Class: UserPolicy
- Inherits:
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#grant? ⇒ Boolean
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#invite? ⇒ Boolean
Show permission for user to invite new streamers.
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#grant? ⇒ Boolean
Show permission for user to grant permissions
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# File 'app/policies/user_policy.rb', line 6 def grant? admin? end |
#invite? ⇒ Boolean
Show permission for user to invite new streamers
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# File 'app/policies/user_policy.rb', line 12 def invite? admin? or (user.id != user_record.id and streamer?) end |
#user_record ⇒ User
Define record
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# File 'app/policies/user_policy.rb', line 18 def user_record @record end |


Crude Oil: Inventory-Price Modelling Implications For 2020
by Robert BoslegoSummary
- Inventory-price approach leaves out all other price factors.
- 3 regression models show oil prices dropping in 2020.
- But other factors such as production in Iran and Venezuela could have major impacts.
Using inventories to predict oil prices has some merit, but it is only one factor to consider. For example, last October and November, crude oil prices crashed, leading up to the imposition of sanctions on Iranian oil, and the granting of waivers. That price development had nothing to do with U.S. crude oil inventories.
Today, oil prices are down based on a Reuters report that Russia may not agree to deeper cuts at the December OPEC+ meeting. "We expect uneasy talks in December. Russia will not categorically agree to (deepen) cuts in winter," a source said.
Nevertheless, I used regression analysis to determine what the EIA's inventory forecasts implies for oil prices. I found that three versions predict lower oil prices for 2020.
First, I used monthly global OECD stocks and monthly WTI futures prices from 2010 through 2018. The r-squared value of the actual v. fitted prices is 78%.
I used the November EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) predictions of future OECD inventories to arrive at a prediction of WTI futures prices, given the model above.
Comparing prices from the regression to crude futures dated November 18th, the regression implies crude prices will drop in 2020 approaching $45 by year-end.
I constructed a second regression model using monthly U.S. total commercial inventories (crude plus products) instead of global OECD stocks from 2010 to 2018. The r-squared of the regression was also 78%.
I used the November EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) predictions of future U.S. commercial inventories to arrive at a prediction of WTI futures prices, given the second model above.
Comparing prices from the regression to crude futures dated November 18th, the regression again implies crude prices will drop in 2020.
Finally, I constructed a third regression model using U.S. crude oil inventories alone for the period 2010 to 2018. The r-squared of the regression dropped to 73 %.
I used the November EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) predictions of future U.S. crude oil inventories to arrive at a prediction of WTI futures prices, given the third model above.
Comparing prices from the regression to crude futures dated November 18th, the regression again implies crude prices will drop in 2020.
Conclusions
I know some may say the EIA's inventory predictions are wrong. However, the EIA has correctly predicted the rise in U.S. crude stocks this 4Q19 when there have been others expecting crude stocks to drop.
Using the three regression models I presented and forecasts for 2020, all give the same conclusion, that crude futures prices will drop in 2020, not rise. But there are many other considerations, such as if the Iran sanctions are lifted, allowing its exports to return, or if PDVSA is able to restore some of Venezuela's production with the help of Rosneft.
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Result = MakeIPAddress(Field0, Field1, Field2, Field3 [, Field4, Field5, Field6, Field7])概要
Returns the equivalent numeric value of the specified IP address.
参数
Field0, Field1, Field2, Field3 The individual fields of the address. Each field can only have a value between 0 and 255. Field4, Field5, Field6, Field7 (optional) The remaining individual fields for IPv6 address. Each field can only have a value between 0 and 255. When these fields are specified, an IPv6 address is created. When the address is no more needed, it has to be manually freed with FreeIP(). IPv4 address must not be freed with FreeIP().
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Returns the IP address.
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StreetHawk's Geofence module is used for running location based campaigns based on user's entry and exit into a geofence area. The document describes integrating StreetHawk SDK's Geofence module into your application. You will be required to register the geofence of interest into StreetHawk console. Steps for registering geofence in StreetHawk console are described below under Create Your First Geofence Based Campaign section.
To access this module from JavaScript, you would do the following:
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Jaishankar, Japanese NSA hold talks to discuss foreign policy cooperation
On Saturday, Jaishankar concluded his visit to Nagoya, Japan, where he interacted with his counterparts from several countries as he attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting.
by Press Trust of IndiaExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Japan's National Security Adviser Shigeru Kitamura and discussed foreign policy cooperation.
"A pleasure to receive Japanese NSA Shigeru Kitamura on his first visit to India as the National Security Advisor. Good discussions on our foreign policy cooperation," Jaishankar tweeted after the meeting.
On Saturday, Jaishankar concluded his visit to Nagoya, Japan, where he interacted with his counterparts from several countries as he attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting.
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THE SPANISH PRISONER A film review by Matt Williams
RATING: * * * 1/2* out of * * * *
Don't look for a Spanish prisoner in David Mamet's new film, The Spanish Prisoner. There isn't one...but, that's the point. In this intricate thriller, nothing is quite as it seems...or is it?
Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) thinks he's on the verge of hitting the big time. He's just invented a complex financial formula called The Process, which could mean huge profits for his company. His boss, Mr. Klein (Ben Gazzara), has promised him due compensation at the next stockholder's meeting, but his friend George Lang (Ricky Jay), a company lawyer, advises him he should get something in writing, or he might get screwed.
Thus do Joe, George, Mr. Klein, and Susan Ricci (Rebecca Pidgeon), a company secretary who has a crush on Joe, travel to a Caribbean resort island St. Estephe to sell The Process. While there, Joe meets a mysterious businessman, Jimmy Dell (Steve Martin), who befriends him and begins to give him worldly advice.
But then, things begin to fall apart, and the overly-trusting Joe begins to have doubts. Is anyone really who they seem? Is Joe being played for a sucker? If so, who is out to get him, and who can he trust?
David Mamet's complex plot is well constructed, and full of myriad twists and turns. The whole film is pleasantly reminiscent of Hitchcock. However, under strict analysis, the film doesn't quite hold up that well (there are too many convenient coincidences). But it's still leagues ahead of most thrillers.
Campbell Scott does an excellent job of pulling in the audience. His overly nice character could have been off-putting in a cynical world, or even been seen as a weakness. However, he manages to imbue Joe Ross with a strong everyman quality which makes him likable despite his flaws.
Steve Martin is the film's most welcome surprise. In a mostly dramatic role, he delivers a delightful performance, with just the right amount of edge to be slightly unnerving.
Of the cast, the biggest disappointment has to be Rebecca Pidgeon. Her stiff delivery is the film's most significant detraction. Whether it was either a conscious character quirk, or a result of over-memorization, her flat and precise delivery lets you know there's an actor at work... shattering the veil of disbelief.
Thankfully, she has a wonderful script (written by her husband, director Mamet, no less) to build it up again. There may be flaws here and there, but for the most part, they work within the context of the film, and only truly make themselves known during reminiscence.
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You should have MongoDB setup and running on your machine (these docs assume you are running on localhost on the default port of 27017) before proceeding. If you need help setting up MongoDB please see the MongoDB quickstart install documentation.
To start with, you need to either download the latest Casbah driver and place it in your classpath, or set it up in the dependency manager/build tool of your choice (The authors highly recommend the Scala simple-build-tool - it makes Scala development easy).
The latest build as of December 09, 2010 is 2.0b3p1, cross-built for both Scala 2.8.0 (final) and Scala 2.8.1 (final).
The builds are published to the Scala-tools.org Maven repositories and should be easily available to add to an existing Scala project.
You can always get the latest source for Casbah from the github repository:
$ git clone git://github.com/mongodb/casbah
First, you should add the package repository to your Dependency/Build Manager. Our releases & snapshots are currently hosted at:
http://scala-tools.org/repo-releases/ /* For Releases */
http://scala-tools.org/repo-snapshots/ /* For snapshots */
Set both of these repositories up in the appropriate manner - they contain Casbah as well as any specific dependencies you may require. (SBT users note that Scala-Tools is builtin to SBT as most Scala projects publish there)
You can add Casbah to Maven with the following dependency block.
Scala 2.8.0 users:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.mongodb.casbah<groupId>
<artifactId>casbah_2.8.0<artifactId>
<version>2.0b3p1<version>
<dependency>
Scala 2.8.1 users:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.mongodb.casbah<groupId>
<artifactId>casbah_2.8.1<artifactId>
<version>2.0b3p1<version>
<dependency>
You can add Casbah to Ivy with the following dependency block.
Scala 2.8.0 users:
<dependency org="com.mongodb.casbah" name="casbah_2.8.0" rev="2.0b3p1"/>
Scala 2.8.1 users:
<dependency org="com.mongodb.casbah" name="casbah_2.8.1" rev="2.0b3p1"/>
Finally, you can add Casbah to SBT by adding the following to your project file:
val casbah = "com.mongodb.casbah" %% "casbah" % "2.0b3p1"
The double percentages (%%) is not a typo—it tells SBT that the library is crossbuilt and to find the appropriate version for your project’s Scala version. If you prefer to be explicit you can use this instead:
// Scala 2.8.0
val casbah = "com.mongodb.casbah" % "casbah_2.8.0" % "2.0b3p1"
// Scala 2.8.1
val casbah = "com.mongodb.casbah" % "casbah_2.8.1" % "2.0b3p1"
Don’t forget to reload the project and run sbt update afterwards to download the dependencies (SBT doesn’t check every build like Maven).
If you used Casbah before, and are looking to migrate from Casbah 1.x to Casbah 2.x there are some things which have changed and you should be aware of to effectively update your code.
For starters, the base package has changed. The now abandoned 1.1.x branch which became 2.0 was already doing a package change, and with 2.0 Casbah has become a supported MongoDB project. As a result, Casbah’s package has changed for the 2.0 release and you will need to update your code accordingly:
| Casbah 1.0.x | Casbah 1.1.x (never released) | Casbah 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| com.novus.casbah.mongodb | com.novus.casbah | com.mongodb.casbah |
A number of features existed in Casbah as artifacts of early prototyping. They were buggy, poorly tested and because of their nature often introduced weird problems for users.
As a result, they have been removed now that replacement versions of their functionality exist.
Previously, it was possible with Casbah to cast Tuples to DBObject:
val x: DBObject = ("foo" -> "bar", "x" -> 5, "y" -> 238.1)
This feature was provided by implicit conversions which attempt to target Product which is the base class of all Tuples. Unfortunately, this functionality was often unreliable and targeted the wrong things for conversion (Such as instances of Option[_]). After a lot of evaluation and attempts to create a better approach a decision was made to remove this feature. Casbah 2.0 includes wrappers for DBObject which follow Scala 2.8’s Collection interfaces including Scala compatible builders and constructors. As such, the same previous syntax is possible by passing the Tuple pairs to MongoDBObject.apply:
val x: DBObject = MongoDBObject("foo" -> "bar", "x" -> 5, "y" -> 238.1)
/* x: com.mongodb.casbah.Imports.DBObject = { "foo" : "bar" , "x" : 5 , "y" : 238.1} */
val y = MongoDBObject("foo" -> "bar", "x" -> 5, "y" -> 238.1)
/* y: com.mongodb.casbah.commons.Imports.DBObject = { "foo" : "bar" , "x" : 5 , "y" : 238.1} */
We also provide a builder pattern which follows Scala 2.8’s Map Builder:
val b = MongoDBObject.newBuilder
/* b: com.mongodb.casbah.commons.MongoDBObjectBuilder = com.mongodb.casbah.commons.MongoDBObjectBuilder@113f25e3 */
b += "x" -> 5
b += "y" -> 238.1
b += "foo" -> "bar"
val x: DBObject = b.result
/* x: com.mongodb.casbah.commons.Imports.DBObject = { "x" : 5 , "y" : 238.1 , "foo" : "bar"} */
Finally, any Scala map can still be cast to a DBObject without issue:
val x: DBObject = Map("foo" -> "bar", "x" -> 5, "y" -> 238.1)
/* x: com.mongodb.casbah.Imports.DBObject = { "foo" : "bar" , "x" : 5 , "y" : 238.1} */
It is still possible to use Tuples in the Query DSL however, as there is less need for broad implicit conversions to accomplish that functionality.
Casbah 1.1.x introduced a batchSafely command which used the Java Driver’s requestStart(), requestDone() and getPrevErrors() functions. MongoDB is deprecating the use of getPrevErrors() and as such, Casbah has removed the functionality in anticipation of that feature going away in a near future release.
Casbah previously lagged behind the official MongoDB server in supported Query DSL $ Operators. As of 2.0, all $ Operators currently documented as supported in MongoDB are provided. A list of some of the new operators added in 2.0 include:
Further, the DSL system has been completely overhauled. As part of adding test coverage a number of edge cases were discovered with the DSL that caused inconsistent behavior. The majority of the Query DSL should continue to work the same, but we have started moving to the use of Type Classes and Context Boundaries to limit what a valid input to any given operator is (2.1 will include expanded use of these merged with custom serializers).
In order to fix a number of bugs and readability issues with the $not operator, it has been modified.
Previously, the correct syntax for using $not was:
"foo".$not $gte 15 $lt 35.2 $ne 16
With Casbah 2.0, this syntax has been modified to be more clear to both the developer and the compiler:
"foo" $not { _ $gte 15 $lt 35.2 $ne 16 }
The same syntax is supported for the special version of $pull which allows for nested operator tests.
While Casbah has a large stable of features, some users (such as those using a framework like Lift which already provides MongoDB wrappers) wanted access to certain parts of Casbah without importing the whole system. As a result, Casbah has been broken out into several modules which make it easier to pick and choose the features you want.
If you use the individual modules you’ll need to use the import statement from each of these. If you use the import statement from the casbah-core module, everything except GridFS will be imported (not everyone uses GridFS so we don’t load it into memory & scope unless it is needed). The module names can be used to select which dependencies you want from maven/ivy/sbt, as we publish individual artifacts. If you import just casbah, this is a master pom which includes the whole system and can be used just like 1.1.x was (that is to say, you can pretend the module system doesn’t exist more or less).
This is the breakdown of dependencies and packages for the new system:
Module Package Dependencies casbah-commons (“Commons”)
NOTES Provides Scala-friendly :dochub:DBObject & :dochub:DBList implementations as well as Implicit conversions for Scala types
com.mongodb.casbah.commons mongo-java-driver, scalaj-collection, scalaj-time JodaTime, slf4j-api casbah-query (“Query DSL”)
NOTES Provides a Scala syntax enhancement mode for creating MongoDB query objects using an Internal DSL supporting Mongo $ Operators
com.mongodb.casbah.query casbah-commons along with its dependencies transitively casbah-core (“Core”)
NOTES Provides Scala-friendly wrappers to the Java Driver for connections, collections and MapReduce jobs
com.mongodb.casbah casbah-commons and casbah-query along with their dependencies transitively casbah-gridfs (“GridFS”)
NOTES Provides Scala enhanced wrappers to MongoDB’s GridFS filesystem
com.mongodb.casbah.gridfs casbah-core and casbah-commons along with their dependencies transitively
We cover the import of each module in their appropriate tutorials, but each module has its own Imports object which loads all of its necessary code. By way of example both of these statements would import the Query DSL:
// Imports core, which grabs everything including Query DSL
import com.mongodb.casbah.Imports._
// Imports just the Query DSL along with Commons and its dependencies
import com.mongodb.casbah.query.Imports._


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Provides two index partitions for three-way contingency tables: partition of the association measure chi-squared and of the predictability index tau under several representative hypotheses about the expected frequencies (hypothesized probabilities).
| Version: | 1.1 |
| Depends: | R (> 3.3.0), methods, tools |
| Published: | 2017-01-23 |
| Author: | Rosaria Lombardo, Yoshio Takane and Eric J Beh |
| Maintainer: | Rosaria Lombardo <rosaria.lombardo at unina2.it> |
| License: | GPL (> 2) |
| URL: | https://www.R-project.org |
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| Reference manual: | chi2x3way.pdf |
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This document will help you install your Windows printer drivers. Once they are installed, please refer to the help file included with the driver for answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding the drivers. The help file also includes a thorough troubleshooting section.
The drivers include the DriverWizard utility which can install, remove, and upgrade drivers. Using DriverWizard to install drivers is strongly recommended because the standard Add Printer Wizard does not always upgrade existing drivers properly.
DriverWizard should be used to upgrade existing printers. Using the Add Printer Wizard to upgrade existing drivers is not recommended; it may not upgrade all driver files correctly, leaving the driver in a corrupted state.
DriverWizard may be used to remove printer drivers from the system.
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I am excited to start my blog, and will start rolling with the posts fairly quickly.
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I use Animate.CSS and WOW.JS for the fancy transitions, and have no plans to change that. At the moment, I am using HTML 5 and CSS 3, but I’d like to transition the site over to Sass fairly soon.


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The subject content almost reaches the content of an undergraduate programme.A/L Commerce Stream with ICT
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Next recommended option = Accounting + ICT + Business Studies
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You have to select at least two science subjects to fall under this stream.
The following selection is recommended in other stream based on the undergraduate programmes allowed in the universities.
Next recommended option = Biology + ICT + Physics
Please note that other than the above many other selections are possible. But above are the most recommended.
A/L Technology Stream with ICT
You have to select at least two technology subjects to fall under this stream.
The following selection is recommended in technology stream based on the undergraduate programmes allowed in the universities.
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You have to select at least two Arts subjects to fall under this stream.
The following selection is recommended in Arts stream based on the undergraduate programmes allowed in the universities.
In this case the most difficult subject for you will be the ICT subject. But based on the above combination you'll be able to focus more to the ICT subject. And you'll definitely end up in a good rank.


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"Slay the Jews?!"
Police report contradicts Israeli minister's allegation of racist abuse by Union member (link to story on OxfordStudent.com)
By Carl Lewis, News Editor
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>6 May 2010
Police have found no evidence for the widely reported claim that a student protester yelled "Slay the Jews" during an Israeli minister's speech at the Oxford Union last term.
A video analysis of the event has revealed that Noor Rashid, a third-year at Teddy Hall, gave an accurate account to authorities concerning what he shouted at Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon.
It did not find any evidence that Rashid uttered the Arabic phrase “Idhbah al-yahud,” meaning "kill the Jews," as Mr. Ayalon told the audience, and other media outlets have previously suggested.
According to the report, Rashid's actual remark in Arabic translates as "Khaybar, khaybar, O Jews, the army of Muhammad will return," a phrase which is based on a classical Arabic chant concerning a seventh-century battle between Arabs and Jews at Khaybar, in the Arabian Peninsula.
A spokesman for Mr. Ayalon said the Deputy Foreign Minister stands by his original claim that Rashid made anti-Semitic remarks, but admits he may have misinterpreted or misheard what the student actually said.
"It was very loud, and a lot of people were shouting at once. But even if we misheard the student, what he claims he shouted still has the same threatening, violent and genocidal intent, and is highly inflammatory. We find it very unfortunate that he is not being found guilty," Ayalon's spokesman said.
Rashid said his remark may have been distasteful but it was not intended as anti-Semitic. He said he meant it simply as a metaphor for the Palestinian people overcoming adversity.
"I never said to kill the Jews. I think anti-Semitism is deplorable. Sure, what I shouted wasn't the nicest thing in the world, but it's entirely different than advocating genocide," Rashid said.
Otared Haidar, an Arabic scholar at Oxford's Oriental Institute, referred to Rashid's remark as an "outdated slogan that should not be used."
"It's better that we speak in modern terms, and a lot more civil," Haidar said.
The 8th February incident drew national media attention after Ayalon accused Rashid during the event of calling for the slaughter of Jews and later posted the accusation on his Twitter page.
Eyewitness accounts of the event varied widely as few of those in attendance spoke Arabic and could interpret or remember what Rashid said.
Rashid called coverage of the incident "provocative, inflammatory and slanderous to my name."

Rashid said he considered pressing charges against the Cherwell newspaper after it published an account stating the allegations against him as fact, but eventually relented because of legal costs.
Thames Valley Police have dropped their investigation into Rashid, citing a lack of evidence.

An Oxford Union official has confirmed that Rashid will remain a Union member.


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OrderedBinding.Builder. build()
Creates an instance ofOrderedBinding
using the values of this builder.OrderedBinding
OrderedBinding. change(Consumer<? super OrderedBinding.Builder> builderConsumer)
Creates a new builder based off this ordered binding, then runs the specified consumer with the builder created earlier, and returns the result of the builder.static OrderedBinding
OrderedBinding. equalityToken(TypeLiteral<?> identifier)
Creates an equality token, which should only be used in scenarios such asMap.get(Object)
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OrderedBinding. fromType(TypeLiteral<?> identifier, Binding<?> binding)
Creates a new ordered binding using the specified binding and identifier, and the identifier's @Order
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Creates a new ordered binding using the specified class, which will be wrapped usingTypeLiteral.get(Class)
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annotation, if there isn't any, the order will benull
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OrderedBindingTransformer. transform(OrderedBinding orderedBinding)
Transforms the givenOrderedBinding
into another one, which may also be the same as the initial value.Methods in com.github.jeuxjeux20.orderedmultibinders.binding with parameters of type OrderedBinding Modifier and Type Method Description static OrderedBinding.Builder
OrderedBinding. builder(OrderedBinding orderedBinding)
Creates a new builder with all the values of the specified ordered binding.OrderedBinding
OrderedBindingTransformer. transform(OrderedBinding orderedBinding)
Transforms the givenOrderedBinding
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Packet for sending data to client.
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Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
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Initializes a new instance of this class with given request.Syntax
public Packet (AIWolf.Common.Data.Request request)Parameters
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Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
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Initializes a new instance of this class with request and game information given.Syntax
public Packet (AIWolf.Common.Data.Request request, GameInfoToSend gameInfoToSend)Parameters
- request
- Request given.
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
Initializes a new instance of this class with request, game information and setting of game given.Syntax
public Packet (AIWolf.Common.Data.Request request, GameInfoToSend gameInfoToSend, GameSetting gameSetting)Parameters
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Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
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public Packet (AIWolf.Common.Data.Request request, List<TalkToSend> talkHistoryList, List<TalkToSend> whisperHistoryList)Parameters
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- History of talk given.
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- History of whisper given.
Remarks
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
The game information.Syntax
[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMember(Name="gameInfo")]
public GameInfoToSend GameInfo { get; set; }Value
The instance of GameInfoToSend class representating the game information.Remarks
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
The setting of game.Syntax
[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMember(Name="gameSetting")]
public GameSetting GameSetting { get; }Value
The instance of GameSetting class representating the game setting.Remarks
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
The request from the server.Syntax
[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMember(Name="request")]
public AIWolf.Common.Data.Request Request { get; set; }Value
Request.Remarks
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
The history of talks.Syntax
[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMember(Name="talkHistory")]
public List<TalkToSend> TalkHistory { get; set; }Value
The list of TalkToSend representating the history of talks.Remarks
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Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>
The history of whispers.Syntax
[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMember(Name="whisperHistory")]
public List<TalkToSend> WhisperHistory { get; set; }Value
The list of TalkToSend representating the history of whispers.Remarks
Requirements
Namespace: AIWolf.Common.Net
Assembly: AIWolfLibCommon (in AIWolfLibCommon.dll)
Assembly Versions: <IP_ADDRESS>


One of the main agendas of the VADL is to encourage stem interest and participation among elementary and middle school students, as well as introduce the novel work that we do. Members of the senior design team, as well as underclassmen field engineers participate in frequent community outreach events such as school and science program visits. The outreach team is even planning to present at an educational child-focused science adventure center! The team does not only cater to young students; however, they are also planning on bringing in guest speakers for the larger Vanderbilt population to learn more about the final frontier.
A group of VADL team members planned an educational outreach event for students at Whites Creek High School to discuss space applications of renewable energy sources, specifically solar energy. This presentation had to do specifically with harnessing solar power in space and transmitting energy back Earth for use. The event reached 70+ participants, including teachers and administrators from Whites Creek. Subsequently, the high school students were given time to talk with the VADL team members about their college experience: academics, research, social, and what it means to be a STEM student. Additionally, the team members were able to talk about the fascinating work they are doing this year in relation to the need for slosh-abatement techniques, sustainability, and redundant safety measures.
A group of 6 members of the VADL visited Percy Priest Elementary School to teach their "Encore Scholars" about space exploration, perform aerospace-related science experiments, and discuss the engineering design process and how we incorporate it into our work. The event reached nearly 60 students ranging from 2nd-4th graders. The session began with the VADL getting to know the students, explaining who we are and what we do, and diving into the field of engineering. VADL members proceeded to answer questions on the fly, and finally discuss principles of aerospace design (specifically with the older students). The team covered specific topics related to forces, lift, drag, and engineering tradeoffs necessary to make a rocket fly.
The team broke from presentations to perform a fan-cart based activity with the students. The students were broken into groups of 4-6 each and given worksheets to complete relating to forces acting on a "frictionless" fan-cart. After this activity, the class reconveniened for a discussion on how the fan-cart activity relates to aerospace, and how the carts can be redesigned, a normal engineering process. Finally, the VADL took the students outside for a bottle-rocket demonstration to demonstrate how pressure (providing lift), and weight (gravity) affect the flight of even the smallest sub-scale rockets.


Starting with the Basics
Welcome, brave GM, to your dedicated section of My Little Pony: Roleplaying is Magic. It takes a special kind of person to be a GM—and more than that, a good GM. It also takes hard work, experience, and a unique creative insight to fulfill the role. As a GM, you are responsible for a large number of both artistic and logistical elements; on the one hand, you are expected to keep track of what the characters are doing and how the world around them is reacting to their actions—on the other hand, you are also expected to plan situations and guide the characters to important decisions and events, while thinking ahead of them, and without restricting their basic freedom to choose the direction in which they take the plot.
While every person at the game table shares the role of actors, directors, and writers to one degree or another, yours is the largest and most difficult part; the players have only their characters’ perspectives to worry about and focus on, while you are responsible for the world. Be prepared to carry it on your shoulders. It is expected that you have read and understand the rest of this book up until this point before going forward. The GM section uses a more conversational tone, and references the rest of the book for the sake of brevity, assuming an understanding of the MLP:RiM system in its application to players, to delve into the GM’s side of things. So, if you haven’t yet, go back and read the rest of this book.
What a GM is
A GM has a variety of responsibilities to the game and story that the group is engaged in, but in broad terms, the GM’s role is to be responsible for everything the players are not. Before going into the specific areas of a GM’s obligations, it is important to get an overview of the primary aspects of being a GM—including what a GM is, and what a GM is not. First, are the five main things that a GM is: a World Builder, a Writer, a Narrator, an Entertainer, and a Number One Assistant.
A World Builder
Whether your group’s story takes place in the magical land of Equestria which we all know and love from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cartoon, or in any of the excellent fanfiction settings established by the Brony community, or even your own custom-created world, it is up to you as the GM to make the world and setting feel ‘real.’ The term for this is ‘verisimilitude,’ and it is at the core of a GM’s duties.
Verisimilitude doesn’t mean that your setting must follow real-world physics and chemistry—after all, the game involves brightly-colored talking ponies, some of whom can fly and use magic. What verisimilitude does mean is that the world should feel like it is fleshed out, and responds and functions with an internal logical consistency. For example, if (in your setting) all magic originates from gemstones found within moon rocks, then the setting should always reflect this fact.
World building requires a great deal of forethought and development; the best settings are those who are understood so well by their GM that the GM could answer nearly any question which comes up over the course of the game. However, it is also important to remember the scope of the story; if the game will take place only in Ponyville, for example, it is not that important to know all the goings-on in Canterlot, or Cloudsdale, or Manehattan.
A Writer
It is not enough to simply know the setting of your group’s story—you must write the story itself. Writing an MLP:RiM Episode is not the same as writing a novel or a short story; by its very nature it is a story which will be told collaboratively with your players. Because of this, there are some guidelines and unique challenges presented by Episode creation which a GM must learn to handle. Even if you use pre-made Episodes created by others, it is important to understand the basics to ensure that you will handle the Episode in the best possible way. The basics of writing an Episode is covered in more detail later, with its own section.
A Narrator
Because the players’ role is to play their characters to the best of their ability, a GM’s role is to play everything else in the world—from other characters, to animals, to the world itself. In this way, a GM might be considered as being required to be the ‘best’ player at the table; you will have to roleplay as many different characters and creatures, and describe events, with the same amount of skill and dedication that your players are putting into their own characters. It is in this way that memorable events, locations, creatures, and non-player characters are established.
An Entertainer
As any gamer will tell you, the most important aspect to any game is the quality and quantity of a game’s content. No matter how much effort is put into the world, no matter how intricate the story or how interesting the characters, a game will ultimately become boring without content for the players to engage their characters in. It is the creation and execution of this game content that also falls onto the shoulders of the GM. While players will make their own fun to some extent, it is ultimately up to the GM to ensure that they have things to do; whether it be challenges to overcome, mysteries to solve, adversaries to face, or lessons to learn.
A Number One Assistant
It is the responsibility of every player to know their character, but any experienced player knows that when a game group sits down to play together, it is the GM who gets all of the questions. How does this rule work? What kind of task is this? Should I roll for that? Can I do this? Ultimately, all of these decisions are left up to the GM’s approval and/or discretion; and because of that fact, the GM should know the game system inside and out. From assisting players with character creation, to answering their questions, to interpreting the rules and developing house rules of their own, a GM must be a capable and well-informed Number One Assistant.
What a GM is not
While there are many things a GM is responsible for, and many areas in which they must be active and engaged, there are certain lines it is important for a GM not to cross. If a GM’s responsibilities could be considered a ‘To Do’ list, then the following five areas could be considered a ‘Do Not Do’ list; the five main things a GM should avoid being: a Dictator, the Storyteller, the Decision Maker, the Center Of Attention, and the Enemy.
A Dictator
As a GM, you will get many questions pertaining to the application of the rules in various situations and settings. It is important to remember that, while you have the final say in things (GM approval, or GM discretion), it is best to allow brief discussions on these matters from time to time, and get your players’ opinions. After all, it is their game and story just as much as (if not more than) it is your game. Don’t try to be the sole authority on everything; rather, be the final authority, taking everything into account before deciding.
The Storyteller
An Episode of MLP:RiM is a collaborative story, not a story written and told by the GM alone. Roleplaying has a unique place as one of the few forms of truly collaborative storytelling, and it is this that sets good tabletop pen and paper roleplaying games apart from video games or other mediums. While playing, be sure to take into account the creative input of your players, and don’t just tell them a story. Working together and being open to one another, a dedicated group can produce a much better story than any single individual can.
The Decision Maker
While it is the GM’s responsibilty to make sure that the world around the characters functions with verisimilitude and follows its internal logic, it is important that the GM never infringes on the basic freedom of the players to control their characters. Certainly, situations can (and will) arise which are designed to push the characters in one direction or another, but ultimately, the choice to follow any path or course of action must be left in their hooves. The GM’s role is to present situations and react to the decisions and actions of the characters; not to make those decisions and actions for them.
The Center of Attention
A common mistake many first-time GM’s make is that they do not keep in mind that they are not the ‘main character,’ and that ultimately, their role in the story will take a backseat to the characters. When players discuss the game amongst themselves, and with friends, they will discuss what their characters have done, what situations arose, and what was accomplished—not how well the GM is doing, or how much work the GM must have put into the game. A good GM has fun by helping others have fun, and is willing to give up the spotlight to that end.
The Enemy
As a GM, you will have to present dangers to your players’ characters. You will have to present these dangers fairly, and honestly—a GM who never truly puts their characters in danger isn’t respected as much in the long run. However, you must walk a fine line between being the person at the table who plays the monster, plays the villain, plays the danger—and not crossing over into the realm of being the enemy the players must ‘win’ against. Keep in mind that ultimately, a GM wants their players’ characters to succeed in their adventure; but that part of the fun is in making sure they earn their success.
What Makes a Good GM
Now that we’ve covered the basic responsibilities and pitfalls to avoid of being a GM, we’ll go into what separates a good GM from others. Each of the following nine aspects help to make a GM into a good GM (even a great GM). While almost no GM starts off with a mastery of all of these, it is important that a GM strive for it; nopony’s perfect, but a good GM strives to improve themselves and aims for perfection. The following nine areas are not the full extent of GM’ing; they are simply the areas (once mastered) which will serve to turn an otherwise average GM into a truly good one.
Works Hard, Plays Well with Others
A good GM is dedicated to cooperation, hard work, and friendliness. They do not shy away from working hard for the benefit of their players, they make compromises with their players to help the players’ characters become more fun to play, and they always promote and maintain a friendly and pleasant atmosphere at the table. Sitting down to play with a good GM should be something players look forward to just as much as sitting down with each other.
Organized and Prepared
When you sit down with your players to begin a game session, delays are sometimes inevitable. Someone forgot where they put their character sheet, or can’t find their book. Someone has to make a phone call, or distribute snacks. There might even be an impromptu conversation on any number of topics. This is all normal, and fine; pen and paper roleplaying games are a social experience. However, the GM being unprepared should not be among these delays. Of all the people at the table, the GM is the one who must always be ready to play, and a good GM always comes to the table prepared.
Able to Develop and Alter Storylines
Any good GM will tell you that invariably, the players will throw a monkey wrench into even the most finely-crafted storyline. Maybe instead of choosing a side in a conflict, the characters decide to form an independent third faction. Maybe they decide that the thief they were supposed to catch isn’t such a bad guy after all, and they let him escape. A good GM is able to roll with these punches, and quickly re-develop a storyline to adapt to the monkey wrenches of their players. A good GM doesn’t try to force the story to go one direction or another, but rather helps create the story around the characters.
Able to Develop Characters
A good GM should be able to create interesting and memorable characters to function as non-player characters in the group’s story; after all, the players’ characters are more likely to help the ‘likable prince’ if he is actually a likable character. But apart from this, a GM should be able to help their players to create and develop interesting characters who are appropriate to the game and story, without outright making the characters for their players.
Not too Generous or Strict; Fair
Sometimes, characters should be rewarded for their actions, or helped along their way. Sometimes, they should be punished for mistakes, or presented with a challenge or difficulty to overcome. A good GM knows when to be generous and when to be harsh with their characters, and when they are being too much of either. A GM who is too generous may end up with characters who take too many risks, or have a sense of entitlement; a GM who is too strict, by contrast, may end up with characters who never take risks, and always prepare for the worst. The mark of a good GM is keeping things fair.
Able to Predict Characters
A good GM should know their players’ characters almost as well as the players do; this helps the GM to construct situations which appeal to each character’s strengths and weaknesses, and makes the story more personal. Also key to this, however, is that by knowing the players’ characters, the GM can predict what those characters may do in a given situation—which can help immensely when developing the plot for an Episode.
Flair for the Dramatic
Every good GM is a little bit of an actor. In the course of fleshing out a character, it is important to develop mannerisms for that character. Perhaps they speak with an accent, or sniffle often. Maybe they have a gruff laugh, or speak with very technical, precise wording. All of these mannerisms should come through the performance of the character, so that the players can learn to differentiate between the many characters the GM may come to play over the course of an Episode. While not every character needs some wacky mannerism or outlandish tendency, some signature elements do help to make a character more memorable to the players.
Good at Setting the Scene
When describing a situation, the ability to convey details and the overall ‘feel’ of the scene is important. A good GM can describe not just the physical components of a scene (rocks, trees, a river) but also the mood and tone of the scene (gloomy, ghosts in the mist, eerie sounds in the darkness), without becoming too overly-wordy. A good GM can describe a scene in such a way that it makes the players ‘see’ the scene in their own mind’s eye, so to speak.
Experienced
A good GM has experience with roleplaying, though this does not necessarily mean that they must have been a GM before; sometimes, experience as a player is the most important component to being a good GM, because it gives unique insight into what players expect out of the GM. Of all the aspects that make a good GM, experience is potentially the least important, as well as potentially the most important. Experience can make up for a lack of inherent talent, but sometimes a good GM is one despite being inexperienced.


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Bithire is a global online market place for offering services and acquiring services. Bithire uses Bitcoin and the blockchain for providing a secure and decentralised payment solution. In addition, members can utilize our in-site currency HIRE token for micro-tipping, redeeming rewards, and more!
GET IT DONE!
Have a job you need done?
 Time to get paid doing what you love! Offer your services on the BitHire network.
SECURITY AND TRUST
Secure transactions are powered bitcoin and the blockchain providing anonymity and security.
Bithire will allow those with valuable skills to do work in exchange for Bitcoin and Hire Token!
Whether it’s working as a virtual assistant, graphic designer, website designer, coding or even giving lessons, Bithire is the place to find the perfect person to hire.
The website will be the first to offer completely blockchain based payments and furthermore, will make use of the HIRE token for tipping.
In addition to tipping, HIRE token will be accepted on the site for paid advertising, as well as featuring your gig.
To kick start the website, we shall be offering fee-less job posting for the first 6 months. After which, a small fee of 5% will be applied!
Ok, I should just explain how the escrow system works:
Freelancer accepts a job which is paid for up-front.
The money is then held until delivery of work AND there are no pending issues.
The freelancer has responsibility in ensuring the work delivered is as described in their advert.
Disputes will mean that the money is held in escrow until the disputes are resolved.
There won't be any restrictions on the size of jobs you are able to offer. If you are concerned that they will not pay, the site ensures that full payment is taken before the job is considered accepted.
There may be cases where continuous jobs are required for an on-going project. The site will allow you to create custom jobs if an incremental payment option is desirable.
Hi, just wondering if your service caters to recruiters looking to assemble a team of freelancers rather than just one
That's an interesting use case, but i'm not sure what you mean? Do you mean you want a project to be completed with different freelancers ?
Well yes, for example I may need a web developer and someone to write whitepaper for a small business that I want to open
I appreciate this might be useful, but in reality, collaboration between freelancers requires something that an automated system cannot provide. It requires project management, and a human element of cooperation. Just taking a web developer, and an academic separately to do the job required may suffice.
One alternative which we have talked about building is the job request feature, which is quite common on other sites. You would be able to write out what you need to have done, and let the freelancers choose whether they want to take up the job or not. In building this, it may be possible to implement a similar feature to what you're asking that allows you to delegate different parts of the project to different freelancers through offering different jobs under the same project.
Thanks for raising this though, as there is some merit to your feature request. I'll definitely have a good think about how to do this best.
Then, sadly, the coin solves nor proposes anything viable as it would be completely centralized trusting you with our funds, why use this instead of the multiple trusted freelancing websites? The whole point of cryptocurrencies is to be a trustless system.... decentralized.There are multisigs, smartcontracts etc that would be what a project like this would benefit from else I see no use, only extreme risk.
We have not chosen to go the approach of developing a technically sound turing-complete scripting language for the coin to enable things like smart-contracts or even decentralised markets. Whilst you are right that our system is not a trustless one, it can be argued that almost every market where BTC is used as the medium of transaction sits on a secondary layer of trust aswell. The conscious choice was to create a service which we believe can operate on Crypto Currencies. The advantages over other payment solutions speak for themselves.
Like every trusted service, whether its localbitcoins, bittrex, bitfinex or even silk-road, each has had an opportunity to provide a stellar service that has earned them that trust. Following your logic, there really is no compelling reason as to why any functional redundancies of use for any bitcoin service exist at all - and yet they do.
We have a small yet humble beginning, and we're fine with building trust from the ground up. We realise that this will take time, but as i've already discussed with some other people in the thread, there are some really good use-cases which I don't see in other freelance services which we can build. So that is what we're going to do.
Okay this answers my questions. I'd still like it if I could receive some of the money upfront though, a lot of jobs I've taken have taken weeks or even months. I can't really afford to take on the job if I won't be paid at all until completion. Maybe you can implement a way to let users decide if they want to release some funds early? Like 50% up front and 50% on completion?
This is a reasonable feature request, but I can see it being abused. I guess if we did something like this, then the recruiter would have to choose to do so. We'll look into this.
Yeah but without this, I wouldn't be inclined to do larger jobs. Instead, i'd look at doing lots of smaller little jobs. This kind of takes away the potential of what sort of services could be offered.
If I understand correctly, you could just create custom jobs with set milestones as part of a longer project, and this would probably solve your problem as far as I understand.
“AND there are no pending issues ... The freelancer has responsibility in ensuring the work delivered is as described in their advert.” A model with this degree of shallowness is unable to make useful predictions which might otherwise help to achieve the objective. Minimally, it should acknowledge and reflect current work in online dispute resolution.
A deeper model would include aspects of harmonising expectations, thus increasing the likelihood of a successful transaction ...
The best way to avoid a lot of complaints that come with freelancing is to screen clients. However, not every client from hell has a pair of horns sticking out of their forehead. Here are some signs that you may be making a deal with the devil:
Ambiguous expectations:
A client is employing you because they lack the skillset or resources to complete a project themselves. However, the client should have a clear idea of what they’re after. Failing that, they should be eager to help you help them figure it out. Clients who fail this test have project scopes balloon overnight, or they react with anger and confusion when their idea of what they wanted doesn’t match the freelancer’s blind attempts to give it to them.
Unappreciative:
A client’s expectations may not be explicitly tied to the project itself; they may expect behaviour, time, or discounts for no other reason other than they think they deserve it. Unfortunately, giving these clients what they want only reinforces their belief that the freelancer lives to work for them. The best way to avoid these clients is for freelancers to be upfront about how they work and how they expect the client to work. The client’s reaction to this news will tell the freelancer a lot.
Disrespectful:
Disrespect is tied to the client not seeing a freelancer as an equal. The best relationships are based around working with a client, not for them. Clients that fail to pay on time, refuse to communicate, or blow off appointments and/or suggestions without justification are clients who lack a professional respect vital for a good working relationship.
Devaluing hard work:
Nobody is thrilled to spend money if they don’t have to, but if a client devalues your work and efforts in an attempt to lower their bottom line, it’s a point of concern. The freelancer-client relationship should be a mutually beneficial one. Clients should feel they are getting a value out of their freelancers, and freelancers should feel valued by their clients. Things like a paid deposit and a contract should make both the freelancer and the client feel safer; the pair have entered a bond that explicitly states expectations and responsibilities.
Here are some additional tips to avoid a client from hell before you sell them your soul:
- Research the client and their past projects
- Discuss all aspects of a project before committing to it
- Be honest and clear; expect the same treatment
- After a few correspondences, evaluate the client’s communication skills; are they telling you everything, and are they concise about it? Do they respect work hours and reasonable turnaround time? Are they addressing your questions and concerns?
- Trust your gut and don’t enter into a relationship that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Technical Note-- A Computer-Readable Syntax
Here is a formal specification of the language's grammar in "Backus-Naur Form"(BNF). The specification is for a planned computer-readable version of the language and there are a few minor differences, such as the use of brackets {} instead of tabs to denote nesting. BNF is used to define what linguists call "context-free grammars". It is also used, as here, to define the syntax of languages that computers can also interpret and execute. I also include some more discussion of the meanings of the words and structures, especially how the computer might interpret them. As you can see, this is an evolving language, a work in progress with many unresolved issues. Your suggestions for changing or adding more kinds of contractual terms to our language are quite welcome.
agent = Holder | Counterparty ## makes contract look different on each side period = (startTime,finishTime) # period is the window within which the performance must be # executed, e.g. a European option must be exercised # between the start to finish of the business day on which # it expires. [for periodIterator "{" ...periodIterator.next... "}"] [then ... periodIterator.next...]* # rights performed in temporal order. # sequence of periods used as inputs to sequence of withinPeriod(p) events. # can this be more general, an iterator of events? but periods have # a natural order while other kinds of events can occur in any order. # each periodIterator.next generates an event which is caught by # the next tempral event (withinPeriod() if the iterator generates # periods, aftertime() or beforeTime() if it generates times) # *down* from the *for*. The implicit "throw" occurs at periodIterator.next # so we can still view it, just barely, as propagating up from # the "throw". # (this is different from the normal event semantics where throws # propagate *up* the parse tree) -- should I change it to *up* # and rewrite the schedule iterator code above? but it confuses # me & perhaps the comuter to put it *outside* the loop. event = choiceOf(agent) | withinPeriod(period) | performed(right) | breachedPerformance(right) | threshold(amount,threshold) | afterTime(time) | beforeTime(time) right = throw event at [ contract | right] | passEvent([right | contract]) # generates an event to be caught by the specified contract or right. # if contract or right is not specified, the first parent when(event) # is triggered. # just use when withinPeriod(whenWritten,time) # right = doBefore time { right } # semantically equivalent: # Holder right = O Counterparty obligation right = getTitle(property) # transfer property title from obligor to obligee # see http://szabo.best.vwh.net/securetitle.html right = null right = [ when event "{" right "}" ]* ## envision an "instruction pointer" that ## follows nesting and events as they occur. ## there can be more than one instruction pointer ## if there is an "also" or two events occur at ## the same time, but usually we only need to think ## about one. ## a clause is either active or inactive. ## when a when clause is active, it is waiting for ## an event to occur. ## when the instruction pointer a nested when, ## the when goes from inactive to waiting. ## A series of when's at the same level ## all wait for any of them to be triggered. ## When it receives an event thrown below ## it or at it, it becomes active. Then ## the clauses below it become active up ## to the when's one level below. The ## whenes at that level go from inactive ## to waiting. ## alternative design being considered: continue where left off ## unless an explicit "terminate" in the when right = functionPerformance ## functional specification of a specific ## service goes here ## function sig, pre-, post-conditions obligation = throw event at [contract | right] # generates an event to be caught by the specified contract or right. # if contract or right is not specified, the first parent when # is triggered. # semantically equivalent: Holder obligation = Counterparty right obligation = surrenderTitle(property) # transfer property title from obligor to right holder # see http://szabo.best.vwh.net/securetitle.html obligation = null obligation = [ when event "{" obligation "}" ]* ## alternative design being considered: continue where left off ## unless an explicit "terminate" in the when obligation = functionPerformance ## functional specification of a specific ## service goes here ## function sig, pre-, post-conditions contract = agent [right | obligation] ["with" agent [right | obligation]]* ## "with" allows composing Holder and Counterparty ## rights vs. each other contract = [ when event "{" contract "}" ]*Basic Functions
doOn(right, period) = when withinPeriod(p) { right } # must perform "right" within (period) # = zero-coupon bond = coupon # doOnDemand(right) = when choiceOf(Holder) { right } # must perform "right" anytime/on demand # doOn(contract, period) = when withinPeriod(p) { contract } # must perform "contract" within (period) # doOnDemand(contract) = when choiceOf(Holder) { contract } # must perform "contract" anytime/on demand #More Examples
future(rightA, rightB, p) = Holder doOn(rightA, p) with Counterparty doOn(rightB, p) # # [additional constraint p=p is not mere algebraic composition] # callOptionAmerican(rightA, rightB, t) = when withinPeriod(whenWritten, t) when choiceOf(Holder) Holder rightA with Counterparty rightB # callOptionEuro(rightA, rightB, p) = when choiceOf(Holder) Holder doOn(rightA, p) with Counterparty doOn(rightB, p)) # putOptionAmerican(rightA,rightB,t) = when withinPeriod(whenWritten, t) when choiceOf(Holder) Holder rightA with Counterparty rightB # event semantics need to store the choiceOf even # by waiting for the next when. putOptionEuro(rightA,rightB,p) = when choiceOf(Holder) Holder doOn(rightB, p) with Counterparty doOn(rightA, p)) # note(right) = demandDeposit(right) = Holder doOnDemand(right) # [distinction of bearer vs. account holder has not # been introduced] # zeroCouponBond(right,p) = doOn(right, p) # callableZeroCouponBond(right,p) = when choiceOf(Holder) { right } when withinPeriod(p) { right } # bond(coupon, principal, schedule) = for schedule { doOn(coupon, schedule.next) } then doOn(principal, schedule.next) bond(coupon, principal, schedule) = for schedule { doOn(coupon, schedule.next) } then doOn(principal, schedule.next)Frequently Asked Questions
Q: There are already languages for specifying financial contracts (e.g., [2]), what is the novelty here? A: This the first specification language to generalize contractual structures to any kind of exclusive rights, not just money. This is also the first language that incorporates the dynamic nature of many contracts, (their dependence on time or events) in a succinct, complete, and potentially executable manner. Surprisingly, this often makes the specification more not less succinct. Q: Where's the money? A: This language is targeted toward an economy of distributed software and devices performing services for each other. A money economy can be constructed out of a barter economy but not vice versa. Real online money is far more subtle than a mere shared variable (or even the specification of "bank notes" in this language). Money is just one kind of fungible exclusive right, and the structure of financial contracts are generalized by converting money terms into any fungible exclusive right. Q: What assumptions are you making? A: This is the most important question to ask of any novel scheme! I have identified at least the following: (1) I'm assuming away, for the moment, issues of the protection and enforcement of performance, which I've addressed elsewhere (http://szabo.vwh.best.com/ has many essays that focus on this topic). An eventual goal is to create protocols to enforce the language's atoms and then to compose these atoms maintaining the enforceability. (2) Two specific enforcement assumptions -- there exists a secure, agreed-upon time source, and the occurence of other defined events can be agreed upon by the parties and/or audited by third parties. (3) I am assuming some kind of atomicity for each right atom performance -- for example, when an event triggers a "when", a functionPerformance in another thread is gracefully either rolled back or completed. (4) There are only two parties to the contract, the Holder and Counterparty. (5) A contract comes in two mirror forms, one of which can be inferred from the other. A party always sees himself as the Holder. Obligations of the Holder can always be expressed in and inferred from rights of the Counterparty, and vice versa. (6) I'm probably making other assumptions I haven't discovered yet -- if you find any please let me know! Q: What are some problems with this language you'd like to see solved? A: Implementations that satisfy the above assumptions for the particular language atoms, and also for compositions of the atoms. (Of course, various protocols in the "financial cryptography" field, in my own proposals, in the E language, etc. provide many valuable building blocks for such solutions).Technical Notes -- Innovations in this Language
Specific keywords after each instruction that distinguish it as:
- asynchronous (also)
- asynchrononous and atomic (with) Since this is not guarunteed atomic, is the only sure property that both instructions must be complete before we move on? In this case "X with Y" is equivalent to "X also Y then".
- synchronous (then). this also blocks all equally or lower nested prior asynchronous calls.
My messages are only-way -- they have no return arguments. (But then again, the whole point is to swap rights and perform services defined outside the scope of the language. Actual "information processing" should be done using another language).
E allows "then" by defualt. An asynch "also"-style call must have an explicit "when" to wait for its return. In my language these calls block at the next equally or higher nested "then"and there are no return arguments. E has no equivalent of "with", probably becomes atomicity does not have proven reliability and doing "with" across trust boundaries (as usually done here) requires a trusted escrow or, perhaps, some very weird crypto protocol.
Events are asynch-callable methods that are active only when "when" is in the "waiting" state. (Catch can also be in a "inactive" or "active" state). They search for whenes starting from the leaves of the target named clause ("throw at target"). E doesn't have anything like this, as far as I know. Would break capability discipline? (But my intention is to implement all atoms securely -- surely there is some subset of events that can be sent securely, i.e. by never sending capabilities in their message args?)


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100g chicken breasts
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Dressing:tb spoonfull olive oil, vinegar
Dinner
200g mashed potatoes
80g peas, two carrots
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pullups,pushups,benchpress,lunges,squats and overheadpress
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boiled potatoes
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The first thing you want to know about a PC is what the parts do and how they work. This page will explain most of that simplefied
The CPU is the part of the computer that controls everthing it is bassicly the brain of the computer.
The CPU takes inputs from the computer’s RAM and processes the action, before delivering an output.
CPUs are in all sorts of devices ranging from computers and laptops, to smartphones, and tablets.
The chip is placed onto the device’s motherboard and interacts with the other hardware to operate your computer.
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The GPU also known as the grapichs processing unit is a specialized chip made to accelerate the creation of an image.
It is a single-chip processor that creates effects and transforms objects every time a 3D scene is redrawn.
You can have a dedicated GPU for your computer but some have them integrated in the CPU.
The GPU is mainly used in applications like 3D modeling and gaming.
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Most GPUs will come with a cooler on them because when they are working they produce lots of heat.
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this is what is looks like when you take the cooler off of the GPU.
Known as RAM(Random Access Memory) is the fast memory of the computer. It temporarily stores and
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This is what most RAM modules will look like the metal part around the module is a heat spreader.
The motherboard is the main circut that ties everything together where there is connecters
and places to slot the parts into.
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motherboards have a different socket on them depending on what kind of CPU is supposed to put into it.


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How To Produce Semantically Correct MathML From XaTeX/LaTeX (and other accessibility ideas)
During a recent run-in with the Simon Fraser Fraser University accessibility department, I learned that they’re writers are so well-trained as to write “image” where a simple diagram is shown, and “print out picture of output” where a piece of code lies. I figure the geniuses over there could use some help creating files for the visually impaired. Here’s a quick guide!


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To be able to access Windows file shares or access directories on the Linux server Samba is used.
To access Shares/directories on a Linux box with AD credentials, the Linux box should be member of the AD. To add the Linux box to the AD, Samba should be configured and the samba daemon should be running.
workgroup = $COMPANY security = ADS realm = $COMPANY.CH1B.$COMPANYEPC.COM load printers = no printcap name = /dev/null disable spoolss = yes ; cups options = raw #$COMPANY entries: preserve case = yes locking = yes strict locking = no oplocks = no level2 oplocks = no ; optionally map AD users to local users username map = /etc/samba/smbusers [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes valid users = %S create mode = 0664 directory mode = 0775 [Nagios] comment = Nagios Configuration file path = /usr01/nagios/cfg writable = yes create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [Syslog] comment = Syslog files path = /usr02/syslog writable = no ; Give root access to users in the users group admin users = @users [floor-plan] comment = Floor Plan path = /usr01/floor-plan/data read only = yes write list = @floor-plan create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 |
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To access a Windows Share from a linux box smbclient is used. The samba daemon does not have to run, nor does /etc/samba/smb.conf needs to be configured.
A Windows share can be mounted by a Linux box. This makes access to the Windows files transparent. It is possible to mount the Share during boot time and keep it mounted all the time, but this will give problems when the Windows server is rebooted. A much better approach is to use autofs. It mounts the share when needed and unmounts the share after some idle time. Similar to smbclient the samba daemon does not have to run.
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- You win the game by matching your total score to the random number. You lose the game if your score goes over the random number.
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What it takes to put on the TCS NYC Marathon
NEW YORK CITY -- As you can imagine, it takes a lot of work - and a lot of people - to pull off an event like the TCS New York City Marathon.
More than 12,000 volunteers pitch in to make this a special day.
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| Vulnerable Applications | ||||
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| Application | Description | Stack | Credits | |
| JuiceShop | WebshopMore infoJuiceShop is a vulnerable web application build in node.js and angular. It uses a REST API and JSON. |
nodejs / SQLite3 | OWASP | |
| RailsGoat | Employee Benefits ApplicationMore infoThis is a Rails application which is vulnerable to the OWASP Top 10. It is intended to show how each of these categories of vulnerabilities can manifest themselves in a Rails-specific way as well as provide the subsequent mitigations for each. |
Rails / SQLite | OWASP | |
| django.NV | Project Management ApplicationMore infodjango.nV is a purposefully vulnerable Django application provided by nVisium. |
django / SQLite | nVisium | |
| Buggybank | Banking ApplicationMore infoWebMaven (better known as Buggy Bank) was an interactive learning environment for web application security using Perl. It emulated various security flaws for the user to find. This enabled users to safely & legally practice web application vulnerability assessment techniques. In addition, users could benchmark their security audit tools to ensure they perform as advertised. |
cgi-perl | Maven Security | |
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| Application | Description | Stack | Credits | |
| WebGoat | Various web application exercisesMore infoWebGoat is a deliberately insecure web application maintained by OWASP designed to teach web application security lessons. In each lesson, users must demonstrate their understanding of a security issue by exploiting a real vulnerability in the WebGoat applications. The application is a realistic teaching environment, providing users with hints and code to further explain the lesson.Note: WebGoat takes a couple of seconds to on first run. |
Java / HSQLDB | OWASP | |
| WebWolf | Attack Simulator for WebGoatMore infoWebWolf is a separate web application which simulates an attackers machine. It makes it possible for us to make a clear distinction between what takes place on the attacked website and the actions you need to do as an “attacker”.Note: WebGoat takes a couple of seconds to on first run. |
Java / HSQLDB | OWASP | |
| DVWA | OWASP top 10 exercises at multiple difficulty levelsMore infoDamn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) is a PHP/MySQL web application that is damn vulnerable. Its main goals are to be an aid for security professionals to test their skills and tools in a legal environment, help web developers better understand the processes of securing web applications and aid teachers/students to teach/learn web application security in a class room environment. |
php / MySQL | dvwa.co.uk | |
| Mutillidae II | OWASP top 10 exercises in multiple variationsMore infoNOWASP (Mutillidae) is a free, open source, deliberately vulnerable web-application providing a target for web-security enthusiest. With dozens of vulns and hints to help the user; this is an easy-to-use web hacking environment designed for labs, security enthusiast, classrooms, CTF, and vulnerability assessment tool targets. Mutillidae has been used in graduate security courses, corporate web sec training courses, and as an "assess the assessor" target for vulnerability assessment software. |
php / MySQL | Github | |
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| WrongSecrets | Secrets challengesMore infoOWASP WrongSecrets is the first Secrets Management-focused vulnerable/p0wnable app! It can be used in security trainings, awareness demos, as a test environment for secret detection tools, and bad practice detection tooling. |
Java / Docker | OWASP | |
| CryptOMG | Crypto challengesMore infoCryptOMG is a configurable CTF style test bed that highlights common flaws in cryptographic implementations. |
php / Mysql | SpiderLabs | |
| File Upload Lab | File upload challengesMore infoA collection of challenges for training file upload bypass techniques. |
php | LunaM00n | |
| DVGQL | Vulnerable GraphQL LabMore infoDamn Vulnerable GraphQL Application is an intentionally vulnerable implementation of Facebook's GraphQL technology, to learn and practice GraphQL Security. |
Flask / SQLAlchemy / Graphene | dolevf | |
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| Mailcatcher GUI | Mailcatcher allows you to view emails send by an application in the browser | mailcatcher | ||
| Supervisor Dashboard | The Supervisor Dashboard allows you to monitor the services in the container. NOTE: restarting services might not work properly |
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As a dynamic and forward-thinking technology executive, I have extensive experience 15+ years of multi-industry experience driving internal alignment to create a positive impact on the business and people, helping various organizations, including cybersecurity and IT services companies, to achieve strategic goals.
Being a tech leader, I design high-speed transaction systems on private/public clouds and work with managed and custom message buses to deliver reliable and efficient data solutions. I am known for finding clarity in complex situations, designing human-centered products, and aligning people and processes to drive results.
As a compassionate and motivating leader with a coaching mindset, I have a passion for building high-performing teams and accelerating delivery through a focus on Agile methodologies and collaborative learning. I strive to provide value as a company resource and have consistently achieved recognition, awards, and promotional opportunities.
What i'm doing
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Building Data Teams
Launching Delta data lake, migrating from a data lake to a data lakehouse.
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Overcoming Hurdles
Overcame connectivity and security hurdles in the project's last mile by leveraging best practices and outside experts.
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Implimented Testing
Implemented automation for 82% of unit, system, and integration test cases, reducing testing time and improving product quality.
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Establishing Precision Connectivity
Overcame the challenge of opening precision connectivity for fast throughput of new gRPC services in a PCI-compliant environment.


Hello! This is Da-Wei, I am a fellow at The Data Incubator/ Summer 2019/ San Francisco, and this is my Capstone project!
The Ticket and Crime map were created using mapbox and deck.gl, while the Top10 citation graph
was created using plotly
Los Angeles parking citation data and crime arrest data are from https://data.lacity.org/
To zoom in and out, use the mouse wheel
To change the pitch angle, hold down both left and right button on the mouse and drag up or down
Parking ticket Gridmap layer re-aggregates as you move the window and shows the area with the most parking tickets in red boxes
within the view window
Crime Hexogon map is a aggregation layer shows the most frequent crime arrest spots in red. Changing the upper percentile will make
the new upper percentile in red


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SoundFontInfoLib
2.21.6
Library for parsing and rendering SF2 files
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Contains a collection of audio samples that range between -1.0 and 1.0. More...
#include <CanonicalBuffer.hpp>
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| CanonicalBuffer (const int16_t *samples, const Entity::SampleHeader &header) | |
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| void | load () const |
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| bool | isLoaded () const |
| size_t | size () const |
| double | operator[] (size_t index) const |
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| const Entity::SampleHeader & | header () const |
Contains a collection of audio samples that range between -1.0 and 1.0.
The values are derived from the 16-bit values found in the SF2 file. Note that this conversion is done on-demand via the first call to load
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Construct a new normalized buffer of samples.
| samples | pointer to the first 16-bit sample in the SF2 file |
| header | defines the range of samples to use for a sound |
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Load the samples into buffer if not already available.
Referenced by SF2::Render::Sample::Generator::Generator().
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Obtain the sample at the given index.
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