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package ba.aljovic.amer.application.component.service;

import ba.aljovic.amer.application.exception.JinniMovieNotFoundException;
import ba.aljovic.amer.application.exception.SuspiciousMovieException;
import ba.aljovic.amer.application.exception.TmdbMovieNotFoundException;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.*;

@Component
public class MovieRetriever
{
    private static final String BASE_URL = "http://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/";
    private static final String API_KEY = "?api_key=75b4eb6730f3f8109a55f643a052ef7d";
    private static final char[] DIRTY_CHARACTERS = {'.', '!', '?', '\'', '(', ')'};
    private static final Map<Character, String> charactersMapping = new HashMap<>();
    private static final Map<Character, String> latinExtendedMapping = new HashMap<>();
    private static final char SPACE = ' ';

    private HttpRetriever httpRetriever;
    private JSONParser jsonParser;
    private JinniParser jinniParser;

    @Autowired
    public MovieRetriever(HttpRetriever httpRetriever, JSONParser jsonParser, JinniParser jinniParser)
    {
        this.httpRetriever = httpRetriever;
        this.jsonParser = jsonParser;
        this.jinniParser = jinniParser;

        Arrays.sort(DIRTY_CHARACTERS);
        initializeCharactersMap();
        initializeLatinExtendedMap();
    }

    private String retrieve(long id, String attributeName) throws TmdbMovieNotFoundException, IOException
    {
        String url = constructUrl(id);
        String json = httpRetriever.retrieveDocument(url);
        if (json == null)
            throw new TmdbMovieNotFoundException(id);

        return jsonParser.getByName(json, attributeName);
    }

    public String retrieveTitle(long id) throws TmdbMovieNotFoundException, IOException
    {
        return retrieve(id, "title");
    }

    public String retrieveImdbId(long id) throws TmdbMovieNotFoundException, IOException
    {
        return retrieve(id, "imdb_id");
    }

    public String retrieveUrlBySearch(String title)
            throws IOException, JinniMovieNotFoundException, SuspiciousMovieException
    {
        String searchUrl = "http://www.jinni.com/discovery/all/explore/";

        List<NameValuePair> urlParameters = new ArrayList<>();
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("search", "@#@" + title + "-[0]FT"));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("tuners", "-1,-1,-1,-1"));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("sources", "all"));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("content", "All"));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("fromYear", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("toYear", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("sizeby", "Relevance"));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("switch_view", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("filterWatched", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("auditTextSearch", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("auditSuggestions", ""));
        urlParameters.add(new BasicNameValuePair("auditSelected", ""));

        String html = httpRetriever.searchMovie(searchUrl, urlParameters);
        String movieUrl = jinniParser.parseUrl(html);
        if (movieUrl == null)
            throw new JinniMovieNotFoundException(title);
        return movieUrl;
    }

    public String toUrl(String title)
    {
        title = removeDirtyCharacters(title);
        title = title.replace("   ", " ");
        title = title.replace("  ", " ");
        title = title.replace(' ', '-');
        String urlTitle = postProcessing(title);
        return urlTitle.toLowerCase();
    }

    private String postProcessing(String urlTitle)
    {
        if (urlTitle.length() == 0) return urlTitle;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append(urlTitle.charAt(0));
        for (int i = 1; i < urlTitle.length() - 1; i++)
        {
            Character ch = urlTitle.charAt(i);
            if (ch == '-' && urlTitle.charAt(i - 1) == '-' && urlTitle.charAt(i + 1) == '-')
            {
                i++;
            }
            else
            {
                sb.append(ch);
            }
        }
        if (urlTitle.length() > 1)
            sb.append(urlTitle.charAt(urlTitle.length() - 1));
        return sb.toString();
    }

    private String removeDirtyCharacters(String title)
    {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < title.length(); i++)
        {
            char ch = title.charAt(i);
            if ((ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') ||
                    (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') || ch == '-' || ch == SPACE)
            {
                sb.append(ch);
            }
            else if (Arrays.binarySearch(latinExtendedMapping.keySet().toArray(), ch) != -1)
            {
                sb.append(latinExtendedMapping.get(ch));
            }
            else if (Arrays.binarySearch(charactersMapping.keySet().toArray(), ch) != -1)
            {
                if (i > 0 && i < title.length() - 1)
                {
                    sb.append(charactersMapping.get(ch));
                }
                // First and last characters
                else
                {
                    sb.append("");
                }
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    private String constructUrl(long id)
    {
        return BASE_URL + id + API_KEY;
    }

    private void initializeLatinExtendedMap()
    {
        latinExtendedMapping.put('A', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Á', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Â', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ã', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ä', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Å', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('È', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('É', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ê', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ë', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ì', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Í', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Î', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ï', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Đ', "d");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ñ', "n");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ò', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ó', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ô', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Õ', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ö', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ù', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ú', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Û', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('Ü', "z");

        latinExtendedMapping.put('à', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('á', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('â', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ã', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ä', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('å', "a");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('è', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('é', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ê', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ë', "e");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ì', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('í', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('î', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ï', "i");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ñ', "n");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ò', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ó', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ô', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('õ', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ö', "o");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ù', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ú', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('û', "u");
        latinExtendedMapping.put('ü', "u");
    }

    private void initializeCharactersMap()
    {
        charactersMapping.put('.', " ");
        charactersMapping.put('?', " ");
        charactersMapping.put('!', " ");
        charactersMapping.put(',', " ");
        charactersMapping.put(':', " ");
        charactersMapping.put('\'', "");
        charactersMapping.put(''', "");
        charactersMapping.put('(', " ");
        charactersMapping.put(')', " ");
        charactersMapping.put('/', " ");
        charactersMapping.put('&', "and");
    }
}

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Silverfish are small primitive insects that are found in dark, damp, warm places throughout our homes. They prefer starchy materials such as cereals, wallpaper and book bindings as food but in large populations they may do damage to cotton and linen fabrics. These wingless insects slightly resemble firebrats and are often called bristletails.
Before silverfish reproduce they carry out a ritual involving three phases, which may last over half an hour. In the first phase, the male and female stand face to face, their quivering antennae touching, then repeatedly back off and return to this position. In the second phase the male runs away and the female chases him. In the third phase the male and female stand side by side and head-to-tail, with the male vibrating his tail against the female. Finally the male lays a spermatophore, a sperm capsule covered in gossamer, which the female takes into her body via her ovipositor to fertilize her eggs. The female lays groups of fewer than 60 eggs at once, deposited in small crevices. The eggs are oval-shaped, whitish, about 0.8 millimetres (0.031 in) long, and take between two weeks and two months to hatch. A silverfish usually lays fewer than 100 eggs in her lifetime.
When the nymphs hatch, they are whitish in colour, and look like smaller adults. As they moult, young silverfish develop a greyish appearance and a metallic shine, eventually becoming adults after three months to three years. They may go through 17 to 66 moults in their lifetime, sometimes 30 in a single year - much more than most insects. Silverfish are among the few types of insect that continue to moult after reaching adulthood.
The following house cleaning and maintenance steps will help to solve a silverfish problem and may eliminate the pests completely.
Repair any leaky pipes or faucets.
Improve ventilation.
Use a dehumidifier to reduce moisture in the air.
Perform regular tidying, cleaning, and vacuuming to remove silverfish eggs and crumbs, scraps of paper, debris, and mold.
Remove any uneaten pet food.
Clean under sinks.
Don't forget to clean crevices too, such as around the base of ovens and refrigerators and along baseboards.
Fill any cracks that you notice.
Seal any areas where wallpaper has become detached from the wall.
Organisect® Dust 2kg Crawling Insect Control
When crushed to a fine powder it feels similar to chalk powder to the touch, but when viewed under a microscope the fine particles resemble shards of broken glass.Treatment against Bedbugs, ants, cockroaches, silverfish.

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De monroedoctrine was een beginsel in de buitenlandse politiek van de Verenigde Staten vanaf de 19e eeuw. De term is ontleend aan een speech die de Amerikaanse president James Monroe in 1823 hield voor het Amerikaans Congres. Monroe verklaarde elke vorm van Europese bemoeienis op het westelijk halfrond taboe, waarmee hij doelde op politiek ingrijpen in de pas kort onafhankelijke naties in Zuid-Amerika en op nieuwe pogingen Amerika te koloniseren. Monroe beloofde evenwel de bestaande kolonies in handen van de Europese machten te respecteren.

De toespraak van Monroe was een reactie op de Franse inval in Spanje, waarbij in dat land namens de Heilige Alliantie de liberale Grondwet van Cádiz buiten werking werd gesteld. De afgezette liberalen deden een beroep op de Amerikanen om tussenbeide te komen in Spanje. In zijn boodschap aan het Congres wees president Monroe een Amerikaanse bemoeienis met Spanje van de hand. Tegelijk waarschuwde hij, dat Europese restauratiepogingen in Zuid-Amerika niet zouden worden geaccepteerd.

Monroe hoopte met het verbod op interventie ook een stokje te steken voor mogelijke Europese pogingen om het Amerikaanse expansieproces te saboteren. Vooral de Britten, de Spanjaarden en de Russen werden met argusogen gadegeslagen, omdat ze aangrenzende territoria op het continent hadden. Daarnaast hadden vele kolonies in Zuid-Amerika met succes hun onafhankelijkheid bevochten, waarna ze al gauw diplomatieke erkenning van de Verenigde Staten hadden verworven. Om de voormalige kolonisatoren, Spanje voorop, iedere lust te ontnemen de nieuwe naties weer onder hun gezag te brengen, verbood Monroe daarom kolonisatie op het westelijk halfrond. Kolonies die de onafhankelijkheidsgolf hadden doorstaan respecteerde hij echter wel.

De monroedoctrine was defensief bedoeld, namelijk om het interne Amerikaanse expansieproces veilig te stellen. Monroes ideeën waren vooral ingegeven door pragmatisme. De Verenigde Staten zouden er pas rond 1850 in slagen het territorium tot ongeveer de huidige omvang uit te breiden, door enkele gebiedsaankopen en oorlogen met Spanje en Mexico. Alaska en Hawaï zouden nog later volgen.

Roosevelt Corrolary
De monroedoctrine werd ook door latere regeringen gevolgd en verder uitgebreid. In Latijns-Amerika eisten de VS het recht van interventie op als in deze landen de politieke stabiliteit in het geding was of als Amerikaanse belangen in gevaar waren. De VS intervenieerden diverse malen in Midden-Amerika en het Caraïbische gebied als gevolg van deze Roosevelt Corrolary, een aanvulling op de monroedoctrine, die Theodore Roosevelt had afgekondigd. Dit vormde zo tegelijk het begin van een meer open en op het buitenland gerichte politiek van de Verenigde Staten – in eerste instantie sterk gewenst door boeren en grote industriëlen om hun overtollige producten in het buitenland te kunnen dumpen – en dus het einde van de monroedoctrine.

Zie ook
 Manifest Destiny
 Trumandoctrine
 Reagandoctrine
 Bushdoctrine

Manifest
Geschiedenis van de Verenigde Staten (1789-1849)
Amerikaanse koloniale geschiedenis
Geschiedenis van Latijns-Amerika
doctrine in de internationale politiek
Internationale betrekkingen van de Verenigde Staten
Eponiem

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Eight New Firefighters Appointed
by Joseph Domelowicz Jr. • June 26, 2013 • 0 Comments
On Monday June 24th, Mayor Carlo DeMaria along with Chief David Butler swore in eight new
Firefighters to the Everett Fire Department. The new additions are Jay Fiore, Erick Robles, Christopher
Jewell, Philip Antonelli, David Grace, Steve Lanceleve, Sabato LoRusso, and John Russo.
The hiring of the eight new firefighters was made possible through the SAFER Grant Program that
the Everett Fire Department was awarded.
The SAFER Grant was created by Congress to help address staffing and training needs for local fire
departments. It provides funding to help pay the costs associated with hiring personnel to maintain
safe staffing levels for a period of two years.
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday night to appoint eight new firefighters to the Everett Fire Department, as the result of a Safer Grant that was awarded to the city.
Fire Chief David Butler, in presenting the new firefighters to the city, told the Board of Aldermen that the new recruits will be a big help to the fire department.
"This is a big night for the Everett Fire Department, a big night for the city of Everett," said Chief Butler. "we like every department took a big hit a few years back, when the economy went bad. . .the Mayor made a commitment to me at that time that he would work with me to get our numbers back up and that he would go after this Safer Grant and tonight we are taking a step toward getting our numbers back up."
Butler added that the eight new recruits, "will go a very long way to help us in our suppression efforts."
The eight new recruits appointed Monday night include Jay Fiore, Erick Robles, Christopher Jewell, Phillip Antonelli, David Grace, Steve Lanceleve, Sabato LoRusso and John Russo.
$500,000 permit fees for Charlestown Lofts cited
In approving a transfer of $10,000 within the ISD department to pay for contractual obligations to a software vendor, the Board of Aldermen learned that the need for the transfer was actually created when the ISD took in $500,000 in permit fee revenues for the city in approving permits for the next phases of the Charlestown Lofts project.
According to Soper and City Budget Director Richard Viscay, the departmental transfer allows ISD to work within its appropriated budget to meet its contractual obligations to Des Lauriers Municipal.
Aldermen approve transfers to offset tax rate
After a bit of discussion and debate about the merits of utilizing Free Cash to offset the tax rate, the Board of Aldermen voted 6-1 on two transfers that have the effect of reducing the city's reliance on property tax revenue in the FY 2014 budget.
Aldermen Michael Marchese was the lone vote against a $1,000,000 Free Cash transfer and a $650,000 transfer from Parking Meter Revenues to offset tax rates, calling the proposals put forth by the administration, "election year politics."
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Loving Lily
From the moment she first appeared Sunday night on the stage of the House of Blues, wearing a low-cut red onesie, sneakers, and a red Red Sox cap tilted to the side, Lily Allen made it clear that she had come to Boston to have a good time. She even wore red socks as a tribute to her host city, and promised a "wicked pissah," even though she clearly had no idea what that meant.
In just under an hour and a half, Lily Allen gave all in attendance a great show that was big on fun and big on attitude — but with plenty of talent too.
It wasn't just Lily's outfit — which showed off her adorable backside — that was cheeky. The rebellious Brit's current album, It's Not Me, It's You, which I love, is filled with lyrics bemoaning ex-boyfriends' lack of sexual prowess and the lack of substance in celebrity culture, and even throws in a kiss-off to George W. Bush for good measure. And it's all delivered in a sweet sounding voice and with catchy melodies that make for a fun juxtaposition.
In person, Lily maintained that dual nature, looking adorable, but throwing around profanity and repeatedly breaking the city's ban on smoking indoors at places like bars and clubs. (She must have smoked at least five cigarettes during the course of the show.)
Sunday night, while scampering around the stage, Lily performed every song off her latest album, throwing in only three songs from her debut (Alright, Still). Each one sounded, to use a British phrase, bloody brilliant. Lily sounded as good as she does on the album, if not better.
On songs like "Never Gonna Happen" and "Fuck You," she had the crowd enthusiastically singing along, and she clearly loved it. The beat went on with songs like "LDN," "Him," and the country-ish "Not Fair," all of which were great.
Of course, for every rude song, there was one like "Chinese," which she preceded by saying how hard it was to be away on tour for so long, and then dedicated to her mum.
And Lily saved her biggest hits, "The Fear" and "Smile" for the encore — during which, it's worth mentioning, she was wearing a lobster tee-shirt dress.
If there was any misstep in the entire show, it was an odd "competition" between two women picked from the audience who were each asked to eat a bowl of baked beans. This just went on far too long, and was wholly unnecessary.
Thankfully, Lily's other attempt at interactivity was more successful: during "Smile," she picked two kids, both no older than 12, from the audience, and when she put the microphone in their faces, they showed they knew every line of the song, even the one about having "a little wine and a moan." Good stuff.
Lily closed the show with her cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer," and it was so rocking that unfortunately, it just sounded like noise. Too bad. The rest of the concert was so much fun that I can't wait till Lily comes stateside again so I can see her in concert once more.
Categories concerts, Lily Allen, music
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International Report: Human Rights at Risk in Australian Internment Camp
Posted by James Standish	/ July 27, 2013
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James Standish is the director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific. He has written two articles on the deplorable conditions in an Australian internment camp located on an island near Papua New Guinea which we are re-posting with permission.
By James Standish –
A few years ago when I was working in Washington, DC, the American Jewish Committee took me on study tour of Israel. What I found most confronting during the trip was not the wall, the tensions, or even being presented with a Hamas rocket casing shot from Gaza. The most confronting part of the trip had to do with my own homeland: Australia.
During a visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum), I came across a display on the build up to the Holocaust; the period when European Jews could see the writing on the wall and were desperately attempting to escape the Nazis. To say the free world was indifferent to their plight is an understatement. A ship with 937 German Jews attempted to land in Florida, but the US Coast Guard chased them off shore. Eventually, unable to land, the boat returned to Europe where most of those on board perished in the Holocaust.
But the US was not the only nation turning away desperate Jews. At an international conference in 1938, the Australian Minister for Trade and Customs, T W White, explained his government's insistence on retaining strict limits on Jewish asylum seekers with words that are now emblazoned in large letters on the wall at Yad Vashem:
"[W]e have no real racial problem, we are not desirous of importing one . . ."
Fast-forward 55 years and Australian author Thomas Kaneally's book is made into Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning masterpiece Schindler's List. And Australians, like people all over the world, flock to the see the film, handkerchiefs in hand. But while Schindler saved around a thousand Jews destined for Hitler's ovens, what remains unacknowledged is that Australia could have saved tens of thousands by simply allowing Jews a refuge in their hour of greatest need.
Of course, if a second Holocaust was to occur today, we would be a nation of Schindlers, not a nation of T W Whites. Or would we?
Today Australia faces a moral question for our age. This time it isn't desperate European Jews searching for a sanctuary, it is desperate Iranians fleeing one of the world's most repressive regimes. It is Iraqi Christians who have been murdered, bombed and beaten unmercifully since the invasion that we were a part of. It is shell-shocked Syrians caught between a despotic ruler on one side and jihadists on the other.
In the face of the most persecuted people on earth coming to our shores, Australia's two major parties are vying to see who can be the most callous. They are acting so brutally because they believe we, the electorate, want them to. Hence, every Australian has an opportunity. If we communicate clearly and unambiguously that we want a nation that is compassionate, a nation that is generous, a nation that rejects the bullying policies of our two major parties, there is a chance this terrible stain on our national character can be removed.
Today every one of us can be Schindler. Simply look up your local MP and send a note letting him or her know that you do not want brutality perpetrated in your name. I hope you'll join me in making a stand.
In 55 years, I hope my children will remember that in this hour of desperate need, their father was on the side of Schindler, not on the side of T W White.
Where is Manus Island?
If you were shown a map of the world, could you find Manus Island? If you would be a little bewildered, don't be ashamed. No one I've asked has been able to come close to where it is (other than those who have been to Papua New Guinea-keep reading and you'll find out). But maybe even more importantly, do you know what the Australian Government is doing on Manus?
Once again, the chances are very small you do. And that's not a coincidence.
While traveling in Papua New Guinea this month, I met a PNG national who works in the Australian asylum detention camp on Manus Island (the camp is actually on Los Negros Island, which is joined by a bridge to Manus). He began by telling me that all those working at the camp are forced by the Australians running it to sign a document promising not to talk about what goes on there. To date, the Australian Government has not let a single journalist into the internment camp. This is, of course, a very bad sign. What is it that the Australian Government doesn't want the world to know about? A lot, it turns out.
Conditions in immigration detention facility on Manus – Photocredit: Flickr/Greens MP
The camp worker who sat next to me on an internal flight went on to confide that conditions in the Australian internment camp are deplorable; the asylum seekers are treated in an extremely disrespectful manner, and they are living in dreadful conditions. There is a lot of malaria on the island, it is crushingly hot but they are left in oven-like tents. Although there are saltwater crocodiles in the vicinity, desperate asylum seekers have tried to flee, only to be hunted down by the Australians and dragged back to the internment camp. He shook his head and said, "It is hard to believe people's human rights can be taken away like this."
As of last night, we don't only need to rely on the testimonyThe evidence given by a witness under oath. It does not include evidence from documents and other physical evidence. of a camp worker whose name I can't reveal. A very brave Australian named Rod St George, who was the compliance officer at the detention camp, came forward and described the atrocious conditions being perpetrated in the name of the Australian people.
He reports heinous crimes ranging from rape to torture against detainees are not being prevented. Further, he states conditions in the camp are so bad, it is not fit to "serve as a dog kennel". His short interview is something that every Australian should view before deciding whether or not to support the extremely harsh policies of both major political parties (click here to watch the interview).
So, where is Manus Island? It is at the very top of PNG, just a few degrees south of the equator. Why not take a minute to "Google Map" it, and think about the lives of people currently being held there. Is that the way Christ would want us to treat people in desperate need?
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Culture has greatly increased Uganda safaris in the country due to the presence of diverse cultures in Uganda that can be explored by the tourists who come for tour visits to Uganda. Therefore, with community empowerment and aggressive marketing, cultural tourism will contribute immensely to the growth of Uganda's tourism sector.
In recent years, tourism has become a notable contributor to Uganda's economy in terms of foreign exchange and investment and this has been attributed to the increasing safaris to Uganda. The sector's fast growth revealed in a report released, therefore, not surprising. Our challenge as a country is to take full advantage of this growth and enhance it.
The 2012 study carried out by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the World Bank and Department for International Development indicates encouraging developments. The survey shows that while Uganda attracted 946,000 tourists in 2010, the numbers increased to 1.1 million in 2011 and 1.2 million last year. This increase has helped in developing the tourism sector in Uganda.
Due to the increase in safaris, the study also reveals key details: 32 per cent of foreign visitors and tourists came to Uganda for business reasons, 11 per cent for conference, 17 per cent for leisure, 20 per cent to visit friends and family, five per cent for spiritual/ religious purposes, and two per cent for cultural tourism.
Culture is an important element in Uganda's tourism and it has attracted many people to come for safaris in Uganda. This has been added to gorilla trekking safaris which are carried out in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Chimpanzee trekking safaris in Kibale National Park, game viewing in many other National Parks, Boat cruises which are carried out on Uganda's water bodies and many other activities.
Efforts to market Uganda's tourism potential is in place. It is, however, crucial that more attention is given to our amazing cultural variety through community tourism.


The Varsity girls basketball team dropped a tough non-league game late last week to West Seneca East by a score of 40-29. The girls came out sluggish in the first half, allowing East to take a 13-point lead heading into halftime. Things improved in the second half thanks to the aggressiveness of Ivette Lewandowski, who attacked the basket at will and made a number of shots to keep the girls in the game. Unfortunately, the deficit was too large for the girls to overcome. Despite the result, Lexi Sopko, Julia Krzemien, and Maddie Pazzuti played extremely well in the loss.
Topher Elkins 300; Brett Russell 3200; Chloe Chamberlain 55 dash; Lizzy Miranda, Elle Russell 1000; Elle Russell, Sonya Krezmien 1500; 3000, 1500 race walk Corrin Sacilowski; Allison Lavanture long jump.


What a beautiful day at The Palace of Fine Arts to make some memories. I met baby Bradley and his parents, Grace Ann & Brad during their newborn session, and it's amazing how fast six months flies by! We met for some fun (and some elusive sun!) and baby Bradley made all sorts of silly faces while eating leaves, getting kissed by his parents, and letting his toes feel the grass and trees. Soon he'll be one year old and running circles around his folks. Here are some of my favorites from the day. Enjoy!
Congratulations, Melissa and Ricky! I was so honored to capture maternity portraits of this gorgeous couple on the verge of first-time parenthood along with their pup, Hazelnut. We met at the Palace of Fine Arts, a San Francisco favorite. Take a look at some of my favorite shots from our hour together.
If you're interested in a maternity session like this, contact me and we'll talk details and set a date!


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1.Thirty-nine percent of an average homes yearly energy use is due to heating and cooling according to the U.S. Department of Energy. It's estimated that up to 30% of a homes energy bill is lost through their windows so if your electric bill seems high and you can't seem to explain it, it might be worth having a qualified window installer in your area (someone who has to the specialized equipment and knowledge to identify air flow leaks) come out and see if your windows are properly installed and up to today's standards in energy efficiency.
2.High-Impact Windows can drastically reduce burglaries and home breaks ins. Thieves will often enter a locked home by breaking a back window.High-impact windows are resistant to strong blows, for instance, from hammers. This makes your family and possessions more safe.
3.Improper window installation or deterioration of caulking and insulation can lead to "invisible," but extensive condensation problems inside your walls. If a window in your home is allowing in moisture, even small amounts, over time a mold and mildew problem may begin brewing inside your wall, behind the drywall. Examine the areas surrounding your home's windows carefully. Look for discolored paint and/or even very slight buckling of the drywall.If you notice a problem, contact a qualified window installation company immediately to address the problem.
4.Condensation on the inside of your windows indicates your home is probably too humid. As long as the windows were properly installed and there is no leak, this moisture indicates excessive humidity which may be damaging unseen parts of your home where mold and mildew may be developing - under the carpet, in your walls, etc.
5.Shaded and translucent windows are available to give you privacy for people outside your home and save on energy bill. Some people live in neighborhoods with lots of people walking by their home - during the day and at night. There are windows available that offer a "tint" or "reflection" (only visible from the outside) that makes it difficult to see into a home.
6.If you live in a hurricane prone state such as Florida or South Carolina you may be able to save on your Homeowner's Insurance by installing "Hurricane Proof," High Impact windows. Many insurance companies consider this "wind mitigation" and give you a discount which makes sense because during a severe storm if your windows break, wind and water can now enter your home and damage electronics, wooden flooring and furniture, and other possessions. This is often worst than the damage to a home's exterior.
7.There are an incredible amount of options for your home's windows and upgrading them adds significant resale value. Double and triple panes, single and double hung, aluminum or vinyl frames... the variation is almost endless. Most people move into a house and just assume their home's windows are there permanently and don't give it much though. Truth is, home window manufacturers have solutions and products for almost any situation. Is the lighting in one of your rooms dimmer than you'd like? There is probably a window solution for that. Is a certain room drafty or doesn't get enough breeze on nice days? You can change nuisances like that by switching out your home's windows.


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Another close finish where the Glenelg Reserves managed to fall over the line by 4 points. We didn't consistently play the way we wanted to with our turnover numbers being higher than any team likes.
There were patches where we moved the ball well but we will certainly have to be a lot sharper against Norwood in the next round. What we do take away from the game is playing some younger players who are coming through the U18's to Senior men's and holding their own against regular reserves players.
What can't be questioned is the effort of the players and this was reflected with the high tackle count which ultimately kept us in the game. We will take the win and look to fine tune both our skills and some structural parts of our game to get ready for our next clash.


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My Daily Constitution Programming for exhibition, Terra Nullis at Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento
MDC creates two programs for the opening weekend of Terra Nullius, a new exhibition by the Los Angeles based artist Lisa Oxley at Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento. Terra Nullias is translated as "Nobody's Thing" or "Nobody's Land"; land uninhabited or belonging to no one. In international law it is used to designate a territory that has never been subject to the sovereignty of any state: international airspace, oceans beyond the continental shelf, outer space and the planets of the solar system are designated as terra nullius. Often a swath of land between two contested territories, it points to borders, walls, and issues of citizenry. In this exhibition, Oxley navigates these questions and the in-between space that the title implies through painting installation, architecture, and dialogue, activating the space that Verge provides as a cultural institution within the expanded site of the State Capitol in Sacramento, and beyond it, in the US.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
3:30 PM - Artist Walkthrough with Lisa Oxley
4 - 6 PM - Constitution Happy Hour:
What are the rights of immigrants under the Constitution?
with UC Davis Law Professor Jack Chin
Immigration laws and policies reflect a wide range of social, political and historical norms that inform the meaning of U.S. citizenship as well as restrictions placed on non-citizens. While constantly evolving, immigration law has entered yet a new era of indeterminacy as the federal government increases aggressive enforcement tactics and obstructs city and state efforts to protect its immigrant residents. Professor Jack Chin will guide a discussion on the constitutional rights of non-citizens, the framework that regulates the admission and removal of non-citizens, and recent struggles in immigrants' rights advocacy.
Gabriel "Jack" Chin is a teacher and scholar of Immigration Law, Criminal Procedure, and Race and Law. His scholarship has appeared in the Penn, UCLA, Cornell, and Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties law reviews and the Yale, Duke and Georgetown law journals among others. The U.S. Supreme Court cited his work on collateral consequences of criminal conviction in Chaidez v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 1103, 1109 (2013), in which the Court called his Cornell Law Review article "the principal scholarly article on the subject" and in Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), which agreed with his contention that the Sixth Amendment required defense counsel to advise clients about potential deportation consequences of guilty pleas. Justice Sotomayor cited his Penn Law Review article in her dissent in Utah v. Strieff, 136 S. Ct. 2056, 2070 (2016).
He teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration, and is Director of Clinical Legal Education. He also works with students on professional projects. His efforts with students to repeal Jim Crow laws still on the books includes a successful 2003 petition to the Ohio legislature to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, 136 years after the state disapproved it during the ratification process. He and his students also achieved the repeal of anti-Asian alien land laws which were on the books in Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming. For this work, "A" Magazine named him one of the "25 Most Notable Asians in America." In connection with classes with a practical component, he has tried felony cases and argued criminal appeals with his students.
Sunday, December 10,
11 AM - 1 PM Constitution Café:
Humanizing Deportation — Stories from the Ground
with Robert Irwin, Principle Investigator, Humanizing Deportation
1 PM - Artist Walkthrough with Lisa Oxley
Humanizing Deportation/Humanizando la Deportación http://humanizandoladeportacion.ucdavis.edu/en/
is a digital storytelling (participatory community based audiovisual media) project that aims to make visible the range of humanitarian issues that proliferate in our current regime of state sponsored mass human displacement. This collaboration between UC Davis and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, whose first phase of fieldwork was realized this past summer in Tijuana, has assisted community members in producing a bilingual open access archive of over 40 testimonial audiovisual shorts recounting lived experiences of deportation. These personal stories help audiences to understand the range of people who are being deported, as well as the effects of deportation on those being deported as well as their families. A second phase will expand the archive to other parts of Mexico through new partnerships between UC Davis and Mexican academic and community based organizations. The UC Davis based project team, led by codirector Robert McKee Irwin, will present examples from this archive, inviting discussion about the project itself as well as the material in its archive.
Robert McKee Irwin (PhD New York University) is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UC Davis, where he specializes in Mexican and Mexican American Cultural Studies. He is codirector of the Mellon Initiative in Comparative Border Studies: http://borderstudies.ucdavis.edu/. He is author of numerous books and articles on Mexican and Mexican cultural histories, with focus in questions of gender and migration, as well as popular and media culture. His most recent work engages directly with community through collaborations in digital storytelling. Robert helped launch Humanizing Deportation in the summer of 2017.
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Hale was brought in for Mitchell in 1779 probably by arrangement between his uncle Richard Rigby, the Treasury, and Lord Falmouth. He followed Rigby's line in politics, supporting North's ministry till March 1782, and voting on 18 Feb. 1783 for Shelburne's peace preliminaries, but after April 1783 supporting the Coalition. He accordingly lost his seat in 1784. No speech by him is reported.
He died 17 Aug. 1827.
1. Rigby to Newcastle, 1, 20 Aug. 1776, Newcastle (Clumber) mss.; Pembroke Pprs. i. 181.


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Q: Sending my own ARP packet using SharpPcap and Packet.Net I am trying unsuccessfully so far to send an ARP packet I have created with Packet.Net using SharpPcap. The problem is even though I send the packet using device.SendPacket it doesn't actually get sent, and I have no idea why.
This is my code:
ARPPacket arpPacket = new ARPPacket(ARPOperation.Request, PhysicalAddress.Parse("000000000000"), targetIpAddress, device.Interface.MacAddress, myIpAddress);
EthernetPacket ethPacket = new EthernetPacket(device.Interface.MacAddress, PhysicalAddress.Parse("FFFFFFFFFFFF"), EthernetPacketType.Arp);
ethPacket.PayloadPacket = arpPacket;
device.Open();
device.SendPacket(ethPacket);
device.Close();

By the way, it is important that I send my own ARP packets and not just use the SharpPcap ARP class.

A: public static void ARP(IPAddress ipAddress , LivePcapDevice device)
{
if (ipAddress == null )
throw new Exception("ARP IP address Cannot be null");
var ethernetPacket = new PacketDotNet.EthernetPacket(device.Addresses[1].Addr.hardwareAddress, PhysicalAddress.Parse("FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF"), PacketDotNet.EthernetPacketType.Arp);

var arpPacket = new PacketDotNet.ARPPacket(PacketDotNet.ARPOperation.Request, PhysicalAddress.Parse("00-00-00-00-00-00"), ipAddress , device.Addresses[1].Addr.hardwareAddress, device.Addresses[0].Addr.ipAddress );
ethernetPacket.PayloadPacket = arpPacket;

device.SendPacket(ethernetPacket);
}

Try this function, from: http://stolenpackets.net/?p=29

A: looking at this code there is no ethernetpacket involved
ARPPacket arpPacket = new ARPPacket(ARPOperation.Request, PhysicalAddress.Parse("000000000000"), targetIpAddress, device.Interface.MacAddress, myIpAddress);
arpPacket.ARPTargetProtoAddress = destIP;
arpPacket.DestinationHwAddress = PhysicalAddress.Parse("FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF");
device.Open();
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Although it's been around for two years, Pinterest has finally hit the big time. Everyone's talking about it. It's fun and, frankly, a bit addictive.
Pinterest is a virtual pin board — imagine an online scrapbook or vision board. Pinterest users create thematic pin boards based on interests, hobbies or dreams. When you see a piece of online content accompanied by an appealing photo, you "pin" the link (and corresponding photo) to one of your boards by using the website's Pin It button or a Pin It bookmarklet, or by uploading the link.
Your boards and pins (images) are public. You follow people or their boards, re-pin their pins onto one of your boards, or "like" other pins – the Likes show up on your Facebook page. You can browse pins by topic or search by keyword. It's social and serendipitous.
Pinterest was dismissed by many as merely a niche site for women planning weddings and craft projects, but, according to ComScore, it now has over 4 million users and is rapidly growing. Its traffic increased 329% in the last quarter! No longer niche, it's one of the top ten social media sites in the world.
I see people on Pinterest who don't use Twitter or Facebook regularly; it's attracting a new social media audience. The market research firm Experian says Pinterest users are primarily female (58%) between 25 and 44 years old (59%). These demographics "distinguish it from other new social media platforms, which are generally populated by men 18-24." We'll see about that, I've seen a lot of men join Pinterest recently.
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High-quality materials, support, water resistance and cushioning... if those features are on your list, these Rocky MobiLite Waterproof Work Boots are the ideal choice for you!


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Q: show existing navigation menu connected to one activity in another activity I am in the process of building an app and have a navigation menu in my first activity, however, when I go to the second it doesn't show, so which bits of code do I copy from my first activity for the navigation menu to show there too?
I have tried to copy what I thought was relevant bits of code from the first activity into the second, however that second activity crashed, so I tried to remove that added code and failed to reverse it, so I imported the code from a backup to get it working again.
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
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    val fab: FloatingActionButton = findViewById(R.id.fab)
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    }
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        this, drawerLayout, toolbar, R.string.navigation_drawer_open, R.string.navigation_drawer_close
    )
    drawerLayout.addDrawerListener(toggle)
    toggle.syncState()

    navView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this)

    //val db = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance()
}

override fun onBackPressed() {
    val drawerLayout: DrawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout)
    if (drawerLayout.isDrawerOpen(GravityCompat.START)) {
        drawerLayout.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START)
    } else {
        super.onBackPressed()
    }
}

override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu)
    return true
}

override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
    // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
    // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
    // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
    return when (item.itemId) {
        R.id.action_settings -> true
        else -> super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
    }
}

override fun onNavigationItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
    // Handle navigation view item clicks here.
    when (item.itemId) {
        R.id.nav_home -> {
            // Handle the camera action
            val i = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("https://www.facebook.com/brobostigon/"))
            startActivity(i)
        }
        R.id.nav_gallery -> {
            val intent = Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java)
            startActivity(intent)
        }
        R.id.nav_slideshow -> {
            val intent = Intent(this, Main2Activity::class.java)
            startActivity(intent)
        }
        R.id.nav_tools -> {

        }
        R.id.nav_share -> {
            val i = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://taylorworld.me.uk/privacy-policy.html"))
            startActivity(i)
        }
        R.id.nav_send -> {

        }
    }
    val drawerLayout: DrawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout)
    drawerLayout.closeDrawer(GravityCompat.START)
    return true
}

Here is my second activity
class Main2Activity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main2)
        //val mystr: Int = intent.getIntExtra("data", 0)
        //editText8.setText(Integer.toString(mystr))
    }

A: Is is not feasible. You have to make separate navigation drawer on each activity and this is not feasible.
Instead you can use fragments, even you need to use fragments with navigation drawer if you want to keep same navigation drawer on different layouts too.

A: val fragmentManager = supportFragmentManager                                                                                val fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction()
val fragment = TitleFragment()                                                                                val fragment2 = MiscFragment()                                                                                fragmentTransaction.add(R.id.contentlayout, fragment)
fragmentTransaction.remove(fragment2)                                                                                fragmentTransaction.commit()
I put that in my mainactivity oncreate(), with the thinking when the activity loads it forces it to load a specific fragment, and only that fragment. contentlayout is the ID of the layout to which that will be applied, ie in my case it is the constraintlayout in content_main.xml.

A: check AndroidManifest.xml (app/manifests/AndroidManifest.xml), find correct activity and check line android:theme="@style/... />


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Asian (Indian) Elephant
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A detailed report from the World Wildlife Fund.
The Elephant Sancturary
www.elephants.com/
Web site of a Tennessee habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered Asian elephants.
Elephanteria: A Smorgasbord of Elephantine Delights
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An extensive page of elephant links, news, organizations, and more.
Asian Elephants by the National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsianElephants/
Remarkable facts about those remarkable trunks from the Elephant House at the National Zoo. Don't miss "Tracking Silver Moon," an interactive guide to the whereabouts of a wild Asian elephant wearing a GPS collar.
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A Web site dedicated to supporting elephants, with an emphasis on the conservation, rehabilitation, and survival of Asian elephants.
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Brown, Robert L. GANESH: STUDIES OF AN ASIAN GOD (TANTRIC STUDIES SERIES). New York: State University of New York Press, 1991.
Carrington, R. ELEPHANTS: A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THEIR NATURAL HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND INFLUENCE ON MANKIND. New York: Basic Books, 1959.
Delort, Robert. THE LIFE AND LORE OF THE ELEPHANT. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992.
International Seminar on the Conservation of Asian Elephants. A WEEK WITH ELEPHANTS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ASIAN ELEPHANTS. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Jaffrey, Madhur, and Amanda Hall. ROBI DOBI: THE MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF AN INDIAN ELEPHANT. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997.
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Food Stamp Use Could Skyrocket With Loss of Enhanced Unemployment Benefits
Produce, meat and eggs sit in a cooler at a local super market, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall
By Andrea Noble,
Even with the expanded benefits for out-of-work people, millions of families had to sign up for food stamps during the early months of the pandemic. Now even more people are expected to need the assistance.
More than 6 million people began receiving food stamps during the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic—a number experts say is likely to rise now that Congress has allowed enhanced unemployment benefits to lapse.
And that could lead to backlogs for state agencies tasked with administering the food safety net program.
Out-of-work Americans who received the extra $600 a week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic have been unable to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP]. The payments counted as income used to determine eligibility for the food stamp program, meaning those who received the benefit made too much to qualify.
But the enhanced benefits expired this month and Congress has yet to approve an extension. As a result, many unemployed workers who were initially excluded from SNAP could now be eligible, said Ellen Vollinger, legal director for the Food Research and Action Center.
With upwards of 1 million new unemployment claims filed each week for the last several weeks, there continues to be great need for food assistance programs, she said.
"There is nothing right now that looks like the need is abating," Vollinger said. "The notion that the economy is going to get back to a decent situation where people are not going to need SNAP is unrealistic."
The Pennsylvania State Department Of Human Services is bracing for an uptick in the coming weeks, Secretary Teresa Miller told KDKA Radio this week.
"We could in the coming weeks see more of an influx of applications as people find themselves just not able to put food on the table and just find themselves in a different economic situation," Miller said. "So, we are certainly preparing for that and hope that we can meet that need."
At the same time SNAP enrollments are poised to increase, states will have to oversee renewals for previous enrollments, which could result in state systems being crushed by a backlog of applications needing to processed, the American Public Human Services Association warned in a statement issued this week.
The association is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide states with more flexibility, such as extending the certification periods, which the group said would allow agencies "to keep up with the unprecedented volume of cases due in the upcoming months."
"Without the adjustments needed to manage caseloads within resource constraints, states are at risk to fall behind in delivering benefits to children and families and see backslides in program integrity," the association said.
Rep. Marcia Fudge, who chairs the House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee, this week introduced legislation that would allow states to extend SNAP certification periods, adjust periodic reporting and interview requirements for recipients through June 2021 without requiring them to obtain USDA approval.
"This is something USDA is doing broadly now, and should continue doing to make sure hungry Americans—including children, seniors and individuals with disabilities—have enough to eat," she said.
A coronavirus relief proposal introduced this week by Senate Republicans does not include any additional funding for SNAP, though a Democrat-drafted bill passed by the House in May would increase SNAP benefits by 15%.
Democrats and Republicans trying to broker a deal to pass the next round of coronavirus relief before lawmakers August recess.
Andrea Noble is a staff correspondent with Route Fifty.
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It's too soon to give up on No. 1 pick Yakupov
If the NBA held its young stars-in-training to the same standard as the NHL, Kobe Bryant would have been sent packing by the Lakers after his second year in the league, and Tracy McGrady might have been declared a bust in Toronto four years before he led the NBA in scoring in Orlando.
At least that's what I'm gathering from western Canada, where Edmonton World columnist Jim Matheson wonders if the Oilers are ready to cut ties with Nail Yakupov, their 20-year-old winger who is in his second season in the NHL after being drafted No. 1 overall in 2012:
What should the Edmonton Oilers do with Nail Yakupov?
Do they work with him and take several steps back, consider him just a project like any other draft pick — not the first name called — and hope he finds some hockey sense to go with his hockey skill? You need both.
Or do they seriously investigate trading a 20-year-old with 111 games on his NHL resume?
Matheson isn't saying Yakupov is hopeless, and in fact praises the prospect's skills and passion for the game — though he questions whether Yakupov will develop the on-ice savvy to match his ability. The columnist mainly brings up Yakupov's name as a trade possibility because the rebuilding Oilers are strong at the wing position but have pressing needs elsewhere on the ice.
Still, even in our increasingly impatient sports world, I don't think a No. 1 pick in the NBA, NFL or MLB would even be mentioned in trade talk not two full years into their tenure with the team that selected them.
Imagine the Lakers trading Kobe after his second year, in which he was still a backup and had some high-profile failures in the playoffs. Or the Raptors giving up on T-Mac, who was coming off the bench in his second year and averaging less than 10 points per game. Kobe and T-Mac were, like Yakupov, drafted when they were 18, but neither was the top overall selection. Both were given time to work through their early struggles, and both developed into Hall of Fame-worthy superstars.
Even if you overlook the fact that Yakupov — who hails from Russia and is the highest-drafted Muslim in NHL history — led all rookies in scoring as an 18-year-old, scored his first goal in just his second NHL game, picked up a Rookie of the Month award during that lockout-shortened season, and recorded a hat trick in a game against the Vancouver Canucks (a playoff team that year), you'd still have to admit it's pretty early for the Oilers to let him go.
Yakupov has undoubtedly struggled in Year 2, with 11 goals and 13 assists in 63 games and a -33 on the plus/minus scale through Monday's schedule. But at the same time, his whole team has struggled; the Oilers are in last place in the Western Conference and have allowed more goals this season than every NHL team except one. The immediate success of some other young NHL stars around Yakupov's age has raised the level of expectations and put Yakupov under even heavier scrutiny, but just because he's behind other 20-year-olds doesn't mean he's behind the curve for future NHL stardom.
Considering his age, skill level and potential, it'd be in the Oilers' best interest to keep Yakupov on the roster rather than make a move now they'll most likely regret later.
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The last few months have been busy in my life outside writing, which means that while I've put a lot of thoughts in my journal I haven't come up with any brilliant new ideas for books, have been stalled in any marketing efforts, just haven't felt like working on any of it. It's been a creative lull.
As I was beating myself up about this yet again this morning, I tried to remember what's really true.
What's really true is, writing is my hobby because I ENJOY it, not because it's something I signed up to do, not because I "should" be doing more at any given moment.
It's my passion, which means that it lifts me and inspires me—and also that it requires time, energy and attention, which I'm not always able to give it. I have a full-time job which has busier seasons and years, and this has been a particularly busy year. I took two week-long vacations which used time and energy to plan. The rest of my free time has been full of socializing, gardening, celebrations, new adventures, a new pet, and the stress over and care of a sick kitty.
I've needed this downtime, even while I've missed the experience of dreaming and creating. Life has required a lot of DOING, a lot of decisions, a lot of errands and schedules and purchases and lists. When I've sat down in front of a blank page, I've used the time to unpack my emotions and experiences, to quietly process, rather than to produce reader-worthy content. When I've thought about setting up promotions, marketing, outreach, I've hit a wall and find I have no motivation to push my way through it.
And today I've decided that it's really OK.
Moon at dawn over the Pacific.
I know I'll look back on the past six months and feel like my life was rich with love, accomplishments and experiences. There will be times ahead when I can throw myself wholeheartedly into the thrilling ups and downs of writing a new novel, times when I feel inspired to create and share and promote, times when everything else subsides and my hobby takes center stage again. And there will also be periods like this one, when everything else surges up to demand my energy—when my job requires more of me, when I'm focusing more on my family, when I'm choosing to give my attention to traveling or moving or home improvement.
What's also really true: I'm not sure I'd have it any different.
If writing novels was how I made my living, I'd be much more motivated to keep to rigorous timelines for producing content, editing, marketing, publishing—and much more attached to the outcome of my efforts. While it would be so cool and rewarding to make a living-wage salary from my books, it would also change the nature of it. I know a lot of people have made their calling their career and love it. I just wonder if a little bit of the joy would be swallowed up by stress, if I knew that missing a deadline, or publishing a book that didn't sell very well, would mean a hit to my income. Instead, I get to have all the fun without any of the worry.
And that's what it's supposed to be… fun. Excitement. Fulfillment. Not a series of undone items on a to-do list telling me that I'm not doing enough.
My role as an author has taken a back seat to other priorities lately. But rather than criticizing myself for allowing that to happen, I think I'm ready to feel good about the choice. To feel like it needed to be this way, was maybe even necessary for the conception of a new creative project. To let myself off the hook, get over my expectations, and look forward to whatever being an author will mean for me next month, next year, and in the years to come.
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Matthew Bender Seeks to Become Amicus in Georgia Copyright Suit Against Public Resource
By Robert Ambrogi on May 20, 2016
There was a flurry of activity this week in the copyright lawsuit by the state of Georgia against Public.Resource.Org over publication of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
Both the plaintiff, the state of Georgia's Code Revision Commission, and Public.Resource.Org filed motions for summary judgment. And Matthew Bender & Company, the LexisNexis-owned official publisher of the OCGA, filed a motion seeking permission to file an amicus brief on behalf of Georgia.
If you've been keeping a scorecard, you'll know that there are two pending lawsuits over copyright in Georgia law. As I've reported in several posts here, Fastcase is suing Casemaker challenging Casemaker's claim that it has exclusive rights to publish and license the Georgia Administrative Rules and Regulations. Just last week, Fastcase filed for summary judgment in that case.
In this case, which I previously wrote about here, Georgia is challenging Public.Resource.Org's publication of the full OCGA. A critical difference between the two cases is that the Fastcase/Casemaker lawsuit involves unadulterated regulations – the regulations at issue contain no editorial enhancements by Casemaker.
By contrast, the statutes at issue here contain annotations written by Matthew Bender editors. These are summaries of judicial opinions that are added to the relevant code sections.
Public.Resource.Org admits that it copied and published the annotated code. However, it argues that primary law cannot be copyrighted and that that proscription extends to the annotations. It argues that case summaries lack the originality required for a work to be copyrightable. Rather, it contends, they are essentially just distillations of the holdings, facts and reasoning of public domain court opinions.
Matthew Bender's amicus brief takes issue with this assertion, arguing instead that its annotations are entitled to broad copyright protections. "The selection, writing, editing, statutory commentary and creativity of the Annotations requires skill and analysis in reviewing a wealth of materials and drafting original materials in inform and educate users about courts and agencies applying the Georgia code and their citation in third party materials," its brief says.
The state of Georgia's motion for partial summary judgment addresses Public Resource's contention that its publication of the OCGA is fair use under copyright law. (Georgia filed only a partial motion for summary judgment because the most recent version of the code has yet to be registered.) It analyzes the four statutory factors used to determine fair use to conclude that they do not apply.
"The State of Georgia maintains valid copyrights in the numerous original and creative elements of the OCGA annotations, and PR has deliberately infringed these copyrights with acts of copying that do not fall within the fair use exception," Georgia's motion argues. "In order to redress these acts of infringement, Commission seeks removal of the infringing materials from the internet and an appropriate injunction to prevent PR's continued infringement."
Here are the full documents:
Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion for Partial Summary Judgment.
Defendant Public.Resource.Org, Inc.'s Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment.
Motion of Amicus Curiae Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiff (with proposed brief attached).


The source code and supporting files for the legacy (Undeadly-specific) system. This should be regarded as background reading for the fwobac source.
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One of the smartest things that Charlie Kaufman did with his script for Being John Malkovich was to push back the reveal of the central concept for almost an entire act. An interfering producer might have insisted that the movie start on page 30. But, luckily, Kaufman was also a credited executive producer on the film, and so the dark comedy and character development that opened the film and helped give the movie its meaning was retained. If we don't understand the world that Kaufman wrote — with the 7 ½ floor, the dialogue about marionette jobs being hard to come by because of the "wintry economic climate," or just how bored and needy Cameron Diaz's character is — the movie turns into basic high concept, the humor basically irrelevant.
Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go works like Kaufman's Malkovich script, leaving us in the dark with leading and oppressive narration and flashbacks to childhoods spent at an uptight British boarding school. Romanek opens the film with Carey Mulligan telling us about how her sad job as some sort of caretaker, and the viewer may get the feeling that this is a narrative shortcut or that the movie has been re-edited to simplify the themes. But that uneasy confusion is what makes Never Let Me Go so terrific; we experience exactly the same emotions at the same time as the characters do, and each plot point isn't mechanical but an actual payoff to something only hinted at earlier.
If it's annoying you that I'm being vague, there's a good reason for it; especially because the movie worked for me because I didn't know where it was going. Even the IMDB description (written by the studio) hides the real story; especially the fact that it takes place in an alternate timeline. Maybe that's a way to avoid the potential political arguments that the film can be used to make (those who get the most upset about such things tend not to actually view or read the material they supposedly find so offensive). But Never Let Me Go is open-ended enough in its metaphors to be used to make just about any argument; not solely the more obvious one about eugenics.
The most interesting of those parallels has to do with how society and religion are molded by rumor. Mulligan's matronly character, Kathy, is in love with Tommy, played by Andrew Garfield (also excellent in The Social Network). But their behavior is shaped by what they overhear about each other and what their friends — including the opportunistic Ruth, played by Keira Knightley — believe would be the best way to take advantage of the consequences of those rumors. This is exacerbated by the feeling of isolation that occurs throughout the first 2/3 of the film, almost to the level that the children of Giorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth experience. Lies about the outside world abound — in theory to protect them, but mostly to make sure they adhere to rules and regulations — which comes off as a criticism of not just religion, but the willingness to accept any mode of thinking if one is offered no alternative* ("Who'd make up stories as horrible as that?"). It explains why, when Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth are much older and have a way to avoid their pre-determined obligations, they go along with what they are told — no matter what happens as a result.
The love triangle is therefore knowingly doomed; there's a feeling of hopeful extinction throughout** (the musical score used in the early boarding school sequences that sound like Cliff Martinez's soundtrack for Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill are a happy accident). It's the impending emptiness that is buoyed by Carey Mulligan and her sad smile (think Katie Holmes with something more than an attractive face behind it) and the striking, dark photography that posits the entire film as if it were in mourning.
* Want to use Never Let Me Go to prove that the office job you go to every day is a dystopian death trap? It fits. How about using the film to prove that content farms, such as Suite 101 and, uh, a large, popular site I write for, are killing journalism — because they devalue individual effort and eliminate reasonable compensation — for mass validation? Nothing wrong with that argument, either.
** With its pensive rhythms and seemingly gentle social commentary mixed with societal obligations, even if you didn't know the film was based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, you'd probably suspect it was written by someone who originated from Japan.
Slight Spoiler:
Never Let Me Go is like Michael Bay's The Island on a much smaller budget, eschewing an hour's worth of dull, loud action for the sake of sad reflection and lingering moments of hope. It's the exact definition of what Jean-Luc Godard was saying when he said "the best way to criticize a film is to make one of your own." In a sense, Never Let Me Go is also like a criticism of writer Alex Garland's own script for Danny Boyle's Sunshine, which totally fell apart in the third act by resorting to standard slasher movie clichés. Never Let Me Go gets better as it goes along.
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IDA Pro is used to perform static analysis on an iOS app to determine branch instructions that may be exploited for a control-flow attack.
Possible targets for each indirect branch are calculated and a Patchfile is generated that replaces these branches with trampolines to the MoCFI module.
At load-time, a binary rewriting module applies the Patchfile to the app's image in memory. This method leaves the original app code unchanged, leaving the code signature intact.
At run-time, each relevant branch now passes control to MoCFI which validates that the branch target resolves to one of the valid targets calculated by the static analysis step.
Runtime and control-flow attacks (such as code injection or return-oriented programming) constitute one of the most severe threats to software programs. These attacks are prevalent and have been recently applied to smartphone applications as well, of which hundreds of thousands are downloaded by users every day. While a framework for control-flow integrity (CFI) enforcement, an approach to prohibit this kind of attacks, exists for the Intel x86 platform, there is no such a solution for smartphones.
In this paper, we present a novel framework, MoCFI (Mobile CFI), that provides a general countermeasure against control-flow attacks on smartphone platforms by enforcing CFI. We show that CFI on typical smartphone platforms powered by an ARM processor is technically involved due to architectural differences between ARM and Intel x86, as well as the specifics of smartphone OSes. Our framework performs CFI on-the-fly during runtime without requiring the application's source code. For our reference implementation we chose Apple's iOS, because it has been an attractive target for control-flow attacks. Nevertheless, our framework is also applicable to other ARM-based devices such as Google's Android. Our performance evaluation demonstrates that MoCFI is efficient and does not induce notable overhead when applied to popular iOS applications.
Control-flow integrity (CFI) - when the control-flow of a program follows only the legitimate paths determined in advance.
Compiler approaches won't work because source code is not available and the solutiion would be specific to a given compiler, which would not be feasible as both LLVM and GCC are widely used for iOS.
Section 2.1 and 5 have some useful info about the ARM architecture.
Cannot prevent ROP attacks that leverage existing and signed code pieces.
Stack-Smashing Protector (SSP) - canaries between local variables and control-flow info to detect stack smashing attacks.
The current prototype protects an application's main code but not dynamic libraries that are loaded into the process.
Current prototype also does not detect attacks exploiting exception handlers (when an adversary rewrites pointers to an exception handler and then deliberately causes an exception).


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IAVI and Partners Initiate Early Clinical Study of New Strategy to Help Prevent HIV
Prototype candidate and potential new method to help prevent infection via broadly neutralizing antibodies will be assessed for safety, tolerability, durability
NEW YORK – IAVI, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, today announced the start of a Phase I clinical trial in the U.K. examining a prototype candidate and a potential new method to prevent HIV infection.
Approximately 24 healthy volunteers will each receive an injection of a vector carrying genetic instructions for producing a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) called PG9, which has been shown to neutralize the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in vitro. The vector carrying the PG9 is derived from a common adeno-associated virus (AAV).
The study will investigate if the participants' muscle cells can then produce PG9, at what levels, and for how long, and will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and durability of the AAV-PG9 candidate at escalating doses.
The year-long, blinded, randomized trial is being conducted at the University of Surrey Clinical Research Centre in Guildford, U.K. The IAVI Human Immunology Laboratory (HIL), Imperial College London will perform the related immunogenicity testing.
The IAVI-sponsored trial is a significant step toward obtaining proof-of-concept for a novel approach to HIV prevention, as researchers could get a preliminary indication of whether this technique can be used to produce bNAbs in humans that might be able to prevent HIV infection. If the prototype strategy is successful, additional candidates could be developed to induce production of multiple bNAbs.
The PG9 antibody was isolated by IAVI and partners in its Neutralizing Antibody Consortium (NAC) as part of Protocol G, a landmark study to identify monoclonal bNAbs from HIV-infected volunteers. The new Phase I study marks the first use in people of bNAbs identified through Protocol G, results of which were first published inScience in 2009.
The Phase I study (known as IAVI A003 / CHOP HVDDT 001) is currently supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers the U.S. foreign assistance program providing economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 120 countries worldwide. The AAV-PG9 candidate was developed by Philip R. Johnson, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, with long-term support for basic and product development research and manufacturing from the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
About IAVI
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a global not-for-profit organization whose mission is to ensure the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the world. Founded in 1996, IAVI works with private companies, academics, and civil society partners in 25 countries to research, design, and develop AIDS vaccine candidates. In addition, IAVI conducts policy analyses and serves as an advocate for the AIDS vaccine field. IAVI supports a comprehensive approach to addressing HIV and AIDS that balances the expansion and strengthening of existing HIV-prevention and treatment programs with targeted investments in the design and development of new tools to prevent HIV. IAVI is dedicated to ensuring that a future AIDS vaccine will be available and accessible to all who need it. IAVI's work is made possible by generous support from many donors including: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; Irish Aid; the Ministry of Finance of Japan; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands; the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD); the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The full list of IAVI donors is available at www.iavi.org.
About the NAC
IAVI launched the Neutralizing Antibody Consortium (NAC) in 2002 to solve one of the greatest challenges of AIDS vaccine development: the elicitation of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against HIV through vaccination. From the outset, the NAC focused on elucidating the molecular structures of a handful of broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies isolated at the time in the hope of reverse engineering vaccines on the basis of what was learned about their interactions with HIV. Since 2009, thanks in large measure to the efforts of the NAC and a global search it launched for potent antibodies against HIV, more than two dozen bNAbs have been isolated from HIV-infected volunteers around the world. The structures of some of the most potent of these antibodies and their targets have also been solved. These discoveries are now being applied to the design of novel AIDS vaccine candidates.
About Protocol G
In 2006, IAVI and the NAC launched Protocol G, a project to search for broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against HIV, enlisting our clinical research partners in Africa, India, Thailand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More than 1,800 healthy HIV-positive volunteers contributed blood samples to be screened. In 2009, scientists from IAVI, The Scripps Research Institute and Theraclone Sciences collaborated to isolate and characterize PG9 and PG16, the first new bNAbs to HIV seen in a decade and the first to be isolated from donors in developing countries, where the majority of new HIV infections occur. To date, more than 25 new bNAbs have been isolated and characterized from Protocol G specimens and many have been shared with researchers across the AIDS vaccine R&D field.


Given that God is all-powerful, all-loving and has an unstoppable plan of redemption for the universe He has created; it is not an unreasonable assumption to believe that He has a purpose for each person who comes to develop a faith in Him.
In the letter to the Romans ch.12 v.2 we are told that His will is good, pleasing and perfect.
Good: we find we have an aptitude for the work we believe we are set aside to do, opportunities arise for us to exercise our gifts in an uncompromising way.
Pleasing: we enjoy what we do, and would rather do this than anything else.
Perfect: we look back and we see His plan unfolded in our lives, even though we did not recognise it at the time; we see how events that we could not understand fit together in a process that prepared us for what happened next.
It is therefore time to take stock of your life in order to determine God's ultimate purpose for you. What are you good at? There will be something. No matter how insignificant and small you feel your talents are, you have not been blessed with them for no reason. An ability to sing, make models or act is not merely an ornamental distraction from the 'real' stuff of Kingdom building. Your mix of talents is unique and has real purpose.
What do you enjoy? What gives you pleasure? It is not a sin to enjoy exercising the gifts that God has given you. This is the scandal of grace. God, the Creator of the universe has set you apart to derive pleasure from doing what you have been equipped to do.
How do you see God shaping your experiences? What Biblical principles can you see at work in your life? What do you believe God is saying to you through your circumstances?
Knowing God personally enables you to find answers and encouragement through patterns of events that show you who you truly are and give you an insight into your destiny. By putting your faith in Jesus Christ you open yourself up to an adventure of self discovery through selfless service.


Tianjin (天津) is a municipality in China.
Despite its size and importance as a port, the city lacks the vitality of other large Chinese coastal cities, and has been unable to attract the same degree of investment as places such as Guangzhou and Shanghai. However, new development is increasing rapidly and Tianjin is now catching up to nearby cities such as Beijing.
Founded in 1904, the Tianjin bus system was the first in China, and today the city is well served by its public transportation. Within the city, traveling on a bus line less than 12 kilometers will cost 1.5 yuan, while 1 yuan will cover a journey on a line over 12 kilometers - even if you travel less than 12 kms but on a line that is over this distance, the cost is still 1 yuan. It's well worth your time to look up popular bus routes. And the buses are all comfortable and clean.
The old Tianjin metro was suspended in 2001, but after refurbishing was re-opened on 28 May 2006. In addition, a light railway line runs between the urban area of Zhongshanmen to the seaside area Donghailu in TEDA.
Taxis are abundant, and the price is not high. The flag fall for 3 kilometers is 8 yuan, and then a further 1.5 yuan is added for every kilometer after that. Taxis also charge for the time while the vehicle is stationary at 1.5 yuan for every five minutes (cost is exempt for less than five minutes. However, it is strongly recommended that you do not take a taxi from near the railway station. See note under By Car section about how to avoid train station taxis. The same advice applies at tourist stops -- it is best to walk a few blocks to a regular street to catch a metered taxi. Do not support non-metered taxi drivers! There are plenty, plenty of legal taxis.
You can rent a taxi for the day or even for a few hours. When we went to Tangdu, we paid the driver to wait for the 2 hours it took us to tour the harbor area. She was happy to wait, and the cost was less than 100 Yuan ($10-15 USD).
Another caution about taxis is that there are toll roads in some parts of China. In a taxi, you will be expected to pay the base fare plus the toll fee. The driver pays the toll and receives a receipt at the toll booth. At your destination, you ask for the receipt(s) and pay that amount plus the base fare. If you are going a long way, you may also be asked to pay for the return toll fee. That is a legitimate request, although you could argue that the driver will pick up another fare to pay for the toll anyway. You may or may not succeed with the driver.
Lastly, tipping taxi drivers is a Western trait. Most local Chinese do not tip except for exceptional service. You will not be treated poorly if you cannot afford to tip or to tip much. We tipped when drivers did not use their horns and followed the rules of the road, which is a novelty. We also tipped when we had baggage that the driver loaded or unloaded for us. We also tipped more at the beginning of our trip before we learned the local way.
Don't be afraid of the train, either. The fast train between Tianjin and Beijing is a bargain and is comfortable with plush seats and bi-lingual announcements. If you take an older train, buy a group of 4 or 6 tickets all seated together. Otherwise, you may find yourself on a bench with 3-5 strangers pressed up against you for the ride. Booths on the train come in sets of 4 or 6 seats. If you're a tourist, no one will blink an eye at your extravagence (though it only amounts to $4-6 USD for the entire ride). Bring your own food and drinks, although all the trains provide hot, safe water for tea and noodle bowls. Only the fast train has a Western style toilet. You don't want to know what the old trains have.
Buy a good translator, preferably after arriving in Tianjin, as the prices are about 1/2 what they are in the U.S. Also, most restaurants have a picture menu where you can point and order.
There are Tianjin tourist maps with destinations written in Chinese characters and English. Pointing at where you want to go will get you a long way with Taxi Drivers. It might be a good idea to take a magnifying glass along -- many of the drivers have trouble with the small print.
Learn the hand gestures for numbers that sellers and buyers use for negotiating. Always carry a pen and paper, too.
Learn the city bus routes for popular destinations (and especially for leaving the train stations and other tourist areas where taxis might try to rip you off).


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From now until the end of the year, Otaku USA e-News presents 98 Degrees: a deep dive straight into the anime of 1998. Which greats of '98 would you like to see covered? Comment below or drop our editor a line. In 1998, the world …Read more »
98 Degrees: Serial Experiments Lain
September 24, 2018 Ian Martin
From now until the end of the year, Otaku USA e-News presents 98 Degrees: a deep dive straight into the anime of 1998. Which greats of '98 would you like to see covered? Comment below or drop our editor a line. "Why? Why won't you …Read more »