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Smart Scanning
For those versed in reverse engineering, here's how to stay afloat in the sea of available hardware and software solutions.
Hard probes and touch probes provide more accurate results than non-contact scanners, but at the expense of speed. Image courtesy of FARO.
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By Kip Hanson
Traditionally, reverse engineering was once a colossal pain in the neck. Capturing the dimensions of a machined, cast or injection-molded component often entailed hundreds of measurements on a surface plate or coordinate measuring machine (CMM), followed by hours of tedious CAD work. And larger objects like aircraft fuselage or automobile interiors? You may have cut them into smaller sections, measured each one and digitally stitched it all together again, but it was probably easier to just start from scratch.
The good news is that all of this tedium is now obsolete. A range of easy-to-use and cost-effective scanning systems have hit the market in recent years, making the capture of dimensional data on practically any object about as tricky as snapping a family photo. Plus, a host of software tools are now available that can turn scanned data into accurate 3D models within hours or even minutes.
Armed for Success
One provider is FARO Technologies Inc., which offers numerous solutions for anyone wishing to reverse engineer a product. Perhaps the most challenging aspect of these systems, however, is deciding which one is best for your use case.
Proper system selection depends on the desired accuracy and resolution, speed requirements, the size of the objects being scanned and the available budget, says Ken Steffey, product manager for the FaroArm/ScanArm and Laser Line Probe portfolio.
Laser and structured light scanners are often used to model objects with fine details, as in this Luke Skywalker replication project. Image courtesy of nPower.
"Scanning a machined part, for example, might require accuracy to within a few thousandths of an inch, whereas a car bumper or chassis component probably needs far less than that," he says. "The advantage of our articulated arm technology is that you can get very dense point data on small parts and part features, then use a looser, faster scan for larger or less critical components."
FARO's ScanArm has significant reach, he adds, able to measure objects several meters or more across. It can also accommodate hard probes and touch-trigger probes like those used on CMMs, as well as several noncontact options.
One possible option, laser line scanning, works on the principle of using a camera to view a line of laser light that's made to traverse the target workpiece. And just as one can determine a cellphone's position by measuring the distance to nearby towers, so too can point data be collected by triangulating the camera's relative viewpoints.
"The challenge with any method of non-contact scanning is that it's never as accurate as hard probing on a traditional CMM," Steffey says. "This is why we give customers the option of different probes or scanning heads, so as to cover as wide a range of applications as possible. The desire to cover a diverse application space is also why we recently introduced color scanning capabilities, which broadens the scope of materials and surfaces that can be scanned—dark and shiny plastics, for instance, and reflective surfaces."
Then There's Thor
For designers who don't need the capabilities—and admittedly higher cost—of the FaroArm or similar metrology solutions, there is an alternative. Anna Zevelyov, CEO and co-founder of scanning provider Thor3D, explains that the company brought the first wireless, handheld 3D scanner to the market in 2015, and continues to expand its offerings.
Handheld scanners offer a cost-effective way to scan many objects quickly and easily. Image courtesy of Thor3D.
"The goal of our product is a little different than that of a FaroArm," Zevelyov says. "Not everybody needs the high accuracy and repeatability of a high-end scanner, or has the budget for it. Most of our customers want the ability to take a device into the field, or into places where an arm cannot fit. A handheld scanner like our Calibry does both, and thanks to its large field of view, [it] scans even large objects such as tractors and airplanes very quickly."
Thor3D's handheld scanners are adept at detecting sharp edges, black or shiny objects, and tiny details such as fur and human hair, artifacts that are traditionally very difficult to scan, she adds.
Archaeologists often use handheld scanners to document dig sites. A museum could use one to digitize a T-rex skeleton. A 3D printing or plastic-injection molding house might choose to scan a cape-clad Chris Hemsworth, shrink the resulting model to 1/10th scale, and use it to manufacture the next Thor: Ragnarok figure.
The other piece of the scanning equation is software. FARO offers several scan-to-CAD tools, among them is the recently acquired RevEng Capture, to address "a variety of reverse engineering and design challenges across a range of industries," according to the company.
Industrial CT scanners can see where other scanning technologies cannot, giving designers a view deep inside a variety of workpieces. Image courtesy of Exact Metrology.
Thor3D, on the other hand, bundles Cyborg3D MeshToCAD with its Calibry scanner, software that Zevelyov says is needed to process the massive data sets acquired by any 3D scanner into usable files for further CAD processing.
David Gill, president of nPower Software, a division of IntegrityWare Inc., notes that his company's software works with a range of scanning equipment, handheld or otherwise.
"Scan data is often bumpy and irregular, with gaps in one area or too much information in another," he says. "Our software smooths surfaces, matches contours and turns what would otherwise be non-intelligent bundles of points into clean meshes that can then be imported into any CAD system."
High-quality data is vital to most reverse engineering adventures, but so are modest file sizes. Today's scanners are so effective at gathering 3D information that the resultant files are typically massive, with gigabytes of data and millions of polygons; even with a powerful computer, it can take a great deal of time to process this amount of information. This is particularly true with organic shapes, which, thanks to advanced CAD software and 3D printing, are easier than ever before to produce, but generate truly massive files, Gill points out.
Phone a Friend
All of this advanced technology is good news to any would-be reverse engineer, but what about those folks who only have an occasional requirement and don't want to invest time and money into a 3D scanning system?
Even for companies ready and willing to buy a 3D scanner, it should be clear by now that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and that choosing between the dozens of companies and equipment options will be no easy task. Now what?
You may want to give Steve Young a call. As president of Exact Metrology Inc., he and his team provide a range of reverse engineering, dimensional inspection and 3D scanning services, as well as computed tomography technology able to image an entire workpiece—inside and out—in a single operation.
Sending parts out for scanning—at least initially—allows companies to thoroughly "kick the tires" before investing in their own equipment, a crucial step given the increasingly broad array of systems available.
"It's easy to make a mistake. I just got off the phone with a gentleman who was having problems with a piece of equipment that he bought last month," says Young. "Unfortunately, he didn't do his homework and ended up with the wrong system. If he'd asked us to scan some parts for him or at least called us before cutting a purchase order, we could have steered him in the right direction."
Exact Metrology also sells or rents scanning equipment, giving customers a chance to try it out before committing to a hardware purchase.
"Our offerings include Leica long-range scanning systems and portable CMMs, Hexagon measuring arms and laser scanners, Artec handheld scanners, and reverse-engineering software from Geomagic and PolyWorks," he says. "And since we also use these products in-house for our service offerings, we're in a somewhat unique position, in that we can evaluate everything first-hand and select the hardware and software that we feel will best benefit our customers."
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Every so often, one type of controversial play seems to endemically occur throughout MLB in a short span of time. This summer, it's catcher/batter/runner contact on a batted ball near home plate—is it obstruction, interference, legal tangle/untangle, or none of the above?
Primer: First, if you haven't yet read our compare-and-contrast article regarding a pair of obstruction (F2 on BR) vs interference (BR on F2) calls, please do so in order to get familiar with the obstruction and interference rules regarding a batted ball hit near home plate.
Related Post: Comparison - Infield Interference or Only Obstruction?
The Play: That said, here's what we hope will be a terminal discussion on the subject...with a twist.
Did F2 obstruct R3 or did R3 interfere w/ F2?
The game situation is bottom 8th, one out and one on (R3, the tying run) in Tampa Bay, with Rays batter Mallex Smith at the plate. Smith squared to bunt White Sox pitcher Juan Minaya's 2-1 offering, dropping down a suicide squeeze that, due to Smith's speed, could similarly qualify as a bunt-for-hit situation, in front of home plate as Rays baserunner R3 Joey Wendle sprinted down the line from third base, Wendle making contact with White Sox catcher Omar Narvaez as Narvaez attempted to field the bunt alongside third baseman Yolmer Sanchez and pitcher Minaya, ultimately throwing wildly past first base, which allowed batter-runner Smith to advance to second.
Question: Naturally, the question is whether this is obstruction, interference, or incidental/legal contact?
Rules: The difference between obstruction and interference is that, "OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner," while, "Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play."
Penalties: If obstruction is ruled on the catcher, since this is Type 2/B (no play being made on the obstructed runner), the baserunner from third is awarded home plate. Seeing as he fell on top of home plate immediately following the collision, there's no realistic call to make other than for formalities' sake.
If interference is ruled on the baserunner advancing to home plate, the ball is immediately dead, the runner declared out for interference, and the batter-runner awarded first base (unless the runner's interference is ruled to be an intentional act, in which case the batter-runner shall also be declared out for his teammate's intentional interference [6.01(a) Penalty for Interference Comment]).
Analysis: By now, we're very familiar with the "in general" right-of-way rules (If batted ball, then (protected) fielder; else runner). The previous cases we've discussed have all pertained to the batter-runner and a fielder (the catcher), but rest assured, it matters not which runner is involved here...other than in the case of the Armbrister tangle/untangle situation when the batter and catcher have incidental contact while the batter is running to first base and the catcher is attempting to field a batted ball to which he is the sole fielder entitled to protection from the default case of obstruction.
No incidental "Armbrister" tangle/untangle exists for any runner other than the batter-runner.
How can we best classify this contact?
That said, what we have in Tampa Bay is contact that has either clearly hindered the catcher from fielding the batted ball (6.01(a)(10)) or, realistically, nothing, since the would-be-obstructed runner instantaneously fell onto home plate upon his contact with the catcher.
For what it's worth, this would be Obstruction Type 2/B if it were to be obstruction, since no play was actively being made on the runner at the time of the collision (imagine, as an extreme example, that the collision prevented the runner from touching home plate, and the defense was able to turn a double play before the runner touched home [e.g., via a missed base appeal]...that's how this is technically obstruction 2, even if it realistically doesn't matter all that much).
Recall that the fielder is entitled to field the ball as long as he is the protected fielder (deemed the fielder entitled to protection).
Related Post: Protection Question - HS Obstruction on Fielding Catcher (5/22/18).
Thus, 6.01(a)(10)'s "the umpire shall determine which fielder is entitled to the benefit of this rule, and shall not declare the runner out for coming in contact with a fielder other than the one the umpire determines to be entitled to field such a ball" clause is all that's needed to officiate this play.
It's either interference if the catcher was entitled to field the ball or obstruction (but, realistically, nothing, since the runner fell on top of home plate) if any other fielder was entitled to field the ball.
Conclusion: HP Umpire Ramon De Jesus' only call in accordance with the rules would be that, either, A) The third baseman (or pitcher), but NOT the catcher, was entitled to field the batted ball, or, B) the runner's contact with the catcher did not hinder or impede the catcher's attempted play.
Gil's Call: I can follow the umpire here as long as he didn't choose option B—the contact clearly impedes the catcher's attempted play...the only question is whether this hindrance was legal, and the only way the hindrance is legal is if the third baseman (or pitcher) was the fielder ruled as the entitled one. Generally speaking, per the batter-runner/catcher Armbrister Tangle/Untangle discussion above, contact between a runner other than batter-runner and fielder on a batted ball is interference or obstruction, but not nothing.
Did R3 legally hinder F2's attempted play?
How many times have we seen a squeeze play where the third baseman—charging in alongside the runner—scoops and flips the ball to the catcher as the runner slides into home plate. Under this circumstance, the third baseman would be the protected fielder and the catcher's contact with the runner would be ruled obstruction.
*Bear in mind, the NCAA ruleset, in 8-5d AR, uses the language "the umpire shall determine which fielder is more likely to make the play and only that fielder is protected": it's not an OBR saying. OBR 6.01(a)(10) and NFHS 8-4-1g use the following: "the umpire shall determine/decide which fielder/one is entitled to...field such a/the ball."
Snapshot of fielders at the moment of contact.
Tropicana Field's mid-home (press box) camera angle suggests that, at the time of contact between R3 and F2, the catcher was very likely the fielder who would get to the ball first. In NCAA, this is a no-doubter "F2 is protected" situation. Though it takes slightly more massaging relative to rulebook verbiage, I believe F2 should be protected in OBR/NFHS as well.
I determined the catcher should be protected after the benefit of multiple replays from multiple angles and a freeze-frame from mid-home that shows precisely where all the fielders were at one split second of the play.
That makes it (unintentional) interference. Call "Time," declare R3 out and award BR first base.
Point: But no one was covering first! BR Smith would have been safe anyway.
Counterpoint: The interference occurred prior to that part of the play. The ball was already dead. See aforementioned penalty, which awards BR Smith first. It just doesn't allow him to take second on a poor throw caused by a teammate (R3)'s interference.
In real-time, though, I'm probably expecting a play on the tying run at home plate and, thus, may very well incorrectly protect the third baseman who is charging in from his position, simply based on experience and expectation, in which case this play would possibly get an obstruction point, but no ultimate call other than to keep play alive and allow the batter-runner to reach second on the overthrow.
Very tough play for a runner in full-sprint who suddenly has a catcher blocking his access to home plate who, by most accounts, likely has the legal right to temporarily block home plate while he's fielding the ball (this latter fact also explaining, in part, why the plate blocking rule does not apply). But the onus on avoiding hindrance here is on the runner, which makes it a case of interference, however unfortunate it may be.


Brothers Dwight Ronnell and James Dukes came to form a vocal group while attending Chicago's South Shore High School back in 1974. They soon after recruited friends Keith Raphael Steward and Michael Brown. The fortet caught the attention of promoter Lil Schneider who hooked them up with G.E.C. label owner/producer Clarence Johnson. 1976 saw the release of their debut-album, 'I Can't Seem To Forget You', partly produced by Tom Tom 84. But the year after, the group underwent staff makeover with original lead singer Michael Brown being dropped in favor of Dean Williams. The move, which had been instigated by label head Johnson got badly received by the remaining members of the band. Johnson soon after used his connections to get the new line-up to sign with Mercury.
The story of Heaven & Earth is typical of these numerous groups which didn't make it because of an amalgamation of reasons. A lousy management. Some unfortunate timing. A series of personnel issues… This is pretty much how they missed their rendez-vous with the stars.
Dwight Dukes formed Cashmere along with Keith Steward, McKinley Horton and Daryl Burgee after the dismiss of Heaven & Earth back in 1982.


It's no secret that our family loves Sunday barbeques or even bbq on special occasions. My oldest brother is the one mixing the marinade sauce for our bbq while my other brother is the one who'll manage the hot task of barbequing. It's certainly a joy to us to have grilled pork spareribs while I always enjoy the hot and sweet taste of the chicken barbeque. Oh dear I was quick to eat with my bare hands during mealtimes hehe. Mom on the other hand, would always ask to have fish so a big tilapia fish stuffed with ginger and tomatoes will be made for her.
My sister who lives with her family in Australia also loves barbeque and I guess all Aussies do too. I remember my BIL would fire their weber outdoor grill and cook all the big slices of meat and even the big shrimps. I reckon a bbq grill is a must have for every family and you can always purchase different kinds of grill online like at DealsDirect. They certainly have wide range of outdoor rotisserie and grills.
Now, I'm picturing barbeque times this December for holidays are the best time to fire the grill and have some bonding time cooking and eating with the family.


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The East Timor Human Rights Centre has received new information in relation to Felisberto Maria dos Santos (alias Sole-Solep), Jose Sobral and Marcelino Fatima dos Santos who were arrested on 30 March, 1997, by Indonesian security force personnel (see UA 9/97 and UA 9/97PR for details).
It is believed the men were all subjected to lengthy arbitrary detention without access to legal representation or members of their families and that they were subjected to torture during interrogation. Sole-Solep's whereabouts is still unknown and it is believed he may still be held in incommunicado detention at an unknown detention centre. It is not known whether Jose Sobral and Marcelino Fatima dos Santos have been released as no further information is available. A fourth man, Domingos Laranjeira, who was also arrested with the group, has already been confirmed as released.
The four men were arrested on the morning of 30 March 1997 in Batugade, Atabae sub-district, while travelling by motorbike from Liquica to Atambua in West Timor. At the time of their arrest, they were stopped by a road-block and attacked by members of the SGI (Special Intelligence Unit) who were wearing civilian clothes. The men were arbitrarily arrested, blindfolded, thrown into a car and taken to SGI headquarters at Colmera, Dili. That night three of the men, Sole-Solep, Jose Sobral and Marcelino Fatima dos Santos, were taken by boat in the direction of Atauro Island. On the way they were stripped naked and thrown into the open sea. The following morning they were returned to SGI headquarters at Colmera where they were interrogated and subjected to electric shock. It is believed Sole-Solep received the most severe torture.
On 4 April 1997 the four men were again blindfolded and transferred to the Rumah Merah (Red House) in Baucau, a notorious Indonesian military torture centre. Sole-Solep was beaten up on the way. Domingos Laranjeira was transferred to the Rumah Merah in a separate car and he was later released. On 5 April, Sole-Solep, Jose and Marcelino were put into a cell together and detained there until May 7 1997. On 7 May Marcelino was transferred to Kopassus (Special Forces Command) headquarters in Lospalos and the following day Sole-Solep was transferred to an unknown detention centre. As at 13 December 1997, Jose Sobral was still in detention at the Rumah Merah in Baucau.
Sole-Solep's family have made inquiries of the Indonesian military on four separate occasions to try to locate him, however their inquiries have been unsuccessful and Sole-Solep's whereabouts is still unknown. In the circumstances, the East Timor Human Rights Centre holds grave fears for the safety of Sole-Solep. If he is still in detention, he is at heightened risk of torture and ill-treatment especially if he continues to be denied access to members of his family and independent legal counsel. Fears are also held for the other two men, Jose Sobral and Marcelino Fatima dos Santos, as no further information is available about their cases.
* seeking clarification of the whereabouts of Felisberto Maria dos Santos (Sole-Solep), Jose Sobral and Marcelino Fatima dos Santos; * if any of them are still in detention, calling for their immediate and unconditional release; * seeking assurances that they will not face any further torture or ill-treatment in detention and that they will be treated humanely and in accordance with international standards; * seeking assurances that they will have full and continuing access to their families and independent legal counsel; and * calling on the Indonesian authorities to conduct a full and impartial investigation into the disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of the three men, prosecuting those found responsible to the fullest extent of the law.


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The Best Revenge
The Centennial-Mangs of America have been the long time rival-nemesis to the Tuwari-Mangs of The-13. Quite frankly the Imperial American Empire would not exist today if it weren't for the Centennial-Mangs successfully defeating and destroying critical members of The-13's Tuwari-Mangs and various CVIP, Critical-VIP, of Priest-13!
Who was in charge of putting down the Colonial-Rebellion and ultimately using the success of that, to then take the 13-Colonies literally for The-13.
However the Centennials were an unknown and unaccounted for factor in all of Priest-13's equations and especially that of His Best Bitches including Demona.
Add to the Fact that the Dragon-Dynasty Imposed Rules-&-Regulations that blocked barred and hamstrung Priest-13 and The-13 from DIRECT CONFLICTS AND CONFRONTATIONS with the forces of the Colonial-Rebel Supreme Commander, George Washington.
And what you got was one side that was accustomed to being THEE ONLY Earth-Mangs alongside PAGCO-Mangs in the Tuwari-Mangs. Where They had little to NO INFORMATION about the Centennial-Mangs, meanwhile!?
The Dragon-Dynasty provided Them and Their White-Colonialist Masters with ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the information ON THEM AND THEIR PAGCO-MANG MOTHERS.
Needless to say the outcome did come into question a FEW TIMES, however!?
Washington's Zero-1st-One, Bethany.
Understood that once They became known to The-13 and PAGCO, then it would only be a matter of time before They lost. So Bethany made it clear to Her Master that THEIR INITIAL ARRIVAL TO THE WAR EFFORT HAD TO BE DEVASTATING ON PRIEST-13 AND HIS TUWARI-MANGS MORESO THAN PAGAN AND HIS PAGCO-MANGS.
Bethany understood and Her Master agreed that the PAGCO-Mangs would ultimately be easy to contend with and dispatch!
Since the Dragon-Dynasty blatantly made Them so.
But...?
The Tuwari-Mangs had been bioengineered and reared-&-raised by bitter ex-slaves who had held positions of power prior to becoming slaves. Even when Washington looked over the holo-displays and made side-by-side comparisons between His Centennial-Mangs and Priest-13's Tuwari-Mangs. He didn't need to be from Underworld or Tanis Island or the Dragon-Dynasty!
To be able to see that if the Tuwari-Mangs weren't dealt some sort of crippling blow right from the beginning...?
Then the whole enterprise would lead to naught but ruin and failure.
This would ultimately lead to Washington realizing that He'd need to draw some of Priest-13's best out to try to take a shot at HIM. And with the way the War was already going that was going to be an eventuality anyway, since, at that time, He was getting His Ass handed to Him by the British. With the critical assistance of Priest-13 and PAGCO.
In the End Washington would end up using Himself as BAIT!
In the hopes that Priest-13 would dispatch someone or at least A GROUP of competent and worthy Tuwari-Mangs to come and finish the job by simply KILLING HIM, or!?
Launching a full-scale attack against Him and His Encampment at Valley Forge.
Ultimately the Ruse Worked.
And Priest-13 sent more than just a few of His Best Bitches.
But the Fact that They did NOT KNOW ABOUT THE EXISTENCE of the Centennial-Mangs, was, as His Studies and the confirmed reviews of Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
Because while His Tuwari-Mangs were VERY WELL TRAINED AND SUPERIOR to PAGCO-Mangs and equal to the task of taking on Centennial-Mangs in DIRECT BATTLES...!?
They were still Earth-Mangs bioengineered from the Crooked Tree of PAGCO-Mangs.
The Element of Surprise and The Unknown?
Could cause devastatingly detrimental consequences to Them, which They did.
The Assassination Attempt was thwarted, barely.
And then Bethany was able to put HER PLAN into motion and a slew of IMMEDIATE AND BACK-BREAKING VICTORIES WERE WON BY DUPLICATING THE FACT THAT PRIEST-13 AND HIS TUWARI'S KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE COLONIAL-CENTENNIAL-MANGS!
However...?
Not everybody was willing to leave things at that.
And while the United States would be Founded and go on and grow on to become the most powerful empire on the planet and known to man's history...?
One particular problematic pussy was more than determined to get even for the defeat of centuries ago. And the loss of Sister-Wives and Sisters due to the interference of the Dragon-Dynasty. And, as far as They were concerned, the Treachery, of Charles Pagan....
Demona had never forgotten nor forgave any of the parties involved that She KNEW, not felt, but knew!
Were responsible for the loss of so many and the intentional ignorance by the likes of Charles Pagan who She knows knew that the Dragon-Dynasty would eventually interfere in His Earthly Affairs.
Demona was and still is, no matter how many times She's replayed the Colonial-Rebellion in Her Mind and on the various win-servers that have been updated and increased in capacity over the centuries.
Demona.
KNOWS.
That had Pagan told Her Sun-Mahtsaba that the Dragon-Dynasty WOULD INTERFERE!?
Then He and His Brothers would have PREPARED ACCORDINGLY!
But She has also known that Charles Pagan's massive and FRAGILE EGO!
Would not allow for Him to ADMIT to His Own Servants that HE HIMSELF, is a servant.
Which is UNFORGIVABLE.
Because it led to losses that Her Sun-Mahtsaba, Herself, Their Family and Sect and various organizations!?
Have never recovered from.
So Demona has made it Her Business to quietly and silently slash and undermine all parties involved, including Pagan Himself.
But Her Main Target has always been the Centennial-Mangs.
Her Only Desire has been to see Them BROKEN!
And She has always stated since Day-1.
That at some point or another, the Centennial-Mangs would end up being BETRAYED!
By the very same Master's that They BLINDLY-&-SLAVISHLY SERVE!
Which of course, is beyond poetic justice and irony to Her.
Over the course of the centuries Demona has slowly but surely involved others in Her Scheme to get revenge upon the Centennial-Mangs as a whole.
Starting with Her 1st-Wife and CHIEF LIEUTENANT!
 Desdemona Priest....
The 2nd-In-Command of Demona's PLP-13 and 2nd-Wife of Priest-13 Himself.
Desdemona does not have the tolerance nor patience for political-plots and ploys, literally preferring to get down to the GUTS of Her Enemies and kill Them ON THE SPOT!
She is 2nd-Most Wanted within Counterstrike for Terrorism and Crimes Against Humanity where whenever She is given free-reign to do as She pleases. She seeks targets that appear to be untouchable or one would be INSANE TO ATTEMPT TO ATTACK!?
And then attacks and accomplishes Her Mission-Objectives.
A dangerous schemer who intentionally overplays Her Own Reputation as a means to throw off predictions of What She Might Do Next and Who She Might TARGET NEXT.
She is hands on and has no qualms about civilian casualties if it will allow for Her to ACCOMPLISH HER MISSION-OBJECTIVES!
Desdemona has been, for centuries since Her Defeat during the Colonial-Rebellion.
Randomly attacking and defeating Centennial-Mangs and then TAKING THEIR CARCASSES WITH HER.
Because of Her Psych-Profile and Reputation, it is NO SECRET that like Her Wife Demona.
She DESPISES the Centennial-Mangs.
So no one has been any the wiser about what She has been ACTUALLY DOING and WHY.
Desdemona's attacks have all been according to the plans of Her Wife Demona. Where recent events will soon reveal the Best Revenge that these two could possible bring against Their Most Hated Rival-Nemesis....
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import dump from "./dump";
import equiv from "./equiv";
import { internalStop } from "./test";
import Logger from "./logger";

import config from "./core/config";
import { objectType, objectValues } from "./core/utilities";
import { sourceFromStacktrace } from "./core/stacktrace";

class Assert {
	constructor( testContext ) {
		this.test = testContext;
	}

	// Assert helpers

	timeout( duration ) {
		if ( typeof duration !== "number" ) {
			throw new Error( "You must pass a number as the duration to assert.timeout" );
		}

		this.test.timeout = duration;
	}

	// Documents a "step", which is a string value, in a test as a passing assertion
	step( message ) {
		let assertionMessage = message;
		let result = !!message;

		this.test.steps.push( message );

		if ( objectType( message ) === "undefined" || message === "" ) {
			assertionMessage = "You must provide a message to assert.step";
		} else if ( objectType( message ) !== "string" ) {
			assertionMessage = "You must provide a string value to assert.step";
			result = false;
		}

		this.pushResult( {
			result,
			message: assertionMessage
		} );
	}

	// Verifies the steps in a test match a given array of string values
	verifySteps( steps, message ) {

		// Since the steps array is just string values, we can clone with slice
		const actualStepsClone = this.test.steps.slice();
		this.deepEqual( actualStepsClone, steps, message );
		this.test.steps.length = 0;
	}

	// Specify the number of expected assertions to guarantee that failed test
	// (no assertions are run at all) don't slip through.
	expect( asserts ) {
		if ( arguments.length === 1 ) {
			this.test.expected = asserts;
		} else {
			return this.test.expected;
		}
	}

	// Put a hold on processing and return a function that will release it a maximum of once.
	async( count ) {
		const test = this.test;

		let popped = false,
			acceptCallCount = count;

		if ( typeof acceptCallCount === "undefined" ) {
			acceptCallCount = 1;
		}

		const resume = internalStop( test );

		return function done() {
			if ( config.current !== test ) {
				throw Error( "assert.async callback called after test finished." );
			}

			if ( popped ) {
				test.pushFailure( "Too many calls to the `assert.async` callback",
					sourceFromStacktrace( 2 ) );
				return;
			}

			acceptCallCount -= 1;
			if ( acceptCallCount > 0 ) {
				return;
			}

			popped = true;
			resume();
		};
	}

	// Exports test.push() to the user API
	// Alias of pushResult.
	push( result, actual, expected, message, negative ) {
		Logger.warn( "assert.push is deprecated and will be removed in QUnit 3.0." +
			" Please use assert.pushResult instead (https://api.qunitjs.com/assert/pushResult)." );

		const currentAssert = this instanceof Assert ? this : config.current.assert;
		return currentAssert.pushResult( {
			result,
			actual,
			expected,
			message,
			negative
		} );
	}

	pushResult( resultInfo ) {

		// Destructure of resultInfo = { result, actual, expected, message, negative }
		let assert = this;
		const currentTest = ( assert instanceof Assert && assert.test ) || config.current;

		// Backwards compatibility fix.
		// Allows the direct use of global exported assertions and QUnit.assert.*
		// Although, it's use is not recommended as it can leak assertions
		// to other tests from async tests, because we only get a reference to the current test,
		// not exactly the test where assertion were intended to be called.
		if ( !currentTest ) {
			throw new Error( "assertion outside test context, in " + sourceFromStacktrace( 2 ) );
		}

		if ( !( assert instanceof Assert ) ) {
			assert = currentTest.assert;
		}

		return assert.test.pushResult( resultInfo );
	}

	ok( result, message ) {
		if ( !message ) {
			message = result ?
				"okay" :
				`failed, expected argument to be truthy, was: ${dump.parse( result )}`;
		}

		this.pushResult( {
			result: !!result,
			actual: result,
			expected: true,
			message
		} );
	}

	notOk( result, message ) {
		if ( !message ) {
			message = !result ?
				"okay" :
				`failed, expected argument to be falsy, was: ${dump.parse( result )}`;
		}

		this.pushResult( {
			result: !result,
			actual: result,
			expected: false,
			message
		} );
	}

	equal( actual, expected, message ) {

		// eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
		const result = expected == actual;

		this.pushResult( {
			result,
			actual,
			expected,
			message
		} );
	}

	notEqual( actual, expected, message ) {

		// eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
		const result = expected != actual;

		this.pushResult( {
			result,
			actual,
			expected,
			message,
			negative: true
		} );
	}

	propEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		actual = objectValues( actual );
		expected = objectValues( expected );

		this.pushResult( {
			result: equiv( actual, expected ),
			actual,
			expected,
			message
		} );
	}

	notPropEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		actual = objectValues( actual );
		expected = objectValues( expected );

		this.pushResult( {
			result: !equiv( actual, expected ),
			actual,
			expected,
			message,
			negative: true
		} );
	}

	deepEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		this.pushResult( {
			result: equiv( actual, expected ),
			actual,
			expected,
			message
		} );
	}

	notDeepEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		this.pushResult( {
			result: !equiv( actual, expected ),
			actual,
			expected,
			message,
			negative: true
		} );
	}

	strictEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		this.pushResult( {
			result: expected === actual,
			actual,
			expected,
			message
		} );
	}

	notStrictEqual( actual, expected, message ) {
		this.pushResult( {
			result: expected !== actual,
			actual,
			expected,
			message,
			negative: true
		} );
	}

	[ "throws" ]( block, expected, message ) {
		let actual,
			result = false;

		const currentTest = ( this instanceof Assert && this.test ) || config.current;

		// 'expected' is optional unless doing string comparison
		if ( objectType( expected ) === "string" ) {
			if ( message == null ) {
				message = expected;
				expected = null;
			} else {
				throw new Error(
					"throws/raises does not accept a string value for the expected argument.\n" +
					"Use a non-string object value (e.g. regExp) instead if it's necessary."
				);
			}
		}

		currentTest.ignoreGlobalErrors = true;
		try {
			block.call( currentTest.testEnvironment );
		} catch ( e ) {
			actual = e;
		}
		currentTest.ignoreGlobalErrors = false;

		if ( actual ) {
			const expectedType = objectType( expected );

			// We don't want to validate thrown error
			if ( !expected ) {
				result = true;

			// Expected is a regexp
			} else if ( expectedType === "regexp" ) {
				result = expected.test( errorString( actual ) );

				// Log the string form of the regexp
				expected = String( expected );

			// Expected is a constructor, maybe an Error constructor
			} else if ( expectedType === "function" && actual instanceof expected ) {
				result = true;

			// Expected is an Error object
			} else if ( expectedType === "object" ) {
				result = actual instanceof expected.constructor &&
					actual.name === expected.name &&
					actual.message === expected.message;

				// Log the string form of the Error object
				expected = errorString( expected );

			// Expected is a validation function which returns true if validation passed
			} else if ( expectedType === "function" && expected.call( {}, actual ) === true ) {
				expected = null;
				result = true;
			}
		}

		currentTest.assert.pushResult( {
			result,

			// undefined if it didn't throw
			actual: actual && errorString( actual ),
			expected,
			message
		} );
	}

	rejects( promise, expected, message ) {
		let result = false;

		const currentTest = ( this instanceof Assert && this.test ) || config.current;

		// 'expected' is optional unless doing string comparison
		if ( objectType( expected ) === "string" ) {
			if ( message === undefined ) {
				message = expected;
				expected = undefined;
			} else {
				message = "assert.rejects does not accept a string value for the expected " +
					"argument.\nUse a non-string object value (e.g. validator function) instead " +
					"if necessary.";

				currentTest.assert.pushResult( {
					result: false,
					message: message
				} );

				return;
			}
		}

		const then = promise && promise.then;
		if ( objectType( then ) !== "function" ) {
			const message = "The value provided to `assert.rejects` in " +
				"\"" + currentTest.testName + "\" was not a promise.";

			currentTest.assert.pushResult( {
				result: false,
				message: message,
				actual: promise
			} );

			return;
		}

		const done = this.async();

		return then.call(
			promise,
			function handleFulfillment() {
				const message = "The promise returned by the `assert.rejects` callback in " +
				"\"" + currentTest.testName + "\" did not reject.";

				currentTest.assert.pushResult( {
					result: false,
					message: message,
					actual: promise
				} );

				done();
			},

			function handleRejection( actual ) {
				const expectedType = objectType( expected );

				// We don't want to validate
				if ( expected === undefined ) {
					result = true;

					// Expected is a regexp
				} else if ( expectedType === "regexp" ) {
					result = expected.test( errorString( actual ) );

					// Log the string form of the regexp
					expected = String( expected );

					// Expected is a constructor, maybe an Error constructor
				} else if ( expectedType === "function" && actual instanceof expected ) {
					result = true;

					// Expected is an Error object
				} else if ( expectedType === "object" ) {
					result = actual instanceof expected.constructor &&
						actual.name === expected.name &&
						actual.message === expected.message;

					// Log the string form of the Error object
					expected = errorString( expected );

					// Expected is a validation function which returns true if validation passed
				} else {
					if ( expectedType === "function" ) {
						result = expected.call( {}, actual ) === true;
						expected = null;

						// Expected is some other invalid type
					} else {
						result = false;
						message = "invalid expected value provided to `assert.rejects` " +
							"callback in \"" + currentTest.testName + "\": " +
							expectedType + ".";
					}
				}

				currentTest.assert.pushResult( {
					result,

					// leave rejection value of undefined as-is
					actual: actual && errorString( actual ),
					expected,
					message
				} );

				done();
			}
		);
	}
}

// Provide an alternative to assert.throws(), for environments that consider throws a reserved word
// Known to us are: Closure Compiler, Narwhal
// eslint-disable-next-line dot-notation
Assert.prototype.raises = Assert.prototype[ "throws" ];

/**
 * Converts an error into a simple string for comparisons.
 *
 * @param {Error|Object} error
 * @return {String}
 */
function errorString( error ) {
	const resultErrorString = error.toString();

	// If the error wasn't a subclass of Error but something like
	// an object literal with name and message properties...
	if ( resultErrorString.substring( 0, 7 ) === "[object" ) {
		const name = error.name ? error.name.toString() : "Error";
		const message = error.message ? error.message.toString() : "";

		if ( name && message ) {
			return `${name}: ${message}`;
		} else if ( name ) {
			return name;
		} else if ( message ) {
			return message;
		} else {
			return "Error";
		}
	} else {
		return resultErrorString;
	}
}

export default Assert;

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Q: find: missing argument to -exec The following works from the terminal no problem
find testDir -type f -exec md5sum {} \;

Where testDir is a directory that contains some files (for example file1, file2 and file3).
However, if I run this from a bash script or from Java using something like
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process pr = rt.exec("find testDir -type f -exec md5sum {} \\;");

I get the following error

find: missing argument to `-exec'

Any ideas?
UPDATE: This was answered correctly over on stackoverflow. I will close the question here. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10704889/java-execute-command-line-program-find-returns-error

A: The \ in -exec md6sum {} \; is necessary to prevent the shell from interpreting the ; character as command separator. If Java does not execute the command in a shell, try removing the escaping \\ so that the code becomes:
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process pr = rt.exec("find testDir -type f -exec md5sum {} ;");

I have just confirmed this behavior with the next test program:
import java.io.*;
class Xx {
    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
        Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/bin/echo \\;");
        InputStream in = p.getInputStream();
        int c;
        while ((c=in.read()) != -1)
            System.out.write((char)c);
        p.waitFor();
    }
}

Compiled with javac Xx.java, java Xx outputs \;. If I remove the \\, it'll print ; as expected.

A: Different shells sometimes require different characters to be escaped, so depending on what shell you are using in your terminal and what shell you are using for your script (you say bash, but are you sure?), you can get different results. Zsh, for example, will require you to escape the {} too:
find testDir -type f -exec md5sum \{\} \;

From Java, you could try removing all the backslashes or changing your second line to:
Process pr = rt.exec("find testDir -type f -exec md5sum \\{\\} \\;");

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In the warm, hospitable Sierra, shepherds and mountain men in general, as far as I have seen, are easily satisfied as to food supplies and bedding. Most of them are heartily content to "rough it," ignoring Nature's fineness as bothersome or unmanly. The shepherd's bed is often only the bare ground and a pair of blankets, with a stone, a piece of wood, or a pack-saddle for a pillow. In choosing the spot, he shows less care than the dogs, for they usually deliberate before making up their minds in so important an affair, going from place to place, scraping away loose sticks and pebbles, and trying for comfort by making many changes, while the shepherd casts himself down anywhere, seemingly the least skilled of all rest seekers. His food, too, even when he has all he wants, is usually far from delicate, either in kind[Pg 81] or cooking. Beans, bread of any sort, bacon, mutton, dried peaches, and sometimes potatoes and onions, make up his bill-of-fare, the two latter articles being regarded as luxuries on account of their weight as compared with the nourishment they contain; a half-sack or so of each may be put into the pack in setting out from the home ranch and in a few days they are done. Beans are the main standby, portable, wholesome, and capable of going far, besides being easily cooked, although curiously enough a great deal of mystery is supposed to lie about the bean-pot. No two cooks quite agree on the methods of making beans do their best, and, after petting and coaxing and nursing the savory mess,—well oiled and mellowed with bacon boiled into the heart of it,—the proud cook will ask, after dishing out a quart or two for trial, "Well, how do you like my beans?" as if by no possibility could they be like any other beans cooked in the same way, but must needs possess some special virtue of which he alone is master. Molasses, sugar, or pepper may be used to give desired flavors; or the first water may be poured off and a spoonful or two of ashes or soda added to dissolve or soften the skins more fully, according to various tastes and notions. But, like casks of wine, no two potfuls are exactly alike to every palate.[Pg 82] Some are supposed to be spoiled by the moon, by some unlucky day, by the beans having been grown on soil not suitable; or the whole year may be to blame as not favorable for beans.The woods we passed through are composed almost wholly of Abies magnifica, the companion species, concolor, being mostly left behind on account of altitude, while the increasing elevation seems grateful to the charming magnifica. No words can do anything like justice to this noble tree. At one place many had fallen during some heavy wind-storm, owing to the loose sandy character of the soil, which offered no secure anchorage. The soil is mostly decomposed and disintegrated moraine material.About sundown saw a flock of dun grayish sparrows going to roost in crevices of a crag above the big snow-field. Charming little mountaineers! Found a species of sedge in flower within eight or ten feet of a snow-bank. Judging by the looks of the ground, it can hardly have been out in the sunshine much longer than a week, and it is likely to be buried again in fresh snow in a month or so, thus[Pg 252] making a winter about ten months long, while spring, summer, and autumn are crowded and hurried into two months. How delightful it is to be alone here! How wild everything is—wild as the sky and as pure! Never shall I forget this big, divine day—the Cathedral and its thousands of cassiope bells, and the landscapes around them, and this camp in the gray crags above the woods, with its stars and streams and snow.
The Indians here, with great concern, pointed to an old garden patch on the flat and told us to keep away from it. Perhaps some of their tribe are buried here.
Mr. Delaney is expected to arrive soon from the lowlands with a new stock of provisions, and as the flock is to be moved to fresh pastures we shall all be well fed. In the mean time our stock of beans as well as flour has failed—everything but mutton, sugar, and tea. The shepherd is somewhat demoralized, and seems to care but little what becomes of his flock. He says that since the boss has failed to feed him he is not rightly bound to feed the sheep, and swears that no decent white man can climb these steep mountains on mutton alone. "It's not fittin' grub for a white man really white. For dogs and coyotes and Indians it's different. Good grub, good sheep. That's what I say." Such was Billy's Fourth of July oration.June 21. Sauntered along the river-bank to my lily gardens. The perfection of beauty in these lilies of the wilderness is a never-ending source of admiration and wonder. Their rhizomes are set in black mould accumulated in hollows of the metamorphic slates beside the pools, where they are well watered without being subjected to flood action. Every leaf in the level whorls around the tall polished stalks is as finely finished as the petals, and the light and heat required are measured for them and tempered in passing through the branches of over-leaning trees. However strong the[Pg 61] winds from the noon rainstorms, they are securely sheltered. Beautiful hypnum carpets bordered with ferns are spread beneath them, violets too, and a few daisies. Everything around them sweet and fresh like themselves.The cheery little chipmunk, so common about Brown's Flat, is common here also, and perhaps other species. In their light, airy habits they recall the familiar species of the Eastern States, which we admired in the oak openings of Wisconsin as they skimmed along the zigzag rail fences. These Sierra chipmunks are more arboreal and squirrel-like. I first noticed them on the lower edge of the coniferous belt, where the Sabine and yellow pines meet,—exceedingly interesting little fellows, full of odd, funny ways, and without being true squirrels, have most of their accomplishments without their aggressive quarrelsomeness. I never weary watching them as they frisk about in the bushes gathering seeds and berries, like song sparrows poising daintily on slender twigs, and making even less stir than most birds of the same size. Few of the Sierra animals interest me more; they are so able, gentle, confiding, and beautiful, they take one's heart, and get themselves adopted as darlings. Though weighing hardly more than field mice, they are laborious collectors of seeds, nuts, and cones, and are therefore well fed, but never in the least swollen[Pg 172] with fat or lazily full. On the contrary, of their frisky, birdlike liveliness there is no end. They have a great variety of notes corresponding with their movements, some sweet and liquid, like water dripping with tinkling sounds into pools. They seem dearly to love teasing a dog, coming frequently almost within reach, then frisking away with lively chipping, like sparrows, beating time to their music with their tails, which at each chip describe half circles from side to side. Not even the Douglas squirrel is surer-footed or more fearless. I have seen them running about on sheer precipices of the Yosemite walls seemingly holding on with as little effort as flies, and as unconscious of danger, where, if the slightest slip were made, they would have fallen two or three thousand feet. How fine it would be could we mountaineers climb these tremendous cliffs with the same sure grip! The venture I made the other day for a view of the Yosemite Fall, and which tried my nerves so sorely, this little Tamias would have made for an ear of grass.
August 14. Up to the time I went to bed[Pg 211] last night all was quiet, though we expected the shaggy freebooters every minute. They did not come till near midnight, when a pair walked boldly to the corral between two of the great fires, climbed in, killed two sheep and smothered ten, while the frightened watcher in the tree did not fire a single shot, saying that he was afraid he might kill some of the sheep, for the bears got into the corral before he got a good clear view of them. I told the shepherds they should at once move the flock to another camp. "Oh, no use, no use," they lamented; "where we go, the bears go too. See my poor dead sheeps—soon all dead. No use try another camp. We go down to the plains." And as I afterwards learned, they were driven out of the mountains a month before the usual time. Were bears much more numerous and destructive, the sheep would be kept away altogether.August 5. We were awakened this morning before daybreak by the furious barking of Carlo and Jack and the sound of stampeding sheep. Billy fled from his punk bed to the fire, and refused to stir into the darkness to try to gather the scattered flock, or ascertain the nature of the disturbance. It was a bear attack, as we afterward learned, and I suppose little was gained by attempting to do anything be[Pg 192]fore daylight. Nevertheless, being anxious to know what was up, Carlo and I groped our way through the woods, guided by the rustling sound made by fragments of the flock, not fearing the bear, for I knew that the runaways would go from their enemy as far as possible and Carlo's nose was also to be depended upon. About half a mile east of the corral we overtook twenty or thirty of the flock and succeeded in driving them back; then turning to the westward, we traced another band of fugitives and got them back to the flock. After daybreak I discovered the remains of a sheep carcass, still warm, showing that Bruin must have been enjoying his early mutton breakfast while I was seeking the runaways. He had eaten about half of it. Six dead sheep lay in the corral, evidently smothered by the crowding and piling up of the flock against the side of the corral wall when the bear entered. Making a wide circuit of the camp, Carlo and I discovered a third band of fugitives and drove them back to camp. We also discovered another dead sheep half eaten, showing there had been two of the shaggy freebooters at this early breakfast. They were easily traced. They had each caught a sheep, jumped over the corral fence with them, carrying them as a cat carries a mouse, laid them at the foot of fir trees a hundred yards or so[Pg 193] back from the corral, and eaten their fill. After breakfast I set out to seek more of the lost, and found seventy-five at a considerable distance from camp. In the afternoon I succeeded, with Carlo's help, in getting them back to the flock. I don't know whether all are together again or not. I shall make a big fire this evening and keep watch.
Mr. Delaney arrived this morning. Felt not a trace of loneliness while he was gone. On the contrary, I never enjoyed grander company. The whole wilderness seems to be alive and familiar, full of humanity. The very stones seem talkative, sympathetic, brotherly. No wonder when we consider that we all have the same Father and Mother.Now comes sundown. The west is all a glory of color transfiguring everything. Far up the Pilot Peak Ridge the radiant host of trees stand hushed and thoughtful, receiving the Sun's good-night, as solemn and impressive a leave-taking as if sun and trees were to meet no more. The daylight fades, the color spell is broken, and the forest breathes free in the night breeze beneath the stars.
CHAPTER IX BLOODY CAÑON AND MONO LAKE
June 4. The camp was astir at daybreak; coffee, bacon, and beans formed the breakfast, followed by quick dish-washing and packing. A general bleating began about sunrise. As soon as a mother ewe arose, her lamb came bounding and bunting for its breakfast, and after the thousand youngsters had been suckled the flock began to nibble and spread. The restless wethers with ravenous appetites were the first to move, but dared not go far from the main body. Billy and the Indian and the Chinaman kept them headed along the weary road, and allowed them to pick up what little they could find on a breadth of about a quarter of a mile. But as several flocks had already gone ahead of us, scarce a leaf, green or dry, was[Pg 12] left; therefore the starving flock had to be hurried on over the bare, hot hills to the nearest of the green pastures, about twenty or thirty miles from here.
I took off my shoes and stockings and worked my way cautiously down alongside the rushing flood, keeping my feet and hands pressed firmly on the polished rock. The booming, roaring[Pg 119] water, rushing past close to my head, was very exciting. I had expected that the sloping apron would terminate with the perpendicular wall of the valley, and that from the foot of it, where it is less steeply inclined, I should be able to lean far enough out to see the forms and behavior of the fall all the way down to the bottom. But I found that there was yet another small brow over which I could not see, and which appeared to be too steep for mortal feet. Scanning it keenly, I discovered a narrow shelf about three inches wide on the very brink, just wide enough for a rest for one's heels. But there seemed to be no way of reaching it over so steep a brow. At length, after careful scrutiny of the surface, I found an irregular edge of a flake of the rock some distance back from the margin of the torrent. If I was to get down to the brink at all that rough edge, which might offer slight finger-holds, was the only way. But the slope beside it looked dangerously smooth and steep, and the swift roaring flood beneath, overhead, and beside me was very nerve-trying. I therefore concluded not to venture farther, but did nevertheless. Tufts of artemisia were growing in clefts of the rock near by, and I filled my mouth with the bitter leaves, hoping they might help to prevent giddiness. Then, with a caution not known in ordinary cir[Pg 120]cumstances, I crept down safely to the little ledge, got my heels well planted on it, then shuffled in a horizontal direction twenty or thirty feet until close to the outplunging current, which, by the time it had descended thus far, was already white. Here I obtained a perfectly free view down into the heart of the snowy, chanting throng of comet-like streamers, into which the body of the fall soon separates.
I watched the growth of these red-lands of the sky as eagerly as if new mountain ranges were being built. Soon the group of snowy peaks in whose recesses lie the highest fountains of the Tuolumne, Merced, and North Fork of the San Joaquin were decorated with majestic colored clouds like those already described, but more complicated, to correspond with the grand fountain-heads of the rivers they overshadowed. The Sierra Cathedral, to the south of camp, was overshadowed like Sinai. Never before noticed so fine a union of rock and cloud in form and color and substance, drawing earth and sky together as one; and so human is it, every feature and tint of color goes to one's heart, and we shout, exulting in wild enthusiasm as if all the divine show were our own. More and more, in a place like this, we feel ourselves part of wild Nature, kin to everything. Spent most of the day high up on the north rim of the valley, commanding views of the clouds in all their red glory spreading their wonderful light over all the basin, while the rocks and trees and small Alpine[Pg 244] plants at my feet seemed hushed and thoughtful, as if they also were conscious spectators of the glorious new cloud-world.
August 3. Had a wonderful day. Found Professor Butler as the compass-needle finds the pole. So last evening's telepathy, transcendental revelation, or whatever else it may be called, was true; for, strange to say, he had just entered the valley by way of the Coulterville Trail and was coming up the valley past El Capitan when his presence struck me. Had he then looked toward the North Dome with a good glass when it first came in sight, he might have seen me jump up from my work and run toward him. This seems the one well-defined marvel of my life of the kind called supernatural; for, absorbed in glad Nature, spirit-rappings, second sight, ghost stories, etc., have never interested me since boyhood, seeming comparatively useless and infinitely less wonderful than Nature's open, harmonious, songful, sunny, everyday beauty.A log house serves to mark a claim to the Tamarack meadow, which may become valuable as a station in case travel to Yosemite should greatly increase. Belated parties occasionally stop here. A white man with an Indian woman is holding possession of the place.
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You need to read this Punjabi-Singaporean's books if you haven't already
Balli Kaur Jaswal is a reputed author who has penned four stand-alone books. Her third book, "Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows" that was published by Harper Collins caught the masses eyes and became a worldwide bestseller. Her sharp wordplay mixed with interesting storylines that have not been told before makes her books a delight to read.
Balli Kaur Jaswal is a Singaporean novelist whose family comes from Punjab, India. She has lived in various countries like Japan, Russia, the Philippines, Australia, England and the US. Her multi-cultural background gives a unique flavour to her stories as she writes about the places, she had travelled to or lived in herself. So, when reading her stories, the reader finds themselves walking around the by-lines of the old Singapore or figuring out the route to London's Southall with a sense of familiarity.
On first glance, her works look like any other contemporary stand-alone book. But, when you would actually sit down to read you realise how effortlessly heavy subjects like treatment of people with mental health issues, racism, prejudices, honour killings, and much more are dealt with in the books. There is an effortless wit in her writing that makes the readers think about the subject in question, without it being heavy or preachy.
Books you need to pick up!
Here is a list of the books written by Balli Kaur Jaswal in the order that they were published and a brief synopsis of the storyline.
Inheritance is a story of a family that moved to Singapore during the era of colonization and stayed on once the war ended and the British left. Set amidst the changing skyline of Singapore, the story focuses on the family struggling to maintain a sense of control as their teenage daughter keeps running away. This is a story of the struggle of Ideas, generations, and identity.
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Pin has been told that she must not become like her mother. She struggles to understand why this is so just as she struggles to understand why her classmates and bus uncle treat her differently. Family secrets start tumbling out when Pin's grandmother moves in. A coming of age story of a young girl trying to understand her place in the world.
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
A struggling writer, Nikki, takes up a job where she believes she would be conducting a creative writing workshop but quickly learns her job is to teach the alphabet to the Punjabi widows of Southall, London. The classes soon take on a different turn when the widows start telling each other erotic stories. As the classes go on, Nikki learns more about the women and finds out things about her community that she would rather not know.
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
Three sisters, who were born and raised in London, find themselves unwillingly travelling across north India with each other to fulfil their late mother's last wish. As the sisters travel to all the places that their mother used to talk about when they were children, they start reminiscing about the old times, and it is not always pleasant. As the journey progresses, the sisters start getting to know the people that they truly are, while overcoming the common loss of their mother.
Fresh and funny with a hint of mystery- that's Balli Kaul Jaswal's writing style. She is one of the very few writers who can write stories with mature content that are relevant and thought-provoking. Have you read her books yet?
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1) From the Manage Workspace page, under the Forms tab, add a checkmark by the parent form to which you need to add subforms. Mandatory forms are checked by default.
3) On the Workspace Subforms pop-up window, click the Add Subform Row button to add a subform.
4) Give the subform a name.
5) Click Save and a success message will appear in the Workspace Subforms pop-up window.
We have also produced a video that walks users through the process of adding subforms to an application.
Hi- how do we add more than 10 subs? E.g. if we have 11 or 12 subs, how do we add the 11th and 12th sub budget?
Please send your question to support@grants.gov, and they will be able to assist you with that question. Include information about your organization & the specific funding opportunity as well.
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The maximum number of subforms is defined by the form, which is determined by the federal agencies when forms are developed. Some forms have a maximum of 10 whereas others are higher; it is based on which form the federal agency selects for inclusion in the funding opportunity. If you have further questions, you may contact the support@grants.gov.


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Q: Setting background image in Git Bash with Windows Terminal I have Git Bash running in my Windows Terminal, but I have trouble setting the background image, which is only visible in the right strip of the terminal window (it's cropped, not squished):

At first, I thought Git Bash is outputting a black background that gets drawn over the image, but the gray background you see is set from Windows Terminal's settings and can be changed there to any color; so it chooses to draw the background color instead of the image?

*

*I have tried deleting the color option altogether, but then the background is just black, except for the right strip of the image.

*The image works correctly in PowerShell, with other images having the same effect - only the right strip is visible in Git Bash. I have tried different strech and position settings, but always only the right strip is visible.

How do I get Windows Terminal to render the image properly?
Windows Terminal settings:
// For documentation on these settings, see: https://aka.ms/terminal-documentation

{
  "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",

  "defaultProfile": "{e1001cad-b4fa-48a0-8617-0791feb59286}",

  // You can add more global application settings here.
  // To learn more about global settings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-global-settings

  // If enabled, selections are automatically copied to your clipboard.
  "copyOnSelect": false,

  // If enabled, formatted data is also copied to your clipboard
  "copyFormatting": false,

  // Startup values
  //"startOnUserLogin": true,
  "initialCols": 240,
  "initialRows": 60,
  "confirmCloseAllTabs": false,
  "initialPosition": "20,15",

  // A profile specifies a command to execute paired with information about how it should look and feel.
  // Each one of them will appear in the 'New Tab' dropdown,
  //   and can be invoked from the commandline with `wt.exe -p xxx`
  // To learn more about profiles, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-profile-settings
  "profiles":
  {
    "defaults":
    {
      // Put settings here that you want to apply to all profiles.
    },
    "list":
    [
      {
        // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile.
        "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
        "name": "Windows PowerShell",
        "commandline": "powershell.exe",
        "backgroundImage": "C:\\Users\\karel_hrkal\\Desktop\\hexmap-dark.png",
        "hidden": false
      },
      {
        // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile.
        "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
        "name": "Command Prompt",
        "commandline": "cmd.exe",
        "hidden": false
      },
      {
        "guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
        "name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
        "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure",
        "hidden": false
      },
      {
        "guid" : "{e1001cad-b4fa-48a0-8617-0791feb59286}",
        "name" : "Git Bash",
        "commandline" : "\"C:\\Programs\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe\" --login -i -l",
        "startingDirectory": "C:\\Projekty",
        "closeOnExit" : true,
        "colorScheme" : "Vintage",
        "cursorColor" : "#8080FF",
        "cursorShape" : "bar",
        "fontFace" : "Consolas",
        "fontSize" : 10,
        "antialiasingMode": "cleartype",
        "historySize" : 9001,
        "icon" : "C:\\Programs\\Git\\mingw64\\share\\git\\git-for-windows.ico",
        //"backgroundImage": "C:\\Users\\karel_hrkal\\Desktop\\hexmap.png",
        "backgroundImage": "C:\\Users\\karel_hrkal\\Desktop\\fantasy-landscape-mountains-waterfall-river-fantasy.png",
        "backgroundImageStretchMode": "uniform",
        "backgroundImageAlignment": "right",
        "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
        "snapOnInput" : true,
        "useAcrylic" : false,
        "hidden": false
      }
    ]
  },

  // Add custom color schemes to this array.
  // To learn more about color schemes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-color-schemes
  "schemes": [],

  // Add custom keybindings to this array.
  // To unbind a key combination from your defaults.json, set the command to "unbound".
  // To learn more about keybindings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-keybindings
  "keybindings":
  [
    // Copy and paste are bound to Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V in your defaults.json.
    // These two lines additionally bind them to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
    // To learn more about selection, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-selection
    { "command": {"action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" },
    { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" },

    // Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the search box
    { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" },

    // Press Alt+Shift+D to open a new pane.
    // - "split": "auto" makes this pane open in the direction that provides the most surface area.
    // - "splitMode": "duplicate" makes the new pane use the focused pane's profile.
    // To learn more about panes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-panes
    { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" }
  ]
}

Git Bash prompt settings:
if test -f ~/.config/git/git-prompt.sh; then
  . ~/.config/git/git-prompt.sh
else
  PS1='\[\033]0;\W\007\]'       # set window title
  PS1="$PS1"'\n'                # new line
  PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[32m\]'      # change to green
  PS1="$PS1"'\u@\h '            # user@host<space>
  PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[33m\]'      # change to brownish yellow
  PS1="$PS1"'\w'                # current working directory

  if test -z "$WINELOADERNOEXEC"; then
    GIT_EXEC_PATH="$(git --exec-path 2>/dev/null)"
    COMPLETION_PATH="${GIT_EXEC_PATH%/libexec/git-core}"
    COMPLETION_PATH="${COMPLETION_PATH%/lib/git-core}"
    COMPLETION_PATH="$COMPLETION_PATH/share/git/completion"

    if test -f "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-prompt.sh"; then
      . "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-completion.bash"
      . "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-prompt.sh"
      PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[36m\]'  # change color to cyan
      PS1="$PS1"'`__git_ps1`'   # bash function
    fi
  fi

  PS1="$PS1"'\n'                # new line
  PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[1;31m\]'    # change color to red
  PS1="$PS1"'$ '                # prompt: always $
  PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[36m\]'      # change color to cyan //0 for white
fi

MSYS2_PS1="$PS1"                # for detection by MSYS2 SDK's bash.basrc

# Evaluate all user-specific Bash completion scripts (if any)
if test -z "$WINELOADERNOEXEC"; then
  for c in "$HOME"/bash_completion.d/*.bash; do
    # Handle absence of any scripts (or the folder) gracefully
    test ! -f "$c" ||
    . "$c"
  done
fi

A: Remove the antialiasingMode property in settings.json.
Also, setting the backgroundImageStretchMode mode to either fit or uniformToFill is recommended to make the image actually fit to the full screen area proportionally instead of leaving bars at the sides:
"backgroundImageStretchMode": "fit"


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Q: Frequent Connection reset in Spring Jdbc Template I am using JDBC Template to connect to oracle database. Frequently I am getting exception which will disappear after few seconds. When I retry I will be able to execute sql query.
2016-09-17 12:34:30.404 [ajp-nio-8009-exec-4] ERROR UserController.getcontactInfo - Error while getting contact info
org.springframework.dao.DataAccessResourceFailureException: PreparedStatementCallback; SQL []; Io exception: Connection reset; nested exception is java.sql.SQLRecoverableException: Io exception: Connection reset
    at org.springframework.jdbc.support.SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator.doTranslate(SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator.java:251) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.support.AbstractFallbackSQLExceptionTranslator.translate(AbstractFallbackSQLExceptionTranslator.java:73) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.execute(JdbcTemplate.java:645) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(JdbcTemplate.java:680) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(JdbcTemplate.java:712) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.query(JdbcTemplate.java:727) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at c.s.c.dao.impl.DaoImpl.getContactInfo(DaoImpl.java:109) ~[classes/:na]
    at c.s.c.service.impl.UserServiceImpl.getContactInfo(UserServiceImpl.java:159) ~[classes/:na]
    at c.s.c.controller.user.UserController.getcontactInfo(UserController.java:95) ~[classes/:na]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_102]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_102]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_102]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[na:1.8.0_102]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:221) [spring-web-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:136) [spring-web-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:110) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:832) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:743) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:85) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:961) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:895) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:967) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:858) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:622) [servlet-api.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:843) [spring-webmvc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:729) [servlet-api.jar:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:292) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52) [tomcat-websocket.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at c.s.c.login.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:84) [classes/:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:240) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:207) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:212) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:106) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:141) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:79) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:88) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:528) [catalina.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AbstractAjpProcessor.process(AbstractAjpProcessor.java:873) [tomcat-coyote.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:670) [tomcat-coyote.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1520) [tomcat-coyote.jar:8.0.36]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(NioEndpoint.java:1476) [tomcat-coyote.jar:8.0.36]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142) [na:1.8.0_102]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) [na:1.8.0_102]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat-util.jar:8.0.36]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [na:1.8.0_102]
Caused by: java.sql.SQLRecoverableException: Io exception: Connection reset
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.SQLStateMapping.newSQLException(SQLStateMapping.java:101) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.newSQLException(DatabaseError.java:112) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:173) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:229) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.DatabaseError.throwSqlException(DatabaseError.java:458) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.executeForDescribe(T4CPreparedStatement.java:796) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.executeMaybeDescribe(T4CPreparedStatement.java:860) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:1186) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeInternal(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3381) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3425) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.java:1490) ~[ojdbc6.jar:Oracle JDBC Driver version - "11.1.0.6.0-Production+"]
    at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
    at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:96) ~[commons-dbcp-1.4.jar:1.4]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate$1.doInPreparedStatement(JdbcTemplate.java:688) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate.execute(JdbcTemplate.java:629) ~[spring-jdbc-4.2.6.RELEASE.jar:4.2.6.RELEASE]
    ... 46 common frames omitted

My connection pool settings
datasource.maxActive=10
datasource.maxIdle=10
datasource.initialSize=5
datasource.maxWait=5000

I suspected it be oracle driver issue listed in
Oracle JDBC intermittent Connection Issue
https://community.oracle.com/message/3795101
http://www.usn-it.de/index.php/2009/02/20/oracle-11g-jdbc-driver-hangs-blocked-by-devrandom-entropy-pool-empty/
I set following property in jvm.
-Djava.security.egd=file:///dev/urandom

But still it didnt help.
Anyone is facing/faced similar problem?

A: Found the bug reference so I'll post my comment as an answer.
See Java bug 6202721
Seems even if you explicitly request /dev/urandom Java silent replaces it with /dev/random, which can't keep up with entropy generation on Linux.
Try specifying /dev/./urandom instead.  The substitution happens based on the explicit string value and if you want to really force urandom you have to provide an alternate form that doesn't match the string but still resolves to the same path.


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Crafting the next generation of role players starts with rpgKids
September 24, 2010 Dread Gazebo Kids, Reviews 0
Let me start by saying up front that rpgKids is probably the best 3$ you can spend in beginning to foster the love of RPG's in a child. Mr. Enrique Bertran (aka @NewbieDM) sent a call out to fellow gamer dads on twitter a few weeks ago, so I felt complied to answer him. After speaking to him I was given the honor to play test some of this delightful project before it came to the masses. I had been familiar with his rpgKids system only vaguely before this, having glanced over it a time or two. When it came to "playing D&D" with my son before it had always been some malformed abbreviated form of 4th edition I hacked up on the spot, no consistency. Thankfully with rpgKids that's now a thing of the past and he has a simple yet understandable system to play with rules anyone can pick up within minutes.
This evolution of the system (1.5) is somewhat of a re-vamping of his rpgKids system he'd release a year or so ago. He's made additions, changes, and clarifications as well as extra optional rules for magical items and bonuses/penalties during combat only to name a few. Also added in are special non-combat abilities for each of the 4 class archetypes which are the Sword Fighter, Healer, Archer and Wizard. The system is so simple and so easy to pick up I believe it could be used as a gateway not only for kids but even those non-gamer adults we all have in our lives.
The rpgKids rulebook is 24 pages, comes with everything you need to begin playing immediately and also provides printable grids for creating your own maps and tokens for heroes and monsters. Therein he's also included a full blown adventure entitled "The Lair of the Frog Wizard" which is a sizable little adventure complete with flavor text and ready to print maps of the locales within the story.
The artwork for maps and print outs is very child friendly and somewhat simpsons-esque if you ask me, all hand drawn in crayon. Hopefully these will spark kids' imaginations into maybe even drawing some of their own. The visual style inside the manual itself is reminiscent of older RPG publications filled with medieval themed black and white drawings. Also included is a page of character sheets that fit 3 per page, each has plenty of space available for a portrait to be drawn in so hopefully this too encourages little ones to have a blast creating something entirely of their own.
My son and I had a blast playing together; he decided that my wife's wizard had 2 spells which were a fireball, and a magic fist. While at GenCon he had made sure that we stopped at a mini-booth so he could pick one out for "his hero" as he always opts for the Sword Fighter, he finally got to use his mini from the convention. He was the first one to suggest doing things out of context that he saw on the dungeon tiles such as hopping over a table and picking up a treasure chest to smash into the bad guys, all priceless to me as a father.
His creativity has always been vibrant but while playing this it seemed to really flourish, so I really encourage playing rpgKids with him and we try and play at least once a week. The basic math skills required by the rpgKids system is great, and simple enough that my son (just turned 4) quickly started catching on to how it worked and now he's really doing good with double digit numbers too.
Another point I must stress before closing is that if we as gamers do not get our kids, nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters (you get the idea) or at least some capacity of young people into RPG's the hobby will die with us. There are more than enough grognards out there to go around spitting poison and hatered to ruin communities, so we need to bolster our ranks with faithful little role players.We need people who take joy in gaming and have fond memories of it regardless of version or mechanical semantics, but simply because "it's fun". This is a great way to begin planting those seeds for future and current generations. There is so much competition vying for the attention of our kids these days and if playing RPG's isn't included in the myriad of options they have, then the hobby will surely fade into the ether eventually.
I cannot express how helpful and fun this system has been, it's great that somebody out there has created a system specifically for kids. But don't listen to me, just google "rpgKids" to see what all the buzz is about, it's even made it to the big time with a GeekDad article over at Wired.com. You can pick it up at RPGNow for 2.99 as we speak, and be sure to visit NewbieDM.com for even more details and always great D&D articles, all from a fellow gamer dad who always goes the extra mile. Also check out the video below for some rpgKids in action from NewbieDM himself.
non-gamers
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A Guide to Heroic Tier Parenting: Ages 0-6
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