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Since 2001, instrumental duo ZOMBI has led the charge for a modern reappraisal of progressive and electronic rock music among a younger generation. Creating a signature sound out of bass guitar, drums, and analog synthesizers – and demonstrating how to play them all simultaneously in the live setting – their taut musicianship and sterling arrangements create an unmistakable atmosphere, unifying fans of metal, indie rock, horror soundtracks, new age, and dance music, with their prog-minded brethren across the aisle. Over the years, the group has drawn inspiration from a vast assortment of musical material, ranging from soundtracks to Krautrock legends Neu! and Harmonia to the pioneering work of icons like Genesis, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Van Halen, and Pink Floyd, to the candy-colored sounds of italo disco and the smoky corridors of dark danse.
The group released two CD-Rs (a self-titled full-length, and a follow-up EP, Twilight Sentinel, both compiled on the VCO release The Zombi Anthology and issued separately on vinyl), attracting the attention of Relapse, who signed ZOMBI in 2004. Extensive touring before and after the release of their first two Relapse full-lengths (2004's Cosmos and 2006's Surface To Air) found ZOMBI embarking on nationwide dates alongside artists like The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Fucking Champs, Guapo, Isis, Trans Am, Maserati, and Don Caballero. During this time, ZOMBI was also commissioned to record original soundtracks of their own, first for filmmaker Adam Wingard's 2003 debut feature Home Sick, and then again for Nick Palumbo's ToeTag-anchored slasher Murder-Set-Pieces (2004).
As touring activity slowed down, ZOMBI's musical horizons broadened in scope, both in the extreme sides of their 2009 album Spirit Animal and in 2011's Escape Velocity, their most synth- heavy work to date (and possibly the only Relapse release to ever feature a progressive house track). As the group looked beyond the methodologies of horror-influenced prog/synthscapes (a field which was becoming more and more crowded with new participants and fans in each successive year), the ambitions of Moore and Paterra grew as well, and the two embarked on their own projects.
2013 saw all of ZOMBI's efforts come to fruition when they were asked to open the inaugural U.S. touring dates for Italian legends Goblin. For the first live ZOMBI dates since 2007, the two dusted off their gear and exploded into action, raising the spirits of all in attendance. Goblin then upped the ante by inviting Moore to perform as part of their group as a synth player on additional dates, and both bands were both invited to play at 2015's Roadburn festival. These instances contributed directly to the creation of ZOMBI's latest full-length, Shape Shift. The album was self-produced by the band and recorded at Machine Age Studios in Pittsburgh, and Steve Moore's private studio in central New York. Moore commented on the new material: "It's a rock record – think of it as a follow-up to Surface To Air. There are no techno jams or symphonic prog fantasies. No solo track interludes. It's dark and heavy. Live drums on every song and lots of bass guitar. We have officially moved from 'studio project' mode back into 'live band' mode."


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Atlantische kust
 St. Marys River
 Amelia River
 Bells River
 Nassau River
 South Amelia River
 Thomas Creek
 Fort George River
 Halifax River
 St. Johns River
 Sisters Creek
 Broward River
 Trout River
 Ribault River
 Arlington River
 Ortega River
 Julington Creek
 Black Creek
 Dunns Creek
 Ocklawaha River
 Salt Springs River
 Alexander Springs Creek
 Wekiva River
 Little Wekiva River
 Econlockhatchee River
 Little Econlockhatchee River
 St. Marys River
 Miami River
 Matanzas River

Lake Okeechobee
 Kissimmee River
 Istokpoga Creek
 Lake Hatchineha
 Dead River
 Reedy Creek
 Bonnet Creek
 Cypress Creek
 Whittenhorse Creek
 Lake Marion Creek
 Snell Creek

Golf kust
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Aucilla River
Blackwater River
Caloosahatchee River
Chipola
Choctawhatchee River
Coldwater River
Crystal River
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Econfina River
Econlahatchee River
Escambia River
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Homosassa River
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Manatee River
Myakka River
New River
Ochlockonee River
Palm River
Peace River
Perdido River
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Shoal River
St. Marks River
Suwannee
Alapaha River
Withlacoochee (Suwannee)
Sweetwater Creek
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Yellow River
Waccasassa River
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Withlacoochee

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Wake up to million dollar view of sea, sun and sand as far as the eye can see. Start your day with a leisurely stroll around the neighbourhood in Siglap or enjoy a round of beach volley ball together with family and friends.
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Getting around is a breeze with a home at Seaside Residences. Just 3 minutes' walk to the future Siglap MRT station, you are connected directly to station such as Orchard, and can reach Shenton Way in a short 20 minutes via the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line, slated for completion in 2023
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Located at Siglap Link and beside the ever popular East Coast Park, Seaside Residences is the only new development in Singapore that can boast a rare combination of desirable seaside address, exceptional convenience and connectivity. Living here means stunning unblocked views of the sea, and easy access to over 15 km of scenic coastline. As there is limited sea-fronting land available for new project in District 15, it is in fact a first development to be built in such a highly-prized location within these 15 years. The View from your home will be truly exclusive and highly sought after.
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Mary Duffina Mary Gwendolyn Duffina, 89, of Inverness, Florida, and Mackinac Island, passed away quietly at her home in Inverness Wednesday, September 26, 2018.
She was born August 8, 1929, the eldest daughter of Philip G. Dufina and Elizabeth (nee Habermehl) Dufina on Mackinac Island.
She attended school on Mackinac Island and also in Alpena.
Mrs. Duffina loved Mackinac history and she authored two books, "The Voice of the Turtle" and "Historic Personalities of the Mackinac Region." While on the Island she was a member of the Ste. Anne's Church choir. She was an elder of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
Luke, Parker, Gabriella and Brynlee Summerfield, Caleb and Piper Bauer, and Greyson Marrow. She is also survived by a sister, Frances Hayes of Inverness, and a brother, Dennis Dufina of Sarasota, Florida.
A daughter, Mary Suzanne Simonetti, died in 2013, and a sister, Lois Anne Dufina Morello, died in 2006.
A June 2019 service is planned on Mackinac Island.
Heinz Funeral Home and Cremation of Inverness assisted the family with arrangements.


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Hi everybody, I've just created (seconds ago!) a Telegram channel for European Riders.
I am new here and find a lot of good ideas.
Riding a KTM 690 Enduro R - and searching always for offroad trips.
Would like to meet some of You for riding.
Hi choutos, good idea, we should find a time and place for a first meeting.
I will bring some old traks and a few maps with drawn in gravelroads.
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My Teneré hasn't nobby tires at this moment but we can manage if it is just gravelroads . So it can be a soon as you want.
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Did a Powerful Democratic Senator Use Inside Information for Financial Gain?
By | Fox News
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:
Around the time U.S. stock markets plummeted last September, the Senate's number two Democrat sold more than $115,000 worth of stocks and mutual-fund shares.
Senator Dick Durbin's financial disclosure statements show that one day after he and fellow congressional leaders were urged by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to craft bank-bailout legislation, he sold almost$ 43,000 worth of mutual fund shares. He then bought a similar amount in Berkshire Hathaway stock. Altogether Durbin sold investments worth $116,000 in September.
The Illinois Democrat defended his actions insisting he didn't capitalize on anything he was told during those meetings, and that he had been moving money around in his retirement accounts for some time.
Not Amused
Talk show host, comedian, and occasional political commentator Bill Maher has joined the ranks of liberals who are complaining about the president's frequent public outings.
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A spokesman for the program,Sean Elsbernd, says if waste collectors notice residents not following the new rules, workers will leave a "love note" to get residents up to speed. Repeat offenders will face fines next year. But one supervisor who voted against the "over the top" measure, thinks mandatory composting stinks: "This is just going to aggravate and aggrieve homeowners who are doing their best."
Drive-By Sighting
And if you happen to be driving in Omsk, Russia, you might come across a famous face. Local officials in the Siberian town are using a cardboard cutout of actor Brad Pitt, dressed as a traffic cop, to slow speeders.
Officials say it's working, as star-struck drivers have been easing off the gas.
The creator of the program, Dmitry Ziryanov, says Pitt is "kind of like a colleague for us."
— FOX News Channel's Lanna Britt contributed to this report.


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30 June 2015 ERC Advanced Grant
Prof. Niek van Hulst
Prof. Niek van Hulst honored for the 2nd time with this prestigious ERC Grant for senior research leaders The European Research Council (ERC) made public today the list of recipients of its prestigious Advanced Investigator Grants , including ICREA Professor at ICFO, Niek van Hulst who has been granted his second Advanced grant to pursue his project LightNet ("Tracking the Coherent Light Path in Photosynthetic Networks"). In 2009, Prof.van Hulst was awarded his first ERC Advanced Grant, which made possible the "Nano-Optical Antennas for Tunable Single Photon Super-Emitters" project.
Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said: "Scientists benefitting from these ERC Advanced Grants work at the frontiers of human knowledge. They have ground- breaking ideas that may be risky to pursue, but that also reap exceptional gains. They also often spark new discoveries and tackle the biggest challenges for society. Thanks to funding for excellent science from Horizon 2020, the EU\'s research and innovation programme, they will be able to continue exploring these ideas."
In this first Advanced Grant competition under the 'excellent science' pillar of Horizon 2020, 190 grants were awarded to senior research leaders from 2287 applications received. The grantees were selected through peer review evaluation by 25 panels composed of renowned scientists from around the world. The funding, worth in total €445 million, will enable them and their teams to pursue ground-breaking ideas.
Congratulations Niek on this great achievement!
Research group led by Prof Niek van Hulst
ERC Press Release


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package org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.jdbcapi;

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.sql.CallableStatement;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.sql.ConnectionPoolDataSource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;
import javax.sql.PooledConnection;
import javax.sql.XAConnection;
import javax.sql.XADataSource;
import junit.extensions.TestSetup;
import junit.framework.Test;
import junit.framework.TestSuite;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.BaseJDBCTestCase;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.J2EEDataSource;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.JDBC;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.JDBCDataSource;
import org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.TestConfiguration;

/**
 * Test that all methods on ResultSet,
 * Statement, PreparedStatement,
 * CallableStatement and Connection objects
 * throw the appropriate exceptions when the objects are closed.
 */
public class ClosedObjectTest extends BaseJDBCTestCase {
    /** The method to test. */
    private final Method method_;
    /** Test decorator which provides a closed object to invoke a
     * method on. */
    private final ObjectDecorator decorator_;
    /** Name of the test. */
    private String name_;

    /**
     * Creates a new ClosedObjectTest instance.
     *
     * @param method the method to test
     * @param decorator a decorator which provides a closed object
     */
    public ClosedObjectTest(Method method, ObjectDecorator decorator) {
        super("testClosedObjects");
        method_ = method;
        decorator_ = decorator;
        // setting name temporarily, we don't know the real class name yet
        name_ = method.getDeclaringClass().getName() + "." + method.getName();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the name of the test.
     *
     * @return name of the test
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name_;
    }

    /**
     * Runs a test case. A method is called on a closed object, and it
     * is checked that the appropriate exception is thrown.
     *
     * @exception Throwable if an error occurs
     */
    public void testClosedObjects() throws Throwable {
        try {
            Object object = decorator_.getClosedObject();

            String implClassName = object.getClass().getName();

            // update name of test with real class name
            name_ = implClassName + "." + method_.getName();

            // DERBY-6147: If the test runs on a newer version of the JVM
            // than the JDBC driver supports, we should skip those methods
            // that are not implemented.
            //
            // Limit the check to platforms that support JDBC 4 or higher
            // since the isImplemented() method uses a method only available
            // in Java 5 and higher. We know that all JDBC 3 and JSR-169
            // methods are implemented, so no tests need to be skipped on
            // those older platforms anyway.
            if (JDBC.vmSupportsJDBC4() && !isImplemented()) {
                println("Skipping testing of " + method_ + " on " +
                        implClassName + " because it is not implemented");
                name_ += "_SKIPPED";
                return;
            }

            method_.invoke(object,
                           getNullArguments(method_.getParameterTypes()));

            // If we get here, and we expected an exception to be thrown,
            // report that as a failure.
            assertFalse("No exception was thrown for method " + method_,
                            decorator_.expectsException(method_));
        } catch (InvocationTargetException ite) {
            // An exception was thrown. Check if we expected that an exception
            // was thrown, and if it was the exception we expected.
            try {
                throw ite.getCause();
            } catch (SQLException sqle) {
                decorator_.checkException(method_, sqle);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check if the JDBC interface method tested by this test case is
     * actually implemented by the Derby object being tested.
     */
    private boolean isImplemented() throws NoSuchMethodException {
        // Check if the method is implemented in one of the Derby classes
        // that the JDBC object belongs to.
        for (Class<?> c = decorator_.getClosedObject().getClass();
                c != null; c = c.getSuperclass()) {
            if (c.getName().startsWith("org.apache.derby.")) {
                try {
                    Method m = c.getDeclaredMethod(
                        method_.getName(), method_.getParameterTypes());
                    if (!m.isSynthetic()) {
                        // Found a real implementation of the method.
                        return true;
                    }
                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
                    // Method was not declared in this class. Try again in
                    // the superclass.
                }
            }
        }

        // No implementation was found.
        return false;
    }

    /** Creates a suite with all tests in the class. */
    public static Test suite() {
        TestSuite suite = new TestSuite("ClosedObjectTest suite");
        suite.addTest(baseSuite(false));
        suite.addTest(baseSuite(true));
        return suite;
    }

    /**
     * Creates the test suite and fills it with tests using
     * DataSource, ConnectionPoolDataSource
     * and XADataSource to obtain objects.
     *
     * @param network whether or not to run tests with the network client
     * @return a Test value
     * @exception Exception if an error occurs while building the test suite
     */
    private static Test baseSuite(boolean network) {
        TestSuite topSuite = new TestSuite(
            "ClosedObjectTest:" + (network ? "client" : "embedded"));

        TestSuite dsSuite = new TestSuite("ClosedObjectTest DataSource");
        DataSourceDecorator dsDecorator = new DataSourceDecorator(dsSuite);
        topSuite.addTest(dsDecorator);
        fillDataSourceSuite(dsSuite, dsDecorator);

        // JDBC 3 required for ConnectionPoolDataSource and XADataSource
        if (JDBC.vmSupportsJDBC3()) {

            // Plain connection pool test.
            topSuite.addTest(poolSuite(Collections.emptyMap()));

            // The client driver has a variant of connection pool that caches
            // and reuses JDBC statements. Test it here by setting the
            // maxStatements property.
            if (network) {
                topSuite.addTest(poolSuite(Collections.singletonMap(
                        "maxStatements", Integer.valueOf(5))));
            }

            TestSuite xaSuite = new TestSuite("ClosedObjectTest XA");
            XADataSourceDecorator xaDecorator = new XADataSourceDecorator(xaSuite);
            topSuite.addTest(xaDecorator);
            fillDataSourceSuite(xaSuite, xaDecorator);
        }

        return network ?
                TestConfiguration.clientServerDecorator(topSuite) :
                topSuite;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a suite that tests objects produced by a
     * ConnectionPoolDataSource.
     *
     * @param dsProps properties to set on the data source
     * @return a suite
     */
    private static Test poolSuite(Map dsProps) {
        TestSuite poolSuite = new TestSuite(
                "ClosedObjectTest ConnectionPoolDataSource");
        PoolDataSourceDecorator poolDecorator =
                new PoolDataSourceDecorator(poolSuite, dsProps);
        fillDataSourceSuite(poolSuite, poolDecorator);
        return poolDecorator;
    }

    /**
     * Fills a test suite which is contained in a
     * DataSourceDecorator with tests for
     * ResultSet, Statement,
     * PreparedStatement, CallableStatement
     * and Connection.
     *
     * @param suite the test suite to fill
     * @param dsDecorator the decorator for the test suite
     */
    private static void fillDataSourceSuite(TestSuite suite,
                                            DataSourceDecorator dsDecorator)
    {
        TestSuite rsSuite = new TestSuite("Closed ResultSet");
        ResultSetObjectDecorator rsDecorator =
            new ResultSetObjectDecorator(rsSuite, dsDecorator);
        suite.addTest(rsDecorator);
        fillObjectSuite(rsSuite, rsDecorator, ResultSet.class);

        TestSuite stmtSuite = new TestSuite("Closed Statement");
        StatementObjectDecorator stmtDecorator =
            new StatementObjectDecorator(stmtSuite, dsDecorator);
        suite.addTest(stmtDecorator);
        fillObjectSuite(stmtSuite, stmtDecorator, Statement.class);

        TestSuite psSuite = new TestSuite("Closed PreparedStatement");
        PreparedStatementObjectDecorator psDecorator =
            new PreparedStatementObjectDecorator(psSuite, dsDecorator);
        suite.addTest(psDecorator);
        fillObjectSuite(psSuite, psDecorator, PreparedStatement.class);

        TestSuite csSuite = new TestSuite("Closed CallableStatement");
        CallableStatementObjectDecorator csDecorator =
            new CallableStatementObjectDecorator(csSuite, dsDecorator);
        suite.addTest(csDecorator);
        fillObjectSuite(csSuite, csDecorator, CallableStatement.class);

        TestSuite connSuite = new TestSuite("Closed Connection");
        ConnectionObjectDecorator connDecorator =
            new ConnectionObjectDecorator(connSuite, dsDecorator);
        suite.addTest(connDecorator);
        fillObjectSuite(connSuite, connDecorator, Connection.class);
    }

    /**
     * Fills a suite with tests for all the methods of an interface.
     *
     * @param suite the suite to fill
     * @param decorator a decorator for the test (used for obtaining a
     * closed object to test the method on)
     * @param iface the interface which contains the methods to test
     */
    private static void fillObjectSuite(TestSuite suite,
                                        ObjectDecorator decorator,
                                        Class iface)
    {
        Method[] methods = iface.getMethods();
        for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
            ClosedObjectTest cot = new ClosedObjectTest(methods[i], decorator);
            suite.addTest(cot);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Takes an array of classes and returns an array of objects with
     * null values compatible with the classes. Helper method for
     * converting a parameter list to an argument list.
     *
     * @param params a Class[] value
     * @return an Object[] value
     */
    private static Object[] getNullArguments(Class[] params) {
        Object[] args = new Object[params.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {
            args[i] = getNullValueForType(params[i]);
        }
        return args;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a null value compatible with the class. For instance,
     * return Boolean.FALSE for primitive booleans, 0 for
     * primitive integers and null for non-primitive
     * types.
     *
     * @param type a Class value
     * @return a null value
     */
    private static Object getNullValueForType(Class type) {
        if (!type.isPrimitive()) {
            return null;
        }
        if (type == Boolean.TYPE) {
            return Boolean.FALSE;
        }
        if (type == Character.TYPE) {
            return new Character((char) 0);
        }
        if (type == Byte.TYPE) {
            return new Byte((byte) 0);
        }
        if (type == Short.TYPE) {
            return new Short((short) 0);
        }
        if (type == Integer.TYPE) {
            return new Integer(0);
        }
        if (type == Long.TYPE) {
            return new Long(0L);
        }
        if (type == Float.TYPE) {
            return new Float(0f);
        }
        if (type == Double.TYPE) {
            return new Double(0d);
        }
        fail("Don't know how to handle type " + type);
        return null;            // unreachable statement
    }

    /**
     * Abstract decorator class with functionality for obtaining a
     * closed object.
     */
    private static abstract class ObjectDecorator extends TestSetup {
        /** Decorator which provides a connection. */
        private final DataSourceDecorator decorator_;
        /** The closed object. Must be set by a sub-class. */
        protected Object object_;

        /**
         * Creates a new ObjectDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test a test or suite to decorate
         * @param decorator a decorator which provides a connection
         */
        public ObjectDecorator(Test test, DataSourceDecorator decorator) {
            super(test);
            decorator_ = decorator;
        }

        /** Tears down the test environment. */
        protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
            object_ = null;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the closed object.
         *
         * @return a closed object
         */
        public Object getClosedObject() {
            return object_;
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether a method expects an exception to be thrown
         * when the object is closed. Currently, only
         * {@code close()}, {@code isClosed()}, {@code isValid()} and
         * {@code abort()} don't expect exceptions.
         *
         * @param method a method
         * @return true if an exception is expected
         */
        public boolean expectsException(Method method) {
            String name = method.getName();
            return !(name.equals("close") || name.equals("isClosed")
                    || name.equals("isValid") || name.equals("abort"));
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether an exception is of the expected type for
         * that method.
         *
         * @param method a method
         * @param sqle an exception
         * @exception SQLException if the exception was not expected
         */
        public final void checkException(Method method, SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException
        {
            if (!expectsException(method)) {
                throw sqle;
            }

            if (sqle.getSQLState().startsWith("0A")) {
                // method is not supported, so we don't expect closed object
                // exception
                return;
            }

            checkSQLState(method, sqle);
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether the SQL state is as expected.
         *
         * @param method a Method value
         * @param sqle a SQLException value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected abstract void checkSQLState(Method method,
                                              SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException;

        /**
         * Helper method for creating a connection.
         *
         * @return a connection
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected Connection createConnection() throws SQLException {
            return decorator_.newConnection();
        }

        /**
         * Helper method for creating a statement.
         *
         * @return a statement
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected Statement createStatement() throws SQLException {
            return decorator_.getConnection().createStatement();
        }

        /**
         * Helper method for creating a prepared statement.
         *
         * @param sql statement text
         * @return a prepared statement
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql)
            throws SQLException
        {
            return decorator_.getConnection().prepareStatement(sql);
        }

        /**
         * Helper method for creating a callable statement.
         *
         * @param call statement text
         * @return a callable statement
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected CallableStatement prepareCall(String call)
            throws SQLException
        {
            return decorator_.getConnection().prepareCall(call);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class for testing methods on a closed result set.
     */
    private static class ResultSetObjectDecorator extends ObjectDecorator {
        /** Statement used for creating the result set to test. */
        private Statement stmt_;

        /**
         * Creates a new ResultSetObjectDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param decorator decorator used for obtaining a statement
         */
        public ResultSetObjectDecorator(Test test,
                                        DataSourceDecorator decorator) {
            super(test, decorator);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test. Creates a result set and closes it.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public void setUp() throws SQLException {
            stmt_ = createStatement();
            ResultSet rs = stmt_.executeQuery("VALUES(1)");
            rs.close();
            object_ = rs;
        }

        /**
         * Tears down the test. Closes open resources.
         *
         * @exception Exception if an error occurs
         */
        public void tearDown() throws Exception {
            stmt_.close();
            stmt_ = null;
            super.tearDown();
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether the exception has the expected SQL state
         * (XCL16 - result set is closed).
         *
         * @param method a Method value
         * @param sqle a SQLException value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected void checkSQLState(Method method, SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException
        {
            if (sqle.getSQLState().equals("XCL16")) {
                // DERBY-4767 - verification test for operation in XCL16 message.
                String methodString=method.getName();
                if (methodString.indexOf("(") > 1 )
                    methodString=methodString.substring(0, (methodString.length() -2));
                assertTrue("method = " + method.toString() + ", but message: " + sqle.getMessage(),
                           sqle.getMessage().indexOf(methodString) > 0);
                // everything is OK, do nothing
            } else {
                // unexpected exception
                throw sqle;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class for testing methods on a closed statement.
     */
    private static class StatementObjectDecorator extends ObjectDecorator {
        /**
         * Creates a new StatementObjectDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param decorator decorator which provides a statement
         */
        public StatementObjectDecorator(Test test,
                                        DataSourceDecorator decorator) {
            super(test, decorator);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test. Creates a statement and closes it.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public void setUp() throws SQLException {
            Statement stmt = createStatement();
            stmt.close();
            object_ = stmt;
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether the exception has the expected SQL state
         * (statement is closed). When using embedded, XJ012 is
         * expected. When using the client driver, XCL31 is expected.
         *
         * @param method a Method value
         * @param sqle a SQLException value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected void checkSQLState(Method method, SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException
        {
            String sqlState = sqle.getSQLState();
            if (sqlState.equals("XJ012")) {
                // expected, do nothing
            } else {
                // unexpected exception
                throw sqle;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class for testing methods on a closed prepared statement.
     */
    private static class PreparedStatementObjectDecorator
        extends StatementObjectDecorator
    {
        /**
         * Creates a new PreparedStatementObjectDecorator
         * instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param decorator decorator which provides a prepared statement
         */
        public PreparedStatementObjectDecorator(Test test,
                                                DataSourceDecorator decorator)
        {
            super(test, decorator);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test. Prepares a statement and closes it.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public void setUp() throws SQLException {
            PreparedStatement ps = prepareStatement("VALUES(1)");
            ps.close();
            object_ = ps;
        }

        /**
         * Checks whether the exception has the expected SQL state
         * (statement is closed), or XJ016 indicating it is a
         * Statement method not meant to be invoked on a
         * PreparedStatement.
         *
         * @param method a Method value
         * @param sqle a SQLException value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected void checkSQLState(Method method, SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException
        {
            if (method.getDeclaringClass() == Statement.class &&
                sqle.getSQLState().equals("XJ016")) {
                // XJ016 is "blah,blah not allowed on a prepared
                // statement", so it's OK to get this one
            } else {
                super.checkSQLState(method, sqle);
            }

        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class for testing methods on a closed callable statement.
     */
    private static class CallableStatementObjectDecorator
        extends PreparedStatementObjectDecorator
    {
        /**
         * Creates a new CallableStatementObjectDecorator
         * instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param decorator decorator which provides a callable statement
         */
        public CallableStatementObjectDecorator(Test test,
                                                DataSourceDecorator decorator)
        {
            super(test, decorator);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test. Prepares a call and closes the statement.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public void setUp() throws SQLException {
            CallableStatement cs =
                prepareCall("CALL SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_SET_RUNTIMESTATISTICS(1)");
            cs.close();
            object_ = cs;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class for testing methods on a closed connection.
     */
    private static class ConnectionObjectDecorator extends ObjectDecorator {
        /**
         * Creates a new ConnectionObjectDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param decorator decorator which provides a connection
         */
        public ConnectionObjectDecorator(Test test,
                                         DataSourceDecorator decorator) {
            super(test, decorator);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test. Creates a connection and closes it.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public void setUp() throws SQLException {
            Connection conn = createConnection();
            conn.rollback();    // cannot close active transactions
            conn.close();
            object_ = conn;
        }

        /**
         * Checks that the exception has an expected SQL state (08003
         * - no current connection). Also accept
         * SQLClientInfoExceptions from
         * setClientInfo().
         *
         * @param method a Method value
         * @param sqle a SQLException value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected void checkSQLState(Method method, SQLException sqle)
            throws SQLException
        {
            if (method.getName().equals("setClientInfo") &&
                    method.getParameterTypes().length == 1 &&
                    method.getParameterTypes()[0] == Properties.class) {
                // setClientInfo(Properties) should throw SQLClientInfoException
                if (!sqle.getClass().getName().equals(
                            "java.sql.SQLClientInfoException")) {
                    throw sqle;
                }
            } else if (sqle.getSQLState().equals("08003")) {
                // expected, connection closed
            } else {
                // unexpected exception
                throw sqle;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class used for obtaining connections through a
     * DataSource.
     */
    private static class DataSourceDecorator extends TestSetup {
        /** Connection shared by many tests. */
        private Connection connection_;

        /**
         * Creates a new DataSourceDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         */
        public DataSourceDecorator(Test test) {
            super(test);
        }

        /**
         * Sets up the test by creating a connection.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public final void setUp() throws SQLException {
             connection_ = newConnection();
        }

        /**
         * Gets the connection created when the test was set up.
         *
         * @return a Connection value
         */
        public final Connection getConnection() {
            return connection_;
        }

        /**
         * Creates a new connection with auto-commit set to false.
         *
         * @return a Connection value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public final Connection newConnection() throws SQLException {
            Connection conn = newConnection_();
            conn.setAutoCommit(false);
            return conn;
        }

        /**
         * Tears down the test and closes the connection.
         *
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        public final void tearDown() throws SQLException {
            connection_.rollback();
            connection_.close();
            connection_ = null;
        }

        /**
         * Creates a new connection using a DataSource.
         *
         * @return a Connection value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected Connection newConnection_() throws SQLException {
            DataSource ds = JDBCDataSource.getDataSource();
            // make sure the database is created when running the test
            // standalone
            JDBCDataSource.setBeanProperty(ds, "connectionAttributes",
                                           "create=true");
            return ds.getConnection();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class used for obtaining connections through a
     * ConnectionPoolDataSource.
     */
    private static class PoolDataSourceDecorator extends DataSourceDecorator {
        private final Map dsProps;

        /**
         * Creates a new PoolDataSourceDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         * @param dsProps data source properties
         */
        public PoolDataSourceDecorator(Test test, Map dsProps) {
            super(test);
            this.dsProps = dsProps;
        }

        /**
         * Creates a new connection using a
         * ConnectionPoolDataSource.
         *
         * @return a Connection value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected Connection newConnection_() throws SQLException {
            ConnectionPoolDataSource ds = J2EEDataSource.getConnectionPoolDataSource();
            for (Iterator it = dsProps.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
                Map.Entry e = (Map.Entry) it.next();
                J2EEDataSource.setBeanProperty(
                    ds, (String) e.getKey(), e.getValue());
            }
            PooledConnection pc =
                ds.getPooledConnection();
            return pc.getConnection();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decorator class used for obtaining connections through an
     * XADataSource.
     */
    private static class XADataSourceDecorator extends DataSourceDecorator {
        /**
         * Creates a new XADataSourceDecorator instance.
         *
         * @param test the test to decorate
         */
        public XADataSourceDecorator(Test test) {
            super(test);
        }

        /**
         * Creates a new connection using an XADataSource.
         *
         * @return a Connection value
         * @exception SQLException if an error occurs
         */
        protected Connection newConnection_() throws SQLException {
            XADataSource ds = J2EEDataSource.getXADataSource();
            XAConnection xac = ds.getXAConnection();
            return xac.getConnection();
        }
    }
}

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Fostering Resilience in the Middle East: A People-Centered Approach to Risk Reduction
Aug 28, 2016 | by The SEEP Network
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Explore the Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative
This webinar explored three innovative approaches used by Vitas Group and Global Communities to successfully grow the financial inclusion sector in the Middle East over the last 20 years, despite the region's persistent political and economic instability. The webinar showcased the development of community- and people-focused disaster management planning in Iraq, with a relentless focus on customer relationships to support business continuity in Palestine, and also touched upon the use of long-term funding with political risk insurance to address capital constraints during times of instability in Lebanon.
Key questions that were addressed in the webinar include: 1) What are people-centered strategies to promote financial inclusion in a DRR context? 2) What products and services lead to rapid recovery, both for financial institutions and clients, after the initial onset of disaster and crisis? 3) What are lessons learned about financial inclusion and recovery from shocks?
This webinar was hosted by SEEP's Disaster Risk Reduction Program.
Ziad Halaby, General Manager, Vitas Lebanon
Ziad Halaby has been the General Manager of Vitas Lebanon, since early 2005. Mr. Halaby has expertise in microfinance, corporate finance, NGO, and MFI management in Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and Lebanon. Mr. Halaby currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sanabel, the Microfinance Network of the Arab Countries, as well as Vitas Romania. He is a Charted Management Account and is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. He holds an MBA from the American University of Beirut as well as an MSc in Financial Risk Management from FUSL Brussels.
Amer Hidmi, Operations Manager, Vitas Palestine
Amer Hidmi has been with Vitas Palestine since February 2011 and has over 11 years of experience in financial economics. Prior to joining Vitas Mr. Hidmi held many positions including CEO at the International Peace and Cooperation Center, Operations Manager at IT Absolute in Riyadh, KSA, and Business Development Manager at United Securities Ltd. He has served as a Vitas network trainer since 2013. Mr. Hidmi holds a Master's degree in Economics from Al-Yarmouk University, a Training of Trainers certificate from Birzeit University, a PMP certification from Cyprus International Institute of Management and, is an International Certified Microfinance Expert (ICME) from Frankfort school of Finance.
Rola El Amine, Vitas Iraq
Rola El Amine is the Marketing and PR manager for Vitas Iraq, responsible for the development and implementation of strategic marketing and PR plans, and plays an integral role in Vitas Iraq's approach to 'soft security', leading all community engagement and charity activities. Rola has 15 years of experience in marketing and communication for banks and microfinance institutions. Throughout her career, she has developed marketing strategies, communication plans and branding exercises for a diverse portfolio of international brands and services in various Arab countries, including RAKBANK Dubai, Impact BBDO, Publicis and Saatchi & Saatchi, through which she gained exposure and understanding for different cultural nuances and target market needs. She has developed training material and conducted training courses for loan officers and call center agents on marketing and customer service. She has a BA in advertising from the Lebanese University and is certified as TOT for the BYB (build your business) program by Microsoft.
Christina Washburn, Global Communities
Christina Washburn is the Brand and Staff Engagement Manager for the Development Finance division of Global Communities, and its microfinance holding company, Vitas Group. With 10 years of experience in financial inclusion, she is currently responsible for setting and executing the brand and communications strategy for Vitas Group, and ensuring that the institutions' people practices align with the brand and the industry's best in class standards. Prior to her current role, she provided technical support to Global Communities' microfinance institutions around the world, and played a key role in the launch and management of the loan guarantee facility featured in the case. She has a Joint-Honours B.A. in International Development Studies and French Language and Translation from McGill University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Miranda Beshara, Arabic Microfinance Gateway
Miranda Beshara is the Editor of the Arabic Microfinance Gateway, the Arabic associate site of the CGAP Microfinance Gateway. The Arabic MFG is the most comprehensive resource on financial inclusion for the Middle East and North Africa Region. Miranda has over fifteen years of experience in economic and social development with expertise spanning the fields of microfinance and financial inclusion, gender and women's rights, youth and child protection, conflict resolution, and institutional capacity building. She has worked with a range of institutions in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Miranda was among the first management team of Sanabel, Microfinance Network for Arabic Countries and was responsible for training and membership development. She is a Certified Microfinance Expert from the Frankfurt School for Finance & Management. Miranda has recently participated in the SPTF-UNHCR Training of Trainers on the Global Guidelines for the Financial Inclusion of Refugees. She holds an MA in Economic and Social Development from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, USA, and a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Miranda is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.
Categories: Economic Strengthening and Recovery Fragile and Conflict-affected Environments MENA Resilient Markets English Unpublished Resources Published Blogs/Webinars Webinar Resilient Markets Webinar Resources WebinarsBlogs


On paper, Milton Keynes has got it all. Walk through thecentre:mk and Midsummer Place and you'll see a House of Fraser, a Boss branch – good heavens, there's even an Apple Store so that you can check your email as you wander through one of the UK's more linear shopping developments. And there's more. Currently, the listed 'the centre:mk' (who thought of this as a name for a shopping centre? but there again, there's always the Bullring, the Metro Centre and The Oracle, so perhaps it's not so strange) has a giant beach at its heart, where mothers, a few fathers and their children, relax on deckchairs, build sandcastles and generally act like they're on a day out in Scarborough. By which reckoning, you might be asking what reasons might there be not to visit this north Buckinghamshire haven?
The assumption might be made at this point that if it's fashion that is sought then 'central' Milton Keynes (it is occasionally hard to work out where this is) would be the destination to head for when in the area. This would, however, be to discount the sterling efforts made by the supermarkets to provide shoppers with modish threads. It is also worth noting that owing to the somewhat decentralised nature of Milton Keynes, there is a lot of space – which means very, very large supermarkets…and all of them sell clothing.
The other consideration that must be borne in mind is that Milton Keynes is an elastic concept. So while there is really only a Sainsbury's in the town itself, there are Tesco and Asda branches in Bletchley, which while it may have once been a separate entity, is now no more than a few more roundabouts from downtown MK.
As Waitrose readies itself to begin selling clothing, this is as good a venue as any to test the strength of supermarket clothing offers, as well as to ponder on how the upscale grocer will position itself in this arena.
The Sainsbury's store is, by any yardstick, a hypermarket, with a two-storey underground car park and a massive non-food offer. The clothing element of the store greets the shopper almost immediately upon leaving the travelator that brings shoppers from the car park (everybody in Milton Keynes drives) to where the action is.
This is a large offer, stretching from the front of the store to the rear perimeter wall and at the moment, in common with its rivals, there are reductions at the front. Men, women and children are all catered for, with womenswear receiving the lion's share, but with a reasonably substantial men's offer.
All of it is displayed in an environment with a high ceiling and where enough space has been left between the high-sided pieces of equipment for two shopping trolleys to pass each other with comfort. This might be to give the impression that what's on view is standard supermarket presentation, with slab-sided, bunker-style fixturing that takes shoppers down alleys where sightlines are limited to what you can see straight ahead of you.
Not so. There is variety both in terms of equipment height and shape, ranging from standard chromed four-ways to standalone mid-shop forward hanging pieces – both of which serve to break up what might otherwise be a monotonous storescape. Noteworthy too are the overhead beacons that make navigation very straightforward and which do not scream cheap as is the case in other MK supermarket rivals. Indeed, when set against both Tesco and Asda, the point-of-purchase that has been deployed is very low key. This is more than just a matter of pricing every rail and hoping that somebody notices.
Of the three supermarkets visited, this was the clear winner when it came to layout and in-store appeal – feeling almost like a true fashion shop, rather than a supermarket that had opted to sell clothing. It would be hard to imagine that Waitrose will not be giving Sainsbury's the once, or twice over.
There has been an Asda Walmart supercenter in Bletchley (aka greater Milton Keynes) since the early years of the last decade, when it was, and remains, one of the largest branches in the retailer's portfolio.
When it opened, the semi-discrete George store, that had its own entrance to the right of the main store, was interesting for the way in which separate merchandise areas had been created that permitted views through the space. Now, some years later, it appears this has been more or less abandoned and while the relatively wide curving walkway still takes shoppers around the space, the stock density looks far higher than when things started and the emphasis is almost wholly on price.
Stare down the long aisle that runs from front to back and the element that really hits home is the repeated use of yellow price cards banging home the value message, even without recourse to putting .99p on the end of everything.
The displays are double or triple tiered, for the most part, whether on the perimeter or in the mid-shop. In fairness, the accessories area does break up the view somewhat and for ease of shopping there is a bank of tills at the rear. This part of the store was busy and the back to school area was where much of the action seemed to be taking place. The Barbara Hulanicki range, complete with its own point of sale, did not seem to be attracting many takers, however.
There was also a lot of overhead point-of-sale material, much of which was swaying in the breeze created by the, presumably, heavy air conditioning. This shortcoming was apparent when the store first opened, so perhaps it's time it was addressed. If Waitrose were looking for inspiration for its nascent clothing offer, this probably would be not be the first port of call.
Also in Bletchley, there is a Tesco Extra, another massive store. The clothing offer here is on the first floor, accessed by a travelator, with a token offer of back to school on a long gondola just inside the entrance on ground. Housekeeping and store design for the clothing was somewhere between average and poor, with stock variously crammed onto rails or barely retained by the hangers provided for its display.
Matters were not helped by the fact that forcing an offer of this nature onto a mezzanine means a low ceiling and equipment that reaches up to almost touch it. The net effect was a very busy looking area where departmental segmentation was not obvious and which had little appeal for shoppers. It is perhaps worth noting that this was the least patronised of the three supermarkets that were visited.
A highlight was the poster showing TV Dragon Duncan Bannatyne, who is the face of a £70 business suit, although it is hard to imagine him making an appearance on the box wearing one of these. Nothing to capture the imagination for the store design department at Waitrose here.
It would be hard to imagine that when Waitrose opens the doors of its remodelled Canary Wharf store in September and lets a waiting world see its clothing offer, that it will be anything like what others are doing.
It seems probable that Waitrose will follow the lead set by John Lewis with a high degree of stock from its sister retailer, as well as branded merchandise. If it does this, then expect point of sale that follows a master in-store design template where the vagaries of brand design are largely overlooked.
Only one thing can be said with any degree of certainty, the Waitrose offer will not be a value-led environment.


3d ed. of "Diagnostic procedures in veterinary bacteriology and mycology".
Publisher: Includes bibliographical references and index.Second ed. published in 1973 under title: Diagnostic procedures in veterinary microbiology..
Includes bibliographical references and index.Second ed. published in 1973 under title: Diagnostic procedures in veterinary microbiology.
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The other day, I met Chad for lunch and when I got home I realized my keys were missing! I lose my keys about once a decade, and it seemed about time, so I wasn't too too upset. I called Chad and asked if he'd be able to leave work early to come let me in the house, sat on the porch for a bit, then realized it was probably going to be awhile before Chad showed up, because 1. he was in the middle of work and 2. he is slow like that sometimes.
So I decided to garden. I got my flowers put in out back and weeded the herb garden. It felt pretty good and it's nice that when I glance out the kitchen window I see marigolds instead of waist-high weeds.
At about exactly the time I was finished, Chad showed up and let me in the house, where I found my keys sitting on my desk.
1. Keep calm! There are worse things than being forced to stay outside on a nice spring day.
2. Be patient and find something to keep yourself occupied. You will get in eventually and you can get some stuff done in the meantime.
This is such a great story and I can't get over how industrious you were in spite of it all. I admire it.
i like your positive attitude !
one day (this happened back with our old car) I was locked outside my car with my cellphone in, and away from home. at least it was in the summer and not raining. but I didn't find that fun AT ALL.
The thing about being locked out at home is at least you're at home. I can't imagine being locked out of your car is any fun at all.


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'Peacemaker' is just as absurdly fun as 'The Suicide Squad'
John Cena is front and center in 'The Suicide Squad's spinoff.
Michelle Jaworski
Published Jan 14, 2022 Updated Jan 17, 2022, 10:20 am CST
Out of all of the anti-heroes and supervillains that James Gunn stuck together on an island in The Suicide Squad, it was John Cena's Peacemaker, who was so committed to peace that he doesn't care "how many men, women and children I kill to get it," that Gunn decided to pluck out of the lineup and place into his own HBO Max spinoff series. As part of the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker was the antagonist who followed Amanda Waller's (Viola Davis) order to the letter; he didn't even hesitate in shooting Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman). Given another chance, both literally and figuratively—Gunn changed his mind about killing Peacemaker off during lockdown and shot that post-credits scene after HBO Max greenlit the series—Peacemaker (also known as Christopher Smith) isn't always so sure about that mantra.
RELEASE DATE: Jan. 13, 2022
CREATOR: James Gunn
STREAMING: HBO Max
Following the events of James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad,' Peacemaker is recruited into a new secret task force with a new mission at hand.
It's that existential crisis that's often at the center of Peacemaker, which doubles down on the raunchiness, gross-out humor, and gore that appears in The Suicide Squad (but with just a fraction of the budget). Peacemaker is a pointed exploration of trauma and toxic masculinity functioning within a largely fun satire of superhero shows out there (although it functions just as much as one of those superhero shows). Some of the jabs fall flat, and sometimes the show's gags stay long past their welcome, but chances are, if you were on board with Gunn's Suicide Squad, you'll probably be on board with Peacemaker, too. (I've seen seven of the show's eight episodes.)
Peacemaker takes all of its main character's eccentricities and throws Peacemaker's specific brand of chaos into a new task force he's made to join by Waller or else be returned to Belle Reve. John Economos (Steve Agee) and Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), who were part of the contingent who took Waller out in The Suicide Squad's final act, are now on the ground and see this new job as punishment for their coup. Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) joins in as a new and reluctant agent seemingly in over her head but with a few secrets to hide. Clemson Murn (Chukwudi Iwuji) is the team's leader who has little patience for the team's frequent antics. While not officially part of the team, Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), an awkward Peacemaker fanboy with links to his past, worms his way in. And then there's Eagly (a wholly wonderful CGI creation), Peacemaker's pet eagle whose name—and the lack of originality behind it—become a recurring jab toward Peacemaker.
Their main objective is an off-the-grid mission called Project Butterfly that involves at least one high-level government official, and Peacemaker immediately responds to it by asking if there's a literal Mothra involved given the naming system of Project Starfish. But even before the true nature of Project Butterfly's threat is revealed—and it takes several episodes to do so, leaving us with questions that Peacemaker himself takes his sweet time in trying to figure out—Peacemaker has another problem on his hands: his image. Jamil (Rizwan Manji), a janitor who encounters Peacemaker in the hospital early in the first episode, calls him "that racist superhero."
But his father Auggie Smith (Robert Patrick), who shaped Peacemaker into who he is (fucked up worldview and all) and even designed his chrome helmets, is a white supremacist who has no interest in repenting any of those views and uses every chance he gets to put down any of the show's POC characters he encounters. While Patrick fully commits to portraying the many layers of Auggie's awfulness, seeing him continually throw microaggressions gets grating, even when the only reason they're being tossed out is to set up retorts from the other characters.
Peacemaker, a character that Gunn once described as an "alt-right douchebag," is at a crossroads. He still has no issues with killing when he has to, but maybe his philosophy needs a bit of fine-tuning versus the more traditional hero-like transformation that another show is giving its titular character. "I used to think that God put me here for a purpose. For peace, and how I said I didn't care how many people I needed to torture or kill to get it," he tells Vigilante in the show's second episode. "But…you know, lately, I'm just thinking I'm a fucking maniac. I'm having, feelings, about things."
The result is a little less alt-right but plenty of douchebag. He's still constantly throwing jabs and giving his team nicknames (for example, he quickly focuses on Economos and calls him "Dye Beard"), sharing nonsense he learns from random people on the internet such as Superman's poop fetish and Aquaman's preferences, and he keeps namedropping random villains he's encountered like Kite Man (who some viewers might know via the animated Harley Quinn series). And, like Peter Quill before him, Peacemaker is keen on his music—except instead of classic rock hits from the '70s and '80s, he's more into glam metal; in one episode, before he tries to exit an apartment without notice, he ransacks the vinyl collection.
Peacemaker is a lot, but Gunn's scripts (he wrote the entire series and directed five of the episodes) really play into Cena's strengths, so you begin to understand how he warms himself up to the group to eventually be seen as an asshole only 85% of the time.
Did we really need a Peacemaker show? Maybe not. It doesn't go much beyond the surface, but there's plenty of entertainment to go around, complete as it gives Brooks and Stroma chances to flex their comedic muscles. But above all of the humor, the gore, and stylistic action sequences, the thing that might make the series worth pressing play is its opening credits. Set to the glam metal band Wig Wam's "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" amid '80s neon lights and an aesthetic that's reminiscent of a certain era of yearbook photos, it's 80 seconds of joyously awkward dancing by the cast that gets better every time you see it—and if there's any justice in the world, will spark thousands of recreations on TikTok.
But it's also as much an encapsulation of what makes Peacemaker so fun to watch: It delivers what you'd expect, but when it doesn't, it can be just as rewarding.
The first three episodes of Peacemaker are now available to stream on HBO Max. Subsequent episodes drop every Thursday.
*First Published: Jan 14, 2022, 9:20 am CST
Michelle Jaworski is a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.


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Crystal Palace vs Stoke City: Both of these two teams are still waiting for their consecutive wins this Premier League. After 12 matches, Crystal Palace is at last position with the five points by a winning game and two draws recently against Everton and West Ham United. Today's visitor Stoke City is at 15th position by winning three matches and four draws.
Crystal Palace welcoming Stoke City to Selhurst Park for Premier League play. The first ball of this match will kick-off at 15:00 BST London time. Because of the less expectation and features of these two teams, the live television and online broadcasters are not available in the United Kingdom.
The Eagles have two draws and three losses in their past five matches in the English Premier League (4) and English Carabao Cup (1). Also, the Potters had the draws recently after a win with Watford and they have two losses against Bournemouth and Manchester City. So far, the Palace scored only six goals in this league and City have 15 from 12 matches.
After four consecutive wins of Crystal against Stoke, in their last meet, Potter had a win with the final score of 1-0 in February 2017.
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As early said that there is no official TV and online live streaming broadcaster in the United Kingdom. Though, you can listen to live score and updates through the BBC Radio. In the United States, NBC Sports Gold have official rights to televise this match.
Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Schlupp, Milivojevic, Cabaye, McArthur, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Zaha. Subs: Speroni, Van Aanholt, Dann, Benteke, Fosu-Mensah, Sako, Puncheon.
Stoke City XI: Grant, Zouma, Wimmer, Shawcross, Pieters, Fletcher, Allen, Shaqiri, Sobhi, Diouf, Choupo-Moting. Subs: Haugaard, Jese, Afellay, Martins Indi, Adam, Crouch, Edwards.
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WATERSHIP DOWN - #748
I'm probably about 35 years too late for a first-time viewing of Watership Down. The renowned and somewhat legendary downer of an animated movie passed me by in my childhood, a victim first of my family's ban on movies and second by my rejection of "adult" animation when that ban was eventually lifted. (And by The Black Stallion, no less. See also: my review of Hopscotch). A devotee of Looney Tunes and Disney, I had drawn a line in the sand when it came to more mature or out-of-bounds cartoons, only capitulating as Robotech and anime took hold. It's weird the rules we make as kids. I guess part of adulthood is when we stop trading so easily in absolutes. (Most politicians and reality television celebrities notwithstanding.)
Which, let's face it, my isolation did me no favors. Watership Down could have helped me get ahead of this game a little. Martin Rosen's 1978 animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel--which I remember trying to read once--offers what some of the greatest children's entertainment has managed over the years: a glimpse at the adult world through the eyes of youth.
The story is one perfect for animation. Watership Down tells of a group of rabbits that leaves its familiar warren in search of a new home after one of their number, a bunny named Fiver (voiced by Richard Briers), has a vision of a bloody future. Though the Chief Rabbit (Ralph Richardson) does not believe this prophecy, as outside observers, we know it to be true. The camera gives us a glimpse of the land developer's sign announcing the new buildings coming to the open field. As we know, the encroachment of man means certain death for woodland creatures. Pretty soon, this field, and all within it, will be gone.
Fiver's brother Hazel (John Hurt) believes his story, and he rallies a handful of others to leave the warren with him. This includes Bigwig (Michael Graham-Cox), the sergeant-at-arms, as it were; he will become the muscle on their trek. Along the way, the rabbits will find all manner of peril: predators, famers, captivity, and even other rabbits with their own territorial instincts. Naturally, this is all metaphor. Adams' original story uses the anthropomorphized hares to say something about the human condition. Youngsters watching Watership Down will be made privy to the basic needs that all living beings require, including hunger, shelter, and the compulsion to procreate. At one point, Hazel realizes that his new community is all males, and so even if they do establish a new home, they will die out, there will be no second generation. This is not something I would have been able to cotton at age 6, when Watership Down was released, but surely there would have been an ah-ha moment somewhere down the road, as I likely would have watched this movie again and again.
For all this reality, though, we must not forget that we are watching talking cartoon rabbits--or rather, we actually do need to forget, we have to accept the illusion. And so the story is framed in myth, beginning with a folk tale about the origin of the world and the rabbits' place within it. This sets up symbolism that will carry through the whole of the film, including the benevolent white rabbit and the ominous black rabbit. This opening, as well as a later sequence soundtracked by Art Garfunkel singing "Bright Eyes" (a song written for the movie), features some of the more interesting visuals in the film, abstracting the more traditional animation style to present something reminiscent of the paintings and tapestries of different indigenous cultures. This could partially be the influence of the film's original director, the experimental animator John Hubley (whom I briefly wrote about here). Hubley passed away during the early days of production, but his eye for the different is important to Watership Down, which might have had less of an impact if it more closely mirrored the popular Disney style as so many have over the years (Don Bluth, for instance). The trippiness may have made Watership Down popular with the midnight movie crowd, but that undercuts the importance of those sequences as the connector between the reality of the world being created in the script and the two-dimensional drawings representing it. The fable gives us a reason to invest while also laying a groundwork for the interior reality; we can believe in the fantastic (in this case, talking animals) as long as the fantasy has some foundation.
To be honest, even with the clear high-definition transfer on the Blu-ray--or perhaps more so because of it--some of the animation in Watership Down leaves something to be desired. The figures often lack any defined outline, making them appear separate from their backgrounds, which though lovingly rendered in very detailed brushstrokes, come across as more static than I think the filmmakers intended. The inconsistencies speak to the herculean task of creating a full-length feature film in this way, especially without the resources or know-how of a more established studio. Watership Down's faults are certainly forgivable, and their prevalence in my mind is probably, once again, down to my lack of nostalgia for the material.
Those caveats certainly don't diminish Watership Down's impact. The storytelling is still quite strong, and some of the choices are daring even without placing Watership Down in its historical context. As a friend pointed out to me earlier when discussing the movie--the novel is one of her favorite'--the interesting thing is there is no hero. Hazel is not a character who is actively remarkable. Quite the contrary, he expects Bigwig to take point in most things, and the mission is reliant on Fiver's vision; rather, my friend suggests Hazel's role is to see the strength in others and foster that. In that sense, he is the best kind of leader. Once again, a good lesson for young folks to learn. We all have our roles, and a community supports that to the benefit of all and the detriment of none.
This is a lesson that extends beyond one population or society. The journey of Hazel and the rest in Watership Down is life itself: birth and death, desire and satisfaction, peace and war, honor and treachery. This is the stuff that carries us all through at some point, and for a youngster picking up Watership Down at the right age, Adams and Rosen provide a sort of how-to guide that will likely stick with him or her throughout the years.
As adults, Watership Down's lessons are not revelatory and the story doesn't always thrill, but the bigger narrative points make for a good refresher course. A reminder of values we may have lost, an example of the person we maybe wished we could be. Big ears, fluffy tail, and all.
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I, too, watched this fairly recently and for the first time. And I also felt that it would have been a much better film with a good dose of nostalgia attached to it. But I was afraid of every movie as a kid, so it's probably best that I hadn't seen it in my youth!
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Q: Passing Values from one activity to another, using Object and getting a resource not found error. I have two pages in my application, I am passing one certain value from one page to another:
Class Level Definition: (From the sending class)
 BuyGold50 BG5 = null;

In onCreate() of the same class:
 BG5 = new BuyGold50();

In a certain function of the first activity--Before calling intent to second Activity
 BG5.SetPrice(Gold);

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Code of the BuyGold50 class
public class BuyGold50 extends Activity {

    public static String B;
    static int X;

    public void SetPrice(String Price) {
        B = Price;
        X = Integer.parseInt(B);
    }

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.buy_gold50);
        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        tv.setText(X);
    }

}

Log Cat
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.Geet/com.Geet.BuyGold50}: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0xb34
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615): Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0xb34
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.content.res.Resources.getText(Resources.java:201)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.widget.TextView.setText(TextView.java:2857)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at com.Geet.BuyGold50.onCreate(BuyGold50.java:21)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1611)
07-30 11:59:07.304: E/AndroidRuntime(615):  ... 11 more

A: Change
 tv.setText(X);

with
tv.setText(String.valueOf(X));

if you pass an int as argument to setText, internally, android will look for a String with that id. If it does not exist it will throws Resources$NotFoundException

A:
You are trying to set int value in

tetview.setText() or Toast.makeText(), which it will take as string resource id.

So try to give int value in like this

.setText(""+intvalue) or Toast.makeText(context,""+intvalue,..)

A: The error has occurred at com.Geet.BuyGold50.onCreate(BuyGold50.java:21), see your logcat for this.
This exception occurred due to the fact that a String was not found which you had passed named Gold in first activity.

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The annual Charity Cook Off is always the first event of the exciting Snake Saturday weekend. North Kansas City Hospital has sponsored the Cook Off for many years, underwriting $6000 in prize money presented to the charities who grill the tastiest and most tender steaks. U.S. Foods generously donates 10-ounce KC Strip steaks, and local volunteer judges selected by Snake Saturday officials are tasked to score the steaks submitted by the many great charities that serve and benefit our community. In 2019, entries will have an opportunity to compete for additional prize money based on the best themed decorations of the boxes in which their steaks are presented to the judges. The 2019 Parade and Festival theme is "Rock the Blarney." More information will be provided to the entries prior to the Cook Off.
There is a small fee to enter the contest, and all entries are guaranteed to win at least $100. The event is not open to the general public, although invited guests of the entries are welcome to attend. Many charities have participated for multiple years and this has become a fun social event for friends and family to support their designated chefs and charities.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2018 TO MARCH 1, 2019.
If you have any questions or need further information, please call the office 816-548-3113 or contact Bob Hiatt at 816-305-4176 or by EMAIL.


Two Christian converts by the names of Shima and Shokoufeh Zanganeh (sisters) who were arrested more than two weeks ago have been subject to physical torture in a prison in Ahvaz.
The two sisters were arrested on December 2, 2018 around noon time in their homes by Iranian Intelligence Service officials.
The report coming from Ahvaz indicates about 13 plain-clothed security officials raided their homes and thoroughly searched all around the property, seizing their Bibles, gospel tracts, and notes taken from Christian teachings. Both Shima and Shokoufeh were then transferred to an unknown location.
At the same time, another group of security officers raided their parents' house and searched there as well.
The Zanganeh family made multiple inquiries from local authorities to find out the whereabouts of their daughters. They were eventually referred to the Intelligence Service Office in Ahvaz, but officials in the office told them they had no information about the sisters.
After a few days of uncertainty, Shima called her family and let them know they are both being held in the Amanieh Intelligence Office in Ahvaz.
Eventually, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 the Zanganeh sisters' case was sent to branch 12 of the Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz. After appearing in court, both Christian converts were transferred to Ahvaz Sepidar prison.
When the two sisters appeared in court their young judge granted them conditional release on a heavy bail of 500 Million tomans (approximately $50,000 USD) for each, for a total of 1 Billion tomans.


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The handball women's tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held between 24 and 30 July 2019. Eight nations participated. Brazil won its sixth straight title, directly qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Qualification
A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.

Summary

 Chile (3rd placed finisher at the South American Games), Mexico and Guatemala (4th and 5th at the Central American and Caribbean Games) and Canada (loser of the North Zone Qualifying) competed in the Repechage tournament.

North Zone Qualifying

United States won 48–36 on aggregate.

Repechage qualification tournament

Results
All times are in Peru Time (UTC−5).

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification round

5–8th place semifinals

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Medal round

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Ranking and statistics

Top scorers

Source: Lima 2019

Top goalkeepers

Source: Lima 2019

References

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Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 25th Anniversary Edition on Digital HD Sept 6 & Blu-ray Sept 20
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Disney's Beloved Animated Classic
Relive the magic and the music with four versions of the film plus all-new bonus features!
With the Release of the Walt Disney Signature Collection Edition
on Digital HD Sept. 6 and Blu-ray™ Sept. 20
BURBANK, Calif., June 24, 2016 — Twenty-five years ago, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" broke ground as the first animated feature film to receive an Academy Award® nomination for best picture, and now this tale as old as time joins the Walt Disney Signature Collection on Sept. 6 on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere, and on Sept. 20 on Blu-ray™ and DVD.
The beloved animated classic has truly stood the test of time and now a whole new generation of viewers are invited to be our guest and fall in love with this enchanting tale, its captivating characters and unforgettable, award-winning music score and original song, "Beauty and the Beast."
The Walt Disney Signature Collection edition features four versions of "Beauty and the Beast." The Blu-ray release will include the original theatrical film; an extended version with the "Human Again" song sequence and a never-before-released on home entertainment sing-along version. The original work-in-progress version will be available digitally and on Disney Movies Anywhere.
There is also a host of all-new bonus extras including a rare opportunity to gather around the piano with some of Disney's greatest composers, including Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin"), Stephen Schwartz ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "Pocahontas"), Kristen Anderson-Lopez ("Frozen," Disney's upcoming "Gigantic"), Robert Lopez ("Frozen," Disney's upcoming "Gigantic") and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Disney's upcoming "Moana") as they sing and share how they've personally been inspired by the film's award-winning music; a look at how Walt Disney himself sought to adapt this famous fairytale; a nostalgic look back with Paige O'Hara, the voice of Belle; behind-the-scenes access into the recording booth with the cast; and a sneak peek at Disney's upcoming live-action re-telling of "Beauty and the Beast," arriving in theaters in 2017.


We start a new month this week!
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Jeremiah Danvers (Dean Cain) has been rescued from Cadmus. But all is not as it seems on the Supergirl episode airing February 27.
Will the new railroad's proposed route through Hope Valley tear the town apart? Find out on the When Calls The Heart episode airing February 26.
With Season 12 pass the halfway point and quickly approaching its finale, there are a slew of nagging questions remaining, but the one that I keep pondering: Could Mary Winchester be soulless?