As the Secretary‑General told you last week, he will be leaving for the Central African Republic this afternoon. He will arrive in Bangui tomorrow, on United Nations Day. During his visit, he will meet with Government officials, civil society, political parties, and the diplomatic corps. He will also address the National Assembly. He will leave Bangui on Friday, 27 October.
As you know, there was a high‑level pledging conference in Geneva today to mobilize resources for the Rohingya refugee crisis response plan, which requires $434 million. The conference was co‑chaired by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was co‑hosted by the European Union and Kuwait. The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, said in remarks that we are facing a massive refugee crisis demanding a comprehensive response.
He also stressed that this is not an isolated crisis, but rather it is the latest round in a decades‑long cycle of persecution, violence and displacement, with serious violations continuing in Rakhine. He said that aid workers continue to face severe access restrictions, crippling their ability to assess needs and to provide assistance. At the end of the conference, Mr. Lowcock said he was very encouraged by the roughly $340 million in pledges made. The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh has reached 603,000, bringing the total number of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar to well over 800,000.
The Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, urges the Congolese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release members of two opposition parties arrested yesterday in Lubumbashi. The UN Mission is deeply concerned by ongoing acts of intimidation against opposition members. Two incidents involving the use of firearms have also recently been reported in Kinshasa. The Mission further deplores the restrictions on freedom of movement which have been imposed on Kyungu wa Kumwanza, the national president of the opposition political party Union nationale des fédéralistes du Congo, who has been under de facto house arrest for several months. You can find the press release issued by the Mission on its website.
We put out a statement yesterday from the Secretary‑General and from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, concerning the forthcoming presidential election in Kenya. In that statement, the Secretary‑General and the AU [African Union] Commission Chairperson called on all stakeholders to cooperate with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, as the constitutionally‑mandated body to conduct the election. And they urged all political parties and their supporters to create conditions for a peaceful election and refrain from any act of violence and stressed the need for the Kenyan security services to exercise restraint, use minimal force in performing their duties and respect the freedom and political liberties of all Kenyans. The full statement is online.
Our colleagues at the UN refugee agency have warned that with no imminent resolution to the crisis in South Sudan, and based on the current arrival trends, around half a million South Sudanese could become refugees in the coming year in neighbouring countries. More than 2 million people have already fled the country, and an additional two million are internally displaced. The majority of displaced people are women and children. Despite the scale of the crisis, the South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan remains severely underfunded. Requesting $1.4 billion to support over 2 million refugees in 2017, the appeal is only 25 per cent funded.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, will begin a five‑day visit to Yemen tomorrow to see first‑hand the traumatic impact the conflict has had on the country's people and to seek ways to strengthen the collective response to their urgent humanitarian needs. He will meet key officials in Aden and Sana'a to discuss how to strengthen the aid operation and expand the humanitarian space to save and protect civilian lives. Mr. Lowcock will also meet Yemenis in Sana'a, Aden and Hudaydah to hear how their lives have been disrupted by the devastating conflict. Yemen faces a triple tragedy combining the threat of famine, the world's worst cholera outbreak and a brutal manmade conflict. An estimated 17 million Yemenis, who make up 60 per cent of the country's population, are food insecure. The total of suspected cholera cases has exceeded 860,000, with over 2,100 associated deaths.
According to the UN migration agency, some 136,000 people remain displaced in northern Iraq following recent military operations. Aid workers continue to help those in need, visiting camps and villages to provide health care and distributing emergency supplies — including water, blankets, hygiene items and household kits — to the displaced people. In a statement over the weekend, the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande, said that the situation remains volatile, and many people are returning to their homes only to flee for a second or third time when hostilities erupt again. She said that she remains extremely concerned by reports of violence, looting and destruction, stressing that everything has to be done by authorities on all sides to ensure the safety of families caught up in recent events.
We are very concerned about the increase in the number of displaced persons. We appeal to the Federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to take coordinated steps to prevent and avoid further clashes, escalation and breakdown of law and order. We call on the parties to jointly manage the situation and resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution of Iraq. Also on Iraq, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping to protect livestock owned by hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq's Mosul area, which was recently retaken from Da'esh. The new campaign includes vaccinating 1 million sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo, as well as providing feed for animals. More information on the new campaign on FAO's website.
Our colleagues at UNICEF [United Nations Children's Fund] say today that at current rates of reduction, it will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa. The new projections, released during a high‑level meeting on ending child marriage in Dakar this week, aim to bring the spotlight on the region of the world where girls face the highest risk of marrying in childhood. While the prevalence of child marriage in West and Central Africa has declined over the past two decades, progress has been uneven, and still 4 in 10 women are married before the age of 18 and, of these, 1 in 3 before the age of 15. West and Central Africa includes 6 of the 10 countries with the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world: those are Niger, the Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. More information is available on UNICEF's website.
After this briefing, you will hear from Brenden Varma, the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. At 2 p.m., there will be a press briefing by Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. And tomorrow at 10 a.m., there will be a press briefing by Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. And that's it for me. Do you have any questions? Yes. Luke?
Question: Thanks. The NGO [non-governmental organization] Save the Children has ended its search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean for refugees. They are complaining about interference from the Italian authorities and other safety concerns, while the Italians say the NGOs are a magnet for smugglers. Where does the UN land on… on that?
Spokesman: Well, we've been asking all the parties, including those with boats in the waters in the Mediterranean, to do what they can to make sure that refugees are treated safely and that their dignity is respected. Regarding the question of smuggling, you'll have seen what we have said. We have tried to make sure that all nations take efforts against human traffickers and other sorts of smugglers. At the same time, we want to make sure that the societies from which the refugees are coming can themselves be improved so that there are fewer push factors compelling people to place their lives in jeopardy. But, if they are out on the sea in the Mediterranean, we want their safety and their security to be taken care of, first and foremost.
Question: So, is the reduction of… of rescue boats from NGOs a negative development if it removes a safety net?
Spokesman: We believe that all parties have a role to play in protecting and defending the lives of those who are at sea. And we want governments and NGOs to work together in that regard. Yes?
Question: Farhan, a question… a couple of questions on the AU‑UN statement regarding Kenya's election. You talk about… the statement talks about the UN and the AU's commitment to assist Kenya in ensuring a credible and transparent process. What… what… what is the UN doing? What has the UN committed to the process to date?
Spokesman: We have been trying to work with the authorities, including, as you can see in our… in the call that we made over the weekend, to try to make sure that the various political parties, the security forces, and all involved in the elections do their utmost to make sure that a free and fair election can be held and that it can be held peacefully.
Question: The statement also appears to be giving a sort of a tacit endorsement to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that is very much at the heart of whether this election is going to be credible or not, given statements made by the commissioner that has fled to New York, the three weeks' leave that the CEO has taken. Are you tacitly saying that the IEBC is a credible institution in its current form and is fit to run this election?
Spokesman: Well, you know, just to repeat, what we want is for everyone to cooperate with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Remember, as we said in the statement, that this is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct the election, and it's in that context that we want its work to be supported.
Question: Same topic? Sure. I wanted to ask you. This, again, goes back to Ms. [Roselyn] Akombe, because, since Friday, there's been an article in the Nation in Kenya in which Raila Odinga is… is quoted as saying he was in, quote, constant contact with… with Ms. Akombe, you know, speaks about death threats. But, in any case, it really calls into question the… the… the… it would seem important since she is… at least was and presumably still has a post at the UN, to have some kind of disclosure of what… how this took place. I asked on Friday whether the Kenyan ambassador, Mr. [Macharia] Kamau, demarched António Guterres for the entire situation around Ms. Akombe. He said he wasn't aware of a meeting. So now, three days later, can you confirm that? Because people upstairs, that's what they say.
Spokesman: I have no meeting to confirm, as I pointed out the last time you asked this. Regarding Ms. Akombe, she is on leave and will continue to be on leave through to the end of this year.
Question: My question is this. Okay. That's helpful. But my… there's a staff rule that says that staff shouldn't engage in politics. And I understand that it's said that she got a waiver in order to go initially to work at the [IEBC], but is that… is that a carte blanche? Is it something that needs to be sort of updated? Because you could… in… in… in principle, working for IEBC could not be a violation, but once it became as political as it did, was there any second review by the Ethics Office of whether this was putting the UN in an… in an unfortunate and… and… position in Kenya?
Spokesman: I'm aware that the staff member in question did work with the Ethics Office and keep them informed as she was taking her special leave. Yes, Mr. Abbadi?
Question: Thank you, Farhan. Has the United Nations been invited to observe the meeting of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party in China? And who represents the UN?
Spokesman: I'm not aware that we have an invitation, but I'll check. Olga?
Question: Thanks, Farhan. You told us on Friday that Secretary‑General would meet today, on Monday, with Special Envoy [Staffan] de Mistura. Do you have any update? Did they meet?
Spokesman: As far as I'm aware, they haven't met so far. I believe he's going to try to get this meeting done before he travels. Mr. de Mistura will also be here this week to brief the Security Council on Thursday. Yes?
Question: Four‑hundred people get killed in Kurd… from Kurd in Kirkuk by the Iraqi soldiers. So the UN get involved with that and what's going on over there?
Spokesman: Well, as you may have heard, I just pointed out our concerns and our call on the Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to take coordinated steps to prevent and avoid further clashes, escalation and breakdown of law and order. Yes. Dulcie?
Question: Yeah, from the readout of António Guterres' meeting with Donald Trump on Friday, it referred to discussions on the Rohingya as well as UN reform. I mean, the… you know, there were virtually no details. Is this meeting on the record? And is there going to be a change in policy on the Rohingya after… based on these discussions? Thanks.
Spokesman: The topic of Myanmar was one of the topics mentioned in the readout. That's all I really have to say about their discussions. It was… as you can see, there was also a camera spray of the event when the Secretary‑General was in the White House. And you can see from that that it was a friendly and productive atmosphere. Yes?
Question: Sure. I wanted to ask you, there's reports that… that several opposition people from Burundi from the… the Popular Forces of Burundi, or FPB, were extradited or abducted from Tanzania back into Burundi. And given both Tanzania's role as… role, in some sense, in… in the mediation and the UN's role in this… on fulfilled mediation, does the UN know about this abduction or extradition? Can it confirm it? And if it doesn't, is it trying to confirm it? And how might it impact the process in Burundi?
Spokesman: Well, we would need further details, but we are asking and will try to get further information on this. [He later added that if the events are confirmed, we call on the concerned authorities to ensure that due process is followed and the rights of those individuals are respected. We also stress the need for transparency in this matter.] Yes?
Question: Is there any update from Mr. [Jeffrey] Feltman on… on Myanmar? Any possibility of them ever returning home, or is the UN going to feed them in these dreadful camps forever?
Spokesman: Well, you saw the press release we put out following the conclusion of his visit. He has also, I believe, informed the different members of the Security Council concerning aspects of his visit. So he's been sharing his experiences. Regarding where we stand, you're aware of what our concerns are, and we're continuing to work with the authorities to make sure that the various points that the Secretary‑General has been outlining can be upheld. Yes?
Spokesman: Well, we're doing that at all levels. You've seen that the Secretary‑General has taken up the issue, and Mr. Feltman, most recently, visited the country, met with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the head of the Tatmadaw. And, like I said, on Friday, he briefed some of members of the Security Council about that visit. Yes?
Question: Sorry. I'm going to ask about Cameroon, but I just wanted to know, when you say some of the members, is it… did he brief all 15 members, or, if not, how was it decided which members?
Spokesman: I believe it was all 15, but it was an informal briefing. It wasn't a briefing inside the Security Council.
Question: Okay. Thanks. I wanted to ask, on Cameroon, there had been, as I'd asked, I believe, on Friday, a protest for the treatment of… not the treatment, the crisis in the north‑west and south‑west regions planned for Douala. It was… it was outlawed. It still, to some degree, went forward. People were arrested. Teargas was deployed. Meanwhile, I had noticed that the head of the country team, the Resident Coordinator, Allegra Baiocchi, has a photograph marching in Yaoundé for UN Day. So, I wanted to know, first of all, what does the UN think of the banning of an opposition protest about a situation that's killed hundreds of people? And what's its… what is the country team doing? Why is it praising this UN Day march in the capital without a single — at least public that I can find — comment about the banning of an opposition march in the commercial capital of the country?
Spokesman: Well, regarding the treatment of the protest, we want to make sure that everyone's right to freedom of expression and to freedom of peaceful assembly is respected, and that needs to happen in Cameroon as elsewhere. Regarding UN Day, I mean, it's… there's nothing particularly wrong or bizarre about different country teams celebrating UN Day. That's standard across the UN system.
Question: And did the Secretary‑General have any view or involvement in the… the on‑again and now off‑again appointment of Robert Mugabe as the goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organization (WHO)? Did he think that was an appropriate move? And did he ever… did he call Tedros [Ghebreyesus]… you know, the director of WHO? What does he think of it?
Spokesman: Regarding that, no, the Secretary‑General had no role in this, but you'll have seen Dr. Tedros' remarks rescinding the appointment. And anything further should be directed to the World Health Organization.
Question: I have one more and I'll just… if I… I'm going to try to do this as… have this work. I just want to get an answer from you. If it's… and I'm asking for a reason. If it's permissible to use… to broadcast, including via live broadcast, Periscope at photo ops on the 38th Floor, how does one prevent capturing the audio of UN officials who may speak during the photo op? And I ask because I received a threat to my accreditation for just that. And so I need know what the rule is. I went to MALU [Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit]. They weren't there. Mr. [Maher Nasser] blocks me on Twitter. So, now I want to know, how is it possible to threaten the accreditation of a media for… like I'm broadcasting here. If somebody said something behind me, is it a violation that requires review of accreditation? How does it work?
Spokesman: Matthew, your issues with media accreditation need to be resolved with them, not with us. Brenden, come on up.


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Q: Simple Change localStorage Name Prompt Doesn't Show I'm learning basic localStorage here.
Problem: I'm supposed to be able to change my stored name every time I click the Change User button
https://jsfiddle.net/19bvwypn/
var myButton = document.querySelector('button');
var myHeading = document.querySelector('h1');

function setUserName() {
  var myName = prompt('Please enter your name.');
  localStorage.setItem('name', myName);
  myHeading.innerHTML = 'Mozilla is cool, ' + myName;
}

if(!localStorage.getItem('name')) {
  setUserName();
} else {
  var storedName = localStorage.getItem('name');
  myHeading.innerHTML = 'Mozilla is cool, ' + storedName;
}

myButton.onclick = function() {
  setUserName();
}

But nothing happens.
It works fine on Mozilla's own example site:
link
Can someone tell me what I'm overlooking here? :-)

A: @Capax your code is 100% working, but you have forgot to add h1 in your HTML, just add

 after the button. Then there will be no issue in your fiddle. :)
Here is Working Fiddle
Thanks

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Q: What's so bad about running an IIS web application from an UNC share, as suggested in DotNetNuke docs? I've been taught in the past that it is unwise to run a web application from an UNC share. Reasons I remember are security, rights and authorization trouble and performance. However, in the DotNetNuke documentation it says:

The web farm configuration that DotNetNuke initially supports involves
  two or more front end web servers ("web-heads") whose IIS website root
  directories are mapped to a common UNC share on a remote file server.
  The UNC share contains the application source code as well as any
  static content for the individual sites.

Somehow this sounds to me like a poor-mans configuration and I feel like opening a potential Pandora's box. Is it wise to follow DotNetNuke Corp's suggestion here?

A: There is nothing inherently wrong with using a UNC share.  At a previous company we operated dozens of web servers and they all used UNC shares (not on DNN).  There were over 80k paying subscribers of which 10's of thousands used the applications every day.  It worked very well.
To address Mitchel's points:
1.) Single point of failure is only an issue if you make it an issue.  There is plenty of redundancy available in the various SAN/NAS solutions.
2.) IO will not be an issue with any decent SAN or NAS.  I have never had a problem with file system watchers.  DNN doesn't directly use any, in the unlikely event that the built-in ASP.Net watchers created a problem I would probably disable them.
3.) I don't see security as any more of an issue than any other solution.  You must be sure to control access to your files and setup permissions appropriately.  With local disks you may choose to leave permissions more open than on a network, but you probably should secure both equally well.  There is an extra configuration step related to using a UNC path.  The extra effort around configuring security will be minuscule when compared to the weeks if not months of effort involved in creating a site that is worthy of a web farm.
I totally agree with Mitchel's opinions on why not to use file synchronization.
I know there are some people out there running DNN sites with file synchronization.  I don't know of any who have not had to work around issues caused by the file synchronization.  Personally I doubt that getting a site running well with file synchronization is cheaper than using a UNC on a SAN once you count the labor spent sorting out the quirks of file synchronization.

A: There are a few things that can become problematic when it comes to this type of configuration with DOtNetNuke.

*

*This method although a "web-farm" scenario results in a single point of failure.  The UNC share becomes your choke point and if it goes down all nodes go down.

*Disk IO and configuration of network communication can be an issue.  This is related to the number of "File System Watchers" that can be opened/maintained on remote content.  THis issue isn't too big of a deal in MOST cases, but can be a royal PITA when it happens.

*Security can be an issue, but is typically something that you just have issues with at the onset of the configuration.  You need to be sure that you properly assign permissions to the user account so that it can have full access to the UNC share.

My guess as to why this is the "default" recommendation by DotNetNuke corporation would be due to the following.  NOTE: these are ONLY my opinions.

*

*This configuration provides the "least" complication when it comes to real-time content synching.  WIth only one file system there is no need to talk about replication and things of that nature.

*Default caching uses file based caching, with both going to the same system cache expiration is easy to manage.  If replicated it wouldn't work.


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Q: clang on cygwin fails to produce executable from C++ source I'm trying to use clang on cygwin to compile C++ files but the executable it produces fails to run. I get runtime failures from cygwin:
Cygwin runtime failure: a.exe: Invalid relocation.  Offset 0x2fd4bce73 at address 0x1004010e9 doesn't fit into 32 bits

sample code - proba.cpp:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(void)
{
    cout << "Hello, World!";
    return 0;
}

compiled with:
clang++ proba.cpp

Compilation finishes without any error or warning.
clang was compiled from sources. I tried the latest release (8.0.0) as well as git version (26.03.2019). Both produces the same error when running its output.
clang installation procedure was the following:
git clone https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS="clang;compiler-rt;lld;" -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=X86 ../llvm/
make -j4
make install

cygwin also has a clang package (version 5.0.1) that compiles proba.cpp to a working executable. The reason of not using that is it does not compile SystemC libraries (https://www.accellera.org/downloads/standards/systemc) correctly. There are few tests that fail during 'make check' in contrast when compiling with gcc (7.4.0) all the tests pass.
I also noticed that clang drivers that compiled from sources use g++ as the linker while the one comes with the cygwin package uses ld. I also did not manage to force clang 9 to use lld instead of g++. (-fuse-ld=lld is not recognized by g++)
clang comes with cygwin:
$ clang++ -v proba.cpp -o a_clang5.exe
clang version 5.0.1 (tags/RELEASE_501/final)
Target: x86_64-unknown-windows-cygnus
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /usr/bin
 "/usr/bin/clang-5.0" -cc1 -triple x86_64-unknown-windows-cygnus -emit-obj -mrelax-all -disable-free -disable-llvm-verifier -discard-value-names -main-file-name proba.cpp -mre
location-model pic -pic-level 2 -mthread-model posix -fmath-errno -masm-verbose -mconstructor-aliases -munwind-tables -target-cpu x86-64 -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -v -dwarf-co
lumn-info -debugger-tuning=gdb -resource-dir /usr/lib/clang/5.0.1 -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++ -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/x86_6
4-pc-cygwin -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/backward -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/7.4.0 -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/incl
ude/c++/7.4.0/x86_64-pc-cygwin -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/7.4.0/backward -internal-isystem /usr/include/c++/7.4.0 -internal-isystem /usr/include/c++/7
.4.0/x86_64-pc-cygwin -internal-isystem /usr/include/c++/7.4.0/backward -internal-isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++ -internal-isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64
-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++/x86_64-pc-cygwin -internal-isystem /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++/backward -internal-isystem /usr/local/include -internal-isystem
 /usr/lib/clang/5.0.1/include -internal-isystem /usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include -internal-isystem /usr/include -internal-isystem /usr/include/w32api -fdeprecated-macro -fdebug-c
ompilation-dir /cygdrive/c/home/peter.gerst/tmp/clang_proba -ferror-limit 19 -fmessage-length 175 -femulated-tls -fobjc-runtime=gcc -fcxx-exceptions -fexceptions -fdiagnostics
-show-option -fcolor-diagnostics -o /tmp/proba-e855cb.o -x c++ proba.cpp
clang -cc1 version 5.0.1 based upon LLVM 5.0.1 default target x86_64-unknown-windows-cygnus
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/x86_64-pc-cygwin"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/backward"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/7.4.0"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/7.4.0/x86_64-pc-cygwin"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include/c++/7.4.0/backward"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/c++/7.4.0"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/c++/7.4.0/x86_64-pc-cygwin"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/c++/7.4.0/backward"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include"
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/include"
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++/x86_64-pc-cygwin
 /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/include/c++/backward
 /usr/lib/clang/5.0.1/include
 /usr/include
 /usr/include/w32api
End of search list.
 "/usr/bin/ld" -m i386pep --wrap _Znwm --wrap _Znam --wrap _ZnwmRKSt9nothrow_t --wrap _ZnamRKSt9nothrow_t --wrap _ZdlPv --wrap _ZdaPv --wrap _ZdlPvRKSt9nothrow_t --wrap _ZdaPv
KSt9nothrow_t -Bdynamic --tsaware -o a_clang5.exe /usr/lib/crt0.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0 -L/usr/x86_64-pc-cygwin/
lib -L/usr/lib /tmp/proba-e855cb.o -lstdc++ -liconv -lgcc_s -lgcc -lcygwin -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32 -lgcc_s -lgcc -lcygwin /usr/lib/default-manifest.o /usr/lib
/gcc/x86_64-pc-cygwin/7.4.0/crtend.o

clang 9 compiled from sources:
$ clang++ -v proba.cpp -o a.exe
clang version 9.0.0 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git e24441aab03e393d591d9252612e8c0ac557b1c3)
Target: x86_64-unknown-windows-cygnus
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Compiling and executing the C equivalent of proba.cpp works fine with clang 9. I tried the tests suggested by the documentation (https://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html):
clang --help
clang file.c -fsyntax-only
clang file.c -S -emit-llvm -o -
clang file.c -S -emit-llvm -o - -O3
clang file.c -S -O3 -o -

They seemed to work correctly to me.
I also tried the following without success
clang++ -c proba.cpp -o proba.o
ld.lld proba.o -o proba.exe
ld.lld: error: proba.o: unknown file type

Does anybody have any idea what could go wrong with the C++ compilation using clang 9 on cygwin?
Did anybody manage to use lld linker along with clang under cygwin?
Any hint on how can clang + lld toolchain setup correctly under cygwin will be also appreciated. Thank you!


I hear all the time about how much people don't like social media. They feel it's too invasive or they feel like their social lives are on display. This opinion confuses me because sometimes I wonder if these individuals know just how much they themselves use social media.
A lot of what we learn about, talk about, and engage with comes from our conversations on social media. There's the color of the dress discussion, the release of popular Netflix series, or even what happens in Hollywood.
While social media can feel invasion at times, I choose to look at it as a way to connect with my virtual friends from around the world. I have social media to thank for a few of my jobs, friends I've made, and social and political issues I've learned.


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Washington farmworkers could get overtime pay under proposal
A state Supreme Court decision sparked the legislation, which some call a win for equity, and others worry could threaten the agricultural industry.
Author: Michael Crowe
Published: 8:16 PM PDT April 6, 2021
Updated: 8:55 PM PDT April 6, 2021
AUBURN, Wash. — Washington lawmakers are mulling overtime protections for farmworkers, a move advocates call long overdue, but financially concerning to some growers.
SB 5172 would add overtime standards for agricultural workers, phasing in time and a half pay at 55 hours per week starting in 2022, then at 48 hours in 2023 and 40 hours in 2024.
United Farm Workers praised the bill, which passed the state Senate, and is now being considered by the House.
"There's just this historic inequity that hangs over this country," said Elizabeth Strater, Director of Strategic Campaigns with UFW. "Overtime protections that most other folks take for granted are essentially their health and safety protections. The human body is not meant to be worked to death."
Farm workers have been exempted from federal overtime protections since the 1930s. Washington was pushed to re-examine that after a November decision by the state Supreme Court, which found dairy workers were overtime-eligible. The majority of the court found that applies to agriculture workers at large, too.
Rosella Mosby runs Mosby Farms with her husband in Auburn. She worries the new overtime laws would decimate already thin margins for smaller growers, and force consolidation.
"And even though we realize we're looking at overtime, there will be farms that close because they straight up will not be able to afford to pay overtime," she said.
It's why she's pushing for protections for employers ensuring workers can't sue for retroactive overtime prior to this court decision. A recent amendment to the legislation includes this, though she'd like to see that protected against a partial veto by the governor.
Some have also pushed for "seasonality" exceptions: a period of weeks during peak season where overtime pay requirements are reduced or lifted under a certain threshold.
As of Monday, United Farm Workers felt a fair compromise had been reached to protect workers, and their employers, and did not feel further exceptions were appropriate.
"I think there's a lot of really deep compromises that have been made on both sides, both on the sides of farmworkers and advocate groups, and on the sides of the growers," Strater said.
Some industry groups have argued overtime rates would lead to fewer hours for employees, who work long hours during the busy season to get crops to market. UFW argues the protections are still justified.
Latinos account for 99% of farmworkers in Washington, and Washington is the first state to grant farmworkers protections through the courts.
Mosby argues producers in Washington won't be able to compete with cheaper cost of living states, all competing for the same buyers.
"So the impact of overtime, is you have the retailer who is only willing to pay so much and you have rising costs," she said. "So every year our boxes go up, seed goes up, fuel goes up, and labor goes up and we're just being squeezed on a regular basis. So making the decision of how many hours we'll be able to afford, that including overtime is going to be a serious decision."
Strater said that the legislation in Washington state is just the beginning.
"If there are industries that are allowed to feel entitled to just a limitless amount of dangerous labor from human beings based on the sector that they work in, that's just a basically deeply historic wrong, that state by state is starting to be addressed in a more comprehensive way," Strater said.
Washington Supreme Court rules dairy workers to get overtime pay
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NEW DELHI: US-based Juniper Networks is planning to invest $1 billion (about Rs 6,700 crore) in its Indian operations to tap into the opportunities which will arise from India's digital transformation led by cloud-based services.
"We intend to continue to invest in this (India) region, so consider at least another $1billion or so over the next few years," Juniper Networks' global chief executive Rami Rahim told ET.
The company wants to be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's digital vision, he said.
"We want to be a part of it (Digital India vision). And for that reason, we are investing today with the goal that they will pay off in the next year to two-year time frame," Rahim said.
Juniper offers software-defined network solutions, routers and switches to telecom service providers and large enterprises including government departments, and competes with Cisco, Ciena and Hewlett-Packard, among others.
The NYSE-listed company has invested $1 billion in India in the past six years, mostly on research and development, and has about 2,600 workers in the country across locations including Bengaluru and Delhi.
"To take the country as large as India to a cashless economy with new services and applications, the demand for connectivity, scale and performance, security of the infrastructure increases and that indirectly results in the opportunity for us," Rahim said.
Ongoing schemes such as digitisation and ubiquitous digital infrastructure for every citizen are exciting initiatives in which the company could contribute immensely, Rahim said, and that's why India has been a very big focus for the US multinational.
Juniper anticipates that by 2020 about 700 million people in India will be connected to the internet, with mobile devices a key growth driver, representing a business opportunity for the company.
With 300-350 million internet users, according to industry estimates, India is the second-largest internet community in the world, with 27% penetration compared to 50.3% in China.
Juniper expects to grow India operations faster with the new investment and it is banking on talent acquisition to aid product innovation. "The talent here (India) is second to none. We depend on the teams here to develop some of the most complex software systems," Rahim said.


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With many of my clients facing stiff competition within their business community, customers today are more drawn to business that have a relationship with their customers. A blog allows potential customers and clients to see comments posted by existing customers. By establishing communication and relationships with people you can build trust and credibility.
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Ever wonder when you visit someone's webpage whether they actually know what they are doing? For those businesses where there is little tangible evidence of work well done, a blog can help show off your expertise. If potential clients can see you as someone able to provide relevant information about your industry, you will be more likely to win their business. Relevant content will also drive traffic to your website with inbound links. The more quality inbound links your site has, the more Google will love your site.
Okay, so now you look like you know your industry, but wait….. doing the research for your blog has actually sharpened your mind and your industry intelligence is not all smoke and mirrors. This leads to other intelligent conversation with potential clients out in the world. Your confidence is up, you feel like sharing what you've learned and your business grows.
Okay, so you are now excited about getting your blog started. You figure out what your first topic will be, you do the proper research and you publish your first post. Success! You feel great. A few weeks go by, and you get busy, and you forget about your blog. Oops, it's been a month and you have failed to do another post. With slightly less motivation than before, you sit down to write your second post. Writers block consumes you. Although you succeed in posting another topic, the experience has been exhausting. You realize that you really don't like writing, or that your inner critic is just too strong. You let it lapse, and suddenly your newest post is several months old.
This is not an uncommon phenomenon but what harm is really caused by old content? First, you've just eradicated all the pros from above and worse, you are now telling your audience and Google, that you are no longer active in your business. Are you even still in business? People move on to another site….. My point here is this – if you plan to do a blog, you have to stick with it, and post often. And when I say often, I mean at least once a month but the more the better. WordPress has a great feature that allows you to schedule your posts. They will automatically populate at the time you specify. For those who find it easier to work on blog posts during a block of time, this can be a lifesaver.
Most of all, it's important to know yourself and your willingness to dedicate the time needed for establishing a successful blog.


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Southern Baptists join in collective prayer prior to annual meeting
By Scott Barkley
NASHVILLE – The official seating capacity for the Davidson Ballroom in the Music City Center is 1,128. All of them, plus a few more, were still not enough to accommodate those wanting to participate in a special-called prayer gathering Sunday evening (June 13).
The overflow crowd included young and old as well as a variety of ethnicities. In the lead-up to an annual meeting where the word "division" received an abundance of attention, its only appearance here came with calling on Christ to cast it out.
Robby Gallaty, pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn., led the prayer time but made it clear from the beginning that "tonight is going to be about Jesus." Photo by Eric Brown
Robby Gallaty, pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, Tenn., led the prayer time but made it clear from the beginning that "tonight is going to be about Jesus."
A willing spirit to be used by God had to be present before seeing revival at his own church, Gallaty confessed. His own pride and jealousy of others had to be laid down as well as a realization that he was allowing the stress of the pastorate to burn himself out. Clarity of his own situation, he said, came with a question asked of him by a friend.
"If revival in your church or your ministry was dependent on your prayer or your faith," Gallaty recollected, "would you see revival?"
It's unknown if there has ever been an official time devoted solely to prayer preceding an SBC annual meeting. Gallaty said his prayer is that in 50 years messengers wouldn't be able to recall a time it didn't follow a prayer gathering.
Before the prayer meeting began, revival had already come for one individual. A staff member of the Music City Center had become curious about the setup in the room and the event being held. Gallaty and others prayed with her and she received Christ as her savior. The news shared by Gallaty at the beginning brought a standing ovation.
Gallaty's opening remarks led to a directed time of silence, followed by collective worship and another time of prayer. Attendees were encouraged to confess and pray through sins such as bitterness, complacency and jealousy. Gallaty further urged pastors to self-examine whether they had "fallen in love with the ministry of Jesus rather than the Jesus of ministry." Pastors, ministry leaders and their families were asked to stand for those next to lay on hands and pray for them.
Prayer whispers led to murmurs. Gallaty's next words brought it to a roar when he called on those gathered to see prayer as the key to the upcoming days. "What happened at the annual meeting?" he asked, thinking of a possible future conversation. "I don't know. But I was at the prayer night and it changed my life!"
Southern Baptists gather to prayer together in the opening session of the Send Conference. Photo by Eric Brown
For approximately a half-hour, small groups of three or four prayed for areas such as unity in the SBC, churches and specific needs in the group. Toward the end Gallaty invited SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd, who he called "a great friend" and one "who loves Jesus more than anyone I know," and Floyd's wife, Jeana, on stage for prayer.
Members of Long Hollow Baptist Church's intercessory prayer team participated in the event. Since December, Long Hollow has witnessed a revival rooted in prayer that brought 1,000 baptisms by mid-April.
Nathan Lino, senior pastor of Northeast Houston Baptist Church, which has experienced its own revival this year, closed the event in prayer.
Calling the evening "a warm-up," Lino prayed for Southern Baptists to not trade "this divine inheritance for something trite."
He compared current tensions in the SBC to the counseling sessions between married couples of which many pastors are a part. Communication needs to become clear. He prayed for God to "vindicate truth-tellers" and "expose false prophets."
Instead of being in conflict, Lino expressed, may believers join with one heart and one mind. Where demonic and Satanic influences exist, he called on Jesus to drive them out.
"Fill our meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday with your presence," he prayed.
Scott Barkley
Scott Barkley is national correspondent for Baptist Press


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CyclingNews published a feature naming the "50 most influential people in cycling" that included three women connected to Liv: athlete Ayesha McGowan from Liv Racing, brand founder and Giant Group Chairperson Bonnie Tu, and 12-time world champion Marianne Vos of CCC-Liv Team.
Ayesha McGowan was chosen by CyclingNews editors for "inspiring, influencing and leading the next generation of African American women in cycling."
Tu founded the Liv brand and has made it her mission to make cycling more inclusive to female riders.
CCC-Liv Team rider Marianne Vos has won nearly every major title in the sport of cycling and assumed leadership positions with the UCI, the world governing body of the sport.
"The Power List" was compiled by CyclingNews editors and includes athletes, brand leaders, event directors and advocates for change in the sport. The inclusion of Tu, McGowan and Vos shows the diverse outreach of Liv, illustrating leadership in all facets of the sport. "Power isn't necessarily derived from one element," wrote CyclingNews editors. "It's often a combination of wealth, influence, control and inspiration. Our list, subjective as it is, represents where we feel cycling currently stands, rather than where it should be. We hope that our list kicks off a wider debate than just who our shouldn't be top, and opens up discussions on where cycling can improve."
McGowan, a professional road racer for Liv Racing, was listed at No. 32, drawing praise for her efforts in "advocating for better representation for women of color in the bike industry, using her voice to support and speak up for increased diversity inside the sport's brands, organizations, events, teams and media." Editors wrote that McGowan is "inspiring, influencing and leading the next generation of African American women in cycling."
Tu was selected at No. 28. Editors pointed to her as "the driving force behind the Liv brand of women-specific cycling gear." They noted her inspiration to start the brand when she was 57 because "she found the quality and availability of women-specific gear was surprisingly lacking. Since then, she's made it her mission to make the Liv brand—run by women for women—welcoming to female riders."
Vos, one of the most decorated racers of all time, made it into the top-20 of the CyclingNews list, landing at 17. The Dutch rider from the CCC-Liv Team has an unrivaled list of accomplishments with 12 world championship titles and countless major wins over her 14-year career in road, cyclocross and track racing. "She is a natural leader who guides, inspires and commands respect by setting the highest standards of professionalism," CyclingNews editors wrote. "And it's for thers reasons that she has been elected as a member of the UCI Athletes' Commission and as the riders' representative on the UCI Road Commission."
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Some schools in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are loosening the restrictions on the use of cell phones during the school day.
However, some teachers are also using today's new technology for creative lessons in the classroom. A few months ago, I shared this story on how one school has used texting to enhance poetry lessons – just one example of how embracing technology can lead to improved education. In a Florida suburb, a Spanish teacher has found a fun way to use cell phones to enhance her lessons. And this article in the Innovative Educator talks about how progressive educators know it's not a matter of if cell phones should be used in lessons, but when.
While cell phones will always require policing by teachers as there will always be some who will try to take advantage, many students respect and appreciate the policy, making it easier to manage unauthorized usage.


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