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Mikel Arteta delighted with 'beautiful' Arsenal win over Man Utd; names Gunners trait he 'loved'
Mikel Arteta of Arsenal Credit: Alamy
Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Arsenal for their 'beautiful' 3-2 victory against Manchester United on Sunday, while also revealing he 'loved' the personality his players demonstrated.
Arsenal went behind in the 17th minute when Marcus Rashford beat Aaron Ramsdale with a powerful right-footed effort. But Eddie Nketiah capitalised on Aaron Wan-Bissaka sleeping at the back post seven minutes later to head Arsenal level.
The Gunners then took the lead after the interval, with Bukayo Saka picking out the far bottom corner on his left foot.
There was much more drama to be had, though. Ramsdale failed to deal with a Man Utd corner and this allowed Lisandro Martinez to head over the line.
Ultimately, it was Arsenal who had the last laugh when Nketiah flicked home from close range in the 90th minute, giving Arteta's men all three points.
During a post-match interview with BBC Sport, Arteta reacted to the win and subsequent celebrations by calling it 'beautiful'.
"I really enjoyed it. It was a beautiful moment at the end and we get going with our people behind us. It was beautiful," he said.
When asked about the offside check for Nketiah's winner, Arteta added: "I wasn't sure; they were looking at something we hadn't seen and we [were] very relieved. We got to celebrate twice."
The Spaniard continued: "We showed a lot of emotional control – being 1-0 down to Manchester United is very tricky. They will kill you in big distances but we came back into the game. We stayed focused and I love this personality the players showed. We found the opening to win the game.
"They do surprise me with how they react. We encourage them to play free-flowing football and there is energy in the team and good things happen.
"To do it repeatedly against big teams, the way we played today, gives me a lot of positivity for the future. It is so tight now in the league, there are such small margins. Winning, losing or drawing, you have to be be conscious of that. If we can capitalise on the energy, it will be positive."
Bukayo Saka reacts to Thierry Henry comparison
During a post-match interview with Sky Sports, Saka reacted to the win by saying: "You can see how much it means to everyone. They're the only team that have beaten us this season so we really wanted to beat them for the fans.
"We know how important this win is for us. It wasn't easy and it definitely wasn't our best start to the game but we showed a lot of character to come back and get the win."
By scoring on Sunday afternoon, Saka joined Freddie Ljungberg and Thierry Henry by becoming the third player to net in three consecutive games against Man Utd. When asked about this feat, Saka continued: "Hello Freddie, hello Thierry – I'm happy. I was so close to getting two but I'm just so happy I got that first one and it gave me confidence to keep shooting."
On this season being Arsenal's best start to a Premier League campaign, the winger added: "That's really significant. It's something we can be proud of but we have to stay humble. It's only halfway through the season and things can change very quickly.
"But if we keep playing like we have then we'll be in a good place at the end of the season, we just have to keep it up."
Saka was then asked what is behind Arsenal's success this term. He responded: "Firstly, the belief we have. Especially at the Emirates with our fans and how they support us. We went 1-0 down and they still support, they don't know how much that helps us.
"The way the coach is setting us up, too, and the players the coach has brought in."
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Pencils Up: The Origin and Evolution of the SAT
A question: Which historical exams played a role in the development of the SAT?
[A] U.S.A. Military Army Alpha IQ exams in World War I
[B] IQ tests administered to children in 1905 France
[C] The U.S.A. Army-Navy College Qualifying Test during World War II
[D] A and C
[E] All of the Above
E is correct and worth one point. Before 2016, selecting any other answer would result in a ¼ penalty. But in 2016, a wrong answer yields neither penalty nor point gain.
Once upon a time, it began life as an acronym: SAT stood for "Scholastic Aptitude Test" and later the "Scholastic Assessment Test." It has existed for eight decades; it hung around the Great Depression and partook in two World Wars.
The family tree of the SAT can be traced back to its ancestral roots overseas in 1905 France. French Psychologist Albert Binet established the Binet-Simon IQ standardized test to evaluate the mental ages and capacity of children to distinguish the gifted and those left behind in their studies.
A Princeton psychology professor, Carl Brigham, took notes from Binet. Brigham would integrate the Binet-Simon methods into the American framework. Brigham experimented with Binet's studies through the U.S. Army Alpha Test, proto-SATs, to sort out the best military recruits during World War I. Perceiving its application to academia, Brigham adapted his test for the classrooms ("Where Did The Test Come From?").
Thus, in 1926, the College Board debuted Brigham's SAT, the Scholastic Aptitude Test to 8,040 students, departing from the traditional written exams (Jacobsen). Having experienced the quintessential four-hours-plus exam of today, modern students might find it amusing that the first SAT was 90 minutes with 315 questions of vocabulary and basic math and fill-in-the-blank analogies.
The SAT was a rising academic presence. Like an intrigued talent scout, Harvard University saw potential in the SAT in 1933. Harvard president, James Conant assigned his dean assistants, Henry Chauncey and Wilbur Bender, to find a means of selecting the best students for admission into Harvard. By 1934, the SAT was deemed to be the solution and Harvard required all applicants to take the SAT.
In 1943, the Army-Navy College Qualifying Test, a variation of the SAT, was distributed to 316,000 high school seniors. This verified that it could be mass-produced and administered to a large number of students. In 1948, Henry Chauncey founded the Educational Testing Service (ETS) with Conant as chairman of the board and the SAT as we know it today was born.
In 1957, a milestone was checked off: over half a million students had taken the SAT that year. To organize its flood of applicants, the University of California eventually made the SAT mandatory in 1967 under Chauncey's recommendation. From then on, nearly all private universities followed suit.
By offering a standardized measurement of intellectual ability, the SAT helped minimize potential biases in the college admissions process. In the pre-SAT days, universities picked students from elite private schools without a test ("The History of the SAT"). But Chauncey encouraged the selection of applicants based on merits rather than one's background (Woo, 2002). No test is perfect, but it was closer to the goal of objectivity, a chance to circumvent obstacles created by a student's economic and social background.
Then emerged the ACT in 1959. Professor Everett Franklin Lindquist designed the ACT to be the answer to the perceived shortcomings of the SAT. The ACT, once called the American College Test, bore similar blueprints to the SAT with a few major distinctions: it covered classroom subject material rather than measuring one's IQ, and it covered science and social studies. If the SAT was about general logic and critical thinking, the ACT focused on the knowledge contained in school textbooks (Fletcher, 2009). As a result, the ACT has been viewed a favorable alternative to the SAT.
Despite being competitors, the SAT and ACT aren't hostile archenemies. In fact, the established differences in what these tests measure, ultimately led to their co-existence. By 2009, the College Board established the "Score Choice" policy, which allowed students to pick their best score to send to their desired colleges (although, exceptions like Cornell University, require all scores be sent). An SAT-taker could also take the ACT as a safety net, or vice-versa. Students opt to endure both ACT and SAT to further their chances of college acceptance, strategically submitting their most attractive scores (Lewin, 2013). If anything, a student's calculated practice of both exams can render themselves a launchpad to future prospects.
Over time, demand for better test scores by parents and students has led to the emergence of test prep companies such as Kaplan, Prep Expert, and the Princeton Review. Parents enroll their children into prep courses to attain the skills necessary for beating these tests. Skills such as time management and deductive reasoning tricks, will bolster scores and collegiate prospects (Wasson, 2014).
Nowadays, the SAT has relinquished its identity from the old words in its bygone acronym, but remain synonymous with academic rites of passage. Scott Jeffe, a spokesman for the College Board in New York, said, "The SAT has become the trademark; it doesn't stand for anything. The SAT is the SAT, and that's all it is" (Applebome, 1997).
Shortly thereafter, controversy boils over, as low-income students struggle to afford testing fees. Many debated that the exam was not in sync with the actual grade point averages or a child's intellectual abilities. The adage, "You're more than a test score," caught on.
As a result, the College Board has addressed those concerns, promising more fee waivers and extensive revamping. In the words of the College Board President David Coleman,
"We must confront the inequalities that now surround assessment, such as costly test preparation. It is time for the College Board to say in a clear voice the culture and practice of test preparation that now surrounds admissions exams drives the perception of inequality and injustice in our country." ("College Board announces SAT overhaul…")
By 2016, the SAT had undergone extensive revisions to accommodate the paradigm shift noted above, adopting a few cues from the ACT in the process. The Writing Section, a 2005 add-on, became optional, the 2400 score reverted back to the old 1600, and students were no longer penalized for wrong answers. A wrong answer now being equal to an unanswered question.
For many, the recent revisions are not a justification to not prepare or to skip the exams entirely. The SAT remains the key to admissions and scholarships. Colleges will continue to court high-scoring students, offering up millions in merit-based academic excellence scholarships. Thus, the absence of an SAT score would lessen the probability of college admission or the acquisition of scholarships, or financial aid.
In addition, a decent SAT score can diminish the unattractiveness of a low GPA. The standards may have loosened, but that doesn't mean it negates the challenge of quality SAT or ACT score.
The SAT should not be construed as an accurate reading, the One True Perfect Determinator, of an individual's academic fitness for college. It still provides a measurable examination that complements the qualities of a student. At best, it does not reduce a child to a test score number, but rather, offers strategic fodder and a buffer in one's college application.
This writer's takeaway: The SAT might change, but the needs of an organization to vet their student applicants, and those of the student to stand out from the crowd, have not.
That said, number 2 pencils are still going up.
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'We're fighting all the subpoenas.' Congress and Trump prepare to battle over wide-ranging probes
The House Democrats have opened wide-ranging inquiries into President Trump's conduct. The White House signaled it will fight on almost everything.
'We're fighting all the subpoenas.' Congress and Trump prepare to battle over wide-ranging probes The House Democrats have opened wide-ranging inquiries into President Trump's conduct. The White House signaled it will fight on almost everything. Check out this story on wisfarmer.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/24/trump-congress-broad-fights-over-investigations-and-subpoenas-mcgahn-census/3552103002/
Bart Jansen, USA TODAY Published 12:37 p.m. CT April 24, 2019 | Updated 3:55 p.m. CT April 24, 2019
Speaking to reporters on his way to Atlanta, President Donald Trump says his White House will be "fighting all the subpoenas" issued by House Democrats in their investigations into his administration. (April 24) AP, AP
WASHINGTON – After weeks of clashes, Congress and the White House seem to have finally figured out what they're fighting over: Everything.
And they're setting up a series of legal battles that could reshape the boundaries of presidential power and legislative oversight.
A request for President Donald Trump's tax returns? The Treasury secretary called it "unprecedented" with "serious consequences" for taxpayer privacy. Testimony from a White House staffer about security clearances? The administration blocked his appearance. Requiring documents and testimony from a former White House counsel? The administration is considering asserting executive privilege to prevent it.
Every administration has fought with Congress, but seldom like this. Lawmakers are seeking information that would shed light on Trump's personal affairs, and the White House has responded with personal attacks. Instead of battling over one or two issues, lawmakers have made clear that they intend to dig widely into the president's conduct. The White House has signaled it will fight them on every front.
"We're fighting all the subpoenas. These aren't like impartial people. The Democrats are trying to win 2020," Trump said Wednesday. "The only way they can luck out is by constantly going after me on nonsense."
The disputes appear headed to federal courts, a prospect that could embroil all three branches of government in a test of presidential power. Trump himself has already launched one such fight, suing to block his longtime accountant from providing financial records to congressional investigators.
"This is a massive, unprecedented, and growing pattern of obstruction," Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Maryland Democrat who heads the Oversight and Reform Committee, said Wednesday.
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The Trumps are heading to Atlanta to speak at a drug abuse summit. (Photo: Susan Walsh, AP)
The atmosphere is so combative that routine requests have become skirmishes. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross refused to testify this month at the House Appropriations Committee and in late March at the Senate Appropriations Committee, where he was expected to face questions about adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Mark Harkins, a senior fellow in the government affairs institute at Georgetown University and former House Democratic staffer, called Ross' refusal "astounding."
"What is unusual is the number of different fronts," Harkins said. "The personal nature of the current bout of congressional oversight, such as wanting tax returns and financial records prior to serving in office, is what distinguishes the current bout of friction."
Trump emerged from the shadow of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry only to find a cascade of other investigations.
Mueller found that Trump hadn't conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election. But Mueller's report revealed in startling detail the Russian government's "sweeping and systematic" efforts to help Trump win, how his campaign welcomed the help and how Trump sought to impede the investigation.
Democrats, who regained control of the House in January, are using their newfound political power to explore everything from the Trump administration's policies to the president's conduct before he took office. They have issued formal demands for his tax returns and other financial records.
That is what provoked Trump in February to call the investigations "unlimited presidential harassment," tweeting that lawmakers would be "looking at every aspect of my life, both financial and personal, even though there is no reason to be doing so."
Congress looks into Trump finances
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Feb. 27, 2019 in Washington. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of federal crimes, including campaign finance violations and tax evasion. (Photo: Jack Gruber, USA TODAY)
A half-dozen House committees are examining Trump's finances for evidence of corruption and foreigners who might influence him. Those inquiries accelerated after Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, accused the president in sworn testimony this year of inflating his assets to obtain bank loans, participating in a financial conspiracy and encouraging him to lie to Congress.
Based on Cohen's testimony, the House Oversight and Reform Committee issued a subpoena for Trump's business records turned over to his accountant before he was elected in 2016. But Trump and his businesses filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the committee, to block another subpoena to Trump's longtime accounting firm Mazars USA that sought financial documents.
Congress has sued the past six presidents to get information when their requests went unanswered, Harkins said, but it is unusual for the president to file a lawsuit himself to block their demands.
The House Ways and Means Committee requested Trump's tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service by Tuesday, but the panel hasn't received them. In a break with more than 40 years of tradition by presidents and nominees, Trump has refused to release his returns.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin replied Tuesday that it would make a final decision by May 6, but he accused the committee of seeking the returns not for the stated purpose of drafting legislation but "to publicly release the president's tax returns."
No cooperation despite subpoenas
President Donald Trump confers with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., while departing a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2019. (Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Images)
One of the latest fights erupted Tuesday when Carl Kline, the White House personnel security director, refused to testify at the House Oversight and Reform Committee about security clearances – despite a subpoena. Cummings said he would consult with the House counsel and lawmakers to set up a potential vote for contempt.
Security clearances became controversial because of reports that Trump personally ordered that a security clearance be provided to Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and a senior adviser, despite concerns about his meetings with foreign nationals. Kline is accused of retaliating against a whistle-blower, who told lawmakers how about 25 clearances were granted despite problems with people's background checks.
"To date, the White House has refused to produce a single piece of paper or a single witness in any of the Committee's investigations this entire year," Cummings said Tuesday. "The White House now seeks to stonewall this otherwise routine congressional process."
The administration blocked another request for information on Wednesday, saying it would not allow a top official to testify about the administration's plans to add a citizenship question to the census. Lawmakers had planned to depose John Gore on Thursday, but Barr said Gore wouldn't appear unless another lawyer could accompany him to advise him about confidentiality interests of the executive branch.
Similarly, lawmakers are pressing for full Mueller report, so far without success. The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the complete Mueller report – and former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was described in the report as resisting Trump's efforts to stymie the inquiry. Several committees continue to explore the president's attempts to thwart the federal investigation into Russian influence in the election, despite Mueller pressing no charges.
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"President Trump and this administration are engaged in unprecedented stonewalling and once again using the legal system to conceal every area of his life as well as his wrongdoing and improprieties from the American people," said Ashley Etienne, a spokeswoman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "This level of secrecy should alarm all Americans."
One of Trump's personal lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, who represented Trump during the Mueller investigation, said he supports the White House's aggressive approach. Giuliani called the Democratic congressional elections "patently political."
"I would fight all those subpoenas," Giuliani said. "I haven't seen one yet that has a legislative purpose."
Broad sweep of inquiries unusual
Conflicts between Congress and the White House are expected between equal branches of government, according to academic experts. But the wide variety of conflicts and the personal nature of some of the requests are different with Trump.
Former President Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder fought with the Oversight Committee over a gun-running case and former President George W. Bush's Justice Department was investigated over the firing of U.S. attorneys. Former President Bill Clinton was impeached after an investigation gathered evidence about his sexual relationship with a White House intern (the Senate did not remove him from office).
But Sarah Binder, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and professor of political science at George Washington University, said the difference today is the wide variety of the conflicts, such as when the House Judiciary Committee requested documents from 81 people and organizations. The disputes have also resulted in subpoenas, which themselves represent the failure of negotiations to provide information voluntarily, she said.
"There's certainly precedent for these sorts of fireworks when the administration doesn't want to comply, particularly during a period of divided government, with an investigation run by the other party," Binder said. "I would say just generally that the Trump administration's relationships with the Hill have been so fraught that we shouldn't be surprised that they are coming to a head in this way, where past administrations might have had an incentive not to blow everything up at once because they wanted to get something else done."
As Democrats press their subpoenas and Trump resists, the fights seem likely to land in federal court, where fights over information have been known to drag on for years with uncertain results.
"In the past, the Supreme Court has given wide latitude to Congress in what it can obtain in its role in overseeing the executive branch," Harkins said.
Trump tweeted again Wednesday that he has done nothing wrong and that he had allowed everyone to testify to Mueller's investigators, including McGahn. But he said he would not permit his former White House lawyer to go before Congress. "I say it's enough," he said.
No Collusion, No Obstruction - there has NEVER been a President who has been more transparent. Millions of pages of documents were given to the Mueller Angry Dems, plus I allowed everyone to testify, including W.H. counsel. I didn't have to do this, but now they want more.....
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President Donald Trump tours border wall
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the US Customs and Border Patrol as he tours the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif. on April 5, 2019. President Donald Trump landed in California to view newly built fencing on the Mexican border, even as he retreated from a threat to shut the frontier over what he says is an out-of-control influx of migrants and drugs. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
A US border patrol helicopter overflies the US-Mexico border fence as President Donald Trump visits Calexico, Calif., as seen from Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 5, 2019. Guillermo Arias, AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin, AP
Mexico's federal police remain at the US-Mexico border fence as President Donald Trump visits Calexico, Calif., as seen from Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 5, 2019. GUILLERMO ARIAS, AFP/Getty Images
The motorcade of President Donald Trump arrives at the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., April 5, 2019. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
Members of the US secret service and border patrol agents on horseback, patrol near the US-Mexico border fence in preparation for the visit of US President Donald Trump to Calexico, Calif., as seen from Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 5, 2019. Guillermo Arias, AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump is given a piece of the border wall from Customs and Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez during a roundtable on immigration and border security at the US Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, California, April 5, 2019. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the Border Patrol as US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, second from right, looks on during a press conference in Calexico, Calif., April 5, 2019. Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images
A "baby trump" balloon flies above the Binational March of Unity in Calexico, Calif. during President Donald Trump's visit to the border town on April 5, 2019. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun-USA TODAY Network
Ed Ramos, a trump supporter stands in front of the wall separating the U.S. and Mexico during President Donald Trump's visit to the border town of Calexico, Calif. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun-USA TODAY Network
A man holding a U.S. and Mexican flags rides his bikes a few feet from the wall separating Mexico and the U.S. during the Binational March of Unity in Calexico, Calif. The march was organized by as a response to President Donald Trump's visit to the border town. The march of over 100 people was composed of members from Mexicali, Mexico and Calexico, California. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun-USA TODAY Network
As seen from the press vehicle in the motorcade accompanying President Donald Trump, people line the street in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Trump headed to the border with Mexico to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election. Jacquelyn Martin, AP
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the wall that separates Mexico and the U.S. in Calexico, Calif. on April 5, 2019. Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun-USA TODAY Network
President Donald Trump greets people after he arrived on Air Force One at Naval Air Facility El Centro, in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin, AP
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Established in 1775, Technische Universität Clausthal (Clausthal University of Technology) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the rural setting of the medium-sized town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Lower Saxony. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur (Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony), Technische Universität Clausthal (TU Clausthal) is a small (uniRank enrollment range: 3,000-3,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Technische Universität Clausthal (TU Clausthal) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
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About four years after finishing high school, Lou won first place in the IFBB's Mr. Universe and Mr. America bodybuilding competition. He won Mr.Universe again in the taller category in 1974, after which he competed in the Mr.Olympia. There he won second place and third place the next year. The cult classic bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron portrayed Lou's pursuit in trying to beat his main rival Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1975.
After Mr.Olympia he could not support himself by bodybuilding alone, so he started working in a sheet metal factory. After some time, he was offered a defensive lineman position for the Toronto Argonauts. However, there was a catch – he had never actually played football. But, with his frame, he thought "why not?". He was cut after only two games and never participated in game action. He said he had had a great time but that he hadn't liked the hitting.
What is now the world-renown "The World's Strongest Men" competition and a staple on late-night programs on ESPN, was originally meant to air on CBS, starting in 1977. Ferrigno won fourth place from eight total, and even bent a metal bar on his head.
In the 70s there was a show called "Battle of the Network Stars" and it was one of the most entertaining pieces of television. Actors formed teams and competed in a tug of war. Lou was pitted against Chachi. He didn't break much sweat to pull the rope out of Van Patten, Baio and Crystal.
Starting in the early 1990s, Lou was the personal trainer of Michael Jackson and put him through a workout regimen. He would help him again in 2009, preparing him for a concert tour in London, which unfortunately never happened due to MJ's untimely death.
While Mark Ruffalo and Ed Norton have done a brilliant job portraying The Hulk in his human form, nobody can replace the original Hulk's roar. Lou has voiced the character in The Incredible Hulk (2008) and also in the next two blockbusters The Avengers.
Lou is actually a sworn-in deputy for several police departments scattered around the US, like Delaware County, Ohio; San Luis Obispo, California and Los Angeles. In November 2010, he became a member of the sheriff's department in Maricopa County, Arizona, to watch over the US-Mexican border in the Phoenix area. Aikido master and action hero movie star Steven Seagal is also a member of the immigration patrol.
HE HAS RECENTLY PAINTED HIS BODY GREEN ONCE MORE FOR A FAN-MADE STAR TREK FILM.
The online series Star Trek Continues made by fans follows the journeys of Captain Kirk and his crew and is filled with props and sets from the original series that are surprisingly and beautifully recreated. He starred in the episode named "Lolani", and those who are deeply knowledgeable about Star Trek canon might think he is a slave trader from Orion.


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Stephen Shore's personal philosophy
The American photographer looks back on a momentous career with Imagista's Heidi Hartwig and Lauren Festa
Stephen Shore, Golden Nugget (27 June, 1978), Las Vegas, Nevada
It's hard not to be a little overawed by Stephen Shore's career. The great New York photographer began taking pictures at the age of six. By the time he was 14, he had sold his first prints to the Museum of Modern Art. Three years later, in 1965, he began to photograph at Andy Warhol's original Silver Factory. In 1971, he had his first solo show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In in 1972, he made a remarkbly prescient switch from black-and-white to colour photography.
Stephen Shore, Chuck, Andy, Edie (1965-67)
Yet, to hear Shore himself tell it, in this great new interview, put together by director Heidi Hartwig and writer Lauren Festa for the Imagista site, Shore's gilded life came about through hard work and simple pragmatism.
He puts his early interest in image making down to his uncle, who bought him a dark room set when Shore was six. He took photography seriously from then on, "by the time I was 14 I had two Nikons and two Leicas," he says.
Shore says he truly valued his visits to Warhol's studio, as he was able to "watch an artist making aesthetic decisions". It was Warhol who inspired Shore to experiment with fine-art techniques in photography.
Stephen Shore, Road Trip Journal (1973)
This artistic sensibility has remained with him. Towards the end of the Imagista interview, Shore discusses his latest project: photographing Holocaust survivors in the Ukraine. He says the subject matter is remarkably focussed and evocative, yet as Shore explains, "sometimes an artist can have a greater idea of what they want in a limited environment."
Stephen Shore, self portrait, New York (1976)
There's a nice sequence too, at the beginning of the film when, having been asked by a New York taxi driver what his personal philosophy was, Shore says he answered, "don't be upset about things you have no control over." After watching this interview you'll be left with the impression that instead, Shore has paid remarkable attention to the things he could control.
View the full interview, above. If you'd like to see more of his work, please consider our Shore books, including our great monograph, his critical analysis of photography, The Nature of Photographs, his 1970s travelogue, American Surfaces, as well as the thoroughly comprehensive and unashamedly aspirational Book of Books. if you can stretch to it, it really is Stephen Shore at his most consistently remarkable.
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Steve McCurry recalls the shells falling in Kashmir
Reclaim long lost New York with Elliott Erwitt
Lauren Greenfield on bling, shopping and the American Dream
Making Saturn V, the rocket that carried man to the moon
The struggle for NASA's moon photographs
A Fourth of July party pictured by Lauren Greenfield
Bruce Springsteen, Annie Leibovitz and Independence Day
The Met on the Moon
Charles and Ray Eames's positive cosmic vibes
Martin Parr's Flag Day Stars and Stripes
The Rocket Man of Sun and Moon
Annie Leibovitz opens up her archive for Hauser & Wirth
When Robert Capa shot D-Day


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A kékhomlokú törpeara (Diopsittaca nobilis) a papagájalakúak (Psittaciformes) rendjébe és a papagájfélék (Psittacidae) családjába sorolt Diopsittaca nem egyetlen faja.

Rendszeres
Egyes rendszerbesorolások Ara nobilis néven az ara nembe sorolják.

Alfajok, változatok
 Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis (törzsváltozat)
 Diopsittaca nobilis cumanensis
 Diopsittaca nobilis longipennis

Származása, elterjedése
Kelet-Venezuelában, Guyanában és Észak-Brazíliában él, az Amazonastól északra.

Megjelenése, felépítése
Testének hossza mintegy 30 centiméter, szárnyáé 17 centiméter. Homloka, feje tetejének elülső része kék; fehéren csupasz pofafoltja csak a szem környékére és a kantárra korlátozódik. Szárnyának orma, szegélye és a nagy alsó szárnyfedők vörösek, kézfedőinek külső zászlói kékek, az evezőtollak alsó felülete olajsárga.

A nemek ránézésre nem különböznek.

Életmódja, élőhelye
Erdőségekben vagy szavannákon él, de kitűnő rejtőszíne miatt jobbára csak rikoltozását követve fedezhető fel.

Magvakkal (főleg diófélékkel), rügyekkel, virágokkal és gyümölcsökkel táplálkozik. 10–15 fős csapatokban él.

Szaporodása

Pálmafák törzsének üregeibe, illetve termeszvárakba fészkel. Tavasszal – kora nyáron költ, egy fészekalja 4-6 tojás. 23 napig kotlik.

Források

 Papagáj-online

További információk

 Képek az interneten a fajról
 Ibc.lynxeds.com - videók a fajról
 Xeno-canto.org - a faj hangja és elterjedési területe

Újvilágipapagáj-formák
Madárfajok
Brazília madarai
Bolívia madarai
Guyana madarai
Francia Guyana madarai
Suriname madarai
Peru madarai
Venezuela madarai

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The Live Anthology
By Simon Vozick-Levinson
November 28, 2009 at 05:00 AM EST
Jackie Butler
The performances on this career-spanning four-disc compilation define the term "ageless": Listening to these concert recordings, which date from four decades, you may have trouble figuring out which are old and which are new without consulting the liner notes. That's how tight Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' onstage rapport has remained over the years (despite several lineup shuffles). With all the hits plus an enjoyable assortment of rarities and covers, The Live Anthology is a comprehensive portrait of a perpetually professional live act. A-
Download This: Listen to the song Goldfinger at last.fm
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The Beatles Anthology
The Mercury Anthology
A Star Is Born: How they shot at Coachella, Glastonbury, and Saturday Night Live
Anthology 1970-1994
Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology
Anthology (1968-90)
The Dusty Springfield Anthology
The Original Bad Company Anthology
Beyond & Back: The X Anthology
Anthology 2
Forever: An Anthology
Molten Gold: The Anthology


part of the project finance transaction, the category of industrial contracts.
in the development of an infrastructure project, for a simple reason.
no know how to design, to build and to manage the facility.
needed from the outside in order to carry out its entrepreneurial project.
cycle of the project, from the beginning down to the management phase.
the very early stage is represented by the construction.
key counterparties is represented by a construction agreement.
the SPV on the other side.
that are required by the SPV during it's very early development phase.
paves the way to the second important contract in the project life.
the maintenance of the vehicle throughout the operational life.
in order to keep in good shape the SPV plans and procurement.
which is represented by the sales contract.
to buyers of this kinds of goods and services.
which kind of products or service the SPV is able to generate.
my recommendation is always to create a clear cut categorization of projects.
Some projects typically sells goods or services to a general public.
example the case of a real estate development project or a leisure park.
In this case, you have a large number of buyers.
And you have, in front of you, a very huge number of counterparties.
that typically sells services to a limited numbers of buyers.
Take, for example, the case of the mining sector.
that takes over almost 100% of the production.
contracts is not presented by the so-called supply agreement.
industrial projects needs the raw material to be managed and carried out.
the production of power using biomass'.
that do not need this kind of supply agreement.
example the case of power generation using renewable energy like the solar light.
be provided sunlight that is provided by nature.
public-private partnerships, the public administration to the SPV.
This contract very frequently goes under the term of concession agreement.
on a special authorization that the public administration has provided to the SPV.
the case of social housing.
the guidelines provided by the same public administration.


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Record Setting Win!
Bill Auberlen becomes the winningest driver in American Sports Car history, driving the Turner Motorsport LIQUI MOLY BMW M6 to victory at VIR!
We all knew it was not a question of "if" but "when." That "when" was Saturday, August 22, 2020, when Turner Motorsport driver Bill Auberlen and teammate Robby Foley piloted the Turner MotorSport LIQUI MOLY M6 to GTD class victory in the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway. While this win makes a significant, positive impact in the Weather Tech Championship season, it is also the 61st IMSA win for Bill, making him the winningest driver in American Sports Car history.
With the Turner Motorsport GTD victory on the final lap of last year's Petit Le Mans, Bill moved into a tie with retired driver Scott Pruett. This win at VIR now positions him firmly atop the victory leaderboard and sets the tone for a fantastic remainder of the season. "The team has been great all season," Bill said. "This win was sort of the elephant in the room…and now with number 61 in the books, we can keep the focus on the championship."
LIQUI MOLY is obviously thrilled with the long-time partnership with the entire team at Turner Motorsport. The success certainly doesn't top at the GTD level. In fact, the next day, the Turner team, with Bill and Robby Foley kept winning in the number 95 M4GT4, claiming first (while Robby finished in the number 96 car for third place in the GS class in the M4GT4 cars. For LIQUI MOLY, it is more than having our logos on the cars; we appreciate another example of our consumer oils continuing to perform at race-proven levels.
"I got my first win 27 years ago and have worked with countless sponsors since then, many really good ones," Bill explained. "LIQUI MOLY is at the top of the class. For me, it's more than just the great oil for our race cars—a pretty critical aspect of the process really. Since seeing the difference LIQUI MOLY oils make in our race cars, I now use the product in my own cars and now my boats, too. And that livery looks pretty good, too!"
Worth Shover, owner of Shover Imports in North Carolina, sees this repeatedly; he is also on the crew team for Turner Motorsports. "I have long known that LIQUI MOLY oils and additives are the best for my shop and my customers. I wasn't surprised at all when I began working with the team and saw the same oils we provide our customers go into these winning race cars. Other manufacturers use one oil for consumers and a different oil for racing, but LIQUI MOLY consumer oils are the same; they're strong enough to race—and win—with, and that says a lot about what we provide our customers, too.
Congratulations to the entire Turner Motorsport team and to Bill for his record-setting—but certainly not his last—victory!


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title: "Custom data types"
menu:
  main:
    name: "Custom data types"
    identifier: "technical/plugins/webfrontend/types/custom-data-type-plugin"
    parent: "technical/plugins/webfrontend/types"
---
# Custom data types

With custom data types is possible to create new data types and they are 100% customizable depending on what we need to do.

To use them It's necessary to extends the class **CustomDataType**, implement the following methods and register it.

```coffeescript
class MyCustomDataType extends CustomDataType
    # ... methods implementations

CustomDataType.register(MyCustomDataType)
```

### Methods to implement

- getCustomDataOptionsInDatamodelInfo(customSettings `PlainObject`) : `String ArrayList`
    - The strings in this array will be the labels that will be shown below the 'Check' button in the datamodel.
- getCustomDataTypeName() : `String`
    - Unique name to identify the data type.
- renderEditorInput(data `PlainObject`) : `HTMLElement` / `CUI.DOMElement`
    - It is the content that will be shown in the editor.
- renderDetailOutput(data `PlainObject`) : `HTMLElement` / `CUI.DOMElement`
    - It is the content that will be shown in the detail.
- getSaveData(data `PlainObject`, saveData `PlainObject`) : `PlainObject`

### Optional methods available to override

- getCustomDataTypeNameLocalized() : `String`
    - It is the name that will be shown in the data types list.
- getCustomSchemaSettingNameLocalized() : `String`
- getCustomMaskSettingNameLocalized() : `String`
- getCustomSchemaSettings() : `PlainObject`
- getCustomMaskSettings() : `PlainObject`
- isVisible(mode `String`, options `PlainObject`) : `Boolean`
    - It returns a boolean that indicates whether the field has to be shown or not.
- renderFieldAsGroup() : `Boolean`
    - It returns a boolean that indicates whether the field has to be rendered as a group or not.
- renderCustomDataOptionsInDatamodel(customSettings `PlainObject`) : `HTMLElement` / `CUI.DOMElement`
- hasUserData(data `PlainObject`) : `Boolean`

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Home/News/Tech/Amazon Web Services Suffers 'Severely Impaired' Services In Select Regions For Back-end Critical API
Amazon Web Services Suffers 'Severely Impaired' Services In Select Regions For Back-end Critical API
By Alap Naik Desai November 25, 2020
Amazon Web Services or AWS has indicated that a small portion of its vast Cloud Infrastructure has suffered a malfunction. According to the company, the 'US-EAST-1 region is suffering a "severely impaired" service.' The malfunction appears to be inside an API that's critical, among other services, for the Internet of Things or IoT devices, particularly in the health industry.
AWS sent out a message that indicated the US-EAST-1 region has been impacted by a "severely impaired" service. What this essentially means that a single but important service has broken down. While a single service is down, it will obviously have a negative impact on the performance and reliance of several services that depend on the same.
AWS Kinesis Data Streams API Is 'Severely Impaired':
An Amazon AWS outage is currently causing issues to websites and services in the United States, and presumably worldwide data networks that depend on the same. The issue reportedly involves a severe impairment of the "Kinesis Data Streams API" in the US-EAST-1 Region. As a direct result, customers are not able to write or read data published to Kinesis streams. Amazon has issued a statement which reads:
"Kinesis has been experiencing increased error rates this morning in our US-East-1 Region that's impacted some other AWS services. We are working toward a resolution. We [will] continue to work towards recovery of the issue affecting the Kinesis Data Streams API in the US-EAST-1 Region. For Kinesis Data Streams, the issue is affecting the subsystem that is responsible for handling incoming requests. The team has identified the root cause and is working on resolving the issue affecting this subsystem."
An Amazon AWS outage is currently impacting our iRobot Home App. Please know that our team is aware and monitoring the situation and hope to get the App back online soon. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
— iRobot (@iRobot) November 25, 2020
The issue is reportedly ongoing for quite a few hours, and that too right before Thanksgiving weekend. "This issue," admitted the AWS team, "has also affected our ability to post updates to the Service Health Dashboard."
Hi there, we're impacted by the widespread AWS outage. We're working to resolve this as quickly as possible and hope to be back up and running soon. Thank you for your patience! -April
— Glassdoor (@Glassdoor) November 25, 2020
AWS confirmed the issues with Kinesis Data Streams API after observing spikes in error rates of the same. Kinesis API deals with real-time data, such as telemetry from IoT devices. According to marketing material, Amazon Kinesis can handle any amount of streaming data and process data from hundreds of thousands of sources with very low latencies.
Hello. We are currently unable to remove the A line service alert from our website and app because of the widespread Amazon AWS outage. A trains are no longer running local in Brooklyn. We will continue to post updates here as we have them.
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) November 25, 2020
AWS Kinesis Data Streams API Issues Brings Down Performance Of Several Other Services:
The issue with AWS Kinesis Data Streams API appears to be quite serious and widespread. This is because AWS defaults to US-EAST-1 when endpoints are used with no 'Region' setting. The region mentioned is US-EAST-1, which, according to the company's documentation, is "the default Region for API calls."
@RogueAmoeba Seems like you store is down. Paddle not working?
— Steven Smith (@IAmStev) November 25, 2020
Several mainstream apps and services have taken to Twitter and Tweeted about how the AWS outage is affecting them. Some of the affected services include, but are not limited to, Roku, Pocket, Flickr, Adobe Spark, Spotify-owned Anchor, Glassdoor, Getaround, and iRobot. Quite a few digital publications have claimed they are having issues with publishing stories due to the outage.
Pretty insane how literally the entire internet breaks whenever AWS goes down.
Also, quite concerning that one company singlehandedly controls 99% of the internet.
— Jeff (@JeffTutorials) November 25, 2020
With so many platforms impacted, quite a few Twitter users have raised questions about the internet's heavy dependence on AWS.
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package com.geodrop.SMSOut;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Vector;

import com.geodrop.ContentType;
import com.geodrop.ErrorType;
import com.geodrop.GeodropRequest;
import com.geodrop.HttpMethod;
import com.geodrop.Uri;
import com.geodrop.SMSOut.MustacheTemplate;
import com.geodrop.SMSOut.SMSSend_Response;

/**
 * Request to send SMS messages
 * specifying a text for the message,
 * a list of recipients and a personalized sender
 *
 * @author A-Tono s.r.l.
 * @since 1.0
 *
 */

public class SMSSend extends GeodropRequest
{
    /**
     * The text of the message to send
     */
    private String messageText;
    /**
     * Contains the msisdns of the recipients;
     * each msisdn is in E.164 format with '+'
     */
    private Vector<String> destMsisdns;
    /**
     * Used to specify the personalized sender
     */
    private String tpoa;
    /**
     * Date and time in the format "Y-m-d H:i:s",
     * used to send the message to a certain date,
     * if not specified the message is sent immediately
     */
	private Date deferred;
	/**
	 * Url for job notification
	 */
	private Vector<String> jobnotify;
	/**
	 * Url for dlr notification
	 */
	private Vector<String> dlrnotify;
	/**
	 * Time from which messages are not sent (HH:MM)
	 */
	private Date runrange_ltime;
	/**
	 * Number of hours during which messages are not sent
	 */
	private Integer runrange_timewindow;

    /**
     * Creates a new SMSSend instance
     *
     * @param destMsisdns The msisdns
     * @param messageText The message text
     * @param tpoa The tpoa
     * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
     */
    public SMSSend(Vector<String> destMsisdns,String messageText,String tpoa) throws Exception
    {
    	this.initialize(destMsisdns,messageText,tpoa,null,null,null,null,null);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new SMSSend instance
     *
     * @param destMsisdns The msisdns
     * @param messageText The message text
     * @param tpoa The tpoa
     * @param deferred The deferred time
     * @param jobnotify Url for job notification
     * @param dlrnotify Url for dlr notification
     * @param runrange_ltime Time from which messages are not sent (HH:MM)
     * @param runrange_timewindow Number of hours during which messages are not sent
     * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
     */
    public SMSSend(
    		Vector<String> destMsisdns,
    		String messageText,
    		String tpoa,
    		Date deferred,
    		Vector<String> jobnotify,
        	Vector<String> dlrnotify,
        	Date runrange_ltime,
        	Integer runrange_timewindow ) throws Exception
    {
    	this.initialize(destMsisdns,messageText,tpoa,deferred,jobnotify,dlrnotify,runrange_ltime,runrange_timewindow);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new SMSSend instance
     *
     * @param destMsisdns The msisdns
     * @param messageText The message text
     * @param tpoa The tpoa
     * @param deferred The deferred time
     * @param jobnotify Url for job notification
     * @param dlrnotify Url for dlr notification
     * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
     */
    public SMSSend(
    		Vector<String> destMsisdns,
    		String messageText,
    		String tpoa,
    		Date deferred,
    		Vector<String> jobnotify,
        	Vector<String> dlrnotify) throws Exception
    {
    	this.initialize(destMsisdns,messageText,tpoa,deferred,jobnotify,dlrnotify,null,null);
    }

    /**
     * Initialize the request
     *
     * @param destMsisdns The msisdns
     * @param messageText The message text
     * @param tpoa The tpoa
     * @param deferred The deferred time
     * @param jobnotify Url for job notification
     * @param dlrnotify Url for dlr notification
     * @param runrange_ltime Time from which messages are not sent (HH:MM)
     * @param runrange_timewindow Number of hours during which messages are not sent
     * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
     */
    private void initialize(
    	Vector<String> destMsisdns,
    	String messageText,
    	String tpoa,
    	Date deferred,
    	Vector<String> jobnotify,
    	Vector<String> dlrnotify,
    	Date runrange_ltime,
    	Integer runrange_timewindow ) throws Exception
    {
    	//set parameters
	    this.uri = Uri.OUT_SMS_SEND;
	    this.httpMethod = HttpMethod.POST;
	    this.contentType = ContentType.XML;
	    this.templateName = MustacheTemplate.SMS_Send_Estimatecost;
	    this.setDestMsisdns(destMsisdns);
	    this.setMessageText(messageText);
	    this.setTpoa(tpoa);
	    this.setDeferred(deferred);
	    this.set_jobnotify(jobnotify);
	    this.set_dlrnotify(dlrnotify);
	    this.set_runrange_ltime(runrange_ltime);
	    this.set_runrange_timewindow(runrange_timewindow);
    }

	@Override
	protected boolean decodeResponse(String httpResponse)
	{
		this.response = new SMSSend_Response();
		return this.response.fillParameters(httpResponse);
	}

	@Override
	protected void createParams()
	{
		this.params = new HashMap<String, Object>();
		this.params.put("message", this.messageText);
		this.params.put("dest_msisdns", this.destMsisdns);
		this.params.put("tpoa", this.tpoa);
		if(this.deferred != null)
		{
			SimpleDateFormat dateParser = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
			this.params.put("deferred", dateParser.format(this.deferred));
		}
		if(this.jobnotify != null)
		{
			this.params.put("jobnotify","");
			Vector<HashMap<String, String>> job_notifyurl_vect = new Vector<HashMap<String, String>>();
			for(int index_job=0; index_job < this.jobnotify.size(); index_job++ )
			{
				HashMap<String, String> job_notifyurl_map = new HashMap<String, String>();
				job_notifyurl_map.put("job_url",this.jobnotify.get(index_job));
				job_notifyurl_vect.add(job_notifyurl_map);
			}
			this.params.put("job_notifyurl",job_notifyurl_vect);
		}
		if(this.dlrnotify != null)
		{
			this.params.put("dlrnotify","");
			Vector<HashMap<String, String>> dlr_notifyurl_vect = new Vector<HashMap<String, String>>();
			for(int index_dlr=0; index_dlr < this.dlrnotify.size(); index_dlr++ )
			{
				HashMap<String, String> dlr_notifyurl_map = new HashMap<String, String>();
				dlr_notifyurl_map.put("dlr_url",this.dlrnotify.get(index_dlr));
				dlr_notifyurl_vect.add(dlr_notifyurl_map);
			}
			this.params.put("dlr_notifyurl",dlr_notifyurl_vect);
		}
		if(this.runrange_ltime != null && this.runrange_timewindow != null)
		{
			Vector<HashMap<String, String>> runrange = new Vector<HashMap<String, String>>();
			HashMap<String, String> runrange_entry = new HashMap<String, String>();
			SimpleDateFormat dateParser = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm");
			runrange_entry.put("runrange_ltime", dateParser.format(this.runrange_ltime));
			runrange_entry.put("runrange_timewindow", this.runrange_timewindow.toString());
			runrange.add(runrange_entry);
			this.params.put("runrange",runrange);
		}
	}

	//getters
	/**
	 * @return The text of the message to send
	 */
	public String getMessageText()
	{
		return this.messageText;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The vector of msisdns of the recipients;
     * each msisdn is in E.164 format with '+'
	 */
	public Vector<String> getDestMsisdns()
	{
		return this.destMsisdns;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The tpoa used to specify the personalized sender
	 */
	public String getTpoa()
	{
		return this.tpoa;
	}

	/**
	 * @return Date and time in the format "Y-m-d H:i:s",
     * used to send the message to a certain date,
     * if not specified the message is sent immediately
	 */
	public Date getDeferred()
	{
		return this.deferred;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The url for job notification
	 */
	public Vector<String> get_jobnotify()
	{
		return this.jobnotify;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The url for dlr notification
	 */
	public Vector<String> get_dlrnotify()
	{
		return this.dlrnotify;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The time from which messages are not sent
	 */
	public Date get_runrange_ltime()
	{
		return this.runrange_ltime;
	}

	/**
	 * @return The number of hours during which messages are not sent
	 */
	public Integer get_runrange_timewindow()
	{
		return this.runrange_timewindow;
	}

	//setters
	/**
	 * @param messageText The text of the message to send
	 */
	public void setMessageText(String messageText)
	{
		this.messageText = messageText;
	}

	/**
	 * @param destMsisdns The vector of msisdns of the recipients;
     * each msisdn is in E.164 format with '+'
	 * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
	 */
	public void setDestMsisdns(Vector<String> destMsisdns) throws Exception
	{
		//check msisdns format
		for(int index = 0; index < destMsisdns.size(); index++)
		{
			if(!this.checkMsisdnE164Format(destMsisdns.get(index),true))
			{
				throw new Exception(ErrorType.MALFORMED_MSISDNS);
			}
		}
		this.destMsisdns = destMsisdns;
	}

	/**
	 * @param tpoa The tpoa used to specify the personalized sender
	 */
	public void setTpoa(String tpoa)
	{
		this.tpoa = tpoa;
	}

	/**
	 * @param deferred Date and time in the format "Y-m-d H:i:s",
     * used to send the message to a certain date,
     * if not specified the message is sent immediately
	 * @throws Exception If parameters are not valid
	 */
	public void setDeferred(Date deferred) throws Exception
	{
		//check date
		if(deferred != null)
		{
			if (deferred.before(new Date()))
			{
				throw new Exception(ErrorType.MALFORMED_OR_PAST_TIME);
			}
		}
		this.deferred = deferred;
	}
	/**
	 * @param jobnotify Url for job notification
	 */
	public void set_jobnotify(Vector<String> jobnotify)
	{
		this.jobnotify = jobnotify;
	}

	/**
	 * @param dlrnotify Url for dlr notification
	 */
	public void set_dlrnotify(Vector<String> dlrnotify)
	{
		this.dlrnotify = dlrnotify;
	}

	/**
 	 * @param runrange_ltime Time from which messages are not sent (HH:MM)
	 */
	public void set_runrange_ltime(Date runrange_ltime)
	{
		this.runrange_ltime = runrange_ltime;
	}

	/**
	 * @param runrange_timewindow Number of hours during which messages are not sent
	 */
	public void set_runrange_timewindow(Integer runrange_timewindow)
	{
		this.runrange_timewindow = runrange_timewindow;
	}
}


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Q: my list is not displaying when reading async from database I have a screen that is reading data from a database table (sqllite) but the data is not been display in my listview.  it looks like when i read the data the screen already display the gui and my array is not populated with data by the time the listview access the array.
below is my code
import 'package:finsec/model/cardview_list_item.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:finsec/utils/strings.dart';
import 'package:finsec/utils/colors.dart';
import 'package:finsec/widget/circle_icon.dart';
import 'package:finsec/data/db_provider.dart';
import 'package:sqflite/sqflite.dart';
import 'package:finsec/utils/queries.dart';

class CardviewListItemData  extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  State<StatefulWidget> createState() {

    return CardviewListItemDataState();
  }
}

class CardviewListItemDataState extends State<CardviewListItemData> {
  DBProvider db = new DBProvider();
  List<String> amountList;
  List<CardviewListItem> listItems  = List<CardviewListItem>();
  int count = 0;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    if (amountList == null) {
      amountList = List<String>();

      updateListView();
      listItems = summaryList();

    }

    return ListView.builder(
      itemCount: listItems.length,
      shrinkWrap: true,
      itemBuilder: (context, index) {
        return ListTile(
          leading: Icon(listItems[index].icon, color: listItems[index].iconColor),
          title: Align(
            child: new Text(listItems[index].title,style: TextStyle(fontSize: 16)),
            alignment: Alignment(-1.4, 0),
          ),
          trailing: new Text(listItems[index].amount, style: TextStyle(fontSize: 16),),
          //onTap: () => onTapped(context, listItems[index].title),
        );
      },
    );
  }
  List<CardviewListItem> summaryList() {

    List<CardviewListItem> summaryListItems = List<CardviewListItem>();
    CardviewListItem income = new CardviewListItem(
        title: totalIncome,
        amount: amountList[0],
        icon: Icons.attach_money,
        iconColor: green

    );
    summaryListItems.add(income);

    return summaryListItems;
  }

  void updateListView() {
    final Future<Database> dbFuture = db.initializeDatabase();
    dbFuture.then((database) {

      Future<List<String>> incomeListFuture = db.getDataList(test);
      incomeListFuture.then((amountList) {
        setState(() {
          this.amountList = amountList;
          this.count = this.amountList.length;
        });
      });
    });
  }

}

my database code is
import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
import 'package:path/path.dart';
import 'package:sqflite/sqflite.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/transaction_content.dart';
import 'package:finsec/utils/tables.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/income/income_dao.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/income/income.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/list_item.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/dao.dart';
import 'package:finsec/model/cardview_list_item.dart';

import 'package:finsec/utils/strings.dart';
import 'package:finsec/utils/colors.dart';
import 'package:finsec/widget/circle_icon.dart';
import 'package:finsec/data/db_provider.dart';
class DBProvider {

  static DBProvider db;    // Singleton DBProvider
  static Database _database;                // Singleton Database

  DBProvider._createInstance(); // Named constructor to create instance of DBProvider

  factory DBProvider() {

    if (db == null) {
      db = DBProvider._createInstance(); // This is executed only once, singleton object
    }
    return db;
  }

  Future<Database> get database async {

    if (_database == null) {
      _database = await initializeDatabase();
    }
    return _database;
  }

  Future<Database> initializeDatabase() async {
    // Get the directory path for both Android and iOS to store database.
    Directory directory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
    String path = directory.path + 'finsec.db';
    // Open/create the database at a given path
    var finsecDatabase = await openDatabase(path, version: 4, onCreate: _createDb, onUpgrade: _onUpgrade);
    return finsecDatabase;
  }

  void _createDb(Database db, int newVersion) async {
   // await db.execute('drop table income');
    print('CREATE THE TABLE2');
    await db.execute(incomeTable);

    //await db.execute("CREATE TABLE User(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, firstname TEXT, lastname TEXT, dob TEXT)");
  }

  // UPGRADE DATABASE TABLES
  void _onUpgrade(Database db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) async {
    if (oldVersion < newVersion) {
      await db.execute('drop table income');
      await db.execute(incomeTable);
    }
  }

  // Fetch Operation: Get all row objects from database
  Future<List<Map<String, dynamic>>> getTransactions(String tableName) async {
    Database db = await this.database;

   //var result = await db.rawQuery(tableName);
    var result = await db.query(tableName);
    result.forEach((row) => print(row));
   // var res = await db.insert('note', transactionType.toMap());
    return result;
  }

  // Fetch Operation: Get all row objects from database
  Future<List<Map<String, dynamic>>> getTransactionsQuery(String query) async {
    Database db = await this.database;

    var result = await db.rawQuery(query);
    return result;
  }

  // Insert Operation: Insert a transaction object to database
  Future<int> insertTransaction(String sqlQuery) async {
    Database db = await this.database;
    //var dao = new IncomeDao();
    var result = await db.rawInsert(sqlQuery); //insert(noteTable, note.toMap());
    //var result = await db.insert('noteTable', transaction);
    return result;
  }

  // Update Operation: Update a Note object and save it to database
  Future<int> updateTransaction(Map transaction) async {
    var db = await this.database;
    //var result = await db.rawUpdate(sql);// update(noteTable, note.toMap(), where: '$colId = ?', whereArgs: [note.id]);
    var result = await db.update('noteTable', transaction);
    return result;
  }

  // Delete Operation: Delete a transaction object from database
  Future<int> deleteTransaction(int id) async {
    var db = await this.database;
    int result = await db.rawDelete('DELETE FROM noteTable WHERE ');
    return result;
  }

  // Get number of Note objects in database
  Future<int> getCount() async {
    Database db = await this.database;
    List<Map<String, dynamic>> x = await db.rawQuery('SELECT COUNT (*) from noteTable');
    int result = Sqflite.firstIntValue(x);
    return result;
  }

  // Get the 'Map List' [ List<Map> ] and convert it to 'Note List' [ List<Note> ]
  Future<List<Income>> getIncomeList(String tableName) async {

    var incomeMapList = await getTransactions(tableName); // Get 'Map List' from database
    int count = incomeMapList.length;         // Count the number of map entries in db table

    List<Income> incomeList = List<Income>();
    // For loop to create a 'Income List' from a 'Map List'
    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
      incomeList.add(Income.fromMap(incomeMapList[i]));
    }

    return incomeList;
  }

  // Get the 'Map List' [ List<Map> ] and convert it to 'Note List' [ List<Note> ]
  Future<List<String>> getDataList(String query) async {
    var dataMapList = await getTransactionsQuery(query); // Get 'Map List' from database
    int count = dataMapList.length;         // Count the number of map entries in db table

    List<String> dataList = List<String>();
    Map<String, dynamic> queryData;

    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
      queryData = dataMapList[i];
      dataList.add(queryData["amount"]);
    }

    return dataList;
  }

}

i think the problem is in the following portion of the code
  if (amountList == null) {
      amountList = List<String>();
      updateListView();
      listItems = summaryList();
    }

updateListView() is getting called but it looks like the code continue executing to the next line even if updateListView didnt finish executing. when i called amountList[0] in summaryList(), i get the following error
 RangeError (index): Invalid value: Valid value range is empty: 0
I/flutter ( 3640):
I/flutter ( 3640): User-created ancestor of the error-causing widget was:
I/flutter ( 3640):   Column file:///C:/Users/rodrigue33/Documents/APP/finsec/lib/widget/cardview_widget.dart:45:22
I/flutter ( 3640):
I/flutter ( 3640): When the exception was thrown, this was the stack:
I/flutter ( 3640): #0      List.[] (dart:core-patch/growable_array.dart:145:60)
I/flutter ( 3640): #1      CardviewListItemDataState.summaryList (package:finsec/data/cardview_list_item.dart:114:27)
I/flutter ( 3640): #2      CardviewListItemDataState.build (package:finsec/data/cardview_list_item.dart:80:19)
I/flutter ( 3640): #3      StatefulElement.build (package:flutter/src/widgets/framework.dart:4040:27)

this is my assumption of what is happening. do anyone agree with me? how can i solve this issue of waiting for database to return data before displaying the data in the listview?  thanks in advance

A: The problem is that you are calling the setState method and updating its "amountList", as setState reloads the page it doesn't quite execute "listItems = summaryList ();".
Perhaps a quick fix would be to create a bool check and leave it false, set to true when setState is executed, and within your builder method do:
if (amountList == null) {
  amountList = List<String>();
  updateListView();
}
 if(check){
   listItems = summaryList();
 }

NOTE: I suggest using async and await in your methods instead of future.
void updateListView() async{

  final Database db = await db.initializeDatabase();
  List<String> incomeList = await db.getDataList(test);
  setState(() {
    this.amountList = amountList;
    this.count = this.amountList.length;
    this.check = true;
  });

}

I hope I helped you!

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Niles woman charged in Christmas Day crash in Brookfield
by: Joe Gorman
Editor's note: This story corrects the ages of the suspect and the victim. We regret the errors.
BROOKFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) — A Niles woman was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs and aggravated vehicular assault after a Christmas Day crash that severely injured a passenger in her vehicle.
Tonja Freeman, 55, also faces charges of driving under suspension and leaving the scene of an accident with a serious injury specification.
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Freeman pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Tuesday in Trumbull County Eastern District Court. Her case was bound over to a grand jury Thursday, according to court records.
She remains in the Trumbull County Jail without bond.
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That car was found two miles away by Vienna police in the middle of the road disabled, reports said. Reports said Freeman was the driver and she smelled heavily of alcohol, reports said. Reports said a 95-year-old female passenger was severely injured and she was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center for treatment.
Reports said Freeman failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the police station for a breath test, where her blood alcohol content was registered at .115. In Ohio, a person is considered legally drunk if their BAC is .08 or over.
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Yesterday was a bad day. Today, so far, my heart is alive and breathing once again, remembering it can take care of itself, and that, in the midst of pain, there is still love, if you can persist to find it. This can take some looking.
But as there is a season about to end, there is another beginning. I will make it a new beginning. And to mark it, this Sunday I hold A Tea Party on the beach, with fancy frocks and friends to say goodbye to what has, in many ways, been a memorable and beautiful season.
And I am not quite ready for snow, but the thought of chocolate coloured days and walks by the green cooling river fill me with a new joys. Trips to London to see the new Rodin collection, Tate Modern, my sister and the Thames. Kittywakes calling from Seaford cliffs, quiet afternoons writing, berries and hot tea late at night.
And the beach will change its flavour, but will still be there, chugging and churning, my solace in this greedy busy town, peace in the burning car headlights.
Who knows what will actually become of this Autumn, but perhaps I don't have to opt for complete hibernation just yet, or can do so in another way. I think they call it Recuperation. I call on all my animals of the forest, of the ice, of the road. Let them take care of this little soul when it grows littler, when the rocks start falling and I need a place to hide, some fur and strong paws to bury my face in.
And all being well, it won't break my heart to see Mum in the new nursing home where she'll soon be residing, with her child-like vision, the flower pots on the patio. I am so glad there will be flowers for her there. And though it feels a devastation to think we all might be in for another long haul, because we know she will not get better, but could stay in some twilight world for years to come, I am glad she will be settled somewhere where there are no nurses, too busy to give my mother a second glance, to really look after her, where I can leave behind wards, the clinical smell, the dreadful taste of death and withering in my mouth. At least there are hills there.
And I have joined a Writing Circle. And I soon begin a little writing course. And life moves onward. I never stay the same. And even in one day, who I am shifts and changes. I am Clare, and I am reborn with every tear, every pain.
your words are so nice and powerful that they leave me speechless (writerless i guess) sometimes, and the comments are dull but sincere, you know?
laurel - yes, I think I am starting to make peace with it. It's such a poignant but comforting time, Autumn, so rich. The colours are gorgeous this time of year.
bere - hah! Your comments are always sincere and NEVER dull.


I've some exciting news! I was thrilled to have been recently selected for one of the 2017 Feminartsy Writing Residencies.
Over the next ten months I will be one of the writers producing an article a month.
I'll post the links here.
My theme for the residency - the status of black women, specially Aboriginal women, in Australia. I'll be writing about women I know, the lives I am familiar with, and where feminism of all kinds has gotten us.
I'll also be talking about activism - what works and where it has failed black women in particular, and the embedded violence within what continues to be referred to as the 'Aboriginal community' that needs to be exposed, for all our sakes.
Unless you know me very well, I am unlikely to be the Aboriginal person that you expected.
How did a people who are constantly reported on and at the centre of Australian politics, if not the hot issue of the day, for one reason or another, and frequently as a result of a mash up of numerous issues of outrage become so misunderstood? How is it that I still encounter people who are unnerved to discover I am not 'that sort of Aboriginal'?
The peruser was on vacation - brought your book with him. Disaster truly. Be that as it may, he can in any case read. Obviously the american publishing company stun set him back a bit. He managed his report only two or three weeks prior.


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