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Q: Older PIX 515e running 8.0(4)28: Can't get internet access to work with DHCP on outside interface Ok.. I admit it. I am probably missing something simple. A little help?
I have an older PIX 515e that I am trying to get running. The outside interface is connected to a cable modem and configured for DHCP. This interface gets assigned an IP from the ISP so this part seems to be working. My understanding is that using the command  should automatically set the static route for the ISP gateway. If I  this seems to be the case. From the console, I can also ping the ISP gateway and any other site (yahoo.com) that I try.
The inside interface is setup with a static address of 10.0.1.10 and this returns a ping from the inside clients. DHCP on the internal network is handled by a 2012R2 machine and this service as well as DNS is also working (except for DNS forwarding while the PIX is being tested)
However, clients cannot access the internet. No ping replies, etc. I believe this is either a routing issue or a NAT/PAT issue. I am behind the 8-ball on this area of Cisco configuration and could use some help. Posted below is my current running config. I have tried a few of the config guides found on the net, but nothing seems to be working. Can anyone give me a hand with this?
Thanks!
Michael
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PIX Version 8.0(4)28
!
hostname GripPix

domain-name Grip.com

enable password ... encrypted

passwd ... encrypted

names

!

interface Ethernet0

 nameif outside

 security-level 0

 ip address dhcp setroute

!

interface Ethernet1

 nameif inside

 security-level 100

 ip address 10.0.1.10 255.255.0.0

!

interface Ethernet2

 shutdown

 no nameif

 no security-level

 no ip address

!

interface Ethernet3

 shutdown

 no nameif

 no security-level

 no ip address

!

interface Ethernet4

 shutdown

 no nameif

 no security-level

 no ip address

!

interface Ethernet5

 shutdown

 no nameif

 no security-level

 no ip address

!

ftp mode passive

dns server-group DefaultDNS

 domain-name Grip.com

same-security-traffic permit inter-interface

same-security-traffic permit intra-interface

access-list outside_in extended permit icmp any any echo-reply

access-list outside_in extended deny ip any any log

pager lines 24

logging enable

logging asdm informational

mtu outside 1500

mtu inside 1500

no failover

icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1

asdm image flash:/asdm-613.bin

no asdm history enable

arp timeout 14400

global (outside) 1 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0

global (outside) 1 interface

nat (inside) 1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

timeout xlate 3:00:00

timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02

timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00

timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00

timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute

timeout tcp-proxy-reassembly 0:01:00

dynamic-access-policy-record DfltAccessPolicy

aaa authentication serial console LOCAL

aaa authentication telnet console LOCAL

aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL

http server enable

http 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 inside

no snmp-server location

no snmp-server contact

snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart

crypto ipsec security-association lifetime seconds 28800

crypto ipsec security-association lifetime kilobytes 4608000

telnet 10.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 inside

telnet timeout 5

ssh timeout 5

console timeout 0

threat-detection basic-threat

threat-detection statistics access-list

no threat-detection statistics tcp-intercept

!

class-map inspection-default

 match default-inspection-traffic

class-map inspection_default

 match default-inspection-traffic

!

!

policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map

 parameters

  message-length maximum 512

policy-map global_policy

 class inspection_default

  inspect dns preset_dns_map

  inspect ftp

  inspect h323 h225

  inspect h323 ras

  inspect rsh

  inspect rtsp

  inspect esmtp

  inspect sqlnet

  inspect skinny

  inspect sunrpc

  inspect xdmcp

  inspect sip

  inspect netbios

  inspect tftp

  inspect http

  inspect icmp

!

service-policy global_policy global

prompt hostname context

Cryptochecksum:9cceeff3166fd745e3569853ea5c178c

: end

asdm image flash:/asdm-613.bin

no asdm history enable

A: It turns out I did something dumb. The clients were actually able to access the internet, but I didn't know because I wasn't actually trying to browse, etc. I simply opened a cmd window and ran "ping www.yahoo.com -t"
My assumption was that once I got a ping reply, the gateway was working. What I neglected to do was allow ICMP traffic through the NAT firewall. So even though my clients could actually browse, etc, I didn't get the ping replies so I assumed I wasn't getting through. Once I enabled ICMP traffic it was fine. I felt a little sheepish on that one but live and learn I guess.


Another local biggie—this 31-mile course (60 percent single track, 25 percent dirt road and 15 percent off-trail action)—attracts 725 extreme racers. Awards take place between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
This course follows mostly single track trails and some dirt road.
Live music, drink specials, blisters, tired muscles.


It is usual for each and every homeowner to complete some improvement using their toilet if the sense bored using its look. It is not practical to pay a large number of dollars just to give your toilet an entire new look.
Alternatively of having a restoration for your toilet, why not think of extras that will change the appearance of your bathroom. Maybe you could have your toilet repainted to give it a new look. You are able to hang your bathrooms mirror or redecorate your current mirror.
When you have little place for your toilet, holding a mirror may allow you to toilet spacious. Mirrors are generally utilized in designing a space and this can be performed to your bathroom. And because toilet has restricted place it's a proper fitting to use in designing as it could make your toilet looks larger than it surely is.
Apart from introducing dream of place, your bathrooms mirror can also brighten your room. You don't have to put in additional gentle because mirror will add normal lights that will make the room brighter. You have to effectively position the mirror so that it can reveal more light.
Mirror is very useful for every individual. Apart from their purpose it can be use in designing your bathroom. Holding a mirror on the wall is really a way of producing a cosmetic try to find your bathroom. Toilet is very functional to every individual. It may be use along with your brushing regimen. It is very useful in adding make-up and eliminating make up. You can also correct you hairstyle. If your toilet mirror has a cabinet, you can also put it to use as storage.
Knowing many of these you'll recognize adding your bathrooms mirror. Mirror may allow you to save yourself a great deal in making a new try to find your bathroom. You don't have to pay a great deal just to accomplish the appearance that you always need for your bathroom. Today stop wasting your own time and money buying different stuff for your toilet, head to the nearest keep in your neighborhood position and check out the different types and type of mirror that'll fit your theme.
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← DEAD MALL out soon from Dark Horse Comics!
DEAD MALL Trade Paperback! CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 3! CLOWN Movie Announced!
Your eyes are not deceiving you, that's art by Siren Head creator Trevor Henderson! Recently revealed over at Dread Central, the trade paperback edition of Dead Mall (the comic written by me, with art by David Stoll and letters by Justin Birch) hits comic and bookstore shelves in June 2023, but is available for pre-order right now! If you want to hear David, Trevor, and I talk about the series (and "mall horror" as a subgenre) with DC editor Mary Beth McAndrews: please click over to Dread.
The team and I couldn't be prouder of this book, I couldn't be happier with the support we've received from Dark Horse (both on an editorial and a promotional level), and we're so excited to bring you the whole bloody story collected as a graphic novel (which, don't worry, the trade is going to include some special goodies for everyone who's already read the miniseries as single issues).
I've talked ad nauseam about how important pre-orders are for prose books, and the same goes (maybe even moreso) for comics. So I won't bore you with why, but please pre-order (amazon, B&N, or through your local comic shop).
Also, unrelated, but big news I'd forgotten to post until right now:
Yes, the deal's been in place for a while, but a few months ago Deadline officially announced the Clown in a Cornfield movie. Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) is attached to direct from a script by Carter Blanchard. I'm overjoyed, to say the least, and so happy to be working with Temple Hill to be bringing this dream to reality.
But that's not all that was announced in that article. If you read carefully they spill that… yes, I'm writing Clown in a Cornfield 3. The subtitle and synopsis to that one's still under-wraps (believe me: it's good), but it's a great time to make sure you have the first two books and are caught up on the series:

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Mobility refers to the body's ability to actively move through a given range of motion. Our joints were made to move through full ranges of motion (reaching our arms straight overhead or lowering into a squat), but life can seriously impact our mobility in negative ways if we let it. Being seated in a chair with our upper body hunched over a computer and shoulders rolled forward can lead to diminishing mobility over time and reduced ability to perform simple daily movements that our bodies are meant to do.
One of my 2019 resolutions was to improve my mobility, specifically in my shoulders, because I was tired of feeling discomfort when raising my arms to take off a tee-shirt, twisting my arm back to put on my jacket, or sometimes even just turning the steering wheel. So this is my year to change all of that!
Making a commitment to improved mobility will reap benefits when it comes to the effectiveness of your WOD's and overall health. There are a ton of great shoulder stretches that you can do with a band, towel, PVC, or a partner that will work wonders for your mobility (those can be another post), but here are a few of my favorite quick and easy shoulder exercises that you can do anywhere with no equipment needed.
Shoulder Swings (flexion/extension) – start with one arm down at your side and other arm extended overhead, gently swing the arm overhead down and the arm at your side overhead. Gradually increase speed of swings.
Shoulder Hugs– start with arms out to your side and elbows bent, then wrap your arms around your torso (like you're hugging yourself), then pull your elbows back behind your body.
Wall Slides – stand against wall and set your hips, upper back, and shoulder blades back and down, rib cage tucked, and keep elbows and hands in contact with wall. From this position gently apply pressure and slowly reach up and back down.
Child's Pose – lower down onto wide knees, draw your belly button towards your spine and sit back towards your heels, let your upper body fold towards the floor and reach arms straight out with palms down.
Thread the Needle Pose – in the Child's Pose position above, slide your right arm underneath your left arm with your palm facing up. Let your right shoulder come all the way down to the floor. Rest your right ear on the floor and look towards your left. Repeat with left arm.
Doorway Stretch – stand in doorframe with arms out to your sides and elbows at a 90 degree angle, slowly walk forward until you feel a light stretch in your chest and shoulders.
What are some of your favorite ways to mobilize?
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Sea turtles come ashore to rest. They've lost all fear of humans and predators.
What I saw today. The Shoreline Trail and Kalahuipua'a Historic Park in the Mauna Lani area of the west (dry) coast north of Kona, and Onomea Bay area of the northeast (wet) coast north of Hilo. Two morning hikes before the skies opened up their floodgates.
Beehive Ginger, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, back for a second visit to my favorite place.
Here's the GPS Track of my meanderings in the Mauna Lani area.
The trail fizzles out at private residences with sea walls that jut into the water on the north, but the Shoreline Trail continues south for several miles - exploration for another day.


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Animal Farm →
Henry 4
A post-industrial landscape meets a little Brit kitsch in Bell Shakespeare's latest work to grace the stage of Canberra's Playhouse. Opening with the dissonance of early Brit Rock and the destruction of a massive Union Jack (a very pleasing sight), Bell's Henry IV is young, pithy and full of the muck, mire and joy of life.
Not one of Shakespeare's better-known plays, Henry IV, which was written in two parts but is here presented by Bell in one, tells the story of King Henry IV's efforts to restabilise his kingdom and rein in his recalcitrant son and heir. Led astray by the inimitable Falstaff, Prince Hal confides…
The rest of this post is published on Australian Stage.
Ron Cerabona's view, as published in the Canberra Times and the Age
John McCallum drools a little over JB, less so over Matthew Moore, published in The Australian
Frank McKone articulates his disappointment with the production, over on Canberra Critics Circle
The Barefoot Review by Deborah Hawke
Posted by Trevar Alan Skillicorn-Chilver on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 in Canberra Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre, The Playhouse, Theatre
Tags: Arky Michael, Bell Shakespeare, Ben Wood, Canberra, David Whitney, Falstaff, Felix Jozeps, Henry IV, Henry V, Jason Klarwein, John Bell, Kelly Ryall, King Henry, Matilda Ridgeway, Matt Scott, Matthew Moore, Nathan Lovejoy, Prince Hal, Scott Witt, Sean O'Shea, Stephen Curtis, Terry Bader, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Wendy Strehlow, William Shakespeare, Yalin Ozucelik
5 responses to "Henry 4"
thatguy
Saturday, 2 March 2013 at 6:31 am
One of the things you mentioned the text, which … as I understand it, is a melding of two different Shakespeare Plays (Shakespeare wrote a Part I and a Part II – he was the Peter Jackson of his day, overextending a simple narrative!). From my high-school reading (Henry IV part I was my HSC Shakespeare), Part I has most of the good stuff, except that it doesn't have the ending (it ends with Hal defeating Hotspur), and Part II slightly feels like it's playing for time until it can get to Act IV and Henry IV can die so Hal can rise to Henry V – the rebellion that is defeated at the end of Part I comes back so it can be defeated again, there's another less funny scene of Hal fooling Falstaff, and generally it suffers from waiting to get to the good stuff late in the play. The problem with melding the two is that you tend to end up with too much of the padding of Part II (because there are a bunch of popular scenes with Falstaff in them), and not enough of Part I (in particular the rebellion tends to get the brunt of the trims).
When you talk about the issue of "The text", are you actually talking about the one Shakespeare wrote or the Franken-text that Bell's doing based on squishing two different plays together and cutting them down for time?
chilver
It is possible that my sensibility on this point is coloured heavily by the culture I grew up in, but it is mostly Shakespeare's text I am referring to. Henry IV Part I, Act III, Scene 2, in particular. I don't quite buy Hal's transformation. A selfish and condescending speech from dad and he's turned to the right? That's not the hero he otherwise depicts. He changes too quickly, and his character is otherwise more strong-willed.
I actually think Bell redeems it a little, but it's still a case of that transformation being the most interesting part of the character (across all three of his plays), and Shakespeare bypasses it too quickly, giving us other guff in its place. I want to see Hal change, and I don't think either Shakespeare's text or Bell's liberties quite do the character justice (and I should probably admit I know nothing of the actual history or how Shakespeare's Henry V (the character) matches England's Henry V (the king).
Thing is, I don't know how coloured my judgement is. I recall an equivalent speech from my own late father that didn't have the desired effect! Maybe I'm assuming Henry V is a little more like me than he really is…
Saturday, 2 March 2013 at 3:53 pm
See, I don't quite see Part I, Act III, Scene 2 quite playing out the way you do – given that Hal goes back to Falstaff (and, while being the one who kills Hotspur, lets Falstaff take the credit), that conversation's more about two political animals conning one another. Henry IV is a brutal political animal who knows that he seized his kinghood more through being the right man at the right time than through any personal virtue. And Hal is playing the waiting game, as indicated in his first speech in the play ("to pay the debt I never promised"). Henry wants a better son (one of his first speeches has him wishing Hotspur was his son instead). Hal has no intention of being that child, but is aware how far outside the lines he's been running.
The real reconciliation is in Part II, Act IV, on Henry's deathbed, when Hal comes to the unconscious king, and, thinking him dead, takes his crown – and what comes after. At least, that's my interpretation. I'm happy to write off the first three acts of Part II, as they're basically recap – but the last two acts contain great stuff that should be seen.
If these moments aren't in Bell's version, that's not Shakespeare's fault.
Oh, and … you're not Henry V unless, when wooing your wife, you first conquered her country and then got her to teach you her native language.
Sunday, 3 March 2013 at 6:47 pm
The three moments you mention have been retained in Bell's cut; it's the vagaries that make me question Shakespeare's text. Does Hal really change, or does he pursue a cunning plan? Is he feigning transformation in this scene or in another? And the competing trajectories throw even more doubt about… I don't have an objection to complexity in characters, but these confuse the narrative, which is not usually a good idea. I don't think here the writer has given sufficient clarity for the character to be fully developed.
At any rate, it's not even close to a fatal flaw. The play stands on the merits of Bell's vision and great performances. I think Bell could have been more brutal in cutting the text, as there's still some fat in it, but never a dull moment, so I'm a fan.


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Moledo ist ein Ort und eine ehemalige Gemeinde (Freguesia) im portugiesischen Kreis Lourinhã. Die Gemeinde hatte 472 Einwohner (Stand 30. Juni 2011).

Mit der Gebietsreform vom 29. September 2013 wurden die Gemeinden Moledo und São Bartolomeu dos Galegos zur neuen Gemeinde União das Freguesias de São Bartolomeu dos Galegos e Moledo zusammengeschlossen.

Einzelnachweise

Ehemalige Freguesia in Portugal
Lourinhã

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I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.
What if I fall? Oh but my darling what if you fly?
Stolen food never satisfies hunger.


Hawaii is an archipelago and according to various surveys it is the most preferred holiday destination among vacationers. Hawaii is popular because of its waters, clean beaches, and general holiday spirit.
Because of the influx of tourists in Hawaii every year, residents and hotel owners continue to modify their vacation property options to attract customers.
Tourists usually like staying close to the beach, which is why one of the prospering businesses in the Hawaii are beach house rentals. Homes in Hawaii, whether in the beach or not, are considered residential real estate. People who own beach houses in Hawaii only use them during special holidays and rent out their beach houses when they are not using them.
This not only helps them save on taxes, but also generates additional income. Guests like Hawaiian houses for rent because it gives them more privacy and freedom while on vacation in Hawaii.
Renting a house is also cheaper for the guest if he is staying in Hawaii for a long period of time. The prices vary depending on the amenities, number of rooms, and location of the house. The cheaper houses can range from $200 to $1000 a night, while large houses with many amenities may cost around $6000 per night.
In general, renting a house means that the guests will have to do their own cleaning and cooking. It is also cheaper if there are many people renting the house. The prices for renting houses in Hawaii are negotiable, so it is possible to find cheap houses with good features if you look hard enough.
Depending on what kind of vacation you want to have, there are many kinds of residential structures for rent that you can choose from. If you want to stay on the Island for a few months look into working for room and board. If you get the opportunity to share a house with someone who is already on the Island and you're up for adventure.
Knowing people from the area will give you a head start on finding out what to do and where to go. Who better to hang out with then fellow travelers? By using a site like Craig's List you'll be able to check out your compatibility before you go!
Staying in a home with a kitchen will also save you tons of money on your vacation. Visit the Farmer's Markets in Hilo and Kona, and take advantage of the cheap and plentiful seafood, then cook yourself. This is a lifesaver for families with children. And, contrary to popular belief, food isn't expensive in Hawaii. There are discount grocery stores in all the major towns!
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Locarno 2018. Interfaces and Headspaces
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The so-called 'desktop movie,' a film visually told predominantly or entirely through the setup of a computer screen, has had a couple of high-profile examples over the last few years. Among these are Nacho Vigalondo's Open Windows (2014), Patrick Cederberg and Walter Woodman's short Noah (2013), and, most notably in terms of mainstream success, Levan Gabriadze's Unfriended (2014). 2018 would seem to be a major year for the genre, if you can call it a genre just yet, with the wide release of sequel Unfriended: Dark Web, Timur Bekmambetov's Profile playing festivals, and now the release, through Sony, of Aneesh Chaganty's Searching. It is worth noting that Bekmambetov also produced the two of those 2018 titles he didn't direct, so there's at least one benefactor devoted to making the form catch on. With the exception of something like Kevin B. Lee's essay film Transformers: The Premake(2014), the desktop movies that have gained critical or commercial traction have tended to stick to the mode of horror. Given that the Internet's terrors seem endless, it's an understandable creative instinct. Searching stands out, though, as it's firmly in the mode of an investigative thriller: after his 16-year-old daughter disappears, a desperate father (John Cho) breaks into her laptop to find any clues he can in order to find her. At this year's Locarno Festival, Searching played late at night to up to 8,000 attendees in the open-air cinema at the Piazza Grande. In the context of the festival as a whole, an interesting comparison to the film came in the form of an entry in the festival's Signs of Life strand, devoted to experimental cinema…
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Thompson/Center Ugalde, ou TCU é a designação de uma classe de cartuchos wildcat desenvolvida por Wes Ugalde, de Fallon, Nevada, aumentando a boca do .223 Remington para aceitar balas maiores.
Os cartuchos foram desenvolvidos para a pistola de tiro único Thompson/Center Arms Contender e são amplamente utilizados na competição de silhueta metálica com armas curtas e na caça com armas curtas.

Variantes
 6 mm TCU (calibre .243)
 .25 Ugalde, também conhecido como .25 TCU (6,35 mm)
 6.5 mm TCU, também conhecido como 6,5×45 mm (.264 caliber, na realidade uma bala de 6,7 mm)
 7 mm TCU (calibre .284)
 .30 TCU (calibre .308)

Ver também
 Família 6mm de calibres
 Família 7mm de calibres
 Lista de cartuchos de rifle
 Tabela de cartuchos de pistola e rifle

Famílias de cartuchos
Cartuchos wildcat


Do you suffer from autism, ADD or just plain boredom?
The "infamous" fidget spinner might just be for you. Beginning to become a nuisance in classrooms, let's take a look at the evolution of these toys.
While the origin of these spinners is still not completely known, many sources say that a lady known as Catherine Hettinger created the first design for this toy in the 90s. Some stories claim that Hettinger claims she started making her spinners because she heard about young boys throwing rocks at police officers while visiting her sister in Israel which led her to try and create something to distract young children and keep them calm. These original spinners look nothing like the current craze but supposedly led to the idea of the newly popular fidget spinners.
Hettinger patented her design and tried to sell her product to Hasbro but they were uninterested and sadly the patent she had later expired in 2005. Fast forward about 2 decades after Hasbro sent Hettinger a rejection letter for her design and currently Hasbro is selling the newly designed fidget spinners. The updated fidget spinners are on the rise with no specific creator of the modern design. Only real similarity between Hettinger's and the current ones is they both spin and still Hettinger claims she was the inspiration.
The alleged science behind these spinners is that people diagnosed with autism and ADHD use these toys to be able to fidget with something and fidgeting helps to stimulate slowly acting regions of the brain which in turn helps to promote a better attention span and better impulse control. Many teachers are having problems with these being distractions in class and refuting these scientific claims. Whether they are a help or hindrance, there is not a solid answer.
So, Who's Responsible for This Toy?
Hettinger supposes the recession of 2008 caused the spinners to become famous again. She stated people needed these to calm their nerves after the stressful collapse of the market. After hearing about the rise in popularity of the spinners, Hettinger decided to start a Kickstarter account to attempt to market her original product again. Who was/is the actual initiator behind the current craze? This question is still a wonder to everyone around the world wide web.


Comprehensive list of contractors in Brownsville, TX offering heating systems installation, maintenance and repair services.
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Q: Pop up in flex tree item renderer I have an mx:tree with with TreeItemRenderer as below.
Parent1 (Delete | Rename)
      Child1
      Child2
Parent2 (Delete | Rename)
      Child3
      Child4
Delete and Rename are link buttons
Now when i click Rename a popUp should be shown like
    OldName       : Parent1(Text Input showning present Name)
    Enter New Name: Parent1NewName(Text Input for entering New name)

         OK | CANCEL Buttons

Afetr Entering the new name,click OK,popup should be closed and need to get the value in the treeItemRenderer.
I have the logic to rename the Parent1 in TreeItemRenderer and also I m able to get the Parent1 in the popup OldName TextInput.But after entering the new name i m not able to get that new name in the TreeItemRenderer.Please help me out
Thanks in advance:)

A: You have two ways to reach your goal:
1) Pass current XML node to your dialog instead of pure label (as in your current implementation). When user press Ok just replace old label in XML with new one as in the following sample code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application layout="absolute" xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
    <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
        [Bindable]
        private var rawData:XML = <tree><parent label="Parent1"><child label="Child1"/><child label="Child2"/></parent>
                <parent label="Parent2"><child label="Child3"/><child label="Child4"/></parent></tree>;

        private function displayLabel(node:XML):String
        {
            return node.@label;
        }
    ]]>
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:VBox horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
        <mx:Tree dataProvider="{rawData}" height="300" id="tree" labelFunction="displayLabel" showRoot="false"
            width="300" />
        <mx:HBox enabled="{tree.selectedItem}">
            <mx:TextInput id="labelEdit" text="{tree.selectedItem ? tree.selectedItem.@label : ''}" />
            <mx:Button click="tree.selectedItem.@label = labelEdit.text" label="Apply" />
        </mx:HBox>
    </mx:VBox>
</mx:Application>

2) Create custom event class with label field and "labelSubmit" and "labelCancel" events and fire it from your dialog passing new label value with "labelSubmit" event. And set new label to XML node (as described above) in dialog's event handler.

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Many students get lost in the maze of financial aid. Others see theirs cut and transfer.
When Josh Veronica decided to leave the University, it wasn't an easy choice.
But after a $9,000 reduction in his financial aid package, he will be attending his junior year classes, club meetings, and sports games at UB, rather than UR, about an hour away.
And freshman year, it looked like he never would.
The school gave him a generous financial aid package—one that made Rochester compete with the cost of a state school. Two years later, when he saw his junior year package, Veronica said, he just couldn't afford to stay.
He thinks the reason for the increase was a second job his mom had taken to support their family.
"Rochester had squeezed us so tight, and working a few extra hours would help make ends meet," he explained.
Josh's experience—the extra job, fears of taking out private loans, and his eventual decision to transfer to the State University of New York at Buffalo—suggests that UR's theory of financial aid and students' self-described experiences are sometimes at odds.
The Campus Times spoke with nearly a dozen students—former and current—to understand financial aid in practice at the University.
To get a sense of how financial aid at UR is supposed to work, from those who manage it, the Campus Times interviewed Jonathan Burdick, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, and Samantha Veeder, Assistant Dean of College Enrollment and Director of Financial Aid.
Mark Kantrowitz, author of four bestselling books about scholarships and financial aid, and Kevin Fudge, Director of Consumer Advocacy and Ombudsman for American Student Assistance, a non-profit organization that helps students repay higher education loans, also offered their expertise.
What should financial aid do?
Burdick and Veeder were clear about how they believe financial aid works.
The average UR need-based financial aid package was $40,149 per student—$6,392 of which was in federal loans and Federal Work Study awards—for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to Collegedata.com, a service of First Financial Bank.
That means that, on average, UR financial aid recipients received a package that covered roughly 63 percent of the cost of attendance—and 100 percent of demonstrated need, according to Burdick—for the 2014-2015 academic year.
"No one has ever had to leave the University because of the Financial Aid office," Burdick said.
In practice, Kantrowitz, the author, suggests things aren't that simple.
In other words, families should be able to pay the remaining balance, or can borrow externally if they so choose.
The University assigns a maximum of $19,000 in subsidized federal loans to any one student for all four undergraduate years. Some students with "exceptional financial need," as determined by the FAFSA, may qualify for Federal Perkins Loans, potentially hiking their debt over $19,000.
Any additional loans—and, subsequently, any additional debt—would be taken out beyond the University's financial aid package—in the school's opinion, by choice.
The Class of 2015 had, at graduation, an average debt of $30,873, with 58 percent of outgoing graduates taking out loans of any kind, according to Veeder.
For many students, taking on that extra debt didn't feel like a choice at all.
Kevin Connell '14 is perhaps the highest profile recent alumnus to discuss these issues. With $93,000 of debt at graduation, he disputes that UR meets the full need of students.
"Dean Burdick's comments on that are totally out of touch with reality," he said.
Connell, who is about to release a book about the "college affordability crisis," said his experience with loans and financial aid shows that the University's claim is false.
His family, he added, took out a Parent PLUS loan of over $70,000.
Connell is not alone. Thirteen percent of students who received a financial aid package at UR in 2014 took out Parent PLUS Loans, according to Collegedata.com.
Both Burdick and Connell are no strangers to this debate. They have argued more than once, in public meetings and online, about the College's financial aid policy.
In a later interview, Burdick used strong language to describe Connell and suggested that much of his public persona is designed to sell books, rather than tell the truth.
Statistics paint a mixed picture about who is correct.
Six percent of the entire student body took on private debt for the 2015-2016 school year, while 11 percent of 2015 graduates had outstanding private loans at graduation, with the average student borrowing $35,752.
This suggests that students are taking on non–financial aid debt through their undergraduate years, as seniors are more likely to have taken out private and alternative loans.
For many, the idea that students have to increasingly rely on private loans goes hand-in-hand with worries about frontloading—a practice in which schools give generous aid packages to freshman, and slash aid for upperclassmen. The alleged purpose is to extract more money when it's harder for students to leave.
Kantrowitz estimates that roughly one in every two schools utilize this practice.
Nevertheless, nearly every student the Campus Times interviewed for this article mentioned frontloading, either by name or implication.
For students like senior Josh McGough, who saw a $20,000 decrease in his most recent package, the feeling of falling victim to a bait-and-switch is visceral.
The University's two most recent classes offer at least some evidence in support of Burdick's claim.
The average aid package for students in the Class of 2020 is roughly $3,000 less than the average package for those in the Class of 2019. In a true frontloading situation, the numbers would be switched.
In the end, claims of frontloading, taking on excessive debt, and other financial aid concerns revolve around a single question: How, exactly, does the Office of Financial Aid determine how much aid to give?
To qualify for aid, students need to complete two forms: the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE.
The FAFSA is used by colleges, as well as state and federal governments, to determine eligibility for aid. The CSS PROFILE, on the other hand, is used exclusively by colleges and universities.
Both forms ask about a litany of family and personal finances. Circumstances like jobs, siblings in college, savings account balances, and more indicate a student's level of need to the Office of Financial Aid.
UR, which modifies the CSS PROFILE to fit its institutional needs, determines a student's overall need independent of the FAFSA calculation.
Because of differences between the two methods, "the PROFILE usually yields a harsher assessment of ability to pay than the FAFSA, resulting in less need-based aid from the college," Kantrowitz said.
One major difference: The expectation that students will earn significant—and increasing—income each year during school.
The PROFILE assumes students will make anywhere from $3,000-6,000 every summer. That number increases with each passing year.
Several students expressed dismay about the summer income expectation. With unpaid internships common, to earn thousands of dollars over break seems like fantasy to many of those the Campus Times interviewed.
Another key difference Kantrowitz noted involves students with divorced parents.
"The PROFILE counts not just income of the student's custodial parent (and stepparent, if remarried), but also the non-custodial parent, when the student's parents are divorced," he said.
Because this method accounts for more income, it will almost always lead to a harsher assessment of ability to pay than a method that ignores non-custodial parents.
A final difference between the CSS PROFILE and the FAFSA involves calculating personal wealth.
"PROFILE does not exclude certain assets, such as small businesses or the family home," he said, "nor does it have a simplified needs test that disregards all assets." This can result in a radically different assessment of need, when compared to the FAFSA calculation.
For Burdick, these pieces—and others exclusive to the CSS PROFILE—are integral to the school's determination of a family's ability to pay, even if it means some applicants are assessed a lower need than they otherwise would have with the FAFSA.
At its heart, an aid package is made up of two types of aid: grants and self-help. Once a student's need is assessed, the University uses a proprietary equation to determine how much of each will go into a student's package.
Most of the $122 million dollar budget for the Office of Financial Aid is earmarked as grant money for students.
Self-help, on the other hand, is comprised of government loans and Federal Work Study funding. A student's eligibility for self-help is determined by the FAFSA.
UR's algorithm first looks at any University merit scholarships and outside scholarships a student has earned. Additional factors include living off campus and serving as a residential advisor (RA), both of which reduce costs and, subsequently, the need for aid.
These may replace some of the self-help or grants that might be awarded otherwise.
To students, this replacement can feel like punishment for working hard or saving diligently.
The University will almost always maximize subsidized loans and other self-help funding in a student's package before they consider eligibility for grants, which do not carry debt.
Work-study grants—the non-loan portion of self-help—make students eligible for certain UR jobs, with employers paying 50 percent out of their own coffers and the rest from the Federal Work Study allotment to the University.
Earning the full, expected Work-Study income in their aid packages proves frustrating for many students.
Other students, including Veronica, cited relatively low wages and few hours for Work-Study employment as impediments to minimizing debt.
UR students are allowed to work no more than 20 hours per week between all on-campus jobs during the regular academic year. On top of that, the Work-Study expectation is often only several thousand dollars, with a federal maximum of $7,000 per academic year.
Students are expected to pay the balance required by their package, through Work-Study employment or other means, as necessary.
The school asserts that, by the time they receive their aid packages, students and their families should be able to pay the balance without taking out more loans.
Senior Mario Gambino tells a different story.
Gambino attended UR his freshman year with a financial aid package of roughly $19,000 per semester. Of that, $6,500 was awarded in merit scholarships and the rest in grants and self-help. This had changed by the next year.
Dean Burdick says that when family income increases—and, subsequently, their ability to pay—students should expect a decrease in aid. Gambino contends, however, that the income increase was vastly disproportionate to the decrease in aid that followed.
His new package totaled slightly under $11,000, comprised solely of merit scholarships and loans.
He spent only one more semester at the school, applying to more affordable schools while attending classes at UR. By second semester, he had transferred out.
In many ways, Gambino's dilemma was the archetypal experience that sparked the 2014 financial aid protests. Students held signs over Meliora Weekend that showed the debt they had accrued, and would take on later, due to what they described as insufficient financial aid.
There is an appeals process for students who feel that their aid packages do not accurately represent their need, nearly always due to a change in their financial situation.
A student seeking to appeal talks to their counselor, who presents the student's case to a committee chaired by Veeder and comprised of all University financial aid counselors. Veeder has the swing vote in the case of a tie, but she insists that such cases are rare.
Senior Samantha Leinert had success with an appeal her freshman year. Thomas Tavolara 'T5 has successfully appealed for more aid each undergraduate year at UR, piling into the family car and driving to Rochester each summer.
Senior Alex Wark, one of the leaders of the protests at UR, said he still does not believe the school meets need.
And while Wark transferred to Binghamton University in 2015, his protest did have an effect. The school hired Veeder as the new Director of Financial Aid last February. Burdick attributed her hiring in no small part to the protest.
With a relatively new director at the helm, the Office of Financial Aid is changing.
Counselor retention rates have increased considerably, with only one departure in the last 18 months.
Some need-assessment features of UR's aid equation are being tweaked. Last year, student need was assessed by figuring that 70 percent of a family's available funds would go toward the cost of attending UR, with the remaining 30 percent going toward putting a sibling through college. Now, the split is 60–40.
Burdick promises a renewed focus on informing students about fluctuations their package will likely undergo through four years at the University.
And this year will see the training of student financial aid representatives, who will work as liaisons between administrators and University undergraduates.
Yet the stories of students like Gambino, Veronica, and Wark still stand athwart the core, full-needs-met argument of the school. All three say they wished staying was an option, but that they simply couldn't afford to without taking out tens of thousands of dollars in loans.
Gambino says he felt betrayed.
Burdick and Veeder are powerful speakers and staunch defenders of the University's financial aid policies. Despite that, the students interviewed—and many more—show that the two have failed to reach a substantial portion of those they serve.
And the views of those students, interview after interview, are strikingly clear: None plan to donate a penny to the school.
Editor-in-chief Aurek Ransom contributed reporting to this piece.
Jason Altabet is a member of the Class of 2017.
A healthy amount of skepticism might save you next time from sprinting out of class to your room to hide your bong from dogs that aren't coming.


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Johnson promises fast track 'NHS visa' for doctors and nurses
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By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor
Boris Johnson is promising a fast track "NHS visa" making it easier for overseas doctors and nurses to work in the UK if the Tories win the General Election.
Ministers said the scheme would enable the health service to continue to attract the finest medical staff after Britain has left the EU.
However, Labour accused the Tories of "tying themselves in knots" - using "dog whistle anti-immigrant rhetoric" while trying to bring in migrant workers to keep public services working.
Labour was focusing its campaign effort on measures to support women in the workplace, including raising statutory maternity pay and better entitlement to flexible working.
The Conservatives' new NHS visa will ultimately form part of the party's planned points-based immigration system to be introduced after Brexit.
The move reflects concern within the health service that it will struggle to attract the staff it needs when Britain is outside the EU.
Under the scheme, the cost of a visa for health professionals would be halved from £928 to £464, while applicants would be guaranteed a decision within two weeks.
Applicants coming to work in the NHS would receive preferential treatment with extra points under the points-based system, and no cap on numbers entering through the NHS route.
They would also be able to pay back the cost of the immigration health surcharge through their salary if the charge is not already covered by the NHS trust offering the job.
The Tories have already announced a fast-track visa route to attract specialists in science, engineering and technology.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said an Australian-style points-based system would allow Britain to control the numbers coming into the country while remaining open to essential professions such as nursing.
"That means the best of both worlds - attracting talent from around the world so our NHS continues to provide brilliant service while ensuring that it isn't put under strain by opening Britain's borders to the entire world," she said.
However shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the Tories were "tying themselves in knots" over immigration.
"They use dog whistle anti-migrant rhetoric but are forced to accept we need migrant workers for key sectors, not just the NHS, but many more besides," she said.
Liberal Democrat home affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine said the visa fees amounted to a "nurse tax" on staff from the EU who could currently come to Britain for free.
"The Conservatives have effectively created a new nurse tax. It is an insult to the thousands of people who dedicate their lives coming to work for our health service from the EU," she said.
Meanwhile Labour was focusing on its plans to bring about a "step change" in the way women are treated at work.
Shadow women and equalities minister Dawn Butler said a Labour government would increase statutory maternity pay from nine to 12 months, improve entitlement to flexible working and take further steps to tackle sexual harassment.
"Labour will deliver a workplace revolution to bring about a step-change in how women are treated at work," she said.
But the Tories warned that the measures would simply result in lost jobs.
After a tumultuous start to the campaign both the main parties saw further candidates forced to stand down over controversial past remarks.
Ex-BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Nick Conrad quit as Tory candidate for Broadland after heavy criticism of comments he made in 2014 during a discussion about a high-profile rape case, saying women should "keep your knickers on".
Labour's candidate for Aberdeen Kate Ramsden stood down over a social media post - highlighted by The Jewish Chronicle - likening Israel to "an abused child who becomes an abusive adult".
She apologised unreservedly saying she could see that "many Jewish people had been hurt by my words".
A Labour source said the party had taken "swift and robust action" after extra due diligence checks had uncovered material of concern.
Labour's candidate for Edinburgh South, Frances Hoole, was also dropped after the party refused to endorse her following a social media attack on her SNP opponent, Joanna Cherry.
Lord Darroch: UK-US trade deal in Biden's first term would be 'a stretch'
Opposition quizzes CM on 'serious concerns' over framework agreement, hopes for 'safe and beneficial' deal
'Nothing is impossible', Barnier says of UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar
Johnson insists Brexit 'teething problems' can be resolved


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Jewelry Worn By Marie Antoinette Goes On Display At Sotheby's Auction House
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12: Jewelry worn by French Queen Marie Antoinette, including the pearl and diamond pendant shown here, is displayed at Sotheby's auction house, October 12, 2018 in New York City. The collection of aristocratic jewels, belonging to the Bourbon-Parma family, is set to hit the auction block on November 14. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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JACKSON, Miss. – Flu activity is increasing in Mississippi and nationwide, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) officials.
Nationally, flu is impacting children ages 4 and under, with more hospitalizations in that age group than any other, and 11 pediatric influenza deaths so far. In Mississippi, one pediatric flu death has been reported this season.
"We're seeing geographic spread as well an increase in flu activity, and we are receiving reports of nursing home outbreaks," said MSDH State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs.
"Again, it's very important to get your flu shot to protect yourself and those around you from getting the flu. It's not too late as peak season in Mississippi usually starts this month and lasts through March," said Dobbs.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the predominant flu strain circulating now is H1N1, which has a tendency to affect children.
Only those adults who are underinsured or uninsured and who meet certain high-risk criteria qualify for a flu vaccine at MSDH county health department clinics. Flu shots for insured adults are now widely available through private physicians, pharmacies, and retailers.
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This is a question I despise. In other industries, you don't ask how much money it takes to manufacture a car or a box of Cheerios. Why is it okay in the film business? If I went back to grad school I would probably do my thesis on this. I'm sure the cost of our production will leak out and become some sort of basis of the perceived success of our film. Screw that, I'm going to tell you because I'm proud that I kept my limited amount of investors in mind as I spent every dollar on production. It's true that I've used the same screws four times over the course of the project. Am I cheap? Hell no. But when I have a fiduciary responsibility with other people's money I am frugal as shit. I negotiate everything.
To understand how much it took to make Billboard, you have to realize that I've been working on this project for ten years, and that doesn't account for the years prior writing the script. What Billboard has become was ideated on a late April evening in 2010 on a roll of craft paper with diagrams and scribbles. I wanted to tell a story in a different way, building audience from the outset, getting them involved within the creation. Telling different sides of the story on different platforms.
Looking back on the blueprint that this evening of madness created brings me a feeling of disbelief, that over the years I kept true to the original idea. People didn't quite understand what I was doing and why I was doing it, but now that everything has been made, they see it with a clearer understanding. If they only knew how much explaining I had to do along the way. I wanted to have many moving parts that fed of each other, marketed one another and told different facets of the story. There's only one element that was changed/altered/added.
We started by creating our virtual radio station WTYT960.com. Anybody who paid developers/programmers knows the cost of creating a site such as this. It has many moving parts (a.k.a. shit that can break when API's change) that evolves over time. This site is still the epicenter of the project. It has always been a place for bands to upload music and build their profile by us aggregating their social media. Periodically we host contests for the bands to win stuff. This is our way of building audience for the project early on.
We then spent a couple of days "auditioning" people in Lancaster, PA to test if an element of the project would work before we took it online. We simply asked people to tell us why they feel they would be a good billboard sitting contestant, we made videos of the auditions. Well it worked, so we did it on-line which required another layer to the web site where they create a profile and upload their video to become a billboard sitting contestant.
I then spent two years working on an interactive play version of the web series that we mounted twice, a one night only test and a week run at Bucks County Playhouse with success. We developed an app where the audience can interact with the characters on stage affecting various elements of the story. This was the only diversion from the original idea for the project and is something I know will be successful in the future with the right amount of resources behind it. As part of the promotion for the play we constructed a 32 x 12 ft. billboard, that had a 4 ft. "skirt" under it, with a catwalk 8 ft. wide and 10 ft. high that we used for rehearsals then as a publicity stunt to raise money for the Miracle League. The structure was 32 ft. wide, 24 ft. high and 20 ft. deep. Two days after our stunt, hurricane force winds whipped through and collapsed the billboard. I was heart broken and relieved that no one was hurt. We used the lumber from this billboard for the set of the plays and to construct another one for the web series and movie shoot.
The reason for this diversion, I wanted to see if what I was working on would work and to generate cash flow, I was bleeding money, still am. I wanted to see if selling billboard space in the project was a real possibility, it was. I needed to earn money to make the web series and movie and the only way I could do this was to prove to people/businesses that my idea/project actually was something that people wanted to see, be a part of and that it would make money.
We built another billboard, a little smaller 28 ft. wide, 21 ft. high and 24 ft. deep which included a 10 ft. catwalk in the Rothrock Motor Sales parking lot in Allentown, PA. The lot is next to a major traffic artery in the Lehigh Valley route 22. I wanted it to be real. We kept this billboard up for nearly a year as we shot the web series and movie on it. We ended up donating the lumber to Habitat For Humanity.
I was able to sell some of the catwalk billboard space to shoot the web series in the fall of 2015 over the course of four weeks, implementing a four days on three days off shooting schedule. I needed to make money in between shoots to live. Everyone got paid on set except for a couple interns from local community colleges working with us for credit and me.
Let this sink a little. We're shooting over the course of sixteen days completely outside. This meant we needed a ton of support gear, campers, port-a-potties, hand warmers. We had to make light, bounce light, block light, rigging it 20 feet into the air let alone getting the cameras at least 10 ft. into the air which required scaffolding. We shot with three cameras for "speed" which ended up slowing us down a lot. The only free things we got, except for product placement stuff, was the use of three Olympus cameras and a bevy of lens.
Post on the web series was on-going. We added and cut some things because of the movie. We edited it off and on for over two years. For music we're paying the bands on WTYT960.com to be on the soundtrack. Since I started Billboard I have always maintained a studio where my crew edit and create.
The movie which was shot in August of 2016 over the course of four weeks on location all over the Lehigh Valley. A week of which was at the billboard needing the same things on location as we did for the web series shoot. For both the web series and movie we hired professional actors from NYC, Philly, LA and locally. Our gear and crew came mostly from Philly and NYC. All of these people had to be paid, travel to our shooting location, be housed and fed during production.
For pick-ups we had to fly in our lead from Germany for a couple of days as we reworked some things in post. This doesn't account for the many other days we shot, mainly with a team of three. We created lean and mean. We edited the movie over the course of thirteen months, hired a composer for score, did a Dolby 5.1 mix for the audio track, color corrected in Da Vinci, etc. We're doing things right, all of which requires a lot of cash.
I was only able to raise $80k for the project. Everything else came from the sales of the billboards in the project, failed Indiegogo campaigns and from me and my family. I'm not good at raising/asking for money even after having successful projects in the past. I've always created in the high-risk game of "all in", risking everything I own to craft my project. I believe that to ask people to invest in you/your project you need to have your own skin in the game.
My core team and family have gone without and in debt to make this project happen. So please when you see them, ask them how much it cost to make Billboard, a project that has a "real" radio station with over 1000 bands on it, an interactive play with a mobile app, a web series, and a feature film.
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package com.starquestminecraft.sqcontracts.randomizer.function;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Random;

import com.starquestminecraft.sqcontracts.contracts.ShipCaptureContract;
import com.starquestminecraft.sqcontracts.database.ContractPlayerData;
import com.starquestminecraft.sqcontracts.util.StationUtils;

public class CaptureContractGenerator {

	public static ShipCaptureContract generate(ContractPlayerData pData, Random generator, boolean blackMarket, String system){

		int level;
		if(blackMarket){
			level = pData.getBalanceInCurrency("infamy");
		} else {
			level = pData.getBalanceInCurrency("reputation");
		}

	//first get the number of ship classes to offer (1-4)
		int numClasses = (int) Math.round(FunctionRandomizer.randomModifierRange(3, generator, 2));

	//now get the number of ships to capture (1-15 ish)
		double numShipsBase = 0.04 * (level) + 1;
		double numShipsMod = FunctionRandomizer.randomModifierPercentage(numShipsBase, generator, 50);
		int numShipsFnl = (int) Math.round(numShipsMod);
		if(numShipsFnl < 1) numShipsFnl = 1;

	//for each class type, pick a class type based on their level
		ShipClassData[] data = new ShipClassData[numClasses];
		for(int i = 0; i < numClasses; i++){
			data[i] = FileDataHandler.pickRandomShipClass(pData, generator, blackMarket, data);
		}

	//get a price by averaging the kill values for each possible class
		int priceAll = 0;
		for(ShipClassData d : data){
			priceAll += d.getUnitPrice();
		}
		int priceAvg = priceAll / data.length;

		//randomize the price based on a range
		int priceFinal = 2 * numShipsFnl * (int) FunctionRandomizer.randomModifierPercentage(priceAvg, generator, 25);

	//finalize the craft types
		String[] types = new String[data.length];
		for(int i = 0; i < types.length; i++){
			types[i] = data[i].getType();
		}
	//get station
		String station = StationUtils.getRandomStation(generator, system);
		priceFinal *= StationUtils.getModifierForStation(station);
		if(priceFinal < 0) priceFinal *= -1;
	//done
		return new ShipCaptureContract(pData.getPlayer(), priceFinal, types, numShipsFnl, station , blackMarket);

	}

	private static HashMap<String, Integer> convert(Map<String, Object> map) {
        HashMap<String, Integer> ret = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
        for (String key : map.keySet()) {
            ret.put(key, (Integer) map.get(key));
        }
        return ret;
    }
}

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Business, Top Stories
Former Colonial Antique Mall undergoes rejuvenation
By Susan W. Murray
Roscoe-Woodstock Antique Mall
Ted London and Gay Stomberg, owners of the 22,000-square-foot Roscoe Antique Mall in South Beloit, Wisconsin, have more than doubled their floor space for antiques by expanding into Woodstock. On […]
Susan W. Murray
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
'We need kids in school': Assessment scores show effects of pandemic-related absences from classrooms
When scores from last spring's Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing came in, the drop in reading and math among elementary…
Keefe points in new direction: Long-independent real estate brokerage joins Compass
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Ștanivka (în ) este un sat în comuna Voronivka din raionul Bilopillea, regiunea Sumî, Ucraina.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației localității Ștanivka era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de rusă (%).

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The statistic presents the operating earnings of MetLife in 2018, by segment. The operating earnings from the U.S. segment amounted to 2.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2018.
Everything On "MetLife" in One Document: Edited and Divided into Handy Chapters. Including Detailed References.
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This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Greenland, Arctic, and Antarctic sea ice acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) narrow-swath instrumentation. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
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Thursday, 21 January 2021 - GMT | - Local
Welcome to Lanseria International Airport, Gauteng, South Africa
About Lanseria
History of the Airport
Parking and Drop & Go
Restaurants & Shopping Facilities
Taxi's and Transfers
Aviation Info
Fixed Base Operations
Sales and Maintenance
Freight Handlers
Training Department
Airport Charges
Airport Technical Data
Emergency and Medical Services
Incident & Hazardous Reporting
Confidential Hazard Report
Working to be at the heart of our community.
We have a strong sense of community responsibility and believe we are who we are because of the community that surrounds us. We have developed a strong programme of community investment and play an active role in developing the communities that surround us. Our focus is primarily on health care and education with infrastructure development as the main driver.
Education programs.
Our aim is to invest in young people and we believe that a good and firm foundation is needed for the future leaders and workforce that will take the country forward. Thus we have invested a sizeable amount of funds in early childhood development programs (ECD) and primary schools.
Rainbow ECD.
Rainbow ECD is located in the Malatjie informal settlement and takes care of sixty children from the settlement. The children that come to this ECD have parents that are either unemployed or employed in low paying jobs and some do not have access to adequate nutrition. As part of the upliftment program we decided to provide a nutrition program in the form of groceries that are bought for the crèche and we ensure that the food delivered is wholesome and has nutritional value to aid the children's growth. Food deliveries are done as and when the crèche supplies are low. This project has been ongoing for a year and we look forward to continuing it for the next coming year.
We are also building a three roomed Wendy house which will house a kitchen, office and a sick bay. We hope this infrastructure will go a long way in making the learning environment more conducive for the children.
Tirisano Mmogo Primary School
Tirisano Mmogo is located in Cosmo City and has over 1600 learners. The school was in need of a perimeter wall to protect the school grounds and property from vandalism. We decided to contribute towards building the perimeter wall to make the school more secure for the learners.
Blair Athol Primary School.
Blair Athol Primary School is located on a plot outside the airport and has over 1200 learners. Most of the learners come from the informal settlements in the area e.g. Malatjie, Joe Slovo etc. This school has seen poor academic results over the years and some of the contributing factors have been the state that the school facilities were in. School buildings were becoming mouldy due to rain water collecting in the school grounds as there was no drainage system. There was a dangerous embankment which became a danger to the school children when the rainy season started and in general the school grounds became muddy when the rainy season was in progress. We partnered with SAME Foundation and started off by constructing a drainage system which has collected all the water from the classrooms and diverted it to water plants where it was needed. The new drainage system has eradicated the mould that was becoming a health hazard to the students. We then went into the next phase of securing the embankment by building a retaining wall to make the area safe for the school children and rounded off by paving the school yard making it safer and cleaner for the students. Blair Athol is now a far cry from what it used to be and we continue in our quest to make the school environment more conducive to learning for the students in an effort to raise the pass mark.
Mobsie Play school.
Mobsie Play School is the new kid on the block ECD that is revolutionizing ECD learning in the townships. This play school equips children with skills that assist them with transitioning from crèche to primary school with ease, their curriculum is tried and tested and boasts of many successes. The founder has a dream of providing children from townships with the kind of education that is offered in the suburbs at a minimal cost. They have a plan to expand to all townships in South Africa. We looked at this model and felt that we wanted to help bring the best education to the children's door step, rather than to travel across suburbs to find it. We provided Mobsie with funding to establish a crèche in Cosmo city and provided all learning aids needed for the crèche to function fully.
Refilwe Bophelo Clinic
Refilwe Bophelo clinic is the brain child of a retired nurse who realized the need for health care in the Lanseria area. She started a clinic and caters for people form Joe Slovo, Malatjie, Lion Park, Thabo Mbeki just to mention a few. The people that frequent the clinic are not able to pay for basic services but the nurse consulted and gave medication for free. We realised as the airport that the service she was offering was vital and people did not have to walk long distances to the nearest clinic which is located in Cosmo City, we decided to partner with Refilwe Bophelo and provide medical supplies that are used to treat people that come to the clinic.
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James Kirby (Axel Green) was up before the college Principle for misbehaviour, this earned his a good spanking but the note he was given to take home would lead to further punishment. First his Step Uncle was to find out he'd been in trouble and then his Step Dad too! The old saying 'won't sit down for a week' came to apply perfectly in the telling if this lads sorry saga. Three bare bottom spankings in one day is not just unlucky, its a bad boys life style catastrophe!


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Der Weiler Wieslauterhof befindet sich ungefähr in der Mitte zwischen Hinterweidenthal und Merzalben im oberen Wieslautergrund, einem Seitental des Zieglertals nahe dem angeblichen Wieslauter-Ursprung.

Geschichte
1718 bat Lorenz Siegenthaler den Gräfensteiner Amtmann Faber, im oberen Wieslautergrund, oberhalb des Kumpfwooges und gegen den Schlosswald hin, einen Erblehenshof anlegen zu dürfen. Nachdem einige Probleme in den Familienverhältnissen des Bittstellers geklärt wurden, d. h. die gesamte Familie zum katholischen Glauben konvertiert war, stand der Gründung des Wieslauterhofes bzw. Wäschlauterhofes nichts mehr im Wege.

Alle Quellen und Akten, die die Zeit bis 1744 dokumentieren, sind im Zweiten Weltkrieg vernichtet worden. Die folgenden 256 Jahre aber sind bis heute gut dokumentiert und erzählen von der Geschichte des Pfälzerwaldes und seiner Bewohner.

Bis zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts bewirtschafteten Bauernfamilien das Zieglertal. Die vielen noch heute im Tal vorhandenen Weiher waren bedeutend für die Bewässerung der Wiesen. Im Laufe der Zeit kam es zu einer immer stärkeren Zerstückelung des Wieslauterhofes. Das Gut spielte aber weiterhin eine gewichtige Rolle in der Geschichte der Region: "Von den insgesamt 672 Einwohnern der Gemeinde Merzalben lebten 37 im Jahre 1833 auf dem Wieslauterhof. Davon waren 18 katholisch und 19 protestantisch. Vier Buben und zwei Mädchen besuchten die Volksschule in Merzalben. Der Weg zur Schule war gut und erforderte einen Fußmarsch von einer Dreiviertelstunde" (Gemeindestatistik der Volksschule zu Merzalben 1833, Gemeindearchiv Merzalben). Der letzte Privatbesitzer war die Familie Rebholz, die das Gut am 22. Oktober 1900 an den bayrischen Staat verkaufte. 1907 wurden alle Gebäude bis auf das am besten erhaltene abgerissen.

Im Jahr 2010 wurde der Hof mit Unterstützung durch das Land Rheinland-Pfalz von Grund auf saniert, bzw. restauriert. Das Gebäude soll die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen vergangener Zeit- und Kulturepochen dokumentieren. Für den Erhalt des Hofes wurden 2010 ca. 105.000 Euro durch die Denkmalschutzbehörde ausgegeben. Das Objekt liegt aber in der Kernzone Quellgebiet der Wieslauter des Biosphärenreservats Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord mit der Folge, dass ein sogenanntes Wegegebot herrscht und die zum Wieslauterhof ausgewiesenen Wege nicht verlassen werden dürfen. Auch ein Betreten des Gebäudes zur genaueren Erkundung der "Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen" ist nicht gestattet – die Außenflächen der renovierten Anlage müssen im Naturzustand belassen werden.

Dies rief den Bund der Steuerzahler auf den Plan der das Projekt als Musterbeispiel für Steuerverschwendung in sein Schwarzbuch 2011 aufgenommen hat.

Seit der Renovierung wird über eine mögliche Nutzung des Wieslauterhofs auf politischer Ebene diskutiert, eine Lösung ist bisher nicht in Sicht. Zusätzlich zur schlechten Erreichbarkeit wird die Nutzung dadurch erschwert, dass der Hof auch nach der Renovierung weder über Strom- noch Wasseranschluss verfügt.

Weblinks
 Bild vom Wieslauterhof

Quellen
 Gemeindestatistik der Volksschule zu Merzalben 1833 Gemeindearchiv Merzalben

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Landkreis Südwestpfalz
Merzalben
Bauwerk im Pfälzerwald
Bauwerk im Landkreis Südwestpfalz
Kulturdenkmal im Landkreis Südwestpfalz
Denkmalzone (Rheinland-Pfalz)


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How to Stay Connected amid Covid, Wildfires? DirectLink Says, 'Bingo'
June 3, 2021 Tyler Francke Community, Coronavirus, Events, News, Sponsored
For major promotions that DirectLink hosts — like the popular pattern Bingo game the local telecommunications provider offered last fall — a lot more time, resources and planning goes into it than you might realize.
But even they were not prepared for what Mother Nature had in store when the game kicked off on Sept. 1, 2020.
DirectLink Marketing Assistant Michelle Davis, who led the team that coordinated the promotion last year, thought she knew what she was getting into.
The logistics of mailing Bingo cards to more than 8,500 members across the Canby area — and fairly communicating the call of numbers across a period of 11 weeks or more — is no joke.
"Of course, we didn't think of the logistics of a natural disaster," she quipped. "But we just didn't let the ball drop. That was never an option."
DirectLink's pattern Bingo differs from the traditional game in a few key ways: mainly, its scale and calling the numbers via Facebook rather than having players centralized in one location.
Pattern Bingo calls on players to form certain patterns — in this case, the letters "E" and "Z," or the shape of a television — rather than the more common vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines. There was also a grand prize for the first player to "blackout" their card (i.e., mark every square).
The game was barely a week and a half old when historically devastating wildfires first broke out on Labor Day and began rolling across the area. The skies turned orange; then, red; then, black. Thousands of Clackamas Countians were evacuated from their homes — while thousands more voluntarily left in search of cleaner air.
Many on the DirectLink team, including those responsible for Bingo, were impacted.
"It was an interesting situation as the smoke and everything blanketed the entire city," recalled Marketing Specialist Conner Williams. "We were all trying to coordinate work and family issues. I even had family in Molalla that had to evacuate and come stay with me for a few days."
Through it all, DirectLink kept up the daily call of numbers, which were shared on the co-op's website and social media. Members could also phone in or even drive by the main office on Southeast 2nd Avenue, where the latest numbers were posted in the lobby window each day.
For many members playing along at home (or their evacuation site of choice), it was one small anchor point of normalcy amid the unprecedented craziness.
"Doing the daily videos on Facebook allowed us to keep the competition going despite the wildfires," Williams said. "We kept it going, and for us, I think it was really just a way we felt that we could be there for our members."
Before the wildfires broke out, the team had made a point to include "tech tips" and other fun and useful information in their daily broadcasts. After Labor Day, they increasingly included the latest wildfire information, evacuation maps and other resources.
"We like to think we don't just connect the community; we connect with the community," Williams explained. "That was the whole point of doing the videos live, sharing tips and important information along with doing the game."
Residents seemed to respond well to the promotion — with high levels of engagement on DirectLink's website and social media, including during the wildfire evacuations — and numerous positive comments on the team's daily videos.
The marketing team's loosely scripted, educational and down-to-earth style of presenting resonated with the members — while also offering a peek behind the DirectLink curtain at some of the staff who work hard to provide critical technology services to the Canby area.
"I knew the impact it has on the community — how fun and how engaging it was even before the pandemic," Davis said. "But we really saw that increase exponentially during Covid and the fires, where we're all playing the same game in the same community even when we can't be together in the normal ways."
It was for that reason that Davis jumped on the chance to coordinate the event (because of the heavy lift, DirectLink typically does the game only about once every three or four years) when Marketing Manager Amy Russ floated the idea in the early days of the pandemic.
"I was like, 'Yes, let's make this happen,'" Davis recalled. "I know this community. I've lived here since 1984. And to lose connection with our members — it was difficult for us. This was a way to reconnect with them even if it was through a screen."
The initiative proved so popular that DirectLink employees started their own internal game, that ran concurrently with the one community members were playing.
"So we had a lot of Bingo numbers being called," Russ said with a laugh.
Marketing Generalist Charlie Mouy did not expect the promotion to have the response that it did.
"I was surprised at the level of engagement with the program," he admitted. "It seemed like if we were even a few minutes late with the numbers, we would have members calling — in a friendly way — to make sure we were going to do it. It was just so awesome to hear from people."
The promotion received national attention earlier this year, with recognition from the National Cable Television Cooperative, which included a live presentation by a DirectLink marketing team member to share the Bingo event and its positive impact on the Canby community for NCTC members across the country.
DirectLink has maintained contact with its members in other ways amid the pandemic, including continuing its popular monthly gift card giveaway for members who pay their bills on time (now in its 18th year) and collaborating with the city to bring wireless internet to three local parks.
The co-op expects to announce other fun promotions and events this summer, depending on changing guidance and restrictions related to the pandemic. Stay tuned to DirectLink online at directlink.coop.
Cover photo by Abbey Hendrickson, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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When the Hard Rock Casino needed dozens of chrome guitars, they contacted Cosmichrome. Cosmichrome allows you to apply a chrome like finish to nearly any object and guitars are perfect for it. Because Cosmichrome is sprayed on in a paint booth it can be applied to nearly anything you can paint. Commonly called spray chrome, Cosmichrome is the only finish of its kind guaranteed not to turn yellow from sun exposure. This project is for the Hard Rock Casino. They look incredible.
These guitars made of wood. They were coated by http://coatofchrome.com for installation at the Hard Rock Casino. Don Pirre at Coat of Chrome has more than 15 years of spray chrome expertise.


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Stuart McGhee
s.mcghee@pumpcourtchambers.com
LLM (Dunelm)
Instructing Stuart McGhee
Called to the Bar in 2000 Stuart specialises in the financial aspects of family law. He is frequently instructed by specialist divorce solicitors and divorcing direct access clients to represent and advise regarding financial disputes following the breakdown of marriage / civil partnerships and cohabitation, as well as by separating couples involved in disputes concerning children.
Stuart is able to offer expert advice on the full range of financial aspects arising on separation and provide representation at hearings, arbitrations and mediations as well as offering a "second opinion" service on matters of appeal and case progression.
Stuart is frequently instructed in financial matters following the breakdown of relationships with unusual features and across the spectrum of asset profiles from modest asset cases to dealing with high-net-worth clients. Stuart has experience in dealing with cases involving complex financial structures through Trusts and investments, including family-based arrangements and matters involving third party interests and foreign property.
Instructions are regularly received on interim applications in dealing with preservation of assets and matters of legal funding orders and disclosure, whilst at all times remaining mindful of the appropriate case strategy in dealing with a final hearing.
Stuart also receives instructions to advise in writing or in conference on current matters and on prospects of Appeal and variation or enforcement of Orders. Enforcement of financial orders is an area of particular interest and Stuart is regularly consulted where a resistant party is failing to comply and a robust approach is required.
Stuart's extensive experience has included him being involved in matters involving complex Film Investments, property portfolios where third party interests are not immediately obvious nor accepted, farming cases, and he has a grounded experience in dealing with cases involving relevant non-financial aspects, including adult children under a disability, parties with disabilities or reduced life expectancy, addictions and other mental health issues.
Stuart's cases are regularly heard by District Judges of the Family Court, although he also has experience of matters in the High Court, as well as having appeared in the Court of Appeal.
G v G (2020)
Variation of maintenance
P v P (2020)
(Appeal) Enforcement of Final Order
O v O (2019)
Foreign Property Dispute (Nigeria)
L v L (2018)
Enforcement & Significant Delay
F v F (2007)
Farming & inherited wealth
Stuart is instructed in private law children disputes that are bought under Schedule I in seeking financial provision, as well as matters concerning the time children may spend between their parents. Cases involving parental alienation or allegations of such are of particular interest, and the appropriate experts being instructed at an early stage being of key importance, is central to his approach in ensuring the case is well prepared for a final hearing, and is an aspect he is able to offer advice and guidance throughout the process.
Prospects of an appeal and variation of orders are also areas in which Stuart has an established expertise.
Re A (a child)
Re. G [2020]
Contact with overseas parent
Re. B [2019]
Contact & alcoholic parent
C v C [2017]
Schedule I
D v R (2014)
CSA & Schedule I
R v B [2013]
Financial Remedies and Contact, combined hearing
Family Finance Seminar - Poole
Revisiting a Final Order


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Storyboard18
How Shark Tank India gave startup brand TeaFit its biggest marketing lift
Jyoti Bharadwaj, founder of homegrown beverage brand TeaFit, shares lessons picked from Shark Tank, what's next for the brand, and more
By Priyanka Nair
Updated: Jan 27, 2023 02:24:16 PM IST
Post the Shark Tank fame, TeaFit has already accelerated its product launches and distribution strategies. Image: Jyoti Bharadwaj with her sons Arastu and Agastya Priyedarshi
Mumbai-based entrepreneur and founder of homegrown beverage brand TeaFit, Jyoti Bharadwaj, took her sons Arastu and Agastya Priyedarshi to address her pitch in Shark Tank India Season 2. In this reality television show, aspiring entrepreneurs from different corners of the country pitch their business models to a panel of investors and persuade them to invest money in their idea. This year's Shark Tank India judges include - boAt's Aman Gupta, Shaadi.Com's Anupam Mittal, Sugar Cosmetics' Vineeta Singh, Encure's Namita Thapar, Lenskart's Peyush Bansal, and CarDekho Group's Amit Jain. Bharadwaj hit a six when her sons opened the pitch presentation for her. She managed to crack a deal for her startup for an investment of Rs 50 lakhs for 8% of equity at a valuation of Rs 6.5 crores.
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Founded in 2021, TeaFit is a zero-sugar beverage. Post the Shark Tank fame, the brand has already accelerated its product launches and distribution strategies. In conversation with Storyboard18, Bharadwaj shares lessons picked from Shark Tank, what's next for the brand, and more.
Q. Why did you decide to go with your pitch on Shark Tank?
We are a consumer-facing brand. We are also a bootstrapped company. Our challenge has been brand discovery, inducing trials, building credibility around the brand, and reaching to wider regions without having the financial muscle to amp this up. We thought a show like Shark Tank, which has a mass audience, can help us create an overnight jump in the areas where we needed support. Of course, getting the right kind of investment was also a key reason to do it. However, the focus was to take TeaFit nationally. Also, if you get the backing from any of the Sharks that brings in a ton of credibility to brands like ours.
Q. What does being on a reality show like Shark Tank do to businesses like TeaFit?
A platform like Shark Tank gives immense opportunities for brands at my life stage, which has just hit the shelves but there isn't enough awareness built around it. Since the episode went live, I have traveled quite a bit. A lot of people, especially women, came to chat with me. It would have taken years for me to reach at this level. For brands like ours, it's a shot in the arm to appear in a show like Shark Tank.
Also read: Media Mavens: Work-life balance is passé, what one does today is work-life integration, says Carat India's Anita Kotwani
Q. Post your appearance in the show, how has it helped you as an entrepreneur and your brand?
As an entrepreneur, it has taught me that if you stay in the game for long, seminal moments like this will come and change the course of your trajectory in ways you didn't imagine. It could be making small progress every day. But it will propel you into a different stratosphere whenever pivotal moments come in your journey. When you are factoring in and creating your business plans you think of things that are predictable and variables that are under control, but that's not always the case. In a sense, opportunities like this just instill the fact that miracles do happen.
Q. Any tips for young and emerging brands who want to be a part of a show like Shark Tank?
If you are a consumer brand, you should give it a shot. You should have a solid story about what you are building. A lot of times entrepreneurs get carried away with the how(s) of everyday things of business and don't focus on the why(s). These are self-contemplated questions that you need to chew on and then bounce off to your team. Keep your story simple. That's about it.
Also read: Stay humble, stay resilient, never give up: Sakshi Chopra of Sequoia India shares mantra for young women entrepreneurs
Q. Do you consider this opportunity the biggest marketing lift for TeaFit?
I absolutely without a shed of a doubt agree with that. Let me give you an example, I was recently in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, and people knew about my brand and me. If I had to do this by myself, I would have needed years of perseverance and spending, along with a deeper distribution network.
Q. What's next for brand TeaFit?
We are committed to making beverages that are rooted in Indian ingredients and heritage. We are formally launching the unsweetened pre-mixes that took us nine months to put together. It was a difficult product line to develop in the absence of sugar. In most pre-mixes, there is 60% of sugar. Once you remove that, adding volume was a challenge. A lot of science went in there and a lot of alterations happened along the way. We are scaling up distribution wise too. We also exploring export opportunities. However, we want to grow sustainably in our phase.
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Rumor Telltales Batman Guardians Of Galaxy May Be Switch Bound
[Rumor] Telltales Batman, Guardians of the Galaxy May be Switch Bound
By: Robert Grosso
Telltale Games' titles may be coming to the Nintendo Switch.
According to Gamespot, Nintendo Switch versions of Telltale Games' Batman and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy series may both be coming soon, according to a potential leak.
The leak in question stems from two web listings for physical copies of the games, one from the UK Site 365 Games, the other from the Russian website GameBuy. Both titles are listed as physical copies as well.
Gamespot tried to contact Telltale Games regarding the rumor, but a representative for the company stated, "Guardians of the Galaxy is slated to premiere digitally in 2017 on consoles, PC, and mobile devices." Specific devices were not mentioned, however, so it is possible that the Nintendo Switch is included in the "on consoles" bit.
Batman: The Telltale Series was released episodically last year, a review of the whole first season can be found here on TechRaptor by Samuel Guglielmo. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is scheduled for its first episode to be released this Spring, along with the acclaimed The Walking Dead series. Currently, The Walking Dead is in its third season, with two episodes already released at this time.
Stay tuned to TechRaptor for more information as this story updates.
The Telltale Games are a good fit for the on the go style of the Nintendo Switch. Having Batman and Guardians of the Galaxy ported to the system is also a no-brainer, adding more titles to the Switch's growing lineup of games this year. I am hoping the rumor is true, as both games would certainly bring in a lot of players to the Switch. This may also explain why Batman doesn't allow streaming through Crowd Play as well, although that is just speculation at this time.
Curiously, I am surprised The Walking Dead is not getting the same treatment, however, if the rumor is true. Perhaps Telltale has something special planned for The Walking Dead on the Switch, or perhaps the content is too graphic for Nintendo to consider. In the end, nothing is confirmed until Telltale Games says something about this, so we shall see what happens next.
What are your thoughts, though? Leave your comments below.
Robert Grosso
A game playing, college teaching scholar who happens to write some articles every so often. Enjoys penning long-form articles that few probably read. Love the art of gaming, preservation, collecting and RPGs. Have worked as a journalist, critic, educator and blogger for over ten years now, with articles published (as user editorials) on Game Revolution and Giant Bomb as well as a contributor for the websites Angry Bananas and Blistered Thumbs. Now making TechRaptor my home.