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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using FluentAssertions;
using Nest;
using Tests.Framework;
using Tests.Framework.Integration;
using Tests.Framework.MockData;
using static Nest.Static;
using static Tests.Framework.RoundTripper;

namespace Tests.Aggregations.Bucket.DateHistogram
{
	/**
	 * A multi-bucket aggregation similar to the histogram except it can only be applied on date values.
	 * From a functionality perspective, this histogram supports the same features as the normal histogram.
	 * The main difference is that the interval can be specified by date/time expressions.
	 *
	 * Be sure to read the elasticsearch documentation {ref}/search-aggregations-bucket-datehistogram-aggregation.html[on this subject here]
	*/
	public class DateHistogramAggregationUsageTests : AggregationUsageTestBase
	{
		public DateHistogramAggregationUsageTests(ReadOnlyCluster i, EndpointUsage usage) : base(i, usage) { }

		protected override object ExpectJson => new
		{
			aggs = new
			{
				projects_started_per_month = new
				{
					date_histogram = new
					{
						field = "startedOn",
						interval = "month",
						min_doc_count = 2,
						order = new { _count = "asc" },
						extended_bounds = new
						{
							min = FixedDate.AddYears(-1),
							max = FixedDate.AddYears(1)
						},
						missing = FixedDate
					},
					aggs = new
					{
						project_tags = new { terms = new { field = "tags" } }
					}
				}
			}
		};

		protected override Func<SearchDescriptor<Project>, ISearchRequest> Fluent => s => s
			.Aggregations(aggs => aggs
				.DateHistogram("projects_started_per_month", date => date
					.Field(p => p.StartedOn)
					.Interval(DateInterval.Month)
					.MinimumDocumentCount(2)
					.ExtendedBounds(FixedDate.AddYears(-1), FixedDate.AddYears(1))
					.Order(HistogramOrder.CountAscending)
					.Missing(FixedDate)
					.Aggregations(childAggs => childAggs
						.Terms("project_tags", avg => avg.Field(p => p.Tags))
					)
				)
			);

		protected override SearchRequest<Project> Initializer =>
			new SearchRequest<Project>
			{
				Aggregations = new DateHistogramAggregation("projects_started_per_month")
				{
					Field = Field<Project>(p => p.StartedOn),
					Interval = DateInterval.Month,
					MinimumDocumentCount = 2,
					ExtendedBounds = new ExtendedBounds<DateTime>
					{
						Minimum = FixedDate.AddYears(-1),
						Maximum = FixedDate.AddYears(1),
					},
					Order = HistogramOrder.CountAscending,
					Missing = FixedDate,
					Aggregations =
						new TermsAggregation("project_tags") { Field = Field<Project>(p => p.Tags) }
				}
			};

		protected override void ExpectResponse(ISearchResponse<Project> response)
		{
			response.IsValid.Should().BeTrue();

			/**
			* Using the `.Agg` aggregation helper we can fetch our aggregation results easily
			* in the correct type. [Be sure to read more about `.Agg` vs `.Aggregations` on the response here]()
			*/
			var dateHistogram = response.Aggs.DateHistogram("projects_started_per_month");
			dateHistogram.Should().NotBeNull();
			dateHistogram.Items.Should().NotBeNull();
			dateHistogram.Items.Count.Should().BeGreaterThan(10);
			foreach (var item in dateHistogram.Items)
			{
				item.Date.Should().NotBe(default(DateTime));
				item.DocCount.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
			}
		}
	}
}


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So Square Enix, you're doing PS2 classics after all? How's about these five?
Dragon Quest/Drakengard/Final Fantasy/Itadaki Street/list/Opinion/Soul Reaver/Square Enix/top 5
So, Square Enix, it looks like you're doing the whole PS2 classics thing after all. Deus Ex was a nice touch, and easily the best PS2 game available on the PSN so far.
Fingers crossed they don't stop there. Especially with Eidos, Square Enix has an incredible PS2 library. While we know some games are getting the HD remake treatment instead (hi Final Fantasy X), there's a lot of games that are not likely to. And so here's some Square Enix games that we would love to see hit the PSN service as PS2 classics.
Drakengard/ Drakengard 2
Ah Cavia, RIP, you left us before you could really shine. Well, actually they did shine, but the point is the company shut up shop after Nier and that's a tragedy. Before Nier was an awesome mix of Dynasty Warriors and breathing fire on entire armies as a dragon. Drakengard was a unique and hugely entertaining action RPG. Unfortunately it looked terrible and a few minor control issues kept it back from being a critical classic.
Still, it was successful enough to see a sequel, which was generally an improvement. As one of the least well known but most enjoyable Square Enix franchises, we're not likely to see another one with the creators long gone, but it would be good to play through the classics again.
Final Fantasy X-2 & XII
It seems unlikely that Square Enix will do HD remakes for its "lesser" two Final Fantasy PS2 outings, which is a pity because they're actually good games. FFXII, which is my personal favourite game in the series, is a spectacular epic with interesting characters (especially Princess Ashe), and X-2 was a fun and lighthearted turn for the series.
Both games deserve HD remakes (Rikku in a HD bikini? Sure thing!), but if that's not to be then at least give us the chance to play the games again. It'd be easy money Square Enix, c'mon, you know you want to!
Dragon Quest VIII was really, really hard to find in Australia when it was released. Until the series hit mainstream success on the DS, it was a very niche series indeed. As such I've never had the opportunity to play it. I know it's good, though, because it was developed by Level-5, and they don't really make bad games.
The art style has helped keep the game very relevant, too. While some of the other PS2 games are really starting to show their age, Dragon Quest VIII has a bright, cheerful and happy style that is as pleasing on the eyes now as it was back then.
Dragon Quest & Itadaki Street Special
How's about a bit of an import title, too? While this was never released in English, the name might be a little familiar – Dragon Quest is a franchise everyone knows, but Itadaki Street might be better known as Fortune Street – yep, that awesome Wii board game that Nintendo helped out with this time.
For those of us with an understanding of Japanese, going back and playing some of the earlier games in the series is a lot of fun. Dice De Chocobo on the PSOne is one example of Square Enix already doing this, so let's see this one released too.
Soul Reaver 2
The final game on our little list is the game that many would consider the highlight of a much under-appreciated horror/ action series. Soul Reaver 2 was making vampires cool before Twilight and the like could taint them.
Dark and brooding, Soul Reaver 2 had a few little issues (not least of which being how short it is), but the core soul of the game was there. Raziel was doing the light/ heavy combo attack deal that has since become standard, and the combat was largely satisfying. It's also a game that has held up remarkably well in the years since in terms of presentation.
So what classic PS2 Square Enix/ Eidos games would you like to see released for download on the PSN? Let us know in the comments below!
Vampiric says:
dragon quest is still niche
Matt S says:
Do you think so? I thought it got a pretty good push through Nintendo with the DS game, IX.
It's definitely not as popular as in Japan, but I think it's finally up there as a premier JRPG franchise in Australia, at least.
Dragon quest will always be niche in the US……….the only difference is more titles are being localized which is a good thing
Fair enough! 🙂
Anne Lee says:
Thanks for the Drakengard love! :3
I honestly think there's a good chance of that one happening. SE's not going to HD it, and Cavia's a dead company. So it's literally free money for SE.
Jonathan Stoffregen says:
yes somebody other then me remembers drakengaurd 1/2 🙂 thats actually one of the only games i want on the PS store that and TY
Mitchell Brown says:
12 is one of the better FFs all it really needed was a better main character. Make Balthier the main character and it would be considered one of the best FFs.
The world of Ivalice is the best world they have built, it should be their focus more often. FFXIV should have been set in Ivalice, during any time period really, they have all Tactics jobs to pull from, the original summons and the revamped ones from XII. It would make a stellar remake, or HD remaster even.
I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but that definitely makes sense! Then make it playable on the Vita and I'll be a happy camper
other than that i hope you know square will never put those japanese games up
On the basis of what? SE has put up some Japanese PSOne games (Chocobo Dungeon, Dice De Chocobo, Chocobo Stalion, Chocobo Racing) on the Japanese PSN.
on the basis of them having no interest in doing anything else
and 5 games out of a huge pool isnt exactly telling
Chalgyr says:
It's interesting, but while I was playing FF XIII-2 yesterday, I found myself wondering: Since they are doing an HD remake of FF X – why don't they include a remake of X-2? Of course, there's less profit to be had that way, but it really would make sense to ship the two titles together – it's not like it wouldn't fit on a single blu-ray disc, and while I always thought X was the better of the two by quite a bit, I would find the inclusion of X-2 very welcome as well.
Yeah, I would have thought once SE has the HD assets for the X remake, it would have been relatively easy to make a "Final Fantasy HD Collection" and throw X-2 in there as well.
I agree on both points – I enjoyed Ivalice and thought Balthier was a much more entertaining character than really the rest of the cast.
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Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions, Medical Observation and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations
as at 22 Jan 2021
3 Superintendent
4 Medical examination
5 Detoxication
6 No medication to be taken during medical examination or observation or period of detoxication
7 No visitors during medical examination or observation or period of detoxication
8 Examination of suspected drug addicts and inmates for infectious diseases
9 Confidentiality in handling of suspected drug addicts and inmates with AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease
10 Finger impressions of suspected drug addicts and inmates
11 Review Committee
12 Employment and rehabilitation of inmate
13 Leave to return to residence or designated place
14 Inmate to pay for food
14A Inmate to pay for goods and services
15 Supervision officers
16 Application of regulation 15 to certain persons subjected to military law
Current version as at 22 Jan 2021
Misuse of Drugs Act
(CHAPTER 185, Section 44)
G.N. No. S 168/1976
(1st July 1999)
[20th August 1976]
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Approved Institutions, Medical Observation and Treatment and Rehabilitation) Regulations.
[S 522/2019 wef 01/08/2019]
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
"inmate" means a drug addict or abuser who is an inmate of an approved institution;
"medical officer" means a registered medical practitioner who is for the time being appointed by the Commissioner of Prisons to perform the functions of a medical officer under these Regulations;
"supervision officer" means any person appointed by the Minister under regulation 15;
"suspected drug addict" means a person who is ordered by the Director under section 34(1) of the Act to be committed to an approved institution.
3.—(1) Subject to any directions of the Minister, an approved institution shall be under the general charge and supervision of a Superintendent.
(2) The Superintendent of an approved institution —
(a) is responsible for the control, discipline and occupation of the suspected drug addicts and inmates of the approved institution; and
(b) may issue general orders which must be observed by the suspected drug addicts and inmates of the approved institution.
4. Every suspected drug addict and inmate shall, upon admission to an approved institution, be examined by a medical officer as soon as possible.
5.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), every inmate must, upon completion of the inmate's medical examination, undergo a period of detoxication.
(2) An inmate must not be subjected to detoxication if the inmate is certified by a medical officer to be medically unfit to do so.
(3) However, the inmate mentioned in paragraph (2) must undergo a period of detoxication as soon as the inmate is found fit to do so by a medical officer.
(4) The period of detoxication mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (3) must not exceed 7 days.
(5) The Minister may for special reasons exempt any inmate from undergoing detoxication.
No medication to be taken during medical examination or observation or period of detoxication
6.—(1) A suspected drug addict must not take any medication during the period of the suspected drug addict's medical examination or observation unless, in the opinion of a medical officer, it is necessary to do so.
(2) An inmate must not take any medication during the period of detoxication mentioned in regulation 5(1) and (3) unless, in the opinion of a medical officer, it is necessary to do so.
No visitors during medical examination or observation or period of detoxication
7. No person is allowed to visit —
(a) a suspected drug addict during the suspected drug addict's medical examination or observation; or
(b) an inmate during the inmate's period of detoxication mentioned in regulation 5(1) and (3).
Examination of suspected drug addicts and inmates for infectious diseases
8.—(1) The Commissioner of Prisons or the person appointed under section 36(1)(b) of the Act may, at any time, require any suspected drug addict or inmate of an approved institution to undergo a medical examination by a medical officer for the purpose of ascertaining whether the suspected drug addict or inmate is suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease.
(2) Where a suspected drug addict or an inmate refuses to undergo the medical examination mentioned in paragraph (1) or refuses to provide any sample necessary for the purpose of such examination, the medical officer conducting the medical examination must immediately give a written notification to the Superintendent of the approved institution.
(3) The Superintendent of the approved institution may, upon receiving the written notification mentioned in paragraph (2), direct —
(a) that the suspected drug addict be separated from other suspected drug addicts and inmates until such time when the suspected drug addict undergoes the medical examination mentioned in paragraph (1); or
(b) that the inmate be separated from other suspected drug addicts and inmates until such time when the inmate undergoes the medical examination mentioned in paragraph (1).
(4) Where a suspected drug addict or an inmate of an approved institution has been ascertained to be suffering from, or is a carrier of, any infectious disease under this regulation, the medical officer must immediately give a written report to the Superintendent of the approved institution.
(5) The Superintendent of the approved institution must, upon receiving the written report mentioned in paragraph (4), direct —
(a) that the suspected drug addict be separated from other suspected drug addicts and inmates until a medical officer certifies that the suspected drug addict is free from infection or the risk of spreading the infectious disease to other persons is eliminated; or
(b) that the inmate be separated from other suspected drug addicts and inmates until a medical officer certifies that the inmate is free from infection or the risk of spreading the infectious disease to other persons is eliminated.
(6) In this regulation, "infectious disease" means any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137) and includes any other disease —
(a) that is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro-organism or any agent of disease;
(b) that is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and
(c) that the medical officer has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease.
Confidentiality in handling of suspected drug addicts and inmates with AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease
9. Where, in consequence of any action taken under regulation 8, any person is aware or has reasonable grounds for believing that a suspected drug addict or an inmate (each called in this regulation the relevant person) has Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or is infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or is suffering from a sexually transmitted disease or is a carrier of that disease, the person shall not disclose any information which may identify the relevant person except —
(a) with the consent of the relevant person;
(b) in accordance with regulation 8;
(c) when ordered to do so by a court;
(d) to any person who is treating, caring or handling the relevant person;
(e) to the victim of a sexual assault by the relevant person; or
(f) where such disclosure is allowed under section 25 of the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137).
Finger impressions of suspected drug addicts and inmates
10.—(1) A suspected drug addict or an inmate of an approved institution commits an offence if —
(a) he is requested by the Superintendent of the approved institution, or a person authorised by the Superintendent, to give his finger impressions to the Superintendent or authorised person for the purpose of identification and record; and
(b) he intentionally does not allow the Superintendent, or a person authorised by the Superintendent, to take his finger impressions despite the request.
(2) The Superintendent, or a person authorised by the Superintendent, may, in the performance of his duty or in accordance with the law, give any finger impression taken under paragraph (1) from a suspected drug addict or an inmate, or any copy thereof, to a police officer.
(3) When the Director revokes —
(a) an order under section 34(1) of the Act under which a suspected drug addict was committed to an approved institution; or
(b) an order under section 34(2)(b) of the Act under which an inmate was admitted to an approved institution,
the Superintendent of the approved institution must, as soon as practicable, cause the finger impressions taken from that suspected drug addict or inmate (as the case may be), and all copies thereof, to be destroyed.
(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
Review Committee
11. The Review Committee of an approved institution shall consider or review the case of every inmate on his suitability for employment, participation in any educational or occupational training programmes or any activity as part of his treatment and rehabilitation, and shall make its recommendations to the Superintendent of an approved institution accordingly.
Employment and rehabilitation of inmate
12.—(1) The Superintendent of an approved institution may, on the recommendation of the Review Committee of an approved institution, grant an inmate leave for any one or both of the following purposes:
(a) to be employed outside of the approved institution by such employer as the Superintendent may specify;
(b) to participate (whether or not on the application of the inmate) outside the approved institution as part of the treatment and rehabilitation of the inmate, in such educational or occupational training programme or such activity as the Superintendent may specify.
(2) An inmate who has been granted leave under paragraph (1) shall —
(a) not leave the approved institution without the approval of the officer on duty;
(b) not be absent, without good cause, from his work with the employer, or from such programme or activity, as is specified by the Superintendent under paragraph (1);
(c) return to the approved institution and report to the officer on duty immediately after completing his work, programme or activity for the day or, in any case where he has been granted leave under regulation 13 to return to his place of residence or a designated place, return to his place of residence or that designated place;
(d) provide a specimen of his urine for urine test at such times as may be required by the officer on duty;
(e) not consume, or have in his possession, any drug;
(f) not commit any act of gross misconduct or insubordination;
(g) maintain a functioning digital mobile telephone with Internet access; and
(h) allow an order mentioned in paragraph (3) to be served on him by a message transmitted to an electronic address represented by a mobile telephone number specified by the inmate, and using a messaging system specified by the Superintendent.
(3) The Superintendent may, at any time, by order in writing served on an inmate who has been granted leave under paragraph (1), amend, vary or add to any of the conditions in paragraph (2).
(4) The Superintendent may cancel the leave granted to an inmate under paragraph (1) if the Superintendent is satisfied that the inmate has —
(a) contravened or failed to comply with —
(i) any of the conditions in paragraph (2); or
(ii) any amended or varied condition or any additional condition in paragraph (3); or
(b) for any reason ceased to be so employed under paragraph (1)(a) or to be a participant in any programme or activity under paragraph (1)(b).
(5) Any inmate who fails to return to the approved institution after the leave granted to him has been cancelled under paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(6) In this regulation —
"messaging system" means any information system that enables the transmission through the Internet or a mobile telephone network of text messages or any image;
"officer" means the Superintendent of an approved institution or any rehabilitation or custodial officer of the institution.
Leave to return to residence or designated place
13.—(1) An inmate, whether or not he has also been granted leave under regulation 12 to be employed or to participate in any programme or activity, may be granted leave by the Superintendent of an approved institution or by any rehabilitation officer authorised by the Superintendent to return to his place of residence or to any other place designated by the Superintendent or the authorised rehabilitation officer at such times as the Superintendent or authorised rehabilitation officer thinks fit and subject to the following conditions:
(a) to remain within doors at his place of residence or at such other designated place between such times as may be specified by the Superintendent or the authorised rehabilitation officer;
(b) to wear at all times on such part of his body as specified by the Superintendent or the authorised rehabilitation officer such electronic transmitting device as may be issued by the Superintendent or the authorised rehabilitation officer;
(c) to allow the Superintendent or any person authorised by the Superintendent to enter at any time his place of residence or at such other designated place to install, inspect, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;
(d) to allow a telephone line at his place of residence or at such other place designated by the Superintendent or an authorised rehabilitation officer to be connected to an electronic monitoring device and to ensure that there is no call waiting or call transfer facility attached to the telephone line and that the telephone line is not connected to any cordless telephone, telephone answering machine, parallel telephone line, modulator-demodulator unit or any other equipment which may interfere with the proper functioning of the electronic monitoring device;
(e) not to disconnect, remove, damage, tamper with or lose the electronic transmitting device issued to him or the electronic monitoring device installed at his place of residence or at such other designated place or the telephone line connected to the electronic monitoring device;
(f) to inform forthwith the Superintendent or any authorised rehabilitation officer of any malfunction, damage or loss to the electronic transmitting device or the electronic monitoring device;
(g) to respond promptly to any telephone call from the centre set up to monitor inmates who have been issued with the electronic transmitting device;
(ga) to maintain a functioning digital mobile telephone with Internet access;
(gb) to allow an order mentioned in paragraph (1A) to be served on him by a message transmitted to an electronic address represented by a mobile telephone number specified by the inmate, and using a messaging system specified by the Superintendent;
(h) to comply with such other conditions as the Superintendent or the authorised rehabilitation officer may impose.
(1A) The Superintendent may, at any time, by order in writing served on the inmate who has been granted leave under paragraph (1) —
(a) amend, vary or add to any of the conditions in paragraph (1); or
(b) exempt the inmate from any of the conditions in paragraph (1).
(2) If the Superintendent or, in his absence, the authorised rehabilitation or custodial officer is satisfied that an inmate has contravened or failed to comply with any of the conditions imposed under paragraph (1), he may cancel any leave granted to the inmate under this regulation.
(3) In this regulation, "messaging system" has the meaning given by regulation 12(6).
Inmate to pay for food
14.—(1) The Superintendent of an approved institution may require an inmate who is in receipt of any remuneration to pay for the food he consumes at the approved institution.
(2) The rate of payment for the food consumed shall be determined by the Superintendent from time to time.
Inmate to pay for goods and services
14A. An inmate who has been granted leave under regulation 12 to be employed or to participate in any programme or activity, or under regulation 13 to return to his place of residence or a designated place, or such leave under regulations 12 and 13, shall bear —
(a) the cost of his meals outside the approved institution while leave is so granted;
(b) the cost of his transport between any of the following places:
(i) the approved institution;
(ii) the place of employment;
(iii) the place where the programme or activity is carried out;
(iv) the inmate's place of residence; and
(v) the designated place;
(c) in a case where leave has been granted under regulation 12(1)(b) for the inmate to participate in a programme or activity which the inmate has applied for, the cost of such programme or activity; and
(d) any other cost incurred by the inmate outside the approved institution while leave is so granted.
Supervision officers
15.—(1) The Minister may appoint supervision officers for the purposes of this regulation.
(2) The Director or any other officer authorised by the Minister may make an order directing a person who has been discharged from an approved institution or who has been convicted of an offence under section 8(b), 31(2) or (2A) or 31A(2) or (2A) of the Act to report to a supervision officer for the purpose of supervision for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as the Director or officer authorised by the Minister considers necessary.
(3) A person in respect of whom a supervision order has been made under paragraph (2) or section 34(2)(a) of the Act shall, during the period he is subject to supervision, observe the following requirements:
(a) report to the supervision officer at such times and places as may be directed by the supervision officer;
(b) allow the supervision officer to visit his place of residence or such other place designated by the supervision officer;
(c) immediately notify the supervision officer of any change in his place of residence;
(d) not to leave Singapore without the approval of the supervision officer;
(e) immediately notify the supervision officer of any change in his employment;
(f) present himself at such times and places to provide a specimen of his urine for urine test, or specimens of his hair for a hair test, or both, as may be required by the supervision officer;
(g) not to be found in any place as may be specified by the supervision officer or in the company of any person who is subject to supervision under the Act, the Misuse of Drugs (Community Rehabilitation Centres) Regulations 2014 (G.N. No. S 311/2014) or these Regulations;
(h) not to have in his possession any controlled drug;
(i) not to smoke, administer to himself or otherwise consume any controlled drug; and
(j) furnish to the supervision officer 2 passport size photographs of himself in accordance with any direction given by the supervision officer.
(4) The Director or any officer authorised by the Minister under paragraph (2) may by order in writing exempt any person against whom a supervision order is in force from all or any of the requirements specified in paragraph (3).
(5) The supervision officer may, in addition to the requirements under paragraph (3), require a person in respect of whom a supervision order is in force to observe any of the following requirements:
(a) present himself for counselling to such persons as may be directed by the supervision officer, and at such times and places as may be specified by the supervision officer or those persons;
(b) present himself for any medication at such times and places and to such persons as may be directed by the supervision officer;
(c) remain within doors at his place of residence or at such other place designated by the supervision officer between such hours as may be specified by the supervision officer;
(d) wear at all times on such part of his body as specified by the supervision officer such electronic transmitting device as may be issued by the supervision officer;
(e) allow any person authorised by the supervision officer to enter at any time his place of residence or such other place designated by the supervision officer to install, inspect, maintain, repair or retrieve any electronic monitoring device;
(f) allow a telephone line at his place of residence or at such other place designated by the supervision officer to be connected to an electronic monitoring device and ensure that there is no call waiting or call transfer facility attached to the telephone line and that the telephone line is not connected to any cordless telephone, telephone answering machine, parallel telephone line, modulator-demodulator unit or any other equipment which may interfere with the proper functioning of the electronic monitoring device;
(g) not to disconnect, remove, damage, tamper with or lose the electronic transmitting device issued to him or the electronic monitoring device installed at his place of residence or at such other designated place or the telephone line connected to the electronic monitoring device;
(h) inform the supervision officer immediately of any malfunction, damage or loss to the electronic transmitting device or the electronic monitoring device;
(i) respond promptly to any telephone call from the centre set up to monitor persons who have been issued with the electronic transmitting device; and
(j) comply with such other conditions as the supervision officer may impose.
(6) Without prejudice to the continuance of any supervision order in force against him, any person subject to such an order who contravenes or fails to comply with —
(a) paragraph (3)(a) or (f) or a requirement imposed on him under paragraph (5)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (g) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both; and
(b) paragraph (3)(b), (c), (d), (e), (g) or (j) or a requirement imposed on him under paragraph (5)(e), (f), (h), (i) or (j) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(7) Where a person against whom a supervision order is in force has contravened or failed to comply with paragraph (3)(a), (f), (h) or (i) or a requirement imposed on him under paragraph (5)(a), (b) or (c), the Director may, if having regard to the circumstances of the case he considers it desirable to do so, by order extend the period of supervision of that person for a further period not exceeding 2 years.
Application of regulation 15 to certain persons subjected to military law
16.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), regulation 15 shall apply to any person who has been discharged from a military detention barrack to which he was committed for drug treatment and rehabilitation or for an offence under section 34 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295) while being subject to military law as it applies to a person who has been discharged from an approved institution.
(2) Where any person to whom paragraph (1) applies continues to be subject to military law after being discharged from a military detention barrack, a supervision order may take effect from the date he ceases to be subject to military law.
(3) The procurement of urine specimens and the conduct of urine tests of persons to whom paragraph (1) applies shall, while such persons are subject to military law, be carried out in accordance with regulations made under the Act or the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295) for that purpose as they apply to urine specimens procured under a lawful order.
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Q: SwiftUI: Redraw after passing dynamic data to content view I have something like below, except I have additional dynamic gestures within "ChildContentView."
How would I force a child view to redraw/reload?  Currently, any dynamic content draws once and does not reload.  All content is essentially static.
Update:
Needed to use let content: () -> Content instead of @State var content: () -> Content.
// ChildContentView
struct ChildContentView<Content: View>: View {
    @State var content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let dragGesture = DragGesture()...

        return Group {
            self.content()
        }.gesture(dragGesture)
    }
}

// ContentView
...
@State var changingList: [FooItem] = [] <-- This is dynamically changed.  Not reflected in this code snippet.

var body: some View {
    ZStack {
        ChildContentView {
            List(changingList) { item in
                print("\(item)")
            }
        }
    }
}
...

A: Your trouble is the State property wrapper
struct ChildContentView<Content: View>: View {

@State var content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let dragGesture = DragGesture()...

        return Group {
            self.content()
        }.gesture(dragGesture)
    }
}

It makes the content "static" (actually you did it :-))
Let see and try this example (copy - paste - run in your simulator)
import SwiftUI
struct Child<Content: View>: View {
    var content: () -> Content
    var body: some View {
        content()
    }
}

struct Item: Identifiable {
    let txt: String
    let id = UUID()
}

struct ContentView: View {
    @State var items = [Item(txt: "Alfa"), Item(txt: "Beta")]
    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            Child {
                List(self.items) { (item) in
                    Text(item.txt)
                }
            }
            Button(action: {
                self.items.append(contentsOf: [Item(txt: "game"), Item(txt: "Delta")])
            }) {
                Text("Tap me to change items").padding().padding(.vertical, 50).background(Color.yellow)
            }
        }
    }
}

struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        ContentView()
    }
}

A: Ensure that an item in the list modifies it's id value when the content changes. Essentially hash the visual content to create a unique value per visual state.
e.g
struct FooItem: Identifiable {
  var id: UUID = UUID()
  var text: String = ""

  var visualID: String {
    return id.uuidString
      + "\(text.hashValue)"
  }

}

Im guessing that the internal ZStack caching doesn't recognise that the object has changed when the id doesn't change.
So using a ForEach as that's what I've got in my code ( but List has id also )...
var body: some View {
    ZStack {
      ForEach(self.changingList, id: \.visualID) { item in
        SomeView(item: item)
          .onTapGesture {
            //blah blah
        }
      }
    }
}

I beat my head on this exact issue for days until working it out.

A: I am one month in to SwiftUI, so I don't fully understand why this works.  However, setting the variable as a constant "let" passes the view content directly with updates.
Change from:
struct ChildContentView<Content: View>: View {
    @State var content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let dragGesture = DragGesture()...

        return Group {
            self.content()
        }.gesture(dragGesture)
    }
}

to this:
struct ChildContentView<Content: View>: View {
    let content: () -> Content

    var body: some View {
        let dragGesture = DragGesture()...

        return Group {
            self.content()
        }.gesture(dragGesture)
    }
}

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Is Multiculturalism Bad For Women Sociology Essay
✅ Paper Type: Free Essay ✅ Subject: Sociology
There are many books, articles, academic and non academic papers have been written concerning Multiculturalism and its impact on Western and non-Western societies, religious or cultural groups. The aim of this critical review is to examine, give description, comparing and contrasting, conducting analysis and evaluation of two different articles that discuses the same theme of Multiculturalism. Both articles are written by feminist's writers who argue the issues relating to gender and especially women.
Description of two articles
This article is written by Susan Moller Okin a feminist writer who argues that policy makers, defenders and advocates of multiculturalism in liberal and democratic countries, have not shown justice and fairness when it comes to the issue of gender especially women. She also argues about the issues of immigrants and raises the question that is why the immigrants, minority groups and indigenous people failed to be part of the majority cultures in Western Countries. Women were the most groups who felt that they were controlled by men in many aspects of life; therefore, the assimilation of women in Western cultures caused huge controversy in the field of multiculturalism.
This article is written by Mandy McKerl, another feminist writer who argues that women who come from different background, cultures, minority groups and live in multiculturalism societies, lack self-esteem and self respect due to the pressure from the their own cultures and their own communities. She presents her arguments based on the status of these women in contemporary societies in which they encounter discrimination, prejudice, sexism, injustice and lack of opportunities. She also criticizes multiculturalism in Western liberal democracy societies in which freedom, social justice, social equality and political representation are terms made by certain establishment to serve only the male dominant and ignore women rights, freedom, and social justice. Again the emphases here are on women who belong to ethnic minorities and Muslim women in particular.
Comparison of the two articles
Similarities: The title of both articles indicates that there are similarities in the arguments particularly from feminist point of views. Both writers illustrate the depth of the problem that women are subjected to issue of inequality and social justice in multiculturalism societies and liberal democratic states. They criticize the policy makers and the government institution in failing to address the issue concerning gender especially women and to recognize that there is a gap in certain laws which left women to become vulnerable to sex abuse, clitoridectomy, rape, polygamy, domestic violence, and killings. In addition, they present similar cases and examples from within Western multicultural societies where women and girls from different cultural background have been subjected to force marriages, children marriages, threat, and in some cases kidnapping. According to both writers, this unjustified behavior led to create negative impact on women and girls, and it also has created fierce tensions between the feminist ideologies and defender of multiculturalism in Western states.
Points of differences and contrast:
The author of article 1 presents her arguments concerning multiculturalism in a broader picture, although her main argument deals with issue of women rights that has been violated and ignored. In contrast to article 2, the author expands her arguments and engages in more details to identify the core of the problem that is hidden behind the mask of multiculturalism. Article 1, rarely diffuses discussion on cultural groups and its role in multiculturalism societies. In contrast to article 2, where the discussion is more energetic to explore with the reader that cultural groups has the upper hand in controlling the lives and freedom of women. There are other views and comments regarding the issue of multiculturalism by anthropologist in article 2, which could not be found in article 1.
Analysis and evaluation:
As the title of both articles suggest "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women"? Arguably this is the main issue in both of the readings. The authors are not seeking a Yes or No answer here, but to illustrate statement if the society acknowledge and believe in the rights of women or believe in multiculturalism and ignore the rights of women. The other issue that the articles wanted to concentrate on is that in Western countries, immigrants, Muslim women have been deprived from their essence legal protections and have been looked at as third-class citizens.
Both authors argue that because of the dogma of multiculturalism, women from ethnic background and different cultures are exposed to violence, sexism, polygamy, and violation of human rights. According to Wihtol de Wenden, "the French response to such practice as polygamy, excision, and headscarves has often taken the form of the imposition of unsuitable sanctions". She suggests that "such sanctions, far from helping migrant women, tend to isolate them further into a traditional world that deprives them from equal rights and equal opportunity". (Wihtol de Wenden, 1998, p. 140). One can argue that some Western countries believe that all these immigrants and women cherish one single homogenous culture; therefore, they all should follow it, missing the fact that this misunderstanding in homogenous culture, has resulted in permitting most men to use the name culture for their own advantages by beating, torturing, and disrespecting women and girls.
Arguably, both authors are discussing the same problem regarding the issues of multiculturalism, women, cultural groups, human rights, and policy makers in same directions, but apply different approaches. For example, article 1 states that some group rights can, in fact, endanger and humiliate women. She illustrates her claim by giving an example of French government's allowing few thousands of male immigrants from African colonized countries special permission to bring multiple wives into the country.
Ironically, the French laws do not permit polygamy and the wives' own severe rejection to the practice of polygamy, did not stop these men to marry multiple wives'. (Okin, 1999, p. 10). Okin strongly emphasizes that women should not be considered as disadvantaged because of their sex and should not be treated as sex object to pleasure men. Volpp states that "the assumption that women are by definition more oppressed in minority cultures can be traced to several theoretical base: the history of colonialism, depictions of the feminist subject, the limits of liberalism, and the use of binary logic". (Volpp, 2001, p. 1195). If this is the case, than Western countries should reject group rights that allow the practice of polygamy on the foundation that they are essential to minority cultures whose existence may otherwise be threatened. (Okin, 1999, p. 11).
Similar arguments can be found in article 2, in which Makerl highlights the issue of minority groups and their cultural rights of practices. She reflects and analysis the argument which is presented in article 1 from historical and political background and this method is important in raising the issue of multiculturalism and gender. She also illustrates opinions of multiculturalism from various thinkers, philosophers, and authors and comparatively weights them to separate facts from fiction. (Mckerl, 2007, p.192).
There is a sense of creating a notion of balance between feminism ideology and the defender of multiculturalism and in doing so; she is establishing a link of mutual debate to highlights and bring the issue of women that has been ignored for sometimes to the surface. In contrast to article 1, these type of analytical approaches and references to other authors are not present which makes her arguments less energetic.
The issues of women and multiculturalism have been addressed by other writers such as, Johann Hari, Judit Hell, Himani Bannerji, and Sarah Song. The article entitled "How multiculturalism is betraying women" by Johann Hari can be seen as a direct criticism of multiculturalism in liberal and Western societies. She demonstrates her arguments by presenting several cases of Muslim women who were subjected to violence, rape, discrimination, and have been treated as third-class citizens. (Hari, 2007). She writes in different style and more critical of social justice and inequality of human rights especially concerning women. Although, her writing may not be considered as an academic piece of work, but she engages extremely well in raising the issues of women especially in courts room. Arguably, there is a sense of resemblance in arguments between this work and the previous two articles despite the differences in approaches.
Another example of resemblances in arguments can be found in the report of Judit Hell "Women's Issue and Multiculturalism" in which the writer present her arguments about multiculturalism from feminist point of view to emphasis that there are many issues regarding women and girls needed to be addressed in both public and private sphere. (Hell, n.d.). Judit, like Okin concentrate in her discussion on the historical background to multiculturalism and elaborates on the gender issue, but this time on gender of male that use culture as an excuse to establish authorities upon women and to subordinate them.
In this respect, judit argues that multicultural societies are divided into two categories of societies, traditional societies and modern societies. She suggests that in Christian Europe the traditional societies were patriarchal by nature and male were the dominant figures, therefore the status of women was defined. The other ethnic communities groups, such as Jews, Gypsies and Muslims who arrived at later stage and settled in Christian Europe, once again male were the dominant figures in these groups. Comparing the patriarchal status in traditional societies to modern societies, the treatment of women by these dominant male from these ethnic groups were harsh and primitive. (Hell, n.d.).
Himani in her essay "A Question of Silence: Reflection on Violence Against Women in Communities of colour" raises issues concerning multiculturalism and women, but her style in this particular essay is completely different from Okin and Mckerl. She presents her writing in a form of a letter that is written to a friend in free verse style. She states "Breaking with scholarly protocols, I am writing this piece as a letter to you because what I want to say needs an embodied reader". ( Bannerji, 2000, p. 151). This piece of writing is dedicated to friends and in it the writer opens up her discussion addressing the violation of women rights with especial references to ethnic minorities' women in Canada. The piece is well structured and full of technical words, but easy to follow its main argument.
Sarah Song, is another feminist academic writer who highlights issues of multiculturalism and women in America. In her arguments, she presents case studies of several women from Hong Kong, China, India, and America who have been kidnapped and raped by men. She states that "not so long ago in the United States, unless there was obvious evidence of coercion, an American woman charging rape had to convince the court that she had resisted the defendant's advances "to the utmost". (Song, 2007, p.93). Because of the nature of the cases that she has presented, her style of writing is very descriptive and critical. Tradition and culture are the main themes that run throughout her arguments and seemingly it is critical rather than neutral.
In general, the above articles are written from feminist point of views and highlighted issues concerning multiculturalism and the status of women in the multicultural societies. The presentations of some arguments are convincing and straight to the point where social injustice and inequality of women were addressed throughout the articles. Article 2 in particular is more engaging and interesting because it involves depth arguments and involves the reader to make a decision for him/herself either to agree or disagree with the discussion that is presented. It is an intellectual article which contest political, religious, cultural, and gender issues that evolve around us to understand the core of the problems that we are facing in this multicultural societies.
Feminist writers have presented theories and ideologies of multiculturalism in different perspectives and argued that culture, tradition, religion, and politics play an important role in shaping and controlling women.
The interpretation of multiculturalism in itself could be ambiguous and cultural differences in certain parts of liberal societies are governed by dominant male and this will not help in empowering women.
The articles presented views and challenged the defender and agents of multiculturalism through presenting cases of abuse, sexism, discrimination, social injustice and challenged the policy makers that certain laws are bias and prejudice towards women.
Each article has its unique way in style and arguments despite the differences and similarities that embedded throughout the discussion. Each article had delivered the necessary message profoundly.
The debate and the tension between feminism and multiculturalism supporters has created a balance of understanding each other views to some extent although the division in arguments will continue in years to come.
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The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted Wednesday night to fire Click, an assistant professor of communication. She has the right to appeal her termination.
In a recently-surfaced video from an October protest, Melissa Click is seen shouting a profanity at police officers. Click is already suspended for her actions towards a student photojournalist in November.
The embattled professor, who is suspended from her job and undergoing an investigation by the university system's governing board, will complete 20 hours of community service with no jail time.
The Columbia City Prosecutor's Office has filed a third-degree assault charge against the professor who made national news for blocking a student photojournalist from covering a public protest.
The bill, which was filed in response to the University of Missouri protests, would require public college students in the state to take a course on the First Amendment.


Kentico has released version 7 of its ASP.NET based Web CMS. For those focused on the mobile customer experience, you'll be happy.
Kentico has been working to integrate its fledgling electronic marketing system, Kentico EMS, into its CMS platform, and now the entire system is ready for the cloud.
Kentico is trying to stay ahead of competitors by merging two powerful, but often underutilized systems. Content management and marketing, if used properly, are obviously key for many companies. But so often, organizations either don't take advantage of the systems or they don't take the time to learn about them in the first place.
Traditional CMSes have, of course, made things simpler on the content side, and now Kentico is positioned as a customer experience solution for those who need this kind of dynamic SaaS-based platform in a .NET environment.
Kentico's automated marketing system in v7 includes A/B testing for E-mail Marketing campaigns, integration with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+, SEO improvements, Salesforce.com and Data.com connectors and support chat.
Social media sites with posting and/or integration capability in Kentico 7.
Building mobile websites or even converting websites to look better on mobile devices is easier with v7. There are emulators that can show what a site will look like on iOS or Android devices, for example. Mobile detection and responsive behavior features are also included.
For admins, there's a new feature for accessing editing tools without going through the dashboard. Admins can log in to a website and use a simplified interface instead of the Kentico Desk (dashboard). This includes access to those admin tools from a mobile device; great for quick fixes away from the office. Additionally, there is a new visual workflow designer for adapting document options like conditions and timers with a drag-and-drop tool. No programming necessary.
Simplified editing tools for admins.
As a .NET based system, Kentico 7 has build in support for Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. If Windows 8, Windows Phone based smartphones and the so called Surface tablet ever take off, Kentico could see much wider adoption rates with this kind of adaptive technology. That's assuming a lot, but even if Microsoft's mobile arsenal underwhelms, Kentico 7 looks to be a fine option for building websites with Microsoft based development tools.


Terenure adorned their season with a wonderful all-action display against UCC in Lakelands Park. Scoring five tries with a 15-man performance of defence and attack in a squally windy conditions, Terenure were deserving winners by 33-19 in a game of pace, risk and excitement.
Visitors UCC contributed hugely to the quality of the encounter and the scoreboard scarcely reflected the quality, pace and skill of their display.
The Terenure pack were out-weighted and over-shadowed by the physical size of the UCC eight, but their fitness and technique never allowed the difference to matter during this wonderfully entertaining encounter. As an appetizer to the Munster / Leinster encounter later in the day, the game was an excellent advertisement for the quality of the Club game in the two Provinces. Watched by a crowd estimated at 1,200, the vast majority were loyal Terenure supporters who have had to wait for some years for a revival to their playing fortunes and a return to Division 1 of the Ulster Bank league.
UCC started with the wind behind them, unusually blowing up the pitch in Terenure. Despite a surfeit of possession for UCC within the Terenure 22, it was the hosts who opening the scoring from the boot of out-half Willie Staunton. Two tries following for Terenure, in each case the result of great team work and off-loading and support skills which would have graced many a game at a higher level. The loyal supporters also saw Terenure centre and captain Conor Gildea substituted with a shoulder injury and flanker James O'Neill yellow carded for an infringement in a ruck which prevented UCC maintaining their pacy attacks on the edge of the Terenure 22.
Winger Harry Moore was one of the stand-out players for Terenure and his defensive and attacking qualities contributed directly to Terenure's 3rd try just before half-time.
Irish Under 20's winger Darren Sweetman, the man with the Cork hurling heritage, lining out at full-back for the visitors threatened with several strong, counter-attacking, runs but the spirited and technically sound Terenure tackling kept him and his College teams-mates at bay until the half-time whistle.
The second half commenced with a 10 minutes attacking blitz from UCC but 14-man Terenure defended their line as if their lives depended on the outcome and they were rewarded by two tries in 3 minutes from breakaway efforts. The first was a penalty try when winger Moore was pulled back following a mazy run from 40 metres out through the UCC pack and a deft chip behind Sweetman. UCC also suffered the indignity of a Yellow Card for this incident.
Now back to full numbers, Terenure crowned their afternoon's work with a great try by out-half Willie Staunton, who with the ball in both hands, sold dummies left and right to bewilder the UCC defence and touchdown just to the right of the posts. His conversion brought the 60 minutes score to 33-0 for the home team. It also resulted in a gradual drift of some of the spectators into the vast marquee set beside the pitch, which had hosted 570 lunch guests in this rugby hotbed.
Terenure were heading upward and now certainly as Champions. Although UCC finished strongly with three tries and 19 points in the final 15 minutes, the result was clear and well deserved 33-19 to champions Terenure.
Nobody on the Terenure team and bench gave less than their all but on the day, O'Neill, Hamilton, O'Dwyer, Dunlop, Smyth, O'Loughlin and Staunton stood shoulder to shoulder with winger Harry Moore as the pick of the heros for the hosts. For UCC O'Connell, McCarthy, Gallagher and Ryan were constant threats in the forwards and Sean Og Murphy supplied a stream of quality ball to his skilful backline, where Horgan, Dennehy and Sweetman all looked capable at playing at a higher level.


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Alexandre Desplat Will Be Compose the Original Score for Greta Gerwig's Barbie
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Academy Award winner Alexandre Desplat will be composing the original and background score for Greta Gerwig's Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Barbie is scheduled to hit theaters on July 21, 2023.
Barbie is based on an eponymous fashion doll line by Mattel. The film is directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay with Noah Baumbach. The film also stars America Ferrera, Simu Liu as another Ken, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, and Kingsley Ben-Adir.
Alexandre Desplat will also score Rebecca Miller's 'She Came To Me' starring Anne Hathaway. The film is expected to be released next year.
Alexandre Desplat is a French film composer, he won two Academy Awards for the films The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water. he also won many awards. Desplat's work includes The Imitation Game, Moonrise Kingdom, Argo, Rise of the Guardians, Zero Dark Thirty, The Midnight Sky, Godzilla, Philomena, Unbroken, The Secret Life of Pets, Isle of Dogs, and The French Dispatch.
Barbie will hit theaters on July 21, 2023.
Source: Film Updates
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Der Wüstenlaufkäfer (Anthia thoracica) gehört zur Familie der Carabidae und zur Gattung der Anthia. Wie der Name schon andeutet, zählt der Wüstenlaufkäfer zu den flugunfähigen Käfern. Um Gefahren zu entgehen, verlässt er sich auf seine extreme Geschwindigkeit.

Beschreibung
Der Wüstenlaufkäfer ist ein schneller, nachtaktiver, räuberischer Jäger, der mit bürstenartig behaarten Füßen ausgestattet ist, die besonders für die Fortbewegung auf Sand geeignet sind. Im Gegensatz dazu sind die Flügeldecken miteinander verschmolzen und die membranen Flügel unter den Flügeldecken gänzlich verschwunden, was bedeutet, dass er flugunfähig ist. Die Flügeldecken haben eine dunkelbraune bis schwarze Färbung mit gelben Markierungen. Erwähnenswert ist seine chemische Hauptverteidigungswaffe. Fühlt der Wüstenlaufkäfer sich bedroht, dann versprüht er einen Strahl aus den Hinterleibsdrüsen, der eine Strecke von bis zu 35 cm zurücklegen kann. Der Strahl ist eine ätzende Chemikalie (z. B. Ameisensäure), die auf menschlicher Haut starke Schmerzen verursacht und ernsthafte Probleme bereitet, wenn die chemische Flüssigkeit in die Augen dringt. Die Substanz kann, wenn die Augen nicht sofort behandelt werden, zur vorübergehenden Erblindung führen. Eine weitere wehrhafte Waffe sind die starken, scharfen Mandibeln, die eine Länge bis zu 5 Millimeter aufweisen. Mit diesen Kiefern kann er bösartige Bisswunden hinzufügen. Der Wüstenlaufkäfer kann eine Länge von 5 bis 6 cm und ein Alter von bis zu 4 Jahren erreichen.

Verbreitung
Das Hauptverbreitungsgebiet des Wüstenlaufkäfers ist Südafrika, er bewohnt hauptsächlich die Steppen und Halbwüsten.

Nahrung
Der Wüstenlaufkäfer bevorzugt u. a. Insekten, wie Heuschrecken, Fliegenlarven und deren Eier. Er zählt zu den wichtigen Fleischverwertern in allen terrestrischen Ökosystemen.

Fortpflanzung
Die kräftigen Kieferklauen dienen nicht nur für Revier- und Rivalenkämpfe, sondern auch zum Festhalten des Weibchens während der Paarung. Zur Eiablage verkriecht sich das Weibchen in Ameisennester, wo sich auch die fleischfressenden Larven entwickeln. Sie ernähren sich hauptsächlich von Ameisen.

Literatur
 A. Schmidt: Experimentelle und freilandökologische Untersuchungen zu Aktivitätsrhythmik und mikroklimatischem Präferenzverhalten ausgewählter afrikanischer Laufkäferarten der Gattungen Anthia und Thermophilum (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Anthiini). In: Entomologische Zeitschrift. Band 26, Nr. 1/2, 2001, S. 53–84.

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Peoria, Ariz. – The Giants beat the Padres 6-4 tonight at Peoria Sports Complex. Giants' ace Tim Lincecum earned the win, tossing 4.0 innings with 4 strikeouts while allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 1 walk. Giants had 11 hits, but committed 4 errors in the field.


Before Captain America: The First Avenger hit theaters and helped kickstart the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel had much different ideas for Cap. Namely, a comedy. Before Iron Man became a hit, the original plan was for the Captain America movie to be funny, because they didn't know if audiences could take Cap seriously. The man they wanted to direct? Jon Favreau, the man who would eventually direct the first two Iron Man movies. These are just some of the facts packed into the latest episode of You Think You Know Movies, which heads back to WWII with Captain America: The First Avenger!
One of the most effective parts of Captain America is the visual effects they used to create "Skinny Steve", the scrawny looking Chris Evans for before Steve Rogers was injected with super serum and became Captain America. To create the effect, each scene had to be filmed twice — one with Chris Evans and another with a scrawny actor mimicking Evans' movements. Evans's face was then CGI pasted on to the scrawny actor for the desired effect.
"You Think You Know Movies?" is a ScreenCrush original series that dives deep into the cinematic worlds of your favorite movies and freeze frames a few tidbits you might not have known. We've already tackled Star Wars, The Avengers and Spider-Man, but now, it's time to catch up with the kid from Brooklyn in the latest Captain America video!


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Le climat de l'Antarctique est le plus froid sur Terre. C'est sur ce continent que la température naturelle la plus basse de la planète, , a été enregistrée à la station russe de Vostok le 21 juillet 1983. Pour comparaison, c'est  de moins que la température de sublimation du dioxyde de carbone. L'Antarctique est un désert glacé dominé par un anticyclone thermique où les précipitations sont rares : le pôle Sud par exemple, en reçoit moins de  par an en moyenne. En hiver, les températures atteignent un minimum compris entre  et  à l'intérieur du territoire. Les températures maximales se situent entre  et  et sont atteintes près des côtes en été.

Température
La température naturelle la plus basse de la planète, , a été estimée à Dôme Argus, le , par télédétection de la NASA avec le satellite Landsat 8. Le record officiellement mesuré in situ est de , le  à Vostok (base de l'armée russe). La température la plus haute jamais enregistrée en Antarctique est de  à la base argentine de Marambio le .

La température moyenne de l'intérieur du continent est de . La côte a un climat plus « doux » les moyennes mensuelles à la station McMurdo oscillent entre  en août et  en janvier. Au pôle Sud la température maximum enregistrée est de . Le long de la péninsule Antarctique des températures de  ont été notées, bien que la moyenne en été tourne autour de .

À l'intérieur des terres, la vitesse du vent reste modérée, mais de forts vents catabatiques s'accélérant depuis le plateau Antarctique balaient violemment les parties côtières. Ils peuvent atteindre et dépasser souvent les 200 km/h jusqu'à 329 km/h, un record enregistré à la station météorologique du cap Denison en Terre de . Les vents contribuent à une température ressentie encore plus froide pour la peau non protégée. Ainsi, avec des vents de , une température de  est ressentie comme  sans vent.

Précipitations
L'air froid présent en Antarctique est toujours très sec ; les précipitations, presque exclusivement solides sont très réduites (environ 166 mm par an). Elles se concentrent essentiellement sur les côtes alors qu'au cœur de l'inlandsis, la vapeur d'eau est presque inexistante. Les précipitations restent inférieures à 50 mm par an sur une bonne partie du territoire. Ainsi, avec son climat qualifié de quasi désertique, ce continent figure parmi les régions les plus arides du globe.

L'ouest de l'Antarctique et en particulier la péninsule, bénéficie de davantage de précipitations.

Glace
Le volume de l'inlandsis est considérable : 30 millions de km³, ce qui équivaut à environ 90 % des glaces présentes sur Terre et 70 % des réserves d'eau douce. L'inlandsis acquiert constamment de la glace provenant des chutes de neige et en perd par la fonte puis l'écoulement de celle-ci vers la mer. L'Antarctique occidental connaît actuellement une fonte des glaces qui fait augmenter le niveau des mers au fil du temps. Une revue d'étude scientifique qui consultait des données recueillies de 1992 à 2006 suggéra qu'une perte nette d'environ  de glace par an était une estimation raisonnable (cela représente une élévation d'environ  du niveau de la mer). L'accélération considérable de la fonte des glaces dans la mer d'Amundsen a peut-être fait doubler ce chiffre pour 2006.

En périphérie du continent, la banquise ceinture complètement l'Antarctique. Sa superficie varie suivant les saisons (minimum en février durant l'été austral et maximum en septembre, au sommet de l'hiver austral). En hiver, celle-ci recouvre 20 à 25 millions de km², soit le double de la superficie de l'Antarctique. Cette banquise, de 2 à 3 mètres d'épaisseur en moyenne, bloque
tout accès au continent durant plusieurs mois. L'été revenu, la banquise se disloque et fond partiellement. Seule la glace de mer permanente ou pérenne subsiste le long des côtes ainsi qu'au contact des deux grandes plates-formes de Ross et de Filchner-Ronne. Elle couvre alors 4 millions de km².

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Voir aussi

Articles connexes
Recul des glaciers depuis 1850
Enjeux du réchauffement climatique
Records de température sur Terre

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Données du climat issues des stations antarctiques

Environnement en Antarctique
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New Partnership to Invest in Cybersecurity Startups
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A new business collaboration is bringing startup expertise and funding to cybersecurity companies.
In a press conference held Tuesday, San Antonio, Texas-based company Geekdom announced that it is partnering with gener8tor, a nationally ranked accelerator company based in Wisconsin, to launch a program to help cybersecurity companies develop products for the market.
The 12-week program will launch in San Antonio in the summer of 2022. Within the first year of its launch, five startup companies will be selected to complete the program and receive an investment of $100,000 each.
A further ten companies are slated to receive accelerator investment funding via the program in 2023.
"I am beyond excited about what's happening," said San Antonio's mayor, Ron Nirenberg.
"Now we have gener8tor providing the fuel for the startup community to continue to catalyze cybersecurity in San Antonio. The excitement is real."
Geekdom provides a co-working space located in downtown San Antonio along with resources and opportunities to help create and develop businesses.
"We are part of the transformation that is occurring right as we watch," said Graham Weston, who founded Geekdom and the web-hosting and cloud-computing company Rackspace Technology.
He added: "Every single day, we need to be working on building innovation in the city, and on having ideas fertilized, encouraged, accelerated."
Troy Vosseller, the co-founder of gener8tor, said that the accelerator aimed to disrupt the current trend in which venture capital money is concentrated in California, New York, and Massachusetts.
"Our focus is on these secondary markets outside of Silicon Valley," said Vosseller, "The San Antonio community is doubling down on its strengths. Cybersecurity, with the assets that exist here, is exactly the smart strategy."
The program will be open to startups located in America and abroad.
"We anticipate hundreds of applicants, from which we'll narrow that down to the top five," said Vosseller.
"They'll be spending three months here, during which time we're connecting them with mentors, customers, corporate partners, the cybersecurity assets that exist here as well as investors."
He said the program will explore how to help the selected companies "relocate and have a significant presence here in San Antonio for the long term."
Source: Sarah Coble
Via: INFOSECURITY MAGAZINE
Tags: GeekdomRackspace Technology


If you don't get a ticket, there will be a few spare seats for walk-ins and more if there are no-shows.
Your automated defenses will fail. Attackers will gain access to your network by exploiting software, or even your people. In order to deal with this reality organizations need to assume they have been breached and work backwards from there. But, how can you find adversaries in your infrastructure? Threat hunting is the practice of proactively seeking out evil in your network, finding needles in haystacks that link to other needles and unveiling how an organization was compromised and possibly even answering the "why?". In this hands-on threat hunting workshop participants will go on a guided threat hunting expedition, pivoting across various data sources (threat intelligence, DNS, endpoint, web logs, email) to reveal a campaign targeting an organization. Participants will walk away with a basic understanding of threat hunting and the tools needed to develop a hunting practice in their own organization.
Ken Westin is currently Senior Security Specialist with Splunk where he helps customers improve their security posture using advanced analytics and machine learning. Prior to Splunk he worked in the Office of the CTO at Tripwire where he focused on applying endpoint and vulnerability management technology to help customers defend against increasingly sophisticated threats. He developed a technology company (GadgetTrak) to provide corporate clients the capability to track highly sensitive mobile devices to ensure they were not falling into the wrong hands. His passion has been the development of tools and techniques to aid law enforcement in tracking down criminals and has put bad people in jail using data.
Symbolic execution is a powerful tool for finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in binaries. In this workshop, we will introduce the concepts of symbolic execution and how it can be used in angr, a binary analysis framework. Throughout this workshop, attendees will use a scaffolded set of CTF levels at (https://malware.oregonctf.org) to develop programs that will automatically analyze binaries.
Wu-chang Feng is a professor of Computer Science at Portland State University in order to provide cover for his CTF habit. He's also into kettlebells and meditation.
Joe (@securelyfitz) is an Instructor and Researcher at SecuringHardware.com. Joe has spent over a decade working on low-level silicon debug, security validation, and penetration testing of CPUS, SOCs, and microcontrollers. He has spend the past 5 years developing and leading hardware security related training, instructing hundreds of security researchers, pen testers, hardware validators worldwide. When not teaching Applied Physical Attacks on x86 Systems, Joe is busy developing new course content or working on contributions to the NSA Playset and other misdirected hardware projects, which he regularly presents at all sorts of fun conferences.
Anyone that has run a server on the Internet for any length of time quickly learns that the Internet is full of spammers, bots, and other characters you would prefer didn't exist. One way to keep them at bay is to use blacklists with IPTables. In this talk we'll look at several sources of blacklists and how to efficiently incorporate blacklists into Linux IPTables to effectively mass block IP addresses and protect systems.
Gary started out his professional career as a chemist/materials engineer. His start down the path to the Dark Side of Computing began when he wrote a program to design an optimal extruder screw rather than face thousands of calculations with a slide rule (yes, a slide rule.) Since then, he's done a lot of different things in computing: microprocessor cross assemblers and simulators, disk device drivers, communication device drivers, TCP/IP hacking and multi-threaded printer spoolers. Always a glutton for punishment, he wrote his own sendmail.cf from scratch. Around 1993, Gary started doing computer security when the semiconductor company he was working for was forced to get on the Internet to send/receive Integrated Circuit designs faster and a firewall/Internet gateway was needed. Since then, Gary's been involved in firewalls, intrusion detection and analysis, vulnerability assessments, system and application hardening, and anti-spam filters. Gary really does computer security to support his bicycling habit. He has more bikes than most other people have computers. And they're a lot more expensive. Gary says "Bikes are like computers: both can crash, sometimes with disastrous results to the user.
All the cool kids are fuzzing these days. With efficient and simple to use fuzzers like AFL and a sound corpus just a Bing search away, why not get in the game? You'll keep your apartment heated and you might even cash in on that sweet sweet WinRar bug bounty! But what if your sights are set a bit higher; you dream of a luxurious Master of Pwns cigar jacket or some of that NSA 0day money? This workshop will not be handing out free 0day, but will show you how to get started fuzzing browsers and the pitfalls to avoid. Students should come prepared with a laptop (at least an i5 processor recommended) and VMware player or equivalent.
Chris leads a product security team at HP, Inc.