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Kelssek
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by Kelssek » Fri May 22, 2009 7:36 am
Let's get this out of the way first. This is not a sign-up thread. If you wish to participate in the Olympic Games please wait for when they're actually taking place; watching this thread would help give you clues to when that will be. There is no point in filling this thread with "(nation) joins the Olympic Council" type posts. To give you an idea of what it's all about, particularly if sports RP is something you're new to, check out the RP thread and the results from the 4th Summer Olympics.
Also, please do not bid to host unless you know what you are doing. Hosting the Olympics is a tremendously big and time-consuming undertaking, and is much more than posting photos of stadiums and coming up with a spiel about one of your cities. When I did it I spent literally weeks processing the signups and loading them into the scorinator, in addition to at least 2 hours per day to generate the results. And that's for the Winter Olympics, which has less than a third of the events that the Summer Olympics does. In any case, it is very doubtful you would be accepted as the host if the participants didn't have confidence you could actually carry through with it.
Now, with that cautionary note out of the way, let's get on with it. This thread is intended for the discussion of stuff pertaining to the Nationstates Olympic Games. Let us proceed.
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Re: Nationstates Olympic Games Discussion Thread
The next Olympics should be the 4th Summer, if someone's willing to take that up.
At this time, I do have preliminary hopeful provisional plans to host the V Olympic Winter Games to coincide with the real ones next year, in the same way CH mirrored the Beijing summer Games last year.
Also, perhaps it may be worth discussing how we will choose a host in the case of competing serious bids (or even to formally reject clearly insubstantial bids). There was the Upper Council setup which is largely irrelevant since so many of them aren't active any more, and the suggestion (from CH I believe), that participants in a given Olympics could vote for that host.
The problem I do have with that idea is that processing the signups themselves is at least half of the work and to do it after signups close and the vote is held would lead to unacceptably long time lags before the Olympics could actually get going.
Bluth Corporation
Founded: Apr 15, 2008
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by Bluth Corporation » Fri May 22, 2009 10:51 am
I agree, the choosing of the hosts needs to take place well before the process actually starts.
The old system worked; just because most of the original people are gone is no reason to abandon the method they used.
A formal bid process is a good idea; perhaps immediately upon the conclusion of one Games we immediately begin the process of selecting the next host, for the alternate type (so after a Winter Games we start choosing the next Summer Host). This should give everybody plenty of time to do everything necessary without doing things so far in advance that there's a likelihood of a selected host leaving NS before it's time. While anyone who would get selected has made a serious commitment to NS and is unlikely to disappear anytime soon, if you choose the host too far in the future then the actual date of the Games may be well past "soon."
The easiest way to reject clearly unacceptable or unworkable or insubstantial bids when those are the only ones made is that, first, each member of the committee gives a yes/no vote on each individual bid based on its viability. Only those proposals deemed "viable" (by receiving enough votes to put it past a threshold--could be majority, 2/3, whatever) are put up for the main vote to decide who actually wins the Games.
Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to brag once againabout being the overall medal champion in the last Winter Games despite it being our first-ever time participating (though not my OOC first time, as I have participated with other countries in the past).
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by Taeshan » Fri May 22, 2009 1:13 pm
we should all just vote and see who wins.
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by Bluth Corporation » Fri May 22, 2009 1:28 pm
Taeshan wrote: we should all just vote and see who wins.
The problem with this approach is if all the proposals made are bad or (to use Kelssek's terminology) insubstantial, a bad or insubstantial proposal would necessarily win.
Using the method I described (or something conceptually similar), no bad proposals could win, because they would be all weeded out at the first stage. And if after the first stage there were no proposals remaining (because all that were made were bad) then we'd just reopen the process and start it over again, and it wouldn't proceed until we got at least one good proposal.
After all, no Olympics is preferable to a poorly-conceived and poorly- or unreliably-run Olympics.
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by Kura-Pelland » Fri May 22, 2009 4:45 pm
As someone who tried and failed to host the Games with my old nation (although I understand the incomplete Kaza Games were the least-unsuccessful Summer Olympics at the time), I thoroughly agree with Bluth Corp.
I would put myself forward for hosting, but I would be very surprised if I could do it justice, and even if I could, I don't think it would be the highest-utility use of my time. I admire anyone who does, though, and would be very willing to help out with scorination of new test events and the like (although my knowledge is confined to spreadsheets, not Java).
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by Qazox » Fri May 22, 2009 11:50 pm
Just doing a 1/3 of the load of a real Olympics (in my Qazoxian Sports Festivals) took me at least an hour a day to scorinate, giving me shoewhat of an idea as to the complete scope of hosting a NS Olympics.
If the World Cup is a 10 on a scale from 1-10, the Olympics is at least a 23. Or harder, concidering there is only ONE person doing everthing, usually without someone to help!
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by Nethertopia » Sat May 23, 2009 2:40 am
In that case, why don't we use multiple hosts?
I know that we're trying to achieve an Olympic Games situation in which one host should be elected. We could do that, but say IC, for example, that three other nations would send 'officials' to several types of events. Maybe even in a local/regional bid. That way we'd have the security of multiple hosts in a way and the pressure on the single host system would somewhat tone down.
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by Secristan » Sat May 23, 2009 2:48 am
Having played in a couple Olympics now, this is what bugs me"
Do we have to finish it in two weeks just because it's finished in two weeks in the real world? Compressing the schedule creates a ton of daily work for the hosts, but in addition, I felt as though when I made efforts to RP, I had so much information in front of me from the day that it was really hard for me to "get into". Why not made it a four week ordeal? Cuts the work a host needs to do per day (although they will have more days to have to work), and is also less information and numbers that the RPer has to process, and therefore can be more enjoyable to RP.
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by Bears Armed » Sat May 23, 2009 3:22 am
Secristan wrote: Having played in a couple Olympics now, this is what bugs me"
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by Starblaydia » Sat May 23, 2009 4:47 am
The two hosts idea for Olympics is tricky in the unfortunate event of one disappearing if they've divvied up the events between them beforehand. Otherwise there's lots of back and forth with files that they ideally wouldn't need to use. It's certainly possible, but the multi-sport nature makes it difficult.
I, too, have no idea why everything has to happen so quickly - less days of work for a host is always good, of course, but compacting it into two exhausting weeks is perhaps a bad thing. A more... 'relaxed' schedule may be better.
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by Kura-Pelland » Sat May 23, 2009 5:19 am
Four weeks would make sense, and I would be prepared to commit to such a schedule as a host. It'd improve the depth of RP too.
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by Gerainia » Sat May 23, 2009 5:48 am
I second the four-week idea, since I would really like to host a Winter olympics sometime. (2011 is out of the question due to exams.)
by Bluth Corporation » Sat May 23, 2009 7:52 am
Starblaydia wrote: The two hosts idea for Olympics is tricky in the unfortunate event of one disappearing if they've divvied up the events between them beforehand.
Someone wouldn't have been picked as a sole host if everyone responsible for making the decision wasn't confident that they could handle the workload and would be around the whole time.
Surely there's more than one person at any given time who would meet that decscription. If someone intends to do an OOC-multihost, just make it transparent so we know who will be doing what, and then we can judge their reliability just as we would judge a sole host, using the same criteria.
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Nethertopia wrote: I know that we're trying to achieve an Olympic Games situation in which one host should be elected. We could do that, but say IC, for example, that three other nations would send 'officials' to several types of events. Maybe even in a local/regional bid. That way we'd have the security of multiple hosts in a way and the pressure on the single host system would somewhat tone down.
The thought I had yesterday afternoon around the same topic was even simpler, in that we wouldn't even have to invent some sort of IC justification for it. IC'ly, it would appear as though it was totally one host--those to whom some of the tasks had been delegated (with their agreement, of course) would just send the IC host the results of their events and he would be responsible for posting them--or they could even post them themselves, and while OOC we'd all know what was going on, IC'ly we'd just ignore that altogether and pretend it was all one country handling the entire thing.
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by Somewhereistonia » Sat May 23, 2009 8:01 am
Bluth Corporation wrote: The thought I had yesterday afternoon around the same topic was even simpler, in that we wouldn't even have to invent some sort of IC justification for it. IC'ly, it would appear as though it was totally one host--those to whom some of the tasks had been delegated (with their agreement, of course) would just send the IC host the results of their events and he would be responsible for posting them--or they could even post them themselves, and while OOC we'd all know what was going on, IC'ly we'd just ignore that altogether and pretend it was all one country handling the entire thing.
Potentially the scorers for the events wouldn't compete in those events to ensure fairness, or at least that could work in principle. As long as everybody scores what they are supposed to on time, this should work well.
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by Zwangzug » Sat May 23, 2009 8:10 am
In the past hosts have competed alongside other countries...there generally hasn't been a problem with it, I don't think we'd have to worry about it with a two-host system.
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by Kelssek » Sat May 23, 2009 9:16 am
Really, I think the nature of the schedule should be left up to the host. They'd be the ones running it, after all.
I'm also not convinced on multiple hosts, for the reasons Star mentioned. The Winter Olympics is definitely doable solo. The Summer Olympics are more daunting, of course, but two different people have been able to do it successfully solo as well (though Cas, of course, was possibly a hamster). What I would agree on, however, would be a backup host, if that were possible, able to pick things up if the host disappeared or gave up. The option should be left open, though, while it would not be my personal ideal way of doing it with good coordination I don't see any reason multiple hosts can't be done.
by Taeshan » Sun May 31, 2009 10:27 am
So when would said Olympics take place.We could start sign ups soon and start a little after June 22nd to coincide with the official begining of summer.
by Kelssek » Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:20 am
We've got to find someone to host it first, don't we?
by Taeshan » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:26 pm
Well technically yes, i was just saying as their are know summer olympics in real life this year or for the next few years at that we could do it anytime. We could also do it where signups are open and we vote for a host like in soccer.
by Bluth Corporation » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:53 pm
Taeshan wrote: Well technically yes, i was just saying as their are know summer olympics in real life this year or for the next few years at that we could do it anytime. We could also do it where signups are open and we vote for a host like in soccer.
Olympics is a huge undertaking; at any given time, there are very few people who are willing and able to do it, and since there are so few the times at which such people are available is not nearly as regular as it is for less-involved events. So it's really better to have a host in place before registration begins.
by Starblaydia » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:03 pm
Bluth Corporation wrote:
Plus each host may well have their own sign-up format that they wish to use to fit their collating, scorinating and/or copy/pasting need, so much better for a host to be chosen first and for them to start sign-ups.
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by Achalya Santis » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:14 pm
I would like to participate in the Games.
Yes, I have read the cautionary explanation. I only have one computer in my house, so it will be hard to do this. It is a week since I try to be active in the forums. There are things of scorebords I do not understand (my computer won't render them well, there's not a ZIP forum). Still, it is my interest to host or co-host.
I will speak with a few of the Commonwealth I'm in before putting up a formal decision. The double-hosting intrigues me.
Again, I would like to participate in any way.
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Street Mobster (Blu-ray)
Arrow Video // Unrated // August 7, 2018 // Region A
Review by Justin Remer | posted August 30, 2018 | E-mail the Author
NOTE: The images accompanying this review are taken from various online sources and do not represent the quality of the Blu-ray under review.
In 1972, just one year before director Kinji Fukasaku's iconic gangster epic, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, began to unfurl on Japanese movie screens, Fukasaku's similarly gritty crime flick, Street Mobster, was released. There's a lot in common between Street Mobster and the Battles movies, including an unflinching pseudo-doc style and a magnetic lead performance by Bunta Sugawara as an objectively awful human. While Battles sought to paint a sprawling portrait of the post-WWII underworld, Street Mobster is a more confined character study, smuggled inside of a frantic and frenetically-shot shoot-'em-up.
Though he has never said as much, it would not be surprising if Paul Greengrass ripped the restless handheld camera style of his Bourne movies from Fukasaku's work here. More than 3/4 of Street Mobster is shot with handheld cameras that often seem like they're catching up to the action, rather than presenting and framing it, like in a typical film. This approach is still disorienting, even with shaky-cam since becoming a fairly common stylistic trope, and it gives the film a flavor of unvarnished, dangerous reality -- even as the script flirts heavily with predictable melodrama.
Sugawara plays Okita, the titular street mobster, who returns from a stint in prison to discover that the old gang is gone. He teams up with a brainier low-level guy like himself, Kizaki (Asao Koike), to carve out a piece of the racketeering pie. Their ragtag gang of punks finds itself in the middle of a squabble over territory between two more established families. One of the bosses, Yato (Noboru Andô), sees a lot of his younger self in hot-headed Okita, so Yato gives him more second chances than are probably in either man's best interests.
Okita doesn't think. He only understands brutality, so it should come as no surprise that the film's love story subplot is violently twisted while also somewhat genuinely sweet. Looking to get laid after his time in prison, Okita is reintroduced to Kinuyo (Mayumi Nagisa), a woman whom he and his old buddies kidnapped, raped, and sold into prostitution. It comes as no surprise that Kinuyo tries to kill Okita upon seeing him face-to-face again, but he overpowers her. The film suggests that these two outcasts understand each other because they are so mutually screwed-up. (Not coincidentally, Okita's mother was a drunken prostitute whom he used to hit, so old habits die hard.)
Street Mobster is a tough film that doesn't mind making its viewers uncomfortable. However, Fukasaku puts enough weight on the personal relationships in the film to ensure it is more than just a pulp provocation. By any normal metric, Okita is an irredeemable piece of street trash, but Sugawara's performance makes him impossible to hate. Like a wounded animal who strikes out at anyone who comes near him, this character makes sense to us -- even when his decisions don't.
This disc is compatible with both Regions A & B. The first printing of Street Mobster includes a color booklet, featuring writing by Jasper Sharp. As usual for Arrow titles, the sleeve is reversible, with original poster art and newly commissioned art by Chris Malbon on alternate sides.
Street Mobster is a pretty grainy and high-contrast movie in general, and with that in mind, I think this AVC-encoded 1080p 2.35:1 presentation does an outstanding job of reproducing that style. Colors are stable. A generous bitrate (in the mid-to-high 30s) ensures no noticeable encoding issues with the frequently fast-moving camera. The print itself is free from dirt and damage. I was extremely satisfied.
The Audio:
The Japanese LPCM 2.0 mono audio (with optional English subtitles) shows some signs of age, but it's crisp and clear where it counts. Dialogue, music, and effects (POW! POW! POW!) are all well-defined.
Audio commentary by Tom Mes - Mes, who is one of Arrow's go-to Japanese cinema experts (his other commentaries for the label include Miike's The Happiness of the Katakuris and Black Society Trilogy), returns with another info-packed discussion.
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Kinji Fukasaku's gangster flicks began to resurface in the early '00s, thanks to Quentin Tarantino's praise and homage in the Kill Bill films. It's been roughly a decade and a half since Street Mobster hit stateside DVD, and arguably it's an even more bracing shock to the system now. The style and attitude may have been emulated in a thousand flicks since, but the power of Fukasaku's original work has not been diminished one bit. Highly Recommended.
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package org.drools.core.marshalling.impl;

import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import com.google.protobuf.ByteString.Output;
import com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry;
import com.google.protobuf.Message;
import org.drools.core.beliefsystem.simple.BeliefSystemLogicalCallback;
import org.drools.core.common.DroolsObjectInputStream;
import org.drools.core.common.DroolsObjectOutputStream;
import org.drools.core.common.WorkingMemoryAction;
import org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.WorkingMemoryReteAssertAction;
import org.drools.core.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.WorkingMemoryReteExpireAction;
import org.drools.core.marshalling.impl.ProtobufMessages.Header;
import org.drools.core.marshalling.impl.ProtobufMessages.Header.StrategyIndex.Builder;
import org.drools.core.reteoo.LeftTuple;
import org.drools.core.reteoo.PropagationQueuingNode.PropagateAction;
import org.drools.core.rule.SlidingTimeWindow.BehaviorExpireWMAction;
import org.drools.core.util.Drools;
import org.drools.core.util.KeyStoreHelper;
import org.kie.api.marshalling.ObjectMarshallingStrategy;
import org.kie.api.marshalling.ObjectMarshallingStrategy.Context;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
import java.security.KeyStoreException;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.SignatureException;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

public class PersisterHelper {
    public static WorkingMemoryAction readWorkingMemoryAction(MarshallerReaderContext context) throws IOException,
                                                                                ClassNotFoundException {
        int type = context.readShort();
        switch ( type ) {
            case WorkingMemoryAction.WorkingMemoryReteAssertAction : {
                return new WorkingMemoryReteAssertAction( context );
            }
//            case WorkingMemoryAction.DeactivateCallback : {
//                return new DeactivateCallback( context );
//            }
            case WorkingMemoryAction.PropagateAction : {
                return new PropagateAction( context );
            }
            case WorkingMemoryAction.LogicalRetractCallback : {
                return new BeliefSystemLogicalCallback( context );
            }
            case WorkingMemoryAction.WorkingMemoryReteExpireAction : {
                return new WorkingMemoryReteExpireAction( context );
            }
            case WorkingMemoryAction.WorkingMemoryBehahviourRetract : {
                return new BehaviorExpireWMAction( context );

            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    public static WorkingMemoryAction deserializeWorkingMemoryAction(MarshallerReaderContext context,
                                                                     ProtobufMessages.ActionQueue.Action _action) throws IOException,
                                                                                ClassNotFoundException {
        switch ( _action.getType() ) {
            case ASSERT : {
                return new WorkingMemoryReteAssertAction( context,
                                                          _action );
            }
//            case DEACTIVATE_CALLBACK : {
//                return new DeactivateCallback(context,
//                                              _action );
//            }
            case PROPAGATE : {
                return new PropagateAction(context,
                                           _action );
            }
            case LOGICAL_RETRACT : {
                return new BeliefSystemLogicalCallback(context,
                                                       _action );
            }
            case EXPIRE : {
                return new WorkingMemoryReteExpireAction(context,
                                                         _action );
            }
            case BEHAVIOR_EXPIRE : {
                return new BehaviorExpireWMAction( context,
                                                   _action );

            }
            case SIGNAL : {
                // need to fix this
            }
            case SIGNAL_PROCESS_INSTANCE : {
                // need to fix this
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    public void write(MarshallerWriteContext context) throws IOException {

    }

    public static ProtobufInputMarshaller.ActivationKey createActivationKey(final String pkgName,
                                                                            final String ruleName,
                                                                            final ProtobufMessages.Tuple _tuple) {
        int[] tuple = createTupleArray( _tuple );
        return new ProtobufInputMarshaller.ActivationKey( pkgName, ruleName, tuple );
    }

    public static ProtobufInputMarshaller.ActivationKey createActivationKey(final String pkgName,
                                                                            final String ruleName,
                                                                            final LeftTuple leftTuple) {
        int[] tuple = createTupleArray( leftTuple );
        return new ProtobufInputMarshaller.ActivationKey( pkgName, ruleName, tuple );
    }

    public static ProtobufMessages.Tuple createTuple( final LeftTuple leftTuple ) {
        ProtobufMessages.Tuple.Builder _tuple = ProtobufMessages.Tuple.newBuilder();
        for( LeftTuple entry = leftTuple; entry != null ; entry = entry.getParent() ) {
            if ( entry.getLastHandle() != null ) {
                // can be null for eval, not and exists that have no right input
                _tuple.addHandleId( entry.getLastHandle().getId() );
            }
        }
        return _tuple.build();
    }

    public static int[] createTupleArray(final ProtobufMessages.Tuple _tuple) {
        int[] tuple = new int[_tuple.getHandleIdCount()];
        for ( int i = 0; i < tuple.length; i++ ) {
            // needs to reverse the tuple elements
            tuple[i] = _tuple.getHandleId( tuple.length - i - 1 );
        }
        return tuple;
    }

    public static int[] createTupleArray(final LeftTuple leftTuple) {
        if( leftTuple != null ) {
            int[] tuple = new int[leftTuple.size()];
            // tuple iterations happens backwards
            int i = tuple.length;
            for( LeftTuple entry = leftTuple; entry != null && i > 0; entry = entry.getParent() ) {
                if ( entry.getLastHandle() != null ) {
                    // can be null for eval, not and exists that have no right input
                    // have to decrement i before assignment
                    tuple[--i] = entry.getLastHandle().getId();
                }
            }
            return tuple;
        } else {
            return new int[0];
        }
    }

    public static ProtobufInputMarshaller.TupleKey createTupleKey(final ProtobufMessages.Tuple _tuple) {
        return new ProtobufInputMarshaller.TupleKey( createTupleArray( _tuple ) );
    }

    public static ProtobufInputMarshaller.TupleKey createTupleKey(final LeftTuple leftTuple) {
        return new ProtobufInputMarshaller.TupleKey( createTupleArray( leftTuple ) );
    }

    public static ProtobufMessages.Activation createActivation(final String packageName,
                                                               final String ruleName,
                                                               final LeftTuple tuple) {
        return ProtobufMessages.Activation.newBuilder()
                        .setPackageName( packageName )
                        .setRuleName( ruleName )
                        .setTuple( createTuple( tuple ) )
                        .build();
    }

    public static void writeToStreamWithHeader( MarshallerWriteContext context,
                                                Message payload ) throws IOException {
        ProtobufMessages.Header.Builder _header = ProtobufMessages.Header.newBuilder();
        _header.setVersion( ProtobufMessages.Version.newBuilder()
                                            .setVersionMajor( Drools.getMajorVersion() )
                                            .setVersionMinor( Drools.getMinorVersion() )
                                            .setVersionRevision( Drools.getRevisionVersion() )
                            .build() );

        writeStrategiesIndex( context, _header );

        byte[] buff = payload.toByteArray();
        sign( _header, buff );
        _header.setPayload( ByteString.copyFrom( buff ) );

//        LoggerFactory.getLogger(PersisterHelper.class).trace("=============================================================================================================");
//        LoggerFactory.getLogger(PersisterHelper.class).trace(payload);
        context.stream.write( _header.build().toByteArray() );
    }

    private static void writeStrategiesIndex(MarshallerWriteContext context,
                                             ProtobufMessages.Header.Builder _header) throws IOException {
        for( Entry<ObjectMarshallingStrategy,Integer> entry : context.usedStrategies.entrySet() ) {
            Builder _strat = ProtobufMessages.Header.StrategyIndex.newBuilder()
                                     .setId( entry.getValue().intValue() )
                                     .setName( entry.getKey().getClass().getName() );
            Context ctx = context.strategyContext.get( entry.getKey() );
            if( ctx != null ) {
                Output os = ByteString.newOutput();
                ctx.write( new DroolsObjectOutputStream( os ) );
                _strat.setData( os.toByteString() );
                os.close();
            }
            _header.addStrategy( _strat.build() );
        }
    }

    private static void sign(ProtobufMessages.Header.Builder _header,
                             byte[] buff ) {
        KeyStoreHelper helper = new KeyStoreHelper();
        if (helper.isSigned()) {
            try {
                _header.setSignature( ProtobufMessages.Signature.newBuilder()
                                      .setKeyAlias( helper.getPvtKeyAlias() )
                                      .setSignature( ByteString.copyFrom( helper.signDataWithPrivateKey( buff ) ) )
                                      .build() );
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "Error signing session: " + e.getMessage(),
                                            e );
            }
        }
    }

    private static ProtobufMessages.Header loadStrategiesCheckSignature(MarshallerReaderContext context, ProtobufMessages.Header _header) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
        loadStrategiesIndex( context, _header );

        byte[] sessionbuff = _header.getPayload().toByteArray();

        // should we check version as well here?
        checkSignature( _header, sessionbuff );

        return _header;
    }

    public static ProtobufMessages.Header readFromStreamWithHeaderPreloaded( MarshallerReaderContext context, ExtensionRegistry registry ) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        // we preload the stream into a byte[] to overcome a message size limit
        // imposed by protobuf as per https://issues.jboss.org/browse/DROOLS-25
        byte[] preloaded = preload(context.stream);
        ProtobufMessages.Header _header = ProtobufMessages.Header.parseFrom( preloaded, registry );

        return loadStrategiesCheckSignature(context, _header);
    }

    /* Method that preloads the source stream into a byte array to bypass the message size limitations in Protobuf unmarshalling.
       (Protobuf does not enforce a message size limit when unmarshalling from a byte array)
    */
    private static byte[] preload(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
        byte[] buf = new byte[4096];
        ByteArrayOutputStream preloaded = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

        int read;
        while((read = stream.read(buf)) != -1) {
            preloaded.write(buf, 0, read);
        }

        return preloaded.toByteArray();
    }

	private static void loadStrategiesIndex(MarshallerReaderContext context,
                                            ProtobufMessages.Header _header) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        for ( ProtobufMessages.Header.StrategyIndex _entry : _header.getStrategyList() ) {
            ObjectMarshallingStrategy strategyObject = context.resolverStrategyFactory.getStrategyObject( _entry.getName() );
            if ( strategyObject == null ) {
                throw new IllegalStateException( "No strategy of type " + _entry.getName() + " available." );
            }
            context.usedStrategies.put( _entry.getId(), strategyObject );
            Context ctx = strategyObject.createContext();
            context.strategyContexts.put( strategyObject, ctx );
            if( _entry.hasData() && ctx != null ) {
		ClassLoader classLoader = null;
                if (context.classLoader != null ){
                    classLoader = context.classLoader;
                } else if(context.kBase != null){
                    classLoader = context.kBase.getRootClassLoader();
                }
                ctx.read( new DroolsObjectInputStream( _entry.getData().newInput(), classLoader) );
            }
        }
    }

    private static void checkSignature(Header _header,
                                       byte[] sessionbuff) {
        KeyStoreHelper helper = new KeyStoreHelper();
        boolean signed = _header.hasSignature();
        if ( helper.isSigned() != signed ) {
            throw new RuntimeException( "This environment is configured to work with " +
                                        (helper.isSigned() ? "signed" : "unsigned") +
                                        " serialized objects, but the given object is " +
                                        (signed ? "signed" : "unsigned") + ". Deserialization aborted." );
        }
        if ( signed ) {
            if ( helper.getPubKeyStore() == null ) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "The session was serialized with a signature. Please configure a public keystore with the public key to check the signature. Deserialization aborted." );
            }
            try {
                if ( !helper.checkDataWithPublicKey( _header.getSignature().getKeyAlias(),
                                                     sessionbuff,
                                                     _header.getSignature().getSignature().toByteArray() ) ) {
                    throw new RuntimeException( "Signature does not match serialized package. This is a security violation. Deserialisation aborted." );
                }
            } catch ( InvalidKeyException e ) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "Invalid key checking signature: " + e.getMessage(),
                                            e );
            } catch ( KeyStoreException e ) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "Error accessing Key Store: " + e.getMessage(),
                                            e );
            } catch ( NoSuchAlgorithmException e ) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "No algorithm available: " + e.getMessage(),
                                            e );
            } catch ( SignatureException e ) {
                throw new RuntimeException( "Signature Exception: " + e.getMessage(),
                                            e );
            }
        }
    }

    public static ExtensionRegistry buildRegistry(MarshallerReaderContext context, ProcessMarshaller processMarshaller ) {
        ExtensionRegistry registry = ExtensionRegistry.newInstance();
        if( processMarshaller != null ) {
            context.parameterObject = registry;
            processMarshaller.init( context );
        }
        return registry;
    }

    public static final byte[] intToByteArray(int value) {
        return new byte[] {
                (byte) ((value >>> 24) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 16) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 8) & 0xFF),
                (byte) (value  & 0xFF) };
    }

    public static final int byteArrayToInt(byte [] b) {
        return (b[0] << 24)
                + ((b[1] & 0xFF) << 16)
                + ((b[2] & 0xFF) << 8)
                + (b[3] & 0xFF);
    }

    // more efficient than instantiating byte buffers and opening streams
    public static final byte[] longToByteArray(long value) {
        return new byte[]{
                (byte) ((value >>> 56) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 48) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 40) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 32) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 24) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 16) & 0xFF),
                (byte) ((value >>> 8) & 0xFF),
                (byte) (value & 0xFF)};
    }

    public static final long byteArrayToLong(byte[] b) {
        return ((((long)b[0]) & 0xFF) << 56)
               + ((((long)b[1]) & 0xFF) << 48)
               + ((((long)b[2]) & 0xFF) << 40)
               + ((((long)b[3]) & 0xFF) << 32)
               + ((((long)b[4]) & 0xFF) << 24)
               + ((((long)b[5]) & 0xFF) << 16)
               + ((((long)b[6]) & 0xFF) << 8)
               + (((long)b[7]) & 0xFF);
    }

}


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OLYMPIA: Locke signs Narrows bridge bill
— Mar 23rd, 2002
OLYMPIA (AP) - Gov. Gary Locke has signed off on the compromise that broke the long-running and contentious deadlock over building a new Tacoma Narrows bridge, clearing the way for construction to begin on the $800 million span this summer.
Lawmakers over the past two years have battled over a second bridge to ease the bottleneck between Tacoma and the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas, first over how to finance its construction, then over how much of its costs would be borne by toll payers.
"For over a year, this project has been fully permitted and ready for construction. Now that the Legislature has finally agreed to a financing structure, construction can begin," Locke said Friday. "It was a tough fight, a lot of philosophical differences."
Sen. Bob Oke, one of the bridge's biggest proponents, wore a double-bridge lapel pin given to him by his wife, Judy, in 1996, the year some optimists hoped construction would begin.
"If we had started that year, it would be completed," said Oke, R-Port Orchard. "We'd be cutting the ribbon."
Instead Oke is looking forward to the groundbreaking, and looking back at a twisted road of broken deals and political power plays.
Although only a small percentage of Washington residents will use the bridge on a regular basis, it became a pet project of House Speaker Frank Chopp over the past two years.
For eight years, the state had a contract with United Infrastructure of Washington calling for the private company to finance, build and operate the new bridge. Traffic would be reconfigured to run only one direction on each bridge, and the company would repay its financing with tolls on the new bridge of about $3 per vehicle, increasing to $5 in later years.
But Chopp, D-Seattle, opposed the deal, saying it would cost toll payers hundreds of millions of dollars more than having the state finance the bridge. It would also leave control of a public road in private hands, he said.
So, last year he blocked repeal of a 40-year-old law that banned tolls on the existing bridge. Since toll traffic would essentially have flowed over both bridges under the plan, that law had soured the deal.
This year, with Chopp's public financing plan a done deal, the bridge drama entered a second act, when he and Senate Transportation Chairwoman Mary Margaret Haugen squared off over whether the bridge's toll-paying users or the state's taxpayers would pick up the tab for $39 million worth of improvements to the existing bridge and roads on either end of the new bridge.
Chopp wanted the state to pay for the improvements from gas-tax revenues, while Haugen, D-Camano Island, favored shifting the cost to toll payers so gas tax money could go to projects elsewhere in the state.
The Legislature's two chambers passed competing versions of the bill, but eventually, the Senate backed down and accepted Chopp's version.
Neither Chopp nor Haugen showed up at Friday's bill-signing ceremony, a jovial affair where Locke passed out official pens to a happy crowd that included U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, state lawmakers, lobbyists, businessmen and labor leaders.
THE 2001 LEGISLATURE: Bridge backers urge Chopp to stop opposing bill
OLYMPIA (AP) - Business and labor leaders banded together Monday with three state Senators to urge House Co-speaker Frank Chopp to stop opposing a bill that would allow construction of a second bridge across the Tacoma Narrows. The state Department of Transportation has ... [Read More...]
OLYMPIA: Narrows Bridge still awaits lawmakers
Jun 22nd, 2001
An adjournment-day bill kept lawmakers wrestling with a second Tacoma Narrows Bridge until the buzzer sounded on the Legislative session's second overtime. And they'll need the third special session, slated to begin July 16, to take up the issue. Coined the "governor's proposed compromise," ... [Read More...]
TACOMA NARROWS: Governor jumps into bridge fight
OLYMPIA - Gov. Gary Locke sided with House Co-speaker Frank Chopp on Wednesday in a dispute over a second Tacoma Narrows Bridge, but the governor hasn't yet brokered a deal with the company that holds a contract to build the structure. The existing ... [Read More...]
OUR VIEWS: Legislators must find bridge solution
* When the session ends, there had better be a plan that will result in construction of the second Tacoma Narrows span. When House Co-Speaker Frank Chopp first suggested he had a less costly alternative way to finance a new Tacoma Narrows bridge span, ... [Read More...]
NARROWS BRIDGE: Senate version of legislation passes
OLYMPIA - Despite the efforts of West Sound legislators, the Senate on Tuesday passed a version of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge bill that is unlikely to win support in the House. Fearing that differences between the House and Senate versions could stall the ... [Read More...]


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Q: Как обратить произвольный MemoryStream в строку и обратно? Нужны надежные функции преобразования:
MemoryStreamToString();
StringToMemoryStream();

То что делал я работает не всегда. Для сравнения использовал .ToArray():
var array1 = originalMemoryStream.ToArray();// byte[726]
var array2 = restoredMemoryStream.ToArray();// byte[1333]
bool isEqual = array1.SequenceEqual(array2);//false

Тут восстановленный стрим не идентичен оригиналу. А бывают ситуации когда идентичен. Нужен способ который не подведет.
Пробовал разные кодировки вставлять в StreamReader/StreamWriter. При Encoding.UTF8 массивы разной длины как и раньше.. При new UTF8Encoding(false), особых изменений нет.
При Encoding.ASKII массивы из стримов одинаковой длины(обычно 726), но массивы разные, а строка такой же длины как и массивы. Заметил в массиве из восстановленного стрима много значений "63" - это знаки вопроса в ASKII.

A: Найдены подобные вопросы с ответом, который решает задачу:
(1) - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17801761/converting-stream-to-string-and-back-what-are-we-missing
(2) -  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30517771/memorystream-to-string-and-back-to-memorystream-without-adding-any-bytes-encod
Но не разобрался почему все именно так работает, поэтому лучшего ответа на этот вопрос еще нет.

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The Crusher headphones are a comfortable wear and offer enough adjustment that they should fit easily on anyone's head. Intuitive controls placed on the back of each headphone allow for easy volume control as well as Bluetooth connection and call answering. For those that prefer wired connections or don't have Bluetooth there's also a jack cable provided. But the real feature of the Crusher headphones is its bass slider.
The dual-channel haptic bass offered by these powerful headphones makes even the subtlest dance music sound like a boiler room set in between your ears. It can be overpowering if you're not used experiencing what amplified bass sounds and feels. Music from the likes of drum 'n' bass aficionados Pendulum or the reggae-inspired dance of Major Lazer will at least have both ears vibrating or at most all of the sinuses. There was one point where I could feel the bass though my nose.
If there's not enough change in the level of bass in a song then the power of the Crushers can often feel literally one-note. If however listeners are keen on their bass oriented music then these headphones will continue to deliver regardless of how often they are used. Those more inclined to hearing every part of a song – the vibrations can often obscure lyrics – would be better suited to setting the bass slider to absolute zero and enjoying the quality sound provided by the Crushers regardless of its bass settings.
With 40 hours of battery life and exceptionally quick charging – ten minutes charging gives three hours listening time – the Crusher headphones excel at long distance. They are ideal for long-haul journeys such as plane, train and automobile rides as well as being handy for those with longer-than-average commutes. They also offer decent noise isolation so that no one can tell that your inner ear sounds like a tunnel during an earthquake, a musical earthquake.
The Crusher headphones may not be for everyone but their sound quality can't be argued with mainly because I can't hear a thing when I have them on but also because every guitar and drumbeat sounds just as heavy or light as it needs to be. Although pricey at €169.99 they are a worthy buy for any music and/or bass junkie.


The pool, while not large, is perfectly suitable for a "proper" swim or a potter around and a chat. The depth is a constant 1.3m throughout its length, so is great for those with a young family. The water is usually a very comfortable temperature which certainly encourages socialising.
At one end, there is a Sauna and steam room. Both steam room and sauna will seat around half a dozen.
An added bonus since our move to Ruxley Lane is the use of the gym. The only requirements are that a towel should always be placed on the seat of any equipment used and suitable footwear should be worn at all times.
The photos below are taken at our new Ruxley Lane venue, including the gym .


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Interview with Filmmaker Alexander Julian (BIRTHDAY BOY)
BIRTHDAY BOY was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the February 2022 BLACK & WHITE Film Festival.
The story came to me several years ago when reflecting upon my own somewhat troubled childhood. Not so happy then, but great grist for the creative mill now, lol.
I wrote the script in 2019, but put off filming it until we had a Covid lull in the early Spring of 2021. We shot the film in two full days at that time, and had it edited and scored a month later.
Family fiasco.
Continuity with the dinner dishes. It was tough to make sure the the clearing of dinner dishes and delivery of desert dishes matched up from take to take.
It was validating and It energized me even more to keep making films.
I started writing screenplays 11 years ago when I semi-retired from the real world. I had been fortunate enough in my career to afford trying my hand at producing, and took my first stab at in 2013. I've been hooked ever since.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. I've seen it at least half dozen times over the past 34 years. The humor is right up my alley to this day.
I really like your format, as it provides more exposure for filmmakers than most other platforms. I focus on festivals that offer something like it, OR that offer cash prizes, lol.
In general, quite good. I've run into a few (but very few) festivals whose hype on the site didn't meet expectations in reality, but otherwise it has been a useful platform that I'll continue to utilize.
My wife is Lebanese, and a great cook. Hard to pick. But I'll go with Bazella with rice.
I'm currently in preproduction of a feature film based on one of my scripts; a psychological horror story titled "The Last to Know". We anticipate shooting in June of 2022.
Interview with Filmmaker Dimphy van Vilsteren (SURVIVING DINNER)
Interview with Filmmaker Emily Murnane (THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN)


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The 2019 NorAm season continued this week with men's and women's slalom and giant slalom races in the United States' Western Region. The men and women were split up for the series as men's races were held in Sun Valley, Idaho, and the women were in Jackson, Wyoming, for their competitions. After four days of intense racing and only one tech series left on the schedule for both genders, the races for coveted World Cup spots awarded to the top two continental finishers in each discipline's standings are starting to heat up.
On the men's side, slalom action in Sun Valley got underway on Tuesday, February 5, with U.S. Ski Teamer, Luke Winters, taking his first NorAm win of the season and a valuable 6.12 FIS-point result. Winters finished with a two-run time of 1:52.51 seconds, good enough to finish 0.16 seconds ahead of runner-up, Simon Fournier of the Canadian National Team. NCAA athlete and Middlebury College student, Erik Arvidsson, rounded out the podium in third place, 0.87 seconds off of Winters' pace. U.S. Ski Team member River Radamus was the fastest junior in fourth place overall, 0.98 seconds back.
Day two of slalom saw a shakeup in the top of the standings with Austrian and University of Denver student, Tobias Kogler, taking the top step of the podium with a combined time of 1:48.22 seconds. Second place went to Team America's Alex Leever, finishing a scant 0.04 seconds back for his first career NorAm podium. First-run leader, Redneck Racing's Sandy Vietze, slid back to ultimately finish in third place, 0.34 seconds off the pace. Top junior honors went to the U.S. Ski Team's Benjamin Ritchie in fourth place overall, 0.57 seconds back.
Thursday's GS saw the University of Vermont's Max Roeisland, a Norwegian native, take his career-first NorAm victory with a combined time of 2:09.17 seconds. Roeisland finished ahead of a pair of U.S. Ski Team athletes in Radamus and Nicholas Krause, who finished 0.63 and 1.15 seconds back in second and third place, respectively. Radamus was also the fastest junior.
The men's series in Sun Valley wrapped up on Friday with the final day of GS and Radamus earning the win with a two-run time of 2:15.73 seconds. Winters managed to climb the GS podium as well, finishing in second place, 0.60 seconds back, and Norway's Tobias Windingstad rounded out the podium in third, 1.11 seconds off of Radamus' winning pace.
At the conclusion of the series, Fournier holds the lead in the men's overall NorAm standings with 640 points and sits 51 points ahead of American independent racer, Samuel Dupratt. Fournier also has a commanding lead in the slalom standings with 420 points, 125 points ahead of Ritchie in the standings. Krause currently has the lead in the GS standings, also with 420 points, and sits 144 points clear of Radamus in second place.
The men's NorAm circuit now heads to Burke Mountain, Vermont, for slalom and GS racing March 12-15. The Burke races will be the final tech races of the 2019 NorAm season.
The women's series kicked off with a cancellation of the slalom on Tuesday, February 5th due to excessive snow in Jackson Hole. So on Wednesday, February 6th, the women doubled up with two separate slalom races to make up for lost time.
Canadian Amelia Smart pulled out the win in both sets of slalom, besting American Nina O'Brien by 0.19 seconds in the first race, and again by 0.16 seconds in the following slalom. Keely Cashman found her way onto the podium in the first slalom of the day, 0.98 back from Smart. The Netherland's Adriana Jelinkova replaced Cashman in the second slalom, trailing Smart by 1.23 seconds.
Smart was unable to keep her podium momentum going into the giant slalom on Thursday and Friday but continued to finish in the top 10. She took 7th in Thursday's giant slalom and 6th in Friday's giant slalom.
Thursday's giant slalom saw a win from Cashman, a second-place finish from Nina O'Brien, and a third-place finish from Norwegian Erin Linnea Engeset. Friday's giant slalom saw a win from the Netherland's Jelinkova, followe by O'Brien and Cashman.
Cashman struggled in the Candian series in early December, unable to crack the top five in three of the four races. She finished third in the slalom in Panorama on December 16th. In Jackson, Cashman excelled, earning a podium in each event except for the second slalom on February 6th, when she finished fifth. The 19-year-old's giant slalom win on Thursday was the first NorAm win of her career, followed by a third place podium in the giant slalom on February 8th. Cashman's consistency throughout the Western NorAm's also earned her the honors of being the top junior finisher of the overall series.
O'Brien also had a solid week in Jackson prior to traveling to Are, Sweden to compete in the first World Championships of her career. Although O'Brien was unable to find the top of the podium as much as she had in the first NorAm series of the season, she finished second consistently in both slalom races and both giant slalom races.
American Resi Stiegler returned to the NorAm circuit after an injury earlier in the season forced her to withdraw from the World Cup. Stiegler was able to break into 10th and ninth place during the slalom series, but unable to find the top ten in the giant slalom.
After Friday's giant slalom, O'Brien leads the NorAm overall standings, holding 1,146 total points. O'Brien also leads in the slalom, giant slalom, and super-G standings. American AJ Hurt trails her teammate in the overall by 139 points. The top three is rounded off fittingly by Tricia Mangan, sitting in third with a total of 765 points.
The next technical NorAm series for the ladies take place from March 12th-15th at Stowe Mountain Resort and Spruce Peake in Vermont.
Dream day for Norwegian fans as Svindal says goodbye for the last time.
Holdener looks to build her confidence going into the remainder of the season, hoping to repeat her World Championships victory on the World Cup circuit.


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So, if you are looking for a high-flying performer, then you are at the wrong counter. Sundaram Growth, a risk averse, middle of the road strategy offers sober yet steady returns on the equity brook
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Unlike its peers, the fund does not focus on turning in returns aggressively. Instead the fund seeks rather sober and steadier innings, with a well-diversified flavour.
The fund's investment strategy centers on negotiating pitfalls rather than achieving phenomenal success. The fund follows a long-term approach to investing with an investment horizon of 18-24 months. Here the fund strictly adheres to its limits on individual stocks not indulging beyond 5-8%. This explains the large number of marginal holdings in the portfolio. More importantly, the fund has focussed on large cap liquid stocks, thus steering clear of momemtum plays altogether.
Further, the fund has reined in on its sectoral allocation maintaining a well-diversified flavour. The fund had a distinct taste for auto, diversified and FMCG stocks through 1999. Even while this was pitched in favour of the technology counters, this was well within limits of prudence at 30%. In these volatile times, the fund has further pruned its technology stance to 16%.
With its investment philosophy well in place, the fund delivered a sober return of 108%, to outperform the index in 1999. While this pales in comparison to its aggressive peers, the prudence came in handy when the fund survived the volatile 2000 better by shedding 21% - and thus outperformed its peers.
So, if you are looking for a high-flying performer, then you are at the wrong counter. Sundaram Growth , a risk averse, middle of the road strategy offers sober yet steady returns on the equity brook.


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Liam Millar (* 27. September 1999 in Toronto, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Fußballspieler.

Vereinskarriere

Karrierebeginn in Kanada und Wechsel zu Fulham
Liam Millar wurde am 27. September 1999 in der Millionenstadt Toronto in eine fußballbegeisterte Familie – bereits sein Vater Alan und sein Großvater Malcolm waren Fußballer – geboren und begann seine Karriere als Fußballspieler als Vierjähriger beim Nachwuchsausbildungsverein Brampton Youth SC in der nordwestlich von Toronto befindlichen Großstadt Brampton, in der er auch aufwuchs. Im Jahre 2005 wurde er beim wenige Kilometer südlich gelegenen North Mississauga SC, einem weiteren Jugendverein, angemeldet, durchlief sämtliche Spielklassen und war dort bis 2013 aktiv. Als 13-Jähriger schaffte er im Jahre 2013 den Sprung nach Europa und kam in der Akademie des Premier-League-Klubs FC Fulham unter. Dort hatte er anfangs allerdings Probleme sich im englischen Fußball zurechtzufinden. Laut eigener Aussage dauerte es zweieinhalb Jahre, ehe er im englischen Fußball angekommen war. Nach knapp drei Jahren im Westen von London wechselte Millar an die Merseyside und kam im Sommer 2016 in die Akademie des FC Liverpool, wo er anfangs mit Verletzungsproblemen zu kämpfen hatte.

Aufstrebender Spieler bei Liverpool
Am 15. August 2016 startete der 16-Jährige in die Professional U18 Development League, umgangssprachlich U18 Premier League genannt, und erzielte gleich in der dritten Minute nach Vorlage von Herbie Kane seinen ersten Treffer. Nach einer weiteren Vorlage von Kane in Minute 54 und einem Assist von Yan Dhanda in der 56. Minute erzielte er die Treffer zum 2:0 und 3:0, ehe er in der 64. Spielminute durch Glen McAuley ersetzt wurde und das Spiel gegen die U-18 der Blackburn Rovers in einem 4:0-Sieg der Liverpooler endete. Nachdem er von Trainer Neil Critchley in den beiden darauffolgenden Ligaspielen bereits über die volle Spieldauer eingesetzt worden war, verletzte sich Millar in vierten Meisterschaftsrunde gegen den Nachwuchs von Stoke City schwer, als er sich einen 15 Zentimeter langen Riss im Quadrizeps zuzog. Dadurch fiel der bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt als Mittelstürmer und hängende Spitze eingesetzte Millar für drei Monate verletzungsbedingt aus und kehrte erst Mitte Januar 2017 wieder in das Stammaufgebot der Reds zurück. Bereits einen Monat nach seinem ersten Spiel für den FC Liverpool unterzeichnete der Kanadier am Tag seines 17. Geburtstages seinen ersten Profivertrag.

Danach wurde er, mit Ausnahme eines Spiels, als er gerade für sein Heimatland an einem Länderspiel mitwirkte, in allen Spielen bis zum Ende der ersten Meisterschaftsphase eingesetzt, wobei er bei insgesamt zehn von 22 möglichen Einsätzen in dieser Anfang März endenden Phase auf sechs Treffer und eine Torvorlage kam. Dabei kam er weiterhin auf diversen Offensivpositionen zum Einsatz, zumeist als Linksaußen und als Mittelstürmer. Als Drittplatzierter in der North Division qualifizierte sich der FC Liverpool nach dem ersten Durchgang für die Gruppe 1 des zweiten Meisterschaftsphase. Bei den sieben Spielen seiner Mannschaft war Millar in allen im Einsatz und wurde mit dem Team, trotz eines verhältnismäßig guten Starts, am Ende Achter und damit Letzter der Gruppe 1. Der zumeist als Linksaußen, aber auch als Mittelstürmer eingesetzte Kanadier blieb in diesen Begegnungen selbst torlos, konnte aber im ersten Spiel, als er bereits in der 30. Minute nach einer roten Karte vom Platz musste, eine Torvorlage beisteuern. Laut eigenen Aussagen erzielte Millar in der Saison 2016/17, Freundschafts- und Testspiel miteingerechnet, rund 45 bis 50 Tore in etwa 32 Spielen.

Erste Auftritte in der U23-Mannschaft der Reds
In die darauffolgenden Spielzeit 2017/18 startete Millar noch als Stammspieler in der Offensive der U-18-Akademiemannschaft und nahm mit dieser unter anderem an der Gruppenphase (Champions-League-Weg) der UEFA Youth League 2017/18 teil. Dort gewann Liverpool fünf seiner sechs Spiele und zog als Sieger der Gruppe E ins Achtelfinale ein. Nach einem dortigen 2:0-Sieg über die Jugend von Manchester United, schied die Mannschaft im darauffolgenden Viertelfinale erst im Elfmeterschießen gegen Manchester City aus. Der Kanadier wurde in allen acht Youth-League-Partien eingesetzt, erzielte zwei Tore und leistete die Vorarbeit zu drei weiteren Treffern seiner Teamkollegen. Unter dem nunmehrigen U-18-Trainer Steven Gerrard kam er in der U18 Premier League weiterhin auf diversen Offensivpositionen zum Einsatz, blieb aber zumeist seiner angestammten Position als Mittelstürmer treu. Bei 18 von 22 möglichen Einsätzen im ersten Grunddurchgang der U-18-Liga konnte er abermals mit seiner Torgefährlichkeit und Offensivstärke überzeugen; acht Tore und sechs Assists konnte er mit Ende des Grunddurchgangs beisteuern. Am 12. Januar 2018 schaffte er abermals unter Neil Critchley den Durchbruch in den U-23-Kader, als er bei der 2:3-Auswärtsniederlage gegen Manchester City in der zwölften Minute der Nachspielzeit der ersten Spielhälfte für Rhian Brewster auf den Rasen kam und in Minute 90 die Vorarbeit für den Treffer zum 2:3-Endstand durch Toni Gomes leistete. Unter Critchley brachte es der 18-jährige Kanadier in der Professional U23 Development League, der umgangssprachlichen U23 Premier League, zu neun Meisterschaftseinsätzen, in denen er allerdings torlos blieb. Die Torvorlage in seinem Debütspiel sollte ebenfalls die einzige in der U-23-Mannschaft in dieser Saison bleiben.

In die Saison 2018/19 startete er bereits für die U-23-Mannschaft, wobei kurz vor Saisonbeginn in den Medien über einen möglichen Wechsel zum AFC Sunderland berichtet wurde.

Leihen nach Schottland und London
Ende Januar 2019 unterschrieb Millar einen langfristigen Vertrag und wechselte bis zum Ende der Saison 2018/19 auf Leihbasis zum schottischen Erstligisten FC Kilmarnock. Er kam bis zum Saisonende zu 8 Einwechslungen in der regulären Saison und erzielte ein Tor. In den anschließenden Meisterschafts-Play-offs folgten 5 Einsätze (2-mal in der Startelf). Die Mannschaft erreichte den 3. Platz. Zudem spielte Millar einmal im Scottish FA Cup. Zur Sommervorbereitung 2019 kehrte der 19-Jährige zunächst zur U23 des FC Liverpool zurück. Anfang August 2019 wurde jedoch mit dem FC Kilmarnock ein weiteres Leihgeschäft für die Saison 2019/20 abgeschlossen. Millar etablierte sich nun als Stammspieler und kam bis zum Jahresende 20-mal (14-mal von Beginn) in der Liga zum Einsatz, wobei er ein Tor erzielte.

Anfang Januar 2020 wurde die Leihe vorzeitig beendet. Millar kam bis zum Ende der Saison 2019/20 2-mal für die U23 zum Einsatz und erzielte ein Tor. In der Saison 2020/21 folgten bis zum Jahresende 11 Einsätze und 3 Tore.

Anfang Januar 2021 verlängerte Millar seinen Vertrag beim FC Liverpool und wechselte bis zum Ende der Saison 2020/21 zum Drittligisten Charlton Athletic. Bei den Londonern etablierte sich der 21-Jährige sofort als Stammspieler und absolvierte 27 Drittligaspiele (23-mal von Beginn), in denen er 3 Tore erzielte.

Wechsel nach Basel
Zur Saison 2021/22 wechselte Millar zum Schweizer Erstligisten FC Basel, bei dem er einen Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2025 unterschrieb.

Nationalmannschaftskarriere
Während seiner Anfangszeit beim FC Fulham sammele Millar im Jahre 2014 seine ersten Erfahrungen in eine Nachwuchsnationalmannschaft der Canadian Soccer Association, als er von Trainer Sean Fleming in ein Trainingscamp der kanadischen U-17-Nationalmannschaft beordert wurde und danach als 14-Jähriger am Turnier von Montaigu teilnahm. Danach vergingen knapp zweieinhalb Jahre, ehe Millar unter Trainer Rob Gale in einem neuntägigen Trainingscamp der kanadischen U-20-Männer in Costa Rica teilnahm. Danach dauerte es ein weiteres halbes Jahr bis Gale ihn für eine weitere Zeit in den U-20-Kader Kanadas holte. Dabei nahm er mit einem 20-köpfigen Spieleraufgebot an der CONCACAF U-20-Meisterschaft des Jahres 2017 teil. Bei der Endrunde in Costa Rica, für die sich die Kanadier automatisch qualifiziert hatten, wurde der Offensivakteur in allen drei Gruppenspielen der Kanadier eingesetzt. Mit lediglich einem Sieg aus diesen drei Partien wurde Kanada hinter Honduras (Zweiter) und Mexiko (Erster) Dritter der Gruppe A und schied frühzeitig aus dem laufenden Turnier aus.

Während seiner erfolgreichen Zeit an der Akademie des FC Liverpool wurde Millar im März 2018 vom neuen kanadischen Nationaltrainer John Herdman erstmals in den Kader der kanadischen A-Nationalmannschaft berufen. Während dieses Trainingscamps gab der 18-Jährige sein A-Länderspieldebüt, als bei einem 1:0-Sieg über Neuseeland von Beginn an am Rasen war und über die vollen 90 Minuten durchspielte. Im Mai 2018 nahm er mit dem kanadischen U-21-Kader am Turnier von Toulon teil. Mit seinem Heimatland schied er jedoch bereits in der Gruppenphase aus, als hinter der Türkei der zweite Platz in der Gruppe C belegt wurde; er selbst wurde vom Trainergespann John Herdman und Mauro Biello in allen drei Gruppenspielen eingesetzt.

Weblinks

 Liam Millar auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz des FC Liverpool (englisch)
 Liam Millar auf der offiziellen Webpräsenz des kanadischen Fußballverbands (englisch)

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Fußballnationalspieler (Kanada)
Fußballspieler (FC Liverpool)
Fußballspieler (FC Kilmarnock)
Fußballspieler (Charlton Athletic)
Fußballspieler (FC Basel)
Teilnehmer an einer Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft (Kanada)
Kanadier
Geboren 1999
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About the Author Gal Goldring
Gal is a current student at IDC University, in Herzliya, Israel studying political science.
Wall Street's Week Ahead: Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), GoPro Inc (GPRO), and Fitbit Inc (FIT)
Gal Goldring- May 1, 2016, 10:11 AM EDT
Analysts are weighing in on big-name stocks Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO), and Fitbit Inc (NYSE:FIT) discussing upcoming earning report expectations and recent events influencing the success of these stocks.
Tesla Motors Inc
Tesla will report first quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 4 after market close. Analysts expect the automotive and energy storage company to post a loss of $(0.89) for the quarter and revenue of $1.6 billion. In the same quarter of last year, the company posted revenue of $1.1 billion. During the upcoming five years, analysts are forecasting that Tesla will grow earnings at an average rate of 30% per year.
Tesla revealed its Model 3 in late March, sending shares up 7% thanks to the warm reception of the new model, though consumers were only able to pre-order the vehicle. At this point, Tesla has two models available: the Model S and the Model X. Analysts will be looking to see how many cars Tesla sold in the quarter, as well as updated sales guidance for the year.
The company has been operating at a loss but analysts hope that an update on the Gigafactory will take the company one step closer to cost saving initiatives. Once the Gigafactory is complete, it will lower the cost to produce lithium batteries and enable Tesla to ramp up production. Many analysts, such as Ben Kallo of Baird, remain bearish on the company, noting that even though deposits made on the Model 3 will help cash needs in the short term, Tesla does not have sufficient near-term capital need. Through Model 3 reservations, Tesla raised over $400 million. According to Kallo, due to this capital combined with the company's lines of credit, the company may not need to do a capital raise in the near term.
According to TipRanks, 45% of analysts recommend a Buy rating, 20% recommend a Hold rating, and 35% recommend a Buy rating on TSLA. The average price target for the stock is $243.95 with a 1.32% upside.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Alibaba is expected to report earnings Thursday, May 5, before market open. Analysts expect the company to report earnings of $0.56 per share, marking a 22% year-over-year increase. Analysts also expect the company to post quarterly revenues of $3.5 billion, up from $2.8 billion posted in the same quarter of last year.
In the most recent quarter, the Chinese e-commerce giant posted 393 million monthly active users. Analysts will be looking to see an increase in the company's user base as the company handles more business than other e-commerce company. Analysts will also be looking for an increase in the company's gross merchandise volume; a key metric for all e-commerce platforms.
Recently, the online marketplace brought in quite some attention, due to the substantial capital raise by Ant Financial, an affiliate company of the Alibaba Group operating the Alipay payment platform. Ant Financial raised $4.5 billion, which led to be the largest fundraising round for an internet company.
Needham & Co. analyst Kerry Rice initiated a Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $95.00 on April 14, 2016. The analyst commented, "We view Alibaba as the best in class e-commerce marketplace that not only serves as a tollgate to merchants and brands that desire to reach the 1.4B Chinese consumers, but also extends their reach around the world." Rice further elaborated, noting "The results of our survey suggest that Chinese consumers spend the most time and money on Alibaba sites and both are expected to increase over the next year."
According to TipRanks, the average analyst consensus for BABA was Strong Buy, with 100% of analysts offering Buy recommendations on the stock. The average price target is $94.20 with a 22.43% upside.
GoPro Inc
GoPro is expected to release first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 5 after market close. Analysts expect the company to post a loss of ($0.06) per share and revenue of $169.08 million, which would mark a startling 53% year-over-year revenue decrease, fueling analysts' fears that GoPro is a one-product wonder.
GoPro produces cameras and accessories that are easily mountable, wearable, and often used for extreme action videography. With all the hype regarding drones lately, it is not surprising that GoPro wants in on the trend in an effort to diversify its offerings. The company will be launching "Karma," its own version of a drone expected to be released by the end of this year. In a further effort to diversify its offerings, GoPro has acquired a handful of startups to add to its video and editing technology. However, all eyes will be on GoPro sales as analyst brace themselves for falling sales after the holiday period.
Pacific Crest analyst Brad Erickson reiterated a Hold rating on the stock on April 25, 2016. Erickson commented on his expectations regarding the drone launch, noting, "We believe the stock has gotten some recent lift anticipating Karma, which could persist depending on how it is initially perceived by investors." The analyst seems less than optimistic, however, explaining, "While the drone launch doubles the company's TAM and could support shares in the near term, we still see downside longer term due to action camera softness, with drones likely only gaining modest traction over time."
According to TipRanks, the overall analyst consensus on GPRO is Hold, with 27% of analysts bullish, 55% of analysts neutral, and 18% of analysts bearish. The average price target for the stock is $11.71 with a (-7.36%) downside.
Fitbit Inc
Fitbit is expected to report earnings on Wednesday, May 4, after market close. Analysts are expecting the company to post earnings of $0.02 per share on revenue of $440 million.
In light of major competitor Apple's less than stellar earnings results last week, analysts are expecting Fitbit to benefit and post higher than consensus estimates. Analysts will also be watching for updates on enterprise sales. Although these customers make up less than 10% of revenues for the company, investors are hopeful on the long-term opportunity this market represents
In the recently conducted Teen Survey, Fitbit yet again was ranked first place as the most preferred fitness band among teens, with a whopping 72% choosing the Fitbit over completing fitness trackers.
In light of these positive results, Piper Jaffray analyst Erinn Murphy weighed in on the stock on April 21, 2016. Murphy raised her Q1 estimates due to the survey results noting, "Overall intent to purchase a fitness tracker moved up from 15% last spring to 22%. Moreover, overall upper-income ownership rose to 22% for females and 18% for males (vs. 14% and 12% Fall 2015)." However, the analyst claims she still needs to "see more consistent evidence of sell-through of the newer products," and therefore reiterated her Hold rating on the stock, with a price target of $16.00.
According to TipRanks, 56% of analysts recommended a Buy rating, and 44% recommended a Hold rating. The average price target for the stock is $23.58 with a 29.21% upside.