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Brutal US Open test lies ahead at Winged Foot
September 17th, 2020 / Chris Williams
They've won 20 majors between them but Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy are well aware of the job that faces them as they tee it up tonight at the US Open.
Carnage and massacre aren't the words you'd normally associate with a golf course but New York's Winged Foot is known as one of the toughest courses in the world.
Justin Thomas practices alongside Tiger Woods at the 2020 US Open (Credit: USGA)
The combination of impossibly fast greens, narrow fairways and punishing rough will see some of the world's top players brought to their knees.
It was here at Winged Foot that Hale Irwin won the 1974 US Open with what still remains the highest winning score in a major in relation to par at 7-over.
"We're not trying to humiliate the best players in the world," said the-then USGA president Sandy Tatum. "We're simply trying to identify them."
Tiger Woods knows all about how tough it is around the West Course having missed his first cut ever in a major at the last US Open here in 2006…albeit following the death of his father Earl.
Back-to-back rounds of 76 saw Woods miss the weekend by three strokes.
When asked about Winged Foot ahead of this week's tournament, the former World No.1 was quick to place it amongst the toughest in the world.
"Well, I think it's right up there next to Oakmont and I think Carnoustie as far as just sheer difficulty without even doing anything to it," he said.
The three-time US Open champ (2000, 2002 and 2008) joined Justin Thomas in taking an early look at the course following the recent Northern Trust.
"I was able to come up here right before I played in Boston, take a look at the golf course, and I was able to get my sight lines," he said.
"This golf course is going to be one of the more difficult ones. The winning scores here have never traditionally been very low. I don't see that changing this week."
World No.3 Justin Thomas has played in just five US Opens with his best result coming in 2017 with a share of 9th place and the year he won the PGA Championship.
Despite his lack of US Open success, his recent trip here alongside Woods has him excited about his prospects.
"It's incredible. I absolutely love it. It's probably one of my favourites I've ever played, to be honest," said Thomas.
"It's hard, so it's a different kind of fun, but it is fun. It's nothing tricky, nothing crazy. You need to play well and have control of your golf ball, otherwise you're going to get pretty exposed."
"It's a U.S. Open. You know it's going to be tough, and you know par is a really, really good score… but I might not think the same at the end of the week," smiled the 27-year-old.
For new dad, Rory McIlroy, this marks his 12th U.S. Open and with over 20 majors since McIlroy last tasted success, the 31-year-old is keen to turn that around.
"If you've looked at my major championship performances over the last few years, I've just gotten off to slow starts and it's just put a little too much pressure on myself going into tournaments," he said.
"And from there, shooting a bad score on the first day and putting yourself under even more pressure from there to just make it to the weekend, and then to try to play catch-up. I think that's been the big thing."
McIlroy will tee it up alongside Adam Scott and Justin Rose while Woods and Thomas will be joined by the 2020 PGA champion, Collin Morikawa.
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Thomas defies Winged Foot with opening 65
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The Cult 2006 Tour mp3's
I'll never forget first hearing The Cult's UK "Revolution" EP. I was instantly transfixed by the regal, yet organic sound of this band at a time when synth-pop and goth was Britain's main export.
Granted, there were slight goth elements on the band's Love album, from which "Revolution" was taken, but those who took the time to delve a little deeper found a band that drew upon psychedelic and blues influences.
By the time their next album, Electric, was released, the band all but disassociated themselves from the goth/dance rock tag and gone in a decidedly smarmy hard rock direction. Produced by Rick Rubin, Electric was the result of a band even more enamored by American rock & roll than U2 had been during their Rattle And Hum period.
While their next album, Sonic Temple, arguably continued their transformation into a top-flight heavy metal band, most agree that the band soon lost the plot. Subsequent albums meshed half-baked material with lackluster production and saw declining sales. The band then disbanded in the mid-90's, only to reunite in 2000 to release Beyond Good And Evil for new label, Atlantic.
After once-again going their separate ways, singer Ian Astbury made more than a few eyebrows flinch skyward by joining Doors Of The 21st Century for a couple years of steady road work.
Thus, it was with some surprise that The Cult reformed and began a US tour this month. While their glory days may be long behind them, they made a couple truly solid albums that I list among my favorites of the time.
Here are some mp3's from the first show on the tour.
Sweet Soul Sister
Peace Dog
Spiritwalker
Fire Woman
Electric Ocean
Darren's Great Unknowns, Music
Darren Robbins
Urgh! A Music War
pre-order alert: the yayhoos, "put the hammer down"

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At this year's World Economic Forum, Sir Tim Berners-Lee — inventor of the web and founder of the Web Foundation — spoke to the Economist about why we're working to connect the 50% of the world still offline. He warned against the danger that a persistent digital divide could make the web another driver of inequality. To ensure that the web instead becomes a tool in the fight for global equality, we need to make internet access affordable for everyone.
That's why A4AI is asking governments to commit to a new "1 for 2" affordability target that will enable millions more people around the world to access the web's benefits.


You cannot have both wireless and wired LAN (ethernet) connected at the same time. If you want to use wired LAN connection you must turn off your laptop's wireless adapter.
Recheck what you just wrote, if there nothing wrong with your statement, why do you want to have both wireless and LAN connected at the same time (even though the connection is only coming from one of those two)?
If it still doesn't work, wait for other response or check dell support site, or call for tech support.
› Getting Wireless Internet Into Wired Network?


Our development team have been working tirelessly on a platform called Shadow Mover.
Shadow Mover helps eliminate the chaos of buying and selling a property by guiding you through your move and keeping you informed every step of the way.
Buying or selling a house is often ranked as one of the three most stressful life events. The most common causes of this stress and uncertainty are lack of information and poor communication.
Shadow Mover removes the stress by giving you the information you need at each stage of your move, tools for communicating with professionals and useful tips to help your move run smoothly.


In this week's episode of the 'Happy Lawyer Happy Life Podcast' I had the pleasure of interviewing the wonderful Juanita Maiden. Now Juanita is a lawyer but I have come to know her as a Goal Shooter extraordinaire on my netball team! Juanita spends her days working in succession law- an area of the law she has come to really love. But like so many of my guests, Juanita has had a unique and interesting path in her career- starting in a larger practice in commercial law before leaping out of law to work in her family business with her parents in beautiful Cairns. But something drew her back and now she can safely say that she has come to find her place in 'lawland'.
I loved this chat- Juanita had many pearls of wisdom on law, life and happiness along the way and it is her kind and fun nature that really shines through. She also has a deep love of sport and a 'side hustle' through her sports blog and soon to be podcast, Sports Maiden that led us to talking about how happiness sometimes means doing the things you love 'just because'. Not because there is any tangible outcome or result you are seeking but instead 'just because' it brings you joy.
If Juanita was not a lawyer she would be an athlete or or perhaps even a rock star!
Juanita shares why sports are such an important part of her life.
Juanita was born in Cairns and lived there until she moved Brisbane to start University.
Juanita loved university and shares some of her highlights of studying at the University of Queensland.
After graduating, Juanita started her Articles of Clerkship in the late 1990s at Clarke Kann here in Brisbane, before packing her suitcase for what was then an Australian tradition of a 'gap year' in the UK.
After her gap year, Juanita came back to Cairns to work in the family business in Cairns and shares why she decided not to return to law right away.
Working in the family business gave Juanita a great amount of experience which she has applied to the law.
Juanita came to a crossroads between the family business and the law, she returned to the law in Cairns and has never looked back.
After a colleague took maternity leave, Juanita found herself reluctantly practicing succession law but fell in love with the area and has stayed in that space ever since.
Moving to Brisbane, Juanita still loves succession law, but now also juggles family, the law and stepchildren!
Juanita's reflections on her career in the law so far.
Juanita's 'side hustle'- her sports blog, Sports Maiden, and shares what is coming up for her in this passion project.
The advantages of following your passion 'just because'.
Juanita loves what team sports teach us and the way that these learnings can transfer into life.
The biggest shifts and changes Juanita has seen in law land.
How email and pace have affected the legal world and how we communicate.
Juanita loves a schedule and ensures she plans 'nothing' times and encourages us all to do the same.
Unlikely mentors and some of Juanita's influences in her career in and outside of the law.
Juanita is soon starting her own 'Sports Maiden' Podcast in around June.


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Ilia Iljiushenok is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Chess career
He has represented his country in the 2010 Chess Olympiad, and played in the Chess World Cup 2015, being defeated by Dmitry Jakovenko in the first round.

References

External links

Ilia Iljiushenok chess games at 365Chess.com

1993 births
Living people
Russian chess players
Chess grandmasters

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Maths is not always a popular subject with children. But with these handy tips and downloadable worksheets, it can become a lot more fun.
Children doing Key Stage 1 maths may be unwilling to write numbers and sums, but that isn't a problem. What is important is that they understand the concept of counting, adding and subtracting. This can be practised every day. For example, ask them the number of people the table needs to be set for at dinner or ask them to count items of clothing as they dress or undress. You can use sweets on a saucer for practising adding and subtracting - with obvious rewards for getting it right! Counting songs, such as Ten in the Bed and Five Little Ducks are good maths practice, too.
Try using TheSchoolRun's handy maths worksheets to help your child to develop their skills. Some of the worksheets involve playing games with other children or siblings. While doing these activities, your child may not even realise they're practising their maths!
As your child progresses to Key Stage 2 maths you might want to read up a bit if your own knowledge is hazy. Admitting you're clueless about something or saying you didn't enjoy the subject at school might affect your child's motivation. Download maths worksheets for this stage and they should help to fill you in so you can guide your child.
Think of fun imaginative ways of discussing maths at this age - recite times tables to a popular tune and talk about division and fractions when cutting up a cake or pizza. Maths isn't all about working out difficult sums, it's part of our everyday lives!
When it comes to helping with homework, choose a time when your child isn't tired or distracted. Be aware of your child's concentration span and take regular breaks. Scheduling homework into a routine will make sure you're not rushing to get it done at the last minute, too.
Remember to be encouraging, use lots of praise and be patient. If your child appears to be getting frustrated or is struggling with their homework, then have a chat with their teacher for ideas on how you can help.


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PDP power tussle: Governors defy Jonathan, insist Tukur must go [DETAILS]
Akan Ido
There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are calling for the removal of the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur against the wishes of the presidency. Sources say all efforts by president Goodluck Jonathan to dissuade them from insisting on his removal fell on deaf ears.
The governors had yesterday met with the president for three hours to deliberate on the issue which is causing rancour and dissatisfaction among members of the ruling party.
Sources say part of the governors' problems with Tukur was his reported meddling into Adamawa PDP politics and his unilateral dissolution of the executive council in the state chapter of the party.
The governors had earlier met in Abuja on Wednesday to call for an immediate convening of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, as well as endorse the decision of the NWC rescinding the dissolution of the PDP Adamawa State Executive.
Party chairman, Bamanga Tukur is seen as an appointee of the president and not one chosen by general consensus. The governors had at the party's 2012 convention expressed their preference for another candidate, Dr. Musa Babayo, but the president had insisted on working only with Tukur and none other.
Observers believe Tukur is not happy with the fact that the governors did not give him the needed support and is out to take his revenge on them especially the governor of his home state, Adamawa, Murtala Nyako.
The party has, however, admitted that there is truly a crisis but said this has been settled by its Board of Trustees.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Olisa Metuh, said the PDP remained the only political party in the country where differences in the leadership of its various organs could be resolved within a record time.
He reportedly said, "In a political party as large as the PDP, divergent opinions on issues are normal but in the ability of its leaders to resolve and find a common ground on such issues, dwells the strength and dynamism of such an organisation.
"In this instance, it is only in the PDP that misunderstandings are not just resolved but done in matter of hours.
"The National Working Committee of the PDP therefore wishes to commend the Board of Trustees of the party for proving its role as the conscience of the party."
After the crucial meeting with the president yesterday, the governors were said to have convened at another location ostensibly to further deliberate on the recommendations of the president.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio admitted that it was normal to have internal wranglings in such a big party as the PDP but assured that the misunderstanding will be resolved amicably.
He said, "You know the PDP is a very large party. The party may have its own internal challenges; of course we have our own modus operandi: ways of resolving all these issues.
"Various committees have been set up from the Board of Trustees to the National Working Committee. I believe that at the end of the day, in the next one week, all those issues will be a thing of the past."
When confronted with the report that the PDP governors were not happy with party's chairman, Akpabio said, "There is nothing like the PDP governors not being happy. We identify with the party; we have confidence in the party and all the internal wranglings you are hearing are normal in any democracy."
"The governors are happy with the party and we are sure that under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan, all the issues pertaining to the party will be resolved amicably and the party will come out stronger."
Tags: Abuja, adamawa, Bamanga Tukur, Godswill Akpabio, Goodluck Jonathan, Murtala Nyako, NWC, Olisa Metuh, PDP, Rotimi Amaechi
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Bamanga tukur most go, is not a leader
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Michael has a new girlfriend and has just bought the apartment of his dreams. It seems that his life should be perfect. Little does he know that his hell is just beginning. In Fulfillment Bradshaw tackles the question: what makes us happy?
FULFILLMENT will be directed by Ethan McSweeny and features Otoja Abit, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jeff Biehl, Christian Conn, Denny Dillon, Susannah Flood, and Peter McCabe. FULFILLMENT is a co-world premiere with American Theater Company in Chicago, where it opens under McSweeny's direction in November.
THOMAS BRADSHAW's play Carlyle will premiere at The Goodman Theatre as part of their 2015-16 season. His other plays include Intimacy and Burning (New Group); Mary (Goodman Theatre) Job and Dawn (Flea Theater); The Bereaved (Crowded Fire, Partial Comfort and the State Theater of Bielefeld in Germany); Southern Promises (PS122) and many more. He was the recipient of a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2010 Prince Prize, and a 2012 award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Mr. Bradshaw has been featured as one of Time Out New York's 10 playwrights to watch and was named "Best Provocative Playwright" by the Village Voice. Mr. Bradshaw received his MFA from Mac Wellman's playwriting program and he is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University.
ETHAN McSWEENY (Director) is based in Brooklyn, New York. He was born in Washington, DC. His twenty year career as a director of new plays, musicals, operas, and revivals has taken him all over the world, most recently to Dublin, Ireland where his production of Brian Friel's adapatation of Turgenev's A Month in the Countryis running at the Gate Theatre until the end of August. More information is at ethanmcsweeny.com.


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Q: Force users to complete first name and last name in profile WordPress registration I have a question about WordPress functions.
I have written this code for our users to have a meta data after registration :

<?php
    add_action( 'user_register', 'add_registered_user_cap', 10, 1 );
    function add_registered_user_cap( $user_id ) {
   $hasfname = get_user_meta($user_id, 'first_name', true);
    $haslname = get_user_meta($user_id, 'last_name', true);
    if($hasfname!='' && $haslname!=''){
        add_user_meta( $user_id, 'isverified', 1);
    } else{
   add_user_meta( $user_id, 'isverified', 0);
    }
}
?>

After that I want to redirect all users to edit profile page to complete it until they are fully completed.
So,I have this code:

<?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ){
    global $current_user;
    get_currentuserinfo(); // wordpress global variable to fetch logged in user info
    $userID = $current_user->ID; // logged in user's ID
    $hasfname = get_user_meta($userID, 'first_name', true);
    $haslname = get_user_meta($userID, 'last_name', true);
    $isverified = get_user_meta($userID, 'isverified', true); // stores the value of logged in user's meta data for 'test'.
    if( ($hasfname != '') && ($haslname != '') ){
            update_user_meta( $userID, 'isverified', 1);
    }
    if( ($isverified == 0) && ( (home_url( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) != wc_customer_edit_account_url()) ) ){
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But when a guest want to complete his/her order on checkout page and pay for it, it almost redirect them though they will verify automatically because they have entered their first name and last name on billing information page. Anybody has a condition to prevent this redirection and let user to pay for order ?

A: The problem is that Woocommerce fill the user meta billing_first_name in the checkout page and not first_name.
I think the best solution it's control if the user_meta billing_first_name.
Anothe point is that Woocommerce fill this user_meta in the hook user_register. So i think your verify process it should be disabled in checkout.

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Q: Arbitrary length integer in Ada I am currently teaching myself Ada and though I could begin by tackling some of the more conventional problems to get started.
More specifically I try to calculate the factorial n!, whereas n>100. My implementation so far is:
with Ada.Text_IO;
with Ada.Integer_Text_IO;

use Ada.Text_IO;

procedure Factorial is
    -- define a type covering the range beginning at 1 up to which faculty is to
    -- be computed.
    subtype Argument is Long_Long_Integer range 1..100;

    -- define a type that is large enough to hold the result
    subtype Result is Long_Long_Integer range 1..Long_Long_Integer'Last;
    package Result_IO is new Ada.Text_IO.Integer_IO(Result); use Result_IO;

    -- variable holding the faculty calculated.
    fac : Result := 1;

begin
    -- loop over whole range of ARGUMENT and calculate n!
    for n in ARGUMENT loop
        fac := (fac * n);
    end loop;
end;

The problem is obviously that even Long_Long_Integer is may too small for this and throws a CONTRAINT_ERROR exception for n>20.
Is there a package that implements arbitrary-sized integers?
Thanks!
PS: I did opt against recursion because I wanted to explore loops in this exercise. But otherwise please comment on all aspects of the code (style, best-practices, error..)

A: The Ada Crypto Library supports big unsigned numbers (Big_Numbers). You can download
the lib from http://sourceforge.net/projects/libadacrypt-dev/.
I recommend checking out the svn. The Big_Numbers multiplication function
of the current release has a minor bug.
You can compile the lib with the current GNAT compiler from the AdaCore Libre site.
The lib will not compile under gcc-4.3 or gcc-4.4 because of a bug in gcc.
Finally, I will give you a small exmple how to multiply two 512-bit Big_Numbers
from the LibAdaCrypt.
package Test.Big_Numbers is

with Crypto.Types.Big_Numbers;

pragma Elaborate_All(Crypto.Types.Big_Numbers);

package Big is new Crypto.Types.Big_Numbers(512);
    use Big;
    use Big.Utils;
end Test.Big_Numbers;

package body Test.Big_Numbers is

x : Big_Unsigned := To_Big_Unsigned("16#57C19F8F7866F8633AC1D25B92FC83B4#");
Y : Big_Unsigned := To_Big_Unsigned("16#FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF60#");

x := X * Y;
Put_Line(X);

end Test.Big_Numbers;

Best regards
   Christian

A: From what I gather, every Ada compiler comes with arbitrary length arithmetic built-in. It is required to support named numbers (typeless numeric constants) the way the language has them defined.
Given that, its a shame the standard didn't provide us users standard access to that facility. Then again, usable for what the compiler needs, and usable for general use might often be two different things.

A: In the upcoming version of Ada 202X, support for arbitrary integer handling using GNAT is included in the library package Numerics.Big_Numbers.Big_Integers.
More information in the ARM:
http://www.ada-auth.org/standards/2xrm/html/RM-A-5-6.html


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Molly's Journey
Sheila Newberry
As war approaches, will she decide to follow her dreams?
For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Molly's Journey is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of Bicycles and Blackberries, Sheila Newberry.
High-spirited and unconventional, young Molly Sparkes is on the verge of a big adventure as she prepares to set sail from England to Australia.
Tempted by the lure of the glamorous performers she meets, Molly seeks out Rory Kelly, a circus acrobat who spots talent in Molly herself.
As she attempts to follow in her mother's footsteps, and live a life on the stage, the risk of war threatens to bring her dreams crashing down . . .
'Reading a Sheila Newberry book is like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen. You can feel the love and care put into every juicy morsel' – Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family
'I have long been a fan of Sheila Newberry's novels. I love their wonderful warmth and charm.' Maureen Lee, bestselling author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool
Previously published as Molly Sparkes.
Sheila Newberry was born in Suffolk and spent a lot of time there both before and during the war. She wrote her first 'book' before she was ten - all sixty pages of it - in purple ink. Her family has certainly been her inspiration and she has been published most of her adult life. She spent forty years living in Kent with her husband John on a smallholding, and has nine children and twenty-two lively grandchildren. They retired back to Suffolk where Sheila still lives today.


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package vmservice

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/md5" // #nosec
	"encoding/hex"
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"strconv"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
	rest "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
	client "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"

	vmopv1alpha1 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/vm-operator-api/api/v1alpha1"
)

const (
	// ClusterSelectorKey expects key/value pair {ClusterSelectorKey: <cluster name>} for target nodes: ClusterSelectorKey
	ClusterSelectorKey = "capv.vmware.com/cluster.name"
	// NodeSelectorKey expects key/value pair {NodeSelectorKey: NodeRole} for target nodes: NodeSelectorKey
	NodeSelectorKey = "capv.vmware.com/cluster.role"

	// LegacyClusterSelectorKey expects key/value pair {LegacyClusterSelectorKey: <cluster name>} for target nodes: LegacyClusterSelectorKey
	LegacyClusterSelectorKey = "capw.vmware.com/cluster.name"
	// LegacyNodeSelectorKey expects key/value pair {LegacyNodeSelectorKey: NodeRole} for target nodes: LegacyNodeSelectorKey
	LegacyNodeSelectorKey = "capw.vmware.com/cluster.role"

	// NodeRole is set by capw, we are targeting worker vms
	NodeRole = "node"

	// LabelClusterNameKey label should be added on virtual machine service with its corresponding k8s service
	LabelClusterNameKey = "run.tanzu.vmware.com/cluster.name"
	// LabelServiceNameKey label should be added on virtual machine service with its corresponding k8s service
	LabelServiceNameKey = "run.tanzu.vmware.com/service.name"
	// LabelServiceNameSpaceKey label should be added on virtual machine service with its corresponding k8s service
	LabelServiceNameSpaceKey = "run.tanzu.vmware.com/service.namespace"

	// AnnotationServiceExternalTrafficPolicyKey label is used to piggyback vSphere Paravirtual Service's
	// configuration to the supervisor cluster. AnnotationServiceExternalTrafficPolicyKey and AnnotationServiceHealthCheckNodePortKey are not part of
	// VirtualMachineService spec because they're K8s Service/Pod specific and
	// don't apply in a VirtualMachine context
	AnnotationServiceExternalTrafficPolicyKey = "virtualmachineservice.vmoperator.vmware.com/service.externalTrafficPolicy"
	// AnnotationServiceHealthCheckNodePortKey label is used to piggyback vSphere Paravirtual Service's
	// configuration to the supervisor cluster.
	AnnotationServiceHealthCheckNodePortKey = "virtualmachineservice.vmoperator.vmware.com/service.healthCheckNodePort"

	// MaxCheckSumLen is the maximum length of vmservice suffix: vsphere paravirtual name length cannot exceed 41 bytes in total, so we need to make sure vmservice suffix is 21 bytes (63 - 41 -1 = 21)
	// https://gitlab.eng.vmware.com/core-build/guest-cluster-controller/blob/master/webhooks/validation/tanzukubernetescluster_validator.go#L56
	MaxCheckSumLen = 21
)

// A list of possible error messages
var (
	ErrCreateVMService     = errors.New("failed to create VirtualMachineService")
	ErrUpdateVMService     = errors.New("failed to update VirtualMachineService")
	ErrGetVMService        = errors.New("failed to get VirtualMachineService")
	ErrDeleteVMService     = errors.New("failed to delete VirtualMachineService")
	ErrVMServiceIPNotFound = errors.New("VirtualMachineService IP not found")
	ErrNodePortNotFound    = errors.New("NodePort not found")
)

var (
	// IsLegacy indicates whether legacy paravirtual mode is enabled
	// Default to false
	IsLegacy bool
)

// GetVmopClient gets a vm-operator-api client
// This is separate from NewVMService so that a fake client can be injected for testing
func GetVmopClient(config *rest.Config) (client.Client, error) {
	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
	_ = vmopv1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme)
	client, err := client.New(config, client.Options{
		Scheme: scheme,
	})
	return client, err
}

// NewVMService creates a vmService object
func NewVMService(vmClient client.Client, ns string, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) VMService {
	return &vmService{
		vmClient:       vmClient,
		namespace:      ns,
		ownerReference: ownerRef,
	}
}

func (s *vmService) hashString(str string) string {
	// #nosec
	hash := md5.New()
	if _, err := hash.Write([]byte(str)); err != nil {
		log.Error(err, "create hash string failed")
	}

	return hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))
}

// GetVMServiceName returns VirtualMachineService name for a lb type of service
func (s *vmService) GetVMServiceName(service *v1.Service, clusterName string) string {
	suffix := s.hashString(service.Name + "." + service.Namespace)
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(6).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Hash string for VirtualMachinService Name is %s", suffix))

	if len(suffix) > MaxCheckSumLen {
		suffix = suffix[:MaxCheckSumLen]
		logger.V(6).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Hash string for VirtualMachinService Name is truncated to %s", suffix))
	}
	return clusterName + "-" + suffix
}

// Get returns the corresponding virtual machine service if it exists
func (s *vmService) Get(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, clusterName string) (*vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, error) {
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(2).Info("Attempting to get VirtualMachineService")

	vmService := vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService{}
	vmServiceKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: s.GetVMServiceName(service, clusterName), Namespace: s.namespace}

	if err := s.vmClient.Get(ctx, vmServiceKey, &vmService); err != nil {
		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
			return nil, nil
		}
		logger.Error(ErrGetVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
		return nil, err
	}

	return &vmService, nil
}

// Create creates a vmservice to map to the given lb type of service, it should be called if vmservice not found
func (s *vmService) Create(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, clusterName string) (*vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, error) {
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(2).Info("Attempting to create VirtualMachineService")

	vmService, err := s.lbServiceToVMService(service, clusterName)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Error(ErrCreateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
		return nil, err
	}

	vmService.Namespace = s.namespace
	if err = s.vmClient.Create(ctx, vmService); err != nil {
		logger.Error(ErrCreateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
		return nil, err
	}

	logger.V(2).Info("Successfully created VirtualMachineService")

	return vmService, nil
}

// CreateOrUpdate creates a vmservice to map to the given lb type of service
func (s *vmService) CreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, clusterName string) (*vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, error) {
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(2).Info("Attempting to create or update a VirtualMachineService")

	if clusterName == "" {
		logger.Error(ErrCreateVMService, "cluster name is required to create or update a vm service")
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrCreateVMService, "cluster name cannot be empty")
	}

	vmService, err := s.Get(ctx, service, clusterName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if vmService == nil {
		// Create a new VirtualMachineService if not found
		vmService, err = s.Create(ctx, service, clusterName)
		if err != nil {
			logger.Error(ErrCreateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
			return nil, err
		}
	} else {
		// Update the existing VirtualMachineService
		vmService, err = s.Update(ctx, service, clusterName, vmService)
		if err != nil {
			logger.Error(ErrUpdateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	vmServiceIP := getVMServiceIP(vmService)
	if vmServiceIP == "" {
		return vmService, ErrVMServiceIPNotFound
	}

	logger.V(2).Info("VirtualMachineService IP has been found")

	return vmService, err
}

// Update updates a vmservice
func (s *vmService) Update(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, clusterName string, vmService *vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService) (*vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, error) {
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(2).Info("Attempting to update VirtualMachineService")

	// Compare the ports setting in service and vmService, update vmService if needed
	ports, err := findPorts(service)
	if err != nil {
		logger.Error(ErrUpdateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
		return nil, err
	}
	vmServicePorts := vmService.Spec.Ports

	newVMService := vmService.DeepCopy()

	if vmService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges == nil {
		vmService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = []string{}
	}
	if service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges == nil {
		service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = []string{}
	}

	annotations := getVMServiceAnnotations(vmService, service)

	// VMService only has a few fields to be kept in sync so we will simply
	// iterate over them
	// As more fields are added, we need to consider adopting a patch helper
	var needsUpdate bool
	if !reflect.DeepEqual(vmServicePorts, ports) {
		needsUpdate = true
		newVMService.Spec.Ports = ports
	}
	if vmService.Spec.LoadBalancerIP != service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP {
		needsUpdate = true
		newVMService.Spec.LoadBalancerIP = service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP
	}
	if !reflect.DeepEqual(vmService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges, service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges) {
		needsUpdate = true
		newVMService.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges = service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges
	}
	if !reflect.DeepEqual(vmService.Annotations, annotations) {
		needsUpdate = true
		newVMService.Annotations = annotations
	}

	if needsUpdate {
		if err := s.vmClient.Update(ctx, newVMService); err != nil {
			logger.Error(ErrUpdateVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
			return nil, err
		}

		logger.V(2).Info("Successfully updated VirtualMachineService")
		return newVMService, nil
	}

	return vmService, nil
}

// Delete deletes the vmservice mapped to the given lb type of service
func (s *vmService) Delete(ctx context.Context, service *v1.Service, clusterName string) error {
	logger := log.WithValues("name", service.Name, "namespace", service.Namespace)
	logger.V(2).Info("Attempting to delete VirtualMachineService")

	vmService := vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService{}
	vmService.Name = s.GetVMServiceName(service, clusterName)
	vmService.Namespace = s.namespace

	if err := s.vmClient.Delete(ctx, &vmService); err != nil {
		logger.Error(ErrDeleteVMService, fmt.Sprintf("%v", err))
		return err
	}

	logger.V(2).Info("Successfully deleted VirtualMachineService")
	return nil
}

func findPorts(service *v1.Service) ([]vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineServicePort, error) {
	var ports []vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineServicePort
	for _, port := range service.Spec.Ports {
		if port.NodePort == 0 {
			return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrNodePortNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("port %s", port.Name))
		}
		ports = append(ports, vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineServicePort{
			Name:       port.Name,
			Port:       port.Port,
			TargetPort: port.NodePort,
			Protocol:   string(port.Protocol),
		})
	}
	return ports, nil
}

func (s *vmService) lbServiceToVMService(service *v1.Service, clusterName string) (*vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, error) {
	ports, err := findPorts(service)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	vmServiceSpec := vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineServiceSpec{
		Type:  vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineServiceTypeLoadBalancer,
		Ports: ports,
		Selector: map[string]string{
			ClusterSelectorKey: clusterName,
			NodeSelectorKey:    NodeRole,
		},
		// When service has spec.loadBalancerIP specified, pass it to the
		// corresponding VirtualMachineService
		LoadBalancerIP: service.Spec.LoadBalancerIP,
		// When service has spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges specified,
		// pass it to the corresponding VirtualMachineService
		LoadBalancerSourceRanges: service.Spec.LoadBalancerSourceRanges,
	}

	if IsLegacy {
		vmServiceSpec.Selector = map[string]string{
			LegacyClusterSelectorKey: clusterName,
			LegacyNodeSelectorKey:    NodeRole,
		}
	}

	label := map[string]string{
		LabelClusterNameKey:      clusterName,
		LabelServiceNameKey:      service.Name,
		LabelServiceNameSpaceKey: service.Namespace,
	}

	vmService := &vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService{
		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			Labels: label,
			Name:   s.GetVMServiceName(service, clusterName),
			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
				*s.ownerReference,
			},
		},
		Spec: vmServiceSpec,
	}

	if annotations := getVMServiceAnnotations(vmService, service); len(annotations) != 0 {
		vmService.Annotations = annotations
	}

	return vmService, nil
}

func getVMServiceAnnotations(vmService *vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService, service *v1.Service) map[string]string {
	var annotations map[string]string
	// When ExternalTrafficPolicy is set to Local in the Service, add its
	// value and the healthCheckNodePort to VirtualMachineService
	// labels
	// When ExternalTrafficPolicy is set to Cluster, do nothing as that's
	// the default value, also there will be no HealthCheckNodePort
	// allocated in that case
	if service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy == v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal {
		annotations = make(map[string]string)
		annotations[AnnotationServiceExternalTrafficPolicyKey] = string(service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy)
		annotations[AnnotationServiceHealthCheckNodePortKey] = strconv.Itoa(int(service.Spec.HealthCheckNodePort))
	}
	return annotations
}

func getVMServiceIP(vmService *vmopv1alpha1.VirtualMachineService) string {
	if len(vmService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 {
		return vmService.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0].IP
	}
	return ""
}


text:
package driver

import (
	"database/sql"
	"embed"
	"encoding/base64"
	"fmt"
	"io/fs"
	"strings"

	"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/drivers"
	"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/importers"
	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
)

//go:embed override
var templates embed.FS

func init() {
	drivers.RegisterFromInit("sqlite3", &SQLiteDriver{})
}

// Assemble the db info
func Assemble(config drivers.Config) (dbinfo *drivers.DBInfo, err error) {
	driver := &SQLiteDriver{}
	return driver.Assemble(config)
}

// SQLiteDriver holds the database connection string and a handle
// to the database connection.
type SQLiteDriver struct {
	connStr string
	dbConn  *sql.DB
}

// Templates that should be added/overridden
func (s SQLiteDriver) Templates() (map[string]string, error) {
	tpls := make(map[string]string)
	fs.WalkDir(templates, "override", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		if d.IsDir() {
			return nil
		}

		b, err := fs.ReadFile(templates, path)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		tpls[strings.Replace(path, "override/", "", 1)] = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b)

		return nil
	})

	return tpls, nil
}

// Assemble the db info
func (s SQLiteDriver) Assemble(config drivers.Config) (dbinfo *drivers.DBInfo, err error) {
	defer func() {
		if r := recover(); r != nil && err == nil {
			dbinfo = nil
			err = r.(error)
		}
	}()

	dbname := config.MustString(drivers.ConfigDBName)
	whitelist, _ := config.StringSlice(drivers.ConfigWhitelist)
	blacklist, _ := config.StringSlice(drivers.ConfigBlacklist)
	concurrency := config.DefaultInt(drivers.ConfigConcurrency, drivers.DefaultConcurrency)

	s.connStr = SQLiteBuildQueryString(dbname)
	s.dbConn, err = sql.Open("sqlite", s.connStr)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sqlboiler-sqlite failed to connect to database: %w", err)
	}

	defer func() {
		if e := s.dbConn.Close(); e != nil {
			dbinfo = nil
			err = e
		}
	}()

	dbinfo = &drivers.DBInfo{
		Dialect: drivers.Dialect{
			LQ: '"',
			RQ: '"',

			UseSchema:         false,
			UseDefaultKeyword: true,
			UseLastInsertID:   false,
		},
	}

	dbinfo.Tables, err = drivers.TablesConcurrently(s, "", whitelist, blacklist, concurrency)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return dbinfo, err
}

// SQLiteBuildQueryString builds a query string for SQLite.
func SQLiteBuildQueryString(file string) string {
	return "file:" + file + "?_loc=UTC&mode=ro"
}

// Open opens the database connection using the connection string
func (s SQLiteDriver) Open() error {
	var err error

	s.dbConn, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", s.connStr)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

// Close closes the database connection
func (s SQLiteDriver) Close() {
	s.dbConn.Close()
}

// TableNames connects to the sqlite database and
// retrieves all table names from sqlite_master
func (s SQLiteDriver) TableNames(schema string, whitelist, blacklist []string) ([]string, error) {
	query := `SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'`
	args := []interface{}{}

	if len(whitelist) > 0 {
		tables := drivers.TablesFromList(whitelist)
		if len(tables) > 0 {
			query += fmt.Sprintf(" and tbl_name in (%s)", strings.Repeat(",?", len(tables))[1:])
			for _, w := range tables {
				args = append(args, w)
			}
		}
	}

	if len(blacklist) > 0 {
		tables := drivers.TablesFromList(blacklist)
		if len(tables) > 0 {
			query += fmt.Sprintf(" and tbl_name not in (%s)", strings.Repeat(",?", len(tables))[1:])
			for _, b := range tables {
				args = append(args, b)
			}
		}
	}

	rows, err := s.dbConn.Query(query, args...)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var names []string
	defer rows.Close()
	for rows.Next() {
		var name string
		if err := rows.Scan(&name); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if name != "sqlite_sequence" {
			names = append(names, name)
		}
	}

	return names, nil
}

// ViewNames connects to the sqlite database and
// retrieves all view names from sqlite_master
func (s SQLiteDriver) ViewNames(schema string, whitelist, blacklist []string) ([]string, error) {
	query := `SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='view'`
	args := []interface{}{}

	if len(whitelist) > 0 {
		views := drivers.TablesFromList(whitelist)
		if len(views) > 0 {
			query += fmt.Sprintf(" and tbl_name in (%s)", strings.Repeat(",?", len(views))[1:])
			for _, w := range views {
				args = append(args, w)
			}
		}
	}

	if len(blacklist) > 0 {
		views := drivers.TablesFromList(blacklist)
		if len(views) > 0 {
			query += fmt.Sprintf(" and tbl_name not in (%s)", strings.Repeat(",?", len(views))[1:])
			for _, b := range views {
				args = append(args, b)
			}
		}
	}

	rows, err := s.dbConn.Query(query, args...)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var names []string
	defer rows.Close()
	for rows.Next() {
		var name string
		if err := rows.Scan(&name); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if name != "sqlite_sequence" {
			names = append(names, name)
		}
	}

	return names, nil
}

// ViewCapabilities return what actions are allowed for a view.
func (s SQLiteDriver) ViewCapabilities(schema, name string) (drivers.ViewCapabilities, error) {
	// Inserts may be allowed with the presence of an INSTEAD OF TRIGGER
	// but it is not yet implemented.
	// See: https://www.sqlite.org/lang_createview.html
	capabilities := drivers.ViewCapabilities{
		CanInsert: false,
		CanUpsert: false,
	}

	return capabilities, nil
}

func (s SQLiteDriver) ViewColumns(schema, tableName string, whitelist, blacklist []string) ([]drivers.Column, error) {
	return s.Columns(schema, tableName, whitelist, blacklist)
}

type sqliteIndex struct {
	SeqNum  int
	Unique  int
	Partial int
	Name    string
	Origin  string
	Columns []string
}

type sqliteTableInfo struct {
	Cid          string
	Name         string
	Type         string
	NotNull      bool
	DefaultValue *string
	Pk           int
	Hidden       int
}

func (s SQLiteDriver) tableInfo(tableName string) ([]*sqliteTableInfo, error) {
	var ret []*sqliteTableInfo
	rows, err := s.dbConn.Query(fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA table_xinfo('%s')", tableName))

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer rows.Close()

	for rows.Next() {
		tinfo := &sqliteTableInfo{}
		if err := rows.Scan(&tinfo.Cid, &tinfo.Name, &tinfo.Type, &tinfo.NotNull, &tinfo.DefaultValue, &tinfo.Pk, &tinfo.Hidden); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to scan for table %s: %w", tableName, err)
		}

		ret = append(ret, tinfo)
	}
	return ret, nil
}

func (s SQLiteDriver) indexes(tableName string) ([]*sqliteIndex, error) {
	var ret []*sqliteIndex
	rows, err := s.dbConn.Query(fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA index_list('%s')", tableName))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer rows.Close()

	for rows.Next() {
		var idx = &sqliteIndex{}
		var columns []string
		if err := rows.Scan(&idx.SeqNum, &idx.Name, &idx.Unique, &idx.Origin, &idx.Partial); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		// get all columns stored within the index
		rowsColumns, err := s.dbConn.Query(fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA index_info('%s')", idx.Name))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		for rowsColumns.Next() {
			var rankIndex, rankTable int
			var colName string
			if err := rowsColumns.Scan(&rankIndex, &rankTable, &colName); err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to scan for index %s: %w", idx.Name, err)
			}
			columns = append(columns, colName)
		}
		rowsColumns.Close()
		idx.Columns = columns
		ret = append(ret, idx)
	}
	return ret, nil
}

// Columns takes a table name and attempts to retrieve the table information
// from the database. It retrieves the column names
// and column types and returns those as a []Column after TranslateColumnType()
// converts the SQL types to Go types, for example: "varchar" to "string"
func (s SQLiteDriver) Columns(schema, tableName string, whitelist, blacklist []string) ([]drivers.Column, error) {
	var columns []drivers.Column

	// get all indexes
	idxs, err := s.indexes(tableName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// finally get the remaining information about the columns
	tinfo, err := s.tableInfo(tableName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	query := "SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = ? AND sql LIKE '%AUTOINCREMENT%'"
	result, err := s.dbConn.Query(query, tableName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	tableHasAutoIncr := result.Next()
	if err := result.Close(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var whiteColumns, blackColumns []string
	if len(whitelist) != 0 {
		whiteColumns = drivers.ColumnsFromList(whitelist, tableName)
	}
	if len(blacklist) != 0 {
		blackColumns = drivers.ColumnsFromList(blacklist, tableName)
	}

	nPkeys := 0
	for _, column := range tinfo {
		if column.Pk == 1 {
			nPkeys++
		}
	}

ColumnLoop:
	for _, column := range tinfo {
		if len(whitelist) != 0 {
			found := false
			for _, white := range whiteColumns {
				if white == column.Name {
					found = true
					break
				}
			}
			if !found {
				continue
			}
		} else if len(blacklist) != 0 {
			for _, black := range blackColumns {
				if black == column.Name {
					continue ColumnLoop
				}
			}
		}

		bColumn := drivers.Column{
			Name:       column.Name,
			FullDBType: strings.ToUpper(column.Type),
			DBType:     strings.ToUpper(column.Type),
			Nullable:   !column.NotNull,
		}

		// also get a correct information for Unique
		for _, idx := range idxs {
			// A unique index with multiple columns does not make
			// the individual column unique
			if len(idx.Columns) > 1 {
				continue
			}
			for _, name := range idx.Columns {
				if name == column.Name {
					// A column is unique if it has a unique non-partial index
					bColumn.Unique = idx.Unique > 0 && idx.Partial == 0
				}
			}
		}

		isPrimaryKeyInteger := column.Pk == 1 && bColumn.FullDBType == "INTEGER"
		// This is special behavior noted in the sqlite documentation.
		// An integer primary key becomes synonymous with the internal ROWID
		// and acts as an auto incrementing value. Although there's important
		// differences between using the keyword AUTOINCREMENT and this inferred
		// version, they don't matter here so just masquerade as the same thing as
		// above.
		autoIncr := isPrimaryKeyInteger && (tableHasAutoIncr || nPkeys == 1)

		// See: https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/91f621531dc1cb9ba5f6a47eb51b1de9ed8bdd07/src/pragma.c#L1165
		bColumn.AutoGenerated = autoIncr || column.Hidden == 2 || column.Hidden == 3

		if column.DefaultValue != nil {
			bColumn.Default = *column.DefaultValue
		} else if autoIncr {
			bColumn.Default = "auto_increment"
		} else if bColumn.AutoGenerated {
			bColumn.Default = "auto_generated"
		}

		if bColumn.Nullable && bColumn.Default == "" {
			bColumn.Default = "NULL"
		}

		columns = append(columns, bColumn)
	}

	return columns, nil
}

// PrimaryKeyInfo looks up the primary key for a table.
func (s SQLiteDriver) PrimaryKeyInfo(schema, tableName string) (*drivers.PrimaryKey, error) {
	// lookup the columns affected by the PK
	tinfo, err := s.tableInfo(tableName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var columns []string
	for _, column := range tinfo {
		if column.Pk > 0 {
			columns = append(columns, column.Name)
		}
	}

	var pk *drivers.PrimaryKey
	if len(columns) > 0 {
		pk = &drivers.PrimaryKey{Columns: columns}
	}
	return pk, nil
}

// ForeignKeyInfo retrieves the foreign keys for a given table name.
func (s SQLiteDriver) ForeignKeyInfo(schema, tableName string) ([]drivers.ForeignKey, error) {
	var fkeys []drivers.ForeignKey

	query := fmt.Sprintf("PRAGMA foreign_key_list('%s')", tableName)

	var rows *sql.Rows
	var err error
	if rows, err = s.dbConn.Query(query, tableName); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer rows.Close()

	for rows.Next() {
		var fkey drivers.ForeignKey
		var onu, ond, match string
		var id, seq int

		fkey.Table = tableName
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		fkeys = append(fkeys, fkey)
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// as a Column object.
// https://sqlite.org/datatype3.html
func (SQLiteDriver) TranslateColumnType(c drivers.Column) drivers.Column {
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			c.Type = "null.Int64"
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			c.Type = "null.Int8"
		case "SMALLINT", "INT2":
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			c.Type = "null.Uint64"
		case "CHARACTER", "VARCHAR", "VARYING CHARACTER", "NCHAR",
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			c.Type = "null.String"
		case "BLOB":
			c.Type = "null.Bytes"
		case "FLOAT":
			c.Type = "null.Float32"
		case "REAL", "DOUBLE", "DOUBLE PRECISION":
			c.Type = "null.Float64"
		case "NUMERIC", "DECIMAL":
			c.Type = "types.NullDecimal"
		case "BOOLEAN":
			c.Type = "null.Bool"
		case "DATE", "DATETIME":
			c.Type = "null.Time"
		case "JSON":
			c.Type = "null.JSON"

		default:
			c.Type = "null.String"
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		case "MEDIUMINT":
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		case "UNSIGNED BIG INT":
			c.Type = "uint64"
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		case "JSON":
			c.Type = "types.JSON"

		default:
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	return c
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func (SQLiteDriver) Imports() (col importers.Collection, err error) {
	col.All = importers.Set{
		Standard: importers.List{
			`"strconv"`,
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			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/null/v8"`},
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		"null.Uint16": {
			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/null/v8"`},
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		"null.Uint32": {
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			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/null/v8"`},
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		"null.String": {
			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/null/v8"`},
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		"null.Bool": {
			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/null/v8"`},
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			ThirdParty: importers.List{`"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/types"`},
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		"types.JSON": {
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		},
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	return col, err
}


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Home Business Let the highest bidder win
Let the highest bidder win
on: August 01, 2005 In: Business, Economics & TradeTags: No Comments
The MTRC rejected the idea because extending services at such light traffic times would only bring further losses. Cathay subsequently took a stake in the railway and nothing more was heard of the idea. Once a stakeholder, the airline immediately saw the sense of management's argument.
The lesson is that sponsors of wasteful plans, like one calling for keeping stations and lines open all night for a dribble of passengers, usually have a better chance of coming to their senses as stakeholders. It applies to the wider world of global stakeholders, be they American, European or Japanese investors buying stakes in Chinese companies, or the other way around. The more crisscrossing of shareholdings, the more informed the participants; the better the population of shareholders, the better the companies become under their oversight.
An additional benefit for Chinese investors and companies that venture offshore is tougher offshore regulation; the quicker China comes to understand and appreciate international norms of transparency and disclosure, the quicker it will see the benefit of aligning its own markets with international best practice.
Benefit to all
And the faster that happens, the faster foreign and domestic investors alike will pile into China's markets. On these grounds alone, the bid by China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) for Unocal should be welcomed. But the deal should also be welcomed by Unocal shareholders because it offers US$2.1bn more than Chevron's offer. And it should be welcomed by Unocal employees, because as Macquarie Research and others have pointed out, they will have more hope of retaining more jobs under CNOOC, which has committed itself to keeping employees in place, rather than under Chevron, which has not.
Lastly, Americans in general should welcome an investment in the United States economy – a healthy change from China simply collecting more IOUs in the form of US Treasury notes. Despite this, Washington lobbyists and their Congressional confederates are pressing the Bush administration to stop the deal on national security grounds. Among other concerns, they worry about China diverting supplies from the United States – even though Unocal operates almost exclusively in Asia and sells its output very largely in other foreign markets, not in the US.
Some argue CNOOC is not a "real company" and until the government divests its 70% stake in it, the deal should be blocked. This seems a little brazen coming from America's oil industry, which raised cartels and trusts to a very high art form; indeed, the great trustbusters of the early 20th century must still be turning in their graves with Washington's recent sanctioning of the Exxon-Mobil merger: these were two of several companies created when Washington originally broke up the Rockefeller family's Standard Oil trust – which closed down competitors and fixed supplies and prices across the United States for decades.
The fact is many in China, including many reformers in the central government, would welcome Beijing's withdrawal from CNOOC, and other state-owned enterprises. As a restructured publicly-listed company, it would undoubtedly perform better and return more value to shareholders. It is even possible that a restructured CNOOC would think twice about bidding for Unocal, much less topping Chevron's bid by as much as it has.
"Not a real company"
But it is nonsense to suggest CNOOC should be barred from buying Unocal on the grounds that it is a state company. As inefficient as some can be, state companies from the West as much as from the East have been conducting international business for decades. Indeed, it is as well for Boeing that the proponents of the "real company" argument were not in charge when government-owned British Airways, Air France, Air Canada and other major carriers set out to buy their jumbos; or later, when Air China or Singapore Airlines ordered theirs; or when China turned to government-owned Electricite de France to build nuclear reactors, for that matter – or signed on French-government-owned Alcatel to build phone networks.
In the oil sector specifically, many companies in the West have at one time or other been state-owned-among them, British Petroleum, Elf Aquitaine of France, ENI of Italy, not to mention their equivalents in Canada and Mexico north and south of the US. Most have since privatized and it might be good for CNOOC to be encouraged by their example – but what's important here is that BP and others of that generation were never barred from an acquisition on the grounds they were state owned.
China naturally faces mounting pressure to source more oil as its economy grows and living standards rise, as they need to do; but if it ever consumed half of what the US consumes on a per capita basis, the world would go through a meltdown. That is why China invests so much in intercity trains and urban rapid transit, which is something the US might do more of, instead of encouraging three-car households.
China also needs more oil to accommodate more manufacturing, much of it American, as more companies shift their production here. But there is also a natural consolidation in the oil industry and its impact is being felt by China's oil producers as much as by others. Drilling companies are finding it increasingly difficult to replace the reserves they pump out of the ground and have to turn to acquisitions to correct the mismatch.
Rational voices in the din
Not everyone is in a panic, thankfully. Philip K. Verleger, an energy specialist at the Institute for International Economics, told The Washington Post recently that, "there is absolutely no reason" why Americans should care who owns Unocal's oil and gas reserves (which are put at about 1.75bn barrels-of the world's estimated 1trn known reserves).
No matter who owns the oil, the cost of it would still be determined by global supply and demand and if China started setting its own price it would only be robbing itself of what it could get for Unocal's oil on the world market. So while China could in theory divert Unocal supplies from other markets to the Mainland in a crisis, they would not come any cheaper than others sourced from another supplier. China's ownership of Unocal "won't change the price of oil, or the availability of oil," Robert Priddle, a former executive director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, asserted in the same Post article.
If the US is serious about engaging China, it should not interfere with the rules of the market it so ardently champions and let the highest bidder take the spoils.
The Unocal debate has again raised questions about China stalking the world and picking up strategic acquisitions to fill gaps in different sectors – be they in textiles, electronics, the automotive or shipping industries or somewhere else. One analyst even recently ventured that General Motors might get a call from China one day. Although a full buyout seems unlikely, given GM's parlous debt and seeming insoluble employee benefits problem, it is conceivable that Chinese companies might nibble away at its choicer bits, as GM did at Daewoo in South Korea.
Natural path to take
One doesn't have to be a giant of prescience to see how acquiring more overseas assets is a natural path to follow for the emerging global industrial giant. A recent case in point was Haier which, in league with US private equity partners, put in a bid for washing-machine maker Maytag Corp – topping a bid by another private equity firm, Triton Holdings (which had progressively reduced its bid from over US$24 a share to US$14, when Haier happened by with its bid of US$16 per share).
Like Lenovo's takeover of IBM's PC business, the white-goods bid is an attempt to address China's difficulty in creating world brands. Both IBM and Maytag are strong brands, even if they had ceased to be strong businesses in their segments, and both buyers hope to use their names and channels to get their own brands off the ground in the world's richest consumer markets.
Right now, China is for the most part one big original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, for someone else. There is not an OEM anywhere that does not dream of emerging as its own recognized company, with a brand it can call its own. Again, there is nothing especially unusual about Chinese companies pursuing this dream.
Come to that, the most surprising feature in the latest chapter in China's American shopping story is how so many people are surprised by it all. Once everyone recovers, it might be good if markets will be allowed to get on and decide who owns what.
China proposal aims to advance N Korea talks
Steel cos told to diversify steel markets


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Have you ever taken the time to think about the expectations you been born into?
impact on your life because of that.
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The Monterey Peninsula Community College District (the District) is pleased to announce that, on November 5th, representatives for the District and for the Monterey Peninsula College Teachers Association (faculty union) negotiated a tentative agreement for a new contract for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years.
recognizing the extended work year of faculty who support students and the community beyond the traditional academic semester.
It has always been the goal of the District to improve compensation for its faculty, who are critical to MPC's mission to foster student learning and achievement within its diverse community. The District is, therefore, delighted to have made progress towards this goal through the collective bargaining process with faculty union leadership.
Over the past several years, the College's transformational leadership, with campus-wide engagement, has laid a firm foundation to move the institution towards a positive future. The College has been working on its reaffirmation of accreditation and stabilizing its enrollments through successful initiatives such as Dual Enrollment with area high schools. While engaged in this important work, the District has negotiated this tentative agreement, which aligns with its goals to improve faculty compensation while maintaining fiscal stability for continuing service to students and the community.
Monterey Peninsula College, part of California's public community college system, is an open-access institution, committed to fostering student learning and success by providing excellence in instructional programs, facilities and services to support the goals of students pursuing transfer, career, basic skills, and lifelong learning opportunities. In addition to the scenic Monterey campus located on 90+ acres, MPC's district includes two excellent facilities in the former Fort Ord, to serve the residents in north Monterey County. As a comprehensive community college, MPC responds to the educational and cultural needs of its diverse community, distinguished for its outstanding academic programs and strong commitment to student success. To learn more about Monterey Peninsula College, please visit www.mpc.edu and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


On 2nd May 2018, we had been married for three years. It is probably telling about the state of things that it has taken me almost a week to write something about it; I considered sacking it off entirely, because I'm sure most people are not interested in my annual musings about marriage - but whilst I blog for you, I also blog for me, and I like to be able to look back on these things, so here we are.
Last year, I wrote that I was excited for us to face the challenge of parenting together - and what a challenge it has been. There are some distressing statistics on the number of people who get divorced in the first few years of their child's life, and I can see why. It is hard to be married and be a parent; you have so little time for yourself, let alone for another adult human. Babies take it all out of you, and in the stress and the exhaustion of it all, it can be difficult to prioritise your relationship. Case in point: cancelling our long-anticipated anniversary dinner due to our sick baby last Wednesday. That stress and exhaustion doesn't leave anyone being their best self, and it's far too easy to snap at each other or get frustrated.
That said, I also cannot imagine doing this whole parenting thing without Paul. Not just for the practical reasons, although it is helpful to have another pair of hands to help clean, tidy and wrangle a baby. But also for all the joy that comes from sharing parenthood with someone else; from the complete conviction that your baby is in fact the best baby to the shared fascination in every aspect of their life, from the magical to the functional. It is wonderful to see the person that you love become a parent; Paul is a fantastic father and it only makes me love him more. At the end of a long day, Ben and I watch out of our front window for him to come home, and I'm not sure who gets more excited when we see him walking up the path! I hope we always feel that way.
Of course, we are not only parents, we are still ourselves, but I would be lying if I said that these first nine months haven't been all consuming. I'm sure that one day, we'll fondly shake our heads at the memories of these days - the hard edges sanded off by time and nostalgia. The challenge is all worth it, and it feels like it's getting easier all the time. We're learning, slowly, how to do this parenting thing and be married and keep our lives.


Temperature programmed sample introduction was first described by Vogt in 1979. Originally Vogt developed the technique as a method for the introduction of large sample volumes (up to 250 µL) in capillary GC. Vogt introduced the sample into the liner at a controlled injection rate. The temperature of the liner was chosen slightly below the boiling point of the solvent. The low-boiling solvent was continuously evaporated and vented through the split line.
Based on this idea Poy developed the Programmed Temperature Vaporising injector; PTV. By introducing the sample at a low initial liner temperature many of the disadvantages of the classical hot injection techniques could be circumvented. Nowadays PTV injection is generally considered to be the most universal injection technique available. Basically a PTV injection does not exist, only a PTV Inlet exist and one of the three most important modes of PTV operation are cold split injection, cold splitless injection, and solvent elimination injection (Large Volume Injection). Mostly when PTV injection is mentioned people mean a cold injection (can be split or splitless).
The programmed temperature vaporizer (PTV) inlet offers a mixture of injection possibilities, including cool sample introduction, split or splitless modes, pyrolysis, thermal desorbtion, sample concentration (solvent elimination mode); and it is column protecting. Due to this flexibility, PTV inlets are good inlets for both general analysis and trace analysis.
The OPTIC is the most advanced PTV inlet for gas chromatography, this is why we prefer MultiMode Inlet (MMI) and no longer PTV as the description of this type of inlet.
For more information about GC injection techniques, please read INJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY.
For information about Large Volume Injections please read LARGE VOLUME INJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY.


For years now, I've been following the development of sterile barberries, that is, varieties of Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) that produce no fertile seed.
Why is this important? Because this popular shrub has escaped from culture in many parts of the Northeastern United States and become invasive, taking over vast tracts of fields and open forest where it forms much of the undergrowth. This is thanks to the seeds contained in its berries that are ingested by birds and spread everywhere in their droppings.
I've actually visited such a forest in a nature reserve in New England and was amazed at how abundant Japanese barberry was. It was quite obvious that it was indeed taking over and likely replacing native plants, including food plants for many native animals.
The situation is so serious that Japanese barberries, although long a staple in landscaping, have been banned from sale in Massachusetts and other states are considering following suit.
Dr. Mark Brand of the University of Connecticut has been working on developing sterile barberries for over 15 years now. It's just not a question of finding a sterile plant, but of testing it, not in only in a greenhouse, but in the field, for both ornamental value and total sterility. Any barberry worth releasing as sterile simply must neverproduce fertile seeds.
But Dr. Brand has indeed found totally sterile clones; in fact, many of them. They produce berries just like any other barberry, but the seed inside aborts at an early stage and so can never germinate.
And the best are now being released in the WorryFree™ series. So far, the series is composed of Crimson Cutie™ ('UCONNBTCP4N'), a dwarf mounding variety with deep purple leaves, already available in many areas, and Lemon Glow™ 'UCONNBTB048', likewise a dwarf mounding variety with brilliant chartreuse-yellow leaves, just coming out now. Others are under study.
WorryFree barberries can be used in the landscape without fear their seedlings will escape into the wild. They are such outstanding garden plants—attractive and easy to grow—that they have already been adopted by the Hand Picked For You Plants® plant certification program, designed to recommend only the very best garden plants to home gardeners. And even states have become involved: Crimson Cutie has been approved for sale in New York State by the Department of Environmental Conservation and other environmental associations are considering such an approval.
It is, however, unlikely that WorryFree barberries will ever be commercially available in Canada.
That's because, in 1966, Agriculture Canada banned the sale and distribution of barberries. This ban was due to a wheat disease, black stem wheat rust (Puccinia graminis), that was known to use certain barberries as an alternate host. In other words, the disease necessarily spends part of its life cycle on a barberry plant before moving to nearby fields of wheat. For that reason, all barberries were banned to protect Canada's wheat crop.
In the years that followed the ban, it was discovered that not all barberries are hosts of wheat rust. In fact, the main culprit is the common barberry (B. vulgaris). The Japanese barberry (B. thunbergii) does not carry the disease. Bans on Japanese barberry were therefore lifted elsewhere in the world, but remain in effect in Canada.
However, after 35 years of pressure from plant nurseries, in 2001 Agriculture Canada finally relented and allowed the sale of 11 cultivars of Japanese barberry that were individually tested and found to be rust-free. They quickly became popular garden shrubs and indeed are already staples in Canadian landscaping.
However, although new and interesting disease-free barberry cultivars (think of the beautiful pillar-shaped varieties 'Helmond Pillar', with purple leaves, and Sunjoy Gold Pillar™ ('Maria'), with golden ones) have since been released, no other barberry has ever been approved for sale in Canada, nor, from what I hear, does Agriculture Canada ever intend to change things. Given the reluctance with which Agriculture Canada has responded in the past to matters concerning ornamental plants, obviously very much the least of its concerns, I don't expect wider barberry approval will occur in Canada within my lifetime.
Admittedly, the problem may be less serious in Canada than in the United States, as, according to my personal observation, Japanese barberries simply don't seem to self-sow in cold climates. Thus, although the adult shrubs may thrive in very cold conditions (up to zone 3), there appear to be few seedlings below zone 6 and certainly none in zone 4 where I live. Thus, many Canadian gardeners might not need to be too concerned for now (although with global warming looming…!). Still, southern British Columbia, southern Ontario and milder parts of Nova Scotia are prime candidates for Japanese barberry invasion and I know that the Ontario Invasive Plant Council is very concerned about the species.
So, as the rest of North America switches to sterile barberries for environmental reasons, stodgy old, misguided regulations will likely prevent Canada from following suit.
Environmental damage due to government inaction? Gee whiz, there's really nothing new under the sun!


A doughty flower named after "The Fruit Garden of Pakistan" – the isolated capital of Balochistan set high in the mountains. The close pleating and irregularly-notched rim is reminiscent of its seed parent, 'Bernardino'. About two-thirds of the shallow bowl-shaped corona is fiery reddish orange on opening, but passes to rich yellow with a coral-pink edge which burns back to white.