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Dragon Worlds – Chapters 4 + 5
HOOOARRRGHHHH! MARRRRS!
Okay… that was just one bite. I'm okay now…
Rightiho then! Here you go, the next two chapters. I edited the 6th chapter so much that I accidentally doubled the size of it. Hope that doesn't faze any of you dudes.
Oh, and Matt (that's Matt Berry, PotMan, Bam, etc. etc.), if you're reading this… Well, okay. Pretty much everyone should know that THE SCHOOL MEGAMIX IS NOW 12 MINUTES LONG! WOO! Yes, there is a new section. A funky part with a saxamaphone solo.
http://cid-8d096aa6463e6a52.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Shared%20Music%20(I%20CREATED%20IT,%20MICROSOFT)/The%20School%20Megamix!.mp3
Just click on teh link, and then on teh download botton. Enjoy. Just excuse the final bit of it, I'm working on it. It's still not finished!
You can go now, Matt. That is, if you don't wanna read my story.
MARSS!
//Microsoft C++MS, That's C++, MongMaster Style
if func(mars)==1
then func(arm) mov(up)
func(mouth) act(chomp)
then entity(carl) playani(sulk)
That got it.
Okay, here it is. Oh, and by the way, I think the way I write dialog needs to be improved… no wait, Rowling did it like that! I think… Eh, who cares? She's a weirdo.
(PS: I nearly copied just one chapter, thinking it was both of them. Have fun…)
(PPS: You're not gonna like one dragon after you've read this. Maybe two. No, wait…)
(Removed, cuz of fear of plagiarism. Call me paranoid.)
So, you like? You no like? You like no liking of my like?
NOEL EDMONDS: 2,559 words! Like, or no like?
Ya, sorry about my marsy hyperness.
I think that dialog is my weak point for some reason. Then again, I thought that this sucked until two people say that it doesn't, so I might be wrong again!
Okay, gotta close this quick, my mum's up my ass and has asked me, like, four times in the past MINUTE to get off. Really annoys me.
Ah well, hope you enjoyed it. See ya!
YO MIICCHHEELLE!!
MY HEAD'S GONNA IMPLODE IN A SECOND!
Ya, so for all those people who read my blog (now 2, or 3 if you include Si) then my SISTER found this page! And NOW, she's sending me insane about my story! She's like, not shutting up about it and doing my head in because I won't show her the other unrefined 30 something or other chapters! GAH!
Trust me, the chapters are CRAP unless I go through them and fix mistakes and add stuff.
Oh great. Now she's told my mum. Oh, soon enough the whole damn world'll know that I'm writing this story!
I dunno how she figured out how to get onto my space… oh wait, there's this star next to all your contacts who've updated all their info. Ya. DAMN THAT STAR!
Ah well, at least she didn't say it was crappy. I know the first couple of chapters are good, but the rest just DON'T WORK YET! Now Michelle, if you're reading, first (EH?!?!?!) thing is that (Ehehehe… Hello, I shop at Netto!) (Don't worry everyone else. That's just me and my sister's thing.) the chapters 4 through 30 something are NOT DONE YET! Ya?! Right? They've been written, but they SUCK! They have next to no description and Word keeps flying up my ass about "WORDINESS" and "SPLIT INFINITIVES" and "PASSIVE VOICE"! So until all the green lines are gone, you're not seeing that chapter. Unless there's green lines under the Draconic writing, because they're just some random words that make no sense. Apparently, one of my Draconic sentences is 6 nouns in a row. SIX?! They're NOT NOUNS, DANGIT!
Okay? Hopefully you won't keep asking me to let you read it now. And for christ's sakes don't friggin tell the whole WORLD ABOUT IT! It wasn't even meant to be SHOWN to anyone, because… uh, well… I DUNNO! Call me paranoid or something! I only wrote it when about 3 or 4 other people were writing their things! Like, Ant was writing about vampires and Em was writing about the end of the world and Christine was writing about… something… that was ages ago, what was she writing about? Ah well. So all I did was just join in! Like, silently! For some reason! C'mon, it was depression week or month or something! EVERYONE was bored! Oh wait, I wasn't depressed.
But don't bother trying to find it. You'll never find it anywhere but here.
Oh crap… wait, I told you… that it's double password protected in my hidden folder… OH CRAP! I TOLD YOU AGAIN!
Okay, well… I've like, set another password on it's folder. That you won't get. It's also encrypted with Blowfish Algorithm, so even if you knew how to crack, you'd never get through Blowfish. It's also Read Only.
Haha! Now it's double-password protected in a password protected hidden encrypted read-only folder!
Wait… how do I get in?
Haha, only joking. I know how.
Right, I'll upload like the 3rd and 4th chapters soon. Maybe the 5th, too.
If ya still think I could show you EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, Meesh, then no. Lemme put it to ya this way: Chapter 2 was HALF the size that it is now, before I reviewed it. That nifty first paragraph didn't exist, and some statements didn't even make sense. Imagine what the 3 page chapter 23 or something will be like after I'm through with it.
Did I mention that one of the characters never even EXISTED until I modified Chapter 2? Oh, and that chapters something like 7, 8, 9 and 10 were a complete waste of time and are so bad I'm gonna have to delete them all and fill in the hole in some way or another?
So, all in due time, dude, all in due time.
AHA! I've got an idea! I can use my story chapters as CURRENCY! Yeah, I'll pay you in words! A penny a word! Give me about like, £350 and you can have all 35,000 words!
Nah, I'd rather not embarass myself and show a story that looks like it's been written by some dumbass. Ya, at the minute, about 30,000 words of it suck. Well, okay, about 20,000, because some chapters are okay.
Eekay? Bye!
(PS: OH CRAP! I just figured out that I put down how to get into my space in one of my entries! Gah, I'm such a dumbass! It was meant to be a SECRET Michelle, until it was done! Plus, I didn't think you'd like it, so… hey, wait a sec! How many stories do you read about people getting blown up or something? None? Great! That's why I didn't expect you to like it. So HA. Plus, your reactions in Eragon with the dogfight with Zaphira kinda led me to that decision, too. )
(PPS: OHMYGOD! Matt Scott's Personal Message is "Gone to the gays!" AHH! MATT'S GAY! GAYGAYGAYGAYGAYGAY! Wait, did I just realise that? )
Kingsley can stick their finger up their ass! No, really!
Guess what dudes? I'm not coming back to Kingsley! Hate to break it to ya.
It's for the best for me, though. I'm gonna go to NEW College and take a BTEC National Diploma specifically for Games Creation. That's like, worth 3 A-Levels. And then afterwards, I can go to Uni and take a degree in it, which is worth God knows how many A-Levels! Plus, it's bigger than Kingsley, has better teachers, has better facilities, and you don't need to wear formal crap, as there's no dress code, and you only have to go for something like 14 hours a week.
Or, if I stay at Kingsley, I get to do ONE A-Level, which is NOT what I wanted to do, which is Buisness Studies. I doubt they'll let me in to do Science or IT because they're absolute dumbasses, and I have to redo my English with GIBBONS?! I'd rather die, thanks. Plus you have to wear formal crap that costs a fortune, and you have to work longer than 14 hours, and the facilities and teachers are really crappy compared to NEW College…
Ya, trust me. I've been in. Looks sweet. The teacher I was seen by was really cool and laid back, and I understood nearly every word he said! FOR ONCE! The course sound exactly like what I want to do, too. First we'll learn how to use Photoshop, which I've always wanted to do. Then we'll learn how to use 3DS MAX, which is a 3D modelling program that was designed for professionals, which I've tried. Trust me, you CAN'T POSSIBLY learn it by yourself. Then we'll learn how to use Flash. FLASH, GOD DAMNIT! I've always wanted to use that! Seeing a kind of pattern here? Next, we use Torque 2D Games Engine, which I've never heard of, but still, I'd like to do that. Then we're over to Adobe Premiere, which is sweet, and I'd love to use that, and then for the final project we'll code and create a first person shooter by ourselves, completely from scratch, making a opening movie, a first level, and then a cutscene which will lead onto the second level. Now, I've always wanted to learn how to create 3D movies and games for years, and now I'm gonna learn!
And that was cool of the dumbasses at AQA to give me an E in ICT, and that led me to look at courses at NEW College and find one I've always wanted to do! Ha ha! I love it when that happens!
So, there ya go. Don't expect me to see me at Induction Day, unless I have to or I decide to kick Gibbons up the ass or something.
Eekay, bye bye!
IQ? More like DQ!
I just did that Test The Nation IQ test. And I got a nifty 94. I say "nifty" as that's average, which I am. I'm an average dude! Unless then invent CIQ, which is Computer IQ, which is Computer Intelligence Quotient, which would be about 245 for me. Not being modest…
But yeah, two things annoyed me about this year's IQ test.
The first was the dumbassery of the questions. A LOT of them were to do with celebrities. Combine this celebrity's face with this celebrity's face, who is this famous person upside down and negative… it's REALLY annoying! So, now IQ is based on how well you know famous people? I HATE celebrities, I really HATE them. Unless they're funny. So that probably put me a few points down.
I say DQ in the title, because that's DUMBASS IQ. How messed up is your mind so you can tell what two celebrities babies would look like? Tch.
The second, was my MUM. Oh yeah, just having her drunken brain in the room put me off. Through most of the questions she was like "I don't get it" which wrecked my concentration, and through the other lot she was calling out the answer, which was blatantly WRONG about 50% of the time.
But, I'm not complaining about 94 IQ. When I see my mum's results lower than mine, I'll be content.
Well, next year, I'm gonna sit in front of my PC and do it by myself online. That'll fix it.
Anyhoo…
Dragon Worlds chapters 3, 4… and maybe 5'll be up soon. There's a phatass amount of stuff to improve, and a lot to look at to try and see if I can reword it to stop Word's nagging of wordiness. Wordy wordy!
Eekay, I'ma gonna go. Byee!
*ahem*?!
Uh, is anyone still alive after reading that? No wait, no-one's read it yet. C'mon! How hard can it be, man! You click the star next to me in Messenger and press view space!
Unless some people were just completely turned off by the title of that last blog.
Sorry to nag y'all, but this is kinda nerving. Like, me getting nervous. Even though that's just stupid, but oh well.
Some people HAVE to be bored enough to read it! I was bored enough to WRITE it! Oh, wait, that's not true, I did it cuz I wanted to.
But you get the idea.
Oh, ya. Many people don't like to read. I put that down in an older blog entry! I should've remembered that!
Eekay, everyone just read it in your own time. If you want. I'll post more later, unless there's something seriously wrong with chapters 2 + 3. Then it'll take a bit longer.
Okay, now that's outta the way… what else can I put down…
Ah, yes. I uploaded the Guitar Hero 2 video of me + Ped. Well, one of them. I also uploaded one of me solo. Hang on… just lemme get the links…
http://cid-8d096aa6463e6a52.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Shared%20Videos/GH2%20-%20Strutter%20(H-E).wmv
That's Me + Ped playing Strutter. I'm on Hard, Ped's on Easy. SPAM UP!
And the solo one spazzed out on upload. That's just great. But I recorded another one just now of me that's probably better. But I'll upload that another time.
Eekay, when you DO click that link, you've gotta click on the picture of the video shot clip negative thing. You can't miss it, it's the bigass thing in the middle of the page!
Dang, my arm's killin' me from GH2. I played Free Bird twice, and another couple of songs.
Thanks for the comment on my story, Em! I'll be upgrading a couple more chapters soon, and I'll post them as soon as they're done.
EEKAY, now I feel my arm's gonna drop off, so, see ya for now!
Dragon Worlds – Chapters 2 and 3
Alright, you've waited long enough. I think. Why, d'ya wanna wait some more? Hehe. I've got a good feeling about these chapters.
Now, I never EVER think anything of mine is any good unless others say it's good. It's just how I work. But the first paragraph in Chapter 2, DAMN that's good!
I know, I promised 3 chapters, but it's like, midnight, and I'm relatively tired to a certain extent that I can't perfectly explain… Anyway, the 4th chapter has a dumbass problem with extreme wordiness. Word just will not stop flying up my ass about "WORDINESS".
Well, okay, it IS pretty wordy. I mean, like, 6 words to explain something that could have been easily explained in the same way as 2 words. So don't worry! I'll have Chapter 4 to ya soon.
Okay, I'll get to it. Here ya go:
*silence* So…
D'ya like the one-shot lines at the end of every chapter? That's my style, dude.
Well, I hope you enjoyed that, and I hope I've kept ya tense. Feel free to comment me on what you think/what I should improve, etc.
Eekay! See ya, dude!
Everyone who did ICT, get your axes!
So, we got our results today (mine were okay, well, COULD have been okay) and I find that I got an E in ICT! E?! WHAT?! When after two units I was told that I was on target for an A/B!
Now, someone explain to me, how the HELL do you drop about FOUR GRADES! I even got more than half marks in the final unit! I was 1 mark off perfection in the first unit, so that's an A*, I was 10 marks off perfection in the second unit, which is an A, and the third unit was at least a B! So average this out for me.
A*, A and B. I should have got an A, or very high B. But NO! I got an E!
And it's not just me! Si had the same thing happen to him! Got a A/B predicted, and he dropped to a D!
Well, don't worry everyone that got cheated out of 3 or 4 grades. I talked with MISH GIBBONSH and she said it was a "rogue result". In other words, they fucked up REAL bad and they are too afraid to admit it. They'll admit to it soon.
Oh, and the school WANT me back PERSON-WISE! Awh, ain't that cute? Not really. They've prectically said "Yeah, we know you're a dumbass, but we still love you and want you back but we can't do that because you're a dumbass, but don't forget we still love you!"
Ya, I'm no dumbass.
I wish they changed the English exams to FREESTYLE English. So you can write whatever you want. I mean, that'd be so much better than having to write something that some idiot told you to write. Like a house description. "Uhh, it's a big house, with windows and a roof, and a door and another door in the back if you want to not use the front door, and when you go through the door you're in a room with another door, and if you go through that door you're in a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig room with more doors, and those doors lead to other biiiiiiiiiiiiig rooms…"
And now, they seem to have changed the rules. Before, you needed 5 A* to C's to get all the subjects you wanted. French was worth 1 GCSE. So when I talk to GIBBONSH, she says that you need at least an A in Maths to do Maths in A Level, French was only worth half a GCSE, when Bowes told us that it's a full GCSE, and I can't do Physics or Chemistry because you need a B! WHAT?! I think she's taken some sort of pill.
Ya, so Si, and Dan, and everyone doing ICT, don't worry about your grades. Just old dicks with 'tashes and no dicks dicked up our dicking grades.
Okay, so that's outta the way. Oh! Wait! You wanna hear something?
In the car on the way home, we were talking about English. My sister said "If you asked me to sit and write a book, I'd do it easily. But if you asked me to write a computer program then I'd be like, wha? But with you, Carl, if I asked you to write a computer program then you'd do it easy. But if I asked you to write a book, you'd be like, eh?!"
I'm like "EH?!" right now! It's kinda funny, really, because I AM making a book, and they don't know, because they respect my privacy, but mainly because they don't know my 2 passwords, and they don't know how to show hidden folders!
And on that subject, the next three (yes, 3! I'm being extra generous! It's a nice cliffhanger after chapter 5, so maybe that'll keep you… hanging off that… cliff… No, there are no cliffs involved.) chapters of Dragon Worlds'll be posted sometime today. That's after I've fixed up some dialog, added more description (of the non-violent type) and generally made it better.
Eekay? Eekay! Bye!


Coverity has declared the outputs of the "Software Integrity Risk Report", Forrester Consulting conducted a commissioned study on behalf of the company to investigate developer trends in a software code quality.
During the software integrity research which surveyed 336 software development influencers in Europe and North America on running market trends and practices for leading software security, quality and safety.
According to this study, the most of companies source software code from multitude 3d parties and this code isn't tested for security, quality and safety along with the same stupor as in-house developed software. It also has been revealed by the study that a mistrustful risk-to-responsibility culture is making in development and highlights the impact that software defects provide on business.
Approximately 65% of companies state that software defects impact customer satisfaction, while 47% believe that time-to-market is impacted by software defects as well.
Over 90% of respondents corroborated that they deploy 3d party supplied cod from outsourced teams, commercial vendors or open source providers.
Only 35% of companies request manual code review on internally developed code.
More than 40% of respondents mentioned that problems from 3d party code arising in product recalls or delays, revenue impact, increase in development time and security vulnerabilities have effected them to seek higher visibility into code integrity.
Only 35% of companies conduct security, vulnerabilities or risk assessments for 3d party code, if to compare with 70 % of companies utilizing these methods on their in-house developed software.
Only 44% of companies direct automated code testing at the time of development for third-party code, if to compare with 69 % which deploy automated code testing for in-house developed software.
According to chief marketing officer at Coverity, Dave Peterson, the Software Integrity Risk Report data represents very telling of the drivers for alteration within software code accountability. He also added that present development teams are in an actual pinch. Developers are accountable for 100% for the outcome of their software project, as yet they can't control the software that was delivered by third parties. This has leaded to strong demand from clients looking for governance and control over the complete software supply chain.


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Q: How do i open a command-line program and send commands to them with java (android) How do I open a command-line program and send commands to them with java?
For example, I want to open SQLite3 and then send commands to it, and let it stay open.
I tried Runtime.getRuntime().exec(), but it only let me send one command and then exits SQLite3.
I'm trying to make an android app that will edit a sqlite database of another application (whatsapp)

A: Try this one:
public static void main(String args[]) {
    try {
        Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd.exe /c start");
        System.out.println("ok");
    } catch (IOException ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
}

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Pouring rain most of the day. Nice mix of working out and working from home.
By the end of the day a headhunter calls to ask if I might be interested in going for a an interview on a specific position he is working on filling at the moment.
I did call back, and I admit being curious to hear what was on his mind, but with deep gratitude I noticed that the job opening had to be really interesting to make me even tempted.
Even though a man, stable in the same firm for the last 20 years, a few month ago noted that he, at first, found my career "a little messy the last couple of years", I really really enjoy my crazy messy worklife.


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Patients & VisitorsPatient Guides
Your Guide to Being a Patient
When it comes to patient care, the staff of medical professionals across all of our New Jersey facilities strives to maintain an environment for patients and their families that will make recovery even easier. To do this, our hospitals and health centers try to keep every patient's needs in mind.
At Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, this is no different. We want you be ready for your visit with us. To do that, here are a few need-to-knows that will hopefully make your time with us more pleasant.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick offers a variety of parking options for our visitors and guests.
Patients are encouraged to use the Valet Parking Service in front of the main hospital. Valet service is available Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parking Deck Options
We also offer three, self-pay parking decks options.
Main Hospital Parking Deck is located adjacent to the facility, and is available 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
Plum Street Parking Deck (located on Plum Street) is available to patients, visitors and guests 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
Paterson Street Parking Deck (located on Paterson Street and across from the Clinical Academic Building) is available to patients, visitors and guests 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
The Gift Shop is located off the main lobby of the hospital. The hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Cash and credit cards (with a minimum $10 purchase) are both accepted.
The gift shop can be reached by calling 732.828.3000 (ext. 2016). The Gift Shop is run by the Women's Auxiliary and all proceeds are donated to the hospital.
For your convenience, an automated teller machine (ATM) is located on the second floor of the hospital adjacent to the Courtyard.
A second ATM is located adjacent to the Safari Café near the lobby of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital.
RWJUH offers free internet access for patients and visitors who bring their personal laptops to the hospital. To access this service:
Connect to the "RWJ" network
Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
Follow on-screen instructions to create a user account.
Subsequent visits may require entry of login information. Please note that this service is not supported for all mobile devices at this time.
"I said, 'You're very fortunate to be here and have such a wonderfully supportive family. You'll get through this.'"
"Everyone who took care of me did an amazing job."
"This guy [Dr. Lee] saved my life, and as far as I'm concerned, he's a master of the universe"
RWJBarnabas Health Names Frank A. Ghinassi, PhD, Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line
Firefighter's Son Inspires Holiday Toy Drive for The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
Emergency Department Expansion at RWJUH Is Complete
2020 Bariatric Surgery Seminars-RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center- New Brunswick
New Mother's Support Group: New Moms, New Babies
Depression & Mood Disorder Support Group, Parlin - DBSA NJ
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
Organizing a Blood Drive
Automated Blood Donation (Apheresis)
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If you only read one critique of the recent microfinance impact "statement," it should be Chris Dunford's over at Freedom from Hunger. We've taken the liberty of excerpting our favorite parts for you and explaining why exactly we agree.
We wholeheartedly agree that taking evaluation more seriously can help MFIs improve what they're doing. We've pointed to BASIX as another good example of an organization that has used evaluations as a powerful force for constructive change in the way it offers financial services to the poor.
Sure, stories can be data points, but the key to any kind of rigorous research is to let the data tell the story—not to craft a story from the data. Selecting anecdotes from client interviews to support your narrative is not research. We do believe in the financial diaries methodology, which is a mixed-research methodology that is systematic in data collection and, in its purest form, allows for statistical analysis. We also believe that quantitative surveys with structured questions can be invaluable if piloted and well-executed, as our partner organization, Innovations for Poverty Action, does.


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Dutch police detain couple for escaping Covid-19 quarantine hotel
Dutch police detained a couple who escaped from a Covid-quarantine hotel.
The arrests were made on a plane in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport just before it departed to Spain on Sunday.
The Spanish man and Portuguese woman were later handed over to the country's health service, local media reported.
It comes after 13 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa last week tested positive for the new coronavirus variant.
They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for Covid.
It is not known whether the detained couple were among those passengers.
Local media are reporting that they managed to flee a quarantine hotel in the north-western Kennemerland region, where travellers from South Africa are currently in self-isolation.
The escapees could be prosecuted for violating Dutch quarantine rules, De Telegraaf newspaper says.
An extended partial lockdown came into force on Sunday morning across the Netherlands, amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new variant.
Bars, restaurants and shops are required to close earlier than before, and there is a limit on the number of guests allowed in homes.
People are also being encouraged to work from home where possible, but nurseries, schools and universities across the country remain open.
Thousands of people protested after the measures were announced earlier this month.
The Netherlands has had nearly 20,000 confirmed Covid-related deaths since the pandemic started. But data shows the country has recorded 1,124 deaths per million of its population, one of the lowest numbers in western Europe.
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Experience Island Beauty In Madagascar
Lifestyle September 2018 Travel
Wecanserve Magazine September 1, 2018
If you're looking for a breath-taking getaway, look no further than Madagascar. With enough natural attractions to make you want to visit twice, this island is packed with waterfalls, national parks, hiking sites, and water-based adventures.
Stroll through mesmerising avenues with the tallest and largest trees you've seen and taken a dip in the quaintest waterfall you'll ever get to witness. Madagascar is an island made for a nature lover, and the place will make you fall in love with the small luxuries that life has to offer.
Tsingy Rouge
Madagascar has numerous natural sites, but one remarkable experience is the Tsingy. Looking like nature carved it, the Tsingy Rouge has peaks that resemble rows of knives. Hiking here is a new kind of adventure, and travellers must use rope, bridges, ladders and other tools to get around. Tsingy also has caves down below and you can take a boat ride down the Tsiribihina River for the full experience.
Isalo National Park
If you're a nature fanatic, the Isalo National Park is the place for you. Start at the Canyon des Singes. You can hike through the forest and find yourself in the habitat of ring-tailed lemurs. After that, you can take a break at Piscine Naturelle and witness a natural stone cave overlooking a crystal-clear waterfall. Cool down after an exhausting hike by relaxing by the surreal waterfall. If you want some quiet, the Namaza Circuit is for you. This canyon has luxuriant vegetation, a waterfall and even a vast pool where you can swim to your heart's content.
Avenue of the Baobabs
A walking tour may seem unimpressive but the baobab trees make it much more exciting. These trees are as tall as 98 feet and live up to 1,000 years. They are famous not only because of their size but also because of how useful they are. You can tap out water from them, eat their fruits, and even live in them. Strolling through this avenue filled with these massive trees is a surreal experience.
Marche Artisanale de La Digue
Enjoy the culture of Madagascar in this craft market. La Digue Craft market is the go-to place to find souvenirs for your family and friends back home. The market has stalls that sell handcrafted baskets, leather goods, embroidery and textiles. The charm of the market includes an assortment of sellers along the street, selling goods as vibrant as beads and masks and as creative as recycled household items. Enjoy the street life of Madagascar here.
Les Trois Baies
Madagascar is known for its spectacular set of bays. Here, you can go hiking from one bay to the other and view a historic lighthouse as well as soak in the natural beauty that Les Trois Baies boasts. In the warmer seasons, it is highly recommended to go swimming and snorkelling in the pristine turquoise seas. The area is also known for kite surfing, and many tourists opt for courses in the unique adventure sport.
Ambohimanga Hill
Known as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ambohimanga Hill has a rich history. It was known as both a burial site and a summer palace. You enter the site through massive ancient gates. Take a stroll through the site with a tour guide, and you'll explore two palaces, a sacrificial ox pit, four royal tombs, and two sacred basins.
Madagascar's cuisine is mostly influenced by its French colonisers but it also has influences from different parts of the world. The cuisine borrows its palate from the different migrants who have settled in the island at one point. These influences have added to the cooking of the Malagasy, who have developed their style as well. The people of Madagascar are fond of their rice and tend to serve their dishes with rice. This is perhaps the most significant difference between the French and the Malagasy people.
A typical meal in Madagascar is served like this. A base of rice accompanies a sauce, which the people of Madagascar call laoka. The laoka is usually made like a curry, either a vegetable or a meat-based sauce with rich spices and herbs. The national dish of Madagascar has its variation in each home that it is made. It is called Romazava, a one-pot dish that is served with rice. The meat in the dish—beef, pork or chicken—is cut into cubes and cooked with vegetables and seasoned well. Madagascar has a variety of street food as well. You can munch on coconut slices and toffee-coated peanut. When walking through the streets of Madagascar, you may also see vendors selling the infamous koba, a snack made by grinding banana, peanuts and rice, and wrapping this paste in a banana leaf; it is served as slices.
After turning into a tourist hub, Madagascar has imbibed many touristic trends. From cheap Chinese restaurants to pizzerias, the island serves everyday food to appeal to tourists as well. But we recommend you skip this and opt for the coastal specialty, seafood. One such experience is the smalona, a stuffed eel filled with flavour.
Madagascar also has a vibrant drinking scene. The island's love for rice translates to beverages as well, and you can order Ranovola to taste Madagascar's speciality drink. Ranovala is burnt rice water and has a rather odd taste. Madagascar also has its table wine called the Malagasy wine, and the Rhum arrangé is also a frequently ordered drink. The Rhum arrangé is a homemade rum flavoured with fruit or spices, depending on the brewer.The cuisine in Madagascar is distinct and a taste to acquire. The many dishes that the people of Madagascar have cooked up are a treat for the stomach. If you aren't the adventurous eater, the cuisine still makes for a great experience.
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Parking woes in Malawi's cities
in Development, Editors Pick
When Charles Kapito of Chiwembe in Blantyre bought his Toyota Corolla saloon, he expected to ease his transport problems by conveniently driving to his desired destinations. Days after his acquisition, the struggle to find parking space whenever he wants to stop and attend to pressing demands has taken the bliss out of his car ownership experience.
"The agony of driving around trying to locate parking space is a nightmarish experience," says Kapito, an information technology (IT) technician.
Packing in cities is usually a challenge
As if that is not enough, Kapito's maroon car has a dent on the right rear door courtesy of a minibus that rammed into it while negotiating for parking space at Limbe Market.
Such is the parking dilemma in our cities that cars are parked either tightly next to one another or anyhow, provided authorities do not find the driver and charge them with statutory offences such as road obstruction or dangerous parking.
Malawi's cities have few spacious car parks such as one at Chichiri Shopping Centre in Blantyre. Much of the parking spaces are mainly on-street-parking areas where lanes on either side of the road are marked out. To compound the situation, several of the parking spaces are dominated with 'reserved' signs.
Due to this, getting an empty parking space in Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu is characterised by delays and inconveniences as one has to drive around looking for such space.
The Nation's excursion showed that parking spaces along busy places such as banks and shops are usually congested yet management of these establishments reserve these parking spaces for their exclusive use, leaving the visiting customers in parking limbo. As if that is not enough, minibuses compound the problem by parking outside their designated areas.
Among the victims of the parking problem are security guards who are given the additional task of manning the reserved parking spaces. One such guard, on condition of anonymity, laments the dilemma that comes with the issue of accessing parking space.
"Officials order us to reserve their parking space while customers also attack us for denying them empty parking space if the officials are not in. Availability of sufficient parking space would relieve us of this unnecessary agony," says a guard.
In Mzuzu, Chimwemwe Milulu has had his fair share of the car-owners' headache courtesy of the parking space hassle.
"There are not many parking spaces here in Mzuzu except at a few public spaces. Most of the spaces are not well paved. There are times when I have been parked in and have had to wait until the other car drives off," says Milulu.
He adds that it is worrisome to note that Mzuzu is growing fast and the car population is increasing yet the parking infrastructure remains the same.
Odala Mhura, also from Mzuzu, adds that in the evergreen city, people just park anyhow, thereby causing a lot of congestion.
The parking space challenge has not spared the capital city either.
Yusufu Adam, a taxi driver who plies his trade around Lilongwe, laments the lack of parking space.
"Sometimes we are forced to drop customers a distance off from their destination because there is no space for us to park," he says.
He blames the situation on poor city planning, saying the planners overlooked the issue of parking needs as the city grows.
"We waste precious time just looking for parking space. Also, if you park far from where you are going, you are not secure because you may come back to find your car broken into," says Adam.
Bester Kasowanjete, a lecturer in physical planning at The Polytechnic, acknowledges the parking quagmire in the country's cities.
"On-street parking is supposed to cater for short-period parking needs only, like up to 30 minutes. That is why if local authorities want this strategy to be successful it should go together with parking fee policy which is time specific; hence, the longer one parks, the more one pays," says Kasowanjete.
He advises that each new land development in cities is supposed to abide by the minimum parking requirements of the Town and Country Planning Guidelines and Standards (1987) which specifies the number of parking spaces each new land development should provide.
The lecturer adds that this helps since it takes into account the anticipated traffic the new development is going to attract when it is fully operational.
Furthermore, Kasowanjete calls on the city fathers to give the minimum parking requirement the seriousness it deserves and to effectively manage it so that violators face consequences.
In response to the parking space shortage, town planner at Blantyre City Council, Costly Chanza, says the council is aware of the problem and is trying to sort it out.
"The council decided to allocate a few spaces to the institutions as a short to medium term measure. As a long-term solution, the council will soon be constructing a multi-storey car parkade to accommodate more cars. Possible investors have already been identified," he says.
Chanza, who was non-committal as to when the parkade project will start, is quoted in The Nation of July 18 2013 as having made the same statement, but to date there is no sign of the project.
But the BCC town planner adds that a one-way traffic system in Blantyre central business district (CBD) will be introduced soon to reduce congestion in the city as well as enforcing traffic by- laws to prevent use of big trucks on CBD roads.
According to Road Traffic and Safety Services (RTSS) public relations officer Chisomo Chibwana, Malawi has approximately 250 000 private vehicles.
And a September 2014 National Statistics Office (NSO) quarterly bulletin indicates that a total of 27 598 vehicles—excluding government owned —-were registered between January and November 2013.
With such an addition to vehicles on the country's roads every year, the constant parking space woes means that, for now, motorists have to hassle for the little space available while hoping that parkades such as the one mentioned by Chanza come to fruition.
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Texas Tribune Festival features speakers on various national issues
Jillian Bliss
The Texas Tribune Festival brought influential speakers from around the world to the UT campus for discussion of critical national issues – including Longhorn football.
Hosted by the Texas Tribune, an online media platform covering topics statewide, the festival addressed topics of race and immigration, health and human services, public and higher education as well as energy and the environment. UT President Bill Powers spoke with Tribune editor-in-chief Evan Smith during a higher education colloquy Saturday morning. Smith said UT System Board of Regents member Alex Cranberg was also scheduled to speak, but withdrew his participation in the festival last week after Regents Chairman Eugene Powell told Cranberg no one should speak for the System but the Chairman himself.
"Higher education is the real reason we're here," Smith said. "But in the last six months it seems like an internal food fight is going on between UT and the UT System."
Smith referred to a recent discussion on the role of research at universities within the System, in addition to calls for increased efficiency on each campus.
Powers began the colloquy by tying the future of Longhorn athletics into higher education reform. Powers said the launch of the Longhorn Network will allow UT athletics to remain on "sound footing," and said the University would not be looking out for its students if officials had not capitalized on the asset.
Powers said despite A&M's decision to leave the Big 12, the Longhorns have no plans to withdraw but rather have every intention of keeping the conference together.
"We don't have a beef with A&M," Powers said. "We are in the Big 12, and that's where we want to be. We hate to see the Aggies go, but that's their choice."
The topic of the A&M's decision to leave the conference continued into other panels, including a Sunday afternoon energy and environment session with British Petroleum Capital Management Chairman T. Boone Pickens. Pickens said he felt the Aggies would regret their decision to depart from the Big 12.
"It's just my gut feeling," Pickens said. "I think when the Aggies sober up and look at where they're going, [they'll see] it doesn't add up."
During the discussion, Smith told Powers that UT and A&M, in addition to their infamous football rivalry, are also the only two universities in Texas graduating at least 50 percent of students in four years. Graduation rates, Powers said, have a large roll to play in a university's efficiency.
"College ought to be a roughly four-year experience," Powers said. "We're taking people out of their normal life for a period of time so they'll be better citizens."
Powers said faculty participation has much to do with graduation rates and praised UT professors for their research and direct impact on students during the discussion. He also said much of the discussion on University research should honor the amount of research done by faculty members, and that institutional research has the power to decrease tuition costs.
UT officials aim to provide at least one-fourth of students with financial aid, Powers said, and though statewide budget cuts may increase tuition rates, he does not want unaffordable costs of attendance to deter potential students from attending.
The forum ended with comments from the audience, which included questions on how eliminating specific majors, including Greek, will actually increase the University's efficiency. Powers said while eliminating underutilized degrees will not save the University money, it will divert more funding to larger programs.
Printed on Monday September 26, 2011 as: Texas Tribune Festival features discussions of national issues


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Blood sample from box turtle for disease monitoring. Photo by Lori Erb.
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To get the base of this mani I did some colour blocking with various China Glaze shades. I started with two coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On (not pictured) and then did random free-hand blocking with (L to R) Under the Boardwalk, Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Man Hunt, Exotic Encounters and Roguish Red. Once that was dry I used Rimmel London Black Satin and Cheeky Plate CH50 to stamp on the flowers.
This was my first time using this stamp design, and I quite like how it turned out. I think it would be interesting to use again as a base on a neutral colour, and then to colour in/add details on top of it with other colours.
Love how busy it is!


Oh yeah, the questionnaire was about Kunming wenming.
I think it's still ongoing. I just had the neighborhood association knock around with a questionnaire. This is the first time my high-rise has had a neighborhood association in the few years I've rented.


MadChauffeur was the driver for the greater part of our trip in the Northwest of Scotland last August. Links to my other posts on the travels of the Mad Three, MadChauffeur, Cathy, and me, may be found on the right sidebar under the heading "Scotland".
Pictured below are the stars of the post, the mouth-watering, to-die-for langoustines which we ate at Glenuig Inn on the Arisaig Sound. The proprietor, Steve, who was also a bit of a fox, even though he was bald, told us that the langoustines went from the water into the pot. That's how fresh the delicious shellfish were.
The Glenuig Inn offers contemporary-style accommodations, which are nothing fancy, but quite comfortable and clean, and the proprietors make much of being green, which is a good thing, surely. The restaurant serves delicious food, and it is there that I fell madly in love with the savory taste of langoustines. I didn't order them for my first meal, but MadChauffeur did, as a starter, I believe, with only about 6 in his dish, but he didn't like them, so he gave me his leftovers. How could he not like them?!!! Well, you can be sure that for my next meal I ordered langoustines, and perhaps for every meal after that, except breakfast, while we stayed at the inn. As you see below, the buildings are nondescript, but the setting at the end of nowhere is gorgeous.
For most of our stay there, we didn't spend a lot of time at the inn, except in the evening, for we used it as a jumping off spot to visit other places.
Below are the lovely flowers at the front door of the restaurant/pub part of the inn. We saw gorgeous flowers in gardens and pots all over the places we traveled in Scotland.
The adorable boy with auburn curls and a couple of sheep, along with beautiful scenery which surrounds the inn on every side are pictured below.
See the adorable sheep crossing in front of the inn. Cathy, the prime wildlife photographer in our group, was in heaven when the sheep approached, although cows are her first love.
MadChauffeur left us stranded without wheels for a day, as he headed home to Newcastle, so, since Cathy and I did not want to spend money on an expensive taxi into Mallaig, we entertained ourselves in the vicinity of the inn. We wanted to take a nature walk, but it rained all morning, so we were confined indoors, except for a pleasant lunch at the tea shop just a way up from the inn - pleasant except for the moment when a woman at the next table knocked a floor lamp over onto me. Fortunately, only the shade hit me, but I had raspberry-flavored tea all over my jeans.
On the way to the tea shop, we passed the old church pictured below.
The weather cleared in the afternoon, and Cathy and I walked to a beach on a lake (I believe it was a lake, but I'm not sure. It was water, water, everywhere.) not far from the inn, where we had a lovely, peaceful, soothing sit-down in view of the beautiful surroundings.
Note: I'm told the body of water was very likely an inlet of Arisaig Sound.
Here I am in the restaurant at the Arisaig Inn. You can see MadChauffeur's shoulder and side, but I feared he'd think more than one photo of himself de trop, so I cropped him out.
The picture to the left has nothing to do with our time in Arisaig, but I found the photo when I was searching for a picture of langoustines, and I could not resist posting it here. It's a Scottish dish called Tian of White Crab. I had the starter at a restaurant in Tobermory upon the recommendation of MadChauffeur, and, once again, it was food for the gods, food to die for. Can you tell I'm a foodie? Have I rhapsodized enough over the food in Scotland for you to know how much I enjoy good dining?
The following morning, Cathy and I left for the Isle of Skye, where we hired a car, and Cathy drove for the rest of our trip. Several posts on our travels and dining on the Isle of Skye may be found in the list under the "Scotland" heading on the sidebar.
The trip was lovely, JCF. I may be able to squeeze out one more post on a beautiful castle garden that Cathy and I visited.
Me too-- longing for England, Scotland and Wales-- there has never been enough time -- I think I could spend years hanging out and about--more is better.
As I am, Leonardo. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.
Ah, Mimi, you're making me wistful. One of these days I'll go back to see England again. God knows when.
Well now, Kishnevi, if you had read all of my posts on Scotland, you would know that I finally developed a taste for the single malt. Cathy kept insisting that I taste the drink, and after a good many sips, and lip pursings, and shivers, I decided the stuff just might be good.
It is unlikely to be a lake since very few bodies of water in Scotland are called lakes (and the Lake of Menteith is the only biggish one). Admittedly my cousins who live only a handful of miles from Lake of Menteith always told me it was the only lake in Scotland.
Erp, what about Loch Ness and Loch Lomond?
I looked at a map, and I didn't see any lochs or lakes within a short walk of the inn, so the beach probably bordered an inlet of the sound.
Those are lochs not lakes.
Legend has it that the Lake of Menteith is a lake because the lord of the area supported the English in on of the invasions and the Scots decided if he was that way his body of water would be a English lake instead of a Scottish loch.
The difference in Scotland may be in that an arm of the sea may be called a loch or lake, whereas here in the US, lakes are generally landlocked.
Those langoustines were legendary. The best thing about Glenuig were all the nice sheepy sheep tho. I particularly liked one that looked like the others but had an unfeasibly rich deep bass "baa", which it produced very disapprovingly (it gave me a fright actually). It was what Ian McKellen would sound like if he was a sheep.
Wot larks, eh Mimi :) That crab and avocado starter you have pictured looks fabulous. Mmmm!
JCF is right, lovely post.
Erp, I see. On the maps, there is only one lake. You are speaking of the term, not the definition of the body of water. Sorry, I misunderstood you.
Cathy, my mouth waters when I think of the langoustines and the Tian of White Crab. I'm not joking.
I enjoyed seeing the sheep go home for the evening with the border collie believing he was in charge - sort of like MadChauffeur with you and me.
Wonderful post and great pictures! Perhaps one day I will get to see these magnificent places.
Maybe MP should conduct tours!
whiteycat, thanks. I hope you get to go one day in the not too distant future.


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Hi all. While trying to make most of the level 81 mushroom level day, I accidentally found that I got more gold on that day than any other day. So here is how it works: Go to level 80 using lift, and then to level 81. Find and break all the gold ores if any and then instead of searching for a ladder to go one level down, exit the mine and repeat this process. You should easily have at least 150 gold ores in one day without losing much energy or health. You can do the same with level 40 and mine tons of iron. As a bonus, if you break all the barrels there is a chance you should find some copper ore.
Note: ignore all the monster and concentrate on making more iterations.
Sorry for this incoherent post, just wanted to share an easy way to mine ores. Hope you guys find it useful.
I have 280 hours in this game and i had no idea about "farming" the mines… wow i'm slow! i gotta try this now. are there only specific floors it works on? 40-41 is good for iron, 80-81 for gold. whats level 81 mushroom level day btw?
Regarding the mushroom levels. Sorry about the poor choice of wording in the post, but I had meant that mushrooms had spawned on level 81 that day. Mushrooms(lots of them, not just one or two) spawn on one of the 40 levels (80-120) every day and move one level up the next day. You can abuse this by heading to the mines as you wake up with enough stone for 40 staircases, find the mushroom level and then restart your day.
Now that you know the level you can plan your month so that you can hit the mushroom levels that are one level below the elevator with ladder level. Why not hit the mine when mushrooms spawn on elevator level you might wonder; that is because mushrooms won't spawn on levels that are multiples of 5, in other words – none of the elevator levels will have mushrooms.
Make sure you do the 40 staircases thing 1-3 times as needed because sometimes the mushrooms level has zero mushroom spawned and looks like a normal level. If you don't find mushrooms of any of the 40 levels, restarting the day and repeating the process should help you find it. You might do the whole thing twice also to make sure that the level you think is a mushroom level isn't just a false positive. Level 81 is the best after level 100 and you will know why once you try to farm mushrooms.
Floors 40 and 80 work well because you can go directly to them. They also contain quite a few ores usually. If you hit a ladder when mining the ores go ahead and take it down. Keep repeating until you don't see any ores then reset.


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Q: photo upload working on local host but not on server? hi i have a photo upload script which is working fine on my local host but when i upload it to my ftp server it doesn't upload the file. any ideas why this is, i get no error or anything just doesn't upload the file.
heres my index.php file:

                <input type="file" class="droparea spot" name="xfile" data-post="upload_image_1.php"  data-width="90" data-height="90" data-crop="true"/>

                <form id="sampleform" action="post_image_1.php" method="post">

                </form>

here's my post.php file:
<?php

// LOG
$log = '=== ' . @date('Y-m-d H:i:s') . ' ===============================' . "\n"
        . 'FILES:' . print_r($_FILES, 1) . "\n"
        . 'POST:' . print_r($_POST, 1) . "\n";
$fp = fopen('post-log.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, $log);
fclose($fp);

// Result object
$r = new stdClass();
// Result content type
header('content-type: application/json');

$data = $_POST['thumbnail'];
unset($_POST['thumbnail']);

if($data){

    // Uploading folder
    $folder = '../'. '../'. 'data/'. 'photos/'. $_SESSION['user_id'] . '/';
    if (!is_dir($folder))
        mkdir($folder);
    // If specifics folder
    $folder .= $_POST['folder'] ? $_POST['folder'] . '/' : '';
    if (!is_dir($folder))
        mkdir($folder);

    $filename = $_POST['value'] ? $_POST['value'] :
            $folder . sha1(@microtime() . '-' . $_POST['pic1']) . '.mp4';

            $filename = addslashes($filename);

$sql=mysql_query('INSERT INTO ptb_photos SET file_name ="$filename",id="$_SESSION[user_id]", user_id="$_SESSION[user_id]"');

    $data = split(',', $data);
    file_put_contents($filename, base64_decode($data[1]));

}
die(json_encode(array_merge(array('url' => $filename), $_POST)));

?>

And lastly heres my upload.php file:
<?php
session_start()
?>
<?

// LOG
$log = '=== ' . @date('Y-m-d H:i:s') . ' ===============================' . "\n"
        . 'FILES:' . print_r($_FILES, 1) . "\n"
        . 'POST:' . print_r($_POST, 1) . "\n";
$fp = fopen('upload-log.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, $log);
fclose($fp);

// Result object
$r = new stdClass();
// Result content type
header('content-type: application/json');

// Maximum file size
$maxsize = 10; //Mb
// File size control
if ($_FILES['xfile']['size'] > ($maxsize * 1048576)) {
    $r->error = "Max file size: $maxsize Kb";
}

// Uploading folder
$folder = '../'. '../'. 'data/'. 'photos/'. $_SESSION['user_id'] . '/';
if (!is_dir($folder))
    mkdir($folder);

// If specifics folder
$folder .= $_POST['folder'] ? $_POST['folder'] . '/' : '';
if (!is_dir($folder))
    mkdir($folder);

// PASS USER_ID HERE
$folder2 = '../'. '../'. 'data/'. 'photos/'. $_SESSION['user_id'] . '/';
if (!is_dir($folder2))
    mkdir($folder2);

// New directory with 'files/USER_SESSION_ID/'
$folder = $newDir . $folder2;

// If the file is an image
if (preg_match('/image/i', $_FILES['xfile']['type'])) {

    $filename = $_POST['value'] ? $_POST['value'] :
            $folder . 'thumb_pic1.jpg';

} else {

    $tld = split(',', $_FILES['xfile']['name']);
    $tld = $tld[count($tld) - 1];
    $filename = $_POST['value'] ? $_POST['value'] :
            $folder . sha1(@microtime() . '-' . $_FILES['xfile']['name']) . $tld;
}

// Supporting image file types
$types = Array('image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/jpeg');
// File type control
if (in_array($_FILES['xfile']['type'], $types)) {
    // Create an unique file name
    // Uploaded file source
    $source = file_get_contents($_FILES["xfile"]["tmp_name"]);
    // Image resize
    imageresize($source, $filename, $_POST['width'], $_POST['height'], $_POST['crop'], $_POST['quality']);
} else
// If the file is not an image
if (in_array($_FILES['xfile']['type'], $types))
    move_uploaded_file($_FILES["xfile"]["tmp_name"], $filename);

// File path
$path = str_replace('upload_image_1.php', '', $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);

// Result data
$r->filename = $filename;
$r->path = $path;
$r->img = '';

// Return to JSON
echo json_encode($r);

// Image resize function with php + gd2 lib
function imageresize($source, $destination, $width = 0, $height = 0, $crop = false, $quality = 80) {
    $quality = $quality ? $quality : 80;
    $image = imagecreatefromstring($source);
    if ($image) {
        // Get dimensions
        $w = imagesx($image);
        $h = imagesy($image);
        if (($width && $w > $width) || ($height && $h > $height)) {
            $ratio = $w / $h;
            if (($ratio >= 1 || $height == 0) && $width && !$crop) {
                $new_height = $width / $ratio;
                $new_width = $width;
            } elseif ($crop && $ratio <= ($width / $height)) {
                $new_height = $width / $ratio;
                $new_width = $width;
            } else {
                $new_width = $height * $ratio;
                $new_height = $height;
            }
        } else {
            $new_width = $w;
            $new_height = $h;
        }
        $x_mid = $new_width * .5;  //horizontal middle
        $y_mid = $new_height * .5; //vertical middle
        // Resample
        error_log('height: ' . $new_height . ' - width: ' . $new_width);
        $new = imagecreatetruecolor(round($new_width), round($new_height));
        imagecopyresampled($new, $image, 0, 0, 0, 0, $new_width, $new_height, $w, $h);
        // Crop
        if ($crop) {
            $crop = imagecreatetruecolor($width ? $width : $new_width, $height ? $height : $new_height);
            imagecopyresampled($crop, $new, 0, 0, ($x_mid - ($width * .5)), 0, $width, $height, $width, $height);
            //($y_mid - ($height * .5))
        }
        // Output
        // Enable interlancing [for progressive JPEG]
        imageinterlace($crop ? $crop : $new, true);

        $dext = strtolower(pathinfo($destination, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
        if ($dext == '') {
            $dext = $ext;
            $destination .= '.' . $ext;
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Latest News / Debian Project News / 2008 / July 21st
Debian Project News - July 21st, 2008
Welcome to this year's 7th issue of DPN, the newsletter for the Debian community.
Some of the topics covered in this issue:
Updates to the Lenny release process
Debian-installer to support loading of external firmware
Best practice for debug packages
... and much more.
Luk Claes sent a release update regarding the upcoming stable release Debian 5.0 Lenny . An important part is that starting with next week, the transition of packages from the unstable to the testing branch will be frozen to concentrate on fixing the remaining bugs. He further reports on the various release goals; he considers them in good shape, but is a bit worried about the architecture qualification pages on wiki.debian.org, which still lack a lot of information. Porters should provide status information on these pages, so it's easier for the release team to keep themselves informed about the status of different hardware architectures.
In related news Ana Guerrero reported about the status of KDE (and especially KDE4) related packages in the upcoming release of Debian.
Joey Hess announced a new feature of the Debian installer: On demand loading of firmware. Since some drivers need to load such binary blobs to the device before they can operate but the firmware is often non-free according to the Debian Free Software Guidelines, some devices could only be operated after Debian has been successfully installed and network access has been configured by adding Debian's non-free section to the package sources. Which would fail, if the network driver itself needed to load firmware to operate.
With the newly introduced feature, it is now possible to drop the firmware files on separate media, such as a USB stick. The Debian-Installer will then automatically load the necessary files. He also noted that the Debian-CD team builds zip files and tarballs containing all the firmware that Debian ships in non-free.
Theodore Tso wondered about best practice for debug packages, which contain additional data to ease debugging of programs and libraries. Mike Hommey answered that debug files should be installed at the path of the non-debug files, preceded by /usr/lib/debug/ and (depending on the size of the debug data) split off in a separate package. Joerg Jaspert added that the priority of such debug packages should be extra and that they should be in the same section as the parent package.
DebConf 8 website call for help
Martin Ferrari called for help for the website of the upcoming Debian Conference. A lot of information needed by travelers is missing. He sees identifying missing data as the most important task, since it's difficult to guess what foreigners might need to know when you're a local.
Debian release versioning
Martin Krafft proposed changing the way Debian versions its releases. He proposed increasing the first number with each release and the second one with every point release / r-release of the stable branch only including fixed packages, while new releases of the stable release adding new features (like the upcoming Etch and a half ) should get a five as second number to show the half update. Lars Wirzenius reminded people that Debian introduced the current versioning scheme because CD vendors feared old boxes would stay on the shelves after a point release. Others preferred a classic two dot versioning scheme, where the first number gets increased with every new major release, the third one with bug fix releases and the second one with releases adding new features.
Package management unsafe? - No.
A recently published study which described several attack vectors against Linux systems using their package management has recently caused some discussion. While the study was generally judged to be oversensationalized attention-grabbing the consensus was that one weak point does remain: a potential attacker could manipulate the domain name system and redirect security.debian.org, source of security updates for Debian, to an outdated copy of that server. Plans are being drafted to add a signed time stamp to prevent this kind of attack.
Steve McIntyre sent bits from the DPL. Besides mentioning several personnel changes already reported in past issues of the Debian Project News, he also announced his intention to improve cooperation between Debian and its derivatives. He has already contacted several derivatives, namely Linspire, Xandros and Ubuntu.
Obey Arthur Liu gave another status report on his graphical front end to the package manager aptitude. While he thinks that the basic functionality is already present, he lists several missing features he would like to add.
Neil Williams reported on the status of Emdebian (for the ARM architecture).
Olivier Berger informed us that videos from two French speeches from the 9th Libre Software Meeting by Debian Developer Lucas Nussbaum on the topics Why and how to make a first contribution to Debian and Debian's production process and infrastructure are available.
Martin Borgert asked for updates and new translations of the Debian reference card.
Bastian Venthur released version 1.0 of reportbug-ng, a graphical front end for reporting bugs to the Debian bug tracking system.
Starting with the next release, rsyslog will be the preferred system logging daemon, replacing syslogd and klogd.
Patrick Schoenfeld called for testers of the mantis package.
Christian Perrier kindly asked package maintainers changing debconf templates, which are used to ask questions during the configuration of a package, to coordinate with translators.
Thijs Kinkhorst noted that he has renamed the msttcorefonts package to ttf-mscorefonts-installer. He also noted that they continue to lose relevance, since it's often possible to replace them them with the fonts supplied by the ttf-liberation package.
Debian's Security Team released, among others, advisories for the packages bind9, bind8, glibc (a DNS vulnerability), poppler, Iceweasel, MySQL, Gaim and ruby1.8. Please read them carefully and take the proper measures.
Please note that those are only the most important security advisories of the last two weeks. If you would like to kept up to date about the security advisories released by the Debian Security Team, please subscribe to our mailing list for security announcements.
Currently 486 packages are orphaned and 123 packages are up for adoption. Please take a look at the recent reports to see if there are packages you are interested in or view the complete archive of packages requesting help.
Want to continue reading DPN? Please help us create this newsletter. We still need more volunteer writers who watch the Debian community and report about what is going on. Please see our HOWTO contribute page to find out how to help. We're looking forward to receiving your mail at debian-publicity@lists.debian.org.
This issue of Debian Project News was edited by Meike Reichle and Alexander Reichle-Schmehl.


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https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Family-fans-turn-out-for-city-championship-11897824.php
Family, fans turn out for city championship
MIDDLETOWN - Hundreds of friends, family, and students turned out to watch the annual game between Xavier and Middletown Thursday.
CRISTINA D. JOHNSON
Published 12:00 am EST, Thursday, November 22, 2007
For Yvonne Gomez, attending the Middletown vs. Xavier game on Thanksgiving Day is simply part of being a mom. Her son, Jose Diaz, sports jersey number 11 as a wide receiver and has played for the Middletown team since he was a freshman.
But the event is not just about a proud mother seeing her son play, it is a family affair.
And so on Thanksgiving morning, Gomez and her fiancé Samuel Santiago get their five-year-old daughter Destiny ready for the game.
Destiny sits patiently in the lawn chair and watches as her big brother plays. Though the young football fan likes to cheer and aspires to be a cheerleader one day, she says she believes her brother is the best at playing football.
"My favorite part is when he wins," she shrieks happily.
Gomez, like many other spectators, use the annual Thankgiving Day game as a time to meet friends and get together with family, before indulging in a traditional hearty Thanksgiving dinner.
Dave Scionti - a Middletown graduate of 1996 and former football player for the team - brought his wife, daughter and soon-to-be-born son to the game.
Scionti's wife, Heather, is seven months pregnant and says her morning was quite chaotic because the young family would be having guests over for Thanksgiving Dinner. "Spent the morning doing a lot of preparing. Lots of cleaning," she said.
Meanwhile, 14-month old Eva sat in her stroller and watched quietly as players ran and bands played and cheerleaders cheered.
"It won't be the last time we come," Dave said. The expectant father is happy to have a son on the way to share the excitement with.
This outing was their first as a family. "Eva's getting the hang of it, though," Heather said.
Xavier graduate of 2002, Gino Troiano wasted no time coming out to the game and drove in from East Hartford to attend. Troiano was a player for the Falcons throughout his high school years and was team captain for his senior year.
The football fanatic says, although he is unmarried, he certainly plans to include any future family he has in the event.
"It's great seeing everyone. A lot of the kids [from school] come back." Troiano attended the game with his sister, Stacy Troiano and brother, Eric Troiano.
Troiano - like many of those who went to the game - says the Thanksgiving Day game is as much a social event as a sporting event.
Karen Rodziewiez - who came with her husband and three boys ranging in age from six to eight years old - agreed.
The Middletown woman was once a cheerleader for Xavier and returns often to watch the game.
"It's a great place to come out and see other people, old friends."
Rodziewiecz is among countless fans who started Thanksgiving Day with a game, and plans to attend Thanksgiving Dinner with family.
Few of the families indulged in the hot dogs, popcorn and other foods offered at the game. As Gino Troiano said, "Gotta save room for the Turkey later."


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Market at Ag Heritage Park open for the summer
Feature, Outreach, The Market
The Farmer's Market at Ag Heritage Park at Auburn University is open...
Row crop specialists share expertise virtually
Scientists in Auburn University's College of Agriculture and Alabama Cooperative Extension System are world renown for their expertise in Southern row crop production, and they continue to share that expertise even during a pandemic. These researchers and specialists,...
The Market at Ag Heritage Park opening Thursday, June 4
By Kristen Bowman / Jun 2, 2020 9:21:55 AM Auburn Summer, College of Agriculture, News, Events After a delayed start due to COVID-19, The Market at Ag Heritage Park will reopen from 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4. The Market is an open-air, growers-only farmers' market...
Barlow named interim associate dean for extension
by Josh Woods | May 10, 2021
Becky Barlow, extension specialist and professor of forestry and wildlife sciences, has been named the Auburn University College of Agriculture's interim associate dean...
E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series to feature Ambassador Kip Tom
by Kristen Bowman | Apr 15, 2021
The Auburn University College of Agriculture's E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series will present U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom as the Spring 2021 York Lecturer Tuesday,...
Alabama Cooperative Extension System announces new director
by Josh Woods | Feb 23, 2021
Mike Phillips has been named director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the primary outreach organization for Alabama A&M and Auburn universities, both...
USDA chief scientist, Auburn alum presents Fall York Lecture Sept. 26
The Auburn University College of Agriculture's E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series will present U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Scott Hutchins as the Fall 2019 York Lecturer Thursday, Sept. 26, in Auburn. In the lecture, set for 4 p.m. in the...
Old Nancy departs Auburn campus for local museum
News, Outreach
Old Nancy, a 1905 Case steam traction engine that had been on loan to Auburn University for more than four decades, has a new home inside the Museum of East Alabama in Opelika.
For the love of mud: as Nat Geo Explorer, Auburn's Waters probes polluted lake's past through sediment
Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Feature, Outreach
As Nat Geo Explorer, Auburn's Waters probes polluted lake's past through sediment
USDA deputy under secretary, Auburn alumnus to speak at York Distinguished Lecturer Series Sept. 26
E.T. York Lecturer Series, News
Auburn University's College of Agriculture will host USDA deputy under secretary Scott Hutchins for its York Lecture Series Sept. 26.
AAES posts Q-and-A on industrial hemp production online
AL Cooperative Extension, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Farming, News
In the seven weeks since President Trump signed the 2018 farm bill into law, hemp hype has run rampant across the nation, fueled by the legislation's legalization of industrial hemp production in the U.S.
'ThanksforGiving to AU research' recognizes visiting scholars, postdocs
Global Programs, News, Research
The College of Agriculture held its inaugural "ThanksforGiving to AU research" breakfast on Nov. 20 to recognize visiting scholars and postdoctoral researchers and their contributions to the college.
Economics of GMOs focus of Oct. 22 E.T. York Lecture
A University of California, Berkeley, economist will discuss the risks versus the benefits of genetically modifying foods and crops when he presents the Fall 2018 E.T. York Distinguished Lecture Monday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m. on the Auburn University campus.
Auburn horticulture department helping educate and feed the community
Feature, Horticulture, Outreach
The College of Agriculture's Department of Horticulture is giving back to the community by helping educate Opelika elementary students on gardening practices and at the same time addressing food insecurity in impoverished Opelika communities.
Auburn farmed-oyster study aims for safety on the half shell
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, News, Outreach, Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Auburn University marine scientist Bill Walton, one of the driving forces behind the Gulf Coast's up-and-coming off-bottom oyster-farming industry, has landed a $456,646 federal grant to help ensure that farmed oysters bound for the premium half-shell market are as safe as possible for human consumption.
Auburn Agriculture, Extension name Phillips associate dean, assistant director
AL Cooperative Extension, Forestry & Wildlife, News
J. Mike Phillips, head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University, will join Auburn University Aug. 15 as associate dean for Extension in the College of Agriculture and assistant director for agriculture, forestry and natural resource Extension programs.
Vietnam 'ideal' classroom for Auburn aquaculture students
Global Programs, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Ideal may not be the first word that comes to mind when one considers Vietnam as a destination, but that's how School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences associate professor Bill Daniels describes the locale for the study abroad version of his Auburn aquaculture production course.
Market at Ag Heritage Park opens 2018 season May 3
News, The Market
The Market at Ag Heritage Park will kick off its 14th season on the Auburn University campus Thursday, May 3, at 3 p.m. and will continue every Thursday, 3-6 p.m., through Aug. 30. Sponsored by Auburn's College of Agriculture, the outdoor farmers market is located...
Auburn joins regional small-fruit consortium
AL Cooperative Extension, Fruits & Nuts, Horticulture, News, Research
In a move aimed at advancing and promoting Alabama's berry and grape industries, Auburn University has joined the multistate Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium, a collaborative initiative that brings together producers, researchers and extension specialists to strengthen the South's small-fruit industries.
Ag outlook meetings scheduled across Alabama
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System will hold a series of Alabama Agriculture Outlook meetings across the state in December and January. The Farm and Agribusiness Management team will update farmers, producers and agribusiness owners on the current agricultural situation in the state, as well as expectations for 2018.
Preparing Horses for Winter
AL Cooperative Extension, Animal Sciences, Outreach, Research
Horses which have been used heavily all summer, but will be used sparingly during fall and winter need to be properly conditioned for this change. Horses at maintenance or doing light work have reduced energy requirements from hard working horses, and there is no need...


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Beauté grandeur nature est un documentaire franco-béninois réalisé en 2005.

Synopsis
Dans divers pays africains, et particulièrement au Bénin, des centaines de femmes, de toutes les classes sociales, exhibent leurs corps avec fierté et élégance. Elles pèsent entre 80 et 110 kg et se moquent des critères de beauté conventionnels. On les appelle les « Filles Benz ». Elles ont servi de modèle et d'inspiration à une nouvelle génération de femmes africaines. L'élection de Miss Benz, filmée à Cotonou en 2004, fut l'occasion pour donner la parole à ces femmes, de montrer leurs inquiétudes, leur vie familiale et professionnelle.

Fiche technique
 Réalisation : Sanvi Panou
 Production : Olympide Productions
 Scénario : Sanvi Panou
 Image : Apollinaire Aivadji
 Son : Ares Honvoh
 Musique : King Mensah
 Montage : Franck Cotelle

Références

Liens externes

Film béninois sorti en 2005
Film français sorti en 2005
Film documentaire béninois
Film documentaire français
Film se déroulant au Bénin
Film tourné au Bénin
Film documentaire sur les femmes
Film documentaire sur la mode

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will "make an announcement on the goalkeeping situation after the World Cup".
Felipe Melo has moved a step closer to leaving Juventus after general director Giuseppe Marotta indicated the Serie A club will listen to offers for the Brazil midfielder. Reports in Italy claim Melo could join Arsenal this summer in an exchange deal which would see Gunners left-back Gael Clichy move the other way.
The agent of Sevilla's Luis Fabiano has played down speculation linking the Brazil striker with a move to Manchester United or AC Milan. The 29-year-old is out of contract at the Spanish side next summer but has a buy-out clause which would allow him to move for £25million.
Lazio president Claudio Lotito has put an £18.7million price tag on reported Manchester City and Real Madrid target Aleksandar Kolarov. The Serbia left-back is under contract at the Rome outfit until June 2011.
Manchester United have shown an interest in Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder, according to Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti.
United are apparently willing to pay £29million for Inter playmaker Sneijder and the Premier League club are also ready to compete with Manchester City for Inter's £30million-rated striker Mario Balotelli.
Arsenal are battling with Liverpool and Tottenham to sign winger Shaun Wright-Phillips for a reduced fee of £6m as Manchester City look to get the England international off their wage bill.
Barcelona's financial problems could scupper deals for Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano.
Meanwhile, Argentina midfielder Mascherano has hinted he is eager to be reunited with former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez at Inter Milan.
Juventus may move for Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy, should the Italian side lose Fabio Grosso to Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City will make Aston Villa an improved offer of £24m for midfielder James Milner but will turn their attention elsewhere if the latest bid is turned down.
Monaco striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is set to complete another loan move to Tottenham after spending the end of last season at White Hart Lane.
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson will bid for Wigan's Maynor Figueroa – if he can sell left-back Emiliano Insua for £5m.
West Ham were due to sign Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose on a free transfer this summer but the German's excellent performances at the World Cup have made a deal "unlikely" to go through according to the Hammers' co-owner David Sullivan.
Sunderland have entered the race for Ghana's £7m-rated striker Asamoah Gyan. The Rennes striker has also been linked with a move to West Ham.
Newcastle are confident of signing England Under-21 midfielder Dan Gosling, who left Everton on a free transfer after the Merseysiders failed to put a contract offer in writing by the middle of May.
Meanwhile, Newcastle are also weighing up a move for Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 22, who has been released by Feyenoord.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is planning to offer Chelsea £4m for defender Michael Mancienne, with the London club ready to offload the 22 year old.
Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd turned down wages of £50,000 per week at Turkish club Kayserispor when he left Rangers.
Middlesbrough want Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson and have offered the Glasgow club former Aberdeen striker Lee Miller as a makeweight in a £2.7m deal.
New Leicester City manager Paulo Sousa will make Benfica defender Miguel Vitor his first signing on a season-long loan.
England goalkeeper David James will hold talks with Portsmouth about extending his contract with the Championship club. James, 40 next month, has been asked to take a pay cut on his £40,00-a-week wages to stay at Fratton Park.
Barnet have demanded £400,000 from Bristol City for winger Albert Adomah.
Former Arsenal and Celtic striker John Hartson wants to start his managerial career at his hometown club Swansea, who are searching for a new boss after Paulo Sousa moved to Leicester.
Barcelona have borrowed almost £120m to pay their players' wages with spiralling costs and a potential loss of television money being blamed for the short-term loss of cash.
Fulham will name the successor to Roy Hodgson at the end of next week with Sven Goran Eriksson the favourite and former West Ham defender Slaven Bilic a new contender.
Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan revealed that United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sent him a good luck text message before Uruguay's World Cup semi-final defeat by the Netherlands.


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Publishes the VSIX package on MyGet.

.PARAMETER binariesPath
The root directory where the build outputs are written.

.PARAMETER branchName
The name of the branch that is being built.

.PARAMETER apiKey
The API key used to authenticate with MyGet.

#>

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    [string]$branchName = $null,
    [string]$apiKey = $null,
    [string]$configuration = $null
)

Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

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    $branchName = $branchName -Replace "refs/heads/" # get rid of prefix
    $requestUrl = ""

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        "master" {
            $requestUrl = "https://dotnet.myget.org/F/fsharp/vsix/upload"
        }
        "dev15.9" {
            $requestUrl = "https://dotnet.myget.org/F/fsharp-preview/vsix/upload"
        }
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            exit 0 # non-fatal
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The DC Improv believes in continuing education, so here's a showcase featuring past graduates of our stand-up comedy class. This show is in our Comedy Lounge, a 60-seat showroom that gets you up close with the performers. Tickets are just $10, and the Improv's full menu is available.


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European spruce - a lovely even-grained, characterful top with a very elegant rosette and rosewood bridge with bone-framed tie-block.
Nicolo Alessi with Hauser-shaped, engraved brass sideplates and snakewood buttons mounted on a rosewood-faced head.
Another example of Stephen Frith's craft - a responsive, Hauseresque instrument, quite light in weight, with influences from extensive study with José & Liam Romanillos. Depth of bass comes from the F# body resonance combined with a productive, well-balanced, interesting treble with clarity, sweetness and sustain. Stephen's guitars offer a wide range of sound from rich deep tasto to bright ponticellos. These are really very good instruments, very comfortable to play and still at a very reasonable price.
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Category Archives: Civil Rights
Supreme Court issues twin rulings that are out of touch with the workplace
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall.
On June 24, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down two employer-friendly decisions that will make it more difficult for plaintiffs to prevail in discrimination suits based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. These decisions will significantly and seriously effect an employee's right to a discrimination-free workplace.
Bill Phelan
The Negative Consequences of the Law Enforcement Bill of Rights
In a recent post entitled 'Why Firing a Bad Cop is Damn Near Impossible', Mike Riggs of Reason.com recounts the now infamous pictures of Rhode Island police officer Edward Krawetz kicking a handcuffed women in the head.
Three years later, in March of 2012, Officer Krawetz was convicted of felony battery, but his 10 year sentence was immediately suspended in lieu of anger management classes. Riggs' article draws attention to the fact that despite the conviction and public scrutiny, Krawetz was not fired from the Lincoln Police Department, mostly thanks to the "law enforcement bill of rights."
Both Virginia (9.1-500-507) and Maryland (3.101 – 3.113) have similar Law Enforcement Bill of Rights legislation.
Katy Batey
Personal Reflection: Memoriam of Former Client Gives Pause, New Energy
About two weeks ago was the memorial service for one of my former clients, Ms. Shirley Riley. I met Ms. Riley through some pro bono work I was doing for her in March 2009 for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. At that time I was nearly a year into doing pro bono work for the Clinic; but it was through Ms. Riley's set of circumstances that I became intimate with the functions of the D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) and its failings with regard to serving those with disabilities in the DC shelter system. It was also through Ms. Riley's situation that I became even more intimate with the good pro bono legal work can do for individuals and society-at-large.
Ms. Riley had impairments that required she have an accessible room and a location with no communal setting. She was placed at one of the city's main shelters, DC General, which provided neither of these accommodations at the time. Taking the typical course of action, I began using the administrative process to have Ms. Riley moved to a better environment. Unfortunately, my efforts were not initially being responded to by DHS. I even had to go so far as to testify before DHS on Ms. Riley's behalf to bring its shortcomings to the attention of DHS leadership. Ms. Riley was eventually moved from the shelter to an apartment-style residence and provided a more accommodating environment. In the end, litigation was initiated by Ms. Riley and my colleague at the Legal Clinic, Amber Harding.


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Q: GCC 7, aligned_storage and "dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules" A code that I wrote was warning-free in GCC 4.9, GCC 5 and GCC 6. It was also warning-free with some older GCC 7 experimental snapshots (for example 7-20170409). But in the most recent snapshot (including the first RC), it started to produce a warning about aliasing. The code basically boils down to this:
#include <type_traits>

std::aligned_storage<sizeof(int), alignof(int)>::type storage;

int main()
{
    *reinterpret_cast<int*>(&storage) = 42;
}

Compilation with latest GCC 7 RC:
$ g++ -Wall -O2 -c main.cpp
main.cpp: In function 'int main()':
main.cpp:7:34: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
  *reinterpret_cast<int*>(&storage) = 42;

(interesting observation is that the warning is not produced when optimizations are disabled)
Compilation with GCC 6 gives no warnings at all.
Now I'm wondering, the code above definitely HAS type-punning, no question about that, but isn't std::aligned_storage meant to be used that way?
For instance the example code given here generally produces no warning with GCC 7 but only because:

*

*std::string somehow is not affected,

*std::aligned_storage is accessed with an offset.

By changing std::string into int, removing offset access to std::aligned_storage and removing irrelevant parts you get this:
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <string>

template<class T, std::size_t N>
class static_vector
{
    // properly aligned uninitialized storage for N T's
    typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T), alignof(T)>::type data[N];
    std::size_t m_size = 0;

public:

    // Access an object in aligned storage
    const T& operator[](std::size_t pos) const
    {
        return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(data/*+pos*/); // <- note here, offset access disabled
    }
};

int main()
{
    static_vector<int, 10> v1;
    std::cout << v1[0] << '\n' << v1[1] << '\n';
}

And this produces exactly the same warning:
main.cpp: In instantiation of 'const T& static_vector<T, N>::operator[](std::size_t) const [with T = int; unsigned int N = 10; std::size_t = unsigned int]':
main.cpp:24:22:   required from here
main.cpp:17:16: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing]
         return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(data/*+pos*/);
                ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So my question is - is this a bug or a feature?

A: I can't answer whether or not there really is a potential for undefined behavior due to aliasing or if the warning is unwarranted.  I find the aliasing topic to be a rather complex minefield.
However, I think that the following variation of your code eliminates the aliasing problem without any overhead (and perhaps is more readable).
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <string>

template<class T, std::size_t N>
class static_vector
{
    // properly aligned uninitialized storage for N T's
    union storage_t_ {
        T item;
        typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T), alignof(T)>::type aligned_member;
    };
    storage_t_ data[N];

    std::size_t m_size = 0;

public:

    // Access an object in aligned storage
    const T& operator[](std::size_t pos) const
    {
        return data[0].item;
    }
};

int main()
{
    static_vector<int, 10> v1;
    std::cout << v1[0] << '\n' << v1[1] << '\n';
}

Whether it's acceptable for your situation, I can't be sure.

A: Your code causes undefined behaviour (although the warning text is a bit tangential to the underlying cause).  In C++ the concepts storage and objects are different things. Objects occupy storage; but storage may exist without objects in it.
The aligned_storage mechanism provides storage with no objects in it.  You may create objects in it by using placement-new. However your code uses the assignment operator on storage that does not contain any objects. If you consult the definition of the assignment operator you'll find that it has no provision for creating an object; and in fact it only defines what happens when the left-hand side designates an object that already exists.
The code in your main should be:
new(&storage) int(42);

Note that since we are working with a primitive type here, it's not required to do any form of destructor call, and you can call placement-new multiple times on the same space with no issue.
The section [basic.life] of the standard talks about what you can do with storage that doesn't contain objects, and what happens if you use placement-new or destructor calls on objects that do exist within storage.
See also this answer.

The code in the cppreference aligned_storage is correct. You provide some incorrect code based on that which you described as "removing irrelevant parts", however you removed a very relevant part which was the call to placement-new to create objects in the storage:
new(data+m_size) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);

Then it is correct to write return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(data+pos); when pos is a valid index, and the expression accesses the object created by an earlier placement-new call.


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