All five of those opponents are ranked in the Top 25. And Kansas jumped to No. 8 in today's poll. The Jayhawks are definitely on the move.
And for stretches of games, they look dominant. Then they don't.
Kansas looks like the kind of team that could be shocked by a less-talented club when March rolls around. But the Jayhawks also look like a team made for the long haul.
They're still making too many silly mistakes and after committing 16 turnovers Monday night have 59 in the past three games. That's not the attention to detail that the best teams normally show. Wichita State, for instance, is averaging just under 10 turnovers per game.
Speaking of WSU, Shockers Ron Baker, Cleanthony Early and Nick Wiggins – Andrew's older brother – got some face time and talk time on the ESPN broadcast. Sideline reporter Holly Rowe essentially asked the Shockers' players how WSU would stack up against Kansas.
They did a great job of side-stepping the question. Nick Wiggins mumbled something before Early said something like "basketball is basketball" and Baker chimed in with a take that KU being good is a good thing for the state.
A Wichita State-Kansas dream matchup will have to wait for the NCAA Tournament.
Until then, KU still has work to do. The Jayhawks are in great shape to win another Big 12 championship (what else is new?) but they're far from a finished product.
So far, though, the rise turnovers haven't cost Kansas a win. Because while the Jayhawks haven't resolved all of their ballhandling issues, they are locking down on defense. Bill Self's young team has made great strides defensively this season and the Baylor game is the latest example.
Wichita Heights' Perry Ellis had a nice game Monday night with 18 points and five rebounds. That was good to see after a sub-par game against Oklahoma State over the weekend. Freshman guard Frank Mason, who has been in and out all season, was in against the Bears with nine points and six assists.
KU coach Bill Self is still trying to put his team together. That the Jayhawks went through five contending teams without a hiccup is a great sign but it's not a team that looks unbeatable.
Kansas still has to play on the road at Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Baylor. I suppose Texas Tech could give the Jayhawks a test in Lubbock, although that seems unlikely.
Iowa State and Oklahoma will be in Lawrence later. And I'll be shocked if Kansas has a slip up like it did last season in losing at TCU.
This team is more likely to continue to improve and get better than it is to plateau or see a drop-off in play. A team with this much talent has no limits. A team with this much youth has no guarantees.


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There are so many books on leadership and management that it's hard to sift through the pile to find the gems. Here is a diverse list of five books recommended that broaden the traditional notion of leadership.
Is it disruptive? Defining disruptive innovation for entrepreneurs
written by Dwayne Pattison
Disruptive innovation and entrepreneurs are good friends. Entrepreneurs are often the ones that develop new products or services that change an entire industry. Learn what disruptive innovation is and when a technology might be considered disruptive - and when it isn't.
Cut to the Core: Custom Lab Equipment Safely Processes Radioactive Samples
written by Andrew Downing
Uranium mining companies face a significant processing challenge unique to their industry: the core samples they drill and extract are radioactive. When radioactive material is cut, the dust becomes an issue. Learn how this problem was solved with a custom saw box.
5 books that might change the way you think about innovation
Time to get out your library card or e-reader, SRC's President Emeritus Dr. Laurier Schramm shares his top five books about technological innovation for National Get Caught Reading Month.
A closer look at the Saskatchewan Conservation House and four others
The Saskatchewan Conservation House was a demonstration house built to test energy-efficient methods. Four more energy-efficient demonstration homes based on SRC's research and expertise were later constructed. Learn about the innovative features of these homes that influenced energy-efficient housing across the world.
How Saskatchewan Pioneered Energy-Efficient Housing and Influenced Building Standards
As a result of the energy crisis in the 1970s, Saskatchewan residents were looking for ways to reduce energy costs for their homes. Learn about the development of an energy conservation demonstration home, the Saskatchewan Conservation House, which applied cost-effective methods for reducing energy use for homeowners.
How Science Fiction Fuels Technological Innovation
Making predictions about the future is difficult but, if the past is any indicator, some future technological innovations will arise out of things that have already been imagined by science-fiction and fantasy-fiction writers.
5 women in STEM who are paving the way for the next generation
written by Suzanne Johnston
We're fortunate that many women in STEM careers have chosen to work here – scientists, engineers, researchers, technologists. Learn how five women at SRC came to be in a STEM career and what and who inspired them - and continues to inspire them - to stick with it.
The Impacts of SRC's Work: 1947-2017
Since the early 20th century, Canada's research and technology organizations have been interested in learning how to measure the economic impacts of their work. Find out how SRC's R&D impact assessment tool works.
How Mentorships can be Mutually Beneficial for Industry and Academia
Research programs that foster collaboration between industry and academia are an effective way to support industrial and social innovation. Learn about a recent mentorship that led to a ground-breaking discovery for the oil and gas industry.
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A: Waffles shall never be burninated, because they stand for all that is lovely and delicious, and without them, MSO would not be lovely (or delicious).
If you didn't know this yet, SE's servers run on waffles. Tons of them, every day, are swallowed up via the disk drives into the servers, where they are converted into webpages like this very one. Waffles are vital to this website.
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So I sit here watching the tele and it suggests that I go to joinbode.com. I figure sure, why not, so I visit. It is an odd site. What is the point of it? I find something I can click on (a chairlift) and it tells me I get a star. Woopie, back to piano lessons? I get a star. What is the point of this site? I have no idea. I try his myspace.com site. Server too busy. On to something worthwhile. Bye Bode. I guess I'll never know what it is about … and I am pretty sure I don't care. When I get to a site where the purpose is not clear, I clear out.


a recreation of Graff's 1970s advertising campaign in black and white of a model wearing a modest £1 million of jewels tucked into her hair. To celebrate the 60th anniversary in the jewellery business, Graff decided to recreate the advertisement with jewelry worth half a billion dollars. The jewels used are the 550ct Letseng Star, the 14 largest white diamond ever discovered and bought by Graff in 2011 it also includes a 10.47ct Fancy Vivid Blue briolette diamond pendant, a 52.73ct Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond ring and a 6.51ct Fancy Intense Pink diamond ring.
Take a look at the 70's advertisement and this years advertisement.
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FDA approves first ALS drug in 5 years after pleas from patients
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration overcame the doubts of agency scientists and approved a hotly debated drug for ALS, a move that encouraged patients and advocates who pushed for medication, but raised concerns among some experts about whether treatments for extreme conditions receive enough scrutiny.
"It's a big problem," he said. sunny brothers, 35, who was diagnosed with ALS seven years ago after he had trouble closing his left glove while playing softball. She plans to start taking the drug as soon as she can.
"Anything that shows some degree of efficacy is important," the Pico, Texas, resident added. Even a small change, Brous said, "could be the difference between signing my own name and having someone else sign it for me."
The newly approved therapy, to be sold under the brand name Relyvrio, is designed to slow the disease by protecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord destroyed by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The ailment paralyzes patients, depriving them of their ability to walk, speak and eventually breathe. Patients usually die within three to five years, although some live much longer with the condition sometimes called "Lou Gehrig's disease" after the renowned baseball player diagnosed in 1939.
"This approval provides another important treatment option for ALS, a life-threatening disease that currently has no cure," Billy Dunn, director of the FDA's Office of Neuroscience, said in a statement.
The agency said the efficacy of Relyvrio, the first new approved therapy for ALS in five years, was demonstrated in a 24-week study in which 137 patients were randomly assigned to receive Relyvrio or a placebo. Patients treated with the drug experienced a 25 percent slower rate of decline in performing essential activities, such as walking, talking and cutting food, compared to those given a placebo.
In addition, the FDA said, a long-term analysis showed that patients who originally received Relyvrio vs. Those who took the placebo lived longer. Amylyx, the Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech company that makes the drug, said the survival benefit was a median of about 10 months.
During drug reviews, FDA staff raised concerns about the drug's effectiveness and raised questions about the clinical trial. On Thursday, the agency admitted There were 'limitations' in the data that led to uncertainty about how effective the drug was. But the agency said regulatory flexibility was acceptable because of the "serious and life-threatening nature of ALS and the substantial unmet need" for treatments.
Amylyx officials said they plan to act as quickly as possible to make the drug available.
"[Amylyx's] The goal is for every person who is eligible for Relyvrio to have access as quickly and efficiently as possible, as we know people with ALS and their families don't have time to wait," Co-Executive Directors Josh Cohen and Justin Klee said in a statement. a statement.
The company said pricing information will be coming soon.
ALS patients, advocates and specialists celebrated what they called a landmark approval. say that the drug represents the kind of modest breakthrough needed to make progress against the disease. About 30,000 people in the United States have ALS, with 6,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Two other drugs, including Radicava, which hit the US market in 2017, are approved for the ailment but have extremely limited effectiveness.
However, some drug policy experts said there is not enough evidence that the drug works. A trial with 600 patients will not be completed until late 2023 or early 2024.
"There is some evidence to support the efficacy of the product, but I don't think it reaches the level that the FDA usually requires," said G. Caleb Alexander, an internist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who is a member of the advisory committee. from the FDA that reviewed the drug. "How much, if at all, should the FDA lower the bar for products for a devastating disease" that lacks effective treatments?
Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, a think tank, agreed.
"How many ineffective drugs for ALS do we need?" Zuckermann said. "You'd be better off having one that has been shown to make a significant difference in living longer."
But Jinsy A. Andrews, an associate professor of neurology and director of neuromuscular clinical trials at Columbia University, applauded the approval and said she plans to start prescribing the drug as soon as it's available. Other ALS specialists agreed.
"I see patients living with this disease and diagnose them every day," Andrews said. "So having another therapy for the toolkit is helpful." Andrews is an investigator in the large trial of the drug that is currently underway.
The drug consists of two components: a prescription drug called sodium phenylbutyrate that is used to treat rare liver disorders, and a nutritional supplement called taurursodiol. The medication comes as a powder that dissolves in water and can be swallowed or given through a feeding tube.
Two college students from Brown University, Cohen and Klee, arose with the idea of the therapy nearly a decade ago, initially thinking it would be for Alzheimer's disease.
ALS advocates said the approval shows the importance of getting patients and advocates involved in efforts to bring drugs to market.
"We still have a lot of work to do to cure ALS, but this new treatment is an important step in that fight," said Calaneet Balas, president and CEO of the ALS Association.
In 2014, the organization raised $115 million in six weeks of the Ice Bucket Challenge and provided $2.2 million to help pay for testing of AMX0035, the name of the drug during development. The drug is the first funded by the organization to receive FDA approval. Amylyx agreed to use proceeds from drug sales to pay the organization 150 percent of its investment.
In 2019, Brian Wallach, an Obama White House staffer, and his wife founded a group called I AM ALS after Wallach was diagnosed. That organization made the commercialization of the drug Amylyx a priority.
The two groups pushed the FDA to be quicker and more flexible in approving ALS drugs, saying patients would accept treatments with higher safety risks for a small benefit, a view built into the guidance. of the 2019 agency for the pharmaceutical industry. industry in developing therapies for ALS. In 2020, the two ALS organizations submitted more than 50,000 signatures to the FDA seeking approval of AMX0035.
In a DIY effort, some ALS patients in the United States are already taking the drug's ingredients. Because sodium phenylbutyrate was already approved, doctors can prescribe it off-label to ALS patients. Taurusodiol nutritional supplement, also called TUDCA, can be purchased online.
Steve Kowalski, 58, who lives in Boston and takes the drug's components, along with the other two approved ALS drugs, credits the regimen for slowing his decline. With careful planning and the help of his three adult children, he can still go see his beloved Red Sox, but he's exhausted when he gets home, he said.
Kowalski welcomed the FDA's action on the drug. He prefers to get a high-quality, approved version of the drug rather than having to buy a supplement online.
The company's application to the FDA. was based largely on the 24-week clinical trial and follow-up data from an "open label" study in which the drug was offered to all trial participants.
The FDA generally expects drugmakers to submit "substantial evidence of efficacy" provided by two well-designed clinical investigations. But the agency says that a single trial may suffice if the study demonstrates a "clinically significant and statistically highly persuasive effect" on the extent of survival or some other aspect of the disease.
In March, however, FDA staff issued a largely negative report. evaluation — suggesting the data was not persuasive — and agency advisers agreed, voting 6-4 to recommend against FDA approval. Patients and advocates flooded the FDA with more than 10,000 emails asking for approval, advocates said.
In an unusual move, the FDA held a second advisory meeting this month to consider additional tests submitted by the company. Once again, FDA staff suggested in a memorandum that there was not enough evidence of effectiveness to approve the drug.
But the tone of the meeting differed notably from that of the first session. In the exit, Dunn acknowledged that the drug data raised numerous questions, but also emphasized the "tremendous unmet medical need" for ALS and the severity of the disease. He said the agency had the legal authority to be flexible. And in a highly unusual move, Dunn asked Amylyx officials if they would voluntarily withdraw the drug from the market if the big trial failed; they said they would.
With some of the outside experts on the advisory committee changing positions, the panel recommended approval 7-2.
The debate over the drug has echoes of the battle over Aduhelm, the controversial Alzheimer's drug approved by the agency in June 2021. Critics said there was little evidence of efficacy for that drug, and Medicare refused to cover it except in trials. . The drug collapsed on the market., never gaining traction with patients or doctors.
But ALS doctors insist that ALS medication is different. It reached its primary endpoint in the trial, even if the benefit was modest, they noted. And even small gains are significant for people with the disease, they argued.
The FDA said the drug did not pose any major safety concerns; the most common adverse reactions were diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and upper respiratory tract infection. The agency added that the bile acid taurursodiol can worsen diarrhea in patients with disorders that interfere with the circulation of bile acid, and urged those people to talk to a specialist before taking the treatment.
Canada recently approved AMX0035 conditionally. Amylyx can sell the drug there, as long as the benefits of the treatment are confirmed by the larger trial.
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Voltron is the name of a giant robot in an anime television series that features a team of space explorers known as the Voltron Force. The space explorers pilot robot lions who join together to form the giant robot with which they defend their galaxy from evil. Initially produced as a joint venture between World Events Productions and Toei Animation, the original television series aired in syndication from September 10, 1984 to November 18, 1985. The program was entitled Voltron: Defender of the Universe.
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Lennie Weinrib, Neil Ross, Michael Bell, B.J. Ward, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jack Angel
Studio: Syndication
Runtime: 22:14 minutes
First Air Date: Sep 10, 1984
Last Air date: Nov 18, 1985
Season: 2 Season
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Recently I had the requirement to supply a mailserver with DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) based on Postfix in a Debian style Linux. I did this as described in the following documentation.
The following configuration is suitable for using multiple domains. I generally recommend this way even if you just have one domain on the server so you can easily add more domains later if required.
The folder /etc/opendkim has to be created if it does not exist yet.
Note: if port 8891 is already in use by other applications you can of course use another port as well. Just remember to change the port number in OpenDKIM and Postfix.
Instead of 192.168.1.1 and example.com use the public IP address and the name of your own domain for which you want to set up DKIM. If there are multiple IP addresses and domains add them all here accordingly.
Instead of example.com use the real name of the domain.
default._domainkey IN TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA...DAQAB"
Depending on how you edit the DNS entires you can either use this entry as it is as additional entry in the DNS configuration for the respective domain or you have to add a TXT record with the name default._domainkey and as content everything inside the quotes – which means beginning with v=DKIM; k=rsa; p=.
You can check the successful change with "MxToolbox" at https://mxtoolbox.com/dkim.aspx. As "Selector" enter default. Keep in mind that changes in DNS records may need some time to be visible world wide.
After completing the configuration restart the services opendkim and postfix.
On the web site http://dkimvalidator.com you get a temporary e-mail address to which you can send a test message and then view the headers and the test result there as soon as the message arrived.


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Basic integ tests against the HTTP endpoints.
There isn't much data setup here, so the initial assertions are fairly generic.
The main intent for now is to get some baseline tests in place for link verification and refactor assurance.

These tests use the sample RESTBucks app, and currently assume there is a little bit of data in place.
They don't create any new data.

It is also assumed the app is currently running on localhost. Eventually we'll want to bootstrap in app startup and clearing out of a temporary data store for "true" integ tests.

Note the use of the timeout increase in these tests - this is normally not an issue when running against the local filesystem,
however, if you want to double-check and run against the mongodb instance, it can be very slow due to the free mongoHQ throttled instances.

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Beef Checkoff is Helping Consumers Rethink the Ranch
Promoting beef has become more complicated than it was in 1992 when the Beef Checkoff launched the "Beef. It's What's for Dinner." brand.
With consumers becoming more and more interested in where their food comes from, the Beef Checkoff is kicking off "Rethink the Ranch," a campaign targeted toward consumers to re-introduce them to beef as part of the 25th anniversary of "Beef. It's What's for Dinner." The campaign showcases real farmers and ranchers and their real stories about how they produce beef.
"Rethink the Ranch" is building a stronger pasture-to-plate connection between ranchers and consumers, highlighting the humanity behind beef production.
To showcase this humanity, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, took a camera crew and travelled 3,800 miles across the U.S., visiting six different cattle operations in four states. They captured more than 100 hours of video, along with images and stories about everyday farmers and ranchers.
Follow these producers' stories from Iowa, Washington, Florida and California to see how the checkoff is helping consumers #RethinkTheRanch. Share their stories with consumers so they can meet some of today's farmers and ranchers who bring beef from pasture to plate. Consumers will also learn about the advanced tools and techniques that are used in beef production.
This will be the first time that BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com will promote both the product and the people who produce that product. The site tells a brand story that is focused on promoting beef's greatest strengths: the unbeatable taste of beef, the people and production process behind beef, the variety and ease of cooking beef and the nutritional strength that beef provides.
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My oven door is pretty floppy, the hinge isn't loose but it opens and closes but much more easily than it used too. If I don't hold onto the door until it stops on the counter, it slams down really hard.
It sounds like your door spring has either become unhooked or broken. This is generally due to normal wear and tear not only from use, but also from the heat of the toaster itself. If this is the case, you would have to replace the spring. Fortunately, replacing the spring is a fairly simple repair process. There is a section in the guide for this repair check out the troubleshooting page.
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4th Picture:An invisable monster?!H..how do I kill it?
7th:HeahHeahHEHAGRRRRRR ITS VAMPIRE FIGHTING TIME!
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RF spectrum analyser, 15-2,700 MHz, in a compact aluminium housing with two antennas (SMA connection) for the different frequency ranges, among other things, for preventing frequency collisions when setting up radio links in the frequency range mentioned above.


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Community sadness after farmer dies in Limerick accident
A farmer has died in a incident in Co. Limerick this week, which it's understood involved tree-cutting.
Gardaí have confirmed that they, along with emergency services, attended the scene of the incident in the Grange area of Brittas, Co. Limerick at approximately 9:30a.m on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.
In a brief statement, An Garda Siochána said:
"One male, aged in his 50s, received fatal injuries in the course of this incident. His body was removed to Limerick Regional Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased."
The Health and Safety Authority was also notified of the man's death and the authority has confirmed that the "matter is currently under investigation".
The local areas in Ballysimon and Brittas in Limerick are in deep shock at the sudden and untimely passing of the farmer and married father of two, named locally as Tom Leahy, originally from Grange, who was also secretary of the Castleconnell branch of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) for several years.
Tom Leahy RIP
Speaking to Agriland, president of ICMSA, Pat McCormack epressed his sadness and that of the organistion at the tragic news and described Tom as "calm and collected" and a "gentleman".
"Your heart would go out to his wife and young kids, and his extended family," McComack added.
"He wasn't doing anything abnormal, cutting timber for the winter nights at a time of year that traditionally would be quieter for some dairy farmers."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and kids, especially in the run up to Christmas. It's a tragedy.
"He's a loss also to all in ICMSA; his neighbours and friends will miss him, but above all his wife and family will miss him. That's a loss that will never return.
"It shows how fragile human life is that he can go out a very strong, fit man in the morning to go about his day's work and not come home. You can never be careful enough and to be careful enough is impossible when you're dealing with mother nature," he added.
ICMSA National Council member for the Castleconnell area, Tim O'Brien, said he knew Tom Leahy well, and noted the esteem in which he was held by all his fellow farmers and the wider community.
"He served as secretary of our ICMSA area and he was very well regarded and held in great affection," O'Brien said.
"His family have all our sympathy and the wider community around Ballysimon, Pallas, Boher, Dromkeen and Murroe will be greatly upset by this tragedy. Tom took his position seriously and in that capacity – as in all his dealings – he was insightful and dedicated.
"On behalf of Limerick ICMSA and the wider association, I'd like again to offer our most sincere commiserations to Tom's family and close friends," O'Brien added.
Farm safety in the spotlight at farmer conference
Earlier this month, farm safety was under the spotlight at the final conference – hosted by the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA) in Brussels – of the AgriSafetyNet project.
In Europe, more than 500 deaths are recorded in the agriculture and forestry sector, and in excess of 150,000 non-fatal accidents occur, on average every year.
But, many believe that these figures do not represent the true numbers of fatalities and injuries.
AgriSafetyNet aims to increase knowledge of farmers and practitioners in agriculture on occupational health and safety and risk prevention, using collaborative learning methods.
CEJA president, Diana Lenzi, said that "farming is a rewarding but demanding job, which often comes with a series of risks and dangers".
CEJA represents the political interests of around two million young farmers from across Europe.
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Ooblets: Early Access preview
Aug 18, 2020 • Olly Smith
To summarise Ooblets as simply as possible: it's part Animal Crossing, part Stardew Valley, and part Pokémon. That's quite an odd combination of different genres and influences, but many past games following a similar pattern have proven to be greater than the sums of their parts.
Ooblets is about starting a new life for yourself in the seaside borough of Badgetown, a quirky village where people live offbeat existences and collect small creatures known as ooblets. The mayor welcomes you to the town with a grand ceremony where you join a club to own your first creature, and then moves you into the decrepit farmhouse where you can begin raising crops.
You can already see how these comparisons were made, but there's actually a lot more to Ooblets than just being a Stardew or Pokémon clone. For one, you can fight other ooblets using your own, as you transition to a turn-based battle of you versus your opponent. But instead of fighting with sticks and stones, ooblets settle their differences by dancing. The game shifts into a turn-based deckbuilder where you use cards to perform different dance moves, build up a metre and defeat your opponent. This is accompanied by a funky disco track and wacky dance animations, and it certainly caught me off guard the first time I played through the intro.
On the surface you can see why you might categorise Ooblets as a "wholesome" game. It features cute art, cartoonish animations and silly sound effects. Those ingredients all compliment the quirky characters and quiet seaside town setting, but spend more than five minutes playing the game and it feels a lot more sinister than that. The town constantly feels like it's on fire, with everyone running around like their dials are tuned up to max, and the poor ooblets forced to dance away their problems on command. These characters aren't wholesome, they're every bit eccentric.
The snarky humour also reinforces this quirkiness. Characters often talk in nonsense, utilising an alt-language reminiscent of 'lul so random' writing you found on social media and internet forums about half a decade ago. At first it was endearing. There are many jokes that land perfectly and it adds to the tone of Ooblets perfectly. But the humour eventually wanes off as every line feels awkward and forced, and it prevents the characters from ever having personalities of their own. It's like if you were surrounded by adults who solely communicated in baby talk. It's funny for a moment, tiresome for a whole week. There are roughly two dozen characters in Ooblets, and they don't nearly have as much variety in their identities as Animal Crossing's 400+ villagers.
Right now the game is in Early Access, and therefore a lot about it is still subject to change. The dialogue may be too unusual for me right now, but that's not to say this can't be tweaked further down the line.
Another feature I expect to go through many changes is the farming. When you're not exploring Badgetown or battling other ooblets, you're putting your back into some serious farming work in the same way Stardew Valley portrays the agricultural lifestyle. Similarly, it works on a tiles system where you can till, plant seeds and water each square, and then wait for the crop to grow. Right now there isn't a whole lot to it, and it's extremely derivative of its predecessors, so it would be nice to see how this can be changed and expanded upon in the future.
Then there's the quest system, which is fairly basic in its current form. Each ingame day you get three tasks to complete, but they're very cookie cutter right now. They mostly involve collecting a certain item or talking to a specific character, and there isn't much depth to it. It'd be nice to see more attention given to this, and expanded to include deeper storylines and areas outside of Badgetown to venture to.
Right now the game is interesting enough to keep playing, especially as monthly updates have been planned by Glumberland, but it's also still an experience that's going to cater to a very specific type of player and may not necessarily work even for big Pokémon and Story of Seasons fans. The whimsical characters and subtropical coastal setting is no doubt a huge factor of the appeal, but the dialogue is what will make or break it.
Disclosure a copy of Ooblets was provided by Popagenda PR
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Started by Remy LeBeau at Apr 09, 2020 6:01 AM
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Remy LeBeau
Posted Apr 09, 2020 6:01 AM
Edited Aug 05, 2020 7:15 AM
?Years Young
"If I've learned anythin' about life it's this:
Always play the hand yer dealt.
My name is Gambit. And I play for keeps."
7 o'clock in the morning and he was fully dressed and outside, holding a specially made cardboard takeaway coffee cup while sitting on one of those very uncomfortable park benches that dotted the edge of the footpath within easy viewing distance of the kid's playground. Not only was it obvious he'd been up much earlier than that just to be out here already wearing shades to avoid the early morning sunshine but it was Sunday! A Sunday morning and he wasn't sleeping in? Something wasn't right, and hadn't been for a little over a week now. Or was it more? Maybe less?
The Cajun's brain was so tired and muddled right now he couldn't even remember what day the extremely adorable little 7-year-old had came into his life. All he knew was that she was now so bonded to him, so much like him he wouldn't be able to just leave her with the rest of the orphan children at the Thieves Guild. Was this what his foster father had felt like when he'd first laid eyes on a baby with such uniquely coloured eyes? Had Jean-Luc suddenly found himself caring about something or someone other than himself? Wanting to protect it with all his life?
He raised an eyebrow, leaning forward with his hands on his knees and taking a sip of a coffee so strong most would've spat it out as soon as it hit their palette. He didn't believe in love at first sight. Not when he knew he could have any woman he ever wanted. Was there such a thing as care at first sight, though? Gambit shook his head, "Careful now, Remy," he said to himself. "Your enemies be usin' such a weakness."
Fact was, he did care about a lot of things, more than only a few would ever be privy to. His demeanour may seem to be that of an unattached and carefree bachelor but as the leader of the Thieves Guild, he truly did have more to think about than just himself. Triple-fold for all the children who were just like him, abandoned, orphaned, unwanted. For the Cajun it was because he'd clearly been a mutant, dubbed a devil from birth with eyes such as his. For others, they'd been born to parents who should never have had children in the first place.
For Sophie, now using up some of her seemingly boundless energy on yet another go on the slide, he wasn't entirely sure how she'd ended up on the streets. Didn't matter to him either way. When he'd come across an angry crowd bent on punishing her for powers just like his she obviously couldn't control, rescuing the little one and teaching the adults a few hard lessons had been a no brainer. Always fun to flex his kinetic powers. Even better when it was actually for an extremely good reason this time.
Finishing his coffee, honestly craving another one but in no way about to take his eyes off Sophie for even a moment to go and get it, Remy reached in and pulled out a red-backed deck of cards from within his inner trench coat pocket. One card moved through the fully gloved fingers of his left hand in a matter of moments, flicked and twisted back and forth a few times before he put it back then grabbed about half of the packet and spring flourished it once, twice, three times. Out in public like this, he always drew the attention of a few people very interested in what he was doing, a smirk growing slightly as he caught the gazes of those now watching him shuffle the deck so quickly it was almost a blur.
OOC: Card Flourish Example
Edited Jul 27, 2020 6:11 PM
I loves all my Precious no matter what
The morning air was cool and crisp. Not cool in a way that sent chills up your spine, but in a way that energized you with the adventures a new day brought with it. At least that's what Amp thought as the little pixy flew through the trees of Central Park. Careful to keep her body between the leaves, protecting her from any birds flying above.
Just ahead there was a break in the trees, room enough for some walking paths and a playground. Landing on a tree branch, still concealed by the leaves, she took a seat. Taking a moment to take in all the activity going on. Hearing a shrill scream of excitement from one of the children Amp's wings fluttered with shared excitement. Oh, how she adored children. Playing with them in a park like this was dangerous though. City parks always came with watchful parents, which made going out in the open dangerous for someone as little as her. For now she would have to be content simply watching, and quietly hope that one or two would move to play in the woods, where it was easier for her to play too.
As she sat there on the branch, quietly whispering to herself, as she pretended to play with the kids. Something to her left, towards the tree trunk caught her attention. It was a grey squirrel. "Oh hello tree precious. Your tail looks exceptionally fluffy today. You's do a wonderful job grooming yourself," she praised with a smile and a nod.
Unfortunately, the squirrel did not with a happy chirp, but gave her a warning chirp.
"Please let me stay. I'll just sit here," patting the bark beneath her. "I won't move closer. You can have the whole rest of the tree.
The squirrel continued to stare at the fairy, it's tail raised and fluff as it began yelling at her.
"No yelling Fluffy. Be sweet. Amp not cause you any trouble. I's just sitting. Being good. Fluffy be good too," she added as she pointed towards the squirrel.
The squirrel continued to yell at her, inching closer as it made it's self as big as it could to scare the threat away.
"Fluffy is hurting my feelings. Why so mad? What has Amp done?" she asked as she stood up with tears. "A hugs would makes you feel better! I's has magic hugs. Make you all better." The little pixy wiped away her tears, as determination took hold. She was determined to turn the attitude of the squirrel to something friendly. She just needed to get close enough. Which the squirrel made difficult by darting around and lounging towards her.
To anyone near by it sounded like two squirrel's fighting.
To someone with keen hearing, they could distinguish a small child's voice entangled with the screaming chirps of the squirrel.
To someone with keen sight, they could see a squirrel wrestling with something blue, white and lavender. Which was an odd combination in nature.
Elizabeth Braddock
Edited Jul 27, 2020 4:09 AM
Elizabeth Braddock was happy to be back in her position of second in command of the Thieves' Guild for about 9 months now. She had been forced to take the leadership five years ago, now almost six, when Gambit vanished together with thousands of other people in the planet, all of which were now returned for the same amount of time as him. The psionic shock wave those events caused left her unconscious for two days each and she isn't even the most powerful telepath on Earth. She could only imagine how psychics stronger than herself left like. Even though she wasn't powerful enough to connect with all of those minds as either event happened, that wasn't needed. With no psionic shielding from a cosmic force, she could sense the full impact anyway. She was overwhelmed by all that psychic energy flowing out of or into existence at once.
She could again just pick the jobs she wanted to do without the further burden of having to oversee all other operations she wasn't involved in. Not that she had never helped Monsieur LeBeau deal with the more bureaucratic side of the Guild. It always reminded her of her time working for Caliban. That was a long time ago. So much had happened in her life since then. She had followed a crazy psychopath as a horsewoman of Apocalypse, been an unwilling member of the Hand, lost contact with her siblings and then reestablished it somewhat, worked undercover for S.H.I.E.L.D. to regain her legal freedom after gaining her biological and psychological ones, stolen fine art for the right price...
It was during her solo ninja thief days that she had met Remy LeBeau for the first time. It wasn't a friendly first meeting. They were after the same item for different clients. There was the inevitable skirmish. He was a formidable adversary, but her honed psychic abilities allowed her to leave with the prize. When their paths crossed again, by accident, came the invitation for her to join the Thieves' Guild due to her qualities as a thief. She took a few months to give an answer, but she accepted it. She was done with feeling alone in the world or guilty for a past she had no control over most of the time. She wanted to belong somewhere again. Betsy ended up finding a sense of family inside the Guild and due to her undeniable thieving qualifications and an unexpected budding friendship with her once adversary and now boss, she ended up as Gambit's right hand woman. She was also happy to be there to remind him that he couldn't have any woman he wanted. She, as a pretty strong psychic herself, was immune to his charms.
Betsy was never a motherly type, but her tenure as leader of the Guild forced her to spend more time with youngsters as she had ever done before. It wasn't as terrible as she first thought it would be for either part. She had managed to find a patience she never thought she possessed to look after the orphaned children cared by the Guild. She knew it was a soft spot of Remy's as he had himself been an abandoned orphan and for this reason, in what she thought was his memory, she kept that work going. She wasn't half as heartless as some had called her in the past. It's that her heart just took too long to find a place to belong in again after too many wrong turns.
Elizabeth approached the bench where Remy was silently, knowing their enemies followed them everywhere. She had just returned from a successful job, the fulfillment of which was in her possession. The object was one of the reasons why they were currently in New York. She was used to and preferred to work at night, so it was usual for Betsy to be outside during early mornings. She opened her mind to sense any unwelcoming presences nearby. There was none. That was uncharacteristic. Maybe they were far enough from New Orleans or had been effective in not allowing the news of this trip to leak. She would be more than willing to clear the neighborhood for her friend, as she considered Remy as such by now, and the little girl who was in his company this cool morning, if needed. Many had said before that she would feel happier as a member of the Assassins' Guild. That wasn't true. There were just two reasons why she would choose to take another life: protect someone (herself or another person of importance to her) or fulfill a cause she believed was for the betterment of all (like when following Apocalypse, but she is no longer proud of that period of her life).
While gauging the park's nearby environment for threats, Betsy felt the presence of something unusual. Her psychic senses lingered over that being, out of curiosity she had to confess, but left it alone after considering it not a threat to herself, Gambit or Sophie. She saw Remy's card flourishes and the characteristic interested looks they generally attracted as she got closer to him. He had always been one to show off, but now wasn't the time to bother herself with it. Maybe she had just gotten used to this part of Remy's personality and it didn't irk her as much now. It was a possibility. Humans were creatures of habit after all. She just stopped her steps and stood in front of him, taking some pleasure in blocking the view of the curious ones watching. A smirk graced her features for a moment before she took a seat next to him.
"All set. The order is fulfilled." Betsy placed a hand over her left thigh where one of her coat's pockets was located. A small and thin package was barely noticeable inside for one who wasn't expecting to see anything there. "How's the little lady doing? Playing in safety." She let Remy know of her failed scans for threats in a veiled way. Her days with S.H.I.E.L.D. allowing her to act naturally and not seem like passing vital information. As she had learnt, the trick was in the intonation of the words. Though she could just forgo spoken words entirely if needed and still communicate perfectly.
{ OOC: As we've talked before, a long time ago, I've mentioned the Decimation and the Blip events to see how you feel about it, Mana. Heidi, I'm not sure if Betsy would be able to sense Amp as a "normal mind" just a little unusual as described. If something needs changing, let me know somehow and I'll rewrite that part. Mariana has asked me to let Sophie interact with Amp first as the pixie's introduction sparked her muse. }
Sophie Broussard
Posted Aug 05, 2020 12:48 AM
Edited Sep 16, 2020 1:06 AM
Kinesia
Most would say that cold morning wasn't the best weather to get a small girl out to play at the Central Park. Sophie would disagree. She had been through so much already, even still being so young. She felt safe. She felt cared for. She felt wanted like never before in her life as far back as she could remember. OK. Being 7 years old still, she didn't have a whole lot of things to remember. She almost didn't remember her birth parents anymore. All she knew about them was what the lady at the orphanage had told her before she was adopted. They had died after a car crash with a driverless car when a lot of people disappeared at once. They didn't disappear, they died because other people did. So they didn't come back when the disappeared people did. They were really dead. For some time Sophie wished she was also in that car, but not anymore.
Sophie didn't like to remember the couple who adopted her. Why would they adopt a kid if they didn't want one? Remy didn't adopt her, but she knew he wanted her. He was the cool guy with weird cute eyes who could break stuff just like herself. That's why the couple told her to get lost. Because she was always breaking something. It wasn't her fault that things just got a life of their own and started to move by themselves when she happened to be around. Sometimes she didn't even need to touch them directly. It was eery, but not her fault! She was obedient and got lost on the streets. She was hungry when she decided to steal a bit of bread. She was small and needed to eat to grow up. People weren't nice. They called her a freak, a mutie. Now they could be this young?
Sophie didn't understand anything. What was a mutie? She had no clue it was a short word for mutant. She also had no idea what those were. She only knew that everything started to fly and blow up around her. Things had never blown up before, just moved. She was really stressed out and the more stressed she got, the more explosive stuff got too. She did the only thing she could. She ran as fast as she could, but one very irritated guy managed to catch her by her waist. He screamed so much. She began to cry and fell on her knees when he let go of her. Then Remy showed up and saved her. He took her to safety and fed her properly. He was nice to her. She would never forget that.
Sophie was so excited and happy when Remy said they would travel. She had never left New Orleans that she could remember, of course. And New York? That was sweet. People always said that city was cool. Sophie would agree with them now. It was cool. The kids' playground at Central Park had everything a child who expected nothing at all could hope for and the slide was extra fun! She had lost the count of how many goes she had tried so far and who cared? She certainly didn't! She knew Remy was there to look out for her and his friend, the purple haired lady who had come with them, was about to get there from somewhere she wasn't supposed to know. She didn't mind not knowing a lot of things. They were professional thieves and had their secrets. Sophie didn't mind as long as she had a place to call home where people were nice to her. She had that with Remy, so what he did with his life and other people wasn't her business. She wanted to be by his side and learn from him no matter what. He was the closest to a real father she remembered actually having and it was a good feeling.
After yet another go at the slide and letting out the small shout that usually accompanied each one of them, Sophie's feet reached the ground and she looked at Remy witnessing as Elizabeth arrived. It was best if she stayed away a little while longer. Always best not to push your luck. That was when she heard the most interesting of noises. At first it seemed like two squirrels were fighting and chirping loudly. Sophie got unhappy. She didn't like to see anything fighting. She approached to see why the animals were so irritated and the most unexpected sight reached her young eyes. Obviously she was instantly enamored by Amp's small and fragile fairy figure and she got irritated with the squirrel, who also looked extra cute. "Bad! Bad! Let da fairy be!" Her childish voice was high-pitched and she waved her small hands at the squirrel, trying to get it away from Amp.
{OOC: I didn't want to move the squirrel too much. It can react as you wish, Heidi.}
Posted Aug 05, 2020 1:01 AM
Sometimes the best way to deal with people is to give 'em a taste of their own medicine.
Since Crystal and her family arrived during the Thanksgiving holiday week a large portion of the students were home with their own families. It made the mansion a little boring for a new kid like Crystal. Part of that was good, the last thing you wanted to do was overwhelm a new student, but it turns to boring surprisingly quick. At least that is what Anna Marie believed. Where some people saw a large house without anyone to play with, Anna Marie saw an opportunity to spend some one-on-one time with the new kid. She thought an 'adventure in the city' without her parents might boost Crystal's confidence so that she wouldn't wilt under the sudden surge of activity in the mansion when school was back in session.
Thankfully, it didn't take much to get Shaali and John to agree. Having Xavier and Jean around who could keep tabs on both of them from the school helped too. Before leaving Anna Marie made sure Shaali and John had her cell phone number, so updates and photos could be sent. Of course all of this was discussed before mentioning anything to Crystal. Anna Marie knew better than to give a kid false hope when it came to most things.
Once again Anna Marie was thrilled when Crystal accepted her offer to go on an adventure into the city. The adventurous pair left early, both bundled up for the brisk fall morning. They drove into the city, getting to watch the sun rise from behind the outline of the skyscrapers. It was a beautiful view. They parked in The Bronx and then took the subway to Central Park. It took them about 90 minutes to get there from the mansion. Once topside the pair walked into the nearest Starbucks, where they got a warm drink and a pastry of their choosing, which they ate as they made their way into the park.
"Welcome to Central Park. There are five lakes and ponds, an art museum, a zoo, a few restaurants, lots of statues, a castle, a couple swimming pools, a theater stage, a proper garden, a nature preserve, horse drawn carriages you can go for a ride in. In the winter they turn the pools into ice skating rinks with huge Christmas trees," Anna Marie looked down to Crystal as the pair walked. "I figure we'd start out with a park staple first. A playground with kids," she added. Pointing with her gloved finger over to the large play structure ahead of them where the walking path split to go around the park.
Amp's ears perked up when she heard a young voice. She flapped her wings, which took her up into the air, a safe enough distance from the squirrel for her to look down towards the new voice. The fairy smiled brightly seeing a young child. It was the little girl who had been very dedicated to the slide on the playground. She pointed a tiny finger towards the squirrel, "I's was just trying to hug it into a better mood. So it no yell at me anymore and we can be friends. I promise I wasn't being bad." She confessed as she raised her palm up as if taking a vow.
Her yellow eyes shifted from the little girl, to the squirrel, and then back again. "Would little Precious be willing to help Amp?" She asked moving her hands to her own chest, indicating that she was Amp. "Maybe if Fluffy Precious sees me hug Little Precious," her hangs gesturing to young Sophie, "then Fluffy Precious will know my hugs are safe and full of loves and caring and happiness. If Little Precious says yes, then I's need you to not be smiling. Then when I hug you we sees how my hugs make you feel. If my hugs make you smile and your heart glow, then Fluffy Precious will accept my hug and then it will like me. Amp wants all Precious to like me. Is very important to Amp that all Precious know that I loves them. I's care for them always. No matter how grumpy they get. Even though Fluffy Precious is yelling at me. I's still loves it with all my heart," her hands and arms stretching up and out to show just how much Amp's heart loved.
She continued to move her arms and hands down and in. What started out as just arms reaching out, had created the shape of a heart in the lightest sparkle of pixy dust. "Will Little Precious help?"
Crystal Evans
Posted Aug 05, 2020 7:23 PM
"Mama's girl, Uncle's favorite Niece,Grandma's angel! And the Youngest Motorcycle Rider"
Crystal found it too bad that she'd had a limited number of friends to interact and make friends with, but she knew that it was to be expected, but she also knew that once the holidays are over, she'd be able to meet them again. That pleased her, so now all she needed to do was to occupy herself, so she didn't get bored, a feat that would be hard considering the shows that didn't show up, and how busy her mom and uncle, and the other adults, sometimes got. Though she admits that being able to be with Amp was fun, the little fairy was so sweet!
Soon, however, she found that she had been everywhere on the Xavier grounds and though there was a lot of beauty; she began to feel something akin to cabin fever, which was why she was pleased when she was given the offer of an adventure by Rogue someone she was clearly seeing as someone very nice and awesome.
She looked up at the much older woman, and then ahead of her as she listened to Rogue talk about the amazing Central Park her excitement grew within the much younger girl that only doubled as she saw the play area.
She couldn't stop herself, her ten-year-old mind forced her to run ahead to the play structure, and she began going down the slide, which went smoothly since she was dressed for the weather, so no one would be aware of a metallic covered girl. She was about to go again when she saw a younger girl by the bushes, and she thought she saw something small and blue there. "Aunt Rogue!" She called before she hurried to the direction of the two, and she discovered the situation. Squirrels are being mean to poor Amp.
Thomas Fireheart
Posted Aug 07, 2020 10:39 PM
At this time of year it wasn't so unusual for people to be wrapped up in clothing against the autumnal chill, especially if they were native to a considerably hotter part of the USA like New Mexico. In truth Thomas Fireheart didn't mind the colder weather at all but found it in it's own way pleasant and certainly more comfortable in his other form than it could be in the desert heat. Even bundled up like he was now in a thick coat, gloves, scarf and a woolly hat pulled down low he was feeling quite comfortable and not to the point where he'd risk getting too sweaty, always unpleasant when you were furry and had an exceptionally keen sense of smell.
That was the main reason he'd wrapped himself up, so that he could venture out off duty in his other form and get as close to nature as he could within the city. At this early hour while there would be people venturing out in the park it would be rather less crowded than later in the day so there was less chance of stares or risking frightening some nervous human or encountering some person with anti-mutant prejudice. Of course he could encounter his share of those prejudiced individuals in his human form, though he was well equipped to deal with them it could get tiresome or possibly land him in trouble with his superiors in S.H.I.E.L.D if he got a little too physical.
Unless anyone got really close though they wouldn't notice anything particularly out of the ordinary about him, the slight gap between scarf and hat only showing amber eyes with cat-like pupils, some tan fur and just the base of his pointed ears. With his head down though even that was mostly obscured, as he kept up a brisk pace that might just have been because it was a cold November morning. Even as he kept up his brisk pace his senses were fully alert, even if slightly muffled by scarf and hat he could readily discern the most interesting scents and sounds, snatches of conversation or the scents of fallen leaves and small animals scurrying in the undergrowth.
Of the most interest for Thomas Fireheart was that he was far from the only mutant in the park, six other scents at least that he could detect with two close together and the rest in a small cluster not too far distant from the first. One of those scents did strike him as being somewhat familiar, at least in the sense that he had quite possibly encountered it before and something about it told him it was in relation to S.H.I.E.L.D. There was that familiar tingle as well that told him of the presence of a psychic, likely a strong telepath. He certainly wasn't feeling any sense of threat so whomever it was most likely either someone he'd met during a mission or perhaps another agent whom he'd encountered at some point. He could always make his way over, see if he did recognise them and if it was someone he knew it could be polite to say hello. For the moment though he decided not to disturb them.
Instead for now he began making his way over towards one of the groups of trees near to one of the children's playgrounds, also where he'd picked up that other small cluster of mutant scents. He'd just check them out in passing and then head to one of the other stands of trees and find one suitable for climbing. While he might be fairly comfortable bundled up like this in cooler weather it would be good to get out of the coat, scarf and gloves at least for a little while. With a suitable vantage point on a sturdy branch he could enjoy taking in the sounds and scents, maybe even be able to relax enough to meditate for a while.
"What the hell, might as well ditch the scarf now," Thomas muttered under his breath, reaching up and loosening the scarf, pulling it free so it was just draped across his shoulders. It actually felt better this way, scents so much clearer and as he felt a cool breeze ruffling his thick muttonchops, he gave a contented rumble that could almost have been a purr.
Passing close to the bushes, his lips quirked in a slight grin that showed a hint of canine, as he watched a rather sweet little girl running over to join another by the bushes recognising them as two of the scents he'd caught earlier. Though there was a third scent very close and he should have been able to spot it...wait, something blue and tiny...a fairy?!
"Well...that's a sight to see," Thomas said to himself, more loudly than he'd intended and not realising that in his doubletake that his hood had fallen back giving a full glimpse of his feline features, his brow currently furrowed and making the jagged scar over his right eye stand out all the more, that and his bemused grimace perhaps making him look more feral and forbidding than he actually was.
Edited Sep 16, 2020 12:59 AM
The fairy spoke to her! Sophie's mouth opened in astonishment and her smile was shining. "Oui! Hug moi, Amp!" The seven year old was so excited at the prospect of getting hugged by a cute little fairy that she forgot about the squirrel and the not smiling beforehand part for a while. "Ah. No smilin'." She said to reign over herself and manage not to be smiling like a child who just saw a real life fairy. She failed miserably for about a minute, but then succeeded.
"Okay. No smilin'. Can I get da hug now, Amp?" Sophie asked opening her arms wide to be hugged. She looked at the squirrel defiantly for a few seconds so it knew how brave she was. Not that she feared Amp at all. She was still so very taken by the fact she was going to be hugged by a fairy nothing else really mattered to her. So she didn't notice the noise of another girl approaching until she spoke. She seemed to know Amp already.
"Merci for da hug, Amp. I t'ink da Fluffy Precious be happier now. Non?" She asked hoping for a positive reply, but the animal could be quieter now just to access its new situation with two much larger than itself human children coming to its position. Sophie shifted her attention to the other girl. "Hi. I be Sophie." She introduced herself fearlessly as any seven year old would to another child. "Ye know Amp already?" She asked curious as to how and why Crystal would know the pixie. Crystal was so interesting. Did she have metal skin? Better not point it out. Not polite!
Amp wiggled with excitement as Sophie accepted her offer of a hug. "Oh yay's!" she giggled before flying down to the smallest of Precious'. The little fairy giggled again as Sophie struggled not to smile, "I have trouble not smiling too." She admitted pressing her hands to her own smiling cheeks. Once Sophie was stoic enough for their test Amp gave her a big hug. Well as big of a hug as a tiny fairy could give.
She lifted her head up from Sophie's cheek to see if she was smiling. Seeing that she was in fact smiling Amp giggled with pleasure. She was about to look over to the squirrel when someone else caught her attention. It was Crystal! "Shiny Precious! It makes my heart twice as big to see's you here. Come let Amp give you morning hugs and you's can meet my new Precious," fluttering up into the air she waved Crystal closer. Once she was close enough, she zoomed over to her and gave her snuggles. Amp was about to ask Crystal how she got to the park, but she recalled that Crystal had called out to Rogue. So, she didn't need to ask.
"Oh! Fluffy Precious," she jumped back into the air and turned towards the tree. The squirrel was gone. Even if the Central Park squirrel was brave enough to handle the kids and a fairy, the moment it caught the scent of Thomas it bolted. Amp lamented for a moment, sad that she didn't get to show the squirrel that she was a good fairy. She let out a defeated sigh and rubbed her face.
Afterwards she noticed Thomas, "Hello!" She voiced with a small wave. "Who is you?" she asked curiously. Floating midway between the strange man and the two young girls. A miniature size guardian.
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Q: Loading a JNI library in scala I am trying to load a JNI library that is needed by a third-party library that I am using.  Since the library only needs to be loaded once, I tried to put the loading in the companion class.  I thought this would work:
import com.example.Solver

object MyClass {
  System.loadLibrary("jnilibrary")
}

class MyClass {
  import MyClass._
  implicit val solver = new Solver()
}

This throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError in the Solver class initializer (Solver.<clinit>), apparently because the JNI library is not yet loaded.
Changing the class to
class MyClass {
  System.loadLibrary("jnilibrary")
  implicit val solver = new Solver()
}

works, so I do have the library in the correct place.  Moving the System.loadLibrary to after the solver declaration causes it to fail the same way as when I try to load the library in the companion class.
I theorized that it was trying to resolve the types before running the initializers, so I tried moving the library loading to a base class.  I hoped that would mean base class (which loads the library) was fully initialized before the derived class (which loads the class) started to initialize.
object Base {
  System.loadLibrary("jnilibrary")
}

class Base {
  import Base._
}

class MyClass extends Base {
  implicit val solver = new Solver()
}

This also fails.
I can obviously load the library in the class, but that is redundant.  It probably does not slow things down much (assuming that loadLibrary will not reload an already loaded library) but is less clean than I would like.
Is there a way to get this to work with the companion object?

A: As Alex Cohn pointed out, the solution is
class MyClass {
  MyClass
  implicit val solver = new Solver()
}


Ideally sited in one of Naples' most desirable locations close to Third Street South and Naples Bay, this captivating four bedroom plus a den, five bathrooms waterfront residence is one to be desired. Positioned with southern exposure, this boater's dream spans over 4,300 square feet of open living spaces that transition effortlessly to the outdoors. Wood floors, volume ceilings, a gourmet chef's kitchen with well-appointed appliances such as Viking gas range, and Sub-Zero refrigerator, a spacious first-floor master suite, and private study are just a few of the highlights of this extraordinary home. Three large en suite guest bedrooms upstairs with separate loft area and covered balconies provide extra comfort for family and guests. A covered lounge area with fireplace and summer kitchen with Lynx grill, flow to a private heated pool and spa. A boat dock with 24,000 lb. lift is poised with no bridges to the open bay for a true boater's dream.


A black and white negative of Roberta Anderson sitting on a couch. She is wearing a dress and shoes and leaning forward. There is a pillow leaning on the armrest behind her.
Roberta Anderson, April 22, 1938, Marjorie Ruddy. Whitby Archives, A2013_040_871B.


Swedish shipping company Furetank Rederi AB has signed a contract for one 17,999 dwt dual-fuel product tanker at Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding. The agreement with the yard includes an option for one further vessel. It will also sell the Fure Vinga, its 17,999 dual-fuel product tanker which entered into service in 2018, to Canadian buyers.
The new vessel will be identical with the series of six sister vessels built by Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding for the Gothia Alliance members Furetank Rederi AB, Rederi AB Älvtank and Erik Thun AB during 2018‐2019. All vessels are designed with special focus on minimal impact on the environment and have dual-fuel capability, run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and several features that reduce fuel and energy consumption resulting in extensively lower emissions of CO2, sulphur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
The 149 m (LOA) Ice class 1A vessel with a cargo capacity of 20,306 cubic meters is scheduled to be delivered from the shipyard in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Furetank Rederi AB has also signed an agreement to sell the Fure Vinga to Canadian buyers. The vessel will be delivered to her new owners during April 2019.
The Gothia Tanker Alliance is a market platform for small and intermediate product tankers, operating 40 vessels in European waters.


Expect to be at Canberra Eye Laser for approximately 2 hours. You will be in the treatment room for about 20-30 minutes, but the crucial laser time is only seconds for each eye. Your family is welcome to watch the procedure from our viewing area if you wish and we will give you a DVD to take home as a momento.
The procedure is not painful and no needles are used. Local anaesthetic eye drops are used to numb your eyes once you are in the procedure room. Some slight sensation to touch on your eyelids and forehead may be felt. You will notice a mild pressure sensation on your eye during the procedure. You don't need to worry about blinking and the doctor will talk you through the whole process.
Thank you Angel for your unsolicited testimonial! Read about Angel's experience here..


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Tauro Wealth - Should You Invest In Stocks?
"You get recessions, you have stock market declines. If you don't understand that's going to happen, then you're not ready, you won't do well in markets." – Peter Lynch, American businessman and stock investor, who managed the world's largest and most successful mutual fund for Fidelity Investments between 1977 and 1990.
At Tauro Wealth, we often come across some typical questions, especially from people who are new to the idea of investing – Is stock market investing suitable for me? Aren't stock markets very risky? Isn't stock market investing akin to gambling? And so on.
Are stock markets risky? The answer to that question is an emphatic YES. Anyone who tells you otherwise if either fooling you or fooling themselves, which is probably more dangerous! Investing in stocks has its fair share of risk. But what most people don't realize is that this risk is more than compensated by the returns that stocks markets offer – if done smartly and patiently! But first and foremost, it is important to understand that what most people consider investing in stocks is not really investing – it is punting.
According to Wikipedia, a punter's approach is to speculate rather than invest. Thus, punters aren't concerned with the fundamentals of an investment; instead, they attempt to make a quick profit by selling to somebody else at a higher price. Punters speculate in any market, but especially like options, futures and forex because of the leverage.
Today, you can get stock "investing" advice from at least a thousand different sources. There are financial experts presenting their opinions on TV and Internet 24x7, investment advisors burning a hole in your pockets to give you stock tips, brokerage companies publishing hundreds of research reports, analysts telling you which stocks to buy/sell at what price, etc. And the worst of them are pitching derivatives (futures and options) where you can make 10-times your investment in just a few months!
What's the one thing that is common amongst all these so-called experts? They are all telling you to punt instead of invest. And what's more troubling is the fact that they tell you this is stock investing! Buying or selling stocks in order to make quick profits is exactly what investing in not! And comparing derivatives trading to investing is like saying that your day job is play roulette in a casino. It can be an extremely exciting thing to do but you are never going to make any money in the long run! So, to summarize what we have learnt so far, it is extremely important to understand the difference between stock investing and punting. And only after you have understood this difference should you think about whether stock investing is suitable for you.
"The stock market is a wonderfully efficient mechanism for transferring wealth from the impatient to the patient." – Warren Buffett, widely considered the world's best stock investor.
Before trying to figure out whether the stock market is a suitable place for you, you must learn to recognize what an investment is. There are many things that we do in life which can qualify as investments. Studying hard to get in to a good college is an investment for a secure future. Working day and night on a project at work is also an investment for that next promotion. Similarly, using money to buy an asset that is expected to grow in value over time or provide an income in the future is a financial investment. There are many different kinds of financial investments available. The two key differentiating factors between them is the return they can generate and the risk inherent in them.
In general, any investment that offers a higher return will also have a higher inherent risk. What makes any investment good or bad is whether the higher return compensates for the higher risk in the long run. Let's take the example of a simple fixed deposit vs. a stock investment. In the former, you can get up to 8% return every year with little to no risk of losing money. In the latter, you can generate a return of 15-16% every year but there is also a chance of losing part of your capital. The question is whether that additional 7-8% returns are worth the risk of losing some part of your money. That's the only question you need to ask yourself when deciding whether stock market is a viable investment option for you.
In order to honestly answer this question, you must imagine what would happen if the worst possible outcome actually came true. Let's say you invest 1,00,000 today. Two years later, your investment is worth only 60,000! Would this put you in any kind of financial trouble? Is your financial stability dependent on the performance of your investment over the next few years? If the answer is yes, then you MUST stay away from the stock market. This hypothetical scenario is not only possible, but has actually happened multiple times in the past and will happen multiple times in the future. What makes investing in stocks worthwhile is that over a period of 10-15 years, the average returns are much higher than any other asset class available.
So, for someone who can weather the storm, the final outcome is well worth the bumpy ride over the vast open sea that is the stock market!


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Dollywood pass holders get the jump on the general public for Dolly Parton concert
Wayne Bledsoe
Dollywood season pass holders will get a jump on the general public in purchasing tickets to Dolly Parton's 'Pure & Simple' concert. The concert will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15 at LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge. Tickets will go on sale on June 15 to Dollywood season pass holders, but will not go on sale to the general public until July 1.
'Pure & Simple' will be Parton's first major Norh American concert tour in more than 25 years. Proceeds from the Sevier County concert will benefit Parton's Imagination Library, a literacy program which provides free books to children from birth to age five.
Tickets prices are $75 for premium seating and $50 through $25 for general admission. Imagination Library sponsorship opportunities also are available for $5000. Sponsorship packages include a meet & greet and photo with Parton, along with premium seats for the concert. Anyone interested in sponsorship should contact the Dollywood Foundation at pureandsimple@dollyfoundation.com.
Dollywood season passholders can purchase tickets by visiting Dollywood.com or by calling 1-800-DOLLYWOOD. Special lodging packages at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort also are available for the event.


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Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease
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Chinese tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for the first time on Sunday in nearly three years after the route was cancelled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
A lion dancer welcomes Chinese tourists on their arrival at Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for the first time on Sunday in nearly three years after the route was cancelled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Lion dancers welcome Chinese tourists on their arrival at the Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for the first time on Sunday in nearly three years after the route was cancelled due to the pandemic. At least 210 people were on board a chartered plane operated by Indonesia's Lion Air from Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province to Bali's international airport.(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Chinese tourists carry their luggage on their arrival at the Ngurah Rai international airport in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for the first time on Sunday in nearly three years after the route was suspended due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
FIRDIA LISNAWATI
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A direct flight from China landed in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for the first time in nearly three years on Sunday after the route was suspended due to the pandemic.
At least 210 people were on board the chartered plane operated by Indonesia's Lion Air from Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province.
Some Chinese tourists who arrived at the airport in Bali said they were glad to have the chance to travel internationally again after China ended its strict COVID-19 restrictions.
"I feel very happy and relaxed. It was a long time we did not go abroad," said An Pei, a Chinese tourist who was on the flight.
The flight followed the Chinese government's decision to lift travel restrictions announced on January 8 and it coincided with the start of the Lunar New Year, which was being marked Sunday.
The Shenzhen-to-Bali route will operate once a week during its initial phase, according to a statement from Danang Mandala Prihantoro, a spokesperson for Lion Air.
Indonesia is targeting 255,000 tourists from China in 2023. Indonesia recorded 94,924 visits from China from January to October 2022. More than 2 million tourists from China visited Indonesia each year before the pandemic.
The return of Chinese tourists is expected to support the overall target of foreign tourist arrivals this year. Indonesia aims to record 3.5 million to 7.4 million foreign visits, said Sandiaga Uno, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, in a statement Friday. China is one of the largest markets for inbound tourism in Indonesia.
"Based on online travel agent data in China, there has been an increase in search volume for overseas tourist destinations by 430%. Indonesia is in the top 5 searches and Bali's search volume has increased by 250%," Uno said.
Indonesia's government is exploring ways to attract more Chinese tourists, including the possibility of direct flights from three main cities in China, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Discover authentic 'tempura moriawase' and 'kurobuta tonkatsu' at Kirishima Shuzou, one of JB's oldest Japanese restaurants
JOHOR BARU, Jan 31 — Sometimes old is gold. Our friends, whom we had not seen in months and years, suggested we have...
How to spend 4 days and 3 nights at Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An
Wondering what to do when you visit Hoi An and stay at the Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai? Here's your ultimate itinerary. Only less than three hours away from Kuala Lumpur by flight, Hoi An is a sublime and transcendent city. Full of charm and history, the Vietnamese city is among the Southeast Asian country's most popular places to visit — especially with Da Nang International Airport. From the 15th to 19th century, Hoi An was an integral trading port in the region; even to the present day, i
Ryanair warns of rise in ticket prices as it reports record profits
Ryanair forecasts higher airfare costs for passengers, after reporting a net profit of £185m due to increased bookings over the Christmas and New Year period.
10 Small Ways That Disney Theme Parks Immerse You Completely
There are five 'Keys' that the Disney theme parks teach their Cast Members. The Keys inform Guest relations, and they are ordered hierarchically, from most to least important:
Boy dies of cancer after doctors dismissed mother's warnings six times
Rayhan Majid, aged four, died after doctors discovered an aggressive tumour on his brainstem. His mother Nadia says she knew his sickness wasn't normal
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Cobra Faces Off With Otters at Singapore Park
A pretty wild scene played out at an urban park in Singapore recently, when a raft of otters faced off with a cobra.Footage recorded by Jocelyn Chng shows an equatorial spitting cobra sizing up the smooth-coated otters.The otters can be seen popping out of the water and surrounding the snake before retreating back into the water.A later clip shows the snake moving off.Chng told Storyful the otters are "very curious animals and will often approach or try to interact with other animals that they encounter, including monitor lizards, red-eared sliders, birds, and dogs.""Some of the otters went up the river bank to try and investigate the cobra further, which caused the cobra's defensive reaction of raising his/her hood and hissing at them. Eventually the otters went back into the water and the cobra slid away, both continuing on their way," Chng said.Smooth-coated otters are native to Singapore and listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.The equatorial spitting cobra is also commonly found in Singapore, and can be encountered in leafy suburbs and high-density housing areas. Credit: Jocelyn Chng via Storyful


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Veronica Reynoso recently created a lamp powered by bioluminescent bacteria – Vibrio fischeri – rather than batteries, but was shrouded in darkness when harmful substances in the air shortened the bacteria's life.
The Kennedy High junior will return to the drawing board at another time. Another project beckons.
Reynoso is creating a prototype for a peltier tile flashlight that works solely on the heat of the human hand – an award-winning creation by Canadian inventor Ann Makosinski the La Palma resident wants to personalize.
Just 16, Reynoso hopes undertaking such complex projects inspires a new generation of youth scientists to shoot for the moon.
"I'm fascinated with how to use my knowledge in science to help other people," she said.
Even if you don't get to the correct answer, the teen said, you're still doing research to create something. That's why she plans on pursuing an engineering degree in college, ideally at MIT or Caltech.
As a kid, Reynoso read "A Series of Unfortunate Events," a series of 13 children's novels that follows three siblings after tragedy befalls their family. Reynoso said she identified most with the character Violet, an "extremely smart girl who knows how to build things that would shade her and her siblings from whoever is getting them in trouble," she explained.
"I have always liked to build things," she added.
Reynoso sometimes refers to science as a passion; others, as a career.
She quit Kennedy's cross country team to dedicate more time to researching, reading, honing her craft. Librarians know her by name and recognize the sound the last student in the building makes when she has an epiphany.
"I'm very much buried in my books because I'm quite often wowed by what I'm reading," Reynoso said.
In June, Reynoso attended a seminar in Massachusetts for high school honors students interested in becoming physicians or medical scientists.
She heard from Nobel Laureates and National Media of Science winners, Ivy League and top medical school deans and patients saved by medical savants. Nominated for a spot at the seminar by the medical director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, Reynoso met several of her heroes.
They shared the same message, she said: Never give up.
Many of Reynoso's comments zoom over her friends' heads.
"Speak English," they joke. She's trying.
Reynoso tutors children at her local library. She's a member of Kennedy's speech and debate team and active in her English class. She's learning how to explain her findings in layman's terms, to an audience less familiar with science and its lingo.
Kennedy's IB students are required to complete a CAS – creativity, activity, service – project by program's end.
Reynoso and a few classmates chose to examine poverty. Struggling families in the Philippines, in China and elsewhere deserve to have electricity and other basic resources, she said.
Her hollow flashlight and bioluminescent lamp could help millions.


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Social media sensation hits our stage for 5 big shows.
However this was not his intention from the start. Early on Kountry Wayne had visions of being a huge success in the music industry. Following that dream he placed his life savings behind a music venture. However, that did not yield him the success he had hoped for. During a time of soul searching he realized he was blessed with the gift to make people laugh and it blossomed from there.


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.class Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "YiLaf.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0xa
    name = "Decorator"
.end annotation

# static fields
.field private static mCurrentDecorator:Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Signature;
        value = {
            "Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference",
            "<",
            "Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;",
            ">;"
        }
    .end annotation
.end field

# direct methods
.method private constructor <init>()V
    .locals 0

    .prologue
    .line 129
    invoke-direct/range {p0 .. p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

.method static synthetic access$000(Landroid/app/Activity;)Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;
    .locals 1
    .parameter "x0"

    .prologue
    .line 129
    invoke-static {p0}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->get(Landroid/app/Activity;)Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method static synthetic access$100(Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "x0"

    .prologue
    .line 129
    invoke-static {p0}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->setCurrent(Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;)V

    return-void
.end method

.method static synthetic access$1000(Landroid/app/Activity;)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "x0"

    .prologue
    .line 129
    invoke-static {p0}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->setCurrent(Landroid/app/Activity;)V

    return-void
.end method

.method static synthetic access$200()Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;
    .locals 1

    .prologue
    .line 129
    invoke-static {}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->current()Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    move-result-object v0

    return-object v0
.end method

.method private static current()Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;
    .locals 1

    .prologue
    .line 134
    sget-object v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->mCurrentDecorator:Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;

    if-nez v0, :cond_0

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    return-object v0

    :cond_0
    sget-object v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->mCurrentDecorator:Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;->get()Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method private static get(Landroid/app/Activity;)Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;
    .locals 2
    .parameter "activity"

    .prologue
    .line 138
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->getWindow()Landroid/view/Window;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Landroid/view/Window;->getCallback()Landroid/view/Window$Callback;

    move-result-object v0

    .line 139
    .local v0, callback:Landroid/view/Window$Callback;
    instance-of v1, v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    if-eqz v1, :cond_0

    .line 140
    check-cast v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    .line 142
    .end local v0           #callback:Landroid/view/Window$Callback;
    :goto_0
    return-object v0

    .restart local v0       #callback:Landroid/view/Window$Callback;
    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    goto :goto_0
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.method private static setCurrent(Landroid/app/Activity;)V
    .locals 1
    .parameter "activity"

    .prologue
    .line 153
    invoke-static {p0}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->get(Landroid/app/Activity;)Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-static {v0}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->setCurrent(Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;)V

    .line 154
    return-void
.end method

.method private static setCurrent(Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;)V
    .locals 1
    .parameter "decorator"

    .prologue
    .line 147
    invoke-static {}, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->current()Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Interface;

    move-result-object v0

    if-eq v0, p0, :cond_0

    .line 148
    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0}, Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;-><init>(Ljava/lang/Object;)V

    sput-object v0, Lyi/support/v1/YiLaf$Decorator;->mCurrentDecorator:Ljava/lang/ref/WeakReference;

    .line 150
    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method