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Reality check: Jeb Bush's conservative record
Updated: 10:17 AM EST Feb 5, 2015
By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston CNN
He cut billions in taxes, intervened in controversial abortion cases, railed against affirmative action and gun control and dreamed of a state capital in which government buildings would forever be drained of unneeded workers.Yet the biggest barrier between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the White House may be a perception that -- despite his record -- he's not conservative enough for today's Republicans."Many things he's said have rubbed conservatives raw," said Morton Blackwell, a Republican National Committee member from Virginia, who said a lot of base voters were particularly suspicious of Bush's departures from party orthodoxy on education and immigration.Bush's presidential hopes are complicated by multiple factors. As the son and brother of former presidents, he's undeniably part of an establishment that is loathed in many corners of the GOP base. The party has also shifted rightward in the years since he left office under the influence of the tea party, and activists have embraced populist conservatives like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz. But Bush, 61, is also facing an uphill battle because his time running Florida seems fuzzy to many people -- particularly GOP primary voters. That's in part because he has yet to highlight the most conservative aspects of his 1999 to 2007 governorship. And the issues that he's most vocal about -- the Common Core education standards and immigration reform -- are the positions that most infuriate conservatives.Glenn McCall, a South Carolina RNC member, says activists in his state aren't interested in Bush's record."The successes he had in Florida -- they're not even thinking about that. They're looking at Common Core, the Bush name and immigration."Sharper scrutinyWhether he talks about it or not, Bush's legacy in Florida will come under sharper scrutiny as he makes moves to launch a presidential campaign. That's especially true if Mitt Romney mounts a third White House bid and campaigns to Bush's right.Bush will mark a rite of passage for Republican presidential candidates next Wednesday by addressing the Detroit Economic Club. Ahead of that speech, he's beginning to make the kind of arguments for small government that closely echo his rhetoric from his days in Florida."Our government gets in the way each and every day," he said in a speech in San Francisco last week. "It is time to challenge every aspect of how government works, how it taxes, how it regulates, how it spends."Those who know Bush believe his record in Florida could be a tool to blunt attacks from conservatives and lay to rest -- once and for all -- the idea that he isn't one of them."He was in no way a moderate," said Florida political strategist Mike Hanna, who advised Bush during his gubernatorial runs. "After Governor Bush gets out there and starts to introduce himself to the voters of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and other states, I think they will realize ... he is a card-carrying, unabashed, capitalist conservative."John Dowless, who headed the Christian Coalition in the Sunshine State while Bush was governor, said "there is no question that Jeb Bush was and is a conservative. There never was a question in Florida."But talking about that conservatism hasn't always come easy to Bush.Brash and clumsyDuring his first gubernatorial campaign in 1994, his attempts to demonstrate his politics were brash and sometimes clumsy.Not only did he advocate for abolishing the Department of Education, for voter approval of all new taxes, and "privatization in every area where privatization is possible," he also suggested welfare reforms that would have cut recipients' access to benefits after two years.His 1994 pronouncements on gay rights haunt his image to this day.During that failed first campaign, he argued in the Miami Herald that there was no need for "special categories" to protect members of the gay and lesbian community. Should "sodomy be elevated to the same constitutional status as race and religion?" he asked in one controversial line. "My answer is no."Bush's narrow loss that year to popular Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles prompted deep self-reflection before his next try in 1998. He later admitted he had run with "unvarnished conservative views" and needed to become a better storyteller. By the time he left office after two terms he was more comfortable laying out his conservative vision -- and he had approval ratings of over 60%.Bush's politics also evolved after his conversion to Catholicism, his wife's religion, in the mid-1990s, which strengthened his resolve on issues like abortion.In 2009, after leaving office, he explained that he admired "the fact that the Catholic Church believes in and acts on absolute truth as its foundational principles and doesn't move with modern times as my former religion did."He also spoke disapprovingly of politicians who put their religion "in a safety deposit box" while in office. In San Francisco, he said his faith gave him "serenity" and was hugely important during tough times as governor.Executive powerPerhaps the most controversial aspect of Bush's record in Florida is his use of muscular executive power on social issues that are important to conservatives.Backed by a pliant Republican legislature, he vigorously sought restrictions on abortion while governor -- from a ban on late-term procedures to a constitutional amendment that would circumvent the courts, which had struck down a law requiring girls notify their parents before getting an abortion.Bush's abortion activism shocked some state officials who believed he was reaching beyond the powers of his office.In 2003, Bush unsuccessfully tried to get the courts to appoint a guardian for the fetus of a 22-year-old disabled woman with cerebral palsy and autism, who became pregnant after being raped by an operator of a state-supervised group home.In 2005, he intervened in the case of 13-year-old girl, known as L.G., who was a ward of the state and was 13½ weeks pregnant when she tried to get an abortion. Bush fought hard to prevent the procedure, but was overruled by a judge.Shortly after those episodes Bush told Republicans at the 2005 Georgia GOP convention that "there is such a thing as right and wrong.""Republicans cannot continue to win unless we talk with compassion and passion about absolute truth," he said.That principle clearly guided Bush's extraordinary intervention in the case of Terri Schiavo, a mentally impaired woman deemed in a "chronic vegetative state." Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler -- with aid from then-Governor Bush -- repeatedly tried to prevent Schiavo's husband from removing her feeding tube to end her life.After five years of litigation in 2003, Bush tried to get a different court-appointed guardian for Schiavo and filed a friend of the court brief to block removal of the feeding tube. He lost that round, but then persuaded the legislature to pass a law giving him the power to prevent a feeding tube or hydration device from being removed from a patient who had not laid out their end-of-life directives.In the midst of the debate, Bush proclaimed that he was "probably the most pro-life governor in modern times," according to Associated Press reports.After the feeding tube was reinserted, Michael Schiavo's attorney railed against the "gross and illegal intrusion into the private liberty of citizens" and the Florida Supreme Court ruled that hastily drafted state law was unconstitutional. The Florida governor kept pushing the case through all possible avenues, including action by Congress and then-President George W. Bush. Ultimately, he lost.In polls, many Florida voters said they felt Bush had gone too far, but his actions were based on "personal and religious tenets from which he could not retreat," said Mac Stipanovich, a Republican political strategist who advised Bush during the 1994 campaign.Those battles suggest that he is unlikely to back away from his positions on controversial issues like immigration and Common Core, even during a heated presidential campaign.Bush "will change his mind about stuff, but it is grudgingly, fact-based and he really thinks about it," Stipanovich said. "He seldom looks for the path of least resistance."While Bush's Catholicism looms large in his social policy, his economic approach is molded by his lifetime immersion in top-level Republican politics.Ronald ReaganJeb Bush closely observed President Ronald Reagan, a conservative icon who he later termed "spectacular," when his father was vice president. In office in Florida, Bush took as his model Reagan's mantra that government was not the solution to America's problems, but the problem itself.During his second inaugural address in 2003, he gazed out at government offices and said "there would be no greater tribute to our maturity as a society than if we make these buildings around us empty of workers, silent monuments to a time when government played a larger role than it deserved or could adequately fill."Over the course of eight years, Bush signed into law $19 billion in tax cuts. He sought to privatize key government providers, including foster care, state parks and even legal aid to death row prisoners. His business-friendly state's bonds were top-rated.He reshaped Florida by wiping out 13,000 government jobs and vetoing $2 billion in new spending, an economic approach influenced by the conservative gospels of Milton Friedman. He enforced conservative solutions on taxes, gun control, dismantling affirmative action in universities, taking on teachers unions over testing and performance.But despite all this, Bush faces an important question as he embarks on a presidential run: Will he get a hearing among grassroots activists who view his support for immigration reform as akin to amnesty for illegal immigrants and his backing of Common Core as an unacceptable embrace of state power?"Is there enough space in our media environment in the Republican primaries for people to listen to his entire record?" asked Matthew Corrigan, author of a new book on Bush's tenure in Florida, "Conservative Hurricane." Or "will his opponents be able to yell amnesty and federal government control of education and not pay attention to anything else?"Blackwell said he believed that it would simply not be possible for Bush to convince the base he truly has the conscience of a conservative."We've been down this road repeatedly before with members of his family who ran like they were going to be movement conservatives," he said. "But his father broke the no new taxes pledge and his brother expanded federal programs in various directions, which conservatives didn't like."Tea party supporters, who could be important in some early voting states like Iowa and South Carolina, are also worried that the former Florida governor not only does not reflect their views -- but is not listening to them. They warn a ticket topped by Bush could face lukewarm Republican turnout in a general election.'He hasn't got a prayer'Laurie Newsom, president of the Gainesville, Florida, Tea Party, noted that many in the grass roots were disappointed by the performance of Republicans who had professed their conservative fiscal bona fides -- like President George W. Bush -- and had unhappily accepted previous GOP nominees, John McCain and Mitt Romney."We have held our noses and voted in '08 and '12," Newsom said. "Jeb Bush -- he hasn't got a prayer. Poor Jeb has clouds hanging over his head right now." But Bush is warning that the Republican Party simply will not win in 2016 if it does not offer a positive vision for the future, despite boiling conservative resentment at Washington."We are not going to win votes as Republicans unless you lay out a hopeful, optimistic message," he said in San Francisco. "A positive agenda wins out against anger and reaction every day of the week."
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He cut billions in taxes, intervened in controversial abortion cases, railed against affirmative action and gun control and dreamed of a state capital in which government buildings would forever be drained of unneeded workers.
Yet the biggest barrier between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the White House may be a perception that -- despite his record -- he's not conservative enough for today's Republicans.
"Many things he's said have rubbed conservatives raw," said Morton Blackwell, a Republican National Committee member from Virginia, who said a lot of base voters were particularly suspicious of Bush's departures from party orthodoxy on education and immigration.
Bush's presidential hopes are complicated by multiple factors. As the son and brother of former presidents, he's undeniably part of an establishment that is loathed in many corners of the GOP base. The party has also shifted rightward in the years since he left office under the influence of the tea party, and activists have embraced populist conservatives like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz.
But Bush, 61, is also facing an uphill battle because his time running Florida seems fuzzy to many people -- particularly GOP primary voters. That's in part because he has yet to highlight the most conservative aspects of his 1999 to 2007 governorship. And the issues that he's most vocal about -- the Common Core education standards and immigration reform -- are the positions that most infuriate conservatives.
Glenn McCall, a South Carolina RNC member, says activists in his state aren't interested in Bush's record.
"The successes he had in Florida -- they're not even thinking about that. They're looking at Common Core, the Bush name and immigration."
Sharper scrutiny
Whether he talks about it or not, Bush's legacy in Florida will come under sharper scrutiny as he makes moves to launch a presidential campaign. That's especially true if Mitt Romney mounts a third White House bid and campaigns to Bush's right.
Bush will mark a rite of passage for Republican presidential candidates next Wednesday by addressing the Detroit Economic Club. Ahead of that speech, he's beginning to make the kind of arguments for small government that closely echo his rhetoric from his days in Florida.
"Our government gets in the way each and every day," he said in a speech in San Francisco last week. "It is time to challenge every aspect of how government works, how it taxes, how it regulates, how it spends."
Those who know Bush believe his record in Florida could be a tool to blunt attacks from conservatives and lay to rest -- once and for all -- the idea that he isn't one of them.
"He was in no way a moderate," said Florida political strategist Mike Hanna, who advised Bush during his gubernatorial runs. "After Governor Bush gets out there and starts to introduce himself to the voters of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and other states, I think they will realize ... he is a card-carrying, unabashed, capitalist conservative."
John Dowless, who headed the Christian Coalition in the Sunshine State while Bush was governor, said "there is no question that Jeb Bush was and is a conservative. There never was a question in Florida."
But talking about that conservatism hasn't always come easy to Bush.
Brash and clumsy
During his first gubernatorial campaign in 1994, his attempts to demonstrate his politics were brash and sometimes clumsy.
Not only did he advocate for abolishing the Department of Education, for voter approval of all new taxes, and "privatization in every area where privatization is possible," he also suggested welfare reforms that would have cut recipients' access to benefits after two years.
His 1994 pronouncements on gay rights haunt his image to this day.
During that failed first campaign, he argued in the Miami Herald that there was no need for "special categories" to protect members of the gay and lesbian community. Should "sodomy be elevated to the same constitutional status as race and religion?" he asked in one controversial line. "My answer is no."
Bush's narrow loss that year to popular Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles prompted deep self-reflection before his next try in 1998. He later admitted he had run with "unvarnished conservative views" and needed to become a better storyteller. By the time he left office after two terms he was more comfortable laying out his conservative vision -- and he had approval ratings of over 60%.
Bush's politics also evolved after his conversion to Catholicism, his wife's religion, in the mid-1990s, which strengthened his resolve on issues like abortion.
In 2009, after leaving office, he explained that he admired "the fact that the Catholic Church believes in and acts on absolute truth as its foundational principles and doesn't move with modern times as my former religion did."
He also spoke disapprovingly of politicians who put their religion "in a safety deposit box" while in office. In San Francisco, he said his faith gave him "serenity" and was hugely important during tough times as governor.
Executive power
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of Bush's record in Florida is his use of muscular executive power on social issues that are important to conservatives.
Backed by a pliant Republican legislature, he vigorously sought restrictions on abortion while governor -- from a ban on late-term procedures to a constitutional amendment that would circumvent the courts, which had struck down a law requiring girls notify their parents before getting an abortion.
Bush's abortion activism shocked some state officials who believed he was reaching beyond the powers of his office.
In 2003, Bush unsuccessfully tried to get the courts to appoint a guardian for the fetus of a 22-year-old disabled woman with cerebral palsy and autism, who became pregnant after being raped by an operator of a state-supervised group home.
In 2005, he intervened in the case of 13-year-old girl, known as L.G., who was a ward of the state and was 13½ weeks pregnant when she tried to get an abortion. Bush fought hard to prevent the procedure, but was overruled by a judge.
Shortly after those episodes Bush told Republicans at the 2005 Georgia GOP convention that "there is such a thing as right and wrong."
"Republicans cannot continue to win unless we talk with compassion and passion about absolute truth," he said.
That principle clearly guided Bush's extraordinary intervention in the case of Terri Schiavo, a mentally impaired woman deemed in a "chronic vegetative state." Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler -- with aid from then-Governor Bush -- repeatedly tried to prevent Schiavo's husband from removing her feeding tube to end her life.
After five years of litigation in 2003, Bush tried to get a different court-appointed guardian for Schiavo and filed a friend of the court brief to block removal of the feeding tube. He lost that round, but then persuaded the legislature to pass a law giving him the power to prevent a feeding tube or hydration device from being removed from a patient who had not laid out their end-of-life directives.
In the midst of the debate, Bush proclaimed that he was "probably the most pro-life governor in modern times," according to Associated Press reports.
After the feeding tube was reinserted, Michael Schiavo's attorney railed against the "gross and illegal intrusion into the private liberty of citizens" and the Florida Supreme Court ruled that hastily drafted state law was unconstitutional. The Florida governor kept pushing the case through all possible avenues, including action by Congress and then-President George W. Bush. Ultimately, he lost.
In polls, many Florida voters said they felt Bush had gone too far, but his actions were based on "personal and religious tenets from which he could not retreat," said Mac Stipanovich, a Republican political strategist who advised Bush during the 1994 campaign.
Those battles suggest that he is unlikely to back away from his positions on controversial issues like immigration and Common Core, even during a heated presidential campaign.
Bush "will change his mind about stuff, but it is grudgingly, fact-based and he really thinks about it," Stipanovich said. "He seldom looks for the path of least resistance."
While Bush's Catholicism looms large in his social policy, his economic approach is molded by his lifetime immersion in top-level Republican politics.
Jeb Bush closely observed President Ronald Reagan, a conservative icon who he later termed "spectacular," when his father was vice president. In office in Florida, Bush took as his model Reagan's mantra that government was not the solution to America's problems, but the problem itself.
During his second inaugural address in 2003, he gazed out at government offices and said "there would be no greater tribute to our maturity as a society than if we make these buildings around us empty of workers, silent monuments to a time when government played a larger role than it deserved or could adequately fill."
Over the course of eight years, Bush signed into law $19 billion in tax cuts. He sought to privatize key government providers, including foster care, state parks and even legal aid to death row prisoners. His business-friendly state's bonds were top-rated.
He reshaped Florida by wiping out 13,000 government jobs and vetoing $2 billion in new spending, an economic approach influenced by the conservative gospels of Milton Friedman. He enforced conservative solutions on taxes, gun control, dismantling affirmative action in universities, taking on teachers unions over testing and performance.
But despite all this, Bush faces an important question as he embarks on a presidential run: Will he get a hearing among grassroots activists who view his support for immigration reform as akin to amnesty for illegal immigrants and his backing of Common Core as an unacceptable embrace of state power?
"Is there enough space in our media environment in the Republican primaries for people to listen to his entire record?" asked Matthew Corrigan, author of a new book on Bush's tenure in Florida, "Conservative Hurricane." Or "will his opponents be able to yell amnesty and federal government control of education and not pay attention to anything else?"
Blackwell said he believed that it would simply not be possible for Bush to convince the base he truly has the conscience of a conservative.
"We've been down this road repeatedly before with members of his family who ran like they were going to be movement conservatives," he said. "But his father broke the no new taxes pledge and his brother expanded federal programs in various directions, which conservatives didn't like."
Tea party supporters, who could be important in some early voting states like Iowa and South Carolina, are also worried that the former Florida governor not only does not reflect their views -- but is not listening to them. They warn a ticket topped by Bush could face lukewarm Republican turnout in a general election.
'He hasn't got a prayer'
Laurie Newsom, president of the Gainesville, Florida, Tea Party, noted that many in the grass roots were disappointed by the performance of Republicans who had professed their conservative fiscal bona fides -- like President George W. Bush -- and had unhappily accepted previous GOP nominees, John McCain and Mitt Romney.
"We have held our noses and voted in '08 and '12," Newsom said. "Jeb Bush -- he hasn't got a prayer. Poor Jeb has clouds hanging over his head right now."
But Bush is warning that the Republican Party simply will not win in 2016 if it does not offer a positive vision for the future, despite boiling conservative resentment at Washington.
"We are not going to win votes as Republicans unless you lay out a hopeful, optimistic message," he said in San Francisco. "A positive agenda wins out against anger and reaction every day of the week."


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Q: Django unique "username" when using local user authentication and "Django Social auth" application I am using Django local user registration as well as some social media authentication using Django-social_auth webapp. When I go to user table to check the usernames, It looks to me that Django might compromise the uniqueness of the username. For example, if i have two emails "abcdef@gmail.com" and "abcdef@yahoo.com" how would it store such things in the user table as it stores "abcdef" part in the username column.

A: python-social-auth will attempt to build a unique username when a collision is detected, relevant code is here.
There are also options to "cleanup" a username by defining the SOCIAL_AUTH_CLEAN_USERNAME_FUNCTION.
And you can also define your custom get_username pipeline function that can fit better on your project.

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Our recent case study definitely proves that social booking should be one of the main focus points when optimising online booking flow. Learn how social booking works for Surrey County Cricket Club.
Cricket supporters have been making it social at the Kia Oval since 1845. Yet, all this time they have been in in the dark with regards to their customer preferences. Its our job to amend that.
Always seeking to improve its customer services, the Kia Oval was attracted by the MiS technology, which enables customers to easily book tickets as a social group. Consumers pay individually for their tickets and the Kia Oval has visibility of all attendees' preferences and data. This includes seating location, dietary requirements and number of match programmes ordered.
MiS's innovative social booking technology combines the peer-to-peer networking of friends, family, colleagues or club members to book together in an easy-to use application.
By interfacing directly with the Kia Oval website, MiS was able to provide Surrey County Cricket Club with enhanced customer data for all consumers attending and not just the social group leader – as with legacy solutions.
The MiS social booking platform successfully encouraged existing customers to invite their friends, as well as enabled new attendees. Post-event, the Kia Oval was able to identify that 85% of the MiS bookers were new additions to their consumer database. That exponential growth of the Kia Oval customer database, whilst providing an easy and intuitive social booking solution to attend and enjoy cricket together, is what Make it Social is all about.
By providing the Kia Oval with a social booking platform, customers could easily invite friends to attend the cricket together. In fact, the average MiS social booking group size was 7.4 customers. That's an increase from an average of 2.3 customers per transaction via the Kia Oval website.
In cash terms, that's a leap from £60 to a £185 per MiS transaction!
The largest MiS social booking size was an amazing 19 people!
Due to the Make it Social's personalised and Kia Oval-branded social booking invitations, the MiS booking ratio was 39.5%. This is compares exceptionally well in comparison to other industry conversion rates.
Read more from this case study on our website.


The end of the year is usually the time when we all try to look back and think about all that we have done so far and try to conclude what has to be done in the next year.
After a serious consideration a decent person would admit that this year wasn't so bad but next year should definitely be better. Especially in terms of sailing – we should all learn from our own errors and give our best to do it better in the upcoming year. From my point of view that means that we should improve our sailing skills, use the gear more efficiently, treat the yachts better than we did so far, book them earlier, plan our routes earlier, choose our companions and crew earlier etc.
These decisions could come on the agenda right after New Year's celebration, at the first boat show in the year. London Boat Show opens doors for 60th time on January 4th 2014 and lasts until January 12th 2014.
The event is taking place in South hall of ExCeL in London, UK. The organizers have listed 14 top reasons to visit the Show but I am sure there are many more. One of the most thrilling reasons for all who are sailing race lovers would be an opportunity to see, hear and meet Sir Ben Ainslie! Current America's Cup winner and probably the world's greatest Olympic sailor will be taking part at question and answer session on January 8th at the J.P. Morgan BAR AC45 stand, explaining all the news and the latest innovations in the sailing sport.
London Boat Show will be featuring boats interesting for their special achievements such as their historical value, exceptional sporting, ecological, charity or some other achievements that make them outstanding. Those boats will be displayed on the dock in the Marina or on designated stands inside the Show. Impressive numbers are mentioned when displayed boats were announced. Nearly 1000 boats ranging from rubber dinghies to exclusive motor yachts are expected to be displayed.
In addition, since London Boat Show is the first to be held in the new year, the audience is impatiently waiting to see the debut boats which will be counted in three digit numbers. Exhibitor list is also measured in hundreds, ensuring the visitors that all major names from the marine industry will be present at the show!
We wish you a successful new year full of exciting accomplishments and interesting sailing trips and, of course, a calm sea, a fine wind and a strong mast!


How To Become A Instagram Famous: Are you frustrated that you do not have several Instagram fans? If you wish to get Instagram renowned, you need to focus on methods to obtain your images noticed. When I initially registered to Instagram, I actually had a hard time to get my very first 30 followers. Even my ideal photos were getting only a few sorts, and also I had not been getting any feedback on my pictures. That's when I determined it was time to get preferred on Instagram ... and currently I have more than 100,000 followers. In this tutorial you'll find the best ways to come to be Instagram popular in 3 simple steps.
While it could take a great deal of work to obtain thousands of followers, and your own goals might be different, I could tell you that Instagram obtains a lot even more enjoyable when more individuals are following you!
So let's have a look at the three actions you should take in order to quickly come to be Instagram well-known.
The primary step is to earn your Instagram account look fantastic. Nobody is mosting likely to comply with an empty account or one that has poor quality pictures.
If your goal is to display your photography, it's absolutely essential that the photos you post look really good. It's far better to upload nothing than to publish a negative image.
The first thing you should do is publish about 15-- 20 of your finest photos. If you do not have that many, keep working on it, as well as make sure you only upload premium quality appealing pictures.
If you're only just starting, it's typically a good idea to improve your iPhone digital photography before trying to develop a target market on Instagram, given that people only want to adhere to photographers with fascinating photos.
To begin improving your photography, work on creating photos with exceptional composition that will certainly capture the visitor's eye. And also learn the best ways to use light to develop more sensational and also dramatic images.
You must also find out how to utilize your camera's setups to make sure that you know with all its capturing attributes, and take into consideration using among the many offered apple iphone video camera apps. Editing your Instagram pictures using a picture editor app is additionally vital to ensure they look their ideal prior to sharing.
If you take images with your iPhone, you must most definitely look into my totally free video clip disclosing 7 little-known methods for taking extraordinary apple iphone pictures that everyone adores.
If you're only just beginning, it's typically a great idea to boost your iPhone digital photography prior to attempting to develop an audience on Instagram, since people only want to comply with digital photographers with interesting images.
To begin boosting your digital photography, work with creating pictures with superb make-up that will capture the viewer's eye. As well as learn ways to utilize light to create even more magnificent as well as remarkable images.
You need to also discover the best ways to use your cam's setups to make sure that you know with all its shooting functions, and also take into consideration making use of among the many readily available apple iphone electronic camera apps. Modifying your Instagram photos using a photo editor app is also essential to guarantee they look their finest before sharing.
If you take photos with your apple iphone, you ought to absolutely take a look at my totally free video clip exposing 7 little-known methods for taking extraordinary iPhone photos that everybody loves.
To offer you an instance, this sunset representation image got extra likes compared to a lot of my other photos that I've published on Instagram.
If you wish to get popular on Instagram, it is necessary that you post the type of images your fans intend to see, which is why I commonly share coastline and also sunset photos. If you wish to obtain more followers on Instagram, it's always a smart idea to post the sort of pictures that get even more sort.
If you make use of Instagram to share what you consume for dinner and just how you socialize with good friends, don't expect individuals that aren't sure you to begin following you. These aren't the sort of pictures any kind of serious digital photographer would certainly intend to share.
Never ever upload message images or jokes, no matter exactly how great you believe the message is. Likewise prevent posting random screenshots as many people actually don't like them.
Currently, prior to you most likely to the next step, make certain that your Instagram account is public. Most likely to your profile, touch the Settings icon on top right of the display, then make certain that the "Exclusive Account" slider is switched off. If your Instagram photos typically aren't public, you'll have a much harder time attracting new fans.
As well as ultimately, take a minute to compose an account summary that would certainly encourage people to follow you. You do not have to overcomplicate this step-- simply explain yourself in a significant way.
Something like "iPhone landscape digital photographer and surfer from The golden state" is all you really have to bring in the appropriate type of followers.
Once you've published some great pictures and also made your account look intriguing, it's time to bring in everyone's focus. Your aim is to get even more Instagram fans, along with more likes as well as talk about your pictures.
There are numerous methods you can get your pictures observed and also get even more followers, and also I'm going to discuss all them in this area.
Initially, reach out to your existing good friends and followers from various other socials media. Considering that those people already know you, they're even more likely to become a fan. You can simply send out a message or share a blog post inviting your good friends to follow you.
If you have a huge following on another social media network such as Twitter or Facebook, you can cross-post your Instagram photos to these socials media. In this way you'll be building your Instagram following while sharing fascinating pictures with individuals who wish to see them anyhow.
To get your Instagram pictures in front of more individuals, you should take into consideration utilizing hashtags. Including hashtags when you upload a picture suggests that your photo will certainly show up in the hashtag feeds.
To include a hashtag, utilize the inscription box when you're publishing a picture to kind the hashtag symbol # complied with by a proper word to define your picture.
Ensure you only add relevant hashtags to your pictures. There's actually no need to spam your blog posts with loads of pointless hashtags-- that will just make you appear like a spammer.
So if you're publishing a coastline photo with silhouetted figures taken at sunset, you can make use of the complying with hashtags in your picture description: #beach, #silhouette, #sunset. Or if you've used a specific application to modify your photo, you can use the application name as your hashtag, as displayed in the example listed below.
While every person gets stressed with the number of fans, maintaining your fans pleased as well as involved is equally essential if you intend to develop a relationship with them and also obtain one of the most from your Instagram experience.
First, you need to publish routinely so that people don't forget that you are. That's why I aim to share photos daily on my @iPhonePS account where I've developed a huge and also responsive community of individuals that waiting to seeing even more pictures from me.
Yet at the same time, you don't wish to post frequently. There's absolutely nothing even worse compared to sharing several images at the same time because they'll take up a great deal of area in the feed of your followers.
If someone doesn't like one of your pictures, the opportunities are that they'll still maintain following you. Yet when you upload 3 images straight, you're far more most likely to lose a fan.
Because of this I do not suggest uploading more than when every 6 hours. Bear in mind that high quality constantly beats amount, and also it's far better to share just great photos, even if that implies uploading less commonly.
To make your images more appealing and also beneficial to your followers, try adding an intriguing or useful description. You can ask an inquiry, inform the story of just how you came to take this image, or add a beneficial suggestion that associates with the image.
And also finally, be nice to your followers. React to their comments as well as inquiries. Straightforward points like stating "Thanks", or answering their questions about just how you took the photo as well as which applications you used will actually make you stick out.
Connecting with your followers is a terrific way to maintain them pleased as well as involved. And also there's absolutely nothing more fulfilling than developing lasting partnerships with your Instagram fans!
Develop a magnificent Instagram feed with only your best photos.
Obtain your Instagram photos observed by following other individuals, talking about their pictures, as well as using relevant hashtags when you publish photos.
Engage with your Instagram fans by uploading frequently and also reacting to comments as well as questions.


Tessellation is the tiling a surface (in this case a flat surface) without gaps and overlaps. This concept is very important since many of the floors and walls are tiled nowadays. But tessellation is a lot more than that. It actually obeys the law of mathematics particularly angles.
The plane can be tiled with just one polygon as shown below. Some of such types of polygons are squares, triangles, and hexagons.
Can you think of other shapes that can tile the plane individually?
The plane cannot always be tiled by a single shape. Some polygons maybe combined with other polygons to do this. The tessellation below is composed of 12-sided polygons, squares, and triangles.
In this post, we explore the properties of regular polygons such as the one shown in the first figure. Aside from these three, are there other regular polygons that can tessellate the plane? The answer is none.
Before we prove this theorem, let us first observe what make squares, equilateral triangles, and regular hexagons unique. As you can see in the figure below, the sum of the interior angles meeting at a point is 360 degrees.
Now, make the notation (n,a), where n is the number of sides of the polygon and a be the number of angles that meet at a point. Using this notation, we can describe the square as (4,4), the triangle as (3,6), and the hexagon as (6,3). We will show below that these are the only possible regular polygons that will tessellate.
Theorem: The only regular polygons that tessellate are square, equilateral triangle, and regular hexagon.
Multiplying both sides of the equation above by , we have .
Dividing both sides by 180 results to which simplifies to .
Next, we add 4 to both sides to make it factorable. That is $latex .
Factoring out we have . Notice that the only possible ordered pair (n,a) for this to be true are (4,4), (6,3) and (3,6). These are the representation of square, regular hexagon, and equilateral triangle respectively as we have stated above.
Therefore, they are the only polygons that can tessellate the plane.


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Q: Broken FB-omniauth after bundle update, invalid credentials The oauth data doesn't go to controller action. Can't understand what's wrong. There is one more auth provider in this controller and it works well the core is absolutely same.
devise  3.5.10
rails 4.2.4

devise.rb
config.omniauth :facebook, Figaro.env.fb_app_id, Figaro.env.fb_app_secret, callback_url: 'https://chotam.ru/users/auth/facebook/callback',
                  scope: 'email, publish_actions'

class Users::OmniauthCallbacksController < Devise::OmniauthCallbacksController

def facebook
    logger.error "fb here" # IT'S NO OUTPUT HERE ON REQUEST!!!
    logger.error(request.env['omniauth.auth'])
    result = User.find_for_facebook_oauth(request.env["omniauth.auth"], current_user)
    @user = result[:user]
    status = result[:status]
    if @user
      token = request.env["omniauth.auth"]["credentials"]["token"]
      @user.account.update_attribute(:fb_token, token)
      if status[:redirect] == 'added' || status[:redirect] == 'existed'
        flash[status[:key]] = status[:value]
        render 'devise/registrations/edit'
      else
        flash[status[:key]] = status[:value]
        sign_in_and_redirect @user, event: :authentication
      end
    else
      flash[status[:key]] = status[:value]
      redirect_to new_user_registration_url
    end
  end

UPDATE
With logger I can see following:
E, [2017-03-28T23:46:41.255481 #21494] ERROR -- : (facebook) Authentication failure! invalid_credentials: OAuth2::Error, :
{"access_token":"real_token","token_type":"bearer"$

How to find what's wrong?
And also I found that users can't change their passwords anymore.

A: Ok...found a way without updating the gem.
You can add the following in your config/initializers/devise.rb file at the config.omniauth line:
client_options: {
  site: "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.3",
  authorize_url: "https://www.facebook.com/v2.3/dialog/oauth"
},
token_params: {
  parse: :json
}

YMMV with the full config, but it would look something like this:
config.omniauth :facebook, ENV["FACEBOOK_KEY"], ENV["FACEBOOK_SECRET"],
    scope: 'email',
    secure_image_url: true,
    auth_type: 'https',
    info_fields: 'email,name,first_name,last_name',
    client_options: {
        site: "https://graph.facebook.com/v2.3",
        authorize_url: "https://www.facebook.com/v2.3/dialog/oauth"
    },
    token_params: {
        parse: :json
    }

The main issue is that they upgraded the response format and without the forced version pointer and the token params to parse the new json format (instead of url encoded format), it would break at the response because it didn't recognize what was spit back from the api.

A: Try this. You have to update facebook-omniauth gem.
How to fix invalid credential? omniauth-facebook gem broken after Facebook API Deprecation.
Spent a lot of time here, before fixed - omniauth-facebook issue


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[at-l] S-F book set in the southern AT area.
[at-l] AT Joke is World's Funniest!
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[at-l] Black Snakes - OT.
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[at-l] Re: questions for the upcomming thru-hike season.
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[at-l] Maine to Boston ride?
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[at-l] (Guest Post) Good dates for hiking northern part of A.T.
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:-) RE: [at-l] killer bears!
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[at-l] Re: Good dates for hiking northern part of A.T.
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[at-l] Does the AT have a "Moon Tree"?
[at-l] House a tonic? or Hoose a tonic?
[at-l] What's bigger than a WalMart GreasePot?
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[at-l] Anti ATC/at-l editorial by . . .
[at-l] Kissinger in Kent, CT -- OR -- Garial???
[at-l] Brown Rice in an alcohol stove.
[at-l] Now look what you've done!
[at-l] Mt Springer shuttles in Jan?
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Can you Remove Japanese knotweed Yourself?
It is possible to attempt to remove Japanese knotweed yourself, but it is not recommended as only professionals will have the required skills and previous experience in removing knotweed. Japanese knotweed is a highly invasive plant and the process can be complex and time-consuming and should be carried out by accredited Japanese knotweed specialists with experience in Japanese knotweed removal.
Attempting to treat Japanese knotweed yourself by cutting or pulling it out of the ground can stimulate growth, generate propagules and lead to further infestation and spreading. Knotweed can grow up to 10cm a day during spring and summer, which means that you risk exacerbating the situation. This could also lead to various legal issues, including prosecution or litigation if the infestation spreads onto neighbours' property.
If you do attempt to remove Japanese knotweed yourself, you should also consider that it is your responsibility to prevent the spread of knotweed in the wild. Japanese knotweed can be spread into the wild via contaminated soil or waste when disposing of plant clippings.
Knotweed is highly resilient and often requires several rounds of specialist treatment to prevent its return; it can also survive in conditions that are unfavourable for most other plant species. When disposing of knotweed, you should ensure that it is disposed of at an appropriately licensed waste facility.
Due to the complexities of its removal and disposal, we highly recommend seeking the advice of an appropriately accredited Japanese knotweed removal specialist.
Keeping reading to learn more about removing Japanese knotweed safely to minimise risk. If you think you have knotweed on your property, we offer a free identification service; if you have a confirmed knotweed infestation, book your Japanese knotweed survey now.
How do professionals remove Japanese knotweed?
How long does it take to get rid of Japanese knotweed?
Can Japanese knotweed be removed permanently?
Why should you not cut Japanese knotweed?
Does Roundup work on Japanese knotweed?
How do you get rid of Japanese knotweed naturally?
Can Japanese knotweed grow through concrete?
How deep do Japanese knotweed roots go?
Will the council remove Japanese knotweed?
Is knotweed covered by insurance?
How much does it cost to remove Japanese knotweed in the UK?
Why is it so hard to get rid of Japanese knotweed?
Should I dig up Japanese knotweed?
How do I get rid of Japanese knotweed?
Japanese knotweed removal contractors will use one of the following methods to remove Japanese knotweed from domestic or commercial premises.
Excavation and removal to landfill
This treatment ensures that the underground root and rhizome systems are removed and professionally disposed of in a suitably licensed disposal site to provide complete and long-term eradication.
Herbicide treatments
This is a cheaper option for removal but can take several seasons to achieve complete control and can lead to the plant becoming dormant rather than removing it entirely.
The time it takes to remove Japanese knotweed depends on the treatment used to control it, with the more costly treatments removing knotweed in the shortest time possible.
Chemical treatment typically takes 24-48 months for removal, with herbicides used over 2 to 4 growing seasons. Japanese knotweed removal specialists can use techniques to speed up the process to reduce the vigour of the rhizomes.
There has been an increase in companies offering to remove knotweed in a single growing season using herbicides. Various professional bodies and regulators have highlighted that no product or chemical solution will remove mature knotweed in a single season.
If knotweed is located where it is preventing building works or other activities from taking place, it doesn't necessarily need to be dug up and thrown away in a landfill. Excavated knotweed fragments and knotweed-bound soil can be relocated to a more convenient location of the site for treatment with herbicides. This doesn't reduce the time it takes for the herbicide treatment to work, but it does free up space so that knotweed affected ground can be built upon more or less immediately.
Another way to treat knotweed that has been removed from an area where it is in the way of construction or other works is to bury the excavated material. However, the burial pit needs to be sufficiently deep to prevent the knotweed from regrowing aboveground. The burial pit also needs to be in an area where the overlying ground will not be disturbed. On development sites this can be areas planned for car parking or public open spaces.
In order to save disposal costs, the waste material arising from knotweed excavation can be reduced in a number of ways. There are various methods allow reduced excavations to take place and for root barrier membranes to be installed to section off live rhizomes so that they can be left in the ground where they won't affect building or landscaping works.
Another common method to reduce disposal costs is to screen the knotweed excavated soil in machinery or to pick and sort it so that soil and rhizome fragments are separated.
Yes, it is possible to remove Japanese knotweed permanently, but you should always consult the services of a suitably qualified and accredited professional. You should also be aware that opting for the cheaper herbicide methods of treating knotweed will require longer to complete and pose risks of the infestation returning.
For the most comprehensive control, we recommend opting for the following removal methods:
Reduced level excavation and in-situ root barrier capping
Digging and sifting of excavated contaminated waste
Relocation and herbicide treatment of excavated material
Burying excavated material on-site in a burial cell
You should not cut, strim or mow Japanese knotweed, as this can stimulate growth. It also increases the likelihood of Japanese knotweed spreading, which can lead to legal issues and prosecution for failing to control the infestation. Your clothing and shoes can also spread Japanese knotweed if you come into contact with it when attempting removal.
Roundup is a glyphosate-based herbicide that can control the spread of Japanese knotweed infestations on domestic and commercial premises; however, it will often not entirely eradicate Japanese knotweed.
For thorough Japanese knotweed removal and to avoid legal consequences, you should seek the services of knotweed removal specialists who have access to professional herbicide products and who can advise on alternative treatment methods to remove knotweed quickly and thoroughly.
If you don't want to use herbicides then you can get rid of Japanese knotweed naturally by digging it up and disposing of the rhizomes. Some people have tried burning it, but this is rarely effective and fresh rhizomes and rhizome-bound soil are not easily combustible. As with all methods of eradicating knotweed, attempting to remove knotweed organically without engaging with a specialist in knotweed removal poses drawbacks and potential legal consequences if knotweed spreads.
Japanese knotweed cannot grow through concrete or brick. Reports and misinformation in the media have led people to believe the contrary. What Japanese knotweed can do, however, is exploit and grow through cracks in built structures as its rhizomes and roots grow and seek out moisture. This can cause extensive structural damage as the rhizomes and crowns expand, damaging the hard surfaces like brick and concrete that surround them.
Japanese knotweed roots can burrow up to 3 metres beneath the ground, with some large rhizome reaching up to 20cm in thickness. Knotweed can develop an impressive 'iceberg' of underground rhizomes, connected to mounds or rooty material above the ground called crowns from which clumps of stems emerge. The iceberg or rhizomes and root lives on in the dormant winter months when the aboveground stems and leaves die back, only to emerge as new growth each spring.
The council will not remove Japanese knotweed from private property; you will be held responsible for its removal and ensuring it does not spread to surrounding land. Due to the complexities surrounding knotweed, you should ensure that specialists manage the infestation removal. If you spot Japanese knotweed on council-owned land, contact your local council to report the infestation so they can arrange its removal.
In most cases, insurers will not pay out for Japanese knotweed claims and having it on your land should not affect your home insurance premiums. However, you will be expected to ensure that the Japanese knotweed is under control to protect your home and prevent it from spreading to nearby properties. You will also need to declare the presence of knotweed and prove that it is being treated professionally in order to comply with the requirements of the TA6 Property Information Form when selling your house. Therefore, removing knotweed is always the best course of action to avoid damage to buildings and possible criminal prosecution.
The cost of removing Japanese knotweed in the UK depends on the required treatment method and can range from several thousand pounds to hundreds of thousands. Knotweed removal on domestic premises ranges from £2,000 – £5,000 for herbicide treatment and around £10,000 for excavation; removal on construction or building sites where the infestation may be more extensive will typically start at around £15,000.
Getting rid of Japanese knotweed is challenging due to its substantial rhizome system that can penetrate deep into the ground. This makes it removal challenging without an accredited specialist's help. Undertaking the work yourself or using an unqualified individual or firm could lead to the significant devaluation of your property. It could also lead to potential prosecution or litigation if your actions cause the knotweed to spread.
You should only dig up an infestation of Japanese knotweed if you have previous experience in doing so in a professional capacity. If not done correctly, you risk spreading the Japanese knotweed to the surrounding area, which can have costly legal consequences. Once dug up, you also need to dispose of it in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
If you have identified Japanese knotweed on your property or building site, you should engage with a suitably accredited Japanese knotweed specialist to conduct an in-depth knotweed survey and to advise on the best treatment programme for complete control.
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There is a strong correlation between high employee turnover rates and companies that continuously struggle. A company with a high employee turnover rate has more difficulty with growth and profitability. This is why you need to care about turnover rate.
If you have problems with leadership, culture, or how you treat and manage people, then you are going to have a high employee turnover rate.
When people keep leaving, it is a cause of low performance for your company.
This low performance makes sense. New people take a while to get good at their jobs and can't make significant contributions until they learn and have experience.
Without long-tenured people and their experience, the business owner is fighting fires on the front lines all day.
Provide stability. Other employees see everyone else staying, so they stay, too. Things are consistent and there is less drama.
Increase quality and reduce mistakes. Employees who stay learn how to do their jobs well. You have invested in their education and their mistakes, and now they can produce for you. Your customers will be happier with the experts showing up at their home and the great results they produce.
Improve reputation and get more referrals. Experienced employees will get you a better reputation and you'll get more referrals. Better reputation and more referrals drive overall lead cost down and makes it easier to make a profit.
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Increase productivity. Experienced teams will produce not only higher quality work, but more of it. You get more dollars in for the payroll you pay out each week as the team is fully engaged.
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→When Will the Cat Allergy Vaccine be Available?
Cat-Spire's failure didn't occur until late into the clinical testing stage. It had garnered a great deal of media attention and was considered one of the most promising upcoming allergy treatments. But a clinical trial indicated that a placebo was equally as effective as the treatment.
Essentially, the treatment's effects could all be written off as brainpower rather than actual physical changes.
There have been approved cat allergy vaccines in the past. However, the treatment tends to be grueling. Right now, the entire vaccination process takes three years and requires about 100 shots.
The goal of Cat-Spire was to reduce that number to four shots in just four months.
The failure of the study is disappointing to many cat lovers suffering from allergies. It's not clear where the future of allergy vaccines is headed.
However, the scientists behind Cat-Spire are tirelessly working to form a better understanding of cat allergies and potential immunization.
The failure of Cat-Spire doesn't mean there will never be an easily accessible cat allergy vaccination. But it might be a while.
It's unusual for new treatments to get this far in clinical trials before failing. The scientists behind Cat-Spire say there are a number of factors that may be at play.
Previous studies showed that the vaccine improved cat allergy symptoms in patients. The small studies yielded such positive results that the treatment managed to get to phase 3, in which more than 1,000 participants enrolled. It was only then that the disappointing news broke.
One of the biggest reasons for the false positives is the amount of variables involved. Every participant in the study had a cat allergy. But it's impossible to tell which symptoms are conclusively caused by the cat allergy, and which are caused by other conditions.
The exact symptoms vary from person to person. However, cat allergies often involve swelling of the nose and eyes, congestion, and respiratory issues. People may also develop hives as a result of their immune system flooding their body with histamine.
It's possible that some participants' "cat allergy symptoms" weren't actually related to cat allergies at all. For example, someone may have sinus congestion and a swollen nose due to the common cold.
If that cold cleared up while they participated in the Cat-Spire trial, they may mistakenly believe that the treatment had alleviated allergy symptoms.
Cat-Spire isn't the only study being done of allergy vaccines. There are also studies being done regarding the effectiveness of peptide shots on dust mite and birch allergies. The overall goal is to use synthetic peptides for allergy treatment.
Peptides are compounds made up of at least two amino acids in a chain. When a person has an allergic reaction, their immune system is mistakenly labeling harmless substances as harmful. Synthetic peptides can, in theory, correct the mistaken signals of the immune system.
Though Cat-Spire didn't work, scientists hope that other allergies can be treated using these peptide therapies. They have shown promise in multiple clinical trials regarding several common allergens.
There is a treatment for cat allergies currently available. It may appeal to cat lovers who wish to cuddle their feline pals without suffering symptoms.
However, it's not as easy as a simple vaccine. Allergy shots, otherwise known as immunotherapy, are the current treatment for cat allergies. This is the only currently proven way to get rid of cat allergies in the long term.
Other medications treat the symptoms of any allergic reaction, but don't treat the allergy itself. Symptom management is an option for people who don't want to go through the difficult immunotherapy process.
Unlike peptide vaccines, allergy shots don't try to fix the immune system itself. Instead, they try to "teach" the immune system not to react to harmless particles. People are injected with tiny amounts of an allergen, with the amounts increasing as time goes on.
For cat allergies, this means having a small portion of cat protein injected into the body. However, the gradual increase of the treatment means it takes a long time.
Patients won't see results for months, and once they reach the maximum allergen dosage, they need to continue getting maintenance shots for years. Most people take three to five years before the immunotherapy course is over.
This process can be time-consuming and costly. Not to mention that it involves nearly 100 injections. That's why scientists are so eager to find a more accessible solution.
Peptide-based vaccines are still in the developmental stage. Cat-Spire failed its clinical trial, but that doesn't mean a cat allergy vaccine will never be invented. Peptides are being studied as treatments for a number of different allergens as well.
Immunotherapy is the only option that can offer a potential cure for an allergy. However, this process takes between three and five years, tends to cost a lot, and involves nearly a hundred shots. For many people, it isn't viable.
Some medications can treat allergy symptoms. They won't fix the underlying problem with the immune system, but they will help alleviate the severity of attacks.


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#include <modules/cimg/cimglayerwriter.h>

#include <inviwo/core/datastructures/image/layer.h>  // for Layer (ptr only), DataWriterType
#include <inviwo/core/io/datawriter.h>               // for DataWriterType
#include <inviwo/core/util/fileextension.h>          // for FileExtension
#include <modules/cimg/cimgutils.h>                  // for saveLayer, saveLayerToBuffer

namespace inviwo {

CImgLayerWriter::CImgLayerWriter() : DataWriterType<Layer>() {
#ifdef cimg_use_jpeg
    addExtension(FileExtension("jpg", "Joint Photographic Experts Group"));
    addExtension(FileExtension("jpeg", "Joint Photographic Experts Group"));
#endif
#ifdef cimg_use_tiff
    addExtension(FileExtension("tif", "Tagged Image File Format"));
    addExtension(FileExtension("tiff", "Tagged Image File Format"));
#endif
    addExtension(FileExtension("bmp", "Windows bitmap"));
#ifdef cimg_use_openexr
    addExtension(FileExtension("exr", "OpenEXR"));
#endif
    addExtension(FileExtension("hdr", "Analyze 7.5"));
    addExtension(FileExtension("raw", "RAW"));
}

CImgLayerWriter* CImgLayerWriter::clone() const { return new CImgLayerWriter(*this); }

void CImgLayerWriter::writeData(const Layer* data, std::string_view filePath) const {
    cimgutil::saveLayer(filePath, data);
}

std::unique_ptr<std::vector<unsigned char>> CImgLayerWriter::writeDataToBuffer(
    const Layer* data, const std::string_view fileExtension) const {
    return cimgutil::saveLayerToBuffer(fileExtension, data);
}

}  // namespace inviwo

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Five 2020 Indie Films That Deserve Awards Recognition
The Oscars (and Golden Globes) have a problem. The big problem currently plaguing the Academy is that their votes for what they consider "the best" are becoming increasingly unoriginal with each passing year. How many times last year did you groan when you heard the same movies being called for nearly every category? No one is saying those films aren't great or deserve several nominations, but I don't even think Sam Mendes believes that "1917" deserved a nomination for Best Original Screenplay over "The Farewell" for example.
This problem mostly stems from two areas of concern. First, Academy voters lack the motivation to watch something that wasn't produced within mainstream Hollywood. The second reason is that smaller distributors don't have the capacity, or just aren't willing to pony up the cash for an awards campaign. While we can't completely solve the first problem (that's something that needs to be dealt with internally), we can try to solve the problem of smaller films not being heard. When distributors can't or won't mount the campaigns their films deserve, it's up to us to get the word out.
Below are five smaller films eligible for this year's awards, each deserving recognition in one or more categories. I'll give a brief description of the merits within each film and the "realistic" categories that it should be in the conversation for.
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
Eliza Hittman has never been a name synonymous with Oscars. She's always played by her own rules in a distinct section of the independent film scene. But after winning the Dramatic Special Jury Award at Sundance and the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, her small abortion drama "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" needs to be deeper in the conversation. While Hittman's glacial pacing isn't going to earn her any votes for directing, her naturalistic screenplay that exudes sympathy still hasn't been topped this year.
Sydney Flanigan is a star in the making with her debut turn as Autumn, a teenager who needs to travel to New York to get an abortion for an unwanted pregnancy. Her Oscar moment comes later in the film when the title comes full circle in a scene that left me with no dry eyes.
For Your Consideration: Best Actress & Best Original Screenplay
BUFFALOED
Debuting all the way back in the bygone era of 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival, this small comedy-drama just beat the pandemic by releasing in February of this year.
Zoey Deutch stars as Peg in an electric performance that you just can't get enough of. Peg desperately wants to get out of Buffalo, but her previous run-ins with the law have crippled her with debt. Using her problem as an opportunity, Peg decides to become a debt collector and climb the underworld ladder filled with criminals and lowlifes.
"Buffaloed" rests entirely on its leading lady, whose off-the-wall energy becomes more infectious as the film goes on. While Oscars aren't a realistic target for Deutch, the award for Actress in a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes is quite attainable considering the slimmer field this year.
For Your Consideration: Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
Like Eliza Hittman, Kelly Reichardt has always played by her own rules and steered far and away from the Academy. "First Cow" isn't a departure from Reichardt's usual style, but it's such a good movie that it deserves to break through the barrier and be in the awards season conversation.
Reichardt's humanistic screenplay brilliantly explores friendship in the face of resilience as a cook and a Chinese immigrant seek fortune in the American frontier. While Evie the cow deserves to be recognized for her amazing performance, the bummers at the Academy have barred animals from winning an Oscar.
Reichardt deserves to be recognized at some point in her career, and her adaptation of "First Cow" would be a great opportunity.
For Your Consideration: Best Adapted Screenplay
EMMA.
Period pieces usually aren't considered the underdogs when it comes to garnering nominations. They're the culprits we blame for hogging all the nominations from other deserving genres.
But "Emma." isn't like those other period pieces that we bemoan. It's a highly original take on a classic story filled with luscious costumes and sets. The cinematography is vibrant as it makes the screen look like a vibrant painting.
Anchoring all the beautiful technical work by director Autumn de Wilde is a fantastic leading performance by Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular Emma Woodhouse. Like Deutch, Taylor-Joy doesn't have the pedigree for the Oscar race, but what she (and the film overall) deserve is a spot in the Musical or Comedy categories at the Golden Globes.
For Your Consideration: Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy & Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy
"The Vast of Night" remains one of the strongest directorial debuts of the year. Andrew Patterson confidently guides this small-town alien invasion mystery from simple beginnings to its grand finale.
Patterson isn't a perfect director as he makes a few mistakes along the way, which is why he won't be in the Best Director conversation. He should still be a frontrunner for any debut awards.
But what does deserve to be nominated is the cinematography and sound work. The tracking shots within this film are near Alfonso Cuarón-level as they perfectly give a sense of scale and the sound effects remind one of the original "Twilight" episodes that this movie takes influence from.
The scene that cements the awards worthiness of these two facets is a creepy phone switchboard scene that plays out in a nearly ten-minute unbroken take. Throughout the scene, we hear a strange whirring noise and the distressed calls of residents who have just witnessed something in the sky. There's also sounds that we intentionally don't hear, which makes the ones we do hear that much more spine-chilling.
For Your Consideration: Best Cinematography & Best Sound
Hopefully, these five films will get the attention they need and the recognition they deserve on Oscar nomination morning. Are there any other smaller films from 2020 that you think deserve a bigger presence in the awards conversation? Let us know in the comments section below or on our Twitter account and be sure to check out the Next Best Picture team's latest Oscar predictions here.
You can follow Hunter and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Letterboxd @Hunter_Friesen
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The area that I work in is famous for it's culinary delights. At the top of Borough High Street, you can find the world famous Borough Food Market which is open to the public from Thursdays to Sundays. All the way down Borough High Street and around the neighbourhood, you can find any type of restaurant that you can imagine from brands such as Subway and Costas; Lebanese, Italian, Indian and Chinese restaurants; numerous traditional English pubs and many greasy spoon diners that have earned Borough High Street the nickname of Cholesterol Row (I wish I could find a reference for that but for now you are going to have to take my word for it).
Last week, I was really keen on something fattening and satisfying for lunch. On a previous outing, I had noticed Joe's Kitchen tucked away around the side of Borough Underground Station and I thought I would give it a try. As usual, I desperately needed a break from the office and I have been trying to uphold my promise to take at least one lunch break a week.
Joe's Kitchen is delightful. They have a really unique menu and I loved the decor and atmosphere. The best thing about the place is the absolutely superb service. With so many restaurants in the area, I try not to go to the same place twice but I will definitely go back to Joe's.
I was dying for comfort foods and was in no position to battle my cravings, plus I happened to have ten whole pounds left the day before payday. This is important because with quality comes some expense at Joe's Kitchen although they aren't actually as expensive as some of the specialist restaurants in the area.
So, for £10 I got a massive baked potato with chilli beef and sour cream on (less than £7), a really yummy lemon iced tea with fresh mint in (£2.25)and I was able to leave a 10% tip. Like I said, not the cheapest place but I really enjoyed it.
That looks like a very cool place to just hang out and eat with your friends. Wish I had a place around here to do that.
That looks like a very nice place to chill and have drinks on a friday afternoon.
Mmmm - your lunch sounded nice but 10 pounds just for that!!! I've obviously forgotten just how expensive London is! Not that Sydney is cheap but you wouldn't spend $20 on a baked potato and a drink - it would be more like $10-15.
Your rule of getting out of the office for lunch at least one a week is a good one!
Yes, Joe's Kitchen does look very interesting. That baked potato must have hit the spot! Lunch is my favourite meal, and so it has to be sumptious!
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Hi Emm! Thanks for the tip; I'll try next time in London!
Loved to see your Canterbury pictures; excellent!!
Thanks for your comments at Blogtrotter, now showing Kaunas. Never heard about it? ;) Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Oh I miss England. I could do with a nice baked Potato and Chilli. I used to eat that a lot when I used to work in the City. That was nearly 20 years ago now!
@ Phoenix: Hiya! Yes - it does seem to be a good place to socialise.
@ Pule: Ha! I haven't done Friday afternoon drinks since I was in Jo'burg! Those were the days!
@ Roz: Yeah, it is expensive. Usually, I would aim for somewhere more reasonable but I had been curious about Joe's Kitchen for some time and decided to just go for it once I got in there.
@ Baron: Yes - was pricey and I probably will only go back next time I have another £10 burning a hole in my pocket!
@ Wandering Scotsman: Hi! Thanks for stopping by! I love your blog! I agree - London is an expensive city to eat in!
@ JaPRA: Yes, it was perfect!
@ Joy: Oh really? I would say breakfast is my favourite meal when I have a full English on the weekends.
@ GMG: I'm glad you liked Canterbury. Where exactly are you right now?
@ sen and qi: It was really nice! Have you been in Canada for 20 years?
Hi Emm, I hope all is well with you and your family honey. I've missed you. And now I am going to really be busy with this class for church for the next ten weeks, and I think I am going to start serving at my church, just not sure in what area quite yet. Have a wonderful day sweetie, and God bless.
Hi Jodi. Good luck with your service. That is a good thing for you to do and should bring you happiness. It will probably help you find your feet too and know where you stand.
Hello Emma. I have only been here for 7 months, awaiting my extension Visa. I grew up in England and also have lived in Greece. I was in Toronto in the Winter..I will post my youtube vid later of me shoveling frigin' snow lol. Here the Winter is milder than Toronto I think. I came here to Vancouver end of Feb.
So, "Eat At Joe's" is not just an American thing?
@ Sen and Qi: Ha! I think England is the coldest place I will ever move to. I am seriously considering Australia next as my husband vetoed California.
@ FishHawk: Hiya! Thanks for stopping by! Actually, I don't think I mentioned but it is an American-type diner but it wasn't done to excess. Definitely more deli-style than London style!
@ Mara: See - you get it! Do you like to eat alone too? I also learned to do that in university when I would take a break from studying and just want to be alone with my thoughts for a while.
Hi Emm I have been away to long. £7 for a jacket potato my God! Joking aside it looks nice and I guess its the going rate for London.
I like the scrubbed tables and other decor.
My favourite London eating place is in Soho a Chinese restaurant called Wong Kei in Wardour Street. It has a slightly different nickname but I won't write it here!
If you haven't been you should take the other half, part of the fun is the way the staff treat guests (but I won't spoil your fun with all the details).
@ Mike: Yeah, I know. The more people comment, the more I have to remind myself that my body was not my own that day and I had to obey the call for comfort food at any cost! I actually might give Wong Kei a try - from the reviews it sounds like a traditional communal eating experience, like the type you'd get in China? I've always loved the notion that many people in Asian countries don't have kitchens in their homes because of communal eating! Just happy I knew in advance that they are trying to be rude!
Hmm, I would be very interested in finding out the differences between American deli-style and London-style. If you haven't already covered it, maybe this might be a good subject for a future post?
Also, I would be interested in finding out why English food is so disparaged. For is this just some more ugly Americanism and French snobbery, or is there really something to it?
@ FishHawk: [insert massive grin here] I've never been to America but I will be going in three weeks time so I guess I can do one after that!! English food used to be absolutely shocking in restaurants - I would never order steak for instance, because you got a slab of fatty cardboard. But in 2005, we noticed a marked improvement in standards during our visit and food has been improving ever since.
Please keep in mind that our country most definitely has its good and bad parts, and the same certainly applies to people, as well. Hopefully, your trip will be a most enjoyable one.
The Carnegie Deli looks good. I might just go there! Thanks for the reference.
Ooh I love eating alone from time to time especially when I'm trying out new places to eat! I guess I got that from my Dad too aside from the fact that I graduated from Hotel, Restuarant, Institution Management and we practically tried out different food and drinks from hotels to restaurants and wherever.
@ Mara: Are you still working in the hospitality field?


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Raising Capital in a Pandemic
Posted by Jason DeLuca on February 10, 2021
Join us and our friends at the Wharton Club of New Jersey in a panel discussion with experienced entrepreneurs who have successfully raise funds in 2020.
They will share their experiences working in a virtual environment where the power of networking is an important factor in getting a deal done.
We will also explore whether the new approaches will have staying power after the pandemic is over and a new normal sets in.
Brett Topche, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Red & Blue Ventures will moderate.
About Our Panelist: Jane Fisher
Jane Fisher is co-founder and co-CEO of Harper Wilde, the Venice, California-based DTC brand disrupting the $16 billion intimate apparel industry with its mission to take the B.S. out of Bra Shopping by offering high-quality, ethically-made product at a fair price and a commitment to empowerment, social responsibility, and humor. In her role, Jane oversees supply chain management, manufacturing, and operations. Most recently, Jane worked alongside the operating team at Providence Equity Partners in New York. Previously, she served as both a consultant and internal strategist at McKinsey & Co., and held a leading role with Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In initiative. Jane received her B.A. in Psychology from Emory University and her MBA in Entrepreneurial Management and Operations from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where she met her co-founder and co-CEO, Jenna Kerner, and the idea for Harper Wilde was born.
About Our Panelist: Craig Limoli
Craig Limoli is the CEO, Founder & Chairman of Wellsheet. To learn more about Craig Limoli please visit website.
About Our Panelist: Chris Molaro
Chris Molaro is the CEO and co-founder of NeuroFlow, a digital health technology and analytics company promoting behavioral health access and engagement in all care settings. Chris is a former U.S. Army Captain from the US Military Academy at West Point and earned his MBA at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he also spent time as a digital health consultant at Mckinsey. Chris was also the founder of the literacy non-profit Things We Read.
About Our Moderator: Brett Topche
Brett Topche co-founded Red & Blue Ventures and has more than a decade and a half of venture capital and private equity experience. He has spent much of his career primarily focusing on investments in e-commerce, digital media, mobile applications, marketing technologies and B2B software. Prior to co-founding Red & Blue, he spent more than nine years at MentorTech Ventures. He represents Red & Blue on the Boards of AptDeco, MD Ally and Strella Biotechnology and as an observer at Burrow. He also serves on the Board of PayPerks and observes on the Board of goTenna representing MentorTech Ventures. He previously served on the Board of Wanderfly (acquired by TripAdvisor), and observed on the Boards of SeniorHomes.com (acquired by Bankrate), Curalate (acquired by Bazaarvoice) and TicketLeap (acquired by PatronManager). Brett is a magna cum laude graduate of the Wharton School, with a B.S. in Economics, with concentrations in Finance and Legal Studies and a Political Science minor from the College and Arts and Sciences.


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How Baylor Made a Mockery of Gonzaga's Perfect Season
The national title game was supposed to be a coronation. It turned into a coup.
By Alex Kirshner
April 06, 20211:00 AM
Davion Mitchell of the Baylor Bears with the trophy after his team beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday in Indianapolis. Jamie Squire/Getty Images
For Gonzaga, Monday's men's basketball national championship game in Indianapolis was supposed to be a coronation. Within 10 minutes, Baylor had turned it into a coup. When it was all over, the Bears had taken a team that looked destined for historic greatness and reduced it to rubble. It was one of the most dominant performances any team has ever put on at the Final Four—or at least the most dominant since Saturday, when Baylor demolished Houston even more authoritatively. The final: 86–70, with Baylor in possession of a national championship for the first time in 115 years of men's basketball. Gonzaga's bid to be the first unbeaten national champion since Bob Knight's 1976 Indiana Hoosiers died a painful death.
To fully understand what Baylor just did, you need to know what Gonzaga was about to do. The Zags were a win away from moving to 32–0, an identical record to Knight's '76 Hoosiers. The Zags won more games than any of John Wooden's unbeaten champs and were winning by an average score of 92–69, also in Wooden territory—and with similar strength of schedule metrics, despite the Bulldogs living in the mid-major West Coast Conference.
It's not just comparisons to old teams that made Gonzaga look indomitable. Ken Pomeroy's opponent-adjusted efficiency metric pegged Gonzaga as the best team since he started analyzing Division I basketball in the 2001-02 season. Gonzaga had cruised past almost everyone all year. A rare exception: 11th-seeded UCLA in the national semifinal (a top-15 team themselves by Pomeroy's metrics), which pushed the Zags to their limits. The game ended with Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs hitting one of the best shots anyone's ever hit, further enhancing the Zags' mystique as a team of destiny.
Baylor shattered that narrative in less than two minutes, and it did so by shattering the offensive glass. The first two baskets of the game were second-chance points off Baylor offensive rebounds. The first nine points were all Baylor's, and the score was 16–4 less than six minutes in. Gonzaga never got closer than nine after that, briefly closing the deficit to single digits in the second half before giving up more ground. Baylor finished with matching 16–5 edges in offensive rebounds and second-chance points. The Bears put four players in double figures, led by cornerstone guards Jared Butler (22) and MaCio Teague (19).
Scott Drew's team followed the same formulas it had deployed all year. On offense, Baylor's 2021 plan boiled down to, "Make a million three-pointers, and grab the rebounds on the rare occasions when we miss." Baylor was so physically imposing on Monday night that there's a good chance they would've won even if their shooters had a bad night. And Baylor's long-range shooting was so pure that the Bears could have won even if they'd had a pedestrian rebounding game. Instead, they hit 10 of 23 (43.5 percent, just above their season average) to bury the Bulldogs. They made their first five and didn't miss from deep until 11 minutes had passed, using triples to put Gonzaga in an insurmountable hole.
On defense, Baylor's identity centers on forcing turnovers. The Bears created them on one in four defensive possessions this season, entering the night as the No. 3 turnover producer in the country, according to Pomeroy. Gonzaga ordinarily takes good care of the ball, but Baylor's conditioning and pressure made the Bulldogs look like they'd forgotten how dribbling works. The main victim was Gonzaga's star center, Drew Timme, who did more or less what he wanted all season before running into Baylor's meat grinder of a frontcourt. For much of the game, Timme couldn't even establish body position to receive the ball in the post, as Baylor's Mark Vital (11 rebounds) wore him out. Timme committed five of his team's 14 turnovers. Suggs took two early fouls and had to sit for a long stretch of the first half, causing further discombobulation in the Bulldogs' offense.
Monday's win was the culmination of 18 years of program-building by Drew. The coach for one year at Valparaiso, he took the Baylor gig in August 2003, when the school was reeling from the worst scandal in college basketball history. Most college sports "scandals" are not really that. They boil down to someone paying someone who wasn't supposed to be paid, and maybe also lying about it, and the NCAA crashing down with some kind of wrist slap. In this case, one of coach Dave Bliss's players pleaded guilty to murdering another, and Bliss posthumously accused that murdered player, Patrick Dennehy, of dealing drugs. (There wasn't, and isn't, any indication that was true.)
On the court, the team bottomed out in Drew's first three years, going 21–53. But the dire circumstances of Drew's arrival left Baylor no choice but to be patient—John Wooden himself would not have been able to make Baylor decent in the mid-2000s—and Drew gradually built the Bears into a contender. None of this makes Baylor sympathetic or a victim. But Drew's feat is nonetheless incredibly impressive, and it would've been so even if he'd merely made his squad a regular contender and not a national champion.
This year, Drew had the perfect college basketball lineup: not only the best 3-point-shooting team in the country but a rotation where every player had the athleticism of a four-star linebacker or wide receiver. Gonzaga isn't some fraudulent mid-major that can't hack it physically with a Big 12 team. But the Bears were such bullies (and perhaps Gonzaga's legs were so dead? I don't know) in this title game that they made the Zags look like exactly that.
Baylor, with a final record of 28–2, will not feature prominently in "greatest team ever" discussions the way Gonzaga would have had it run the table. Flat, forgettable losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State by a combined 22 points are big enough blemishes to keep them out of the rarified air of all-time greatness.
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Those two losses, though, came after a three-week COVID pause that clearly sapped the team's conditioning and sharpness. (In its first game back from that pause, Baylor nearly lost to Iowa State, which finished the year 2–22.) Before the hiatus, Baylor had been just as dominant as Gonzaga, and perhaps could've ended any talk about the Zags' all-time greatness if the teams' scheduled regular season game hadn't itself been canceled due to COVID.
This entire season was fraught from the beginning; it was an open question whether the whole enterprise should be happening at all. Once it was on, it was impossible to know what any given team was going through on any given night, and what the short-term and long-term consequences might be of college sports' attempt to play through a pandemic. It did become clear, eventually, that Gonzaga and Baylor were the best men's teams in the country. They created a title matchup that we, the viewing public, probably didn't deserve. That game ended with the only thing about this season that was wholly undeniable: Baylor.
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package com.jme3.niftygui;

import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
import com.jme3.audio.AudioData;
import com.jme3.audio.AudioNode;
import com.jme3.audio.AudioSource.Status;
import com.jme3.audio.AudioRenderer;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.spi.sound.SoundHandle;

public class SoundHandleJme implements SoundHandle {

    private AudioNode node;
    private AssetManager am;
    private String fileName;
    private float volume = 1;

    public SoundHandleJme(AudioRenderer ar, AudioNode node){
        if (ar == null || node == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }

        this.node = node;
    }

    /**
     * For streaming music only. (May need to loop..)
     * @param ar
     * @param am
     * @param fileName
     */
    public SoundHandleJme(AudioRenderer ar, AssetManager am, String fileName){
        if (ar == null || am == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }

        this.am = am;
        if (fileName == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }

        this.fileName = fileName;
    }

    public void play() {
        if (fileName != null){
            if (node != null){
                node.stop();
            }

            node = new AudioNode(am, fileName,AudioData.DataType.Stream);
            node.setPositional(false);
            node.setVolume(volume);
            node.play();
        }else{
            node.playInstance();
        }
    }

    public void stop() {
        if (node != null){
            node.stop();
            // Do not nullify the node for non-streaming nodes!
            if (fileName != null) {
                // Causes play() to reload the stream on the next playback
                node = null;
            }
        }
    }

    public void setVolume(float f) {
        if (node != null) {
            node.setVolume(f);
        }
        volume = f;
    }

    public float getVolume() {
        return volume;
    }

    public boolean isPlaying() {
        return node != null && node.getStatus() == Status.Playing;
    }

    public void dispose() {
    }
}


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package blended.security.ssl.internal

import blended.security.ssl._
import blended.testsupport.scalatest.LoggingFreeSpec
import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers

class CertificateCheckerSpec extends LoggingFreeSpec
  with Matchers
  with SecurityTestSupport
  with CertificateRequestBuilder
  with CertificateSigner {

  "The certificate checker should" - {

    "Report failing certificate checks" in {

      val ks = jks("dummy.jks")
      val ms : MemoryKeystore = ks.loadKeyStore().get

      val root : CertificateHolder = createRootCertificate(cn = "root").get

      // scalastyle:off magic.number
      val newMs : MemoryKeystore = ms
        .update("root", root).get
        .update("host1", createHostCertificate("host1", root, 20).get).get
        .update("host2", createHostCertificate("host2", root, 8).get).get

      ks.saveKeyStore(newMs)

      val validator = new RemainingValidityChecker(10)

      val checkResults : Seq[CertificateCheckResult] = validator.checkCertificates(newMs).filter(r => !r.infoOnly)
      // scalastyle:on magic.number

      checkResults should have size 1
      checkResults.head.alias should be("host2")

    }
  }
}


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