You might feel left behind by your peers since you are a slow learner. You'd see all your friends learning new things, while you are struggling to get a simple mathematics problem solved. It is natural for you to feel that you are a weak student and hence you will lose your confidence. However, you need not feel upset about it. Follow these easy steps to build your lost confidence.
Don't beat yourself up by keeping on thinking about it. You need to first realize that there is no such thing as a weak student. You are simply a slow learner, or simply, academics is not your forte. Each person is gifting with different talents and you have to discover your own. Most academically weak students are excellent artists, musicians or sportsmen. However, excelling in academics is no big deal either. If you try hard, nothing is impossible.
Apart from discovering your skills and talents in different fields as said above, you need to identify your personal characteristics that are your strengths and weaknesses. For example, you may be good in calculations but not very good in theoretical subjects such as history or literature. Improve the subjects you love but be mindful to not neglect the others. You can participate in maths whiz competitions if you are good in it. Get a HSC maths tutor who could help you out with such competitions.
The most common complaint among students is that they study so much but still do not do well in exams. This is because they are not studying the proper way. It does not matter even if you study for hours but still nothing goes to your head. You need to focus on what you are studying and do not let your mind wander away. A few hours of proper studying are adequate, rather than studying for innumerable hours daily. Taking short breaks is fine. You can ask your maths tutoring North Shore for a study plan.
Revision is essential when studying for an exam. You need to practice questions as much as possible since that is how you will learn the art of writing an answer and also what the examiner exactly expects. Plain studying will not help you in answering questions. Also through past papers, you will find out highly tested areas so that you can focus more on them. Do not leave everything for the last minute since revision time is essential. Study the content way before and leave time to revise everything you've studied the past few months.
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Q: How to protect MSI against modification I would like to protect the MSI file against modification. It could be easily done with ORCA or with MSI API. It is sad because anyone can modify/add/remove windows installer custom actions or properties who have admin rights.
Is there any way to set an MSI file to some read-only mode or somehow protect its content?

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Short Answer: You can't really protect it, and you shouldn't either, and the below tries to explain why. You can, however, sign the MSI with a digital certificate in order to ensure the file is unchanged in transit to the customer, hence protecting file integrity and facilitating better security.

Transparency: MSI files are transparent for a reason - corporate application packagers want to be able to modify the package to fit corporate standards. This transparency is in fact a core advantage of MSI. As such I wouldn't work to protect the MSI. Compiled custom actions are still "black box" (not inspectable, but they can be disabled).
Documentation & Comments: If your MSI has custom actions that are critical, you can indicate this with "inline" comments in the MSI, or perhaps in the name assigned to the custom action. You can also deliver a one page PDF file (call it Large Scale Deployment Guide.pdf?) along with your setup where you describe how to best deploy your application - and crucially what not to do with the MSI. I prefer to embed this document in the MSI so it comes out with an administrative installation - which is MSI's file extraction mechanism - for the packager to see. The first thing a corporate packager generally does is extract the files from the MSI using an admin installation.
Digital Signatures: As has been mentioned by others a digital signature (details from Advanced Installer, details from Installshield) helps to ensure the MSI is unchanged on delivery to customers. This is obviously of major importance security-wise. This is even more of an issue with new features such as SmartScreen (reputation-based security - an EV code-signing certificate "buys trust" - interesting concept? Who smells a racket? :-) ). Be sure that your setup is malware free or a digital certificate is proof positive that you delivered the malware (until that is hackable too). And speak of the.... Hmmm.
Malware Detection: Remember that it is also necessary to deal with false positives. The online tools with file upload are great for testing this. File size upload limits apply. Just a couple of links:

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*https://www.virustotal.com (scans using a number of malware scanning suites)

*https://virusdesk.kaspersky.com (major anti-virus vendor)

A tool such as Process Explorer from SysInternals also makes it possible to scan for malware processes by running your application and then selecting Options => VirusTotal.com => Check VirusTotal.com. Video tutorial here (I didn't look too much at it, not familiar with the other products discussed). Use this method to save your application from false-positive nightmares (and also for real malware infections of course).

Application Launch: If you have something you need to run for sure, you could potentially add it to your application launch sequence
  instead of your setup. This definitely works if you don't need admin
  rights. If you need to write something to HKLM you can open ACL write
  access there for regular users - not ideal at all, but possible.
  Application launch code is just easier to deal with. Easier to debug
  and no impersonation, sequencing and conditioning concerns (when
  action runs) like you have in a setup.

Legacy Setup.exe: If you insist on doing "secret stuff" in your setup, then you could use a legacy tool to make a regular setup.exe (not an MSI). Be aware that with tightening security scans and malware detection your setup could be even more prone to the problem of false positives for malware detection. A very serious bump in the road for selling software. With real malware you tell the customer to rebuild the PC, with false positive you have to do something to fix the problem. Corporate acceptance could also depend on MSI format or other inspectable formats ("that is our standard"). And you should be aware that capture tools in corporate settings will see what the setup did in detail as they convert it to MSI (or other formats these days for example AppV and MSIX).
And one more issue thrown in: Cross platform installers.

A: The short answer is no, you cannot prevent someone from editing a .msi file. There are various approaches you can take to minimize the likelihood of someone doing so, or approaches that increase the difficulties associated with any edit, but you cannot fully prevent it.
To answer this better, one must refine the question you are asking. "Protect" sounds like a security sort of question, so it helps to establish at least an armchair threat model. For instance, here are three things you may be trying to prevent:

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*an interested user altering the bits that are installed to that user's system

*a corporate user modifying what his system administrators install to the user's machine

*a malicious party altering and providing bits masquerading as your app that someone else mistakenly installs

Of those three, the first isn't really a security boundary, so there's not much you can do. Either it's an install that requires administrative privileges and the user has them, or it's a per-user install that allows users without administrative privileges to use it. In either case, the .msi has no more access to the system than the user who altered it already had.
The second crosses a boundary, but involves someone who should be diligent about verifying signatures, and may likely acquire the installation from the source instead of the user. The third is a clear security concern, and unfortunately involves people you cannot reliably expect to be diligent about verifying signatures.
So what can you do?

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*You can sign the .msi file. This leaves indications that the file was altered, if it was. Note that transforms (.mst files) can alter what the .msi does without altering the file itself; however this also affects the representation of the signed status.

*You can try to educate your prospective users about the importance of verifying the digital signature before accepting a UAC prompt. This won't stop someone who's trying to subvert your licensing, but may help someone avoid installing malware instead of your actual program.

*You can wrap the .msi in a signed .exe bootstrap. This makes things harder to access; attempts to use the normal tooling won't work directly, and instead require the altering party to figure out how to extract the .msi file. While that's typically not very difficult, it's at least another hurdle.

*You can try to inject signature verifications into the .msi file. As you say, these are likely to be easy to defeat by further alterations to the .msi file, unless you can couple them with important and hard to duplicate other code. That, of course, merely makes it harder to alter; but not impossible. Again you'll have to consider the .mst case, and whether you want to support administrative installations and installations from those caches.

*You can add relevant signature or other verifications to the app itself. If the .msi file is altered, but it doesn't alter what is installed to the machine, does your app care? The answer depends on what exactly you're trying to protect against; for instance it won't help prevent tag-along malware.

*Consider other packaging or deployment options, whether from Microsoft (like .appx / .msix) or from third parties. Each comes with their own set of advantages and disadvantages, and their own level of susceptibility to each thing I've discussed here.

*Run your app somewhere else; for example, rewrite your app as a web application so that there is no installation. Obviously this can only work for certain kinds of applications, but that list continues to grow.

What you can't do?

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*Make all users pay enough attention

*Prevent a malicious party from creating an installer that pretends to be for your app but has only a malicious payload

*Prevent a machine's owner from altering the machine either before or after the .msi runs

*Support all of the ways people use .msi files without just using a .msi file (administrative installs, transforms, "repackaging", various .msi-specific deployment utilities, etc. are all normal use patterns for certain classes of software)

At the end of this exercise, you'll have to decide whether this is a deal breaker for you, or something you can accept. Make sure you understand why someone would want to alter your .msi file, and before focusing on the .msi file itself, consider whether they can have the same effect through non-.msi means. If it's specific to .msi and is a deal breaker, look into other installation technologies. If nothing can prevent the scenario you seek to prevent, perhaps you can find ways to reduce the incentive for people to attempt it.

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Chelsea moved a step closer to securing their second league title in three years with a convincing 3-0 win over Everton.
The Blues were frustrated for much of the game until Pedro's superb left-footed rocket opened the floodgates for Gary Cahill and Willian to secure the win.
With just four games left in the Premier League, Chelsea hold a four-point lead over Spurs, the only team who have any chance of catching them at all.
Here's how the Blues' latest win was reported in the media.
"The secret to Chelsea's success this season is simple: they are devastating breaking forward," said David Maddock for our sister site, The Mirror.
"Even without reaching their real attacking heights at Goodison, there was a break-taking pace and intent to their counter-play which had Everton struggling for oxygen at times. Pedro and Hazard are virtually unstoppable at pace, and it is a weapon few sides have an answer to.
"It's no wonder Lukaku is being linked with his former club Chelsea. He would fit into their system with devastating effect, having the same strength and aerial ability as Costa, with perhaps even an edge to his finishing. He doesn't quite have the street-smarts yet, but don't be surprised if the first bid of the summer is a massive Stamford Bridge gambit for Lukaku."
"This may have been Tottenham's strongest hope of Chelsea surrendering points in their run-in, with Everton placed higher than any of their four remaining opponents, and three home games on the horizon for the Blues," reported for BBC Sport.
"It could prove to be the killer blow to Spurs' spirited challenge, and seems to answer the question of whether Chelsea can handle the growing pressure applied by their London rivals' nine-game winning run in the league.
"The maths are simple for Chelsea - win three more games and they will be Premier League champions for the sixth time."
"Chelsea can start mapping the route for the title parade and considering the appropriate party venues. They are almost there now," claimed Chris Bascombe for The Telegraph.
"Second half goals from Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian edged Antonio Conte ever closer to the Premier League title, but it was the psychological impact of a blistering final 24 minutes at Goodison Park that will surely make the run-in a formality.
"This was the defining game of the last few weeks of this campaign. Chelsea knew it. Tottenham knew it. The exuberant celebrations at full-time, Conte leaping onto the back of Thibaut Courtois, betrayed the emotions of the manager. He knows it is now a matter of when, not if."
"Conte was generous to his beaten opponents, he knew they had put together eight straight wins at Goodison and even complimented Everton on the success of their gameplan," Paul Wilson explained for The Guardian.
"Yet, though marking Hazard out of the game made Chelsea wait a little longer for victory, Everton's strategy did not stifle their opponents to the extent that José Mourinho managed with a similar tactic when Manchester United recently beat the leaders.
"Chelsea were unrecognisable that day, though the hiccup now appears to be over. In breaking out of their shackles on Merseyside, Conte's side showed they have what it takes to finish on top. It must have made daunting viewing not just for Tottenham but for Arsenal, who face Chelsea in the FA Cup final on 27 May.
"Any team capable of stopping Conte and his players achieving the double this season will have to be a very good one. The celebrations that started in front of the Bullens Road stand at the end of this game will surely get louder and rowdier in the coming weeks."


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Domestic Service in my Relationship.
I've been attempting to figure out how my own personal growth is changing the perceptions I'd accustomed myself to in my relationship with regards to Dominance, Power Exchange, Submission and Pain Play.
I enjoy being able to offer a premium and deluxe experience in home making for my Husband and family. I have usually made an exceptional effort to maintain a beautiful and orderly home as it give me a sense of achievement and peace. I maintain that motivation by seeking new and improved ways to provide Domestic Service as a way for me to express my connectedness and commitment to being his wife.
I provide Domestic Service in areas in such a way that I liken it to being a Personal Assistant, Accountant, Chief, Cleaner and many other titles. The efficiency of how our lives run smoothly I take as a reflection of those things that I do as a service which is why when things go off the plan, it creates momentary chaos.
Exceptional attention to detail and dedication to keeping a clean and orderly home is how I had always kept my end of the bargain, as he went to work. I don't believe that he should have been coming home from work to mess, and I would never ask him to do the jobs for me that I had all day to get done. I really thrive in an orderly home that I can appreciate.
When I started working, pieces of this changed for me and it became more and more impossible! I needed to learn the art of delegating within the home but I hated the idea of things becoming chaos, overwhelming and unmanageable. I have often needed to recruit the help of my mum to come do ruthless culling and sorting out of the things that burdened me in the home.
I often wonder whether all those years ago that M asked me to stop being a control freak cleaning woman, if that wasn't the start of the demise. He had said at that point that he didn't want a home that was always so clean it didn't feel like you would be able to relax in it. He didn't want a home that the children didn't care for themselves because it was always presumed to be cleaned.
At the time that he had said this I really was able to see it from his point of view. But years down the track I'm struggling to see how he was right. Don't get me wrong, I still clean and tidy everything, but not to within an inch of its life and the kids all have assigned jobs which depending who is on "parenting shift" depends on how the job gets done.
I generally see that me not being able to keep home the way I thought a home should be kept has meant it was easier for it to slip so very very far from what I deem as comfortable mess and just plain messy. My Domestic Service in my relationship was a taboo topic because it feels as though I wasn't allowed to excel in it when it's sometimes thing I know I can do very well. I did it for years before starting work outside the home and it was my way of showing appreciation. Something I have learned recently is that one of the reasons I drove myself to excel in home making was that it played into the concept that it was "all I could do".
So as I have made my way through the minefield of realising that I can do more, and I do so very enthusiastically, being pinned into Domestic Service doesn't fit me the same way. I conceded to let go of keeping a home the way I wanted because he didn't enjoy it. This made me lazy, complacent and grumpy at the lack of fluidity in the home which piles up and guess who is the lucky fucker that has to clean it up in the end? That's right! Me!
So for the past seven years I have been creating more work for myself by trying to adhere to the ideals he wanted and now I can't do it any more.
I'm reclaiming Domestic Service in my home as my pleasure and something that makes my life easier.


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Hey friends! Jen and I excited to introduce a new sewing event. For the April session of #letssewthistogether, we thought a sewing swap could be a fun way to connect with other sewcialists and spread some love across the community. We all often gush about how supportive and generally super badass the IG sewing community is so here's an opportunity to spread some much more tangible appreciation and love.
Inspired by Sanae and Ute's Secret Valentine's Exchange (which, sadly, is on hiatus!), we were planning to have this event for occur in February, but then SewFancyPants consumed our Januaries (in the best way possible) and we decided to push this swap into April. Since April pairs well with showers (like a good wine), let's shower each other with love!
Sign up for the swap.
The sign up form is here (NOW CLOSED). The form will open on March 1st and accept responses for 10 days or 100 participants, whichever comes first. Some fields are optional.
Get paired with another random participant.
We'll take care of the random partner assignments and then we'll email you the details with your partner's mailing information. We will try to pair you with someone residing in the same country whenever possible to keep shipping costs as minimal as possible, but we cannot guarantee it. The swap is open worldwide, so do consider that you may need to ship internationally.
Curate a small Love & Sewing themed gift for your partner.
Get stitching and crafting! Try to use stash materials in making your item(s). Think love, rain showers, rainbows. Be creative! There's no wrong answer. We're sharing some ideas and inspiration below. Throw in some notions or a fat quarter of fabric if you like. Just try to keep things small and light to minimize the postage (if expense is a concern).
Bonus points- Check your partner's social media posts for hints on what colors and motifs they are drawn to.
We recommend a budget of about $20-25 (with shipping). This is at each maker's discretion.
Do your best to complete your gift package and mail it to your swap partner in the first week of April. That means you need to mail your package in April, no later than Monday, April 8th.
Share little sneaks of your work if you like. Once your package is received, go ahead and share the full she-bang. Use the hashtags #letssewthistogether #aprilsewswap when sharing on IG.
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Q: how to access structure element in another file? how to access structure element in another file? have to file lets say 1.cpp and 2.cpp and i am comiling both file at once like gcc 1.cpp 2.cpp but i am getting error as below
 1. warning: 'struct st' declared inside parameter list [enabled by default]
 2. warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want [enabled by default]
 3.dereferencing pointer to incomplete type

please help me to fix my code is below
1.c
    #include<stdio.h>
struct st
{
        int s;
        char ch[20];
};
void fn(struct st *);
int main()
{
       struct st var={2,"pravu"};
       fn(&var);
}

2.c
 #include<stdio.h>
  void fn(struct st *p)
{
    printf("%d\n",p->x);
    printf("%s\n",p->ch);
 }

I am compiling as gcc 1.c 2.c?

A: You need to put the definition of your struct in a header file. That way all c/cpp files will use the same definition; like this:
2.h
#ifndef 2_H_
#define 2_H_

struct st
{
        int s;
        char ch[20];
};
void fn(struct st *);

#endif

1.c
#include "2.h"
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
       struct st var={2,"pravu"};
       fn(&var);
}

2.c
#include "2.h"
void fn(struct st *p)
{
    printf("%d\n",p->x);
    printf("%s\n",p->ch);
 }

EDIT: NOTE that I also moved your "forward declaration" of the function fn(struct st *p) in the header file. That is better practice...
EDIT2: I took into account the remarks of @JonathanLeffler


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Home > Asean > Vistajet Launches New Digital Platforms as Growth Accelerates in China
Vistajet Launches New Digital Platforms as Growth Accelerates in China
VistaJet grows team and launches Chinese website owing to passenger demand
For the six months to 30th June 2017:
Program Membership sales increase globally by a record 57% as customer retention hits 91% across all regions
12% year-on-year increase on passenger departures from China
100% customer renewal rate in Greater China in the first half of 2017
VistaJet Chinese website launched at www.vistajet.cn
HONG KONG, July 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VistaJet continues to build on its China growth and demonstrates a commitment to the region by expanding its team and launching a Chinese language website. This follows a surge of interest from the April launch of a bespoke WeChat booking platform.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ad9eb7bd-25fd-42a3-a217-8ca72c35e18e
VistaJet's USD2.5 billion global infrastructure demonstrates the company's commitment to providing the ultimate business aviation solution for corporate leaders, governments and UHNWIs. Additionally, expansion plans in China are being geared to creating a seamless flying experience for the increasingly tech savvy Chinese customer.
The company launched its WeChat booking service in April 2017, allowing customers to access VistaJet's fleet of over 70 fully-owned and identically branded aircraft worldwide, connect with a 24/7 global team to book their flights from their mobile phones and ensure that customers receive first-hand information, directly from the business – and without delay.
This is an exciting new period of customer growth for the business. VistaJet's Program Membership sales continued to accelerate with a 57% year-on-year growth worldwide, while global customer retention reached 91%. China is one of the fastest growing markets for the company, with a first half 12% increase in passenger traffic departing from the country, and a 14% gain in passengers arriving. VistaJet has also sold over 6,000 new hours of annual subscriptions globally during the first half of 2017 alone.
The company's renewal hours more than tripled in the first half of the year, and the number of new Program customers rose by 61% compared to the same period a year ago. With its unique business model offering customers access to its full fleet without the asset risk, the Asia team secured a 100% customer renewal rate in Greater China.
Leona Qi, President of VistaJet Asia said: "This is undoubtedly a good moment to build the demand we are experiencing from around the world. Like all our patrons, the Chinese customer demands a perfect, bespoke flying experience and one that begins long before that first booking is made. This is the value that VistaJet offers all of its customers, and our focus is to provide them with the best possible service.
"As a truly global aviation company, being global means understanding and catering for the unique cultural tastes and needs of each country. The launch of our WeChat booking system and a dedicated Chinese language website demonstrates our absolute commitment to create an unrivalled and tailored travel experience," Qi adds.
* Statements in this release are based solely upon information available as of the date of this release, are not a comprehensive statement of the Company´s financial results or positions as of or for the 2017 fiscal year, and have not been audited, reviewed, or compiled by an independent registered accounting firm. Therefore the financial information in this release is preliminary, unaudited and subject to revision upon completion of the Company's closing and audit processes. The company assumes no obligation to update any information contained herein, save for any information required to be disclosed by law.
Learn more about VistaJet China at www.vistajet.cn
About VistaJet
VistaJet is the first and only global aviation company. On its fleet of silver and red business jets, VistaJet has flown corporations, governments and private clients to 187 countries worldwide. Founded in 2004 by Mr. Thomas Flohr, the company pioneered an innovative business model where customers pay only for the hours they fly, free of the responsibilities and asset risks linked to aircraft ownership. VistaJet's signature Program service offers customers a bespoke subscription of flight hours on its fleet of super-mid and long range jets, to fly them anywhere and at any time.
VistaJet China is the trading name of VJCN (Beijing) Aviation Consulting Co., Ltd. VistaJet China is not a direct or indirect aircraft operator. China registered aircraft coordinated and arranged by VistaJet China are formally registered with the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority, and operated by duly licensed Chinese air carriers.
More VistaJet International information and news at vistajet.com.
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Q: "possibly uninitialized variable" when it is initialized inside `match` This code (playground):
fn main() {
    let fruits = "banana";
    let num = 20;
    let result: i32;

    match fruits {
        "banana" => {
            if num > 100 {
                result = num * 3;
            } else if num > 30 {
                result = num * 4;
            } else {
                result = num * 5;
            }
        }
        "apple" => {
            if num > 100 {
                result = num * 16;
            } else if num > 30 {
                result = num * 18;
            } else {
                result = num * 20;
            }
        }

        _ => println!("wrong fruits option"),
    }
    // if num > 100 { result = num * 3; }
    // else if num > 30 { result = num * 4; }
    // else { result = num * 5;}
    println!("{}", result)
}

Gives the following error:
error[E0381]: borrow of possibly-uninitialized variable: `result`
  --> src/main.rs:31:20
   |
31 |     println!("{}", result)
   |                    ^^^^^^ use of possibly-uninitialized `result`
   |
   = note: this error originates in the macro `$crate::format_args_nl` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)

As you can see result is initialized in match, so why is compiler giving me an error?
After changing the line
let result : i32;

to (playground)
let mut result = 0;

The code is compiling and working fine.
This is also working (playground):
fn main() {
    // let fruits = "banana";
    let num = 20;
    let result: i32;

    // match fruits {
    //     "banana" => {
    //         if num > 100 {
    //             result = num * 3;
    //         } else if num > 30 {
    //             result = num * 4;
    //         } else {
    //             result = num * 5;
    //         }
    //     }
    //     "apple" => {
    //         if num > 100 {
    //             result = num * 16;
    //         } else if num > 30 {
    //             result = num * 18;
    //         } else {
    //             result = num * 20;
    //         }
    //     }

    //     _ => println!("wrong fruits option"),
    // }
    if num > 100 {
        result = num * 3;
    } else if num > 30 {
        result = num * 4;
    } else {
        result = num * 5;
    }
    println!("{}", result)
}

A: The reason result may be uninitialized is that the _ case does not initialize result.
However, I don't think your intention is to initialize result in that case. The real error here is probably that you probably intended the _ case to be an error case that stops the execution. However, you didn't tell it to stop the execution.
There is multiple ways to solve that:

*

*Add a return or exit statement in the _ case

*Replace the println with a panic

*Introduce proper error handling by adding a Result return value to main and then return an error.

For the least amount of effort I decided to go with a panic. Just be aware that in production, panics should be the very last solution. Proper error handling with Result and Error is always preferred.
So here's my minimal modification to make it work:
fn main() {
    let fruits = "banana";
    let num = 20;
    let result: i32;

    match fruits {
        "banana" => {
            if num > 100 {
                result = num * 3;
            } else if num > 30 {
                result = num * 4;
            } else {
                result = num * 5;
            }
        }
        "apple" => {
            if num > 100 {
                result = num * 16;
            } else if num > 30 {
                result = num * 18;
            } else {
                result = num * 20;
            }
        }

        _ => panic!("wrong fruits option"),
    }
    // if num > 100 { result = num * 3; }
    // else if num > 30 { result = num * 4; }
    // else { result = num * 5;}
    println!("{}", result)
}


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Are you a huge Zelda fan? If you are, you're probably eagerly awaiting the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which is expected to see a release this 20th of November.
A couple of days back we reported that Nintendo had announced a new look for their Wii gaming console. At the time of writing it was unclear as to whether Nintendo would keep the price similar to the current version of the Wii, or if it would see a price drop.
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Hello. This is my first post. I think I need help not so much with Audiobook Builder itself but with a general strategy. I have an audio Bible I really like on mp3 CDs. I've imported them into iTunes on my Mac. I have tried several build strategies in ABB but none of them have given the functionality I want. If I divide by the tracks, which are the chapters of the Bible then I have over 1000 chapters in my audio book to scroll through on my phone. If I divide by the books of the Bible, then I have 66 chapters, but now I don't have the fine grain control of where I am in a particular book of the Bible.
It seems like I am looking for a way to have more than two layers of the finished product. Is there a way to create multiple books but link them together? Any other suggestions.
Break the files into books in a way that makes sense to you, and label them as such, perhaps also adding numbers and a unifying name. So you would have Bible 1-and then a title that makes sense to you. You could make a book out of each CD if you wanted, or some other division that makes sense. This way you'd be in charge of how the parts are made, and have all the original chapters within each part so you could find passages when you want them.


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Smith a happy man...
SADDLERS' boss, Dean Smith was delighted to see us finally make a return to winning ways as we stretched our recent run to just one defeat in the last six games with a 1-0 triumph over Colchester United.
"I'm really pleased that we were able to get the three points," he said. "We deserved to win; there were a few hairy moments towards the end, but, on the whole, it was a deserved victory.
"We restricted them to only a few chances and that is credit to our organisation and discipline. One defeat in the last six games gives us heart to take into the busy Christmas period and now we have to make sure that we can build on it and take the confidence that comes with winning football matches.
"It's been a long time since that last win, but there have been some good performances along the way.
"To be able to bring Flo Cuvelier on for a 15-minute cameo appearance was also a boost for the player and the club. It's been a frustrating time for him, but hopefully we can get him back firing on all cylinders now."


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Through muted melodic undertones, Russian craft and Spanish flair take a harmonious voyage across prairie province as Mango and Gullen visualise "Manitoba" in sonic form. Windswept landscapes reveal abstract patterns across fields of corn, sunlit in glorious autumn technicolour. Whispering vocal phrases catch on the cool air, drifting in reverberating sound waves.
Above and beyond, UK vision finds a pulsating edge in Marsh. Rasping bass pulses in waves across a golden glow. A sonic path forged within a mountain of glacial calm. Simple motifs vie for attention against soft vocal touches, harmonies filter out across the distance in arpeggio driven bliss; the mountain flora ripples under light breeze.
Looking out over Brighton peer, Sinerider envisions "Manitoba" landscape. Sweeping textures create a world of majestic solitude – ethereal in nature, haunting by design. Disparate motifs rise and drop, barely heard as they tumble and fall against the cavernous reverb of a hard-edge mountainside, softened by the sonic washes that continue into eternity.
Reflecting, refracting, soaking up the waves "Manitoba" warms the soul.


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Viperești (denumit între 1964 și 1968, Plaiurile) este satul de reședință al comunei cu același nume din județul Buzău, Muntenia, România.
Se află în Subcarpații de Curbură, pe valea Buzăului.

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My steering box when turned all the way to the left or right, has alot of rotational play(not up and down) but when the pitman arm is centered the play isn't noticeable. I'm talking 1/4" To 1/2" of play but only when all the way to left or right.
did you check your mounting bolts? any reinforcing done up front? front locked? tire size?
had the pleasure of replacing my steering gear about halfway through a trip to Arkansas a few days ago.
the bolts are 7/16" with 14 threads/inch. I needed 4" bolts because my spacer is a tad thicker than most. it's an incredibly crappy design. Will be going hydro assist soon.
If you pull it off, check the condition of inner frame rail. if this has been an ongoing issue, you're frame rail is likely deformed and allowing it to flex when you apply pressure either direction. really need at least 3/16" steel on outside, box the bottom in with some angle and you have some chance of it working ok. second gear I've put on it. I'm locked on 33's so it was matter of time.


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Commit to donating $100 at each of four yearly meetings.
At the meeting, vote on the charity you would like to support.
Make out your $100 cheque to the charity chosen by the group.
Joining the group:
To join the group, you must complete the Commitment Form. By joining, each member commits to donating $100 per meeting, four times per year (four consecutive meetings from the date of joining the organization). Meetings are diligently conducted in one hour or less.
Each meeting's nominated charities are selected from the list of charities submitted by members. Nominated charities must meet certain eligibility requirements. Charitable organizations under consideration must serve the Quinte Region and provide individual tax receipts directly to contributing members. The recipient charity must agree not to give out member information to any third parties, except for Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) or tax purposes.
NOTE: Tax receipts are provided directly to the members by the recipient charity. Please do not contact 100+ Men Who Care Quinte
for your tax receipt, as it is not ours to give.
At the meeting:
At each meeting, three charities are chosen from a ballot box. The members who nominated the chosen organizations are then asked to do a brief three minute presentation. Members will not know which three charities are presenting until the ballots are drawn.
After the presentations, a vote is held, and the charity with the most votes by simple majority will be the recipient. Ties will be decided by further votes. If a tie persists, the membership will vote to select one of the tied organizations. If a second tie occurs, the membership committee will break the tie by coin toss.
All members must then write out their cheque to the charity with the most votes — no exceptions. All cheques are collected and given to the chosen charity as soon after the meeting as possible. Members who did not vote for the selected charity agree to make their donation regardless.
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The project was filmed during five nights of live performances, using 20 3D cameras at every possible angle.
Michael Flatley, the Lord of the Dance himself, was in Berlin to talk about the new 3D event film Lord of the Dance 3D, being launched around St. Patrick's Day in the US and UK, before rolling out around the world.
Flatley got the idea by seeing his young son transfixed while watching a 3D animation film. "I thought, wouldn't that be fabulous for dance, so I did some exploring," Flatley told Screen.
"We could have filmed it on a soundstage, but it was important to film the show live, you get the great whack of it," he said.
Marcus Viner directs the film for UK 3D production house Nineteen Fifteen Productions in association with ITN Productions, and distributed by SuperVision Media (Kaleidoscope is handling ancillary formats).


I have created a group calle "Ice Hockey League".
please don't be shy and join !
Topic: How does the advanced rule work?
Re: How does the advanced rule work?
Square rule is that if you make a square of your color you can take out one or two balls from the board.
Advanced rule add a rule to the square one: you can take one ball out or two if you can align 4 balls of your colour in the first floor, or 3 balls in the second floor.
but i was thinking all the next tournaments that already finished.


When Yonah attended public school, she says she often saw fighting and bullying. She felt herself becoming emotionally numb in the environment.
Yonah's mom applied for an EdChoice Scholarship for her daughter. Now Yonah attends Heritage Christian School in Canton, Ohio, with the help of the scholarship. She recalls being nervous before her first day at her new school, but her nerves were quickly calmed.
"The teachers were very welcoming to me, I made a lot of friends, and I felt like I finally found a place where I could be myself," said Yonah.
Yonah says she has grown in many ways in the time she has attended Heritage Christian. She says now she cares more about her grades and being successful in school.
"I have grown emotionally. Before, when I went to public school, all feelings were gone. With everything at home being difficult, the school environment being chaotic made it worse. When I came to Heritage, the environment felt different.
"I felt happiness and joy for the first time in years. My emotions started to be put back together, and I'm so happy that my mom chose for me to go to Heritage. I'm so happy that I qualified for the EdChoice Scholarship.


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Tim Hawkinson
Tim Hawkinson seems like the kind of guy who builds robots in his basement out of whatever's lying around—aluminum foil, mannequin limbs, pencils and pens, an old motor, wiring, whistles—and who works out names and even biographies for his mechanical beings. A guy who treats his creations like pets. Hawkinson's obviously drawn to mutants, diagrams, and models. His historico-futuristic sensibility makes me think I wouldn't mind seeing a sci-fi movie he directed, or playing a CD-ROM game he designed. Hawkinson also seems to have an attraction to narrative, highlighted in the paragraphs of explication
previews September 1998
Man Ray: Photographs
Undeterred by recent allegations that certain "vintage" Man Ray prints are counterfeit—charges that cooled plans for a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—the Getty is mounting a selection of some 100 of the artist's 300 images from its collection. Curator Katherine Ware is taking a broad view of the American Dadaist-turned-expatriate Surrealist, sampling work from 1916 to 1951, including portraits, nudes, photograms, clichés verre, and solarized and hand-altered images. Did the spark go out when Man Ray left Paris for Los Angeles, as conventional wisdom has it? The photographs and
Julia Margaret Cameron's Women
There are plenty of nineteenth-century photographs of women; few, though, were actually made by women. Of those that were, Julia Margaret Cameron's stand out, as much for their self-conscious dramatization of identity (think '80s tableau photography) as for their Pre-Raphaelite sensibility. According to Art Institute curator Sylvia Wolf, who selected the sixty prints on view, the aim is to demonstrate "what it meant to be a Victorian woman making pictures of women." Another point that's hard to miss is Cameron's importance in establishing an art of photography beyond the bounds of pure documentation.
Brassaï: The Eye of Paris
Seldom has a show been longer in the making: curator Anne Wilkes Tucker spent fifteen years readying this retrospective of the great photographer, outlasting colleagues at the Met, MoMA, and Art Institute of Chicago (all of whom ended up at odds with Brassaï's contentious widow). Among the highlights of this triumph of perseverance: artfully arranged "candid" nightclub scenes, plenty of the signature romantically charged night views of Paris streets, underground shots in the city's sewer tunnels, and close-ups of graffiti that seem to anticipate Abstract Expressionism—in all, some 140 black-and-white
Martin Kersels
In his recent show, Martin Kersels wrestled with questions about how we navigate the world, addressing complex issues of awkwardness, safety and danger, and fear and discomfort. With a vocabulary taken from Conceptual art, performance art, slapstick, and dance, he exaggerates the embarrassing racket we make bumping and stumbling through life housed in our own too, too solid flesh. The work owes its unique perspective to Kersels' knowledge that we are both privileged and doomed to lumber through the world as blobs of thinking, breathing meat.
The show's centerpiece, Loud House (all works 1998),
Jim Shaw
Given Jim Shaw's penchant for treating his mental landscape as an archaeological dig, it's not surprising that for the last few years he's been mining his dreams. This show contained forty-five pieces based on images that Shaw has lugged back from his excursions into the Land of Nod. Executed in a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, fake greeting cards, cartoons, models, photographs, and drawings in various mutations, the work reflected the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink quality of dreams. These souvenirs from far-flung psychic galaxies ran the gamut from tweaked cartoon pastiche,
Bruce Conner
Bruce Conner's latest show conjured the ghosts of Edgar Allen Poe, William Blake, and Max Ernst. Spanning nearly a decade, the works (which ranged from 1987 to '96) were divided, by methodology, into two categories: inkblot drawings and wood-engraving collages. The latter are elegant black and white cutups of fin-de-siècle engravings, which Conner scissored into surreal, absurd incarnations, full of mystical hints. One such piece, The Advance of Technology, 1996, is an altered biblical illustration. Gesturing energetically toward a shy Christ is a barefoot, robed figure whose head is covered by
Pina Bausch Tanztheatre Wuppertal
German choreographer Pina Bausch's elegant, often absurd images vacillate between the intimate and the spectacular. Crouched in a niche gouged out of a huge fake tree, a man takes a leisurely cigarette break. A woman empties some sort of powder from her panties. Men scale walls like flies to sultry music. Assembled dancers of both sexes do backbends amid a shower of falling leaves. Nur Du (Only you, 1996), Bausch's site-specific dance-theater work created during a short LA residency, was intended in part to reflect her take on the city. The varied score featured tangos, fados, jazz, and doo-wop.
Allen Ruppersberg
If Allen Ruppersberg has always had a severe case of bibliomania conceptualis so much the better for us. His most recent show investigated the secret lives of books—as admired and debased objects, embodiments of a zeitgeist, and repositories of laughter, value, and mourning.
Portraits of books were presented as though the tomes themselves were famous personages. Fiction, 1991, is a drawing of a book whose cover modestly declares: "Good Stories by the Best Authors of the Day. 10 cents." This piece sets the show's tone: tongue-in-cheek reverence mixed with sly elegance. Low to High, 1994–96, gives
Annette Messager
For years I've pored over magazine reproductions of Annette Messager's pieces, deeply intrigued, sighing with longing to see the real thing(s). Messager has not shown much in the U.S. and only twice before on the West Coast. This first major American exhibition of her work, co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, where it opens this month, was long overdue.
Describing Messager's work as poetic, mysterious, eerie, dark, smart, playful seems woefully pale. I suppose this is the critic's most dreaded disease—admiration fever. If you love the work, you choke. If
Charles Gaines
In "Night/Crimes," Charles Gaines presented eight noirish photo-and-text-based works that combine what looks like pages from an astronomy book with photos that resemble the ones Weegee managed to snap before police photographers arrived to document his city's latest mayhem. Each piece consists of a large vertical rectangle encased in a thin black frame, recalling the way funeral announcements used to be surrounded by dark borders. The predominance of black and white in this show typified the exhibition's central juxtaposition, evoking at once the conventions of fine-art display and the bleary,
Jennifer Pastor
Visitors to Jennifer Pastor's first solo show were treated to a three-dimensional, freezeframed explosion of cartoon energy. Pastor's single, sprawling sculpture dominated the small gallery like a cuddly, restive tiger cub held captive in a shoebox. Viewers had to stoop and then flatten themselves against walls as they circumnavigated the piece to experience it in its goofy, slightly unsettling entirety.
Pastor's sculpture presents an image of cute, loony Christmas decorations run amok that seem to both shrink and elongate while thrashing about in some kind of wild tide. Like any well-conceived


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Newfangled Doom
Xbox 360 or PC?
By Redeemer812, July 24, 2011 in Doom 2016
Redeemer812
This is actually a topic more about Rage than Doom 4, but it applies to both games to a degree. Anyway...
Like a number of my fellow forumites I have a PC that is not so "top of the line" and although my brother and I are saving up a lot of money (about $750, specifically) to seriously upgrade a computer we have to the high end of the spectrum, we won't be able to do this for several months after Rage comes out.
So I've been pondering whether or not I should suffer the wait and get Rage this December or pre-order now and get it for my Xbox 360. I'm tempted to do the latter since id is producing the port themselves and I'm guaranteed have a constant 60 fps, good if not great graphics, and split-screen multiplayer. On the other hand, I'm worried that I won't get quite as good an experience over all since I will be forced to use a gamepad, rather than a mouse and keyboard, I will be limited to sitting on a couch a good distance away from my TV, and I will not be able to crack open the game and have fun seeing how the game ticks.
Since Doom 4 will be coming out sometime next year this isn't so much of an issue, since I'm almost guaranteed to have a computer that will run it by that time. But I'm still considering getting that game for the Xbox 360 as well, since (once again) it offers split-screen multiplayer and a guaranteed smooth framerate.
Marnetmar
The smooth framerate applies to the PC version, not the Xbox version which will run at 30 fps.
Yes, but it's a guaranteed constant 30 FPS. ;)
If your PC is at least as powerful as a console, then you're guaranteed 30 FPS minimum, instead of 30 FPS straight.
Depending on your rigs and the settings you use, you might get a stable 60 FPS on a PC.
Also, keep in mind that any modding activity Doom 4 gets will be PC-exclusive. Microsoft hates user-created content on their console and does everything it can to prevent it.
Same deal for Rage by the way.
Pretty much all console makers (Sony, Nintendo) hate user created stuff on their consoles. PSP's are constantly updated to make it harder to use custom games and whatnot on it.
Xeros612
PC, of course. If you have to play it for a while on low settings, so be it. It'll be worth it in the long run.
If it was a simple question of playing it on a good PC or an Xbox, I would definitely choose the PC, but it's not that simple. I still play Doom3 on very weak settings because my PC just can't handle playing the game on anything better than that. That said, I doubt my PC will be able to handle Rage at all.
I'm very aware of the lack-of-hack I will feel on the Xbox, but right now it seems like a much better option than waiting for months just so I can play it on the PC...
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Clonehunter said:
Well, all the 'Play Create Share' games are on Sony consoles. And people do amazing things with them.
Anyway, I don't mind shooters on consoles but I still say go with PC, especially if there is an upgrade in your future. As to the framerate, you could play on a lower resolution to get your 60 fps. Games on console are scaled up from sub-HD resolution anyways to keep framerate up so you won't be missing anything.
As for the co-op thing, just think about how much you really think you'll be playing it together. If you guys play it for like 3 days and then quit you probably picked up the wrong version.
I play online maybe once per year and I have three brothers, so splitscreen multiplayer is always a plus for me. And as for the performance advice: I play Doom 3 on 640x480 on "Medium" quality and get an average of 40 FPS. Quake 4 usually gives me nothing better than 30 FPS and ET: Quake Wars gives me about 25 FPS. That said, I don't think I'll ever get more than 15 FPS on RAGE on my current crap rig.
Ooh. Well in that case I guess 360 would be a better solution if you don't mind using a controller (I don't).
Redeemer812 said:
I play Doom 3 on 640x480 on "Medium" quality and get an average of 40 FPS.
How old is your computer if a game from 2004 gives you that much trouble?
It's a Gateway desktop that was bought in 2006. It's got an AMD Althon 64 processor and a GeForce 6100 GPU. I've never upgraded it, save for giving it some RAM.
You can see why we're prepping to build a new computer...
This is really as good as I can play it too on my main computer.
I have no option but to play Rage and Doom 4 on my moderately outdated PC and turn down various graphics options where necessary. Unless someone wants to buy me a new system or an Xbox.
Most games run just fine on my rig, though. The exceptions being games that are poorly optimized for the PC in the first place. So I'm hoping these games will do ok.
Scuba Steve
WTF is this shit? Carmack has repeatedly said that RAGE on the 360 runs at a consistent 60fps.
http://www.psu.com/forums/threads/238677-Shacknews-Rage-360-Solid-60FPS-like-the-others...
hardcore_gamer
Fáviti Member
Sometimes I feel like half of the reason so many people here keep playing the original Doom games is simply because their machines can't run anything recent.
Seriously though, a machine that can run Doom 3 at high setting really doesn't cost that much these days. Or at least not compared to a high end machine.
AirRaid
Graphics Zealot
Scuba Steve said:
The confusion is coming from Carmack's comment that Doom4 will run at 30FPS as opposed to Rage's 60 on consoles, in order to really push the limits of the engine and get as many demons on screen at once.
and a GeForce 6100 GPU.
This is what's killing you. A half-decent card upgrade would REALLY improve your performance in any game. But yeah if you want to play newer games on your PC, a new system would definitely be on the cards. As it were.
I preordered the game for the Xbox 360 but started having doubts about my decision immediately, so I cancelled my preorder and made an order for the PC version. I'm buying a new graphics card as well, so even if I can't play the game extremely well when I get it I'm sure I will enjoy it more this way in the long run.
It's just... I... I really need my mouse! And I really want mods and tools and the ability to crack the game open. It's just not an id game if it's on a console.
PS3.... because thats all I have.
This rig can only run half life 2, which even then seems impressive for it.
julz_d
I plan on renting it with Gamefly for Xbox 360.
$7 a month for any game you want is seriously under-rated.
hardcore_gamer said:
Oh darn, you caught me.
Mithran Denizen
Or maybe we don't upgrade our machines very often because it's not worth it if the newest game we ever play on them is Doom. :P
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