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Sarah Jessica Parker, 'Sex and the City' stars break silence on Chris Noth sexual assault allegations
Entertainment Hollywood
Noth, who has been accused by three women, has also been dropped from 'The Equalizer'
Published: December 21, 2021 09:15 Bindu Rai, Entertainment Editor
Chris Noth Image Credit: Reuters
Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis have broken their silence over the Chris Noth sexual assault claims, issuing a joint statement that they shared on their respective social media accounts.
Noth has been accused by three different women, accusing him of rape and assault, which the actor has denied.
Chris Noth with Sarah Jessica Parker Image Credit: AP
The three leading ladies from 'Sex and the City' issued a statement in support of the women who had come forth with their allegations. "We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth. We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences," a statement signed by the three read. "We know that it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it."
Noth has also been dropped from the CBS series 'The Equalizer' in light of the assault allegations, with Universal Television and CBS making a joint announcement Monday that the actor would no longer be part of filming "effective immediately."
The actor has played a former CIA director on 'The Equalizer' reboot, which stars Queen Latifah.
The Equalizer Image Credit: CBS
Two women accused Noth of sexual assault in a story reported last week by The Hollywood Reporter. Noth vehemently denied the allegations, which date back to 2004 and 2015.
A third woman, who wished to remain anonymous but used the pseudonym, Ava, also came forward to accuse the 67-year-old actor on Friday.
"The accusations against me made by individuals I met years, even decades, ago are categorically false. These stories could've been from 30 years ago or 30 days ago — no always means no — that is a line I did not cross," Noth said in a statement to the Reporter.
One of the women who accused Noth of assaulting her said his reprisal of his Mr. Big character on the 'Sex and the City' sequel 'And Just Like That' prompted her to speak out about the actor.
Noth's character was killed off in the first episode of the show.
The actor has also been dropped by his reps, the A3 Artists Agency, while stationary-bike company Peloton also pulled a new viral ad starring the actor.
Noth, who was a popular star on the hit TV show 'Law and Order', shot to fame as 'Mr Big' on the HBO show 'Sex and the City', which ran from 1998 to 2004. The show was followed by two corresponding films, in 2008 and 2010. A third film was shortly cancelled after being announced when actress Kim Cattrall famously quit the project on account of being 'treated badly' by Parker, who played Noth's on-screen girlfriend and wife on the show. - With inputs from AP
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Q: Dealing with implicit intent future deprecation in Lollipop To transmit data to other applications I've been using implicit intents as in examples below:
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.example.OpenURL");
intent.putExtra("URL_TO_OPEN", url_string);
sendOrderedBroadcastAsUser(intent);

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.example.CreateUser");
intent.putExtra("Username", uname_string);
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sendBroadcast(intent);

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.example.BackupUserData");
intent.setData(file_uri);
intent.addFlags(FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
sendBroadcast(intent);

But this behavior is not recommended anymore in Android 5.0
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-5.0-changes.html

Binding to a Service
The Context.bindService() method now requires an explicit Intent, and throws
      an exception if given an implicit intent. To ensure your app is secure, use an
      explicit intent when starting or binding your Service, and do not declare intent
      filters for the service.

From android source code more precisely "ContextImpl" class :
private void validateServiceIntent(Intent service) {
        if (service.getComponent() == null && service.getPackage() == null) {
            if (getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
                IllegalArgumentException ex = new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Service Intent must be explicit: " + service);
                throw ex;
            } else {
                Log.w(TAG, "Implicit intents with startService are not safe: " + service
                        + " " + Debug.getCallers(2, 3));
            }
        }
    }

How can I deal with this ?

A: Yes, when running in a device with Android 5.0 this code will either show a warning (if your app's targetSdkVersion is < 21) or crash outright (if targeting Lollipop itself). Check the source code for validateServiceIntent() in ContextImpl.java:
This code is dangerous as it might allow a malicious receiver to register itself and intercept (or alter) these calls.
The most reasonable alternative is probably to specify the package name of the app you want to call, by using Intent.setPackage(). When done this way, the intent is no longer implicit, and it will work. For example:
   intent.setPackage("com.example.app");

Of course, if the receiver is inside your app, there are easier alternatives (but that does not seem to be the case, from your description of the issue).

A: As said in other comments and answers, the change is only relevant to bindService and not sendBroadcast, so if that's the case (as in your sample code) - you don't need to change anything.
If you do use bindService, the way to make an implicit Intent to an explicit Intent is to use a ComponentName and set it on the service Intent using the setComponent or setClass method.
From the Intent class documentation:

Intent Resolution
There are two primary forms of intents you will use.
Explicit Intents have specified a component (via
  setComponent(ComponentName) or setClass(Context, Class)), which
  provides the exact class to be run. Often these will not include any
  other information, simply being a way for an application to launch
  various internal activities it has as the user interacts with the
  application. Implicit Intents have not specified a component; instead,
  they must include enough information for the system to determine which
  of the available components is best to run for that intent.

A: As @Commonsware pointed out in his blog, the 3 ways to resolve this are:
1. resolveService()
Intent i = new Intent("serviceName");
ResolveInfo info = ctx.getPackageManager().resolveService(i, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
i.setComponent(new ComponentName(info.serviceInfo.packageName,info.serviceInfo.name));

And use the intent to bind the service.
2. queryIntentServices()
Intent i = new Intent("serviceName");

List<ResolveInfo> infos = ctx.getPackageManager().queryIntentServices(i,Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);

if (infos.isEmpty()) {
   throw new IllegalStateException("no service found");
}
if (infos.size() > 1) {
   throw new SecurityException("multiple services found, could be a security issue");
}

i.setComponent(new ComponentName(infos.get(0).serviceInfo.packageName, infos.get(0).serviceInfo.name));

If the query returns more than one info, this could mean a malicous services is listening.
3. setPackage()
If you have the package name, you could just set the package name as @matiash said in his post:
Intent i = new Intent(MyClass.class.getName());
i.setPackage(MyClass.class.getPackage().getName())

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Q: How to pass blank parameters to a script called in crontab (Linux) I am trying to pass a blank parameter using double quotes, "", but it just gets ignored. All parameters after the blank parameter end up in the wrong position in the called script.
My crontab entry looks like:
* * * * * myscript.sh A B "" C D

Parameters A and B end up in the correct position in myscript.sh, but D and E end up in parameter positions 3 and 4 in myscript.sh (instead of positions 4 and 5).
How can I fix this?

A: I would suggest (without having tested it) the following:
* * * * * /usr/bin/env bash -c 'myscript.sh A B "" C D'

or alternatively just
* * * * * bash -c 'myscript.sh A B "" C D'


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An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid
Li Linxiang, Yoshihiro Abe, Yukiko Nagasawa, Risa Kudo, Noriko Usui, Kazuhiro Imai, Tadahiko Mashino, Masataka Mochizuki, Naoki Miyata
An HPLC assay for hydroxyl radicals is described. The hydroxyl radical was trapped by terephthalic acid (non-fluorescent), and 2-hydroxyl terephthalic acid (fluorescent) was quantitated by HPLC-fluorescence detection. At a terephthalic acid concentration of 4.25 μmol/L, the hydroxyl radical formed in the Fenton reaction was successfully assayed in the concentration range of hydrogen peroxide of 2.5-50 μmol/L, where the concentration of Fe(II) was 50 μmol/L. The fluorescence of 2-hydroxy terephthalate was stable at 24 h, and its detection limit by this method was 5 nmol/L (100 fmol).
Biomedical Chromatography
https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.339
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「An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。
terephthalic acid Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Terephthalic Acid Chemical Compounds 69%
Hydroxylation Medicine & Life Sciences 67%
Hydroxyl Radical Medicine & Life Sciences 64%
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Medicine & Life Sciences 48%
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Fenton Reaction Chemical Compounds 23%
Linxiang, L., Abe, Y., Nagasawa, Y., Kudo, R., Usui, N., Imai, K., Mashino, T., Mochizuki, M., & Miyata, N. (2004). An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid. Biomedical Chromatography, 18(7), 470-474. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.339
An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid. / Linxiang, Li; Abe, Yoshihiro; Nagasawa, Yukiko その他.
In: Biomedical Chromatography, Vol. 18, No. 7, 09.2004, p. 470-474.
Linxiang, L, Abe, Y, Nagasawa, Y, Kudo, R, Usui, N, Imai, K, Mashino, T, Mochizuki, M & Miyata, N 2004, 'An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid', Biomedical Chromatography, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 470-474. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.339
Linxiang L, Abe Y, Nagasawa Y, Kudo R, Usui N, Imai K その他. An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid. Biomedical Chromatography. 2004 9月;18(7):470-474. doi: 10.1002/bmc.339
Linxiang, Li ; Abe, Yoshihiro ; Nagasawa, Yukiko その他. / An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid. In: Biomedical Chromatography. 2004 ; Vol. 18, No. 7. pp. 470-474.
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