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Since I haven't done a whole lot of blogging, I thought I'd throw up a Current Loves for May and June really quick. It's kind of a gross day today and yesterday we had what seemed like a tornado and hurricane all rolled into one. Sidenote: Thanks husband for letting me know you spent 30 minutes in the rain cleaning up the pool toys, bounce house, bubble blowers and sippy cups from our backyard.
Anyway, these are a few of my fave things lately!
1. Steve Madden Crossbody Bag. I bought this at Nordstrom Rack for something like $30 and it is my new favorite bag. Big enough to hold enough, but not large enough that it becomes a pain. And the neon color is my absolute favorite!
2. Almay Liquid Lip Balm. Not sure if I've ever mentioned these but holy awesome sauce. These are amazing. The colors (I have 3) are a perfect mix between subtle and color and they aren't sticky. Nice and smooth and by far my most favorite lip gloss ever.
3. Mala Beads. I came across these on Pinterest I think and found a company called Tiny Devotions who make the most beautiful ones. I started researching the meaning and purpose of these things and I was hooked. I wear mine everyday and have since ordered a few more to go with every color scheme possible. Obsessed.
4. Shoqbox Bluetooth Speaker. I got this for Anth for Father's Day and I think I've been using it just as much as he has. It syncs up to your phone, laptop, iPad, anything with Bluetooth. It gets pretty loud and the girls and I love to take it on the deck with us when we play outside. Anth loves to use it when he's working outside and it seriously is the best invention ever.
5. Forever 21 Pajamas. I don't know about you, but I feel so much better about life when I go to bed in cute pi's. That and when my bra and underwear match. Like I really have my life together. Just me? These are adorable, cheap and totally cute.


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How to get the most out of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, from a fan who's been there
Have a plan before joining the resistance
By Carlye Wisel May 28, 2019, 10:43am EDT
Black Spire Outpost at Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
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The opening of Disneyland's new "Star Wars Land," aka Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, isn't noteworthy just for its size (14 acres) or rumored cost ($1 billion, according to the most outlandish estimates). Fans are freaking out over the promised experiences: flying the Millennium Falcon, building lightsabers, and shoveling down space food all within four hours. The mass anxiety surrounding what to do once you finally plant your feet beside those droid wheel-marked paths of Batuu is real — but manageable.
I visited Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge while it was still a work in progress, and the knowledge I've amassed from flopping past the Holochess table in oversized men's construction boots has not made me your only hope, to paraphrase my favorite princess, but a worthy leader on this intergalactic journey.
This guide will prepare you to tackle every bit of the outer rim planet without spoiling a thing, whether you have a timed reservation during Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's first month of operation or plan to visit beyond late June, when a same-day virtual queue will be used. Either way, if you've got the Star Wars shpilkes, here's how to plan ahead for which boutiques to speed-walk toward, what's worth eating, and everything in between.
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Let's talk logistics. Galaxy's Edge consists of two areas. The cantina, stores, marketplace restaurant and Millennium Falcon ride are all within Black Spire Outpost, where you'll be spending most of your time. The Resistance Forest, located just beyond the marketplace, is home to a souvenir location but mostly Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, which won't open until later this year.
Much of Galaxy's Edge comprises stand-alone shops, a handful of which are concentrated within the souk-like marketplace. When approaching from the center of Black Spire Outpost — look for "meat" being roasted on a vertical spit — you'll hit Ronto Roasters; pass it to reach a collection of individually themed stalls like Toydarian Toymaker, The Jewels of Bith, Creature Stall, and Black Spire Outfitters, as well as Kat Saka's Kettle, offering colorful, spicy-sweet popcorn.
Disney Parks' official Galaxy's Edge map.
There are three entryways to reach Galaxy's Edge from Disneyland: one by Critter Country, one past Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Frontierland, and one just beyond Fantasyland, closest to Red Rose Taverne restaurant. The Critter Country entryway leads through the Resistance Forest first — here, you can pop into the marketplace through its opposite end — while the Fantasyland and Frontierland entrances emerge toward all the good stuff.
Take the Frontierland walkway, with the marketplace entrance on your left and droid shop on your right, to reach Savi's Workshop, with Handbuilt Lightsabers on the right-hand side. Keep going to enter Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities on your right or Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo on your left, or spot a damn fine view of the Falcon straight ahead.
The other main path, stemming from the Fantasyland entrance, has First Order Cargo on its right and the Milk Stand toward the left. Keep going — walk, don't run — to live out your booze-soaked fantasies at Oga's Cantina on the right side, and, alas, see the hunk of space junk up close before trying your luck on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run straight ahead.
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Here for souvenirs? There are nine unique locations packed with an unprecedented amount of exclusive merchandise, so beelining toward the right one is crucial.
If you're all about the rides and just want something original and small to take home, bop over to the marketplace shops, which have a solid selection of kid-friendly toys like exclusive soft plush Rey, Chewbacca, and porg dolls, "handmade" wooden figurines, beeping droid headbands, and interactive stuffed creatures like Kowakian monkey puppets that sit on your shoulder and toy Tauntauns that react when touched.
For those in search of a trophy souvenir to bring home and display, book it toward Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities, which is packed with all the high-end, super-insidery merch that fans are bound to freak out about, sold under the gaze of its mysterious Audio-Animatronic proprietor. (Think classic Luke, Vader and Darth Maul's replica sabers, as well as Sith artifacts and glass case collectibles.)
Black Spire Outpost marketplace concept art.
For more traditional souvenirs and clothing, head to First Order Cargo for Stormtrooper pins, keychains and military-inspired gear; try Black Spire Outfitters within the marketplace for robes and lightsaber clip belts for the whole family; or hit the Resistance Supply out by the Resistance Forest for Rey and Poe-inspired outfits and Black Spire Outpost-branded gear.
The big show, however, are those much-discussed personalized goodies. Droid Depot allows guests to customize an R2-series or BB-series droid for $99.99, with "personality chips" reportedly sold separately at $14 a pop. The shop is filled with loads of other merch as well as busted droids on display throughout, so take a peek inside regardless.
Visitors to planet Batuu are allowed to move freely between piloting the Millennium Falcon and browsing a collection of toy Rathtars — the world we live in now! — but there's only one place you can't enter without a cover charge. Savi's Workshop sells the famed weapons, sure, but you won't step foot in the door unless you or a guest are making one to the tune of $199.99. The merchandise experience, which lets guests hand-select their own kyber crystals and build a heavy-duty personalized lightsaber, has approximately three build show experiences per hour, and each turn is limited to 28 people — 14 builders with a single allotted guest.
Concept art of Oga's Cantina.
What to eat at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
As die-hard fans already know, there's one sit-down restaurant, Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo, as well as the quick-service spot Ronto Roasters for spicy sausage pita wraps and food stalls selling blue milk and colorful popcorn.
If you've waited a lifetime to suck at the teat of a Bantha, hit the milk stand and slurp down what's basically Disney's nondairy space horchata. Blue and Green Milk may not be the flavor profile you usually go for (early reviews touch on floral flavors, with tropical tastes like watermelon and passion fruit). But the rest of the Star Wars-themed "specialty drinks" are juice and tea concoctions with earthly items like Odwalla lemonade and Minute Maid limeade, so even at $8, the smoothie-like beverage is a better buy.
How fans will build their own droids at Disney's Star Wars land
Much of Docking Bay 7's food errs on the nutritional side, making the true highlight its indulgent Oi-oi Puff: a raspberry cream puff that I lost my mind over when tasting the menu for Eater back in March. The picture-perfect crunchy shell stuffed with flavorful mousse is one of the best foods at Galaxy's Edge, so be sure to save room.
Trust your gut when it comes to selecting a concoction at Oga's Cantina, where the fruit-forward drinks are sweet yet strong, but keep an eye out for specialty souvenir mugs and the highly underpublicized Batuu Bites, an umami-packed mix of rice crackers and seaweed crisps that's a welcome galactic replacement to standard pub mix.
What to do first once you're inside Galaxy's Edge
Strategy is a tough call this early — so far, it's looking like everyone is rushing to ride the Millennium Falcon first, but we won't know until Galaxy's Edge is fully up and running what the best plan of action will be. Walt Disney World's most recent flagship attraction openings of Flight of Passage within Pandora - The World of Avatar and Toy Story Land's Slinky Dog Dash continue to clock lengthy wait times, particularly in the morning, but didn't launch with as many in-demand experiences surrounding them.
An image of the Play Disney Parks app, now with Galaxy's Edge integration.
According to Len Testa, co-author of The Unofficial Guide and founder of Touring Plans, an algorithmically powered website that tracks and predicts theme park traffic patterns, wait times for Smugglers Run should spike at park opening and stay high throughout the morning, but dip around lunchtime, "especially if it's hot." Testa predicts times will pick up again later in the afternoon "once Disneyland locals get off work and get to the parks," which would make a midday visit ideal during regular visits, but with timed entries may be moot.
Regardless, formulate a little game plan for what's most important to you, and get that done first. Souvenirs could sell out quickly, and the cantina line could bloat when timed entry zones overlap, so tackle your priorities from the get-go of your assigned entry time.
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Reservation times are not currently announced for Savi's Workshop or Droid Depot, but the functionality is there and remains in Disney's fine print, so keep that in mind, possibly scooting there first just in case.
And, if you can keep the ants in your pants long enough to wait to say "punch it!" just a few hours longer, it may be worth saving Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run for later in your visit. Unofficial Disney policy is that if you're in line for an attraction when the park closes, you get to ride — but with preview visitors wearing color, time-blocked wristbands, there's no word on how strictly exit times will be enforced.
Whatever you do, download the Play Disney Parks app before you enter. It's being used to facilitate and enhance the Galaxy's Edge experience — and you'll be way too busy sucking down cantina drinks and taking in the otherworldly delights of Batuu to do it once there.
Carlye Wisel is a contributor at Travel + Leisure, and has covered theme parks for Eater, GQ, Popsugar, Racked, Thrillist, Bloomberg, Marie Claire, Fodor's, and Men's Journal, among others.
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Greetings from San Ramon, Costa Rica. I arrived here on August 16 to attend the International Living Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Escazu just outside the capital city of San Jose. The conference is intended to give information about many aspects of Costa Rica such as the political situation, the various geographical regions of the country, the healthcare system, how to rent or buy property and the ins and outs of possibly moving to the country. I highly recommend that anyone interested in visiting or possibly moving to Costa Rica look at the Internal living website as well as retireforlessimcostarica.com the website of my good friends Paul and Gloria Yeatman. On Sunday we visited the Central Valley towns of Grecia, Sarchi and Atena, all towns popular with expats. Yesterday we arrived in San Ramon about 45 minutes from our two night stay at Casa Amanencer a lovely B and B in the hills above San Ramon. Today we will take a day trip to the La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Costa Rica is an amazingly diverse country of about 4.5 million people who are among the friendliest and most helpful in the world. There are beaches, towns, jungles, mountains, valleys, volcanoes and both a Pacific and a Caribbean coast. This lovely country is very popular with tourists as well as those looking to retire or move to a country with a low cost of living and a welcoming culture and a great healthcare system with a stable democracy and no federal military system.


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Das Bait un-Nuur () ist eine Moschee der Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in der Castleridge-Gemeinde von Calgary, Alberta. Sie gilt als die größte Moschee Kanadas. Die Ahmadiyya Gemeinde hat in Calgary geschätzte 3000 Mitglieder.

Konstruktion
Der Grundstein der Moschee wurde 2005 gelegt, der Bau wurde 2008 bei geschätzten Kosten von 15 Millionen kanadischer Dollar eröffnet, wobei 8 Millionen von ortsansässigen Mitgliedern aufgebracht wurden. Der Gebäudekomplex hat eine Fläche von rund 15.000 m² und eine Gebetsfläche von etwa 4.500 m², welche von einem 400 kg schweren Kronleuchter geschmückt wird. Die äußerlichen Charakterzüge der Moschee sind eine Kuppel und ein 29,5 m hohes Minarett. Beide sind mit Stahl überdeckt. Zudem zieren die 99 Namen Allahs das Exterieur in silberner Schrift.

Eröffnung

Der Eröffnungszeremonie am 5. Juli 2008 wohnten 5000 Zuschauer bei, unter den geladenen Gästen befanden sich der kanadische Premierminister Stephen Harper, Oppositionsführer Stéphane Dion und Calgarys Bürgermeister Dave Bronconnier. Auch der römisch-katholische Bischof von Calgary, Fred Henry, und Mirza Masroor Ahmad, das Oberhaupt der weltweiten Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, waren bei der Eröffnung zugegen.

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 Nuur-Moschee (Deutschland)
 Bait ul-Islam (Maple)

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2. 확보자가 원하는 길이를 손쉽게 조절이 가능하며 어느 지점에서도 동일한 인장강도를 유지함.
3. 등반 중에는 수납이 간편하여 일반 데이지체인처럼 걸리적 거리지 않음.
4. 이퀄라이징 확보에 대단히 유리하여 불량한 암장에서 사용이 용이함.
6. 확보줄 자체의 길이는 125cm 인장강도는 23kN 입니다.
동일한 강도를 내는 확보줄의 원조입니다.
혁신의 장비를 개발하는 그리벨 데이지체인은 가볍고 강합니다.
- in a standard daisy chain they are only ca 2kN.
Thus on the Grivel version it is quite safe to clip into any of the loops.
and an extra long loop at the other so that it can be "lark's footed" onto a harness.
Ideal for sport and aid climbers.
Length: 120cm - ie the length of a "long" sling.


With the "Occupy Wall Street" movement so much in the news these days, it was inevitable the debate would move online, and eventually into Second Life.
On the Destinations Guide, there was a page for an "Occupy Wall Street." Porting over to the Flagg sim, the location was wall to wall political slogans from the leaning left to socialist and a few "V for Vendetta" masks. But there was also a link to a website, to Second Life Left Unity. The group calls itself "part of a world wide left unity movement in SL. ... united around social justice and anti-capitalism."
Hamlet Au made a few comments about the protest movement in SL. He felt virtual worlds had a viable role in protests, pointing out most people didn't live near the areas where the main events were taking place, "Should you drive to a protest against corporate power if that means buying a lot of gas from a major oil corporation to get there?" He added what protesters spoke at these inworld events would be more likely to spread than comments to one's small circle of friends in Twitter or Facebook.
Among those taking part in the SL protests, Any1 Gynoid. The self-described journalist & promoter has taken up her pen again, writing about the "Occupy" protests for CNN. One of her articles refers to goings on in Second Life.
The "Occupy Wall Street" build featured in the Destination Guide is at Flagg (213, 70, 95). Any1 wrote she found two more at Born East (113, 219, 27) and Four Bridges North (62, 19, 25).


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import { atom, constant, SettableDerivable } from '@politie/sherlock';
import { and, firstNotNull, or } from './static-boolean-funcs';

describe('sherlock-utils/static-boolean-funcs', () => {
    const testSet = sets([undefined, '', 'abc', 0, 3, false, true], 3);
    let atoms: Array<SettableDerivable<any>>;
    beforeEach(() => { atoms = [atom(0), atom(0), atom(0)]; });

    function updateAtoms(values: any[]) {
        values.forEach((v, i) => atoms[i].set(v));
    }

    describe('.and', () => {
        it('should return the first value which is falsey or the last value', () => {
            const and$ = and(...atoms);
            testSet.forEach(values => {
                updateAtoms(values);
                const expected = values.reduce((a, b) => a && b);
                expect(and$.get()).toBe(expected);
            });
        });

        it('should unwrap all arguments', () => {
            expect(and(1, constant(0), 3).get()).toBe(0);
            expect(and(1, constant(2), 3).get()).toBe(3);
        });
    });

    describe('.or', () => {
        it('should return the first value which is truthy or the last value', () => {
            const or$ = or(...atoms);
            testSet.forEach(values => {
                updateAtoms(values);
                const expected = values.reduce((a, b) => a || b);
                expect(or$.get()).toBe(expected);
            });
        });

        it('should unwrap all arguments', () => {
            expect(or(0, constant(0), 3).get()).toBe(3);
            expect(or(0, constant(2), 3).get()).toBe(2);
        });
    });

    describe('.firstNotNull', () => {
        it('should return the first value which is not null or undefined or the last value', () => {
            const firstNotNull$ = firstNotNull(...atoms);
            updateAtoms([undefined, undefined, undefined]);
            expect(firstNotNull$.get()).toBeUndefined();
            updateAtoms([undefined, undefined, 2]);
            expect(firstNotNull$.get()).toBe(2);
            updateAtoms([undefined, 0, 2]);
            expect(firstNotNull$.get()).toBe(0);
            updateAtoms([null, 0, 2]);
            expect(firstNotNull$.get()).toBe(0);
        });
    });
});

function sets(set: any[], length = 3): any[][] {
    let result: any[][] = [[]];
    while (length--) {
        result = ([] as any[][]).concat(...result.map(s => iterate(s, set)));
    }
    return result;
}

function iterate(base: any[], addition: any[]) {
    return addition.map(a => base.concat(a));
}

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The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (I Chronicles 2:17; 2Sam 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the army in room of his cousin Joab (II Samuel 19:13), who afterwards treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival (II Samuel 20:4-12).
A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (II Chronicles 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz.


The Sardine procession, celebrated in Spain is a centuries-old tradition that marks the end of the Spanish carnival season, welcoming the beginning of Lent. Celebrated on Ash Wednesday, the Burial of the Sardine – the procession's official title – involves "mourners" who carry a mock sardine through the streets. The fish represents the excesses of the festival and once buried, these excesses are considered destroyed.
The funeral parade is held through the heart of the old Castizo in Madrid, with the participants enjoying the wines and tapas of local taverns of which they pass, before reaching the burial ground where they light torches and bury the sardine.
The tradition began in Madrid in the 18th century, around the time of the reign of Spanish King Carlos III, although it was made famous by Francisco de Goya's painting El Entierro de la Sardina. His painting depicts masked revellers dancing their way to the banks of Mazanares, where the ceremonial sardine is buried. Although the oil painting's exact date is unknown, it is usually said to have been completed during the 1810s.


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Brazil assistant coach Sylvinho says that Napoli midfielder Allan is the perfect fit for Tite's midfield. Allan earned his maiden Brazil call-up for November friendlies against Uruguay and Cameroon.
Allan has formed an important part of the Napoli midfield for some time now and his call-up is not before time. Sylvinho says he fits Tite's ideal for this Seleção side.
"We have to monitor players who appear in Europe," said Sylvinho, who was impressed with Allan's displays under Sarri. "We always need to do constant monitoring.
"As for Allan, he has been in Europe for seven years. He played with Sarri and had a very important function to connect the play.
Sylvinho's sentiments were backed up by Tite, "He deserved it, we had been monitoring him for a long time," said Tite.


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Stars and the solar system Worksheet-11
Mention any two differences between natural and artificial satellites.
How is the tail of a comet formed?
Venus is hotter than mercury, though it is farther away from Sun. Why?
Define light year. What is the relation between light year and kilometers?
Give any two points of difference between comets and meteors.
Do all the stars in the sky move ? Explain.
Draw sketches to show the relative positions of prominent stars in (i) Ursa Major and (ii) Orion in a diagram.
Name a winter constellation which looks like a distorted W. Where is it visible?
What is the cause of seasons on the earth?
Differentiate between equator plane and orbital plane of the earth.
Name the red planet. How many moons does it have?
Name the planet which has rings around it. Give one main characteristic of this planet.
Give two main characteristics of Uranus.
Name the terrestrial planets. Why are they called by this name?
Name the planet that is known to have largest number of natural satellites.
Draw a labelled diagram to show the position of the Earth in its orbit when the length of the day is longest in the Northern Hemisphere.
Name the planets which were discovered only after the invention of telescopes.
What is universe? Name two different kinds of heavenly bodies found in the universe.
Differentiate between meteors and stars.
What is the source of energy in the Sun?
Natural Satellite Artificial Satellite
(i) A celestial body revolving around a planet is called a natural satellite.
(ii) It cannot be used in any way. (i) A man-made satellite revolving around the Earth is called an artificial satellite.
(ii) It can be used for tele-communication and remote sensing.
When the comet comes near the sun, some of its ice turns into gas. Gas and loose dust, freed from ice create a long illuminating tail.
Venus contains a higher percentage of carbon dioxide. So, the greenhouse effect is more by the trapping of the infrared rays of the sun.
One light year is the distance traveled by light in one year. 2 light year = 9.46 × 1012 km.
Comets Meteors
(a) A comet is a heavenly body which revolves around the sun in an elliptical path.
(b) Comets have a long illuminating tail. (a) Meteors are pieces of rocks floating in space which get heated up on entering into earth's atmosphere.
(b) Meteors do not have a tail.
All the stars in the sky don't move but appear to be moving. This is because the earth rotates from west to east.
Cassiopeia is a winter constellation which looks like distorted W. It can be seen in the northern sky.
The axis of rotation of the earth is not perpendicular to the plane of its orbit. This tilt causes a change in seasons.
Equator plane is the plane of the equator. Orbital plane is the plane in which the earth revolves around the sun.
Mars is the red planet. Mars has two moons or natural satellites.
Saturn has rings around it. Its main characteristic is that it is the least dense among all the planets.
(i) Uranus rotates from east to west.
(ii) Uranus has a highly tilted rotational axis.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are known as terrestrial planets because their structure is rocky similar to that of the Earth.
Saturn.
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
The vast unimaginable space which encompasses most distant stars, planet, etc., is called universe, Meteors and comets are the heavenly bodies in the universe.
Meteors Stars
(i) Meteors are pieces of rocks floating in space which get heated up on entering the Earth's atmosphere.
(ii) Meteors do not have light of their own. (i) Star is a ball of glowing gases.
(ii) Stars have light of their own.
Nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei to helium takes place in the Sun.


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Q: Why My React Native App is Slow, App is Very Small And Has Only Three Components? I have created a news app using NewsAPI.org.
The App only has three componentsthat are rendering on each of the screens.
When I open the app on my mobile phone it works very slow.
First, I thought maybe be it is slow because I have not built that app as I was using it through the expo client app on my phone.
So I build The APK file on my computer and install it on my phone but it's still very very slow.
I don't know what is the reason. This is the first react native App I have ever built.
You can find all code in the link given below.
https://snack.expo.io/@fazilmahesania/news-api
EDITED: Its not just about the API. The Data is loading perfectly but when i try to navigate between screens it is very slow. going from one screen to another, Opening Drawer and scrolling Flatlist all of that is working slow although the data has already loaded.

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Caffeine is becoming a common ingredient in skin-firming lotions.
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It helps us wake up in the morning and keeps us wide-eyed on long car trips: Caffeine, the ingredient that gives coffee, soda and chocolate its instant-energy kick, has been a favorite food additive of our sleep-deprived society for hundreds of years. In the past decade, however, caffeine has been popping up somewhere else surprising: in lotions and creams promising to reduce wrinkles, shrink fat cells and smooth away cellulite.
"Caffeine has been shown to constrict blood vessels," explains Cheryl Karcher, MD, a dermatologist in New York City. Because of this, she says, it's possible that applying caffeine-enhanced products to trouble spots may temporarily reduce swelling and contribute to the appearance of, say, a tighter tummy, skinnier thighs, or less puffy under-eye circles.
The ingredient also acts as a diuretic, dehydrating fat cells and making skin appear smoother, and a small amount of research does suggest it does work, at least in the short-term: A study in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology found that 76 percent of people who used a fat-burning cream containing caffeine and green saw their thigh circumference shrink, about an average of one-half inch. [Source: Fellingham]
However, Karcher cautions, these creams will not permanently reduce cellulite or even thigh circumference, and any changes you do see are likely to be very minimal. "If they do anything at all, it's going to be very, very temporary -- this is not a long-term solution by any means," she adds.
Caffeine also has antioxidant properties, and, in animal studies, has been shown to protect skin cells from cancer caused by the sun's ultraviolet radiation. [Source: Herman, Stallings] Interestingly, a 2012 Harvard University study also found that people who drink at least three cups of caffeinated coffee daily have a lower risk of skin cancer than those who drink less than one cup a month. [Source: Song]
Perhaps the best use for caffeine in skin-care products is to reduce dark, puffy circles under the eyes. If you have genetically thin skin, underlying blood vessels may show through as purplish blue markings -- especially when your body's under a lot of stress from lack of sleep. [Source: Guglielmetti] Eye creams containing caffeine helps shrink these blood vessels and makes them less visible -- and, because you're only applying a small amount to a very small area (as opposed to larger amounts on the belly or thighs), it's much more cost-effective, as well. Caffeine-infused face creams may also be worthwhile. Minimizing blood vessels can help the rest of the skin on your face by reducing redness and giving you naturally firm skin [Source: CBS News].
Why is coffee and a nap better then either by itself?
Could caffeine trigger my migraines?
Chung, Sue. "Can Caffeine Improve My Skin?" HealthCentral. March 18, 2008. (September 15, 2013) http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/38641/22003/improve-skin/
Dakss, Brian. "Perk Up Your Skin With - Caffeine!" CBS News. February 11, 2009. (September 15, 2013) http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500169_162-3087624.html
Fellingham, Christine. "The New Skinny on Cellulite." February 21, 2008. (September 15, 2013) Health magazine. http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20410847,00.html
Guglielmetti, Petra. "Simple Steps to a Nearly Flawless Face." Real Simple. (September 15, 2013) http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/skincare/face/4-steps-nearly-flawless-face-00000000013062/index.html
Grossman, Anna Jane. "Black for Me, Light for My Hips." The New York Times. July 12, 2007. (September 15, 2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/fashion/12skin.html
Herman, A. "Caffeine's mechanisms of action and its cosmetic use." Skin Pharmacology and Physiology. 2013;26(1):8-14. doi: 10.1159/000343174. Epub October 11, 2012. (September 15, 2013) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23075568
Karcher, Cheryl, MD. Personal interview. September 13, 2013.
Stallings, A. "Practical Uses of Botanicals in Skin-Care." Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. 2009 January; 2(1): 36–40. (September 13, 2013) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958188/
Song, Fengju. "Increased Caffeine Intake Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin." Cancer Research. July 1, 2012. (September 13, 2013) http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=22752299
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Q: ICollection property and encapsulation Is it bad practice to use interfaces for my properties considering I want to encapsulate them?
public class Order
{
    private readonly ICollection<OrderItem> _orderItems;
    public IReadOnlyCollection OrderItems => _orderItems; // not possible without ToList
}

There's no easy way to expose it as there's no way to convert to IReadOnlyCollection or IEnumerable from ICollection without using ToList first which involves copying entire collection.
Should I define it as:
private readonly Collection<OrderItem> _orderItems;

or
private readonly HashSet<OrderItem> _orderItems;

or
private readonly List<OrderItem> _orderItems;

instead?

A: The rule you should follow is that private members are only visible to the class where they are defined so you can define the type as List<T> or Hashset<T> or Collection<T>, other developpers that use your class's assembly will not be impacted by a breaking changes if you modify the type later.
You can choose one of the three alternatives you put in your question as long as long you know the difference between Hasset<T> vs List<T> and List<T> vs Collection<T>.
So remove the interface ICollection<OrderItem> as a type of your private field and use a concrete class if you don't want to call ToList() in OrderItems implementation.

A: You can write your own extension to convert ICollection to IReadOnlyCollection
public static class CollectionExtensions
{
    public static IReadOnlyCollection<T> AsReadOnly<T>(this ICollection<T> source)
    {
        if (source == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
        }
        return source as IReadOnlyCollection<T> ?? new ReadOnlyCollectionAdapter<T>(source);
    }
    sealed class ReadOnlyCollectionAdapter<T> : IReadOnlyCollection<T>
    {
        ICollection<T> source;
        public ReadOnlyCollectionAdapter(ICollection<T> source) { this.source = source; }
        public int Count { get { return source.Count; } }
        public IEnumerator<T> GetEnumerator() { return source.GetEnumerator(); }
        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() { return GetEnumerator(); }
    }
}


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Rouhani Left Toughest Criticism to Last
On the last day of campaigning in the presidential election in Iran, the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani dropped his biggest bombshell yet.
In an unprecedented speech he targeted the institutions that are under the direct supervision of the Supreme Leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and accountable to nobody, but him.
The main targets in Rouhani's speech, on May 17, in Mashhad were the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Islamic Radio and Television, the judiciary, and Astan Quds Razavi, a religious financial empire run by his closest challenger, Ebrahim Raeisi.
Rouhani, without any elaboration, said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas Araghchi received an "unidentified telephone call" pressuring them in the heat of Iran's negotiations for a nuclear deal with world powers.
In his last campaign speech, Rouhani also referred to the controversial banning of concerts in the holiest Shi'ite city in Iran, Mashhad.
"[Iran] has one leader, one government, and one constitution. We do not want a leader in each province," he said.
Mashhad's Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda, who happens to be Raeisi's father-in-law, recently criticized public music performances in the holy city. His criticism led to a ban of all concerts in Mashhad.
Furthermore, the incumbent accused his conservative opponents of having a problem with the public and youth in particular.
"You asked people to go outside Mashhad if they were interested in the arts. Now you want to overrun Iran and ask the people to leave. You had problems with the people [I understand], but what is your problem with Ferdowsi? Why did you wipe out his poems?" he said.
Ferdowsi was a 10th-century Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh, or The Book Of The Kings, the world's longest epic poem created by a single poet. Iranians view the Shanameh as a national epic of their greater historic homeland. Conservatives close to Khamenei, however, do not like the poet or his epic because it's about mythical kings and knights before Islam and the Arab invasion of Iran.
Rouhani's reference to banning cultural events in Mashhad led to angry roars from the audience against Al Hoda, the supreme leader's representative. He asked his supporters to keep calm and avoid negative slogans against the ayatollah or anyone else.
The IRGC and its sidekick, Basij [Resistance Forces], were Rouhani's next target for bitter criticism.
"I have no problems whatsoever with the personnel of the forces, but I want them to respect the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini's will, and stay out of politics," he said.
Furthermore, Rouhani called upon the judiciary to discharge its duties in the framework of the constitution.
Criticizing Islamic Radio and TV as he did on Wednesday morning in the city of Ardebil, Rouhani called on his supporters to vote for him and help free the media from the hands of a "gang," without elaborating further.
The incumbent then went directly for his main challenger, accusing him of hiring buses to take people to his campaign rallies.
"You only know how to hire buses. Later, I am going to send you the bills. The Twelfth government [my next cabinet] will make you accountable," he said.
Once again, he accused Raeisi of distributing flour and candies, bought by Astan Quds Razavi, to lure people to vote for him.
Retaliating, Raeisi, who was also campaigning in Mashhad, labeled the accusation an "insult" to his supporters.
"You are ignoring the large crowds [gathered at his election rallies]," Raeisi said. He repeated most of his previous criticisms of Rouhani and accused him of ignoring the national interest.
Nevertheless, Rouhani did not waste time ridiculing his opponent.
"You send knife-wielding thugs to tear up my pictures, but why did you raise their wages to 1 million tomans ($300) per hour?" he said.
For the first time, the incumbent revealed that Iran's team negotiating a nuclear deal with world powers were threatened and pressurized by unidentified sources in the heat of their bargaining.
On May 18, the candidates rest and campaigning ends.
More than 56 million Iranians are eligible to vote in Friday's presidential election. If none of the candidates wins more than 50 percent of the votes, a run-off will be held on May 26.
Critics of the regime argue that it makes little difference who becomes president, since the elected executive does not control the bulk of important state bodies and institutions. In almost all critical matters, it is the word of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, who is not elected by popular vote, that counts.
Rouhani won the last election by a fragile majority of 50.88 percent.


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Steam Deck Has More Than 100 Verified Playable Games Based On New List
Valve's Steam Deck is coming out in less than a month, and we're starting to get an idea of what games will be playable on the system. A Steam user dug into SteamDB to see which games Valve has already tested and graded for its upcoming handheld using the previously announced verification system.
According to data pulled from SteamDB over the weekend, Valve has graded 106 games for Steam Deck compatibility. While the results aren't available on the Steam store just yet, you can check out which games will work with your Steam Deck according to this fan-curated list.
Valve detailed the Steam Deck verification system late last year, where we learned the four tiers of compatibility within the system. The highest tier is "Verified", which means a game passed Valve's tests for controller input and other factors applicable to the Steam Deck, like display and seamlessness. The next highest is "Playable", which means the game will run, but may need some adjustments — like a community-made controller configuration — for the best experience. "Unsupported" games won't work on Steam Deck, while "Unknown" games haven't been tested by Valve yet.
Right now, 60 of the 106 games tested are verified, meaning they should run on Steam Deck with no adjustments. Some of the highlights are indie gems like Cuphead, Celeste, The Messenger, and Death's Door, as well as some more performance-heavy games like Death Stranding, Portal 2, Dark Souls 2 and 3, and more.
Forty-one of the tested games are playable, and just five are unsupported. Of the five unsupported games, four are VR titles. So far, this bodes well for the Steam Deck, as nearly every tested game so far will apparently work well with the system. We won't have to wait long to find out, as the first units are set to ship at the end of February.
For more on the Steam Deck, check out our first hands-on with Valve's handheld gaming PC. Or, read about Valve's reported Half-Life project being designed with Steam Deck in mind.
Robert Pattinson's Agent Surprised Actor Wanted to Play Batman: 'He Is a Freak'
The Batman actor Robert Pattinson says he "obsessively" followed up on the role of Batman before he was eventually cast in Matt Reeves' upcoming film.
In a new interview with Total Film, Pattinson opened up about the time before he was chosen to play the next Caped Crusader, including just how eager Pattinson was to land the role. To the point where even his agents were surprised.
"I just kept obsessively checking up on it for the next year or so," he says. "Even my agents were like, 'Oh, interesting. I thought you only wanted to play total freaks?' And I was like, 'He is a freak!'"
Pattinson said he was aiming for different types of roles at the time of his audition for The Batman, and he never thought he'd come anywhere close to getting the part. Ever since becoming a household name for roles in mega franchises like Twilight and Harry Potter, Pattinson spent the following years focusing on indie films.
In fact, Pattinson said The Batman was the very first comic book movie he ever auditioned for. That's because Pattinson is especially attracted to the character, saying he's always had a different attachment to the Batman films compared to other superhero movies.
"Out of all the comic-book characters and that kind of movie, I've seen every single one of the [Batman] movies in the cinema, which I can't really say I've done for any other series," Pattinson said. "I was always really looking forward to them coming out. There was the combination of just being so attracted to it, but also feeling like it'd had a lot of movies made about it, and none of them are bad movies."
We're just about a month away from seeing how much of a freak Pattinson's Batman is, as The Batman is set to release on March 4, 2022. We'll also get to see plenty of Pattinson, as the movie is set to be the longest Batman movie yet with a runtime of two hours and 55 minutes.
For more on The Batman, check out a 3-minute scene from the movie revealed by director Matt Reeves after it leaked online last week. And, read why Reeves turned down the chance to direct a Ben Affleck solo Batman movie.
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The New York Times Acquires Popular World Puzzle Game Wordle
Wordle, the browser game that makes all your Twitter friends post strange colored blocks to your feed, has been purchased by The New York Times.
NYT announced the deal Monday, saying they paid Wordle creator Josh Wardle, a software engineer, in the "low seven figures" for the rights to his game.
NYT also says the popular word game will remain "initially" free to new and existing players, suggesting it may become a part of the newspaper's subscription plan in the future.
Wordle is a puzzle game that asks players to correctly guess a five-letter word. Each failed guess potentially offers new clues as to what the true answer is using a color-coded block system. "New York Times Games play a big part in its origins," Wardle said in the company's statement, "and so this step feels very natural to me."
Wardle previously told an NYT reporter that he and his partner got into word games like the NYT crossword and Spelling Bee during the COVID pandemic.
Wordle was originally published in October 2021, sporting 90 users on November 1. Millions now play the game, and numerous clones appeared on the iOS and Android app stores looking to ride its coattails.
"The Times remains focused on becoming the essential subscription for every English-speaking person seeking to understand and engage with the world," a statement from the company reads. "New York Times Games are a key part of that strategy."
You can check out IGN's Wordle wiki for tips on how to play more effectively.
Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.
It Takes Two Is Getting an Adaptation for the Big and Small Screens
Fans of It Takes Two can look forward to seeing more of its world and characters in upcoming adaptations for film and television. Variety reports that It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios has partnered with dj2 Entertainment to work on potential projects featuring last year's breakout hit. dj2 Entertainment has worked on the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, as well as other video game properties including Tomb Raider.
It Takes Two is a cooperative platformer game that focuses on a couple on the verge of divorce getting transported to a fantasy world, where they're forced to work together to repair their relationship. The game received lots of praise upon its release, getting a 9/10 in our review, and taking home the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2021. Hazelight founder and creative director Josef Fares said he's looking forward to the adaptation.
"Creating the world and story in It Takes Two was so much fun for me and the team," Fares said. "Since it has a strong narrative with many crazy characters and just as crazy co-op action moments, the potential is huge for a great adaption to film or television."
The writers of 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog movie adaptation, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, are attached to write the It Takes Two adaptation for television. Right now, there is no studio or network on board with the project, but reports say that's because of a multi-party bidding war for the rights.
For more on It Takes Two, check out what industry legends Hidetaka Miyazaki and Masahiro Sakurai had to say about the game.
Bungie: New Games In Development Will Not Become PlayStation Exclusives
Sony has announced that it will acquire Bungie for $3.6 Billion. As with many of these blockbuster acquisitions, there are questions regarding what this means for the future of that studio when it comes to exclusives. According to Bungie, future games in development will not become PlayStation exclusives.
Following news of the acquisition, Bungie released a Q&A addressing some common questions players and fans might have for the future of the company. One of the big questions is whether Bungie's future games currently in development will become PlayStation exclusives? To which Bungie responds flatly: No.
"No. We want the worlds we are creating to extend to anywhere people play games. We will continue to be self-published, creatively independent, and we will continue to drive one, unified Bungie community."
Bungie is currently developing a new franchise. Last we heard the studio is hoping to become a "multi-franchise" company by 2025, meaning Bungie is aiming to have at least one new franchise to go alongside Destiny 2, which the studio continues to develop.
Destiny 2, for that matter, will also remain multiplatform and Bungie released a roadmap detailing the future of the franchise after Sony's acquisition.
The studio recently expanded its HQ with plans to "tell new stories in the Destiny universe, and create entirely new worlds in to-be-announced IPs," so Bungie's plans are by no means secret. But according to Bungie, these would-be franchises will be multi-platform after the acquisition.
There is some flexibility in the Q&A's wording, however. The question asks Bungie if future games in development will become PlayStation exclusives. And while those will remain multiplatform, that isn't to say this will always be the case for games further out or not yet considered.
The question regarding exclusivity is a big one. Bethesda games are more or less exclusive to Xbox following the acquisition barring some pre-existing deals that kept Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo PlayStation 5 exclusives.
Call of Duty reportedly will remain multiplatform for the foreseeable future because of similar pre-existing deals, though insiders say after that the future of the series is less certain.
Throughout the news of Sony's Bungie acquisition, the two companies have repeatedly affirmed Bungie's independence and right to remain multi-platform. And with future Bungie titles looking to remain that way as well, Bungie represents a different strategy for a third-party acquisition than we've seen so far.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
More PlayStation Acquisitions On The Way, Jim Ryan Says
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan says we should expect more studio acquisitions in the future, in the wake of today's news that Sony is buying Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. GamesIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring tweeted that Ryan said, "we should expect more" when it comes to further PlayStation acquisitions.
And Jim Ryan told me 'We should expect more' when it comes to further PlayStation acquisitions
It's been an acquisition frenzy so far in the games industry in 2022. In the last few weeks, Take-Two acquired Zynga for $12.7 billion, and then Microsoft blew that number out of the water by spending $68.7 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard King. While Sony's timing may indicate that the Bungie acquisition was a response to Microsoft's move earlier this month, Dring says this deal was in the works long before that, for the past five or six months. So, it's not a direct response to the Activision deal.
The deal was in the works for the past 5/6 months. Its not a reaction to the Take-Two/Zynga or Microsoft/Activision deals.
Dring also says this deal could lead to Bungie taking its properties, like Destiny, to television and movies. Sony has been making a big entertainment push with its IP, including the upcoming Uncharted movie, Last of Us TV series, Ghost of Tsushima movie, and more. It's possible we could see Destiny make that move as well.
Sony was also busy with studio acquisitions throughout 2021, so it makes sense that the Bungie deal doesn't mark the end of the road. Last year alone, Sony acquired five studios, including Returnal developer Housemarque, Bluepoint Games, Firesprite, Nixxes, and Valkyrie.
For more on the Sony Bungie deal, check out what Jim Ryan is saying about Bungie's independence, and what the deal means for Destiny 2.
Bungie Shares Destiny 2 Roadmap After PlayStation Acquisition: "Multi-Platform, Full Creative Control"
Bungie will retain "full creative control and publishing independence of the Destiny universe" following its blockbuster $3.6 billion acquisition by PlayStation, a roadmap that the duo are calling their "shared vision" for the future.
The three point plan guarantees that Destiny 2 will remain on all current platforms, with the potential to expand to still more platforms in the future. Bungie's ultimate goal is a "single global community, that you can play anywhere, on any device."
Bungie's article includes a short FAQ that answers questions concerning its immediate impact on Destiny 2 players, its effect on announced seasons and expansion packs, and what it will mean for The Witch Queen. In short, Bungie says that nothing will change in the short-term, and that it remains committed to cross-platform play.
Bungie's reaffirmation of its to commitment to cross-platform play is notable in light of Sony's famous reluctance to allow PlayStation games to integrate with other consoles. Sony held back PS4 cross-play for years, blocking Rocket League, Minecraft, and Fortnite even as Nintendo and Xbox moved ahead. Sony did eventually acquiesce, with PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan saying that the platform holder supports and encourages cross-play.
Creative independence has also been a thorny issue for Bungie. The studio's high-publicized divorces with Xbox and Activision was in part due to conflicts over the studio's approach to Halo and Destiny respectively.
In a separate PlayStation Blog article, Bungie CEO Pete Parsons wrote that Bungie has found a partner in Sony who will preserve the "creative independent that beats in Bungie's heart."
"Like us, Sony believes that game worlds are only the beginning of what our IPs can become. Together, we share a dream of creating and fostering iconic franchises that unite friends around the world, families across generations, and fans across multiple platforms and entertainment mediums. Today, Bungie begins our journey to become a global multi-media entertainment company." Parsons wrote.
Destiny 2 fans were quick to observe that Bungie's roadmap doesn't preclude timed exclusives for PlayStation platforms.
"If Bungie goes back to that year long PlayStation exclusivity [bullsh*t] I'm going to be pissed. Imagine them doing that crap with entire dungeons or raids," one user wrote on Reddit.
Indeed, Destiny 2 on PS4 had exclusive armor, exotic weapons, and strikes through at least 2018's release of Forsaken.
Destiny 2's next expansion is The Witch Queen, which is due to release on February 22. Stay tuned for more info one PlayStation's big Bungie acquisition as the story continues to develop, and make sure to read our recent report on Bungie's struggle for a better work culture.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN
How Long Does It Actually Take to Beat Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
The much-anticipated Pokémon game has finally arrived, and while it isn't perfect, it brings loads of new ideas to an already fun series. You can read our full Pokémon Legends: Arceus review for more details about gameplay and more. If you're just wondering how much time you'll end up sinking into the game itself, we can help break that down.
How Long to Beat Pokemon Legends: Arceus
So how long does it take to beat Pokémon Legends: Arceus? If you focus mostly on reaching the first credits without going out of your way to catch new Pokémon or take on side quests, our experts say you can likely beat the game with about 25 - 30 hours of playtime.
That being said, there is a lot more to do in Pokémon Legends: Arceus than just finishing the main missions.
How Much Time It Takes to Fully Complete the Game
According to our resident Pokémon Legends: Arceus experts, it takes quite a bit more time to reach the true end of the game and complete your Pokédex .
"The first 'act,' which takes you through Hisui's five regions and culminates in a boss battle showdown, took me about 30 hours to finish, albeit with considerable distracted wandering off the main path to do side quests and catch Pokémon. But the main story quest continues after the credits roll, and the lengthy collect-a-thon required to finish the absolute final tasks you're given can be a time-consuming one. In total, I took 64 hours to reach Legends: Arceus' actual conclusion, which included the requirement of catching every Pokémon and happened to coincide with (but did not require) finishing all side quests."
- Rebekah Valentine, Reviewer
"I'm not actually done yet, and definitely not close at all to reaching the true ending of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but I currently have spent about 35 hours playing. I have reached every area, unlocked every rideable Pokémon, caught 106 Pokémon, and am on the last stretch of story missions before hitting the credits. I'm a Sixth Star Member, a title earned by completing Pokédex Research Tasks, which is higher than it needs to be to finish the first stretch of story. I'd definitely be done with the first act by now if I had focused on main missions considering they really are generally quite short if you race past wild Pokémon and on Wyrdeer and don't explore larger areas."
- Casey Defreitas, Guides Team
Like any game where exploration is encouraged, the amount of time it will take you to actually finish playing is entirely up to how you decide to play.
There is a lot to explore in Pokémon Legends: Arceus if you choose to stop to smell the Rosalinas and let yourself get distracted. While you may be able to finish the main story quickly, you'd have to miss out on many of the finer details to do so.
Sony Buys Bungie for $3.6 Billion
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced it will acquire Destiny developer Bungie for $3.6 Billion.
GamesIndustry.Biz reports that following the deal, Bungie will be run as "an independent subsidiary" of SIE, and will remain a multiplatform studio with the option to "self-publish and reach players where they choose to play."
Bungie is best known as the creators of Halo but since becoming an independent studio have focused their efforts on Destiny, a live-service FPS RPG where players can explore the galaxy as Guardians of Light. The company is also working on a new IP.
"We've had a strong partnership with Bungie since the inception of the Destiny franchise, and I couldn't be more thrilled to officially welcome the studio to the PlayStation family," says SIE president CEO Jim Ryan.
In the official PlayStation Blog post, Ryan begins by confirming Bungie's independence. "I want to be very clear to the community that Bungie will remain an independent and multi-platform studio and publisher." Ryan also says that Bungie will "sit alongside the PlayStation Studios organization," where the two groups will collaborate.
PlayStation Studios will also gain access to Bungie's proprietary tools which can be used for PlayStation Studios teams, according to the blog.
In a separate blog post, Bungie detailed what the acquisition means for the company calling SIE, "a partner who unconditionally supports us in all we are and who wants to accelerate our vision to create generation-spanning entertainment, all while preserving the creative independent that beats in Bungie's heart."
Bungie reaffirms that it retains its ability to independently publish and develop games, even after the acquisition. And that it's committed to supporting games and communities "where they choose to play."
This is Sony's sixth acquisition since 2021, though most of its studio acquisitions have been studios with long histories with PlayStation, like BluePoint and Housemarque, or support teams and specialized studios like Nixxes and Valkyrie Entertainment.
While Destiny 2 has been heavily promoted alongside PlayStation, with exclusive bonuses for players on the system, Bungie's history is intertwined across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, and the company hopes to remain multi-platform after the deal.
This deal will also be scrutinized with Xbox which has recently been making major acquisitions across the industry while building up Xbox Game Studios. Xbox acquired Zenimax Media, including Bethesda Games bringing the Fallout and Elder Scrolls developer into the fold, and later announced it will acquire Activision Blizzard and the teams responsible for games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
With Sony acquiring Bungie, this new age of studio acquisitions only appears to be heating up as studios look to expand their portfolio of teams and franchises.
There is also the matter of Bungie's internal culture which IGN reported extensively on. Whether this acquisition will help guide the changes currently ongoing at the studio remains to be seen.
The Batman Director Posts a 3-Minute Scene From the Movie
New footage of The Batman featuring Robert Pattinson has been posted online by director Matt Reeves after the scene leaked online last week.
The lengthy three-minute video — uploaded in 4K — shows Bruce Wayne (Pattinson) attending the funeral of Gotham City Mayor Don Mitchell Jr. (Rupert Penry-Jones).
The scene is instantly chilling and matches Reeves' description of The Batman being "almost a horror". But things take a turn for the worse as the Riddler (Paul Dano) attacks the church.
Many of you may have seen this scene from @TheBatman floating around online, so I decided to put it on my vimeo in 4k. #AdvanceTickets go on sale 2/10! In the meantime, hope you enjoy this sneak peak... #TheBatman comes out #OnlyInTheaters on March 4th!https://t.co/ZIA8RjHqen
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) January 30, 2022
Screams are heard outside before a car crashes through the entrance towards the crowd gathered at the funeral.
Gotham City Police's James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) demands the driver exit the car and out steps district attorney Gil Colson (Peter Sarsgaard) with his mouth duct-taped shut, a bomb strapped to his neck, and a letter on his chest reading "to the Batman".
Despite the eerie scene, The Batman is rated a PG-13 by the Classification and Rating Administration.
The film will also be the Dark Knight's lengthiest depiction on-screen with a total run-time of two hours and 55 minutes.
As the March 4 release date approaches, Reeves addressed the backlash regarding Pattinson's casting as the Batman. "There has been no actor, when his announcement that he was going to be playing Batman in one of the feature films was announced, that has not received a backlash," he said.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale.
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namespace chrome_browser_net {
namespace {

// Test fixture for running tests with --log-net-log with no explicit file
// specified.
class LogNetLogTest : public InProcessBrowserTest {
 public:
  LogNetLogTest() = default;

  void SetUpCommandLine(base::CommandLine* command_line) override {
    command_line->AppendSwitch(network::switches::kLogNetLog);
  }

  void TearDownInProcessBrowserTestFixture() override { VerifyNetLog(); }

 private:
  // Verify that the netlog file was written to the user data dir.
  void VerifyNetLog() {
    base::FilePath user_data_dir;
    ASSERT_TRUE(base::PathService::Get(chrome::DIR_USER_DATA, &user_data_dir));
    auto net_log_path = user_data_dir.AppendASCII("netlog.json");

    // Read the netlog from disk.
    std::string file_contents;
    ASSERT_TRUE(base::ReadFileToString(net_log_path, &file_contents))
        << "Could not read: " << net_log_path;

    // Parse it as JSON.
    auto parsed = base::JSONReader::Read(file_contents);
    EXPECT_TRUE(parsed);

    // Detailed checking is done by LogNetLogExplicitFileTest, so this test just
    // accepts any valid JSON.
  }
};

IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_F(LogNetLogTest, Exists) {
  ASSERT_TRUE(embedded_test_server()->Start());
  GURL url(embedded_test_server()->GetURL("/simple.html"));
  EXPECT_TRUE(ui_test_utils::NavigateToURL(browser(), url));
}

// Test fixture for running tests with --log-net-log, and a parameterized value
// for --net-log-capture-mode.
//
// Asserts that a netlog file was created, appears valid, and stripped cookies
// in accordance to the --net-log-capture-mode flag.
class LogNetLogExplicitFileTest
    : public InProcessBrowserTest,
      public testing::WithParamInterface<const char*> {
 public:
  LogNetLogExplicitFileTest() = default;

  void SetUpCommandLine(base::CommandLine* command_line) override {
    ASSERT_TRUE(tmp_dir_.CreateUniqueTempDir());
    net_log_path_ = tmp_dir_.GetPath().AppendASCII("netlog.json");

    command_line->AppendSwitchPath(network::switches::kLogNetLog,
                                   net_log_path_);

    if (GetParam()) {
      command_line->AppendSwitchASCII(network::switches::kNetLogCaptureMode,
                                      GetParam());
    }
  }

  void TearDownInProcessBrowserTestFixture() override { VerifyNetLog(); }

 private:
  // Verify that the netlog file was written, appears to be well formed, and
  // includes the requested level of data.
  void VerifyNetLog() {
    // Read the netlog from disk.
    std::string file_contents;
    ASSERT_TRUE(base::ReadFileToString(net_log_path_, &file_contents))
        << "Could not read: " << net_log_path_;

    // Parse it as JSON.
    auto parsed = base::JSONReader::ReadDeprecated(file_contents);
    ASSERT_TRUE(parsed);

    // Ensure the root value is a dictionary.
    base::DictionaryValue* main;
    ASSERT_TRUE(parsed->GetAsDictionary(&main));

    // Ensure it has a "constants" property.
    base::DictionaryValue* constants;
    ASSERT_TRUE(main->GetDictionary("constants", &constants));
    ASSERT_FALSE(constants->DictEmpty());

    // Ensure it has an "events" property.
    base::ListValue* events;
    ASSERT_TRUE(main->GetList("events", &events));
    ASSERT_FALSE(events->GetListDeprecated().empty());

    // Verify that cookies were stripped when the --net-log-capture-mode flag
    // was omitted, and not stripped when it was given a value of
    // IncludeSensitive
    bool include_cookies =
        GetParam() && base::StringPiece(GetParam()) == "IncludeSensitive";

    if (include_cookies) {
      EXPECT_TRUE(file_contents.find("Set-Cookie: name=Good;Max-Age=3600") !=
                  std::string::npos);
    } else {
      EXPECT_TRUE(file_contents.find("Set-Cookie: [22 bytes were stripped]") !=
                  std::string::npos);
    }
  }

  base::FilePath net_log_path_;
  base::ScopedTempDir tmp_dir_;
};

INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(All,
                         LogNetLogExplicitFileTest,
                         ::testing::Values(nullptr, "IncludeSensitive"));

IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST_P(LogNetLogExplicitFileTest, Basic) {
  ASSERT_TRUE(embedded_test_server()->Start());
  GURL url(embedded_test_server()->GetURL("/set_cookie_header.html"));
  ASSERT_TRUE(ui_test_utils::NavigateToURL(browser(), url));
}

}  // namespace

}  // namespace chrome_browser_net


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How Do Green Buildings Impact Your Thinking, Health & Sleep? A New Global Study Wants to Find Out
Harvard study is recruiting buildings around the world to discover the impact of buildings on health and productivity
H o w do green buildings impact your thinking, sleep quality and health? You can soon find out for yourself. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and SUNY Upstate Medical University are recruiting 100 office buildings from around the world to be part of a new, first-of-its-kind study to examine the effects of global indoor environments on employee productivity and health.
For the next three years, the research team will assess employee cognitive function performance – a key indicator of productivity – using a proven, standardized app-based process. Participants will get the 'ForHealth' kit from the Healthy Buildings team at Harvard that includes an environmental sensor for their desk and a wrist monitor to easily capture feedback on sleep and physical activity. The sensors connect seamlessly to a custom-built 'ForHealth' app that integrates data from the sensors and is used to administer the tests.
" Much of what we know about things like exercise and nutrition comes from the great human epidemiological cohort studies, like the famous Nurses' Health Study. We haven't had a similar study done for buildings - until now. This is a powerful study design that will allow us to quickly expand our knowledge of how buildings influence health across all 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building," said Dr. Joseph Allen, Assistant Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Chan School, and Principal Investigator for the study.
The launch of the new study builds on the acclaimed COGfx studies, which revolutionized the concept of green building by unveiling its impact on human performance. The COGfx research shows significantly improved cognitive function scores among employees in green building environments, and this new, global study aims to better understand specific building-level factors that deliver improved thinking, productivity and health in building occupants around the world. The first COGfx study set the methodology and found a doubling of cognitive test scores when participants worked in a setting optimized for indoor environmental quality, like those found in green buildings. The second study took the research out of the lab, connecting green building with occupants' health and productivity in ten U.S. office buildings across geographic regions, finding a 26% improvement in cognitive test scores for those working in certified green buildings. Now, this third study will scale the research to further explore the connection between green buildings and human performance around the world.
"United Technologies is working to accelerate the green building movement around the world. We are engaged in an entirely new conversation on the value of green building because of this groundbreaking research," says John Mandyck, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Technologies. "With an expanded value proposition that now includes productivity along with energy and water savings, we hope more building investors, owners and tenants will choose green building. The research demonstrates that green building is not only good for the environment but also for people – that is a powerful combination."
"We know that green office buildings improve health, wellbeing and productivity thanks to groundbreaking academic research and data from leading businesses which are measuring the way buildings positively affect their staff," said Terri Wills, CEO of the World Green Building Council. "This new global study will build upon existing research by demonstrating that relationship on a global scale, further strengthening the case for action. We're eager to see the results."
To kick off the global study, Harvard has engaged with JLL, a leading professional services firm to sign up the first cohort of buildings. JLL specializes in real estate and investment management and with operations in more than 80 countries, they have the ideal geographic reach for the COGfx Global study.
"The 'human experience' is becoming the driving force in how workplaces are designed, built and managed," said Bob Best, Executive Vice President, JLL. "At JLL we are turning our approach to building management inside-out. It's not how people fit into the buildings we manage; it's how we manage the buildings to fit the needs of the people inside. The future of work is here and this research is key to our new strategy."
Initial findings from the first set of buildings are expected in 2018. An overview video of the COGfx research and COGfx Study 3: Global Buildings can be found on YouTube. Building owners interested in participating can apply online via TheCOGfxStudy.com.
Primary support for the study came from United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) and its UTC Climate, Controls & Security business.
About UTC Climate, Controls & Security
UTC Climate, Controls & Security is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable and high-performance buildings. UTC Climate, Controls & Security is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more information, follow @UTC_CCS on Twitter and like UTC Climate, Controls & Security on Facebook.
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United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. By combining a passion for science with precision engineering, the company is creating smart, sustainable solutions the world needs. To learn more about UTC and its sustainability initiatives, visit www.utc.com or follow @UTC and @JohnMandyck on Twitter.
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New Afghan Taliban leader was compromise candidate
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GENEVA: Religious belief is no excuse for refusing to shake a teacher's hand, Swiss regional authorities ruled Wednesday, reversing one school's controversial decision to grant exemptions for Muslim students wary…
Nisar orders re-verification of 180m CNICs
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Army chief departs for day-long visit to Quetta
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package com.xinyu.mwp.entity;

import com.xinyu.mwp.annotation.FieldJsonKey;

/**
 * Created by Benjamin on 17/1/11.
 */

public class MyShareOrderItemEntity extends BaseEntity {
    @FieldJsonKey("name")
    private String name;
    @FieldJsonKey("status")
    private String status;
    @FieldJsonKey("createDepotTime")
    private String createDepotTime;
    @FieldJsonKey("createDepotPrice")
    private String createDepotPrice;
    @FieldJsonKey("flatDepotTime")
    private String flatDepotTime;
    @FieldJsonKey("flatDepotPrice")
    private String flatDepotPrice;
    @FieldJsonKey("profit")
    private String profit;

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getStatus() {
        return status;
    }

    public void setStatus(String status) {
        this.status = status;
    }

    public String getCreateDepotTime() {
        return createDepotTime;
    }

    public void setCreateDepotTime(String createDepotTime) {
        this.createDepotTime = createDepotTime;
    }

    public String getCreateDepotPrice() {
        return createDepotPrice;
    }

    public void setCreateDepotPrice(String createDepotPrice) {
        this.createDepotPrice = createDepotPrice;
    }

    public String getFlatDepotTime() {
        return flatDepotTime;
    }

    public void setFlatDepotTime(String flatDepotTime) {
        this.flatDepotTime = flatDepotTime;
    }

    public String getFlatDepotPrice() {
        return flatDepotPrice;
    }

    public void setFlatDepotPrice(String flatDepotPrice) {
        this.flatDepotPrice = flatDepotPrice;
    }

    public String getProfit() {
        return profit;
    }

    public void setProfit(String profit) {
        this.profit = profit;
    }
}