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Rodenwaldt, Ken | 2020
/ Art / GAN / Database
Phase 1 – Observe and appropriate. The spiral structure of Marshall McLuhans thinking
Phase 2 – Transform and modify. Creation as an act of Emulation
Phase 3 – Subvert and combine. Using WIPO IP as a Database
[Marshall McLuhan] 's thinking providing a new way of viewing Marshall McLuhan's view on the spiral structure. The way he reversed figure and ground, reversed content and medium, reversed cause and effect, and the relationship he established between the content of a new medium and the older media it obsolesced. They all contain a spiral structure going back and forth in time. Finally, the time structure of his Laws of Media in which a new medium obsolesced an older medium, while retrieving an even older medium and then when pushed far enough flipped into a still newer medium has the feeling of a spiral.
[Marshall McLuhan]
Herbert Marshall McLuhan CC was a Canadian philosopher. His work is one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge.
We create new through transformations and variations. The interdependence, though, of our creativity has been obscured by powerful cultural ideas, but technology is now exposing this connectedness. We are struggling, ethically, legally, and artistically to deal with these implications. The growing dominance of the market economy, where the products of our intellectual labours are bought and sold, has caused us to become territorial (also known as [Loss Aversion] ). We start claiming ideas as a form of property. The belief of [intellectual property] has grown so dominant that it has pushed the original intent out of public consciousness.
[Loss Aversion]
In cognitive psychology, decision theory, and behavioral economics, loss aversion refers to people's tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains: it is better to not lose $5 than to find $5. The principle is very prominent in the domain of economics.
[intellectual property]
Intellectual property is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The most well-known types are copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
In cognitive psychology, decision theory, and behavioral economics, loss aversion refers to people's tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains: it is better to not lose $5 than to find $5. The principle is very prominent in the domain of economics.
Expanding copyright has introduced possibilities of opportunistic litigation. This possibility has grown so dominant that it has pushed the original intent out of public. It is not about the inventive content of the patent anymore. It is not about producing a rich pool of knowledge open to all, as an act of encouragement to learn further. As the function of an idea has transformed into a more vague definition, so have the images. It transformed into a currency of intellectual property.
Here I used the same algorithm as I did during the prototyping phase; gener- ative adversarial network (GAN). This architecture leads to an automatical- ly learned, unsupervised separation of high-level attributes (e.g., pose and identity when trained on human faces) and stochastic variation in the gener- ated images (e.g., freckles, hair), and it enables intuitive, scale-specifi c con- trol of the synthesis. StyleGAN2 depends on Nvidia's CUDA software, GPUs and on TensorFlow.
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Video sped up for the sake of brevity. Full install process takes ~3 minutes to build and deploy the application.
If you're not using a default route, simply provide your custom URL in the "Application Hostname" template parameter, and this will be filled in for you.
That's it! The OpenShift S2I build system has some amazing capabilities in taking nothing more than a Git repository and deploying a full application. This is simply one use case of that.


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Trace and Engineering Replay, FASTER, is the FAS software module for flight data and cockpit voice recorder import and replay. FAS has the ability to import data files downloaded directly from Flight Data Recorders QAR/DAR/DFDR.
Once converted by FASTER the system allows for Graphical and Textural presentations, Flight Splitting, Flight Phase Detection and Programmable Conditional Search Tools. Batch file replay is also supported.


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THE "ARISTIPPUS' GOLD" COLLECTION: LOYALTY
Guideline XXII of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus states:
Adhere to existing ceremonies and respect the traditions of your group.
Customs and ceremonies represent an important part of any group's culture.
Traditions that society dictates can include requirements for one's appearance, speech, behavior, way of expressing thoughts. A person needs to comply with existing rules in order to act and communicate effectively within a social group.
Non-compliance with these norms will lead to the loss of trust between the person and his/her surroundings. One cannot communicate and act effectively in such a group in the future.
Loyalty of a person is manifested through the open demonstration of one's benevolent attitude towards people, the willingness to provide support and to sacrifice something for the common good.
Let us take a life example.
We tell an old parable about human loyalty.
In the ancient city of Bukhara, one teacher had many followers and disciples. The philosopher's reputation was flawless, and his fame spread far and wide beyond the city limits.
One day he talked with the ruler of the city and noted that people do not respect the government and laws, and people do not seek to do good deeds.
The governor of the city replied that hypocrisy and duplicity are constant attributes of many people. However, such an enlightened teacher with a good name, fame and thousands of followers must have been surrounded only by sincere and devoted people. The philosopher objected that among people who follow his teaching, no more than one person and a half can stand up for him if necessary.
The ruler decided to test the validity of such a statement and ordered to arrest the teacher. He was sentenced to public execution for blasphemy and was led through the city streets. When the crowd found out about the execution of the teacher, none of his followers stood up for him. Everyone kept silent. Only one man ran to the guard and shouted: "The teacher is innocent." Then another man got in the way of the guards and said: "This man only repeated my words just to refute them. Arrest me! I am guilty!"
By the end of the day, the ruler of the city and the teacher met and discussed what had happened. The teacher said: "Everything was as I said. Only one and a half. The first person who shouted that he was innocent was a half, while the second one who offered to exchange his life for mine was a whole person."
A loyal person is honest in intentions and openly demonstrates his/her benevolent attitude towards others. Loyalty is a willingness to help other people and accept them as they are.
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Couples and singles also apply for adoption loans, and some employers reimburse adoption expenses. Grants are also offered under different programs. The type of financing to choose depends on the costs.
Personal loans can be used for different purposes, including travel and vacations, wedding preparations, purchases, and more. A personal loan helps borrowers to consolidate high-interest debts and makes payments affordable.
A holiday loan is used to meet travel expenses and often comes with a term of 1 to 7 years. The funds can be used for cruise and vacation packages, airplane tickets, travel insurance, and other expenses. The money can go toward other expenses as well, for example, home improvements, debt repayment, or urgent repairs. Banks have different eligibility criteria and requirements, but applicants must have permanent residency. Customers are asked to provide information such as mortgage and rent payments, expenses, income, and more. You must provide information about any savings and money market accounts or other investment assets held.
A wedding loan helps couples to meet expenses such as jewelry, wedding programs, calligraphy, and invitations. You can use the money to pay for the bride's dress, marriage license fee, and wedding venue fee. Borrowers also use the funds to pay for bachelor parties and bridesmaid luncheons. You can also cover expenses such as your engagement party and rehearsal dinner. Contact your local credit union or bank to check if they offer loans to cover wedding-related costs. You can use the funds to meet all kinds of expenses provided that you are a solid credit borrower. There are different options to consider, including long- and short-term loans with affordable interest rates. In addition to brick-and-mortar financial institutions, there are non-bank providers such as peer to peer lenders that offer wedding and honeymoon loans.


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Newtown Police Chief: Criminals Shouldn't Have Stronger Guns Than Cops
Abby Rogers
Jan. 14, 2013, 8:48 AM
Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe
CBSNewsOnline/YouTube
Speaking out for the first time since a massacre left 27 dead, Newtown, Conn. Police Chief Michael Kehoe says it's time for a big change.
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Kehoe urges lawmakers to ban assault weapons and recounts what it was like to walk into Sandy Hook Elementary School immediately after the shooting.
Armed with a Bushmaster .223 semiautomatic rifle and other weapons, Adam Lanza killed 26 people at the school and his mother before fatally shooting himself.
"We never like to think we're going to be outgunned in any situation we're dealing with,' Kehoe told NBC News. "We do a good job of securing dynamite in our society. … (Assault rifles) are another form of dynamite. … I think they should ban them."
Kehoe's plea comes as Vice President Joe Biden prepares to give President Barack Obama a list of recommendations on what should be done to fight gun violence in the country.
Biden met with interested groups last week but failed to make any headway with the National Rifle Association, a group that often opposes sweeping gun-law reform. The organization has blasted the White House for having an "agenda to attack the Second Amendment."
NRA President Davide Keene has predicted an assault weapons ban won't pass Congress.
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This CEO has gotten Sequoia Capital to invest in each of his last 4 startups. Now, he says the legendary VC firm has changed over the years — for the better.


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Q: how do you manage your Oracle APEX deployments? how do you manage your deployments on APEX?
with help from a 3rd party tool? or with an in-house solution?
I am looking for something that handle versioning and package deployments from dev,test,preprod to prod and I'd like to hear your opinions.
thanks in advance

A: We are using Gitlab and cx_Oracle (in Python) for versioning/deployment of db objects and SQLcl (also through Python) to import/export/version Apex Apps.

A: Insum has provided an elegant and open source solution, see a short video here and Github repo here

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A charming, Grade A listed, former game larder dating from the 18th Century
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Originally built as the game larder in the 18th Century it was converted along with the adjacent properties in Cullen House by the well known Kit Martin in the mid 1980s.
Steeped in historical significance, Cullen House was for some 400 years the home of the Earls of Seafield, and generations of the Ogilvy and Grant families.
The name Playfair is in honour of the architect James Playfair who was born in Dundee in 1755 and who was involved in creating and embellishing Cullen House in the 18th Century. He was also responsible for the Town Hall in Forfar and Melville Castle outside Edinburgh.
3 Playfair Court is a an ideal family home or holiday retreat and retains many original features from both Cullen House and its days as the game larder including a full length mirror, iron hanging hooks and cast iron bedroom fireplace. Built of dressed sandstone under a slate roof, the house is approached by a private drive, which sweeps round to a parking area.
The owners of the properties at Cullen House are members of Cullen House Gardens Ltd. The owners association share the grounds at Cullen House, which extend to 16.5 acres. The landscaped grounds were laid out by Robert Robinson, the famous 18th century gardener and landscape architect, along either side of Cullen Burn. All the properties within Cullen House enjoy private fishing rights for sea and brown trout on the Burn. Crossing the burn is a magnificent bridge built by Robert Adam in 1740 and a smaller bridge where it is believed that Bonnie Prince Charlie once sharpened his swords! The gardens offer lovely walks through specimen rhododendrons, azaleas, trees and fine shrubs.
Outside Adjacent to the house is a single garage, which is built of concrete block under a slate roof with timber doors. 5.27m x 2.64m with lighting, ample sockets, a workbench and a partially floored upper storage area. Additional outside parking for at least two cars.
Shed in courtyard housing 1200 litres oil tank.
Gardens No 3 has a private large patio area, beautiful herbaceous border and area of lawn to the east, behind the house. Adjoining lawn is owned by 4 Playfair Court. There is a sunny, sheltered courtyard with herbaceous border that is shared with the other courtyard owners (6 in total) which is also ideal for outdoor living.
Grounds The grounds of Cullen House are magnificent, from the first impressions coming down the drive where one catches glimpses of the sea, to the castle itself. The castle is divided into a number of apartments, mostly used on a temporary basis, as are the adjacent properties. The grounds are maintained for the exclusive use of the residents.
From 3 Playfair Court the drive continues past the main house and onto the imposing single arched Robert Adam Bridge standing 64 feet above the Cullen Burn. Several paths lead from the formal garden to a south facing secluded garden with a great array of shrubs and trees, where the horticulturalist will find much of interest. There are also numerous paths, which provide attractive and varied walks throughout the grounds, and the larger well wooded policies are a source of beauty in all seasons.
This is an unusual opportunity to enjoy almost exclusive use of a grand garden and yet to live in a comfortable, practical house within an historical Scottish country estate.
3 Playfair Court is within easy walking distance to Cullen, a picturesque coastal village with a beautiful beach and offers local shops and amenities, hotels and restaurants and a primary school. Secondary schooling is provided at Banff, Keith and Buckie, and private schooling is available at nearby Gordonstoun.
There are numerous scenic walks in and around Cullen. Cullen boasts its own 18 hole golf course overlooking the Moray Firth and in the summer you may see a group of bottle nosed dolphins playing off the coastline. Cullen has an active bowling and tennis club. Nearby Portsoy has a rowing club, folk club, amateur dramatics group and the Annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival attracts an international audience. There are opportunities for salmon and sea trout fishing available on the nearby Spey and Deveron Rivers. For the more adventurous, skiing and other outdoor pursuits are available a short drive away in the Cairngorm National Park.
Cullen is approximately equidistant between Inverness and Aberdeen. Both with International Airports, they provide all the ancillary facilities you would expect from a major city. The nearby city of Elgin boasts an excellent selection of leisure, recreational, shopping, entertainment and cultural facilities.
From Aberdeen travel north on the A96 towards Inverness. At Keith turn right onto the A95 towards Buckie and then turn right and take the B9018 to Cullen. In Cullen square turn right onto Grant Street. At the top of Grant Street there is the entrance to Cullen House grounds. Half mile along the drive past the entrance to "Old Cullen", 3 Playfair Court is the first house on the left before the main house.
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Ticket Tracker: Guns n' Roses books Jacksonville show
Tom Szaroleta @tom_szar
Tickets go on sale Friday for hard rock act Guns N' Roses' October show in Jacksonville.
The band is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. No ticket prices or opening acts were announced.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act is still on the Not in This Lifetime Tour that started in 2016 when singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bass player Duff McKagan reunited. The band is rounded out by longtime keyboard player Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboard player Melissa Reese.
The group last played Jacksonville in 2006, in a show at the same venue where they didn't take the stage until midnight and played until nearly 2 a.m.


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Enforced disappearances constitute not only grave violations of human rights but are also international crimes. The arrest, the detention or the abduction of a person, when not acknowledged by the State, terribly affects the relatives who remain in the dark about the fate of their loved one and fear the worst. On 23 December 2010, a new step has been taken in the struggle against this scourge.
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Four day SWR strikes to disrupt passengers
The train strikes are part of a long running dispute between the South Western Railway and the RMT union
James AldridgeReporter
Passengers on South Western Railway are being warned of delays and cancellations to their journeys as workers prepare to go on strike for four days.
Members of the RMT Union will be striking from Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2 as part of an ongoing dispute over train guards.
South Western Railway (SWR) trains between London Waterloo, and Reading, Berkshire could be affected with passengers warned to expect delays and/or cancellations as staffing will be stretched.
SWR runs two trains an hour between Waterloo and Reading which also stop at Wokingham, Bracknell and Ascot, among other stations.
There will be no train service running from Ascot to Aldershot during the strike.
This route will be served by an hourly bus service.
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A SWR spokesman said: "During strike action, while services are likely be busier than usual, we will do everything we can to keep customers moving.
"We will be running just over half our normal timetabled service over the course of the four days and have rail replacement services and ticket acceptance in place on other transport providers wherever possible.
"We will also look for opportunities to introduce extra services each day to help keep our customers moving so recommend checking the SWR app for the latest travel information."
Ongoing dispute
The strikes are part of an ongoing dispute between SWR, which is owned by FirstGroup and MTR, and RMT, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
Mick Cash, RMT General Secretary said: "Our members have been left with no choice but to call a further four days of strike action on South Western Railway.
"They are angry and frustrated that SWR have kicked talks into the long grass and failed to bolt down an agreement that will guarantee the role of the guard on the train.
"Our members believe that they are being mugged off by the company in protracted talks and I think they are right.
"The company continues to refuse to give assurances on the future operational role of the guard fuelling fears amongst our members of a stitch up.
Train ticket cost set to rise despite 'awful' value for money
"That situation has been compounded by an insistence that future operational models will be governed by the protection of company profits and not the safety of the travelling public.
"We have spent most of this year trying to negotiate a conclusion to this dispute.
"I want to congratulate our members on their continued resolve in their fight for safety and the role of the guard on SWR. It is wholly down to the management side that the core issue of the safety critical competencies and the role of the guard has not been agreed.
"This has left us with no option but to take further strike action."
What SWR says
In response, a SWR spokesman said: "It's extremely disappointing that despite having a date in the diary for what we hoped would be constructive talks held in good faith, the RMT union has somewhat cynically decided to call further disruptive strike action, inflicting misery on our customers and colleagues.
"Only last week, we met with union representatives for the fourth day of talks in the last 10 days and were due to meet the General Secretary of the RMT the very day before these strikes have now been announced for.
"We are struggling to comprehend what this endless strike action is really all about.
"The RMT seems intent on ploughing on full steam ahead with more strikes, showing little regard for our customers or the communities we serve.
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"The RMT has always said it wanted us to keep the guard on every train which is what we have offered as part of a framework agreement.
"We want to move the conversation on to how we operate our new trains and take advantage of the new technology on board to benefit our customers.
"We remain committed to finding a solution that will help us build a better railway for everyone.
"We will do everything we can to keep customers moving during strike action."
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That was very nice of that lady. My own rule is, always pay it forward more than you got. I learned about the Daily Good Turn in Boy Scouts years ago, and in my years of wandering around the Ontario bush, I would sometimes come across an unlocked cabin, miles from nowhere. The law of the land said that you were welcome to use that cabin for a day or two, but you didn't make any changes to it, of course, except perhaps an obviously badly needed repair. You always replaced more firewood than you used, and if possible, you tried to rotate any food that might be in the cabin. Use an old can of soup, and replace it with a newer one. So unfortunate that kind of attitude is being lost.
I hate to keep tabs on things, but I know I've already paid for that dinner at least 10-fold. This really felt like I was being paid forward.
All kidding aside, most folks from Missouri are nice people but they are aggressive drivers.
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Branding, Packaging, UX & UI Design
CLIENT & BRIEF
Nykaa.com is a premier online beauty and wellness destination, which offers a wide range of Indian and international brands. It has an in-house collection of beauty products called Nykaa Beauty and, in March 2016, introduced private labeled products in the bath and body care category. It also has two offline retail formats, one of which is 'Nykaa On Trend', a first of its kind format that curates products based on their popularity.
Nykaa asked us to update the brand experience so that it would become a natural extension of the lifestyle of its core customers – modern Indian women. Over the course of two years, we worked closely with Nykaa's team to craft an expressive brand and seamless product experience that stayed true to this ethos.
To create a brand that embodies the spirit of the modern Indian woman.
Who is the Nykaa Woman?
Nykaa is derived from the word "nayaka" meaning "heroine". We created a moodboard to define the elusive qualities of the Nykaa woman. A free writing exercise further helped us arrive at the tone for the branding and set the context for our approach.
"The Nykaa woman is fun, fearless and feminine. She dreams big, has flaws, keeps a crazy schedule and manages to look fabulous through it all."
BRAND EVOLUTION
The brand colour was carefully chosen to reflect a modern, playful, vibrance, that is still rooted in Indian culture.
Thank you for the brand logo design as it continues to grow in my mind - I just love it thanks once again.
Falguni Nayar
Founder, Nykaa
A vivid yet fluid brand aesthetic was created to scale across platforms and applications.
THE NYKAA APP
We designed the app to be a seamless extension of their branding, for Android and iOS.
Nykaa launched their new logo in 2014 at the Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards.
Nykaa reports net revenue of Rs 214 cr for FY 2016-17
According to the statement the company is currently on a GMV run rate of Rs 600 crore. ETRetail | June 08, 2017
TVS Capital to buy stake in Falguni Nayar's Nykaa.com
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NYKAA BATH AND BODY
Four fragrances to reflect four sides of the same woman.
NYKAA NAILS
A video that brings together two things girls love – delicious nails and delicious food.
"We worked with TOD on our logo, and our mobile apps. Anushka is a fantastic designer who cares deeply about bringing out strong brand identity through her work.
It isn't just about aesthetics - it's about the emotion evoked, the user experience, thinking about how the product fits into the larger landscape of the business.
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Janean Roberts loves doing it all, from special event styles, color, and keratin treatments. She has the best reputation for her shampooing skills. She takes great pride in all her work and assures that you will have fun during your experience, and leave the salon confident about your hair. She spends a good amount of time with each client in hopes of fulfilling all their hair needs. Janean attends hair shows such as The Premiere Birmingham hair show in Birmingham. Janean has been with Vanity Salon since December of 2012.
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is seasoned, experienced, and well-driven stylist. Her favorite is making clients blonde! She frequently attends hair shows such as the Premiere Birmingham in Alabama. Kim is straight forward and honest with her clients in helping them choose what look is best for them. Kim is certified in Brazilian Blowout. She gives vigorous shampoos, too! Kim has been with Vanity since April 2017.
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Trial judge tries to keep Michael Flynn case alive in new request to appeals court
Posted: Jul 9, 2020 4:16 PM EST
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court asked the full appeals court to reconsider whether he has power to review a Department of Justice decision to drop the prosecution against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
(CNN) -- The trial judge overseeing former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's court proceedings is pushing to keep the case alive.
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court asked the full appeals court on Thursday to reconsider whether he has power to review a Department of Justice decision to drop the prosecution.
Sullivan has delayed dismissing Flynn's case after the Justice Department backed out of prosecuting Flynn this year for lying to the FBI about his conversations with a Russian government official. But a three-judge panel on the appeals court decided last month the judge must dismiss the case, cutting off Sullivan's ability to question the Justice Department's approach.
Previously, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against Sullivan that Flynn's legal case was essentially over without a prosecutor and should be dismissed. But Sullivan now wants the full 11-judge circuit court of appeals to step in, according to his filing Thursday.
"The panel's decision threatens to turn ordinary judicial process upside down. It is the district court's job to consider and rule on pending motions, even ones that seem straightforward," Sullivan wrote to the DC Circuit on Thursday.
Sullivan's latest request, if granted by the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals, again positions the judge as opposite the Trump administration -- a situation that President Donald Trump has embraced as he's focused on attacking the Russia investigation and longtime judges, as well as nominating his own, as part of his reelection bid.
Rehearings of cases are rare in the powerful Washington-based appeals court. The appeals court has not yet responded.
Sullivan's request on Thursday may add another round in court to what's become an unusual and deeply political case -- one of the most significant prosecutions of a Trump adviser in recent months.
The case has become a major debate over the power of the courts as well as a conduit for President Donald Trump and his supporters to criticize the Russia investigation and for many in the legal industry to question the motives of Attorney General William Barr.
Sullivan previously argued that he has the right to scrutinize the Justice Department's request to drop the case and has considered whether he could even sentence Flynn over their objections. He also has pointed to several unresolved issues in the trial court proceedings, and asked whether he could punish Flynn for claiming under oath he was both innocent and guilty.
Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts but has since disavowed his plea. The Justice Department abandoned the case in May, saying Flynn never should have been investigated, but the case has been tied up in legal limbo the past several weeks.
Another stunning turn
Sullivan had planned to hold a hearing in July on the Justice Department's request to dismiss the case. He paused that schedule after the appeals court ruled against him last month.
The Flynn case has taken several stunning turns since Flynn first pleaded guilty in December 2017, becoming a key early cooperator against the President in the Mueller investigation.
Former prosecutors have widely condemned the Justice Department dropping the case, saying the about-face was intended to boost the President in an election year.
Flynn's supporters and Trump have grasped onto the recent developments to claim Flynn was unfairly targeted by Obama-era administration officials and mishandled by prosecutors in the special counsel's office and his lawyers who cut his plea deal with Mueller.
The Justice Department has defended the prosecutors' work, while continuing to hand internal FBI documents to Flynn's team even as recently as this week.
If the case is revived, it would keep Flynn in the spotlight, and is one of several ongoing major cases that pits the executive branch's power against another branch of government.
Because it raises questions about the judicial branch's power over the executive branch, the case could ultimately head to the Supreme Court -- and that may keep Flynn's fate unresolved until after the presidential election. If he were to be sentenced, Flynn likely faces zero to six months in prison.
While the two appellate judges who ruled in favor of Flynn last month were appointed by Republican presidents, the DC Circuit has a majority of Democratic-appointed judges.
This story has been updated with additional background.


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Q: Not able to connect to AWS through aws-sdk node js I am new to AWS SDK and trying to follow the documents there. https://aws.amazon.com/developers/getting-started/nodejs/ I am trying to create a bucket and upload some text file there. But I am getting the below mentioned error.
{ Error: connect ETIMEDOUT 52.216.206.51:443
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1104:14)
  message: 'connect ETIMEDOUT 52.216.206.51:443',
  errno: 'ETIMEDOUT',
  code: 'NetworkingError',
  syscall: 'connect',
  address: '52.216.206.51',
  port: 443,
  region: 'us-east-1',
  hostname:
   'node-sdk-sample-c58bc12a-70be-4578-9c18-1c815962653b.s3.amazonaws.com',
  retryable: true,
  time: 20
I have tried giving credential in credential file under userid/.aws/credentials
[default]
aws_access_key_id = my cred...
aws_secret_access_key = my cred....

Also I have tried giving the credential in the code itself
AWS.config.update({accessKeyId: 'my cred', secretAccessKey: 'my secret key', region: 'us-east-1'});

`// Load the SDK and UUID
var AWS = require('aws-sdk');
var uuid = require('node-uuid');
AWS.config.update({accessKeyId: '......', secretAccessKey: '.....', region: 'us-east-1'});

var s3 = new AWS.S3();
var bucketName = 'node-sdk-sample-' + uuid.v4();
var keyName = 'hello_world.txt';
s3.createBucket({Bucket: bucketName}, function() {
  var params = {Bucket: bucketName, Key: keyName, Body: 'Hello World!'};
  s3.putObject(params, function(err, data) {
    if (err)
      console.log(err)
    else
      console.log("Successfully uploaded data to " + bucketName + "/" + keyName);
  });
});`

A: I am able to resolve this issue. The issue was related to proxy. I was trying to access this from behind a firewall. After configuring the proxy setting, I am able to connect to AWS.
var proxy = require('proxy-agent');
AWS.config.update({ httpOptions: { agent: proxy('ur proxy url') } });

A: const AWS = require('aws-sdk'); //require aws sdk library

var params = {
Bucket: awsBucketName,
Key: path + fileName,
Body: value.data
};

//s3 upload start
s3bucket.upload(params, (err, data) => {
if (err) {
  return reject(err);
}
return resolve(data.key);
});

//get signed url for downloading the uploaded file
const url = await s3bucket.getSignedUrl('getObject', {
  Bucket: awsBucketName,
  Key: key,
  Expires: 60*3
});


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