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Apple v. Samsung gets under way in a courtroom in Northern California today, where the parties will present their arguments in a long-running dispute over smartphone and tablet patents.
There's a good reason for the déjà vu you're sensing. The trial comes just a year and a half after what we'll call Apple v. Samsung I, a patent case in which a jury sided with Cupertino. The jurors found that Samsung had infringed on several key iPhone and iPad technology and design patents, and they rejected Samsung's claims against Apple—awarding the U.S. company $1 billion in damages. But the judge hearing the case, Lucy Koh of the federal district court in San Jose, denied Apple's motion to ban the Samsung devices from the market.
That first case and its outcome have spawned more than 50 other actions, including countersuits, new lawsuits, claims in international jurisdictions, disputes over damages, and more. Apple v. Samsung II is a new trial over different patents, but Apple, at least, is after the same thing—halting sales of Samsung Galaxy products.
The case is largely notable for both sides' determination to keep fighting, rather than settling their differences and negotiating licensing deals. "There's no killer patent in play at this trial," says Florian Mueller, a patent analyst in Germany. "The patents here cover limited sets of features. They can be worked around."
Here's a quick cheat sheet on the second case and what the issues mean for the companies and consumers.
Apple started this.
In April 2011, the company filed the first lawsuit claiming patent and trademark infringement. Samsung countersued about a week and a half later in California, and also filed suits in courts in Seoul, Tokyo, and Mannheim, Germany. The litigation frenzy hasn't let up since—both sides have spent more than a billion dollars on the matter.
This trial covers some current-generation Samsung and Apple devices.
That makes it unlike the previous case, which was ultimately a fight over patents used in products no longer on the market.
The patents at issue in this trial are only about technical components, not design features, so what the phones look like isn't under consideration.
Apple claims Samsung is infringing on five of its patents, including ones for features such as the iPhone and iPad slide-to-unlock function, as well as several others, some of which rely on Google's Android operating system.
Samsung, meanwhile, alleges that Apple's iPhone 5 and versions of the iPad and iPod infringe on two of its patents covering video chat and how photos are organized.
Google isn't officially a party to this trial, but it's a key player in both sides' arguments.
The trial is expected to focus on Android, as Bloomberg reports. "This is not about Samsung knocking off the look of Apple—this is duking it out over software functions," one law professor said. And Google executives will be called to testify.
This isn't about the money.
Apple is seeking $2 billion in damages, but booting arch rival Samsung from the U.S. market would be a far bigger prize. Apple asked for this in the first trial, but Judge Koh twice rejected the request. That suggests winning an injunction this time will be difficult, Bloomberg reports. "I have to think that Apple's primary goal was to get an injunction that would take relatively new Samsung phones off the market," professor Brian Love of Santa Clara University Law School said. "Apple needed to get out in front in the first case."
Samsung, for its two patents, is asking for $7 million in damages. "There's a pretty sharp disconnect between what Apple thinks its patents are worth and what Samsung thinks its patents are worth. That does suggest a real asymmetry here," says Stanford Law School professor Mark Lemley.
Apple doesn't concede defeat easily.
Go back about 26 years, when Apple sued Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard for copyright infringement of a graphical user interface for a computer. It lost at the trial court and took it all the way to the Supreme Court, which denied the appeal. "They really did take the position, not 'We want money,' but 'We want to prevent you from making and selling this product,'" says Lemley. Even as Apple lost on most of its claims, "they fought it to the bitter end," he says.
The cases' effect on the market is minimal.
Although Apple won almost $1 billion from Samsung in the last trial, that doesn't seem to have had an effect on the marketplace. As Lemley points out, it's a price either company can live with. Even if Apple gets the $2 billion it's asking for this time, without a product ban, this court duel will remain more akin to sniping at the margins.
"We're not going to see an outcome that's a game changer for the industry," says patent analyst Mueller. "I don't think that either party is going to have decisive leverage over the other party when the trial is over."


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So here it is, your moment of zen: Well, if by 'moment of zen' you mean 'list of 10 random things in no particular order and 10 Top TV catchphrases (not the top 10, just 10 'top' ones).
1) "I pity the fool" Because there's only one voice you can say those words in. Though why you might have cause to say those words in everyday life, I have no idea.
2) "Beam me up, Scotty" obviously. What more to say?
3) "Oh my God, you killed Kenny!" Or "they" or "he" or "I" - very obviously a catchphrase; created to be so, and repeated until...
4) "You're fired" I have to say that. But then, it's a quick snappy catchphrase, and if I had to fire people more often I'd probably end up doing it in exactly the style of Surallun Sugar. I may hire some people just to achieve that.
5) "Arse! Feck! Drink! Girls!" Words of wisdom from Father Jack, there.
6) "D'oh!" Hands up who has found themselves just saying this when something goes wrong and not even in a "I'm quoting Homer" kind of way.
7) "Norm!" I was torn between this and the noise that the Fonz made, but I couldn't spell it. I experimented with lots of vowels but it looked like a cross between the Fonz stubbing his toe and throat-singing, so I went off the idea.
8) "Just like that" With associated hand movements, of course.
9) "I don't BeLIIIIEVE it!" Because I was feeling short on British entries.
10) "It's goodnight from me ..." "and it's good night from..."
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Some of the bigger issues facing Raw and the WWE today.
*As a fan of the wrestling business since I was 6 years old, I don't claim to be an expert and anyone willing to refute any claim I've made please do so, as it will further improve the accuracy of my ranting.*
Onto the show....
Now a days, people complain about the program being stale and underwhelming, why? What is it that it seems as though the WWE in it's presentations on RAW take two steps forward and three steps back? Is it the superstars? Is it the commentators, or is it the script? Well my simple answer to this is that it's all three and then some.
Then we get to the three hours for Raw, what could have been a blessing in disguise has made Raw into the most painfully cringe inducingly long wrestling show ever. And for what? More ad revenue? It's not like they've even scratched the surface on what they could do with that much time. Despite the better, and longer TV matches that's come out of it, in a way we still feel cheated. Like there isn't enough substance, what with the commercials every 2 mins and so on.
However, issue number 1 for me is complacency. Complacency leads to laziness which leads to stagnation. Funny, because it seems to trickle down into every part and machination of the product. Down the talent in the back who are so afraid of the totalitarian nature of their superiors that they settle for coasting along for fear of being completely buried. The superiors who see that they have no competition so they coast along and produce some of the most lackluster shit seen in the last decade. Its a shame because the talent pool now has some of the best talent and untapped potential since god knows when, and yet everything seems to be pissed down the fucking drain due to a need to appease the stockholders, blowing their wad all over the god damn place.
Speaking of pissing away talent, something has to be done about the scripted nature of the show and this is the biggest issue of all for me. It has to go away, because of the nature of the writing making everything presented on television, bland, contrived and boring as shit. There is no consistency to be found, and when there is it's far and between. Wrestlers are sports entertainers, AND vice-versa.
Yeah it sure as hell isn't Hollywood, but for fucks sake stop holding the hands of every single fucking superstar out of fear that they'll tank on television. Seriously, that's why nobody fucking talks, since people can't get that experience else where like ECW or the territories, it seems as though they feel the need to baby them with the script until they have the balls to say fuck it and ad lib their entire promos.
I thought at least they can get practice in on the house shows, why can't they get a few key things to cover and just make shit up as they go along? I don't get it someone please explain this to me. Why do they not want anyone to get over? Would it really be THAT bad to step up ones game, have them be over with the crowd in the midcard and finally go up to main event status? Do the little things that would make the crowd become invested in these characters? Playing up to one's gimmick or even having a character for that matter? Anyway...
Having so many people just rush into the ME makes the secondary belts look like dog shit, and even then its not like the two main belts matter, because the WHC has been opening shows for god knows how long and the WWE title has been in the midcard over several events for the past year. God damn, I don't even want to get started on what they did with CM Punk.....
Another minor issue over saturation, and its like this. Raw and Smackdown, with NXT as a developmental show. AND. THATS. IT. Seriously, we have Main Event, Sat. Morning Slam, 3 hrs of Raw, and Smackdown every single week. Just have enough people who you have a vision for in the long run, a few good experienced hands and whatnot to fill out the roster enough to justify having only three shows and book them accordingly.
Lately for the past two years is that i've noticed that for the time being, they have almost completely given up on the midcard and put all their chips into the main event for Wrestlemania season ever since WM28 when they booked Rock/Cena. Nothing matters or progresses, because everything is filler up until its time to start building for the next big PPV. Its gotten so bad that you can outright predict an entire card's worth of matches and be correct 8-9/10 based on the given time of the year because you have an idea of who's gonna win and retain what championship because this person is challenging for it at the next Big 4 PPV. It takes all the suspense and intrigue out of watching any other time of the year.
That's kinda why i've noticed that they've stopped undercutting the superstars, as they are using the time The Rock is using to sell their PPVs to build people up. All these on and off, schizophrenic pushes are what put them in this mess to begin with, but at least they are turning things around. For their future I hope so.
In any case, you may find this to be quite a read, and I could go on; but I hope you've found it entertaining. My next thread will be on John Cena, and the many detriments he has caused the WWE as a whole, and yet why some of that hate may be misdirected.
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No offence, but this thread (and the thread you're planning on doing) has been done to death already. Especially the latter.
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i dont know why people who complain about the wwe usually bring up how long they were watching wrestling
no1 gives a fuck
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well, since you aren't being a blind moron about it, I actually read what you had to say. It's true, and I think most people would agree and already feel that way. So it's not necessary for us to just keep hammering away at it.
More simply, Raw is now like the Hobbit. Neither needs to be super fucking long and have so much spotlight on so many minor characters. But it does, and it's all so it can satisfy every type of fanbase and make as much money as possible.
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I agree with some of the OP's worries. The 3 hour Raw isn't working, but mainly because the show simply has nothing in it of value. If Raw went back to 2 hours, the same problem is there, there's just an hour less of it.
I don't get OP's point about "something has to be done about the scripted nature of the show". wut? They're not going to fight for real, and if the show wasn't scripted, everyone's going to want to go over. Then nobody gets over.
Someone has to lose. Someone's got to look bad.
These are the actual main problems of WWE, besides the 3 hour Raw (imo of course):
Most of the wrestlers on the show feel, and are generic
Most of the matches on the show feel generic
Most of the looks of the wrestlers on the show are generic
Most of the gimmicks on the show are generic
Most of the wrestler names on the show are generic
Most of the promos and storylines on the show are generic
Long story short, almost everything about the show feels generic. And it starts and circles around the wrestlers themselves. The usual kinds of wrestler WWE has been going with lately have not been working out. The new direction is a failure. Fans are leaving.
WWE needs to go back to airing more gimmicky wrestlers, with memorable appearances and names. Movesets need to be more memorable and associative with the wrestlers, not have every dude do a bunch of the same basic moves just to hear IWC smarks (5-10% of the WWE fanbase) talk about how great they are for doing all the basic wrestling moves in a match.
Aside from that, obviously storylines need a lot of work. The same guy can't keep going over for a year straight or even longer. These guys have to lose occaisionally to relieve the pressure of annoyance at their rampant winning and going over in every match and promo. This includes but isn't limited to: John Cena, CM Punk, Sheamus, and Big Show.
Imo, those are the key points WWE needs to look at. Make the show less generic, add in more stories to the mid card/around the titles, and stop putting over the top 2 guys on each show 99% of the time. That worked when there wasn't a show aired every week, but now it just gets unbearable.
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Vince won't change anything, no matter how big the problems may be... Why? He doesn't need to... He has no real competition anymore and makes an ass-load of dough... And since the WWE is obviously not there to please the fans... or even give them what they demand, but to squeeze them dry like an orange... There won't be any changes at all... What for? He got Cena, Cena makes him money, end of story.
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I don't think it's as doom and gloom as people make it out to be on here. Wrestling was as cringy at times in the AE only they were blessed with extremely charismatic people back then that made everything look good (if people on here weren't 6 years old when the Invasion story line was about, you'd agree).
Half of the problem is that it was so good that whatever follows such people will never compare to them. Just look at any up and coming superstar and look at any discussion about it, people say "the new X or Y from the attitude era". Punk was said to be the "new SCSA" last summer and that's probably led to the love/hate attitude that came upon him on here as a result as he could never become that no matter how hard he or anyone tries.
Even WWE do it, comparing Ziggler/AJ to Edge/Lita on a Facebook post. They and their fans need to stop living in the past and focus on the now. Ziggler/AJ should be the new Ziggler/AJ and not something we have seen before.
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An El Paso family witnesses the Israeli missile defense system in action while vacationing in Tel Aviv
EL PASO, Texas - The Iron Dome is Israel's missile defense system -- and is used to keep Hamas rockets from meeting their targets.
ABC-7 got a firsthand account of how the system saved the lives of a group of El Pasoans visiting Israel in July.
Shelly Mansfield and her son, Ben, 15, were among a group of friends and family attending a summer camp organized by the Israel Defense Forces.
"The purpose of the camp is to get the Israeli experience," Ben told ABC-7.
Did they ever.
He was with his mother and some friends at a beach in Tel Aviv as the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a rocket.
"We were out on the water when we heard the sirens," said Ben.
"There wasn't a lot of time to think," Shelly added.
"We weren't too worried when we saw the missile," Ben continued, adding, "We saw the puffs of smoke in the air as the rockets collided."
"And that was it," Shelly concluded, shrugging her shoulders.
The Iron Dome works by using radar to detect a rocket launch. If it is determined the point of impact will be in a populated area, a missile is launched to intercept it in a place that will avoid injuries.
Shelly said she encountered a lot of opposition over the family's decision to vacation in the Middle East.
"Most of my friends thought I was crazy letting my son go, or going myself," she said. She said she would counter the arguments by comparing it to an outsider's opposition to visiting El Paso when the drug cartel-related violence in Juarez was at its peak several years ago.
"It's a peaceful place, and being Jewish, you want to support Israel."
While her 15-year-old son agrees with her, Shelly's 10-year-old son may not.
"He was with my friend. They were going back to the hotel and they did have to go to a sheltered area," she told ABC-7.
"And he still doesn't like thinking about it or talking about it."
The family's experience in Israel came weeks before Congressman Beto O'Rourke, (D) El Paso, voted against allocating $225 million more in U.S. funding for the program. The bill ended up passing the House this month with only seven others voting against it.
Israeli officials have said each missile costs $62,000 and they only launch them when an enemy missile poses an eminent threat to a population.
"Israel has a right to defend itself and very much wants peace," Shelly said, pausing as she clearly tried to hold back tears. "And that it's saving countless lives."
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John Terry today revealed his shock at Chelsea's refusal to offer Frank Lampard a new contract, hailing him as the heartbeat of the club and saying the Blues should retire the No8 shirt.
But although the board are prepared to make Lampard's 12th season at Stamford Bridge his last they are hopeful a deal can be done with another stalwart, Ashley Cole, to prevent him leaving on a free deal in the summer.
Lampard turns 35 in the close season and while he has performed to a high standard since recovering from a calf injury last month, Chelsea feel the midfielder is past his best.
They have already told him he can leave when his contract expires in the summer but that has stunned Terry.
Writing on his Instagram page today alongside a picture of the two of them holding aloft the FA Cup at Wembley in May, the captain said: "Devastated is an understatement. We should retire the number 8 shirt in honour of Lamps."
Terry also showed his admiration for Lampard — the club's all-time third highest scorer with 192 goals — by posting the hashtags "theheartbeat" "hero" "legend" "goalmachine" "friend".
Cole is also in the last season of his contract and talks over an extension broke down earlier in the campaign because Chelsea are only prepared to give him another 12 months.
It is consistent with their new policy regarding players older than 30 to offer only a one-year deal but Cole wants at least two. The England international, who turned 32 last month, has since been linked with a number of clubs, including Manchester United and Paris St-Germain.
He is now able to talk to foreign clubs such as PSG over signing a pre-contract agreement with a view of joining on a free transfer in the summer but Chelsea remain optimistic that he could stay.
Cole, who earns £120,000 a week, is still not keen to quit the Blues having won seven honours since joining from Arsenal in 2006. He is still regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world and the club's fans have made it clear in recent weeks they want him to stay.
Chelsea officials feel there is still a possibility they will be able to reach a compromise and agree fresh terms.
Meanwhile, Werder Bremen are already looking to sign Kevin De Bruyne on another season-long loan from Chelsea next term. The midfielder has yet to make an appearance for the Blues since joining from Belgian club Genk for £7million 12 months ago.
The 21-year-old spent the second half of the last campaign back at Genk before joining Werder Bremen for this season and he has impressed in Germany, scoring five goals.
Chelsea start their defence of the FA Cup with a third-round tie at Southampton tomorrow. Terry is still out with a knee problem while keeper Petr Cech is sidelined with a groin injury.
John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses are expected to feature in what will be their last game before linking up with Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations.
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TT66, This has been discussed a bunch in the body/exterior section and the general opinion is that it will do a great job, just do a search on 43430 and maybe- purple gun (that's what most of the guys call it) and you will see what I mean. On the advice of some of the guys here I bought a couple of those things and I found they will lay down paint about as slick as you can hope for and even though I now have an IWATA pro type gun I still use my "purple guns" sometimes. Be warned they are air hogs and need about 15 CFM to work properly and to perform to their best they need to be set to a higher pressure than recommended, I use about 40 PSI at the gun. At first I was a bit disappointed with the quality, both wrenches broke trying to remove the tips on them before using them the first time. I then discovered that this seems to happen to most of them and once you get that danged thing off it will not be a problem anymore, I can't imagine why they send those things that tight.
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A Comparison between Young Students with and without Special Needs on Their Understanding of Scientific Concepts
Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands
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Former East Timorese militia leader Eurico Guterres is attempting to establish a new group in Indonesia's Papua province which human rights groups fear may quickly become a militia to attack suspected separatists.
Although an Indonesian human rights court this year sentenced Mr Guterres to 10 years' jail for crimes committed at the time of East Timor's vote for independence, he remains free pending an appeal and appears to have support among Indonesian security forces in Papua for his new venture.
In September Mr Guterres instructed two members of his new organisation, called the Red and White Defenders' Front, to set up a branch in Timika in Papua to counter a decades-old Papuan independence campaign.
One of the members, Munawir Yakub, confirmed yesterday he had been recruiting members for a Timika branch but said it had yet to be declared open.
The secretary-general of the defenders' front, Norman Sophan, said Mr Guterres had sent copies of a letter outlining their plans to local police, government and military officials.
Although he denied the group was establishing a militia, Mr Sophan said his members would use force if necessary against separatists who he said were numerous in Timika, a town set up to support the massive US and Australian-owned Freeport gold and copper mine.
"Timika has big problem," he said. "You know, there is the Morning Star (independence) flag there. We have to fight it, with our blood if necessary. I think it is very normal if you fight back, with or without arms...
"So, I told my members, if your area is attacked, you are free to join any militia group to fight the attackers back."
Mr Sophan accused foreign and Indonesian non-government organisations of encouraging Papua to secede from Indonesia and singled out Australian non-government organisations for special mention although he refused to name any. "Most of the NGOs who want Papua to separate from Indonesia come from Australia."
Revelations of the Guterres plan have coincided with the announcement that Papua's new police chief will be General Timbul Silaen, who was East Timor's police chief in 1998 at the time militias and security forces killed hundreds of pro-independence East Timorese.
The acting head of the Papuan human rights group ELSHAM, Aloysius Renwaring, said he believed the new group in Timika had mainly recruited refugees from other trouble spots in Indonesia, including Poso, Maluku and East Timor.
He said the group would support Jakarta's controversial policy of dividing Papua into three provinces as a way of heading off the independence movement.
"It seems to me there is a conspiracy between Timbul Silaen and Guterres. They had a relationship in the past in East Timor."
This year there has been a steady increase in violence in Papua with at least 10 suspected members of the Free Papua Movement shot dead by security forces in one raid last month.
A spokesman for the Papua Provincial Government, Enos Yansen Akasian, said the Government was aware of plans by Mr Guterres to set up a group and was not concerned about a repeat of East Timor violence.
"Look, I don't think it would happen in Papua, Papuans are not like that," he said.
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Question with wiring up a flood light.
I just bought a Motion sensor flood light from HD. This is my first time working on a home electrical besides replacing the receptacle at home. I don't really know much about home electrical but I work at lot in the 12v world,(computer and car audio).
On the flood light, it has 3 wires, Black, White and a bare cooper wire. I know that black is hot, white is neutral and bare cooper is ground.
The problem is the place where I want to put the flood light has no electrical power wire on it. The closest light fixture is at my front door and that is about 20 feet away. I also have a receptacle inside the garage but I will have to drill a hole from the outside to the inside. That is no problem, but I don't know if I can get a wire to just plug those 3 wires from the flood lights to the plug.
My question is, can I tape into the wires from my light fixture in the front door. If I do that, what type(gauge) wire should I buy? Or is there a kit that allows me to run the wire?
My other question is, is there a way that I can make the flood light plug into the receptacle plug.
Or what other ways can I wire the flood light safely.
Thank you
Information as to how to do this is available on the internet!
Try this site, it may assist you!
I would advise you to hire an electrician. Then you will see how the job is done properly!
I check that link and checked out all the sub links and I didn't find anything that explained about installing a flood lamp without using existing wires. At the moment I do not want to hire an electrician. I believe I can do this myself if someone tell how to do it safely.
There are so many variables that will make or break this installation. If you had an existing fixture at that location and wanted to replace it, I feel we could definately assist you with this. The job you're describing is somewhat complex.
However, I feel that this is too much of a job for someone without the fundamental understanding of household current and wiring methods. If you do something wrong, the worst thing that can happen isn't a non-functional light...It is a house fire or an electrocution.
There's a time to DIY and a time to someone that knows what they're doing do the job with you, so you're more capable next time something electrical comes up. I feel we'd be negligent in giving you any advice besides telling you to involve an electrician.
Ok, I thought this was something that I was able to do. I guess I will have to return the unit. I am not going to pay money to have the flood light installed, I don't need it that bad.
Thanks for the advice.
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Flex - Deploy Application
This tutorial will explain you how to create an application war file and how to deploy that in Apache Tomcat Websever root. If you understood this simple example then you will also be able to deploy a complex Flex application following the same steps.
Let us follow the following steps to create a Flex application:
|Create a project with a name HelloWorld under a package com.tutorialspoint.client as explained in the Flex - Create Application chapter.
|Modify HelloWorld.mxml as explained below. Keep rest of the files unchanged.
|Compile and run the application to make sure business logic is working as per the requirements.
Follow the following steps to create a release build of a Flex application and then deploy it to tomcat server:
The first step is to create a release build using Flash Builder IDE. Launch release build wizard using the option File > Export > Flash Builder > Release Build.
Select project as HelloWorld using the wizard window as follows
Leave other default values as such and click Finish Button. Now Flash Builder will create a bin-release folder containing the project's release build.
Now our release build is ready ,let us follow the following steps to deploy a Flex application:
|Zip the content of the bin-release folder of the application in the form of HelloWorld.war file and deploy it in Apache Tomcat Webserver.
|Launch your web application using appropriate URL as explained below in the last step.
Following is the content of the modified mxml file table table-bordered/com.tutorialspoint/HelloWorld.mxml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" width="100%" height="100%" minWidth="500" minHeight="500" initialize="application_initializeHandler(event)"> <fx:Style source="/com/tutorialspoint/client/Style.css"/> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.events.FlexEvent; protected function btnClickMe_clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { Alert.show("Hello World!"); } protected function application_initializeHandler(event:FlexEvent):void { lblHeader.text = "My Hello World Application"; } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:BorderContainer width="500" height="500" id="mainContainer" styleName="container"> <s:VGroup width="100%" height="100%" gap="50" horizontalAlign="center" verticalAlign="middle"> <s:Label id="lblHeader" fontSize="40" color="0x777777" styleName="heading"/> <s:Button label="Click Me!" id="btnClickMe" click="btnClickMe_clickHandler(event)" styleName="button" /> </s:VGroup> </s:BorderContainer> </s:Application>
Once you are ready with all the changes done, let us compile and run the application in normal mode as we did in Flex - Create Application chapter. If everything is fine with your application, this will produce following result: [ Try it online ]
Create WAR File
Now our applictaion is working fine and we are ready to export it as a war file. Follow the following steps:
Go into your project's bin-release directory C:\workspace\HelloWorld\bin-release
Select all the files & folders available inside bin-release directory.
Zip all the selected files & folders in a file called HelloWorld.zip.
Rename HelloWorld.zip to HelloWorld.war.
Deploy WAR file
Stop the tomcat server.
Copy the HelloWorld.war file to tomcat installation directory > webapps folder.
Start the tomcat server.
Look inside webapps directory, there should be a folder HelloWorld got created.
Now HelloWorld.war is successfully deployed in Tomcat Webserver root.
Run Application
Enter a url in web browser: http://localhost:8080/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.html to launch the application
Server name (localhost) and port (8080) may vary as per your tomcat configuration.


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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free area shuttle and restaurant
Popular property highlights
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Plaza Jacarandas and Plaza Cibeles Mall. La Soledad Temple and Cathedral of Irapuato are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a business center, and meeting rooms.
Room Amenities
All 108 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus room service and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, hair dryers, and safes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Holiday Inn Irapuato features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 108
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free WiFi
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Computer station
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Meeting rooms 7
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (feet) - 1092
- Free self parking
- Business center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Porter/bellhop
- Outdoor pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Coffee/tea maker
- Flat-panel TV
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Motril - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
La Garnatilla - Onsite lobby lounge.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 1 PM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 7 per person (approximately)
Hotel Name
- Holiday Inn Hotel Irapuato
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- Irapuato Holiday Inn
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Valentine's Day Theme is a brand new free theme for GO SMS and GO SMS Pro.
Loads of features, such as pretty hearts in multiple red, white, and pink shades to allow for plenty of customization options.
This FREE version is supported by advertisements (icon and notification). The PRO (ad-free) version is also available here in the Google Play store: http://goo.gl/o8wuZ
+ Custom designed main background with beautiful Valentine's style hearts, custom designed with multiple red, pink, and white shades, allowing you to customize your phone exactly to your tastes.
+ Custom designed Valentines Day heart SMS pop-up with custom text colors and icons.
+ Completely themed messages list (conversation), featuring custom designed Valentine heart bubble style, custom emoji, MMS, and smilies icons.
+ Custom themed conversation list with custom contact icon, group icon, and themed cloud style mainscreen tab bar with messages, folders, and plugins. Current screen features a cupid!
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+ Designed to match the Valentine's Day GO Launcher Theme!
This is a theme (like a skin) for GO SMS Pro, it will not open on its own. You must install the free SMS / messaging app "GO SMS Pro" and apply it.
To apply theme:
Open GO SMS Pro > press Menu > Themes > Valentine's Day FREE GO SMS Theme > Apply
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ECOSOC Side Event: Statement by Counsellor Kage on Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Germany's Experience
(ECOSOC Side Event: Statement as delivered by Counsellor Kage on Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Germany's Experience)
Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished Delegates,
I would like to welcome you to this ECOSOC Side-Event "Enhancing Employability through Vocational and Technical Education and Training: Germany's Experience". Thank you for coming and thanks to our co-hosts, the ILO, and especially Christine Evans-Klocke and Kevin Cassidy for making this event possible.
The German Government is convinced that education is the key to our development!
Not only in times of the knowledge economy, we think that supporting education in Germany and abroad is extremely important. And we think that more should be done to achieve a sustainable improvement in education as part of our cooperation with developing and emerging countries.
It's a prerequisite for development in all areas – i.e. for economic, political, social and cultural development.
Democracy, the rule of law and peace can be in danger when equal access to education is not safeguarded. Educational poverty divides societies and cements unjust structures.
In addition to that, education – regardless of development policy goals – is a human right and therefore something we should be supporting per se!
Good education is active poverty reduction. Especially in developing countries, fragile states or in the case of disadvantaged groups, education and training are a way to escape the downward spiral of poverty and lack of prospects.
Germany practices the principle of lifelong learning as our guiding principle; we are therefore advocating a holistic approach to education, one that takes all forms and areas of education into account – from early childhood education to primary education, to secondary education, to technical vocational education and training (TVET), higher education and adult education. In particular well known and currently widely discussed (UNESCO TVET World Congress Shanghai 2012; OECD-documents) is the German dual TVET system.
We draw this system back to the Middle Ages when the first guilds organized training. So it was the industry who started to organize this training system. In 1869 vocational school was made mandatory for all workers under the age of 18 years in Germany. In 1897 the Chambers of Crafts took over the responsibility for supervising the training of apprentices and journeymen. And this is why we suggested our co-hosts, the ILO, to tinvite a representative of the German Association of the Chambers of Commerce to this meeting as well as a representative from GIZ.
Germany's training system is strongly market driven. We are proud to have this system in place that helps us to ensure that young people are integrated into the world of work after they leave the school.
Germany's training system furthermore provides the trainee not only with the proper vocational competence, but also with those soft skills that help him/her to succeed in the labour market: client orientation; quality; creativity and decision making.
It is these "secondary qualifications" that ease a trainee's transfer in the labour market and that explain to a large extent the relatively low youth unemployment data in Germany. We start to have a different problem:
Due to the demographic development, it is becoming more and more difficult to find trainees in Germany. In the last few years, there have been more training places available than could be filled. Some sectors (especially technical and medical professions) are searching for suitable trainees. SMEs are competing with large companies to attract good candidates.
To lay firm foundations for the supply of young skilled workers the Federal Government, the Länder and the business communities adopted Germany's National Pact for Training and Skilled Manpower Development. It has been in place since 2004 and was extended in 2007 and in 2010 (to 2014).
Ladies and Gentlemen, I will leave it to the experts to explain the whole system. But I would like to point out that this system is based on a division of labour between different government entities, employers and the unions.
The Federal Government recognizes training occupations and stipulates binding requirements for training and examinations. The German States (Länder) issue curricula, finance the teaching staff and supervise the Chamber activities. Employers and Unions together draft proposals for the creation of new and the updating of existing training occupations. In this way, the system also guarantees that technological advances get into all companies. It is the young people who transport new knowledge into the enterprises!
We certainly do not intend to offer a one-to-one copy of Germany's TVET practices as the remedy to the youth employment crisis that many countries face these days. However, building on the basic principles of the dual vocational training system – particularly demand-orientation, decentralisation and practice-orientation and an equal partnership of the state and the private sector in the governance of the TVET system may offer a viable option for many countries, North or South.
For fifty years Germany has been a reliable, innovative and valued partner in the field of TVET and also the world's biggest donor in this field, with ODA disbursements of 64 million euros in 2010. And we plan to expand TVET still further, doubling our efforts to 125 million euros this year.
Building on the basic principles of the dual vocational training system – particularly demand-oriented, decentralised, practice-based, modular training – we will therefore be initiating new vocational training partnerships between the private and the public sector in our partner countries.
We will be working more intensively with the private sector to train skilled workers on the ground – especially for sectors of the future such as renewable energy or natural resources.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you for your attention and would like to hand over to Ms. Evans-Klocke.


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The Division of Nephrology in the University of Arizona Department of Medicine and Banner University Medical Center – Tucson has active programs in clinical nephrology, teaching and training of fellows and residents, and a range of research opportunities. An important focus of the division is to emphasize translational and multi-disciplinary programs that truly go from bedside to bench to bedside in advancing patient care solutions.
At the clinical level, U.S. News & World Report has ranked nephrology care here among the top 50 programs in the country. Division faculty members care for patients with acute kidney injury, glomerulonephritis, complex hypertension, bladder and kidney stones, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We are one of only four kidney transplant programs in the state of Arizona and have had a recent surge in kidney transplant activity, which has greatly benefitted our community. We also care for an increasing number of patients on hemodialysis, and have a growing home dialysis program (both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) as well. An important and unique strength has been our partnership with Dialysis Clinics Inc. (DCI) to create a nocturnal hemodialysis program.
Faculty members from the Division of Nephrology are also involved in multiple clinical trials (more than 10 trials at present) targeting diverse kidney problems such as chronic kidney disease, kidney transplantation, vascular access dysfunction and glomerulonephritis.
The Division of Nephrology also has vibrant research programs in CKD progression, organ transplantation, renal genomics, dialysis vascular access, device development and tissue engineering.
Last but not least, an important focus of the division is on mentorship. We recognize that our greatest strength is our faculty and fellows. And, while we are committed to growing our clinical and research portfolios, the most important thing that we want to grow and nurture is people—our staff, faculty and fellows!
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Posted by David Aponovich on November 26, 2012
This is a co-authored blog post by Forrester Analysts David Aponovich and Michael Facemire.
Corporations and brands are jumping through hoops (and spending lots of money) to build and support mobile customer experiences. It has us asking: Where are the web content management (WCM) vendors in all of this?
The answer that applies to many: Missing in action.
Here is a group of tech vendors whose R&D and acquisitions have been incredibly focused on enabling digital experiences and helping marketers and brands connect with customers online.
Yet many web content management vendors serving enterprise and midmarket clients still lack a fully baked mobile solution for back-end developers or their marketing counterparts, or even a road map that considers the place for mobile and cross-channel experiences in their content management and future digital experience ecosystems (think: interactive TV, point-of-sale digital, even interactive goggles, or whatever new channels emerge). Clients are jumping in completely, and they're looking for the best tools, solutions, and services to make a successful leap. They're looking right at you, vendors.
Here's what they see: Not every WCM vendor today is adept or positioned to offer deep mobile solutions.
Vendors lacking this power and capacity to support mobile initiatives will face challenges as specific WCM competitors answer this need. And here's the other rub: non-WCM tools and techniques are gaining momentum and serving as the path of least resistance for companies that need, today, to get mobile with their content, sites, and experiences, preferably without redeveloping from scratch.
Posted by Michael O'Grady on November 7, 2012
The music industry in Europe has had a traumatic time, losing more than 31% of its revenue in the past five years to piracy. Given the increasing digitalization of content in the music, video, gaming, and newspaper industries, our recently published Forrester Research Online Paid Content Forecast, 2012 To 2017 (EU-7) maps content's evolution from an audience, payer, and revenue perspective for each of these categories and for each of seven European countries. Here are some high-level results for the four categories:
Music.With more than 35% of music revenues in Europe coming from digital, spending on physical music will soon be overtaken by its digital counterpart. Although digital music use in Europe still lags behind the US (where digital revenues exceeded physical revenues for the first time in 2012), Forrester found that more than 50% of online Europeans already listen to online music regularly.
Video.Video is the fastest-growing digital content category; we forecast that more than 90% of the online population will regularly watch online video by 2017. Online video audience penetrations will rise significantly as video on demand, pay per view, and catchup TV become mainstream. And with pay-TV penetrations in the EU-7 nations considerably lower than in the US, there's more scope for paid online video to grow.


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The introduction and text of the memoir, which follows in several parts, are quoted from Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio 1778-1783 and Life of Gen. George Rogers Clark by William Hayden English. The two volumes were published by The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Kansas City, Missouri, in 1897.
Appendix to volume one, page 410: "Letter to George Mason, of Virginia, dated "Louisville, Falls of Ohio, November 19, 1779." This letter, for some unaccountable reason, did not get into print until 1869, when it was published by Robert Clarke & Co., of Cincinnati, as one of the valuable "Ohio Valley Historical Series," with an interesting introduction by Hon. Henry Pirtle, of Louisville. The high standing of George Mason, and his agency in originating the Illinois campaign, has already been stated."
"The letter to Mason will now be given in General Clark's own words, 'adding only a word here and there (in italics), which seemed necessary to complete the sense.'" [Ohio Valley Historical Series, No. 3, Publisher's Notice, Robert Clarke & Co., 1869.]


text: Fairfield's Jordan Ayris and Iona's Franklin Castellanos share the honor of Preseason Player of the Year. Courtesy: MAAC Sports Fairfield Picked to Repeat as MAAC Men's Soccer Champions Courtesy: MAAC Sports Release: August 15, 2012 Related Links Carl Rees, Fairfield Fernando Barboto, Iona Mark Mettrick, Loyola Matt Viggiano, Marist Gareth Elliott, Siena Chase Brooks, Niagara Ashley Hammond, Manhattan Dermot McGrane, Canisius Julian Richens, Saint Peter's Charlie Inverso, Rider Sign Up For Free Email Updates Edison, N.J. - Fairfield University, the defending MAAC Champion, has been selected to win the 2012 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship in a preseason poll voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. Fairfield's Jordan Ayris and Iona College's Franklin Castellanos were chosen as the Co-Preseason Players of the Year. Fairfield received 96 points in the poll with seven first place votes, while Iona was second with 92 points and three first place votes. Loyola University Maryland was picked third with 82 points and Marist College finished in fourth place with 57 points. Siena College was fifth with 53 and Niagara University was one point behind in sixth. Manhattan College, last year's championship runner-up, was picked seventh. Canisius College was eighth (31), followed by Saint Peter's College (27) and Rider University (22). Ayris, a sophomore from Bicester, England, finished his rookie campaign with 23 points from 10 goals and three assists. He scored six game-winning goals, including one in the MAAC Championship quarterfinal. Ayris was an All-MAAC First Team member and the MAAC Rookie of the Year in 2011. Castellanos, a junior from Dover, N.J., had 20 points, tied for third most in the league, with three goals and 14 assists last season. His 14 assists led the nation and were six more than the second MAAC student-athlete. Castellanos was an All-MAAC and NSCAA All-North Atlantic First Team member and was also on the 2011 MAAC All-Academic Team. Joining Ayris at forward on the Preseason All-MAAC team is Iona's Samuel Adjei and Marist's Stephan Brossard. Castellanos heads the midfield and is joined by teammate Ansger Otto and Loyola's Stephen Dooley. Fairfield's Jonny Raj, Iona's Robbie Krohmer, Loyola's Gerwyn Jones, and Siena's Jannis Opalka make up the backline. Fairfield's Michael O'Keeffe is the goalkeeper. 2012 MAAC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll 2012 MAAC Men's Soccer Preseason All-MAAC Team 1. Fairfield (7) 96 Name Position School 2. Iona (3) 92 Michael O'Keeffe Goalkeeper Fairfield 3. Loyola 82 Jonny Raj Back Fairfield 4. Marist 57 Robbie Krohmer Back Iona 5. Siena 53 Gerwyn Jones Back Loyola 6. Niagara 52 Jannis Opalka Back Siena 7. Manhattan 38 Franklin Castellanos Midfield Iona 8. Canisius 31 Ansger Otto Midfield Iona 9. Saint Peter's 27 Stephen Dooley Midfield Loyola 10. Rider 22 Jordan Ayris Forward Fairfield Samuel Adjei Forward Iona Stephan Brossard Forward Marist 2012 MAAC Men's Soccer Co-Preseason Players of the Year: Jordan Ayris, Fairfield / Franklin Castellanos, Iona