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Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
No month stated, 1965 Three Star Books
Here's an early critical study of the James Bond novels, one that seems to have been completely forgotten. This is most likey due to the publisher: Three Star Books, which was only around for a short time and no doubt had poor distribution. Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation is definitely worth seeking out, though, and offers a unique appraisal of Ian Fleming's novels (to say the least!). Compared to the other Bond studies of the day, I'd put it just beneath Kingsley Amis's The James Bond Dossier, but above Ann Boyd's The Devil With James Bond and O.F. Snelling's 007: A Report.
This slim paperback – 128 pages of big print – is comprised of two "Parts." The first, which only amounts to 9 pages, is by Paul Anthony, identified on the back cover as "Ian Fleming's drinking partner." Folks, I only wish I had a drinking partner who could write an essay about me after I've bought the farm. Instead I drink alone once my 14 month-old is finally "asleep" (which still only amounts to one-hour stretches on a good night) and I play a record or watch a few minutes of a movie and completely tune out of the world. Anyway Anthony's essay is titled "My Friend, Ian Fleming."
This short and sweet essay offers a few memories of his various discussions with Fleming, most of which occurred at various hotel bars. But the moral of Anthony's story is this: Fleming regretted getting married, stayed married only for the sake of his son, and it was his unhappiness with his wife Ann that ultimately caused Fleming to create James Bond. So, as Anthony sums up, if it wasn't for Ann Fleming, there would never have been a James Bond – Fleming was already wealthy, had everything a man could want. But he was unhappy with his marriage to this woman, who in Anthony's view comes off as a domineering shrew more interested in climbing the social ladder. Thus Fleming decided to live vicariously through a globetrotting secret agent who dispatched larger-than-life villains and picked up larger-than-life babes.
As for Fleming himself, Anthony says he was as different from Bond as you could get; constantly "nervous," due to his frustrations over Ann, to the point that he smoked "60-100 cigarettes a day." Anthony presents himself as the babe magnet Fleming only wished he was, and also states – without much evidence – that Pussy Galore might have been based on a woman who attended Anthony's "Judo Club," and whom Anthony introduced to Fleming. Anthony theorizes that Fleming losing his father when he was eight years old stunted him emotionally – "On one occasion I found him reading a boy's comic with obvious amusement." The piece wraps up with the bashing of Ann Fleming, where Anthony states that, while she was responsible for the creation of James Bond, she was also responsible for Ian Fleming's early death!
Next up is the meat of the book: "The World Of James Bond," by Jacquelyn Friedman. Frustratingly, we are given no background on Ms. Friedman – who she is, what led her to this critical study of Fleming's novels, etc. And for that matter, Friedman herself is maddeningly vague; she implies a few times that she actually knew Fleming, and conversed with him about the books, but offers up no details. Otherwise, her multi-chapter essay is very much along the lines of Amis's magesterial The James Bond Dossier, and at times nearly as good – with one glaring difference. The James Bond Dossier brims with Amis's enthusiasm for the novels, but one gets the feeling that Friedman really isn't too fond of them, despite the fact that she proclaims herself "a creature in pathetic Bondage."
Another glaring difference is that Amis's book is a pithy, cogent overview of the series as a whole, with little in the way of critical appraisal. It's also not a literary study of hidden elements in the novels; Amis's work started life as a magazine article, and the book itself retains that vibe, but make no mistake this is not meant as an insult. Friedman on the other hand does make a critical study of the novels, while at the same time she brings up many of the same points Amis did in his book, which came out in hardcover the same year.
But while Amis's Dossier is still much beloved by Bond fans, Friedman's study has so dropped off the radar that you seldom even see it mentioned. As stated this is most likely due to its scarcity, given the obscurity of Three Star Books, but it's also perhaps because a huge chunk of Friedman's analysis would be considered inappropriate today. You see, Friedman is very focused on race, and racial elements in Fleming's novels, and discusses the subject in a manner that is as "pre-Politically Correct" as you can get. Indeed, a large portion of her study would be considered wildly offensive today, certainly more so than Fleming's actual novels would be.
The gist is, Friedman sees James Bond as the bearer of "the white man's burden" (her actual phrase), defending fellow white people from the encroaching minorities of the world. But Bond's lot is a miserable one, his task ultimately pointless – something that gradually becomes an inescapable reality for him as the series progresses. The British Empire has fallen, leaving only a soulless ruin of past glories, and Bond is more so a protector of the "Wasteland" it has become. He is a destroyer of life, his goal to prevent (non-white) "families from getting through" (in the parlance of Steinbeck, more of which below), and while the early books see him fighting "non-whites," the last two volumes see him protecting them. This is because post-On Her Majesty's Secret Service James Bond has finally accepted the meaninglessness of his service as Agent 007; while the "white world" is in its death throes – as represented by Bond himself and skeletons like M, not to mention the various "father figures" who serve as Bond's sidekicks, most of whom are older men who can only relive the glories of their past – the "non-white world" is young and vibrant and soon to take over.
So as you can see, this is a damn unique look at the world of James Bond!
The first chapter, "The Feelings and The Troubles," gets this particular ball rolling posthaste. Friedman states that James Bond never actually does anything; rather, he stops others from doing things. Bond is defined by his enemies, at least in the early books – he must always wait until they make the first move, and then he acts to stop them. In the last two novels, though, Bond has experienced such a character progression that he must make the first move, otherwise he will slip fully into despair. This is mostly due to his realization and acceptance of the racial elements outlined above. "In every case, the first thing we learn about the villain is his race." So Friedman begins her analysis of race in Fleming – and indeed, one gathers that she is a bit too focused on this element.
But race, as Friedman points out, only matters so far as the villain is concerned; James Bond has no racial prejudices when it comes to his various female conquests. In fact, it's with a non-white woman that Bond conceives a child, in You Only Live Twice. "This [racial] division is not between white men and dark men, but Englishmen and others." Friedman brings up the Nazi edict that "race means soul," and proclaims that this edict is completely true in the world of James Bond – the villains in particular are defined by their race, even when Fleming goes out of his way not to expressly state things. Such as the case, Friedman argues, with Goldfinger being a Jew, even though Fleming skirts around the fact (hence Goldfinger's quest to steal all the gold of the world – what more, Friedman argues, could one expect from an outrageously-overdone Jewish caricature?). She also argues that Red Grant is a member of the IRA, even though Fleming pointedly never refers to the IRA.
Next up is "Earth Mothers and Living Dolls." Here Friedman presents the second unique element of her Bond appraisal: that James Bond is both repelled by and terrified of the maternal force, that strong adult women are anathema to his entire world view. The "girls" Bond prefers are "nearly interchangeable" in Friedman's view – she honestly sees no difference in them – and while they may each start off as strong female figures, when they become the latest "Bondgirl" they are reduced to weak refelctions of their former selves. This, Friedman states, is the only kind of woman James Bond will tolerate. Strong women, she argues, only exist in the Bond films, as in the case of Fiona Volpe of Thunderball, a strong female character who was not even in the novel.
In Friedman's analysis, the women in Fleming are divided between "girls" and "mothers," and the latter represent everything James Bond is against – because, we'll recall, Bond is a destroyer of the life-cycle, whereas mothers are the creators of life. Fleming's adult women are "creatures whom [Bond] hates and fears," and "adult women destroy James Bond whenever they meet." Only two women represent the "mother" figure in Fleming – Rosa Klebb and Irma Bunt – and Friedman ranks them as "the most important people in the world of James Bond," because Klebb kills Bond at the climax of From Russia, With Love (or at least seems to in the cliffhanger ending), and Irma Bunt kills Bond's wife at the climax of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Here we have a fascinating look at how Rosa Klebb served as Red Grant's "mother," avenging the death of her "son" at novel's end, and how Irma Bunt gained vengeance on Bond for ruining her family – and Blofeld, as Friedman argues, was clearly stated as being a "family man" with Irma in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Friedman wraps up this chapter with the observation that "The power of the Earth-Mother in Fleming is often mystic," but "maternal protection [in Fleming] is a force of evil, not good." This leads into a further discussion of the topic in the next chapter, "Steinbeck, Solo, and 007." Here Friedman brings up the concept that "the family must get through," as displayed by Steinbeck in The Grapes Of Wrath: the mother is the core of the strong family, which must prevail no matter what. The book shows its age with Friedman's enthusiasm for The Man From UNCLE (in fact she clearly prefers it to Bond!), and here we get a rundown of various Season 1 episodes that demonstrate the strong family dynamic of UNCLE.
But James Bond's goal is to ensure the family does not "get through," as he is a killer of life, and since the mother is the central figure of the family, then the mother is the central villain of Fleming's oeveure. "No children are born in the world of James Bond," Friedman states, explaining away Bond's son with Kissy Suzuki as the product of a time in which he didn't even know he was James Bond. "While a girl is admired for her manly qualities…any show of womanly, maternal strength must be punished without remorse, no matter how well-intentioned." Bond instead serves "father-figures" who are "relics of the past," men who demonstrate their macho attitudes with a "vulgar cruelty." Here Friedman broaches the same observations Kingsley Amis did, vis-à-vis Bond's "father-son" dynamic with M, but whereas Amis sees M as a cold-hearted bastard, Friedman instead sees him as overly bound by tradition, and thus unable to openly proclaim his fatherly love for Bond.
"Fun and Games in the Wastelands" follows, and here Friedman overviews Fleming's power in details, how he didn't belabor his novels with "overwhelming description." In other words, pages and pages about a fancy sports car would actually say less than the mention of a lady's scarf sitting in the passenger seat. We're told of the "luxury" of James Bond's world, with the caveat that none of it actually belongs to him, and indeed much of it is untouched by his passing through. Bond himself is presented as a ghost, haunting his dying world – even his "flat" is just a place, not a home actually lived in by Bond; it's just a place he stays between assignments. And his infrequent plans to make more of the flat are always ruined – a la Tracy's murder at the climax of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
"We feel that Bond is protecting a barren and empty world," states Friedman, making the compelling observation that we never see any people in this London of Fleming, other than the employees of the Service. Crowds, such as in Moonraker, are kept in the background, and Bond and his companions seem to exist apart from the rest of mankind. This is the isolation of the Service, something Fleming often hammers home in the series. Here too we get the first of those now-offensive observations on the "doomed" element of Bond's role as the bearer of "the white man's burden."
"Dignity and Grace: The Morality of the Wasteland" goes over "the morality of dignity," in which the villain must pay for his bad acts, even if Fleming never outright states what the villain's plans are. Such is the case, Friedman posits, with my man Dr. No; but given that Dr. No puts Bond through a grueling obstacle course, that alone justifies the vile death he is delivered. From here though we jump back to the luxurious settings of Bond's world; Friedman describes Bond himself as "the perfect arbiter of elegance." In a humorous note that could've come straight out of Kingsley Amis's book she states, "Let [Bond] land on a deserted island and he will wind up in Dr. No's palace!"
The next chapter, "James Bond: Portrait in Black and Tan," finally turns the sights on Bond himself. And the picture Friedman paints isn't flattering. She brings up the Black and Tans of British history, English criminals who were freed from prison, given uniforms, and sent to Ireland to kill with impunity, and says that James Bond is their modern representation! As more credence she notes that Bond always blots out memory of his past, preferring to promptly forget the cruel things he's had to do. But the villains of the novels revel in their own pasts; this, Friedman argues, is an inversion of the standard form, which is the other way around.
"Physically, James Bond resembles the villain more than the hero." This argument I don't buy, particularly Friedman's cheesy call-back to the "Black and Tan" stuff; ie, Bond's "black" hair and his "tan" skin. Here's one of the parts where Friedman casually and vaguely mentions that she knew Fleming, stating that Fleming once told her he named his character "James Bond" because he wanted the blandest name possible. But Bond's code number, Friedman claims, furthers this idea – "seven is good luck, but before it comes two zeroes, meaning, nothing! Fleming tried to convey his hero's basic emptiness by his names." Methinks the lady doth exaggerate too much.
But if Bond is "empty," even more so is the "Wasteland" he protects – this is Friedman's designation of the fallen British Empire, where everything is now "devoid of meaning" and all that remains for its representatives is a futile catering to an accepted form. Pre-On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Bond could enjoy the "soft life" between assignments, but upon his realization and acceptance of the futility of his overall mission, only "constant danger" keeps him from despair. Now his enemies, in the last two novels of the series, are "chosen for him" because they would make for good opponents, not due to any particular world-threatening plans. Here we get Friedman's argument that, instead of being presented as the enemy, as they once were, the non-white characters in these last two books are people who need Bond's assistance.
"James Bond In Another Country" is the longest chapter in Friedman's study. In this one she dissects one novel as a representative of the series as a whole; she says she was tempted to focus on From Russia, With Love, but instead decided on Live And Let Die. One wishes she'd maybe picked Doctor No instead – actually, maybe not, as I could just imagine what she'd have to say about the Chinese and the "Chigroes" of that novel. Folks, this chapter alone would have the sensitive readers of today running for the hills, so be forewarned – you aren't likely to see the word "Negro" used more frequently than it is here.
However, Friedman makes it clear that Fleming, for once, went out of his way to "appease" black people in this novel; while Mr. Big was the villain, he was not presented as a racially-offensive stereotype, but had all the hallmarks of your standard "white" villain. And too the blacks of Harlem were not shown to be racial caricatures. Friedman throughout notes that Fleming never did anything like this for any other race in the Bond books, citing for example how Felix Leiter hoodwinks one of his captors into a false sense of friendship by discussing jazz – she notes how ridiculous it would've been had Bond attempted something similar with Red Grant in From Russia, With Love, and started discussing an Irish folk song with him.
But here we come to that stuff I referred to as "wildly offensive" in today's climate, so be warned. In particular when discussing Bond and Leiter's voyage across Harlem, Friedman states, "The sight of the dark race in all its animal energy leaves our hero stunned and helpless." Yikes! But it is this vibrant, non-white energy, so different from the decayed death-throes of the white world (again, as represented by M and all the other old dinosaurs) that so befuddles Bond he is easily captured by Mr. Big here in the Harlem nightclub. Throughout this chapter Friedman often wonders what the eventual film version of Live And Let Die will be like; clearly this book was written early in the film franchise, as Friedman is not yet aware that the films would greatly diverge from their source material.
You want more bizarre theories presented as fact? How about that there "are only two beautiful women of serious potency in the series," "vampires" who destroy men: the "Jewess" of Thunderball and the "Negro stripper" of Live And Let Die? It's all about race with Friedman, and she proclaims that these two powerful female characters get their power due to "their closeness to their race." Indeed she wishes that this stripper had been the "Bondgirl" of the book, seeing her as a much more powerful female character than actual Bondgirl Solitaire.
And speaking of Solitaire, Friedman only gets even more outrageous: "In [her] first appearance, Solitaire illustrates the white race in all its grandeur helpless in the grip of the dark." As if that wasn't enough, Friedman also details how Mr. Big ignorantly plans to marry Solitaire, "not realizing that marriage to a Negro is the ultimate offense to a white woman's dignity, demanding punishment whether conscious or not." Gee, I wonder why Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation has never been reprinted?
When she gets away from the racial stuff, Friedman does make compelling points, like how each Bondgirl makes a "descent into insignificance" once she becomes Bond's latest conquest. As is the case with Solitaire; when we meet her she is a compelling, strong character, but by novel's end she has become "absurdly childish," this being how Fleming describes the sight of her in oversized pajamas. Looking back on the Bond novels I've recently read, as well as the ones I read as a youth, I see the merit in this argument – all of these "Bondgirls" are weakened by Bond, and indeed those that aren't weakened by him end up being killed off.
In my review of Live And Let Die, I complained about Bond and Solitaire's arbitrary ranting against the "oldsters" in Florida. Friedman though sees all of this dialog as yet another indication of the "white man's burden" edict of the series. The oldsters of Florida sicken Bond because they are proof that the white race is old and dying, whereas the black characters, as depicted in the Harlem section of the book, are young and vital. Bond is sickened because his role as "protector of the white race" is meaningless – the white race is dying, anyway, as evidenced by these decrepit Florida oldsters, and thus not worth fighting for. And here I was thinking all of this stuff was just pointless dialog!
Friedman quickly wraps up her analysis of Live And Let Die, glossing over the climax; she makes a telling confession, later on, when she admits, "No great fan of the adventure novel, I often find myself reading the first 2/3 of a James Bond Thriller avidly, then skimming through the climax." Instead she focuses more on Solitaire, again pointing out how lessened of a character she has become by novel's end, and regrets that her fate will be the same as all the other Bondgirls: "Doubtless [Solitaire] will commence the vague wanderings which are the fate of all those James Bond has loved. None of them seem left with enough will to seek him out."
Here Friedman again casually mentions she knew Fleming, and that he agreed with her assertions that Mike Hammer or Sam Spade could've "mopped the floor" with James Bond. She argues that Bond is not a super-hero, and Fleming never intended him as one. In fact, Bond in the novels is prone to making dumb mistakes (things for which he later chastises himself), and Friedman jokes that the reader of the novels has figured out the villain's plan long before Bond himself has. This brings her to the more superheroic (yet more sadistic) version of Bond from the films; in her brief overview of the movies, which she sees as "much racier" than Fleming's novels, Friedman discusses how the "coldness" of the literary Bond has become "sadism."
In particular Friedman is put off by the cruel acts the film Bond commits in Dr. No, like his sleeping with Ms. Taro despite knowing he is about to have her arrested, or when he cold-bloodedly shoots Professor Dent. Friedman notices though that the films quickly backed off from this, and that many of the elements of Dr. No where whittled out of the ensuing movies – and, wouldn't you be surprised to know, one of those elements is race. Whereas Quarrel was presented as a typical movie "Negro" in Dr. No, such racial caricatures were avoided in later films, as the producers realized no doubt they ran the risk of offending a sizeable chunk of their viewing audience. As for Oddjob not being toned down in Goldfinger? Doubtless "there were few Koreans in New York" the producers were afraid of offending(!).
Friedman also reveals that, as of the writing of her study, Thunderball had yet to be released, and all she knows about it is from pre-release material. This must explain why she constantly refers to that movie's henchwoman as "Fiona Kelly" instead of "Fiona Volpe;" the character was originally intended to be Irish, until the last name was changed to accommodate the Italian actress who eventually portrayed her, Luciana Paluzzi. Friedman also predicts the film franchise's descent into gadgetry, greatly diverging from the source material: "James Bond's weapons [in the novels] have the same elegant simplicity as his taste, for the author wants us to pay attention to the man, not his gun."
"Coming of Age in the Wasteland" wraps up the study, and is the shortest chapter. Here Friedman briefly looks at the final Bond novel, The Man With The Golden Gun, and suspects that Fleming knew it was to be his last. Most Bond fans see this novel as a sort of misfire, a first draft that Fleming didn't get a chance to complete, but Friedman instead sees it as a completion of the series. "James Bond must confront not only his world, but himself." In the opponent of Scaramanga, Bond faces a version of himself – a fellow killer for hire – and also, for the first time in the series, prepares to enforce his "007" status: to finally kill someone in cold blood. Previously his kills have only been made in self-defense.
"To complete his cycle of novels, did Ian Fleming show James Bond at last arriving at some peace with himself through understanding?" Friedman doesn't dwell on this, no doubt because she is reaching even more than normal, but she tries to argue that, "In his man-to-man confrontation with Scaramanga…Bond has accepted…the basic humanity of his enemies." In his preparation to finally kill in cold blood (something he doesn't have to do, after all – for Scaramanga has some hidden weapons and Bond must again kill in self-defense), Bond "accepts" who he is. And, really reaching now, Friedman also claims that this finally allows Bond to also "accept" his cruel boss: M has always been tough bastard "Mailedfist" to Bond, when what Bond has been wanting from him was to instead be fatherly "Miles Messervy."
And that's it – probably one of the more interesting analyses of the James Bond novels you could hope for, but one that might upset most readers of today. I can't say I agree with all of Friedman's arguments – she is guilty of reaching in many instances – but I do appreciate her enthusiasm. Also she admits her analysis of the series is her own interpretation, and thus perhaps not even correct(!), but she states that the one thing you could never claim about Ian Fleming's work is that it doesn't have meaning.
Posted by Joe Kenney at 6:30 AM
Labels: Book Reviews, James Bond, Mystery & Suspense
Robert Deis (aka "SubtropicBob") said...
Very interesting. I'd never heard of that one. The depth of your knowledge and your great posts always amaze me.
I've never read it, but the description of the Paul Anthony part of the book is interesting. The idea of Fleming creating Bond out of frustration over his marriage sounds almost exactly like the comedy "HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE." In that story, the creator of a "swinging spy" comic strip character changes the spy into a bumbling comic strip husband when he himself gets married, then when he becomes bitter about the marriage, he brings the character "out of retirement" and makes him back into a spy (after murdering his wife!).
(The funny thing is, I kind of doubt the writer of that film (which is from about ' 65) could have been influenced by that essay.)
TC said...
I actually had a copy of this thing, which I found in a second-hand book store many years ago.
I remember almost nothing of the first section, that is, Paul Anthony's reminiscences. For some reason, some of Ms. Friedman's assertions stuck with me more. And, yeah, I do agree that she over-intellectualized things, and read more into it than was likely intended. Especially the racial subtext. And how she repeatedly compared Bond to Solo, and M to Mr. Waverly, and always unfavorably. She seemed to be much more of an U.N.C.L.E. fan than a Bond fan.
I don't get the impression that she actually "knew" Fleming as a friend or acquaintance, although she apparently met him in person. Maybe she was a reporter, and interviewed him once or twice.
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digit: The maximum amount of time permitted between digits when the user is typing in an extension. When this timeout expires, after the user has started to type in an extension, the extension will be considered complete, and will be interpreted. Note that if an extension typed in is valid, it will not have to timeout to be tested, so typically at the expiry of this timeout, the extension will be considered invalid (and thus control would be passed to the i extension, or if it doesn't exist the call would be terminated). The default timeout is 5 seconds.
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Descriptions of forms, tables, menu items and messages are kept in XML-files in the /usr/local/ispmgr/etc/xml directory. The control panel uses UTF-8 encoded XML files. Performing any operating by the control panel will result in an XML-document.
You must not edit XML files of your control panel. However, you can add your forms and tables, add or hide form fields using plug-ins and events.
This article describes XML files that are used by control panel.
The following attributes can be used with practically any element describing the interface.
specifies the (Feature) that makes this element available.
similar to before, but the element will be placed after the selected element.
possible value - "yes". The element will be the first on the list.
possible value - "yes". The element will be the last on the list.
the '+' sign after a figure or string means the minimum access level. Note, that the string must specify access level, rather than a mask.
The metadata and mainmenu elements process the level attribute in a different way.
When getting data from XML-files, the control panel combines similar elements. Their contents and attributes will be combined as well. Similar elements are those from one context, having the same names and values of the main attribute (the name attribute for most elements). Some elements, such as toolsep, jscript, if, else can never be combined.
While uploading XML files the control panel does not change contents of the following elements (does not analyse enclosed elements): jscript, func, event, query и msg.
Metadata are used for describing elements of the control panel. Each element describes one interface element.
interface element type. Possible values - form (describes a form), list (describes a list of data), report (describes a report).
specifies a name of the function that this element describes.
if specified, the value for the Help link will be taken from this attribute.
specifies users for which the selected interface element will be accessible (the function which name is specified in the name attribute). See Introduction for correct format.
enables to add contents of another metadata element into metadata. Name of the element to be added should be specified in the name attribute.
Currently a two-level system is used. All menu elements must be grouped by sections. Sections must not contain subsections.
access level described by this menu.
page that opens by default. Specify a function name from the main menu. If not specified, name of the first menu item referring to the list will be used automatically.
describes menu elements and its subsections.
level is the attribute. However, when forming menu for a specific login level, all mainmenu elements available on that level will be combined.
The above XML adds the mystat menu element into the stat section (the stat section will be created, if needed) for all login levels (level="registered"). Note, that mystat will be the first element in the stat section (first="yes").
The node element describes a menu element (without child nodes) or its section (child nodes describe elements).
name of the function to be called. It can also be used for languages.
specifies a function type. Possible values: list or form. This attribute is set automatically.
specifies a function name to be called. This parameter is set automatically for items that refer to panel's functions. Its value coincides with that of the name attribute.
specifies the URL. This parameter is set automatically, if the external function (extaction), which name is specified by the name attribute is present in the panel.
The handbook menu element differs from the above elements. If any, the help function with the topic=handbook and level=<current session access level> parameter is called. It will return the URL that will be inserted into the function attribute.
code of the language described. For example: en, fr, ru, es.
describes messages for a specific function.
name of the function described.
import messages from the selected section.
This element doesn't have child nodes. It contains message text.
COREmanager enables you to modify system behaviour according to your needs. You may use external handlers written on your popular programming language or shared libraries written on C++.
type of interaction with your handler. Possible values: cgi and xml. cgi - the handler will be called using the CGI interface. It will get all the data through environment variables, and contents of the POST request will sent to stdin. xml - the handler will get all the data through environment variables and contents of the POST request will be sent to stdin. Beside contents of the POST request it will get an xml document generated for responding to that request. Both cases will result a valid xml document sent to stdout. In the first case it will be combined with the xml document inside the control panel, in the second case - the xml document will fully replace the one generated earlier.
specifies a function that should be called to start your handler. This function must exist. Using the func element will create a new function.
creates a new function (its name is specified by the @name attribute of this element) that will be implemented by the handler.
specifies how to call your handler. Possible values: before and after for calling the handler before or after the base one (see the @base attribute).
specifies a name for base handler associated with the @priority attribute. If not specified, @priority=before will put the handler to the beginning of the queue, @priority=after - to the end.
Even if you specified that your handler should be called first/last or before/after another handler, it doesn't guarantee that it will do so. For example, if several handlers are supposed be first, they will be processed prior to other handlers in descending order (the last created will be processed first). Otherwise, you should specify the handler before or after which you want your handler to be processed.
If the handler specified in the @base attribute does not exist, its value will be ignored.
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class SpotPage_render extends SpotPage_Abs {
	private $_tplname;
	private $_params;

	function __construct(Dao_Factory $daoFactory, Services_Settings_Container $settings, array $currentSession, $tplName, array $params) {
		parent::__construct($daoFactory, $settings, $currentSession);

		$this->_tplname = $tplName;
		$this->_params = $params;
	} # ctor

    /**
     * Removes any pottentially 'dangerous' characters from a string
     *
     * @param $tpl
     * @return string
     */
    private function sanitizeTplName($tpl) {
		$validChars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';

		$newName = '';
		for($i = 0; $i < strlen($tpl); $i++) {
			if (strpos($validChars, $tpl[$i]) !== false) {
				$newName .= $tpl[$i];
			} # if
		} # for

		return $newName;
	} # sanitizeTplName

    /**
     * Actually render the template
     */
    function render() {
		# sanitize the template name
		$tplFile = $this->sanitizeTplName($this->_tplname);

		#- display stuff -#
		if (strlen($tplFile) > 0) {
			$this->template($tplFile, $this->_params);
		} # if
	} # render

} # class SpotPage_render

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Types of Rummy
Points Rummy
Play Points Rummy on MPL
Rummy Tips
Indian Rummy
Pool Rummy
21 Card Rummy
Cash Rummy
13-card Rummy
Rules of Rummy
Rummy FAQs
What is Points Rummy?
Points Rummy is a variation of the popular Indian Rummy and is also called 80 Points Rummy and 13 Card Rummy. This card game is usually played between 2 to 6 players for points that have a pre-decided rupee value. One or two standard decks are used based on the number of players, including one printed joker per deck. The first player to make a valid declaration is considered the winner with zero rummy points. The winnings of the player are based on the opponents' total points. This variant is one of the most exciting and fast-paced variants of rummy.
Why Play Points Rummy on MPL?
Best offers and bonuses - Get referral rewards, cashback offers, and bonuses for playing on MPL.
Fair Play - We follow a fair play policy to ensure the game is fair for all players.
2Instant Withdrawals - You can withdraw your winnings instantly from your wallet.
100% Legal - All cash games are completely legitimate on MPL
RNG Certified - RNG certification ensures complete fairness while shuffling and dealing cards.
SSL Secured System - Our SSL Secured System ensures top-notch security for all users.
Best-in-class Gaming Experience - Experience a zero wait time and different variants of Indian Rummy.
Fast-paced games - Enjoy your favorite game on the fastest rummy tables.
How Many Players Do You Need To Play Points Rummy?
Points Rummy is played on a table like all variations of rummy. In an online game, the same takes place on a virtual table. In this 13 card rummy variant, the tables are 2-player and 6-player tables. But on MPL, a table can seat a maximum of 5 players. If the game exceeds two players, two decks are required to play rummy.
How to Play Points Rummy on MPL? (Steps)
You can play the points rummy game on MPL in a few simple steps. Ensure that you have downloaded the app. You can simply go to the MPL website and enter your mobile number to receive a link via SMS. Alternatively, you can also download the MPL App from the App Store or Play Store. Once you have downloaded the app, you can find the rummy game, choose a battle based on point value, and pay the required entry fee. Here are some simple steps to play this exciting rummy variant.
1.Dealing
After you pay the entry fee, the game begins when two or more players join the table (based on whether you are playing on a 2-player table or 5-player table). At the beginning of the game, a 13 Card hand is dealt to each player, and the rest of them are placed face-down in the centre of the table and called the Draw Pile. A card is picked from the top of the Draw Pile and placed at the bottom of the draw pile as the joker of the game. Another card is then picked and placed face-up at the centre of the table to form the Discard Pile, where you can discard the cards you don't need and draw another from the Draw Pile to replace them.
2.Making Combinations
As soon as the game begins, all the players have to make card combinations, melding them into sequences and sets. You need to make at least two sequences, including a pure one.
3.Declaring
In order to make a valid show, you must have at least two sequences, and the other one can be Pure or Impure. If you make a valid show and have no unmatched cards, you will win the best possible score – 0 rummy points. If a player makes a valid show but has other unmatched cards, their point value is deducted from the total card points of each player.
Points Rummy Rules
The Points Rummy card game rules are easy to understand and learn. The game objective is quite similar to the other variants of 13 card rummy, with slight variations in the gameplay and rules. Here are the rummy rules you need to understand before you start playing this exciting game:
The game is played on 2 and 6-player tables. (On MPL, the game is played on 2 and 5-player tables.
A 2-player table uses one deck of cards, while a 6-player table uses two decks of cards, with each deck containing 52 cards and 1 printed Joker.
The game is played for points that have a predetermined rupee value, and a toss decides which player will play first.
For a valid declaration, a player must have at least two sequences, including one pure sequence.
You cannot use a printed joker or wild card to make a pure sequence, as that would make it impure.
In a game with two decks, you cannot use the same card twice in a set. For instance, 5 ♠ 5 ♠ 5 ♥ will not make a valid set.
The first player to make a valid show wins the game.
You should follow these rummy rules strictly to avoid penalty points. Bookmark our rummy rules page for future reference.
Tips & Tricks to Win in Points Rummy
Here are some rummy tips and tricks that will help you gain an advantage over your opponents. Using these wisely can put you in a better position to win the game.
When the game begins, you must always focus on getting a head start with a Pure Sequence. This card combination is a necessity to make a Valid Declaration to win the game.
If you feel you have been dealt a weak hand and you are considering a drop, it's wise to go for the First Drop. For a first drop, you get 20 penalty points. But, if you go for a middle drop or miss three consecutive turns, you get 40 penalty points.
One of the most helpful tricks is to discard high-value cards in favor of low-value ones. This can help you eliminate the possibility of having high-value unmatched cards in case your opponent makes a valid declaration. It can also help you make a valid declaration without any worry if you have low-value unmatched cards in your hand.
Pay attention to the color of the cards the opponents are discarding. You can predict which type of cards they are holding and avoid discarding those cards.
Use these tricks and tips wisely to outplay your opponent, and win the most number of games.
Score Calculation in Points Rummy
When playing the game, the maximum number of card points that you can lose is 80 points. The points calculation is based on the below values or card points:
Ace, King, Queen, and Joker – All the face cards carry 10 points each.
Number 2 to Number 10 – All the numbered cards have points equivalent to their face value. For instance, the 2 and 7 number cards have 2 and 7 points, respectively.
Printed Joker and wild card do not carry points.
Calculating winning player's score and the winning amount
The winning player is the one to make the first valid declaration, and the winner gets a zero score. The winning amount of the winner is calculated using the below formula:
(Total Points of All Opponents) x (Rupee Value of All Points) = Winnings.
For instance: 4 players are playing the game with Re 1/point. A player makes a valid declaration, and the other players lose the game by 30, 20, and 10 points. The winning amount will be calculated as 1x(30+20+10) = Rs. 60.
Calculating losing players' score
The points of the losing players' ungrouped cards are calculated when a player makes a valid declaration. For instance, a losing player has three ungrouped cards, which are 7 of Spades, Ace of Hearts, and 9 of Spades; the player gets 7+10+9 = 26 points as a penalty.
If a player hasn't made a pure sequence, the point value of all the cards in hand will be added to calculate the penalty points.
If a player has made one, the point value of only the ungrouped cards is added to calculate the penalty points. Also, the sets aren't counted till a player has at least two sequences, including a pure sequence. So, if a player makes a pure sequence and a set, but not one more sequence, the value of his ungrouped cards, including any set, will be added to calculate penalty points.
The maximum cap for the total number of points collected is 80 points. Even if the calculated score is more than 80 points, the maximum points total can only be 80 points for each player.
How Does the Drop Option Work in Points Rummy?
While playing points rummy, players have the option to drop out of the game with penalty points. The drop option enables you to leave the game without losing by a large margin.
First Drop: If you drop in the first turn without picking any card, it is called the first drop, leading to a penalty of 20 points.
Middle Drop: When you drop out after picking up one card or more, it is called a middle drop and leads to a penalty of 40 points.
Consecutive Misses: You will be dropped out of the game automatically when you miss three turns consecutively. This drop will be considered a middle drop which will lead to a penalty of 40 points.
When should I consider a drop in points rummy game?
According to points rummy rules, dropping out of the game early (the first drop) will cost you just 20 points. You should pick this option if you have a really weak hand with no Joker cards or matching cards to play with.
When you feel less confident of winning the game, you can also opt for a middle drop after the game has started and is in progress. If the total value of the unmatched cards is greater than the middle drop points of 40, you can drop to save the game for the following round.
It always makes sense to drop out of the game when no matching cards are available upfront in points rummy.
Can I play points rummy game with no cash?
On the MPL app, one can only play cash contests for points rummy.
That being said, you can always practice free rummy games for as long as you wish before entering any cash contests. A player can get a first-hand experience and feel of the game ahead of playing for money.
Play Rummy, Win Real Money
Rummy Tournament Strategies
As rummy is a skill-based game, here are some useful rummy tournament strategies that will help you win games and succeed.
Know about Different Types of Online Rummy: Points Rummy, Pool Rummy & Deals Rummy
From deals rummy and pool rummy to points rummy, know all about the different types of rummy card games online.
Online Rummy Game: Top Facts to Know About Points Rummy
Get to know how the rummy points system work and is calculated in the points rummy card game. Learn the rules and gameplay as well.
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Africastallestman, satirical analysis of current world events.
A MILITARY DICTATOR IN CIVILIAN GARB: USING ILLEGALITY TO FIGHT PERCEIVED ILLEGALITY.
Posted on October 9, 2016 by africastallestman
An era of unprecedented impunity, lawlessness, and vindictiveness has been unleashed on the Nigerian Legislature, Executive, Judiciary, and Citizens by an elected military dictator in civilian garb. The person in question is Major General Alhaji President Muhammadu Buhari. Fearing an imminent impeachment, he hastily dropped criminal charges on the two most senior leaders of the Nigerian Senate for writing Senate rules. Maybe he should be writing the rules for the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Buhari does not understand cause and effect.
Nigerian judges are corrupt, simple cases can take 30 years to decide and if a judge dies or is transferred to another jurisdiction, your case starts all over again. But who would blame the judges when their salaries pale compared to that of legislators and the executive not counting financial malfeasance by the legislators and executive? Buhari is not in the good books of the judiciary when he flagrantly disobeys court orders in a democratic dispensation. He has steadfastly refused to release Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of IPOB (Indigenous Peoples of Biafra) for expressing his views which are guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution.
Now he resorts to brute force in intimidating the judiciary. If his Gestapo Service, the so-called DSS (Department of State Security) claims to have evidence on judicial impropriety, they should present the evidence in court following laid down age-old practices. Using sledgehammers to break into judicial residences, including the homes of supreme court judges, in the middle of the night to collect evidence, which they already claim to have by espionage is traumatic, chilling, barbaric, and worthy of the utmost condemnation by the world. Any evidence found in such an operation may be inadmissible in court or may have been planted.
The legislature, executive, and judiciary are independent arms of government and should all function harmoniously for democracy to flourish. I once again implore Nigerian Lawyers to take off their horse tail wigs and infant bibs so they can see clearly. To read more, visit http://africastallestman.com and explore "When Will Nigerian Lawyers Stop Wearing Gowns And Rags" and "THE JUDICIARY SHOULD PERFORM ITS ROLE AS AN IMPARTIAL REFEREE" using the search function.
The same anti-corruption fighter has his Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, implicated in shady property deals in Dubai and killing 349 innocent Shia adherents in Zaria – http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36941986. He still serves as Army Chief of Staff after claiming that the multimillion-dollar property belongs to his wives (http://punchng.com/dubai-properties-ccb-cleared-buratai-says-lawyer/). The NBA (Nigerian Bar Association) should have called for an investigation of Mrs. Umma-kalsum Tukur Buratai and Mrs. Aishatu Tukur Buratai to ascertain the source of their wealth – http://saharareporters.com/2016/06/24/revealed-buharis-chief-army-staff-general-buratai-wives-own-dubai-property. Buratai claiming to have declared those properties in his asset declaration form is akin to an erstwhile two-day governor of Anambra State, who declared to be worth over a trillion Naira on his asset declaration form. Since he is worth more than his state, any financial malfeasance would not even reflect on his asset. Clever way of covering future misdeeds!
If you have misappropriated public funds, your best defense is to defect to the APC (All Progressive Congress) with your "millions" of supporters and avoid persecution. Every Nigerian political heavyweight claims to command the loyalty of millions of supporters. Cases of corruption against APC members are being closed while those of PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) members are being reopened. The NBA (Nigerian Bar Association) should change its name to NLA (Nigerian Lawyers Association) and get out of the bar. It appears that they have been "drinking" a lot of bullshit.
The NBA has declared a state of emergency because Buhari has not only humiliated but physically arrested and jailed some of the affected judges. Since every Nigerian lawyer aspires to be a judge, this really hits home. I hope that they would also declare a state of emergency on Jungle Justice. But they would not, until one of their own is lynched.
When a depraved individual kills an infant for ritual purposes, on behalf of an evil, greedy, and misanthropic individual, the killer is burnt alive on discovery thereby concealing the identity of the real perpetrator. If Mohammed Yusuf was not murdered in cold blood, in custody, after his capture on July 30, 2009, we would have known the real sponsors of Boko Haram. That is the reason why the rich and powerful encourage lynching, which can be compared to the Mafia killing the hired killer, after the job is completed. Maybe Buhari is intimidating judges so they can tilt the law to his side. The rigged elections occurring after his election as President, including the recent Edo State Governorship election, where over 10,000 voters were openly disenfranchised by APC agents is sure to be legally challenged (https://tribuneonlineng.com/edo-poll-seven-communities-say-votes-allocated-withot-voting/).
If supreme court judges can be openly humiliated by Buhari, what will be the fate of the common man. If you fail to protest injustice when someone else is involved, sooner than later, the same injustice will be visited upon you. You cannot use illegality to fight illegality.
NIGERIA'S EX-PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO "TOO CLEAN" FOR IBRAHIM PRIZE!
WAR AGAINST INDISCIPLINE.
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At GEMS CIK, we are committed to supporting all children by giving them an equal opportunity to learn how to swim and stay safe in and around water. By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know / understand and apply the skills specified at the respective stage. This way, they develop competence to excel in a broad range of swimming activities. All pupils have one hour of a formal swimming lesson per week and it is mandatory for all to take part in the lesson unless if they have medical reasons that hinder them to do so.
Use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl (freestyle), backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly].
Perform starts (dives) and turns for the different strokes.
"The primary goal is to have every child swim freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke competently, confidently and proficiently for at least 25meters by the time they finish primary." Below is a breakdown of our units from foundation stage to Y6.
Children in the foundation stage are taught the basics of water confidence in shallow water which among others include; pool entries, walking, submerging, floating on the front, floating on the back, kicking (freestyle kicks).
In Key stage 1, children build on their water confidence and start to learn basic freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. We start our learning journey of strokes with freestyle which is commonly referred to as front crawl. The children also get introduced to the dolphin undulation and diving at this stage.
In Key Stage 2, we carry on with learning the complexities of the 3 strokes covered in key stage 1. At this stage, we graduate from the dolphin undulation to learning/ swimming butterfly. We also cover starts (dives) and turns, basic lifesaving (water rescue) and water polo for years 5&6.
We provide children with the opportunity to participate in competitive swimming against other International schools. A high-quality swimming program inspires pupils to succeed and excel in competitive swimming and other physically demanding activities. It also provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in swimming build character and help to embed values such as fairness (sportsmanship), time keeping and respect.
This is my 11th year as a swim teacher / coach; to be more specific, my 5th year in GEMS CIK!
I am currently pursuing a PGCE and I hold 2 Bachelor's Degrees; one in Information Technology and the other in Leisure and Hospitality Management.
I am a fully certified swim coach with certificates for Levels I, II and III coaching from FINA (the world swimming body / federation).


This thesis analyses the positions that minority languages were given in a language programme for early years provision in England. Every Child a Talker (ECaT) was an initiative that was designed to strengthen children's early language development by improving the quality of language provision in early years settings (DfCSF, 2008b). These resources are still in use today in early years services. For this study, ECaT was interpreted as a market whose members were engaged in institutionalised activities to produce, reproduce, exchange and accumulate valued capital (Bourdieu, 1977; 1991).
Critical discourse analysis (mainly inspired by Fairclough, 2010; 2009) was applied using a range of analytical tools in order to provide a systematic interpretation of discursive constructions of language practice. The resources and guidelines that were distributed to support this initiative were interpreted as institutionalised macro discourses designed to influence local language practice. Two consultants who worked in the implementation of the initiative were interviewed with the intention of recontextualising the discursive constructions around language practice at the micro level.
This research suggests that there is a pervasive process of legitimation of one dominant language at the expense of the 'other languages', thus perpetuating monolingual ideologies and practices. While the 'other languages' were partially included, this analysis argues that they were also extensively excluded and underappreciated as value capital. Although resistance to and transformation of dominant discourses appeared in the interviews, the highly regulated structure of the initiative tends to diminish local knowledge. Significant contradictory discourses about inclusivity and multicultural practices in the early years sector, as well as the potential marginalisation of home language/s, are also reported.


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package org.apache.archiva.webdav;

import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.RepositoryAdminException;
import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.beans.ManagedRepository;
import org.apache.archiva.admin.model.managed.ManagedRepositoryAdmin;
import org.apache.archiva.configuration.ArchivaConfiguration;
import org.apache.archiva.configuration.ConfigurationEvent;
import org.apache.archiva.configuration.ConfigurationListener;
import org.apache.archiva.redback.integration.filter.authentication.HttpAuthenticator;
import org.apache.archiva.security.ServletAuthenticator;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavException;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavLocatorFactory;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavMethods;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavResource;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavResourceFactory;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavServletResponse;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavSessionProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.WebdavRequest;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.WebdavRequestImpl;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.WebdavResponse;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.WebdavResponseImpl;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.server.AbstractWebdavServlet;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;

import javax.servlet.ServletConfig;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * RepositoryServlet
 */
public class RepositoryServlet
    extends AbstractWebdavServlet
    implements ConfigurationListener
{
    private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger( RepositoryServlet.class );

    private ArchivaConfiguration configuration;

    private ManagedRepositoryAdmin managedRepositoryAdmin;

    private Map<String, ManagedRepository> repositoryMap;

    private DavLocatorFactory locatorFactory;

    private DavResourceFactory resourceFactory;

    private DavSessionProvider sessionProvider;

    private final Object reloadLock = new Object();

    @Override
    public void init( ServletConfig servletConfig )
        throws ServletException
    {
        super.init( servletConfig );
        try
        {
            initServers( servletConfig );
        }
        catch ( RepositoryAdminException e )
        {
            log.error( e.getMessage(), e );
            throw new ServletException( e.getMessage(), e );
        }
    }

    /**
     * Service the given request. This method has been overridden and copy/pasted to allow better exception handling and
     * to support different realms
     *
     * @param request
     * @param response
     * @throws ServletException
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    @Override
    protected void service( HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response )
        throws ServletException, IOException
    {
        WebdavRequest webdavRequest = new WebdavRequestImpl( request, getLocatorFactory() );
        // DeltaV requires 'Cache-Control' header for all methods except 'VERSION-CONTROL' and 'REPORT'.
        int methodCode = DavMethods.getMethodCode( request.getMethod() );
        boolean noCache = DavMethods.isDeltaVMethod( webdavRequest ) && !( DavMethods.DAV_VERSION_CONTROL == methodCode
            || DavMethods.DAV_REPORT == methodCode );
        WebdavResponse webdavResponse = new WebdavResponseImpl( response, noCache );
        DavResource resource = null;

        try
        {
            // make sure there is a authenticated user
            if ( !getDavSessionProvider().attachSession( webdavRequest ) )
            {
                return;
            }

            // check matching if=header for lock-token relevant operations
            resource =
                getResourceFactory().createResource( webdavRequest.getRequestLocator(), webdavRequest, webdavResponse );

            if ( !isPreconditionValid( webdavRequest, resource ) )
            {
                webdavResponse.sendError( DavServletResponse.SC_PRECONDITION_FAILED );
                return;
            }
            if ( !execute( webdavRequest, webdavResponse, methodCode, resource ) )
            {
                super.service( request, response );
            }

        }
        catch ( UnauthorizedDavException e )
        {
            webdavResponse.setHeader( "WWW-Authenticate", getAuthenticateHeaderValue( e.getRepositoryName() ) );
            webdavResponse.sendError( e.getErrorCode(), e.getStatusPhrase() );
        }
        catch ( BrowserRedirectException e )
        {
            response.sendRedirect( e.getLocation() );
        }
        catch ( DavException e )
        {
            if ( e.getErrorCode() == HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED )
            {
                final String msg = "Should throw " + UnauthorizedDavException.class.getName();
                log.error( msg );
                webdavResponse.sendError( e.getErrorCode(), msg );
            }
            else if ( e.getCause() != null )
            {
                webdavResponse.sendError( e.getErrorCode(), e.getCause().getMessage() );
            }
            else
            {
                webdavResponse.sendError( e.getErrorCode(), e.getMessage() );
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            getDavSessionProvider().releaseSession( webdavRequest );
        }
    }

    public synchronized void initServers( ServletConfig servletConfig )
        throws RepositoryAdminException
    {

        long start = System.currentTimeMillis();

        WebApplicationContext wac =
            WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext( servletConfig.getServletContext() );

        configuration = wac.getBean( "archivaConfiguration#default", ArchivaConfiguration.class );
        configuration.addListener( this );

        managedRepositoryAdmin = wac.getBean( ManagedRepositoryAdmin.class );

        repositoryMap = managedRepositoryAdmin.getManagedRepositoriesAsMap();

        for ( ManagedRepository repo : repositoryMap.values() )
        {
            Path repoDir = Paths.get( repo.getLocation() );

            if ( !Files.exists(repoDir) )
            {
                try
                {
                    Files.createDirectories( repoDir );
                }
                catch ( IOException e )
                {
                    log.info( "Unable to create missing directory for {}", repo.getLocation() );
                    continue;
                }
            }
        }

        resourceFactory = wac.getBean( "davResourceFactory#archiva", DavResourceFactory.class );
        locatorFactory = new ArchivaDavLocatorFactory();

        ServletAuthenticator servletAuth = wac.getBean( ServletAuthenticator.class );
        HttpAuthenticator httpAuth = wac.getBean( "httpAuthenticator#basic", HttpAuthenticator.class );

        sessionProvider = new ArchivaDavSessionProvider( servletAuth, httpAuth );

        long end = System.currentTimeMillis();

        log.debug( "initServers done in {} ms", (end - start) );
    }

    @Override
    public void configurationEvent( ConfigurationEvent event )
    {
        if ( event.getType() == ConfigurationEvent.SAVED )
        {
            try
            {
                initRepositories();
            }
            catch ( RepositoryAdminException e )
            {
                log.error( e.getMessage(), e );
                throw new RuntimeException( e.getMessage(), e );
            }
        }
    }

    private void initRepositories()
        throws RepositoryAdminException
    {
        synchronized ( repositoryMap )
        {
            repositoryMap.clear();
            repositoryMap.putAll( managedRepositoryAdmin.getManagedRepositoriesAsMap() );
        }

        synchronized ( reloadLock )
        {
            initServers( getServletConfig() );
        }
    }

    public synchronized ManagedRepository getRepository( String prefix )
        throws RepositoryAdminException
    {
        if ( repositoryMap.isEmpty() )
        {
            repositoryMap.putAll( managedRepositoryAdmin.getManagedRepositoriesAsMap() );
        }
        return repositoryMap.get( prefix );
    }

    ArchivaConfiguration getConfiguration()
    {
        return configuration;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isPreconditionValid( final WebdavRequest request, final DavResource davResource )
    {
        // check for read or write access to the resource when resource-based permission is implemented

        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public DavSessionProvider getDavSessionProvider()
    {
        return sessionProvider;
    }

    @Override
    public void setDavSessionProvider( final DavSessionProvider davSessionProvider )
    {
        this.sessionProvider = davSessionProvider;
    }

    @Override
    public DavLocatorFactory getLocatorFactory()
    {
        return locatorFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public void setLocatorFactory( final DavLocatorFactory davLocatorFactory )
    {
        locatorFactory = davLocatorFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public DavResourceFactory getResourceFactory()
    {
        return resourceFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public void setResourceFactory( final DavResourceFactory davResourceFactory )
    {
        resourceFactory = davResourceFactory;
    }

    @Override
    public String getAuthenticateHeaderValue()
    {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public String getAuthenticateHeaderValue( String repository )
    {
        return "Basic realm=\"Repository Archiva Managed " + repository + " Repository\"";
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy()
    {
        configuration.removeListener( this );

        resourceFactory = null;
        configuration = null;
        locatorFactory = null;
        sessionProvider = null;
        repositoryMap.clear();
        repositoryMap = null;

        WebApplicationContext wac = WebApplicationContextUtils.getRequiredWebApplicationContext( getServletContext() );

        if ( wac instanceof ConfigurableApplicationContext )
        {
            ( (ConfigurableApplicationContext) wac ).close();
        }
        super.destroy();
    }
}


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This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Lulia (family Compositae).
The record derives from TICA which reports it as an accepted name (record EC0C0597-EBAD-44F4-9E01-FFEDDFF9BE5F) with original publication details: 257 1980 .
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Making Electric Scooters Work for Cities
They have a lot to offer for urban transportation. Partnerships are the best way to manage them.
November 19, 2018 •
Steven Pedigo and Abigail Sindzinski
An electric scooter rider passes a cyclist on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
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Across the urban transit spectrum, electric scooters have arrived with a big splash. The small, dockless vehicles, a product of the tech startup scene that carry riders at around 15 mph, have helped to upend the old transit paradigm and sharpen a "micro-mobility" focus. But for scooters to be a viable transit solution that can thrive and grow, they need to be integrated into a city's transportation infrastructure and managed through partnerships that maximize their benefits and minimize their negative impacts.
Scooters have enormous potential as an inclusive, efficient system in the model of bikesharing systems that have already taken off across the country. With a low barrier to entry -- rides generally cost a couple dollars -- electric scooters offer residents in car-focused cities such as Los Angeles and Austin an alternative way to travel short distances. A new study from Populus, a transportation-focused data-analysis company, found that scooters have already had an impressive 3.6 percent average adoption rate (by comparison, over 12 years carsharing systems like Zipcar came in at 2 to 3 percent), while 70 percent of the Populus survey's respondents supported them.
Unlike traditional bikeshare programs in cities such as Los Angeles, where the Metro transportation agency formally introduced 1,400 bikes in neighborhoods including downtown and Venice, scooters have come via the private sector with startups leading the way. With a haphazard roll-out in many areas (the CEO of Bird reportedly announced his scooter company's arrival in Santa Monica with a LinkedIn message to the mayor), residents and officials worry about a series of operational issues.
First, scooters have no home dock, meaning they are often left strewn in random locations. Their batteries are charged by contract workers who, seeking to ensure the biggest payout, sometimes gather as many as possible in a single location, or even hold them until they are reported stolen and a $20 reward is issued. Then there are insurance questions, as well as helmet and general safety concerns. New York City, where sidewalks are narrow and bike lanes are already cluttered, has simply banned scooters.
For most cities, though, outlawing a promising and appealing transportation alternative isn't viable. Just as cities partner with industry in other sectors, calculated, careful, regulated partnerships for scooters hold the most promise.
For scooters to integrate into a city's existing transportation system - and to ensure they are safe for riders from teenagers to professionals to the elderly - each company needs to work with local government, following the model of New York City's Citi Bike. That might get easier with industry mergers and consolidations: In July, the ridesharing company Lyft acquired Motivate, which owns Citi Bike and which, Lyft says, is responsible for 80 percent of bike-sharing in the United States (for instance, it manages bike-sharing programs including metropolitan Washington, D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare and Minneapolis' Nice Ride). Lyft has also started to roll out its own scooters in select cities.
In one example of an evolving partnership, San Francisco first banned scooters, but then implemented a formal proposal process to review permit applications. Using metrics including operational experience, equitable community outreach and labor plans, the city recently decided to issue permits to two companies, Scoot and Skip. While not a full partnership, this model is a step in the right direction. ensuring that the city is involved in the groundwork for these companies to operate and hopefully thrive.
Thoughtfully constructed partnerships for scooters can ensure that both residents and government have the chance to welcome this sustainability-focused alternative and that scooters can co-exist alongside pedestrians, bikes and cars. As an alternative to car usage and a supplement to bikesharing, scooter companies working in concert with government have the potential to transform the way people participate with the transportation framework around them -- and how we think about getting around.


Lookup Public Records in Wright County, Minnesota. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Wright County is located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county was formed in 1855 and named after Silas Wright (1795-1847), former United States Senator from New York (1833-1844). The county seat is Buffalo. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2013, the county has a population of approximately 128,470 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 714 square miles of which 661 square miles is land and 53 square miles is water. Wright County borders the following counties: Sherburne County to the northeast; Hennepin County to the east; Carver County to the southeast; McLeod County to the southwest; Meeker County to the west and Stearns County to the northwest. Wright County has 19 zip codes. The zip codes are 55301, 55302, 55313, 55320, 55321, 55327, 55328, 55330, 55341, 55349, 55358, 55362, 55363, 55373, 55374, 55376, 55382, 55388 and 55390. The most populated zip code is 55313.
The primary functions of a County Assessor's Office are; estimate values, classify property and accepts applications for property tax credits. Assessors view each parcel of real estate to appraise its market value. The assessor also determines the classification or use of each parcel. For instance, property may be Residential Homestead (owner-occupied), Relative Residential Homestead (relative of owner is occupant), Residential Non-Homestead, Agricultural, or Commercial/Industrial. Each classification is taxed and receives credits at a different percentage of market value. These percentages are set by the state legislature.
Tony Rasmuson, SAMA is the County Assessor of Wright County. Rasmuson can be contacted at (763) 682-7367.
Monica Tschumper is the Court Administrator of Wright County. Tschumper can be contacted at (763) 682-7539.
The Office of the County Recorder is the custodian of over 350 different types of historical legal documents pertaining to real estate. The Office of the County Recorder is responsible for the evaluation, recording, protection and preservation of all real estate documents in accordance with State Statutes. Some of the most commonly recorded documents include Deeds, Mortgages, Assignments, Satisfactions, Easements, Liens and Plats.
Tanya West is the County Recorder and Registrar of Titles of Wright County. Levitt can be contacted at (763) 682-7357 or via email at tanya.west@co.wright.mn.us.


Summary: Record an object's history by associating the state with the event that caused it.
An event causes an object to change the value of a variable. Audit information must be attached to the new value recording the time of the change and the responsible user. To represent the relationship between the new state and the event, use Memento [Gamma+95] and capture the relationship by an edition, which provides the association between the event and the state.
The value of a simple variable has changed. The previous value is to be recorded for audit purposes. To store the previous value and keep the previous state accessible, assign a change log to those objects whose simple variables will be tracked over time.
The value of a variable that references a complex object has changed. The previous value is recorded for audit purposes. To maintain the historical values of a complex variable, replace the pointer to the complex object with an instance of history. When the value of the variable is changed, a new edition is added to the history.
The value of an accumulated total has been changed via the posting of a transaction. The amounts that contribute to the total should be recorded for audit purposes. To record the contribution of each transaction to the total, resolve the many-to-many relationship between account and transaction with a posting subtype of edition. This provides a historical wrapper around the transaction.
To associate all the changes of state that may have occurred on an object as the result of a single event, instead of applying history to individual variables, apply it to the object as a whole. Before changing any state as a result of a single event, a new edition is written to history.
A member has changed containers. To remove an object from a collection, yet retain the reference, use History on Self before changing the originator's parent. Replace the originator with the memento in the memento's container. After a predetermined duration, remove mementos from the children of the container.
For some major business transactions, you must treat a component as the sum of its parts and create a snapshot of an entire collection of nodes. To implement this treatment of the whole, recursively apply it to the descendants of the subject node.


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Main / Culture&Arts; / Blac Chyna arrested for public intoxication at Austin airport
Blac Chyna arrested for public intoxication at Austin airport
By Veronica Peterson Feb 01, 2016
Online, the Austin Police Department released a statement about Blac Chyna's arrest, using her birth name, Angela White.
The relationship between Blac and Rob has caused much controversy among his family as Blac has a son with Tyga, who is now dating Rob's half-sister Kylie Jenner. The police arrived and hoisted Blac, and arrested her on two charges: Public Intoxication, and Possession of a Controlled Substance, one gram or more but less than four grams. Chyna was heading to London and on the flight, she was highly intoxicated and fighting with the flight attendant, according to TMZ.
Chyna as you may know has been in the news a lot lately thanks to her relationship with sad-sack Kardashian family tackling dummy Rob Kardashian.
The Kardashian shared a picture to Instagram where he appears to video chat Blac Chyna just hours after she was taken into custody for drunk and disorderly behaviour on a flight.
Rob Kardashian showed his support for his new girlfriend on Friday night after her reported arrest at the airport. Blac Chyna, 27, got herself captured on January 29 in the wake of battling with flight team making a beeline for Austin. That witness said she cried as she was taken away.
The unlikely match is particularly a slap in the face for Rob's half-sister, Kylie Jenner, whose boyfriend Tyga has a child with Chyna. It's even influenced him to work with her. Sources revealed that Rob wants a show about his life with Blac Chyna and it will chronicle their day-to-day lives. Rob most likely won't be cheerful however in any event the Kardashian young ladies are presumably excited! It is not clear whether or not she has abandoned her original plans to fly from Austin to London.
Apparently no distance is too great to keep Rob Kardashian from his new girlfriend.
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Q2 results ahead of expectations
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