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Sony STRDA2400ES
Everything you ever wanted in an A/V receiver.
Campbell Simpson
Powerful outputs, 1080p up-scaling, great colour reproduction
Complicated, set up may take some time
If you've got an extensive home theatre setup, the STRDA2400ES is more than capable of connecting it all together and powering all but the hungriest speaker systems.
$ 1,499.00 (AUD)
Sony's line-up of A/V receivers has been bolstered by the STRDA2400ES, which offers 100 Watts of power through seven channels as well as a full range of video switching and up-scaling. It'll do almost everything you could wish for, but might prove to be a difficult beast to set up if you have a lot of equipment.
It's certainly an imposing device. The fascia houses a large number of dials, switches and buttons, as well as a removable panel for connecting portable A/V devices. As usual, the volume control is the largest dial and moves perfectly smoothly. All the simplest functions of the receiver can be accessed from these controls, but if you want more complex functionality you'll have to use one of the system's remotes. That's right — it has two.
We were hoping that the remotes would have different functions, but it seems that's not the case. The smaller remote is more for convenience's sake, with input and volume buttons as well as a navigation pad. The larger remote includes these features as well as a variety of sound equalisation and alteration keys. You might find having two remotes useful — even if it is just to compete over the volume — but we found it slightly baffling.
When it comes to features, though, the STRDA2400ES is able to compete with the front-runners. A frankly ridiculous number of connections are on the rear of the unit: three component inputs and an output, four HDMI inputs and an output, five composite inputs and an output, a whopping 11 analog stereo audio inputs and five outputs, five digital audio inputs... The list really does go on and on. Put simply, if you've got any A/V device made in the last few decades it'll find a home at the back of the STRDA2400ES.
For actually switching and outputting all these ports and connections, there's the choice of composite, component or HDMI outputs; the HDMI port is able to up-scale all video sources to 1080p.
This up-scaling is of great quality, with DVD-quality sources exceptionally vivid and smoothly enhanced. Of course, up-scaling will never be as perfect as original HD content, but the STRDA2400ES makes the best use of any content so you don't have to rely on your television's in-built scalers.
The amplifier is able to output a more-than-adequate 100 Watts RMS to seven channels simultaneously, as well as offering a subwoofer pre-out. This is more than enough to power a full surround-sound home theatre set to painful levels and we couldn't detect any noticeable distortion when driving a set of M Series speakers from AAD.
Switching between inputs and modes was simple; with a little practice, controlling the unit will become second nature. If you have had any experience with home entertainment equipment you should be able to follow the basics without any major hiccups. If not, the two-inch-thick bundle of manuals included with the unit should come in handy.
If you've got a serious home entertainment setup — Full HD television, extended surround sound speaker system and any number of DVD, CD, BD or HD disc players — the STRDA2400ES will perform any task you ask of it with ease.
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That's what SFPD Officer Roger Morse wrote on Facebook the other day.
Officer Morse works out of the Bayview Station. It's a tough beat. But he's there by choice. He's there because he says he wants to help people.
Officer Morse' post is raw and emotional.
I'm sitting here watching a man slowly die with his family around him praying for a miracle that the trauma team knows will not come.
We are watching the numbers on all his machines count down as the plethora of drugs fail to keep him alive, a painful slow motion.
This is just one of the things I get paid to do, for I job I love doing.
You may hate me because you ran a stop sign and now have a ticket for a law I am paid very well to enforce, but understand that most of my job is pain and death and not to pick on somebody I don't even know.
I can tell you that my partner and I walked in on an 11-year-old who just hung himself from his bunk bed because his mom was mad at him.
My partner was amazing in trying to bring him back, but we could not.
We got back in our patrol car and handled calls until we were ordered to return to the station.
I will do the exact same after what I am doing right now.
I might even pull you over for something minor, like a brake light out.
This is not because I am tough, not because it doesn't bother me, not because I am a d–k cop, but rather it helps me move on from the trauma my brain has just gone through and the piece of soul that was ripped out.
So, next time you're stopped for "something stupid by an a–hole cop", know that she/he might have just come from holding the head up of a 13-year-old who was shot in the head and drowning in his own blood.
I'll continue to respond to the most dangerous areas and provide assistance as my job, my duty, my oath, my honor, and my integrity require.
I just want to give you a small understanding and insight.
I don't need this post filled with "I love yous" and such, it's not for that.
There are such strong feelings about police both pro and con.
And that's why I wanted to post what Officer Morse wrote.
I think it's important for people to see the side of police work that he's talking about.
My hope is that this will give people a better/different understanding of what police do on a daily basis.
As always I welcome your thoughts. Whether you agree or disagree.


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How I can now save document that is random returned to user to user entity? I even dont know where to start. Guess I need ID and that to save somehow it to field in user document

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In Full Access, François proves his hotness once again — not that I'd ever doubted it.
The second scene proved super-hot for me, and, yes, I have to admit I fell a little bit in love. The object of my affection is David Dirdam — he has the sexiest eyes (a cross between 'come hither' and 'who me?') I've seen in a while. Plus he has a foreskin that just won't quit. His co-star here is Charly Diaz, a yummy hairy-chested thing, who gets great treatment from Dirdam.
After I took a little breather, the next scene has Luke Hass and Brandon Monroe, two dark, lean guys who get down to business in the outdoors.
The last scene, however, has them returning. The disc also has trailers for other Titan films, all of which look just as yummy and, as always with the label, have just enough filthiness to make them interesting. There's also a Behind the Scenes featurette with Rush and Sagat.


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Do People Still Buy CDs?
By Brian Clark Last Updated: September 5, 2022
People still buy CDs, and the format is on the rise for the first time since the start of the millennium. While CDs are far from being the fastest-growing format of recorded music today (that title belongs to vinyl), many music collectors still buy CDs and there are plenty of new CD releases out.
In many ways, CDs are technically better than vinyl records. They have better sound quality, better stereo channel separation, and higher durability. However, CDs are less charming than vinyl and, for that reason, they are often considered the second-best option around for diehard music collectors.
It wasn't always like that, though: CDs used to be number one before sales took a heavy tumble at the start of the millennium.
According to Wired and Pitchfork magazine, CD sales dropped a whopping 97% between 2000 (their peak year) and 2020, going from an impressive $19.9 billion to a disappointing $483 million in just twenty years. From 2020 onwards, however, CD sales have been on the rise, proving that there's still a future for a format many (including Jme) considered to be dead.
So, are we witnessing a CD revival? And is there a place for CDs in our digitally-dominated music industry? Disappointingly enough, the short answer is… Kind of.
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According to the latest U.S. music sales database report published by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the sales volume for the CD format equaled 46.6 million, meaning that CDs sold more than vinyl records (with annual sales of just 39.7 million). Does this mean CDs have taken back their place as the number-one music format in the United States?
Well, not so fast. While CD sales grew by 47.7% in just one year, vinyl sales grew by a staggering 67.3% during the same period. When you add up the fact that vinyl-record sales have been growing steadily since 2007, it's easy to see why vinyl can still be considered the undisputed king of recorded music sales.
However, the future looks bright for the once-forgotten CD, as 2021 proved to be the year of transition during which CD sales started increasing for the first time since the start of the millennium. The RIAA isn't the only source pointing out a comeback of the CD: the trend is even more apparent in the music database and marketplace website Discogs.
While CDs remain the second best-selling format on Discogs, there's no denying that they're making a comeback. Discogs is one of the most popular music marketplace websites in the world and makes for a viable source for understanding the current value of the CD format. In other words, the Discogs sales numbers are a fine indicator of how music collectors are behaving in general.
In this report, the people at Discogs asserted the comeback of the CD and backed their opinion with some cold hard facts. The number of CDs listed for sale on the platform has been growing steadily for the past few years, going from less than 5 million in 2017 to close to 15 million in 2022 (an increase of more than 450%).
During the same period, the number of CD sales registered at Discogs also grew impressively, going from less than 2 million in 2017 to just under 4 million at the end of 2021. The 208% increase reported by the music marketplace website is expected to continue in 2022, even though such data is still not available.
It looks like both old and new music fans are interested in adding up new CDs to their collections. However, it's still too early to say whether the recent spike in CD sales is going to continue throughout the following decade (just like vinyl), or will make for a temporary phenomenon – perhaps being a mere consequence of the record music sales registered at the height of the pandemic.
For now, the big picture still seems to show that the popularity of the CD is not up to the popularity of the vinyl record and that the format will probably never return to its pre-21st-century levels of traction.
There are two major phenomena responsible for the downfall of the CD format. The most significant is the democratization of the digital audio file, made widely available at the start of the millennium. The second is the rise in popularity of the vinyl record, once deemed obsolete by the music industry.
CD music sales were worth almost $20 billion in 2000, the year when it first became common to illegally download music from the Internet. Downloading music from Napster for free was so commonplace that, decades after its disappearance, outlets such as The Guardian still blame it for nearly destroying the music industry.
Napster started getting some serious hate in 2001 and eventually disappeared, giving way to a myriad of music torrent websites and specialized blogs distributing CD rips for free through file-hosting websites such as Rapidshare and Mediafire. Hence began the downfall of the CD: why pay for a physical object when you can get the same high-quality music for the price of nothing?
The one obstacle to downloading music from the Internet was the backlash against piracy, which sometimes made it hard for people to find the songs they were looking for. But as soon as audio-file downloading started getting inconvenient, music streaming websites appeared and changed the game.
Going back to the most recent RIAA numbers, it's worth noting that download sales equaled 209.3 million, overshadowing the 46.6 million CD sales registered during the same period.
Casual music listeners are all about streaming now, but music collectors still like to buy physical copies of their favorite albums. Sadly for the CD, however, the 21st century was the century of the vinyl comeback. Outlets such as GQ complained about hipsters boosting vinyl sales in 2016, but one thing's for sure: the trend hasn't gone away, and vinyl sales have increased every year since that article was released.
Yes, people still buy CDs, and CD sales have been on the rise for the first time since the start of the 21st century. However, only time will tell if CDs will make a vinyl-like comeback, or if their boost in popularity is nothing but a post-pandemic fad.
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• At 8:24 a.m. on March 18, a stolen 2018 Ford Focus belonging to a car rental business on Rombach Avenue was recovered and returned. The report indicates two syringes were discovered in the vehicle. Two Wilmington males, ages 33 and 34, are listed as suspects.
• At 5:02 p.m. on March 19, police received a report of several items missing from a shed at an East Short Street residence. According to the report, the lock was apparently cut off and also taken. Items reported stolen included a red Tour de France road bike, a yellow and black DeWalt tool box containing assorted tools, extension cords, two new gardening tool sets in leather pouches, and a black and orange BMX type bike.
• Police arrested a 27-year-old male for allegedly violating a protection order, obstructing official business, and resisting arrest after responding to the 1-99 block of Gallup Street at 8:14 p.m. on March 20. According to the report, the suspect led officers on a foot pursuit before being apprehended.
• At 1:35 p.m. on March 21, a 44-year-old male reported $600 was missing from his wallet which was in his truck. He advised the only other person who used the truck recently and knew the wallet was there was a 42-year-old male. The suspect denied taking the money and stated the caller left their truck unlocked. No charges were placed on the suspect due to insufficient evidence.
• At 4:36 p.m. on March 21, two juvenile males were arrested and charged with alleged theft and obstructing official business after a shoplifting incident at a Progress Way store. Both males were transported to the Greene County Juvenile Detention Center.
• Police arrested two females, ages 18 and 42, after responding to a reported shoplifting at a Rombach Avenue store at 6:09 p.m. on March 21. The 18-year-old was charged with alleged menacing and theft, and the 42-year-old was charged with alleged menacing and complicity. A 30-year-old Hillsboro female is listed as the victim.
• At noon on March 22, a store on East Main Street called and advised a male with an orange hat came in and concealed a package of cookies and walked out as they were confronting him. Officers were told the suspect has been in daily and believes he has been stealing the cookies each day.
• A 52-year-old male is suspected of taking multiple items from the homeless shelter on Gallup Street at 11:48 a.m. on March 22. According to the report, authorities were told the items taken were not items they gave out but were locked up. Officers were told they just wanted their items returned, but if the suspect refused, they wanted them barred from the property.
• At 1:03 p.m. on March 22, a 52-year-old male reported his Fender Classic guitar was stolen from his residence at the 100 block of West Sugartree Street. The victim advised he believed it was his girlfriend's son, a 35-year-old male. According to the report, the guitar was located at a local pawn shop. The girlfriend advised her son admitted to taking the guitar. The victim was unsure if he wished to pursue charges at the time.
• At 3:32 p.m. on March 22, a 54-year-old female advised her juvenile son was punched in the face by a 19-year-old male at the high school on Richardson Place.
• Police arrested two Sabina subjects — a 34-year-old female and a 23-year-old male — and charged each with one count of alleged theft after responding to a shoplifting report at a Progress Way store at 5:13 p.m. on March 22. According to the report, the stolen items included assorted cosmetic items, wooden letters, and shoelaces, insoles and polish.
• At 6:19 p.m. on March 22, a 29-year old male was arrested for alleged domestic violence after police responded to a report of domestic assault at the 1600 block of Lakewood Drive.
• A 35-year-old male reported his apartment unit's electric meter appeared to be stolen at the 400 block of Douglas Street at 8:24 a.m. on March 23.
• Police arrested a 32-year-old female for alleged theft after responding to a shoplifting report at 8:49 p.m. on March 23 at a Progress Way store. According to the report, the suspect allegedly stole $39.88 worth of various merchandise.
• A 26-year-old male was arrested for alleged persistent disorderly conduct, obstructing official business, and disorderly conduct at an emergency facility after police responded to a reported disorderly subject at the 700 Bernice Street at 1:01 a.m. on March 24.
• At 9:27 a.m. on March 24, a 61-year-old female reported her forest green wicker basket was stolen from the front porch of her residence at the 500 block of North South Street.
• At 10:46 a.m. on March 24, a 44-year-old male reported assorted painting and drywall tools was stolen from his residence at the 500 block of North Mulberry Street.
• At 12:23 p.m. on March 24, a 75-year-old male reported a liquid propane tank from his camper at this residence at the 200 block of North South Street.


It takes all types to make a world, and thankfully, so much of what makes us interesting is in our individuality and personality. We all know people who "act" differently —people who have strange habits, or do things that might be considered nutty — are quirky and unique.
For the quirky zodiac signs in astrology, this personality trait sets them up against the rest of the mob. As an individual, if you're quirky, then you are remembered. It may not always be for good, but as they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity.
When we think of quirky people, we think of artists, eccentrics, millionaires. We think of oddball outfits and twitchy moves. That person who only eats white foods? Quirky. That person who absolutely refuses to do certain things, like brush their teeth? Quirky. And, of course, there's that person who must insist on bottled hydrangea water, herbed soap and no helmet for space travel — quirky, quirky, quirky.
What makes a person quirky is also what makes them stand out as an individual. Being quirky is nature's way of letting us know who among us is a true weirdo, and we all love an honest to goodness, true weirdo.
Scorpio is just naturally quirky, and often times that's exactly where they end up professionally — taking on jobs that require eccentricity and oddball decisions, like being a professional dom, or walking around on Easter Sunday in a latex asphyxiation outfit.
Believe it or not, they aren't this quirky for attention; it's natural. They will sleep in that latex outfit, though they may film it for use at a later date.
Never one to hold back, Aries will be the first one on the quirky list. They can't help being odd, nor do they ever want to help it. When Aries is quirky, it shows up as brilliant, exceptional, maybe even rude, but always top notch and excellent.
Yes, they may make a lot of silly faces while they present to you something amazing, but, hey, you'll be so knocked out with what they come up with that you won't mind.
Leo is a grand quirk master... as long as you're paying attention. While they can be looney and humorous, which could lead you to think they're a bit quirky, the real quirk occurs because they think quirkiness is a cool trait to have.
It's also because they want you to think they're cool, and they'll put on the eccentric routine. They just want the attention badly enough.
Here we have a sign that is both very social and very anti-social at once. They want to talk with you, but they don't.
How this brings out their quirks is in the extent Gemini will go through to avoid having anything to do with you. Out of nowhere, they'll simply just walk away, mid-sentence. Gemini expresses their quirky side by acting in terribly anti-social ways, just at the moment they want to be social.
Stand out of the way, Taurus is in town! And that means whatever they want, they get, and they get it by being so dang weird that you'll be sold, no matter what they're selling.
Taurus is excitable, and excitable people tend to jump up and down a lot. Count on this sign for physical displays of quirkiness, and much jumping up and down.
Ah, Sagittarius. The idiot of the signs. Well... not really. But the thing about Sagittarius is that they are so weird that you can't really tell if they're quirky, or if they're just insane. Sagittarius is the one who shows up to your non-costumed dinner party wearing the bunny suit. They just get it wrong time and time again.
But getting it wrong is also part of their quirked-out arsenal of actions. When they're not wrinkling their noses or biting their nails to the bloody stump, you can find them licking the walls to see if they taste better than the words in a book. Hmm... quirky.


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Can a car change a town? asks Renault in their latest ad campaign for the Megane. The campaign, called 'The Mégane Experiment', features a film of an actor named 'Claude' who goes to Gisburn, Lancashire where there are no Méganes. He convinces villagers he is a 'joie de vivre' expert from Menton, France, where there are many.
And if you head over to www.themeganeexperiment.com you can check out the differences between Gisburn and Menton including Menton having been the location of a James Bond film and having no rich tea fans whilst Gisburn with no Bond film has 40% of its residents munching on the boring biscuits. You can also check out your own towns 'Vivre' rating and of course, book a test drive.


Dr. S. K. Tiwari also announced that during 2014-15, financial assistance for mobile health clinic has been discontinued by Directorate of Health, Govt of NCT of Delhi. However considering the noble nature of the project all point of service recipients of mobile health clinic ( JJ Clusters) were informed that they can avail free medical advice from Dr. Tiwari free of cost on Sundays. This was appreciated by all GBM members who attended the GBM.
Mr. Praveen Sharma Vice President informed the house that we have been facing acute financial crunch due to Delayed release of funds for our Gender resource centre at Mandavli and GRC Extension centre at Chanakyapuri Delhi. Mr. Sharma informed the house that this project is highly beneficial to the needy people of JJ clusters and funds should be made available from our own resources to carry out the project. This was strongly supported by Ms. Savitri Devi Secretary and Treasure Dr. Surjeet Singh and the proposal was approved by all present.
Arguably this is the socially one of the most important and difficult project Krishna Foundation has ever undertaken. This project was first awarded to us in 2008 and due to the whole-Hearted support from Governing body under the leadership of Dr.S.K.Tiwari our organization stood among top performers in its class during Annual evaluation form Delhi state Aids Control Society. In current year the rate of HIV Positive target population has substantially come down (in the year 2014-2015) to about 0.08% due to our effective Needle Syringe Exchange programme and other support services at our Drop in Centre. In 2008 HIV prevalence rate in our area was about 39% which was highest in Delhi.
We are pleased to inform all that Krishna Foundation Extension centre at Chanakyapuri New Delhi achieved 100% targets in all most all the area's as provided by Mission Convergence during financial year 2014-2015. This project was awarded to us after intense evaluation of our organization through empanelment through Accreditation exercise by Mission Convergence, Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
We are functioning from allotted government accommodation at Bapu Dham to operate GRC-SK – Extension centre at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. We have taken rented place at Sanjay camp JJ cluster to run NFE/remedial/adult classes in order to provide better access to vulnerable community.


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Some moms — and a few dads, too — will do almost anything observe their marriage-age offspring subside, regardless if it means supposed where mothers typically should never run — online and into their children's submitted matchmaking pages.
"It's just like outsourcing your online matchmaking to your mom," mentioned Kevin Leland, chief executive of TheJMom.com, a Jewish matchmaking website plus one of several sites that have arisen to focus on parents, some with an increase of revenue than patience, who wish to note that best match produced.
Some Korean-American mom exactly who declare that it really is their own prerogative, or at least it ought to be, to get issued just the right of earliest refusal on the children's marital decisions, are known to bing search the world wide web for friends on internet like Duo. Duo are a normal matchmaking provider located in South Korea which also features a site designed to appeal to the hopes and ideals for the mothers initial additionally the children second. Some 80 per cent associated with site's consumers were moms inquiring for their own sons, in accordance with Julia Lee, who Duo identifies as a couples coordinator. Typically, she said, "the mothers buy the service and provide all of them as a surprise gifts when it comes down to kids." That surprise involves filling in a 160-question research of a candidate's faculties, and is after that registered into the business's coordinating system.
With Duo, where annual costs can range from $2,000 to $5,000, and include seven to nine introductions, parents track the dating advancement of the children. "Parents plan their unique resides onto young children," Hyae-Jeong Kim, Duo's leader, said in an e-mail. "Also, mothers believe that these include among the many decision-makers because they think that the matrimony is not just a union between a person and a female, but also two groups."
This site suggests that mothers become upfront and their little ones and let them know of on line looks becoming done with the person. You will find, naturally, the occasional backlash. "Every now and then, we'll has a young child exactly who perhaps ended up beingn't because of the full facts which they were put up on the internet website," Mr. Leland stated.
Mrs. Weisberg notes there are apparent restrictions about how far a parent might and may come in wanting to diagnose a spouse because of their youngsters. "People need certainly to relax whenever they're ready to."
CUSTOMARY MATCHMAKING has received some significant drawbacks, said Dwaraka Polepalle, 60, of Queens, exactly who shopped for a husband for his girl, Lavanya, a former hedge investment supervisor.
"as soon as you inquire and also make phone calls, sometimes everyone believe you're asking excessively," mentioned Mr Military online dating. Polepalle, who said the recognized way for Indian and Indian-American groups to achieve this has been to have face to face conferences where they talk about the personal details regarding kiddies.
Indian groups are known to start the matchmaking procedure by obtaining a prospect's "bio-data," and that is a resume of someone's relationship experience — through the concepts like age, body weight and height, to information on a prospect's work and figure. There are a number of matrimonial websites that serve to streamline this information-gathering techniques and curtail the humiliating and exhausting in-person questioning. Included in this include BharatMatrimony.com, Shaadi.com, and SecondShaadi.com (for next marriages).
Mr. Polepalle, an atomic researcher, looked to Telugumatrimony.com, which will be frequented by tech-savvy mothers. Creating originate from a lengthy collection of medical doctors, the guy put the "are-you-good-enough-for-my-daughter" pub specially large.
On Telugumatrimony.com, publishing and exploring include free, but to reach completely and to send and receive emails, a membership begins at $91 for a three-month bundle which includes 20 prospects, 40 cellular phone figures and 30 text messages.
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Q: Disable authentication on CORS preflight requests I'm running an Http.sys web server Windows Service that requires authentication. The API endpoints are being called from a site hosted in IIS.
CORS configuration on the API service:
var corsOrigins = configuration.GetSection("AllowedCorsOrigins").Get<string[]>();
builder.Services.AddCors(o =>
{
    o.AddPolicy("CorsPolicy", b =>
    {
        b.WithOrigins(corsOrigins)
         .AllowCredentials()
         .AllowAnyMethod()
         .AllowAnyHeader();
    });
});

Further down:
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseRouting();
app.UseCors("CorsPolicy");
app.UseAuthentication();
app.UseAuthorization();

HttpSys configuration:
builder.WebHost.UseHttpSys(options =>
{
    options.Authentication.Schemes = AuthenticationSchemes.Negotiate;
    options.Authentication.AllowAnonymous = false;
    if (prefixes?.Count > 0)
    {
        foreach (var prefix in prefixes)
        {
            options.UrlPrefixes.Add(prefix);
        }
    }
});

The problem appears to be that the negotiation mechanism fails during the preflight request and the browser doesn't receive the expected headers, which the browser interprets as a CORS error ("No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.").
Is there a way to disable authentication on preflight requests without explicitly adding OPTIONS endpoints for all API methods?


The MCB Department is divided into five Divisions that reflect general research areas. A complete description of the five divisions is available here.
Below are links to lists of faculty in each of the five divisions.


In this competitive world of business, you need to work smarter rather than harder. For this, you need to get acquainted with latest information technology, which we Tokyo IT will assist in. Opting of proper information technology would allow you to maintain a long-term relation with your clients and improvise your work efficiency. Upgrading Information technology does not include only hardware and software but also cloud computing, with 100% business security and expansion.


The term "dissipation loss" can be found in the data sheet for a pressure sensor or pressure transmitter. One needs this specification in order to be able to protect the pressure sensor from overheating.
If a pressure sensor is operated in a hot environment, it can be necessary to limit its electrical power. If one neglects this aspect, one possibly risks an overheating and with this, in the worst case, a total failure of the instrument. So how can the correct electrical connection be managed?
First, the maximum permissible electrical power for the pressure sensor must be known. This is given in the data sheet as the dissipation loss. Please note that the dissipation loss can be dependent upon the maximum expected operating temperature of the instrument and must be calculated where necessary.
The maximum electrical power for the pressure transmitter (PPressure transmitter), which is now known, must be smaller than the permissible dissipation loss. If this is the case, both the power supply (UVoltage source) and the load (RLoad) were properly calculated and the electrical power of the pressure sensor will be within the permissible range under all operating conditions. Consequently, the pressure transmitter will not heat too strongly and will withstand the required operating temperatures.
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Michael Murphy is the co-founder of MASS Design Group, an architecture firm that designs, builds, and advocates for buildings that improve health and strengthen communities. His work lies at the intersection of health and architectural design. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the Hart Howerton Design Fellowship.


For half a century the wry Welshman, who has died at the age of 82, offered a reassuring presence in various British films.
Raised in the Ebbw Vale, where his Italian father really did run a fish and chip shop, Spinetti attended the Cardiff School of Music and Drama and, after dabbling in variety and revue, found himself cast in the West End musical Expresso Bongo. He really came into his own, however, when he landed at Joan Littlewood's influential Theatre Workshop. Working alongside future stars such as Barbara Windsor and Harry H Corbett, Spinetti helped Littlewood tear London theatre away from the nobs and hand it back to the people. The Beatles took notice and cast Spinetti in A Hard Day's Night and Help!
Spinetti had a sporadic acting career, but he retained affection as one of the UK's great theatrical raconteurs. His appearances on talk shows were always enlivened by inappropriate anecdotes. Openly gay, he admitted that, during the 1960s, he occasionally "spanked old gentlemen for money" to pay for Christmas gifts.
"My dear old mother told me that, if she'd known at the time, she would have come along and given me a hand!" he quipped.
That class of flamboyant British character actor is now a dying breed.


Low growing and hardy, these small flowering plants for borders have a graceful spread and cheerful flowering habit. They bring unity to mixed garden bed borders and are ideal as groundcovers.
Verbena is quite drought-tolerant, easy to grow and will give your garden a touch of romance. Its spreading or trailing habit makes it ideal for rockeries and borders. Plant in full sun and ensure good drainage. Verbena is often marketed as an annual plant, but is in fact a perennial and with good care plants will last for several years.
This Australian native daisy flowers in pink, white and purple. It has a compact spreading habit, good flower form, size and robust foliage. These plants are great for combination planting. Trim lightly after flowering to encourage new flowers.
These pretty, rose-shaped flowers come in a huge range of bright colours. This semi-succulent is low maintenance, water-saving and fast growing. They love the heat and bear masses of flowers from spring to autumn. Growing little more than 10cm, it's also great in pots. Plant in full sun and protect from frost. Choose from shades of apricot, magenta, orange, pink, red, white and yellow.
Free flowering over the warmer months, petunias prefer a sunny position. Petunias are something really special when mass planted in generous bands of colour at the front of beds and borders. Dead head regularly to encourage further flowering.
This tough, heat tolerant plant produces a carpet of vividly-coloured, daisy-like flowers in spring and summer. It's fabulous as a nature strip plant and a tough perennial groundcover. Plant in full sun. Available in warm shades — yellow, orange and red.
CONTRIBUTOR: About the Garden Magazine http://aboutthegarden.com.au/ is a free seasonal Australian publication that showcases practical gardening advice on colour and food for your garden spaces. With easy to follow step-by-steps we can help you get your next project started!


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Test Diablo
Blue Senate 2020
California Valentine #TestDiablo Now
Dear Governor Newsom,
"Protect our safety"
#TestDiablo.
Mailing address: Governor Gavin Newsom c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 558-3160
Dear Governor/Senator/Representative/PUC Commissioner etc.
In February, as Pacific Gas & Electric has entered bankruptcy, Diablo Canyon Nuclear Unit One is briefly shut for refueling.
Critical components at Diablo One may be at serious risk. An array of simple, relatively inexpensive tests must be conducted independently by the state. The decision as to whether Unit One reopens must be made by the Governor, Assembly, CPUC and related agencies. Here are several of the key issues:
EMBRITTLEMENT: In 2005 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission warned that Diablo Unit One was among the five most embrittled reactors in the US.
Because the internals of all atomic reactors are subjected to intense intense heat, pressure and radiation, critical metals and welds can lose their resiliency. Should cold water be poured in because of a false alarm due to human error or to contain a runaway reaction, embrittled components can shatter, leading to catastrophe. The degree of embrittlement at Unit One can be easily and cheaply tested while it is down for refueling.
COMPONENT CRACKING: All reactor pressure vessels and other key components crack over time. Unit One's age makes it imperative that x-ray devices be deployed to inspect the reactor's internals, which again can be done relatively easily and cheaply.
WASTE MANAGEMENT: Cracking of dry casks and other issues at other nuclear sites, including San Onofre, make essential a full evaluation of waste management issues at Diablo.
SEISMIC VULNERABILITY: A dozen earthquake faults have been discovered near Diablo since Unit One was designed. Nuclear Regulator Commission Senior site inspector Dr. Michael Peck, in residence at Diablo for five years, has warned the reactor might not withstand a credible quake. He also warned that the most prudent and conservative course of action would be to shut the Diablo reactors until PG&E could prove that the plant is engineered to withstan a credible quake. Dr. Peck must be thoroughly debriefed and the situation independently evaluated.
Normally such issues would be entrusted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. But PG&E has entered into bankruptcy while implicated in eight deaths in San Bruno and unimaginable destruction in northern California. The company's financial and managerial abilities to continue operating Diablo are in serious question.
The company must now depend on the state for massive legal and financial assistance. In return, the state has every right and responsibility to take charge of the safety challenges at Diablo, and to make the final decision as to whether it re-opens after the upcoming outage.
The above-mentioned issues do not relate to whether one supports or opposes nuclear power.
They simply address the mechanical ability of the state's largest power generator to operate safely.
California's elected officials must now take full charge of this most critical decision.
Test Diablo NOW
Copyright @ Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains. All rights reserved.


1. Assign a function to the following cellular structures: plasma membrane, mitochondrion, nucleus, ribosome.
2. What are sister chromatids and how do they differ from homologous chromosomes?
3. Identify the stages of mitoses and describe the important events that occur during each stage.
4. What is physically exchanged during crossing over?
5. Provide two reasons why the process of meiosis leads to genetic variation in diploid organisms.
Compose a two-page response to the video. Your compositions should be two pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, MLA.


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INVITATION TO BID FOR PURCHASE REQUEST OF 36 SHTS MARINE PLYWOOD ¾" X 4' X 8' AND OTHER ITEMS
Bids and Awards ›
City of Dumaguete
Bids and Awards Committee
The City of Dumaguete thru its BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC), invites all interested manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and/or distributors to apply for eligibility and to submit BIDS for the SUPPLY of:
1. 36 shts Marine Plywood ¾" x 4' x 8', p48,600.00
2. 8 bdft Gemelina Lumber 1" x 2" x 8' = 6pcs, p280.00
3. 15 tubes Liquid nails, p4,050.00
4. 15 kgs Finishing Nails 2", p825.00
5. 2 pcs Caulking Gun, p232.00
6. 70 pairs Hinges 1-1/2" x 2-1/2", p980.00
7. 39 pcs Door Handle 4-1/2", p585.00
8. 3 ft Sandpaper #33, p255.00
10. 12 pcs Sandpaper #120, p120.00
11. 2 sets paint roller with tray 4", p138.00
12. 4 sets Roller Foam 4", p120.00
13. 3 pcs Paint Brush 2", p57.00
14. 6 gals Oil Wood Stain-mashogany, p2,700.00
15. 3 gals Lacquer Thinner, p750.00
16. 2 gals Paint Thinner, p500.00
Purpose: Construction of cabinets, cubicles, bench and glass wall partitions at Barangay Affairs office at City Hall compound, Barangay Poblacion 4
Note: Nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php100.00
APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT: Php60,327.00
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The City of Dumaguete now invites bids of 36 shts Marine Plywood ¾" x 4' x 8' and other items for construction of cabinets, cubicles, bench and glass wall partitions at Barangay Affairs office at City Hall compound, Barangay Poblacion 4.
Bidders should have completed, within 2 years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly Section II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the "Government Procurement Reform Act".
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
Interested bidders must secure eligibility requirements and bid documents from the Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee, Office on General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City. For more information, contact the Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat, Office of General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City, Tel. No. 22-524-29/225-3956/225-5871.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchase by interested Bidders from April 21 to April 28, 2020 from address above and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents.
Sealed Bids/Proposals will be received at the Office of General Services, City Hall Compound, Dumaguete City not later than April 28, 2020 and Bid opening shall be on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:00 (Ten o'clock) in the Morning at the Office on General Services, City Hall Compound, Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders or representatives who choose to attend. Late Bids shall not be accepted.
Prospective bidders must not be related to the head of the procuring entity or any member of the Bids and Awards Committee or its Secretariat either by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree.
All Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security payable to the City of Dumaguete in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in Sec. 27 of RA 9184. The same shall guarantee that, after receipt of the Notice of Award, the winning bidder shall enter into contract with the City of Dumaguete within ten (10) calendar days.
Copies of this Invitation are posted at the GSO Bulletin Board, Dumaguete Public Market Complex, Province of Negros Oriental General Services Office Bulletin Board, Philgeps and Dumaguete City Engineer's Office Bulletin Board.
The Bids and Awards Committee reserves the right to 1) reject any or all bids, 2) waive any defects or informalities therein, 3) or accept any bids/ or offer/s which it may consider to be most advantageous and beneficial to the government 4) to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Dumaguete City, April 20, 2020.
ATTY. MANUEL R. ARBON


Today I woke up with a migraine. The last few nights I've had about 5 hours sleep, the night before last I had one of my awful gastric events that sometimes land me in the ER. Since I wasn't bringing up a lot of blood, I didn't go. It's just as well. With the arthritis in my hips acting up, it's hard enough to get into my own bed. Getting into a hospital bed would be sheer torture.
So I wonder what it would be like if I ended up living in my car again.
Most local housing offices don't have the money to fund their program participants through February. Some didn't have enough for January. The shutdown means HUD programs, which are funded by the calendar year, did not receive their funding... and are running on reserve money.
Sometime between now and February 1st, the funds might be allocated and released, IF an agreement can be reached to end the government shutdown. Trump says the shutdown could last for years. As long as Mitch McConnell blocks any vote in the senate, we have little hope of seeing an end to this. And I SUPPORT that the Democrats aren't budging on this, and that they are now discussing making ending the shutdown the ONLY job rather than advancing other bills. And I DO NOT support the wall.
I resent the GOP holding me hostage in the wall debate. I imagine a lot of Americans do, or they will, as the reality comes down to it. This is just another way to divide us, and I suppose the GOP wants us to think that it's the Democrats fault, that all they need to do is pay the ransom and fund the wall, and we'll be released unharmed. I'm sure that there are people out there who would believe that paying for the wall is harmless, and would at least save them... and don't think about the problems of a wall, or the idea that their lives are the price of a piece of Trump legislation that the majority of the nation disagrees with, which will harm the environment, take land from American homeowners, and cause international distrust.
Homelessness is already a problem in this country. Can you imagine what it would be like if every recipient of a HUD related housing program suddenly ended up on the street as a result of this? Not just rental vouchers, but mortgage reduction programs and homeowner programs? Then imagine what that would do to housing costs around the nation, with so many vacant homes and apartments... This would not only impact the residents of those homes, but the banks, the owners and landlords.
Now this is NOT the longest shutdown we've had. We had one for 21 days before. But there is every sign that this will continue, the question is, will it continue into February? Trump and McConnell seem to have no issue with trashing the nation in order to build a border wall, which, they claim, is to prevent foreigners from trashing the nation. Part of me thinks that something will have to happen before checks have to go out in February. Part of me has little faith in this government of extremism.
Right now I'm torn. On Feb 1 I'm supposed to be moving into a two bedroom apartment with my aid/daughter. We've been preparing for that. Now I wonder if we shouldn't have been stockpiling water, saving money in cash, and reducing the items we own against a possible descent into homelessness again.
A couple days ago we went to a thrift store and got lamps for the additional room. Today we were planning on going out and getting lampshades for the lamps. Suddenly, that feels too frivolous, too optimistic. We'll hold back on that a few more weeks.
No wonder I have a headache.


Package: 9.5/9.9 kg/50Kg/Ton bag per PP bag with PE inner bag.
Delivery : ship by container or bulk vessel.
1) Used as potassium fertilizer in agriculture.
2) Mainly used as the raw material of Blending NPK.
3) Used as settling agent in glass industry.
4) Used as intermediate in dyeing industry.
5) Used for producing potassium sale, potassium carbonate, potassium persulphate.


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#ifndef SkFont_DEFINED
#define SkFont_DEFINED

#include "include/core/SkFontTypes.h"
#include "include/core/SkScalar.h"
#include "include/core/SkTypeface.h"

#include <vector>

class SkMatrix;
class SkPaint;
class SkPath;
struct SkFontMetrics;

/** \class SkFont
    SkFont controls options applied when drawing and measuring text.
*/
class SK_API SkFont {
public:
    /** Whether edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.
    */
    enum class Edging {
        kAlias,              //!< no transparent pixels on glyph edges
        kAntiAlias,          //!< may have transparent pixels on glyph edges
        kSubpixelAntiAlias,  //!< glyph positioned in pixel using transparency
    };

    /** Constructs SkFont with default values.

        @return  default initialized SkFont
    */
    SkFont();

    /** Constructs SkFont with default values with SkTypeface and size in points.

        @param typeface  font and style used to draw and measure text
        @param size      typographic height of text
        @return          initialized SkFont
    */
    SkFont(sk_sp<SkTypeface> typeface, SkScalar size);

    /** Constructs SkFont with default values with SkTypeface.

        @param typeface  font and style used to draw and measure text
        @return          initialized SkFont
    */
    explicit SkFont(sk_sp<SkTypeface> typeface);

    /** Constructs SkFont with default values with SkTypeface and size in points,
        horizontal scale, and horizontal skew. Horizontal scale emulates condensed
        and expanded fonts. Horizontal skew emulates oblique fonts.

        @param typeface  font and style used to draw and measure text
        @param size      typographic height of text
        @param scaleX    text horizontal scale
        @param skewX     additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis
        @return          initialized SkFont
    */
    SkFont(sk_sp<SkTypeface> typeface, SkScalar size, SkScalar scaleX, SkScalar skewX);

    /** Compares SkFont and font, and returns true if they are equivalent.
        May return false if SkTypeface has identical contents but different pointers.

        @param font  font to compare
        @return      true if SkFont pair are equivalent
    */
    bool operator==(const SkFont& font) const;

    /** Compares SkFont and font, and returns true if they are not equivalent.
        May return true if SkTypeface has identical contents but different pointers.

        @param font  font to compare
        @return      true if SkFont pair are not equivalent
    */
    bool operator!=(const SkFont& font) const { return !(*this == font); }

    /** If true, instructs the font manager to always hint glyphs.
        Returned value is only meaningful if platform uses FreeType as the font manager.

        @return  true if all glyphs are hinted
    */
    bool isForceAutoHinting() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kForceAutoHinting_PrivFlag); }

    /** Returns true if font engine may return glyphs from font bitmaps instead of from outlines.

        @return  true if glyphs may be font bitmaps
    */
    bool isEmbeddedBitmaps() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kEmbeddedBitmaps_PrivFlag); }

    /** Returns true if glyphs may be drawn at sub-pixel offsets.

        @return  true if glyphs may be drawn at sub-pixel offsets.
    */
    bool isSubpixel() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kSubpixel_PrivFlag); }

    /** Returns true if font and glyph metrics are requested to be linearly scalable.

        @return  true if font and glyph metrics are requested to be linearly scalable.
    */
    bool isLinearMetrics() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kLinearMetrics_PrivFlag); }

    /** Returns true if bold is approximated by increasing the stroke width when creating glyph
        bitmaps from outlines.

        @return  bold is approximated through stroke width
    */
    bool isEmbolden() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kEmbolden_PrivFlag); }

    /** Returns true if baselines will be snapped to pixel positions when the current transformation
        matrix is axis aligned.

        @return  baselines may be snapped to pixels
     */
    bool isBaselineSnap() const { return SkToBool(fFlags & kBaselineSnap_PrivFlag); }

    /** Sets whether to always hint glyphs.
        If forceAutoHinting is set, instructs the font manager to always hint glyphs.

        Only affects platforms that use FreeType as the font manager.

        @param forceAutoHinting  setting to always hint glyphs
    */
    void setForceAutoHinting(bool forceAutoHinting);

    /** Requests, but does not require, to use bitmaps in fonts instead of outlines.

        @param embeddedBitmaps  setting to use bitmaps in fonts
    */
    void setEmbeddedBitmaps(bool embeddedBitmaps);

    /** Requests, but does not require, that glyphs respect sub-pixel positioning.

        @param subpixel  setting for sub-pixel positioning
    */
    void setSubpixel(bool subpixel);

    /** Requests, but does not require, linearly scalable font and glyph metrics.

        For outline fonts 'true' means font and glyph metrics should ignore hinting and rounding.
        Note that some bitmap formats may not be able to scale linearly and will ignore this flag.

        @param linearMetrics  setting for linearly scalable font and glyph metrics.
    */
    void setLinearMetrics(bool linearMetrics);

    /** Increases stroke width when creating glyph bitmaps to approximate a bold typeface.

        @param embolden  setting for bold approximation
    */
    void setEmbolden(bool embolden);

    /** Requests that baselines be snapped to pixels when the current transformation matrix is axis
        aligned.

        @param baselineSnap  setting for baseline snapping to pixels
    */
    void setBaselineSnap(bool baselineSnap);

    /** Whether edge pixels draw opaque or with partial transparency.
    */
    Edging getEdging() const { return (Edging)fEdging; }

    /** Requests, but does not require, that edge pixels draw opaque or with
        partial transparency.
    */
    void setEdging(Edging edging);

    /** Sets level of glyph outline adjustment.
        Does not check for valid values of hintingLevel.
    */
    void setHinting(SkFontHinting hintingLevel);

    /** Returns level of glyph outline adjustment.
     */
    SkFontHinting getHinting() const { return (SkFontHinting)fHinting; }

    /** Returns a font with the same attributes of this font, but with the specified size.
        Returns nullptr if size is less than zero, infinite, or NaN.

        @param size  typographic height of text
        @return      initialized SkFont
     */
    SkFont makeWithSize(SkScalar size) const;

    /** Returns SkTypeface if set, or nullptr.
        Does not alter SkTypeface SkRefCnt.

        @return  SkTypeface if previously set, nullptr otherwise
    */
    SkTypeface* getTypeface() const {return fTypeface.get(); }

    /** Returns SkTypeface if set, or the default typeface.
        Does not alter SkTypeface SkRefCnt.

        @return  SkTypeface if previously set or, a pointer to the default typeface if not
        previously set.
    */
    SkTypeface* getTypefaceOrDefault() const;

    /** Returns text size in points.

        @return  typographic height of text
    */
    SkScalar    getSize() const { return fSize; }

    /** Returns text scale on x-axis.
        Default value is 1.

        @return  text horizontal scale
    */
    SkScalar    getScaleX() const { return fScaleX; }

    /** Returns text skew on x-axis.
        Default value is zero.

        @return  additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis
    */
    SkScalar    getSkewX() const { return fSkewX; }

    /** Increases SkTypeface SkRefCnt by one.

        @return  SkTypeface if previously set, nullptr otherwise
    */
    sk_sp<SkTypeface> refTypeface() const { return fTypeface; }

    /** Increases SkTypeface SkRefCnt by one.

        @return  SkTypeface if previously set or, a pointer to the default typeface if not
        previously set.
    */
    sk_sp<SkTypeface> refTypefaceOrDefault() const;

    /** Sets SkTypeface to typeface, decreasing SkRefCnt of the previous SkTypeface.
        Pass nullptr to clear SkTypeface and use the default typeface. Increments
        tf SkRefCnt by one.

        @param tf  font and style used to draw text
    */
    void setTypeface(sk_sp<SkTypeface> tf) { fTypeface = tf; }

    /** Sets text size in points.
        Has no effect if textSize is not greater than or equal to zero.

        @param textSize  typographic height of text
    */
    void setSize(SkScalar textSize);

    /** Sets text scale on x-axis.
        Default value is 1.

        @param scaleX  text horizontal scale
    */
    void setScaleX(SkScalar scaleX);

    /** Sets text skew on x-axis.
        Default value is zero.

        @param skewX  additional shear on x-axis relative to y-axis
    */
    void setSkewX(SkScalar skewX);

    /** Converts text into glyph indices.
        Returns the number of glyph indices represented by text.
        SkTextEncoding specifies how text represents characters or glyphs.
        glyphs may be nullptr, to compute the glyph count.

        Does not check text for valid character codes or valid glyph indices.

        If byteLength equals zero, returns zero.
        If byteLength includes a partial character, the partial character is ignored.

        If encoding is SkTextEncoding::kUTF8 and text contains an invalid UTF-8 sequence,
        zero is returned.

        When encoding is SkTextEncoding::kUTF8, SkTextEncoding::kUTF16, or
        SkTextEncoding::kUTF32; then each Unicode codepoint is mapped to a
        single glyph.  This function uses the default character-to-glyph
        mapping from the SkTypeface and maps characters not found in the
        SkTypeface to zero.

        If maxGlyphCount is not sufficient to store all the glyphs, no glyphs are copied.
        The total glyph count is returned for subsequent buffer reallocation.

        @param text          character storage encoded with SkTextEncoding
        @param byteLength    length of character storage in bytes
        @param glyphs        storage for glyph indices; may be nullptr
        @param maxGlyphCount storage capacity
        @return              number of glyphs represented by text of length byteLength
    */
    int textToGlyphs(const void* text, size_t byteLength, SkTextEncoding encoding,
                     SkGlyphID glyphs[], int maxGlyphCount) const;

    /** Returns glyph index for Unicode character.

        If the character is not supported by the SkTypeface, returns 0.

        @param uni  Unicode character
        @return     glyph index
    */
    SkGlyphID unicharToGlyph(SkUnichar uni) const;

    void unicharsToGlyphs(const SkUnichar uni[], int count, SkGlyphID glyphs[]) const;

    /** Returns number of glyphs represented by text.

        If encoding is SkTextEncoding::kUTF8, SkTextEncoding::kUTF16, or
        SkTextEncoding::kUTF32; then each Unicode codepoint is mapped to a
        single glyph.

        @param text          character storage encoded with SkTextEncoding
        @param byteLength    length of character storage in bytes
        @return              number of glyphs represented by text of length byteLength
    */
    int countText(const void* text, size_t byteLength, SkTextEncoding encoding) const {
        return this->textToGlyphs(text, byteLength, encoding, nullptr, 0);
    }

    /** Returns the advance width of text.
        The advance is the normal distance to move before drawing additional text.
        Returns the bounding box of text if bounds is not nullptr.

        @param text        character storage encoded with SkTextEncoding
        @param byteLength  length of character storage in bytes
        @param bounds      returns bounding box relative to (0, 0) if not nullptr
        @return            the sum of the default advance widths
    */
    SkScalar measureText(const void* text, size_t byteLength, SkTextEncoding encoding,
                         SkRect* bounds = nullptr) const {
        return this->measureText(text, byteLength, encoding, bounds, nullptr);
    }

    /** Returns the advance width of text.
        The advance is the normal distance to move before drawing additional text.
        Returns the bounding box of text if bounds is not nullptr. The paint
        stroke settings, mask filter, or path effect may modify the bounds.

        @param text        character storage encoded with SkTextEncoding
        @param byteLength  length of character storage in bytes
        @param bounds      returns bounding box relative to (0, 0) if not nullptr
        @param paint       optional; may be nullptr
        @return            the sum of the default advance widths
    */
    SkScalar measureText(const void* text, size_t byteLength, SkTextEncoding encoding,
                         SkRect* bounds, const SkPaint* paint) const;

    /** DEPRECATED
        Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
        Both widths and bounds may be nullptr.
        If widths is not nullptr, widths must be an array of count entries.
        if bounds is not nullptr, bounds must be an array of count entries.

        @param glyphs      array of glyph indices to be measured
        @param count       number of glyphs
        @param widths      returns text advances for each glyph; may be nullptr
        @param bounds      returns bounds for each glyph relative to (0, 0); may be nullptr
    */
    void getWidths(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkScalar widths[], SkRect bounds[]) const {
        this->getWidthsBounds(glyphs, count, widths, bounds, nullptr);
    }

    // DEPRECATED
    void getWidths(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkScalar widths[], std::nullptr_t) const {
        this->getWidths(glyphs, count, widths);
    }

    /** Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
        Both widths and bounds may be nullptr.
        If widths is not nullptr, widths must be an array of count entries.
        if bounds is not nullptr, bounds must be an array of count entries.

        @param glyphs      array of glyph indices to be measured
        @param count       number of glyphs
        @param widths      returns text advances for each glyph
     */
    void getWidths(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkScalar widths[]) const {
        this->getWidthsBounds(glyphs, count, widths, nullptr, nullptr);
    }

    /** Retrieves the advance and bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
        Both widths and bounds may be nullptr.
        If widths is not nullptr, widths must be an array of count entries.
        if bounds is not nullptr, bounds must be an array of count entries.

        @param glyphs      array of glyph indices to be measured
        @param count       number of glyphs
        @param widths      returns text advances for each glyph; may be nullptr
        @param bounds      returns bounds for each glyph relative to (0, 0); may be nullptr
        @param paint       optional, specifies stroking, SkPathEffect and SkMaskFilter
     */
    void getWidthsBounds(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkScalar widths[], SkRect bounds[],
                         const SkPaint* paint) const;

    /** Retrieves the bounds for each glyph in glyphs.
        bounds must be an array of count entries.
        If paint is not nullptr, its stroking, SkPathEffect, and SkMaskFilter fields are respected.

        @param glyphs      array of glyph indices to be measured
        @param count       number of glyphs
        @param bounds      returns bounds for each glyph relative to (0, 0); may be nullptr
        @param paint       optional, specifies stroking, SkPathEffect, and SkMaskFilter
     */
    void getBounds(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkRect bounds[],
                   const SkPaint* paint) const {
        this->getWidthsBounds(glyphs, count, nullptr, bounds, paint);
    }

    /** Retrieves the positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin. The caller
        must allocated at least count number of elements in the pos[] array.

        @param glyphs   array of glyph indices to be positioned
        @param count    number of glyphs
        @param pos      returns glyphs positions
        @param origin   location of the first glyph. Defaults to {0, 0}.
     */
    void getPos(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkPoint pos[], SkPoint origin = {0, 0}) const;

    /** Retrieves the x-positions for each glyph, beginning at the specified origin. The caller
        must allocated at least count number of elements in the xpos[] array.

        @param glyphs   array of glyph indices to be positioned
        @param count    number of glyphs
        @param xpos     returns glyphs x-positions
        @param origin   x-position of the first glyph. Defaults to 0.
     */
    void getXPos(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, SkScalar xpos[], SkScalar origin = 0) const;

    /** Returns intervals [start, end] describing lines parallel to the advance that intersect
     *  with the glyphs.
     *
     *  @param glyphs   the glyphs to intersect
     *  @param count    the number of glyphs and positions
     *  @param pos      the position of each glyph
     *  @param top      the top of the line intersecting
     *  @param bottom   the bottom of the line intersecting
        @return         array of pairs of x values [start, end]. May be empty.
     */
    std::vector<SkScalar> getIntercepts(const SkGlyphID glyphs[], int count, const SkPoint pos[],
                                        SkScalar top, SkScalar bottom,
                                        const SkPaint* = nullptr) const;

    /** Modifies path to be the outline of the glyph.
        If the glyph has an outline, modifies path to be the glyph's outline and returns true.
        The glyph outline may be empty. Degenerate contours in the glyph outline will be skipped.
        If glyph is described by a bitmap, returns false and ignores path parameter.

        @param glyphID  index of glyph
        @param path     pointer to existing SkPath
        @return         true if glyphID is described by path
     */
    bool getPath(SkGlyphID glyphID, SkPath* path) const;

    /** Returns path corresponding to glyph array.

        @param glyphIDs      array of glyph indices
        @param count         number of glyphs
        @param glyphPathProc function returning one glyph description as path
        @param ctx           function context
   */
    void getPaths(const SkGlyphID glyphIDs[], int count,
                  void (*glyphPathProc)(const SkPath* pathOrNull, const SkMatrix& mx, void* ctx),
                  void* ctx) const;

    /** Returns SkFontMetrics associated with SkTypeface.
        The return value is the recommended spacing between lines: the sum of metrics
        descent, ascent, and leading.
        If metrics is not nullptr, SkFontMetrics is copied to metrics.
        Results are scaled by text size but does not take into account
        dimensions required by text scale, text skew, fake bold,
        style stroke, and SkPathEffect.

        @param metrics  storage for SkFontMetrics; may be nullptr
        @return         recommended spacing between lines
    */
    SkScalar getMetrics(SkFontMetrics* metrics) const;

    /** Returns the recommended spacing between lines: the sum of metrics
        descent, ascent, and leading.
        Result is scaled by text size but does not take into account
        dimensions required by stroking and SkPathEffect.
        Returns the same result as getMetrics().

        @return  recommended spacing between lines
    */
    SkScalar getSpacing() const { return this->getMetrics(nullptr); }

    /** Dumps fields of the font to SkDebugf. May change its output over time, so clients should
     *  not rely on this for anything specific. Used to aid in debugging.
     */
    void dump() const;

    using sk_is_trivially_relocatable = std::true_type;

private:
    enum PrivFlags {
        kForceAutoHinting_PrivFlag      = 1 << 0,
        kEmbeddedBitmaps_PrivFlag       = 1 << 1,
        kSubpixel_PrivFlag              = 1 << 2,
        kLinearMetrics_PrivFlag         = 1 << 3,
        kEmbolden_PrivFlag              = 1 << 4,
        kBaselineSnap_PrivFlag          = 1 << 5,
    };

    static constexpr unsigned kAllFlags = kForceAutoHinting_PrivFlag
                                        | kEmbeddedBitmaps_PrivFlag
                                        | kSubpixel_PrivFlag
                                        | kLinearMetrics_PrivFlag
                                        | kEmbolden_PrivFlag
                                        | kBaselineSnap_PrivFlag;

    sk_sp<SkTypeface> fTypeface;
    SkScalar    fSize;
    SkScalar    fScaleX;
    SkScalar    fSkewX;
    uint8_t     fFlags;
    uint8_t     fEdging;
    uint8_t     fHinting;

    static_assert(::sk_is_trivially_relocatable<decltype(fTypeface)>::value);

    SkScalar setupForAsPaths(SkPaint*);
    bool hasSomeAntiAliasing() const;

    friend class SkFontPriv;
    friend class SkGlyphRunListPainterCPU;
    friend class SkStrikeSpec;
    friend class SkRemoteGlyphCacheTest;
};

#endif

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package com.b2international.snowowl.datastore.cdo;

import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.branch.CDOBranch;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.branch.CDOBranchPoint;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.id.CDOID;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.revision.CDORevision;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.revision.delta.CDORevisionDelta;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.spi.server.InternalCommitContext;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.spi.server.InternalRepository;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.spi.server.InternalSession;
import org.eclipse.emf.cdo.spi.server.InternalTransaction;
import org.eclipse.net4j.util.event.IListener;
import org.eclipse.net4j.util.lifecycle.LifecycleException;
import org.eclipse.net4j.util.lifecycle.LifecycleState;

/**
 */
public class DelegatingTransaction implements InternalTransaction {

	private final InternalTransaction delegate;

	public DelegatingTransaction(final InternalTransaction delegate) {
		this.delegate = delegate;
	}

	public InternalTransaction getDelegate() {
		return delegate;
	}

	@Override
	public void close() {
		delegate.close();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isClosed() {
		return delegate.isClosed();
	}

	@Override
	public InternalCommitContext createCommitContext() {
		return delegate.createCommitContext();
	}

	@Override
	public int getSessionID() {
		return delegate.getSessionID();
	}

	@Override
	public InternalRepository getRepository() {
		return delegate.getRepository();
	}

	@Override
	public CDORevision getRevision(final CDOID id) {
		return delegate.getRevision(id);
	}

	@Override
	public InternalSession getSession() {
		return delegate.getSession();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isDurableView() {
		return delegate.isDurableView();
	}

	@Override
	public void activate() throws LifecycleException {
		delegate.activate();
	}

	@Override
	public void addListener(final IListener listener) {
		delegate.addListener(listener);
	}

	@Override
	public void setBranchPoint(final CDOBranchPoint branchPoint) {
		delegate.setBranchPoint(branchPoint);
	}

	@Override
	public Exception deactivate() {
		return delegate.deactivate();
	}

	@Override
	public void setDurableLockingID(final String durableLockingID) {
		delegate.setDurableLockingID(durableLockingID);
	}

	@Override
	public LifecycleState getLifecycleState() {
		return delegate.getLifecycleState();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isActive() {
		return delegate.isActive();
	}

	@Override
	public void changeTarget(final CDOBranchPoint branchPoint, final List<CDOID> invalidObjects,
			final List<CDORevisionDelta> allChangedObjects, final List<CDOID> allDetachedObjects) {
		delegate.changeTarget(branchPoint, invalidObjects, allChangedObjects, allDetachedObjects);
	}

	@Override
	public void removeListener(final IListener listener) {
		delegate.removeListener(listener);
	}

	@Override
	public void subscribe(final CDOID id) {
		delegate.subscribe(id);
	}

	@Override
	public CDOBranch getBranch() {
		return delegate.getBranch();
	}

	@Override
	public int getViewID() {
		return delegate.getViewID();
	}

	@Override
	public void unsubscribe(final CDOID id) {
		delegate.unsubscribe(id);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isReadOnly() {
		return delegate.isReadOnly();
	}

	@Override
	public boolean hasSubscription(final CDOID id) {
		return delegate.hasSubscription(id);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean hasListeners() {
		return delegate.hasListeners();
	}

	@Override
	public void clearChangeSubscription() {
		delegate.clearChangeSubscription();
	}

	@Override
	public void doClose() {
		delegate.doClose();
	}

	@Override
	public String getDurableLockingID() {
		return delegate.getDurableLockingID();
	}

	@Override
	public Options options() {
		return delegate.options();
	}

	@Override
	public long getTimeStamp() {
		return delegate.getTimeStamp();
	}

	@Override
	public IListener[] getListeners() {
		return delegate.getListeners();
	}
}


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Total income declined to Rs 1657.67 crore from Rs 2,211.24 crore.
New Delhi: India's largest real estate firm DLF today reported 56 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit at Rs 172.77 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal.
Its net profit stood at Rs 110.70 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Total income, however, declined to Rs 1657.67 crore during April-June period of this fiscal from Rs 2,211.24 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
DLF's net profit increased despite drop in total income as the company earned Rs 241.50 crore as its share of profit in associates and joint ventures.
The company has a joint venture with Singapore's sovereign wealth firm GIC for commercial real estate business. In the JV firm DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd (DCCDL), DLF owns 66.67 per cent stake, while GIC has the rest.
GIC bought stake in DCCDL for Rs 9,000 crore in December last year.


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The lake is a remote jewel in the wilderness of lutruwita. It has a long past, make sure it has a living future.
Skip to section Skip to: Unparalleled wilderness Protecting World Heritage
Unparalleled wilderness
Protecting World Heritage
The calm blue waters of Lake Malbena hold the memory of a landscape sculpted by glaciers thousands of years ago.
An unparalleled wilderness
Halls Island on Lake Malbena in Walls of Jerusalem National Park. Image: Grant Dixon. Main image top: Lake Malbena by Grant Dixon.
In lutruwita / Tasmania, set within the Walls of Jerusalem National Park's alpine labyrinth of highland lakes, picturesque mountains and ancient stands of pine forest, lies Lake Malbena. Deep within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA), the lake is part of a remote and ancient landscape. The distinct dolerite peaks that give the national park its name were driven up by tectonic activity more than 150 million years ago, while the rest of the work was done by Pleistocene glaciers scraping out the surface thousands of years ago.
Tasmanian First Nations people, the palawa, have an ongoing connection to this place that spans tens of thousands of years. The Tasmanian Wilderness is a diverse cultural landscape, with the lakes, peaks, endemic vegetation and wildlife holding a deep significance for the First Nations community of lutruwita / Tasmania.
"One of the most achingly beautiful parts of lutruwita / Tasmania's world-class wilderness is Walls of Jerusalem National Park, the location of Lake Malbena and the 10-hectare Halls Island sitting on its serene waters."—Tasmanian Campaign Manager, Tom Allen.
On Lake Malbena's still waters, a tantalising kayak paddle away, is forest-covered Halls Island. Like a world unto itself, it's a diverse mix of sphagnum moss-covered peatland, Tasmanian alpine yellow gum forest, temperate rainforest and colourful lichen-covered rocky outcrops. It's a sanctuary for threatened Mount Mawson pine, and birds like wedge-tailed eagles, endangered Australasian bittern and critically endangered swift parrots could be in the surrounding area.
Wedge-tailed eagle. Image: Dave Watts/ Lochman Transparencies
It takes a full day on foot to reach the highland lake. On top of this, the abundance of ironstone within the park can throw off a compass, so even the most confident hikers can get lost here. There are a few small, basic huts throughout the park to provide shelter in these emergency situations.
Perhaps it's the otherworldly beauty of Lake Malbena that makes it such a special place; perhaps it's because it's just so hard to reach. Only recently, all of this could have been lost. A private luxury development has been proposed for Halls Island that will destroy the serenity of this remote, beautiful region of the TWWHA. It will effectively privatise the island to the exclusion of others.
With your support the Wilderness Society continues to campaign against the proposal. Together, we have stopped it every step of the way. However, the developer Wild Drake is again pushing to have its plans approved.
If inappropriate developments are allowed to take place in sensitive environments like Lake Malbena, where will it end? We will never abandon Tasmania's world class natural wonders, our shared National Parks and World Heritage areas. It's too special.
The park's founder, Reg Hall, built this hut on Halls Island. Reg Hall mapped landmarks within the Walls of Jerusalem National Park. Image: Grant Dixon.
Peatland on Halls Island. Image: Grant Dixon.
Lake Malbena is surrounded by vast forests. Image: Grant Dixon.
The remarkably diverse landscape of Walls of Jerusalem National Park. Image: Jimmy Cordwell.
To get to Lake Malbena you'll need to make your way through an alpine landscape characterised by these scorparia and cushion plants. Image: Jimmy Cordwell.
Over the past few years, the Wilderness Society has been at the forefront of a battle against the privatisation of lutruwita / Tasmania's natural wonders.
Back in 2018, tourism development proponent Wild Drake was granted approval for a planning permit to build luxury accommodation and helipad facilities on Halls Island. This private development will bring hundreds of helicopter flights into the otherwise secluded region, and inhibit the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area's unique claim to so many World Heritage Values. But only if it is allowed to go ahead.
Lake Malbena is an incredibly special place that needs to be accessible to all members of the public. Inappropriate development here would:
Put the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi), a subspecies of the largest bird of prey in the land, at risk. These magnificent predators are endangered in Tasmania. Their low population is a result of low numbers of breeding pairs and breeding success rate, as well as high impacts from 'unnatural' human causes. These giants of the sky are highly sensitive to human activity (eg. helicopters in the deep wilderness), with disturbance shown to alter behaviours essential for their survival.
Ruin the unique qualities of the Tasmanian Wilderness, a globally spectacular place. It's a landscape with a history of intensive glacial activity, the likes of which is found nowhere else on the continent. These glaciers carved vast landscapes of alpine lakes that transform into a spectacular golden pools in the sunrise light. It takes many days to traverse this wild landscape, and it is this wealth of wilderness—its remoteness and disconnect from modern mechanical access—that are protected for perpetuity as World Heritage.
Halls Island on Lake Malbena in Walls of Jerusalem National Park. Image: Rob Blakers.
Shortly after the Federal Environment Minister granted an approval for the project, the Wilderness Society launched a legal challenge in the Federal Court. In the years that followed, we undertook a series of legal proceedings, as Wild Drake continued to push for this development to go ahead.
Working closely with our legal team and the Tasmanian National Parks Association, our campaign against this luxury tourism development on Halls Island culminated in a win in the Supreme Court. In December 2021, Wild Drake finally dropped its proposal, a significant victory in the battle to keep Australia's nature protected and open to the public.
Unfortunately, the company is once again seeking to push through its plans. Despite Tasmania's Supreme Court denying Wild Drake a planning permit, Wild Drake is seeking EPBC approval for its proposal. This involves public comment. This is where you come in.
"Something as globally-significant as lutruwita's (Tasmania's) World Heritage area should never be privatised so that the few can profit from the exclusion of the many. The Tasmanian government's parks privatisation policy needs to be scrapped."— Tasmanian Campaign Manager, Tom Allen.
Wilderness Society Tasmania Campaign Manager Tom Allen delivered a letter to the then Environment Minister Sussan Ley, in protest against the development on Halls Island, Lake Malbena.
"Luxury accommodation on Halls Island to cater for helicopter tourists will effectively privatise the island and exclude everyone else and degrade World Heritage wilderness," said lutruwita / Tasmania Campaign Manager, Tom Allen.
The Tasmanian Government's parks privatisation policy remains on the table and continues to invite proposals that breach the TWWHA management plan. This is as unethical as it is irresponsible.
Together, we will keep fighting inappropriate development in the World Heritage Area. We will continue to push Premier Jeremy Rockliff to end his government's parks privatisation policy and recognise that people want national parks to be accessible to everyone.
Nature's Elders
Iconic places we need to protect
World Heritage values
Why lutruwita / Tasmania is so special
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by: AdminPosted on: November 13, 2022 November 13, 2022
The founder of the studio attacks EA after the cancellation of the award-winning series of racing games
EA is under fire again, and this time it's the subject of angry tweets from the retired boss of one of the publisher's biggest racing games.
Citing "poor long-term growth potential", announced EA (opens in a new tab) that Project CARS will immediately cease development. Teams assigned to the project are to be redistributed to more profitable ventures within the company. This potentially focuses their skills on EA's more powerful counterparts like Need For Speed.
Ian Bell, former CEO of Project CARS developer Slightly Mad Studios, got on Twitter (opens in a new tab) express your disappointment – and offer your old team members a whole new job.
(Image credit: EA)
A real bellter
Bell's sarcastic words (opens in a new tab) stem from EA's promise to relocate Project CARS employees to appropriate alternatives "where possible".
The original founder and CEO of Slightly Mad, Bell, left the company in October 2021. Two years after the successful acquisition by British racing monolith Codemasters, the company was acquired by EA Sports. Bell retired in strong view (opens in a new tab) that "the future of the studio is now confirmed."
However, on November 8, 2022, Bell expressed dissatisfaction with the situation as well as concern for his former teammates. "What do the numbers look like (sorry, I mean people with hopes, dreams and families) at the bottom of these spreadsheets?" he asks on Twitter.
this tweet indicates two others (opens in a new tab) published on November 9, in which Bell states that he has contacted the developers of Slightly Mad Studios to offer them a new position at his new company, Mildly Annoyed Games, as they begin work on the sequel to GTR 2.
While the fate of Project CARS has been sealed, there's still hope that EA Sports will impress viewers in 2022. With the Origin client removed from PC platforms and EA Sports FC taking over the mantle towards the end FIFA license for 30 yearsclosing some doors may open others.
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Q: d3 tree problems updating last node i've got a d3 tree but it does not seem to update the final node (breadthwise) at each level properly
the data looks fine and it should update
i've got a gist here: https://gist.github.com/ptah23/554815d5604fa5edc87bba1922421f0a
i'm trying to visualise minimax adversarial search algorithm for tictactoe.
you can see it in action here:
https://gist.run/embed.html?id=554815d5604fa5edc87bba1922421f0a

A: It looks like you stop your update too early.
Try change your code to
var update = function() {
    if (!curNode) {
        clearInterval(timer); // remove return here!
    }

    ...

    if(curNode) { // wrap into "if"
        curNode = depthFirstIteration(curNode);
    }
}

showUtility is changed to true for the rightmost mode only at the last iteration but you don't update canvas after that and thus stuck with nodes without labels.