Summary Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP 4.4.1 and 5.1.1, when display_errors and html_errors are on, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via inputs to PHP applications that are not filtered when they are included in the resulting error message.
description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200603-22 (PHP: Format string and XSS vulnerabilities) Stefan Esser of the Hardened PHP project has reported a few vulnerabilities found in PHP: Input passed to the session ID in the session extension isn't properly sanitised before being returned to the user via a 'Set-Cookie' HTTP header, which can contain arbitrary injected data. A format string error while processing error messages using the mysqli extension in version 5.1 and above. Impact : By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, which will be included in the response sent to the user. The format string vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrary code. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
description Stefan Esser discovered that the 'session' module did not sufficiently verify the validity of the user-supplied session ID. A remote attacker could exploit this to insert arbitrary HTTP headers into the response sent by the PHP application, which could lead to HTTP Response Splitting (forging of arbitrary responses on behalf the PHP application) and Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (execution of arbitrary web script code in the client's browser) attacks. (CVE-2006-0207) PHP applications were also vulnerable to several Cross Site Scripting (XSS) flaws if the options 'display_errors' and 'html_errors' were enabled. Please note that enabling 'html_errors' is not recommended for production systems. (CVE-2006-0208). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
description According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 4.4.2. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities when display_errors and html_errors are on.
description Multiple response splitting vulnerabilities in PHP allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via unknown attack vectors, possibly involving a crafted Set-Cookie header, related to the (1) session extension (aka ext/session) and the (2) header function. (CVE-2006-0207) Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors in 'certain error conditions.' (CVE-2006-0208). This issue does not affect Corporate Server 2.1. Updated packages are patched to address these issues. Users must execute 'service httpd restart' for the new PHP modules to be loaded by Apache.
description Updated PHP packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Web server. The phpinfo() PHP function did not properly sanitize long strings. An attacker could use this to perform cross-site scripting attacks against sites that have publicly-available PHP scripts that call phpinfo(). (CVE-2006-0996) The html_entity_decode() PHP function was found to not be binary safe. An attacker could use this flaw to disclose a certain part of the memory. In order for this issue to be exploitable the target site would need to have a PHP script which called the 'html_entity_decode()' function with untrusted input from the user and displayed the result. (CVE-2006-1490) The error handling output was found to not properly escape HTML output in certain cases. An attacker could use this flaw to perform cross-site scripting attacks against sites where both display_errors and html_errors are enabled. (CVE-2006-0208) An input validation error was found in the 'mb_send_mail()' function. An attacker could use this flaw to inject arbitrary headers in a mail sent via a script calling the 'mb_send_mail()' function where the 'To' parameter can be controlled by the attacker. (CVE-2005-3883) A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in uw-imap, the University of Washington's IMAP Server. php-imap is compiled against the static c-client libraries from imap and therefore needed to be recompiled against the fixed version. This issue only affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. (CVE-2005-2933). Users of PHP should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that resolve these issues.
description Updated PHP packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Web server. The phpinfo() PHP function did not properly sanitize long strings. An attacker could use this to perform cross-site scripting attacks against sites that have publicly-available PHP scripts that call phpinfo(). (CVE-2006-0996) The error handling output was found to not properly escape HTML output in certain cases. An attacker could use this flaw to perform cross-site scripting attacks against sites where both display_errors and html_errors are enabled. (CVE-2006-0208) A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in uw-imap, the University of Washington's IMAP Server. php-imap is compiled against the static c-client libraries from imap and therefore needed to be recompiled against the fixed version. (CVE-2005-2933) The wordwrap() PHP function did not properly check for integer overflow in the handling of the 'break' parameter. An attacker who could control the string passed to the 'break' parameter could cause a heap overflow. (CVE-2006-1990) Users of PHP should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches that resolve these issues.
description Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP 4.4.1 and 5.1.1, when display_errors and html_errors are on, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via inputs to PHP applications that are not filtered when they are included in the resulting error message.
title Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP 4.4.1 and 5.1.1, when display_errors and html_errors are on, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via inputs to PHP applications that are not filtered when they are included in the resulting error message.


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Q: Is time a coordinate or a parameter in Newtonian mechanics? In classical (Newtonian) mechanics we only ever seem to consider 3-dimensional space, with physical quantities being represented by 3-vectors. My understanding for this is because in classical (Newtonian) mechanics time is absolute and hence a universal quantity, identically measured in each inertial reference frame. As such, time and space are completely independent of one another and time simply serves to parametrise paths of particles, systems, etc. through 3-dimensional space.
I understand that the concept of space-time was nothing new when special relativity came along and that one could use this notion from the outset (even in classical mechanics).
My confusion, however, is why time is most often simply treated as a parameter in classical mechanics, with all physical systems being described in a 3-dimensional space, whereas, in special relativity it is elevated to a coordinate such that physical systems are described on a 4-dimensional background?

This is my understanding so far:
The motivation for time being considered a coordinate in special relativity (as I understand it) is due to the fact that it is no longer an absolute quantity, but dependent on the (inertial) reference frame of a given observer. As such, it transforms non-trivial between different inertial coordinate frames, becoming a mixture of space and time coordinates relative to another inertial frame. In this sense, space and time become inextricably linked and must therefore be considered as forming a 4-dimensional continuum, so-called space-time.
Having watched Professor Shankar's lectures on special relativity, it is implied that time is not really treated as a coordinate in classical mechanics as he states that the reason why we consider time as a coordinate (and part of a space-time continuum) is precisely due to the fact that it transforms under a linear coordinate transformation (in analogue to the behaviour of spatial coordinates under coordinate transformations), unlike in classical mechanics where it is absolute and hence is trivially transformed under coordinate transformations.
This has left me confused as to how I should interpret the usage of time in classical mechanics, and whether or not I have understood correctly the reasoning for why it becomes part of a 4-dimensional continuum in relativity?!

If someone could enlighten me on this subject it'd be much appreciated.

A: It depends what exactly you mean by "coordinate". If your Lagrangian/Hamiltonian is time-independent, then you may consider time to be purely a parameter parametrizing e.g. the integral curves of the vector field associated to the Hamiltonian on phase space. If your Lagrangian/Hamiltonian is time-dependent, you should indeed properly consider your theory on configuration space together with time, i.e. you may consider time a coordinate of the extended space $Q\times\mathbb{R}$. However, it is not a coordinate in the sense that there were any choice to it - classical time is absolute, and the split of your total space into $Q$ and the time $\mathbb{R}$ is fixed.
In classical mechanics, you never have need or even motivation to consider transformations that mix time and space, so time is a "parameter" in the sense that it does not mix with the actual generalized coordinates you use to describe your system. Statements that explicitly include a dependency on time are invariant under the symmetry groups of classical mechanics, there is nothing "bad" about having explicit time dependence.
In contrast, the Lorentz transformations of special relativity clearly mix space and time - the classically fixed splitting into a "spatial part" and a "time part" is not unique anymore, and depends on your chosen frame. This means you now need to properly consider time as a coordinate, and should ideally phrase statements in an invariant way that doesn't rely on a particular choice of time axis, since otherwise you cannot be sure that a statement is true independent of frame.

A: I think this issue is best clarified by closely looking at the way time is mixed into coordinate frame transformations in Classical Mechanics as opposed to Relativistic Mechanics.
Let's take the case of an observer, Alice, moving at velocity $v$ in the positive $x$ direction away from her friend Bob. Both Alice and Bob are looking at an object situated at $x_{B}$ where the subscript is there to signify a point in Bob's coordinate system. Assuming Alice and Bob started out at the same position and started their clocks together, in classical mechanics we would have:
$$\begin{align}
x_A&=x_B-vt_B\\
t_A&=t_B
\end{align}$$
Where now $x_A$ is the coordinate of the same point in Alice's system. Note that the time coordinates are the same since both Alice and Bob experience time moving at the same rate. Notice that here time is just used as a tool to label different points in the evolution of both systems and does not depend on the dynamics of the system. Intuitively speaking, the first equation is Alice's coordinate as calculated by Bob.
In special relativity however, Lorentz transformations come into play and we get:
$$\begin{align}
x_A&=\gamma(x_B-vt_B)\\
t_A&=\gamma (t_B-\frac{v x_B}{c^2})\\
\gamma&=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}} \geq 1
\end{align}$$
So now the time coordinate is dependent on the dynamics of the system (i.e. on the velocity and position). It can no longer be used as a label to denote the evolution of the system from the point of view of both Alice and Bob.
So you have understood correctly why time becomes linked with the spatial coordinates in special relativity. In classical mechanics though, time is merely a label to parametrise the evolution of the system.

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The 2015 Top 10 Programming Languages
By IEEE Spectrum
The first half of the top 10 in IEEE Spectrum's second annual ranking of programming languages is the same as it was last year.
Credit: IEEE Spectrum
In cooperation with computational journalist Nick Diakopoulos, IEEE Spectrum has released its second annual ranking of programming languages.
Forty-eight languages were included this year and are ranked based on weighting and combining 12 metrics from 10 data sources, including the IEEE Xplore digital library and Github. The rankings are weighted to broadly represent the interests of IEEE's members, but users can apply filters to tailor the rankings to their specific situation using the Top Programming Languages Web app.
The first half of the top 10 remains the same as last year, with Java ranked number one, followed by C, C++, Python, and C#. The biggest move in the top 10 is statistical computing language R, which jumped from number nine last year to number six this year. R is useful for analyzing and visualizing big data, and its jump in the rankings reflects the growing importance of such capabilities. Meanwhile, PHP, JavaScript, and Ruby each fell one place to seven, eight, and nine, respectively. Matlab retained its number 10 spot.
The 2015 rankings saw the addition of seven languages, including Apple's Swift and Nvidia's Cuda, and the removal of ASP.NET, which IEEE Spectrum determined did not meet its definition of a programming language.
From IEEE Spectrum
Abstracts Copyright © 2015 Information Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Stanford's Simple New Quantum Computer Design: Photonic Computation in a Synthetic Time Dimension
The Cipher Brief
Framing the Description of the Shrinking Pipeline
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Between 1775 and 1994, the U.S. military has been utilized by the President on at least 136 occasions to contain and overwhelm labor "unrest" (80 times) and racial or civil "unrest" (56 times). [Sweeney, Jerry K., Ed. (1996). A Handbook of American Military History. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, pp. 3-269]. But "A Report Submitted to the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence," Violence in America: Historical and Comparative Perspectives [Graham and Gurr, Eds. (1969). Bantam Books, p. 380], discloses over 160 occasions on which State and Federal troops have intervened in labor disputes alone. Note, that this figure includes use of State militia as well as US military. This is twice the number of military interventions into labor disputes than reported in Sweeney's 1996 Handbook of American Military History (above).
"According to the foremost historians of American labor violence, the U.S. has had the 'bloodiest and most violent labor history of any industrial nation in the world.' An admittedly grossly underestimated tabulation of the number of casualties in labor disputes indicates over seven hundred deaths and thousands of serious injuries, almost all of which occurred in the 1873-1937 period" [Goldstein, Robert Justin. (1978). Political Repression in Modern America, From 1870 to the Present. Cambridge: Schenkman Publishing Co., Inc., p. 3; Graham, Hugh Davis, and Ted Robert Gurr, Eds. (1969). Violence in America: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. New York: Bantam Books, p. 380].
In 1878 Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act (18 USCS Sec. 1385) making it illegal for the government to deploy its military against "civil disturbances." Since the passage of this law, and despite its provisions, there have been at least 114 instances of use of U.S. military against its own citizens participating in "unrest," 1878–1994 (Sweeney, A Handbook of American Military History, pp. 102-269). However, in recent years the Posse Comitatus Act has been eroded even further by (1) amendments and secret executive decrees that enable the president to use the military to restore order if enforcement of the law by civil authorities is not able to "quell civil disturbances"; and (2) the alarming extreme militarization of domestic police departments all around the country [Churchill, Ward. (2003). Perversions of Justice: Indigenous peoples and AngloAmerican Law. San Francisco: City Lights, pp. 363, 398]. Furthermore, use of "noncombat" employment of military personnel have intervened under the aegis of the "War on Drugs" and war on so-called immigrants.
NOTE: When the figure of 136 domestic US military interventions, or the higher figure of 216 [56 military interventions into racial or civil unrest (Sweeney) plus 160 into labor unrest (Graham and Gurr)] is added to 560 identifiable overt foreign military interventions, 1798 – 2008, the total of US overt military interventions, foreign and domestic, is 665 (or 776) US Military interventions. Since the date of the first domestic intervention was 1794 (Whiskey Rebellion), and first foreign intervention was 1798 (Dominican Republic), and these figures cover the period of 1794-2008, a period of 214 years, a US military offensive operation, domestic and foreign, has been conducted an average of anywhere from 3.2– 3.6 times per year to preserve the American Way Of Life.
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I have never been a huge fan of cake, so it came as no surprise to my friends and family when I served pies and cupcakes at my wedding reception. Many couples today are opting for more non-traditional options as a post nuptials treat. Here are just a few of my favs.
This picture was taken at my wedding. I couldn't choose just one flavor, so I chose 4- sugar cream, blueberry-peach, dutch apple, and coconut cream!
Cupcakes have become a popular cake substitution. They're small and an assortment of flavor offerings keeps them a "go-to" for couples looking to break out of the mold of the multi-tiered cake.
No, we're not talking Dunkin Donuts! Local gourmet donut shops are popping up left and right.
Milk and cookies aren't just for the little ones anymore!
Don't want an entire piece of cake? Cake pops are the perfect solution.
Ice cream bars are the perfect option for beating the heat during a summer wedding.
You don't have to wait for the ice cream truck to get your hands on these sweet treats!


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Q: Toggling of floodfill colors (either black or white depending on the pixel color selected) I was writing a simple program that gradually fills (using floodfill) an image (black background with random white rectangles) to become totally white by clicking different areas of the image. Completed without a hitch.
So I thought of making it more interesting by toggling between filling with white color and black color. As in, if the pixel I click on is part of a white region, fill it to become black. Otherwise if it is part of a black region, fill it to become white.
However, after I change some boxes to become white, it refuses to change to black after subsequent clicking (unable to toggle the color back). Furthermore, because my rectangles are drawn using 3 or 4 pixels thick lines, after changing all the lines to black, it seems to still 'remember' that those lines exists, such that when I click on certain dark regions, occasionally the region (bounded by those invisible 'previous' lines) would become white color.
I have tried printing the pixel color to confirm that the color picked up is indeed white or black, but yet the floodfill is not filling it with the correct alternate color (written by my if/else loops)
import numpy as np
import cv2 as cv
import random

width = 800
height = 500
img = np.zeros((height, width), np.uint8)
mask = np.zeros((height+2, width+2), np.uint8)

def click_event(event, x, y, flags, param):
    if event == cv.EVENT_LBUTTONDOWN:
        font = cv.FONT_HERSHEY_PLAIN
        strxy = "X: {0}  Y: {1}".format(x,y)
        print(strxy)
        fillmeup(x, y)
        cv.imshow("test", img)

def fillmeup(x, y):
    print(img[y,x])
    if img[y,x] == 0:
        cv.floodFill(img, mask, (x, y), 255)

    elif img[y,x] == 255:
        cv.floodFill(img, mask, (x, y), 0)

def drawboxes(qty):
    global img
    for _ in range(qty):
        w = int(random.random()*width)
        h = int(random.random()*height)
        x = random.randrange(0, width-w)
        y = random.randrange(0, height-h)
        img = cv.rectangle(img, (x, y), (x+w, y+h), 255, 2)

drawboxes(7)

cv.imshow("test", img)
cv.setMouseCallback("test", click_event)

cv.waitKey(0)
cv.destroyAllWindows()

Well, I would expect that every subsequent click on a black region would produce white, and vice versa, but it is not happening.
And when it does switch back to white, it seems to be bounded by invisible lines that have been turned black already.
Below is an attached sample outcome.
01_start
02_selecting 2 boxes
03_selecting one of the thin white lines changes them to black: correct outcome
04_selecting some random random black space, but yet bounded white rectangles appear. the boundaries were the original white lines. weird outcome

A: floodFill() updates not only the image but also the mask.

On output, pixels in the mask corresponding to filled pixels in the image are set to 1 or to the a value specified in flags as described below. It is therefore possible to use the same mask in multiple calls to the function to make sure the filled areas do not overlap.

def fillmeup(x, y):
    print(img[y,x])
    mask = np.zeros((height+2, width+2), np.uint8)
    if img[y,x] == 0:
       cv.floodFill(img, mask, (x, y), 255)
    else:
       cv.floodFill(img, mask, (x, y), 0)

This works for me as you describe. If you do not need mask at all, you possibly can write
cv.floodFill(img, None, (x, y), ...)

This works for me too, but I didn't find any evidence that None mask argument is legal for floodFill(). Please notify my to update the answer if you find if it is legal or not in any authoritative source.


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"At Janssen, we rely on the experience of nurses. We work with a lot of nurses in the company and they respect us. And because of that respect, Janssen is providing funding for nursing scholarships at RVCC.
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Plymouth is located in Montserrat at the longitude of -62.3 and latitude of 16.68. Looe is located in United_Kingdom at the longitude of -4.45 and latitude of 50.35 .
The total straight line distance between Plymouth and Looe is 6327 KM (kilometers) and 534.46 meters. The miles based distance from Plymouth to Looe is 3931.7 miles. This is a straight line distance and so most of the time the actual travel distance between Plymouth and Looe may be higher or vary due to curvature of the road .
Plymouth universal time is -4.1533333333333 Coordinated Universal Time(UTC) and Looe universal time is -0.29666666666667 UTC. The time difference between Plymouth and Looe is -3.8566666666667 decimal hours. Note: Plymouth and Looe time calculation is based on UTC time of the particular city. It may vary from country standard time , local time etc.
Plymouth is located around 6327 KM away from Looe so if you travel at the consistent speed of 50 KM per hour you can reach Looe in 126.55 hours. Your Looe travel time may vary due to your bus speed, train speed or depending upon the vehicle you use.
Looe is located nearly west side to Plymouth. The given west direction from Plymouth is only approximate. The given google map shows the direction in which the blue color line indicates road connectivity to Looe . In the travel map towards Looe you may find en route hotels, tourist spots, picnic spots, petrol pumps and various religious places. The given google map is not comfortable to view all the places as per your expectation then to view street maps, local places see our detailed map here.
The following diriving direction guides you to reach Looe from Plymouth. Our straight line distance may vary from google distance.
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Missouri's State Health Director Admits He Tracked Planned Parenthood Patients' Periods
by Madison Vanderberg October 30, 2019
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Missouri's state health director admits that he had been tracking the periods of individuals who went to Planned Parenthood in the state
This news is like something straight out of The Handmaid's Tale, and we can't believe we're even writing this sentence, but Dr. Randall Williams, head of Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services, admitted in a hearing that he kept a spreadsheet tracking the periods of individuals who visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in the state in an attempt to keep track of patients who may have had a "failed abortion."
According to the Kansas City Star, investigators from the section of the health department responsible for abortion clinic licensing have been looking into the cases of four "failed abortions" at Planned Parenthood centers, which means that a woman needed more than one operation to secure an abortion.
As part of the investigation, Planned Parenthood was compelled to report to the state each time they performed a "failed abortion," or what health officials called a "complication report." Apparently, Planned Parenthood failed to report one abortion, so the state health director decided to track the periods of every individual that passed through Planned Parenthood's doors in an attempt to find out which women were having undocumented, so-called "failed abortions."
"Missouri's top health official, Randall Williams, scrutinized menstrual cycles of women in this state in order to end abortion access," Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, said in a statement.
Democrat Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade was highly critical of Williams' actions and has called for an investigation to see if any laws were broke in his deeply disturbing probe.
"State law requires the health department director to be 'of recognized character and integrity,'" Quade also said in a statement. "This unsettling behavior calls into question whether Dr. Williams meets that high standard."
TODAY Missouri's last abortion clinic – @PPMO_Advocates – starts a week-long fight for its license in court today.
If a commissioner finds the state's health Dept fairly revoked the license earlier this year, MO could become the first state without a legal abortion provider.
— Kate Smith (@byKateSmith) October 28, 2019
There are a ton of red flags here. Tracking periods. Reporting abortions to the state. And the larger issue that Missouri is looking for any and every excuse to shut down their only Planned Parenthood location, because if the state succeeds in revoking Planned Parenthood's license, there will not be a single legal abortion clinic in Missouri.
Hello Missouri.
Turns out your state health director has been personally tracking the menstrual periods of Missouri women, on a spreadsheet.
This is how your state govt is "regulating" the last abortion provider in MO — while trying to shut it down.https://t.co/RfnvStXyeR
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) October 29, 2019
"Hello Missouri," Rachel Maddow tweeted, "Turns out your state health director has been personally tracking the menstrual periods of Missouri women, on a spreadsheet. This is how your state govt is 'regulating' the last abortion provider in MO — while trying to shut it down."
This news out of Missouri is deeply disturbing. The decision to have an abortion should be between a woman and her health care provider, free from government interference. This abuse of power by Missouri Republicans is dystopian. https://t.co/maUAlnEUBz
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 29, 2019
While Democratic Presidential hopeful Cory Booker put it more bluntly, "This news out of Missouri is deeply disturbing. The decision to have an abortion should be between a woman and her health care provider, free from government interference. This abuse of power by Missouri Republicans is dystopian."
Dystopian indeed.


The Boeing 787 Dreamliner may be able to take off once more as the FAA approves flight plans to test out a new battery solution.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing's plans to take the redesigned 787 battery system for a spin in order to fix issues that have plagued the 787 Dreamliner plane model and resulted in battery fires, emergency landings and the grounding of fleets this year.
The FAA's grant of permission to begin testing the redesigned lithium-ion battery -- which includes revamping the internal battery components, a new ventilation system and better cell insulation -- is a major milestone for Boeing, whose engineers have been scrabbling for months to find a solution. Batteries will now be enclosed in stainless steel cases -- which are resistant to higher temperatures -- and tubes of titanium may be used to improve the ventilation of gases.
Adding insulation would space the cells farther apart to keep the plane's vibrations from bringing them into contact. Boeing would also add systems to monitor the temperature and activity in each cell.
The first stage is a certification plan, which involves extensive testing to make sure the battery redesign is up to scratch -- and if the FAA isn't happy, the agency has the power to demand additional changes before granting its official approval to the carrier.
"This comprehensive series of tests will show us whether the proposed battery improvements will work as designed," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We won't allow the plane to return to service unless we're satisfied that the new design ensures the safety of the aircraft and its passengers."
FAA engineers will be on hand to watch over every element of testing, which also includes two aircraft test flights equipped with the prototype battery and over 20 stress tests, according to the New York Times.


Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable holiday weekend : ) Unfortunately, mine was a tad disappointing and less productive than I had hoped for. My parents were in town visiting, and I was looking forward to attending a quilting class with my mom until, as Murphy's Law would have it, the stomach bug that my hubby and kids had succumbed to a week earlier finally caught up to me! (Caught up, overtook, and then kicked me while I was down is more like it ; ) On the plus side, having extra hands around meant I could get some rest, but my anticipated post today showcasing what I would have learned went right out the window!
The class we were to attend was taught by Jo Diggs - if you haven't heard her lecture before, she's a very interesting speaker. Earlier last week she talked to our quilt guild about color, including a trunk show of her work spanning the last five decades, much of which is subtle and textured (the picture to the right is a great example of her muted landscapes; much of her recent work is small, framed miniatures, but this piece is a full size quilt). She started out in clothing design, but is more recently known for her hand embroidered landscapes, and the class was to be on her technique for such. I'm really glad I got to hear her speak, but sorry that I missed the chance to learn more about her embroidery style. She lives right here in Portland, Maine, though, so maybe I'll get the chance to take another class with her someday in the future!
And here's my weekly Pile O' Fabric Stash Share. One of my favorite things about this share is that I can "use" my map fabric for something finally... but without actually using it up ; ) I think it's going to be in my stash for a long while before I dare part with it!


In today's infographic from Equifax, we look at the long history of consumer credit – everything from the earliest writings of antiquity to the modern credit boom that started in the 20th century.
Consumer credit has evolved considerably from the early days.
Over the course of several millennia, there have been credit booms, game-changing innovations, and even periods such as the Dark Ages when the practice of charging interest (also known as "usury") was considered immoral by some people.
Below is a timeline of the significant events that have helped lead to the modern consumer credit boom, in which Americans now have over $12.4 trillion borrowed through mortgages, credit cards, student loans, auto loans, and other types of credit.
Sumer was the first urban civilization – with about 89% of its population living in cities. It is thought that here consumer loans, used for agricultural purposes, were first used.
The Code of Hammurabi was written, formalizing the first known laws around credit. Hammurabi established the maximum interest rates that could be used legally: 33.3% per year on loans of grain, and 20% per year on loans of silver. To be valid, loans had to be witnessed by a public official and recorded as a contract.
Around this time, Cicero noted that his neighbor bought 625 acres of land for 11.5 million sesterces.
Did this person literally carry 11.5 tons of coins through the streets of Rome? No, it was done through credit and paper. Cicero writes "nomina facit, negotium conficit" – or, "he uses credit to complete the purchase".
After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, economic activity grinded to a halt. The Church even banned usury, the practice of charging interest on loans, for all laymen under Charlemagne's rule (768-814 AD).
As European explorers and merchants begin trade missions to faraway lands, the need for capital and credit increases.
After the Reformation, the first country to establish a legal rate of interest was England in 1545 during the reign of Henry VIII. The rate was set at 10%.
Philosopher Jeremy Bentham writes a treatise called "A Defense of Usury", arguing that restrictions on interest rates harm the ability to raise capital for innovation. If risky, new ventures cannot be funded, then growth becomes limited.
Credit reporting itself originated in England in the early 19th century. The earliest available account is that of a group of English tailors that came together to swap information on customers who failed to settle their debts.
The Manchester Guardian Society is formed, and later begins issuing a monthly newsletter with information about people who fail to pay their debts.
The Mercantile Agency is founded, and starts systemizing rumors about the character and assets held by debtors through a network of correspondents. Massive ledgers in New York City are made, though these reports were heavily subjective and biased.
The Mercantile Agency is renamed the R. G. Dun and Company on the eve of the Civil War, and finalizes an alphanumeric system for tracking creditworthiness of companies that would remain in use until the twentieth century.
The Retail Credit Company was founded, and begins compiling an extensive list of creditworthy customers. Later on, the company would change its name to Equifax. Today, it is the oldest of the three major credit agencies today in the United States.
Henry Ford's Model T makes automobiles accessible to the "great multitude" of people, but they were still too expensive to buy with cash for most families.
GM solves this problem by loaning consumers the money they need to buy a new car. General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) is founded and popularizes the idea of installment plan financing. Consumers can now get a new car with just a 35% downpayment at time of financing.
By this time, efficient U.S. factories are pumping out cheaper consumer products and appliances. Following the lead of GM, now washing machines, furniture, refrigerators, phonographs, and radios can be bought on installment plans. It's also worth noting that in this period, 2/3 of all autos are bought on installment plans.
By 1950, typical middle-class Americans already had revolving credit accounts at different merchants. Maintaining several different cards and monthly payments was inconvenient, and created a new opportunity.
At the same time, Diners Club introduces their charge card, which helps open the floodgates for other consumer credit products.
Early credit reporters use millions of index cards, sorted in a massive filing system, to keep track of consumers around the country. To get the latest information, agencies would scour local newspapers for notices of arrests, promotions, marriages, and deaths, attaching this information to individual credit files.
BankAmericard (now Visa) is "dropped" in Fresno, California. American Express and Mastercard soon follow, offering Americans general credit for a wide range of purchases.
At a time when the technology was limited to filing cabinets, the postage meter, and the telephone, American credit bureaus issued 60 million credit reports in a single year.
The Association of Credit Bureaus in the U.S. conducts the first studies into the application of computer technologies to credit reporting. Accuracy of data is also improved around this time by standardizing credit application forms.
The first Fair Credit Reporting Act is passed in the United States. It establishes a standard legal framework for credit reporting agencies.
The three biggest credit bureaus attain universal coverage across the country.
The FICO score is introduced, and quickly becomes a standard system to measure credit scores based on objective factors and data.
VantageScore is created through a joint-venture between the top three credit scoring agencies. This new consumer credit-scoring model is used by 10% of the market, and 6 of the 10 largest banks use VantageScore.
The Information Age has enabled a new era in consumer credit and assessing risk – and today, credit reports are used to inform decisions about housing, employment, insurance, and the cost of utilities.
Learn more about how data, the internet, and modern computing is changing credit in Part 2 of this series.


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The Smithsonian's National African American Museum of History and Culture, Robert F. Smith Center invited the James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives Board of Directors to participate in a roundtable discussion as part of the National Museum's 6th Anniversary Celebration. The JSR-SPC Museum's Board includes Gloria Wesson Menyweather-Woods, BCIDA Board Chair.
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Lawrenceville Revitalization Update
Less than two years ago, the Brunswick County IDA convened a group of professionals from around Virginia to address the business community and share with us their advice about how we could revitalize our downtown. We welcomed over 75 attendees, who gave insightful guidance about the challenges to opening and operating businesses in Lawrenceville. We left the daylong event energized, with a clear picture of the opportunities available as well as strong feedback on the needs of the business community. Key areas of discussion included access to broadband internet, connectivity to interstates and highways, and a need for downtown residents to support businesses. We heard from experts that we have the ingredients for a successful downtown, and we needed to focus on a roadmap to success.
Just 10 days later, we invited the residents of the community for a similar event so that we could gauge the opinion and priorities of those stakeholders. The community expressed a focus on reopening St. Paul's College, connecting with heritage tourism, access to convenient local goods and services, and high-quality apartments downtown.
We were thrilled with the overlap in priorities between our business community and leaders, and our residents. We have spent the time since those meetings putting together the pieces for a successful revitalization. We are well overdue to update the community, and so want to provide this summary with a promise of more regular quarterly reports moving forward.
The work we have undertaken has required many partners, including the Town of Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, the Chamber of Commerce, as well as individual business owners and residents.
The most visible accomplishments have been helping to open successful locally owned and operated business in our downtown, including a florist and gift shop, a general store, sports bar, a health business as well as the early stages of a Community Center.
We have updated our National Register nomination for the Town of Lawrenceville to make historic tax credits, a critical financial incentive for revitalization, available to the maximum number of eligible properties. We hope to fund an expansion of the historic district in the future, which will mean more areas of Lawrenceville can benefit from the tax credits. At present, the tax credit program is utilized for the renovation of Pop's Restaurant, and is an important tool for the upcoming work at the Sledge & Barkley building. We have also secured a large grant to help with exterior repairs at Sledge & Barkley. You will see activity underway there in the coming months.
To help add downtown residents, we started with a small upper floor apartment project over the Butterfly Rose Florist and Gift Shop. Upon completion of this project, these formerly vacant eyesores, were sold to an investor and returned the properties to the tax rolls. Based on the overwhelming interest, we are working to finalize the construction of 18 planned apartments over Sledge & Barkley. Construction is not yet underway, so those will not be available for rent until sometime in the next few years.
We have also visited other successful communities, including St. Paul's, Virginia, to see how they have achieved success. Based on what we have learned, we have been working on a plan to create a formal Main Street program that will help businesses, property owners and residents achieve their individual goals for the greater good of the Town of Lawrenceville. This project will take a couple of years to implement once we have a plan and support in place but it will provide critical support as we grow more local businesses in our community.
Lastly, we have recently participated in a tour of St. Paul's College, and provided data from our files to support a grant application for oral history interviews and a National Register update for James Solomon Russell/Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives. We have not yet learned when the grant application will be funded, but we are pleased that the work we did for the Lawrenceville Historic District was helpful in development of the St. Pauls' College Grant application.
In the last two years, we have learned that our historic buildings, small town character and relationships within the community are the keys to our success. We are working to maximize our partnerships and build on our potential. We have found that historic preservation is the key to our future – for every 0.25 cents spent on historic preservation projects, we are getting a return of approximately 0.75 cents that we can put right back into the community and its revitalization. We appreciate your time reading about our recent activities, and look forward to sharing more in the next update! As always, please contact our office at 434-848-0248 if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns.
Public Comments Lawrenceville Projects
At our last meeting in June Lawrenceville/IDA Liaison Anne Williams had questions. The questions made it into the Brunswick Times Gazette; however, the information I provided to the Editor in response were not printed.
The IDA is legally authorized to do what we are doing. Our activities are reviewed before we move forward and through an annual audit. Our goal is to provide an environment conducive to economic development. I am also working to make the properties as appealing to investors as I can. This is one reason that we work so hard for make our County Available to any possible grants we can get. We cannot operate residential properties but we can create them. We apply strong measures of due diligence to ensure that we stay within the Code Guidelines. https://law.lis.virginia.gov/authorities/industrial-development-and-revenue-bond-act/. Granting agencies are very careful to make sure that the law is followed before providing funds.
I direct you to the BCIDA website where our available documents, such as the Industrial Development and revenue Bond Act and bi-laws are on our website. You can utilize this link for direct access https://www.bcida.org/documents/
Our budget is public information and is available upon request to anyone who wishes a copy. It is currently being formatted to make it add to the website. Our website was designed to keep the public informed. I also welcome any citizen to contact the office and set a time to meet with me. If necessary, I am available outside of typical business hours. I understand that many people have jobs that do not make them available 9-5 Monday-Friday.
Good Evening. Since our last meeting, we have been very busy at the IDA.
Our timber bid for 90 Acres of Timber at our 418 Acre St. Paul's property. Because of Will Ford's volunteered time and expertise, the sale went smoothly. The winning bid was 117,300.00. I feel it is important to note that due to the Boards wise investment we are seeing nice return on investment. The money utilized to purchase St. Paul's back in 2019 was sitting in a CD earning less than ½ percent of interest. Managing the timber does not significantly reduce the overall value of the track as a future business site but it does return money back to the IDA and used on other projects. Tessie Bacon is preparing the contracts. We will receive the funds prior to the timber harvest. Purchaser will have approximately 1 year to remove the timber. We will plant new trees. Our net should be +/- 90,000.00 representing a 10% ROI.
We received a remittance on our Sledge and Barkley Grant for $12,665.62. We also received a $50,000.00 deposit for the Brownfield Grant to solve environmental issues with the Sledge and Barkley Building. We have begun the Phase I and Phase II Environmental Work. This Grant will help remediate the environmental issues with the Building. We will be utilizing the remainder of the initial S&B grant as matching funds for the new grant. This will reduce the expenditure of IDA funds. We are still waiting for the funding of the large Grant for building. I anticipate 60 more days for the Federal review Requirements. I am working with Virginia Housing on funds for market rate housing. Sledge and Barkley will be a very large project. We have new advertising signs and I am pushing hard for a corporate investor. I am beginning a round of one on one meetings with Commercial real Estate companies in an effort to find investors.
317 and 319 North Main Street closed last Friday. The sales price was $440,000.00. This is in line with our plan to refurbish buildings and then selling them to private investors. Dominion Power updated the electrical including a new pole at the street, regraded the alleyway and replaced the 100 year old septic pipes. Taking into account prior rental payments and future interest our return on investment was close to break even. We help create two new businesses Flowers on Main and James River Cardiology and four apartments that have almost completely rented. We overcame the Historic tax Credit learning curve and we increased Lawrenceville and Brunswick County's tax base.
Pop's Grand Opening was delayed. This turned out to be a good decision as the weather would have made the event uncomfortable. The Grand Opening is now scheduled for June 27. The restaurant is staffed and the new management team is doing a very good job. Business is booming. If you have not been, please go check them out.
IDA and Brunswick County are discussing Public Water Authority. Lawrenceville and IDA are discussing maintenance and the effects of increased water usage. Our relationships are stronger and are getting stronger.
Governor Northam Awards Grants to Brunswick, Lee, Lunenburg, and Rockingham Counties to Support Innovative Agricultural Project
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Refused Are Fucking Dead: the final chapter
by Mike Diver April 21st, 2006
"They told me that the classics never go out of style…"
Refused's The Shape Of Punk To Come album is approaching its tenth anniversary; thus, those that wisely invest in the record today are almost certainly younger, significantly, than those that can recall the Swedish quartet's breakdown in 1998. Written at a time of heightened tension within the group, the album not only proved to be the band's high watermark but also one of the most celebrated exhibitions of punk-slash-hardcore song writing ever committed to tape. Only recently the twelve-track lesson in genre-eschewing was voted the thirteenth most important album of all time by Kerrang! magazine.
Of course, the album's primary appeal stemmed partially from its almost contradictory title – although 'punk' was something Refused certainly began as, by the time of their swansong many a generic idea was being sidestepped for the mining of what was becoming an ever-richer vein of compositional creativity. The whole point of the project seemed to be that the shape of punk's future was to be manipulated by the incorporation of styles from across the entire spectrum of contemporary music. Therefore, songs drew upon traits most commonly found in jazz, and utilised quasi-classical craft to create a truly vivid bigger picture; lyrics, too, sought to enlighten and educate, however vehemently they were screamed. The result of simmering in-studio hostility was a record that truly pushed the boundaries of expectation, one that was punk in spirit for sure but that was as comparable to the band's so-called genre-bound peers as Mozart is to The Pussycat Dolls today.
Without delving entirely into the band's history – the whole point of this feature is to promote the new Refused Are Fucking Dead DVD, a compelling document of their eventual disintegration – it's okay to state that when they came to tour their climactic long-player, relations weren't entirely hospitable. Their final show – in a basement at some small town in the US – was cut short early by police officers; there and then, Refused were over. Drummer David Sandtröm was already essentially out of the band, and the other three members – vocalist Dennis Lyxzén and guitarists Jon Brännström and Kristofer Steen – were absolute shells of the men they'd been only a year earlier. Enough proved to be enough, and the band split – Refused Are Fucking Dead, directed by Steen, retells the band's final few months using archive footage and new interviews, offering an insider's view on the deterioration of one of punk's greatest-ever outfits.
Steen kindly took the time to answer some questions about the DVD, and about Refused's final actions and reactions, posed by DiS.
This DVD seems to have been a long time coming – I recall reading about it some years ago, and that it was originally scheduled for a 2004 release. What has held it up?
The main issue was to find out what the film was about. Once it was established that the piece would depict the break up of Refused, it took about a year for me to finish. Burning Heart put up new release dates to light a fire behind my arse.
You must have relied on fans for a lot of the footage – did the accumulation of this material take a lot of time?
Most of the footage that was sent over to me was live material. Somewhere along the line I realised that I had to reply on other things in order to make a film that would move dynamically. In a way, I guess it helped to watch countless hours of forgotten shows. That kind of footage just didn't get my blood to boil. Then it simply dawned on me that I should rethink and not feel so restricted by the material that I had accumulated at that point.
When, exactly, did work on the DVD begin? How long a cooling-off period did you need? Was there a time when you couldn't go back to Refused matters at all, after the split?
I started in April 2003, which means there was a four-year cooling-off period. I didn't really feel a great desire to go back to Refused. When the band was done I was fine with it being over, and done with it. However, the challenge to make a narrative-driven piece on a punk band was interesting enough for me to pursue.
The DVD focuses on the band's activities after the release of The Shape Of Punk To Come – has that record's longevity surprised you at all? Obviously you felt proud of the album – this comes through on the film – but it is still finding new fans today. Could you have foreseen this back in 1997 or 1998?
The longevity not only surprises me, it totally amazes me. But not even ten years have passed [since its release], so maybe it's premature to speak of it as a classic. We were definitely pleased with the result but for a while it seemed like it didn't click with our core audience. At the time we were suffering badly from delusions of grandeur, so it was probably for the best that we didn't know.
But to you see Refused as an inspirational act? Do you hear aspects of the band in any act today? Can you listen to The Shape Of Punk To Come and hear any of the timelessness that so many fans hear? It really is a record that could have been made last week, or even twenty years ago…
People seem to feel that way (that Refused were an inspirational act) at least. It's hard for me to say. We never got too snobbish, I think, in the way we wrote songs. We always had our audience in mind and it was a point of pride for us to engage them live. So, the songs were written elaborately manipulative. When in doubt, just put a build-up and mosh part in the end of the song. To our surprise this record really didn't work live. It was a miscalculation on our part – people listen to it at home instead, which is strange but cool.
The punk of today, do you follow the bands that break through at all? What's your opinion of today's mainstream punk? How would you feel if some limp emo-pop band was sporting Refused t-shirts in their sloppily romantic video?
I'm in no place to judge kids who care about the music of Refused. I listened to all kinds of crap when I was growing up, you know. We all did. Refused had a little Biohazard period – trust me, I have pictures to prove it. So, I can't really think of a more meaningless activity than to dictate who's cool enough to listen to Refused, or who has gotten what Refused was about. I hardly know myself. That being said, it sure seems as if style has increased in importance lately. I've seen a lot of skinny, black-haired and angst-ridden kids, you know. I guess what I want to see is more fat misanthropists on stage, preferably without hair dye.
Looking back at the break-up tour, could something have been done before the wheels of separation were in motion? Or, were Refused destined to split, ultimately?
We had actually made the decision to break up the band while we were writing the songs for …Shape…, but we didn't mention this to our label until later. So, these 'wheels of separation' that you mention were in fact an important motivational tool for the record. Knowing that it was our last shot, knowing that we had to get it right, added a certain desperation to the process. Suffice to say, this marked the tour from the beginning. It was like a negative filter through which we saw ourselves. We didn't even understand that we were a good band at that point. It was like a collective depression.
From a personal point of view, what emotions did you feel when the final plug was pulled on that last show? Do you see it as a fitting end, or would some kind of hometown show have been a better parting gesture? Was the unpredictability factor of being in Refused, particularly while on the road – again, something that comes across on the DVD – what kept you motivated?
It makes an odd kind of sense that we broke up where we did and how we did, but of course I'm used to the idea now. When the plug was pulled, so to speak, there was only a sense of relief. We were too dazed to feel any sadness at that point. What kept us going for as long as we did was a sense of loyalty to the group that was bordering on the suicidal. The band had been more important than any individual needs for a long time.
If you were to offer an aspiring punk band any advice now, based on your experiences, what would it be?
One: when your drummer has recurrent mental breakdowns and runs off in the night, naked, after shows, then you might have a little problem. Two: when your singer writes a lyric featuring the chorus, "Fuck you for pissing on me / Fuck you for pissing on me", directed at the other members of the group, that might be a good time for a little talk. Three: if two of the members of your group are romantically involved with the same person, who is also your tour manager, resulting in dramas on a daily basis, sit down and discuss the situation.
Of course, with any new release like this comes the question of reunion…
We would effectively annihilate our reputation as a good live band if we did. Mind you, we are old men these days. Jokes aside, it's best left where it is.
Final question then: is this DVD the very final chapter in the Refused tale? Can you see the impact of The Shape Of Punk To Come diminishing any time soon?
I think this is it. As for …Shape…, I have no idea. People find new things to get excited about but the record has had a great run as it is. You never know, but I can't see myself at 40 being asked about that record.
"…but they do, they do. Somehow baby, I never thought that we'd do too."
Refused Are Fucking Dead is released on April 24 through Burning Heart Records. Digipack repressings of The Shape Of Punk To Come and its predecessor Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent are also widely available, again through Burning Heart.
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For the past 8 years I have focused on the symbiotic relationships between people and places; the way in which places affect people, psychologically and physically, and in turn how people's perception, understanding and use of place is physically manifest in the built environment that surrounds them.
Through acute, daily, on-site observation over periods of months I watch people in their interaction with places. I focus on the unspectacular, transient, quotidian spaces of the city: subway stations, underground passageways, traffic roundabouts and squares, spaces Marc Augé, the cultural anthropologist, has defined as "non-places," characterised by the atomisation of people in which community is dissolved into seas of discrete, anonymous individuals ("customers, passengers, users, listeners"). "Place" becomes "space," resulting in the depersonalised and homogenous spaces that demarcate the contemporary world. It is precisely this depersonalisation and homogeneity however that I am attempting to penetrate as I aim to highlight the speci city of particular places. While I use the media of architectural representation such as models and plans to re ect these places, my work differs fundamentally from conventions and methods used by architects and urban planners. I employ my own subjective systems of measurement to survey public spaces in order to make visible the patterns, practices, and codes of everyday life that animate and de ne, co-opt and critique these sites.
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The Distributed Analysis components are available as a separate Klocwork installation package (for example, on Linux, the package is kw-dist-build-installer.19.0.x.x.linux.sh).
Download the package from Klocwork Support. Typically, only one or two users in an organization have access to Klocwork Developer Network. If you don't have access, you can register for a new account.
Download the Klocwork Distributed Analysis installation package for your operating system to a temporary directory.
Note: Install Klocwork software as a non-root user.
Run the executable with the options and arguments you want.
On Windows, you can use the installation wizard or perform an unattended installation.
To install the Klocwork Distributed Analysis package on Windows, you must have administrator permissions for the machine you want to install on.
Download the Klocwork Distributed Analysis package for Windows to a temporary directory.
The graphical user interface initializes and prepares.
The Welcome screen of the wizard appears.
Review the license agreement, and, if you agree, click "I accept the terms of the license agreement".
The "Destination Directory" screen appears.
Click Next to accept the default folder or click Change... to install Klocwork in a different location.
If you click Change..., the Change Current Destination Folder screen appears. Browse to the folder where you want to install Klocwork.
Important: Avoid installing the package in the Program Files directory on Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 machines. Windows User Access Control (UAC) restricts writing to the Program Files directory.
The Setup Type screen appears.
By default, the Complete button is selected.
To install the entire Klocwork Distributed Analysis package on one machine, leave the Complete button selected and go to step 11.
To select one component to install on this machine, click Custom and click Next.
The Custom Setup screen appears, showing two choices.
Note: In the Windows installation wizard, the term "feature" means "component".
If there is a component you do not want to install on this machine, click the icon of the component and click This feature will not be available. Any components you do not disable will be installed. Click off Klocwork Distributed Analysis Server or Klocwork Distributed Analysis Agent, depending on which component you do not wish to install.
Important: Ensure that you choose a location with enough disk space. See System requirements. To see how much disk space is available on the machine, click Space.
The Ready to Install the Program screen appears.
To review or change any of your installation settings, click Back. To continue the installation with the settings you have, click Install.
A progress bar appears while Klocwork installs.
The Setup Wizard Completed screen appears.
<kw-dist-build-installer> /S/v"/qn [ADDLOCAL=<component_code>] INSTALLDIR=<install_directory> /lv* <log_file>"
/lv* <log_file> allows you to log installation errors to file (recommended). The directory you specify must already exist. Use the absolute path to the log file.
kw-dist-build-installer.19.0.0.353.windows.exe /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Klocwork\19.0\Distributed Analysis\"
An installation log file is saved to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp whenever one of the Klocwork installation packages is started on Windows.
These log files are named Klocwork<release-number>-<package>.log. For example, the installation log file for the Klocwork 2019 Distributed Analysis package is named Klocwork19.0-Dist.log.
A logs directory is also created in the root Klocwork installation directory during installation on Windows. For the Server installer, for example, the log files in this directory store kwservice output when the servers are first started and the projects_root directory is initialized.
If you need to troubleshoot your installation, check these logs.


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Delicious chocolates, crispy fries and foamy strong beers… For food lovers, those three things might be enough to choose Brussels as their exchange place for the next semester! But believe me, apart from its excellent gastronomic culture, Brussels has many other gems to offer you!
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Q: How to save/overwrite a file from an existing file URI as of API 26? So I'm using an image capture library that gives me a URI to a temporary cached file. I want to then save that file in my app's file directory as "/avatar.jpg", overwriting any existing "avatar.jpg" file. So far, this is my code for attempting to accomplish my goal:
File file = new File(tempImagePath);

File avatarFile = new File(getFilesDir(), "avatar.jpg");
file.renameTo(avatarFile);

However, this does not overwrite any existing "avatar.jpg" file. I've noticed several changes to the filesystem API such as the introduction of FileProvider so I'm not what the fastest/most efficient way of accomplishing what I require is.

A: I believe you can just check if the destination file exists, delete it if it's there and move the cached image file to the desired destination.
// Check if file exists, and delete it.
File avatarFile = new File(getFilesDir(), "avatar.jpg");
if (avatarFile.exists())
    avatarFile.delete();

And read this answer on how to move the file to the desired destination. Also, read the Java I/O lesson, there are some useful tutorials there.
P.S.: You could also try to get the Bitmap of the image file you're trying to save as an avatar, and write it on the destination file. Read this answer for more info on that.


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When it comes to choosing lawn, there are a lot of different choices to make. Getting the right lawn for your home is essential if you want it to continue to thrive and look great. When you choose the right lawn that looks great, you may find you will have the lawn that all the neighbours are talking about. Here is some information to help you choose the right lawn for your home.
First you need to think about where you live. This doesn't just mean the suburb. You need to consider your geographical location as well as the amount of shade or sun the grassy area is going to receive. Based on where you live you'll also have to think about how much traffic the lawn is going to have and how it will be used.
Whether your grass has a great amount of sun or shade can make a huge different to the success and life of the lawn. If it's a very shady area, it's important that you choose a shade tolerant lawn like soft leaf buffalo grass turf. There are a number of things to look at when you are thinking about shade. The surrounding buildings, sheds, fences and trees can all cause shade to make its way over the lawn so be sure you think about not just the grassy area, but also the area around it. Some grasses will simply just die if they have too much shade. You don't want this to happen to your lawn!
Also make sure you think about the soil conditions before laying your lawn. You may need to look into improving your soil before laying your lawn. If you have bad soil, the grass simply will not grow. Once you have chosen a grass for your lawn, be sure to check the best soil condition for the grass to thrive in. Do your research! It really pays off!
One other aspect you should consider when choosing your lawn is how you want it to look. With the variety of choices out there, there also comes a great variety in looks of grass. Some are fine leafed grass, other broad, some may be a brighter green than others. Which do you think will be best to compliment your home? Think about how the lawn will feel under your feet also, and if you have kids, do you want them to be able to play comfortably in the grass?
You may also wish to think about water restrictions. In some areas where there are tight water restrictions, getting lawn that requires regular watering may not be the best choice. Think about your ability to look after the lawn.
Other things you may wish to consider if your budget. Obviously, we all have bills to pay and mouths to feed. Choosing a lawn within your budget is important. There's a great number of choices out there that are not overly expensive, so just take a look around.
If in doubt, the best thing you can do is ask an expert! Lawn suppliers live and breath grass. They know it inside out, so if you are not sure what to get, they are always there to help!


So can you or can't you?
The inside-outside disconnect strikes again! Over the July 4th holiday, I was at my mother's house reading the Chicago Sun-Times. Jumping off the page in a consumer complaint column called "The Fixer" was a classic story of how organizations send absurdly mixed signals to employees and customers.
Are you being clear with your customers?
The woman with the complaint explained that her aunt borrowed her car and drove out on the Indiana toll road. Her aunt didn't know there was an I-PASS transponder in the car, so she paid the $3.50 toll in the cash lane. The woman found out later that they also had deducted her I-PASS account for the toll, so it was paid twice.
To top it off, the customer rep compounded the woman's upset by citing other examples of when they WON'T credit customer accounts. Clearly, the rep's main objective was to defend her position, not to address the customer's concerns.
Here's where the story gets juicy – and oh so classic.
Did the customer rep get in trouble for not giving the woman the credit she wanted? Did that person's boss get called on the carpet for the rep's action?
Now that the decision was overturned, are reps supposed to say "yes" or "no" the next time a customer asks for credit?
If a customer wants to talk with someone responsive, should they call the public relations department instead of customer service? Or do they have to call "The Fixer" to get satisfaction?
Is Illinois going to change its no-credit policy (assuming they have one), or was this a one-off response to a potentially embarrassing public relations problem?
How often do the customer service manager and the public relations people confer to make sure they're on the same page?
What can customers expect from your company?
To make any kind of customer communication work well, though, it has to start with the internal and the external folks being in synch with one another. Otherwise, it leaves everyone confused about what to do and what to expect – inside and out.
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Formal Fridays. Corporate Americans aren't the only ones who are abandoning casual Fridays. Fifty-seven Kenyon students expressed interest in a social group called Formal Fridays, donning dressy attire for the end of the week. Sounds more like freaky Friday to us.
Croquet. The lawn game is enjoying a recreational renaissance among students. Students participating in the Summer Science Scholars program played during the summer, and an English class organized an event where students arrived in period costume, although it wasn't clear which period.
Gambier Grillin'. The Collegian created this popular weekly feature, in which two students and two faculty members are asked truly wacky questions. Correct answers receive points, and the paper keeps a running tally of which side possesses more useless knowledge. Do you know what animal always falls on its right side when intoxicated? Neither did our faculty or students. The correct answer: an ant.
Jeans that Fit. Kenyon men have abandoned the baggy jeans associated with hip-hop culture in favor of slimmer styles. It's about time.
David Gregory. The chief White House correspondent for NBC News delivered the Commencement address on May 19 during the College's 179th ceremony on Samuel Mather Lawn.
Sombrero Fallout. That's the name of the student group that won Kenyon's "Battle of the Bands" last spring and opened for De La Soul at Summer Sendoff, the all-campus party celebrating the end of the year. The group describes itself as "hipster-hop, Waldo rock, and wheelie-suitcase rap." Huh?
Facebook Follies. Students used Facebook, the popular social networking website, to broadcast favorite one-liners "overheard at Kenyon." A gem: "Really, life is like playing the harp with your toes. In a snake pit." A professor reportedly uttered these words in a lecture, as the class furiously scribbled notes.
Brotherhood 2.0. Students are following the Internet lives of John Green '00 and his brother, Hank, who jointly pledged to communicate exclusively via video blogs for an entire year. Their videos include challenges such as "eating five sheets of toilet paper while discussing the political situation in Nepal" and punishments like "chin waxing" for missing a day of blogging. Join the fun at www.brotherhood2.com.
Running Everywhere. Steven Klise '08 is responsible for resurrecting Run Everywhere Day, an event begun by Jonathan Forney '06. The goal? Make every step of the day a gallop. Another day in the life of the young and the restless.