A Wichita woman found out the hard way that working hard for followers can get you targeted.
"I didn't want to get into trouble with anybody," says Connie Ohler, still shaken by what happened to her.
Ohler was on vacation this spring when Facebook sent her an alert, saying she'd been kicked out of her account.
"They had logged me off, because I had attempted to impersonate someone I wasn't," Ohler explains.
Her Facebook page is a fan club for former South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy.
It was meant to be a fun adventure for her and her daughter, who lives in S.C.
"We were talking about Trey Gowdy and how much we liked him. And we thought it would be fun to start a fan club page for him in Kansas, just to see how many people like Trey Gowdy. I thought I might get 100 members or something. But I got nearly 24,000."
And it's precisely that high number of followers that made Ohler's fan club a target of hackers.
"The reason being is because those scammers, when they hijack those accounts that have a lot of followers can then sell that information on the black market to maybe a scammer that is trying to push out a particular product or service," explains Denise Groene, with the Better Business Bureau.
First, enable two-factor authentication as an extra layer of security. Once you do, anyone trying to log in from an unrecognized device will be asked for a special code.
Then, sign up to receive alerts for unrecognized logins. These alerts will tell you what device, like a phone or iPad, tried logging in and where it's located.
Also, if you find someone trying to access your account, don't forget to report the incident to Facebook.
And finally, change your password.
"Somebody else now has access to that (password). Hopefully, you don't have the same password on other accounts. But if you do, take the time immediately to go through and change all of those passwords," advises Groene.
That's exactly what Ohler is doing, now that she's back in business, spreading the word of her favorite politician.
"I felt perfectly safe. Because it was just it was a fun thing. And we were enjoying it and thought it was pretty cool that we got all these members and was never meant to be anything as scary as this," says Ohler.
Taking these steps to secure your profile is a good idea, no matter how many followers you have.
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COST TU1305 was presented by Andy Nash (MC member, Austria) who participated in a panel discussion on research and innovation and presented his work on Transport Crowdsourcing and ITS.
Our second representor is Mr. Francisco Diez- Mesa, a young PhD researcher from Granada, Spain. He presented a Poster based on his STSM with Prof. Bridgette Wessels (Vice Chair and MC member, UK).
For Andy Nash presentation see here.
For Francisco Diez - Mesa Poster see here.
More information about the conference in http://www.cost.eu/events/itstooltoy and in the conference booklet.


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Can Iraq's New Foreign Policy Approach Succeed?
Iraq's domestic problems still overwhelm the functioning of the government.
By Mehmet Alaca • Oct 30, 2019
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Since October 2018, when the new Iraqi government took office, President Barham Saleh and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi highlighted that the war-torn country was never again to be involved in regional disputes and that it was time for a new political order. President Saleh defines Iraq's future role as a mediator in the region in terms of foreign policy, building bridges of peace. Additionally, on September 17, Prime Minister Mahdi told the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg that Baghdad seeks a "balanced foreign policy" to promote regional stability.
This new vision of Iraq's foreign policy, which aims to prioritize the country's interests, reminds of Turkey's "zero problem with neighbors" approach, which has been implemented since the end of 2002 until the Syrian uprising in 2011. The domestic and regional political developments, however, lead many to ask whether Iraq's new foreign policy venture is viable.
Over the past few months, Saleh and Mahdi have gone on numerous diplomatic visits across the region, as well as individual visits to Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia. In this context, an agreement was reached between Iraq and Jordan regarding the installation of an oil pipeline from Basra to Aqaba Port. Jordan, Iraq and Egypt signed agreements to improve cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and energy. In addition, Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed 13 agreements in areas such as security, trade, energy and political cooperation. The border crossing of Arar between the two countries is expected to officially reopen for the first time since it was closed following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Triggering Failure
In addition, Iraqi officials stated that they were ready to build a joint industrial zone with Iran, suggesting that multilateral diplomacy would be conducted regardless of the potential issues that might affect relations between both countries. It should be noted that Iraq has also provided positive support to the debate on the return of Syria to the Arab League. Syria was expelled from the organization because of its violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations in 2011, which eventually erupted in the ongoing civil war.
While Iraq is trying to develop its economic and diplomatic assets with neighboring countries, its new foreign policy vision, unlike Turkey's, remains unclear in terms of an apparent framework. At the end of 2002, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, Ankara sought to reduce conflict with neighboring countries while focusing on domestic issues, creating a safe haven for foreign investment and promoting its position on the international stage. Moreover, while Turkey attempted again to resolve the Cyprus issue, end hostility with Syria and normalize its relations with Armenia, it also tried to strengthen its existing ties with emerging key players such as Asia, Latin America and Africa.
However, this zero-problem approach, which conceives a multidimensional foreign policy and a soft power, proactive regional policy vision, has lost its relevance in 2011, as the Arab Spring morphed into war, and the Kurds achieved a territorial formation in Syria.
Iraq, which has been in a state of economic crisis ever since its 1980-1988 war against Iran, has not been able to regain stability following the 2003 US-led invasion. The post-invasion chaos has provided fertile ground for radicalization and terrorism, with the growing influence of armed groups like al-Qaeda and then the Islamic State (IS). Furthermore, Iraq itself has become a conflict zone between the US and Iran owing to the two adversaries' power struggle for control in the region. Iran-backed Iraqi Shia political groups have obtained political power and marginalized Sunni factions from the political scene, which has given rise to grievances among sectarian groups and further fueled terrorist recruitment.
Iraqi Kurds, who have been fighting the central government since the First World War, have not felt as a genuine part of post-2003 Iraq, once again coming to the edge of war with Baghdad following Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) 2017 independence referendum. Iraq, which is both directly and indirectly affected by instability in neighboring countries like Syria, does not seem to have the capacity to carry out its new foreign policy vision due to its ongoing ethnic, political, economic and terrorism-related problems. The ongoing mass protests, which have shaken the government to the core, show that Iraq's domestic problems still overwhelm the functioning of the government.
Iran's political, economic and military influence limits Iraq's internal and external mobility. Iraq's border with Iran stretches for approximately 1,500 kilometers, and annual trade between the two countries is worth approximately $12 billion. Almost 40% of Iraq's electricity needs are covered by Iranian gas. Last year's protests against electricity cuts in southern Iraq left the Baghdad administration helpless, showing just one element of Tehran's significant impact on the country.
During the struggle against the Islamic State, Iran provided equipment and training support to Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and succeeded in translating this support to the political stage during Iraq's 2018 general election. The Fatah Alliance, led by Hadi al-Amiri — the head of the Badr Organization, which is part the PMF known for its proximity to Iran — became part of the government coalition. This type of influence prevents Baghdad from taking independent decisions.
On the other hand, the American invasion of Iraq has had an important impact on the decision-making process in Baghdad. Under an informal US-led agreement between political groups, the presidency is reserved for the Kurds, the premiership for Shia Arabs, and the post of speaker of parliament for Sunni Arabs. This has damaged Iraqi national identity and disrupted the bureaucracy.
While the US seeks to consolidate its influence over sectarian and ethnic groups in Iraq, Iran continues to increase its hegemony within the country through Shia political groups. It is, therefore, inevitable that Iraq is one of the countries most affected by the recent increase of tensions between the US and Iran, which has a potential turn into war. Following the introduction of sanctions on Iran, the US imposed sanctions on the Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia militias in order to weaken Tehran's influence on the ground.
Israel, which adopts Washington's anti-Iran policy, may also be pushing against the Iran-backed Shia militias in Iraq. It was alleged that the airstrikes on the PMF's ammunition depot and bases near Baghdad were carried out by Israel between 19 July-25 August this year. Additionally, the bases of the Shia militias in Iraq have been subjected to numerous attacks since then. In fact, some claim that the airstrikes were launched from the Kurdish-controlled region in Syria with the financial support and assistance from Saudi Arabia.
In addition, while the US forced Iraq to abide by its sanctions imposed on Iran, Iran-backed Shia militia groups reinforce their power in the political sphere in Iraq. Moreover, Iran-backed political blocs in Iraq are forcing US troops out of the country, stressing that they will show defiance to US forces in case of an attack on Iran. The fact is that this situation threatens the fragile structure of the government in Baghdad. It also accentuates the possibility of Iran's regional rivalry with Saudi Arabia, which would deepen the political deadlock Iraq finds itself in.
Shia Houthi militias in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attacks against the facilities of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, on September 14, but allegedly the attacks were launched from the PMF bases in Iraq. Yet another claim was linked to PMF's desire to avenge Riyadh for attacks on their bases in Iraq. In the meantime, being eager to mediate the tension between Tehran and Washington, Baghdad aims to get out of the crisis with minimum damage as a part of its new foreign policy strategy.
Problems and Vulnerabilities
While the presence of the Islamic State in Iraq is a serious trigger for internal instability, it also has a direct negative impact on Iraq's relations with its neighboring countries. Although Baghdad has declared a victory against the terror group in 2017, according to the study conducted by the International Crisis Group, it still carries out low-intensity attacks. These attacks have increased recently, especially in disputed areas between the KRG and Iraq such as Kirkuk. In this respect, it does not seem possible to completely defeat IS as long as the grievances among Sunni groups persist.
Also, the location of the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Turkey, in Iraq's Qandil mountains, as well as the PKK's terrorist activity in Turkey, have become a longstanding issue between Baghdad and Ankara. This issue has been further escalated due to Turkey's cross-border operations and airstrikes against the PKK in Iraq, which does not designate the group as a terrorist organization. Furthermore, the strengthening of the PKK's dominance in the Sinjar region deepens the lack of trust between the two countries. Although there has been a limited consensus between Iraq and Turkey in the fight against the PKK in the recent period, the failure to make it sustainable is damaging the relations between Baghdad and Ankara.
Almost one year after taking office, Prime Minister Mahdi still faces serious problems and vulnerabilities. Iraq's health minister, Alaa al-Alwan, publicly announced his resignation on September 15, citing opponents within the ministry who sought to hinder its development through "blackmail and misinformation." Although the Islah wel Bina coalition, led by Muqtada al-Sadr and former Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, and the Bina coalition, led by Hadi al-Amiri and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, have co-founded the present government, the continuation of disagreements between parties on many issues, like Iranian influence in the country and the political and military role of the Iranian-backed PMF in Iraq's future, prevents Baghdad from focusing fully on its pending problems.
One should underline that at the beginning of September, Sadr — the Shia cleric and former leader of the powerful militia that fought against al-Qaeda during the Iraq War — announced that he would withdraw his support from the current government unless reforms take place. On October 27, Sadr stated that his bloc, Sairoon, would go into opposition until the demands of the anti-government protesters were met. The representative of the Iraqi Supreme Authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Lebanon, Hamid al-Haffaf, declared that Mahdi was not the body's preferred candidate for the post of prime minister, but there was no objection to it. These developments only exacerbate the fragility of the coalition government.
In addition to the disagreements between political groups, the continued impact of the destruction caused by the Islamic State is one of the important issues faced by the government. Although it has been two years since the announced defeat of IS, there are still approximately 1.8 million internally displaced persons in Iraq. Almost 8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and the delay in the reconstruction of 150,000 houses and infrastructure destroyed across seven provinces deepens the problems. Undoubtedly, the government's foreign policy moves will be affected by the humanitarian crisis because its whole focus and efforts have to be directed toward solving these domestic issues.
Given the current geopolitical problems Iraq faces, the best way to strengthen its foreign policy would be by getting a non-divisive and an inclusive policy to minimize the divisions between the opposition groups within the country and uniting them under a joint foreign policy strategy. However, Iraq's balanced foreign policy approach is being constrained by escalating domestic issues unfolding against the backdrop of the power struggle between the US and Iran. The ongoing mass protests, which have claimed an estimated 240 lives to date, indicate that Baghdad has to first address its internal problems before embarking on a new foreign policy venture.
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As Iraq Burns, World Leaders Stay Silent
By Amin Farhad • Nov 20, 2019
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Leading US carrier American Airlines has changed its boarding procedures. The airline has put a new boarding process in place; doing away with the practice of boarding passengers from the back to the front of the plane.
Calling the new procedure as 'random' seating method, the airline said that the new boarding process will significantly save time. According to an official of American Airlines, the 'random' seating procedure is aimed at minimizing the gridlock occurring among passengers in the same row vying with each other to get their seats simultaneously.
According to the new boarding procedure, the First Class and Business Class passengers and other travelers having priority seating facilities first board the flight. After this, the coach passengers are made to board the flight in the order they had checked in, irrespective of where they have to be seated.
Scott Santoro, American Airlines reservations Director of Airport Consulting, rued the fact that it isn't possible at all for all the 24 people to be seated in four rows boarding the flight at the same time. He cited studies saying that the random seating procedure significantly reduces boarding times five to 10 percent.
On the other hand, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have expressed their happiness and shown disagreement over the new boarding procedure. Their contention being that the attendants are now forced to spend more time to prepare the plane for takeoff because the process has created a 'complete chaos' among the passengers. Besides, they also said that they are not paid for putting in their extra time required for the plane to be loaded.
The issue of the fastest way to load a plane is already raging for about a decade. The Journal of Transport Management published a study in 2008 citing that the airlines spending less time in boarding passengers have high chances of generating more revenue by squeezing in more flights into a day. The study indicated that US$30 per flight can be saved with every minute cut on boarding passengers.


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Q: How to print following empty up side down pattern I am trying to print this following pattern , But not able to frame logic
My code :
for i in range(1,row+1):
    if i == 1:
        print(row * '* ')
    elif i<row:
        print( '* ' + ((row - 3) * 2) * ' ' + '*')
        row = row - 1
    else:
        print('*')

Expected output :
* * * * * * * *
*           *
*         *
*       *
*     *
*   *
* *
*

But my code gives me abnormal output :
* * * * * * * *
*           *
*         *
*       *
*
*
*
*

A: import math

row = 8;
for i in range(1,row+1):
    if i == 1:
        print(row * '* ')
    elif i<(row * row) / (math.pi / math.sqrt(7)):
        print( '* ' + ((row - 3) * 2) * ' ' + '*')
        row = row - 1
    else:
        print('*')

Output:
* * * * * * * *
*           *
*         *
*       *
*     *
*   *
* *
*

A: @stacker's answer is nifty but mathematically a little overkill. This should do the trick just as well:
row = 8
print(row * '* ')
for i in range(1,row - 1):
    rowlength = (row - i) * 2 - 3
    print('*', end='')
    print(rowlength * ' ', end='')
    print('*')
print('*')

A: row=10
for i in range(1,row):
    if i == 1:
        print(row * '* ')
    elif i < row:
        print('* ' + (row-2)*2 * ' ' + '*')
        row = row-1
    elif i > row-2:
        print('* ' + (row - 2) * 2 * ' ' + '*')
        row = row - 1

Output:
* * * * * * * * * *
*                 *
*               *
*             *
*           *
*         *
*       *
*     *
*   *

Process finished with exit code 0

Hope this helps

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Considering shutting down the blog and why!
I just found out from an old male friend on facebook, that DD thought we we're having a fling! So, I'm considering shutting this down as I'm very pissed off right now. I knew that she read this and one of her friends did too, but to think that I'd even consider dating a married man... GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE!
You could always start another one as we'd hate to see you go!!!
I'm calmed down a lot... Still irritated with DD but that's another story!


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Investing in research on oil spill response measures through the Multi-Partner Research Initiative and protecting Canada's coastal areas through the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program
2019-09-06 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
Canada's coasts are home to productive ecosystems that support the livelihoods of Indigenous and coastal communities. Under Canada's Oceans Protection Plan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is bringing together the best researchers from across the country and around the world to help protect our coasts and waterways from the impacts of potential oil spills while supporting the collection of baseline data to identify changes in coastal environments.
Backgrounder: Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia announce investments in wild salmon conservation, habitat restoration and research science projects throughout British Columbia
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of New Brunswick are pleased to announce funding of more than 8.1 million through the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
Backgrounder: Government of Canada and Prince Edward Island fund projects to boost innovation and productivity in the aquaculture and processing sector
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Towie's Tommy Mallet rakes in £2.3m in ONE year through trainer business as he & Georgia move into £1m Essex dream home
Dan Cain
TOWIE star Tommy Mallet is officially one of the show's wealthiest cast members after his company's fortune rocketed to more than £6 million.
The Essex lad's eponymous trainer business saw its coffers swell by £2.3 million on the previous year, despite the effects of coronavirus lockdowns.
Tommy Mallet has built a trainer empireCredit: Instagram
This year he and girlfriend Georgia Kousoulou welcomed their son BrodyCredit: ITV
The huge rise means Tommy, 26, and his business partner Evren Ozkarakasli could share a £1.2 million dividend payout.
Last year the pair decided against any payment and the year before took a modest £50,000 each.
Some of Tommy's cash has been pumped into the £1million home he shares with girlfriend Geogia Kousoulou and their baby son Brody.
As a child, Tommy said he could not afford trainers, but now he boasts cash reserves of £4.8 million and £8.8 million in total assets. After creditors are paid it leaves the business with £6 million.
The company Mallet.Footwear Limited earned so much it had a corporation tax bill of £1.5 million.
The Towie celebrity's trainers are stocked in major stores around the world and his business acumen looks set to rival fellow Towie star Mark Wright.
In an interview two years ago, Tommy said: "When I was younger I never had enough money to buy a pair of trainers that I genuinely liked because they were all so expensive, so I put pen to paper and decided to design something similar.
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"We went from having a £50k turnover at the end of our first year to having a turnover of around £2.5million towards the end of our second year."
He also claimed that his reputation as a reality star doesn't bother him.
He said: "I've worked hard and become successful, wherever I'm from and whatever the perception is.
"I'd advise anyone who wants to do the same to find something you believe in and don't stop until you get it there."
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Something a little different, an uptempo, funky, fun piece from the songwriting archives (wrote it in 1984, finally got to putting it down, just finished the recording a couple of nights ago)... This is also for my upcoming CD, as yet to be titled. Features Adam Rafferty on the guitar solo, and Austin Vickrey on alto sax. I'm doing everything else.
Too cool from the slap bass to the nice sax to your very good six string. Some nice bends mixed in with some great melodic runs makes for a nice listen. A musical conversation twixt yourselves as it were. Do you have all the parts written out or are you improvising within a given framework?
The "A" section is charted, the "B" section is improvised, and the solos are improvised through the whole AABA form. Thanks man!!
Nice one and the mix is spot on, good luck with the CD.
I hope I can finish it soon!
You've missed a few! Glad to see you again!
MY daughter was playing fake restaurant I put this on and she said its here music for her restaurant Some very nice guitar on this put me in a better mood thanks!
Oh, my work here is done!
That's awesome!! Thanks for that!!
This is very well composed - love the progressions and the performances are top notch. Flows smoothly from start to finish.
I appreciate the comments; soothing is what I go for even with the uptempo stuff!
Crisp, clean production, Phil, and some great solo performances from your collab partners. I really like your slap bass style of playing, and the mix is great. Really enjoyed - thanks!
When do we get a new one from you???
Love it! Very well written. Great arrangement. Wonderful contributions from all. I love your drum and bass work.
Love that bouncy bass. Good funky feel. Warm and expressive sax. Love the guitar playing. Good arrangement and everything well placed in the recording. Excellent work, Phil! And hey man, who's the crazy cat in the picture?
I post that picture on FB anytime I want to say "Whatchoo talkin bout Willis??" without saying anything. :) Thanks for the listen and nice comments!
I wouldn't come close to calling this Down-N-Out. Lively and bouncy is more like it.
I feel like this should be one some jazz station with the best of them. Really cool in every way and I'm not much of a jazz enthusiast but this just rocks (if I can say that for a jazz piece).
Jaunty little bugger this - man, that Austin can blow! Wonderful tune.
where's the tv show this track sits in front of? and i mean that as a compliment.
Would LOVE to do TV/film music.
I usually "see" music of this style and man I done seen a lot of great stuff! This was really fine Phil, REALLY fine!
I am! if you are, please tell me about yours!
Smooth jazz all the way. Makes me think of strolling on the beach on a summer day. Wonderful work from all.
I'm glad you came by!
David Bowie's 10 - year hiatus is nothing compared to this! Excellent arrangement. Being a guitarist I particularly appreciate Adam's contribution.
... that "hiated", I just never did it justice till now. :) Thanks very much man!!
Kinda makes want to do a little "morning dance."
Big influence of mine. BIG influence. Especially that era.
Smooth and feel-good, Phil. Fluid guitar solo and expressive sax. All the elements come together in a guilt-edged package. More like "Up and About"! Thanks, Peter.
Glad you checked it out!!
smooth jazz is a thing of the city. Though there's hustle and bustle, everything is taking place in its own time and with its own coolness. So, I see people everywhere, doing their own thing but joined in a complex intermingling of life just happening, as it must. This was very fine and holds up despite being born twenty years before. Thanks.
... was born 29 years ago, the recording was just done last week... :) Thanks for listening!!
Really sweet and tight. Great groove! Good luck with the new album.
A joyful and cool listen ! Thanks !
That makes me very happy to hear; that's what I want with this piece! Thanks so much!
Austin was so great to work with, he is a superb player!
you have such great music!
Thanks darlin! I enjoyed yours a lot too!!
I like it. Catches me from the first note. The sax solo is very nice. You've mixed it to sound like a live recording (which it is). Against the bass, though, as the number progresses, that bass gets a little muddy sounding to me. The solo guitar is terrific, too. Overall, a really pleasant, upbeat track that's a lot of fun to listen to. Just wish that bass were somehow a little "sharper"...more focused general sound. (I may be the only one — see above — who feels this way. Hey. What do I know?) In any event, this is a pro track to be sure.
Nifty piece. You play an excellent slap bass. Enough bottom, and not too much snapped notes. Or whatever you call those string pulls. Very tasteful.
I must say that I found the guitar solo a tad disappointing. Most of it would have been a decent bass solo if played an octave lower. The sax otoh was cool.


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Q: camel-soap raising error "doesnt contain ObjectFactory.class or jaxb.index" I am using camel-soap to generate a soap request, I have generated my client classes using cxf-codegen-plugin. Trying to do a marshaling
SoapJaxbDataFormat soap = new SoapJaxbDataFormat("com.sample.test", new ServiceInterfaceStrategy(MyService.class, true));

......
from(direct:myFirstRoute).marshal(soap).to(direct:mySecondRoute).marshal(soap);

I have this error:
org.apache.camel.RuntimeCamelException: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException: "com.sample.test" doesnt contain ObjectFactory.class or jaxb.index

Caused by: javax.xml.bind.JAXBException: "com.sample.test" doesnt contain ObjectFactory.class or jaxb.index
    at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.ContextFactory.createContext(ContextFactory.java:281) [jaxb-impl-2.2.11.jar:2.2.11]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_80]
    at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.newInstance(ContextFinder.java:137) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.newInstance(ContextFinder.java:108) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.find(ContextFinder.java:286) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:412) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:375) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:279) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
    at org.apache.camel.dataformat.soap.SoapJaxbDataFormat.createContext(SoapJaxbDataFormat.java:307) [camel-soap-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.converter.jaxb.JaxbDataFormat.doStart(JaxbDataFormat.java:366) [camel-jaxb-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.dataformat.soap.SoapJaxbDataFormat.doStart(SoapJaxbDataFormat.java:103) [camel-soap-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.MarshalProcessor.doStart(MarshalProcessor.java:118) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:89) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.DelegateAsyncProcessor.doStart(DelegateAsyncProcessor.java:79) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:89) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.RedeliveryErrorHandler.doStart(RedeliveryErrorHandler.java:1272) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ChildServiceSupport.start(ChildServiceSupport.java:44) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ChildServiceSupport.start(ChildServiceSupport.java:31) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:89) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.interceptor.DefaultChannel.doStart(DefaultChannel.java:155) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:89) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.MulticastProcessor.doStart(MulticastProcessor.java:1122) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:59) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:103) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startServices(ServiceHelper.java:89) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.processor.DelegateAsyncProcessor.doStart(DelegateAsyncProcessor.java:79) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.util.ServiceHelper.startService(ServiceHelper.java:74) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.RouteService.startChildService(RouteService.java:340) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.RouteService.warmUp(RouteService.java:182) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.doWarmUpRoutes(DefaultCamelContext.java:3090) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.safelyStartRouteServices(DefaultCamelContext.java:3020) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.doStartOrResumeRoutes(DefaultCamelContext.java:2797) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.doStartCamel(DefaultCamelContext.java:2653) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.access$000(DefaultCamelContext.java:167) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext$2.call(DefaultCamelContext.java:2467) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext$2.call(DefaultCamelContext.java:2463) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.doWithDefinedClassLoader(DefaultCamelContext.java:2486) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.doStart(DefaultCamelContext.java:2463) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.support.ServiceSupport.start(ServiceSupport.java:61) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.impl.DefaultCamelContext.start(DefaultCamelContext.java:2432) [camel-core-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.spring.SpringCamelContext.maybeStart(SpringCamelContext.java:255) [camel-spring-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]
    at org.apache.camel.spring.SpringCamelContext.onApplicationEvent(SpringCamelContext.java:121) [camel-spring-2.15.2.jar:2.15.2]

What could be possible reasons of this error?
Classes are well generated (ObjectFactory as well) in the specified package.
Thanks in advance.


What Are These Strange Lights on the Dwarf Planet Ceres?
Ceres isn't the boring old rock we thought it was. It's a rich little world of its own with some growing mysteries around it. For instance, what the heck are these lights?
As the Dawn spacecraft approaches the drawf planet, it took this picture of two mysterious lights at the basin of a crater, seen from a distance of 29,000 miles. They were previously observed as a single bright spot, but the recent pictures reveal there to be not one but two light sources.
There are perfectly natural, reasonable reasons that might explain the lights on Ceres—which, in addition to being a dwarf planet like Pluto, is also the biggest thing in the Asteroid Belt. The formations are simply something brighter than the rest of the surface, reflecting 40 percent of the light that hits them.
There are a few possible culprits here. There's circumstantial evidence that, like some of Jupiter's moons, Ceres may have a subsurface ocean. Thus, the two spots may be ice. There's also the possibility that Dawn is seeing highly reflective volcanic rock, or some strange combo of the two—icy rock produced by cryovolcanism (ice geysers.) It also could be salt, which could be related to cryovolcanism as well, especially if there is a saline body of water under the surface of Ceres.
In a little more than a week, the Dawn spacecraft will enter orbit around Ceres. From its initial orbital height of 8388 miles, it will begin measurements of Ceres before dipping down to just 919 miles above the surface. It will shine a new light on the world and its origins, and, we hope, find out what's behind these lights. Who knows: it could even find new hope for discovering extraterrestrial microbial activity, since where there's water, there can be life as we know it.


A Meriden Republican has continued his public attacks against crime under Gov. Dannel Malloy's administration a week after Malloy said the state's crime rate was at a 51-year low.
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You know lots of sociopaths right?
It could be anyone from your ex-spouse to the guy who cut you off on your drive to work today. It's a term we throw around loosely to refer to anyone whoever lied to us or didn't follow the rules.
But, if we use it that way, it's not a very useful term. A sociopath is not the same thing as a jerk. In fact, the person you know who strikes you as a jerk is probably not a sociopath because it's not in the best interests of sociopaths to let you know what kind of people they are and sociopaths are usually pretty good about acting in their own best interests.
So, what does this term mean?
Andrew Butler's hallucinations and paranoia began last summer. When they persisted into the fall, his father agreed to have him civilly committed — involuntarily sent to the state psychiatric hospital to receive treatment. A few months into his stay at New Hampshire Hospital, Butler was transferred.
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In the first lawsuit of its kind, the NAACP and Yale Law School are suing the State of Connecticut for the use of prison gerrymandering.
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The state Department of Correction is about to be directly responsible for providing health care for prison inmates in Connecticut, ending a long-time contract with UConn.
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We take a closer look at those issues and talk more broadly about trends within Connecticut's prison system.
Do you have a question or comment for Commissioner Semple? We want to hear from you.
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Posted on November 16, 2021 November 24, 2021 by J.R. Jackson
When I started providing advisory assistance for authors, there was a reason for that. The books I had been reading, some of them from best-selling authors, were full of inaccuracies when relating to weapons, military operations, ranks, etc.
For the most part, I'd like to think that the authors I've helped come away from the experience with a new outlook and realize that the information provided was not a critique, but more of a short education on how things work either within the military environment and/or how a weapon system works.
That brings us to the latest issue. I checked out a book from the local library that actually had a decent synopsis and should have been entertaining. Should have been being the key portion of that statement.
The premise was a terrorist act that cuts off Manhattan Island and threatens the president who was attending a conference at the UN building. I'm not sure if the book was written as a satirical tome or not as there were so many inaccuracies, it was unintentionally comical. Once I realized it wasn't satire and allegedly serious, it was like a train wreck, you just had to keep reading to see how bad it was going to get.
Here are just a few of the problems encountered.
Super CIA operator engages four hostiles tasked with taking him out. Of course, he removes them but, ends up being shot in the shoulder during the takedown. CIA steps in and retrieves him from the scene, screw local law enforcement and any liaison between them, and takes him back to Langley. At no time was he provided medical care and he had to do that himself with, get this, a gauze pad and duct tape. Yeah. No quick-clot, no medic, nothing even though it was a through and through wound requiring some medical intervention. That intervention would have cleaned the wound channel, x-rayed for damage, sutured the wound, prescribed medication, maybe bed rest, probably some kind of antibiotic and pain management, that kind of thing. Nope, not happening to Super Operator, he's all gauze and duct tape, I ain't got time to bleed, I'm just that good.
Minutes later, he's in a meeting with the DDO (Deputy Director of Operations), his boss, and all his boss does is provide some aspirin and bottled water. You know, because Super operator was ex-Ranger, ex-Delta, no former of either, he was ex all the way making him supreme badass among badasses. He can just walk this off like a mild sprain.
It only gets better from that point on.
The terrorists succeed in cutting off Manhattan and then, and this is the part that I literally almost face-palmed, they engage the UN building with SA-7 Strela anti-air, SAM missiles. You know because the UN building flies and somehow generates enough heat for the infrared homing on the SA-7 to lock onto. And they're sterile SA-7s, from an arms broker who guaranteed them to be sterile and operational. Like that would make a difference or truly matter? Sure, why not use a Surface to Air Missile to fire into a building? The infrared home on target, should work no problem. Just find someone inside who had serious Taco Bell for lunch and is generating a heat source. And flying. At engagement altitude.
Apparently, after smuggling in the Strela's there just wasn't room for some RPGs or anything that might actually work better. Because it's a stationary structure, not moving at all so why employ a weapon system designed to target airborne, moving objects?
Based on the information provided that the terrorists were from Iran and Iran apparently in the book, just couldn't scratch up an RPG to save their ass. Yeah, sure, I'd buy that for a dollar.
The lead terrorist is mentioned as having donned a 'bullet jacket'. Never heard of one of those unless it's related to the shell casing or 'jacket' that contains the powder charge, primer, and bullet. Turns out the jacket in question is a raid jacket commonly worn by federal agents with the large, yellow lettering on the back, identifying what agency is present at the scene.
Super Operator's buddy, on Manhattan getting his ashes hauled, hears and feels the explosions and checks the action out from his high-rise apartment. He determines the best course is to engage the terrorists now swarming the island with a HOWA 6.5 Creedmore, whereupon he screws the bipod to the deck railing. Don't ask, I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.
Not satisfied with the performance of that weapon system, your guess is as good as mine as to why he wasn't satisfied, moves to an AR-15. That rifle, the AR, somehow has a full-auto setting therefore making it a military grade M-4 not a civilian AR-15. He uses the lesser performing round, 5.56, to engage targets where the 6.5 would have been better. But wait, this is the part where it gets really funny or sad, take your pick, he moves the selector switch on the AR to 'semi-manual'.
Total wtf right there.
Just for shits and giggles, I checked the weapon manual and then the weapon system just in case someone slipped that in somewhere as a joke. No, not in the manual and not on the weapon system, but, I like to be thorough. Must be like that fictional, fully semi-automatic setting that was erroneously mentioned a couple years ago by someone who should have known better but was totally lacking knowledge in that department.
How about the mention that the cartridge killed a terrorist? Yeah, that makes sense. So the cartridge, the actual casing (bullet jacket for real this time) the bullet is in, packed with powder and containing the primer, somehow exited the barrel instead of being ejected out the ejection port as part of the firing sequence, and killed a tango?
Oh, yeah, that works out. Shit like that happens all the time.
Police in and around the UN building have the same problem with their rifles. They have AR-15s that have a selector switch that somehow goes to full-auto. That's just not going to happen. It's an either/or, either the weapon is an AR-15 pattern rifle with a selector that goes from Safe to Fire (that's semi-automatic only). Or it's an M-4 with a selector switch that goes from Safe to Semi-auto to Full-auto. I could go into how some early model M-4s had different selector switches, and how police units might have a semi-auto 'patrolman' rifle. Could even go into how someone could attempt to illegally modify an AR to fire full-auto. Say some police armorer would do that in his spare time just to mess with his co-workers. Or he was bored and thought that life in prison would be far more exciting.
That makes sense. Not.
CIA and all the other agencies collectively shit themselves about the events taking place and some rocket scientist says, 'send in the SEALs that are on the Eisenhower'. Yeah, that works. So the admiral of the Eisenhower Carrier Battle Group, a former SEAL, note he's not referred to as an ex-SEAL unlike the other former operators being referred to as an ex-Ranger, etc, it was written that way, no shit.
Admiral former SEAL (why go from SPECWAR to Fleet remains a mystery) races down from the Bridge to the area where the SEALs are berthed. Why? There's an internal communications system on all naval vessels, and if this was an ongoing event, the SEALs intelligence support would already be in CIC along with the admiral and his staff preparing a pre-mission brief. But no, the admiral races down to where the embarked SEALs berthing space is and throws open the hatch to reveal a brigade of SEALs.
A brigade?
Holy shit, a brigade.
A brigade, a unit designation that is not used within the US Navy, is between 3,000 and 5,000 personnel. If that were the case, how big is the carrier? Carriers have, on average, 5,000 personnel with the embarked air wing, and those personnel are packed in tight. Now we tossed in at least 3,000 special operators (minimal size of a brigade), note that about 4,000 is the entire combined manpower of NAVSPECWAR, and somehow packed them onto a carrier. Clear out the hangar deck and pack them in nut to butt. They won't need to breathe, eat, or move, they're special warfare, trained to be able to not eat, breathe, or move.
It only gets worse from that point on. One would think that impossible, but sadly, it just continued to go downhill even faster.
The admiral speaks with the lieutenant colonel of the SEALs.
That is worth at least a face palm and muttering of WTF?
A lieutenant colonel?
That rank does not exist in the US Naval rank structure and certainly does not exist on a SEAL team or within the Naval Special Warfare community.
It was at that point I realized that continuing reading this drivel would decrease my intelligence and I really can't afford to lose any more brain cells.
Let this be a lesson, boys and girls, when an author writes a novel containing any of the above elements, basic research or dare I say it? Contacting someone who might have some info and advice they could pass on, would make your work so much better. All this could have been prevented and led to a far superior, and enjoyable, reading experience.
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Q: Having trouble with "simple math" I have an assignment where ?I need to take a gross pay that is paid in cash and display how many 100s,50s,20s,10s,5s,1s the employee is paid. I'm sure its just my math that is not working but here is my code
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-100S = W02-GROSS-PAY / 100
       COMPUTE PAY = W02-GROSS-PAY - (W02-PAY-100S * 100)
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-50S = PAY / 50
       COMPUTE PAY = PAY - (W02-PAY-50S * 50)
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-20S = PAY / 20
       COMPUTE PAY = PAY - (W02-PAY-20S * 20)
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-10S = PAY / 10
       COMPUTE PAY = PAY - (W02-PAY-10S * 10)
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-5S = PAY / 5
       COMPUTE PAY = PAY - (W02-PAY-5S * 5)
       COMPUTE W02-PAY-1S = PAY / 1
       .

What ends up happening is the first 100s are displayed as 3, then everything else is 0's.

A: I'd suspect PAY is defined as PIC 9 rather than PIC 9(7) (or whatever), or that there is some problem with the definitions of the other fields you are using (like no integer parts).
However, you're going about it the "wrong" way for COBOL, by making use of the fact that COMPUTE is like an assignment statement in other languages.
Instead COBOL offers more nuance with verbs for maths. Have a look at DIVIDE with GIVING and REMAINDER.
DIVIDE W02-GROSS-PAY        BY 100
  GIVING                    NOTES-100
  REMAINDER                 W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-100S
DIVIDE W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-100S
                            BY 50
  GIVING                    NOTES-50
  REMAINDER                 W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-50S
DIVIDE W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-50S
                            BY 20
  GIVING                    NOTES-20
  REMAINDER                 W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-20S
DIVIDE W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-20S
                            BY 10
  GIVING                    NOTES-10
  REMAINDER                 W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-10S
DIVIDE W-RUNNING-BALANCE-LESS-10S
                            BY 05
  GIVING                    NOTES-05
  REMAINDER                 COINS-01

If you get your COMPUTEs working, you don't need the last one (divide by one gives you as the answer the original number). With the COMPUTEs you are doing a lot more work than necessary in COBOL.
Now that you know about DIVIDE, also look at MULTIPLY, ADD and SUBTRACT.
To complete the picture, look at the intrinsic functions like INTEGER and MOD. The MOD and more, you have above. The INTEGER is unnecessary because a simple MOVE to a field without a fractional part will get there. A MOVE to a field without an integer part will get you the fraction.
Don't, necessarily, look for something which allows you to do it as you would in another language. You may "pass" your COBOL module that way, but you won't really learn COBOL.


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Q: Php file just displays number 1? So I got an Steam Market Price API, but if I go to it through my PHP file it will display "1". example: cost.php?name=blablabla
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if (isset($params,$item)){
$params['format'] = 'json';
$params['data'] =json_encode($package_data);
$item = $_GET['item'];
$item = str_replace("\"", "", $item);
$item = str_replace("\'", "", $item);
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$item = str_replace("\\", "", $item);
@include_once ("set.php");
$rs = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM items WHERE name='$item'");
$url = "http://steamcommunity.com/market/priceoverview/?currency=1&appid=730&market_hash_name=".$item;
if(mysql_num_rows($rs) > 0) {
    $row = mysql_fetch_array($rs);
    if(time()-$row["lastupdate"] < 3600) die($row["cost"]);
}
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,http_build_query($params));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'));
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
$results = json_decode($result, true);
var_dump($results);
if($results->{'success'} == "0") die("notfound");{
$lowest_price = $results->{'median_price'};
$lowest_price[strlen($lowest_price)] = 0;
$lowest_price = str_replace("$","",$lowest_price);
$lowest_price = floatval($lowest_price);
}
mysql_query("DELETE FROM items WHERE name='$item'");
mysql_query("INSERT INTO items (`name`,`cost`,`lastupdate`) VALUES ('$item','$lowest_price','".time()."')");
print_r($results);
}
?>

My question would be is there someone who know an solution for that one?

A: $lowest_price is an array
$lowest_price = $obj->{'lowest_price'};
$lowest_price[strlen($lowest_price)] = 0; // <-- here you are making it into an array
$lowest_price = str_replace("$","",$lowest_price);
$lowest_price = floatval($lowest_price);

You are casting an to float so basically the process is working fine.
See how floatval behaves http://php.net/manual/en/function.floatval.php#refsect1-function.floatval-returnvalues
You should cast the values of the array or just enable error_reporting to catch all the notices.


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The Virgin - material form - personality - Dweller.
The Sun - spiritual nature - soul - Angel.
The Earth - aspiring man - the disciple.
The personality remains; it still exists but it is seen no more as of old. The light of the Angel envelops it; the burning ground has done its work and the personality is now nothing  more or less than the purified shell or form through which the light, the radiance, the quality and the characteristics of the Angel can shine. It is a fusion of lights, with the stronger and the more powerful obliterating the lesser.


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This is another one of my favorite speakers. It's a smaller version of the UE Boom speaker above, but less than half the price and still has amazing sound quality. The battery also lasts forever and it going for about $85. It's also got NFC inside which is a big deal for some people.
Connects wirelessly to your smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth device. Sound performance unlike any other mobile speaker this size. Curved edges and thin profile for easy grab-and-go portability. Silicone button panel protects from dirt and dust; Rechargeable battery plays up to 14 hours.
Incredible sound quality in a small footprint. Connects wirelessly up to 30 feet away. Works with all Bluetooth-enabled devices: smart phones, tablets and more. Rechargeable for up to 4 hours of wireless play.
Speakerphone functionality for your iPhone, Android smartphone, or bluetooth enabled device. Rechargeable battery lasts up to 4 hours. Wireless up to 30 feet. Aux-in jack for connecting non-bluetooth devices.
Bluetooth version 4.0^Operating range : 10 meters^High volume: 3 to 4 hours Medium volume: 10 hours^Stand-by time: 1,500 hours^Compatible with all other phones,. PCs, and MP3 players that support Bluetooth A2DP.. Bluetooth version 4.0. Operating range : 10 meters. High volume: 3 to 4 hours Medium volume: 10 hours. Stand-by time: 1,500 hours. Compatible with all other phones, PCs, and MP3 players that support Bluetooth A2DP.
Bluetooth synchronous broadcasting function. Play music from Bluetooth devices including mobile phones, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Android Tablets, MP3/MP4 players, PC or MAC laptops PSP, etc. Supports TF card (Micro SD card) for playback from built-in MP3 player. Support A2DP, AVRCP, headset, hands free profile. This portable MiniTune Speaker comes with a built-in Li-Ion 450 mAH Rechargeable Battery for up to 5 hours of playtime.
Incredible sound quality surprising fullness realized through a 5W driver, top CSR Bluetooth chipset, distinctive Cavity Design and the enhanced bass resonator, Zinc Alloy Shell. The latest Bluetooth 4.0 Easy connection works with all Bluetooth-enabled devices; equipped with a 3.5mm audio jack for non-Bluetooth devices.