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Q: Why am I getting error CS0116 when building using a .rsp file? I'm trying to build a project using an csc.exe and a .rsp file, but I keep getting an error CS0116: A namespace cannot directly contain members such as fields or methods.  To troubleshoot, I made the simplest program ever...
class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {

    }
}

From the command line, I run the command
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" Test.rsp

Test.rsp looks like this
/nologo
/target:exe
/platform:x86
/out:"Test.exe"
"Test.cs"

If I compile Test.cs directly, I don't get this error.  For example, if I run this command at the command line...
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /target:exe /platform:x86 /out:"Test.exe" "Test.cs"

The "Program" is created successfully.
So why is compiling using a .rsp file causing this error?

A: The compiler is trying to interpret the file as C#. If you want to use a response file, you need to let the compiler know it's a build file and not a code file. From the docs:

The @ option lets you specify a file that contains compiler options and source code files to compile

For example:
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" @Test.rsp


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Bent Norup (7 November 1936 – 7 May 2007) was a Danish operatic heldenbaritone. He was a member of the Royal Danish Theatre and opera houses in Germany, and appeared internationally, especially in stage works by Richard Wagner, including his signature role Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. He also performed in contemporary opera and in concert. He was appointed a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Life
Norup was born in Hobro. During his bank apprenticeship in Copenhagen, Norup took private singing lessons. He then trained his voice with Karl Schmitt-Walter in Munich and Herta Sperber in New York City. After singing in the choir at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, he made his debut as a soloist there in 1969, as Shchelkalov in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. He remained at the house until 1975, appearing in major roles such as Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and in the title role of his Der fliegende Holländer, as the Doctor in Alban Berg's Wozzeck, as Stig in Peter Arnold Heise's Drot og marsk, and as Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss. He participated in the world premiere of Herman Koppel's Macbeth as Banquo on 1 February 1970.

Norup was a member of the German opera houses Staatstheater Braunschweig from 1972 and Staatstheater Nürnberg from 1977 to 1989, and was associated with the Staatsoper Hannover from 1981. As a guest, he appeared at many German opera houses, often in Wagner's stage works. He performed the role of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen in 1979, which became his signature role. Norup was Der fliegende Holländer at the Vienna State Opera in 1985 and Telramund in Lohengrin at La Fenice in Venice in 1990 and the Liceu in Barcelona in 1992.

In 1983, he stepped in at the Bayreuth Festival for the sick Siegmund Nimsgern in the role of the Wanderer in Siegfried, conducted by Georg Solti. The same year, he also appeared there as Gunther in Götterdämmerung, but received rather restrained reviews.

Other roles as a dramatic baritone included Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio, Jago in Verdi's Otello, Mephisto in Gounod's Faust, Scarpia in Puccini's Tosca, the title role of Borodin's Fürst Igor, Borromeo in Pfitzner's Palestrina and Boris in Shostakovitch's Katerina Ismailova.

In 1984, he recorded the role of Orest in Elektra by Richard Strauss in a live recording with the Orchestre national de France, conducted by Christof Perick, alongside Ute Vinzing as Elektra and Leonie Rysanek as Chrysothemis. He was also active as a concert singer. In 1994, he was appointed a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog for his accomplishments.

Norup died in Udsholt Strand on 7 May 2007 at age 70.

References

External links

1936 births
2007 deaths
People from Hobro
Operatic baritones
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
20th-century Danish male opera singers

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Q: can we pass parameter in cucumber runner class Hi i have a requirement where i have a single repo with cucumber runner class for test execution. We have separate jobs in pipeline one for smoke with @smoke tag and other for @regression tag for regression cases. We are getting this values from devops pipleline during run time what tag to use. Now i want to pass this value in cucumber runner class for tags. Is there a way to pass tag as parameter in cucumber runner class
here is my runner class
@RunWith(Cucumber.class)
@CucumberOptions(features = {"src/test/resources/features"},
        plugin = {"pretty", "html:target/cucumber-html-report.html", "json:target/cucumber.json", "junit:target/cucumber.xml"},
        tags = "@smoke") //can we pass @parameter in place of hardcoded value

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Q: R: error in function that uses raster package I have raster images and I want to apply a function that will give a value based of adjacent cells values. In a 3x3 window centered in that cell I want to give a cell a value between 0 and 8/8(=1) depending on how many cells (from the other 8 cells in that window). For example if 5 other cells have different values than the center cell, the function must assign 5/8 in that cell.
I am trying to do that using focal from raster package.
Firstly, I wrote a function that process a 3x3 window:
    mix<-function(a, na.rm=TRUE){
  v==0
  b=a[2:2]
  if (!(a[1:1]=b)) {
    if (!is.na(a[1:1])){v=v+1}else v=v
  }
   if(!(a[1:2]=b)){if (!is.na(a[1:2])){v=v+1}else v=v}
    if(!(a[1:3]=b)){if (!is.na(a[1:3])){v=v+1}else v=v}
     if(!(a[2:1]=b)){if (!is.na(a[2:1])){v=v+1}else v=v}
      if(!(a[2:3]=b)){if (!is.na(a[2:3])){v=v+1}else v=v}
       if(!(a[3:1]=b)){if (!is.na(a[3:1])){v=v+1}else v=v}
        if(!(a[3:2]=b)){if (!is.na(a[3:2])){v=v+1}else v=v}
         if(!(a[3:1]=b)){if (!is.na(a[3:3])){v=v+1}else v=v}
  v
}

Then I tried to use focal like this:
r2<-focal(r, w=matrix(1,3,3), fun=mix(w))
but: "Error in mix(w) : object 'v' not found"
I think that I am missing something and maybe the method is not correct.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks In advance
John

A: That is a bad function, hard to read, and inefficient. Bergant showed a much better alternative, here is another variation.
mix2 <- function(a, ...){
   i <- a[5] != a
   mean(i[-5], na.rm=TRUE)
}

A: I finally solve my problem
I correct the mix function like this:
mix<-function(a, na.rm=TRUE){
  v<-0
  b=a[5]
  if (!(a[1]==b)) {if (!(a[1]==0)){v=v+1}else v=v}
   if(!(a[2]==b)){if (!(a[2]==0)){v=v+1}else v=v}
    if(!(a[3]==b)){if (!(a[3]==0)){v=v+1}else v=v}
     if(!(a[4]==b)){if (!(a[4])==0){v=v+1}else v=v}
      if(!(a[6]==b)){if (!(a[6])==0){v=v+1}else v=v}
       if(!(a[7]==b)){if (!(a[7])==0){v=v+1}else v=v}
        if(!(a[8]==b)){if (!(a[8])==0){v=v+1}else v=v}
         if(!(a[9]==b)){if (!(a[9])==0){v=v+1}else v=v}
  v/8
}

Now the mix function works fine.
Making examples with focal seems that focal use a vector of the numbers in the applied window. So it should work fine. I also tested in an a made up 10x10 raster and works fine
I mark it as answered.
Have a nice day

A: In R you can execute basic operations on vectors:
mix2<-function(a, na.rm = TRUE){
  b <- a[5]
  a <- a[-5]
  mean(ifelse(a != b & a != 0, 1, 0), na.rm = na.rm)
}


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Q: How to convert Plot to PiePlot3d for creating a 3d pie chart using jfreechart? I am trying to create a simple 3d pie chart using jfreechart in NetBeans IDE.My code is given below :-
DefaultPieDataset pieDataset = new DefaultPieDataset();
pieDataset.setValue("One", new Integer(10));
pieDataset.setValue("Two", new Integer(20));
pieDataset.setValue("Three", new Integer(30));
pieDataset.setValue("Four", new Integer(40));

JFreeChart chart = ChartFactory.createPieChart("Pie Chart", pieDataset,true,true,false);
PiePlot3D plot = (PiePlot3D) chart.getPlot (); // <--error in this line

However, the last line shows the error "Incompatible types : Plot cannot be converted to piePlot3D"  . Many examples i found on the internet uses the same line of code without any error. I have included all the necessary imports but still the error is shown. How can I fix this error?

A: You need to use the createPieChart3D() method in the ChartFactory class (you missed the '3D' on the end of the method name).
You should also look at the 3D pie charts in Orson Charts - these use real 3D projections, so they are a bit nicer.  I am the author of both libraries.


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L'high fantasy (letteralmente "fantasy aulico") o epic fantasy (letteralmente "fantasy epico") è un sottogenere della narrativa fantasy caratterizzato dal registro epico dei suoi intrecci, ambientazioni e personaggi: tali opere, infatti, si svolgono tradizionalmente in un mondo immaginario distinto dal pianeta Terra e pervaso di magia (nel lessico della critica letteraria, un "mondo secondario") in cui è in corso un conflitto di scala cosmica fra le forze del bene e del male, e le sorti di tale scontro dipendono dall'esito di una cerca affidata a un eroe protagonista.

Elementi high fantasy erano presenti già in testi composti fra tardo Ottocento e inizio Novecento dai primi autori anglofoni di letteratura fantastica, quali William Morris e Lord Dunsany, ma i primi esempi compiuti del genere sono stati il romanzo Il Signore degli Anelli (1954-1955) di J. R. R. Tolkien e l'eptalogia de Le cronache di Narnia (1950-1956) di C.S. Lewis, divenuti archetipi dell'high fantasy rispettivamente nella sua declinazione per pubblico adulto e per l'infanzia.

Il termine "high fantasy" fu coniato dal romanziere di formazione tolkieniana Lloyd Alexander nel saggio High Fantasy and Heroic Romance (1971) e fu ulteriormente elaborato da Kenneth J. Zahorski e Robert H. Boyer nella tassonomia della narrativa di genere da loro proposta.

Caratteristiche

Ambientazione
Tradizionalmente la narrativa high fantasy si svolge in un mondo immaginario di cui l'autore ha delineato con un certo dettaglio la geografia, l'etnografia e la storia politica, al punto che in molti casi il testo del romanzo è corredato da paratesti di tipo geo-storico, quali mappe e cartine oppure appendici genealogiche e cronologiche, come nel caso emblematico de Il Signore degli Anelli di J. R. R. Tolkien; fu lo stesso Tolkien a coniare nel saggio Sulle fiabe (On Fairy Stories, 1939) il termine "mondo secondario" (secondary world), con cui indicava i mondi immaginari governati da leggi diverse da quelle del mondo reale, ma comunque coerenti con sé stesse – evidenziando che tale coerenza interna differenzia un mondo secondario dai non meglio precisati "paesi molto molto lontani" della favolistica tradizionale.

Va rimarcato che se molte opere high fantasy si svolgono interamente nel mondo secondario, fra cui il corpus di Tolkien o il Ciclo di Terramare, altrettante hanno per protagoniste persone provenienti dalla Terra reale che raggiungono il mondo secondario attraverso un mezzo di trasporto o un portale magico, secondo una tecnica narrativa chiamata appunto "fantasy a portale": tale espediente è concettualmente affine alla fantascienza di viaggio del tempo (si veda il romanzo ottocentesco Un americano alla corte di re Artù) e a seconda dell'opera il portale può permettere sia viaggi in entrambe le direzione, come ne Le cronache di Narnia o nelle Cronache di Ambra, sia spostamenti a senso unico dalla Terra al mondo secondario, come in molti romanzi giapponesi del filone isekai. Si noti anche che alcune opere fantasy ambientate sulla Terra reale e quindi classificabili come fantasy storico o fantasy contemporaneo (a seconda dell'epoca in cui si collocano le vicende) si svolgono in effetti in un territorio fittizio e ben delimitato, entro i cui confini vigono leggi sovrannaturali diverse da quelle comuni – territorio che risulta quindi affine a un mondo secondario da narrativa high fantasy: il Ciclo di Lyonesse, ad esempio, si svolge durante l'Alto Medioevo nell'arcipelago immaginario delle Isole Antiche, situate nel Golfo di Biscaglia e popolate da incantatori e spiriti silvani, mentre l'eptalogia di Harry Potter è ambientata formalmente nel Regno Unito degli anni Novanta, ma pressoché tutta la vicenda è circoscritta agli insediamenti di maghi e streghe britannici mantenuti nascosti alla popolazione comune..

Per quanto riguarda le caratteristiche socioculturali dei mondi secondari high fantasy, numerose opere ricalcano per emulazione l'estetica de Il Signore degli Anelli: gli usi e costumi dell'ambientazione sono modellati sul Medioevo europeo filtrato da una visione romanticizzata, così che la tecnologia è usualmente preindustriale, l'economia agraria e le forme di governo monarchie feudali o città-stato oligarchiche, mentre gli elementi fantastici sono mutuati dalla mitologia germanica con occasionali inserti celtici – in particolare, nell'high fantasy di tradizione tolkieniana gli esseri umani coesistono in modo relativamente pacifico con altre creature senzienti, quali nani ed elfi e più raramente gnomi, folletti o spiritelli, mentre altre specie come goblin, orchi e troll sono dipinte come intrinsecamente malvagie e sono tendenzialmente governate da monarchie assolute o stratiocrazie di sapore orientalista. L'estetica simil-tolkieniana, seppur diffusa, non è però una caratteristica necessaria del genere: il Ciclo di Terramare, ad esempio, si svolge in un arcipelago costellato da borghi e villaggi politicamente autonomi gli uni dagli altri, popolato solamente da draghi senzienti e da gruppi etnici umani di matrice culturale sincretica (e non specificamente europea), mentre il Ciclo di Pern è ambientato su un pianeta fittizio colonizzato da astronauti terrestri che hanno disimparato buona parte delle proprie conoscenze scientifiche e interpretano la tecnologia come magia, in una modalità narrativa science fantasy. Per quanto concerne i meccanismi della magia, essa può seguire sia meccanismi razionali e comprensibili quasi da scienza dura sia leggi imperscrutabili di sapore mistico (a discrezione dell'autore), ma in ogni caso è una forza relativamente diffusa in tutto il mondo e può esprimersi in forme sia di magia bianca sia di magia nera, dando concretezza alle contrapposizioni morali caratteristiche del genere.

Intreccio e personaggi
In linea di massima, la letteratura high fantasy è essenzialmente narrativa di viaggio eseguita in forma di romanzo: riprendendo la poesia epica classica, i romanzi cortesi medievali e alcuni filoni di fiabe, queste opere si imperniano sulle peregrinazioni di un personaggio principale attraverso il mondo secondario, il cui scopo ultimo può consistere, a seconda nei casi, nel recupero di un artefatto prezioso (Lo Hobbit), nella risoluzione di un mistero (La spiaggia più lontana), nel rintracciare una persona scomparsa (la sotto-trama di Dhrun ne Il giardino di Suldrun) o altro ancora; molto spesso il viaggio esteriore innesca nel protagonista un percorso di crescita interiore, ragion per cui molte opere high fantasy, specialmente quelle rivolte all'infanzia, costituiscono di fatto dei romanzi di formazione fantastici. Conseguenza diretta di questa struttura è che l'eroe high fantasy, tipicamente, è natio di una regione isolata relativamente scevra da fenomeni sovrannaturali, cresce ignaro delle cose del mondo, e si ritrova imbarcato nella cerca per un'irruzione improvvisa nel suo quotidiano del magico e dell'avventuroso (che di fatto sono tutt'uno): ne Lo Hobbit, ad esempio, Bilbo Baggins è un gentiluomo di campagna reclutato a forza da uno stregone e tredici nani guerrieri che intendono assassinare un drago, mentre ne Il mago di Terramare il piccolo montanaro Ged difende il suo villaggio da un'incursione piratesca lanciando d'istinto elaborati incantesimi, così che la sua famiglia lo indirizza a studi formali da mago. Entro tale intreccio è spesso centrale il rapporto del protagonista con un mentore che gli affida la cerca e lo accompagna almeno per una parte di essa, indirizzandone sia l'istruzione pratica sia la crescita morale; tale mentore è spesso connotato come un mago o incantatore, il cui potere arcano completa le capacità "mondane" dell'eroe (si vedano Shea e Allanon ne La spada di Shannara), e tendenzialmente detiene in esclusiva i saperi necessari a completare la missione.

Prendendo nuovamente a riferimento Il Signore degli Anelli, numerose opere high fantasy iscrivono la cerca dell'eroe nel quadro di una grande guerra dai connotati apocalittici: un antagonista profondamente malvagio tendenzialmente indicato come "Signore Oscuro" (ad esempio un signore della guerra, uno stregone o persino un demone) intende soggiogare il mondo alla propria tirannia, i "popoli liberi" si coalizzano per combattere le armate del tiranno, e il protagonista viene coscritto per guidare una spedizione ad altissimo rischio che, potenzialmente, metterà fine alla guerra annientando le forze del Male. In questa declinazione "bellica" delle cerche high fantasy, spesso l'eroe è indicato da una profezia come il "Prescelto" capace di riportare la pace nel mondo (talvolta richiamando apertamente la figura del Cristo), la cerca è una spedizione per uccidere il Signore Oscuro attaccandolo a viso aperto, la crescita del Prescelto lo deve rendere un condottiero nobile e valoroso, capace di opporre alla tirannia del Signore Oscuro un principato giusto (si pensi all'archetipo di re Artù o del califfo Hārūn al-Rashīd), e oltre al mentore lo affiancano dei compagni d'arme provenienti da varie regioni e culture del mondo, costituendo così una compagnia in cui vissuti e competenze diverse entrano in sinergia. Qualora l'opera si concentri su una compagnia, non è inusuale che in certi momenti della narrativa l'eroe e i suoi compagni si separino per completare in contemporanea missioni minori propedeutiche all'obiettivo finale, dando adito a trame parallele che possono riunificarsi e ri-separarsi a più riprese; in questo caso anche i compagni dell'eroe verranno tendenzialmente utilizzati come punto di vista narrativo e conosceranno un proprio sviluppo caratteriale (esemplare in tal senso è il ciclo de La Ruota del Tempo). È degno di nota che l'high fantasy bellico di derivazione tolkieniana operi una certa semplificazione rispetto all'intreccio de Il Signore degli Anelli: nel romanzo "capostipite" la cerca consiste nel distruggere in gran segreto la fonte dei poteri del Signore Oscuro, poiché affrontarlo in uno scontro diretto sarebbe impossibile, e i protagonisti Frodo Baggins e Samvise Gamgee sono individui comuni costretti affrontare la missione per circostanze fatali, mentre il re guerriero destinato a stabilire un'epoca di pace, Aragorn figlio di Arathorn, è un comprimario che sostiene "dall'esterno" la cerca principale.

Per quanto lo schema narrativo di ispirazione tolkieniana sia molto diffuso, esso non è l'unica esecuzione possibile del genere high fantasy: esistono infatti opere opere in cui le trame militari non hanno connotazione "cosmica" di scontro fra Bene e Male, bensì di semplice conflitto fra potenze terrene (il già citato Ciclo di Lyonesse); opere in cui il protagonista affronta un conflitto esteriore spionistico o giallistico anziché strettamente bellico (come nella serie di Harry Potter); e infine opere in cui il percorso di crescita psicologica è nettamente preponderante rispetto alle peripezie fisiche e la forma narrativa tende al romanzo psicologico (ad esempio La Maga di Eld o Le tombe di Atuan).

Rapporti con altri generi
L'high fantasy è di poco posteriore per invenzione al sottogenere detto heroic fantasy o sword & sorcery, anch'esso derivato dalle opere seminali di William Morris e Lord Dunsany, ma sviluppatosi in direzioni per certi versi antitetiche: anche le opere sword & sorcery, infatti, si svolgono in mondi secondari e possono presentare vicende a cerca, ma sono tendenzialmente racconti o brevi romanzi d'avventura in forma pura, scevra di elementi di Bildungsroman, e i loro intrecci adottano una scala media o piccola, tale per cui ciascun conflitto è circoscritto a uno spazio limitato (dal singolo palazzo alla piccola regione) e coinvolge le sorti di pochi personaggi principali o al massimo di piccole comunità, ma mai il destino del mondo intero. Di conseguenza i protagonisti dell'heroic fantasy, come Conan il cimmero o Fafhrd e il Gray Mouser, sono avventurieri intraprendenti e smaliziati già all'inizio delle proprie vicende, operano da soli o in coppia anziché in una compagnia, i loro eventuali sviluppi caratteriali seguono una traiettoria dall'avventatezza verso l'autorevolezza (si veda il percorso di Conan da scassinatore a imperatore), e comunque lo scavo psicologico a lungo termine è nettamente subordinato alle peripezie del singolo racconto. Inoltre lo sword & sorcery trae importanti spunti anche dalla narrativa d'orrore e tende quindi a rappresentare la magia e il sovrannaturale in tinte fosche: le specie non-umane sono necessariamente mostruose o quantomeno malevole verso gli umani (è il caso dei ratti senzienti e delle sirene nella saga di Lankhmar), la magia si esprime nelle forme "oscure" di goezia e necromanzia, e i praticanti di arti arcane sono o figure negative o protagonisti anti-eroici (per esempio Kane lo spadaccino mistico). Va comunque rimarcato che alcune opere dall'intreccio e dall'estetica high fantasy mutuano dall'heroic fantasy il gusto per le ambiguità morali, evitando una contrapposizione manichea fra Bene e Male, e che certe saghe sword & sorcery nei momenti climatici espandono il conflitto sulla vasta scala proprio dell'high fantasy: un esempio della prima ibridazione è Il libro Malazan dei caduti, in cui si racconta in modo corale un'intricata vicenda bellica, problematizzando tutte le parti in causa, uno della seconda è la saga di Elric di Melniboné, che alterna regolarmente avventure "statiche" e a cerca e si conclude con una vicenda di teomachia; degna di nota è pure la saga di Geralt di Rivia, nettamente bipartibile al suo interno fra una prima fase di struttura heroic fantasy e una seconda fase più schiettamente high fantasy. Si segnala pure che la mescolanza fra i due generi, qualora eseguita in chiave nichilista, con un'estetica al limite dello splatter e minimizzando l'elemento sovrannaturale, produce il sottogenere del grimdark, i cui iniziatori sono Glenn Cook con la saga de La Compagnia Nera e George R. R. Martin con le Cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco.

È opportuno rimarcare che la struttura narrativa dell'high fantasy può essere facilmente traslata in ambientazioni diverse dal mondo secondario "puro", e che quindi un romanzo fantasy può presentare un intreccio a cerca, un importante sottotesto di formazione, una compagnia costituita da eroe, mentore e comprimari, e un conflitto su vasta scala fra eroe prescelto e Signore Oscuro, pur svolgendosi in contesto di fantasy storico o fantasy contemporaneo o science fantasy: esempi di tale dinamica sono rispettivamente le Cronache di Merlino di Mary Stewart (una rivisitazione del ciclo arturiano), la serie di Harry Potter di J. K. Rowling (di ambientazione moderna), e la trilogia Queste oscure materie di Philip Pullman (ambientata in una Terra steampunk collegata a varie dimensioni parallele) – oltre alla saga cinematografico di Star Wars, che formalmente è una space opera.

Opere rappresentative
L'elenco segue la cronologia di prima edizione e include anche alcune opere che ibridano importanti elementi high fantasy con caratteristiche di altri generi. Si noti la preponderanza statistica delle saghe in più volumi rispetto ai romanzi singoli.
 La fonte ai confini del mondo (1892) di William Morris.
 La figlia del re degli Elfi (1924) di Lord Dunsany.
 Il Legendarium di John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, costituito da Lo Hobbit (1938), Il Signore degli Anelli, (1954-1955) e Il Silmarillion (1977).
 Tre cuori e tre leoni (1953) di Poul Anderson.
 Le cronache di Narnia (1950-1956) di Clive Staples Lewis.
 Il macro-ciclo del Campione Eterno di Michael Moorcock, in cui confluiscono le saghe di Elric di Melniboné (1961-1991), di John Daker (1962-1986), di Dorian Hawkmoon (1967-1965), del Principe Corum (1971-1974) e della famiglia von Bek (1981-2005), oltre a varie serie di fantascienza.
 Le cronache di Prydain (1964-1973) di Lloyd Alexander.
 Il Ciclo di Pern (1968-2011) di Anne McCafrey.
 Il Ciclo di Terramare (1968-2001) di Ursula K. Le Guin.
 L'ultimo unicorno (1968) di Peter S. Beagle.
 Le Cronache di Ambra (1970-1991) di Roger Zelazny, articolate in due sotto-serie.
 La Maga di Eld (1974) e il ciclo de Il Signore degli Enigmi (1976-1979) di Patricia A. McKillip.
 Il ciclo di Shannara (1977-2020) di Terry Brooks, articolato in undici sotto-serie.
 Le cronache di Thomas Covenant l'incredulo (1977-2010) di Stephen R. Donaldson.
 La saga di Xanth (1977-in corso) di Piers Anthony.
 La storia infinita (1979) di Michael Ende.
 La dilogia di Ealdwood (1979-1983) di C. J. Cherryh.
 Le saghe de I Belgariad e I Mallorean (1982-1991), de Gli Elenei e I Tamuli (1989-1994) e de I sognatori (2003-2004) di David Eddings.
 Le saghe di Darwath (1982-1998), di Sun Wolf e Starhawk (1984-1990) e delle Winterlands (1985-2002) di Barbara Hambly.
 Il ciclo di Riftwar (1983-2013) di Raymond E. Feist, articolato in dieci sotto-serie.
 Il Ciclo di Lyonesse di Jack Vance (1983-1990).
 La Trilogia di Fionavar (1984-1986) di Guy Gavriel Kay.
 La saga di Geralt di Rivia (1985-2013) di Andrzej Sapkowski.
 Il ciclo di Valdemar (1987-2020) di Mercedes Lackey, articolato in undici sotto-serie.
 La Saga di Paksenarrion (1988-1989) di Elizabeth Moon.
 Il ciclo di Osten Ard (1988-in corso) di Tad Williams, articolato in due sotto-serie.
 La Ruota del Tempo (1990-2013) di Robert Jordan, ultimato postumo da Brandon Sanderson.
 La spada della verità (1994-2020) di Terry Goodkind.
 Queste oscure materie (1995-2000) di Philip Pullman.
 Harry Potter (1997-2007) di J. K. Rowling.
 Il libro Malazan dei caduti (1999-2014) di Steven Erikson e Ian Cameron Esslemont.
 Stardust (1999) di Neil Gaiman.
 Il ciclo del Mondo dei Cinque Dèi (2001-in corso) di Lois McMaster Bujold, articolato in tre sotto-serie.
 Il Ciclo dell'Eredità (2003-2011) di Christopher Paolini.
 La Tetralogia di Bartimeus (2003-2010) di Jonathan Stroud.
 Il macro-ciclo del Cosmoverso di Brandon Sanderson, in cui confluiscono la Saga di Mistborn (2006-2022), Le Cronache della Folgoluce (2010-2020) e la Saga del Conciliatore (2009-in corso) e i romanzi autoconclusivi Elantris (2005) e Sabbia Bianca (2016-2019).

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Voci correlate
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 Dark fantasy

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Metro Boomin' Collabs With Notorious B.I.G. On "Ready To Boom"
Metro Boomin' sets out to answer that question with his newest project "Ready To Boom,"
Garfield Hylton
What do you get when you connect one of hip-hop's foremost producers and one of the best lyricists of all time? Metro Boomin' sets out to answer that question with his newest project "Ready To Boom," a collection of modern beats matched with Notorious B.I.G.'s classic lyrics and flow. The tape is likely in honor of the slain rapper who was murdered nineteen years ago today.
Mick Boogie and Chi Duly brings fans this tape, with lyrics from"Juicy" over "Father Stretch My Hands Part 1," and a chopped, screwed, auto-tuned version of "Somebody's Gotta Die" over "Digital Dash." Mick told Highsnobiety, "we thought it would be cool to remix Biggie with a very contemporary vibe and kind of trap him out a little bit." He "wanted to introduce him to a new audience so they can appreciate his genius, too."
The tape is available as a stream, giving listeners to option to listen before downloading.
SOURCE: Miss Info | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
Metro Boomin' Collabs With Notorious B.I.G. On "Ready To Boom" was originally published on globalgrind.com
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In 2011 Commercial Boundaries have engaged a project with Woodside for their residential fencing upgrade. The approximate scope of works is to remove and re-install Colorbond to 600 houses within the Karratha township.
May you please pass on our gratitude to the team whom completed works at 12 Badock, I ran into the tenant last night outside of work and she advised that the team at her property were very professional, helpful and well mannered. As she stated she only wished they were allowed to drink beer on site and has even offered for them to come around for drinks and anything they may require in the future after project.
This is great to hear and we hope you to enjoy the great customer feedback, please pass onto your crews.
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They also did a fantastic job with the fence.
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Hil and Luke thanks to you personally for all your work for the fencing project. I really appreciate how much more private my house is now.
We've just had the courtyard fencing replaced. I'm not particularly a fan of the colorbond fence. Our brick fence was still in good order and the peepholes were good for keeping an eye on vehicles, people coming to the door etc. but besides that some positive feedback on the two tradesmen from Commercial Boundaries.
They obviously worked hard to make a neat quality job as the existing fences were out of alignment and level. They made spacers and did the little extra to make a neat job of it. They were also very good at cleaning up so we weren't tripping over rubble and dirt. Their consideration re noise and disruption around the house and communication about what they were doing was also very good.
I can't remember the two guys names (one was Carl?) but if you pass this on to Boundaries it was the job at 1 Forrest Close Millars Well.
Great feedback from the tenant in Forrest Close. Well done to Brian and Carl on a wonderful job! Good also to see that no matter how many fences these guys do they still seem to have their "heart and soul" in it.
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Florence Causes Catastrophic Flooding in the Carolinas
Mark Niquette, Christopher Flavelle and Anna Edney, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Florence's plodding pace is causing catastrophic flooding that could produce as much as $20 billion in damage and has already caused at least five deaths, even as it has weakened to a tropical storm.
As much as 2 feet of rain has fallen across portions of southeastern North Carolina, submerging coastal cities, ravaging tobacco crops in the fields and threatening the state's large and environmentally precarious hog industry. The storm is creeping west at 2 mph (3 kph), with torrents forecast as the storm moves inland, the National Hurricane Center said.
"This is a massive storm that has put a lot of water on our coast and inland," Jeff Byard, FEMA's associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery, said Saturday. "There is a lot of rain to come, and there is a lot of rain that has fallen."
More than 1 million customers were without power in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia as of 7 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Three North Carolina rivers have hit "major flood stage" and an additional 13 threaten to follow suit, according to state emergency officials. About 19,000 people were in North Carolina's emergency shelters and hundreds had to be rescued in New Bern alone, according to the office of Governor Roy Cooper. The water closed Interstate 95, a U.S. highway that stretches from Maine to Florida.
Making Preparations
Portions of the region not yet inundated made preparations. Light rain fell on Fayetteville early Saturday as power-line repair crews camped out at an Embassy Suites hotel waiting for the go-signal. More than 40,000 utility workers from at least 19 states are ready to restore power, according to a news release from the federal energy department.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said that unlike Hurricane Hugo, which shot through like "a rocket" in 1989, Florence's leisurely pace means the state will bear the brunt of rain for days. "This is something that we have not seen before, this much rain, a hurricane staying on top of us for this long,'' McMaster said at a briefing Friday.
The storm was about 35 miles west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at 8 a.m. local time Saturday, moving west at 2 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Top sustained winds were 50 mph, according to the latest advisory.
Life-threatening and catastrophic flash floods are likely in the Carolinas and Appalachians through early next week, Richard Pasch, a forecaster at the center, wrote in an analysis. Landslides are also possible in higher terrain, he said.
An additional 10 to 15 inches of rain could fall, pushing totals to 40 inches in some places, the hurricane center said. Florence was still bringing a 3 to 5-foot storm surge off the ocean to many areas along the Carolina coast on Saturday.
Deadly Storm
The wind and water proved deadly. A mother and infant died when a tree fell on a house in Wilmington, North Carolina, and a Lenoir County man died using a generator, authorities said. An elderly man was killed when he was blown over in Lenoir County as he went out to check on his hunting dogs, the News & Observer newspaper reported. Another woman died in Pender County after a tree fell on a house and emergency crews couldn't get to her quickly, said Chad McEwen, the county's assistant manager.
South Carolina fared better than its northern neighbor overnight Friday. More than 165,200 homes were without power, mostly in the Pee Dee region. Almost 7,000 residents have flocked to shelters and officials are wary of rising floodwaters.
The total bill for damage may reach $20 billion, said Chuck Watson, a disaster researcher at Enki Research in Savannah, Georgia.
Tobacco, Hogs
North Carolina is forecast to harvest 158,800 acres of tobacco this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the state is the nation's top producer. Half the eastern North Carolina crop was in the field and "will be basically destroyed, blown away," Larry Wooten, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, said in a telephone interview Saturday. Many farmers are running tobacco-curing barns on generators because power is out, and leaves will spoil if fans can't circulate air, Wooten said.
More than 60 industrial swine operations house more than 235,000 hogs that generate almost 202 million gallons of waste per year within the floodplain of North Carolina's coast, according to Waterkeepers, an environmental watchdog group. Wooten said he hadn't heard about problems with hog lagoons, where bacteria break down the waste, or the safety of the animals, although some hogs were being moved to higher ground.
Environmental groups are preparing to inspect waterways for toxic spills from coal-ash ponds and hog lagoons once the storm subsides. Waterkeepers said it plans to take airplane and boat trips near flooded industrial sites and gather water samples.
Florence, the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season, will be a test of the Trump administration's ability to respond to disaster, which has been a sensitive topic. President Donald Trump said before the storm that the federal government is "as ready as anybody's ever been," and he praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency and law enforcement on Twitter. But he also continued complaining Friday night that the death toll in Puerto Rico from last year's Hurricane Maria was inflated in order to hurt him. He said the federal response to that storm, which an academic study found killed almost 3,000 people, was an "unsung success."
The president plans to visit storm-hit areas early next week once officials determine the trip won't disrupt rescue and recovery efforts, spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said. But for now, the struggle belongs to those in the storm's path.
"We are prepared for the worst, but hoping for the best," said Kim McLeod, a South Carolina Emergency Management Division spokeswoman, who on Saturday morning was nearing the end of a 14-hour graveyard shift.
--With assistance from Brian K. Sullivan, Natasha Rausch, Justin Sink, Ryan Collins, Anna Edney, David Wethe, Olivia Carville and Justina Vasquez.
To contact the reporters on this story: Mark Niquette in Columbus at mniquette@bloomberg.net;Christopher Flavelle in Washington at cflavelle@bloomberg.net;Anna Edney in Washington at aedney@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Sara Forden at sforden@bloomberg.net, Stephen Merelman, Larry Liebert


In the World Cup of football fashion, Nigeria have emerged as winners with their mint green jersey striking a chord with fans and neutrals alike.
According to young Nigerians, their popular kit is not just the "nicest" but also shows off how "fly" (millennial for cool) their generation is.
Oxford Street in London woke up on Friday morning to hundreds of people lined up around the block in lengthy queues leading to the Nike Town store. They were all there with the sole objective of getting their hands on Nigeria's 2018 World Cup home jersey, which reportedly was sold out within minutes of the shop opening its doors. Incidentally, England were scheduled to face Nigeria on Saturday in a warm-up match for the World Cup at Wembley Stadium.
That so many English supporters would be sacrificing their sleep to buy Nigeria jerseys a day earlier wasn't so much a slight against their own team. It perhaps wasn't even a sign that the Three Lions fans this time had given up on Harry Kane & Co before the start of the World Cup rather than a week into it, like is the case generally. It was simply England waking up to the global hysteria surrounding the mint-green-with-black-on-the-sleeves-zigzag-chevron-design jersey that Nike claim received 3 million pre-orders.
Not many would have picked Nigeria to be the most-talked-about team in the lead-up to the tournament. And it's not like the Super Eagles are projected to be a big threat — they went down comfortably to England at Wembley — or have a wonder-kid on their roster, which generally gets football fans excited. It has solely to do with the boldness of their "Naija" kit design. It costs approximately $ 85 but bootleg versions made in Thailand have been doing the rounds in Lagos since April, and are being bought for $ 30. The Nigeria Football Federation's contract with Nike was worth $ 3.5 million and they earned a bonus of half-a-million US dollars for qualifying for the World Cup in Russia.
It's ironic that Nike have chosen to have the word printed boldly in front of what is widely regarded as a throwback to the 1994 jersey where the Super Eagles soared for the first time on the World Cup stage. Naija or 9ja, after all, is a moniker used by the young and flamboyant in the West African nation to represent 'new Nigeria'.
According to young fans in Nigeria, their popular kit is not just the "nicest" but also shows off how "fly" (millennial for cool) their generation is. For now, the rest of the world agrees. The zigzag style of the chevrons are said to represent an eagle's wings.
The Super Eagles have made it past the group stages on three occasions, including their loss to Italy in the round of 16 in 1994. They were beaten by Denmark in 2002 at the same stage and went down to France in Brazil four years ago. Nigeria have always been strong contenders at the junior level, having won the under-17 World Cup on a record 5 occasions. But somehow lack of funding — their captain had to organize food and places to stay and train for their last Olympic campaign — and political turmoil has meant that most of their players get lost in the system. Their squad this time is representative of their jersey with a lot of youth intermingling with a few veterans including John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses. They will, however, have their work cut out to emulate the feats of their predecessors with Argentina, Croatia and the enigmatic Iceland the other teams in their group.
The only bigger stage than the FIFA World Cup for countries around the world to showcase a blend of their sartorial tastes and national identity using their premier athletes is perhaps the Olympics opening ceremony parade. But there's only so much you can do with a football jersey, and it's always intriguing to see how far the designers push the envelope.
Some sports jerseys have transcended national boundaries and become iconic regardless of whether the team donning them have tasted success or not. Think of the beige brigade that the New Zealand cricket team inspired in the 1980s or Marco van Basten's Oranje army for that matter. There are some that make neutral observers turn partisan, be it the Asian Paints brochure that Mexican goalkeeper Jorge Campos wore in 1994 or the Croatians at every World Cup.
Let's hope the Nigerians can break the second round voodoo and go deeper into the tournament this time around, at least for the sake of the 3 million who broke the internet to go Naija.
The only headlines that the English jersey, costing nearly Rs 14,500 per piece, has received so far is how it's been made by factory workers in Bangladesh earning around Rs 18 an hour. The home kits are rather minimalistic with the traditional combination of white on blue with white socks. To their credit, the away version is catchy in red with the St George's Cross peeking through the centre.
Last year in the African Cup of Nations, Senegal had a roaring colourful lion across the right shoulder. Perhaps, the Teranga lion fancied its chances a lot more then. For, at the World Cup, the big cat seems to be content with staying silhouetted in the background and hoping for the best.
The Croats have always loved checks on their shirts. But this time around their traditional checkerboard is intentionally faded and looks more like one you could play chess on and goes right down the front. The away jersey looks the same just with the lights turned dim.
You expect the Japanese to be adventurous. But while they insist on their home jersey being a take on the Samurai nature of their players, the dots on the front make it look more like a pac-man board without the maze and the four ghosts.
The hosts, Russia, aren't expected to last the distance in the World Cup. But while their home jersey is as plainly Russian as it gets, the random dot pattern on the away top easily could be mistaken as a "go decode that" message to the Americans who won't be making it to their shores this time. According to the official description, the code is said to depict the "an abstract version of the architectural landmarks" of Russia.
Peru are the runaway winners in terms of nostalgia, as they will be wearing the same design — a Miss World sash cutting diagonally across the front—that they wore for their previous World Cup outing back in 1982.
La Seleccion's home jersey (skyblue and white) remains, perhaps, the 2nd most popular jersey after Brazil's canary yellow and green. But its popularity also puts it in fashion straitjacket. Their away jersey is modern in black with flag-coloured side strips.
Even the Germans will bring back memories from West Germany's win in 1990 with their green and leafy away shirt this time around. Germany's home jersey — which is exactly like the ones worn by them 28 years ago, except that the design is front this time is in black and white rather than the colours of their flag.


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Buon anno! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. It was lovely being home for Christmas this year after traveling overseas the last two years. Although being in Italy for Christmas and New Years is at the top of my "favorites" list, I did miss putting up our Christmas tree, baking cookies, and sending out Christmas cards. We will no doubt go to Italy for the holidays again, but it was nice to take a break and stay home this year. Like the past few years, I am taking January "off" from non-essential commitments and focusing on some much needed rest and self-care. It has been one of the healthiest habits I have created for myself. I am also focusing on getting organized for blogging in the new year. Last month, I bought the Nourished Planner and love it. I'll be using it exclusively as an editorial calendar and to keep all blog related to-do lists in one tidy, portable place. 2019 is already shaping up to be a busy year, so staying organized will be paramount. I am not wasting any time to get new posts published. I want to do a better job with blogging more consistently in order to continue sharing authentic Italian recipes with you. To kick off the new year, I made braised lentils with sausage, a traditional dish Italians eat every New Year's Day for good luck.
Like most major holidays, New Years in Italy is steeped in ritual and tradition. Italians take the adage "out with the old, in with the new" quite seriously (and literally) in order to invite good luck into the coming year. You can still find people who will throw old, useless possessions out of their homes' windows, although the practice isn't as commonplace as it used to be (thankfully). The crashing sound of objects landing on the street at midnight is accompanied by the popping of Prosecco corks and the burst of fireworks, which not only usher in celebration, but are sounds believed to scare away evil spirits that bring misfortune. Other New Years traditions include burning a Yule log on New Years Eve to ward off evil spirits, and wearing a new pair of red underwear for good luck in the coming year.
The largest traditions on New Years Eve however, center around food. A large dinner known as il cenone di capo d'anno (the New Years big dinner) is hosted in households and restaurants across Italy and consists of a rich, sumptuous menu. Throughout most of Italy, lentils are eaten for good luck, as their round shape resembling coins is symbolic of wealth. In the northern region of Piemonte, rice is also symbolic of money, and risotto in bianco (white risotto) is eaten for good fortune. Grapes and raisins are also eaten, which are symbolic of wisdom and frugal spending, respectively. New Years desserts made with honey have existed since ancient Roman times, and symbolize richness and abundance. I grew up eating cicerchiata, also known as struffoli—a ring of sweetened, fried dough balls held together with honey and decorated with nuts and sprinkles.
A traditional pork sausage called cotechino can almost always be found served atop a bed of flavorful, braised lentils. Cotechino originated in the city of Modena in the region of Emilia-Romagna. It is a fresh, richly seasoned sausage that bears the IGP (Indicazione Geografica Protetta) designation, a guarantee of origin for foods produced in a specific geographical area. Cotechino can also be found in many other regions of Italy, including Lombardia, Trentino, and Veneto. It is slow-cooked in a pot of simmering water for several hours until it is succulent and tender, after which it is sliced into rounds, another symbolic shape representing coins. The texture of cotechino borders on the creamy due to its high fat content and it is utterly delicious paired with braised lentils as well as mashed potatoes. I have never been able to find cotechino here in Houston but I was not about to let that stop me from sharing this recipe with you. I used pork sausage links, and cooked them identically to cotechino but for less time. It may not be 100% authentic, but it was still delicious.
After studying four different recipes for this dish, I ultimately decided to follow Ada Boni's recipe from her cookbook, Il Talismano della Felicità because I found it to be the most traditional and closest to what I remember eating when I was young. I modified her recipe only slightly by adding carrot to the soffritto, and substituting the pork fat (which I didn't have) with olive oil. Ada's recipe doesn't technically braise the lentils; rather they get a head start by being boiled first, after which they are added to the braising pan with a few ladlefuls of the water in which the sausages are boiled, adding a savory, meaty flavor to the lentils and giving them a tender, creamy texture.
I have never been one to believe in superstitions, so I don't really worry about whether eating braised lentils with sausage will bring me luck in the new year. Rather, I have always loved the comforting and familiar tradition of making and eating the same foods for major holidays. And if eating braised lentils and sausage happens to bring me luck in the new year, all the better!
Place the lentils in a fine mesh colander and pick through them to remove any errant debris. Rinse the lentils under cold running water and transfer to a medium stock pot. Add in half of the onion and 1 celery stalk, left whole. Cover the lentils with an ample amount of cold water. Bring the lentils and vegetables to a gentle boil over medium heat, and cook them for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. At the end of cooking, add in the salt and stir well to combine. Taste the lentils for doneness–they should be tender. If they are still firm, cook them a little longer. Once the lentils are cooked, drain them through a fine mesh colander and discard the onion half and celery stalk. Transfer the lentils to a bowl and set aside.
Place the sausage links in a medium stock pot and cover them with cold water. Bring the water to a gentle boil over medium heat, and boil the sausages until they are cooked through completely, about 30 minutes. As the sausage links cook, skim any foam/scum that rises to the surface of the water and discard it. Remove the cooked sausage links to a plate and set them aside. Reserve sausage cooking liquid.
Chop the remaining celery stalks, carrots, and the remaining half an onion into small dice. Heat a large straight-sided skillet or braising pan over medium heat and add in the olive oil. Add in the chopped vegetables and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of salt. Stir to coat the vegetables in the olive oil and sauté them until they are softened (but not browned), about 10 minutes. Add the sausage links to the pan with the vegetables and brown them lightly on all sides. Drizzle in more olive oil (in small amounts) if there isn't enough to help the sausages brown. Remove the browned sausage links to a cutting board and tent with a piece of foil to keep them warm.
With the heat still on medium, add the drained, cooked lentils to the pan with the sautéed vegetables and toss to combine. Add in 2-3 small ladlefuls of the sausage cooking water to the lentils and vegetables, and cook at a gentle simmer until all the water has evaporated, about 10 minutes.
Transfer the lentils to a platter. Slice the sausage links and arrange them shingle-style over the lentils. Serve immediately.


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The work of nine Somerset College design students has been selected by Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital for display in a hospital corridor.
The nine Surface Design BA (Hons) students from Somerset College have produced art works inspired by a huge elephant picture in the hospital's Queens Building.
The Hospital's Art for Life Team also made a special award to second year student Denise Clarke for her piece called "One in a Million," in which she produces maps made from household objects, mimicking the pattern of the elephant's skin.
The works are based on the huge elephant picture located in the stairwell of the Queens Building, which was donated to the hospital by artist Nicky Coutts. The project aimed to build on the success of the elephant in providing a memorable and humorous landmark that helped people find their way around the hospital.
The Somerset College students were asked to explore the humour and sensory qualities of this large scale work and to create new artworks that would be displayed, alongside the original.
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Q: onBindViewHolder not called when use data binding on RecyclerView onBindViewHolder not called when use data binding on Recyclerview.
So, the Activity show blank white screen.
When I see on logcat, the list size and itemCount is 20 but onBindViewHolder method never called.
class NewsAdapter : RecyclerView.Adapter<NewsAdapter.ViewHolder>() {

    private val listArticle = mutableListOf<Article>()

    fun update(list: List<Article>) {
        listArticle.addAll(list)
        notifyDataSetChanged()
    }

    override fun onCreateViewHolder(viewGroup: ViewGroup, viewType: Int): NewsAdapter.ViewHolder {
        return ViewHolder(viewGroup)
    }

    class ViewHolder(
            private val parent: ViewGroup,
            private val binding: AdapterNewsBinding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(
                    LayoutInflater.from(parent.context),
                    R.layout.adapter_news,
                    parent,
                    false
            )
    ) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(binding.root) {
        fun bind(article: Article) {
            binding.article = article
        }
    }

    override fun onBindViewHolder(viewHolder: ViewHolder, position: Int) {
        Log.d("NewsAdapter", "onBindViewHolder")
        viewHolder.bind(listArticle[position])
    }

    override fun getItemCount() = listArticle.size
}

How to call onBindViewHolder in Recyclerview with data binding?
So I can show the data on Activity.

A: Solved

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*add apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt' in your app gradle

*So, you can make static method like this on your adapter

companion object {
        @BindingAdapter("items")
        @JvmStatic
        fun RecyclerView.bindItems(items: List<Article>?) {
            val adapter = adapter as NewsAdapter
            if (!items.isNullOrEmpty()) adapter.update(items)
        }
    }

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Item consists of a black and white negative. Exterior of St Augustine church. Similar to GN-0052 (above) but the steeple is slightly different. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
Item consists of a black and white negative. St. Augustine Catholic Church now located at 56 Sydenham Street. Similar to GN-0060 (above) but the steeple is slightly different. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.


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Eco-Friendly Home Insulation Alternatives
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A well-insulated home has the power to keep energy from escaping through its walls and roof, which not only reduces energy waste, but saves you money as well. It should be installed as if it were a blanket that encloses all the living spaces, ceilings, walls, and floors. Incomplete insulation jobs, on the other hand, can result in disastrous heat loss, which amounts to greater heating and cooling bills and wasteful carbon emissions. While it's more difficult to add insulation to finished walls of existing homes, new home builders have the opportunity to stuff as much insulation into their walls as will fit. But if you're going to be stuffing your living space with anything, shouldn't it be good for your family's health as well as the health of the environment?
Many different types of insulation are available, but most products are made with environmentally questionable fiberglass and use formaldehyde as a binding agent. These oh-so-common pink batts of fluff are full of tiny glass fibers that disperse in the air and into the lungs of installers. Others are made from polyurethane, which is petroleum-based, or polystyrene foam, which contains hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). HBCD is a brominated flame retardant that is on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) List of Chemicals of Concern, and is building up in wildlife and waterways the world over.
A number of organic materials are entering the insulation market, however. You can explore some of the eco-friendly insulation alternatives below.
Blown-in or loose-fill cellulose, if installed correctly, can keep cold air at bay better than fiberglass.
It's made with at least 80 percent post-consumer paper contents, usually newsprint (though denim cotton and hemp fiber may also be used), that's shredded and treated with natural chemicals to make it fire resistant.
It also takes as little as a quarter of the energy of fiberglass to manufacture.
Cellulose insulation products are available from Applegate, Fiberlite, and Tascon.
AIRKRETE CEMENT FOAM
This thermally efficient, environmentally responsible, non-toxic, inflammable insulation is free of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and formaldehyde, and is easily foamed (or blown) into open or closed cavities in walls, roofs, and ceilings.
Its basic components are air, water, magnesium oxide (extracted from seawater), and ceramic talc (mined in New York State), which combine to create a cost-effective, high-performance product.
Learn more about AirKrete and locate an installer at AirKrete.com.
ULTRATOUCH DENIM INSULATION
Made of recycled denim, Bonded Logic's nontoxic panels are fire-treated with benign borax, is very easy to handle, can easily be cut with a sharp utility knife, and doesn't itch.
According to BondedLogic.com, "UltraTouch is a Class-A Building Product that meets the highest testing standards for fire and smoke ratings, as well as fungi resistance and corrosiveness."
Because it contains 90 percent post-consumer recycled natural fibers, UltraTouch Denim Insulation is the perfect choice for those looking for a high-quality, sustainable building material (and who isn't?).
HEATLOK SOY INSULATION
Heatlok Soy is an excellent closed-cell spray foam insulation/air-barrier made of recycled plastic materials, renewable soy oils, and an environmentally-friendly blowing agent known as Enovate 3000.
Though it is technically classed as a Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation, it is uniquely ecologically beneficial, as it helps to more efficiently utilize the world's non-renewable resources.
Heatlok Soy can also reduce excess waste and energy consumption in buildings by up to 50 percent.
It is approved by the Air Barrier Association of America, and is certified by GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD for Children and Schools.
(UltraTouch Denim image courtesy of BondedLogic)
(Wallspray image courtesy of Applegate Insulation)
jim on Jan. 16, 2012 at 3:26 p.m.
Richard Phelps on Jan. 26, 2013 at 7:49 p.m.
You describe Airkrete as "inflammable"! I hope not--they claim it has a 2-hour firewall test!
ken on Feb. 27, 2013 at 9:57 a.m.
Awesome information...thanks.
Christoph on July 14, 2014 at 2:34 p.m.
Richard, inflammable means NOT flammable.
Tanvi on Nov. 18, 2014 at 6:24 a.m.
Pretty good . Learned some new ways to insulate my house.😊
Pearl Hurst on July 2, 2016 at 3:03 p.m.
Good resource. I always tell my customers that they should ask for greenguard products whenever possible and not allow themselves to be bullied by a contractor that says it isn't a big deal. I had a project that I used Heatlok Soy in with great results.
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Food is always a very nice way to go and discover a new country, to get closer to its culture and feel like a local.
Even if I do love this part of the trip, I am not the person who is going to sit at some restaurant all day long just by eating: I do prefer grab some food from some bakery and enjoy it on the way. Just to refill myself with some energy and be ready to continue the amazing discovery.
This is why I really enjoy food markets: these huge buildings are usually located in the city center and they serve an amazing range of local food and drinks, being also very cheap comparing with other options.
The atmosphere is literally magical: entering these markets you feel the history while having the unique chance of enjoying the real local food. And you can choose in between plenty of dishes, savoury or sweet ones, warm and cold. And get lost into the pure taste of their fresh products.
Budapest. More than a wonderful city. It looks like a magical land where you can enjoy a lot of history just by walking through the streets while having super delicious desserts. The Great Market Hall perfectly combines these two aspects both. It is a stunning building (since 1897) located on the Pest side of central Budapest and it has three different floors. Time to prepare yourself to go and try some paprika as well as some pastries. You will love it.
One of the most famous markets all around Europe. Especially if you want to taste fresh fish, well you should not miss this market. Snacks, local food like smoked fish (starting from salmon), lots of fresh fruits and the typical berries are waiting for you, to bring you into the heart of Finland.
I lived one year in Lisbon and only now I realized how much time I spent in such a cool food market. Mercado da Ribeira (also know as Time Out Market), I will always remember its name. Located just in front of the magical Tagus River (near Cais do Sodre square) you will have the possibility to sit and taste the portuguese cuisine. Recently renewed (in 2014), it offers anything you look for from appetizers to dessert. You will be delighted just by looking at them, since there are many delicious products to choose in between: in any case, you can be sure to enjoy a very high quality food. Amazing!
I am just back from Austria after spending some days in there. I have not enough time to visit the city of Wien once again, but it was so cool to live the stunning atmosphere of the Naschmarkt; besides being a wonderful building, the food variety offered is absolutely amazing. I tried to have as many dessert as I could, since I particularly love them. I almost finished all the cakes I bought, and the ones I could not manage to eat on the spot, I ate on my way back to Rome.
When in Berlin, write down on your list this name. I suggest you to keep in mind that there is a "Street Food Thursday" which takes place in this market on Thursdays: cheap and amazing, it is super worthy to visit. Different kind of foods, both local and international: you will surely find what do you like the most.
Another fascinating market is located in Rotterdam. Ready for getting lost into more than 100 shops and food stands? This is how Rotterdam wants to welcome you. Not only you can go and enjoy your lunch, you will also have the opportunity to join this wonderful market in the evening and head over to some bars. You need just to choose in which part of the day you want to enter it.
Time to fly to Poland to go and find another wonderful market located in the capital city, Warsaw. This beautiful restored market since 1909 is super glad to welcome visitors and locals to offer the best products from the Polish tradition, as well as many international ones. Looking for pierogi? Or a delicious sernik? You will be delighted by this market.
Last but not least, you can put on your list the famous "La Boqueria", from Barcelona with love. Plenty of fresh products such as fruit, snack, fish and whatever you may are curious to try it out. In Spain there are a lot of big markets like this one, so basically if you are visiting the biggest cities (such as Madrid, Seville, Valencia) you can be sure to find out a delicious market waiting for you.
Get ready for your magical food market tour all around Europe!


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Now, I am quite lucky that I don't have to worry about gluten too, or that if I was vegan, I would not be able to have most of these things either, so just the cows milk problem for me.
First up, shall we start with the savoury? and lets start with lunch time on-the-go problems. It can be a nightmare to find something for lunch if you are out and about, but alot of places have items that if you just check the ingredients, are free from dairy. This Chicken salad sandwich from Sainsburys is a good example. Pret also have a great allergen guide which you can look up online and lots of lovely symbols next to all their products in store so you can see easily. These are usually my go to places, if I have not been organised enough to make my own! Or sometimes when I just want something I know is tasty and is little effort I go for the Maggi instant noodles, way nicer than super noodles and I just love the spicy sweet chilli ones.
Later, when you get home and you can't be bothered to cook a full meal - lazy I know and I never normally advocate ready meals, but sometimes needs must and I know that not everyone enjoys cooking from scratch. I am normally a beans on toast kinda girl when its a late work night, but just in case you can always pick up a katsu curry from sainsburys which contains no dairy.
But if you have cooked up a storm and just want a little something something to go with it, Sainsburys garlic bread or the Indian snack selection are other winners. By the way this post is not sponsored by Sainsburys, but it does happen to be my nearest supermarket and has alot of products that happen to be accidentally dairy free.
For a savoury snack to take around your mates for chips and dips night perhaps, you can go for my personal favourite of Barbecue Pringles or try something new like these Manomasa crisps. Always check the packets though as not all the flavours are dairy free and sometimes they like to change the recipe, we gotta keep an eye out of those recipe lists when dairy free. Improved recipes are not our friend!
Now, to my favourite part, the sweet snacks! These are great for taking over to friends, so they don't go all 'I don't like free from food' on you and also to keep you going while crafting, or just because.
Biscuits come first as I always like to have a packet in my cupboard. I think biscuits being dairy free have sometimes been my most surprising accidental dairy free foods, just like most own brand bourbons and of course the wonderful Oreos are dairy free, even Vegans eat Oreos so it must be ok, plus the mint versions are like eating mint penguin bars, winner!
If you are more of a cake fan, don't worry, I have you covered. Tesco own brand Cherry Bakewells and Emmas cakes - I found them in Sainsburys, are going to be your saviours!
Lastly, but by no means least, if you want to treat yourself for a weekend breakfast, then you can buy one of the Jus roll products, the cinnamon swirls are a particular fave of mine, but also the Pain au chocolate is dairy free too - yes really.
These are by no means all of the things that are accidentally dairy free, I am an avid watcher of instagram and blog posts by vegan and free from bloggers who always seem to know what is the next thing. I have also chosen products which I like, but by no means will they be to everyone's taste.
As someone who has to think about what to eat when out or just wants to not have to make everything from scratch all the time, some of these products really do help. What's your favourite? Or do you have something I should try, I would love to know.


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The Belarusian president signed Decree No. 2 [...] regulating production, trade and consumption of tobacco products on 24 January, [...] The main goal is to consistently limit access to tobacco products, to reduce the negative effects of smoking on health of people. The document envisages legislative regulation of production, sale and use of electronic smoking systems, and also heat-not-burn tobacco products. Such systems shall be subject to the legal norms in respect of production, sale and consumption of tobacco products.