public class Options
extends java.lang.Object
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
static int |
ColorHandler
allow user to make bw
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static int |
CurrentOffset
Internal use only - do not use
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static int |
CustomFormPrint
allow user to print own forms
|
static int |
CustomMessageOutput
allow user to replace info messages with own code -also disables error
and other info messages
|
static int |
CustomMouseHandler |
static int |
CustomOutput
allow user to make own output from parser
|
static int |
CustomPrintHintingHandler
Internal use only - do not use
|
static int |
Display
Internal use only - do not use
|
static int |
ErrorTracker |
static int |
ExpressionEngine
allows user to link in their own code for Javascript validation - needs
to implement
ExpressionEngine
Default implementation at
SwingFormFactory |
static int |
FormFactory
allows user to over-ride form creation code with own - needs to implement
FormFactory |
static int |
FormsActionHandler
allows user to replace whole forms action Handling code - needs to
implement
ActionHandler It
is recommended you look at Options.ExpressionEngine and
Options.LinkHandler for most purposes |
static int |
GlyphTracker
allow user to track glyfs generated
|
static int |
ImageHandler
allow user to process image - implements
ImageHandler examples in
org.jpedal.examples.handlers and sample code to use commented out in
Viewer |
static int |
JPedalActionHandler |
static int |
JPedalActionHandlers |
static int |
KeyboardReadyHandler |
static int |
MultiPageUpdate
used by Viewer - use not recommended
|
static int |
RenderChangeListener
allow user to replace info messages with own code -also disables error
and other info messages
|
static int |
ShapeTracker
allow user to track shapes
|
static int |
StructuredContentHandler
ContentHandler
|
static int |
SwingContainer
pass in SwingGUI in Viewers
|
static int |
ThumbnailHandler
used by Viewer - use not recommended
|
static int |
UniqueAnnotationHandler |
static int |
USE_XFA |
| Constructor and Description |
|---|
Options() |
public static final int ImageHandler
ImageHandler
examples in
org.jpedal.examples.handlers and sample code to use commented out in
Viewerpublic static final int FormFactory
FormFactory
public static final int MultiPageUpdate
public static final int FormsActionHandler
ActionHandler
It
is recommended you look at Options.ExpressionEngine and
Options.LinkHandler for most purposespublic static final int ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine
Default implementation at
SwingFormFactory
public static final int ThumbnailHandler
public static final int JPedalActionHandler
public static final int SwingContainer
public static final int GlyphTracker
public static final int ShapeTracker
public static final int CustomFormPrint
public static final int CustomMessageOutput
public static final int Display
public static final int CurrentOffset
public static final int CustomPrintHintingHandler
public static final int ColorHandler
public static final int CustomOutput
public static final int RenderChangeListener
public static final int StructuredContentHandler
public static final int ErrorTracker
public static final int JPedalActionHandlers
public static final int UniqueAnnotationHandler
public static final int CustomMouseHandler
public static final int USE_XFA
public static final int KeyboardReadyHandler
JPedal 5.06b01 ACCCCA


Money Play. How should Red play 54?
pips Red=105 White=175
(CorrectAnswer= 0/0, ErrorScore= 0)
This is the continuation of Problem 102. Should Red make the 2-pt or run off White’s bar-point?
The problem with making the 2-pt is that when White enters with a 4 Red will find it difficult to run home.
The priority is getting the checkers home and 18/14, 18/13 is correct. It will win slightly fewer gammons but increases the game winning percentage by 6%. That is a huge margin and 7/2, 6/2 is actually a blunder.
Even at 4-away vs 2-away running off the bar is correct. First win the game and then win the gammon - a useful maxim.
The problem with making the 2-pt is that when White enters with a 4 Red will find it difficult to run home.
The priority is getting the checkers home and 18/14, 18/13 is correct. It will win slightly fewer gammons but increases the game winning percentage by 6%. That is a huge margin and 7/2, 6/2 is actually a blunder.
Even at 4-away vs 2-away running off the bar is correct. First win the game and then win the gammon - a useful maxim.
1. Cubeful 2-ply 18/14 18/13 Eq.: +0.868 0.778 0.412 0.004 - 0.222 0.028 0.000 2. Cubeful 2-ply 7/2 6/2 Eq.: +0.809 (-0.059) 0.742 0.451 0.003 - 0.258 0.039 0.001 3. Cubeful 2-ply 18/13 14/10 Eq.: +0.757 (-0.112) 0.738 0.403 0.005 - 0.262 0.037 0.001 4. Cubeful 2-ply 18/9 Eq.: +0.718 (-0.150) 0.722 0.405 0.006 - 0.278 0.041 0.002 5. Cubeful 0-ply 18/14 7/2 Eq.: +0.611 (-0.257) 0.695 0.380 0.004 - 0.305 0.058 0.002


Jordan - Profile
Facts
- There is about 13 miles (21 km) of coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba, at the head of which is Aqaba, Jordan's only seaport. Most of Jordan is desert, with a dry raised plateau stretching down the centre of the country.
- Cruising yachts have started visiting this interesting country and although the coastline itself has little to offer this is more than made up for by the attractions of the interior.
- Most boats that visit Jordan do so at the end of a passage up the Red Sea and the detour into the Gulf of Aqaba, before transiting the Suez Canal, is more than justified by the chance to visit not only Jordan but possibly also neighbouring Eilat in Israel. However, for the time being those who wish to call at both countries would be wiser to visit Aqaba first and then Eilat, first sailing out into international waters. Up until now yachts coming from Eilat have been refused entry into Jordan.
Security
Generally levels of crime are low in Jordan, but women should be careful to avoid situations where they might become victims of sexual assault. Advice from the Jordanian police is that, anyone who finds themselves stranded - even in daytime - should call the police (191 or 192). The police will then take them to a place of safety.
Weather
Summers are usually very hot and dry, especially in the Jordan Valley. November to March is the cooler, rainy season.
Jordan Weather Forecast
For links to free global weather information, forecast services and extreme weather information see the Noonsite Weather Page
Main Ports


IMPANELING, SEGREGATION OF JURY
§635-26 Impaneling. (a) At the trial of any cause requiring a jury in any circuit or district court, the clerk of the court shall draw a jury by lot, to the number of twelve, from the box containing the names of persons who have been duly summoned to attend as trial jurors and who are not excused from attendance. If any of the twelve are challenged and set aside, the clerk shall continue to draw by lot from the box until twelve impartial jurors are obtained, who then shall be sworn as the jurors for the trial of the cause. If so directed by the court, additional jurors shall be drawn and impaneled to sit as alternate jurors.
(b) Upon the stipulation of the parties, the jury may consist of a number less than twelve. [L 1903, c 38, §12; RL 1925, §2415; RL 1935, §3733; RL 1945, §10109; RL 1955, §231-9; HRS §635-26; am L 1972, c 89, §2B(f), (g); am L 1993, c 104, §3]
Cross References
Jurors, see chapter 612.
Rules of Court
Alternate jurors, see HRCP rule 47(b); HRPP rule 24(c). Jury of less than twelve when stipulated, see HRCP rule 48; HRPP rule 23(b).
Attorney General Opinions
Because proposed amendment to this section conflicted with §13 of article I of state constitution, a constitutional amendment for changing number of jury members in civil cases, where there is no agreement by the parties, was required. Att. Gen. Op. 97-2.
Law Journals and Reviews
The Protection of Individual Rights Under Hawaii's Constitution. 14 UH L. Rev. 311 (1992).
Case Notes
Oath requiring jury to give a true verdict according to the law and the evidence in the case before the court, is sufficient without adding to truly try the issues. 18 H. 263 (1907).
Section requires "strike and replace jury" method of impanelment in contrast to "struck jury" method used by trial judge. 73 H. 100, 828 P.2d 276 (1992).


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Kanboard use internally the Symfony EventDispatcher component to manage internal events.
Event Listening¶
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- The first argument is the event name (string)
- The second argument is a PHP callable function (closure or class method)
Adding a new event¶
To add a new event, you have to call the method register()
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These events can be used by other components of Kanboard like automatic actions.


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ZNEW
Section: User Commands (1)Index Return to Main Contents
NAME
znew - recompress .Z files to .gz filesSYNOPSIS
znew [ -ftv9PK] [ name.Z ... ]DESCRIPTION
Znew recompresses files from .Z (compress) format to .gz (gzip) format. If you want to recompress a file already in gzip format, rename the file to force a .Z extension then apply znew.OPTIONS
- -f
- Force recompression from .Z to .gz format even if a .gz file already exists.
- -t
- Tests the new files before deleting originals.
- -v
- Verbose. Display the name and percentage reduction for each file compressed.
- -9
- Use the slowest compression method (optimal compression).
- -P
- Use pipes for the conversion to reduce disk space usage.
- -K
- Keep a .Z file when it is smaller than the .gz file
SEE ALSO
gzip(1), zmore(1), zdiff(1), zgrep(1), zforce(1), gzexe(1), compress(1)BUGS
Znew does not maintain the time stamp with the -P option if cpmod(1) is not available and touch(1) does not support the -r option.
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| Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
|---|---|
java.lang.String |
fullName
The full name of this car part.
|
CarPartType |
type
The car part type of this car part.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
static CarPart |
getPartfromString(java.lang.String name)
Returns the CarPart that corresponds with a given name.
|
java.lang.String |
toString()
Returns a string representation of this car part.
|
static CarPart |
valueOf(java.lang.String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
|
static CarPart[] |
values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared.
|
public static final CarPart BODY_SEDAN
public static final CarPart BODY_BREAK
public static final CarPart BODY_SPORT
public static final CarPart COLOUR_RED
public static final CarPart COLOUR_BLUE
public static final CarPart COLOUR_BLACK
public static final CarPart COLOUR_WHITE
public static final CarPart COLOUR_GREEN
public static final CarPart COLOUR_YELLOW
public static final CarPart ENGINE_4
public static final CarPart ENGINE_6
public static final CarPart ENGINE_8
public static final CarPart GEARBOX_6MANUAL
public static final CarPart GEARBOX_5MANUAL
public static final CarPart GEARBOX_5AUTO
public static final CarPart SEATS_LEATHER_BLACK
public static final CarPart SEATS_LEATHER_WHITE
public static final CarPart SEATS_VINYL_GRAY
public static final CarPart AIRCO_MANUAL
public static final CarPart AIRCO_AUTO
public static final CarPart AIRCO_NONE
public static final CarPart WHEELS_COMFORT
public static final CarPart WHEELS_WINTER
public static final CarPart WHEELS_SPORTS
public static final CarPart SPOILER_LOW
public static final CarPart SPOILER_NONE
public static final CarPart SPOILER_HIGH
public final CarPartType type
public final java.lang.String fullName
public static CarPart[] values()
for (CarPart c : CarPart.values()) System.out.println(c);
public static CarPart valueOf(java.lang.String name)
name
- the name of the enum constant to be returned.java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- if this enum type has no constant
with the specified namejava.lang.NullPointerException
- if the argument is nullpublic java.lang.String toString()
toString
in class java.lang.Enum<CarPart>
public static CarPart getPartfromString(java.lang.String name)
name
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public @interface MethodSwagger
RestMethod.swagger()
.
| Modifier and Type | Optional Element and Description |
|---|---|
String[] |
consumes
Defines the swagger field
|
String |
deprecated
Defines the swagger field
|
String[] |
description
Defines the swagger field
|
ExternalDocs |
externalDocs
Defines the swagger field
|
String |
operationId
Defines the swagger field
|
String[] |
parameters
Defines the swagger field
|
String[] |
produces
Defines the swagger field
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String[] |
responses
Defines the swagger field
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String[] |
schemes
Defines the swagger field
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String[] |
summary
Defines the swagger field
|
String[] |
tags
Optional tagging information for the exposed API.
|
String[] |
value
Free-form value for the swagger of a resource method.
|
public abstract String[] summary
RestMethod.summary()
.
public abstract String[] description
RestMethod.description()
.
public abstract String operationId
public abstract String[] schemes
public abstract String deprecated
@Deprecated
public abstract String[] consumes
Use this value to override the supported RestMethod.parsers()
.
public abstract String[] produces
Use this value to override the supported RestMethod.serializers()
.
public abstract ExternalDocs externalDocs
public abstract String[] parameters
This annotation is provided for documentation purposes and is used to populate the method
public abstract String[] responses
This annotation is provided for documentation purposes and is used to populate the method
public abstract String[] tags
Used to populate the Swagger tags field.
A comma-delimited list of tags for API documentation control.
Tags can be used for logical grouping of operations by resources or any other qualifier.
public abstract String[] value
This is a Overview > juneau-marshall > JSON Details > Simplified JSON object that makes up the swagger information for this resource method.
The following are completely equivalent ways of defining the swagger description of a resource method:
The reasons why you may want to use this field include:
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There is some likelyhood that the combination of Salt and Vagrant will be useful to me in the near future, so I started to experiment with it, and it’s all pretty nice.
This org-mode file exists on a pretend computer, called minion, that is controlled by another pretend computer called master. These two pretend computers are both running Linux. The two pretend computers are running on a real MacBook Air and are managed by Vagrant. The minion is controlled by the master via Salt.
There are literally billions of people in the world to whom the previous paragraph makes no sense.
vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest
will do the trick.
sudo
where needed, because they aren’t in the document
everywhere I expected them to be.
test.ping
works from the master:
You@Your-Computer$ vagrant ssh master [...] vagrant@master:~$ sudo salt minion test.ping minion: True
If you see that, Salt commands will work. I think if you had a state tree, you wouldn’t see those errors, but I haven’t tested that yet.
Obviously, you want to install Emacs and Org-mode on the minion. To
do that, create a file on the master called /srv/salt/emacs.sls
that contains:
emacs: pkg.installed org-mode: pkg.installed
Then type: vagrant@master:~$ sudo salt minion state.sls emacs
and
wait. When it’s done, you’ll get a report of all of the things that
were installed (there are a lot of them), but then you can log into
the minion and run the Proper Command.
You@Your-Computer$ vagrant ssh minion [...] vagrant@minion:~$ emacs -f org-mode
and you’ll be so happy.


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An Action that closes / opens the gripper. More...
#include <drake/examples/kuka_iiwa_arm/pick_and_place/action.h>
Public Member Functions | |
| WsgAction () | |
| void | OpenGripper (const WorldState &est_state, double grip_force, lcmt_schunk_wsg_command *msg) |
Populates msg with an LCM message that tells the WSG gripper driver to fully open. More... | |
| void | CloseGripper (const WorldState &est_state, double grip_force, lcmt_schunk_wsg_command *msg) |
Populates msg with an LCM message that tells the WSG gripper driver to fully close. More... | |
| bool | ActionFailed (const WorldState &) const override |
| Returns true if the action has failed based on the provided estimated state. More... | |
| bool | ActionFinished (const WorldState &est_state) const override |
| Returns true if the following criteria are satisfied: More... | |
Implements CopyConstructible, CopyAssignable, MoveConstructible, MoveAssignable | |
| WsgAction (const WsgAction &)=default | |
| WsgAction & | operator= (const WsgAction &)=default |
| WsgAction (WsgAction &&)=default | |
| WsgAction & | operator= (WsgAction &&)=default |
| Public Member Functions inherited from Action | |
| virtual | ~Action () |
| virtual bool | ActionStarted () const |
| Returns true if the action started. More... | |
| double | get_action_start_time () const |
| Returns the time when the action has started. More... | |
| double | get_time_since_action_start (double time) const |
| Returns elapsed time since beginning of the action. More... | |
| virtual void | Reset () |
| Resets the action's internal states. More... | |
| Action (const Action &)=default | |
| Action & | operator= (const Action &)=default |
| Action (Action &&)=default | |
| Action & | operator= (Action &&)=default |
Additional Inherited Members | |
| Protected Member Functions inherited from Action | |
| Action () | |
| void | StartAction (double start_time) |
| Set the action initial time. More... | |
An Action that closes / opens the gripper.
| WsgAction | ( | ) |
|
inlineoverridevirtual |
Returns true if the action has failed based on the provided estimated state.
Implements Action.
|
overridevirtual |
Returns true if the following criteria are satisfied:
Implements Action.
| void CloseGripper | ( | const WorldState & | est_state, |
| double | grip_force, | ||
| lcmt_schunk_wsg_command * | msg | ||
| ) |
Populates msg
with an LCM message that tells the WSG gripper driver to fully close.
grip_force
specifies the target gripping force to be applied to the grasped object. The gripper will internally attempt to maintain this amount of clamping force by driving the motor appropriately, though the result will not be precise (and the actual outcome may depend on the gripper configuration).
| void OpenGripper | ( | const WorldState & | est_state, |
| double | grip_force, | ||
| lcmt_schunk_wsg_command * | msg | ||
| ) |
Populates msg
with an LCM message that tells the WSG gripper driver to fully open.
grip_force
is passed to the gripper, but since the gripper is opening and (hopefully) not pushing against anything in this direction, it mostly affects the velocity of the fingers.


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In a prototypical usage of the unstructured communication package each processor has some objects to send to other processors, but no processor knows what messages it will receive. A call to Zoltan_Comm_Create produces a data structure called a communication plan which encapsulates the basic information about the communication operation. The plan does not know anything about the types of objects being transferred, only the number of them. So the same plan can be used repeatedly to transfer different types of data as long as the number of objects in the transfers remains the same. The actual size of objects isn't specified until the call to Zoltan_Comm_Do which performs the data transfer.
The plan which is produced by Zoltan_Comm_Create assumes that all the objects are of the same size. If this is not true, then a call to Zoltan_Comm_Resize can specify the actual size of each object, and the plan is augmented appropriately. Zoltan_Comm_Resize can be invoked repeatedly on the same plan to specify varying sizes for different data transfer operations.
Although a friendlier interface may be added in the future, for now the data to be sent must be passed to Zoltan_Comm_Do as a packed buffer in which the objects are stored consecutively. This probably requires the application to pull the data out of native data structures and place in into the buffer. The destination of each object is specified by the proclist argument to Zoltan_Comm_Create. Some flexibility is supported by allowing proclist to contain negative values, indicating that the corresponding objects are not to be sent. The communication operations allow for any object to be sent to any destination processor. However, if the objects are grouped in such a way that all those being sent to a particular processor are consecutive, the time and memory of an additional copy is avoided.
Function Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse reverses the communication plan to send back messages to the originators.
To allow overlap between communication and processing, POST and WAIT variants of Zoltan_Comm_Do and Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse are provided. Communication is initiated by the POST function (Zoltan_Comm_Do_Post or Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse_Post); incoming messages are posted and outgoing messages are sent. Then the user can continue processing. After the processing is complete, the corresponding WAIT function (Zoltan_Comm_Do_Wait or Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse_Wait) is called to wait for all incoming messages to be received. For convenience, these functions use the same calling arguments as Zoltan_Comm_Do and Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse.
All the functions in the unstructured communication library return integer error codes identical to those used by Zoltan.
The C++ interface to the unstructured communication utility is found in the zoltan_comm_cpp.h header file which defines the Zoltan_Comm class.
A Fortran90 interface is not yet available.
| Source code location: | Utilities/Communication |
| C Function prototypes file: | Utilities/Communication/zoltan_comm.h |
| C++ class definition: | Utilities/Communication/zoltan_comm_cpp.h |
| Library name: | libzoltan_comm.a |
| Other libraries used by this library: | libmpi.a, libzoltan_mem.a. |
High Level Routines:
Zoltan_Comm_Create: computes a communication plan for sending objects to destination processors.Low Level Routines: Zoltan_Comm_Exchange_Sizes: updates the sizes of the messages each processor will receive. |
|
Use in Zoltan:
The Zoltan library uses the unstructured communication package in its migration tools and in some of the load-balancing algorithms. For example, in Zoltan_Migrate, Zoltan_Comm_Create is used to develop a communication map for sending objects to be exported to their new destination processors. The sizes of the exported objects are obtained and the communication map is augmented with a call to Zoltan_Comm_Resize. The data for the objects is packed into a communication buffer and sent to the other processors through a call to Zoltan_Comm_Do. After the received objects are unpacked, the communication plan is no longer needed, and it is deallocated by a call to Zoltan_Comm_Destroy. Zoltan developers use the package whenever possible, as improvements made to the package (for example, support for heterogeneous architectures) automatically propagate to the algorithms. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A pointer to the communication plan created by Zoltan_Comm_Create. |
| nsend | The number of objects to be sent to other processors. |
| proclist | An array of size nsend of destination processor numbers for each of the objects to be sent. |
| comm | The MPI communicator for the unstructured communication. |
| tag | A tag for MPI communication. |
| nreturn | Upon return, the number of objects to be received by the processor. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
In the C++ interface to the communication utility, the communication plan is represented by a Zoltan_Comm object. It is created when the Zoltan_Comm constructor executes. There are two constructors. The first one listed above uses parameters to initialize the plan. The second constructor does not, but the plan can subsequently be initialized with a call to Zoltan_Comm::Create().
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A pointer to a communication plan built by Zoltan_Comm_Create. |
| tag | An MPI message tag. |
| send_data | A buffer filled with object data to be sent to other processors. |
| nbytes | The size (in bytes) of the data for one object, or the scale factor if the objects have variable sizes. (See Zoltan_Comm_Resize for more details.) |
| recvbuf | Upon return, a buffer filled with object data received from other processors. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A pointer to a communication plan built by Zoltan_Comm_Create. |
| tag | An MPI message tag to be used by this routine. |
| send_data | A buffer filled with object data to be sent to other processors. |
| nbytes | The size (in bytes) of the data associated with an object, or the scale factor if the objects have variable sizes. |
| sizes | If not NULL, this input array specifies the size of all the data objects being transferred. This argument is passed directly to Zoltan_Comm_Resize. This array has length equal to the nsend value passed to Zoltan_Comm_Create. But note that for Zoltan_Comm_Do_Reverse this array describes the sizes of the values being received, not sent. |
| recvbuf | Upon return, a buffer filled with object data received from other processors. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A communication plan built by Zoltan_Comm_Create. |
| sizes | An input array of length equal to the nsend argument in the call to Zoltan_Comm_Create which generated the plan. Each entry in the array is the size of the corresponding object to be sent. If sizes is NULL (on all processors), the objects are considered to be the same size. Note that the true size of a message will be scaled by the nbytes argument to Zoltan_Comm_Do. |
| tag | A message tag to be used for communication within this routine, based upon the communicator in plan. |
| total_recv_size | Sum of the sizes of the incoming messages. To get the actual size (in bytes), you need to scale by the nbytes argument to Zoltan_Comm_Do. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A pointer to the communication plan to be copied to the new Zoltan_Comm_Obj structure. |
| Returned Value: | |
| struct Zoltan_Comm_Obj * | the newly created plan, or NULL on error. |
| Arguments: | |
| to | A pointer to a pointer to the communication plan that will be copied to. We destroy the plan first, and set the pointer to the plan to NULL, before proceeding with the copy. |
| from | A pointer the communication plan that we will make a copy of. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | A pointer to a communication plan built by Zoltan_Comm_Create. Upon return, plan is set to NULL. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| sizes_to | Input array with the size of each message to be sent. Note that the actual number of bytes in the message is the product of this value and the nbytes argument to Zoltan_Comm_Do. |
| procs_to | Input array with the destination processor for each of the messages to be sent. |
| nsends | Input argument with the number of messages to be sent. (Length of the procs_to array.) |
| self_msg | Input argument indicating whether a processor has data for itself (=1) or not (=0) within the procs_to and lengths_to arrays. |
| sizes_from | Returned array with the size of each message that will be received. Note that the actual number of bytes in the message is the product of this value and the nbytes argument to Zoltan_Comm_Do. |
| procs_from | Returned array of processors from which data will be received. |
| nrecvs | Returned value with number of messages to be received. (length of procs_from array.) |
| total_recv_size | The total size of all the messages to be received. As above, the actual number of bytes will be scaled by the nbytes argument to Zoltan_Comm_Do. |
| my_proc | The processor's ID in the comm communicator. |
| tag | A message tag which can be used by this routine. |
| comm | MPI Communicator for the processor numbering in the procs arrays. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| lengths_to | Input array with the number of values in each of the messages to be sent. Note that the actual size of each value is not specified until the Zoltan_Comm_Do routine is invoked. |
| procs_to | Input array with the destination processor for each of the messages to be sent. |
| nsends | Input argument with the number of messages to be sent. (Length of the lengths_to and procs_to arrays.) |
| self_msg | Input argument indicating whether a processor has data for itself (=1) or not (=0) within the procs_to and lengths_to arrays. |
| lengths_from | Returned array with lengths of messages to be received. |
| procs_from | Returned array of processors from which data will be received. |
| nrecvs | Returned value with number of messages to be received (lengths of lengths_from and procs_from arrays). |
| my_proc | The processor's ID in the comm communicator. |
| nprocs | Number of processors in the comm communicator. |
| out_of_mem | Since it has a barrier operation, this routine is a convenient time to tell all the processors that one of them is out of memory. This input argument is 0 if the processor is OK, and 1 if the processor has failed in a malloc call. All the processors will return with a code of COMM_MEMERR if any of them is out of memory. |
| tag | A message tag which can be used by this routine. |
| comm | MPI Communicator for the processor numbering in the procs arrays. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| vals_sort | The array of integers to be sorted. This array is permuted into sorted order. |
| vals_other | Another array of integers which is permuted identically to vals_sort. |
| nvals | The number of values in the two integer arrays. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | Communication data structure created by Zoltan_Comm_Create. |
| nsends | Upon return, the number of processors to which messages are sent; does not include self-messages. |
| send_procs | Upon return, a list of processors to which messages are sent; self-messages are included. |
| send_lengths | Upon return, the number of values to be sent to each processor in send_procs. |
| send_nvals | Upon return, the total number of values to send. |
| send_max_size | Upon return, the maximum size of a message to be sent; does not include self-messages. |
| send_list | Upon return, the processor assignment of each value to be sent. |
| nrecvs | Upon return, the number of processors from which to receive messages; does not include self-messages. |
| recv_procs | Upon return, a list of processors from which messages are received; includes self-messages. |
| recv_lengths | Upon return, the number of values to be received from each processor in recv_procs. |
| recv_nvals | Upon return, the total number of values to receive. |
| recv_total_size | Upon return, the total size of items to be received. |
| recv_list | Upon return, the processor assignments of each value to be received. |
| self_msg | Upon return, the number of self-messages. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |
| Arguments: | |
| plan | Communication data structure created by Zoltan_Comm_Create; the contents of this plan are irretrievably modified by Zoltan_Comm_Invert_Plan. |
| Returned Value: | |
| int | Error code. |


In August of 1991, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposed a digital signature algorithm (DSA), which was adopted as a U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 186) subsequently.
The algorithm is a variant of the ElGamal scheme. Its security is based on the Discrete Logarithm Problem. The DSA public and private key and its procedures for signing and verification are summarised in chapter 6.3 of the CT Book.
While DSA was specifically designed, such that it can be exported from countries regulating export of encryption soft and hardware (like the U.S. at the time when it was specified), it has been noted [Schneier1996, p. 490], that the operations involved in DSA can be used to emulate RSA and ElGamal encryption.


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Asus Zenfone 6 release date, specs, review, price
Asus Zenfone 6 is a stylish and high-quality Android device. It has a great battery life and a unique flip camera. What are some other exciting things about this new release?
This modern gadget was released a few months ago. Asus Zenfone 6 release date is May 16, 2019. It has quickly grown in popularity because people appreciate its reliability and features. Nigerians can purchase it from Jumia. Asus Zenfone 6 price in Nigeria is N198,457, which is about $547. Although it can fit in the category of more expensive devices, the specs and features make it a worthwhile purchase.
Asus Zenfone 6 overview
What are the good and bad sides of this modern gadget, and which ones are more noticeable?
The good
- Amazing battery life
- Fast processor (Snapdragon 855)
- Good camera with a flip feature
- Great video quality
The bad
- A bit large and heavy
- Sunlight affects LCD screen
- No telephoto camera
Asus Zenfone 6 specs
You can check out all the major specifications of this device - they will help you decide on its purchase.
- Screen size: 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Screen resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 PPI density)
- Weight: 190 g (6.70 oz)
- OS: Android 9.0 (Pie), ZenUI 6
- Flip camera: Dual (48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF; 13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide))
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
- 4G LTE: Yes
Asus Zenfone 6 hardware
What are the hardware features of this device?
Design
One of the most incredible design features of this new release is its flip camera, which handles the issue of the front and rear one being separate and having a difference in quality. It weighs 190 g and has an aluminium frame. There is a protective Gorilla Glass 6 screen in front and back, which prevents the device from scratches.
The device's full model name is Asus Zenfone 6 ZS630KL. It comes in Midnight Black and Twilight Silver. Is the Asus Zenfone 6 waterproof? Unfortunately, it is not, though it offers other great features.
Display
This gadget has a 6.4-inch display with a 19:5:9 ratio, which is compact and convenient for usage. It is an LCD capacitive touchscreen with a 1080 x 2340 resolution and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6, just like the body.
Processor, storage, and performance
This new release has a powerful Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855, which is undoubtedly one of the strongest features. It also has an octa-core CPU and an Adreno 640 GPU. With such a reliable processor, the performance is guaranteed to be top-notch.
It has three memory options: 64 GB, 128 GB, or 256 GB. The first two come with 6GB of RAM, while the last one has 8GB of RAM. There is also a microSD slot, which you can use for expandable memory up to 1 TB.
Battery
The device is powered with a non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery, which is another reason why it is widely praised. It also has a Quick Charge 4.0 technology and 18W fast battery charging. Asus Zenfone 6 battery can last up to 624 hours in a standby state, and the user can spend up to 33 hours talking.
Speaker and call quality
If you purchase this device, you will get a powerful loudspeaker with stereo speakers. Additionally, it has a 3.5mm jack, 24-bit/192kHz audio, and active noise cancellation with dedicated mic. The calls are very clear on this device.
Asus Zenfone 6 software
What about the software features?
OS and features
The gadget runs on Android 9.0 (Pie) and ZenUI 6 operating systems. You will also get regular updates and security patches. Some of the features that come with the device are fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass, and gyro sensors.
Camera, video and image quality
The flip camera is one of the inventions that Asus company takes pride in. In the device, the rear and front cameras the same, with the option of flipping the little module around. The flip camera has a 48 MP wide and a 13 MP ultrawide camera.
With this flip camera, the user can take fantastic photos. It has fast autofocus, nice colours, and good flash use results. It can also be used for recording videos of 2160p quality at 30 or 60 fps, 1080p at 30, 60 or 240 fps, and 720p at 480fps. As a result, it is a great choice for those who cannot imagine their lives without creating videos and taking pictures of brilliant quality.
Asus Zenfone 6 review
People are very positive about this device. Many people praise the company for making a good phone that can be acquired at an affordable price. Many users agree that it is a great competition for many modern devices that have similar specs but are more expensive. The users particularly pay attention to its unique camera feature, and some say it would be great for vlogging. Some of the top reviews are;
- Manoj Ranka: Worth a buy. We should support companies like Asus who makes technology affordable
- Plump Cat: Stock Android, 5000mah battery, and a headphone jack! What is this, a company that actually listens to its costumers?
- Vismay Vinod: This is an absolute beast of a phone. Totally worth that 500$ price tag
- Review The Cheapest: Amazing phone. The $500 smartphone category seems to be way more competitive and worthy than the flagship category.
- Sushrey: I am looking at it as a good budget phone for vlogging. It is so crucial to saving editing time to be able to see what you are shooting.
- Justin Mueller: I love that phone! Everything that comes with it for such a cheap price compared to so many expensive similar flagship phones.
Asus Zenfone 6 accessories
A new Asus Zenfone 6 box comes with the following accessories;
- 18W charging brick
- One white USB-A to USB-C cable
- One clear protective case
- A pair of earphones
Verdict
Most people think that this smartphone is very reliable. Compared to its predecessor, Asus Zenfone 5 ZE620KL, it has undergone many improvements. It is better protected from scratches, has a better OS and chipset, and its memory is relatively large. It also has an excellent camera that comes with an amazing flip feature.
Asus Zenfone 6 is a worthwhile purchase that features a flip camera, long battery life, and Snapdragon 855 chipset. With the flip camera, the user can take excellent pictures and videos. It also has a long battery life, which is an added advantage for present-day phone users.


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This section explains how to use hierarchical and structured XML datasets.
Many sources of configuration data have a hierarchical or tree-like nature. They can represent data that is structured in many ways. Such configuration sources are represented by classes derived from HierarchicalConfiguration.
Prominent examples of hierarchical configuration sources are XML documents. They can be read and written using the XMLConfiguration class. This section explains how to deal with such structured data and demonstrates the enhanced query facilities supported by HierarchicalConfiguration. We use XML documents as examples for structured configuration sources, but the information provided here (especially the rules for accessing properties) applies to other hierarchical configurations as well. Examples for other hierarchical configuration classes are
We will start with a simple XML document to show some basics about accessing properties. The following file named gui.xml is used as example document:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <gui-definition> <colors> <background>#808080</background> <text>#000000</text> #008000 <link normal="#000080" visited="#800080"/> <default>${colors.header}</default> </colors> <rowsPerPage>15</rowsPerPage> <buttons> <name>OK,Cancel,Help</name> </buttons> <numberFormat pattern="###\,###.##"/> </gui-definition>
(As becomes obvious, this tutorial does not bother with good design of XML documents, the example file should rather demonstrate the different ways of accessing properties.) To access the data stored in this document it must be loaded by XMLConfiguration. Like other file based configuration classes XMLConfiguration supports many ways of specifying the file to process. One way is to pass the file name to the constructor as shown in the following code fragment:
try { XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration("tables.xml"); // do something with config } catch(ConfigurationException cex) { // something went wrong, e.g. the file was not found }
If no exception was thrown, the properties defined in the XML document are now available in the configuration object. Other hierarchical configuration classes that operate on files have corresponding constructors and methods for loading their data. The following fragment shows how the properties can be accessed:
String backColor = config.getString("colors.background"); String textColor = config.getString("colors.text"); String linkNormal = config.getString("colors.link[@normal]"); String defColor = config.getString("colors.default"); int rowsPerPage = config.getInt("rowsPerPage"); List<Object> buttons = config.getList("buttons.name");
This listing demonstrates some important points about constructing keys for accessing properties in hierarchical configuration sources and about features of HierarchicalConfiguration in general:
In the next section will show how data in a more complex XML document can be processed.
Consider the following scenario: An application operates on database tables and wants to load a definition of the database schema from its configuration. A XML document provides this information. It could look as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <database> <tables>
 <name>users</name> <fields> <field> <name>uid</name> <type>long</type> </field> <field> <name>uname</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> <field> <name>firstName</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> <field> <name>lastName</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> <field> <name>email</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> </fields>

 <name>documents</name> <fields> <field> <name>docid</name> <type>long</type> </field> <field> <name>name</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> <field> <name>creationDate</name> <type>java.util.Date</type> </field> <field> <name>authorID</name> <type>long</type> </field> <field> <name>version</name> <type>int</type> </field> </fields>
 </tables> </database>
This XML is quite self explanatory; there is an arbitrary number of table elements, each of it has a name and a list of fields. A field in turn consists of a name and a data type. This XML document (let's call it tables.xml) can be loaded in exactly the same way as the simple document in the section before.
When we now want to access some of the properties we face a problem: the syntax for constructing configuration keys we learned so far is not powerful enough to access all of the data stored in the tables document.
Because the document contains a list of tables some properties are defined more than once. E.g. the configuration key tables.table.name refers to a name element inside a table element inside a tables element. This constellation happens to occur twice in the tables document.
Multiple definitions of a property do not cause problems and are supported by all classes of Configuration. If such a property is queried using getProperty(), the method recognizes that there are multiple values for that property and returns a collection with all these values. So we could write
Object prop = config.getProperty("tables.table.name"); if(prop instanceof Collection) { System.out.println("Number of tables: " + ((Collection<?>) prop).size()); }
An alternative to this code would be the getList() method of Configuration. If a property is known to have multiple values (as is the table name property in this example), getList() allows retrieving all values at once. Note: it is legal to call getString() or one of the other getter methods on a property with multiple values; it returns the first element of the list.
Okay, we can obtain a list with the names of all defined tables. In the same way we can retrieve a list with the names of all table fields: just pass the key tables.table.fields.field.name to the getList() method. In our example this list would contain 10 elements, the names of all fields of all tables. This is fine, but how do we know, which field belongs to which table?
When working with such hierarchical structures the configuration keys used to query properties can have an extended syntax. All components of a key can be appended by a numerical value in parentheses that determines the index of the affected property. So if we have two table elements we can exactly specify, which one we want to address by appending the corresponding index. This is explained best by some examples:
We will now provide some configuration keys and show the results of a getProperty() call with these keys as arguments.
These examples should make the usage of indices quite clear. Because each configuration key can contain an arbitrary number of indices it is possible to navigate through complex structures of hierarchical configurations; each property can be uniquely identified.
Sometimes dealing with long property keys may become inconvenient, especially if always the same properties are accessed. For this case HierarchicalConfiguration provides a short cut with the configurationAt() method. This method can be passed a key that selects exactly one node of the hierarchy of nodes contained in a hierarchical configuration. Then a new hierarchical configuration will be returned whose root node is the selected node. So all property keys passed into that configuration should be relative to the new root node. For instance, if we are only interested in information about the first database table, we could do something like that:
HierarchicalConfiguration sub = config.configurationAt("tables.table(0)"); String tableName = sub.getString("name"); // only need to provide relative path List<Object> fieldNames = sub.getList("fields.field.name");
For dealing with complex list-like structures there is another short cut. Often it will be necessary to iterate over all items in the list and access their (sub) properties. A good example are the fields of the tables in our demo configuration. When you want to process all fields of a table (e.g. for constructing a CREATE TABLE statement), you will need all information stored for them in the configuration. An option would be to use the getList() method to fetch the required data one by one:
List<Object> fieldNames = config.getList("tables.table(0).fields.field.name"); List<Object> fieldTypes = config.getList("tables.table(0).fields.field.type"); List<Object> ... // further calls for other data that might be stored in the config
But this is not very readable and will fail if not all field elements contain the same set of data (for instance the type property may be optional, then the list for the types can contain less elements than the other lists). A solution to these problems is the configurationsAt() method, a close relative to the configurationAt() method covered above. This method evaluates the passed in key and collects all configuration nodes that match this criterion. Then for each node a HierarchicalConfiguration object is created with this node as root node. A list with these configuration objects is returned. As the following example shows this comes in very handy when processing list-like structures:
List<HierarchicalConfiguration> fields = config.configurationsAt("tables.table(0).fields.field"); for(HierarchicalConfiguration sub : fields) { // sub contains all data about a single field String fieldName = sub.getString("name"); String fieldType = sub.getString("type"); ...
The configurations returned by the configurationAt() and configurationsAt() method are in fact instances of the SubnodeConfiguration class. The API documentation of this class contains more information about its features and limitations.
So far we have learned how to use indices to avoid ambiguities when querying properties. The same problem occurs when adding new properties to a structured configuration. As an example let's assume we want to add a new field to the second table. New properties can be added to a configuration using the addProperty() method. Of course, we have to exactly specify where in the tree like structure new data is to be inserted. A statement like
// Warning: This might cause trouble! config.addProperty("tables.table.fields.field.name", "size");
would not be sufficient because it does not contain all needed information. How is such a statement processed by the addProperty() method?
addProperty() splits the provided key into its single parts and navigates through the properties tree along the corresponding element names. In this example it will start at the root element and then find the tables element. The next key part to be processed is table, but here a problem occurs: the configuration contains two table properties below the tables element. To get rid off this ambiguity an index can be specified at this position in the key that makes clear, which of the two properties should be followed. tables.table(1).fields.field.name e.g. would select the second table property. If an index is missing, addProperty() always follows the last available element. In our example this would be the second table, too.
The following parts of the key are processed in exactly the same manner. Under the selected table property there is exactly one fields property, so this step is not problematic at all. In the next step the field part has to be processed. At the actual position in the properties tree there are multiple field (sub) properties. So we here have the same situation as for the table part. Because no explicit index is defined the last field property is selected. The last part of the key passed to addProperty() (name in this example) will always be added as new property at the position that has been reached in the former processing steps. So in our example the last field property of the second table would be given a new name sub property and the resulting structure would look like the following listing:
...
 <name>documents</name> <fields> <field> <name>docid</name> <type>long</type> </field> <field> <name>name</name> <type>java.lang.String</type> </field> <field> <name>creationDate</name> <type>java.util.Date</type> </field> <field> <name>authorID</name> <type>long</type> </field> <field> <name>version</name> <name>size</name> <== Newly added property <type>int</type> </field> </fields>
 </tables> </database>
This result is obviously not what was desired, but it demonstrates how addProperty() works: the method follows an existing branch in the properties tree and adds new leaves to it. (If the passed in key does not match a branch in the existing tree, a new branch will be added. E.g. if we pass the key tables.table.data.first.test, the existing tree can be navigated until the data part of the key. From here a new branch is started with the remaining parts data, first and test.)
If we want a different behavior, we must explicitely tell addProperty() what to do. In our example with the new field our intension was to create a new branch for the field part in the key, so that a new field property is added to the structure rather than adding sub properties to the last existing field property. This can be achieved by specifying the special index (-1) at the corresponding position in the key as shown below:
config.addProperty("tables.table(1).fields.field(-1).name", "size"); config.addProperty("tables.table(1).fields.field.type", "int");
The first line in this fragment specifies that a new branch is to be created for the field property (index -1). In the second line no index is specified for the field, so the last one is used - which happens to be the field that has just been created. So these two statements add a fully defined field to the second table. This is the default pattern for adding new properties or whole hierarchies of properties: first create a new branch in the properties tree and then populate its sub properties. As an additional example let's add a complete new table definition to our example configuration:
// Add a new table element and define the name config.addProperty("tables.table(-1).name", "versions"); // Add a new field to the new table // (an index for the table is not necessary because the latest is used) config.addProperty("tables.table.fields.field(-1).name", "id"); config.addProperty("tables.table.fields.field.type", "int"); // Add another field to the new table config.addProperty("tables.table.fields.field(-1).name", "date"); config.addProperty("tables.table.fields.field.type", "java.sql.Date"); ...
For more information about adding properties to a hierarchical configuration also have a look at the javadocs for HierarchicalConfiguration.
Some characters in property keys or values require a special treatment.
Per default the dot character is used as delimiter by most configuration classes (we will learn how to change this for hierarchical configurations in a later section). In some configuration formats however, dots can be contained in the names of properties. For instance, in XML the dot is a legal character that can occur in any tag. The same is true for the names of properties in windows ini files. So the following XML document is completely valid:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <configuration> <test.value>42</test.value> <test.complex> <test.sub.element>many dots</test.sub.element> </test.complex> </configuration>
This XML document can be loaded by XMLConfiguration without trouble, but when we want to access certain properties we face a problem: The configuration claims that it does not store any values for the properties with the keys test.value or test.complex.test.sub.element!
Of course, it is the dot character contained in the property names, which causes this problem. A dot is always interpreted as a delimiter between elements. So given the property key test.value the configuration would look for an element named test and then for a sub element with the name value. To change this behavior it is possible to escape a dot character, thus telling the configuration that it is really part of an element name. This is simply done by duplicating the dot. So the following statements will return the desired property values:
int testVal = config.getInt("test..value"); String complex = config.getString("test..complex.test..sub..element");
Note the duplicated dots whereever the dot does not act as delimiter. This way it is possible to access properties containing dots in arbitrary combination. However, as you can see, the escaping can be confusing sometimes. So if you have a choice, you should avoid dots in the tag names of your XML configuration files or other configuration sources.
Another source of problems is related to list delimiter characters in the values of properties. Like other configuration classes XMLConfiguration implements list handling. This means that the values of XML elements and attributes are checked whether they contain a list delimiter character. If this is the case, the value is split, and a list property is created. Per default this feature is enabled. Have a look at the following example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <configuration> <pi>3,1415</pi> </configuration>
Here we use the comma as delimiter for fraction digits (as is standard for some languages). However, the configuration will interpret the comma as list delimiter character and assign the property pi the two values 3 and 1415. This was not desired.
XML has a natural way of defining list properties by simply repeating elements. So defining multiple values of a property in a single element or attribute is a rather untypical use case. Unfortunately, early versions of Commons Configuration had list delimiter splitting enabled per default. Later it became obvious that this feature can cause serious problems related to the interpretation of property values and the escaping of delimiter characters. For reasons of backwards compatibility we have to stick to this approach in the 1.x series though.
In the next major release the handling of lists will propably be reworked. Therefore it is recommended not to use this feature. You are save if you disable it immediately after the creation of an XMLConfiguration object (and before a file is loaded). This can be achieved as follows:
XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration(); config.setDelimiterParsingDisabled(true); config.setAttributeSplittingDisabled(true); config.load("config.xml");
In the previous chapters we saw many examples about how properties in a XMLConfiguration object (or more general in a HierarchicalConfiguration object, because this is the base class, which implements this functionality) can be queried or modified using a special syntax for the property keys. Well, this was not the full truth. Actually, property keys are not processed by the configuration object itself, but are delegated to a helper object, a so called Expression engine.
The separation of the task of interpreting property keys into a helper object is a typical application of the Strategy design pattern. In this case it also has the advantage that it becomes possible to plug in different expression engines into a HierarchicalConfiguration object. So by providing different implementations of the ExpressionEngine interface hierarchical configurations can support alternative expression languages for accessing their data.
Before we discuss the available expression engines that ship with Commons Configuration, it should be explained how an expression engine can be associated with a configuration object. HierarchicalConfiguration and all derived classes provide a setExpressionEngine() method, which expects an implementation of the ExpressionEngine interface as argument. After this method was called, the configuration object will use the passed expression engine, which means that all property keys passed to methods like getProperty(), getString(), or addProperty() must conform to the syntax supported by this engine. Property keys returned by the getKeys() method will follow this syntax, too.
In addition to instance specific expression engines that change the behavior of single configuration objects it is also possible to set a global expression engine. This engine is shared between all hierarchical configuration objects, for which no specific expression engine was set. The global expression engine can be set using the static setDefaultExpressionEngine() method of HierarchicalConfiguration. By invoking this method with a custom expression engine the syntax of all hierarchical configuration objects can be altered at once.
The syntax described so far for property keys of hierarchical configurations is implemented by a specific implementation of the ExpressionEngine interface called DefaultExpressionEngine. An instance of this class is installed as the global expression engine in HierarchicalConfiguration. So all newly created instances of this class will make use of this engine (which is the reason that our examples above worked).
After reading the examples of property keys provided so far in this document you should have a sound understanding regarding the features and the syntax supported by the DefaultExpressionEngine class. But it can do a little bit more for you: it defines a bunch of properties, which can be used to customize most tokens that can appear in a valid property key. You prefer curly brackets over paranthesis as index markers? You find the duplicated dot as escaped property delimiter counter-intuitive? Well, simply go ahead and change it! The following example shows how the syntax of a DefaultExpressionEngine object is modified. Then this object is set as the global expression engine, so that from now on all hierarchical configuration objects will take up this new syntax:
DefaultExpressionEngine engine = new DefaultExpressionEngine(); // Use a slash as property delimiter engine.setPropertyDelimiter("/"); // Indices should be provided in curly brackets engine.setIndexStart("{"); engine.setIndexEnd("}"); // For attributes use simply a @ engine.setAttributeStart("@"); engine.setAttributeEnd(null); // A Backslash is used for escaping property delimiters engine.setEscapedDelimiter("\\/"); // Now install this engine as the global engine HierarchicalConfiguration.setDefaultExpressionEngine(engine); // Access properties using the new syntax HierarchicalConfiguration config = ... String tableName = config.getString("tables/table{0}/name"); String tableType = config.getString("tables/table{0}@type");
Tip: Sometimes when processing an XML document you don't want to distinguish between attributes and "normal" child nodes. You can achieve this by setting the AttributeEnd property to null and the AttributeStart property to the same value as the PropertyDelimiter property. Then the syntax for accessing attributes is the same as the syntax for other properties:
DefaultExpressionEngine engine = new DefaultExpressionEngine(); engine.setAttributeEnd(null); engine.setAttributeStart(engine.getPropertyDelimiter()); ... Object value = config.getProperty("tables.table(0).name"); // name can either be a child node of table or an attribute
The expression language provided by the DefaultExpressionEngine class is powerful enough to address all properties in a hierarchical configuration, but it is not always convenient to use. Especially if list structures are involved, it is often necessary to iterate through the whole list to find a certain element.
Think about our example configuration that stores information about database tables. A use case could be to load all fields that belong to the "users" table. If you knew the index of this table, you could simply build a property key like tables.table(<index>).fields.field.name, but how do you find out the correct index? When using the default expression engine, the only solution to this problem is to iterate over all tables until you find the "users" table.
Life would be much easier if an expression language could be used, which would directly support queries of such kind. In the XML world, the XPATH syntax has grown popular as a powerful means of querying structured data. In XPATH a query that selects all field names of the "users" table would look something like tables/table[@name='users']/fields/name (here we assume that the table's name is modelled as an attribute). This is not only much simpler than an iteration over all tables, but also much more readable: it is quite obvious, which fields are selected by this query.
Given the power of XPATH it is no wonder that we got many user requests to add XPATH support to Commons Configuration. Well, here is it!
For enabling XPATH syntax for property keys you need the XPathExpressionEngine class. This class implements the ExpressionEngine interface and can be plugged into a HierarchicalConfiguration object using the setExpressionEngine() method. It is also possible to set an instance of this class as the global expression engine, so that all hierarchical configuration objects make use of XPATH syntax. The following code fragment shows how XPATH support can be enabled for a configuration object:
HierarchicalConfiguration config = ... config.setExpressionEngine(new XPathExpressionEngine()); // Now we can use XPATH queries: List<Object> fields = config.getList("tables/table[1]/fields/name");
XPATH expressions are not only used for selecting properties (i.e. for the several getter methods), but also for adding new properties. For this purpose the keys passed into the addProperty() method must conform to a special syntax. They consist of two parts: the first part is an arbitrary XPATH expression that selects the node where the new property is to be added to, the second part defines the new element to be added. Both parts are separated by whitespace.
Okay, let's make an example. Say, we want to add a type property under the first table (as a sibling to the name element). Then the first part of our key will have to select the first table element, the second part will simply be type, i.e. the name of the new property:
config.addProperty("tables/table[1] type", "system");
(Note that indices in XPATH are 1-based, while in the default expression language they are 0-based.) In this example the part tables/table[1] selects the target element of the add operation. This element must exist and must be unique, otherwise an exception will be thrown. type is the name of the new element that will be added. If instead of a normal element an attribute should be added, the example becomes
config.addProperty("tables/table[1] @type", "system");
It is possible to add complete paths at once. Then the single elements in the new path are separated by "/" characters. The following example shows how data about a new table can be added to the configuration. Here we use full paths:
// Add new table "tasks" with name element and type attribute config.addProperty("tables table/name", "tasks"); // last() selects the last element of this name, // which is the newest table element config.addProperty("tables/table[last()] @type", "system"); // Now add fields config.addProperty("tables/table[last()] fields/field/name", "taskid"); config.addProperty("tables/table[last()]/fields/field[last()] type", "int"); config.addProperty("tables/table[last()]/fields field/name", "name"); config.addProperty("tables/table[last()]/fields field/name", "startDate"); ...
The first line of this example adds the path table/name to the tables element, i.e. a new table element will be created and added as last child to the tables element. Then a new name element is added as child to the new table element. To this element the value "tasks" is assigned. The next line adds a type attribute to the new table element. To obtain the correct table element, to which the attribute must be added, the XPATH function last() is used; this function selects the last element with a given name, which in this case is the new table element. The following lines all use the same approach to construct a new element hierarchy: At first complete new branches are added (fields/field/name), then to the newly created elements further children are added.
There is one gotcha with these keys described so far: they do not work with the setProperty() method! This is because setProperty() has to check whether the passed in key already exists; therefore it needs a key which can be interpreted by query methods. If you want to use setProperty(), you can pass in regular keys (i.e. without a whitespace separator). The method then tries to figure out which part of the key already exists in the configuration and adds new nodes as necessary. In principle such regular keys can also be used with addProperty(). However, they do not contain sufficient information to decide where new nodes should be added.
To make this clearer let's go back to the example with the tables. Consider that there is a configuration which already contains information about some database tables. In order to add a new table element in the configuration addProperty() could be used as follows:
config.addProperty("tables/table/name", "documents");
In the configuration a <tables> element already exists, also
 and <name> elements. How should the expression engine know where new node structures are to be added? The solution to this problem is to provide this information in the key by stating:
config.addProperty("tables table/name", "documents");
Now it is clear that new nodes should be added as children of the <tables> element. More information about keys and how they play together with addProperty() and setProperty() can be found in the Javadocs for XPathExpressionEngine.
Note: XPATH support is implemented through Commons JXPath. So when making use of this feature, be sure you include the commons-jxpath jar in your classpath.
In this tutorial we don't want to describe XPATH syntax and expressions in detail. Please refer to corresponding documentation. It is important to mention that by embedding Commons JXPath the full extent of the XPATH 1.0 standard can be used for constructing property keys.
XML parsers provide support for validation of XML documents to ensure that they conform to a certain DTD or XML Schema. This feature can be useful for configuration files, too. XMLConfiguration allows this feature to be enabled when files are loaded.
The easiest way to turn on validation is to simply set the validating property to true as shown in the following example:
XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration(); config.setFileName("myconfig.xml"); config.setValidating(true); // This will throw a ConfigurationException if the XML document does not // conform to its DTD. config.load();
Setting the validating flag to true will cause XMLConfiguration to use a validating XML parser. At this parser a custom ErrorHandler will be registered, which throws exceptions on simple and fatal parsing errors.
XML Parsers also provide support for validating XML documents using an XML Schema. XMLConfiguration provides a simple mechanism for enabling this by setting the schemaValidation flag to true. This will also set the validating flag to true so both do not need to be set. The XML Parser will then use the schema defined in the XML document to validate it. Enabling schema validation will also enable the parser's namespace support.
XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration(); config.setFileName("myconfig.xml"); config.setSchemaValidation(true); // This will throw a ConfigurationException if the XML document does not // conform to its Schema. config.load();
There is also some support for dealing with DTD files. Often the DTD of an XML document is stored locally so that it can be quickly accessed. However the DOCTYPE declaration of the document points to a location on the web as in the following example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN" "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-app_2.2.dtd">
When working with XML documents directly you would use an EntityResolver in such a case. The task of such an entity resolver is to point the XML parser to the location of the file referred to by the declaration. So in our example the entity resolver would load the DTD file from a local cache instead of retrieving it from the internet.
XMLConfiguration provides a simple default implementation of an EntityResolver. This implementation is initialized by calling the registerEntityId() method with the public IDs of the entities to be retrieved and their corresponding local URLs. This method has to be called before the configuration is loaded. To continue our example, consider that the DTD file for our example document is stored on the class path. We can register it at XMLConfiguration using the following code:
XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration(); // load the URL to the DTD file from class path URL dtdURL = getClass().getResource("web-app_2.2.dtd"); // register it at the configuration config.registerEntityId("-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN", dtdURL); config.setValidating(true); // enable validation config.setFileName("web.xml"); config.load();
This basically tells the XML configuration to use the specified URL when it encounters the given public ID. Note that the call to registerEntityId() has to be performed before the configuration is loaded. So you cannot use one of the constructors that directly load the configuration.
While the default entity resolver can be used under certain circumstances, it does not work well when using the DefaultConfigurationBuilder. Furthermore, in many circumstances the programmatic nature of registering entities will tie the application tightly to the XML content. In addition, because it only works with the public id it cannot support XML documents using an XML Schema.
XML Entity and URI Resolvers describes using a set of catalog files to resolve enitities. Commons Configuration provides support for this Catalog Resolver through its own CatalogResolver class.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <Employees xmlns="http://commons.apache.org/employee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://commons.apache.org/employee http://commons.apache.org/sample.xsd"> <Employee> <SSN>555121211</SSN> <Name>John Doe</Name> <DateOfBirth>1975-05-15</DateOfBirth> <EmployeeType>Exempt</EmployeeType> <Salary>100000</Salary> </Employee> </Employees>
The XML sample above is an XML document using a default namespace of http://commons.apache.org/employee. The schemaLocation allows a set of namespaces and hints to the location of their corresponding schemas. When processing the document the parser will pass the hint, in this case http://commons.apache.org/sample.xsd, to the entity resolver as the system id. More information on using schema locations can be found at schemaLocation.
The example that follows shows how to use the CatalogResolver when processing an XMLConfiguration. It should be noted that by using the setEntityResolver method any EntityResolver may be used, not just those provided by Commons Configuration.
CatalogResolver resolver = new CatalogResolver(); resolver.setCatalogFiles("local/catalog.xml","http://test.org/catalogs/catalog1.xml"); XMLConfiguration config = new XMLConfiguration(); config.setEntityResolver(resolver); config.setSchemaValidation(true); // enable schema validation config.setFileName("config.xml"); config.load();
The mechanisms provided with Commons Configuration will hopefully be sufficient in most cases, however there will certainly be circumstances where they are not. XMLConfiguration provides two extension mechanisms that should provide applications with all the flexibility they may need. The first, registering a custom Entity Resolver has already been discussed in the preceeding section. The second is that XMLConfiguration provides a generic way of setting up the XML parser to use: A preconfigured DocumentBuilder object can be passed to the setDocumentBuilder() method.
So an application can create a DocumentBuilder object and initialize it according to its special needs. Then this object must be passed to the XMLConfiguration instance before invocation of the load() method. When loading a configuration file, the passed in DocumentBuilder will be used instead of the default one. Note: If a custom DocumentBuilder is used, the default implementation of the EntityResolver interface is disabled. This means that the registerEntityId() method has no effect in this mode.


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Best Buy Black Friday deals 2019: the best offers on PS4, Xbox One, Switch and more tech
by Elizabeth HengesLooking for all the Best Buy Black Friday offers this year? You’re in the right place! Best Buy has now gone live with its Black Friday deals – and they’re pretty good! We have all the top deals across games consoles, tech and more listed out in our Best Buy Black Friday deals hub.
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, and nowadays retailers start sales early in hopes of getting more consumer dollars. This time of the year provides shoppers with the ability to get holiday gifts for others (and themselves!) cheap, in what is normally a bank-breaking time of the year.
When it comes to gaming and electronics, Best Buy is one of the biggest retailers to watch for during Black Friday. Best Buy has released a preview of their Black Friday sales and the list does not disappoint! We’ve pulled out the best gaming deals among the many, many Best Buy sales items, so you don’t have to.
Remember, not all of these offers are currently live but the majority are tight now! If not, this will give you a good idea of what to expect from next Thursday.
Best Buy Black Friday Game Deals
The most popular console is, of course, going to have the most deals on Black Friday! If you’ve been eyeing a PlayStation VR, the PSVR Blood & Truth + Everybody’s Golf Bundle for $249.99 includes everything you need to get started. If you need a PS4, the Only on PlayStation PS4 Bundle for $199.99 includes three games with a 1TB PS4 – and that’s available right now.
For games, a variety of PlayStation Hits titles are on sale, including The Last of Us Remastered for $9.99. Just in time for The Last of Us Part 2’s release! Other games include Devil May Cry 5 for $14.99, Borderlands 3 for $27.99, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for $39.99.
PS4 and PSVR Deals
- Only on PlayStation PS4 Bundle for $199.99
- PSVR Multi-game Bundle for $199.99
- PSVR Blood & Truth + Everybody’s Golf Bundle for $249.99
PS4 Game Deals
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for $39.99
- Days Gone for $19.99
- MLB The Show 19 for $19.99
- MediEvil for $19.99
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for $19.99
- God of War for $9.99
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition for $9.99
- The Last of Us Remastered for $9.99
- Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for $9.99
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End for $9.99
- Nioh for $9.99
- LittleBigPlanet 3 for $9.99
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- Until Dawn for $9.99
- Yakuza 0 for $9.99
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- Yakuza 6 Essense of Art Edition for $14.99
- Resident Evil 2 for $14.99
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition for $14.99
- Kingdom Hearts 3 for $14.99
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for $14.99
- Borderlands 3 for $27.99
- Overwatch Legendary Edition for $14.99
- Devil May Cry HD Collection for $12.99
- Devil May Cry 5 for $14.99
- NieR: Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition for $19.99
- Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age for $19.99
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PS4 Accessory Deals
- DualShock 4 (various colors) for $39.99
- Logitech – G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 for $200.00
Microsoft may not have as much on sale as Sony, but sometimes it’s about quality, not quantity. Those in the market for an Xbox One X can grab the Xbox One X 1TB Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition Console Bundle for $349.99. If you’re something on a bit more of a budget, there is the Xbox One S 1TB All-Digital Edition Console for $149.99.
For those interested in the Game Pass, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 3 Month Membership for $24.99 will give you access to the service on both your Xbox One and PC. That’s a pretty great value!
Xbox One Console Deals
- Xbox One X 1TB Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition Console Bundle for $349.99
- Xbox One S 1TB All-Digital Edition Console for $149.99
- Xbox One S 1TB NBA 2K20 Bundle for $199.99
Xbox One Game Deals
- Gears 5 for $24.99
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition for $19.99
- Just Cause 4 Day One Edition for $19.99
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for $19.99
- Hitman 2 for $19.99
- Forza Horizon 4 for $19.99
- Metro Exodus Day One Edition for $19.99
- Fallout 76 for $9.99
- Far Cry New Dawn for $14.99
- Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition for $14.99
- Grand Theft Auto 5: Premium Edition for $14.99
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 for $14.99
- Super Lucky’s Tale for $14.99
Xbox One Accessory Deals
If you need some new accessories for the Switch, now is the time to grab them. Best Buy will be offering The Red/Blue Joy-Cons for $59.99, as well as the Poke Ball Plus for $19.99. A special SanDisk 128GB MicroSD Card for $34.99 is available for purchase right now!
If you’re looking for some new games, Best Buy will have plenty on sale, including Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for $19.99. A variety of first-party Nintendo titles will be $20 off, as well. Been waiting on a price drop on some popular titles? You’ll be able to grab Super Mario Odyssey for $39.99 on Black Friday.
Nintendo Switch Console Deals
Nintendo Switch Game Deals
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $39.99
- Super Mario Odyssey for $39.99
- Super Mario Party for $39.99
- Splatoon 2 for $39.99
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for $19.99
- Rocket League for $19.99
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for $19.99
- Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 for $19.99
- Enter the Gungeon for $19.99
- Mario Tennis Aces for $39.99
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- Pokemon Ultra Sun for $24.99
- Pokemon Ultra Moon for $24.99
- Overwatch Legendary Edition for $24.99
Nintendo Switch Accessory Deals
- Joy-Con Red/Blue Wireless Controllers for $59.99
- Joy-Con Grey Wireless Controllers for $59.99
- Poke Ball Plus for Nintendo Switch for $19.99
- SanDisk – 128GB microSDXC Memory Card for Nintendo Switch for $34.99
- Power Pack for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite for $12.50
- Dock Kit with HDMI and USB for Nintendo Switch for $29.99
- Game Traveler Deluxe Travel Case for $14.99
- Armor Case for Nintendo Switch for $9.99
Need to upgrade your PC, or get some new hardware? Best Buy has some pretty good deals for Black Friday! There are a bunch of TVs on sale for whatever price range you’re going for. The Insignia – 40″ Class – LED – 1080p – HDTV for $129.99 is great for those on a budget, while the Samsung – 75″LED – Q70 Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $1,999.99 will suit anyone that wants the biggest and absolute best TV.
Best Buy Hardware and Laptop Deals
- ASUS – 24″ LED FHD Monitor for $169.99
- Dell – 27″ LED QHD G-SYNC Monitor for $349.99
- HP – 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 5 – 8GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 – 256GB Solid State Drive for $449.99
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Best Buy Accessory and Keyboard Deals
- Oculus – Rift S PC-Powered VR Gaming Headset for $349.99
- Alpha Gaming – Blaze RGB LED Wired Stereo Gaming Headset $14.99
- CORSAIR – Pro Wired Gaming Bundle with RGB Back Lighting for $89.99
Best Buy TV and Tech Deals
- Samsung – 65″ LED – Q60 Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $999.99
- LG – 55″ LED – UK6090PUA Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $299.99
- Insignia – 40″ Class – LED – 1080p – HDTV for $129.99
- Samsung – 75″LED – Q70 Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $1,999.99
- Hisense – 65″ LED – H6500F Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $299.99
- Sony – 65″ LED – X800G Series – 2160p – Smart – 4K UHD TV for $699.99
- WD – Easystore 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $89.99
When does the Best Buy Black Friday sale start?
Officially, the Best Buy Black Friday sale will begin on 28th November and run until 30th November. However, some of the products included in their Black Friday ad are already on offer now or will be available earlier. There’s not many, though, so expect the vast majority of price reduction to appear from next Thursday evening. That appears to be the new launch time for Black Friday sales, now, as opposed to the day itself!
Does Best Buy offer free shipping?
Yes! In fact, if you spend at least $35 on certain items you’ll be able to get free next-day shipping on your order. Be sure to check whether the items you’re buying are eligible for this service, though, as some restrictions apply. You can expect to receive free shipping on everything else ordered between 22nd October and 25th December. That can be a very nice saving! Be sure you order by 25th November to ensure items arrive before Christmas Eve, though!
Looking for deals hubs specific to particular consoles? Check our PS4 Black Friday, Xbox One Black Friday, and Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals hubs! If you need the best deals on anything PC gaming related, this PC Gaming Black Friday hub will have everything you need.


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For some reason, Canonical has decided to default to OpenJDK for Ubuntu 10.04. This would be fine if they didn’t also bury the option to use Sun’s JDK way deep in the Interwebz where its not easily found. Here’s how to get the real JDK in case you care about stuff like compatibility or stability or whatnot…
Add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list
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deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
Then issue the following commands:
sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk
You will have to accept the license agreement dialog, as is normal for installing Sun’s JDK. Then, in order to use Sun’s JDK, issue the following command:
sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
You should then be good to go.


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How have you seen God come to the rescue as Redeemer?
Let’s be clear. Each and every one of us needs a rescuer, a Redeemer, and we will not find Him in the personal ads. He is always the One behind every earthly rescue and every romance of the truest kind. Just as He was at work in Ruth’s story all along, romancing her through every circumstance and saving grace, so He is at work in each of our lives, leading us toward the one and only true happily-ever-after. Move over Snow White. This is the kind of fairy tale we can build dreams on.
Pray About It
God, thank You for the times that I named above that I’ve seen You come to the rescue. Help me to count on You more for my everyday needs, whether big or small. When I’m tempted to wait for rescue from a dream I’ve created or a story I’ve heard, remind me that You are the source of all help. I want to depend on You. Show me how to do that today. Amen.
Act on It
How can you be part of God’s rescue in this world? Think of situations you see that are unjust or unfair. These may be around the world or in your own backyard. Find a practical way that you can be an agent of justice and redemption today (for example, giving money to an organization that provides for the poor, volunteering at a community clinic or school, helping right some wrong that you see being done in your community).
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1. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying (New York: MacMillan, 1969).


POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
The Poltava State Medical University is situated in the Poltava city of Ukraine. It was established in the year 1921.
The university occupies 16 buildings including
- 5 academic buildings
- 4 dormitories
- Apartments
- Vivarium
- Library
- Sports Complex
- Dining room
- Cafe
PSMNU is recognized by
- European Association of Universities
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- I-MED School
- Medical Council of India (MCI)
- Medical Council of Nepal
- PMDC
As of 2004, PSMU had a level-IV accreditation
Duration
Mbbs course duration is 5.8 years which also includes the internship.
In all medical universities in Ukraine, course duration for MBBS is 5.8 years.
Eligibility
- Student must complete their Secondary education with minimum 45% marks in PCB.
- Minimum age to apply is 17 years by 31st December of the admission year
- Must have qualified NEET exam
- Only regular student can apply
Courses
- General Medicine (MBBS)
- Preventive Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Dentistry
- Higher Nursing Education


The San Francisco Estuary is a complex watershed and home to many different species of wildlife. This R
package uses images of the landscape and wildlife to create color palettes. Colors are extracted from images using https://colordesigner.io/color-palette-from-image. This package closely imitates the excellent work of the Manu
and wesanderson
packages.
This package is hosted on Github and can install it using the devtools
package:
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("MalteWillmes/sfecol")
The color palettes are stored as a list named sfe_palettes
. Thus you can see a list of the available palettes like so:
library(sfecol)
names(sfe_palettes)
1] "delsme" "chinook" "chinookcarc" "southbay" "baslu" "elpastel" [
A helper function sfe_pal()
returns the desited color palette as a vector: For example:
sfe_pal("delsme")
1] "#304247" "#D1D0B3" "#828D6D" "#8DBA71" "#92A2AF" "#447484" [
There is also a helper function called print_pal()
which displays the palette in the graphics window.
Since the get_pal()
function returns the color palettes as a character vector they can easily be used in the graphics package of your choice. Here are examples in both base R
and ggplot2
.
The data for the graphs shown below comes from the Palmerpenguins dataset. This dataset contains various measurments of 344 penguins from 3 different species of penguins, collected from 3 islands in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
Horst AM, Hill AP, Gorman KB (2020). palmerpenguins: Palmer Archipelago (Antarctica) penguin data. R package version 0.1.0. https://allisonhorst.github.io/palmerpenguins/. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3960218.
c("#304247", "#D1D0B3", "#828D6D", "#8DBA71", "#92A2AF","#447484")
Image: The Delta Smelt has a typical cucumber smell to it. Photo by Peterson, B. Moose, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
c("#899FBF", "#243158", "#543D4A", "#D8D9E4", "#715E4D", "#C0D5F0")
Image: A winter run Chinook Salmon in Battle Creek, CalTrout (https://caltrout.org/). Photo by Jane Work.
c("#CDC9C0", "#2B2F2A", "#837C32", "#727877", "#634933", "#A89C6B")
Image: A Chinook Salmon carcass on Putah Creek. Photo by Ken Davis.
c("#727467", "#97CFCB", "#D5A54C", "#1F2F3D", "#801F23", "#633F47")
Image: Bird’s-eye view of the multi-colored salt ponds, Photo by Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA.
c("#DFDCD0" "#37322A" "#94908B" "#7A6863" "#857C6C" "#6C7C7E")
Image: Survey boat on the Petaluma River. Photo by Malte Willmes.
c("#D6C8B9" "#181618" "#8F959A" "#73615D" "#A64F40" "#4F575B")
Image: Early morning on the Napa River. Photo by Malte Willmes.
c("#6F7527", "#D0C56E", "#122006", "#AEB953","#3F2D0F","#9B9899")
Image: A banana slug. Photo by Ben Stanfield.
Here are additional color palettes that are not based on images but have proven to be useful to show SFE related data
The color palettes in this package are designed for discrete variables. However if your data is continuous and needs to be plotted as such (e.g. heatmaps) you can use the colorRampPalette()
already part of your R
installation to create a color gradient.
For example, if you would like to create a color gradient between the 2nd and 3rd colors from the delsme
palette you could do the following.
# Select 2nd and 3rd colors
selected_colors <- sfe_pal("delsme")[c(2,3)]
# Create a gradient of 100 colours between the selected colours
colorRampPalette(selected_colors)(100)


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Lennon Cup final
Three sent-off as Bush PP win Lennon Cup for the first time
Lennon Cup final
by Dan Bannon, at Darver Centre of ExcellenceLennon Cup final
Bush PP 0-11 St. Mary’s Drogheda 0-3
Bush Post Primary etched their name on the Lennon Cup for the first time in the school’s history after grinding out victory over St. Mary’s Drogheda in Darver on Thursday night.
Cian Connor guided the peninsula men across the line, with seven points. However, the final will be mostly remembered for a triple sending off by referee David J McArdle.
Three St. Mary’s players saw straight red cards for dissent towards the official. David Bell was first to go and in the same break of play substitute Cian Flynn followed. Full-forward James McWeeney didn’t learn his lesson and saw the line minutes later.
The score was 0-6 to two at that stage and Bush, with the gaping numerical advantage, powered on to a finish with a Patrick Johnson flourish. Johnson was impressive all evening and was rewarded for his endeavour with three points when the game opened up.
St. Mary’s dominated the nervy opening exchanges, but didn’t register a single score. Three first half points from Connor had the first time winners in the driving seat.
Mattock Rangers’ Oisín McKenna landed the Drogheda side’s only point from play in the 25th minute before McWeeney reduced the deficit to the minimum with a free, making it 0-3 to 0-2 at half-time.
Upon the resumption, Connor’s accuracy, with two scores either side of a beautiful Enda O’Neill point, extended the lead, while St. Mary’s couldn’t find the range before eventually losing their heads.
Bush PP: Niall Brady; Paul Brennan, Peter Lynch, Conor McAvinney; Ian Arnold, James McDonnell, MJ Hanlon; Gerard White, Aaron Carolan; Cian Connor (0-7, four frees), Patrick Johnson (0-3, one free), Darren Connor; Ronán McBride, Enda O’Neill (0-1), Calum O’Hanlon
Subs: Cormac Malone for McAvinney (35), Thomas McCarragher for Darren Connor (40), Peter Kumkrong for Carolan (55), Philip Sharkey for O’Hanlon (60)
St. Mary’s DS: Seán Quinn; Alan Bowden, Almar Kraja, Liam Stafford (0-1, 45); Sam O’Leary, Caolan Nulty, Cian Ryan; Karl Martin, Dylan McCreedy; Joe Comiskey, Ruairi Hanlon, Ewan Sweeney; Oisín McKenna (0-1), James McWeeney (0-1, free), David Bell
Subs: Cian Flynn for Hanlon (29), Seán Murray for Kraja (35), Tony Smith for Comiskey (41), Oisín Miland for McKenna (51)
Referee: David J McArdle (St. Bride’s)