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The Shanghai Story (Blu-ray)
Olive Films // Unrated // March 31, 2015 // Region A
Review by Stuart Galbraith IV | posted March 16, 2015 | E-mail the Author
Here's a real find. The Shanghai Story (1954) is an obscure but singularly lurid, suspenseful, and unique Cold War thriller about American and other foreign nationals held captive in a big hotel in Communist China. Though tawdry and frequently outrageous in its anticommunist hysteria, it's also unusually violent and relentlessly grim. It's a movie with no holds barred and which unequivocally means business: within its first few minutes a Chinese soldier casually shoots a little girl's beloved dog right in front of her, as she and her parents watch helplessly, horrified. Things get even worse for these expatriate stragglers.
Tensely and atmospherically directed by Frank Lloyd (Mutiny on the Bounty, Cavalcade), The Shanghai Story is an atypically upscale film from Republic, though it plays to that B-picture studio's strengths in other respects. The ensemble cast, headlined by Edmond O'Brien and Ruth Roman, is also unusually good.
Further, Olive's Blu-ray of this Paramount-licensed title, in 1.85:1 widescreen and black-and-white, looks great throughout.
With the Communist takeover in China, foreign residents in Shanghai are rounded up and interred at the Waldorf House Hotel. The rules are strict and unforgiving: under house arrest, the foreigners aren't allowed to step outside the hotel for any reason, are subject to searches day and night, and are forbidden to lock the doors to their assigned rooms. Further, Major Ling Wu (Korean-American Philip Ahn) puts the foreigners on starvation rations until they fink on the spy among them who's secretly been sending radio messages to the west.
The Shanghai Story is a veritable catalog of evil Asian foreigners terrorizing vulnerable, innocent westerners. An old missionary with a kind face (Basil Ruysdael) is tortured. A terminally ill Swede (Frank Ferguson) who can barely stand gets the old bamboo-shoots-under-the-fingernails treatment. A Chinese nationalist (Victor Sen Yung) is executed, shot in the back of the head, in the hotel lobby for all to see, including elderly women and the little girl, who later is denied access to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery.
Major Wu openly lusts after the comely wife (Yvette Duguay) of one man, De Verno (Paul Pecerni), further torturing and imprisoning him without cause. Wu slips into her hotel room in the middle of the night while De Verno is being held elsewhere. "You want him back, don't you?" asks Wu and, click, out goes the light.
The primary stars are Edmond O'Brien and Ruth Roman. He plays a world-weary doctor, Dan Maynard; she's Tangiers-born Rita King, a "protected" woman that Colonel Zorek (Marvin Miller), "a stooge for the commies," is romancing. Maynard is concerned that Rita has been planted by the commies to uncover the spy in their midst, but later she convinces the doc otherwise after she agrees to move to Zorek's hotel in exchange for the little girl's medical treatment. The narrative is different, but Roman's character is rather like Ava Gardner's in Nicholas Ray's later 55 Days at Peking (1963). Other characters include war profiteer Ricki "I'm not on anybody's team" Dolemine (Barry Kelley), ex-sailor "Knuckles" Greer (Richard Jaeckel), and painter Paul Grant (Whit Bissell, hoo-ray!). So who's the spy sending vital strategic info back to Tokyo?
How soon they forget. After Pearl Harbor, Life magazine ran a notoriously racist article entitled "How to Tell Japs from the Chinese," pointing out the alleged physiological differences between the two nationalities. Japan, after all, was America's sub-human, morally bankrupt enemy while the Chinese were our noble allies. By 1954, when The Shanghai Story was released, those roles had completely flip-flopped, just as the Germans and Russians had traded places on the other side of the world. That such extreme movie portrayals would so reverse themselves in less than a decade is as fascinating as it is appalling.
Lloyd originally hoped to shoot the film on location in the Far East, but in the end settled for Republic's Studio City backlot. Unlike most Hollywood-created Asian settings, The Shanghai Story's is better than acceptable. It looks nothing like contemporary Shanghai but is impressively, atmospherically photographed by Jack A. Marta, a cinematographer on myriad Republic oaters, Bert I. Gordon monster movies, Route 66 episodes, and even Steven Spielberg's Duel.
The Shanghai Story, like other Republic-Paramount-Olive titles, looks just great on Blu-ray. In 1.85:1 widescreen, the image has its share of imperfect dissolves, hairline negative scratches and other minor imperfections, but otherwise looks as good or better than it did when it played movie houses 61 years ago. The mono audio, English only with no subtitle options, is likewise fine. No Extra Features.
The Shanghai Story is a minor but delightful discovery full of interesting surprises, a film of historical and sociopolitical interest, and as entertainment quite suspenseful and engaging. Highly Recommended.
Stuart Galbraith IV is the Kyoto-based film historian and publisher-editor of World Cinema Paradise. His credits include film history books, DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries and special features.
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A definitive selection of prose and poetry from the self-described "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," for a new generation of readers. Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, one of the first to center the experiences of black, queer women. Her incisive essays and passionate poetry-alive with sensuality, vulnerability, and rage-remain indelible contributions to intersectional feminism, queer theory, and critical race studies. This essential reader showcases twelve landmark essays and more than sixty poems, selected and introduced by one of our most powerful contemporary voices on race and gender, Roxane Gay. The essays include "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House," "I Am Your Sister," and excerpts from the National Book Award-winning A Burst of Light. The poems are drawn from Lorde's nine volumes, including National Book Award nominee The Land Where Other People Live. As Gay writes in her astute introduction, The Selected Works of Audre Lorde celebrates "an exemplar of public intellectualism who is as relevant in this century as she was in the last."
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PEMBROKE — Thirty-six high school robotics team will battle in a FIRST Robotics event at UNC Pembroke March 30-31.
The teams from across North Carolina will compete in Destination: Deep Space. This exciting and fast-paced game will showcase robots built by high-school students in less than two months. Robots will be driving through "sandstorms," placing hatches and shooting cargo, all in the pursuit of the highest score.
The competition will be held in the Jones Athletic Center. Opening ceremonies begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Competition will continue through Sunday. It is free and open to the public.
RobCoBots, a team comprised of students from Robeson Early College High School, will be among the competitors demonstrating their skill for science, mathematics, and technology.
The field also includes teams from nearby Scotland, Cumberland and Moore counties. Students will compete for honors and recognition that reward design excellence, competitive play, sportsmanship, and high-impact partnerships between schools, businesses, and communities.
Winners will advance to the North Carolina State FIRST Championship competition.
Founded by inventor Dean Kamen, who introduced the Slingshot water purification system and the "Luke" robotic prosthetic arm, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was created to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools, and their communities.
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Maggi noodles have been a popular snack and breakfast menu among all age groups especially among kids. It is an all-time favorite for kids and they never get bored of it! Even the most fussy and picky eater doesn't fail to relishes his bowl of Maggi!
When children get addicted to Maggi, it is hard to get them off from their favorite dish. As a parent, take it as a challenge and get creative to make your child's favorite Maggi noodles more healthy and nutritious. It is important to note that you have to intelligently control the portion size of this processed and ready to eat food.
• Bread noodle toast: Cook your regular Maggi with vegetables. On a slice of multigrain bread, spread the Maggi mixture. Grate some cheese and bake it in the oven till the cheese becomes golden brown. Though it is a hot favorite of kids, it is still a processed food with less nutritive value when compared to healthy homemade food.
• Veg Maggi Roll: Cook your regular Maggi with vegetables, sprouts and paneer. (Cook it dry, so it won't drip from the roll). Spread this mixture on the chapatti and roll it. It can be a good breakfast menu, snack or packed lunch.
• Stir Fried rice and Maggi noodles: Cook rice and Maggi separately. Stir fry finely chopped fresh and colorful vegetables. Mix rice and noodles with mild flavoring spices and serve garnished with corn and peas. Your kid will enjoy this yummy dish.
• Vegetable Maggi Soup: Make a regular vegetable soup that your kid likes and add his favorite Maggi noodles in it. It can be a great mid-evening snack.
• Maggi cutlet: Add some Maggi noodles to your regular shallow fried vegetable cutlet. Serve it in the form of a sandwich or a mini burger.
Let your kid enjoy his Maggi but also make sure he learns to accept and appreciate the regional cuisine which is healthier and nutritious than Maggi. Though it is a popular snack since decades, it is still a controversial one and lots of studies are being done on its nutritional value. Let Maggi be an occasional treat than an everyday one!


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We're always to make sure Cruise Hive readers are kept informed on any potential storms impacting the cruises. Hurricane season is still happening, and right now the redeveloped Tropical Storm Kirk has gained strength. The storm is heading west towards parts of the eastern Caribbean, and this could be something to keep an eye on if you have a cruise itinerary featuring any of the destinations.
Kirk is set to start impacting some Caribbean islands on Thursday including Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, Martinique, and Guadeloupe. There is already a Tropical Storm watch issued for these destinations. Kirk may not be a Hurricane but still extremely dangerous and according to the National Hurricane Center has maximum sustained winds of 50 MPH and moving west at 18 MPH.
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The good news is once Tropical Storm Kirk moves more towards the Southern Caribbean it is expected to weaken and let's hope it doesn't redevelop.
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from meltingpot.python.utils.puppeteers import puppeteer

class FixedGoal(puppeteer.Puppeteer[tuple[()]]):
  """Puppeteer that emits the same goal on every step."""

  def __init__(self, goal: puppeteer.PuppetGoal) -> None:
    """Initializes the puppeteer.

    Args:
      goal: goal to pass to the puppet.
    """
    self._goal = goal

  def initial_state(self) -> tuple[()]:
    """See base class."""
    return ()

  def step(self, timestep: dm_env.TimeStep,
           prev_state: tuple[()]) -> tuple[dm_env.TimeStep, tuple[()]]:
    """See base class."""
    timestep = puppeteer.puppet_timestep(timestep, self._goal)
    return timestep, prev_state

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Bravo's hit TV show "Girlfriends Guide to Divorce" is adding a slew of hotties to its season 2 roster. Find out who will be making an appearance next and watch a recap of season 1, here.
Article by Jocelyn Vena for Bravo.


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All Edward Conway needs is someone to love, and in sexy Puerto Rican Alex Martinez, he may have found that someone—until a wild party threatens to take everything from him.
When Edward Conway came out to his family he never imagined their reaction would be to shut him out of their lives. Searching for acceptance he leaves his hometown hoping to find a new life in Los Angeles. Finally daring to enter a gay bar by himself, he meets Alex Martinez, a celebrities publicity agent, and the two men connect on all kinds of levels. Despite the pressure of Alex's job, which takes him out of town soon after he and Edward connect, Edward feels he may just have met the man who can give him something to live for.
Things look good until Edward's wild roommate Troy, needs a lift to a party where 'sex, drugs and rock'n'roll' are the order of the day. Reluctantly Edward agrees to drive Troy to the party, but before he can leave he becomes the victim of a vicious incident that could shatter the hopes he had for the future.
Alex is there to lend support but he is haunted by a tragic past, and in the present is torn between an old loyalty and the wish to make Edward a lasting part of his life.
General Release Date: 13th March 2015
Edward Conway couldn't remember just how long he'd been standing on the opposite side of the street from the Rockin' Bar's entrance, but he was sure of one thing—his feet, hands and nose were way too cold, and if he didn't grow a pair and get his ass inside, he'd most likely come down with some kind of flu-related ailment. It was an unseasonably chilly night in southern California, one he'd been unprepared for, venturing out earlier without his bomber jacket that would have shielded him from the bitter wind.
"God, but you're a pussy," he muttered. What could be so terrible? It was a gay bar—a place he'd wanted to visit ever since he'd arrived in LA, just to see what it was like. Maybe he'd meet someone nice, talk, share a kiss perhaps… Then who knows? There was always a chance it might lead to something more, something he'd been aching for, for a long time, things he so acutely knew were missing from his life. Warmth, companionship, a friend he could open up to, a chance to feel needed… Maybe even loved.
"Go on then…" He took a tentative step forward onto the concrete strip that separated him from what he so desperately wanted. The cracked surface of the narrow one-way street now seemed as wide as the Grand Canyon, and just as formidable to cross. But cross it he must, and when he reached the other side he'd simply push his way through the door and join the throng of people inside. What could be so difficult about that?
Edward had been in Los Angeles for only four weeks, but his hometown of Ellingsworth, North Carolina, already seemed a distant place, both in miles and in his memories. He'd wanted to get out of Ellingsworth so badly he could almost taste the freedom it would bring him. When he'd finally cut himself loose from his so-called friends and family, it had been with such little regret that he still marveled at how easy it had been in the end.
After finally making the supreme effort to cross the street, he stood staring at the door of the Rockin' Bar, closed against the chill of the night air. All he had to do was push it open and he could enter into the warmth he was sure awaited him on the other side. The decision was taken out of his hands when two young guys brushed past him, swung the door open, and one of them, giving Edward a sweet smile, held it for him.
"Th-thanks…" He grabbed the handle then followed them inside. Edward had only ever been in one gay bar before, and that had been in Charlotte, North Carolina, a city as different from Los Angeles as beer is from champagne. Edward couldn't quite believe just how big a space the bar encompassed—it was at least half a football field long—and there was an upper floor—and everywhere there were people—mostly men, standing practically shoulder to shoulder or dancing on the huge wooden floor in the center of the bar. The noise was incredible. A wall of sound surrounded him. Laughter, chatter and the thump, thumping bass he'd only been vaguely aware of outside on the street now overwhelmed his senses, made him feel vibrant… Alive.
He headed for the bar where the bartender, a hottie wearing shorts and a big smile, asked him, "What'll it be, handsome?"
"You have Stella?"
"On tap, just for you, my pretty. Small or large?"
"Maybe a small one, to start." The bartender's sunny smile and flirty attitude went a long way to make Edward relax and feel glad he'd made the decision to get out and test the waters of LA's gay scene.
"On the house." The bartender placed a glass of amber liquid in front of Edward. "Name's Gary by the way."
"Edward—and thanks for the beer."
They shook hands across the bar. "Pleasure. Like to look after our first timers, so you'll come back."
Edward had no doubt he'd come back. When Gary left to take care of his other customers, Edward took a long swig of his Stella, savoring the refreshing coolness and slightly nutty taste. He glanced around the bar, avoiding too much eye contact with the other patrons, but taking in the general mix of guys his own age and some older men talking, smiling, laughing in groups or couples, or simply standing alone, like himself. Despite the volume of music there was a mellow ambience present in the bar, and even the need to shout to be heard wasn't overly irritating. He couldn't help but compare these people with the grim faces he'd left behind.
After months of muttered innuendo directed his way in the workplace, unreturned phone calls from those he'd once considered friends, silence and hard stares from his parents, bullying taunts and punches from his brother, he'd had enough. The job he'd applied for on the Internet had seemed at first to be a bit of a stretch for him. It had meant relocation, new surroundings, no one he knew nearby—daunting prospects without a doubt—but wasn't that exactly what he'd wanted? To shake himself free of the depression that had dogged him night and day, the inner loneliness he had felt sure would consume him completely and lead him to do something really stupid, like end his life, all because he was seen to be different in the eyes of those around him.
But was he really so different? Hadn't he seen on the TV masses of people like him celebrating the overturning of Proposition 8 in California, the legalization of same-sex marriage in sixteen states, the end of DOMA and DADT? The world was changing, and Edward wanted to be a part of that change, wanted recognition for himself, what he was, who he was. More than anything he wanted to find another like himself, someone who would understand him, love him unconditionally just as he would love in return.
Well, that wasn't going to happen in Ellingsworth, North Carolina—a too-small town where everyone knew not only your name but everything else about you, too. Where it was considered only right to correct what they perceived to be wrong, no matter who it hurt, no matter the fallout. When Edward, buoyed by the progress he could see all around the country, had come out to his family, he truly had not expected the hateful reaction he'd received.
They hadn't thrown him out, but it might have been better if they had. His father had told him to never mention such a hideous thing again, never to tell anyone else of his perversion, and to pray nightly to God for deliverance from his sinful ways. However, his brother, Craig, wasn't satisfied with his family's judgment. He'd made it his business to let everyone they knew in on Edward's confession. Even his father's wrath couldn't shut Craig up, and before long Edward had found himself ostracized by just about everyone he came in contact with. The world might be changing, but not Edward's world, not in Ellingsworth, North Carolina. His decision to leave had been met with indifference both at home and where he worked at the local bank. He'd had a feeling the manager was getting ready to fire him anyway, after being informed of Edward's unnatural tendencies. Yes, brother Craig had done an excellent job of character assassination.
Thanks, bro, hope I never have to look at your acne-ridden face again…
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Q: How does C retrieve the specific ASCII value? In the below program
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
 int k=65;
 printf(" The ASCII value is : %c",k);
 return 0;
 }

The output is "The ASCII Value is : A" .
I just don't understand how does %c brought the corresponding ASCII value of that number?
I mean how does an integer value is referred to %c(instead of %d) and still brought the ASCII value?
How does this process work? Please explain.

A: Its not the "%c" that is doing it. When you run your program, all it does is outputs a sequence of bytes (numbers) to the standard output. If you use "%c" it will output a single byte of value 65 and if you use "%d" it will output two bytes, one with value 54 for the 6 and with value 53 for the 5. Then, your terminal displays those bytes as character glyphs, according to what encoding it is using. If your terminal is using an ascii-compatible encoding then 65 will be the code for "A".

A: The short version: your operating system has a table that links a graphical symbol to each integer , and for 65 it has linked the graphics for "A".  The ASCII standard says that 65 should be linked to a graphic that humans can read as "A".

A: I think the following answer helps you. Credits to Sujeet Gholap.
the %c works as following:
1. Take the least significant byte of the variable
2. Interpret that byte as an ascii character
that's it
so, when you look at the four bytes of 65, (in hex), they look like
00 00 00 41
the %c looks at the 41
and prints it as A
that's it
  #include<stdio.h>
  int main()
  {
   int k=65 + 256;
    printf(" The ASCII value is : %c",k);
     return 0;
   }

consider that code
where k is
00 00 01 41
here, even now, the last byte is 41
so, it still prints A

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Q: jquery ui adding unnecessary code and breaking things Okay so I've been working on saving a resized element using local storage
when you load the page the ui code is added to the resize div.
And at first you can resize the element but if you save it and refresh the page the resize ui code is added again which breaks it. I know I could just run replace before saving, but I was wondering if there are any other more efficient ways.
code added more than once.
http://jsfiddle.net/code_cookies/Spkzq/95/

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if (localStorage.pins === "") {
    $('#draggable').html('

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    $('#draggable').html(localStorage.pins);
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$("#image").resizable();
$('#save').click(function() {
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A: You can remove everything that jquery UI has added by calling destroy:
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Antonio Missiroli (born 1955) is an Italian researcher, editorialist, lecturer and policy adviser in the European Institutions. A polyglot, Missiroli is fluent in Italian, English, French and German.

He has written articles and books on EU Foreign and Security Policy, EU Enlargement, EU Institutions and Comparative Politics.

He was the Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies from mid-October 2012 to December 2017.

As from January 2018 he is NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges.

Biography
Missiroli gained his Master's degree in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna in 1993, and his Ph.D. in Contemporary History from the Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa) in 1997.

He was a professional journalist (corresponding from Germany during unification for "L'Indipendente", an Italian daily) and commentator on EU and international affairs.

Missiroli has lectured in several subjects at various universities (European politics at the University of Bath, European security at the university of Trento, transatlantic security at Boston University, and European Foreign Policy at the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. He has also spent time as Visiting Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford (1996–1997).
Before joining the Bureau of European Policy Advisers, he acted as Head of European Studies at CeSPI in Rome (1994–1997), as Research Fellow at the W/EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris (1998–2005) and as Director of Studies at the European Policy Centre in Brussels (2005–2010). He currently teaches a course called "The EU and NATO: emerging security challenges" at Sciences Po Lille.

He worked in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers of the European Commission as the Head of the European Dialogue from 2010 to mid October 2012.

Publications
 Include books and papers on contemporary Germany, CFSP and ESDP, EU institutions, political opposition, Scandinavia, Central Europe, and Italian foreign policy.
Among his latest ones:
 BEPA monthly (editor) 2010 and 2011 BEPA monthly
 Italy's security and defence policy: between EU and US, or just Prodi and Berlusconi?, "Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans", 2/2007
 The EU Foreign Service (editor), EPC Working Paper, 28/2007
 La difesa europea, Il Melangolo, Genova, 2007 (with Alessandro Pansa)
 Disasters, Diseases, Disruptions: A new D-Drive for the EU (editor), EU-ISS, Paris, 2005
 Central Europe between the EU and NATO, "Survival", Winter 2004/05

Missiroli articles
 Aspenia online contributions of Dr. Antonio Missiroli from Apr 2009 to Jul 2010
 With help Brussels could become an ideas hub, 8 Apr 2010
 NATO and the EU: what a difference a decade makes, 25 Jul 2009
 Europe Needs Its Own Security Council, 5 Feb 2004

Others
 BEPA website
 BEPA monthly
 Johns Hopkins University

References

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 Statement by the spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the appointment of a new Director of the EU Institute for Security Studies
 Director of EUISS named
 Adjunct professor of European Studies at Johns Hopkins University

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European Commission


Award-winning ceramic artist and nationally recognized instructor Maria Spies is beloved by ESAC students and collectors. An independent studio potter since 1973, Spies has been an instructor at ESAC since 2008, and has taught and managed ceramics programs in Dallas, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Her work is represented in many galleries throughout the country, as well as in private collections and corporate offices.


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Discussion on race and justice department.
Write a 6 pages paper on race and justice department. According to the evidence which was collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, at least in the previous decade, there was a trend when African Americans as well Hispanic offenders constituted over two-thirds of those who were arrested (Motivans, 2015). In spite of the fact that the above-mentioned groups belong to minorities in terms of representation in the population, they outnumber whites in terms of incarceration.
In addition to that, the information which was released by the bureau in question also shows that these two minority groups have the highest rate of return: roughly nineteen and a half percent of African American offenders released from prisons return to in the first three years. the number for Hispanics is slightly smaller – fourteen percent (Motivans, 2015).
Now, it may be particularly important to analyze some of the variables that should be taken into account while examining the data concerning minorities in the justice system of the United States of America. To begin with, one should point out that there is a peculiar finding that can be seen in the statistics: if one takes a look at the demographics of the arrested individuals by drug type, one can not help noticing that African Americans outnumber any other part of the population when it comes to offenses connected with crack cocaine. The ratio in comparison with the white is 10 to 1 (Motivans, 2015).
The next important aspect that one should focus on is the institute of parole and the way it affects the minorities. The statistic shows that the number of African Americans on parole is compared to the number of their white counterparts as 2 to 1 (Motivans, 2015). This means that the former has more chances to return to prison because of various violation that is associated with it. Indeed, it was found that African Americas are almost twice as&nbsp.likely to use drugs while being on parole as whites (Motivans, 2015). In addition to that, the probability that a black person is likely to violate the rules of parole while committing a new crime is even higher: two and a half times more than whites.


I am astonished to see "A Sound of Thunder" mentioned in a vaguely positive way, as it sticks out in my memory as possibly the worst story I've ever read!
Wasn't that the one L. Sprague de Camp wrote "A Gun for a Dinosaur" in rebuttal to? Saying something like the story needed to focus less on time travel shenanigans and more on people actually interacting with dinosaurs?
Humans have invented time travel, and obviously the most readily apparent application of this technology is for big-game hunting in the ancient past, so there's a company that takes people back in time to hunt Tyrannosaurus. So a dude signs up for a hunt, and while they're all chilling in the present-day hunting lodge they're all talking about an election that just took place, and how they're relieved that they guy they like won, and not the guy they don't like.
Well anyway they give the hunter dude a big lecture about being careful not to change the past while he's out there hunting, because it could affect the future. Like seriously if you even step in some moss it could destroy reality as we know it. But don't worry, the hunting outfitters installed a levitating boardwalk in the Tyrannosaurus territory so you won't step in any moss, and obviously a large levitating boardwalk won't affect anything at all so whew we get to go hunting after all.
Oh yea I almost forgot, I think the author mentioned that the Tyrannosaurus roared with a sound "like thunder." I guess it cracked and rumbled? Lol whatev, okay.
Hunting guide is really cranky now and makes scared hunting dude get the bullet out of the Tyrannosaurus skull with a dinky little pocket knife, because leaving a bullet in the past will change the future. Nevermind the giant boardwalk and the differently-paced Tyrannosaurus corpse and tree branch, those are okay. They just kinda ignore how impossible it would be to dig a bullet out of even a bear skull with a pocket knife, much less a Tyrannosaurus skull. But the author assures us that they managed it okay.
Well anyway they teleport back to the present in the hunting lodge, and everything looks normal despite the fact that hunting dude stepped in moss. BUT WAIT. On the TV they see that now the OTHER politician, the one they didn't like, has won the election. Because the hunter dude stepped in moss! Not because of the other stuff.
So hunting guide is pretty upset about this outcome of the electoral process. So do you know what he does? Do you? He straight-up uses his hunting rifle to murder hunting dude right then and there, in the hunting lodge. And do you know what sound the author thinks rifles make? Do you? Apparently it's a sound "like thunder." Idk, maybe future rifles are different.
So after we read this story in class, I am absolutely mortified. How did this awful story end up in a literature class? What is there even to say about it? It was literally the worst thing I had ever read, even worse than crap creative writing assignments turned in by apathetic high schoolers. I didn't know what to do. So I just had everyone read another story instead, and we talked about that one. I wasn't there the next day, it was my last day of subbing for that class. I have no idea how the teacher handled things afterwards.


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Menifee North Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 3 (SPA 2010-090) "Palomar Crossings"
City of Menifee
Vacant Land with High Voltage Power Lines
Specific Plan No. 260, Amendment No. 3 (Planning Application No. SPA 2010-090) proposes the following modifications to the Specific Plan Land Use Plan's Planning Areas (PA): •	Planning Area 11 (PA11) would be realigned along its southern boundary and re-designated from Business Park land uses to Very High Density Residential and would be split into two (2) subareas, 11A and 11B. Subarea 11A has an area of 19.56 acres and is located west of Junipero Road. Subarea 11B has an area of 9.79 acres and is located east of Junipero Road and will include a portion of the existing Southern California Edison (SCE) easement that had not previously been given a specific Planning Area designation. •	Planning Area 12 (PA12) would be realigned to a newly created area between PA11 and PA13 and redesignated from the current Business Park and Commercial Business Park land use to Commercial / Very High Density Residential land uses. Two (2) subareas are proposed, 12A and 12B. Subarea 12A has an area of 6.14 acres and is located west of Junipero Road. Subarea 12B has an area of 3.06 acres and is located east of Junipero Road and includes a portion of the existing SCE easement that had not previously been given a specific Planning Area designation. •	Planning Area 13 (PA13) would be realigned along its northern boundary and re-designated from Commercial Business Park to Commercial and would be split into two (2) subareas, 13A and 13B. Subarea 13A has an area of 10.23 acres and is located west of Junipero Road. Subarea 13B has an area of 5.19 acres and is located east of Junipero Road and includes a portion of the existing SCE easement that had not previously been given a specific Planning Area designation. •	Planning Area 14 (PA14) would retain a Commercial designation but would be reduced in acreage from 11.7 to 9.27 by redistributing areas into Planning Areas 12B and 13B. In addition, the Specific Plan Amendment proposes the establishment of development standards and allowable land uses within Planning Areas 11, 12, and 13 and the establishment of architectural design guidelines for residential and commercial development.
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For the Swiss majority owner of a Canadian manufacturer of foot care products, located a suitable buyer and negotiated divestiture of the company.
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Each September for seven years, obtained 1500 completed interviews from consumers across Canada with respect to purchase habits and general market information relevant to the female undergarment industry.
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Conducted shared cost consumer market research for three of the major competitors in the food retail industry on a quarterly basis for three years. One thousand interviews were obtained per quarter, for each major urban area.
For one of the largest food manufacturers in North America, conducted a consumer product image test which helped management with a decision involving a multi-million dollar acquisition.
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For the Government of Canada, conducted a Study of the implications of a single European market on Canada's forest products industry.
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For a Finnish manufacturer of liner board, conducted an overview Study of the North American market.
For a Canadian manufacturer of bushings analyzed the North American market for solid cast epoxy bushings.
For the United States Department of Agriculture analyzed all products, producers and channels of distribution of the Canadian dairy industry.
For the CRTC collected attitudes and opinions from every radio station in the country on rules and regulations regarding the Canadian radio industry.
For a developer of games, prepared Business Plan to present to Nintendo and Gameboy.
Prepared a five year Business Plan for entering the United States market for a manufacturer of electronically actuated controls for toilets, urinals, faucets, and showers.
For a software sales and installation organization with offices in three N. American cities, prepared an integrated Business Plan covering all sites.
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For the inventor of a method to recharge throwaway alkaline batteries, conducted a search for a North American licensee(s).
For the world's leading manufacturer of underwater video camera housings, conducted a search for suitable distributors in North America and abroad.
For a Swiss company, assumed responsibility for negotiation of Distributorship Agreements with selected U.S. candidates.
For a Finnish supplier to the ship building industry, recruited a suitable Distributor for the South Eastern United States.
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For a financial services conglomerate, developed marketing system for cross-selling financial services.
For a company specializing in the commercialization of products deriving from Canadian medical research institutions, conducted preliminary evaluations of marketing potential.
A leading distributor of accounting software products out-sourced their marketing & sales management function to us for two years.
For a Danish company, provided an assessment the performance of senior Management personnel at their U.S. subsidiary.
For the Canadian subsidiary of a major German international research based pharmaceutical operation; provided training for front line staff in the area of product forecasting.
For the veterinary products subsidiary of a major French multinational, prepared annual unit forecast and Pareto analysis leading to discontinuation of slow-moving and/or obsolete products.
For a manufacturer of flexographic printing inks, provided general advice and consulting services on retainer.
For a subsidiary of one of the largest companies in Denmark, provided assistance in obtaining Government (FDA) clearance to market medical devices in the U.S.
For a Canadian Investment Bank, provided on-going consulting to 20 of their clients interested in exporting to the United States.


Poland: 10-16 October 2016 - CEPA STRATCOM PROGRAM.
A right-wing Polish website warns that electing Hillary Clinton as U.S. president means war.
Event: On 14 October, the right-wing Polish website Polmedia post a text by Jan Kołakowski titled "Trump or war, warns Zhirinovsky." The article covers a speech by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Russian Liberal-Democratic Party and deputy chairman of the state Duma, in which he said that a victory for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would mean war with Russia.
Reality on the ground: Syria's civil war grew out of internal problems and was among the consequences of the Arab Spring. Despite the popularity—especially in Russia—of conspiracy theories in which the United States is behind these revolutions throughout the Arab world, no evidence exists to support such a thesis. President Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced criticism for not taking definitive action in Syria, which conspiracy theorists claim was to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stay in power. Even many Republican politicians say this was a display of weakness. Neither Zhirinovsky nor Polmedia's website present any evidence that Clinton planned to declare war against Russia.
Audiences: This disinformation is directed at Polish public opinion.
Analysis: For weeks, Polish media have been spread Russian disinformation warning that the election of Hillary Clinton would lead to a U.S. war against Russia. The "light" version of this campaign, exemplified by the state-owned newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, suggests a question: "Is Clinton heading for a war?" The "hard" version, on the other hand, flat-out states that Clinton would wage war with Russia, as presented by the nationalist web portal Russkaya Vesna.
The campaign's objective is to use the fear of war as a tool in the U.S. presidential campaign. The idea, according to Russian strategists, is to win supporters for Donald Trump by instilling among average Poles the idea that Poland's elite—which is pro-American and generally support Clinton—are in fact instigators of global conflict. Therefore, Poles must support alternative candidates who seek to improve relations with Russia, thereby averting World War III.


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This set comes at a discount when bought together saving $30.00. You can then use the armored jacket under anything that needs armor.
The Stratosphere Dyneema denim jumpsuit is a one piece CE certified fully abrasion resistant, fully armored, breathable dream come true. An amazing alternative to leather.
Made of 52% Dyneema fiber, 38% cotton, and 10% spandex. The Dyneema fiber is woven into the whole fabric giving you 360 degrees of abrasion protection. It has an unbeaten weight to strength ratio which is 5x stronger and 40% lighter than Kevlar and 20 times stronger than your average denim giving you a 4 second slide time as oppose to 0.4 second. The UHMWPE Dyneema fibers are also chemical resistant and keeps its technical properties 10x longer even with the sun's UV exposure. Dyneema is also soft, flexible and thermally conductive which means it keeps the skin feeling cool in hot conditions.
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22 December 2017 | Press Release 10/2017
Involuntary return migration to Kosovo: Tackling challenges for successful reintegration
IAMO Policy Brief 33 discusses opportunities and risks for successful reintegration
Kosovo currently faces the challenge of reintegrating thousands of migrants returning from Western Europe. In addition to low educational levels and qualifications of the returnees, their reintegration is hindered above all by the generally poor job...
23 November 2017 | Press Release 09/2017
Potential and visions in Ukrainian agriculture
Discussion event at the Agritechnica 2017 in Hanover
On 14 November 2017 the German-Ukrainian Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD) hosted a discussion event at the Agritechnica in Hanover, in co-operation with the German Agribusiness Alliance of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (OA),...
27 August 2017 | Press Release 08/2017
The EU-Georgia Trade Agreement: The Impact on Agricultural Trade and Welfare
IAMO Policy Brief 32 names adaptation strategies for the new trading conditions
September 2014 saw the signing of the so-called Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) between the European Union (EU) and Georgia. Two years later the agreement entered into effect, enabling both partners to trade within the scope of...
18 July 2017 | Press Release 07/2017
World-wide cooperation needed to redesign global food systems for a sustainable future
International scientists met with representatives from politics and business at the IAMO Forum 2017 in Halle (Saale), Germany, from 21 to 23 June 2017 to discuss food security and trade in the context of globalization and geopolitical tensions.
The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) performs basic and applied research in the agricultural and food sector as well as rural areas of the formerly centrally planned economies of Europe and Asia against the...
31 May 2017 | Press Release 06/2017
Food Economy between Globalization and Geopolitics
The international conference on "Eurasian Food Economy between Globalization and Geopolitics" will be held from 21 to 23 June in Halle (Saale), Germany
International researchers will meet with representatives from politics and business in Halle (Saale), Germany, from 21 to 23 June for the IAMO Forum 2017. The focus of this year's Forum will be on "Eurasian Food Economy between Globalization and...
20 February 2017 | Press Release 05/2017
Social transfers in rural China: Do they contribute to poverty reduction?
IAMO Policy Brief 31 identifies problems in the allocation of social transfers
Despite large achievements in poverty reduction, a certain fraction of the Chinese rural population is still living in absolute poverty. A state-run social assistance program aims at reducing poverty by providing a minimum income to the most...
In times of political transformation, we leave stronger environmental legacies for the future
Historic maps and satellite imagery reveal the high environmental responsibility we carry for future generations.
Our land use decisions today can affect landscapes for hundreds of years later, and the impacts will be bigger in times of political change. These are the findings of Dr. Catalina Munteanu, researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural...
30 January 2017 | Press Release 03/2017
Efficient Water Supply for Agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Challenges and Solutions
Outcomes of a panel discussion at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin
An agricultural policy expert panel under the title "Everything Flows? Water as Decisive Resource and Factor for Agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia" took place on 19 January 2017 at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) held...
Sustainable Water use in Agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Expert panel at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin
As water scarcity increases, one of the major global challenges today is finding a way to sustainably use this vital resource, particularly in agriculture. Seventy percent of the fresh water used worldwide is used for the production of agricultural...
International competence center on large scale agriculture to be established at IAMO
IAMO project successful in Leibniz Competition 2017
The project "International Competence Center on Large Scale Agriculture (LaScalA)" was recommended by the Senate of the Leibniz Association to be one of 25 successful research projects to receive funding within the Leibniz Competition 2017. A total...
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package net.graphical.model.causality.learning.gies;

import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.AdjImpl.Dag;
import net.graphical.model.causality.interventionData.dataGenerator.CausalModel;
import net.graphical.model.causality.model.ConditionalDistribution;
import net.graphical.model.causality.scoreFunction.BicScoreFunction;
import net.graphical.model.causality.scoreFunction.NodesConfiguration;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.AdjImpl.ChainGraph;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.AdjImpl.Vertex;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.Edge;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.EdgeType;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.Node;
import net.graphical.model.causality.graph.model.intervention.Intervention;
import net.graphical.model.causality.interventionData.DataSet;
import net.graphical.model.causality.interventionData.dataGenerator.OneCpd;
import net.graphical.model.causality.utils.CpdTableStore;
import net.graphical.model.causality.utils.EmpiricalDistribution;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * Created by sli on 3/7/16.
 */
public class DifferenceModelComparisonTest {

    @Test
    public void testLearner_DiffferenceModel_autogen_inv0_2 () throws Exception {

        Intervention intervention = new Intervention(Arrays.asList());

        List<Intervention> interventions = Arrays.asList(intervention);

        Dag dag = getDiffDag();

        List<Node> ordering = dag.topologicalOrdering();

        ConditionalDistribution cpd = new OneCpd();

        for(Node node : ordering){
            Vertex vertex = dag.getVertexByNumber(node.getNumber());

            List<Node> parents = vertex.getParents();
            List<NodesConfiguration> parentNodesConfigs = NodesConfiguration.generateNodesConfiguration(new TreeSet<>(parents));

            for(NodesConfiguration nodesConfiguration : parentNodesConfigs){
                cpd.getProb(node, nodesConfiguration);
            }
        }

        CausalModel causalModel = new CausalModel(dag, cpd);

        CpdTableStore store = new CpdTableStore(new Date().getTime() + "_cpd.txt");
        store.save(cpd.getCpdTable());

        DataSet dataSet = causalModel.generateDataSet(8000, interventions);

        EmpiricalDistribution empiricalDistribution = new EmpiricalDistribution(dataSet, causalModel.getCpd(), causalModel.getDag());

        empiricalDistribution.checkDataSetAgainstCpd(causalModel.getDag().getNodes());

        BicScoreFunction localScore = new BicScoreFunction(dataSet);
        Learner learner = new Learner(dataSet.getColumnNodes(), localScore, dataSet.getInterventionFamily());
        ChainGraph ed = learner.learnEssentialGraph();
        dataSet.getColumnNodes().forEach(n->System.out.println(n.getDescription()));
        System.out.println(ed.getEdges().toString());

    }

    private Dag getDiffDag(){

        List<Node> totalNodes = new ArrayList<>();
        List<Node> stateChangeNodes = new ArrayList<>();
        List<Edge> edges = new ArrayList<>();
        Node node1 = new Node(1);
        Node node2 = new Node(2);
        Node node3 = new Node(3);
        Node node4 = new Node(4);

        node1.setDescription("A"+ "__" + "a");
        node2.setDescription("B"+ "__"+ "b");
        node3.setDescription("C"+ "__" + "c");
        node4.setDescription("D"+ "__" + "d");

        stateChangeNodes.addAll(Arrays.asList(new Node[]{node1, node2, node3, node4,}));

        totalNodes.addAll(stateChangeNodes);

        List<Edge> edgeList = Arrays.asList(
                new Edge(1,2, EdgeType.DIRECTED_PLUS), new Edge(1,3, EdgeType.DIRECTED_PLUS)
                ,new Edge(2,4, EdgeType.DIRECTED_PLUS)
                ,new Edge(3,4, EdgeType.DIRECTED_PLUS)
        );
        edges.addAll(edgeList);

        List<Node> stateNodes = new ArrayList<>();
        for(Node stateChangeNode : stateChangeNodes){
            Node stateNode = new Node(stateChangeNode.getNumber()+4);
            stateNode.setDescription("state" + stateChangeNode.getDescription());
            stateChangeNode.setDescription("stateChange" + stateChangeNode.getDescription());
            Edge edge = new Edge(stateNode.getNumber(), stateChangeNode.getNumber(),  EdgeType.DIRECTED_PLUS);

            stateNodes.add(stateNode);

            edges.add(edge);
        }
        totalNodes.addAll(stateNodes);

        for(int i = 0; i < totalNodes.size()/2; i++){

            totalNodes.get(i).addLevel("KK","KC","CC","CK");
        }

        for(int i = totalNodes.size()/2; i < totalNodes.size(); i++){

            totalNodes.get(i).addLevel("K","C");
        }

        totalNodes.forEach(n->System.out.println(n.getDescription()));
        System.out.println(edges.toString());

        Dag dag = new Dag(totalNodes, edges);

        return dag;
    }

}


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Kickstarter project accused of fraud shuts down campaign
By Francis Bea	 February 12, 2013
The problem with crowdfunding is there's always a chance you'll encounter malicious attempts to dupe users. The Daily Dot reports that a commenter on a sports site discovered that a Kickstarter project to develop a college football game with the support of Jamal Anderson, a former Atlanta Falcons running back, didn't quite add up. CM Hooe, the commenter in question from OperationSports.com, eventually discover that the $500,000 the project was trying to raise was probably going to end up in the pockets of the campaigners, and that the promises were more than likely to never get fulfilled.
The Kickstarter project was consequently canceled once it was publicly exposed, and Anderson took a step back from the team, announcing on Twitter that he had no part in the Kickstarter project. Although that type of claim is hard to believe when Anderson is the owner of Jam Entertainment, the very company that the project's founders, Dirty Bird Sports, partnered with on this project.
So where exactly did the bid go wrong? For starters, Dirty Bird Sports were making elaborate claims that included acquiring the rights to use sports teams and players in a NCAA college football game that would be created for both Xbox 3 and Playstation 3. Dirty Bird was claiming to acquire the rights to 689 teams – bear in mind that a gaming behemoth like EA Sports only has the rights to 123 teams.
The clincher that sealed Dirty Bird Sports' fate was when CM Hooe did some sleuthing and uncovered images credited as in-game screenshot that were in fact just images lifted from a 3D artist on TurboSquid. A finding like this leads you to believe that the game, despite Dirty Bird's claims declaring otherwise, was never created in the first place.
If you have plans on starting a Kickstarter project, one word of advice that you might want to keep in mind is to be honest. An accusation of fraud (whether right or wrong) is not the best first impression for a fledgling company or product to make.
In an email response to The Daily Dot, a spokesperson from Dirty Bird Sports made it clear that its Kickstarter campaign wasn't a scam: "That is simply not true," the email states.
The company says the $500,000 it was raising from Kickstarters would have gone into licensing, advertising, and developing the software. In other words, it's an admission that the product hadn't yet been developed. For one thing, Kickstarter has banned photorealistic renderings or simulations of prototypes that don't exist at least for hardware and product design projects.
As for the 3D model that the company lifted, the spokesperson tiptoes around the fact that the images were technically stolen and chalks it up to borrowing the images with, "every intent to purchase the 3D models once our goal was reached."
Dirty Bird Sports heavily emphasizes that its project was not a scam, and that the company hadn't taken down the Kickstarter project just because it was "caught." Even if we were to believe the company's defense, the project was a major error that Dirty Bird Sports might not be able to outlive. The company says that it will be back, the next time with the appropriate funding and licensing, and that the parties responsible have been let go. But would anyone be willing to give the company a second chance when it comes to donating our money to their efforts? They'll be hard-pressed to find a sympathizer.
Edit: We wrote earlier that prototypes were required, but we've edited the statement above to clarify that Kickstarter prohibits campaigners of hardware and design projects from misleading users with false simulations or renderings of products that have yet to be prototyped.
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package org.elasticsearch.hadoop;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.filecache.DistributedCache;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobConf;
import org.elasticsearch.hadoop.fs.HdfsUtils;
import org.elasticsearch.hadoop.mr.HadoopCfgUtils;
import org.junit.rules.LazyTempFolder;

public class QueryTestParams {

    private static final String QUERY_DSL = "/org/elasticsearch/hadoop/integration/query.dsl";
    private static final String QUERY_URI = "/org/elasticsearch/hadoop/integration/query.uri";

    private final File stagingLocation;
    private final boolean isLocal;

    public QueryTestParams(LazyTempFolder temporaryFolder) {
        this(temporaryFolder.getOrCreateFolder("queries"));
    }

    public QueryTestParams(File stagingDir) {
        this.stagingLocation = stagingDir;
        JobConf testConfiguration = HdpBootstrap.hadoopConfig();
        this.isLocal = HadoopCfgUtils.isLocal(testConfiguration);
    }

    public Collection<Object[]> jsonParams() {
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
                // standard
                { "", "?q=name:mega", false, false },
                { "", "", false, false }, // empty
                { "", "?q=m*", false, false }, // uri
                { "", "?q=name:m*", false, false }, // uri
                { "", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false, false }, // query dsl
                { "", resource(QUERY_URI), false, false }, // nested uri
                { "", resource(QUERY_DSL), false, false }, // nested dsl

                { "", "", true, false }, // empty
                { "", "?q=m*", true, false }, // uri
                { "", "?q=name:m*", true, false }, // uri
                { "", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true, false }, // query dsl
                { "", resource(QUERY_URI), true, false }, // nested uri
                { "", resource(QUERY_DSL), true, false }, // nested dsl

                { "", "", false, true }, // empty
                { "", "?q=m*", false, true }, // uri
                { "", "?q=name:m*", false, true }, // uri
                { "", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false, true }, // query dsl
                { "", resource(QUERY_URI), false, true }, // nested uri
                { "", resource(QUERY_DSL), false, true }, // nested dsl

                { "", "", true, true }, // empty
                { "", "?q=m*", true, true }, // uri
                { "", "?q=name:m*", true, true }, // uri
                { "", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true, true }, // query dsl
                { "", resource(QUERY_URI), true, true }, // nested uri
                { "", resource(QUERY_DSL), true, true }, // nested dsl

                // json
                { "json-", "", false, false }, // empty
                { "json-", "?q=m*", false, false }, // uri
                { "json-", "?q=name:m*", false, false }, // uri
                { "json-", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false, false }, // query dsl
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_URI), false, false }, // nested uri
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_DSL), false, false }, // nested dsl

                // json
                { "json-", "", true, false }, // empty
                { "json-", "?q=m*", true, false }, // uri
                { "json-", "?q=name:m*", true, false }, // uri
                { "json-", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true, false }, // query dsl
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_URI), true, false }, // nested uri
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_DSL), true, false }, // nested dsl

                // json
                { "json-", "", false, true }, // empty
                { "json-", "?q=m*", false, true }, // uri
                { "json-", "?q=name:m*", false, true }, // uri
                { "json-", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false, true }, // query dsl
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_URI), false, true }, // nested uri
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_DSL), false, true }, // nested dsl

                // json
                { "json-", "", true, true }, // empty
                { "json-", "?q=m*", true, true }, // uri
                { "json-", "?q=name:m*", true, true }, // uri
                { "json-", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true, true }, // query dsl
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_URI), true, true }, // nested uri
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_DSL), true, true } // nested dsl

        });
    }

    public Collection<Object[]> jsonLocalParams() {
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
                { "", "" }, // empty
                { "", "?q=m*" }, // uri
                { "", "?q=name:m*" }, // uri
                { "", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }" }, // query dsl
                { "", resource(QUERY_URI) }, // nested uri
                { "", resource(QUERY_DSL) }, // nested dsl

                { "json-", "" }, // empty
                { "json-", "?q=m*" }, // uri
                { "json-", "?q=name:m*" }, // uri
                { "json-", "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }" }, // query dsl
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_URI) }, // nested uri
                { "json-", resource(QUERY_DSL) } // nested dsl
                });
    }

    public Collection<Object[]> params() {
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
                { "", true }, // empty
                { "?q=m*", true }, // uri
                //{ "?q=@name:m*", true }, // uri
                { "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true }, // query dsl
                { resource(QUERY_URI), true }, // nested uri
                { resource(QUERY_DSL), true }, // nested dsl

                { "", false }, // empty
                { "?q=m*", false }, // uri
                //{ "?q=name:m*", false }, // uri
                { "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false }, // query dsl
                { resource(QUERY_URI), false }, // nested uri
                { resource(QUERY_DSL), false } // nested dsl
        });
    }

    public Collection<Object[]> localParams() {
        return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] {
                { "", true }, // empty
                { "?q=m*", true }, // uri
                { "?q=name:m*", true }, // uri
                { "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", true }, // query dsl
                { resource(QUERY_URI), true }, // nested uri
                { resource(QUERY_DSL), true }, // nested dsl

                { "", false }, // empty
                { "?q=m*", false }, // uri
                { "?q=name:m*", false }, // uri
                { "{ \"query\" : { \"query_string\" : { \"query\":\"m*\"} } }", false }, // query dsl
                { resource(QUERY_URI), false }, // nested uri
                { resource(QUERY_DSL), false } // nested dsl
                });
    }

    private String resource(String resource) {
        if (isLocal) {
            return TestData.unpackResource(resource, stagingLocation).toURI().toString();
        } else {
            // The path that exists on HDFS. Must call provisionQueries at job setup.
            Configuration conf = HdpBootstrap.hadoopConfig();
            URI fsURI = FileSystem.getDefaultUri(conf);
            Path fsRootDir = new Path("/");
            // 3-way URL merge: takes fs address component if missing, and treats root
            // dir as working dir for relative paths.
            return new Path(resource).makeQualified(fsURI, fsRootDir).toUri().toString();
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    public <T extends Configuration> T provisionQueries(T cfg) {
        if (HadoopCfgUtils.isLocal(cfg)) {
            return cfg;
        }
        try {
            String localQueryDSLFile = TestData.unpackResource(QUERY_DSL, stagingLocation).getAbsolutePath();
            HdfsUtils.copyFromLocal(localQueryDSLFile, QUERY_DSL);
            DistributedCache.addFileToClassPath(new Path(QUERY_DSL), cfg);

            String localQueryURIFile = TestData.unpackResource(QUERY_URI, stagingLocation).getAbsolutePath();
            HdfsUtils.copyFromLocal(localQueryURIFile, QUERY_URI);
            DistributedCache.addFileToClassPath(new Path(QUERY_URI), cfg);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Could not load query files to distributed cache", ex);
        }
        return cfg;
    }
}


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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2014, file photo, Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, right, and A.J. Hinch pose after Hinch is introduced as the new manager of the baseball club in Houston. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, after being suspended for their roles in the team's extensive sign-stealing scheme from 2017. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's illicit use of electronics...
FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo, David Stern, NBA Commissioner, right, and Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner, speak before the start of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat in Miami. David Stern, who spent 30 years as the NBA's longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global power, has died on New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. He was 77. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Reaction To The Death Of Former NBA Commissioner David Stern
Reaction from the basketball world and beyond to the death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday at age 77: "For 22 years, I had a courtside seat to watch David in action. He was a mentor and one of my dearest friends. We spent countless hours in the office, at arenas and on planes...
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Final Goodbye: Recalling Influential People Who Died In 2019
A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president. This year saw the deaths of people who...
Simone Biles of the United States, center and gold medal, Sunisa Lee of the United States, left and silver medal, and Angelina Melnikova of Russia, right and bronze medal, celebrate during the award ceremony for the floor exercise in the women's apparatus finals at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Everyone counts Simone Biles' medals except Simone Biles. Winning her 24th and 25th world championship medals in beam and floor Sunday put the United States gymnast top of the all-time medal charts for the championships. Biles won five gold medals this week. If she can...
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STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Simone Biles won her fifth all-around title at the gymnastics world championships Thursday, underlining her status as the clear favorite for next year's Olympic gold medal. The U.S. gymnast scored 58.999 points to finish 2.1 points ahead of China's Tang Xijing, who was...
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California To Let College Athletes Sign Endorsement Deals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Defying the NCAA, California opened the way Monday for college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement deals with sneaker companies, soft drink makers, car dealerships and other sponsors, just like the pros. The first-in-the-nation law, signed by Democratic...
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Rapinoe, Messi Win FIFA Player Of The Year Awards
MILAN (AP) — Lionel Messi won his sixth FIFA player of the year award, while Megan Rapinoe won her first at a lavish ceremony at Milan's iconic Teatro all Scala on Monday. Rapinoe was rewarded at the FIFA Best awards for leading the United States to the women's World Cup title in July, as was Jill...
Baltimore Ravens' Sam Koch holds the ball for United States soccer player Carli Lloyd as she attempts to kick a field goal after the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens held a joint NFL football practice in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Career Change For Carli Lloyd? How About The NFL?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fresh off the United States' victory in the Women's World Cup, could Carli Lloyd be entertaining thoughts about a career change? The 37-year-old soccer star nailed a 55-yard field goal during a joint practice between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens last week. And on...
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Shibuno grabs lead at Women's British Open on dream debut
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Hinako Shibuno's dream debut continued Saturday in the Women's British Open when she shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round. The 20-year-old Shibuno, a rookie on the Japan LPGA Tour who is making her LPGA Tour and major championship debut,...


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For Bulgarians Abroad: First Batch of Online Consular Services is Being Prepared
The first batch of consular services to be provided on the Internet will be announced soon, Democratic Bulgaria MP Antoaneta Tsoneva, chairwoman of the parliamentary Committee on Policies for Bulgarians Abroad, announced in the morning block of BNT. This was announced by the press center of "Democratic Bulgaria".
The work on the digitalization of consular services will be coordinated between the Ministry of e-Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "It will be approached pragmatically and rationally so that it does not happen that sometimes it is easier to get on a plane to Bulgaria than to wait at the consulate," Tsoneva said.
Bulgaria's population has shrunk by 10% in 10 years
Tsoneva also cites data from the last census of the National Statistical Institute, according to which Bulgarians have decreased by 844,000 people over the past 10 years. 47% of the decline is due to emigration, as the chairman of the institute, Sergei Tsvetarski, told the commission for Bulgarians abroad on Wednesday. And comparing data from various sources, the total number of Bulgarians abroad is about 1.5 million. "Until we know where our compatriots are abroad, we will not be able to pursue our policies, and citizens have equal access to administrative services from the Bulgarian state, on a par with those living in our country", said Antoaneta Tsoneva.
According to her, there is no distortion in the data of the register from General Directorate for Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GDCRAS), on the basis of which the voter lists are made, because there are all Bulgarian citizens living in and outside the country - adults and minors. However, based on the count, the number of seats in the constituencies for the next elections will have to be adjusted. In all constituencies where the population is declining, they will have to be reduced, only Sofia will have to elect more deputies because only in the capital the population is increasing. An "Abroad" region must be created, as we, from "Democratic Bulgaria", promised our voters, Tsoneva added. But she clarified that the NSI needs a few more months to enter data from the paper census, as well as to verify the information.
Asked to comment on the resignation of Sotir Tsatsarov from the post of chairman of the anti-corruption commission, Tsoneva said that the critical attitude of the DB to Tsatsarov as prosecutor general has long been known. But for her at the moment, the issue is not personal, because the ruling majority has clearly called for a decisive reform of the anti-corruption commission, which will be divided into two - a commission dealing with confiscation of illegally acquired property and a commission investigating corruption.
Tags: consular, Bulgarians, abroad, Antoaneta Tsoneva
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