Holy crap, there are only two episodes left in this nutty show. This week's episode "A Reckoning" contains bullets, betrayals, and yet another jaw-dropping last act bit of insanity. We gotta wonder: Is anyone going to make it out of Wayward Pines alive?
An eerie flash-forward prologue, in which Ethan drags Kate to the reckoning stage and holds a knife to her throat, kicks off Wayward Pines' penultimate episode. By now, it's difficult to believe that Ethan would actually go through with executing Kate—even if they didn't have a past together, he's just not the killing-in-cold-blood type. The scene cuts before we see what happens, but one suspects that in this episode, Sheriff Burke just might introduce a new kind of "reckoning" to the town folk.
Back in the town jail, Kate and the three other captured rebels are freaking out, wondering what's happening on the outside, and what's going to happen to them. Explosives expert Franklin is certain that they're all going to be killed ASAP, but Kate doesn't think Ethan would do that. In the front lobby, secretary Arlene is playing solitaire when what appears to be Wayward Pines' Preppy Mafia strides in. The trio doesn't think Ethan is displaying proper police/public executioner behavior, since the bombers he's captured are somehow all still alive. He's "harboring terrorists," Brat #1, whose name is Jason, tells Arlene. "The future of this town is in our hands." He makes it clear that if Ethan doesn't "reckon those traitors," someone else will. Arlene, the former bus driver, proves she's tough as nails; she looks him dead in the eye and tells them to "skeeee-daddle."And after a beat, they slink out. For the moment, anyway.
"You have to stop this, now!" Pilcher tells Ethan as they watch the fence being fixed. Ethan reiterates his belief that the people of Wayward Pines need to be told the truth. But Pilcher reminds him that the citizens (at least its younger, blazer-wearing contingent) are used to hard-and-fast policies about rule-breaking and punishment. The sheriff will need to reckon somebody. Preferably Kate. "I need to do things my way," Ethan replies, and Pilcher strikes a low blow by reminding him about the Easter Bomber. "Don't make the same mistake twice," he chides.
Back at the police station, Ethan drags Harold into an interrogation room and shows him grisly pictures of his two comrades' bodies, barely recognizable after their close-up abbie encounters. "That fence is there for a reason," Ethan barks. Harold doesn't believe him. Ethan doesn't care. He needs information: the names of all the insurgents. He gets: 14. When Pilcher tracks their microchips, the data report says they're all together in the bar. But the bar, as seen on the surveillance cameras, is empty ... except for a bartender and a pint glass full of recently-removed chips. Urk.
At the hospital, the injured Ben sleeps. When Theresa leaves his room for a moment, Nurse Pam catches up to her in the hallway. She tells Theresa about the truck that broke through the wall, and lets her know that she's aware Ethan has told his wife the truth about Wayward Pines. (Theresa's still not sure if she believes him, though.) "It's important to question things," Nurse Pam says, and drops a Big Hint (and hands her a "restricted access" pass) that she should revisit the mysterious empty lot known as Plot 33. While Theresa's playing detective (conveniently, the surveillance tech is distracted at the exact moment she knocks out Plot 33's camera), Amy takes a turn for the worse at the hospital, to Ben and Nurse Pam's horror, and Teacher/Hypnotist of the Year Mrs. Fisher swoops into Ben's room.
"There is great strength in unity," she tells him, and he hears a noise outside. It's his classmates, doing that weird clapping-in-unison routine from the orientation/initiation ceremony at Wayward Pines Academy. (It's an odd enough sight to concern a surveillance camera operator at WP HQ, who summons Ethan and Pilcher over to see what's happening.) Mrs. Fisher also needles him about speaking out, since he's a hero now, having survived a terrorist attack. As a member of the First Generation, she reminds him, he's more of a leader than she or even his father will ever be. Still clad in his hospital gown, Ben goes to address the kids ... and after filling them in on Amy's condition, he begins spouting rhetoric about "the rules," and says "I'm sorry that my dad failed this town." Oh nooo you didn't!, Ethan thinks. That's all it takes, and the Preppy Mafia lynch mob stops clapping and rushes back the police station to take care of unfinished business.
This time, they break down the door. Arlene gazes in a panic up at the security camera, but we see Pilcher looking on, watching the show, not interfering. After she spits in Jason's face (he deserved it), Arlene is cuffed to a filing cabinet while the boys break into the gun cabinet. Real winners, these kids who've been educated in Wayward Pines. Kate tries to use psychology on Jason, reminding him of the toys once he bought at her and Harold's shop. But though his two friends can't bring themselves to go any further, Jason's determined. "It's our responsibility," he snarls, and yanks each male prisoner out of his cell to kneel before him ... and proceeds to coldly execute each in turn, including Harold, as Kate, Arlene, and the other two boys stare on in horror.
If this ugliness is the future of Wayward Pines, was humanity worth saving in the first place?
"Why wouldn't he tell us?" Kate wonders.
Pilcher proclaims he's ready for an end to the violence, also, and allows Ethan to activate the Wayward Pines Phone Tree, alerting everyone to the impending execution.
So we're back at the opening scene. And as suspected, Ethan doesn't kill Kate. Instead, he says, "I'm here to tell you the truth, because we're running out of time," and he proceeds to lay it all out there: who Pilcher really is, and his tactics for preserving the human race, which are failing miserably. "This town is all that's left," he says, telling everyone that while they don't have to like it, they do have to accept it.
Theresa, hero, steps up and slaps her square across the face. "Enough!" But there's no chance to celebrate, because up in his fortified office, David Pilcher taps on his keyboard. He shuts off the lights. He shuts off power to the hospital, where Amy clings to life support. And he shuts off the power to the electrified fence. He's so angry he's ready to sacrifice his entire community to prove his point about rules.
Once again, we end with the shrieking of abbies. Is it dinnertime, this time?


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Dr. Smita Patel is an Integrative Neurologist and sleep medicine physician, a physician leader and entrepreneur. She graduated from Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. She went on to complete her neurological training at the Medical College of Wisconsin (2005) and sleep medicine training at the University of Chicago (2006). Additionally, she completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, under Dr. Andrew Weil (2011). With over 19 years of experience working in hospitals and across the healthcare industry, Dr. Patel is also involved as Vice President of the Illinois State Neurological Society, a non-profit organization which aims to advocate on behalf of patients for access to neurological care and promoting continuing education of neurologists and the public of Illinois. She brings her expertise in neurology and sleep medicine along with a proficiency in complementary and integrative medicine to develop tailored health plans for her patients.
Dr. Patel has participated in clinical research studies in the area of sleep medicine and has written book chapters for several academic publications on neurological disorders. She has a strong interest in researching the cause and treatment of neurological diseases as well as supporting and participating in educational programs. Dr. Patel is the Director of Center for Brain Health at Northshore University Health System and is now Founder of iNeuro Institute. With iNeuro Institute, she wants to shift the current paradigm towards wellness, prevention, patient empowerment, and self- care and ultimately close the gap in healthcare disparities. She regularly lectures to the community on Integrative Neurology and Sleep- namely the effects of nutrition, meditation, yoga, exercise, sleep, acupuncture, and evidence based supplements on the health of the nervous system.
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It's the blush of underwater reefs blind on for babyish life. The sky at dusk. Some of the latest iPhones and the latest looks on the runways of Marc Jacobs and added top appearance designers. Living Apricot has been called by the Pantone Blush Institute as its 2019 blush of the year.
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But do we appetite to run adjoin this blush of grandmothers? Pressman additionally sees a awakening vibe to Living Coral, in the aforementioned way a softer adaptation of the 2018 pick, Ultra Violet, is the adumbration of some gray active back beard toners accompany on a about-face to purple.
"It's the affecting nourishment. It's a big hug," she said of Living Coral.
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A model cutting a apricot accouterments from the Marc Jacobs bounce 2019 accumulating during Appearance Week in New York.
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Global moves cause anxiety
Investors face boatload of risks, but don't see any other choice
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Dennis Yeskey said institutional investors are going outside the United States in an effort to better diversify their real estate portfolios.
A growing number of U.S. institutional investors are spending more of their real estate allocations outside the United States, but worry that such investments are giant leaps of faith.
With returns on U.S. direct real estate and real estate investment trusts expected to dip, executives at pension plans, endowments and foundations are turning not just to Western Europe and Japan, but also to China, India, Russia and Latin America in general.
What concerns them are the risks: currency; foreign ownership; political; and liquidity. Some wonder whether they would reap better risk-adjusted returns by investing in certain domestic real estate sectors such as hotels and office buildings.
Dennis Yeskey, principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, New York, and leader of its real estate capital markets practice, said this is the third wave of overseas real estate investments. The primary reason this time is diversification. Today, many investors that first invested in emerging markets equities in such countries as India and China now are investing in real estate in the same countries in search of higher returns, he said.
But "there is still a lot of opportunity in the U.S.," Mr. Yeskey added. "There's more money in the U.S. value-added and opportunity funds" than in global real estate, he said.
He noted that even though U.S. investors worry that the high-flying domestic REIT market will go bust, they still maintain their U.S. REIT investments because they like the dividend flow and are hoping for a jump in returns from mergers and acquisitions in the REIT market.
Rise to $1 trillion
More than half of the $600 billion global REIT market is composed of non-U.S. real estate securities. That total is expected to balloon to $1 trillion by 2010, with only 30% U.S REITs, said J.D. Sitton, vice president and client portfolio manager for REITs at JPMorgan Asset Management, New York.
Since 2000, there's been a tremendous growth in the global REIT market, said Joe Azelby, managing director and global head of JPMorgan Asset Management's real estate business.
At the same time, 2005 was the first time there was a net shrinkage in the U.S. REIT market as more public REITs were taken private, Mr. Azelby said. "We expect more privatization of public REITs next year," he said.
Institutional investors with fully committed real estate allocations are moving or considering moving assets from domestic to global real estate and real estate securities. Those with room in their allocations already are investing in global vehicles.
Executives at the $11.5 billion Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, Topeka, are looking into global real estate securities; the system has invested in domestic REITs since 1997, said Robert Schau, real estate investment officer.
Speaking at the Pension Real Estate Association's spring conference in San Francisco earlier this month, Mr. Schau said U.S. investors have been reluctant to invest internationally until recently.
"The pendulum tends to overswing," he said. Already, a lot of capital is moving into foreign real estate, reducing expected returns, Mr. Schau noted.
Timing a big factor
In an interview, Mr. Shau said timing the entry into the global REIT market is a big factor. He had wanted to begin shifting some of the system's investments from domestic REITs into global securities six months ago.
Currently, the real estate portfolio constitutes 8% of plan assets; 42% of that portfolio is in domestic REITs, while the rest is in other real estate investments.
"We are not rushing in (to non-U.S. REITS) due to the current lack of liquidity," he said. "Now we will be looking at global real estate securities over the next year or year and a half."
Governments can stop money from moving out of their countries, and non-U.S. REIT markets are still much smaller than the U.S. REIT market, hindering liquidity of non-U.S. real estate securities, he said.
It's hard to measure the risk in emerging market real estate investments, said Bruce Cundick, chief investment officer of the $20.1 billion Utah Retirement Systems, Salt Lake City, at the PREA conference.
Despite those concerns, investors are committing capital to non-U.S. real estate strategies.
The Oregon Investment Council's board is considering shifting real estate assets into more global strategies, starting with REITs, said Kevin Max, spokesman for the council, which oversees the $48 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Salem.
The $205 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System, Sacramento, can now invest up to half of its $9.3 billion real estate portfolio abroad and up to 25% of the non-core portfolio can be invested in global REITs. (According to a new investment policy adopted Feb. 14, up to 70% of CalPERS' real estate allocation can be in non-core investments.)
CalPERS has 4.3% of assets in real estate, close to four percentage points lower than its 9% target allocation, because the system has been selling domestic real estate.
Investors are not only interested in investing in global real estate securities, they are making commitments to funds investing in global direct real estate as well.
On March 9, Morgan Stanley Real Estate announced the closing of a $4.2 billion opportunity real estate fund to invest in non-U.S. real estate. The fund attracted mostly U.S. pension fund investors, as well as institutional investors from Asia, Australia and the Middle East, said Jay Mantz, managing director and co-head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, New York.
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V International was above its original $3 billion target and close to double the $2.4 billion it raised in 2000 for Fund IV International, which had the same strategy.
Among the investors are the $53.7 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, Harrisburg, which committed $150 million, and the $5.1 billion San Bernardino County (Calif.) Employees' Retirement Association, which committed $25 million.
About 80% of the new fund will be invested in Western Europe and Japan, Mr. Mantz said.
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Q: WooCommerce problem with SOME orders being paid for yet still having status 'Pending Order' Receiving orders in the WooCommerce backend and some of these are 'Pending'. Most of these are abandoned orders, some are failed transactions, but some are not.
When I go to the WorldPay transaction page, the order is authorised/paid, but WooCommerce hasn't received the authorisation and so doesn't update the order. This was about 1% of the total orders taken, but happening more frequently recently.
The site less busy now as competitors have opened up, but numbers of these unauthorised orders are increasing.
My question is this: 1. What is causing this? Is it the server? 2. How many orders does WooCommerce normally lose as a percentage of total?

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Q: Query runs slow unless new column is created, data copied in then old column replaced History - Original database was built in SQL Server 2012 but now running in SQL Server 2019
Tables were huge but a lot of data has since been deleted.
A query was running really slowly and through investigation an INT column that was used to connect various tables when changed to a varchar improved the performance greatly and so it was changed.
Now however when new data is added into the table the query runs extremely slow again - (around 20 seconds)
To solve I need to create a brand new varchar column, copy the data across then delete the old column and rename the new one to the original name. Then all is well (UNTIL THE NEXT IMPORT)
This is extremely annoying and must be to do with indexing or corrupt data somewhere whereby creating the new column solves it but it's only temporary.
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
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Q: Determine "store Id" for a folder to use CLI to upload and list credentials I am using the CloudBees Folders Plugin with nested folders and the Credentials Plugin for managing secrets into different pipeline jobs. Let's say I have a Jenkins folder structure like this.
folder1/
    folder2/
        job1

The folders plugin allows me to scope credential domains and credentials to folders, so that only jobs in those folders can access those credentials.
I can do this through the UI, but we rotate these credentials every so often and want to automate part of this.
One way we thought of doing this was to use the Jenkins CLI.
There are various different commands provided by the credentials plugin here.
For example:

list-credentials - Lists the Credentials in a specific Store
java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080/ list-credentials
  STORE
Lists the Credentials in a specific Store
STORE : Store ID

list-credentials-context-resolvers - List Credentials Context Resolvers
java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080/
  list-credentials-context-resolvers
List Credentials Context Resolvers

list-credentials-providers     - List Credentials Providers
java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080/
  list-credentials-providers
List Credentials Providers

The STORE for Jenkins global scope was determined by me by looking at the source code, which shows it is system::system::jenkins.
If I run a few commands I can start to possibly extract some information:
✗ java -jar credential-management/build/jenkinsAutomation/Localhost/cli/jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080 list-credentials-context-resolvers --username admin --password password

Results in:
Running the following:
✗ java -jar credential-management/build/jenkinsAutomation/Localhost/cli/jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080 list-credentials system::system::jenkins --username admin --password password

Results in:

Now, I'm trying to list some credentials for a folder, and don't have a clue how to get the STORE (store Id indicated by the documentation).
I have tried
✗ java -jar credential-management/build/jenkinsAutomation/Localhost/cli/jenkins-cli.jar -s http://localhost:8080 list-credentials folder::items::folder1 --username admin --password password

But receive ERROR: The specified resolver folder::items::folder1 cannot be uniquely identified:

How do I determine the STORE of a folder so that I can use the create-credentials-by-xml or other commands to automate them? Or, how can I just executed Groovy using the scripting support to do this?

A: I believe you are almost there.
Credentials Store ID format is Provider::Resolver::ContextPath
Provider name can be found with list-credentials-providers command. You correctly used folder here.
Resolver name can be found with list-credentials-context-resolvers command. I believe that is where you made a typo. It should be item not items.
ContextPath is Resolver dependent. In the case of system it can only be jenkins. In the case of folder it is a full path to the folder, e.g. /folder1/subfolder1.
Therefore, STORE argument in your last command should be folder::item::/folder1


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Posted on May 10, 2014 February 14, 2019 by admin
The increased cost of health insurance is a central fact in any discussion of health policy and health delivery.
In 2018 the average annual premium for employer-based family coverage rose 5 percent to $19,616; for single coverage, premiums rose 3 percent to $6,896. Covered workers contributed 18 percent of the cost for single coverage and 29 percent of the cost for family coverage, on average, with considerable variation across firms.
By comparison, annual premiums for 2017 reached $18,764, up 3 percent from 2015 for an average family coverage with workers on average paying $5,714 towards the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Employer Survey, October 2018 and 2017, applying to employer-based insurance.
For those Americans who are fully covered, these cost realities affect employers, both large and small, plus the "pocket-book impact" on ordinary families. For those buying insurance on an exchange or private market plan for 2018, the average increase with subsidies was $201. The 2019 policy premiums are now final and have more moderate averages increases, with some rate decreases. View 2019 rate filings below.
2019 Heath Insurance Premiums – Reports and resources
How ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Changing by County in 2019
Many low-income consumers who are eligible for federal financial help under the ACA can get a bronze-level plan and pay nothing out-of-pocket in premiums in more than 2,000 counties next year, depending on their annual income, according to a new analysis. But such plans can come with higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums. (View Issue Brief with interactive state maps) Kaiser Family Foundation, 11/20/2018.
Health Exchanges: 2019 Average Monthly Premiums for Second-Lowest Cost Silver Plan and Lowest Cost Plan for States Using the HealthCare.gov Platform, 2016-2019. The tables linked below indicate the average monthly premiums for the second-lowest cost silver plan (SLCSP) and lowest cost plan (LCP) across all 39 states using the using the HealthCare.gov platform, as well as state-level average SLCSP and LCP premiums. The premiums displayed are for a 27-year old single nonsmoker.
♦ State by state premiums- updated Oct 11, 2018 – posted by CMS.
Updated Navigator Resource Guide (Updated: November 2018) The Navigator Guide provides information on recent policy changes, a list of enrollment tools for consumers and assisters, and answers to hundreds of FAQs, ranging from questions about eligibility for marketplace subsidies to post-enrollment issues and small employer coverage. The Guide is a useful resource throughout the open enrollment season. You can access it online via the Georgetown Univ. site.
Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator Updated for 2019 (Updated 11/2/2018)
Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, posted by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), now includes local data on the 2019 health plans being sold through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces during the 2019 open enrollment period. With the tool, consumers around the nation can generate estimates of their health insurance premiums and what financial help may be available — based on household income, family size, ages of family members, and zip code — for ACA marketplace plans sold in their local area. The calculator also helps consumers determine whether they could be eligible for Medicaid.
• A Spanish-language version of the calculator is also available.
• KFF also offers a searchable collection of more than 300 Frequently Asked Questions about open enrollment, the marketplaces and the ACA.
Experiences Under the ACA Suggest Association Health Plans Could Harm the Small-Group Insurance Market. **NEW**
The federal rule making it easier for groups to form association health plans may result in higher costs for those who need the ACA's more comprehensive coverage or don't qualify for less-regulated plans. Full report by The Commonwealth Fund, 12/4/2018
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If federal officials accept a court's decision, some patients will get a chance to seek refunds for their nursing home and other expenses.
KHN's 'What the Health?': Record ACA Enrollment Puts Pressure on Congress
Temporary subsidies helped boost enrollment under the Affordable Care Act to a record 14.5 million, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. But unless Democrats in Congress extend those subsidies, many of those new enrollees will be in for a rude surprise just ahead of midterm elections. Meanwhile, the need to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer further crowds an already tight legislative schedule. Joanne Kenen of Politico and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN's Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Diana Greene Foster, author of "The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having — Or Being Denied — An Abortion."
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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage January 28, 2022
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Temporary subsidies helped boost enrollment under the Affordable Care Act to a record 14.5 million, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. But unless Democrats in Congress extend those subsidies, many of those new enrollees will be in for a rude surprise just ahead of midterm elections. Meanwhile, the need to replace retiring […]
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Medicare officials tentatively plan to restrict the use of a controversial Alzheimer's drug to only those patients participating in clinical trials, while the Department of Health and Human Services looks into lowering the monthly Medicare Part B premium. Meanwhile, covid confusion still reigns, as the Biden administration moves, belatedly, to make more masks and tests […]
KHN's 'What the Health?': Manchin Blows Up Biden's 'Build Back Better' December 22, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) dealt a blow to congressional efforts to pass President Joe Biden's domestic agenda bill, forcing Democrats to regroup starting in 2022. Meanwhile, the omicron covid variant spreads rapidly in the U.S., threatening the stability of the nation's health care system. Joanne Kenen of Politico and the Johns Hopkins School of Public […]
West Virginia Sen. Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats' Plan for Seniors' Dental Care December 10, 2021
In West Virginia, older residents often go without dental care, and a quarter of people 65 and older have no natural teeth, the highest rate of any state in the country. But a powerful senator from West Virginia, Joe Manchin, has rebuffed efforts to add a dental benefit to Medicare.
KHN's 'What the Health?': Much Ado About (Vaccine) Mandates December 9, 2021
The fight over covid vaccines continues to intensify, with Republicans on Capitol Hill pushing — with some success — to cancel President Joe Biden's "test regularly or vaccinate" requirement for private employers. Meanwhile, abortion is not the only health issue before the Supreme Court this term. Joanne Kenen of Politico and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg […]
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COVID-19 Boosters Slash Risk of Omicron-Related Death in Older People
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Q: Help with a framed environment Upon trying to create a framed environment using the framed package, I stumbled upon a problem I have not been able to resolve. What I am trying to achieve is the following:

Unfortunately with the code:
\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{framed}

\newenvironment{defn}[1]{%
\def\FrameCommand{\fboxsep=\FrameSep%
{\color{#1}\hfil\hbox to \hsize{\leaders\hrule height 2pt depth 2pt\hfil}\hfil}\colorbox{yellow!20}%
}%
\MakeFramed {\advance\hsize -\width \FrameRestore}}%
{\endMakeFramed}
\begin{document}
\begin{defn}{blue}
test test
\end{defn}

\end{document}

I get
The problem is clear, the frame color is correct but the horizontal rule is not being placed correctly. I know that there should be some form of a \vskip or the sort but I cannot get how to put. If this has been asked, please redirect me. I prefer using the framed package (but and mdframed one is welcome.)

A: This is pretty straight forward with mdframed. You can use (for example)
\newmdenv[backgroundcolor=yellow!20,
            leftline=false,
            rightline=false,
            bottomline=false,
            linewidth=3pt,
            linecolor=blue]{myframe}

If you'd like to have an environment that takes an optional first argument to specify the background colour, then you can use, for example,
\newenvironment{defn}[1][yellow!20]{%
\myframe[backgroundcolor=#1]}
{\endmyframe}

A complete MWE follows
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[xcolor]{mdframed}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\newmdenv[backgroundcolor=yellow!20,
            leftline=false,
            rightline=false,
            bottomline=false,
            linewidth=3pt,
            linecolor=blue]{myframe}

\newenvironment{defn}[1][yellow!20]{%
\myframe[backgroundcolor=#1]}
{\endmyframe}
\begin{document}
\begin{defn}[red]
\lipsum[2]
\end{defn}

\lipsum[2]

\begin{myframe}
  \lipsum[1]
\end{myframe}

\end{document}


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Q: Below code return null after converting secret key to bytearray I have generated a secret key and I want to convert it to string. Below code is generating secret key to byte array but bytearray returning null
String alias = email + "Secret";
final KeyGenerator keyGenerator = KeyGenerator.getInstance(KeyProperties.KEY_ALGORITHM_AES, "AndroidKeyStore");

final KeyGenParameterSpec keyGenParameterSpec = new KeyGenParameterSpec.Builder(alias, KeyProperties.PURPOSE_ENCRYPT | KeyProperties.PURPOSE_DECRYPT).setBlockModes(KeyProperties.BLOCK_MODE_GCM).setEncryptionPaddings(KeyProperties.ENCRYPTION_PADDING_NONE).build();

keyGenerator.init(keyGenParameterSpec);
SecretKey secretKey = keyGenerator.generateKey();
System.out.println(secretKey);

byte[] data = secretKey.getEncoded();
System.out.println("byteArray:" + data);


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Q: Firebase not initialized in flutter app. It shows Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found I was trying to integrate firebase in Flutter with FlutterFire.
I have done very steps on documentation yet i couldnot start the app.
I tried Searching the error on StackOverflow yet could not find any hints on solution.
What exactly am i missing?

c:\drumkiller\google_maps_in_flutter>flutterfire configure
i Found 3 Firebase projects.
✔ Select a Firebase project to configure your Flutter application with · g-map-8f66c (g-map)
✔ Which platforms should your configuration support (use arrow keys & space to select)? · android, ios, macos, web
i Firebase android app com.example.google_maps_in_flutter is not registered on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.
i Registered a new Firebase android app on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.
i Firebase ios app com.example.googleMapsInFlutter is not registered on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.
i Registered a new Firebase ios app on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.
i Firebase macos app com.example.googleMapsInFlutter registered.
i Firebase web app google_maps_in_flutter (web) is not registered on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.
i Registered a new Firebase web app on Firebase project g-map-8f66c.

Firebase configuration file lib\firebase_options.dart generated successfully with the following Firebase apps:

Platform  Firebase App Id
web       1:178984749635:web:3e7e105df5e73d519da2f6
android   1:178984749635:android:2c82e4a8770b873e9da2f6
ios       1:178984749635:ios:07715f151dbe0db39da2f6
macos     1:178984749635:ios:07715f151dbe0db39da2f6

Learn more about using this file and next steps from the documentation:
 > https://firebase.google.com/docs/flutter/setup

c:\drumkiller\google_maps_in_flutter>

Then some files were generated.Then in my main.dart
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_maps_in_flutter/firebase_options.dart';

void main() async {
  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  await Firebase.initializeApp(options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform);
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: const MyHomePage(title: 'Flutter Demo Home Page'),
    );
  }
}

class MyHomePage extends StatefulWidget {
  const MyHomePage({super.key, required this.title});

  final String title;

  @override
  State<MyHomePage> createState() => _MyHomePageState();
}

class _MyHomePageState extends State<MyHomePage> {
  int _counter = 0;

  void _incrementCounter() {
    setState(() {
      _counter++;
    });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: Text(widget.title),
      ),
      body: Center(
        child: Column(
          mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
          children: <Widget>[
            const Text(
              'You have pushed the button this many times:',
            ),
            Text(
              '$_counter',
              style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.headline4,
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
        onPressed: _incrementCounter,
        tooltip: 'Increment',
        child: const Icon(Icons.add),
      ),
    );
  }
}

The Error shown when I run: flutter run is
Launching lib\main.dart on M2101K7AG in debug mode...
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/method_channel/method_channel_firebase.dart:40:38: Error: Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found.
  void _initializeFirebaseAppFromMap(PigeonInitializeResponse response) {
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart:5:10: Error: Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found.
  Future<PigeonInitializeResponse> initializeApp(
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart:22:15: Error: Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found.
  Future<List<PigeonInitializeResponse?>> initializeCore() async {
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:47:10: Error: Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found.
  Future<PigeonInitializeResponse> initializeApp(
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:49:15: Error: Type 'PigeonInitializeResponse' not found.
  Future<List<PigeonInitializeResponse?>> initializeCore();
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/method_channel/method_channel_firebase.dart:29:10: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
    List<PigeonInitializeResponse?> apps = await api.initializeCore();
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/method_channel/method_channel_firebase.dart:33:15: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
        .cast<PigeonInitializeResponse>()
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/method_channel/method_channel_firebase.dart:40:38: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
  void _initializeFirebaseAppFromMap(PigeonInitializeResponse response) {
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart:9:12: Error: The method
'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't defined for the class 'MockFirebaseApp'.
 - 'MockFirebaseApp' is from 'package:firebase_core_platform_interface/src/pigeon/mocks.dart' ('/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'PigeonInitializeResponse'.
    return PigeonInitializeResponse(
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart:24:7: Error: The method
'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't defined for the class 'MockFirebaseApp'.
 - 'MockFirebaseApp' is from 'package:firebase_core_platform_interface/src/pigeon/mocks.dart' ('/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/mocks.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing method, or defining a method named 'PigeonInitializeResponse'.
      PigeonInitializeResponse(
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:21:25: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
    } else if (value is PigeonInitializeResponse) {
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:36:16: Error: The getter 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't defined for the class '_TestFirebaseCoreHostApiCodec'.
 - '_TestFirebaseCoreHostApiCodec' is from 'package:firebase_core_platform_interface/src/pigeon/test_api.dart' ('/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart').
Try correcting the name to the name of an existing getter, or defining a getter or field named 'PigeonInitializeResponse'.
        return PigeonInitializeResponse.decode(readValue(buffer)!);
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:71:17: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
          final PigeonInitializeResponse output =
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/C:/src/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core_platform_interface-4.5.1/lib/src/pigeon/test_api.dart:86:22: Error: 'PigeonInitializeResponse' isn't a type.
          final List<PigeonInitializeResponse?> output =
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Script 'C:\src\flutter\packages\flutter_tools\gradle\flutter.gradle' line: 1159

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileFlutterBuildDebug'.
> Process 'command 'C:\src\flutter\bin\flutter.bat'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 24s
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'...                             25.5s
Exception: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

Files that were added Screen Shots:

Error Screen Shot:

My pubspec.yaml

My flutter doctor:::
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.3.2, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.2130], locale en-US)
[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 32.1.0-rc1)
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[√] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio Community 2022 17.2.2)
[√] Android Studio (version 2021.2)
[√] VS Code (version 1.72.2)
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• No issues found!

What i did was:
 1. Created a flutter Project in firebase console
 2. Set upped the flutter Fire
 3. created a new flutter project
 4. ran flutterfire configure in terminal
 5. added firebase_core in pubspec.yaml
 6. added  await Firebase.initializeApp(options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
); inside main.dart
 7. ran flutter run

A: I cannot reproduce it but
can you please try with
await Firebase.initializeApp(); only

A: So after Going through the most important thing, i.e. documentation of flutterFire, I found what was the mistake I was Doing.
What i was missing was:

flutterfire configure

After adding firebase service, you must run flutterfire configure.
So once I ran flutterfire configure everything started working.

The note section in the above Screen shot was helpful for me.
For more: CLI | FlutterFire


In a previous post, I talked about how a projector failure at the 010DEV event resulted in the presentation using laptops, smartphones and tablets to display the slides. One of the problems here, as noted by speaker Trisha Gee, is that on every device the next slide must be manually selected.
A couple of weeks ago, I came up with the idea of FilthyHackFriday – the idea being that you take a problem, and code up a quick'n'dirty solution in 30 minutes as a proof of concept. For my first FHF project, I chose to address this problem and wrote DistPres. It lets you upload Powerpoint or PDF presentations and converts each slide to an image. When you view a presentation, AJAX polling checks for changes to the current slide index and updates the view accordingly. You can control the presentation using the left and right arrow keys, and reset it to the first slide using the R key.
The use-case for this as follows. You're in an upstairs room in a bar, trying to give a presentation but the projector doesn't want to join in. So, you fire up DistPres and upload your presentation. Everyone points their device to your web server, and selects the correct presentation. From that point on, every time you change a slide everyone else will get the new slide automatically within a second.
Here's an example using a presentation I downloaded from Slideshare. Three browsers – Chrome, Firefox and an Android emulator – are viewing the same presentation. When I use the left/right arrow keys (or, technically, just the right arrow key in this video), the current slide is updated in each browser within a second.
DistPres example using Chome, Firefow and an Android emulator from Steve Chaloner on Vimeo.
– It's quick and dirty, but it works.
– With some cleaning up it could actually be pretty handy.
– Originally I wrote it using WebSockets, but that automatically excludes certain browers and devices. AJAX polling opens the field a bit more.
You can find the code on GitHub here, or download it directly from here.
Previous Previous post: Presentations – large and loud, or up-close and personal?
Looks to me as being more than a quick'n'dirty solution in 30 minutes, that's the danger of starting these FilthyHackFriday's.
Refactor Friday is a great idea, and to combine the two would also work well! Week 1 – fast and dirty POC, week 2 – clean it up and make it maintainable.
I should point out – this is not something I'm suggesting for anything other than personal experimentation!
Cool! I just had to implement the exact same functionality for our current project and came up with nearly the same solution.
What puzzled me: How to convert potentially complex M$ presentations to images without running into problems.
You are using Apache POI, right? What are your experiences? Any loss of content?
I finally decided to let the user convert their PPTX or whatever to PDF and then break the PDF into one PDF per page (which I hope can be done without loosing content), and then display the PDF in an inline frame.


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Tag Archives: Basil Rathbone
Watching 1939: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
1939 film:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal, Terry Kilburn, George Zucco, Henry Stephenson, E. E. Clive, Arthur Hohl, Mary Gordon, May Beatty, Peter Willes, Mary Forbes
Alfred L. Werker
Set in 1894, criminal Professor Moriarty (Zucco) is acquited of murder. Just as the trial ends, Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone) has evidence, but it's too late. Holmes compliments his criminal mind and Moriarty vows to himself that he's going to give Holmes a puzzle. On the same day, Ann Brandon (Lupino) with a strange drawing she received. Since her father received the same drawing before he died, she's worried that she and her brother are in danger. It's all part of the web Moriarty weaved for Holmes.
Posted in 1939	| Tagged 1939 films, 1939 Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone, Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939
Watching 1939: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
1939 film: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene, Wendy Barrie, Lionel Atwill, John Carradine, Barlowe Borland, Barlowe Borland, Morton Lowry, Ralph Forbes, E. E. Clive, Mary Gordon, Eily Malyon
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Legend has it that most heirs of the Baskerville estate die as a result of a demon hound. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the moor potentially due to a hound, his friend Dr. Mortimer (Atwill) seeks out the help of Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone) to get to the bottom of Sir Charles's death. Holmes also is protecting Sir Charles's nephew, Sir Henry Baskerville (Greene), who is arriving from Canada to claim the estate and may be in danger.
Posted in 1939	| Tagged Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Watching 1939: The Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Posted on October 4, 2018 by Jnpickens
1939 film: The Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Twenty-five years after Dr. Frankenstein and the monster's death, his son Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (Rathbone) and his family (Hutchinson, Dunagan) travel to the Frankenstein estate from the United States when it is left to them after his father's death. The whole town resents Baron Frankenstein returning because of the terror his family brought on the village. When realizing the Monster (Karloff) is still alive, he follows in his father's footsteps to bring him back to life with the help of Ygor (Lugosi).
1939 Notes:
• Boris Karloff's last role playing Dr. Frankenstein's Monster.
• Josephine Hutchinson's only film released in 1939.
• Lionel Atwill was in nine films released in 1939.
• Bela Lugosi was in five films released in 1939.
• Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone were both in six films released in 1939.
Other trivia:
• Peter Lorre was originally approached to play the role of Baron Wolf von Frankenstein, which he turned down, according to 1938 articles in The Hollywood Reporter.
• Director Rowland V. Lee tested shooting the film in color, which was abandoned.
• The third Frankenstein film released by Universal. The first two were Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
• Donnie Dunagan's second film.
• The monster makeup was created by Jack P. Pierce, and it took approximately four hours to prepare Boris Karloff for the scenes.
My review: Searching for the "1939 feature":
The year 1939 was important for a few actors in this film. For Boris Karloff, it was the last time he would have to dress in the heavy monster costume after performing the role three times.
For Basil Rathbone, the year would end up profitable as he would end up playing his most well-known role: Sherlock Holmes.
But before becoming the famed detective, Rathbone had to play Dr. Frankenstein's misguided son in "Frankenstein's Son."
Moving his family across the world and excited to shed the college professor life, Rathbone's character views Dr. Frankenstein as a genius, rather than a madman. While the monster is supposed to be scary, Rathbone's character is one of the main villans of this film, with Bela Lugosi's Ygor leading the madness.
"Son of Frankenstein isn't the most important film of the year, but it's a fun example of the Universal horror films. I would also say it's the last high-quality Frankenstein film before Frankenstein is teamed up in the cross-reference films, with the Wolfman and his other horror friends.
Posted in 1939	| Tagged 1939 films, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Universal, Universal horror films, vintage horror
Christmas Musical Monday: The Alcoa Hour presents The Stingiest Man in Town (1956)
Posted on December 25, 2017 by Jnpickens
The Alcoa Hour presents The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) – Musical #577
Basil Rathbone as Scrooge and Johnny Desmond as nephew Fred
Daniel Petrie
Basil Rathbone, Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, the Four Lads, Patrice Munsel, John McGiver, John McGovern, Martyn Green, Alice Frost, Dennis Kohler, Bryan Herbert, Keith Herrington, Ian Martin, Robert Weede, Robert Wright, Keith Herrington
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' novel, "A Christmas Carol." Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Rathbone) is warned by the ghost of his friend Marley (Weede) that he needs to change his ways or he will end up chained to his sins. On Christmas Eve night, Scrooge is visited by ghosts to show him his past, present and future life to convince him to change.
Posted in Holidays, Musical Monday	| Tagged A Christmas Carol, Basil Rathbone, Basil Rathbone Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas, TV specials
Do you remember the forgotten man: Veterans Day edition
Joan Blondell in "Gold Diggers of 1933" singing "Remember My Forgotten Man"
Veteran's Day was originally known as Armistice Day when the armistice was signed between the allies and the central powers at the end of the Great War in 1918.
Those who served in World War I are often called "the forgotten men." In Hollywood history, we frequently highlight those who served in World War II, so I wanted to take a look at those who served in The Great War, or World War I.
Their service is what started Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, when the armistice was signed in the eleventh month, the eleventh day and the eleventh hour. Don't forget the forgotten man.
Fighting with the Allied Powers
Richard Arlen, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan
Richard Arlen– Served as a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, but never saw combat.
Humphry Bogart– Served in the U.S. Navy on the Leviathan. He had an injury on his face and mouth which left him with his lisp, according to the website "Star War."
Walter Brennan– Injured by a gas attack during WWI which permanently affected his vocal cords.
Clive Brooks, Maurice Chevalier, Merian C. Cooper
Clive Brook-Served in the British Army
Maurice Chevalier– Enlisted in the French army and was wounded, captured and taken prisoner by the Germans in 1914. He spent two years in Alten prison camp.
Merian C. Cooper– Fighter pilot for the United States
Ronald Colman, Walt Disney, Cedric Hardwicke
Ronald Colman– Fought in the British Army. Was wounded/gassed in Messines.
Walt Disney-Was only 16 during World War I, but lied so he could serve in the Red Cross.
Cedric Hardwick-Stage actor till career interrupted by the war. Served the British Army.
Buster Keaton, Charles Laughton, Herbert Marshall
Buster Keaton– Was a Corporal in the U.S. 40 Division in France
Charles Laughton– Joined the Army as a private in 1917. Served with the Huntingdonshire Cyclist Regiment, and later with 7th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment in the Western Front. A casualty of mustard gas.
Herbert Marshall-Lost part of his right leg in the war and wore a wooden leg for the rest of his life. May notice a limp in some of his movies.
Ken Maynard, Victor McLaglen, Adolphe Menjou
Ken Maynard– Fought in the U.S. Army
Victor McLaglen– When the war broke out, McLaglen joined the Irish Fusiliers and fought in the Middle East and serving as Provost Marshal (head of Military Police) for the city of Baghdad.
Adolphe Menjou– Captain of the Ambulance Corp in France
George O'Brien, Pat O'Brien, Jack Pickford
George O'Brien– Served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Fleet where he was also the Heavy Weight Boxing Champ.
Pat O'Brien– Enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1918
Jack Pickford– (brother of Mary Pickford) U.S. Navy Reserve in 1918. Almost court-martialed for a scandal when he accepted bribes from draftees who wanted light shore duty. His mother had a secret meeting Wilson's personal secretary, Joseph Tumulty. Tumulty requested Jack to be discharged to make movies in support of the Army Air Corps.
Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone, John Monk Saunders
Claude Rains-Served in the Scottish Regiment in England.
Basil Rathbone– Second Lieutenant for the Liverpool Scottish. Received the Military Cross in 1918 for bravery.
John Monk Saunders– (Hollywood Writer) Served in the Air Service.
William Desmond Taylor, Ernst Thesiger, Warren William
William Desmond Taylor– Fought in the Canadian Air Force
Ernst Thesiger– Fought in the British Army
Warren William– Fought in France with the U.S. Army
Fight with the Central Powers
Fritz Lang, Bela Lugosi, Sig Ruman
Fritz Lang-Soldier in the Austrian Army and fought in Romania and Russia.
Bela Lugosi– Was an infantry lieutenant in the Hungarian Army
Sig Ruman-Served in the Imperial German Forces
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Train knee raises, leg raises (forward & backward), wall-handstand, handstand push-ups, headstand, etc.!
Easy to install: felt mat serves as a stencil for 4 drill marks (8 mm drill). Plugs and screws in set included.
The ceiling needs to be around 220 cm to 240 in order to reach the hand loops.
Requires some body control to hook oneself in. It is recommended to have a spotter standing by in case one needs assistance.
Don't do it when you have health problems! Or consult a doctor first.
Kickbungee offers a unique way to train resisted kicks, e.g. the Muay-Thai push-kick (Teep) or Karate sidekicks, etc.
Foot loops to ty up with square-knot, no velcro!


President Obama's eighth and final State of the Union address was geared to lay down the gauntlet protecting his environmental legacy in make-or-break terms, signaling he's ready to go to the mat to protect it.
The speech illustrated he's come a long way since campaigning for his second term in 2012, when he soft-pedaled the green promises that helped bring him to office in 2009, to the frustration of environmentally minded voters.
2015, however, culminated in the Paris Climate Agreement in December, and saw Obama engaged in the environment – an historically unpopular topic in the US with the zeal of a president who literally has no office to lose.
Obama's efforts last year saw him finalize his Clean Energy Plan, the centerpiece domestic environmental initiative that gave the US unprecedented credibility at the UN's Paris Climate Talks in December.
He sank the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, and issued ban on Arctic drilling. And he went to Paris to sign on with 195 other nations in an effort to limit global warming to below 2C over pre-industrial levels, putting the US in the center of the most ambitious UN climate agreement ever.
Backing these initiatives in his address, Obama gave a nod to US business and the military.
He underscored the urgency of the climate challenge, and in a canny way, drove it home as an opportunity to strengthen US business initiatives.
"But even if the planet wasn't at stake; even if 2014 wasn't the warmest year on record — until 2015 turned out even hotter — why would we want to pass up the chance for American businesses to produce and sell the energy of the future?" he said.
Obama greets Vice President Joe Biden (center) and Paul Ryan, speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Keith Whiriskey, Bellona's policy manager for climate technologies agreed with Obama's take on climate mitigation being sound economics.
While State of the Union addresses are typically long on political theater and short on actual brass-tasks policy proposals – especially final addresses from a two term president – Obama's remarks nonetheless hit a number of hot-button climate issues that will only come to fruition if he uses the cudgel of executive privilege, sidestepping a truculent Congress.
Central to maintaining an environmental edge that no president in US history can boast will be Obama's agility in staving off attacks from Republicans seeking to undo his Clean Energy Plan and other critical initiatives his White House has in the pipeline.
At present, Obama is pursuing new rules to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry; he's pressuring Congress for more aid to communities hit by this years unprecedented flooding along the Mississippi River, as well as drought and other extreme weather tied to climate change.
Following the speech Administration officials and campaign groups said Obama is unlikely to let up on his climate initiative during his final year residing in the White House. They also acknowledged that work for the climate cannot stop after Obama leaves office.
"Without question, we made historic progress last year in fighting climate change, expediting our transition to a clean-energy economy, and protecting public health," said Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, after the speech.
Bob Keefe, executive director of the E2 group of environmental entrepreneurs, said Obama hit the right notes with the business community.
And Obama gave much to expect of his final year that he hoped would set the stage for many years to come.
"We've got to accelerate the transition away from old, dirtier energy sources," he said. Obama criticized fossil fuel subsidies in a nod to one of the top priorities of environmental movement.
Will Obama's legacy stand the test of time?
Still, a number of initiatives Obama has spelled out over the past year require some tweaking to make them durable again whoever will occupy his seat after the next election.
This is especially important if it turns out to be current Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who recently summed up his attitude toward climate change on a radio talk show in garbled fashion.
There's little question a Trump presidency could unravel environmental gains made under Obama.
What Obama needs to sew closed, then, are the initiatives begun this year. For instance, he should follow the ban on Arctic drilling with a ban on offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast. Opposition has been staunch in well-heeled East Coast communities, but only Obama can close down the idea for good.
The EPA-proposed methane rules, that will be finalized this year, limit methane leakage from new wells and pipelines, but leave existing ones alone. A Guardian report indicated methane leaks from old gas well practically nullify natural gas's relative climate advantage over coal.
Methane, known as a short-lived climate gas, is 80 times as potent at trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
Still, the EPA is grappling with ways to regulate old wells too.
"We're going to begin looking at existing [sources]," EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told the Grist news site during the Paris climate summit.
Other initiatives Obama has on his desk for finalization are; tightening mileage standards for large trucks à la mileage standards imposed for private vehicles; controlling leaks of the Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants, which, like methane, is another potent short term greenhouse gas; and stop venting and flaring of natural gas that comes out of on-shore oil wells on public lands.
Likewise, Obama will have to defend his Clean Energy Plan to the death. Already beset by lawsuits from the fossil fuel industry and conservative states attorney generals, the EPA and Obama's Solicitor General Donald B Verrill are lining up in its defense.
The EPA meanwhile intends to push ahead with its implementation, according to Administrator McCarthy. Individual US states will be required to hand in their implementation plans between 2016 and 2018.
As Obama emphasized, Bellona's Whiriskey sees a new America taking shape by jettisoning the old and embracing the new.


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Reality Lab
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Reality Lab was a 3D computer graphics API created by RenderMorphics to provide a standardized interface for writing games. It was one of the main contenders in the realtime 3D middleware marketplace at the time, alongside Criterion Software's RenderWare and Argonaut Software's BRender.
Reality Lab was a scene graph API that would run with acceptable performance on graphics cards or the host computer's CPU.
"Reality Lab(TM), provides high-performance 3-D graphics technology for a variety of personal computer-based games and multimedia applications. Reality Lab has been acclaimed by a wide range of developers, including Autodesk, Creative Labs, Kaleida Labs and Virgin Entertainment."[1]
After a short time on the market, RenderMorphics was purchased by Microsoft in February 1995[2] and Reality Lab formed the basis for Direct3D[3] (splitting into separate immediate mode and retained mode APIs). Direct3D shipped for the first time in the DirectX 2.0 SDK in June 1996.
^ Microsoft WinNews Vol 2, # 3, March 21, 1995 - Microsoft Press Release Announcing the RenderMorphics acquisition
^ Qube Software - Servan Keondjian and Doug Rabson founded Qube after leaving Microsoft.
^ Crushed By Microsoft
Drummond, Michael (November 2000). Renegades of the Empire: How Three Software Warriors Started a Revolution Behind the Walls of Fortress Microsoft. California: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-609-80745-3. Covers the early years of DirectX development within Microsoft, including the acquisition of RenderMorphics.
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Rendezvous with Death Locations
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-- Choose a town -- BELLOY-EN-SANTERRE CRAONNELLE MARNES-LA-COQUETTE MONT-SAINT-ÉLOI PARIS SOUAIN-PERTHES-LÈS-HURLUS VAUX-DEVANT-DAMLOUP VIMY -- Choose a state -- HAUTS-DE-SEINE MARNE MEUSE PARIS PAS-DE-CALAIS SOMME
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Belloy-en-Santerre Picardy
Town/Suburb/City : Belloy-en-Santerre
State/County/Province : Somme
Country : France
Postal code/ZIP : 80200
On the 4th of July, 1916 poet Alan Seeger took part in the assault on the strong German positions in the village. The action was a component of the larger Somme Offensive. Seeger was killed as his comrades successfully stormed the village and put the enemy to flight. He met his "rendezvous with death" which he had predicted in his most famous poem.
The assault on the village is considered one of the Legion's greatest feats-of-arms. After the war, Seeger's family donated a bell for the village's chapel; as well as fruit trees. Both were destroyed when the Germans returned in 1940. Today, the small village school is named for Alan Seeger.
Chateau du Blanc Sablon Craonelle Picardy
Address : 1 chemin du Blanc-Sablon
Town/Suburb/City : Craonnelle
The American volunteers of the 2nd company of the 2nd Legion regiment were stationed in the ruins of this elegant chateau during the first winter of the war. The sous-officier of German extraction that helped the Americans learn how to become legionnaires, a man by the name of Weidemann, was killed by enemy fire in a skirmish near the chateau. His fellow German countrymen bashed his head in with rifle butts then howled in derision at the legionnaires. Weidemann's past was a mystery. He could have left the Legion, or requested a colonial posting, when the war broke out rather than fighting Germany, but even more mysteriously he chose to stay.The volunteers never forgot him.
Today, the chateau is a reconstruction of the building which stood on the site during World War I. Even by the time the Americans first glimpsed it on a moonlit night in 1914, the roof had already been blown off. The Germans had overrun the nearby village of Craonelle and the wooded area around the chateau in the early days of the war, only to be driven back (at least partly) by a ferocious French counterattack. The village and the ridge above (the Chemin des Dames) represented the front lines in this remote region of France.
The chateau can be reached via a winding dirt road through a forest. The ground's keeper is M. Jean-Luc Despocq. I would recommend writing him in advance before showing up to visit the chateau. He is very knowledgeable about the history of this famous locale. He can be reached via mail at: Chateau du Blanc Sablon, 02160 Craonelle, France.
Fort Vaux Verdun Lorraine
Address : Fort de Vaux
Town/Suburb/City : Vaux-devant-Damloup
State/County/Province : Meuse
Along with Fort Douamont, Fort Vaux was the site of some of the most intense fighting of the months-long Battle of Verdun in 1916. A contingent of the American volunteers fought here as part of the 170th Regiment after having transferred from the Foreign legion in the aftermath of the Champagne Offensive of 1915. Frank Musgrave of San Antonio, was assigned to another unit after recovering from wounds, and was captured by the Germans while defending the village of Vaux below the fort. His friend, Jack Janz of Philadelphia, was killed by artillery fire at Fort Vaux.
The 170th also fought nearby in the Bois de la Caillette. From the top of Fort one can easily grasp the strategic significance of commanding the heights east of the ancient city of Verdun.
Ground over which French Forces attacked toward Vimy...
Address : Ferme de Berthonval
Town/Suburb/City : Mont-Saint-Éloi
The massive French spring offensive in 1915 was launched over this ground in Artois, with the heights of Vimy Ridge as the objective. The American volunteers of the 2nd company 1st Foreign Legion regiment went over the top on May 9th 1915. Kiffin Rockwell, newly-transferred from the 2nd regiment, was wounded in the assault and wrote his brother a memorable letter about his experience
The attacking units partly achieved their objective, but were not able to hold it when insufficiently reinforced by the French High Command. A second attempt was made on June 16th. In particularly ferocious hand-to-hand combat, both Kenneth Weeks and Russell Kelly were killed.
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Marnes-la-Coquette France
Address : 5 Boulevard Raymond Poincaré
Town/Suburb/City : Marnes-la-Coquette
State/County/Province : Hauts-de-Seine
This grand expression of the historical bond between France and the United States is situated in a park to the west of Paris. Marnes-la-Coquette can be easily reached via the commuter line from the Gare St.-Lazare (Garches / Marnes-la-Coquette stop). It's a short walk from the station
The memorial was dedicated in 1928, and honors the American pilots who served in the famous Lafayette Escadrille (originally N. 124 squadron). It's really quite impressive..
Among the pilots honored here are a number of the original American volunteers of 1914, including Victor Chapman, Kiffin Rockwell, and Paul Pavelka. Chapman & Rockwell, along with fellow 1914 volunteers, William Thaw and Bert Hall, helped form the nucleus of this legendary pursuit squadron.
Memorial in 16th Arrondissement Paris
Address : Place des États-Unis
Town/Suburb/City : Paris
State/County/Province : Paris
This memorial honors all of the American volunteers who fell serving in the French armed forces during World War I. Unlike the larger memorial at Marnes-la-Coquette that honors only the pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille.
French sculptor, Jean Boucher, used the poet Alan Seeger's visage as his inspiration for the figure atop the memorial. It was dedicated in 1923.
Moroccan Division Monument on Vimy Ridge Artois
Address : Monument 1 Division Moroccan Foreign Legion Chemins des Canadiens
Town/Suburb/City : Vimy
State/County/Province : Pas-de-Calais
The Foreign Legion regiments serving in France during World War I were part of the famous Moroccan Division. It was noted for its attacking prowess, never more evident than in its assault on Vimy Ridge in 1915. The English translation of the Division's motto: "No fear, No pity."
Musée de l'Armée Les Invalides Paris
Address : 129 rue de Grenelle
The Musée de l'Armée in Paris is a "must-visit." The museum is located at Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement. Among its impressive collection can be found the original U.S. flag carried by the American volunteers on August 25th, 1914 en route to the Gare St.-Lazare (see colorized image). The flag was signed by a number of the volunteers, some of whose signatures are still legible.
Navarin Farm Monument Champagne
Address : Monument de la Ferme de Navarin
Town/Suburb/City : Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus
State/County/Province : Marne
This memorial was erected above the remains of thousands of soldiers who could not be properly identified after the battle that occurred here in 1915 (and in subsequent battles over the same ground in 1916-1918). The American volunteers in both the 2nd and 3rd companies of the Foreign Legion's 1st Regiment, and the 2nd company of the Foreign Legion's 2nd Regiment, fought here. Henry Farnsworth was killed by enemy fire in the 1915 battle..
The three-figured statue was designed by the French sculptor, Maxime Real Del Sarte. It was dedicated in 1924.
The pyramid-shaped memorial sits atop a hill. It commands quite a view. In the area around the memorial there are remnants of the trenches, bouyeaux, and barbed wire from World War I. There are also multi-lingual signs explaining the history of the fighting at Navarin Farm and in other nearby areas of Champagne.
The poet, Alan Seeger, wrote his poem "Maktoob" while serving in Champagne. He wrote of the chalky white soil. Here one can see and touch the soil for one's self.
The poem "Maktoob" by Alan Seeger (this is my favorite poem by Seeger, I read it with my students each spring when they are studying World War I):
A shell surprised our post one day
And killed a comrade at my side.
My heart was sick to see the way
He suffered as he died.
I dug about the place he fell,
And found, no bigger than my thumb,
A fragment of the splintered shell
In warm aluminum.
I melted it, and made a mould,
And poured it in the opening,
And worked it, when the cast was cold,
Into a shapely ring.
And when my ring was smooth and bright,
Holding it on a rounded stick,
For seal, I bade a Turco write
Maktoob in Arabic.
Maktoob! "'Tis written!" . . . So they think,
These children of the desert, who
From its immense expanses drink
Some of its grandeur too.
Within the book of Destiny,
Whose leaves are time, whose cover, space,
The day when you shall cease to be,
The hour, the mode, the place,
Are marked, they say; and you shall not
By taking thought or using wit
Alter that certain fate one jot,
Postpone or conjure it.
Learn to drive fear, then, from your heart.
If you must perish, know, O man,
'Tis an inevitable part
Of the predestined plan.
And, seeing that through the ebon door
Once only you may pass, and meet
Of those that have gone through before
The mighty, the elite -- ---
Guard that not bowed nor blanched with fear
You enter, but serene, erect,
As you would wish most to appear
To those you most respect.
So die as though your funeral
Ushered you through the doors that led
Into a stately banquet hall
Where heroes banqueted;
And it shall all depend therein
Whether you come as slave or lord,
If they acclaim you as their kin
Or spurn you from their board.
So, when the order comes: "Attack!"
And the assaulting wave deploys,
And the heart trembles to look back
On life and all its joys;
Or in a ditch that they seem near
To find, and round your shallow trough
Drop the big shells that you can hear
Coming a half mile off;
When, not to hear, some try to talk,
And some to clean their guns, or sing,
And some dig deeper in the chalk -- -
I look upon my ring:
And nerves relax that were most tense,
And Death comes whistling down unheard,
As I consider all the sense
Held in that mystic word.
And it brings, quieting like balm
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On Feb. 28, 1967, while on patrol outside of a village in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Marine Pfc. James Anderson's platoon was ambushed and came under heavy enemy fire. In the ensuing battle, an enemy grenade landed near Anderson and his fellow Marines. Without hesitation, Anderson pulled the grenade to his chest, curled his body around it, and absorbed the majority of the blast, giving his life to save his brothers-in-arms.


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Q: pandas drop row below each row containing an 'na' i have a dataframe with, say, 4 columns [['a','b','c','d']], to which I add another column ['total'] containing the sum of all the other columns for each row. I then add another column ['growth of total'] with the growth rate of the total.
some of the values in [['a','b','c','d']] are blank, rendering the ['total'] column invalid for these rows. I can easily get rid of these rows with df.dropna(how='any').
However, my growth rate will be invalid not only for rows with missing values in [['a','b','c','d']], but also for the following row. How do I drop all these rows?

A: Here's one option that I think does what you're looking for:
In [76]: df = pd.DataFrame(np.arange(40).reshape(10,4))

In [77]: df.ix[1,2] = np.nan

In [78]: df.ix[6,1] = np.nan

In [79]: df['total'] = df.sum(axis=1, skipna=False)

In [80]: df
Out[80]:
    0   1   2   3  total
0   0   1   2   3      6
1   4   5 NaN   7    NaN
2   8   9  10  11     38
3  12  13  14  15     54
4  16  17  18  19     70
5  20  21  22  23     86
6  24 NaN  26  27    NaN
7  28  29  30  31    118
8  32  33  34  35    134
9  36  37  38  39    150

In [81]: df['growth'] = df['total'].iloc[1:] - df['total'].values[:-1]

In [82]: df
Out[82]:
    0   1   2   3  total  growth
0   0   1   2   3      6     NaN
1   4   5 NaN   7    NaN     NaN
2   8   9  10  11     38     NaN
3  12  13  14  15     54      16
4  16  17  18  19     70      16
5  20  21  22  23     86      16
6  24 NaN  26  27    NaN     NaN
7  28  29  30  31    118     NaN
8  32  33  34  35    134      16
9  36  37  38  39    150      16

A: IIUC correctly you can use notnull with all to mask off any rows with NaN and any rows that follow NaN rows:
In [43]:
df = pd.DataFrame({'a':[0,np.NaN, 2, 3,np.NaN], 'b':[np.NaN, 1,2,3,4], 'c':[0, np.NaN,2,3,4]})
df

Out[43]:
    a   b   c
0   0 NaN   0
1 NaN   1 NaN
2   2   2   2
3   3   3   3
4 NaN   4   4

In [44]:
df[df.notnull().all(axis=1) & df.shift().notnull().all(axis=1)]

Out[44]:
   a  b  c
3  3  3  3