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// Licensed under the MIT License.
// Code generated by Microsoft (R) AutoRest Code Generator.

package com.azure.storage.blob.implementation.models;

import com.azure.core.annotation.Fluent;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlRootElement;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * An Azure Storage blob.
 */
@JacksonXmlRootElement(localName = "Blob")
@Fluent
public final class BlobItemInternal {
    /*
     * The name property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Name", required = true)
    private String name;

    /*
     * The deleted property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Deleted", required = true)
    private boolean deleted;

    /*
     * The snapshot property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Snapshot", required = true)
    private String snapshot;

    /*
     * The versionId property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "VersionId", required = true)
    private String versionId;

    /*
     * The isCurrentVersion property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "IsCurrentVersion")
    private Boolean isCurrentVersion;

    /*
     * The properties property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Properties", required = true)
    private BlobItemPropertiesInternal properties;

    /*
     * The metadata property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Metadata")
    private Map<String, String> metadata;

    /*
     * The blobTags property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "Tags")
    private BlobTags blobTags;

    /*
     * The objectReplicationMetadata property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "OrMetadata")
    private Map<String, String> objectReplicationMetadata;

    /*
     * The isPrefix property.
     */
    @JsonProperty(value = "IsPrefix")
    private Boolean isPrefix;

    /**
     * Get the name property: The name property.
     *
     * @return the name value.
     */
    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    }

    /**
     * Set the name property: The name property.
     *
     * @param name the name value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the deleted property: The deleted property.
     *
     * @return the deleted value.
     */
    public boolean isDeleted() {
        return this.deleted;
    }

    /**
     * Set the deleted property: The deleted property.
     *
     * @param deleted the deleted value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setDeleted(boolean deleted) {
        this.deleted = deleted;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the snapshot property: The snapshot property.
     *
     * @return the snapshot value.
     */
    public String getSnapshot() {
        return this.snapshot;
    }

    /**
     * Set the snapshot property: The snapshot property.
     *
     * @param snapshot the snapshot value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setSnapshot(String snapshot) {
        this.snapshot = snapshot;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the versionId property: The versionId property.
     *
     * @return the versionId value.
     */
    public String getVersionId() {
        return this.versionId;
    }

    /**
     * Set the versionId property: The versionId property.
     *
     * @param versionId the versionId value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setVersionId(String versionId) {
        this.versionId = versionId;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the isCurrentVersion property: The isCurrentVersion property.
     *
     * @return the isCurrentVersion value.
     */
    public Boolean isCurrentVersion() {
        return this.isCurrentVersion;
    }

    /**
     * Set the isCurrentVersion property: The isCurrentVersion property.
     *
     * @param isCurrentVersion the isCurrentVersion value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setIsCurrentVersion(Boolean isCurrentVersion) {
        this.isCurrentVersion = isCurrentVersion;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the properties property: The properties property.
     *
     * @return the properties value.
     */
    public BlobItemPropertiesInternal getProperties() {
        return this.properties;
    }

    /**
     * Set the properties property: The properties property.
     *
     * @param properties the properties value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setProperties(BlobItemPropertiesInternal properties) {
        this.properties = properties;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the metadata property: The metadata property.
     *
     * @return the metadata value.
     */
    public Map<String, String> getMetadata() {
        return this.metadata;
    }

    /**
     * Set the metadata property: The metadata property.
     *
     * @param metadata the metadata value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setMetadata(Map<String, String> metadata) {
        this.metadata = metadata;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the blobTags property: The blobTags property.
     *
     * @return the blobTags value.
     */
    public BlobTags getBlobTags() {
        return this.blobTags;
    }

    /**
     * Set the blobTags property: The blobTags property.
     *
     * @param blobTags the blobTags value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setBlobTags(BlobTags blobTags) {
        this.blobTags = blobTags;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the objectReplicationMetadata property: The
     * objectReplicationMetadata property.
     *
     * @return the objectReplicationMetadata value.
     */
    public Map<String, String> getObjectReplicationMetadata() {
        return this.objectReplicationMetadata;
    }

    /**
     * Set the objectReplicationMetadata property: The
     * objectReplicationMetadata property.
     *
     * @param objectReplicationMetadata the objectReplicationMetadata value to
     * set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setObjectReplicationMetadata(Map<String, String> objectReplicationMetadata) {
        this.objectReplicationMetadata = objectReplicationMetadata;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the isPrefix property: The isPrefix property.
     *
     * @return the isPrefix value.
     */
    public Boolean isPrefix() {
        return this.isPrefix;
    }

    /**
     * Set the isPrefix property: The isPrefix property.
     *
     * @param isPrefix the isPrefix value to set.
     * @return the BlobItemInternal object itself.
     */
    public BlobItemInternal setIsPrefix(Boolean isPrefix) {
        this.isPrefix = isPrefix;
        return this;
    }
}

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Hemiclepsis kasmiana — вид плоских пиявок (Glossiphoniidae).

Описание
Общая длина Hemiclepsis kasmiana достигает 16 мм, ширина 4—5 мм. Тело листообразное, уплощённое в спинно-брюшном направлении, без сосочков. Края тела с мелкими зазубринами. Передняя часть тела (сегменты I—V) отделена от остального тела более узкой перетяжкой, образуя подобие «головки», но менее выраженной, чем у родственной Hemiclepsis marginata.

Окраска тела довольно тёмная, коричневатая, с пятью или семью продольными полосами. Также присутствуют сегментарно повторяющиеся, иногда прерывистые поперечные полосы тёмного цвета, занимающие второе кольцо каждого сегмента. Брюшная сторона тела светлая, однотонная.

Тело сегментированное, сегменты I и XXVI—XXVII состоят из 1 кольца, сегменты II—III и XXV состоят из двух колец, сегменты IV—XXIV — из трёх колец. Суммарно количество колец равно 72.

На переднем конце тела имеется две пары глаз, глаза передней пары существенно редуцированы, почти не заметны, а при фиксации в этаноле исчезают вовсе, из-за чего вид изначально был описан как имеющий всего 1 пару глаз. Передняя пара находится на границе II и III сегментов, задняя — на III сегменте.

Имеется мускулистый хобот. Желудок с 7 парами карманов (отростков). Кишечник с 4 парами коротких карманов.

Гермафродиты. Имеются семенной и яйцевой мешки. Мужское и женское половые отверстия (гонопоры) разделены 2 кольцами (мужская гонопора расположена между XI и XII сегментами, женская — на XII сегменте). Семенных мешков 6 пар. Размножение не описано.

Образ жизни
Пресноводный вид.

Hemiclepsis kasmiana обнаружена внутри мантийных полостей двустворчатых моллюсков из семейств перловиц и жемчужниц (Margaritifera dahurica). Такого рода ассоциации не уникальны для этого вида — они показаны для нескольких других видов рода Hemiclepsis (Hemiclepsis khankiana, Hemiclepsis myanmariana, возможно Hemiclepsis marginata), а также родов Batracobdelloides и Placobdella.

Эктопаразит. Питается кровью рыб (показано питание на ротанах, Percottus, и сомах, Silurus).

Доподлинно неизвестно, в каких взаимоотношениях Hemiclepsis kasmiana находится с двустворчатым моллюском-хозяином. Авторы описания вида предполагают, что молодые особи могут питаться слизью и соками моллюска, однако процесс питания пока никто не наблюдал.

Распространение
Широко распространена в Китае, встречается в Японии и Приморском крае.

Таксономия
Изначально вид был описан Ока в составе рода Batracobdella, несмотря на то, что род Hemiclepsis к тому времени уже был выделен Вейдовским. В 2019 году вид был переописан как comb. rev..

Согласно молекулярным данным, наиболее близкие виды — Hemiclepsis khankiana и Hemiclepsis myanmariana, также обладающие жизненным циклом, ассоциированным с обитанием в перловицах. Метод молекулярных часов предсказывает обособление этой группы видов в олигоцене — миоцене.

Примечания

Животные по алфавиту
Животные, описанные в 1910 году
Плоские пиявки

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[Last Chance] Big PS4 Game Sale Live On PSN, Includes Some Great Deals
Get some of last year's biggest releases at a discount.
By Kevin Knezevic | @kevknez on February 4, 2019 at 6:25AM PST
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Sony is holding another big sale in the US PlayStation Store. The PS Essentials sale is underway until February 5, offering some enticing deals on dozens of recent and popular PS4, PS3, and Vita games. And if you're a PS Plus member, you'll save an additional percentage off on all of the discounted items. [Update: The PS Essentials sale is scheduled to end tomorrow, making this your last opportunity to take advantage of these offers.]
The sale encompasses some of 2018's biggest PS4 releases. Sony Santa Monica's critically acclaimed God of War reboot is on sale for $26 ($28 without PS Plus), and the special edition of Red Dead Redemption 2 is discounted to $60. Both Battlefield V and Destiny 2's well-received Forsaken expansion are $30 apiece, while Hitman 2 is $36. Just Cause 4 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider are also on sale; the former is $42, while the latter is $30.
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Some other notable deals include Dead Cells for $17.50, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition for $15, Grand Theft Auto V for $15, and the Spyro + Crash Remastered bundle for $49.50. Atlus's acclaimed RPG, Persona 5, is also on sale for $25, while the series' most recent dancing game spin-offs--Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight--are each $42.
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Guinea-Conakry
Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana
| 20 February 2020
"Teenage pregnancies will decrease, unsafe abortions and deaths as a result of unsafe abortions will decrease"
Midwife Sophia Abrafi sits at her desk, sorting her paperwork before another patient comes in looking for family planning services. The 40-year-old midwife welcomes each patient with a warm smile and when she talks, her passion for her work is clear. At the Mim Health Centre, which is located in the Ahafo Region of Ghana, Abrafi says a sexual and reproductive health and right (SRHR) project through Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) and the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) allows her to offer comprehensive SRH services to those in the community, especially young people. Before the project, launched in 2018, she used to have to refer people to a town about 20 minutes away for comprehensive abortion care. She had also seen many women coming in for post abortion care service after trying to self-administer an abortion. "It was causing a lot of harm in this community...those cases were a lot, they will get pregnant, and they themselves will try to abort." Providing care & services to young people Through the clinic, she speaks to young people about their sexual and reproductive health and rights. "Those who can't [abstain] we offer them family planning services, so at least they can complete their schooling." Offering these services is crucial in Mim, she says, because often young people are not aware of sexual and reproductive health risks. "Some of them will even get pregnant in the first attempt, so at least explaining to the person what it is, what she should do, or what she should expect in that stage -is very helpful." She has already seen progress. "The young ones are coming. If the first one will come and you provide the service, she will go and inform the friends, and the friends will come." Hairdresser Jennifer Osei, who is waiting to see Abrafi, is a testament to this. She did not learn about family planning at school. After a friend told her about the clinic, she has begun relying on staff like Abrafi to educate her. "I have come to take a family planning injection, it is my first time taking the injection. I have given birth to one child, and I don't want to have many children now," she says. Expanding services in Mim The SRHR project is working in three other clinics or health centres in Mim, including at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital. When midwife Sherifa, 28, heard about the SRHR project coming to Mim, she knew it would help her hospital better help the community. The hospital was only offering care for pregnancy complications and did little family planning work. Now, it is supplied with a range of family planning commodities, and the ability to do comprehensive abortion care, as well as education on SRHR. Being able to offer these services especially helps school girls to prevent unintended pregnancies and to continue at school, she says. Sherifa also already sees success from this project, with young people now coming in for services, education and treatment of STIs. In the long term, she predicts many positive changes. "STI infection rates will decrease, teenage pregnancies will decrease, unsafe abortions and deaths as a result of unsafe abortions will decrease. The young people will now have more information about their sexual life in this community, as a result of the project."
"It has helped me a lot, without that information I would have given birth to many children..."
Factory workers at Mim Cashew, in a small town in rural Ghana, are taking their reproductive health choices into their own hands, thanks to a four-year project rolled out by Planned Parenthood Association Ghana (PPAG) along with the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA). The project, supported by private funding, focuses on factory workers as well as residents in the township of about 30, 000, where the factory is located. Under the project, health clinic staff in Mim have been supported to provide comprehensive abortion care, a range of different contraception choices and STI treatments as well as information and education. In both the community and the factory, there is a strong focus on SRHR trained peer educators delivering information to their colleagues and peers. An increase in knowledge So far, the project has yielded positive results - especially a notable increase amongst the workers on SRHR knowledge and access to services - like worker Janet Pinamang, who is a 32-year-old mother of two. She says the SRHR project has been great for her and her colleagues. "I have had a lot of benefits with the project from PPAG. PPAG has educated us on how the process is involved in a lady becoming pregnant. PPAG has also helped us to understand more on drug abuse and about HIV." She also appreciated the project working in the wider community and helping to address high levels of teenage pregnancy. "I have seen a lot of change before the coming of PPAG little was known about HIV, and its impacts and how it was contracted - now PPAG has made us know how HIV is spread, how it is gotten and all that. PPAG has also got us to know the benefits of spacing our children." "It has helped me a lot" Pinamang's colleague, Sandra Opoku Agyemang, 27, is a mother of a six-year-old girl called Bridget. Agyemang says before the project came to Mim, she had only heard negative information around family planning. "I heard family planning leads to dizziness, it could lead to fatigue, you won't get a regular flow of menses and all that, and I also heard problems with heart attacks. I had heard of these problems, and I was afraid, so after the coming of PPAG, I went into family planning, and I realised all the things people talked about were not wholly true." Now using family planning herself, she says the future is bright for her, and her family. "It has helped me a lot, without that information I would have given birth to many children, not only Bridget. In the future, I plan to add on two [more children], even with the two I am going to plan."
"Despite all those challenges, I thought it was necessary to stay in school"
When Gifty Anning Agyei was pregnant, her classmates teased her, telling her she should drop out of school. She thought of having an abortion, and at times she says she considered suicide. When her father, Ebenezer Anning Agyei found out about the pregnancy, he was furious and wanted to kick her out of the house and stop supporting her education. Getting the support she needed But with support from Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) and advice from Ebenezer's church pastor, Gifty is still in school, and she has a happy baby boy, named after Gifty's father. Gifty and the baby are living at home, with Gifty's parents and three of her siblings in Mim, a small town about eight hours drive northwest of Ghana's capital Accra. "Despite all those challenges, I thought it was necessary to stay in school. I didn't want any pregnancy to truncate my future," Gifty says, while her parents nod in proud support. In this area of Ghana, research conducted in 2018 found young people like Gifty had high sexual and reproduce health and rights (SRHR) challenges, with low comprehensive knowledge of SHRH and concerns about high levels of teenage pregnancy. PPAG, along with the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA), launched a four-year project in Mim in 2018 aimed to address these issues. For Gifty, now 17, and her family, this meant support from PPAG, especially from the coordinator of the project in Mim, Abdul- Mumin Abukari. "I met Abdul when I was pregnant. He was very supportive and encouraged me so much even during antenatals he was with me. Through Abdul, PPAG encouraged me so much." Her mother, Alice, says with support from PPAG her daughter did not have what might have been an unsafe abortion. The parents are also happy that the PPAG project is educating other young people on SRHR and ensuring they have access to services in Mim. Gifty says teenage pregnancy is common in Mim and is glad PPAG is trying to curb the high rates or support those who do give birth to continue their schooling. "It's not the end of the road" "PPAG's assistance is critical. There are so many ladies who when they get into the situation of early pregnancy that is the end of the road, but PPAG has made us know it is only a challenge but not the end of the road." Gifty's mum Alice says they see baby Ebenezer as one of their children, who they are raising, for now, so GIfty can continue with her schooling. "In the future, she will take on the responsibly more. Now the work is heavy, that is why we have taken it upon ourselves. In the future, when Gifty is well-employed that responsibility is going to be handed over to her, we will be only playing a supporting role." Alice also says people in the community have commented on their dedication. "When we are out, people praise us for encouraging our daughter and drawing her closer to us and putting her back to school." Dad Ebenezer smiles as he looks over at his grandson. "We are very happy now." When she's not at school or home with the baby, Gifty is doing an apprenticeship, learning to sew to follow her dream of becoming a fashion designer. For her, despite giving birth so young, she has her sights set on finishing her high school education in 2021 and then heading to higher education.
"They teach us as to how to avoid STDs and how to space our childbirth"
As the sun rises each morning, Dorcas Amakyewaa leaves her home she shares with her five children and mother and heads to work at a cashew factory. The factory is on the outskirts of Mim, a town in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Along the streets of the township, people sell secondhand shoes and clothing or provisions from small, colourfully painted wooden shacks. "There are so many problems in town, notable among them [young people], teenage pregnancies and drug abuse," Amakyewaa says, reflecting on the community of about 30,000 in Ghana. The chance to make a difference In 2018, Amakyewaa was offered a way to help address these issues in Mim, through a sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) project brought to both the cashew factory and the surrounding community, through the Danish Family Planning Association, and Planned Parenthood Association Ghana (PPAG). Before the project implementation, some staff at the factory were interviewed and surveyed. Findings revealed similar concerns Amakyewaa had, along with the need for comprehensive education, access and information on the right to key SRHR services. The research also found a preference for receiving SRHR information through friends, colleagues or factory health outreach. These findings then led to PPAG training people in the factory to become SRHR peer educators, including Amakyewaa. She now passes on what she has learnt in her training to her colleagues in sessions, where they discuss different SRHR topics. "I guide them to space their births, and I also guide them on the effects of drug abuse." The project has also increased access to hospitals, she adds. "The people I teach, I have given the numbers of some nurses to them. So that whenever they need the services of the nurses, they call them and meet them straight away." Access to information One of the women Amakyewaa meets with to discuss sexual and reproductive health is Monica Asare, a mother of two. "I have had a lot of benefits from PPAG. They teach us as to how to avoid STDs and how to space our childbirth. I teach my child about what we are learning. I never had access to this information; it would have helped me a lot, probably I would have been in school." Amakyewaa also says she didn't have access to information and services when she was young. If she had, she says she would not have had a child at 17. She takes the information she has learnt, to share with her children and other young people in the community. When she gets home after work, Amakyewaa's peer education does not stop, she continues. She also continues her teachings when she gets home. "PPAG's project has been very helpful to me as a mother. When I go home, previously I was not communicating with my children with issues relating to reproduction." Her 19-year-old daughter, Stella Akrasi, has also benefitted from her mothers training. "I see it to be good. I always share with my friends give them the importance of family planning. If she teaches me something I will have to go and tell them too" she says.


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Presstek Promotes John Meyer to Vice President of Marketing
GREENWICH, CT—Nov. 15, 2012—Presstek Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing solutions to the printing and communications industries, announced that John Meyer has been promoted to vice president of marketing, reporting directly to Chairman, President and CEO Stan Freimuth. Meyer joined Presstek in March of 2010 and has held director-level roles in Presstek's CTP business. Prior to joining Presstek, Meyer served in a number of sales and marketing roles at Fujifilm USA.
"In addition to a practical business approach, John brings a strong product management and marketing background to his new position," said Freimuth. "He understands our industry well, having spent the bulk of his career at Fujifilm where he held the position of Vice President of Marketing for the Imaging Group for several years prior to joining Presstek. He will be a valuable addition to our Leadership Team."
In his new role, Meyer will be responsible for driving Presstek's worldwide product strategy and marketing efforts. Now under the ownership of American Industrial Partners and with strong growth objectives, the marketing function will play a critical role in Presstek's future. "John is the ideal leader for this vital—and revitalized—function," Freimuth added.
In a related move, Presstek also announced the appointment of Ralph Jenkins to director of sales, CTP and indirect channels. Jenkins joined Presstek in 2006 as director of channel distribution. Prior to that, Jenkins spent 22 years at Agfa in a variety of sales and marketing roles. In this expanded position, Jenkins will retain his dealer management role as well as assuming Meyer's previous responsibilities in CTP sales. He will report to Joe Demharter, Presstek's vice president of sales.
"As Presstek moves forward our CTP dealer channel will play a key role in helping us achieve our growth targets and providing the level of support our customers expect," said Demharter. "I am delighted to have Ralph serving in this important role. His skills and background make him the right person to lead this important business."
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Getting new people settled within your business is a really important process. Get it wrong and people will feel confused about their role; unable to answer questions or make decisions. Get it right and they'll thrive; gaining confidence and knowledge, and feeling like a part of the team. So what kinds of things should an induction include and what is its purpose in the first place?
While most induction processes often cover the basics, such as a walk around the workplace, a bit of an introduction and the obligatory HR paperwork, I wonder whether many of them truly believe in the value of it all. To some people, time is money and – as they see it – time spent focussing on an intensive induction is time wasted. However, I would argue that it's time well invested, and I think you could go as far as to say that if you cut corners this early on, you're likely to see negative repercussions cropping up later.
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I think our induction process has improved tenfold since Arlene and Aaron, our amazing trainers, have come on board and taken things up a gear. The process they've created spans two weeks, sometimes more, and it's one of the most comprehensive I've ever seen. It doesn't matter what area of expertise new employees are going into; they'll still get an in depth technical introduction to products and services, take apart a server and tour the data centres, as well as a whole load of shadowing across the board. Whilst not everyone will have to work on all of these things directly, it's still imperative that they're comfortable understanding and talking about them.
One thing I've not mentioned so far, but is really important, is culture. It's vital that the induction process covers brand, company history, values and purpose. I know Aaron and Arlene take new starters through a who's who of the company and share some great tales for that personal touch. It's important for us to do this because it's not just a business these people are coming into; it's a family as well. It's easy to skim over the company culture, but it's arguably one of the most important parts of the process, especially if you recruit based on people's attitudes and values.
As a final point, I've also learned that an induction isn't all about giving information about the company. It's also about the people you're welcoming. What are their backgrounds and expectations? How do they want to develop professionally? Starting at a company shouldn't be the end of your education, but the beginning. This, and probably the fact that both Aaron and Arlene are former teachers, is why new starters at UKFast actually get homework and jump into exam training for relevant certifications almost immediately.
At the heart of any good business is people, so it makes complete sense to invest in them from the off, and cover all the bases when it comes to making them feel at home. And if that's not enough, you could always take them up Mount Snowdon…
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The Graduate School of Excellence Computational Engineering (GSC 233) at Technische Universität Darmstadt enables PhD students to develop their scientific skills in a focused way, and to cooperate under optimal conditions in a highly stimulating interdisciplinary environment.
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At Google I/O 2018, Google released the first beta version of Android P for its Pixel smartphones, along with seven other OEM devices. Those devices include the Sony Xperia XZ2, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Nokia 7 Plus, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21, OnePlus 6, and Essential Phone.
If you're looking for how to install Android P on the Essential Phone, you've come to the right place!
Unfortunately it's not as easy as enrolling in the Android Beta Program, though. Essential has the Android P download files on its website, which we've linked to below. We've also included all the instructions you'll need to sideload Android P on your Essential Phone.
To install Android P on your Essential Phone, first visit Essential's Developer Overview website here and download the necessary files. You can download the Android P OTA or fastboot file after you input your information and device serial number. In this tutorial, we are going to sideload the OTA file.
Next, you'll need to install ADB and fastboot on your computer. Here's a handy guide from XDA Developers that will walk you through the process for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
If you're sideloading the OTA on your Essential Phone, you don't need to have an unlocked bootloader. Feel free to skip down to the next section if you just want to sideload Android P on your phone.
Go to Settings > System > About phone, then tap Build number seven times, or until you receive conformation that you're a developer.
Go back to System settings, then select Developer options.
Enable OEM unlocking by tapping on the toggle.
Scroll down to USB debugging and turn the toggle on.
Plug your Essential Phone into your computer using a USB cable.
Next, open a terminal window in the folder where you have ADB and fastboot installed. On Windows, you can right-click and click open command window here. On macOS, open a terminal window and drag and drop the folder where your ADB and fastboot files are located.
In your command window, type adb devices and press enter. Your device's serial number should appear in the command window.
Next, reboot your phone into fastboot mode. In your command window, type adb reboot bootloader and press enter.
Alternatively, you can put your phone into fastboot mode by rebooting your phone while holding the volume-down button.
Your phone will boot into fastboot mode. You should see that your Essential Phone's device state is locked. To ensure your device is still being recognized by your computer, type fastboot devices in your command window and press enter. Your phone's serial number should show up.
Warning: Unlocking your phone's bootloader will erase all data on the device. If you don't want to lose your data, do not continue. Be sure to back up all your data before unlocking the phone's bootloader. If you don't mind losing all your data, feel free to proceed.
In your command window, type fastboot flashing unlock. Press enter.
On your phone, you will see a prompt asking if you would like to unlock your phone's bootloader. Use the volume down key to highlight Yes, then click the power button to confirm. Your phone will reboot.
Once ADB and fastboot are installed on your computer and your bootloader is unlocked, you can begin sideloading the update to the Essential Phone. Remember that OTA .zip file we had you download earlier? Move the file to the same folder where your ADB and fastboot files are located.
Consider renaming your file to update.zip, otherwise you'll have to type that confusing file name into your command line.
Ensure USB debugging is enabled on your Essential Phone. To do so, follow step four above.
Plug your Essential Phone into your computer with a USB cable.
Open a command window in the folder where you have ADB and fastboot installed.
If you see a notice on your phone asking if you'd like to allow USB debugging on this computer, check the box and select OK.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode. To do so, type adb reboot recovery into your command window. Your phone will reboot into recovery mode. You should see a little green bugdroid with a caution symbol. Despite your gut reaction, this is good.
Open the recovery menu on your Essential Phone. To do so, hold the power button and press the volume-up button once.
Scroll down to Apply update from ADB with your volume-down button, then press the power button to confirm.
Ensure that your phone is still being recognized by your computer. To do so, type adb devices in your command window and press enter. Your device's serial number should appear in the window.
In your command window, type adb sideload update.zip (or whatever you named your file).
If all went well, Android P should begin installing on your Essential Phone. This will take a few minutes. Once it's done, reboot your phone.
That's it! Easy, right? If you run into any problems along the way, you'll want to go back a few steps and make sure you followed the instructions to a T. Will you install Android P on your Essential Phone? Let us know in the comments.


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Dan's writings have always come into my life at a time when I was badly in need of an inspiration. Be it his first, Pieces Like Pottery or this one.
The book is a guide for every writer as well as those aspiring to write. What sets this book apart is the style of writing. There is a personal touch in every tip given. And, the tips, if followed to the T, would help improve not just the writing but life as well. For the what, how and why, you need to read the book.
Dan's writings have the power to make you think. The language is really simple but the meaning that every sentence conveys has a lot of depth. These 40 tips for creative writing can be taken for the writing process per se as well as for living life in a different manner as well. The tips help rake the reader's brain and mould him/ her to think divergently. Every chapter title is a life principle to live by if I may say so. Kudos to Dan for his amazing style. The writing takes the reader through a journey of introspection and healing. It makes one travel on the road to self-discovery and empowerment. This book is like a key to unlock your inner potential. The writing is not at all preachy. It is neither a book of Dos and Don'ts that are generally the flavour of such genre. The book aims to help out writers of books and lives to rediscover their passion.
Like I said, Dan's books have come into my life at a time when I lost my sense of purpose. His first book was a mirror that took me into my past and helped me heal. This book is a mirror that helped me look into my life and realise there is so much more to it. And not every book has the power to do so. Yes, though I read this book in one session, I had to read it again after a gap of few days. It was because I wanted to see if the second reading gave me a new perspective. True to my thought, it sure it.
To sum up, this amazingly excellent piece of writing is a definite must read for those writers who are facing a writer's block or are starting their journey into the world of writing. This is one of my recent reads that I am going to add to my personal library.
P.S - Thank you Dan for your set of tips that sure are going to stay with me for life. This review is my honest opinion after reading the book.


In this one hour workshop, we will focus on your breath, mind and body connection.
We will explore the interconnections of breath and movement, and how it brings our minds and bodies back into the present moment.
Our theatre focuses on the unconventional. Hence our name - Pink Gajah - a play on the white elephant in the room. We enjoy putting up subjects on stage which are not often thought about by mass society.
Pink Gajah believes in the potency of theatre-making. At the theatre, people gather, stop, and soak in a show. For an hour or two, the audience is suspended in time as they bear witness to a performance. They may take home messages or lessons that change their lives forever, or maybe they wouldn't. Either way, theatre is cathartic, healing and meditative.
At Pink Gajah, we hope to trigger thought and emotion in our audiences in order for them to think about deep issues and subjects.
A Pink Gajah work is always questioning, always questing. We are on a journey to examine the deeper emotional and intellectual issues insociety, and tell stories that move humanity at its core. The heart of our work is the social structure of a human being: the way we interact with society and the environment. Our priority is not to entertain you. Our priority is to resonate.
Sharda runs her own theatre and education company, Pink Gajah Theatre which she founded in 2013. She has been nominated numerous times as best supporting actress at the life! Theatre awards and is part of the winning ensemble of Wild Rice's 'Hotel'.


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struct NativeWatchpoint {
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};

class NativeWatchpointList {
public:
  Status Add(lldb::addr_t addr, size_t size, uint32_t watch_flags,
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  Status Remove(lldb::addr_t addr);

  using WatchpointMap = std::map<lldb::addr_t, NativeWatchpoint>;

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ZURICH, June 15 (Reuters) - Referee Howard Webb defended his decision on Sunday to award a controversial late penalty to co-hosts Austria against Poland at Euro 2008 that led to the Polish prime minister saying he wanted to kill him.
Webb conceded, however, that he should not have allowed Poland's opening goal in the same match on Thursday because it was offside.
Polish media and fans lambasted the English official for awarding the stoppage time penalty after Sebastian Proedl was dragged down by Mariusz Lewandowski.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he felt like he wanted to "kill" Webb after Ivica Vastic converted the spot kick for Austria.
"I gave the decision that I saw was right at the time. I hope that people later look back and see it was the right decision," Webb told reporters at his base on the outskirts of Zurich.
Webb, officiating at his first major international senior tournament, said he was unaware of Tusk's comments or any threats by Polish fans which were reported by media.
"I know things are said in the heat of moment that don't necessarily mean it has been meant in that way. Most fans are decent people," he said.
"I have not received any threats and am not aware of any.
"This criticism is nothing new. You have to develop a thick skin. I gave what I saw on the day," he added. But Webb's admittance that he made a mistake for Roger Guerreiro's 30th-minute opener for Poland will be of little comfort to co-hosts Austria who must defeat Germany on Monday to have any chance of progress to the quarter-finals.
"The Polish goal was offside. We made a mistake and we have watched the videos so we will do our best to make sure it doesn't happen again," Webb said.


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Academic Decathlon is a competition team where students test their intelligence against other schools. It motivates students to conduct research, complete assignments, and build strong communication skills to excel academically through team competition. The members of this team study within ten specific categories: art, economics, essay, interview, language arts and literature, mathematics, music, science, social studies, and speech.


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The launch of the ESPON 2013 programme and the announcement of the first series of calls for proposals and interest will take place on 21 January 2008 in Brussels. Commissioner Danuta Hübner and the Luxembourg Minister Jean-Marie Halsdorf will address the audience along with representatives from the European Parliament and other EU institutions. At this occasion, documentation related to the planned calls including details on their thematic scope, application procedures and information on evaluation criteria will be made available. The European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) is set up to provide comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on framework conditions for the development of Europe's regions, cities and larger territories. In addition to the 27 member states of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland participate in the programme. ESPON's 2007-2013 budget amounts to EUR 45.4 million, of which 75% are financed by the European Regional Development Fund.


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Megan Fox Diet Plan
American actress Megan Fox began as a nobody in Hollywood, appearing as an extra in a few movies and moved on to getting one-episode roles on television shows. Her first notable role was as Lindsay Lohan's antagonistic rival in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen released in 2004. After that, she became a series regular on the sitcom Hope & Faith, somehow gaining recognition among television audiences in the mid 2000s. The show ended in 2006, but it opened greater opportunities for Megan, particularly after being cast in Transformers, which became a smash hit upon its release in 2007, exposing Megan to worldwide moviegoers and cementing her fame. She reprised her role in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in 2009. Megan has since starred in other movies, including Jennifer's Body, Jonah Hex, and This Is 40. She recently headlined the latest reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2014.
The 29-year-old actress instantly became memorable for her physical appearance since her breakthrough in Transformers. Standing at 5'4, Megan has a slender figure and considering the action films she's been into, it is only fair to assume that she's also fit, strong, and agile. Aside from following a workout routine to maintain her body and overall well-being, Megan also practices a diet plan called the 5 Factor Diet. This means she eats five, small meals per day. In this way, she can satisfy her hunger without consuming too much. Of course, there's one day in a week where she can indulge into her cravings. We usually call it the cheat day. Basically, the actress avoids eating processed and junk foods like potato chips, white bread, crackers, and whole grain foods.
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California Cities Vote To Sue Governor For Closing Their Beaches
By Eric Quintanar
May 1, 2020 DailyWire.com
The cities of Huntington Beach and Dana Point have voted to take legal action against the state of California after Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said he would close all beaches and state parks inside of their cities and the rest of Orange County.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Huntington Beach voted 5-2 in a last-minute meeting in favor of seeking an injunction against the governor, who announced in Thursday's coronavirus press conference that the state would close all beaches in Orange County in response to "alarm bells," including packed crowds and a lack of reportedly improper physical distancing.
"People that are congregating there, that weren't practicing physical distancing, that may go back to their community outside of Orange County and may not even know that they contracted the disease and now they put other people at risk, put our hospital system at risk," said Newsom.
The mayor of Huntington Beach said that the city will temporarily abide by the governor's order, remarking that the city would be "very concerned" for marine safety officers if they were tasked with patrolling the only beaches open in the county, reports KTLA.
About 80,000 people flocked to all beaches across Orange County last weekend, although life guards in the area report that most people were observing proper social distancing guidelines, according to NBC New Los Angeles.
The Dana Point Times reports that the Dana Point city council also held an emergency meeting and voted 4-1 to seek a temporary restraining order against the governor. In an unclear twist, the lawmaker who proposed the measure was the only person to oppose it during the vote.
According to Patch, the city of Newport Beach will meet in an emergency session over the weekend to discuss legal actions they can take against the governor's order.
After the governor's beach closure order, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said that he would seek "voluntary compliance" from residents and did not want to take a heavy-handed approach, reports The Voice of OC.
"To date, we have not had to take any enforcement action on any components of the governor's order," said the sheriff, according to The Los Angeles Times.
As The Daily Wire previously reported, Newsom's staff informed the San Diego mayor's office that he planned to close all beaches and state parks in an upcoming press conference.
The move was also anticipated by the Police Chiefs Association, which distributed a memo to leading law enforcement officials around the state that the governor would announce the closure of all state parks and beaches during his daily coronavirus press conference on Thursday, and that the move would take effect on Friday.
"We wanted to give all of our members a heads up about this in order to provide time for you to plan for any situations you might expect as a result, knowing each community has its own dynamics," said the memo.


Doctors, physicians, caregivers and other medical practitioners—they're usually honored and well-respected in the communities. Their work is about serving others, a noble cause that deserves respect and admiration.
However, medical professionals too can slip up. Once upon a time, that meant an aggravated patient coming in the next day with their complaint. Today, in an era where millennials dominate the global healthcare population, it means bad reviews. It means a single social media post that evolves in a days-long discussion that ends up damaging the medical provider/practice's reputation.
Millennials, unlike baby boomers or the generations before, are quick to change medical resources, while leaving behind poor reviews that hundreds, even thousands of people may know about.
Unless it's a low to zero emergency issue, such as having acne checked out by a dermatologist, people prefer not to wait long for their medical appointments. Two to three week long waits for appointments are a big no-no.
While it's not a direct problem with a medical provider's or practice's quality of care, it does demotivate other people from making an appointment if they are aware it takes too long to access healthcare.
Doctors and physicians who demand punctuality and fail to adhere to appointment times are the first in line of medical providers to disappoint patients.
People take the time out from their study/work/other activities to visit you, are there on time, only to face half-hour, hour-long delays.
In a fast-paced world, wasting patient time is no longer tolerated.
What makes a service experience bad before the actual service, other than time issues? Poor staff behavior.
From the receptionist who gives out the patient number and provides information to calling patients, to the assisting physician, everyone's attitude adds to overall patient experience. Rude, dismissive medical staff is another leading reason for disappointments and bad reviews.
The "retail experience" is now expected of medical providers. Old-school healthcare is no longer permissible; patients expect respect and assistance. This means listening to the patient, acknowledging their concerns instead of simply pushing generic medical advice on them, and involving them in the decision-making process.
The key to great patient service is customization.
Healthguv, a healthcare social networking platform enables medical providers to deliver healthcare in a meaningful, human way. The healthcare social media website is comprised of a plethora of social networking features for medical professionals.


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// Copyright 1998-2015 Epic Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

/*=============================================================================
	MetalVertexDeclaration.cpp: Metal vertex declaration RHI implementation.
=============================================================================*/

#include "MetalRHIPrivate.h"

static MTLVertexFormat TranslateElementTypeToMTLType(EVertexElementType Type)
{
	switch (Type)
	{
		case VET_Float1:			return MTLVertexFormatFloat;
		case VET_Float2:			return MTLVertexFormatFloat2;
		case VET_Float3:			return MTLVertexFormatFloat3;
		case VET_Float4:			return MTLVertexFormatFloat4;
		case VET_PackedNormal:	return MTLVertexFormatUChar4Normalized;
		case VET_UByte4:			return MTLVertexFormatUChar4;
		case VET_UByte4N:		return MTLVertexFormatUChar4Normalized;
		case VET_Color:			return MTLVertexFormatUChar4Normalized;
		case VET_Short2:			return MTLVertexFormatShort2;
		case VET_Short4:			return MTLVertexFormatShort4;
		case VET_Short2N:		return MTLVertexFormatShort2Normalized;
		case VET_Half2:			return MTLVertexFormatHalf2;
		case VET_Half4:			return MTLVertexFormatHalf4;
		case VET_Short4N:		return MTLVertexFormatShort4Normalized;
		case VET_UShort2:		return MTLVertexFormatUShort2;
		case VET_UShort4:		return MTLVertexFormatUShort4;
		case VET_UShort2N:		return MTLVertexFormatUShort2Normalized;
		case VET_UShort4N:		return MTLVertexFormatUShort4Normalized;
		default:				UE_LOG(LogMetal, Fatal, TEXT("Unknown vertex element type!")); return MTLVertexFormatFloat;
	};

}

static uint32 TranslateElementTypeToSize(EVertexElementType Type)
{
	switch (Type)
	{
		case VET_Float1:			return 4;
		case VET_Float2:			return 8;
		case VET_Float3:			return 12;
		case VET_Float4:			return 16;
		case VET_PackedNormal:	return 4;
		case VET_UByte4:			return 4;
		case VET_UByte4N:		return 4;
		case VET_Color:			return 4;
		case VET_Short2:			return 4;
		case VET_Short4:			return 8;
		case VET_Short2N:		return 4;
		case VET_Half2:			return 4;
		case VET_Half4:			return 8;
		case VET_Short4N:		return 8;
		default:				UE_LOG(LogMetal, Fatal, TEXT("Unknown vertex element type!")); return 0;
	};
}

FMetalVertexDeclaration::FMetalVertexDeclaration(const FVertexDeclarationElementList& InElements)
	: Elements(InElements)
	, Layout(nil)
{
	GenerateLayout(InElements);
}

FMetalVertexDeclaration::~FMetalVertexDeclaration()
{
	FMetalManager::ReleaseObject(Layout);
}

static TMap<uint32, FVertexDeclarationRHIRef> GVertexDeclarationCache;

FVertexDeclarationRHIRef FMetalDynamicRHI::RHICreateVertexDeclaration(const FVertexDeclarationElementList& Elements)
{
	uint32 Key = FCrc::MemCrc32(Elements.GetData(), Elements.Num() * sizeof(FVertexElement));
	// look up an existing declaration
	FVertexDeclarationRHIRef* VertexDeclarationRefPtr = GVertexDeclarationCache.Find(Key);
	if (VertexDeclarationRefPtr == NULL)
	{
//		NSLog(@"VertDecl Key: %x", Key);

		// create and add to the cache if it doesn't exist.
		VertexDeclarationRefPtr = &GVertexDeclarationCache.Add(Key, new FMetalVertexDeclaration(Elements));
	}

	return *VertexDeclarationRefPtr;
}

void FMetalVertexDeclaration::GenerateLayout(const FVertexDeclarationElementList& InElements)
{
	Layout = [[MTLVertexDescriptor alloc] init];
	TRACK_OBJECT(Layout);

	TMap<uint32, uint32> BufferStrides;
	for (uint32 ElementIndex = 0; ElementIndex < InElements.Num(); ElementIndex++)
	{
		const FVertexElement& Element = InElements[ElementIndex];

		checkf(Element.Stride == 0 || Element.Offset + TranslateElementTypeToSize(Element.Type) <= Element.Stride,
			TEXT("Stream component is bigger than stride: Offset: %d, Size: %d [Type %d], Stride: %d"), Element.Offset, TranslateElementTypeToSize(Element.Type), (uint32)Element.Type, Element.Stride);

		// Vertex & Constant buffers are set up in the same space, so add VB's from the top
		uint32 ShaderBufferIndex = UNREAL_TO_METAL_BUFFER_INDEX(Element.StreamIndex);

		// track the buffer stride, making sure all elements with the same buffer have the same stride
		uint32* ExistingStride = BufferStrides.Find(ShaderBufferIndex);
		if (ExistingStride == NULL)
		{
			// handle 0 stride buffers
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			// even with MTLVertexStepFunctionConstant, it needs a non-zero stride (not sure why)
			uint32 Stride = (Element.Stride == 0 ? 4 : Element.Stride);

			// look for any unset strides coming from UE4 (this can be removed when all are fixed)
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Little Rock er en by, der er hovedstad i delstaten Arkansas i USA. Byen er administrativt centrum i det amerikanske county Pulaski County og har  indbyggere.

Little Rock-krisen i 1957
The Little Rock crisis var et vendepunkt i borgerrettighedsbevægelsen. Ni afroamerikanske skoleelever blev fulgt i skole af 1.000 faldskærmssoldater fra den amerikanske hær. En højesteretsdom fra 1954 havde fastslået, at segregerede skoler var grundlovsstridige, og skulle afvikles. De ni mødte frem ved Central High school i Little Rock, men blev mødt af massive demonstrationer. Arkansas' guvernør Orval Faubus (1910-94) indkalte nationalgarden for at spærre vejen for de ni. Præsident Dwight Eisenhower satte så hårdt mod hårdt for at gennemtvinge højesteretsdommen, og sendte soldater ind fra 101st Airborne Division som livvagt for de ni. Krisen i Little Rock fik enorm medieopmærksomed. 25. september 1957 vendte de ni tilbage til Central High School og blev indskrevet. Enheder fra den amerikanske hær forblev ved skolen resten av skoleåret som garanti for deres sikkerhed.

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US not ruling out military response to Iran's 'tanker attacks'
Agencies | Updated: Jun 15, 2019, 6:06 IST
US President Donald Trump said Iran was responsible for attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf this week, and he vowed that the key shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz will not be closed.
"Iran did do it, and you know they did it," Trump said Friday during a phone interview with Fox News. "You saw the boat at night," he said.
The president's comments follow American officials' release of images they said show that Iran was involved in an attack on an oil tanker near the entrance to the Persian Gulf on Thursday, one of two incidents that have raised tensions between the US and the Islamic republic. Iranian officials have rejected the accusation.
The prospects of a conflict have heightened since the administration tightened its sanctions on Iranian oil exports in early May, following Trump's decision a year ago to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord.
Senior Trump administration officials have said the US is considering a number of responses to the attacks, including the possibility of providing naval escorts to commercial ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. An American military response hasn't been ruled out, they said, and all options are on the table.
The US Central Command released a timeline of the incident along with video and photographs showing a boat alongside the hull of a larger vessel with a hole in its side. The military said the video showed Iranian forces removing an unexploded limpet mine from from the vessel. Limpet mines are usually attached to a target by magnet.
The video was the first evidence publicly put forward by the US to support its claim - announced earlier on Thursday by secretary of state Michael Pompeo - that Iran was behind the attacks.
However, adding to the confusion over what happened and who was responsible, the president of the company that owns the ship said the vessel wasn't damaged by a mine. "A mine doesn't damage a ship above sea level," said Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo, the owner and operator of Japanese vessel 'Kokua Courageous'. "We aren't sure exactly what hit, but it was something flying towards the ship," he said.
Iranian officials denied any involvement, with foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggesting that Iran's enemies may have been behind the attacks and reiterating calls for a regional dialogue.
The tanker attacks occurred as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Tehran meeting officials in what was seen as an effort to help ease tensions between the US and Iran. Pompeo said the attack on the Japanese tanker was tantamount to Iran insulting Japan as Abe was trying to seek peace.
Trump spoke with Abe on Friday, discussing issues including Abe's "recent travel to Iran and the circumstances surrounding the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman," according to a White House statement. It said that Trump thanked Abe "for his effort to facilitate communication with Iran".
T he episode in the Persian Gulf came a day after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at a Saudi airport, wounding 26 people. Agencies
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Q: Xml output not places where i want I have a script that checks status (daily with cron) of some sites and write result in a xml document. Xml is like this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <xml>
  <sites>
   <site1>result of site1</site1>
   <site2>result of site2</site2>
   ...
  </sites>
 </xml>

Then i have a function that let me get xml content for each site with wordpress shortcodes , like this :
<?php
function CheckRemoteService($atts) {
 extract(shortcode_atts(array(
  'name' => 'txt',
 ), $atts));

$xml = simplexml_load_file('my.xml');
echo $xml->sites->$name;

}
add_shortcode('checkmyurl','CheckRemoteService');
?>

Shortcodes give me the correct output but all results are placed on same row at top , like if are blocked there. I want to insert these results in a table with other data. Is this a xml limit or i have done some mistakes ?
Thanks.

A: Shortcodes must return content and not echo it.  See any of the examples in the codex for add_shortcode()
So your callback function should probably be:
function CheckRemoteService($atts) {
 extract(shortcode_atts(array(
  'name' => 'txt',
 ), $atts));

$xml = simplexml_load_file('my.xml');
return $xml->sites->$name;

}
add_shortcode('checkmyurl','CheckRemoteService');


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Home Regional News Asia Pacific Who Threatens the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
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Who Threatens the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
David Eshel
A mere week is left before the Beijing Olympics open and global counter terrorist organizations are on high alert. Especially jittery must be the Chinese security officials and they should have every reason to be so. On August 4, 2008 just few days before the grand opening, two men believed to be Moslems, drove a dump truck into a troop of policemen that were on a morning jog in the city of Kashgar. After the deliberate attack, they continued throwing homemade grenades at the wounded policemen before stabbing them with knives. 16 officers were killed and 16 oters wounded in the attack.
Less than two weeks earlier, on July 23 an apparent terrorist group released a video taking responsibility for bus bomb blasts a few days before in the southwestern city of Kunming that killed two people. The group also claimed as its own, another attack in Shanghai that killed three people last May. In the video, the group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party, apparently a Uighur Muslim separatist organization, pushing for independence for China's far western region of Xinjiang, threatened more attacks, including during the Beijing Games that run from Aug. 8-24. "Our aim is to target the most critical points related to the Olympics, the group warned.
Although the Chinese government has assured its people and the Olympic community, that heavy security will ensure secure games, there is sufficient concern over a possible "repeat performance" of the notorious 1972 Munich Massacre, in which eleven Israeli athletes were murdered by the PLO Black September terror movement.
But for Chinese security, the Olympic terror threat could well be homegrown. This year, among the potential troublemakers which Chinese security specialists have identified are Tibetan separatists, who staged occasionally violent protests last spring. Tian Yixiang, head of the Beijing Olympic Games Security Protection Coordinating Group, said the top "terror" threats to the August Games come from Uighur militants campaigning for independence for Xinjiang in China's far northwest, from Tibetan independence groups, and from followers of the banned Falun Gong sect. Tian, who has rarely given public comments on preparations for the Games, said a failed bomb attack on a plane in Xinjiang in March and anti-Chinese unrest across Tibet that same month, "amply showed that they are scheming to sabotage the Beijing Olympic Games".
East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)
The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is a separatist Muslim group operating in China's western Xinjiang province. ETIM is the most militant of the various groups in the Xinjiang region that demand separation from China and the creation of an independent state called East Turkestan. The Xinjiang region is a vast, thinly populated region that shares borders with several countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. The ETIM is one of the more extreme groups founded by Uighurs, the Turkic-speaking ethnic majority in Xinjiang, seeking an independent state called East Turkestan. The Uighurs is an ethnic minority group numbering about 8 million of the 19 million people in Xinjiang. Their ethnicity, language, and culture is more similar to the Turkic peoples of neighboring Central Asian republics.
China has long viewed the ETIM and similar groups as a threat to its territorial integrity, and after the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001, executed a harsh crackdown on the region by increasing its military presence, detaining suspected members, and limiting religious rights. Chinese authorities blame separatist groups, including ETIM, for more than 200 terrorist attacks since 1990, resulting in 162 deaths and more than 440 injuries.
Uighur extremist elements have been involved in two recent incidents reported by the Chinese authorities from that region. The first incident took place at Urumqi, the capital of the province, on January 27,2008. Chinese security sources mentioned an exchange of fire between the police and some Uighur extremists when the police raided a hide-out of a suspected sleeper cell of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM). Being a suspected associate of Al Qaeda with close links to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) or Group, another Uzbek group, these people are dangerous.
While the objectives of the IMU may be regional and confined to Uzbekistan and other Central Asian Republics and Xinjiang, those of the IJU are global in proportion. The IJU projects itself as a global jihadi organization with no specific ethnic identity. A second incident was reported to have taken place on board a Chinese commercial plane flying from Urumqi to Beijing on March 7,2008. Security guards traveling on board the plane overpowered two suspected Uighur extremists, who tried to create a violent incident. The Chinese media has regarded the incident as an attempted terrorist strike. Apparently, the plane made an emergency landing in the northwestern city of Lanzhou. The two persons, already overpowered by the security guards, were handed over to the local police for interrogation. No reports have been available over the outcome and official sources attempted to minimize the affair.
China Spares no Expense to Safeguard the Games
With security of the Games as its paramount concern, China's efforts – ranging from putting surface-to-air missiles around Olympic venues such as the Bird's Nest stadium and Water Cube aquatics center, inc lude the planned closure of Beijing's international airport during the opening ceremony – are turning this year's Olympics into the most security-focused Games in history. To ensure security, Beijing already held a series of anti-terrorist drills in June aimed at dealing with possible bomb or chemical attacks, as well as attempts to kidnap athletes. Now the capital is preparing to deploy more than 100,000 police, army troops, and trained volunteers around the capital. Police checkpoints have been set up along major roads to check identity cards for those trying to enter Beijing and primarily the Olympic Games compounds. Armed police with bomb-sniffing dogs now patrol the city's railway and subway stations. An additional 2,000 security guards as well as 200 X-ray machines are in the capital's 93 subway stations watching for guns, knives, explosive or flammable liquids. Even chemical substance monitoring systems seem to have been installed in focal places.
Meanwhile, Beijing has placed 300,000 surveillance cameras throughout the capital to monitor any suspicious activities. Access to all Olympics venues is being constantly screened, with everything from standard metal detectors to technology for fingerprint and iris scanning. China will spend a record $6.5 billion on surveillance equipment.
Chinese security authorities will also employ drones to patrol for security threats throughout the Olympics games, said a state media report that called it the country's first "known" use of such aircraft. Indeed, drones were among three dozen other "anti-terrorism weapons" to be employed to maintain security during the Beijing Olympics that were put on display in the eastern city of Jinan in Shandong province. Other security measures employed include remote-controlled bomb disposal robots and battery-powered two-wheel segway vehicles to be used by armed police on patrols. With every hour remaining before the start of the games, tension in China and not only in Beijing itself is rising constantly. Will the terrorists strike?
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To write an essay you must compose a thesis statement, which is one sentence that expresses your opinion about an idea or controversy. The thesis, usually the last sentence in the introductory paragraph, often contains a plan of development or thesis subtopics that will serve as the supporting body paragraphs in the essay. Essayists take several approaches to presenting thesis subtopics or subproblems.
Write the thesis sentence, and compose the subtopics into separate sentences, listing them from least important to most important. An example of this format: "The death penalty should be abolished. First, it costs taxpayers more money than confining prisoners to life in prison. Second, the death penalty does not deter criminals from committing heinous acts. Finally, murder remains a criminal act, even when the state does it." Since these complex ideas do not lend themselves to a simple list, write them in complete sentences, and make the body paragraphs unfold in the same order.
Write the thesis sentence, and use a colon to signal subtopics to follow. A sample format looks like this: "The death penalty should be abolished because: (1) It remains more costly than imprisoning criminals for life; (2) It does not deter criminals; (3) It is state-sponsored murder." Parallelism in grammar demands that each item in the list start with the same type of word, in this case a noun and verb combination. Use semicolons without conjunctions to divide a sequence of sentences.
Write the thesis sentence, and use a dash to set off the subtopics. This format appears as follows: "The death penalty should be abolished for three reasons --- it remains financially more costly than imprisoning for life, it does not deter heinous criminal behavior and it becomes state-sponsored murder." Formal academic writing forbids the use of the dash, an informal mark of punctuation. Steps 1 and 2 contain the punctuation that satisfies most instructors.
Hunt, Patricia. "How to Write Subproblems in a Thesis." , https://penandthepad.com/write-subproblems-thesis-8499692.html. Accessed 25 April 2019.
Do not document a thesis statement or your opinion. Document facts in the body paragraphs, but the thesis should state your stance on an issue.
Know the essay's length requirement, if any, to determine the number of subproblems in the thesis.


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Junior Choi (* 20. Mai 1999 in London) ist ein britischer Rapper und Model. Er tritt auch als Jnr Choi auf.

Leben
Junior Chois Wurzeln liegen in Gambia, wo seine Eltern herkommen. Er wurde im Südosten Londons geboren. Nach eigenen Angaben wuchs er in einem muslimisch-afrikanisch geprägten Haushalt auf. Zunächst machte er sich als Model für unter anderem Off-White und Dior einen Namen. Er war außerdem auf den Fashion-Shows von Kenzo und Philipp Plein zu sehen. Vertreten wird er von Select Model Management und Elite Milan. Er tritt insbesondere als androgynes Model auf, das für Unisex-Mode wirbt.

Seit 2018 arbeitete er außerdem an seiner Musikkarriere und veröffentlichte mehrere Singles. Der Durchbruch als Künstler gelingt ihm 2022 mit der Single To the Moon, der auf einem Sample von Bruno Mars' Song Talking to the Moon sowie einem Vocalsample von Sam Tompkins beruht. Jnr Choi ergänzte Rapgesang sowie UK-Drill-Beat. Das Lied erreichte nach zwei Monaten etwa 1,7 Millionen Nutzungen bei TikTok und 50 Millionen Streams auf Spotify. Das Lied erreichte Chartplatzierungen in allen relevanten Plattenmärkten. Der Künstler unterschrieb anschließend einen Vertrag bei Sony Music Entertainment und Epic Records.

Diskografie

Alben
 2021: SS21 (Eigenproduktion)

Singles
 2018: Moves
 2019: Undress
 2020: Belvedere
 2020: Stunna
 2020: Philippines
 2020: Excited
 2021: Reality
 2021: Party Till Late
 2021: Top of the League
 2021: To the Moon

Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe

Weblinks
 Jnr Choi auf Instagram

Einzelnachweise

Model
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Bilbao, San Anton | © Iñaki Queralt / Flickr
Bilbao / Guides & Tips
The Top 10 City Tours in Bilbao
Most big cities offer a number of different ways you can experience them and the Basque city of Bilbao is no different. Here are our top 10 Bilbao city tours, from bike tours and walking tours, to free tours and foodie tours.
Bilboats
Not content with seeing the city from the streets, why not tour it from the water instead? Bilboats offers two types of city boat tours, along the River Nervión. The first lasts one hour and passes sights such as the Town Hall, the Zubizuri Bridge, the Guggenheim Museum and the Maritime Museum. The second tour does the same route as the first and then continues into the estuary, where the city meets the sea, and takes visitors to see the Portugalete Suspension Bridge.
Bilbao Bilboats | ©Валерий / Wikimedia Commons
Running Tours Bilbao
If you want to keep fit while you're away, Running Tours Bilbao offers the ideal solution to stay in shape while discovering the city. Choose from a 10km run or a 15km run, and select your own route and pace. Tours include a private guide, pick-up from your hotel, water, a hat, and digital photos of your tour. How about running through the Casco Viejo (Old Town) or past the Guggenheim Museum?
Guggenheim Bilbao | ©Vicente Villamón / Flickr
Bus Turístico Bilbao
Although tourist buses are not everyone's cup of tea, they can be a great way to get to explore a city, especially if you've got limited time. A typical hop-on, hop-off type bus, the Bus Turístico Bilbao takes a one hour route around the city, taking in all the most famous sights. From the Guggenheim Museum, it passes through the centre of the city, down to the Azkuna Zentroa, redesigned by Philippe Starck, then round along the River Nervión and into the Casco Viejo (Old Town).
open top city tour bus | © Felix O / Flickr
Tourné Bilbao
From four wheels to two – Tourné offers the best bike tours in the city. City bike tours last three hours and are conducted in groups of two to twelve. The Tourné Viva tour visits all the famous sights that have put Bilbao on the map, while the Tourné Underground tour visits the lesser-known parts of the city. The company also offer private bike tours, and rent bicycles out, so that you can explore the city on your own time.
city bike tour | ©bearinthenorth / Pixabay
Bilbao City Tour
Bilbao City Tour is the city tour created and run by locals. The three-hour private walking tour shows you not only the city's most famous sights, but also the little hidden corners of the city, known only by locals. You will begin in the Casco Viejo (Old Town), then head to La Ribera, the largest covered food market in Europe. The tour continues to the Ensanche neighbourhood, the well-heeled bourgeoisie area and the central business district. Finish the tour at the celebrated Guggenheim Museum.
Casco Viejo Bilbao, Spain | ©Mikemod / Wikimedia Commons
Basque Taste
This is the city tour for foodies – a foodie guide to the best pintxos in Bilbao. Basque Taste will pair travellers with an expert guide who will take them to some of the most picturesque quarters of the city, sampling some of the finest gourmet pintxos in Bilbao. The tour lasts three hours and includes all food, wines and a multilingual guide. Basque Taste also offers private tours of the Guggenheim Museum.
pintxos | ©Katina Rogers
Foodie & Tours
Those who want to mix history and food, won't want to miss out on Foodie & Tours Historical Walking Tour and Pintxos Dinner. The three-hour walking tour with a local guide, will take visitors to discover the historical centre of the city, exploring some of its most interesting sights, including La Ribera food market and Santiago Cathedral, while stopping for pintxos along the way. Some of the most typical pintxos you will try include ham and goat's cheese with walnuts or roasted red pepper with anchovies.
Pintxos | ©Elemaki / Wikimedia Commons
Free Tours Bilbao
Visitors on a budget will be happy to know that there are free city walking tours. Available during the summer months only, the tours are run by Irati, a secondary school and English teacher who works on a tips-only basis. Choose from two different tours – Essential Bilbao, visiting all the major sights, and Old Town Bilbao, exploring the 7oo-year-old Casco Viejo.
Puppy by Jeff Koons, Guggenheim Bilbao | Wikimedia Commons | © Georges Jansoone / WikiCommons
Tours by Basques
Tours by Basques is run by Mikel, a part-time university teacher, passionate about Basque history and culture. The company offers three different private Bilbao tours – Undiscovered Bilbao and the Guggenheim Museum, The Real Pintxos Experience Bilbao and Bilbao Bike Tour, so whichever way you wish to discover the city, Mikel has something for you.
Plaza Nueva, Bilbao | © Jose Mario Pires / CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons | © Jose Mario Pires / CC BY-SA 3.0 / WikiCommons
Secret Bilbao
Want to go beyond the usual tourist sights and get underneath the skin of the Basque city? Secret Bilbao runs three such tours – Pintxos Route, One Day in Bilbao for Foodies and One Day in Bilbao. Run by the enthusiastic and friendly local Miguel, they enable visitors to really get to know the city and share in Miguel's passion for it.
Cafe Bar Bilbao | ©jose angel / Flickr | © jose angel/Flickr


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The Greeks
A Global History
Roderick Beaton
A sweeping history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today
More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.
In The Greeks, Beaton traces this history from the Bronze Age Mycenaeans who built powerful fortresses at home and strong trade routes abroad, to the dramatic Eurasian conquests of Alexander the Great, to the pious Byzantines who sought to export Christianity worldwide, to today's Greek diaspora, which flourishes on five continents. The product of decades of research, this is the story of the Greeks and their global impact told as never before.
Roderick Beaton:
Roderick Beaton is an Emeritus Professor at King's College London and Commander of the Order of Honor of the Hellenic Republic. His previous book, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, was shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize. He is the four-time winner of the prestigious Runciman Award and lives in Kent, England.
Publisher Name Basic Books
Imprint Basic Books
Publication Date Nov 02, 2021
Extent 608.0 Pages
History & Archaeology » History » General & world history
History & Archaeology » History » Ancient history
History & Archaeology » History » European history


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Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir; 2 pilots killed
Dec. 6, 2021 3:37 AM PT
ISLAMABAD —
A Pakistani army helicopter crashed on Monday in bad weather in the Pakistan-administered section of disputed Kashmir, killing the two pilots on board, the military said.
A statement from the military said the helicopter went down on the Siachen glacier, one of the world's longest mountain glaciers, located in the Karakoram Range, and often referred to as the "highest battleground on earth" because of the wars that Pakistan and India have fought over the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Rescue helicopters and troops have been dispatched to Siachen, the military said. No further details on the crash were immediately available. The two pilots were identified as Maj. Irfan Bercha and Maj. Raja Zeeshan Jahanzeb.
Siachen is known for tragedies, a desolate place where more troops have died from avalanches or bitter cold than in combat. Since gaining independence from Britain in 1947, Pakistan and India have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir.
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Monday Music News From Hayes Carll, Band of Heathens, Jon Pardi, and More
BY Jesse Hughey
Hayes Carll drops new acoustic versions of his classics, Twisted Pines evolves from their start as a bluegrass band, Jon Pardi offers new covers album, and more music news.
Hayes Carll has been keeping busy during his quarantine downtime. He has been putting out the virtual tip jar while playing Alone Together Tuesday streaming live shows every week from his front porch or living room. Now he has a new album coming out September 4 from Dualtone, Alone Together Sessions, a collection of 10 songs from throughout his career as well as a duet with his wife, fellow singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, on Lefty Frizzell and Whitey Shafer's classic "That's the Way Love Goes." The acoustic album follows last year's acclaimed What It Is So Far. Other players on the album include producer, frequent collaborator, and multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott, violinist Luke Moeller, and Ray Wylie Hubbard, who shows up for a fun version of their co-written tune "Drunken Poet's Dream." At his website, you can listen to "Times Like These" from the new album, preorder the album, and find links to his social media profiles where you can listen to his next Alone Together Tuesday, which will be at 6 p.m. Central tomorrow.
Band of Heathens' Good Time Supper Club Live
On the subject of standing Tuesday evening streaming shows, the Band of Heathens has a weekly Good Time Supper Club Live at 7:30 p.m. Central. You can ask them about songs, make requests, book your own personal concert via a web conference service, and, of course, send them a tip via Venmo or PayPal.
Twisted Pine Twists Bluegrass
Twisted Pine began as a bluegrass band. They're from Boston, which ain't exactly Kentucky — your first clue that they're probably not going to sound like your grandpa's bluegrass. Their latest, Right Now, was released Friday and shows how they have evolved into something completely different, and yet the difficult-to-pin-down-a-genre tunes still have plenty of fiddle, string bass, and mandolin chops that should impress even the most ardent traditionalists — at least until new member Anh Phung starts playing flute. It's got a groove-heavy yet laid-back feel that would sound right at home in a hip coffee shop or dorm room at 2 a.m. Check it out at their website.
New Music From Ozark Composer
Saunder Jurriaans recently released an interesting music video for his song "Easy Now" from his upcoming debut album, Beasts, due out September 18. Jurriaans composed music for The OA, Ozark, and The Rental, to name a few. "'Easy Now' was originally written as sort of an anthem to get myself out of a dark place," Jurriaans says in a press release. "Now it seems like it could speak to everything going on around us in the world. It's about stepping back from the whirlwind of uncertainty and darkness, taking a pause — and a breath — and seeing it for what it really is." Check it out here.
Okie Music Tribute
Paul Benjaman, John Fullbright, Branjae, and Jesse Aycock are among the Tulsa, Oklahoma, musicians who recorded the first album tracked at Leon Russell's Paradise Studio at Grand Lake since 1978. Back to Paradise: A Tulsa Tribute to Okie Music honors previous generations of songwriters with covers such as Benjaman's tight full-band cover of JJ Cale's "I'll Make Love to You Anytime," the in-studio performance video of which you can watch here.
Jon Pardi Covers LP
Jon Pardi, whom we profiled as "The Heartache Kid" in our October 2019 country music feature, has a new covers album out, Rancho Fiesta Sessions, with his takes on classic tracks such as Merle Haggard's "The Bottle Let Me Down," Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," and Tom Petty's "The Waiting." Stream it or buy it at his website.
More C&I Recommended Music
And don't forget about the C&I-approved new music playlist on Spotify. We've added great tunes from Orville Peck, Mark Chesnutt, Lindsay Ell, Brandon Stansell, Willie Nelson, and a pair of wonderful covers by Jon Pardi from his aforementioned covers album.
Photography: David McClister