Lisa P. Nathan: Describe to me some of the programs that you run through the library, both here and in Kigali.
Okay, here, I used to run informa-, I mean literacy programs to staff – how to use the databases, how to use information resources, or simply how to use the library. But it's been very busy lately, as we've had to also implement the training programs in Kigali. So we've, by year, we will spend two months in Kigali training, and two months is the physical presence in Kigali, just training.
But you also have time you spend, actually to prepare for training programs in Kigali. So what we, we did in Kigali, the training programs are actually in the area of using internet as a research tool. And I remember when we first started this program in Kigali it was actually very discouraging.
People never knew how to use a computer, and we're talking about university students. They didn't know how to, we, we had a program on using the librar-, the internet as a research tool and with the assumption that they knew how to use a computer and they knew how to go to the internet.
And actually when we got there, we actually had to teach them. This is a mouse. This is the keyboard. This is how to use. This is how to type. And the first experience was very frustrating. But it's amazing. Rwandan people are really smart. From the first training, you know there was, word of the mouth – is this how you say it? – word of the mouth.
People actually went and trained so that when we came the second year, people were at least on, you know, knowing what the co-, a computer is. There was much progress. So we have this training program on internet, using internet as a research tool. That was one. And the other problem also was that those who had used the internet before and they were a very small percentage, they used it only for email.
So actually, in the process of training students how to use internet as a research tool, we taught them how to use a computer. We also taught them how to open an email address, how you send the documents, how you save a document, how you print the document. So these are little things that we associate with our training.
And that's one training. And the training was designed first of all for the judicial sector, because the primary partner of the ICTR in the Capacity Building Program is the judicial sector. Part of our mandate is str-, to strengthen the judicial sector in Kigali.
So we started off with judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys but since the major population, the major patrons or a, a very big percentage of our patrons in our library in Kigali are students, we, we saw there a need for such training, so we also did that training.
Then as we were going to Kigali, people of Rwanda, they were also thinking, "Oh, we need library." So we were at the same time promoting libraries. There were lot of, lots of initiatives in the judicial sector on setting like pockets of information services, and they were also requesting our need to train them how to run a library servi-, how to run a library.
So, we put together this training on managing a library and okay, if you, you set a library or if you establish a lib-, you establish a library, you also have to think about automation. So there was a library software that we use here before and it was called Unisys, mi-, w-, yeah, Unisys, freely distributed by UNESCO and it is a very good software. Because of the fact that it was f-, freely distributed, we trained in this software. So that's what is being used in libraries of the judicial sector now, yeah.
LPN: So there are libraries in the judicial sector of Rwanda. How about in the public sector?
We have not done anything in the public sector because as I know, our main, our main mission is to strengthen the judicial sector, but you are right. There is a need in, in the public sector because there is no public library in Kigali. There is one that actually is near to completion, and that one was built by the, I think Rotary. It's a Rotary initiative for a pub-, a public library, but before there was none. We saw there the need but . . .
LPN: I didn't mean to suggest . . .
LPN: . . . that that was your need to fill . . .
LPN: …but as far as the, the patrons that come in to the information center, the library in Kigali, can you talk to the different groups that come in that are served there both, you know, the people who physically walk through the door? You have a, my understanding is there's different populations that come in . . .
LPN: . . . in Rwanda. Can you describe?
You have mainly students, law students; other students as well. Our collection there is mainly legal. Then you also have people of the jud-, judicial sector, legal professionals in Kigali, judges in Kigali, they use our libraries a lot. As a matter of fact, we don't provide loan services in the library.
But for judges, we make an exception because they have an address. We can call them. We know their offices so we make an exception because our main, our main objective is for them to access information and this is a specific populati-, category that can't really move to the center to use those resources.
So for them, we provide loan services, but for students we can't. F-, researchers, they also use that library. NGOs, Human Rights NGOs, they use the library. So these are the main categories that use the library.
LPN: Can you describe the patrons who come into your library here in Arusha?
This library in Arusha is mainly as you know a corporate library. It is, it was established to serve the needs, or to address the information needs of the judges of ICTR and the parties to the trial. But we also understand that we have to shine in the community so we have universities around Arusha who sent the students, especially law students to use the library.
But the process is quite – it's not a public library and for them to use the library, we must receive a letter from the university with the names of the students that they recommend for this library and usually, we will send an approval letter back, yes.
LPN: And defendants, defense . . .
LPN: . . . the, the broader, within the ICTR . . .
LPN: . . . the different people who come in quite regularly, who do you see, I don't mean names, but the types of people you see?
Those who use the library the most, I mean who I see the most in the library are actually defense lawyers, and there's one reason to this. We've tried to provide desktop information delivery so for judges and prosecutors, they usually have access to network resources so they can just access the network and have the resources that we put in the network.
S-, the-, we-, some of the resources or many of our resources are provided by IP so if you log into your computer, you have access to the databases and you can use a database. We also send some information by email. We have the emails of people, prosecutors, judges and other staff of the ICTR.
But the defense don't al-, always have access to all of these resources so they are actually constrained to coming to the library. But there is also a problem because we, although we, we open from eight to five, they don't really have time to come and use the library. So for them to a-, to fully use lib-, library resources is, it's difficult.
They've requested us to, to open during weekends so that they can come and use library services but because of resource cont-, constraints we've not been able to accommodate that request.


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Family tribute to Jordan Banks who was 'the most selfless little boy'
Tributes have also poured in for Jordan Banks from the England football team, Liverpool FC and MPs in the House of Commons
Jordan Banks
The heartbroken aunt and uncle of Jordan Banks who was killed by a lightning strike in Blackpool have paid tribute to the 'poor wee soul'.
The nine-year-old, a pupil at Stanley Primary School, died after being seriously injured on a football field near School Road just after 5pm on Tuesday evening (May 11).
He was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
Carol Wilkie and Brian Low have paid touching tributes to their tragic nephew, saying 'God has taken one of a kind'.
Aunt Carol said: "My nephew's wee boy was struck with lightning and killed when out playing football. So tragic. He was 9.
"It's just horrible. Poor wee soul didn't deserve this.
"It's so heartbreaking. Can't get over it."
Uncle Brian said: "It was my nephew's son, he was struck by lightning playing football down in Blackpool.
"Fly high young man."
Another aunt of Jordan's, Michelle Low said: "There are simply no words, God bless you Jordan.
"God has taken one of a kind, love aunty shell." x
Posting a link to a GoFundMe fundraiser for the youngster – which has reached over £60,000 – Michelle added: "In memory of the most selfless little boy, much loved."
Meanwhile numerous other family members changed their profile pictures to a football with the words 'For Jordan x'.
The heartbroken family of Jordan Banks released a photo of their beloved boy
In a statement released on Wednesday by Lancashire Police, Jordan's family said: "Yesterday our worlds stopped.
"We lost the brightest star our beautiful boy Jordan.
"His laugh, that infectious smile, golden curls, he was our everything.
"Wise beyond his years, caring, considerate, generous and so loving. Our love is endless. Goodnight beautiful boy.
"We thank you all for your kind words and support but as a family ask that you respect our wishes and privacy."
The England football team have offered their condolences and described what happened as "so sad".
They tweeted: "We would like to offer our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to Jordan Banks's family and all those affected by this terrible tragedy.
"@LancashireFA is in contact with @Clifton_jfc and will continue to provide support to them."
The Blackpool Tower lit up in red in tribute to Jordan Banks (Image: The Blackpool Tower)
Blackpool Tower was lit up red in honour of Jordan, who was reportedly a Liverpool fan, while footballers and clubs paid tribute to him on social media.
A statement on Liverpool Football Club's Twitter said: "The thoughts of everybody at Liverpool Football Club are with Jordan's family and friends. Rest in peace, Jordan Banks," while Liverpool midfielder James Milner added: "A special boy taken far too soon."
Two GoFundMe pages have been set up in memory of the youngster, with one raising more than £60,000 by Thursday morning from more than 3,000 donors.
Jordan was described as "a shining light and inspiration to everyone" by his football club.
MPs also paid tribute to Jordan during a House of Commons debate on community football.
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans told the chamber: "Can I on behalf of the Speaker and the British Parliament send our condolences to his family and to all his teammates at the Clifton Rangers Junior Football Club and all his friends.
"The hearts of the British Parliament and our love go to you all."
Sports minister Nigel Huddleston sent the Government's condolences to Jordan's family and friends, adding: "The club and the local community are clearly devastated by his loss, as evidenced by the absolute outpouring on social media, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends in this incredibly difficult time."
Detective Superintendent Nick Connaughton of Lancashire Police said: "This is a truly devastating incident and our thoughts are wholeheartedly with the family and friends of the young boy, who has passed away, at this very sad and distressing time."
Anybody with information about the incident, or who witnessed it and has not yet spoken to police is asked to get in touch on 101, quoting log 1169 of May 11.
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Q: Poweshell alias for startTIME of Process I am trying to create a simple powershell script which will allow it to display the PID and the starttime of a process.
For the moment this is my code -->
$proc=$args[0]
    if (get-process -name $proc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    $time= get-process $proc | Select-Object starttime |format-table -HideTableHeaders starttime
    write-host  $proc $time}
    else {write-host "non existant"}

When i look at the content of the variable $time , this is what is stored
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatStartData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupStartData Micr
> osoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.Powe rShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Com mands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Inte rnal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Forma t.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEn tryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData
> Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupEndData Micro
> soft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEndData

Basicaly , what i would like to end with is a script that shows every PID and Startime for a particular application. The $time var would need to store the date "2022-08-18 1:08:39 PM"
I would also create another variable called $id which would store the PID of each process.
1408 notepad Started 2022-08-18 1:08:39 PM

Or for applications with multiple processes
1409 chrome Started 2022-08-18 1:08:39 PM
14264 chrome Started 2022-08-18 1:08:40 PM
4567 chrome Started 202...

For the ones that have multiple processes , I guess I would use an foreach statement and go through every PID available in the variable ? Still new at this so if you have any advice on how to go about it would be appreciated , but in regards to what I know , a foreach statement would help me with this.

A: There are two common problems with your code:

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*Format-* cmdlets emit output objects whose sole purpose is to provide formatting instructions to PowerShell's for-display output-formatting system. In short: only ever use Format-* cmdlets to format data for display, never for subsequent programmatic processing - see this answer for more information.

*The reason you tried to use Format-Table to begin with was in order to get just the .StartTime property value. The proper way to get Select-Object to output just a property value is to use the -ExpandProperty parameter, i.e. -ExpandProperty starttime instead of [-Property] starrttime.

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*See this answer for details and alternatives.

A PowerShell-idiomatic solution would look something like this:
$proc = $args[0]

# Process all matching processes, if any.
Get-Process $proc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  ForEach-Object {
    '{0} {1} Started {2}' -f $_.Id, $_.Name, $_.StartTime
  }

# $? contains $false if an error occurred in the previous statement.
if (-not $?) { Write-Warning "Non-existent: $proc" }

That is, matching processes are processed one by one using ForEach-Object, and in the script block ({ ... }) passed to it you can refer to the process-info object (System.Diagnostics.Process) at hand via the automatic $_ variable variable, allowing you to access the properties of interest directly on that object. The -f operator is used to synthesize the output strings in the desired format.
Sample output:
56204 bash Started 8/18/2022 2:15:25 PM
56245 bash Started 8/18/2022 2:15:28 PM

A: Found an answer for my own question. If anyone else is wondering why this happens , it is all explained in this post.
How can I store output from Format-Table for later use

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TLS 1.0 security vulnerabilities are forcing numerous software products to upgrade to a newer, more secure TLS version that contains cryptographic protocol to reduce data security risk. The TLS 1.0 vulnerabilities effect both 5.X AppAssure-branded software versions of Rapid Recovery and DL series products.
If you are running a 5.X licensed core of the AppAssure-branded product, you may be vulnerable to the TLS 1.0 version security risk.
For customers using 5.4.3 and TLS 1.1 supported OSs, you must first upgrade to the latest build (5.4.3.106). Next you can either install the latest QDPP plugin (recommended) or install the latest patch P-1812. Presently, eFolder only supports the use of patch P-1812. I have linked it below.
For customers using any build of 5.4.2 and prior on supported TLS 1.1 OSs, you must update to 5.4.3 and then follow the steps in previous paragraph.
For customers unwilling or unable to upgrade, or using TLS non-supported OS's please look for further information prior to January 29th for maintaining your backup operations using your AppAssure-branded product.
NOTE: All RR 6.x builds rely on more advanced cryptology and therefore are not exposed to the related TLS 1.0 security vulnerability.
Build 106 is available for AppAssure 5.4.3 along with either the QDPP plugin or patch P-1812 which will resolve any connection issues due to discontinuing TLS 1.0 on the license portal.
Rapid Recovery version 6.1.3 is currently available for download and will not have any issues once TLS 1.0 is disabled on January 29, 2018.
For more information on TLS 1.0 exposure when using AppAssure 5.X cores, please review the Knowledge Base article.
We apologize for the inconvenience this issue may cause for you in maintaining your backup environments. Quest is committed to protecting your data security and we will do everything we can to ensure that you are informed on any related product environmental security concerns and that you are protected to the highest known levels when relying on our products, even when cryptographic data transport protocol vulnerabilities like those in TLS 1.0 resides in code outside of our products directly.


You can let the colors, materials, theme, or any part of this photo inspire you. It's an Anything Goes Challenge, and all my friends at Paper Sweeties look forward to seeing what you will create to share with us. I decided to make a fun little Autumn card for the challenge.
I wanted to have Jake come out and play for this month's challenge. Doesn't he look handsome in his fun Autumn outfit? I stamped Jake and then cut him out using the coordinating Jake Sweet Cut. His awesome outfit (including the clothes, headband and head dress) are all from the Autumn Blessings set; as well as the sentiments I used (Autumn Blessings and Blessed). The Autumn Blessings sentiment was stamped onto a sticker, but it is positioned on top of a banner from the Sweet Borders Sweet Cuts.
I also cut two small tags from the Stitched Tags #1 Sweet Cuts, and on the one I stamped another image (feathers) from the adorable Autumn Blessings set. There are so many versatile and fun sets at Paper Sweeties to help you create something amazing. Be sure to stop by and check it out, and then come play along. Here's a list of all my teammates at Paper Sweeties who have prepared something to inspire you for this awesome challenge.
Karen Letchworth - That's Me!
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #429 - I love this color combination, and the Autumn theme, so I thought this card would also be a good fit. I guess the whole Autumn spirit spoke to me. Not to mention, I also LOVE Newton's Nook. Thanks for another great challenge!
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - November Challenge - I used several patterned papers from a line called Journey by Create Paper.
Indian Jake is just cute as can be!!
Jake is cute as can be in his Indian outfit! Lovely patterned papers and great touch with the stitching!
Oh how cute! I love your card featuring "Jake" in his autumn outfit!
Thanks so much for linking this adorable card up to Cropstop -- we're one closer to our goal of 100 links!
This is so cute! Your little Jake is dressed so adorable! I love the papers and cute design!
Stamping sweet! Like the Jake Character and the card layout - fabulous!
That is so cute! Thanks for your entry to CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge!


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GoFundMe launches native content arm to make videos for campaigns
GoFundMe has racked up over $4 billion in donations as the world's biggest platform for people setting up donation campaigns, in part by leveraging the power of social media to get people to share stories around those campaigns, with the biggest of these often going viral. Now, to tap deeper into the estimated $500 million in charitable donations that are made globally each year, the company is adding a new feature into the mix as it looks to tap into the popularity of video, currently the hottest medium on social networks.
Today, GoFundMe is debuting a new operation called GoFundMe Studios, which will make films both as short movies and clips, based on select campaigns on the platform.
The studio will be led by two people: Wil Tidman, who had been the VP of creative, strategy and original productions for GoPro — the camera maker that once had high hopes of its own move into content before shutting down its entertainment unit in 2016 amid many other cuts (but didn't exit content altogether: Tidman was actually in his role there until May 2017); and Chris Neil, who has a long list of production credits in Hollywood films to his name.
The studio is releasing its first film today, a nine-minute short called "Jim Ford, Repo Man" (embedded below), and there are several other films already in production. They sound pretty compelling, I have to admit, above and beyond the donation aspect, which speaks a lot to the emotive nature of GoFundMe (and, perhaps, what makes the content world go round these days).
Others in production include a film about a reformed Klansman; a film about bulls that escape from a slaughterhouse.
"In my career, I have yet to come across so many truly incredible stories as the ones we've found on GoFundMe," said Tidman in a statement. "GoFundMe Studios will showcase the extraordinary stories of humans changing the world through the simple act of giving. Through a documentary storytelling lens, we aim to inspire our community and the world to turn compassion into action."
"Now is the time for these stories," added Neil. "With so much tragic news these days, people are hungry for artfully told, real-life stories that remind us of the transformative power of kindness and compassion."
The idea behind the new division, according to Raquel Rozas, CMO of GoFundMe, is (fittingly) one of marketing: it will be used both to spread the word about interesting campaigns, to get more people to contribute; and by association, spreading the word about GoFundMe as a place to start fundraising for a cause.
"Wil and his team will be working with different formats, from one to two-minute short moments to more in-depth docu-series in order to bring these stories to life," she said in an emailed interview. She said GoFundMe is aiming to release at least one film a month and a shorter "moment" every week.
"We will share these with a wide audience over our social channels, and we are also talking with networks and digital platforms who are interested in helping our community by amplifying these stories," she added.
It is not — at this point — a mission to replace all the video on GoFundMe with video natively created by or on GoFundMe's platforms.
The in-house studio is an interesting twist on the concept of native content — which today has largely become a term that is equated with advertising. As with the rest of GoFundMe, while this is a kind of advertising of its own as well, it's in aid of the cause itself.
For now, GoFundMe is hand-selecting the causes that it will choose to profile in video form — one example of which you can see below.
It's early days but you can see how this might develop over time. Video, potentially, could be an interesting and extra line of revenue for the company, if they decided to make this into a service.
Today, those making campaigns can create and upload their own videos, and many do, often using other platforms like YouTube, so there is clearly an appetite for using video to build stories, and this is GoFundMe's way of tapping into that and potentially getting involved in that part of the process.
Rozas declined to comment on any plans, if they exist, to open up the service to any and all campaign creators as a paid or free service, nor would she say anything about whether GoFundMe planned to and add in any other features to those videos, such as the ability to, say, donate directly during the videos themselves — both features that would make sense in GoFundMe videos.
"Right now we are focused on launching GoFundMe studios and sharing these powerful stories," she said, "but we are always looking for ways to help amplify more stories, and bring more features and tools to our community to make helping even easier."
To date, GoFundMe has not disclosed the total amount it has raised in venture funding, nor its valuation. The company counts Accel, Iconiq, TCV, Stripes and more among its investors. The company typically charges 7.9 percent + $.30 processing fee for personal or charity campaigns and competes against the likes of Facebook (which natively hosts much of the video posted on its site), JustGiving and more.


Two-day, in-depth, study of Jesus' 'Sermon on the Mount'.
Time: 1000 – 1630 – please bring your own lunch.
Jesus' sermon as presented in Matthew's Gospel is widely regarded as the greatest body of ethical teaching the world has ever known but the fascinating and important insights Jesus has to convey can sometimes get overlooked because of an over-familiarity with the text.
This is a course which Russell has run before previously in Cornwall and for pastors and clergy in India. You will be stretched, challenged, uplifted and blessed in equal measure.


How did the 'Green Book' Cadillac DeVille get ready for its close-up? The best picture Academy Award-winning movie 'Green Book' had three stars in it, but only two of them qualified for Oscar nominations. The 'Green Book' Cadillac DeVille didn't get nominated.
The third is a turquoise 1962 Cadillac Sedan DeVille that is one of the most beautiful cars to have ever appeared on screen.
As a matter of fact, three of them did.
Dirty White Boy Picture Cars, the company that supplied the Cadillacs for the production, told The Motor Masters that the identical triplets were needed for different stages of filming as camera and "hero" cars.
They didn't all appear the same. The New Orleans-based company acquired the cars individually, then painted and upholstered them in the same colors and materials. However, each still kept its original 390 cubic-inch V8 engine. Surviving examples of the luxury vehicle typically sell for between $10,000 and $25,000.
The company's owner, Jeff Hess, told the us that the producers originally wanted coupes, but that the larger cabins of the sedans made it easier to film inside of them.
"Green Book" is based on a true story. Mahershala Ali plays renowned black pianist Don Shirley being chauffeured across the segregated American South by Tony Vallelonga, Viggo Mortensen's character, in a car provided by Shirley's record company.
While the sedan is period-correct Cadillac, it may not be historically accurate. The late musician's brother, Maurice Shirley, told Black Enterprise magazine that Don "NEVER" had a teal blue Cadillac, it was always a black limousine," in a letter pointing out what he claims were several inaccuracies in the film.


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Premier League Football Returns This Weekend! Here Are 7 Best Moments From Last Season
MW Staff 3 min read
With a brand new deadline for the summer transfer window (August 9), the English Premier League returns for its 2018/19 edition this weekend. The league had the maximum number of players in the final stages of the World Cup in Russia as they return from shortened holidays just in time for action.
After the Russian summer, the stage is set for club football to be in the spotlight again now. And if you aren't feeling as excited as we are, here's a recollection of some of last season's most electrifying moments to pass on some of that energy to you.
All promoted teams survive
Brighton and Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town — all the clubs that were promoted at the beginning of the season managed to stay in the PL. Such a feat from the newly promoted has been achieved for the first time since Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers all stayed up in the 2001/02 season.
Burnley qualify for Europe for the first time
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After being promoted to top flight not more than a couple of years ago, the Clarets scripted a dramatic rise, to finish seventh last season. Just one point behind top six mainstays Arsenal, Burnley will play in Europe for the first time in the club's history (!)
United's comeback against City
It was a gloomy period for United fans with the club reeling far behind their neighbours on the points table. And it was almost game over with the Red Devils 2-0 down in the local derby, but heroics inspired by Paul Pogba led to a comeback (3-2) for the ages.
Not that it strengthened United's pursuit of the title, but it did earn them bragging rights over the blue side of Manchester, for now.
Harry Kane beats Alan Shearer
England have yearned for a world-class striker since time immemorial. Their search finally seems to end with the Tottenham Hotspur main man as he went on to claim the Golden Boot in Russia. But before that, he collected another accolade by breaking Alan Shearer's record of 36 goals in 1995 – the most in the PL in a calendar year.
Mo Salah's record-breaking goal tally
Alan Shearer held another goal-scoring record, though joint with Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez, for the most goals scored in a PL season with 31 strikes each. Liverpool's Mo Salah not only broke it but went on to score a bunch more in other competitions. The Egyptian ended with 32 in the league, a new record in the 26 years of PL football.
Goodbye Arsene Wenger
Despite all the preceding #WengerOut campaigns, it was a teary-eyed farewell for the long-standing Arsenal manager, once the moment of reckoning came at the end of last season. Along with a guard of honour, the club also gifted him the golden trophy that was presented to the club following their unbeaten season of 2003/04.
History has been witness, but it remains to be seen if Unai Emery has as tough a time filling in the big boots as David Moyes did.
City's 100-point season
Pep Guardiola came into the PL at a time when most of Europe's top managers were being employed by English clubs with high-paying contracts. It was touted to be a battle of the best footballing brains, but the Spaniard beat all his rivals fair and square. That too, in a fashion of pure extravagance.
Thanks to Kevin de Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and various other unsung heroes, City not only won the league emphatically but also breached the 100-point barrier, a first in the PL.
Can they continue their dominance or will other clubs catch up? Tune in this weekend to join in the excitement of the new season!
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Learning and Living: Three biracial families' stories – Madison Magazine
Every kid, every day, whatever it takes. That's Rainey Briggs's motto. Thirty-seven-year-old Briggs is the principal at Horizon Elementary School in Sun Prairie—an "educator," as he puts it—and the only African American male elementary school principal in the Sun Prairie Area School District. It's a distinction he carries proudly. "I want to be a role model for other African American males, white males, females. Anything I do in life, I want it to have a widespread impact."
His motto could also be applied to his home life as father of three biracial daughters and husband of Julie Briggs, also an educator.
Rainey Briggs credits his family for his career success. "Those three girls, my experiences in life and my wife have really formed and molded who I have become as a person and how I would like to lead a school," he says.
His wife is the district literacy coordinator for the Monona Grove School District. "She is, hands down, the most amazing educator I have ever met in my life," boasts Rainey. And she is white. They met at a friend's birthday party when they were just sixteen. "He kept staring at me and I finally said, 'What?' and then he came over and announced to everyone, 'This is the girl I am going to marry,'" recalls Julie, who understandably avoided Rainey the rest of that night.
They were an unlikely pair. Two kids from different parts of town: Julie grew up in Verona in a white, Catholic family; Rainey, a Black teen, hailed from Somerset Circle and Simpson Street, a section of Madison that he describes as pretty rough, and he was raised Pentecostal. But they fell in love at a time when racial tensions were high and interracial dating was uncommon.
Times have changed, and the Briggses believe Madison is now far more accepting of interracial couples—a demographic trend that reflects what is happening in the nation overall. According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, 6.3 percent of all marriages in 2013 were between spouses of different races, up from less than one percent in 1970.
"Madison is a very friendly place. It's what brought us back here," Julie says, reflecting on the time when they moved to Milwaukee to start their careers after attending college together in Minnesota and getting married after graduation. At the time, she says, Milwaukee was the second-most segregated city in the country.
"When we were out together, a lot of Black people would look at Rainey and roll their eyes or shake their heads" as if in disapproval, says Julie. Eventually, when their first daughter, Rayna, was born, they knew it was time to move back home. "I remember googling 'best places to raise interracial children,' and Madison was on the list," she says.
Even so, racial judgments still exist in this capital city, where 7.3 percent of the population is African American, according to the most recent census data. "We've gotten many stares when we are out in public," but Rainey says blonde-haired, hazel-eyed Julie gets the lion's share of questioning looks when she's alone with their daughters, who are darker-skinned like Rainey. "People think she's either a nanny or that the kids are adopted," he says.
As a biracial couple, parents of interracial children and educators, the Briggses have a nuanced perspective on education. They agree that there could be much more diversity among the teaching population in Madison. "We don't have enough Black educators," says Julie, who believes it is not a race issue, but rather the simple fact that too few people of color are pursuing careers in education. "We're not blind to see that we have a very white workforce. But we are taking measures to bring diversity to our schools, learning about culturally responsive practices and social justice. The schools in our area have made it a big priority to close the achievement gap. It's on everybody's radar."
Rainey is quite concerned about the outlook for minority students in the Madison area. "About fifty percent of African American kids aren't graduating from high school on time in the Madison school district," he says, referring to the 2013 Race to Equity report by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families that highlights racial disparities between the white and Black populations in Dane County. The study also revealed that Black third-graders in Dane County were less likely to be reading at proficiency levels than other Black third-graders throughout all of Wisconsin.
"As a principal, I look at what we can do to ensure that our kids are reading at that third-grade level," says Rainey. "We really look at every kid and find out how we can make him or her the best that they can be."
Rainey acknowledges that the teachers are predominantly white at Horizon Elementary. "I don't think the teacher population reflects the population of students no matter where you go. That's just a challenge here in Madison," he says.
The Briggses have done their part in trying to recruit teachers of color to Madison, attending job fairs outside the state to sing the city's praises. However, nary a nibble. "Honestly, I think it's because no one wants to live in the cold," Rainey says.
But recruiting more teachers of color is not necessarily the answer, according to Rainey. "I don't believe it drives the outcome of success," he explains. "I think kids are, and can be, successful no matter what teachers you put in front of them."
He is an example of that. Rainey was one of very few Black kids in the mid-1990s who attended Edgewood High School, a private, Catholic college preparatory school in Madison. He recalls that most of his teachers were white. "The experience was amazing. The things I learned and what it taught me prepared me well for the work that I do every day." The future educator later earned a 4.0 grade point average in graduate school, made the dean's list and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in educational leadership. He aspires to be a school superintendent and motivational speaker one day.
He and Julie are raising their three daughters—Reagan, Rylee and Rayna—to aim high, too, despite any racial obstacles they may face in life. As Rainey puts it, "We tell them not to let people group them in a certain way. They are both Black and white, not one more than the other. They need to establish who they want to be, and then make that very clear to everyone."
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How to choose Standpipe Systems according to NFPA14
Question asked by changwanzhi on Aug 28, 2018
Latest reply on Aug 30, 2018 by nocivus
We have a coal fired power plant project that recommends the use of NFPA850 standard.
I want to know, how to choose Standpipe Systems according to NFPA14 in coal fired power plant projects?
I do not know whether the description of standpipe Systems in NFPA1 is applicable to NFPA850?
How to choose Standpipe and Hose Systems correctly in power plant project?
Can the Class II Standpipe be used in high-rise buildings?
Please give some useful suggestions, thank you very much!
I really look forward to your response!
According to NFPA 850, 6.4.2 Standpipe and Hose Systems.
6.4.2.2 Fire main connections for standpipes should be arranged so that a fire main break can be isolated without interrupting service simultaneously to both fixed protection and hose connections protecting the same hazard or area. Choice of Class I, Class II, or Class III systems should be determined by a Fire Protection Design Basis. (See NFPA 14.)
But I can not find information about where we can use the Class II standpipe system.
Only more detail information about Class I standpipe system, as follwing:
7.3 Locations of Hose Connections.
7.3.1* General.
7.3.1.1 Hose connections and hose stations shall be unobstructed and shall be located not less than 3 ft (0.9 m) or more
than 5 ft (1.5 m) above the floor.
7.3.1.2 The hose connection shall not be obstructed by the closed or open door or other objects on the landing.
7.3.2* Class I Systems. Class I systems shall be provided with 21⁄2 in. (65 mm) hose connections in the following locations:
(1) At the main floor landing in exit stairways
(2) On each side of the wall adjacent to the exit openings of horizontal exits
(3) In other than covered mall buildings, in each exit passageway at the entrance from the building areas into the passageway
(4) In covered mall buildings, at the entrance to each exit passageway or exit corridor, and at the interior side of public entrances from the exterior to the mall
(5)*At the highest landing of stairways with stairway access to a roof, or on roofs with a slope of less than 4 in 12 where stairways do not access the roof
7.3.2.1 Hose connections shall be permitted to be located at the highest intermediate landings between floor levels in exit
stairways where requried by the AHJ.
7.3.2.2* Where the most remote portion of a nonsprinklered floor or story is located in excess of 150 ft (45.7 m) of travel
distance from a required exit containing or adjacent to a hose connection or the most remote portion of a sprinklered floor
or story is located in excess of 200 ft (61 m) of travel distance from a required exit containing or adjacent to a hose connection, additional hose connections shall be provided, in approved locations, where required by the local fire department or the AHJ.
7.3.3* Class II Systems.
7.3.3.1 Class II systems shall be provided with 11⁄2 in. (40 mm) hose stations so that all portions of each floor level of the
building are within 130 ft (39.7 m) of a hose connection provided with 11⁄2 in. (40 mm) hose or within 120 ft (36.6 m) of a hose connection provided with less than 11⁄2 in. (40 mm) hose.
7.3.3.2 Distances shall be measured along a path of travel originating at the hose connection.
Then I look out some information from NFPA 1, as flowing:
13.2 Standpipe Systems.
13.2.1 General. The design and installation of standpipe systems shall be in accordance with Section 13.2 and NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems.
13.2.2 Where Required.
13.2.2.1 Where required by this Code or the referenced codes and standards listed in Chapter 2, standpipe systems shall be installed in accordance with 13.2.1.
13.2.2.2 New buildings shall be equipped with a Class I standpipe system installed in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2 where any of the following conditions exist
(1) More than three stories above grade
(2) More than 50 ft (15 m) above grade and containing intermediate stories or balconies
(3) More than one story below grade
(4) More than 20 ft (6.1 m) below grade
13.2.2.3 High-rise buildings shall be protected throughout by a Class I standpipe system in accordance with 13.2.2. [101:11.8.3.2]
13.2.2.4* In new assembly occupancies, regular stages over 1000 ft2 (93 m2) in area and all legitimate stages shall be equipped with 11⁄2 in. (38 mm) hose lines for first aid fire fighting at each side of the stage. [101:12.4.5.12.1]
13.2.2.4.1 In existing assembly occupancies, stages over 1000 ft2 (93 m2) in area shall be equipped with 11⁄2 in. (38 mm) hose lines for first aid fire fighting at each side of the stage. [101:13.4.5.12.1]
13.2.2.4.2 Hose connections shall be in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, unless Class II or Class III standpipes in accordance with NFPA 14 are used. [101:12.4.5.12.2; 101:13.4.5.12.2]
13.2.2.5 New and Existing Detention and Correctional Facilities. Standpipe and hose systems shall be provided in accordance with 9.7.4.2 of NFPA 101 as follows, unless otherwise permitted by 13.2.2.5.1:
(1) Class I standpipe systems shall be provided for any building three or more stories in height.
(2) Class III standpipe and hose systems shall be provided for all nonsprinklered buildings three or more stories in height. [101:22.3.5.5; 101:23.3.5.5]
13.2.2.5.1 The requirements of 13.2.2.5 shall not apply where otherwise permitted by the following:
(1) Formed hose, 1 in. (25 mm) in diameter, on hose reels shall be permitted to provide Class II service.
(2) Separate Class I and Class II systems shall be permitted in lieu of a Class III system. [101:22.3.5.6; 101:23.3.5.6]
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nocivus Aug 28, 2018 9:10 AM
The class of hose connection required and where it must be located is specified specified in the Design Basis Document. If there isn't any BDB for the coal plant, you should hire a fire engineer or a fire protection specialist.
The class of hose connection required is specified in NFPA 1, NFPA 101 and the applicable standards for the type of facility/hazard. At the moment NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 require class II hose connections only in assembly occupancies with stages over 93 m². Also, class II is sometimes installed in storage occupancies when required by the AHJ. Class III hose connections are only required in correctional facilities, according to NFPA 1 and NFPA 101.
changwanzhi @ nocivus on Aug 30, 2018 3:48 AM
nocivus @ changwanzhi on Aug 30, 2018 8:54 AM
No, unless required by an AHJ.


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Q: Details of the Firefox add-on installation procedure I am curious about the inner workings of the Firefox add-on installation procedure. I have noticed that the following steps take place when user installs an add-on from addons.mozilla.org:

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*The add-on is downloaded (probably in a temporary folder).

*An installation confirmation dialogue box pops up ("install add-ons from authors you trust").

*Upon clicking install, the add-on is stored in the /extensions/staged folder. Along with the add-on, there is also a JSON file like this: addon_id.json.

*Firefox prompts the user to restart the browser.

*After restart, the contents from the /extensions/staged/ folder are moved to the /extensions/ folder.

What I would like to know is:

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*Which code portion in the Firefox source code is responsible for step 5? I am assuming some c++ or js code or some xpcom module is responsible for figuring out that an add-on is waiting to be installed in the staged/ folder, and performs the necessary steps (moving the files, registering the add-on etc.). Can anyone please point me to that module/code?

*Where is the add-on stored temporarily, when it is downloaded (step 1)?

Basically, I would like to alter some files after an add-on is downloaded at step 1, but before it becomes part of the browser (step 5). I want to add this functionality in the Firefox source code.

A: You analysis is mostly correct, it merely leaves out bootstrapped extensions. Bootstrapped extensions don't require a browser restart, they will be moved out of the staged directory and activated immediately.
The Add-on Manager is all JavaScript starting with Firefox 4. The important files are amWebInstallListener.js (the component handling add-on installations from the web), AddonManager.jsm (the generic add-on management API) and XPIProvider.jsm (the provider for XPI-packaged extensions).

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*extWebInstallListener.onWebInstallRequested() gets called with a bunch of AddonInstall instances (defined in XPIInstall.jsm) and creates an Installer instance that calls AddonInstall.install() for each of the installs. The downloads go into a temp file determined by getTemporaryFile() in XPIProvider.jsm (tmp-foo.xpi in the OS-specific temp directory).

*Installer.checkAllDownloaded() determines that all downloads finished and displays a modal confirmation dialog (URI_XPINSTALL_DIALOG).

*AddonInstall.startInstall() moves the add-on into the staging directory. Bootstrapped add-ons will be immediately installed after that. For other add-ons it continues to step 4.

*onInstallEnded listeners are triggered - one of them shows the message that the browser needs to be restarted.

*After a browser restart XPIProvider.startup() calls XPIProvider.checkForChanges() calls XPIProvider.processPendingFileChanges().


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2. On a similar note, it's always impressed me that history has no shortage of examples of warring factions voluntarily placing restrictions, rules, and obligations upon themselves as they conduct a conflict—limitations that are designed to preserve human dignity and worth more than to contribute to victory over the enemy. And often, violations of these rules—also common—are met with deep moral outrage. (Witness the current alarm over the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against the country's resistance movement.) This underscores the fact that human beings can't escape their God-given sense of morality even in the often desperate times of war. Indeed, those fighting are often doing so under a firm sense of moral obligation.
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  def _full_undo(self):
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class FullRedo(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
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Book of Ruth: Living in Loyal Love
In the day before there was e-mail or texting, a young man wrote a letter to his beloved:
My dear Laura,
I would climb the highest mountain to see your face, swim the widest river for your touch, cross the burning desert for your kiss.
With everlasting love,
P.S. I will see you on Saturday – if it doesn't rain.
Are we fair-weather lovers?
Quality of Loyal Love
One of the qualities of God that the Bible highlights is His loyal-love. The Hebrew word is chesed. It is often translated as "lovingkindess" but is best understood as "loyal-love". It is the great word at the center of God's covenant relationship with His people. For example, Deut 7:9 connects God's keeping of His covenant with His loyal-love. Nelson Glueck concluded in his classic study of the word that chesed can be rendered by "loyalty," "mutual aid" or "reciprocal love". Katherine Sakenfeld updated his study and explained the meaning of the word as "a responsible keeping of faith with another with whom one is in a relationship." Their studies show that chesed can represent human conduct and divine conduct.
The Book of Ruth in the Old Testament showcases believers who emulate God's loyal-love by living in loyal-love. Two major characters who demonstrate loyal-love are Ruth and Boaz.
The Loyal Love of Ruth
Ruth provides a pleasing picture of loyal-love. The writer stresses her devotion and dedication by her statement, her acts, and her commendation by other characters.
Ruth makes an extraordinary statement of personal, national, and spiritual identification with Naomi in 1:16-17. Both the context and the structure of the statement stress the great loyalty of Ruth. The context relates Naomi's attempts to dissuade Ruth and Orpah, her two widowed daughters-in law, from following her back to Bethlehem. Her arguments make use of personal, national, and spiritual motives. She manages to persuade Orpah but she fails to convince Ruth. Orpah is not portrayed negatively but only serves to stress the extraordinary commitment of Ruth. The structure of Ruth's statement centers on her identification with the nationality and faith of Naomi and ends with an oath which indicates that Yahweh is her God. Ruth's words accentuate her loyalty and self-renouncing faithfulness to the person, nation, and God of Naomi.
The statement of Ruth is not indicative of a Lordship commitment to gain eternal life. Her statement is akin to the declaration a believer today might make at baptism concerning following Christ in discipleship and identifying with His church. We could assume that Ruth had come to faith in Yahweh earlier perhaps through the witness of Naomi concerning Abraham and God's promise to him of a seed through whom all the families of the earth will be blessed. The Apostle Paul verified in Romans 4:1-8 (quoting Gen 15:6 and Ps 32:2) that both Abraham and David (Ruth's great grandson) were declared righteous before God by faith and not by works. Like them Ruth would have believed the promise of God and have it reckoned to her as righteousness. The genealogical line that leads to the Messiah who promises eternal life to everyone who simply believes in Him for it passes through Ruth and Boaz (Mat 1:5). The loyal-love that Ruth demonstrates can be compared to the brotherly kindness and love that caps the qualities that Peter instructs believers to supply upon the foundation of faith in 2 Pet 1:4-11.
Ruth demonstrates loyal-love through her acts. In chapter one she clings to Naomi and returns with her to Bethlehem. She is more committed to her mother-in-law than to her own needs and to social custom. In chapter two she takes the initiative to provide for Naomi and herself by gleaning in the fields. She goes with the approval of Naomi, performs her work diligently, shows deference to Boaz, graciously accepts his favor, brings home the fruits of her labor and the leftovers of her meal, reports to Naomi, and accepts her advice. She shows herself to be loyal, diligent, and humble. In chapter three she carries out without question the instructions of Naomi concerning claiming Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer. Ruth is a model of loyal-love.
Several of the other characters commend Ruth for her loyal-love. In 1:8 Naomi prays for her because she practiced loyal-love with her husband and with her. In 2:11-12 Boaz prays for her because of the kindness she showed to Naomi. In 3:10-11 he pledges to redeem her because of the loyal-love she showed in choosing him over other men and because all the people of the town knew her to be a woman of noble character. In 4:14 a chorus of women praises her and counts her of more worth than the ideal number of sons. These affirmations of Ruth's character and conduct ratify the fact that she is an embodiment of what constitutes living in loyal-love.
The Loyal Love of Boaz
Boaz, like Ruth, demonstrates loyal-love. He fulfills the letter and the spirit of the law. The narrator introduces him as a man of noble character (2:1). His observance of the law, his kindness to Ruth, his adherence to proper procedure, and his willingness to redeem Elimelech's land and acquire Ruth as his wife validate this description.
Boaz obeys the law of God during a period of general neglect and disobedience in the days when the judges governed. He appears as a model employer greeting his laborers in the name of Yahweh and treating them gently and respectfully (2:4). He allows the poor to glean in his fields in fulfillment of Lev 23:22. He is kind to strangers (2:14).
Boaz exceeds the demands of the law and displays extraordinary kindness. He lets Ruth glean freely in his field in accordance with the law but then adds his protection and provision. He shares his meal with her (2:14) and issues commands for her safety and abundant success in gleaning (2:15-16).
Boaz shows his righteous and responsible character in his adherence to proper procedure. He pledges to redeem Ruth only if a nearer kinsman fails to do so (3:12-13). He will not usurp another man's right to act responsibly.
Boaz' willingness to redeem the field of Elimelech and acquire Ruth as his wife stands in contrast to the attitude of the nearer kinsman who was willing to redeem the field but shunned his responsibility to acquire Ruth as a wife. As in the case of Orpah, this unnamed kinsman functions as a foil to emphasize the greater loyalty of Boaz. Boaz goes on to legally settle the matter of redeeming the field of Elimelech and acquiring Ruth as his wife to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance (4:9-10).
Both Boaz and Ruth exemplify the qualities of loyal-love. God brings them together to become the ancestors of David (4:13-17) and ultimately Jesus the Messiah (Mat 1:1-6).
The Blessing of God
The loyal-love of believers provides a basis for the blessing of God. The story of Ruth emphasizes that divine blessing follows human faithfulness. This is expressed through the prayers of blessing for Ruth by Naomi and Boaz (1:8-9; 2:12; 3:10), through the prayer of blessing for Boaz by Naomi (2:20), and through the prayer of blessing for Boaz and Ruth by the people of Bethlehem (4:11-12).
Naomi puts forward the past loyalty of Orpah and Ruth as the basis for invoking the loyal-love of Yahweh (1:8-9). She prays specifically that they find security in marriage. There is a clear connection between their kind deeds in the past and her supplication that Yahweh should reward their deeds in the future.
Boaz invokes Yahweh's blessing on Ruth after he recapitulates her record of loyalty to Naomi (2:11-12). He prays that Yahweh recompense her because her kind acts and her identification of herself with Naomi evidence the fact that she has placed herself under the protection of the God of Israel.
The other blessings follow the same pattern of fidelity and reward. Naomi blesses Boaz on account of his kind deeds to Ruth (2:20). Boaz blesses Ruth a second time when she performs another act of loyal-love in choosing him as a kinsman-redeemer. The people of Bethlehem who have witnessed Boaz' act of family loyalty in marrying Ruth ask that his house be blessed as a reward for such fidelity (4:11-12). The loyal acts of individuals form the basis for a supplication that Yahweh should bless them.
It's important to note that this pattern of fidelity and reward is not a mechanical doctrine. It is a confident affirmation that God's blessing should follow living in loyal-love. The words of blessing are prayers and not statement of doctrine. The inexplicable tragedies of famine and death in the story indicate that there is nothing automatic about the blessing of God. The point is that God's people can be confident that He will turn death into life and complaint into praise as they live in loyal-love before Him. The Book of Ruth shows that when a person commits himself to this kind of life God will act behind the scenes to direct him. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in his favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance.
A Modern Example of Loyal Love
A modern example of loyal-love is Robertson McQuilkin, president of Columbia Bible College and Seminary. His wife, Muriel, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In an interview with Christianity Today McQuilkin revealed that he was torn between two commitments, caring for his wife and being president of the college and seminary. As Muriel needed more and more of him, he wrestled with who should get him full time. Finally he made the decision to care for her and resigned from Columbia Bible College and Seminary. In his resignation speech he said:
I haven't in my life experienced easy decision making on major decisions. But one of the simplest and clearest decisions I've had to make is this one, because circumstances dictated it. Muriel now in the last couple of months seems to be almost happy when with me and almost never happy when not with me. In fact she seems to feel trapped, becomes very fearful, sometimes almost terror, and when she can't get to me there can be anger, she's in distress. But when I am with her she's happy and contented. And so I must be with her at all times. And you see, it's not only that I promised in sickness and in health till death do us part, and I am a man of my word, but as I have said, I don't know with this group, but I have said publicly, it's the only fair thing. She sacrificed for me for forty years, to make my life possible. So if I cared for her for forty years, I would still be in debt. However, there is much more. It's not that I have to; it's that I get to. I love her very dearly, and you can tell it's not easy to talk about. She is a delight. It's a great honor to care for such a wonderful person.
We know love by this that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren . . . Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
–1 John 3:16, 18
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Q: Where to set source of application.yml in Java Spring when using classpath; currently uses sub module I have a project with some main source code (Reading Configurations and StartUp-Listener to start several services) and multiple submodules. There are resource-folders in the main project as well as in the sub modules. Currently, I have to store the application.yml in one of the submodules; the application.yml in my main source resources is ignored.
Project-Structure:
-Main
   -SubModule1
   -Submodule2
    -main
      -resources
       -config
        -application.yml_
   -Submodule3
   -MainSourceCode (including the submodules)
    -main
      -resources
       -config
        -application.yml

Remarks:

*

*The name of the whole project used to be the name of Submodule2 (so, there might be some config leftover)

*If I rename the application.yml_ in Submodule2 to application.yml, everything works
That's, how I read the configuration:
@Configuration
@Order(100)
@PropertySources({
  @PropertySource(value = "file:../../../../../resources/config/application.yml", ignoreResourceNotFound = true),
  @PropertySource("classpath:/config/application.yml")
})
public class AuthorizationControllerConfiguration {
...

I receive the output:
2019-08-28 08:49:58.054  INFO 19812 --- [           main] o.s.c.a.ConfigurationClassParser         : Properties location [file:../../../../../resources/config/application.yml] not resolvable: ..\..\..\..\..\resources\config\application.yml (System cannot find file)
2019-08-28 08:49:58.054  WARN 19812 --- [           main] ConfigServletWebServerApplicationContext : Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Failed to parse configuration class [de.......AuthorizationControllerConfiguration]; nested exception is java.io.FileNotFoundException: class path resource [config/application.yml] cannot be opened because it does not exist

Config1 is ignored as expected, Config2 is - whyever - read from the SubModule2, not from the main module
So, basically my program (run from IntelliJ btw.) selects from the wrong source.
Where do I have to look at to change the source of "classpath"?

A: Unfortunately, the @PropertySources annotation does not work for YML files out of the box see this blog
To resolve the issue, you will need to add a custom PropertySourceFactory.
Also, from the previously mentioned blog post:
public class YamlPropertySourceFactory implements PropertySourceFactory {

    @Override
    public PropertySource<?> createPropertySource(@Nullable String name, EncodedResource resource) throws IOException {
        Properties propertiesFromYaml = loadYamlIntoProperties(resource);
        String sourceName = name != null ? name : resource.getResource().getFilename();
        return new PropertiesPropertySource(sourceName, propertiesFromYaml);
    }

    private Properties loadYamlIntoProperties(EncodedResource resource) throws FileNotFoundException {
        try {
            YamlPropertiesFactoryBean factory = new YamlPropertiesFactoryBean();
            factory.setResources(resource.getResource());
            factory.afterPropertiesSet();
            return factory.getObject();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            // for ignoreResourceNotFound
            Throwable cause = e.getCause();
            if (cause instanceof FileNotFoundException)
                throw (FileNotFoundException) e.getCause();
            throw e;
        }
    }
}

This should address the issue.


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Mario Party Star Rush Review
November 3, 2016 November 2, 2016 László Torma 0 Comments # of players: 4, Developer: Nintendo, Publisher: Nintendo, Rated E for Everyone
We are just a few months before the release of the Nintendo Switch and the developers at Nintendo are busy working to have a strong lineup of launch games for the new machine. Waiting for the release of a new Nintendo console is always exciting, but this also means that the game releases for the current generation slowly dry up as the resources are focused more and more on the next generation. While officially not stated yet, we can safely assume that the Nintendo Switch, as a portable and home console hybrid, will replace both the Wii U and the 3DS.
Nintendo's least successful home console to date, the Wii U sang its beautiful swan song last month with the well received Paper Mario: Color Splash, which seems to be the last big first party game for the system before The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Meanwhile owners of the more successful 3DS still have some games to look forward to, but it is pretty obvious that Nintendo is focusing most of its efforts elsewhere. Many of the upcoming games are ports of Wii U games (Super Mario Maker and Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World), budget re-releases of successful titles with amiibo support (Animal Crossing: New Leaf), or, like in the case of Mario Party: Star Rush, a sequel that repurposes a lot of already existing assets.
Mario Party: Star Rush is the second Mario Party game on the Nintendo 3DS (after Mario Party: Island Tour), the third game this generation, and the fourteenth Mario Party video game overall. The first game in the series came out in 1999 in the U.S. and since then every Nintendo console and handheld has had its fair share of Mario Party titles. It's pretty obvious that Mario and his friends love to party, but do we really need another Mario Party title? Well, let's find out!
Mario Party is a series best played with others on a big screen. While the games can be played alone, the real fun begins when you have a few friends over. The board game and mini-games aspect of the title appeals even to people who don't usually play video games, especially since the combination of luck and skill-based tasks give newcomers a chance to keep up with the more experienced players. Playing Mario Party on a handheld is a different story: it's a much more solitaire experience. Even if you play with your friends, everyone focuses on his or her own small screen, creating a different dynamic.
Luckily you don't need to own multiple copies of the game just to play with your friends. If you have at least one copy of Mario Party: Star Rush, people who do not own the game can download the Party Guest software from Nintendo eShop and join the game. This works fine if your friends own a 3DS and bring it to your place when visiting or if you have multiple 3DS handhelds in your collection, but it's still not as easy or convenient as simply handing everyone a controller. So you might end up partying alone most of the time, but this isn't a bad thing at all, because the developers put a lot of effort to offer a compelling single player experience with many ways to play.
There are eight different modes in the game: Toad Scramble, Coinathalon, Balloon Bash, Rhythm Recital, Mario Shuffle, Boo's Block Party, Challenge Tower and Minigames. The main attraction of Star Rush is the Toad Scramble mode. While other modes have to be unlocked by leveling up, this mode is available right from the beginning. In Toad Scramble you play as a Toad against three other Toads on a big board. Every player throws the dice at the same time and can move simultaneously, exploring freely in any direction. To succeed in the game you have to recruit allies, play mini-games, fight bosses, and collect coins and stars. Allies are characters from the Mario universe including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Yoshi, and others. Potential allies appear on the board at different places, and the player can recruit them by passing through their spaces. Allies help you by moving faster on the board and can often provide assistance with the boss fights, so it is essential to recruit them to succeed in this mode. Focusing on finding allies early in the level is great way to gain an advantage.
In the Toad Scramble mode there are five worlds with three boards each to play on. Every board has multiple boss battles against different characters including Mega Goomba, Petey Piranha, King Boo, Kamek, Bowser Jr., and (spoiler alert!) Bowser himself. Sadly there are only twelve different Boss battles, so you will play the same boss fights again and again, without any increase in difficulty. While this might sound disappointing at first, those Boss battles are actually very enjoyable, so I didn't mind at all that I had to replay them multiple times.
The goal in Toad Scramble mode is to collect coins and stars. You can find coins scattered throughout the map and win them in mini-games and in boss battles. The player who manages to grab a Coin Balloon earns coins immediately and can select a mini-game from four random options to play against the other three players for additional coins. There are 26 possible mini-games in total. When two players land on the same space a quick event called Ally Duel begins whereupon the winner can steal an ally from the loser.
While in the mini-games you play against the other players, boss battles are both a cooperative and competitive effort: players fight against the boss together, but get points independently based on their individual performance. The first player to reach the space representing the boss fight nabs extra coins and can start the boss battle earlier, while the other players are running to the site by mashing the A button as quickly as possible. The player with the highest points at the end of the boss fight wins a star (worth 10 coins), while the second best gets 5 coins, third place earns 3 coins, and the lowest point earner nets only 2 coins. In each level, the stakes at the last boss fight get higher, because the winner gets not one, but two stars and the other prizes are also doubled. At the end of each level coins are converted into stars (ten coins = 1 star). The player with the most stars at the end wins the game. A typical level in Toad Scramble mode can last anywhere from fifteen minutes to half an hour, so it's best played when you have more time on hand.
While Toad Scramble offers a deep and engaging, but rather long gameplay experience, the Coinathalon mode is perfect for a short gaming session. In this entirely skill-based mode the players race on a simple board by collecting coins in mini-games. Each coin collected moves the character forward by one space on the board. In Rival Race mode the player has to race against rivals and try to score ten wins. In the Free Play mode the player can freely choose three out of the twelve available mini-games exclusive for this mode, select the number and difficulty level of the rival or rivals and decide whether to race for three, five, or seven laps. In each mini-game the player gets 60 seconds to collect coins. When the time expires the next mini-game immediately comes into play. In five or seven lap matches, Bowser also joins the game and tries to mess with the players via short survival games. The players who get eliminated in the survival game are sent backward a few spaces. The player who finishes all rounds and reaches the finish line first wins. A typical gaming session in this mode is between three to ten minutes long, depending on the number of laps.
In the Balloon Bash mode you can select any character from the available roster and the goal is to collect the most stars in a set number of rounds. The characters throw the dice and move simultaneously, similarly to Toad Scramble, but the maps are much smaller. Coins can be found scattered on the board and can also be won in the various mini-games. Coins have to be exchanged for stars by passing through Star Balloons that appear on the board every round. Just like in the Toad Scramble mode, the player gets a star for every ten coins. Balloons have a limited number of stars, so even if you arrive to three star balloons with 50 coins in your pocket, only 30 coins will be exchanged for stars. A Balloon Bash session can last 10, 20, or 30 rounds, depending on your choice. While not bad by any means, somehow I didn't enjoy this mode as much as I did Toad Scramble.
Rhythm Recital is a very simplistic game where you play with a character of your choice as part of a band. The repertoire of the band consists of some of the most memorable songs from previous Mario games, and your only task is to tap the bottom screen with the stylus to the rhythm of the music. While the music selection is fantastic, as you would expect, my biggest complaint is that somehow the instruments you can choose in this mode feel out of place. It sounds almost like a middle school band at its first rehearsal, especially when your timing isn't perfect. While Rhythm Recital isn't the best mode in the game, it's still enjoyable for a short session, and the charmingly silly orchestration makes me smile and hum the familiar tunes every time I play.
To be honest, I am puzzled why Mario Shuffle is even part of the game. It's a very simplistic board game with two-player mode and Amiibo functionality. In this mode, two players with three characters each stand up on the opposite ends of a simple, three-lane linear board. The goal is to reach the other side of the board with all three characters before your opponent does. If a character passes the character of a rival player, the rival character will be knocked down, rendering it unable to move in the next round. If a character lands on the other player's character, it will send the other player's character back to the start of the board. This mode is almost entirely luck based, and to be honest, I found it kind of boring. Maybe it is aimed at younger children with its very simple and easy to understand game mechanics, but I just don't see any reason why I would play this mode instead of Toad Scramble or Balloon Bash.
If you had a feeling until now that something is still missing from your life, then I have good news for you: stop searching, because here's Boo's Block Party, a simple match-three game! If there was anything missing until now, then it was another simple match-three game for sure. Well, it's still fun, but don't expect anything in-depth like Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition. Boo's Block Party is really just a basic match-three game, but it's a fun diversion.
Challenge Tower is a vertically challenging tower climbing game, where you have to climb to the top of a tower (hence the name) while avoiding Amps. While climbing, the spaces you touch light up, and show you how many amps are around it: blue = none, yellow = one, red = two, and purple means that three adjacent spaces contain an Amp. If you accidentally climb on a space with an Amp, you'll get shocked and fall off the tower. It's a simple puzzle game, but it can be pretty addictive.
Finally, if you are only here for the mini-games, then look no further, because the Minigames mode is just for you! This mode is great for practicing the ones you are not really good at yet, or to just replay your favorites. Besides the different game modes, there is a Character Museum option in the menu, where you can check out all of the characters you can meet in the game. I suggest you to spend some time here, and read all the descriptions (there are 57 total) because they are hilarious!
Graphically Mario Party: Star Rush looks amazing. It really shows that Nintendo knows how to get the most out of the aging hardware of the 3DS. The bright colors, detailed environments, cute characters and funny animations create a fantastic atmosphere. While most of the graphical assets will likely feel familiar from previous Nintendo games, this also means that everything is polished to perfection. The 3D effect works really well with this game, especially in the Toad Scramble and Balloon Bash modes: the boards look almost like dioramas with tiny characters from the Mario universe. The music sounds just like you would expect from a Mario game: it's cheerful, with many memorable melodies.
Mario Party: Star Rush offers a lot: there are 8 game modes, 53 different mini-games, amiibo support, and multiplayer options for up to four players. While not all modes are equally fun, Toad Scramble alone could be enough reason to buy the game. But, when all is said and done, at the end of the day it really is just another Mario Party game on the 3DS. When it comes to playing with friends, Mario Party 10 on the Wii U works better, simply because it can be played on a big screen and doesn't need extra consoles or preparation. Also, it is worth noting that Mario Party: Island Tour right now is available under the Nintendo Selects label for half the price of Star Rush. So if you just want a Mario Party game for your 3DS and do not own Island Tour yet, then that's a pretty good deal, and an option worth considering.
Graphics - 9/10
Sound - 8/10
Gameplay - 8/10
Lasting Appeal - 7/10
Final Thoughts: GREAT
Mario Party: Star Rush is all about fun. The main attraction, the Toad Scramble mode is excellent, the mini-games are exciting and the game looks beautiful. While the additional modes vary in quality, it's still the best Mario Party game in ages.
László Torma
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Petri Jukka Mikael Laurila (born 8 February 1975), better known by his stage name Petri Nygård, is a Finnish rapper. He is also known under alias Dream (in rap duo Nuera) and as Travis Bicle.

He has gained notoriety for his sexually explicit and misogynistic lyrics and his provocative stage shows (which often include nude women, pyrotechnics, drunk fans and giant inflatable vagina sculptures). His lyrical themes often focus on alcohol, parties, sex, women, pornography, hangover, masturbation, dissing Finnish celebrities and satirizing popculture and phenomena.

Early life

Petri Laurila is of Sweden-Finnish origin: he was born in Kristianstad, Sweden, and spent his childhood in Sweden. After serving briefly in the army, he moved to Chicago and eventually to Finland, residing in Tampere and Helsinki. He found initial success in his online release Vitun Suomirokki in 2000 on "Poko Rekords" going platinum with sales of 17,000 copies. The follow-up single entitled "Kanava Nolla (antakaa mun olla)" was also successful selling 9,000 copies. His debut studio album Mun levy! went gold with sale of 25,000 copies.

Nuera

Petri Laurila started his career as part of the rap duo Nuera. He was known as an MC under the alias Dream whereas his partner in the band was Henry Kaprali known as Skem. They were active in the 1990s releasing several cassettes through Open Records. They also collaborated with other artists on the record label.

In 2004-2004, both Dream and Skem joined DJ K2 in "YleX" weekly radio show featuring rap and R&B artists.

Travis Bicle
The duo disbanded as Henry Kapralin (Skem) moved to New York City going into music production with "Turnin' Records".

As for Petri Laurila (Dream) he took a new alias Travis Bicle and released an album in 2007 entitled "Committed" produced by Kapralin and "Turnin' Records"

Solo as Petri Nygård
Petri Laurila continued with a successful rap career taking the name Petri Nygård. After the successes of 2000 and 2001, he has had a considerable comeback starting 2009 with new download only releases. He also released in 2009 a full studio album entitled Kaikkee pitää olla. His new album scheduled for February 2011 is entitled Kaikki tai ei mitään. The single from the new album include the November 2010 single "Sarvet esiin" featuring Finnish thrash metal band Mokoma. The second single entitled "Selvä päivä" featuring Lord Est has shot to #1 on Suomen virallinen lista, the official Finnish singles chart.

Discography

Albums
with Nuera
1992: Nuera (tape)
1993: Nuera demo
1993: Nuera Underground tape
1994: Breakfast
1996: Nuera (EP)
2000: Honesty
2003: Own World
as Travis Bicle
2007: Committed
Solo
2000: Pillumagneetti (EP)
2000: Mun levy!
2001: Petri presidentixi
2002: Hovinarrin paluu!
2009: Kaikkee pitää olla
2011: Kaikki tai ei mitään
2012: Mun mielestä
2012: 29 Syntiä - Kaikki vitun hitit
2013: Valmis mihin vaan
2020: Alaston Suåmi

Singles
with Nuera
2001: "Upsteps"
2003: "Upsteps Reprise"
Solo
2000: "Vitun suomirokki"
2000: "Kanava nolla (Antakaa mun olla)"
2000: "Rääväsuu"
2000: "Hulluna tisseihin"
2001: "Petri hallitsee liigaa"
2001: "Riimini rupiset / Sika / Petri pelastaa joulun"
2009: "Sanon suoraan" (download only)
2009: "Onko sulla pokkaa?" (download only)
2009: "Mitävittuuvaan / Tuska" (download only)
2010: "Kippis kulaus" (download only)
2010: "Seopetriii" featuring Emel & Aajee (download only)
2010: "Sarvet esiin" featuring Mokoma
2010: "Selvä päivä" featuring Lord Est
2011: "Villi ja vitun vapaa"
2012: "Märkää"

Featured in
2011: "Reggaerekka" (Lord Est feat. Petri Nygård)

References

External links
Official website
Artist bio at Poko Records
Jpop entry

Finnish rappers
Living people
1975 births
Swedish people of Finnish descent
Finnish expatriates in the United States
Dirty rap musicians

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