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using ArtWork;
using GerberLibrary.Core;
using GlmNet;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using TilingLibrary;

namespace Artwork
{
    using Path = List<ClipperLib.IntPoint>;
    using Paths = List<List<ClipperLib.IntPoint>>;

    public class SolidQuadTreeItem : QuadTreeItem
    {
        int _x;
        int _y;
        public int x
        {
            get
            {
                return _x;
            }

            set
            {
                _x = value;
            }
        }

        public int y
        {
            get
            {
                return _y;
            }

            set
            {
                _y = value;
            }
        }
    }

    public class TINRSArtWorkRenderer
    {

        // From: http://stackoverflow.com/a/11448060/368354
        public static void SaveAsIcon(List<Bitmap> SourceBitmaps, string FilePath)
        {
            FileStream FS = new FileStream(FilePath, FileMode.Create);
            // ICO header
            FS.WriteByte(0); FS.WriteByte(0); // reserved
            FS.WriteByte(1); FS.WriteByte(0); // type = icon
            FS.WriteByte((byte)SourceBitmaps.Count); FS.WriteByte(0); // number of images
            List<MemoryStream> Files = new List<MemoryStream>();
            List<long> SizeIdx = new List<long>();
            List<long> OffIdx = new List<long>();
            foreach (var b in SourceBitmaps)
            {
                // Image size
                // Set to 0 for 256 px width/height
                if (b.Width < 256) FS.WriteByte((byte)b.Width); else FS.WriteByte(0);
                if (b.Height < 256) FS.WriteByte((byte)b.Height); else FS.WriteByte(0);
                // Palette
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                // Reserved
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                // Number of color planes
                FS.WriteByte(1); FS.WriteByte(0);
                // Bits per pixel
                FS.WriteByte(32); FS.WriteByte(0);

                // Data size, will be written after the data
                SizeIdx.Add(FS.Length);
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);

                OffIdx.Add(FS.Length);
                // Offset to image data
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);
                FS.WriteByte(0);

                MemoryStream MS = new MemoryStream();
                b.Save(MS, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
                MS.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
                Files.Add(MS);
            }

            long CurrentOff = FS.Length;
            for (int i = 0; i < Files.Count; i++)
            {
                var F = Files[i];
                var OffTgt = OffIdx[i];
                var LenTgt = SizeIdx[i];
                long Len = F.Length;
                FS.Seek(LenTgt, SeekOrigin.Begin);
                FS.WriteByte((byte)Len);
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(Len >> 8));
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(Len >> 16));
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(Len >> 24));

                FS.Seek(OffTgt, SeekOrigin.Begin);
                FS.WriteByte((byte)CurrentOff);
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(CurrentOff >> 8));
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(CurrentOff >> 16));
                FS.WriteByte((byte)(CurrentOff >> 24));

                FS.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End);

                F.CopyTo(FS);

                CurrentOff = FS.Length;

            }

            FS.Close();
        }

        public DelaunayBuilder Delaunay = new DelaunayBuilder();
        public QuadTreeNode MaskTree;
        public QuadTreeNode ArtTree;
        public Tiling.TilingDefinition TD = new Tiling.TilingDefinition();

        public List<Tiling.Polygon> SubDivPoly = new List<Tiling.Polygon>();

        public static Font GetAdjustedFont(Graphics GraphicRef, string GraphicString, Font OriginalFont, float ContainerWidth, float MaxFontSize, float MinFontSize, bool SmallestOnFail)
        {
            // We utilize MeasureString which we get via a control instance
            for (float AdjustedSize = MaxFontSize; AdjustedSize >= MinFontSize; AdjustedSize--)
            {
                Font TestFont = new Font(OriginalFont.Name, AdjustedSize, OriginalFont.Style);

                // Test the string with the new size
                SizeF AdjustedSizeNew = GraphicRef.MeasureString(GraphicString, TestFont);

                if (ContainerWidth > Convert.ToInt32(AdjustedSizeNew.Width))
                {
                    // Good font, return it
                    return TestFont;
                }
            }

            // If you get here there was no fontsize that worked
            // return MinimumSize or Original?
            if (SmallestOnFail)
            {
                return new Font(OriginalFont.Name, MinFontSize, OriginalFont.Style);
            }
            else
            {
                return OriginalFont;
            }
        }

        public static void DrawIcon(int w, int h, Graphics G, string Label, float huerange = -1)
        {
            Bitmap Output = new Bitmap(w, h, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(Output);
            TINRSArtWorkRenderer Rend = new TINRSArtWorkRenderer();
            Settings TheSettings = Rend.GetHashSettings(Label, huerange);

            TheSettings.InvertSource = true;
            //TheSettings.MaxSubDiv = 4;

            Bitmap TileGfx = new Bitmap(w, h, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics G3 = Graphics.FromImage(TileGfx);
            G3.Clear(Color.Transparent);
            float D = 2;
            float x1 = D / 2;
            float x2 = w - x1;
            float y1 = D / 2;
            float y2 = h - x1;

            Font F = new Font("Panton ExtraBold", h * 0.5f, FontStyle.Bold);
            F = GetAdjustedFont(g, Label, F, w * 0.9f, h * 0.9f, 3, false);
            var S = g.MeasureString(Label, F);
            var S2 = g.MeasureString("WO", F);
            S.Height = S2.Height;

            float BaseScale = w / 128.0f;

            GraphicsPath GP = new GraphicsPath();
            GP.AddString(Label, new FontFamily("Panton ExtraBold"), 0, F.Size * 1.333333f, new PointF(w / 2 - S.Width / 2, h / 2 - S.Height / 2), new StringFormat());

            Bitmap M = new Bitmap(w, h);
            Graphics G2 = Graphics.FromImage(M);

            G2.Clear(Color.White);
            G2.CompositingQuality = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
            G2.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.High;
            G2.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias;
            G2.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;

            RenderIconBackdrop(G2, Color.Black, TheSettings, x1, x2, y1, y2, 2, Rend);
            G2.DrawPath(new Pen(Color.Black, 5), GP);

            //            G2.DrawString(Letter.Text, F, new SolidBrush(Color.White), w / 2 - S.Width / 2, h / 2 - S.Height / 2);
            G2.DrawPath(new Pen(Color.White, Math.Max(2.0f, 6 * BaseScale)), GP);
            G2.FillPath(new SolidBrush(Color.White), GP);

            g.DrawPath(new Pen(TheSettings.BackGroundColor, 5), GP);

            Rend.BuildTree(M, TheSettings);
            Rend.BuildStuff(M, TheSettings);

            g.CompositingQuality = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
            g.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.High;
            g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
            g.TextRenderingHint = System.Drawing.Text.TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias;
            float BaseScale2 = 1.0f;

            // g.FillPath(new SolidBrush(Color.Teal), GP);
            TheSettings = Rend.GetHashSettings(Label, huerange);

            RenderIconBackdrop(g, TheSettings.BackGroundColor, TheSettings, x1, x2, y1, y2, 0, Rend);
            Rend.DrawTiling(TheSettings, M, G3, Color.FromArgb(40, Color.Black), Color.Black, Math.Max(3, 4.5f * BaseScale2), false);
            Rend.DrawTiling(TheSettings, M, G3, TheSettings.BackgroundHighlight, Color.Black, Math.Max(1.4f, 3 * BaseScale2), false);
            Rend.DrawTiling(TheSettings, M, G3, Color.FromArgb(100, 255, 255, 0), Color.Black, Math.Max(1.0f, 1.4f * BaseScale2), false);

            for (var i = 0; i < h; i++)
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < w; j++)
                {
                    var C = Output.GetPixel(j, i);
                    if (C.A > 0)
                    {
                        var TP = TileGfx.GetPixel(j, i);
                        var C2 = GerberLibrary.MathHelpers.Interpolate(C, TileGfx.GetPixel(j, i), TP.A / 255.0f);
                        Output.SetPixel(j, i, Color.FromArgb(C.A, C2));
                    }

                }
            }

            g.DrawPath(new Pen(Color.FromArgb(60, Color.Black), 3), GP);
            g.FillPath(new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 255)), GP);

            G.DrawImage(Output, 0, 0);

        }

        private static void RenderIconBackdrop(Graphics g, Color C, Settings TheSettings, float x1, float x2, float y1, float y2, int offset, TINRSArtWorkRenderer R)
        {
            R.TD.Create(TheSettings.TileType);
            var M = R.TD.NormalizeSize();
            var T = R.TD.DivisionSet[0];

            float w = x2 - x1;
            float h = y2 - y1;

            for (float s = 0.3f; s < .5; s += 0.05f)
            {

                List<PointF> P = new List<PointF>();
                P.Add(new PointF((T.A.x - M.x) * w * s + w / 2, (T.A.y - M.y) * h * s + h / 2));
                P.Add(new PointF((T.B.x - M.x) * w * s + w / 2, (T.B.y - M.y) * h * s + h / 2));
                P.Add(new PointF((T.C.x - M.x) * w * s + w / 2, (T.C.y - M.y) * h * s + h / 2));

                float ox = (float)TheSettings.Rand.NextDouble()* w/4;
                float oy = (float)TheSettings.Rand.NextDouble()* h/4;
                float baserotation = 360.0f * (float)TheSettings.Rand.NextDouble();
                for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
                {
                    Matrix Mm = new Matrix();
                    Mm.RotateAt(360.0f * baserotation + (360.0f*i)/5.0f, new PointF(w / 2, h / 2));
                    Mm.Translate(ox, oy);
                    var Pa = P.ToArray();
                    Mm.TransformPoints(Pa);
                    //g.FillPolygon(new SolidBrush(C), Pa);

                    Matrix Mm2 = new Matrix();
                    Mm2.RotateAt(360.0f * baserotation - (360.0f * i) / 5.0f, new PointF(w / 2, h / 2));
                    Mm2.Translate(ox, oy);
                    //Mm2.Scale(-1, 1);
                    var Pa2 = P.ToArray();
                    Mm2.TransformPoints(Pa2);
                    g.FillPolygon(new SolidBrush(C), Pa2);

                }
            }

            //            g.FillEllipse(new SolidBrush(C), new RectangleF(x1 + 7, y1 + 7 , x2 - x1, y2 - y1));
        }

        public static void SaveMultiIcon(string outputfile, string label, float huerange = -1)
        {
            //Bitmap B1 = new Bitmap(16, 16, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            //Graphics.FromImage(B1).Clear(Color.Transparent); ;
            //B1.MakeTransparent(Color.Transparent);

            //Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.DrawIcon(B1.Width, B1.Height, Graphics.FromImage(B1), label, huerange);

            Bitmap B2 = new Bitmap(32, 32, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics.FromImage(B2).Clear(Color.Transparent); ;
            B2.MakeTransparent(Color.Transparent);
            Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.DrawIcon(B2.Width, B2.Height, Graphics.FromImage(B2), label, huerange);

            Bitmap B2b = new Bitmap(48, 48, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics.FromImage(B2b).Clear(Color.Transparent); ;
            B2b.MakeTransparent(Color.Transparent);
            Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.DrawIcon(B2b.Width, B2b.Height, Graphics.FromImage(B2b), label, huerange);

            Bitmap B3 = new Bitmap(64, 64, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics.FromImage(B3).Clear(Color.Transparent); ;
            B3.MakeTransparent(Color.Transparent);
            Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.DrawIcon(B3.Width, B3.Height, Graphics.FromImage(B3), label, huerange);

            Bitmap B4 = new Bitmap(128, 128, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
            Graphics.FromImage(B4).Clear(Color.Transparent); ;
            B4.MakeTransparent(Color.Transparent);

            Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.DrawIcon(B4.Width, B4.Height, Graphics.FromImage(B4), label, huerange);

            List<Bitmap> IcoBMPs = new List<Bitmap>() { B2, B2b, B3, B4 };
            Artwork.TINRSArtWorkRenderer.SaveAsIcon(IcoBMPs, outputfile);
        }

        public void DrawTiling(Settings S, Bitmap MaskBitmap, Graphics G, Color FGColor, Color BGColor, float linewidth, bool Clear = true)
        {
            G.InterpolationMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.High;
            G.SmoothingMode = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
            Color FG = FGColor;
            Color BG = BGColor;

            if (S.InvertOutput)
            {
                FG = BGColor;
                BG = FGColor;
            }
            if (S.Mode == Settings.ArtMode.QuadTree)
            {
                if (ArtTree != null)
                {
                    if (Clear) G.Clear(BG);
                    G.RotateTransform(S.DegreesOff);
                    // e.Graphics.TranslateTransform(0, -140);
                    ArtTree.DrawArt(G, FG);
                }
            }

            if (S.Mode == Settings.ArtMode.Delaunay)
            {
                Delaunay.Render(new GraphicsGraphicsInterface(G), FG, BG);
            }

            if (S.Mode == Settings.ArtMode.Tiling )
            {
                if (Clear) G.Clear(BG);
                Pen P = new Pen(FG, linewidth);
                for (int j = 0; j < SubDivPoly.Count; j++)
                {
                    var a = SubDivPoly[j];
                    PointF[] ThePoints = new PointF[a.Vertices.Count];
                    for (int i = 0; i < a.Vertices.Count; i++)
                    {
                        ThePoints[i] = new PointF((float)a.Vertices[i].x,(float)a.Vertices[i].y);
                    }
                    G.DrawPolygon(P,  ThePoints);
                }
            }
        }

        public static Color GetHashColor(string text)
        {
            return MakeColor(HashHue(text));
        }

        public static Color GetHashHighlight(string text)
        {
            return MakeHighlight(HashHue(text));
        }

        public static Color MakeColor(double H)
        {
            int r, g, b;

//            GerberLibrary.MathHelpers.HsvToRgb(H, 1.0, 0.5, out r, out g, out b);
            return Helpers.Refraction(((float)H / 360.0f)*0.3f + 0.2f);

//            return Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);

        }
        public static Color MakeHighlight(double H)
        {
            double DH = ((H + 60) % 120) - 60;
            H += DH * 0.4;

            return Helpers.Refraction(((float)H / 360.0f) * 0.3f + 0.2f);

//            GerberLibrary.MathHelpers.HsvToRgb(H, 1.0, 0.7, out r, out g, out b);
  //          return Color.FromArgb(r, g, b);
        }

        private static double HashHue(string text)
        {
            double H = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < text.Length; i++)
            {
                H += ((text[i] - 'A') % 26) * (360.0 / 26);
                H = H % 360;
            }

            return H;
        }

        public Settings GetHashSettings(string text, float huerange = -1)
        {
            Settings S = new Settings();
            S.MarcelPlating = false;

            S.BackGroundColor = GetHashColor(text);
            S.BackgroundHighlight = GetHashHighlight(text);
            if (huerange > -1)
            {
                S.BackGroundColor = MakeColor(huerange * 360.0f);
                S.BackgroundHighlight = MakeHighlight(huerange * 360.0f);
            }
            S.TileType = Tiling.TilingType.RegularTriangle;
            S.MaxSubDiv = 6;
            for (int i = 0; i < text.Length; i++)
            {
                S.DegreesOff += (int)(text[i] * 112.123);
                S.DegreesOff = S.DegreesOff % 360;
            }
            S.Rand = new Random((int)(S.DegreesOff * 100.0));

            return S;
        }

        public void BuildTree(Bitmap Mask, Settings TheSettings)
        {
            int i = Math.Max(Mask.Width, Mask.Height);
            int R = 1;

            while (R < i) R *= 2;

            MaskTree = new QuadTreeNode() { xstart = 0, ystart = 0, xend = R, yend = R };

            float ThresholdLevel = TheSettings.Threshold * 0.01f;

            try
            {
                BitmapData srcData = Mask.LockBits(new Rectangle(0,0,Mask.Width, Mask.Height), ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);

                unsafe
                {

                    byte* srcPointer = (byte*)srcData.Scan0;

                    for (int yy = 0; yy < Mask.Height; yy++)
                    {
                        for (int xx = 0; xx < Mask.Width; xx++)
                    {
                            byte B = srcPointer[0]; // Blue
                            Color C = Color.FromArgb(srcPointer[2], srcPointer[1], srcPointer[0]);
                            bool doit = false;
                            if (TheSettings.InvertSource)
                            {
                                doit = C.GetBrightness() > ThresholdLevel;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                doit = C.GetBrightness() < ThresholdLevel;
                            }
                            if (doit)
                            {
                                MaskTree.Insert(xx, yy, new SolidQuadTreeItem() { x = (int)xx, y = (int)yy }, 8);
                            }

                            srcPointer += 4;
                        }
                        srcPointer += (srcData.Stride - (Mask.Width *4));
                    }
                }

                Mask.UnlockBits(srcData);
            }
            catch (InvalidOperationException e)
            {

            }
            /*

            for (int x = 0; x < Mask.Width; x++)
            {
                for (int y = 0; y < Mask.Height; y++)
                {
                    var C = Mask.GetPixel(x, y);
                    bool doit = false;
                    if (TheSettings.InvertSource)
                    {
                        doit = C.GetBrightness() > ThresholdLevel;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        doit = C.GetBrightness() < ThresholdLevel;
                    }
                    if (doit)
                    {
                        MaskTree.Insert(x, y, new SolidQuadTreeItem() { x = (int)x, y = (int)y }, 8);
                    }
                }
            }

    */
        }

        public int BuildStuff(Bitmap aMask, Settings TheSettings)
        {
            DirectBitmap Mask = new DirectBitmap(aMask.Width, aMask.Height);
            Graphics mg = Graphics.FromImage(Mask.Bitmap);
            mg.DrawImage(aMask, 0, 0);

            int i = Math.Max(Mask.Width, Mask.Height);
            int R = 1;
            while (R < i) R *= 2;
            ArtTree = null;
            float ThresholdLevel = TheSettings.Threshold * 0.01f;
            switch (TheSettings.Mode)
            {
                case Settings.ArtMode.QuadTree:
                    {
                        DateTime rR = DateTime.Now;

                        ArtTree = new QuadTreeNode() { xstart = -1000, ystart = -1000, xend = R, yend = R };
                        float hoek = (float)((6.283 * TheSettings.DegreesOff) / 360.0);
                        for (int x = 0; x < Mask.Width; x++)
                        {
                            for (int y = 0; y < Mask.Height; y++)
                            {
                                var C = Mask.GetPixelFast(x, y);
                                bool doit = false;
                                if (TheSettings.InvertSource)
                                {
                                    doit = C.GetBrightness() > ThresholdLevel;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    doit = C.GetBrightness() < ThresholdLevel;
                                }
                                if (doit)
                                {
                                    double cx = Math.Cos(hoek) * x + Math.Sin(hoek) * y;
                                    double cy = Math.Sin(hoek) * -x + Math.Cos(hoek) * y;
                                    ArtTree.Insert((int)cx, (int)cy, new SolidQuadTreeItem() { x = (int)cx, y = (int)cy }, TheSettings.MaxSubDiv);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        var Elapsed = DateTime.Now - rR;
                        return (int)Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
                    }

                case Settings.ArtMode.Delaunay:
                    {
                        DateTime rR = DateTime.Now;
                        ArtTree = new QuadTreeNode() { xstart = -1000, ystart = -1000, xend = R, yend = R };
                        float hoek = (float)((6.283 * TheSettings.DegreesOff) / 360.0);
                        for (int x = 0; x < Mask.Width; x++)
                        {
                            for (int y = 0; y < Mask.Height; y++)
                            {
                                var C = Mask.GetPixelFast(x, y);
                                bool doit = false;
                                if (TheSettings.InvertSource)
                                {
                                    doit = C.GetBrightness() > ThresholdLevel;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    doit = C.GetBrightness() < ThresholdLevel;
                                }
                                if (doit)
                                {
                                    double cx = Math.Cos(hoek) * x + Math.Sin(hoek) * y;
                                    double cy = Math.Sin(hoek) * -x + Math.Cos(hoek) * y;
                                    ArtTree.Insert((int)cx, (int)cy, new SolidQuadTreeItem() { x = (int)cx, y = (int)cy }, TheSettings.MaxSubDiv);
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        Delaunay.Build(ArtTree, TheSettings.DegreesOff);

                        var Elapsed = DateTime.Now - rR;
                        return (int)Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
                    };

                case Settings.ArtMode.Tiling:
                    {
                        TD.Create(TheSettings.TileType);
                        var P = TD.CreateBaseTriangle(TheSettings.BaseTile, 1000);
                        var P2 = TD.CreateBaseTriangle(TheSettings.BaseTile, 1000);
                        P.Rotate(TheSettings.DegreesOff);
                        P.AlterToFit(Mask.Width, Mask.Height);
                        P2.Rotate(TheSettings.DegreesOff);
                        P2.AlterToFit(Mask.Width, Mask.Height);

                        if (TheSettings.Symmetry)
                        {
                            P.ShiftToEdge(Mask.Width / 2, Mask.Height / 2);
                            P2.ShiftToEdge(Mask.Width / 2, Mask.Height / 2);
                            P2.Flip(Mask.Width / 2, Mask.Height / 2);
                            if (TheSettings.SuperSymmetry)
                            {
                                P2.MirrorAround(Mask.Width / 2, Mask.Height / 2);
                            }
                        }

                        DateTime rR = DateTime.Now;
                        SubDivPoly = TD.SubdivideAdaptive(P, TheSettings.MaxSubDiv, MaskTree, TheSettings.alwayssubdivide);

                        if (TheSettings.Symmetry)
                        {
                            SubDivPoly.AddRange(TD.SubdivideAdaptive(P2, TheSettings.MaxSubDiv, MaskTree, TheSettings.alwayssubdivide));
                        }

                        if (TheSettings.xscalesmallerlevel != 0)
                        {
                            float midx = Mask.Width / 2.0f;
                            float width = Mask.Width;
                            float offs = TheSettings.xscalecenter * 0.01f * width;
                            foreach (var A in SubDivPoly)
                            {
                                var M = A.Mid();
                                float scaler = 1.0f - ((float)(M.x - offs) / width) * TheSettings.xscalesmallerlevel * 0.01f;
                                //scaler = Math.Max(0, Math.Min(1.0f, scaler));
                                A.ScaleDown(TheSettings.scalingMode, scaler);
                            }
                        }
                        if (TheSettings.scalesmallerfactor != 1.0f)
                        {
                            foreach (var A in SubDivPoly)
                            {
                                A.ScaleDown(Settings.TriangleScaleMode.Balanced, TheSettings.scalesmallerfactor);
                            }
                        }

                        if (TheSettings.scalesmaller != 0)
                        {
                            float scaler = Math.Abs(TheSettings.scalesmaller);
                            if (TheSettings.scalesmaller > 0)
                            {
                                scaler = scaler / 10.0f;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                scaler = -scaler / 10.0f;
                            }
                            foreach (var A in SubDivPoly)
                            {

                                if (A.depth - TheSettings.scalesmallerlevel <= 1)
                                {

                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    A.ScaleDown(TheSettings.scalingMode, (1 + scaler * (1.0f / (A.depth - TheSettings.scalesmallerlevel))));

                                }
                            }
                        }
                        if (TheSettings.distanceToMaskScale != 0)
                        {
                            float scaler = Math.Abs(TheSettings.distanceToMaskScale);
                            if (TheSettings.distanceToMaskScale > 0)
                            {
                                scaler = scaler / 10.0f;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                scaler = -scaler / 10.0f;
                            }

                            float aThresholdLevel = TheSettings.Threshold * 0.01f;

                            foreach (var A in SubDivPoly)
                            {

                                var m = A.Mid();
                                float sum = GetPixelSum(m, Mask, TheSettings.distanceToMaskRange, aThresholdLevel, TheSettings.InvertSource);
                                //if (sum > 1) sum = 1;
                                A.ScaleDown(TheSettings.scalingMode, (scaler * sum));

                            }
                        }

                        if (TheSettings.MarcelPlating)
                        {
                            List<Tiling.Polygon> MarcelShapes = new List<Tiling.Polygon>();
                            foreach (var A in SubDivPoly)
                            {

                                MarcelShape MS = new MarcelShape();
                                MarcelShape MS2 = new MarcelShape();

                                foreach (var v in A.Vertices)
                                {
                                    MS2.Vertices.Add(new ClipperLib.IntPoint((long)((v.x+1000)*1000), (long)((v.y+1000)*1000)));
                                }

                                MS.ShrinkFromShape(MS2.Vertices, TheSettings.Gap /2 + TheSettings.Rounding/2 );
                                Paths Ps = new Paths();

                                Ps.AddRange(MS.BuildOutlines(TheSettings.Rounding / 2.0f));
                                if (TheSettings.BallRadius > 0) Ps.AddRange(MS.BuildHoles(TheSettings.BallRadius));

                                foreach(var p in Ps)
                                {
                                    Tiling.Polygon Poly = new Tiling.Polygon();
                                    Poly.Vertices.AddRange(from a in p select new vec2((a.X) * 0.001f-1000, (a.Y ) * 0.001f-1000));
                                    MarcelShapes.Add(Poly);
                                }

                            }
                            SubDivPoly.Clear();
                            SubDivPoly = MarcelShapes;
                        }

                        var Elapsed = DateTime.Now - rR;
                        return (int)Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds;
                    }

            };
            return 0;
        }

        private float GetPixelSum(vec2 m, DirectBitmap mask, float distanceToMaskRange, float ThresholdLevel, bool invert)
        {
            float sum = 0;
            if (distanceToMaskRange == 0) distanceToMaskRange = 0.001f;
            float wrange = distanceToMaskRange * mask.Width * 0.5f;
            float hrange = distanceToMaskRange * mask.Width * 0.5f;
            float total = 0;
            float[] cp = new float[40];
            float[] sp = new float[40];
            for (int p = 0; p < 40; p++)

            {
                double P = (p * Math.PI * 2) / 40.0f;
                sp[p] = (float)Math.Sin(P) * wrange;
                cp[p] = (float)Math.Cos(P) * wrange ;
            }

            for (int ring = 1;ring<10;ring++)
            {
                float RW = ring / 10.0f;
                for (int p = 0; p < 40; p++)

                {
                    int x = (int)(cp[p] * RW + m.x);
                    int y = (int)(sp[p] * RW + m.y);
                    total++;
                    if (x >= 0 && x < mask.Width)
                    {
                        if (y >= 0 && y < mask.Height)
                        {
                            var C = mask.GetPixelFast(x, y);
                            float br = C.GetBrightness();
                            bool doit = false;
                            if (invert)
                            {
                                doit = br > ThresholdLevel;
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                doit = C.GetBrightness() < ThresholdLevel;
                            }
                            if (doit)
                            {
                                sum++;
                            }

                        }
                    }
                }

            }

            return 1000*sum / total;
        }
    }

}


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package com.blinkbox.java.book.factory;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserFactory;

/**
 * This factory class contains common xml helper functions
 */
public class BBBEPubXMLFactory {

	public static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING = "UTF-8";
	public static final String DEFAULT_MIMETYPE = "application/xhtml+xml";

	/**
	 * Create a pull parser from an inputstream
	 *
	 * @param in
	 * @return
	 * @throws XmlPullParserException
	 */
	public static XmlPullParser parseInputStream(InputStream in) throws XmlPullParserException {
		XmlPullParser xmlPullParser = XmlPullParserFactory.newInstance().newPullParser();
		xmlPullParser.setInput(in, DEFAULT_ENCODING);
		return xmlPullParser;
	}

	/**
	 * Debug function to print the next element in an {@link XmlPullParser}
	 *
	 * @param xmlPullParser
	 * @throws XmlPullParserException
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	public static void printElement(XmlPullParser xmlPullParser) throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
		int eventType = xmlPullParser.getEventType();
		while (eventType != XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
			// if (eventType == XmlPullParser.START_DOCUMENT) {
			// DebugUtils.logOutput("Start document");
			// } else if (eventType == XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
			// DebugUtils.logOutput("Start tag " + xmlPullParser.getName());
			// } else if (eventType == XmlPullParser.END_TAG) {
			// DebugUtils.logOutput("End tag " + xmlPullParser.getName());
			// } else if (eventType == XmlPullParser.TEXT) {
			// DebugUtils.logOutput("Text " + xmlPullParser.getText());
			// }
			eventType = xmlPullParser.next();
		}
	}

}

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Appointments, Supreme Court
Gorsuch Nominated to Succeed Scalia on U.S. Supreme Court
Michael Wyland
Image credit: "Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals" on Wikipedia
January 31, 2016; The Denver Post
Last night, Donald Trump announced his nomination of Neil Gorsuch, a judge currently serving on the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gorsuch, 49, was educated at Columbia, Harvard Law, and received his doctorate from University College at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. He is a fourth-generation native Coloradan, but spent his teenage years in the Washington, D.C. area when his mother, Ann Gorsuch, served as EPA Administrator in the Reagan administration.
Gorsuch's legal career began when he served as a clerk for a U.S. appeals court judge and two U.S. Supreme Court justices, Byron White and Anthony Kennedy. (If confirmed, Gorsuch would be the first former clerk to serve as a justice alongside a justice for whom he clerked.) Following his clerkships, he was a law firm associate and partner in private practice for 11 years. Gorsuch was nominated to his present position in the Tenth Circuit by President George W. Bush in 2006 after a brief stint at the U.S. Justice Department.
Not surprisingly, Gorsuch has a reputation as a conservative jurist who looks to the original intent of the Constitution when framing decisions. In the Obamacare-related cases of Hobby Lobby Stores v. Sebelius and Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged v. Burwell, he said the law "doesn't just apply to protect popular religious beliefs: it does perhaps its most important work in protecting unpopular religious beliefs, vindicating this nation's long-held aspiration to serve as a refuge of religious tolerance." In Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Lynch, he wrote that the Supreme Court should revisit its "Chevron deference" doctrine asserting that courts should defer to executive branch agencies when interpreting ambiguous legislation. Gorsuch believes that Chevron deference allows ""executive bureaucracies to swallow huge amounts of core judicial and legislative power and concentrate federal power in a way that seems more than a little difficult to square with the Constitution of the framers' design […] Maybe the time has come to face the behemoth."
Abortion rights advocates will likely oppose Gorsuch. Despite not having a judicial history on the subject of abortion, he wrote a book in 2006, The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, in which he argues strongly for the inherent value of life as a matter of natural law as understood by the Constitution's framers and espoused in the phrases "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and "to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them" found in the Declaration of Independence.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has previously announced opposition to any "out of the mainstream" Supreme Court nominee. After Gorsuch's nomination announcement, Schumer said he has "serious doubts" that Gorsuch is a mainstream judge. At least one senator, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), threatened a filibuster earlier this week unless Obama nominee Merrick Garland was selected—a near-certain impossibility. Merkley believes Senate Republicans "stole" the Supreme Court seat from Garland and wishes to make that point on the Senate floor. Ironically, Gorsuch wrote an opinion article for UPI in 2002 criticizing the then-Democratic-controlled Senate for delaying appeals court confirmations for both Merrick Garland and John Roberts, now Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Late last night, Senate Democrats indicated they would insist on a filibuster-proof 60 votes to confirm Gorsuch.
Senate Republicans and other conservative supporters have an option should the Democrats vote as a bloc and deny Gorsuch a 60-vote confirmation. Several years ago, under Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), the Senate changed its rules to allow most presidential appointments (notably excluding Supreme Court nominations) to be confirmed with a 51-vote majority, thereby taking away the threat of filibuster. Since rules changes can be approved by a majority vote, the majority can literally make the rules. This "nuclear option" has been renamed the "Reid Rule" by conservatives advocating using the nuclear option to change Senate rules once again, this time to allow Supreme Court nominees to be approved by a simple majority of senators.
Gorsuch has precisely the educational and professional resume one would expect from a highly qualified Supreme Court nominee. Like Gorsuch, all eight sitting justices are Ivy League graduates. Like Gorsuch, most past and current justices clerked with appeals court or Supreme Court justices and served as appeals court judges. If confirmed, as an Episcopalian, he will be the Court's lone Protestant; all eight current justices are either Catholic or Jewish. However, as Gorsuch himself observed in his 2002 article, "Politicians and pressure groups on both sides declare that they will not support nominees unless they hew to their own partisan creeds." He continued, "Whatever else might be said about the [judicial confirmation] process today, excellence plainly is no longer the dispositive virtue." Political pressure will be intense on all sides of the confirmation debate, adding to an already hyperpartisan and roiling Senate in the process of considering (or boycotting committee hearings to avoid considering) President Trump's Cabinet appointees.—Michael Wyland
Michael L. Wyland currently serves as an editorial advisory board member and consulting editor to The Nonprofit Quarterly, with more than 400 articles published since 2012. A partner in the consulting firm of Sumption & Wyland, he has more than thirty years of experience in corporate and government public policy, management, and administration.
High-Dollar Donors Remain "Big Men on Campus," Says Chronicle of Education
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ALEC Stays True to Its Roots…and That's Scary
The Supreme Court Almost Takes Up the 2nd Amendment
DACA Supreme Court Case Has High Stakes
Can Philanthropy Connect with Today's Youth?
By Juliette Kang Stableski and Katie Kirchner
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By Michael Wyland
NY and NJ File Suit to Challenge Feds on Donor Disclosure...
Pink Ladies' $320K Jackpot: A Charitable Game Gone Massive

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One of the scariest things that a parent can face is a child with severe allergies. You will always worry about whether or not your child is safe from their allergy, especially if it severe enough to require the use of an epi pen. One of the best ways that you can guard against this fear is by having epi pens for your child in all of the places that he or she will be.
It is important that your child have an epi pen at school, especially if it is a food allergy that they may be exposed to by other children. Most schools have policies about how epi pens and other medications are provided and stored at the school. Your child's school nurse can give you the information and forms you need to leave an epi pen with them in their office.
If you have had an allergic reaction and aren't sure what caused it, allergy testing is a must. Even if you suspect that you know what you are allergic to, many people find out they were mistaken when allergy testing is performed. There are two main types of skin testing for allergies—skin scratch testing and intradermal skin testing. Sometimes, both of these tests are performed together.
Skin scratch testing and intradermal skin testing are similar in some ways, but very different in how they are performed. With skin scratch testing, the allergens are placed on the skin and then a needle is used to introduce the allergen beneath the skin with a scratch. With intradermal skin testing, the allergen is directly inserted under the skin with a needle.
When you go in for allergy testing, the doctor will choose the site for the skin testing. It is usually done on the forearm, although it may also be done on the back. The area is swabbed with alcohol to clean and disinfect the skin before the allergens are introduced. About fifteen minutes after the allergen is introduced, the doctor will take careful note of the results.
Usually, skin scratch testing is tried first. If you don't have a reaction to an allergen but the doctor suspects a false negative, they will then use the intradermal skin testing, which can be more accurate. After the skin scratch testing, the area will be cleaned again with alcohol to remove the traces of the allergens. With intradermal skin testing, you may experience allergic symptoms for a few hours after the test, but an antihistamine usually helps with the symptoms.
Skin scratch testing is frequently painless for the patient. It really does feel just like a scratch, something barely noticeable. Intradermal skin testing is a bit more uncomfortable, as the needle is actually piercing the skin. It usually presents just as a tiny prick, though, and doesn't cause a significant amount of pain. Once the allergen is no longer in your system, you won't have any discomfort at all.
If you have had allergies present themselves and you aren't sure what you might be allergic to, allergy testing can help you cope with your allergies and avoid the allergens that cause them. Contact us today for allergy testing in Florida.
Whether it's the Fourth of July or your birthday, celebrating important occasions with food is a tradition as old as time. After all, what is Thanksgiving without the turkey, or Valentine's Day without the chocolate?
While there's no doubt that celebrating with food is fun, it isn't so simply for people with food allergies. Whether you're allergic to tree nuts, milk, gluten, or anything in between, eating at holiday parties can feel less like a celebration and more like a minefield. Use these tips to indulge safely at any occasion.
It is any host's goal to help her guests enjoy the perfect party experience. RSVP early and include details of your food allergy. Be polite, not demanding, and explain that you simply want to make sure you don't put yourself in harm's way with a delicious snack that is actually an unexpected food allergy trigger.
What Allergies Form in the Winter?
The spring and fall aren't the only seasons that can cause uncomfortable allergy symptoms. Winter allergies are far more common than you may realize. Your itchy eyes, congestion, and headaches could actually be due to allergy triggers unique to the cold season. Here's what you should know!
There are few things more comforting than a cold night, a hot fire, and a great book, but it turns out that your fireplace could be causing your allergy symptoms. If you have a real wood fire, the smoke could be acting like an irritant and causing your itchy eyes and sore throat. Gas fireplaces don't create real smoke, but they can still send irritants airborne. Try keeping your fireplace off for a week or two to observe changes in your symptoms.
Turning on your heat for the first time? Be prepared for the airborne dust that your forced-air furnace will spread throughout your home. Lint, fabric fiber, bacteria, animal dander, and food material combine into one large allergy nightmare and travel with your heated air to drive you crazy. Everything from dust mites to cockroach droppings are likely to circulate through your house in the winter. Yuck!
Florida's weather doesn't reach the freezing cold temperatures needed to stop mold in its tracks. As a result, mold remains just as much a threat in the winter as it does during the spring and fall. Mold can develop indoors or outdoors, and though you cannot control mold in nature, you can certainly use a dehumidifier to control mold in your home.
Don't assume you are stuck with your winter allergies forever. An experienced allergist like Dr. Kratz can evaluate your symptoms and recommend the best course of treatment to kick your allergy symptoms.
Call (813) 670-7062 today to schedule your first appointment at Kratz Allergy and Asthma.
If you suffer from allergies, you have been living in misery for the past month or two now that autumn has arrived. You're probably ready to escape your allergy symptoms and start enjoying the cooler weather, so here's what you need to know about coping with fall allergy season.
A full 75% of people who suffer from springtime allergies also experience strong allergic reactions to ragweed in the fall. Ragweed is a yellow flowering weed that starts to bloom in August. It lasts for many months in Florida due to the hot and humid weather. With no early winter frost to kill ragweed, it can linger through the holidays.


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Asan Korea Perspective Vol. 4 No. 26 (2019.12.16 – 2019.12.29)
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New Prime Minister
On Dec 17, President Moon named National Assembly Member Chung Sye-kyun as the new Prime Minister.[1] Moon stated that Chung's experience and knowledge would help to bridge the partisan divide and improve the economy. Chung was the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy during the Roh Moo-hyun administration and the Speaker of National Assembly during 2016~18. He has a reputation for being pragmatic and moderate. His predecessor, Lee Nak-Yeon, is expected to enter next year's general election or become a leader of the Together Democratic Party (TDP).
On Dec 17~18, South Korea and the US conducted the fifth round of negotiations for the 11th SMA.[2] The discussions continued for nine hours, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement. The two countries agreed to continue their discussions next month in the US. Local media outlets have reported that South Korea is also considering sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz or shoulder some of the clean-up costs related to the decontamination of the US bases in Korea.
Korea-Sweden Summit
On Dec 19, President Moon held a summit meeting with the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.[3] The two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of innovation and startups, biohealth, climate change, and response to the fourth industrial revolution. The two leaders also completed an MOU on gender equality and welfare.
On Dec 23, the so-called 4+1 consultative body (TDP, Barunmirae, Justice, Peace, and the New Alternatives) came to an agreement on the Public Official Election Act.[4] The law was passed on Dec 27 amid fierce criticism from the leading opposition LKP.[5] The new law seeks to offset three existing voting districts in exchange for new districts in Sejong, Chungcheon, and Suncheon. Existing districts in the Jeolla region will remain unchanged. The five parties agreed to maintain the current level of proportional representation seats in the National Assembly (47), but the number of proportional representation seats allocated under the mixed-member proportional representation system will be capped at 30.
It is unclear whether the new budget and public bills will pass before the end of the year as a result of this move. But the National Assembly is expected to pass the bills related to the installation of the special investigative body for high ranking officials during the emergency session scheduled on Dec 30.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit South Korea next year. On Dec 25, a senior South Korean official told reporters that "it is almost certain President Xi would visit the country in the first half of next year." If realized, it would be Xi's first trip to South Korea since President Moon took office in May 2017.[6]
On Dec 16, the government announced tough real estate regulations to curb the growing housing price. The regulation includes a ban on mortgage loans for properties over KRW 1.5 billion. Also, the government lowered the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for buying a house priced between KRW 900 million and KRW 1.5 billion to 20 percent from the current 40 percent. The real estate tax for multiple homeowners has also been raised.[7]
Jeju Air Co., South Korea's largest low-cost carrier controlled by the Aekyung Group, will take over Eastar Jet Co., owned by Eastar Holdings. On Dec 18, Jeju Air publicly announced that it had signed an MOU with Eastar Holdings and two other shareholders to acquire a 51.17 percent stake in Easter Jet at approximately KRW 69.5 billion. Aekyung Group had previously failed to acquire the country's second-largest full-service carrier Asiana Airlines.[8]
[1] "文대통령, 새 총리 후보에 정세균 前 국회의장 지명,"조선일보, 2019년 12월 17일.
[2] "한미, 방위비 협상 연내 타결 불발…내년 1월 美서 재개,"동아일보, 2019년 12월 18일.
[3] The Blue House, [Available at: http://www.mofa.go.kr/www/brd/m_4076/view.do?seq=368472]
[4] "4+1 누더기 합의안… 민주 9석, 한국 11석 줄고 정의당 6석 늘어,"동아일보, 2019년 12월 24일.
[5] "선거법 개정안 국회 본회의 통과…한국당 강력 반발," 동아일보, 2019년 12월 27일.
[6] "청와대 '시진핑 주석 내년 상반기 방한 확정적'," 한겨레, 2019년 12월 25일.
[7] "15억 넘는 아파트 대출 전면 금지…유례없던 초강력 규제 나왔다," 동아일보, 2019년 12월 16일.
[8] "아시아나 인수 '쓴잔' 애경, 대신 이스타항공 품는다," 한겨레, 2019년 12월 18일.
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Editor: J. James Kim
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Хебризелм (Аброзелм) (; ) – пълномощен посланик на Севт II и след това владетел на одриското царство през 399 /394 – 384 г. пр.н.е..

От точно датиран (386/385 г.) надпис на атински почетен декрет се знае, че Хебризелм принадлежи към царете от одриската династия и продължава традиционните приятелски одриско-атински отношения (предимно търговски и политически), както и участва с военни контингенти в подкрепа на Атина. В чест на този декрет, одриския цар издава престижна емисия монети с изобразена Медуза.

Предприема възстановяването на одриската власт и над неподчинените от Севт II траки на юг и на запад от река Мелас (Μέλας).

Хебризелм сече монети в Кипсела/Ипсала, град на левия бряг на Марица. Издава четири типа бронзови монети, които най-вероятно свидетелстват за голямото политическо и икономическо влияние над съседните области. Най-разпространения и най-значим тип е с изображение на глава на богиня с крепостна корона. Тези монети са най-често срещани и най-тежки, а изработката им е много прецизна и професионална.

Докога е продължило управлението на Хебризелм не се знае със сигурност поради липса на сигурни данни. Негов наследник е Котис I (383/382 - 359 г. пр.н.е.).

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Uncomfortable truths cannot simply be wished away by totalitarian intolerance
by RuthDE | Oct 7, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism, October
'Heresy-hunting' now at a level where contrary views can see you being ostracised, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards
Published: 7 September 2019
Kanye West was reviled for saying skin colour should not dictate political allegiance
I've just read The Madness Of Crowds, a wonderful book by my intrepid friend Douglas Murray about what is behind the hysterical suppression of honest debate about homosexuality, feminism, race and transgenderism.
If you want examples close to home, just follow what intolerant Alliance members say about anyone who expresses views that fail the "progressive" test.
Or indeed what angry republicans say about people who question their lies about history.
Murray talks about how heresy-hunting has now reached a stage when unacceptable opinions can have you expelled from your fold.
An example is Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, who in July 2016 at the Republican National Convention endorsed Donald Trump as the party's candidate.
His speech included the passage: "I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican. But most of all I am proud to be an American."
He was cheered to the echo, which sane people thought a tremendous moment for supporters of gay rights, but led to condemnation from gay bigots, for not only had he admitted being a Republican, he had dismissed the rows about transgender access to lavatories with: "When I was a kid, the great debate was about how to defeat the Soviet Union. And we won.Now we are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom… who cares?"
This led to his "excommunication from the church of gay", as Murray puts it, summed up by an academic gay activist with: "Thiel is an example of a man who has sex with other men, but is not a gay man. Because he does not embrace the struggle of people to embrace their distinctive identity."
Similar excommunications have included that of Kanye West, husband of Kim Kardashian, the spectacularly successful musician and entrepreneur reviled for suggesting that one's skin colour should not dictate one's political allegiance, and worse, that it's OK to be a black Republican.
This apparently showed that when he described his struggle for the right to be a "free thinker" he was in fact actually looking for "white freedom".
Then there was the most famous modern feminist, the pioneering and fearless Germaine Greer, guilty of the sin of once saying that post-operative transgender men were not actually women.
She was denied the right to give a lecture at Cardiff University on 'Women And Power: The Lessons Of The 20th Century' by students who declared her a "transphobe", and described in a Cambridge student magazine as "an old, white woman who has forced herself into exile" and "can no longer be called a feminist".
"Just as Peter Thiel was no longer gay, and Kanye West no longer black, so Germaine Greer was no longer a feminist," wrote Murray.
I have fellow feeling for the three of them, as someone frequently told she is no longer Irish.
I rarely lose my temper, but an exception was at a history conference in the US in the 1980s where I had given a paper on Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter rebellion, which offended the trio from Noraid who turned up at my events regularly and complained ignorantly and at length about any departure from the approved republican version of Irish history.
I was speaking to them civilly afterwards, when one said: "You haven't got a drop of Irish blood in your veins."
Knowing that the woman had never even visited Ireland (where I was born of Irish parents, brought up and of which I'm a citizen), I became a bit testy.
People like her often speak of the need to rid Northern Ireland of the Brits.
As Seamus Mallon — whom every Protestant I ever discussed him with acquitted of sectarianism — puts it in his recent A Shared Home Place: "The republican demand to remove the 'British presence in Ireland', including all symbols of Britishness, ignores the fact that by far the most significant element of this presence is the 900,000 Protestants and unionists for whom Northern Ireland is home."
They are as British as Thiel is gay, West is black, Greer is a feminist and I am Irish.
Totalitarian intolerance cannot wish away uncomfortable truths.


What's it like you ask? Well it's like the last 2 0R 3 Dare CD's isn't it. Seriously! no change whatsoever here, Celtic inspired very light AOR, which is very pleasant, well played & recorded, but hardly makes you want to jump around the house with your tennis racket & shows that the band haven't progressed even in the slightest to give us something a little different along the way. The first 6 tracks only feature 3 new songs, the others being 2 reworkings from 'Out Of Silence' (do we really need them? NO!) which are even more laid back than the originals (& definitely no better) & a cover of the Thin Lizzy classic 'Emerald', which admittedly is nice. The second half features 5 new songs + a rather nifty cover of Cheap Trick's 'The Flame' which they have done with some style and is one of the highlights of this album, although in no way better than Zander & Co.'s classic version. The rest is of a similar nature & as before, is all well done without getting the pulse racing too much.
...So, a 5 year wait for 8 new songs that sound the same as the 10 off the last album and the 11 before that. Not great value for money in my book, even though it has been done very well. I cannot say that I am disappointed with this album as it is exactly what I was expecting to be honest, frustrated maybe a better word.
A magnificent album but I can't disagreed with the comments above. Darren knows what he does well and sticks to it. The Flame is a good version, but probably doesn't add much to the original. 9.5/10 for me!
This is incredibly soft, but quite enjoyable in places. After the first track, which I found quite weak, 'Shelter In The Storm' is very good and tracks 3-5 are nice. I found the cover of Thin Lizzy's 'Emerald' to be an absolute travesty. Basically, they've done a really soft version of this great song and made it utterly bland. 'Remember' is a pretty awful song, again extremely soft, but this time nothing happens and I really dislike it. Standout track for me is 'When' - a classic in the making, great song.
After five years of waiting for another studio production from this genius (Darren). It was worth waiting. I tell you. Down the same line as previous releases. And thank God for that! No compromises, what so ever. Hang in there guys. I'll follow you through thick and thin.


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An interesting local derby was played on Saturday at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday. The host team receives Southampton's visit, the rivalry of the two being notorious. Eddie Howe's band has impressed lately and comes after the clearest away win in the history of the club, but the match with the "saints" will not be an easy one.
We will see a crushing duel, sprinkled with many physical duels at the limit. Ambition is great and we will be watching Danny Ings from Southampton, who made his junior at Bourenmouth and is the most dangerous player in Mark Hughes camp. "Sparky" has not yet found the ideal system at Southampton and has changed the starting team lately, but has kept a constant: the pair of central defenders, made up of rudimentary Vestergaard and Hoedt. Against Bournemouth, such a partnership will have big problems.
Southampton has 3 consecutive defeats in the championship.
Bournemouth has an explosive attack, and King, Wilson and Fraser can hurt their speed. Southampton will probably try to limit the number of hosts' occasions, and the balance of the last six matches is favorable to white-red: 3 wins, two draws and a failure. They scored both teams in 3 of the last 4 direct duels, because none can afford to wait for the rival attacks in the defensive! And this time we should see gaps on both sides, especially as the defenses of the two are not at all exemplary.
Bournemouth is in 6th place in the Premier League (16-12 go), while Southampton is also in the relegation zone, 16th place (goal 6-14). Without a goal in the last three stages, the "saints" have to find a way to bring dangerous balls to Austin and Ings, and in 6 of the last 7 games of Bournemouth we saw at least three goals scored! There are no lot problems in the two camps, so we expect a good performance of the hosts. But we avoid bets on goals, because Southampton does not really play a convincing football! Bournemouth comes after a cateogorical success at Watford, 4-0, while Southampton just lost to Chelsea, score 0-3.


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Jeff Gordon is an American NASCAR driver was honored by NASCAR officials and his fellow competitors ahead of Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the latest driver-crew chief meeting. He was born on August 4th 1971 in Vallejo, California. His estimated net worth is reported to be around $200 million dollars with a yearly salary and endorsement of around $25 million.
Jeff's net worth took a big blow when he was ordered a settlement over $100 million worth of property, cash and assets to his ex-wife Brooke Gordon when they divorced, she was also given exclusive rights to keep hold of the ocean front home that is valued around $9 million and Jeff's private jets.
Jeff Gordon is retiring after today's race, having won four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, 93 race victories and 81 poles. He is due to battle for a fifth championship against last year's title holder Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr, later today.


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It all escalated over the weekend when Drake, 32, responded to Wiley's previous comments calling him a 'culture vulture' for supporting UK talent at his Assassination Nation Tour shows at London's O2 Arena earlier this month.
It seems Wiley, 40, found another way to get at Drizzy yesterday – by tagging the rapper's British bestie Giggs on Twitter.
Giggs, 35, wasn't exactly thrilled to be dragged into the feud and made his feelings perfectly clear.
In a series of now-deleted tweets, Giggs replied: 'Why did you just @ me? What exactly are u after here? Are u trying to show people that your greazy and u can @ Giggs?
The Whippin Excursion rapper continued: 'So please, do not show off, leave me alone and I will do the same, don't push it.
And we thought Drake was brave by mentioning Wiley directly in his response to the scathing comments from grime's godfather.


Hi there Posse. Recently I introduced you all to a new business called American Perfumer. The name says it all. Independent Artisan American Perfumers being put on display so you can find a large selection of them in one spot. Genius! From that initial post I was inspired to meet some of the people behind the perfume brands that are for sale at American Perfumer. They all get the same 10 questions so we can see how they differ and how they are similar. After I will give you a quick review of one or two of their perfumes. Today let's meet Diane St Clair from St Clair Scents.
My mother always had Chanel No. 5 on her beauty table. But perfume was not really a priority for her. When I was in high school, I wore Charlie. I really liked its green, spicy, earthy aromas. But it was probably the advertising, with the emphasis on women being independent and the catchy tune, that drew me in.
My dream vacation would be visiting the Osmotheque perfume conservatory and museum in Versailles. I love vintage perfume, and would give anything to smell some of the beautiful and well preserved masterpieces of perfume history. Iris Gris, Coty Chypre and Emeraude, Balmain Vent Vert, Guerlain Shalimar and Mitsouko—these are some of the museum's treasures that I would love to smell in their original formulations!
Since I am a dairy farmer, in addition to being a perfumer, I start most of my days the same way. I get up at 5 AM every day—rain, sun or snow (I do live in Vermont)—have a cup of coffee and check my email, then go out to the barn. I hand separate the cream from the milk that's in the bulk tank from the night before, then feed calves. After that, we feed and milk our herd of 11 cows, clean the barn and wash all equipment. It's hard to get out of bed every morning, but once I'm going, I enjoy the exercise and being outdoors.
Even though I live in a rural area now, I was raised as a city girl. I have always heard the call of country living and sought it out. I rode horses and worked on a dairy farm as a teen. My first career was in public health, planning and implementing health services for women and children. I started this career in New York City, and then moved to Vermont after the birth of my children. Slowly I eased my way into farming, first working on a vegetable farm and then getting cows. I started with one Jersey cow and now have a herd of 13 animals. I also have a licensed creamery, making butter from our Jersey cream and bottling buttermilk. Our butter is served at some of the finest restaurants in the world.
After making butter and farming for almost two decades, I decided that I needed a new intellectual challenge. I had been reading perfume blogs and trying new perfumes for a few years. Then I took some perfume classes, and reached out to Eliza Douglas, a British perfumer who trained in Grasse, and was living in New York, working at Christophe Laudamiel's company, Dream Air. I met her in a class she was giving in New York. Being a dairy farmer, my ability to travel is limited, so I asked her if she would be willing to work out a long distance perfumery course, and she agreed. That began a 3 year back- and-forth training program of building accords, making perfume and skyping feedback and questions. I will always be thankful that Eliza agreed to take this challenge on!
I don't really think I have one favourite note, though I tend to gravitate to green, earthy and animalic notes. I think it's because so much of my work time is spent out of doors, working in fields and with animals. So I tend to be drawn to the chypre and fougere families of fragrance.
St Clair Scents is named for obvious reasons! I am the perfumer and am responsible for the formulas and bottling of all of my fragrances, so this is reflected in my brand's name.
I am almost finished reading the novel Medousa, by Michael Butchin. It's part of a study I'm making of women, real and mythic, who have been demonized, through no fault of their own.
One of my very favorite perfumes is vintage Jolie Madame. I love its contrasts of green and dark, and its lush floral, woody and mossy notes. Its animalic darkness does not overshadow its lovely shimmering top. I can wear this perfume in any season and at any time. It always makes me happy with its richness, warmth and beauty.
Apropos of my discussion of Jolie Madame, I love almost everything that perfumer Germaine Cellier created. She was such a maverick of her time, going beyond making pretty fragrances and instead exploring contrasts in notes and how they can work together to create striking perfumes. Bandit, Vent Vert, Fracas, Jolie Madame—all real masterpieces. I also have a great deal of respect for Christophe Laudamiel, not only for his beautiful fragrances, but also for his call for transparency in the industry, his willingness to share knowledge with new perfumers, and his advocacy of public education around the value and importance of scent in our lives.
Thanks Diane for letting us see a little into your head and heart.
Below are a couple of St Clair Scents reviews.
Galbanum, tomato leaf, jasmine and apricot combine to create a water park smell. It's deliciously white floral and has that odd plastic vibe that comes with some aldehydes. Very wearable and fun. Slightly foodie in an all natural cafe kinda way.
Cross a cigar with hay, cut some grass and herbs, drizzle it all in honey and you'll smell First Cut. This is the one APJ readers have been going crazy for. A modern reinterpretation of Fougere Bengale without the heavy curry.
Thank you so very much Portia for this interview with Diane St. Claire….you already know I am a huge fan of this brand!!!! I hope one day you will get to try Casablanca…it is one of the best perfumes EVER….a true classic and I think you would love it.
Yeah, Casablanca will be fun to sniff.
I love how invested you are in this brand, it's how I got to notice them. Thank you.
Thank you Portia for another insightful interview, I love these! I ordered samples of St. Claire's fragrances last week after reading all of the posts from APJ readers and now am even more excited to experience her fragrances. I love reading about the perfumers' histories and loves, I appreciate their fragrances even more after getting to know a little about them. Diane's love of vintages are sure to inspire her fragrances and make me love them!
I agree. Knowing even a little about a perfumer is good. Finding out some of their influencers and heroes can definitely be a marker towards their style.
Another fan of Jolie Madame. Brigitte kindly shared her St. Clair sample set with me. Of the first three scents (I haven't tried the new Casablanca yet) my favourite is Frost.
Frost is very lovely. I bet you will get heaps of wear out of it too.
Hello everyone! Thanks for posting my interview with Perfume Posse! And thanks to everyone for their enthusiastic response to our first three scents as well as our recent launch of Casablanca. I appreciate all the great support from the perfume community and perfume bloggers. A wonderful source of support and inspiration. Special thanks to the The American Perfumer for playing an important role in this interview series!
We are so glad to have you here at Perfume Posse.
Your scents are getting loads of traction too. Congratulations on good fragrance.
I'm thrilled that St. Clair Scents are getting attention. It's rare that I wear anything enough to need a second bottle but First Cut has become one of those desert island perfumes for me. Casablanca is beyond gorgeous and I'm looking forward to getting to know it better (the office cat has deemed it too tasty for words, as well).
YAY! So glad to read you're a fan Mikasminion.
I think we'll be hearing a LOT more from this house.
I received my St. Clair samples and love them all! They are all extremely well crafted and smell beautiful Casablanca is my favorite and on my full bottle to-buy list.
Thank you again for featuring Diane St. Clair and all the responders endorsements for this perfumer.
Great outcome. You smell freaking AMAZING!! Of course.
I am amazed and in awe of Diane St. Claire fragrances! Agreed Casablanca is beyond gorgeous.


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Area residents are invited to experience (or re-experience) the magic they can find here at home! For more information, please contact the Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 330-602-2420 or visit our office at 124 E. High Ave. in New Philadelphia, OH.
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Catching Up with Motel Sundown
September 4, 2022 September 12, 2022 Gareth Williams Americana, country, motel sundown
For our fourth and final interview in a short series with artists appearing at this British Country Music Festival in Blackpool, we caught up with Liverpool-based band Motel Sundown. They tell us about the recent release of their debut album, what it's been like to perform live again, and some of the female country artists they'd love to write with.
We last spoke to you during the first lockdown back in 2020. What has life been like for the band since?
It's safe to say we've been extremely busy since then! We've released our debut album, 'If You Were Listening', a music video for the lead single, 'Brake Lights', and we've recently started our UK tour! We also had our album launch at Jimmy's, Liverpool, in July which was really fun.
We've also been busy writing new songs for our next album and we've been enjoying working on the demos together.
How has it felt being able to perform live again after so long?
It's been really good fun as we've been enjoying playing with our full band. We've got piano, drums and bass along with our original set-up of the two acoustics and electric guitar, so it's fun being able to switch between the two set-ups depending on the gig. Also, playing the album songs live with a band has been an interesting process as we can stretch out and reimagine the recordings. It's been a process of refinement and discovery.
You've recently released your debut album 'If You Were Listening'. What has the reaction to it been like so far?
It's been great! We've really enjoyed the whole process. We released the album onto 12" vinyl as well and we've been selling those online and at our gigs which has been a nice way to interact with people. We've had some lovely reviews, but it really means something when people go out of their way to tell us they're enjoying the specific parts of the album – that makes it all worthwhile.
For anyone who hasn't listened to it yet, how would you describe the sound/concept of the album?
It can be described as a combination of Americana, folk-rock and, jokingly, we sometimes call it Prog-Country. Conceptually, our sound is quite consistent (we have little tricks we use with layered acoustics and 12 strings that we have developed over time) so it ties together quite disparate songwriting and genres.
You're due to play at the British Country Music Festival in Blackpool in September. How excited are you to be on the bill, and why do you think country music has become so popular in the UK in recent years?
We've had this in our calendars for quite a while so were really looking forward to it now its only a week away! The Country events are always really welcoming, well organised and good fun. We've also just been asked to play in a round set up by Laura Oakes on the Saturday, so we're really looking forward to that. It's at 2.20pm just before our set.
It seems as though Country music has become more mainstream in recent years, and a lot more artists have experimented with Country sounds in their music, however subtly, so that might be part of the reason why it's become so popular.
Finally, if you could pick one female Country/Folk/Americana artist to write a song with, who would it be and why?
Of course, we'd never turn down a writing session with Dolly! but some of our favourites would be Brandi Carlile and Gillian Welch.
Twitter: @motelsundown
Instagram: @motelsundownband
Interview conducted by Gareth Williams (twitter.com/lostinbluejazz1)
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We did a contribution call back in Decemeber 2012 and I am happy to report that we got more than what we asked for.
Below is Adrian's report in greater detail.
An update on our fund raising efforts.
I'm extremely grateful for your generous support.
To keep Maximize Your Potential (MYP) programme going for another 3 years (2013-2015), the target was to raise $6,000.
At present, the pledges are $12,795 with more than $7,000 of funds received already!
I intend to close off the accounts for the 2012/3 RFF fund raising on 15th Feb 2013.
After that, I'll send the cheque for $22,000 to GMSP under my name for the continued support of the MYP programme.
The tax benefit I receive from this $22,000 donation to the school will be recycled back to RFF.
The excess funds will be kept in the RFF DBS account to cater for exigencies (and potentially enhancements to MYP scheme).
The plan is to hold the MYP ceremony in 2Q 2013 so that the students can be inspired earlier viz the traditional 3Q of the year.
I thank you once again for your continued generous support.


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News Jun 24, 2015 at 4:20 pm
The Soft Sell
The City Can't Require Affordable Housing. Here's What It Can Do
Shelby R. King
ECO-ROOFS AND BIKE LOCKERS are regularly found in Portland's new apartment buildings, largely because "green" Portlanders demand such amenities. But under the city's outdated incentive program, builders also get special permission to build taller or denser by including such features. That's probably going to change.
Last May, Housing Commissioner Dan Saltzman launched a study looking at Portland's density bonus incentives. Now the results are in, and it turns out the city's practically giving them away.
"Many of those are no longer necessary or effective," Saltzman said at a city council work session on the report Tuesday, June 23.
Developers building in central Portland currently have a smorgasbord of 18 density bonus incentives—things they can do to win permission to build higher or denser than a parcel's zoning allows. In addition to bike storage and eco-roofs, bonus options include open spaces, water features, and underground parking.
But as Portland's growth spurt continues with no sign of slowing, the city doesn't need more water features. It needs affordable housing. So city officials are considering cutting the list of incentives to bare bones—making affordable housing on site or paying into an affordable housing fund the only two options available to builders who want a density bonus.
"This is an arcane and complicated menu of options," Mayor Charlie Hales said at Tuesday's work session. "It may seem a radical option, but we really need to look at skinny-ing that list."
According to projections, the affordable housing bonus plan that commissioners are considering could result in up to 60 affordable units (at 80 percent of median family income) each year. Which could mean up to 1,300 new units over the next two decades. During that same time, inner Portland is expected to gain 30,000 new households.
"Obviously narrowing the options makes a whole lot of sense," says Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission Chair André Baugh. "But we're not going to solve the problem of affordable housing with the bonus system."
Without the ability to force developers to include affordable housing (an option currently precluded under state law), altering the density bonus is one way to coax cheaper housing into the city.
"We need to put development of affordable housing at the top of the list," says Susan Anderson, director of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. "The bottom line is that the results of this study show that an affordable housing bonus would work well here."
David Schwartz, vice president of Denver-based Economic and Planning Systems, Inc., the consulting company hired to conduct the study, said his firm looked at six other cities to determine what options other municipalities use that could be viable for Portland.
"It's important to get rid of overlapping policies that allow the density bonus to just be given away," Schwartz said. "It's an unfortunate reality, but developers often don't have the expertise or ability to provide affordable housing on site."
Schwartz also says that revamping the list will make it clear to developers that the city places real importance on creating cheap units.
Hales says Portland has been "too permissive" about what types of developments it's allowed, and that in the current housing market the city should make affordable housing "the most attractive bonus for developers."
Developers are worried about their bottom line, and much of Schwartz's presentation to commissioners focused on explaining how restricting the bonus could pencil out, allowing for a 15 percent profit margin. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, who seems to support the plan, thinks that's an awfully optimistic number.
"I wish I could make an investment and know I was going to get a 15 percent rate of return," she says. "I guess I would need to get together a huge amount of money and invest in real estate."
City council's scheduled to hold a public hearing on the revamped incentive plan July 9.
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Im Englischen werden Verkehrsministerien als Ministry of Transport bezeichnet. Es gibt folgende Ministry of Transports:

Ministry of Transport (Neuseeland)
Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)
Ministry of Transport (Singapur)
Ministry of Transport (Vereinigtes Königreich), zeitweise zwischen 1919 und 1970