Some of you saw my announcement yesterday about the launch of a new update to the Nom Nom Paleo cookbook iPad® app. I wrote excitedly about how there were 15 new recipes in the app, and how we were unlocking all of the premium content so that users would henceforth have access to all 128 recipes – for no additional cost! Henry and I had been working on this update for months, and we dug into our savings once again to fund it. We tested the new version of the app earlier this month, and loved it, so we gave our app developer the green light to submit it to Apple for approval. A week later, the new update was signed off by Apple, and was made available for download – just in time for Christmas. Great news, right?
It turns out that the new update was not, in fact, properly submitted to Apple. Instead, the "new" version of the app is the same as the previous version – the one that existing users already have on their iPads. As a result, if you already own the app and then "updated" to the new version, you didn't get anything new – AND you had to hit the "Restore" button to unlock previously purchased recipes (which is free, but kind of a pain nonetheless). So here's the thing: if you previously downloaded the Nom Nom Paleo app, there is no need to update for now.
Frustratingly, this isn't a problem we can fix immediately. The Apple folks in charge of approving apps are shutting down for the holidays, and won't be reviewing our app until they return in January. But we are doing all we can to ensure that Version 1.5 will be released by the second week of January. Once that's done, we will finally be able to deliver to you the 15 promised new recipes, and all in-app purchases will be unlocked, too.
I want to apologize to those of you who were frustrated and disappointed by the non-update. I get why negative reviews are now popping up on the App Store (though to be honest, it hurts to see our hard-earned 5-star status suddenly drop to 2 stars overnight). We bungled this, and are very sorry for the screw-up. As a mom-and-pop outfit (literally!) with zero programming experience, we're obviously still far from perfect at this stuff, but we promise to get everything fixed ASAP. The update (and the new recipes) really are pretty cool, and I can't wait to get them to you. Remember: Everyone who already owns the app will get all of the new goodies for free once the new update is ready.
Of course, if you don't already have my app, go get it! There's no reason to wait – the cookbook app is still an amazing product that we are very proud of, and we know you'll love it. But remember: All the in-app purchases will be unlocked for free in January, so unless you're desperate to access one of the premium recipes right now, hold off and you'll get a nice treat soon!
I had sincerely hoped to deliver this present to my loyal app users before Christmas, but sadly, it'll have to wait a couple more weeks.
Okay. I think I'm going to go weep into a bowl of bone broth now.


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Appointment of bishops: the Vatican and China to renew their agreement
ANALYSIS: China and the Vatican have agreed to extend the historic agreement reached in 2018 for another two years
Bishop Jean Baptiste Yang Xiaotin and Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai at the Youth Synod on October 6, 2018, in Rome. (Photo by GRZEGORZ GALAZKA/SIPA)
By Loup Besmond de Senneville | Vatican City
Two years ago, it was hailed as a historic agreement. And it was.
After almost 70 years without diplomatic relations, the two-year agreement China and the Holy See, signed on September 22, 2018, on the appointment of bishops was widely welcomed.
But the content of this text has always been kept secret and is due to expire in a few days. Until now, it was not clear whether it would be renewed.
But La Croix has learned from a source close to the negotiators, who insisted on total anonymity, that the agreement will be extended for another two years under the same terms as the one signed in 2018.
The very renewal of the Sino-Vatican is itself an event.
While the question of the appointment of bishops may seem technical, what is at stake in the eyes of Rome is nothing less than the unity of Chinese Catholics and the avoidance of a possible schism.
This is in a country where the Communist authorities have been appointing the bishops they wish for decades and without Rome's approval, while "clandestine" bishops loyal to the pope were being ordained at the same time.
On two different occasions -- in 2016 and 2018 -- the authorities challenged the Holy See by appointing about 40 bishops independently.
These were massive appointments that would have anchored the Chinese Church's separation from Rome, and would have made it difficult for them to be recognized later.
What is known about the terms of the current agreement is that the pope has the last word on episcopal appointments -- that is, a kind of right of veto -- while Rome commits to no longer appointing clandestine bishops without Beijing's agreement.
On the very day the agreement was signed in 2018, Rome confirmed seven official bishops.
Almost a year later, in August 2019, two new ones were ordained. As a result, all Chinese bishops are now recognized as being in communion with the Bishop of Rome.
According to information gathered by La Croix, the Chinese and Vatican delegations meet regularly. Not even the pandemic lockdown last spring interrupted these encounters.
In November 2019, a Vatican delegation led Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli was even granted government authorization to celebrate a private Mass with the archbishop of Beijing in his cathedral in the Chinese capital.
This was an historic first.
That event was followed in February 2020 by a historic meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Vatican counterpart, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.
Two new bishops could also be appointed and ordained in the coming months.
It should be noted, however, that the renewal of the Sino-Vatican agreement comes in the context of a hardening of Chinese power, which has led many to strongly criticize the text.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former Bishop of Hong Kong, is among the fiercest critics of the deal. As early as October 2018 he began warning that it could lead to "the annihilation of the true Church" in China.
In less harsh tones others have expressed concern that the agreement has led to a deterioration of living conditions for some Chinese Catholics.
Father Bernardo Cervellera, a priest at the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), says he has received information the past few months that Chinese soldiers have destroyed Church properties, kidnapped priests and placed police at the entrance of churches to prohibit the entry of minors.
"The fact that this agreement remains secret is a real problem, because the Chinese authorities can rely on a Vatican guarantee so as to carry out these actions," worries the priest who heads the AsiaNews press agency in Rome.
He also deplores the fact that in some dioceses, priests and bishops have to commit themselves not to evangelize outside their parish territory and register with the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
"All these elements suggest that this agreement does not lead to respect for religious freedom," the missionary says.
Like others, he also wonders about Pope Francis' silence on two very sensitive issues in recent months: the treatment of the Uighur minority and the situation in Hong Kong.
"I understand that the pope does not want to speak for fear of being manipulated. But maybe it is better to take the risk of being instrumentalized, than to remain silent," he points out.
"The situations are very diverse depending on the provinces"
But defenders of the agreement oppose a policy based on realpolitik. They also say China should not be considered as a monochrome block.
"The situations are very diverse depending on the provinces. In some places things have improved, in others they haven't," says a source close to the negotiators.
"To believe that the pope's words on Hong Kong or the Uighurs could have the same effect as those of John Paul II on communist Poland is an analytical error," says historian Massimo Faggioli in reference to John Paul's support for the anti-communist trade union Solidarnosc.
"The two regimes have nothing to do with each other, and today's China is not the Poland of the 1980s," Faggioli insists.
"In addition, there is always the question of the link between a possible public position by the pope and the safety of local Catholics," he points out.
"Even if the significance of the pope's words remains strong on a symbolic level, he has no embassy, no ties and no tools of geopolitical pressure," says Gianni Valente, China specialist for the Fides News Agency, which is linked to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
"The pope is not a head of state [in the conventional sense], so we cannot expect him to act as such," says Valente.
He also cautions that one should not overestimate the weight of the pope's words in China.
A Chinese edition of "La Civiltà Cattolica"
"Even if it obviously has room for improvement, it is a very positive agreement, allowing us to move from a clandestine Church to an official Church," argues Father Antonio Spadaro, one of the pope's close advisors and editor of the Jesuit periodical La Civiltà Cattolica.
Last April, the periodical, which appeared after being vetted by the Secretary of State, created a Chinese edition with an attached website.
It regularly relays the pope's messages to the Catholics of China, as in April and May, when Francis prayed publicly for the believers in the country.
"It's another instrument for dialogue," says Spadaro.
La Civiltà Cattolica also has a WeChat account, a popular social media network in China, that it uses to further disseminate its articles.
It's another way of maintaining this tenuous but real link between Rome and Beijing. It makes possible the experience of what some in the Vatican call "the martyrdom of patience".
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First and Only Weekly Online Fanzine Devoted to the Life & Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs
THE JOHN CARTER ANIMATION PROJECT
PROMOTIONAL PORTFOLIO
BY JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS
Intro and Part I of II (Part II)
View a John Carter of Mars Animation Excerpt
The Story Behind the 1936 John Carter of Mars Animation Project
Created by Bob Clampett and John Coleman Burroughs
A special JC animation showing at the Burroughs Tarzana Ranch:
L-R: Bill Hillman ~ Danton Burroughs ~ Ralph Herman
John Coleman Burroughs' hand-carved thoat
used as a model for his John Carter of Mars illustrations
"Realizing the potential of a fantasy series of cartoons based around Burroughs' characters, I went out to Tarzana to see Burroughs himself and tried to convince him that I could film and sell a series of cartoons based on his JOHN CARTER OF MARS stories." Bob Clampett
Clampett was surprised to find Burroughs so receptive to the idea of animation. Burroughs wanted to see his characters receive further exposure, perhaps because his other creations were currently being overshadowed by the enormous success of Tarzan. Burroughs also realized that the medium of animation would allow for special effects and an outer space setting that might be cost prohibitive or poorly done if translated to existing live action film techniques.
At the same time, Burroughs' son, John Coleman Burroughs (sometimes known as "Jack") had recently graduated college. He became interested in Clampett's revolutionary animated series. John set about sculpting several articulated models so that Clampett could more easily see how the animals and other important objects might look and move. Several of those sculptures still exist today including the head of Tars Tarkas (the four-armed thark) who becomes the friend of John Carter and a sculpture almost five feet long of John Carter's sword.
John also did a series of sketches with detailed notes. For example, his notes on the Martian creature known as the "thoat" are as follows:
'Thoat. Description. A green Martian horse. Ten feet high at the shoulder with four legs on either side; a broad flat tail, larger at the tip than at the root which it holds straight out behind while running. Devoid of hair, dark slate in color, and exceedingly smooth and glossy. White Belly; legs are shade from slate at shoulder to a vivid yellow at the feet. Feet are heavily padded and hairless.'
Clampett immediately got to work to put together a test reel of footage and soon animation history would be made.
For the test reel of footage, Clampett realized he had to have a major conflict that got resolved, introduced the main characters, and established the world of Mars. The basic plotline that Clampett settled on concerned an exotic race of Martians who lived in the mouth of a volcano. Periodically, they would venture out from their hidden lair in rocket ships to attack and plunder the cities of Mars. Of course, it was up to hero John Carter to stop them. Interestingly, Clampett would later adapt this plot of one of his BEANY AND CECIL puppet shows with the sea sick sea serpent taking the place of Burroughs' hero.
While it was Clampett's plan that the series would be composed of nine-minute long cartoons each of which featured a complete story, he decided that six minutes of test footage would be ample to convince any distributor of the viability of the series. Clampett was under pressure not only to make test footage that would satisfy Burroughs but also the more pragmatic accountants at MGM.
"I wanted to do something quite imaginative, with tongue-in-cheek humor throughout. Chuck (Jones) helped me animate and Bobe (Robert Cannon) inbetweened. In fact, I filmed Bobe in live-action as the hero; he was very heroically built, all shoulders and no hips. I filmed him in Griffith Park, and we rotoscoped part of it," said Clampett.
Because Clampett and the others were still working full-time at Warners, the JOHN CARTER work had to be squeezed in at night, on weekends and whenever a spare moment managed to pop up. Even John Coleman Burroughs and his fiancée Jane would sometimes help out by painting some of the cels for the cartoon themselves. Clampett wanted a different look for the animated series and was once again forced to experiment.
"We would oil paint the side shadowing frame-by-frame in an attempt to get away from the typical outlining that took place in normal animated films. In the running sequence, for example, there is a subtle blending of figure and line which eliminated the harsh outline. It is more like a human being in tone. We were working in untested territory at that time. There was no animated film to look at to see how it was done," Clampett explained.
In 1936, the test footage was completed. It featured John Carter running and leaping around the Martian surface, a Thark riding a thoat in full color, Carter involved in a swordfight and other vivid sequences which were quite unlike anything else being done in animation at the time. There was an opening title sequence of the planet Mars hurtling toward the screen with lettering proclaiming John Carter in the "Warlord of Mars" and title cards announcing future episodes. It was planned that these scenes would be in the first film if the series sold. Burroughs loved the final work and more importantly, so did MGM. Clampett gave notice to Warners that he was leaving and he started production work on the first episode.
"I had already given notice to Warners and was preparing to start on the JOHN CARTER series when MGM's change in decision came down. The studio said, 'No, we do not want the JOHN CARTER thing; we want TARZAN'. Aesthetically, Jack Burroughs and I were very inspired by the Mars project. And the idea, as much as I like Tarzan, to do the alternate series was simply not the same. Somehow, I just lost my enthusiasm for the new project," Clampett said.
Clampett was re-hired by Warners to direct cartoons and went on to turn out a multitude of legendary Warner Brothers animated characters: Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and many more. Clampett stored away the storyboard, notes, sketches, actual cels and completed footage of the JOHN CARTER project and for the most part, forgot about the aborted series as he worked on developing other projects.
Animation history would have been significantly different if the JOHN CARTER project had sold. Other studios might also have shifted some of their focus from funny animals to a more realistic approach or explored the realms of realistic fantasy. On the other hand, Clampett would never have helped develop the personalities of some of the best loved Warner cartoons either and probably Beany and Cecil might not have come into existence.
Excerpted from:
Lost Cartoons: The Animated "John Carter of Mars" By Jim Korkis
ERBzine 0934
To promote the animation project to prospective studios, John Coleman Burroughs created a large, one-of-a-kind portfolio that remains a treasured artifact in son Danton's Tarzana Archives. During one of my visits to Tarzana, Danton gave me access to this over-size ringed dossier. Time was limited, light was low, and I took flurry of hand-held still photos with my digital camcorder. Presented below is this companion booklet to the historic John Carter of Mars animation promotional footage.
THE JOHN CARTER OF MARS ANIMATION PROJECT
PROMOTIONAL PORTFOLIO BY
JOHN COLEMAN BURROUGHS
From the Danton Burroughs Tarzana Archive
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
For twenty-five years we have been awaiting a medium that could properly depict on the screen the highly imaginative Martian creations of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
In the recently greatly improved cartoon animation technique in color we see that medium, which, in connection with the increasing demand for motion picture shorts, suggests that this is the opportune time to offer the animated cartoon rights in our series of nine Edgar Rice Burroughs Martian novels recording the adventures on the Red Planet of JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS
The following pages give a brief summary of a few of the reasons why such a series of animated cartoon shorts in color should produce outstanding results at the box office.
In addition to the nine Martian novels and the magazine publication of these stories, there is now appearing in a cartoon magazine, with a circulation of 500,000 copies a month, a series of four pages of John Carter of Mars cartoons in colors, which is give this character still wider circulation and publicity. You will find several of these cartoons mounted elsewhere in this brochure.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS INC
TARZANA CALIFORNIA
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Early '70s photo courtesy of Rob Clampett ~ beanyandcecil.com
Bob Clampett and John Coleman Burroughs with the promotional portfolio of their John Carter project
Read the related ERBzine article:
Lost Cartoons: The Animated "John Carter of Mars"
View a John Carter of Mars Excerpt with Bob Clampett Commentary
Alternate John Carter of Mars Animation Excerpt
THE ILLUSTRATIONS GALLERY IS CONTINUED IN
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All Original Work ©1996-2009/2018 by Bill Hillman and/or Contributing Authors/Owners


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With various design options, we finally got the steel drawings approved and signed off. This included the steel frame for the courtyard that would carry the flat roof area and the steel structure to bear the load of the top half of the house which will compose of the master bedroom, en suite and walk-in-wardrobe. While this aspect has been a long time in the making, we feel that it's our last major obstacle (fingers crossed, touch wood and all that)!
Scaffolding in place for next stage.
Feel the fear and do it anyway (never again)!
The things you do to progress your self-build…….
So, on the eve of confirming our steel measurements to the manufacturer, we followed our usual cautionary process of "measure twice and cut once". This is something how the conversation went….
Ivan announced that he needed someone to hold the tape measure so that he could double check the measurements. I eagerly offered (big mistake). As we made our way over to the site he said you can go up first. I was like what do you mean up? How to you think we are going to measure the roof steels? he replied. You know I don't do heights, I responded. The order MUST go in tomorrow, we need to check these measurements! I was fighting a loosing battle! It had to be me or one of the kids (no chance), so off I went up the ladder, one painful rung at a time. Sheer panic set in when my hand reached out to touch the scaffolding floor plank, every muscle in my body tightened!
Listening to instructions, I made my way onto the scaffolding which had my heart palpitating with every shake and wobble! I never thought about the fact that no matter how well scaffolding is pieced together - it wobbles, then again why would I think of this – until NOW! I crawled along at a snail's pace to where I needed to go only focusing on the planks beneath. I tried hard not to notice the small gaps between which gave me that dreaded view of the drop below. Mind over matter, I did what I had to do - rigid with fear thinking no XXXXXXX house is worth this!
But the best was to come, it suddenly dawned on me how the hell will I make it back down! I immediately announced that a crane, teleporter, or cherry picker was needed to come and get me which of course was met with a LOL response. What had I let myself into! Eventually, absolutely terrified I crawled backwards aching all over and holding on for dear life as my foot was guided onto the first rung of the ladder! Don't look down I was told……. at this point I couldn't if I wanted to! The sheer relief of feeling the solid ground beneath even though my legs were shaking like jelly! Talk about facing your fears, that is one fear I will never be facing again (nightmare).
It was only when I was back on safe ground that Ivan asked "What did you think of the views from our bedroom? It then dawned on me that I had been so crippled with fear that I never got to look left, right, or even straight ahead as my eyes were peeled to the planks beneath. It was a disappointing wasted opportunity, but I was compensated by the fact that I was still alive and in one piece! The next time I will venture up there will be when our stairs is in situ!
Never thought the day would arrive when we were so excited about some massive humongous lumps of steel arriving on the back of a lorry! Luckily access was not an issue as we needed a crane to lift the various steel beams onto the blockwork. Within a few hours the fabricators had done trojan work and basically presented us with the green light for the rest of the build YEAAAAAAH!
With the perfect weather conditions to build, we were are ready to rock and roll! The next stage was to build all the blockwork which was the final blockwork on the house. When this was completed our next task was to install the last two pieces of steel to carry the rafters for the roof. Another milestone was achieved when all the window and door opes were in which allowed us to proceed with our glazing measurements. We are now trilled to report that we are ready for the roof which will be another major milestone in the making.
We are now in the midst of choosing our windows! This is a massive decision both in terms of our budget and style so as to best complement our build. When we received the first quote, let's just say I needed to sit down and consume "a strong something" but quickly realised, that all I can afford at this point is WATER!
While I would LOVE aesthetics to rule on this one, with the sheer volume and scale of our window specification, there is no doubt that BUDGET will have to play an almighty part in this decision. Along with the massive slider in the kitchen, we have four extensive windows surrounding the courtyard, numerous large picture windows and two windows in most bedrooms. All our windows are full height and for good measure we have a few large frameless roof lights.
Window technology has come on leaps and bounds in recent years and the window jargon is likened to learnng a new language. With our window dimensions and our brief of sleek clean lines, it's looking like tilt and turn windows (opening in) are our only option.
In our line of business, we understand that tilt and turn windows can pose a serious dilemma when it comes to choosing final windows finishes. We are not concerned about curtains as we will run with the "wave system". However, we need to ensure that we can meet our requirements in terms of privacy and backouts. Trawling the internet for the perfect window finishes solution, my guess is we will have to look further afield to find just the right blinds. Tilt and turn windows are widely used throughout central Europe especially in Denmark, so I am going to focus my attention here until I come up with the ideal solution. For our front door, high security is paramount, but it must look ultra-modern and last the test of time!
Very soon, we are going to work on our lighting and electrical plan and ensure that we have taken everything into play! We are mindful of the benefits of clever outside lighting including our courtyard which can extend interesting shadows into the main house as well as increasing security.
From now on I think it will be inevitable that we are going to come up with "DESIGN CHALLENGES". Here's hoping that there won't be too many! Our design challenge of the moment even thou it's a while away yet is ensuring we can find blinds for our tilt and turn windows (that open in).
What window finishes options do we have?
Keeping in mind that our home is not roman blinds style of home and that standard simple roller blinds are just not an option. We are aware of the perfect fit blind, however, so far, we have not been impressed with these in terms of quality and appearance and some of these have length limitations. For the record we are not a fan of pleated blinds and while shutters can pack a punch, we place far more value on our natura light and views!
If you would like to contribute to our DESIGN CHALLENGE, we would really VALUE and APPRECIATE your comments, ideas and suggestions. Please just enter your comments below, we would LOVE to hear from you.
Looking forward to sharing our next update with you, in the meantime MAKE THE MOST OF THIS HEATWAVE.


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is 2015 Japanese romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on May 23, 2015.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Kurumi Inui, both of which feature a significant twist at the very end.

Cast

Atsuko Maeda as Mayuko "Mayu" Naruoka
Kanro Morita as Suzuki from Side A
Shota Matsuda as Suzuki (also known as Takkun)
Fumino Kimura as Miyako Ishimaru
 Takahiro Miura as Kaido
 Tomoya Maeno
 Noritake Kinashi as Shizuoka Branch Manager
 Satomi Tezuka as Shiho Ishimaru
 Tsurutaro Kitaoka as Kouki Ishimaru

Reception
The film had grossed  at the Japanese box office until June 14, 2015.

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film an 8 out of 10 and called it a "well-cast, slickly entertaining '80s rom-com [that] has more than just its Big Twist."

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2015 romance films
Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Japanese romance films
Nippon TV films
Films set in the 1980s
Films set in Shizuoka Prefecture
Toho films
2010s Japanese films

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Florida Man Arrested After Killing His Own Brother Over a Dispute About Money
Kobe Bussie, Jr.
Deerfield Beach, FL — Kobe Bussie Jr., a 35-year old man from Florida who shot and killed his own brother over a dispute about money, has been arrested. He was charged with second-degree murder.
Police responded to a report of shooting at Bussie's home last week. When they arrived, they found Bussie's younger brother, 30-year old Brian Anderson, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Anderson was taken to Broward Health North Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
According to reports, Bussie was with Anderson and another friend when the two brothers got into an argument about money. It apparently got so heated that Bussie shot his own brother, killing him.
Bussie is now being held without bond at the Broward Main Jail in Deerfield Beach.
Bussie's records reveal that he was also convicted in 2001 of robbery, burglary, third-degree grand theft, and solicitation to commit armed robbery.


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Santa has come to town early! He and his reindeer brought the news that if you use code "60off" at checkout, you can get $60 off your purchase of a Zhiyun Crane!


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Priority #: 1105 - BBY Solutions, Inc.
Registrations: 1
Parked Domains: 1
Parked Domain %: 100.0 %
Delegation: 19 July 2016
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.bestbuy is a Brand TLD being proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is BBY Solutions, Inc.[1]
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
"BBY Solutions, Inc. is the intellectual property subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy") the multinational retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment products, appliances, and related services. Best Buy has over 1,000 retail locations in the United States alone, employs approximately 130,000 individuals worldwide, and has operations across North America and Europe. Best Buy operates under a number of brand names including Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Five Star, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, and others. Recognizing the potential dynamic evolution of a .BESTBUY gTLD as a trusted brand namespace, Best Buy has decided to use a wholly owned subsidiary, BBY Solutions, Inc. (ʺBBY Solutionsʺ) as the entity to file this application and bring the .BESTBUY gTLD to market.
The intended future mission and purpose of the .BESTBUY gTLD is to serve as a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace provided by Best Buy for Best Buy's customers, and Internet users in general.
Although ICANN has not specifically recognized a .BRAND gTLD specification in the current version of the Applicant Guidebook, it is widely anticipated within the brand-owner community that this will become a specialty subset of gTLDs. The .BESTBUY gTLD is intended to be one of those .BRAND gTLDs, with the goal of protecting Best Buy's online presence and identity, expanding its marketing and promotion efforts, providing a secure channel for online products and services, and offering a platform through which to consolidate many of the intellectual property activities of Best Buy.
BBY Solutions intends to initially limit registration and use of domain names within the .BESTBUY gTLD to Best Buy and its qualified subsidiaries and affiliates. This initial limited use will allow BBY Solutions to establish its operations and achieve full sustainability. This limited distribution, coupled with the other requirements set forth in Specification 9 of the template Registry Agreement, is intended to exempt BBY Solutions from its annual Code of Conduct Compliance requirements."[2]
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3 Is It Worth It to Upgrade a Working Gas Furnace?
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Hire professionals to inspect, tune and service your furnace once a year before the weather turns cooler and heating season begins. Heat loss from dysfunctional or poorly maintained furnaces adds up over time, sometimes at a rate of 1 to 2 percent each year, according to Consumers Energy. Professional furnace technicians and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, specialists look for cracks in the unit, loose electrical wires, flue pipe blockage, low gas pressure, blower deficiencies, leaks, extreme temperatures in ducts, worn capacitors, malfunctioning safety switches, thermostat problems, loose fan belts and faulty ignition components, according to experts at AAA Furnace and Air Conditioning Co.
Perform seasonal maintenance on your furnace yourself, as many maintenance steps don't require professional expertise or commercial-grade tools. Always clean or replace your furnace filter during the heating season. Depending on how often you run your furnace, you may need to clean or replace your filter every month or quarter. Furnaces use less energy when they can "breathe" more easily, according to Consumers Energy.
The Family Handyman offers some practical maintenance tips you can perform yourself after you turn off the electrical switch and remove the front combustion chamber door panel. Inspect the burner flames to ensure they are blue and relatively even in size. If you have yellow flames, hire a professional to adjust the burners. Shut off the gas and vacuum dust from the top and lower compartments. Remove the blower and clean the blower blades with a small brush or vacuum attachment. Remove dust from the pilot and igniters by blowing air through a regular drinking straw; don't remove igniters, because they break easily. Clean the flame sensor with an emery cloth.
Adjust your thermostat to fit your comfort level or install a programmable thermostat. With a programmable unit, you can set your heat to automatically turn up when you get up in the morning and lower when you go to bed. A programmable thermostat could save you as much as 20 percent annually on your heating costs, according to Consumers Energy. The less stress you put on your furnace, the longer it will last and the more economical it will be. You can also live with your house slightly cooler than you're used to, increasing the life of your furnace and lowering energy bills. You will typically save 1 to 3 percent on your heating costs for every degree you turn it down, according to Consumers Energy. Turn your thermostat down several degrees when you leave the house. If you're away on vacation, turn your thermostat down 10 degrees. You consume less energy heating up the house when you return than keeping it heated while you're gone, according to Consumers Energy.
Consider small lifestyle changes to make your gas furnace more economical and energy efficient. You might use small mobile heaters in basements and garages to replace or supplement gas-powered heat. Keep all attic, basement, garage and screen doors closed. Winterize windows and exterior door frames to reduce drafts. Set your ceiling fan on a low speed to maximize the usefulness of furnace-produced heat.
Tucker, Kristine. "How to Make Your Gas Furnace More Economical." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-gas-furnace-economical-97485.html. Accessed 22 April 2019.


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Bangkok National Museum : Thailand
Bangkok National Museum, located on the opposite side of Sanam Luang to The Grand Palace, was established in 1887 by King Rama V. The foundation collection was previously stored at The grand palace. The original building was formerly the palace of a vice-ruler.
Published: February 26, 20219:42 pm Updated: October 2, 202112:40 am
A visit to the National Museum reveals the History of Thailand and how people lived during the different periods. It gives you a view through the windows of the past. The Bangkok National Museum, located on the opposite side of Sanam Luang to The Grand Palace, was established in 1887 by King Rama V. The foundation collection was previously stored at The grand palace. The original building was formerly the palace of a vice-ruler.
The first Thailand museum was set up in the reign of His Majesty King Mongkut, King Rama IV as the royal private museum in the Grand Palace. In the reign of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, King Rama V, he ordered to establish the museum inside the grand palace that was open to the public for the first time and was marked as the birth of the first Thailand National Museum. In 1887, King Rama V ordered to move the museum to the front palace, and subsequently developed into the Bangkok National Museum nowadays. Bangkok National Museum is the first National Museum in Thailand, established in 1859 to exhibit and showcase Thailand History, Art history, Archaeology and Ethnology.
The Bangkok National Museum currently houses three permanent exhibition galleries. The Thai History Gallery exhibits in the front of the Siwamokhaphiman Hall The Archaeological and Art History collection showcases items divided into periods of time; The Prehistorical Period Gallery is exhibited in the back of the Siwamokhaphiman Hall. The Historical Period Gallery 1) Mahasurasinghanat Building displays the exhibition with order from Dvaravati, Srivijaya, Lopburi periods. 2) "Prapatphiphitthaphan Building displays the exhibition with order from Sukhothai, Ayutthaya to Rattanakosin periods.
The Decorative Arts and Ethnological Collection are displayed in the old central palace buildings. This collection contains a variety of artistic, cultural and ethnological objects such as gold treasures and precious stones, mother of pearl inlay, costumes and textiles, ceramics, carved ivory, old royal transportation, old weapons and musical instruments, Khon masks, puppets, etc. Other exhibits of interest include the Cremation Chariot Hall which houses various Thai royal funeral chariot used for royal cremation ceremonies.
Moreover, there are many excellent examples of Thai architecture in the Early Rattanakosin Era in the area of Bangkok National Musuem. These include; the Buddhaisawan chapel which houses the important Buddha image 'Phra Buddha Sihing'; a 'red' house called Tam Nak Deang which is furnished in the early Bangkok period style.
Bangkok National Museum
Location: 4 Na Phrathat Road; Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 Thailand
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Desiree Hartsock has been off the radar for a bit, but her wedding day with fiance Chris Siegfried is apparently rapidly approaching.
The ninth-season The Bachelorette star celebrated her bridal shower at Lombardi House in Hollywood this past weekend, People reported.
Guests at Hartsock's bridal shower included sixth-season The Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowsky and fellow seventeenth-season The Bachelor bachelorettes Jackie Parr and Daniella McBride, who just got eliminated from Bachelor in Paradise during Monday night's premiere episode.
"I'm so happy with so many friends around right now I am going to burst at the seams with happiness!!!" Hartsock, 28, captioned a photo of herself with McBride and Parr on Instagram Saturday.
"The BEST bridal shower anyone could ask for!! Thanks to all my gorgeous friends for making it so special," Hartsock subseuqently tweeted on Sunday along with a picture featuring all the girls.
In the photo, all the women wore colorful flowers in their hair and appeared to be drinking fruity cocktails. Hartsock dressed in a lacy, white, off-the-shoulder frock.
"Someone's getting married!!!! #DesireesBridalShower," Fedotowsky also tweeted on Sunday.
Hartsock and Siegfried, 28, celebrated their engagement party in Seattle in February.
The couple reportedly committed to having a televised wedding, but against Hartsock's wishes, ABC delayed the ceremony until Fall 2014. Hartsock allegedly had her heart set on a Summer 2013 ceremony but the network pushed for a different date in the hope of getting higher ratings.
"She's very upset about not being able to get married in the summer like she's always dreamed, but she's willing to make the sacrifice because she would marry Chris tomorrow if she could," a source told Life & Style in October of last year.
"She just wants to get married so bad, but still wants to be able to take advantage of having a TV wedding... She thinks it will be a great way to get her enough press to make a name for herself in bridal fashion once everyone sees how great of a designer she is."
Hartsock found love with Siegfried after failing to win the heart of Sean Lowe during his The Bachelor edition.
Siegfried proposed to Hartsock during The Bachelorette's ninth-season finale, which was filmed in May 2013 and aired three months later. She selected the former professional baseball player over runner-up Drew Kenney after getting over the heartbreak of Brooks Forester unexpectedly dumping her.
'Bachelor in Paradise' host Chris Harrison: Was Marcus Grodd's rose for Lacy Faddoul disrespectful or bold?


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A ray of light perfectly aligned with my eyes under my hammock fly this morning at 6 a.m.
Shenandoah National Park, June 17-19, 2016 — It was North District Hoodlums trail crew work weekend. I usually go to the park on Friday early to work on the section of the Appalachian Trail for which I am overseer and personally responsible. Saturday we do crew work. Sunday we clean up any odds and ends we didn't get done on our AT sections.
It's been raining like crazy on the east coast for the past month. In fact, it's only recently warmed up. Add water to vegetation and you get jungle! Jungle is habitat for the ticks that are the vector for Lyme Disease. What to do about that. The only logical thing is to chop back the jungle.
Weed whacker Man – a superhero if there ever wasn't one.
I spent two whole days week whacking. First was my trail. Second was a section that belonged to a dear fellow who left us for the charms of Milwaukee. Did I mention that it was hot? At least there were two of us the second day – we are a crew, right?
The idea is to cut the salad back about double arms length from the center of the treadway. The hikers should not touch vegetation as they walk. No vegetation. No ticks (well, almost).
I have an informal campsite on my section. No fires allowed people. They build them anyway and risk the fine. I break up the fire rings by tossing the rocks a long way away. This knucklehead obviously had an unsuccessful fire, not to mention ample signs of raging diarrhea. Poetic justice. Damn right. I'm sparing you the shxtty pics, but I always document the scene of the crime.
The third week of June is prime thru hiker season. Time for the annual Hoodlums hiker feed. We cooked burgers and hot dawgs for about 30 thru hikers. Turns out that they were all very nice folks. That's not always the case this late into the season.
Sometimes we see dramatic views. Worth a whack so to speak.
Next up: I'm about to hike 55 miles through northern Virginia with Denise, the friend with whom I hiked Georgia. She's here and off the trail on "vacation." After that, I'll be out for 240 miles with this year's group of excellent ridgerunners. Can't wait to get moving!
The folks at Loft were weedwhacking like mad when I was down there a few weeks ago. And thank goodness, it was immediately appreciated. The ticks were everywhere!
This is an overseer's least favorite time of year.
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Wanted: Historic headlines, famous front pages
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Our newspaper is archived on microfilm. Tiny images of every single page, and those of our predecessors, are cataloged and preserved on reels of plastic film.
We have file cabinets full, with reels dating back to 1851, each one a record of our past, and not just for Salem and Oregon, but for the nation and world.
I can spend hours in front of our microfilm reader, which projects the tiny images on a backlit screen, fast forwarding and rewinding in search of a headline or a story.
With each discovery is a twinge of disappointment. I imagine how much more exciting it would be to experience the feel and the smell of newsprint, even in a yellowed and crumbling state.
We are on a quest to find historic headlines and famous front pages for something special we plan to publish in March. It's embarrassing to admit that we don't have a complete collection, but forgivable because of the space and care it would take to preserve them. Newsprint has an approximate shelf life of 50 years.
We do have a few of the iconic ones, such as the Nov. 22, 1963 Capital Journal with this front-page headline: "KENNEDY SHOT TO DEATH BY SNIPER IN DALLAS" and the Aug. 8, 1974 Capital Journal with this: "Nixon to quit." One of my favorites is the July 20, 1969 Oregon Statesman with "MOON AHOY!" printed in blue.
We also have some old papers with headlines that hit closer to home, such as after the 1962 Columbus Day storm, the 1964 flood and the 1967 state fairgrounds fire.
While we are tapping into our connections with local museums, libraries and historical societies, we recognize the power and resourcefulness of our readers. Some of you may have papers tucked away in a trunk, a box or a drawer that chronicle important dates in history.
Maybe you have the April 26, 1935 front page of the Capital Journal after the State Capitol was destroyed by fire or the Dec. 8, 1941 cover after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Perhaps you have the June 6, 1977 front page of the Oregon Statesman after the Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA championship or the May 19, 1980 cover after Mount St. Helens erupted.
Maybe you have the Nov. 15, 1985 front page of the Statesman Journal after it was ruled Rajneeshpuram was not a legal city, or the Nov. 7, 1990 cover after Barbara Roberts was voted Oregon's first woman governor.
We would love it if these newspapers were in pristine, fresh off the press condition, but we welcome the brown and the brittle.
We ask that you let us borrow them briefly, so we can scan them, and return them. The quality will be so much better if we can capture images of the real thing rather than from microfilm. In exchange, we will give you credit in the special publication for providing us these snapshots in time, pairing them with your photograph and a summary as to why you preserved the paper.
With your help, we hope to publish something that will be treasured for years to come.
"Forward This" appears Wednesdays and Sundays and highlights the people, places and organizations of the Mid-Willamette Valley. Contact Capi Lynn at clynn@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6710, or follow her the rest of the week on Twitter @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ.
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Habitat for Humanity of Smith County (HFHSC) is the first program sponsor for The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) Radio 99.7 KVUT.
UT Tyler Radio is a community service of UT Tyler that began airing on Sept. 14. Its mission is to educate, enrich, enlighten, inspire and inform. Listeners can tune in at 99.7 or stream at UTTR.org. HFHSC is the sponsor of KVUT's "Morning Edition," which airs 6-10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
"I've found when I'm out in the public, most people know our name and brand but have many misconceptions about who we are and what we do," said Jack Wilson, HFHSC CEO. "Our goal in partnering with UT Tyler Radio is to bring a new awareness to a new audience who supports public radio."
Newcomers to the East Texas region seem delighted they're able to hear a local public station, according to Lorri Allen, UT Tyler Radio general manager.
"When people become a member, they can easily leave a comment on our website, and many tell us they've just moved to or retired in East Texas and are grateful to find us," Allen said. "They come to 99.7 for the news and stay for the jazz."
Wilson hopes those listeners will appreciate organizations that sponsor programming and, in turn, support HFHSC.
"By increasing our donor base, we can increase the positive impact we make," he said. "No other organization in Smith County focuses on the housing needs of our lower income community, including critical repairs for homes occupied by seniors, veterans and people with disabilities."
Habitat for Humanity of Smith County makes homeownership possible for low-income working families. It has partnered with volunteers and donors to build 115 homes since 1989. It has also completed 1,100+ critical repair projects, making it possible for veterans, seniors and people with disabilities to remain safely in their homes. Visit www.smithcountyhabitat.org for more information.
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We are so excited to see you all at the 17th National Conference on Drinking Water in Ottawa, Ontario from October 16 to 18, which brings together the best of drinking water research and technical innovation with decision makers!
Made up of a community of researchers, policy makers and practitioners, this is a unique Canadian opportunity for stakeholders in water quality to share ideas, debate challenging issues and explore potential collaborations. The focus will be on water quality and human health from the watershed to the tap.


So began a December, 2017 article describing the vital role of safety education and best practices in the commercial HVAC services industry today. And, while the majority of occupational injuries that occur annually are less serious in nature, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, fatal injuries among specialty trade contractors rose 6 percent to 631 in 2016, up from 595 in 2015.
With these facts in mind, it's vital for commercial HVAC companies to formalize and prioritize occupational safety for the good of their employees. We're proud, at Tolin Mechanical, to have an industry-leading safety education and best practices program in place to make sure our technicians are working as safely as possible at all times.
Taking the concept one step further, it's also important to recognize that poorly maintained HVAC equipment can be more than just an inconvenience for tenants and employees living and working in the commercial facilities we service. So, we're also proud to confirm that our dedication to HVAC safety extends beyond just our own employees and encompasses all those who interact with the mechanical systems we install and maintain.
Our parent company Service Logic has become well known in the industry for an unparalleled commitment to occupational safety. As a result, we've been able to follow their lead and take advantage of valuable training resources and a true "safety culture" that permeates all the commercial HVAC companies in the Service Logic family.
"Environmental Health and Safety training is not only a requirement; it's a significant part of our culture. From the first day of employment and jobsite-specific training to real-time safety bulletins and mandatory safety training sessions, our safety programs provide the most current information affecting our associates.
At Tolin Mechanical, we take the safety of our technicians and our customers very seriously. That's just one of the reasons we recommend contacting us the next time your commercial HVAC system needs planned maintenance or repair.


What needs to be accomplished in health and fitness depends on teaching one another and learning from one another in a race for the prize of exchanging pessimism with optimism. A student with a visible scoliosis curve asked Olga to help her. Her previous experience of wearing a brace proved unsuccessful and subsequent surgery recommendations frightened her so she sought out another way.


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Q: $fillable в Laravel, как правильно сделать? Помогите разобраться:
Форма регистрации. В ней стандартные поля (логин, пароль).
В таблице users:
id name password role
В $fillable добавил
name password role

Данные из формы отправляю в validator(), а потом в create().
protected function validator(array $data)
        {
            return Validator::make($data, [
                'name' => ['required', 'alpha_dash', 'string', 'min:4', 'max:18', 'unique:users'],
                'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:4', 'max:18'],
            ]);
        }

protected function create(array $data)
        {
            return User::create([
                'name' => $data['name'],
                'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
                'role' => 1,
            ]);
        }

В данном случае может пользователь подменить данные и в role записать любое значение? (так как в $fillable я добавил role и это поле доступно для массового заполнения).
Или лучше в БД role сделать с значением по умолчанию, а из $fillable и create() удалить его?

A: А как пользователь подменит? Вы же передаёте захардкоженное значение.
$fillable даёт только то, что при вызове методов save(), create(), update() (и других подобных) могут изменяться только те поля, которые указаны (например, поле id ни под каким предлогом изменяться не может, или же у Вас есть другая логика, где поле должно быть строго статично).
Как только Вы с реквеста начнёте его принимать, только тогда нужно проверять, что Вы получаете и откуда, а до того момента нет повода для беспокойств (опять же, если Вы к своему коду не даёте всем подряд права, но в таком случае это меньшая из проблем, которая Вам грозит).
Вот этот вариант будет опасен:
protected function validator(array $data)
{
    return Validator::make($data, [
        'name' => ['required', 'alpha_dash', 'string', 'min:4', 'max:18', 'unique:users'],
        'password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:4', 'max:18'],
        //'role' => ['required', 'numeric', 'in:1'], - это обезопасит любое действие пользователя, но нет смысла давать ему такое, пока у Вас может быть только одна допустимая роль при отправке формы
    ]);
}

protected function create(array $data)
{
    return User::create([
        'name' => $data['name'],
        'password' => Hash::make($data['password']),
        'role' => $data['role'], //Возможна подстановка любого значения, если нет проверки в валидации
    ]);
}

Вариант со значением по умолчанию в базе данных уместен, но может быть неудобен. Более того, рано или поздно Вы всё равно будете передавать не только первую роль.

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Today's students will face new opportunities and challenges that require entrepreneurial practices, critical thinking, and cross-cultural competency. The question facing our society is how best to prepare ourselves for the world as it is and will be.
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"You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aaron your brother and his sons to minister to me." (Shemos/Exodus 28:4) The garments that were made to be worn by the Kohanim (priests) who served in the Temple were extremely ornate and impressive, as a glory to G-d to Whom they served. Sefer HaChinuch (1) expounds upon the importance of a salubrious Temple, and for the garments worn by the Kohanim to be so beautiful, thus introducing a foundation in Torah psychology. A person is influenced by his acts and the external environment in which he finds himself. One chosen to serve in the Temple must maintain a sense of awe, as he is in the presence of G-d. In addition, those who come to the Temple to atone for their indiscretions or to show gratitude to G-d must also conduct themselves as appropriate in the Creator's presence. Due to the environment in the Temple, engendered by the physical stimuli, such as the ornate implements and beautiful clothing of the Kohanim, plus the lofty spiritual sensitivity and sterling character of those around this precinct, those who experienced the Temple were transformed. Moreover, whenever the Kohanim noticed the clothing they were wearing, this reinforced the concept as to the importance of what they were doing and Whom they were serving. The clothing that they were wearing and the environment in which they served were all conducive to awareness of G-d.
The Talmud (Bava Basra 21a) describes the indispensable work of Yehoshua ben Gamla, who lived during the Second Temple period. He instituted public education for children of all backgrounds and socioeconomic status. Initially, he established schools only in Jerusalem, which required many to travel, based on the verse "From Zion will go out the Torah." (Yeshaya/Isaiah 2:3) Tosafos (2) explain that since those in Jerusalem would experience great sanctity, and would witness the Kohanim performing the service, this would encourage greater fear of Heaven and enthusiasm for Torah. Yehoshua Ben Gamla was not only concerned with what the students would learn, but also the environment most conducive for growth.
We are all influenced by our dress and surroundings to a greater degree than we are aware. Journals are replete with research concerning conformity, and the influence of positive and negative environmental factors on later development. Since we tend to gravitate towards the norms of our surroundings, it is important to choose our environments carefully. Seemingly unimportant details such as the clothes we wear and the environment in which we live can exert a large influence on our behavior, our thoughts and our service of G-d.
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A Tool for Visual Understanding of Source Code Dependencies
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Program comprehension is a necessary step in achieving objectives, such as fixing errors, changing or adding fea tures, or improving code and design. Program comprehension is a major cost factor in developing and maintaining software systems.
Vendors of integrated development environments ( e.g.,, Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio ), have built in search functionality, class and call hierarchy browsing, cross-reference browsing, etc. which help in basic program comprehension tasks.However, they lack adequate visual support for more advanced program comprehension tasks. Providing such support has been a key objective of research and tool vendors.
Several approaches and tools have been developed, for example, Rigi, Creole, CodeCrawler, or Imagix-4D. Most of these tools use graph-based visualizations where nodes represent source code entities, such as packages, classes, methods, and fields. Edges denote dependency relationships between them, such as class inheri- tance/subtyping, method calls, and field accesses.
Typically, these tools follow the extract-abstract-view metaphor. They first load all the information into the graph which then is queried, filtered, and edited by the user. For instance, Creole starts with an overview-graph on the package level whose package nodes can then be expanded to analyze source code details. While this approach is useful for getting an overview of the implementation, it has the problem that graphs get cluttered with irrelevant details.
In this paper we focus on Java source code and present DA4Java (Dependency Analyzer for Java), a graph-based visualization approach for understanding static dependencies between source code entities.
The main objective of DA4Java is to reduce the cognitive effort to understand dependency graphs. Large dependency graphs with many nodes and edges that overlap each other are usually not aesthetic and require more effort to understand. Our approach supports the creation of condensed, aesthetic graphs by showing only the information relevant to solve a given program comprehension task.
For this, DA4Java uses nested graphs and a set of features to add and filter nodes and edges. The adding features allow the user to incremen- tally compose the dependency graph. For instance, the 'Add callers' feature adds methods that call a selected entity and only the corresponding method calls to the graph. Features for filtering are used to remove irrelevant information and stay focussed on the program comprehension task.
We demonstrate these features of DA4Java with a number of examples from the source code of the Eclipse JDT Debug plug-in. The examples show, that our approach allows the user to create condensed views on Java source code. They enable the understanding of the big picture by hiding details and the understanding of details by hiding the irrelevant parts of the system.
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