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North Carolina redistricting delay denied
By	Lyle Denniston
on Feb 20, 2016 at 12:09 am
Without an explanation, the Supreme Court on Friday night left intact a lower court decision that had forced the North Carolina legislature to draw up a new election district map for congressional seats, to cure "racial gerrymandering" in two of its districts. There were no noted dissents from the order.
The Court acted within hours after it had been told that the legislature in a special session in Raleigh had approved a new plan for the two districts — 1 and 12 — that a three-judge district court had ruled unconstitutional as a result of "packing" more minority voters into those areas.
The Justices' order was one of the first significant actions the Court had taken since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. An eight-member Court can deal effectively with such matters, at least when the Justices are not split four to four.
The new North Carolina districting plan enacted Friday specified that it would not go into effect if the Supreme Court had granted the request of the governor and state board of elections to postpone the district court's order mandating a new map. With the Justices' denial of the state's challenge, the new map will be in effect for the primary election in the state — now set for June 7 under a separate law, also passed by the legislature Friday, setting aside an earlier plan for the primary on March 15.
The approaching date of the March primary was one factor that had led state officials to ask the Supreme Court to delay the district court ruling. The panel had given the lawmakers just two weeks — that is, until Friday — to come up with a remedy for the constitutional violation in the two districts.
For years, those two districts have been electing African-American candidates. District 1 is represented in the current Congress by Rep. George K. Butterfield, Jr., and District 12 by Rep. Alma S. Adams, both African-American Democrats.
At a time when District 1 had a population of voting-age African Americans of 47.76%, Rep. Butterfield won election in 2010 under a prior map with somewhat more than fifty-nine percent of the vote. Under the 2011 plan, however, with more minorities in his district (now at 52.65%), he won with more than seventy percent in both 2012 and 2014.
In District 12, another African-American, Mel Watt, who preceded Adams, won the 2010 election under a prior plan with 63.9% of the vote when African-Americans of voting age totaled 43.77%. Under the 2011 plan, with more minorities in the district (then, 50.66), he won reelection with 79.6% in 2012. In the 2014 election, Rep. Adams won election in that district with more than seventy-five percent of the vote.
Even though the results under the prior plan had indicated to the supporters of those candidates that their districts were already drawn in a way that assured that African-American voters could choose candidates of their preference, the 2011 plan that the district court struck down significantly increased the numbers of African-American voters in the two districts.
Legislative sponsors of the plan sought to justify the increased population of minorities in those areas by arguing that they needed to push up representation of minorities in those districts above fifty percent, to satisfy the federal Voting Rights Act. The district court, however, ruled earlier this month that this would not justify lines for those two districts when race was the predominant factor in dictating the boundaries of the new, oddly shaped districts.
Although prior Supreme Court precedents allow some use of racial factors in redistricting election boundaries, the Court has barred the use of race as the predominant factor, outranking any other political or practical considerations.
A voter from each of the North Carolina districts had challenged the increases in minority voters in a lawsuit filed in 2013, but the case did not move rapidly, and the 2011 plan was used in both the 2012 and 2014 elections.
With a trial set to begin in October of last year on the challenge, the legislature a month before had moved up the primary date from May 2016 to March 15. Opponents of that plan argued that the governor and legislature were seeking to lock in the 2011 plan for this year's congressional elections.
The district court, after a trial, struck down the boundary lines of Districts 1 and 12 on February 5, leading state officials to ask the Supreme Court to postpone that decision, arguing that the process for holding the primary in March had already begun, and the state faced a chaotic situation if the 2011 plan were not allowed to remain in effect.
The Court got a reply from the challengers to the 2011 plan on three days ago, opposing delay of the lower court mandate for a new map. Then, earlier Friday, each side notified the Justices of the legislature's new actions, leading to the release of the denial of the stay in late evening.
The Supreme Court's action did not judge the constitutionality of the 2011 plan, or of the new replacement for it, focusing only on whether the Justices thought the state officials might win if they went forward with a formal appeal of the lower court decision.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Recommended Citation: Lyle Denniston, North Carolina redistricting delay denied, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 20, 2016, 12:09 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/north-carolina-redistricting-delay-denied/


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Plaça d'en Joanic és una plaça del barri de Gràcia de Barcelona. Porta des de 1877 el cognom dels darrers propietaris de l'antiga finca que ocupa avui la plaça i que s'encarregaren d'urbanitzar la zona.

Descripció
És una plaça rectangular de 4.528 m² que es troba enquadrada al nord pel carrer de Bruniquer, al sud pel carrer de Ramón y Cajal i a l'est amb el carrer de l'Escorial. També és el cap del Passeig de Pi i Maragall. La part exterior de tota la plaça es troba enjardinada, hi destaquen dos arbres de l'amor catalogats per l'Ajuntament;  La part central es manté de terra amb una filera de bancs tant al costat est com a l'oest. A la banda nord i d'oest a est, hi ha una estació de Bicing, una àrea de joc infantil parcel·lada, un mur de pedra amb una font de dues aixetes i l'entrada per a vehicles d'un aparcament subterrani. A l'extrem sud es troben dues taules de tenis taula i la sortida a peu de l'aparcament.

Història
La construcció de la plaça es feu com a part del procés d'urbanització de la zona. Els terrenys esdevingueren propietat de la família Joanich el 17 de maig de 1808 quan el farmacèutic barceloní Antoni Sala vengué una parcel·la de dotze mujades a Josep Joanich i Masoveu. El seu net, n'Esteve Joanich, va ser qui va encarregar-ne la urbanització al mestre d'obra Pau Jambrú i Traserras, el qual presentà el projecte a l'Ajuntament de la vila el 2 desembre de 1876; projecte que fou aprovat un mes més tard. Envoltant la plaça s'edificaren cases d'una sola planta, a excepció del cantó de llevant, corresponent al Torrent de Cal Comte (actualment el carrer de l'Escorial), on hi havia el mur alt que resguardava la finca del mateix nom.

Al nord de la plaça s'instal·là el 1882 una deu de ferro costejada per l'Ajuntament i per diversos veïns. Era una font de ferro d'una única aixeta ornamentada amb l'escut de Gràcia, tenia un peu d'obra i estava coronada per un llum de gas.

El Gremi de Propietaris de Gràcia va sol·licitar al consistori poder instal·lar un mercat diari a la plaça, però aquesta instància de finals de 1883 no va ser acceptada. Tanmateix, l'Ajuntament va reglamentar la instal·lació de parades de venda a la plaça el 4 de gener de 1888, per tal d'apaivagar el conflicte obert entre els paradistes del mercat de la plaça Gran i la plaça d'Isabel. Per consegüent, la plaça esdevenia la tercera del barri amb servei de mercat. En aquells anys, l'espai central de la plaça s'omplia per la feina dels paradistes al matí i pels jocs de la jovenalla a la tarda.

Ben aviat, la plaça esdevingué un pol festiu més de la Festa Major, perquè va ser l'espai on s'instal·laven els firaires. Entre les parades, hi destacaven els cavallets.

El 1930, es va iniciar la urbanització de la finca de Cal Comte, fet que va portar la destrucció del mur que limitava l'extrem est de la plaça. Durant la Guerra Civil espanyola es va construir un refugi antiaeri a la plaça que tenia fins a quatre entrades.

Es procedí a enjardinar el contorn de la plaça donant centralitat a l'espai de joc cap a 1960. Aquesta remodelació no va escapar de la polèmica, perquè feu que ja no es poguessin instal·lar els firaires durant la Festa Major de Gràcia i s'haguessin de traslladar al Passeig de Sant Joan.

Un fet cabdal va ser la posada en servei de l'estació de metro de la Línia 4 del mateix nom el febrer de 1973, les dues boques de la qual se situaven a tocar de la plaça.

El 12 de juliol de 1996 el Consell Plenari de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona va incorporar els dos exemplars d'arbre de l'amor, presents a la plaça des de 1956, al catàleg d'arbres d'interès local amb el número de registre 0118-06-96.

La darrera gran reforma de la plaça va tenir lloc a principis de la dècada de 2000, quan s'aixecà el parc per construir un aparcament subterrani de 262 places en tres plantes. Durant la construcció es va decidir mantenir només una part del refugi antiaeri. Va ser inaugurada de nou el 5 d'abril de 2003.

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Women's Missionary Union, or WMU, meets the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. with the purpose of supporting oversees and North American missions by praying for missionaries, learning about people groups, and supporting missions efforts. WMU also hosts a prayer breakfast for the Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon offerings. For more information, see Shirley Kawaoka.
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Every Sunday morning, a group from the church goes to two of the nursing homes in town to lead the residents and their visitors in worship and a devotional. To get involved, contact Jim Clark or Lois Owen.


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La lista delle pietre d'inciampo nella città di Torino ricorda il destino delle vittime dello sterminio nazista, qualunque sia stato il motivo della persecuzione: religione, razza, idee politiche, orientamenti sessuali. Tali pose sono il frutto di un'iniziativa di Gunter Demnig, promossa anche da alcune associazioni e gruppi promotrici:

 Museo diffuso della Resistenza
 Comunità ebraica di Torino
 Goethe-Institut a Torino
 Associazione nazionale ex deportati politici nei campi nazisti (ANED), sezione di Torino
 in collaborazione con l'Istituto piemontese per la storia della Resistenza e della società contemporanea "Giorgio Agosti"

Posizione delle pietre d'inciampo
Torino accoglie 143 pietre d'inciampo, la prima delle quali è stata posata l'11 gennaio 2015.

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Voci correlate
 Pietre d'inciampo
Olocausto
Resistenza italiana

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Torino


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Three quarters to be taxed online by 2005
20 Feb 200335 Views
E-government services, or lack thereof, appear to be coming under fire at present, made all the more poignant by the fact that the much-vaunted Public Services Broker, the electronic clearing house for a wide range of public services, appears to be stuck in a financial quagmire over operating costs.
However, the one area of the Government's electronic strategy that appears to be bearing some fruit is the Revenue On-Line Service (ROS), which so far has brought some €6.2bn across all the various tax heads that the Revenue Commissioners have succeeded in e-enabling. As well as this, some €517m in Vat repayments have been enabled through the ROS since its inception.
Established in September 2000, the ROS system had succeeded in bringing in some €1.5bn in PAYE and Vat from businesses within its first six months and encouraged by this success, the service, under the guidance of ROS strategy manager, Margaret Whelan, has evolved to include a variety of key business areas, most recently vehicle registration tax (VRT).
Unveiled in November, the VRT collection mechanism on the ROS site allows car dealers and distributors to file VRT40 forms. According to Whelan, some 40pc of all new car registrations – some 22,606 cars – have been executed on the ROS site.
"Since we introduced the VRT aspect to the site, on some days as many of 60pc of all new cars in the country were registered on the service, with Cork being one of the most active locations for filing new cars online," she explains.
According to Whelan, the €6.2bn collected by electronic filing represents over 10pc of Ireland's self-employed income tax, 17pc PAYE/PRSI and 15pc of Vat. The introduction of VRT is just one of a variety of services that the Revenue Commissioners is planning to add to the existing areas of PAYE and Vat collection online.
"The target within the Revenue Commissioners is to have 50pc of all tax filings done online over ROS by 2005, whilst 75pc of all tax payments will be done electronically by such methods as direct debit, Laser card and other electronic methods by the same date," she says.
Whelan explains: "Most of the business tax returns we receive online at present are based on employer and income tax returns, as well as a fleet of returns from the financial services sector such as DIRT (deposit interest retention tax), taxes on professional services, dividend withholding tax, investment undertaking tax, life assurance exit tax, taxes on SSIAs (special savings incentive accounts) and environmental levy tax."
She explains that in coming months the ROS will be branching out and starting to enable the filing of other taxes such as capital taxes, gift and inheritance taxes. "We are currently working with the Law Society and the Institute of Taxation to finalise online filing of gift and inheritance taxes. At the same time, we are working to introduce online filing for contract taxes for building contractors. We are then planning to branch out and start enabling the filing of customs and excise taxes such as transit return for freighters, carriers and hauliers. The latter will provide for the new European Computerised Transit System, which is basically electronic tracking of movements of goods within the EU for importers and exporters," she adds.
In terms of reaching the target for having 50pc of all business taxes filed online, Whelan says: "We are quietly confident at this point in time. Accountants have told us that they find the online service useful because they can use the service outside of traditional business hours, whereby they can gain instant access to client details."
An interesting innovation that the ROS is currently planning to introduce is the provision of tax credit certificates to employers online. "Basically, the way the system will work is that the employer will receive an email to go to an area of the ROS site that will be secured with a digital certificate from Baltimore Technologies," Whelan says.
Another momentous event in terms of online taxation will be the imposition of Vat on all e-commerce transactions in the EU on 1 July. "Essentially any e-tailor based outside the EU that is selling to someone inside the EU will have to register for Vat in an EU member state and complete a quarterly Vat return. We intend to have a system in place for e-commerce Vat filings later this year," Whelan explains, adding that her objective is to have the entire suit of Vat filing available on the ROS site this year, including Intrastat and VIES (Vehicle Import/Export System).
On the remarkable progress so far achieved by the ROS, Whelan says: "Our policy has always been to think big, start small, scale fast. We have had an aggressive scheduling of phases and that has been working successfully.
"In terms of VRT, our aim is to increase the filing from the present rate of 40pc of car dealers and distributors to some 80pc sooner rather than later," Whelan concludes.
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Heavy rain and horrible conditions, but despite some late drop-outs, we had another full squad of players available for Berko on Saturday vs Harpenden. Testament to our commitment to getting a side out every week and also to how well this club has progressed over the years. Various people are driving the club forward (both on and off the pitch), in turn raising our profile, not just in the local community but also with the Herts RFU. Our well drilled and well organised training over the summer (courtesy of Wakelin, Lovett & Dalton), got us fit and focussed, and judging by all new news faces at the club, it's helped us to attract and retain new talent.
Harpenden were our third league visitors of the season and if we were going to put pressure on the likes of OA's and Tabard at the top of the table, only a win would be good enough. Harpenden rocked-up with a slightly depleted squad and Mitch and Dan kindly offered to step in and play for them. As it transpired, this was to be another great win and the Captain's clearly got this squad in full throttle, with all pistons firing. It's gonna be a good season.
TRY Ben Brown. A brilliant break and chase down the wing for an impressive score. 19-0.
TRY Harpenden. Converted Still in this game. 19-7.
PENALTY TRY Harpenden. They were still in this game. 26-14.
And that was to be the final score. Despite this scoreline we must give due credit to Harpenden who turned up and made a real game of it. They were a well drilled side and I suspect it won't be too long till their young 9 is playing 1st XV rugby.
In the merit tables, it's played 3, won 2, lost 1. And we're very much in this league. We mustn't congratulate ourselves too much though, there is still plenty to work on in training and it's always a long season.
MotM. Who else? Groomy. Two tries and an assured and committed performance.
DotD. Who else? Groomy. That tackle….
Rest week coming up. Enjoy the ability to walk on Sunday.


1945 built as VESTRIA for O.M. Thore, Johnstrop, Sweden.
1949 sold to Northern Steam Ship Company.
1963 sold to Mr Suh Lee Kom of the Mayfair Rubber Com. of Singapore.
1962 December sold to Moh Yin Quek (Panamanian).
1970 sold to Eastern Shg. and Trading Co. (Pte.) Ltd. and renamed ARES (Singapore).
1978 sold to Yodpatankarn Co. Ltd. (Thai).


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I was playing with my Busse Hog MUK knife and contemplating on various what ifs. You see, when you have few hundred knives, it's sortta natural to ponder on various aspects of knife design, steels, and think of possibilities. Partly, that's how you end up with a few hundred knives at first place. Anyway, that day I was trying to guess how would a larger nessmuk knife behave or handle and so on. Yeah, I know, large Nessmuk is not what Mr. Nessmuk himself had designed, but I can always try things for myself, why not.
Obviously, INFI steel would be a good choice for a larger knife, but I've had about the same chance of landing a custom knife from Busse shop as finding Higgs boson using my old microscope, so I've decided to look elsewhere. Besides, I have quite a few large knives in INFI steel, if you are curious here - Busse Knives Reviews. Few days later I've decided to go with something unconventional, because I wanted to have medium/heavy duty use knife made out of really hard steel, in particular my choice was Hitachi Aogami 2 steel. Considering all the reservations most of the people have against hard edges and hard steel knives, it was a curious experiment to perform. Hitachi Aogami series steels are practically unavailable outside of Japan, and even those western knives using Aogami/Shirogami series are usually made in Japan.
So, there I was, wanting a custom knife, made using rare Japanese steel, and all I had to do figure out whom to ask for it :) Well, that was not hard to do, because I've worked with Shinichi Watanabe for a long time, and I was quite sure he'd do another custom knife for me. I've contacted Shinichi, he said yes and we've moved onto details discussions. In couple weeks I was done with project schematics and sent it over to Shinichi, he did final review and the then the waiting was on. Although, it didn't take too long, at least not long when compared with waiting periods on other custom knives. I've had it several weeks later. As with some other knives from Watanabe, I've opted to forego the handle, and install more western style handle. More about that in the handle section.
- The knife arrived from Watanabe in the box with his logo on it, the usual package. The blade was secured well, no damage form shipping. Initial inspection revealed exceptionally well made knife, nothing new there, all the knives from Watanabe I've ever received were top notch. Nessmuk was no exception. Since the knife was designed to be used for rather harsh jobs, I've opted for more rustic, and durable Kuro-Uchi finish. As far as the finish went, it was very nicely done. The exposed part has very nice satin finish, smooth, no scratches or blemishes of any kind. The edge was the usual mirror polished edge from Watanabe. Even without the handle, the knife was quite hefty, just above 5mm thick, weighing 329.10g(11.13oz) exactly. Like I said, rather large knife, designed for some hard work, although still good enough for light cutting as well. Not exactly a light cutter though, 5mm is quite thick, at least for the knives I am used to. Overall, very well made knife, and from my point of view, quite a user too. Overall, it is quite unique knife, 100% western design, made by well known Japanese knife maker, using good Japanese steel. Interesting combination by any standard, and so far it has worked out simply admirably.
- Watanabe nessmuk blade is 172.00mm(6.77") long, 5mm thick and 48.50mm at its widest. All in all, very respectable knife for variety of cutting tasks. Considering its origin, I was expecting high performance edge on it and I was not wrong. Initial edge was about 15° per side, highly polished. For a hard use knife that's rather thin. At least as far as conventional hard use knives go, they all get edges 20° per side or above. Although, the nessmuk has a convex edge and measuring its angle exactly is a rather complicated geometry. Like many other Japanese knives, nessmuk is made using traditional Japanese Warikomi Awase construction style. Jigane, or the outer jacket is made using softer alloy, in this case wrought iron, which is not stainless, but so far kuro-uchi finish and me have done perfect job preventing the rust, so that's not an issue.
Inner layer or Hagane is made out of Hitachi Aogami 2 steel, as mentioned above. Very pure, and not too complicated alloy, with excellent reputation, which is very well deserved I might add. While it is not the greatest in terms of wear resistance, it is capable of achieving very high hardness and holds very good edge especially thin, polished types. There are several major Aogami steel types, and Aogami 2 is considered to be tougher compared with Aogami 1 steel, and even tougher compared with Aogami Super steel. Because this nessmuk was designed for harsher use, choice of the Aogami 2 was no brainer, well at least while I was constricting my choices to Hitachi Aogami/Shirogami series.
As usual, after getting a new knife I do some stropping, always improves the edge sharpness, no matter how sharp the knife is initially. Considering very high initial sharpness, I went straight to 0.25µm diamond loaded leather strop. About 30 strokes per side did result in noticeable improvement of the edge aggressiveness. After that, I've followed up with the plain leather strop, which made thing even better. As for the blade geometry, it is quite characteristic nessmuk design, and simply put, because of the knife size it has plenty of the straight edge and considerable amount of belly. Because of the tip section is wider, naturally the blade is forward heavy, or tip heavy. Can't say that interferes with other types of cutting, but does help with chopping. As it is, the blade has very high cutting ability, despite its 5mm thick blade, tapering is rather steep and closer to the edge the knife isn't really thick.
- As I said above, what I've received from Watanabe was a blade blank, in other words a knife blade without a handle. Design is a stick tang knife for the record, I saw no reason to go with a full tang, even for a hard use knife, the tang of that size is more than plenty for all the chopping and hacking one might do with this knife, including hanging on it, whish is hardly a good idea. Anyhow, I've had to get the handle installed if I ever wanted to use the knife. Dave Martell, the guy who runs Japanese Knife Sharpening, and whom I've mentioned in numerous sharpening related reviews and articles, as I consider him one of the best in the area and my sharpening mentor, also makes custom knives and handles. I've sent knife images to Dave and asked if he was willing to work on the custom handle for it. The answer was yes, except unlike the knife design itself, I had no clue what I really wanted. So, simply put, I've asked Dave to make something cool, basically design the handle that would fit the knife, how would that be or what would that look like, I had no idea.
I suppose, for a while Dave had no idea either. It took rather long time of finish the project. Couple times I was ready to give up, or just impatient and suggested simple handle types as a solution, but Dave did convince me to wait a bit longer to come up with the design that would be a worthy match for the knife. I can tell Dave went through quite some designing labor, and as I have learned later, he wanted to come up with the design that would blend western and Japanese styles, or to be more precise, a western type handle with distinct Japanese influence. Dunno what exactly he had to do, but around the end of the August of 2012 the handle was finished and I got an email from Dave letting me know the handle was finished. I was the images on the kitchen knives forum and I was really impressed. Overall look of the knife was just great. Few days later what I got the knife, I was able to truly appreciate the gorgeous piece it has become with the new handle :) Blade/handle proportions are just right, and as far as the grip comfort goes it is quite good.
The wood used in the handle is Hawaiian Signature, yeah it's called exactly like that :) Stephan Keller was the source, I have most of my Japanese kitchen knives handled and rehandled by him. The ferrule is made out of the African Blackwood, which is also present on many of my kitchen knives handles, because it resists moisture and other substances(i.e. food) quite well, and looks cool too. Hawaiian Signature wood has very solid feel, and the looks are very unique in my opinion. Overall, I think Dave did achieve the goal of blending two very different styles in one handle or one knife to be more precise. One might say, the handle is more fancy then the blade, and initially I didn't have anything fancy in mind when I asked Dave to work on it, but as it turned out, the new handle fits very nicely general design of the knife, colors, black inclusions, curves etc, blend in nicely with blade color tones and curves. Rustic or not, the combo is excellent.
About the ergonomics: In general, I am not too fussy about the handle shape, but when one plans on chopping with a knife, the handle better be user friendly, otherwise each blow will let you know how things are wrong. Obviously, user's skills and grip position play very important role too, but friendly handle makes things better. E.g. rectangular handles on some combat knives make is quite impossible to chop with any level of comfort, and with my kukris I've had to learn my lesson, to keep the correct grip, otherwise pointy end of the handle would bite into my hand. I did several sessions of chopping with this nessmuk and everything was fine, never had to use any special effort on grip position and firmness, things were just right.
In short, the handle is substantial enough to provide good grip and support when chopping or performing other tasks. Although, I'd have to mention again, I'm not exactly promoting knives as primary chopping tools, but if that's the only thing you have at hand, then hopefully it is up to the task. For chopping, main grip would be a hammer grip, and for that grip the handle worked fine, although later when I was testing the knife in the kitchen, I was using it in the pinch grip and variations of it, it still felt quite comfy. In the end, I am happy with its performance and quite proud of the unique knife I managed to put together :) Obviously, my sincere gratitude goes Shinichi and Dave for making it possible.


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Popularity: Who's Opinion Really Matters?
As a believer I have heard and studied the life of Jesus Christ many times. From His birth to His life to even His death, burial, & resurrection I have admired and reverenced his journey. However, there is one part of His walk that I did not look at very closely until recently. Jesus, according to our current human standards, was not everyone's favorite.
Now, some of you may be looking at the page right now with the side-eye, but I'm just keeping it real. Jesus had those who loved him and honored him, from the disciples to the people that listen to him teach and even those he performed miracles for. However, there are some that were not his biggest fans.
You had Pharisees that did not trust and believe him because he was speaking against their traditions. In Matthew 12:38 they even approached Him saying, "...we want you to show us a miraculous sign to prove your authority." (NLT) Then they paid a person in His circle to 'turn Him in'.
All in all, Jesus dealt with many wavering opinions. This shows another way that he can relate to us, because we deal with the same exact things today. Think about it, from social media to television to even word-of-mouth, we all have to face individuals being on our side one day and against us the next.
I myself have had to face this lately. Due to my recently encountering some new people I'm having to re-accept the fact that some people will like you and some will not. Being different will bring that upon you, especially being different for the Savior.
God made me the way that I am for a great purpose and a great destiny, and he doesn't make mistakes.
So, if you ever have moments where you begin to feel insecure or doubt yourself because of other people's opinions know that they are not your creator. God is, and individuals not liking you for your Holiness simply shows you have more in common with the Almighty. In the end, his opinion is the only one that matters and as long as the creator is pleased than everything is ok.


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The Esselen Tribe of Northern California inhabited the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Big Sur coast for thousands of years.
About 250 years ago, their land was taken from them by Spanish explorers. The tribe remained landless, until last week.
The tribe purchased 1,200 acres with a $4.5 million dollar grant issued to them by the state of California.
The land was owned by Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC), an environmental organization that purchases land with the purpose of finding long-term stewards who will conserve the natural habitat.
"It is with great honor that our tribe has been called by our Ancestors to become stewards of these sacred indigenous lands once again," Tom Little Bear Nason, Tribal Chairman of the tribe, said in a statement in October.
"These lands are home to many ancient villages of our people, and directly across the Little Sur River sits Pico Blanco or 'Pitchi', which is the most sacred spot on the coast for the Esselen People and the center of our origin story."
The Esselen tribe says the land will not be commercially developed and that the conservation efforts will continue.
In addition, the tribe plans on building a village that other indigenous tribes in the area can utilize. They are also planning to host public educational events to teach others about their culture.
"We are going to conserve it and pass it on to our children and grandchildren and beyond," Nason says. "Getting this land back gives privacy to do our ceremonies. It gives us space and the ability to continue our culture without further interruption."
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of students and NAAC accreditation with AISHE.
(DAVV), only 27 colleges have filled it.
The varsity has started approaching the colleges to fill the details.
"Although the last date to fill is February 20. We have already started asking the college's affiliated to us to fill the details as besides the grants, now the scholarship and NAAC accreditation has also been linked to AISHE," said DAVV vice-chancellor N K Dhakad.
The information on ' Know your college' portal will be filled only with the help of this input and as parents and students go through the details online before planning to opt for a particular college, it is essential for the colleges to fill the details that are required.


The film — to be produced by John Battsek, P.J. van Sandwijk and Michael Lesslie — has lined up exclusive interviews with the British cave divers who assisted in the rescue.
National Geographic Documentary Films — whose Free Solo was just awarded the best documentary feature Oscar — has greenlit its next feature project, an account of the 2018 rescue of a Thai youth soccer team that had been trapped inside a flooding cave.
Kevin Macdonald — an Oscar winner himself for the 1999 documentary One Day in September, about the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics — is directing the project, which is being produced by John Battsek, who was a producer on One Day, along with P.J. van Sandwijk and executive producer Michael Lesslie.
The rescue operation, which attracted international attention, saved 12 boys and their assistant coach after they had spent 18 days in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in north Thailand as approaching monsoon rains threatened further flooding.
The film, which currently has the working title Thai Cave Rescue, will feature exclusive interviews with British cave divers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen along with Chris Jewell, Jason Mallinson, Connor Roe, Josh Bratchley and Jim Warny, as well as in-depth interviews with Australian divers Dr. Richard Harris and Craig Challen. Aiming for a 2020 release, the doc will also include interviews with Thai officials and volunteers whose assistance played a critical role in the successful rescue efforts.
"This rescue mission is more than just a story of hope, it's a story of humanity coming together," Macdonald said Monday of the project. "This film will represent a full 360-degree view of the crisis, told through unexpected angles and with untold stories."
Added Battsek: "The inherent drama of this rescue captured the attention of the world like few recent events have. As producers, for P.J. and I to now have the opportunity to tell this remarkable story in partnership with the team at National Geographic Documentary Films, who have been responsible for some of the most successful and impactful feature documentaries of recent times, is extremely exciting."
The film originated with Storyteller Productions and its producers van Sandwijk and Lesslie, who approached Macdonald — he also directed the recent documentary about Whitney Houston, Whitney — after the news of the successful outcome of the rescue mission and subsequently secured the rights of the British divers. It also marks the second production in a long-term strategic partnership between Storyteller Productions and Passion Pictures.
"I've long admired Kevin MacDonald's artistic vision and virtuosity when it comes to authentic storytelling," Carolyn Bernstein, executive vp scripted content and documentary films for National Geographic, said in announcing the project. "I'm elated to be working with him, John Battsek and P.J. van Sandwijk to help audiences better understand the complexities of this captivating story."
The Thai rescue has attracted the attention of a number of filmmakers, although to date only one project has completed filming: The Cave, an independently produced Thai feature from Bangkok-based DeWarrenne Productions and writer-director Tom Waller. Others who have been pursuing the subject include producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti for Universal Pictures; Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu, working with Ivanhoe Pictures; and God's Not Dead producer Michael Scott for Pure Flix Entertainment.
National Geographic Documentary Films, which was launched in 2017, saw Free Solo, about Alex Honnold's rope-free climb up the face of Yosemite's El Capitan, collect Cinema Audio Society, Motion Picture Sound Editors, Critics' Choice and Cinema Eye awards in addition to its Oscar. The film made its broadcast debut Sunday night on Nat Geo. Last year, the documentary unit also scored Emmys with two films produced under its banner — Jane, about primatologist Jane Goodall, and LA 92, about the rioting that was sparked in Los Angeles when four police officers, charged with assaulting Rodney King, were acquitted.


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America has been a land of immigrants since the Stone Age.
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package com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import com.espertech.esper.client.EPAdministrator;
import com.espertech.esper.client.EPRuntime;
import com.espertech.esper.client.EPServiceProvider;
import com.espertech.esper.client.EPServiceProviderManager;
import com.espertech.esper.client.EPStatement;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.domain.Apple;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.domain.Student;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.domain.Teacher;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.AppleLabelListener;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.ContextListener;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.StudentLappingListener;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.StudentListener;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.TeacherLappingListener;
import com.yuzhouwan.esper_avg_price.listener.TeacherListener;

public class ContextExample {

	private EPServiceProvider epServiceProvider;
	private EPAdministrator admin;

	@Before
	public void init() {
		epServiceProvider = EPServiceProviderManager.getDefaultProvider();
		admin = epServiceProvider.getEPAdministrator();
	}

	@Test
	public void contextProperties() {

		String appleName = Apple.class.getName();

		/**
		 * The follow line declares some contexts that be partitioned by some
		 * fields here, and their index begin from 0.
		 */
		String eplDeclareContext = "create context apple partition by appleId from "
				+ appleName;
		admin.createEPL(eplDeclareContext);

		String eplCreateContext = "context apple select context.id, context.name, context.key1 from "
				+ appleName;
		EPStatement statement = admin.createEPL(eplCreateContext);
		statement.addListener(new ContextListener());

		EPRuntime runtime = epServiceProvider.getEPRuntime();

		List<Apple> apples = new LinkedList<Apple>();
		apples.add(new Apple(1, 2));
		apples.add(new Apple(2, 1));
		apples.add(new Apple(1, 2));
		apples.add(new Apple(4, 3));

		for (Apple apple : apples)
			runtime.sendEvent(apple);

	}

	@Test
	public void hashContext() {

		String studentName = Student.class.getName();
		String teacherName = Teacher.class.getName();
		String declareContext = "create context hash coalesce by hash_code(sid) from "
				+ studentName
				+ "(sid>5), consistent_hash_crc32(tid) from "
				+ teacherName + " granularity 6";
		/**
		 * TODO:How to merge those following contexts into a single context?

		 *
		 * Why not we can get the property thacontext.key1 from context that
		 * named studentName?
		 */
		String createStudentContext = "context hash select context.id, context.name from "
				+ studentName;
		String createTeacherContext = "context hash select context.id, context.name from "
				+ teacherName;

		admin.createEPL(declareContext);
		EPStatement stateStudent = admin.createEPL(createStudentContext);
		EPStatement stateTeacher = admin.createEPL(createTeacherContext);

		stateStudent.addListener(new StudentListener());
		stateTeacher.addListener(new TeacherListener());

		EPRuntime runtime = epServiceProvider.getEPRuntime();

		List<Student> students = new LinkedList<Student>();
		students.add(new Student(11, "a"));
		students.add(new Student(12, "b"));
		students.add(new Student(11, "a"));
		students.add(new Student(14, "c"));
		for (Student student : students)
			runtime.sendEvent(student);

		List<Teacher> teachers = new LinkedList<Teacher>();
		teachers.add(new Teacher(1, "aa"));
		teachers.add(new Teacher(2, "bb"));
		for (Teacher teacher : teachers)
			runtime.sendEvent(teacher);

	}

	@Test
	public void labelContext() {

		String appleName = Apple.class.getName();

		String declareLabelContext = "create context appleLabel group by applePrice < 10 as low, group by applePrice >= 10 and applePrice <= 20 as middle, group by applePrice > 20 as high from "
				+ appleName;
		String createLabelContext = "context appleLabel select context.id, context.name, context.label, applePrice from "
				+ appleName;

		admin.createEPL(declareLabelContext);
		EPStatement state = admin.createEPL(createLabelContext);
		state.addListener(new AppleLabelListener());

		EPRuntime runtime = epServiceProvider.getEPRuntime();

		List<Apple> apples = new LinkedList<Apple>();
		apples.add(new Apple(1, 1));
		apples.add(new Apple(2, 10));
		apples.add(new Apple(1, 20));
		apples.add(new Apple(3, 33));
		for (Apple apple : apples)
			runtime.sendEvent(apple);

	}

	@Test
	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	public void startEndContext() {

		/**
		 * ...
		 */
		String declareStartEndContext = "create context NineToFive start (0, 9, *, *, *) end (0, 17, *, *, *)";
		String createStartEndContext = "context NineToFive select * from TrafficEvent(speed >= 100)";
		/**
		 * ...
		 */
	}

	@Test
	public void lappingContext() {

		String studentName = Student.class.getName();
		String teacherName = Teacher.class.getName();

		/**
		 * TODO:How to get the end node?

		 *
		 * The priority annotation did not work.
		 */
		String declareLappingContext = "@Priority(0) create context lapping start "
				+ studentName + " end " + teacherName;
		admin.createEPL(declareLappingContext);

		{

			String createLappingContext = "@Priority(1) context lapping select sid from "
					+ studentName;
			EPStatement state = admin.createEPL(createLappingContext);
			state.addListener(new StudentLappingListener());
		}
		{

			String createLappingContext = "@Priority(1) context lapping select tid from "
					+ teacherName;
			EPStatement state = admin.createEPL(createLappingContext);
			state.addListener(new TeacherLappingListener());
		}
		/**
		 * Why not we could get the terminated event?
		 */
		{
			String createLappingContext = "context lapping select tid from "
					+ teacherName + " output snapshot when terminated";
			EPStatement state = admin.createEPL(createLappingContext);
			state.addListener(new TeacherLappingListener());
		}

		/**
		 * Student's id: 1

		 * Student's id: 2
		 */
		EPRuntime runtime = epServiceProvider.getEPRuntime();
		runtime.sendEvent(new Teacher(1, "aa"));
		runtime.sendEvent(new Student(1, "a"));
		runtime.sendEvent(new Student(2, "b"));
		runtime.sendEvent(new Teacher(2, "bb"));

	}

	@Test
	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	public void timeContext() {

		/**
		 * ...
		 */
		String declareTimeContext = "create context time start after 10 seconds end 1 minute";
		/**
		 * ...
		 */

	}

	@Test
	@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	public void nestingContext() {

		/**
		 * ...
		 */
		String declareNestingContext = "create context NineToFiveSegmented "
				+ "context NineToFive start (0, 9, *, *, *) end (0, 17, *, *, *), "
				+ "context SegmentedByUser partition by userId from User";
		String createNestingContext = "context NineToFiveSegmented select context.NineToFive.startTime, context.SegmentedByUser.key1 from User";
		/**
		 * ...
		 */

	}

}

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Q: Error while using str_count() function in R: 'Input must be a vector, not an environment.' I have a dataframe df, which has a chr column Col1, that looks like this:

Col1

"apple;orange;pear"

"orange;apple"

I want to create a new column, in which I count the number of words in Col1. I did this previously with this code:
df$Count <- sapply(df$Col1, function(x) {
sum(str_count(x, ";")+1)
})

It worked well until now.
I've recently updated the rlang package to version 1.0.6 and after updating I'm constantly getting this error:

Error in stop_vctrs():
! Input must be a vector, not an environment.
Run rlang::last_error() to see where the error occurred.

I ran rlang::last_error() :

Backtrace:

*

*base::sapply(...)

*vctrs:::stop_scalar_type(<fn>(<env>), "")

*vctrs:::stop_vctrs(msg, "vctrs_error_scalar_type", actual = x)
Run rlang::last_trace() to see the full context.

I also did a simple test vector with c() and tried using str_count() with this, but it gives the same error.

A: A base R approach to count the number of words separated by a ";" is:
lengths(gregexpr(";", df$Col1)) + 1
# [1] 3 2

To create a new column, simply:
df$NewCol <- lengths(gregexpr(";", df$Col1)) + 1

#                Col1 NewCol
# 1 apple;orange;pear      3
# 2      orange;apple      2

Data
df <- data.frame(Col1 = c("apple;orange;pear","orange;apple"))

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HomePoliticsFrench-Polish relations undermined by Emmanuel Macron's presidential campaign
/ May 6, 2017
French-Polish relations undermined by Emmanuel Macron's presidential campaign
By Olivier Bault.
Poland – "You know the friends of Madame Le Pen, her allies: these are the regimes of misters Orbán, Kaczyński, Putin. These are not open and free democracies. Many freedoms are violated every day and, by this, so are our principles. (Extract from Emmanuel Macron's speech of May 1). Which freedoms exactly? We do not know, but this phrase made the headlines of all the Polish media this week.
The candidate of François Hollande and Manuel Valls in the French presidential elections had already been widely talked about on the banks of the Vistula the previous week with his promise to introduce sanctions against Poland within the first three months of his investiture, if he wins the second round of the vote. The sanctions are based on the relocation of Whirlpool – Ed. in Poland -, but would relate to alleged non-compliance by Poland with the EU's "principles": "Regarding the Whirlpool's case, within three months after my election, a decision will be taken on Poland. I put my responsibility on the table on this subject," declared the replacement candidate of the Socialists and now of the Left-Right in the Voix du Nord – Ed. Regional newspaper of Nothern France – on April 27 by mentioning the use of Article 7 of the EU Treaty which provides for the suspension of a country's rights as a Member State.
Even before being elected, the candidate Emmanuel Macron has managed to quarrel with Poland and Hungary, the two leading countries in Central and Eastern Europe. His possible election to the presidency of the French Republic promises therefore complicated relations with the former Eastern Europe. As with Macron, there are deep disagreements between these countries and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, particularly on immigration issues, but she has never made such statements, and Germany's relations with these countries remain good and compatible with the co-operation within the European Union, which is nonetheless the least when one wants to be "pro-European".
If presided by Emmanuel Macron, things will be more difficult for France. Polish President Andrzej Duda made it very clear on May 3 in an interview with Polish television TVP: "Regarding the candidate Macron running for the French Presidency, given his statements, if he wins the presidential elections, he will have to start work on getting Poland back to trust him and France". The Polish Foreign Ministry reacted to Emmanuel Macron's speech on May 1 in an official statement: "We are following with interest the election campaign in France because of the importance of this country for the future of the EU. In this context, we regret to note that once again during this presidential campaign in France, an Allied country that belongs like Poland to NATO and the European Union, a candidate for the highest office uses inadmissible comparisons and intellectual shortcuts that mislead public opinion. […] The values and principles of free democracy are respected in Poland. Among the fundamental values that have been present in the Polish culture and tradition for several hundred years, there is respect and tolerance for those with different political views […]. We expect the future French President, whoever wins these elections, to carry out an in-depth analysis before making judgments on the policies of other States and to clarify any doubts in the context of bilateral contacts".
Seen from Poland, a country that is largely in favor of the European Union, even if it does not share the federalist vision of Emmanuel Macron's two-speed Europe, the candidate of the Left-Right now appears as a threat to the cohesion of the EU. From the point of view of the Polish interests there is no good choice on Sunday between Marine Le Pen who would withdraw France from the integrated command of the NATO and could trigger a Frexit and Emmanuel Macron who launches unprecedented attacks against two EU member states before even being elected.
Translated from French by the Visegrád Post.
Tags:andrzej dudaélectionsemmanuel macronEUfrancehungarymarine le penmerkelolivier baultpolandsanctions
Czech PM Sobotka resigns over conflict with his rival Andrej Babiš
Hungary's Foreign Minister calls on European Commission first Vice President Timmermans to resign


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Malcolm Lee (basketball)
Position Shooting guard
College UCLA (2008–2011)
Salary 1.148 million USD (2015)
Name Malcolm Lee
Parents Delma Lee, Toshio Lee
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Role Basketball player
Siblings Shandrika Lee-Gerch
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Born May 22, 1990 (age 25) Riverside, California (1990-05-22)
High school John W. North (Riverside, California)
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Similar People Brett Brown, Flip Saunders, Randy Wittman, John Calipari, Ryan Saunders
Highlights malcolm lee 31 points vs the vipers 12 27 2014
Malcolm Toshio Lee (born May 22, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). As a college basketball player with the UCLA Bruins, he received all-conference honors in the Pacific-10 (later known as the Pac-12). After his junior year, he was selected in the second round of the 2011 NBA draft, and began his professional career with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Lee was born in Riverside, California, to Toshio and Delma Lee. He attended John W. North High School in Riverside.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lee was listed as the No. 5 shooting guard and the No. 47 player in the nation in 2008.
Lee was named to the All-Pac-10 first team and Pac-10 All-Defensive team in his junior year at UCLA in 2011. He declared for the NBA draft after the season against the advice of UCLA coach Ben Howland. ESPN, Fox Sports, and Yahoo also questioned Lee's decision.
Lee was drafted in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft with the 43rd overall pick by the Chicago Bulls. He was traded on draft night to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the draft rights to Norris Cole, the 28th pick, for the draft rights to Nikola Mirotić, the 23rd pick.
Lee signed a three-year guaranteed contract with the Timberwolves, rare for a second round pick. After his knee grew sore during training camp, Lee missed the beginning of the 2011–12 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. On February 6, 2012, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA Development League to rehabilitate his knee, and he was recalled after playing three games. He was re-assigned to Sioux Falls on February 29. He made his NBA regular season debut on March 10, 2012.
In 2012–13, Lee missed the majority of training camp and the exhibition season with an injured groin. He started 12 games during the regular season, including a career-high 10 points on December 4, 2012, in a win at Philadelphia. He became slowed by injuries, missing the remainder of the season after two surgeries in January: one hip surgery and another to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee.
On June 27, 2013, the day of the 2013 NBA Draft, Lee was traded to the Golden State Warriors, who subsequently traded him to the Phoenix Suns. He spent the summer in Phoenix rehabilitating, but a less than full-strength right quadriceps prevented him from being cleared for full work. He was traded again on October 25, 2013, along with Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown, and Kendall Marshall, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Emeka Okafor and a 2014 lottery protected first round draft pick. Lee, Brown, and Marshall were all waived by the Wizards three days later.
On October 7, 2014, Lee signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. However, he was later waived by the 76ers on October 25, 2014. On November 3, 2014, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers as an affiliate player. On December 5, he re-signed with the 76ers. Six days later, he was waived by the 76ers when they acquired Andrei Kirilenko and Jorge Gutiérrez in a trade. On December 13, he returned to Delaware and played that same night against the Canton Charge. On January 30, 2015, Lee was traded to the Grand Rapids Drive for the returning player rights to Khalif Wyatt.
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Just as Pink Floyd helped redefined the live rock and roll live experience, Roger Waters Us + Them does much the same for concert movies in our new immersive entertainment age.
Recorded at the Ziggo Drome arena in Amsterdam, on the European leg of Water's 2017-2018 Us + Them tour, it's a stunning audio visual experience.
The tour saw Waters perform a total of 156 shows to 2.3 million people throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and beyond. But I'll wager none of them would have seen the show quite like this. Shot on RED digital cameras, it's a 4K multichannel feast that takes live music to a new level.
Directed by Waters and Sean Evans (the duo previously worked together on Roger Waters The Wall), Us + Them is ecstatically cinematic. It makes wonderful use of its wide aspect ratio, shifting to an even wider framing for some of the narrative material.
The show opens and closes with tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon, via The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here, and Waters' last album, Is This The Life We Really Want? The set list will be familiar to many, but Time still made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, and listen out for a standout version of Another Brick in the Wall.
The soundmix is quite sensational. Us + Them uses Dolby Atmos more effectively for music than any other content I've heard before. It doesn't just reserve height for arena ambience and crowd noise. Songs are mixed almost equally front and high. The band looms, the sound is a tidal wave, and the clarity and precision is astonishing. It also makes thunderous use of deep bass. This movie is a sonic masterwork.
Staging is similarly breath-taking, from the emergence of Battersea Power Station from flashing cubes that descend from the rafters (projection mapping is eerily good), through to the iconic, prismatic climax.
And, inevitably, the show is heavily political. It bludgeons its message home and Waters doesn't mince words, with Donald Trump providing a fresh new focus for Money.
Roger Waters Us + Them will be screened in cinemas across the UK (and globally) on October 2 and October 6 only. Tickets are on sale now from rogerwatersusandthem.com.
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Discussion in 'Commercial Games Discussion' started by Labyrinthine, Sep 2, 2018.
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Advertising is a hard one, can't say I master it yet. But coming from a guy who rarely did it to one that is starting to figure it out, I recommend to really understand out what is the most important part in your game. What's the "Wow!" factor, the hook. Most of the times is easy to overlook as you already know the game in and out. But figuring out the thing to get people excited before even playing is the key for making a sale.
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You have various ways to advertise that are good in my opinion. Using sites like this, rmmv.co itch.io and others to promote your game is always a good idea. This way you will also get constructive criticism. Another thing is to join discord servers in the niche your game is in, talk and discuss there and casually bring up the fact that you have a game. This is important, as no one likes promotion being shoved down their throat, especially by new people. So having it casually brought up and only talking about it if anyone asks for more information is key.
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Heyho, guys! Thanks for the all the insight in this topic!
One thing I'd like to add from our experience that (I think) hasn't been mentioned before:
The best time to start letting people know about your game is: As soon as you have something playable!
(As opposed to start it after your game is already done). Don't wait too long to show your game to the world!
This way, you get to know your players much better (and it's much more fun to kinda work together with them on the game).
I'm glad I got this tip from a friendly dev soon after we started with the whole sexy gamedev/Patreon thing, so I'm taking this opportunity to pass it on to you as well
Happy devving and stay funky,
@Labyrinthine Good luck with the sales and your future games and thanks for starting this thread!
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it is a good idea to put your game on Steam and AppStore
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Been awhile since I posted here. Glad to see this thread still being updated every once in awhile!
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I know that for steam, they take around 30% cut for selling your game on their platform in addition to the $100 that has to be put upfront. As for Aldorlea Games, do you happen to know what is the % that they take per sale? In addition, is there some statistics on how many sale would posting on Aldorlea Games would there be compared to posting on steam?
I'm sure if you ask @Indinera they'd be happy to let you know. Both BMTMicro and Aldorlea take a significant cut, so most developers up the cost of their game accordingly so they can still make a profit.
That being said I couldn't vouch more for the site. It's a shame that I only published my first game there and went in a different direction with the next few.
The thing with Aldorlea is that, like what's already been said, your standard run-of-the-mill RPGMaker games are not only expected, but encouraged, even ones using the RTP and free resources. Unlike Steam, where a majority of users will buy your game on sale and never play it, 100% of players who buy your game on Aldorlea will at least try it. Even better is that they're not afraid to give you feedback and bug reports. I know from personal experience!
All that being said, the userbase for Aldorlea is dedicated, but still relatively small compared to Steam and other platforms, so you shouldn't expect to make bank if you publish there. Personally I submit all of my profits to BMTMicro's end-of-the-year charity donation.
No offense, but I've given up on Steam when it comes to selling games there (though I'll probably post it there...eventually). All I've seen says that unless you are the hot new AAA game or a porn game you got about 0.000000001% of making it big. Even the big name RPGMaker games didn't do it on Steam, they sold the game elsewhere long before they got on Steam.
@bgillisp it's embarrassing to say this, but it took me over a year before I realized why some hentai RPGs and even some more "generic" RPGs sell decently: It's because they have actual publishers (i.e. they're not self-published). Many of the hentai RPGs on Steam are from the same publisher, not to mention the games are translated in English and Chinese. I'm sure the Chinese translation boosts sales quite a bit.
Having a publisher means already having users to advertise to in addition to having plenty of money to advertise and promote the game. Finding a publisher seems like the only way to have a chance of making any money from Steam nowadays unless you have a decent amount of cash to spend on advertising.
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Well, sale your game is similar to sale toys, goods, you must catch up with nowaday trending.
Classical RPG is out of date, not because you like it mean another does.
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We are curious.... what would you say the "nowaday trending" is... nowadays?
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And actually, many have been proven wrong when they say classical RPG are not popular. Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler are considered classical RPG's and they were massive successes.
@Studio Blue : Well, it seems for RPGMaker games on Steam its only the Hentai games that do well now. In fact, I joke that Steam needs to be renamed Steamy due to the flood of those kind of games coming to Steam.
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Ah! Gotcha! XD Yeah.... we see what ya mean.
@bgillisp I'm just talking off the top of my head here, but I feel like the reason why hentai RPGs manage to sell is because they're presented in a way that makes the viewer feel something - and for guys, there's no easier way to spark a feeling than good ol' fashioned anime tiddies.
I know that's obvious information, but if you think about it, the vast majority of RPGMaker games on the market try to sell themselves on the "return to classic jRPG story and gameplay" tag. It's been discussed to death by now, but this tactic's been run into the ground for years now, and it simply has no appeal, even to people who are actually into that genre.
And for people who are into that genre, why look for an RPGmaker game with that tagline when you could just pick up Chrono Trigger or Dragon Quest or one of the games you mentioned? Because those games are part of a brand are guaranteed to have quality at least!
I know they're few and far between, but there are quite a few RPGmaker games that managed to sell, and IMO outside of having a publisher they generally had an appeal and some sort of approach to make the viewer feel something as they looked at the game. In other words, they had "the X factor", or whatever you prefer to call it. It just so happens that the easiest and most sure-fire X factor is... Well, anime tiddies.
To name an example of another X factor, I saw a very unique RPGm game on steam awhile back called Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass. Just find the game on steam and you can tell from the get-go that this is a game worth buying if you're into whimsical earthbound-ish RPGs.
Edit: Seriously, look at this game if you (the person reading this thread) get the chance because it's a shining example of an RPGMaker game that, while not on the level of Lisa or One Shot or To The Moon, succeeded without the use of sex appeal, a low price tag or having a publisher.
As another example, my second game, Knight Bewitched, had a small X factor in the form of romance that undoubtedly helped it break the mold of the average RPGmaker game.
I know I haven't said anything newsworthy here, but I feel like it's worth stating for every developer here that you should take a careful look at your game and ask yourself what its appeal is. If the only conclusion you can come up with is, "story-focused jRPG", or some variant of that, then you may want to acknowledge that your game will probably not sell well, regardless of the game's quality or the amount of effort put into it.
Edit: wanted to say that I talk about appeal as someone who struggles with making appealing games himself. When I first released Mari and the Black Tower about two years ago, I honestly believed the game would sell decently because it was a good jRPG with well-written characters and a good story.
Today, I understand that the only appeal Mari and the Black Tower has to the average Steam user is that it's a cheap game they can buy to add to their collection. I'm not knocking my own quality when I say my game has no appeal, but rather I'm acknowledging that my game does not have an X factor, and if someone looked at my game and asked me, "Why should I buy this?", I wouldn't have an answer.
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Also, there is a huge thing "Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass" does that a lot of RPG Maker games on Steam do not do. This right here:
Do you see that image? Look at it. LOOK AT IT!!! (ahem) Jimmy is sleeping in his mother's arms, and she is stroking his hair (in the actual game, you can see the mother's sprite stroking the boy's head). In 99% of all RPG Maker games, they'd be standing next to each other under that tree, with maybe Jimmy using the "Damaged" graphic that comes with the RMMV generator to simulate sleeping.
The difference is immediately noticeable:
1. In Jimmy's case, the physicality of the sprite creates a human connection between Jimmy and his mother, something the player can empathize with. We know from that simple action that (1) Jimmy's mother loves him and (2) Jimmy feels safe with her.
2. In the other example, we have two sprites looking at each other. No connection. No empathy. Maybe if the writing is really good, you'll get something, but probably not (the ability of most RPG Maker developers to write compelling exhibition and dialog has been a bone of contention with us, especially Steel, for a while).
Anyway, the additional work of creating a sprite that generates human connection makes all the difference. Video games are mostly visual storytelling, which relies on showing the player something.
All the difference in the world.
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I had high expectations for Jimmy in terms of sales, I thought it might be the next big RPGM game after Lisa, especially after the coverage it got from people like Nitrorad. From what the creator has said though, while its sold more copies than 99% of RPGM games out there it didnt really gain the sort of traction I think a lot of its followers expected which is unfortunate. I think the game will end up being a bit of a slow burn cult classic but I guess in the end time will tell. It certainly deserves alot more attention than it has gotten.
@jkweath : I'll tell you why I'd pick it up instead of those games. Maybe I've played those games 105166 times and want something, anything else that is similar, but not the exact same game.
I think one thing that is hurting games these days though is the low price points they set as their normal price. I see a game under $5 and immediately think it is a bad or a quick flash game and pass on it most of the time. And I wonder how many others think the same way? After all there is something to be said for valuing your own work some too.
Personally usually if a game is under $9.99 before sales I don't even bother unless someone recommends it to me, as past experience has taught me that games with a retail value under $9.99 are usually not that great of games.
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@jkweath I totally agree with your 'X-Factor' sentiment. Standing out (visually and gameplay-wise) helps a lot when it comes to visibility and gives your game a kind of unique, recognisable character.
Basically, anwer the question 'Why should people play my game?' first and it'll be a lot easier afterwards.
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@jkweath I totally agree with your 'X-Factor' sentiment. Standing out (visually and gamepay-wise) helps a lot when it comes to visibility and gives your game a kind of unique, recognisable character.
Right! A common thread I've noticed with every RPGM game that's sold poorly is that they have no X factor - there's nothing in the game's presentation or gameplay that excites the viewer or at least makes them feel interested.
X factor isn't just about making the game's store page prettier for viewers on Steam either. Part of releasing a commercial game usually involves contacting outlets, namely gaming websites, YouTubers and maybe streamers, to promote your game. You need a killer presentation to get any attention from content creators.
I'd go as far as to say there's no point in lamenting over the indie game apocalypse if the game you're trying to sell isn't marketable to begin with. For developers like the guy who made Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, sure, I'd argue that the flood of games on Steam has probably cut into his sales, so I could see him/her struggling with that, but for the traditional "RPGM game that has less than 1000 installations" , there's probably something else going on besides too much competition.
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Six Key Artworks in NGV's Haring and Basquiat Exhibition
These two key figures exploded from the experimental East Village art scene during the 1980s. In partnership with NGV, we speak to the curator of their blockbuster show about six key works that help define the exhibition.
Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines
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Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat at the opening reception for Julian Schnabel at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1987.
Photography: Courtesy of NGV / George Hirose
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Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat were bound by a friendship forged on the streets of '80s New York. Each understood the other's experience – which was kind of specific – as DIY artists turned art-world sensations.
"They were close friends and also rivals – but it was a very fruitful rivalry," says art historian Dieter Buchhart, curator of a stunning new joint exhibition at the NGV, Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines. "They brought out the best out of each other."
They also died painfully young: Basquiat in 1988 at the age of 27 and Haring just 18 months later, in 1990, aged 32. Despite their brief lives, each left behind a rich creative legacy. Crossing Lines explores the intersection between these two artists' lives, work, ideas and friendship across more than 200 works. We asked Buchhart to guide us through six key works in the exhibition.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Irony of a Negro Policeman (1981)
Born to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat frequently encountered racism, and often explored the experience, as well as its socio-political and cultural dimensions, in his work.
Here, he highlights the apparent absurdity of an African American working as a police officer, enforcing the very rules that create oppression. "This painting is the size of an adult human, standing like a warrior ready to defend his or her rights," says Buchhart. "It's a very powerful piece. Basquiat couldn't fathom how an African American could be a part of the police force, when it was known the police would beat and even kill African Americans."
The artist deploys his characteristic wordplay to reinforce the point: the word "Irony" floats cloudlike by the figure's head, while an echo of the title – "Irony of Negro Plcemn" – is scrawled at eye level, below the brim of his hat. Near the bottom of the frame is the word "Pawn".
"Basquiat couldn't even hail a cab in his own city of New York," says Buchhart. "He needed a white friend to do it for him. Basquiat's art was all about African American identity and the questioning of that identity."
Keith Haring, Untitled (1982)
This is one of the most important artworks Haring created says Buchhart. It contains several of the signs from what Buchhart calls Haring's "image language" or "alphabet of symbols" in a commentary on nuclear weapons, a hot topic in the early '80s and a development Haring vehemently opposed.
At the centre of the work is Radiant Baby, a figure Haring often used as an emblem of purity and hope. But here, Radiant Baby is in the midst of a mushroom cloud – the fallout from an atomic explosion. The dogs – another signature motif and usually representing power and authority – here stand guard. The abundant red crosses are targets, while angels represent the dead. It seems no one, not even Radiant Baby, is safe from the threat of nuclear war.
"That year Haring supported a rally against the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war," says Buchhart. "The black tarp he's used [to paint on] is unusual – it's a very solid, very tough work. He'd been experimenting with plastic paint, mixing it himself to get the right chemical reaction. The texture of the work is fascinating, definitely one to see in person."
Jean-Michel Basquiat, A Panel of Experts (1982)
Many critics think this raw mixed-media piece depicts a real-life encounter between two women in a New York nightclub: Basquiat's girlfriend Suzanne Mallouk (whom he nicknamed Venus) and his lover Madonna – who, though not yet a superstar, was already part of the Downtown Manhattan scene. The image is covered in a thick layer of black paint and used as a surface to inscribe names, words in both English and Haitian Creole, and symbols like arrows and Basquiat's iconic crown.
"What Basquiat does in his copy-paste method of working and compiling information is connect things you might not otherwise connect," says Buchhart. "This offers the younger generation easy access to his work; it's comparable to having multiple internet browsers open." This dense application of information also lends itself to revisiting. "I'm always being surprised by Basquiat," says Buchhart. "His work is so layered and complex, I'm always discovering new things, despite having studied him for 20 years."
Along with Radiant Baby, the Barking Dog is one of the most recognisable images in Haring's lexicon. It's thought to be an indication of action, suspicion or, at times, authoritarianism and abuse of power. This dog is a partying or dancing dog, and nicely illustrates one of Haring's key aesthetic inspirations: Egyptian hieroglyphics.
"The dot action we see in this dancing dog marks someone as being different for Keith Haring," says Buchhart. "In many of his other dancing dog paintings, the dogs are dancing on people – killing them, as a monster would. I picked this work because I like how he isolates this dog; it is an activated image with multiple meanings."
Buchart says that for Haring everything revolved around communication. "He was in dialogue with everyday people and in the art world – at the time – this was a very contemporary idea," says Buchhart. "Getting his messages across was a major motivating factor for his intervention in public spaces, so he created an image language – a kind of universal alphabet of symbols – to do it with."
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theatre with Footprints of Movie Stars (1983)
Jean-Michel Basquiat's career began in the late 1970s when he worked as a street artist tagging Manhattan's Lower East Side with mysterious, subversive messages under the name SAMO©. His highly expressionistic style mixed classic graffiti with a peculiar stock of signs, symbols and words. It quickly attracted attention from New York's burgeoning art scene, and Basquiat soon became one of the era's most revered (and profitable) artists.
In this piece, Basquiat depicts himself alongside fellow rising artists and collaborators Toxic and Rammellzee in Los Angeles. Finding themselves together for a brief time on a trip to LA, the three labelled themselves "the Hollywood Africans" – a rueful, joking reference to the stereotyping and marginalising of African Americans in the entertainment industry.
The work is a good demonstration of what Buchhart calls Basquiat's "knowledge rooms": "He took everything surrounding him – words, images, ideas – and united it in the spaces he created in his paintings and drawings," says Buchhart. "This painting, and the words in the painting, make it seem easy to read, but it's not; it's a highly complex work."
Keith Haring, A Pile of Crowns for Jean-Michel Basquiat (1988)
Both Haring and Basquiat are acclaimed for creating distinctive visual languages that make unconventional use of signs, symbols and words to convey social, political and sometimes personal messages.
Haring produced this large bittersweet painting shortly after Basquiat died from a heroin overdose. In it, he pays homage to his friend with a tottering pile of Basquiat's trademark crowns.
"Haring was absolutely shocked when Basquiat died," says Buchhart. "The crown was one of Basquiat's signature symbols; the copyright sign was, too. The two were not just friends or rivals – they had great respect for each other. It's one of the core works of the exhibition in that it connects the two artists and helps us to understand their relationship. It's also interesting to note that Haring hardly ever gave titles to his works, but he titled this one. There's no mistaking what it's about."
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    {
        TokenValidationParameters tvps = new TokenValidationParameters
        {
            // This is where you specify that your API only accepts tokens from its own clients
            ValidAudience = clientId,
        };

        app.UseOAuthBearerAuthentication(new OAuthBearerAuthenticationOptions
        {
            // This SecurityTokenProvider fetches the Azure AD B2C metadata & signing keys from the OpenIDConnect metadata endpoint
            AccessTokenFormat = new JwtFormat(tvps, new OpenIdConnectCachingSecurityTokenProvider(String.Format(aadInstance, tenant, "v2.0", discoverySuffix, commonPolicy)))
        });
    }

A: This works for me. I hope it helps someone else who is looking to use Azure B2C with the latest .NET Web API framework:
public void ConfigureAuth(IApplicationBuilder app, IOptions<PolicySettings> policySettings)
{
    app.UseJwtBearerAuthentication(new JwtBearerOptions
    {
        AuthenticationScheme = JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme,
        AutomaticAuthenticate = true,
        AutomaticChallenge = true,
        MetadataAddress = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/[my-tenant].onmicrosoft.com/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration?p=B2C_1_my-signup-signin-policy",
        Audience = "[My-Azure-App-Guid]",
        Events = new JwtBearerEvents
        {
            OnTokenValidated= ctx =>
            {
                var nameClaim = ctx.AuthenticationTicket.Principal.FindFirst("name");
                if (nameClaim != null)
                {
                    var claimsIdentity = (System.Security.Claims.ClaimsIdentity)ctx.AuthenticationTicket.Principal.Identity;
                    claimsIdentity.AddClaim(new System.Security.Claims.Claim(System.Security.Claims.ClaimTypes.Name, nameClaim.Value));
                }
                return Task.FromResult(0);
            },
            OnAuthenticationFailed = ctx =>
            {
                ctx.SkipToNextMiddleware();
                return Task.FromResult(0);
            }
        }
    });
}

A: If the JWT token is available in your client, then you can use JwtBearerAuthentication in the Web API. The JWT issued by Azure B2C ( social logins) can be used as a token to get authenticated in the Web API.
Refer to https://github.com/sendhilkumarg/AzureB2CWebAppAndAPIAuthentication
In this sample the client is a web app


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