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McNabb Focused On The Job At Hand
Donovan McNabb knows that the emotions of returning to the city where he played for 11 seasons will probably hit him closer to game time. For now, he says that he is approaching Sunday's game against his former team just like any other.
"I think people are probably looking at it a little deeper right now than anything. You have to remember it's just Wednesday," McNabb said on a conference call with Philadelphia reporters Wednesday morning. "As far as me kind of expressing how my emotions may be, it's kind of hard for me to explain at this particular point. It's something I can probably answer after the game. As of right now, I'm approaching it like any other game, going through the same regimen, watching film and kind of watching some keys that obviously can help us out in the game come Sunday."
McNabb owns virtually every franchise passing record from wins to yards to touchdown passes. While he said that he's not concerned with the reaction of the fans, he understands that he is suiting up for a division rival.
"In reality, you have to remember that this is kind of a big rival and one that obviously we see twice a year," McNabb said. "So there will be some realization there. As far as hopefully after the fact that they recognize that I'm back but just knowing that I'm with the Redskins; I'm sure they won't be happy about that aspect."
McNabb was traded to the Redskins on Easter Sunday night. He reiterated on Wednesday that he quickly immersed himself with his new team to quickly get over any sting of being dealt. As for his performance on the field with his new team, McNabb has completed 61 percent of his passes for 833 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. After a Week 1 win over the Cowboys, McNabb threw for 426 yards in a losing effort to the Texans. Last Sunday, the offense struggled in a 30-16 loss to the Rams.
"We've shown signs of making some great plays, some big-time plays. We just have to be a little bit more consistent and that will come with time," McNabb said. "I thought we've done some good things around here. We just have to take advantage of the opportunities that are there."
While McNabb was one of the offseason's biggest storylines in all of sports, Michael Vick is now dominating the headlines. The Eagles are 2-1 and own first place in the NFC East behind Vick's marvelous performance. Remember, Vick wasn't even supposed to be the starting quarterback.
"I've seen a different type of person, a guy who is truly determined now," McNabb said of Vick. "He's acceptive of his role and what's been asked of him, a guy who understands there's not many more chances left. He's took full advantage of that. He went in through the offseason with the mindset of getting better, getting himself back and ready to go. You see obviously a guy out there who is making big plays for his team."
McNabb is happy for Vick and at the same time he harbors no bad feelings towards his former head coach in Andy Reid.
"We're good friends. He stuck his neck out and drafted me in '99. We had a lot of success together. We've been through some ups and downs together," McNabb said. "Things happen."
When he was asked about how he remembers his tenure with the Eagles, McNabb said he thinks of the decade of success that included trips to five NFC title games and a Super Bowl appearance. Sure, McNabb is happy in Washington and said that he wants to remain with the team although his contract is up at the end of the season. But McNabb will always be remembered for the magical moments he created with the Eagles.
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Bigelow was educated at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1786. He then studied law, and from 1789 until 1807 he practiced in Groton, Massachusetts. In 1807, he moved to Medford and opened a law office in Boston. It is said he argued 15,000 cases in the course of his 32-year legal career.[1]
In 1802, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] Bigelow was also a founding member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1812.[3] He served as Massachusetts Speaker of the House, 1805–1806, 1808–1810, and 1812–1820. In 1814, he was among the delegates from Massachusetts to the Hartford Convention. He died in 1821, at age 55, in Medford.
He had 7 children, including: Katherine Bigelow (married Abbott Lawrence); Andrew Bigelow; and John Prescott Bigelow.[4]
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Q: R / JAVA / JGR How does this work? I'm trying to do some work between java and r (using some of the cross-correlation tools and other stats functions) and am trying to use the JGR package.  I've spend a decent amount of time looking at the documentation and am having some difficulty figuring out how this JGR package works and even what its purpose is.  A few questions:
1) Where do I actually write the code?  In RGUI, in Eclipse, in some other console I have yet to experience?
I start by starting JGR:
> JGR()

Copy the following into WordPad and save as "jgrLaunch.bat"

set R_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-214~1.0
set R_LIBS=C:\Users\~\Documents\R\win-library\2.14
set R_LIBS_USER=C:\Users\~\Documents\R\win-library\2.14;C:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.0\library
jgr-1_62.exe --rhome=C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-214~1.0 --libpath=C:\Users\~\Documents\R\win-library\2.14

Starting JGR ...
>

When I drop examples from the reference manual into R I get the following:
> jgr.addMenu("Workspace")
jgr.addMenu() cannot be used outside JGR.
> jgr.addMenuItem("Workspace","Browse","ls()")
jgr.addMenuItem() cannot be used outside JGR.
> jgr.addMenuSeparator("Workspace")
jgr.addMenuSeparator() cannot be used outside JGR.
> jgr.addMenuItem("Workspace","Browse (pos=2)","ls(pos=2)")
jgr.addMenuItem() cannot be used outside JGR.
> menus <- jgr.getMenuNames()
jgr.getMenuNames() cannot be used outside JGR.
> index <- which(menus=="Packages & Data")
> if(length(index)==0) index <- 1
> jgr.insertMenu("User menu",index)
jgr.insertMenu() cannot be used outside JGR.
> jgr.addMenuItem("User menu","A good place for user generated menus is","print('before Packages & Data')")
jgr.addMenuItem() cannot be used outside JGR.

But when I put it into eclipse there are things like <- that seem out of place.
2) Does anyone have any actual code?  I usually can figure this stuff out with a few code examples but haven't been able to track any down.
3) Any suggestions for a way that might be better/easier (ie different packages or setups)?
Any suggestions?

A: JGR is Java GUI for R and you run it by double-clicking on the JGR icon -- which you download from http://rforge.net/JGR/web-files/jgr-1_62-x64.exe (64-bit) or http://rforge.net/JGR/web-files/jgr-1_62.exe (32-bit). What you loaded in R is merely the supporting R package and you ran it in Rgui, not in JGR (hence the errors).
JGR itself uses JRI (Java/R Interface) from rJava to load R into the Java process. If you are interested in using R from Java you can do the same. The API is documented in http://rforge.net/Rserve/doc/
You can use exactly the same API on the Java side with Rserve which uses a client/server model of communication.
You can have a look at the stats-rosuda-devel mailing list which is a place to discuss JGR, rJava, JRI, Rserve etc.

A: 3) The easiest (fastest in terms of development) is probably RCaller 2.0
It's a little bit slow because Java has to make an external call and it passes all the data through xml. You can find a useful blog here and here
Other alternatives are that I haven't experimented with are:

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*Rserve

*rJava

*Renjin in development...

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Cergy, October 17th, 2018 – SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, is extending its offering of Technical Facility Management services with the implementation of its new unified digital platform, SMART FM 360°.
With this new solution, SPIE has taken a major step forward in the digitisation of its maintenance business and building energy-performance management processes. The platform is designed to make life easier for users and technicians, enhance occupant comfort and personal and property safety, and optimise the energy performance of installations by prioritising their effective operation.
As the core of SPIE's digital offering, which casts operations, maintenance and building services in a whole new light, SMART FM 360° is capable of centralising, managing, and producing reports on millions of data points in real time from existing systems, such as TBM and CMMS systems, but also, by capitalising on the IoT, from new connected objects installed in and in the vicinity of buildings' technical facilities. "SMART FM 360°" also applies to new BIM solutions, to further optimize the operation and maintenance of buildings.
- For customers, the platform provides a bird's eye view of their installations, buildings, and contract-tracking data. They can view and track past and ongoing service visits, see whether a problem is recurring or a one-off event, evaluate the associated expenses, measure user satisfaction, and track performance indicators, in particular those related to energy performance.
- For users, SMART FM 360° enhances their experience by providing support options and improving their overall comfort. The platform provides a host of information on the life of the site. Site visits can be requested in just a few clicks, and with the solution's built-in predictive features – such as the ability to analyse weather forecasts – , changes in temperature, for instance, can be programmed in advance.
- For maintenance technicians, SMART FM 360° makes every day work so much easier. The smart dispatching feature plans maintenance visits in advance with the best qualified team, provides historical data and best practices for upcoming visits, and prioritises them to ensure the continuity of operations. Visit reports are produced in real time, and available to all parties concerned.
As a management and communications tool, SMART FM 360° streamlines and simplifies the user experience when it comes to communicating with facility management teams. Building energy-performance management processes are also much easier, from real-time tracking of consumption, to devising global energy efficiency strategies and evaluating their financial impact. The new platform will even be able to define predictive strategies for optimising building maintenance and operation processes.
SMART FM 360° is designed to operate with any type of building, whether old or new, public-access buildings (learning establishments, hospitals, retail outlets, restaurants, hotels, train stations, shopping centres, etc.), office buildings, industrial buildings, or sensitive sites, such as data centres.
Available for smartphone, tablets and desktop/laptop computers, SMART FM 360° is the fruit of an innovative joint initiative with Salesforce. SPIE is fully aware of the importance of protecting its clients' data, and has incorporated cybersecurity features designed to safeguard their infrastructures and their data, from initial collection through to storage.
With its digital platforms, SPIE has progressively established a network of innovative digital partners, which includes majors such as Microsoft and Salesforce, but also a number of specialist start-ups, such as Tellmeplus. SPIE is also currently working on developing other digital platforms aimed more specifically at certain sectors of activity, such as the industrial sector. These platforms are being designed around the same principles that underline its SMART FM 360° solution, namely capitalising on operational and multi-technical data from connected or offline equipment, but also from data generated by nearby teams operating in the field.
"Digital transformation is core of SPIE's strategy. And developing our digital services offerings in collaboration with our partners positions us squarely as an integrator of innovative solutions capable of meeting our customers' expectations", concludes Florent Billottet, SPIE's Director for Operation Excellence & Innovation.


Josh Baugh July 5, 2018 Updated: July 5, 2018 9:52 p.m.
More than 350,000 San Antonio workers are a step closer to earning paid sick leave from their employers.
The city clerk's office has verified that proponents of mandatory sick leave have gathered more than enough valid signatures to compel the City Council to adopt an ordinance or put the proposal to public initiative, several sources with knowledge of the matter said.
If the ordinance ultimately is enacted — either by a vote of the City Council or by a vote of the public — the policy would require that virtually all employees working in San Antonio's private sector earn paid sick leave.
The ordinance would cover anyone working in the private sector within San Antonio — even if they're employed by a company outside of San Antonio, said Alex Birnel, the advocacy manager at MOVE Texas, one of the groups pushing for mandatory paid sick leave.
San Antonio-based companies would not be required to offer the same benefits to employees not working in the city.
Working Texans for Paid Sick Time — an alliance of grass-roots, community and labor groups that include the Texas Organizing Project, MOVE Texas, and labor unions Unite Here and the San Antonio AFL-CIO — submitted some 144,000 signatures on May 24 with the intent of placing the ordinance on the November ballot.
"Certainly, I'm not surprised because we collected more than 144,000 signatures, and we were confident going in that we had more than enough to certify," said Michelle Tremillo, executive director of TOP San Antonio.
Government employers aren't affected by the proposed ordinance because they cannot be regulated by local policies. The law also wouldn't apply to unpaid interns or independent contractors working here.
But any business, both for- and not-for-profit with employees, no matter how few, would be required to comply. It would take effect for businesses with more than five employees on Aug. 1, 2019. Those "micro-businesses" with five or fewer employees would fall under the regulation beginning Aug. 1, 2021.
The ordinance would require that employees earn an hour of sick leave for every 30 hours of work and could accrue a minimum of 48 hours for businesses with 15 or fewer employees and 60 hours for businesses with more than 15 employees.
Louis Barrios, a local restaurateur and board member of both the San Antonio Restaurant Association and the San Antonio Area Tourism Council, said the ordinance would be devastating to business owners, particularly those in the restaurant industry.
The additional cost of providing the benefits would be passed on to consumers, said Barrios, who worried that San Antonians wouldn't be able to afford the increased cost. He lamented a recent meal in Austin, where a sick-leave ordinance was approved earlier in the year. It's scheduled to go into effect Oct. 1.
Restaurateurs, he said, would be forced to change their business model from leisure dining to counter service, which requires fewer employees, or fold altogether.
City officials would not confirm that City Clerk Leticia Vacek had verified at least the requisite 69,950 signatures, which is 10 percent of the registered voters during the city's last election.
City Attorney Andrew Segovia has clamped down on the details of the clerk's conclusion and is pointing to a process in the City Charter that calls for a presentation to be made to the council at a regularly scheduled meeting.
In this case, that's Aug. 2.
It's unclear exactly what may happen besides Vacek's certification. According to city officials, the ordinance also would require a public hearing, and ultimately a decision by the council on how to proceed.
Council members have 60 days from the clerk's certification to decide on whether to pass the ordinance themselves or to send it to a ballot. And because that time period expires well after Aug. 20 — the state deadline for calling a November election — the council could effectively punt the issue until the May 2019 municipal election.
There doesn't appear to be much appetite for delaying the matter until next year.
His chief political foe on the dais, Councilman Greg Brockhouse, called for the ordinance to be sent to voters in November.
Indeed, the ordinance would have wide-ranging impact.
According to a study conducted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, some 354,000 San Antonio workers, about 39 percent of the local workforce, do not have paid sick time. The national average is 36 percent.
Tremillo said the Texas Organizing Project would work throughout the summer, pushing council members to call a November election, though an ordinance passed by the council still would be a victory. Her organization conducts voter outreach and targets unlikely voters, among others.
Organizers spend a lot of time speaking with disengaged voters and infrequent voters, she said. And issues like paid sick leave give them a reason to go to the polls.
Clearly, the petition, if it goes to the ballot, would be a useful tool for progressive organizations to rally behind a successful get-out-the-vote campaign.
Councilman Rey Saldaña, a strong proponent of the measure, said that many people "incredibly underestimated" the ability of TOP and its allies.


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GLOBAL NEWSHEALTHCARE
University of Birmingham Chooses Renishaw AM systems for Healthcare Research
Renishaw announced that the University of Birmingham has installed the company's two RenAM 500M metal additive manufacturing systems. The systems have been installed in the School of Materials and Metallurgy as part of a project to form the foundation for a healthcare partnership.
The center will bring together academia, clinical and industrial practice to speed up time to market for medical devices and improve the options available to patients.
The new facility will bring together academics from different disciplines to explore the full potential of additive manufacturing (AM) for medical devices. The University of Birmingham has several active projects to innovate new medical devices and technologies to assist recovery following disease or injury, covering various clinical remits. The team is currently working to invent a new generation of medical devices, which are both anatomically and therapeutically customised to the patient.
More Global News: Prodways Materials Unveils New E-Commerce Site for Resins and 3D Printing Powder Materials
One project is looking at cranioplasty, a common procedure with a high infection rate. The University of Birmingham is working with a UK business, Accentus Medical, looking at applying technology to the surface of customised metal AM cranial plates to reduce the chance of infections. This project could dramatically impact patients' quality of life.
Above: A laser cranial implant/Image Credit: Renishaw PLC
"Additive manufacturing increases the design freedom for medical devices," explained Dr Sophie Cox, Lecturer in Healthcare Technologies, Healthcare Technologies Institute at the University of Birmingham. "Using the technology, we have flexibility in implant geometry and material choice. The installation of the RenAM 500M systems will create a new centre for custom medical devices at the University of Birmingham.
"We chose Renishaw because of its experience as a custom medical device manufacturer," added Cox. "Renishaw has a wealth of expertise in taking medical devices to market. As a university, we are working towards ISO 13485, something Renishaw has already achieved. This partnership is just the beginning of a pipeline of activities, where we will align our research capabilities with Renishaw's know-how to realise the benefits of additive manufacturing for patients."
"This is a really enthusing project and we are excited about the future of the industry," explained Bryan Austin, Director and General Manager of Medical and Dental Products at Renishaw. "Through its work with the Birmingham Health Partnership, the University has access to clinical input from local hospitals. By collaborating with industrial, academic and clinical partners, it is possible to produce medical devices more quickly and at a lower cost, which will benefit patients receiving the implants."
About Manufactur3D Magazine: Manufactur3D is an online magazine on 3D Printing. Visit our Global News page for more updates on 3D Printing Technology News. To stay up-to-date about the latest happenings in the 3D printing world, like us on Facebook or follow us on Google+
3D printing in Healthcare Additive Manufacturing Healthcare Renishaw Plc. University of Birmingham
Prodways Materials Unveils New E-Commerce Site for Resins and 3D Printing Powder Materials
HP Revolutionises Orthotics Manufacturing with Custom Biomechanics and 3D Printing
Neutrogena introduces Personalized 3D Printed Beauty Gummies
Neutrogena is collaborating with Nourished to develop 3D printed beauty gummies as part of its ongoing exploration of personalization in cosmetics.
How To Prepare For Risks In Additive Manufacturing Technology
It is necessary that companies prepare for risks in additive manufacturing technology so that it does not derail their progress.
Stratasys Makes Strategic Investment in Axial3D
Stratasys announced a strategic investment in Axial3D, a med-tech firm. The two firms will also offer to make patient-specific 3D printing solutions


IBM Watson Health published its 100 Top Hospitals annual study earlier this month and 21 FAH member facilities made the prestigious list.
The new White House budget imposes arbitrary and blunt Medicare cuts to hospitals who care for the nation's most vulnerable. The impact on care for seniors would be devastating. Not to mention that massive reductions would drastically reduce resources critical to care for low-income Americans and cripple efforts to stave off the looming physician shortage.
The Federation of American Hospitals was honored to give its Mike Bromberg Lifetime Achievement Award to HCA's Milton Johnson Monday morning during the FAH Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.


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Canada posts a clean sheet in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for the first time, a 4:0 victory over Bermuda. Goalkeeper Peter Greco posts the clean sheet. Amongst others, Sam Lenarduzzi makes his debut for Canada.


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A3C Festival Honors All RTB Ticket Holders w/ Complimentary Passes #RTB2A3C
Posted by Erin on Sep 30
With the unfortunate news that the latter half of the Rock the Bells tour would be cancelled, A3C is subsequently honoring all RTB ticket holders from DC & NYC with complementary passes to this year's A3C Festival. Please read the official press release below. This offer ends October 2nd, at 12am.
At its core, A3C is a festival that celebrates the culture and art of hip-hop. We are hip-hop fans, first and foremost, and were all very saddened to see the cancellation of Rock The Bells' East Coast tour dates in New York City and Washington, DC. Rock The Bells has been an inspiration to A3C over the years and has a major impact on hip-hop culture.
In wake of this sad news, A3C will be honoring all DC & NYC Rock the Bells tickets to this year's five-day hip-hop festival in Atlanta. A3C understands the lack of big venue concerts that revere real hip-hop and knows that many fans are disappointed with the news of the Rock the Bells' cancellation.
We also know how much work goes into planning a hip-hop festival and are saddened for both the fans and workers behind Rock the Bells' success. We're sure Chang Weisberg and Guerilla Union will be back next year and that the Rock The Bells concert series will continue to produce the biggest and best hip-hop shows on the planet.
How To Redeem Your RTB Pass for a Free A3C Passes:
1) Scan, or screen shot, an image with proof of purchase, including your legal name
2) Send image to jade@a3chiphop.com before A3C begins | Offer ends Oct 2nd Midnight [Subject #RTB2A3C]
3) Sit back and you will receive an email confirmation with 12 hours
Written by Erin
Topics: Featured, News, RTBA3C, A3C Update, Rock the Bells A3C


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More Shipping in the Arctic Is Bad News for Narwhals
Maddie Stone
Beluga whales swim amidst the pack ice in West Greenland
Photo: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington
The Northwest Passage—the fabled maritime shortcut from the Bering Straight to the eastern Canadian Arctic—is increasingly becoming a real thing as climate change causes an Arctic meltdown. But as these icy waters become more and more navigable, the marine mammals who call them home face new threats.
A study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences looks at which Arctic marine mammals are most vulnerable to increased ship traffic through the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route, its counterpart that runs from the Bering Straight east along Russia's remote northern coastline to Scandinavia. Both passageways are seeing an uptick in use as sea ice recedes, yet what future congestion in these waterways will mean for whales, seals, and polar bears is still an open question.
To find answers, the researchers examined 80 subpopulations of the seven endemic Arctic marine mammals: beluga whales, narwhals, bowhead whales, ringed seals, bearded seals, walruses, and polar bears. They gave each population a vulnerability score based on both both exposure to shipping routes and sensitivity to things like ship strikes and noise pollution.
Narwhals top the list of animals that really aren't looking forward to their home becoming a commercial highway, both because they're acoustically sensitive (they use a variety of buzzes, clicks and calls to communicate) and concentrated in areas where ships are likely to show up, especially along the eastern edge of the Northwest Passage near Canada's Baffin Island. Subpopulations of belugas, bowhead whales, and walruses also scored high in terms of vulnerability, particularly in the Bering and southern Chukchi seas.
Narwhals in Baffin Bay are among the marine mammals most vulnerable to future shipping traffic.
As lead study author Donna Hauser of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks explained, the Bering Straight is a critical Arctic access point both for ships and animals.
"You can think about this as an obligatory pathway vessels are going to use to access the Northwest Passage, but also it's the only access point for thousands of migratory marine mammals," Hauser told Earther.
Polar bears—often a poster child for the impacts of climate change—actually scored low in terms of their shipping vulnerability. Hauser attributed that in part to the fact that they tend to be on land in September, the time period the study focused on because it's when Arctic sea ice bottoms out for the year. However, the study also found there's greater uncertainty in the vulnerability scores for animals safest from ships (polar bears, and bearded and ringed seals), indicating there's still a lot we don't know about the range and sensitivity of these elusive Arctic creatures.
"There's a lot of data gaps in general," Hauser said.
There's also a lot we don't know about what future shipping traffic in the Arctic will look like, cautioned Olivia Lee, a marine ecologist at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks who wasn't involved with the study.
"It's not a given that shipping will increase proportionally with the loss of sea ice," she told Earther.
Lee added that while the study looked at fall shipping, the Arctic could also see an uptick in spring shipping activity with icebreakers, which will bring their own slew of ecological consequences.
Hopefully, the study will serve as a starting point for wildlife managers to work with the shipping industry to limit its impacts on marine mammals—and the indigenous subsistence communities that rely on them—as the Arctic continues to change. And it's changing fast, as Lee, who works with communities in the Bering Straight was quick to point out.
"We're seeing spring season becoming ice free so much more quickly than we anticipated," she said.
Maddie Stone is a freelancer based in Philadelphia.
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<?php

namespace OCA\Contacts\Backend;

use OCA\Contacts\Contact;
use OCA\Contacts\VObject\VCard;
use Sabre\VObject\Reader;
use OCA\Contacts\Connector\LdapConnector;

/**
 * Subclass this class for Cantacts backends
 */

class Ldap extends AbstractBackend {

	/**
	 * The name of the backend.
	 * @var string
	 */
	public $name='ldap';
	static private $preparedQueries = array();
	private $ldapConnection = null;
	private $connector = null;

	/**
	* @brief validates and sets the ldap parameters
	* @param $ldapParams array containing the parameters
	* return boolean
	*/
	public function setLdapParams($aid) {
		$tmp = $this->getPreferences($aid);
		if ($tmp != false) {
			$this->ldapParams = $tmp;
			$this->connector = new LdapConnector($this->ldapParams['ldap_vcard_connector']);
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @brief creates the ldap connection, then binds it according to the parameters previously given
	 * @return boolean connexion status
	 */
	public function ldapCreateAndBindConnection() {
		if (!self::ldapIsConnected() && $this->ldapParams != null) {
			// ldap connect
			$this->ldapConnection = ldap_connect($this->ldapParams['ldapurl']);
			ldap_set_option($this->ldapConnection, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS, 0);
			ldap_set_option($this->ldapConnection, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3);
			if ($this->ldapConnection) {
				// ldap bind
				if ($this->ldapParams['ldapanonymous'] == 1) {
					$ldapbind = ldap_bind($this->ldapConnection);
				} else {
					$ldapbind = ldap_bind($this->ldapConnection, $this->ldapParams['ldapuser'], base64_decode($this->ldapParams['ldappass']));
				}
				return $ldapbind;
			}
			return false;
		}
		return self::ldapIsConnected();
	}

	/**
	 * @brief close the current connection
	 * @return boolean closing success
	 */
	public function ldapCloseConnection() {
		if (self::ldapIsConnected()) {
			ldap_unbind($this->ldapConnection);
			$this->ldapConnection = null;
			return true;
		}
	}

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public function ldapIsConnected() {
		return ($this->ldapConnection != null);
	}

	/**
	 * @brief search a list in ldap server
	 * @param $ldapbasedn the base dn
	 * @param $bindsearch the search filter
	 * @param $entries the ldap entries to reach
	 * @param $start the starting point
	 * @param $num the number of entries to return
	 * @return array|false
	 */
	public function ldapFindMultiple($ldapbasedn, $bindsearch, $entriesName, $start=null, $num=null) {
		if (($entriesName != null) && self::ldapCreateAndBindConnection() && $ldapbasedn != null && $bindsearch != null) {

			if ($start==null) {
				$start=0;
			}

			if ($num==null) {
				$num=PHP_INT_MAX;
			}

			$pageSize = isset($this->ldapParams['ldappagesize'])?$this->ldapParams['ldappagesize']:"20";

			$cookie = '';

			$entries = array();

			$cpt=0;

			\OC_Log::write('contacts_ldap', __METHOD__." - search what $ldapbasedn, $bindsearch $pageSize", \OC_Log::DEBUG);
			do {

				ldap_control_paged_result($this->ldapConnection, $pageSize, true, $cookie);
				$ldap_results = ldap_search ($this->ldapConnection, $ldapbasedn, $bindsearch, $entriesName);

				$LdapEntries = ldap_get_entries ($this->ldapConnection, $ldap_results);

				for ($i=0; $i<$LdapEntries['count']; $i++) {
					$entries[] = $LdapEntries[$i];
				}
				ldap_control_paged_result_response($this->ldapConnection, $ldap_results, $cookie);

				$cpt++;
			} while($cookie !== null && $cookie != '' && $cpt < 10);

			$entries['count'] = count($entries);

			return $entries;

			self::ldapCloseConnection();
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	* @brief search one contact in ldap server
	* @param $ldapbasedn the base dn
	* @param $bindsearch the search filter
	* @param $entries the ldap entries to reach
	* @param $start the starting point
	* @param $num the number of entries to return
	* @return array|false
	*/
	public function ldapFindOne($ldapbasedn, $bindsearch, $entries, $start=null, $num=null) {
		if (($entries != null) && self::ldapCreateAndBindConnection() && $ldapbasedn != null && $bindsearch != null) {

			if ($start==null) {
				$start=0;
			}

			if ($num==null) {
				$num=PHP_INT_MAX;
			}
			\OC_Log::write('contacts_ldap', __METHOD__." - search what $ldapbasedn, $bindsearch ", \OC_Log::DEBUG);

			$ldap_results = @ldap_search ($this->ldapConnection, $ldapbasedn, $bindsearch, $entries);
			if ($ldap_results) {
				$entries = ldap_get_entries ($this->ldapConnection, $ldap_results);
				if ($entries['count'] > 0) {
					return $entries[0];
				} else {
					return false;
				}
			}

			self::ldapCloseConnection();
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief adds a new ldap entry
	 * @param $ldapDN the new DN (must be unique)
	 * @param $ldapValues the ldif values
	 * @return boolean insert status
	 */
	public function ldapAdd($ldapDN, $ldapValues) {
		if (self::ldapIsConnected()) {
			return @ldap_add($this->ldapConnection, $ldapDN, $ldapValues);
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief modify a ldap entry
	 * @param $ldapDN the DN (must exists)
	 * @param $ldapValues the ldif values
	 * @return boolean modify status
	 */
	public function ldapUpdate($ldapDN, $ldapValues) {
		if (self::ldapIsConnected()) {
			$result = @ldap_modify($this->ldapConnection, $ldapDN, $ldapValues);
			if (!$result) {
				self::ldapDelete($ldapDN);
				return self::ldapAdd($ldapDN, $ldapValues);
			}
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief delete a ldap entry
	 * @param $ldapDN the DN (must exists)
	 * @return boolean delete status
	 */
	public function ldapDelete($ldapDN) {
		if (self::ldapIsConnected()) {
			ldap_delete($this->ldapConnection, $ldapDN);
			return true;
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	* Sets up the backend
	*
	* @param string $cardsTableName
	*/
	public function __construct(
		$userid = null,
		$addressBooksTableName = '*PREFIX*contacts_ldap_addressbooks'
	) {
		$this->userid = $userid ? $userid : \OCP\User::getUser();
		$this->addressbooks = array();
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the list of active addressbooks for a specific user.
 	 *
	 * @param string $userid
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function getAddressBooksForUser(array $options = array()) {

		try {
			if(!isset(self::$preparedQueries['addressbooksforuser'])) {
				$sql = 'SELECT `configkey` from *PREFIX*preferences where `configkey` like ?';
				$configkeyPrefix = $this->name . "_%_uri";
				self::$preparedQueries['addressbooksforuser'] = \OCP\DB::prepare($sql);
				$result = self::$preparedQueries['addressbooksforuser']->execute(array($configkeyPrefix));
				if (\OC_DB::isError($result)) {
					\OCP\Util::write('contacts', __METHOD__. 'DB error: ' . \OC_DB::getErrorMessage($result), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
					return $this->addressbooks;
				}
				$this->addressbooks = array();
				while($row = $result->fetchRow()) {
					$id = str_replace("_uri", "", str_replace($this->name."_", "", $row['configkey']));
					$this->addressbooks[] = self::getAddressBook($id);
				}
				return $this->addressbooks;
			}
		} catch(\Exception $e) {
			\OC_Log::write('contacts', __METHOD__.' exception: ' . $e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
			return $this->addressbooks;
		}

	}

	/**
	 * Get an addressbook's properties
	 *
	 * The returned array MUST contain 'displayname' and an integer 'permissions'
	 * value using there ownCloud CRUDS constants (which MUST be at least
	 * \OCP\PERMISSION_READ).
	 * Currently the only ones supported are 'displayname' and
	 * 'description', but backends can implement additional.
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @return array $properties
	 */
	public function getAddressBook($addressbookid, array $options = array()) {
		//\OC_Log::write('contacts', __METHOD__.' id: '
		//	. $addressbookid, \OC_Log::DEBUG);
		if($this->addressbooks && isset($this->addressbooks[$addressbookid])) {
			//print(__METHOD__ . ' ' . __LINE__ .' addressBookInfo: ' . print_r($this->addressbooks[$addressbookid], true));
			return $this->addressbooks[$addressbookid];
		}
		// Hmm, not found. Lets query the db.
		$preferences = self::getPreferences($addressbookid);
		if ($preferences != false) {
			$current = array();
			$current['id'] = $addressbookid;
			$current['displayname'] = $preferences['displayname'];
			$current['description'] = $preferences['description'];
			$current['owner'] = $this->userid;
			$current['uri'] = $preferences['uri'];
			$current['permissions'] = \OCP\PERMISSION_ALL;
      $current['lastmodified'] = self::lastModifiedAddressBook($addressbookid);
			return $current;
		} else {
			return array();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Test if the address book exists
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function hasAddressBook($addressbookid) {
		if($this->addressbooks && isset($this->addressbooks[$addressbookid])) {
			return true;
		}
		return count($this->getAddressBook($addressbookid)) > 0;
	}

	/**
	 * Updates an addressbook's properties
	 *
	 * The $properties array contains the changes to be made.
	 *
	 * Currently the only ones supported are 'displayname' and
	 * 'description', but backends can implement additional.
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param array $properties
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function updateAddressBook($addressbookid, array $properties, array $options = array()) {
		// TODO: use backend settings

		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new address book
	 *
	 * Currently the only ones supported are 'displayname' and
	 * 'description', but backends can implement additional.
	 * 'displayname' MUST be present.
	 *
	 * @param array $properties
	 * @return string|false The ID if the newly created AddressBook or false on error.
	 */
	public function createAddressBook(array $properties, array $options = array()) {
		// TODO: use backend settings
	}

	/**
	 * Deletes an entire addressbook and all its contents
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function deleteAddressBook($addressbookid, array $options = array()) {
		$addressbook = self::getAddressBook($addressbookid);

		// TODO: use backend settings
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief Get the last modification time for an address book.
	 *
	 * Must return a UNIX time stamp or null if the backend
	 * doesn't support it.
	 *
	 * TODO: Implement default methods get/set for backends that
	 * don't support.
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @returns int | null
	 */
	public function lastModifiedAddressBook($addressbookid, array $options = array()) {
    return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns all contacts for a specific addressbook id.
	 *
	 * The returned array MUST contain the unique ID of the contact mapped to 'id', a
	 * displayname mapped to 'displayname' and an integer 'permissions' value using there
	 * ownCloud CRUDS constants (which MUST be at least \OCP\PERMISSION_READ), and SHOULD
	 * contain the properties of the contact formatted as a vCard 3.0
	 * https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426 mapped to 'carddata' or as an
	 * \OCA\Contacts\VObject\VCard object mapped to 'vcard'.
	 *
	 * Example:
	 *
	 * array(
	 *	 0 => array('id' => '4e111fef5df', 'permissions' => 1, 'displayname' => 'John Q. Public', 'vcard' => $object),
	 *	 1 => array('id' => 'bbcca2d1535', 'permissions' => 32, 'displayname' => 'Jane Doe', 'carddata' => $data)
	 * );
	 *
	 * For contacts that contain loads of data, the 'carddata' or 'vcard' MAY be omitted
	 * as it can be fetched later.
	 *
	 * TODO: Some sort of ETag?
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param bool $omitdata Don't fetch the entire carddata or vcard.
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function getContacts($addressbookid, array $options = array()) {
		$cards = array();
		$vcards = array();
		if(is_array($addressbookid) && count($addressbookid)) {
			$id_array = $addressbookid;
		} elseif(is_int($addressbookid) || is_string($addressbookid)) {
			$id_array = array($addressbookid);
		} else {
			\OC_Log::write('contacts_ldap', __METHOD__.'. Addressbook id(s) argument is empty: '. print_r($id, true), \OC_Log::DEBUG);
			return false;
		}

		foreach ($id_array as $one_id) {
			if (self::setLdapParams($one_id)) {
				//OCP\Util::writeLog('contacts_ldap', __METHOD__.' Connector OK', \OC_Log::DEBUG);
				$info = self::ldapFindMultiple(
					$this->ldapParams['ldapbasednsearch'],
					'(objectclass=person)',
					$this->connector->getLdapEntries(),
					isset($options['offset']) ? $options['offset'] : null,
					isset($options['limit']) ? $options['limit'] : null
				);
				for ($i=0; $i<$info["count"]; $i++) {
					$a_card = $this->connector->ldapToVCard($info[$i]);
					$cards[] = self::getSabreFormatCard($addressbookid, $a_card);
				}
				//OCP\Util::writeLog('contacts_ldap', __METHOD__.' counts '.count($cards), \OC_Log::DEBUG);
			}
		}
		return $cards;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a specfic contact.
	 *
	 * Same as getContacts except that either 'carddata' or 'vcard' is mandatory.
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param mixed $id
	 * @return array|bool
	 */
	public function getContact($addressbookid, $ids, array $options = array()) {
		if (!is_array($ids)) {
			$a_ids = array($ids);
		} else {
			$a_ids = $ids;
		}

		$cards = array();
		$toReturn = false;
		self::setLdapParams($addressbookid);
		if (self::setLdapParams($addressbookid)) {
			foreach ($a_ids as $id) {
				$cid = str_replace(".vcf", "", $id);
				if (ldap_explode_dn(base64_decode($cid),0) == false) {
					$ldifEntry = $this->connector->getLdifEntry("X-URI", null);
					$filter = "";
					if (isset($ldifEntry[0]['unassigned'])) {
						$filter = $this->connector->getUnassignedVCardProperty() . "=X-URI:" . $cid ."*";
					} else {
						$filter = $ldifEntry[0]['name'] . "=" . $cid ."*";
					}
					$card = self::ldapFindOne($this->ldapParams['ldapbasednsearch'],
																	$filter,
																	$this->connector->getLdapEntries());
				} else {
					$card = self::ldapFindOne(base64_decode($cid),
																	'objectClass=*',
																	$this->connector->getLdapEntries());
				}
			}
			if ($card != null) {
				return self::getSabreFormatCard($addressbookid, $this->connector->ldapToVCard($card));
			}
		}
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief construct a vcard in Sabre format
	 * @param integer $aid Addressbook Id
	 * @param OC_VObject $card VCard
	 * @return array
	 */
	public static function getSabreFormatCard($aid, $vcard) {
		/*
		 * array return format :
     * array( 'id' => 'bbcca2d1535',
     *        'permissions' => 32,
     *        'displayname' => 'Jane Doe',
     *        'carddata' => $data)
		 */
		$FN = (string)$vcard->FN;
		$UID = (string)$vcard->UID;
		$REV = (string)$vcard->REV;
		if (isset($vcard->{'X-URI'})) {
			$URI = (string)$vcard->{'X-URI'};
		} else if (isset($vcard->UID)) {
			$URI = (string)$vcard->UID.'.vcf';
		} else {
			$URI = (string)$vcard->{'X-LDAP-DN'};
		}
		return array('id' => $UID,
								 'permissions' => \OCP\PERMISSION_READ,
								 'displayname' => $FN,
								 'carddata' => $vcard->serialize(),
								 'uri' => $URI,
								 'lastmodified' => $REV);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new contact
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param VCard|string $carddata
	 * @return string|bool The identifier for the new contact or false on error.
	 */
	public function createContact($addressbookid, $contact, array $options = array()) {

		$uri = isset($options['uri']) ? $options['uri'] : null;

		if(!$contact instanceof VCard) {
			try {
				$contact = Reader::read($contact);
			} catch(\Exception $e) {
				\OCP\Util::writeLog('contacts', __METHOD__.', exception: '.$e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
				return false;
			}
		}

		try {
			$contact->validate(VCard::REPAIR|VCard::UPGRADE);
		} catch (\Exception $e) {
			OCP\Util::writeLog('contacts', __METHOD__ . ' ' .
				'Error validating vcard: ' . $e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
			return false;
		}

		self::setLdapParams($addressbookid);

		self::ldapCreateAndBindConnection();
		$newDN = $this->connector->getLdapId() . "=" . $contact->FN . "," . $this->ldapParams['ldapbasednmodify'];
		$contact->{'X-LDAP-DN'} = base64_encode($newDN);
		if ($uri!=null) {
			$contact->{'X-URI'} = $uri;
		}

		$ldifEntries = $this->connector->VCardToLdap($contact);

		// Inserts the new card
		$cardId = self::ldapAdd($newDN, $ldifEntries);
		if ($cardId) {
			self::ldapCloseConnection();
			return $contact->UID;
		} else {
			self::ldapCloseConnection();
			return false;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Updates a contact
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param mixed $id
	 * @param string $carddata
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function updateContact($addressbookid, $id, $carddata, array $options = array()) {
		$vcard = \Sabre\VObject\Reader::read($carddata);

		if (!is_array($id)) {
			$a_ids = array($id);
		} else {
			$a_ids = $id;
		}

		self::setLdapParams($addressbookid);
		self::ldapCreateAndBindConnection();
		$ldifEntries = $this->connector->VCardToLdap($vcard);
		foreach ($a_ids as $cid) {
			// Never EVER modify an Ldap:dn nor a VCard:UID
			if (isset($vcard->{'X-LDAP-DN'})) {
				$dn = base64_decode($vcard->{'X-LDAP-DN'});
			} else {
				// A little bit complicated but hopefully, we won't often go into this
				$tmpCard = self::getContact($addressbookid, array($cid));
				$tmpVCard = \Sabre\VObject\Reader::read($tmpCard['carddata']);
				$dn = base64_decode($tmpVCard->{'X-LDAP-DN'});
			}
			// Updates the existing card
			$result = self::ldapUpdate($dn, $ldifEntries);
		}
		self::ldapCloseConnection();
		return $result;
	}

	/**
	 * Deletes a contact
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param mixed $id
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function deleteContact($addressbookid, $id, array $options = array()) {
		self::setLdapParams($addressbookid);
		self::ldapCreateAndBindConnection();
		$card = self::getContact($addressbookid, array($id));
		$vcard = \Sabre\VObject\Reader::read($card['carddata']);
		$decodedId = base64_decode($vcard->{'X-LDAP-DN'});
		// Deletes the existing card
		$result = self::ldapDelete($decodedId);
		self::ldapCloseConnection();
		return $result;
	}

	/**
	 * @brief Get the last modification time for a contact.
	 *
	 * Must return a UNIX time stamp or null if the backend
	 * doesn't support it.
	 *
	 * @param string $addressbookid
	 * @param mixed $id
	 * @returns int | null
	 */
	public function lastModifiedContact($addressbookid, $id) {
		$contact = getContact($addressbookid, $id);
		if ($contact != null) {
			return $contact['lastmodified'];
		} else {
			return null;
		}
	}

}


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Release Date: December 11th, 2012
Les Miserables (1998)
Review Date December 21st, 2012 by Aaron Peck
Overview - Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Technical Specs: Blu-ray/Ultraviolet Digital Copy
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Length:0
Subtitles/Captions: English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
Special Features: First Look at 'Les Miserables'
Since we can expect Tom Hooper's musical version of 'Les Miserables' in theaters very soon, it comes as no surprise that Billie August's 1998 adaption of Victor Hugo's novel is coming out on Blu-ray. While Hooper's version is enthralling – and by the way, features one of the most heart-breaking scenes in cinema when Anne Hathaway sings "I Dreamed A Dream" – August's retelling of Hugo's immortal tale is much more grounded in reality, human struggle, and triumph. The two films complement each other rather well.
The sweeping epic of the French Revolution is centered around Valjean (Liam Neeson), a lowly convict. We all know the story. Valjean has spent the last 19 years locked away for stealing a bit of bread so he didn't starve. The cruelty of the French judicial system sentenced him to years of hard labor. Once out, Valjean has a hard time leaving behind the hardened man he became in prison. He tries to steal a large amount of silver from a local convent, but is caught. After the convent's priest shows mercy and has Valjean released from custody, the priest challenges the poor waif to make a new life for himself with the money from the silver. And so begins the long, harrowing tale of Valjean and the various folks he'll meet along the way.
Hot on Valjean's heels is Inspector Javert (Geoffrey Rush). These two create one of the great hero-villain combos. Valjean has a bona-fide arch nemesis in Javert. They are continually crossing paths as Valjean attempts to reinvent his own life. Javert merely wants to follow the law as it's directed.
The struggle between the two is one of literature's most memorable battles. The way Neeson and Rush portray their animosity for one another here is downright palpable. Even though Valjean has much more capacity for forgiveness, he knows how dangerous Javert is, but running into him seems preordained.
While there are aspects about the recent musical version that I like more, the facial expressions and raw emotion that comes from them, for example, there is a lot to be said for the way this version of 'Les Miserables' treats its characters and their arcs.
The pinnacle of the 1998 adaption is Liam Neeson in the starring role. He isn't as vulnerable as the man portrayed in the musical. Instead Neeson performs wonderfully as a man who is trying to shed the hardened shell of a man imprisoned for two decades. His progression through the movie is certainly the highlight.
Rush's performance is equally impressive, although the novel adaption doesn't allow us to enter into the mind of Javert like the musical. In the musical Javert is constantly singing to himself, so we understand his inner most thoughts and feelings, which eventually lead to him to his final decision. Here we aren't privy to that type of inside information so all we have to go on is the way Rush slowly, but methodically changes his facial expressions and body language as the film draws to a close. He starts out as this jagged, demanding man of integrity, and ends up a man resigned to a fate that he never once saw coming.
There's a lot to love in August's adaption of Hugo's novel. It relays the passion and spirit of the story. It doesn't have the showmanship of the musical, but it's every bit as effective.
Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats
This is a Sony release. They've pressed the movie onto a 50GB Blu-ray Disc, given it an UltraViolet Digital Copy, packaged it in a standard keepcase, and given it region free coding.
Blu-ray/Ultraviolet Digital Copy
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
First Look at 'Les Miserables'
The impressive high-def visuals in Sony's 1080p transfer of 'Les Miserables' aren't overly showy by any means. The movie doesn't lavish itself with dramatic sets or landscapes. Most of the time the photography is quite intimate. In that sense you wouldn't be showing off this release in order to showcase what your expensive television can do, but you will be impressed with its presentation nonetheless. That I'm sure of.
The detail is quite extraordinary, especially when considering movies from the '90s seem to be very hit and miss for some reason. Sony has a good track record though, and here they show what they're capable of. They produce a genuine looking presentation full of deep textural and facial details. Everything from the beleaguered wrinkles atop Javert's brow to the individual cobblestones covering the streets of 19th Century Paris, are immaculately reproduced here.
Darker scenes provide amply dark shadows. There's never a moment where you run into drastic crushing or flat looking blacks. Even in the dimly lit scenes, like the moments in the sewer toward the end, harbor crisp lines and rich detail.
Grain is kept intact making the movie retain its cinematic appearance. Overall, the picture is clean and free from any unsightly debris or artifacting. As far as banding and aliasing go, I didn't notice even a smidgen of either. This is a very strong video presentation for a catalog title.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 works in much the same way. Here is a very solid listening experience, one that transports you to a time and a place and keeps you there, that you wouldn't necessarily use for demo purposes. That said, the surround mix here completely immerses you in the world of Valjean.
The surrounds are alive with rich ambient sound. A courtroom scene features clear murmurs and whispers as Valjean reveals his true identity. The harrowing scenes toward the end, as the revolution shifts into gear, are replete with screams of freedom and the shouting of angry men. The fight scenes pack some nice oomph too. LFE becomes a rumbling force once the king's forces wheel their cannons into place and start firing.
Dialogue is always clear. Even whispers are heard clearly. Basil Poledouris' original score fills the soundfield. This lossless mix is an immersive experience. It may not have all the bells and whistles that many other movies have in terms of sound design, but the quality is there. Sony has done a great job here.
A First Look at 'Les Miserables' (SD, 4 min.) — Sadly, this is the only featurette on this release. It's a very short promotional look at the movie that provides a cursory glance at the cast and the famous story.
There are strengths in the musical that a straight-up novel adaption doesn't have. On the other hand, there are assets in a novel adaption that the musical doesn't quite get right either. What we end up with is a very satisfying retelling of Victor Hugo's immortal work. The performances from the leads are spot-on. With the video and audio being handled with care. Even though the paltry special features offered here skew the overall score, 'Les Miserables' is still recommended.


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Self-Help and Relationships
Inspirational Poetry, Prose and Sacred Art
Spiritual Biography and Autobiography
Main CategoriesSpiritual Growth and InspirationSelf-Help and Relationships Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
It will change the way you think and feel about your life. The cycle you're working on is a cycle called "yourself", Robert M. Pirsig says.
A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning; the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism.
"Profoundly important ...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.. It is intellectual entertainment of the highest order." ~The New York Times
"It lodges in the mind as few recent novels have... The book is inspired, original... the narrative tact, the perfect economy of effect defy criticism. The analogies with Moby Dick are patent. Robert Pirsig invites the prodigious comparison. What more can one say?" ~The New Yorker
"The hypothetical student, still a mule, would drift around for a while. He would get another kind of education quite as valuable as the one he'd abandoned, in what used to be called the 'school of hard knocks.' Instead of wasting money and time as a high-status mule, he would now have to get a job as a low-status mule, maybe as a mechanic. Actually his real status would go up. He would be making a contribution for a change. Maybe that's what he would do for the rest of his life. Maybe he'd found his level. But don't count on it.
In time six months; five years, perhaps a change could easily begin to take place. He would become less and less satisfied with a kind of dumb, day-to-day shopwork. His creative intelligence, stifled by too much theory and too many grades in college, would now become re-awakened by the boredom of the shop. Thousands of hours of frustrating mechanical problems would have made him more interested in machine design. He would like to design machinery himself. He'd think he could do a better job. He would try modifying a few engines, meet with success, look for more success, but feel blocked because he didn't have the theoretical information, he'd now find a brand of theoretical information which he'd have a lot of respect for, namely, mechanical engineering.
So he would come back to our degreeless and gradeless school, but with a difference. He'd no longer be a grade-motivated person. He'd be a knowledge-motivated person. He would need no external pushing to learn. His push would come from inside. He'd be a free man. He wouldn't need a lot of discipline to shape him up. In fact, if the instructors were slacking on the job he would be likely to shape them up by asking rude questions. He'd be there to learn something, would be paying to learn something and they'd better come up with it."
Author Pirsig, Robert
Book Type Mass Market Paperback
Publisher Bantam Books 1981
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Sawmills és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Carolina del Nord. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 4.921 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Sawmills tenia 4.921 habitants, 1.942 habitatges i 1.448 famílies. La densitat de població era de 304 habitants per km².

Dels 1.942 habitatges en un 35,7% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 56,8% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 11,5% dones solteres, i en un 25,4% no eren unitats familiars. En el 21% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 5,7% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,53 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,89.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 25,7% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 8,8% entre 18 i 24, un 32,3% entre 25 i 44, un 24% de 45 a 60 i un 9,2% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 34 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 97 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 36.391 $ i la renda mediana per família de 41.579 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 27.933 $ mentre que les dones 20.688 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 15.597 $. Entorn del 4,3% de les famílies i el 8,9% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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Entitats de població de Carolina del Nord

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Punjab government purchases common lands of a Dalit village without consulting the Gram Sabha
Vivek Gupta
Legal Data by
Anmol Gupta, Mukta Joshi
Location of Conflict
Sekhowal
Adjacent to Mattewara forest area
Reason or Cause of Conflict
Environmental/Ecological Damage
People Affected by Conflict
Households Affected by Conflict
Land Area Affected (in Hectares)
Starting Year
On July 8, 2020, residents of Sekhowal village, in Ludhiana district of Punjab, were rattled when the state's government announced its plans of setting up an industrial park over 955 acres of land in the Mattewara area, out of which 416 acres comprises Sekhowal village's Shamlat (common) panchayat land.
Most of the 70 households of Sekhowal village are Mazhabi Sikhs, a notified schedule caste (Dalit) community in Punjab and rely on the village common land for their livelihood. They are now waging a lone battle to take back their common land that the previous Congress led Punjab government 'purchased' from them in 2020 for a textile industrial park. A village resident, Gurdev Singh said, "If this land is taken away from us, we will be forced to do menial jobs as daily wagers. At least now we have a dignified life. It will also affect the local ecology, given that the boundary of our village is adjacent to the Mattewara forest area on one side, and the other side is next to the catchment area of the Sutlej river."
Kashmir Singh, another affected villager, told LCW that instead of following the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act, 2013), the then state government purchased Sekhowal's common land through a resolution signed by the village Sarpanch, without informing any other stakeholder. "Once word came out about this, we contested the resolution by calling a Gram Sabha meeting. But the state government overlooked the concerns of the Gram Sabha and bought the land through the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) against a compensation of INR 80 crore that is still lying unused in the official account of village panchayat," Singh alleged.
Holding village Sarpanch, Amrik Kaur responsible, Kashmir Singh further alleged that though the village Sarpanch claimed she was misled by government officials, it was she who got the sale deed executed in favour of GLADA on October 2, 2020. "The sale deed was also signed by one of her panches, Khajan Singh and panchayat secretary, Harpal Singh Randhawa," Singh added. When contacted, Amrik Kaur told LCW that, "I had no idea all this would turn out to be a sham… I am with the villagers in their ongoing fight to take back the land," she said.
Senior journalist Hamir Singh, who has been associated with the matter, told LCW that in 2019 an amendment was made to the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Rules, 1964, by the Amarinder Singh led Punjab government. This amendment allowed the government to bypass the LARR Act, 2013, and purchase village common lands directly through the village Panchayat, without consulting the village residents. It was brought in for the creation of land banks in rural areas for industrial development in the state. Shamlat land of Sekhowal village was purchased through this amendment, without taking the consent of village residents.
Environmental activist, Amandeep Singh Bains, told LCW that another amendment which facilitated the purchase of panchayat land for this project was the one made in the Master Plan for Ludhiana. Earlier, according to the plan the area around Sekhowal village and Mattewara forest was declared as a no-manufacturing zone. "But the state government amended the Master Plan in July 2021 to facilitate this project despite the objection of local residents," he added.
On June 21, 2021, there was an attempt by GLADA to take possession of the land with the help of local police. But it was foiled when the whole village assembled against the move. Kashmir Singh said that after that episode, GLADA officials visited multiple times to pressure them to vacate the land. Sandeep Kumar, Chief Administrator, GLADA could not be reached for comments and even Additional Chief Administrator, Shikha Bhagat did not respond to LCW.
Kashmir Singh, along with other village residents, have also initiated a legal challenge in the Ludhiana civil court seeking to quash the sale deed signed between Sekhowal village panchayat and GLADA. Advocate AM Thind, representing Kashmir Singh and others, informed LCW that they have filed three lawsuits: demanding a stay on the sale deed, challenging the sale deed executed between GLADA and Sekhowal Panchayat, and claiming ownership rights over the panchayat land as they have been cultivating it for several years respectively. All three suits are pending in the Ludhiana civil court till date.
According to Kashmir Singh, the village residents approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court through a writ petition in October 2021, seeking action against the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ludhiana. The residents had written two letters to the DC on May 21, 2021 and July 16, 2021, with the request to cancel the purchase of their common land by GLADA as the transaction had been conducted forcefully. They also informed the DC to take note of the fact that Sekhowal's Gram Sabha had passed a resolution asserting that the land should not be sold. However, the DC took no action in response to their letters. On November 17th, 2021, the High Court ordered the Ludhiana DC to dispose off their representations and also pass an oral order within two months. Following this, the DC passed an order on February 10th, 2022 giving a clean chit to GLADA. Kashmir Singh has challenged the order of Ludhiana DC in the High Court through another petition. On May 30, 2022, the High Court issued a notice of motion seeking GLADA's response on the matter. The next hearing is scheduled on November 3, 2022.
In June 2022, Bhagwant Mann, the newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab announced in the Punjab Assembly that his government will go ahead with the textile park in the area. This led to protests by the community including Sekhowal's residents, environmental activists, and political parties. Forcing the Chief Minister to announce that he is scrapping the project.
Residents of Sekhowal village have celebrated the latest announcement as they expect that now their panchayat land will be transferred back to the village. A government notification on this matter is yet to be published.
Demand/Contention of the Affected Community
Demand to cancel the project
Demand to retain/protect access to common land/resources
Demand for legal recognition of land rights
Opposition against environmental degradation
Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community
Region Classification
Type of Land
Type of Common Land
Non-Forest (Other than Grazing Land), Forest and Non-Forest
Total investment involved (in Crores):
Type of investment:
Cost of Project
Year of Estimation
Page Number In Investment Document:
Has the Conflict Ended?
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Legislations/Policies Involved
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964
Section 3 (2) [Panchayat may make use of land in shamlat deh vested in it under the Act for multiple purposes. Including industrial, commercial, educational or professional purposes], Section 12 [Purposes of which common land may be sold, with prior approval of the government, include any industrial or commercial concern]
Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995
Chapter V [The chapter deals with provisions relating to land acquisition by government authorities.], Section 93 [Local authority, including Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha of the area, to give consent to scheme in respect of any planning area within 12 months from date of declaration of such planning area]
Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
What was the claim(s)/objection(s) raised by the community?
The affected community invoked Punjab Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and summoned a meeting of the Gram Sabha on July 22, 2020 to revoke Sekhowal Sarpanch's resolution based on which state government purchased 416 acres of the village common land for the industrial project. They also wrote two letters to the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana seeking action against Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) as Sekhowal's Gram Sabha had already passed a resolution stating that the land should not be transferred to GLADA.
What was the Decision of the Concerned Government Department?
The Deputy Commissioner's office did not find any irregularity in the transfer of land to GLADA and upheld the sale deed executed between Sekhowal Sarpanch and GLADA.
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Non-consultation with stakeholders
Violation of free prior informed consent
Lack of legal protection over land rights
Status of Case In Court
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
Ludhiana District Court
CWP 23318/2021 (O&M), CWP 11991/2022 [Punjab High Court] CS/2005/2021, CS/2209/2021, CS/3066/2021 [Ludhiana Civil Court]
Main Reasoning/Decision of court
The case filed by Kashmir Singh before the High Court was referred to the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana to be considered. Meanwhile, in another case, notice was issued and matter was posted for November, 2022. The multiple cases filed before the Ludhiana District Court (CS 2209/2021, CS 3066/2021, CS 2005/2021) are pending as of now. They are all in the stage of pleadings being filed.
Major Human Rights Violations Related to the Conflict:
Whether criminal law was used against protestors:
Reported Details of the Violation:
Date of Violation
Location of Violation
Nature of Protest
Complaints/petitions/letters/memorandums to officials
Protests/marches
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Punjab Urban Development Authority and its subsidiary Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA)
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?
Sandeep Kumar, Chief Administrator, GLADA Shikha Bhagat, Additional Chief Administrator, GLADA
Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?
Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:
Punjab Action Committee (PAC) for Sutlej and Mattewara (https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/medha-patkar-sutlej-bachao-punjab-pollution-green-rights-7634394/)
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Home > Publications > Key Policy Issues in the Green Climate Fund: A Guide for the Perplexed
Key Policy Issues in the Green Climate Fund: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe, Joe Thwaites and Caitlin Smith - September 2019
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world's biggest multilateral climate fund. The Fund seeks to mobilize both public and private finance to support a paradigm shift toward low-emissions and climate-resilient development, balance funding between mitigation and adaptation, achieve a broad array of benefits, and promote gender-responsive policies and activities.
Although the GCF is a highly transparent organization, it is also hard for newcomers (and sometimes even the veteran!) to navigate. Yet it is essential that all GCF stakeholders fully understand the Fund's policy direction and all the critical details of the decisions considered by the Board. The more informed GCF stakeholders are, the more likely it is that the Board will take good decisions and that the Fund will fulfill its important mandate. Several critical policy issues that are important for the Fund's operational effectiveness remain undecided or in early stages. Decisions on those issues will have important implications for the GCF's mission and for those who receive or seek to receive support from the Fund.
This guide explains each issue, why it matters, what the current policy and practice is, what policy questions remain to be decided, and how the issue is linked to other policy areas covered. We do not offer policy prescriptions or recommendations—we stick to what has been agreed already and what has been proposed by the Board through its documents and webcasts of its meetings, as well as what the GCF Secretariat has proposed in its own documents. We hope this document will be a useful educational tool, an introduction to key issues, and a reference guide.
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Joe Thwaites
Projects: Strengthening Public Financial Institutions
Finance, Climate
paris agreement, climate finance, Green Climate Fund, UNFCCC
INSIDER: The Green Climate Fund's Proposed Approach to Costs: Not Fit for Adaptation
by Lauren Sidner and Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe - July 05, 2019
As developing countries increasingly experience the impacts of climate change, ensuring that they have efficient access to adaptation funding is ever more urgent. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is one of the world's largest sources of finance for climate adaptation,...
Why Should Governments Refill the Green Climate Fund's Coffers?
by Jacob Waslander and Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe - February 22, 2019
World's largest climate fund is nearing the end of its first round of funding. As examples from Mongolia, India and Morocco show, the Green Climate Fund can be a game-changer for getting low-carbon projects off the ground in developing nations.
The Climate Finance Architecture the World Needs
by Joe Thwaites and Niranjali Manel Amerasinghe - March 10, 2017
Over the past 25 years, dozens of national, regional and international climate funds have emerged, creating a confusing system. New WRI research offers recommendations to more effectively attract and disburse climate finance.
Future of the Funds: Exploring the Architecture of Multilateral Climate Finance
Setting the Stage for the Green Climate Fund's First Replenishment
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Play With Triangles by Bonnie Browning
Published April 2000 by American Quilter"s Society .
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Triangles books that parents and teachers can print for kids. Synopsis Set against the backdrop of the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of , this stylistically thrilling play explores the immigrant experience then and now through the tragedy of the "fire that changed America.". Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on a slyly funny tale about some very sneaky shapes. Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks With this first tale in a new trilogy, partners in crime Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will have readers wondering just who they can trust in a /5(). The anus, in relation to the penis, the hand, the face. David de Tscharner & Benoît Platéus. Michael.
Triangles Rules. Triangles is a very simple game. The objective is to make as many triangles as possible, by drawing lines from one dot to another. Players take turns, in each turn a player must draw one line. A line may not cross other lines or touch other dots than the two that it's connected to. There are basically six different types of triangles with respect to the length and measure of the lines and angles of a triangle, respectively. To recall, a triangle is a specific type of polygon having only three sides and three angles. Based on these specifications and design the properties of triangles are defined for all its different types.. As the name suggests, a "triangle" is a. Congruent Triangles by SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, and HL - practice/ review activity set for triangle congruence with shortcutsThis activity includes three parts that can be done all in one lesson or spread out across a unit on congruent triangles. You can print the two sets of "Triangle Cards" for worksh. These board books and picture books will help your preschool child learn about shapes including circles, squares, triangles, and other geometric figures. Plus, these math children's books are tons of fun to read. Sometimes are even hilarious or heartwarming.
The application describes the geometry of the triangle. Triangles are common shapes in any geometry class, and our engaging triangles games are the perfect way to introduce your little mathematicians to this shape. With activities for preschoolers through second graders, your students can practice everything from matching 2D shapes, sorting 2D and 3D shapes, combining triangles to create a picture. Show students three different types of triangles numbered 1, 2, and 3. Say a category (i.e., obtuse triangle, acute triangle, right triangle) and have them show a number with their fingers for the category the triangle belongs to. Choose students to share their . The Shapes illustrated nonfiction books provide the first lessons on common shapes. In Triangles, rhyming text and creative illustrations draw attention to where triangles are found in the world around us. Triangle games and a glossary help even the youngest students understand beginning geometry. Special thanks to content consultant Paula J. Maida Ph.D.
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