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BioShock® Infinite: 2K Games Announces Official Release Date!
Written by Jason Price on March 1, 2012
SOme terrific news for gamers surfaced today! 2K Games announced today that BioShock® Infinite will be available in North America on October 16, 2012 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The title will be available internationally on October 19, 2012.
Developed by Irrational Games, BioShock Infinite won more than 75 editorial awards at E3 in 2011, including the Game Critics Awards' Best of Show. The title has been named one of the most anticipated games of 2012 by more than 50 media outlets, including WIRED, USA Today, TIME, GameSpot, and GameTrailers. The BioShock franchise is one of the interactive entertainment industry's most successful and critically acclaimed series, which has sold-in over 9 million units worldwide.
"After BioShock, we had a vision for a follow up that dwarfed the original in scope and ambition," said Ken Levine (@iglevine), Creative Director of Irrational Games (@irrationalgames). "BioShock Infinite has been our sole focus for the last four years, and we can't wait for fans to get their hands on it."
BioShock Infinite puts players in the role of Booker DeWitt, a hard-bitten former Pinkerton agent, together with the revolutionary AI companion, Elizabeth. The two struggle to escape the sky-city of Columbia, in a 1912 America that might have been. Armed with an arsenal of new weapons and abilities, they face menacing enemies, in unique expansive environments. Classic BioShock gameplay joins innovations such as aerial combat on high-speed Sky-Lines in the service of an immersive storyline – an Irrational Games signature.
BioShock Infinite is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on BioShock Infinite please visit http://www.bioshockinfinite.com.


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Convert Race course for Sports Tourism
A lingering legacy of the British in Ooty was the love of sports of all kind. Englishmen brought, among other sports, gymkhana, polo, cricket, boating, tennis, shooting and horse racing to the Nilgiris. They also invented the game of snooker here.
Sports, particularly, football, cricket and hockey continued to be popular throughout the district. Nilgiris produced legendary football and hockey players in 1950s and 60s. The district was chosen as the acclimatization centre for the Indian contingent to the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico. Several national level championships were held at Ooty since then.
Sports activities have steadily declined in the last two decades for lack of promotion, modern sports facilities and sponsor for sports events.
A proposal has now been made to set up a high altitude sports facility in the Nilgiris. This ought to be done in a manner that will combine revival of local interest in sports and promotion of sports tourism in the district.
The location of the proposed sports facilities should be such that they can get sufficient patronage by the locals and the tourists. This would necessitate the choice of such locations in or around Ooty which is convenient for locals and tourists, bulk of whom come from sports loving Kerala and Karnataka from the north. Big ticket events covering cricket, football and athletics can easily attract corporate sponsorship it the venues are in Ooty.
The race course which occupies more than 5 acres of prime land in the heart of the Ooty town would be the ideal choice for such a facility inside Ooty.
The present race course was not fully operational till 1900. Before that there were smaller race courses at Wellington and Devala.
Ooty race course was always a multi-sports complex. In the earlier days the race course also housed the Archery, Badminton and Croquet (ABC) club, a prominent land mark which was pulled down without valid reason. Many national level tournaments have been conducted in the race course grounds.
Racing unviable
Ooty races have become unviable and have long ceased to have any tourist attraction. In 1975 a committee set up to study the socio economic impact of horse racing in the state after the abolition of horse racing noted that 'the racing public were the biggest losers by about one third of their total contribution over a period of ten years. Government in general was the largest gainers by about one fifth of the total funds by way of taxes. The next largest gainers were the horse owners who profited by about 6.6% of the total funds'.
Now, the government also appears to be a loser with the Madras Race Club owing to the Revenue department nearly Rs. 400 crores by way of lease rent arrears
The recent Asian Racing Conference held in Mumbai highlighted major concerns for the horse racing industry worldwide. It concluded that unlike other sports horse racing solely depended on betting for survival. Ooty punter population has sharply declined over the years and there is little scope for attracting newcomers.
For the same reason, a similar demand is also being made to convert the 250 acre Mumbai race course into a public space.
Ooty race course can be converted into a multipurpose complex with focus on sports, parks and parking. Horse racing can still be continued and even night racing can also be considered as a tourist attraction. Most race courses in the world are multipurpose venues. Ooty course can be redone on the lines of the Happy Valley course in Hong Kong which has a similar layout as Ooty.
In addition to the race course, the sports authorities should consider taking over the sport facilities in the now defunct HPF premises. It should not be too difficult for the state government to have the HPF sports grounds and facilities that may have been offered as security to banks released for the purpose. It will be great folly if high altitude facilities are located outside Ooty just because land is available.
Voteforooty will highlight case for Sports Tourism as a major campaign in the coming elections.

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Discussion in 'Bugs, Glitches and Miscellaneous Forum Problems' started by forluvofsmoke, Dec 14, 2010.
For tast two days, pic uploads stall after a couple pics, and the forum won't give an error. Have to dump the post and start over.
Bearcarver mentioned the same issue, and he said if you "preview" after every couple of pics, you can back out of it if it stalls and come back to finish what ever you were posting without loosing the entire post and starting again from scratch.
Been there, had the same thing happen to me a short time back.
I suspect my problem was the fact that my album as a ton of pics in it.
The album is completely and totally useless to me or any other member unless someone wants to wait 5 plus minutes for the thumbs to load. Then you click a thumb and only get to look at a tiny picture, unless you copy and past into a browser window.
If anyone has not experienced this phenom, go to my profile and click the album with the most pics in it and you will see what I mean.
I hate to sound like a complainer, but if the file size is gonna be there I think it would be nice to see the pics at there size, vs shrunken. And the slow loads are a drag.
The plus's are the fact that its awesome to be able load right from the computer. I really love that part.
I also LOVE the part where we do not have to resize before the load. I hate using PhotoBucket as it always seems to lock up on me. I realize there is other options for pic hosting but I really like the load and go that we have even if it is one at a time.
I usually clear my cookies and all is well after that.
Yeah, I don't save any to my albums in my profile any more...just the direct link from PB to upload to SMF. I have over 500 pics in my default album from back when there were issues with hudler/PB not hooking up correctly. It would take me days to sort out all the pics and separate into their respective alblum titles, so that probably won't happen. I figure the threads with q-views I've posted will tell the whole story alot better than if someone were just browsing through a pic folder and wondering how everything came together to the finish...without any story line or other member's responses, one can't help but to wonder.
I hadn't thought of that...I clear everything on my blackberry almost daily just to keep from wrapping up too much of the limited memory space, but my desktops have tons to spare.
I'll do that before I shut-down tonight and see what happens next weekend.
Thanks for the tip, brother!


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'We Want Vaccines': WHO Chief Recommends Moratorium On Covid Boosters For Rest Of The Year
by Bhaswati Guha Majumder - Sep 9, 2021 04:35 PM +05:30 IST
Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for an extension of the moratorium on booster doses until the end of the year to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40 per cent of its population.
He noted that manufacturers agreed to prioritise the COVAX programme, but he stated, "we don't want any more promises, we just want the vaccines."
The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is urging rich countries with large stocks of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from providing booster shots until the end of the year, a call that has mostly gone unheeded.
Tedros also said that he was "appalled" by comments from a key association of pharmaceutical manufacturers that suggested vaccine stocks are sufficient to provide for both booster doses and immunisations in countries where vaccines are desperately needed but are in short supply.
As reported by Associated Press, During a news conference on 8 September, he said: "I will not stay silent when companies and countries that control the global supply of vaccines think the world's poor should be satisfied with leftovers. Because manufacturers have prioritised or been legally obliged to fulfil bilateral deals with rich countries willing to pay top dollar, low-income countries have been deprived of the tools to protect their people."
Many experts and the WHO itself said that vaccine booster would be required in future, but right now, there is no need to give a third dose to already vaccinated individuals while a significant number of people around the world remains unvaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
Tedros had earlier called for a "moratorium" on booster doses until the end of September, the United States and other nations have begun or are preparing to provide them to most vulnerable citizens, including elderly people and those with the compromised immune system.
Israel—after witnessing a spike in Covid-19 cases in recent months, when the country thought that it won the battle against the pandemic by vaccinating a large portion of the population—launched its booster vaccination program. It was clear that the country didn't want to take a chance with the Delta variant and decided to safeguard as many Israelis as possible.
However, Israel published a study, which claimed that people who receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab have a significantly lower risk of infection from the novel virus, including the Delta variant. As of now, over 2 million people in Israel got the booster shot.
Meanwhile, health officials in the US recommended that all Americans should get booster shots to increase their immunity amid evidence that vaccines' effectiveness is reducing. But according to the United Nations health agency, the scientific justification for boosters is yet unknown.
However, Tedros said that this week he received a message of "clear support" from health ministers at a meeting of the influential Group of 20 countries for a commitment to help all countries reach a WHO target to inoculate at least 40 per cent of their people by the end of 2021.
He stated that "a month ago, I called for a global moratorium on booster doses, at least until the end of September to prioritise vaccinating the most at-risk people around the world who are yet to receive their first dose. There has been little change in the global situation since then."
"So today, I'm calling for an extension of the moratorium until at least the end of the year to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40 per cent of its population," he added.
According to the UN health agency, 5.5 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far, with upper- and middle-income countries receiving 80 per cent of those doses. Rich countries have also offered to donate 1 billion doses to other countries, but only about 15 per cent of those doses have materialised, according to Tedros.
He also noted that manufacturers have agreed to prioritise the COVAX programme, which aims to send vaccines to the world's most vulnerable people, regardless of their country's income, but he stated that "we don't want any more promises. We just want the vaccines".
However, the WHO's concerns are not imaginary, as COVAX managers had cut their target for shipping doses this year again on 8 September, estimating that roughly 1.4 billion doses will be available through the programme by the end of the year, down from about 1.8 billion earlier. In 2021, they initially planned to send out 2 billion doses.
COVAX has suffered challenges, according to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which co-runs the inoculation initiative. These include export limitations from India, a key vaccine manufacturer and the country which faced a deadly second wave of the pandemic, as well as regulatory hurdles for some vaccine candidates and manufacturing issues elsewhere.
It also stated that deliveries are ramping up quickly, with another 1.1 billion doses scheduled to be available under the programme by the end of the year, up from 330 million so far. The majority of those dosages have gone to or will go to poorer countries. According to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, roughly 1.5 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses are now produced per month, with expectations that a total of 12 billion will be produced by the end of 2021.
Dr Bruce Aylward, an advisor to Tedros said that although some nations may be moving through with decisions to broadly administer boosters, WHO call for a moratorium "makes a real difference". Some countries have approached the WHO to see if booster policies might be postponed.
He said: "Our role is to make sure that we put forward the strongest possible arguments and way out of this pandemic — and the way out of that is a moratorium and to extend it. Because since the last time we called for it, the equity gap has gotten greater, the amount of vaccine available to low-income countries has gone down."
During this controversial situation, when some countries go in for booster shots, while others wait to get primary doses, Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO said that vaccine supplies that have been committed to a country are not shifted to another country because it is larger or has different needs.
He said: "We will not move around doses on the basis of, now I want to do kids or now I want to do boosters. The doses have been allocated for this year and we will maintain this allocation." Among the three billion doses for this year, the American vaccine manufacturer has allocated 41 per cent to middle- and low-income countries and Bourla said "this will not change".
In addition, he said: "We have allocated at least one billion – although we do not have orders for one billion for low- and middle-income countries – for next year. I think it's important that those that would like to receive doses, they secure their order."
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Sports History in San Jose
San Jose has a rich sports history and is the home to many athletes, fans and sports teams including the Sharks hockey team, Earthquakes soccer club and Giants minor league baseball.
Olympic Black Power Statue, San Jose State University
Several athletes and Olympians have called San Jose home. John Carlos and Tommy Smith, two San Jose State University athletes, made history with their famous black power salute in the 1968 Olympics – now honored with a statue on the SJSU campus. Other athletes with San Jose ties include World Cup soccer player Brandi Chastain and figure skaters Kristi Yamaguchi and Polina Edmunds, basketball player Aaron Gordon, and the late notable football coach Bill Walsh. In more non-conventional sports, the hot dog eating contest champs Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie are San Jose hometown heroes.
The first Earthquakes soccer franchise played fourteen seasons in San Jose before being sold in 1988. San Jose then housed the Clash at Spartan Stadium starting in 1996. MLS renamed the Clash as the Earthquakes in 1999. The team then moved to Houston in 2005 and San Jose started a new team from scratch, returning to the league in 2008 and currently play at Avaya Stadium. In addition to being home of the Earthquakes, Avaya Stadium has hosted the USA men's and women's national teams for qualifying games and friendly matches against international clubs.
The Sharks found their way to San Jose in 1990. After the California Golden Seals franchise left Oakland in 1976, Northern California was ready for hockey to return to the Bay Area. You can visit the exact table at House of Pizza where a group of hockey advocates planned to bid for the NHL team to find a home in San Jose. The Sharks have put San Jose on the map as a growing hockey town and has become a heavy influence on local culture. In 2015, San Jose became the home of the Barracuda, the Sharks' minor league affiliate.
The "Shark Tank" at SAP Center (Photo Credit: 111th Aerial Photography Squadron)
San Jose has housed many minor league baseball teams including the Bees, Missions and Expos. Currently, the San Jose Giants minor league team will give you an inside look at the next all-star players headed to the big-league San Francisco Giants. Notable San Jose Giants alum include Madison Bumgarner, Pablo Sandoval, Buster Posey and Tim Lincecum.
San Jose Giants Excite Ballpark (Photo credit: Tim Cattera)
San Jose has been a host city and partner in promoting several sporting events including Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, NCAA basketball games the College Football National Championships, NHL All-Star Game and Super Bowl 50.
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Olympian Heather offers secrets of success
PUBLISHED: 14:05 24 November 2014 | UPDATED: 14:05 24 November 2014
Sean Keywood
Olympian Heather Fell pictured with Exmouth Community College pupils during her visit to the school.
Pupils at Exmouth Community College have had an inspiring visit from an Olympic medallist.
Heather Fell, who won a silver medal in modern pentathlon at the Beijing games in 2008, visited the college as part of the Sky Sports Living for Sport programme.
She spoke to year nine pupils about team work, leadership and how to be successful.
Heather then gave a presentation with a question and answer session to Post-16 students.
A college spokesman said: "Heather was fantastic with our students and there is no doubt that she made an impact on all those young people with whom she worked."


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Biometrics, Iris Recognition, Video Analysis & Predictive Software – "Most Wanted Police Tech 2014″
Embracing the Police Force of the Future
By Ger Daly – Article Courtesy of: CNN
Police forces around the world are fighting crime with new data-mining tools
San Diego's streetcars have video analytics that can spot suspicious behavior
Major crime in Memphis fell 30% with software to predict where crimes might take place
Next on the horizon for law enforcement: biometrics, including facial recognition
(CNN) — Contrary to the Hollywood image in movies like "Minority Report," technology hasn't served law enforcement particularly well over the years.
Fragmented and complex operating systems have challenged police officers to manually enter information into multiple programs. And yet officers still struggle to retrieve the information they need — especially in the field, where it can be a matter of life or death.
A large number of law enforcement agencies are still hindered by antiquated technologies. But agencies that have upgraded their operating and investigative systems have been tremendously effective in ensuring the safety of their citizens. Police forces like the Guardia Civil in Spain and An Garda Siochana in Ireland were early technology adopters and now benefit from some of the most efficient police operations and investigative systems in the world.
These are the police forces of the future — the ones that others will be modeling themselves after in the years to come.
Accenture recently studied police forces from around the world and found that in every region, police are hungry for new technology. They see tech such as analytics, biometrics (identification of humans by their characteristics or traits) and facial recognition as keys to effectively fighting crime and maximizing the time officers spend in the field.
Despite the reality of reduced budgets, law enforcement agencies that adopt new technologies can prevent crimes more effectively and solve crimes faster.
ACLU raises privacy concerns about police technology tracking drivers
What many people don't know is that there's a solid infrastructure of closed-circuit TV in most cities. Historically, these CCTV cameras — both publicly and privately owned — have been used retrospectively to examine crime scenes for evidence.
Images from street cameras along the Boston Marathon route helped identify the two bombing suspects there last April.
In California, the San Diego Trolley Corporation now safeguards light-rail passengers with a video-analytics system that can alert security guards when it spots suspicious behaviors, such as an unmarked vehicle in a pedestrian zone.
Cities such as London and Singapore also are testing pilot programs to apply predictive analytics to video feeds. Singapore's government and economic leaders recently launched a one-year "Safe City" pilot program to bring automated analytics to existing CCTV infrastructure across the city. The program will apply predictive analytics to video feeds to detect which of a multitude of street incidents, such as crowd and traffic movements, pose real concerns for public safety.
These video feeds also will identify environmental threats to public safety, such as fire or flooding, as they arise. When a serious incident is identified, an alert will be sent to the authorities.
This program enables real-time information sharing and will give law enforcement deeper insight into public safety across Singapore's densely populated urban landscape. It also will increase police ability to anticipate and respond to incidents as they occur.
Police embracing tech that predicts crimes
Other cities are using statistical analysis and predictive modeling to identify crime trends and highlight "hidden" connections between disparate events.
This helps police gain a more complete picture of crime, predict patterns of future criminal behavior and identify the key causal factors of crime in their area.
Police in Richmond, Virginia, adopted an advanced data-mining and predictive-analytics program in 2006 in an ambitious campaign to reduce crime. In the first year of use, the city's homicide rate dropped 32%, rapes declined 19%, robberies fell 3% and aggravated assaults dropped by 17%.
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, also applied predictive analytics — which relies on data-analysis software to predict where crimes will likely take place — and saw immediate results. Serious crime in that city fell 30% between 2006 and 2010. Such technology also has been hailed for helping to lower crime rates in Los Angeles since its introduction by the LAPD in 2011.
And Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, uses an analytics model that brings together location-based crime and traffic-crash data to develop effective methods for deploying law enforcement and other resources. Using geo-mapping to identify "hot spots" — areas with high rates of crimes and car accidents — the parish saw the number of fatal drunk-driving crashes fall from 27 in 2008 to 11 in 2009, with a corresponding increase in drunk-driving arrests.
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Facebook & Big Data Collide
Big Data Could Cripple Facebook
Article Courtesy of: TechCrunch & JON EVANS
So there's this startup called SmogFarm, which does big-data sentiment analysis, "pulse of the planet" stuff. I spotted them last year, and now they've got an actual product with an actual business model up and running in private beta: KredStreet, "The Social Stock Trader Rankings," which performs sentiment analysis on StockTwits data and a sampling of the Twitter firehose to determine traders' overall bullish/bearish feeling. They also compare reality against past sentiment to score and rank traders based on their accuracy, which is more interesting.
It's a first iteration, but it looks pretty nifty, and I like the idea of a ranking system wherein unknowns can leave high-profile loudmouths in their dust by virtue of simply being right more often. Even if I feel slightly uneasy when I imagine such a system being applied to, say, tech bloggers.
Actually being held accountable for what I've written in the past?
Doesn't that just seem terribly wrong?
And of course it's early days yet for companies like SmogFarm/KredStreet, and sentiment analysis, and natural language processing (such as that which powered Summly), and Palantir-style data mining. Just imagine what they'll be able to do in five years.
And when they turn all that big-iron, big-data searchlight power on, say, Facebook timelines… what won't they be able to determine???
A few years ago the EFF discovered that something as simple as your browser settings make you a lot less anonymous online than you might believe. Last week a study found that "human mobility traces are highly unique," and when polling allegedly anonymous cell-phone location data, "four spatio-temporal points are enough to uniquely identify 95% of the individuals." Good software can mine a lot of meaning out of apparently sparse and empty data.
So just imagine what happens when next-generation language and image-processing software, and then the generation after that, and the generation after that, is unleashed on your Facebook timeline. It seems very plausible that all those innocuous things you say, and how you say them, and the pictures you post, and the games you play, will subtly and invisibly add up to a terrifyingly accurate portrait of you, including any and/or all of the things about yourself that you never actually wanted to make public.
What's worse is that it will be ridiculously easy. Would-be employers won't have to scroll through your Facebook timeline themselves, they'll just need to point their profiling software in your direction and 30 seconds later read its high-confidence predictions of your work habits, neuroses, personal failures, emotional instabilities, attitude towards authorities, and sexual proclivities, all expertly extrapolated from the tapestry of subtle-to-invisible nuances accumulated from all of your photos, comments, Likes, upvotes, etc.; all individually meaningless, but collectively highly illuminating. Individual profiling is a huge business just waiting to be tapped by ethically challenged startups.
(This could be mitigated somewhat if you were to keep all your activity friends-only, of course; but even then, every app or distant acquaintance you're connected to will be able to learn more about you than you ever intended. And it's easy to envision employers requesting that you connect to them on Facebook as part of the job-application process, and filtering out those who refuse…)
I can imagine what that kind of profiling software would have said about me, early in my career: Hopeless bibliophile. Afflicted with incurable wanderlust. Doesn't like being told what to do. Extremely chancy hire: likely to quit any job after six months to travel or try to write the Great Canadian Novel.
Which, er, would have been one thousand per cent true; but obviously I didn't want my potential employers back then to know about it.
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package io.jamal;

import io.jamal.i18n.StubDictionary;

public class WebPageTest extends JamalTestCase {

  private String html(String content) {
    return "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>"+
           "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC"+
           " \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN\""+
           " \"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\">"+
           ""+
           content+
           "";
  }

  public void testCreateEmptyPage() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html("");
    // exercise
    WebPage emptyPage = new WebPage();
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, emptyPage);
  }

  public void testSetPageTitle() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html("<title>Dummy</title>"+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage().setTitle("Dummy");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }

  public void testOverrideExistingTitle() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html("<title>Dummy 2</title>"+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage page = new WebPage();
    page.setTitle("Dummy 1");
    page.setTitle("Dummy 2");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, page);
  }

  public void testAddMetaAttribute() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       "<meta name=\"keywords\""+
                                       "      content=\"Dummy\"/>"+
                                       ""+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage().addMeta("keywords", "Dummy");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }

  public void testAddViewportMeta() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       "<meta name=\"viewport\""+
                                       "      content=\"width=device-width\"/>"+
                                       ""+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage().addViewportMeta("width=device-width");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);

  }
  public void testAddScriptLink() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       ""+
                                       ""+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage().embedScript("alert('Hello World');");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }
  public void testAddCssLink() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       "<link rel=\"stylesheet\""+
                                       "      type=\"text/css\""+
                                       "      href=\"/dummy.css\"/>"+
                                       ""+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage().addCss("/dummy.css");
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }

  public void testCreateDivElement() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       "
");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage();
    actual.div();
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }

  public void testNestDivElements() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html(""+
                                       ""+
                                       "

"+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage();
    actual.div().div();
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }

  public void testSetTitleFromDictionary() throws Exception {
    // setup
    final String equivalentHtml = html("<title>LABEL_0</title>"+
                                       "");
    // exercise
    WebPage actual = new WebPage(new StubDictionary());
    actual.setTitle(FakeEnums.LABEL_0);
    // verify
    assertEquvalentToHtml(equivalentHtml, actual);
  }
}

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BMW's Next Big All-Electric SUV is Called iX…
BMW's next big, all-electric SUV is called iX, and it offers over 600 km of range depending on the brand. It will arrive at the end of 2021.
It had been seen several times under a thick camouflage, but now BMW finally lifts the veil on its large electric SUV. Its name is now known as iX, and its commercial launch is slated for late next year. The propeller brand does not yet reveal the complete technical data sheet of its baby, but nevertheless gives us the essential information: thanks to two electric motors the iX develops more than 500 hp of cumulative power, which allows it to pass from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 5 s. As for the range, it is estimated at over 600 km at best according to the most recent brand tests, thanks to a battery that exceeds 100 kWh of capacity.
Time to change. The first-ever BMW iX is here. Introduced by Adrian van Hooydonk, Head of BMW Group Design. #NEXTGen #THEiX #BornElectric #BMW @BMWi
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Even if the useful capacity will surely be a little lower, the iX could well become the electric SUV with the biggest autonomy, far ahead of the Audi e-tron (446 km announced by Audi), Mercedes EQC (414 km) and even Tesla. Model X (561 km). BMW announces that the iX supports fast charging up to 200 kW, which would theoretically charge the battery from 10 to 80% in less than 40 minutes. In a cleanliness effort, BMW ensures that the production of the latter is done only from renewable energy sources.
Simple and fluid lines
One of the challenges for designers of electric cars is to create bodies with the fluids possible to maximize air flow and thus gain autonomy. The iX is therefore very simple and has few taut lines, unlike many of the brand's thermal models. Without giving precise figures, BMW specifies that its SUV measures almost the size of an X5 (4.92 m long and 2 m wide), but with the height of an X6 (1.7 m high). Despite massive proportions, the iX nevertheless appears a little less imposing than its internal combustion brethren.
At the front of the vehicle, we obviously find the new vertical grille which has made so much talk about it recently, except that it is here full and with geometric patterns, because the cooling needs are much lower than on a thermal model. . The iX also inaugurates new Full LED headlights, very tapered, which can receive the laser technology of the mark. The profile shows fully integrated door handles (again to optimize aerodynamics) and the rims are 20 inches as standard, or 21 or even 22 inches as an option. Finally, the rear is very minimalist, with once again particularly thin optics. All the contrasting blue details are there to remind that the iX is 100% electric, but some can also be painted in body color depending on the finish chosen, while bronzes accents are also available in the catalog.
When you step inside, you immediately notice the large screen running across the top of the dashboard. As BMW had announced, it is curved and extends from the driver's side to the middle of the cabin, to function as both an instrument cluster and multimedia display. The screen can be controlled via the dial on the central tunnel, while the rest of the functions are tactile, with haptic feedback. The overall presentation is very clean, airy and it is once again minimalism that seems to have been the common thread of the designers. Only thing a little strange, the two-spoke steering wheel is hexagonal and seems a little misshapen. It remains to be seen whether the grip wins or if it is just an aesthetic choice.
The iX is a strict 5-seater and should logically offer the same space as an X5 to its rear passengers. All passengers, however, can optionally enjoy a giant panoramic roof (it's one piece for the entire cabin), which is made of electrochromic glass. Clearly, there is no sun shade, since the glass can be tinted electronically at the push of a button. End of the day, a crazy Bower & Wilkins PA system can send up to 1615 watts through 30 speakers, of course you pay extra.
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Q: Inheriting from an abstract class Lets assume that I have an abstract class:
public abstract class Customer {
  private int price;

  public void setPrice(int price) {
    this.price = price;
  }

  public int getPrice() {
    return price;
  }

  public abstract void pay(int n);
  public abstract void occupySpace();

}

I also have two classes that inherit from it:

*

*HandicappedCustomer, where I want to set the price to be 0.

*RegularCustomer, where I want to set the price to be 100.

Now if I create an instance of each of these classes and called getPrice(), I return 0 for both. What is the easiest way to make it return 0 and 100 when I call getPrice() for each corresponding instance of the class?
When I try to call setPrice(100) inside the RegularCustomer class, I see that it doesn't work. To put it plainly, I want to have the following code in my main:
Customer a = new HandicappedCustomer();
Customer b = new RegularCustomer();
System.out.println(a.getPrice());
System.out.println(b.getPrice());

And to have it return:

0
  100

A: If you want getPrice to always return 100 for regular customers and always return 0 for handicapped customers, you would write
class RegularCustomer extends Customer {
    public int getPrice() {
        return 100;
    }
}

class HandicappedCustomer extends Customer {
    public int getPrice() {
        return 0;
    }
}

but that doesn't exactly sound like what you want (at least for regular customers) since you included setPrice in your design.  Sounds like you want those values to be returned initially.  In that case:
class RegularCustomer extends Customer {
    public RegularCustomer() {
        setPrice(100);
    }
}

and
class HandicappedCustomer extends Customer {
    public HandicappedCustomer() {
        setPrice(0);
    }
}

should do the trick.
They will both inherit setPrice in case you want to change them later, and they will both inherit getPrice so everything should work as expected.
Live demo at ideone.

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Riverton Park United Methodist Church scales up relief efforts to help Tukwila fire victims
Aug 21, 2021 | Burien, Burien News, Featured Post, Fire, Fundraiser, News, Tukwila
Riverton Park United Methodist Church (RPUMC) is expanding its relief efforts in response to the tremendous needs of the 31 families displaced in the devastating Aug. 17 Maple Crest Apartments fire in Tukwila.
The majority of families were forced to flee the 5 a.m. fire – which sadly claimed three lives – with only the clothes on their backs, and the entirety of their belongings were a total loss.
RPUMC volunteers continue to gather donations from the community daily from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., including Saturdays at the church, located 3118 S. 140th Street, in Tukwila (map below).
The majority of families are now living in hotels and have identified the following items as high-priority needs:
Gift cards for restaurants, gas, groceries and general retails stores.
New or gently used laptops, cell phones and cell phone chargers.
Gently used or new luggage with wheels.
New linens or "Bed in a Bag" kits (inclusive of sheets, comforters, etc.).
Small kitchen appliances including rice cookers, hot pads, microwaves.
Sets of boxed drinking glasses.
Shelf-stable, nutritious foods that can be microwaved or eaten cold, including vegetarian options. These include soups, pasta, peanut butter, tuna, coffee, etc.
Coats for men, women and children. No other clothes needed at this time.
New or gently used shoes for men, women and children.
Donations of cash for fire victims are being accepted at all BECU locations, or you can donate online here.
"The amazing response to this tragedy has been region-wide," said Katrina Dohn, Volunteer Relief Coordinator. "We are overwhelmed by the support that we have received from Everett to Chehalis, and from our own neighbors. We want to thank everyone for their continued generosity and hope that by identifying needs in greater detail we can better serve these families who have lost everything and are now forced to start over."
RPUMC says it is committed to serving people of all religions and backgrounds.
RPUMCC Tent Village Members and Community Organizations Partner in Relief Effort
This relief effort is largely run by community volunteers, including members of the RPUMC Tent Village. These individuals are taking an active role in supporting key aspects of the relief operation including receiving and sorting donations with other members of the community. They also play a similar role in supporting RPUMC's weekly food bank which continues to serve local families.
"RPUMC would like to give a special thank you to Pine Lake Middle School Leadership Class and to Rotary Clubs across the region who have been generous partners in this relief effort," organizers said.
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English youngster Sam Durrant has completed a permanent move with Blackburn Rovers after being released by Liverpool, according to report.
Liverpool warded off competition from Manchester City to sign Bobby Dunca and now, creative midfielder Durrant is heading for Rovers, where he will join Billy Barr's Under-18s squad.
The rising star put pen to paper on a one-year professional contract and two-year scholarship deal and he will officially become a Black Burn rovers player on the 1st of July.
The youngster spent six years with Everton before joining Liverpool – and now, he laid bare his delight at signing for his new club.
Durrant said: "It's great because I believe I've got an opportunity here and it's a great chance for me to progress as a player and as a person.
"This club provides opportunities for young players to progress and play first team football and hopefully that's something I can do.


A brilliant round citrine held in a prong setting is the highlight of this 14k white gold pendant. The citrine captivates with its sunshine yellow glow. The glittering diamonds, pave set on the polished metal bale, lend a hint of sparkle to this round citrine pendant.


With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I spent the past week thinking about the things and people I am thankful for. Of course, I thought of the usual things, like my friends & family, my health, etc. However, the more I thought about it, I realized that there is something, or someone, that I am very thankful to have in my life.
Around this time last year, I was about to graduate college, and start a new journey in my life. Everything around me was changing, and honestly, I don't handle change well. With everything in my life changing, I was no longer able to find happiness in the things that I used to turn to. I felt lost. I felt alone. And most of all, I felt anxious.
Then one random afternoon in late November, I came across a video of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey star Sidney Crosby. Back when Crosby first got drafted in 2005, I became a fan. I thought he was talented, a great guy, and of course, very cute! As a kid, I grew up watching hockey & I grew up watching Crosby play on my TV. However, around late 2009, I had some personal issues that made me stop watching hockey.
So when I came across this video, I was instantly reminded of how much Crosby meant to me, and how much happiness hockey brought me. I then started watching games again, and quickly I felt a sense of joy inside of me, that I hadn't had in a long time.
It's cliche to say, but Sidney Crosby really does make me happy. I may not know him personally, but just being able to watch him during games, and press interviews, and even random events, makes me smile. He is just a genuinely good person, that it makes me want to be a good person. He motivates me to try my hardest, especially while I'm getting into a daily workout grind. He also just makes me laugh. At a time when nothing was making me laugh, he did. At a time when those who once made me smile, made me feel unimportant, he did. And at a time when I needed something to be in my life on a daily basis, he was.
Hockey makes me happy, and watching my favorite player makes me happy. And with how much I struggle with my anxiety, I don't take my happiness for granted. Someone once told me, "Don't let others control your happiness." Each person is allowed to find happiness in whatever or whoever they want. Never let someone tell you differently.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things you're thankful for. No matter what it is for you, whether is be a person or an object, or anything in-between, be thankful you have it in your life. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy those things you are thankful for!


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package org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.glue.hooks;

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

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;

import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.core.GlueBase;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.core.ScenarioContext;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.PlatformDefaults;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.PlatformKeys;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.PlatformSmartmeteringDefaults;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.database.DlmsDatabase;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.glue.steps.simulator.DeviceSimulatorSteps;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.glue.steps.ws.smartmetering.smartmeteringconfiguration.ReplaceKeysSteps;
import org.opensmartgridplatform.cucumber.platform.smartmetering.support.ServiceEndpoint;

import cucumber.api.java.After;
import cucumber.api.java.Before;

/**
 * Class with all the scenario hooks when each scenario runs.
 */
public class ScenarioHooks extends GlueBase {

    @Value("${alarm.notifications.host}")
    private String alarmNotificationsHost;

    @Value("${alarm.notifications.port}")
    private int alarmNotificationsPort;

    @Autowired
    private DlmsDatabase dlmsDatabaseSteps;

    @Autowired
    private ReplaceKeysSteps replaceKeysSteps;

    @Autowired
    private DeviceSimulatorSteps deviceSimulatorSteps;

    @Autowired
    private ServiceEndpoint serviceEndpoint;

    @Value("${service.endpoint.host}")
    private String serviceEndpointHost;

    /**
     * Executed before each scenario.
     *
     * Remove all stuff from the database before each test. Each test should
     * stand on its own. Therefore you should guarantee that the scenario is
     * complete.
     *
     * Order 1000 ensures this will be run as one of the first hooks before the
     * scenario.
     */
    @Before(order = 1000)
    public void beforeScenario() {
        this.deviceSimulatorSteps.clearDlmsAttributeValues();
        this.dlmsDatabaseSteps.prepareDatabaseForScenario();
        this.prepareServiceEndpoint();
    }

    /**
     * Executed after each scenario.
     *
     * Order 1000 ensures this will be run as one of the first hooks after the
     * scenario.
     */
    @After(order = 1000)
    public void afterScenario() {
        // Destroy scenario context as the scenario is finished.
        ScenarioContext.context = null;
    }

    @After("@ResetKeysOnDevice")
    public void resetKeysScenario() throws Throwable {
        final Map<String, String> settings = this.initSettings();
        final Map<String, String> responseParameters = this.initResponseParameters();

        this.replaceKeysSteps.theReplaceKeysRequestIsReceived(settings);
        this.replaceKeysSteps.theReplaceKeysResponseShouldBeReturned(responseParameters);
    }

    private void prepareServiceEndpoint() {
        this.serviceEndpoint.setServiceEndpoint(this.serviceEndpointHost);
        this.serviceEndpoint.setAlarmNotificationsHost(this.alarmNotificationsHost);
        this.serviceEndpoint.setAlarmNotificationsPort(this.alarmNotificationsPort);
    }

    private Map<String, String> initSettings() {
        return new HashMap<String, String>() {
            {
                this.put(PlatformKeys.KEY_DEVICE_IDENTIFICATION,
                        PlatformDefaults.DEFAULT_SMART_METER_DEVICE_IDENTIFICATION);
                this.put(PlatformKeys.KEY_DEVICE_AUTHENTICATIONKEY, PlatformSmartmeteringDefaults.SECURITY_KEY_A_XML);
                this.put(PlatformKeys.KEY_DEVICE_ENCRYPTIONKEY, PlatformSmartmeteringDefaults.SECURITY_KEY_E_XML);
            }
        };
    }

    private Map<String, String> initResponseParameters() {
        return new HashMap<String, String>() {
            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
            {
                this.put(PlatformKeys.KEY_DEVICE_IDENTIFICATION,
                        PlatformDefaults.DEFAULT_SMART_METER_DEVICE_IDENTIFICATION);
                this.put(PlatformKeys.KEY_RESULT, PlatformDefaults.EXPECTED_RESULT_OK);
            }
        };
    }
}


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function isType(type, not = false, val) {
  let result;
  if (type === 'Undefined') {
    // If value is set to the global `undefined` we'll get the wrong result.
    // Minifiers may do this
    result = typeof val === 'undefined';
  } else {
    result = Object.prototype.toString.call(val) === '[object ' + type + ']';
  }
  return not ? !result : result;
}

const keys = {
  obj: 'Object',
  str: 'String',
  undef: 'Undefined',
  func: 'Function',
  nul: 'Null',
  arr: 'Array',
  num: 'Number'
};

export var obj = isType.bind(null, 'Object', false);

export var str = isType.bind(null, 'String', false);

export var undef = isType.bind(null, 'Undefined', false);

export var func = isType.bind(null, 'Function', false);

export var nul = isType.bind(null, 'Null', false);

export var arr = isType.bind(null, 'Array', false);

export var num = isType.bind(null, 'Number', false);

function iter(not, val) {
  let result = obj(val) || arr(val) || func(val);
  return not ? !result : result;
}

export var iterable = iter.bind(null, false);

export var not = (function() { // eslint-disable-line func-names
  let fns = {};
  for (let key in keys) {
    if (keys.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      fns[key] = isType.bind(null, keys[key], true);
    }
  }
  fns.iterable = iter.bind(null, true);
  return fns;
})(this);


Phone scammers are on the prowl across the area as they prey on unsuspecting residents by threatening to shut off their power unless they pay.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Phone scammers are on the prowl across the area as they prey on unsuspecting residents by threatening to shut off their power unless they pay.
According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, residents are receiving calls by phone advising their electric bill is delinquent and if they do not pay in ten minutes, the power would be terminated. The scammer then asks you to provide money over the phone via credit card or send them money via gift cards.
The scam is nothing new and the con artists tend to prey on our senior citizens in hopes they will be more vulnerable and willing to provide them money.
Sheriff Dougherty suggests that family members to have conversations about these scams with their loved ones.


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Q: how to make window.open (url) is not in a pop up windows open in new tab but allow by popup blocker.
Anyone can open this url if his browser setting is popup block is not allowed
window.open('url',);

A: Don't do that. Its like bribing the cops. Majorly popup blockers block script-initiated pop-up windows. Popup blocker can hence be avoided if it's a user action. You can bind an event with button click which might work in most cases. So wherever you are doing your window.open() make sure its initiated by user. You can also consider opening the page with a modal or jQuery UI Dialog


One of the most exiting mutualisms is the association between the sulfur-oxidizing Candidatus Endoriftia persephone, and its vestimentiferan host Riftia pachyptila from deep sea at hydrothermal vents. The overall goal of this project is to investigate the molecular response of host-associated and free-living life style in Endoriftia using metatransciptomics. In specifics, we will study in a suite of experiments how Endoriftia reacts to hosts differing in cooperativeness, to a dead host, and to deep-sea conditions when free-living.


En Mer appropriée "American Dream" est une retraite de 2 chambres w / loft - pour 6 personnes!
Situé en bord de mer à quelques pas des belles plages de South Walton et des boutiques et restaurants de Seaside, l'American Dream est une tranche d'Americana spacieuse. Orné en rouge, blanc et bleu, ce gîte patriotique offre des détails architecturaux comme des plafonds voûtés, des escaliers en colimaçon, et bibliothèques intégrées et des bancs.
actions de rêve américain exécutant porches et des balcons avec sa maison de soeur, Another Dream. Conçu un peu comme une maison en rangée, vous apprécierez vos principaux espaces de vie et salle à manger au deuxième étage avec une vue magnifique de la ville. Les espaces de vie de American Dreams comprennent une salle familiale spacieuse avec TV / DVD, un espace repas pour 6 personnes, et une cuisine complète. La buanderie et une salle de bain complète avec douche complètent le salon principal.
Jusqu'à l'escalier en colimaçon, les clients pourront profiter de l'espace loft avec lit gigogne (2 couchages).
Dans l'escalier en spirale sont les deux principales chambres à peu près identiques. Les deux offrent des lits queen, haut-bancs, d'une télévision, et des portes-fenêtres qui donne sur le porche principal. Le second bain d'hôtes avec douche sépare ces deux chambres.
American Dream offre le meilleur dans la vie Mer. Venez pour le week-end ou un séjour pour la manière, American Dream est sûr d'être un rêve devenu réalité pour vous et votre famille et vos amis!
We stayed in the American Dream over the 4th of July. It was a mother /daughter trip with two moms and two 11/12 year old girls. We thought the house was adorable! It has an old beach house charm, nothing fancy but comfortable.
First I loved that you use a code and have no key to carry around! There is no parking spots with the house so you park right on the street beside the house. We had no problems with that because we rarely used the car, we rented bikes and rode everywhere. That was one of my favorite parts of the trip beside the gorgeous beach and charming town.
We rented from Sandpiper Rentals which I guess was trying to do a great job. they knocked on our door the first morning at 7 am to see if everything was alright. It was until the woke us up!! It only got worse when they rang the door the second morning at 7 am to give us donuts and milk. That made us very upset to be woken up two morning in a row on vacation!!!!!! A text or phone call during the day would have been a much better idea.
The house has a big screened porch on the first floor and the second floor also has a balcony with a swing.
The ground floor has two bedrooms with queens beds which were fine. Maybe bring more hangers if you pack heavy like I do. There is also TV's in each bedroom. There is one bathroom on the first floor with a tub/shower. Fine for two moms to share but again may not be comfortable for two couples to share.
The biggest issue in the house is the winding staircase to the second floor of the house where the main living room, kitchen and second bathroom are located. The staircase is very narrow and winding . The four of us were fine except it was very difficult to get the girls suitcases up the stairs to the loft . I would not recommend this house for young children ( under 7) , large people or anyone with knee issues.
The living room was very comfortable for four people. Furniture is old and faded. The Tv, dining room table , kitchen and laundry room were fine, but the bathroom on this floor is VERY tiny. The third floor is the loft with a trundle bed which our two girls loved.
Overall cute old beach house thats in a great location but be aware of the winding stairs. The beach is across the main street from the neighborhood so we just biked there. Again we were fine but it would be a long walk for anyone with walking issues.


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ICC World Test Championship: Virat Kohli-led India to play West Indies in July 2019
Updated Jun 20, 2018 | 18:42 IST | Times Now Digital
India will begin their campaign in the World Test Championship against West Indies in the Caribbean Island nation, before heading into the 13-team ODI league against Sri Lanka in June 2020.
Team India | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: On Wednesday evening (June 20), the International Cricket Council released the men's Future Tours Programme (FTP) from 2018-2023. As per the release, a World Test Championship has been scheduled along with a 13-team men's ODI league which will act as a qualification process for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. And India will kick-start their campaign against West Indies in the Caribbean Island nation, before heading into the 13-team ODI league against Sri Lanka in June 2020.
ICC confirmed the dates for all the bilateral international fixtures during 2018-2023 comprising all three formats of the game, through its release. So, top-nine teams as per ICC Test rankings will participate in the much-debated inaugural edition if the World Test Championship which will start from July 15, 2019, and continue until April 30, 2021.
"The sides will play six series in the two-year cycle on a home and away basis against opponents they have mutually selected. The two top-ranked sides will then progress to the June 2021 final to decide the World Test champions," said an ICC release on Wednesday. "In addition, the 12 Test playing nations and the Netherlands, will participate in the 13-team ODI League, which will run from 1 May 2020 to 31 March 2022 and all the sides will play eight series over a two-year cycle on a home and away basis against mutually agreed opponents."
The ODI league is set to be the qualifiers for the ICC World Cup 2023 and will be hosted by India. Top-seven teams as per ICC ODI Rankings on March 31, 2022, will qualify for the World Cup directly, while the rest five will go through the \ ICC World Cup Qualifier.
"The agreement of this FTP means we have clarity, certainty and most importantly context around bilateral cricket over the next five years. The World Test Championship will get underway next year with the ODI league kicking off in 2020 as part of the qualification towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023," said the ICC Chief Executive David Richardson.
"Bringing context to bilateral cricket is not a new challenge, but with the release of this FTP, our Members have found a genuine solution that gives fans around the world the chance to engage regularly with international cricket that has meaning and the possibility of a global title at the end."
The principles followed by the members in the creation of the men's FTP are:
Scheduling the appropriate amount of cricket in each format (home and away) for each Member
With matches scheduled at the preferred time of year in each territory
Inclusion of existing series that have already been committed to commercial partners (mainly in 2019-20)
Providing optimum preparation for ICC Events by playing the same format immediately before the tournament
Sufficient time for Members to schedule their preferred bilateral content outside of World Test Championship and ODI league
Periods when individual Boards want to allow their national team players to be available to compete in domestic T20 leagues.
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Nordskog Publishing's primary mission is to enhance the spiritual growth of Christ's redeemed people through understanding of His Laws, all Truth, as found in His Holy Scriptures. We seek to illustrate His power in all believers through application of the Bible to every subject and every aspect of life and living.
Nordskog entered the Christian-book-publishing industry in 2006, specializing in Biblically grounded, "Meaty, Tasty, and Easily Digestible Biblical Treasures." Nordskog Publishing has published over fifty titles, exploring various genres. Thus far we have published children's, devotional, inspirational novel, personal growth, Christian history, and unique, applied Biblical faith categories, including several translations in Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, and Indonesian. Most titles have eBook versions available. The company continues to search for the best in inspiring, stimulating, Christian-growth-inducing themes.
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Some background. Starting in 1968, Nordskog Publishing first engaged in the boating-publishing industry. Robert A. Nordskog and his son Gerald Christian Nordskog originally built up Powerboat Magazine from two small black-and-white, West Coast boat-racing journals. Powerboat quickly grew to become the premier publisher of "the world's leading performance-boating magazine." The Nordskogs sold the magazine in mid-2005 at the peak of its success in the boating industry.
Powerboat Magazine developed out of a great pedigree of successful businesses that came before it. The Nordskog family, Bob Nordskog and his wife Elinor (both deceased), started in business in 1951. Their son, Jerry, joined full time in 1958, and Jerry's wife, Gail, in 1990. Nordskog Industries, Inc., continued as pioneering world leaders in the design and manufacture of airline galleys and related in-flight food-service equipment for forty-two years. Air Transport magazine recognized them as "the big name in airline galleys," and Bob Nordskog held many patents and design innovations in that industry.
Nordskog Industries also founded and operated Nordco Products, a leading USA aircraft ground-support equipment, engineering, and manufacturing business, from 1967 through 1981, as well as International Flight Service. Bob Nordskog owned and operated Nordskog Marine Center during the fifties and sixties. Bob acquired ownership of the professional soccer team the Los Angeles Skyhawks. The Skyhawks took three national championships in the seventies and eighties.
Bob Nordskog founded Nordskog Competition Center and Nordskog Racing in the mid-1960s. Bob became a record-setting powerboat-race promoter and powerboat racer. He won more offshore boat-racing titles than anyone else in history. His peers inducted him into the Motorsports Hall of Fame (Novi, MI) on June 4, 1997.
Building on the family legacy, from 1987 through 2000, Jerry Nordskog also published the Bell Ringer, a national quarterly journal discussing geopolitical issues of the day and emphasizing the founding of America on Biblical principles and Christian values and precepts. Nordskog Publishing renews the Bell Ringer legacy with occasional new issues, monthly or more, on political, social, educational, and theological themes from a Biblical perspective.
Now, Jerry and Gail Nordskog are concentrating on moral and ethical books to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His kingdom principles throughout the United States of America, the first Christian constitutional republic in the history of the world. Nordskog seeks to publish in Australia and China and eventually worldwide.
Jerry Nordskog
Powerboat Magazine, the world's leading performance boating magazine was published for thirty seven years, Jerry assisting his dad in starting the magazine in 1968. There he oversaw the staff as Publisher and wrote a monthly column from 1991 to the summer of 2005 when it was sold. In 2006 Jerry turned to publishing Christian books after selling Nordskog Performance Products in 2004 and Powerboat Magazine in 2005.
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"If we lose our stories, we lose our connection to each other." So says Brownsville native Shantel Palacio. And she's not about to let that happen in her community. While most people are content to just talk the talk, Palacio channels her passion into action. She launched a video web-series on her site Brownsvillain, where she intends to preserve the local stories. As a collective portrait, these short testimonials come together to create a vital, evolving mosaic, in an effort to take back the narrative of what it means to say: "Yeah, I'm from Brownsville." That narrative is made up of equal parts resilience and bravado and a sense of belonging, in defiance of any outsider's presumptions about the neighborhood.
At a more personal level, community activism is an imperative in Palacio's life. Without question, she identifies with the defiance and pride of the distinctly Brownsville motto, "Never Ran, Never Will." When building her own success story she felt there was no option: it is too important for local kids to see themselves in members of the community; they need to know they can amount to something more than the low-expectation stereotypes reinforced by outsiders, something that must be reinforced throughout the community.
With a Masters in Public Policy from U Mass, Palacio has been a policy analyst for the NYC Department of Education for over seven years. Palacio's childhood desire was to become a journalist, and she earned her undergraduate degree in Communication at Bryant University. With few technical skills but feeling compelled to tell the crucial story of her neighborhood, she rallied friends, volunteers and whatever resources were available. Even with some ten interviews already recorded, Palacio knows she has merely scratched the surface. With Brownsvillain, Palacio aims to make a record of the present in the hopes of influencing the future. Palacio has also started a PhD in Education Policy and with the goal of improving opportunities for communities like Brownsville, she hopes to continue to explore intersections between social capital in low income communities and educational policy.


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Animal track ID
Rare mammals
Bison bison
The bison or buffalo once thrived on Minnesota prairies. However, by 1900, settlement and slaughter by market hunters and the U.S. Army combined to reduce buffalo numbers to a handful of captive bison.
General description: A mature bull may stand five to six feet high at the shoulder, measure nearly ten feet in length, and weigh more than 2,000 pounds. Cows are smaller, weighing about 1,200 pounds.
Color: Bison are dark brown, but their heads and shoulders are almost black. Thick, shaggy hair covers their shoulders, neck, forelegs, and massive head. Curving outward and upward from the head are sharp horns. Both males and females grow horns.
A grazing mammal, the bison feeds almost entirely on grasses.
Habitat and range
It is considered extirpated in the wild.
Population and management
Bison are at risk because of habitat loss and bison-cattle hybrid experiments by early ranchers and conservationists. Of the nearly 500,000 bison in North America today, less than 5 percent of tested bison show no signs of cattle DNA present. Without more land returned to prairie, there just isn't enough grass to grow more bison. To fight against these two problems the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has partnered with the Minnesota Zoo to raise and manage a herd of bison with the healthiest genetics possible called the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd. Today Blue Mounds State Park, Minneopa State Park and the Minnesota Zoo have bison herds that you can visit.
The hump behind a bison's head is not made of fat but of muscle. Here the backbones (vertebrae) can be over a foot long and provides a place for muscle to attach to. This muscle helps push the bison's wide head through snow and ice to find food in the winter.


Excite your taste buds with our delicious Peach-Hot Pepper Jam. Our sweet and spicy Peach-Hot Pepper Jam is one of our favorite summertime spreads.
Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water. Rinse well. Place jars, right sides up, on rack in bottom of boiling-water canner. Fill canner with enough warm water so it covers tops of jars by at least 1 inch. Bring water to boil; boil jars 10 min. Reduce heat to simmer. Leave jars in hot water until ready to be filled.
Place new lids in medium saucepan filled with water; bring water to boil. Turn off heat. Let lids stand in water until ready to be used.
Place peaches and peppers in 6- or 8-qt. saucepot. Add vinegar. Stir in pectin. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly.
Stir in sugar. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
Use pulsing action of food processor to process the fruit and vegetables until finely chopped as directed in recipe, stopping as necessary to scrape ingredients off side of food processor container; drain well. The ingredients need to be finely chopped in order for them to be evenly distributed in the finished jam.
For more heat, leave in some of the jalapeño seeds. Protect hands with rubber gloves while preparing jalapeño peppers.
Makes about 7 (1-cup) jars or 112 servings, 1 Tbsp. each.


Wet 'N Wild (wetnwildorlando.com) is Orlando's family water park. It is also minutes away from other Orlando attractions, such as Universal Studios, so all of the hotels close to Wet 'N Wild also put you close to other parks in the vicinity. Nearly every hotel close to Wet 'N Wild is within walking distance of the park, so you can easily get back and forth between the two. You also have plenty of options for dining, as the park is on International Drive, which has a multitude of businesses.
The Orlando Continental Plaza Hotel (orlandocontinentalplazahotel.com) is among the closest lodging you can get to Wet 'N Wild at a tenth of a mile away. Family rooms with two queen beds and single rooms with king beds are available. Amenities include use of a safe, refrigerator, rollaway beds, heated pool and game room. The closest hotel to Wet 'N Wild is Monumental Movie Land (monumentalmovielandhotel.com), which is only 466 feet away. This hotel has a heated pool, business center and fitness center. It also features a Black Angus Steakhouse that is open for all three meals.
If you are bringing pets with you, you can still stay close to Wet 'N Wild. Four local hotels are pet-friendly. The Rosen Inn (roseninn9000.com), Days Inn (daysinn.com) and La Quinta Inn (lq.com) are on International Drive, each a fraction of a mile away from the park. Best Western Orlando Gateway (bworlando.com) is as close as the other two pet-friendly hotels but it is on Universal Boulevard. Each of these hotels has a swimming pool. Both the Best Western Orlando Gateway and the Rosen Inn have three-diamond ratings from AAA. The Days Inn Orlando has a breakfast restaurant on site.
If you are on a business trip near Wet 'N Wild, you have a choice of hotels that have business centers for basic work and that can accommodate large business functions. The Travelodge Inn & Suites (travelodgeorlandoidrive.com) has a business center, wireless Internet, banquet room and services for several mail carriers. The International Palms Resort (internationalpalms.com) has luxury accommodations, a function room and a business center. The Four Points by Sheraton Orlando (starwoodhotels.com) has a business center and two ballrooms available for meetings.
Hotels within a half mile of Wet 'N Wild are all family-friendly, but if anyone in your family has pet allergies, you do not want to lodge where there might be a large business function, or you do not want to be too close to the park, you have one option: The Orlando Metropolitan Express (orlandometropolitanexpress.com) has free continental breakfast, a pool and a poolside Tiki Bar. Shuttles to Disney and Universal are free.


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