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Is Islamic finance a 'huge flop'?
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In London, an acknowledged hub for Islamic finance, the Times had an eye-catching headline recently:
'After six years, Sharia-compliant bank products are 'huge flop.' It resulted in numerous comments by those involved in Islamic finance, reminding us all that negativity draws a reaction. But the jury is still out on the embryonic Islamic finance sector in London, and using a micro-cap size listed Islamic bank, the Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB), may be more about the entity and its offering than the viability of Islamic finance in a non-Muslim country.
Lets take a closer look at retail Islamic finance in G-20 countries like UK. IBB's situation may have been more about the consequence of cheerleading Islamic finance by emphasizing quantity
- namely the two million Muslims in the UK - over quality. Obviously not many efforts have yet been bankable.
A quick glance at Islamic retail banking in Muslim countries - Islamic finance hubs like Bahrain, UAE, and Malaysia - reveals that not one country had Islamic finance surpass an estimated 30% of all types of banking. Yet, in Malaysia, majority of the customers for Islamic finance are not Muslims, but ethnic-Chinese and they are commonly assumed to be shrewd and savvy on financing.
So, how does the industry take this successful aspect of Islamic finance in Malaysia and transplant it to the UK? Or, is there more to the story, since ethnic Chinese are the largest Islamic finance users in Malaysia, and this phenomenon may not necessarily be transferable to Britain?
Economic immigrants
There is a "numbers bias" for British Muslims, as large majorities are from the Indian subcontinent - India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. They came seeking better economic opportunities, education for their children, upward mobility, and so on. These immigrants came from countries where Islamic finance was, at best, more of a theory and less of a practice in the 1960s-70s. But although the British Islamic banking experience, from Albaraka to United Bank of Kuwait to (now) the Islamic Bank of Britain, generally resulted in a leveled regulatory and tax playing field, that has not opened the floodgates to Islamic finance. Why?
First, the British government has been talking about a sovereign sukuk for a few years, though nothing has yet materialized. Post Prime Minister Tony Blair, each successive government has stated their enthusiastic commitment and firm support for Islamic finance, and yet the industry still awaits for this magical sukuk.
Yes, the credit crisis has provided set-backs, buts let's hope its not an opportunistic excuse for further delays.
France's recent interest in being an Islamic finance hub, coupled with their comments about a corporate benchmark sukuk could actually pressure Britain to issue a sovereign sukuk beforehand.
Second, the inability of Islamic finance to take off at the retail level in Britain, or any other G-20 country for that matter, may be attributed to a variety of factors. The lack of interest in Islamic finance, coupled with a comfort with conventional finance, may foster the interpretation that a certain type of
'interest' is acceptable. Often, Islamic finance is simply too expensive, resulting in a financial
'penalty' for being a Muslim. For some, Islamic finance, as presently offered, is not
'Islamic' enough, or the scholars signing off on such products may not be well known or credible. Education may not be responsive to the needs of the bankable masses. Finally, in a post-9/11 environment, some Muslims may be concerned that if they adopt Islamic finance, they may end up on a government watch-list.
Then there is the theory that some Muslims may have a debt-averse mindset, compounded, in Britain, with the availability of
'Islamic' debt offerings, such as Islamic mortgages. The anti-debt mindset may be a cultural influence and/or a literal interpretation from the Holy
Qur'an, which describes the permissibility of trade and prohibition against interest
(2:275-279). There are countless stories of British Muslims living and operating in a cash economy, renting apartments, and accumulating enough savings over years or decades to finally buy a home in cash.
Education and awareness
We have all heard about the need for education about Islamic finance, in the form of seminars, workshops, conferences, newsletters, industry organizations, or on-line courses. The slow consumer acceptance of Islamic products may then be due to incomplete education, absorption, or understanding, leaving the reaction time cycle for product buy-in much longer than expected.
But what about all the surveys and questionnaires about Islamic finance that offer support as basis for the offering? The possibility of survey and interview bias must be factored into the formula. During the survey stage with the
'man on the street' and written questionnaires, there may not have been a conscious awareness of minimizing leading questions and minimizing impact of
'politically correct' answers. It would seem that British Muslims, like any other Muslim or non-Muslim interested in Islamic finance, want broad spectrums of products at market prices with comparable customer service and support.
Rushdi Siddiqui is Head of Islamic Finance at Thomson Reuters. Before joined Thomson Reuters he was Global Director for Dow Jones's Islamic Market Indices. He led Dow Jones Indexes entry and its global expansion into Islamic finance. Mr Siddiqui has considerable experience in the financial markets having worked at a Wall Street investment bank and commercial bank in the 1990s.
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The sixth edition of the Indian Premier League might have been loaded with raging controversies,but those who kept their faiths intact,were thoroughly entertained. When the Gayle storm ensured packed houses,Mitchell Johnson delivered some fierce bowling spells.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in November after starting work in October at the fastest pace in four years. Superstorm Sandy likely slowed starts in the Northeast.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday that builders began construction of houses and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 861,000. That was 3 percent less than October's annual rate of 888,000, the fastest since July 2008.
Still, the decline follows months of strong gains. Housing starts remain on track for their best year in four years, and the housing market overall appears to be sustaining its recovery.
An encouraging trend was that applications for building permits, a sign of future construction, rose to 899,000 in November, the most since July 2008.
"Growth in housing starts was extremely strong in the prior three months ... so some giveback is not a concern at this point," said Robert Kavcic, an economist at BMO Capital Markets.
Housing starts fell 5.2 percent in the Northeast from October to November. Starts in the West fell 19.2 percent. Over the past year, housing starts have declined nearly 26 percent in the Northeast, the only region to record a year-over-year drop. That suggests that Sandy slowed construction in the region.
The overall slide in construction in November was due mostly to single-family homes. Builders began work on 4.1 percent fewer single-family homes than in October. Construction of apartment buildings, which tends to fluctuate sharply, dipped 1 percent in November.
Housing starts were 21.6 percent higher last month than in November 2011. Housing starts are far above the annual rate of 478,000 touched in April 2009, the recession low. They're still well short of the roughly 1.5 million annual rate consistent with a healthy market.
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lymphoma cell line morphologic change during propagation
i got lymphoma cell line Toledo from ATCC. while propagated, tumor cells turned smaller and have a tendency to aggregate like grapes but proliferation of cell is faster. Is that common? What is the cause?
Re: lymphoma cell line morphologic change during propagation
Sounds like stressful conditions on the cells upon a new environment. That or it's their natural way to survive? Check their protocol for culturing the cells and compare with what you're doing. Contact their tech support if you need to.
-Passage the cells a couple more times and see if there's still morphology change.
-could also be something off or missing in the media?
i would think something similar to how rbc aggregates in blood, can be caused by inflammation making proinflammatory cytokines or large proteins like fibrinogen.
you should take pics
Re: lymphoma cell line morphologic change during propagation
Seems like the cells are stressed out somehow. take pics and contact atcc for a protocol on how to culture the cells and make sure all conditions match what you're doing.
-could be something missing in the media? a growth factor or antioxidant not there?
-when i think of cells aggregating, i think of RBC and usually that's from inflammation of some sort triggering proinflammatory cytokines to be released and other large proteins responsible for the clumping. like fibrinogen.
-it is also possible that the cells are supposed to do that. passage them a few more times and see if it persists.
-are the cells adherent or in suspension? if they're in suspension, you could try coating your plates/flasks with a basement membrane before seeding the cells,,,,, it'll force them to not aggregate as much and you can see if they survive better. if the cells are adherent, use trypsin, accutase or another strong detachment enzyme and after spinning down the cells, resuspend the pellet vigorously so that they are single cells and then plate them to see if aggregation goes away
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Day two has gone fine with all pre-comp organizing complete. A few organizational changes, which is to be expected and nothing we can't cope with, at the end of the day all teams are in the same boat and no one is disadvantaged as such because of it.
All briefing's have been attended so all team's, competitors and judges are all on the same page when it comes to rules, regulations etc.....
The remaining teams arrived today, along with hoards of delegates for the World Chefs Congress, so down town Daejeon was pretty busy this evening with people catching up, FB friends meeting for the first time etc... But everyone is looking forward to proceedings officially starting tomorrow.
The team members spent the best part of the day foraging for final bits, the fish markets here were really interesting and i enjoyed the journey through them. Had one vendor at a market try to rip us off, BUT he hadn't figured on the Miller factor and I think he's still trying to figure out what happened, but I got the stuff we needed at a price that was right, for us anyway.
Tomorrow (Tues) Neil and I take on our official judging roles within the IFK Culinary Challenge and the team will spend the day at Woo Song University doing their prep work for Wednesdays competition slot.
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Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. asked that the Angel of Peace (the 5,000-pound bronze statue which tops the New Haven Soldiers� and Sailors� Monument on East Rock) be restored on the Green so that New Haveners could see the famous statue up close. �This incredibly beautiful monument is a worthy legacy because it not only memorializes the sacrifices made by so many generations of soldiers, it also communicates the wish of all Americans for peace,� DeStefano said.
The 11.5-foot Angel of Peace is the crowning majesty of the New Haven Soldiers� and Sailors� Monument, which stands in honor of those Americans who have served their country in battle throughout history. Commissioned in 1885 and completed in 1887, the monument was inspired by the Civil War but has since become a tribute to all of America�s veterans.
The monument�s square pedestal comprises four different bas-relief sculptures commemorating the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. On each corner of the pedestal sits a bronze female figure, the four women together representing Patriotism, Victory, Prosperity, and History.
In February 2006, the New Haven parks department had the Angel of Peace removed from atop East Rock and shipped to a foundry in Flushing, NY before being returned to Connecticut for further restoration. The statue is a landmark for New Haven - approximately 250,000 cars pass the Soldiers� and Sailors� Monument each day on Interstate 91.


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A medical device dry-eye treatment that wants to replace eye drops has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
North Carolina's TearScience has won FDA approval for its LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation device, which can eliminate gland blockages that in many cases keep the eye from being properly lubricated.
TearScience, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, announced that the Toronto-based Herzig Eye Institute, one of the leading authorities in laser vision correction and advanced cataract and refractive surgery, is the first eye care centre in North America to introduce the innovative LipiFlow®evaporative dry eye disease treatment system, which has received a medical device license from Health Canada.
TearScience, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, today announced the product launch of its LipiView® Ocular Surface Interferometer and LipiFlow® Thermal Pulsation medical devices in Canada. TearScience's devices were designed to help eye care physicians address a root cause of evaporative dry eye, Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD), which results in a lipid deficiency of the eye's natural tear film. LipiView® helps physicians visualize the eye's natural tear film. LipiFlow® is designed to alleviate meibomian gland obstructions by applying a precise combination of directed energy to eyelids during a 12 minute in-office treatment.
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- "Zasa! You son of a bitch!"
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Ottilio "Leo" Cuneo was the Don of the Cuneo family from 1955 to 1979.
Second son of Carmine, Leo Cuneo became boss of the Cuneo family after Carmine was killed by Corleone family assassin Willie Cicci. Unlike Carmine, Leo maintained a good business relationship with the Corleone family, providing them with the location of family enemy Fabrizio and buying large shares of their casinos in Nevada. He was present at the Commission meeting in Atlantic City, where, shortly after receiving his shares with interest of 50 million dollars, he was gunned down by Joey Zasa's assassins.
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Leo Cuneo's name came from Ottilio "Leo the Milkman" Cuneo, which was the name of Carmine Cuneo in The Godfather novel. In an earlier draft of the screenplay, the disaster at the Commission meeting was a tip-off, not a massacre, and Cuneo was caught trying to escape, his lucky coat snagged on a tree.
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Sergei Mikhalkov, an author favored by Stalin who wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers as part of the Soviet propaganda machine and fathered two noted film directors, has died. He was 96.
Mr. Mikhalkov died in a Moscow hospital Aug. 27, said Denis Baglai, a spokesman for his son, director Nikita Mikhalkov. Baglai said he had no further details immediately.
The death of a man whose life and achievements embodied most of Russia's Communist era was mourned by Russian leaders and received extensive coverage on state television.
"At all times, Sergei Vladimirovich lived up to the interests of his motherland, served it and believed in it," President Dmitry Medvedev said in a statement.
In 1943, Mr. Mikhalkov, a young author and war correspondent whose poems were favored by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, was commissioned to write lyrics for a new Soviet anthem designed to inspire Red Army soldiers in the midst of World War II.
Mr. Mikhalkov's lyrics, co-written with journalist El Registan and set to music by Alexander Alexandrov, lauded Stalin who "brought us up on loyalty to the people" and "inspired us to labor and to heroism."
The anthem propelled Mr. Mikhalkov into stardom that outlived Stalin and the system he created. After the dictator's death in 1953, the anthem was mostly performed without the lyrics, but Mr. Mikhalkov remained one of the most vocal and outspoken bards of Communism.
He received numerous state awards for his children's books, film scripts, plays and fiction. He churned out adaptations of Russian and European classics — including Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" — transforming them according to Politburo-prescribed ideological recipes.
Millions of Russians can recite lines from his other famous work — the 1935 children's poem "Uncle Styopa," about an unusually tall police officer — which is still taught in Russian kindergartens and primary schools.
His contributions to serious literature were more controversial.
As a functionary and later secretary of the government-regulated Soviet Writers' Union, Mr. Mikhalkov became an integral part of the propaganda machine designed to indoctrinate Soviet citizens and weed out dissidents. He was part of smear campaigns against "anti-Soviet" authors such as Nobel laureates Boris Pasternak and Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was deported from the Soviet Union in 1974.
In 1977, the Politburo approved adjustments to the national anthem, where Mr. Mikhalkov replaced references to Stalin with phrases glorifying Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, who "led us on to Communism's triumph."
After the 1991 Soviet collapse, the Russian government scrapped the anthem, replacing it with an instrumental piece by 19th-century Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.
But after Vladimir Putin became Russian president in 2000, he restored the old anthem. Mr. Mikhalkov adjusted the text again, replacing references to Lenin and the Soviets with a paean to Russia's "divinely protected" forests and meadows that span from "southern seas to the polar lands."
In 2005, Putin personally handed Mr. Mikhalkov a state award for "literary and social achievements."
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SPRING HOPE - Cescile Turner Harris, 84, died Thursday, July 5, 2007. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Duke Memorial Baptist Church.The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall. She was born in Nash County, the daughter of Joseph and Lillian Summerlin Turner. Until the last few years, Mrs. Harris was an active member of Duke Memorial Baptist Church.Surviving: her husband, Charles Benson Harris Sr.; children, Charles Benson Harris Jr. (Beverly) of Spring Hope, Melody Harris of Castalia, Michael Harris (Dene) of Zebulon, and Lisa Byrd (John) of Spring Hope; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to the Building Fund at Duke Memorial Baptist Church, c/o Eva Medlin, 3976 Highway NC 581 North, Spring Hope, NC 27882.Arrangements by Spring Hope Funeral Home, 7881 Webbs Mill Road, Spring Hope.
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To say I feel sorry for Sheamus is actually an understatement. Lets break down some specifics here:
1.) Started off to a dominant run on ECW.
2.) Soon went to RAW, DOMINATED a few mid-carders and then was thrust into the limelight.
3.) After only being around for a few months, he became the WWE Champion.
4.) A couple months of lag and then BAM! WWE Champion AGAIN!
Now, here's where things become a bit dicey. He goes on a losing streak, slowly builds himeslf back up and becomes KOTR. Now, normally, that would be a great thing. He's been a 2 time WWE Champion, now KOTR? Things are looking grand for this "fella".
But new breaks backstage that a certain writer who will go un-named, has a seething hatred for the ketchup haired, mayonaise skinned man. Now we find out why Sheamus has gone on his losing streak, now we know why he's not been so dominant, now we know why... even though he won KOTR, he was made to look idiotic.
Those horns, the cape, the throne. It was all a ploy to make him look like a fairy/elf thing. All because this writer has a certain hard on to make Sheamus a laughing stock. Now, after winning the United States Championship and being put into a feud with Daniel Bryan, in which he didn't even get to HAVE a WrestleMania match this year (Considering he was one of the main eventers last year, that seems a little funny to me.) and was pretty much buried now for the last few weeks.
And just recently, he was moved to Smackdown!. Now, some people may see that as a good thing but, clearly, it is not one. For a man to have such a dominant career, being one of the most hated heels, flat out disliked by many... this was supposed to be one of those shining careers. Now, don't get me wrong, maybe in the long run, it'll turn out to be a good thing. He's away from that particular writer now, and he's away from the heat. But, lets take a look at that. Why the heat?
Triple H.
Simple. When getting into the business it was known that Sheamus and Haitch were good friends. It was known that Haitch was the reason Sheamus did so well. It's known that it was because of Haitch, that Sheamus became a 2 time WWE Champion. But, why not let him do it on his own? Why not let creative do it the right way? Was it because of Haitch's maneuvers that made this specific writer hate Sheamus so much? It brings a good question up that we'll possibly never know the answer to.
The one thing I do know though is, unless they give him a great vehicle soon, unless they push him and make him dominant again, he will become irrelevent. And truthfully, that's a sad thing. Regardless of who suggested the initial push, of who lobbied for him, it all boils down to the fact that Sheamus loves the business, you can tell. And to not push him, makes it ineffective for other members of the business as well. I mean hell, don't even get me started on the wasted talent that is Daniel Bryan. THE 'E is going through a bad transitional phase right now and they need to realize this.
I'm sad to say that if Sheamus keeps going the way he is, whats to stop them from doing the same thing to other promising upstarts? (Like Daniel Bryan.)
Like I said earlier, it's a shameful thing, lobster head.


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During the game when questioned by Bastila one of the answers to where were you born question, is Beyond the Other Rim which reinforces the claim.Life at the Jedi OrderAccording to Kreia's claims, it was she who was in charge of Revan's initial instructions in the Jedi Arts and, along with his closest friend Alek, Revan was trained both on Coruscant and at the Jedi Academy on Dantooine. During the time both Revan and Alek visited Jedi Master Zhar Lestin for additional training, the elder Jedi noted Revan's "insatiable" desire for knowledge in particular. At the time, he dismissed it as mere eagerness, believing the youth to be a future champion of the Jedi Order. Master Vrook Lamar, on the other hand, later stated that Revan was perhaps too eager to learn more about the Force, and had sought knowledge of ancient "Sith magics."Revan was said to have left Kreia's tutelage entirely, going on to study beneath numerous Jedi Masters, including the aforementioned Lestin, as well as Master Dorak, the Jedi chronicler of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave, and Arren Kae. Some years later, the former Jedi Mical known in KOTOR II (Knights of the Old Republic 2) as apprentice claimed that Revan had deeply studied the process of Force Bonding, among other techniques, during this period. Eventually, however, it was said that Revan returned to his first Master Kreia when "he realized there was nothing more to be learned from the Jedi except how one could leave them forever."By 3,956, the general thoughts of the Jedi Masters on Dantooine was that, though one of the most promising Padawan in the history of the order, Revan had been headstrong, proud and far too quick to dismiss the dangerous lure of the dark side or of a possible dangerous situation. Before 3,963 , Revan, alongside Alek, attained the rank of Jedi Knight.Character OverviewRevan was born beyond the Outer Rim; it is not certain where. Revan's real name is also unknown. Revan was taught the ways of the Force by many masters, some of which included Zhar Lestin, Dorak, Arren Kae, and Kreia before he left for the war. Revan went back to his first master to ask him what was the best way to leave the Jedi Order. Revan studied the force on the system of Dantooine. After the Mandalorians started their crusade, the Jedi had decided not to act while the entire Republic was being destroyed.The Republic then asked the Jedi for their support, but all they did was meditate on the situation. Then a small group of Jedi actually went against the Jedi Council in order to join the resistance, and were later called Revanchists. The head of this was Revan - who adopted the name given to him by news media, the Revanchist - along with his now new apprentice, Alek This led to a change in the war, leading to the Republic victory over the Mandalorians at the Battle of Malachor V.It is after the war that Revan then left into the Unknown Regions only to come back as the new Lord of the Sith. Some time after, Revan began a war on the Jedi and the Republic, his Sith consisting of former Revanchists. It is later in the war that the Jedi sent a small squadron of Jedi to attempt to capture Revan but failed when Malak himself opened fire on his master's ship. This left Revan on the verge of death, from which Bastila managed to save him from by sustaining him with the Force. Revan was alive but his mind was destroyed.The Jedi Council took the opportunity to plant a new personality into the Sith Lords mind, one loyal to the Republic and the Jedi Council. After going on a quest to find the maps to the Star Forge and follow the path of Malak and Revan from the past, Revan falls into a conflict with Darth Malak. After a lengthy discussion Malak reveals to Revan that he is infact Revan. Only to end up running from the battle Revan walks away wondering about himself. While hunting down Malak, Revan ask his fellow crewmates questions about himself ranging from how they feel about knowing he was once a dark lord to what he was like in the past. After finding the Star Forge and fighting his way to Malak the two again battle.After defeating Malak and The Star Forge (a giant space station/factory built by an ancient alien race called the Rakata) it is said that Revan then left once more into the Unknown Regions to fight what Kreia called "The True Sith." He was never heard of again.The Old Republic: RevanIn the Old Republic novel series based nearly 4000 years before Star Wars: A New Hope shares Revan's adventure and explains his disappearance and re-appearance cameo in the Star Wars: Old Republic MMO.Revan has defeated Darth Malak after being "re-programmed" by the Republic and the Jedi Order and has since been called the Saviour of the Galaxy. Despite his victory and recognition by the Jedi order, Revan still fails to find peace due to his loss of memories and disturbed nightmares of his mysterious past. Since his moment of triumph, Revan has spent his time with his wife Bastilla, trying to finally settle down on Coruscant but constantly has nightmares that he has no memory of and due to his lack of sleep, set's out to find out the truth to his "visions".Revan meets up with his former ally and close friend Canderous Ordo, a Mandalorian warrior that helped Revan to defeat Darth Malak and soon after left his people due to their disparity and was considered a traitor. Revan and Canderous traveled to the planet Rekkiad, a planet believed by Revan to be the place where he hid Mandalore's mask after the Mandalorian Wars. Revan believed if he retraced his steps of the past, it would help him regain his former memories.Landing on Rekkiad, Canderous and Revan regrouped with Clan Ordo in order to help them retrieve Mandalore's mask. Canderous reunited with his wife and clan leader Veela. Needing their help to traverse the frozen wastelands of the planet, Revan decided with Canderous that it was in their best interests to help out Clan Ordo rather than stand against them. Revan kept his identity as a Jedi secret from the Mandalorians because of their deep hatred of Jedi's due to the war between them. After being ambushed by the opposing clans, Revan had no choice but reveal his identity as a Jedi to turn the tides of the battle but to his relief, only Veela and a few other pilots saw the truth.Once finding the cavern where Revan hid Mandalore's mask, Revan briefly had visions of a planet in the Unknown regions of the Galaxy while Veela and a few other members attempted to ambush Revan and Canderous. After quickly dispatching them, Revan encouraged Canderous to become the new Mandalore in order to unite his people and he became Mandalore the Preserver.Revan then set off alongside his trusty droid T3 to the unknown regions and more specifically, the forgotten planet of Nathema. The planet itself, which was once home to the Emperor of the long forgotten Sith Empire, was completely void of the force, as if it was just ripped away from existence. At the same time he reached the planet, he was shot down from retreating Sith Lord's Darth Nyriss and Lord Scourge. They captured Revan and brought him to the heart of the Sith Empire and the Sith's home planet: Dromund Kaas.Revan was imprisoned for the following three years and interrogated by Scourge for information about why he was at Nathema although learning almost nothing due to Revan's loss of his memories. Meetra, Revan's former apprentice and most trusted Lieutenant during the Mandalorian Wars, decided to speak to Bastila about Revan's disappearance. They both decided that she needed to set out and find Revan. Bastila told Meetra that if she were to find Revan that she wanted to give him a holo-vid of the birth of his son and his old helmet that he wore, hoping that it would flush back his past.Revan, on the other hand to be kept at a weakened state, was given drugs so he wasn't able to reach out to the force. He decided rather than fight against Lord Scourge, he planned to toy with the Sith Lord, telling him false visions of his eventual escape in hope that the gullible and arrogant Sith would be the key to his escape. Meetra and Scourge eventually teamed up after learning of the Emperor's true nature and plan to attempt to overthrow the Republic, which could result in the end of the Sith for good.After Scourge convinced the Emperor that Nyriss was a traitor as was the rest of the Dark Council, Scourge returned to Meetra to plan their break out of Revan. As they entered into Nyriss' palace with Meetra disguised as Scourge's slave, they made their way to the dungeon when the Emperor's forces assaulted the Dark Lord's fortress. Finally reaching Revan's cell, Meetra gives her old master his worn helmet and in a swift rush, his brain overloads from all the images that flushed through his brain at once. As his body laid sprawled on the floor, Darth Nyriss learned of Scourge's betrayal and engages Scourge and Meetra in battle, easily over-powering them. As she was about to land the killing blow, Revan steps out of his cell, wearing his old helmet and almost too easily dispatches Nyriss by re-directing her own attack as he simply states, "I am Revan reborn".Revan, Meetra, and Scourge retreated from the destroyed Palace to a cave on the outskirts of the city, planning their attack on the Emperor. Still wearing his helmet, Meetra believed him to be lost to his memories but as soon as Revan spent the entire night watching the holo-vid that Bastila left him of her and their son, he took of his helmet and Meetra felt relieved. The next morning, they made their way to the Emperor's palace and had successfully infiltrated. Scourge and Meetra fought off the Imperial Guard as Revan made his way into the throne room.Previously, the Emperor had caught Revan off guard, wiping his mind and making him slave and weapon against the Republic. This time, Revan was more powerful and ready for what the Emperor was prepared to do. They briefly exchanged attacks before Revan became over-powered by the unbelievably powerful Dark Emperor's force lightning which melted Revan's skin and forced him to his knee's. Scourge and Meetra quickly came to Revan's aid, but Scourge being the coward he was and afraid of death, betrayed Revan and murdered Meetra. While Revan dropped his guard, the Emperor unleashed his power on him and easily dispatched him. As Scourge was about to finish him, the Emperor stopped him abruptly and told him that he has plans for Revan.Revan spent the next three thousand years imprisoned by the Emperor while he fed of his power and scoured his mind for information about the Republic. But for the sake of his son and his family, Revan resisted the Emperor, even infiltrated the Dark Lord's mind himself, potentially saving the Galaxy again and stopping an invasion of the Republic.


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DATE: October 3, 2007
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: Metro Tech, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
PRESENT: Larry Poindexter, Natural Resources Conservation
Larry Hensley, Oklahoma Grazing Lands
Dan Butler, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Willard Tillman, Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project
Charlie Colvin, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Julie Cunningham, OK Water Resource Board
Kathryn Bolay, OK Pork Council
Phillip Moershel, OK Water Resource Board
Ruseal Brewer, Department of Agriculture
Terry Detrick, American Farmers & Ranchers
Wadell Altom, Noble Foundation
Clay Pope, OACD
Russ Horton, ODWC
Ben Pollard, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
David Porter, OSU
John Hendrix, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Mike Thralls, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Marla Peek, OK Farm Bureau
J.T. Winters, OK Wheat Growers
John Weir, OSU
Jeff Crosby, Land Legacy
Brant Cole, Congressman Boren's Office
Kelley Brown, OK Rural Water Association
Chongo Mundende, Langston University
Rod Wanger, Farm Service Agency
Suzanne Collier, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Dick Zetterberg, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Lanny Miller, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Ron Hilliard, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Joni Mustain, Natural Resources Conservation Service
1. Meeting Called to Order – Ron
Hilliard, Chairman
Ron Hilliard welcomed the group and
mentioned an upcoming conference, the Governor's Water Conference, will be held
on October 10th He stated that watershed programs are on a downhill slide, and there is a lot of
interest congressionally about these programs.. He stated that watershed
programs are on a downhill slide, and there is a lot of interest congressionally
about these programs.
2. Farm Bill Program Overview and
Conservation Priorities for 2008 – Lanny Miller, NRCS
Lanny introduced himself to the
group. He stated he has worked for thirty years; he started in 1979 after graduating from
Oklahoma State University. He worked as a Soil Conservationist in Alva, then at
Tulsa for six months, and then went back to Alva as the District Conservationist. He then
worked in the Technical Service Office in Perry for six years, and part of that time was
spent on the Programs Staff in the State Office. He then worked three years on the Programs
Staff, and then was the Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations in the
southwest part of the state for three years, supervising nineteen field offices. He now has the
opportunity to replace Kevin Norton as the Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, and
introduced the Programs Staff: Joni Mustain, Program Assistant, whose primary duties
include responsibility for the administrative activities for the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) easements; Suzanne Collier, Resource
Conservationist, whose primary duties include responsibility for the Farm and Ranchland Protection
Program (FRPP), GRP rental agreements, the Conservation Reserve Program, and
Customer Service Toolkit; Dick Zetterberg, Resource Conservationist, who primary duties
include responsibility for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), and the
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP). Lanny commented that he has a great staff
who will continue to do good work. Lanny stated that Kevin Norton transferred to
Louisiana to become the NRCS State Conservationist there. Lanny stated this will be a very
informal meeting, and that his door is always open. He said that he will not make a lot of
changes in implementing programs as he has the same philosophy that Kevin had. Lanny
commented that he is looking forward to working with this group, and to please feel free to
ask him questions at any time.
Lanny then provided an overview of Programs:
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP):
Over 1 million acres are currently enrolled in this program. There is no General Signup
this year, but the Continuous Signup is available for buffer-related practices. A CREP
project is underway in Spavinaw Creek and the Illinois River/Lake Tenkiller. There is
continued emphasis on the Continuous Signup, and CP35 activity is increasing. Managed
haying and grazing plans are being requested from NRCS, and there is re-enrollment for
saline soils seeps (CP18b and CP18c).
Conservation Security Program (CSP):
Lanny, Mark Conkling, Brandy Pietz-Jones, and Dick Zetterberg recently traveled
to Indianapolis to discuss the CSP. There are seven Oklahoma watersheds currently in
the CSP. There has been no official announcement for a CSP Signup, but could be a
potential signup in the near future, possibly in early 2008. The Upper Washita Watershed has been
proposed as a future watershed, and a very large signup is anticipated for this
GRP: There was a signup for limited resource and beginning farmers; four states participated< including Oklahoma. We received >
150 applications and planned 70 applications; some landowners declined. Forty-eight
contracts were approved in the southeast part of the state encompassing 9,528 acres for $1.4
million. There was excellent outreach by NRCS and FSA to get the word out about this
FRPP: Since the last meeting, 3 more easements were acquired with 196 acres and over$0.5 million. NRCS contributed
$205,000. Ten total easements have been acquired to date with 991 acres, and a total cost of
$3.5 million.
WHIP: WHIP is offered statewide, and the priority is for overall habitat quality improvement. WHIP is supported in program
delivery by ODWC through a contributions agreement with four full-time ODWC technicians
working on the program. This is a popular program with over 400 applications on the
backlog annually, and 70-100 applications per year are funded. There is no funding authority for
WHIP at this time for FY 2008; the future of the program is dependent upon the allocation
WRP: Discussions nationally are that all easement programs may be rolled into one easement type program. At present,
the program is offered statewide, with 195 easements for 48,387 acres and 48 restoration
agreements with 9,683 acres enrolled. Over 38,000 acres on these contracts have had
initial restoration completed. NRCS has a Cooperative Agreement in place with Ducks
Unlimited (DU) that began in 2000 for restoration assistance. DU completes approximately 2/3 of
the restoration work for WRP contracts. There is no funding or authority to
conduct the program at this time. The Red Slough is the largest project in Oklahoma and one
of the largest in the nation. The Drummond Flats site is a very large valuable project
which the Oklahoma Wildlife Department is also working on. There are issues with the yellow
book appraisal process, but we will not hear anymore about this issue until the new Farm Bill
is authorized.
Lanny also provided an update on conservation payments for FY 2007: 50% of the total payments in Oklahoma were made for
CRP; EQIP was next, with CSP third. Payments made (including CRP) totaled $71
million; less CRP (NRCS programs) totaled $35 million. Technical Assistance Funding for FY
2007 was $29.5 million. Conservation technical assistance and conservation
planning are the bread and butter of the agency. Financial Assistance Funding in FY 2007
totaled $81.9 million.
Conservation Priorities – Oklahoma:
Conservation priorities for the state are:Invasive brush on rangeland
(eastern red cedar); Surface Water Quality; Classic Gully Erosion on Rangeland; Sheet and
Rill Erosion on Cropland, Streambank Erosion; and Irrigation Water Management. Lanny
stated that this group's input is needed regarding the priorities for Oklahoma. EQIP will continue with local
emphasis areas, and tribes and underserved communities will continue to be worked with. We will
look more at a performance – based funding allocation for the state and give additional
opportunities to address the workload. Lanny stated that this is his third week on the job;
if he has an error, let him know.
Rod Wanger asked where the no-till incentive fits in, and Lanny responded with sheet and rill erosion on cropland, but it
could also have consideration with irrigation water management. Rod stated that
counties that produced no-till had less impact during the hurricane/wet weather that affected
the state, and Lanny replied that we have counties that are concentrating on no-till and
this needs to be a priority. Clay Pope stated that less than 40% of Kingfisher county farms are
no-till, and Lanny replied that we need to utilize every opportunity with EQIP to emphasize
no-till. Rod Wanger stated that we need to provide education, and there are still some
no-till clinics being held. Lanny commented that we are working with OSU to be involved
with no-till workshops across the state; and Mike Thralls stated that the Oklahoma
Conservation Commission is working with OSU and RC&D on this issue. Lanny stated that no-till is
being promoted through RC&D. Ron stated that a conference was
held yesterday with national headquarters regarding the Continuous Resolution, and Lanny
stated this resolution will be in place until November 16. Only two programs we really have
funding to service are EQIP and CSP, and NRCS has received funding to make payments.
NRCS can service existing programs' contracts through TA funds, but staff cannot
promote and push programs that we do not have funding for. The Chief wants us to
implement the EQIP program by end of December, and new funds will be rolled into the new
Farm Bill Program.
A comment was made that education is really important for the no-till, and Lanny replied that we are promoting it, but until
landowners experience it, they will not do it. Another comment was made that there needs to be
face-to-face contact with someone who is doing it, and go out on their land and see it. Lanny
commented that it takes several years for the system to build up. Mike Thralls stated that
the rate of adoption is increasing each year for no-till, and that at workshops we should have
the person doing these no-till systems speak first to tell what he is doing as there is
tremendous interest in this. OSU has a crop rotation specialist/equipment person that promotes
no-till. Lanny stated that we need this group's input on all issues, and want to keep this an open forum. He told the group to please
e-mail or call the Programs Staff if you have comments or suggestions. Ron stated that we
could put together some CIG grants in Oklahoma, and will set up something in very near
future for this.
3. Practice Payment Schedule – Suzanne Collier, NRCS
Suzanne stated that NRCS has developed practice payment schedules and payment rates, and the reasons to do this are: (1) to document that NRCS conservation program FA payments are "green box" compliance for WTO treaty purposes; and (2) to document the basis for excluding conservation program FA payments from adjusted gross income for tax payment purposes. The internal objectives are: (1) to streamline the process; (2) to eliminate the uncertainty about the amount of financial assistance a producer will receive; and (3) to increase the use of program neutral cost data during the NRCS planning process.
NRCS put together a team of technical people to work on this, and produced three sets of products: (1) eFOTG Section 1 Cost Data; (2) Payment Schedules; and (3) Practice Payment Rates.
Cost Data was broken down into categories: materials, equipment, labor, mobilization, etc., and they looked at typical implementation scenarios. The cost data is program neutral, and has been placed in Section 1 of the eFOTG.
The cost data was used to develop a Payment Rate for each practice/activity type. Cost-share payments are limited to 50% (75% for some high priority state practices).
This process was a huge workload for Technical staff, State Office staff, and Programs staff to develop the statewide payment list. Major changes from Cost Lists are that there are now 3 distinct products: 1) Program Neutral Practice Cost Data; 2) Practice Payment Schedules; and 3) Practice Payment Rates (by program). The group met with the State Technical sub-committee to inform them of the process. Suzanne asked this group to please let us know if there are discrepancies or adjustments that need to be made as it is hoped the final form will be in place by the end of the week for use in FY 2008. Lanny stated that NRCS is trying to simplify the process for the client; and he appreciates the technical group that worked on this project: engineers, resource specialists, the Ecological Sciences staff, Dick, and Suzanne.
4. Litter Transfer – Dan Butler, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Dan Butler spoke to the group about the Litter Transfer Program and provided a handout entitled, "Determining Potential Eligibility and Applicant Certification". Dan stated this is limited to poultry litter, and the original grant ran out six months ago. He said they emulated the EQIP Manure Transfer program, and producers buy and arrange for transportation themselves and then apply for the subsidy. This program will be run through conservation districts, and there is a maximum of $10,000/year program funds per contract, paying 5 cents ton/mile.
The primary objective is to get the litter out of the Eucha/Spavinaw & Illinois River Watersheds. The litter must be applied to a field with a current soil test (within 3 years). Fields with a soil test phosphorous index greater than 120 are not eligible. Marla Peek asked if there is a statutory basis for that number, and Dan replied no; however, it is a source of a lot of contention. It was commented that the NRCS 590 Standard does not say 120, and state law is tied to the 590 standard. There are concerns with what is being done and what state law says.
The land unit where the litter is applied must be greater than 10 miles from the nutrient source. Larry Hensley asked about the litter test, and if it will come under the Nutrient Management Plan? Dan replied that yes, and there is a backlog to get a Nutrient Management Plan. He stated that if they have applied for the plan, and the litter has been sent for analysis, they will be ok for this year. Marla stated that she agrees with this, but asked if it is contrary to state law. Mike Thralls stated they did consult with the state, and it is ok as long as there is a soil test and it is outside the nutrient limited watersheds. Dan commented that no animal wastes may be applied on forest, grazed forest, grazed range, and/or native or naturalized pasture under these incentive payments.
Dan provided a list of what farm operators need to take to the Conservation District office for payment of the poultry litter transfer subsidy: 1) photocopy of current soil test of the field where litter is to be applied; 2) photocopy of the litter applicator's license; 3) photocopies of certified scales weigh tickets of loaded weight and empty weight of all trucks used to transport litter; 4) certification that a current CNMP for the fields where litter is to be applied in on file with the district; 5) legal location, lat/long OR street address of the origin of the litter; 6) photocopy of hauler's bill to purchaser showing mileage hauled.
A question was asked regarding where to obtain an applicator's license, and the reply was that it is obtained from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. You may be able to get the individual applicator's license somewhere else in the state, but Dan was not sure about the commercial applicator's license.
5. Manure Transfer – Richard Zetterberg, NRCS
Dick Zetterberg commented that he is glad the Conservation Commission's litter transfer program is similar to NRCS's in order to cut down on confusion regarding the program. There were changes in 2007 because a lot of offices in western Oklahoma had large workloads and nothing was approved for that part of the state, so the area eligible was cut off to eastern Oklahoma, east of I-35. An application received more points if the destination of litter is Zone A, and more contracts were approved there. In 2007, 33 contracts were obligated, in 2006, 6 contracts were obligated, and 24 contracts in 2005.
For FY 2008, the program is only available in eastern Oklahoma. The maximum amount is $25,000; last year it was $20,000. An application will not be ranked without a soil test for where it is going, and we must have the soil test by the end of the signup. An application receives points for where the litter is going; points for the soil test; and points for the type of land use. Litter has to come from nutrient limited watersheds, and litter has to be applied in Oklahoma although litter may come from Arkansas.
John Hendrix asked if the litter is going to pasture and cropland, and Dick replied that it is going to both. Marla Peek asked how this works as there is a cap on how much the state will allow for this, and are 319 or state-appropriated funds being used? Dan replied that it depends on the amount of the grant, and when grant funds are depleted, the program is finished. He also stated that this year, they are using 319 funds, last time it was a mixture. Dan stated there are very detailed maps on their website if you want to see where these watersheds are.
Mike Thralls stated that the Conservation Commission has been talking to legislators and government officials about this unusual year with the amount of rain received. There is damage to structures around the state, flood control structures, and 24 auxiliary spillways were damaged. He said we may not get FEMA funding for this. We came close to losing one flood control dam, and would like to offer producers assistance ($29 million request), but will refine this number as work is done with FSA NRCS, etc. to determine the amount needed. He said they will explore rainy day funds for emergency funds for this.
Clay Pope says the damages provide an unusual situation as the infrastructure must be repaired. There was a huge amount of rain in May all through the state except for a small area in southeast Oklahoma. Two-thirds of the farm ponds are gone in Kingfisher County, and an amazing amount of terraces were washed out. A dam was almost blown out, and seven homes below the dam were evacuated. Clay stated that any assistance on this will be appreciated.
6. Program Updates – Rod Wanger, FSA
Rod Wanger stated that the Livestock Compensation Program and Livestock Indemnity Program are available, and the signup begins for the Crop Disaster Program on October 15th. Conservation Reserve Program payments were released today (the authority for), and DCP will be released on October 9th. $135,000 is going out to producers. The Emergency Conservation Program was approved for several counties, and there are approximately 700-800 applications in Blaine County, and 1,800 applications in Caddo County. Rod has Fact Sheets for these programs available for the group.
7. Closing Remarks, Ron Hilliard, NRCS
Ron stated that education for landowners is very important! As Ron has seen in the six different states he has worked in, things change, chemicals change, and we need to work together to educate landowners. Ron commented that if there are any meetings you want NRCS to attend or speak at, please let us know. Willard Tillman commented that on Saturday, November 16th and 17th, there is a Small Farms Conference in Wewoka, Oklahoma, from 9:00-5:00. A group of delegates from Washington, D.C., will attend and provide an update on the Farm Bill. Ron thanked Mr. Cole from Congressman Boren's Office for attending this meeting. Mr. Cole said he is uneducated on most of these issues, so he is glad to hear about what is going on in the state in order to take them back to the Congressman in the event there is anything his office can do. Mr. Cole is from Claremore, and will be glad to assist; he appreciates the invitation to attend. A member of the group commented that it was brought up at the National Wheat Growers Board Meeting that people received funds for damages from hurricanes, and our producers should have the same opportunity for funding needed for repairs due to the recent floods. There is a resolution to address this, and Marla Peek stated that this may take a lot of work, but hopefully we can get Congressional support. John Hendrix commented that for the wildlife help on farm ponds, they might be able to help. Ron stated there is a complete change in Washington D.C. regarding small watersheds. NRCS was told two years ago to dismantle the watershed programs and staff; however, there are 1,143 structures (all but 13 in Oklahoma) in the Washita Watershed covering a half million acres. 300+ structures are over their lifespan and need to be relooked at; there will be over 1,000 in ten years. A comment was made that programs to help producers and the land are needed as all producers are independent businesses that must be kept in production so they can apply the practices to conserve resources and produce the products we have.
Ron thanked the group for their attendance and the meeting was adjourned.
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On Tue 26 Dec 06, 10:37 AM, Micah Cowan <email@example.com> said:
> On Tue, 2006-12-26 at 12:30 -0500, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Trying to write portable/correct code between Linux and MS Visual C++.
> >
> > The cl.exe compiler is telling me that "strerror() is deprecated". Is that
> > true? I never heard such a thing. Tried Googling and couldn't find any
> > mention of strerror() being deprecated.
> I recently saw a similar message (for some other user: I'm not compiling
> on MS these days) about strncpy(). Rest assured, strerror() is not and
> will not be deprecated.
> > The compiler also told me that strerror() was unsafe. After thinking about
> > it for a second, I'm guessing it meant "thread unsafe".
> Thread unsafe... I'm starting to think they're going to issue that
> warnign for anything that's actually portable and in the standard
> library...
> > Lastly, the compiler told me that I should use strerror_s() which is more
> > safe.
> Same for strncpy(): strncpy_s().
> > I looked at the prototype for this function and it requires a buffer,
> > the buffer's length, and the errno. Passing a char * to be filled by a
> > function when you don't know how large of a buffer that function wants
> > hardly sounds like a good idea.
> Well, since you pass the buffer's length, it will probably safely
> truncate the message.
> If it was designed well enough that it works like snprintf(), you could
> pass it a 0 to get the size of the buffer you could pass it.
> > How should this function be used safely?
> > Keep allocating memory until the buffer isn't filled all the way? Sounds
> > like I would need to write my own strerror function just to make sure the
> > buffer is large enough. Why would a standards committee do such a thing?
> Oh, they wouldn't. The Standard has absolutely no concept whatever of
> strerror_s() (or indeed, of thread safety). It's an MS-ism.
> >
> > Lastly, strerror_s doesn't appear in any man pages on my Linux system.
> > However, it does appear to be similar to strerror_r() which my man pages say
> > is POSIX compliant (under a suitable #define).
> I'd forgotten about that. It seems to suffer from the same problem,
> though: no way to determine appropriate string buffer size.
> > What's the quickest fastest way of using strerror_r if on Linux and
> > strerror_s if on Windows?
> Are you writing a threaded program? If not, ignore Windows' broken
> warnings: they're completely bogus. Better yet, find a way to disable
> them.
> If you are, I'd suggest wrapping strerror() with a locking mechanism,
> use plain strerror() to get the static string and check its size, and
> proceed however you like. I'd probably use a snprintf()-style mechanism,
> or perhaps something more like strerrordup().
> I'd start the wrapper with something other than "str" followed by
> lowercase letters, as that's reserved to the implementation.
> str_error_dup() would be fine, though.
Thanks, Micah.
I took your advice about disabling that warning. Here's how. Put this:
#ifdef __WIN32__
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
in the source code file, above the header that declares strerror (or strncpy
as the case may be).
In the Makefile I define __WIN32__ since I'm not using windows.h, which is
where I believe that thing is defined:
# Uncomment one of these.
TARGET = One_Loan_API_Demo
CFILES = $(wildcard *.cpp)
ifeq ($(OS),__WIN32__)
# Don't forget to run vcvars32.bat!
CC = cl.exe
DEBUG = -Zi
INCLUDES = -I"C:\Java\jdk1.5.0_10\include" \
OFILES = $(patsubst %.cpp, %.obj, $(CFILES))
LDLIBS = -link "C:\Java\jdk1.5.0_10\lib\jvm.lib"
CXXFLAGS = -nologo -EHsc $(INCLUDES) $(DEBUG) -Za -MT -W3 -D$(OS)
CC = g++
DEBUG = -g3
OFILES = $(patsubst %.cpp, %.o, $(CFILES))
CXXFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) -Wall -D$(OS)
all: $(OFILES)
%.obj : %.cpp
$(CC) -c $(CXXFLAGS) $<
.PHONY: clean
rm -rf core $(TARGET).class $(OFILES)
Do you know of a better way to detect Linux/Windows than requiring someone
to comment/uncomment the Makefile?
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