2012, Kai Forbath was signed to replace Cundiff, who was subsequently released.

San Francisco 49ers
Cundiff signed with the San Francisco 49ers on January 1, 2013 to compete with struggling veteran David Akers.

However, Akers performed well enough to keep the starting job, and Cundiff was left off the postseason roster and released 17 days later on January 18, 2013.

New York Jets
Cundiff was signed by the New York Jets on July 23, 2013 to compete with incumbent Jets kicker Nick Folk. He was released by the Jets on August 27, 2013.

Cleveland Browns (second stint)
Cundiff returned to the Cleveland Browns on September 3, 2013 after the Browns made roster cuts and released all of their kickers, including Shayne Graham. On March 6, 2014, Cundiff was re-signed for the next year for just over $1 million after making 80 percent of his field goals and 100 percent of his extra points the previous year.  On September 14, 2014, Cundiff kicked a game-winning field goal against the New Orleans Saints with three seconds remaining. He did the same on November 23 against the Atlanta Falcons. After sustaining a knee injury on December 11, 2014, Cundiff was subsequently released on December 13, 2014, with an injury settlement. In the five games prior to his release, Cundiff missed at least one field goal in each game.

Buffalo Bills
Cundiff was signed by the Buffalo Bills on October 7, 2015. He was ostensibly signed as a kickoff specialist to replace Jordan Gay.
Cundiff was released by the Bills on October 13, 2015.

Personal life
Cundiff is married to his college sweetheart, Nicole. The couple has three children.

In July 2007, Cundiff enrolled in a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business.  He graduated with his MBA and MRED from ASU in May 2009.

References

 Game Recap from Record-Tying Game Retrieved October 21, 2007.
 Billy Cundiff NFL players profile Retrieved June 23, 2006.
 Cowboys release Cundiff, re-sign Suisham for finale, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
 Tampa Bay signs kicker Cundiff as insurance, ESPN.com Retrieved June 23, 2006.
 Billy Cundiff news on Yahoo! Sports Retrieved August 23, 2006.

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American football placekickers
1980 births
Living people
Players of American football from California
Players of American football from Arizona
People from Harlan, Iowa
People from Valley Center, California
Sportspeople from San Diego County, California
Drake Bulldogs football players
Dallas Cowboys players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Green Bay Packers players
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Atlanta Falcons players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Detroit Lions players
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President Cheng discusses issues facing the university.
Polly Sumner, Chief Adoption Officer for Salesforce, presents at the High Country Conference Center in this episode of President Rita Cheng's Distinguished Speaker Series.
October 16, 2018 Fall Campus Forum at the High Country Conference Center.
NAU President Dr. Rita Cheng hosts a campus forum from the High Country Conference Center.
NAU President, Rita Cheng, introduces Mike Marlow as the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics.
President Rita Cheng presents on NAU's recent accomplishments and future goals to the Arizona Board of Regents.


Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Thursday hit out at the Narendra Modi government accusing it of meting out "step-motherly treatment" to the state and asked it to immediately approve the proposed zonal plan for Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).
"The Centre must revoke the rejection of the master zonal plan of Bhagirathi ESZ and approve it immediately for the benefit of the people living in the area," he told reporters here after observing a one-day hunger strike.
Rawat alleged that the Centre is adopting indifferent parameters and discriminating the state on the issue which has hindered the development of the hill state.
Recently, the Centre had rejected Uttarakhand's zonal plan proposal for the Bhagirathi ESZ, which starts from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi, saying the plan designed by the state government had "many shortcomings".
In the plan, Uttarakhand had proposed setting up 10 small hydro-power projects in the region and carrying out infrastructure projects like building roads in the eco-sensitive area.
Rawat also advocated for relaxation of environmental norms for Uttarakhand on the lines of those offered to other Himalayan states and Western Ghat Eco Sensitive Zone in Maharashtra.
Like the other states, the Congress leader demanded that permission should also be granted to Uttarakhand for establishing hydro power projects up to 25 MW.
Rawat also claimed that state has suffered a loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to demonetisation and said the Centre has not provided any financial assistance in this regard.
Instead of taking measures to revive the sick IDP and HMT, established during the regimes of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Rawat said the Modi-led government has taken a decision to close them.
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee President Kishore Upadhyay, state ministers Surendra Singh Negi and Mantri Prasad Naithani, among others were present on the occasion.
Upadhyay demanded reservation for forest dwellers (vanwasi) in the central government jobs and compensation for "revoking of special category status" to the state.
"Vanwasi should be given reservations in central government posts for uplifting their lives... The state is incurring a loss of Rs 33,000 crores per annum due to revocation of special category status. We want a compensation for it," he said.
Other demands of the state include 50 per cent subsidy for cooking gas cylinder and approval of green bonus for taking various measures for pollution control, he said.
Upadhyay also shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the state government's various demands, including handing over the control and administration of all water and electricity projects to state government and release of Rs 4,000 crore for relief and assistance to the disaster affected population.
He also demanded continuance of special industrial package to the state for another 10 years besides compensation for loss suffered due to demonetisation.


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Taxes on cigarettes to be raised: Minister
Islamabad-Federal Minister for National Health Services Aamer Mehmood Kiani said on Friday that coordination would be made with the ministry of finance to raise taxes on cigarettes because tobacco use is a major cause of death in the country. The Project Manager briefed the minister on tobacco control situation in Pakistan. Before the 2018 budget, Ministry of NHS following the studies of tobacco cell had written a letter to the Ministry of Finance and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to impose a heavy tax on tobacco industry to generate revenue and specifically to eliminate the third slab of cigarettes. However, both the proposals were not considered by the then government which was successful in damaging the health ministry's efforts to control tobacco consumption in the country.
The minister was informed that almost 24 million adults currently use tobacco in various forms in Pakistan. Tobacco Control Cell (TCC) had taken measures to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in the country, in accordance with its mandate. In this regard, TCC notified new enhanced pictorial health warning on cigarette packs, banned sale of loose cigarettes, banned import of tobacco and non-tobacco sheesha and related substances, banned tobacco advertisement in print, electronic and outdoor media, banned cigarette packs having less than 20 cigarettes, illegalized designated smoking areas / smoking rooms, declared public places 100% smoke-free, raised awareness among masses, and built capacity of authorized persons to support enforcement. The Technical Head TCC highlighted that there were challenges in functioning of tobacco control in Pakistan especially the availability of low-priced cigarettes.
He informed that TCC had already solicited support of PEMRA for airing tobacco control messages as a public service message. He also presented the way forward and cited future plans. He suggested ensuring implementation of legislation on pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs. He further proposed to implement Tobacco Venda Act, 1958 to regulate the sale of tobacco products. Aamir Mehmood Kiyani said that tobacco use is a major cause of death in Pakistan and this ministry will take every measure to save lives of people of Pakistan from these deadly products. He said coordination would be made with Ministry of Finance to raise taxes on cigarettes. He further said that Provincial Chief Ministers would be requested to ensure enforcement of tobacco control laws in particular enforcement of legislation on pictorial health warning on cigarette packs. He also directed to launch awareness campaign on hazards of smoking and for promoting tobacco cessation and quitting services. He emphasized on conducting a comprehensive survey to collect data on health indicators including tobacco.
The minister assured that every possible measure would be taken to reduce prevalence of tobacco use in the country and save lives of people of Pakistan. In June, World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) met at UN to eliminate the illicit tobacco trade from the world. Pakistan though initially remained unsuccessful in securing a position in the first 40 countries of the treaty which would be able to influence the decision making body to control the illicit tobacco trade.
However, later the caretaking government decided to ratify the protocol of eliminating the illicit trade as 41st member of the body. The previous Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had also urged Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to rationalize the tax structure on cigarette prices, stressed on formulation of a national policy to curb the use of tobacco and protect the health of citizens. The special audit held by Auditor General Pakistan (AGP) on the direction of previous PAC had mentioned that illicit cigarette trade had caused Rs50billion loss to the national exchequer. The audit report also said that introduction of 3-tier policy resulted in increase of tobacco consumption in the country, while illicit trade surged to 25percent.
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More than 120 people crowded into the parking lot of the Neighborhood House of North Richmond around noon Friday for music and food. They also learned more about the Men and Women of Purpose, the new community-based nonprofit a that offers programs aimed at reducing violence, recidivism, homelessness, drug abuse and chronic unemployment.
"The turnout, the support, the momentum we're building with our work—it's all just amazing," said MWP's founder and program director Antwon Cloird.
The Men and Women of Purpose came together earlier this year, Cloird said, assembling about a dozen people with various expertise in mental health, probation and other social service fields. Cloird, a longtime local activist who was one of the foremost leaders of the "Tent City" anti-violence movement in 2006, said persistent violence and state plans to reduce prison populations call out for a new approach.
Cloird and another one of the group's leaders, Bryan Hancock, said key partnerships have come together to give their group solid footing. Hancock said financial and in-kind contributions have come in recent months from local unions, Sims Metal Co., Chevron Corp., and Neighborhood House, where MWP has office space.
Neighborhood House of North Richmond Director Barbara Becnel was on hand Friday, and spoke in support of the nonprofit group.
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and Councilmembers Jovanka Beckles, Corky Booze, Jeff Ritterman were among those on hand. Chief Chris Magnus was also there, as were numerous church and civic leaders from various neighborhoods. Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia was also in attendance.
Cloird and his group have been lobbying the City Council for financial support in recent months. In April, MWP leaders asked the council for more than $200,000 to expand services in the city, services Cloird has said include case management for residents in need, support groups, mentoring, education, crisis intervention, job readiness and outpatient substance abuse treatment.
The council did not approve the money, but praised MWP and encouraged them to continue to build local partnerships and establish a track record of service to be in better position to receive local funding in the future. Councilmembers told Cloird and his group that they should apply for more grants as well.
On Friday, Councilman Booze told the crowd that he is convinced that MWP is a wise investment, and urged them to come to the council again.
"When the Council to Men and Women of Purpose that it is willing to help, I say step up to the plate!" Booze said from an elevated stage. "You got the first vote right here," Booze added, tapping his palm to his chest.


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Q: How to send a dictionary used inside a html page to backend in flask I was trying to make a web app that lets people play or download music of their choice.
search_song() is a valid function implemented using innertube. It takes as input a query (song name) and returns a list of dictionaries with matching results. The dictionaries hold information about the characteristics of the song like thumbail, id, title and so on
The result is sent to a file results.html where users are allowed to choose a song of their preference. What I'd like to do is to *pass the dictionary holding info about a specific song from results.html back to the function play() which plays the song in another page.
To play the song in another page, I'd again like to get access to the song's details like thumbnails. If I knew a way to pass that dictionary, I wouldn't have to query again for the details. How can I do that ?
from flask import Flask, flash, redirect, render_template, request, session
import os
# Other imports ...

app = Flask(__name__)

# Shows list of songs in a webpage
@app.route("/results")
def results():
    name = request.args.get("name")
    songs = search_song(name)

    return render_template("results.html", songs=songs)

@app.route("/play")
def play():

    song_id = request.args.get('songId')
    os.system(f'yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={song_id}')

    # I again want the details that I used for this song in results.html
    # How can I retrieve the dictionary used in results.html here ?

{% extends "layout.html" %}

{% block main %}

  {% if songs %}

    {% for song in songs %}
      <form action="/play" method="get">
        <input type="text" hidden name="songId" value="{{ song.id }}">

{{ song }}

{{ song.title }}

{{ song.channel }}

      </form>
    {% endfor %}

  {% else %}

 No matching results !

  {% endif %}

{% endblock %}

{% block script %}

{% endblock %}

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Over the previous 15 years, tourism in Iceland has increased considerably. Exploding from about 600,000 tourists a year in 2000 to 4.4 million in 2014, the industry shows no indications of slowing down. Iceland's striking landscape is overwhelming, especially for photographers.
From icebergs and the Northern Lights to majestic temples and waterfalls, Iceland is on the bucket listing of the majority of nature lovers. Professional photographer Albert Dros that also leads photography tours in Iceland, shares some of his most memorable photos of the Nordic island. Through his lens, it's easy to see why so many people flock to the nation, spreading out within its 40,000 square miles to take in all it has to offer.
Let's take a look at precisely what he feels make Iceland so memorable for photographers across the world.


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Q: JSF won't load everything at the same time In my JSF application if I refresh the page everything get's rendered exceted the primeface graphicimages and jsf <f:ajax /> isn't working. If I wait 5 seconds the ajax calls are working again and graphicimages are getting loaded.
Another example is when I upload an image. The image get procced, uploaded and the site get's refreshed. After this the image is displayed, but ajax calls won't work after a few seconds after.
The app runs on a JBoss 7.1 with JSF 2.1
Is this a problem with slow hardware or something else. I would be happy with any hints because I don't really know where to look for a solution.
Example:
<p:selectOneRadio id="options" value="#{gameWriter.uploadCover}">
     <f:selectItem itemLabel="ja" itemValue="true"/>
     <f:selectItem itemLabel="nein" itemValue="false"/>
     <f:ajax/>
</p:selectOneRadio>

A: When you define the f:ajax, try to give the UI components you want to execute and update. Also give the event. If you want process the whole form and update the whole page, you can use @form and @all in the f:ajax.
An example with @form and @all with f:ajax is as follows.
<h:form>
    <p:selectOneMenu  id="cmb" value="#{investigationItemController.current}" >
        <f:selectItem itemLabel="Please select an item" />
        <f:selectItems value="#{investigationItemController.items}" var="ii" itemLabel="#{ii.name}" itemValue="#{ii}" />
        <f:ajax event="change" execute="@form" render="@all"/>
    </p:selectOneMenu>
    <h:outputLabel id="lbl" value="#{investigationItemController.current}" />
</h:form>

An example with primefaces ajax command is as follows.
<h:form>
    <p:selectOneMenu  id="cmb" value="#{investigationItemController.current}" >
        <f:selectItem itemLabel="Please select an item" />
        <f:selectItems value="#{investigationItemController.items}" var="ii" itemLabel="#{ii.name}" itemValue="#{ii}" />
        <p:ajax event="change" process="cmb" update="lbl"/>
    </p:selectOneMenu>
    <h:outputLabel id="lbl" value="#{investigationItemController.current}" />
</h:form>

We can add more than one  or  for one UI Component if we want to execute the logic for more than one event.
Events for standard JSF UI component can be taken after removing the 'on' from the list of attributes of the UI component starting with 'on'. For example if JSF UI support onChange as an attribute you can use event="change".
For primefaces UI components, the possible events are listed under Primefaces documentation.
It is essential to correctly select the event in order for a successful ajax response.


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Constantine Episode 1.4 Recap - That Shelf
Constantine Episode 1.4 Recap
by Peter Counter | November 15, 2014, 7:53 pm
"If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together."
-1 Corinthians 12:26
There's little spooky ground left that hasn't already been covered in the supernatural television procedural. Between The X-Files and Supernatural alone, it would be a monumental task trying to find even 12 monster of the week ideas that haven't been at least touched on, if not done to death. And yet, audiences are still hungry for a weekly showdown between a detective and a demon.
This is the struggle that Constantine faces every Friday night: trapped in a thoroughly explored TV genre, how can it still give hungry audiences something new?
The answer to that challenge has been found in episode four, "A Feast of Friends." After two weeks of incredibly disappointing, occasionally offensive road trip episodes, Constantine stays home in Atlanta for an hour and distinguishes itself through how its main character solves mysteries, rather than the novelty of a mystery itself.
"A Feast of Friends" cold opens at Atlanta International Airport where a man arriving from Sudan, covered in sweat, nervously tries to make his way through customs. He declares that he's brought nothing back with him. It's a lie and it doesn't work, so he's whisked away by a TSA agent into a darkened interrogation room.
The poor nameless agent is in over his head when he opens the mysterious bottle that security pulled from the traveler's luggage. Beetles emerge in a steady stream, clouding near the ceiling and then diving down into the airport employee's esophagus.
Main titles roll and then we catch up with Zed and Constantine in a park, waxing on the topic of divination and being close to people. Manny the Guardian Angel interrupts by granting Zed a vision of pennies falling from heaven and then freezing time to have a one-on-one with John.
It's an otherwise unremarkable scene that mostly serves to affirm that Zed isn't just another Liv from episode one, as well as introduce the episode's main theme of empathy. I want to bring it up, though, because I find Harold Perineau's character remarkable in a way that will help illustrate part of what makes "A Feast of Friends" so much better than its predecessors.
Every single time Manny shows up, time stops around Constantine and the two characters discuss motivations and goals. It has happened enough times already that the novelty should have worn off, but it hasn't. Every time someone stops talking in mid sentence and gravity takes a smoke break something inside of me gets really excited, because Manny represents something that the show has sorely lacked thanks to its Demons Across America attitude: familiarity.
That comfy feeling is repeated in the subsequent return to Jasper's Divination Den (the Constantine HQ). Chas is sadly absent again, John having told him to go get the cab fixed and therefore adding to the show the other familiar element of his sidekick's absence.
The Den has been broken into by the man from the beginning of the episode, who it turns out is Gary Lester – a sorry old friend of Constantine's who was present for the Astra debacle in New Castle that gave John his signature shoulder chip. Garry has come to Constantine for help with the demon he's accidentally unleashed on America.
A quick flashback sequence heads into disturbing territory as Gary explains how he exorcised a man who had been made into a walking demon-prison and bottled the entity inside. John gets to work, creating a new demon bottle, while the beetle spirit body-hops from the airport, to the supermarket and finally to a meat packing factory, consuming each of its vessels along the way.
News of the supermarket incident shows up on TV in the Den, and Constantine understands the situation: this here entity's a hunger demon. Gary wants to help put it down, but John doesn't want the aid of a junkie that he only ever hung around with in the first place to use his car.
Constantine confronts the hunger demon at the Hoffrichter meat packing plant, but fails to contain it in his homemade Bottle of Solomon, while Zed and Gary get too close and she accidentally gets a taste of his inner struggle with heroin withdrawal. It's a tough lesson in empathy that will have particular thematic resonance by the episode's final image.
John needs more help on this case, so he visits a shaman, goes on a hallucinogenic spirit journey and pushes the standards and practices envelope like a 10PM show on Friday's should. In order to take John on a journey to see where the demon is from, the shaman and Constantine both take a drug called Mist and then LITERALLY SWITCH EYES.
The camera doesn't cut away when the shaman's thumb gouges John's eye and replaces it with his own. Neither does it stop short of a gruesome scene in which a Sudanese shaman carves containment runes into an innocent human sacrifice's skin, showing the origin story of the guy that Gary initially exorcised. It's fucked up and fun in the way that Constantine should always be. Thankfully, this is just the beginning of the craziness.
The vision has given John a controversial plan. Over drinks, he seduces Gary into helping him steal a ceremonial Kasa knife required for the grizzly containment ritual he witnessed while tripping balls (his words, not mine). When the demon hunting duo make it to the Fox Theatre where the demon is currently feasting, shit gets upsetting.
John and Gary are standing on a stage and the camera work becomes very theatrical. Lots of wide angles and rotating shots help lend weight to what's happening. Constantine is going to sacrifice his friend, condemning him to an unimaginable death, in order to save a bunch of people he doesn't really know or care about. Keeping his empathy in check, he can do a terrible thing to a person he finds pathetic in order to save many lives. It's like an Introduction to Utilitarianism textbook filtered through a production of Faustus.
Constantine exorcises the demon from a theatre-goer, channels it into Gary, and then proceeds to carve runes into his old , still-conscious buddy's face with the Kasa knife. The camera holds on the mutilation, emphasizing that even though Gary is a special guest star, you should care about what's happening here.
John drags Gary back to the den, and Zed is understandably disturbed. The conflict between the partners resonates at a new level. In the world of Constantine, in which the stakes are of Biblical proportions, empathy is a weakness. John is the hero of the show because he can overcome barriers of empathy, at great personal cost, and do battle with forces that are to us as we are to ants.
If Zed is John's conscience, then Manny is his guilt. As we sit in the final shot of "A Feast of Friends" Gary is strapped to a bed, screaming in unholy agony, as John holds his hand. Manny kneels next to the bed, watching Constantine and judging his sacrifice.
That is what Constantine can add to the spooky procedural: the ability to explore darker solutions than Dean and Sammy Winchester or Mulder and Scully. This is the show Constantine should be.
In the war between Heaven and Hell, this John Constantine might not be enough. For the rest of humanity and viewers everywhere, he's exactly what we need. At least he was this week.
The Book of Random Observances
– There are some really nice camera choices in this episode. There is a bar scene between John and Gary that particularly stands out , in which Constantine is sitting on the left as he tells Gary that he believes people change. About halfway through the scene, the camera switches to a mirror across from them, behind the bar, inverting their positions so that John is on the right. The frame is such that you can barely tell you're looking through a mirror, making the switch in character positions uncanny (I actually had to rewatch the scene to make sure it wasn't a massive blunder). Considering that the episode is about empathy, and this scene particularly deals with Constantine's choice to sacrifice Gary, it's an impressively poetic flourish of John putting himself in his friend/victim's shoes.
– As far as TV catchphrases go, I think "I am addressing the entity inside" is pretty badass.
– I wonder how Chas would have reacted to Constantine's major plan if he hadn't been getting the cab fixed. Keeping the action and allegory contained between Zed, John and Gary this week was the strongest way to make the episode's point, but the lack of Chas in this show is starting to feel a little ridiculous.
– He's a real bastard sometimes, but I love how non-violent John Constantine is. Most problems he solves with words (albeit magical words) and when he's confronted by a security guard he hypnotizes him into a funky dance trance.
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Q: Detecting EEPROM data and address bus short circuit Let us consider a microcontroller has an on-chip EEPROM and it is interfaced with micro through data and address buses.
Is there any way to check the short circuit conditions of the data and address buses?


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Q: Not able to access springboot application running inside a container on MacOs I have a springboot application running inside a container on macOS Catalina. Logs show that the application is up and running inside the container however I cannot reach it from browser.
I have tried accessing it using :

localhost:8081/
0.0.0.0:8081/    and
127.0.0.1/8081/

But nothing helped. I have also added server.address=0.0.0.0 to my application.properties file but that didn't help either.
This is how I run my container:
docker run --name spring_boot_docker -it  --link mysql-dev-server:db -p 8081:8081 demo_docker_kubernetes
Logs show application is running fine:
 2020-04-12 00:21:40.149  INFO 1 --- [           main]
o.s.s.concurrent.ThreadPoolTaskExecutor  : Initializing ExecutorService
'applicationTaskExecutor'
2020-04-12 00:21:40.632  INFO 1 --- [           main]
o.s.b.w.embedded.tomcat.TomcatWebServer  : Tomcat started on port(s): 8081 (http) with
context path ''
2020-04-12 00:21:40.637  INFO 1 --- [           main] com.microservice.DemoApplication
: Started DemoApplication in 8.519 seconds (JVM running for 9.391)
2020-04-12 00:21:52.209  INFO 1 --- [nio-8081-exec-1] o.a.c.c.C.[Tomcat].[localhost].[/]
: Initializing Spring DispatcherServlet 'dispatcherServlet'
2020-04-12 00:21:52.210  INFO 1 --- [nio-8081-exec-1] o.s.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
: Initializing Servlet 'dispatcherServlet'
2020-04-12 00:21:52.227  INFO 1 --- [nio-8081-exec-1] o.s.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
: Completed initialization in 17 ms

When I do docker container ls I get below output under "ports":
0.0.0.0:8081->8081/tcp if that helps anyway?
I have referred almost all other posts that suggest to include server.address=0.0.0.0 in application.properties but as I mentioned that has not helped me.
Any idea what I could be doing wrong here? Thanks

A: You need to remove the --link in your docker run to access it.
--link is a deprecated Docker feature, so there may be a docker network being created between those two containers. Rendering your -p 8081:8081 useless.

A: If you run your application Production mode then by default it uses HTTPS and you might be using localhost(HTTP) to access the host.


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O primăvară obișnuită sau Primăvara obișnuită este un film românesc documentar din 1962 regizat de Sergiu Nicolaescu, Marin Alexandru, Dumitru Done.

Sergiu Nicolaescu a declarat că am vrut să aduc pe ecran o serie de imagini pe care toți le cunoaștem, imaginile unei primăveri obișnuite, dar ale cărei detalii nu pot fi percepute de ochiul nostru din cauza dimensiunii lor și a timpului în care se petrec acest fenomene.

Filmul a primit la Moscova premiul de excelență pentru culoare și filmări speciale - acordat în cadrul UNIATEC 1962 (Congresul Uniunii internaționale a asociațiilor de tehnică cinematografică).

Prezentare

În acest documentar, florile se transformă în balerine grațioase și inefabile, ghiocelul ca un dirijor dă semnalul trezirii naturii la viață. Miracolul înfloririi și munca albinelor în flori sunt urmărite cu discreție și declicatețe.

Note

Legături externe

Vezi și
 1962 în film

Filme românești
Filme în limba română
Filme din 1962
Filme regizate de Sergiu Nicolaescu
Filme documentare românești


Providing fun-filled family adventures for over 100 years, the National Park Service succeeds in touching the hearts of anyone who steps foot in the system's numerous parks. While they are best known for their summertime activities, the winter season offers unique experiences for everyone to enjoy.
Spanning through Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, the world's first national park doesn't fall short when it comes to winter activities for the whole gang. Whether your family loves action-packed adventures or relaxed activities, there is something for every member to enjoy. Mammoth Campground offers a unique winter camping experience suitable for all ages. Skiing and snowboarding at Mammoth Hot Springs Upper Terraces is an option for those in the group who crave an adrenaline rush. No need to worry about bringing your own gear, as they have a rental program. If staying indoors is preferable, sitting by the fire at Old Faithful Snow Lodge is an option. Heard of the Junior Ranger program? An interactive booklet, available at the Visitor Center, is aimed at the young adventurers who are four years old and above. Additional activities include watching Old Faithful erupt, searching for wolves in the Lamar Valley, dog-sledding or participating in Yellowstone's Young Scientist program. The activities continue at night, as the entire clan can enjoy their time together gazing at the stars.
Utah's first national park has winter activities fit for the whole gang. Look into the easy to moderate hikes that are available in the winter months, such as Weeping Rock, Emerald Pools and Riverside trails. Take the clan into the car for about a six-mile scenic self-guided drive, which provides a great view of Zion Canyon. On the way, there are areas to park the car and go on short hikes with photo opportunities. Make sure to ask the park rangers where the best places are to view the wildlife, as winter provides an opportunity to catch sights of wild turkeys and bald or golden eagles around the park. Check out the Visitors Center, where activities such as movies and the Junior Ranger program are available for children to discover more about the park. The Zion Nature Center also offers interactive activities for the kids to enjoy.
Reaching over one million acres, northwestern Montana's Glacier National Park is located on the U.S. border with Canada. This national park doesn't fall short of fun-filled family activities. Skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing are available as soon as there is enough snow. Winter camping is open at certain sites for those wishing to brave the cold. Snowshoeing with ranger-led tours throughout the winter season is also an option. Check out the Discovery Cabin in Apgar Village, where the gang can learn from the education stations. The Junior Ranger program is available for children of all age ranges.
This California-based national park offers a wide range of winter activities for the gang. The park, about the size of Rhode Island, is accessible year-round by car, but tire tracks are required for most of the roads. This expansive family-friendly park has activities for groups of all sizes. Take a trip up to the Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area, which is available for ski and snowboarders. Considered a "must-see," Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in the park and is almost always flowing consistently in the winter season. Most Yosemite Valley trails are still open and available for hiking during this time. The Junior Rangers program is an option that provides children with the ability to learn about Yosemite's unique history. A fun before dinner activity is offered at the Ahwahnee Great Lounge, where the group can sit around sharing stories at Fireside Storytelling.
Known for its giant redwood trees, Sequoia National Park attracts visitors year-round. Don't be fooled by the California location, as winter is the longest season in Sequoia, normally spanning from December through April. Sled down the hills at the Grant Grove and Wolverton recreation areas or snowshoe and cross-country ski at the available areas scattered throughout the park. Interested in a ranger-led snowshoe walk throughout the park? No experience or gear is necessary, as the guides provide all the equipment. Available for children as well, the snowshoe walks are reservation only. If snowshoeing without a guide is preferable, most of the trails are suitable to explore by yourself or with your gang. Looking to see the scenery? The Sequoia park service offers self-guided winter drives with a list of must-see viewpoints. Winter camping is available, as three campgrounds are open during the winter months that offer the basic amenities such as restrooms, food lockers and fire pit rings.
Located on the coast of Maine, Acadia was the first established national park in the eastern part of the United States. Home to the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast, the park is known for its history and scenes. With over 45 miles of trails available, Acadia offers countless trails for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. Winter conditions shut down most of the roads throughout Acadia, but two scenic drives, Ocean Drive and Jordon Pond River, are available year-round. Activities for the clan include snowmobiling for the thrill-seekers of the group and winter hiking. Make sure to check the forecast for the day, as some trails may be closed. Winter camping is always an option, as the Blackwoods Campground offers a limited amount of open campsites. The Junior Ranger Program is available for kids of all ages.
Interested in trying a new activity? Skijoring, an activity where the person is on skis and is pulled by dogs or horses, is available to try out during the winter season. Dog sledding is another option for those who would like to interact with the animals while seeing the sights. In February, Acadia National Park hosts the Acadia Winter Festival, which offers various activities for the reunion.
This is just an overview of what is available at these six National Park sites. For more information, visit https://www.nationalparks.org. Make sure to check out "Every Kid in a Park" pass. Available through August 31, 2017, every kid in fourth grade will have free access to the national parks of their choosing.
Opportunities are endless for student-friendly activities in the Treasure State.
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