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Making a feeling a reality: Mav Karlo talks Strangers Like Us, mental health and the art of production
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|By Daniel Gumble
Ahead of the release of his debut solo album on October 16, Mav Karlo caught up with Audio Media International editor Daniel Gumble to talk going it alone for the first time, running his own record label and the importance of protecting the mental health of artists in an increasingly demanding industry…
Menno Versteeg, aka Mav Karlo, is about a month away from releasing his debut solo album Strangers Like Us when Audio Media International video calls him for a chat about the long road that has led to this defining moment in his career. He's a busy man, speaking to us from the side of the road in his car, en route to a video shoot for an upcoming single. In addition to a hefty schedule of promo activities for the record, he also runs his own record label Royal Mountain Records, the Canadian home for the likes of Mac DeMarco, Alvvays, US Girls and Orville Peck. Like we said, he's a busy man.
Not that you'd know it from the friendly, laid back character that greets us, his demeanour suggestive of someone with all the time in the world. There's an almost childlike enthusiasm in his tone when talking about his work, underpinned by an evident wealth of experience garnered over a career spanning a decade and a half in the industry. It's easy to see why people would not only want to work with him as an artist, but also as a label head.
Released on October 16, Strangers Like Us is an intimately personal record, infused with a troubadour spirit and coloured with a minimalist sonic paintbox. The mixture of stripped back guitars with splashes of synths and drum machines make for a sound that is both rich and breezy. Produced by Chris Coady (Amen Dunes, Beach House, Future Islands), the record presents a markedly different sound to the indie rock of Versteeg's band for nearly 15 years, Hollerado. So, what prompted the decision to go it alone?
"We had been around for a long time and wanted to make one more album before stopping – we didn't want to be one of those bands that makes seven or eight albums that no one gives a shit about," he explains. "As we were making it there were new songs I had that didn't quite fit, and I didn't want our last album to be this completely different thing. I ended up with an album's worth of demos, so I sent them to some of my favourite producers just to see who might be interested and right away Chris got back to me saying he thought it was awesome."
Though very much a solo record, Versteeg called upon the services of his old Hollerado bandmate Nixon Boyd to assist with the demoing process before entering the studio with Coady.
"My main partner in crime in my old band, Nixon Boyd, is a producer in his own right and is an up-and-comer in the Canadian production scene," Versteeg continues. "We demoed them together and they sounded good already, so we ended up keeping some of those magic takes where you just get it on the first go. He has an additional production credit on the record because we used quite a few of his things."
As for what it was like working with Coady in the studio, Versteeg beams when recalling the experience.
"It was amazing, unlike any experience I've had," he says. "We became really close buds. Since working with him I've sent three Royal Mountain Records bands to work with him. He has a crazy encyclopaedic knowledge of gear and sounds and I'm kind of the opposite. I know the sounds I want and I love experimenting with sounds, but usually I would have to describe it. Then Chris's eyes would just go dead, like Data from Star Trek," he laughs, "and then he'd spring into life and start sifting through all his gear. And if he doesn't have what we need he'll call someone up who does. He always managed to get exactly what I was looking for.
"One of the other things I really like about working with him is that sometimes he would just leave me on my own to play around with all of this gear in studio. And other times he would be like, right, get the fuck out of here for a couple of hours, while he was working on stuff and then we'd come back and the song would be in a whole new place. It was so exciting."
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Throughout his career, Versteeg has seen and experienced all manner of different working processes in the studio. As such, he has come to understand the type of producer that best fits his approach.
"Some bands just want a producer to do what they're told," he says. "And some want producers to completely take charge. I really like a balance. The creative juices for me ebb and flow, I love taking inspiration from someone who runs with an idea. I think that's super cool, allowing someone to run with an idea and it goes in a completely different direction.
"I'm a 90 per cent vibe person," he continues. "I have a very clear idea of how I want the record to feel. I know it sounds super hippy, but the feeling and the swagger and the way I want it to move and flow, I have a very clear idea of that feeling. That can sometime be hard to communicate with regards to how it actually sounds. I love working with Nixon for that reason, because he's like a translator for me. He can make a feeling became a reality. And it often has to do with not just the gear and the sounds, but how it's played. I'm a big fan of dynamics and I really do rely on good producers to turn that feeling into a sound."
While moments on the record were born out of Versteeg's demo sessions with Boyd, the bulk of the record was made between two iconic US studios – LA's Sunset Sound and Sonic Ranch in Texas. As a self-professed 'vibe person', he could hardly have picked two more fitting locations.
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"After we made the demos at Nixon's studio, which is called Banquet Sound, near Toronto, we went to Sunset Sound, which was phenomenal," he recalls enthusiastically. "We had access to like, the mic that the original Mary Poppins was recorded on, and I had a real moment with a mic that Frank Sinatra had used. It was amazing. But sometimes we'd use some radio shack mic that Chris had bought at a pawn shop, and that would go head-to-head against some $28,000 mic from the '60s that Sinatra recorded 'My Way' on. I find it really inspiring, just knowing the history of place like that. It makes you want to earn your place. It's not enough just to use Frank Sinatra's mic – that's not going to make you Frank Sinatra. It makes you want to put your own stamp on things and contribute your own story to that place.
"After Sunset we went to Sonic Ranch," he continues. "It's about 300 yards from the Mexican border and it has a really cool history. It was an old pecan farm that has been turned into an incredible studio. It has great gear and the guy who owns it (Tony Rancich) is really cool and a huge fan of Chris's. Chris did Beach House and Yeah Yeah Yeahs records there and because of that helped put it on the map, so we got the royal treatment there. It was an amazing experience."
Outside of his new career as a solo artist, Versteeg's time is spent running Royal Mountain Records. Artists on the label benefit not only from the knowledge and experiences he has picked up through the years, but also from a deeply held commitment to protecting the mental health and wellbeing of his roster. Having spent the best part of two decades as a touring artist, he has experienced first-hand the punishing schedules of life on the road and the hazardous trappings that travel in tandem.
"One of the things that came out of being an artist and spending 20 years on the road is seeing the toll it takes on band members," he sighs. "The working conditions for bands can be very tough, especially if you are an up-and-coming touring band. Once you have some success and you have a tour bus things can change – although that has its own set of problems – but if you put four people in a van together, cross country, six month of the year, in close quarters, all kinds of broke, away from friends and family… And there are incredible highs and lows. You mix that with being in front of people who want to party and hang out with you every night, surrounded by drugs and alcohol… it's a powder keg.
"I've had a lot of friends who have been lost, or almost lost, to it and it can't continue. I use an analogy of when my grandfather started working at a concrete pipe factory in the '50s. They handed him a pair of steel-toe boots and some safety goggles because he was going to be working around concrete pipes. So, I'm like, if we're going to send bands out on the road to make money for a label, there has to be some tools for them to protect themselves. I'm not saying, don't do drugs or don't stay up late, but if you need help, here is some money, and we have resources for you to see a therapist or take some medication. There have been bands who have used it to go to the dentist when they have had a bad tooth that they couldn't fix. Just little things like that that can make their lives a little better."
Versteeg's efforts to ensure that the wellbeing of Royal Mountain Records artists is well maintained are equalled by his determination to foster an environment that prioritises creativity above all else. It was, he says, one of the main reasons he decided to launch a label in the first place.
"I'd been in some bad record deals in the early days and wanted to have the means of production in my own hands and not have to rely on anybody," he says. "Running the label is a two different hats scenario, but I try to wear my artist hat as much as possible and to always think about what I would want as an artist, from the record deal to good communication and support. Then I hire great people to work on the label stuff. In the early days I tried to do everything myself, like the accounting, which was fucking crazy! I shouldn't go near that! So you hire people you trust and know are good at that stuff. We are there to help the artists realise their vision, and sometimes labels forget that and end up telling the artist how they are going to make money.
"For better or worse, making money is truly secondary for the label. I want to make great art I want all the artist to be proud of what they're making," he concludes. "And so, far so good."
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Call for Entrants: HSM 22nd Annual Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament
(Dallas, TX) Henry S. Miller Brokerage is calling for entrants to the 22nd Annual Vance C. Miller, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament on April 16, 2019, at The Clubs at Prestonwood Hills Course in Plano, TX. Registration is open at the top of the homepage on the Henry S. Miller website, or by clicking here. Sponsorships are also available.
The tournament will benefit LIFT, Literacy Instruction for Texas, and the Vance C. Miller Classical Guitar Scholarship in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
Established in 1961, Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) empowers individuals and communities to address the escalating problem of adult low literacy through evidence-based literacy programs.
Giving to LIFT enhances lives and strengthens our community in real ways for years to come. Trained volunteers offer classes in literacy, GED preparation and ESL. Learn more: https://vimeo.com/234529066
"My favorite quote from Dr. Louisa Moats who is an expert in reading and human development is 'Reading is the fundamental skill upon which all formal education depends,'" said Geraldine "Tincy" Miller, mother of Vance C. Miller, Jr. "I am so proud of what LIFT does in our community. It is the best way to help adults read."
Henry S. Miller, Jr. and Juanita Miller established the Vance C. Miller, Jr. Classical Guitar Scholarship in 1998 to provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students studying classical guitar at SMU.
In addition to benefitting these charities, the $225 entrance fee covers lunch, 18 holes of golf and dinner. Four hole-in-one contests will give golfers the chance to win $10,000 cash. There will be prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive and first, second and third place teams, based on net and gross scores.
"The golf tournament is a day of fun that also benefits two worthy causes," said Greg Miller, CEO and President of Henry S. Miller and the brother of Vance C. Miller, Jr. "We are privileged to honor Vance's memory with an event that he'd be proud of."
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"This film is about what family is," explained filmmaker Gary Michael Schultz about his new movie Vincent N Roxxy. "Family isn't always people you're related to, but about who you surround yourself with." Schultz discussed the film, which played the Tribeca Film Festival, during a visit to Deadline's Tribeca Studio.
The feature stars Zoë Kravitz and Emile Hirsch as an on-the-run rebellious punk rocker and small town loner who fall in love but discover that violence follows them everywhere. Schultz said Vincent N Roxxy was inspired by some of his favorite '70s dramas like Badlands, Taxi Driver and Five Easy Pieces.
"These are films that really spoke to Americana, but I wanted to see what that would feel like today," said Schultz, who stopped by the Deadline Photo Studio with co-stars Zoey Deutch and Emory Cohen.
"I play JC, who is Vincent's brother," said Cohen. "Vincent gets into a little bit of trouble, so he comes home to visit me and my girl. While at home, he meets Roxxy, Zoe Kravitz's character. Our part of the story is about four strangers trying to build a home together. They're degenerates, sort of outsiders, but they're family."
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The Great Beyond
When I was fifteen years old, my uncle had a heart attack and died.
A few minutes later, a stubborn doctor brought him back to life.
When he was asked about those few minutes, my uncle refused to talk
about them. I sensed that whatever happened to him "out there" must
have scared the hell out of him.
This was the beginning of my fascination with the near-death experience.
NDE is not uncommon. Millions of people around the world claim to
have experienced it, most of them reporting the usual trappings we've
all heard about:
Out of body travel. Tunnel. Bright light. The presence of long-departed loved ones.
Many tie this to a religious experience, but these elements cross
all cultural and spiritual boundaries. Scientists have suggested that
what NDE survivors go through is merely a kind of death dream caused by
chemicals in the brain, but it seems odd to me that most survivors
dream pretty much the same thing.
It also seems odd that many of the survivors are able to report what
doctors and loved ones have said in the room – after they were
clinically dead.
Based on my uncle's refusal to talk about his trip to the great
beyond, however, I've long had the feeling that the experience as
described is not universal. For some of us, there is a darker version
of the journey. A scarier version.
And that idea, of course, attracted me as a writer.
When I think of my book, KISS HER GOODBYE, which comes out in paperback next month, I look at it as
essentially a crime thriller. It's the story of an ATF agent whose
daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and the unusual lengths a
desperate father has to go to in order to save her.
All the elements of a crime thriller are there, but I also wanted to
give the reader a slightly different experience, one that allowed me to
explore some of the questions about near-death and the afterlife.
These are questions we all think about from time to time. What's out
there? How will it affect me? Will it be painful? Exhilarating? Scary?
Most people are frightened by it. Call me weird, but I think of
Death as simply another step in the adventure, wherever it may lead.
And while I don't look forward to any pain associated with dying, I do
think Death itself will be an amazing journey.
But that's me.
I'm curious to know what you think. What's waiting out there for you?
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15 thoughts on "The Great Beyond"
Stacey Cochran March 5, 2008 at 9:16 am
This is essentially what I wrote my thriller The Colorado Sequence about…
http://www.amazon.com/Colorado-Sequence-Stacey-Cochran/dp/0615146163
I'll give five bucks to the first Murderati who says they've actually read it.
Alexandra Sokoloff March 5, 2008 at 9:58 am
Great question, Rob. I was raised with no religion and never thought anything at all about an afterlife until I had my first yoga class and in the middle of a meditation I suddenly understood God and Eternity.
I think the miraculous thing about yoga is that it gives you the experience of being pure energy.
I think it will be WONDERFUL not to have a body… as much as my body gives me (and others) a lot of pleasure, being corporal is a very heavy way to exist. I would rather move on to realms of pure energy, and I'd be fine if that were to happen tomorrow.
My big fear is that reincarnation is what actually exists and I have several more turns on this Wheel of Karma, due to unrelenting – um – desire.
And on the other hand – even if there is nothing after this – we're not going to know about it, so why worry?
Zoe Sharp March 5, 2008 at 10:19 am
Rob – what a fascinating subject. I'm sure you'll get some equally fascinating answers.
I'd like to believe there's an afterlife, but I'm left with a sneaking suspicion we pass this way only once, that life short and precious, and so often utterly wasted.
Tammy Cravit March 5, 2008 at 11:15 am
As a rabbi friend of mine likes to say, "the only sane response to the inevitable is relaxation". I figure that I have no rational way to know what comes after we die, so I approach life as though that's true. If I'm wrong, I'll go into whatever comes next with the knowledge that I made the best use of the life I had. And if I'm right, then at least my time on this earth won't have been wasted.
pari noskin taichert March 5, 2008 at 11:54 am
Rob,This keys in on what I was facing so wholely last week . . . and I still don't know how I feel. I hate the idea of consciousness leaving–ceasing; that's the thing that upsets me most since I adore this life so much (yeah, I'm attached . . . though I do get those glimpses Alex refers to).
When I'm not attached, I think about what my mother-in-law said about death. It was around the time my mom had died and I was struggling to make sense of that loss.
Zane said, "I think about the incredible transformation a caterpillar goes through in becoming a butterfly. The caterpillar can't know what's in store when she weaves that cocoon. Death is similar. We're all that caterpillar."
That concept gave me tremendous solace.
Rob Gregory Browne March 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Pari, I LOVE the caterpillar metaphor.
Many years ago I actually went through past-life regression hypnosis to research material I was preparing for a screenplay (the screenplay never got written, but the book did. My third, which I just pushed through…)
It was an interesting experience. And the therapist, a rather new agey type, told me that I was on my last life on earth. That I had learned all the lessons I'd needed to be taught and would be moving on to the next step when I died.
Yet, oddly enough, here I am again. I guess she was wrong… 😉
R.J. Mangahas March 5, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I really don't know what lies beyond this life for me, if anything at all. It'll certainly be interesting to make that discovery. I'd like to think of the possibility that I would be reunited with loved ones who have gone before me, or is that just too simple?
j.t. ellison March 5, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Matter can't be destroyed, so there must be something more. But who knows??? I'm with Tammy, don't leave any stone unturned, no desire unquenched, and love like there's no tomorrow.
Alexandra Sokoloff March 5, 2008 at 2:15 pm
R'J,, I don't think that's too simple… but what if you're not ever really apart from them, or anyone, at all? What if that separation is only an illusion?
Pari, I am SO attached, too. Writing is about the most attached thing there is, kind of. But am I about to give writing up? Hell, no.Thus my fear of several more lifetimes.
Sean Chercover March 5, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Like Zoe, I suspect that what awaits me is nothing. And I'm okay with that.
Alex,you make a very interesting point there. When my fiancee died four years ago, a friend said to me that she really hasn't left me. She's just not around physically anymore but her spirit is. So maybe it's not a true separation.And now that I think back on it, I guess there is that level of truth to it.
I am so very sorry to hear that, RJ, how devastating.
I don't know much about anything, really, but I am struggling to grasp and sometimes coming close to that core principle of Hindu, New Age, world spirituality – that ANY feeling or idea of separation is the tragic and painful illusion of what we know of as reality.
Thanks for that Alex. It was a very hard period in my life when I lost her. However, I think it was her memory that kept me writing (she was one of my biggest supporters). I'm also in a wonderful relationship now with a woman who is a writer and cartoonist, and somehow I can't help but think my fiancee might have pushed me in that direction. It's really hard to say.
Michael Haskins March 5, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Rob, have you been reading my proofs? In my novel, the one due out this month and the sequel I've just finished, one character is a Jesuit who sees and talks to angels. Some think him crazy, but sometimes he says or does things that can be explained, unless it's the angels. I leave it up to the reader. But I chose the character, Padre Thomas,because if angels exist then there's something after life. Organized religeon has spoiled it, but most of us have an inner faith and, if we follow it, I think it helps make us better. Is that important for the next adventure? I think so. What a great post! Hope to see you in Thousand Oaks in July.


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 lista planetoid 6001–7000
 lista planetoid

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Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1987

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Q: proper way to handle corner cases of parsing command line arguments using case command I have a bash script which accepts three command line arguments, e.g script is executed like this: script -c <value> -h <value> -w <value>. I would like to ensure that:

*

*order of arguments is not important

*if argument does not have a value, then error message is printed

*if any of the arguments are missing, then error message is printed

*if there are unknown arguments, then error message is printed

I accomplished this with following case statements:
#!/bin/bash

while :; do
  case "$1" in
    -h)
      [[ x${2%%-*} != x ]] || { echo "Value for "$1" missing!"; exit 1; }
      host="$2"
      shift 2
    ;;
    -w)
      [[ x${2%%-*} != x ]] || { echo "Value for "$1" missing!"; exit 1; }
      warning="$2"
      shift 2
    ;;
    -c)
      [[ x${2%%-*} != x ]] || { echo "Value for "$1" missing!"; exit 1; }
      critical="$2"
      shift 2
    ;;
    "")
      [[ $host && $warning && $critical ]] || { echo "One of the arguments is missing!"; exit 1; }
      break
    ;;
    *)
      echo "Unknow option"
      exit 1
    ;;
  esac
done

However, maybe case itself has some advanced options which could avoid all those [[ ]] tests? Or maybe I should use another method altogether for processing command line arguments if I want to make sure that corner cases described above are also covered?

A: You should ideally use the getopts builtin for this, though there are other ways as well.  Getopts is the most portable and legible option, handling all of your "corner cases" pretty much automatically.
while getopts c:h:w: arg; do
  case $arg in
    ( c )  critical="$OPTARG" ;;
    ( h )  host="$OPTARG" ;;
    ( w )  warning="$OPTARG" ;;
    ( \? ) exit 2 ;;
  esac
done
shift $((OPTIND-1))

if [ -z "$critical" ] || [ -z "$host" ] || [ -z "$warning" ]; then
  echo "One of the arguments is missing!"
  exit 1
fi

Each option is followed by a colon, which indicates it has a mandatory argument.  If you have a flag that does not use an argument, do not follow the option with a colon.  POSIX getopts does not support options with optional arguments.
See also my answer to this question about supporting long options, which merely keys on the - option whose argument is parsed by a nested case switch.  Long options implemented in this manner can actually support optional arguments.

I'm a big fan of overloading -h for help.  Assuming you have a help function, put this before the getopts loop:
# when the sole argument is -h, provide help
if [ "$*" = "-h" ]; then
  help
  exit 0
fi

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9/11 Solidified the Destruction of Our Freedom
by Jacob G. Hornberger, The Future of Freedom Foundation:
The 9/11 attacks not only killed thousands of Americans, they also led to America's forever wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iran, and elsewhere, which have brought about the deaths of thousands of other Americans and millions of foreigners. But the 9/11 attacks did more than that. They also fortified the U.S. government as a national-security state, which solidified the destruction of the freedom of the American people.
What is a national-security state? It is a type of governmental structure that has an enormous, permanent military-intelligence establishment. In the case of the United States, that means the Pentagon, the vast military-industrial complex, foreign military bases, the CIA, and the NSA. It also means power — enormous power, not only for the overall government, but also within the governmental structure itself. To place things in a general context, Egypt is a national-security state. So are China, Cuba, and Russia. And the United States.
It wasn't always that way. America was founded as a limited-government republic, which is the opposite of a national-security state. No Pentagon, no vast military-industrial complex, no foreign military bases, no CIA, and NSA. Just a relatively small army.
That's the way the Framers and our American ancestors wanted it. The last thing they wanted was the type of governmental structure under which we Americans live today. In fact, if the proponents of the Constitution had said to the American people after the Constitutional Convention that the Constitution was going to bring into existence a national-security state, they would have died laughing, thinking it was a big joke. Once they had realized that it wasn't a joke, they would have summarily rejected the deal and continued operating under the Articles of Confederation, a third type of governmental system under which the federal government's powers were so few and weak that the federal government hadn't even been given the power to tax.
The post-World World II revolution
The revolutionary change occurred after World War II. Although the war against Nazi Germany had just ended in victory, U.S. officials told Americans that, unfortunately, they could not rest. That was because, they said, the U.S. now faced a foe that was arguable more dangerous than Nazi Germany. That foe was the Soviet Union, which, ironically, had served as America's partner and ally during the war. U.S. officials maintained that America now faced a vast post-war communist conspiracy to take over the world, including the United States, one that was based in Moscow, Russia. (Yes, thatRussia!)
U.S. officials said that the only way to prevent this conspiracy from succeeding was to convert the U.S. government to the same type of governmental system that the Soviets had, which was a national-security state. Continuing as a limited-government republic, they said, would almost certainly result in defeat for America and a communist takeover of our nation.
Omnipotent government
That's how we ended up with a national-security state type of governmental system, along with all of the dark-side powers that come with it. Assassination. Kidnappings. Torture. Regime-change operations. Sanctions. Embargoes. Invasions. Wars of aggression. Occupations. Coups. Secret surveillance. Indefinite detention. Secret prison camps. Military tribunals. Denial of due process of law. Out of control federal spending and debt, in large part owing to ever-increasing budgets for the national-security establishment. In other words, all of the things that one would have expected from the Soviet Union were now part and parcel of the "arsenal of freedom" wielded by the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA.
Never mind that none of this was authorized by the Constitution, the charter that called the federal government into existence. U.S. officials maintained that the Constitution was not a "suicide pact." Continuing to follow it meant certain defeat at the hands of the Reds, they said. It was necessary to abandon constitutional niceties, they maintained, to save America.
Implicit in all the Cold War hoopla was that if the Cold War were ever to end, Americans could have their limited-government republic back. Of course, U.S. officials never thought for a moment that that would happen. The national-security state was a racket that was supposed to go on forever.
But then in 1989, the racket suddenly and unexpectedly came to an abrupt end. Financially broke and uninterested in continuing the Cold War, the Soviet Union declared an end to it, dismantled itself, and brought Soviet troops home from East Germany and Eastern Europe.
Interventionism and a new official enemy
That should have resulted in the restoration of America's limited-government republic, but it didn't. Having lost its official Cold War enemy, the U.S. national-security establishment found a new one by going into the Middle East and embarking on a killing spree, especially in Iraq, where it killed hundreds of thousands of people from 1991 through 2003. The victims including Iraqi children, hundreds of thousands of them. When US Ambassador to the UN under the Bill Clinton regime, Madeleine Albright, was asked by "Sixty Minutes" whether the deaths of half-a-million Iraqi children were "worth it," she responded that while the issue was a hard one, the deaths were in fact "worth it." By "it," she meant regime change in Iraq.
Not surprisingly, the U.S. mass killing of Iraqis, along with its decision to station U.S. troops near the Muslim religion's holiest lands, along with the unconditional military support of the Israeli government, led to terrorist retaliation, beginning with the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, the attack on the USS Cole, the attacks on the U.S. embassies in East Africa, and then the 9/11 attacks.
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Organizations call for full investigation into murder of Daniel Choc Pop (CCDA)
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Quantifi Releases New Version of Solution for North American CDS Changes
Following recent upgrades by its competition, analytics and risk management solution vendor Quantifi has released a new version of its solution to support the impending changes to the North American credit default swap (CDS) market. Rohan Douglas, CEO of the vendor, explains that Version 9.1.4 of its solution has been released to support the new Standard North American Corporate (SNAC) CDS, which is set to begin trading on 8 April.
The new version will provide specific enhancements to pricing, risk management and operations to support the new contracts, says the vendor. "There are profound changes occurring in the CDS market as part of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) CDS 'big bang'. As these changes will have a significant impact on existing modelling and trading infrastructure, support for these new contracts before they begin trading on 8 April is crucial for all market participants. With this release, we are making sure our clients are fully prepared so that the transition is as seamless as possible," claims Douglas.
Accordingly, Quantifi Version 9.1.4 includes the new ISDA CDS Standard Model to convert spreads to upfront fees and to calculate exact settlement payments. It provides support for the calibration of survival curves based on the new SNAC quoting convention. The new convention will not be compatible with existing models and these enhancements are essential for accurately pricing CDS and related products going forward, says the vendor.
The also provides the ability to calculate hedges and sensitivities based on the SNAC contract, as well as trade capture support for the SNAC contract, along with ISDA compliant validation to ensure accurate trade representation. Support for the new Markit Fixed Coupon Report, which contains quotes for the SNAC contracts, is also available in the new version.
"As the CDS market continues to rapidly evolve, firms need to have the proper pricing and risk analytics to support their trading," adds Douglas.
This month, Quantifi's competitors have also accounted for the changes to CDSs in the US market. Last week, CME Group-owned Credit Market Analysis (CMA) upgraded its OTC credit market price discovery service QuoteVision, price verification data service DataVision and Analytics product sets in order for its clients to transition to the new standards. A couple of weeks ago, Markit launched a CDS data and information portal along with a free online calculator that converts CDS spreads into the new upfront quoting convention. RiskVal launched a similar calculation feature in the same week.
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I have a Jahia 4 site running on Websphere 5. After a migration to Websphere 6.1, the site is no longer running stable.
Does anybody have an idea what is causing this waiting-state or how to fix this?
could you, please, provide a bit more details about the problem?
1) Which exact version and build number of Jahia 4 are you running now?
Other issue came to mind mind that should be easier to check.
Please, confirm that you have migrated from JDK 1.4 (WebSphere 5.1) to JDK 1.5 (WebSphere 6.1)?
I did not rebuild the jahia project, so it's still compiled for Java 1.4 instead of Java 5. I assumed it would be adequate because it runs fine on the testserver.
The servlet mapping you mention there, I don't have. Actually, it doens't sound familiar either.
yes, there should be no problem with the Jahia Java code for JDK upgrade.
What I meant are the compiled JSPs and especially the corresponding mappings in the web.xml file (we provide Jahia with the pre-compiled JSPs). We had multiple customers experiencing problems, when upgrading server (especially Tomcat, due to JSP compiler changes). That is why I have asked about the pre-compiled JSPs.
Have you tried to tune the values for maxParallelProcessings and pageGenerationWaitTime?
The default value for maxParallelProcessings is 40 threads and for the pageGenerationWaitTime - 2 minutes. And for production we recommend higher maxParallelProcessings and lower pageGenerationWaitTime values.
Do you see any 503 (server overloaded) errors in the server log/console?
I didn't recently tune these parameter values. They must have been like this for a long time, certainly on Websphere 5.1 deploy as well. Maybe I should adapt them anyway.
You can find the javacore file attached to this posting.
You'll notice many threads in the 'running' state as well, but that's due to a non-responding webservice call. I don't think it's related. I'm currently more concerned about the 'waiting' threads.
[2/9/10 12:32:18:951 CET] 0000504c ThreadMonitor W   WSVR0606W: Thread "WebContainer : 20470" (0000504c) was previously reported to be hung but has completed.  It was active for approximately 1800317 milliseconds.  There is/are 166 thread(s) in total in the server that still may be hung.
It seems the hanging threads (due to the none-responsive webservices) were actually causing the other threads to hang as well. By fixing the webservice, the site runs stable now. Thanks for your input!


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Q: Null reference exception when connecting to a database When I call the UserExists method via the DataBaseService class instance it fails immediately to connect to database. Instance is null despite the fact that I have provided the SqlConnection with a connection string.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Somename
{
    public class DataBaseService
    {
        // Setting up the Database Services
        private SqlConnection myConnection;
        private const string ConnectionString = "Data Source=Test-LAPTOP\\MSSQLSERVER1;Initial Catalog=myDatabaseTest;Integrated Security=True";

        private static readonly DataBaseService _instance;

        static DataBaseService()
        {
            _instance = new DataBaseService();
            Initilize();
        }

        public static DataBaseService Instance;
        private static void Initilize()
        {
            try
            {
                Instance.myConnection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
                Instance.myConnection.Open();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error while connecting to DB: " + ex.Message);
                return;
            }
        }

        public bool UserExists(string username)
        {
            var myQuery = "Select * from UserProfile where userId ="+username+"";
            SqlCommand sqlCmd = new SqlCommand(myQuery, Instance.myConnection);
            sqlCmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
            //sqlCmd.CommandText = "Select * from Customers";
            SqlDataAdapter sqlDataAdap = new SqlDataAdapter(sqlCmd);

            DataTable dtRecord = new DataTable();
            sqlDataAdap.Fill(dtRecord);

            if (dtRecord == null)
            {
                return false;

            }
            else
            {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
}

A: You have two instances of DataBaseService in your code, _instance and Instance. You initialize _instance in the static constructor, but never initialize Instance.
You probably want to use _instance everywhere you're currently using Instance, and get rid of Instance entirely:
...

private static readonly DataBaseService _instance;

static DataBaseService()
{
    _instance = new DataBaseService();
    Initilize();
}

private static void Initilize()
{
    try
    {
        _instance.myConnection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
        _instance.myConnection.Open();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Error while connecting to DB: " + ex.Message);
        return;
    }
}

...

A: You might want to follow this pattern:
private static DataBaseService _instance;
// public property
public static DataBaseService Instance
{
    get
    {
        return _instance ?? (_instance = new DataBaseService());
    }
}


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The Ethical Basis of International Law
Roemer, William Francis
A Catholic Interpretation of International Law Roemer, William Francis. The Ethical Basis of International Law. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1929. xiii, 190 pp. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777502; ISBN-10: 1584777508. Hardcover. New. $85. * This treatise, which grew out of a Ph.D. dissertation in philosophy accepted by the University of Notre Dame, is notable for its Catholic viewpoint. Roemer, who relates his work to the philosophy of history, traces the ethical roots of international law from classical sources and the early Christian Church Fathers through Grotius and Kant. He also commends the role of the Vatican as an arbitrator in twentieth-century international relations. Roemer was a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame.
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Value of the leading 10 textile exporters worldwide
Vegetable oils: global consumption by oil type 2013/14 to 2018/2019
Cocoa bean production worldwide 2012/2013-2017/2018, by country
World coffee per capita consumption: major consumer countries
Cosmetics Industry in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
Coca-Cola Company - Statistics & Facts
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Non-alcoholic Beverages›
Expected change in consumption of beverages after sugar tax United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Estimated percentage change in consumption volume of beverages with the incoming sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category of drink*
by Statista Research Department, last edited Aug 1, 2016
This statistic shows the estimated percentage change in consumption volume of beverages with the incoming sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Energy drinks will be the hardest hit with an expected nine percent decrease in consumption volume, with the total market expected to experience a decrease of 0.4 percent in consumption.
Percentage change in consumption volume
Milk 3.7%
Juice 3%
Sports 0.6%
Bottled water 0%
Total market -0.4%
Dilutables -0.7%
BSDA market -1.6%
Carbonates -2%
Still and juice -5.7%
Energy -9%
* Values are estimates.
Sugar tax and soft drinks in the United Kingdom (UK)
Leading brands of bottled mineral water in Spain in 2018
Leading brands of energy drinks in Spain 2014-2018
Leading brands of fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain in 2014-2018
Leading brands of iced tea in Spain 2018
Statistics on "Soft drinks consumption in Spain (Kantar Media TGI)"
Fizzy and energy drinks
Fruit juice and smoothies
Number of people using colas in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)Frequency of cola usage in Spain 2014-2017
Number of people using colas in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)Cola usage in Spain in 2014-2017, by product type
Number of people using cola in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)Cola usage in Spain 2014-2017, by package type
Brands of cola ranked by number of users in Spain in 2015 and 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of cola in Spain in 2015-2018
Supermarket brands of cola ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading supermarket brands of cola in Spain in 2014-2018
Number of people using Coca-Cola in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Coca-Cola use in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using Pepsi in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Pepsi use in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using fizzy soft drinks and energy drinks* (excluding colas and mixers for alcoholic drinks) in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)Frequency of fizzy soft and energy drink usage in Spain 2014-2017
Number of people using energy drinks (excluding colas and mixers for alcoholic drinks) in Spain from 2014 to 2016, by frequency of use (in 1,000)Frequency of energy drink usage in Spain 2014-2016
Brands of energy drinks ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of energy drinks in Spain 2014-2018
Brands of fizzy drinks (excluding colas or mixers for alcoholic drinks) ranked by number of users in Spain in 2015 and 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of fizzy drinks in Spain 2015-2018
Supermarket brands of fizzy drinks (excluding colas or mixers for alcoholic drinks) ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading supermarket brands of fizzy drinks in Spain 2014-2018
Number of people using La Casera fizzy soft drinks in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)La Casera usage in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using Fanta in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Fanta usage in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using Kas fizzy soft drinks in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Kas usage in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)Frequency of fruit and vegetable juices and smoothie usage in Spain 2014-2017
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit & vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by drink type (in 1,000s)Fruit & vegetable juice usage in Spain in 2014-2017, by drink type
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit & vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)Fruit & vegetable juice usage in Spain in 2014-2017, by package type
Leading brands of ready-to-drink fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain in 2014-2018
Supermarket brands of ready-to-drink fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading supermarket brands of fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain in 2014-18
Number of people using Trina fruit juice in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Trina fruit juice usage in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using iced tea in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)Frequency of iced tea usage in Spain 2014-2017
Number of people using iced tea in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)Iced tea usage in Spain 2014-2017, by package type
Brands of iced tea ranked by number of users in Spain in 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of iced tea in Spain 2018
Supermarket brands of iced tea ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading supermarket brands of iced tea in Spain 2014-2018
Number of people using Nestea in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)Nestea usage in Spain in 2014-2018, by product
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)Frequency of bottled mineral water usage in Spain 2014-2017
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)Bottled mineral water usage in Spain in 2014-2017, by product type
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)Bottled mineral water usage in Spain in 2014-2017, by package type
Brands of bottled mineral water ranked by number of users in Spain in 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading brands of bottled mineral water in Spain in 2018
Supermarket brands of bottled mineral water ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Leading supermarket brands of bottled mineral water in Spain 2014-2018
Share of global consumption of packed beverages by region 2018/2021
U.S. consumers - beverages consumed at least occasionally 2012
Purchase of bottled water in China in 2013, by income
Kids' beverage recent consumption South Korea 2018
Consumption of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. in 2016
Per capita consumption share of alcohol in Malaysia 2016 by beverage
Per capita consumption share of alcohol in the Philippines 2016 by beverage
Per capita consumption share of alcohol in Indonesia 2016 by beverage
Per capita consumption share of alcohol in Singapore 2016 by beverage
Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Germany 2007-2017
Consumption of soft drinks and fruit juices in Germany 2005-2017
Expected change in sales volume of beverages after sugar tax United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Contribution of soft drinks industry to employment post sugar tax United Kingdom 2015
Change in contribution of soft drinks industry to GDP after sugar tax UK 2015
Share of beverages contributing to sugar levy revenues United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Change in contribution of soft drinks to GDP after sugar tax United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Share of taxable sales volumes on beverages in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by type
Share of beverages contributing to sugar tax base in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Share of beverages contributing to higher sugar tax band United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Non-alcoholic Beverages and Soft Drinks
Sugar Industry
Sugar tax and soft drinks in the UK
Non-alcoholic beverages and soft drinks worldwide
Non-alcoholic beverages and soft drinks in the United States
Soft drinks consumption in Spain (Kantar Media TGI)
Soft drinks consumption in the UK (Kantar Media TGI)
Carbonated soft drinks in the UK
Soft drinks in Spain
Soft drinks in Canada
Soft drinks market in the Netherlands
Fruit juice market in Europe
Sugar Tax: a kick start to a healthier lifestyle?
Britvic Soft Drinks Review: Grocery 2018
Number of people using colas in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)
Number of people using colas in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)
Number of people using cola in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)
Brands of cola ranked by number of users in Spain in 2015 and 2018 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of cola ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Coca-Cola in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Pepsi in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using fizzy soft drinks and energy drinks* (excluding colas and mixers for alcoholic drinks) in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)
Number of people using energy drinks (excluding colas and mixers for alcoholic drinks) in Spain from 2014 to 2016, by frequency of use (in 1,000)
Brands of energy drinks ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Brands of fizzy drinks (excluding colas or mixers for alcoholic drinks) ranked by number of users in Spain in 2015 and 2018 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of fizzy drinks (excluding colas or mixers for alcoholic drinks) ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Number of people using La Casera fizzy soft drinks in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Fanta in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Kas fizzy soft drinks in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Schweppes in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit & vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by drink type (in 1,000s)
Number of people using ready-to-drink fruit & vegetable juice and smoothies in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)
Leading brands of ready-to-drink fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of ready-to-drink fruit/vegetable juice and smoothies ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Trina fruit juice in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using iced tea in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)
Number of people using iced tea in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)
Brands of iced tea ranked by number of users in Spain in 2018 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of iced tea ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Number of people using Nestea in Spain from 2014 to 2018, by product (in 1,000s)
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by product type (in 1,000s)
Number of people using bottled mineral water in Spain from 2014 to 2017, by package type (in 1,000s)
Brands of bottled mineral water ranked by number of users in Spain in 2018 (in 1,000s)
Supermarket brands of bottled mineral water ranked by number of users in Spain from 2014 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
Share of global consumption of packed beverages in 2018 and 2021, by region*
Which of the following beverages do you drink at least occasionally?*
Consumption of kids' beverages over the past three months in South Korea as of March 2018
Distribution of alcohol consumption in the United States in 2016, by beverage*
Distribution of per capita alcohol consumption in Malaysia in 2016, by beverage
Distribution of per capita alcohol consumption in the Philippines in 2016, by beverage
Distribution of per capita alcohol consumption in Indonesia in 2016, by beverage
Distribution of per capita alcohol consumption in Singapore in 2016, by beverage
Per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages in Germany from 2007 to 2017 (in liters)
Per capita consumption of soft drinks and fruit juices in Germany from 2005 to 2017 (in liters)
Estimated percentage change in sales volume of soft drinks and milk with the incoming sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by distribution channel*
Contribution of soft drinks industry to employment before and after the introduction of a sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015*
Change in contribution of beverages to gross domestic product (GDP) after the introduction of a sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by region* (in million GBP)
Estimated contribution of beverages to sugar levy revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category of drink*
Change in contribution of soft drinks to gross domestic product (GDP) after the introduction of a sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015* (in million GBP)
Share of beverage volume sales that are potentially taxable with the incoming sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category of drink*
Potential share of beverage volumes contributing to the tax base with the incoming sugar tax in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category of drink*
Potential share of beverage volumes contributing to the higher tax band to the incoming sugar tax base in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by category of drink*


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Google Maps review moderation detailed as Yelp reports thousands of violations
With machine learning as a first line of defense
By Jon Porter / @JonPorty
Google explains how it keeps user-created reviews on Google Maps free of fraud and abuse in a new blog post and accompanying video. Like many platforms dealing with moderation at scale, Google says it uses a mix of automated machine learning systems as well as human operators.
The details come amidst growing scrutiny of user reviews on sites like Google Maps and Yelp, where businesses have been hit with bad reviews for implementing COVID-related health and safety measures (including mask and vaccine requirements) often beyond their control. Other reviews have criticized businesses for supposedly leading them to contract COVID-19 or for not keeping to usual business hours during a global pandemic.
Earlier today, Yelp reported that it removed over 15,500 reviews between April and December last year for violating its COVID-19 content guidelines, a 161 percent increase over the same period in 2020. In total, Yelp says it removed over 70,200 reviews across nearly 1,300 pages in 2021, with many resulting from so-called "review bombing" incidents where coordinated reviews are submitted from users who haven't actually patronized a business.
"We need both the nuanced understanding that humans offer and the scale that machines provide"
Google explains that every review posted on Google Maps is checked by its machine learning system, which has been trained on the company's content policies to weed out abusive or misleading reviews. This system is trained to check both the contents of individual reviews, but it'll also look for wider patterns — like sudden spikes in one- or five-star reviews — both from the account itself, as well as other reviews on the business.
Google says that human moderation comes into play for content that's been flagged by end users and businesses themselves. Offending reviews can be removed, and in more severe cases, user accounts can be suspended and litigation pursued. "We've found that we need both the nuanced understanding that humans offer and the scale that machines provide to help us moderate contributed content," Google's product lead for user-generated content, Ian Leader, writes.
It's an interesting look at the steps Google takes to keep Maps reviews usable. You can read more in the full blog post.
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import * as Common from '../../core/common/common.js';

import * as ARIAUtils from './ARIAUtils.js';
import {GlassPane, PointerEventsBehavior} from './GlassPane.js';
import {InspectorView} from './InspectorView.js';
import {KeyboardShortcut, Keys} from './KeyboardShortcut.js';
import {type SplitWidget} from './SplitWidget.js';
import {type DevToolsCloseButton} from './UIUtils.js';

import {WidgetFocusRestorer, type WidgetElement} from './Widget.js';

import dialogStyles from './dialog.css.legacy.js';

export class Dialog extends Common.ObjectWrapper.eventMixin<EventTypes, typeof GlassPane>(GlassPane) {
  private tabIndexBehavior: OutsideTabIndexBehavior;
  private tabIndexMap: Map<HTMLElement, number>;
  private focusRestorer: WidgetFocusRestorer|null;
  private closeOnEscape: boolean;
  private targetDocument!: Document|null;
  private readonly targetDocumentKeyDownHandler: (event: Event) => void;
  private escapeKeyCallback: ((arg0: Event) => void)|null;

  constructor() {
    super();
    this.registerRequiredCSS(dialogStyles);
    this.contentElement.tabIndex = 0;
    this.contentElement.addEventListener('focus', () => this.widget().focus(), false);
    this.widget().setDefaultFocusedElement(this.contentElement);
    this.setPointerEventsBehavior(PointerEventsBehavior.BlockedByGlassPane);
    this.setOutsideClickCallback(event => {
      this.hide();
      event.consume(true);
    });
    ARIAUtils.markAsModalDialog(this.contentElement);
    this.tabIndexBehavior = OutsideTabIndexBehavior.DisableAllOutsideTabIndex;
    this.tabIndexMap = new Map();
    this.focusRestorer = null;
    this.closeOnEscape = true;
    this.targetDocumentKeyDownHandler = this.onKeyDown.bind(this);
    this.escapeKeyCallback = null;
  }

  static hasInstance(): boolean {
    return Boolean(Dialog.instance);
  }

  show(where?: Document | Element): void {
    const document = (where instanceof Document ? where : (where || InspectorView.instance().element).ownerDocument as Document);
    this.targetDocument = document;
    this.targetDocument.addEventListener('keydown', this.targetDocumentKeyDownHandler, true);

    if (Dialog.instance) {
      Dialog.instance.hide();
    }
    Dialog.instance = this;
    this.disableTabIndexOnElements(document);
    super.show(document);
    this.focusRestorer = new WidgetFocusRestorer(this.widget());
  }

  hide(): void {
    if (this.focusRestorer) {
      this.focusRestorer.restore();
    }
    super.hide();

    if (this.targetDocument) {
      this.targetDocument.removeEventListener('keydown', this.targetDocumentKeyDownHandler, true);
    }
    this.restoreTabIndexOnElements();
    this.dispatchEventToListeners(Events.Hidden);
    Dialog.instance = null;
  }

  setCloseOnEscape(close: boolean): void {
    this.closeOnEscape = close;
  }

  setEscapeKeyCallback(callback: (arg0: Event) => void): void {
    this.escapeKeyCallback = callback;
  }

  addCloseButton(): void {
    const closeButton =
        (this.contentElement.createChild('div', 'dialog-close-button', 'dt-close-button') as DevToolsCloseButton);
    closeButton.gray = true;
    closeButton.addEventListener('click', () => this.hide(), false);
  }

  setOutsideTabIndexBehavior(tabIndexBehavior: OutsideTabIndexBehavior): void {
    this.tabIndexBehavior = tabIndexBehavior;
  }

  private disableTabIndexOnElements(document: Document): void {
    if (this.tabIndexBehavior === OutsideTabIndexBehavior.PreserveTabIndex) {
      return;
    }

    let exclusionSet: Set<HTMLElement>|(Set<HTMLElement>| null) = (null as Set<HTMLElement>| null);
    if (this.tabIndexBehavior === OutsideTabIndexBehavior.PreserveMainViewTabIndex) {
      exclusionSet = this.getMainWidgetTabIndexElements(InspectorView.instance().ownerSplit());
    }

    this.tabIndexMap.clear();
    let node: (Node|null)|Document = document;
    for (; node; node = node.traverseNextNode(document)) {
      if (node instanceof HTMLElement) {
        const element = (node as HTMLElement);
        const tabIndex = element.tabIndex;
        if (!exclusionSet?.has(element)) {
          if (tabIndex >= 0) {
            this.tabIndexMap.set(element, tabIndex);
            element.tabIndex = -1;
          } else if (element.hasAttribute('contenteditable')) {
            this.tabIndexMap.set(element, element.hasAttribute('tabindex') ? tabIndex : 0);
            element.tabIndex = -1;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  private getMainWidgetTabIndexElements(splitWidget: SplitWidget|null): Set<HTMLElement> {
    const elementSet = (new Set() as Set<HTMLElement>);
    if (!splitWidget) {
      return elementSet;
    }

    const mainWidget = splitWidget.mainWidget();
    if (!mainWidget || !mainWidget.element) {
      return elementSet;
    }

    let node: Node|null|WidgetElement = mainWidget.element;
    for (; node; node = node.traverseNextNode(mainWidget.element)) {
      if (!(node instanceof HTMLElement)) {
        continue;
      }

      const element = (node as HTMLElement);
      const tabIndex = element.tabIndex;
      if (tabIndex < 0) {
        continue;
      }

      elementSet.add(element);
    }

    return elementSet;
  }

  private restoreTabIndexOnElements(): void {
    for (const element of this.tabIndexMap.keys()) {
      element.tabIndex = (this.tabIndexMap.get(element) as number);
    }
    this.tabIndexMap.clear();
  }

  private onKeyDown(event: Event): void {
    const keyboardEvent = (event as KeyboardEvent);
    if (keyboardEvent.keyCode === Keys.Esc.code && KeyboardShortcut.hasNoModifiers(event)) {
      if (this.escapeKeyCallback) {
        this.escapeKeyCallback(event);
      }

      if (event.handled) {
        return;
      }

      if (this.closeOnEscape) {
        event.consume(true);
        this.hide();
      }
    }
  }

  private static instance: Dialog|null = null;
}

export const enum Events {
  Hidden = 'hidden',
}

export type EventTypes = {
  [Events.Hidden]: void,
};

// TODO(crbug.com/1167717): Make this a const enum again
// eslint-disable-next-line rulesdir/const_enum
export enum OutsideTabIndexBehavior {
  DisableAllOutsideTabIndex = 'DisableAllTabIndex',
  PreserveMainViewTabIndex = 'PreserveMainViewTabIndex',
  PreserveTabIndex = 'PreserveTabIndex',
}

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