North Korea's human rights record poses a great challenge to the free world. North Korea executes political prisoners and repatriated refugees; it performs forced abortions and commits infanticide on small kids; it suppresses religious freedom; engages in routine and severe torture and operates a network of prison camps where conditions are extremely harsh and non conducive for human survival hence many prisoners are not expected to survive. There was a refugee who had sought refuge in Korean school located in Beijing only to be returned to be repatriated back to North Korea forcibly by the Chinese despite her imploring for protection from Chinese government and the UN. Currently, her condition is unknown whether she is alive or dead.
During the regime of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, he committed human-rights abuses and atrocities against his people and the United State was actually unable to do anything about North Korea's human-rights situation. The situation was as appalling as inaction in the face of the Holocaust, the killing fields in Cambodia, or the genocide in Rwanda. In North Korea prisoners witnessed mass starvation, torture and abuse of repatriated refugees. Some of the prisoners were beaten and electrocuted by officials and then their fingers were broken. The United Nation Commission on Human Rights in Geneva passed a resolution of censure citing North Korea's extensive and grave human-rights abuses hence calling for investigation by United Nation reporters. Being a forerunner in the Developed world and a member of the United Nations Security Council, many people argued that the United States should demonstrate its concern for degradation of human rights of the North Korean people, without going to war. This act would open gates for allocation of funds to assist non governmental humanitarian organizations working without authority in China as part of the daring channel for North Korean refugees. The North Korea Human Rights Act would enable substantial numbers of North Korean refugees to apply and receive a secure retreat in the US.
The panel representing the political and human rights situation in North Korea were Dr. Choi Woonsang, the former ambassador of Jamaica, Egypt, Morocco, and India, Mr. Howard Young, a South Korean rights activist and Mr. Park Kwang Il. Also included was a North Korean high school teacher who was arrested and detained by security agents but he escaped to China.
By the mid 1990's it was reported that at least two million people of North Korean population had been starved to death. North Koreans who defect to China are haunted by fear of arrests, both by the North Korean secret police and the Chinese police. A report by Mr. Young stated that the detainees perceived as wrongdoers, political prisoners and family members reaching almost three generations are also detained in camps due to guilt by association without any judicial process or legal resources. They spend their life in mining, timber cutting or farming under brutal living conditions which are worse than that of wild animals.
Educating the North Korean people about democracy and human rights is something of utmost importance. Refugee camps set up in neighboring countries would offer a helping hand to the North Koreans. There have been calls by China, Russia, South Korea, Japan and the US to pressure the North Korean on human rights and nuclear weapons issues.
The politics of North Korea take place within a democratic multiparty. Though in practice North Korea functions are as a dominant party state, which is actually considered as de facto totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship and the Economic Intelligence Unit. It was admitted that there is no consensus on how to measure democracy in North Korea. This concept was created by the founder of the North Korean state Kim II Sung and his son who was his successor. North Korea's political system is built on the principle of centralization. While the law guaranteed the protection of human right and democratic government, most of the power is vested within the hands of a ruling elite dominated by Kim Jong-il the de-facto leader of the country.
The ruling party was the Workers Party of Korea (WPK) which was thought to allow some inner party democracy. It ruled from 1948 when Korea attained independence. Two other minor political parties existed but they were legally bound to accept the ruling role of the WPK. Elections occurred only in single candidate races where the candidate was been selected by the WPK. Kim II Sung served as a General Secretary and Korean president from 1948 until his death in 1994 July. The constitution of North Korea states that the Democratic People Republic of Korea shall train all the citizens to be builders of socialism and communism through carrying out a thorough cultural revolution. The military status has been enhanced and it occupies the centre of North Korea political system.
North Korea is a democratic republic according to the constitution. The Supreme People's Assembly and provincial People's Assemblies are both elected by direct universal suffrage through secret ballot. Suffrage is guarantee to all Koreans over the age of 17. Elections in North Korea are not competitive and only have single candidate races. Representatives of the Supreme People's Assembly are elected trough a free election. The Workers' Party selects a devoted party member with inspiring background for each election district and he or she is nominated as a single candidate. Other parties might have different methods and then the voters select a candidate. The elected candidates are members of the Democratic front for the reunification of the Fatherland, a coalition which was made of three parties. The other two minor parties in the coalition are Chondoist Chongu Party and the Korean Social Democratic Party and they had fewer elected officials. The WPK exercises control over the candidates selected for election by members of the other two parties.
The political party traditionally controlled the military in North Korea since the Korean War when it began to dispatch political officials to the military. Party committees started to organize within military in October 1950. Some people believed that the military centered political system of current year and may be damaging the party control over the military. Kim Jong Il treated the military better than ever this was through frequent visit events and in places associated with military and promoting military officials in their official power hierarchy.
North Korean politics are dominated by their adversary relationship with South Korea. North Korea aligned with the Soviet Union and the people republic of China during the Cold War. North Korean government invested a lot in military hoping to develop the capability to reunify Korea by force and also preparing to repel any attack by traditional enemies South Korea, Japan, the United State. North Korea developed an ideology Juche based on a high degree of economic independence and mobilization of all the resources of the nation to defend itself against foreign powers which were a threat to the country's sovereignty.
North Korea faced a long period of economic crisis including severe agricultural and industrial shortages but Soviet Union supplied it with economic aid. North Korea political issue was to find a way to sustain its economy and retain the internal stability of its government and its ability to respond to perceived external threats.
Widespread starvation, increased migration are some of the factors evidencing imminent collapse of the regime but North Korea has remained stable despite more than a decade of such predictions. The WPK maintains a monopoly on political power and Kim Jong-il remained the leader of the country ever since he first gained power after the death of his father.
North Korea judiciary is headed by the Central Court consisting of Chief Justice and two assessors although 3 judges may be present at some cases. Their terms of office coincide with those of the members of the Supreme People Assembly (SPA). North Korea courts have the same composition as the Central Court. The judicial system is held accountable to the SPA. North Korea judiciary does not normally practice judicial review.
The reason as to why United States is focusing so much attention on North Korean human rights is; because of a law which was unanimously passed by the Congress in 2004 saying that the United State should play a leadership role in formulating international solutions to this profound humanitarian dilemma. The Congress and it President strongly believes it is in the interest of the U.S. and the free world to encourage democracy and respect for human rights in North Korea. According to the State Department's recent annual human rights report there is a logical outgrowth of nations that does not respect the rights of its citizens and a conclusion that they are nations also do not respect the rights of their neighbors. Indeed, North Korea threats other nations including our own by building a nuclear arsenal and trafficking drugs and human beings.
Government conduct at home naturally influences conduct toward other nations. In the 20th century we see numerous examples of this correlation, With Hitler, Stalin, Mao and others, the march of tyranny at their country was an antecedent to international aggression. Hence making human rights part of our national security agenda and is not only an appropriate policy but also a necessary one.
A bill in the House of Representatives in the United State has been amended and recommended for passage by the House International Relations Committee this would see North Korean Human Rights Act embracing human rights issues to enable it dealings with the US and give all economic assistance to North Korea to improve human-rights conditions such as no aid without indication that those human right conditions are improving. The US would call for increased pressure on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to demand access to North Korean refugees in China and it would call for heightened diplomatic pressure on China to halt its policy of catching and repatriating North Korean refugees. But in reality what could the North Korean Human Rights Act accomplish if its goals and methods are not integrated into Washington's overall diplomatic strategy toward Pyongyang.
This would make it even harder for US government to appropriate any economic assistance to North Korea if there are no strong human-rights conditions attached. This brings implications for the six party nuclear talks. United States does not have the power to make China and Russia set up refugee camps since even China has shown no indication of reversing it policy of repatriating North Koreans refugees who flee over the border, insisting they are not refugees but economic migrants. Even the people who are in Washington who support the act, their goals are not optimistic that China can change its policy or the UNHCR is likely to be permitted to assist these refugees in China. The lack of coordination between the still non existent North Korean Human Rights Act and US nuclear diplomacy only serves to weaken this change. If US fail in the effort to resolve the nuclear issue between North Korea and a transfer of weapons of mass destruction technology to non state players, then human rights or the political prisoners in North Korea where do they stand next to the World Trade Center disaster in America?
Raising human right concern will hamper more immediate security concerns like North Korea's nuclear arsenal. Discussion of human right issues is legitimate but it asserts that this is an issue to be worked out by North and South Korea a notion that must be rejected.
Focusing on human right forestall agreement that alleviates immediate security concerns. Some urge US to focus only on the nuclear issue and mention of human rights will distract the parties involved from reaching a conclusive agreement. Though I would suggest they highlight human rights issues rather than stopping the progression of security talks reinforced for the North Koreans.
A main concern is China's refusal to treat refugees' in humane manner and be consistent with a treaty that was ratified by both China and the United States. The Chinese are not only putting the refugees at risk by forcibly returning them to North Korea but also violating a binding international agreement. The agreement contains a clause for arbitration in the absence of non compliance something that need to be considered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees absent improvement by China government.
Absence of US response to North Korean nuclear weapons development programmes appears to go against the realities of international non proliferation norms. Through the long term perspective, the uninterrupted US have been paying a high price in terms of fighting against the international terrorist. North Korean gulag as well as the South Korean leader of the movement for human rights in South Korea was rewarded for their increased support of human right.
US will also seek to increase flow of information going into North Korea hence piercing the veil of darkness and deception that Kim Jung Il has drawn over North Korea. Kim Jung II government attempts to control all information of his country. Through enhanced radio broadcasting and many other forms of information dissemination seek to lift the blockade on information that the government has imposed on its people.
The United States would pursue a policy that has freedom and respect for the individual as its cornerstone. The promotion of human rights is certainly an important end in and of itself, and therefore a clear objective of our policy. But it is also a critical means to end America's effort to extend freedom and security across the globe.
Brownback a republican senator of Kansas and the chairman of senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs warned that history will judge a government that fails to do something about North Korea's and estimated 200,000 political prisoners, reported chemical and biological weapons experiments on human beings and the brutal punishment of thousands of North Korean refugees after they are caught in China and repatriated.


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Eric Torezi Joyce (born November 21, 1978) is a former American football
defensive back in the National Football League, NFL Europe and Arena Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears of the NFL, the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFLE, and the Nashville Kats of the AFL. Joyce played college football at Tennessee State.

References
Eric Joyce, DB at NFL.com

1978 births
Living people
Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
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Tennessee State Tigers football players
Chicago Bears players
Frankfurt Galaxy players
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Ornette 2000: Releases and Reissues
Spring 2000 featured a bumper crop of Ornette Coleman reissues, including some alternate and previously unissued material from classic sessions of the early seventies. Details of these recordings, which were released in mid-April and early May:
The COMPLETE SCIENCE FICTION SESSIONS SONY/COLUMBIA LEGACY 63569. This two CD releases includes the contents of Science Fiction, Columbia 30161, and Broken Shadows, Columbia FC 38029, along with three previously unissued tracks. Released May 2, 2000. Here's a snapshot of what the contributing sessions looked like:
Session 710909
Here's Sony's press release on the reissues: Sony Press Release
Photo of Ornette Coleman at the September 1971 Science Fiction sessions by Art Maillet, (c) Sony Music Archives, used by permission
SKIES OF AMERICA SONY/COLUMBIA LEGACY 63568. This single CD appears to be a straight reissue of the LP Skies of America, with the earliest version of Coleman's major symphony. Scheduled release date: May 2, 2000. The session looked like this:
720420 ORNETTE COLEMAN with the LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Personnel: Coleman, as; undentified drummer; with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Measham
Location: 'EMI Studios', Abbey Road, London, England
Date: Apr 17, 18, 19, and 20 1972
Engineer: Anthony Clark, Mike Fitzhenry
1. Skies of America
12. New Anthem
2. Native Americans
13. Place in Space
3. Good Life
14. Foreigner in a Free Land
4. Birthdays and Funerals
15. Silver Screen
16. Poetry
6. Sounds of Sculpture
17. Men Who Live in the White House
7. Holiday for Heroes
18. Love Life
8. All of My Life
19. Military
9. Dancers
20. Jam Session
10. Soul Within Woman
21. Sunday in America
12. Artist in America
DANCING IN YOUR HEAD POLYGRAM RECORDS 543519. (UPC: 731454351928). This single CD reissues an A&M LP which combined music from Coleman's January 1973 Morocco visit with the first recording of the Prime Time group. An alternate take of the originally released Morocco title is included; considerably more material from that session remains unissued. Scheduled release date: April 18, 2000. Snapshots of the two sessions:
OTHER RELEASES Other releases we've heard about this spring:
Chappaqua Suite (LEGACY / COLUMBIA 63565). I've seen no information about this release, also scheduled for May 2. It may well be a US version of the European release of the suite, which came out last fall. That release reissued the original LP, with no additional material.
Les Incontournables WEA INTERNATIONAL 34582 (UPC: 95483458226). Judging by the titles, simply a repackaging of early Ornette material from Contemporary and Atlantic. Titles listed for the French release are: The Blessing, Music Always, The Disguise, Just For You, The Sphinx, Una Muy Bonita, Tears Inside, Ramblin', Lorraine, Blues Connotation, Giggin', Alpha, Lonely Woman.
Hot House Flash Music 1662191. I know nothing about this release other than the title, which appears in a list of material at an online store evidently in England (prices in pounds). Any information is welcome...
Dave Wild's WildPlace and its contents are protected by copyright and are published for non-commercial use only. Some of the contents of this site are based on Ornette Coleman 1958-1979: A Discography, (c) 1980, 1982, 1983 by David Wild and disc'ribe, Issues # 1, # 2, and # 3, (c) 1980, 1981 and 1983 by Angelyn and David Wild. All the usual legal protections apply. Click here to send mail to Dave Wild.

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For an extraordinary seventh year in a row, DAS Health has been named among the Inc. 500|5000 fastest-growing private companies in America. The Tampa-based health IT and management services provider, DAS Health rose in their rank to 2,402 on this years' list. This is a remarkable accomplishment as DAS is a part of a mere 3.5% that have made the list seven times. See the full 2018 Inc. 5000 list here.
Making the Tampa Bay Business Journal's annual List of the 50 fastest-growing private companies is a feat in and of itself. But only one Tampa company has made the list for nine consecutive years.
DAS Health is a health care information technology and management company based in Tampa. You can read more about the company in the Fast 50 coverage within.
CEO David Schlaifer said the results are based on the company's mission to be as successful as possible in its market, which is fundamentally independent physicians.
A client retention rate north of 97 percent is also a big factor, with clients buying DAS services and then soliciting the company to add on to that and help with more, Schlaifer said.
The other piece is internal.


Katherine Bateson-Chandler is an internationally successful dressage rider and trainer. Her efforts in the competition arena have made a name for herself among some of the best in the world. Currently she trains each summer in Europe with Olympian Carl Hester and gains international exposure competing in abroad.


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Voters urged to register in time to have their say in May
On Thursday 6 May 2021 residents in Lichfield District will have their say on who represents them on Staffordshire County Council and who the next Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire will be. Some areas will also vote in by-elections and a neighbourhood planning referendum.
To vote in these important elections, residents must be on the electoral register. With the deadline to register to vote fast approaching, Lichfield District Council is urging people who have not registered at their current address to make sure they are registered in time.
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday 19 April. It takes just five minutes to apply online.
This year residents in Lichfield District will be voting in a range of elections, including:
County councillors, who represent their local area and residents, and contribute to the development of county-wide policies in areas such as transport, social care and education.
The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire, who is responsible for policing and the fire and rescue service.
Some areas will also vote in the:
Burntwood neighbourhood planning referendum
Lichfield City (Stowe ward) parish by-election
Summerfield & All Saints district by-election
Diane Tilley, Electoral Registration Officer for Lichfield District, said:
"Time is running out to make sure you can take part in these elections. They are an opportunity to make your voice heard and have a say on who represents you on issues that directly affect day-to-day life here in Lichfield District. If you're not registered by 19 April, you won't be able to vote.
"If you have recently turned 18 or moved home, it is particularly important that you act now to ensure you are registered. However, if you were registered to vote in the last election and your details have not changed, you don't need to take any action."
Voters from across the district are also being urged to check and keep hold of their poll card ahead of the 6 May elections, as the locations of a number of polling stations have changed. This is because, in line with government guidance, the council is trying to avoid using local schools.
Voters have a range of options for casting their ballot: in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 20 April, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on 27 April. Find out how to apply for a postal or proxy vote.
For those who choose to vote in person, polling stations will be Covid-secure places to vote. This will include social distancing, the wearing of face coverings, hand sanitiser and the request for voters to bring their own pen or pencil.


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est une chanson d'Ariana Grande sortie le . Le single est extrait du deuxième album studio  (2014).

Une version française de la chanson avec le chanteur français Kendji Girac, intitulée One Last Time (Attends-moi), est sortie le  en France, en Belgique et en Suisse. Une version italienne de la chanson mettant en vedette le rappeur italien Fedez est sortie le 26 mai 2015 uniquement en Italie.

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À la suite de l'attentat à la bombe du  au Manchester Arena, la chanson est associé sur les plate-formes de téléchargement telles iTunes au fonds d'urgence We Love Manchester créé par le Manchester City Council avec le concours de la Croix-Rouge britannique. Le lendemain du concert caritatif One Love Manchester, le titre devient Numéro 1 des ventes en Grande-Bretagne, alors qu'il était classé  quinze jours avant la survenue de ces évènements dramatiques.

Ces évènements arrivant dans la réalité résonnent avec la tonalité fictionnelle dramatique du clip associé au titre, qui montre la chanteuse confrontée à la panique générale que cause une catastrophe disruptive majeure : la chute de météores dans le ciel.

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One Last Time (Attends-moi)

One Last Time (Attends-moi) est la version française de la chanson d'Ariana Grande avec le chanteur français Kendji Girac. Elle est sortie en single le  en France, en Belgique et en Suisse. Cette version est également incluse dans la version de luxe du premier album studio de Girac, Kendji (2015).

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 Cette chanson figure dans le final du concert One Love Manchester : c'est l'avant-dernière interprétée.

Chanson écrite par David Guetta
Chanson écrite par Giorgio Tuinfort
Chanson écrite par Savan Kotecha
Chanson interprétée par Ariana Grande
Chanson produite par Ilya Salmanzadeh
Single certifié or en Belgique
Single musical sorti en 2015
Single publié par Republic Records


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Fire broke at Essar Refinery
By brip at 6:14 PM Business , Controversy , Crime , Essar , news No comments
Essar Oil at Khambhalia Police Station in Jamnagar district, by the relative of a person who died in the fire which broke out in the pipeline of Vadinar terminal of the company on Feburary 1.
Ratakumar Mandal whose relative was one among four persons who died in the fire registered the complaint on Saturday, police said.
The complainant has said that four persons died and 18 were injured when they were working to repair the pipeline which was already leaking. Four labourers were killed and 16 others injured when a fire had broke out in a pipeline of Essar Oil's Vadinar terminal.
However, the fire was quickly doused by fire tenders of the company and the injured contract workers were rushed to hospital for treatment.
The fire has not affected the functioning of the refinery and it continued working normally as the pipeline where the fire broke out was far from the terminal.


Small Blessings, Emily Brewin's second novel has recently been published in Australia by Allen and Unwin. The Melbourne-based writer was shortlisted for the 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize. She has also been awarded an Australian Society of Authors Emerging Writers' and Illustrators' Mentorship for her fiction writing, and has been shortlisted for Hachette Australia's Manuscript Development Program and Varuna's Publisher Introduction Program. She was recently awarded a 2018 Bundanon Trust artist residency to develop her third novel, The Piano.
Congratulations to Emily and we wish her great success with the book.
The Melbourne-based writer was shortlisted for the 2017 Bristol Short Story Prize for her story, Road Trips and Fairy Tales. It is available in our 10th anthology published by Tangent Books.


That's more like it!!! It definitely feels like summer now.
Food Science@ Beaverton City Library from 10:30-11:30AM.Build up your appetite for learning as with experiment with things from the kitchen! Drop-in. Geared for 2-12 years.
Summer Craft Celebration@ Beaverton City Library from 4-5PM. Drop in for crafts. Geared for ages 2-12.
The Alphabeticians@ Tigard Library from 4-5PM.Upbeat, original, quirky music for the whole family!Go to www.tigard-or.gov/library for more info.
Beach Blanket Babies Dance Party@ Beaverton City Library from 10:30AM-11:30AM. Kids 6 years old and younger can drop in with their families and dance to summer tunes!
Rick Huddle @ Beaverton Library at Murray Scholls from 11AM-12PM. These shows are usually out on the patio so bring hats, sunscreen, and blanket to sit on. Go to www.beavertonlibrary.org for more info.
Random Club@ Tigard Library from 2-4PM. Geared for grade 6 and up. Charms that look like food or food that acts like jewelry?
Pirates Have Feelings, Too@ Beaverton City LIbrary from 12:30-1:30PM.Set off on a pirate ship with comedian-musician Rick Huddle and get marooned on a desert island. Go to www.beavertonlibrary.org for more info.
Fuzzy Creature Crafting@ Beaverton City Library from 3-4PM.Kids in grades 6-12 can drop in to make freaky or just plain cute creatures! Go to www.beavertonlibrary.org for more info.
Pirates Have Feelings,too.@ Garden Home Library from 11AM-12PM. Set off on a pirate ship with comedian-musician Rick Huddle and get marooned on a desert island.
David Sedaris@Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing.Arrive really early for a seat to hear David Sedaris read from his new book - "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls". Go to www.powells.com and click on "Stores and Events" for more info.
Nature Mobile@ Beaverton City Library from 1-3PM.
My Little Pony Day@ Tigard Library from 2-4PM. Dress-up and check out cool craft stations! All ages welcome! Go to www.tigard-or.gov/library for more info.
Hawaiian Music@ Tigard Library from 2-3:30PM.
The 5 member Koral jam performs Hawaiian, Disco, and Reggae music. Go to www.tigard-or.gov/library for more info.
Presto The Magician@ Cedar Hills Crossing at 11:30AM. Interactive magic show geared for kids 9 years and under! Go to www.cedarhillscrossing.com for more info.
U-Pick Raspberries@ Baggenstos Farm Store (15801 SW Roy Rogers Road, Sherwood) from 9:30AM-5PM.Make a day of some raspberry picking and tasting. Raspberries are $1.60 a pound!!! Go to www.baggenstosfarms.com for more info.


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Q: Android 11: Send e-mail with automatically attached file I want open and email app with already generated text, subject, recipient and attached file, it works with android sdk version 29 (android 10) and lower. However starting Android 11 there are restriction to writing file in external or internal storages, and there is also another restriction that is not allowed to attach file automatically  from app file directory.
Previously I was copying from app storage to internal or external storage to attach file, any solutions?
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android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
public static void sendMail(Context context) throws IOException {
        Context appContext = context.getApplicationContext();

        File logFile = FileUtils.createFile(context.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath(), "testFile.txt", "Test");

        File logsDirectory = new File(FileUtils.getStorageDirectory(appContext), "files");
        logsDirectory.mkdirs();

        File destFile = new File(logsDirectory, "log.txt");

        InputStream in = new FileInputStream(logFile);
        boolean copied = FileUtils.copyToFile(in, destFile);

        Uri logPath = Uri.fromFile(destFile);

        Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
        emailIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
        emailIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
        // set the type to 'email'
        emailIntent.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:"));
        String[] to = {"support@test.com"};
        String subject = "Test log";
        String body =
                "Hello";
        emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
        emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, to);
        emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, body);
        // the attachment
        emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, logPath);

        context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send email..."));
    }

public class FileUtils {

        public static String getExtensionFromFileName(String fileName) {
        if (fileName == null) return null;

        String extension = null;
        int i = fileName.lastIndexOf('.');
        if (i > 0) {
            extension = fileName.substring(i + 1);
        }
        return extension;
    }

    /**
     * Copy data from a source stream to destFile. Return true if succeed, return false if failed.
     */
    public static boolean copyToFile(InputStream inputStream, File destFile) {
        if (inputStream == null || destFile == null) return false;
        try {
            try (OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(destFile)) {
                byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
                int bytesRead;
                while ((bytesRead = inputStream.read(buffer)) >= 0) {
                    out.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
                }
            }
            return true;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            Log.e("[File Utils]", "copyToFile exception: " + e);

        }
        return false;
    }

    public static String getStorageDirectory(Context mContext) {
        String storageDir =
                Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath()
                        + "/"
                        + mContext.getString(R.string.app_name);
        File file = new File(storageDir);
        mContext.getExternalMediaDirs();

        if (!file.isDirectory() || !file.exists()) {

        }
        return storageDir;
    }

    public static File createFile(String directory ,String fileName, String textToAttach)
    {
        File logFile = new File(directory  + "/" + fileName);
        if (!logFile.exists())
        {
            try
            {
                logFile.createNewFile();
            }
            catch (IOException e)
            {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        try
        {
            //BufferedWriter for performance, true to set append to file flag
            BufferedWriter buf = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(logFile, true));
            buf.append(textToAttach);
            buf.newLine();
            buf.close();
        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return logFile;
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        final String authority = appContext.getPackageName() + ".FileProvider";
        String[] to = {"test@test.com"};
        String subject = "subject";
        String body = "body";

        ArrayList<File> logFiles = getLogFile(context);

        if (logFiles.size() == 0) {
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        }
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        emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, body);
        emailIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, logPaths);
        emailIntent.setSelector(emailSelectorIntent);

        context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send Logs"));
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Judah P. Benjamin, 'the Confederate Kissinger,' featured in Louisiana State Archives exhibit
By Jonathan Tilove
Judah P. Benjamin was known as "the brains of the Confederacy," its "court Jew," "the statesman of the Lost Cause," and even "the Confederate Kissinger."
As, successively, attorney general, secretary of war and secretary of state in the Confederate Cabinet, he was President Jefferson Davis' closest and most trusted adviser.
He has been called the most important Jew in American public life in the 19th century: the first acknowledged Jew to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first Jew to be offered a seat on the Supreme Court, an offer tendered by President Millard Fillmore, and declined by Benjamin, just a few years before the birth of Louis Brandeis, who in 1916 would become the first Jew to serve on the High Court.
And, as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg noted in a 2002 lecture at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Benjamin's political career was "bracketed by two discrete but equally remarkable legal careers, the first here in New Orleans and the second in Britain," to which he made his spectacular escape, posing as a foreign peddler, after the Confederate cause was lost.
And yet, despite all that, and much more, Benjamin has over time become a second-tier Confederate celebrity, a bit of a novelty item, the man whose visage, perhaps fittingly, was on the Confederate $2 bill.
Even in Louisiana, "very few people have heard of Judah Benjamin, unless they are Jewish or Civil War buffs," said Laura Cassidy, a fifth-generation descendant of Benjamin through his sister, Rebecca Benjamin Levy.
In an effort to help rectify that, the Louisiana State Archives, 3851 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge, will be hosting an exhibit, "Judah P. Benjamin, a Louisiana Statesmen" through May 31. The exhibit is free and open to the public Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
It opened with a reception Sunday hosted by Secretary of State Jay Dardenne and Cassidy and her husband, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, whose office collaborated with the archives in putting together the exhibit.
Laura Cassidy, who grew up in Mobile, Ala., said that as a teenager she learned about her connection to Benjamin and, "I really was the one in my family that was very interested in it and I started doing a little digging."
A few years ago, while in Washington, she visited an exhibit, "Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America," at the Library of Congress and, as soon as she walked in, "on the sign, there was a picture of Judah P. Benjamin," renewing her curiosity.
"That's sort of how this transpired," said Cassidy, a surgeon who is not practicing while she raises family, of the new exhibit.
That image of Benjamin, an oil painting in the collection of the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans, was loaned to the Library of Congress for the "350 Years" exhibit, and is now on loan to the state archives for the Benjamin exhibit.
Born in 1811 in St. Croix, Benjamin's family moved first to North Carolina and then to Charleston, S.C., home to the largest Jewish community in the United States at the time, where his father was among the founders of the first reform congregation in the United States.
Benjamin came to New Orleans in 1832, where made his career and married Natalie St. Martin, the daughter of a leading Creole Catholic family, who had hired him to tutor her in English. While Benjamin built a grand home at Belle Chasse Plantation in Plaquemines Parish, where he became a path-breaking sugar planter, his wife moved to Paris with their only child, where she remained the rest of her life, receiving annual visits from her husband.
A brilliant attorney, Benjamin emerged as the protege of the political boss John Slidell, and, according to Tulane University history professor Lawrence Powell, the key figure behind the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1852, which Powell said amounted to "the birth certificate of the Louisiana oligarchy that more or less stays in power" until Huey Long. "He was the architect of the government of gentlemen," said Powell, a marriage of big agrarian and big urban property interests.
"He just sort of exemplified the kind of brains and ambition that poured into the city in those glamour days before the Civil War," said Powell and, "before the war, he was really almost running the state."
But as a Jew, albeit non-observant, he also was ever the outsider.
"He really was an extraordinary figure because he was so brilliant, because he was so competent, and because he chose as much as he could to remain in the background because it was safer there, to remain somewhat aloof — that constant smile he wore, which I think was a way to set himself apart and not engage," said Eli Evans, author of the 1988 biography, "Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate."
For many years, Evans said, Benjamin was a puzzle for Jewish scholars who found him "incomprehensible as a Jewish figure."
And yet, Evans wrote, "Judah P. Benjamin achieved greater political power than any other Jew in the nineteenth century — perhaps even in all American history," and was "the first Jewish figure to be projected into the national consciousness."
In his 1907 biography, Pierce Butler noted how Benjamin was able to transfer that success and start fresh as a hugely successful barrister in England after the war, writing a legal volume, "Benjamin on Sales," that Justice Ginsburg described as a "near-instant classic."
"The perfect patriot is so much of the soil that he cannot survive transplantation," Butler wrote. But, after the war, Benjamin left the South and not only survived but thrived.
"Having, as it were, taken a brief for the South, he earnestly and zealously fought for his client at long as his abilities could avail," Butler wrote. "When the cause was lost, after he had done all that lay in him to win it, he accepted the decision as absolving him of future useless effort. Though he felt for the South, he thought that there rested no obligation upon him to share her adversities."
On The Web: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/04/judah_p_benjamin_the_confedera.html
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Adam, Ryan and Jack kick champagne bottles on the cotton floor of the ride. They sit on the gothic seat and three people, wearing black masks, put blindfolds over their eyes.
Adam, Ryan and Jack play in an office building with two saxophonists.
As they enter the first section, the three masked women remove the blindfolds. They watch a masked throw knives at a woman. The masked women return to put the blindfolds on them again. The blindfolds are removed as they see two masked men smash televisions. The ride turns as the two more men carry their baseball bats over their shoulders.
Wearing the blindfolds again, they speed through bridges and lights from various cities. At the end of the ride, they take off their blindfolds and walk out. They see men fighting with clubs by the line and fires burning in garbage cans.
Ryan hides behind a car, his white shirt splattered with some blood. A baseball bat lies beside him. He lifts it and almost hits Jack. Jack raises his arms and tells him to give into the violence. He reminds Ryan that he's his brother and won't hurt him.
Adam hides in an alley, crying. A young woman screams for him to help as a man pushes her against the building. He shouts "I can't" and runs. A second man stops him and waves his bat. He hits Adam, knocking him unconscious. Adam wakes up inside the entrance of the ride. Adam wakes up in a cot. They ask him to bring back a woman. The last one bled out from one of the knives.
Ryan yells for Adam. Jack taps his chest and tells him to be quiet. Ryan holds up a bat as they walk down the street. Jack points at a group of men starting a fire inside a building. Ryan turns down the corner and finds a police officer. He asks for the nearest shelter. The police officer pulls his gun.
In the neighborhoods, Ryan sees a blindfolded woman being led by a man. The man tells her when to turn and tugs at her leash. Ryan and Jack open the door of an abandoned home. The woman cowers in the corner, repeating "no, no, no" in a baby voice. They tell her they want to help. The woman says there is no such thing anymore.
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It seems like just yesterday that open source was the new craze that was going to sweep change and revolution into the software industry. Like all new tech trends, it was amorphous—it was everything from a methodology to tools to a social movement. It was loved and hated. And as with all tech trends, some predicted its demise, claiming that it was just another fad that would fizzle out without making a dent in the technology world. And like all predictions, the truth is never the "absolute" predicted by either the proponents or the opponents.
Not only did open source not fade away, it hasn't finished evolving yet. Open source has become a serious and substantial component of applications, embedded systems, operating systems, and common devices that consumers use daily. It has altered software development, licensing, hardware, methodologies, and a myriad of devices used by individuals, businesses, and governments, while simultaneously impacting the lives of people across the socioeconomic scale around the world. Additionally, the evolution of open source as a business model hasn't followed the path predicted by anyone "in the know" in the late '90s, or in the early 2000s, for that matter. And as open source has meandered down its evolutionary path, technologists, businesses, and governments have faced new and interesting challenges—and opportunities.
This month's Computing Now theme compiles a variety of articles that show the many current faces of open source. "Choosing an Open Source Software License in Commercial Context: A Managerial Perspective" (login required for full text) provides some useful perspectives on how an enterprise should be aware of and properly use open source licensing (for both the components it might use in developing software and the release of software it produces). "Security in Open Source Web Content Management Systems" (login required for full text) is an excellent overview (and reminder) about keeping up with plugging the known exploits in commonly used open source CMS tools. Don't let the title of "Open Source Software Considerations for Law Enforcement" (login required for full text) stop you from discovering principles, concepts, constraints, and ultimate uses of open source that are applicable to any organization. "Open Source Data Collection in the Developing World" (login required for full text) is a wonderful article about an actual (and very influential) use of the Google Open Data Kit in saving lives in Africa. It might provide inspiration on how to solve data collection challenges you may be facing. If you're looking for a strong overview of open source use outside of the US, "A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Software Usage in Germany, Brazil, and India" (login required for full text) will give you a solid perspective on how three leading nations are employing open source in government, business, and education. "Commodification of Industrial Software: A Case for Open Source" (login required for full text) provides some interesting theories, concepts, case studies, and visual models on how to properly value and employ open source in various business contexts. Lastly, "A Stage Model of Evolution for Open Source Software" (login required for full text) discusses the 3 generations of open source evolution through the maturity curve (IEEE login is required to view the full text of this article).
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One Westminster Place, York House London
Published by Adrian Welch updated on December 8, 2019
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SOUTHBANK SET TO SHINE AS WESTMINSTER PLACE GETS PLANNING
Design: Sheppard Robson
Images: Team Macarie
Sheppard Robson, on behalf of Delancey, has received planning consent to redevelop York House into a glistening crystallised 18 storey office building on the Southbank of the River Thames.
The 345,000 sq ft steel and glass structure will bring a new landmark feature to Central London; highly visible from Parliament Square and Westminster Bridge, acting as a gateway to the Southbank.
The development will comprise basement, lower ground, ground, and fifteen upper floors with fully flexible floor plates of approximately 23,000 sq ft and an internal atria. The preeminent feature of the design is a 10,000 sq ft roof terrace offering panoramic views of the Thames and the Houses of Parliament.
The central London location, large floor plates and innovative design is designed to attract attention from leading media organisations – potential tenants who could draw upon the inspirational surroundings to enhance their creative output.
The fully glazed façade is divided into two skins which create an environmental buffer between the inside and the outside, whilst also reflecting and refracting light. The outer skin is a deformed grid that pulls against diagonal fins to create a series of small pyramids contributing to the jewel concept. This gives crystalline reflections and animates the façade as the sun moves around it. Dichroic glass fins add changing colour to the building façade throughout the day.
The energy efficient double skin glass facade building will conform to the latest standards of sustainability. It will also incorporate renewable energy sources helping to minimise energy consumption through the use of proven technologies both in construction and operational performance and is specified to achieve an excellent BREEAM rating.
The three storey high entrance to the building provides a visual connection to the base of a full height atrium. To minimise the mass and impact of the central elements the lifts have been broken free of the core and are supported by a freestanding structural tree that provides connectivity from top to base.
David Ardill, Sheppard Robson's design director on the project, is looking forward to realising his architectural ambitions for Westminster Place – "We are delighted to receive planning consent and the opportunity to bring a landmark building to the skyline of London's iconic Southbank. Sheppard Robson recognised the importance of a design that sits comfortably in the context of its surroundings, yet has the charisma and visual presence to justify its development in such a prominent area of Central London."
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In a first for the Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) the field heads to Broken Hill, NSW for a desert Cross-Country.
A four-hour battle through dry, sandy and loamy conditions will push the riders to the limit, Daniel Milner who currently leads the E3 Championship is looking forward to the four-hour battle in new conditions.
The challenge of riding four hours, is this something you personally enjoy?
For us we are used to completing three hour Cross-Countries in AORC, which makes it hard to say but that extra hour will make it a new challenge. The positive side to this is that the track at Broken Hill is so long, which makes it feel like its not as long because the loop covers a lot of ground. Its similar to Hattah as the race doesn't feel like four hours, it feels quite similar to the three-hour races we usually do because the track is so long. The 38km loop at Broken Hill will take us about half an hour roughly if not more and this will give you the feel that the race isn't actually as long as it is.
After what happened at Hattah, does this give you motivation to get out to Broken Hill and take the win?
100% it does, all the time and effort we put into the bike and testing for Hattah got thrown away at the event, but luckily enough this year we get another crack at the longer desert format at Broken Hill. We will use all the testing and bike settings from Hattah at this round, as it will be the closest we get to being at Hattah again. I also want to do well at this round as I have a family friend who owns a station in between white cliffs and Broken Hill, and I grew up riding the area when I was a kid and know it well. For me knowing we will have the right set up has me looking forward to the race and after the disappointment of Hattah I am hungry to win the first ever running of the Broken Hill race.
The conditions at Broken Hill, what can we expect and are they conditions you enjoy?
It will be dry and sandy but awesome, the creek bed is big, and it will be unreal it's basically bottomless sand and isn't as fine as it is out of the creek. I see this as the spot where all the passes will be made in the race. It will be important to ride to the conditions in Broken Hill as your mistakes can cost you over the four hours. The sand up there is finer to what we normally see as you don't see much rain up in Broken Hill.
The addition of Broken Hill to the Championship and the desert cross-country format, is this a move you're excited about?
I think it's a great move, with this being the Australia Off-Road Championship people overseas just assume that this is all we do is race in the outback. The championship has normally been just on the east coast and its in the natural bush conditions, and I think this round will keep getting bigger and bigger as desert racing is a big thing in Australia. The obvious growth can only be good for the championship and shows that AORC are always looking to improve the series.
This season, how have you felt? Moving up to the E3 class you've enjoyed being on the 500?
Loving it, the bike is unreal. We had a bit of a slow start getting the set up right and had a few glitches. We have pretty much nailed that now on the back of a lot of testing to get the set up to where I wanted it. A few new parts took some time to get adjusted too as I was so comfortable with my set up last season, but we made some big improvements just prior to the A4DE. We are now half way through the season and we are getting better and better which is the best thing, our team keeps working to make it better we aren't just settling for what we have. It's the best thing about our team at KTM we are all working together, and the results are starting to show. We have the most motivated team out there, and I'm putting everything I can into this, so we can finish at the top when it comes to the pointy end of the season.


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Food robotics startup 6d Bytes launches on-the-go meal
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Anirban Ghoshal	6 Apr, 2018
Sunnyvalle-based robotics and artificial intelligence startup 6d Bytes Inc. has launched an autonomous robotic station, Blendid, which will allow food services companies serve healthy and delicious blends of food.
The product, Plug and Play, which has been displayed at an innovation centre in Sunnyvale, offers blended drinks, comprising fresh ingredients such as mango, spinach, blueberry, coconut water, kefir, banana and ginger, prepared by a robot, and without human intervention.
Customers can use the mobile app or tablets at the robotic station to browse through the menu, customise their choice of food and make a payment, before the robot can take over the process of preparing and serving the blend within two minutes.
"People want healthy and delicious meals on the go," said 6d bytes co-founder and CEO Vipin Jain. "Blended drinks is only the beginning. We will be adding more cuisines and formats in the near future. Marketed to food service operators and retail franchises, Blendid requires no staff and can be accessible 24 hours a day, making it a perfect choice for busy cafeterias, supermarkets, gyms, airports, stadiums and offices."
Jain, along with his co-founder Venki Ayalur, had conceived Blendid over three years ago. They believe it would lead to a robotics and AI revolution, which will fundamentally disrupt the food and beverage industry. A recent report by McKinsey had said that food service is among the top three industries to be impacted, with 73% of its activities automated by 2030.
"The Blendid concept is at the forefront of two major changes impacting the food and beverage industry," said Eric Benhamou, founder and general partner at Benhamou Global Ventures, an investor in 6d bytes. "Food service operators want expanded, cost-effective service hours and customers want healthy, delicious meals. Blendid is a breakthrough solution to achieve both."
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Bonjour, good day! With fall in the air mornings are definitely not the same here in the Spoonley household. I am finding myself baking away in the kitchen making yummy tummy treats for my lil humans. Have you tried the grey stuff? Oh my Disney, it is delicious! If you haven't, then keeping reading I will share the recipe.
My kids call me the clean baker, I tend to wipe up my lil messes and spills as I mix. My motto is, "clean as you live." What can I say, my OCD gets the best of me. I also like to wear an apron as I sway back and forth in song watching as my sweets rise in the oven. But who says an apron should only be worn in the kitchen?!
Amanda of Crafting Envy designs beautiful storybook aprons inspired by your favorite Disney princesses that are just perfect for adult dressup this Halloween! I absolutely adore this Belle inspired apron. It is made of a soft cotton with a lined bodice and extra long straps for easy tying.
There is nothing peculiar about this apron, it is made to match Belle's Provincial dress worn in the beginning of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Pair this apron with a white polka dot petticoat for a vintage chic look, or slip it over a tee and tights for a simple and unique costume perfect for any party. Amanda is the queen of customization, so if you have something else in mind make sure to send her a private message and she will whip up something extra special for you.
***New*** from Crafting Envy! Amanda has been busy in her workshop crafting princess dress ornaments adorned with lace and beautiful beading that are perfect for displaying on your Christmas tree this holiday season. Here is your chance to win a Cinderella Dress Ornament inspired by Disney's live action Cinderella film. The bodice is made from quality felt and the skirt is made from fashion fabrics. It is hand embroidered and beaded. To enter this giveaway please click on the image below to be redirected to Instagram.
In a medium bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. Whisk well and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Place Oreos in a food processor and blend until they become crumbs.
Mix the crushed Oreos in with the pudding mixture and mix well.
Fold in Cool Whip and chocolate pudding mix until well combined and refrigerate for one hour before serving.
When ready to serve, place "grey stuff" in a piping bag and add a dollop to the middle and then pipe a spiral around it. Top with sprinkles.
Among Friends Baking Mixes were created by two friends, Suzie Miller and Lizann Anderson in an effort to design a mouthwatering cookie that wasn't packed full of harmful ingredients. The baking mixes are handcrafted using gluten free whole grain oat flour, baking soda, sea salt, and other all natural ingredients. These sweet gals provided me with a complimentary sample of Phil' em up Chocolate Cranberry cookie mix to taste test at my most recent house party. I was surprised at how easy it was to prepare and my guests (including the kids) absolutely loved the taste.
Among Friends Baking Mixes make baking in the kitchen easy peasy! I just love the easy to tear package and all you need are three added ingredients!
Add one egg, 1 tsp Vanilla, 4 Tbsp Soft butter. We substituted coconut oil for the butter.
Make lil balls (1 inch) and place 2 fingers (2 inches) apart on cookie sheet.
So easy to prepare, even the lil fingers can help!
And you will have yummy yummy yummy cookies!
I would have to say that these gals have mastered the cookie! Among Friends Baking Mixes are amazingly yummy! Made with all natural and gluten free ingredients. You will agree they are super easy to prepare and yummy to the tummy! I can not wait to bake more! If you are in the Kissimmee area you can find Among Friends Baking Mixes at Publix Supermarkets. If you are not in Kissimmee, FL and want to know where you can get these cookie mixes you can visit the Among Friends website and use the store locator.
Happy Christmas Eve! If you are still in the kitchen whipping up all your favorite family traditional goodies, you may try one of these recipes. I spent my morning making Jam Thumbprint Cookies and Pretzel Hugs. These are two of our family traditional baked goodies.
1. Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium-high speed, for 30 seconds. Add the sugar and beat till combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs yolk and vanilla till combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour. Cover and chill dough for about an hour or till easy to handle.
2. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in egg whites, then in walnuts. This recipe can be done without the walnuts. Place 1 inch apart on the cookie sheet. Press your thumb into the center of each ball. This is a good time to get the kids involved and allow them to press their thumbs into the center of the ball. Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit or till edges are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire rack and let cool. Once cool fill centers with jam.
Simply place pretzels on a lined cookie sheet (lined with wax paper.) Place a piece of chocolate on pretzel. I like the Bliss white chocolate. Place in oven on 350 degrees for 10 to 20 seconds. Just long enough for the chocolate to glisten. This is the start of the chocolate softening. Take out of the oven and place a second pretzel on top of soft chocolate and push down. Let cool and enjoy!
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Q: Is it possible to set a specific member of an array with initialization list in C++? I know that you can initialize the whole array with initialization list like this :
struct s {
    int a[1];
    s (int b): a{b}{}
};

, but is it possible to set value of one specific member? Because this:
struct s {
    int a[1];
    s (int b): a[0]{}
};

doesn't work and throws two errors:

expected '(' before '[' token

and

expected '{' before '[' token.

A: You can initialize an element of an array by placing the value in the appropriate position via aggregate initialization.
struct s {
    int a[2];
    s (int b): a{b, 0} {} // sets a[0] with the value of b
                          // a[1] is set to zero
};

s foo(1);
std::cout << foo.a[0] << " " << foo.a[1]; // 1 0

UPDATE (thanks @NathanOliver)
Missing elements are zero initialized.
struct s {
    int a[2];
    s (int b): a{b} {} // a[1] is already 0
};

A: No. Only initializing the specialized elements of an array is supported in C, but not C++.

Note: ..., and designated initialization of arrays are all supported in the C programming language, but are not allowed in C++.
int arr[3] = {[1] = 5};        // valid C, invalid C++ (array)

You can use assignment as workaround.
struct s {
    int a[1];
    s (int b) { a[0] = b; }
};


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Included are video highlights from June 25-28, 2011 as the Covenant family gathered in Estes Park, CO for the Feast 2011.
Reactions during the Feast 2011 from Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011 in Estes Park, Colorado.
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Today the First Coast Pastel Society held our bi-monthly paint out at Washington Oaks Gardens State Park in Palm Coast. It was a heck of a drive for me, 55 miles from my house. Lyn, our president, had scheduled it there in the hopes that it might attract people from Ormond Beach and Gainesville who had expressed an interest in the society. But despite that none of them showed up and the 5 attendees who did make it all, like me, had a good 50+ miles to drive to get there!
But it was well worth the drive. I avoided I-95 which I never take unless I must, and took back roads to cut over to A1A just south of St. Augustine, and then down from there. Since I enjoy lovely rides the ride was half the pleasure of the morning. And the weather could not have been more perfect! Mild gentle breezes and moderate temperatures. The park has a lovely formal gardens, but I ended up setting up my easel along the Matanzas River among the fishermen and women. I not only got the paint, but got to watch boats going by, and birds flying by also, not to mention a very bold great blue heron who came right up to beg for fish scraps from the fisherfolk.
I admit I began to feel a bit tired by the time I was driving home, but it was still a marvelous day. I enjoy plein air and really should do more of it! So I keep saying, LOL.


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Testing, Tools, and Frameworks
How to Cut the Release Inspection Time From 4 Days to 4 Hours
This article explains how to cut the duration of regression testing for the release build of a mobile app and the release cycle to one week.
Grigoriy Volgin
Jan. 19, 23 · Tutorial
In 2018, the release team was significantly smaller than it is now, releases were not yet happening regularly, and all of the company's QA engineers played a part in the pre-launch inspection. That was very time-consuming, though, and it slowed down the overall development process significantly. It was decided that the testing of each app released would be conducted solely by the release team.
Back then, the release cycles lasted two weeks. The team had 3 QA engineers, who weekly for 2–3 full-time days, checked the release build of one of the alternating platforms. In addition to checking the release, the guys were busy streamlining the release process, writing documentation, onboarding newcomers, and updating test cases in the TMS.
There were a number of drawbacks to this approach:
Defects could only be discovered during the 2–3 days of the check, so more time was required to fix them, and the Time-to-Market (TTM) increased.
If anyone in the team was unable to take part in the testing of the release, the workload on the other team members was significantly greater, and so too was the time required for the check.
Long-release checks are tedious, and the likelihood of a defect being missed increases.
There is a low level of coverage across devices, meaning that specific defects were more likely to be missed.
During the check, you had to get to grips with all the new features and the ways of configuring the test environment to suit them. The test cases and other documentation, therefore, have to be perfectly written before the point when the feature gets into the release. Otherwise, the inspection process would be slowed down: a lot of time would be wasted clarifying all the nuances.
Changing the Release Inspection Process
At the end of 2021, the decision was taken to scale up the release check to the QA engineers from all teams. And it was decided that, from 2022 onwards, we would move to weekly checks of both mobile platforms at the same time and stop doing the TMS TestRail in favor of Qase since the former was very slow and kept going down.
Since the automatic branch cuts and the forming of the release build for the mobile app used to take place on a Friday evening, Monday was chosen as the most suitable day for checking the release. The tech leads in each team knew that, for four hours on a Monday, the QA engineers would be working solely on the release check. For those four hours, the tech leads had to remove, or at least minimize, any team activities in which the QA engineer was supposed to be involved.
In turn, by the time the check started, the release team would prepare a relevant test environment, form the test runs and distribute them to all the cases. The aforementioned problems were thereby solved:
All the bug reports are compiled in the first four hours of a Monday, and accordingly, the fixes are put into the release build at a much earlier stage.
If a couple of QA engineers are unable to take part in the release check, this has practically no impact on how quickly the release check can be conducted.
The release check does not take more than four hours — and it's much easier to maintain one's concentration and alertness for that kind of time interval.
The level of coverage across devices goes up several times over.
Certain very specific new features are initially checked by their "owners" and then gradually rolled out across the entire team.
The release team also writes UI self-tests in conjunction with the QA Automation team, which develops various testing instruments. To achieve this, the following tools are used:
Kotlin, JUnit 5
Selenoid
At this point in time, UI tests have covered about 30 percent of the total test cases in the acceptance set. They are launched immediately after the cut on the release branch, and the result of them, in the shape of an Allure report, is sent to Slack by a bot. As this automated process unfolds, the test cases are taken out of the release run's pool. During the release check, the QA engineer on duty goes through the fallen tests manually and, where necessary, compiles a bug report:
In order to keep the tests green and discover bugs ahead of time, they are launched on a dev-build every night. After that, the duty QA enters the new test update tasks or bug reports on a special dashboard. A range of tests can also be launched by anyone who wishes to do so with the help of GitHub Actions.
As a result of the changes set out above, the duration of build release checks has fallen from around 72 hours to four hours without sacrificing anything in terms of the quality of the product.
One of the problems that the release team encountered was that of time zones. Our staff is located in a wide range of different cities and countries, making it far from easy to conduct a simultaneous release check. However, given that most of the engineers are located in three time zones, it was decided that the time of the check should be made as close as possible, taking everyone's work schedule into account. In Almaty, for instance, the release check starts first thing in the morning.
Another problem is related to the fact that, in order to get a large number of engineers involved in the same process, a particular effort is required on the organizational front:
Drawing up lists of the people who are going to take part in the release, taking vacations and days off into account.
Redistributing cases in the release process if anyone has had any problems getting through them.
Checking and preparing the test environment in good time, and doing the same thing with the methods of delivering the app build, so that there is no downtime.
Checking to make sure that the developers promptly set to work on any defects discovered in the release build.
Answering any questions that arise on the part of those involved in the process and dealing with any unexpected situations.
To solve this problem, a flow of weekly duties was introduced by one of the QA engineers in the release team, who assumes responsibility for all the duties referred to above and independently accompanies the release from beginning to end.
In the first instance, it was hard to work out how long the release check was going to take. To calibrate its duration, the progress on the cases it is going through is recorded at hourly intervals. It turned out that an interval of four hours was ideally suited to the task and enabled everyone to go through the release at a comfortable pace.
Thereafter, the release team left in the flow a requirement to note the release's progress. The table below shows the percentage of cases from the release run that have been completed at a particular stage of the release check. It can be seen that the total time spent on the check gradually falls:
Now, the time required to check a release version of the app is gradually falling. With the transition to this flow, the TTM of product features was significantly reduced, and at the same time, the quality of the check was enhanced. The release process, meanwhile, became more predictable and transparent for all the other teams.
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Q: Microsoft Word 2016 applying styles and text being placed in text box with anchor I have recently started a new business and have had a template Microsoft Word 2016 document prepared for me to use as headed note paper. There is an image in the header.
I have been modifying the Header styles (e.g. Header 1, Header 2 etc.) - which is all fine. However, when I apply a chosen style (e.g. Header 1) to the text, it seems to place a text box around the text - why?!
There is also a blue anchor next to the text box.
Can anyone please help me?
Many thanks