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1. # Copyright 2014 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 2. # 3. # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You 4. # may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of 5. # the License is located at 6. # 7. # http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/ 8. # 9. # or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is 10. # distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF 11. # ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific 12. # language governing permissions and limitations under the License. 13. 14. import jmespath 15. from botocore import xform_name 16. 17. from .params import get_data_member 18. 19. 20. def all_not_none(iterable): 21. """ 22. Return True if all elements of the iterable are not None (or if the 23. iterable is empty). This is like the built-in ``all``, except checks 24. against None, so 0 and False are allowable values. 25. """ 26. for element in iterable: 27. if element is None: 28. return False 29. return True 30. 31. 32. def build_identifiers(identifiers, parent, params=None, raw_response=None): 33. """ 34. Builds a mapping of identifier names to values based on the 35. identifier source location, type, and target. Identifier 36. values may be scalars or lists depending on the source type 37. and location. 38. 39. :type identifiers: list 40. :param identifiers: List of :py:class:`~boto3.resources.model.Parameter` 41. definitions 42. :type parent: ServiceResource 43. :param parent: The resource instance to which this action is attached. 44. :type params: dict 45. :param params: Request parameters sent to the service. 46. :type raw_response: dict 47. :param raw_response: Low-level operation response. 48. :rtype: list 49. :return: An ordered list of ``(name, value)`` identifier tuples. 50. """ 51. results = [] 52. 53. for identifier in identifiers: 54. source = identifier.source 55. target = identifier.target 56. 57. if source == 'response': 58. value = jmespath.search(identifier.path, raw_response) 59. elif source == 'requestParameter': 60. value = jmespath.search(identifier.path, params) 61. elif source == 'identifier': 62. value = getattr(parent, xform_name(identifier.name)) 63. elif source == 'data': 64. # If this is a data member then it may incur a load 65. # action before returning the value. 66. value = get_data_member(parent, identifier.path) 67. elif source == 'input': 68. # This value is set by the user, so ignore it here 69. continue 70. else: 71. raise NotImplementedError( 72. 'Unsupported source type: {0}'.format(source)) 73. 74. results.append((xform_name(target), value)) 75. 76. return results 77. 78. 79. def build_empty_response(search_path, operation_name, service_model): 80. """ 81. Creates an appropriate empty response for the type that is expected, 82. based on the service model's shape type. For example, a value that 83. is normally a list would then return an empty list. A structure would 84. return an empty dict, and a number would return None. 85. 86. :type search_path: string 87. :param search_path: JMESPath expression to search in the response 88. :type operation_name: string 89. :param operation_name: Name of the underlying service operation. 90. :type service_model: :ref:`botocore.model.ServiceModel` 91. :param service_model: The Botocore service model 92. :rtype: dict, list, or None 93. :return: An appropriate empty value 94. """ 95. response = None 96. 97. operation_model = service_model.operation_model(operation_name) 98. shape = operation_model.output_shape 99. 100. if search_path: 101. # Walk the search path and find the final shape. For example, given 102. # a path of ``foo.bar[0].baz``, we first find the shape for ``foo``, 103. # then the shape for ``bar`` (ignoring the indexing), and finally 104. # the shape for ``baz``. 105. for item in search_path.split('.'): 106. item = item.strip('[0123456789]$') 107. 108. if shape.type_name == 'structure': 109. shape = shape.members[item] 110. elif shape.type_name == 'list': 111. shape = shape.member 112. else: 113. raise NotImplementedError( 114. 'Search path hits shape type {0} from {1}'.format( 115. shape.type_name, item)) 116. 117. # Anything not handled here is set to None 118. if shape.type_name == 'structure': 119. response = {} 120. elif shape.type_name == 'list': 121. response = [] 122. elif shape.type_name == 'map': 123. response = {} 124. 125. return response 126. 127. 128. class RawHandler(object): 129. """ 130. A raw action response handler. This passed through the response 131. dictionary, optionally after performing a JMESPath search if one 132. has been defined for the action. 133. 134. :type search_path: string 135. :param search_path: JMESPath expression to search in the response 136. :rtype: dict 137. :return: Service response 138. """ 139. def __init__(self, search_path): 140. self.search_path = search_path 141. 142. def __call__(self, parent, params, response): 143. """ 144. :type parent: ServiceResource 145. :param parent: The resource instance to which this action is attached. 146. :type params: dict 147. :param params: Request parameters sent to the service. 148. :type response: dict 149. :param response: Low-level operation response. 150. """ 151. # TODO: Remove the '$' check after JMESPath supports it 152. if self.search_path and self.search_path != '$': 153. response = jmespath.search(self.search_path, response) 154. 155. return response 156. 157. 158. class ResourceHandler(object): 159. """ 160. Creates a new resource or list of new resources from the low-level 161. response based on the given response resource definition. 162. 163. :type search_path: string 164. :param search_path: JMESPath expression to search in the response 165. 166. :type factory: ResourceFactory 167. :param factory: The factory that created the resource class to which 168. this action is attached. 169. 170. :type resource_model: :py:class:`~boto3.resources.model.ResponseResource` 171. :param resource_model: Response resource model. 172. 173. :type service_context: :py:class:`~boto3.utils.ServiceContext` 174. :param service_context: Context about the AWS service 175. 176. :type operation_name: string 177. :param operation_name: Name of the underlying service operation, if it 178. exists. 179. 180. :rtype: ServiceResource or list 181. :return: New resource instance(s). 182. """ 183. def __init__(self, search_path, factory, resource_model, 184. service_context, operation_name=None): 185. self.search_path = search_path 186. self.factory = factory 187. self.resource_model = resource_model 188. self.operation_name = operation_name 189. self.service_context = service_context 190. 191. def __call__(self, parent, params, response): 192. """ 193. :type parent: ServiceResource 194. :param parent: The resource instance to which this action is attached. 195. :type params: dict 196. :param params: Request parameters sent to the service. 197. :type response: dict 198. :param response: Low-level operation response. 199. """ 200. resource_name = self.resource_model.type 201. json_definition = self.service_context.resource_json_definitions.get( 202. resource_name) 203. 204. # Load the new resource class that will result from this action. 205. resource_cls = self.factory.load_from_definition( 206. resource_name=resource_name, 207. single_resource_json_definition=json_definition, 208. service_context=self.service_context 209. ) 210. raw_response = response 211. search_response = None 212. 213. # Anytime a path is defined, it means the response contains the 214. # resource's attributes, so resource_data gets set here. It 215. # eventually ends up in resource.meta.data, which is where 216. # the attribute properties look for data. 217. if self.search_path: 218. search_response = jmespath.search(self.search_path, raw_response) 219. 220. # First, we parse all the identifiers, then create the individual 221. # response resources using them. Any identifiers that are lists 222. # will have one item consumed from the front of the list for each 223. # resource that is instantiated. Items which are not a list will 224. # be set as the same value on each new resource instance. 225. identifiers = dict(build_identifiers( 226. self.resource_model.identifiers, parent, params, 227. raw_response)) 228. 229. # If any of the identifiers is a list, then the response is plural 230. plural = [v for v in identifiers.values() if isinstance(v, list)] 231. 232. if plural: 233. response = [] 234. 235. # The number of items in an identifier that is a list will 236. # determine how many resource instances to create. 237. for i in range(len(plural[0])): 238. # Response item data is *only* available if a search path 239. # was given. This prevents accidentally loading unrelated 240. # data that may be in the response. 241. response_item = None 242. if search_response: 243. response_item = search_response[i] 244. response.append( 245. self.handle_response_item(resource_cls, parent, 246. identifiers, response_item)) 247. elif all_not_none(identifiers.values()): 248. # All identifiers must always exist, otherwise the resource 249. # cannot be instantiated. 250. response = self.handle_response_item( 251. resource_cls, parent, identifiers, search_response) 252. else: 253. # The response should be empty, but that may mean an 254. # empty dict, list, or None based on whether we make 255. # a remote service call and what shape it is expected 256. # to return. 257. response = None 258. if self.operation_name is not None: 259. # A remote service call was made, so try and determine 260. # its shape. 261. response = build_empty_response( 262. self.search_path, self.operation_name, 263. self.service_context.service_model) 264. 265. return response 266. 267. def handle_response_item(self, resource_cls, parent, identifiers, 268. resource_data): 269. """ 270. Handles the creation of a single response item by setting 271. parameters and creating the appropriate resource instance. 272. 273. :type resource_cls: ServiceResource subclass 274. :param resource_cls: The resource class to instantiate. 275. :type parent: ServiceResource 276. :param parent: The resource instance to which this action is attached. 277. :type identifiers: dict 278. :param identifiers: Map of identifier names to value or values. 279. :type resource_data: dict or None 280. :param resource_data: Data for resource attributes. 281. :rtype: ServiceResource 282. :return: New resource instance. 283. """ 284. kwargs = { 285. 'client': parent.meta.client, 286. } 287. 288. for name, value in identifiers.items(): 289. # If value is a list, then consume the next item 290. if isinstance(value, list): 291. value = value.pop(0) 292. 293. kwargs[name] = value 294. 295. resource = resource_cls(**kwargs) 296. 297. if resource_data is not None: 298. resource.meta.data = resource_data 299. 300. return resource


SHADOW CONSPIRACY A film review by Scott Renshaw Copyright 1997 Scott Renshaw
(Hollywood) Starring: Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland, Linda Hamilton, Stephen Lang. Screenplay: Adi Hasak and Ric Gibbs. Producer: Terry Collis. Director: George P. Cosmatos. MPAA Rating: R (violence, profanity) Running Time: 103 minutes. Reviewed by Scott Renshaw.
For the record, I don't tend to put much stock in conspiracy theories. I don't believe the CIA had Kennedy killed, I don't believe there is a flying saucer hidden somewhere near Roswell, New Mexico and I don't believe that polio vaccinations are part of a secret plot to place tracking devices in our bodies. Call me a starry-eyed optimist if you must, but I think people are capable of quite enough selfish nastiness on an individual basis, and that that very same selfishness makes cooperative nastiness an endeavor riddled with problems. When it comes to Hollywood, however, I might be willing to make an exception. Studios just may be conspiring to sap from our brains the ability to recognize clumsy stories which make only the faintest sense. By comparison to the crimes SHADOW CONSPIRACY perpetrates on an unsuspecting audience, the crimes in its so-called plot seem positively benign.
Charlie Sheen stars as Bobby Bishop, a Presidential speech writer and advisor on his way up the Washington power chain through his deft ability to doctor a spin. It is just another day in the capital when a former professor of Bobby's (Theodore Bikel) meets Bobby on the street to warn him of a secret government cabal called Shadow -- just before the professor is shot in the head by a brutal agent (Stephen Lang). Suddenly Bobby finds himself running for his life, able to trust only two people: Jake Conrad (Donald Sutherland), Bobby's mentor and the White House Chief-of-Staff, and Amanda Givens (Linda Hamilton), a reporter and Bobby's former girlfriend. Together, they must find out who is behind Shadow and what their diabolical plans are.
Sheen appears to be basing his film career on playing the dupe (he was also a patsy sniffing out dirty doings in TERMINAL VELOCITY and THE ARRIVAL), but if he could be suckered into taking on a script like this, perhaps he's not doing all that much acting. SHADOW CONSPIRACY, credited to the writing tandem of Adi Hasak and Ric Gibbs, appears to be the product of screenplay software, introducing hackneyed situations and characters without enough energy to make the cliches tolerable. The hero is established as a cocky smooth-talker, but instead of giving him chances to talk himself out of difficult situations the script keeps him perpetually running away from the Terminator-like Lang (Linda Hamilton must have been experiencing serious deja-vu). Hamilton acts as the obligatory romantic sparring partner, except that Bobby and Amanda grumble at each other only briefly before settling into a dreary camaraderie. The betrayal, the chase scene, the narrow escape...all the ingredients are there, but they sit there flatly without the benefit of a single moment of imagination
If the basic material is bad, then the execution is even worse. The direction (by RAMBO's George P. Cosmatos) and editing (by Robert A. Ferretti) in SHADOW CONSPIRACY are inept to a degree that seems almost (conspiratorially?) designed. One chase flashes from a luxury hotel to a homeless encampment to a sewer out of LES MISERABLES with a blissful disregard for continuity; scenes designed for tension become inconsequential blurs, and characters wander through the narrative for an hour before you have a clue what they are supposed to be doing. Cosmatos doesn't even understand basic principles of drama, making a point of showing us a tricky-to-unlatch seat-belt which then plays no further part in the story, an un-fired gun which probably sent Chekhov to spinning in his grave. SHADOW CONSPIRACY is the kind of incomprehensible mess where a highly trained agent is willing to run through a hotel and a city street firing a gun in full view of hundreds of witnesses, then decides to get secretive by building a remote-controlled toy helicopter to assassinate the President.
That climactic scene at least provides a moment of absurdist fun, the only one SHADOW CONSPIRACY has to offer unless you count the floppy hats Hamilton favors which are sure to gain a White House correspondent professional respect. Mostly, it is just a plodding and somber piece of nonsense which seems to expect brownie points for showing us all the ways the government can keep an eye on us, and ends with an ominous tracking shot to the perspective of a spy satellite. Personally, I feel more threatened by the prospect of lazy, pre-fabricated thrillers foisted off on the American viewing public as entertainment. If the people who brought us SHADOW CONSPIRACY are supposed to be the ones to shine the light on sinister conspiracies which threaten our freedoms, all I have to say is: who's watching the watchmen?
On the Renshaw scale of 0 to 10 goon shadows: 2.
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Manna From Heaven
by Steve KubbyThere are a great many people who would never consider the use of visionary plants to be a spiritual experience. These people believe that spiritual experiences must come directly from God and that the use of visionary plants goes against the teachings of the Bible. Contrary to this notion, the Bible never explicitly prohibits the use of visionary plants or potions. What you will find however, is many curious references to a spiritual food sent down from heaven by God, called manna.
The Bible never tells us exactly what manna was and where it came from, but there are many Old Testament passages which describe its physical qualities and conditions associated with its appearance. The Bible's first reference to manna is in the Book of Exodus as the children of Israel are fleeing from Egypt and following Moses into the wilderness. After six weeks of wandering, they began complaining to Moses that they are tired and hungry. What happens next is truly extraordinary:
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will vain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law or no (16:4).When I read this passage, I was struck by the fact that manna easily fits the description of psilocybe mushrooms. For one thing magic mushrooms are small and round, and since they sprout so rapidly they would seem to appear overnight, as if out of the sky. Also, anyone harvesting them would immediately notice that they turn blue where torn and had no roots, giving more reason to believe that the mushrooms were of celestial origin. Note that manna does not just fall from heaven, but instead it is described as coming with the frost and dew, during the wet seasons. These are the precise weather conditions for mushrooms to thrive. And finally, manna is described as a bread.And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground (16:14). And when the children of Israel saw if, they said one to another It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.
Although translations have obscured the intent of this passage, it seems to be a description of how to find and identify manna and distinguish it from other non-psychoactive (or possibly lethal) mushrooms. Look for the small round things which are like bread, come with the rain, and seem to have heavenly (bluish) coloring. Psilocybe mushrooms also sprout in tiny pin heads which branch out in all directions and bear a resemblance to hoar frost.
It is also interesting to note that Moses tells the children of Israel that manna comes directly from Heaven to test them on whether or not they will walk in God's law. Here is evidence that manna was endowed with unusual spiritual powers, like those of magic mushrooms. However, manna does not automatically confer spiritual power. Instead, it serves as a test. Magic mushrooms would provide visionary experiences that would certainly test all who ingested them. Moses also said that the manna is literally the "bread of the lord" which is remarkably similar to the literal Aztec name for psilocybe mushrooms, "flesh of the gods."
But how and why did the manna suddenly appear? Again referring to the Bible, it is clear that the children of Israel had journeyed to a land where there was dew in the morning. As a large, nomadic tribe, the Israelites brought a lot of cattle and sheep together in the area. That meant a great deal of manure. The change of climate from the arid lands of Egypt to the dewy climate of the wilderness created ideal conditions for the propagation and spread of psilocybe mushrooms in livestock dung.
In Exodus 12:19-20, we find more references to manna.
And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning (16:19). Notwithstanding they harkened not unto Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was wroth with them (16:20). And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating. and when the sun waxed hot it melted...(16:21).Anyone familiar with wild mushrooms knows that they go bad very quickly and shrivel up under the heat of the sun, exactly like manna.
It seems curious that Moses recognized the manna instantly when the children of Israel showed it to him. He knew that the manna would spoil if it was not picked and eaten in the morning. But how did Moses know about manna? Perhaps Moses knew about manna because he had already encountered the mushroom at the time he saw the burning bush. Referring to an earlier period of his life, we find that Moses:
...kept a flock of Jethro, his father in-law the priest of Midiam: and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb (3:1). And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed (3:2).Had Moses eaten the sacred mushroom while camped at the mountain? Here again we can only speculate that manure from his flock and a change in climate had created the proper environment for the mushrooms to fruit. Perhaps Moses ingested the mushrooms purely by accident, or perhaps his father in law, who we know was also a priest, had introduced Moses to the mushroom. Archaeological evidence of psychedelic mushroom use in Biblical times is well documented by Terence McKenna, so it is reasonable to conclude that Moses could have had some experience with visionary mushrooms.1
Later, in Numbers 11:6-9, manna is again described in terms that are remarkably similar to magic mushrooms:
But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdelliaum. And the people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar and baked it in pans: and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.Here we find manna described as before our eyes, having a neutral taste like fresh oil, and once again, the Bible mentions that manna appearing in the morning when the dew fell. The Old Testament even tells us what manna looks like, the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof. When psilocybe mushrooms are dried, their range of colors is virtually identical to dried coriander seed. In both cases, with mushrooms and coriander seeds, we see great similarities in the texture, color, tones, contrasts and general visual appearance. The Children of Israel must have given great thought about how to transmit the appearance of manna so as to aid future generations who might encounter it. However, mushrooms were a mystery to the Hebrews and they were unable to predict where manna could be found. Little did they realize that the manure from their cattle was providing a means for the mushroom to find its way into their mountain campsites.
Notice that the manna was ground in mills or beat it in a mortar. That is odd because earlier we are told that manna was quite delicate and, then the sun wax hot, it melted. However, if manna was the psilocybe mushroom, then it was probably dried and then ground in order to be used for baking. In fact, dried magic mushrooms are quite hard. Grinding or crushing the dried mushroom and then baking with the powder would insure that the delicate psychoactive molecules retained their highest potency.
In the next passage, the Bible describes manna as having light tan color and texture like a wafer, certainly an accurate description of the color and texture of a dried psilocybe mushroom. We also learn that the taste of manna is no longer that of fresh oil but rather that of honey. According to McKenna's research, honey has long been used in Mexico as a preserve medium for psilocybin containing mushrooms. Perhaps the children of Israel had begun to mix honey with the manna to preserve its potency. We find that Moses announced that manna must be kept for future generations:
And the house of Israel called the name there of manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey (l6:31). And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth. Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations: that they may see the bread where with I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt (16:32).Again we are told to fill an omer with manna. But how much is a omer? Isaac Asimov, in his book on the Bible, concludes that an omer is about four liters, while the King James version of the Bible estimates an omer to be six pints. Psilocybe mushrooms are 92% water and only 8% remains when they are dried. Also, fresh mushroom take up a lot of space, due to their shape. So four liters of fresh magic mushrooms would yield less than a tenth of a liter, or about 1/4 cup of dried, powdered manna This corresponds closely with the amount of magic mushrooms required for a moderately strong dose when used for baking. This is important because it clearly shows that not only does manna have similar qualities to magic mushrooms, it also shows that it was also used in the same quantity as mushrooms. So manna matches psilocybe mushroom on both a qualitative and quantitative analysis providing a compelling argument that psilocybe mushrooms are in actuality "manna from Heaven."
Of course there are those who will remain eternally skeptical, but keep in mind that the description of manna given in the old testament bears an exact resemblance to mushrooms. Even if psilocybe mushrooms are not manna the similarities have indicated mushrooms as a possible candidate, and they certainly fit the bill for a "spiritual food". Unfortunately, when the Children of Israel finally reach the arid land of Canaan, the mysterious manna no longer appeared.
And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land: neither had the children of Israel manna any more.The children of Israel must have been deeply disappointed when they ran out of their sacred manna. We can see that they went to great lengths to preserve their knowledge about identifying and using manna The Old Testament contains detailed information about the color, texture, appearance, and relationship to dew, and the Old Testament even explains how manna is to be ground and then used in baking cakes. If the Israelites thought that manna was a magical event caused by God would they have bothered to note all the details about the identification of manna? What about the manna that Moses said must be put away for future generations? Turning to Hebrews 9:3-4 we find:
And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all: Which had the golden censer and the Ark of the Covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna.Here we learn that manna was to be kept in the Holiest of all, the Ark of the Covenant. Clearly, the manna was something of great spiritual power since the Hebrews treated it with such reverence and even went to such great lengths to see that manna be given to future generations. We must also consider the covenant that the Jewish people held with God which was celebrated through the act of circumcision. Why was this covenant with God associated with the removal of foreskin from infant males. Why not a tattoo, scar, article of clothing or jewelry? Perhaps the answer is that the circumcised penis bears a remarkable resemblance to psilocybe mushroom just before the partial veil has broken away from the mushroom caps and they are at their greatest potency. If the Ark of the Covenant was specifically built to store manna it is logical was also tied to manna through the ritual act of circumcision, which gave each Jewish male his own mushroom-like penis.
The discovery that manna was (and is) psilocybe mushrooms is not simply an issue of theological or academic debate. So great was the power conferred by manna, that this small band of wandering slaves were able to defeat all enemies who crossed their path even when confronted by armies that were bigger and better equipped. Jews, Christians and Moslems can all trace their roots to the children of Israel who ate manna for forty years and saw themselves as God's chosen people. Again, we are reminded of McKenna's thesis that those who ate psilocybe mushrooms had a survival advantage due to better visual acuity, heightened senses, better hunting skills, and for the children of Israel, better warrior skills. Manna gave the Hebrews their own covenant with God one that is even recognized today by Christians who believe that the Jews have already earned a special place as the Chosen People. Bible scholar Grant Jeffrey explains:
"The covenant which God made with Abraham and the kingdom promises to David, Solomon and all the prophets will be finally realized in the Millennial Kingdom... the Lord promised a new covenant with Ismel in which He would give them a new heart, forgiveness of sin, and the infilling of the Spirit to the renewed nation. This promised kingdom will provide the fulfillment of all the hopes and dreams of the Chosen People forever."3
What is the new covenant? It is the rediscovery of manna. Across the gulf of thousands of years the Bible transmits and accurate and detailed description of manna waiting for the time when the message can be decoded and manna can again fulfill its role as a celestial messenger. Manna was the basis of the Jewish covenant with God. Indeed, it is this covenant and the use of manna which has set the Jews apart as the Chosen People. The Bible is not the message, it only points the way. Manna is the holy sacrament that provides the means for God to "prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no."
If manna is indeed the psilocybin mushroom, then this means that the Koran, Bible, and Torah were all inspired by psychedelically induced visions. The very foundations upon which these religions rest were derived from the mushroom experience. Moses and the children of Israel used the mushrooms as true sacraments to communicate with a Higher Power, also known as Allah, God and Yahweh. The discovery that manna is real and is available to us today means that like children of Israel we too can use manna to experience the joy, wisdom and spiritual renewal of the Chosen People.
From Psychedelic Illuminations Volume 1, Issue VII
- Terence McKenna, Food of the Gods, (New York, Harper Collins) p. 84.
- Terence McKenna, Food of the Gods, (New York, Harper Collins), p. 127.
- Grant R. Jeffrey, Heaven the last Frontier, (New York; Bantam), p. 132
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JULY 30 St Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of
the Church Or St
Justin De Jacobis, Bishop
(5th
Century). As bishop of
Common of Pastors (for Bishops) or of Doctors of the Church.
COLLECT
O God, who made the Bishop Saint Peter Chrysologus an outstanding preacher of your incarnate Word, grant, through his intercession, that we may constantly ponder in our hearts the mysteries of your salvation and faithfully express them in what we do. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Vicar
Apostolic of Abyssinia and titular Bishop of Nilopolis, b. at San
Fele, Province of Potenza, Italy, 9 October, 1800 d. 31 July, 1860, in the
plain of Eydele between the mountains Chedene and Hamamo
in Abyssinia, while on his way to Halay where he hoped to regain his
health. On 17 October, 1818, he entered the Congregation of the Lazarists at
Common
of Pastors (for Bishops) of For Missionaries
COLLECT
Father of mercy, who gave your saint, Bishop Justin, the grace to become all things to all people in order to preach the good news of the Kingdom; may his intercession help us to preach the Gospel and to bring all peoples to the unity of one faith through our fraternal service. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.


The Full Monty (1997) Robert Caryle, Mark Addy, Tom Wilkinson, Steve Huison, Paul Barber, Hugo Speer. R, 4 stars (out of 5 stars)
Review by Ed Johnson-Ott NUVO Newsweekly www.nuvo-online.com/film/ Achive reviews at http://www.us.imdb.com/M/reviews_by?Edward+Johnson-ott
Remember the old adage "We're not laughing AT you, we're laughing WITH you"? That's what makes the delightful British film "The Full Monty" work so well. Over the course of 90 minutes spent with the most unlikely male strip troupe ever, their friends and neighbors go from laughing at them to laughing with them, and so do we. In addition to big laughs, "The Full Monty" has a big heart.
A series of vignettes sets up the sad plight of a group of men in Sheffield, England. They had been workers at the town's booming steel factory, but times have changed. Now the unemployed gents hang around the job center, playing cards and smoking while looking forward to nothing in particular. That is, until Gaz (Robert Carlyle, memorable as the explosive psycho in "Trainspotting") spies on a group of women at a Chippendale-style strip show. He overhears a lady gush "It's not their bodies, it's what they do with them" and decides that organizing a troupe of male strippers is the ticket to financial stability. Unfortunately, Gaz and his mates are light years from being buff, so they decide to overcome their liabilities in the physique department by stripping down to the full monty - - British slang for the works, which in this case means total nudity.
"The Full Monty" is smoothly paced, blending comedy and pathos deftly to create a breezy, enjoyable ride. The able cast takes a group of more-or- less stock characters and makes them sympathetic and three-dimensional. Carlyle is beguiling as the scrawny Gaz, an energetic soul desperate to catch up on his support payments so he can continue spending time with his son. Gaz's best pal is Dave (Mark Addy), a chubby fellow whose insecurities have rendered him impotent.
The men recruit their former boss, the now unemployed Gerald (Tom Wilkinson) because of his skills in ballroom dancing.
The men's financial and spiritual despair is crucial to "The Full Monty". Not only does it humanize the characters, but it makes the comic scenes even funnier, and make no mistake, "The Full Monty" is VERY funny. One of the highlights of the film is a sequence set in the unemployment office. While the glum men stand in line waiting to collect their checks, Donner Summer's "Hot Stuff" begins to play on the radio. The guys try to ignore it, but their toes begin tapping and, when the song hits a key passage, they involuntarily thrust their pelvises forward in unison, just like in rehearsals.
Another great moment comes when a police officer happens on the men rehearsing in their red leather G-strings and arrests several of them for indecent exposure. In the police station, officers run a surveillance tape showing the men's rehearsal and Gaz and Gerald immediately begin critiquing their performances, ignoring the raucous laughter of the cops.
When the local newspaper prints the story of the arrests, the men's secret plans become public knowledge and events swing towards a giddy conclusion. Forced to be honest with their spouses and friends about the planned performance, the men are mortified, but things take an unexpected and charming turn.
"The Full Monty" is advertised as a comedy, but it is more than that. In unassuming fashion, the film deals with love, pride and despair, body shame, and the joy of abandoning inhibitions. The film also boasts a strong sense of community. The citizens of Sheffield have all suffered in varying degrees from the town's recession. Initially they scoff at the men's absurd plans, but when the idea sinks in, moods begin to change. The sheer audacity of the guys' idea strikes a chord with their neighbors. When the big performance finally rolls around, it's extremely funny, but not in any derisive fashion. The spectacle of the men prancing onstage becomes an act of defiance, of liberation. Do the men actually show the full monty? You'll have to wait and see, but it is safe to predict that few people will leave the theater without broad smiles on their faces.
Copyright 1997, Ed Johnson-Ott
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Pep Guardiola aims dig at Sadio Mane after he rescues Liverpool against Aston Villa
Sadio Mane's injury time goal ensured Liverpool took maximum points from their trip to Aston Villa
by Jake Polden, https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/jake-polden/Pep Guardiola slammed Sadio Mane's "diving" ahead of Manchester City's title clash with Premier League leaders Liverpool next weekend.
Mane scored a last-gasp winner in the Reds' 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday, ensuring Liverpool remain six points clear of Man City at the top of the table.
The Senegal international also picked up a booking for diving at Villa Park, and Guardiola, speaking after City's 2-1 win over Southampton, took a swipe at the forward.
"It's happened a lot for Liverpool in the last years [scoring late on]. It's because he's a special talent," Guardiola said of Mane on the BBC.
"Sometimes he's diving, sometimes he has this talent to score incredible goals in the last minute. He's a talent.
"If it's one time, two times, 'we were lucky, we were lucky', but it happened in the last two seasons many, many times – they have a special character to do that.
"We look at ourselves, we know which team we face, I think they have won 10 and drawn one. Next week we go to Anfield to try to play them."
Man City went behind against Southampton at the Etihad, with James Ward-Prowse putting the visitors ahead in 13 minutes.
Guardiola's side fought back in the second half through Sergio Aguero before Kyle Walker bagged the winner four minutes before the end.
The Man City boss added: "We did everything, it was so difficult to attack when they defend with 11 players.
"We did everything we could and in the end our intensity and our players paid off. We made a good comeback. Everyone plays the way we want to play.
"They are top quality players, they are fast players, it was our job to try and beat Southampton and we did. It is not about what Southampton do or play but it is about how we reacted to that.
"Today we have to do everything. We have to take the rhythm that we needed forward in every sense of the world from how we pick the ball out of the net to how we take throw ins or corners."


DIABOLIQUE (1996) A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli
RATING (0 TO 10): 3.5 Alternative Scale: *1/2 out of ****
United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 3/22/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:47 MPAA Classification: R (Violence, nudity, profanity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cast: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates, Spalding Gray Director: Jeremiah Chechik Producers: Marvin Worth and James G. Robinson Screenplay: Don Roos Cinematography: Peter James Music: Randy Edelman U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers
It astonishes me that two films with essentially the same story can be of such different quality. Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1955 murder mystery, DIABOLIQUE, was a taut, atmosphere-saturated thriller filled with unexpected twists and turns. Jeremiah Chechik's ill-advised rip- off is a lame Hollywood attempt to re-create a similarly suspenseful experience.
I suppose it's possible to argue that, because Clouzot's picture was made over forty years ago, a remake isn't unreasonable. The problem is, the original DIABOLIQUE was as much a cinematic landmark as Hitchcock's PSYCHO (Clouzot and Hitchcock had a tremendous influence on each other). One should not undertake remaking a great film lightly, if at all. Unfortunately, in this case, "integrity" wasn't a concept the film makers were concerned with.
Mia (Isabelle Adjani) and Guy Baran (Chazz Palminteri) co-run the St. Anselm's school for boys, which is located outside Pittsburgh. Not only is Guy abusive, but he's flagrantly unfaithful, flaunting his affair with one of the school's teachers, Nicole Horner (Sharon Stone). Yet Nicole hates Guy as much as Mia does, and, together, the wife and mistress plot his murder. One night, they lure their victim to a house in the city. Once he's there, they drug him, then drown him in a bathtub. Soon after, however, the body disappears, and Mia and Nicole must consider whether Guy has inexplicably survived or some previously- unknown party intends to blackmail them.
A significant predicament results from updating DIABOLIQUE, since certain key events demand a level of docility from Mia that is not typically found in a nineties American woman. Had the new film been set in the fifties, it might have worked better, because some of what happens here (such as Guy humiliating Mia by ordering her to "swallow" her food during a public dinner) rings false in a current setting.
Modernizing DIABOLIQUE also means adding some exploitative elements. Isabelle Adjani disrobes early in the film for no apparent reason other than to give viewers a chance to ogle her. A blatant lesbian attraction between Mia and Nicole replaces the oblique one of the French version. There's also a steamy sex scene featuring Nicole and Guy that serves no purpose -- we already know that the two are lovers.
As was the case with the American rendition of THE VANISHING, the film makers here have decided to change the ending. Gone is the deliciously diabolical finale of Clouzot's picture, replaced by something that's unambiguous, unambitious, and manifestly unoriginal. Don Roos' routine conclusion is the kind of massive cop-out likely to disappoint anyone hoping for something fresh.
 There were instances when her expressions of speechless horror reminded me of Fay Wray's exaggerated reaction to King Kong (albeit without the screams). Sharon Stone and Chazz Palminteri are barely adequate as cartoon-like characters, displaying little range in one-dimensional roles. The only one who does anything with her part is Kathy Bates, but her energetic portrayal as a cynical detective is largely wasted.
Everything seems to be wrong with this version of DIABOLIQUE. The acting is subpar, the direction is pedestrian, and the screenplay is moronic. Certain lines are laughably bad ("It's not like you burnt the toast, Mia.  That's a little off the chart, demerit-wise", "Killing him is a good thing, like planting a tree"). The cinematographer has unsuccessfully attempted to recapture the original's eerie, black-and-white atmosphere by using everything from inappropriately-placed shadows to foggy rainstorms. Little about this DIABOLIQUE is worthwhile, and nothing is laudable. My advice is to ignore the remake and rent the original.
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NOTTING HILL
Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D. Univeral Pictures/PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Director: Roger Michell Writer: Richard Curtis Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Mischa Barton, Hugh Bonneville, Rhys Ifans, Tim McInnerny, Sally Phillips
You read in People magazine that Gwyneth Paltrow is about to tie the knot with Brad Pitt. She denies all. The Daily News reports that the nuptials will take place shortly. No comment from the two parties. Finally even the NY Times covers the story: the wedding is off. Months pass. Brad Pitt is about to marry his new squeeze, Jennifer Aniston. Denials. We lose interest and turn to see what's happening with Liz Taylor's love life.
All of this activity, however interesting to some, is so remote from the lives of us ordinary folks that these Hollywood personalities seem to be part of a fairy story: material that today's most popular author, Shakespeare, could use for a sequel to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." But how about this for a romantic fable? A top actress is no longer a remote personality guarded by pit-bull-style bouncers but a woman who bounces right into your life to start an affair with...YOU! This actually happens. Well, anyway, it happens on the big screen as world-renowed entertainer, Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), comes into the life of failed bookstore owner, William Thacker (Hugh Grant). Is this situation of people from different worlds getting together for a romantic interlude believable? It is. Sometimes celebrities want nothing more than a private life away from the press, a normal routine to come home to after a trying day of filming. Though "Notting Hill" has credibility, the movie unfortunately uses stock, comedic situations (particularly the surprise that comes over people's faces when they see megastar Anna Scott in the intimate company of just plain Will), and for all of its varied episodes, is not only repetitive but plain unfunny. Anna Scott is shown photographed from every angle with a silly smile pasted on her face, but Richard Curtis's script rarely gives her anything of interest to say. Instead the clever repartee comes exclusively from Will's pals, making one almost think (mistkenly, I believe) that director Roger Michell is trying to make yet another satire on the emptiness of celebrity.
The audience can see the stretches of banality coming from the very beginning as William Thacker, owner of a failing book store, checks his security video and confronts a nerdy customer he spots filing a large travel book into his trousers. Shortly thereafter he has a quick dialogue with another visitor to his shop who, told that the store sells exclusively travel tomes, wonders whether Will carries the latest Grisham thriller or Winnie the Pooh. When world- famous screen star Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) enters the shop, impetuously kissing the befuddled proprietor before leaving, the story brings them soon together again by a technique that Roger Ebert would call a "meet cute"--he spills a container of orange juice all over the actress's blouse, leading her to go to his apartment to change clothes.
We're taken through several incidents involving men and women whose faces drop when they see Will together with this star, including one involving scene as Will and Anna enjoy their first date at the bookseller's sister's home--atwhich time each member of the family takes a turn giving his or her hard luck story. But the picture's truly absorbing interlude, the one to which critics in the audience will relate to particularly, pokes fun at the entire process of interviewing actors. Will, invited by Anna to her hotel and expecting an evening of private conversation, instead finds himself plunged into a press conference in which he must suddenly pretend to be a writer for a magazine. Impulsively citing "Horse and Hound" to satisfy Anna's agent, he then must satisfy the vigilant representative by conjuring such absurd questions as "Do you expect to use horses in your next movie? Hounds? After all my readers are as fond of hounds as of horses."
As Will's wheelchair-bound sister Sally says at one point, "There's no rhyme or reason in life." Some of us get lucky, others have disastrous accidents. So love is. Who can explain what fairy-dust makes people fall in love at first sight? Julia Roberts does her best with what she has, but given the paucity of her lines, she comes across playing a performer who does little more than smile for the cameras and look fairly good in a space suit for her specialty sci-fi movies. Hugh Grant acquits himself well, restraining his signature blinking until the final moments of bafflement. But "Notting Hill" cannot make the grade either as satirical material or as sentimental comedy despite the efforts of such quirky, off-the-wall characters as Will's Welch roommate Spike (Rhys Ifans)--who becomes tiresome as a one-joke supporting actor wallowing in vulgarity. The publicity notes say that "Notting is the complete opposite of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" in that it reflect the day-to-day details of a love affair. Too often the scripter Curtis and director Michell try to force humor into what--despite Anna's alleged fame--looks like a commonplace relationship between two vulnerable people.
Rated PG-13. Running Time: 110 minutes. (C) 1999 Harvey Karten
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To start I would like to suggest that you make a GitHub. If you've already done this, skip to the next paragraph. For those who don't know, Git/GitHub is the most widely use “version control system” currently available. A version control system is a way to save a project in one place and have multiple people work on it without breaking the whole thing. Again, I highly suggest making a GitHub account and spending a day learning how it works. I will supply resources at the bottom of the article.
Once you have a GitHub it is time to start your project. Create it on GitHub and clone it to your computer. When I made my portfolio I implemented a blog into it; so naturally I decided my first project would be to make the blog into its own thing. Having learned a little bit of HTML and CSS, I decided it was time to learn JavaScript. Lucky for me I had learned Java in college so making the switch wasn't terribly difficult. JavaScript is what makes websites into interactive programs rather than static data displays. This will likely be the hardest part of your journey into software development but the payoff is huge.
How should you pick your first project? Well, the goal is to make it interactive. A classic pick is a shopping list with an input form and a submit button that adds an item to a shopping list. Another idea is making a “night mode” for your portfolio where you click a button and the background/text changes color. Anything that involves the user interacting with the website through JavaScript. A blog was an interesting pick for me. Without knowing what a single-page-application was, I essentially made one out of vanilla JavaScript which made it load instantaneously. Not only did I get to practice a little JavaScript but my website also got faster which was cool.
After I had a working blog that used JavaScript I decided to go back to my portfolio and make some changes, add features, and of course, add the blog to my list of projects. I kept improving my two creations through design and features. In my next blog post I will be talking about my experience learning real front-end development skills like design. Thanks for reading.


So far I have had a good experience editing and changing my personal website. Before I begun editing my website today, I felt intimidated because I knew It was going to take me a long time. It certainly did, but all my work paid off. I loved the end result of my work today.
I think the part that was a bit tedious was making sure that all the links in all the pages were working. I also realized how good Im becoming with html and css. Going back to the old blogs I wrote and looking at the css I wrote I realize that I understand it so much better than at the beginning. I saw how before I would get confused with how to target specific objects in css.
This is only the beginning of my personal webpage. Soon I will be adding all my projects and more blogs. Eventually I will buy a domian and a host to make it public. I'm happy with the progress I've been able to accomplish today.


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We welcome bug reports and enhancement requests. However, to make the process of prioritizing cvs2svn tasks easier, we ask that you follow a few guidelines. Before filing an issue in the Issue Tracker, please:
When an issue is first filed, it automatically goes in the "---" milestone, meaning it is unscheduled. A developer will examine it and maybe talk to other developers, then estimate the bug's severity, the effort required to fix it, and schedule it in a numbered milestone, for example 1.0. (Or they may put it the future or no milestone milestones, if they consider it tolerable for all currently planned releases.)
An issue filed in future might still get fixed soon, if some committer decides they want it done. Putting it in future merely means we're not planning to block any particular release on that issue.
Severity is represented in the Priority field. Here is how priority numbers map to severity:
Effort Required is sometimes represented in the Status Whiteboard with an "e number", which is the average of the most optimistic and most pessimistic projections for number of engineer/days needed to fix the bug. The e number always comes first, so we can sort on the field, but we include the actual spread after it, so we know when we're dealing with a wide range. For example "e2.5 (2 / 3)" is not quite the same as "e2.5 (1 / 4)"!
And so, with further ado, we give you (drumroll…) the cvs2svn Issue Tracker.


1. The modern Java development environment for OSX
If your personal computer is manufactured from Apple, the following instructions will help you.
1.1. Package manager
In OSX, you have excellent package managers like HomeBrew
and Sdkman
.
Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software
on Apple’s macOS operating system.
SDKMAN! is a tool for managing parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits on most Unix based systems.
Using Homebrewl, we will install some packages and using Sdkman, we will install others.
Once you have installed both, continue with the next section.
1.2. Java Virtual Machine
To program with Java is necessary to install in your laptop a Java Development Kit (JDK).
A Java Development Kit (JDK) is a program development environment for writing Java applications. It consists of a runtime environment that "sits on top" of the operating system layer as well as the tools and programming that developers need to compile, debug, and run applications written in the Java language.
To begin using Java, it is necessary to install the JDK:
sdk install java
Once you have installed Java JDK, check the installation:
java -version
You should view the following output:
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)
To check if you are able to compile Java files,
create a new file with the name of HelloWorld.java
and copy and paste on it the following content:
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Prints "Hello World" to the terminal window.
System.out.println("Hello World");
}
}
Save the file and open in a terminal to type the following commands:
javac HelloWorld.java
java HelloWorld
You should read: HelloWorld
in the terminal.
Switching from one Java version to another one
Using sdk
, it is very easy to switch from one Java version to another one. Check your JDK installed and package
available in Sdk:
sdk list java
sdk use java 10.0.1-open
1.2.1. Build Systems
Modern Java development use dependencies stored on Software Repositories.
It is a good idea if you install the popular build Systems as Maven
& Gradle
for Java.
This project is modular and it deliver multiple dependencies.
The way to install Maven & Gradle is:
sdk install maven
sdk install gradle
1.3. Java IDE
To develop a single Java file, maybe you could use a simple Text Editor
but current Java IDE offers several funcionalities to
help you in the process to develop software with Java. In the market, the most popular Java IDE are IntelliJ
& Eclipse
.
To install IntelliJ
:
brew cask install intellij-idea
To install Eclipse
:
brew cask install eclipse-java
1.4. Source Control Management
Git is a popular technology to manage code. Many ideas that you see on Internet are stored on Git repositories so manage this technology is necessary.
You could use the Version control features from IntelliJ or use a dedicated tool like SourceTree
brew cask install sourcetree
Further information about SourceTree


The standard library includes many generic algorithms, which are written to operate on
iterators, thereby gaining independence from the particular data structures on which they
operate and the types stored therein. Note that associative containers have iterators that
refer to compound types such as pair<const K, V>
. Therefore, using these algorithms
with associative containers requires careful thought.
Most algorithms operate on sequences delimited by pairs of iterators in which the first
iterator denotes the first element in the sequence and the second denotes one past the last
element. Except as noted, all algorithms are defined in the <algorithm>
header.
#include <algorithm>
accumulate(b, e, t)
accumulate(b, e, t, f)
<numeric>
header. Creates a temporary object obj with the
same type and value as t
. For each input iterator it
in the range [b, e)
,
evaluates ob = obj + *it
or obj = f(obj, *it)
, depending on which form of
accumulate
was called. The result is a copy of obj
. Note that because +
may be overloaded, even the first form of accumulate
may operate on
types other than the built-in arithmetic types. For example, we can use
accumulate
to concatenate all the string
s in a container.
binary_search(b, e, t)
bool
indicating whether the value t
is in the (sorted) sequence
delimited by the forward iterators b
and e
.
copy(b, e, d)
b
and e
into the destination indicated by output iterator d
. The function assumes
that enough space exists in the destination to hold the values being copied.
Returns a value that denotes a position one past the last destination element.
equal(b, e, b2)
equal(b, e, b2, p)
bool
indicating whether the elements in the sequence denoted by
the input iterators b
and e
are equal to the elements in a sequence of the
same size beginning at the input iterator b2
. Uses the predicate p
for the
test, or the ==
operator if p
is not supplied.
fill(b, e, t)
b
and e
to
the value t
. Returns void
.
find(b, e, t)
find_if(b, e, p)
t
, or for which
the predicate p
is true
(if p
is supplied), in the sequence denoted by
the input iterators b
and e
. Returns e
if no such element exists.
lexicographical_compare(b, e, b2, e2)
lexicographical_compare(b, e, b2, e2, p)
bool
indicating whether the sequence of elements in the range
[b, e)
is less than the sequence of elements in the range [b2, e2)
, using
the predicate p
for element comparisons, or the <
operator if p
is not supplied.
If one of the sequences is a prefix of the other, then the shorter
sequence is considered to be less than the other. Otherwise, the result is
determined by comparing the first pair of respective elements at which the
sequences differ. Iterators b, e, b2,
and e2
need only be input iterators.
max(t1, t2)
min(t1, t2)
max
) or smaller (for min
) of t1
and t2
, both of
which must be of the same type.
max_element(b, e)
min_element(b, e)
b
and e
.
partition(b, e, p)
stable_partition(b, e, p)
b
and e
so that
elements for which the predicate p
is true
are at the front of the container.
Returns an iterator to the first element for which the predicate is false
, or
e
if the predicate is true
for all elements. The stable_partition
function
maintains the input order among the elements in each partition.
remove(b, e, t)
remove_if(b, e, p)
b
and e
so that elements whose values do not match t
, or for which the predicate
p
returns false
(if p
is supplied), are coalesced at the beginning of the
associated sequence. Returns an iterator one past the unremoved elements.
remove_copy(b, e, d, t)
remove_copy_if(b, e, d, p)
remove
, but it puts a copy of the elements that do not match t
, or for
which the predicate p
is false
, (if p
is supplied), into the destination
denoted by the output iterator d
. Returns a value one past the last destination
element. The destination is assumed to be large enough to hold the values
copied. The elements in the sequence denoted by the iterators b
and e
are not moved. Thus, b
and e
need only be input iterators.
replace(b, e, t1, t2)
replace_copy(b, e, d, t1, t2)
t1
by the value t2
in the sequence
denoted by the forward iterators b
and e
. Returns void
. The second form
copies the elements, replacing t1
with t2
, into the sequence denoted by the
output iterator d
and returns a value one past the last destination element.
For the copy version b
and e
need only be input iterators.
reverse(b, e)
reverse_copy(b, e, d)
b
and e
by swapping pairs of elements, and returns void
.
The second form stores the reversed sequence in the destination starting at
the output iterator d
, and returns a value one past the last destination element.
As usual, the destination must have enough room to hold the values
in the sequence.
search(b, e, b2, e2)
search(b, e, b2, e2, p)
b
and e
, of the subsequence
denoted by the forward iterators b2
and e2
. Uses the predicate p
for the
test, or the ==
operator if p
is not supplied.
transform(b, e, d, f)
transform(b, e, b2, d, f)
b2
is not supplied, f
must take one argument; transform
calls the function
f
on the elements in the sequence denoted by the input iterators b
and
e
. If b2
is supplied, f
must take two arguments, which are taken pairwise
from the sequence denoted by b
and e
and the sequence of the same length
beginning at the input iterator b2
. In either case, transform
puts the
sequence of results from the function into the destination denoted by the
output iterator d
, and returns a value one past the last destination element.
As usual, the destination is assumed to be large enough to hold the generated
elements. Note that d
is permitted to be equal to b
or b2
(if supplied),
in which case the result replaces the given input sequence.
sort(b, e)
sort(b, e, p)
stable_sort(b, e)
stable_sort(b, e, p)
b
and e
.
Uses the predicate p
for the test, or the <
operator if p
is not supplied. The
stable_sort
functions maintain the input order among equal elements.
unique(b, e)
unique(b, e, p)
b
and e
so that
the first instance of each subsequence of consecutive equal elements is
moved to the beginning of the container. Returns an iterator positioned on
the first element that should not be considered as part of the result (or e
if all
consecutive pairs of input elements are unequal). Uses the predicate p
for
the test, or ==
if p
is not supplied.
unique_copy(b, e, d, p)
b
and e
into the sequence
beginning at the position denoted by the output iterator d
, eliminating any
adjacent duplicates in the process. Returns d
after incrementing it by the
number of elements copied. As usual, assumes d
is large enough to hold the
elements. Uses the predicate p
for the test, or ==
if p
is not supplied.


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The Time-Tracker can be configured to automatically add a weblink pointing to your time tracker profile on every Github Issue in your repositories. Both existing issues and newly created issues will be affected. This feature is meant to provide you with an easy and convient way of tracking time within Github issue tracking.
Existing issues will benefit from this feature once you active a repository in TimeTrack and enable the 'automatic time-tracking link' option. Newly created issues will also be assigned a link instantly on creation, by means of the Github hooks API.
The Stopwatch icon was designed by Edward Boatman from the Noun Project. Go check it out if you're ever in need of an expressive icon.
The access token is used to access all your Github issues to add 'Log now' links pointing to the Time-Tracker. It serves as a means of authentification to the Github server. You can get your access token by creating one in your Github user's profile under the 'Application' category. For more information see the Github help.
Changing the permission from access to your public repositories to include your private ones as well is easy. Just log out of Time-Tracker and log in again selecting 'Allow Private Access'. Unfortunately, the other way around requires a little bit more work. You need to completely revoke Time-Tracker's access to Github using the Github application settings. Upon your next log in to Time-Tracker you will be asked again for permission and can choose 'Allow public access'.


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Worker |
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Workflow |
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WorkspaceStatistics |
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Reservation |
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TaskQueuesStatistics |
class |
TaskQueueStatistics |
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WorkersStatistics |
class |
WorkerStatistics |
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WorkflowStatistics |
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Trunk |
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class |
OriginationUrl |
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class |
Updater<T extends Resource>
Executor for updates of a resource.
|
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[from the English idiom “down a rathole” for a waste of money or time] A
technical subject that is known to be able to absorb infinite amounts of
discussion time without more than an infinitesimal probability of
arrival at a conclusion or consensus. “That's a rathole” (or just
“Rathole!”) is considered a pre-emptive bid to change the subject. The
difference between ratholes and `*religious
issues* `__ is that a holy war cannot be
pre-empted in this way. Canonical examples are XML namespaces and
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The following pages contain study tools for the OLL and PLL steps of the 4LLL method of solving rubiks cubes. See the 4LLL page on the Speed Solving wiki for more information on what each step is.
Currently these pages are a work in progress.
2-Look OLL
2-Look PLL


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Parametric curves
Student name: Tran Van Sang
Student number: 05-161023
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