Now injured Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is apparently at the top of the Pelicans list when it comes to things they'd want in an Anthony Davis-to-L.A. deal, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. Irving is a factor because of what's known as the Rose Rule, which says National Basketball Association teams can not trade for more than one player who has signed an extension.
ESPN reported earlier this week that the Lakers were poised to make an aggressive play to acquire Davis from the Pelicans before next week's trade deadline.
If Davis is set on joining the Lakers in 2020 regardless of where he is traded to, other teams may be reluctant to give up quality assets in a trade for him. Johnson presented Demps with five different trade scenarios for Davis on Wednesday, Turner reports, and are waiting to hear back from Demps about which ones interest him the most. It is believed that a package of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, and Ivica Zubac are the starting point with Brandon Ingram potentially also being included in a deal.
Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times reports that Lakers team president Magic Johnson and Demps talked on the phone Tuesday about how to proceed in Davis trade talks. It also would severely hinder the leverage the Pelicans would have in the summer as it would take the Lakers off the board as a team others have to bid again.
Some have even speculated that Davis' preferred destination could be with the purple-and-gold franchise, though the superstar big man hasn't come out with a list of preferred destinations as of yet.
The implication is that a trade may not come before the February 7 deadline to make a deal this season, and more likely could come after the season, when 2019 draft slots are known and when the Boston Celtics are eligible to enter the fray.
However, Turner adds that the Lakers will not be interested in getting into a bidding war with Boston if they are forced to wait until the summer.
The Boston Celtics have also shown interest in Davis but, due to minutiae in the collective bargaining agreement, can not trade for him until this summer unless they want to trade All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving.


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Bunheads is bringing another Gilmore Girls alum into the fold.
Chris Eigeman — who played Lorelai's boyfriend, Jason "Digger" Stiles, on the late WB/CW series — will guest star on the ABC Family dramedy, TVLine has learned exclusively.
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Eigeman will appear in Episode 8 as Conor, the director of a play that Michelle (Sutton Foster) and Fanny (GG alumna Kelly Bishop) attend.
Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino hasn't been shy about using actors from her previous project on the new series. In addition to Bishop and Eigeman, Rose Abdoo (Stars Hollow's resident mechanic Gypsy) plays Sparkles shopkeeper Sam in Bunheads and Gregg Henry (Logan's dad Mitchum) will recur as a surfer dude who owns a local restaurant.
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Q: $\mathcal{F}\subset \mathcal{E}$, Countable Union, $\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{F})=\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{E})$ $X\not= \emptyset, \mathcal{F}\subset \mathcal{E}\subset \mathcal{P}(X)$. If every Element $B \in \mathcal{E}$ can be written as a countable Union of Elements of $\mathcal{F}$, then prove that, $$\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{F})=\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{E}).$$
I know why this holds (it isn't very difficult to prove), but I have problems to write this down in a formal proof.
My suggestions:
"$\subset$":
$\mathcal{F}\subset \mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{E})$, so $\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{F})\subset \mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{E})$
"$\supset$":
$\mathcal{E} \subseteq\mathcal{F} \cup \underbrace{\{A_1,A_2,... \in \mathcal{F}, \underbrace{\bigcup_i A_i}_{B} \in \mathcal{E}\}}_{\mathcal{F'}}$
Since the $\mathcal{A}_\sigma$ is closed under Union it follows that:
$\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{E}) \subseteq \mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{F})=\mathcal{A}_\sigma(\mathcal{F}\cup\mathcal{F}')$
What is here the right way to prove this (or is this enough)?

A: Since every $B\in \mathcal{E}$ is written as a countable union of elements ot $\mathcal{F}$, then $B$ is an element of $\mathcal{A}_{\sigma}(\mathcal{F})$. Hence,  $\mathcal{E} \subset \mathcal{A}_{\sigma}(\mathcal{F})$, which suggests that $\mathcal{A}_{\sigma}(\mathcal{E})\subset \mathcal{A}_{\sigma}(\mathcal{F})$.

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The best business Web sites are more than online billboards -- they're powerful sales tools. Here's how some Microsoft partners are using their public sites to attract new customers and better serve their existing ones.
In its first three years as a software provider for professional training and continuing-education companies, CourseMax Inc. had a standard Web presence: a Web site that the company's president, Dan Blake, now likens to an online brochure with details about the company, its products and services.
That approach has changed radically in the last few months for CourseMax, a Baltimore, Md.-based Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Program.
In January, as an integral part of its bid to expand business beyond its dozen customers, CourseMax launched an extreme makeover of its Web site. It's morphed from a static "here's what we do, contact us" page to what Blake describes as a social-networking site, online community and marketplace for training providers, instructors, students and others. The new site, built on Community Server software from Telligent Systems Inc., allows users to network, pitch their own training or continuing-education services, find instructors, schedule classes, book facilities, create promotional blogs and more. "People can participate in various forums and customers can communicate with you right from there," Blake says.
And, of course, visitors to the Web site can get a free trial of CourseMax's products.
Blake says that even before the official launch, the Web site's beta version had generated a solid buzz. "Initially, people are a little unclear about the purposes," he acknowledges. "Once they understand it, we get a bit of a 'wow' factor."
CourseMax hopes that its new Web site will make the small company a big focal point for all facets of the training and continuing-education industry. Think of it as a business version of the Facebook social-networking site -- or, as Blake puts it, a social customer relationship management (CRM) system for an industry made up of many small companies.
While some may have questions about the CourseMax Web site's shift in focus -- particularly CourseMax clients who worry that their competitors will use the site to siphon off their own customers -- Blake believes this more sophisticated approach to Web marketing is a future necessity in the making.
"Social media and online media are changing things," he says. "You either figure out how to do business this way or people aren't going to buy from you."
With an increasingly Web-dependent world doing business in a recession-era global market, more and more Microsoft partners are looking for creative new ways to capture the attention (and contact information) of potential customers online. They're doing so using tools ranging from social networking to online forums to webinars and more.
Reed Overfelt, chief operating officer of Reston, Va.-based Registered Member Mural Ventures, a venture capital, consulting and software-development company, says that over the past three years, business-to-business companies have begun to follow retailers' rush to the Web for convenience and savings.
Overfelt cites an October 2008 report by research and advisory firm Kelsey Group, which estimates that 54 percent of all product purchases, including business-to-business sales, now originate with some sort of Web search. Says Overfelt: "We've gone from Web-agnostic buyers to Web-centric buyers."
But Overfelt and others say that while buying habits are shifting to the Web, many Microsoft partners and other IT companies -- the supposed wizards of technology -- have let their own Web sites slip well behind the times.
"It's like the shoemaker's kids who don't have shoes," says H.R. "Mac" McIntosh, a North Kingston, R.I.-based marketing and sales consultant who works extensively with Microsoft partners. "Many companies don't put the time and the money they need to into their Web sites." Some did invest heavily in initially launching their Web sites -- then neglected them for years.
The changing role of company Web sites has sparked an evolving debate within the Microsoft partner community. While many partners are embracing the concept of Web-based marketing, others have their doubts about abandoning tried-and-true sales strategies. Discussion on the pros and cons of updating Web sites is likely to become an area of increased discussions at partner meetings this spring. Microsoft itself is also becoming more involved, having presented a session on the subject at the 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference with the promise of more to come.
"There's a lot of discussion and a bit of debate on the issue," says Kerry Gerontianos, the U.S. president of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), whose New York, N.Y.-based Incremax Technologies Corp. recently upgraded its Web site.
Gerontianos expects IAMCP chapters to get more involved in providing forums and best-practices seminars on the subject. "We're working with Microsoft to help define the best sales methods," he says. "Once we do that, we'll be helping our members understand the best way of getting customers."
"Online marketing can be relatively cheap compared to traditional marketing tools. It changes the task and size of your efforts."
Why Upgrade Your Web Site?
The best sales methods are crystal clear to McIntosh. "The Web site is pivotal to everything," he says. "It becomes a step in every business deal. If someone recommends you to me, I'm going to check out your Web site. If I'm looking for someone or something, I'm going to search for it on Google."
McIntosh reckons that a well-optimized Web site can account for one-third to half of a company's sales. Another third comes from direct marketing, including e-mail and phone solicitation. The rest comes from all other methods. Most agree that the Web site percentages will only grow with time.
Overfelt, a former Microsoft regional executive, is ardent in his belief that those who dither about upgrading their Web sites will be left behind. "The nature of having a Web presence has changed fundamentally in the past couple of years," he says.
His No. 1 piece of advice to partners: "Understand how important it is to become Web-centric in marketing," he says. "Online marketing can be relatively cheap compared to traditional marketing tools. It changes the task and size of your efforts."
We're looking for a few good Microsoft partner Web sites.
Is your company's Web site a great example of what we've been describing here? Maybe you're using video demonstrations or customer testimonials, or you've produced your own series of webinars. Maybe you've got lively dialogue with your clients through blogs or forums, or you've customized sections of your site to match the interests of different audiences. Perhaps you're offering free software trials or even doing direct sales through your site.
Whatever approach you're taking, if it's working, we want to hear about it! If you're able to demonstrate success, we may feature your story in a future RCP Gold Site Spotlight feature in our pages and on RCPmag.com. We'll also recognize your effort with our forthcoming new RCP Gold Site designation.
Your company's strategy for using its Web site to boost sales, better serve customers, build a community or achieve other business goals.
The specific technologies you're using to achieve those goals.
The results (increase in new customers, upswing in repeat sales, stronger relationships with customers and so on).
Put "RCP Gold Site" in your e-mail's subject line and send it to Editor in Chief Scott Bekker (sbekker@rcpmag.com). If we're impressed, we'll follow up soon.
In making his case for upgrading company Web sites, Overfelt cites Google Inc. statistics on Web searches, noting that the shrinking amount of time Web users spend flitting from one Web site to the next requires new thinking about how your Web site is constructed.
"I sometimes get the feeling that we've experienced a global pandemic of ADD," Overfelt says, referring to attention deficit disorder. "Today, you have 12 words and 22 seconds to capture your buyer. Not too long ago, it was 60 seconds. For someone trying to capture a customer, that can be very scary."
Some businesses try to counter the quick-click browsing habit by paying for a place on the listings that show up on the right column of a search page. But Overfelt cites a study by Compendium Software LLC, an Indianapolis, Ind.-based maker of blogging software, that found only 10 percent of searches involve someone clicking on paid ads. The overwhelming majority of potential customers still rely primarily on natural search results.
The real solution, according to the experts, is search engine optimization (SEO) -- the technical phrase for engineering your Web site so it will pop up higher on search lists. Using SEO effectively requires taking a new mindset to traditional marketing methods that rely on such things as company-name branding. Today's Web users are far less likely to search by company name and more likely to use keywords that describe the goods and services they're seeking. If you're in the CRM business and use the phrase "customer relationship management," you'll probably still be buried in a Google search using just that phrase; the top results are likely to include the CRM definition on Wikipedia and the phrase's use in high-traffic online articles or blogs. But add the word "sales," and you'll see an individual company move higher in the results. Add "best," and a few companies move higher still. Add another qualifier -- a state or city name -- and even more filtering will occur.
"A lot of companies don't show up because they've never search-optimized their Web sites," says McIntosh. "You have to do some thinking about the way you can get your Web site to the top of search-engine results."
Much of the advice about SEO may seem obvious, but bears repeating. First, there's the strategic positioning of keywords used in searches. Because search engines are computers that read text, you need relevant text describing your goods and services at the top of the page. "The Googles of the world give more credence to placement of the text," says McIntosh. However, keep in mind that visitors to your site will be reading this same text. So it's smart to keep it user-friendly, selectively using keywords to describe your products and services in a natural way, rather than awkwardly cramming together as many as possible in hopes of attracting search engines.
And keep in mind that links also attract search engines. Having high-quality links coming to your site, and linking to relevant pages on other sites, will also raise your profile in searches.
What search engines don't give much credence to is Flash programming. Fancy dancing logos, crawler-type text and other kinetic displays are designed to catch the eyes of human browsers, but are often illegible to most search engines. Snazzing up your site is fine, but place the unreadable Flash programming below the keyword text. "You need HTML text in permanent pages," McIntosh explains.
Overfelt says companies shouldn't be hesitant about using multiple Web addresses to lead customers to their sites. Another tip: Use news stories and current events that can be tied to your business as another way to attract potential customers to your site. For example, when a public corporation finds itself in the news spotlight for running afoul of SEC filing requirements, you can bet that nervous financial officers at other companies nationwide will head to the Web to find out more about the case -- and what they should do to avoid the same pitfall. If you sell software relating to the requirement in question, it might be worth the cost of buying a few domain names related to the case to help steer those CFOs to your site.
Another hint: Purchase domain names containing common misspellings of or variations on your company name and link them to your main Web site. The mild guilt you might feel about perpetuating illiteracy could well be balanced by the extra business.
If all your hard work at driving traffic to your site succeeds, the next challenge is to keep those potential customers from jumping to the next site.
"Once they find the Web site, you still have to hit them over the head," McIntosh says. "Communicate why you're better than all those other Microsoft partners. If you look like everyone else's Web site, no one is going to linger long. You have to show them that you're different."
"We don't use our Web site to find customers so much as we use it to allow our customers to validate us."
Kerry Gerontianos, President and CEO, Incremax Technology Corp.
There are many different ways of turning a Web visitor into a customer. Gerontianos takes a more traditional view that a Web site should allow potential customers to corroborate your business standing. To that end, provide a list of satisfied customers -- the more recognizable the company names, the better -- and other examples of your work.
"We don't use our Web site to find customers so much as we use it to allow our customers to validate us," Gerontianos says. "For many purchases, the end product is a commodity. For my business, the end product is not a commodity. You want to know if I can build something for you, like an architect you'd hire to design your house."
Overfelt takes the idea one step further by suggesting a place on your site where customers can rate you. Although some executives may squirm at the idea of letting clients publicly grade company performance, Overfelt cites surveys indicating that potential buyers are more interested in opinions from their peers than in the kind words that you might have for yourself.
"Only 14 percent of active Internet users trust advertising, while 78 percent trust word of mouth," he says, citing research by Universal McCann, the New York, N.Y.-based global media agency. "On Amazon, anything with two stars or below [in user ratings] gets no traffic. A product that is low-rated doesn't sell at all."
Another strategy is to offer something of value.
"Give them a compelling reason to stay and leave information: an offer or call to action, a how-to guide, something with a list of seven things you need to know," says McIntosh. "Give them quizzes, questions to answer, something that makes it worth it to fill out contact information, like a free white paper or webinar."
A growing number of Web sites do "pre-retailing," providing free trials of company software. "It gives customers the chance to see if this is the solution they want," says Overfelt. "They try it out and then can potentially chat with someone online about the product in greater detail."
Another bit of advice is to optimize your site's impact. Customize pages to the different audiences within a potential client company. Offer separate "click-here" buttons for the chief information officer, for the company president, for the CFO-each leading to a separate pitch tailored to the interests of that officer.
"If I'm IT-savvy, I don't need a detailed explanation about virtualization; telling me it would save me time or money would be more direct," says McIntosh. In contrast, a page for corporate managers could briefly outline the basic concept of virtualization, then focus more on the business benefits that the technology might bring.
And, although it seems obvious, make sure you make it easy for potential customers to contact you. It can be as extensive as providing a function allowing potential customers to chat in real time with someone on your sales staff. At the very least, though, make sure your phone number is highly visible. It's a pet peeve for McIntosh (as well as for this writer), to have to hunt for a company's contact information.
"When they bury it, it drives me nuts," McIntosh says. "You should have a big, bold 800 number on every page."
Despite widespread enthusiasm about Web-based sales strategies, there are plenty in the industry who aren't ready to agree that the approach is the Next Big Thing.
One stumbling point is the cultural change it presents to the traditional marketers who must learn to pitch sales in new ways, including the anathema of actually quoting prices online. "This is where the marketing person freaks out," says Overfelt.
As noted earlier, other partner leaders have their doubts about a new model of Web-based sales that waits for the customers to find them or, in the case of CourseMax's social-networking site, throws open the doors to a gaggle of strangers, including potential competitors.
"Not all businesses are necessarily ready to adopt this," says Blake, whose Web site offers clients the option to be more selective about who can view certain information about their operations.
Gerontianos has his own doubts.
"We look at our experience and find our direct marketing-telemarketing and customer relationships-is what drives our customer acquisition," he says. "It's important to have a Web site for the business and service side of things to affirm that I'm a valid person to do business with. But validation is not acquisition."
But Gerontianos also sees the value of enhanced Web site sales in some sectors. His company, Incremax, has started selling less-expensive Microsoft-hosted versions of SharePoint and Exchange. Gerontianos sees the addition of selling a commodity backed by Incremax service as an incentive to drive potential customers to the Incremax Web site. As a result, the Web site is being updated with a series of webinars and other events designed to attract new cutsomers. "We're looking at how customers can leverage Microsoft's hosted SharePoint capabilities, which can save them significant money," he says.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is taking steps to help partners with the move to online marketing. Pinpoint, Microsoft's online marketplace, is just one step in that direction (see "Pointing Prospects to Partners," November 2008). Office Live provides small businesses with a free Web site-in-a-box, along with some setup advice. Gerontianos also expects to see Microsoft hosting more forums on the subject.
But Overfelt, the former Microsoft executive, says confusion remains throughout the industry. He even cites Microsoft's failure to leverage the huge popularity of Microsoft.com and MSN to drive traffic to Pinpoint. "This [Web site marketing] is a really emerging black-box part of the market that many customers don't understand, including Microsoft," he says.
But other partners credit Microsoft for its help on the subject, including forums and direct aid through its BizSpark program, which provides young companies with contacts to more established businesses, as well as free software for three years. Blake credits the program with helping CourseMax set up its new Web site strategy.
"Some are trying to figure out how to sell online. The other half are trying to hold onto their customers," he says. "We believe the future industry leaders will be the ones who have better service on their Web sites and aren't afraid to let their customers participate."


Like an elderly lady at the end of a long day, I'm sitting on my sofa with my feet in a basin of warm water with a capful of Dettol added in. My feet are in a bit of a state.
I've been on my feet more than usual, doing tourist things around Kiev (this post isn't about Kiev, but no doubt a future one will be) and have a few little blisters on my feet as a result. My ankle pains are also worse than usual tonight after all the walking I did in the last few days and I think the warm water is good for that.
As well as the blisters, and the ankle pains, my toe nails are badly cut and have been cutting into the skin of the neighboring toes. Earlier in the week, I was at my wits' end after multiple attempts at cutting my toe nails. Toe nails are just so hard to reach when you have a sixty-inch waist. In one of my lower moments, I tried to think of who I could ask to cut my toe nails for me and I literally couldn't think of anyone I'd be willing to humiliate myself like that for. Luckily, I did manage to cut them eventually, but badly.
Finally, I have horrendously itchy athlete's foot. I can barely reach to apply the ointment I need. And I can't kill off the fungus that causes athlete's foot because I can't reach my feet to dry them properly after a shower so I invariably put my socks on while my feet are still wet and the fungus breeds on my dank and unattractive feet.
At the start of the week, I was resigned to this being my life. I couldn't afford my surgery. I'd be fat for the foreseeable future and my feet would just have to tolerate the uncut jagged toenails and the rampant fungus and the blisters and the ankle pain.
My main reaction when I couldn't get the credit for the operation wasn't anger. It was a familiar feeling. I thought "Of course I didn't get this. I'm doomed to be fat forever. I don't deserve to be thin." 25 years of failed diets has an impact on your self-esteem. Part of me really does believe that I don't deserve to be able to reach my feet.
And then, a fairy godmother intervened. I have a loan of the money. I have booked the operation for the 4th October. It's real.
It's magic. I've regained what was stolen from me and it feels so much more precious. And not only do I get all the improvements to my health and my sleep and my feet and my body and my life expectancy. Not only do I get all that, but I also get to feel that someone out there thinks I deserve this and I feel like I matter. I matter a little bit more than I did a week ago and that's more profound than anything. The world can be so beautiful sometimes that it hurts.


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Q: Junit assert something after awaiting and handling an exception method which throws at first and second call:
public void foo() throws Exception

test:
@test
public void testFooThrowsAtFirstAndSecondTime(){
    boolean thrown;
    try {
       foo();
    } catch (Exception e) {
       thrown = true;
    }
    assertTrue(thrown);

    thrown = false;
    try {
       foo();
    } catch (Exception e) {
       thrown = true;
    }
    assertTrue(thrown);

    foo();
}

Could you help me find a better solution for this?
Use of Mockito for a better solution would be also acceptable.
With better i mean, if i could avoid try/catch or even multiple try/catch in my test. In other languages or in jAssert i think even in spring there are statements like:
assertThrows(method(..)) //PseudoCode

I thought with Mockito or JUnit 4.x there is a similar thing.
I know about
@Test(expected=Exception)

But this would only be acceptable if i expect one throw and the test ends after that.

A: I don't think a one-liner per method invocation is possible.
I would write the test like this:
@Test
public void testFooThrowsAtFirstAndSecondTime() throws Exception {
  try {
    foo();
    fail("foo did not throw an exception");
  } catch (Exception ex) { }

  try{
    foo();
    fail("foo did not throw an exception");
  } catch (Exception ex) { }

  foo();
}

A: The key here is that the try block is crucial if you want to resume execution after an exception. You can factor it out into a method or library, but it has to be called within your test method.
Things that work:

*

*The tried-and-true fail() idiom that you and nrainier cite, which I prefer:
try {
  foo();
  fail("foo did not throw an exception");
} catch (Exception ex) { }

*catch-exception is a library that, like Mockito, wraps the passed object and puts a try block around each method. Mockito's caveats about final methods and classes apply here too, so this won't always work.
List myList = new ArrayList();
catchException(myList).get(1);  // myList is wrapped here
assert caughtException() instanceof IndexOutOfBoundsException;

Note that catch-exception is in "maintenance mode" because the Java 8 solution (below) is much more solid.

*Any solution like assertThrows(() -> methodThatThrows()) (Java 8) or:
assertThrows(new Runnable() {
  @Override public void run() { methodThatThrows(); }
});

...in Java 6/7. Importantly, assertThrows is called before methodThatThrows, so it can invoke methodThatThrows. Thanks Stefan for pointing out Fishbowl, but you could easily write an equivalent yourself:
public void assertThrows(Runnable block) {
  try {
    block.run();
    fail("Block didn't throw.");
  } catch (Exception ex) { }
}

Things that don't work:

*

*@Test(expected=YourException.class) will go up the stack to the try block that JUnit wraps your test method in. Control never returns to the test method after that.

*JUnit4's ExpectedException @Rule looks tempting, but because it wraps the entire test method, you have to set expectations before calling the method that throws the exception.

*Anything that looks like assertThrows(methodCallThatThrows()). Java will try to get the return value out of methodCallThatThrows before assertThrows is ever invoked, so any try block there can't help.

A: With Java 8 you can use the Fishbowl library.
@Test
public void testFooThrowsAtFirstAndSecondTime(){
  Throwable firstException = exceptionThrownBy(() -> foo());
  assertEquals(Exception.class, firstException.getClass());

  Throwable secondException = exceptionThrownBy(() -> foo());
  assertEquals(Exception.class, secondException.getClass());

  foo()
}

It is possible to use this library with Java 6 and 7, too. But then you have to use anonymous classes.
@Test
public void testFooThrowsAtFirstAndSecondTime(){
  Throwable firstException = exceptionThrownBy(new Statement() {
    public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
      foo();
    }
  });
  assertEquals(Exception.class, firstException.getClass());

  Throwable secondException = exceptionThrownBy(new Statement() {
    public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
      foo();
    }
  });
  assertEquals(Exception.class, secondException.getClass());

  foo()
}

A: If you are unlucky enough to have to code for some version of java prior to 8, then you cannot do it with one line per exception.
But if you are using java 8, then you can do it as Stefan Birkner suggested.
Now, if you are unwilling to include an entire library for just one method, then here is a method that will work for you, copied from my blog
public final <T extends Throwable> T expectException( Class<T> exceptionClass, Runnable runnable )
{
    try
    {
        runnable.run();
    }
    catch( Throwable throwable )
    {
        if( throwable instanceof AssertionError && throwable.getCause() != null )
            throwable = throwable.getCause();
        assert exceptionClass.isInstance( throwable ) : throwable; //exception of the wrong kind was thrown.
        assert throwable.getClass() == exceptionClass : throwable; //exception thrown was a subclass, but not the exact class, expected.
        @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
        T result = (T)throwable;
        return result;
    }
    assert false; //expected exception was not thrown.
    return null; //to keep the compiler happy.
}

So, your test code becomes something like this:
@Test
public void testFooThrowsAtFirstAndSecondTime()
{
    expectException( Exception.class, this::foo );
    expectException( Exception.class, this::foo );
    foo();
}

A: @Test(expected=Exception.class)


Focus, self-examination, and vigilance will protect us from blending in with the ways of the world.
Today's verse outlines the commitment and steps necessary in developing a godly lifestyle. Paul was urgently warning believers not to be conformed to the patterns of the world. Our susceptibility to compromise is one of the greatest dangers in the church today.
Through ungodly relationships and the impact of media, we're being influenced by people who are not following God's ways. Our society tells us to put self first, take what we want, protect our rights, and promote our own interests above others'. In contrast, Jesus said that our heavenly Father will provide what we truly need (Phil. 4:19), we are to deny ourselves and follow Him (Luke 9:23), and the humble—not the proud—shall receive honor (James 4:10). Conformity to the world's ideals will lead us away from God.
At the same time, Paul urged us to pursue godly transformation of our mind, to set our thoughts on things above (Col. 3:2) and to focus on what is true, right, pure, and lovely (Phil. 4:8). Adopting a Christian worldview will lead to Christlike actions. It requires making adjustments in how we look at life, until our thoughts line up with Scripture. We must also protect our mind with biblical truth and surround ourselves with mature believers who can warn us when we start to stray.
Ask yourself, Am I focusing on what is important to the Lord? Avoiding compromise? Making a conscious effort to adhere to biblical truth? Demonstrating a pattern of godly transformation? Let the Holy Spirit empower you to make the changes necessary to be more like Christ.


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Invite a few former Lobo basketball players.
An announced crowd of 9,497 filled the Pit on Sunday night, enjoying a night of Lobo history – at least relatively recent Lobo history – watching 21 former players participate in the inaugural Lobo All-Star Game. The exhibition event was the brainchild of former player Cameron Bairstow and former UNM assistant Brandon Mason.
While the air conditioner wasn't on top of its game, the entertainment was as former players such as Ruben Douglas, J.R. Giddens, Danny Granger enjoyed big nights in a relatively defenseless game.
The randomly selected Cherry roster, led by a game-high 32 points from Alex Kirk (2010-14) and 31 from J.R. Giddens (2005-08), topped the Silver roster, 127-124, in a game where the final score hardly mattered.
Pregame player introductions brought plenty of roars from the crowd and in the final minutes an unprompted standing ovation sent off the former players with a taste of the Pit many said they've longed for since playing at UNM – an experience several said is unmatched in any of the professional leagues, including the NBA, they've played in since.
Ruben Douglas (2000-03), the 2003 NCAA scoring champion, got the crowd going early knocking down a pair of 3-pointers in the opening few minutes, displaying his usual fearless shooting mentality.
While Bairstow said he hopes the event does continue in the future, he isn't committing to being the person behind organizing it again. Whether UNM actually takes on that chore or another player, several of the former players said they're game to return and hope even more are invited.
DUNK CONTEST: The halftime slam dunk contest, clearly a highlight of the night for many fans, represented the old guard vs. new guard as much as anything.
Danridge, the NCAA's 2009 slam dunk champion, was a crowd favorite and easily advanced to the finals, at one point swapping out his old school Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers for Kendall Williams' sneakers before a dunk. His championship round dunk where he hung from the rim by his elbow drew a perfect score of 40 points.
But newcomer Deshawn Delaney (2013-15), who just wrapped up his brief two-year UNM career in March with the Lobos, couldn't be ignored, dunking throughout the game and into the finals of the dunk contest where he soared to a perfect 40 score himself, earning a tie with Danridge for the dunk title.
HUGH TWEET: Saturday night, Lobo fans got their first taste of Lobo nostalgia when former Lobo Hugh Greenwood posted a picture of him and former Lobo Luc Longley playing backgammon together in China.
Greenwood is on the Australia World University Games team and Longley is an assistant on that team.
ADDING A THIRD DIGIT TO THE SCOREBOARD: The last Lobo men's basketball game played in the Pit was UNM's 52-49 overtime win over Wyoming on March 7. Those 101 points in 45 minutes were nothing compared to the 251 points scored in 40 minutes (most with a running clock) scored Sunday. In fact, at the end of the first 10 minute quarter, the score was 43-32.
MOMENT OF SILENCE: Before the game, the was a moment of silence for former Lobo great Darrell McGee, the program's all-time leader in assists who died earlier this month from complications due to a stroke.
THROWBACKS ON THE CALL: It wasn't just former Lobo players in action Sunday night. Doing the radio play by play for 101.7 FM was former Lobo broadcaster Henry Tafoya, while former Lobo play-by-play man Scott Galetti was doing sideline reporting for ProView Networks TV broadcast of the game.
The event, which was not a UNM function and therefore not broadcast under UNM's agreement with Learfield Sports, had current UNM play-by-play man Robert Portnoy doing the public address announcing in the Pit.
PEREZ: In Chris Perez' four-season at UNM, he scored nine points. Sunday against the best Lobos of the past 15 seasons, he scored 11.


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Bank interests to increase next week!
Banks interests are set to increase by around 1% by next week, according to banking sector sources.
The Central Bank reserves had dropped by around $ 500 million due to various reasons, the increase of local Treasury bond interests etc are cited as reasons for the increase in interest rates.
Last year an additional $900 million had been spent on fuel imports while gold import costs had gone up by $ 500 million, which has put pressure on foreign exchange.
The country's overall import costs too had increased by around $ 2 billion in comparison to the previous year.
Therefore, due to this financial deficit, the bank interests are bound to increase by 1% in the near future, it is said.


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NFF Begins Contract Negotiations With Gernot Rohr 6 Months Before End Of Contract
by Editor on 1/16/2020 02:38:00 pm in Sports
The Nigeria Football Federation is reportedly ready to begin new contract negotiations with Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr, even though the Franco-German tactician has just six months on his contract and could start talking to other interested employers.
Rohr's contract expires in July 2020, but his success with the Super Eagles has ensured both parties have no desire to quit the working relationship yet, pending Rohr's agreement to some new NFF clauses in the new contract that will be offered.
Some new clauses to be inserted will include Rohr residing in Nigeria to do his job as well as show more commitment to the Nigeria Professional Football League.
Another clause stipulates that the coach will also be allowed to travel on vacation only three times in a year.
Another clause reportedly stipulates his selections for the Nigeria national team must be approved by the NFF Technical Committee... Even though Rohr is wary of being 'controlled' by the NFF, he understands that the Nigeria team has a great future and is willing to negotiate with the NFF even though some other African countries are after his signature.
"The NFF is ready to renew the contract of the Super Eagles coach but it certainly won't be a loose deal like the previous one," an NFF top source told completesportsnigeria
"There are certain conditions coach Rohr must agree to if Nigeria must retain his services. The NFF want to ensure a better deal that will help the national team as well as the football development in Nigeria.
"We are definitely set for negotiations next week but the NFF is not going to compromise on certain conditions."
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Will RPI recalculation punish the prudent and reward the reckless?
Published by Ian Mills on Sept. 27, 2019
The Government is consulting on changing the calculation of RPI. This could mean that those who've been prudent and got their scheme well-funded and well-risk-managed could end up punished, whereas those that have been reckless and left risks unmanaged could be rewarded. The Government needs to be careful about moral pitfalls like this, as setting such a precedent can dangerously affect trust and behaviour.
On 4 September, there was a stage-managed publication of letters between two gentlemen who are both well-known to the pensions industry. The news was dominated by other events, but this will have a profound impact on almost every defined benefit (DB) pension scheme. Sajid Javid MP, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir David Norgrove, the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority and former Chair of the Pensions Regulator, wrote to each other about the dry and somewhat technical issues around the calculation of the Retail Price Index (RPI).
The upshot of this is that there is a proposal to amend the calculation methodology of the RPI to bring it in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). RPI will then be, in effect, identical to the CPIH (i.e. the CPI including housing costs). By law, the Chancellor's consent is required for such a change before 2030, but he has proposed that this could happen from 2025. A consultation process is expected in January.
Changing the RPI in this way is likely to mean smaller annual pension increases for millions of pensioners in the future. It's also likely to mean even lower prospective returns for holders of index-linked gilts, or inflation-linked LDI strategies. Putting a figure on this is hard, but it could easily mean that inflation, as measured by the RPI, will be around 1% lower than it otherwise would be.
Consequences for DB pensions?
On the day of the announcement, prices of long-term index-linked gilts fell sharply, as the market anticipated significantly lower future RPI inflation. However, prices have since recovered. It's unclear whether this is because the market does not believe the change will occur or whether inflationary fears have picked-up for other reasons, offsetting the initial move. It may also reflect a belief of market participants that such a change could not be countenanced without offering bond holders compensation to offset the effect.
The conversations we have had with some of the leading bond and LDI managers suggest that there is indeed a widespread belief that there will be some form of compensation offered to bond holders. However, in our view, it's not certain there will be and, even if there is, it's not clear how this compensation would work. We can envisage various different ways compensation could be structured, impacting the various interested parties quite differently. It's quite possible – maybe even likely – that bond holders will be protected whereas individual pensioners will not.
However this pans out, it will have significant consequences for almost every UK DB pension scheme. Many pension schemes' rules require them to use the RPI for pension increases and any pension scheme that has hedged inflation risk has almost certainly done so by reference to the RPI, rather than CPI or CPIH. The effects could be very significant, depending on the specific circumstances and how any compensation is structured. Schemes could see their funding positions move by a lot – maybe even up to 20% in extreme cases, and potentially in either direction.
Will the PPF increase levies?
One group of pension scheme members who might be particularly hard hit are those that are well-funded and have significantly de-risked their schemes. For example, schemes with CPI-linked pension increases, that have hedged all their inflation exposure, may well find their liabilities don't change but that the value of their inflation hedges fall, potentially pushing them into a material deficit once more.
The PPF is one such scheme. It has CPI-linked pension increases (as set by the regulations) and has a significant RPI-linked inflation hedging programme. Its own numbers show that a 0.5% shift in the gap between RPI and CPI could cost it £2bn – so a 1% shift is really going to hurt. To put this into context, the PPF's annual levy income for 2018/19 was estimated at around £550m, so we're looking at an impact equivalent to several years' worth of levies. The PPF may need to increase levies to rebuild its surplus.
On the flip side, schemes that have RPI-linked pension increases but have not hedged inflation risks at all may find that their liabilities fall with no commensurate move in asset values. Their funding positions could rise significantly.
Financial security at risk?
We also mustn't lose sight of the fact that we're talking about the financial security of millions of people here. Changing the calculation methodology as proposed may sound like an arcane area of actuarial technobabble, but it has the potential to bring hundreds of thousands – perhaps millions – of pensioners slowly back into poverty. Whilst the financial institutions affected will lobby powerfully to argue their case for compensation, I hope that we, the pensions industry, can come together to fight the corner of the people who matter most. This isn't about making sure the pension schemes are compensated – it's about making sure the pensioners are.
There are lots of complex and interlocking issues here, so it won't be easy for pension trustees to identify all the issues without help. We'll be sharing more information over the coming months, setting out all the considerations to help you. In the meantime, please do get in touch if you'd like to discuss how we can help you tackle this pressing issue.
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An unsupervised feature selection and classification approach is presented for automated discrimination of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle tree leaves in this study. Experimental setup is consist of a total of 20 different tree specimens and 735 leaf images taken from Leafsnap Dataset where a binary mask is extracted from each of the leaves. 10 salient features defining shape and morphology are extracted from each of these masks. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate all different combinations of these features as subsets to find an optimal feature set for clustering of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle tree leaves. Accordingly, two widely known unsupervised data clustering methods, Fuzzy C-means and K-Means are implemented as classifier. Multiclass and two class discrimination experiments are achieved via these methods and F-Score is utilized for objective evaluation of the performance. Experiments revealed that, it would be possible to combine extracted features for creating a subset that is effectively defining shape and morphology of the leaves. Also implemented clustering mechanisms are promising and may discriminate Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle tree leaves with high accuracy and sensitivity.


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10 Characteristics Of Invertebrate Animals
By what on September 2, 2020 Animals
Invertebrate animals are those that lack any type of internal skeleton, whether bone or cartilaginous. They are usually small animals, and the variety of species included is very broad.
It serves as a large categorization scale for a group of animals, in contrast to those that enter the classification of vertebrates. But these are not completely unlinked, even both classifications include within themselves a clearly established group of species of animals that share certain characteristics between them.
The invertebrates form the largest group of animals on our planet, and although it is very characteristic that many of them are covered or protected by some kind of hard cover, such as the shell of a snail, the most important thing is that they lack a spine . Below we list the characteristics, examples of invertebrates and their classification.
Characteristics Of Invertebrate Animals
1. They represent 95% of the species
Invertebrates cover 95% of all species that exist today. Within this classification is included both animals of poor evolution as well as the most evolved ones.
2. The majority are arthropods
The majority of invertebrate animals are arthropods, within which we can find insects that are most of this animal species that represents the group of invertebrate animals, but within the invertebrate arthropods we can also name: Crustaceans, Myropods and the Arachnids.
3. They have an internal classification
As we have seen before, within the group of invertebrates, we can find other classifications such as arthropods, but also: molluscs, jellyfish, sponges, worms and echinoderms.
4. Their bodies are very varied
Due to the variety of invertebrate species, we can find functional and structural variations. And we can clarify that: insects have a body with head, thorax and abdomen. Arachnids and Crustaceans have a body divided into cephalothorax and abdomen. And mollusks have a body divided into: head, foot, visceral mass and mantle.
5. They share some kind of symmetry
Despite finding characteristics that are fulfilled in all the animals that make up this group, there is a good proportion that shares one or the other similarity, within which we can name that some have Radial Symmetry, while others have Bilateral Symmetry, which are the so-called Radiated or Bilateral
6. They do not have specific habitat
Due to the great variety of species that make up this classification of animals, it is possible to find them in any space, both in the air and on land, but even some are aquatic.
7. Relationship with vertebrates
Despite being two classifications with clear and specific distinction, there is a nexus between them, since vertebrates come from the evolution of invertebrates. Well let's make it clear that invertebrates are older, and from them vertebrates were formed.
8. Some species are attracted by singing
In order to follow the goal of all living beings, which is to preserve the species through reproduction, some invertebrates use the song, for the first step that is attraction. Among them: crickets, cicadas, grasshoppers.
9. Most have mobility
In general, almost all invertebrates have the ability to move, even sponges (which adults are immobile) in the breeding stage have mobility. Therefore, locomotion is a good characteristic of invertebrate animals.
10. Suffer metamorphosis
Most of them, represented by insects, undergo a process of great structural and functional changes, from birth to adulthood. Specifically, insects show a cyclical growth, in which there are periods of both high activity and static periods.
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In September 2018, Martin Marietta Materials (MMM) announced that their facility had been sold to Rock & Rail, which is a Class III railroad that is wholly owned by MMM. Rock & Rail asserts that as a railroad, they are not bound by any local land use or zoning codes, and that they are exempt from essentially all local regulations. Instead, they claim that they are controlled by the Surface Transportation Board, a Federal entity that replaced the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MMM also filed a complaint against the plaintiffs, seeking to prevent them from proceeding with their appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Meanwhile, Congressman Ken Buck sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board indicating that federal preemption was intended to apply to a railroad that builds a facility, not a materials company that buys a shuttered federally-regulated railroad to avoid local jurisdiction.


Mr Mohamad el Hout, Middle East Airlines-Air Liban Chairman had revealed the purchase of 15 new planes that will be joining MEA's fleet in 2019, 11 Airbus A321neo and 4 Airbus A330-900neo or 4 Boeing 787-9, and also MEA will have direct flights to Madrid 3 times a week starting June 16, 2018.
Mr Hout announcement was revealed during a Digital Event held in Izmir, Turkey with the presence of Lebanese social media influencers and online media.
Also, Middle East Airlines is expanding its headquarters across from its newly launched training center at Beirut Rafic-Hariri International Airport.
The new buildings will include a ground technical services building, an in-flight services facility, an aircraft maintenance facility, a gym and a daycare center for working mothers.


After lying in the hospital for 33 days, Paul Zanelli said he'd had enough. His shattered foot and ankle weren't getting any better, and he couldn't stay still. He jokingly recalled telling the doctors, "I got s*** to do, cut here," referring to his leg.
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Texas Supreme Court: Loss-of-Use Damages Allowed in Total Loss Cases
By Stephanie K. Jones | January 21, 2016
Are loss-of-use damages, such as lost profits, allowed in Texas when an insured has recovered fair market value on a commercial vehicle that is deemed a total loss after an accident? The Texas Supreme Court thinks so, despite an insurer's argument to the contrary.
In decision released Jan. 8 the Texas Supreme Court reversed the decision in J&D Towing, LLC vs. American Alternative Insurance Corp. (AAIC), in which a state appeals court overruled a trial court and found in favor of the insurance company.
The case stems from an accident in which the only tow truck owned by J&D Towing was struck by a motorist and rendering it a total loss.
All parties agreed that the accident, and resulting loss, was caused by the driver of the car that ran into the passenger side of the tow truck, which was on its way to repossess a vehicle.
J&D believed the 2002 model tow truck was worth between $19,000 and $20,000 at the time of the accident. The at-fault driver's insurer offered an amount several thousand dollars less than that. After several rounds of negotiation, J&D ultimately reached a settlement of $25,000, the limit for property damage on the other driver's policy.
"J&D then filed a claim with AAIC under an underinsured-motorist policy issued by AAIC, requesting compensation for the loss of use of the truck," the Supreme Court's opinion states. The assertion was that the funds from the property damage settlement were insufficient to compensate for loss-of-use damages.
AAIC denied J&D's claim and cancelled the policy.
J&D sued the insurer and represented to a jury that loss-of-use damages between the time of the accident, Dec. 29, 2011, and March 8, 2012, totaled "either $27,866.25 or $29,416.25, with the difference being whether the jury awarded damages for a nine-week period or a ten-week period."
Instead of presenting evidence at trial, "AAIC challenged the availability of loss-of-use damages in its motion for summary judgment and motion for an instructed verdict. AAIC's argument may be summarized as follows: (1) its underinsured-motorist policy only offers to pay J&D damages that J&D is 'legally entitled' to recover; (2) Texas law does not permit recovery of loss-of-use damages in total-destruction cases; (3) it is undisputed that J&D's truck was totally destroyed; therefore, (4) J&D is not legally entitled to recover loss-of-use damages; and (5) AAIC is not obligated to pay under the policy," the opinion states.
The trial court denied both motions and the jury awarded J&D $28,000 in damages for the loss of use of the truck.. AAIC had argued that Texas law does not permit loss-of-use damages in total destruction cases, but the trial court was unconvinced.
It was determined that the truck was worth $19,500 at the time of the accident. The court reasoned that AAIC was entitled to a credit of $5,500, the difference between the amount of property damage "that did not cover the value of the truck but instead partially compensated J&D for its loss-of-use damages."
The trial court then entered a judgment for J&D in the amount of $22,500 plus interest and court costs.
AAIC appealed. The appeals court agreed with the insurer's argument that Texas law does not permit loss-of-use damages in total-destruction cases and reversed the trial court's judgement and award.
"J&D then appealed to this Court, raising an argument that sounds in fairness and common sense: Texas law permits loss-of-use damages in partial-destruction cases, and the same should be true in total-destruction cases. The court of appeals' distinction, J&D claims, is not only illogical but is also against the great weight of jurisdictions that have eliminated that archaic distinction," the Supreme Court's opinion states.
The Texas Supreme Court recognized that appeals courts in Texas have not been consistent in their opinions on whether loss-of-use damages are permitted in total destruction cases.
"We, therefore, find ourselves at a crossroads. We have never expressly permitted or prohibited loss-of-use damages where personal property has been totally destroyed, but our general loss-of-use-damages caselaw emphasizes full and fair compensation, which ostensibly cuts in favor of permitting these damages in total-destruction cases. Conversely, most Texas courts of appeals have opted for a prohibition of loss-of-use damages, over the compelling dissenting view that such a prohibition is nonsensical and inequitable," the opinion states.
Early caselaw and early legal treatises across the majority of U.S. jurisdictions historically prohibited loss-of-use damages in total-destruction cases while permitting such damages in partial-destruction cases, the Court wrote. The reasoning behind that prohibition is not entirely clear, the Court conceded.
Despite historical outcomes, "recent caselaw and treatises have shifted away from the prohibition. And the reasons for the shift appear to coalesce around one simple point: The owner of totally destroyed personal property may suffer loss-of-use damages to the same extent that the owner of partially destroyed personal property may suffer loss-of-use damages — permitting the damages in the latter case and not the former is, therefore, illogical," the Court wrote.
The Court ultimately agreed with the trial court and concluded that Texas law does permit loss-of-use damages in total-destruction cases. But, the Court also offered the caveat that: "Permitting loss-of-use damages in total-destruction cases, however, is not a license for unrestrained raids on defendants' coffers."
The high court declined to rule on the jury charge or the amount of loss of use damages awarded.
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He lost the use of his vehicle which caused loss of business since that is his livelihood. Try finding another tow truck to use as alternate transportation. It is not like finding a pick up or car.
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Q: converting HTML to a multi-column PDF I am trying to generate a multi-column PDF from HTML using iText for .NET.
I am using CSS3 syntax to generate two columns.
And below code is not working for me.
CSS
column-count:2;

C# Code
StringReader html = new StringReader(@"
<div style='column-count:2;'>Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text.
Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text.
Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text. Sample Text.
Sample Text. Sample Text. </div>
");

        Document document = new Document();
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(@"d:\temp\xyz.pdf", FileMode.Create));
        document.Open();
        XMLWorkerHelper.GetInstance().ParseXHtml(
          writer, document, html
        );
        document.Close();

Please suggest what is issue in this code. Or is there any other HTML to PDF library available to fix this issue.

A: The CSS property column-count is not supported in XML Worker, and it probably never will.
However, this doesn't mean that you can't display HTML in columns.
If you go to the official XML Worker documentation, you'll find the ParseHtmlObjects where we parse a large HTML file and render it to a PDF with two columns: walden5.pdf
This is done by parsing the HTML into an ElementList first:
// CSS
CSSResolver cssResolver =
        XMLWorkerHelper.getInstance().getDefaultCssResolver(true);
// HTML
HtmlPipelineContext htmlContext = new HtmlPipelineContext(null);
htmlContext.setTagFactory(Tags.getHtmlTagProcessorFactory());
htmlContext.autoBookmark(false);
// Pipelines
ElementList elements = new ElementList();
ElementHandlerPipeline end = new ElementHandlerPipeline(elements, null);
HtmlPipeline html = new HtmlPipeline(htmlContext, end);
CssResolverPipeline css = new CssResolverPipeline(cssResolver, html);
// XML Worker
XMLWorker worker = new XMLWorker(css, true);
XMLParser p = new XMLParser(worker);

Once we have the list of Element objects, we can add them to a ColumnText object:
// step 1
Document document = new Document(PageSize.LEGAL.rotate());
// step 2
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(file));
// step 3
document.open();
// step 4
Rectangle left = new Rectangle(36, 36, 486, 586);
Rectangle right = new Rectangle(522, 36, 972, 586);
ColumnText column = new ColumnText(writer.getDirectContent());
column.setSimpleColumn(left);
boolean leftside = true;
int status = ColumnText.START_COLUMN;
for (Element e : elements) {
    if (ColumnText.isAllowedElement(e)) {
        column.addElement(e);
        status = column.go();
        while (ColumnText.hasMoreText(status)) {
            if (leftside) {
                leftside = false;
                column.setSimpleColumn(right);
            }
            else {
                document.newPage();
                leftside = true;
                column.setSimpleColumn(left);
            }
            status = column.go();
        }
    }
}
// step 5
document.close();

As you can see, you need to make some decisions here: you need to define the rectangles on the pages. You need to introduce new pages, etc...
Note: there is currently no C# port of this documentation. Please think of the Java code as if it were pseudo code.


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OneAscent Financial Services LLC Invests $272,000 in New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:EDU)
OneAscent Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:EDU) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,465 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $272,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EDU. Harding Loevner LP lifted its stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 71,495.9% during the 3rd quarter. Harding Loevner LP now owns 759,632 shares of the company's stock worth $113,565,000 after buying an additional 758,571 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,218,553 shares of the company's stock worth $679,613,000 after buying an additional 747,773 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC lifted its stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 320.4% during the 3rd quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 761,850 shares of the company's stock worth $113,897,000 after buying an additional 580,640 shares during the last quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. lifted its stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 6,634,741 shares of the company's stock worth $991,894,000 after buying an additional 497,046 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,667,391 shares of the company's stock worth $834,411,000 after buying an additional 474,197 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.65% of the company's stock.
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EDU has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $180.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, November 2nd. Nomura reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from $148.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of New Oriental Education & Technology Group from $160.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $168.40.
EDU stock opened at $176.19 on Thursday. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $102.01 and a 12 month high of $187.43. The firm has a market cap of $29.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.34 and a beta of 0.92. The company's 50-day moving average price is $170.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.13.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, October 18th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $986.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $954.64 million. New Oriental Education & Technology Group had a net margin of 10.85% and a return on equity of 12.98%. The firm's revenue was down 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.44 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. will post 3.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About New Oriental Education & Technology Group
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand in the People's Republic of China. It operates through K-12 AST, Test Preparation and Other Courses; and Others segments. The company offers test preparation courses to students taking language and entrance exams used by educational institutions in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and the Commonwealth countries; and after-school tutoring courses for middle and high school students to enhance their exam scores, as well as for children to teach English.
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Q: Missing Method ShowViewModel when trying to navigate in Android In my core PCL library I'm trying to navigate to a new activity with ShowViewModel(); My ViewModel inherits from MvxViewModel. When I run this command I get:
Missing method Cirrious.MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxNavigatingObject::ShowViewModel<[1]>(IMvxBundle,IMvxBundle,MvxRequestedBy) in assembly Cirrious.MvvmCross.dll, referenced in assembly ...

ADB gives shows a similar message:
System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: Cirrious.MvvmCross.ViewModels.MvxNavigatingObject.ShowViewModel'

I am running MvvmCross 3.1.1. I used Visual Studio to install the core packages and Xamarin Studio to install the Android packages since I only have the indie version of Xamarin.Android.

A: I think Stuart's comment is correct. I removed all of the NuGet packages, then re-added them all in Xamarin Studio and it works great.
My best guess is that this may have something to do with the NuGet support in Xamarin Studio vs Visual Studio. I know that the NuGet plugin I am using doesn't support the newest NuGet.


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"This gets you fucked up for cheap."
1. The night before, or earlier in the day, fill a rounded Tupperware container or pint-sized plastic takeout container halfway with water. Add rosemary sprigs and place in freezer. When frozen, fill with water the rest of the way.
2. Shortly before guests arrive, add the ice cubes, whiskey, cider and orange slices to a punch bowl. Stir and top with rosemary to garnish.


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Q: Confirm reload page with a custom dialog box inside onbeforeunload function. Code to be executed in the function onbeforeunload before box popsup I want to show a confirm box when a user tries to reload a page. I have tried it in my project and it did not work. I have created a sample code of what i have tried and even it is not working. Can anybody tell where i have gone wrong. I am not even getting the confirm box. I am using Chrome 33+. I need to execute some code in the window.onbeforeunload before the box pops up.
<!DOCTYPE>
<html>
<body>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        window.onbeforeunload = function()
        {
          var r = confirm("Are you sure you want to reload the page.");
          if(r)
          {
            window.location.reload();
          }
          else
          {

          }
        };

    </script>
</body>
</html>

A: This will work:
 window.onbeforeunload = function ()
 {
     return "";
 };

Recent versions of Chrome (and probably a few others) don't support anything but returning a simple message when using onbeforeunload. Other code in the function seems to be ignored, at least in Chrome.
Will do the trick for you. You can return something different (make it be custom) than the empty string but that will cause duplicate questions (your message  + the one provided by the browser) but there's nothing stopping you from doing it.
Tested in IE9 and newest version of Chrome. It will launch an alert box, asking whether the user wants to reload or not.