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Q: Sound effects in java I have been trying to get a simple "pew" noise for when my space ship shoots a bullet. The sound is a .wav file that I have saved in the main folder for my netbeans project.
I don't get any errors when I run the code, it just won't play the sound.
In Main.java when the mouse is pressed it shoots a bullet and should play the sound. Sound.java is found below.
Main.java
@Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me) {
    Color color = Color.yellow;
    if(tankMissile == null){
        tankMissile = new Missile(launcher.getXofMissileShoot(), launcher.getYofMissileShoot(), color);
        tankMissile.setTarget(launcher.x, 0);
        int size = 2;
        tankMissile.setExplosionMaxSize(size);
        synchronized (gameData.figures) {
            gameData.figures.add(tankMissile);
        }
    }
    new Sound("pew.wav").start();
}

Sound.java
//www.anyexample.com/programming/java/java_play_wav_sound_file.xml
import java.io.*;
import javax.sound.sampled.*;

public class Sound extends Thread{
    private String fileName;

    public Sound(String wavfile){
        fileName = wavfile;
    }

    @Override
    public void run(){
        File soundFile = new File(fileName);
        if(!soundFile.exists()){
            System.err.println("Wave file not found");
        }

        AudioInputStream audioInputStream = null;
        try{
            audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(soundFile);
        }
        catch(UnsupportedAudioFileException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }
        catch(IOException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }

        AudioFormat format = audioInputStream.getFormat();
        SourceDataLine auline = null;
        DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(SourceDataLine.class, format);

        try{
            auline = (SourceDataLine) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
            auline.open(format);
        }
        catch(LineUnavailableException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }
        catch(Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }

        if(auline.isControlSupported(FloatControl.Type.PAN)){
            FloatControl pan = (FloatControl) auline.getControl(FloatControl.Type.PAN);
        }

        auline.start();
    }
}

I got it to work finally. This is what I did.
Main.java
@Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me) {
    Color color = Color.yellow;
    if(tankMissile == null){
        tankMissile = new Missile(launcher.getXofMissileShoot(), launcher.getYofMissileShoot(), color);
        tankMissile.setTarget(launcher.x, 0);
        int size = 2;
        tankMissile.setExplosionMaxSize(size);
        synchronized (gameData.figures) {
            gameData.figures.add(tankMissile);
        }

        try {
            playSound("pew.wav");
        } catch (MalformedURLException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (LineUnavailableException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
    }
}

A little later on in Main.java
public static void playSound(String fileName) throws MalformedURLException, LineUnavailableException, UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException{
    File url = new File(fileName);
    Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();

    AudioInputStream ais = AudioSystem.
        getAudioInputStream( url );
    clip.open(ais);
    clip.start();
}

A: You can use this method for playing a wav format. You should edit little and mix with your code.
public static synchronized void playSound(final String url) {
  new Thread(new Runnable() {
  // The wrapper thread is unnecessary, unless it blocks on the
  // Clip finishing; see comments.
    public void run() {
      try {
        Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
        AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(
          Main.class.getResourceAsStream("/path/to/sounds/" + url));
        clip.open(inputStream);
        clip.start();
      } catch (Exception e) {
        System.err.println(e.getMessage());
      }
    }
  }).start();
}

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Q: WPF/c# Access from Page.xaml to Dataset So far I have mainly worked with Access VBA.
Now I am in the process of creating a database application with WPF and C#. As a base I have an AccessDB.
The connection between WPF/C# and Access is done via a DataSet.
When I create an XAML window in WPF and drag the fields from the database into the window, the following action is automatically created in XAML.cs
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {}

With this code, behind "Window_Loaded", the access to the database works.
Now I wanted to implement this process with a page window.
However, it does not work there.
I have already searched for an example, but did not find one.
My question, where can I find an example or a tutorial where such a thing is well explained?

A: Search about entity framework. It's can help you very much to bind data.
You can create a dataGrid to bind data inside then and in every row create a button to select a row. Now you can do what ever you want like Edit and Delete


text:
LINTIGNOREDOT='awstesting/integration.+should not use dot imports'
LINTIGNOREDOC='service/[^/]+/(api|service|waiters)\.go:.+(comment on exported|should have comment or be unexported)'
LINTIGNORECONST='service/[^/]+/(api|service|waiters)\.go:.+(type|struct field|const|func) ([^ ]+) should be ([^ ]+)'
LINTIGNORESTUTTER='service/[^/]+/(api|service)\.go:.+(and that stutters)'
LINTIGNOREINFLECT='service/[^/]+/(api|errors|service)\.go:.+(method|const) .+ should be '
LINTIGNOREINFLECTS3UPLOAD='service/s3/s3manager/upload\.go:.+struct field SSEKMSKeyId should be '
LINTIGNOREDEPS='vendor/.+\.go'
UNIT_TEST_TAGS="example codegen"

SDK_WITH_VENDOR_PKGS=$(shell go list -tags ${UNIT_TEST_TAGS} ./... | grep -v "/vendor/src")
SDK_ONLY_PKGS=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v "/vendor/")
SDK_UNIT_TEST_ONLY_PKGS=$(shell go list -tags ${UNIT_TEST_TAGS} ./... | grep -v "/vendor/")
SDK_GO_1_4=$(shell go version | grep "go1.4")
SDK_GO_1_5=$(shell go version | grep "go1.5")
SDK_GO_VERSION=$(shell go version | awk '''{print $$3}''' | tr -d '''\n''')

all: get-deps generate unit

help:
	@echo "Please use \`make <target>' where <target> is one of"
	@echo "  api_info                to print a list of services and versions"
	@echo "  docs                    to build SDK documentation"
	@echo "  build                   to go build the SDK"
	@echo "  unit                    to run unit tests"
	@echo "  integration             to run integration tests"
	@echo "  performance             to run performance tests"
	@echo "  verify                  to verify tests"
	@echo "  lint                    to lint the SDK"
	@echo "  vet                     to vet the SDK"
	@echo "  generate                to go generate and make services"
	@echo "  gen-test                to generate protocol tests"
	@echo "  gen-services            to generate services"
	@echo "  get-deps                to go get the SDK dependencies"
	@echo "  get-deps-tests          to get the SDK's test dependencies"
	@echo "  get-deps-verify         to get the SDK's verification dependencies"

generate: gen-test gen-endpoints gen-services

gen-test: gen-protocol-test

gen-services:
	go generate ./service

gen-protocol-test:
	go generate ./private/protocol/...

gen-endpoints:
	go generate ./models/endpoints/

build:
	@echo "go build SDK and vendor packages"
	@go build ${SDK_ONLY_PKGS}

unit: get-deps-tests build verify
	@echo "go test SDK and vendor packages"
	@go test -tags ${UNIT_TEST_TAGS} $(SDK_UNIT_TEST_ONLY_PKGS)

unit-with-race-cover: get-deps-tests build verify
	@echo "go test SDK and vendor packages"
	@go test -tags ${UNIT_TEST_TAGS} -race -cpu=1,2,4 $(SDK_UNIT_TEST_ONLY_PKGS)

integration: get-deps-tests integ-custom smoke-tests performance

integ-custom:
	go test -tags "integration" ./awstesting/integration/customizations/...

cleanup-integ:
	go run -tags "integration" ./awstesting/cmd/bucket_cleanup/main.go "aws-sdk-go-integration"

smoke-tests: get-deps-tests
	gucumber -go-tags "integration" ./awstesting/integration/smoke

performance: get-deps-tests
	AWS_TESTING_LOG_RESULTS=${log-detailed} AWS_TESTING_REGION=$(region) AWS_TESTING_DB_TABLE=$(table) gucumber -go-tags "integration" ./awstesting/performance

sandbox-tests: sandbox-test-go15 sandbox-test-go15-novendorexp sandbox-test-go16 sandbox-test-go17 sandbox-test-go18 sandbox-test-gotip

sandbox-build-go15:
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.go1.5 -t "aws-sdk-go-1.5" .
sandbox-go15: sandbox-build-go15
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-1.5 bash
sandbox-test-go15: sandbox-build-go15
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-1.5

sandbox-build-go15-novendorexp:
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.go1.5-novendorexp -t "aws-sdk-go-1.5-novendorexp" .
sandbox-go15-novendorexp: sandbox-build-go15-novendorexp
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-1.5-novendorexp bash
sandbox-test-go15-novendorexp: sandbox-build-go15-novendorexp
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-1.5-novendorexp

sandbox-build-go16:
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.go1.6 -t "aws-sdk-go-1.6" .
sandbox-go16: sandbox-build-go16
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-1.6 bash
sandbox-test-go16: sandbox-build-go16
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-1.6

sandbox-build-go17:
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.go1.7 -t "aws-sdk-go-1.7" .
sandbox-go17: sandbox-build-go17
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-1.7 bash
sandbox-test-go17: sandbox-build-go17
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-1.7

sandbox-build-go18:
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.go1.8 -t "aws-sdk-go-1.8" .
sandbox-go18: sandbox-build-go18
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-1.8 bash
sandbox-test-go18: sandbox-build-go18
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-1.8

sandbox-build-gotip:
	@echo "Run make update-aws-golang-tip, if this test fails because missing aws-golang:tip container"
	docker build -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.test.gotip -t "aws-sdk-go-tip" .
sandbox-gotip: sandbox-build-gotip
	docker run -i -t aws-sdk-go-tip bash
sandbox-test-gotip: sandbox-build-gotip
	docker run -t aws-sdk-go-tip

update-aws-golang-tip:
	docker build --no-cache=true -f ./awstesting/sandbox/Dockerfile.golang-tip -t "aws-golang:tip" .

verify: get-deps-verify lint vet

lint:
	@echo "go lint SDK and vendor packages"
	@lint=`if [ \( -z "${SDK_GO_1_4}" \) -a \( -z "${SDK_GO_1_5}" \) ]; then  golint ./...; else echo "skipping golint"; fi`; \
	lint=`echo "$$lint" | grep -E -v -e ${LINTIGNOREDOT} -e ${LINTIGNOREDOC} -e ${LINTIGNORECONST} -e ${LINTIGNORESTUTTER} -e ${LINTIGNOREINFLECT} -e ${LINTIGNOREDEPS} -e ${LINTIGNOREINFLECTS3UPLOAD}`; \
	echo "$$lint"; \
	if [ "$$lint" != "" ] && [ "$$lint" != "skipping golint" ]; then exit 1; fi

SDK_BASE_FOLDERS=$(shell ls -d */ | grep -v vendor | grep -v awsmigrate)
ifneq (,$(findstring go1.4, ${SDK_GO_VERSION}))
	GO_VET_CMD=echo skipping go vet, ${SDK_GO_VERSION}
else ifneq (,$(findstring go1.6, ${SDK_GO_VERSION}))
	GO_VET_CMD=go tool vet --all -shadow -example=false
else
	GO_VET_CMD=go tool vet --all -shadow
endif

vet:
	${GO_VET_CMD} ${SDK_BASE_FOLDERS}

get-deps: get-deps-tests get-deps-verify
	@echo "go get SDK dependencies"
	@go get -v $(SDK_ONLY_PKGS)

get-deps-tests:
	@echo "go get SDK testing dependencies"
	go get github.com/gucumber/gucumber/cmd/gucumber
	go get github.com/stretchr/testify
	go get github.com/smartystreets/goconvey
	go get golang.org/x/net/html

get-deps-verify:
	@echo "go get SDK verification utilities"
	@if [ \( -z "${SDK_GO_1_4}" \) -a \( -z "${SDK_GO_1_5}" \) ]; then  go get github.com/golang/lint/golint; else echo "skipped getting golint"; fi

bench:
	@echo "go bench SDK packages"
	@go test -run NONE -bench . -benchmem -tags 'bench' $(SDK_ONLY_PKGS)

bench-protocol:
	@echo "go bench SDK protocol marshallers"
	@go test -run NONE -bench . -benchmem -tags 'bench' ./private/protocol/...

docs:
	@echo "generate SDK docs"
	@# This env variable, DOCS, is for internal use
	@if [ -z ${AWS_DOC_GEN_TOOL} ]; then\
		rm -rf doc && bundle install && bundle exec yard;\
	else\
		$(AWS_DOC_GEN_TOOL) `pwd`;\
	fi

api_info:
	@go run private/model/cli/api-info/api-info.go

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The firm that became Warre's was established in 1670.
Two Englishmen, William Burgoyne and John Jackson opened offices in northern Portugal as Burgoyne & Jackson - initially a general trading company, exporting wines, olive oil and fruit, as well as importing dried cod and English woollen goods.
Over time, the company admitted new partners and its name changed accordingly; in 1718 it traded as John Clark, then in 1723 it was known as Clark & Thornton and finally in 1729, it became Messrs. Clark, Thornton & Warre, with the arrival of the first Warre in Portugal. This was William Warre, born in India (1706), where his parents and grandparents were long established members of the East India Company.


Heading north out of Skipton, follow the B6265 to Threshfield. Turn left onto Skirethorns Lane. This will be signposted for the Wood Nook caravan site. Follow this lane for a few miles until you eventually reach a metal gate blocking further progress. It will be possible to park up here. A wall leads off west across the moor, at a 45 degree angle to the lane. The circle is on the other side of the wall, a few hundred yards from the gate.
Druid's Altar is a four-poster type monument, described on OS maps as a burial chamber, but regarded by experts such as Aubrey Burl as a stone circle. It consists of four white limestone stones sitting atop a circular mound. The stones are up to a metre high, forming points on a circle measuring about 5 metres in diameter. Three of the stones remain standing, and one is recumbent.
The approach to this circle is a little torturous. At the start of the lane, you run the risk of encountering caravans being towed in the opposite direction. The lane is narrow, steep, and features few passing places. Further up, it deteriorates in places into little more than a bendy track. Nevertheless, this adds to the sense of adventure, which is all part of the pleasure when seeking out lesser-known sites such as Druid's Altar.
The surrounding landscape is beautiful. To your left, not long before you reach the metal gate, a cave can be seen gaping out from an escarpment, brooding darkly over the moors like the mouth of some fell creature. Sadly, a farmhouse is close by, and I had the impression that explorers wouldn't be very welcome.
The circle itself has been described as underwhelming, but it far exceeded my modest expectations. The location adds much to the ambience. The site is exposed, with striking views out over the bleak moors. On a warm summer's day, this makes Druid's Altar a tranquil and refreshing spot, wonderfully isolated and remote. I can imagine, however, that the experience would be a little different in poor weather. On a sunny day though, I'd highly recommend making the effort to find this little gem. Ideally, if you have the time, park up some distance away and make the effort to approach the site on foot. The scenery is wonderful and the walk would be highly enjoyable.


Family Handyman reader Christopher Rings sent us photos and drawings of his incredible workbench. We just might need to build one of these for the Family Handyman shop, too. Check it out!
To get started, I created the following plans for my workbench in SketchUp. Here are my construction drawings.
Here is the first side support with casters.
This is the base of the workbench with casters.
Cam and rod installed to move casters.
Gluing up the bars for the flip-top.
Drill press flipped down in storage.
Drill press flipped up for use.
Once all the tools were added, I discovered it was too much weight for the wooden cams.
So I decided to reinforce the cams with oak pieces, alternating the grain and encasing each cam in a 4-inch steel pipe.
Close-up of lever for casters.
Most importantly, while the bench is normally stationary, with the pull of the lever the bench is forced up onto six casters so that I can move this extremely heavy bench wherever I want.
Also, I added a dispenser at the end of the bench for a roll of kraft paper. It can be easily rolled out on to the bench for staining and glue-ups.
A view of kraft paper rolled out on to bench top.
Next I added a Kreg Clamping system.
First coat of polyurethane on workbench.
This workbench has tons of storage.
The other side of the workbench, featuring all the storage available.
This shallow end cabinet is devoted to sandpaper storage.
The workbench is a half-inch shorter than my tables saw, so it can also be used as an out-feed table for the table saw.
Here is the finished workbench with all tools flipped down and in their storage cabinets.


The team at Windsor Park are watching the racing at the Sydney autumn carnival with excitement and anticipation, and in particular, a four-year-old gelding in the Hawkes Racing stable - Entirely Platinum (Pentire [GB]- Platinum Blonde).
"It's always nice to breed a good winner over the big Aussie carnivals and following Entirely Platinum's win in the Group Three Sky High Stakes, it looks like he has a big future and I am sure the Hawkes will have some lofty targets for him," stated Windsor Park's General Manager Steve Till.
"He was a magnificent colt foal who progressed into an outstanding individual as a yearling, and I'm sure even though I haven't seen him recently, he is still a top physical specimen. The colt really was a superb individual who grew into a well-developed yearling with an excellent temperament and he did attract a lot of attention. Pentire was going well that season on both sides of the Tasman and all the stars aligned and we got $520,000 for him from the Hawkes stables who bought him for a big syndicate of owners."
In a new campaign which kicked off in Sydney over the past few weeks, Entirely Platinum has won three races. This time last year he won his first race at his third start, and was put aside. During the spring he had five starts for a win and five placings and was once again it was back to the paddock to grow.
Entirely Platinum is the eighth foal of Platinum Blond (Kapstaad – Jewel Box [AUS]) and her second stakes winner. She has also left two stakes-winning performers and three other winners. Her first foal was by Volksraad (IRE) and was the stakes winning mare Foxy Blonde who won six races including the Group Three White Robe Lodge Handicap. At stud she has left seven winners from seven to the races.
A second mating with Volksraad bred Roving Owl who won two races in Australia, and was stakes placed on two occasions, and the mare's third foal by Danske raced in New Zealand as James Blonde and ran second in the Listed Lindauer Guineas Trial before being sold to Hong Kong where he won three races as Travel Leader.
Yet another mating with Volksraad produced Stripes of Honour, a winner of four races, while two fillies, Quality Blond (Star Way [GB]) and Copper Blond (Thorn Park [AUS]), have both won races before going to stud. She has only produced one more foal since Entirely Platinum.
"Platinum Blond is a dear old girl who has a Mastercraftsman (IRE) colt at foot. We would dearly love to get a filly out of her so we will be trying to get her in foal again. We haven't got a filly from this family and it would be nice to get one. We do have members of different branches of this family but not this particular branch," added Till.
"She was bred by our former good neighbours Alan and Linda Jones, and is out of Jewel Box (Nassau [AUS]-Betty Box [IRE]), a full sister to their top mare Alynda (nine wins including the Group One Railway Handicap). In fact Alan used to practically ride the mares over to be served!" he quipped.
"And of course coincidently Enternal Platinum's co-trainer is Michael Hawkes and his wife Clare is Alan and Linda's daughter."
Jewel Box, the dam of Platinum Blond, won two races in Australia and left the stakes winning mare Ash Blond whose six wins include the Listed ARC Welcome Stakes. She produced five foals in total, including Gemscay, the dam of the stakes winners Penny Gem (Pentire) and Fairygem (Viscount [AUS]), and Trinket Box the dam of Analyst (Deputy Governor [GB]), a stakes winner of 12 races in Macau.
Alynda also produced eight winners including the stakes winners Alinsky, Altrista, Capestad (Kapstaad) a blood brother to Platinum Blond, and Zalinda who is the dam of the successful stallion Fast'N'Famous (Redoute's Choice [AUS]).
Alan Jones sold Platinum Blond to Windsor Park's good client Bob Cheak, who raced the top horses Silver Wraith and Silver Nymph in the late 70's and early 80's. Platinum Blond won one race, and when Cheak died Windsor Park purchased most of his mares from his estate and she was one of them.
Entirely Platinum is the 41st stakes winner by the Rich Hill Stud stallion Pentire, and she is the only stallion outside of Windsor Park that Platinum Blond has visited.
"Pentire is a stallion we have always admired, and that particular year we were looking to send one or two mares out for service. We selected her as a mare to go to Pentire. We had two or three options but we decided to send her, and she produced this magnificent colt," said Till.
"Penny Gem had some bearing on it being by Pentire from the same family and being such a good race mare. The pedigree worked well as a cross and it was a good physical mating. Also again we were looking for a filly and we would have been happy to have a Pentire filly from this family to breed on from, but that didn't transpire so we took him to Karaka."
In another ironic twist, another mare that Windsor Park sent out for service that year was Polish Princess who visited Zabeel. That mating produced a colt who was a paddock mate to Platinum Blond's foal. The pair were weaned together, and branded 51 and 52.
They were paired up as yearlings and at Karaka the Platinum Blond colt was lot 490, and the Polish Princess colt was lot 491. Lot 490 was knocked down to Hawkes Racing for $520,000 and lot 491 to the same bidder for $460,000. Both colts returned to Windsor Park for a further year and were paddock mates until they left for Australia where the latter races as Leebaz.
"Leebaz won his first race last May and since then has won four more. Since resuming in February he has won both his starts. He is a smart young galloper, they are taking him along steadily and going through the grades before throwing him into top company.
"They have purchased a lot of horses from us over the years, and we have raced horses out of their stable. They purchased her first foal Polish Knight by Encosta de Lago (AUS) for $420,000 and he won the Group Two Tulloch Stakes, and this year they took home the Rip Van Winkle colt for $200,000. So," added Till "there is plenty to keep us interested in the Sydney carnival right now."


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Literature and popular press are full of articles about the coming water shortage. While there are a myriad of options and technologies available to conserve, collect and recycle water, there is one source that has been available for as long as water itself: rainwater.
Rainwater harvesting and reuse is developing into a good market for water treatment professionals. Depending on the end use of the captured water, different levels of treatment will be required, creating a good place for water specialists to offer their expertise in treatment system design and installation.
So why aren't rainwater systems more common? Are there engineering and technical hurdles that we have not yet found a way to overcome?
The engineering and water treatment requirements of rainwater systems are relatively simple. They require a collection system that flows to an appropriately sized storage system with an appropriately sized pump and distribution system.
The treatment systems used in conjunction with rainwater collection systems are similar to those used in other potable water applications. If connected to a building's main plumbing system, the treated rainwater is connected through backflow prevention to protect the incoming potable water supply. All of this will seem familiar to a water treatment professional because the equipment and systems are not significantly different from a residential well water system, save for the storage cisterns.
Despite the fact that there is a need and a market for these systems, and that there are no technical obstacles to overcome, rainwater harvesting and treatment systems are not incredibly common. The biggest obstacles to the development of this market do not come from the arena of engineering, but from the disciplines of politics, law, regulations, standards and economics.
The first example comes from California. In 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a California Assembly Bill (AB 275) designed to permit rainwater collection and use. According to the notes in the California Assembly's bill tracking system, there was little disagreement on the bill's technical content or its aim to allow rainwater collection to reduce the demand for treated and distributed water.
The main issue involved which of the two plumbing codes and code bodies in California—the Uniform Plumbing Code, administered by the International Assn. of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), or the International Plumbing Code, administered by the International Code Council—would get its version of a rainwater standard into the law. The battle also included two influential unions: the Plumbers Union and the Laborers Union.
Both code bodies and both unions said they are in favor of rainwater reuse projects, but were at odds over which standards to use. The result was a veto based not on the merits of the bill, but on an administrative rulemaking issue.
The battle is only temporarily delayed, however, and it seems the veto will not prevent rainwater collection standards from being added to the California Plumbing Code. The state code, based on IAPMO's Uniform Plumbing Code, is due for update during the code cycle this year. The process likely will result in the adoption of the rainwater catchment standards currently in IAPMO's Green Plumbing Supplement, which will be formalized when the updated plumbing code is place in 2013.
Other states in the West battle over rainwater because of water rights issues. Many of these states have laws that allocate water rights based on a principle known as prior appropriation. To simplify, all of the surface water in the state has already been claimed by someone, and that person has first right to that water. Rainwater falling anywhere in the state is assumed to eventually make its way to a surface water source and become part of this already claimed water. Under this theory, rainwater is already "owned" by someone.
The issue recently came up in Arizona. Early last year, Senate Bill 1522 was introduced in the Arizona state legislature to clear the way for rainwater capture. The bill created a new category of water—harvested water—to distinguish rainwater from surface water. Harvested water would be considered different from surface water that is already claimed and owned; therefore capturing and using it would not infringe on someone else's water rights.
Objections to the bill came primarily from the local utility that has rights to surface water. According to Yavapai County Supervisor Carol Springer, a former state senator and treasurer who helped develop the legislation, studies show that up to 90% of rainwater never makes it to surface water sources, but is lost through evaporation, transpiration or other means. "Capturing this rainwater could help to recharge the aquifer that we are mining for water and is a significant step toward solving Arizona's water problem," she said.
Many believe that the utility fought the bill to keep from losing its water rights. Even after the bill was amended to drop the new definition and to only create a study committee to investigate technical issues, the bill did not pass. It likely will be reintroduced early this year. "This was absolutely about politics," Springer said.
Fights over the economics of water supply have a part in this market as well. In Cincinnati, for example, the local water authority is reportedly blocking homeowners' efforts to install rainwater catchment systems.
The city's sewer authority is in favor of rainwater catchment to limit the amount of storm water that flows into its combined sewer and storm water system in order to prevent overflows. It has been reported that the local water authority objects to this type of rainwater reuse, however, citing concerns about cross-connection and backflow issues.
Proponents of rainwater collection say this is easily addressed using backflow prevention. Utility officials counter that they have an adequate supply of water, so additional supply though rainwater catchment is not worth the risk.
Critics of the water utility believe that its real concern is for its business. Their logic is that the utility is in the business of selling water, so any rainwater captured and used is water that it will not be selling. Rainwater is competitive to its business and, with plenty of supply, the additional competition is unwelcome.
Everyone seems to be cooperating to find a solution, however. Late in 2011, Ohio officials convened a committee to review and develop standards to apply to a test case. The test case will help to work out standards that could be adopted into the Ohio Plumbing Code and ultimately demonstrate whether rainwater collection could be safely implemented.
Debates about whether rainwater collection is necessary or if it causes more problems than it solves are playing out elsewhere as well. In many of the rebuilding projects in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, there were sponsored efforts to build "green" homes that included cisterns for rainwater capture and storage. However, Louisiana has longstanding laws against the use of cisterns dating back to a concern that standing water can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry yellow fever. While yellow fever is no longer a concern (Louisiana health officials still cite concern for other mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile fever), the laws are still in place and the cisterns sit unused.
When asked to make an exception for this application, Louisiana officials seemed to see no need for change. The problem is that New Orleans suffers not from a lack of water, but an overabundance of it. The city worries more about floods than droughts, so water conservation is not a pressing issue. While officials recognize the value of the technology, the best applications may be better suited to places like Arizona.
Not everyone agrees with this assessment, however. According to Linda Stone, operations director for Global Green, one of the organizations sponsoring the building of green homes in New Orleans' 9th Ward, the city may have lots of water, but its main drinking water supply comes from the Mississippi River.
In line with the pattern seen in other areas, city and state officials and the green building groups in New Orleans are cooperating on the construction and development of a community center with rainwater collection and storage in a rooftop gravity-fed configuration to be used for toilet flushing and irrigation, as well as a source of emergency water when the building is "off-grid." This project will likely prove to be a demonstration that will help stakeholders come to terms on the extent of the need and requirements for rainwater collection and use.
Before we get too pessimistic about the future of rainwater harvesting, consider that some of these obstacles are beneficial to the development of rainwater technology and the eventual market.
Many in the industry are concerned that the attractiveness of rainwater harvesting is such that the technology and its development will get ahead of itself. Some cite the image problems the solar power industry has from higher expectations than it has economically or technically been able to deliver.
Imagine a project, such as what public health officials in New Orleans fear, in which perhaps the wrong cisterns were used, resulting in illnesses or a major public health problem. Such an incident could tarnish the reputation and potential of rainwater harvesting for decades. Ensuring that the market moves forward at a manageable pace may be best to guarantee the technology does not see a major upset. Moving forward at the speed of regulatory and standards development can help to prevent such a problem.
Of course, those in the business know that the market is indeed moving ahead and growing. It is moving in cities like Tucson, Ariz., where rainwater collection is required for all new commercial building projects; Seattle, which now allows rainwater catchment systems to be used as a home's sole water source; and Atlanta, which recently passed an ordinance to allow residential rainwater capture and use—and the list goes on. This market will undoubtedly continue to grow and present opportunities for water treatment professionals. But the major breakthroughs in the development of this market will come not from the technology and engineering sectors, but from politics and policy.
Bob Ferguson is an independent water and product standards consultant. Ferguson can be reached at [email protected] or 734.604.7010.


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Q: DeclarationError: Identifier not found or not unique. mapping(address=> mapping(address=>uint265)) public allowance; enter image description here
pragma solidity ^0.5.0;

contract Tether {
string public name = 'Tether';
string public symbol = 'USDT';
uint256 public totalSupply = 1000000000000000000000000;
uint8 public decimals = 18;

event Transfer(
    address indexed _from,
    address indexed _to,
    uint256 _value
);

event Approval(
    address indexed _owner,
    address indexed _spender,
    uint _value
);
mapping(address=>uint256) public balanceOf;
mapping(address=> mapping(address=>uint265)) public allowance;

constructor() public {
    balanceOf[msg.sender] = totalSupply;
}

function transfer(address _to,uint256 _value) public returns (bool success){
    require(balanceOf[msg.sender]>= _value);
    balanceOf[msg.sender] -= _value;
    balanceOf[_to]+=_value;
    emit Transfer(msg.sender, _to, _value);
    return true;
}
function approve(address _spender,uint256 _value) public returns(bool success) {
    allowance[msg.sender][_spender] =_value;
    emit Approval(msg.sender,_spender, _value);
    return true;
}

function transferFrom(address _from, address _to, uint256 _value) public returns (bool success) {
    require(_value <= balanceOf[_from]);
    require(_value <= allowance[_from][msg.sender]);
    balanceOf[_to]+=_value;
    balanceOf[_from] -= _value;
    allowance[_from][msg.sender] -= _value;
    emit Transfer(_from, _to, _value);
    return true;
}

}
i found the error
DeclarationError: Identifier not found or not unique.
mapping(address=> mapping(address=>uint265)) public allowance;
please help me to resolve the error.

A: It's most likely caused by a typo - there's no such thing as 265 bit unsigned integer (but there is 256 bit).
Replace the uint265 to uint256.


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BOSTON, / -- A Framingham man was sentenced today in federal court to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay more than $12 million following his conviction for his involvement in a massive leasing fraud conspiracy.
United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Charles S. Prouty, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New England, announced today the sentencing of STEPHEN CHAN, age 30, of Framingham, by U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole to 4 years and 3 months' imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. CHAN was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,596,298. CHAN pleaded guilty on September 3, 2001 to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud and one count of mail fraud.
The Court found that from January, 1997 through August, 1998, CHAN and others, in order to obtain loans, falsely represented to lenders, including GE Capital corporation, that two companies called Multinational Systems Corporation ("MSC"), located in Boston, and Advanced Risc Corporation ("ARC"), located in Marlborough, were multi-million dollar enterprises. In fact, the Court found, these "companies" were essentially sham enterprises that conducted little business other than to attract lease financing from the lenders. From approximately Spring, 1997 through 1998, several private financing companies loaned MSC and ARC, which appeared, at least on paper, to be highly successful and lucrative businesses, in excess of $20 million to fund the lease/purchase of computers, furniture and related equipment. The loan packages supplied to the lenders by ARC and MSC were replete with false statements and misrepresentations.
Once the lease financing had been arranged, ARC/MSC were to purchase the equipment specified in the leases from independent venders. In fact, some of the vending companies, including Finishing Impressions which was originally owned by another individual and then purchased by ARC, were not independent of ARC/MSC. Typically, once these venders received the loan funds, they returned a substantial percentage of the money to CHAN, through ARC/MSC, and retained a percentage of the loaned funds. The Court further found that as a result of the fraud scheme, the lenders suffered losses of over $12 million.
CHAN oversaw all of the leasing activities at ARC and MSC and was largely responsible for drafting and distributing the false leasing packages and providing lenders with misleading materials designed to lure them into believing that MSC and ARC were highly successful disaster recovery companies. The fraud ended when the FBI searched ARC's offices in August, 1998, pursuant to a federal search warrant.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison Burroughs of Sullivan's Economic Crimes Unit and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Whiting of Sullivan's Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit.
Katherine Breaks reports in E-TaxNews Flash from KPMG that no consensus was reached during a Tangible Personal Property (TPP) subgroup teleconference for the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) on Tuesday, January 8th. Breaks notes the SSTP subgroup has not reached consensus on whether prewritten software will be included in the definition of tangible personal property. This deliberation is expected to continue during a TPP Subgroup meeting in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon, January 24. The outcome of this debate will most likely determine these provisions in the model legislation due out this summer and could significantly affect the tax base of many states that tax TPP but not intangible property or most services.
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LIVINGSTON, N.J., / -- Tyco Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, LSE: TYI, BSX: TYC), officially renamed its Small Business Lending subsidiary Tyco Capital Small Business Lending Corporation (Tyco Capital SBL) today. In an additional move to broaden its reach to women-owned businesses, Tyco Capital SBL unveiled a new Web site -- www.LoansToWomen.com -- to facilitate loan submissions by women-owned businesses, according to John Canning, President of Tyco Capital Small Business Lending Corporation.
This name change is a further outgrowth of the June 2001 acquisition of CIT by Tyco International and CIT's recent name change to Tyco Capital.
"The decision to change our name is a reflection of our strategy to become an even more integral part of the Tyco family," said Canning. "With our leadership team, sales force and processing centers remaining in place, this name change can only strengthen our position as the nation's Number One SBA lender. The creation of our LoansToWomen.com Web site should enable us to broaden our reach to women-owned businesses."
"During 2001, Tyco Capital SBL provided hundreds of loans to women entrepreneurs and their businesses, amounting to nearly $200 million in fundings. With a new Web site tailored to this target group, we believe we can significantly increase the number of loans we'll process in 2002, " added Canning.
According to the Center for Women's Business Research, by 2002 the number of privately held, majority owned firms by women will grow by 14 percent (compared to 7 percent nationwide) to reach 6.2 million. "Launching this targeted Web site should enable us to tap into a larger portion of this important segment of the small business community," Canning added.
The Tyco Capital family of companies are subsidiaries of Tyco International Ltd. Tyco Capital is a leading, global source of financing and leasing capital and advisor for companies in more than 30 industries. Managing more than $50 billion in assets across a diversified portfolio, Tyco Capital empowers many of today's industry leaders and emerging businesses offering vendor, equipment, factoring, consumer, and structured financing capabilities. Tyco Capital operates in the United States and Canada with strategic locations in Europe, Latin and South America, and the Pacific Rim.
Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, LSE: TYI, BSX: TYC) is a diversified manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of undersea telecommunications systems; the world's largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services and the world's largest manufacturer of specialty valves. Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in medical device products, financing and leasing capital, plastics and adhesives. Tyco operates in more than 100 countries and had fiscal 2001 revenues in excess of $36 billion.
IRVINE, Calif., -- WiredCapital, Inc., a provider of enterprise software solutions to automate the front office operations of equipment leasing and financial service organizations, announces the appointment of Richard Stubblefield, Founder and Managing Director of Lighthouse Capital Partners, to the company's board of directors. Mr. Stubblefield brings to WiredCapital's board significant insight and perspective in all phases of the equipment finance business.
"Having managed large financial transactions my entire career, I am all too familiar with the difficulties and inefficiencies of managing the front office operations of a financial services business," said Rick Stubblefield. "The many disparate systems make obtaining a real-time unified view of all mission critical transaction, customer and portfolio performance information next to impossible. Providing a collaborative workflow platform to automate the origination and management of these processes, while also providing a single real-time view of key information is an enormously complex task, but I'm convinced that WiredCapital is the right platform at the right time. I am excited to work with such an incredibly talented team at the forefront in financial front office automation."
Mr. Stubblefield is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations at Lighthouse Capital Partners, a firm he co-founded in 1994. Lighthouse is a leading provider of debt related products to early stage venture capital backed startup companies. Prior to co-founding Lighthouse, Stubblefield spent 10 years at Comdisco most recently as the Senior Vice President responsible for the West Coast activities of Comdisco Ventures. Earlier, Stubblefield spent 5 years at GATX Capital in a variety of operational and management positions.
"We continue to solidify a world-class Board of Directors and are delighted to welcome Rick to our Board," said Kevin Riegelsberger, president and CEO of WiredCapital. "His many years of experience in equipment leasing and financial operations combined with his expertise in venture capital finance and technology investment will provide invaluable insight both operationally and strategically."
WiredCapital, based in Irvine, Calif., develops enterprise software solutions for financial service organizations that enable front office salespeople, credit analysts and contracts managers to identify new revenue opportunities and quickly convert them into sales through rapid origination of new business transactions. WiredLeasing, WiredCapital's flagship software suite, is an innovative solution that automates the equipment lease and loan origination process from sales to booking and provides a single access point for the information the front office needs to get a complete view of the customer relationship. WiredCapital is backed by Mobius Venture Capital. For more information visit www.wiredcapital.com .
Lighthouse is a private venture capital partnership specializing in providing debt financing to technology based start-up companies. Since its formation in 1994 Lighthouse has provided more than $600 million of financing to over 250 private companies. Lighthouse has provided debt financing to many outstanding young companies including Ariba, Broadvision, Centillium Communications, Corvis, Excite, Foundry Networks, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, MMC Networks, nVidia, Octane Software, Portal Software, Power Integrations, RedBack Networks, Sirocco Systems, and StorageNetworks.
NEW YORK (AP) It might be too late to get zero-percent financing on a new car, but consumers should continue to get interest-free deals on computers, furniture, TV sets and other big-ticket merchandise, a long-standing tradition in the retail industry.
But merchants are unlikely to be as generous as they were this past holiday season, when stores including Home Depot Inc. extended the terms on no-interest loans and made them available on a wider selection of merchandise.
Meanwhile, some manufacturers, including Dell Computer Corp., have recently offered no-interest loans to corporate customers as a way to boost corporate business in a recessionary environment.
The latest is Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Professional Co., which sells such offerings as video conferencing equipment and digital photography products to large and small businesses, as well as techno-savvy consumers. It said Monday it is offering for the first time a no-payment, zero-percent financing plan until Jan. 1, 2003 on products of $2,000 or more that are purchased by March 29.
The offer, which Sony acknowledged was borrowed from the auto industry, is aimed primarily at jump-starting sales to small business customers that were hurt by the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
General Motors Corp. was the automaker first to offer zero-percent interest in September with its ''Keep America Rolling Program,'' a way to boost sales that were already weak before the attacks. Ford Motor Co., the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG and Toyota Motor Corp. followed within days.
The programs were set to expire at the end of October, but were so successful that GM, Ford and Chrysler extended them twice. GM's expired on Jan. 2 and was replaced with a $2,002 rebate program that is expected to cost GM less than the no-interest loan.
Chrysler's program ended Jan. 8, but the automaker was expected to announced a new incentive plan that will feature $2,000 in cash back on 2002 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles. The Ford program ends Jan. 14.
Burt Flickinger, III, managing director of Reach Marketing, a consulting firm in Westport, Conn., said zero-percent interest come-ons from the auto industry were successful in the short term, but too costly for companies in the long term.
''They have to protect themselves,'' he said, noting that automakers feared they would lose sales in 2002 and 2003 because consumers moved up their purchases to take advantage of the incentives.
For consumer electronics and home furnishings retailers, no-interest loans are less risky, given the constant change in technology and seasonality of the product mix.
Merchants said they were pleased with the success of their financing deals last year, but would not comment on their strategy this year due to competitive reasons.
Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement chain, which had always offered an everyday no-payment, no-interest loan for six months on purchases over $299, was more generous this past holiday season, applying the zero-percent financing to all merchandise and extending it to 12 months.
''It helped sales. It did very well for us,'' said Heather Wilson, director of credit marketing, who didn't want to discuss any new enticements for this year.


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Q: How Can I Upload Photos From a Flip Phone to a Desktop I spoke with a Consumer Cellular tech person who told me to find Bluetooth and then search for my device but I dont know where or what Bluetooth is. and in searching for a device the phone did not find my desktop computer. When I plug in the phone to the computer I get a phone message "USB not allowed". I dont know what to do next. I have Firefox, the latest version.

A: Your phone probably supports PAN protocol (Personal Area Networking) which allows you to send/receive files within Bluetooth proximity.  You'll need to install bluez utilities ( bluez-utils ) from a package manager to get PAN functionality on your computer.  After your devices are paired both supporting PAN you should be able to send your pictures from your phone to your computer.
Also, check to see if your USB drivers for your phone are held in Ubuntu repositories.  Ubuntu has usb driver supports for a great many devices and phones from multiple carriers.  Once the usb drivers are installed you can simply upload images from your phone to your PC via usb cable.
Lastly, if your phone has an external memory card slot, you can save your images on your phone to your memory card and transfer images to your computer with a memory card reader.
Let me know if you made any progress. Take care.


Has there ever been a societal problem that had you super angry? Chances are, there's probably been more than one in the past week alone. They are highlighted on the news, in advertisements, in conversations in the workplace and classroom, on social media. Everywhere you look, you can find one. If you're feeling weighed down by the seemingly unending forms of suffering across the globe but don't know how to make a difference, DoSomething is a great launch pad to the many forms of activism and social change. They are an organization that regularly ignites 5.5 million young people to make positive societal changes, both online and off, and they always have multiple campaigns running on their site, many of which you can get involved with right from your bedroom at no cost to you. And major bonus: they offer scholarship opportunities to those taking part in a cause.
In the spirit of this month's power word and with the help of DoSomething, we are channeling our strength to being the generation that ends smoking for good. They have launched a campaign, called Who Has Their Eye On You? with truth®, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, and Disney actress and singer Coco Jones.
Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the United States.
The marketing and promotion of menthol cigarettes have been targeted heavily toward African Americans, and approximately 47,000 African Americans die from smoking-related disease annually.
LGBTQ young adults, 18-24, are nearly two times as likely to smoke as their straight peers.
Low-income neighborhoods are more likely to have tobacco retailers near schools than other neighborhoods.
Statistically speaking, more people are dying of tobacco-related diseases if they are from low-income communities, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBT individuals, or have a mental illness, and it all comes back to the fact that these companies are prioritizing these markets in their advertising efforts. So DoSomething and truth® created a counter-campaign, and it totally resonated with us.
Spire & Co's founder, Emily, chatted with Coco Jones to get all the info on how you can be involved in this campaign if it speaks to your soul. Even if you're not feeling it, we asked for her advice on channeling your inner activist and finding the time to create positive social change in whatever arena feels right for you.
This seems like a huge problem, both because it's discriminatory and for the health implications of smoking. Can you tell us more about this cause from your perspective and why it spoke so deeply to you?
I think it was very important for me to get involved in this campaign because I wanted my fans and my generation to know about the profiling tactics of the tobacco industry. It is really discriminatory and I had no idea that tobacco companies take such efforts to attack our generation and that they market their products specifically towards African Americans, LGBTQ, and low-income communities. I had no idea that they made all these strides, so for me it was important to spread the message. If it changed the way I think about things, it may change the way my fans think about it as well.
What is it about DoSomething that inspired you to get involved with the organization?
DoSomething makes it so interesting and they have a cool approach for reaching out to this generation. I really like the fact that it's not over informative. It's not intimidating and it's really trendy and fun. I wanted to be a part of it and felt that I could help the cause.
There are so many causes people can take part in. How have you found the causes and organizations that you most connect with?
I felt like I've been given this platform for a reason and I never want to just be here and not say anything, not making any difference. When I'm gone, I want people to know I've helped in some way and that I have filled a spot in making this world a better place. I think finding the right cause comes with time and with research and opportunities. DoSomething approached me and when I learned about the cause I was very shocked and of course happy to be involved with it.
What advice would you have for those of us who are still in search of volunteer opportunities?
If you want to help in some way, find out ways to help. There are so many ways. And there's the internet so you can find all the ways.
You have grown up in the spotlight and in the age of social media, where your audience can essentially get a glimpse into your everyday life. Do you a feel a sense of responsibility to the people that look up to you?
You know it's funny, I've never felt pressured just because I've been an older sister much longer than I've been "famous." So I've always wanted to be a good role model. It's not for the people that watch me. It's for my little sister. So I've always taken on that role and thought, "Okay, let me make sure that I can live this out so that she can see it's possible." And then it just happened that other people started following me and supporting me, but that's just who I've always been! I didn't feel pressure that there was someone I had to turn into. It's just who I was and who I am.
That's why I started Spire! It was all for my little sister. It gives you a different intention.
So when choosing to share your thoughts and ideas and perspectives outside of your life as an entertainer, how do you determine what it is you want to say?
I feel like it just comes naturally. If I'm talking about a cause, I make sure I'm very informed because I don't want to be speaking about something that I barely know about. But if it's just general advice from my life on what I've learned and wisdom that I have to share, then I would say it just like I would if it were a best friend or my little sister. It's never really forced. Nobody believes it when it's forced.
Whether you have a huge platform like you do or your following is just your family and friends, what's you advice for using it as a force for good?
Just find something that inspires you. If you're inspired by making this world better, if you're inspired by lifting up your peers or supporting girls, find a cause that inspires you. Just you being truly driven by it will make people want to listen. They'll want to follow your lead.
You are undoubtedly incredibly busy. What is your advice for finding time for volunteering and creating a positive impact of that nature?
I don't think it's about finding time. I think it's about making time. Everything you're excited about and you feel is important to do, you'll make time to do. I don't care how much time I have in a day, I will make time to eat because I enjoy that with a passion, hahaha. So I feel like when you have something you truly have a passion for, you make time for it. It's about creating a space where you do what you have to do, knock it out, and move onto what's important to you.
How can our readers be a part of the DoSomething campaign?
DoSomething.org is a great place to get started. Their website has so many different causes that you can look into. And of course you can enlist in the movement to end smoking at thetruth.com. When you see things like this happening, especially with social media, just use the hashtag #StopProfiling for it and it will spread like wildfire.
Click here to take part in the campaign!


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Dylan Bruce Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Career, Lifestyle, Facts & Net Worth
ByJosh M. Jones
First Published: August 13, 2022
Here, you can acquire adequate information regarding the biography of Dylan Bruce including his height, weight, age, career, net worth, relationship, and so on.
Dylan Bruce Biography
Dylan Bruce was born on 21 April 1980, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a Canadian actor. His full name is Dylan Bruce. Similarly, he is widely recognized for As the World Turns, Arrow, The Bay, Orphan Black, etc.
Age, Height, Weight & Measurements
As per his birth date, he is 42 years old as of 2022. He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs around 76 Kg. Additionally, he has a well-maintained physique and has attractive Blue eyes and Dark Brown hair.
There's no information about his relationship status but we'll soon update as we collect some genuine information.
There's no information about his family background but we'll soon update as we collect some verified information.
Education, School/College University
Talking about his education profile, he studied at the University of Washington.
The Canadian actor started his acting career by playing the role of Dream Guy in Passions in the year 2005. Similalrly, he then played the role of Martin Kail in 24: Conspiracy and a waiter in Joey in 2005.
Likewise, he has played in several movies, shows, and TV series such as NCIS, The Sopranos, Love's Christmas Journey, CSI: NY, The Murders, American Gothic, Heroes Reborn, and Motive, Killed to Kill, Arrow, Flowers in the Attic, etc.
Dylan Bruce Biography [Image Source: Instagram @dylanthebruce]
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Lots of Senior Officials Spilling State Secrets Today
September 30, 2011 /26 Comments/in Drones, Intelligence, state secrets, Unitary Executive /by emptywheel
Last year, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said the following:
I am asserting privilege over classified intelligence information, assessments, and analysis prepared, obtained, or under the control of any entity within the U.S. Intelligence Community concerning al-Qaeda, AQAP or Anwar al-Aulaqi that may be implicated by [Awlaki's father's attempt to sue for information about why Awlaki was on the CIA's assassination list]. This includes information that relates to the terrorist threat posed by Anwar al-Aulaqi, including information related to whether this threat may be "concrete," "specific," or "imminent."
Then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the following:
DOD cannot reveal to a foreign terrorist organization or its leaders what it knows about their activities and how it obtained that information.
The disclosure of any operational information concerning actions U.S. armed forces have or may plan to take against a terrorist organization overseas would risk serious harm to national security and foreign relations. Official confirmation or denial of any operations could tend to reveal information concerning operational capabilities that could be used by adversaries to evade or counter any future strikes.
Finally, as discussed below, public confirmation or denial of either prior or planned operations could seriously harm U.S. foreign relations.
The disclosure of information concerning cooperation between the United States and a foreign state, and specifically regarding any possible military operations in that foreign country, could lead to serious harm to national security, including by disrupting any confidential relations with a foreign government. [my emphasis]
Then CIA Director and current Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the following:
I am invoking the [state secrets] privilege over any information, if it exists, that would tend to confirm or deny any allegations in the Complaint [about CIA targeting Awlaki for assassination] pertaining to the CIA.
Yet in spite of the fact that these top government officials swore to a judge that revealing operational details about the CIA's assassination operations, US counterterrorist cooperation with Yemen, and confirmation of prior or planned military operations would harm foreign relations and national security, we're seeing details like this in reporting on Anwar al-Awlaki's death:
An American-born cleric killed in Yemen played a "significant operational role" in plotting and inspiring attacks on the United States, U.S. officials said Friday, as they disclosed detailed intelligence to justify the killing of a U.S. citizen.
Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born radical Islamic preacher who rose to the highest level of al Qaeda's franchise in Yemen, was killed in a CIA-directed strike upon his convoy, carried out with the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command's firepower, according to a counterterrorist official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence.
Four individuals were killed in Friday's attack, according to U.S. officials.
Al-Awlaki had been under observation for three weeks while they waited for the right opportunity to strike, one U.S. official said.
U.S. counterterrorism officials said that counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and Yemen has improved in recent weeks, allowing the U.S. to gather better intelligence on al-Awlaki's movements. The ability to better track him was a key factor the successful strike, U.S. officials said.
Or details like this, including John Brennan's comments on the record:
Fox News has learned that two Predator drones hovering above al-Awlaki's convoy fired the Hellfire missiles which killed the terror leader. According to a senior U.S. official, the operation was carried out by Joint Special Operations Command, under the direction of the CIA.
But American sources confirmed the CIA and U.S. military were behind the strike on al-Awlaki, whom one official described as a "big fish."
The strike hit a vehicle with three or four suspected Al Qaeda members inside, in addition to al-Awlaki. According to a U.S. senior official, the other American militant killed in the strike was Samir Khan, the co-editor of an English-language Al Qaeda web magazine called "Inspire."
Top U.S. counter terrorism adviser John Brennan says such cooperation with Yemen has improved since the political unrest there. Brennan said the Yemenis have been more willing to share information about the location of Al Qaeda targets, as a way to fight the Yemeni branch challenging them for power. Other U.S. officials say the Yemenis have also allowed the U.S. to fly more armed drone and aircraft missions over its territory than ever previously, trying to use U.S. military power to stay in power. [my emphasis]
Judge Bates, if I were you, I'd haul Clapper, Gates, and Panetta into your courtroom to find out whether they lied their ass off to you last year so as to deprive a US citizen of due process, and if they didn't, then how long it will be until John Brennan and some other counterterrorism officials get charged with Espionage.
Tags: Anwar al-Awlaki, James Clapper, John Bates, John Brennan, Leon Panetta, Robert Gates
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MadDog says:
EW (and please feel free to chime in any other Emptywheeler), something really, really bothers me about the deliberateness of the reports purportedly by US officials that the CIA lead this operation as opposed to the US military (even in the form of JSOC).
And it is not just the issue presented by Title 10 (military) versus Title 50 (intelligence/CIA) authorities, notification, etc.
And it finds itself a kindred soul to the Osama Bin Laden operation for the same reason.
Where I'm heading in this "more than rhetorical" question, is why does the US government find it necessary to cloak this operation (and OBL's) in CIA leadership?
Is there something within the CIA's charter, or the various Congressional statutes and laws that give it sway, or in Executive office memoranda such as Presidential Findings or Executive Orders that cancel out or supersede obligations under either domestic or international laws and treaties?
Jim White says:
@MadDog: Two words come to mind for me: David Petraeus (although he hadn't yet taken office for the OBL operation, you can bet he was in the loop)
@Jim White: Probably fingerprints all over both.
Ron Paul condems the assassination. Perry and Romney send out Obama love.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/09/ron-paul-condemns-us-assassination-of-al-awlaki-perry-romney-praise-obama/245949/
"Nobody knows if he ever killed anybody," Paul said, according to the Wall Street Journal. "If the American people accept this blindly and casually…I think that's sad." ********
CNN has a piece up that touches on, but goes a little different direction, the thing that struck me. Saleh's return to Yemen. There was the faintest of press that half-heartedly asserted that the US was against that return, but it all sounded stupid and empty at the time. He was cushy in Saudi Arabia and waltzing back to Yemen, even when he had promised to step downt his fall and with the Muhbarak trial ongoing – – no way he would go back with the US and Saudi Arabia against it. But without him there, the US operational authorizations gets a bit dicier. Still, in essence the US basically said to Saleh – we'll trade you a lot of dead Yemeni citizens for our dead US citizen. You kill yours unimpeded, while we promise to keep funneling you money and do nothing to interfere, and you give us the operational care blanche to kill US citizens in Yemen.
And it shouldn't be forgottent that it is citizens, not just Alwaki. How was editorial staff for a propaganda magazine "operational?" The operational tag is important because they are basically trying to use a "not hot" battlefield "self defense" rationale, based on a version of "imminent" harm that no one will really cough up, much less toss into a cour pleading to defend. Just send Brennan (and before that Hayden) around to wave hands mysteriously when they invoke it as a basis.
So, if it's ok to kill in him Yemen, what about the US? Isn't it still "self defense?" Because in the end, that's their real basis – you can see it in what Hayden and Brennan have tossed around, and a bit from Koh as well. Obama can now rally his crew to applause with his execution/assasination brags too. Both parties have become so frickin creepy and so committed to making every US instituion they can touch creepy as well – it's way beyond sad.
emptywheel says:
@Mary: @Mary: Totally agree on the Saleh take, Mary, that's been way underplayed.
We just sacrificed a shitload of Yemeni people to get Awlaki.
Now that they've killed him, he gets a new designation:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/aulaqi-gets-new-designation-in-death/2011/09/30/gIQAsbF69K_blog.html
"U.S. officials have given Anwar al-Aulaqi a newly elevated designation on the day of his death by drone strike, describing him as 'chief of external operations' for al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen.
The new title, cited by officials at the White House and the CIA, reflects Aulaqi's evolution from Muslim cleric to alleged terrorist plotter, as well as a desire by American officials to persuade the public that the extraordinary killing of a U.S. citizen overseas was warranted."
The folks over at the Lawfare blog (specifically Ben Wittes and Bob Chesney) attempt to make the case that 5th Amendment "due process" right can be obviated by the locale where a US citizen exists.
In short, their argument is that it was too hard for the US government to arrest al-Awlaki in the location where he was, and for 5th Amendment "due process" purposes, that locale meant killing al-Awlaki would not infringe on his 5th Amendment rights.
Of course, what is really obviated is both Wittes' and Chesney's argument by the ABC News information that bmaz linked to that said the following:
"…Senior administration officials say that the U.S. has been targeting Awlaki for months, though in recent weeks officials were able to pin down his location.
"They were waiting for the right opportunity to get him away from any civilians," a senior administration official tells ABC News.
In fact, there was a flurry of activity on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
As President Obama shuttled between Shanksville, Penn., New York, NY, and the Pentagon, officials "thought they had a good opportunity to hit him," the official says. "We waited, but it never materialized…"
In my reading "between the lines", this is an admission that the US had ample time and opportunity, as well as likely US boots on the ground, to apprehend al-Awlaki.
The issue was not a matter of locale, but a choice by the US government to kill al-Awlaki rather than capture him. This seems to be the very same US government choice made in regard to Osama Bin Laden.
I hope EW isn't away enjoying lunch, 'cause I'm stuck in moderation on my previous comment (seems like if there are more than 2 links in a comment, that's where you go).
I'm just teasing you EW. *g*
@MadDog: Ta EW!
@emptywheel: I think so too. And now Saleh is sounding very confident about taking Yemen into civil war.
http://www.speroforum.com/a/61313/Yemen—Saleh-I-will-not-give-up-power-if-opposition-participates-in-the-elections
He's not going to sign on to the Gulf States supported accord to give him immunity in exchange for stepping down (apparently the best road to immunity is and remains, being a US assassination conspirator). He's just helped us pull off some murders of US citizens, he don't need no stinkin immunity.
And he's now spelled out what he meant by stepping down to allow elections – – that would be, elections in which none of his rivals are allowed to participate. Kind of like the Democratic v. Republican races these days – one party, different chief assassination "Deciders." Now, he "has officially stated that he will not give up power, as he had first appeared to have promised, if his opponents are allowed to participate in elections " I think that's the same deal K Street cut for 2012.
merkwurdiglieber says:
Letters of Marque, Executive Action, Operational Necessity, a re-run of NCIS, take your pick out on Highway 61.
Michael Smerconish interview with President Obama on MSNBC right now and Smerconish asks him whether he "ordered this action" against al-Awlaki, (my paraphrase), and Obama demurs that "he can't comment on operational details".
Huh? Did you or did you not order the killing of al-Awlaki? Simple fookin' question and doesn't implicate operational details.
What it does implicate is the US President ordering the death of a US citizen, which if I understand just a wee bit of legalese is called "an admission against interests".
Noteworthy as well was that Obama would not state for the public record that al-Awlaki had been "operational", but instead quibbled that al-Awlaki had exhorted others to be "operational".
MaryCh says:
@MadDog: So the 10th Anniversary gift is now flayed 5th Amendment?
@MaryCh: And nary a best wishes card in sight.
@MadDog: I think it had a lot to do with Saleh's presence, as well. I think they are partly relying on Saleh's authorization to operate in Yemen and from June though the last week or so, he's been in Saudi Arabia and de facto deposed.
Sounds as if the lawelfarians are basically saying that, for example, it wouldn't violate due process for the US government to just pay a foreign government to assassinate an american citizen in their jurisdiction – or to engage in acts of belligerence that would constitute acts of war (having the US military bomb targets in a foreigh country) to take out a US citizen. That's crap. The assassination isn't dependent on any real theory of sufficient due process for the executions – it's based on a bizarro world self defense rationale. I keep returning to this, but the Executive branch does not have bill of attainder powers to extra-judicially execute citizens, because it's "too hard" to use the judicial process.
If the can justify based on laws of war – then do that, but the AUMF doesn't cover Awlaki with AQAP in Yemen who enters the fray pretty damn late. So the "due process" argument that the US PResident can issues kill orders for US citizens that it suspects of wrongdoing because rendition and extradition are too hard in some foreign countries is bull. It's why we have a constitutional prohibition on bills of attainder – there are always situations where operating judicially is "hard" but the Executive branch and the Executive branch and Legislative branch combined are prohibited from sidestepping the judicial process to enact pains, penalties and punishments an suspected wrongdoers. That's a prohibition on the power, period. Not a recognition that the power springs from emptiness anyplace where extradition and rendition are "hard." Some rights are situationally compromised – but the ability of the Executive to subject a citizen to death isn't. There's a constitutional prohibition – an express statement that the power does not exist in the Executive or in the Executive and the Legislature combined. argh.
Someone could try to have created some kind of way to wrap the judicial branch into the proces to get around that prohibition, but they haven't. Maybe it would be even creepier if they had.
Anyway – someone in a foreign country doen't have a different "due process" analysis when it comes to being made the subject of a bill of attainder to execute them – that's not a due process analysis, it's an Executive power analysis; bombing a suspected US wrongdoer in a foreigh country by the military is not a "process" function – it's nt a judicial function – it's a function that is constitutionally prohibited from being exercised by the Executive, even with Legislative support. It's always going to be 'too hard' for the Executive to kill its enemies judicially. That's not a "gee, this is a situation like no other" situation. Yes, you might have to submit to a border search upon re-entry and there are situations like that where some constitutional rights are situational – but the constitutional prohibition of the Exec branch powers of suspect assassination isn't situational, it's a full fledged neutering.
hcgorman says:
I think J. Bates would have been pissed off if they killed Awlaki while the suit was pending. However I don't think he will stick his neck out now that he is dead.
@Mary: Both Jeremy Scahill:
You know who is more dangerous that Awlaki? The US-backed president of Yemen.
And Gregory Johnsen (who's an expert on Yemen) are asking this same question.
The question we should be asking: Did the death of Anwar al-Awlaki just buy President Salih a free pass from the US?
@hcgorman: Bates isn't exactly the stick his neck out kind of guy. He might write a ruling saying that it's a very serious issue but he doesn't want to get involved.
Bob Schacht says:
What scares me is that Obama is creating precedent after precedent for subsequent presidents to commit acts that should be illegal.
But it may be all due to the G** D*** AUMF. After all, we can't tie our President's hands while we are at WAR WAR WAR, can we? [/s]
Sometimes I wonder if he really knows what he's doing.
Bob in AZ
P.S. HOORAY for the return of the editing bar!
Jason Leopold says:
@MadDog: that argument is taken directly out of John Yoo's book "War By Other Means," specifically his chapter on assassination in explaining why Derwish and six others were killed also with a Hellfire missile. You'd think Wittes, et al, would try to be a bit more original.
Also, Khan was another US citizen assassinated in the drone strike
@Mary: For some reason I can never remember what a bill of attainder specifically is and I always have to look it up again in Wiki. *g*
@Jason Leopold: They do drone on about it don't they? Pardon my pun. *g*
@MadDog: You and Hahvard law profs. ;) Except they don't bother so much with the look it up part. fwiw.
@17 – I'm glad you and they are all over that part of it. I get out of the loop like I've been for awhile now and don't catch up with everyone else who's already ahead of me before I start rambling.
opposablegums says:
@Bob Schacht: The scarier thing is that he does know what he is doing; and what he is doing is just not on the radar screen of everyday Joe citizen or the history of the US for that matter. Otherwise none of his actions make any sense, particularly for a democrat president. The concentration of power into a few hands, swathed in a halo of intelligence agencies and corporate media, becomes more evident every day; as does the dwindling power of the people to have any control whatsoever.
P J Evans says:
@opposablegums:
The obvious next step is to declare himself president for life, but that might be too obvious even for Mr Alleged Constitutional Lawyer.
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